mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An object information acquiring apparatus comprising: a light source; a holding plate configured to hold an object and being transparent to light from the light source; and a probe configured to receive, via the holding plate, an acoustic wave generated from the object on which light is irradiated from the light source, characterized by further comprising a supporting unit configured to support the holding plate via respective joining regions (113, 114); and a light reflecting member having reflectance higher than that of the supporting unit and being provided between the joining region of the supporting unit and the joining region of the holding plate. a light source; a holding plate configured to hold an object and being transparent to light from the light source; and a probe configured to receive, via the holding plate, an acoustic wave generated from the object on which light is irradiated from the light source, characterized by further comprising a supporting unit configured to support the holding plate via respective joining regions (113, 114); and a light reflecting member having reflectance higher than that of the supporting unit and being provided between the joining region of the supporting unit and the joining region of the holding plate.
A light deflector (2, 30) formed by processing an SOI substrate, the light deflector (2, 30) comprising: a mirror unit having a light reflection plane; a movable frame to support the mirror unit; a support frame disposed to surround the movable frame; and a pair of serpentine beams (10, 12) each disposed between the movable frame and the support frame on both sides of the movable frame, the serpentine beams (10, 12) having a turning shape, wherein the serpentine beams (10, 12) has one end attached to the support frame, and another end attached to the movable frame via a connecting part (C1, C2), the serpentine beams (10, 12), the connection part (C1, C2), and the movable frame include at least a first silicon layer, the serpentine beams (10, 12) have a piezoelectric member on the first silicon layer, and the connection part (C1, C2) includes a second silicon layer having an oxide silicon layer therebetween in the first silicon layer, on a different side of the serpentine beams (10, 12) with reference to the piezoelectric member, the second silicon layer serving as a vibration damper that reduces vibration caused by the piezoelectric member. a mirror unit having a light reflection plane; a movable frame to support the mirror unit; a support frame disposed to surround the movable frame; and a pair of serpentine beams (10, 12) each disposed between the movable frame and the support frame on both sides of the movable frame, the serpentine beams (10, 12) having a turning shape,
A nozzle, comprising: a nozzle housing defining a first flow path having a first inlet at a first end of the nozzle housing and a first outlet at a second end of the nozzle housing, a second flow path having a second inlet at an outer surface of the nozzle housing and a second outlet in a side wall of the nozzle housing defining the first flow path, the second outlet having a Coanda profile and having an annular shape around the first flow path, and a third flow path having a third inlet at the outer side surface of the nozzle housing and a third outlet in the side wall defining the first flow path, the third outlet comprising a plurality of holes arranged circumferentially around the first flow path.
Element for making a surface extraction replica of a metallic material to be analysed, said element comprising a layer suited to be placed in contact with a surface area of said material to be analysed so as to memorize the characteristics of said material to be analysed, characterized in that said layer comprises indium (In) or indium oxide.
Dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, comprising a washing container, which provides a washing chamber and is used to receive washware to be cleaned, and comprising a heat pump device, which has an evaporator arranged inside a reservoir filled with a heat-storage medium, characterised by a fan unit for charging the reservoir with ambient air, and by a condensation device for condensing moisture contained in the ambient air, the condensation device comprising a condensation surface provided by an outer surface of the reservoir and comprising a collection container for condensate accumulating on the condensation surface.
A patient support: a mattress having an upper side forming a patient support surface, the mattress including an internal gel cushioning layer having a plurality of transverse passageways extending from a first side to the second side through the gel cushioning layer; the mattress including a second cushioning layer over the gel cushioning layer; and a flexible air distribution layer located beneath the second side of the gel cushioning layer, the air distribution layer comprising an air distribution bladder with a first side and a second side spaced from and generally parallel to the first side, the flexible air distribution layer configured to couple to an air supply for inflating the air distribution bladder, the first and second sides of the air distribution bladder remaining in their spaced and generally parallel configuration even when the air distribution bladder is fully inflated wherein the air distribution bladder has a generally flat or planar configuration, the transverse passageways allowing airflow flowing from the air supply through the air distribution layer to flow into the second side, through the gel cushioning layer, and from the first side of the gel cushioning layer toward the second cushioning layer to form a low air loss system. a mattress having an upper side forming a patient support surface, the mattress including an internal gel cushioning layer having a plurality of transverse passageways extending from a first side to the second side through the gel cushioning layer; the mattress including a second cushioning layer over the gel cushioning layer; and a flexible air distribution layer located beneath the second side of the gel cushioning layer, the air distribution layer comprising an air distribution bladder with a first side and a second side spaced from and generally parallel to the first side, the flexible air distribution layer configured to couple to an air supply for inflating the air distribution bladder, the first and second sides of the air distribution bladder remaining in their spaced and generally parallel configuration even when the air distribution bladder is fully inflated wherein the air distribution bladder has a generally flat or planar configuration, the transverse passageways allowing airflow flowing from the air supply through the air distribution layer to flow into the second side, through the gel cushioning layer, and from the first side of the gel cushioning layer toward the second cushioning layer to form a low air loss system.
A piezoelectric device comprising: a piezoresonator body having opposing front and back surfaces (17, 18) and opposing first and second end surfaces, said front and said back surfaces (17, 18) being substantially parallel to first and second longitudinal axes (15, 16) of said piezoresonator body, and said first and said second end surfaces being substantially perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis and substantially parallel to said second longitudinal axis and separated by a length L of said piezoresonator body; characterized by at least one common electrode disposed on said back surface; and at least 6n excitation electrodes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) disposed across said front surface in two symmetric rows extending along L, where n is an integer ≥ 1; wherein said piezoelectric device is a piezoelectric motor; and wherein said piezoelectric body has an n th order longitudinal vibration frequency ν 1 along L, wherein said piezoelectric body has a 3n th order bending vibration frequency ν 2 along L, and wherein ν 1 and ν 2 are substantially equal. a piezoresonator body having opposing front and back surfaces (17, 18) and opposing first and second end surfaces, said front and said back surfaces (17, 18) being substantially parallel to first and second longitudinal axes (15, 16) of said piezoresonator body, and said first and said second end surfaces being substantially perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis and substantially parallel to said second longitudinal axis and separated by a length L of said piezoresonator body; characterized by at least one common electrode disposed on said back surface; and at least 6n excitation electrodes (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) disposed across said front surface in two symmetric rows extending along L, where n is an integer ≥ 1; wherein said piezoelectric device is a piezoelectric motor; and wherein said piezoelectric body has an n th order longitudinal vibration frequency ν 1 along L, wherein said piezoelectric body has a 3n th order bending vibration frequency ν 2 along L, and wherein ν 1 and ν 2 are substantially equal.
A method for transforming an audio signal produced from audio content comprising music or a video soundtrack, the method comprising: providing an encoded input audio signal generated from the audio content to a signal processor; the signal processor receiving in audio metadata an audiometric reference profile generated based on audiometric test results for a first person; determining that the encoded input audio signal from the audio content is indicated as having been edited by the first person; receiving an audiometric listener profile generated based on audiometric test results for a second person different from the first person or based on an aggregate of audiometric test results for a group of listeners; and transforming the input audio signal using the signal processor into an output audio signal, based on a difference between the audiometric reference profile and the audiometric listener profile so that the output audio signal compensates for the difference and causes a subjective listening experience of the second person to better approximate that of the first person. providing an encoded input audio signal generated from the audio content to a signal processor; the signal processor receiving in audio metadata an audiometric reference profile generated based on audiometric test results for a first person; determining that the encoded input audio signal from the audio content is indicated as having been edited by the first person; receiving an audiometric listener profile generated based on audiometric test results for a second person different from the first person or based on an aggregate of audiometric test results for a group of listeners; and transforming the input audio signal using the signal processor into an output audio signal, based on a difference between the audiometric reference profile and the audiometric listener profile so that the output audio signal compensates for the difference and causes a subjective listening experience of the second person to better approximate that of the first person.
An implantable medical lead comprising: a first defibrillation electrode and a second defibrillation electrode, the first and second defibrillation electrodes configured to deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia shocks; a pace electrode disposed between the first defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode, the pace electrode configured to deliver a pacing pulse that generates an electric field proximate to the pace electrode; and a shield disposed between the first defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode, over a portion of an outer surface of the pace electrode, and extending laterally away from the pace electrode, characterized in that the shield is configured to impede the electric field in a direction from the pace electrode away from a heart. a first defibrillation electrode and a second defibrillation electrode, the first and second defibrillation electrodes configured to deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia shocks; a pace electrode disposed between the first defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode, the pace electrode configured to deliver a pacing pulse that generates an electric field proximate to the pace electrode; and a shield disposed between the first defibrillation electrode and the second defibrillation electrode, over a portion of an outer surface of the pace electrode, and extending laterally away from the pace electrode, characterized in that the shield is configured to impede the electric field in a direction from the pace electrode away from a heart.
A method of paging remote devices in a wireless network, comprising: dividing a wireless signal into a plurality of signal time frames defined as an integer raised to a constant power, Int ^ K, wherein the constant, K, is a coefficient of a DRX cycle; and selecting (1008, 1012) a number, N, of the signal time frames as paging occasions where N is a subset of the signal time frames; characterized in that at least one of the following formulae is employed to select the paging occasions: frame number mod 2 ^ K < = N − 1 1008; or frame number mod 2 ^ K − L = 0 1012, where frame number is an identifier of a particular frame and L is a constant utilized to determine a number, N, of paging occasions of the wireless signal. dividing a wireless signal into a plurality of signal time frames defined as an integer raised to a constant power, Int ^ K, wherein the constant, K, is a coefficient of a DRX cycle; and selecting (1008, 1012) a number, N, of the signal time frames as paging occasions where N is a subset of the signal time frames; characterized in that at least one of the following formulae is employed to select the paging occasions: frame number mod 2 ^ K < = N − 1 1008; or frame number mod 2 ^ K − L = 0 1012, where frame number is an identifier of a particular frame and L is a constant utilized to determine a number, N, of paging occasions of the wireless signal.
A method of retaining a molded-in insert in a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material and forming a high strength mechanical locking mechanism, the method comprising: fixing a molded-in insert in a mold cavity, the insert comprising: a cylindrical body; and, at least one circumferential groove formed in the cylindrical body, the groove having a substantially concave configuration, having a groove radius of 0.025 inch (0.635mm) or greater, and having the groove radius greater than or equal to a groove depth; introducing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material into the mold cavity and around the molded-in insert; enclosing the mold cavity; heating and compressing the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material in the mold cavity to consolidate the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material around the molded-in insert, such that reinforcing fibers from the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material flow into and fully fill the at least one circumferential groove in order to form a high strength mechanical locking mechanism that retains the molded-in insert in place in the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material and forms a consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert; cooling the consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert; and, removing the consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert from the mold cavity. fixing a molded-in insert in a mold cavity, the insert comprising: a cylindrical body; and, at least one circumferential groove formed in the cylindrical body, the groove having a substantially concave configuration, having a groove radius of 0.025 inch (0.635mm) or greater, and having the groove radius greater than or equal to a groove depth; a cylindrical body; and, at least one circumferential groove formed in the cylindrical body, the groove having a substantially concave configuration, having a groove radius of 0.025 inch (0.635mm) or greater, and having the groove radius greater than or equal to a groove depth; introducing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material into the mold cavity and around the molded-in insert; enclosing the mold cavity; heating and compressing the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material in the mold cavity to consolidate the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material around the molded-in insert, such that reinforcing fibers from the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material flow into and fully fill the at least one circumferential groove in order to form a high strength mechanical locking mechanism that retains the molded-in insert in place in the fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material and forms a consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert; cooling the consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert; and, removing the consolidated fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure with the molded-in insert from the mold cavity.
A multi-parameter surface acoustic wave sensing device, comprising a high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate, a first resonator, a second resonator, and a third resonator distal to each other, which correspond to a surface acoustic wave vibration sensor, a surface acoustic wave pressure sensor and a surface acoustic wave temperature sensor respectively, forming multiple surface acoustic wave sensors; wherein a cantilever beam having a first thickness (a) is formed on an edge portion of the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate at a side and a cavity is formed in a remaining portion of the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate except the cantilever beam, the remaining portion has a second thickness (b), the first thickness (a) is smaller than the second thickness (b); the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate has a flat first surface, the first resonator is formed on the first surface at a position corresponding to the cantilever beam and configured to sense vibration parameters; the second resonator is formed on the first surface at a position corresponding to the cavity and configured to sense pressure parameters; and the third resonator is formed on the first surface and configured to sense temperature parameters; and the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate has a second surface opposite to the first surface, an answering antenna is formed on the second surface of the remaining portion, and is electrically connected to the first resonator, the second resonator and the third resonator. wherein a cantilever beam having a first thickness (a) is formed on an edge portion of the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate at a side and a cavity is formed in a remaining portion of the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate except the cantilever beam, the remaining portion has a second thickness (b), the first thickness (a) is smaller than the second thickness (b); the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate has a flat first surface, the first resonator is formed on the first surface at a position corresponding to the cantilever beam and configured to sense vibration parameters; the second resonator is formed on the first surface at a position corresponding to the cavity and configured to sense pressure parameters; and the third resonator is formed on the first surface and configured to sense temperature parameters; and the high-temperature-resistant piezoelectric crystal substrate has a second surface opposite to the first surface, an answering antenna is formed on the second surface of the remaining portion, and is electrically connected to the first resonator, the second resonator and the third resonator.
Heat exchanger comprising several plates arranged parallel to one another and to a longitudinal direction (z) so as to define a plurality of passages for channelling at least a first fluid which is to be brought into a heat-exchange relationship with at least a second fluid, a mixer device being arranged in at least one passage and comprising: - at least one first channel for the flow of a first phase of the first fluid parallel to the longitudinal direction (z), - at least one second channel for the flow of a second phase of the first fluid, and - a plurality of orifices (34 i, 34 i+1,...) fluidically connecting the first channel to the second channel, said orifices (34 i, 34 i+1,...) occupying successive positions (z i, z i+1,...) in the longitudinal direction (z), characterized in that the distances between the successive positions (z i, z i+1,...), measured parallel to the longitudinal direction (z), are variable. - at least one first channel for the flow of a first phase of the first fluid parallel to the longitudinal direction (z), - at least one second channel for the flow of a second phase of the first fluid, and - a plurality of orifices (34 i, 34 i+1,...) fluidically connecting the first channel to the second channel, said orifices (34 i, 34 i+1,...) occupying successive positions (z i, z i+1,...) in the longitudinal direction (z), characterized in that the distances between the successive positions (z i, z i+1,...), measured parallel to the longitudinal direction (z), are variable.
Method for producing a tolerance-compensated connection between a first component and a second component, the method comprising a movement of the first component relative to the second component in a first direction and, specifically, the first component being moved in the first direction only until contact between the electrical contacts of the first component and the electrical contacts of the second component is established and they rest against one another, characterized in that the method comprises producing a releasable connection between the electrical contacts of the first component and the electrical contacts of the second component. the method comprising a movement of the first component relative to the second component in a first direction and, specifically, the first component being moved in the first direction only until contact between the electrical contacts of the first component and the electrical contacts of the second component is established and they rest against one another, characterized in that the method comprises producing a releasable connection between the electrical contacts of the first component and the electrical contacts of the second component.
Method for producing a vehicle tyre, the vehicle tyre having an outer surface, the outer surface comprising a surface of a tread, the surface of the tread having a vulcanette, the method comprising at least the following steps: a) providing an unvulcanized tread; b) providing a tyre blank; c) positioning the vulcanette on the surface of the unvulcanized tread; d) providing a mould for moulding the tread; e) moulding the tread by the mould; f) vulcanization of the vulcanette and the tyre in a vulcanizing device comprising the mould for moulding the tread. a) providing an unvulcanized tread; b) providing a tyre blank; c) positioning the vulcanette on the surface of the unvulcanized tread; d) providing a mould for moulding the tread; e) moulding the tread by the mould; f) vulcanization of the vulcanette and the tyre in a vulcanizing device comprising the mould for moulding the tread.
A marine cable device configured for preventing or reducing biofouling along its exterior surface, that during use is at least temporarily exposed to water, the marine cable device comprising at least one optical medium configured to receive at least part of an anti-fouling light generated by at least one light source, the optical medium comprising at least one emission surface configured to provide at least part of said anti-fouling light on at least part of said exterior surface.