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A nebulizer for dispensing a dose of a medicament in the form of a mist, the nebulizer comprising: a. an energy source (ES) ; b. an air-containing volume ; c. an air outlet fluidly connected to said air-containing volume; d. an air actuator in communication with at least two valve means, the air actuator being adapted to release a flow of compressed air, at a predetermined pressure of about 1.38 to about 6.89 bar (about 20 to about 100 psig), from the air-containing volume through said air outlet by application of force from the energy source (ES) at such time as a predetermined pressure has been reached in said air-containing volume; and e. a nozzle system fluidly connected to said air outlet to receive said flow of compressed air and being adapted to provide a predetermined distribution of the medicament mist dispensed from the nebulizer; the nebulizer being characterized in that said nozzle system comprises a medication inlet (240 ; 330), and a dual nozzle arrangement comprising first and second nozzles (220, 230; 310, 320) interconnected with a predetermined angle (α) and direction and being configured to provide first and second colliding streams creating said medicament mist, wherein said first stream is an air stream flowing in said first nozzle and said second stream flowing in said second nozzle is either an air stream wherein said medication inlet is located at the intersection between the first and second nozzles, or a mist stream wherein said medication inlet is in fluid communication with the second nozzle. a. an energy source (ES) ; b. an air-containing volume ; c. an air outlet fluidly connected to said air-containing volume; d. an air actuator in communication with at least two valve means, the air actuator being adapted to release a flow of compressed air, at a predetermined pressure of about 1.38 to about 6.89 bar (about 20 to about 100 psig), from the air-containing volume through said air outlet by application of force from the energy source (ES) at such time as a predetermined pressure has been reached in said air-containing volume; and e. a nozzle system fluidly connected to said air outlet to receive said flow of compressed air and being adapted to provide a predetermined distribution of the medicament mist dispensed from the nebulizer; the nebulizer being characterized in that said nozzle system comprises a medication inlet (240 ; 330), and a dual nozzle arrangement comprising first and second nozzles (220, 230; 310, 320) interconnected with a predetermined angle (α) and direction and being configured to provide first and second colliding streams creating said medicament mist, wherein said first stream is an air stream flowing in said first nozzle and said second stream flowing in said second nozzle is either an air stream wherein said medication inlet is located at the intersection between the first and second nozzles, or a mist stream wherein said medication inlet is in fluid communication with the second nozzle.
An open-cavity, reduced-pressure treatment device for treating a tissue site in a body cavity, the device being characterized by : a plurality of encapsulated leg members , each encapsulated leg member having an interior portion with a leg manifold member positioned therein, the encapsulated leg members including fenestrations to allow fluid flow between an outer surface of the encapsulated leg members and the interior portion; a central connection member , wherein the central connection member has a connection manifold member, and wherein the leg manifold members are in fluid communication with the connection manifold member, the central connection member having a first side and a second, inward-facing side; and a fluid delivery subsystem for delivery of fluids, the fluid delivery subsystem including a central port on or in the central connection member and for connecting to a conduit that delivers fluid from a location external to the central port , and a plurality of fluid-delivery conduits open at their distal end to allow delivery of fluid therethrough and fluidly coupled to the central port . a plurality of encapsulated leg members , each encapsulated leg member having an interior portion with a leg manifold member positioned therein, the encapsulated leg members including fenestrations to allow fluid flow between an outer surface of the encapsulated leg members and the interior portion; a central connection member , wherein the central connection member has a connection manifold member, and wherein the leg manifold members are in fluid communication with the connection manifold member, the central connection member having a first side and a second, inward-facing side; and a fluid delivery subsystem for delivery of fluids, the fluid delivery subsystem including a central port on or in the central connection member and for connecting to a conduit that delivers fluid from a location external to the central port , and a plurality of fluid-delivery conduits open at their distal end to allow delivery of fluid therethrough and fluidly coupled to the central port .
An information processing device including: an image capture unit that captures an image of a subject and converts the image into digital data to generate a captured image; a calculation unit that calculates, for each predetermined area of the captured image, a probability that the subject included in the predetermined area is a main subject desired to be captured by a camera operator; a determination unit that determines the predetermined area in which the probability exceeds a predetermined threshold as a valid data area and determines a main subject area based on the valid data area; and a focusing unit that focuses on the determined main subject area; characterized in that the determination unit is further configured to determine the valid data area by determining the predetermined area in which the probability exceeds the predetermined threshold for a certain period of time, as the valid data area. an image capture unit that captures an image of a subject and converts the image into digital data to generate a captured image; a calculation unit that calculates, for each predetermined area of the captured image, a probability that the subject included in the predetermined area is a main subject desired to be captured by a camera operator; a determination unit that determines the predetermined area in which the probability exceeds a predetermined threshold as a valid data area and determines a main subject area based on the valid data area; and a focusing unit that focuses on the determined main subject area; characterized in that the determination unit is further configured to determine the valid data area by determining the predetermined area in which the probability exceeds the predetermined threshold for a certain period of time, as the valid data area.
An operating handle having a mounting part and a handle part , the handle part being mounted upon the mounting part, the handle part being movable relative to the mounting part between a storage position and an operating position, the handle part being adapted to rotate an operating shaft whereby in use the operating handle can actuate a locking mechanism , the handle part in its operating position being rotatable through an operating angle relative to the mounting part , rotation of the handle part in use driving the operating shaft to rotate through a drive angle relative to the mounting part, the operating handle having a drive element and a driven element , the drive element and the driven element being engageable whereby to communicate rotation of the handle part to the operating shaft , characterised in that the operating angle comprises a first operating sector and a second operating sector, movement of the drive element through the first operating sector in use causing no movement of the driven element , movement of the drive element through the second operating sector in use causing corresponding rotation of the driven element such that the drive angle is smaller than the operating angle.
Method for coloured coating on a structural component or a watchmaking or jewellery casing part component, comprising at least one visible surface prepared in advance on a substrate , said method comprising at least one vacuum-deposition step of at least one main layer of titanium and silicon nitride (Ti, Si k )N x or of titanium and silicon nitride doped with oxygen (Ti, Si k )N x O y , characterised in that an additional intermediate layer and/or an additional upper layer , transparent or semi-transparent, is deposited between the substrate and the main layer of titanium and silicon nitride (Ti, Si k )N x or of titanium and silicon nitride doped with oxygen (Ti, Si k )N x O y , and/or on the free surface of the main layer of titanium and silicon nitride (Ti, Si k )N x or of titanium and silicon nitride doped with oxygen (Ti, Si k )N x O y , and in that , in order to protect said component from discolouration in a warm or/and humid environment, said additional layer comprises a stack of alumina Al 2 O 3 layers alternating with at least one main layer of titanium and silicon nitride (Ti, Si k )N x or of titanium and silicon nitride doped with oxygen (Ti, Si k )N x O y .
A method of additive manufacturing using electrophotography comprising: forming a plurality of build layers, each of the plurality of build layers formed by: transferring a first build material to a conveyor ; and transferring a second build material on the first build material to form one of the plurality of build layers; wherein each transfer step is performed by a separate xerographic engine , and wherein the first build material has a particle size in the range from 10 microns to 20 microns and the second build material has a particle size in the range from 4 microns to 8 microns. forming a plurality of build layers, each of the plurality of build layers formed by: transferring a first build material to a conveyor ; and transferring a second build material on the first build material to form one of the plurality of build layers; transferring a first build material to a conveyor ; and transferring a second build material on the first build material to form one of the plurality of build layers; wherein each transfer step is performed by a separate xerographic engine , and wherein the first build material has a particle size in the range from 10 microns to 20 microns and the second build material has a particle size in the range from 4 microns to 8 microns.
A micro-mixer for a combustor of a gas turbine, comprising: a plurality of fuel tubes through which air and fuel flow; a casing accommodating the plurality of fuel tubes therein; a plurality of injection parts formed as a pyramidal protrusion on one side of the casing , each injection part being connected to a front end of one of the plurality of fuel tubes to inject the air and the fuel, and each injection part including an inclined injection hole formed obliquely in an extension direction of the fuel tube on any one side of the pyramidal shape; and a fuel supply divided into a plurality of fuel supply parts to supply the fuel to the fuel tubes. a plurality of fuel tubes through which air and fuel flow; a casing accommodating the plurality of fuel tubes therein; a plurality of injection parts formed as a pyramidal protrusion on one side of the casing , each injection part being connected to a front end of one of the plurality of fuel tubes to inject the air and the fuel, and each injection part including an inclined injection hole formed obliquely in an extension direction of the fuel tube on any one side of the pyramidal shape; and a fuel supply divided into a plurality of fuel supply parts to supply the fuel to the fuel tubes.
A user equipment UE configured to transmit a query to one or more wireless local area network WLAN, access points, AP (221, 230. 239), said query including a generic WLAN container including a number of information elements, IEs, wherein a first octet of an IE indicates a type of the IE, a next octet indicates a number of public land mobile networks, PLMNs, which the WLAN AP can connect to or associate with, and further octets include a public land mobile network PLMN identifier, and types of services provided by the PLMN, the UE comprising: receive circuitry to: receive, in the generic WLAN container, an indication of a supported connectivity option of a, WLANAP ; and receive, in the generic WLAN container, an indication of a PLMN that the WLAN AP is communicatively coupled with via the supported connectivity option; and WLAN circuitry coupled with the receive circuitry , the WLAN circuitry to: identify an active selection preference rule; and identify, based on the active selection preference rule, the indication of the supported connectivity option, and the indication of the PLMN, the WLAN AP as a target to which the UE is to communicatively couple; wherein the UE is further configured to associate with the WLAN AP , based on the received PLMN information, the connectivity options and the active selection preference rule. receive circuitry to: receive, in the generic WLAN container, an indication of a supported connectivity option of a, WLANAP ; and receive, in the generic WLAN container, an indication of a PLMN that the WLAN AP is communicatively coupled with via the supported connectivity option; and WLAN circuitry coupled with the receive circuitry , the WLAN circuitry to: identify an active selection preference rule; and identify, based on the active selection preference rule, the indication of the supported connectivity option, and the indication of the PLMN, the WLAN AP as a target to which the UE is to communicatively couple; receive, in the generic WLAN container, an indication of a supported connectivity option of a, WLANAP ; and receive, in the generic WLAN container, an indication of a PLMN that the WLAN AP is communicatively coupled with via the supported connectivity option; and WLAN circuitry coupled with the receive circuitry , the WLAN circuitry to: identify an active selection preference rule; and identify, based on the active selection preference rule, the indication of the supported connectivity option, and the indication of the PLMN, the WLAN AP as a target to which the UE is to communicatively couple; identify an active selection preference rule; and identify, based on the active selection preference rule, the indication of the supported connectivity option, and the indication of the PLMN, the WLAN AP as a target to which the UE is to communicatively couple; wherein the UE is further configured to associate with the WLAN AP , based on the received PLMN information, the connectivity options and the active selection preference rule.
An aerosol generation device (10; 110) comprising: - a bracket (24; 124); - a printed circuit board (34; 134) comprising a LED (37; 137) and fixed on the bracket (24; 124); - an outside casing (26; 126) delimiting an interior part of the device (10; 110) and configured to receive the bracket (24; 124), the outside casing (26; 126) comprising a side surface (61; 161) extending along a device axis (X) and defining a side aperture (62; 162); the aerosol generation device (10; 110) being characterized in that it further comprises: - a light guide pipe (70; 170) defining a central cavity (72; 172) and configured to be received in the side aperture (62; 162) to extend from the LED (37; 137) to the side surface (61; 161) through the side aperture (62; 162) when the bracket (24; 124) is received in the interior part of the device (10; 110); - a pin (71; 171) configured to be inserted into the central cavity (72; 172) to lock the light guide pipe (70; 170) in the side aperture (62; 162). - a bracket (24; 124); - a printed circuit board (34; 134) comprising a LED (37; 137) and fixed on the bracket (24; 124); - an outside casing (26; 126) delimiting an interior part of the device (10; 110) and configured to receive the bracket (24; 124), the outside casing (26; 126) comprising a side surface (61; 161) extending along a device axis (X) and defining a side aperture (62; 162); - a light guide pipe (70; 170) defining a central cavity (72; 172) and configured to be received in the side aperture (62; 162) to extend from the LED (37; 137) to the side surface (61; 161) through the side aperture (62; 162) when the bracket (24; 124) is received in the interior part of the device (10; 110); - a pin (71; 171) configured to be inserted into the central cavity (72; 172) to lock the light guide pipe (70; 170) in the side aperture (62; 162).
A disc pump system comprising: a pump body having a substantially cylindrical shape defining a cavity for containing a fluid, the cavity being formed by a side wall closed at both ends by substantially circular end walls , at least one of the circular end walls being a driven end wall having a central portion and a peripheral portion extending radially outwardly from the central portion of the driven end wall ; an actuator operatively associated with the central portion of the driven end wall to cause an oscillatory motion of the driven end wall thereby generating displacement oscillations of the driven end wall in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto; characterised in that an isolator positioned between the peripheral portion of the driven end wall and the side wall to reduce dampening of the displacement oscillations, the isolator comprising a flexible material that stretches and contracts in response to the oscillatory motion of the driven end wall ; a first aperture disposed in either one of the end walls and extending through the pump body; a second aperture disposed in the pump body and extending through the pump body; a valve disposed in either the first aperture or the second aperture , or a first valve disposed in the first aperture and a second valve disposed in the second aperture ; and a strain gauge integral to and operatively associated with the flexible material of the isolator to measure the displacement oscillations of the driven end wall for determining a change in pressure across the actuator. a pump body having a substantially cylindrical shape defining a cavity for containing a fluid, the cavity being formed by a side wall closed at both ends by substantially circular end walls , at least one of the circular end walls being a driven end wall having a central portion and a peripheral portion extending radially outwardly from the central portion of the driven end wall ; an actuator operatively associated with the central portion of the driven end wall to cause an oscillatory motion of the driven end wall thereby generating displacement oscillations of the driven end wall in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto; characterised in that an isolator positioned between the peripheral portion of the driven end wall and the side wall to reduce dampening of the displacement oscillations, the isolator comprising a flexible material that stretches and contracts in response to the oscillatory motion of the driven end wall ; a first aperture disposed in either one of the end walls and extending through the pump body; a second aperture disposed in the pump body and extending through the pump body; a valve disposed in either the first aperture or the second aperture , or a first valve disposed in the first aperture and a second valve disposed in the second aperture ; and a strain gauge integral to and operatively associated with the flexible material of the isolator to measure the displacement oscillations of the driven end wall for determining a change in pressure across the actuator.
Attachment for a device for generating an airflow, preferably a warm airflow, or for delivering a fluid, which attachment is adapted to be introduced at least in sections into an external ear canal of a human or animal ear, wherein the attachment comprises - a connecting piece for connecting to the device , and - a tongue-like guide vane , projecting from the connecting piece , for guiding air flowing out of the device or fluid delivered by the device, having a guide vane base , and wherein the guide vane is arranged downstream of the connecting piece in the direction of flow of the air stream or fluid, wherein, when a longitudinal cross-section of the attachment is considered, the guide vane base intersects a longitudinal axis of the attachment , which longitudinal axis extends through the center of a cross-section of the connecting piece which is normal to the longitudinal cross-section, characterized in that the guide vane base is twisted with respect to a first longitudinal section of the guide vane at least in the region of a second longitudinal section of the guide vane . - a connecting piece for connecting to the device , and - a tongue-like guide vane , projecting from the connecting piece , for guiding air flowing out of the device or fluid delivered by the device, having a guide vane base ,
A method of aperiodic downlink channel quality reporting in a radio communication system utilizing carrier aggregation, wherein a number of downlink component carriers can be aggregated for communication between a network node and a User Equipment ,UE, in said system, comprising the steps of: - a set of downlink component carriers is determined, by a network node, from said number of downlink component carriers, - a downlink control channel is provided by the network node to said UE, wherein said downlink control channel provided to the UE is arranged by the network node to include information being usable for identifying by said UE at least one downlink component carrier of said set of downlink component carriers for which a channel quality report is to be provided to the network node, and - a channel quality report is provided, by the UE to the network node, for each one of the at least one identified downlink component carrier; wherein said at least one identified downlink component carrier is identified by the UE from the set of downlink component carriers by utilizing the information being included in the downlink control channel for said UE; wherein said set of downlink component carriers includes all active component carriers of said number of downlink component carriers or a subset of all active component carriers of said number of downlink component carriers; wherein said information includes a positive channel quality report request indicating that a channel quality report is requested for downlink component carriers identified by the UE from the set of downlink component carriers for which the channel quality report is to be provided to the network node. - a set of downlink component carriers is determined, by a network node, from said number of downlink component carriers, - a downlink control channel is provided by the network node to said UE, wherein said downlink control channel provided to the UE is arranged by the network node to include information being usable for identifying by said UE at least one downlink component carrier of said set of downlink component carriers for which a channel quality report is to be provided to the network node, and - a channel quality report is provided, by the UE to the network node, for each one of the at least one identified downlink component carrier; wherein said at least one identified downlink component carrier is identified by the UE from the set of downlink component carriers by utilizing the information being included in the downlink control channel for said UE;
A vane stage assembly comprising: an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge ; and an inner shroud extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge for supporting the airfoil , the inner shroud including a forward portion including an axial width and a forward radial thickness extending in a radial direction, wherein a ratio of the forward radial thickness divided by the forward axial width is between 0.64 and 1.11. an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge ; and an inner shroud extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge for supporting the airfoil , the inner shroud including a forward portion including an axial width and a forward radial thickness extending in a radial direction, wherein a ratio of the forward radial thickness divided by the forward axial width is between 0.64 and 1.11.