mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A network system comprising a client (11; 92) and a server connected over a network, the client (11; 92) being configured to transmit response requests at a specific interval, and the server being configured to send a response to the client (11; 92) according to a response request received from the client (11; 92), wherein the server is configured to calculate a communication interval based on a factor affecting the processing load of the server, and to send communication interval information indicating the calculated communication interval to the client (11; 92); and the client (11; 92) is configured to transmit the response requests at said specific interval being the communication interval indicated by the communication interval information received from the server, wherein the client (11; 92) includes an interval updater configured to change the interval for transmitting response requests based on the communication interval indicated by the communication interval information, characterized in that the client (11; 92) is configured to transmit the response request after delaying transmission for a randomly set time after booting up or after communication with the server resumes; multiple clients (11; 92) are connected to the server; and when the server receives a response request transmitted from one client (11; 92) after the one client (11; 92) boots up or resumes communication, the server is configured to send to the one client (11; 92) a response including information specifying the timing for the one client (11; 92) to transmit the next response request so that an offset is created between the timing at which the one client (11; 92) sends the response requests at the specific interval and the timing at which the other clients (11; 92) send the response requests at the specific interval; and after transmitting the next response request at the timing specified by the server, the one client is configured to transmit the subsequent response request at the specific interval.
Method for nitriding a component composed of a metal material that contains iron as a base metal, wherein, in a first nitriding phase, the component is heated to at least 450°C and a nitrogen-delivering process gas and/or process gas mixture is provided at its surface such that nitrogen diffuses through the surface, wherein a compound layer containing iron nitride is formed in the first nitriding phase, wherein, in a first decomposition phase, the compound layer is dissolved by heat treatment, characterized in that the metal material contains at least one further metal element and in that the nitrogen diffusing through the surface forms with this further metal element at least one special nitride, in that the compound layer is dissolved by the concentration of atomic nitrogen and/or nitrogen-delivering process gas being reduced and/or by the composition of a nitrogen-delivering process gas mixture being altered, and in that the combination of the concentration of the nitrogen and/or the process gas or the composition of the process gas mixture on the one hand and the temperature of the component on the other hand is selected from a range of characteristics in which the nitrogen bonded more strongly in special nitrides remains in the surface of the component.
A nucleic acid fragment coding for a protein that forms an inclusion body when expressed in prokaryotic cells (inclusion body-forming protein) and comprises a nucleotide sequence coding for a modified signal peptide of any one of the following (a) to (c) and downstream thereof a nucleotide sequence coding for a protein of interest: (a) a modified signal peptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with substitution of leucine at the 13th position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of proline, phenylalanine and tryptophan; (b) a modified signal peptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with substitution of alanine at the 21st position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine; and (c) a modified signal peptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with substitution of leucine at the 13th position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of proline, phenylalanine and tryptophan and with substitution of alanine at the 21st position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine, wherein the expression level of said protein of interest is increased in the presence of said modified signal peptide. (a) a modified signal peptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with substitution of leucine at the 13th position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of proline, phenylalanine and tryptophan; (b) a modified signal peptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with substitution of alanine at the 21st position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine; and (c) a modified signal peptide that has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with substitution of leucine at the 13th position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of proline, phenylalanine and tryptophan and with substitution of alanine at the 21st position with any one of the amino acids selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine,
An optical communication network system for connecting one central device (401, 501) with a first plurality of end customer devices (402, 502), comprising a point-to-point network (400, 500) connecting said end customer devices (402, 502) to said central device (401, 501), and a multipoint-to-point network (450, 550) connecting said end customer devices (402, 502) to said central device (401, 501), characterized in that said multi-point-to-point network (450, 550) is adapted to detect connection demands from said end customer devices for new connections to be established over said point-to-point network.
Electrochemical battery comprising - a stack of cells stacked on top of one another in a stack direction, wherein the cells comprise electrochemical cells, in particular fuel cells or electrolysis cells, - a first retaining system for binding the entire stack, - a second retaining system for binding partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) of the stack independently from the first retaining system in order to remove one or more cells from the electrochemical battery, wherein the second retaining system makes it possible for a number of partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) of the stack arranged successively on top of one another in the stack direction to be able to be bound in the stack direction, wherein the second retaining system comprises support units, which are arranged between the partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7), characterised in that the pressure exerted by the second retaining system in the stack direction on the individual partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) differs from the pressure exerted by the first retaining system on the individual partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and the pressure exerted by the second retaining system in the stack direction on the individual partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) is not greater than the pressure exerted by the first retaining system on the individual partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7), and wherein the second retaining system comprises clamping braces, each with a first and a second end, wherein at least the first end of the clamping braces is able to be fastened to one of the support units, and wherein the support units have screw threads for fastening the clamping braces. - a stack of cells stacked on top of one another in a stack direction, wherein the cells comprise electrochemical cells, in particular fuel cells or electrolysis cells, - a first retaining system for binding the entire stack, - a second retaining system for binding partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) of the stack independently from the first retaining system in order to remove one or more cells from the electrochemical battery, wherein the second retaining system makes it possible for a number of partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) of the stack arranged successively on top of one another in the stack direction to be able to be bound in the stack direction, wherein the second retaining system comprises support units, which are arranged between the partial stacks (3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
A control device for controlling a fuel cell system with a fuel cell which generates power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas serving as materials of the fuel cell system; and a material supply section which supplies the materials to the fuel cell, the power generated by the fuel cell being extracted to a load, the device comprising: a material flow calculation section configured to calculate a material flow supplied to the fuel cell so as to cause the fuel cell to generate the power of a required power generation amount; characterized by a vibration amplitude detection section configured to detect a vibration amplitude of a generated current or a vibration amplitude of a generated voltage; a material reduction limit detection section configured to calculate a limit for reducing the material flow supplied to the fuel cell, based on the vibration amplitude; and a material flow change section configured to control the material supply section so as to change the material flow calculated by the material flow calculation section to the limit calculated by the material reduction limit detection section. a material flow calculation section configured to calculate a material flow supplied to the fuel cell so as to cause the fuel cell to generate the power of a required power generation amount; characterized by a vibration amplitude detection section configured to detect a vibration amplitude of a generated current or a vibration amplitude of a generated voltage; a material reduction limit detection section configured to calculate a limit for reducing the material flow supplied to the fuel cell, based on the vibration amplitude; and a material flow change section configured to control the material supply section so as to change the material flow calculated by the material flow calculation section to the limit calculated by the material reduction limit detection section.
A method for transmitting control information from a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, multiple data units on multiple component carriers configured for the UE; and transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, feedback on the reception of the multiple data units using at least two Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources, characterized in that the ACK/NACK feedback indicates one of a reduced set of ACK/NACK combination states of the multiple data units received on the multiple component carriers configured for the UE, wherein the ACK/NACK combination state represents a specific state configured by combination of ACK/NACK/Discontinuous Transmission, DTX reception results for each of the multiple data units. receiving, from a base station, multiple data units on multiple component carriers configured for the UE; and transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, feedback on the reception of the multiple data units using at least two Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources, characterized in that the ACK/NACK feedback indicates one of a reduced set of ACK/NACK combination states of the multiple data units received on the multiple component carriers configured for the UE, wherein the ACK/NACK combination state represents a specific state configured by combination of ACK/NACK/Discontinuous Transmission, DTX reception results for each of the multiple data units.
A method comprising: initiating an authorization process by, receiving, by a resource provider system, a portable device identifier and a cryptogram from a portable device; verifying, by the resource provider system, the cryptogram, wherein verifying the cryptogram comprises: generating a second cryptogram based at least in part on the portable device identifier and an intermediate access identifier, the intermediate access identifier comprising a virtual primary account number not operable for being used to directly conduct a transaction; and comparing the second cryptogram with the cryptogram to determine if they match; obtaining, by the resource provider system, an authentication response indicator after verification of the cryptogram; generating, by the resource provider system and based at least in part on the authentication response indicator, an authorization request message comprising an access identifier, the access identifier comprising a primary account number; transmitting, by the resource provider system, the authorization request message to a processing computer; and receiving, by the resource provider system from the processing computer, an authorization response message comprising an authorization response indicator, wherein the authorization process is performed in real-time and is completed by receipt of the authorization response message. initiating an authorization process by, receiving, by a resource provider system, a portable device identifier and a cryptogram from a portable device; verifying, by the resource provider system, the cryptogram, wherein verifying the cryptogram comprises: generating a second cryptogram based at least in part on the portable device identifier and an intermediate access identifier, the intermediate access identifier comprising a virtual primary account number not operable for being used to directly conduct a transaction; and comparing the second cryptogram with the cryptogram to determine if they match; generating a second cryptogram based at least in part on the portable device identifier and an intermediate access identifier, the intermediate access identifier comprising a virtual primary account number not operable for being used to directly conduct a transaction; and comparing the second cryptogram with the cryptogram to determine if they match; obtaining, by the resource provider system, an authentication response indicator after verification of the cryptogram; generating, by the resource provider system and based at least in part on the authentication response indicator, an authorization request message comprising an access identifier, the access identifier comprising a primary account number; transmitting, by the resource provider system, the authorization request message to a processing computer; and receiving, by the resource provider system from the processing computer, an authorization response message comprising an authorization response indicator, wherein the authorization process is performed in real-time and is completed by receipt of the authorization response message.
A multi-ply article comprising a first fibrous structure ply and a second fibrous structure ply, wherein at least one of the first and second fibrous structure plies comprises a fibrous structure comprising a plurality of water-soluble fibrous elements wherein the fibrous elements comprise one or more filament-forming materials and one or more active agents releasable from the fibrous elements; wherein the multi-ply article exhibits an Average Inter-Ply Peak Peel Force of greater than 0.10 N to 5.00 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method described herein; and further wherein the multi-ply article has: a width from 1 cm to 11 cm; a length from 1 cm to 20 cm; a height from 0.01 mm to 50 mm; a mass from 0.25 g to 50 g; a volume from 0.25 cc to 60 cc; and a density from 0.05 g/cc to 0.8 g/cc and wherein the first fibrous structure ply and the second fibrous structure ply are bonded together. wherein the multi-ply article exhibits an Average Inter-Ply Peak Peel Force of greater than 0.10 N to 5.00 N as measured according to the Inter-Ply, Intra-Ply, and Whole 180° Peel Test Method described herein; and further wherein the multi-ply article has: a width from 1 cm to 11 cm; a length from 1 cm to 20 cm; a height from 0.01 mm to 50 mm; a mass from 0.25 g to 50 g; a volume from 0.25 cc to 60 cc; and a density from 0.05 g/cc to 0.8 g/cc a width from 1 cm to 11 cm; a length from 1 cm to 20 cm; a height from 0.01 mm to 50 mm; a mass from 0.25 g to 50 g; a volume from 0.25 cc to 60 cc; and a density from 0.05 g/cc to 0.8 g/cc and wherein the first fibrous structure ply and the second fibrous structure ply are bonded together.
A piston ring having at least one of upper and lower side faces coated with a film, wherein the film is a polyimide film containing hard particles, characterized in that the hard particles have an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 5 μm, the film has a thickness of 4 to 30 μm, and the film has a hardness HV which falls within a range of ±40% of a piston hardness at 250°C.
A gas exhaust mast for a ship, in which the mast has a mast body and a mast head arranged at one end of the mast body, the mast body and the mast head being hollow tubular structures, each of which has a side wall (4, 5), the mast head having a lower portion linked to the mast body and an upper portion with an opening enabling the gas to be discharged, the mast body having an upper end portion engaged in the internal space of the mast head through a lower end of the mast head, the external cross section of the upper end portion of the mast body being smaller than the internal cross section of the lower portion of the mast head, the mast head also including: - a water diversion system that is fastened by assembly elements to the mast head opposite the opening in the longitudinal direction of the mast to divert water flowing to or from the opening in the longitudinal direction of the mast away from the mast body, - a peripheral linking plate arranged between the outer surface of the upper end portion of the mast body and the inner surface of the lower portion of the mast head to collect a residual water flow on the inner surface of the mast head, the peripheral linking plate having at least one perforation designed to drain the residual water flow out of the mast. - a water diversion system that is fastened by assembly elements to the mast head opposite the opening in the longitudinal direction of the mast to divert water flowing to or from the opening in the longitudinal direction of the mast away from the mast body, - a peripheral linking plate arranged between the outer surface of the upper end portion of the mast body and the inner surface of the lower portion of the mast head to collect a residual water flow on the inner surface of the mast head, the peripheral linking plate having at least one perforation designed to drain the residual water flow out of the mast.
Cooking appliance device with at least one muffle, which has at least one muffle wall and at least partially defines at least one cooking chamber, with at least one heating element, which is provided for heating the muffle wall, and with at least one sensor unit, which is provided for detection of at least one temperature of the muffle wall, characterised in that the sensor unit is provided to detect the temperature of the muffle wall at the hottest point of the muffle wall.
A control device for a belt transfer type multi-function device printing an image transferred on a belt to paper moving between a transfer roller and a belt roller, wherein the control device determines whether corresponding paper is security paper according to a detection value from a security paper detection sensor installed on a transfer path of paper starting from a paper tray of the belt transfer type multi-function device, and performs control such that security paper is normally printed and plain paper is ejected as blank paper, wherein the control device performs controlling such that an image to be printed on paper already caught between the transfer roller and the belt roller is printed as it is, and if the control device determines that next paper along a movement direction of paper is plain paper, the control device performs controlling the belt transfer type multi-function device by ON/OFF switching such that movement of the next paper is stopped on the transfer path of paper before the next paper is positioned between the transfer roller and the belt roller, the image already transferred on the transfer belt is deleted in a state in which the next paper is maintained to be stopped on the transfer path of paper, and the next paper in a stopped state is ejected as a blank paper through an ejection port of printed paper along the transfer path of paper, with the image already transferred to the transfer belt, which is to be printed on the next paper along the movement direction of paper, being not printed on the next paper. wherein the control device determines whether corresponding paper is security paper according to a detection value from a security paper detection sensor installed on a transfer path of paper starting from a paper tray of the belt transfer type multi-function device, and performs control such that security paper is normally printed and plain paper is ejected as blank paper, wherein the control device performs controlling such that an image to be printed on paper already caught between the transfer roller and the belt roller is printed as it is, and if the control device determines that next paper along a movement direction of paper is plain paper, the control device performs controlling the belt transfer type multi-function device by ON/OFF switching such that movement of the next paper is stopped on the transfer path of paper before the next paper is positioned between the transfer roller and the belt roller, the image already transferred on the transfer belt is deleted in a state in which the next paper is maintained to be stopped on the transfer path of paper, and the next paper in a stopped state is ejected as a blank paper through an ejection port of printed paper along the transfer path of paper, with the image already transferred to the transfer belt, which is to be printed on the next paper along the movement direction of paper, being not printed on the next paper.
A platform for a bladed wheel of a turbomachine comprising a drum and blades of hammer-head attachment type, the platform comprising at least two openings spaced apart circumferentially and each able to receive the foot of a blade, whereby it constitutes a multiple-blade platform in the form of a piece separate from the blades, covering an angular segment and characterized in that it also comprises two stiffeners comprising lateral bearing faces constituting axial support surfaces, capable of cooperating with the drum to axially retain, on their own, the platform on the drum and to reduce air recirculations.