A housing structure for garbage collection containers (24) includes a supporting framework (1), external parts and doors fixed to this framework, whereby the containers (24) receive garbage through access openings (20) that are provided in the fixed external parts which form vertically extending side wall portions (18) situated adjacent the doors (23). The doors (23) form a support for advertising...

A respiratory gas conditioning system (190). The system includes an inhale branch (IB), an exhale branch (EB), a heat and moisture exchanger HME (200), and a connector (70) for connecting the branches (IB, EB) to a patient (P). The system (190) comprises an HME (200) located close to a ventilator (60); a water reservoir (RS) located in the exhale or inhale branch to moisture-enrich the gas flowing...

A rotary vacuum pump comprises, between the rotor (2) and a driving motor, a control unit (1; 101) for operatively connecting the pump and the motor only in the periods in which the pump operation is required or desired. The control unit (1; 101) includes: a rotating member (12; 112) connected to a motor output and arranged to be made integral for rotation with the pump rotor (2, 10) when the pump...

Spectrum usage in a radio cognitive transmission system may be monitored in a distributed manner in space and time through a first set of monitoring apparatuses and a second set of monitoring apparatuses. The first set of monitoring apparatuses may be associated to apparatuses, such as base stations, having a monitoring precision level, for example, linked to the spectrum sampling frequency, great...

A device for facilitating foot insertion, particularly for sports shoes, comprising a first flap (4) and a second flap (5) to be joined and being constituted by a means (11) for temporary tensioning of a traction element that passes through and is guided on the first flap (4). The traction element is in turn connected to a support that is coupled to, and protrudes from, the second flap (5) toward ...

An apparatus ( 1 ) for independent production of at least fresh water through desalination of sea water, including an airtight container (2), kept under vacuum at lower than atmospheric pressure by appropriate suction means (3) and containing vaporizers (4) suitable for receiving heat from an external heat source (6); condenser means (7) suitable for transferring heat to an external heat source (5...