mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for acquisition of a geometric shape, namely a curve or a surface, by determining the coordinates of the points on this curve or this surface, this method being characterised in that: - a set of sensors (4a, 4b, 20, 24, 30) is placed on this shape, the sensors being chosen among accelerometers or magnetometers, each accelerometer being capable of providing an inclination from the vertical direction and each magnetometer being capable of providing an inclination from the direction of the terrestrial magnetic field, as signals representative of the orientation of the curve or the surface at the location of this sensor, - a mathematical model of the curve or the surface is chosen, - mathematical model parameters are determined from the signals, and - the spatial distribution of the points of the geometric shape is determined, using these parameters. - a set of sensors (4a, 4b, 20, 24, 30) is placed on this shape, the sensors being chosen among accelerometers or magnetometers, each accelerometer being capable of providing an inclination from the vertical direction and each magnetometer being capable of providing an inclination from the direction of the terrestrial magnetic field, as signals representative of the orientation of the curve or the surface at the location of this sensor, - a mathematical model of the curve or the surface is chosen, - mathematical model parameters are determined from the signals, and - the spatial distribution of the points of the geometric shape is determined, using these parameters.
A colorimetric method for the detection of organic mercury compounds in a fluid to be analysed, consisting of the steps of: 1) providing a sample of the fluid to be analysed and adding thereto gold nanoparticles having a diameter between 2 and 200 nm; 2) adding thereto a mild reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, formic acid, citric acid, acetaldehyde, hydroxylamine, phosphites, sulfites, and any combination thereof; 3) detecting, by observation with the naked eye, the colour of the sample of fluid added with the gold nanoparticles and the reducing agent, the change in colour of said sample from red to purple/blue, caused by aggregation of the gold nanoparticles, being indicative of the presence of organic mercury compounds in the sample of fluid. 1) providing a sample of the fluid to be analysed and adding thereto gold nanoparticles having a diameter between 2 and 200 nm; 2) adding thereto a mild reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, formic acid, citric acid, acetaldehyde, hydroxylamine, phosphites, sulfites, and any combination thereof; 3) detecting, by observation with the naked eye, the colour of the sample of fluid added with the gold nanoparticles and the reducing agent, the change in colour of said sample from red to purple/blue, caused by aggregation of the gold nanoparticles, being indicative of the presence of organic mercury compounds in the sample of fluid.
An antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof capable of specific binding to IGSF4, conjugated to a therapeutic moiety for use in the treatment or prevention of small cell lung cancer.
A method of preparing a graphene base, the method comprising: disposing a carbon-based material on at least one surface of a substrate incapable of catalyzing graphitization, said substrate comprising a material selected from silicon, a glass, gallium nitride, a plastic, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester sulfone, polyethylene naphthalate, or a combination thereof; disposing a graphitization catalyst layer on the carbon-based material; and forming graphene by thermally treating the substrate, on which the carbon-based material and the graphitization catalyst layer are formed, under an inert atmosphere or a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of 400-2000°C for a period of 1 second to 12 hours. disposing a carbon-based material on at least one surface of a substrate incapable of catalyzing graphitization, said substrate comprising a material selected from silicon, a glass, gallium nitride, a plastic, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester sulfone, polyethylene naphthalate, or a combination thereof; disposing a graphitization catalyst layer on the carbon-based material; and forming graphene by thermally treating the substrate, on which the carbon-based material and the graphitization catalyst layer are formed, under an inert atmosphere or a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of 400-2000°C for a period of 1 second to 12 hours.
An excrement-drying installation for livestock barns such as poultry barns, comprising an excrement transportation belt for conveying the excrement along a conveying direction, wherein the excrement transportation belt extends across a conveying length and has an upper side for receiving the excrement, and a drying unit having at least one dispensing element which for drying the excrement has at least one air nozzle or a multiplicity of air nozzles for spraying air onto the excrement lying on the excrement transportation belt, wherein the upper side of the excrement transportation belt for receiving the excrement is divided into a plurality of excrement transportation belt portions (TB1, TB2) which lie behind one another in the conveying direction, wherein each excrement transportation belt portion (TB1, TB2) occupies a sub-area of the total upper side; and wherein the at least one dispensing element is disposed in such a manner that said dispensing element acts on an operative region which in terms of area corresponds to said sub-area, characterized in that the length of said excrement transportation belt portion, when viewed in the conveying direction, is chosen in such a manner that in one complete revolution of the excrement transportation belt within 24 hours, at a dwell time of 1 to 6 hours, each excrement transportation belt portion comes to lie below the at least one dispensing element. a drying unit having at least one dispensing element which for drying the excrement has at least one air nozzle or a multiplicity of air nozzles for spraying air onto the excrement lying on the excrement transportation belt, wherein the upper side of the excrement transportation belt for receiving the excrement is divided into a plurality of excrement transportation belt portions (TB1, TB2) which lie behind one another in the conveying direction, wherein each excrement transportation belt portion (TB1, TB2) occupies a sub-area of the total upper side; and wherein the at least one dispensing element is disposed in such a manner that said dispensing element acts on an operative region which in terms of area corresponds to said sub-area, characterized in that the length of said excrement transportation belt portion, when viewed in the conveying direction, is chosen in such a manner that in one complete revolution of the excrement transportation belt within 24 hours, at a dwell time of 1 to 6 hours, each excrement transportation belt portion comes to lie below the at least one dispensing element.
A head restraint guide sleeve comprising: a generally cylindrical sidewall; and an elongated finger at least partially coupled to the generally cylindrical sidewall along a first side of the elongated finger and continuously disconnected from the generally cylindrical sidewall along the remaining sides thereof, wherein at least a portion of the elongated finger is canted towards a central axis of the generally cylindrical sidewall, wherein the elongated finger comprises a plurality of elongated fingers spaced apart around the generally cylindrical sidewall in a circumferential direction, characterized in that the plurality of elongated fingers are disposed in at least two circumferentially extending rows. a generally cylindrical sidewall; and an elongated finger at least partially coupled to the generally cylindrical sidewall along a first side of the elongated finger and continuously disconnected from the generally cylindrical sidewall along the remaining sides thereof, wherein at least a portion of the elongated finger is canted towards a central axis of the generally cylindrical sidewall, wherein the elongated finger comprises a plurality of elongated fingers spaced apart around the generally cylindrical sidewall in a circumferential direction, characterized in that the plurality of elongated fingers are disposed in at least two circumferentially extending rows.
A bivalent binding agent of the general structure II with affinity for a member of the TGF-β superfamily: <bd1>-linker-<bd2> where: bd1 and bd2 are the same and are polypeptide binding domains having an affinity for the same member of the TGF-β superfamily; and, linker is an unstructured polypeptide sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40 or SEQ ID NO: 51. bd1 and bd2 are the same and are polypeptide binding domains having an affinity for the same member of the TGF-β superfamily; and, linker is an unstructured polypeptide sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40 or SEQ ID NO: 51.
A fluid spraying system comprising: a fluid applicator having a tip that atomizes a fluid; a pump configured to pump the fluid from a fluid source to the tip; a control system that: identifies at least one characteristic of the tip; is communicatively coupled to the pump; and controls an operating characteristic of the fluid spraying system based on the at least one characteristic of the tip, characterized in that, the at least one characteristic of the tip comprises a "life of the tip" parameter, wherein the "life of the tip" parameter is calculated by the control system via a relationship between a pump RPM and pump pressure estimating wear affecting the tip orifice size. a fluid applicator having a tip that atomizes a fluid; a pump configured to pump the fluid from a fluid source to the tip; a control system that: identifies at least one characteristic of the tip; is communicatively coupled to the pump; and controls an operating characteristic of the fluid spraying system based on the at least one characteristic of the tip, identifies at least one characteristic of the tip; is communicatively coupled to the pump; and controls an operating characteristic of the fluid spraying system based on the at least one characteristic of the tip, characterized in that, the at least one characteristic of the tip comprises a "life of the tip" parameter, wherein the "life of the tip" parameter is calculated by the control system via a relationship between a pump RPM and pump pressure estimating wear affecting the tip orifice size.
An audio apparatus comprising: a storage which is configured to store set information which includes reproduction bands of the audio apparatus and of a second apparatus and volume of a sound emission; a receiver which is configured to establish a wireless link with a first apparatus and said second apparatus and receive first audio data transmitted from the first apparatus through the wireless link; a transmitter which is configured to transmit to the second apparatus a sound emission control command comprising sound emission control information generated from the set information stored in the storage and second audio data, wherein the second audio data are obtained from another apparatus or are generated in the audio apparatus or are previously stored in the storage, wherein the sound emission control information comprises at least one of the reproduction band and the volume; a sound emitter which is configured to emit sound based on the first or second audio data using the set information of the audio apparatus. a storage which is configured to store set information which includes reproduction bands of the audio apparatus and of a second apparatus and volume of a sound emission; a receiver which is configured to establish a wireless link with a first apparatus and said second apparatus and receive first audio data transmitted from the first apparatus through the wireless link; a transmitter which is configured to transmit to the second apparatus a sound emission control command comprising sound emission control information generated from the set information stored in the storage and second audio data, wherein the second audio data are obtained from another apparatus or are generated in the audio apparatus or are previously stored in the storage, wherein the sound emission control information comprises at least one of the reproduction band and the volume; a sound emitter which is configured to emit sound based on the first or second audio data using the set information of the audio apparatus.
An intra-tire power generating apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of rotary magnets and a rotary weight configured to rotate in response to variations in centrifugal force and circumferential acceleration working on a tire of a running vehicle; and a coil unit generating voltages through electromagnetic induction from the rotary magnets, wherein the rotary magnets and the rotary weights have an identical center line of rotation, the rotary weights are each so formed as to have the center of gravity thereof dislocated from the center line of rotation thereof, the rotary magnets are each provided, in a plane orthogonal to the center line of rotation, with an even number of regions adjoining each other in the circumferential direction around the center line of rotation, the adjoining regions having different magnetic poles from each other, the two rotary magnets facing each other are so configured as to rotate while maintaining an opposition of the respective regions thereof having mutually opposite magnetic poles, and the coil unit comprises coil windings, each of the coil windings being a coil wound in a tubular shape surrounding a space where magnetic flux generated between the mutually opposite magnetic poles of the two rotating rotary magnets passes; characterised in that the coil unit is located between two rotary magnets facing each other, and the intra-tire power generating apparatus is configured to be fixed to a back side of a tread surface within a tire air chamber. a plurality of rotary magnets and a rotary weight configured to rotate in response to variations in centrifugal force and circumferential acceleration working on a tire of a running vehicle; and a coil unit generating voltages through electromagnetic induction from the rotary magnets, wherein the rotary magnets and the rotary weights have an identical center line of rotation, the rotary weights are each so formed as to have the center of gravity thereof dislocated from the center line of rotation thereof, the rotary magnets are each provided, in a plane orthogonal to the center line of rotation, with an even number of regions adjoining each other in the circumferential direction around the center line of rotation, the adjoining regions having different magnetic poles from each other, the two rotary magnets facing each other are so configured as to rotate while maintaining an opposition of the respective regions thereof having mutually opposite magnetic poles, and the coil unit comprises coil windings, each of the coil windings being a coil wound in a tubular shape surrounding a space where magnetic flux generated between the mutually opposite magnetic poles of the two rotating rotary magnets passes; characterised in that the coil unit is located between two rotary magnets facing each other, and the intra-tire power generating apparatus is configured to be fixed to a back side of a tread surface within a tire air chamber.
A jack for use in a plug-jack combination in a communication system, said jack comprising: plug interface contacts for making an electrical connection with plug contacts; a near-end crosstalk zone; and a compensation zone placed between said plug interface contacts and said near-end crosstalk zone in a signal pathway of said jack, characterized in that the near-end crosstalk zone comprises a first compensation circuit component providing a first compensation vector having a first magnitude and a second compensation circuit component providing a second compensation vector having a second magnitude, said first compensation circuit component and said second compensation circuit component forming a portion of a lattice network, said first compensation vector and said second compensation vector having opposite polarities, the polarity of said first compensation vector providing compensation, the polarity of said second compensation vector providing crosstalk, a ratio between said first magnitude and said second magnitude varying with frequency. plug interface contacts for making an electrical connection with plug contacts; a near-end crosstalk zone; and a compensation zone placed between said plug interface contacts and said near-end crosstalk zone in a signal pathway of said jack, characterized in that the near-end crosstalk zone comprises a first compensation circuit component providing a first compensation vector having a first magnitude and a second compensation circuit component providing a second compensation vector having a second magnitude, said first compensation circuit component and said second compensation circuit component forming a portion of a lattice network, said first compensation vector and said second compensation vector having opposite polarities, the polarity of said first compensation vector providing compensation, the polarity of said second compensation vector providing crosstalk, a ratio between said first magnitude and said second magnitude varying with frequency.
Method for monitoring the torque of an electric motor operated by means of a converter, in which - an electric motor current is detected, - an auxiliary value is detected, - a first maximum torque (M max1) is determined, characterised in that - an expected maximum auxiliary value is determined by means of the first maximum torque (M max1) and the detected motor current, wherein the expected maximum auxiliary value corresponds to an increase of a current torque of the electric motor relative to the first maximum torque (M max1) in a determined time period, and - the detected auxiliary value is compared to the expected maximum auxiliary value. - an electric motor current is detected, - an auxiliary value is detected, - a first maximum torque (M max1) is determined, characterised in that - an expected maximum auxiliary value is determined by means of the first maximum torque (M max1) and the detected motor current, wherein the expected maximum auxiliary value corresponds to an increase of a current torque of the electric motor relative to the first maximum torque (M max1) in a determined time period, and - the detected auxiliary value is compared to the expected maximum auxiliary value.
A pole-mounted canopy support structure system, comprising: a single support pole; a suspension hub coupled to the single support pole; a canopy support structure mounted on the single support pole; the canopy support structure comprising: first and second hubs (118, 120) coupled to and movable along the pole, the first and second hubs being movable toward each other during extension of the canopy support structure and away from each other during retraction of the canopy support structure; a plurality of articulating arms (106, 108, 110, 112, 146, 148), wherein each of the articulating arms is connected directly or indirectly to the first and second hubs (118, 120), wherein the articulating arms include sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms, and wherein at least some of the sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms (106/108, 142/144, 146/148) are connected directly to the first and second hubs (118, 120) and extend outward from the first and second hubs during extension of the canopy support structure; and a plurality of tethers coupled between the suspension hub and the articulating arms. a single support pole; a suspension hub coupled to the single support pole; a canopy support structure mounted on the single support pole; first and second hubs (118, 120) coupled to and movable along the pole, the first and second hubs being movable toward each other during extension of the canopy support structure and away from each other during retraction of the canopy support structure; a plurality of articulating arms (106, 108, 110, 112, 146, 148), wherein each of the articulating arms is connected directly or indirectly to the first and second hubs (118, 120), wherein the articulating arms include sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms, and wherein at least some of the sets of scissor-connected primary articulating arms (106/108, 142/144, 146/148) are connected directly to the first and second hubs (118, 120) and extend outward from the first and second hubs during extension of the canopy support structure; and a plurality of tethers coupled between the suspension hub and the articulating arms.
A glass-ceramic article, in particular a glass-ceramic plate intended, for example, for covering or accommodating at least one heating element, said article being at least partly coated with at least one layer of an enamel formed from a glass frit having the following composition, the proportions being expressed as weight percentages: SiO 2 50 - 66% and preferably 50 < SiO 2 ≤ 65% MgO 3 - 8% and preferably 3 - 6% Na 2 O 7 - 15% K 2 O ≤ 3% Li 2 O ≤ 3%, in particular ≤ 2% CaO ≤ 1% BaO > 0 - 15% and preferably 5 - 15% Al 2 O 3 >3 - 20% and preferably 3 < Al 2 O 3 < 20% ZrO 2 0 - 4%, preferably 0 < ZrO 2 < 4%, in particular 0.5 - 2% ZnO > 0 - 5% B 2 O 3 > 0 - 6% and preferably 0 < B 2 O 3 ≤ 5% the sum of the alkaline-earth metal oxides CaO + BaO moreover being between 8 and 15%, and the sum of the alkali metal oxides Na 2 O + K 2 O + Li 2 O moreover being between 7 and 20%.
A decoder (500; 600) for providing a decoded representation (512, 514; 630b) of an audio signal on the basis of an encoded audio stream (510; 610) representing spectral components of frequency bands of the audio signal and a multi-band noise intensity value, the decoder comprising: a noise filler (520; 770) configured to introduce noise into spectral components of a plurality of frequency bands, to which separate frequency band gain information, namely scale factors, is associated, on the basis of a common multi-band noise intensity value, and wherein starting from a noise filling start line every spectral line quantized to zero is replaced with a replacement value, which is an indicated noise value, a magnitude of which is determined by the multi-band noise intensity value, with a random sign, to perform a noise filling in a quantized domain; wherein the decoder is configured to scale a replacement value with a scale factor transmitted for an actual scale factor band, to perform an individual scaling of noise introduced into different frequency bands on the basis of the frequency band gain information; wherein the noise filler (520; 770) is configured to selectively modify a frequency band gain value of a given frequency band using a noise offset value if the given frequency band is quantized to zero. a noise filler (520; 770) configured to introduce noise into spectral components of a plurality of frequency bands, to which separate frequency band gain information, namely scale factors, is associated, on the basis of a common multi-band noise intensity value, and wherein starting from a noise filling start line every spectral line quantized to zero is replaced with a replacement value, which is an indicated noise value, a magnitude of which is determined by the multi-band noise intensity value, with a random sign, to perform a noise filling in a quantized domain; wherein the decoder is configured to scale a replacement value with a scale factor transmitted for an actual scale factor band, to perform an individual scaling of noise introduced into different frequency bands on the basis of the frequency band gain information; wherein the noise filler (520; 770) is configured to selectively modify a frequency band gain value of a given frequency band using a noise offset value if the given frequency band is quantized to zero.