mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Monitoring/control method for starting a heat engine of a hybrid vehicle comprising at least one electric motor, having steps involving: - launching a pseudo-starting sequence for the heat engine using a starter battery, characterised in that it has steps involving: - measuring and recording a time development of at least one parameter of the starter battery, comprising a given current intensity and voltage at the terminals of the starter battery, - detecting whether the time development of the parameter(s) does or does not reach a predetermined value defining a state of the starter battery which does or does not have the capacity to start the heat engine, during a given time period, - if the capacity state of the starter battery is detected, starting the heat engine using the starter battery, - if the capacity state of the starter battery is not detected, authorising the operation of the electric motor for moving the hybrid vehicle and warning the driver that the capacity state of the starter battery is not detected. - launching a pseudo-starting sequence for the heat engine using a starter battery, - measuring and recording a time development of at least one parameter of the starter battery, comprising a given current intensity and voltage at the terminals of the starter battery, - detecting whether the time development of the parameter(s) does or does not reach a predetermined value defining a state of the starter battery which does or does not have the capacity to start the heat engine, during a given time period, - if the capacity state of the starter battery is detected, starting the heat engine using the starter battery, - if the capacity state of the starter battery is not detected, authorising the operation of the electric motor for moving the hybrid vehicle and warning the driver that the capacity state of the starter battery is not detected.
A method of extracting microparticles, the method comprising detecting target microparticles for extraction in a main flow path which communicates with a pressure chamber (161, 164), generating for each of the detected target microparticles a change in a negative pressure in the pressure chamber (161, 164) communicating with the main flow path to separate and extract each of the detected target microparticles flowing in the main flow path into the pressure chamber (161, 164), wherein the generating the change of the negative pressure to extract the detected target microparticles comprises generating a negative change in pressure by a different amount in accordance with a separation between the detected target microparticles. detecting target microparticles for extraction in a main flow path which communicates with a pressure chamber (161, 164), generating for each of the detected target microparticles a change in a negative pressure in the pressure chamber (161, 164) communicating with the main flow path to separate and extract each of the detected target microparticles flowing in the main flow path into the pressure chamber (161, 164), wherein the generating the change of the negative pressure to extract the detected target microparticles comprises generating a negative change in pressure by a different amount in accordance with a separation between the detected target microparticles.
A thin zinc diffusion coating, the diffusion coating comprising: (a) an iron-based substrate; (b) a zinc-iron, intermetallic layer received by mixing and heating said substrate with at least one powder including metallic zinc in a vessel, in a non-oxidizing environment, to effect a zinc diffusion coating which coats said iron-based substrate, said intermetallic layer having a first average thickness of less than 15 μm, as measured by a magnetic thickness gage; said intermetallic layer having a second average thickness as measured by an X-Ray Fluorescence thickness measurement; and being characterized by a thickness uniformity in which a difference between said first average thickness and said second average thickness is less than 4 μm, thereby providing enhanced corrosion resistance. (a) an iron-based substrate; (b) a zinc-iron, intermetallic layer received by mixing and heating said substrate with at least one powder including metallic zinc in a vessel, in a non-oxidizing environment, to effect a zinc diffusion coating which coats said iron-based substrate, said intermetallic layer having a first average thickness of less than 15 μm, as measured by a magnetic thickness gage; said intermetallic layer having a second average thickness as measured by an X-Ray Fluorescence thickness measurement; and being characterized by a thickness uniformity in which a difference between said first average thickness and said second average thickness is less than 4 μm, thereby providing enhanced corrosion resistance.
Insulated building structure, in particular insulated roof and/or wall structure of a building, comprising at least one thermal insulation layer, wherein at least one protective layer for the thermal insulation layer is provided respectively on an outer side of the thermal insulation layer and on an inner side of the thermal insulation layer facing the building interior of the building, wherein the water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thicknesses S d of the two protective layers deviate from one another by less than 20% in the range of relative humidity of 0% to 25% or in the range of relative humidity of 80% to 100%, and wherein the protective layers provided on the outer side and inner side of the thermal insulation layer are designed to be identical, characterised in that the protective layers are designed in a moisture-variable manner, each having a water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness S d that is dependent on the ambient humidity, wherein the material of the protective layers consists of a polyamide, an ionomer, an ethylene vinyl alcohol homopolymer or copolymer (EVAL), a polyurethane or an ethylene vinyl acetate and wherein the S d value of the protective layers is between 20 m and 90 m with a relative humidity of 37.5%.
A method for the thermal drying of pasty products, particularly wastewater sludge, comprising: - a step of depositing the pasty products on at least one conveyor belt, the depositing being performed in an inlet module, - a step of moving the pasty products from the inlet module as far as an outlet module, the moving of the pasty products being performed by moving the at least one conveyor belt (98, 99), - a step of extracting the pasty products from the at least one conveyor belt, the extracting being performed in the outlet module, further comprising, during the moving step: - a high-temperature drying step in which the pasty products are subjected to a high-temperature air flow within at least one high-temperature drying compartment, then - a low-temperature drying step in which the pasty products are subjected to a low-temperature air flow within at least one low-temperature drying compartment, the low-temperature air flow having a lower temperature than the high-temperature air flow, the low-temperature drying step occurring after the high-temperature drying step, characterized in that it further comprises, after the low-temperature drying step, a cooling step in which the pasty products are subjected to a cold air flow within at least one cooling compartment, the cold air flow having a temperature lower than the temperature of the low-temperature air flow, and in that the pasty products are cooled using cold produced at an evaporator of a heat pump of which a condenser is used to heat up one of the said air flows. - a step of depositing the pasty products on at least one conveyor belt, the depositing being performed in an inlet module, - a step of moving the pasty products from the inlet module as far as an outlet module, the moving of the pasty products being performed by moving the at least one conveyor belt (98, 99), - a step of extracting the pasty products from the at least one conveyor belt, the extracting being performed in the outlet module, - a high-temperature drying step in which the pasty products are subjected to a high-temperature air flow within at least one high-temperature drying compartment, then - a low-temperature drying step in which the pasty products are subjected to a low-temperature air flow within at least one low-temperature drying compartment, the low-temperature air flow having a lower temperature than the high-temperature air flow, the low-temperature drying step occurring after the high-temperature drying step,
Device for electrically connecting at least one electrical lead (11, 12) in a terminal belonging to an electrical appliance, said connection device including an element forming a yoke, said element including at least one opening (9, 10) intended to receive an electrical lead (11, 12) in such a way that this lead (11, 12) is in electrical contact with one of the connection areas of the appliance, and associated with the or each opening (9, 10), a spring bearing by one of its ends on a so-called first fixed part (24, 31) of the connection area of the appliance and by its other end on a so-called second fixed part of the connection area, in the rest position of the spring, and means (14, 15) for actuating the yoke able to move the latter between a first position in which this yoke compresses the spring by way of a cam in such a way as to allow the removal of the lead (11, 12) from the aforementioned opening (9, 10) of the terminal, and a second position in which the pressure exerted by the yoke on the spring is released, this second position authorizing the introduction of a lead (11, 12), the latter being held elastically in the terminal between the so-called second fixed part of the aforementioned area and said spring, the or each aforementioned spring including a spring leaf (18, 19) bearing in the second position of the yoke by the so-called first (20, 21) of its free end parts, on the aforementioned so-called second fixed part of the area of the appliance, and by its second free end part (22, 23), in the absence of leads in the terminal, on the so-called first fixed part (31, 24) of the area, this first free end part (20, 21) being also intended to be brought to bear elastically on the lead (11, 12) when the latter is introduced into the corresponding opening (9, 10), after the movement of the aforementioned actuating means (14, 15) in the second position, in such a way as to retain this lead (11, 12) inside the terminal, the aforementioned yoke being mounted sliding between the two aforementioned positions with respect to the housing of the appliance, characterized in that the aforementioned actuating means (14, 15) include a lever of cam type, and in that the or each aforementioned spring is formed substantially in the shape of an S or U and interacts with a U-shaped connection area in which it is housed such that, when the lever of cam type is in the open position, access to the openings (9, 10) for introducing the leads (11, 12) inside the yoke is freed, each leaf spring (18, 19) bearing, by the free edge of a so-called first (20, 21) of its end parts, on a portion (27, 28) of the yoke, and by the free edge of its opposite so-called second end part (22, 23), on the so-called first fixed part (24, 31) of the corresponding connection area, whereas, when the lever is in the closed position, the leads (11, 12) are then held firmly between the free edge of the first end part (20, 21) of the leaf spring (18, 19) and the so-called second fixed part of the corresponding connection area.
A fiber comprising a composition comprising the product of melt blending: 58 to 93.9 weight percent of a polyamide selected from the group consisting of polyamide-6, polyamide-6,6, and combinations thereof; 5 to 35 weight percent of a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product comprising a poly(phenylene ether) and a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer; 1 to 10 weight percent of a flame retardant comprising a metal dialkylphosphinate; and 0.1 to 2 weight percent of a compatibilizing agent for the polyamide and the poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product; wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition; and wherein the composition comprises a continuous phase comprising the polyamide, and a disperse phase comprising the poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product; wherein the disperse phase particles have a mean cross-sectional area less than or equal to 0.9 micrometer 2, based on the number of disperse phase particles, as measured by scanning electron microscopy. 58 to 93.9 weight percent of a polyamide selected from the group consisting of polyamide-6, polyamide-6,6, and combinations thereof; 5 to 35 weight percent of a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product comprising a poly(phenylene ether) and a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer; 1 to 10 weight percent of a flame retardant comprising a metal dialkylphosphinate; and a poly(phenylene ether) and a poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer; 1 to 10 weight percent of a flame retardant comprising a metal dialkylphosphinate; and 0.1 to 2 weight percent of a compatibilizing agent for the polyamide and the poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product; wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition; and wherein the composition comprises a continuous phase comprising the polyamide, and a disperse phase comprising the poly(phenylene ether)-polysiloxane block copolymer reaction product; wherein the disperse phase particles have a mean cross-sectional area less than or equal to 0.9 micrometer 2, based on the number of disperse phase particles, as measured by scanning electron microscopy.
A client compute node storing instructions that, upon execution by the client compute node, cause the client compute node to perform operations comprising: generating a client stream including client stream images (671, 771) associated with a presentation of a video game; connecting to a content provider using an electronic network; receiving, from the content provider, a content provider stream including content provider stream images (670, 770) associated with the presentation of the video game; combining at least one feature of a first client stream image of the client stream with at least one feature of a first content provider stream image to form at least a portion of a first display image; displaying the first display image as part of the presentation of the video game; determining that the content provider stream is at least temporarily unavailable, wherein determining that the content provider stream is at least temporarily unavailable comprises detecting that a quality of a connection between the content provider and the client has dropped below a threshold level of quality; and after determining that the content provider stream is at least temporarily unavailable, displaying a second display image as part of the presentation of the video game, wherein the second display image includes at least one feature of a second client stream image of the client stream and does not include features of content provider stream images of the content provider stream. generating a client stream including client stream images (671, 771) associated with a presentation of a video game; connecting to a content provider using an electronic network; receiving, from the content provider, a content provider stream including content provider stream images (670, 770) associated with the presentation of the video game; combining at least one feature of a first client stream image of the client stream with at least one feature of a first content provider stream image to form at least a portion of a first display image; displaying the first display image as part of the presentation of the video game; determining that the content provider stream is at least temporarily unavailable, wherein determining that the content provider stream is at least temporarily unavailable comprises detecting that a quality of a connection between the content provider and the client has dropped below a threshold level of quality; and after determining that the content provider stream is at least temporarily unavailable, displaying a second display image as part of the presentation of the video game, wherein the second display image includes at least one feature of a second client stream image of the client stream and does not include features of content provider stream images of the content provider stream.
A CO 2 permselective membrane, comprising: an amino acid ionic liquid and 3-50 mass % of water on the basis of the sum of the mass of the amino acid ionic liquid and the water; and a porous membrane impregnated with the amino acid ionic liquid and the water. an amino acid ionic liquid and 3-50 mass % of water on the basis of the sum of the mass of the amino acid ionic liquid and the water; and a porous membrane impregnated with the amino acid ionic liquid and the water.
A method of manufacturing an ophthalmic lens, that has a front face and a rear face, and into which light beams emitted by an optical element of a light beam generator system are introduced and directed towards the eye of the wearer to enable information content to be viewed by means of a transparent light guide, said light beam generator system being constituted by two optical pieces, a first optical piece placed on a first entry surface of the rear face of the lens and a second optical piece placed on a second entry surface of the front face of the lens, method consisting in molding the lens between a first mold portion and a second mold portion wherein - the first entry surface is formed by making in the lens a molded cavity by means of a stud secured to the second mold portion, and that the light guide is temporarily secured to said stud prior to molding; characterized in that - the second entry surface is formed by making in the lens a molded cavity by means of a mold part which is part of a peripheral cylindrical element, the first mold portion being placed above this peripheral cylindrical element and the space between the first mold portion 6A and the second mold portion being closed by this peripheral cylindrical element. - the first entry surface is formed by making in the lens a molded cavity by means of a stud secured to the second mold portion, and that the light guide is temporarily secured to said stud prior to molding; - the second entry surface is formed by making in the lens a molded cavity by means of a mold part which is part of a peripheral cylindrical element, the first mold portion being placed above this peripheral cylindrical element and the space between the first mold portion 6A and the second mold portion being closed by this peripheral cylindrical element.
A decorative sheet comprising a plurality of mutually independent convex area portions formed of a cured product of an ionizing radiation curable resin composition on a base material sheet, wherein the decorative sheet optionally further comprises a surface protective layer between the base material sheet and the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions, in which case the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions is formed on a surface of the surface protective layer; the cured product of an ionizing radiation curable resin has a Martens hardness of 10 to 120 N/mm 2 under a temperature of 25°C and a relative humidity of 50%; the total area of the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions constitutes 90% or less of the area of the whole surface of the decorative sheet; and the base material sheet, or, where the surface protective layer is provided, the surface protective layer, is exposed to the surface of the decorative sheet at a part where the convex area portions are not formed. the decorative sheet optionally further comprises a surface protective layer between the base material sheet and the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions, in which case the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions is formed on a surface of the surface protective layer; the cured product of an ionizing radiation curable resin has a Martens hardness of 10 to 120 N/mm 2 under a temperature of 25°C and a relative humidity of 50%; the total area of the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions constitutes 90% or less of the area of the whole surface of the decorative sheet; and the cured product of an ionizing radiation curable resin has a Martens hardness of 10 to 120 N/mm 2 under a temperature of 25°C and a relative humidity of 50%; the total area of the plurality of mutually independent convex area portions constitutes 90% or less of the area of the whole surface of the decorative sheet; and the base material sheet, or, where the surface protective layer is provided, the surface protective layer, is exposed to the surface of the decorative sheet at a part where the convex area portions are not formed.
A method of cleaning an oven cavity of a cooking oven by a cleaning system, wherein the cleaning system comprises: a first reservoir holding a first fluid; a second reservoir holding a second fluid; a gas source; a pipe system for supplying said first fluid and said second fluid to the oven cavity; a first pump and a second pump disposed in the pipe system to pump said first fluid and said second fluid to the oven cavity from the first and second reservoirs (28, 30), respectively; a multiple position valve disposed in the pipe system and connected to the second reservoir, to the gas source and to the pipe system wherein the method comprises following of steps, in order: (a) introducing said first fluid into said oven cavity via said first pump and said pipe system; (b) introducing into said pipe system said second fluid to rinse said first fluid from said pipe system; characterized in that said valve has a first position to selectively connect the first and second pumps (34, 36) to the first and second reservoirs (28, 30) to pump the first fluid and the second fluid through the pipe system to the oven cavity and a second position in which a gas is pumped from said gas source by said second pump through the pipe system; and in that said method further comprises a step of: (c) introducing said gas through said pipe system, to said oven cavity via said valve and said second pump for removing any remainder of said first and/or second fluids from said pipe system. a first reservoir holding a first fluid; a second reservoir holding a second fluid; a gas source; a pipe system for supplying said first fluid and said second fluid to the oven cavity; a first pump and a second pump disposed in the pipe system to pump said first fluid and said second fluid to the oven cavity from the first and second reservoirs (28, 30), respectively; a multiple position valve disposed in the pipe system and connected to the second reservoir, to the gas source and to the pipe system wherein the method comprises following of steps, in order: (a) introducing said first fluid into said oven cavity via said first pump and said pipe system; (b) introducing into said pipe system said second fluid to rinse said first fluid from said pipe system; characterized in that (a) introducing said first fluid into said oven cavity via said first pump and said pipe system; (b) introducing into said pipe system said second fluid to rinse said first fluid from said pipe system; said valve has a first position to selectively connect the first and second pumps (34, 36) to the first and second reservoirs (28, 30) to pump the first fluid and the second fluid through the pipe system to the oven cavity and a second position in which a gas is pumped from said gas source by said second pump through the pipe system; and in that said method further comprises a step of: (c) introducing said gas through said pipe system, to said oven cavity via said valve and said second pump for removing any remainder of said first and/or second fluids from said pipe system.