mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Tyre having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of reinforcing elements (41, 43), each formed of reinforcing elements inserted between two calendering layers of rubber compound, itself capped radially with a tread, said tread being joined to two beads via two sidewalls, the crown reinforcement comprising at least one layer of circumferential reinforcing elements, the tensile elastic modulus at 10% elongation of at least one calendering layer of at least one working crown layer (41, 43) being greater than 9 MPa, the measurement of said modulus being performed under tension according to standard AFNOR-NFT-46002 of September 1988 in normal temperature and relative humidity conditions according to standard AFNOR-NFT-40101 of December 1979 and the maximum value of tan(δ), denoted tan(δ)max, of said at least one calendering layer of at least one working crown layer (41, 43) being less than 0.100, the measurement of tan(δ) being performed according to Standard ASTM D 5992-96, said tread comprising a tread surface intended to come into contact with a road surface and form a contact surface, characterized in that said tread consists of at least one central part extending at least in the region of the equatorial plane and two axially exterior parts and has, at least in said central part, at least one longitudinally-oriented cut and at least one transversely-oriented cut, a longitudinally-oriented cut being a cut in which the mean plane of at least a portion of the walls of said at least one cut forms an angle with a longitudinal plane of less than 10°, a transversely-oriented cut being a cut in which the mean plane of at least a portion of the walls of said at least one cut forms an angle with a radial plane of less than 35°, in that the depth, measured on a new tyre in at least said central part, of said at least one longitudinally-oriented cut is greater than or equal to 40% of the thickness of the tread, in that the ratio of the width (D f) measured at the bottom of said at least one longitudinally-oriented cut to the width (d S) measured at the surface of the tread on a new tyre of said at least one longitudinally-oriented cut is greater than 1.2, in that the depth, measured on a new tyre in at least said central part, of said at least one transversely-oriented cut is greater than or equal to 40% of the thickness of the tread, and in that the ratio of the width (D' f) measured at the bottom of said at least one transversely-oriented cut to the width (d' S) measured at the surface of the tread on a new tyre of said at least one transversely-oriented cut is greater than or equal to 1.
Device for determining a physiological parameter of a subject, the device comprising: - an interface for receiving image data of a scene, said image data comprising a time-sequence of image frames; and - a processor for processing said image data, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of: weighting pixel values of the image frames by reducing a weight of non-skin pixels relative to skin pixels; - determining, for each of said image frames, a first statistical parameter value indicative of a statistical dispersion of pixel values of said image frame; - concatenating said first statistical parameter values over time based on the time-sequence of the corresponding image frames to obtain a first candidate signal; - extracting a physiological parameter of the subject based on said first candidate signal. - an interface for receiving image data of a scene, said image data comprising a time-sequence of image frames; and - a processor for processing said image data, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of: weighting pixel values of the image frames by reducing a weight of non-skin pixels relative to skin pixels; - determining, for each of said image frames, a first statistical parameter value indicative of a statistical dispersion of pixel values of said image frame; - concatenating said first statistical parameter values over time based on the time-sequence of the corresponding image frames to obtain a first candidate signal; - extracting a physiological parameter of the subject based on said first candidate signal.
A floor panel comprising a core (10, 11) sandwiched between a decorative layer and a balancing layer, wherein the core presents a pair of substantially parallel major surfaces, and comprises: a plurality of first elongate material blocks, extending between said major surfaces and arranged with their respective principal directions substantially parallel with said major surfaces and extend 90° ± 45° to a principal direction of the core; and a plurality of second elongate material blocks, extending between said major surfaces, wherein said first elongate material blocks and said second elongate material blocks differ substantially with respect to at least one material property, wherein a thickness (Tw) of the first elongate material blocks is substantially the same, or exactly the same, as a thickness (Tp) of the second elongate material blocks characterized in that the second elongate material blocks are arranged alternatingly with said first elongate material blocks along the principal direction of the core, and that the balancing layer comprises a wood veneer, a polymer film, a woven web, a non-woven web or a pulp based web. a plurality of first elongate material blocks, extending between said major surfaces and arranged with their respective principal directions substantially parallel with said major surfaces and extend 90° ± 45° to a principal direction of the core; and a plurality of second elongate material blocks, extending between said major surfaces, wherein said first elongate material blocks and said second elongate material blocks differ substantially with respect to at least one material property, wherein a thickness (Tw) of the first elongate material blocks is substantially the same, or exactly the same, as a thickness (Tp) of the second elongate material blocks characterized in that the second elongate material blocks are arranged alternatingly with said first elongate material blocks along the principal direction of the core, and that the balancing layer comprises a wood veneer, a polymer film, a woven web, a non-woven web or a pulp based web.
A method for meeting timing requirements in a computer system, the computer system including an operating system, memory, and at least one peripheral device, the method comprising: loading a first device driver for the at least one peripheral device prior to loading the operating system, characterized by loading a second device driver for said at least one peripheral device after loading the operating system; and transitioning control of said peripheral device from the first device driver to the second device driver, wherein the first device driver is adapted to be called throughout the boot process of the computer system. loading a first device driver for the at least one peripheral device prior to loading the operating system, characterized by loading a second device driver for said at least one peripheral device after loading the operating system; and transitioning control of said peripheral device from the first device driver to the second device driver, wherein the first device driver is adapted to be called throughout the boot process of the computer system.
An air cleaner, comprising: a filter assembly, in which a plurality of filters (81, 82, 83) are stacked; a first case comprising a filter mount sleeve, on which the filter assembly is mounted; a second case, on which a discharge grille is disposed on a first side thereof, the second case being coupled to a first surface of the first case; a leg disposed on a second side of the second case that corresponds to an opposite side of the discharge grille from the first side a third case coupled to a first surface of the second case; and a first panel attached to a first surface of the third case, wherein, when the filter assembly, the first case, the second case, the third case, and the first panel are coupled to each other, the air cleaner has a cylindrical exterior that lies on the leg, the discharge grille extends a predetermined distance along an upper circumferential surface of the second case, and the leg is coupled to a lower circumferential surface of the second case, the air cleaner further comprises a blower fan assembly mounted on the second case, wherein the blower fan assembly comprises: a motor mounted on the first surface of the second case; and a blower fan seated on a second surface of the second case, the blower fan being connected to and rotated by the motor, wherein an inclined surface is disposed on an edge of the second case at a side on which the discharge grille is disposed so that air discharged from the blower fan assembly is smoothly guided to the discharge grille. a filter assembly, in which a plurality of filters (81, 82, 83) are stacked; a first case comprising a filter mount sleeve, on which the filter assembly is mounted; a second case, on which a discharge grille is disposed on a first side thereof, the second case being coupled to a first surface of the first case; a leg disposed on a second side of the second case that corresponds to an opposite side of the discharge grille from the first side a third case coupled to a first surface of the second case; and a first panel attached to a first surface of the third case, wherein, when the filter assembly, the first case, the second case, the third case, and the first panel are coupled to each other, the air cleaner has a cylindrical exterior that lies on the leg, the discharge grille extends a predetermined distance along an upper circumferential surface of the second case, and the leg is coupled to a lower circumferential surface of the second case, the air cleaner further comprises a blower fan assembly mounted on the second case, wherein the blower fan assembly comprises: a motor mounted on the first surface of the second case; and a blower fan seated on a second surface of the second case, the blower fan being connected to and rotated by the motor, a motor mounted on the first surface of the second case; and a blower fan seated on a second surface of the second case, the blower fan being connected to and rotated by the motor, wherein an inclined surface is disposed on an edge of the second case at a side on which the discharge grille is disposed so that air discharged from the blower fan assembly is smoothly guided to the discharge grille.
A method for realizing passive optical network reach extension, wherein the method is implemented by a relay apparatus which is located between an optical line terminal, OLT, and an optical splitter of an optical distribution network, ODN,, characterized in that the method comprises: extracting, by the relay apparatus, first bandwidth authorization information in a first downstream data stream that is sent by the OLT to an optical network unit, ONU; forwarding, by the relay apparatus, a sequence number request that is regularly sent by the OLT to the ONU; buffering, by the relay apparatus, a sequence number that is returned by the ONU as a response to the sequence number request, and when receiving again the sequence number request that is sent by the OLT, sending the sequence number according to the first bandwidth authorization information to the OLT; and forwarding, by the relay apparatus, an identifier that is allocated by the OLT for the ONU. extracting, by the relay apparatus, an overhead in an upstream data stream that is sent by the ONU to the OLT, obtaining a payload in the upstream data stream through de-mapping, and storing it into a buffer; extracting, by the relay apparatus, second bandwidth authorization information in a second downstream data stream that is sent by the OLT to the ONU; reorganizing, by the relay apparatus, the stored payload according to the second bandwidth authorization information and inserting a corresponding overhead to generate a new upstream data stream; and sending, by the relay apparatus, the new upstream data stream to the OLT when the data sending time that is specified by the OLT arrives. extracting, by the relay apparatus, first bandwidth authorization information in a first downstream data stream that is sent by the OLT to an optical network unit, ONU; forwarding, by the relay apparatus, a sequence number request that is regularly sent by the OLT to the ONU; buffering, by the relay apparatus, a sequence number that is returned by the ONU as a response to the sequence number request, and when receiving again the sequence number request that is sent by the OLT, sending the sequence number according to the first bandwidth authorization information to the OLT; and forwarding, by the relay apparatus, an identifier that is allocated by the OLT for the ONU. extracting, by the relay apparatus, an overhead in an upstream data stream that is sent by the ONU to the OLT, obtaining a payload in the upstream data stream through de-mapping, and storing it into a buffer; extracting, by the relay apparatus, second bandwidth authorization information in a second downstream data stream that is sent by the OLT to the ONU; reorganizing, by the relay apparatus, the stored payload according to the second bandwidth authorization information and inserting a corresponding overhead to generate a new upstream data stream; and sending, by the relay apparatus, the new upstream data stream to the OLT when the data sending time that is specified by the OLT arrives.
A power generating system comprising: a combustor configured to exhaust a combustion stream; a power production turbine configured to receive and expand the combustion stream and form a turbine exhaust stream; a first compressor (21; 22) configured to receive a portion of the turbine exhaust stream and form a compressed recycle CO 2 stream; a recuperative heat exchanger configured to receive the turbine exhaust stream and the compressed recycle CO 2 stream so that the compressed recycle CO 2 stream is heated with heat withdrawn from the turbine exhaust stream; a first additive heating source arranged to provide heating for the compressed recycle CO 2 stream in addition to the heat withdrawn from the turbine exhaust stream, the first additive heat source comprising a second compressor configured to receive and compress a portion of the turbine exhaust stream and form a compressed and heated stream for passage to the recuperative heat exchanger; a pump configured to receive the stream from the first compressor and the stream from the second compressor and pressurize the streams in combination, the pump positioned downstream from the first compressor (21; 22) and the second compressor; and at least a second additive heating source arranged to heat the compressed recycle CO 2 stream in addition to the heat withdrawn from the turbine exhaust stream. a combustor configured to exhaust a combustion stream; a power production turbine configured to receive and expand the combustion stream and form a turbine exhaust stream; a first compressor (21; 22) configured to receive a portion of the turbine exhaust stream and form a compressed recycle CO 2 stream; a recuperative heat exchanger configured to receive the turbine exhaust stream and the compressed recycle CO 2 stream so that the compressed recycle CO 2 stream is heated with heat withdrawn from the turbine exhaust stream; a first additive heating source arranged to provide heating for the compressed recycle CO 2 stream in addition to the heat withdrawn from the turbine exhaust stream, the first additive heat source comprising a second compressor configured to receive and compress a portion of the turbine exhaust stream and form a compressed and heated stream for passage to the recuperative heat exchanger; a pump configured to receive the stream from the first compressor and the stream from the second compressor and pressurize the streams in combination, the pump positioned downstream from the first compressor (21; 22) and the second compressor; and at least a second additive heating source arranged to heat the compressed recycle CO 2 stream in addition to the heat withdrawn from the turbine exhaust stream.
A method for determining a lane course for a vehicle, in which structures delimiting a drivable space are captured by means of at least one image capturing unit and these structures are entered in a map of the surroundings, which divides the vehicle's surroundings into a two-dimensional grid structure of cells, characterised in that - the position of the vehicle within the grid structure of the map of the surroundings is determined by means of the odometric data of the vehicle and is updated continuously, wherein a fixed coordinate system is used for the map of the surroundings, wherein objects are captured from image data of the image capturing unit, are classified by means of a classifier and are entered in the grid cells with an occupancy probability, wherein, depending on the value of the occupancy probability, the grid cells receive the status non-traversable and traversable, - the distance and the direction of the vehicle to those cells of the grid structure of the map of the surroundings which have grid cells which delimit the carriageway and/or the lane and which are non-traversable, - light-dark and dark-light transitions are detected in the image data generated by the image capturing unit and are entered in the cells of the grid structure of the map of the surroundings, and - the lane course is determined from the cells with the detected light-dark and dark-light transitions. - the position of the vehicle within the grid structure of the map of the surroundings is determined by means of the odometric data of the vehicle and is updated continuously, wherein a fixed coordinate system is used for the map of the surroundings, wherein objects are captured from image data of the image capturing unit, are classified by means of a classifier and are entered in the grid cells with an occupancy probability, wherein, depending on the value of the occupancy probability, the grid cells receive the status non-traversable and traversable, - the distance and the direction of the vehicle to those cells of the grid structure of the map of the surroundings which have grid cells which delimit the carriageway and/or the lane and which are non-traversable, - light-dark and dark-light transitions are detected in the image data generated by the image capturing unit and are entered in the cells of the grid structure of the map of the surroundings, and - the lane course is determined from the cells with the detected light-dark and dark-light transitions.
A nuclear fuel assembly spacer grid defining a lattice of cells for receiving fuel rods wherein the spacer grid comprises a peripheral band composed of at least one peripheral strip delimiting a portion of the peripheral contour of the spacer grid and at least one elastically deformable spacer grid positioning spring protruding outwardly, characterized in that the at least one elastically deformable spacer grid positioning spring is formed in the at least one peripheral strip.
Watercraft comprising a muscular-power pedal-crank drive powered by a person, in which a bicycle, which is with or without wheels and is mounted on a surfboard-like floating body of a float unit, or a drive unit is used as a drive unit, which unit is based on a bicycle for use on land and includes steering by means of bicycle handlebars, such that, as the speed increases, the watercraft lifts relative to the water level by means of hydrofoils (21, 22) which are submerged in the water, and hydrodynamically planes, during which the float unit completely lifts from the water surface, such that the control during the hydrodynamic planing takes place such that a handlebar movement is transmitted to a hydrofoil or to a steering fin and such that the driver leans into curves, characterised in that the float unit has protruding outrigger floats (23, 24) on both sides of the surfboard-like floating body, in that the outrigger floats (23, 24) are raised by means of an independent mechanical lifting movement during the transition into hydrodynamic planing, and are thereby lifted out of the water such that a pedal-crank drive coupled to an electric motor drives a propeller.
A panel, in particular a wall, ceiling or floor panel, comprising a carrier layer based on polyvinyl chloride and a base layer, wherein the base layer comprises a decorative pattern printed thereon and a cured polymer layer is provided over the base layer in contact with the decorative pattern, and wherein the printing ink is a polymerizable printing ink and the printing ink and the polymer layer have been cured together by radiation, characterized in that the base layer is based on an aqueous dispersion.
A method for cryptically marking an item, the method comprising: providing a polymerizable pro-fluorophore being capable of producing a fluorescent compound upon reaction with a developer, wherein the polymerizable pro-fluorophore encapsulates a DNA security marker; and coating the item with a coating comprising the pro-fluorophore; or attaching a label or indicia comprising the pro-fluorophore to the item; or embedding the pro-fluorophore in at least a portion of the item; and thereby providing a cryptically marked item. providing a polymerizable pro-fluorophore being capable of producing a fluorescent compound upon reaction with a developer, wherein the polymerizable pro-fluorophore encapsulates a DNA security marker; and coating the item with a coating comprising the pro-fluorophore; or attaching a label or indicia comprising the pro-fluorophore to the item; or embedding the pro-fluorophore in at least a portion of the item;
Vehicle having - a main frame to which there is fixed at least one contact element, for example a wheel, a skid, a caterpillar chain or a float, which can be steered by means of an axle pivot steering arrangement, - a tilting frame which is tiltable relative to the main frame and has a tilt axis, - a steering tube having a steering axis running obliquely or perpendicularly to the tilt axis, the steering tube being coupled to the tilting frame such that it automatically tilts together with the tilting frame during tilting thereof, - at least one track rod and - a track rod actuation element characterised in that the track rod actuation element - is movable relative to the tilting frame and - by tilting of the tilting frame about the tilt axis and independently thereof by rotation of the steering tube about the steering axis is actuated such that the steerable contact element undergoes a steering movement by means of the at least one track rod, without a substantial change in the camber of the at least one steerable contact element taking place as a result during cornering. - a main frame to which there is fixed at least one contact element, for example a wheel, a skid, a caterpillar chain or a float, which can be steered by means of an axle pivot steering arrangement, - a tilting frame which is tiltable relative to the main frame and has a tilt axis, - a steering tube having a steering axis running obliquely or perpendicularly to the tilt axis, the steering tube being coupled to the tilting frame such that it automatically tilts together with the tilting frame during tilting thereof, - at least one track rod and - a track rod actuation element characterised in that the track rod actuation element - is movable relative to the tilting frame and - by tilting of the tilting frame about the tilt axis and independently thereof by rotation of the steering tube about the steering axis is actuated such that the steerable contact element undergoes a steering movement by means of the at least one track rod, without a substantial change in the camber of the at least one steerable contact element taking place as a result during cornering.