mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An optical tap comprising: a support structure; a first port fastened to said support structure and facing a first ferrule supporting a first fiber along a first axis; a polarizing beamsplitter connected to said support structure and intersected by the first axis; a second port fastened to said support structure and facing a second ferrule supporting a second fiber along a second axis that intersects said polarizing beamsplitter; and a third port fastened to said support structure and facing a third ferrule supporting a third fiber along a third axis that intersects said polarizing beamsplitter, wherein said polarizing beamsplitter splits a first light signal from said first port, to send first and second portions (18C, 18B) of the first light signal, to said second and third ports (25, 35), respectively, characterized by said polarizing beamsplitter includes first and second polarizing plates (86 and 88), wherein the first polarizing plate overlies the second polarizing plate, configured to rotate relative to each other to change a ratio of the first portion of the first light signal to the second portion of the first light signal. a support structure; a first port fastened to said support structure and facing a first ferrule supporting a first fiber along a first axis; a polarizing beamsplitter connected to said support structure and intersected by the first axis; a second port fastened to said support structure and facing a second ferrule supporting a second fiber along a second axis that intersects said polarizing beamsplitter; and a third port fastened to said support structure and facing a third ferrule supporting a third fiber along a third axis that intersects said polarizing beamsplitter, wherein said polarizing beamsplitter splits a first light signal from said first port, to send first and second portions (18C, 18B) of the first light signal, to said second and third ports (25, 35), respectively, characterized by said polarizing beamsplitter includes first and second polarizing plates (86 and 88), wherein the first polarizing plate overlies the second polarizing plate, configured to rotate relative to each other to change a ratio of the first portion of the first light signal to the second portion of the first light signal.
A communication circuit for bidirectional communication with a corresponding second communication circuit, the communication circuit comprising: an IO line for connection to a communicating device characterised by: a switching part comprising a first bipolar junction transistor, BJT, having a first base, a first collector, and a first emitter connected to the IO line at a first position, wherein the switching part is configured to activate the first BJT in response to an input data signal on the IO line; a transmitter part comprising a second BJT having a second base connected to the first collector and a second collector connected to an output for outputting a data signal to the second communication circuit when the second BJT is activated by the first BJT; a receiver part comprising a third BJT having a third base connected to an input for receiving a data signal from the second communication circuit and a third collector connected to the first base and to the IO line at a second position for generating an output data signal in the IO line; and wherein the first and third BJTs are either NPN BJTs or PNP BJTs, and the second BJT is the other of the NPN BJT or PNP BJT; and wherein the switching part further comprises a diode in the IO line between the first and second positions for impeding current associated with an input data signal in the IO line and conducting a current associated with an output data signal in the IO line when the third BJT is activated. a switching part comprising a first bipolar junction transistor, BJT, having a first base, a first collector, and a first emitter connected to the IO line at a first position, wherein the switching part is configured to activate the first BJT in response to an input data signal on the IO line; a transmitter part comprising a second BJT having a second base connected to the first collector and a second collector connected to an output for outputting a data signal to the second communication circuit when the second BJT is activated by the first BJT; a receiver part comprising a third BJT having a third base connected to an input for receiving a data signal from the second communication circuit and a third collector connected to the first base and to the IO line at a second position for generating an output data signal in the IO line; and wherein the first and third BJTs are either NPN BJTs or PNP BJTs, and the second BJT is the other of the NPN BJT or PNP BJT; and wherein the switching part further comprises a diode in the IO line between the first and second positions for impeding current associated with an input data signal in the IO line and conducting a current associated with an output data signal in the IO line when the third BJT is activated.
A miniature receiver for hearing aids or hearables, said miniature receiver comprising - a first moveable diaphragm being acoustically connected to an intermediate volume, and - a second moveable diaphragm being acoustically connected to the intermediate volume and a rear volume wherein the first and second moveable diaphragms (105, 106) each comprises a substantially plane diaphragm comprising an integrated drive structure comprising a piezoelectric material layer arranged between a first and a second electrode (206, 208), and wherein the first and second electrodes (206, 208) of the respective first and second moveable diaphragms (105, 106) are electrically coupled in parallel, and wherein the acoustic compliance of the intermediate volume is smaller than the acoustic compliances of the respective first and second moveable diaphragms (105, 106), where the smaller acoustic compliance of the intermediate volume relative to the acoustic compliances of the first and second moveable diaphragms (105, 106) ensures that the first and second moveable diaphragms (105, 106) are driven in the same direction and perform the same volume displacements in response to an electrical drive signal. - a first moveable diaphragm being acoustically connected to an intermediate volume, and - a second moveable diaphragm being acoustically connected to the intermediate volume and a rear volume
A head-worn audio device having a circuit for voice signal enhancement, the circuit comprising at least a plurality of microphones (5a-5e), arranged at predefined positions, where each microphone provides a microphone signal; a directivity pre-processor, connected with the plurality of microphones to receive the microphone signals and a BSS processor; wherein the directivity pre-processor is configured to generate a plurality of voice candidate signals and a plurality of noise candidate signals from the microphone signals, wherein each voice candidate signal and each noise candidate signal corresponds to a predefined microphone directivity, the directivity pre-processor comprising a voice candidate selection circuit configured to select a voice signal from the plurality of voice candidate signals, and a noise candidate selection circuit configured to select a noise signal from the plurality of noise candidate signals, the voice candidate selection circuit being configured to provide at least the voice signal and the noise signal to the BSS processor; wherein the voice candidate selection circuit is configured to determine an energy of each of the voice candidate signals and to select the voice candidate signal having the lowest energy as the voice signal; and wherein the BSS processor is connected with the directivity pre-processor to receive at least the voice signal and the noise signal, and is configured to conduct blind source separation on at least the voice signal and the noise signal to provide at least an enhanced voice signal with reduced noise components. a plurality of microphones (5a-5e), arranged at predefined positions, where each microphone provides a microphone signal; a directivity pre-processor, connected with the plurality of microphones to receive the microphone signals and a BSS processor; wherein the directivity pre-processor is configured to generate a plurality of voice candidate signals and a plurality of noise candidate signals from the microphone signals, wherein each voice candidate signal and each noise candidate signal corresponds to a predefined microphone directivity, the directivity pre-processor comprising a voice candidate selection circuit configured to select a voice signal from the plurality of voice candidate signals, and a noise candidate selection circuit configured to select a noise signal from the plurality of noise candidate signals, the voice candidate selection circuit being configured to provide at least the voice signal and the noise signal to the BSS processor; wherein the voice candidate selection circuit is configured to determine an energy of each of the voice candidate signals and to select the voice candidate signal having the lowest energy as the voice signal; and wherein the BSS processor is connected with the directivity pre-processor to receive at least the voice signal and the noise signal, and is configured to conduct blind source separation on at least the voice signal and the noise signal to provide at least an enhanced voice signal with reduced noise components.
Permanent magnet comprising a stack of N patterns (34; 82) stacked immediately one above the other in a stacking direction, where N is an integer number greater than or equal to two, each pattern comprising: - an antiferromagnetic layer made of antiferromagnetic material, - a ferromagnetic layer (42; 84) made of ferromagnetic material, the direction of magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer being fixed by an exchange coupling with the antiferromagnetic layer of this pattern, and the direction of magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer of N-1 patterns also being fixed by an exchange coupling with the antiferromagnetic layer of an immediately adjacent pattern in the stack, the directions of magnetization of the various ferromagnetic layers of all the patterns all being identical to one another, characterized in that at least one ferromagnetic layer (42; 84) comprises: - a first sub-layer (44; 88) made of CoFeB whose thickness is greater than 0.05 nm, and - a second sub-layer (46; 86; 90) made of a ferromagnetic material different from CoFeB and whose thickness is greater than the thickness of the first sub-layer. - an antiferromagnetic layer made of antiferromagnetic material, - a ferromagnetic layer (42; 84) made of ferromagnetic material, the direction of magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer being fixed by an exchange coupling with the antiferromagnetic layer of this pattern, and the direction of magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer of N-1 patterns also being fixed by an exchange coupling with the antiferromagnetic layer of an immediately adjacent pattern in the stack, the directions of magnetization of the various ferromagnetic layers of all the patterns all being identical to one another, - a first sub-layer (44; 88) made of CoFeB whose thickness is greater than 0.05 nm, and - a second sub-layer (46; 86; 90) made of a ferromagnetic material different from CoFeB and whose thickness is greater than the thickness of the first sub-layer.
A fluid processing machine for processing a multiphase fluid stream including a mixture of at least a gas and a liquid, the fluid processing machine comprising: a housing including an interior chamber, an inlet fluidly connected with the interior chamber and fluidly connectable with a source (S F) of the multiphase stream, and first and second outlets (24A, 24B); a separator disposed within the housing chamber, fluidly coupled with the inlet such that the fluid stream flows generally to the separator, and configured to generally separate the fluid stream into a substantially gaseous portion and a substantially liquid portion; a compressor disposed within the housing chamber and being fluidly coupled with the separator such that the gaseous portion flows into the compressor, the compressor being configured to compress the gaseous portion and to discharge the compressed gaseous portion through the housing first outlet; and a pump disposed within the housing chamber and including an inlet fluidly coupled with the separator, the pump being configured to pressurize the liquid portion and to discharge the pressurized liquid portion through the housing second outlet characterized in that the pump is spaced generally vertically from the separator such that the liquid portion flows at least partially by gravity from the separator to the pump inlet. a housing including an interior chamber, an inlet fluidly connected with the interior chamber and fluidly connectable with a source (S F) of the multiphase stream, and first and second outlets (24A, 24B); a separator disposed within the housing chamber, fluidly coupled with the inlet such that the fluid stream flows generally to the separator, and configured to generally separate the fluid stream into a substantially gaseous portion and a substantially liquid portion; a compressor disposed within the housing chamber and being fluidly coupled with the separator such that the gaseous portion flows into the compressor, the compressor being configured to compress the gaseous portion and to discharge the compressed gaseous portion through the housing first outlet; and a pump disposed within the housing chamber and including an inlet fluidly coupled with the separator, the pump being configured to pressurize the liquid portion and to discharge the pressurized liquid portion through the housing second outlet
A method for determining airborne particulate density, said method comprising the steps of: a) locating or positioning at least one dark target within a local environment; b) scanning said local environment using an image capturing component of a user equipment device and constructing a geometric three-dimensional model of said local environment; c) determining pertinent features within said local environment based on said geometric three-dimensional model, said pertinent features including: a relative location of said at least one dark target with respect to said user equipment; and, a relative location and intensity of any light sources within said local environment; d) focusing said image capturing component of said user equipment device on said at least one dark target, said user equipment device having quantified location and orientation within said local environment; e) determining an instantaneous light intensity of said local environment and capturing at least one image of said at least one dark target using said image capturing component of said user equipment device, said instantaneous light intensity being obtained prior to capturing said at least one image; and, f) analyzing said at least one image in correspondence with said pertinent features, said instantaneous light intensity, and said dark target, and determining therefrom an airborne particulate density in said local environment. a) locating or positioning at least one dark target within a local environment; b) scanning said local environment using an image capturing component of a user equipment device and constructing a geometric three-dimensional model of said local environment; c) determining pertinent features within said local environment based on said geometric three-dimensional model, said pertinent features including: a relative location of said at least one dark target with respect to said user equipment; and, a relative location and intensity of any light sources within said local environment; d) focusing said image capturing component of said user equipment device on said at least one dark target, said user equipment device having quantified location and orientation within said local environment; e) determining an instantaneous light intensity of said local environment and capturing at least one image of said at least one dark target using said image capturing component of said user equipment device, said instantaneous light intensity being obtained prior to capturing said at least one image; and, f) analyzing said at least one image in correspondence with said pertinent features, said instantaneous light intensity, and said dark target, and determining therefrom an airborne particulate density in said local environment.
A smoking article (10, 100) comprising: a tobacco substrate comprising at least 15% humectant; and a paper wrapper disposed about the tobacco substrate, wherein the paper wrapper is hydrophobic due to hydrophobic groups covalently bonded to the paper. a tobacco substrate comprising at least 15% humectant; and a paper wrapper disposed about the tobacco substrate, wherein the paper wrapper is hydrophobic due to hydrophobic groups covalently bonded to the paper.
A controller for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, the controller comprising: an evaluation unit; a memory connected to the evaluation unit and configured to store cumulative durations that the crankshaft has spent in each angular position among a plurality of angular positions; and a position sensor connected to the evaluation unit and configured to monitor an angular stop position, from among the plurality of angular positions, of the crankshaft, wherein, when a first condition is satisfied, the evaluation unit is configured to: determine the angular position of the crankshaft using data from the position sensor; and record the angular stop position of the crankshaft in the memory, and when a second condition is satisfied, the evaluation unit is configured to: determine the time duration during which the crankshaft remained in the recorded angular stop position; and record the determined time duration in conjunction with the recorded angular stop position in the memory, wherein the first condition comprises an instruction to stop the internal combustion engine being received by the controller, and the second condition comprises an instruction to start the internal combustion engine being received by the controller. an evaluation unit; a memory connected to the evaluation unit and configured to store cumulative durations that the crankshaft has spent in each angular position among a plurality of angular positions; and a position sensor connected to the evaluation unit and configured to monitor an angular stop position, from among the plurality of angular positions, of the crankshaft, wherein, when a first condition is satisfied, the evaluation unit is configured to: determine the angular position of the crankshaft using data from the position sensor; and record the angular stop position of the crankshaft in the memory, and when a second condition is satisfied, the evaluation unit is configured to: determine the time duration during which the crankshaft remained in the recorded angular stop position; and record the determined time duration in conjunction with the recorded angular stop position in the memory, wherein the first condition comprises an instruction to stop the internal combustion engine being received by the controller, and the second condition comprises an instruction to start the internal combustion engine being received by the controller. determine the angular position of the crankshaft using data from the position sensor; and record the angular stop position of the crankshaft in the memory, and determine the time duration during which the crankshaft remained in the recorded angular stop position; and record the determined time duration in conjunction with the recorded angular stop position in the memory,
A child seat adapted to be mounted on a seat cushion of a vehicle, comprising: a base including a bottom portion adapted to be placed on the seat cushion and an upright portion standing upright from the bottom portion; and a shell including a seat portion on which a child occupant sits and a back portion for supporting the back of the child occupant, the seat portion being disposed on the bottom portion, and the back portion being disposed along the upright portion, wherein the child seat, in a rear-facing mounting state in which the child seat is mounted on the seat cushion so as to face the rear of the vehicle, is adapted to take an inclined-forward position in which the back portion leans toward the front of the vehicle, characterized in that: the child seat includes a guide for moving the shell diagonally forward and upward along the upright portion when the vehicle carrying the child seat mounted in the rear-facing mounting state experiences a head-on crash, and wherein the child seat includes a shock absorber (40; 50) adapted to absorb an impact by being deformed by the shell moving diagonally forward and upward. a base including a bottom portion adapted to be placed on the seat cushion and an upright portion standing upright from the bottom portion; and a shell including a seat portion on which a child occupant sits and a back portion for supporting the back of the child occupant, the seat portion being disposed on the bottom portion, and the back portion being disposed along the upright portion, wherein the child seat, in a rear-facing mounting state in which the child seat is mounted on the seat cushion so as to face the rear of the vehicle, is adapted to take an inclined-forward position in which the back portion leans toward the front of the vehicle, characterized in that: the child seat includes a guide for moving the shell diagonally forward and upward along the upright portion when the vehicle carrying the child seat mounted in the rear-facing mounting state experiences a head-on crash, and wherein the child seat includes a shock absorber (40; 50) adapted to absorb an impact by being deformed by the shell moving diagonally forward and upward. the child seat includes a guide for moving the shell diagonally forward and upward along the upright portion when the vehicle carrying the child seat mounted in the rear-facing mounting state experiences a head-on crash, and wherein the child seat includes a shock absorber (40; 50) adapted to absorb an impact by being deformed by the shell moving diagonally forward and upward.
A biaxially oriented polyester film comprising polyester and at least one hydrolysis stabiliser selected from a glycidyl ester of a branched monocarboxylic acid, wherein the monocarboxylic acid has from 5 to 50 carbon atoms, wherein said hydrolysis stabiliser is present in the film in the form of its reaction product with at least some of the end-groups of said polyester, and wherein said reaction product is obtained by the reaction of the hydrolysis stabiliser with the end-groups of the polyester in the presence of a metal cation selected from the group consisting of Group I and Group II metal cations.
A laundry detergent composition comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system, wherein said cationic polymer comprises: (i) from 5 mol% to 45 mol% of a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide; (ii) from 55 mol% to 95 mol% of a second structural unit, wherein said second structural unit is cationic; and wherein said cationic polymer is characterized by a molecular weight of from 5 kDaltons to 200 kDaltons, preferably from 15 kDaltons to 100 kDaltons, even more preferably from 20 kDaltons to 50 kDaltons; and wherein said surfactant system comprises anionic surfactant and nonionic surfactant in a ratio of from 1.1:1 to 4:1, preferably from 1.5:1 to 2.5:1. (i) from 5 mol% to 45 mol% of a first structural unit derived from (meth)acrylamide; (ii) from 55 mol% to 95 mol% of a second structural unit, wherein said second structural unit is cationic; and