Abstract: Variable behaviour control mechanism with a variety of motion characteristics, the mechanism comprising means to measure a plurality of motion characteristics and to activate systems when a threshold of the motion characteristics is reached. The mechanism described is, for example, a vehicle seat belt and the mechanism minimises or prevents unwanted activation of line extension or retraction of the seat belt. A first mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when a combination of the sensed motion characteristics achieves a threshold. A second mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when at least one sensed motion characteristic achieves a threshold, the threshold being modified based on at least one further motion characteristic. A method of use of the above mechanisms is also described.

Abstract: A cable sleeve for use with a safety cable of a fall protection system. The cable sleeve has a braking system that includes a constant-contact wheel, a rotor that is connected to the constant-contact wheel, a cam plate, and a braking shoe. The rotor may have a permanent magnet and a magnetically susceptible item that is held in a disengaged position by the permanent magnet. Rotation of the constant-contact wheel can overcome the magnetic force and cause the item to move so as to engage with the cam plate and actuate braking by the braking shoe.

Abstract: A settlement monitoring system 1 for a construction site 400, the system 1 comprising an elongate liquid vessel 100, a continuous body of liquid 110 within the vessel 100, a first sensor 201 housed within a first portion of the vessel, and at least one additional sensor 202-206 housed within a second portion of the liquid vessel 100, wherein the sensors 201-206 are submerged within the liquid 110 and each sensor 201-206 is capable of detecting a pressure of the liquid 110, wherein in use the first portion of the liquid vessel 100 is configured to be situated at a known reference point of the site 400, the second portion is configured to be embedded within the ground 416, and the pressures are communicated to a surface system 308, the surface system 308 being configured to record the pressures.

Abstract: A composition is provided to comprise a non-aqueous medium and a 3,4-oxypyridinone compound of structure (I): with each A being oxygen and/or sulfur, and with a variety of substituents at R1-R5 to enable a solution or an at least semi-stable emulsion to be formed in the non-aqueous medium. Methods of use are included herein, which may be focused on situations where the composition can be used as a lubricant and/or coolant.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes an optical head for a spectroscopic device configured to produce a beam of light, a reference signal detector, and a signal detector. A mirror reflects the beam of light from the light source toward a multi-sectioned window having a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side includes an AR coating and the top side has a first section including an AR coating and a second section including a beam splitter with transmittance and reflectance. A first beam path for the beam of light is defined by the mirror, the second section of the multi-sectioned window, and the reference signal detector. A second beam path for the beam of light is defined by the mirror, the second section of the multi-sectioned window, a medium contained in the spectroscopic device, an additional mirror, the first section of the multi-sectioned window, and the signal detector.

Abstract: Materials having the following structure (A) wherein R and R1 may be the same or different and each independently represents an alkyl or aryl group, X may be hydrogen or a C1 to C20 alkyl group which may be branched or linear and wherein the aromatic ring substituent joined to polymer B is positioned meta or para to the aromatic ring substituent joined to polymer A and, wherein polymer A is a non-polar polymer and polymer B is a polymer formed from at least two polar monomers, the materials are used to improve the adhesion of coatings such as paints, inks and adhesives to polyolefin substrates.

Abstract: A method for controlling access to a disk device connected to an execution platform that includes reserving a first region of the disk device and storing an unique disk label in said first region, wherein said first region is not encrypted, encrypting a second region of the disk device, wherein the second region includes user data and file information, said method further comprises providing a cipher agent running on said execution platform and carrying out the following steps in case an opening of the disk device is requested, reading the unique disk label stored in the first region, retrieving a protection policy for the disk device based on the unique disk label and handling the further access to the disk device based on the protection policy.

Abstract: The use of a block copolymer of the following structure. Wherein R and R1 may be the same or different and each independently represents an alkyl or aryl group, X may be hydrogen or C1 to C20 alkyl group which may be branched or linear and wherein the aromatic ring substituent joined to polymer B is positioned meta or para to the aromatic ring substituent joined to polymer A and, wherein polymer A is a polymer (or copolymer) of ethylene and polymer B is a polymer of monomers selected from vinyl acetate, C1-C9 acrylate esters, acrylic acid and mixtures thereof as an additive in polyethylene or polyethylene terephthalate to improve the adhesion between co-extruded layers of the polyethylene and the polyethylene terephthalate and laminated films derived from such use.

Abstract: A composition is provided to comprise a non-aqueous medium and a 3,4-oxypyridinone compound of structure (I): with each A being oxygen and/or sulfur, and with a variety of substituents at R1-R5 to enable a solution or an at least semi-stable emulsion to be formed in the non-aqueous medium. Methods of use are included herein, which may be focused on situations where the composition can be used as a lubricant and/or coolant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to biodegradable agents associated with (e.g., complexed, conjugated, encapsulated, absorbed, adsorbed, admixed) one or more of a therapeutic agent (e.g., configured for treating, preventing or ameliorating various types of disorders), a diagnostic agent, and an agent capable of relaxing (e.g., opening, dilating) the hepatopancreatic anatomical region, as well as systems and methods utilizing such compositions (e.g., in diagnostic and/or therapeutic settings (e.g., treating pancreatic cancers)).

Abstract: The present disclosure includes an optical head for a spectroscopic device configured to produce a beam of light, a reference signal detector, and a signal detector. A mirror reflects the beam of light from the light source toward a multi-sectioned window having a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side includes an AR coating and the top side has a first section including an AR coating and a second section including a beam splitter with transmittance and reflectance. A first beam path for the beam of light is defined by the mirror, the second section of the multi-sectioned window, and the reference signal detector. A second beam path for the beam of light is defined by the mirror, the second section of the multi-sectioned window, a medium contained in the spectroscopic device, an additional mirror, the first section of the multi-sectioned window, and the signal detector.

Abstract: Variable behaviour control mechanism with a variety of motion characteristics, the mechanism comprising means to measure a plurality of motion characteristics and to activate systems when a threshold of the motion characteristics is reached. The mechanism described is, for example, a vehicle seat belt and the mechanism minimises or prevents unwanted activation of line extension or retraction of the seat belt. A first mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when a combination of the sensed motion characteristics achieves a threshold. A second mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when at least one sensed motion characteristic achieves a threshold, the threshold being modified based on at least one further motion characteristic. A method of use of the above mechanisms is also described.

Abstract: A cable sleeve for use with a safety cable of a fall protection system. The cable sleeve has a braking system that includes a constant-contact wheel, a rotor that is connected to the constant-contact wheel, a cam plate, and a braking shoe. The rotor may have a permanent magnet and a magnetically susceptible item that is held in a disengaged position by the permanent magnet. Rotation of the constant-contact wheel can overcome the magnetic force and cause the item to move so as to engage with the cam plate and actuate braking by the braking shoe.

Abstract: A cable guide for stabilizing a safety cable of a fall protection system. The cable guide includes an elongate member with an engaging end that is arcuately deflectable relative to a stationary end of the elongate member and that comprises a magnet.

Abstract: Supporting suppression of distortion caused by a power amplifier, “PA”, included in a transmitter system configured to perform digital predistortion, “DPD”, and feedforward, “FF”, linearization on multiple digital input signals relating to different frequency bands, respectively. The PA is used for power amplification in preparation for transmission by a wireless communication network and is operative with an instantaneous bandwidth, “IBW’”. Information is obtained identifying one or more intermodulation, “IM”, components outside the frequency bands but within the IBW, and caused by said PA. The identified IM components are selectively processed as part of said DPD to thereby suppress formation of at least some of the identified IM components, and/or as part of the FF linearization by adding reference signals to the FF linearization, which reference signals correspond to at least some of the identified IM components.

Abstract: Variable behaviour control mechanism with a variety of motion characteristics, the mechanism comprising means to measure a plurality of motion characteristics and to activate systems when a threshold of the motion characteristics is reached. The mechanism described is, for example, a vehicle seat belt and the mechanism minimises or prevents unwanted activation of line extension or retraction of the seat belt. A first mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when a combination of the sensed motion characteristics achieves a threshold. A second mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when at least one sensed motion characteristic achieves a threshold, the threshold being modified based on at least one further motion characteristic. A method of use of the above mechanisms is also described.

Abstract: A pipe fitting system, including a first pipe section with at least one male end, a second pipe section with at least one female end, and a connecting means for releasably connecting the pipe sections together such that the male end is at least partially received within the female end. The connecting means comprising releasably engageable first and second connectors associated with the first and second pipe sections respectively, wherein the first connector comprises at least one outwardly extending protrusion and wherein the second connector comprises corresponding recesses adapted to releasable receive the or each protrusion of the first connector. The pipe fitting system is suitable for applications such as end of line connections, repair/replacement of fixed existing pipes, and in enabling temporary removal of pipes for maintenance or access purposes.

Abstract: An aircraft assembly includes a first body connected to a second body via a flexible coupling that limits separation of the bearing faces while permitting relative rotational movement between the bodies. The flexible coupling includes one or more first flexible straps attached to the first side of the first body and attached to the second side of the second body, and one or more second flexible straps attached to the second side of the first body and attached to the first side of the second body. The bearing faces include planar central portions to react compressive loads while the parts are aligned, and convex outer rolling surfaces to react loads during rotational movement between the bodies, such that a point of contact between the first body and the second body moves along curves of the respective curved end regions during the rotational movement between the bodies.

Abstract: A settlement monitoring system 1 for a construction site 400, the system 1 comprising an elongate liquid vessel 100, a continuous body of liquid 110 within the vessel 100, a first sensor 201 housed within a first portion of the vessel, and at least one additional sensor 202 206 housed within a second portion of the liquid vessel 100, wherein the sensors 201-206 are submerged within the liquid 110 and each sensor 201-206 is capable of detecting a pressure of the liquid 110, wherein in use the first portion of the liquid vessel 100 is configured to be situated at a known reference point of the site 400, the second portion is configured to be embedded within the ground 416, and the pressures are communicated to a surface system 308, the surface system 308 being configured to record the pressures.

Abstract: A ground movement monitoring system comprising a rigid support (304), a magnetically sensitive probe (200) and a magnet (100), wherein the probe (200) is capable of detecting a displacement of the magnet (100), wherein in use the magnet (100) is configured to be fixed in the ground (320, 330, 340), the support (304) is configured to be located in the ground (320, 330, 340), an end of the support (304) being fixed in position relative to the ground (320, 330, 340), and the probe (200) is configured to be attached to the support (304) proximally to the magnet (100), wherein the displacement of the magnet (100) as detected by the probe (200) is communicated to a surface system (308), the surface system (308) being configured to record any displacement of the magnet (100).