Abstract:
The invention relates to an airship comprising a flexible envelope having at least one adjustment region provided with two longitudinal adjustment elements mounted in opposition and mobile in relation to each other between a maximum distancing position and a minimum distancing position, the two longitudinal adjustment elements being connected to each other by a group comprising a plurality of cables crossing the inner space of the envelope, each of the cables cooperating with a plurality or tightening points provided along each longitudinal element. The cables are connected to at least one tightening module that can exert a tightening or loosening action on the cables and thereby bring the longitudinal adjustment elements closer together or move them further away.
Abstract:
This invention relates to methods for use in industrial production of proteins. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of recycling solid supports for cultivation of anchorage-dependent cells such as, e.g., microcarriers and Fibra-Cel® disks. Solid supports recycled by a method of the present invention allow obtaining a protein productivity level comparable to the productivity level obtained with non-recycled solid support. The method comprises the steps of rinsing with water, rinsing with a sodium hydroxide solution and second rinsing step with water.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a server connected to an Internet-type communication network, for distributing to a personal computer-type piece of computer equipment an interface that allows a user to use at least one control element to activate and deactivate a computer connection with the server and to establish an IP-type communication, the interface being such that the computer connection is activated by pressing on a push button such as a command button or a computer mouse button, the computer connection is maintained by maintaining the pressure on the push button, and the computer connection is deactivated by releasing the push button, and/or the interface being such that the computer connection is maintained by periodically pressing on a push button such as a command button or a computer mouse button.
Abstract:
An electronic memory card reader (10) for reading a card comprising a card body (11) and electrical contact areas (12). The reader includes a read head (100) having connection elements (112) designed to cooperate with the contact areas (12), an insertion slot (200), an abutment (300) for the card body, defining a processing position in which the areas (12) are in contact with the connection elements (112), and a moving part (400) that is rotatable, and that is capable, firstly, in a closed position, of establishing electrical contact between the elements (112) and the areas (12) in the processing position and, secondly, of moving away from the closed position under the action of a force developed by the card (10) moving in translation. The part (400) is returned to the closed position by resilient return means (600).
Abstract:
An acceleromter having a test weight movable in relation to a frame includes three pairs of mutually electrically orthogonal conducting parallel faces (1-6). Electrodes connected to the frame form capacitors with faces of the test weight. The six faces form two sets of three faces (1-3) and (4-6). The faces of a set form a first conductor insulated from the faces of the second set which form a second conductor. Position sensing voltages are applied to first and second conductors through very flexible leads (7 and 8). Position control voltages derived from the position sensing voltages are applied to the electrodes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electric cell assembly with an alkaline electrolyte and its current output wires (2, 3) electrically connected to the positive terminal and negative terminal of the electric cell assembly.The metal wire (3) which corresponds to the negative terminal (1) is surrounded, near said terminal and entirely outside the electric cell, with a glass bead (4) which is practically unalterable by the electrolyte.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system for the distribution of benefits to beneficiaries. It comprises a server for receiving telephone calls of beneficiaries, comprising: A module (20) for locating each caller according to the telephone signal received, A module (32) for identification of the caller, designed to find whether the identifier received by telephone from the caller corresponds to a benefiary's identifier, A module (40) for determining at least one automatic dispenser near the place of the call, and A module (40) for transmitting by telephone, particularly by voice synthesis, to the appellant the location of the automatic dispenser or group of dispensers selected, and a withdrawal authorization code in the dispenser, and for transmitting this authorization to the automatic dispenser or group of dispensers.
Abstract:
The device includes an acoustic transmitter (10), a tone generator (12), a memory (14) containing an identification code (N) and a service key (C), and an electronic circuit (16). A digital message transmitted depends on N and C and changes with each use. The time limitation moment of the device is determined. The device appears in the form of a token.
Abstract:
A charging process for selling information via a telephone network. A data bank can be connected via said network with calling subscribers. This data bank has a telephone number and a device for supplying a spoken message. The data bank supplies its message to any calling subscriber as of the time at which a call from said subscriber is received, and the duration of the message supplied by the data bank is fixed. A number is allocated which, for the telephone network, is considered to correspond to a time-based charge based on a certain charge band, this number also implying a routing of the call via time-based charging means. The fixed duration of the message and the charge band are chosen in such a way that the total of the charge charged to the calling subscriber for receiving the complete message contains an extra charge of at least one unit compared with the charge which would have been made to him for a call of the same duration with a subscriber belonging to the same local distribution area as the data bank. The number of calls to which the data bank has replied are counted and the number of extra charges charged is deducted therefrom.