mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A removable vest, in particular a body protector, comprising at least one front element and at least one back element, at least one shoulder strap, which is arranged with one end at the front element or back element (5, 6) and which comprises at least one respective first connection element at its free end, and comprising at least one abdominal belt comprising two belt elements (8a, 8b), wherein at least one second connection element is fixedly arranged at a respective one belt element end and the respectively oppositely disposed belt element end is connectable and with and releasable from the front element or back element (5, 6), and comprising at least one first and one second connection means (15, 16), which can be connected to at least one of the named connection elements (17, 18), wherein the vest comprises at least one first and one second fixing means (19, 20), wherein a respective one fixing means (19, 20) fixes the connection of the one or more first connection means to the one or more first connection elements and/or the connection of the one or more second connection means to the one or more second connection elements, characterised in that a loop as a second connection means can be pulled through eyelets as a second connection element of the belt elements (8a, 8b) of the at least one abdominal belt and the loop formed at the one side of the connection of the connection elements of the belt elements (8a, 8b) can be fixed by the first fixing means and the loop formed at the other side of the connection of the connection elements of the belt elements (8a, 8b) can be fixed by the second fixing means.
A polyurethane composition consisting of a first and a second component; wherein - the first component A comprises - at least one polyol A1 having an OH functionality in the range from 1.5 to 4 and a mean molecular weight (number average) M n in the range from 250 to 15 000 g/mol, and - at least one diol A2 having two hydroxyl groups that are linked via a C2 to C9 carbon chain, and - at least one compound T that has at least one thiol group; and - the second component B comprises - at least one polyisocyanate I; wherein one of the two components additionally comprises at least one metal catalyst K for the reaction of hydroxyl groups and isocyanate groups that is able to form thio complexes and the second component contains sufficient polyisocyanate I for it to comprise at least 5% by weight of isocyanate groups based on the overall polyurethane composition, and the molar ratio of all the thiol groups in the at least one compound T to all metal atoms in the at least one metal catalyst K is between 1:1 and 250:1. - the first component A comprises - at least one polyol A1 having an OH functionality in the range from 1.5 to 4 and a mean molecular weight (number average) M n in the range from 250 to 15 000 g/mol, and - at least one diol A2 having two hydroxyl groups that are linked via a C2 to C9 carbon chain, and - at least one compound T that has at least one thiol group; and - at least one polyol A1 having an OH functionality in the range from 1.5 to 4 and a mean molecular weight (number average) M n in the range from 250 to 15 000 g/mol, and - at least one diol A2 having two hydroxyl groups that are linked via a C2 to C9 carbon chain, and - at least one compound T that has at least one thiol group; and - the second component B comprises - at least one polyisocyanate I; - at least one polyisocyanate I; wherein one of the two components additionally comprises at least one metal catalyst K for the reaction of hydroxyl groups and isocyanate groups that is able to form thio complexes and the second component contains sufficient polyisocyanate I for it to comprise at least 5% by weight of isocyanate groups based on the overall polyurethane composition, and the molar ratio of all the thiol groups in the at least one compound T to all metal atoms in the at least one metal catalyst K is between 1:1 and 250:1.
A method in a wireless network, comprising a first node and an adjacent second node, for determining an uplink received power target value of the second node, to be used by a user equipment which is to be served by the second node, wherein the downlink power capacity of the first node exceeds the downlink power capacity of the second node, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of: establishing the uplink received power target value of the first node, obtaining the downlink power capacity of the first node, obtaining the downlink power capacity of the second node, calculating the difference in downlink power capacity between the first node and the second node, and determining the uplink received power target value of the second node, based on the calculated difference in downlink power capacity between the nodes (110, 120) and the established uplink received power target value of the first node. establishing the uplink received power target value of the first node, obtaining the downlink power capacity of the first node, obtaining the downlink power capacity of the second node, calculating the difference in downlink power capacity between the first node and the second node, and determining the uplink received power target value of the second node, based on the calculated difference in downlink power capacity between the nodes (110, 120) and the established uplink received power target value of the first node.
A surface texture measuring apparatus for measuring a surface texture of a subject of measurement based on swing amounts of a measurement arm, said apparatus comprising: a detector having the measurement arm supported so as to be able to swing with an axis of rotation as a supporting point, and a detection unit configured to detect the swing amounts of the measurement arm, wherein the detector has a pair of styli (26A,26B) projecting from a tip of the measurement arm in a swing direction of the measurement arm, and a posture switching mechanism configured to switch a posture of the measurement arm between a posture in which the measurement arm is urged in one swing direction to bring one of the styli (26A,26B) to a measurement position contacting the subject of measurement and a posture in which the measurement arm is urged in the other swing direction to bring the other of the styli (26A,26B) to a measurement position contacting the subject of measurement, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a speed control mechanism configured to control a switching speed of posture switching of the measurement arm to a preset speed when the posture of the measurement arm is switched by the posture switching mechanism. a detector having the measurement arm supported so as to be able to swing with an axis of rotation as a supporting point, and a detection unit configured to detect the swing amounts of the measurement arm, wherein the detector has a pair of styli (26A,26B) projecting from a tip of the measurement arm in a swing direction of the measurement arm, and a posture switching mechanism configured to switch a posture of the measurement arm between a posture in which the measurement arm is urged in one swing direction to bring one of the styli (26A,26B) to a measurement position contacting the subject of measurement and a posture in which the measurement arm is urged in the other swing direction to bring the other of the styli (26A,26B) to a measurement position contacting the subject of measurement, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a speed control mechanism configured to control a switching speed of posture switching of the measurement arm to a preset speed when the posture of the measurement arm is switched by the posture switching mechanism.
A pipetting device for removing sample fluid from a sample vessel that is sealed on the top side with a septum, comprising a pipetting needle as well as an auxiliary cannula for piercing the septum, designed to guide the pipetting needle axially through the auxiliary cannula, wherein the pipetting device comprises a guide arm on the lower end of which is arranged an end plate that is axially displaceable along the guide arm against a resilient resistance, and wherein the pipetting device comprises a centering device that can be inserted into the end plate of the guide arm, characterized in that at least three centering fingers with conical bevels are constructed on the radial outside of the centering device, distributed around the circumference thereof, forming a holding-down device for the sample vessel and being able to engage around the top of the sample vessel from the outside during operation, and that the centering device has circular-segment-shaped indentations between the centering fingers such that the centering fingers can project into free spaces between neighboring sample vessels while the indentations are arranged between the neighboring sample vessels.
A method of nozzle failure detection in an ink jet printer having a plurality of ejection units each of which comprises a nozzle and an associated liquid chamber with an electromechanical transducer for energizing a pressure wave in the liquid chamber so as to expel an ink droplet from the nozzle, the method comprising steps of nozzle failure detection to be performed, for each ejection unit, with a given minimum detection frequency, wherein each nozzle failure detection step comprises: - energizing the transducer with a waveform that does not lead to the ejection of a droplet but creates a pressure fluctuation that is sensitive to whether or not the ejection unit is in a malfunction state; and - measuring the pressure fluctuation in order to detect the malfunction state, the method being characterized by comprising: - defining a mask pattern that is independent of image contents to be printed, said mask pattern defining positions of blank pixels on a dark background such that the blank pixels are evenly distributed over an area of an image, wherein one blank pixel occurs in each pixel column printed with one of the nozzles; and - when an image is being printed, performing the nozzle failure detection steps for each ejection unit at timings at which the respective nozzles are in pixel positions that belong to the mask pattern. - energizing the transducer with a waveform that does not lead to the ejection of a droplet but creates a pressure fluctuation that is sensitive to whether or not the ejection unit is in a malfunction state; and - measuring the pressure fluctuation in order to detect the malfunction state, the method being characterized by comprising: - defining a mask pattern that is independent of image contents to be printed, said mask pattern defining positions of blank pixels on a dark background such that the blank pixels are evenly distributed over an area of an image, wherein one blank pixel occurs in each pixel column printed with one of the nozzles; and - when an image is being printed, performing the nozzle failure detection steps for each ejection unit at timings at which the respective nozzles are in pixel positions that belong to the mask pattern.
A method of coupling an insulator to a surrounding ferrule in an implantable medical device comprising: providing an insulator having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough; placing the insulator with conducting elements within a ferrule having a frame-like shape surrounding the insulator along an interface; heating the insulator with a first laser until raising the temperature of insulator to a first temperature level; and welding the ferrule to the insulator along the interface with a second laser once the insulator has reached the first temperature. providing an insulator having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough; placing the insulator with conducting elements within a ferrule having a frame-like shape surrounding the insulator along an interface; heating the insulator with a first laser until raising the temperature of insulator to a first temperature level; and welding the ferrule to the insulator along the interface with a second laser once the insulator has reached the first temperature.
A photoacoustic apparatus (1000, 2000, 7000) comprising: a correction processing unit configured to correct a signal strength of the electrical signal output by a receiving unit that receives acoustic waves generated from a contrast agent when an irradiation unit radiates light from a light source to an object containing the contrast agent, based on a temporal change in a concentration of the contrast agent contained in the object; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire characteristics information on the object, based on the electrical signal that has been corrected by the correction processing unit, wherein the correction processing unit further comprises a device configured to store the temporal change in the concentration of the contrast agent contained in the object at respective time points in advance, wherein a relative value of the contrast agent calculated based on the temporal change in the concentration of the contrast agent is stored in the device, and the signal strength of the electrical signal is corrected by using the relative value. a correction processing unit configured to correct a signal strength of the electrical signal output by a receiving unit that receives acoustic waves generated from a contrast agent when an irradiation unit radiates light from a light source to an object containing the contrast agent, based on a temporal change in a concentration of the contrast agent contained in the object; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire characteristics information on the object, based on the electrical signal that has been corrected by the correction processing unit, wherein the correction processing unit further comprises a device configured to store the temporal change in the concentration of the contrast agent contained in the object at respective time points in advance, wherein a relative value of the contrast agent calculated based on the temporal change in the concentration of the contrast agent is stored in the device, and the signal strength of the electrical signal is corrected by using the relative value.
A cable transportation system comprising: - at least a cable; - an upstream station and a downstream station; - a plurality of supporting intermediate structures for supporting the cable between the upstream station and the downstream station; - a plurality of transporting units coupled above to the cable in a configuration suspended in the void and free to swing; characterized in that it comprises: - an alarm device configured for detecting the contact between the transporting units and the supporting intermediate structures when a threshold tilting angle of the transporting units is exceeded and for emitting a relative alarm signal; wherein the alarm device comprises at least a string electrically fed and/or coupled stretched to an electrical terminal, the string being arranged along portions of the supporting intermediate structures in positions so that it impacts against the transporting units upon the exceeding of the threshold tilting angle of the transporting units. - at least a cable; - an upstream station and a downstream station; - a plurality of supporting intermediate structures for supporting the cable between the upstream station and the downstream station; - a plurality of transporting units coupled above to the cable in a configuration suspended in the void and free to swing; - an alarm device configured for detecting the contact between the transporting units and the supporting intermediate structures when a threshold tilting angle of the transporting units is exceeded and for emitting a relative alarm signal;
Light unit with an extended light emission surface, comprising a light source, and a flat light distribution body having a first principal surface and a second principal surface disposed on opposite sides of the flat light distribution body, wherein the light source is positioned outside of the flat light distribution body, with light emitted by the light source being coupled into the flat light distribution body and being propagated within the flat light distribution body via total internal reflection at the first and second principal surfaces (8, 10), wherein the first principal surface has a plurality of surface irregularities, wherein light arriving at a surface irregularity at an angle of incidence is reflected at an angle of reflection that is different from the angle of incidence with respect to the first principal surface, with the angle of reflection allowing for the light to be coupled out of the flat light distribution body, and wherein a total irregularity ratio of the first principal surface is defined as a combined area of the plurality of surface irregularities on the first principal surface divided by a total area of the first principal surface and wherein a regional irregularity ratio is defined as a combined area of a subset of the plurality of surface irregularities in a sub-region of the first principal surface divided by a total area of said sub-region of the first principal surface, wherein the first principal surface has at least one square sub-region whose area is 10% of the total area of the first principal surface and whose regional irregularity ratio is at least 50% higher than the total irregularity ratio; chracterized in that the first principal surface is the extended light emission surface and wherein the light unit comprises an extended reflector arranged outside of the flat light distribution body alongside the second principal surface, with light being coupled out of the flat light distribution body at the first principal surface after being reflected at the plurality of surface irregularities on the first principal surface, travelling through the flat light distribution body, leaving the flat light distribution body at the second principal surface, being reflected at the extended reflector, entering the flat light distribution body via the second principal surface, and travelling through the flat light distribution body, and in that the flat light distribution body has a substantially cuboid shape and the light source is arranged in a corner region of the flat light distribution body, with light from the light source being coupled into the flat light distribution body via a light entry surface, wherein the light entry surface has a concave shape, when seen from the light source, in a cross-sectional plane parallel to the first principal surface and wherein the light entry surface has a convex shape, when seen from the light source, in a cross-sectional plane orthogonal to the first principal surface.
A vacuum cleaner comprising: - a main body configured to rest and roll on a floor to be cleaned, the main body including a vacuum cleaner case and first and second main wheels (5, 6) mounted movable in rotation relative to the vacuum cleaner case, - a suction head mechanically connected to the vacuum cleaner case and through which outside air can be sucked in by the vacuum cleaner, - at least one exhaust port through which air cleaned by the vacuum cleaner can come out of the vacuum cleaner, - an aeraulic circuit extending between the suction head and the at least one exhaust port, - a suction motor accommodated in the vacuum cleaner case and arranged on the aeraulic circuit, the suction motor being configured to generate an airflow in the aeraulic circuit, - a waste separation and collection device which is arranged on the aeraulic circuit upstream of the suction motor and which is configured to be crossed by the airflow generated by the suction motor, - a gripping stick mechanically connected to the vacuum cleaner case, characterized in that the suction head is mounted movable relative to the vacuum cleaner case between a retracted position in which the suction head is brought closer to a front edge of the vacuum cleaner case, and a deployed position in which the suction head is brought away from the front edge of the vacuum cleaner case, the vacuum cleaner being configured such that a rearward tilting of the gripping stick and of the vacuum cleaner case, from a predetermined operating position of the vacuum cleaner and about the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels (5, 6), causes a displacement of the suction head towards the deployed position and such that a forward tilting of the gripping stick and of the vacuum cleaner case, in the direction of the predetermined operating position of the vacuum cleaner and about the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels (5, 6), causes a displacement of the suction head towards the retracted position. - a main body configured to rest and roll on a floor to be cleaned, the main body including a vacuum cleaner case and first and second main wheels (5, 6) mounted movable in rotation relative to the vacuum cleaner case, - a suction head mechanically connected to the vacuum cleaner case and through which outside air can be sucked in by the vacuum cleaner, - at least one exhaust port through which air cleaned by the vacuum cleaner can come out of the vacuum cleaner, - an aeraulic circuit extending between the suction head and the at least one exhaust port, - a suction motor accommodated in the vacuum cleaner case and arranged on the aeraulic circuit, the suction motor being configured to generate an airflow in the aeraulic circuit, - a waste separation and collection device which is arranged on the aeraulic circuit upstream of the suction motor and which is configured to be crossed by the airflow generated by the suction motor, - a gripping stick mechanically connected to the vacuum cleaner case,
A card protection device (160, 300, 600, 700), comprising: an antenna comprising a tuning circuit (310, 610, 710) responsive to magnetic field emissions in a frequency band associated with contactless smartcard communications; a detector circuit (230, 320, 630, 730) coupled to the antenna and configured to store energy associated with the magnetic field emissions; an alerting circuit (240, 330, 630, 750) configured to provide an audible and/or visual alert responsive to the magnetic field emissions using the stored energy of the detector circuit; and circuitry to attenuate the energy of the magnetic field emissions for a period of time determined according to smartcard operating characteristics characterized in that the alerting circuit is configured to vary the audible and/or visual alert according to a strength of the magnetic field emissions. an antenna comprising a tuning circuit (310, 610, 710) responsive to magnetic field emissions in a frequency band associated with contactless smartcard communications; a detector circuit (230, 320, 630, 730) coupled to the antenna and configured to store energy associated with the magnetic field emissions; an alerting circuit (240, 330, 630, 750) configured to provide an audible and/or visual alert responsive to the magnetic field emissions using the stored energy of the detector circuit; and circuitry to attenuate the energy of the magnetic field emissions for a period of time determined according to smartcard operating characteristics characterized in that the alerting circuit is configured to vary the audible and/or visual alert according to a strength of the magnetic field emissions.
A remote defect isolation device for railway vehicle doors, capable of directly closing and isolating defective doors to quickly terminate their service, by means of remote control device, whereby it comprises a remote isolation controller, an isolator, wherein the remote isolation controller is installed near the isolator, characterized in that the isolator comprises an isolator body, a hook, a carrier and a cam, wherein the carrier is capable of being arranged on the door, wherein the hook is arranged on the isolator body, with the position of the carrier matching the hook, wherein teeth are arranged on the outer rim of the cam and a gear is fixedly arranged in the lower part of the hook, wherein the teeth on the outer rim of the cam mesh with the gear.