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Patent EP-4016786-A1 (EP)
Title: A charging system for an energy storage in a vehicle and a method for controlling the charging system
Inventor: ÖHMAN MIKAELA
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2020-12-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a charging system (100) for an energy storage (102) in a vehicle (500) comprising: a plurality of parallelly arranged charging switch units (104a-d), each charging switch unit having an input terminal (106a-d) configured to be connected to a common charging port (108), and an output terminal (110a-d) configured to be connected to the energy storage, wherein each charging switch unit comprises a contactor (200) configured to control a flow of current from the charging port to the energy storage, the contactor being configured to have a controllable contact force; for each charging switch unit, a measurement device (202) configured to determine a parameter indicative of a resistance in a current path through the charging switch unit; and a charging control unit (116) connected to each of the charging switch units and configured to, if a difference in resistance between any two of the plurality of current paths is higher than a predetermined difference threshold value, control the contact force of a contactor in a charging switch unit in the current path having the lowest resistance to increase the resistance of that current path.
Patent EP-4019119-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ASHIROV TIMUR
IPC: B01D67/00
Filed: 2020-12-22
Abstract: The present invention concerns gas-separation membranes. In some embodiments, the membranes comprise nano- or microislands or non-continuous metal layers suitable to adsorb, react with and/or otherwise retain at least one of the gases to be separated from a mixture of gases. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises a porous graphene membrane on which Pt or Pd nanoislands are deposited using a mesh, while the nanoislands are suitable to retain and bind to H 2  while letting helium pass in a H 2 /He gas mixture. In another embodiment CO 2  is separated from a H 2 /CO 2  mixture. The membranes exhibit both, high selectivity and permeance and can be operated at room temperature.
Patent EP-3884828-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SULIK JAROD
IPC: B65H16/00
Filed: 2020-12-23
Abstract: A lockout system (500) that limits use of a rolled web material dispenser assembly to dispense only authorized rolls of web material. The lockout system includes a hub (502) and an insert (504) that cooperate with one another to define mating registration elements that removably cooperate with one another and provide a rotational cooperation therebetween when engaged with one another. The insert is shaped to be received in a bore of discrete authorized roll of web material. In one embodiment, the insert includes an overlapping portion (592) formed between opposing ends of the insert and preferably between rotational bearing surfaces (580, 582) associated therewith. In another embodiment, the hub supported by the dispenser is moveable relative to the dispenser and renders the hub unavailable for operative cooperation with inserts that are not configured for cooperation therewith.
Patent EP-3855315-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VINOGRAD GUY
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2020-12-23
Abstract: A system and method for detecting providing a multi-region software as a service model in a cloud computing system, including for example, obtaining a list of allowed regions that can host data of a user from a source region; and automatically assigning a device associated with a new user from the source region to a computing system located in one of the allowed regions. The source region may be determined based on location information obtained from the device during registration.
Patent EP-3851724-A1 (EP)
Title: Johnston-kupplung mit galvanischer trennung
Inventor: SCHULZ HOLGER
IPC: F16L25/02
Filed: 2020-01-20
Abstract: Es wird eine Steckkupplung zum Verbinden einer ersten mit einer zweiten doppelwandigen vakuumisolierten Kryoleitung vorgeschlagen. Die Steckkupplung umfasst einen Kupplungsstecker und eine Kupplungsdose. Der Kupplungsstecker weist ein inneres und ein äußeres Rohrstück sowie einen ersten Anschlussflansch auf und ist mit der ersten Kryoleitung verbunden. Die Kupplungsdose weist ein inneres und ein äußeres Rohrstück sowie einen zweiten Anschlussflansch auf und ist mit der zweiten Kryoleitung verbunden. An einem distalen Ende des Kupplungssteckers ist eine kreisringförmige Dichtung angeordnet, so dass eine abgedichtete Verbindung zwischen der Kupplungsdose und dem Kupplungsstecker entsteht, wenn der Kupplungsstecker vollständig in die Kupplungsdose eingesteckt ist. Die Steckkupplung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass (a) die Dichtung an dem distalen Ende des Kupplungssteckers elektrisch isolierend ausgebildet ist, (b) eine isolierende Hülse auf dem äußeren Rohrstück des Kupplungssteckers angeordnet ist und (c) eine Isolierscheibe zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Anschlussflansch liegt, wenn der Kupplungsstecker in die Kupplungsdose gesteckt ist. Die Steckkupplung verwirklicht eine galvanische Trennung zwischen dem Kupplungsstecker und der Kupplungsdose.
Patent EP-4023263-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LÄHTEENKORVA KIMMO
IPC: A61L31/14
Filed: 2020-12-31
Abstract: The present application provides an implant comprising magnesium alloy comprising Ca in the range of 0.3-2 wt%, Zn in the range of 0.5-6 wt%, Fe in the range of 50-100 ppm, and Zr in the range of 100-900 ppm and total impurities including Fe and Zr in the range of 400-1000 ppm. The present application also provides a method for preparing an implant, the method comprising providing biodegradable magnesium alloy having an average grain size of 40 µm or less and comprising Ca in the range of 0.3-2 wt%, Zn in the range of 0.5-6 wt%, Fe in the range of 50-100 ppm, and Zr in the range of 100-900 ppm and total impurities including Fe and Zr in the range of 400-1000 ppm, and forming the biodegradable magnesium alloy into the implant.
Patent EP-3917872-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LARRAMENDY FLORIAN
IPC: B81C99/00
Filed: 2020-01-23
Abstract: Method for producing 3D microfluidic devices Method (100) for producing a microfluidic device (20), the method comprising a step of producing (101) a master mould (1), the master mould (1) comprising a first support member (2) and a second support member (8), the second support member comprising a substrate (3) and microstructures (4), the substrate (3) having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the step of producing the master mould comprising the following sub-steps: - producing (1011) the second support member (8) by forming the microstructures (4) on the first surface of the substrate (3); - 3D printing (1012) the first support member (2) using a 3D printer, with a printing resin, the dimensions of the first support member (2) being coordinated with the dimensions of the substrate (3) in order to hold the substrate (3); - inserting (1014) the substrate of the second support member (8) into the first support member.
Patent EP-3917891-A1 (EP)
Inventor: COMTE MARIE JACQUELINE MONIQUE
IPC: C03C10/00
Filed: 2020-01-22
Abstract: A glass-ceramic article that includes an article having a glass-ceramic composition, the composition including: SiO2 from about 45% to about 65%, Al2O3 from about 14% to about 28%, TiO2 from about 2% to about 4%, ZrO2 from about 3% to about 4.5%, MgO from about 4.5% to about 12%, and ZnO from about 0.1 to about 4% (by weight of oxide). The article can include a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of about 20 x 10-7 K-1 to about 160 x 10-7 K-1, as measured over a temperature range from 25oC to 300oC.
Patent EP-3918236-A1 (EP)
Title: Multiway valve with cartridge and fluid mechanics inserts
Inventor: ROSA BRUSIN MARCO
IPC: F16K11/087
Filed: 2020-01-23
Abstract: A multiway valve (10) comprises: a generally cylindrical shaped hollow valve body (12) having at least one handling opening (121); a plurality of through openings made on the outerwall (13) of said valve body and defining a first group of connecting openings and a second group of connecting openings; a generally tubular shaped handling element or cartridge (30) pivotally disposed in said valve body and comprising at least two first through radial openings (32) made on the outer wall of the cartridge itself; wherein at least one tubular shaped fluidynamic insert (40, 40') is housed inside said cartridge, and provided with a second radial opening (42) adapted to let a fluid to flow, said fluidynamic insert further comprises a cell (45) formed inside the cavity of the fluidynamic insert itself and such to define a homogeneous fluid flow rate in order to maximize the fluidynamic efficiency of the multiway valve itself.
Patent EP-3927781-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TYEBJEE SHIRYN
IPC: C09D151/06
Filed: 2020-01-21
Abstract: The present invention is directed to film-forming compositions comprising: a) a non-chlorinated, linear polyolefin polymer comprising 0.5 to 10 percent by weight residues of an ethylenically unsaturated anhydride or acid; b) an aminoplast; and c) a component comprising: i) at least one non-chlorinated hydrocarbon having at least 18 carbon atoms and optionally aromatic groups and/or oxygen heteroatoms; and/or ii) an alkyd resin. The present invention is also drawn to methods of improving fuel resistance of a coated article, comprising: (1) applying the film-forming composition to a substrate to form a coated substrate; (2) optionally subjecting the coated substrate to a temperature for a time sufficient to cure the film-forming composition; (3) applying at least one curable film-forming composition to the coated substrate to form a multi-layer coated substrate; and (4) subjecting the multi-layer coated substrate to a temperature and for a time sufficient to cure all of the film-forming compositions.
Patent EP-4101078-A1 (EP)
Title: Wide band active antenna system radio
Inventor: LIAO JICHANG
IPC: H04B7/08
Filed: 2020-02-06
Abstract: A radio chain arrangement (10) comprising at least two levels of radio chain entities (30:2, 30:3). Each of the levels of radio chain entities is associated with a respective frequency range encompassing at least one radio frequency band each. At least two radio chain entities (30:2) of a lower level of radio chains are comprised in a radio chain entity (30:3) of a next higher level. Each radio chain entity of the at least two levels of radio chain entities comprises a respective radio transceiver arrangement (50:3) that is connected to at least a respective one of a number of antenna multiplexers (40). For all radio chain entities except a lowest level, the respective radio transceiver arrangement is connected to the antenna multiplexers via a splitter arrangement. An active antenna system comprising such radio chain arrangements and a method for its operation is also disclosed.
Patent EP-3942293-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HUGHES DAVID
IPC: G01N29/28
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: Dispositif ultrasonore, le dispositif comprenant au moins un transducteur ultrasonore flexible; et une pince configurée pour monter le ou les transducteurs sur un objet d'essai. Facultativement, la pince peut comprendre une ou plusieurs bandes, la ou les bandes pouvant éventuellement être métalliques ou au moins une partie de la ou des bandes pouvant être formée d'un matériau conformable de telle sorte que la ou les bandes comprennent une bande ou une partie de bande conformable.
Patent EP-3927963-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DAMGAARD STEEN
IPC: F03D7/02
Filed: 2020-03-09
Abstract: The Invention describes a wind turbine (2) comprising an active yaw System (1) realised to maintain an upwind Orientation (UW) of the wind turbine aerodynamic rotor (22) during safe operating conditions, which active yaw System (1) comprises a number of yaw drive units (10), and wherein a yaw drive unit (10) comprises a negative brake (103); a principal power supply (25) configured to supply power to the active yaw System (1) during normal Operation of the wind turbine (2); and a dedicated negative brake reserve power supply (11) configured to supply power to the negative brakes (103) in the event of a grid disconnect. The Invention further describes a method of operating such a wind turbine.
Patent EP-3952682-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUTTON JOSEPH
IPC: A24F40/57
Filed: 2020-04-09
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un système de fourniture de vapeur comprenant un vaporisateur pour générer de la vapeur à partir d'un matériau précurseur de vapeur et un réservoir pour stocker un matériau précurseur de vapeur. Le système de fourniture de vapeur comprend en outre un circuit de commande configuré pour fournir un premier niveau de puissance non nul au vaporisateur pour générer de la vapeur à partir d'au moins une partie du matériau précurseur de vapeur, déterminer un état d'appauvrissement du matériau précurseur de vapeur sur la base de la surveillance d'un paramètre (tel qu'une résistance) indicatif d'une quantité d'au moins une partie du matériau précurseur de vapeur et comparer le paramètre surveillé à un premier seuil; lorsque le circuit de commande détermine qu'il existe un appauvrissement sur la base de la comparaison entre le paramètre surveillé et le premier seuil, fournir un deuxième niveau de puissance non nul au vaporisateur, le deuxième niveau de puissance étant inférieur au premier niveau de puissance.
Patent EP-3966412-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHIFFER HOLGER
IPC: E05B77/02
Filed: 2020-04-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with an electromotive opening drive (1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 5a, 5b; 16) for a locking mechanism (7, 8), and also with a safety unit (10, 11, 12, 13) and a handle (H). The handle (H) can be mechanically coupled to the locking mechanism (7, 8) via a closable coupling element (14), in particular in the event of a crash. According to the invention, in order to adopt the "safety on" position, the electromotive opening drive (1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 5a, 5b; 16) is reversed, so that the opening drive closes the coupling element (14) and acts on the safety unit (10, 11, 12, 13) to block said opening drive, while making allowances for a free-running action.
Patent EP-3970410-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FEHRENBACH THOMAS
IPC: H04W36/36
Filed: 2020-05-13
Abstract: An embodiment of a user equipment supports conditional handovers to one or more cells of a cellular network. The user equipment is configured to receive configuration data from the cellular network. The configuration data indicates for a plurality of target cells of the cellular network, conditions to trigger a conditional handover to any of the target cells. The user equipment is further configured to check the conditions with respect to appliance, and, in case of appliance, trigger the conditional handover.
Patent EP-3966857-A1 (EP)
Inventor: UDREA FLORIN
IPC: H01L27/06
Filed: 2020-05-07
Abstract: The disclosure relates to power semiconductor devices in GaN technology. The disclosure proposes an integrated auxiliary (double) gate terminal and a pulldown network to achieve a normally-off (E- Mode) GaN transistor with threshold voltage higher than 2V, low gate leakage current and enhanced switching performance. The high threshold voltage GaN transistor has a high-voltage active GaN device and a low-voltage auxiliary GaN device wherein the high-voltage GaN device has the gate (10) connected to the source (12) of the integrated auxiliary low-voltage GaN transistor and the drain being the external high-voltage drain terminal (9) and the source being the external source terminal (8), while the low-voltage auxiliary GaN transistor has the gate (first auxiliary electrode 15) connected to the drain (second auxiliary electrode 16) functioning as an external gate terminal. In embodiments a pull-down network for the switching-off of the high threshold voltage GaN transistor is formed by additional auxiliary low-voltage GaN transistors (34) and resistive elements connected in parallel or in series with the low-voltage auxiliary GaN transistor.
Patent EP-3987654-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LOPEZ OÑA SERGIO
IPC: H01L31/042
Filed: 2020-06-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to a protection system for protecting against incident wind in a photovoltaic installation and a method for protecting a photovoltaic installation against damage caused by incident wind. The protection system for protecting a photovoltaic installation comprises a plurality of parallel and spaced apart rows of solar trackers (20) comprising a central shaft (21) attached to supports (22) by means of couplings (25) and supporting photovoltaic panels (23); and at least one actuator device (24) kinematically connected to the central shaft (21) for modifying its angular position; wherein at least one row (11, 12) comprises a deflecting barrier (30) below the photovoltaic panels (23) and between the supports (22), covering between 40% and 65% of the distance (D) existing between the central shaft (21) and the ground, defining a passage (P) between the deflecting barrier (30) and the central shaft (21) for redirecting the incident wind.
Patent EP-3965685-A1 (EP)
Title: Surgical tool tip and orientation determination
Inventor: CHEN XIAOJING
IPC: A61B34/20
Filed: 2020-06-10
Abstract: Implementations generally relate to determining the position of a tool tip of a surgical instrument and the orientation of the surgical instrument. In some implementations, a method includes receiving at least one image frame of a plurality of image frames. The method further includes detecting a surgical tool in the at least one image frame. The method further includes determining a position of a tip of the surgical tool. The method further includes determining an orientation of the surgical tool.
Patent EP-4162501-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OLSON BLADE A
IPC: G16H30/20
Filed: 2020-06-16
Abstract: A surgical exercise performed with a surgical robotic system is sensed by depth cameras, generating 3D point cloud data. Robot system data associated with the surgical robotic system is logged. Object recognition is performed on image data produced by the one or more depth cameras, to recognized objects, including surgical equipment and people, in the operating room (OR). The surgical exercise is digitized by storing the 3D point cloud data of unrecognized objects, a position and orientation associated with the recognized objects, and c) the robot system data.
Patent EP-3987243-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PERON JEAN-LUC
IPC: F42B3/12
Filed: 2020-06-15
Abstract: The subject of the invention is a circuit (1) for controlling the firing of an exploding-foil pyrotechnic component (2). This circuit comprises at least one capacitor (3) that can be discharged into the pyrotechnic component (2) in order to initiate it and a switch means (5) for allowing the capacitor to be discharged into the pyrotechnic component. This control circuit is characterized in that the capacitor (3) is connected to the pyrotechnic component by an array of at least three diodes (D1,D2,D3) connected in series and in a direction that prevents the capacitor (3) from discharging, the sum of the reverse voltages of these diodes being greater than the maximum voltage that can be delivered by the capacitor (3), the switch means (5) comprising at least two field-effect transistors (Q1,Q2), the gates of which can be controlled simultaneously and which are associated with the array of diodes (D1,D2,D3).
Patent EP-3973087-A1 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zum aufbringen einer beschichtung auf eine oberläche eines mullitmaterials, mullitmaterial mit einer beschichtung und gasturbinenbauteil
Inventor: STAMM WERNER
IPC: F01D5/28
Filed: 2020-05-19
Abstract: Es wird ein Verfahren zum Aufbringen einer Beschichtung (1) auf eine Oberfläche (2) eines Mullitmaterials (3) angegeben, das ein Vorbehandeln der Oberfläche (2) des Mullitmaterials (3) mittels eines plasmachemischen Prozesses, bei dem molekularer Wasserstoff derart angeregt wird, dass plasmaaktivierter Wasserstoff entsteht S1, und ein Aufbringen einer aluminiumoxidhaltigen Schicht (4) mittels eines PVD-Verfahrens auf die vorbehandelte Oberfläche (2) des Mullitmaterials (3) S2 aufweist. Weiterhin werden ein Mullitmaterial 3 mit einer Beschichtung und ein Gasturbinenbauteil mit einem solchen Mullitmaterial (3) angegeben.
Patent EP-3980224-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHININGER MANFRED
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2020-06-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a safety switch element (1) for use in combination with programming and/or operating elements (18) of a machine or robot controller for manual control or programming processes on machines (4) or robots (5), to an operating device (3), in particular a hand-held operating device (11) for robots (5) or other machines (4) with programming and/or operating elements (18) for programming and/or controlling movement sequences or operating states using a safety switch element (1), and to a method for converting a machine (4) or a robot (5) into a safe operating state using a safety switch element (1) comprising an emergency stop switching means (19), said emergency stop switching means (19) allowing an alternating engagement of the inactive (I) and active (A) emergency stop switching states, and an approval button (20), said approval button (20) allowing the alternating engagement of at least two approval button switch states, such as rest state (R) and approval state (Z), wherein the approval button (20) is supported on the emergency stop switching means (19) in a load-bearing manner.
Patent EP-3986217-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BRUZZESE FABIO
IPC: A47J31/54
Filed: 2020-06-18
Abstract: A continuous-flow electromagnetic-induction fluid heater (1,1', 1") in a vending machine for preparing beverages. The continuous-flow electromagnetic-induction fluid heater (1, 1', 1") comprises a tubular body (7) internally defining at least one channel (7a) for a fluid and including at least one inlet opening (8) through which the fluid to be heated is fed, in use, to the channel (7a) and one outlet opening (10) through which the heated fluid flows out, in use, from the channel (7a); a heating element (13, 13', 13") arranged, at least partially, inside the channel (7a) so as to be lapped, in use, by a water flow; and an electric winding (11) wound directly in contact around an external surface (12) of the tubular body (7) and which can be electrically powered to generate an electromagnetic induction field and heat, in this manner, the heating element (13, 13', 13") by the effect of the electromagnetic induction field. The continuous-flow7 electromagnetic-induction fluid heater (1, 1', 1") further comprises an upstream fluid baffle (25), which is housed within the channel (7a) in a position fluidically downstream of the inlet opening (8) and fluidically upstream of the heating element (13, 13', 13"), with respect to the direction of the fluid flow from the inlet opening (8) to the outlet opening (10), and is shaped so as to reduce the hydrodynamic drag on said fluid between the inlet opening (8) and the heating element (13, 13', 13").
Patent EP-3911094-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHANG XINGWEI
IPC: H04L1/16
Filed: 2020-01-20
Abstract: A communications method and apparatus are provided, to schedule transmission of sidelink feedback control information after a sidelink feedback mechanism is introduced into a sidelink. The communications method and apparatus may be applied to the internet of vehicles, for example, V2X, LTE-V, or V2V, or may be applied to fields such as D2D, intelligent driving, and intelligent connected vehicles. The method includes: A first terminal device receives first signaling from a network device or a second terminal device, the first terminal device determines that the first signaling is used to schedule transmission of sidelink feedback control information, and the first terminal device transmits the sidelink feedback control information based on the first signaling, where the sidelink feedback control information includes at least one of channel state information, a receiving response, or a scheduling request.