Abstract: The subject of the invention is a catalytic filter for the treatment of solid particles and gaseous pollutants coming from the combustion gases of an internal combustion engine, comprising a porous matrix forming an assembly of longitudinal channels separated by porous filtering walls based on or consisting of silicon carbide or aluminum titanate in the form of interconnected grains. The filter according to the invention is characterized in that: said grains and grain boundaries of said porous filtering walls are covered over at least 70% of their surface area with a texturing material, said texturing consisting of irregularities, the sizes of which are between 10 nm and 5 microns; and a catalytic coating or washcoat at least partially covers said texturing material and optionally, at least partially, the grains of said porous filtering walls.

Abstract: The invention relates to the upholstery (2) of a seat element for a motor vehicle and to the method of creating it, in which method a foam support block (21) is produced to fit a frame element; a cover element (22) is created by cold-forming a foam sprayed onto a polypropylene substrate and attached on the reverse side of a textile material in the form of a skin or synthetic material to define the visible shape of the seat element; and the cover element is attached to the support block.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus based on motion identification are disclosed. The method includes detecting and identifying a change of a position status of a data transmission apparatus, detecting, by the data transmission apparatus, a target apparatus when the change of the position status is determined to be a predefined motion, and establishing, by the data transmission apparatus, a connection with the target apparatus and performing, by the data transmission apparatus, a data transmission, if the target apparatus is detected. The data transmission method does not operate through an interface, but can trigger a data transmission apparatus to detect a target apparatus and to perform a data transmission by only identifying a motion of the data transmission apparatus. Thus, the operation of data transmission can be simplified, and a user-friendly operation method can be achieved.

Abstract: The invention relates to a particle blend comprising mainly or consisting of an oxide phase of the pseudo-brookite type comprising at least titanium and aluminum, said blend being obtained from at least two particle size fractions, namely a coarse particle size fraction, the median diameter d50 of which is greater than 12 microns, and a fine particle size fraction, the median diameter d50 of which is between 0.5 and 3 microns, the mass ratio of said coarse fraction to said fine fraction being between 1.5 and 20, limits inclusive, and the ratio of the median diameter of the coarse fraction to that of the fine fraction being greater than 12.

Abstract: A system provides push-to-talk (PTT) or similar communication service via a radio access network providing wireless mobile packet data communications for mobile stations. A server distributes packets of digitized audio received from a broadcasting mobile station to one or more client devices of other parties. The called client device(s), however, may not all have the same communications capabilities as the broadcasting mobile station. Signaling procedures are adapted to inform the broadcasting station of the capabilities of the other client device(s). This enables the broadcasting mobile station to configure its transmissions of digitized audio through the network for compatibility with the capabilities of the other client device(s). Proper configuration avoids loss of data at the destination, particularly at the start of a PTT transmission, due to transmission in a form or configuration that may be incompatible with one or more of the receiving stations.

Abstract: A localized area is at least partially contained within a perimeter of a shield ring formed by a closed superconducting current path of a material that is superconductive below a critical temperature. The shield ring is at least partially within a perimeter of a compensation coil that is coupled to a current source. One or more measurement devices are responsive to magnetic fields in the vicinity of the localized area, allowing compensation by controlling current to the compensation coil. A heater can raise temperature of the shield ring out of a superconducting condition.

Abstract: A resin composite copper foil comprising a copper foil and a resin layer containing a block copolymer polyimide and a maleimide compound, the resin layer being formed on one surface of the copper foil, a production process thereof, a copper-clad laminate using the resin composite copper foil, a production process of a printed wiring board using the copper-clad laminate, and a printed wiring board obtained by the above process.

Abstract: The gas-tight, high or medium voltage electric switch device (1), containing an insulating gas under pressure, comprises switch contacts (2) capable of occupying an open position and a closed position and disposed inside a composite insulator formed by a rigid tube (3) surrounded by an elastomer casing (4) whose outside surface defines a succession of annular fins. The rigid tube and the elastomer casing are arranged so as to define an observation window (7) that is at least translucent, and through which the open or closed position of the switch contacts is visible.

Abstract: A HRPD network access authentication method based on CAVE algorithm is provided. An AT (Access Terminal) generates a random number “RAND” necessary for a calculation of an AUTH1 by using a “Random text” included in the CHAP Challenge message. A UIM (User Identity Module) card works out the AUTH1 by using the random number “RAND” and an SSD_A (Shared Secret Data A) in the UIM card. The AT carries the AUTH1 in a Result field of the CHAP Response message. An AN-AAA (Access Network-Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) generates the random number “RAND” necessary for the calculation of an AUTH2 by using a “Random text” included in a Radius Access Request message. The AN-AAA works out the AUTH2 by using the random number “RAND”. The two results AUTH1 and AUTH2 are compared. If the results are the same, the authentication on the AT passes. Otherwise, AT access is rejected.

Abstract: The present invention provides micelles, solutions comprising micelles, methods for preparing micelles, and methods for delivering micelles to patients. The micelles have fixed, preselected hydrodynamic diameters and are formed from basic or acidic amphiphilic compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides antibody Fab fragments in which the heavy chain constant region terminates at the interchain cysteine of CH1. Also provided are antibody Fab fragments in which the heavy chain constant region terminates at the interchain cysteine of CH1 to which one or more effector molecules are attached.

Abstract: An electrical insulator including a tube surrounded by an insulating sheath. The insulating sheath is composed of a filled, hardened, flexibilized, hydrophobic, cycloaliphatic epoxy resin containing from 25 to 75 percent by weight of mineral filler. The process for manufacturing this insulator includes the steps of installing the insulator tube or a precursor of the tube in an electrical insulator mold, feeding the filled unhardened hydrophobic cycloaliphatic epoxy resin in the mold so as to form the sheath, hardening the resin inserted in the mold so as to obtain the insulator, and extracting the insulator obtained from the mold.

Abstract: In general, the invention features compounds useful for the synthesis of analogs of halichondrin B, such as eribulin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, e.g., eribulin mesylate.

Abstract: The assembly comprises a fuel cartridge, for driving fastening elements in an internal combustion engine hand tool, and at least an abacus relative to a fuel of a plurality of curves representing the pressure of said fuel as a function of the temperature thereof and relating to a same plurality of filling rates of said fuel in the cartridge. The cartridge comprises a pressure sensor adapted for measuring the fuel pressure in the cartridge. The fastening tool comprises, between a transferring device and the housing of the cartridge, a pressure sensor adapted for measuring the fuel pressure.

Abstract: A composite biocontrol microbial agent PSX combination controls several soil-borne diseases. The PSX combination was composed of three biocontrol bacteria, which are shaking cultured in the PDA culture solution at 37° C., 180 rpm for 20 to 24 hours, then centrifugated at 4000 g for 10 min, taking the wet bacterium preserved fluid by the ratio of 1:40 to prepare the microbial agent, and then mixing at the ratio of 1:1:1, the total concentration of live bacteria in finished product being of 1×109˜1×1012 cfu/mL. The PSX combination controls soil-borne diseases of plant that occurs complexly or solely, including root knot nematode disease, bacterial wilt, verticillium wilt and blights. Its disease-preventing effect is 60-100%. Yield increase is 30-200%. The effects of preventing Fusarium wilt of banana and rice sheath blight disease are more than 50%, and have 20-80% yield increase. In addition, the PSX combination also can improve soil hardening.

Abstract: Anchor designs for thin film packages are disclosed that, in a preferred embodiment are a combination of SiGe-filled trenches and Si-oxide-filled spacing. Depending on the release process, additional manufacturing process steps are performed in order to obtain a desired mechanical strength. For aggressive release processes, additional soft sputter etch and a Ti—TiN interlayer in the anchor region may be added. The ratio of the total SiGe—SiGe anchor area to the SiO2—SiGe anchor area determines the mechanical strength of the anchor. If this ratio is larger than 1, the thin film package reaches the MIL-standard requirements.

Abstract: A method for determining the value of the inset of a progressive addition lens according to a wearer comprising the steps of: providing convergence data, determining from the convergence data the inset of the progressive addition lens considering at least the convergence data and the prismatic effect of the progressive addition lens.

Abstract: A method of determining coordinates of a mobile Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver includes processing signals from space vehicles including performing measurements of pseudoranges and Doppler shift, extracting ephemeris data, and determining GNSS receiver coordinates from said measurements.

Abstract: A deodorant composition comprising an aminoacid compound of formula I or II and a carrier material. R1R2N—X—O—CH?CH—CH(NH2)CO2H??I R1R2N—X—O—CH2CH2—CH(NH2)CO2H??II where X is an optionally substituted alkylene group comprising two carbons and R1 and R2 are independently H or CH3.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing micromachined devices and the devices obtained are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a structural layer comprising an amorphous semiconductor material, forming a shielding layer on a first portion of the structural layer and leaving exposed a second portion of the structural layer, and annealing the second portion using a first fluence. The method further comprises removing the shielding layer, and annealing the first portion and the second portion using a second fluence that is less than half the first fluence. In an embodiment, the device comprises a substrate layer, an underlying layer formed on the substrate layer, and a sacrificial layer formed on only a portion of the underlying layer. The device further comprises a structural layer that is in contact with the underlying layer and comprises a first region annealed using a first fluence and a second region annealed using a second fluence.