mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An air floating belt conveyor apparatus comprising: a conveyor main body (Cm) including an endless conveyor belt and configured to convey conveyed materials, placed on a conveyance surface of the conveyor belt, in a predetermined direction; a carrier route belt supporting body supporting a carrier route portion of the conveyor belt from below and including a plurality of air outlets through which air for making the conveyor belt float flows out to between an upper surface of the carrier route belt supporting body and a non-conveyance surface of the conveyor belt; at least one air supply header including a header chamber communicating with the plurality of air outlets, the at least one air supply header being provided at a lower portion of the carrier route belt supporting body; a blower configured to supply the air to the air supply header; a duct forming a discharge passage, the discharge passage connecting an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being open at the header chamber, characterised by the outlet being open on the upper surface of the carrier route belt supporting body and located higher than the conveyance surface of the conveyor belt, dust accumulated in the header chamber being introduced by the discharge passage from the inlet to the outlet; and an opening/closing device configured to open and close the discharge passage. a conveyor main body (Cm) including an endless conveyor belt and configured to convey conveyed materials, placed on a conveyance surface of the conveyor belt, in a predetermined direction; a carrier route belt supporting body supporting a carrier route portion of the conveyor belt from below and including a plurality of air outlets through which air for making the conveyor belt float flows out to between an upper surface of the carrier route belt supporting body and a non-conveyance surface of the conveyor belt; at least one air supply header including a header chamber communicating with the plurality of air outlets, the at least one air supply header being provided at a lower portion of the carrier route belt supporting body; a blower configured to supply the air to the air supply header; a duct forming a discharge passage, the discharge passage connecting an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being open at the header chamber, characterised by the outlet being open on the upper surface of the carrier route belt supporting body and located higher than the conveyance surface of the conveyor belt, dust accumulated in the header chamber being introduced by the discharge passage from the inlet to the outlet; and an opening/closing device configured to open and close the discharge passage.
Method for providing information to a user of a means of transport, comprising the steps of: - determining a point of interest ('POI') and - issuing to the user, by means of a display device of the means of transport a notification positioned virtually on one level of the road surface that indicates that the POI is nearby. - determining a point of interest ('POI') and - issuing to the user, by means of a display device of the means of transport a notification positioned virtually on one level of the road surface that indicates that the POI is nearby.
A recovery device suitable for recovering a sharp tool such as a needle, the tool being designed able to be mounted on a toolholder such as a syringe for integument puncture, the sharp tool having a substantially cylindrical attachment end, the recovery device comprising a device for detaching the tool from the toolholder, the detaching device comprising a substantially conical tube, a first immobilizing end of which has, in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tube, a polygonal and preferably triangular section, characterized in that said section is deformable appropriately to jam the attachment end of the tool when said tool is inserted forcibly into the tube up to the first immobilizing end of the tube, and in that a diameter of a circle inscribed in the polygonal section is equal to or smaller than a diameter of the attachment end of the tool.
A method of updating firmware in a plurality of endpoints configured as an advanced metering infrastructure "AMI" network configured for automated meter reading "AMR", the method comprising: sending, by a data collector, an announcement of a firmware update to the plurality of endpoints, wherein sending the announcement of the update comprises: unicasting the announcement to each endpoint from among the plurality of endpoints; wherein the announcement tells each respective endpoint when to receive the firmware update; broadcasting, by the data collector, the firmware update to the plurality of endpoints according to the announcement; receiving, at the data collector, indications of missing blocks from at least one endpoint of the plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the broadcast firmware update; and sending, by the data collector, missing blocks to the at least one endpoint that did not successfully receive all blocks of the broadcast firmware update according to the indications, wherein sending the missing blocks to the at least one endpoint comprises selecting between a first transmission type and a second transmission type, based on how many of the plurality of endpoints are missing the missing blocks, wherein the first transmission type comprises unicasting, and the second transmission type comprises one of broadcasting and multicasting. sending, by a data collector, an announcement of a firmware update to the plurality of endpoints, wherein sending the announcement of the update comprises: unicasting the announcement to each endpoint from among the plurality of endpoints; wherein the announcement tells each respective endpoint when to receive the firmware update; unicasting the announcement to each endpoint from among the plurality of endpoints; wherein the announcement tells each respective endpoint when to receive the firmware update; broadcasting, by the data collector, the firmware update to the plurality of endpoints according to the announcement; receiving, at the data collector, indications of missing blocks from at least one endpoint of the plurality of endpoints that did not successfully receive all blocks of the broadcast firmware update; and sending, by the data collector, missing blocks to the at least one endpoint that did not successfully receive all blocks of the broadcast firmware update according to the indications, wherein sending the missing blocks to the at least one endpoint comprises selecting between a first transmission type and a second transmission type, based on how many of the plurality of endpoints are missing the missing blocks, wherein the first transmission type comprises unicasting, and the second transmission type comprises one of broadcasting and multicasting.
Device for discharging a first fluid and for returning a second fluid, comprising a main channel for discharging the first fluid and a return channel for returning the second fluid, wherein the main channel has a narrowing, characterized by a test channel which connects the main channel to the return channel, wherein the test channel issues into the main channel in the region of the narrowing, wherein the device further has a sensor which is designed to determine a pressure in the test channel.
Use of a saturator for rough exterior timber devoid of fire retardant in order to durably maintain the initial fire performance, the decorative appearance and the protection of said timber after impregnation with said saturator, said saturator comprising: - 79.7-95% based on the total weight of said saturator, one or more water-miscible solvents, - 3-10% based on the total weight of said saturator, a binder selected from the acrylic copolymers, vinyl copolymers, alkyd copolymers, vinyl-acrylic copolymers, alkyd-acrylic copolymers, polymers of core-shell structure with an organic or mineral core, or a mixture thereof, - 1-3% based on the total weight of said saturator, a water repellent selected from the silicon-based copolymers, siloxane-based copolymers or fluorinated copolymers, or a mixture thereof, - 0.5-2% based on the total weight of said saturator, at least one colorant. - 79.7-95% based on the total weight of said saturator, one or more water-miscible solvents, - 3-10% based on the total weight of said saturator, a binder selected from the acrylic copolymers, vinyl copolymers, alkyd copolymers, vinyl-acrylic copolymers, alkyd-acrylic copolymers, polymers of core-shell structure with an organic or mineral core, or a mixture thereof, - 1-3% based on the total weight of said saturator, a water repellent selected from the silicon-based copolymers, siloxane-based copolymers or fluorinated copolymers, or a mixture thereof, - 0.5-2% based on the total weight of said saturator, at least one colorant.
A method comprising: implementing, by a processor for transmitting data in a peer-to-peer system, a standardized communications protocol, SCP, on a first device, wherein the first device comprises a first chip; transmitting, by the processor, a one time cypher to a second device comprising a second chip; selecting, by the processor, a first transmission path from available transmission paths, wherein the selecting the first transmission path comprises determining a fastest transmission path from the available transmission paths between the first device and the second device; dividing, by the processor, a message into a plurality of packets; transmitting, using the first chip, a first packet in the plurality of packets to the second chip on the second device over the first transmission path; and transmitting, using the first chip, a second packet in the plurality of packets to the second chip on the second device over the first transmission path, wherein the second device uses the one time cypher to decrypt at least one of the first packet or the second packet, wherein the second device assembles the first packet and the second packet into the message. implementing, by a processor for transmitting data in a peer-to-peer system, a standardized communications protocol, SCP, on a first device, wherein the first device comprises a first chip; transmitting, by the processor, a one time cypher to a second device comprising a second chip; selecting, by the processor, a first transmission path from available transmission paths, wherein the selecting the first transmission path comprises determining a fastest transmission path from the available transmission paths between the first device and the second device; dividing, by the processor, a message into a plurality of packets; transmitting, using the first chip, a first packet in the plurality of packets to the second chip on the second device over the first transmission path; and transmitting, using the first chip, a second packet in the plurality of packets to the second chip on the second device over the first transmission path, wherein the second device uses the one time cypher to decrypt at least one of the first packet or the second packet, wherein the second device assembles the first packet and the second packet into the message.
A thermoplastic resin composition which comprises at least a rubber-reinforced resin having a rubbery part and a resin part, the rubbery part comprising a rubbery part (a1-1) derived from a block copolymer composed of a block having a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and a block having a structural unit derived from isoprene or isoprene and butadiene and having a main dispersion peak of tan δ at 0°C or more, or a hydrogenated product thereof, and further comprising a rubbery part (a1-2) derived from an ethylene-α-olefin rubbery polymer, the resin part comprising a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and the thermoplastic resin composition having a maximum value of sound pressure of 3.0 Pa/N or less as measured in a frequency range of 20 to 20,000 Hz under the following measurement conditions that the measurement is performed based on a frequency spectrum of sound pressure obtained by striking a center of one surface of a test piece with a force of 20 ± 5 N using a stainless steel hammer, and collecting a sound generated at this moment by use of a sound pressure microphone placed at a distance of 12 cm from the above surface in a perpendicular direction, the test piece being an integrally molded article having a rectangular main body having a length of 120 mm, a width of 60 mm, and a thickness of 3 mm and provided at an upper end thereof with a trapezoidal protrusion having an upper base of 20 mm, a lower base of 40 mm, a height of 8 mm, and a thickness of 1.5 mm, and being suspended by two strings taped to the protrusion. the rubbery part comprising a rubbery part (a1-1) derived from a block copolymer composed of a block having a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and a block having a structural unit derived from isoprene or isoprene and butadiene and having a main dispersion peak of tan δ at 0°C or more, or a hydrogenated product thereof, and further comprising a rubbery part (a1-2) derived from an ethylene-α-olefin rubbery polymer, the resin part comprising a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and the thermoplastic resin composition having a maximum value of sound pressure of 3.0 Pa/N or less as measured in a frequency range of 20 to 20,000 Hz under the following measurement conditions that the measurement is performed based on a frequency spectrum of sound pressure obtained by striking a center of one surface of a test piece with a force of 20 ± 5 N using a stainless steel hammer, and collecting a sound generated at this moment by use of a sound pressure microphone placed at a distance of 12 cm from the above surface in a perpendicular direction, the test piece being an integrally molded article having a rectangular main body having a length of 120 mm, a width of 60 mm, and a thickness of 3 mm and provided at an upper end thereof with a trapezoidal protrusion having an upper base of 20 mm, a lower base of 40 mm, a height of 8 mm, and a thickness of 1.5 mm, and being suspended by two strings taped to the protrusion.
A method for producing a tensioning structure (3, 103, 203, 303, 403) of an inflatable product, the method comprising: arranging at least one of a welder and an adhesive device downstream of a strand guide; supplying a plurality of strands to the welder (40, 140) or the adhesive device via the strand guide, such that the supplied strands are substantially uniformly spaced apart and arranged substantially parallel to one another; positioning weld strips on a first die of the welder (40, 140) or adhesive device, the weld strips having a longitudinal extent corresponding to an overall width of the plurality of strands; advancing a second die of the welder (40, 140) or adhesive device into an operable position in which the first and second dies (B1, B2) are disposed at opposing sides of the weld strips, and activating the welder (40, 140) or adhesive device to fixedly connect the weld strips to the plurality of strands, such that the weld strips are affixed to the plurality of strands in a spaced apart and substantially,parallel arrangement, and such that the weld strips are substantially perpendicular to the plurality of strands. arranging at least one of a welder and an adhesive device downstream of a strand guide; supplying a plurality of strands to the welder (40, 140) or the adhesive device via the strand guide, such that the supplied strands are substantially uniformly spaced apart and arranged substantially parallel to one another; positioning weld strips on a first die of the welder (40, 140) or adhesive device, the weld strips having a longitudinal extent corresponding to an overall width of the plurality of strands; advancing a second die of the welder (40, 140) or adhesive device into an operable position in which the first and second dies (B1, B2) are disposed at opposing sides of the weld strips, and activating the welder (40, 140) or adhesive device to fixedly connect the weld strips to the plurality of strands, such that the weld strips are affixed to the plurality of strands in a spaced apart and substantially,parallel arrangement, and such that the weld strips are substantially perpendicular to the plurality of strands.
Method for operating a washing machine with an outer tub, a drum, arranged therein, for receiving items of laundry, a drive motor, at least one water supply apparatus (5, 6), a repumping system (9, 10, 12, 14) with a drain pump and a repumping line, and a control facility, in which at least one operating program is stored, wherein the operating program comprises a pre-treatment phase and a subsequent washing phase, wherein in the pre-treatment phase a first predetermined volume V start of an aqueous liquid, in particular fresh water, is introduced into the outer tub, - some of the aqueous liquid is absorbed by the items of laundry and the part of the aqueous liquid not absorbed by the items of laundry is pumped out of the outer tub as free liquor by means of the repumping system (9, 10, 12, 14) and is then returned thereto, - at least during the pre-treatment phase the drum is driven by means of the drive motor in at least one first drive step, - before the washing phase a second volume of the aqueous liquid, which is smaller than the volume of the free liquor, is pumped down out of the outer tub, characterised in that the second volume is a predetermined volume V rem and that in the washing phase a third volume V add of aqueous liquid is fed to the outer tub, and that a load size of items of laundry is predetermined for a respective operating program as a nominal load size or is determined by means of a measuring facility, wherein the first volume V start is ascertained from the product of a load size in kg and a first load-specific volume V' start and the second volume V rem is ascertained from the product of a load size in kg and a second load-specific volume V' rem. - some of the aqueous liquid is absorbed by the items of laundry and the part of the aqueous liquid not absorbed by the items of laundry is pumped out of the outer tub as free liquor by means of the repumping system (9, 10, 12, 14) and is then returned thereto, - at least during the pre-treatment phase the drum is driven by means of the drive motor in at least one first drive step, - before the washing phase a second volume of the aqueous liquid, which is smaller than the volume of the free liquor, is pumped down out of the outer tub,
A method for detecting a susceptibility of a microorganism to an anti-infective, the method comprising: introducing a fluid sample comprising the microorganism to a first surface and a second surface; exposing the first surface comprising the microorganism to a first solution; exposing the second surface comprising the microorganism to a second solution, wherein the second solution comprises an anti-infective; separating the first solution from the first surface after exposing the first surface to the first solution; separating the second solution from the second surface after exposing the second surface to the second solution; monitoring a first electrical characteristic of a first sensor upon introducing the first solution to the first sensor; monitoring a second electrical characteristic of a second sensor after introducing the second solution to the second sensor; and comparing the first electrical characteristic and the second electrical characteristic to assess the susceptibility of the microorganism to the anti-infective. introducing a fluid sample comprising the microorganism to a first surface and a second surface; exposing the first surface comprising the microorganism to a first solution; exposing the second surface comprising the microorganism to a second solution, wherein the second solution comprises an anti-infective; separating the first solution from the first surface after exposing the first surface to the first solution; separating the second solution from the second surface after exposing the second surface to the second solution; monitoring a first electrical characteristic of a first sensor upon introducing the first solution to the first sensor; monitoring a second electrical characteristic of a second sensor after introducing the second solution to the second sensor; and comparing the first electrical characteristic and the second electrical characteristic to assess the susceptibility of the microorganism to the anti-infective.
A method comprising: saccharifying a lignocellulosic feedstock in a vessel by mixing the lignocellulosic feedstock with a fluid medium and a saccharifying agent using a jet mixer, wherein the jet mixer comprises a jet- flow agitator, and wherein saccharifying the feedstock comprises agitating the feedstock with the jet- flow agitator, and wherein the vessel has an arcuate bottom surface, and wherein a longitudinal axis of a shaft of the jet flow agitator is offset laterally from a longitudinal axis of the vessel. saccharifying a lignocellulosic feedstock in a vessel by mixing the lignocellulosic feedstock with a fluid medium and a saccharifying agent using a jet mixer, wherein the jet mixer comprises a jet- flow agitator, and wherein saccharifying the feedstock comprises agitating the feedstock with the jet- flow agitator, and wherein the vessel has an arcuate bottom surface, and wherein a longitudinal axis of a shaft of the jet flow agitator is offset laterally from a longitudinal axis of the vessel.
A wireless communication method, comprising: receiving, by a wireless terminal, a message carrying a multi-channel occupancy information for multiple channels over a wireless communication medium, wherein the multi-channel occupancy information includes an occupancy state information for each channel of the multiple channels, wherein the occupancy state information having a first value indicating that a corresponding channel is occupied, wherein the occupancy state information that omits a color code field and a duration field indicates that the corresponding channel is idle, and wherein the multi-channel occupancy information further includes, for a given channel that is occupied, an identifier of a corresponding base station that controls operation of the given channel, and a duration of occupancy of the given channel; and performing, by the wireless terminal, an access to the wireless communication medium by avoiding collisions using the multi-channel occupancy information. receiving, by a wireless terminal, a message carrying a multi-channel occupancy information for multiple channels over a wireless communication medium, wherein the multi-channel occupancy information includes an occupancy state information for each channel of the multiple channels, wherein the occupancy state information having a first value indicating that a corresponding channel is occupied, wherein the occupancy state information that omits a color code field and a duration field indicates that the corresponding channel is idle, and wherein the multi-channel occupancy information further includes, for a given channel that is occupied, an identifier of a corresponding base station that controls operation of the given channel, and a duration of occupancy of the given channel; and wherein the multi-channel occupancy information includes an occupancy state information for each channel of the multiple channels, wherein the occupancy state information having a first value indicating that a corresponding channel is occupied, wherein the occupancy state information that omits a color code field and a duration field indicates that the corresponding channel is idle, and wherein the multi-channel occupancy information further includes, for a given channel that is occupied, an identifier of a corresponding base station that controls operation of the given channel, and a duration of occupancy of the given channel; and performing, by the wireless terminal, an access to the wireless communication medium by avoiding collisions using the multi-channel occupancy information.