mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component, wherein the sporting goods component is a shoe upper, the method comprising the steps of: - Selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile comprises a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; - Forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; - Selecting a second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83), wherein the second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83) comprises a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; - Forming a second portion (82, 83) of the component using the second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83); - Attaching the first textile and the second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83) together; and - Applying the shrinking condition, wherein the application of the shrinking condition provides the sporting goods component with a three-dimensional shape, characterised in that the three-dimensional shape is provided by the shrinking condition from a flat two-dimensional shape. - Selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile comprises a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; - Forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; - Selecting a second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83), wherein the second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83) comprises a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; - Forming a second portion (82, 83) of the component using the second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83); - Attaching the first textile and the second textile (42, 42a, 42b, 82, 83) together; and - Applying the shrinking condition, wherein the application of the shrinking condition provides the sporting goods component with a three-dimensional shape, characterised in that the three-dimensional shape is provided by the shrinking condition from a flat two-dimensional shape.
An implantable biostaple defining a crown and two opposing outwardly expending legs (16, 17); the crown bridging between the legs so that the biostaple is substantially U-shaped characterised in that the biostaple comprises at least one bundle of collagen fibers with between 2-400 discrete elongate collagen fibers.
A method of measuring an object positioned on a rotary table, the method comprising: registering the object with a nominal model, in particular comprising a 3D CAD model, of the object, the object having a plurality of features (38, 40); determining at least one feature of the object to scan; controlling an X-ray scanning device comprising a source/detector pair (22, 26) to scan less than the entire object to produce visual data representing at least one scanned portion, the at least one scanned portion including at least a portion of the at least one feature, controlling being a function of registering the object with the model, wherein the rotary table is moved in a rotational direction and, to scan along the longitudinal axis of the at least one feature, the rotary table is moved in a translational direction relative to the source/detector pair (22, 26), wherein the rotary table is moved without moving the source/detector pair (22, 26), or the source/detector pair (22, 26) is moved without translationally moving the rotary table, or both the rotary table and the source/detector pair (22, 26) are translated; volumetrically reconstructing the at least one scanned portion of the registered object from the visual data, reconstructing producing a volumetric reconstruction; and measuring the at least one feature from the volumetric reconstruction. registering the object with a nominal model, in particular comprising a 3D CAD model, of the object, the object having a plurality of features (38, 40); determining at least one feature of the object to scan; controlling an X-ray scanning device comprising a source/detector pair (22, 26) to scan less than the entire object to produce visual data representing at least one scanned portion, the at least one scanned portion including at least a portion of the at least one feature, controlling being a function of registering the object with the model, wherein the rotary table is moved in a rotational direction and, to scan along the longitudinal axis of the at least one feature, the rotary table is moved in a translational direction relative to the source/detector pair (22, 26), wherein the rotary table is moved without moving the source/detector pair (22, 26), or the source/detector pair (22, 26) is moved without translationally moving the rotary table, or both the rotary table and the source/detector pair (22, 26) are translated; the rotary table is moved without moving the source/detector pair (22, 26), or the source/detector pair (22, 26) is moved without translationally moving the rotary table, or both the rotary table and the source/detector pair (22, 26) are translated; volumetrically reconstructing the at least one scanned portion of the registered object from the visual data, reconstructing producing a volumetric reconstruction; and measuring the at least one feature from the volumetric reconstruction.
Sensor device for detecting at least one property of a fluid medium, in particular an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one protective housing for holding at least one sensor element in an inner housing, the inner housing being at least partly surrounded by an outer housing, characterized in that the outer housing is fixed in relation to the inner housing by means of a press fit and also has at least one retaining element for fixing in a weld nipple.
Venting device for a hydraulic cylinder of a dual clutch transmission, with a flow channel comprising an inlet and an outlet and passing through the venting device, and with a closing element that releases the outlet in at least a first functional position and closes said outlet in a second functional position, wherein the closing element is arranged in its first functional position in such a way that it closes the inlet, and is arranged in a third functional position in such a way that it releases both the inlet and also the outlet and thus the flow channel, wherein a preloading element is provided that pushes the closing element into its first functional position and subjects it to a preloading force in this first functional position, wherein the closing element is displaceable from its first into its third functional position against a force that is introduced into it by the preloading element when a first pressure prevails at the inlet, characterised in that the closing element is displaceable from its third into its second functional position against a force that is introduced into it by the preloading element when a second pressure prevails at the inlet, and wherein the venting device is configured in such a way that a piston of the hydraulic cylinder is displaceable only when a third pressure prevails that is larger than the second pressure.
A power line communication device comprising a control unit configured to obtain multicast precoding information from at least first beamforming information descriptive for a first transmission channel and second beamforming information descriptive for a second transmission channel, the first beamforming information including a first set of beamforming angles (θ, ψ) corresponding to a first maximum SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) and the first maximum SNR value for the first transmission channel and the second beamforming information including a second set of beamforming angles (θ, ψ) corresponding to a second maximum SNR and the second maximum SNR value for the second transmission channel; a precoder unit configured to beamform at least one signal using the multicast precoding information to obtain at least two precoded signals; and a transmitter circuit for multicasting transmission signals derived from the precoded signals through the at least first and second transmission channels, wherein the transmitter circuit is electrically coupled to the precoder unit; wherein the communication device is a PLC, Power Line Communication, device, wherein the transmitter circuit is configured to multicast the transmission signals through power lines. a control unit configured to obtain multicast precoding information from at least first beamforming information descriptive for a first transmission channel and second beamforming information descriptive for a second transmission channel, the first beamforming information including a first set of beamforming angles (θ, ψ) corresponding to a first maximum SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) and the first maximum SNR value for the first transmission channel and the second beamforming information including a second set of beamforming angles (θ, ψ) corresponding to a second maximum SNR and the second maximum SNR value for the second transmission channel; a precoder unit configured to beamform at least one signal using the multicast precoding information to obtain at least two precoded signals; and a transmitter circuit for multicasting transmission signals derived from the precoded signals through the at least first and second transmission channels, wherein the transmitter circuit is electrically coupled to the precoder unit; wherein the communication device is a PLC, Power Line Communication, device, wherein the transmitter circuit is configured to multicast the transmission signals through power lines.
A method of operating a user equipment, UE, engaged in a communication session with one or more other UEs, comprising: obtaining audio data and non-audio data for transmission to the one or more other UEs during the communication session, wherein the communication session is supported at the UE at least in part via a Quality of Service, QoS, channel on which audio traffic is primarily carried and characterised in that the communication session is supported at the UE at least in part via a non-QoS channel on which non-audio traffic is carried; further characterised by identifying a first subset of higher-priority non-audio data within the obtained non-audio data; detecting a utilization level on the QoS channel during the communication session; determining to transmit the identified first subset of higher-priority non-audio data over the QoS channel instead of the non-QoS channel based at least in part on the identification while the utilization level is below a threshold; and transmitting a first stream of packets to the one or more other UEs on the QoS channel in response to the determination, the first stream of packets including the obtained audio data, and the identified first subset of higher-priority non-audio data. obtaining audio data and non-audio data for transmission to the one or more other UEs during the communication session, wherein the communication session is supported at the UE at least in part via a Quality of Service, QoS, channel on which audio traffic is primarily carried and characterised in that the communication session is supported at the UE at least in part via a non-QoS channel on which non-audio traffic is carried; further characterised by identifying a first subset of higher-priority non-audio data within the obtained non-audio data; detecting a utilization level on the QoS channel during the communication session; determining to transmit the identified first subset of higher-priority non-audio data over the QoS channel instead of the non-QoS channel based at least in part on the identification while the utilization level is below a threshold; and transmitting a first stream of packets to the one or more other UEs on the QoS channel in response to the determination, the first stream of packets including the obtained audio data, and the identified first subset of higher-priority non-audio data.
A door module for a motor vehicle, formed by a single part and from a single injected material, said module comprising a substantially flat supporting face and at least one guide rail of a window regulator system, such a rail being designed to guide and maintain a motor vehicle window supporting device (32 said rail forming at least one part of one of the lateral end parts of the supporting face, said rail extending continuously with the rest of the module and forming a projection in relation to the supporting face, said rail extending in at least two planes different from the plane of the supporting face, characterized in that the supporting face has a shape of a frame surrounding a central opening.
Use of an adapter in combination with a plunger, comprising a rubber bell, for removing blockages in a drain, the adapter comprising a pipe connector (1.1) which can be inserted into a drain connector of the drain and of which the lateral surface acts as a sealing surface with respect to the drain connector or is provided with a sealing ring (1.12), the adapter comprising an adapter plate (1.2) that projects radially beyond the outside of the pipe connector (1.1), comprising an opening (1.21) that opens out into the pipe connector (1.1), and being connected to the pipe connector (1.1) in a liquid-tight manner, and the adapter plate (1.2) being designed such that the rubber bell can be placed and pressed down onto the adapter plate (1.2) in a pressure-tight or suction-tight manner in order to remove a blockage in the drain, characterised in that the drain to be cleaned is a siphon trap of a floor drain channel, in particular of a shower channel, or an outflow pipe of floor drain channel, the drain connector of the drain and the end (1.14) of the pipe connector (1.1) associated with the drain connector each having an oval cross section, and the adapter plate (1.2) being provided on the underside with a tubular connecting piece (1.22) that is connected to the pipe connector (1.1) in an liquid-tight and axially adjustable manner, the adapter being inserted, by the pipe connector (1.1), into the drain connector of the drain.
Apparatus for detecting when a subject has exited an item of furniture, the item of furniture having an upper side for supporting a subject and an underside opposite to the upper side and comprising an overhanging component that extends from the underside toward a surface on which the item of furniture is resting, wherein the overhanging component comprises a proximal edge and a distal edge opposite to the proximal edge, the distal edge being farther from the underside than the proximal edge, the apparatus comprising: a light source for use underneath an item of furniture, wherein the light source is arranged to illuminate an edge-feature associated with the distal edge of the overhanging component of the item of furniture such that a shadow of the edge-feature is created on a region of the surface; at least one camera arranged to capture sequential images of the region of the surface; and a processing unit arranged to: receive the images from the camera; detect an edge of the shadow in each of the received images, detect, in the received images, the appearance of a feature contiguous with the shadow edge; monitor how a detected feature changes over a time period; determine whether a change to the detected feature over the time period satisfies at least one predefined criterion for a subject exit event; and output a signal based on the determining. a light source for use underneath an item of furniture, wherein the light source is arranged to illuminate an edge-feature associated with the distal edge of the overhanging component of the item of furniture such that a shadow of the edge-feature is created on a region of the surface; at least one camera arranged to capture sequential images of the region of the surface; and a processing unit arranged to: receive the images from the camera; detect an edge of the shadow in each of the received images, detect, in the received images, the appearance of a feature contiguous with the shadow edge; monitor how a detected feature changes over a time period; determine whether a change to the detected feature over the time period satisfies at least one predefined criterion for a subject exit event; and output a signal based on the determining. receive the images from the camera; detect an edge of the shadow in each of the received images, detect, in the received images, the appearance of a feature contiguous with the shadow edge; monitor how a detected feature changes over a time period; determine whether a change to the detected feature over the time period satisfies at least one predefined criterion for a subject exit event; and output a signal based on the determining.
An aqueous, foamable composition comprising: 0.1 to 1 % by weight of the composition castor oil maleate; 0.05 to 0.3% by weight of the composition PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate; 0.05 to 1.0 % by weight of the composition PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides; 0.5 to 6% by weight of the composition glycerin; and surfactant, wherein the glycerin is present in an amount that is greater than any of the castor oil maleate, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, or PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, and the composition has a viscosity of 1 to 100 mPas (cps). 0.1 to 1 % by weight of the composition castor oil maleate; 0.05 to 0.3% by weight of the composition PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate; 0.05 to 1.0 % by weight of the composition PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides; 0.5 to 6% by weight of the composition glycerin; and surfactant, wherein the glycerin is present in an amount that is greater than any of the castor oil maleate, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, or PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, and the composition has a viscosity of 1 to 100 mPas (cps).
An oil pan for internal combustion engine comprising an upper portion to be attached to the bottom portion of a cylinder block directly or through an adaptor plate and a lower portion provided on the bottom of the upper portion, in which a baffle plate is formed integrally downward of said upper portion and an oil supplying means for supplying sucked oil to respective portions of the internal combustion engine is provided, wherein said upper portion is constituted of side walls (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) connecting said cylinder block with said lower portion and said baffle plate, said side walls (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) comprising a left side wall, a right side wall, a front side wall and a rear side wall, the baffle plate is comprised of a sucking portion equipped with said oil supplying means provided substantially in the center of the baffle plate and an inclined portion which is inclined downward toward said left side wall, said right side wall, said front side wall and said rear side wall with said sucking portion as its vertex, and communicating opening portions are formed in an outer peripheral portion of the inclined portion and near said walls (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) to communicate said cylinder block with said lower portion.
A vehicle comprising: - a transmission system configured to change gear ratios; - a transmission controller communicatively coupled to said transmission system, and configured to control operation of said transmission system; - an engine coupled to said transmission system and configured to transfer torque to said transmission system; - an engine controller communicatively coupled to said engine, and configured to control the operation of said engine; and characterized in that said vehicle further comprises a vehicle controller communicatively coupled to said transmission controller and to said engine controller, wherein said vehicle controller is configured to instruct said engine controller to maintain said engine at a constant speed, to receive a first signal from said transmission controller indicative of gear shift initiation, to instruct said engine controller to maintain said engine at a current torque upon receipt of said first signal, to receive a second signal from the transmission controller indicative of gear shift completion, and to instruct the engine controller to maintain the engine at the constant speed upon receipt of said second signal. - a transmission system configured to change gear ratios; - a transmission controller communicatively coupled to said transmission system, and configured to control operation of said transmission system; - an engine coupled to said transmission system and configured to transfer torque to said transmission system; - an engine controller communicatively coupled to said engine, and configured to control the operation of said engine; and
Current transducer for measuring a current flowing through a cable, the current transducer comprising: a ferromagnetic core with an air gap, and a magnetic field sensor placed in or at the air gap, characterised in that the ferromagnetic core comprises a ring-shaped portion, a first leg and a second leg, the ring-shaped portion encloses the cable and forms a magnetic circuit for guiding the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the cable to the air gap, the first leg is coupled to a first end of the ring-shaped portion near the air gap and extends in a predetermined direction that runs perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the cable, the second leg is coupled to a second end of the ring-shaped portion near the air gap and extends in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction, and a length of the first and second leg is designed so long that at least two magnetic paths are formed which guide a component of an external magnetic field which extends in the predetermined direction around the magnetic field sensor. a ferromagnetic core with an air gap, and a magnetic field sensor placed in or at the air gap, characterised in that the ferromagnetic core comprises a ring-shaped portion, a first leg and a second leg, the ring-shaped portion encloses the cable and forms a magnetic circuit for guiding the magnetic field generated by the current flowing through the cable to the air gap, the first leg is coupled to a first end of the ring-shaped portion near the air gap and extends in a predetermined direction that runs perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the cable, the second leg is coupled to a second end of the ring-shaped portion near the air gap and extends in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction, and a length of the first and second leg is designed so long that at least two magnetic paths are formed which guide a component of an external magnetic field which extends in the predetermined direction around the magnetic field sensor.
Sliding bearing device, comprising a bearing seating having a first sliding surface and a bearing body having a second sliding surface, wherein the bearing body is accommodated by the bearing seating and the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface face each other, characterized in that the bearing seating and/or the bearing body is made of an open-pore fibre composite material at least in a sliding region which forms the respective sliding surface (18; 20), in that fibres are arranged in the sliding region in such a way that they end at the associated sliding surface (18; 20) at an acute angle and/or in that fibres are arranged in such a way that they run parallel to the respective sliding surface (18; 20).