Abstract: A faucet system comprises a first user interface connected to a first valve, a first inlet conduit and/or a second inlet conduit, and a first outlet conduit, and a second user interface connected to a second valve, a third inlet conduit, and a second outlet conduit. The second valve is operated by a selection unit that outputs an electrical signal. A third user interface is connected to an electrically operated pump that conveys liquid via a fourth inlet conduit upstream of the pump to a third outlet conduit downstream of the pump. The third user interface comprises an input unit that outputs an electrical signal based on which the pump is operated with respect to the conveying rate and/or the operation time of the pump. Each selection possibility of the input unit is associated to a different electrical signal. A liquid additive is supplied via the fourth inlet conduit.

Abstract: Kitchen appliances usually include devices such as a water system, a cooker, a kitchen hood (range hood), an oven, a refrigerator, a microwave, a dishwasher and other devices. The devices are mostly operated independent from each other. Unlike those devices the “drinkable tap water-based liquid supply system” according to the present invention comprises a few devices controlled by an advanced control system according to the invention for providing connectivity and system management. The system is designed to provide comfort, convenience and energy saving. The water-based liquid supply system according to the present invention provides a variety of water-based liquids, dispatched with the desired properties from a countertop faucet.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing liquid comprising: a base structure having a liquid inlet configured to receive a liquid from a liquid source, a gas inlet configured to receive gas from a gas source, a dispensing outlet connected to a liquid dispensing unit, a storage connecting portion connected to a liquid storage, and a passage arrangement configured to put at least two of the liquid inlet, the gas inlet, the dispensing outlet and the storage connecting portion into fluid communication with each other. The apparatus further comprises a valve arrangement seated in the base structure and configured to control fluid passage of the liquid inlet, the gas inlet, the dispensing outlet, and/or the storage connecting portion. The apparatus further comprises a control unit having at least one signal input configured to be connected to a user interface, and at least one signal output configured to control the valve arrangement.

Abstract: A mixing device for mixing at least two different types of liquids of different ingredients suitable for being placed within a tap spout, preferably at a spout outlet, comprising at least two inlets configured to receive the liquids. The mixing device is adapted to deliver liquids separately at the same time such that the liquids mix at an outlet of the mixing device. The mixing device may further comprise a mixing space adapted to mix the liquids received at the inlets and deliver the mixture of the liquids, or deliver one type of liquid through the mixing space when only one type of liquid is received at the inlets, at the outlet of the mixing device. Each of the inlets is connected to a respective conduit that is fluidly separated from the other conduits. The present invention further relates to mixing tap systems using such a mixing device.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for safely dispensing liquids, enabling to manage the state of a releasing valve according to the user, for example a vulnerable user such as a child.

Abstract: A method and system for preparing and providing a carbonized liquid. A liquid to be carbonized is provided in a tank. A gas is introduced into the tank to form the carbonized liquid. The gas may be introduced to the tank by way on an injecting nozzle located at an outlet end of a gas inlet duct inside the tank and/or located spaced apart from the liquid stored in the tank. The carbonized liquid is discharged from the tank via an outlet duct using a pressure difference between the pressure prevailing in the tank and a pressure prevailing in the outlet duct and/or at an outlet end of the outlet duct. When in normal operation mode, the gas having entered the tank is leaving the tank substantially only via the outlet duct.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for safely dispensing liquids, enabling to manage the state of a releasing valve according to the user, for example a vulnerable user such as a child.

Abstract: Kitchen appliances usually include devices such as a water system, a cooker, a kitchen hood (range hood), an oven, a refrigerator, a microwave, a dishwasher and other devices. The devices are mostly operated independent from each other. Unlike those devices the “drinkable tap water-based liquid supply system” according to the present invention comprises a few devices controlled by an advanced control system according to the invention for providing connectivity and system management. The system is designed to provide comfort, convenience and energy saving. The water-based liquid supply system according to the present invention provides a variety of water-based liquids, dispatched with the desired properties from a countertop faucet.

Abstract: A method and device influences the flavor and smell of a cigarette while smoking by injecting additives into the cigarette, at the filter side or the tobacco side, using a device specially configured for this purpose. The user controls the cigarette taste, intensity of taste, and the smell by choosing the liquid material and quantity to be injected into the cigarette before or while smoking. The device and method improve the experience of smoking of any desired cigarette.

Abstract: The invention relates to the influencing of “flavour/smell” of cigarette while smoking, by injecting additives to the cigarette, at the filter side or the tobacco side, using a device specially designed for this purpose. The user controls the cigarette taste, intensity of taste, and the smell by choosing the liquid material and quantity to be injected into the cigarette before or while smoking. The invention is intended to improve the experience of smoking of any desired cigarette.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system, method and device, for carrying out secure electronic communication over a computer network via a computer susceptible of being virus infected or eavesdropped by means of a personal apparatus comprising processing means, one or more memory devices, one or more interfacing means suitable for exchanging information with the insecure computer, and a communication software having cryptographic capabilities stored in the one or more memory means, wherein the personal apparatus is adapted to establish a secure channel with a remote computer over the computer network, by means of the insecure computer machine.

Abstract: A double-sided male USB connector and various card-shaped devices having one or more male USB connectors, which may be single or double sided and are dimensioned to fit into a USB receptacle. When provided with a double sided connector, electronics may be provided to prevent short circuit. The device can have rechargeable power source that is fed power via the connector's power lines. The device can be manufactured from flexible material using a lamination process and may be configured to communicate with a broad variety of other electronic devices.

Abstract: A double-sided male USB connector and various card-shaped devices having one or more male USB connectors, which may be single or double sided and are dimensioned to fit into a USB receptacle. When provided with a double sided connector, electronics may be provided to prevent short circuit. The device can have rechargeable power source that is fed power via the connector's power lines. The device can be manufactured from flexible material using a lamination process and may be configured to communicate with a broad variety of other electronic devices.

Abstract: Vaporized working fluid is supplied only to the condenser of a power plant of the type described when the power plant is cold started allowing condensate to lubricate the bearings of the prime mover before the latter begins to move. When the power plant is in steady-state operation, vaporized working fluid is supplied only to the prime mover.