Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

Peter Ronald Van Den Broek

Christoph Dobrusskin

Bastiaan Uitbeijerse

Wiecher Ferdinand Kamping

Jacob Brinkert

Maarten Joannes Botman

Gert Nijenbanning

Jacques Marie René Huyghe

Silvia Wognum

A cover device () for a drink container comprises a basic assembly () which is provided with a drink opening (), and a valve arrangement () for blocking or unblocking a passage to the drink opening () from a drink container side of the cover device (). The valve arrangement () comprises a valve element () having two portions () which are connected to each other through an area of the valve element () at a position where the valve element () is hingably associated with the basic assembly (), and wherein only one of the two portions () is in direct communication with the drink opening () of the basic assembly (), so that a smallest total moment of force may be realized on the one portion () when the valve element () is subjected to pressure from the drink container side of the cover device ().

Cover device for a drink container

The present application relates to a prosthesis comprising a core of a gel material and a fiber envelope which surrounds the core. In addition, the present application relates to a method for producing the same. The object of the present application is to provide a prosthesis which is based on a material which combines a low shear stiffness with a high degree of toughness and good swelling properties. Another object of the present invention is to provide a prosthesis which is based on a material which exhibits excellent durability and wear resistance.

Prosthesis comprising a core of a gel material with a woven envelope and a method for producing the same and use thereof

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Peter Ronald Van Den Broek