Abstract: An insulation device arranged to be fixed on an electrical board of an optical wireless communication equipment, and including an enclosure having a height at least equal to a height of an optical assembly including an optical concentrator, the enclosure including in its thickness an opaque material, the insulation device including at least one housing, the insulation device being arranged such that, when the insulation device and the optical assembly are mounted on the electrical board, the enclosure surrounds the receiving surface so as to insulate the optical assembly from unwanted optical signals, and the optical concentrator is positioned in the housing so that the housing assists in holding the optical concentrator in position in the optical wireless communication equipment.

Abstract: An optical device equips a piece of communication equipment of an optical wireless communication network, and includes a monolithic optical element including at least one ruled optical surface having a curved generatrix selected to present an orientation that varies harmonically as a function of angular position, so as to spatially orient a radiation pattern for transmission and/or a radiation pattern for reception of light waves.

Abstract: A compound parabolic concentrator includes a coupling surface for positioning on a sensitive surface of a photodetector of a receiving device, a collecting surface for receiving optical signals, and a side surface located between the coupling surface and the collecting surface, the side surface including two inclined and symmetrical parabolic portions when viewed in a cross-sectional plane passing through a reference axis of the compound parabolic concentrator, wherein the side surface is defined by an equation using input parameters including a dimension of the sensitive surface of the photodetector, an acceptance angle, a first refractive index of a medium in which the compound parabolic concentrator is to be immersed, a second refractive index of a material used to manufacture the compound parabolic concentrator, and a diametrical expansion factor.

Abstract: A system includes an optical fiber assembly, a receiver and a telescope, the receiver being positioned at a receiving end of the optical fiber assembly, the telescope being positioned at a collecting end, the receiver being arranged to receive uplink modulated light signals collected by the telescope and travelling through the optical fiber assembly, the telescope comprising an optical concentrator having an inlet face and an outlet face with a surface area smaller than that of the inlet face, the telescope further including a gradient-index lens dispose d coaxially with respect to the optical concentrator so that an inlet face of the gradient-index lens extends opposite the outlet face of the optical concentrator, the collecting end of the optical fiber assembly opening out opposite an outlet face of the gradient-index lens.

Abstract: An insulation device arranged to be fixed on an electrical board of an optical wireless communication equipment, and including an enclosure having a height at least equal to a height of an optical assembly including an optical concentrator, the enclosure including in its thickness an opaque material, the insulation device including at least one housing, the insulation device being arranged such that, when the insulation device and the optical assembly are mounted on the electrical board, the enclosure surrounds the receiving surface so as to insulate the optical assembly from unwanted optical signals, and the optical concentrator is positioned in the housing so that the housing assists in holding the optical concentrator in position in the optical wireless communication equipment.

Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention related to dispensing devices (100), and more particularly to dispensing devices having a dropper or dispenser (200) associated with a container (900) full of product wherein the dropper (200) may be charged, separated from the container (900), and then used to dispense a product therefrom.

Abstract: A system includes an optical fiber assembly, a receiver and a telescope, the receiver being positioned at a receiving end of the optical fiber assembly, the telescope being positioned at a collecting end, the receiver being arranged to receive uplink modulated light signals collected by the telescope and travelling through the optical fiber assembly, the telescope comprising an optical concentrator having an inlet face and an outlet face with a surface area smaller than that of the inlet face, the telescope further including a gradient-index lens dispose d coaxially with respect to the optical concentrator so that an inlet face of the gradient-index lens extends opposite the outlet face of the optical concentrator, the collecting end of the optical fiber assembly opening out opposite an outlet face of the gradient-index lens.

Abstract: Locking features of a pump system may include projections and corresponding features on a piston stem and lock cylinder of a pump system such that the features are configured to require an increased amount of force to rotate and unlock the piston stem from the lock cylinder.

Abstract: An electronic loan underwriting system includes a computer warehouse serving a webpage and containing loan stores each including lending criteria and loan products of a lender, and a processor coupled to the computer warehouse and the webpage and programmed to receive from a web browser of a computer user loan application information about a borrower applying for a loan and for each of the loan stores as the loan application information is being received by the processor both automatically a) compare the loan application information to the lending criteria and b) selectively post the loan products to the webpage on-the-go in real-time upon the loan application information corresponding to the lending criteria.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention related to dispensing devices (100), and more particularly to dispensing devices having a dropper or dispenser (200) associated with a container (900) full of product wherein the dropper (200) may be charged, separated from the container (900), and then used to dispense a product therefrom.

Abstract: A dispensing pump (10) includes a removable chaplet (28) to facilitate removal of the internal metal spring components (44) for recycling. The dispensing pump (10) includes an accumulator (12) having an upper rim wall (24). The chaplet (28) is coaxially snap received about the rim wall (24) of the accumulator (12). The chaplet (28) has a body portion (30) received within the rim wall (24), and an outer wall (32) received outside of the rim wall (24). The outer wall (32) has a frangible wall portion (48) and a pull tab (50) at a terminal edge thereof. A dispensing head (36) with a piston stem (38) and spring (44) are coaxially guided within the chaplet (28) and accumulator (12). When the container is empty, the user pulls on the pull tab (50) to sever the frangible elements, releasing the chaplet (28) and allowing easy removal of the dispensing head (36) and the metallic spring component (44).

Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.

Abstract: A pump dispenser head has a lockdown feature to prevent unintended dispensing during shipment. Releasing the lock-down feature requires increased torque compared with typical dispensers, allowing the dispenser to be shipped with less packaging while still preventing leakage of the contents.

Abstract: A dispensing pump (10) includes a removable chaplet (28) to facilitate removal of the internal metal spring components (44) for recycling. The dispensing pump (10) includes an accumulator (12) having an upper rim wall (24). The chaplet (28) is coaxially snap received about the rim wall (24) of the accumulator (12). The chaplet (28) has a body portion (30) received within the rim wall (24), and an outer wall (32) received outside of the rim wall (24). The outer wall (32) has a frangible wall portion (48) and a pull tab (50) at a terminal edge thereof. A dispensing head (36) with a piston stem (38) and spring (44) are coaxially guided within the chaplet (28) and accumulator (12). When the container is empty, the user pulls on the pull tab (50) to sever the frangible elements, releasing the chaplet (28) and allowing easy removal of the dispensing head (36) and the metallic spring component (44).

Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in clip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in clip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in clip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in clip tube and seal therewith, a clip tube lock for mating with a blown-in clip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in clip tube.

Abstract: Locking features of a pump system may include projections and corresponding features on a piston stem and lock cylinder of a pump system such that the features are configured to require an increased amount of force to rotate and unlock the piston stem from the lock cylinder.

Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in clip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in clip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in clip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in clip tube and seal therewith, a clip tube lock for mating with a blown-in clip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in clip tube.

Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.

Abstract: A pump dispenser includes a dispenser head rotatable relative to a locking ring for a lock-down feature during shipment. The lock-down feature requires a greater torque to initially rotate the dispenser head from the lock-down position, and a lesser torque to further rotate the dispenser head to a use position. The lock-down feature incorporates an interference between the dispenser head and locking ring, either inside the dispenser head, on an outer periphery of the dispenser head, or between threads connecting the dispenser head and locking ring.