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An article of footwear comprising: a sole structure coupled to an upper, wherein the sole structure comprises a plurality of adjustability pods collectively forming an adjustability pod skeleton , each adjustability pod being configured to adjust at least one of a length and a width of the sole structure , wherein the sole structure comprises an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein a dimension of the sole structure is greater in the open configuration than it is in the closed configuration; characterized in that the plurality of adjustability pods are interconnected by a plurality of flexible ribs configured to permit relative movement between the plurality of adjustability pods . a sole structure coupled to an upper, wherein the sole structure comprises a plurality of adjustability pods collectively forming an adjustability pod skeleton , each adjustability pod being configured to adjust at least one of a length and a width of the sole structure , wherein the sole structure comprises an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein a dimension of the sole structure is greater in the open configuration than it is in the closed configuration; characterized in that the plurality of adjustability pods are interconnected by a plurality of flexible ribs configured to permit relative movement between the plurality of adjustability pods .
A thermally conductive acrylic adhesive tape, which comprises 600 - 800 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide, 100 parts by weight of an acrylic copolymer that is based on least one alkyl (meth)acrylate and 1 - 30 parts by weight of a carboxyl group containing monomer, characterized in that the thermally conductive acrylic adhesive tape also comprises 10 - 50 parts by weight of a phosphate ester and 10 - 50 parts by weight of a terephthalate.
A method for quality evaluation of a handheld blood glucose meter , wherein the handheld blood glucose meter is operable by a human user in a sequence of handling steps to test an analyte in a sample fluid applied on a test element , the method comprising the steps of (a) programming a handling cycle for a robot having at least one robot arm in order to mimic the sequence of handling steps performed by a human user, particularly using a graphical user interface for simplified programming of the handling cycle as a chain of preprogrammed modules which define elementary movements of the robot ; (b) operating the handheld blood glucose meter in at least one handling cycle by means of the robot , wherein the handling cycle comprises at least one of: - using an artificial finger on the robot arm to apply sample fluid to a test element , specifically whole blood or artificial blood, - grabbing the device with a receiving end of the robot arm , - continuously carrying the device by the robot arm or depositing the device intermittently within the reach of the robot arm , (c) monitoring the operation in step (b) by a control unit and evaluating at least one parameter influencing the quality of the device . (a) programming a handling cycle for a robot having at least one robot arm in order to mimic the sequence of handling steps performed by a human user, particularly using a graphical user interface for simplified programming of the handling cycle as a chain of preprogrammed modules which define elementary movements of the robot ; (b) operating the handheld blood glucose meter in at least one handling cycle by means of the robot , wherein the handling cycle comprises at least one of: - using an artificial finger on the robot arm to apply sample fluid to a test element , specifically whole blood or artificial blood, - grabbing the device with a receiving end of the robot arm , - continuously carrying the device by the robot arm or depositing the device intermittently within the reach of the robot arm , - using an artificial finger on the robot arm to apply sample fluid to a test element , specifically whole blood or artificial blood, - grabbing the device with a receiving end of the robot arm , - continuously carrying the device by the robot arm or depositing the device intermittently within the reach of the robot arm , (c) monitoring the operation in step (b) by a control unit and evaluating at least one parameter influencing the quality of the device .
Electrical plug-in connector having a contact body for electrically contacting a mating contact, wherein the contact body has: -- a contacting section for electrically contacting the mating contact, and -- a connection region for electrically and mechanically contacting a cable , wherein the connection region extends along a longitudinal axis (A), which defines an axial direction, wherein two insulation-displacement elements are arranged in the connection region , the insulation-displacement elements each having two opposing blades , wherein the two blades of an insulation-displacement element in each case define a receiving opening , which points outwards transverse to the longitudinal axis, for the cable , characterized in that the two receiving openings in the two insulation-displacement elements are rotated relative to one another about the longitudinal axis (A) through an angle (α), wherein the angle (α) is in a range of between 40° and 140°. -- a contacting section for electrically contacting the mating contact, and -- a connection region for electrically and mechanically contacting a cable , wherein the connection region extends along a longitudinal axis (A), which defines an axial direction, wherein two insulation-displacement elements are arranged in the connection region , the insulation-displacement elements each having two opposing blades , wherein the two blades of an insulation-displacement element in each case define a receiving opening , which points outwards transverse to the longitudinal axis, for the cable , characterized in that the two receiving openings in the two insulation-displacement elements are rotated relative to one another about the longitudinal axis (A) through an angle (α), wherein the angle (α) is in a range of between 40° and 140°.
A fire extinguisher discharge nozzle, comprising: a tubular member ; sidewalls defining an aperture through which a medium(s) is dischargeable, the sidewalls being adjustable between multiple first and multiple second positions associated with dilated and constricted conditions of the aperture, respectively; wherein the sidewalls comprise proximal ends attached to the tubular member and distal ends which define the aperture ; a driving mechanism interposed between an end of the tubular member and the proximal ends of the sidewalls; a biasing element configured to bias the sidewalls toward assuming one of the multiple first or multiple second positions, the sidewalls being drivable toward assuming the other one of the multiple first or multiple second positions in opposition to bias applied by the biasing element in accordance with a characteristic of the medium(s); and an actuating element configured to cause the driving mechanism to drive the distal ends of the sidewalls toward assuming the other one of the multiple first or multiple second positions in opposition to bias applied by the biasing element in accordance with a characteristic of the medium(s), wherein the actuating element comprises a controller comprising: a sensor configured to sense the characteristic of the medium(s); and a processor configured to determine whether to control the driving mechanism based on readings of the sensor and circuitry by which the processor is coupled to the driving mechanism. a tubular member ; sidewalls defining an aperture through which a medium(s) is dischargeable, the sidewalls being adjustable between multiple first and multiple second positions associated with dilated and constricted conditions of the aperture, respectively; wherein the sidewalls comprise proximal ends attached to the tubular member and distal ends which define the aperture ; a driving mechanism interposed between an end of the tubular member and the proximal ends of the sidewalls; a biasing element configured to bias the sidewalls toward assuming one of the multiple first or multiple second positions, the sidewalls being drivable toward assuming the other one of the multiple first or multiple second positions in opposition to bias applied by the biasing element in accordance with a characteristic of the medium(s); and an actuating element configured to cause the driving mechanism to drive the distal ends of the sidewalls toward assuming the other one of the multiple first or multiple second positions in opposition to bias applied by the biasing element in accordance with a characteristic of the medium(s), wherein the actuating element comprises a controller comprising: a sensor configured to sense the characteristic of the medium(s); and a processor configured to determine whether to control the driving mechanism based on readings of the sensor and circuitry by which the processor is coupled to the driving mechanism. a sensor configured to sense the characteristic of the medium(s); and a processor configured to determine whether to control the driving mechanism based on readings of the sensor and circuitry by which the processor is coupled to the driving mechanism.
Drum intended for manufacturing a tyre , preferably a pneumatic tyre, comprising at least one annular bead wire , said drum having a central axis (Z1) and being provided with a clamping device which comprises a shaft fitted along the central axis (Z1), said shaft bearing a plurality of clamping jaws which are distributed in several angular sectors about said central axis (Z1) and which are placed under the control of a deployment system which makes it possible to modify the radial distance of said clamping jaws with respect to the central axis (Z1) such that said clamping jaws define an expandable seat that the deployment system moves alternately from a retracted configuration, in which said expandable seat occupies a first diameter known as the "resting diameter" (D14_rest), which is less than the inside diameter (D3_in) of the bead wire, to a deployed configuration, in which the clamping jaws are radially further away from the central axis (Z1) than in the retracted configuration, such that the expandable seat extends over a second diameter known as the "clamping diameter" (D14_clamp), which is greater than the resting diameter (D14_rest) and which allows said expandable seat to engage against the inside diameter (D3_in) of the bead wire and to exert a centrifugal clamping force (F_clamp) on said bead wire , said drum being characterized in that the deployment system comprises an articulated parallelogram , the four apexes of which respectively form a first , a second , a third and a fourth pivot, the first pivot and the second pivot being secured to the shaft and positioned respectively at a first radial distance (d21) from the central axis (Z1) and at a second radial distance (d22) from the central axis (Z1), greater than the first radial distance (d21), so as to define a first base known as the "fixed base" of the articulated parallelogram which extends transversely to the central axis (Z1), while the third pivot and the fourth pivot are secured to a clamping jaw and define a second base known as the "mobile base" of the articulated parallelogram , which is kept parallel to the fixed base by a first arm which connects the first pivot to the third pivot so as to define a first side of the articulated parallelogram, and by a second arm which connects the second pivot to the fourth pivot so as to define a second side of the articulated parallelogram , parallel to the first side , and in that the deployment system comprises a drive mechanism designed to cooperate with the articulated parallelogram so that it is possible to select and modify the radial position (d26) of the mobile base with respect to the fixed base in order to pass from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration and vice versa.
An assembly for pumping well fluid from a well, comprising a production conduit string , a polished bore receptacle mounted into the production conduit string, a coiled tubing segment suspended within the production conduit string, the coiled tubing segment having a power cable therein, a motor secured to the coiled tubing segment and electrically connected with the power cable, a pump operably connected to the motor, the pump having a pump intake and a pump discharge , the pump discharge opening into a coiled tubing annulus between the coiled tubing segment and production conduit string, and a gas separator operably connected to the pump for separating well fluid into a heavier fluid component and a lighter fluid component, the gas separator having an inlet for receiving well fluid flowing into the production conduit string, the gas separator having a heavier fluid outlet leading into the pump intake, characterized by : a lighter fluid outlet of the gas separator leading into the production conduit string below the polished bore receptacle; and a seal member between the gas separator and the pump in sealing engagement with the polished bore receptacle above the lighter fluid outlet and below the pump discharge. a lighter fluid outlet of the gas separator leading into the production conduit string below the polished bore receptacle; and a seal member between the gas separator and the pump in sealing engagement with the polished bore receptacle above the lighter fluid outlet and below the pump discharge.
Method for cleaning a jet engine with a cleaning medium which contains solids which are introduced into the engine by way of at least one ejecting device , characterized in that the cleaning medium exits from the ejecting device at an outlet speed of 5-50 m/s, the solids comprising water ice which is present and used in the form of pellets or in a comminuted state in another form.
A nuclear reactor provided with a protection system for shutdown of the reactor in accidental conditions, the protection system comprising one or more shutdown devices arranged laterally and radially outside with respect to the core of the reactor ; the shutdown device having a casing , for example substantially cylindrical, positioned laterally with respect to the core and at least partly facing the core , the casing having a septum that delimits inside the casing an upper volume (V1) and a lower volume (V2) separated by the septum , the upper volume (V1) containing a neutron reflecting operating fluid (F), in particular a liquid metal, in front of the active part of the core and the lower volume (V2) containing a neutron transparent or neutron absorbing medium; wherein the shutdown device comprises at least one exclusion device configured so as to exclude the separation function of the septum to replace, at least in part, the neutron reflecting operating fluid (F) with the neutron transparent or neutron absorbing medium inside the casing in front of the active part of the core .
A locking device for locking an object (20; 50) capable of sliding along a cable , the device comprising the cable and a clamp (70; 90), the cable passing through the clamp (70; 90) while extending along an axis , the clamp comprising: a fixed part connected to the object (20; 50) by a connection having at least one translatory degree of freedom along the axis , a ring comprising an elastic material with fluid behaviour, the ring comprising a central cavity through which the cable passes, characterised in that the device has an actuator (76; 92) configured to compress the ring between two shapes, in order to pass from a first of the shapes, referred to as the open shape, the cable being able to run freely in the central cavity , to a second of the two shapes, referred to as the closed shape, the cable being compressed by the ring .
A method of passive asset tracking comprising: associating, in an asset tracking database , unique identifying information of a dummy Wi-Fi access point with a moveable asset to be tracked, wherein the dummy Wi-Fi access point is disposed on, attached to, or integrated with the moveable asset, wherein the dummy Wi-Fi access point transmits a spoofed beacon frame , probe response frame , or other management frame as part of Wi-Fi wireless network discovery, but does not authenticate, associate with, or provide upstream network connectivity to any Wi-Fi client; receiving, at the asset tracking database 710), information relating to a location of the dummy Wi-Fi access point encountered by a wireless device (e.g. 150), wherein the information is received, directly or indirectly, from the wireless device (e.g. 150) that reports its location and the unique identifying information of the dummy Wi-Fi access point encountered, and wherein the wireless device (e.g. 150) is not required to authenticate to, or associate with, the dummy Wi-Fi access point encountered; determining, at the asset tracking database a location of the moveable asset to be tracked based, at least in part, on the location of the dummy Wi-Fi access point as proxy for the location of the moveable asset to be tracked; and providing, via the access tracking database , user access to information relating to the location of the moveable asset to be tracked. associating, in an asset tracking database , unique identifying information of a dummy Wi-Fi access point with a moveable asset to be tracked, wherein the dummy Wi-Fi access point is disposed on, attached to, or integrated with the moveable asset, wherein the dummy Wi-Fi access point transmits a spoofed beacon frame , probe response frame , or other management frame as part of Wi-Fi wireless network discovery, but does not authenticate, associate with, or provide upstream network connectivity to any Wi-Fi client; receiving, at the asset tracking database 710), information relating to a location of the dummy Wi-Fi access point encountered by a wireless device (e.g. 150), wherein the information is received, directly or indirectly, from the wireless device (e.g. 150) that reports its location and the unique identifying information of the dummy Wi-Fi access point encountered, and wherein the wireless device (e.g. 150) is not required to authenticate to, or associate with, the dummy Wi-Fi access point encountered; determining, at the asset tracking database a location of the moveable asset to be tracked based, at least in part, on the location of the dummy Wi-Fi access point as proxy for the location of the moveable asset to be tracked; and providing, via the access tracking database , user access to information relating to the location of the moveable asset to be tracked.
An apparatus (800; 900), comprising: an image sensor including one or more pixels, wherein each pixel of the one or more pixels includes a photodetector, wherein the photodetector includes a photodiode (802; 902; 1000; 1050) including: a p- layer (804; 902; 1002; 1052) of silicon not including germanium; an n- layer (806; 906; 1004; 1054) of silicon not including germanium; and a photosensitive intrinsic (808; 908; 1006; 1056) layer positioned between the player and the n- layer, wherein the photosensitive intrinsic layer includes at least one of the group consisting of : silicon doped with germanium; and germanium crystals without silicon to absorb light at least with wavelengths greater than 1000 nanometers and is configured to generate a current; an n- well in a p- epitaxial layer , the n-well coupled to the photosensitive intrinsic layer or to the n- layer, wherein the n- well is configured to receive the current; and a transmit field effect transistor configured to output the current from the n-well. an image sensor including one or more pixels, wherein each pixel of the one or more pixels includes a photodetector, wherein the photodetector includes a photodiode (802; 902; 1000; 1050) including: a p- layer (804; 902; 1002; 1052) of silicon not including germanium; an n- layer (806; 906; 1004; 1054) of silicon not including germanium; and a p- layer (804; 902; 1002; 1052) of silicon not including germanium; an n- layer (806; 906; 1004; 1054) of silicon not including germanium; and a photosensitive intrinsic (808; 908; 1006; 1056) layer positioned between the player and the n- layer, wherein the photosensitive intrinsic layer includes at least one of the group consisting of : silicon doped with germanium; and germanium crystals without silicon to absorb light at least with wavelengths greater than 1000 nanometers and is configured to generate a current; an n- well in a p- epitaxial layer , the n-well coupled to the photosensitive intrinsic layer or to the n- layer, wherein the n- well is configured to receive the current; and a transmit field effect transistor configured to output the current from the n-well. silicon doped with germanium; and germanium crystals without silicon to absorb light at least with wavelengths greater than 1000 nanometers and is configured to generate a current; an n- well in a p- epitaxial layer , the n-well coupled to the photosensitive intrinsic layer or to the n- layer, wherein the n- well is configured to receive the current; and a transmit field effect transistor configured to output the current from the n-well.
Fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine having a nozzle needle which is arranged longitudinally displaceably in a pressure space , it being possible for the pressure space to be filled with highly pressurized fuel, the nozzle needle interacting as a result of its longitudinal movement with a nozzle needle seat and as a result opening and closing at least one injection opening into the combustion chamber, the longitudinal movement of the nozzle needle being controlled by way of the pressure in a control space , it being possible for the control space to be connected to a low-pressure space by means of a control valve which can be actuated by an actuator , the control valve comprising a closing body which can be moved by the actuator , a valve seat and a closing spring , the closing body interacting with the valve seat in order to open and close a hydraulic connection from the control space to the low-pressure space , the closing body being pressed at least indirectly by the closing spring against the valve seat , wherein the closing spring is configured as a wave spring, wherein the closing body is configured as an armature sleeve which interacts with the actuator , characterized in that the control valve comprises a valve bolt , the armature sleeve being guided longitudinally movably on the valve bolt .