mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A process for the production of nano-fibrillar cellulose suspensions, characterized by the steps of: providing cellulose fibres in the form of a suspension having a solids content of from 0.2 to 35 wt-%; providing at least one filler and/or pigment having a weight median particle size of from 0.5 to 15 μm; combining the cellulose fibres and the at least one filler and/or pigment, wherein the weight ratio of fibres to filler and/or pigment on a dry weight basis is from 1:10 to 10:1; fibrillating the cellulose fibres in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until the fibres are at least partially broken down to primary fibrils and the Schopper Riegler degree is increased by at least 4 °SR. providing cellulose fibres in the form of a suspension having a solids content of from 0.2 to 35 wt-%; providing at least one filler and/or pigment having a weight median particle size of from 0.5 to 15 μm; combining the cellulose fibres and the at least one filler and/or pigment, wherein the weight ratio of fibres to filler and/or pigment on a dry weight basis is from 1:10 to 10:1; fibrillating the cellulose fibres in the presence of the at least one filler and/or pigment until the fibres are at least partially broken down to primary fibrils and the Schopper Riegler degree is increased by at least 4 °SR.
Fitness apparatus for the assisted execution of push-ups, comprising a support device with a movable support on which a user lies during use, and an assisting device which is designed to generate an assisting force moving the support into a basic position, characterised in that that the supporting device is or comprises a pulling device which is designed to generate a supporting force acting as a pulling force on the support and moving the support into the basic position, wherein the support is pivotably mounted on the supporting device at a first section and is coupled to the supporting device at a second section.
A shut-off element for use in a hydrant, wherein the shut-off element comprises a main valve body and a sealing seat which can be brought into mutually sealing contact, wherein the sealing seat comprises an inner circumference which at least in sections is provided with a recess, wherein the recess is formed in a section of the sealing seat which can be traversed by the main valve body for opening and closing the shut-off element, characterized in that the recess is inscribed into the sealing seat with a variable depth.
A method for preparing a butyl graft copolymer which comprises: reacting a halobutyl polymer with at least one nitrogen and/or phosphorous based nucleophile to provide a halobutyl ionomer; and, grafting a non-halogenated amine-reactive dienophile to said ionomer through a reactive mixing process to provide a functionalized ionomer wherein the dienophile is maleic anhydride. reacting a halobutyl polymer with at least one nitrogen and/or phosphorous based nucleophile to provide a halobutyl ionomer; and, grafting a non-halogenated amine-reactive dienophile to said ionomer through a reactive mixing process to provide a functionalized ionomer wherein the dienophile is maleic anhydride.
A water based dispersion of nanoparticles comprising: a water base; and at least one intercalation nanoparticle of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) or tungsten disulfide (WS 2) or a combination thereof in dispersion in said water base, wherein the at least one intercalation nanoparticle has geometry that is fullerene-like, tubular-like, or substantially spherical, or the at least one intercalation nanoparticle includes at least one of fullerene-like particles, tubular-like particles and combinations thereof, wherein the intercalation nanoparticle is surface treated with a dispersant that is at least partially or fully water soluble and includes a polar functional group, wherein the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated phosphate ester, an isopropanol amine, an alkylalkonolamine, an ethanolamine and combinations thereof. a water base; and at least one intercalation nanoparticle of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) or tungsten disulfide (WS 2) or a combination thereof in dispersion in said water base, wherein the at least one intercalation nanoparticle has geometry that is fullerene-like, tubular-like, or substantially spherical, or the at least one intercalation nanoparticle includes at least one of fullerene-like particles, tubular-like particles and combinations thereof, wherein the intercalation nanoparticle is surface treated with a dispersant that is at least partially or fully water soluble and includes a polar functional group, wherein the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated phosphate ester, an isopropanol amine, an alkylalkonolamine, an ethanolamine and combinations thereof.
A valve arranged to control flow of fluid along a passage defined by an inlet bore and an outlet bore opening into the inlet bore through an aperture, the valve including a slidable valve member aligned with the inlet bore, having a seal (51, 54, 57) and being movable from a first position where the seal is on a side of the aperture remote from the inlet bore to a second position on an opposite side of the aperture, the valve allowing fluid flow between the inlet and outlet bores (34 and 38) in the first position and preventing flow in the second position, characterised in that the valve includes a rotatable locking member operable to prevent movement of the valve member, that the locking member is mounted on a housing of the valve and is rotatable between a first position in which the locking member is out of alignment with a part of the valve member and the valve member is free for sliding movement to a second position where the locking member is in alignment with the part of the valve member so as to hinder movement of the valve member.
An electrical connector comprising: a plurality of signal contacts; and a plurality of ground contacts arranged in columns (401-406; 511-516); wherein the contacts (S, G) are arranged to include a first differential signal pair (S+, S-) along a first contact column (401; 511) and a second differential signal pair (S+, S-) along a second contact column (402; 512), characterized in that the ground contacts serve to block cross talk between differential signal pairs (S+, S-) in the same column and wherein the connector is devoid of shields (112,122) between the first differential signals pair (S+, S-) and the second differential signal pair (S+, S-) and wherein as a result of the arrangement of the plurality of signal contacts and the plurality of ground contacts insertion loss and cross talk are limited. a plurality of signal contacts; and a plurality of ground contacts arranged in columns (401-406; 511-516); wherein the contacts (S, G) are arranged to include a first differential signal pair (S+, S-) along a first contact column (401; 511) and a second differential signal pair (S+, S-) along a second contact column (402; 512), characterized in that the ground contacts serve to block cross talk between differential signal pairs (S+, S-) in the same column and wherein the connector is devoid of shields (112,122) between the first differential signals pair (S+, S-) and the second differential signal pair (S+, S-) and wherein as a result of the arrangement of the plurality of signal contacts and the plurality of ground contacts insertion loss and cross talk are limited.
A method performed by a risk management node, the method comprising: determining state parameters from a representation of an environment that includes at least one object, an autonomous device, and a set of safety zones for the autonomous device relative to the at least one object; determining a reward value for the autonomous device based on evaluating a risk of a hazard with the least one object based on the determined state parameters and current location and current speed of the autonomous device relative to a safety zone from the set of safety zones; determining a control parameter for controlling action of the autonomous device based on the determined reward value; and initiating sending the control parameter to the autonomous device to control action of the autonomous device, wherein the control parameter is dynamically adapted to reduce the risk of hazard with the at least one object based on reinforcement learning feedback from the reward value, characterized in that the representation of the environment comprises a scene graph structure of the at least one object and a relationship of the least one object with the autonomous device and the environment, respectively. determining state parameters from a representation of an environment that includes at least one object, an autonomous device, and a set of safety zones for the autonomous device relative to the at least one object; determining a reward value for the autonomous device based on evaluating a risk of a hazard with the least one object based on the determined state parameters and current location and current speed of the autonomous device relative to a safety zone from the set of safety zones; determining a control parameter for controlling action of the autonomous device based on the determined reward value; and initiating sending the control parameter to the autonomous device to control action of the autonomous device, wherein the control parameter is dynamically adapted to reduce the risk of hazard with the at least one object based on reinforcement learning feedback from the reward value, characterized in that the representation of the environment comprises a scene graph structure of the at least one object and a relationship of the least one object with the autonomous device and the environment, respectively.
A method implemented in a decoder, characterized in that, the method comprising: receiving, by a receiver of the decoder, a bitstream including a coded slice network abstraction layer, NAL, unit containing slice data of a slice divided into a plurality of tiles; determining, by a processor of the decoder, a number of the tiles in the coded slice NAL unit; deriving, by the processor, a number of entry point offsets for the tiles, wherein the number of entry point offsets is one less than the number of the tiles in the slice, wherein the number of entry point offsets is not explicitly signaled in the bitstream; obtaining, by the processor, the entry point offsets for the tiles based on the number of entry point offsets; and reconstructing, by the processor, the tiles based on the entry point offsets to generate a reconstructed image. receiving, by a receiver of the decoder, a bitstream including a coded slice network abstraction layer, NAL, unit containing slice data of a slice divided into a plurality of tiles; determining, by a processor of the decoder, a number of the tiles in the coded slice NAL unit; deriving, by the processor, a number of entry point offsets for the tiles, wherein the number of entry point offsets is one less than the number of the tiles in the slice, wherein the number of entry point offsets is not explicitly signaled in the bitstream; obtaining, by the processor, the entry point offsets for the tiles based on the number of entry point offsets; and reconstructing, by the processor, the tiles based on the entry point offsets to generate a reconstructed image.
A method for determining a distribution and orientation of platelet-shaped pigment particles over an extended region of an optical effect layer comprising said pigment particles, the method comprising the following steps: a) taking at least one image, under illumination of said extended region of the optical effect layer with collimated light incident from at least one first direction, of reflected light of said extended region of the optical effect layer from at least one second direction, by using a telecentric lens-and-camera assembly having the optical axis of the telecentric lens oriented along said second direction, and b) processing the at least one image of said extended region to extract quantitative particle distribution and orientation information. a) taking at least one image, under illumination of said extended region of the optical effect layer with collimated light incident from at least one first direction, of reflected light of said extended region of the optical effect layer from at least one second direction, by using a telecentric lens-and-camera assembly having the optical axis of the telecentric lens oriented along said second direction, and b) processing the at least one image of said extended region to extract quantitative particle distribution and orientation information.
A power converter comprising: first and second electrodes; a three-dimensional current collector disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled to the first electrode; a charge carrier separator disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the three-dimensional current collector; a hole conductor layer disposed on at least a portion of the charge carrier separator and electrically coupled to the second electrode; and nuclear radiation-emitting material disposed such that at least one nuclear radiation particle emitted by the nuclear radiation-emitting material is incident upon the charge carrier separator; and characterised in that the three-dimensional current collector comprises a porous Ti/TiO 2 material. first and second electrodes; a three-dimensional current collector disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled to the first electrode; a charge carrier separator disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the three-dimensional current collector; a hole conductor layer disposed on at least a portion of the charge carrier separator and electrically coupled to the second electrode; and nuclear radiation-emitting material disposed such that at least one nuclear radiation particle emitted by the nuclear radiation-emitting material is incident upon the charge carrier separator; and characterised in that the three-dimensional current collector comprises a porous Ti/TiO 2 material.
A method of projecting an image onto windows of an aircraft comprising a plurality of projectors positioned in a cabin area of an aircraft, with each of the plurality of projectors oriented to a corresponding window in the cabin area of the aircraft, each of the corresponding windows having a glass portion with an outer profile; the method comprising: projecting an image from each of the plurality of projectors over the glass portion of the corresponding window, the image having a dark center region, wherein a perimeter of each dark center region is aligned with the outer profile of the glass portion of the corresponding window, wherein the image projected from each of the plurality of projectors includes an outer region positioned around the dark center region, the outer region being brighter than the dark center region.
Fastener and mounting rail, the mounting rail comprising a slot, the fastener having a rear engagement part that has a thread which is narrower and longer than the width of the slot of the mounting rail, comprising a holder holding the rear engagement part, the holder comprising a shaft having a cylindrical lateral area and an elongate flange on an end face of the shaft, the length of the shaft being not longer than its diameter, and comprising two abutments arranged opposite one another which project laterally from the holder in the same directions as the rear engagement part and which are provided for engaging over the mounting rail on the outside at the sides of the slot when the holder holds the rear engagement part in a rear engagement position, in which the rear engagement part is located in the mounting rail and engages behind the mounting rail on the inside at the sides of the slot, the abutments on the holder being movable toward one another such that they move into the slot of the mounting rail when the holder is loaded into the mounting rail, in a preassembly position of the fastener, in which an attachment is not yet connected to the mounting rail via the fastener, the abutments of the holder engaging over a contact surface of the mounting rail on the outside at the sides of the slot when the fastener as provided is arranged on the mounting rail and the rear engagement part is in the rear engagement position engaging behind the mounting rail on the inside at the sides of the slot, the holder of the fastener holding the fastener, including its rear engagement part, on the mounting rail by the rear engagement part in the rear engagement position engaging over the mounting rail on the inside at the sides of the slot and the abutments engaging over the mounting rail on the outside at the sides of the slot, and the abutments projecting over the contact surface of the mounting rail and in particular resting on the contact surface of the mounting rail, the abutments projecting from outer faces, facing away from one another, of spring elements which extend outside a lateral area of the thread of the rear engagement part from the abutments toward the rear engagement part and integrally transition into the holder at ends remote from the abutments, characterized in that on a side of the rear engagement part facing away from the flange, the shaft has two resilient spring fingers which extend in the peripheral direction and which load the rear engagement part elastically resiliently toward the flange such that a spring force of the spring elements of the abutments and a spring force of the spring fingers of the shaft, which loads the rear engagement part toward the flange, clamp the fastener on the mounting rail.
A surgical stapling instrument comprising: a proximal body portion configured for operable engagement with a handle assembly; a tool assembly extending from the proximal body portion, the tool assembly including an anvil assembly, a jaw member pivotally secured relative to the anvil assembly, and a first connector assembly disposed within the jaw member, the first connector assembly including a first connector housing and first and second connector members (146, 148) extending from the first connector housing; and a cartridge assembly selective receivable within the jaw member of the tool assembly, the cartridge assembly including a second connector assembly configured for electrical connection with the first connector assembly when the cartridge assembly is received within the jaw member, the second connector assembly including a second connector housing and first and second contact members disposed within the second connector housing, characterised in that the first and second connector members of the first connector assembly are configured to be received within the second connector housing and engage the respective first and second contact members of the second connector housing when the cartridge assembly is received within the jaw member of the tool assembly. a proximal body portion configured for operable engagement with a handle assembly; a tool assembly extending from the proximal body portion, the tool assembly including an anvil assembly, a jaw member pivotally secured relative to the anvil assembly, and a first connector assembly disposed within the jaw member, the first connector assembly including a first connector housing and first and second connector members (146, 148) extending from the first connector housing; and a cartridge assembly selective receivable within the jaw member of the tool assembly, the cartridge assembly including a second connector assembly configured for electrical connection with the first connector assembly when the cartridge assembly is received within the jaw member, the second connector assembly including a second connector housing and first and second contact members disposed within the second connector housing, characterised in that the first and second connector members of the first connector assembly are configured to be received within the second connector housing and engage the respective first and second contact members of the second connector housing when the cartridge assembly is received within the jaw member of the tool assembly.
A content sharing method, characterized in that, the method comprises: when a screen capturing operation instruction is detected, capturing (101, 201) a current display page, and generating a screenshot corresponding to the current display page; generating (102, 202) a preview picture corresponding to the screenshot, and displaying (102, 202) the preview picture at a preset position of a display screen during a preset time; detecting (103, 203) whether a user switches to a preset page on which a preset application is displayed or not; detecting (104, 204) whether the user performs a dragging operation on the displayed preview picture or not when the preset page on which the preset application is displayed currently runs; if it is detected that the user performs the dragging operation on the preview picture, moving and displaying (105, 205) the preview picture according to the dragging operation; and if it is detected that the preview picture is moved to a target position of the preset page, detecting whether a sharing triggering instruction for the screenshot is received, and when the sharing triggering instruction is detected, performing (106, 206) a sharing operation on the screenshot. when a screen capturing operation instruction is detected, capturing (101, 201) a current display page, and generating a screenshot corresponding to the current display page; generating (102, 202) a preview picture corresponding to the screenshot, and displaying (102, 202) the preview picture at a preset position of a display screen during a preset time; detecting (103, 203) whether a user switches to a preset page on which a preset application is displayed or not; detecting (104, 204) whether the user performs a dragging operation on the displayed preview picture or not when the preset page on which the preset application is displayed currently runs; if it is detected that the user performs the dragging operation on the preview picture, moving and displaying (105, 205) the preview picture according to the dragging operation; and if it is detected that the preview picture is moved to a target position of the preset page, detecting whether a sharing triggering instruction for the screenshot is received, and when the sharing triggering instruction is detected, performing (106, 206) a sharing operation on the screenshot.
A device for analyzing the behaviour of a microcontroller, the device being configured to receive a microcontroller integrated circuit, wherein the device comprises: at least one instrument selected from the group comprising analyzers and generators; an interconnection module comprising configurable interconnections between, in use, said microcontroller integrated circuit and said instrument; and software arranged to control said interconnection module in order to determine said interconnections based on a function selected by a user and determined capabilities and connections of the microcontroller integrated circuit, characterised in that the device is itself configured to determine at least some capabilities and connections of the microcontroller integrated circuit. at least one instrument selected from the group comprising analyzers and generators; an interconnection module comprising configurable interconnections between, in use, said microcontroller integrated circuit and said instrument; and software arranged to control said interconnection module in order to determine said interconnections based on a function selected by a user and determined capabilities and connections of the microcontroller integrated circuit, characterised in that the device is itself configured to determine at least some capabilities and connections of the microcontroller integrated circuit.