Apparatuses and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample are provided. The subject apparatuses include at least one light source, a detector array, means for determining whether a sufficient amount of sample is present on each of the plurality of different areas, and means for determining the concentration of the analyte based on the reflected light detecte...

The invention relates to a method for a beneficiary to acquire a right to use a digital content in a contents distribution system comprising a commercial server (2), a rights server (4) and an operations platform (5) for said content, said platform (5) comprising at least one module (6) to purchase a usage right and at least one module (8) for using the purchased right, said purchase module (6) be...

L'invention propose un ensemble ski et dispositif de fixation, du type comportant un ski (11) qui présente une face supérieure (32) destinée à recevoir un dispositif de fixation (12) prévu pour retenir une chaussure, du type dans lequel l'ensemble (12) comporte un dispositif d'ancrage (40, 70, 50, 52, 56) comportant une glissière (40, 70), du type dans lequel le dispositif de fixation comporte une...

Systèmes et procédés de limitation de bruit pour des freins et des embrayages, dans lesquels les profils de tension (52) comportent au moins un ou deux profils en échelon (54, 58) et au moins un profil en rampe (56). Les profils de tension (52) sont appliqués de manière sélective à un élément fixe ou un élément rotatif du frein ou de l'embrayage afin de réduire le bruit pendant le fonctionnement d...

L'invention concerne un dispositif de fixation d'un module sur la paroi interne d'un pneumatique.Selon l'invention, ce dispositif est constitué d'une embase solidaire du pneumatique et d'une bande souple, l'embase comportant des moyens de fixation de ladite bande, les extrémités de la bande comportant au moins deux moyens indépendants d'accrochage du module et la bande comportant des moyens de blo...

The tire has a stud type three-dimensional strain sensor (20) placed between a casing ply (12) and an internal gum (11). A mechanical coupling is made of a rubber material (30) which completely fills the space between the casing ply, internal gum and the sensor. A membrane of the sensor is parallel to the casing ply and the internal gum, and a normal at the membrane of the sensor is parallel to a ...

A web-like or sheet-like semi-finished product capable of forming a polymeric foam composite material by heat treatment, which semi-finished product is formed by a web-like or sheet-like fibrous material and a mixture having curable resin and unexpanded thermoplastic particles of at least two different qualities with mutually different expansion temperature introduced into the fibrous material are...

Method, apparatus, and program means for a programmable event driven yield mechanism that may activate other threads. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes execution resources to execute a plurality of instructions and an event detector to detect a long latency event associated with a synchronization object. The event detector can cause a first thread switch in response to the long latency even...

The invention relates to thin, reflective, flexible thermal insulation which can be used in the form of a sheet or lap for all types of buildings and which is suitable for both new construction or renovations, in order to improve the existing insulation. The invention consists of at least three elements comprising an exterior facing (I1) and an interior facing (I3) which are both breathable and re...

A process and device for extrusion/molding of thermoplastic hollow bodies using at least one extruder and at least two molds and including the extrusion of a flow of material, its cutting into parisons, and the molding of the parisons to produce the hollow body, alternately in the first mold and then in the second mold. The process may work in parallel for certain of its operations. The process an...

The invention relates to a photomultiplier tube (1) which comprises a plurality of paths and is provided with an envelope (4) with a wall (5) forming a transparency window having an internal face (7), and a plane external face (6), an axial direction being perpendicular to the external face (6). Said photomultiplier tube comprises: a photocathode (2), and a set of other electrodes especially inclu...

The invention relates to a photomultiplier tube (1) comprising a tight envelope (4) having a wall (40) which forms a transparency window (40) for photons, a direction perpendicular to said wall (40) defining an axial direction of the tube (1). Said photomultiplier tube is characterised in that, in addition to the wall (40) forming a transparency window, the envelope (4) comprises a first part (52)...

A prosthetic device for joints for implantation in humans and animals, the device comprising a joint body (1) including two or more substantially helical springs arranged between two fixing elements which are adapted to be connected to adjoining bone parts (5), each fixing element comprising a base plate connected to the joint body, and a fixing member (3) projecting from the base plate (2), where...

A bulk bag (10) comprising a bottom wall and at least one side (12) wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall is provided with at least one pocket (26) secured to the exterior of the side wall and extending substantially vertically. The pocket receives a support member (30) which maintains the side wall of the bulk bag in an upright, open configuration.

The invention relates to an intervertebral disk prosthesis including a lower element consisting of a lower prosthetic plate and an insert defining a convex spherical cap-shaped surface and adapted to be fitted in the prosthetic plate. The prosthetic plate includes a housing having a bottom and a peripheral rim interrupted by an opening for inserting the insert, the insert having a base adapted to ...

The invention relates to a method for making an internal medical device to be implanted in a patient's body, which method particularly includes the following steps: (a) generating a digital data set representative of the three-dimensional shape of the body part in which said internal medical device is to be implanted; (b) fast-prototyping a mould cavity of which the shape matches the shape defined...

The implant (1) has a body (2) with a porous structure, and inserts (3) made of a metallic material e.g. stainless steel, resistive to a friction occurred against articular bone surfaces. The inserts are fixed to the body such that the inserts are arranged opposite to the bone surfaces when the implant is inserted in a space liberated by ablation of a trapezium bone. The inserts cooperate with a m...

The method involves subjecting an implant (1) to a thermal treatment at a temperature comprised between 600 and 750 degrees. The implant is subjected to another thermal treatment at a temperature comprised between 300 and 400 degrees. A pure titanium coating having a Vickers hardness less than 2800 is deposited on the implant. The implant is brought back to its initial shape, by a mechanical stres...

The system has an allocator allocating memory spaces for objects used by a process and liberating non utilized memory spaces by the process toward an operating system of a processing unit. An asynchronous or free store mechanism defines a buffer memory that is constituted by an assembly of memory banks, where the memory banks have a size in specific kilobytes. The allocator allows to implement a B...

A multimedia time warping system. The invention allows the user to store selected television broadcast programs while the user is simultaneously watching or reviewing another program. A preferred embodiment of the invention accepts television (TV) input streams in a multitude of forms, for example, National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) or PAL broadcast, and digital forms such as Digital S...