Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a catalyzed particulate filter with high clean filtration efficiency which may include applying a catalyst material to a filter body having porous filter walls, wherein filtration material comprising filtration particles are disposed on or in or both on and in porous filter walls, and the filtration material is hydrophobic while the catalyst material is applied. A catalyzed particulate filter with high clean filtration efficiency is also disclosed wherein the filter includes porous filter walls with filtration particles disposed on or in or both on and in the porous filter walls, and catalyst material disposed on or in or both on and in the porous filter walls, and wherein the catalyst material substantially does not touch the filtration particles.

Abstract: A batch mixture comprising pre-reacted pseudobrookite particles consisting essentially of aluminum titanate and magnesium dititanate, a reactive alumina source, a reactive titania source, and a reactive silica source. Other batch mixtures and methods of manufacturing honeycomb extrudates and porous honeycomb bodies using the batch mixture are disclosed.

Abstract: A ceramic particulate filter having a porous catalytic material deposited on walls within the filter. Particulate matter is trapped in the walls of the filter and the catalytic material removes gases, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), from gases passing through the filter. The filter, in one embodiment, is adaptable for use with internal combustion (gas and diesel) engines. A method of making the filter is also described.

Abstract: A method of trading a foreign currency option on an electronic trading system may include executing a trade of the foreign currency option between a buyer and a setter, locking the trading system with respect to the traded foreign currency option, querying the buyer whether the buyer desires to buy or sell additional volume of the option, querying the seller whether the seller desires to sell or hay additional volume of the option, and authorizing additional participants to join the trade and querying the additional participants whether each of the additional participants desires to buy or sell a volume of the option.

Abstract: A method of trading a foreign currency option on an electronic trading system may include executing a trade of the foreign currency option between a buyer and a setter, locking the trading system with respect to the traded foreign currency option, querying the buyer whether the buyer desires to buy or sell additional volume of the option, querying the seller whether the seller desires to sell or hay additional volume of the option, and authorizing additional participants to join the trade and querying the additional participants whether each of the additional participants desires to buy or sell a volume of the option.

Abstract: A wall-flow honeycomb filter comprising a ceramic monolith having a plurality of porous walls formed therein. The plurality of porous walls define a plurality of inlet cells and a plurality of outlet cells extending between an inlet end face and an outlet end face of the monolith. The inlet cells are open at the inlet end face and plugged at or near the outlet end face. The outlet cells are open at the outlet end face and plugged at or near the inlet end face. The monolith has a ratio of a combined cross-sectional area of the inlet cells to a combined cross-sectional area of the outlet cells greater than 1. The monolith has at least one inlet cell cluster which contains an N×M group of inlet cells, N and M being integers greater than 1, each inlet cell cluster consisting of a plurality of inlet cells separated by inlet cluster walls.

Abstract: Systems and method of enabling trading in currencies are provided. A method of trading a foreign currency option on an electronic trading system according to the invention may include executing a trade of the foreign currency option between a buyer and a seller, locking the trading system with respect to the traded foreign currency option, querying the buyer whether the buyer desires to buy or sell additional volume of the option, querying the seller whether the seller desires to sell or buy additional volume of the option, and authorizing additional participants to join the trade and querying the additional participants whether each of the additional participants desires to buy or sell a volume of the option. The method may also include starting a countdown timer and displaying the timer on the graphical user interface of the buyer, the seller and the additional parties and receiving buy and sell orders from the at least one of the buyer, the seller and additional participants.

Abstract: Systems and method of enabling trading in currencies are provided. A method of trading a foreign currency option on an electronic trading system according to the invention may include executing a trade of the foreign currency option between a buyer and a seller, locking the trading system with respect to the traded foreign currency option, querying the buyer whether the buyer desires to buy or sell additional volume of the option, querying the seller whether the seller desires to sell or buy additional volume of the option, and authorizing additional participants to join the trade and querying the additional participants whether each of the additional participants desires to buy or sell a volume of the option. The method may also include starting a countdown timer and displaying the timer on the graphical user interface of the buyer, the seller and the additional parties and receiving buy and sell orders from the at least one of the buyer, the seller and additional participants.

Abstract: Systems and method of enabling trading in currencies are provided. A method of trading a foreign currency option on an electronic trading system according to the invention may include executing a trade of the foreign currency option between a buyer and a seller, locking the trading system with respect to the traded foreign currency option, querying the buyer whether the buyer desires to buy or sell additional volume of the option, querying the seller whether the seller desires to sell or buy additional volume of the option, and authorizing additional participants to join the trade and querying the additional participants whether each of the additional participants desires to buy or sell a volume of the option. The method may also include starting a countdown timer and displaying the timer on the graphical user interface of the buyer, the seller and the additional parties and receiving buy and sell orders from the at least one of the buyer, the seller and additional participants.

Abstract: A ceramic particulate filter having a porous catalytic material deposited on walls within the filter. Particulate matter is trapped in the walls of the filter and the catalytic material removes gases, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), from gases passing through the filter. The filter, in one embodiment, is adaptable for use with internal combustion (gas and diesel) engines. A method of making the filter is also described.

Abstract: Disclosed are washcoated ceramic honeycomb filters. The ceramic filters exhibit a relatively high level of washcoat loading while exhibiting minimized levels of backpressure. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the washcoated ceramic honeycomb filters. The method comprises providing an cell geometry derived from a predetermined level of washcoat loading to be applied to the ceramic honeycomb article.

Abstract: A wall-flow honeycomb filter comprising a ceramic monolith having a plurality of porous walls formed therein. The plurality of porous walls define a plurality of inlet cells and a plurality of outlet cells extending between an inlet end face and an outlet end face of the monolith. The inlet cells are open at the inlet end face and plugged at or near the outlet end face. The outlet cells are open at the outlet end face and plugged at or near the inlet end face. The monolith has a ratio of a combined cross-sectional area of the inlet cells to a combined cross-sectional area of the outlet cells greater than 1. The monolith has at least one inlet cell cluster which contains an N×M group of inlet cells, N and M being integers greater than 1, each inlet cell cluster consisting of a plurality of inlet cells separated by inlet cluster walls.

Abstract: Disclosed are washcoated ceramic honeycomb filters. The ceramic filters exhibit a relatively high level of washcoat loading while exhibiting minimized levels of backpressure. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the washcoated ceramic honeycomb filters. The method comprises providing an cell geometry derived from a predetermined level of washcoat loading to be applied to the ceramic honeycomb article.

Abstract: Systems and method of enabling trading in currencies are provided. A method of trading a foreign currency option on an electronic trading system according to the invention may include executing a trade of the foreign currency option between a buyer and a seller, locking the trading system with respect to the traded foreign currency option, querying the buyer whether the buyer desires to buy or sell additional volume of the option, querying the seller whether the seller desires to sell or buy additional volume of the option, and authorizing additional participants to join the trade and querying the additional participants whether each of the additional participants desires to buy or sell a volume of the option. The method may also include starting a countdown timer and displaying the timer on the graphical user interface of the buyer, the seller and the additional parties and receiving buy and sell orders from the at least one of the buyer, the seller and additional participants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible display, comprising a flexible support, discrete light sources, arranged in a dispersed manner on the flexible support, means for controlling power supply for the light sources, means, incorporated in the flexible support, for transmission between the means for control of the power supply and the discrete light sources, and control and power signals for the discrete light sources. The above further comprises a diffuser element, covering the light sources, such that the light originating from two adjacent discrete light sources produces an essentially continuous light display on a face of the diffuser element opposite the light sources.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible display, comprising a flexible support, discrete light sources, arranged in a dispersed manner on the flexible support, means for controlling power supply for the light sources, means, incorporated in the flexible support, for transmission between the means for control of the power supply and the discrete light sources, and control and power signals for the discrete light sources. The above further comprises a diffuser element, covering the light sources, such that the light originating from two adjacent discrete light sources produces an essentially continuous light display on a face of the diffuser element opposite the light sources.

Abstract: A communicating object comprising long-range wireless communication means, active short-range wireless location means and control means designed, on the one hand, to activate and/or deactivate, at least partly, the power supply for the long-range communication means and, on the other hand, to deactivate, at least partly, the power supply for the short-range location means.

Abstract: Data communication between a processing unit and external means may take place via a plurality of data streams. Means check the mutual consistency of said streams and report and correct abnormalities. This self-synchronization is achieved by inserting separators into the data streams to separate the data, and by means of a freezing mechanism for freezing the internal operation of the processing unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic machine for curving thin and rectilinear metal elements of the wire, strip or tube type.According to the invention, this machine comprises a nipper (2) adapted for positioning and holding on a first axis (X) a metal element section to be bent, as well as two bending devices (3, 4) movable on each side of the nipper (2) along a rail (7) parallel to the axis (X). Each bending device comprises two jaws (17 and 18) between which the metal element section may be clamped at each stop of the bending device, as well as a bending finger adapted for rotating about an axis perpendicular to the axis (X) in line with the noses of the jaws (17, 18) which form the counter bending parts. According to an essential characteristic of the invention, the nipper (2) may further execute an angular rotation about the axis (X).