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Electronic cigarette with improved safety comprising: a mouthpiece through which the user inhales, a chamber for storing a liquid substance to be inhaled, an atomizer suitable to vaporize said substance to be inhaled and to produce a vaporized substance, said atomizer being suitable to deliver said vaporized substance to said mouthpiece , an electric battery connected to said atomizer and suitable to permit the activation thereof, activating means of said atomizer , said chamber comprising: at least one outer wall forming a boundary with the external environment, and means of access arranged along said outer wall , said means of access being of the one-way type suitable to connect the external environment with said chamber and to permit the introduction of said liquid substance to be inhaled from the external environment, characterised in that said means of access consist of a pierceable membrane placed along said outer wall and said pierceable membrane consists of a membrane suitable to permit the introduction of the liquid substance to be inhaled from the external environment by piercing means and suitable to resume its original shape after being pierced.
Control device , comprising at least a first interface being connectable to at least one electrical drive system of a platform , the first interface being configured to connect the electrical drive system to a power supply and/or to disconnect from a power supply, and to detect a power consumption of the drive system , and a second interface connected to the first interface for data exchange, being connectable to a user terminal , wherein the detected power consumption is transmittable to the user terminal via the second interface , and control signals for controlling the drive system are transmittable from the user terminal to the second interface .
A digital microfluidics system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets within the gap between a first hydrophobic surface of a bottom layer and a second hydrophobic surface (17") of at least one disposable cartridge , the digital microfluidics system comprising: (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up one disposable cartridge ; (b) an electrode array located at said at least one cartridge accommodation site of the base unit , the electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate and substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes ; and (c) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the gap of said cartridge by electrowetting, wherein the digital microfluidics system further comprises: (d) a number of suction holes that penetrate the electrode array and/or the bottom substrate and that are located at the cartridge accommodation site of the base unit ; (e) a vacuum source for establishing an underpressure in an evacuation space ; and (f) a number of vacuum lines that link the suction holes to the vacuum source ; wherein a gasket of the digital microfluidics system or of a disposable cartridge is configured to seal at said cartridge accommodation site the evacuation space , which is defined by a flexible bottom layer of a disposable cartridge , an uppermost surface of the cartridge accommodation site , and the gasket ; and wherein the underpressure in the evacuation space causes the flexible bottom layer that is placed at the cartridge accommodation site to be attracted to and spread over the uppermost surface of the cartridge accommodation site of the digital microfluidics system , the gasket defining a particular distance between said first hydrophobic surface and said second hydrophobic surface (17"). (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up one disposable cartridge ; (b) an electrode array located at said at least one cartridge accommodation site of the base unit , the electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate and substantially extending in a first plane and comprising a number of individual electrodes ; and (c) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the gap of said cartridge by electrowetting, wherein the digital microfluidics system further comprises: (d) a number of suction holes that penetrate the electrode array and/or the bottom substrate and that are located at the cartridge accommodation site of the base unit ; (e) a vacuum source for establishing an underpressure in an evacuation space ; and (f) a number of vacuum lines that link the suction holes to the vacuum source ;
A liquid ejecting apparatus comprising: a carriage which can move in a reciprocating direction (B), wherein the carriage is provided with an ejecting unit which can eject liquid in an ejecting direction, a circuit board which can input a signal to the ejecting unit, and a fan which can blow air toward the circuit board, and wherein the carriage includes a separator which blocks or diverts a path along which mist, which occurs along with ejecting of the liquid from the ejecting unit, travels to the fan, to prevent ink mist from reaching the fan or to reduce the amount of ink mist reaching the fan. a carriage which can move in a reciprocating direction (B), wherein the carriage is provided with an ejecting unit which can eject liquid in an ejecting direction, a circuit board which can input a signal to the ejecting unit, and a fan which can blow air toward the circuit board, and wherein the carriage includes a separator which blocks or diverts a path along which mist, which occurs along with ejecting of the liquid from the ejecting unit, travels to the fan, to prevent ink mist from reaching the fan or to reduce the amount of ink mist reaching the fan.
A surgical tool , comprising: a drive housing that houses a plurality of drive cable capstans operatively coupled to a corresponding plurality of drive inputs ; an elongate shaft that extends from the drive housing; an end effector operatively coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, wherein the end effector includes opposing first and second jaws; a plurality of drive cables extending between the drive housing and the end effector, wherein each drive cable is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of drive cable capstans and rotation of the plurality of drive cable capstans correspondingly moves the plurality of drive cables to articulate the end effector; and a manual release assembly coupled to the drive housing and including a release lever that is manually movable between a stowed position, where the plurality of drive cable capstans are operatively coupled to the corresponding plurality of drive inputs, and an actuated position, characterised in that in the actuated position the plurality of drive cable capstans are disengaged from the corresponding plurality of drive inputs, wherein moving the release lever to the actuated position rotates the plurality of drive cable capstans to manually articulate the end effector, and wherein moving the release lever to the actuated position moves at least one of the first or second jaws relative to the other to an open position, and wherein the release lever is manually movable back to the stowed position to move the at least one of the first and second jaws back to a closed position. a drive housing that houses a plurality of drive cable capstans operatively coupled to a corresponding plurality of drive inputs ; an elongate shaft that extends from the drive housing; an end effector operatively coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, wherein the end effector includes opposing first and second jaws; a plurality of drive cables extending between the drive housing and the end effector, wherein each drive cable is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of drive cable capstans and rotation of the plurality of drive cable capstans correspondingly moves the plurality of drive cables to articulate the end effector; and a manual release assembly coupled to the drive housing and including a release lever that is manually movable between a stowed position, where the plurality of drive cable capstans are operatively coupled to the corresponding plurality of drive inputs, and an actuated position, characterised in that in the actuated position the plurality of drive cable capstans are disengaged from the corresponding plurality of drive inputs, wherein moving the release lever to the actuated position rotates the plurality of drive cable capstans to manually articulate the end effector, and wherein moving the release lever to the actuated position moves at least one of the first or second jaws relative to the other to an open position, and wherein the release lever is manually movable back to the stowed position to move the at least one of the first and second jaws back to a closed position.
A vehicle cleaner system, comprising: an external sensor that acquires information on an outside of a vehicle ; a cleaner unit including a cleaner which discharges a cleaning liquid to clean the external sensor ; a tank that stores the cleaning liquid; and a cleaner control unit that controls the cleaner unit , characterized in that the cleaner control unit is configured to determine that the remaining amount of the cleaning liquid will be insufficient in the near future and generate a remaining amount insufficiency prediction signal, and to output the remaining amount insufficiency prediction signal to a vehicle control unit , which controls traveling of the vehicle , when the cleaning liquid in the tank is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, wherein the vehicle control unit is configured to be capable of selectively executing an autonomous driving mode in which at least one of an accelerator control signal, a brake control signal, and a steering control signal is generated in accordance with an output of the external sensor, and a manual driving mode in which the accelerator control signal, the brake control signal and the steering control signal are generated independently of the output of the external sensor , and wherein the cleaner control unit is configured to output the remaining amount insufficiency prediction signal to the vehicle control unit and cause the vehicle control unit to switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode. an external sensor that acquires information on an outside of a vehicle ; a cleaner unit including a cleaner which discharges a cleaning liquid to clean the external sensor ; a tank that stores the cleaning liquid; and a cleaner control unit that controls the cleaner unit , characterized in that the cleaner control unit is configured to determine that the remaining amount of the cleaning liquid will be insufficient in the near future and generate a remaining amount insufficiency prediction signal, and to output the remaining amount insufficiency prediction signal to a vehicle control unit , which controls traveling of the vehicle , when the cleaning liquid in the tank is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, wherein the vehicle control unit is configured to be capable of selectively executing an autonomous driving mode in which at least one of an accelerator control signal, a brake control signal, and a steering control signal is generated in accordance with an output of the external sensor, and a manual driving mode in which the accelerator control signal, the brake control signal and the steering control signal are generated independently of the output of the external sensor , and wherein the cleaner control unit is configured to output the remaining amount insufficiency prediction signal to the vehicle control unit and cause the vehicle control unit to switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.
A guide wire (1,1A-1H) comprising: a first core shaft made of a superelastic material; and a second core shaft made of a material more susceptible to plastic deformation than of the first core shaft and joined to a distal end side of the first core shaft on a proximal end side, wherein on a cross section orthogonal to an axis direction (O) of the guidewire (1, 1A-1H) including a joint part (JP) between the first core shaft and the second core shaft , the first core shaft and the second core shaft are adjacent to each other in a first direction (D1) which is orthogonal to the axis direction (O) of the guidewire (1, 1A-1H), and a flat portion is formed on a distal end portion of the second core shaft , wherein the length of a cross section orthogonal to the axis direction (O) of the guidewire (1, 1A-1H) of the flat portion in the first direction (D1) is longer than the length of said cross section in a second direction (D2) orthogonal to the first direction (D1). a first core shaft made of a superelastic material; and a second core shaft made of a material more susceptible to plastic deformation than of the first core shaft and joined to a distal end side of the first core shaft on a proximal end side, wherein on a cross section orthogonal to an axis direction (O) of the guidewire (1, 1A-1H) including a joint part (JP) between the first core shaft and the second core shaft , the first core shaft and the second core shaft are adjacent to each other in a first direction (D1) which is orthogonal to the axis direction (O) of the guidewire (1, 1A-1H), and a flat portion is formed on a distal end portion of the second core shaft , wherein the length of a cross section orthogonal to the axis direction (O) of the guidewire (1, 1A-1H) of the flat portion in the first direction (D1) is longer than the length of said cross section in a second direction (D2) orthogonal to the first direction (D1).
An apparatus for manufacturing a support comprising: a forming machine adapted to arrange filaments into a tubular support having an open longitudinal bore; and, an ultrasonic welding machine adapted to weld the filaments together at at least some points of intersection between the filaments while the longitudinal bore is kept open. a forming machine adapted to arrange filaments into a tubular support having an open longitudinal bore; and, an ultrasonic welding machine adapted to weld the filaments together at at least some points of intersection between the filaments while the longitudinal bore is kept open.
A semiaromatic polyamide resin composition comprising a semiaromatic polyamide (A), a polyhydric alcohol (B), and nigrosine, wherein a mass ratio (A/B) between the semiaromatic polyamide (A) and the polyhydric alcohol (B) is 99.95/0.05 to 90/10; and the semiaromatic polyamide (A) includes as constituent components thereof an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, an aliphatic diamine component that is 1,10-decanediamine alone and a monocarboxylic acid component that is an aliphatic acid having a molecular weight of 140 g/mol or more, and has a melting point of 300 to 350°C. wherein a mass ratio (A/B) between the semiaromatic polyamide (A) and the polyhydric alcohol (B) is 99.95/0.05 to 90/10; and the semiaromatic polyamide (A) includes as constituent components thereof an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, an aliphatic diamine component that is 1,10-decanediamine alone and a monocarboxylic acid component that is an aliphatic acid having a molecular weight of 140 g/mol or more, and has a melting point of 300 to 350°C.
Vehicle comprising: - at least one predetermined surface, called passive surface , being an exterior surface of the vehicle and comprising at least one photoluminescent layer , - at least one light source , adapted to emit at least one light beam towards the passive surface , - a light control device adapted to control at least one of a direction and a shape of the light beam , characterized in that : - it comprises a reflective layer beneath the at least one photoluminescent layer , - the passive surface is arranged on an outer skin of the vehicle . - at least one predetermined surface, called passive surface , being an exterior surface of the vehicle and comprising at least one photoluminescent layer , - at least one light source , adapted to emit at least one light beam towards the passive surface , - a light control device adapted to control at least one of a direction and a shape of the light beam , - it comprises a reflective layer beneath the at least one photoluminescent layer , - the passive surface is arranged on an outer skin of the vehicle .
An anti-tumoral compound, comprising: a biologic glue comprising two injectable distinct chemical compounds; an antineoplastic substance comprising a solution of biocompatible microspheres with radiotherapy action as a therapeutic agent, wherein said biocompatible microspheres comprise diameters between 20 and 60 μm and are labelled with a radioactive isotope for therapeutic use having a high energy electrons emission and with a tissue penetration capacity of >5 mm, equal to 500-625 cellular layers; wherein said biologic glue is a haemostatic gel, arranged for solidifying, so as to keep the antineoplastic substance in loco. a biologic glue comprising two injectable distinct chemical compounds; an antineoplastic substance comprising a solution of biocompatible microspheres with radiotherapy action as a therapeutic agent, wherein said biocompatible microspheres comprise diameters between 20 and 60 μm and are labelled with a radioactive isotope for therapeutic use having a high energy electrons emission and with a tissue penetration capacity of >5 mm, equal to 500-625 cellular layers; wherein said biologic glue is a haemostatic gel, arranged for solidifying, so as to keep the antineoplastic substance in loco.
An aircraft seat unit comprising: a lower structure of the aircraft seat unit ; and three fixtures configured to attach the lower structure directly to a pair of seat tracks of the aircraft, wherein the lower structure includes a seat base formed in a hollow box shape using integrally formed members which are formed from thermoplastic resins or composite materials and that define a hollow region ; a bottom of the seat base comprises a flat inner surface on the hollow region side and an opposite outer surface , provided with recesses , between which mounting blocks , particularly a first mounting block , a second mounting block and a third mounting block , are inserted; the three fixtures include a lateral position adjustment member configured to laterally adjust a fitting position with the pair of seat tracks, a first fixture is fixable to one of the pair of seat tracks and is disposed below the first mounting block , a second fixture is fixable to the one of the pair of seat tracks at a point separated from the first fixture and is disposed below the second mounting block , and a third fixture is fixable to another one of the pair of seat tracks at a corresponding portion between the first fixture and the second fixture and is disposed below the third mounting block . a lower structure of the aircraft seat unit ; and three fixtures configured to attach the lower structure directly to a pair of seat tracks of the aircraft, wherein the lower structure includes a seat base formed in a hollow box shape using integrally formed members which are formed from thermoplastic resins or composite materials and that define a hollow region ; a bottom of the seat base comprises a flat inner surface on the hollow region side and an opposite outer surface , provided with recesses , between which mounting blocks , particularly a first mounting block , a second mounting block and a third mounting block , are inserted; the three fixtures include a lateral position adjustment member configured to laterally adjust a fitting position with the pair of seat tracks, a first fixture is fixable to one of the pair of seat tracks and is disposed below the first mounting block , a second fixture is fixable to the one of the pair of seat tracks at a point separated from the first fixture and is disposed below the second mounting block , and a third fixture is fixable to another one of the pair of seat tracks at a corresponding portion between the first fixture and the second fixture and is disposed below the third mounting block . the three fixtures include a lateral position adjustment member configured to laterally adjust a fitting position with the pair of seat tracks, a first fixture is fixable to one of the pair of seat tracks and is disposed below the first mounting block , a second fixture is fixable to the one of the pair of seat tracks at a point separated from the first fixture and is disposed below the second mounting block , and a third fixture is fixable to another one of the pair of seat tracks at a corresponding portion between the first fixture and the second fixture and is disposed below the third mounting block .
Photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, a writing monomer and a photoinitiator, characterized in that it further comprises a compound of formula (I) where A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, isonitrile, acyl, carboxyl, carboxylic ester, carboxamide, orthoester, sulphonate, phosphate, organosulphonyl, organosulphoxidyl, optionally fluorinated alkoxy and preferably hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, isonitrile, acyl, carboxyl, further preferably hydrogen, halogen and particularly preferably hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine and suitable radicals may be connected together via a bridge of any desired substitution, or in that two or more compounds of formula (I) may be connected together via at least one of the radicals R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 , in which case these radicals therein constitute a 2- to 4-ply functional bridge, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 is not hydrogen. A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, isonitrile, acyl, carboxyl, carboxylic ester, carboxamide, orthoester, sulphonate, phosphate, organosulphonyl, organosulphoxidyl, optionally fluorinated alkoxy and preferably hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, isonitrile, acyl, carboxyl, further preferably hydrogen, halogen and particularly preferably hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine and suitable radicals may be connected together via a bridge of any desired substitution, or in that two or more compounds of formula (I) may be connected together via at least one of the radicals R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 , in which case these radicals therein constitute a 2- to 4-ply functional bridge, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 is not hydrogen.