mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image forming apparatus operable in a first power mode, a second power mode, and a third power mode, the apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to control an operation of the image forming apparatus and including a network interface configured to communicate with an external apparatus; a printing unit configured to print image data; a reading unit configured to read a document; an operation panel configured to receive a user operation; and a power control means (102, 141) configured to control power supply to the reading unit, the printing unit and the control unit, wherein the power control means is configured to shift a mode of the image forming apparatus from the first power mode, in which power is supplied to the control unit, printing unit and reading unit, to the second power mode, in which power is supplied to the control unit and power is not supplied to the printing unit and reading unit, based on a first time period elapsing (S504, YES) without a user operation being received via the operation panel; wherein the power control means is configured to shift a mode of the image forming apparatus from the second power mode to the third power mode, in which power is not supplied to the printing unit, reading unit, and control unit, based on a communication state of the network interface. a control unit configured to control an operation of the image forming apparatus and including a network interface configured to communicate with an external apparatus; a printing unit configured to print image data; a reading unit configured to read a document; an operation panel configured to receive a user operation; and a power control means (102, 141) configured to control power supply to the reading unit, the printing unit and the control unit, wherein the power control means is configured to shift a mode of the image forming apparatus from the first power mode, in which power is supplied to the control unit, printing unit and reading unit, to the second power mode, in which power is supplied to the control unit and power is not supplied to the printing unit and reading unit, based on a first time period elapsing (S504, YES) without a user operation being received via the operation panel; wherein the power control means is configured to shift a mode of the image forming apparatus from the second power mode to the third power mode, in which power is not supplied to the printing unit, reading unit, and control unit, based on a communication state of the network interface.
An apparatus for processing a lithographic printing plate which comprises a latent image consisting of printing areas and non-printing areas, the apparatus comprising: - plate transport means adapted to convey the plate through the apparatus along a path, the plate having edges which define a plate area and a plate width, wherein the plate width is defined as the edge-to-edge distance of the plate along the direction perpendicular to the path; - plate detection means adapted to locate the plate in the apparatus and adapted to determine the plate width; - one or more nozzle(s) N1 adapted to deposite developer on the plate, wherein said nozzle(s) N1 are arranged to shuttle over the plate or are arranged as a fixed array that spans at least the width of the plate; characterized in that said plate detection means are coupled to the nozzles N1 by means for selectively actuating the nozzles N1 that are positioned to deposit developer across the plate area; and that said plate detection means include means adapted to provide input about dot coverage data of the image of the plate from a platesetter or from a pre-press workflow system to a controller which is coupled to the nozzles N1 and which is configured for selectively actuating the nozzles N1 that are positioned to deposit developer on the non-printing areas of the image. - plate transport means adapted to convey the plate through the apparatus along a path, the plate having edges which define a plate area and a plate width, wherein the plate width is defined as the edge-to-edge distance of the plate along the direction perpendicular to the path; - plate detection means adapted to locate the plate in the apparatus and adapted to determine the plate width; - one or more nozzle(s) N1 adapted to deposite developer on the plate, wherein said nozzle(s) N1 are arranged to shuttle over the plate or are arranged as a fixed array that spans at least the width of the plate;
Process for treating lignocellulosic biomass, successively comprising b) a step of pretreatment by cooking, with or without steam explosion, of the biomass placed beforehand under acidic or neutral pH conditions in a pretreatment reactor, to produce an acidic or neutral pretreated marc, alternating with b') a step of pretreatment by cooking, with or without steam explosion, of the biomass placed beforehand under acidic, neutral or basic conditions, with sufficient introduction into the pretreatment reactor of a basic aqueous solution, at least for the biomass placed beforehand under acidic or neutral conditions, to produce a basic pretreated marc, and then c) a step of enzymatic hydrolysis in a hydrolysis reactor of a mixture of the acidic or neutral pretreated marc obtained from step b) with the basic pretreated marc obtained from step b'). b) a step of pretreatment by cooking, with or without steam explosion, of the biomass placed beforehand under acidic or neutral pH conditions in a pretreatment reactor, to produce an acidic or neutral pretreated marc, alternating with b') a step of pretreatment by cooking, with or without steam explosion, of the biomass placed beforehand under acidic, neutral or basic conditions, with sufficient introduction into the pretreatment reactor of a basic aqueous solution, at least for the biomass placed beforehand under acidic or neutral conditions, to produce a basic pretreated marc, and then c) a step of enzymatic hydrolysis in a hydrolysis reactor of a mixture of the acidic or neutral pretreated marc obtained from step b) with the basic pretreated marc obtained from step b').
Explosion-proof housing having a housing body that delimits an interior and that comprises a housing opening through which the interior is accessible, having a separate reinforcing frame that is releasably or non-releasably arranged on the outside of housing body and comprises a ring frame part that completely surrounds the housing body in a ring-shaped manner adjacent to housing opening, having a cover that abuts against the housing body in a closing position, such that a flameproof gap is formed between cover and housing body. having a housing body that delimits an interior and that comprises a housing opening through which the interior is accessible, having a separate reinforcing frame that is releasably or non-releasably arranged on the outside of housing body and comprises a ring frame part that completely surrounds the housing body in a ring-shaped manner adjacent to housing opening, having a cover that abuts against the housing body in a closing position, such that a flameproof gap is formed between cover and housing body.
A method for preparing quantum dot nanoparticles comprising a plurality of first dithiocarbamate capping ligands comprising the steps of: reacting core material precursors in the presence of a molecular cluster compound to produce nanoparticle cores; isolating the cores; reacting a core nanoparticle with shell precursors to grow at least one semiconductor shell on the core, to form a core-shell nanoparticle; binding capping ligands to an outermost semiconductor surface of core-shell nanoparticle; and exchanging at least a portion of the capping ligands with the dithiocarbamate capping ligands, wherein the dithiocarbamate has one of the following structures: wherein R is a functional group, and wherein the dithiocarbamate capping ligands further comprise a second dithiocarbamate which has the following structure: wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of functional groups comprising a hydrophilic group and functional groups comprising an amphiphilic moiety and R" is an alkyl group. reacting core material precursors in the presence of a molecular cluster compound to produce nanoparticle cores; isolating the cores; reacting a core nanoparticle with shell precursors to grow at least one semiconductor shell on the core, to form a core-shell nanoparticle; binding capping ligands to an outermost semiconductor surface of core-shell nanoparticle; and exchanging at least a portion of the capping ligands with the dithiocarbamate capping ligands, wherein the dithiocarbamate has one of the following structures: wherein R is a functional group, and wherein the dithiocarbamate capping ligands further comprise a second dithiocarbamate which has the following structure: wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of functional groups comprising a hydrophilic group and functional groups comprising an amphiphilic moiety and R" is an alkyl group.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an Anabaena variabilis phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (AvPAL) variant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein (i) the AvPAL variant has a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein the position 565 of the AvPAL variant has a serine residue; or (ii) the AvPAL variant has a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, wherein the positions 503 and 565 of the AvPAL variant have a serine residue, and wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprises a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of L-phenylalanine, trans-cinnamic acid, and benzoic acid. (i) the AvPAL variant has a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein the position 565 of the AvPAL variant has a serine residue; or (ii) the AvPAL variant has a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, wherein the positions 503 and 565 of the AvPAL variant have a serine residue, and
Method for the handling of parent reels in paper converting plants, comprising the following steps: a) providing at least one platform with a base adapted to support a parent reel in a waiting station and at least one unwinder adapted to receive said reel in an unwinding station where the parent reel is unwound, b) positioning a parent reel on the platform at the waiting station, c) transporting the parent reel along a predefined path from said platform to said unwinder by means of a bridge crane equipped with movable arms, characterized in that said step (c) is preceded by a first step consisting in the temporary association of two pins to the arms of the bridge crane and by a second step consisting in inserting the two pins in two opposite bases of the parent reel using the same arms; said step (c) involves the transport of the reel along a path comprising at least one ascending or descending portion with the pins thus inserted into the parent reel. a) providing at least one platform with a base adapted to support a parent reel in a waiting station and at least one unwinder adapted to receive said reel in an unwinding station where the parent reel is unwound, b) positioning a parent reel on the platform at the waiting station, c) transporting the parent reel along a predefined path from said platform to said unwinder by means of a bridge crane equipped with movable arms,
Inner phase housing for an underground link box, the inner phase housing comprising: - at least one phase pocket in which phase link posts are provided, - a plurality of conductor rods for connecting at least two low-voltage cables, and - a base section to which the at least one phase pocket is mounted, characterized in that the inner phase housing is formed as a single, monolithic piece and in that tubular feed-through protrusions, each for receiving a conductor rod, are integrally formed by the inner phase housing, the feed-through protrusions protruding outwards away from the base section of the inner phase housing. - at least one phase pocket in which phase link posts are provided, - a plurality of conductor rods for connecting at least two low-voltage cables, and - a base section to which the at least one phase pocket is mounted, characterized in that the inner phase housing is formed as a single, monolithic piece and in that tubular feed-through protrusions, each for receiving a conductor rod, are integrally formed by the inner phase housing, the feed-through protrusions protruding outwards away from the base section of the inner phase housing.
A system for collecting and handling dust in a paper-making environment wherein the system comprises; a source of underpressure; an elongated collector that extends along a longitudinal axis and which elongated collector is connected to the source of underpressure through at least one suction duct such that underpressure can be generated inside the elongated collector, the elongated collector having an inlet through which dust-laden air can enter the elongated collector and an exit opening leading to the suction duct through which exit opening dust-laden air can be evacuated from the elongated collector; a source of water connected by at least one water supply duct to the elongated collector such that water from the source of water can be introduced into the elongated collector so that dust in the dust-laden air can be exposed to and mix with the water introduced into the elongated collector, characterized in that a flow meter is functionally connected to the system to measure at least one of a flow of water from the source of water to the elongated collector or a flow of water exiting from the elongated collector through the exit opening of the elongated collector and arranged to send a signal indicating a numerical value for a flow of water that reaches or leaves the elongated collector such that this value can be compared to a predetermined minimum value.
Connecting assembly for supplying electric energy from a ground charging station to an electric vehicle, the connecting assembly comprising at least: - a first connector interface, configured to be located at the bottom of said electric vehicle, with a first electric plug arranged with an actuating device to operate an up and down movement of the first electric plug between a first "storage" position and a second "plugging" position, in the first "storage" position, the first electric plug being in a recess which forms a lodging for the first electric plug and which is configured to be situated inside the bottom face of the electric vehicle and in the second "plugging" position, the first electric plug being configured to be outside said bottom face of said electric vehicle, - a sliding surface configured to be positioned at the bottom surface of said electric vehicle, the "plugging" position of the first connector interface being located at the end of the sliding surface, - a second connector interface with a second electric plug, carried by a movable connecting head of the ground charging station, said head having an upper surface arranged to cooperate with the sliding surface configured to be at the bottom of the electric vehicle and to be guided by and/or in contact with said sliding surface in order to plug said second connector interface in said first connector interface. - a first connector interface, configured to be located at the bottom of said electric vehicle, with a first electric plug arranged with an actuating device to operate an up and down movement of the first electric plug between a first "storage" position and a second "plugging" position, in the first "storage" position, the first electric plug being in a recess which forms a lodging for the first electric plug and which is configured to be situated inside the bottom face of the electric vehicle and in the second "plugging" position, the first electric plug being configured to be outside said bottom face of said electric vehicle, - a sliding surface configured to be positioned at the bottom surface of said electric vehicle, the "plugging" position of the first connector interface being located at the end of the sliding surface, - a second connector interface with a second electric plug, carried by a movable connecting head of the ground charging station, said head having an upper surface arranged to cooperate with the sliding surface configured to be at the bottom of the electric vehicle and to be guided by and/or in contact with said sliding surface in order to plug said second connector interface in said first connector interface.
Use of a catalyst comprising Pd and/or Pt and oxides of Si, Ti and W, wherein the catalyst is either present in the form of an extrudate composed of oxides of Si, Ti and W which is impregnated with Pd and/or Pt or is present in the form of a supported catalyst in which a layer comprising the Pd and/or Pt and the oxides of Si, Ti and W has been applied to a support body, for removing carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from offgas streams of the cement industry which contain water vapour and mineral dust.
An adaptive optical system comprising: - at least one optical device which is controllable for emitting and/or reflecting and/or transmitting an optical radiation (o_s) having a wavefront; - a distortion measurement module adapted to measure a distortion of the wavefront of the optical radiation (o_s) to provide a first signal representative of the measured distortion; - a control system adapted to control the optical device in order to reduce or eliminate the measured distortion; wherein: - the control system comprises a processing module operatively connected to the measurement module to receive in input the first signal and output a control signal (c_s); - wherein the optical device is operatively connected to the processing module to receive in input the control signal (c_s); - the control signal (c_s) is a digital signal coded with delta-sigma modulation; characterized in that: the processing unit is configured to receive in input a second signal encoded with a delta-sigma modulation and carrying status information of the optical device and wherein the processing unit is configured to produce said control signal (c_s) based on said first signal and based on said second signal. - at least one optical device which is controllable for emitting and/or reflecting and/or transmitting an optical radiation (o_s) having a wavefront; - a distortion measurement module adapted to measure a distortion of the wavefront of the optical radiation (o_s) to provide a first signal representative of the measured distortion; - a control system adapted to control the optical device in order to reduce or eliminate the measured distortion; - the control system comprises a processing module operatively connected to the measurement module to receive in input the first signal and output a control signal (c_s); - wherein the optical device is operatively connected to the processing module to receive in input the control signal (c_s); - the control signal (c_s) is a digital signal coded with delta-sigma modulation;
A capacitor apparatus comprising (a) a capacitor comprising: a first electrode made of platinum, a dielectric layer located on the first electrode and made of an oxide dielectric; and a second electrode which comprises a first portion being made of an iridium oxide for oxidizing the dielectric layer, and being located on the dielectric layer, and a second portion being made of Iridium and being formed on the first portion, the apparatus further comprising (b) means for applying a first DC voltage to the first electrode; and (c) means for applying a second DC voltage lower than the first DC voltage to the second electrode. (a) a capacitor comprising: a first electrode made of platinum, a dielectric layer located on the first electrode and made of an oxide dielectric; and a second electrode which comprises a first portion being made of an iridium oxide for oxidizing the dielectric layer, and being located on the dielectric layer, and a second portion being made of Iridium and being formed on the first portion, the apparatus further comprising a first electrode made of platinum, a dielectric layer located on the first electrode and made of an oxide dielectric; and a second electrode which comprises a first portion being made of an iridium oxide for oxidizing the dielectric layer, and being located on the dielectric layer, and a second portion being made of Iridium and being formed on the first portion, the apparatus further comprising (b) means for applying a first DC voltage to the first electrode; and (c) means for applying a second DC voltage lower than the first DC voltage to the second electrode.
Spring module for providing under-springing for a seat or sofa item of furniture, comprising at least two spring strips (2, 3), of which one lower spring strip is curved convex against its direction of deflection, and of which the adjacent spring strip, against the direction of deflection of the spring strip, is curved in the counter-direction to the curvature of the lower spring strip, and is supported with its crown on the lower spring strip, as well as comprising in each case a spring strip connector (6, 6.1, 6.2), connected to both the spring strips (2, 3) in the region of their end sections and connecting them, which is flexible in the deflection direction, and by means of which spring strip connector (6, 6.1) the maximum distance interval of the two spring strips (2, 3) from one another is limited in the respective end sections.
An oxidation catalyst composite for abatement of exhaust gas emissions from a lean burn engine comprising: a carrier substrate having a length, an inlet end and an outlet end, an oxidation catalyst catalytic material on the carrier, the oxidation catalyst catalytic material including a bottom washcoat layer and a top washcoat layer; the bottom washcoat layer comprising a refractory metal oxide support, a platinum (Pt) component and a palladium (Pd) component in weight ratio of Pt to Pd in the range of 4:1 to 1:4; and the top washcoat layer comprising a zeolite, Pt and a refractory metal oxide support, the top washcoat layer having an amount of palladium of below 10 % by weight of the platinum group metal in the top washcoat layer, the oxidation catalyst composite being effective to abate hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide, and oxidize NO to NO 2 in the lean burn engine exhaust, and wherein the top washcoat layer contains a higher loading of platinum group metals than the bottom washcoat layer to maximize NO oxidation. a carrier substrate having a length, an inlet end and an outlet end, an oxidation catalyst catalytic material on the carrier, the oxidation catalyst catalytic material including a bottom washcoat layer and a top washcoat layer; the bottom washcoat layer comprising a refractory metal oxide support, a platinum (Pt) component and a palladium (Pd) component in weight ratio of Pt to Pd in the range of 4:1 to 1:4; and the top washcoat layer comprising a zeolite, Pt and a refractory metal oxide support, the top washcoat layer having an amount of palladium of below 10 % by weight of the platinum group metal in the top washcoat layer, the oxidation catalyst composite being effective to abate hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide, and oxidize NO to NO 2 in the lean burn engine exhaust, and wherein the top washcoat layer contains a higher loading of platinum group metals than the bottom washcoat layer to maximize NO oxidation.