mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A circuit for modifying a clock signal, the circuit comprising: a delay unit (405, 801) configured to receive the clock signal and delay the clock signal so as to output a plurality of delayed versions of the clock signal, each delayed version being delayed by a different amount of delay to the other delayed versions; characterised in that the circuit comprises: a delay estimator configured to determine an amount of delay for modifying the clock signal; and a multiplexer configured to: receive each of the delayed versions of the clock signal; select an intermediate delayed version of the clock signal from the plurality of delayed versions of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay, the intermediate delayed version having a delay that is smaller than the determined amount of delay; output the intermediate delayed version; and subsequently select a delayed version of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay; and output the selected version of the clock signal. a delay unit (405, 801) configured to receive the clock signal and delay the clock signal so as to output a plurality of delayed versions of the clock signal, each delayed version being delayed by a different amount of delay to the other delayed versions; characterised in that the circuit comprises: a delay estimator configured to determine an amount of delay for modifying the clock signal; and a multiplexer configured to: receive each of the delayed versions of the clock signal; select an intermediate delayed version of the clock signal from the plurality of delayed versions of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay, the intermediate delayed version having a delay that is smaller than the determined amount of delay; output the intermediate delayed version; and subsequently select a delayed version of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay; and output the selected version of the clock signal. a delay estimator configured to determine an amount of delay for modifying the clock signal; and a multiplexer configured to: receive each of the delayed versions of the clock signal; select an intermediate delayed version of the clock signal from the plurality of delayed versions of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay, the intermediate delayed version having a delay that is smaller than the determined amount of delay; output the intermediate delayed version; and subsequently select a delayed version of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay; and output the selected version of the clock signal. receive each of the delayed versions of the clock signal; select an intermediate delayed version of the clock signal from the plurality of delayed versions of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay, the intermediate delayed version having a delay that is smaller than the determined amount of delay; output the intermediate delayed version; and subsequently select a delayed version of the clock signal in dependence on the determined amount of delay; and output the selected version of the clock signal.
A flexible thermoelectric module comprising: a flexible substrate having a thickness between 20 and 200 micrometers with a first surface and an opposing second surface; a first patterned conductive layer on the first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the pattern of the first conductive layer forms a first array of connectors and each connector has two ends; a plurality of vias in the flexible substrate, wherein at least some of the vias are positioned corresponding to ends of the first array of connectors; at least some of the vias filled with a thermoelectric material; a second patterned conductive layer on the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the pattern of the second conductive layer forms a second array of connectors and each connector has two ends, and wherein at least some of the ends of the second array of connectors are positioned corresponding to at least some of the vias. a flexible substrate having a thickness between 20 and 200 micrometers with a first surface and an opposing second surface; a first patterned conductive layer on the first surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the pattern of the first conductive layer forms a first array of connectors and each connector has two ends; a plurality of vias in the flexible substrate, wherein at least some of the vias are positioned corresponding to ends of the first array of connectors; at least some of the vias filled with a thermoelectric material; a second patterned conductive layer on the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the pattern of the second conductive layer forms a second array of connectors and each connector has two ends, and wherein at least some of the ends of the second array of connectors are positioned corresponding to at least some of the vias.
Conveyance belt for a conveyor, the conveyance belt extending in a conveyance direction and comprising a plurality of teeth (22, 22a-22c) and a plurality of cavities (26a-26c) formed in at least some of the teeth (22, 22a-22c), wherein each of the cavities (26a-26c) is configured for form-fittingly accommodating a corresponding insert (24a-24f) for connecting the conveyance belt with a conveyance element of the conveyor characterized in that at least one of the cavities (26a-26c) is formed with an undercut for fixing a correspondingly formed insert within the cavity; and/or at least one of the cavities (26a-26c) comprises at least one recess configured for accommodating a matching protrusion (36d, 36f) of a corresponding insert (24d, 24f), which extends along the conveyance direction into the at least one recess, for fixing the insert (24d, 24f) within the cavity (26a-26c); and/or at least one of the cavities (26a-26c) comprises at least one protrusion configured for extending into a matching recess formed within a corresponding insert for fixing the insert within the cavity (26a-26c). the conveyance belt extending in a conveyance direction and comprising a plurality of teeth (22, 22a-22c) and a plurality of cavities (26a-26c) formed in at least some of the teeth (22, 22a-22c), wherein each of the cavities (26a-26c) is configured for form-fittingly accommodating a corresponding insert (24a-24f) for connecting the conveyance belt with a conveyance element of the conveyor characterized in that at least one of the cavities (26a-26c) is formed with an undercut for fixing a correspondingly formed insert within the cavity; and/or at least one of the cavities (26a-26c) comprises at least one recess configured for accommodating a matching protrusion (36d, 36f) of a corresponding insert (24d, 24f), which extends along the conveyance direction into the at least one recess, for fixing the insert (24d, 24f) within the cavity (26a-26c); and/or at least one of the cavities (26a-26c) comprises at least one protrusion configured for extending into a matching recess formed within a corresponding insert for fixing the insert within the cavity (26a-26c).
A surgical instrument, in particular an endoscopic instrument, having a shaft for insertion into a body orifice of a patient, the shaft comprising a distal and a proximal portion (304, 306), wherein an engagement unit is arranged at the distal portion, wherein the shaft comprises a standard scannable by means of a sensor device for determining a penetration depth and/or rotational position of the instrument, wherein the standard comprises a plurality of latitudes arranged about a central axis of the shaft and a plurality of longitudes arranged parallel to a central axis of the shaft, wherein a surface of said shaft comprises annularly magnetized portions and magnetized longitudinal strips, wherein the annularly magnetized portions form the latitudes, wherein the magnetized longitudinal strips form the longitudes, and wherein the standard is electromagnetically scannable.
A shock absorbing device (100, 200, 300) for connecting a first member and a second member, and applicable for shock between said first member and said second member, comprising: first cushioning members and second cushioning members, and a holding connecting mechanism for holding said first member through said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members, and being connected to said second member, wherein said first cushioning members, said second cushioning members and said first member are arranged in order of said first cushioning members, said first member and said second cushioning members, said holding connecting mechanism holds said first member by clamping said first cushioning members, said first member and said second cushioning members from outside of said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members while adding stress to said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members, and said first member and said second member are connected thereby, and wherein said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members are made of shape memory alloy. first cushioning members and second cushioning members, and a holding connecting mechanism for holding said first member through said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members, and being connected to said second member, wherein said first cushioning members, said second cushioning members and said first member are arranged in order of said first cushioning members, said first member and said second cushioning members, said holding connecting mechanism holds said first member by clamping said first cushioning members, said first member and said second cushioning members from outside of said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members while adding stress to said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members, and said first member and said second member are connected thereby, and wherein said first cushioning members and said second cushioning members are made of shape memory alloy.
An apparatus for determining density or number of living organisms in a flow, said apparatus comprising a channel for a flow of living organism, the channel comprising a flattened portion or lane made from transparent material; a light source for projecting light through a stream of living organisms, the light source being positioned below the flattened channel or lane; an optical device, the optical device being a camera, positioned above and directed towards the flattened channel or lane, the optical device being positioned behind at least two mirrors, which reflect the light from the flattened channel or lane toward the optical device, wherein the at least two mirrors include two parallel mirrors and the optical device is further centered in a housing and positioned between the two parallel mirrors in the housing; an outlet; and a computer, wherein the computer is configured to determine the density or amount of living organism based on the amount of light reflected detected by the optical device.
A wireless communication system for an aircraft, said wireless communication system comprising: a router network connected to a plurality of antennas (2a-c), wherein the router network is configured to transmit and receive wireless data communication to and from a stationary communication server outside said aircraft through at least one ground base station (6a-c) via said antennas, wherein said plurality of antennas comprises a plurality of omnidirectional antennas and a plurality of directional antennas, the directional antennas being arranged to target sectors (31a-d) of the ground surface below the aircraft, wherein the router network comprises a plurality of connectivity nodes being physically separated and distributed within the aircraft, wherein the distance between the two connectivity nodes being farthest from each other is at least 50% of the length of a fuselage of the aircraft, the connectivity nodes being connected to each other via a bus, and each connectivity node comprising a control unit, at least one modem, and preferably a plurality of modems, and a connection to at least one of the antennas (2a-c), and wherein each antenna (2a-c) is connected only to one of the connectivity nodes. a router network connected to a plurality of antennas (2a-c), wherein the router network is configured to transmit and receive wireless data communication to and from a stationary communication server outside said aircraft through at least one ground base station (6a-c) via said antennas, wherein said plurality of antennas comprises a plurality of omnidirectional antennas and a plurality of directional antennas, the directional antennas being arranged to target sectors (31a-d) of the ground surface below the aircraft, wherein the router network comprises a plurality of connectivity nodes being physically separated and distributed within the aircraft, wherein the distance between the two connectivity nodes being farthest from each other is at least 50% of the length of a fuselage of the aircraft, the connectivity nodes being connected to each other via a bus, and each connectivity node comprising a control unit, at least one modem, and preferably a plurality of modems, and a connection to at least one of the antennas (2a-c), and wherein each antenna (2a-c) is connected only to one of the connectivity nodes.
A printing apparatus comprising: a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet; a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet fed by the feeding roller; printing means for printing the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller; reversing means for reversing the sheet from a first surface to a second surface; and control means for, when performing a printing operation on the first surface and the second surface of a preceding sheet, starting to feed a succeeding sheet (1-B) before the printing operation on the second surface of the preceding sheet (1-A) is complete; characterized in that the control means is configured to start to feed the succeeding sheet when a trailing edge of the preceding sheet after being reversed by the reversing means reaches a predetermined position and to feed the succeeding sheet so that a distance between the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and a leading edge of the succeeding sheet is within a predetermined range, and the control means is configured to rotate the feeding roller which feeds the succeeding sheet at a rotation speed higher than that of the conveyance roller which conveys the preceding sheet so as to narrow the distance. a feeding roller configured to feed a sheet; a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet fed by the feeding roller; printing means for printing the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller; reversing means for reversing the sheet from a first surface to a second surface; and control means for, when performing a printing operation on the first surface and the second surface of a preceding sheet, starting to feed a succeeding sheet (1-B) before the printing operation on the second surface of the preceding sheet (1-A) is complete; characterized in that the control means is configured to start to feed the succeeding sheet when a trailing edge of the preceding sheet after being reversed by the reversing means reaches a predetermined position and to feed the succeeding sheet so that a distance between the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and a leading edge of the succeeding sheet is within a predetermined range, and the control means is configured to rotate the feeding roller which feeds the succeeding sheet at a rotation speed higher than that of the conveyance roller which conveys the preceding sheet so as to narrow the distance.
A system comprising: an eye tracking unit adapted to determine the gaze directions (L 1, L 2) of two eyes of a subject; a subject tracking unit adapted to determine a position comprising location and orientation of the head of the subject and/or the eye tracking unit in a reference coordinate system; a 3D scene structure representation unit that represents a plurality of objects of a real-world scene through their 3D position and/or structure through coordinates in the reference coordinate system to thereby provide a 3D structure representation of the scene; a calculating unit for: determining a gaze endpoint in the reference coordinate system based on the intersection of the gaze directions of the two eyes of the subject and the position; determining a plurality of respective distances (D 1, D 2) between the gaze endpoint and the plurality of objects; and determining which object of the plurality of objects the subject is gazing at based on the respective distances between the gaze endpoint and the plurality of objects. an eye tracking unit adapted to determine the gaze directions (L 1, L 2) of two eyes of a subject; a subject tracking unit adapted to determine a position comprising location and orientation of the head of the subject and/or the eye tracking unit in a reference coordinate system; a 3D scene structure representation unit that represents a plurality of objects of a real-world scene through their 3D position and/or structure through coordinates in the reference coordinate system to thereby provide a 3D structure representation of the scene; a calculating unit for: determining a gaze endpoint in the reference coordinate system based on the intersection of the gaze directions of the two eyes of the subject and the position; determining a plurality of respective distances (D 1, D 2) between the gaze endpoint and the plurality of objects; and determining which object of the plurality of objects the subject is gazing at based on the respective distances between the gaze endpoint and the plurality of objects. determining a gaze endpoint in the reference coordinate system based on the intersection of the gaze directions of the two eyes of the subject and the position; determining a plurality of respective distances (D 1, D 2) between the gaze endpoint and the plurality of objects; and determining which object of the plurality of objects the subject is gazing at based on the respective distances between the gaze endpoint and the plurality of objects.
Automatic machine for preparing beverages, in particular American coffee, comprising a unit to feed the coffee powder, a mobile infusion unit comprising an infusion cylinder which delimits an infusion chamber, and a hydraulic circuit configured to heat the water for the infusion and feed it to the infusion chamber, wherein said infusion unit comprises an expulsion piston slidable inside the infusion cylinder and delimiting at the lower part said infusion chamber, and a valve device provided with a valve body and a closing piston which can engage with the infusion cylinder in order to close said infusion chamber, wherein said infusion chamber is associated with a first feed pipe for the infusion water connected to said hydraulic circuit and with a second exit pipe, which extends from a side opposite said first feed pipe, and configured to take to the exit of said infusion chamber both a coffee beverage obtained by infusion of said coffee powder, and also the residual water obtained by means of a compression of said used coffee powder between said expulsion piston and said closing piston, characterized in that it comprises a deflection valve which can be selectively activated to put said exit pipe in communication with a delivery pipe configured to deliver the infused beverage into a receptacle of a user, or with a discharge pipe configured to discharge the residual water deriving from the drying of the dose of used coffee powder, and a collection tray fluidically connected to said discharge pipe.
Angular drain for flat roofs that have a projecting surround above the roof surface, the drain comprising a drain pipe passed through the surround and comprising a flat sealing element that has a cut-out, characterized in that the sealing element is irreversibly pressed together on both sides by drain bodies (1; 11), specifically - by a first drain body which comprises a first flange body having a central cut-out for water drainage and a first pipe nozzle connected to the flange body, - and by a second drain body which comprises a second flange body having a central cut-out and a second pipe nozzle connected to the flange body, the two flange bodies (2; 12) each comprising a flange section (8; 18) which is angled along a respective bending edge (6; 26) outside the cut-out (3; 13), a section of the sealing element being arranged between the angled flange sections (8; 18) in the pressed-together state, wherein the second pipe nozzle has an inside diameter which is not smaller than an outside diameter of the first pipe nozzle, so that the cutouts (3; 13) and the pipe nozzles (4; 14) and the cut-out of the sealing element are arranged coaxially to one another when the two drain bodies (1; 11) are joined together. the sealing element is irreversibly pressed together on both sides by drain bodies (1; 11), specifically - by a first drain body which comprises a first flange body having a central cut-out for water drainage and a first pipe nozzle connected to the flange body, - and by a second drain body which comprises a second flange body having a central cut-out and a second pipe nozzle connected to the flange body, - by a first drain body which comprises a first flange body having a central cut-out for water drainage and a first pipe nozzle connected to the flange body, - and by a second drain body which comprises a second flange body having a central cut-out and a second pipe nozzle connected to the flange body, the two flange bodies (2; 12) each comprising a flange section (8; 18) which is angled along a respective bending edge (6; 26) outside the cut-out (3; 13), a section of the sealing element being arranged between the angled flange sections (8; 18) in the pressed-together state, wherein the second pipe nozzle has an inside diameter which is not smaller than an outside diameter of the first pipe nozzle, so that the cutouts (3; 13) and the pipe nozzles (4; 14) and the cut-out of the sealing element are arranged coaxially to one another when the two drain bodies (1; 11) are joined together.