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A method comprising: coupling a subscriber to a network endpoint through a session manager (304, 402) during a network session of the subscriber in a network environment, the session manager being outside a forwarding plane of the network environment; maintaining a session manager offloading system of the session manager in the forwarding plane of the network environment, the session manager offloading system configured to offload processing from the session manager into the forwarding plane; receiving, by the session manager, at least a portion of subscriber traffic in a stream between the subscriber and the network endpoint through the session manager; determining, by the session manager, whether to process the stream at the session manager or offload processing of the stream to the session manager offloading system; and responsive to determining to offload processing of the stream to the session manager offloading system, processing the at least the portion of the subscriber traffic in the stream at the session manager offloading system as part of offloading the processing from the session manager into the forwarding plane. coupling a subscriber to a network endpoint through a session manager (304, 402) during a network session of the subscriber in a network environment, the session manager being outside a forwarding plane of the network environment; maintaining a session manager offloading system of the session manager in the forwarding plane of the network environment, the session manager offloading system configured to offload processing from the session manager into the forwarding plane; receiving, by the session manager, at least a portion of subscriber traffic in a stream between the subscriber and the network endpoint through the session manager; determining, by the session manager, whether to process the stream at the session manager or offload processing of the stream to the session manager offloading system; and responsive to determining to offload processing of the stream to the session manager offloading system, processing the at least the portion of the subscriber traffic in the stream at the session manager offloading system as part of offloading the processing from the session manager into the forwarding plane.
Dimiracetam, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of chronic pain induced by an active principle, said active principle being an antitumor or antiviral drug selected from ddC (2',3'-dideoxycytidine) or oxaliplatin.
A method for obtaining a material comprising a textured glass substrate coated on at least one of its textured faces with an anti-reflective coating of sol-gel type based on porous silica, said method comprising the following steps: - a step of applying to said at least one textured face of said substrate a solution containing at least one silica precursor and at least one pore-forming agent, then - a heat-treatment step aimed at consolidating said anti-reflective coating, said method being such that, before said application step, the glass substrate is subjected to a preheating step, so that said at least one textured face intended to be coated with said anti-reflective coating has a temperature within a range extending from 30°C to 100°C, in particular from 50°C to 80°C, immediately before the application step. - a step of applying to said at least one textured face of said substrate a solution containing at least one silica precursor and at least one pore-forming agent, then - a heat-treatment step aimed at consolidating said anti-reflective coating,
A fuel precursor for producing hydrogen fuel by reacting aluminium and water, the fuel precursor having aluminium particles suspended in a hydrophobic liquid such that when the fuel precursor is introduced to water, the suspended aluminium particles migrate to the water and react therewith to produce hydrogen, wherein: the suspended aluminium particles are non-spherical, angular particles; and the surfaces of the suspended aluminium particles have substantially no oxide layer thereon. the suspended aluminium particles are non-spherical, angular particles; and the surfaces of the suspended aluminium particles have substantially no oxide layer thereon.
A surgical implantation device (40, 50, 50') for implantation between the posteriorly extending spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae, the device comprising: an expandable member (42, 52) of a generally rectangular shape having two saddles (42a, 42b) disposed at opposite ends of the member, each to receive a respective one of the spinous processes; a retaining member (46, 56, 56') retaining the expandable member in its collapsed condition when the expandable member is inserted between two spinous processes, the retaining member being releasable from the expandable member; and a source of fluid arranged to introduce fluid into the interior of the expandable member to inflate the expandable member after the retaining member has been released to cause expansion of the expandable member so as to bring the saddles into stabilizing engagement with their respective spinous processes. an expandable member (42, 52) of a generally rectangular shape having two saddles (42a, 42b) disposed at opposite ends of the member, each to receive a respective one of the spinous processes; a retaining member (46, 56, 56') retaining the expandable member in its collapsed condition when the expandable member is inserted between two spinous processes, the retaining member being releasable from the expandable member; and a source of fluid arranged to introduce fluid into the interior of the expandable member to inflate the expandable member after the retaining member has been released to cause expansion of the expandable member so as to bring the saddles into stabilizing engagement with their respective spinous processes.
A method comprising the steps of matching patterns of real world features among images captured by cameras (113, 406, 411, 414) in an array, the images being contained in a single frame or a series of frames over a time window; for each matching pattern, normalizing an image parallax relative to a depth plane defined at an initial calibration of a camera (113, 403, 406, 411, 414) in the array; and recalibrating one or more of the cameras in the array, the recalibrating being performed by adjusting a selected subset of parameters using the normalized matched patterns, the parameters being utilized in a mapping function for registering real world features among images captured by the camera array (113, 403, 406, 411, 414) and the selected subset of parameters having been determined to have the largest contribution to registration errors so that the array (113, 403, 406, 411, 414) can be maintained in its initial factory-optimized calibrated state.
A method (500, 700) of manufacturing a magnetoresistive device, the method comprising (501, 701) forming a first magnetic region, an intermediate region, and a second magnetic region of a magnetoresistive stack (200, 200') above a via; (502, 702) removing at least a portion of the second magnetic region using a first etch (503, 703) removing at least a portion of the intermediate region and at least a portion of the first magnetic region using a second etch, wherein the first etch is one of a reactive ion etch, RIE, and an ion beam etch, IBE, and the second etch is the other of the RIE and the IBE; (504, 704) removing at least a portion of material redeposited on the magnetoresistive stack (200, 200') using a third etch; and rendering at least a portion of the redeposited material remaining on the magnetoresistive stack (200, 200') electrically non-conductive. (501, 701) forming a first magnetic region, an intermediate region, and a second magnetic region of a magnetoresistive stack (200, 200') above a via; (502, 702) removing at least a portion of the second magnetic region using a first etch (503, 703) removing at least a portion of the intermediate region and at least a portion of the first magnetic region using a second etch, wherein the first etch is one of a reactive ion etch, RIE, and an ion beam etch, IBE, and the second etch is the other of the RIE and the IBE; (504, 704) removing at least a portion of material redeposited on the magnetoresistive stack (200, 200') using a third etch; and rendering at least a portion of the redeposited material remaining on the magnetoresistive stack (200, 200') electrically non-conductive.
Nebulizer for a fluid, comprising a preferably insertable and optional changeable container with the fluid, a pressure generator for conveying and/or nebulizing the fluid and a monitoring device for counting the actuations of the nebulizer, characterized in that the monitoring device is adapted so that an actual dispensing of fluid can be detected and counted as an actuation of the nebulizer, wherein the nebulizer comprises a receiving sensor for detecting an air current and/or an inhaling of nebulized fluid, and wherein the nebulizer comprises a spray sensor for detecting whether nebulization has actually occurred.
A component comprising a glass element and a base body comprising a processed surface and an opening with a wall, the glass element being seated in the opening of the body, wherein the base body is an powder injection molded element, wherein the glass of the glass element is fused into the opening so that the glass is fixedly connected to the surface of the wall and hermetically seals the opening, and wherein a surface of the wall has a roughness R a of more than 1.5 μm, and wherein the processed surface has a surface roughness R a of not more than 0.5 μm and at least 0.07 μm at least in a portion thereof so that at least in a portion of the processed surface a roughness of said surface is lower than a roughness of the wall, wherein the base body has a density of at least 95 % of the theoretical density and less than 100%, and wherein a porosity of the base body decreases towards the processed surface in a surface region of the base body.
A light guide comprising a sleeve MI and one or more cores, wherein the sleeve MI surrounds the cores, wherein each core has a refraction index profile perpendicular to the maximum core expansion, wherein at least one refraction index n K of each refraction index profile is greater than the refraction index n MI of the sleeve MI; wherein the sleeve MI consists of silicon dioxide and comprises a) an OH content of less than 10 ppm; b) a chlorine content of less than 60 ppm; and c) an aluminum content of less than 200 ppb; wherein the ppb and ppm are each based on the total weight of the sleeve MI. wherein the sleeve MI surrounds the cores, wherein each core has a refraction index profile perpendicular to the maximum core expansion, wherein at least one refraction index n K of each refraction index profile is greater than the refraction index n MI of the sleeve MI; wherein the sleeve MI consists of silicon dioxide and comprises a) an OH content of less than 10 ppm; b) a chlorine content of less than 60 ppm; and c) an aluminum content of less than 200 ppb; a) an OH content of less than 10 ppm; b) a chlorine content of less than 60 ppm; and c) an aluminum content of less than 200 ppb; wherein the ppb and ppm are each based on the total weight of the sleeve MI.
A method for generating jamming signals from a plurality of nodes, wherein one of the plurality of nodes is designated as a master node and remaining ones of the plurality of nodes are designated as auxiliary nodes, wherein each of the plurality of nodes includes a GPS receiver, reference oscillator, frequency synthesizer, and signal transmitter, the method comprising: measuring via the GPS receiver in each of the plurality of nodes, carrier phases of satellite signals transmitted by a plurality of GPS satellites relative to a carrier phase of the reference oscillator in the respective node; providing by the master node to the auxiliary nodes, data relating to the measured carrier phases of the plurality of GPS satellites and position information of the master node; determining by each of the auxiliary nodes based on the data from the master node, a difference of the phase of the reference oscillator of the auxiliary node relative to the phase of the reference oscillator in the master node; aligning a transmit phase of the transmitter in each of the auxiliary nodes based on the determined phase difference; and transmitting by each of the plurality of nodes a jamming signal directed to a remote target based on the aligned transmit phase, wherein energy from the jamming signals are configured to be combined at the remote target for disrupting communication or navigation of the remote target. measuring via the GPS receiver in each of the plurality of nodes, carrier phases of satellite signals transmitted by a plurality of GPS satellites relative to a carrier phase of the reference oscillator in the respective node; providing by the master node to the auxiliary nodes, data relating to the measured carrier phases of the plurality of GPS satellites and position information of the master node; determining by each of the auxiliary nodes based on the data from the master node, a difference of the phase of the reference oscillator of the auxiliary node relative to the phase of the reference oscillator in the master node; aligning a transmit phase of the transmitter in each of the auxiliary nodes based on the determined phase difference; and transmitting by each of the plurality of nodes a jamming signal directed to a remote target based on the aligned transmit phase, wherein energy from the jamming signals are configured to be combined at the remote target for disrupting communication or navigation of the remote target.
A plate-shaped heat dissipation member comprising a metal-silicon carbide composite containing aluminum or magnesium, wherein at least one of two main surfaces (2A, 2B) of the heat dissipation member is curved to be convex in an outward direction of the heat dissipation member, characterized in that, when a flatness of the one main surface defined by JIS B 0621 is represented by f 1 and a flatness of the other main surface different from the one main surface defined by JIS B 0621 is represented by f 2, f 2 is less than f 1 by 10 um or more, wherein JIS B 0621 defines the flatness as a minimum interval between two planes that are geometrically parallel to each other when a planar body is interposed between the two planes. wherein at least one of two main surfaces (2A, 2B) of the heat dissipation member is curved to be convex in an outward direction of the heat dissipation member, characterized in that, when a flatness of the one main surface defined by JIS B 0621 is represented by f 1 and a flatness of the other main surface different from the one main surface defined by JIS B 0621 is represented by f 2, f 2 is less than f 1 by 10 um or more, wherein JIS B 0621 defines the flatness as a minimum interval between two planes that are geometrically parallel to each other when a planar body is interposed between the two planes.
A device for the capture and adsorption of blood-borne materials of interest, the device comprising: a fluidic cartridge with at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a first multidirectional fluidic channel between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet and disposed within the fluidic cartridge; the first multidirectional fluidic channel comprising at least one inner wall; and a first substance coating at least a portion of the at least one inner wall of the first multidirectional fluidic channel, wherein the first substance is a polypeptide antibiotic or vancomycin, and wherein the first substance is effective to capture or to adsorb a Gram-negative bacterium, a Gram-positive bacterium, or an endotoxin, wherein the first multidirectional fluidic channel comprises one or more filter plates comprising a curved-shape and arranged in a stackable plate configuration to form the first multidirectional fluidic channel, and wherein the first multidirectional fluidic channel is spiral or helical shaped. a fluidic cartridge with at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a first multidirectional fluidic channel between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet and disposed within the fluidic cartridge; the first multidirectional fluidic channel comprising at least one inner wall; and a first substance coating at least a portion of the at least one inner wall of the first multidirectional fluidic channel, wherein the first substance is a polypeptide antibiotic or vancomycin, and wherein the first substance is effective to capture or to adsorb a Gram-negative bacterium, a Gram-positive bacterium, or an endotoxin, wherein the first multidirectional fluidic channel comprises one or more filter plates comprising a curved-shape and arranged in a stackable plate configuration to form the first multidirectional fluidic channel, and wherein the first multidirectional fluidic channel is spiral or helical shaped.
An image pickup system, comprising: a first image pickup apparatus; a second image pickup apparatus; and a signal processing means for processing signals acquired from the first image pickup apparatus and the second image pickup apparatus, characterized by further comprising: a distance information acquiring means for acquiring information of a distance to an objective, from a parallax image based on the signals acquired from the first image pickup apparatus and the second image pickup apparatus, wherein an exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus and an exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus are repeated a plurality of times in one frame, and the exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with a non-exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus, and a non-exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with the exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus. a first image pickup apparatus; a second image pickup apparatus; and a signal processing means for processing signals acquired from the first image pickup apparatus and the second image pickup apparatus, characterized by further comprising: a distance information acquiring means for acquiring information of a distance to an objective, from a parallax image based on the signals acquired from the first image pickup apparatus and the second image pickup apparatus, wherein an exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus and an exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus are repeated a plurality of times in one frame, and the exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with a non-exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus, and a non-exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with the exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus. a distance information acquiring means for acquiring information of a distance to an objective, from a parallax image based on the signals acquired from the first image pickup apparatus and the second image pickup apparatus, wherein an exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus and an exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus are repeated a plurality of times in one frame, and the exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with a non-exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus, and a non-exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with the exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus.
In combination, a pair of pipes (12,14)and a coupling for connecting said pipes end to end, each pipe having a circumferential groove (34,36) proximate the pipe end, said coupling comprising a plurality of segments (16,18) positionable circumferentially around said pipes and attachment means (20,22; 24,26) for attaching said segments end to end, each of said segments having a pair of keys projecting radially inwardly toward said pipes for engagement with said circumferential grooves (34,36), said keys being positioned in spaced apart relation from one another and defining a space therebetween, said keys having a wedge-shaped cross section and said grooves having a complementary wedge-shaped cross-section to that of said keys for receiving said keys when said segments (16,18) are positioned circumferentially around said pipes, characterised in that each key has a camming surface at or near each end of each segment (16,18), each camming surface facing outwardly of said space and being angularly oriented with respect to an axis substantially tangential to the key, wherein the adjacent camming surfaces at the adjacent two ends of two segments form a wedge to provide a mechanical advantage which forces the pipes (12,14) apart as the adjacent ends of the segments (16,18) are drawn together by the attachment means (20,22; 24,26).
A method of manufacturing a medical drape, the method comprising: providing a flexible film; disposing a first adhesive on a side of the flexible film in a first pattern, the first adhesive is an acrylic adhesive for creating bonding couplings for providing releasable mechanical fixation to an epidermis of a patient, wherein disposing the first adhesive comprises: moving the flexible film past a rotary member so that the flexible film contacts a portion of an exterior surface of the rotary member while the flexible film moves linearly relative to the rotary member; supplying the first adhesive to an interior surface of the rotary member; and compressing the first adhesive through openings of the rotary member onto the flexible film using a press disposed within the interior surface of the rotary member, the openings being formed in the exterior surface of the rotary member in the first pattern; and disposing a second adhesive on the side of the flexible film in a second pattern, so that the first adhesive and the second adhesive are registered with the first adhesive and the second adhesive covering different portions of the flexible film, the second adhesive for creating a sealing coupling sufficient to seal the film to the epidermis of the patient, and the second adhesive being a silicone polymer and having a tackiness less than a tackiness of the first adhesive. providing a flexible film; disposing a first adhesive on a side of the flexible film in a first pattern, the first adhesive is an acrylic adhesive for creating bonding couplings for providing releasable mechanical fixation to an epidermis of a patient, wherein disposing the first adhesive comprises: moving the flexible film past a rotary member so that the flexible film contacts a portion of an exterior surface of the rotary member while the flexible film moves linearly relative to the rotary member; supplying the first adhesive to an interior surface of the rotary member; and moving the flexible film past a rotary member so that the flexible film contacts a portion of an exterior surface of the rotary member while the flexible film moves linearly relative to the rotary member; supplying the first adhesive to an interior surface of the rotary member; and compressing the first adhesive through openings of the rotary member onto the flexible film using a press disposed within the interior surface of the rotary member, the openings being formed in the exterior surface of the rotary member in the first pattern; and disposing a second adhesive on the side of the flexible film in a second pattern, so that the first adhesive and the second adhesive are registered with the first adhesive and the second adhesive covering different portions of the flexible film, the second adhesive for creating a sealing coupling sufficient to seal the film to the epidermis of the patient, and the second adhesive being a silicone polymer and having a tackiness less than a tackiness of the first adhesive.