Abstract: A method for producing an applique (1; 1?; 1?) for a timepiece dial, the applique (1; 1?; 1?) having at least two distinct portions (10, 20; 10?, 20?; 10?, 20?) made of a first material and a second material, respectively, the first and second materials being different, wherein the method includes a first phase (E1 to E4; E1? to E4?) involving forming at least a second blank (20a; 20a?) made of the second material within or at least partially within a first blank (10a; 10a?) made of the first material so as to obtain a blank (1a; 1a?) of the applique for a timepiece dial, then a second phase of machining (E5, E6; E5?, E6?) each of the two blanks (10a, 20a; 10a?, 20a?), so as to modify the shape and/or the surface state of each of the first and second blanks of the applique blank (1a; 1a?).

Abstract: Wearable sensor apparatus and methods. The wearable sensor apparatus includes a body temperature sensor to be placed in the xiphoid process of a user, a heart rate sensor to be placed in any curvilinear surface of the upper trunk of the chest; a microcontroller unit (MCU) contained within the wearable sensor apparatus and in operable connectivity with the at least one sensor device and configured to receive the gathered data and process it onboard the wearable sensor; and a communication module in operable connectivity with the MCU and configured to wirelessly transmit at least some of the gathered data to an external receiver.

Abstract: A vehicle latch assembly. The vehicle latch assembly including: an electronic latch; and a separate door control unit fixedly secured to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a support for a timepiece or item of jewellery, the timepiece or item of jewellery comprising the support and a decorative insert crimped on the support, the support comprising: a front face, a rear face, at least one through housing intended to receive the decorative insert, comprising: an exposure opening provided on the front face in order to make the decorative insert visible to an observer, an insertion opening provided on the rear face in order to introduce the decorative insert into the through housing, a mount intended for positioning the decorative insert, characterised in that the support comprises a portion to be crimped intended to be plastically deformed on the decorative insert positioned against the mount, in order to produce a crimp of the decorative insert.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining and managing remote sensing data (e.g. Earth observation data). A remote sensing platform obtains imagery and other remote sensing data of the Earth and other planetary objects. The remote sensing platform includes the International Space Station, or manned and unmanned spacecraft or aircraft. A sensor captures observation data and transmits the data to ground stations on the Earth. A ground segment receives and stores the data. Users use an order management system to place orders for the observation data, which specify processing parameters for the remote sensing data. The remote sensing data is retrieved from storage is processed according to the parameters to generate a data product. This system provides tools for searching and analyzing the data, and for interacting with the system through an API. The system combines data that is produced by the remote sensing platform and by third parties.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical device for diffracting optical beams comprises a diffractive element suspended over a channel. The diffractive element is configured to receive an optical beam and diffract and/or transmit the optical beam based on an orientation of the diffractive element. At least one torsional actuator is operatively connected to the diffractive element. The at least one torsional actuator is configured to selectively adjust the orientation of the diffractive element. The diffractive element has a diffractive element resonant frequency that is nearly the same as a resonant frequency of the optical beam.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining and managing remote sensing data (e.g. Earth observation data). A remote sensing platform obtains imagery and other remote sensing data of the Earth and other planetary objects. The remote sensing platform includes the International Space Station, or manned and unmanned spacecraft or aircraft. A sensor captures observation data and transmits the data to ground stations on the Earth. A ground segment receives and stores the data. Users use an order management system to place orders for the observation data, which specify processing parameters for the remote sensing data. The remote sensing data is retrieved from storage is processed according to the parameters to generate a data product. This system provides tools for searching and analyzing the data, and for interacting with the system through an API. The system combines data that is produced by the remote sensing platform and by third parties.

Abstract: A locking device is proposed to lock and/or to unlock a movable closure element like a door, a lid, etc. in a lockable object like a building, a ship, a vehicle, a train or the like, wherein the locking device has an electric control unit and/or a drive unit to control and/or to drive a movement of the movable closure element. The locking device shall be usable in applications without a handle for manual movements and is working with disconnected regular power supply. According to the invention, at least one supercapacitor is provided to store energy for operating the locking device in an emergency case.

Abstract: A method for producing an applique (1; 1?; 1?) for a timepiece dial, the applique (1; 1?; 1?) having at least two distinct portions (10, 20; 10?, 20?; 10?, 20?) made of a first material and a second material, respectively, the first and second materials being different, wherein the method includes a first phase (E1 to E4; E1? to E4?) involving forming at least a second blank (20a; 20a?) made of the second material within or at least partially within a first blank (10a; 10a?) made of the first material so as to obtain a blank (1a; 1a?) of the applique for a timepiece dial, then a second phase of machining (E5, E6; E5?, E6?) each of the two blanks (10a, 20a; 10a?, 20a?), so as to modify the shape and/or the surface state of each of the first and second blanks of the applique blank (1a; 1a?).

Abstract: A locking device is proposed to lock and/or to unlock a movable car closure element like a car door, a trunk lid, a front lid, a tailgate or the like, wherein the locking device has an electric control unit and/or a drive unit to control and/or to drive a movement of the movable closure element. The locking device shall be usable in applications without a handle for manual movements and is working with disconnected regular power supply. According to the invention, at least one supercapacitor is provided to store energy for operating the locking device in an emergency case.

Abstract: A vehicle latch assembly. The vehicle latch assembly including: an electronic latch; and a separate door control unit fixedly secured to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit.

Abstract: Various rosin press assemblies and methods are described. The rosin press assemblies can include a frame, press plates, a user interface, a press system, and a control unit. The frame can include a plurality of support elements, such as plates. Each plate within the frame can have tabs formed on the ends and edges of the plates and can have slots formed in the plates. The tabs from one plate can interlock with tabs or slots from other plates to form an interlocking frame. The interlocking frame can increase rigidity of the frame to prevent the frame from flexing during operation of the rosin press.

Abstract: A method for coating a piston of an internal combustion engine may include providing the piston, which may include a piston skirt and a piston crown with a fire land. The method may also include producing a ceramic suspension, which may include a solvent, a binder dissolved in the solvent, a plurality of hollow glass spheres distributed in the binder, and a plurality of ceramic particles distributed in the binder. The method may further include applying the ceramic suspension onto the piston and producing a coating on the piston via removing the solvent from the applied ceramic suspension. The coating may have a matrix formed by the binder in which the plurality of hollow glass spheres and the plurality of ceramic particles are arranged in a distributed manner.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical device for diffracting optical beams comprises a diffractive element suspended over a channel. The diffractive element is configured to receive an optical beam and diffract and/or transmit the optical beam based on an orientation of the diffractive element. At least one torsional actuator is operatively connected to the diffractive element. The at least one torsional actuator is configured to selectively adjust the orientation of the diffractive element. The diffractive element has a diffractive element resonant frequency that is nearly the same as a resonant frequency of the optical beam.

Abstract: An optical device includes a titanium dioxide substrate layer on a quartz base of a substrate. The substrate is configured to focus light in visible wavelength spectrum of 400 nm to 700 nm. The substrate comprises a first zone and a second zone. In some embodiments, the first zone and the second zone are concentric circles. A plurality of resonators are disposed on the substrate, the plurality of resonators comprising a first plurality corresponding to the first zone and a second plurality corresponding to the second zone. Each resonator is comprised of a dielectric material with a defined thickness “t” in the range of 30 nm to 300 nm. Each resonator has a radius “r” in the range of 30 nm to 300 nm and a gap “g” between adjacent resonators in the range of 5 nm to 200 nm. The first plurality of resonators in the first zone have a first radius within a first radius range that is different from a second radius range of the second plurality of resonators in the second zone.

Abstract: An optical device includes a nanostructured transparent dielectric film, which is a Huygens metasurface. The Huygens metasurface imparts a phase change to light propagating through or reflecting from the surface. The phase change can be achieved by means of a resonant interaction between light and the Huygens resonators, resulting in a controllable phase change of 0 to 2? with approximately 100% light transmission characterized by a below 0.1 dielectric loss tangent of delta and with the height of the resonators less than the wavelength of light. In one embodiment, the metasurface includes titanium dioxide, but many materials or stacks of different materials may be used. The optical device is functional throughout the visible spectrum between 380 and 700 nm. The nanostructured transparent dielectric film includes a plurality of Huygens resonators.

Abstract: A lighting system having a light source with a light-emitting diode and a scanning device receiving light radiation generated by the light source is provided. The scanning device generally includes a rotatably mobile reflection system and a unit for moving the reflection system. The light source configured such that a generally substantially rectangular light beam oriented along a vertical direction is emitted. The scanning device may be configured to scan the generally substantially rectangular light beam along a horizontal direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction carried out at a speed making it possible to benefit from a persistence of vision, and an activation/deactivation control of the light source may be synchronised with the scanning of the scanning device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing and disseminating video data. A video disseminating portal is provided to show orders for video data, including status information of each order. A control in the portal is provided to launch a video display interface to preview or play an ordered video data. A video cropping tool in the video display interface allows a user to define one more areas within the ordered video data. The cropped video is generated along a pan path. In some embodiments, the cropped video is generated with variable zoom and orientation. The one or more defined areas are used to generate corresponding one or more cropped videos, which are derived from the ordered video data. The location and area of a cropped video is displayed in context of the ordered video and can be previewed using the video display interface. A cropped video is also displayed as an entry in the portal in relation to the entry for the ordered video data.

Abstract: A method, a system, and an article are provided for detecting and managing anomalies associated with content presentations. An example computer-implemented method can include: obtaining data including a history of content presentations by a plurality of publishers on a plurality of client devices; calculating a plurality of performance indicators for each publisher based on the data, the performance indicators providing a measure of user interactions with the content presented by the publisher; generating a time history of each performance indicator for each of a plurality of time periods; selecting, for each time history, at least one anomaly detector from a plurality of anomaly detectors; detecting an anomaly in at least one time history using the selected at least one anomaly detector; and based on the detected anomaly, facilitating an adjustment of content presentations by the plurality of publishers.

Abstract: An optical device includes a titanium dioxide substrate layer on a quartz base of a substrate. The substrate is configured to focus light in visible wavelength spectrum of 400 nm to 700 nm. The substrate comprises a first zone and a second zone. In some embodiments, the first zone and the second zone are concentric circles. A plurality of resonators are disposed on the substrate, the plurality of resonators comprising a first plurality corresponding to the first zone and a second plurality corresponding to the second zone. Each resonator is comprised of a dielectric material with a defined thickness “t” in the range of 30 nm to 300 nm. Each resonator has a radius “r” in the range of 30 nm to 300 nm and a gap “g” between adjacent resonators in the range of 5 nm to 200 nm. The first plurality of resonators in the first zone have a first radius within a first radius range that is different from a second radius range of the second plurality of resonators in the second zone.