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An automotive lighting apparatus adapted to produce one or more luminous graphic signs and comprising: a rear body which has a substantially basin-shaped structure and is adapted to be fixed onto the vehicle; a front half-shell which is placed to close the mouth of the rear body and is provided with at least one transparent sector; and backlighting means which are placed inside the rear body and are adapted to backlight the transparent sector of said front half-shell ; the automotive lighting apparatus being characterised in that the backlighting means comprise: a substantially plate-like, opaque mask that is located spaced beneath the front half-shell so as to form with the latter a gap , and is provided with one or more first pass-through openings whose overall shape copies the shape of the outer perimeter edge of the luminous graphic sign or signs to be realized; a first bearing plate with a transparent structure, which is placed close to the opaque mask and supports one or more transparent protruding plugs that overall copy the shape of the luminous graphic sign(s) to be realized, are aligned with the first pass-through opening(s) of the opaque mask and jut cantilevered into said gap ; a second bearing plate with a transparent structure, which is arranged flush with the rear face of the first bearing plate and supports one or more opaque protruding plugs that overall copy the shape of the hollow spaces present within the luminous graphic sign(s) to be realized, and jut cantilevered from the second bearing plate up to reach said gap , while engaging second complementary-shaped pass-through openings made in the first bearing plate and aligned to said first pass-through opening(s) ; and an electrically-powered lighting assembly which is located behind the second bearing plate and is adapted to direct, towards the rear face of the second bearing plate , a light beam that crosses in sequence said bearing plates and then propagates into said one or more transparent protruding plugs by total internal reflection, freely coming out from the front part of the or each transparent protruding plug .
A noninvasive optical sensor having a reusable portion and a disposable portion and being capable of outputting a signal indicative of light attenuated by body tissue usable to determine one or more physiological characteristics of the body tissue, the optical sensor comprising: a reusable component including at least one energy emitter and a detector capable of detecting energy attenuated by body tissue and capable of outputting a signal usable to determine one or more physiological characteristics of the body tissue, the at least one energy emitter being housed in one of a first casing and a second casing and the detector being housed in the other of the first casing and the second casing , wherein the first and second casings are connected by a flexible connector ; and a disposable component including a first clip mechanically matable with the first casing and a second clip mechanically matable with the second casing , wherein the second clip includes a front stop such that the second casing is configured to mate with the second clip by vertically aligning a tip of the second casing and guiding the tip of the second casing from a vertical alignment to a horizontal alignment in order to snap the tip of the second casing below the front stop such that the second casing and second clip are substantially immobile when assembled together, and wherein the first clip and first casing mate in a vertically and horizontally open manner. a reusable component including at least one energy emitter and a detector capable of detecting energy attenuated by body tissue and capable of outputting a signal usable to determine one or more physiological characteristics of the body tissue, the at least one energy emitter being housed in one of a first casing and a second casing and the detector being housed in the other of the first casing and the second casing , wherein the first and second casings are connected by a flexible connector ; and a disposable component including a first clip mechanically matable with the first casing and a second clip mechanically matable with the second casing , wherein the second clip includes a front stop such that the second casing is configured to mate with the second clip by vertically aligning a tip of the second casing and guiding the tip of the second casing from a vertical alignment to a horizontal alignment in order to snap the tip of the second casing below the front stop such that the second casing and second clip are substantially immobile when assembled together, and wherein the first clip and first casing mate in a vertically and horizontally open manner.
An implantable device for monitoring vascular lumen diameter in a patient, comprising: a sensing element for measuring changes in inferior vena cava, IVC, dimension or volume at a monitoring location inside the vascular lumen of the IVC; an anchor element configured to securely anchor the device to the vascular lumen at an anchoring location inside the vascular lumen with the sensing element positioned at the monitoring location; and wherein the sensing element is isolated from the anchor element by a mechanical coupling which mechanically isolates movement of the sensing element from the anchor, or by an elongated connecting element providing longitudinal separation between the sensing element and the anchor element, such that the IVC can naturally expand and contract at the monitoring location without significant constraint. a sensing element for measuring changes in inferior vena cava, IVC, dimension or volume at a monitoring location inside the vascular lumen of the IVC; an anchor element configured to securely anchor the device to the vascular lumen at an anchoring location inside the vascular lumen with the sensing element positioned at the monitoring location; and wherein the sensing element is isolated from the anchor element by a mechanical coupling which mechanically isolates movement of the sensing element from the anchor, or by an elongated connecting element providing longitudinal separation between the sensing element and the anchor element, such that the IVC can naturally expand and contract at the monitoring location without significant constraint.
A method for producing lithium carbonate from lithium ion battery waste, the lithium ion battery waste comprising battery positive material components containing Li and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni and Mn, wherein, after subjecting the lithium ion battery waste to a wet process, thereby separating the at least one metal of the battery positive material components from the lithium ion battery waste to obtain crude lithium carbonate, the method comprises: a dissolution step of dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in a liquid while feeding a carbon dioxide gas; and a decarbonization step of heating a lithium dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step to release carbonic acid, and wherein when dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in the liquid in the dissolution step, the liquid is stirred in a reaction vessel using a stirrer, and a ratio of a diameter (d) of a stirring blade of the stirrer to an inner diameter (D) of the reaction vessel (d/D) is from 0.2 to 0.5. a dissolution step of dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in a liquid while feeding a carbon dioxide gas; and a decarbonization step of heating a lithium dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step to release carbonic acid, and wherein when dissolving the crude lithium carbonate in the liquid in the dissolution step, the liquid is stirred in a reaction vessel using a stirrer, and a ratio of a diameter (d) of a stirring blade of the stirrer to an inner diameter (D) of the reaction vessel (d/D) is from 0.2 to 0.5.
A rotary disc valve , comprising: a guide assembly comprising a ring-shaped member having a groove disposed in an inner surface thereof; a valve disc assembly rotatably coupled to the guide assembly, the valve disc assembly comprising: a valve disc , a projection received within the groove of the guide assembly; and a chimney support coupled to the guide assembly, the chimney support including a seal member for selectively sealing against the valve disc; wherein the groove has a main portion oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rotary disc valve, and an angled portion oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and wherein when the rotary disc valve is moved from a closed position toward an open position the valve disc assembly is rotated in a first direction with respect to the guide assembly, which moves the projection along the angled portion of the groove, thereby moving the valve disc away from the seal to decompress the seal; and wherein when the valve disc assembly is moved from the open position to the closed position the valve disc assembly is rotated in a second direction with respect to the guide assembly, which moves the projection along the angled portion of the groove, thereby moving the valve disc toward the seal to compress the seal. a guide assembly comprising a ring-shaped member having a groove disposed in an inner surface thereof; a valve disc assembly rotatably coupled to the guide assembly, the valve disc assembly comprising: a valve disc , a projection received within the groove of the guide assembly; and a valve disc , a projection received within the groove of the guide assembly; and a chimney support coupled to the guide assembly, the chimney support including a seal member for selectively sealing against the valve disc; wherein the groove has a main portion oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rotary disc valve, and an angled portion oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis; and wherein when the rotary disc valve is moved from a closed position toward an open position the valve disc assembly is rotated in a first direction with respect to the guide assembly, which moves the projection along the angled portion of the groove, thereby moving the valve disc away from the seal to decompress the seal; and wherein when the valve disc assembly is moved from the open position to the closed position the valve disc assembly is rotated in a second direction with respect to the guide assembly, which moves the projection along the angled portion of the groove, thereby moving the valve disc toward the seal to compress the seal.
An epsilon toxin (Etx) polypeptide having reduced toxicity to cells expressing Myelin And Lymphocyte (MAL) protein and comprising a modified domain III compared to wild type Etx polypeptide SEQ ID NO:65, wherein said reduced toxicity is relative to SEQ ID NO: 65 and/or SEQ ID NO: 14 and wherein said Etx polypeptide is capable of binding at least one antibody which binds to a sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:65 and/or SEQ ID NO:14, wherein the Etx polypeptide comprises at least the following sequences: a. SEQ ID NO: 4 and SEQ ID NO: 5; and b. one or more of the following: SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8 and SEQ ID NO:9; and optionally in addition c. SEQ ID NO: 6; and wherein said Etx polypeptide has at least 60% identity to SEQ ID NO: 65. a. SEQ ID NO: 4 and SEQ ID NO: 5; and b. one or more of the following: SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8 and SEQ ID NO:9; and optionally in addition c. SEQ ID NO: 6; and
A device for producing electrical energy comprising: a. a first vessel A intended to receive an electrolyte solution of concentration CA in a solute and comprising an electrode arranged so as to come into contact with the electrolyte solution of concentration CA; b. a second vessel B intended to receive an electrolyte solution of concentration CB in the same solute , CB being lower than CA, and comprising an electrode arranged so as to come into contact with the electrolyte solution of concentration CB; c. a membrane separating the two vessels, said membrane comprising at least one nanochannel arranged to allow the diffusion of the electrolytes from the vessel A to the vessel B through said one or more nanochannels; and d. a device making it possible to supply the electrical energy generated by the differential in potential that exists between the two electrodes, characterized in that at least one portion of the inner surface of the one or more nanochannels is essentially made up of at least one titanium oxide and characterized in that the nanochannels have an average diameter comprised between 1 and 500 nm allowing to let both water molecules and solute ions circulate. a. a first vessel A intended to receive an electrolyte solution of concentration CA in a solute and comprising an electrode arranged so as to come into contact with the electrolyte solution of concentration CA; b. a second vessel B intended to receive an electrolyte solution of concentration CB in the same solute , CB being lower than CA, and comprising an electrode arranged so as to come into contact with the electrolyte solution of concentration CB; c. a membrane separating the two vessels, said membrane comprising at least one nanochannel arranged to allow the diffusion of the electrolytes from the vessel A to the vessel B through said one or more nanochannels; and d. a device making it possible to supply the electrical energy generated by the differential in potential that exists between the two electrodes,
UV coating material characterized in that it comprises at least one surface-modified silicon dioxide, at least parts of the silicon dioxide particles being coated with at least one organopolysiloxane, and in that at least one organopolysiloxane contains at least one multiple bond, which is a silicone polyether acrylate polymer and/or a silicone polyether methacrylate polymer, wherein the multiple bond is at least one carbon-carbon double bond and/or at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.
A method for device authentication comprising: receiving, by processing hardware of a first device, a message from a second device to authenticate the first device, wherein the message comprises input data (D) or ciphertext (E); retrieving, by the processing hardware , a secret value from a storage memory operatively coupled to the processing hardware ; deriving, by the processing hardware , a validator from the secret value using a path through a key tree, wherein the path identifies a plurality of entropy distribution operations and is based on dividing the message into a plurality of parts, wherein the key tree avoids leakage of the secret value at least in part by computing a plurality of successive intermediate keys starting with a value based on the secret value and leading to the validator, wherein each successive intermediate key is derived based on a different part of the plurality of parts of the message and a prior key; and exchanging the validator between the first device and the second device in order to authenticate the first device. receiving, by processing hardware of a first device, a message from a second device to authenticate the first device, wherein the message comprises input data (D) or ciphertext (E); retrieving, by the processing hardware , a secret value from a storage memory operatively coupled to the processing hardware ; deriving, by the processing hardware , a validator from the secret value using a path through a key tree, wherein the path identifies a plurality of entropy distribution operations and is based on dividing the message into a plurality of parts, wherein the key tree avoids leakage of the secret value at least in part by computing a plurality of successive intermediate keys starting with a value based on the secret value and leading to the validator, wherein each successive intermediate key is derived based on a different part of the plurality of parts of the message and a prior key; and exchanging the validator between the first device and the second device in order to authenticate the first device.
A fundus photography device comprising: a light source ; a scanning unit that includes a mirror configured to biaxially drive in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to two-dimensionally scan a light beam emitted from the light source; an optical system configured to cause the light beam that has been reflected by the mirror of the scanning unit to enter an eye of a subject; and a light detector configured to detect the light beam that has been reflected by a retina of the subject, wherein an external diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit is 1.7 mm or greater and 2.0 mm or less, wherein the mirror of the scanning unit is circular or elliptic, and wherein the external diameter is a diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit when the mirror of the scanning unit is circular, and is a minor diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit when the mirror of the scanning unit is elliptic, wherein an effective diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit is 1.5 mm or greater and 1.8mm or less wherein the effective diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit is equal to a value obtained by subtracting 0.2mm from the external diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit, wherein an optical magnification of the optical system is 0.8 times or greater and 1.2 times or less, wherein a resonant frequency in the horizontal direction of the scanning unit is 6 kHz or greater and 12 kHz or less. a light source ; a scanning unit that includes a mirror configured to biaxially drive in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to two-dimensionally scan a light beam emitted from the light source; an optical system configured to cause the light beam that has been reflected by the mirror of the scanning unit to enter an eye of a subject; and a light detector configured to detect the light beam that has been reflected by a retina of the subject, wherein an external diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit is 1.7 mm or greater and 2.0 mm or less, wherein the mirror of the scanning unit is circular or elliptic, and wherein the external diameter is a diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit when the mirror of the scanning unit is circular, and is a minor diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit when the mirror of the scanning unit is elliptic, wherein an effective diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit is 1.5 mm or greater and 1.8mm or less wherein the effective diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit is equal to a value obtained by subtracting 0.2mm from the external diameter of the mirror of the scanning unit, wherein an optical magnification of the optical system is 0.8 times or greater and 1.2 times or less, wherein a resonant frequency in the horizontal direction of the scanning unit is 6 kHz or greater and 12 kHz or less.
A compound of formula (I) wherein: n is 2; R 1 and R 2 , taken together with the adjacent N atom, form a 5-6 membered unsubstituted aromatic ring; or a 6-7 membered unsubstituted saturated ring; or a 5-7 membered saturated ring substituted (i) by one or more hydroxyls and by one additional group selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and cycloalkyl-alkyl; or (ii) by one group selected from the group consisting of: acyl, carboxyl, aminocarbonyl substituted at the aminocarbonyl nitrogen by one polyhydroxyalkyl, Ar, and -Y-Ar, wherein Y is a moiety selected from alkyl, acyl and carbamoyl and Ar is aryl optionally substituted; or a 6 membered heterocycloalkyl ring comprising a second heteroatom, said second heteroatom being substituted by -Y-Ar where Y and Ar are as defined above; or a 8-11 membered saturated bicyclic ring, optionally containing an heteroatom and optionally substituted. n is 2; R 1 and R 2 , taken together with the adjacent N atom, form a 5-6 membered unsubstituted aromatic ring; or a 6-7 membered unsubstituted saturated ring; or a 5-7 membered saturated ring substituted (i) by one or more hydroxyls and by one additional group selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, and cycloalkyl-alkyl; or (ii) by one group selected from the group consisting of: acyl, carboxyl, aminocarbonyl substituted at the aminocarbonyl nitrogen by one polyhydroxyalkyl, Ar, and -Y-Ar, wherein Y is a moiety selected from alkyl, acyl and carbamoyl and Ar is aryl optionally substituted; or a 6 membered heterocycloalkyl ring comprising a second heteroatom, said second heteroatom being substituted by -Y-Ar where Y and Ar are as defined above; or a 8-11 membered saturated bicyclic ring, optionally containing an heteroatom and optionally substituted.
A cleaning robot comprising: a primary robot comprising a first controller configured to control a plurality of first sensors , a first communication module , a first moving apparatus , and a first cleaning assembly ; and at least one secondary robot comprising a second controller configured to control a plurality of second sensors , a second communication module , a second moving apparatus , and a second cleaning assembly ; characterized in that the plurality of first sensors are configured to collect a plurality of environmental parameters associated with a target zone inaccessible to the primary robot ; the first controller is configured to drive the first moving apparatus and the first cleaning assembly to perform a first cleaning task outside the target zone, to generate a first command signal based on the plurality of environmental parameters, and to control the first communication module to transmit the first command signal to the second communication module ; and the second controller is configured to drive the second moving apparatus to have a secondary robot moving into the target zone and operate the second cleaning assembly of the secondary robot to perform a second cleaning task inside the target zone, upon receiving the first command signal from the second communication module . a primary robot comprising a first controller configured to control a plurality of first sensors , a first communication module , a first moving apparatus , and a first cleaning assembly ; and at least one secondary robot comprising a second controller configured to control a plurality of second sensors , a second communication module , a second moving apparatus , and a second cleaning assembly ; characterized in that the plurality of first sensors are configured to collect a plurality of environmental parameters associated with a target zone inaccessible to the primary robot ; the first controller is configured to drive the first moving apparatus and the first cleaning assembly to perform a first cleaning task outside the target zone, to generate a first command signal based on the plurality of environmental parameters, and to control the first communication module to transmit the first command signal to the second communication module ; and the second controller is configured to drive the second moving apparatus to have a secondary robot moving into the target zone and operate the second cleaning assembly of the secondary robot to perform a second cleaning task inside the target zone, upon receiving the first command signal from the second communication module .