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| 20110189524 | BATTERY PACK FOR AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN VEHICLE - A battery pack includes at least a first stack of battery modules, and a second stack of battery modules, each stack including a plurality of battery modules arranged in parallel in side by side relationship extending in a longitudinal direction, the battery pack further including at least one heat exchanger interposed between the first and second stacks, the heat exchanger being in thermal contact with interstack coupling surfaces extending in a longitudinal and transversal plan [L-T] of the battery modules. The invention also relates to a corresponding heat exchanger. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20130300361 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A DRIVE MOTOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for charging a battery, including: determining a final state of charge and a final temperature of the battery; and calculating charging power and/or cooling power required to reach the two final values within a minimum amount of time. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20150340746 | BATTERY MODULE PROVIDED WITH A PELTIER CELL - A battery module including: a storage case, at least one storage battery cell housed inside the storage case, at least one Peltier cell with a first face in direct or indirect contact, via a heat conduction member, with the storage battery cell and a second face in direct or indirect contact, via a heat conduction member, with an outside of the storage case, and a unit controlling the Peltier cell. The Peltier cell and the control unit are supplied with current by the storage battery cell. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150362558 | ASSESSMENT OF THE ENERGY THAT CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY - A method for assessing a quantity of energy that can be extracted from a motor vehicle battery including: receiving an initial temperature value and an initial battery charge status value, corresponding to an initial point in time; estimating at least one subsequent temperature value on the basis of the initial temperature value received and the initial charge status value received; determining an estimated value of the quantity of energy that can be extracted from the battery on the basis of the at least one subsequent temperature value and the initial battery charge status value. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160031334 | METHOD OF REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ACCUMULATOR BATTERY - A method of regulating temperature of an accumulator battery in a course of charging or discharging. The method includes: a) acquiring a state of charge relating to a level of charge of the accumulator battery, b) measuring values of the temperature of the accumulator battery at a first state of charge and at a second state of charge which is different, c) estimating, as a function of the values of the temperature measured in b), the value of the temperature of the accumulator battery at a future third state of charge, and d) controlling the temperature of the accumulator battery as a function of the value of the temperature estimated in c). | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160082860 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE TEMPERATURE OF A BATTERY OF AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for managing the temperature of a battery of an electric or hybrid vehicle includes recording a temperature value at which the cooling or heating of the battery is triggered. The method further includes, for two consecutive values in a predefined sequence of states of charge: a step of comparing a real gradient to a reference gradient of the battery temperature; and a step of modifying, depending on the comparison, the value of the trigger temperature, or the value of the power output by cooling or heating the battery; and also includes applying the modified trigger temperature or output power for the following two consecutive values of the state of charge of the battery in the predefined sequence. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160107537 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE COOLING OF A BATTERY WITH ADJUSTABLE COOLING THRESHOLDS - A method for managing a battery located in a motor vehicle includes cooling the battery when a data item indicative of the temperature of the battery exceeds a first threshold, stopping the cooling of the battery when the data item indicative of the temperature of the battery drops below a second threshold, notably lower than the first threshold, and adjusting at least one of the first and second thresholds. | 04-21-2016 |
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| 20090065372 | METHOD FOR THE ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES - The invention relates to a method and a collection for the electrochemical detection of target nucleic acid sequences. According to the method, a biological sample that may contain a nucleic acid is provided, said nucleic acid being capable of containing a target sequence, said biological sample being mixed with an oxidizing agent, said target sequence comprising at least one nucleotide base that can be oxidized by said oxidizing agent; complementary means capable of coupling with said target sequence are provided; according to the invention, said complementary means comprise activatable amplification means suitable for replicating said target sequence, said amplification means comprising at least nucleotides which include said nucleotide base, wherein said nucleotides are able to be consumed during replication so as to constitute replicated nucleic acids; and the presence of said target sequence is determined by applying an electric field to said sample and recording the decrease in the electric current. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110136126 | METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY IDENTIFYING TARGET NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES - The present disclosure relates to a method and assembly for electrochemically identifying target nucleotide sequences. The method includes the following steps consisting of: supplying a biological sample that may contain a predetermined target nucleotide sequence; supplying activatable amplification means comprising free nucleotides in order to form replicated target nucleotide sequences; supplying an oxido-reducible compound capable of being inserted during replication between the nucleotides forming the replicated target sequences; and activating the activatable amplification means before applying an electric field to the sample in order to activate the oxido-reducible compound. Said replicated target sequences then cause the inhibition of the electrochemical activity of the inserted oxido-reducible compound, and the presence of the predetermined target nucleotide sequence is determined if the electric current decreases. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20150125870 | METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY IDENTIFYING TARGET NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES - A method and assembly for electrochemically identifying target nucleotide sequences. The method includes supplying a biological sample that may contain a predetermined target nucleotide sequence; supplying activatable amplification materials comprising free nucleotides to form replicated target nucleotide sequences; supplying an oxido-reducible compound capable of being inserted during replication between the nucleotides forming the replicated target sequences; and activating the activatable amplification materials before applying an electric field to the sample in order to activate the oxido-reducible compound. The replicated target sequences cause inhibition of electrochemical activity of the inserted oxido-reducible compound, and the presence of the predetermined target nucleotide sequence is determined in instances where the electric current decreases. | 05-07-2015 |
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| 20080233599 | IMMUNOGENIC GLYCOPEPTIDES, SCREENING, PREPARATION AND USES - The invention concerns immunogenic glycopeptides derived from pathogenic microorganisms, useful for vaccination and diagnosis of infections caused by said pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria or fungi), and methods for selecting them and preparing them. Said glycopeptides are selected in the group consisting of: a1) glycopeptides essentially consisting of a glycosylated T epitope, comprising 14 to 25 amino acids, among which at least a neutral amino acid is bound to a di- or to a trisaccharide (glycoside linkage) and at least 15% among said amino acids are proline, one of the proline being located in position −1 to −4, relative to the position of said neutral amino acid, which glycopeptides are: exhibited by a class II MHC molecule, specifically identified by T CD+4 lymphocytes induced by immunisation with the native glycopeptide from which they are derived, but are not identified by the T CD+4 lymphocytes induced by immunisation with a non-glycosylated peptide of same sequence and capable of inducing a proliferation of said T CD+4 lymphocytes by which they are identified and the secretion of cytokines by said lymphocytes and b1) glycopeptides having a sequence of 15 to 39 amino acids including the sequence of the glycopeptide as defined in a1), excluding the glycopeptide of sequence SEQ ID NO:11. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080293620 | Immunogenic Glycopeptides for Diagnosing Pathogenic Microorganisms Infections - A method for diagnosing an infection in a patient likely to be infected with a pathogenic microorganism, comprising the detection of CD4+ T lymphocytes recognizing at least one glycopeptide derived from said pathogenic microorganism, essentially consisting of a glycosylated T epitope, comprising from 14 to 25 amino acids, among which at least one neutral amino acid is bonded to a disaccharide or to a trisaccharide, and at least 15% of said amino acids are prolines, one of the prolines being located in position −1 to −4, relative to the position of said neutral amino acid. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090280146 | CONTROL OF INTESTINAL INFLAMMATORY SYNDROMES WITH A PREPARATION OF KILLED OR NON INFECTIOUS BACTERIA - This invention relates to the use of a preparation of killed or non infectious Gram positive bacteria such as Gram positive facultative intracellular bacteria, for example mycobacteria, for the treatment of intestinal inflammatory syndromes such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090304637 | RECOMBINANT MYCOBACTERIUM STRAIN EXPRESSING A MYCOBACTERIAL FAP PROTEIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PROMOTER ACTIVE UNDER HYPOXIA AND ITS APPLICATION FOR CANCER THERAPY - The invention relates to a recombinant vector comprising a mycobacterial FAP protein coding sequence under the transcriptional control of a promoter active under hypoxia conditions and its use for the prevention and the treatment of epithelial tumors. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100272756 | GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA PREPARATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES COMPRISING AN IMMUNE DYSREGULATION - This application relates to compositions comprising components prepared from Gram positive bacteria such as Gram positive facultative intracellular bacteria for treatment of disorders comprising an immune dysregulation in humans and animals. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20120156169 | RECOMBINANT MYCOBACTERIUM STRAIN EXPRESSING A MYCOBACTERIAL FAP PROTEIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PROMOTER ACTIVE UNDER HYPOXIA AND ITS APPLICATION FOR CANCER THERAPY - The invention relates to a recombinant vector comprising a mycobacterial FAP protein coding sequence under the transcriptional control of a promoter active under hypoxia conditions and its use for the prevention and the treatment of epithelial tumors. | 06-21-2012 |
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| 20110232111 | MACHINE FOR OPENING A CAN LID AND METHOD FOR EMPTYING THE CAN - This can opening machine comprises a lower guide ring to center the top of the single-piece can, comprising a centering chamfered face and an upper stop face. A piston arranged in the tool for cutting out the can lid is pushed downwards by a spring extending low enough to separate the cut out lid from the tool. The lid remains in the can during turning and content emptying operations. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120305647 | DEVICE HAVING REDUCED OVERALL DIMENSIONS FOR IDENTIFYING A METAL SUBSTRATE IN A DUSTY AND METALLIC ENVIRONMENT, AND APPLICATION FOR IDENTIFYING CONTAINERS CONTAINING NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS IN THE PRODUCTION PLANT THEREOF - A device for identifying a metal substrate present in a strongly metallic environment that may also be dusty. The device includes a passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) label, a label carrier suitable for being attached to the metal substrate and to position the label at a distance therefrom, and a RFID reader having an antenna that includes, as an induction loop, two sections of a coaxial cable having a substantially identical length and each including a metal core and a metal pleat surrounding the core, the two sections being linked together, on the one hand, at one end thereof by connecting the core of one to the pleat of the other and conversely and, on the other hand, at the other end thereof by connecting only the pleats together, the cores thereof being separated at said other end. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20140369790 | Device for Handling Objects in a Glove Box - Device for handling objects in a glove box comprising a carriage ( | 12-18-2014 |
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| 20090096208 | Thermal insulation device of a screwed junction - A thermal insulation device of a screwed junction between two sections of pipe constituted by an outer pipe surrounding an inner pipe between which thermal insulation material is positioned, the inner pipes of each section being assembled together by said screwed junction, one section delimiting a male portion and the other section delimiting a female portion, the two portions being fitted into one another in order to delimit said screwed junction, wherein the male portion is constituted by the inner pipe and a tubular part connected to the inner pipe, the diameter of said tubular part being less than that of the outer pipe, said male portion incorporates an insulating material, and wherein the female portion is constituted by a part of the outer pipe and an intermediate tubular part connecting the inner pipe to the outer pipe, the inner diameter of said intermediate part being greater that the outer diameter of the tubular part of the male portion, a thermally insulating material being inserted between the part of the external pipe and the intermediary part. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100038898 | Insulated double-walled well completion tubing for high temperature use - An insulated double-walled well completion tubing system comprising having an inner tubing, an outer tubing for insertion into a well casing; the inner tubing located within the outer tubing, with the bottom ends of the inner and outer tubings sealed together, an insulation layer in the annular volume between the inner and outer tubings, a wellhead connected to the top end of the outer tubing, a source of heated fluid connected to the wellhead, at least one sealing spacer in the annular space above the insulation layer and below the upper end of the inner tubing, for preventing fluid from passing downward through the annular volume and reaching the insulation, the wellhead enclosing a space of sufficient dimensions to accommodate the upper end of the inner tubing at any temperature thereof. In another embodiment the insulated double-walled tubing string may be a continuous, flexible string installed continuously into a well casing. The system may additionally include a vacuum pump connected to reduce pressure within the annular volume which contains the insulation. Methods for assembling such well completion systems are also disclosed. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100095520 | Process of continuous manufacturing and installation of a thermally or electrically insulated tube or cable - An installation ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20150338010 | THERMALLY INSULATED AND HEATED DOUBLE-WALLED PIPE SEGMENT FOR FITTING BY SCREW-FASTENING, AND A METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING SUCH A PIPE SEGMENT - The invention relates to a segment designed to be fitted by screw-fastening for implementing a fluid transport pipe for transporting a fluid, which pipe comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, the segment comprising an inner tube and an outer tube that define an annular space between them, the segment comprising in particular one heating duct placed in its annular space and opening out at either end of its annular space, said annular space being designed to be closed hermetically in order to enable it to be brought to a reduced pressure. The invention relates further to a method of manufacturing said segment and a method of implementing said fluid transport pipe. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160109053 | Pipe Section - In accordance with the present inventions there is provided a thermally insulated pipe for transporting fluids, being connectable to at least one further pipe. The pipe comprises an outer pipe wall and an inner pipe wall substantially parallel to the outer pipe wall and configured to contain a fluid within the pipe. The inner pipe wall comprises a body portion and a connection portion extending therefrom, a thermal insulation layer provided between the outer pipe wall and the body portion of the inner pipe wall, and at least one male joinable end. The male joinable end comprises the connection portion of the inner pipe wall which terminates in a connection component adapted to engage a connection component of a further pipe, and a transition region where the outer pipe wall tapers continuously inwardly to meet the connection portion of the inner pipe wall. | 04-21-2016 |
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| 20100041115 | PRODUCTION OF DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS BY IMPROVED MUTANT STRAINS OF YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA - The invention concerns a method for producing dicarboxylic acids (DCA) with long hydrocarbon chains, also called diacids, which consists in culturing a mutant strain of | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100263265 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS INTO PRODUCTS CONTAINING ACETAL GROUPS AND USE THEREOF AS BIOFUELS - The invention describes a method of converting biomass to products that can be incorporated into the diesel fuel pool, comprising a first stage of fermentation of renewable raw materials of vegetable origin at the end of which a least one alcohol and at least one compound containing a carbonyl group are obtained, and a second stage corresponding to an acetalization reaction involving said alcohol and said compound containing a carbonyl group. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100276362 | METHOD FOR BACTERIAL TREATMENT OF EFFLUENTS CONTAINING 2-ETHYLHEXYL NITRATE - The invention relates to a method for treating effluents containing 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (2-EHN), or nitric ester of 2-ethylhexane-1-ol, in order to reduce at least partly the concentration thereof, characterized in that it comprises growing, in the presence of a suitable substrate, a | 11-04-2010 |
| 20140065683 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL AND SOLVENTS FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS INCLUDING THE RECIRCULATION OF A BUTYL WINE OBTAINED BY FERMENTING PENTOSES - A process for the production of alcohols and/or solvents starting from cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass comprising at least:
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| 20140322778 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPROPANOL BY IMPROVED RECOMBINANT STRAINS - The expression vector includes: the nucleic acids coding for the polypeptides forming a polypeptide complex having an enzyme activity allowing acetoacetyl-CoA to be converted to acetoacetate; optionally, at least one nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide having an enzyme activity allowing acetoacetate to be converted to acetone; and at least one nucleic acid coding for a polypeptide having an enzyme activity allowing acetone to be converted to isopropanol; the expression of the nucleic acids being controlled by a single constitutive promoter located upstream of the abovementioned nucleic acids. | 10-30-2014 |
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| 20140315457 | 3D WOVEN FIBER STRUCTURE, A FIBER PREFORM OBTAINED FROM SUCH A FIBER STRUCTURE, AND A COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART INCLUDING SUCH A PREFORM - A fiber preform is formed by a fiber structure woven by three-dimensional weaving with a plurality of layers of warp yarns interlinked by weft yarns of a plurality of layers of weft yarns, the fiber preform having a first portion and a second portion that extend one another in the weft direction and that are at an angle to each other. In the fold zone and in each weft plane of the fiber structure, two weft yarns situated in a region adjacent to an outside face of the fiber structure situated on the inside of the corner present paths that cross, so that less curvature is imposed on these yarns. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316547 | DESIGN FOR A PART MADE FROM 3D WOVEN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method designing a part made of 3D woven composite material, performed by a computer, the method including: obtaining shape data representing an outside surface of the part; for each point of a set of points of the outside surface, determining a distance between the point and a projection of the point onto a target surface, the projection being along a predetermined projection direction; determining a structure of a 3D woven preform as a function of the determined distances; and obtaining projection data specifying a projection direction as a function of a position of a point on the outside surface of the part, wherein the projection direction that is used for at least some of the points of the set of points is determined during the determining a distance, as a function of the projection and as a function of the position of the point. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140363299 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCING PART OF PI-SHAPED SECTION, IN PARTICULAR A PLATFORM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE FAN, AND ITS METHOD OF FABRICATION - A reinforcing part of π-shaped section made out of composite material, and a method of making the part, the method including: making a first set of layers of interlinked yarns by three-dimensional weaving to form a first fiber blank portion to form a base preform; making a second set of layers of interlinked yarns by three-dimensional weaving to form a second fiber blank portion to form a stiffener preform, yarns of the second set being interlinked with yarns of the first set by weaving over a central interlinked strip that flares towards side edges of the first fiber blank portion in a zone corresponding to the step of the base; shaping the two fiber blank portions to obtain a single-piece fiber preform having a portion forming a base preform and a portion forming a stiffener preform; and depositing a resin in the fiber preform to form a matrix. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140369848 | FIBER PREFORM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE BLADE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HAVING AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM, AND A METHOD OF MAKING IT - A method of making a fiber preform, and the preform, for fabricating a turbine engine blade out of composite material, the method including: making a single-piece fiber blank by three-dimensional weaving with layers of longitudinal yarns interlinked by yarns of layers of transverse yarns; and shaping the fiber blank to obtain a single-piece fiber preform including a portion forming an airfoil preform and at least one portion forming a platform preform. During weaving, yarns of a first group of longitudinal yarns are extracted from the fiber blank beside one of side faces of the blank to form a portion corresponding to a blade platform preform, and yarns of a second group of longitudinal yarns are inserted into the fiber blank with mutual crossing of the yarns of the first group and the yarns of the second group. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150013160 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROPELLER BLADE FROM A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A propeller blade, which can belong to a fan without covering by an external casing, includes two portions fitted into one another and of different materials, generally composite, to resist various stresses, heating coming from a rotor or impacts of solid bodies. An internal portion includes a blade core, a blade shank and possibly a foam lining, and a preform of an outside portion is assembled to it by surrounding it closely before being completely formed by receiving its resin, which is placed into polymerisation. A method for producing the propeller blade guarantees good assembly of the portions without defects of form, damage or deformation of a fiber weave. | 01-15-2015 |
