mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Non-evaporable getter for solar power -receptor vacuum tubes, comprising a series of non-evaporable getter material pads characterized in that the pads are drilled through the centre thereof and linked by means of a cable ending in a quick-fit closure (3', 3", 3"', 3 iv).
A dispenser for dispensing consumable product comprising: a consumable product holding area configured to store the consumable product within the dispenser; a dispensing mechanism having a spindle configured to hold and rotate the consumable product to facilitate a dispensing cycle to dispense a portion of the consumable product; and a motor having piezoelectric elements (125, 125a, 125b) configured to (i) frictionally couple to the spindle to rotate the spindle in a first direction during a first motor state, and to: (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin, and/or (iii) frictionally couple to the spindle to resist rotation of the spindle during a third motor state. a consumable product holding area configured to store the consumable product within the dispenser; a dispensing mechanism having a spindle configured to hold and rotate the consumable product to facilitate a dispensing cycle to dispense a portion of the consumable product; and a motor having piezoelectric elements (125, 125a, 125b) configured to (i) frictionally couple to the spindle to rotate the spindle in a first direction during a first motor state, and to: (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin, and/or (iii) frictionally couple to the spindle to resist rotation of the spindle during a third motor state. (ii) uncouple from the spindle during a second motor state to allow the spindle to freely spin, and/or (iii) frictionally couple to the spindle to resist rotation of the spindle during a third motor state.
An applanation tonometer for measuring IOP comprising an optical bi-prism with a distal apex intended to make contact with the anterior surface of the cornea, whose IOP is to be measured, characterized in that such optical bi-prism has a curved distal apex with a convex shape, seen from the outside of the bi-prism.
A method of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel, the method comprising: adding the spent nuclear fuel to an electro-reduction cell, wherein the electroreduction cell comprises a halide salt electrolyte, and anode, and a cathode comprising an alloy of uranium and a first metal forming a low melting point alloy with uranium, the first metal being one or more of: iron; chromium; nickel; manganese; and cobalt; electrochemically reducing the spent nuclear fuel at a potential sufficient to reduce plutonium and lanthanides in the spent nuclear fuel, in order to form a molten alloy of the first metal, uranium and higher actinides present in the spent nuclear fuel; and extracting the alloy from the electro-reduction cell, during the step of electrochemically reducing the spent nuclear fuel, and while uranium oxide is still present in the electro-reduction cell; wherein the spent nuclear fuel comprises uranium oxide, plutonium and higher actinides, and at least 1 mol of lanthanides per tonne of uranium in the spent nuclear fuel, and the electro-reduction cell is operated at a temperature above the melting point of the alloy. iron; chromium; nickel; manganese; and cobalt; electrochemically reducing the spent nuclear fuel at a potential sufficient to reduce plutonium and lanthanides in the spent nuclear fuel, in order to form a molten alloy of the first metal, uranium and higher actinides present in the spent nuclear fuel; and extracting the alloy from the electro-reduction cell, during the step of electrochemically reducing the spent nuclear fuel, and while uranium oxide is still present in the electro-reduction cell; wherein the spent nuclear fuel comprises uranium oxide, plutonium and higher actinides, and at least 1 mol of lanthanides per tonne of uranium in the spent nuclear fuel, and the electro-reduction cell is operated at a temperature above the melting point of the alloy.
A rail vehicle, comprising a car body with an outer shell, a cable receptacle for guiding a high-voltage cable, wherein the cable receptacle is formed by a depression in the outer shell of the car body and a cover is provided for covering a cable received in the cable receptacle, which cover is repeatedly detachably attached to the car body, wherein the cable receptacle is arranged in a roof region of the car body.
A computer-implemented method for encrypting a data transmission stream using cascading dynamic crypto periods, the method comprising the following steps in the following order: sending a first control word and a first set of functions to a recipient device for use during a first crypto period, the first crypto period comprising a number of sub-crypto periods correlated to a number of functions included in the first set of functions, wherein the first crypto period comprises at least a first sub-crypto period and a second sub-crypto period, and wherein the first sub-crypto period is a first discrete portion of the first crypto period and the second sub-crypto period is a second discrete portion of the first crypto period; encrypting the first sub-crypto period of the data transmission stream using the first control word; sending the first sub-crypto period of the encrypted data transmission stream to the recipient device; generating a first derived control word, wherein the first derived control word is generated by applying a first function from the first set of functions to retrieved data, the retrieved data comprising the first control word; encrypting the second sub-crypto period of the data transmission stream using the first derived control word; and sending the second sub-crypto period of the encrypted data transmission stream to the recipient device. sending a first control word and a first set of functions to a recipient device for use during a first crypto period, the first crypto period comprising a number of sub-crypto periods correlated to a number of functions included in the first set of functions, wherein the first crypto period comprises at least a first sub-crypto period and a second sub-crypto period, and wherein the first sub-crypto period is a first discrete portion of the first crypto period and the second sub-crypto period is a second discrete portion of the first crypto period; encrypting the first sub-crypto period of the data transmission stream using the first control word; sending the first sub-crypto period of the encrypted data transmission stream to the recipient device; generating a first derived control word, wherein the first derived control word is generated by applying a first function from the first set of functions to retrieved data, the retrieved data comprising the first control word; encrypting the second sub-crypto period of the data transmission stream using the first derived control word; and sending the second sub-crypto period of the encrypted data transmission stream to the recipient device.
A motion assistance system for a wheelchair comprising: a mounting mechanism attachable to one or more structural elements of the wheelchair; a drive linkage pivotable with respect to the mounting mechanism; a drive wheel mounted to an end of the drive linkage such that the drive wheel contacts the ground when installed on the wheelchair, the drive wheel comprising a plurality of lateral rollers positioned radially about the circumference of the drive wheel; wherein the lateral rollers are rotatable about an axis tangential to the circumference of the drive wheel; a motor for driving the drive wheel; and a remote braking system that assists with turning and braking the wheelchair. a mounting mechanism attachable to one or more structural elements of the wheelchair; a drive linkage pivotable with respect to the mounting mechanism; a drive wheel mounted to an end of the drive linkage such that the drive wheel contacts the ground when installed on the wheelchair, the drive wheel comprising a plurality of lateral rollers positioned radially about the circumference of the drive wheel; wherein the lateral rollers are rotatable about an axis tangential to the circumference of the drive wheel; a motor for driving the drive wheel; and a remote braking system that assists with turning and braking the wheelchair.
A method for producing a construction material component that has a three-dimensional shape being curved in a concave or convex manner in one or more spatial directions and that is provided with a textile reinforcement, said method comprising the following steps; - providing a formwork having at least one formwork part for producing the construction material component, - placing spacers in the formwork, - arranging the textile reinforcement produced from at least one textile strand on the spacers, - applying a tensile force to the textile reinforcement by means of a tensioning device, which is located outside the formwork, wherein the textile reinforcement prestressed by the tensile force does not extend parallel to a plane, - pouring flowable construction material into the formwork around the textile reinforcement and hardening the construction material, - removing the hardened construction material component from the formwork. - providing a formwork having at least one formwork part for producing the construction material component, - placing spacers in the formwork, - arranging the textile reinforcement produced from at least one textile strand on the spacers, - applying a tensile force to the textile reinforcement by means of a tensioning device, which is located outside the formwork, wherein the textile reinforcement prestressed by the tensile force does not extend parallel to a plane, - pouring flowable construction material into the formwork around the textile reinforcement and hardening the construction material, - removing the hardened construction material component from the formwork.
A method of assembling a packaged radio frequency circuit module including the steps of: providing a ceramic substrate having a planar surface, and two or more integrally formed elongate stub walls projecting from said planar surface; firing the ceramic substrate; processing the fired ceramic substrate such that grinding and/or lapping and/or polishing tools make contact with the surfaces of the stub walls and not with the portion of the surface of the fired ceramic substrate which is situated between the stub walls, until the surfaces of the stub walls are uniform, parallel and in a same plane; applying a conductive adhesive to the processed surfaces of the two or more stub walls; placing a housing lid over the substrate, the lid having two or more members projecting from a planar surface thereof so that the two or more members align with the two or more stub walls of the ceramic substrate to form a composite structure. providing a ceramic substrate having a planar surface, and two or more integrally formed elongate stub walls projecting from said planar surface; firing the ceramic substrate; processing the fired ceramic substrate such that grinding and/or lapping and/or polishing tools make contact with the surfaces of the stub walls and not with the portion of the surface of the fired ceramic substrate which is situated between the stub walls, until the surfaces of the stub walls are uniform, parallel and in a same plane; applying a conductive adhesive to the processed surfaces of the two or more stub walls; placing a housing lid over the substrate, the lid having two or more members projecting from a planar surface thereof so that the two or more members align with the two or more stub walls of the ceramic substrate to form a composite structure.
A method to determine the relative position of one or more displaceable members of an enclosure using a first passive wireless transponder and a second passive wireless transponder positioned proximate and across an edge of a void providing access to an interior of the enclosure, the one or more displaceable members configured to allow accessing of the internal volume of the enclosure, the method characterized in that the method includes: generating, by an interrogator, an interrogation carrier wave, whereby upon receiving the interrogation carrier wave, the passive wireless transponders (104a, 104b) generate backscatter waves (102a, 102b) including data indicative of a nearest neighbor transponder; receiving, at the interrogator, the backscatter wave (102a, 102b); generating a signal indicative of whether the passive wireless transponders (104a, 104b) are either: i) physically disposed in a nearest neighbor configuration indicating the one or more displaceable members of the enclosure are in a closed position; or ii) physically disposed distal to each other indicating that the one or more displaceable members of the enclosure are in an open position. generating, by an interrogator, an interrogation carrier wave, whereby upon receiving the interrogation carrier wave, the passive wireless transponders (104a, 104b) generate backscatter waves (102a, 102b) including data indicative of a nearest neighbor transponder; receiving, at the interrogator, the backscatter wave (102a, 102b); generating a signal indicative of whether the passive wireless transponders (104a, 104b) are either: i) physically disposed in a nearest neighbor configuration indicating the one or more displaceable members of the enclosure are in a closed position; or ii) physically disposed distal to each other indicating that the one or more displaceable members of the enclosure are in an open position. i) physically disposed in a nearest neighbor configuration indicating the one or more displaceable members of the enclosure are in a closed position; or ii) physically disposed distal to each other indicating that the one or more displaceable members of the enclosure are in an open position.
A self-propelled robot for the treatment of a surface, comprising: - a protective guard; - at least one tool; - movement means comprising at least two motor-driven wheels to allow the movement of the self-propelled robot on a travel path; - at least one mechanical power transmission designed to actuate the self-propelled robot, and wherein the at least one mechanical power transmission comprises at least one motor element (3c, 4c) and at least one driven element (3b, 4a) which are operatively associated by a magnetic field, the mechanical power transmission being operatively associated with the at least two motor-driven wheels of the movement means, characterised in that the motor element (3c, 4c) of the mechanical power transmission comprises an electric motor (3c, 4c) having an energising drum keyed on its own shaft, the energising drum being preferably rotatable about an axis of rotation ("X"), and wherein the driven element (3b, 4a) of the mechanical power transmission comprises at least one driven crown having a plurality of plates made of ferromagnetic material, the driven element (3b, 4a) of the mechanical power transmission also comprises respective hubs of the at least two motor-driven wheels, the driven crown being positioned along the axis of rotation ("X") in coaxial manner relative to the energising drum. - a protective guard; - at least one tool; - movement means comprising at least two motor-driven wheels to allow the movement of the self-propelled robot on a travel path; - at least one mechanical power transmission designed to actuate the self-propelled robot, and wherein the at least one mechanical power transmission comprises at least one motor element (3c, 4c) and at least one driven element (3b, 4a) which are operatively associated by a magnetic field, the mechanical power transmission being operatively associated with the at least two motor-driven wheels of the movement means, characterised in that the motor element (3c, 4c) of the mechanical power transmission comprises an electric motor (3c, 4c) having an energising drum keyed on its own shaft, the energising drum being preferably rotatable about an axis of rotation ("X"), and wherein the driven element (3b, 4a) of the mechanical power transmission comprises at least one driven crown having a plurality of plates made of ferromagnetic material, the driven element (3b, 4a) of the mechanical power transmission also comprises respective hubs of the at least two motor-driven wheels, the driven crown being positioned along the axis of rotation ("X") in coaxial manner relative to the energising drum.
A retractable handle arrangement comprising: a handle comprising a first end and a second end and being movable between stowed and deployed positions; the handle being pivotally mounted about a handle pivot axis disposed between the first and second ends (20, 22); an operating member extending from the handle; a first lever arm for moving the handle from the stowed position to the deployed position; a second lever arm for operating a release mechanism in response to movement of the handle from the deployed position to an operative position; and a drive mechanism; wherein the drive mechanism is coupled to the first lever arm and operable, in use, to cause the first lever arm to operatively engage with the operating member to move the handle from the stowed position to the deployed position; and wherein the operating member is arranged to operatively engage with the second lever arm when the handle is moved from the deployed position to an operative position. a handle comprising a first end and a second end and being movable between stowed and deployed positions; the handle being pivotally mounted about a handle pivot axis disposed between the first and second ends (20, 22); an operating member extending from the handle; a first lever arm for moving the handle from the stowed position to the deployed position; a second lever arm for operating a release mechanism in response to movement of the handle from the deployed position to an operative position; and a drive mechanism; wherein the drive mechanism is coupled to the first lever arm and operable, in use, to cause the first lever arm to operatively engage with the operating member to move the handle from the stowed position to the deployed position; and wherein the operating member is arranged to operatively engage with the second lever arm when the handle is moved from the deployed position to an operative position.
A blow molder system comprising: a blow molder that produces containers from preforms, wherein the blow molder comprises: a plurality of molds; and a blow molder sensor for sensing an operating condition of the blow molder; a container inspection system for inspecting the containers produced by the blow molder; and a blow molder controller that is in communication with the blow molder and the container inspection system, characterized in that the blow molder controller is configured to: receive outputs from the blow molder sensor and the container inspection system; determine a set of blow molder input parameters for the blow molder that drives the containers generated by the blow molder toward a desired container characteristic, wherein the set of blow molder input parameters are determined based on: the outputs from the container inspection system and blow molder sensor; and operating cost data for the blow molder, wherein the operating cost data comprises energy costs for operating the blow molder; and output the set of blow molder input parameters to the blow molder for implementation by the blow molder. a blow molder that produces containers from preforms, wherein the blow molder comprises: a plurality of molds; and a blow molder sensor for sensing an operating condition of the blow molder; a plurality of molds; and a blow molder sensor for sensing an operating condition of the blow molder; a container inspection system for inspecting the containers produced by the blow molder; and a blow molder controller that is in communication with the blow molder and the container inspection system, characterized in that the blow molder controller is configured to: receive outputs from the blow molder sensor and the container inspection system; determine a set of blow molder input parameters for the blow molder that drives the containers generated by the blow molder toward a desired container characteristic, wherein the set of blow molder input parameters are determined based on: the outputs from the container inspection system and blow molder sensor; and operating cost data for the blow molder, wherein the operating cost data comprises energy costs for operating the blow molder; and output the set of blow molder input parameters to the blow molder for implementation by the blow molder. receive outputs from the blow molder sensor and the container inspection system; determine a set of blow molder input parameters for the blow molder that drives the containers generated by the blow molder toward a desired container characteristic, wherein the set of blow molder input parameters are determined based on: the outputs from the container inspection system and blow molder sensor; and operating cost data for the blow molder, wherein the operating cost data comprises energy costs for operating the blow molder; and the outputs from the container inspection system and blow molder sensor; and operating cost data for the blow molder, wherein the operating cost data comprises energy costs for operating the blow molder; and output the set of blow molder input parameters to the blow molder for implementation by the blow molder.
A method for making a negative mold having a mold surface (22A, 22B) with negative microscale and/or nanoscale patterned features (19A, 19B) on a tool surface of a molding tool (17A, 17B) to generate a molded product (14A, 14B) with replicate microscale and/or nanoscale patterned features, the method comprising the steps of: providing a base material with actual patterned features selected from a group consisting of microscale features, nanoscale features, and microscale and nanoscale features, providing a backing material, (12A, 12B) liquid tool insert material, (20A, 20B) and the molding tool; (17A, 17B) attaching the base material with actual patterned features to the backing material (12A, 12B) to form a product; (18A, 18B) adding the liquid tool insert material (20A, 20B) to the tool surface (16A, 16B) of the molding tool; (17A, 17B) pressing the actual patterned features of the product (18A, 18B) into the liquid tool insert material (20A, 20B) and allowing the liquid tool insert material to cure; and removing the product (18A, 18B) from the molding tool (17A, 17B) to form the negative mold having the mold surface (22A, 22B) with the negative patterned features (19A, 19B) of the actual patterned features. providing a base material with actual patterned features selected from a group consisting of microscale features, nanoscale features, and microscale and nanoscale features, providing a backing material, (12A, 12B) liquid tool insert material, (20A, 20B) and the molding tool; (17A, 17B) attaching the base material with actual patterned features to the backing material (12A, 12B) to form a product; (18A, 18B) adding the liquid tool insert material (20A, 20B) to the tool surface (16A, 16B) of the molding tool; (17A, 17B) pressing the actual patterned features of the product (18A, 18B) into the liquid tool insert material (20A, 20B) and allowing the liquid tool insert material to cure; and removing the product (18A, 18B) from the molding tool (17A, 17B) to form the negative mold having the mold surface (22A, 22B) with the negative patterned features (19A, 19B) of the actual patterned features.