mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A rupture panel for relieving pressure between the interior of a pressurized vessel and the exterior of the vessel, comprising: a) a first layer that has a first area; b) a second layer having weakened portions (18, 19) that define a burst pressure value, the area of the second layer defining a second area; c) a third layer that is a hold down layer that sandwiches the second layer in between the first layer and the third layer, characterised in that: - the second area is smaller than the first area; and in that - the third layer connects to the first layer with an adhesive, at portions of the first layer that are exposed at a perimeter of the second layer or through holes in the second layer. a) a first layer that has a first area; b) a second layer having weakened portions (18, 19) that define a burst pressure value, the area of the second layer defining a second area; c) a third layer that is a hold down layer that sandwiches the second layer in between the first layer and the third layer, - the second area is smaller than the first area; and in that - the third layer connects to the first layer with an adhesive, at portions of the first layer that are exposed at a perimeter of the second layer or through holes in the second layer.
A method for producing a silicon carbide semiconductor device provided with a semiconductor switching element, the silicon carbide semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate, a source electrode and a drain electrode, the semiconductor substrate including a first or second conductivity type silicon carbide substrate, a first conductivity type drift layer made of silicon carbide and formed on a main surface of the silicon carbide substrate, a second conductivity type base region made of silicon carbide and formed on the drift layer, and a first conductivity type source region made of silicon carbide and formed on the base region, the source electrode being electrically connected to the source region and the base region, and the drain electrode being electrically connected to a rear surface of the silicon carbide substrate, and in which a gate insulation film is formed in a trench that is deeper than the base region and a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulation film, thereby to provide a trench gate structure, the method comprising: a trench etching step of forming the trench by etching, the trench reaching the drift layer while passing through the source region and the base region, and having a line shape defining a longitudinal direction in one direction in a plane of the silicon carbide substrate, the method characterized by further comprising: a step of forming a second conductivity type layer including a rounded bottom layer located at a bottom of the trench and a rounded end layer located at the end surfaces of the trench with respect to the longitudinal direction, an upper surface of the rounded bottom layer and an inner surface of the rounded end layer of the second conductivity type layer in the trench being curved surfaces being rounded, wherein epitaxially growing is performed to form a second conductivity type silicon carbide layer in the trench, and then hydrogen etching is performed to leave the silicon carbide layer only at the bottom portion of the trench and the end of the trench.
A fuel cell vehicle comprising a traction motor, a fuel cell, a first DC/DC converter for stepping up an output voltage of the fuel cell and supplying the stepped-up voltage to the traction motor, an electric storage device, a second DC/DC converter disposed between the traction motor and the electric storage device, and a controller (52, 74, 80) for controlling the supply of electric power to the traction motor, wherein the output voltage of the fuel cell is set to be higher than a necessary voltage of the traction motor when the fuel cell vehicle is in a rated state in which the traction motor operates to produce an output smaller than a continuous rated output thereof, and set to be lower than the necessary voltage of the traction motor when the fuel cell vehicle is in a non-rated state in which the traction motor operates to produce an output larger than the continuous rated output; the controller (52, 74, 80) is adapted to control the first DC/DC converter to step up the output voltage of the fuel cell when the controller (52, 74, 80) judges that the output voltage of the fuel cell is lower than the necessary voltage of the traction motor; the controller (52, 74, 80) is adapted to perform a current target value control process for the second DC/DC converter in the rated state; and is adapted to perform a voltage target value control process for the second DC/DC converter in the non-rated state.
A method for producing a potassium titanate comprising calcining a raw material mixture by heating the raw material mixture to a maximum calcination temperature that exceeds 1000°C while controlling a heating rate from 1000°C to the maximum calcination temperature to 15°C/min or less to obtain a calcine, and cooling the calcine while controlling a cooling rate from the maximum calcination temperature to 500°C to 100°C/min or more, followed by grinding, the raw material mixture comprising a titanium compound and a potassium compound so that a molar ratio of the number of moles of the titanium compound on a titanium atom basis to the number of moles of the potassium compound on a potassium atom basis is 2.7 to 3.3.
A method for fabricating a smart card device (200, 300, 600), the method comprising: providing a carrier core in which a flexible film having a plurality of conductor patterns is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, characterised in that each of the conductor patterns includes: at least one flip chip, at least one contact pad arranged at an offset relative to the at least one flip chip, at least one conductor path electrically coupling the at least one contact pad to the at least one flip chip, wherein the at least one conductor path and the at least one contact pad are formed on the flexible film, wherein the step of providing a carrier core in which a flexible film having a plurality of conductor patterns is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate further includes: exposing the at least one contact pad through at least one cavity in the second substrate; and laminating the carrier core to produce a laminated carrier core in which the at least one contact pad is projected through the at least one cavity in the second substrate to form a continuous even plane from an outer surface of the laminated carrier core to the at least one contact pad such that a region between the contact pad and the outer surface of the laminated carrier core is devoid of gap. providing a carrier core in which a flexible film having a plurality of conductor patterns is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, characterised in that each of the conductor patterns includes: at least one flip chip, at least one contact pad arranged at an offset relative to the at least one flip chip, at least one conductor path electrically coupling the at least one contact pad to the at least one flip chip, wherein the at least one conductor path and the at least one contact pad are formed on the flexible film, wherein the step of providing a carrier core in which a flexible film having a plurality of conductor patterns is interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate further includes: exposing the at least one contact pad through at least one cavity in the second substrate; and at least one flip chip, at least one contact pad arranged at an offset relative to the at least one flip chip, at least one conductor path electrically coupling the at least one contact pad to the at least one flip chip, wherein the at least one conductor path and the at least one contact pad are formed on the flexible film, laminating the carrier core to produce a laminated carrier core in which the at least one contact pad is projected through the at least one cavity in the second substrate to form a continuous even plane from an outer surface of the laminated carrier core to the at least one contact pad such that a region between the contact pad and the outer surface of the laminated carrier core is devoid of gap.
A nonwoven fabric, comprising: a plurality of nonwoven layers including two outermost layers and one or more interior layers between the two outermost layers; wherein at least one of the one or more interior layers comprises a liquid-barrier-enhancing-additive (LBEA) comprising an amide wherein the amide includes one or more saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chains, which each independently comprise from 18 to 30 carbon atoms.
A compressor system (100, 200; 100', 200') of a vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, having at least one compressor (10, 10') that has at least one oil sump (22a, 22a') and at least one temperature monitoring device (66; 166, 266; 166', 266'), and having at least one heat exchanger (74, 74'), the compressor (10, 10'), the oil sump (22a, 22a'), the heat exchanger (74, 74') and the temperature monitoring device (66; 166, 266; 166', 266') being operatively connected, characterised in that, furthermore, the temperature monitoring device (66; 166, 266; 166', 266') has at least one compressor start-up switching state and at least one compressor low-temperature switching state, and that the compressor start-up switching state is assigned to at least one first temperature range of the oil (22, 22') and the compressor low-temperature switching state is assigned to at least one second temperature range of the oil (22, 22'), and that in the compressor start-up switching state the oil (22, 22') flowing out of the compressor (10, 10') can be recirculated back to it at least via the heat exchanger (74, 74') in order to heat the oil (22, 22') and that in the compressor low-temperature switching state the oil (22, 22') flowing out of the compressor (10, 10') cannot be recirculated back to it via the heat exchanger (74, 74').
Method of creating a pulsed stream of particles in a carrier means, said method comprising the steps of - suspending a first metered stream of particles in a carrier means, - guiding said first stream to an inlet of a pulsing means, - said pulsing means further comprising - an outlet for discharging said particles and a pulsing chamber positioned between said inlet and outlet, and said pulsing chamber comprising a separator means, - accumulating a portion of said particles in said pulsing chamber, - emptying said particles out of said pulsing means through said outlet by a suction means, characterized in that said accumulation step comprises the step of interrupting said stream of particles between said inlet and said outlet by said separator means for not less than 95% of said time of a pulse. - suspending a first metered stream of particles in a carrier means, - guiding said first stream to an inlet of a pulsing means, - said pulsing means further comprising - an outlet for discharging said particles and a pulsing chamber positioned between said inlet and outlet, and said pulsing chamber comprising a separator means, - accumulating a portion of said particles in said pulsing chamber, - emptying said particles out of said pulsing means through said outlet by a suction means, characterized in that said accumulation step comprises the step of interrupting said stream of particles between said inlet and said outlet by said separator means for not less than 95% of said time of a pulse. - said pulsing means further comprising - an outlet for discharging said particles and a pulsing chamber positioned between said inlet and outlet, and said pulsing chamber comprising a separator means, - an outlet for discharging said particles and a pulsing chamber positioned between said inlet and outlet, and said pulsing chamber comprising a separator means, and a pulsing chamber positioned between said inlet and outlet, positioned between said inlet and outlet, and said pulsing chamber comprising a separator means, - accumulating a portion of said particles in said pulsing chamber, - emptying said particles out of said pulsing means through said outlet by a suction means,
A collision avoidance system comprising: a driver state detection unit configured to detect a state of a driver of a host vehicle; an outward warning device configured to perform an outward warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at another vehicle traveling in a vicinity of the host vehicle; an inward warning device configured to perform an inward warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at the driver of the host vehicle; and a control unit configured to control the outward warning device and the inward warning device on the basis of the state of the driver detected by the driver state detection unit, the control unit being configured to cause the outward warning device and the inward warning device to perform the outward warning operation and then performs the inward warning operation on the basis of the state of the driver. a driver state detection unit configured to detect a state of a driver of a host vehicle; an outward warning device configured to perform an outward warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at another vehicle traveling in a vicinity of the host vehicle; an inward warning device configured to perform an inward warning operation pertaining to a warning directed at the driver of the host vehicle; and a control unit configured to control the outward warning device and the inward warning device on the basis of the state of the driver detected by the driver state detection unit,
A method for forming a bottom electrode surface for MTJ structures, comprising: depositing a blanket layer of a refractory metal on a substrate having conductive vias formed thereon; patterning and etching the refractory metal layer to form one or more bottom electrode pads; depositing a dielectric material over the one or more bottom electrode pads; chemically mechanically polishing the dielectric material to expose the one or more bottom electrode pads; depositing a bottom electrode buff layer over the dielectric material and exposed one or more bottom electrode pads; and chemically mechanically polishing the bottom electrode buff layer. depositing a blanket layer of a refractory metal on a substrate having conductive vias formed thereon; patterning and etching the refractory metal layer to form one or more bottom electrode pads; depositing a dielectric material over the one or more bottom electrode pads; chemically mechanically polishing the dielectric material to expose the one or more bottom electrode pads; depositing a bottom electrode buff layer over the dielectric material and exposed one or more bottom electrode pads; and chemically mechanically polishing the bottom electrode buff layer.
A sensor device, having a waveguide for guiding an electromagnetic wave, for detecting a component in a fluid in contact with the waveguide and interacting with an evanescent wave of the electromagnetic wave around the waveguide, comprising; a planar substrate defining a substrate plane wherein the waveguide extends in a length direction in a waveguide plane parallel to the substrate plane, wherein the waveguide has a width (W, w) in the waveguide plane in a direction perpendicular to the length direction, and a height (h) out of the waveguide plane in a direction perpendicular to the length direction, wherein the waveguide is supported on the substrate by a support structure extending from the substrate to the waveguide, along the length direction of the waveguide, having a width (Ws) which is smaller than the width (W, w) of the waveguide, at the point of support of the waveguide, wherein the waveguide is of a material of a first composition and the support structure is of a material of a second composition, characterized in that the width (W, w) to height ratio (h) is more than 5, and the height (h) of the waveguide is less than the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave, and the width (W, w) of the waveguide is varied along the length direction of the waveguide, and wherein the width (Ws) of the support structure varies correspondingly along the length direction of the waveguide.
A method for the manipulation of particles (BEAD) by means of at least an array of electrodes arranged to form at least a first array of blocks of electrodes, each block being formed by a plurality of electrodes, wherein first blocks of electrodes are arranged to form at least one lane (C_STORE; VRCHJ) of blocks, the method being characterized in comprising the steps of: i. generating a first configuration of field of force designed to create at least one point of stable equilibrium (CAGE_i,j) for said particles (BEAD), said point being positioned on at least one first block of the at least one lane (C_STORE; VRCHJ) formed by the first blocks and being such that at least one particle (BEAD) is entrapped in said at least one point of stable equilibrium (CAGE_i,j); and ii. displacing along said at least one lane (C_STORE; VRCHJ) and by one or more positions, each defined by at least one electrode or by a first group of electrodes of said first blocks, all of said points of stable equilibrium previously generated; wherein the points of stable equilibrium present on said lanes are generated and moved simultaneously to one another by means of the application to the electrodes of the first blocks of electrodes forming said at least one lane (C_STORE; VRCHJ) of three different configurations of voltages (V1_j, V2_j, V3_j) only. i. generating a first configuration of field of force designed to create at least one point of stable equilibrium (CAGE_i,j) for said particles (BEAD), said point being positioned on at least one first block of the at least one lane (C_STORE; VRCHJ) formed by the first blocks and being such that at least one particle (BEAD) is entrapped in said at least one point of stable equilibrium (CAGE_i,j); and ii. displacing along said at least one lane (C_STORE; VRCHJ) and by one or more positions, each defined by at least one electrode or by a first group of electrodes of said first blocks, all of said points of stable equilibrium previously generated;
An oral complex composition comprising: (i) a core comprising a swellable hydrogel-forming agent and pseudoephedrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) a first coating layer which encases the core and comprises a water-soluble substance; and (iii) a second coating layer deposited on the first coating layer, which comprises levocetirizine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof together with polyvinylalcohol, povidone, polyvinylalcohol-polyethyleneglycol graft copolymer or a mixture thereof, wherein the swellable hydrogel-forming agent is selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose or its salt, carbomer, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, alginic acid or its salt, and a mixture thereof, and wherein the water-soluble substance is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, and a mixture thereof. (i) a core comprising a swellable hydrogel-forming agent and pseudoephedrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) a first coating layer which encases the core and comprises a water-soluble substance; and (iii) a second coating layer deposited on the first coating layer, which comprises levocetirizine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof together with polyvinylalcohol, povidone, polyvinylalcohol-polyethyleneglycol graft copolymer or a mixture thereof,
A genetically attenuated Yersinia pseudotuberculosis cell, wherein one or more genes selected from HPI, yopK and psaA are deleted or inactivated, wherein nucleic acid coding for expression of at least one Yersinia pestis Caf1 polypeptide at the surface of said Y. pseudotuberculosis cell is integrated into the chromosome of said Y. pseudotuberculosis cell, and wherein at least one transposon carrying the caf operon is integrated in the chromosome of said Y. pseudotuberculosis cell.
A computer implemented method for operating an autonomous vehicle (100, 102, 104) travelling along a predetermined route using a control system, the predetermined route including a predetermined destination and a previously established time for arrival at the destination, the control system comprising a wireless transceiver and an electronic control unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - identifying, using the electronic control unit, a service provider arranged within a predetermined distance from the vehicle (100, 102, 104), the service provider arranged to provide a service to the vehicle (100, 102, 104) for extending a present operational duration, - establishing, using the wireless transceiver, a networked communication with the service provider, - receiving, at the electronic control unit, an offer from the service provider to provide the service, - estimating, using the electronic control unit, a delay for amending the route to accept the offer from the service provider, and - deciding, using a machine learning component comprised with the electronic control unit, if to accept the offer based on a combination of the present operational duration, the previously established time for arrival and the estimated delay, wherein the machine learning component has been previously trained on historical data relating to the operation of a population of vehicles. - identifying, using the electronic control unit, a service provider arranged within a predetermined distance from the vehicle (100, 102, 104), the service provider arranged to provide a service to the vehicle (100, 102, 104) for extending a present operational duration, - establishing, using the wireless transceiver, a networked communication with the service provider, - receiving, at the electronic control unit, an offer from the service provider to provide the service, - estimating, using the electronic control unit, a delay for amending the route to accept the offer from the service provider, and - deciding, using a machine learning component comprised with the electronic control unit, if to accept the offer based on a combination of the present operational duration, the previously established time for arrival and the estimated delay, wherein the machine learning component has been previously trained on historical data relating to the operation of a population of vehicles.