Abstract: Device (140) for a window wiper arm of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a cover (144) and an accessory, such as a nozzle (142), which is rigidly connected to the cover, said cover having a generally U-shaped cross section and being configured to be applied and fastened to an end piece (28) of U-shaped cross section of said arm.

Abstract: Administering antibodies or fragments thereof which bind hemopexin for use in the treatment of retinal diseases, in particular a retinal disease in which there is a dysfunction of the external blood-retinal barrier, the dysfunction being an impairment of the blood-retinal barrier. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions are also disclosed in which the antibodies or fragments thereof are present. The compositions may be applied in wide spectra of ocular diseases.

Abstract: An operation mechanism for a dual-clutch assembly is provided. The dual-clutch assembly comprises a first clutch having a first clutch bearing, and a second clutch having a second clutch bearing. The operation mechanism comprises: a supporting member; a first operation member adapted to be rotatably coupled to the supporting member and to actuate the first clutch bearing; and a second operation member adapted to be rotatably coupled to the supporting member and to actuate the second clutch bearing. The second operation member is always spaced a predetermined distance from the first operation member in an operation direction.

Abstract: The present invention is related to 4-amino-6-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-2-(phenylamino)-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one derivatives, to the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment and/or prevention of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Abstract: The invention provides novel quinolinone-carboxamide 5-HT4 receptor agonist compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat diseases associated with 5-HT4 receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.

Abstract: A coating composition includes a colloidal suspension of specific zirconia nano-particles, at least one epoxysilane and at least one catalyst. A method for preparing this composition, and its use for coating a transparent optical substrate, an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens, including a transparent polymer substrate, especially an acrylic substrate, and a coating prepared from the composition, which is directly applied on the substrate, are also described.

Abstract: A sensor for determining gas content of a two phase fluid flowing in a flow line, the sensor including a sleeve configured to be arranged in the flow line in a stream of fluid. The sleeve includes a plurality of measurement electrodes that, in pairs, define a plurality of subdivision spaces subdividing a flow section of the sleeve. The sensor also includes switch and measurement members coupled to the measurement electrodes to control switching of each subdivision space of the sleeve between a measuring state and a non-measuring state. The switch and measurement members are configured to selectively switch the state of each of the subdivision spaces independently of one another.

Abstract: A progressive multifocal lens adapted to correct a user's vision and including a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the first major surface is positioned closest to the user's eye when the progressive multifocal lens is worn by the user, the progressive multifocal lens including: a far-distance vision region having a first refractive power, a near-distance vision region having a second refractive power, an intermediate-distance vision region having a third refractive power, and a first and a second progressive region, a main line of sight extending from the far-distance vision region to the near-distance vision and passing through the intermediate-distance vision region. The first progressive region joins the far-distance vision region and the intermediate-distance vision region and the second progressive region joins the intermediate-distance vision region and the near-distance vision region.

Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus and method for manufacturing an image display. The apparatus provides an automated method for efficient production of a finished image display, beginning with a planar, unassembled, image display and resulting with a fully-assembled image display in its final form, such as a cube-shaped image display with a plurality of images affixed thereto. In one embodiment, the apparatus is machinery configured as a semi-automated workstation, configured with four jigs stationed on a rotating platform housed on a workstation base. The rotating platform is configured for 360 degree rotation and advancing each jig through one of four work positions. The rotating platform is controlled by a control panel, which can be operated manually or automated. In one embodiment, the machinery is capable of high through-put manufacturing—up to three hundred image display cubes in one hour of operation.

Abstract: A portable work light is disclosed having a front cover having a LED light source; a protective housing for the LED light source; a back housing for enclosing the portable light and the various components thereof; a power source and electrical components for operating the portable light; a ratcheting stand and handle; and a plurality of bumpers for protecting various contact points of the portable light.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a bispecific chimeric antigen receptor, comprising: (a) at least two antigen-specific targeting regions; (b) an extracellular spacer domain; (c) a transmembrane domain; (d) at least one co-stimulatory domain; and (e) an intracellular signaling domain, wherein each antigen-specific targeting region comprises an antigen-specific single chain Fv (scFv) fragment, and binds a different antigen, and wherein the bispecific chimeric antigen receptor is co-expressed with a therapeutic control. The invention also provides methods and uses of the bispecific chimeric antigen receptors.

Abstract: A combination signal marker panel and solar panel and methods are disclosed. The combination signal marker panel and solar panel includes a signal marker that is detachably fastened to a flexible solar panel. The solar panel is modular and configurable to provide any output voltage. Namely, the solar panel can include any number of solar modules configured in series, configured in parallel, or configured in any combination of series and parallel arrangements. The combination signal marker panel and solar panel can be used to harvest solar energy while simultaneously marking the user's position.

Abstract: Heating device (20) that is able to be mounted on a support frame of a windscreen wiper, the heating device (20) having a vertebra (24) that is able to be mounted longitudinally inside the housing in the support frame; at least one heating element (25) disposed on the vertebra (24); an electrical connector (26) comprising an electrical connection device; characterized in that the heating device (20) comprises an electrically conductive protruding element (28) in electrical contact with the heating element (25), and in that the heating device (20) is able to prevent the electrical connection device (27) from coming into contact with the heating element (25) before the vertebra (24) is in its final mounted position; and to bring the electrical connection device (27) and the protruding element (28) into contact when the vertebra (24) is in its final mounted position.

Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a lens of a motor vehicle camera is disclosed. The lens is designed to capture images along a longitudinal optical axis, and includes a cleaning head arranged in a fixed position with respect to the camera so that part of the head, that bears cleaning means, is arranged along the optical axis behind the lens. The cleaning device is applicable to the cleaning of reversing cameras positioned at the rear of the vehicle and oriented in such a way as to capture images of a road scene extending to the rear of the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical article, preferably an ophthalmic lens, including a substrate having at least one main surface and a precursor coating of an anti-fog coating, the precursor coating in direct contact with either the main surface of the substrate, or with a first coating, when the main surface of the substrate is coated with a first coating, the precursor coating being formed by a deposition of at least one hydrophilic compound A on the substrate or on the first coating, including an inner portion in which the compound A is grafted on the substrate or on the first coating, and an outer portion that can be removed by washing and/or wiping, resulting from the deposition of the compound A, and being coated with a temporary layer, in direct contact with the compound, including at least one compound selected from the metal fluorides and the compounds including magnesium and oxygen.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article having antireflection properties, optionally antistatic properties, having a high thermal and abrasion resistance, as well as the method for producing the same. The article of the invention comprises a substrate and, starting from the substrate: a sub-layer comprising a SiO2-based layer, said SiO2-based layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 75 nm et free from Al2O3; and a multilayered antireflection coating comprising a stack consisting in at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer, all the low refractive index layers of which comprising a mixture of SiO2 and Al2O3, and the high refractive index layers of which are not layers that do absorb in the visible region comprising a substoichiometric titanium oxide and reducing the relative visible light transmission factor (Tv) of the optical article by at least 10% as compared to a same article without any of said visible light absorbing layers.

Abstract: A photochromic ophthalmic lens includes a photochromic substrate and a filter having at least one layer formed on the main front face of the lens. The filter has a total thickness ?700 nm and the front face has: an average UVA reflection factor over a range of wavelengths from 330 to 380 nanometers that is ?40%, for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, an average blue reflection factor over a range of wavelengths from 420 to 450 nanometers that is ?5%, for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, a spectral reflectivity curve for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, the reflectivity curve having a reflectivity maximum at a wavelength <435 nanometers, and a width at mid-height ?70 nanometers, and for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, ?spectral=1?[R0°-15° (480 nm)/R0°-15° (435 nm)], with ?spectral?0.8.

Abstract: An ammonia generating device for treating exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, notably of automobile vehicles, includes a reservoir having a body capable of releasing ammonia by desorption and a heating device positioned inside the reservoir to heat the body in the reservoir. The heating device comprises a heat generating element that has an elongated form. The heating device further includes at least one heat transfer feature laid out along an axial direction of the heat generating element and extending in a direction radial to the heat generating element.

Abstract: A method of preparing an ophthalmic lens (20) for mounting in an eyeglass frame, the ophthalmic lens including a memory mark (28) that is situated on one of its ophthalmic faces (22) and that forms a code storing in digital form at least one item of information relating to a mechanical, geometrical, or optical characteristic of the ophthalmic lens. The method includes three steps: a) acquiring a raw image of at least a portion of the optical face of the ophthalmic lens on which an image of the memory mark appears; b) processing the raw image acquired in step a) in order to decode the information stored in the code; and c) centering and then shaping the ophthalmic lens as a function of the information decoded in step b).