Abstract: Cosmetic process for smoothing the skin and/or the lips, for restoring volume to the face and/or the lips, and/or for reducing and/or filling wrinkles, comprising applying a composition comprising an aqueous phase and: a first cosmetic ingredient with one or more polyglycerols with 3-10 glycerol units and an average molecular weight of 200-600 g/mol, a second cosmetic ingredient which is different from the first with one or more polyglycerols with 3-10 glycerol units and an average molecular weight of 300-1000 g/mol, and optionally also a third cosmetic ingredient which is different from the first and from the second and comprises one or more polyglycerols which have 3-10 glycerol units and an average molecular weight of 200-1,000 g/mol, where the average molecular weight of the polyglycerols in the second cosmetic ingredient is at least 100 g/mol higher than the average molecular weight of the polyglycerols of the first cosmetic ingredient.

Abstract: A system that facilitates adjustment of a strap attached to a cosmetic applicator configured for users with limited mobility. The system allows adjustment via a single hand if needed, and can be used by users missing one or more digits. The strap adjustment system includes a housing cap, a strap, a locking feature, and a roller wheel, the locking feature disposed on a first side of a chamber formed by the housing cap and an end of the cosmetic applicator, the roller wheel disposed on a second side of the chamber, and the strap configured to pass through the chamber with the locking feature configured to contact a first side of the strap and lock the strap against locking edges of the chamber. The roller wheel is configured to unlock the strap and adjust the strap via rotation of the roller wheel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing cyclic anhydride, in particular succinic anhydride and methylsuccinic anhydride from a ?-lactone, in particular ?-propiolactone and ?-butyrolactone, respectively, in the presence of carbon monoxide, catalyzed by dicobalt octacarbonyl [Co2(CO)8], in an organic solvent. The invention also relates to the use of this method in the manufacture of food additives, plasticizers, polymers of interest in particular polyesters, polyurethanes and elastanes, resins, coatings, pharmaceutical products.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic emitter comprising a plurality of optical antennas, each comprising: a laterally emitting guiding structure formed from an injection waveguide and from a lateral diffraction grating configured to extract an optical mode in a horizontal plane; and a vertically emitting guiding structure formed from an emission waveguide configured to receive an optical mode extracted by the diffraction grating, and from a vertical diffraction grating configured to extract to free space an optical mode travelling through the emission waveguide.

Abstract: A cosmetic securement device for stabilization of a cosmetic applicator, comprising a motion stabilizer handle; and an adapter coupled to a first end of the motion stabilizer handle; wherein the motion stabilizer handle includes at least one sensor configured to detect a movement caused by a user, circuitry configured to determine a compensation movement to offset the detected movement, and at least one motion generation device configured to control a motion of the cosmetic applicator according to the determined compensation movement, and wherein the adapter includes a cosmetic holder configured to hold a plurality of different types of cosmetic applicators, the cosmetic holder comprising a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm being connected at a hinge and configured to rotate around the hinge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for characterizing eyelashes or eyebrows which is implemented by computer and comprises the following steps, which are directed toward:—receiving data corresponding to a set of pixels in a close-up image of a body area comprising a plurality of eyelashes, preferably the entirety of a row of eyelashes or of an eyebrow, to be characterized:—applying at least one step of computer vision so as to obtain, on the basis of the image data received, a numerical evaluation of at least one characteristic numerical parameter from among, notably, the number of fibers, an average length of the fibers, an average thickness of the fibers, and a curvature of the fibers.

Abstract: The security hardware module is configured to: when a datum Di is written to a register Ri,0 of the microprocessor: compute a code Ci,?2 using a function Q?2 parameterized by a secret key ?2, then record the code Ci,?2 in a register of an auxiliary bank and mark this register as having been updated, only when all the registers of the auxiliary bank have been marked, triggering, at a time tr1, replacement of a current secret key ?1 by the key ?2 and, for any new arithmetic logic instruction, the execution of which starts after this time tr1, using the secret key ?2 and the codes Ci,?2 recorded in the auxiliary bank of registers instead of the key ?1 and codes Ci,?1, respectively, to compute and verify a code Crest-t.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, especially cosmetic composition, in particular for caring for keratin materials, comprising: at least one particulate cellulosic compound; at least hydrophobic silica aerogel particles; and at least one wax of plant origin having a melting point of greater than 25° C. It also relates to a cosmetic process for caring for keratin materials comprising the application to the keratin materials of said composition.

Abstract: A cosmetic securement device for stabilization of a cosmetic applicator, comprising a motion stabilizer handle; an internal sleeve configured to be removably inserted into the motion stabilizer handle; and an adapter coupled to a first end of the cosmetic securement device, wherein the internal sleeve includes at least one positioning joint at a first end of the internal sleeve, the first end of the internal sleeve aligning with a first end of the motion stabilizer handle when the internal sleeve is inserted into the motion stabilizer handle, wherein the motion stabilizer handle includes at least one releasable locking mechanism configured to secure the internal sleeve inside the motion stabilizer handle, and wherein the adapter is configured to hold a plurality of different types of cosmetic applicators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging article comprising a polymer-based multilayer envelope defining a cavity, and a solid composition based on one or more surfactant(s), said composition being contained in the cavity defined by the envelope. The invention also relates to a process for cosmetic treatment of keratin materials, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, using such a packaging article, and also to the use of said packaging article for washing and/or conditioning keratin materials, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair.

Abstract: A stamp is provided that is configured to apply a cosmetic formulation to a user. The stamp includes a recessed area configured to receive the cosmetic formulation, the recessed area having a shape confirming to a target area of the user for applying the cosmetic formulation; a connector configured to attach to an external device; and processing circuitry configured to control an angular position of the stamp as the stamp is moved toward the target area of the user.

Abstract: An accessibility diagnosis system is provided for a motion stabilization device for stabilization of a cosmetic applicator. The system includes a mobile user device that includes a touch sensitive display and a motion sensor, the mobile user device including processing circuitry configured to: display a request to a user for an input of a specific drawing motion or a specific movement of the mobile user device, and collect information indicating a movement pattern of the user's hands based on the results of the user's input in response to the request; and a server device that is connected to the mobile user device via a network, the server device including processing circuitry configured to receive the collected information from the mobile user device, determine an amount of motion stabilization required to be set for the motion stabilization device based on the collected information, and output the determined amount of motion stabilization.

Abstract: An electronic device provided with transistors containing GaN, and including a control circuit configured to evaluate the drain source resistance in the on state of at least one first transistor out of the transistors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for storing and supplying fluid, comprising a cryogenic tank, a withdrawal circuit comprising a first withdrawal line comprising a first heat exchanger located outside the tank, the withdrawal circuit comprising a set of one or more valves permitting withdrawal, in the process entering the first heat exchanger, an electronic control member for making at least some of the set of valves open/close, when the set of valves is configured to not allow withdrawal, the electronic control member being configured to switch the set of valves to a first state, in which at least a portion of the internal volume of the first heating heat exchanger is fluidically isolated from at least a portion of the rest of the withdrawal circuit, or a second state, in which at least a portion of the volume of the heating heat exchanger fluidically communicates with at least a portion of the rest of the withdrawal circuit.

Abstract: The present application relates to an assembly (1) for packaging a cosmetic product, comprising a glass bottle (2) extending between a bottom and a neck (4), and a wiping member (7), wherein the bottle (2) is made of drawn glass and wherein the neck (4) has an internal annular bulge (42) cooperating with a groove (72) in the wiping member (7) in order to ensure that the wiping member (7) is fastened inside the neck (4) by snap-fastening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a floating-point computation circuit comprising: an internal memory (104, 114) storing one or more floating-point values in a first format; status registers (124) defining a plurality of floating-point number format types associated with corresponding identifiers, each format type indicating at least a maximum size (BIS, MBB); and a load and store unit (108, 118) for loading floating-point values from and storing floating-point values to an external memory (120, 122), the load and store unit (108, 118) being configured: to receive, in relation with a first store operation, a first floating-point value from the internal memory (104, 114) and a first of said identifiers; and to convert the first floating-point value from the first format to a first external memory format having a maximum size (BIS, MBB) defined by the floating-point number format type designated by the first identifier.

Abstract: A contactless detection device, comprising a detection surface; a plurality of actuators acoustically coupled to the detection surface; an ultrasonic acoustic wave detector; an electronic and/or IT computer, the device being configured to detect one or more element(s) by repeating the following steps: focusing ultrasonic acoustic waves emitted by the actuators into a focusing region, obtained from waves emitted by the actuators and to which a first time reversal method has been applied, and measuring a duration between emitting the waves and receiving an echo of these waves by the detector, wherein the computer is configured to calculate the control signals such that the detection waves are focused successively into focusing regions of different shape and/or sizes.

Abstract: A method of obtaining a doped semiconductor layer, including the successive steps of: a) performing, in a first single-crystal layer made of a semiconductor alloy of at least a first element A1 and a second element A2, an ion implantation of a first element B which is a dopant for the alloy and of a second element C which is not a dopant for the alloy, to make an upper portion of the first layer amorphous and to preserve the crystal structure of a lower portion of the first layer; and b) performing a solid phase recrystallization anneal of the upper portion of the first layer, resulting in transforming the upper portion of the first layer into a doped single-crystal layer of the alloy.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical microphone including a microphone unit made from a first substrate, the microphone unit including a movable element capable of being displaced under the effect of a pressure difference and a device for measuring the displacement of the movable element, a cover made from a second substrate, the cover having a first recess, first device for electrically connecting the measurement device to a control unit, the microphone unit and the cover delimiting between them a vacuum space housing the measurement device and a first cavity, from the first recess, partly closed by the movable element, the vacuum space and the first cavity being insulated in a sealed manner from each other, the microphone including a device for mechanically transmitting the displacement of the movable element to the measurement device and a sealed insulation element through which the transmission device passes.