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A method of operating a wireless communications device (102, 304, 802) to communicate with another communications device (104, 804), the method comprising: receiving, at the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), a first signal from a first communications band, said first signal being from a first communications device (108, 302, 808), said first communication device (108, 302, 808) and said another communications device (104, 804) being different communications devices and said first signal being an OFDM beacon signal burst including at least one beacon symbol; determining, at the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), based on said first signal, a first time interval to be used for transmitting a second signal to said another communications device (104, 804), wherein said second signal being a user OFDM beacon signal burst including at least one beacon symbol, which is generated as a function of one of a device identifier corresponding to said wireless communications device (102, 304, 802) and a user identifier corresponding to a user of said wireless communications device (102, 304, 802); determining, at the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), based on said first signal, a second communications band which is different from said first communications band; and transmitting (1224, 1225), from the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), said second signal to said another communications device (104, 804) during said first time interval in said second communications band. receiving, at the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), a first signal from a first communications band, said first signal being from a first communications device (108, 302, 808), said first communication device (108, 302, 808) and said another communications device (104, 804) being different communications devices and said first signal being an OFDM beacon signal burst including at least one beacon symbol; determining, at the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), based on said first signal, a first time interval to be used for transmitting a second signal to said another communications device (104, 804), wherein said second signal being a user OFDM beacon signal burst including at least one beacon symbol, which is generated as a function of one of a device identifier corresponding to said wireless communications device (102, 304, 802) and a user identifier corresponding to a user of said wireless communications device (102, 304, 802); determining, at the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), based on said first signal, a second communications band which is different from said first communications band; and transmitting (1224, 1225), from the wireless communications device (102, 304, 802), said second signal to said another communications device (104, 804) during said first time interval in said second communications band.
An epidural space identification device to identify when a tip of a needle used for epidural anesthesia enters an epidural space, comprising: a barrel formed in a cylindrical shape and communicatively connected to a needle section; and a plunger formed in a cylindrical shape and retractably inserted into the barrel, characterized in that the epidural space identification device further comprises: the plunger having an air hole communicating with an inside of the plunger; and an expansible member having an expansible part provided at a front end part of the plunger and bulging inside of the plunger with a positive pressure generated by pushing the plunger while air discharge from a needle side is regulated. a barrel formed in a cylindrical shape and communicatively connected to a needle section; and a plunger formed in a cylindrical shape and retractably inserted into the barrel, characterized in that the epidural space identification device further comprises: the plunger having an air hole communicating with an inside of the plunger; and an expansible member having an expansible part provided at a front end part of the plunger and bulging inside of the plunger with a positive pressure generated by pushing the plunger while air discharge from a needle side is regulated. the plunger having an air hole communicating with an inside of the plunger; and an expansible member having an expansible part provided at a front end part of the plunger and bulging inside of the plunger with a positive pressure generated by pushing the plunger while air discharge from a needle side is regulated.
A method for manufacturing an associative thickening agent by polymerisation, in an aqueous dispersion, in the presence of surfactants other than the compounds listed in point d): a) of at least one monomer which is (meth)acrylic acid, preferentially methacrylic acid, b) of at least one monomer which is an ester of (meth)acrylic acid, preferentially ethyl acrylate, c) of at least one monomer with a hydrophobic group, of general formula R - p - q - R' with: - p and q designate integers of less than or equal to 150 of at least one of which is non zero, with preferentially q = 0 and 0 < p < 80, - EO and PO designate respectively ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, - R designates a polymerisable function, and preferentially the methacrylate or methacrylurethane function, - R' designates a hydrophobic group with at least 6 and at most 36 carbon atoms, characterised in that d) at least one polyglycerol of formula is used during said polymerisation where n is an integer or a decimal number greater than 1 and equal or lower than 10 and designates the average degree of polymerization; R designates hydrogen, or an ester group functionalised by an alkyl group with 8 to 22 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group with 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and preferentially an alkyl group with 8 to 22 carbon atoms. a) of at least one monomer which is (meth)acrylic acid, preferentially methacrylic acid, b) of at least one monomer which is an ester of (meth)acrylic acid, preferentially ethyl acrylate, c) of at least one monomer with a hydrophobic group, of general formula R - p - q - R' with: - p and q designate integers of less than or equal to 150 of at least one of which is non zero, with preferentially q = 0 and 0 < p < 80, - EO and PO designate respectively ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, - R designates a polymerisable function, and preferentially the methacrylate or methacrylurethane function, - R' designates a hydrophobic group with at least 6 and at most 36 carbon atoms, characterised in that d) at least one polyglycerol of formula is used during said polymerisation - p and q designate integers of less than or equal to 150 of at least one of which is non zero, with preferentially q = 0 and 0 < p < 80, - EO and PO designate respectively ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, - R designates a polymerisable function, and preferentially the methacrylate or methacrylurethane function, - R' designates a hydrophobic group with at least 6 and at most 36 carbon atoms, characterised in that d) at least one polyglycerol of formula is used during said polymerisation
A method of determining decoding relationship for a coded multi-layer video stream defining multiple layers (10, 12, 14) of pictures (20, 22, 24), said method comprises: retrieving, based on said coded multi-layer video stream and for a layer with layer index i of said multiple layers (10, 12, 14), a respective direct dependency flag, direct_dependency_flag[i][j], for each layer of said multiple layers (10, 12, 14) having a layer index j for which 0≤j<i, wherein a direct dependency flag, direct_dependency_flag[i][j], equal to 1 indicates that said layer with layer index j is a direct reference layer for said layer with layer index i and a direct dependency flag, direct_dependency_flag[i][j], equal to 0 indicates that said layer with layer index j is not a direct reference layer for said layer with layer index i; determining decoding relationship information defining any decoding relationship between said multiple layers (10, 12, 14) based on said respective direct dependency flag; and determining a type of prediction operation based on at least one scalability identifier of said layer with layer index i and at least one scalability identifier of said layer with layer index j. retrieving, based on said coded multi-layer video stream and for a layer with layer index i of said multiple layers (10, 12, 14), a respective direct dependency flag, direct_dependency_flag[i][j], for each layer of said multiple layers (10, 12, 14) having a layer index j for which 0≤j<i, wherein a direct dependency flag, direct_dependency_flag[i][j], equal to 1 indicates that said layer with layer index j is a direct reference layer for said layer with layer index i and a direct dependency flag, direct_dependency_flag[i][j], equal to 0 indicates that said layer with layer index j is not a direct reference layer for said layer with layer index i; determining decoding relationship information defining any decoding relationship between said multiple layers (10, 12, 14) based on said respective direct dependency flag; and determining a type of prediction operation based on at least one scalability identifier of said layer with layer index i and at least one scalability identifier of said layer with layer index j.
Ship for navigating in icy waters, provided in the bow area with a bulb of the type adapted to generate a bow wave in phase opposition with respect to that generated by the ship hull in such a way that the resulting wave is as small as possible, thus reducing the ship's resistance, said bulb being connected to the ship hull by a connecting portion which defines a groove inclined downwards towards the stern to preferentially convey the water under the hull, wherein said ship comprises a rib which frontally protrudes from the bulb on the vertical centreline plane of the bulb and extends from the front end of the bulb to said connecting portion, said rib having at least one front portion arranged below the waterline of the ship so that, in the case of forward movement in icy waters, the rib engages with such a front portion the ice from below and due to the forward motion of the ship progressively lifts it upwards above the bulb while simultaneously causing the breakage of the ice by bending, the front portion of the rib extending below the waterline to a depth predefined according to the maximum thickness of crushable ice, characterized in that said rib is connected to the connecting portion at the bow of the groove without joining with the stem so as to leave a passage channel free between one side and the other of the bulb at said groove, the rib guiding the ice crushed thereby up to the passage channel in such a way that it is sucked into the groove itself and conveyed under the hull.
An in vitro artificial immune system to permit the assessment of antigens without administration to animal subjects, wherein said AIS comprises: (i) a vaccination site which is a three-dimensional matrix, comprising (a) epithelial and/or endothelial cells and (b) reverse-transmigrated antigen presenting cells (APCs), comprising dendritic cells; (ii) a lymphoid tissue equivalent which is a three dimensional matrix comprising T and B lymphocytes; and (iii) diseased cells selected from the group consisting of virally infected cells, bacterially infected cells, tumor cells and autoimmune disease-afflicted cells. (i) a vaccination site which is a three-dimensional matrix, comprising (a) epithelial and/or endothelial cells and (b) reverse-transmigrated antigen presenting cells (APCs), comprising dendritic cells; (a) epithelial and/or endothelial cells and (b) reverse-transmigrated antigen presenting cells (APCs), comprising dendritic cells; (ii) a lymphoid tissue equivalent which is a three dimensional matrix comprising T and B lymphocytes; and (iii) diseased cells selected from the group consisting of virally infected cells, bacterially infected cells, tumor cells and autoimmune disease-afflicted cells.
Latch for a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism consisting of a catch and a pawl for ratcheting of the catch and a microswitch for recognition of a position of a locking mechanism component, wherein the microswitch is released when the component has been moved towards the microswitch for recognition of its position and the locking mechanism is ratcheted, wherein an operating means which encompasses a pivotably accommodated lever is present which operates the microswitch when the locking mechanism is opened, characterized in that the operating means has a pre-tensioned spring with which the lever can be pivoted into its position operating the microswitch.
A method, in a wireless device operating in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving from the wireless communication network, in a first transmission-time interval, a resource-assignment message indicating resources allocated for a first data transmission to the wireless device, wherein the resource-assignment message comprises one or more information fields; receiving from the wireless communication network, the first or a second data transmission; and transmitting to the wireless communication network, in a second transmission-time interval, feedback information that includes an indication of whether the first or the second data transmission was correctly received by the wireless device, characterized in that the feedback information further includes one or more information fields copied from the one or more information fields of the resource-assignment message. receiving from the wireless communication network, in a first transmission-time interval, a resource-assignment message indicating resources allocated for a first data transmission to the wireless device, wherein the resource-assignment message comprises one or more information fields; receiving from the wireless communication network, the first or a second data transmission; and transmitting to the wireless communication network, in a second transmission-time interval, feedback information that includes an indication of whether the first or the second data transmission was correctly received by the wireless device, characterized in that the feedback information further includes one or more information fields copied from the one or more information fields of the resource-assignment message.
A centering part for a wheel bearing comprising an annular shrink-fitting area comprising a cylindrical shrink-fitting seat facing radially outwards and defining a reference axis, at least a first centering area comprising a first cylindrical centering seat facing radially outwards, and an annular transition area extending from the annular shrink-fitting area to the first centering area, with the centering part having an outer surface facing radially outwards comprising the cylindrical shrink-fitting seat, the first centering seat and an outer face of the annular transition area, and an inner surface facing radially inwards and defining a cavity inside the outer surface, characterized in that the centering part has a radial thickness, measured between the outer surface and the inner surface, which varies along the reference axis, while passing through a minimum value at the annular transition area, with the minimum value being less than half a radial thickness measured at the annular shrink-fitting area and half a radial thickness measured at the first centering area.
A magnetic unlocking device of a magnetic encoding key, comprising: a key casing, at least one set of magnetic combination unit and a filler which is located inside the key casing, wherein the magnetic combination unit includes a plurality of double-pole permanent magnets and a magnetic yoke, one magnetic pole of each of the double-pole permanent magnets being near to the magnetic yoke and another magnetic pole being far from the magnetic yoke; wherein a butterfly-like magnetic field distribution is generated on an external main magnetic circuit of the magnetic combination unit; characterized in that surface magnetic fluxes of the plurality of double-pole permanent magnets increase or decrease along an arranging orientation, wherein adjacent two double-pole permanent magnets on a same side have opposite polarities, wherein the magnetic yoke is used as a magnetic conducting path for the respective magnetic pole of the plurality of double-pole permanent magnets oriented to an axial center, the main magnetic circuit passing therethrough, wherein a magnetic field distribution which is weak-to-strong or strong-to-weak along a magnet arranging orientation is generated on external main magnetic circuit of the magnetic combination unit. a key casing, at least one set of magnetic combination unit and a filler which is located inside the key casing, wherein the magnetic combination unit includes a plurality of double-pole permanent magnets and a magnetic yoke, one magnetic pole of each of the double-pole permanent magnets being near to the magnetic yoke and another magnetic pole being far from the magnetic yoke; wherein a butterfly-like magnetic field distribution is generated on an external main magnetic circuit of the magnetic combination unit;
A method for optical communication, the method comprising: in a semiconductor die having a photodetector, the photodetector comprising an n-type silicon layer, a germanium layer, a p-type silicon layer, and a metal contact (417A, 417B) on each of the n-type silicon layer and the p-type silicon layer, wherein a portion of the germanium layer nearest the p-type silicon layer is p-doped, wherein a top surface of the germanium layer is above top surfaces of both the n-type silicon layer and the p-type silicon layer, and wherein a bottom surface of the germanium layer is below the top surfaces of both the n-type silicon layer and the p-type silicon layer: receiving an optical signal; absorbing the optical signal in the germanium layer; generating an electrical signal from the absorbed optical signal; and communicating the electrical signal out of the photodetector via the n-type silicon layer and the p-type silicon layer. receiving an optical signal; absorbing the optical signal in the germanium layer; generating an electrical signal from the absorbed optical signal; and communicating the electrical signal out of the photodetector via the n-type silicon layer and the p-type silicon layer.
Residual-current circuit breaker for detecting residual currents, comprising - a tripping relay which has a tripping tappet which is moved from a starting position to a tripped position when a residual current occurs, - a switching mechanism which is kinematically coupled to the tripping tappet in such a way that a switching contact which is coupled to the switching mechanism is opened when a residual current occurs, - a rotatably mounted positioning lever in order to reset the tripping tappet from the tripped position to the starting position by means of a restoring force, - wherein the positioning lever is held in a first position against the restoring force by the switching mechanism when the switching contact is closed, and is released by the switching mechanism when the residual-current circuit breaker is tripped, - wherein the positioning lever is kinematically coupled to the switching mechanism in such a way that, when the residual-current circuit breaker is tripped, a control element which is arranged on the switching mechanism slides along a region of the positioning lever, which region is in the form of a control cam, until the positioning lever is released, characterized in that the control element is formed on a rotatably mounted switching shaft of the switching mechanism and interacts with the control cam in such a way that the switching shaft is set in rotation when the residual-current circuit breaker is tripped, in order to open the switching contact and to release the positioning lever, and the positioning lever is moved to the first position by rotation of the switching shaft when the switching contact is closed, and held there. - a tripping relay which has a tripping tappet which is moved from a starting position to a tripped position when a residual current occurs, - a switching mechanism which is kinematically coupled to the tripping tappet in such a way that a switching contact which is coupled to the switching mechanism is opened when a residual current occurs, - a rotatably mounted positioning lever in order to reset the tripping tappet from the tripped position to the starting position by means of a restoring force, - wherein the positioning lever is held in a first position against the restoring force by the switching mechanism when the switching contact is closed, and is released by the switching mechanism when the residual-current circuit breaker is tripped, - wherein the positioning lever is kinematically coupled to the switching mechanism in such a way that, when the residual-current circuit breaker is tripped, a control element which is arranged on the switching mechanism slides along a region of the positioning lever, which region is in the form of a control cam, until the positioning lever is released,
A switching center server handling calls, comprising: - a blade cluster with a plurality of blades, - a distributor blade (125, 170) distributing a message relating to a call to one of the blades, characterized by - a master blade (130, 150) centrally controlling a usage of pooled resources by said plurality of blades for handling the call, wherein the distributor blade contacts the master blade for retrieving the information to which blade said message is to be distributed. - a blade cluster with a plurality of blades, - a distributor blade (125, 170) distributing a message relating to a call to one of the blades, characterized by - a master blade (130, 150) centrally controlling a usage of pooled resources by said plurality of blades for handling the call,