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A pump or compressor for the flow of a fluid, comprising: - a casing, and - a centrifugal impeller configured to be driven in rotation relative to the casing about a main axis defining an axial direction, - a restrictive fluid flow passage formed between the casing and the centrifugal impeller defining an axial balancing system, the casing comprising a first balancing portion and the centrifugal impeller comprising a second balancing portion, the first and second balancing portions (23, 29) defining the inlet of the restrictive flow passage, characterized in that the second balancing portion of the centrifugal impeller is configured to switch from a rest position, in which the outer diameter of the second balancing portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the first balancing portion, to an operating position in which the first and second balancing portions (23, 29) overlap along the axial direction, under the effect of the centrifugal force exerted on the rotating centrifugal impeller. - a casing, and - a centrifugal impeller configured to be driven in rotation relative to the casing about a main axis defining an axial direction, - a restrictive fluid flow passage formed between the casing and the centrifugal impeller defining an axial balancing system,
Method of fabricating an image sensor with thinned silicon substrate, comprising fabrication steps carried out from a front face of a silicon substrate, said steps comprising forming active elements and especially photosensitive elements of the image sensor, the deposition of at least one insulating layer and the deposition of a first conductive layer, said insulating layer coating the front face of the silicon substrate and said first conductive layer being embedded in said insulating layer, then the transfer of the front face covered with the insulating layer onto a transfer substrate, then the thinning of the silicon substrate on its rear face to a thickness of 3 to 20 micrometers, and finally fabrication steps carried out on the rear face of the thinned silicon substrate that successively comprise: - etching of at least one localized contact opening through the thinned substrate, on a surface area reserved for the creation of an external connection terminal for the sensor, the opening locally exposing said first conductive layer formed during the fabrication steps carried out from the front face; - depositing a second conductive layer on the rear face, in contact with the silicon in the opening and outside the opening, the second layer coming into contact with the first layer in the opening; - etching the second conductive layer to delimit a connection terminal in contact with the silicon outside the opening and in contact with the first layer in the opening; - opening a peripheral trench through the entire thickness of the thinned silicon substrate to the insulating layer located under this thinned substrate, this trench completely surrounding the connection terminal and the bottom of the trench being entirely formed by the insulating layer, so forming an island of thinned silicon covered by the connection terminal and insulated by the trench from the rest of the thinned silicon substrate which contain the active elements and especially the photosensitive elements. - etching of at least one localized contact opening through the thinned substrate, on a surface area reserved for the creation of an external connection terminal for the sensor, the opening locally exposing said first conductive layer formed during the fabrication steps carried out from the front face; - depositing a second conductive layer on the rear face, in contact with the silicon in the opening and outside the opening, the second layer coming into contact with the first layer in the opening; - etching the second conductive layer to delimit a connection terminal in contact with the silicon outside the opening and in contact with the first layer in the opening; - opening a peripheral trench through the entire thickness of the thinned silicon substrate to the insulating layer located under this thinned substrate, this trench completely surrounding the connection terminal and the bottom of the trench being entirely formed by the insulating layer, so forming an island of thinned silicon covered by the connection terminal and insulated by the trench from the rest of the thinned silicon substrate which contain the active elements and especially the photosensitive elements.
A rotary tool (1; 101; 201) for cutting large inside diameters at the outer circumference of which at least one cutting edge is arranged, comprising a support structure (10; 110; 210) which indirectly or directly supports the at least one cutting edge, and comprising a chucking portion for coupling to a tool holder, characterized in that the support structure (10; 110; 210) widens in an umbrella-type manner or jaw-type manner starting from a coupling portion adjacent to the chucking portion and is radially stiffened by a stiffening structure (12; 112; 212), and that the support structure (10; 110; 210) includes at least two support portions (14; 114; 214) diametrically opposed with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotary tool (1; 101; 201), wherein the support portions indirectly or directly support at least one respective cutting edge and which are connected to each other by the stiffening structure (12; 112; 212).
A speech/audio coding apparatus comprising: a transformation section that transforms an input signal from a time domain to a frequency domain; an estimation section that estimates an energy envelope which represents an energy level for each of a plurality of subbands obtained by splitting a frequency spectrum of the input signal; a quantization section that quantizes the energy envelopes; a group determining section that groups the quantized energy envelopes into a plurality of groups; wherein the group determining section determines a dominant frequency band which is a subband in which an energy envelope of the frequency spectrum has a local maximum value and subbands on both sides of the dominant frequency band each forming a descending slope of an energy envelope as dominant groups, and determines mutually adjacent subbands other than the dominant groups as non-dominant groups; a first bit allocation section that allocates bits to the plurality of determined groups; a second bit allocation section that allocates the bits allocated to the plurality of determined groups to subbands on a group-by-group basis; and a coding section that encodes the frequency spectrum using bits allocated to the subbands. a transformation section that transforms an input signal from a time domain to a frequency domain; an estimation section that estimates an energy envelope which represents an energy level for each of a plurality of subbands obtained by splitting a frequency spectrum of the input signal; a quantization section that quantizes the energy envelopes; a group determining section that groups the quantized energy envelopes into a plurality of groups; wherein the group determining section determines a dominant frequency band which is a subband in which an energy envelope of the frequency spectrum has a local maximum value and subbands on both sides of the dominant frequency band each forming a descending slope of an energy envelope as dominant groups, and determines mutually adjacent subbands other than the dominant groups as non-dominant groups; a first bit allocation section that allocates bits to the plurality of determined groups; a second bit allocation section that allocates the bits allocated to the plurality of determined groups to subbands on a group-by-group basis; and a coding section that encodes the frequency spectrum using bits allocated to the subbands.
Menstrual cup for the collection of menstrual flow, comprising an impermeable and flexible body made of silicone, receptacle-shaped, cup type, at which external lower part, the opposite to the mouthpiece, it has holding means to proceed to its withdrawal after it is used, characterized in that the said holding means comprise a threadlike element consisting of a long and thin extension of the material of which the body is made, where the threadlike element is longer than the flexible body, such that, once the menstrual cup has been placed in the body of the user, the distal end of the threadlike element remains externally located.
A crankshaft for an internal combustion machine having crank webs in between bearing journals (11a, 11b) comprising at least one pin bearing journal and main bearing journals defining an axis of rotation of the crankshaft, whereas the crank webs feature assembled counterweights for balancing at least the crankshaft, and whereas the crank webs comprise a first assembling face (13, 15) and the counterweights comprise a second assembling face (14, 16), whereas the first assembling face (13, 15) is arranged opposed to the pin bearing journal in relation to the axis of rotation, and whereas the first (13, 15) and the second assembling face (14, 16) feature a form-fitted connection between the crank web and the counterweight, the crank webs feature at least one first hole and the counterweights feature at least one second hole in a complimentary arrangement of the first hole, whereas an additional fitting element is inserted in the holes (18, 19) and extends both into the first hole and into the second hole, characterised in that the first hole features a first center axis and the second hole features a second center axis, whereas the center axes (18', 19') are angular misaligned to each other and the additional fitting element is fitted into the holes (18, 19) under an elastic and/or a plastic material strain.
A method comprising: controlling access to encrypted data (150, 151, 152), stored at a memory of a device, the encrypted data (150, 151, 152) categorized according to a plurality of categories (155-1, 155-2, 155-3), using a respective encryption key (180, 181, 182) for each category in the plurality of categories; and, controlling access to a given encryption key (180, 181, 182) according to given criteria (190-1, 190-2, 190-3) associated with a given category (155-1,155-2, 155-3), respective criteria different for each respective category, access to the given encryption key (180, 181, 182) including one or more of, when the respective criteria are met: generating the given encryption key and decrypting the given encryption key, wherein: one of the plurality of categories of the encrypted data comprises an operational category, operational encrypted data associated therewith used to one or more of: operate the device after the device is turned on; and perform operations at the device, operational criteria associated with the operational category comprising: receiving input using an input device, that matches one or more of password data stored at the memory and PIN (personal identification number) data read from an external memory received in an external memory reader of the device, the operational encrypted data remaining accessible once a master operational encryption key is accessed after the operational criteria is met, the method further comprising: decrypting, using the master operational encryption key, at least one encryption key (161, 171) for decrypting the operational encrypted data. controlling access to encrypted data (150, 151, 152), stored at a memory of a device, the encrypted data (150, 151, 152) categorized according to a plurality of categories (155-1, 155-2, 155-3), using a respective encryption key (180, 181, 182) for each category in the plurality of categories; and, one of the plurality of categories of the encrypted data comprises an operational category, operational encrypted data associated therewith used to one or more of: operate the device after the device is turned on; and perform operations at the device, operational criteria associated with the operational category comprising: receiving input using an input device, that matches one or more of password data stored at the memory and PIN (personal identification number) data read from an external memory received in an external memory reader of the device, the operational encrypted data remaining accessible once a master operational encryption key is accessed after the operational criteria is met, the method further comprising: decrypting, using the master operational encryption key, at least one encryption key (161, 171) for decrypting the operational encrypted data. decrypting, using the master operational encryption key, at least one encryption key (161, 171) for decrypting the operational encrypted data.
A lift assembly comprising: a base; a drive mechanism; a drum assembly adapted to be driven by the drive mechanism, the drum assembly including first and second drum segments (60A, 60B) positioned adjacent each other, each drum segment (60A, 60B) including a small diameter portion (72A, 72B) a large diameter portion (70A, 70B) and a tapered portion (74A, 74B) between the small diameter portion (72A, 72B) and the large diameter portion (70A, 70B); first and second flexible drive elements (40A, 40B) at least partially wrapped around the small diameter portions (72A, 72B) of the first and second drum segments (60A, 60B), respectively, characterized in that the large diameter portion of the first drum segment is positioned adjacent the small diameter portion of the second drum segment. a base; a drive mechanism; a drum assembly adapted to be driven by the drive mechanism, the drum assembly including first and second drum segments (60A, 60B) positioned adjacent each other, each drum segment (60A, 60B) including a small diameter portion (72A, 72B) a large diameter portion (70A, 70B) and a tapered portion (74A, 74B) between the small diameter portion (72A, 72B) and the large diameter portion (70A, 70B); first and second flexible drive elements (40A, 40B) at least partially wrapped around the small diameter portions (72A, 72B) of the first and second drum segments (60A, 60B), respectively, characterized in that the large diameter portion of the first drum segment is positioned adjacent the small diameter portion of the second drum segment.
A method for treating a biological sample for nucleic acid extraction, the method comprising: diluting a biological sample in an extraction buffer to form a mixture, wherein the extraction buffer comprises 3 wt. % to 10 wt. % organic solvent, wherein said organic solvent is one or more of acetone or ethanol; incubating the mixture at a temperature from 15°C to 35°C for five seconds to thirty minutes, to cause nucleic acid present in the biological sample to be extracted from at least a portion of the biological sample for further processing; separating at least a portion of the extraction buffer comprising at least a portion of the nucleic acid from the biological sample by heating for 3-5 minutes at 65°C; forming an amplification mixture comprising: the at least a portion of the extraction buffer comprising the at least a portion of the nucleic acid; and one or more amplification reaction buffers; and incubating the amplification mixture for 1 to 10 minutes at 25°C to 70°C.
Method for producing a value and/or security document comprising a security element in a second colour state, comprising the following method steps: a) Provision of the security element in a first colour state, wherein the security element comprises a matrix and at least one feature substance, which under suitable excitation with electromagnetic radiation luminesces and/or absorbs light and/or scatters light, and wherein the security element for the verification of the value and/or security document is, by activation, irreversibly transferrable or transferred from the first colour state in which the at least one feature substance luminesces and/or absorbs light and/or scatters light, into a second colour state differing from the first colour state, in which the at least one feature substance luminesces and/or absorbs light and/or scatters light, and only the second colour state is the colour state suitable for a verification; b) Irreversible transfer of the security element from the first colour state by activation into the second colour state, and thereafter c) Integration of the security element in the second colour state into the value and/or security document. a) Provision of the security element in a first colour state, wherein the security element comprises a matrix and at least one feature substance, which under suitable excitation with electromagnetic radiation luminesces and/or absorbs light and/or scatters light, and wherein the security element for the verification of the value and/or security document is, by activation, irreversibly transferrable or transferred from the first colour state in which the at least one feature substance luminesces and/or absorbs light and/or scatters light, into a second colour state differing from the first colour state, in which the at least one feature substance luminesces and/or absorbs light and/or scatters light, and only the second colour state is the colour state suitable for a verification; b) Irreversible transfer of the security element from the first colour state by activation into the second colour state, and thereafter c) Integration of the security element in the second colour state into the value and/or security document.
A method of fabricating a composite filler having a cross section that varies along its length, comprising: forming a stack of composite prepreg strips; feeding the stack of strips through a die; and using the die to form the stack of strips, including varying the shape of a die face in contact with the stack of strips as the stack is fed through the die; characterized in that the method further comprises: applying a strip of adhesive to the formed stack of prepreg strips; and compressing the adhesive against the formed stack by rolling a cam over the formed stack having a varying cross section that matches the varying cross section of the formed stack. forming a stack of composite prepreg strips; feeding the stack of strips through a die; and using the die to form the stack of strips, including varying the shape of a die face in contact with the stack of strips as the stack is fed through the die; characterized in that the method further comprises: applying a strip of adhesive to the formed stack of prepreg strips; and compressing the adhesive against the formed stack by rolling a cam over the formed stack having a varying cross section that matches the varying cross section of the formed stack. applying a strip of adhesive to the formed stack of prepreg strips; and compressing the adhesive against the formed stack by rolling a cam over the formed stack having a varying cross section that matches the varying cross section of the formed stack.
A method for traffic forwarding in a network where a virtual local area network, VLAN, exists in multiple network sites that are geographically dispersed and connected via virtual links, the method being applicable to a first edge device, ED, at a first site, the method characterised by comprising: receiving, from a second ED at a second site, information identifying a VLAN of the second ED through a virtual link, wherein the VLAN identified in the information is an active VLAN of the second ED in that the second ED is responsible for forwarding traffic within the VLAN at the second site; recording an association between i) the VLAN of the second ED and ii) the virtual link through which the information is received from the second ED; and when forwarding traffic to the VLAN of the second ED, determining the virtual link associated with the VLAN of the second ED based on the recorded association and forwarding the traffic via the determined virtual link. receiving, from a second ED at a second site, information identifying a VLAN of the second ED through a virtual link, wherein the VLAN identified in the information is an active VLAN of the second ED in that the second ED is responsible for forwarding traffic within the VLAN at the second site; recording an association between i) the VLAN of the second ED and ii) the virtual link through which the information is received from the second ED; and when forwarding traffic to the VLAN of the second ED, determining the virtual link associated with the VLAN of the second ED based on the recorded association and forwarding the traffic via the determined virtual link.
A method for producing a cooling plate made of material with very good thermal conductivity, such as copper, aluminium, or alloy thereof, with pins (4, 4', 4", 4"') protruding approximately perpendicular over a base on a coolant-swept effective surface, wherein the pins (4, 4', 4", 4'") are surrounded by a peripheral edge running substantially radial and flat and which is necessary for operation, and the cooling plate is produced in a tool by means of shaping a workpiece, wherein the workpiece in the form of a flat material blank with a uniform material thickness is placed exactly centred in the tool, characterised in that the tool comprises at least one outer punch for producing the substantially flat peripheral edge and an inner punch cooperating with pin-forming openings in the tool for producing the pins (4, 4', 4", 4'"), that the outer peripheral edge is pushed out with reduced material thickness when a workpiece is held down by an inner punch by pressing by means of the outer punch, and then, in cooperation with the pin-forming openings of the tool, the pins (4, 4', 4", 4"') are pushed out when the outer punch is held down by means of the inner punch by pressing.
A method comprising: encoding, by a microcircuit associated with an electrical element and located serially in line with the electrical element, an addressing signal with a sequence comprising a label corresponding to the electrical element; transmitting, by the microcircuit, the addressing signal to an acquisition system; decoding, by the acquisition system, the sequence from the addressing signal to determine the label corresponding to the electrical element; and assigning, by the acquisition system, the label corresponding to the electrical element to a recording channel of the acquisition system, wherein the electrical element comprises a non-addressable electrical element. encoding, by a microcircuit associated with an electrical element and located serially in line with the electrical element, an addressing signal with a sequence comprising a label corresponding to the electrical element; transmitting, by the microcircuit, the addressing signal to an acquisition system; decoding, by the acquisition system, the sequence from the addressing signal to determine the label corresponding to the electrical element; and assigning, by the acquisition system, the label corresponding to the electrical element to a recording channel of the acquisition system, wherein the electrical element comprises a non-addressable electrical element.