A life safety device includes a smoke sensor and a carbon monoxide (CO) s ensor. Smoke sensitivity of the device is adaptively adjusted based upon the smoke sensor signal and the CO sensor signal.

A method for inhibiting corrosion in at least one required region of an elongate metal structure, comprising applying a high-frequency electromagnetic signal to the structure in a manner such that a voltage standing wave is established in the structure with a corrosion-inhibiting potential at the required region(s) of the structure. The method is advantageously applied to an oil well riser pipe, t...

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Sauerstoff Versorgung in den unterirdischen Teilen einer Pflanze, umfassend die Schritte des Aufnehmens eines Ausgangszustands der Carotinoide in Form eines Referenzwertes an einem oberirdischen Pflanzenteil (9) mittels mindestens einer Lichtquelle (5) und mindestens einem Detektor (7), des Zuführens von Sauerstoff zu den unterirdisch...

Crack durability is enhanced at the sidewall portion by suppressing occurrence of crease on the surface of a different color rubber layer forming a different color portion of a pneumatic tire. On the outer surface side of the wind-up portion (20B) of a carcass (20) wound up to the sidewall (3) of a pneumatic tire, a laminate portion (42) is formed by laminating white ribbon-like rubber (42G), and ...

An optical fiber core that realizes suppression of transmission loss increase even in high-humidity condition or water immersion condition. The optical fiber core is an optical fiber colored core having an optical fiber strand consisting of a glass optical fiber provided with at least two coating layers including a soft layer and a hard layer, the optical fiber strand further provided with a coati...

Systems and methods are described which utilize a recursive security protocol for the protection of digital data. These may include encrypting a bit stream with a first encryption algorithm and associating a first decryption algorithm with the encrypted bit stream. The resulting bit stream may then be encrypted with a second encryption algorithm to yield a second bit stream. This second bit stream...

The present invention is an engine, which includes a positive displacement compression process, a variably fueled, continuous combustor and/or heat exchanger, and a positive displacement, work-producing expander. This arrangement avoids the traditional stochiometric mixture requirements utilized in spark-ignition based engines and the emission problems associated with diesel engines.; La présente ...

A case 10 for a laptop 12 includes front and rear walls 14 and 16 manufactured from a rigid sheet material and a rigid base portion 18 interconnecting base regions of the front and rear walls 14 and 16, wherein the front wall 14 is hingedly connected to the base portion 18 to permit pivotal movement of the front wall 14 relative to the base portion 18. Collapsible side walls 20 interconnecting sid...

A robot lawnmower (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) includes a drive system (400) carried by a body (100) and configured to maneuver the robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) across a lawn (20, 1020). The robot (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) includes a grass cutter (200, 200A, 200B, 2000A, 2050, 2100, 2200) carried by the body (100) and a swath edge detector (310A, 310B, ...

An electrosurgical assembly is disclosed, the assembly having two, three or more electrodes configured to provide advantageous tissue removal and precision for conducting electrosurgical procedures, including improved ablation and coagulation of tissue. The electrodes are configured and arranged so that energy can be applied in a highly uniform and precise fashion, depending upon the application. ...

Verfahren zur Herstellung von Fasern, wobei man eine Lösung (I) enthaltend Polyurethan in ein Koagulationsbad spinnt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass man als Lösung (I) Polyurethan gelöst in ionischer Flüssigkeit einsetzt.; Disclosed is a method for producing fibers, in which a solution (I) containing polyurethane is spun into a coagulation bath. Said method is characterized in that polyurethane whic...

System stability is managed. It is determined that a data storage system is responsive to an enclosure that is unstable. Based on the determination, the enclosure is temporarily prevented from being added to the data storage system.; L'invention concerne la gestion de la stabilité d'un système. Il est déterminé qu'un système d'enregistrement de données est sensible à une matrice qui n'est pas stab...

A method of preparing a green tire innerliner, the method comprising mixing one or more vulcanizable rubbery polymers, less than 0.75 parts by weight zinc oxide, less than 0.75 parts by weight magnesium oxide, and less than 0.75 parts by weight sulfur, per 100 parts by weight rubber, to form a vulcanizable mixture and extruding the mixture to form a green tire innerliner.; L'invention concerne un ...

The belt (1) has a sewed peripheral braid (21) formed of reflective material, and an outer surface (6) formed of an elastic knitted velvet (7) with a buckle (7a), where the velvet is lined with an elastic band on entire length of the belt, to ensure extensible functioning of the belt. The buckle forms a female element of a hook and loop self-gripping system. The system has male elements e.g. hooks...

L'invention concerne un dispositif approprié au soulagement des pressions exercées sur le corps par des charges transportées par les piétons.Il est constitué par :- une tige rigide (1) dont la longueur est supérieure à la taille de l'utilisateur.- deux organes de coulissement (10, 8), dont un est relié à la charge et dont l'autre est relié à l'extrémité supérieure de la tige.- un lien (9) fixé par...

The present invention is an engine, which includes a positive displacemen t compression process, a variably fueled, continuous combustor and/or heat e xchanger, and a positive displacement, work-producing expander. This arrange ment avoids the traditional stochiometric mixture requirements utilized in s park-ignition based engines and the emission problems associated with diesel engines.

A logging radar system and method for measuring propped fractures and down- hole formation conditions in a subterranean formation including: a radar source; an optical source; an optical modulator for modulating an optical signal from the optical source according to a signal from the radar source; a photodiode for converting the modulated optical signal output from the optical modulator to the sou...

Systems and methods of analyzing and identifying optimizations in transportation networks are provided. The methods include defining a scope of analysis in a transportation network based on a variety of factors including specified attributes of areas, routes, trips, and facilities. The transportation network may be further analyzed by defining facility groupings which group facilities by a selecte...

The present invention relates to at least one novel cynomolgus IL-13 muteins (Mut-IL-13) proteins, antibodies, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one Mut-IL-13 protein or antibody, Mut-IL-13 vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.; L'invention concerne au moins une parmi ...

Briefly, embodiments of a system or a method of profiting or generating income from equity in real estate or any other form of illiquid asset is disclosed.; L'invention concerne brièvement un système ou un procédé pour tirer profit ou générer un revenu de capitaux intégrés dans des biens immobiliers ou de toute autre forme de capitaux non liquides.