Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a solid catalytic composition based on a functionalized porous organic material, wherein: (A) organogelator compounds are self-assembled, within a medium comprising organic monomers, in the form of fibrillar structures having a diameter ranging from 10 nm to 100 nm; and then (B) the monomers are then polymerized; and then (C) the organogelator compounds are extracted from the polymer material, thereby obtaining a porous polymer material (M0), wherein the monomers bear reactive R functions, for which the presence is sought on the material; or said reactive R functions in protected form; or functions able to allow grafting of said reactive R functions on the polymer materials; and wherein, following step (C), (D) all or part of the functions present at the walls of the mesopores of the polymer material (M0) are converted where appropriate into reactive R functions and a composition is recovered comprising a porous polymer material (M) bearing the reactive R fu

Abstract: Door for a domestic appliance, in particular an oven door, having a front glass (10; 40) and a handle (12; 42) for opening and closing the door, wherein the handle (12; 42) is attached to the front glass (10; 40) by means of an adhesive without any additional fixing means.

Abstract: A patient interface device (8) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient is provided that includes a patient contacting component (9, 90) having a patient contacting surface structured to engage the face of the patient when the patient interface device is donned by the patient, the patient contacting surface also including a plurality of ribs (40, 52, 62, 72, 82, 96) extending therefrom. The patient contacting component may be, without limitation, a mask having a mask cushion, a forehead support having a forehead cushion, a cheek pad or a chin pad.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laser scanning system (1) for scanning a laser beam (3) of a hair cutting device, the laser scanning system (1) comprising a laser scanning device (7) for generating a scanning movement of the laser beam and a movable optical device (5) for adjusting and/or focussing the laser beam. According to the invention the laser scanning device (7) comprises an arrangement with at least one movable optical element (11) which is mechanically coupled to the movable optical device (5), and an optical system (13) fixed to the laser scanning device (7), wherein the movable optical element (11) is arranged to inter-relate a position of the movable optical device (5) to a mobile access-position (23) where the laser beam enters the optical system (13), and wherein the optical system (13) is arranged to inter-relate said mobile access-position (23) to at least one corresponding position where the laser beam is incident on the movable optical device (5).

Abstract: A patient monitor includes a plurality of monitoring devices which collect data about a patient. An evaluation unit determines the patient's condition from the collected data and generates an alarm if the patient's condition warrants notifying an appropriate medical responder. A communication unit which transmits the alarm to a access point over a hospital Internet protocol (IP) network, the communication device includes a first transmitter for transmitting the alarm using a primary link and a second transmitter for transmitting the alarm using a secondary link in response to the transmission using the primary link failing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to immunoglobulin single variable domain sequences that are directed against (as de-fined herein) OX40L, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such immunoglobulin single variable domain sequences. In particular these immunoglobulin single variable domain sequences can block binding of OX40L to OX40. The immunoglobulin single variable domains, compounds and constructs can be used for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, such as for the treatment of inflammatory disease and/or disorder such as e.g. asthma, allergic asthma, chronic colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and/or arthrosclerosis.

Abstract: A medical body area network (MBAN) system (10) comprises network nodes (12, 14) intercommunicating via short range wireless communication. A primary user database (46) contains information pertaining to usage of a restricted spectrum by primary users wherein the MBAN systems are secondary users of the restricted spectrum. An electronic key generation engine (44) comprises a digital processing device configured to generate an electronic key (E-key) (50) indicative of whether the MBAN system is allowed to use the restricted spectrum based on content of the primary users database. An MBAN application server (40) is configured to distribute the E-key to the MBAN system. The MBAN system includes a spectrum control sub-module (52) comprising a digital processor configured to select an operating channel or frequency for the short range wireless communication based at least in part on whether the E-key authorizes the MBAN system to use the restricted spectrum.

Abstract: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation being provided to a subject is monitored. An enhanced measurement of the effectiveness of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation received by the subject is determined by correlating chest compressions with changes in movement and/or composition of gas at or near the airway of the subject. For example, one or more therapy parameters may be measured with an enhanced accuracy and/or precision, and/or one or more therapy parameters not monitored in conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation monitoring systems may be measured.

Abstract: Subject of the invention is the diagnosis and/or monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on sputum rheology. The complex modulus i.e. the viscous modulus and the elastic modulus of sputum is measured and assessed in respect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract: An adaptive system for a personal care appliance, such as a power toothbrush, having a workpiece which is driven through an amplitude of motion by a drive mechanism which includes a stator member includes a circuit (13) for measuring average electrical current through the stator member and stored information (19) in the personal care appliance which relates the average current values through the stator during operation of the device to corresponding amplitude of motion of the workpiece. A processor (17) utilizing a stored program adjusts the operating frequency to produce a stator current value which correlates to the desired amplitude of motion of the workpiece.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a database or a processor/memory combination of a remote control system, for supplying for example infrared codes defining functions for remotely controlling devices wherein code-sets include function-code-combinations for each one of two/more different functions. By distinguishing main-functions such as power on/off and sub-functions such as channel up/down and volume up/down, code-sets may be allocated to a group of code-sets for a target device in case a code of a function-code-combination for the main-function is valid for the target device. This increases an efficiency of the apparatus. The group of code-sets may form a tree, whereby the main-function and its code(s) form root of the tree, whereby a sub-function forms a branch of the tree and a code or cedes defining this sub-function form a leaf or leaves of the branch. The group of code-sets may be defined for device-types and/or device-brands.

Abstract: This invention details the use of a simple blend of polyvinyl formamide and one or more polyvinyl alcohols as the fixative polymer system in a clear hair gel composition. The interaction of the polymer system and gelling agents provides clarity of less than 20 NTU and other physical properties such as good curl compression, resistance to high humidity and resistance to flaking.

Abstract: A composition comprising natural gas, methane, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) or propane, and an oxygenate odorant, where the oxygenate odorant has a vapor pressure of about 0.002 psi or greater at 25° C. and 1 atmosphere, and has a smell detectable at less than 1 ppm by a human nose, and where the oxygenate odorant is a cyclic compound consisting only of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, including one or more carbonyl groups, and is stable under high pressure and temperature storage, transport and use conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compartment provided a tufted textile (100) comprising: a backing (10), and yarns (40) forming tufts extending from a first side of the backing, the compartment further comprising a light source (50; 80) and a conductor arrangement (60) for the light source, wherein the light source, the conductor arrangement and the backing are arranged so as to radiate light from the light source at least partly through the backing, the backing being substantially permeable to light. The tufted textile (100) may be a carpet.

Abstract: Devices (10) for driving loads (20) such as organic/inorganic light emitting diodes are provided with drivers (11) for driving the loads (20), with converters (12) for converting first parameter signals defining parameters of the loads (20) into second parameter signals each being defined by one bit per time interval, and with digital controllers (13) for controlling the drivers (11) in response to the second parameter signals. The converter (12) may comprise a comparator circuit (40) and a timer circuit (41) for comparing the first parameter signal with a reference signal and for generating the second parameter signal having a respective first or second value of two possible values in case of a respective first or second comparison result. The parameter may be a current flowing through or light emitted by at least a part of the load (20). The driver (11) may be a buck/boost/buck boost/fly back converter.

Abstract: A process for encapsulating a water insoluble active including forming a solution by polymerizing one or more hydrophobic monomers and one or more water-soluble acid-containing monomers in the presence of water and one or more water-miscible solvents and one or more neutralizing agents, adding the water insoluble active, and removing the one or more water-miscible solvents from the solution.

Abstract: Polyarylcarboxamide compounds of formula (I) are useful as lipid lowering agents.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic and therapy system is described for stopping the bleeding of severely damaged blood vessels or vessels severed in a limb amputation. A cuff is attached to the stump of the severed limb which contains a diagnostic transducer array and a HIFU transducer. The diagnostic transducer surveys the tissue of the severed limb, searching for a Doppler flow signal. When a Doppler flow signal is detected, the range to and coordinates of the sample volume where the flow was detected are determined, as well as the flow velocity. This information is supplied to a HIFU therapy transducer controller, which controls the HIFU transducer to transmit focused ultrasound to the sample volume of the flow locus, the center of the lumen of a blood vessel. The focused ultrasound heats and coagulates blood in the severed vessel to stem the bleeding.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining a spatial distribution of magnetic particles in an examination zone, in which a magnetic field is generated that has a first sub-zone of lower magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone of higher magnetic field strength. The positions of the two sub-zones are changed, as a result of which the magnetization in the examination zone changes. Measured values that depend on the change in magnetization are acquired. A reference response function by means of which measured values can be determined mathematically from a spatial distribution of magnetic particles is then determined by means of at least extensive magnetic specimen distribution. Finally, the spatial distribution of magnetic particles is reconstructed from the measured values by means of the reference response function.