mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for operating a rotational-speed-regulated fluid pump, comprising: - providing an electrical control current for the fluid pump, - providing a maximum value for the control current, which value corresponds to a maximum permissible pressure at the outlet side of the fluid pump, - providing a threshold value for the control current, which value corresponds to a further maximum permissible pressure at the outlet side of the fluid pump and is predefined in dependence on at least one boundary condition, wherein the threshold value is less than the maximum value, - controlling the fluid pump with not more than the threshold value of the control current, if it has been determined that the boundary condition holds, in order to limit the pressure at the outlet side of the fluid pump to a value provided for the boundary condition, characterized in that - the fluid pump is controlled with not more than the maximum value after the fluid pump has been controlled with not more than the threshold value of the control current, if a set value for the control current changes by a predefined value. - providing an electrical control current for the fluid pump, - providing a maximum value for the control current, which value corresponds to a maximum permissible pressure at the outlet side of the fluid pump, - providing a threshold value for the control current, which value corresponds to a further maximum permissible pressure at the outlet side of the fluid pump and is predefined in dependence on at least one boundary condition, wherein the threshold value is less than the maximum value, - controlling the fluid pump with not more than the threshold value of the control current, if it has been determined that the boundary condition holds, in order to limit the pressure at the outlet side of the fluid pump to a value provided for the boundary condition, characterized in that - the fluid pump is controlled with not more than the maximum value after the fluid pump has been controlled with not more than the threshold value of the control current, if a set value for the control current changes by a predefined value.
An article of footwear comprising: a bladder and a reservoir, wherein the pressure of the bladder is adjustable and wherein the pressure of the reservoir is substantially constant, and wherein the reservoir comprises a barrier layer defining an interior cavity; an electronically controlled valve including a first fluid port in fluid communication with the bladder and a second fluid port in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pressure sensor associated with the bladder; an electronic control unit for controlling the electronically controlled valve, wherein the electronic control unit receives information from the pressure sensor; and wherein the electronic control unit is configured to operate the electronically controlled valve in an iterative manner to achieve a target pressure (634, 734) for the bladder. a bladder and a reservoir, wherein the pressure of the bladder is adjustable and wherein the pressure of the reservoir is substantially constant, and wherein the reservoir comprises a barrier layer defining an interior cavity; an electronically controlled valve including a first fluid port in fluid communication with the bladder and a second fluid port in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pressure sensor associated with the bladder; an electronic control unit for controlling the electronically controlled valve, wherein the electronic control unit receives information from the pressure sensor; and wherein the electronic control unit is configured to operate the electronically controlled valve in an iterative manner to achieve a target pressure (634, 734) for the bladder.
An injector needle, comprising: a first end endowed with a fastening means; a second end endowed with a tip; a central portion interconnecting the first and second ends (2, 4); wherein the first end comprises an inlet orifice and the second end comprises an outlet orifice; the injector needle further comprising a first inner channel extending in parallel to a longitudinal axis of the injector needle, the first inner channel extending from the inlet orifice and fluidly connecting to a second inner channel; the second inner channel having a β angle slant in relation to the longitudinal axis of the injector needle, the second inner channel extending to the outlet orifice; wherein the second end comprises a face slanted at an α angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the injector needle; wherein the outlet orifice is disposed on the slanted face, and wherein the diameter of the first inner channel is greater than the diameter of the second inner channel, the difference between the diameter of the first inner channel and the diameter of the second inner channel enables an increase in the water pressure between the first inner channel and the second inner channel; the injector needle being characterized in that the central portion is endowed with a recess. a first end endowed with a fastening means; a second end endowed with a tip; a central portion interconnecting the first and second ends (2, 4); wherein the first end comprises an inlet orifice and the second end comprises an outlet orifice; the injector needle further comprising a first inner channel extending in parallel to a longitudinal axis of the injector needle, the first inner channel extending from the inlet orifice and fluidly connecting to a second inner channel; the second inner channel having a β angle slant in relation to the longitudinal axis of the injector needle, the second inner channel extending to the outlet orifice; wherein the second end comprises a face slanted at an α angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the injector needle; wherein the outlet orifice is disposed on the slanted face, and wherein the diameter of the first inner channel is greater than the diameter of the second inner channel, the difference between the diameter of the first inner channel and the diameter of the second inner channel enables an increase in the water pressure between the first inner channel and the second inner channel; the injector needle being characterized in that the central portion is endowed with a recess.
Method of manufacturing an inlaid ceramic element for a timepiece or for a piece of jewellery comprising the following steps: a) forming a ceramic body; b) etching at least one recess in one face of the ceramic body, each at least one recess forming the pattern cavity for a decoration; c) changing the surface state of the bottom of said at least one recess in order to increase the contact surface thereof; d) filling said at least one recess with a composite ceramic so as to form said decoration; e) flattening said composite ceramic so that said composite ceramic remains only in the hollow of said at least one recess; characterized in that step d) includes the following phases: i)filling said at least one recess with an organic matrix comprising ceramic particles; ii) crosslinking and densifying said matrix under a controlled atmosphere so as to form the composite ceramic. a) forming a ceramic body; b) etching at least one recess in one face of the ceramic body, each at least one recess forming the pattern cavity for a decoration; c) changing the surface state of the bottom of said at least one recess in order to increase the contact surface thereof; d) filling said at least one recess with a composite ceramic so as to form said decoration; e) flattening said composite ceramic so that said composite ceramic remains only in the hollow of said at least one recess; i)filling said at least one recess with an organic matrix comprising ceramic particles; ii) crosslinking and densifying said matrix under a controlled atmosphere so as to form the composite ceramic.
A method of encoding an input video to create an encoded video in a scalable video format, wherein the input video includes full-resolution frames, wherein the scalable video format includes an encoded base layer video at a spatially downsampled base layer resolution and an encoded enhancement layer video at a higher resolution, the method comprising: obtaining (302, 402) full-resolution residual values for the full-resolution frames; spatially downsampling (304, 404) the full-resolution residual values to the base layer resolution to generate downsampled residuals; spatially downsampling (304, 404) the input video to create a base layer video at the base layer resolution; encoding (306, 406) the base layer video, using a motion estimation process that employs a motion estimation rate-distortion optimization expression that includes the downsampled residuals, to produce the encoded base layer video; encoding (308, 408) an enhancement layer video at the higher resolution, using a scalable video coding process, to produce the encoded enhancement layer video; and combining (310, 410) the encoded base layer video and encoded enhancement layer video to produce a bitstream of encoded video. obtaining (302, 402) full-resolution residual values for the full-resolution frames; spatially downsampling (304, 404) the full-resolution residual values to the base layer resolution to generate downsampled residuals; spatially downsampling (304, 404) the input video to create a base layer video at the base layer resolution; encoding (306, 406) the base layer video, using a motion estimation process that employs a motion estimation rate-distortion optimization expression that includes the downsampled residuals, to produce the encoded base layer video; encoding (308, 408) an enhancement layer video at the higher resolution, using a scalable video coding process, to produce the encoded enhancement layer video; and combining (310, 410) the encoded base layer video and encoded enhancement layer video to produce a bitstream of encoded video.
Protective circuit (204; 304; 403; 411) for overvoltage and/or overcurrent protection of a device terminal (202; PA_SPK-, PA_SPK+) of an electronic device (200; 300; 400; 410), for a motor vehicle, said device terminal being configured for external circuitry, i.e. for connection to a load, comprising a comparison stage for comparing a measurement voltage, which is formed from a voltage present at the external circuitry, namely the load, with a comparison voltage, i.e. with a supply voltage of the electronic device (200; 300; 400; 410), and also at least one switch element (UPR1, UPR2), which is arranged in a manner connected in series between the device terminal (202; PA_SPK-, PA_SPK+) and the external circuitry and is controllable by the comparison stage, for disconnecting the external circuitry from the device terminal (202; PA_SPK-, PA_SPK+), and also at least one element which limits a voltage rise at the device terminal (202; PA_SPK-, PA_SPK+), embodied with at least one inductive circuit element (LPR; LFI; L1, L2) and/or at least one capacitive circuit element and/or at least one resistive circuit element, for limiting a change in the comparison voltage over time in relation to a change in the voltage present at the external circuitry over time, and characterized by at least one voltage shaping element, embodied with at least one diode (DPR1, DPR2), for forming the measurement voltage from the voltage present at the external circuitry and for feeding the measurement voltage to the comparison stage.
A method to quantitate the amount of plasma-derived protein (pdP) and recombinant protein (rP) in a sample, wherein the plasma-derived protein and recombinant protein are the same protein with different glycosylation patterns, said different glycosylation patterns giving rise to different degrees of lectin binding for the plasma-derived protein compared to the recombinant protein, wherein total protein (tP) in said sample is pre-determined and equal to the amount of plasma-derived protein and recombinant protein (pdP+rP), said method comprising the steps of: (a) calculating a difference between lectin binding for said sample and expected lectin binding for a hypothetical sample of equal volume having an amount of protein equal to tP, wherein expected lectin binding is determined from a standard curve of lectin binding versus increasing amounts of recombinant protein, and (b) plotting the difference from (a) on a calibration curve to determine the amount of recombinant protein (rP) in said sample, wherein the calibration curve is a plot of the difference between expected lectin binding, calculated as in (a), and observed lectin binding for mixtures containing known amounts of pdP and rP, as a function of increasing amounts of recombinant protein (rP) in said mixtures, said mixtures each having a constant amount of pdP. (a) calculating a difference between lectin binding for said sample and expected lectin binding for a hypothetical sample of equal volume having an amount of protein equal to tP, wherein expected lectin binding is determined from a standard curve of lectin binding versus increasing amounts of recombinant protein, and (b) plotting the difference from (a) on a calibration curve to determine the amount of recombinant protein (rP) in said sample, wherein the calibration curve is a plot of the difference between expected lectin binding, calculated as in (a), and observed lectin binding for mixtures containing known amounts of pdP and rP, as a function of increasing amounts of recombinant protein (rP) in said mixtures, said mixtures each having a constant amount of pdP.
A gearbox mounting link configured to link a gas turbine engine structure and a gearbox mounting location, the mounting link comprising: an engine attachment piece configured to be rotatably secured to a gas turbine engine structure, the engine attachment piece comprising an engine attachment portion and a first link connection portion; a gearbox attachment piece configured to be rotatably secured to a gearbox, the gearbox attachment piece comprising a gearbox attachment portion and a second link connection portion; a breakable primary retention element rigidly constraining the gearbox attachment piece with respect to the engine attachment piece in a single degree of freedom, and configured to shear at a breakpoint load; and a durable secondary retention element loosely constraining the gearbox attachment piece with respect to the engine attachment piece in the single degree of freedom, and configured to withstand the breakpoint load; characterized in that one of the first and second link connection portions comprises paired plates separated by a gap and connected by endwalls bracketing the gap, and the other of the first and second link connection portions comprises a single plate situated within the gap, between the paired plates, in a friction fit with the endwalls. an engine attachment piece configured to be rotatably secured to a gas turbine engine structure, the engine attachment piece comprising an engine attachment portion and a first link connection portion; a gearbox attachment piece configured to be rotatably secured to a gearbox, the gearbox attachment piece comprising a gearbox attachment portion and a second link connection portion; a breakable primary retention element rigidly constraining the gearbox attachment piece with respect to the engine attachment piece in a single degree of freedom, and configured to shear at a breakpoint load; and a durable secondary retention element loosely constraining the gearbox attachment piece with respect to the engine attachment piece in the single degree of freedom, and configured to withstand the breakpoint load; characterized in that one of the first and second link connection portions comprises paired plates separated by a gap and connected by endwalls bracketing the gap, and the other of the first and second link connection portions comprises a single plate situated within the gap, between the paired plates, in a friction fit with the endwalls.
Pedal value sensor arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a pedal movable between a rest position and an end position, - a spring which applies a return force on the pedal in the direction of the rest position, and - wherein, in an intermediate position between the rest position and the end position, the spring can apply a greater return force to the pedal in the direction of the rest position than before and/or after the intermediate position, - wherein the spring has a first segment and a second segment, characterized in that the greater return force of the spring occurs by virtue of a contact of the first segment of the spring with the second segment of the spring, wherein the spring is formed substantially as an interrupted ring with two ends and the first and second segments (10, 11) of the spring are formed in the region of the two ends. - a pedal movable between a rest position and an end position, - a spring which applies a return force on the pedal in the direction of the rest position, and - wherein, in an intermediate position between the rest position and the end position, the spring can apply a greater return force to the pedal in the direction of the rest position than before and/or after the intermediate position, - wherein the spring has a first segment and a second segment, characterized in that the greater return force of the spring occurs by virtue of a contact of the first segment of the spring with the second segment of the spring, wherein the spring is formed substantially as an interrupted ring with two ends and the first and second segments (10, 11) of the spring are formed in the region of the two ends.
A silencer for a gun, in particular a portable firearm, comprising - a silencer housing having a rear end wall facing towards the gun barrel of the gun and a front end wall opposing the rear end wall, and - a fastening rail for fastening the silencer onto a gun, wherein the fastening rail is arranged on the rear end wall of the silencer housing and wherein the silencer housing and the fastening rail are integrally formed as a single piece. - a silencer housing having a rear end wall facing towards the gun barrel of the gun and a front end wall opposing the rear end wall, and - a fastening rail for fastening the silencer onto a gun,
A device for measurement of biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of skin of a soft biological tissue with elastic properties, the device comprising a housing comprising electronic, digital and mechanical elements with at least one sensor, wherein the device comprises a testing end with a contact surface which can be adhered to the surface of the skin of the soft biological tissue, the testing end being located at the end of an actuator shaft; a non-contact electromagnetic force actuator configured to provide an axial force to the actuator shaft and thereby subject the testing end to a mechanical force in a longitudinal direction parallel to the surface of the skin; an accelerometer mounted on the actuator shaft and arranged to record the acceleration of the testing end and provide signals to a signal analysis unit; the testing end being shaped such that the contact surface extends in a plane that is parallel to said longitudinal direction; wherein the actuator is arranged to subject the testing end to a force such that the skin is subjected to a longitudinal pre-set tension, and then to apply a longitudinal mechanical impulse of duration less than 25ms, while continuing to apply the pre-set tension force; and wherein after the application of the longitudinal mechanical impulse the resulting damped natural oscillation for up to 400ms is recorded with data from the accelerometer; and means to calculate properties of the skin from the data from the accelerometer during the damped natural oscillation.
Method for managing, in a receiving entity, data packets (I(i); Seg(i)) received from a transport layer connection set up with a sending entity, the connection comprising at least one stream in connected mode, termed a first stream, and at least one stream in connectionless mode (Sf2, Sf3), termed a second stream, the management method being characterized in that it comprises a step of the receiving entity sending (E20; F20) a message (Ret I(i); Ret(i)), termed a return message, relating to at least one data packet of one of the first and second streams, the return message being sent to the sending entity on the second stream if the return message relates to at least one data packet (I(i)) of the first stream, and on the first stream if the return message relates to at least one data packet (Seg(i)) of the second stream.
A tool for handling a component, comprising: a first clamp seat for receiving a first surface of the component a second clamp seat (14, 16) for receiving a second surface of the component, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, an actuator for moving the first clamp seat with respect to the second clamp seat (14, 16) to clamp the component between the first clamp seat and the second clamp seat with a predetermined clamping force, an electric motor for driving the actuator, the tool being characterized by further comprising: a control configured to determine currents in the electric motor and to control the electric motor to provide the predetermined clamping force based on the determined currents. a first clamp seat for receiving a first surface of the component a second clamp seat (14, 16) for receiving a second surface of the component, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, an actuator for moving the first clamp seat with respect to the second clamp seat (14, 16) to clamp the component between the first clamp seat and the second clamp seat with a predetermined clamping force, an electric motor for driving the actuator, the tool being characterized by further comprising: a control configured to determine currents in the electric motor and to control the electric motor to provide the predetermined clamping force based on the determined currents.
A method of characterizing a specimen contained within a specimen container, characterized in that it comprises: providing classified 2D data sets obtained by processing a plurality of 2D images of the specimen container containing a specimen taken by a plurality of cameras (440A, 440B, 440C) from multiple viewpoints, the classified 2D data sets being classified as: serum or plasma, settled blood portion, gel separator, air, tube, and label; and forming a consolidated 3D model based upon a consolidated 3D data set obtained by correlating locations in the classified 2D data sets. providing classified 2D data sets obtained by processing a plurality of 2D images of the specimen container containing a specimen taken by a plurality of cameras (440A, 440B, 440C) from multiple viewpoints, the classified 2D data sets being classified as: serum or plasma, settled blood portion, gel separator, air, tube, and label; serum or plasma, settled blood portion, gel separator, air, tube, and label; and forming a consolidated 3D model based upon a consolidated 3D data set obtained by correlating locations in the classified 2D data sets.
A mobile terminal comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an email server according to an email receiving mode comprising a push mode and a polling mode; and a controller configured to: automatically switch from the push mode to the polling mode or from the polling mode to the push mode, based on a number of times emails are received during a predetermined time from the email server, wherein the mobile terminal is continuously connected to the email server in the push mode, and the mobile terminal is periodically connected to and disconnected from the email server in the polling mode. a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an email server according to an email receiving mode comprising a push mode and a polling mode; and a controller configured to: automatically switch from the push mode to the polling mode or from the polling mode to the push mode, based on a number of times emails are received during a predetermined time from the email server, wherein the mobile terminal is continuously connected to the email server in the push mode, and the mobile terminal is periodically connected to and disconnected from the email server in the polling mode.