mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for determining the load state of a particle filter arranged in an exhaust system of a combustion engine, wherein the combustion engine is charged by means of an exhaust gas turbocharger with a compressor arranged in the air supply system of the combustion engine and a turbine arranged in the exhaust system, wherein an air-mass sensor is arranged in the air supply system of the combustion engine, and wherein a rotational speed transmitter for determining the rotational speed of the turbine is arranged on the turbine of the exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising the following steps: - determining a rotational speed of the turbine; - determining a fresh air mass flow; - comparing the determined rotational speed to the rotational speed at the same operating state and unloaded particle filter; - calculating the load state of the particle filter from the determined rotational speed of the turbine and the determined fresh air mass flow; wherein - on the basis of the determined rotational speed of the turbine and the determined fresh air mass flow, an evaluation takes place as to whether the system functions properly or whether leakage is present in the air supply system downstream of the compressor. - determining a rotational speed of the turbine; - determining a fresh air mass flow; - comparing the determined rotational speed to the rotational speed at the same operating state and unloaded particle filter; - calculating the load state of the particle filter from the determined rotational speed of the turbine and the determined fresh air mass flow; wherein - on the basis of the determined rotational speed of the turbine and the determined fresh air mass flow, an evaluation takes place as to whether the system functions properly or whether leakage is present in the air supply system downstream of the compressor.
Method for producing a hollow metallic billet from a heated metallic billet by a piercing operation, characterized in that at least at the hole initiation end of the billet in at least one temperature change zone (110, 112) a local temperature change is effected and the temperature change zone is rotationally symmetrical to the central axis of the billet.
A method for controlling gas flow to a plasma arc torch, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plasma gas supply in communication with the plasma arc torch; positioning a valve between the plasma gas supply and the plasma arc torch so as to control the flow of plasma gas to the plasma arc torch, the valve having a valve inlet; and being characterized by cycling-the valve at a predetermined frequency between conditions of fully opened and fully closed; and using a gas hose to provide the flow of plasma gas from the valve to the plasma arc torch, thereby dampening the flow of gas between the valve and the torch so as to reduce the size of fluctuations in the pressure of the plasma gas at the plasma arc torch and maintaining a relatively constant flow of plasma gas to the plasma torch. providing a plasma gas supply in communication with the plasma arc torch; positioning a valve between the plasma gas supply and the plasma arc torch so as to control the flow of plasma gas to the plasma arc torch, the valve having a valve inlet; and being characterized by cycling-the valve at a predetermined frequency between conditions of fully opened and fully closed; and using a gas hose to provide the flow of plasma gas from the valve to the plasma arc torch, thereby dampening the flow of gas between the valve and the torch so as to reduce the size of fluctuations in the pressure of the plasma gas at the plasma arc torch and maintaining a relatively constant flow of plasma gas to the plasma torch.
An actuator for driving a test element, wherein the test element comprises a lancet for perforating a skin portion of a living organism, wherein the actuator comprises a fast shuttle which is connected to an engaging part for engaging and driving the test element to perform a lancing motion, wherein the actuator further comprises a lancing actuator, which comprises a linear drive screw, wherein the lancing actuator engages a slow shuttle, and a lancing spring, wherein the lancing actuator is adapted for compressing the lancing spring by pushing the slow shuttle into a forward direction and thereby exerting a biasing force on the engaging part, wherein the actuator further comprises a latch element, wherein the latch element is a force-sensitive latch element, wherein the latch element is adapted for exerting a retention force holding back the fast shuttle, wherein the retention force counteracts the biasing force, and wherein the latch element is adapted for releasing the fast shuttle connected to the engaging part when the lancing spring is fully compressed and the slow shuttle contacts the fast shuttle and pushes it out of engagement with the latch element, such that the biasing force exerted by the lancing actuator exceeds the retention force generated by the latch element, thereby allowing for the test element to perform the lancing motion.
A conjugate of a protein or peptide with a therapeutic agent, said conjugate containing a protein or peptide bonding portion and having a linker which connects the therapeutic agent to the protein or peptide bonding portion, said linker including a polyethylene glycol portion; in which said protein or peptide bonding portion has the general formula: in which: Pr represents said protein or peptide; each Nu represents a sulfur atom or an amine group provided by a cysteine, lysine or histidine residue present in the protein or peptide Pr; or each Nu represents an imidazole group present in a polyhistidine tag attached to the protein or peptide Pr; each of A and B independently represents a C 1-4 alkylene or alkenylene chain; and W' represents a keto group or a CH.OH group; said polyethylene glycol portion is or includes a pendant polyethylene glycol chain which has a terminal end group of formula -CH 2 CH 2 OR, in which R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an optionally substituted aryl group, and wherein said pendant polyethylene glycol chain has a number average molecular weight of up to 75,000 glmole; the linker includes the grouping: in which F' represents said protein or peptide bonding portion of formula I; and the protein or peptide is a receptor or ligand binding protein, an antibody or antibody fragment. Pr represents said protein or peptide; each Nu represents a sulfur atom or an amine group provided by a cysteine, lysine or histidine residue present in the protein or peptide Pr; or each Nu represents an imidazole group present in a polyhistidine tag attached to the protein or peptide Pr; each of A and B independently represents a C 1-4 alkylene or alkenylene chain; and W' represents a keto group or a CH.OH group; said polyethylene glycol portion is or includes a pendant polyethylene glycol chain which has a terminal end group of formula -CH 2 CH 2 OR, in which R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an optionally substituted aryl group, and wherein said pendant polyethylene glycol chain has a number average molecular weight of up to 75,000 glmole; the linker includes the grouping: in which F' represents said protein or peptide bonding portion of formula I; and the protein or peptide is a receptor or ligand binding protein, an antibody or antibody fragment.
An optical coherence tomography system, comprising: a light source, configured to generate an OCT beam; a beam splitter, configured to: split the OCT beam into a reference beam and an imaging beam; direct the reference beam toward a reference reflector; and direct the imaging beam toward a scanner; a linear actuator, configured to move the reference reflector to adjust the length of the reference beam; the scanner, configured to scan the imaging beam onto a target surface at a plurality of scan angles (θ 1, θ 2), wherein the scanner and target surface are separated by a sample distance (Sd L, Sd C, Sd R) that varies at each of the scan angles (Θ 1, Θ 2); further comprising an OCT controller comprising a processor and instructions stored on a memory, the instructions executable by the processor to cause the OCT controller to generate signals to: cause the scanner to repeatedly scan the imaging beam at each of the scan angles (θ 1, θ 2) at a first scan rate to generate live OCT images; and cause the actuator to adjust the length of the reference beam during the scan synchronously with the scan rate to offset the variation in sample distance (Sd L, Sdc, Sd R) at each of the scan angles (Θ 1, Θ 2). a light source, configured to generate an OCT beam; a beam splitter, configured to: split the OCT beam into a reference beam and an imaging beam; direct the reference beam toward a reference reflector; and direct the imaging beam toward a scanner; split the OCT beam into a reference beam and an imaging beam; direct the reference beam toward a reference reflector; and direct the imaging beam toward a scanner; a linear actuator, configured to move the reference reflector to adjust the length of the reference beam; the scanner, configured to scan the imaging beam onto a target surface at a plurality of scan angles (θ 1, θ 2), wherein the scanner and target surface are separated by a sample distance (Sd L, Sd C, Sd R) that varies at each of the scan angles (Θ 1, Θ 2); further comprising an OCT controller comprising a processor and instructions stored on a memory, the instructions executable by the processor to cause the OCT controller to generate signals to: cause the scanner to repeatedly scan the imaging beam at each of the scan angles (θ 1, θ 2) at a first scan rate to generate live OCT images; and cause the actuator to adjust the length of the reference beam during the scan synchronously with the scan rate to offset the variation in sample distance (Sd L, Sdc, Sd R) at each of the scan angles (Θ 1, Θ 2). cause the scanner to repeatedly scan the imaging beam at each of the scan angles (θ 1, θ 2) at a first scan rate to generate live OCT images; and cause the actuator to adjust the length of the reference beam during the scan synchronously with the scan rate to offset the variation in sample distance (Sd L, Sdc, Sd R) at each of the scan angles (Θ 1, Θ 2).
Device for separating flat goods fed in a stack, in particular mail items or printed products, having at least one conveying member which transports the goods in a transport direction (v), and at least one stripper which is located opposite the conveying member, is mounted movably on a guide arm and is prestressed in the direction of the conveying member by an actuating force, wherein the guide arm is rotatably coupled to a first end of a pivot lever via a first pivot joint and a second end of the pivot lever is rotatable about a second pivot joint, characterized in that the first pivot joint and the second pivot joint each comprise a toothed wheel (7, 8) and that a toothed belt or a chain rotates around the toothed wheels (7, 8), the toothed belt or the chain transmitting a rotation of the second pivot joint to the first pivot j oint.
A method for preventing an internal combustion engine from harmful engine running, where the engine speed is limited to a maximum allowed engine speed (N MAX) having a start value (N NORMALMAX), the engine being run at a throttle position from zero throttle to full throttle, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a. monitoring the engine parameter engine speed; b. determining if the monitored engine parameter engine speed satisfies at least one corresponding potential overheat condition; c. if the potential overheat condition(s) of step b) is satisfied an overheat factor is increased; d. determining if the overheat factor exceeds an overheat factor threshold (OHF LIMIT); e. if in step d) the overheat factor exceeds the overheat factor threshold (OHF LIMIT), the maximum allowed engine speed (N MAX) is reduced to a reduction value (N REDUCEDMAX) during a reduced maximum allowed engine speed period (8, 9, 10), where the reduced maximum allowed engine speed period (8, 9, 10) is active until at least one end reduction period condition is satisfied; f. repeating step a) to e) regularly during the engine run, wherein the engine parameter engine speed is derived by measuring the time period between two consecutive ignitions, or by measuring the time period between several consecutive ignitions and thereby enabling an average over several revolutions of the engine speed. a. monitoring the engine parameter engine speed; b. determining if the monitored engine parameter engine speed satisfies at least one corresponding potential overheat condition; c. if the potential overheat condition(s) of step b) is satisfied an overheat factor is increased; d. determining if the overheat factor exceeds an overheat factor threshold (OHF LIMIT); e. if in step d) the overheat factor exceeds the overheat factor threshold (OHF LIMIT), the maximum allowed engine speed (N MAX) is reduced to a reduction value (N REDUCEDMAX) during a reduced maximum allowed engine speed period (8, 9, 10), where the reduced maximum allowed engine speed period (8, 9, 10) is active until at least one end reduction period condition is satisfied; f. repeating step a) to e) regularly during the engine run,
Infrastructure management system for identifying risk potentials within an infrastructure (IS1, IS2) or for an infrastructure (IS1, IS2), the infrastructure management system comprising: a dedicated sensor system (SK1, SK1', SK1") for identifying risk potentials within the infrastructure (IS2, IS2) or for the infrastructure (IS1, IS2); a gateway (G1, G2) designed so as to receive sensor values that originate from sensors (SK2, SK2', SK2", SK2′′′) of mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) that are temporarily located within the infrastructure (IS1, IS2) or within a defined range from the infrastructure (IS1, IS2), wherein the sensors (SK2, SK2', SK2", SK2′′′) of the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) do not belong to the infrastructure; a processing unit (VE1, VE2) designed so as to receive the sensor values that are reported by the dedicated sensor system (SK1, SK1', SK1"), and designed so as to receive the sensor values of the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) that are provided by the gateway (G1, G2), and further designed so as to analyse the received sensor values and sensor values in order to identify risk potentials for the infrastructure (IS1, IS2) or within the infrastructure (IS1, IS2), wherein the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) are motor vehicles, in particular cars or trucks, wherein the sensors (SK2, SK2', SK2", SK2′′′) of the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) are smoke detectors, cameras or temperature sensors, which are used in a cooperative manner with the dedicated sensor system (SK1, SK1', SK1") of the infrastructure (IS1, IS2) for identifying risk potentials. a dedicated sensor system (SK1, SK1', SK1") for identifying risk potentials within the infrastructure (IS2, IS2) or for the infrastructure (IS1, IS2); a gateway (G1, G2) designed so as to receive sensor values that originate from sensors (SK2, SK2', SK2", SK2′′′) of mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) that are temporarily located within the infrastructure (IS1, IS2) or within a defined range from the infrastructure (IS1, IS2), wherein the sensors (SK2, SK2', SK2", SK2′′′) of the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) do not belong to the infrastructure; a processing unit (VE1, VE2) designed so as to receive the sensor values that are reported by the dedicated sensor system (SK1, SK1', SK1"), and designed so as to receive the sensor values of the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) that are provided by the gateway (G1, G2), and further designed so as to analyse the received sensor values and sensor values in order to identify risk potentials for the infrastructure (IS1, IS2) or within the infrastructure (IS1, IS2), wherein the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) are motor vehicles, in particular cars or trucks, wherein the sensors (SK2, SK2', SK2", SK2′′′) of the mobile devices (MG1 - MG4) are smoke detectors, cameras or temperature sensors, which are used in a cooperative manner with the dedicated sensor system (SK1, SK1', SK1") of the infrastructure (IS1, IS2) for identifying risk potentials.
Closure device for a container with a container opening, the closure device having a cover element for closing the container opening, a chamber associated with the cover element and an inner housing, the chamber and the inner housing having closure means and opening means corresponding to one another, which interact with one another in such a way that a medium contained in the chamber can emerge into the container as a result of a movement of the cover element relative to the inner housing, the chamber furthermore having a cantilevered closure edge which, in the use state, points into a container interior and runs in an annular manner around a centre axis of the chamber, which interacts in a closing manner with the inner housing in the closed state, the inner housing forming a chamber base delimited by the closure edge, the chamber furthermore being latched to the inner housing, the latching to the inner housing being offset radially inwards with respect to a vertical centre axis (x) of the closure device relative to a maximum width (k) of the chamber in the offset direction, wherein the latch is formed in the vertical direction separately from a shoulder portion of the inner housing formed on the bottom side below the latch, characterised in that the shoulder portion is in operative connection with the container opening.
A method comprising: receiving, at a server, location information relating to a first remote apparatus and another remote apparatus; determining, at the server and using the received location information, that the first remote apparatus and the another remote apparatus are proximal to each other; updating, at the server, access rights within a network service to enable the user of the another remote apparatus to access content associated with the user of the first remote apparatus responsive to determining, by the server, that the first remote apparatus and the another remote apparatus are proximal to each other. receiving, at a server, location information relating to a first remote apparatus and another remote apparatus; determining, at the server and using the received location information, that the first remote apparatus and the another remote apparatus are proximal to each other; updating, at the server, access rights within a network service to enable the user of the another remote apparatus to access content associated with the user of the first remote apparatus responsive to determining, by the server, that the first remote apparatus and the another remote apparatus are proximal to each other.
Method for determining a stop period of a mobile device in geographical locations, according to geolocation data related to said mobile device, and for triggering an action accordingly, the method comprising the following steps adapted to be executed by said mobile device • during a first step, determining a new predicted position ( m k −) of the mobile device, according to a first position related to the mobile device and a filtered position obtained using a discrete-time Kalman Filter on the geolocation data, the first position being, either a current position of the mobile device if it is possible to obtain said current position from the geolocation data, or if a current position of the mobile device is not available from the geolocation data, an artificial position of the mobile device set according to a last received position (y p) of the mobile device available from the geolocation data; • during a second step, • determining a normalized prediction error (nPrERR k) according to a difference between the new predicted position ( m k −) and the first position; • if the normalized prediction error (nPrERR k) is smaller than a prediction error threshold (TPrE), generating (S240, S250) a stop message to indicate that the stop period is starting; • during a third step, triggering an action on the mobile device, according to the stop message. • during a first step, determining a new predicted position ( m k −) of the mobile device, according to a first position related to the mobile device and a filtered position obtained using a discrete-time Kalman Filter on the geolocation data, the first position being, either a current position of the mobile device if it is possible to obtain said current position from the geolocation data, or if a current position of the mobile device is not available from the geolocation data, an artificial position of the mobile device set according to a last received position (y p) of the mobile device available from the geolocation data; • during a second step, • determining a normalized prediction error (nPrERR k) according to a difference between the new predicted position ( m k −) and the first position; • if the normalized prediction error (nPrERR k) is smaller than a prediction error threshold (TPrE), generating (S240, S250) a stop message to indicate that the stop period is starting; • determining a normalized prediction error (nPrERR k) according to a difference between the new predicted position ( m k −) and the first position; • if the normalized prediction error (nPrERR k) is smaller than a prediction error threshold (TPrE), generating (S240, S250) a stop message to indicate that the stop period is starting; • during a third step, triggering an action on the mobile device, according to the stop message.
A guide shaft bearing in a turbomachine, comprising an internal ring adapted to be mounted on a cylindrical contact surface of a shaft and an axial locking ring of this ring, characterised in that the ring is mounted sliding on the cylindrical contact surface and an annular rib made of shape memory material is mounted in an annular area delimited by two annular grooves facing each other and formed in the cylindrical contact surface and in the internal surface of the ring, the annular rib being able to expand radially by shape memory effect when it is subjected to a temperature greater than a transition temperature of its material to pass from a position wherein it is contained in the groove of the cylindrical contact surface to a locking position of the ring on the cylindrical contact surface.
A device for implanting cells in a host body, comprising: a porous scaffold comprising at least one chamber having a proximal end and a distal end, the porous scaffold comprising a mesh having pores sized to facilitate growth of vascular and connective tissues into the at least one chamber; and at least one removable plug configured to be positioned within the at least one chamber; wherein the mesh is a polymer mesh that is immunologically compatible and allows imaging of the neovascularized tissue. a porous scaffold comprising at least one chamber having a proximal end and a distal end, the porous scaffold comprising a mesh having pores sized to facilitate growth of vascular and connective tissues into the at least one chamber; and at least one removable plug configured to be positioned within the at least one chamber; wherein the mesh is a polymer mesh that is immunologically compatible and allows imaging of the neovascularized tissue.