mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Fuel cell device, comprising the following: • a plurality of fuel cell elements which are stacked one on top of another along a stacking direction and form a fuel cell stack; • a securing device for fixing the fuel cell elements; • a fluid guide unit for supplying fuel and/or oxidiser and/or coolant to the fuel cell elements and/or for removing fuel and/or oxidiser and/or exhaust gas and/or coolant from the fuel cell elements, wherein the fluid guide unit comprises a basic body, which comprises a plurality of fluid lines and connection points for the connection of supply lines and/or exhaust lines and/or additional components of the fuel cell device, wherein a plurality of fluid lines of the fluid guide unit are formed by recesses formed in the basic body and one or more cover elements covering these recesses and wherein the basic body and the one or more cover elements are connected to one another by plastics welding. • a plurality of fuel cell elements which are stacked one on top of another along a stacking direction and form a fuel cell stack; • a securing device for fixing the fuel cell elements; • a fluid guide unit for supplying fuel and/or oxidiser and/or coolant to the fuel cell elements and/or for removing fuel and/or oxidiser and/or exhaust gas and/or coolant from the fuel cell elements,
A circuit comprising an SOI NMOSFET, the circuit comprising: a) the NMOSFET having a gate, a drain, a source, a body and a charge sinking terminal electrically connected to the body; the circuit being arranged to selectively operate the NMOSFET in an off state where, due to the gate bias, carriers having opposite polarity to the channel carriers accumulate in the channel region of the body of the NMOSFET; and b) a charge sinking mechanism operatively coupled to the body of the NMOSFET via said charge sinking terminal; wherein the charge sinking mechanism is provided for, when the NMOSFET is in said off state, removing said accumulated carriers by maintaining said charge sinking terminal at a bias voltage VACS that is negative with respect to both the source and drain bias voltage, wherein the charge sinking mechanism has an impedance greater than 10 6 ohms. a) the NMOSFET having a gate, a drain, a source, a body and a charge sinking terminal electrically connected to the body; the circuit being arranged to selectively operate the NMOSFET in an off state where, due to the gate bias, carriers having opposite polarity to the channel carriers accumulate in the channel region of the body of the NMOSFET; and b) a charge sinking mechanism operatively coupled to the body of the NMOSFET via said charge sinking terminal;
A modular handle assembly (20, 120) for supporting and controlling a steerable catheter having at least one deflection wire, said modular handle assembly (20, 120) comprising; a handle extending along an axis for being secured about a portion of the steerable catheter, at least one barrel (100, 128) rotatably connected to said handle for rotation about said axis, at least one spindle (76, 126) disposed in and connected with said barrel (100, 128) for rotation about said axis with said barrel (100, 128), at least one guide cable (86, 87) extending from an anchored end being anchored to said spindle (76, 126) to a distant end for connection with one of the deflection wires of the steerable catheter, said guide cable (86, 87) wrapped about said spindle (76, 126) for axially moving the deflection wires in response to rotation of said spindle (76, 126) about said axis by said barrel (100, 128) to curl the distal tip of the elongated body of the steerable catheter.
Hand-held power tool having a tool housing, in which there is realized at least one drive unit for driving an exchangeable insert tool provided for working on workpieces, wherein an SDS tool receiver, for receiving the exchangeable insert tool, is provided, wherein the SDS tool receiver has at least one vacuuming-off channel for removing dust produced during working on a workpiece, characterized in that the SDS tool receiver has a receiver housing (122, 124) with a closure element and a main body, wherein the closure element is designed to close the main body at least in the operating state of the hand-held power tool, wherein the vacuuming-off channel (212, 214) is formed into the receiver housing (122, 124) and is realized in its closure element or in its main body and in its closure element.
A vehicle seat comprising a seat back frame, wherein the seat back frame comprises side frames that are positioned on right and left sides, and a lower frame (30, 60, 70) that connects lower parts of the side frames, wherein the lower frame (30, 60, 70) comprises a weakened portion (40, 62, 72) that is deformed when an impact load is applied, wherein the lower frame (30, 60, 70) is formed so that a width in a vertical direction of a center portion thereof is smaller than a width in the vertical direction of right and left end portions thereof, characterized in that the vehicle seat further comprising a deformation guiding portion that guides a direction of the deformation of the weakened portion (40, 62, 72), wherein the weakened portion (40, 62, 72) is provided in an area obtained by extending the center portion of the lower frame (30, 60, 70) toward right and left sides with the same vertical-direction width, and wherein the deformation guiding portion is provided at a position corresponding to the weakened portion (40, 62, 72) as viewed in in the vertical direction.
A transverse magnetic mode dielectric resonator, comprising: a resonant cavity with an opening at one end of the resonant cavity, and a dielectric resonant column positioned in the resonant cavity, wherein a bottom end surface of the dielectric resonant column contacts an inner bottom surface of the resonant cavity, and an inner surface of the resonant cavity is covered with conductive material, the transverse magnetic mode dielectric resonator further comprising: a thin cover board which closely contacts a top end surface of the dielectric resonant column, the thin cover board covering the opening and a thick cover board covering the thin cover board, wherein surfaces of the thin cover board and the thick cover board are covered with conductive material; and a slot arranged on a surface of the thick cover board where the thick cover board contacts the thin cover board, the transverse magnetic mode dielectric resonator characterized in that the slot is filled with filler, and the filler is configured to cause the thin cover board to generate elastic deformation when the thick cover board covers the thin cover board. a thin cover board which closely contacts a top end surface of the dielectric resonant column, the thin cover board covering the opening and a thick cover board covering the thin cover board, wherein surfaces of the thin cover board and the thick cover board are covered with conductive material; and a slot arranged on a surface of the thick cover board where the thick cover board contacts the thin cover board, the transverse magnetic mode dielectric resonator characterized in that the slot is filled with filler, and the filler is configured to cause the thin cover board to generate elastic deformation when the thick cover board covers the thin cover board.
An isolated nucleic acid that encodes a polypeptide having BChE enzyme activity, wherein the percentage of guanine plus cytosine (G+C) nucleotides in the coding region of said nucleic acid is greater than 40% but not greater than 80% wherein said nucleic acid has at least 90% identity to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No.1 or the complement thereof, and wherein the encoded polypeptide does not comprise a functional WAT domain.
A process for producing hydrogen characterized by: substituting hydrogen for free oxygen in mayenite (Ca 24 Al 28 O 64 4+ ·2O 2-) to obtain hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca 24 Al 28 O 64 4+ ·4H -); and reacting the resultant hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca 24 Al 28 O 64 4+ ·4H -) with water to produce hydrogen. substituting hydrogen for free oxygen in mayenite (Ca 24 Al 28 O 64 4+ ·2O 2-) to obtain hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca 24 Al 28 O 64 4+ ·4H -); and reacting the resultant hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca 24 Al 28 O 64 4+ ·4H -) with water to produce hydrogen.
Method for manufacturing a composite inner panel for a motor vehicle, and in particular a dashboard panel for a motor vehicle with an airbag device, said composite part comprising a panel-shaped main body and a secondary body connected to one of the faces of said panel, said method involving manufacturing the main body and the secondary body separately, the main body being obtained by thermoforming or thermocompression of a section of plate or sheet material based on thermoplastic material, then assembling the two bodies (2 and 3) together by welding with no filler material, notably by vibration, in the respective assembly zones (5, 5') brought into mutual contact under pressure, said method being characterized in that it involves making the main body and the secondary body using different thermoplastic materials that are not very or not at all compatible with one another, in that it involves providing and arranging, at least in the or each assembly zone of the section of material intended to form the main body, an interface layer based on or incorporating a thermoplastic material compatible with the material of the secondary body, in that it involves connecting said or each interface layer to the main body during a pre-assembly phase during the thermoforming or thermocompression operation of the section of material, and in that the welding operation is parameterized and configured, notably in terms of temperature, pressure and duration, to create a material join following plasticizing between the or each interface layer and the related assembly zone of the secondary body in contact therewith. said method being characterized in that it involves making the main body and the secondary body using different thermoplastic materials that are not very or not at all compatible with one another, in that it involves providing and arranging, at least in the or each assembly zone of the section of material intended to form the main body, an interface layer based on or incorporating a thermoplastic material compatible with the material of the secondary body, in that it involves connecting said or each interface layer to the main body during a pre-assembly phase during the thermoforming or thermocompression operation of the section of material, and in that the welding operation is parameterized and configured, notably in terms of temperature, pressure and duration, to create a material join following plasticizing between the or each interface layer and the related assembly zone of the secondary body in contact therewith.
A method comprising: identifying an opportunity for a computing device to participate in a secure session with a particular domain; receiving a domain identifier of the particular domain, the domain identifier included in a domain certificate; identifying, using a secured microcontroller of the computing device, a secured, persistent hardware identifier of the computing device stored in secured memory of the secured microcontroller of the computing device, the hardware identifier derived from a fuse key stored in a non-volatile memory of the computing device during fabrication; deriving, using the secured microcontroller, a secure identifier for a pairing of the computing device and the particular domain based on the hardware identifier and the domain identifier of the particular domain; and transmitting the secure identifier over a secured channel from the computing device to the particular domain. identifying an opportunity for a computing device to participate in a secure session with a particular domain; receiving a domain identifier of the particular domain, the domain identifier included in a domain certificate; identifying, using a secured microcontroller of the computing device, a secured, persistent hardware identifier of the computing device stored in secured memory of the secured microcontroller of the computing device, the hardware identifier derived from a fuse key stored in a non-volatile memory of the computing device during fabrication; deriving, using the secured microcontroller, a secure identifier for a pairing of the computing device and the particular domain based on the hardware identifier and the domain identifier of the particular domain; and transmitting the secure identifier over a secured channel from the computing device to the particular domain.
Process for preparing ethylene glycol from a carbohydrate source, wherein hydrogen, the carbohydrate source, a liquid diluent and a catalyst system are introduced as reactants into a reaction zone; wherein the catalyst system comprises a tungsten compound and ruthenium as hydrogenolysis metal and further at least one promoter metal, selected from transition and post-transition metals; wherein the carbohydrate source is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of the catalyst system to yield a product mixture comprising ethylene glycol and butylene glycol; wherein the carbohydrate source is selected from the group consisting of starch, glucose, sucrose, glucose-oligomers, and combinations thereof, and wherein the weight ratio between ruthenium and the promoter metal or promoter metals is in the range of 10:1 to 70:1, wherein the catalyst system comprises a tungsten compound and ruthenium as hydrogenolysis metal and further at least one promoter metal, selected from Ga, In, TI, Sn, Pb, Bi, Po, Cu, Fe, Ni, Co, Pt, Pd, Rh and/or Ir, and wherein ruthenium and the at least one promoter metal are present in the form of a catalyst supported on a carrier, and wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, silica, alumina, silica-alumina, zirconia, titania, niobia, zinc oxide, silica-zirconia, zeolitic aluminosilicates, titanosilicates, magnesia, silicon carbide, clays and combinations thereof.
Quantum Key Distribution apparatus, for exchanging at least one quantum key with another Quantum Key Distribution apparatus, comprising: a Random Number Generator for generating a random bit signal, an electronic driver for transforming a digital signal into an analog signal, an optical platform, receiving the signal from the driver, for exchanging, through a quantum channel, said quantum key, a clock for emitting a clock signal, characterized in that said apparatus comprises an External Random Number Generator input adapted to receive an external random bit generated by an External Random Number Generator connected to said Quantum Key Distribution apparatus, a processing unit which is programmable and reconfigurable, a RNG mixer for receiving outputs from the Random Number Generator and the External Random Number Generator input and generating a random bit signal based on the combination of said outputs, said RNG mixer being disposed downstream the processing unit, wherein said RNG mixer comprises: a Sample and Hold function for synchronizing the output of the RNG mixer with the QKD apparatus, said Sample and Hold function synchronization being made with said clock signal, and a combination function for applying a logical function to the two random bit signals such that the output of the mixer depends on random bit signals from both RNG (110, 220) inputted in the mixer. a Random Number Generator for generating a random bit signal, an electronic driver for transforming a digital signal into an analog signal, an optical platform, receiving the signal from the driver, for exchanging, through a quantum channel, said quantum key, a clock for emitting a clock signal, characterized in that said apparatus comprises an External Random Number Generator input adapted to receive an external random bit generated by an External Random Number Generator connected to said Quantum Key Distribution apparatus, a processing unit which is programmable and reconfigurable, a RNG mixer for receiving outputs from the Random Number Generator and the External Random Number Generator input and generating a random bit signal based on the combination of said outputs, said RNG mixer being disposed downstream the processing unit, wherein said RNG mixer comprises: a Sample and Hold function for synchronizing the output of the RNG mixer with the QKD apparatus, said Sample and Hold function synchronization being made with said clock signal, and a combination function for applying a logical function to the two random bit signals such that the output of the mixer depends on random bit signals from both RNG (110, 220) inputted in the mixer. a Sample and Hold function for synchronizing the output of the RNG mixer with the QKD apparatus, said Sample and Hold function synchronization being made with said clock signal, and a combination function for applying a logical function to the two random bit signals such that the output of the mixer depends on random bit signals from both RNG (110, 220) inputted in the mixer.
Process for fine purification of isophoronediamine from the production of isophoronediamine by aminating hydrogenation of isophorone nitrile in the presence of at least ammonia, hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst and optionally further additions and in the presence or absence of organic solvents to obtain a crude isophoronediamine, characterized in that the crude isophoronediamine is subjected to a fine purification via two vacuum distillation columns, wherein in the first vacuum distillation column the removal of any remaining relatively low-boiling byproducts is effected and in the second vacuum distillation column the isophoronediamine is obtained in pure form as tops and thus separated from the organic residues, and wherein the first vacuum distillation column has a partial condenser fitted to it.
A method for coding video information relating to a slice of an image, the slice comprising one or more blocks of video data, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of prediction modes for a fixed-rate codec, each prediction mode having a rate-distortion cost associated with the one or more blocks of video data; selecting, for a current block associated with the one or more blocks of the slice, a prediction mode that has the lowest rate-distortion cost from among the plurality of prediction modes; determining (530, 540) whether the selected prediction mode would result in overflow or underflow of a buffer of the fixed-rate codec or whether the selected prediction mode would result in remaining bits in the slice being insufficient to code remaining blocks of the slice; determining that the current block is a random noise region; coding the current block utilizing a fallback mode when the selected prediction mode would result in at least one of (i) overflow or underflow of the buffer or (ii) insufficient remaining bits in the slice to code the remaining blocks of the slice, wherein the fallback mode comprises determining a midpoint value; and predicting samples for the current block from the midpoint value, wherein the midpoint value is determined based on a mean of pixel value video data neighboring the current block. identifying a plurality of prediction modes for a fixed-rate codec, each prediction mode having a rate-distortion cost associated with the one or more blocks of video data; selecting, for a current block associated with the one or more blocks of the slice, a prediction mode that has the lowest rate-distortion cost from among the plurality of prediction modes; determining (530, 540) whether the selected prediction mode would result in overflow or underflow of a buffer of the fixed-rate codec or whether the selected prediction mode would result in remaining bits in the slice being insufficient to code remaining blocks of the slice; determining that the current block is a random noise region; coding the current block utilizing a fallback mode when the selected prediction mode would result in at least one of (i) overflow or underflow of the buffer or (ii) insufficient remaining bits in the slice to code the remaining blocks of the slice, wherein the fallback mode comprises determining a midpoint value; and predicting samples for the current block from the midpoint value, wherein the midpoint value is determined based on a mean of pixel value video data neighboring the current block.
An HVAC/R system, when mounted on a vehicle cargo compartment, the HVAC/R system comprising: an external heat exchanger disposed outside of the vehicle cargo compartment and configured to transfer heat from ambient air to a fluid; an internal heat exchanger disposed inside of the vehicle cargo compartment and configured to transfer heat from the fluid to the vehicle cargo compartment; a first fluid circuit configured to selectively circulate the fluid between the external heat exchanger and the internal heat exchanger; a second fluid circuit configured to selectively circulate the fluid between the external heat exchanger and an engine, the engine transferring heat to the fluid; and a controller configured to control operation of the system according to a method comprising: circulating the fluid between the internal heat exchanger and the external heat exchanger; circulating the fluid between the engine and the external heat exchanger when the ambient air is below a predetermined temperature; transferring heat from ambient air to the fluid in the external heat exchanger when the ambient air is above the predetermined temperature; heating the fluid using the engine when the ambient air is below the predetermined temperature; and transferring heat from the fluid in the internal heat exchanger to the vehicle cargo compartment. an external heat exchanger disposed outside of the vehicle cargo compartment and configured to transfer heat from ambient air to a fluid; an internal heat exchanger disposed inside of the vehicle cargo compartment and configured to transfer heat from the fluid to the vehicle cargo compartment; a first fluid circuit configured to selectively circulate the fluid between the external heat exchanger and the internal heat exchanger; a second fluid circuit configured to selectively circulate the fluid between the external heat exchanger and an engine, the engine transferring heat to the fluid; and a controller configured to control operation of the system according to a method comprising: circulating the fluid between the internal heat exchanger and the external heat exchanger; circulating the fluid between the engine and the external heat exchanger when circulating the fluid between the internal heat exchanger and the external heat exchanger; circulating the fluid between the engine and the external heat exchanger when the ambient air is below a predetermined temperature; transferring heat from ambient air to the fluid in the external heat exchanger when the ambient air is above the predetermined temperature; heating the fluid using the engine when the ambient air is below the predetermined temperature; and transferring heat from the fluid in the internal heat exchanger to the vehicle cargo compartment.