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A method for controlling secondary reactions of a combustion products from a burner using injected methane, the method comprising: establishing a jet flame in coaxial flow of hot combustion products from a premixed vitiated coflow of gas passing through a porous plate or catalytic monolith , said jet flame established by gas exiting from a central tube ; characterized by : providing a tube positioner to translate the tip of the central tube to an offset height relative to the porous plate or catalytic monolith; and a controller for controlling the tube positioner to vary the offset height of the central tube tip in a dynamic manner based on chemical inputs, with said controlling resulting in different secondary reactions of combustion products from the burner, wherein offset height of the central tube tip is controlled to provide both a methane / oxygen combustion process and subsequent pyrolysis of methane to form olefins, aromatics or nanoparticles.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving cyclic redundancy bits, CRC, in a data payload, wherein the CRC bits are computed based on a demodulation reference signal, DMRS; detecting a set of reference signal bits associated with the DMRS transmission and a set of data bits associated with a data transmission on a physical data channel, identifying a scrambling code based at least in part on the set of reference signal bits; and descrambling the set of data bits based at least in part on the identified scrambling code, wherein the DMRS includes timing information associated with the physical data channel. receiving cyclic redundancy bits, CRC, in a data payload, wherein the CRC bits are computed based on a demodulation reference signal, DMRS; detecting a set of reference signal bits associated with the DMRS transmission and a set of data bits associated with a data transmission on a physical data channel, identifying a scrambling code based at least in part on the set of reference signal bits; and descrambling the set of data bits based at least in part on the identified scrambling code, wherein the DMRS includes timing information associated with the physical data channel.
Extensible life-preserving device comprising: - at least a substantially tubular structure in expansible material which is empty inside and closed, capable of receiving compressed air or gas; - at least one cylinder containing compressed air or gas, able to completely inflate said tubular structure to which is joined permanently by means of at least one automatic activation device of the cylinder which allows the spillage of the compressed air or gas and the inflation of the tubular structure , when in contact with water, said device is in a condition of inactivity in which it is wrapped around the inflation cylinder , wherein said tubular structure and said inflation cylinder are gathered together by means of one or more bands allowing the storing in any limited space of the boat or of the aircraft and in a condition of activity, when it is in contact with water, wherein the tubular structure inflates presenting itself in the form of elongated tubular element, the structure comprises a central substantially tubular body on which a plurality of wings or protrusions are provided which extend substantially in the direction perpendicular to said body and that roll up with it when the device is the condition of inactivity, characterized by the fact that said wings or protrusions are made in one piece with the central body and inflate with it and the tubular structure is fitted with a safety valve which allows the release of the gas when the pressure is excessive inside it. - at least a substantially tubular structure in expansible material which is empty inside and closed, capable of receiving compressed air or gas; - at least one cylinder containing compressed air or gas, able to completely inflate said tubular structure to which is joined permanently by means of at least one automatic activation device of the cylinder which allows the spillage of the compressed air or gas and the inflation of the tubular structure , when in contact with water,
A test kit comprising an analysis chip and a pipette tip , wherein the analysis chip includes a pipette tip insertion portion hermetically sealable by a seal and includes a microchannel connected at a bottom surface of the pipette tip insertion portion , an end portion of the pipette tip to be inserted into the pipette tip insertion portion includes: a first portion configured to be in contact with the seal , characterized in that the end portion of the pipette tip further includes: a second portion positioned closer to the liquid dispensation port side than the first portion, and an outer diameter of the second portion is formed to be larger than an outer diameter of the first portion and any portion between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the end portion of the pipette tip to be inserted into the pipette tip insertion portion further includes a third portion having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first portion, the third portion being positioned closer to the liquid dispensation port side than the second portion, and the third portion having a funnel shape, and wherein the seal comprises a through hole, the through hole having a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of a portion of the second portion of the end portion of the pipette tip to be inserted into the pipette tip insertion portion , and the through hole having a diameter larger than the third portion of the pipette tip . wherein the analysis chip includes a pipette tip insertion portion hermetically sealable by a seal and includes a microchannel connected at a bottom surface of the pipette tip insertion portion , an end portion of the pipette tip to be inserted into the pipette tip insertion portion includes: a first portion configured to be in contact with the seal , characterized in that the end portion of the pipette tip further includes: a second portion positioned closer to the liquid dispensation port side than the first portion, and an outer diameter of the second portion is formed to be larger than an outer diameter of the first portion and any portion between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the end portion of the pipette tip to be inserted into the pipette tip insertion portion further includes a third portion having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the first portion, the third portion being positioned closer to the liquid dispensation port side than the second portion, and the third portion having a funnel shape, and wherein the seal comprises a through hole, the through hole having a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of a portion of the second portion of the end portion of the pipette tip to be inserted into the pipette tip insertion portion , and the through hole having a diameter larger than the third portion of the pipette tip .
A system for detecting and treating sleep apnea, said system comprising: one or more non-contact physiological motion sensors configured to generate a signal; a sensor processing unit coupled with the one or more non-contact physiological motion sensors, the sensor processing unit configured to process the signal of the one or more non-contact physiological motion sensors and to extract information related to an apneic or snoring state of a subject to obtain a signal relating to an apnea event; the sensor processing unit including a communications module; and the system further comprising a therapeutic device configured to communicate with the communications module and comprising a bio-feedback mechanism configured to stimulate an anatomical region of the subject when an apnea event is detected, wherein the therapeutic device is configured to stimulate a nerve or muscle in the region of a neck that is associated with breathing, wherein the therapeutic device is configured to perform at least one action related to a sleep apnea state of the subject, wherein the therapeutic device comprises electrical, electromechanical or purely mechanical devices, characterized in that the therapeutic device is configured to generate a vibratory stimulus of progressively increasing pulse width and pulse repetition rate with the electrical, electromechanical or purely mechanical devices. one or more non-contact physiological motion sensors configured to generate a signal; a sensor processing unit coupled with the one or more non-contact physiological motion sensors, the sensor processing unit configured to process the signal of the one or more non-contact physiological motion sensors and to extract information related to an apneic or snoring state of a subject to obtain a signal relating to an apnea event; the sensor processing unit including a communications module; and the system further comprising a therapeutic device configured to communicate with the communications module and comprising a bio-feedback mechanism configured to stimulate an anatomical region of the subject when an apnea event is detected, wherein the therapeutic device is configured to stimulate a nerve or muscle in the region of a neck that is associated with breathing, wherein the therapeutic device is configured to perform at least one action related to a sleep apnea state of the subject, wherein the therapeutic device comprises electrical, electromechanical or purely mechanical devices, characterized in that the therapeutic device is configured to generate a vibratory stimulus of progressively increasing pulse width and pulse repetition rate with the electrical, electromechanical or purely mechanical devices.
An electrochemical cell comprising: a first flow structure , a second flow structure , and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the first and second flow structures; wherein the second flow structure has a stiffness (k) greater than the first flow structure , wherein stiffness (k) is determined according to equation 1: k = AE L wherein A is the cross-sectional area, L is the elemental length, and E is the elastic modulus; characterized in that : the first flow structure is constructed of a material having a lower elastic modulus than the second flow structure , and a length of the first flow structure is greater than a length of the second flow structure, wherein the length of the first flow structure and the length of the second flow structure is measured along a longitudinal axis running from the center of the first flow structure to the center of the second flow structure, and wherein the stiffness of the first flow structure and the second flow structure is measured in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis running from the center of the first flow structure to the center of the second flow structure. a first flow structure , a second flow structure , and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the first and second flow structures; wherein the second flow structure has a stiffness (k) greater than the first flow structure , wherein stiffness (k) is determined according to equation 1: k = AE L wherein A is the cross-sectional area, L is the elemental length, and E is the elastic modulus; characterized in that : the first flow structure is constructed of a material having a lower elastic modulus than the second flow structure , and a length of the first flow structure is greater than a length of the second flow structure, wherein the length of the first flow structure and the length of the second flow structure is measured along a longitudinal axis running from the center of the first flow structure to the center of the second flow structure, and wherein the stiffness of the first flow structure and the second flow structure is measured in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis running from the center of the first flow structure to the center of the second flow structure. the first flow structure is constructed of a material having a lower elastic modulus than the second flow structure , and a length of the first flow structure is greater than a length of the second flow structure, wherein the length of the first flow structure and the length of the second flow structure is measured along a longitudinal axis running from the center of the first flow structure to the center of the second flow structure, and wherein the stiffness of the first flow structure and the second flow structure is measured in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis running from the center of the first flow structure to the center of the second flow structure.
An IoT community comprising a plurality of wireless devices and a system , the system comprising: a plurality of interfaces configured to communicate a plurality of data flows with the plurality of wireless devices using multiple protocols; a connectivity manager, CM, configured to monitor one or more interfaces of the plurality of interfaces, activate a first interface upon detecting a demand to exchange data thereon, and power down a second interface upon passage of a threshold amount of idle time; a packet analyzer, PA, configured to extract packet metadata from one or more of the plurality of data flows and to determine latency encountered and bandwidth utilized by one or more of the plurality of data flows; an adaptive connectivity manager, ACM, configured to apply a latency reduction strategy to conform the latency encountered to latency criteria; and a bandwidth utilization manager, BUM, configured to apply a bandwidth reduction strategy to conform the bandwidth utilized to bandwidth criteria; wherein each of a subset of the plurality of wireless devices includes a plurality of variant interfaces; wherein the plurality of wireless devices are Internet of Things, IoT, functional entities and are networked by a network, wherein the network is one or more of a local area network, LAN, and a personal area network, PAN, wherein the CM, the PA, the ACM, and the BUM comprise circuitry incorporated into an edge device, the edge device to connect the network to a wide area network, WAN, the WAN to include the Internet. a plurality of interfaces configured to communicate a plurality of data flows with the plurality of wireless devices using multiple protocols; a connectivity manager, CM, configured to monitor one or more interfaces of the plurality of interfaces, activate a first interface upon detecting a demand to exchange data thereon, and power down a second interface upon passage of a threshold amount of idle time; a packet analyzer, PA, configured to extract packet metadata from one or more of the plurality of data flows and to determine latency encountered and bandwidth utilized by one or more of the plurality of data flows; an adaptive connectivity manager, ACM, configured to apply a latency reduction strategy to conform the latency encountered to latency criteria; and a bandwidth utilization manager, BUM, configured to apply a bandwidth reduction strategy to conform the bandwidth utilized to bandwidth criteria; wherein each of a subset of the plurality of wireless devices includes a plurality of variant interfaces; wherein the plurality of wireless devices are Internet of Things, IoT, functional entities and are networked by a network, wherein the network is one or more of a local area network, LAN, and a personal area network, PAN, wherein the CM, the PA, the ACM, and the BUM comprise circuitry incorporated into an edge device, the edge device to connect the network to a wide area network, WAN, the WAN to include the Internet.
A surgical staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument, said surgical staple cartridge comprising: a cartridge body; a plurality of staple cavities; and a plurality of staples removably stored within said staple cavities, wherein each said staple comprises: a staple base ; a pair of staple legs extending from said staple base; a first zone comprising a first hardness; and a second zone comprising a second hardness, wherein each said staple comprises a laterally outward bend portion and an upward bend portion intermediate said staple legs and said staple base, and wherein said bend portions comprise said first zone and said staple base comprises said second zone, characterised in that the second hardness is different to the first hardness. a cartridge body; a plurality of staple cavities; and a plurality of staples removably stored within said staple cavities, wherein each said staple comprises: a staple base ; a pair of staple legs extending from said staple base; a first zone comprising a first hardness; and a second zone comprising a second hardness, a staple base ; a pair of staple legs extending from said staple base; a first zone comprising a first hardness; and a second zone comprising a second hardness, wherein each said staple comprises a laterally outward bend portion and an upward bend portion intermediate said staple legs and said staple base, and wherein said bend portions comprise said first zone and said staple base comprises said second zone, characterised in that the second hardness is different to the first hardness.
Metal-fixing-material feedthrough for igniters of airbags and/or seat-belt tensioners, comprising at least one metal pin fused into a feedthrough opening of a base body in a glassy or glass-ceramic fixing material , wherein the surface of the glassy or glass-ceramic fixing material is a surface exposed by melting and lies on a plane with the end face of the at least one metal pin , characterized in that a trench is located between the inner wall of the feedthrough opening and the glassy or glass-ceramic fixing material in the region of the surface .
color filter on array substrate comprising: a substrate ; a data line on the substrate ; a first passivation layer on the data line; a black matrix on the first passivation layer ; a color filter on the black matrix ; an organic insulating film layer on the color filter and the black matrix ; and a common electrode layer on the organic insulating film layer which covers the black matrix such that the common electrode layer is not directly on the black matrix ; wherein the organic insulating film layer covers the position of the color filter ; and the material of the organic insulating film layer is an organic insulating material having a relative dielectric constant being less than 10. a substrate ; a data line on the substrate ; a first passivation layer on the data line; a black matrix on the first passivation layer ; a color filter on the black matrix ; an organic insulating film layer on the color filter and the black matrix ; and a common electrode layer on the organic insulating film layer which covers the black matrix such that the common electrode layer is not directly on the black matrix ; wherein the organic insulating film layer covers the position of the color filter ; and the material of the organic insulating film layer is an organic insulating material having a relative dielectric constant being less than 10.
Scratch tester for glass panes at least comprising a. a scratching cylinder comprising a spring mounted within the scratching cylinder , wherein the spring is connected to a holding block and a diamond attached to the holding block , and an adjustment device detachably or fixedly connected to the spring within an adjustment window along the outer surface of the scratching cylinder , b. a sliding block with a bore and two slide rails situated below the sliding block , c. wherein the scratching cylinder is fixed within the bore and wherein the holding block has a notch and the scratch cylinder has a locking screw and the notch encloses the locking screw within the scratch cylinder . a. a scratching cylinder comprising a spring mounted within the scratching cylinder , wherein the spring is connected to a holding block and a diamond attached to the holding block , and an adjustment device detachably or fixedly connected to the spring within an adjustment window along the outer surface of the scratching cylinder , b. a sliding block with a bore and two slide rails situated below the sliding block , c. wherein the scratching cylinder is fixed within the bore and wherein the holding block has a notch and the scratch cylinder has a locking screw and the notch encloses the locking screw within the scratch cylinder .
A contour cutter (18-200), comprising: • a central hollow (18-116), spanning a length of said contour cutter, through which a rod-like structure (18-100) may be inserted; • an outer boundary (18-198) substantially ovoid in shape; and • at least one blade structure (18-194) which is slidingly attached to said outer boundary such that it may be raised and lowered within said contour cutter; • internal grooves in said outer boundary through which said blade structure may be slidingly displaced; and optionally • at least one hollowed housing (18-192) for insertion of a second rod-like structure therethrough; • a central hollow (18-116), spanning a length of said contour cutter, through which a rod-like structure (18-100) may be inserted; • an outer boundary (18-198) substantially ovoid in shape; and • at least one blade structure (18-194) which is slidingly attached to said outer boundary such that it may be raised and lowered within said contour cutter; • internal grooves in said outer boundary through which said blade structure may be slidingly displaced; and optionally • at least one hollowed housing (18-192) for insertion of a second rod-like structure therethrough;
A method of manufacturing an active optical fibre conducting and generating radiation having a wavelength λ, including a step of preparing a core sub-preform of glass doped with an active dopant and a step of drawing the core sub-preform along with a cladding preform, characterised in that in the step of preparing the core sub-preform, a structural preform is compiled, said preform containing at least glass rods made of a first type of glass having a first refractive index n 1 and glass rods made of a second type of glass having a second refractive index n 2 , arranged according to a selected pattern to provide an assumed refractive index profile, wherein the second refractive index n 2 is higher than or equal to the highest value of the refractive index profile assumed for the core, and the value of the first refractive index n 1 is lower than or equal to the lowest value of the assumed refractive index profile in the core cross-section, and at least the second type of glass contains at least one active dopant, and then the structural preform is subjected to thinning by drawing in order to obtain a core preform, wherein dimensions of the rods of the first type of glass and the rods of the second type of glass as well as the process parameters of the drawing of the structural preform and the sub-preform of the core with cladding are selected such that the rods thinned as a result of the drawing, and constituting core elements of the final fibre, have transverse dimensions smaller than 1/5 of the wavelength λ.
An engineered NK cell comprising an exogenous nucleotide sequence coding for a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) directed against at least one antigen expressed at the surface of a malignant or infected cell, wherein the expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of those encoding TGF-β receptor and Cbl-B, is reduced in said NK cell.