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20110261967 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus for generating a multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal comprises a main signal upmixer, a section selector, a section signal upmixer and a combiner. The main signal upmixer is configured to provide a main multi-channel audio signal based on the input audio signal. The section selector is configured to select or not select a section of the input audio signal based on an analysis of the input audio signal. The selected section of the input audio signal, a processed selected section of the input audio signal or a reference signal associated with the selected section of the input audio signal is provided as section signal. The section signal upmixer is configured to provide a section upmix signal based on the section signal, and the combiner is configured to overlay the main multi-channel audio signal and the section upmix signal to obtain the multi-channel audio signal. | 10-27-2011 |
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20140064527 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL EMPLOYING A DECOMPOSER - An apparatus for generating an output signal having at least two output channels from an input signal having at least two input channels, has an ambient/direct decomposer, an ambient modification unit and a combination unit. The ambient/direct decomposer is adapted to decompose at least two input channels of the input signal such that each one of the at least two input channels is decomposed into a signal of a first signal group and into a signal of a second signal group. The ambient modification unit is adapted to modify a signal of the ambient signal group or a signal derived from a signal of the ambient signal group to obtain a modified signal as a first output channel. The combination unit is adapted to combine a signal of the ambient signal group or a signal derived from a signal of the ambient signal group and a signal of the direct signal group or a signal derived from a signal of the direct signal group as a second output channel. | 03-06-2014 |
20140180629 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE GEOMETRY AND/OR THE LOCALIZATION OF AN OBJECT - A method for determining the geometry and/or the localisation of an object comprising the steps of:
| 06-26-2014 |
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20100295546 | GRADIENT SENSOR OF A COMPONENT OF A MAGNETIC FIELD WITH PERMANENT MAGNET - A gradient sensor of a component of a magnetic field comprising at least one elementary sensor comprising a deformable mass ( | 11-25-2010 |
20110147860 | MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE COMPRISING A MOBILE PART HAVING STOPS FOR OUT-OF-PLANE DISPLACEMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS - Process for producing a micromechanical structure comprising a substrate and a stack of at least two layers arranged on the substrate, a mobile part formed in the stack and a fixed part relative to the substrate formed in the stack, and an opposite surface formed between the fixed part and the mobile part, forming for example stop means to limit displacement of the mobile part in a direction substantially perpendicular to the stack, which process using at least one sacrificial layer between the substrate and the stack made of material suitable to be etched selectively relative to the materials of the stack. | 06-23-2011 |
20110219875 | FORCE SENSOR WITH REDUCED NOISE - A MEMS or NEMS device for detecting a force following a given direction, comprising a support ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110304325 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH SUSPENDED STRESS GAUGE - A magnetic field sensor including a body including a magnetic mechanism capable of forming a torque applied on the body by action of an external magnetic field to be detected; a connector, separated from the body, mechanically connecting the body to an inlay portion of the sensor by at least one pivot link having an axis perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field to be detected; a detector detecting stress applied by the body by action of the torque, separated from the connector and including at least one suspended stress gauge including a first part mechanically connected to the inlay portion, a second part mechanically connected to the body, and a third part provided between the first and second parts and suspended between the inlay portion and the body. | 12-15-2011 |
20120006123 | INERTIAL SENSOR HAVING AN OSCILLATING ROTATING DISK - The present invention relates to an inertial rotary movement microsensor for detecting a rotational movement around what is referred to as an axis of rotation (X), provided with a part that is movable relative to a fixed part, the movable part comprising an excitation mass configured to undergo an oscillating movement in an excitation direction (Z) by an exciter so as to generate a Coriolis force induced by the rotational movement, a detection mass kinematically connected to the excitation mass by a linkage configured to transmit the Coriolis force at least partly without transmitting the oscillating movement around the excitation axis at least partly, a detector configured to measure the Coriolis force transmitted to the detection mass, characterized in that the detector is provided with at least one strain gauge suspended between the detection mass and an anchoring part integral with the fixed part. | 01-12-2012 |
20120017693 | MEMS DYNAMIC PRESSURE SENSOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR APPLICATIONS TO MICROPHONE PRODUCTION - A pressure sensor of the MEMS and/or NEMS type is disclosed, including:
| 01-26-2012 |
20120279299 | GYROMETER WITH REDUCED PARASITIC CAPACITANCES - Gyrometer comprising a substrate and an inertial mass suspended above the substrate, the inertial mass comprising an excitation part and a detection part, means of moving the excitation part in at least one direction contained in the plane of said inertial mass, and capacitive detection means detecting movement of said detection part outside the plane of said mass, said capacitive detection means comprising at least one suspended electrode, located above the detection part located facing the substrate so as to form a variable capacitor with said detection part, said electrode being held above said detection part by at least one pillar passing through the inertial mass. | 11-08-2012 |
20120279300 | INERTIAL UNIT WITH SEVERAL DETECTION AXES - Inertial unit for the measurement of accelerations and/or rotations comprising four sensors, spread out on two intersecting axes, each sensor comprising two inertial masses, each inertial mass comprising a moveable excitation part and a moveable detection part, the moveable excitation parts of a sensor being separate from those of the other sensors, said unit also comprising means for exciting the excitation parts of the sensors and means for detecting the movement of the detection parts, the two inertial masses of each sensor) being mechanically coupled, the four sensors being coupled by elastically deformable mechanical coupling means and able to transmit the excitation vibrations from one axis to the other. | 11-08-2012 |
20140060184 | MICRO/NANO MULTIAXIAL INERTIAL SENSOR OF MOVEMENTS - The multiaxial inertial sensor of movements is a micro/nano sensor that makes it possible to couple at least one accelerometer with other structures, either accelerometers or gyroscopes, by an oscillating disk structure. The oscillating disk also forms an inertial sensor such as a gyrometer. This single-chip structure associating both gyroscopes and accelerometers makes it possible to achieve detections and measurements in up to 6 axes, in other words 3 accelerometer axes and 3 gyroscope axes, and to exert control by a single and unique electronic unit, thus permitting a single automatic control loop in excitation and a single electronic reading chip. | 03-06-2014 |
20140331770 | MECHANICAL CONNECTION FORMING A PIVOT FOR MEMS AND NEMS MECHANICAL STRUCTURES - A mechanical connection between two parts of a microelectromechanical and/or nanoelectromechanical structure forming a pivot with an axis of rotation pivot includes two first beams with an axis parallel to the pivot axis, the first beams configured to work in torsion, and two second beams with an axis orthogonal to the axis of the first beams, the second beams configured to work in bending, each one of the first and second beams being connected at their ends to the two parts of the structure. | 11-13-2014 |
20150123656 | SENSOR FOR MAGNETIC FIELDS WITH LAPLACE FORCE - A magnetic field sensor comprises a substrate and a moving part which is displaced when subjected to a Laplace force. There is a gauge for measuring the displacement of the moving part. There is a suspended lever that is rotationally displaced about an axis of rotation at right angles to the direction of displacement of the moving part. The lever is connected to the moving part to transmit displacement of the moving part to the lever to cause rotation of the lever about the axis of rotation. The lever is also connected to a first part of the gauge. The sensor comprises a hinge that connects the lever to the substrate. The hinge allows the rotation of the lever about its axis of rotation and is rigid to allow for a lever arm effect. The second part of the gauge is fixed with no degree of freedom to the substrate. | 05-07-2015 |
20150211891 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING MAGNETIC FIELDS WITH LAPLACE FORCE - A device for measuring magnetic fields with Laplace force, comprising a substrate extending in a substrate plane, a first rigid frame in a first plane movable relative to the substrate about a first rotation axis parallel to the substrate plane with a central through-recess. There is a fixed electrical conductor wound an axis perpendicular to the plane of the first frame. There a first hinge connecting the first rigid frame to the substrate with a first electrical track. There is a second hinge connected to the first rigid frame with a second electrical track. There is a first sensor for measuring of the angular displacement of the first rigid frame. The first hinge and the first electrical track are inside the central recess of the first rigid frame and the second hinge and the second electrical track are outside the central recess of the first rigid frame. | 07-30-2015 |
20150354981 | GYROSCOPE WITH SIMPLIFIED CALIBRATION AND SIMPLIFIED CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A GYROSCOPE - A gyroscope including a mass capable of movement due to excitation and a mass capable of movement due to detection, a mechanism applying an excitation signal to the excitation mass in a first direction, a mechanism detecting the movement of the detection mass in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a mechanism detecting the movement of the excitation mass in the second direction, and a processor processing detection signals emitted by the mechanism detecting movements of the detection mass and the mechanism detecting movements of the excitation mass in the second direction, to obtain a phase bias, quadrature bias, and amplification factor. | 12-10-2015 |
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20110280882 | LEUKOLECTINS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a polypeptide, described as a lectin, its encoding nucleic acid sequence and antibodies to the polypeptide and their use in various medical applications, particularly for treating or preventing an autoimmune disorder, an inflammatory disorder or damaged skin in an animal. | 11-17-2011 |
20120309689 | HATCHING FLUID ENZYMES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to various polypeptides from fish hatching fluid, their encoding nucleic acid sequences, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules and their use in various medical and cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for moisturizing skin and/or for exfoliation of the horny layer of the skin for treating or preventing skin disorders or conditions in an animal. | 12-06-2012 |
20130129742 | Human leukolectins and uses thereof - The present invention relates to a polypeptide, described as a lectin, its encoding nucleic acid sequence and antibodies to the polypeptide and their use in various medical applications, particularly for treating or preventing an autoimmune disorder, an inflammatory disorder or damaged skin in an animal. | 05-23-2013 |
20140220088 | METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COSMETIC COMPOSITION FROM HATCHING FLUID AND USES THEREOF FOR IMPROVING THE COSMETIC APPEARANCE OF SKIN - The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions obtained or obtainable from Salmonidae hatching fluid, methods of producing said compositions and their use in various cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for reducing or preventing the cosmetic appearance or prevalence of wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation, laxity, dry skin, scaling and/or transepidermal water loss in skin of a mammalian animal. | 08-07-2014 |
20140255455 | METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING LEUKOLECTIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions comprising polypeptides obtained or obtainable from Salmonidae hatching fluid, methods of producing said compositions and their use in various cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for improving the cosmetic appearance of skin of a mammalian animal. | 09-11-2014 |
20160053249 | HATCHING FLUID ENZYMES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to various polypeptides from fish hatching fluid, their encoding nucleic acid sequences, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules and their use in various medical and cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for moisturizing skin and/or for exfoliation of the horny layer of the skin for treating or preventing skin disorders or conditions in an animal. | 02-25-2016 |
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20140319358 | OPTICAL UNIT, LIGHT CURTAIN AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING AN INDIVIDUAL ADDRESS - The present invention relates to light curtains and, in particular, to safety light curtains for monitoring a protective field and to optical units of such light curtains which comprise optoelectronic components interconnected by a communication bus and to a method for allocating individual addresses to each of a plurality of optoelectronic components. The optical unit comprises a controller unit, a plurality of optoelectronic components interconnected by means of a communication bus, each of said optoelectronic components having a transmission input terminal for receiving a transmission signal and a transmission output terminal for outputting a transmission signal, and a receiving terminal for receiving a control signal from said control unit. An individual address is allocated to each of said optoelectronic components depending on a position of the respective optoelectronic component with respect to the other optoelectronic components. | 10-30-2014 |
20140361149 | Method for Synchronizing Optical Units of a Photoelectric Barrier and Light Curtain - The present invention relates to a method for synchronizing the optical units of a photoelectric barrier and to such a photoelectric barrier. The synchronization method comprises the steps of transmitting radiation forming a synchronization signal from a first optical sender of the first optical unit; controlling a plurality of the optical receivers of the at least one second optical unit to monitor whether the synchronization signal has been received and performing a synchronization step if the synchronization signal has been received. The method further performs the step of defining at least one of said plurality of optoelectronic components to be used for the synchronization step. | 12-11-2014 |
20150288454 | Transceiver Element for an Optical Unit of a Photoelectric Barrier and Photoelectric Light Curtain - The present invention relates to a transceiver element for an optical unit of a photoelectric barrier to such a photoelectric barrier. In particular, a transceiver element comprises at least one optical sender, at least one optical receiver and a control element, wherein said control element comprises a driver unit for driving said at least one optical sender to emit radiation and at least one receiver unit for sensing and evaluating electrical signals generated by said optical receiver. | 10-08-2015 |
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20100158634 | Self-Counter-Sinking Screw with Circumferential Cutters - A self-countersinking screw ( | 06-24-2010 |
20110064540 | SCREW HAVING UNDERSIDE CUTTERS AND POCKETS - A screw has a generally flat washer-like head. On an underside of the head are a plurality of cutters or cutting wedges arranged circumferentially around the shank of the screw. The cutters cut or carve off material when the screw is inserted into a fibrous material like wood to thereby facilitate countersinking of the screw head. The cutters may be triangular or quadrilateral wedges. One or more pockets are disposed radially inwardly of the cutters for receiving fibrous material to help lock the screw in place, i.e. to prevent the screw from loosening over time. These pockets may circularly shaped pockets disposed circumferentially around the shank. Alternatively, a single annular pocket may be provided around the shank. | 03-17-2011 |
20110211934 | SCREW HAVING UNDERSIDE POCKETS - A self-countersinking, self-tapping screw has a head with a substantially flat underside that acts like a washer for bearing against a surface of a material into which the screw is inserted. On an underside of the head are one or more material-receiving pockets. These pockets receive material when the head of the screw bears against the surface. These pockets thus help lock the screw in place, i.e. help to prevent the screw from loosening over time. These pockets may have a circular or non-circular shape. | 09-01-2011 |
20120186067 | SCREW HAVING UNDERSIDE CUTTERS AND POCKETS - A screw has a generally flat was head. On an underside of the head are a plurality of cutters or cutting wedges arranged circumferentially around the shank of the screw. The cutters cut or carve off material when the screw is inserted into a fibrous material like wood to thereby facilitate countersinking of the screw head. The cutters may be triangular or quadrilateral wedges. One or more pockets are disposed radially inwardly of the cutters for receiving fibrous material to help lock the screw in place, i.e. prevent the screw from loosening over time. These pockets may circularly shaped pockets disposed circumferentially around the shank. Alternatively, a single annular pocket may be provided around the shank. | 07-26-2012 |
20130084144 | SCREW WITH DUAL EDGE ON THREAD - A screw fastener having a head, threaded shank with compound, divided threads and tip end has an upper thread surface extending at a substantially flat angle from a normal to a longitudinal axis of the screw which diverts upwardly to a first peripheral edge defining a cupped or concave upper thread surface and a lower thread surface extending upwardly to a second peripheral edge, with a radially inward recess between first and second edges. The screw exhibits significantly increased pull-out resistance. | 04-04-2013 |