Abstract: A pressure exchanger with a valve system includes a cylinder barrel (1), two valve plates (2) and two port plates (3, 4), wherein the cylinder barrel (1) has at least one cylinder (7) which accommodates a piston (8). The objective is to provide a pressure exchanger with low wear and a low maintenance effort. This objective is solved by a pressure exchanger including a piston (8) braking system and that the piston (8) includes a pressure relief arrangement.

Abstract: A musical booster seat device for supporting and entertaining a child includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall to define an interior space. A window is positioned in the peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has a vent extending therethrough, with a mesh grill covering the vent. A plurality of instruments is positioned within the interior space. The plurality of instruments is visible through the window and is audible through the vent. Alternative embodiments may include a speaker and an electronic sound emitter that function together with the plurality of instruments. The electronic sound emitter may include a transceiver, a memory unit, and a central processing unit so that pre-recorded sounds or songs can be played audibly with the speaker. Some embodiments include lights that are controlled by the central processing unit.

Abstract: A medical dispensing system with dispensing and pathway components, each of which of a plurality of dispensers and pathways, respectively. The dispensing and pathway components are controlled to minimize contamination between the items being dispensed. Both the dispensing and pathway components have arcs around which the dispensers and pathways are arranged.

Abstract: A toy construction system comprising a plurality of interactive toy construction elements. Each of the interactive toy construction elements has a control circuit and a transceiver in communication with the control circuit and operable for radiofrequency communication with other interactive toy construction elements. The system has a wireless tag, stored thereon a group identifier, the wireless tag configured for wireless data communication between the wireless tag and any of the interactive toy construction elements. Any of the plurality of interactive toy construction elements is configured to receive the group identifier from the wireless tag and assign said interactive toy construction element to a group of interactive toy construction elements based on the received group identifier.

Abstract: A medical dispensing system with dispensing and pathway components, each of which of a plurality of dispensers and pathways, respectively. The dispensing and pathway components are controlled to minimize contamination between the items being dispensed. Both the dispensing and pathway components have arcs around which the dispensers and pathways are arranged.

Abstract: A toy construction system comprising a plurality of function construction elements, wherein each function construction element comprises a function device adapted to perform a controllable function, and a tag construction element mechanically connectable to at least a first function construction element of the plurality of function construction elements and configured for data communication between the tag construction element and the first function construction element, wherein, responsive to data received from the tag construction element, the function device of the first function construction element is configured to perform the controllable function.

Abstract: A control plate (18) of a hydraulic machine includes a body (21), an arrangement of openings (22, 23), and a contact face (24). Means should be provided to operate a hydraulic machine with a low noise level. To this end the body (21) is made of a flat plastic material.

Abstract: A system for reverse osmosis, RO, including a first RO stage (10) with a first feed inlet (11), a first brine outlet (12), and a first permeate outlet (13); a second RO stage (20) with a second feed inlet (21), a second brine outlet (22), and a second permeate outlet (23); and a pressure exchanger, PE, (40) connected between the second brine outlet (22) and the first feed inlet (11), wherein a first pressure difference ?p1 between the first brine outlet (12) and the second feed inlet (21) corresponds to a second pressure difference ?p2 between the second brine outlet (22) and the pressure exchanger (40). The invention further discloses a method for operating such a system for reverse osmosis (100).

Abstract: Disclosed is a mould system for moulding a blade shell of a wind turbine blade comprising a first mould for manufacturing a first blade shell part of the wind turbine blade; a second mould for manufacturing a second blade shell part of the wind turbine blade; a turning device configured to reposition the first mould between an open mould position and a closed mould position comprising a turning mechanism and a first primary beam connecting the turning mechanism and the first mould; a first scaffold arranged between the first mould and the second mould in the open mould position and comprising a first primary scaffold part and a first secondary scaffold part spaced apart by a first primary scaffold opening, the first primary scaffold allowing the first primary beam to move therethrough during repositioning of the first mould; a first primary movable platform attached to the first mould and being configured to move between an extended platform position and a stored platform position and covering the first prima

Abstract: A pressure exchanger (1) including a housing (2), a drive shaft (3) and a cylinder drum (4) rotatably arranged in the housing (2) is described, the cylinder drum (4) including two front faces and at least one cylinder (5) between the front faces, wherein the housing (2) includes a port flange (7, 8) at each end of the cylinder drum (4) and at least at one end of the cylinder drum (4) a pressure shoe (18) is arranged between the cylinder drum (4) and the port flange of this end. Such a pressure exchanger should be operated in a cost-effective manner. To this end an adjustable stop arrangement (19) is arranged between the pressure shoe (18) and the cylinder drum (4).

Abstract: A hydraulic machine includes a first member (1) having a first structure (2) for a hydraulic medium opening in a first interface surface (3) and a second member having a second structure for the hydraulic medium opening in a second interface surface is described, the first interface surface (3) being in contact with the second interface surface, wherein at least one of the members (1) is provided with a support element (6) surrounding the member (1). Such a machine should have a good efficiency. To this end the support element (6) has a strength varying in circumferential direction around the member (1) and/or in thickness direction in a middle region of the member (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to flavour generation. In particular the invention relates to a method for flavour generation in a heat-treated food product using a prolidase enzyme. The invention also relates to a heat-treated food product prepared according to the method of the invention.

Abstract: A medical dispensing system with dispensing and pathway components, each of which of a plurality of dispensers and pathways, respectively. The dispensing and pathway components are controlled to minimize contamination between the items being dispensed. Both the dispensing and pathway components have arcs around which the dispensers and pathways are arranged.

Abstract: A medical dispensing system with dispensing and pathway components, each of which of a plurality of dispensers and pathways, respectively. The dispensing and pathway components are controlled to minimize contamination between the items being dispensed. Both the dispensing and pathway components have arcs around which the dispensers and pathways are arranged.

Abstract: A hydraulic machine includes a first member (1) having a first structure (2) for a hydraulic medium opening in a first interface surface (3) and a second member having a second structure for the hydraulic medium opening in a second interface surface is described, the first interface surface (3) being in contact with the second interface surface, wherein at least one of the members (1) is provided with a support element (6) surrounding the member (1). Such a machine should have a good efficiency. To this end the support element (6) has a strength varying in circumferential direction around the member (1) and/or in thickness direction in a middle region of the member (1).

Abstract: A play system, comprising: one or more toys comprising one or more electrically conductive parts, the one or more conductive parts defining a spatial pattern, the one or more toys having a physical configuration that is modifiable by a user, the spatial pattern being dependent on the physical configuration of the one or more toys, the one or more toys including a first toy; a magnetic field generating device arranged to generate a magnetic field for inducing an eddy current in one or more of the electrically conductive parts; a sensor configured to detect the induced eddy current; and a data processor; wherein the first toy and at least one of the magnetic field generating device and the sensor are movable relative to each other; wherein the sensor is configured to detect the induced eddy current during relative movement between the first toy and at least one of the magnetic field generating device and the sensor, and wherein the data processor is configured to: receive sensor data from the sensor, the sensor

Abstract: A pressure exchanger with a valve system includes a cylinder barrel (1), two valve plates (2) and two port plates (3, 4), wherein the cylinder barrel (1) has at least one cylinder (7) which accommodates a piston (8). The objective is to provide a pressure exchanger with low wear and a low maintenance effort. This objective is solved by a pressure exchanger including a piston (8) braking system and that the piston (8) includes a pressure relief arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to flavour generation. In particular the invention relates to a method for flavour generation in a heat-treated food product using a prolidase enzyme. The invention also relates to a heat-treated food product prepared according to the method of the invention.

Abstract: An interactive play apparatus comprising: an input device configured to receive an input from a user, one or more communications interfaces, and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: detect one or more electronic devices; for each detected electronic device, determine one or more capabilities of said electronic device; receive one or more inputs via the input device; determine one or more user-perceptible play actions based at least in part on the received one or more inputs; translate the determined one or more play actions into one or more instructions operable to cause one or more of the detected electronic devices to perform one or more functions that at least approximate the determined one or more play actions; wherein the translation is based at least in part on the detected one or more capabilities of the respective detected electronic devices; cause the one or more of the detected electronic devices to perform said one or more functions.

Abstract: A sexual therapy formulation for treatment of a patient suffering from erectile dysfunction as well as low or reduced libido. The formulation includes an erection enhancement component comprising one or more of sildenafil citrate, vardenafil hydrochloride, tadalafil, avanafil, and/or an alternate phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor. The formulation also includes a libido stimulation component comprising one or more of dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, L-arginine, L-citrulline, Vitamin E, fenugreek, ginseng, maca, yohimbine, and/or 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine including isomers and/or racemic mixtures thereof. A synergistic effect results from the erection enhancement component combined with the libido stimulation component allowing the patient to obtain and maintain an erection thus permitting the patient to engage in intimate sexual activity, as well providing the patient with the desire to engage in intimate sexual activity.