Abstract: A launched zipline amusement ride has a carrier 200 carrying a rider 202. The carrier 200 is adapted to move along a tensioned, suspended cable 102. A launch mechanism 300 engages with the carrier 200 between an engagement and a release position 304 to accelerate the carrier 200 along the cable 102, and to disengage from the carrier 200 at the release position 304.

Abstract: A drug delivery device for setting and dispensing doses of a liquid drug is described. The device includes a housing and a dose setting and drive mechanism with a dose setting member and a dose setting drum. The dose setting and drive mechanism is configured to perform a dose setting operation for setting a dose to be delivered by the drug delivery device by rotating the dose setting member relative to the housing and a dose delivery operation for delivering the set dose during rotation of the dose setting drum relative to dose setting member the housing. The dose setting drum includes an array of encoder features at its proximal end. The dose setting member has at least one aperture located in a proximal end surface that is coincident with at least a portion of the array of encoder features of the dose setting drum.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing doses of a liquid drug. The device comprises a housing and a dose setting and drive mechanism with a dose setting member. The dose setting and drive mechanism is, at least partially, arranged within the housing and is configured to perform a dose setting operation for selecting a dose to be delivered by the drug delivery device by moving the dose setting member relative to the housing and a dose delivery operation for delivering the set dose by axially displacing the dose setting member along an axis. The maximum radial extension perpendicular to the axis of the dose setting member is smaller than the maximum radial extension of a region of the housing located adjacent to the dose setting member.

Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing doses of a liquid drug which may be used together with a module for detecting the amount of a dose selected and/or delivered. The device comprises a housing and a dose setting and drive mechanism with a dose setting member. The dose setting and drive mechanism is configured to perform a dose setting operation for selecting a dose to be delivered by rotating the dose setting member relative to the housing and a dose delivery operation for delivering the set dose by pushing the dose setting member axially towards the housing without relative rotation therebetween. The dose setting member comprises a set of axially directed stop teeth formed at its distal end which are configured to engage with a set of counterstop teeth located on the housing at the end of the dose delivery operation.

Abstract: A drug delivery device for setting and dispensing doses of a liquid drug. The device comprises a housing and a dose setting and drive mechanism with a dose setting member and a dose setting drum. The dose setting and drive mechanism is configured to perform a dose setting operation for selecting a dose to be delivered, and a dose delivery operation for delivering the set dose. The dose setting drum comprises a set of clutch teeth that are engagable with a mating set of teeth on the dose setting member. The clutch teeth and the mating teeth are engaged during a dose setting operation to prevent rotation therebetween and the clutch teeth and the mating teeth are disengaged during a dose delivery operation allowing relative rotation between the dose setting drum and the dose setting member. The clutch teeth are formed on an external surface of the dose setting drum.

Abstract: A needle hub for a drug delivery device includes a needle holder and a needle attached to the needle holder, a needle actuation assembly configured to move the needle holder from a retracted position, to an insertion position, and back to the retracted position, and a pressure interlock comprising an inlet configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source, an outlet in fluid communication with the needle, and a lock member. The lock member having a first position where the lock member prevents actuation of the needle actuation assembly and a second position where the lock member allows actuation of the needle actuation assembly. The lock member is moved from the first position to the second position based on a pressure within the pressure interlock.

Abstract: A radio-frequency switch can include a switching circuit and a control circuit configured to control operation of the switching circuit. The control circuit can include a regulator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltage levels for the operation of the switching circuit, or to be in a sleep mode, based on a control signal received through a common input node. The control circuit can further include a mode detector in communication with the regulator and configured to provide a first form of the control signal to the common input node to allow the plurality of reference levels to be generated by the regulator, or a second form of the control signal to the common input node to put the regulator in the sleep mode.

Abstract: Methods related to controlling switches. In some embodiments, a method for controlling a radio-frequency switch can include providing or generating a control signal to allow generation of a plurality of reference levels by a regulator, or to allow the regulator to be in sleep mode. The method can further include operating the regulator based on the control signal to generate the plurality of reference voltage levels for operation of the radio-frequency switch, or to be in the sleep mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a housing element for a drug delivery device. The housing element comprises longitudinal axis and defines an interior space for receiving components of a drive mechanism of the drug delivery device and at least a portion of a cartridge of the drug delivery device. The housing element comprises an engagement feature for axially constraining the housing element to a cartridge holder of the drug delivery device. In order to constrain the cartridge in the housing element, it further comprises at least one crush web protruding radially inwards into the interior space. The at least one crush web is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing element by at least 3° such that when the cartridge is introduced into the interior space the at least one crush web folds radially outwards.

Abstract: Methods related to controlling switches. In some embodiments, a method for controlling a radio-frequency switch can include providing or generating a control signal to allow generation of a plurality of reference levels by a regulator, or to allow the regulator to be in sleep mode. The method can further include operating the regulator based on the control signal to generate the plurality of reference voltage levels for operation of the radio-frequency switch, or to be in the sleep mode.

Abstract: A needle hub for a drug delivery device includes a needle holder and a needle attached to the needle holder, a needle actuation assembly configured to move the needle holder from a retracted position, to an insertion position, and back to the retracted position, and a pressure interlock comprising an inlet configured to be in fluid communication with a fluid source, an outlet in fluid communication with the needle, and a lock member. The lock member having a first position where the lock member prevents actuation of the needle actuation assembly and a second position where the lock member allows actuation of the needle actuation assembly. The lock member is moved from the first position to the second position based on a pressure within the pressure interlock.

Abstract: Circuits and devices related to switch controller. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency module can include a packaging substrate configured to receive a plurality of components, and a switching circuit implemented on the packaging substrate. The radio-frequency module can further include a control circuit configured to control operation of the switching circuit. The control circuit can include a regulator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltage levels for the operation of the switching circuit, or to be in a sleep mode, based on a control signal received through a common input node. The control circuit can further include a mode detector in communication with the regulator and configured to provide a first form of the control signal to the common input node to allow the plurality of reference levels to be generated by the regulator, or a second form of the control signal to the common input node to put the regulator in the sleep mode.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a drug delivery device comprising a housing (5, 10) with an opening (12), a piston rod (11) having a proximal end and a distal end, at least a portion with an interface (14) adapted to engage the opening (12) for guiding the piston rod (11) during a distal or proximal movement of the piston rod (11) relative to the housing (5, 10) and at least one first attachment element (15) located at the distal end, and a bearing (16) with at least one second attachment element (17, 18) for rotatable attachment of the bearing (16) at the distal end of the piston rod (11). The at least one first attachment element (15) and/or the at least one second attachment element (17, 18) is elastically deformable in a radial direction for snap engagement of the piston rod (11) and the bearing (5, 10).

Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a pole node, a throw node connected to the pole node via a radio-frequency signal path, the radio-frequency signal path including first, second, third and fourth field-effect transistors connected in series, each of the first, second, third and fourth field-effect transistors having a gate, a first coupling path coupling the gate of the first field-effect transistor to the gate of the second field-effect transistor, a second coupling path coupling the gate of the third field-effect transistor to the gate of the fourth field-effect transistor, and a third coupling path coupling the first coupling path to the second coupling path.

Abstract: Circuits and devices related to switch controller. In some embodiments, a radio-frequency module can include a packaging substrate configured to receive a plurality of components, and a switching circuit implemented on the packaging substrate. The radio-frequency module can further include a control circuit configured to control operation of the switching circuit. The control circuit can include a regulator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltage levels for the operation of the switching circuit, or to be in a sleep mode, based on a control signal received through a common input node. The control circuit can further include a mode detector in communication with the regulator and configured to provide a first form of the control signal to the common input node to allow the plurality of reference levels to be generated by the regulator, or a second form of the control signal to the common input node to put the regulator in the sleep mode.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating an oscillating signal for use as a clock in digital logic timing. The oscillating signal is generated via a differential RC relaxation oscillator including an oscillator core and biasing circuitry. The oscillator core may be configured such that the oscillating signal it generates is substantially sinusoidal or pseudo-sinusoidal and contains less harmonic content relative to a square wave signal. The biasing circuitry may be configured to have a reduced dependence on temperature so that the biasing values it provides vary less with temperature.

Abstract: A permanent split capacitor (PSC) motor includes a stator defining an axis of rotation and a rotor disposed adjacent the stator. The stator includes a start winding, a capacitor electrically coupled in series with the start winding, a first plurality of windings, and a second plurality of windings. The motor includes first and second sets of electrical leads connected respectively to the first plurality of windings and to the second plurality of windings, the first plurality of windings and the second plurality of windings respectively configurated to rotate the motor respectively at a first and second rotational speeds of the motor when mounted respectively to the first machine and to the second machine.

Abstract: Low leakage current switch controller. In some embodiments, a controller for a radio-frequency switch can include a low-dropout regulator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltage levels for operation of a switch, or to be in a sleep mode to conserve power, based on a control signal received through a common input node. The controller can further include a mode detector in communication with the low-dropout regulator, and be configured to provide a first form of the control signal to the common input node to allow the plurality of reference levels to be generated by the low-dropout regulator, or a second form of the control signal to the common input node to put the low-dropout regulator in the sleep mode.

Abstract: An adaptor module and methods for controlling a replacement motor in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are provided. The adaptor module includes a plurality of tap connectors, each configured to receive a control signal. The adaptor module also includes a user interface having a plurality of switches that are adjustable into a plurality of different configurations, wherein each of the plurality of configurations correlates to at least one stored operating parameter for application to the motor. The adaptor module also includes a processing device configured to determine an operating parameter at which to operate the motor based on the configuration of the plurality of switches and based on a determination of which tap connector is receiving the control signal. The adaptor module also transmits a command signal including instructions for the motor to operate in accordance with the determined operating parameter.

Abstract: Aspects and examples described herein provide a variable gain amplifier circuit and assembly. In one example, a variable gain amplifier circuit includes a signal input, a signal output, and a variable gain amplifier including a plurality of unit cell groups coupled between the signal input and the signal output, the variable gain amplifier configured to provide an adjustable gain to a signal received at the signal input during each of a plurality of amplify modes of the variable gain amplifier, each of the plurality of amplify modes corresponding to at least one unit cell group of the plurality of unit cell groups. A bypass path including a fixed attenuator is coupled in parallel with the variable gain amplifier between the signal input and the signal output to selectively couple the signal input to the signal output through the fixed attenuator during a bypass mode.