Abstract:
Assembly having a body (2) of absorbent material and a capsule (3) inserted therein. The capsule (3) has at least one projection (6, 11) that is arranged on its circumference along a helical line. For the manufacture of the assembly, the capsule (3) is screwed into the body (2) by a combined rotary and translational movement.
Abstract:
An energy supply unit (1) for an electrical device comprises a housing (2, 3) having an outer wall and an electrical energy source arranged in the housing (2, 3). A non-reclosable tear-open closure (10, 13) is provided such that the energy source can be removed in order to be disposed of separately but the energy supply unit cannot be equipped with a new energy source.
Abstract:
A strut holding assembly for flexible elongated struts engaging a flexible wall, the assembly including a hub, a plurality of holding arms pivotally connected at spaced locations to the hub between storage positions adjacent the hub, and extended positions extending outwardly of the hub, each holding arm being adapted to immobilize a free inner end of one strut. At least one of the holding arms has a seat adapted for receiving and immobilize the free inner end of a strut in at least one direction and a hook spaced from the seat by a fulcrum distance, the hook being adapted for engaging the strut at a distance from the free inner end of the strut equal to the fulcrum distance, for immobilizing the strut in a bent and tensioned position and in at least three directions and being free to move in a remaining direction.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to dynamically redistribute power in a system that includes a plurality of subsystems are described. A load profile of the system is identified. The power is redistributed between the subsystems while tracking the load profile. The load profile may be an asymmetric, or a balanced load profile. The load profile is identified based on a utilization factor for each of the subsystems. In one embodiment, the power used by each of the subsystems is sensed by one or more sensors or predicted or estimated. A utilization factor, which may be a ratio of the actual power used by the subsystem to the power allocated to the subsystem, is calculated. The load profile is determined using the utilization factor of each of the subsystems. A power weighting arrangement between the subsystems, for example, a power distribution table, is selected based on the load profile.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention transform devices into Web services or special-purpose servers that are capable of communicating with personal computers. Various embodiments of the present invention allow various low-level aspects of device drivers to reside in the devices, eliminating the need for the devices to be compatible with legacy specification. Various embodiments of the present invention allow various devices to be shipped from the factory with low-level software already built in so that users are liberated from having to deal with the experience of installing and upgrading device drivers. In various embodiments of the present invention, each device is preferably a network node identifiable by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).
Abstract:
The present system employs a high speed digital signal processor which is programmed to generate pairs of digitized waveforms, each pair representing a pair of different frequencies in response to coded input signals. Each pair of different digitized waveforms, when converted and combined into an analog signal, represents a "tone pair" as used in major telephone systems. The tone pairs are transmitted through an anti-aliasing filter circuit and therefrom through amplification circuitry to a tone pair decoder of the type used in major telephone systems. At the tone pair decoder the tone pair signals are reconverted into binary signals. The binary signals from the tone pair decoder are transmitted to a data processor in the system under test, whereat they may or may not be further decoded. Ultimately the binary signals are compared with the coded input signals originally sent. In this way, the system which is designed to handle digital signals and which is designed to handle digital to analog conversions, is tested. The test circuit employs components already present in the system, or readily adaptable from the major telephone systems equipment.