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A method for synchronizing underwater slave clock devices from a master clock device wirelessly, comprising: transmitting from the master clock device (16, 12) a light pulse and a sound pulse; receiving at a slave clock device the light pulse and the sound pulse; calculating at the slave clock device, based upon the difference in arrival times of the light pulse and the sound pulse, a distance between the master clock device and the slave clock device; calculating at the slave clock device, based upon the distance between the master clock device and the slave clock device, the time at which the light pulse was transmitted from the master clock device; applying at the slave clock device a time offset to a clock on the slave clock device based upon a difference between the time that the light pulse was transmitted according to a clock on the master clock device and the calculated light pulse transmission time calculated at the slave clock device. transmitting from the master clock device (16, 12) a light pulse and a sound pulse; receiving at a slave clock device the light pulse and the sound pulse; calculating at the slave clock device, based upon the difference in arrival times of the light pulse and the sound pulse, a distance between the master clock device and the slave clock device; calculating at the slave clock device, based upon the distance between the master clock device and the slave clock device, the time at which the light pulse was transmitted from the master clock device; applying at the slave clock device a time offset to a clock on the slave clock device based upon a difference between the time that the light pulse was transmitted according to a clock on the master clock device and the calculated light pulse transmission time calculated at the slave clock device.
An anti-CD20 antibody for use in a method of improving functional ability in a human patient having multiple sclerosis comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of the anti-CD20 antibody, wherein the patient has improvement in functional ability after treatment; wherein the anti-CD20 antibody is ocrelizumab; wherein the multiple sclerosis is a primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) with T1 gadolinium staining lesions; and wherein the improvement in functional ability is measured by the Timed 25-Foot Walk (T-25FW) test or EDSS score.
A method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell having a gel electrolyte comprising the steps: providing an electrochemical cell comprising a cell casing, and a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte solution and a temperature activated gelling agent disposed within the cell casing; forming a gel electrolyte comprising the electrolyte solution and the gelling agent by passing a current through the electrochemical cell such that the temperature of the gelling agent exceeds the activation temperature of the gelling agent. providing an electrochemical cell comprising a cell casing, and a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte solution and a temperature activated gelling agent disposed within the cell casing; forming a gel electrolyte comprising the electrolyte solution and the gelling agent by passing a current through the electrochemical cell such that the temperature of the gelling agent exceeds the activation temperature of the gelling agent.
An antibacterial amorphous coating, which provides features of gloss, smoothness and dirt-repellence to the ceramic body surface, applied by using single firing method in industrial furnaces at a temperature of 1200 to 1250 °C, characterized in that it basically comprises ▪ an opaque inorganic porous surface coating lower layer containing Co-Si, Co-Al, Cd-S and/or Cd-Se and color pigments defined in the visible color spectrum, and ▪ a transparent upper glaze layer containing at least one additive that prevents crystallization, and ▪ a binder comprising carboxymethyl cellulose and derivatives thereof which enables the transparent upper glaze layer to be homogenously dispersed on the inorganic porous surface coating lower layer. ▪ an opaque inorganic porous surface coating lower layer containing Co-Si, Co-Al, Cd-S and/or Cd-Se and color pigments defined in the visible color spectrum, and ▪ a transparent upper glaze layer containing at least one additive that prevents crystallization, and ▪ a binder comprising carboxymethyl cellulose and derivatives thereof which enables the transparent upper glaze layer to be homogenously dispersed on the inorganic porous surface coating lower layer.
Housing of a temperature sensor, which comprises a sensor holder and at least a sleeve (3, 4) with a first end section, a second end section and a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis extends between the first end section and the second end section (5 and 6), wherein a temperature sensing element is arranged in said sleeve (3, 4) in the area of the first end section, and wherein said sleeve (3, 4) has an outer surface, which delimits the housing in relation to the environment, wherein each first point of an edge, which delimits the outer surface of the sleeve (3, 4) in the area of the second end section of the sleeve (3, 4), has a distance to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve (3, 4), which is at least 0.2 mm greater than the distance of all the second points of the outer surface of the sleeve (3, 4) to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve (3, 4), said points being situated on a common plane with the longitudinal axis of the sleeve (3, 4) and with the first point of the edge, and wherein said points each have a distance, projected onto the longitudinal axis of the sleeve (3, 4), to the first point of the edge of at least 0.2 mm of the distance of the first point of the edge to the longitudinal axis in the direction of the first end section of the sleeve (3, 4), characterized in that the sleeve (3, 4) is connected, via substance-to-substance bonding, to the sensor holder at the edge delimiting the outer surface of the sleeve (3, 4).
A method comprising: receiving an alert indicator in a distributed computer system comprising a plurality of computing nodes coupled together by cluster interconnection fabric, the alert indicator indicates detection of a fault in a first computing node of the plurality of computing nodes; and regulating communication between the first computing node and at least one of the other computing nodes in response to the alert indicator to control error propagation due to the fault within the first computing node, wherein regulating the communication comprises communicating data cached in the first computing node to a memory of the system dedicated to data storage for a computing node in which a fault is detected, and wherein the cached data comprises the state of the first computing node's caches at the time of detection of the fault. receiving an alert indicator in a distributed computer system comprising a plurality of computing nodes coupled together by cluster interconnection fabric, the alert indicator indicates detection of a fault in a first computing node of the plurality of computing nodes; and regulating communication between the first computing node and at least one of the other computing nodes in response to the alert indicator to control error propagation due to the fault within the first computing node, wherein regulating the communication comprises communicating data cached in the first computing node to a memory of the system dedicated to data storage for a computing node in which a fault is detected, and wherein the cached data comprises the state of the first computing node's caches at the time of detection of the fault.
A system for remotely managing a battery for a vehicle, the system comprising: a battery state data obtaining unit configured to be provided in a second vehicle, wherein, when a first vehicle is in power off state, the second vehicle is in power on state and the second vehicle is positioned adjacent to the first vehicle, the battery state data obtaining unit is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves to a battery state data collecting unit included in the first vehicle by using power of a battery of the second vehicle to turn on the battery state data collecting unit, and is configured to receive battery state data of the first vehicle from the battery state data collecting unit, the battery state data being collected by the battery state data collecting unit, wherein the battery state data obtaining unit is configured to provide an external server with the battery state data, wherein the battery state data collecting unit includes a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag module, and the battery state data obtaining unit includes a passive RFID reader module, wherein the battery state data obtaining unit further includes a communication unit which provides the external server with the battery state data obtained through the passive RFID reader module by using wired/wireless network communication. a battery state data obtaining unit configured to be provided in a second vehicle, wherein, when a first vehicle is in power off state, the second vehicle is in power on state and the second vehicle is positioned adjacent to the first vehicle, the battery state data obtaining unit is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves to a battery state data collecting unit included in the first vehicle by using power of a battery of the second vehicle to turn on the battery state data collecting unit, and is configured to receive battery state data of the first vehicle from the battery state data collecting unit, the battery state data being collected by the battery state data collecting unit, wherein the battery state data obtaining unit is configured to provide an external server with the battery state data, wherein the battery state data collecting unit includes a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag module, and the battery state data obtaining unit includes a passive RFID reader module, wherein the battery state data obtaining unit further includes a communication unit which provides the external server with the battery state data obtained through the passive RFID reader module by using wired/wireless network communication.
A method for producing desired protein comprising: (a) providing a fungal or yeast host cell comprising a first recombinant gene encoding a protein comprising the sequence of Orm2p or a variant or fragment thereof having equivalent chaperone-like activity and a second gene, such as a second recombinant gene, encoding a desired protein, with the proviso that the first and second genes are not present within the host cell on the same 2μm-family plasmid; and (b) culturing the host cell in a culture medium to obtain expression of the first and second genes, wherein Orm2p has the following sequence: and the variant of Orm2p has at least 70% sequence identity to: and the fragment of Orm2p has at least 70% of the complete sequence of: (a) providing a fungal or yeast host cell comprising a first recombinant gene encoding a protein comprising the sequence of Orm2p or a variant or fragment thereof having equivalent chaperone-like activity and a second gene, such as a second recombinant gene, encoding a desired protein, with the proviso that the first and second genes are not present within the host cell on the same 2μm-family plasmid; and (b) culturing the host cell in a culture medium to obtain expression of the first and second genes,
A process for manufacturing a shaver cutting mesh, comprising the following steps: a, material selection: preparing a metal sheet I with a first thickness and a metal sheet II with a second thickness; b, cutting mesh surface drawing: drawing the metal sheet I to form a cutting mesh surface and extending an edge of the cutting mesh surface to form a welding portion; c, cutting mesh housing stretching: stretching the metal sheet II to form a cutting mesh housing which is a circular ring, and forming a clamp ring on an edge at the lower part of the cutting mesh housing; d, welding: welding the cutting mesh surface with the cutting mesh housing; e, heat treatment, the process being further characterized in that a blade locater is welded at the center of the inner surface of the cutting mesh surface after the cutting mesh surface is drawn and before the cutting mesh housing is stretched.
Panel assembled with a body for controlling the aerodynamic phenomena generated by the body with which it is associated; said body is suitable to be positioned on a surface of an aircraft; said body having at least one longitudinal extension normal to the surface of the aircraft; upon said body, a fluid flow can act, thereby generating undesired aerodynamic phenomena; the panel is assembled at the base of said body, i.e. it is positioned in correspondence to that portion of the body which is in contact with the surface of the aircraft; said panel fixed to the body is characterized in that: • the panel comprises at least one inlet aperture and at least one outlet aperture, and a cavity; said cavity is in communication both with said at least one inlet aperture and with said at least one outlet aperture, defining a path where a portion of the flow can selectively pass; • said inlet aperture, which selectively allows a portion of the fluid flow to enter, is located upstream of said body with respect to the direction of the fluid flow, and said outlet aperture, from which an output fluid flow (W') comes out, is located downstream of said body, with respect to the direction of the fluid flow; • said at least one outlet aperture is so shaped as to generate an output fluid flow (W') which is mostly perpendicular to the direction of the fluid flow acting upon said body, interfering with the aerodynamic phenomena generated by the body; • said body is an aerodynamic protuberance comprising sensors and/or probes arranged in order to acquire air data, and said body comprises at least one region with at least one profile having a circular or semicircular or elliptical section. • the panel comprises at least one inlet aperture and at least one outlet aperture, and a cavity; said cavity is in communication both with said at least one inlet aperture and with said at least one outlet aperture, defining a path where a portion of the flow can selectively pass; • said inlet aperture, which selectively allows a portion of the fluid flow to enter, is located upstream of said body with respect to the direction of the fluid flow, and said outlet aperture, from which an output fluid flow (W') comes out, is located downstream of said body, with respect to the direction of the fluid flow; • said at least one outlet aperture is so shaped as to generate an output fluid flow (W') which is mostly perpendicular to the direction of the fluid flow acting upon said body, interfering with the aerodynamic phenomena generated by the body; • said body is an aerodynamic protuberance comprising sensors and/or probes arranged in order to acquire air data, and said body comprises at least one region with at least one profile having a circular or semicircular or elliptical section.
A ring for arranging around a valve body of a fluid dispenser valve that is mounted, by means of a fastener capsule, such as a crimpable capsule, on a reservoir containing fluid to be dispensed, said ring comprising: - a single piece including at least one inner portion (100, 110) that co-operates with said valve body, a radial flange that forms a neck gasket that extends between the neck of the reservoir and the fastener capsule, and at least one axial recess that extends, at least in part, around the periphery of said ring, radially inwards from said radial flange, said single piece being made out of a first material that is substantially deformable, and - at least one filler insert that fills said at least one axial recess, at least in part, said at least one filler insert being made out of a second material that is more rigid than said first material, said ring being characterized in that said at least one filler insert is over-molded on said single piece. - a single piece including at least one inner portion (100, 110) that co-operates with said valve body, a radial flange that forms a neck gasket that extends between the neck of the reservoir and the fastener capsule, and at least one axial recess that extends, at least in part, around the periphery of said ring, radially inwards from said radial flange, said single piece being made out of a first material that is substantially deformable, and - at least one filler insert that fills said at least one axial recess, at least in part, said at least one filler insert being made out of a second material that is more rigid than said first material, said ring being characterized in that said at least one filler insert is over-molded on said single piece.
An actuator system comprising: a gearbox including a gear assembly, the gearbox having an outer surface with a pair of apertures; and an actuator comprising: a support; a drive system connected to the support; a shift fork including a pair of arms, the shift fork being in communication with the drive system and configured to move along a distance defining a stroke length between a disengaged position and an engaged position; an actuation assembly operatively connected with the drive system to move the shift fork between a neutral position, and a shifted position, with a plurality of intermediate positions between the neutral and shifted positions; wherein the actuator is mounted onto the outer surface of the gearbox; wherein the portion of the shift fork within the gearbox engages the gear assembly within the gearbox; characterized in that the support includes at least one pair of lugs with each lug having an opening, and in that the pair of lugs extend into the pair of apertures of the gearbox, and at least a portion of the shift fork extends through the lugs and below the outer surface of the gearbox. a gearbox including a gear assembly, the gearbox having an outer surface with a pair of apertures; and an actuator comprising: a support; a drive system connected to the support; a shift fork including a pair of arms, the shift fork being in communication with the drive system and configured to move along a distance defining a stroke length between a disengaged position and an engaged position; an actuation assembly operatively connected with the drive system to move the shift fork between a neutral position, and a shifted position, with a plurality of intermediate positions between the neutral and shifted positions; a support; a drive system connected to the support; a shift fork including a pair of arms, the shift fork being in communication with the drive system and configured to move along a distance defining a stroke length between a disengaged position and an engaged position; an actuation assembly operatively connected with the drive system to move the shift fork between a neutral position, and a shifted position, with a plurality of intermediate positions between the neutral and shifted positions; wherein the actuator is mounted onto the outer surface of the gearbox; wherein the portion of the shift fork within the gearbox engages the gear assembly within the gearbox; characterized in that the support includes at least one pair of lugs with each lug having an opening, and in that the pair of lugs extend into the pair of apertures of the gearbox, and at least a portion of the shift fork extends through the lugs and below the outer surface of the gearbox.
Apparatus for laser working of structural elements comprising a flat and longitudinal supporting plane for said elements, a moving structure of a laser head suspended upon said supporting plane by means of an arm, wherein rotating means (11, 8) provided with a rotating axis (X-X) perpendicular to the plane are fixed at the end of said arm opposite to said structure to rotate said laser head around said rotating axis, characterized in that said rotating means comprises a rotating disk provided with a rotating external portion whose external circumference carries said laser head, which head is rotated around said axis (X-X).
A method for producing a tubular pipe notably intended for the transport of hydrocarbons coming from an underwater well, including a step of assembling a structure of metal peripheral elements, wherein said peripheral elements (3A, 3B, 3C) are wound in an S-Z configuration about a central flexible core that is driven in movement along its longitudinal axis, characterized in that it includes the following steps: - providing at least one inductive sensor adapted to rotate about said central flexible core in a manner synchronized with the longitudinal movement of said central flexible core, so that said at least one sensor scans the periphery of said central flexible core opposite and in the immediate proximity of said peripheral elements (3A, 3B, 3C) wound around said central flexible core during the assembly step; - using said at least one sensor to acquire measurement signals the amplitude of which varies according to whether or not said at least one sensor is located opposite a peripheral element wound around said core during the rotation of said at least one sensor around said central flexible core; - using said acquired measurement signals to control the positioning of said assembled peripheral elements (3A, 3B, 3C). - providing at least one inductive sensor adapted to rotate about said central flexible core in a manner synchronized with the longitudinal movement of said central flexible core, so that said at least one sensor scans the periphery of said central flexible core opposite and in the immediate proximity of said peripheral elements (3A, 3B, 3C) wound around said central flexible core during the assembly step; - using said at least one sensor to acquire measurement signals the amplitude of which varies according to whether or not said at least one sensor is located opposite a peripheral element wound around said core during the rotation of said at least one sensor around said central flexible core; - using said acquired measurement signals to control the positioning of said assembled peripheral elements (3A, 3B, 3C).