Abstract: An elongation sensor, which includes an elastic, electrically insulating core, and at least two resistive elements arranged helically around the elastic core in opposite directions and in contact with each other. A wearable article including a flexible support, at least one elongation sensor arranged on the flexible support so as to have a length varying when a wearer of the wearable article breathes or when muscles of the wearer are contracted or relaxed, and at least one flexible strip arranged on the flexible support. Also, detecting breathing of a subject with the wearable article.

Abstract: Electrically conductive yarn, which includes an assembly of at least two resistive elements and a wrapping layer covering the assembly of the two resistive elements. Each resistive element includes an elastic core coated with metal. Also, a wearable article including a flexible support, at least one sensor for measuring a physiological parameter of the wearer of the wearable article, at least one of electrically conductive yarn stitched on the flexible support along a path from a respective sensor to a location for an electronic board, and connected to the at least one sensor, and at least one flexible strip attached to the flexible support along the path to protect the at least one electrically conductive yarn.

Abstract: A coupling member for coupling components within a coolant circuit includes a conduit having a first end configured to couple to a first component and a second end configured to couple to a second component, wherein, in use, a coolant fluid passes from the first component to the second component through the conduit. The coupling member further includes a sensor integral with the conduit and positioned between the first and second ends of the conduit, the sensor being configured to detect the presence of gas or air within the conduit.

Abstract: Electronic devices embedded in textile materials provide an improved connection of the electronic device with a textile without impairing the movement of a user. An apparatus for processing sensor signals includes an electronic device to process user biometric signals and a plurality of electrically conducting pads. Each pad is connected to an electrically conducting wire contacting a sensor corresponding to a user anatomic region and providing a sensor signal to the electronic device. A textile interface for a wearable fabric has a first and second surface and a porosity providing a fluidic communication between the surfaces. The electronic device, the pads, and the conducting wires are arranged on the first surface and attached to the textile interface. A coating material covers the electronic device and the pads and extends from the first to the second surface so as to fluidically seal the electronic device and the pads.

Abstract: Multi-compartment liquid reservoir (10), for a motor vehicle, including a first fluid compartment (14) equipped with a fluid inlet (18) and with a fluid outlet (22), and a second fluid compartment (16) equipped with a fluid inlet (20) and with a fluid outlet (24), the reservoir including a liquid-filling neck (12) and the compartments in fluid communication via at least one passage (30) allowing one of the compartments to be filled via the other of the compartments, the reservoir further including at least one shut-off system (44), able to move between a first position of opening of the at least one passage and a position of closure of the at least one passage, wherein the shut-off system is configured to adopt the first position by default and in the free state, and to be urged into the second position when the reservoir is in operation.

Abstract: Multi-compartment liquid reservoir (10), for a motor vehicle, including a first fluid compartment (14) equipped with a fluid inlet (18) and with a fluid outlet (22), and a second fluid compartment (16) equipped with a fluid inlet (20) and with a fluid outlet (24), the reservoir including a liquid-filling neck (12) and the compartments in fluid communication via at least one passage (30) allowing one of the compartments to be filled via the other of the compartments, the reservoir further including at least one shut-off system (44), able to move between a first position of opening of the at least one passage and a position of closure of the at least one passage, wherein the shut-off system is configured to adopt the first position by default and in the free state, and to be urged into the second position when the reservoir is in operation.

Abstract: A venting tank (1) for a cooling system of a motor vehicle includes a main wall (3), which defines an inner venting volume (V) of the venting tank, the main wall including a bottom (5) and a cover (7) opposite one another, an intake (45, 47, 49, 51, 53) for a heat transfer fluid to be vented within the interior venting volume, and a discharge (55, 57) for discharging the vented heat transfer fluid outside the inner venting volume. This venting tank (1) further includes a heat transfer fluid duct (19), which crosses through the cover (7) and the bottom (5) and includes an inner segment (29) extending within the inner venting volume (V) from the cover (7) to the bottom (5) and whereof an inner volume (V29) is separated from the inner venting volume.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid reservoir for a vehicle that is subjected in service to inclinations in at least two different directions, the reservoir comprising a float well which delimits a bowl containing a float that is able to move depending on the level of liquid in the reservoir. The reservoir is characterized in that the float well comprises at least two retention means positioned successively along a flow path of the liquid as far as the bowl, from the outside toward the inside of the float well, each retention means keeping liquid in the float well if the reservoir is inclined in a set of directions specific to this retention means. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle system comprising such a liquid reservoir and means for binary detection of the level of liquid in the reservoir.

Abstract: A venting tank (1) for a cooling system of a motor vehicle includes a main wall (3), which defines an inner venting volume (V) of the venting tank, the main wall including a bottom (5) and a cover (7) opposite one another, an intake (45, 47, 49, 51, 53) for a heat transfer fluid to be vented within the interior venting volume, and a discharge (55, 57) for discharging the vented heat transfer fluid outside the inner venting volume. This venting tank (1) further includes a heat transfer fluid duct (19), which crosses through the cover (7) and the bottom (5) and includes an inner segment (29) extending within the inner venting volume (V) from the cover (7) to the bottom (5) and whereof an inner volume (V29) is separated from the inner venting volume.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid reservoir for a vehicle that is subjected in service to inclinations in at least two different directions, the reservoir comprising a float well which delimits a bowl containing a float that is able to move depending on the level of liquid in the reservoir. The reservoir is characterized in that the float well comprises at least two retention means positioned successively along a flow path of the liquid as far as the bowl, from the outside toward the inside of the float well, each retention means keeping liquid in the float well if the reservoir is inclined in a set of directions specific to this retention means. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle system comprising such a liquid reservoir and means for binary detection of the level of liquid in the reservoir.

Abstract: Managing memory resources of a security device, such as a chip card, may include: formatting memory space allocated to a session for storing computer objects and, carried out whenever a computer object is created; allocating a memory block in the memory space for storing the computer object being created; and partitioning the memory space allocated to a session into in one side a first memory subspace, the first address of which is determined according to a random/pseudorandom number and the last address of which is the allocated memory space's last address, and in another side a second memory subspace the first address of which is the allocated memory space's first address and the last address of which precedes the first subspace's first address. The allocating a memory block may include seeking an allocatable memory block first performed in the first memory subspace and, if necessary, in the second memory subspace.

Abstract: A method of masking the end-of-life transition of a microprocessor electronic device including reprogrammable non-volatile memory containing an end-of-life state variable. On booting, the value of the variable is loaded into RAM. After executing any current command, it is verified whether the value of the variable stored in RAM is FALSE. If the response is negative, the end-of-life transition is executed. Otherwise, initialization or execution of the command is continued. On detecting an intrusive attack, it is instantiated by writing the TRUE value to the end-of-life state variable in RAM only and then deferring writing of the TRUE value to the variable in the non-volatile memory until the next write operation. The invention is applicable to any electronic device, smart card, etc.

Abstract: A method of masking the end-of-life transition of a microprocessor electronic device including reprogrammable non-volatile memory containing an end-of-life state variable. On booting, the value of the variable is loaded into RAM. After executing any current command, it is verified whether the value of the variable stored in RAM is FALSE. If the response is negative, the end-of-life transition is executed. Otherwise, initialization or execution of the command is continued. On detecting an intrusive attack, it is instantiated by writing the TRUE value to the end-of-life state variable in RAM only and then deferring writing of the TRUE value to the variable in the non-volatile memory until the next write operation. The invention is applicable to any electronic device, smart card, etc.