mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of providing notifications in a communication network of a plurality of Internet of Things, IoT, devices, comprising: detecting, at a supervisor device in the communication network, a notification directed to a wireless mobile device in the communication network; determining, by the supervisor device, a location of a user of the wireless mobile device, wherein the supervisor device determines the location of the user as a location of a first IoT device based on the first IoT device being currently operated or as a location of a second IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices based on the second IoT device having been previously operated within a threshold time period; and sending, by the supervisor device, at least one instruction to at least a first IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices to reduce an operating volume or suspend operation of the first IoT device, wherein the supervisor device sends the at least one instruction to the first IoT device based on the first IoT device being within a threshold distance of the location of the user of the wireless mobile device. detecting, at a supervisor device in the communication network, a notification directed to a wireless mobile device in the communication network; determining, by the supervisor device, a location of a user of the wireless mobile device, wherein the supervisor device determines the location of the user as a location of a first IoT device based on the first IoT device being currently operated or as a location of a second IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices based on the second IoT device having been previously operated within a threshold time period; and sending, by the supervisor device, at least one instruction to at least a first IoT device of the plurality of IoT devices to reduce an operating volume or suspend operation of the first IoT device, wherein the supervisor device sends the at least one instruction to the first IoT device based on the first IoT device being within a threshold distance of the location of the user of the wireless mobile device.
A method for a first playback device, the method comprising: periodically updating, by the first playback device, a locally stored state variable that indicates a playback state of a second zone comprising a second playback device via a network, wherein the first playback device is a member of a first zone; detecting cessation of movement of the first playback device following detecting movement of the first playback device; detecting that the first playback device is within a given proximity of the second playback device; in response to: (i) detecting that the first playback device is within the given proximity to the second playback device and (ii) detecting the cessation of movement of the first playback device, retrieving, by the first playback device, the locally stored state variable associated with the second playback device; determining, based on the retrieved locally stored state variable, that the second playback device is playing back a media item as part of the second zone; and based on the determination: joining, by the first playback device the second zone of the second playback device; and playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device as part of the second zone. periodically updating, by the first playback device, a locally stored state variable that indicates a playback state of a second zone comprising a second playback device via a network, wherein the first playback device is a member of a first zone; detecting cessation of movement of the first playback device following detecting movement of the first playback device; detecting that the first playback device is within a given proximity of the second playback device; in response to: (i) detecting that the first playback device is within the given proximity to the second playback device and (ii) detecting the cessation of movement of the first playback device, retrieving, by the first playback device, the locally stored state variable associated with the second playback device; determining, based on the retrieved locally stored state variable, that the second playback device is playing back a media item as part of the second zone; and based on the determination: joining, by the first playback device the second zone of the second playback device; and playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device as part of the second zone. joining, by the first playback device the second zone of the second playback device; and playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device as part of the second zone.
A refrigeration apparatus comprising: a first refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, the first refrigerant circuit including a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion device, and a first evaporator sequentially connected by piping; a second refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, the second refrigerant circuit including a second compressor, a second condenser, a receiver, a second expansion device, and a second evaporator sequentially connected by piping; a cascade condenser including the first evaporator and the second condenser and configured to heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing in the first evaporator and the refrigerant flowing in the second condenser; and a controller configured to control operation of the first compressor and the second compressor; wherein the receiver is located under the cascade condenser, and characterised in that the controller is configured to activate the first compressor when the second compressor is off, and control at least one of frequency of the first compressor and an opening degree of the first expansion device on the basis of a pressure on a high-pressure side of the second refrigerant circuit, when the second compressor is off and the first compressor is on, wherein a flow control valve is provided to a pipe connecting between an outlet side of the second condenser and the receiver, and the controller is configured to open the flow control valve when the second compressor is off and the first compressor is on. a first refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, the first refrigerant circuit including a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion device, and a first evaporator sequentially connected by piping; a second refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, the second refrigerant circuit including a second compressor, a second condenser, a receiver, a second expansion device, and a second evaporator sequentially connected by piping; a cascade condenser including the first evaporator and the second condenser and configured to heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing in the first evaporator and the refrigerant flowing in the second condenser; and a controller configured to control operation of the first compressor and the second compressor; wherein the receiver is located under the cascade condenser, and characterised in that the controller is configured to activate the first compressor when the second compressor is off, and control at least one of frequency of the first compressor and an opening degree of the first expansion device on the basis of a pressure on a high-pressure side of the second refrigerant circuit, when the second compressor is off and the first compressor is on, wherein a flow control valve is provided to a pipe connecting between an outlet side of the second condenser and the receiver, and the controller is configured to open the flow control valve when the second compressor is off and the first compressor is on.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre with a tread, which is divided into profile positives by grooves, such as circumferential grooves (3, 3'), diagonal grooves and the like, grooves that extend locally in the profile positive without entering other grooves being formed in at least one profile positive, characterized in that the grooves consist of two groove portions (5, 6), which run in a V-shaped manner in relation to one another, form an acute angle (α) of 20° to 35° with one another and are oriented substantially in the transverse direction of the tread, the one groove portion having a length of extent (l 1) that is greater by two to three and a half times than the other groove portion, the groove portion that has the greater length of extent (l 1) being provided at the transitional region of its groove flank that is on the inside with respect to the V-shaped form to the outer surface of the profile with a bevel running at an angle (γ) of 25° to 50° in relation to the radial direction, and the groove base (7, 8) of each groove portion (5, 6) rising continuously to the free end of the respective groove portion (5, 6) and running out at the outer surface of the tread.
A capillary network device for a biological sample comprising: a substrate having a capillary network formed thereon; at least one inlet port for sample entry in fluid communication with at least one inlet microchannel that is in fluid communication with said capillary network; and at least one outlet port in fluid communication with at least one outlet microchannel in fluid communication with said capillary network for sample exit; wherein said at least one inlet microchannel and said at least one outlet microchannel comprise a tapered portion that tapers from about 5 micrometers to about 3 μm over its taper length and a variable dimension ranging in size from 3 micrometers to 70 μm along its length. a substrate having a capillary network formed thereon; at least one inlet port for sample entry in fluid communication with at least one inlet microchannel that is in fluid communication with said capillary network; and at least one outlet port in fluid communication with at least one outlet microchannel in fluid communication with said capillary network for sample exit; wherein said at least one inlet microchannel and said at least one outlet microchannel comprise a tapered portion that tapers from about 5 micrometers to about 3 μm over its taper length and a variable dimension ranging in size from 3 micrometers to 70 μm along its length.
Audio encoder for encoding an audio signal, comprising: a time warper for warping an audio signal using a variable time warping characteristic; a time/frequency converter for converting the time warped audio signal into a spectral representation having a number of spectral coefficients; and a processor for processing a variable number of spectral coefficients to generate an encoded audio signal, wherein the processor (512, 1000) is configured for variably setting a number of spectral coefficients for a frame of the audio signal based on the time warping characteristic for the frame so that a bandwidth variation represented by the processed number of frequency coefficients from frame to frame is reduced or eliminated. a time warper for warping an audio signal using a variable time warping characteristic; a time/frequency converter for converting the time warped audio signal into a spectral representation having a number of spectral coefficients; and a processor for processing a variable number of spectral coefficients to generate an encoded audio signal, wherein the processor (512, 1000) is configured for variably setting a number of spectral coefficients for a frame of the audio signal based on the time warping characteristic for the frame so that a bandwidth variation represented by the processed number of frequency coefficients from frame to frame is reduced or eliminated.
A welding helmet providing real-time fume exposure warning capability, said welding helmet comprising: a welding headgear configured to be worn on a head of a user to protact the user during a welding process; an intelligent warning apparatus integrated with the welding headgear and configured to communicatively interface with an external aerosol monitoring device to receive air sample output data from said external aerosol monitoring device; characterized by an air-sampling pick-up and output port integrated with the welding headgear and configured to connect to a proximal end of an air sampling tube for sampling breathable air within said welding headgear, wherein a distal end of said air sampling tube is configured to connect to an air-sampling intake port of said external aerosol monitoring device. a welding headgear configured to be worn on a head of a user to protact the user during a welding process; an intelligent warning apparatus integrated with the welding headgear and configured to communicatively interface with an external aerosol monitoring device to receive air sample output data from said external aerosol monitoring device; characterized by an air-sampling pick-up and output port integrated with the welding headgear and configured to connect to a proximal end of an air sampling tube for sampling breathable air within said welding headgear, wherein a distal end of said air sampling tube is configured to connect to an air-sampling intake port of said external aerosol monitoring device.
A method for inhibiting sprouting of potatoes, comprising the steps of: washing potatoes stored at a temperature of 2 to 15°C under the atmosphere of an ethylene concentration of 1 to 100 ppm for 3 to 12 months with water to remove soil and dirt, draining, and drying; receiving the potatoes together with an ethylene generating package having an ethylene generating rate of 0.5 to 5 ml/(g · day) at 20°C and 100% RH in a distribution container of a polyolefin bag having pores on its surface prior to tight sealing of the bag; and maintaining the ethylene concentration in 1 to 100 ppm at a temperature of 2 to 30°C for 1 to 20 days within the distribution container having the potatoes sealed tightly, which comprises drying to an extent that the surface of the potatoes is not completely dried after washing with water and draining. washing potatoes stored at a temperature of 2 to 15°C under the atmosphere of an ethylene concentration of 1 to 100 ppm for 3 to 12 months with water to remove soil and dirt, draining, and drying; receiving the potatoes together with an ethylene generating package having an ethylene generating rate of 0.5 to 5 ml/(g · day) at 20°C and 100% RH in a distribution container of a polyolefin bag having pores on its surface prior to tight sealing of the bag; and maintaining the ethylene concentration in 1 to 100 ppm at a temperature of 2 to 30°C for 1 to 20 days within the distribution container having the potatoes sealed tightly, which comprises drying to an extent that the surface of the potatoes is not completely dried after washing with water and draining.
A junction box for a motorised conveying roller of a conveying system, comprising - a support surface, which is adapted to be supported against a frame (17, 18) of the conveying system in the mounted state of the junction box, - first insulation displacement contacts / first piercing contacts for contacting the junction box with a cable for the electrical power supply, - second insulation displacement contacts / second piercing contacts for contacting the junction box with a cable for data transmission and - a system-side plug device electrically connected to the first and second insulation displacement contacts / piercing contacts (29, 30), which is adapted to be electrically connected with a roller-side plug device of a conveying roller arranged on the frame (17, 18) of the conveying system, characterised in that the first and second insulation displacement contacts / piercing contacts (29, 30) are arranged in two opposite planes of a circuit board. - a support surface, which is adapted to be supported against a frame (17, 18) of the conveying system in the mounted state of the junction box, - first insulation displacement contacts / first piercing contacts for contacting the junction box with a cable for the electrical power supply, - second insulation displacement contacts / second piercing contacts for contacting the junction box with a cable for data transmission and - a system-side plug device electrically connected to the first and second insulation displacement contacts / piercing contacts (29, 30), which is adapted to be electrically connected with a roller-side plug device of a conveying roller arranged on the frame (17, 18) of the conveying system,
A laminated glass lighting panel, comprising a first glass substrate and an organic glass layer; at least one light source being arranged to emit light into the panel along a plane of the panel, wherein at least part of the organic glass layer is arranged to deflect the light out of the plane of the panel and through at least the first glass substrates to provide a diffused light output, characterized in that the first glass substrate and the organic glass layer are laminated together via a first plastic interlayer, the first plastic interlayer having a refractive index that is chosen to be equal to the refractive index of the organic glass layer, and wherein the organic glass layer is at least partially light diffusive to cause the light to be deflected.
A method of producing an induced pluripotent stem cell, comprising the step of introducing two or more kinds of different non-viral expression vectors to introduce four or more kinds of genes that encode a reprogramming factor into a somatic cell, wherein the non-viral expression vectors are plasmid vectors autonomously replicable outside a chromosome, wherein the genes that encode a reprogramming factor are selected from the group consisting of an Oct family gene, a Klf family gene, a Sox family gene, a Myc family gene, a Lin family gene, and the Nanog gene, and wherein all kinds of non-viral expression vectors are concurrently introduced into the somatic cell.
A negative pressure wound closure device, comprising: a wound filler material (102, 500) that is sized and shaped to fit within a wound opening, wherein the wound filler material (102, 500) has a length dimension along a y-axis, a width dimension along an x-axis and a height dimension along a z-axis, wherein portions of the wound filler material (102,500) are made from more rigid material than the wound filler material (102,500) surrounding said portions, and wherein said portions of the wound filler material (102,500) formed from a more rigid material comprise a plurality of stabilizer elements (108, 110, 111), comprising z-axis stabilizer elements that extend in the height dimension so that, upon application of a negative pressure to the wound filler material (102,500), the stabilizing elements (108, 110, 111) enable collapse of the wound filler material (102, 500)in the x-direction, and the z-axis stabilizer elements inhibit collapse of the wound filler material (102, 500) in the height dimension. a wound filler material (102, 500) that is sized and shaped to fit within a wound opening, wherein the wound filler material (102, 500) has a length dimension along a y-axis, a width dimension along an x-axis and a height dimension along a z-axis, wherein portions of the wound filler material (102,500) are made from more rigid material than the wound filler material (102,500) surrounding said portions, and wherein said portions of the wound filler material (102,500) formed from a more rigid material comprise a plurality of stabilizer elements (108, 110, 111), comprising z-axis stabilizer elements that extend in the height dimension so that, upon application of a negative pressure to the wound filler material (102,500), the stabilizing elements (108, 110, 111) enable collapse of the wound filler material (102, 500)in the x-direction, and the z-axis stabilizer elements inhibit collapse of the wound filler material (102, 500) in the height dimension.
A compound having a structure according to formula II wherein each X 1 is independently N or CR 2; X 2 is O, CH 2, NH, S, or N(C 1 -C 3 alkyl); R 1 is H, CH 3 (CH 2) 1-3, CH 3 (CH 2) 0-1 O(CH 2) 2-3, CH 3 (CH 2) 0-3 C(=O), CH 3 (CH 2) 0-1 O(CH 2) 2-3 C(=O), R 2 is H, O(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), C 1 -C 3 alkyl, Cl, F, or CN; R 3 is H, halo, OH, CN, NH 2, NH(C 1 -C 5 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 5 alkyl) 2, NH(CH 2) 0-1 (C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl), NH(C 4 -C 8 bicycloalkyl), NH(C 6 -C 10 spirocycloalkyl), N(C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl) 2, NH(CH 2) 1-3 (aryl), N((CH 2) 1-3 (aryl)) 2, a cyclic amine moiety having the structure a 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety or a 5-membered heteroaromatic moiety; wherein an alkyl, cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl, spirocycloalkyl, cyclic amine, 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic, or 5-membered heteroaromatic moiety is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from OH, halo, CN, (C 1 -C 3 alkyl), O(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), C(=O)(Me), SO 2 (C 1 -C 3 alkyl), C(=O)(Et), NH 2, NH(Me), N(Me) 2, NH(Et), N(Et) 2, and N(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), (CH 2) 1-2 OH, (CH 2) 1-2 OMe; and a cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl, spirocycloalkyl, or cyclic amine moiety may have a CH 2 group replaced by O, S, SO 2, NH, C(=O), N(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), NC(=O)(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), or N(Boc); m is 0 or 1; and n is 1, 2, or 3. each X 1 is independently N or CR 2; X 2 is O, CH 2, NH, S, or N(C 1 -C 3 alkyl); R 1 is H, CH 3 (CH 2) 1-3, CH 3 (CH 2) 0-1 O(CH 2) 2-3, CH 3 (CH 2) 0-3 C(=O), CH 3 (CH 2) 0-1 O(CH 2) 2-3 C(=O), R 2 is H, O(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), C 1 -C 3 alkyl, Cl, F, or CN; R 3 is H, halo, OH, CN, NH 2, NH(C 1 -C 5 alkyl), N(C 1 -C 5 alkyl) 2, NH(CH 2) 0-1 (C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl), NH(C 4 -C 8 bicycloalkyl), NH(C 6 -C 10 spirocycloalkyl), N(C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl) 2, NH(CH 2) 1-3 (aryl), N((CH 2) 1-3 (aryl)) 2, a cyclic amine moiety having the structure a 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety or a 5-membered heteroaromatic moiety; wherein an alkyl, cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl, spirocycloalkyl, cyclic amine, 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic, or 5-membered heteroaromatic moiety is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from OH, halo, CN, (C 1 -C 3 alkyl), O(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), C(=O)(Me), SO 2 (C 1 -C 3 alkyl), C(=O)(Et), NH 2, NH(Me), N(Me) 2, NH(Et), N(Et) 2, and N(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), (CH 2) 1-2 OH, (CH 2) 1-2 OMe; and a cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl, spirocycloalkyl, or cyclic amine moiety may have a CH 2 group replaced by O, S, SO 2, NH, C(=O), N(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), NC(=O)(C 1 -C 3 alkyl), or N(Boc); m is 0 or 1; and n is 1, 2, or 3.
A transdermal patch comprising: a cross-linked poly(ethylene oxide) hydrogel; and an occlusive adhesive tape; wherein the hydrogel further comprises naltrexone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and wherein the poly(ethylene oxide) hydrogel has a crosslink density of at least 4.5×10 -4 mol cm -3 and not more than 16×10 -4 mol cm -3. a cross-linked poly(ethylene oxide) hydrogel; and an occlusive adhesive tape;