mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A linear compressor including: a cylinder part including head, a cylinder and a cylinder liner within said cylinder and having a bore therethrough and openings through said cylinder liner into said bore, a piston part, a linear motor (5, 6, 22) configured to operate between said piston part and said cylinder part, a main spring connecting between said cylinder part and said piston part and operating in the direction of reciprocation of said piston part relative to said cylinder part, said piston part including a radially compliant but axially stiff linkage and a piston, said linkage connecting between said piston and said main spring, said piston moving within said bore of said cylinder liner, a gas bearing manifold adapted to receive a supply of gases compressed by said compressor, characterised by: gas bearing passages (8, 80, 81) formed between said cylinder and said cylinder liner which receive gases from said manifold, said passages leading to said openings through the wall of said cylinder liner, said gas bearing passages having a tortuous path such that the length of the gas bearing passages are longer than a direct path from the gas bearing manifold to the openings. a cylinder part including head, a cylinder and a cylinder liner within said cylinder and having a bore therethrough and openings through said cylinder liner into said bore, a piston part, a linear motor (5, 6, 22) configured to operate between said piston part and said cylinder part, a main spring connecting between said cylinder part and said piston part and operating in the direction of reciprocation of said piston part relative to said cylinder part, said piston part including a radially compliant but axially stiff linkage and a piston, said linkage connecting between said piston and said main spring, said piston moving within said bore of said cylinder liner, a gas bearing manifold adapted to receive a supply of gases compressed by said compressor, characterised by: gas bearing passages (8, 80, 81) formed between said cylinder and said cylinder liner which receive gases from said manifold, said passages leading to said openings through the wall of said cylinder liner, said gas bearing passages having a tortuous path such that the length of the gas bearing passages are longer than a direct path from the gas bearing manifold to the openings. gas bearing passages (8, 80, 81) formed between said cylinder and said cylinder liner which receive gases from said manifold, said passages leading to said openings through the wall of said cylinder liner, said gas bearing passages having a tortuous path such that the length of the gas bearing passages are longer than a direct path from the gas bearing manifold to the openings.
Filter for an espresso coffee machine comprising: - a container having a bottom wall and at least one lateral wall fixed transverse to the bottom wall for defining a compartment for containing a predetermined amount of powdered coffee; - said bottom wall having filtering means to allow the flow of an infused fluid coming from said containment compartment through said bottom wall; - flow separation means operatively active simultaneously and downstream of the filtering means to separate the flow coming from the containment compartment into two separate flows; characterized in that said separation means comprise a pair of chutes fixed to the bottom wall and developing moving away from said bottom wall respectively along two directions opposite to each other. - a container having a bottom wall and at least one lateral wall fixed transverse to the bottom wall for defining a compartment for containing a predetermined amount of powdered coffee; - said bottom wall having filtering means to allow the flow of an infused fluid coming from said containment compartment through said bottom wall; - flow separation means operatively active simultaneously and downstream of the filtering means to separate the flow coming from the containment compartment into two separate flows;
A method for preparing melanin particles, comprising: (i) adding a base to an aqueous solution containing dopamine·H + X - (wherein H + X - is an acid) to allow an acid-base neutralization reaction; and (ii) forming melanins by oxidative polymerization of the said dopamine in air concurrently or consecutively, wherein upon addition of the base, a mixing molar ratio of dopamine·H + X - (a) and base (b) is a:b=1:0.1-1 so as to prepare nano-sized melanin particles; wherein the melanin particles have a spherical shape and a mean diameter ranging from 30 to 400 nm determined by scanning electron microscopy or transmission electron microscopy; wherein the molar concentration of dopamine·H + X - in the aqueous solution containing dopamine·H + X - is within the range of 1 mmol/l (mM) to 1 mol/l; wherein the addition of base is performed at a temperature ranging from 20 to 100°C; wherein dopamine·H + X - is dopamine hydrochloride (C 8 H 11 NO 2 ·HCl), and the base is NaOH; wherein the pH of the dopamine·H + X - -containing aqueous solution is in the range from 2 to 7; and wherein the pH of the dopamine·H + X - -containing aqueous solution is in the range from 8 to 11 immediately after addition of the base. (i) adding a base to an aqueous solution containing dopamine·H + X - (wherein H + X - is an acid) to allow an acid-base neutralization reaction; and (ii) forming melanins by oxidative polymerization of the said dopamine in air concurrently or consecutively, wherein upon addition of the base, a mixing molar ratio of dopamine·H + X - (a) and base (b) is a:b=1:0.1-1 so as to prepare nano-sized melanin particles; wherein the melanin particles have a spherical shape and a mean diameter ranging from 30 to 400 nm determined by scanning electron microscopy or transmission electron microscopy; wherein the molar concentration of dopamine·H + X - in the aqueous solution containing dopamine·H + X - is within the range of 1 mmol/l (mM) to 1 mol/l; wherein the addition of base is performed at a temperature ranging from 20 to 100°C; wherein dopamine·H + X - is dopamine hydrochloride (C 8 H 11 NO 2 ·HCl), and the base is NaOH; wherein the pH of the dopamine·H + X - -containing aqueous solution is in the range from 2 to 7; and wherein the pH of the dopamine·H + X - -containing aqueous solution is in the range from 8 to 11 immediately after addition of the base.
An electronic cigarette, comprising: a liquid reservoir configured to store liquid; an atomizing assembly received in a housing, the atomizing assembly comprising: a liquid absorption element connected to the liquid reservoir, the liquid absorption element being made of porous ceramic, and the liquid absorption element having a liquid absorption surface configured to absorb the liquid, and an atomizing surface; and a heating element embedded in an interior of the liquid absorption element, wherein the heating element is configured to atomize the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption element into atomized gas; and a power source assembly received in the housing and connected to the atomizing assembly, the power source assembly being configured to provide power for the heating element characterized in that an edge of the heating element is internally tangent to the atomizing surface. a liquid reservoir configured to store liquid; an atomizing assembly received in a housing, the atomizing assembly comprising: a liquid absorption element connected to the liquid reservoir, the liquid absorption element being made of porous ceramic, and the liquid absorption element having a liquid absorption surface configured to absorb the liquid, and an atomizing surface; and a heating element embedded in an interior of the liquid absorption element, wherein the heating element is configured to atomize the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption element into atomized gas; and a liquid absorption element connected to the liquid reservoir, the liquid absorption element being made of porous ceramic, and the liquid absorption element having a liquid absorption surface configured to absorb the liquid, and an atomizing surface; and a heating element embedded in an interior of the liquid absorption element, wherein the heating element is configured to atomize the liquid absorbed by the liquid absorption element into atomized gas; and a power source assembly received in the housing and connected to the atomizing assembly, the power source assembly being configured to provide power for the heating element characterized in that an edge of the heating element is internally tangent to the atomizing surface.
Composite composed of glass fibre rovings and a thermoplastic as matrix, wherein the glass fibres of the rovings run in a main direction, wherein the rovings are not in woven, braided or knitted form and the rovings, at least after being admixed with the thermoplastic, have been spread into individual glass fibres, characterized in that the glass fibres that form the roving in individualized form from at least two glass fibre rovings run in parallel in the composite.
An apparatus comprising: a back surface detection unit configured to detect an input of an operating member on a back surface at a side opposite to a display surface of the apparatus, the back surface detection unit being classified into a central area of the back surface, and an edge area located around the central area; a processing unit configured to obtain position information of the operating member based on the detection result provided by the back surface detection unit; an area determination unit configured to determine an operation area within the back surface detection unit based on the position information; characterized in that it further comprises an edge notification unit configured to generate a notification to indicate when the operating member has moved from the central area into the edge area of the back surface detection unit, and a display unit configured to display the notification. a back surface detection unit configured to detect an input of an operating member on a back surface at a side opposite to a display surface of the apparatus, the back surface detection unit being classified into a central area of the back surface, and an edge area located around the central area; a processing unit configured to obtain position information of the operating member based on the detection result provided by the back surface detection unit; an area determination unit configured to determine an operation area within the back surface detection unit based on the position information; characterized in that it further comprises an edge notification unit configured to generate a notification to indicate when the operating member has moved from the central area into the edge area of the back surface detection unit, and a display unit configured to display the notification.
A method for evaluating a mobile radio cell, comprising: a mobile radio communication terminal device performing the steps of, receiving, via a receiver of the mobile radio communication terminal device, one or more wireless signals from one or more mobile radio cells; determining, via one or more circuits (410, 412, 414) of the mobile radio communication terminal device, a received signal power of a synchronization sequence for the one or more mobile radio cells contained in the one or more wireless signals; characterized by: evaluating, via the one or more circuits, a mobile radio cell when its synchronization sequence received signal power is determined to be above a threshold.
An endoscopic apparatus comprising: a transparent member provided at a distal end portion; an ultrasonic vibrator provided in the transparent member and configured to generate ultrasonic vibration; an electrical energy generator configured to supply electrical energy to drive the ultrasonic vibrator and generate the ultrasonic vibration; a diffraction grating provided in the transparent member and configured to impart the ultrasonic vibration generated by the ultrasonic vibrator to the transparent member and convert the ultrasonic vibration into a surface acoustic wave propagating on a surface of the transparent member; an energy supply system (23, 50) including the ultrasonic vibrator and a path for supplying the electrical energy to the ultrasonic vibrator; characterised by: a detector configured to detect reflected electrical energy reflected from the energy supply system (23, 50); a determination unit configured to determine whether the electrical energy suitable to drive the ultrasonic vibrator has been supplied to the ultrasonic vibrator based on the reflected electrical energy detected by the detector; and a controller configured to control the electrical energy output from the electrical energy generator based on a determination result of the determination unit. a transparent member provided at a distal end portion; an ultrasonic vibrator provided in the transparent member and configured to generate ultrasonic vibration; an electrical energy generator configured to supply electrical energy to drive the ultrasonic vibrator and generate the ultrasonic vibration; a diffraction grating provided in the transparent member and configured to impart the ultrasonic vibration generated by the ultrasonic vibrator to the transparent member and convert the ultrasonic vibration into a surface acoustic wave propagating on a surface of the transparent member; an energy supply system (23, 50) including the ultrasonic vibrator and a path for supplying the electrical energy to the ultrasonic vibrator; characterised by: a detector configured to detect reflected electrical energy reflected from the energy supply system (23, 50); a determination unit configured to determine whether the electrical energy suitable to drive the ultrasonic vibrator has been supplied to the ultrasonic vibrator based on the reflected electrical energy detected by the detector; and a controller configured to control the electrical energy output from the electrical energy generator based on a determination result of the determination unit. a detector configured to detect reflected electrical energy reflected from the energy supply system (23, 50); a determination unit configured to determine whether the electrical energy suitable to drive the ultrasonic vibrator has been supplied to the ultrasonic vibrator based on the reflected electrical energy detected by the detector; and a controller configured to control the electrical energy output from the electrical energy generator based on a determination result of the determination unit.
A fuel injection arrangement for a piston engine, the arrangement comprising - a number of fuel injection pumps, each fuel injection pump being configured to inject liquid fuel into a cylinder of the engine, - at least one feed pump for supplying fuel to the fuel injection pumps, - a fuel supply line connecting the fuel injection pumps to the feed pump, - a return line for receiving excess fuel from the fuel injection pumps, and - pressure regulating means arranged in the return line, characterized in that the fuel injection arrangement is provided with a by-pass line for reducing pressure pulsations, a second end of the by-pass line is connected to a pressureless tank or to the return line on the downstream side of the pressure regulating means, and a first end of the by-pass line is connected to the return line on the upstream side of the pressure regulating means for allowing outflow from the return line. - a number of fuel injection pumps, each fuel injection pump being configured to inject liquid fuel into a cylinder of the engine, - at least one feed pump for supplying fuel to the fuel injection pumps, - a fuel supply line connecting the fuel injection pumps to the feed pump, - a return line for receiving excess fuel from the fuel injection pumps, and - pressure regulating means arranged in the return line,
Loudspeaker cabinet comprising a device for mechanical connection to another loudspeaker cabinet, characterized in that the connection device comprises - at least one lug provided with a hole, - at least one latch configured to engage in the hole of the lug of the other cabinet, which hole presents a central axis defining a hinge line between the two cabinets, - and a mechanism (54, 56, 60) for converting a translational actuation control in a first direction into a translational movement of the first latch in a second direction different from the first direction for the insertion of the first latch into the hole of the lug of the other cabinet. - at least one lug provided with a hole, - at least one latch configured to engage in the hole of the lug of the other cabinet, which hole presents a central axis defining a hinge line between the two cabinets, - and a mechanism (54, 56, 60) for converting a translational actuation control in a first direction into a translational movement of the first latch in a second direction different from the first direction for the insertion of the first latch into the hole of the lug of the other cabinet.
Washing device, consisting in a box to be inserted in the washing basket of a washing machine, wherein the box has two holes, allowing the access and the exit of water within the box, wherein a number of metallic spheres (3, 4) are contained within the box, said spheres having a diameter larger than the said two holes, characterised in that said metallic spheres (3, 4) are permanent magnets and in that a sphere of pure silver is also contained in the box.
A failure determining device of a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including an engine and a motor arranged in series, a clutch arranged between the motor and a driving wheel, an oil pump operating by transmission of rotation of the motor, and a pressure control mechanism for controlling a hydraulic pressure supplied to the clutch using a discharge pressure of the oil pump as a source pressure, in which WSC control for controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied to the clutch to a hydraulic pressure at which the clutch is made to slip by the pressure control mechanism at start or deceleration to stop, characterized in that the failure determining device comprising: motor rotation drop determining means adapted to determine whether or not, regardless of execution of the WSC control, a rotation speed of the motor falls to less than an idle rotation speed and also whether or not differential rotation of the clutch becomes less than a predetermined value; and continuous MAX pressure failure determining means adapted to determine that, if the determination is positive, a continuous MAX pressure failure has occurred in which the discharge pressure of the oil pump is supplied to the clutch as it is. motor rotation drop determining means adapted to determine whether or not, regardless of execution of the WSC control, a rotation speed of the motor falls to less than an idle rotation speed and also whether or not differential rotation of the clutch becomes less than a predetermined value; and continuous MAX pressure failure determining means adapted to determine that, if the determination is positive, a continuous MAX pressure failure has occurred in which the discharge pressure of the oil pump is supplied to the clutch as it is.
A computer-implemented method for real-time audience characterisation, the method comprising: automatically detecting one or more events associated with and arising from audience members or potential audience members in a proximity of a presentation device configured to present content; recording or counting the events in anonymous form; generating one or more characteristics of an audience or potential audience of the presented content by processing the events or the number thereof according to empirical data pertaining to the one or more characteristics of the audience or potential audience; and outputting the one or more characteristics of the audience or potential audience; characterized in that automatically detecting the one or more events comprises detecting Wi-Fi probe requests from Wi-Fi enabled devices of audience members or potential audience members in the vicinity of the presentation device with a wireless access point, and the wireless access point comprises a kernel configured to control the wireless access point not to record or read-out content of the probe requests. automatically detecting one or more events associated with and arising from audience members or potential audience members in a proximity of a presentation device configured to present content; recording or counting the events in anonymous form; generating one or more characteristics of an audience or potential audience of the presented content by processing the events or the number thereof according to empirical data pertaining to the one or more characteristics of the audience or potential audience; and outputting the one or more characteristics of the audience or potential audience; characterized in that automatically detecting the one or more events comprises detecting Wi-Fi probe requests from Wi-Fi enabled devices of audience members or potential audience members in the vicinity of the presentation device with a wireless access point, and the wireless access point comprises a kernel configured to control the wireless access point not to record or read-out content of the probe requests.
A voltage attack detection circuit, comprising: a first programmable resistor and a second programmable resistor, wherein a first terminal of the first programmable resistor is connected to a supply voltage through a first resistor, a second terminal of the first programmable resistor is connected to a ground voltage through the second programmable resistor, the first terminal is configured to output a first voltage, and the second terminal is configured to output a second voltage; and a voltage detection circuit, wherein the voltage detection circuit is configured to receive the first voltage and a first reference voltage and output a first signal, and the first signal is configured to indicate whether the first voltage is greater than or equal to the first reference voltage, the voltage detection circuit is further configured to receive the second voltage and a second reference voltage and output a second signal, the second signal is configured to indicate whether the second voltage is less than or equal to the second reference voltage, and the first reference voltage is greater than the second reference voltage; wherein the first reference voltage is less than or equal to a voltage value of the first voltage when the supply voltage is a maximum working voltage of a bandgap voltage reference, and the second reference voltage is greater than or equal to a voltage value of the second voltage when the supply voltage is a minimum working voltage of the bandgap voltage reference. a first programmable resistor and a second programmable resistor, wherein a first terminal of the first programmable resistor is connected to a supply voltage through a first resistor, a second terminal of the first programmable resistor is connected to a ground voltage through the second programmable resistor, the first terminal is configured to output a first voltage, and the second terminal is configured to output a second voltage; and a voltage detection circuit, wherein the voltage detection circuit is configured to receive the first voltage and a first reference voltage and output a first signal, and the first signal is configured to indicate whether the first voltage is greater than or equal to the first reference voltage, the voltage detection circuit is further configured to receive the second voltage and a second reference voltage and output a second signal, the second signal is configured to indicate whether the second voltage is less than or equal to the second reference voltage, and the first reference voltage is greater than the second reference voltage; wherein the first reference voltage is less than or equal to a voltage value of the first voltage when the supply voltage is a maximum working voltage of a bandgap voltage reference, and the second reference voltage is greater than or equal to a voltage value of the second voltage when the supply voltage is a minimum working voltage of the bandgap voltage reference.