mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A shear band for a tire, the shear band comprising a first fabric layer for extending circumferentially around the tire, a second fabric layer for extending circumferentially around the tire, and a spacer layer interposed between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer, and the spacer layer consisting of or containing only monofilament yarns, characterized in that the first fabric layer consists of or contains only multifilament yarns and the second fabric layer consists of or contains only multifilament yarns, and in that the first fabric layer forms a pattern having hexagonal vacant spaces and/or in that the second fabric layer forms a pattern having hexagonal vacant spaces.
Aqueous composition for amine-free coating and comprising at least one heterocyclic polymer, characterised in that the heterocyclic polymer is in the form of powder having a d 90 of less than or equal to 20 μm and is selected from the polyamide-amic acid group.
A bioreactor for manufacturing a tissue-engineered prosthesis having at least in an open condition a flow passage, especially human heart valves, comprising: a bioreactor chamber for inserting therein a seeded 3D scaffold, at least one perfusion flow means to provide at least one perfusion flow of a nutrient medium in the bioreactor chamber, characterized in that the at least one perfusion flow is less than 50 ml/min, and in that the at least one perfusion flow has substantially no pulsation, in addition pressurizer means to apply a dynamic pressure difference over the seeded 3D scaffold and/or thereon developing tissue to create strain in the 3D scaffold and/or thereon developing tissue, the pressuriser means having compressible and decompressible tubing in flow connection with the bioreactor chamber, wherein at least a portion of the compressible and decompressible tubing is placed in a cylinder surrounding the outer surface of said portion of the tubing and has a port for flow of a compressed fluid, preferably air, into the cylinder, wherein the flow passage of the seeded 3D scaffold and/or the thereon developing tissue in relation to the flow passage of the finished prosthesis is restricted or zero, wherein the restricted or zero flow passage is at least 20% smaller than the flow passage of the finished prosthesis. a bioreactor chamber for inserting therein a seeded 3D scaffold, at least one perfusion flow means to provide at least one perfusion flow of a nutrient medium in the bioreactor chamber, characterized in that the at least one perfusion flow is less than 50 ml/min, and in that the at least one perfusion flow has substantially no pulsation, in addition pressurizer means to apply a dynamic pressure difference over the seeded 3D scaffold and/or thereon developing tissue to create strain in the 3D scaffold and/or thereon developing tissue, the pressuriser means having compressible and decompressible tubing in flow connection with the bioreactor chamber, wherein at least a portion of the compressible and decompressible tubing is placed in a cylinder surrounding the outer surface of said portion of the tubing and has a port for flow of a compressed fluid, preferably air, into the cylinder, wherein the flow passage of the seeded 3D scaffold and/or the thereon developing tissue in relation to the flow passage of the finished prosthesis is restricted or zero, wherein the restricted or zero flow passage is at least 20% smaller than the flow passage of the finished prosthesis.
A transportation refrigeration unit, TRU, and power system comprising: a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, the compressor having a compressor motor configured to drive the compressor; an evaporator heat exchanger operatively coupled to the compressor; an evaporator fan configured to provide return airflow from a return air intake and flow the return airflow over the evaporator heat exchanger; a return air temperature, RAT, sensor disposed in the return airflow and configured measure the temperature of the return airflow; a TRU controller operably connected to the RAT sensor and configured to execute a process to determine an AC power requirement for the TRU based on at least the RAT; a generator power converter, the generator power converter configured to receive a generator three phase AC power provided by an AC generator and transmit a second DC power; an energy storage system configured to receive the second DC power and provide a first a three phase AC power and receive a second three phase AC power; and a power management system configured to receive the first three phase AC power and direct at least a portion of the first three phase AC power to the TRU based at least in part on the AC power requirement; wherein the generator power converter is operably connected to the TRU controller, the generator power converter including a voltage control function, a current control function, wherein at least the voltage control function is responsive at least in part to the AC power requirement. a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, the compressor having a compressor motor configured to drive the compressor; an evaporator heat exchanger operatively coupled to the compressor; an evaporator fan configured to provide return airflow from a return air intake and flow the return airflow over the evaporator heat exchanger; a return air temperature, RAT, sensor disposed in the return airflow and configured measure the temperature of the return airflow; a TRU controller operably connected to the RAT sensor and configured to execute a process to determine an AC power requirement for the TRU based on at least the RAT; a generator power converter, the generator power converter configured to receive a generator three phase AC power provided by an AC generator and transmit a second DC power; an energy storage system configured to receive the second DC power and provide a first a three phase AC power and receive a second three phase AC power; and a power management system configured to receive the first three phase AC power and direct at least a portion of the first three phase AC power to the TRU based at least in part on the AC power requirement; wherein the generator power converter is operably connected to the TRU controller, the generator power converter including a voltage control function, a current control function, wherein at least the voltage control function is responsive at least in part to the AC power requirement.
A method, performed by an image capturing device, for detecting fog in a scene imaged using the image capturing device, wherein the image capturing device comprises an IR radiation source for emitting IR radiation, wherein the method comprises: capturing a first image of the scene with the IR radiation source being switched off, determining a first value of a measure relating to contrast for the first image, the method being characterized by: when the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, capturing a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation, determining a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image, when a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, determining that there is fog in the scene. capturing a first image of the scene with the IR radiation source being switched off, determining a first value of a measure relating to contrast for the first image, the method being characterized by: when the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, capturing a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation, determining a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image, when a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, determining that there is fog in the scene. when the first value indicates that a first contrast of the first image less than a first threshold value, capturing a second image of the scene while illuminating the scene with IR radiation, determining a second value of the measure relating to contrast for the second image, when a difference between the first contrast and a second contrast, indicated by the second value, is greater than a second threshold value, determining that there is fog in the scene.
A polymer having the structure: wherein L is a linking group, R is a hydrocarbon group or a substituted-hydrocarbon group, and x is 2 or more, preferably from 2 to 100, more preferably from 2 to 50; and wherein each contains a plurality of polymer blocks, each polymer block being composed of 3 or more monomer units, such that the moiety -L- has the structure {P n.....P 2 P 1}-L-{P 1 P 2.....P n} where each P n is an individual polymer block, the number of polymer blocks n in each being the same; wherein for each value of n the polymer blocks are identical; and wherein n is an integer of 2 or more, preferably from 2 to 100, more preferably from 2 to 50; and wherein each polymer block has the structure: wherein m is an integer of at least 3; wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; wherein X is a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 50, preferably 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted-hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 50, preferably 1 to 30 carbon atoms, COOR 2, COSR 2 or CONR 2 R 3, OCOR 2, CONHR 2, CN, COSiR 2 R 3 R 4 or Cl wherein R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 50, preferably 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted-hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 50, preferably 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and wherein in each block having structure, each R 1 and each X and each m may be the same or different.
A variable transmittance film comprising: a first electrode substrate and a second electrode substrate which are provided to face each other; and a liquid receiving layer which is provided between the first electrode substrate and the second electrode substrate and comprises a liquid substance, and a partition wall pattern that divides the liquid substance into two or more spaces, wherein at least a part of the partition wall pattern comprises a passageway region that connects the adjacent spaces, wherein the partition wall pattern comprises a rim structure having closed figures connected continuously, wherein the closed figure is a hexagon, and the passageway regions are provided in at least a pair of rim regions of the hexagon which face each other; and characterized in that a thickness (t) of the passageway region is 0.05 times to 0.95 times a thickness (q) of the partition wall pattern,, the thickness being measured in a direction perpendicular to the substrates; and wherein the entirety of one surface of the partition wall pattern, comprising the passageway region, adjoins the first electrode substrate, and the entirety of the other surface of the partition wall pattern, which is opposite to the one surface adjoining the first electrode substrate, except for the passageway region, adjoins the second electrode substrate. a first electrode substrate and a second electrode substrate which are provided to face each other; and a liquid receiving layer which is provided between the first electrode substrate and the second electrode substrate and comprises a liquid substance, and a partition wall pattern that divides the liquid substance into two or more spaces, wherein at least a part of the partition wall pattern comprises a passageway region that connects the adjacent spaces, wherein the partition wall pattern comprises a rim structure having closed figures connected continuously, wherein the closed figure is a hexagon, and the passageway regions are provided in at least a pair of rim regions of the hexagon which face each other; and characterized in that a thickness (t) of the passageway region is 0.05 times to 0.95 times a thickness (q) of the partition wall pattern,, the thickness being measured in a direction perpendicular to the substrates; and wherein the entirety of one surface of the partition wall pattern, comprising the passageway region, adjoins the first electrode substrate, and the entirety of the other surface of the partition wall pattern, which is opposite to the one surface adjoining the first electrode substrate, except for the passageway region, adjoins the second electrode substrate.
A backflow prevention assembly for use with a dispenser, comprising: a housing comprising first and second members (74, 76) attached to one another; the first housing member comprising a cover at least partially surrounding the housing and comprising at least one vent therethrough, the at least one vent configured to provide an escape for back-siphoning pressure; the second housing member comprising first and second quick attach connectors (80, 82) configured to be fluidly coupled to an inlet tube and an outlet tube, wherein the first and second housing members (74, 76) define a closed flow path from the first quick attach connector to the second quick attach connector, and wherein the first and second quick attach connectors (80, 82) each comprise a generally round extrusion extending generally downwardly from the second housing member and having an aperture therethrough to provide access to the second housing member, and non-threaded connection grooves substantially surrounding the extrusions and configured to fluidly connect the inlet and outlet tubes (68, 69); and a flow control fluidly coupled to the housing and configured to prevent the backflow of a liquid into the inlet tube. a housing comprising first and second members (74, 76) attached to one another; the first housing member comprising a cover at least partially surrounding the housing and comprising at least one vent therethrough, the at least one vent configured to provide an escape for back-siphoning pressure; the second housing member comprising first and second quick attach connectors (80, 82) configured to be fluidly coupled to an inlet tube and an outlet tube, wherein the first and second housing members (74, 76) define a closed flow path from the first quick attach connector to the second quick attach connector, and wherein the first and second quick attach connectors (80, 82) each comprise a generally round extrusion extending generally downwardly from the second housing member and having an aperture therethrough to provide access to the second housing member, and non-threaded connection grooves substantially surrounding the extrusions and configured to fluidly connect the inlet and outlet tubes (68, 69); and a flow control fluidly coupled to the housing and configured to prevent the backflow of a liquid into the inlet tube.
A modulating system adapted to generate a multi-level quadrature amplitude modulation that can be shown by a constellation with 4 k states, k being a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, the modulating system comprising: - a first number of first optical channels (24_1), each of the first optical channels (24_1) comprising a modulating device, and a second number of first optical channels (24_1) further each including a first phase shifting unit, the first phase shifting unit being capable of introducing a phase shift of π, - a first number of second optical channels (24_2), each of the second optical channels (24_2) being associated bijectively with one of the first optical channels (24_1), each of the second optical channels (24_2) comprising the same elements (28, 30) as the first optical channel (24_1) with which the second optical channel (24_2) is associated and a second phase shifting unit, the second phase shifting unit being able to introduce a phase shift of π/2, the first number being equal to the integer k, and the second number is equal to the quotient of the Euclidean division of the integer k by the number 2. - a first number of first optical channels (24_1), each of the first optical channels (24_1) comprising a modulating device, and a second number of first optical channels (24_1) further each including a first phase shifting unit, the first phase shifting unit being capable of introducing a phase shift of π, - a first number of second optical channels (24_2), each of the second optical channels (24_2) being associated bijectively with one of the first optical channels (24_1), each of the second optical channels (24_2) comprising the same elements (28, 30) as the first optical channel (24_1) with which the second optical channel (24_2) is associated and a second phase shifting unit, the second phase shifting unit being able to introduce a phase shift of π/2,
Electric selective automatic switch, with - a serial connection comprising an auxiliary tripping device, a normally closed first switch, a resistor and a main tripping device, which is connected between a first and a second electrical connection (2, 4), - a shunt current path, which is connected in series to main tripping device between first and second electrical connection (2, 4), and which comprises a second switch, closed in a fault-free event, characterised in that the automatic switch comprises a normally closed third switch, which is connected in series to second switch, and - a current bridge, which connects an input contact of first switch to a connection contact between second and third switch (14, 16), wherein main tripping device is designed such that, on reaching a first threshold current, second switch is opened, and on reaching a second threshold current, which is greater than the first threshold current, third switch is additionally opened, and wherein the auxiliary tripping device is designed such that, when second switch is open, first and third switch (8, 16) are opened after a first period of time has elapsed, while, when second and third switch (14, 16) are open, first switch is opened after a second period of time has elapsed, which is shorter than the first period of time. - a serial connection comprising an auxiliary tripping device, a normally closed first switch, a resistor and a main tripping device, which is connected between a first and a second electrical connection (2, 4), - a shunt current path, which is connected in series to main tripping device between first and second electrical connection (2, 4), and which comprises a second switch, closed in a fault-free event, characterised in that the automatic switch comprises a normally closed third switch, which is connected in series to second switch, and - a current bridge, which connects an input contact of first switch to a connection contact between second and third switch (14, 16), wherein main tripping device is designed such that, on reaching a first threshold current, second switch is opened, and on reaching a second threshold current, which is greater than the first threshold current, third switch is additionally opened, and wherein the auxiliary tripping device is designed such that, when second switch is open, first and third switch (8, 16) are opened after a first period of time has elapsed, while, when second and third switch (14, 16) are open, first switch is opened after a second period of time has elapsed, which is shorter than the first period of time.
A method for determining a charging current profile of a battery, comprising: (a) determining a reference state of charge, SOC, corresponding to a lithium deposition boundary potential in a negative electrode surface potential profile according to SOC obtained through constant current, CC, charging of a test unit cell; (b) determining a first charging current profile according to SOC by performing CC charging on the test unit cell in the SOC range until the reference SOC, and performing constant voltage, CV, charging constantly maintaining a voltage between a negative terminal and a positive terminal in the SOC range after the reference SOC; (c) determining a second charging current profile according to SOC by performing CC charging on the test unit cell in the SOC range until the reference SOC, and performing CV charging constantly maintaining a voltage between the negative electrode surface and the positive terminal in the SOC range after the reference SOC; (d) determining a third charging current profile according to SOC by performing CC charging on a battery including a plurality of cells until the reference SOC and performing CV charging constantly maintaining a voltage between the negative terminal and the positive terminal after the reference SOC; and (e) determining a charging current profile of the battery by correcting the third charging profile by adding a difference profile between the first and second charging profiles to a part of the third charging profile after the reference SOC. (a) determining a reference state of charge, SOC, corresponding to a lithium deposition boundary potential in a negative electrode surface potential profile according to SOC obtained through constant current, CC, charging of a test unit cell; (b) determining a first charging current profile according to SOC by performing CC charging on the test unit cell in the SOC range until the reference SOC, and performing constant voltage, CV, charging constantly maintaining a voltage between a negative terminal and a positive terminal in the SOC range after the reference SOC; (c) determining a second charging current profile according to SOC by performing CC charging on the test unit cell in the SOC range until the reference SOC, and performing CV charging constantly maintaining a voltage between the negative electrode surface and the positive terminal in the SOC range after the reference SOC; (d) determining a third charging current profile according to SOC by performing CC charging on a battery including a plurality of cells until the reference SOC and performing CV charging constantly maintaining a voltage between the negative terminal and the positive terminal after the reference SOC; and (e) determining a charging current profile of the battery by correcting the third charging profile by adding a difference profile between the first and second charging profiles to a part of the third charging profile after the reference SOC.
A method of controlling stability of a vehicle, comprising: obtaining a measured yaw rate from the vehicle; generating a predicted yaw rate based on the measured yaw rate; calculating a first error signal based on a difference between the measured yaw rate and a desired yaw rate; calculating a second error signal based on a difference between the predicted yaw rate and the desired yaw rate; and sending an extreme of the first and second error signal to a yaw controller to conduct stability control, wherein the extreme is a maximum or a minimum. obtaining a measured yaw rate from the vehicle; generating a predicted yaw rate based on the measured yaw rate; calculating a first error signal based on a difference between the measured yaw rate and a desired yaw rate; calculating a second error signal based on a difference between the predicted yaw rate and the desired yaw rate; and sending an extreme of the first and second error signal to a yaw controller to conduct stability control, wherein the extreme is a maximum or a minimum.