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A high-security locking device comprising a lock and a reversible flat key , in which the reversible flat key comprises a handle and a lance presenting at each of its two main flat faces a first encryption in the form of a first groove , a second encryption in the form of a second groove , and a third encryption comprising a series of first alveoli with different depth, said lance further presenting at each of its two secondary faces a fourth encryption comprising a series of second alveoli with equal depth, said first groove having a first straight section which extends along the axis of said lance towards said handle from the free end of said lance and a second section which extends obliquely towards said handle from said first section , said second groove extending from the free end of said lance towards said handle along a broken line that does not exceed said first section of said first groove in the direction of the axis of said lance , said first and second alveoli being arranged in succession towards said handle along respective lines parallel to the axis of said lance , in which said succession does not exceed in the direction of the axis of said lance said first section of said first groove , and in which the lock comprises a cylindrical rotor presenting a slot with rectangular section for the introduction of said reversible flat key and a stator presenting a cylindrical housing for said rotor , said lock comprising a first and respectively at least second locking/unlocking means of rotor arranged on the opposite side of said slot , said first and respectively second locking/unlocking means comprising one single first and respectively one single second locking/unlocking member of rotor and one single first and respectively a plurality of second sliders housed in said rotor on the opposite side of said slot and movable in parallel to the long sides of said rectangular section of said slot , each slider provided in said first and respectively second locking/unlocking means presenting a feeler member of said first and respectively second encryption and an enabling member to enable the locking/unlocking of rotor .
A method for automatic determination of arteriovenous ratio (AVR) in tissue, comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an image; detecting, by the computing device, a region of interest in the image; identifying arteries and veins in the region of interest by performing vessel segmentation on the image utilising a trained classifier to classify vessel pixels or vessel segments in the image as arterial or venous, wherein the classifier is trained based on a set of training images and uses no more than 27 feature vectors that comprise one or more of derivatives, texture and colour properties when identifying arteries and veins; determining, by the computing device, vessel width measurements for the identified arteries and veins; and estimating, by the computing device, an arteriovenous ratio (AVR), from the vessel width measurements. receiving, by a computing device, an image; detecting, by the computing device, a region of interest in the image; identifying arteries and veins in the region of interest by performing vessel segmentation on the image utilising a trained classifier to classify vessel pixels or vessel segments in the image as arterial or venous, wherein the classifier is trained based on a set of training images and uses no more than 27 feature vectors that comprise one or more of derivatives, texture and colour properties when identifying arteries and veins; determining, by the computing device, vessel width measurements for the identified arteries and veins; and estimating, by the computing device, an arteriovenous ratio (AVR), from the vessel width measurements.
Fuel conditioning system (SC) configured to supply an aircraft turbine engine (T) from fuel (Q) stemming from a cryogenic tank (R1), the conditioning system (SC) comprising a fuel circuit (CQ) connected at the inlet to the cryogenic tank (R1) and at the outlet to the turbine engine (T), a fuel flow (Q) circulating from upstream to downstream in the fuel circuit (CQ), system characterized by the fact that the fuel circuit (CQ) comprises a buffer tank (R2) to supply the turbine engine (T) and a plurality of compression modules (1A-1D) configured to supply the buffer tank (R2), each compression module (1A-1D) comprising: - an elementary tank (3A-3D) of fixed volume, - an elementary heat source (2A-2D) configured to increase the temperature of the fuel in the elementary tank (3A-3D) in an isochoric manner, - an inlet valve (V1A-V1D) connecting the elementary tank (3A-3D) to an upstream part of the fuel circuit (CQ), - an outlet valve (V3A-V3D) connecting the elementary tank (3A-3D) to the buffer tank (R2) and - a degassing valve (V2A-V2D) connecting the elementary tank (3A-3D) to the cryogenic tank (R1) by a return circuit (CR) in which circulates a gaseous flow (G). - an elementary tank (3A-3D) of fixed volume, - an elementary heat source (2A-2D) configured to increase the temperature of the fuel in the elementary tank (3A-3D) in an isochoric manner, - an inlet valve (V1A-V1D) connecting the elementary tank (3A-3D) to an upstream part of the fuel circuit (CQ), - an outlet valve (V3A-V3D) connecting the elementary tank (3A-3D) to the buffer tank (R2) and - a degassing valve (V2A-V2D) connecting the elementary tank (3A-3D) to the cryogenic tank (R1) by a return circuit (CR) in which circulates a gaseous flow (G).
A medical device delivery system , comprising: a steerable catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a visualization system at a distal region of the steerable catheter; at least one latching structure configured to extend beyond the distal end of the steerable catheter and retract within the distal region of the steerable catheter within the steerable catheter; and at least one advancement mechanism configured to extend beyond the distal end of the steerable catheter to pull the steerable catheter in a distal direction. a steerable catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; a visualization system at a distal region of the steerable catheter; at least one latching structure configured to extend beyond the distal end of the steerable catheter and retract within the distal region of the steerable catheter within the steerable catheter; and at least one advancement mechanism configured to extend beyond the distal end of the steerable catheter to pull the steerable catheter in a distal direction.
Heat exchanger that is configured to permit an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid that circulate in at least a first passage path and a second passage path, respectively, said passage paths being formed by plates and fins of the heat exchanger and being configured to conduct each fluid from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet, the fluids flowing in a multitude of passage channels each consisting of a closed space delimited by two adjacent plates and two adjacent fins, each plate extends along a non-planar surface defined between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet of the associated passage path, said non-planar surface following at least one first oscillating curve along at least one first main direction around an average surface of the plate, each fin comprises an upper edge configured to be in contact with one of the adjacent plates, called upper plate, and a lower edge configured to be in contact with the other adjacent plate, called lower plate, each fin further following at least one second oscillating curve in at least one second main direction around an average surface of the fin, so that each passage path allows the fluid to flow in the closed space along a fluid direction between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, called the flow axis , defined at any point of the curve by a generatrix that is a combination at each point at least of the first oscillating curve and of the second oscillating curve, characterized in that the flow axes of the channels of the first passage being substantially orthogonal to the flow axes of the channels of the second passage.
A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for a rod-like extension of an oscillating arm, wherein said rod-like extension can be pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near a free end thereof, wherein said connecting device comprises a channel arranged to receive said rod-like extension , characterized in that said channel includes a first chamber facing towards an entrance of said channel , as well as a second chamber facing away from said entrance , said first chamber having a larger width than said second chamber , wherein said first chamber is arranged to receive a first part of said free end of said rod-like extension , and wherein said second chamber is arranged to receive a second part of said free end of said rod-like extension , said first part of said rod-like extension having a larger width than said second part of said rod-like extension .
A method for preparing bacon, comprising: (a) cooking bacon slices in a conveyor microwave oven; and (b) finishing the bacon slices in an infrared searing unit by searing the bacon slices with the infrared searing unit, wherein the infrared searing unit uses infrared energy with a wavelength of about 1 μm to 1 mm, wherein the infrared searing unit uses infrared energy with a frequency of about 300 THz to 300 GHz, and wherein the infrared searing unit cooks the bacon slices for at least about 3-20 seconds. (a) cooking bacon slices in a conveyor microwave oven; and (b) finishing the bacon slices in an infrared searing unit by searing the bacon slices with the infrared searing unit, wherein the infrared searing unit uses infrared energy with a wavelength of about 1 μm to 1 mm, wherein the infrared searing unit uses infrared energy with a frequency of about 300 THz to 300 GHz, and wherein the infrared searing unit cooks the bacon slices for at least about 3-20 seconds.
A vehicular door handle apparatus comprising: a fixed handle fixed to a door of a vehicle from a front surface of the door ; a movable handle connected to the fixed handle so as to be rotatably operable; and an output lever rotatably connected to a connecting block projected on the fixed handle and inserted into an inside of the door , wherein an operational force on the movable handle is transmitted to a door lock device fixed to the door through the output lever , and wherein a counter weight which cancels a force in an actuation direction occurred in the output lever by inertia when the door receives a side collision force, is connected to the connecting block . a fixed handle fixed to a door of a vehicle from a front surface of the door ; a movable handle connected to the fixed handle so as to be rotatably operable; and an output lever rotatably connected to a connecting block projected on the fixed handle and inserted into an inside of the door , wherein an operational force on the movable handle is transmitted to a door lock device fixed to the door through the output lever , and wherein a counter weight which cancels a force in an actuation direction occurred in the output lever by inertia when the door receives a side collision force, is connected to the connecting block .
A method for assessing a status of a biological indicator containing an ampule having a liquid growth medium, comprising: breaking the ampule; positioning the biological indicator into a biological indicator analyzer having a heating element, a light source, and a fluorescence sensor; activating the heating element; measuring a first fluorescence intensity of the biological indicator; quenching the fluorescence intensity of the biological indicator from the first fluorescence intensity to a second fluorescence intensity, wherein the step of quenching the fluorescence intensity of the biological indicator includes heating the biological indicator; measuring the second fluorescence intensity; comparing the second fluorescence intensity and first fluorescence intensity to obtain a quenching metric, wherein the quenching metric is a difference between the first fluorescence intensity and the second fluorescence intensity or a ratio of the second fluorescence intensity to the first fluorescence intensity; and determining if the quenching metric indicates quenching from the non-liquid portion of the biological indicator and not the liquid growth medium by comparing the quenching metric to threshold values corresponding to degrees of quenching from the non-liquid portion and the growth medium, and if the quenching metric indicates quenching from the non-liquid portion of the biological indicator and not the liquid growth medium, aborting further monitoring of fluorescence by the biological indicator analyzer. breaking the ampule; positioning the biological indicator into a biological indicator analyzer having a heating element, a light source, and a fluorescence sensor; activating the heating element; measuring a first fluorescence intensity of the biological indicator; quenching the fluorescence intensity of the biological indicator from the first fluorescence intensity to a second fluorescence intensity, wherein the step of quenching the fluorescence intensity of the biological indicator includes heating the biological indicator; measuring the second fluorescence intensity; comparing the second fluorescence intensity and first fluorescence intensity to obtain a quenching metric, wherein the quenching metric is a difference between the first fluorescence intensity and the second fluorescence intensity or a ratio of the second fluorescence intensity to the first fluorescence intensity; and determining if the quenching metric indicates quenching from the non-liquid portion of the biological indicator and not the liquid growth medium by comparing the quenching metric to threshold values corresponding to degrees of quenching from the non-liquid portion and the growth medium, and if the quenching metric indicates quenching from the non-liquid portion of the biological indicator and not the liquid growth medium, aborting further monitoring of fluorescence by the biological indicator analyzer.
A method comprising: receiving, by a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices , each of which are associated with a user and are located in physical proximity to one another, a spoken audio input, wherein the spoken audio input is also received by a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices ; determining, by a negotiation module of the first computing device , a first audio input quality of the spoken audio input received by the first computing device; sending, by the negotiation module of the first computing device and to a negotiation module of the second computing device , an indication of the first audio input quality; receiving, by the negotiation module of the first computing device and from the negotiation module of the second computing device , an indication of a second audio input quality of the spoken audio input received by the second computing device ; determining, by the negotiation module of the first computing device , and based on a comparison of the first audio input quality and the second audio input quality by the negotiation module of the first computing device , whether the first computing device should perform speech recognition on the spoken audio input; and responsive to determining that the first computing device should perform speech recognition on the spoken audio input, performing, by the first computing device , speech recognition on the spoken audio input. receiving, by a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices , each of which are associated with a user and are located in physical proximity to one another, a spoken audio input, wherein the spoken audio input is also received by a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices ; determining, by a negotiation module of the first computing device , a first audio input quality of the spoken audio input received by the first computing device; sending, by the negotiation module of the first computing device and to a negotiation module of the second computing device , an indication of the first audio input quality; receiving, by the negotiation module of the first computing device and from the negotiation module of the second computing device , an indication of a second audio input quality of the spoken audio input received by the second computing device ; determining, by the negotiation module of the first computing device , and based on a comparison of the first audio input quality and the second audio input quality by the negotiation module of the first computing device , whether the first computing device should perform speech recognition on the spoken audio input; and responsive to determining that the first computing device should perform speech recognition on the spoken audio input, performing, by the first computing device , speech recognition on the spoken audio input.
A method of decoding encoded video data, the method comprising: determining that a coding mode for a first block is merge mode, wherein, in merge mode, a merge candidate list comprising motion vector candidates is constructed based on already coded blocks; determining that a motion vector precision for the first block is integer pixel precision; constructing a merge candidate list for the first block, to include motion vector candidates based on already coded blocks, wherein the merge candidate list comprises a fractional precision motion vector candidate; selecting the fractional precision motion vector candidate ; in response to selecting the fractional precision motion vector candidate, rounding the fractional precision motion vector candidate to determine an integer pixel precision motion vector for the first block; locating a reference block for the first block using the integer pixel precision motion vector; and decoding the first block based on the reference block. determining that a coding mode for a first block is merge mode, wherein, in merge mode, a merge candidate list comprising motion vector candidates is constructed based on already coded blocks; determining that a motion vector precision for the first block is integer pixel precision; constructing a merge candidate list for the first block, to include motion vector candidates based on already coded blocks, wherein the merge candidate list comprises a fractional precision motion vector candidate; selecting the fractional precision motion vector candidate ; in response to selecting the fractional precision motion vector candidate, rounding the fractional precision motion vector candidate to determine an integer pixel precision motion vector for the first block; locating a reference block for the first block using the integer pixel precision motion vector; and decoding the first block based on the reference block.
A Carrier Aggregation, CA, method for a communication system, comprising: aggregating multiple serving cells with existence of subframe deviations to obtain K Primary Cells, PCells, and M Secondary Cells, SCells, wherein the multiple serving cells are Time Division Duplex, TDD, serving cells, and K and M are positive integers (S302); and transmitting, by a transmission node, information in the multiple serving cells according to the subframe deviations (S304); wherein the subframe deviations comprise: corresponding subframe index difference values between the serving cells under a same radio frame index, or difference values of subframes where synchronization channels are located between the multiple serving cells. aggregating multiple serving cells with existence of subframe deviations to obtain K Primary Cells, PCells, and M Secondary Cells, SCells, wherein the multiple serving cells are Time Division Duplex, TDD, serving cells, and K and M are positive integers (S302); and transmitting, by a transmission node, information in the multiple serving cells according to the subframe deviations (S304); wherein the subframe deviations comprise: corresponding subframe index difference values between the serving cells under a same radio frame index, or difference values of subframes where synchronization channels are located between the multiple serving cells.
Food warmer comprising: - a box-shaped body , inside which a treatment chamber to treat dishes is defined, - heating means to heat the treatment chamber , - a refrigerating unit combined with the treatment chamber to remove heat therefrom, wherein the treatment chamber is delimited by walls and a door that allows the insertion and the removal of the dishes, and wherein the refrigerating unit is separated from the treatment chamber by a wall , but is thermally connected to the treatment chamber by means of the separating wall itself, the latter acting as a heat-exchange wall as well, characterized by comprising a first interspace delimited by the heat-exchange wall and by a further insulating wall , and comprising an evaporator housed in the first interspace and fed with a refrigerant fluid. - a box-shaped body , inside which a treatment chamber to treat dishes is defined, - heating means to heat the treatment chamber , - a refrigerating unit combined with the treatment chamber to remove heat therefrom,
A vector for producing a cell that is used for evaluation of induction of a drug-metabolizing enzyme by a test substance and cytotoxicity of the test substance, which comprises an expression control region of a fetus-specific gene, a first reporter gene, an expression control region of a drug-metabolizing enzyme gene, and a second reporter gene, wherein the first reporter gene is located downstream of the expression control region of the fetus-specific gene, and the second reporter gene is located downstream of the expression control region of the drug-metabolizing enzyme gene, wherein the drug-metabolizing enzyme gene is CYP3A4 and the fetus-specific gene is CYP3A7.