A system and method for optimal adjustment of gain of a network amplifier, a nd for substantially reducing oscillation produced by a network amplifier. The network amplifier includes first and second antennas for the transmission of signals between a handset and a base station. The signals are amplified by first and second variable gain modules by an amplification factor as determined by a control...

A system and method for substantially reducing oscillation produced by a network amplifier. An exemplary method includes receiving a cellular signal at a first antenna of a network amplifier and applying a first amplification factor to the cellular signal. The resultant amplified cellular signal is transmitted to a target destination via a second antenna. A first signal level of the cellular signa...

A solution of an inherently conductive polymer, such as polyaniline or poly(thiophene)s in a polar solvent, a method of its preparation and the use of the solution. According to the 5 invention, the polymer is doped with a sulphonated polymer containing aromatic repeating units which form a rigid or semi-rigid backbone. The sulphonated polymer forms a doped, conductive complex with a polymer compr...

The flow passage (4) for fluids has at least one wall bounding the flow passage in such a way that with a through-flow of a fluid at least one flow region is formed which has an axial and simultaneously tangential flow component. The wall is constructed in such a way that a circulating spiral flow is formed in areas or completely. The flow section of the flow passage is not cylindrical and is twis...

Stackable container system (10), comprising a plurality of stackable elements (11,12), mutual releasable clamping means being provided between one element and the next, made up of hooking means (18,20) present near the top periphery of each stackable element (11, 12) and retaining means (21,22) of an upper element extending from at least one side of said upper stackable element (11,12) near a lowe...

It is disclosed an optical device for trapping a particle immersed in a fluid. The device of the invention comprises a light source and a probe for guiding and outputting the radiation received from the source. According to the invention, the guided radiation has an intensity distribution having intensity maximum placed at a non-zero distance from the probe longitudinal axis and having rotational ...

Thread-guide device (14) with modulated traversing with an individual thread-guide (12) with a back-and-forth movement fixed to a cord (15) open at the two ends and moved between two pulleys (16a,16b) in an alternating clockwise/anticlockwise movement, each activated with its own electric motor (17a,17b), both motors being piloted in frequency. The pulleys (16a,16b) are connected to springs (18a,1...

Thread-guide device (18) with modulated traversing with an individual thread-guide (15) having a back-and-forth movement fixed to a flexible element (19), moved between two pulleys (20a,20b) in an alternating clockwise/anticlockwise movement, each driven by its own electric motor (21a,21b), both motors being piloted and coordinated to a control unit.

The sheet handling device (1) comprises a connection module for transporting sheets (3) from a printer (4) to a cutter (5) for cutting the sheets (3) to define documents (3a,3b), and a receiver (7) for receiving the documents (3a,3b) from the cutter (5) and for feeding them to a discharge device (8). The receiver (7) is directly connectable in line to the printer (4), such that documents (3a,3b) a...

Magnetic action lock for inside doors, comprising a case fixed in a cavity of the impost wing of the door and a frontal closure plate, a strike in the jamb of the door which can be opposed to said frontal plate, a bolt and a mechanism for movement of said bolt, a pair of magnets inserted in the head of said bolt and in said strike respectively, wherein the position of opening of said bolt is obtai...

A method of limiting the maximum permitted sound volume in an earphone, a headset or the like, includes the step that the size of the driving signal for driving the earphone is sensed. The driving signal has a voltage that is less than approx. 0.7 V. If the driving signal exceeds a certain level, a part of the driving signal is shunted past the earphone. A second part of the driving signal is dive...

La présente invention se rapporte à la préparation d'un épiderme équivalent capable de se pigmenter comprenant des cellules issues de la différentiation des cellul es de la matrice, ainsi qu'à l'épiderme équivalent obtenu. La présente invention se rapporte également à une peau reconstruite capable de se pigmenter et comprenant éventuellement des follicules pileux, comprenant led it équivalent d'ép...

A wireless-enabled smart card reader (102,602) receives an Answer to Reset (ATR) from a smart card (103,608) and transmits the ATR using a wireless communication link (108,110,606) to a computing device (104,106,604) without waiting for an ATR request from the computing device (104,106,604) (ATR pushing). The computing device (104,106,604) may cache the ATR and use it for subsequent communication ...

A delinking composition in the form of a combined solid dose comprising: (i) one or more elastomer delinking accelerators selected from the group consisting of zinc salts of thiocarbamates and zinc salts of dialkyl dithiophosphates; and (ii) one or more elastomer delinking accelerators selected from the group consisting of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole or derivatives thereof, thiurams, guanidines, 4,4 '...

A wireless-enabled smart card reader receives an Answer to Reset (ATR) from a smart card and transmits the ATR using a wireless communication link to a computing device without waiting for an ATR request from the computing device. The computing device m ay cache the ATR and use it for subsequent communication sessions with the smart card.

A computerized device has an open communication session with a smart card vi a a smart card reader. The smart card reader and the computerized device cooperate to enabl e another computerized device to communicate with the smart card over the open communication session. Communication between the other computerized device and the smart card is routed via the computerized device that has the open co...

A method for selective extraction of natural gas liquids from "rich" natural gas. The method involves interacting a rich natural gas stream with Liquid Natural Ga s (LNG) by mixing Liquid Natural Gas into the rich natural gas stream to lower the temperature of the rich natural gas stream to a selected hydrocarbon dew point, whereby a selected hydrocarbon liquid carried in the rich natural gas stre...