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20110080725 | FOCUSING LENS SYSTEM - A lens for a flashlight or other lighting unit provides for focusing light from a source, such as an LED, to provide a light beam adjustable between a spot beam and a wide beam. The lens includes a lens body with a front face, a rear LED-receiving well, and a side surface extending between the front face and the rear well. The front face includes a central surface surrounded by an annular concave surface. The rear well includes a space for the LED to be adjusted in position. The rear well space is defined by a concavely-curved sidewall and a concavely-curved base. The concave curvature of the sidewall and base may be Bezier curves. | 04-07-2011 |
20110080736 | FOCUSING LENS SYSTEM - A lens for a flashlight or other lighting unit provides for focusing light from a source, such as an LED, to provide a light beam adjustable between a spot beam and a wide beam. The lens includes a lens body with a front face, a rear LED-receiving well, and a side surface extending between the front face and the rear well. The front face includes a central surface surrounded by an annular concave surface. The rear well includes a space for the LED to be adjusted in position. The rear well space is defined by a concavely-curved sidewall and a concavely-curved base. The concave curvature of the sidewall and base may be Bezier curves. | 04-07-2011 |
20130329408 | THIN PROFILE LENS FOR FLASHLIGHT - The present disclosure relates to a thin-profile lens for shaping a beam of light from a light source, such as a light emitting diode (LED), for example in a flashlight or other lighting unit. In various embodiments, the lens may be combined with an adjustment mechanism for varying the focus of the beam of light, and may be housed in a structure supporting the lens, light source, and adjustment mechanism. In various embodiments, the structure also may include a power source, controls, interconnections, and electronics. In various embodiments, the thin profile of the lens may allow the lens to be used in any of a number of applications, ranging from narrow diameter flashlights to large diameter light sources. | 12-12-2013 |
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20100037576 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MICRON AND SUBMICRON FIBERS AND NONWOVEN WEBS BY MELT BLOWING - This invention is a method for fabricating fibers by melt-blowing a melt of a molecularly self-assembling material, the melt being at a temperature of from 130° C. to 220° C., thereby forming a fiber set having a distribution of fiber diameters wherein at least 95% of the fibers have a diameter of less than about 3 microns. The invention further comprises collecting the fiber set so as to form a fibrous non-woven web. | 02-18-2010 |
20100041804 | FABRICATING FIBERS - The instant invention generally provides a process for fabricating fibers, preferably submicron fibers, from polymer melts containing one or more processing additives. | 02-18-2010 |
20100064647 | POLYMER OR OLIGOMER FIBERS BY SOLVENT-FREE ELECTROSPINNING - A process for fabricating fibers, including nano-scale fibers, comprising electrospinning a melt of a self assembling material and fibers fabricated by the process are disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100200494 | HIGH-OUTPUT SOLVENT-BASED ELECTROSPINNING - The present invention generally relates to solution electrospinning processes for fabricating fibers, to the fibers prepared thereby, and to non-woven webs, fabrics, porous composite filter media, and articles comprising the fibers. | 08-12-2010 |
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20120116667 | INTEGRATION OF POSITION AND ROAD CHARGING DATA - A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein positioning data and road charging data depending on a vehicle position may be inserted into a combined data stream. The positioning data and road charging data may be provided with the same protocol type such as a national marine electronics association, NMEA, protocol or NMEA 0183 protocol. The combined data stream therefore comprises a mixed sequence of positioning data protocol messages and road charging data protocol messages. | 05-10-2012 |
20120232964 | ROAD TOLL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a road toll system using a vehicle-mounted satellite navigation receiver, from which routes taken and road prices incurred are determined. A billing system bills a user in dependence on the road prices incurred. A portable activation device transmits information concerning the owner of the portable activation device to the vehicle-mounted unit, and the vehicle-mounted unit provides information to the billing system to enable identification of the owner of the portable activation device. | 09-13-2012 |
20130013261 | METERING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED SECURITY - Metering system ( | 01-10-2013 |
20130116964 | PROXIMITY ASSURANCE FOR SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A proximity check ensures that a card is physically close to the reader device in order to inhibit relay attacks. The proximity check makes relay attacks more difficult because an additional channel must be intercepted and/or spoofed or relayed. This solution can be used for any kind of short-range communication, including Near Field Communications (NFC). | 05-09-2013 |
20130154562 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides an electric vehicle charging system in which the charging station and the vehicle each have a power transfer measurement unit, and a communication system for communicating data at least from the vehicle to the station. The power delivery is controlled based on a comparison of power transfer measurements made by the charging station and by the electric vehicle control system. | 06-20-2013 |
20140062658 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - According to an aspect of the invention, an authentication system for authenticating the identity of an electronic identification document owner is provided, which comprises an electronic identification document comprising a first communication interface and a storage unit being arranged to store reference biometric information of the electronic identification document owner, and a mobile device comprising a second communication interface being arranged to establish a communication link with the first communication interface, a camera being arranged to take a picture of the electronic identification document owner, and a program element being arranged to extract biometric information from said picture and to initiate a comparison between the reference biometric information and the extracted biometric information. | 03-06-2014 |
20140340193 | MOVEMENT HISTORY ASSURANCE FOR SECURE PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY AND START SYSTEMS - A passive keyless system including a base that selectively allows access to a restricted environment through a base transceiver operating with an encrypted link on first and second frequencies, and a base recording element storing base measured movement history information. Also, a passive keyless device with at least one sensor detects a movement property of the device, a device recording element stores movement history information about the device and reflecting the detected movement property, and a device transceiver communicating with the base transceiver, and transmitting to the base transceiver encrypted security information identifying the device in accordance with a passive keyless protocol and/or the movement history information, and an access request element that causes the device transceiver to request access to the base transceiver. The base uses the base measured movement history information and movement history information when allowing access to the restricted environment. | 11-20-2014 |
20150042446 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING A DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - There is provided a display device comprising a processing unit, a display unit coupled to the processing unit and a near field communication unit coupled to the processing unit, wherein said processing unit is arranged to synchronize display messages to be displayed by the display unit with corresponding near field communication messages to be stored in the near field communication unit. Furthermore, a corresponding method of operating a display device is conceived. Furthermore, a corresponding computer program product is provided. | 02-12-2015 |
20150324585 | RETURN-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AS AN OBFUSCATION TECHNIQUE - A method for obfuscating functionality of computer software is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves determining a first set of instructions needed to perform a target operation and a second set of instructions for at least one or more additional operations. The second set of instructions is tuned to contain instructions such that, by executing the second set of instructions, the function of the first set of instructions can be performed. Once the first and second sets of instruction are determined and tuned, a code library is created and code fragments in the library correspond to code needed to perform the function of the first set of instructions when executed. Instructions are then added to the second set of instructions such that, when executed, will cause the functionality of the first set of instructions to be achieved. | 11-12-2015 |
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20140215218 | SECURITY TOKEN AND SERVICE ACCESS SYSTEM - According to an aspect of the invention, a security token for facilitating access to a remote computing service via a mobile device is conceived, said security token comprising an NFC interface, a smart card integrated circuit and a smart card applet stored in and executable by said smart card integrated circuit, wherein the smart card applet is arranged to support a cryptographic challenge-response protocol executable by the mobile device. | 07-31-2014 |
20150222607 | PORTABLE SECURITY DEVICE, METHOD FOR SECURING A DATA EXCHANGE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - There is disclosed a portable security device for securing a data exchange between a host device and a remote device, said portable security device comprising a processing unit, a secure element and a data interface, wherein: the secure element is arranged to store an encryption key and a decryption key; the processing unit is arranged to control the encryption of data to be transmitted from the host device to the remote device, wherein said encryption is performed using said encryption key; the processing unit is further arranged to control the decryption of data transmitted from the remote device to the host device, wherein said decryption is performed using said decryption key. Furthermore, a corresponding method for securing a data exchange between a host device and a remote device using a portable security device is disclosed, as well as a corresponding computer program product. | 08-06-2015 |
20150235203 | SECURITY TOKEN, TRANSACTION EXECUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - There is disclosed a security token for use in a transaction execution system, the security token being connectable to a user interface device and to a host device, the security token being arranged to: receive a transaction verification input from the user interface device; process the transaction verification input and generate a corresponding transaction verification result; transmit the transaction verification result to the host device, and the security token comprising a secure element which is arranged to facilitate processing of the transaction verification input. Furthermore, a method for executing a transaction using a security token is disclosed, as well as a corresponding computer program product. | 08-20-2015 |
20150254654 | TRANSACTION EXECUTION SYSTEM, TRANSACTION EXECUTION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - There is disclosed a transaction execution system comprising a server, wherein: the server is arranged to receive, from a mobile device, a first barcode; the server is further arranged to provide, in response to receiving said first barcode, data for a second barcode to the mobile device; the server is further arranged to receive, from the mobile device, a second barcode corresponding to said data; the server is further arranged to validate the second barcode and to execute said transaction if it has positively validated the second barcode. Furthermore, a corresponding transaction execution method and a corresponding computer program product are disclosed. | 09-10-2015 |
20150278548 | NFC-BASED AUTHORIZATION OF ACCESS TO DATA FROM A THIRD PARTY DEVICE - There is described a method of authorizing a third party device to access data associated with a user account at a service provider, wherein the third party device and a user device are in data communication with the service provider, and wherein the third party device and the user device are both NFC-enabled. The method comprises (a) obtaining a request token generated by the service provider, (b) transmitting (6) the request token from the third party device to the user device via NFC, (c) authorizing the request token at the user device, (d) transmitting ( | 10-01-2015 |
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20090010912 | Use of Alkaline Phosphatase for the Detoxification of Lps Present at Mucosal Barriers - The present invention provides a use for alkaline phosphatase for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or reduction of toxic LPS influx through a mucosal lining of a mammalian body cavity. A source of alkaline phosphatase is administered for the prophylaxis or treatment of LPS mediated or exacerbated diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising a source of alkaline phosphatase for the prevention or reduction of (toxic) LPS influx or passage through mucosal layers. | 01-08-2009 |
20110052560 | Method for Increasing the Activity of the Immune System of a Mammal at Risk of Inflammatory Diseases - The present invention relates to methods for increasing the activity of the immune system and, especially, to methods for increasing the activity of the immune system by modulation of endogenous ectophosphatase levels. According to a particularly preferred embodiment the present invention relates to methods for the prophylaxis of mammals, and especially human mammals, at risk of inflammatory diseases such as mammals suffering from conditions such as surgery, digestive tract diseases, respiratory diseases, skin diseases, burn wounds, smoke inhalation, intoxication, severe blood loss, food poisoning, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, severe trauma or liver diseases, immunocompromised conditions. For this, the present invention provides use of an ectophosphatase for the preparation of a medicament for the prophylaxis of a mammal at risk of inflammatory diseases. | 03-03-2011 |
20110142817 | MEANS AND METHOD FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS - Compositions comprising a source of alkaline phosphatase that prevent or reduce toxic influx of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) through mucosal layers of a mamalian body cavity and methods of using these compositions for those purposes are disclosed. Such a source of alkaline phosphatase, preferably in a medical food such as infant milk formula, is eaten, drunk or otherwise administered for prophylaxis or treatment of LPS-mediated or LPS-exacerbated disease. | 06-16-2011 |
20130280232 | USE OF ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE FOR THE DETOXIFICATION OF LPS PRESENT AT MUCOSAL BARRIERS - The present invention provides a use for alkaline phosphatase for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or reduction of toxic LPS influx through a mucosal lining of a mammalian body cavity. A source of alkaline phosphatase is administered for the prophylaxis or treatment of LPS mediated or exacerbated diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising a source of alkaline phosphatase for the prevention or reduction of (toxic) LPS influx or passage through mucosal layers. | 10-24-2013 |