mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for the contactless detection of at least a part of a contour (200, 201) of a body (2, 23) located in a preferential sectional area within a predetermined measuring range of the body (2, 23), said body exhibiting a known geometric regularity in a spatial direction not located in the preferential sectional area, preferably being oriented perpendicular to the preferential sectional area, in particular for detecting a part of a cross-section of a body (2, 23), wherein the body is a moving body and/or a body under stress and the combination of the following features is implemented: - targeting the body (2, 23) by hand with at least two beam areas (115, 116) generated by a radiation source (111, 112) spatially independent of the body, thereby generating in each case one beam intersection line (210, 220) on the surface of the body (2, 23) in the predetermined measuring range, - which beam areas (115, 116) are in a known spatial orientation toward each other, - detecting the beam intersection lines (210, 220) by means of a radiation detector, which is also in a known spatial orientation toward the beam areas (115, 116), - whereupon the intersection line data detected by the radiation detector are utilized for calculating the contour (200, 201) located in the desired preferential sectional area, - wherein the regularity of the surface of the body (2, 23) occurring in the measuring range thereof is taken into account for calculating the contour (200, 201) located in the preferential sectional area. - targeting the body (2, 23) by hand with at least two beam areas (115, 116) generated by a radiation source (111, 112) spatially independent of the body, thereby generating in each case one beam intersection line (210, 220) on the surface of the body (2, 23) in the predetermined measuring range, - which beam areas (115, 116) are in a known spatial orientation toward each other, - detecting the beam intersection lines (210, 220) by means of a radiation detector, which is also in a known spatial orientation toward the beam areas (115, 116), - whereupon the intersection line data detected by the radiation detector are utilized for calculating the contour (200, 201) located in the desired preferential sectional area, - wherein the regularity of the surface of the body (2, 23) occurring in the measuring range thereof is taken into account for calculating the contour (200, 201) located in the preferential sectional area.
A dough comprising yeast, wheat flour and particulate plant material, the dough being characterized by a malleable mass with said particulate plant material being distributed therein, the plant being a Wolffia arrhiza having its plant color range, and said mass having a mass color falling within or being near said plant color range, said particulate plant material comprises fresh whole plant material, the liquid component of said dough essentially comprises liquid extracted from said fresh whole plant material during the dough kneading process which is then absorbed by the flour to form the dough, and no more than 20% of the total amount of liquid required for forming said dough, is externally added water, wherein said dough having flour to plant material by dry weight ratio (w/w) of 95:5 to 97:3.
A system for the supply of an active substance for an agricultural sprayer, comprising - a main liquid circuit, which comprises a reservoir for a main liquid and allows circulation of the main liquid, the main liquid circuit comprising one or more distribution sections (20a-20c), each configured to distribute a spray liquid to be dispensed to a plurality of dispensing elements (22a-22c), and - a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately fed active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture; the system for the supply of an active substance being configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or the plurality of distribution sections (20a-20c) at a plurality of points (68a-68c), characterized in that a branch is present at the main liquid circuit and connects the main liquid circuit to a mixing chamber of the feed system in a fluid-conducting manner. - a main liquid circuit, which comprises a reservoir for a main liquid and allows circulation of the main liquid, the main liquid circuit comprising one or more distribution sections (20a-20c), each configured to distribute a spray liquid to be dispensed to a plurality of dispensing elements (22a-22c), and - a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately fed active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture; the system for the supply of an active substance being configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or the plurality of distribution sections (20a-20c) at a plurality of points (68a-68c), characterized in that a branch is present at the main liquid circuit and connects the main liquid circuit to a mixing chamber of the feed system in a fluid-conducting manner. the system for the supply of an active substance being configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or the plurality of distribution sections (20a-20c) at a plurality of points (68a-68c), characterized in that a branch is present at the main liquid circuit and connects the main liquid circuit to a mixing chamber of the feed system in a fluid-conducting manner.
An inductive power transfer pad, in particular a transfer pad of a system (1, 11, 12) for inductive power transfer to a vehicle, comprising a stationary part and a movable part, wherein the movable part comprises a primary winding structure for generating a magnetic or electromagnetic field while an electric current flows through windings of the primary winding structure, wherein the inductive power transfer pad comprises at least one actuator (14; 44) for actuating motion of the movable part, wherein the movable part is movable at least into a first direction by the at least one actuator (14; 44) so as to move between a retracted state and an extended state, wherein the inductive power transfer pad comprises a heating for heating the inductive power transfer pad, characterized in that the heating is an additional heating other than operating devices, which are electric and/or electronic devices adapted to operate the primary winding structure so that the primary winding structure generates the magnetic or electromagnetic field, and the inductive power transfer pad is adapted to operate the heating while the movable part is in the retracted state and the primary winding structure is not operated. wherein the inductive power transfer pad comprises a heating for heating the inductive power transfer pad, characterized in that the heating is an additional heating other than operating devices, which are electric and/or electronic devices adapted to operate the primary winding structure so that the primary winding structure generates the magnetic or electromagnetic field, and the inductive power transfer pad is adapted to operate the heating while the movable part is in the retracted state and the primary winding structure is not operated.
A dispenser device for dispensing a fluid or powder composition, the dispenser device comprising: a dispenser head that is provided with a dispenser outlet that is formed at the end of a hollow sleeve, an air expeller for generating a flow of air while the device is being actuated, said air expeller including a piston that slides in an air chamber between a rest position and a dispensing position, said air chamber including a cylindrical body in which said piston slides in airtight manner, and a reservoir that contains a single dose of composition, said reservoir including an air inlet that is connected to said air expeller and a composition outlet that is connected to said dispenser outlet, said air inlet including a composition retainer member for retaining the composition in the reservoir until the composition is dispensed, and said composition outlet being closed by a closure element that is force fitted in the composition outlet of the reservoir, said device further comprising a mechanical opening system (61, 62) co-operating with said closure element so as to expel it mechanically from its closed position while the device is being actuated, said device comprising an indicator that in the rest position before actuation is in a first state, and that after actuation passes into a second state, the passage from the first to the second state informing the user that the device has been actuated, said first state being a visible state and said second state being a non-visible state, said device including a pusher element, that is secured to said piston, on which the user presses during actuation, said dispenser head including a skirt that is arranged around said air chamber, said pusher element in its rest position before actuation, projecting axially out from said skirt characterized in that said pusher element is arranged after actuation entirely inside said skirt, said pusher element including said indicator that is visible before actuation and that is not visible after actuation.
A magnetic resonance imaging transmit and/or receive antenna system configured to be used in combination with a magnetic resonance guided radiotherapy system and configured to be placed into the radiotherapy system directly in a radiation beam path on or close to a patient to be treated at treatment delivery time, wherein the antenna system comprises: - at least one antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radiofrequency signals for MRI imaging wherein the antenna comprises antenna components and - a cover enclosing the antenna components, wherein the cover comprises a center part and an outer edge, wherein a thickness and/or density of the cover decreases in a direction from the center part towards the outer edge as to compensate for differences in radiation attenuation between the enclosing cover compared to air. - at least one antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radiofrequency signals for MRI imaging wherein the antenna comprises antenna components and - a cover enclosing the antenna components, wherein the cover comprises a center part and an outer edge, wherein a thickness and/or density of the cover decreases in a direction from the center part towards the outer edge as to compensate for differences in radiation attenuation between the enclosing cover compared to air.
A plating apparatus, comprising: a plating tank for storing a plating liquid having side walls (11b-11e) and a bottom; an anode member vertically arranged inside the plating tank, wherein a plating object is vertically arranged inside the plating tank to face the anode member; a cathode member contacting the plating object; and a first holder detachably holding the anode member; wherein a space is formed between the anode member and the plating object to be a flow passage for the plating liquid to flow from the plating tank; and the anode member faces the plating object in a facing direction, an orthogonal direction being orthogonal to the facing direction, characterized by a second holder detachably holding the plating object; both sides of the space in the orthogonal direction being closed by the plating tank; and a perpendicular wall projected upward from an inner side of the bottom of the plating tank, wherein both sides of the perpendicular wall in the orthogonal direction are continuously formed to be integral with internal surfaces of side walls (11b, 11c) of the plating tank, and an upper side of the perpendicular wall is located at a lower position than a level of the plating liquid and upper ends of the side walls (11b- 11e); thereby allowing the plating liquid to flow over the perpendicular wall into the space from above relative to the space and to be sucked by a pump from below relative to the space. a plating tank for storing a plating liquid having side walls (11b-11e) and a bottom; an anode member vertically arranged inside the plating tank, wherein a plating object is vertically arranged inside the plating tank to face the anode member; a cathode member contacting the plating object; and a first holder detachably holding the anode member; wherein a space is formed between the anode member and the plating object to be a flow passage for the plating liquid to flow from the plating tank; and the anode member faces the plating object in a facing direction, an orthogonal direction being orthogonal to the facing direction, characterized by a second holder detachably holding the plating object; both sides of the space in the orthogonal direction being closed by the plating tank; and a perpendicular wall projected upward from an inner side of the bottom of the plating tank, wherein both sides of the perpendicular wall in the orthogonal direction are continuously formed to be integral with internal surfaces of side walls (11b, 11c) of the plating tank, and an upper side of the perpendicular wall is located at a lower position than a level of the plating liquid and upper ends of the side walls (11b- 11e); thereby allowing the plating liquid to flow over the perpendicular wall into the space from above relative to the space and to be sucked by a pump from below relative to the space.
A green pneumatic tire comprising a tire cavity; first and second sidewalls (30, 32) extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions (34, 36) to a tire tread region; and a cable embedded into a rubber material of the green tire for allowing a creation of an air passageway in the tire after curing the green tire in a tire mold, characterized by the cable comprising a core of a first material and a shell of a second material, wherein the shell surrounds the core.
A method comprising determining (401, 611), using wireless nodes (103a-103n) within a mesh network, proximity of one or more candidate devices (101b-101n) to a first device, wherein the one or more candidate devices (101b-101n) have: a) direct and indirect connectivity to the first device via respective wireless nodes (103a-103n) of the first device and the one or more candidate devices within the mesh network; and b) further connectivity between each other via a second wireless network independent of the mesh network; initiating at least one synchronized capture of sensor data by the first device and at least one of the one or more candidate devices determined to be within proximity of one another, wherein the sensor data relates to one or more locally sensed ambient characteristics, one or more ambient contexts or a combination thereof in respective environments of the first device, the one or more candidate devices or a combination thereof; and comparing the sensor data from the first device and the one or more candidate devices to determine a level of similarity in said ambient characteristics or ambient contexts locally sensed by devices in the mesh network, and forming (405, 673) a community of devices based, at least in part, on the at least one synchronized capture for devices determined to be within proximity of one another, wherein membership of the community is based at least in part on said determined level of similarity. a) direct and indirect connectivity to the first device via respective wireless nodes (103a-103n) of the first device and the one or more candidate devices within the mesh network; and b) further connectivity between each other via a second wireless network independent of the mesh network;
A motor vehicle camera assembly comprising: - a first housing part; - a second housing part; - attaching means for attaching the first and second housing parts (10, 20) together so as to define an inner space; - at least one electronics carrier to be received within said inner space defined by the first and second housing parts (10, 20), and - a lens assembly in communication to an image sensor coupled to the electronics carrier so as to capture an optical image; wherein the lens assembly and the image sensor are aligned with each other along an optical axis; wherein the attaching means are configured such that, when the first and second housing parts (10, 20) are attached to each other, the first housing part contacts at least one portion of a first surface of the electronics carrier and the second housing part contacts at least one portion of a second surface of the electronics carrier; characterized in that the first housing part is adapted to be coupled to the second housing part with the electronics carrier being tightly sandwiched there between; and in that the motor vehicle camera assembly further comprises sealing means arranged on contact portions (13, 23) formed in the first and second housing parts (10, 20) and located in a plane normal to the optical axis between the attaching means and the optical axis. - a first housing part; - a second housing part; - attaching means for attaching the first and second housing parts (10, 20) together so as to define an inner space; - at least one electronics carrier to be received within said inner space defined by the first and second housing parts (10, 20), and - a lens assembly in communication to an image sensor coupled to the electronics carrier so as to capture an optical image; wherein the lens assembly and the image sensor are aligned with each other along an optical axis; wherein the attaching means are configured such that, when the first and second housing parts (10, 20) are attached to each other, the first housing part contacts at least one portion of a first surface of the electronics carrier and the second housing part contacts at least one portion of a second surface of the electronics carrier; characterized in that the first housing part is adapted to be coupled to the second housing part with the electronics carrier being tightly sandwiched there between; and in that the motor vehicle camera assembly further comprises sealing means arranged on contact portions (13, 23) formed in the first and second housing parts (10, 20) and located in a plane normal to the optical axis between the attaching means and the optical axis.
A computer-implemented method for determining a valid lane marking with the aid of a camera system of a vehicle, in particular a road vehicle, in which with the aid of a camera of the camera system several pictures (30, 54, 66) with images of an area in front of the vehicle are successively taken as a picture series, and image data corresponding to the respective picture (30, 54, 66) are generated, and in which the image data of at least a part of the pictures (30, 54, 66) of the picture series are processed, wherein at least a first lane marking (38, 40) for delimiting a first lane and a second lane marking (56, 58) different from the first lane marking for defining a lane running differently from the first lane are detected in at least one picture of the picture series, a vehicle driving ahead of the vehicle is detected in at least two successively taken pictures (30, 54, 66) of the picture series, characterized in that for each of the at least two pictures, the position (P1 to P4; P1 to P4*) of the vehicle driving ahead relative to the first lane marking (38, 40) and the position (P1 to P4; P1 to P4*) of the vehicle driving ahead relative to the second lane marking (56, 58) is determined, and wherein, dependent on the positions (P1 to P4; P1 to P4*) of the vehicle driving ahead determined with the aid of the pictures, one of the detected lane markings (38, 40; 56, 58) is selected as the valid lane marking.
A backlight module comprising a lamp strip and a light guide plate, and further comprising a quantum dot glass tube and a fixing part, the fixing part being a hollow structure, the quantum dot glass tube being provided in the cavity of the fixing part which is positioned between the lamp strip and the light guide plate, one side wall of the fixing part being adjacent to the frame of the lamp strip, and the other side wall of the fixing part being engaging with the light guide plate, characterized in that the side wall facing the lamp strip of the fixing part is provided with a second recess, the shape of the second recess is matched with the shape of the lamp strip, the frame of the second recess abuts on the frame of the lamp strip, and the lamp strip is received in the second recess.
A method of controlling an input to an envelope modulated power supply of an envelope tracking amplification stage, comprising: a. generating an envelope signal representing the envelope of a signal to be amplified; b. applying a shaping function to the envelope signal to generate a shaped envelope signal, including: i. soft clipping the shaped envelope signal at high input envelope values; and c. providing the shaped envelope signal as an input signal to the envelope modulated power supply. a. generating an envelope signal representing the envelope of a signal to be amplified; b. applying a shaping function to the envelope signal to generate a shaped envelope signal, including: i. soft clipping the shaped envelope signal at high input envelope values; and i. soft clipping the shaped envelope signal at high input envelope values; and c. providing the shaped envelope signal as an input signal to the envelope modulated power supply.
A top connection arrangement for a subsea riser, the arrangement comprising a pivot combination disposed between, and fluidly connecting, upper and lower pipe sections (30, 24) of rigid pipe, wherein the pivot combination comprises an upper ball joint to which the upper pipe section is attached and about which the upper pipe section is pivotable; and wherein the arrangement is characterised in that the pivot combination comprises a lower joint fixed to the ball joint in series, the lower joint being a flexible joint or a tapered stress joint to which the lower pipe section is attached.
A method for determining a status of a battery in a vehicle, said method comprising; determining an initial temperature, T, and an initial state of charge, SoC, of said battery; controlling that said initial temperature is not below a predetermined threshold value and that said initial state of charge does not exceed a predetermined threshold value; determining a current threshold value, I th, based on said initial temperature and said initial state of charge of said battery; starting an engine of said vehicle; charging said battery for a predetermined charging period t 1; measuring two charging currents I 1 and I 2 to said battery at two predetermined points in time during said charging period t 1; based on said measured charging currents, determining an expected current value at a time t 3 = t 1 +t 2; comparing said expected current value with said current threshold value; and if said expected current value is lower than said current threshold value, determining that said battery is faulty.
Luminaire, comprising: • illuminants for generating light, • a control unit for controlling the illuminants, and • at least one further element, in particular an operating element or a sensor, for generating control information which influences the operation of the luminaire, characterized in that the control unit is designed to check the functionality and/or the presence of the at least one further element in an analysis mode after a supply voltage has been applied to the luminaire, and to signal the result of the check by means of a temporally variable light emission of the illuminants. • illuminants for generating light, • a control unit for controlling the illuminants, and • at least one further element, in particular an operating element or a sensor, for generating control information which influences the operation of the luminaire, characterized in that the control unit is designed to check the functionality and/or the presence of the at least one further element in an analysis mode after a supply voltage has been applied to the luminaire, and to signal the result of the check by means of a temporally variable light emission of the illuminants.