mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus for reduction of unwanted idle tones by dithering a digital signal in a multi-bit sigma-delta digital-to-analog converter, comprising: a sigma-delta multi-bit modulator (202; 502) having a digital signal input and an output (212; 512), the sigma-delta multi-bit modulator (202; 502) comprising: a digital loop filter (110; 510) receiving the digital input signal, and converting the signal to L-bit digital words in sequence; and variable resolution quantizer (208; 508) receiving the L-bit digital words in a sequence and outputting a respective M-bit digital word; wherein M>1 and L>M; the apparatus further comprises a multi-bit digital-to-analog converter having an analog output and a digital input receiving the respective M-bit digital word; and an analog low pass filter (106;105) having an analog input coupled to the analog output of the multi-bit DAC; the analog low pass filter outputs a respective analog output signal; the apparatus is characterized in that, the sigma delta multi-bit modulator (202;502) further comprises a random sequence generator (214;514), the random sequence generator (214;514) generates a plurality of random numbers N(n) in a seuqence, wherein each random number N(n) is a random integer number between 1 and M; and the variable resolution quantizer (208; 508) is controlled by the random sequence generator (214; 514) and adapted to reduce the resolution of the respective L-bit digital word to a respective N(n)-bit-digital word depending on the respective random number N(n); and when M is greater than the respective random number N(n), to add M-N(n) least significant bits, each comprising a zero, to this respective N(n)-bit-digital word to generate the respective M-bit word.
An impactor tool (102, 402, 502) comprising: a handle (112, 412); an impactor (114, 414, 514) coupled to the handle; a lock (116, 416, 516) extendable from the impactor to engage an implant and retractable into the impactor to secure the lock and the impactor to the implant; an actuator (118, 418, 518) protruding from the impactor and coupled to the lock, the actuator comprising: a cam (153, 453, 523) defined by a channel extending through the actuator; and a pin (120, 420, 520) coupled to the lock and disposed within the cam channel, the actuator operable along a path defined by the cam and the pin to extend and retract the lock. a handle (112, 412); an impactor (114, 414, 514) coupled to the handle; a lock (116, 416, 516) extendable from the impactor to engage an implant and retractable into the impactor to secure the lock and the impactor to the implant; an actuator (118, 418, 518) protruding from the impactor and coupled to the lock, the actuator comprising: a cam (153, 453, 523) defined by a channel extending through the actuator; and a pin (120, 420, 520) coupled to the lock and disposed within the cam channel, the actuator operable along a path defined by the cam and the pin to extend and retract the lock.
Sheet-like security feature, which changes its appearance when being tilted over a tilting angle range and has a structure which presents a main motif and an additional motif, the structure having microelements (15, 16) which present the main motif and the additional motif, - the microelements presenting the main motif such that it is visible in a surface region in a certain starting tilted position and, when the tilted position is being shifted towards a certain end tilted position within the tilting angle range, the size of the surface region in which the main motif is visible decreases as the degree to which the tilted position is shifted increases, and - the microelements presenting the additional motif such that it moves onto the main motif when the tilted position is being shifted towards the end tilted position, characterized in that the microelements present at least two parts (22a, 22b) of the additional motif such that the parts (22a, 22b) of the additional motif move onto the main motif when the tilted position is being shifted in different directions (26; 26a, 26b), and the microelements present the main motif such that at least two portions (24a, 24b) of an edge of the surface region recede along the different directions (26; 26a, 26b) prior to the movement of the additional motif towards the main motif. - the microelements presenting the main motif such that it is visible in a surface region in a certain starting tilted position and, when the tilted position is being shifted towards a certain end tilted position within the tilting angle range, the size of the surface region in which the main motif is visible decreases as the degree to which the tilted position is shifted increases, and - the microelements presenting the additional motif such that it moves onto the main motif when the tilted position is being shifted towards the end tilted position, the microelements present at least two parts (22a, 22b) of the additional motif such that the parts (22a, 22b) of the additional motif move onto the main motif when the tilted position is being shifted in different directions (26; 26a, 26b), and the microelements present the main motif such that at least two portions (24a, 24b) of an edge of the surface region recede along the different directions (26; 26a, 26b) prior to the movement of the additional motif towards the main motif.
A method for producing hydrogen containing fluid which is able to be used for a living organism, characterized by the steps of: providing a container which is permeable to hydrogen molecules and which contains and encloses a fluid; and exposing the container to a volume of liquid carrier in which hydrogen molecules are dissolved or to a volume of gas carrier in which hydrogen molecules are contained, from the outside of the container without opening the container, until the dissolved hydrogen concentration in the fluid in the container is 0.01 mg/L or greater measured at a temperature of 20°C under a pressure of 1 atmosphere wherein the hydrogen concentration in the enclosed fluid is achieved by permeation of the hydrogen molecules through the hydrogen molecules permeable container. providing a container which is permeable to hydrogen molecules and which contains and encloses a fluid; and exposing the container to a volume of liquid carrier in which hydrogen molecules are dissolved or to a volume of gas carrier in which hydrogen molecules are contained, from the outside of the container without opening the container, until the dissolved hydrogen concentration in the fluid in the container is 0.01 mg/L or greater measured at a temperature of 20°C under a pressure of 1 atmosphere
An embedder (500; 700) for embedding a watermark to be embedded into an input information representation (510; 710), comprising: an embedding parameter determiner (520; 750) that is implemented to apply a derivation function to an initial value, once or several times, to obtain an embedding parameter for embedding the watermark to be embedded into the input information representation; and a watermark adder that is implemented to provide the input information representation with the watermark to be embedded using the embedding parameter, wherein the embedder is implemented to select how many times the derivation function is to be applied to the initial value to obtain the embedding parameter, wherein the embedding parameter determiner (520; 750) is implemented to obtain an embedding code as the embedding parameter (526; 752), and wherein the watermark adder is implemented to provide the input information representation with the watermark to be embedded (532; 742) using the embedding parameter as spread code. an embedding parameter determiner (520; 750) that is implemented to apply a derivation function to an initial value, once or several times, to obtain an embedding parameter for embedding the watermark to be embedded into the input information representation; and a watermark adder that is implemented to provide the input information representation with the watermark to be embedded using the embedding parameter, wherein the embedder is implemented to select how many times the derivation function is to be applied to the initial value to obtain the embedding parameter, wherein the embedding parameter determiner (520; 750) is implemented to obtain an embedding code as the embedding parameter (526; 752), and wherein the watermark adder is implemented to provide the input information representation with the watermark to be embedded (532; 742) using the embedding parameter as spread code.
A bipolar battery in which a plurality of bipolar electrodes, each comprising a layer-form collector (4a-4e), a positive electrode active material layer disposed on one surface of the collector (4a-4e), and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on another surface of the collector (4a-4e), and a plurality of electrolyte layers through which ions move internally are laminated in a state where the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer oppose each other via the electrolyte layer, wherein the collector (4a-4e) comprises a voltage detection terminal (27a-27e, 27aa-27ee, 27aaa-27eee) and a discharge terminal (21a-21e) connected to a peripheral edge portion thereof, and assuming a first straight line that connects a centroid of the collector (4a-4e) and the voltage detection terminal (27a-27e) and a second straight line that is orthogonal to the first straight line, the discharge terminal (21a-21e) is disposed on an opposite side of the second straight line to the voltage detection terminal (27a-27e).
A circuit arrangement for monitoring a voltage (Vdd), comprising a comparator circuit (CP1, CP2) in the manner of a window comparator, with which two potentials (V+; V-) derived from the voltage (Vdd) to be monitored can be compared to a reference potential (Vref) in order to monitor whether the voltage (Vdd) to be monitored is between a lower and upper limit value (Vdd,L; Vdd,H) and to determine a false voltage, characterized in that the circuit arrangement comprises two voltage dividers, wherein the potentials (V+; V-) derived from the voltage (Vdd) to be monitored are each picked off at one of the two voltage dividers (102; 104), wherein the two voltage dividers (102; 104) are switched in parallel and each of the two voltage dividers (102; 104) comprises a series circuit of at least two resistors (R1, R2; R4, R5), wherein a resistance within each of the two voltage dividers (102;104) can be changed in such a way that a changed upper limit value (Vdd,Htest) results, which also exceeds the voltage (Vdd) to be monitored when no overvoltage above the upper limit value (Vdd,H) is present, and a changed lower limit value (Vdd,Ltest) results, which also falls below the voltage (Vdd) to be monitored when no undervoltage below the lower limit value (Vdd,L) is present and as a result a false voltage can be simulated, and wherein the resistance within each of the two voltage dividers (102; 104) can be changed in that a current path (118; 120) that is switched electrically parallel to a resistor (R1; R5) of the respective voltage divider (102; 104), which current path comprises a further resistor (R3; R6), is closed by a switching element (T1; T2).
A user equipment (130; 132; 200; 502; 610), comprising: a transceiver arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive packets over a communications network; and a processor, coupled to the transceiver, the processor arranged to provide an indication identifying packets associated with background traffic, wherein the indication identifying packets associated with background traffic comprises a start time indicating when background traffic starts and an end time indicating when background traffic ends. a transceiver arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive packets over a communications network; and a processor, coupled to the transceiver, the processor arranged to provide an indication identifying packets associated with background traffic, wherein the indication identifying packets associated with background traffic comprises a start time indicating when background traffic starts and an end time indicating when background traffic ends.
A printing system comprising: a. a plurality of marker-detectors; b. a circulating endless intermediate transfer member having one or more of markers at different respective locations thereon; and c. an image forming station including one or more print bars, each print bar being configured to deposit ink on the ITM while the ITM circulates past the print bars, wherein the marker-detectors are positioned to detect the passage of the markers on the ITM, wherein each print bar of the one or more print bars is associated with a respective marker-detector that is disposed in a fixed position relative to the print bar and that is configured to detect movement of the marker(s), and characterised in that the system is configured to use tracking of the movement of markers by the plurality of marker-detectors to regulate the length of the ITM. a. a plurality of marker-detectors; b. a circulating endless intermediate transfer member having one or more of markers at different respective locations thereon; and c. an image forming station including one or more print bars, each print bar being configured to deposit ink on the ITM while the ITM circulates past the print bars,
Vehicle (2, 44) which comprises a door portal and a portal sealing frame which is connected to the door portal and has a plurality of interconnected side parts (16, 18), wherein at least one of the side parts (16, 18) of the portal sealing frame is connected to the door portal by means of an adhesive bond, and wherein each of the side parts (16, 18) has a plurality of recesses for reducing its rigidity.
A tool changing system for changing at least one tool disposed on a roll shaft in a working position, comprising a tool changing rack, a vertical transport and a transverse transport, characterized in that the tool changing system comprises a drawing frame separate from the tool changing rack and separately transportable in transverse direction with respect to the tool changing rack, wherein the tool changing rack has a device for connecting with the vertical transport and a tool holder for accommodating the tool, and the drawing frame has a device for connecting with the transverse transport and a device for connecting with the tool.
A media path (120, 200, 300), comprising: a first media path portion (4, 210, 310); and a second media path portion (6, 220, 320) opposed to the first media path portion (4, 210, 310), the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) and the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) to form the media path (120, 200, 300) therebetween, wherein to open the media path (120, 200, 300), the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) is rotatable relative to the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) and the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) is rotatable relative to the first media path portion (4, 210, 310), characterized in that: the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) and second media path portion (6, 220, 320) are rotatable relative to each other about opposite ends thereof to open the media path (120, 200, 300), wherein, to open the media path (120, 200, 300), the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) is rotatable away from the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) and the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) is rotatable away from the first media path portion (4, 210, 310). a first media path portion (4, 210, 310); and a second media path portion (6, 220, 320) opposed to the first media path portion (4, 210, 310), the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) and the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) to form the media path (120, 200, 300) therebetween, wherein to open the media path (120, 200, 300), the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) is rotatable relative to the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) and the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) is rotatable relative to the first media path portion (4, 210, 310), characterized in that: the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) and second media path portion (6, 220, 320) are rotatable relative to each other about opposite ends thereof to open the media path (120, 200, 300), wherein, to open the media path (120, 200, 300), the first media path portion (4, 210, 310) is rotatable away from the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) and the second media path portion (6, 220, 320) is rotatable away from the first media path portion (4, 210, 310).
A method of a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: identifying whether the UE is in a camped on any cell state or a camped normally state; monitoring a short message in case that the UE is in the camped on any cell state or the camped normally state; and monitoring a paging message in case that the UE is in the camped normally state, wherein the short message is received via downlink control information, DCI, with or without the paging message using a short message field. identifying whether the UE is in a camped on any cell state or a camped normally state; monitoring a short message in case that the UE is in the camped on any cell state or the camped normally state; and monitoring a paging message in case that the UE is in the camped normally state, wherein the short message is received via downlink control information, DCI, with or without the paging message using a short message field.
A photoelectron spectrometer which is operable in a first mode using a hemispherical analyser to produce an energy spectrum relating to the composition of a sample being analysed, and in a second mode using a spherical mirror analyser to produce a photoelectron image of the surface of the sample being analysed, wherein the spectrometer includes control means for controlling its operation and enabling a user to select which of the two modes is operating, characterised in that: the spectrometer includes a detector (30, 32, 34) which is used to detect photoelectrons produced in both modes of operation; the detector includes a plate means, on to which, in use, primary electrons are directed in both modes of operation, wherein the detector emits a plurality of secondary electrons for each primary electron received; the detector includes a first delay line means (60, 76) for using the plurality of secondary electrons to produce a pair of electrical pulses in a first delay line from which a signal processing means can calculate the location of the primary electron on the plate means in a first direction; and the detector includes a second delay line means for using the plurality of secondary electrons to produce a pair of electrical pulses in a second delay line from which the signal processing means can calculate the location of the primary electron on the plate means in a second direction; wherein the plate means is a micro channel plate or includes a plurality of micro channel plates. the spectrometer includes a detector (30, 32, 34) which is used to detect photoelectrons produced in both modes of operation; the detector includes a plate means, on to which, in use, primary electrons are directed in both modes of operation, wherein the detector emits a plurality of secondary electrons for each primary electron received; the detector includes a first delay line means (60, 76) for using the plurality of secondary electrons to produce a pair of electrical pulses in a first delay line from which a signal processing means can calculate the location of the primary electron on the plate means in a first direction; and the detector includes a second delay line means for using the plurality of secondary electrons to produce a pair of electrical pulses in a second delay line from which the signal processing means can calculate the location of the primary electron on the plate means in a second direction; wherein the plate means is a micro channel plate or includes a plurality of micro channel plates.
A medical device (100, 200) comprising: i. a hand piece comprising a first electrode including a heater, the first electrode being in communication with a first extension, the hand piece also comprising a second electrode in communication with a second extension, and a third electrode in communication with a third extension, the first extension being a center extension that is sandwiched between the second extension and the third extension ii. a heating power supply selectively providing heating power to the heater; and iii. a therapy power supply selectively providing therapeutic power to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode, wherein the medical device (100, 200) is changeable between operating in a first electrosurgical configuration and in a second electrosurgical configuration, wherein in the first electrosurgical configuration, the heating power supply provides the heating power to the heater to heat the first electrode and the therapy power supply provides the therapeutic power to the first electrode, wherein in the first electrosurgical configuration: the first electrode is in communication with a remote electrode, the medical device (100, 200) operates in a monopolar mode, the heating power is provided to the heater, and the therapeutic power is provided to the first electrode; and wherein in the second electrosurgical configuration: the therapeutic power is supplied between the second electrode and the third electrode so that the medical device (100, 200) operates in a bipolar mode, and wherein the medical device is a spatula. i. a hand piece comprising a first electrode including a heater, the first electrode being in communication with a first extension, the hand piece also comprising a second electrode in communication with a second extension, and a third electrode in communication with a third extension, the first extension being a center extension that is sandwiched between the second extension and the third extension ii. a heating power supply selectively providing heating power to the heater; and iii. a therapy power supply selectively providing therapeutic power to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode,
A method for installing an anchoring element for ceiling edge formwork plates and for inserting railing posts, characterized in that the anchoring element has the form of a profile tube, and comprises, on the section whereof which is intended to be located at the top which is used for inserting the railing post and for fastening the anchoring element to the formwork for a wall which still has to be cast, holding elements (23,25) for fastening the anchoring element to the formwork for the wall on which the ceiling is later to be located, wherein prior to casting of the wall supporting the ceiling, the anchoring element is fastened to the formwork with nails at the location described above.