mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for the determination of traction characteristics in rail vehicles, for which at least information about at least one first vehicle is used, wherein traction-slip characteristic curves over time, at least a first traction-slip characteristic curve and a second traction-slip characteristic curve, are formed, wherein the traction-slip characteristic curves can be obtained for different points in time or periods of time and for different locations, track sections or tracks, characterised in that from the traction-slip characteristic curves and using a driving and braking model, stable slip regions are determined for which, due to high self-damping, no vibrations of the drive train are to be expected during driving and braking operations, from which target slips can be selected, from the traction-slip characteristic curves and using a thermal damage model, temperatures are determined between wheels and rail as a function of tractions and slips, wherein the target slips are set in such a manner that austenitising temperatures of the wheels and/or rail are not exceeded, wherein, using the driving and braking model and the thermal damage model, the target slips are set such that, on the one hand, excessive wear and damage are avoided, and on the other hand, a maximally effective force transmission between wheel and rail is enabled, and vehicle movements are influenced by means of the target slips.
A gas filter assembly comprising a housing and a filter cartridge for separating a liquid from compressed gas, the filter cartridge being provided within the housing, the housing comprising: - a housing inlet adapted to be fluidly connected to a compressed gas outlet and, - a housing outlet, wherefrom purified gas is retrieved, the filter cartridge comprising a filter inlet fluidly connected to said housing inlet and a filter element provided between a top cap and a bottom cap which are also part of the filter cartridge, said bottom cap comprising the filter inlet, whereby the top cap and the bottom cap create a circular or predominantly circular guiding system for mounting said filter element, and whereby the bottom cap further comprises a first part receiving the filter element and a second part connected to a mating surface of the housing characterised in that the second part comprises a first section and a second section; that the first section has another shape than the second section, such that the bottom cap cannot rotate in relation to the mating surface; that the bottom cap or mating surface comprises a self-aligning unit; that the self-aligning unit comprises a protruding segment and that the mating surface or bottom cap, respectively, comprises a retracted segment for receiving the protruding segment; that the self-aligning unit is positioned between a rim which is part of the second part and an outer contour of the second part and which has a height HC; that the first section and the second section are part of the rim, whereby the mating surface is provided with a corresponding shape; and that the protruding segment has a height HP larger than the height HC of the rim. - a housing inlet adapted to be fluidly connected to a compressed gas outlet and, - a housing outlet, wherefrom purified gas is retrieved,
Method for adapting a hearing device (6,7) to the hearing needs and preferences of an individual, wherein sound processing in said hearing device (6,7) is programmable by means of adjustable parameters, said method comprising the steps of a) presenting at least one auditory test signal to said individual; b) capturing at least one image of at least a portion of said individual's body; c) analyzing said at least one image; d) deducing from a result of said image analysis whether or not said individual has shown a reaction upon said presenting said at least one auditory test signal and, if yes, which reaction said individual has shown; e) determining, in dependence of said at least one auditory test signal and of said reaction or lack of reaction, a setting for at least one of said adjustable parameters; wherein said portion of said individual's body is said individual's face or a portion thereof. a) presenting at least one auditory test signal to said individual; b) capturing at least one image of at least a portion of said individual's body; c) analyzing said at least one image; d) deducing from a result of said image analysis whether or not said individual has shown a reaction upon said presenting said at least one auditory test signal and, if yes, which reaction said individual has shown; e) determining, in dependence of said at least one auditory test signal and of said reaction or lack of reaction, a setting for at least one of said adjustable parameters;
A method of forming an object by additive layer manufacturing, the method comprising: a) applying, by a heat source, heat to a portion of a surface of a workpiece sufficient to melt said portion; b) adding material to the melted portion and moving the heat source relative to the workpiece whereby progressively to form a layer of material on the workpiece; c) cooling the formed layer by a forced cooling device to bring at least part of the layer to a crystallised state, thereby producing a modified workpiece; d) using a plurality of independently controllable impact treatment devices to peen the modified workpiece so as to plastically deform the cooled at least part of the layer; and repeating steps a) to d) as required whereby to form the object; wherein the modified workpiece comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being perpendicular to the second surface; and wherein the step of peening comprises the plurality of impact treating devices simultaneously striking a region on the first surface and a region on the second surface. a) applying, by a heat source, heat to a portion of a surface of a workpiece sufficient to melt said portion; b) adding material to the melted portion and moving the heat source relative to the workpiece whereby progressively to form a layer of material on the workpiece; c) cooling the formed layer by a forced cooling device to bring at least part of the layer to a crystallised state, thereby producing a modified workpiece; d) using a plurality of independently controllable impact treatment devices to peen the modified workpiece so as to plastically deform the cooled at least part of the layer; and repeating steps a) to d) as required whereby to form the object; wherein the modified workpiece comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being perpendicular to the second surface; and wherein the step of peening comprises the plurality of impact treating devices simultaneously striking a region on the first surface and a region on the second surface.
A multicolor dispersion comprising a protective composition and two or more colorant dispersions, wherein said protective composition comprises, (a) an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising from 89% to 99.45% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the protective composition, of polymer particles, wherein said polymer particles further comprise from 0.33% to 2% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the polymer, of an anionic stabilizer monomer represented by the following Formula I, wherein R 1 is a linkage group between R 2 and a vinyl group, R 2 is ethylene or propene or butylene, n is from 0 to 50, M is a counter salt of potassium, sodium, ammonium or lithium; wherein said aqueous dispersion of polymer particles further comprises from 0.33% to 5% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the polymer, of a non-reactive anionic surfactant having an ethylene oxide chain length of less than 11; and (b) from 0.5% to 10% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the protective composition, of a lithium magnesium silicate clay. (a) an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles comprising from 89% to 99.45% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the protective composition, of polymer particles, wherein said polymer particles further comprise from 0.33% to 2% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the polymer, of an anionic stabilizer monomer represented by the following Formula I, wherein R 1 is a linkage group between R 2 and a vinyl group, R 2 is ethylene or propene or butylene, n is from 0 to 50, M is a counter salt of potassium, sodium, ammonium or lithium; wherein said aqueous dispersion of polymer particles further comprises from 0.33% to 5% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the polymer, of a non-reactive anionic surfactant having an ethylene oxide chain length of less than 11; and wherein R 1 is a linkage group between R 2 and a vinyl group, R 2 is ethylene or propene or butylene, n is from 0 to 50, M is a counter salt of potassium, sodium, ammonium or lithium; wherein said aqueous dispersion of polymer particles further comprises from 0.33% to 5% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the polymer, of a non-reactive anionic surfactant having an ethylene oxide chain length of less than 11; and (b) from 0.5% to 10% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the protective composition, of a lithium magnesium silicate clay.
An abutment unit for pieces (100a, 100b, 100c) of smokers' articles, comprising an abutment drum rotatable about an axis of rotation and comprising a plurality of suction flutes arranged on its outside surface, extending parallel to the axis of rotation and delimited by corresponding flanks, the abutment unit comprising pusher means (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) operating at the abutment drum to push at least a first and a second piece (100a, 100c) of smokers' article, located in a first flute and aligned along a respective main axis, towards each other along the first flute, the pusher means (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) comprising engagement means (7, 8, 9, 10) by which the first and second pieces (100a, 100c) are engaged and which are at least partly movable along an abutment direction parallel to the axis of rotation between an away position spaced from the abutment drum and a near position close to the abutment drum and actuating means (11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) for actuating the engagement means (7, 8, 9, 10), the abutment unit being characterized in that the engagement means (7, 8, 9, 10) project at least partly towards the drum beyond an axial dimension of the flanks; it being possible for the engagement means (7, 8, 9, 10), at the near position, to be positioned at an axial distance which is smaller than the maximum axial dimension of the flanks.
Device for the diffusion of sound, comprising: - a supporting structure associable with a source unit of sound; - diffusion means of sound associated with said supporting structure; - connection means between said source unit and said diffusion means; wherein said diffusion means comprise: - an exhaust manifold defining at least a hollow channel having at least an opening facing outwards, - at least a supporting element (10, 11) and a corresponding loudspeaker, the supporting element being associated with said exhaust manifold in correspondence to said opening and defining a housing seat inside which is inserted the loudspeaker, characterized in that said supporting element (10, 11) defines a bottom wall (10a, 11a) arranged at the rear of the loudspeaker itself and facing said opening and inside said hollow channel, and where said bottom wall (10a, 11a) has at least a first calibrated through hole to allow the flow of air from said housing seat towards the hollow channel itself, where said supporting element (10, 11) comprises at least a bearing element, defining said housing seat, and at least a flange for attaching to said exhaust manifold associated in a removable way with said bearing element, said first calibrated hole being defined on both said bearing element and on said attachment flange, and where said attachment flange has first connection means to said exhaust manifold and that said flange and said bearing element have second connection means of reciprocal connection. - a supporting structure associable with a source unit of sound; - diffusion means of sound associated with said supporting structure; - connection means between said source unit and said diffusion means; - an exhaust manifold defining at least a hollow channel having at least an opening facing outwards, - at least a supporting element (10, 11) and a corresponding loudspeaker, the supporting element being associated with said exhaust manifold in correspondence to said opening and defining a housing seat inside which is inserted the loudspeaker,
An isolated human hematopoietic stem cell or myeloid progenitor cell, transduced with a lentiviral vector, said lentiviral vector comprising - a coding nucleic acid sequence encoding a functional variant of a polypeptide selected from gp91phox and p47phox; under transcriptional control of - the miR223 promoter sequence characterized by SEQ ID NO 01. - a coding nucleic acid sequence encoding a functional variant of a polypeptide selected from gp91phox and p47phox; under transcriptional control of - the miR223 promoter sequence characterized by SEQ ID NO 01.
A control device for an internal combustion engine comprising a fuel injection valve, and an accelerator opening degree sensor, the control device comprising: a basic accelerator request torque calculating section configured to calculate a basic accelerator request torque based on an accelerator opening degree detected by the accelerator opening degree sensor; and a target acceleration increase amount calculating section configured to calculate a target acceleration increase amount based on a relation (RL1, RL2, RL3) of the target acceleration increase amount and an accelerator opening degree increase amount; wherein the control device is configured to calculate a torque increase amount correction amount based on the target acceleration increase amount, calculate a request engine torque based on the basic accelerator request torque and the torque increase amount correction amount, calculate a request injection amount based on the request engine torque, and control the fuel injection valve based on the request injection amount; wherein the control device is for an internal combustion engine using an operating state and the operating state has a respective constraint; the relation (RL1, RL2, RL3) of the target acceleration increase amount and the accelerator opening degree increase amount, which is used in calculation of the target acceleration increase amount, is selected such that, as a present operating state becomes closer to the respective constraint, then a ratio of the target acceleration increase amount and the accelerator opening degree increase amount becomes smaller. a basic accelerator request torque calculating section configured to calculate a basic accelerator request torque based on an accelerator opening degree detected by the accelerator opening degree sensor; and a target acceleration increase amount calculating section configured to calculate a target acceleration increase amount based on a relation (RL1, RL2, RL3) of the target acceleration increase amount and an accelerator opening degree increase amount; wherein the control device is configured to calculate a torque increase amount correction amount based on the target acceleration increase amount, calculate a request engine torque based on the basic accelerator request torque and the torque increase amount correction amount, calculate a request injection amount based on the request engine torque, and control the fuel injection valve based on the request injection amount; wherein the control device is for an internal combustion engine using an operating state and the operating state has a respective constraint; the relation (RL1, RL2, RL3) of the target acceleration increase amount and the accelerator opening degree increase amount, which is used in calculation of the target acceleration increase amount, is selected such that, as a present operating state becomes closer to the respective constraint, then a ratio of the target acceleration increase amount and the accelerator opening degree increase amount becomes smaller.
Plastic coating device for coating a printed circuit board, having a static mixer which has a first inlet opening for a first plastic component and a second inlet opening for a second plastic component and has a mixer exit for a component mixture comprising both components (6, 7), and the plastic coating device has a first connection for a storage container for the first component, which is connected to the first inlet opening by means of a first feed line, and the plastic coating device has a second connection for a storage container for the second component, which is connected to the second inlet opening by means of a second feed line, characterized in that the plastic coating device has two applicators (39, 40), specifically an applicator and a further applicator for the component mixture, and the plastic coating device has a shuttle valve which is configured to connect the mixer exit of the mixer selectively to the applicator or to the further applicator, and the plastic coating device has a flushing line which is operatively connected at the entry side to the first connection and is connected at the exit side to the shuttle valve, wherein the shuttle valve is configured to connect the flushing line, in particular selectively, to the applicator or to the further applicator. and the plastic coating device has a first connection for a storage container for the first component, which is connected to the first inlet opening by means of a first feed line, and the plastic coating device has a second connection for a storage container for the second component, which is connected to the second inlet opening by means of a second feed line, characterized in that the plastic coating device has two applicators (39, 40), specifically an applicator and a further applicator for the component mixture, and the plastic coating device has a shuttle valve which is configured to connect the mixer exit of the mixer selectively to the applicator or to the further applicator, and the plastic coating device has a flushing line which is operatively connected at the entry side to the first connection and is connected at the exit side to the shuttle valve, wherein the shuttle valve is configured to connect the flushing line, in particular selectively, to the applicator or to the further applicator.
A triggered-stroke actuator comprising a body housing a piston linked to a rod that projects from one end of said body, and a controlled gas generator mounted in said body facing said piston and at a predetermined distance from an initial position thereof prior to triggering so as to define an expansion chamber between said gas generator and said piston, said gas generator including a fast combustion pyrotechnic charge, said actuator including a pyrotechnic charge of combustion that is slower than the combustion of said gas generator and that is housed in a location that communicates with said expansion chamber, characterized in that a calibrated leakage passage communicating with said expansion chamber is formed in the piston and in the rod, in that the piston and the rod are rigidly secured to each other, and in that said leakage passage opens out through the surface of said rod into an annular space defined between the rod and the inside wall of said body, and in that a sealing gasket is carried by the rod in the vicinity of its free outer end and, in the non-activated position of the actuator, the gasket extends between said rod and the inside wall of said body in the vicinity of the end of the body from which the rod projects.
A method of transmitting a signal in a plurality of non-contiguous transmit-time intervals such that each of the non-contiguous transmit-time intervals carries a distinct one of a corresponding plurality of segments of the signal, the method comprising: prefixing, to an initial segment of the signal, a tail portion of a final segment of the signal, to form a first transmit segment; prefixing, to each of the one or more segments of the signal other than the initial segment, a tail portion of the immediately preceding segment of the signal, to form corresponding one or more additional transmit segments; and transmitting each of the first transmit segment and the one or more additional transmit segments in respective ones of the plurality of non-contiguous transmit-time intervals. prefixing, to an initial segment of the signal, a tail portion of a final segment of the signal, to form a first transmit segment; prefixing, to each of the one or more segments of the signal other than the initial segment, a tail portion of the immediately preceding segment of the signal, to form corresponding one or more additional transmit segments; and transmitting each of the first transmit segment and the one or more additional transmit segments in respective ones of the plurality of non-contiguous transmit-time intervals.
A method of modeling drilling equipment to represent vibrational performance of the drilling equipment, the method comprising: a) constructing at least one surrogate representing at least a portion of a bottom hole assembly; b) associating at least two virtual sensors with each of the at least one surrogates, wherein the at least two sensors are spaced longitudinally from each other along each bottom hole assembly; c) utilizing at least one frequency-domain model to calculate at least one state of the at least two virtual sensors during one or more simulated drilling operations for each of the at least one surrogates; d) calculating a transmissibility index between the at least two virtual sensors for each of the at least one surrogates, wherein the transmissibility index is based at least in part on at least one of the calculated states; and e) using the calculated transmissibility index for each of the at least one surrogates to determine the transmissibility of vibrations within the bottom hole assembly. a) constructing at least one surrogate representing at least a portion of a bottom hole assembly; b) associating at least two virtual sensors with each of the at least one surrogates, wherein the at least two sensors are spaced longitudinally from each other along each bottom hole assembly; c) utilizing at least one frequency-domain model to calculate at least one state of the at least two virtual sensors during one or more simulated drilling operations for each of the at least one surrogates; d) calculating a transmissibility index between the at least two virtual sensors for each of the at least one surrogates, wherein the transmissibility index is based at least in part on at least one of the calculated states; and e) using the calculated transmissibility index for each of the at least one surrogates to determine the transmissibility of vibrations within the bottom hole assembly.