mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of performing scanning probe microscopy on a substrate surface using a scanning probe microscopy system, the system including at least one probe head, the probe head comprising a probe tip arranged on a cantilever and a tip position detector for determining a position of the probe tip along a z-direction transverse to an scanning plane, the method comprising: - moving the probe head comprising the probe tip and the substrate surface relative to each other in one or more directions parallel to the scanning plane to position the probe tip to a scanning position on the substrate surface with the probe tip; - measuring by a displacement encoder a displacement of said probe head comprising the probe tip in said one or more directions wherein the displacement encoder measures a distance of the probe head comprising the probe tip relative to at least one of a group comprising: a surface of a metrology frame, a surface that is statically connected to a metrology frame, and/or a two-dimensional optical encoder surface; and - providing a scannable encoder structure fixed relative to the substrate surface and having coded X and Y coordinates dimensioned to allow for measuring placement deviations of the probe tip relative to the probe head. - moving the probe head comprising the probe tip and the substrate surface relative to each other in one or more directions parallel to the scanning plane to position the probe tip to a scanning position on the substrate surface with the probe tip; - measuring by a displacement encoder a displacement of said probe head comprising the probe tip in said one or more directions wherein the displacement encoder measures a distance of the probe head comprising the probe tip relative to at least one of a group comprising: a surface of a metrology frame, a surface that is statically connected to a metrology frame, and/or a two-dimensional optical encoder surface; and - providing a scannable encoder structure fixed relative to the substrate surface and having coded X and Y coordinates dimensioned to allow for measuring placement deviations of the probe tip relative to the probe head.
A motor rotor includes a resolver rotor for detecting a rotation position, and a shaft crimped to the resolver rotor, wherein the shaft includes a first stepped portion to be deformed by a punch abutting thereon during crimping, a second stepped portion to which an end face of the resolver rotor abuts, and a recess (SB1, SB2) formed close to the first stepped portion and in a surface contacted by a circumferential inner hole of the resolver rotor, wherein, when the shaft is crimped to the resolver rotor, the first stepped portion of the shaft is buckled into the middle of the recess (SB1, SB2) by the punch, forming a crimping protrusion deformed and protruding from the first stepped portion, so that the crimping protrusion presses the other end face of the resolver rotor.
Pod propulsion system for a floating device, having a housing and at least one tractor propeller, characterised in that the pod propulsion system has a guide wheel, wherein the at least one guide wheel is arranged on a guide wheel shaft, which is mounted by at least one bearing (6, 7), on the side of the housing opposite the at least one tractor propeller.
An alkenyl ether-vinyl ester copolymer which is a random copolymer comprising a repeating unit derived from a hydroxyl group-containing alkenyl ether and a repeating unit derived from a vinyl ester represented by the following formula: wherein R 5 represents an acyl group having a number of carbon atoms of from 1 to 20, wherein, in the production of the copolymer, - 2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether is used as the hydroxyl group-containing alkenyl ether and the ratio of the vinyl ester is in the range of from 10 to 65 mole% based on the total amount of the monomers used; or - diethylene glycol vinyl ether is used as the hydroxyl group-containing alkenyl ether and the ratio of the vinyl ester is in a range of from 30 to 70 mole% based on the total amount of the monomers used; and exhibiting temperature responsiveness showing a change in hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity at a lower critical solution temperature, which is defined as a point where the transmittance at a wavelength of 500 nm becomes 50% when the copolymer is dissolved in water to a concentration of 1.0% by mass, and then the temperature of the aqueous solution is changed from 10°C to 80°C (temperature ascending) or changed from 80°C to 10°C (temperature descending). - 2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether is used as the hydroxyl group-containing alkenyl ether and the ratio of the vinyl ester is in the range of from 10 to 65 mole% based on the total amount of the monomers used; or - diethylene glycol vinyl ether is used as the hydroxyl group-containing alkenyl ether and the ratio of the vinyl ester is in a range of from 30 to 70 mole% based on the total amount of the monomers used;
Method for making water-absorbing surface-modified-clay-linked polycarboxylic acid and/ or polycarboxylate polymers, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining an aqueous polymerization reaction liquid comprising i) homogeneously dispersed therein, clay platelets with opposing basal platelet surfaces and platelet edges; and ii) dissolved or homogeneously dispersed therein, a polymerizable monomer comprising a carboxylic acid group, and/or polymerizable oligomers of one or more of said monomers; whereby said aqueous liquid has a pH of 6 or less; and whereby said basal surface(s) of said clay platelets are modified with one or more surface modification compound(s); b) obtaining an polymerization initiator system; c) combining said liquid of a) with said polymerization initiator system of b) and polymerizing said monomers and/or oligomers. a) obtaining an aqueous polymerization reaction liquid comprising i) homogeneously dispersed therein, clay platelets with opposing basal platelet surfaces and platelet edges; and ii) dissolved or homogeneously dispersed therein, a polymerizable monomer comprising a carboxylic acid group, and/or polymerizable oligomers of one or more of said monomers; whereby said aqueous liquid has a pH of 6 or less; and whereby said basal surface(s) of said clay platelets are modified with one or more surface modification compound(s); b) obtaining an polymerization initiator system; c) combining said liquid of a) with said polymerization initiator system of b) and polymerizing said monomers and/or oligomers.
A method for decoding a video signal comprising: obtaining intra prediction mode information of a current block; and if the intra prediction mode information indicates a horizontal prediction mode, decoding the current block in the horizontal prediction mode, wherein the decoding comprises: obtaining a value of a left neighboring pixel (I, J, K, L) of the current block; obtaining correlation parameter information from a difference between a value of a top-left neighboring pixel of the current block and a value of at least one of pixels (A, B, C, D) adjacent to a top side of the current block; and obtaining a prediction value of a pixel in the current block using the value of the left neighboring pixel (I, J, K, L) and the correlation parameter information, wherein the pixel in the current block has a same y-coordinate as the left neighboring pixel. obtaining intra prediction mode information of a current block; and if the intra prediction mode information indicates a horizontal prediction mode, decoding the current block in the horizontal prediction mode, wherein the decoding comprises: obtaining a value of a left neighboring pixel (I, J, K, L) of the current block; obtaining correlation parameter information from a difference between a value of a top-left neighboring pixel of the current block and a value of at least one of pixels (A, B, C, D) adjacent to a top side of the current block; and obtaining a prediction value of a pixel in the current block using the value of the left neighboring pixel (I, J, K, L) and the correlation parameter information, wherein the pixel in the current block has a same y-coordinate as the left neighboring pixel. obtaining a value of a left neighboring pixel (I, J, K, L) of the current block; obtaining correlation parameter information from a difference between a value of a top-left neighboring pixel of the current block and a value of at least one of pixels (A, B, C, D) adjacent to a top side of the current block; and obtaining a prediction value of a pixel in the current block using the value of the left neighboring pixel (I, J, K, L) and the correlation parameter information, wherein the pixel in the current block has a same y-coordinate as the left neighboring pixel.
System consisting of a stand plate and a support for the stand plate, the stand plate comprising a stand face for receiving a container, and the stand plate comprising a first connecting surface opposite the stand face and the support comprising a second connecting surface, which surfaces can be brought into touching contact with one another, the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface comprising contours (112, 113, 122, 123) which correspond to one another and which can be brought into engagement with one another in order to form-fittingly connect the stand plate and the support with zero backlash, the corresponding contours comprising at least one recess in the first or second connecting surface and a corresponding elevation in the second or first connecting surface, and the recess having a base surface and lateral faces, characterised in that the lateral faces enclose an angle α with the base surface that is different from 90°, and in that the elevation comprises an upper face and lateral faces, the lateral faces of the elevation enclosing the angle α with the upper face.
Washing machine comprising a drum and a heat pump system for heating water to be fed to the drum in a washing program, the heat pump system having an evaporator in heat exchange relationship with a room air flow and a condenser in heat exchange relationship with said water, characterized in that it comprises an air channel with a deflector configured to alternatively divert said room air flow downstream the evaporator away from the condenser during water heating and to convey said air flow towards the condenser in a room air dehumidifying configuration of the washing machine.
An ink set comprising: a yellow ink composition; and at least one of a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition, wherein a coloring agent of the yellow ink composition is one which comprises an azo pigment represented by the following general formula, or its tautomers, or their salts or hydrates, the magenta ink composition contains as a coloring agent at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Violet 19, C.I. Pigment Red 122, C.I. Pigment Red 202 and C.I. Pigment Red 209, and the cyan ink composition contains as a coloring agent at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment blue 15:1, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:2, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:4 and C.I. Pigment Blue 15:6: wherein Z' represents a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R 11 and R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms all told, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms all told, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms all told; and W 1 ' and W 2 ' each independently represents an alkoxy group containing at most 3 carbon atoms all told, an amino group or an alkylamino group containing at most 6 carbon atoms all told. a yellow ink composition; and at least one of a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition, wherein a coloring agent of the yellow ink composition is one which comprises an azo pigment represented by the following general formula, or its tautomers, or their salts or hydrates, the magenta ink composition contains as a coloring agent at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Violet 19, C.I. Pigment Red 122, C.I. Pigment Red 202 and C.I. Pigment Red 209, and the cyan ink composition contains as a coloring agent at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment blue 15:1, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:2, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3, C.I. Pigment Blue 15:4 and C.I. Pigment Blue 15:6: wherein Z' represents a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R 11 and R 12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms all told, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms all told, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group containing 4 to 12 carbon atoms all told; and W 1 ' and W 2 ' each independently represents an alkoxy group containing at most 3 carbon atoms all told, an amino group or an alkylamino group containing at most 6 carbon atoms all told.
A method for personalizing a security module in a telecommunication terminal, characterized by the following steps in the telecommunication terminal: - receiving a command sequence for the security module from a server; - processing of the command sequence through extracting of individual commands from the command sequence by the telecommunication terminal, and transmitting the commands to the security module, wherein the security module is not employable for authentication vis-à-vis a network operator prior to the personalization, and - the command sequence transfers network-operator specific personalization data of the user, wherein - during the processing of the command sequence in the telecommunication terminal the command responses of the security module are received and - the personalization method is concluded with the sending of the last command response of the security module to the server. - receiving a command sequence for the security module from a server; - processing of the command sequence through extracting of individual commands from the command sequence by the telecommunication terminal, and transmitting the commands to the security module, wherein the security module is not employable for authentication vis-à-vis a network operator prior to the personalization, and - the command sequence transfers network-operator specific personalization data of the user, wherein - during the processing of the command sequence in the telecommunication terminal the command responses of the security module are received and - the personalization method is concluded with the sending of the last command response of the security module to the server.
A communication method, comprising: receiving, by a session management function, SMF, entity, a packet data unit, PDU, session establishment request from user equipment, UE; wherein the PDU session establishment request comprises an SM security service capability of the UE, and the SM security service capability of the UE is used to indicate an SM security service procedure supported by the UE; sending, by the SMF entity, a second request message to a storage function entity based on the PDU session establishment request, wherein the second request message is used to request a session management, SM, security service identifier for the UE, and the SM security service identifier is used to indicate an SM security service procedure; receiving, by the SMF entity, a response message from the storage function entity, wherein the response message comprises the SM security service identifier; wherein the SMF SM security service identifier is used to indicate a further SM security service procedure to be initiated by the SMF entity; obtaining, by the SMF entity, an SMF SM security service identifier based on the SM security service identifier and the SM security service capability of the UE; and initiating, by the SMF entity, the further SM security service procedure indicated by the SMF SM security service identifier. receiving, by a session management function, SMF, entity, a packet data unit, PDU, session establishment request from user equipment, UE; wherein the PDU session establishment request comprises an SM security service capability of the UE, and the SM security service capability of the UE is used to indicate an SM security service procedure supported by the UE; sending, by the SMF entity, a second request message to a storage function entity based on the PDU session establishment request, wherein the second request message is used to request a session management, SM, security service identifier for the UE, and the SM security service identifier is used to indicate an SM security service procedure; receiving, by the SMF entity, a response message from the storage function entity, wherein the response message comprises the SM security service identifier; wherein the SMF SM security service identifier is used to indicate a further SM security service procedure to be initiated by the SMF entity; obtaining, by the SMF entity, an SMF SM security service identifier based on the SM security service identifier and the SM security service capability of the UE; and initiating, by the SMF entity, the further SM security service procedure indicated by the SMF SM security service identifier.
A friction material comprising: a fibrous base material; a friction modifier; and a binder, wherein the content of copper in the friction material is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of elemental copper, and wherein the friction material additionally comprises lithium carbonate, wherein an average particle diameter of the lithium carbonate is from 0.1 to 300 μm. a fibrous base material; a friction modifier; and a binder, wherein the content of copper in the friction material is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of elemental copper, and wherein the friction material additionally comprises lithium carbonate, wherein an average particle diameter of the lithium carbonate is from 0.1 to 300 μm.
Method performed by a first D2D enabled node, comprising the steps of: obtaining a configuration indicative of one or more blank subframes in a first cell and/or on a first carrier frequency, wherein the one or more blank subframes comprise DL and/or UL subframes and the configuration of the one or more blank subframes is indicative of that the first D2D enabled node is not and will not be scheduled in DL and/or UL during the one or more blank subframes; characterised by performing a D2D transmission operation in at least one of the one or more blank subframes, wherein a blank subframe comprised in the one or more blank subframes comprises a subframe during which the first D2D enabled node is configured with one or more measurement gaps during which the first D2D enabled node is not performing any cellular transmitting or receiving operation in the first cell and/or on the first carrier frequency and is capable of using its at least one transmitter and/or receiver for D2D operation on the first carrier frequency and/or a second carrier frequency. obtaining a configuration indicative of one or more blank subframes in a first cell and/or on a first carrier frequency, wherein the one or more blank subframes comprise DL and/or UL subframes and the configuration of the one or more blank subframes is indicative of that the first D2D enabled node is not and will not be scheduled in DL and/or UL during the one or more blank subframes; characterised by performing a D2D transmission operation in at least one of the one or more blank subframes, wherein a blank subframe comprised in the one or more blank subframes comprises a subframe during which the first D2D enabled node is configured with one or more measurement gaps during which the first D2D enabled node is not performing any cellular transmitting or receiving operation in the first cell and/or on the first carrier frequency and is capable of using its at least one transmitter and/or receiver for D2D operation on the first carrier frequency and/or a second carrier frequency.
A device (100, 700, 1000, 1600, 1700) comprising: a proximal portion and a distal portion; a shaft (116, 718) interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion; a handle (106, 706, 1002) at a proximal portion; an articulation mechanism for manipulating angular orientation of the distal portion with respect to the shaft, the articulation mechanism comprising a plurality of pairs of proximal and distal links (108, 110, 112, 114, 708, 710, 712, 714), such that movement of the proximal link of each pair causes corresponding relative movement of the distal link of the pair and angular movement of the distal portion with respect to the shaft; and a shaft rotation mechanism having a first state in which the articulation mechanism and distal portion are not rotatable with respect to the handle and a second state in which the articulation mechanism and the distal portion are rotatable with respect to the handle. a proximal portion and a distal portion; a shaft (116, 718) interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion; a handle (106, 706, 1002) at a proximal portion; an articulation mechanism for manipulating angular orientation of the distal portion with respect to the shaft, the articulation mechanism comprising a plurality of pairs of proximal and distal links (108, 110, 112, 114, 708, 710, 712, 714), such that movement of the proximal link of each pair causes corresponding relative movement of the distal link of the pair and angular movement of the distal portion with respect to the shaft; and a shaft rotation mechanism having a first state in which the articulation mechanism and distal portion are not rotatable with respect to the handle and a second state in which the articulation mechanism and the distal portion are rotatable with respect to the handle.
A magnetic-field detecting device (10, 100, 110), comprising a pair of magneto-sensors including respective magnetism sensing portions each configured to sense a magnetism, and respective coils for sensing changes of magnetic fluxes in said magnetism sensing portions, and an elongate connecting member cooperating with the magnetism sensing portions of said pair of magneto-sensors to constitute a magnetic circuit, and characterized in that a magnetism sensing direction of the magnetism sensing portions of said pair of magneto-sensors coincides with a longitudinal direction of said connecting member to an extent that permits the coils to equally sense a magnetic field applied to both of said magnetism sensing portions, said connecting member being formed of a magnetic material having a relative magnetic permeability of at least 100, a magnetic material having a relative magnetic permeability which is at least 1/100 of that of a magnetic material of said magnetism sensing portions, or the same magnetic material as the magnetism sensing portions of said magneto-sensors, said magnetic-field detecting device (10, 100, 110) being configured for measuring the magnetism on the basis of a difference between outputs of the coils of said pair of magneto-sensors.
A surface coated positive electrode active material comprising: a positive electrode active material; and a nanofilm including polyimide and conductive nanoparticles coated on a surface of the positive electrode active material, wherein the nanofilm includes the polyimide and the conductive nanoparticles in a weight ratio of 1:0.5 to 1:10, wherein the conductive nanoparticles are one or more types selected from the group consisting of antimony tin oxide, indium tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide and zinc oxide. a positive electrode active material; and a nanofilm including polyimide and conductive nanoparticles coated on a surface of the positive electrode active material, wherein the nanofilm includes the polyimide and the conductive nanoparticles in a weight ratio of 1:0.5 to 1:10, wherein the conductive nanoparticles are one or more types selected from the group consisting of antimony tin oxide, indium tin oxide, aluminum zinc oxide and zinc oxide.