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A method for use in a system comprising an access point and a plurality of stations (Ta-Te), the method comprising: periodically broadcasting a control frame from an access point, comprising information specifying contention slots during which a station (Ta-Te) may transmit a reservation request in contention with other stations (Ta-Te); transmitting a reservation request from a station (Ta-Te) to the access point at the contention slots; receiving a permission signal from the access point, which provides a transmission opportunity to the station (Ta-Te) in response to a successful receipt of the reservation request transmitted from the station (Ta-Te) to the access point; receiving a bandwidth request to the access point, comprising the information indicating the required bandwidth, from the station (Ta-Te) during the transmission opportunity provided by the access point, transmitting a notification, comprising information representing a list of identification numbers of respective stations (Ta-Te), from which the reservation request is received during the at least one contention slot, the transmitting the notification being carried out by the access point; and transmitting the bandwidth request to the access point during a contention-based phase, during which the station (Ta-Te) detects whether transmission is possible before transmitting the data stream, when an identification number of the station (Ta-Te) is not included in the list of identification numbers of the notification, the transmitting of the bandwidth request being carried out by the station (Ta-Te). periodically broadcasting a control frame from an access point, comprising information specifying contention slots during which a station (Ta-Te) may transmit a reservation request in contention with other stations (Ta-Te); transmitting a reservation request from a station (Ta-Te) to the access point at the contention slots; receiving a permission signal from the access point, which provides a transmission opportunity to the station (Ta-Te) in response to a successful receipt of the reservation request transmitted from the station (Ta-Te) to the access point; receiving a bandwidth request to the access point, comprising the information indicating the required bandwidth, from the station (Ta-Te) during the transmission opportunity provided by the access point, transmitting a notification, comprising information representing a list of identification numbers of respective stations (Ta-Te), from which the reservation request is received during the at least one contention slot, the transmitting the notification being carried out by the access point; and transmitting the bandwidth request to the access point during a contention-based phase, during which the station (Ta-Te) detects whether transmission is possible before transmitting the data stream, when an identification number of the station (Ta-Te) is not included in the list of identification numbers of the notification, the transmitting of the bandwidth request being carried out by the station (Ta-Te).
A method for reducing beacon collisions when transmitting beacons in a communication system, the method comprising: sensing a channel at an apparatus during a first period comprising at least a first portion of a beacon transmission period; selecting at said apparatus, based on the sensing, a second period for beacon transmission comprising at least a second portion of a beacon transmission period, wherein the second portion is subsequent to a non-beacon transmission period, wherein the non-beacon transmission period is subsequent to the beacon transmission period comprising the first portion; and transmitting at said apparatus one or more beacons during the second period. sensing a channel at an apparatus during a first period comprising at least a first portion of a beacon transmission period; selecting at said apparatus, based on the sensing, a second period for beacon transmission comprising at least a second portion of a beacon transmission period, wherein the second portion is subsequent to a non-beacon transmission period, wherein the non-beacon transmission period is subsequent to the beacon transmission period comprising the first portion; and transmitting at said apparatus one or more beacons during the second period.
A magnetic sensor device comprising: - a conveyance path for conveying an object to be detected having a magnetic pattern; - a magnet (6, 8) having poles each facing the conveyance path; - first magnetic bodies (81, 83) each in contact with each of side surfaces orthogonal to the conveying direction of the object to be detected, the side surfaces being side surfaces of the magnet (6, 8); - a second magnetic body located on a side opposite to the first magnetic bodies (81, 83) with respect to the conveyance path, wherein the second magnetic body is a soft magnetic body and no bias magnet is disposed on said side where the second magnetic body is located; - a magnetoresistance effect element located between the second magnetic body and the conveyance path in a cross magnetic field that has magnetic field strength within a predetermined range in a spacing direction that is generated by the magnetic bodies (81, 83) and the second magnetic body, the magnetoresistance effect element being adapted to detect, as a change in the resistance value, a change in a component in the conveying direction in the cross magnetic field, the change being caused by the magnetic pattern of the object to be detected, the spacing direction being a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction in the conveyance path and being a direction that vertically passes through the magnetic pattern; and - an outputter (9, 20) connected to the magnetoresistance effect element, the outputter being adapted to output the change in the resistance value detected by the magnetoresistance effect element. - a conveyance path for conveying an object to be detected having a magnetic pattern; - a magnet (6, 8) having poles each facing the conveyance path; - first magnetic bodies (81, 83) each in contact with each of side surfaces orthogonal to the conveying direction of the object to be detected, the side surfaces being side surfaces of the magnet (6, 8); - a second magnetic body located on a side opposite to the first magnetic bodies (81, 83) with respect to the conveyance path, wherein the second magnetic body is a soft magnetic body and no bias magnet is disposed on said side where the second magnetic body is located; - a magnetoresistance effect element located between the second magnetic body and the conveyance path in a cross magnetic field that has magnetic field strength within a predetermined range in a spacing direction that is generated by the magnetic bodies (81, 83) and the second magnetic body, the magnetoresistance effect element being adapted to detect, as a change in the resistance value, a change in a component in the conveying direction in the cross magnetic field, the change being caused by the magnetic pattern of the object to be detected, the spacing direction being a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction in the conveyance path and being a direction that vertically passes through the magnetic pattern; and - an outputter (9, 20) connected to the magnetoresistance effect element, the outputter being adapted to output the change in the resistance value detected by the magnetoresistance effect element.
An electric vehicle power management apparatus, comprising: a controller, a display unit and a positioning system identifying the current location of the electric vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to be connected to a battery that is used to drive the electric vehicle, and a service providing server over a network, wherein the controller is configured to: receive, from the service providing server, map information that provides information about charging spots relative to the current location of the electric vehicle; to display, using the display unit, a map identifying the current location of the electric vehicle and the location of one or more charging spots near to the current location of the electric vehicle; and characterised by displaying, on the display unit, the surplus power which will remain in the battery after the electric vehicle has reached its destination, relative to the current location of the electric vehicle.
Apparatus comprising:- a tubular section (1, 21, 31, 41, 171, 203) arranged to be run into and secured within an open borehole (153, 163, 213); at least one sleeve member (3, 23, 33, 43) wherein the sleeve member is positioned on the exterior of the tubular section and sealed thereto; pressure control means operable to alter the pressure within the sleeve member such that an increase in pressure causes the sleeve to move outwardly and bear against an inner surface of the open borehole; characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: a one way fluid flow check valve provided through a side wall of the tubular section within a port, the check valve being arranged such that it permits fluid flow from a throughbore of the tubular section into a chamber, created when the sleeve member is expanded, and prevents fluid from passing in the reverse direction from the chamber into the throughbore; wherein the sleeve member is provided with a ruptureable barrier device which when ruptured permits flow of fluid between the chamber and an annulus located between the outside of the tubular section and the inner surface of the open borehole. a tubular section (1, 21, 31, 41, 171, 203) arranged to be run into and secured within an open borehole (153, 163, 213); at least one sleeve member (3, 23, 33, 43) wherein the sleeve member is positioned on the exterior of the tubular section and sealed thereto; pressure control means operable to alter the pressure within the sleeve member such that an increase in pressure causes the sleeve to move outwardly and bear against an inner surface of the open borehole; characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: a one way fluid flow check valve provided through a side wall of the tubular section within a port, the check valve being arranged such that it permits fluid flow from a throughbore of the tubular section into a chamber, created when the sleeve member is expanded, and prevents fluid from passing in the reverse direction from the chamber into the throughbore; wherein the sleeve member is provided with a ruptureable barrier device which when ruptured permits flow of fluid between the chamber and an annulus located between the outside of the tubular section and the inner surface of the open borehole.
A door for a doorway in a wall, the door comprising: a side frame that is elongate and mountable to the wall; a track to be disposed on the side frame, wherein the track is elongate and is to be generally parallel to the side frame; a curtain to be moved along the track to selectively open and close the door; a plurality of standoffs (76; 95) to be interposed between the side frame and the wall such that when the side frame is mounted to the wall, the standoffs (76; 95) provide an appreciable air gap to convey a current of air between the side frame and the wall; characterized by: the track to be removably attached to the side frame; and a seal to be removably coupled to the track, the seal is elongate and generally parallel to the side frame and extends to the wall to obstruct a current of air when the seal is coupled to the side frame via the track while the side frame is attached to the wall. a side frame that is elongate and mountable to the wall; a track to be disposed on the side frame, wherein the track is elongate and is to be generally parallel to the side frame; a curtain to be moved along the track to selectively open and close the door; a plurality of standoffs (76; 95) to be interposed between the side frame and the wall such that when the side frame is mounted to the wall, the standoffs (76; 95) provide an appreciable air gap to convey a current of air between the side frame and the wall; characterized by: the track to be removably attached to the side frame; and a seal to be removably coupled to the track, the seal is elongate and generally parallel to the side frame and extends to the wall to obstruct a current of air when the seal is coupled to the side frame via the track while the side frame is attached to the wall. the track to be removably attached to the side frame; and a seal to be removably coupled to the track, the seal is elongate and generally parallel to the side frame and extends to the wall to obstruct a current of air when the seal is coupled to the side frame via the track while the side frame is attached to the wall.
A process for preparing an aluminum-free boron containing zeolitic material comprising the framework structure MWW (BMWW), comprising (a) hydrothermally synthesizing a BMWW precursor from a synthesis mixture containing water, a silicon source, a boron source, and an MWW template compound selected from the group consisting of piperidine, hexamethylene imine, N,N,N,N',N',N'-hexamethyl-1,5-pentanediammonium ion, 1,4-bis(N-methylpyrrolidinium) butane, octyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, heptyltrimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, hexyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, N,N,N-trimethyl-1-adamantylammonium hydroxide, and a mixture of two or more thereof, obtaining the BMWW precursor in its mother liquor, the mother liquor having a pH above 9; (b) adjusting the pH of the mother liquor, obtained in (a) and containing the BMWW precursor, to a value in the range of from 7 to 8; (c) separating the BMWW precursor from the pH-adjusted mother liquor obtained in (b) by filtration in a filtration device. (a) hydrothermally synthesizing a BMWW precursor from a synthesis mixture containing water, a silicon source, a boron source, and an MWW template compound selected from the group consisting of piperidine, hexamethylene imine, N,N,N,N',N',N'-hexamethyl-1,5-pentanediammonium ion, 1,4-bis(N-methylpyrrolidinium) butane, octyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, heptyltrimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, hexyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, N,N,N-trimethyl-1-adamantylammonium hydroxide, and a mixture of two or more thereof, obtaining the BMWW precursor in its mother liquor, the mother liquor having a pH above 9; (b) adjusting the pH of the mother liquor, obtained in (a) and containing the BMWW precursor, to a value in the range of from 7 to 8; (c) separating the BMWW precursor from the pH-adjusted mother liquor obtained in (b) by filtration in a filtration device.
A one-part, moisture-curable, elastomeric, translucent coating composition comprising: (a) a di-hydroxy-terminated dimethylpolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of less than 5 Pa·s (5,000 cps) at 25°C; (b) a reinforcing filler; (c) an organic solvent; (d) a polyalkoxysilane crosslinking agent; (e) an organo-silane adhesion promoter; and, (f) a titanium condensation cure catalyst. (a) a di-hydroxy-terminated dimethylpolysiloxane polymer having a viscosity of less than 5 Pa·s (5,000 cps) at 25°C; (b) a reinforcing filler; (c) an organic solvent; (d) a polyalkoxysilane crosslinking agent; (e) an organo-silane adhesion promoter; and, (f) a titanium condensation cure catalyst.
A liquid detection system of an internal combustion engine to detect undesired liquid in at least one cylinder of the engine, characterised in that the system comprises an electric motor not designed to run the engine at high speed, or to start the engine, which electric motor rotates a crank shaft of the internal combustion engine for detecting liquid in the cylinder/s during a certain period before starting the engine, a frequency converter to supply power to the electric motor, a measuring sensor (9, 9A) to measure current of the electric motor, and a control unit to receive measurements of the measuring sensor, which control unit comprises a comparison unit to compare values of the measurements with a threshold value, the control unit being arranged to detect liquid and to stop the electric motor if the measurement value exceeds the threshold value.
A mono-filament filtering device implantation system for implanting a mono-filament filtering device within a human blood vessel, the system comprising: a housing including a power supply, a control unit, and a driving mechanism comprising a motor, a mono-filament filtering device comprising an undeployed state comprising a substantially linear shape, and a deployed state after implantation comprising a helical shape, and a needle comprising a hollow lumen, a proximal end, and a sharp distal end, wherein said needle is configured to receive the filtering device in the undeployed state, wherein the sharp distal end of the needle is configured for puncturing a blood vessel for implantation of the mono-filament device within the blood vessel or the mono-filament filter device has a sharp distal end for puncturing a blood vessel for implantation of the mono-filament device within the blood vessel, and the mono-filament filtering device can be exteriorized from the needle according to a predetermined program, an instruction from an operator, or both. a housing including a power supply, a control unit, and a driving mechanism comprising a motor, a mono-filament filtering device comprising an undeployed state comprising a substantially linear shape, and a deployed state after implantation comprising a helical shape, and a needle comprising a hollow lumen, a proximal end, and a sharp distal end, wherein said needle is configured to receive the filtering device in the undeployed state, wherein the sharp distal end of the needle is configured for puncturing a blood vessel for implantation of the mono-filament device within the blood vessel or the mono-filament filter device has a sharp distal end for puncturing a blood vessel for implantation of the mono-filament device within the blood vessel, and the mono-filament filtering device can be exteriorized from the needle according to a predetermined program, an instruction from an operator, or both. wherein the sharp distal end of the needle is configured for puncturing a blood vessel for implantation of the mono-filament device within the blood vessel or the mono-filament filter device has a sharp distal end for puncturing a blood vessel for implantation of the mono-filament device within the blood vessel, and the mono-filament filtering device can be exteriorized from the needle according to a predetermined program, an instruction from an operator, or both.
A device for drawing in a flexible element, for example a cable into a tubular body, for example an empty tube, composed of a rigid rod element that is flexible to at least a limited extent, for example a glass fiber rod, and a coupling element arranged at one end of the rod element, which coupling element comprises a jacket and can be connected at its free end to the flexible element to be drawn in, wherein the jacket is at least partially able to transmit traction force, and wherein the traction forces which can be transmitted by the rod element are at least partially transmitted by the jacket, characterized in that the jacket is made of an elastomer and that the coupling element comprises a receiving portion located in the jacket and oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the jacket, into which receiving portion the rod element engages, wherein the rod element is connected in a captive manner to the coupling element.
A method for determining one or more tumour properties in a human subject with a tumour, the method comprising: - seeding a cell-free scaffold obtained from the tumour (the source tumour) with cancer cells; - culturing the cancer cells in the scaffold; - assaying the cultured cancer cells for the presence of target molecules indicative of the expression of one or more genes in the cells; and - determining one or more tumour properties based on the results of the assay; wherein the cancer cells are not cancer cells taken from the source tumour in the subject. - seeding a cell-free scaffold obtained from the tumour (the source tumour) with cancer cells; - culturing the cancer cells in the scaffold; - assaying the cultured cancer cells for the presence of target molecules indicative of the expression of one or more genes in the cells; and - determining one or more tumour properties based on the results of the assay;
A portable lighting device arranged to be mechanically and electronically attached to a luminaire, the portable lighting device comprising: - at least one light source for rendering a light output, and - a processor arranged for determining if the portable lighting device has been attached to the luminaire, and for setting the portable lighting device to a first mode of operation if the portable lighting device has been attached to the luminaire, wherein the light output of the at least one light source is controlled dependent on a light setting of the luminaire when the portable lighting device is in the first mode of operation, characterized in that the processor is further arranged for setting the portable lighting device to a second mode of operation if the portable lighting device has been detached from the luminaire, wherein the light output of the at least one light source is controlled independent on the light setting of the luminaire when the portable lighting device is in the second mode of operation. - at least one light source for rendering a light output, and - a processor arranged for determining if the portable lighting device has been attached to the luminaire, and for setting the portable lighting device to a first mode of operation if the portable lighting device has been attached to the luminaire, wherein the light output of the at least one light source is controlled dependent on a light setting of the luminaire when the portable lighting device is in the first mode of operation,
A zoned moisture management garment comprising: a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yarn and a first dissolvable yarn, the first fabric layer comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone of the first fabric layer comprises the first dissolvable yarn dissolved and the first non-dissolvable yarn, and wherein the second zone of the first fabric layer comprises the first dissolvable yarn and the first non-dissolvable yarn, and the arrangement of zones is determined by a sweat profile of a wearer; and a second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yarn, wherein the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn or wherein the first fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn and wherein there is a tex (denier) differential between the first non-dissolvable yarn and the second non-dissolvable yarn of at least 0.06 (0.54 denier). a first fabric layer comprising a first non-dissolvable yarn and a first dissolvable yarn, the first fabric layer comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone of the first fabric layer comprises the first dissolvable yarn dissolved and the first non-dissolvable yarn, and wherein the second zone of the first fabric layer comprises the first dissolvable yarn and the first non-dissolvable yarn, and the arrangement of zones is determined by a sweat profile of a wearer; and a second fabric layer adjacent the first fabric layer comprising a second non-dissolvable yarn, wherein the second fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn or wherein the first fabric layer is the inner most layer of the garment when the garment is worn and wherein there is a tex (denier) differential between the first non-dissolvable yarn and the second non-dissolvable yarn of at least 0.06 (0.54 denier).