Author: claimsbot

1.-13. (canceled).
14. Portable receiver, comprising two antennae (10, 20) designed to receive an external electromagnetic signal in a given frequency range and orientated along different axes, two phase shifter circuits (12, 22) being each connected to one antenna, and multiplexing means (24) to which are connected in input said phase shifter circuits and in output a receiving unit, characterised in that, between at least one of said phase shifter circuits and the antenna connected to this circuit, this receiver also comprises correction means (Rcor, Ccor) allowing the transfer functions (Vout1Vin1 and Vout2Vin2) of each of the sub-circuits comprising the phase shifter circuits to be balanced.
15. Portable receiver according to claim 14, characterised in that each phase shifter circuit associated with the stray capacitance (C13, C23) of the multiplexing means is assimilated in an equivalent circuit comprising an equivalent resistance (Req1, Req2) and an equivalent capacitance (Ceq1, Ceq2) in parallel, said correction means comprising a correction resistance (Rcor) allowing said equivalent resistances of said equivalent circuits to be balanced.
16. Portable receiver according to claim 15, characterised in that the correction means comprise furthermore a correction capacitor (Ccor) allowing said equivalent capacitances of said equivalent circuits to be balanced.
17. Portable receiver according to claim 14, characterised in that said first and second phase shifter circuits are provided with correction means, and in that said correction means of the first phase shifter circuit comprise a first correction resistance (Rcor1) connected between the output of the antenna connected to said first phase shifter circuit and the ground, and in that said correction means of the second phase shifter circuit comprise a second correction resistance (Rcor2) connected between the output of the antenna connected to said second phase shifter circuit and the ground, said first and second correction resistances being given by the formula Rcor(Rant*Req)(ReqRant), where Rant is the tuning resistance of the corresponding antenna and Req is the equivalent resistance of the corresponding phase shifter circuit and of the multiplexing means, Req being greater than or equal to Rant.
18. Portable receiver according to claim 17, characterised in that said correction means of said first and second phase shifter circuits comprise furthermore respectively, in parallel with said first and second correction resistance, first (Ccor1) and second (Ccor2) correction capacitors having a respective capacitance, said capacitances of the correction capacitors being given by the following formula CcorCantCeq, where Cant is the tuning capacity of the corresponding antenna and Ceq is the equivalent capacitance of the corresponding phase shifter circuit and of the multiplexing means, Cant being greater than or equal to Ceq.
19. Portable receiver according to claim 14, characterised in that it comprises furthermore linearisation means (R1in1, R1in2, C1in1 and C1in2) of the multiplexing means.
20. Portable electronic device forming part of an anti-theft system for automotive vehicles, characterised in that it comprises a receiver according to claim 14.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A crosslinked fluoropolymer network made by the process comprising:
A) providing a diacrylate copolymer of formula CH2\u2550CR\u2032COO\u2014(CH2)n\u2014R \u2014(CH2)n\u2014OOCCR\u2032\u2550CH2, wherein R\u2032 is H or \u2014CH3, n is 2 or 3 and R is an oligomer having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 25,000 daltons, said oligomer selected from the group consisting of i) an oligomer comprising copolymerized units of vinylidene fluoride and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether), ii) an oligomer comprising copolymerized units of vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene, iii) an oligomer comprising copolymerized units of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether), and iv) an oligomer comprising copolymerized units of tetrafluoroethylene and a hydrocarbon olefin;
B) mixing said diacrylate copolymer with a source of free radicals selected from the group consisting of photoinitiators and organic peroxides to form a curable composition; and
C) generating free radicals to form a crosslinked fluoropolymer network.
2. A crosslinked fluoropolymer network of claim 1 wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of 1200 to 12,000 daltons.
3. A crosslinked fluoropolymer network of claim 2 wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of 1500 to 5000 daltons.
4. A crosslinked fluoropolymer network of claim 1 wherein said oligomer comprises copolymerized units selected from the group consisting of i) vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether); ii) tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) and ethylene; iii) vinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene; and iv) tetrafluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride and propylene.

1. A toy game for measuring a player’s ability to exert a predetermined amount of controlled force, said toy game comprising:
a front plate having first and second centrally oriented apertures formed therein;
a ramp partially seated within said first aperture and diverging outwardly therefrom;
a semi-circular hollow tube having a bottom end in fluid communication with said first aperture and said ramp respectively;
a pair of primary support brackets directly coupled to a rear face of said front plate in such a manner that said pair of primary support brackets rest on a ground surface during playing conditions;
a linear plank having a proximal end in fluid communication with said semi-circular tube, said plank extending distally and forwardly from said second aperture, said plank having an aperture formed at a distal end thereof;
an auxiliary bracket directly secured to said plank and said front plate in such a manner that said plank remains statically and horizontally conjoined to said front plate during playing conditions; and
a spherical ball suitably sized and shaped for traveling through said first and second apertures, said ball being positional along said semi-circular tube and said plank such that said spherical ball becomes lodged and anchored in said aperture of said plank when the user exerts successfully discharges said spherical ball upwardly through said semi-circular tube.
2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said front plate being vertically oriented and having an apex seated above said plank.
3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said front plate having a linear bottom edge and corrugated sides converging upwardly towards a center of said front plate such that said front plate defines a shape of a mountain.
4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said ramp having a sloped top surface rising from the ground surface and terminating at an elevated height intermediately of front and rear faces of said front plate.
5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said semi-circular tube being statically and directly affixed to a rear face of said front plate, said semi-circular tube having a fixed and predetermined radius such that said semi-circular tube is hidden and not visible from a front side of said front plate.
6. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said first aperture being registered below said second aperture wherein said first and second apertures are aligned with said bottom and top ends of said semi-circular tube respectively.
7. A toy game for measuring a player’s ability to exert a predetermined amount of controlled force, said toy game comprising:
a front plate having first and second centrally oriented apertures formed therein;
a ramp partially seated within said first aperture and diverging outwardly therefrom;
a semi-circular hollow tube having a bottom end in fluid communication with said first aperture and said ramp respectively;
a pair of primary support brackets directly coupled to a rear face of said front plate in such a manner that said pair of primary support brackets rest on a ground surface during playing conditions, said pair of primary brackets being coextensively shaped and equidistantly offset from said semi-circular tube;
a linear plank having a proximal end in fluid communication with said semi-circular tube, said plank extending distally and forwardly from said second aperture, wherein said plank is registered subjacent said second aperture, said plank having an aperture formed at a distal end thereof;
an auxiliary bracket directly secured to said plank and said front plate in such a manner that said plank remains statically and horizontally conjoined to said front plate during playing conditions; and
a spherical ball suitably sized and shaped for traveling through said first and second apertures, said ball being positional along said semi-circular tube and said plank such that said spherical ball becomes lodged and anchored in said aperture of said plank when the user exerts successfully discharges said spherical ball upwardly through said semi-circular tube.
8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein said front plate being vertically oriented and having an apex seated above said plank.
9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said front plate having a linear bottom edge and corrugated sides converging upwardly towards a center of said front plate such that said front plate defines a shape of a mountain.
10. The assembly of claim 7, wherein said ramp having a sloped top surface rising from the ground surface and terminating at an elevated height intermediately of front and rear faces of said front plate.
11. The assembly of claim 7, wherein said semi-circular tube being statically and directly affixed to a rear face of said front plate, said semi-circular tube having a fixed and predetermined radius such that said semi-circular tube is hidden and not visible from a front side of said front plate.
12. The assembly of claim 7, wherein said first aperture being registered below said second aperture wherein said first and second apertures are aligned with said bottom and top ends of said semi-circular tube respectively.
13. A toy game for measuring a player’s ability to exert a predetermined amount of controlled force, said toy game comprising:
a front plate having first and second centrally oriented apertures formed therein;
a ramp partially seated within said first aperture and diverging outwardly therefrom;
a semi-circular hollow tube having a bottom end in fluid communication with said first aperture and said ramp respectively;
a pair of primary support brackets directly coupled to a rear face of said front plate in such a manner that said pair of primary support brackets rest on a ground surface during playing conditions, said pair of primary brackets being coextensively shaped and equidistantly offset from said semi-circular tube;
a linear plank having a proximal end in fluid communication with said semi-circular tube, said plank extending distally and forwardly from said second aperture, wherein said plank is registered subjacent said second aperture, said plank having an aperture formed at a distal end thereof;
an auxiliary bracket directly secured to said plank and said front plate in such a manner that said plank remains statically and horizontally conjoined to said front plate during playing conditions, wherein said auxiliary bracket is connected directly to a bottom surface of said plank and said front face of said front plate respectively; and
a spherical ball suitably sized and shaped for traveling through said first and second apertures, said ball being positional along said semi-circular tube and said plank such that said spherical ball becomes lodged and anchored in said aperture of said plank when the user exerts successfully discharges said spherical ball upwardly through said semi-circular tube.
14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said front plate being vertically oriented and having an apex seated above said plank.
15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said front plate having a linear bottom edge and corrugated sides converging upwardly towards a center of said front plate such that said front plate defines a shape of a mountain.
16. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said ramp having a sloped top surface rising from the ground surface and terminating at an elevated height intermediately of front and rear faces of said front plate.
17. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said semi-circular tube being statically and directly affixed to a rear face of said front plate, said semi-circular tube having a fixed and predetermined radius such that said semi-circular tube is hidden and not visible from a front side of said front plate.
18. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said first aperture being registered below said second aperture wherein said first and second apertures are aligned with said bottom and top ends of said semi-circular tube respectively.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. Valves and fittings apparatus comprising:
a valve with a closure member (2) rotating in unison with a shaft (3),
an actuator (A) driving the shaft (3) in rotation, and
an annular sensor of the rotational position of the shaft (3) fitted on the shaft (3), characterised in that
the sensor is interposed, in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (3), between the valve and the actuator (A) and has a thickness, that is, the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (3), between 1.5 and 4 mm,
the sensor including:
an annular target-holder (4a) carrying a target (4) sensitive to an action at a distance and fitted on the shaft (3) in such a way as to rotate in unison therewith and to be able to be displaced in translation along the shaft (3),
a plate-holder (5), the thickness of which is higher than the thickness of all the other components of the sensor,
a small plate (6) fitted on the shaft (3) by way of an annular portion (6a) without being rotationally unified therewith, this portion (6a) containing two detectors (7, 8) of the target (4), at 90\xb0 one with respect to the other, and
the target-holder (4a) and the annular portion (6a) are in the same plane.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the plate-holder (5) is gripped between a fixed plate (1a) of the valve and the actuator (A) so that the three parts are unified.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the upper face of the small plate (6) is coated with a resin until it is flush with the upper face of the plate-holder (5).
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that the small plate (6) contains a hole (16) opening into a casing (9) filled with resin arranged underneath the lower face of the small plate.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterised in that the casing (9) has an opening (11a) for connection of an element for transmission of an electrical signal emitted by printed circuits of the small plate (6).
6. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the target (4) is fixed in the target-holder (4a) by moulding resin thereon.
7. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterised in that, after introducing and polymerising of the resin in the casing (9) and until the resin is flush with the upper face of the plate-holder (5), all the components comprising the plate-holder (5) the small plate (6), the detectors (7, 8), the casing (9), a battery (12), a connector (10) and an antenna (11), are bound in a sensor assembly (CP) without any possibility to separate them.
8. Sensor comprising:
an annular target-holder (4a) carrying a target (4) sensitive to an action at a distance and fitted on a shaft (3) in such a way as to rotate in unison therewith and to be able to be displaced in translation along the shaft (3),
a plate-holder (5) which forms the body of the sensor and the thickness of which is higher than the thickness of all the other components of the sensor,
a small plate (6) fitted on the shaft (3) by way of an annular portion (6a) without being rotationally unified therewith, this portion (6a) containing two detectors (7, 8) of the target (4), at 90\xb0 one with respect to the other, and
the target-holder (4a) and the annular portion (6a) are in the same plane.
characterised in that:
the small plate (6) contains a hole (16) opening into a casing (9) filled with resin arranged underneath the lower face of the small plate, and
the plate-holder (5) the small plate (6), the detectors (7, 8), the casing (9), a battery (12), a connector (10) and an antenna (11), are bound in a sensor assembly (CP) without any possibility to separate them.