mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A packaging machine adapted to fold a flat sheet of protective material of an object that comprises: a product to be packaged substantially parallelepiped in shape, and a flat sheet of protective material that is placed to cover the base of said product to be packaged and also protrudes in a cantilever manner from the sides of the same product to be packaged; said packaging machine comprising: a supporting framework resting on the ground; a linear conveyor which is located on the supporting framework and is adapted to feed said object along a substantially straight and horizontal path (p); a pair of movable shoulders that are arranged one in front of the other above the linear conveyor, extend parallel to said path (p) so as to define, above the linear conveyor, a longitudinal aisle, and are horizontally movable above the linear conveyor substantially perpendicular to said path (p); and a first moving device adapted to move said movable shoulders towards and away from one another; said packaging machine being characterised in that each movable shoulder comprises: a first folding assembly which is located inside the longitudinal aisle and is adapted to L-bend the facing/adjacent protruding lateral flap of the flat sheet upwards and substantially against the superjacent lateral side of the product to be packaged; a second folding assembly which is located at the outlet of said longitudinal aisle and is adapted to L-bend the facing/adjacent protruding front flap of the flat sheet upwards and substantially against the superjacent front side of the product to be packaged; and a third folding assembly which is located at the inlet of said longitudinal aisle and is adapted to L-bend the facing/adjacent protruding rear flap of the flat sheet upwards and substantially against the superjacent rear side of the product to be packaged.
A system for producing energy through the action of waves comprising, a hull (303, 304, 320-329, 401, 402, 501, 520-529) having a bow and stern, wherein at least a portion of the hull has a cross-section such that the static waterplane of the hull increases or decreases as the draft of the hull decreases or increases, respectively; a system to produce energy from the action of waves on the hull comprising a first mass and a second movable mass carried by and movable relative to the first mass, the second movable mass creating kinetic energy as a result of varying its position relative to the first mass, the system to produce energy from the action of waves further comprising a mechanism to convert the kinetic energy of the second mass moving relative to the first mass into electricity, wherein the first mass is the hull; a system to tune the pitching of the hull relative to hydraulic forces of the waves using the cross-sectional geometry of the hull, to increase energy generated by the system to produce electricity, wherein: in response to the frequency of the wave decreasing and a wave period increasing, causing the draft of the hull to increase and the static waterplane of the hull to decrease; and in response to the frequency of the wave increasing and the wave period decreasing, causing the draft of the hull to decrease and the static waterplane of the hull to increase. in response to the frequency of the wave decreasing and a wave period increasing, causing the draft of the hull to increase and the static waterplane of the hull to decrease; and in response to the frequency of the wave increasing and the wave period decreasing, causing the draft of the hull to decrease and the static waterplane of the hull to increase.
A transmitter for use in an industrial process control system, comprising: a process coupling configured to couple to a process fluid; a sensor housing having a cavity formed therein, the sensor housing cavity in fluidic communication with the process fluid through the process coupling; a diaphragm in the cavity configured to divide the cavity into two portions and to isolate a portion of the cavity from the process fluid to form an isolated portion, the other portion of the cavity being exposed to the process fluid, and the diaphragm is configured to move in response to pressure applied by the process fluid; a first electrode (120, 122) in the isolated portion of the cavity configured to form a first capacitance with the diaphragm; a second electrode (122, 120) in the isolated portion of the cavity configured to form a second capacitance with the diaphragm; and measurement circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitance configured to measure a pressure of the process fluid based upon at least one of the first capacitance and second capacitance, the measurement circuitry further configured to measure vibrations in the process fluid based upon at least one of the first capacitance and second capacitance. a process coupling configured to couple to a process fluid; a sensor housing having a cavity formed therein, the sensor housing cavity in fluidic communication with the process fluid through the process coupling; a diaphragm in the cavity configured to divide the cavity into two portions and to isolate a portion of the cavity from the process fluid to form an isolated portion, the other portion of the cavity being exposed to the process fluid, and the diaphragm is configured to move in response to pressure applied by the process fluid; a first electrode (120, 122) in the isolated portion of the cavity configured to form a first capacitance with the diaphragm; a second electrode (122, 120) in the isolated portion of the cavity configured to form a second capacitance with the diaphragm; and measurement circuitry coupled to the first and second capacitance configured to measure a pressure of the process fluid based upon at least one of the first capacitance and second capacitance, the measurement circuitry further configured to measure vibrations in the process fluid based upon at least one of the first capacitance and second capacitance.
A rubber composition obtained by blending a rubber component, hydrous silicate, and a surfactant, wherein the hydrous silicate is modified by the surfactant before being kneaded with the rubber component wherein the surfactant is added at the step of making a slurry from the dried hydrous silicate, the rubber component is at least one rubber selected from natural rubber and diene-based synthetic rubber, and the content of the surfactant to modify the hydrous silicate is 0.05 parts by mass to 0.8 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the hydrous silicate.
A driving force control device of a vehicle that is configured to calculate a required braking force on the basis of an amount of pressure applied to a brake operating mechanism, which is operated for deceleration by a driver, and to control a braking force of a power plant, which includes a drive source generating an accelerating force and a braking force, and a braking force of a braking mechanism, which generates a braking force with the operation of the braking operating mechanism, in cooperation so that a total braking force of the vehicle as a whole becomes the required braking force, wherein the driving force control device is configured to detect acceleration information including a lateral acceleration of the vehicle and to control the braking force of the power plant on the basis of the detected acceleration information when the brake operating mechanism is operated, the driving force control device being characterized in that a rotation speed of the drive source is increased to a rotation speed at which acceleration responsiveness is excellent in a decelerating state after a driver's operation on the brake operating mechanism is released in preparation of acceleration after the decelerating state ends.
Connection module for a heat exchanger between a first fluid and a second fluid notably for a motor vehicle, the connection module being configured to connect the heat exchanger to a component of a fluid circuit and to bear a sensor capable of measuring a fluid quantity at the output of the component injected into the heat exchanger, characterized in that the connection module comprises: - at least two fixing parts (19, 21), including: • a first fixing part arranged along a defined axis and capable of forming a mechanical support for the component, and • a second fixing part capable of bearing the sensor, and - complementary assembly means (37, 39) borne on the one hand by the first fixing part and on the other hand by the second fixing part, allowing assembly of the second fixing part with the first fixing part according to at least two orientations of the second fixing part relative to the axis of the first fixing part. - at least two fixing parts (19, 21), including: • a first fixing part arranged along a defined axis and capable of forming a mechanical support for the component, and • a second fixing part capable of bearing the sensor, and • a first fixing part arranged along a defined axis and capable of forming a mechanical support for the component, and • a second fixing part capable of bearing the sensor, and - complementary assembly means (37, 39) borne on the one hand by the first fixing part and on the other hand by the second fixing part, allowing assembly of the second fixing part with the first fixing part according to at least two orientations of the second fixing part relative to the axis of the first fixing part.
Methodology for an advanced metering system mesh network with multiple mode downlink routing, comprising: establishing a network including a central facility and a plurality of node devices, at least some of which node devices comprise metrology devices, and at least some of which node devices comprise cell masters which provide communications between the central facility and others of the node devices associated therewith in respective cells formed by each respective cell master; configuring the network for bi-directional communications between the central facility and each of the plurality of node devices; from each node device associated with a given specific cell master in a respective cell formed thereby, providing information to such given specific cell master about communications path links of each of such node devices in such respective cell; selectively sending a monocast downlink message from a given respective cell master to a specific node device associated therewith, using a monocast downlink path determined by such given respective cell master based on its received path information from all node devices associated therewith; and selectively sending a broadcast downlink message from a given respective cell master to all node devices associated therewith. establishing a network including a central facility and a plurality of node devices, at least some of which node devices comprise metrology devices, and at least some of which node devices comprise cell masters which provide communications between the central facility and others of the node devices associated therewith in respective cells formed by each respective cell master; configuring the network for bi-directional communications between the central facility and each of the plurality of node devices; from each node device associated with a given specific cell master in a respective cell formed thereby, providing information to such given specific cell master about communications path links of each of such node devices in such respective cell; selectively sending a monocast downlink message from a given respective cell master to a specific node device associated therewith, using a monocast downlink path determined by such given respective cell master based on its received path information from all node devices associated therewith; and selectively sending a broadcast downlink message from a given respective cell master to all node devices associated therewith.
Cell for compacting waste, suitable for being connected to or integrated with a waste container, including a box divided into an open first compartment to form a waste receiving zone and a second compartment in which is suspended a telescopic actuator having an end fixed to a wall of the second compartment and an opposite end connected to a movable wall for moving the movable wall in the receiving zone so as to push the waste towards an opening formed in the first compartment, the telescopic actuator is supported in the second compartment only by fixing the ends to the lateral wall of the second compartment and to the movable wall so that it extends perpendicularly to the movable wall, the telescopic actuator including an odd number of coplanar cylinders (8, 9, 10) each having a body and a rod parallel to the direction of movement of the movable wall, namely at least one central cylinder and at least two lateral cylinders (8, 9) fixed on either side of the central cylinder symmetrically relative thereto, the cylinders being secured to one another at the level of their bodies and arranged in such a way that the central cylinder can be deployed in a first direction opposite to a second direction of deployment of the lateral cylinders to provide a thrust force substantially equal to a sum of the thrust forces provided by the lateral cylinders to sweep the waste receiving zone.
An article of footwear including a braided structure, comprising: a braided upper comprising a tubular braided structure, having an interior surface and an exterior surface, an ankle opening, a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, an internal cavity, a bottom surface, and a braid configuration that defines a plurality of apertures that are located on the bottom surface of the braided upper, wherein at least a portion of the tubular braided structure is braided to surround a perimeter of each of the plurality of apertures, with the plurality of apertures extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface; and a midsole comprising a toe end opposite a heel end, and a top planar surface opposite a bottom planar surface, the bottom planar surface abutting the interior surface of the braided upper, and a plurality of protruding studs extending below the bottom planar surface on at least a portion of the midsole, wherein at least one of the plurality of apertures encircles at least one of the plurality of protruding studs on the bottom planar surface to positively position the midsole with respect to the braided upper, and further wherein each of the plurality of protruding studs comprises at least one ground-contact outer surface that extends below the exterior surface of the braided upper via the plurality of apertures. a braided upper comprising a tubular braided structure, having an interior surface and an exterior surface, an ankle opening, a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, an internal cavity, a bottom surface, and a braid configuration that defines a plurality of apertures that are located on the bottom surface of the braided upper, wherein at least a portion of the tubular braided structure is braided to surround a perimeter of each of the plurality of apertures, with the plurality of apertures extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface; and a midsole comprising a toe end opposite a heel end, and a top planar surface opposite a bottom planar surface, the bottom planar surface abutting the interior surface of the braided upper, and a plurality of protruding studs extending below the bottom planar surface on at least a portion of the midsole, wherein at least one of the plurality of apertures encircles at least one of the plurality of protruding studs on the bottom planar surface to positively position the midsole with respect to the braided upper, and further wherein each of the plurality of protruding studs comprises at least one ground-contact outer surface that extends below the exterior surface of the braided upper via the plurality of apertures.
Cleaning machine of glass articles, comprising: - a support for supporting a glass article; and - a heating device (22, 25) located in the vicinity of the support, at a distance therefrom, and configured to emit a heat flow (F, H) in the direction of a surface of the glass article supported by the support characterized in that the heating device comprises an emitter element (22,25) of the heat flow (F,H) comprising a body that is elongated along a longitudinal axis provided with a cylindrical axial cavity and with an elongated through slit (223,250), which through slit (223,250) places in communication the interior of the axial cavity with the exterior of the elongated body of the emitter element (22,25) and faces towards the support so as to emit the heat flow (F,H) which, from the interior of the axial cavity, comes out through the elongated slit (223,250) and is mainly directed in the radial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the emitter element (22,25). - a support for supporting a glass article; and - a heating device (22, 25) located in the vicinity of the support, at a distance therefrom, and configured to emit a heat flow (F, H) in the direction of a surface of the glass article supported by the support
A shovel comprising: a lower traveling body; an upper rotating body mounted on the lower traveling body; an internal-combustion engine mounted on the upper rotating body and including a supercharger, the internal-combustion engine being configured to be controlled at a constant revolution speed; a hydraulic pump coupled to the internal-combustion engine; a hydraulic actuator to be driven by a hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump; a control valve system including a plurality of flow control valves for controlling a flow of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump; and a controller that controls an absorbing horsepower of the hydraulic pump, wherein the controller is configured to increase a boost pressure of the supercharger before a load is applied to the hydraulic actuator by controlling a specific flow control valve in the control valve system to limit or block the flow of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump and thereby increasing a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump. a lower traveling body; an upper rotating body mounted on the lower traveling body; an internal-combustion engine mounted on the upper rotating body and including a supercharger, the internal-combustion engine being configured to be controlled at a constant revolution speed; a hydraulic pump coupled to the internal-combustion engine; a hydraulic actuator to be driven by a hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump; a control valve system including a plurality of flow control valves for controlling a flow of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump; and a controller that controls an absorbing horsepower of the hydraulic pump, wherein the controller is configured to increase a boost pressure of the supercharger before a load is applied to the hydraulic actuator by controlling a specific flow control valve in the control valve system to limit or block the flow of the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump and thereby increasing a discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump.
A method for increasing glutamic acid production in a yeast, comprising the steps of: (a) liquid-culturing a yeast in a logarithmic growth phase at a pH in the range of 3.5 to 7.5 and a temperature in the range of 20°C to 40°C, (b) when the yeast of (a) is in the stationary phase, subjecting said yeast to liquid-culturing under the conditions that the pH of the liquid medium is shifted, the shifted pH being 7.5 or higher and lower than 11 and the temperature is in the range of 20°C to 40°C, and (c) completing the liquid-culturing and recovering the yeast, thereby obtaining a yeast having a free glutamic acid content from 2.3% by weight to 10.0% by weight per dried yeast biomass, wherein, the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and in the step of liquid-culturing the yeast, a portion of the cultured yeast is recovered and the content of free glutamic acid in the yeast is intermittently measured. (a) liquid-culturing a yeast in a logarithmic growth phase at a pH in the range of 3.5 to 7.5 and a temperature in the range of 20°C to 40°C, (b) when the yeast of (a) is in the stationary phase, subjecting said yeast to liquid-culturing under the conditions that the pH of the liquid medium is shifted, the shifted pH being 7.5 or higher and lower than 11 and the temperature is in the range of 20°C to 40°C, and (c) completing the liquid-culturing and recovering the yeast, thereby obtaining a yeast having a free glutamic acid content from 2.3% by weight to 10.0% by weight per dried yeast biomass,
A separation unit for separating a web material along preformed lines of weakness, said separation unit having a width direction (W') and comprising at least a first roller having a rotational axis extending in said width direction (W') and a web width extending in said width direction (W'), and at least a second roller having a rotational axis extending parallel with said rotational axis of said first roller and a web width extending in said width direction (W'), said rotational axis of said second roller being positioned at a distance from said rotational axis of said first roller, said distance extending in a direction perpendicular to said width direction (W'), wherein each of said first and said second rollers (2, 3) is provided with at least one protrusion element extending perpendicularly from said axes, wherein each of said protrusion elements has a maximum width in said width direction (W'), a maximum radial extension from said rotational axes (20, 22), an inner portion adjacent to said rotational axes (20, 22), and an outer portion remote from said rotational axes (20, 22), wherein said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said first roller are arranged in a staggered relationship with said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said second roller, and wherein said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said first roller are partially overlapping with said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said second roller with a radial overlap length, thus forming an undulating passage for a web material between said rollers (2, 3), wherein said distance between said rotational axes (20, 22) of said first and said second rollers (2, 3) is adjustable, enabling said radial overlap length in said undulating passage to be variable, characterized in that a biasing means arranged with said rollers (2, 3) enables an automatic adjustment of said distance between said rotational axes (20, 22) of said first and said second rollers (2, 3) and in that the spacing between each two protrusion elements is equal to or greater than the maximum width (w) of each protrusion element.