mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A washing machine having a weight sensing unit comprising: a cabinet forming an appearance; a tub disposed within the cabinet; a spring installed between the tub and a frame of the cabinet; and a weight sensing unit disposed on the frame of the cabinet, wherein the spring is coupled to the weight sensing unit, the weight sensing unit comprising: a case coupled to the frame of the cabinet; a load cell supported with being received in the case; and a pressure distributing member mounted on the load cell, and comprises a holding recess on which one end of the spring is held, wherein the holding recess and the one end of the spring have a point contact therebetween, wherein the holding recess has a curved surface recessed to have a predetermined curvature, wherein the one end of the spring has a circular section with a predetermined curvature, wherein the curvature of the curved surface of the holding recess is smaller than the curvature of the section of the one end of the spring, and wherein an extension line linking the lowest points of the curved surface is convex in an orthogonal direction to a direction that the curvature of the curved surface is formed. a cabinet forming an appearance; a tub disposed within the cabinet; a spring installed between the tub and a frame of the cabinet; and a weight sensing unit disposed on the frame of the cabinet, wherein the spring is coupled to the weight sensing unit, the weight sensing unit comprising: a case coupled to the frame of the cabinet; a load cell supported with being received in the case; and a pressure distributing member mounted on the load cell, and comprises a holding recess on which one end of the spring is held, a case coupled to the frame of the cabinet; a load cell supported with being received in the case; and a pressure distributing member mounted on the load cell, and comprises a holding recess on which one end of the spring is held, wherein the holding recess and the one end of the spring have a point contact therebetween, wherein the holding recess has a curved surface recessed to have a predetermined curvature, wherein the one end of the spring has a circular section with a predetermined curvature, wherein the curvature of the curved surface of the holding recess is smaller than the curvature of the section of the one end of the spring, and wherein an extension line linking the lowest points of the curved surface is convex in an orthogonal direction to a direction that the curvature of the curved surface is formed.
A filter medium, in particular for filtering a gaseous medium, comprising an open-pore card web layer and a filter paper layer arranged on the downstream side thereof as an adjacent filter layer, wherein the card web layer features a higher air permeability than the filter paper layer and wherein the air permeability of the card web layer, measured according to DIN EN ISO 9237 at a differential pressure of 200 Pa, is greater than 800 l/m 2 /s, in particular 1600 to 6000 l/m 2 /s, and wherein the card web layer features an average fineness of the fibers between 1 to 30 decitex, and wherein the average grammage of the card web layer, measured according to DIN EN 29073-1, is between 10 and 120 g/m 2.
A method, comprising: receiving an indication to initiate a speaker calibration process; determining a desired acoustic power ratio between a top-firing speaker and a front-firing speaker; providing a first user prompt indicating that a user should position a mobile device in a first location; sending, via a wireless interface of the mobile device, at least one signal indicating that the top-firing speaker should reproduce top-firing speaker acoustic test signals and that the front-firing speaker should reproduce front-firing speaker acoustic test signals; receiving, from a microphone of the mobile device, first electrical signals corresponding to first measured acoustic power of reproduced top-firing speaker acoustic test signals and first measured acoustic power of reproduced front-firing speaker acoustic test signals; computing, based on the electrical signals, a first measured acoustic power ratio, the first measured acoustic power ratio corresponding to a ratio of the first measured acoustic power of the reproduced top-firing speaker acoustic test signals to the first measured acoustic power of the reproduced front-firing speaker acoustic test signals; and determining, based at least in part on the first measured acoustic power ratio, a compensating gain to be applied to the top-firing speaker or the front-firing speaker in order to produce the desired acoustic power ratio. receiving an indication to initiate a speaker calibration process; determining a desired acoustic power ratio between a top-firing speaker and a front-firing speaker; providing a first user prompt indicating that a user should position a mobile device in a first location; sending, via a wireless interface of the mobile device, at least one signal indicating that the top-firing speaker should reproduce top-firing speaker acoustic test signals and that the front-firing speaker should reproduce front-firing speaker acoustic test signals; receiving, from a microphone of the mobile device, first electrical signals corresponding to first measured acoustic power of reproduced top-firing speaker acoustic test signals and first measured acoustic power of reproduced front-firing speaker acoustic test signals; computing, based on the electrical signals, a first measured acoustic power ratio, the first measured acoustic power ratio corresponding to a ratio of the first measured acoustic power of the reproduced top-firing speaker acoustic test signals to the first measured acoustic power of the reproduced front-firing speaker acoustic test signals; and determining, based at least in part on the first measured acoustic power ratio, a compensating gain to be applied to the top-firing speaker or the front-firing speaker in order to produce the desired acoustic power ratio.
An input device comprising: a light guide configured to transmit light; a sensor assembly having a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect proximity of an object as a corresponding one or more inputs; a connection portion configured to form a communicative coupling to a computing device to communicate the one or more inputs received by the sensor assembly to the computing device; and an outer layer disposed proximal to the light guide such that the light guide is positioned between the outer layer and the sensor assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of indications of inputs formed using openings in the outer layer such that light from the light guide is configured to pass through the openings to function as a backlight, the outer layer having a plurality of sub-layers arranged to have increasing levels of resistance to transmission of the light from the light guide; the plurality of sub-layers comprising a mask sub-layer and color sub-layers of different levels of resistance to transmission of the light from the light guide. a light guide configured to transmit light; a sensor assembly having a plurality of sensors that are configured to detect proximity of an object as a corresponding one or more inputs; a connection portion configured to form a communicative coupling to a computing device to communicate the one or more inputs received by the sensor assembly to the computing device; and an outer layer disposed proximal to the light guide such that the light guide is positioned between the outer layer and the sensor assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of indications of inputs formed using openings in the outer layer such that light from the light guide is configured to pass through the openings to function as a backlight, the outer layer having a plurality of sub-layers arranged to have increasing levels of resistance to transmission of the light from the light guide; the plurality of sub-layers comprising a mask sub-layer and color sub-layers of different levels of resistance to transmission of the light from the light guide.
An x-ray imaging Computed Tomography, CT, system comprising an x-ray detector and a measurement circuit, wherein the x-ray detector comprises a number of detector elements, and the measurement circuit is configured for connection to the detector elements, wherein the measurement circuit comprises one or many photon counters for counting, within a measurement period corresponding to a temporal sampling interval, the number of detected x-rays to generate measurement data in the form of photon counts and/or estimated photon energy and a corresponding sampling module connected to the photon counters for performing a sampling process to sample said measurement data in the form of photon counts and/or estimated photon energy to generate data points, and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to process the data points before read-out to produce new data points by combining two or more data points which have been acquired at different times such that the number of data points for read-out are less than the number of original data points, wherein the measurement circuit comprises a memory for storing data during the data sampling and/or data processing, wherein the measurement circuit comprises a processing unit, said processing unit comprising a digital low-pass filter and a down-sampling module, said processing unit being configured to decimate the data signal from a higher sampling rate to a lower sampling rate for data read-out using said down-sampling module, while mitigating aliasing using said digital low-pass filter for anti-aliasing filtration by convolution followed by a down-sampling before readout to prevent aliasing artifacts in the angular signal of the CT system. wherein the measurement circuit comprises one or many photon counters for counting, within a measurement period corresponding to a temporal sampling interval, the number of detected x-rays to generate measurement data in the form of photon counts and/or estimated photon energy and a corresponding sampling module connected to the photon counters for performing a sampling process to sample said measurement data in the form of photon counts and/or estimated photon energy to generate data points, and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to process the data points before read-out to produce new data points by combining two or more data points which have been acquired at different times such that the number of data points for read-out are less than the number of original data points, wherein the measurement circuit comprises a memory for storing data during the data sampling and/or data processing, wherein the measurement circuit comprises a processing unit, said processing unit comprising a digital low-pass filter and a down-sampling module, said processing unit being configured to decimate the data signal from a higher sampling rate to a lower sampling rate for data read-out using said down-sampling module, while mitigating aliasing using said digital low-pass filter for anti-aliasing filtration by convolution followed by a down-sampling before readout to prevent aliasing artifacts in the angular signal of the CT system.
A battery comprising: a packaged electrode made by placing a first electrode in a package formed by joining at least part of end portions of two sheet-shaped separators or a folded single sheet-shaped separator together by thermal welding; and a second electrode stacked on the packaged electrode, wherein the second electrode is larger than the first electrode, characterized in that the welded portions of the separator formed by the thermal welding are provided outside an outer periphery of the second electrode, when seen in a stacking direction, and the second electrode does not overlap with the welded portions of the separator so as to prevent short circuit through the welded portions from occurring. a packaged electrode made by placing a first electrode in a package formed by joining at least part of end portions of two sheet-shaped separators or a folded single sheet-shaped separator together by thermal welding; and a second electrode stacked on the packaged electrode, wherein the second electrode is larger than the first electrode,
A process for preparing alkanolamines which have a primary amino group (-NH 2) and a hydroxyl group (-OH) by alcohol amination of diols having two hydroxyl groups (-OH) by means of ammonia with elimination of water, wherein the reaction is carried out homogeneously catalyzed in the presence of at least one complex catalyst comprising at least one element selected from groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table and also at least one phosphorus donor ligand.
A method for treating cellulosic material with a CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide or an enzyme preparation comprising said polypeptide, wherein said CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide has cellobiohydrolase activity and comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 78% identity to the full-length polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 12, or a fragment thereof having cellobiohydrolase activity, and wherein said method comprises the following steps: i) producing said CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide or an enzyme preparation comprising said polypeptide or a fermentative microorganism producing said polypeptide; ii) reacting the cellulosic material with said CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide or the enzyme preparation comprising said polypeptide or the fermentative microorganism producing said polypeptide; and iii) obtaining partially or fully hydrolyzed cellulosic material; wherein the CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide is active at a temperature between 50°C and 70°C. i) producing said CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide or an enzyme preparation comprising said polypeptide or a fermentative microorganism producing said polypeptide; ii) reacting the cellulosic material with said CBHII/Cel6A polypeptide or the enzyme preparation comprising said polypeptide or the fermentative microorganism producing said polypeptide; and iii) obtaining partially or fully hydrolyzed cellulosic material;
A system for penetrating a blood vessel wall of a blood vessel, the system comprising: a support catheter having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion configured to be intravascularly positioned within a blood vessel and characterised by comprising - an outer surface including a sloping surface angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the support catheter, and a supporting surface distal to the sloping surface and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the catheter, a lumen terminating at an exit port along the sloping surface, and an expansion mechanism positioned on a side opposing the sloping surface and the supporting surface; and a puncture element configured to be advanced through the lumen beyond the exit port substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the catheter, wherein, when the expansion mechanism is expanded, the expansion mechanism is configured to press the supporting surface in apposition with the blood vessel wall, and the puncture element is configured to extend beyond the exit port to penetrate an inner surface of the blood vessel wall and travel distally within the blood vessel wall, wherein the penetrating and travelling occur substantially parallel to the supporting surface. a support catheter having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion configured to be intravascularly positioned within a blood vessel and characterised by comprising - an outer surface including a sloping surface angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the support catheter, and a supporting surface distal to the sloping surface and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the catheter, a lumen terminating at an exit port along the sloping surface, and an expansion mechanism positioned on a side opposing the sloping surface and the supporting surface; and a puncture element configured to be advanced through the lumen beyond the exit port substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the catheter, wherein, when the expansion mechanism is expanded, the expansion mechanism is configured to press the supporting surface in apposition with the blood vessel wall, and the puncture element is configured to extend beyond the exit port to penetrate an inner surface of the blood vessel wall and travel distally within the blood vessel wall, wherein the penetrating and travelling occur substantially parallel to the supporting surface.
An apparatus for comprehensive perception of sound, where vibration and sound is produced with a mechanical device arranged inside a padding, wherein (a) said mechanical device radiates sound by generating mechanical vibration directly to the padding that can be felt and listened on the outer surface of the padding, (b) said mechanical device radiates airborne sound through the padding, and (c) said mechanical device comprises at least one board, and the vibration of the boards is generated using at least one vibrating mechanical actuator, characterized in that said mechanical device is wrapped inside the padding that consists of two or more acoustically different layers that comprise, in order to avoid acoustical and mechanical resonances, an acoustically denser and lossy interior layer that has a high flow resistance and an acoustically less dense and porous exterior layer that has a low flow resistance. (a) said mechanical device radiates sound by generating mechanical vibration directly to the padding that can be felt and listened on the outer surface of the padding, (b) said mechanical device radiates airborne sound through the padding, and (c) said mechanical device comprises at least one board, and the vibration of the boards is generated using at least one vibrating mechanical actuator,
Cable reel unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising a cable reel for a connecting cable of the vacuum cleaner and comprising a drive device for rotating the cable reel, comprising a braking means (22, 32) by means of which rotatability of the cable reel is prevented or released, and an actuating element by means of which the braking means (22, 32) is deactivated and the drive device is actuated, a pivotable clamping plate and a frictional wheel, which can rotate with the cable reel, acting as the braking means (22, 32), the clamping plate clamping the frictional wheel in a first orientation, characterised in that, in addition to being pivotable, the clamping plate can also be moved in a translational manner and, when the translational movability thereof is orientated in a particular manner, is guided on a motion link formed in the actuating element.
Measurement chamber through which a gas to be analysed by spectroscopy is intended to flow, the chamber taking the form of a hollow tube provided with a reflective material forming a reflective optical layer, characterized in that: - the hollow tube is made from a non-metal; and - a supple removable optical article is applied to the internal surface of the hollow tube, said article comprising a supple flexible carrier, a face of said carrier being covered with a reflective metal, said article being inserted into said tube so that said reflective metal forms the reflective optical layer. - the hollow tube is made from a non-metal; and - a supple removable optical article is applied to the internal surface of the hollow tube, said article comprising a supple flexible carrier, a face of said carrier being covered with a reflective metal, said article being inserted into said tube so that said reflective metal forms the reflective optical layer.
A polypeptide comprising a) a first signaling domain, and b) a potassium sensor comprising b1) a first domain of the potassium sensor comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 70 % identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1; and b2) a second domain of the potassium sensor comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 70 % identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2; wherein the potassium sensor is capable of binding positively charged potassium ion and the first signaling domain is capable of generating a detectable signal upon binding of positively charged potassium ion to the potassium sensor. a) a first signaling domain, and b) a potassium sensor comprising b1) a first domain of the potassium sensor comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 70 % identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1; and b2) a second domain of the potassium sensor comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 70 % identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2; b1) a first domain of the potassium sensor comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 70 % identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1; and b2) a second domain of the potassium sensor comprising an amino acid sequence which exhibits at least 70 % identity to the sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2;
A functional element housing package, comprising: a housing which houses a functional element; a pin terminal disposed in an outer region of the housing; and a wiring substrate comprising a through hole for receiving the pin terminal, a first metallic layer disposed around an opening of the through hole on a side of the wiring substrate which side is located close to the housing, a second metallic layer disposed around an opening of the through hole on a side of the wiring substrate which side is opposed to the side located close to the housing, a connection wiring line connected to the first metallic layer or the second metallic layer, and a solder which connects the pin terminal to each of the first metallic layer and the second metallic layer, characterized in that the second metallic layer is greater in area than the first metallic layer. a housing which houses a functional element; a pin terminal disposed in an outer region of the housing; and a wiring substrate comprising a through hole for receiving the pin terminal, a first metallic layer disposed around an opening of the through hole on a side of the wiring substrate which side is located close to the housing, a second metallic layer disposed around an opening of the through hole on a side of the wiring substrate which side is opposed to the side located close to the housing, a connection wiring line connected to the first metallic layer or the second metallic layer, and a solder which connects the pin terminal to each of the first metallic layer and the second metallic layer, a through hole for receiving the pin terminal, a first metallic layer disposed around an opening of the through hole on a side of the wiring substrate which side is located close to the housing, a second metallic layer disposed around an opening of the through hole on a side of the wiring substrate which side is opposed to the side located close to the housing, a connection wiring line connected to the first metallic layer or the second metallic layer, and a solder which connects the pin terminal to each of the first metallic layer and the second metallic layer, characterized in that the second metallic layer is greater in area than the first metallic layer.
A polymer prepared by admixing under reactive conditions reactants comprising: (i) an aliphatic diacid or reactive equivalent thereof; (ii) one or more diols; and (iii) a polyalkylene terephthalate or polyalkylene naphthenate; wherein an end-capping or chain stopping molecule is added to the reaction mixture before the polymerization is complete, further wherein the end-capping or chain stopping molecule is a monoacid or its ester, anhydride, or acid chloride and wherein (i) and (ii) are allowed to at least partially react before (iii) is added. (i) an aliphatic diacid or reactive equivalent thereof; (ii) one or more diols; and (iii) a polyalkylene terephthalate or polyalkylene naphthenate;