mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Measurement transfer device for serial data transfer from at least one slave, which provides the data bits of a measurement detected by at least one sensor for bit-by-bit serial transfer on at least one data line to a master and in which the master requests a measurement from the slave by means of a clock burst (20, 20+, 20-) provided on at least one clock line (26, 60, 62), said clock burst (20, 20+, 20-) having several clock cycles (ZCLK, ZCLK+, ZCLK-), whose number (n+1) is adjusted to the number (n) of data bits to be transferred, characterised in that the clock cycles (ZCLK, ZCLK+, ZCLK-) of the clock burst (20, 20+, 20-) have a predetermined pulse duty factor (TLow/TCLK, TLow+/TCLK+, TLow-/TCLK-) which corresponds to the ratio of impulse duration (TLow, TLow+, TLow-) to period duration (TCLK, TCLK+, TCLK-) of one clock cycle (ZCLK, ZCLK+, ZCLK-), the master contains a comparator (32, 70), the master reads back the clock burst (20, 20+, 20-) emitted on the at least one clock line (26, 60, 62) and the pulse duty factor (TLow/TCLK, TLow+/TCLK+, TLow-/TCLK-) in the comparator (32, 70) checks for an upper threshold being exceeded and/or a lower threshold being fallen below.
A method of sensing blood glucose values using redundant sensors (800, 850), comprising: obtaining a first glucose reading from a first glucose sensor located at a first site; obtaining a second glucose reading from a second glucose sensor located at a second site; characterized in that the method further comprises: deriving a first predictive value to the first glucose reading using the second glucose reading as an input; deriving a second predictive value to the second glucose reading using the first glucose reading as an input; determining a first error between the first predictive value and the first glucose reading; determining a second error between the second predictive value and the second glucose reading; comparing a sum of the absolute error values of the first and second errors to a threshold; and determining a failing sensor (800, 850) exists if the sum of the absolute error values exceed the threshold; wherein the steps of deriving a first predictive value and deriving a second predictive value uses a first and a second adaptive filter. obtaining a first glucose reading from a first glucose sensor located at a first site; obtaining a second glucose reading from a second glucose sensor located at a second site; characterized in that the method further comprises: deriving a first predictive value to the first glucose reading using the second glucose reading as an input; deriving a second predictive value to the second glucose reading using the first glucose reading as an input; determining a first error between the first predictive value and the first glucose reading; determining a second error between the second predictive value and the second glucose reading; comparing a sum of the absolute error values of the first and second errors to a threshold; and determining a failing sensor (800, 850) exists if the sum of the absolute error values exceed the threshold; deriving a first predictive value to the first glucose reading using the second glucose reading as an input; deriving a second predictive value to the second glucose reading using the first glucose reading as an input; determining a first error between the first predictive value and the first glucose reading; determining a second error between the second predictive value and the second glucose reading; comparing a sum of the absolute error values of the first and second errors to a threshold; and determining a failing sensor (800, 850) exists if the sum of the absolute error values exceed the threshold; wherein the steps of deriving a first predictive value and deriving a second predictive value uses a first and a second adaptive filter.
A method of preparing (meth)acrylic acid by using a reaction distillation apparatus comprising a reaction distillation tower that has a structure in which a vessel, where decomposition of Michael adducts occurs, is connected to a distillation tower, where distillation of decomposition products occurs, and a natural circulation type of heat exchanger as a heat source of the reaction distillation tower, the method comprising the steps of: feeding a waste liquid, which is discharged in a synthesis process and/or a recovery process of (meth)acrylic acid, to the reaction distillation apparatus; and feeding a gas, separately from the waste liquid, to the lower portion of the heat exchanger. feeding a waste liquid, which is discharged in a synthesis process and/or a recovery process of (meth)acrylic acid, to the reaction distillation apparatus; and feeding a gas, separately from the waste liquid, to the lower portion of the heat exchanger.
A computer-implemented method for producing one or more haptic effects, the producing comprising: receiving (2001, 2101) an audio signal comprising a low-frequency effects audio signal; extracting (2005, 2105) the low-frequency effects audio signal from the audio signal; converting (2007, 2107) the low-frequency effects audio signal into a haptic signal by shifting one or more original frequencies of the low-frequency effects audio signal to one or more new frequencies within a target frequency range of a haptic output device; and sending the haptic signal to the haptic output device, wherein the haptic signal causes the haptic output device to output one or more haptic effects, characterized in that one or more new frequencies maintain harmonic relationships of the one or more original frequencies. receiving (2001, 2101) an audio signal comprising a low-frequency effects audio signal; extracting (2005, 2105) the low-frequency effects audio signal from the audio signal; converting (2007, 2107) the low-frequency effects audio signal into a haptic signal by shifting one or more original frequencies of the low-frequency effects audio signal to one or more new frequencies within a target frequency range of a haptic output device; and sending the haptic signal to the haptic output device, wherein the haptic signal causes the haptic output device to output one or more haptic effects, characterized in that
A method of communicating in a wireless neighborhood aware network, NAN, comprising: determining at least one connection setup information element indicating one or more connection parameters of the NAN; determining at least one service identifier of the NAN; generating a public action discovery frame comprising the at least one connection setup information element and the at least one service identifier; and transmitting, at a wireless device, the public action discovery frame; characterized in that the at least one connection setup information element indicates WiFi direct connection establishment. determining at least one connection setup information element indicating one or more connection parameters of the NAN; determining at least one service identifier of the NAN; generating a public action discovery frame comprising the at least one connection setup information element and the at least one service identifier; and transmitting, at a wireless device, the public action discovery frame; characterized in that the at least one connection setup information element indicates WiFi direct connection establishment.
Process for staggering rod-like article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5) of the tobacco industry, in particular filter segments, with in each case groups of article segments with in each case more than two article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5) arranged beside one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis being conveyed in the cross-axial conveying direction in groups by means of a conveying element, in particular a conveying drum, to a first staggering device for staggering the article segments (F1 to F5; S1 to S5), with the article segment groups in each case being transferred from holders of the conveying element for the article segment groups to the first staggering device, whereat article segment subgroups (FU1 to FU4) with the same or approximately the same number of article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5) in each case are formed or being formed from the article segment group made ready for the first staggering device formed with more than two, in particular more than three article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5), with in the case of the transfer in a first process step a first article segment group of the article segment group made ready on the conveying element being received into a holder (A1 to A5) of the first staggering device and in an immediately next process step a second article segment subgroup from the article segment group reduced on the conveying element by the first article segment subgroup transferred to the first staggering device being received into a following holder of the first staggering device offset in the cross-axial direction behind the previously transferred first article segment subgroup and in the direction of the longitudinal axis, whereat the second transferred article segment subgroup being separated or is separated in the direction of the longitudinal axis by at least a length of the article segment subgroup to the first transferred article segment subgroup between the end surfaces of the first article segment subgroup and the second article segment subgroup turned toward one another, whereat the article segment subgroups in each case are formed or being formed with the same or approximately the same number of article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5) from the article segment group made ready for the first staggering device and formed with more than two, in particular with more than three, article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5), with for performing the process steps the article segment subgroups of the readied article segment group being transferred by the conveying element, in particular the conveying drum to the first staggering device, in particular staggering drum, with the article segment subgroups arranged staggered on the first staggering device subsequently being conveyed with several individual article segments (F1 to F5, S1 to S5), to a second staggering device, in particular second staggering drum.
A cooking device comprising: a cavity provided to accommodate a cooking target; a camera module configured to capture a first image of the cooking target accommodated in the cavity; a heating module configured to heat the cooking target; an interface configured to receive an input including a cooking command or a cooking parameter including a cooking temperature and a cooking time; an artificial intelligence, AI, module configured to output a second image of the cooking target based on the received input received through the interface, wherein the second image is a predicted image of the cooking target after cooking is finished, to enable the user to check a current cooking level related to a degree of doneness for the cooking target, through the currently captured first image and the predicted second image; and a controller configured to control the camera module, the heating module, and the AI module based on the received input, the predicted image is any one of the images generated by the camera module, subsequently stored, wherein the predicted image is derived through learning by using a cooking condition as the input. a cavity provided to accommodate a cooking target; a camera module configured to capture a first image of the cooking target accommodated in the cavity; a heating module configured to heat the cooking target; an interface configured to receive an input including a cooking command or a cooking parameter including a cooking temperature and a cooking time; an artificial intelligence, AI, module configured to output a second image of the cooking target based on the received input received through the interface, wherein the second image is a predicted image of the cooking target after cooking is finished, to enable the user to check a current cooking level related to a degree of doneness for the cooking target, through the currently captured first image and the predicted second image; and a controller configured to control the camera module, the heating module, and the AI module based on the received input, the predicted image is any one of the images generated by the camera module, subsequently stored, wherein the predicted image is derived through learning by using a cooking condition as the input.
A system for treating a sleep apnea event, comprising: a sleep apnea event detection module; a stimulation electrode configured to be positioned in contact with the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (iSLN) or the glossopharyngeal nerve of the subject; and a stimulation module operatively connected to the detection module and to the stimulation electrode; characterized in that the stimulation module is adapted to generate, following the detection of the sleep apnea event by the detection module, a stimulation signal through the stimulation electrode, wherein said stimulation signal has a rate of about 20 Hz to 50 Hz and is adapted to elicit a swallowing reflexive pattern activity.
A lock, comprising a screw and a dual-prevention lock device for locking the screw, the dual-prevention lock device comprises: a lower lock body; an upper lock body mounted on the lower lock body, a receiving space for receiving a screw to be locked being formed between the upper lock body and the lower lock body; and a lock core mounted in the lower lock body; wherein a lower clamping part extending into the receiving space is disposed on the lower lock body, and an upper clamping part extending into the receiving space is mounted on the upper lock body; the lower clamping part is able to be pushed by the lock core with the action of a key, so that the screw to be locked is locked within the receiving space by the lower clamping part and the upper clamping part, characterized in that a plurality of bolts are fixed to the upper lock body, with the tip of each bolt extending into the receiving space to form the upper clamping part; a distance between adjacent tips of the bolts is unequal to an integral multiple of the pitch in the screw to be locked, in the axial direction of the screw to be locked. a lower lock body; an upper lock body mounted on the lower lock body, a receiving space for receiving a screw to be locked being formed between the upper lock body and the lower lock body; and a lock core mounted in the lower lock body; wherein a lower clamping part extending into the receiving space is disposed on the lower lock body, and an upper clamping part extending into the receiving space is mounted on the upper lock body; the lower clamping part is able to be pushed by the lock core with the action of a key, so that the screw to be locked is locked within the receiving space by the lower clamping part and the upper clamping part, characterized in that a plurality of bolts are fixed to the upper lock body, with the tip of each bolt extending into the receiving space to form the upper clamping part; a distance between adjacent tips of the bolts is unequal to an integral multiple of the pitch in the screw to be locked, in the axial direction of the screw to be locked.
Pane with at least one connection element at least comprising - a substrate with an electrically conductive structure on at least one subregion of the substrate, - at least one electrical connection element on at least one subregion of the electrically conductive structure, and - a leadfree soldering compound, which connects the electrical connection element to the electrically conductive structure in at least one subregion, wherein the leadfree soldering compound contains 58 wt.-% to 62 wt.-% indium, 35 wt.-% to 38 wt.-% tin, 1 wt.-% to 3.5 wt.-% silver, 1.2 wt.-% to 1,7 wt.-% copper, up to 1 wt.-% nickel, wherein the tin content is determined by the contents of the remaining components such that all components total 100%. - a substrate with an electrically conductive structure on at least one subregion of the substrate, - at least one electrical connection element on at least one subregion of the electrically conductive structure, and - a leadfree soldering compound, which connects the electrical connection element to the electrically conductive structure in at least one subregion,
A medical positioning and/or alignment device comprising a guide template for a surgical instrument which can be positioned, aligned, and temporarily fixed to the patient bone and which has a guide portion for guiding the surgical instrument in accordance with the position and alignment of the template relative to the patient bone, and comprising an optical marking device which has at least one light source (5, 6), and which is designed and adapted, - to be temporarily fixed on/at the guide template in a predetermined relative position and relative orientation thereto, and - to project instrument-specific geometric information in a predetermined relation or positional relationship to the guide portion of the guide template onto the patient surface or patient bone, - characterized in that - the optical marking device can be fastened directly and immediately on/to the guide template so that no further components are provided between the optical marking device and the guide template, and - the optical marking device has a housing in which the light source is housed and on which a coupling structure (7, 8) is formed, which can be brought into operative engagement with a coupling structure of the template - to be temporarily fixed on/at the guide template in a predetermined relative position and relative orientation thereto, and - to project instrument-specific geometric information in a predetermined relation or positional relationship to the guide portion of the guide template onto the patient surface or patient bone, - characterized in that - the optical marking device can be fastened directly and immediately on/to the guide template so that no further components are provided between the optical marking device and the guide template, and - the optical marking device has a housing in which the light source is housed and on which a coupling structure (7, 8) is formed, which can be brought into operative engagement with a coupling structure of the template
Device for manufacturing belite calcium sulfoaluminate ternesite clinker, comprising a rotary kiln and a cooler, characterized in that a tempering device is provided between an outlet of the rotary kiln and the cooler, wherein the tempering device comprises a control unit that regulates a temperature control means and the material residence time.
A piezoelectric material that is free of potassium, comprising a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the following general formula: General formula (Na x M 1-y) (Zr z (Nb 1-w Ta w) y (Ti 1-v Sn y) (1-y-z)) O 3 where M represents at least any one of Ba, Sr, and Ca, and relationships of 0.80≤x≤0.95, 0.85≤y≤0.95, 0≤z≤0.03, 0≤v≤0.2, 0≤w≤0.2, and 0.05≤1-y-z≤0.15 are satisfied; characterized in that the piezoelectric material satisfies a relationship of x < y in the general formula.
A pouch container containing a beverage, wherein the pouch container is sealed and contains a beverage including at least water and a hydrogen generating substance which is reactive with water to generate hydrogen gas wherein the pouch container is formed of an exterior sheet characterized in that said exterior sheet has an inner sheet and an outer sheet laminated directly on the outside of the inner sheet, wherein the hydrogen generating substance is kneaded in the outer sheet, and wherein the inner sheet has fine holes which do not permit liquid water to pass therethrough and permits water vapor to pass therethrough.
A polymer blend nanocomposite comprising polycarbonate, polypropylene and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT), wherein the PC is present at a concentration ranging from 45 (w/w%) to 60 (w/w%), PP is present at a concentration ranging from 35 (w/w%) to 50 (w/w%) and MWCNT is present at a concentration ranging from 0.5 (w/w%) to 5% (w/w %).
A method of polling a plurality of control devices by a master device, each of the plurality of control devices coupled to a communication link and wherein control devices may be marked as active in a list of Poll IDs of the master device, each of said active devices having a unique Poll ID, the method characterized by: the master device sequentially transmitting a poll message to each control device marked active in a list of Poll IDs of the master device; each of the control devices responding to the poll message when the Poll ID of the device matches the Poll ID of the poll message; the master device periodically transmitting a Poll-ID-Request poll message to the plurality of control devices; each of the control devices responding to the Poll-ID-Request poll message during a response time following the Poll-ID-Request poll message if the control device does not have a Poll ID; and assigning a unique Poll ID to each of the control devices responding to the Poll-ID-Request poll message. the master device sequentially transmitting a poll message to each control device marked active in a list of Poll IDs of the master device; each of the control devices responding to the poll message when the Poll ID of the device matches the Poll ID of the poll message; the master device periodically transmitting a Poll-ID-Request poll message to the plurality of control devices; each of the control devices responding to the Poll-ID-Request poll message during a response time following the Poll-ID-Request poll message if the control device does not have a Poll ID; and assigning a unique Poll ID to each of the control devices responding to the Poll-ID-Request poll message.
A ceramic sintered body characterized by comprising: alumina (Al 2 O 3); and a compound represented by M1 3-X M2 X M3 5 O 12, wherein the volume percent of the compound in the ceramic sintered body is from 3% to 70% inclusive; the ratio of the intensity of X-ray diffraction from a complex oxide of aluminum (Al) and the M2 to the intensity of X-ray diffraction from the compound in the ceramic sintered body is less than 0.05; the average grain diameter of the alumina (Al 2 O 3) contained in the ceramic sintered body is from 0.30 μm to 3.00 μm inclusive; the M1 is at least one selected from scandium (Sc), yttrium, and lanthanoid elements; the M2 is at least one selected from lanthanoid elements except any lanthanoid element selected for the M1; the M3 is at least one of aluminum (Al) and gallium (Ga); and the X is from 0.003 to 0.500 inclusive. alumina (Al 2 O 3); and a compound represented by M1 3-X M2 X M3 5 O 12, wherein the volume percent of the compound in the ceramic sintered body is from 3% to 70% inclusive; the ratio of the intensity of X-ray diffraction from a complex oxide of aluminum (Al) and the M2 to the intensity of X-ray diffraction from the compound in the ceramic sintered body is less than 0.05; the average grain diameter of the alumina (Al 2 O 3) contained in the ceramic sintered body is from 0.30 μm to 3.00 μm inclusive; the M1 is at least one selected from scandium (Sc), yttrium, and lanthanoid elements; the M2 is at least one selected from lanthanoid elements except any lanthanoid element selected for the M1; the M3 is at least one of aluminum (Al) and gallium (Ga); and the X is from 0.003 to 0.500 inclusive.
Applicator for performing brachytherapy treatment of tumour tissue in an animal body comprising a cavity, said applicator comprising an intracavitary component and a guiding unit which guiding unit is connectable to said intracavitary component such that the guiding unit extends at least partly parallel with said intracavitary component, wherein said guiding unit is provided with at least one guide for guiding at least one interstitial needle for delivering treatment to the tumour tissue and wherein at least said guide or preferably several guides are formed in a wall of said guiding unit; characterised in that said guiding unit is tubular over at least a longitudinal distance sufficient that in use a proximal end of said guiding unit is situated outside said body to be treated, while a distal end of said guiding unit is situated in the cavity.