mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus, in particular a compressor, for generating compressed air for a utility vehicle, having: a compression chamber for compressing air into compressed air; a compressed-air outlet channel for discharging compressed air from the compression chamber; an outlet valve, via which the compression chamber and the compressed-air outlet channel can be connected to one another; and an additional valve for an energy-saving mode of the apparatus, via which the compression chamber and the compressed-air outlet channel can be connected, wherein, by means of the additional valve, the compressed-air outlet channel can be used at least partially as a selectable dead space when the additional valve is open, characterized by: an in particular pneumatically actuated shut-off valve, which is arranged in the compressed-air outlet channel or downstream of the compressed-air outlet channel, wherein: the shut-off valve is continuously closed in the energy-saving mode of the apparatus, the shut-off valve is continuously open during a normal compression operation of the apparatus; and the shut-off valve delimits the selectable dead space, in particular on the downstream side, in a closed position. a compression chamber for compressing air into compressed air; a compressed-air outlet channel for discharging compressed air from the compression chamber; an outlet valve, via which the compression chamber and the compressed-air outlet channel can be connected to one another; and an additional valve for an energy-saving mode of the apparatus, via which the compression chamber and the compressed-air outlet channel can be connected, wherein, by means of the additional valve, the compressed-air outlet channel can be used at least partially as a selectable dead space when the additional valve is open, characterized by: an in particular pneumatically actuated shut-off valve, which is arranged in the compressed-air outlet channel or downstream of the compressed-air outlet channel, wherein: the shut-off valve is continuously closed in the energy-saving mode of the apparatus, the shut-off valve is continuously open during a normal compression operation of the apparatus; and the shut-off valve delimits the selectable dead space, in particular on the downstream side, in a closed position. the shut-off valve is continuously closed in the energy-saving mode of the apparatus, the shut-off valve is continuously open during a normal compression operation of the apparatus; and the shut-off valve delimits the selectable dead space, in particular on the downstream side, in a closed position.
An ignition system (10, 10a) comprising: a spark plug attached to an engine head (20, 20a); a power supply section having a battery which has a ground terminal, and an ignition coil which transforms a voltage of the battery and supplies a transformed voltage to the spark plug, the spark plug including: a first insulator having an axial hole, an internal electrode provided in the axial hole and having a terminal connected to the ignition coil, and a metallic shell disposed around an outer circumference of the first insulator, having a ground electrode, and fixed to the engine head (20, 20a), wherein the metallic shell is fixed to the engine head (20, 20a) while being electrically insulated from the engine head (20, 20a) through a second insulator; and an electrically conductive path connected to the metallic shell and the ground terminal while being electrically insulated from the engine head (20, 20a). a spark plug attached to an engine head (20, 20a); a power supply section having a battery which has a ground terminal, and an ignition coil which transforms a voltage of the battery and supplies a transformed voltage to the spark plug, the spark plug including: a first insulator having an axial hole, an internal electrode provided in the axial hole and having a terminal connected to the ignition coil, and a metallic shell disposed around an outer circumference of the first insulator, having a ground electrode, and fixed to the engine head (20, 20a), wherein the metallic shell is fixed to the engine head (20, 20a) while being electrically insulated from the engine head (20, 20a) through a second insulator; and a first insulator having an axial hole, an internal electrode provided in the axial hole and having a terminal connected to the ignition coil, and a metallic shell disposed around an outer circumference of the first insulator, having a ground electrode, and fixed to the engine head (20, 20a), wherein the metallic shell is fixed to the engine head (20, 20a) while being electrically insulated from the engine head (20, 20a) through a second insulator; and an electrically conductive path connected to the metallic shell and the ground terminal while being electrically insulated from the engine head (20, 20a).
A method for authenticating an object, comprising: providing an object comprising a coating, wherein the coating comprises a taggant, a perturbant and a polymer; wherein the taggant comprises a nucleic acid; wherein the perturbant is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxypropyl starch or a pyrrolidone compound; wherein the polymer is a natural polymer, a varnish, a polyurethane, a shellac, or a lacquer; recovering the nucleic acid of the taggant from the object, wherein the perturbant increases recoverability of the nucleic acid taggant; and verifying the authenticity of the object by identifying the nucleic acid of the taggant. providing an object comprising a coating, wherein the coating comprises a taggant, a perturbant and a polymer; wherein the taggant comprises a nucleic acid; wherein the perturbant is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxypropyl starch or a pyrrolidone compound; wherein the polymer is a natural polymer, a varnish, a polyurethane, a shellac, or a lacquer; recovering the nucleic acid of the taggant from the object, wherein the perturbant increases recoverability of the nucleic acid taggant; and verifying the authenticity of the object by identifying the nucleic acid of the taggant.
An airbag assembly in a packaged state comprising: an inflatable airbag cushion in a packaged configuration; an inflator in fluid communication with the inflatable airbag cushion to supply inflation gas to inflate the inflatable airbag cushion, the inflator comprising an attachment stud (112, 114) to mount the airbag assembly to a side of a seat; a wrapper configured to wrap around the inflator and the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged configuration; a cap coupled to the wrapper, wherein the cap is configured to enclose a first end of the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged configuration to increase stiffness at the first end; and characterised by the cap comprising a single sheet of material that is folded back upon itself along a fold forming a first panel and a second panel, wherein the first panel of the cap is coupled at a center portion of the wrapper and the second panel of the cap is coupled to the attachment stud (112, 114) of the inflator. an inflatable airbag cushion in a packaged configuration; an inflator in fluid communication with the inflatable airbag cushion to supply inflation gas to inflate the inflatable airbag cushion, the inflator comprising an attachment stud (112, 114) to mount the airbag assembly to a side of a seat; a wrapper configured to wrap around the inflator and the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged configuration; a cap coupled to the wrapper, wherein the cap is configured to enclose a first end of the inflatable airbag cushion in the packaged configuration to increase stiffness at the first end; and characterised by the cap comprising a single sheet of material that is folded back upon itself along a fold forming a first panel and a second panel, wherein the first panel of the cap is coupled at a center portion of the wrapper and the second panel of the cap is coupled to the attachment stud (112, 114) of the inflator.
Security element for identifying a security document, in particular a banknote or an ID document, having an upper side and an underside, wherein the security element has at least one layer which is electrically changeable in its optical effect, wherein the at least one layer which is electrically changeable in its optical effect has liquid crystals which are adjustable in an electric field, wherein a) the at least one layer which is electrically changeable in its optical effect further has rod-shaped dye molecules, and the orientations of the longitudinal axes of the rod-shaped dye molecules are changeable depending on the orientations of the longitudinal axes of the spatially adjacent liquid crystals which are adjustable in the electric field, and wherein the concentration of the rod-shaped dye molecules in the at least one layer which is electrically changeable in its optical effect is between 0.05 weight percent and 4 weight percent, and/or b) the liquid crystals which are adjustable in an electric field are designed in such a way that the liquid crystals which are adjustable in an electric field simultaneously act as dye molecules. a) the at least one layer which is electrically changeable in its optical effect further has rod-shaped dye molecules, and the orientations of the longitudinal axes of the rod-shaped dye molecules are changeable depending on the orientations of the longitudinal axes of the spatially adjacent liquid crystals which are adjustable in the electric field, and wherein the concentration of the rod-shaped dye molecules in the at least one layer which is electrically changeable in its optical effect is between 0.05 weight percent and 4 weight percent, and/or b) the liquid crystals which are adjustable in an electric field are designed in such a way that the liquid crystals which are adjustable in an electric field simultaneously act as dye molecules.
A system comprising a water tap; a water appliance and a filter head for fitting to a water filter, the filter head comprising: a filter connector for enabling the filter head to be connected to a filter; a water inlet to allow water to enter the filter head from an external water supply; a water inlet passage for passing water entering the water inlet to a filter connected in use to the filter connector; a first water outlet to allow water that has passed through a filter connected in use to the filter connector to exit the filter head through the first water outlet, a first outlet pipe which is fitted to the first water outlet to convey water that has passed through the filter out of the filter head to the water tap; a second water outlet to allow water that has passed through a filter connected in use to the filter connector to exit the filter head through the second water outlet; and a second outlet pipe which is fitted to the second water outlet to convey water that has passed through the filter out of the filter head to said water appliance. a filter connector for enabling the filter head to be connected to a filter; a water inlet to allow water to enter the filter head from an external water supply; a water inlet passage for passing water entering the water inlet to a filter connected in use to the filter connector; a first water outlet to allow water that has passed through a filter connected in use to the filter connector to exit the filter head through the first water outlet, a first outlet pipe which is fitted to the first water outlet to convey water that has passed through the filter out of the filter head to the water tap; a second water outlet to allow water that has passed through a filter connected in use to the filter connector to exit the filter head through the second water outlet; and a second outlet pipe which is fitted to the second water outlet to convey water that has passed through the filter out of the filter head to said water appliance.
Method for operating a circuit breaker, the circuit breaker comprising an operating lever, a latching mechanism and an electrical contact system with a movable contact and a fixed contact, wherein the operating lever is movable into an ON-position and an OFF-position, wherein further the operating lever is mechanically connected via the latching mechanism to the contact system such that when the operating lever is in its OFF-position the contacts (31, 32) of the electrical contact system are opened and that when the operating lever is in its ON-position the contacts (31, 32) of the electrical contact system are closed, wherein the latching mechanism comprises a tension lever having a first touching surface and a distance bolt having a second touching surface, the method comprising the following steps: a) Moving the operating lever in its ON-position, b) Transferring the movement of the operating lever via the latching mechanism to the contact system by moving a connecting means of the latching mechanism mechanically directly connected to the contact system in a first direction and thereby moving the movable contact, c) Reaching the ON-position of the operating lever and closing the contacts (31, 32) of the contact system, and d) Inhibiting a movement of the connecting means in the first direction and a second direction different to the first direction, when the operating lever is in its ON-position, by establishing a form fit between the first touching surface, the second touching surface and the connecting means. a) Moving the operating lever in its ON-position, b) Transferring the movement of the operating lever via the latching mechanism to the contact system by moving a connecting means of the latching mechanism mechanically directly connected to the contact system in a first direction and thereby moving the movable contact, c) Reaching the ON-position of the operating lever and closing the contacts (31, 32) of the contact system, and d) Inhibiting a movement of the connecting means in the first direction and a second direction different to the first direction, when the operating lever is in its ON-position, by establishing a form fit between the first touching surface, the second touching surface and the connecting means.
A battery system comprising: a stack comprising a plurality of battery cells (10 1, 10 2,..., 10 12; 20 1, 20 2,..., 20 18) being stacked along a virtual reference axis (z); a pack frame comprising a first end plate and a second end plate; one or more fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b) configured for holding a fluid; one or more fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b) for adjusting a fluid pressure within the at least one fluid spring (30, 30a, 30b); a control unit configured for controlling the one or more fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b); wherein the stack is placed between the first end plate and the second end plate; wherein each of the one or more fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b) is positioned between the first endplate and the second end plate, and is configured for exerting a pressure on at least one of the battery cells in a direction along the reference axis (z); wherein each of the fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b) is connected to one or more fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b); wherein the control unit is configured for receiving a safety check signal indicating a negative acceleration from at least one safety check sensor comprising an acceleration sensor configured to detect a negative acceleration with an absolute acceleration value equal to or larger than a predefined positive value; and wherein the control unit is further configured for evaluating, whether one or more received safety check signal(s), which indicate a negative acceleration, may indicate a safety critical situation, and for operating, upon evaluation that the safety check signal(s) indicating a negative acceleration may indicate a safety critical situation, the fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b) such that the fluid pressure in the fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b) is decreased. a stack comprising a plurality of battery cells (10 1, 10 2,..., 10 12; 20 1, 20 2,..., 20 18) being stacked along a virtual reference axis (z); a pack frame comprising a first end plate and a second end plate; one or more fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b) configured for holding a fluid; one or more fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b) for adjusting a fluid pressure within the at least one fluid spring (30, 30a, 30b); a control unit configured for controlling the one or more fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b); wherein the stack is placed between the first end plate and the second end plate; wherein each of the one or more fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b) is positioned between the first endplate and the second end plate, and is configured for exerting a pressure on at least one of the battery cells in a direction along the reference axis (z); wherein each of the fluid pressure adjusting means (12, 12a, 12b) is connected to one or more fluid springs (30, 30a, 30b);
Ignition circuit for a combustion engine, comprising an ignition coil for triggering an ignition spark at a spark plug, which is arranged in a combustion chamber of the combustion engine, and comprising a control device for the ignition coil, wherein the ignition coil and the control device are combined in a common construction unit as an ignition module, which is connected to a generator driven by the combustion engine, and the spark plug disposed outside the ignition module and the ignition coil disposed within the ignition module form a closed power circuit comprising a line segment to a reference potential disposed outside the ignition module, characterized in that a sensor (17, 18) for acquiring operating data of the combustion engine is provided, said sensor being connected to the ignition module and the output signal of said sensor being fed to the ignition module, and a closed sensor circuit for supplying voltage to the sensor (17, 18) is provided, wherein the sensor circuit is connected firstly to the ignition module and secondly to the reference potential, and the sensor circuit and the power circuit use the line segment as a common connection to the reference potential, wherein the line segment is a cable.
System of an antenna and an integrated circuit with at least one input pin to receive an antenna signal with a carrier frequency and to demodulate data modulated within the antenna signal, which system comprises an antenna signal processing circuit to process the antenna signal from the antenna and a demodulator to demodulate a processed antenna signal and to provide the received data characterized in, that the antenna signal processing circuit realized within the integrated circuit comprises a passive resistor with a first connection connected to the input pin to transfer the high voltage of the antenna signal into a current domain antenna signal at a second connection of the passive resistor, which passive resistor is the only component of the integrated circuit exposed to the high voltage of the antenna signal.
Method for operating a gas sensor system having a gas sensor with an active sensor surface in a diagnostic mode and in a measuring mode, the following steps being carried out in the diagnostic mode: - operating the gas sensor in a high-temperature phase, the high-temperature phase taking place at a temperature at which oxygen ions are caused to bind to surface points of the active sensor surface; - detecting a change in an electrical measured variable, in particular an electrical conductivity, of the gas sensor, which change occurs during the high-temperature phase and indicates an oxidation rate of an enrichment of the active sensor surface with oxygen ions; - determining a degradation of the gas sensor as a function of the change in the electrical measured variable of the gas sensor; wherein, in the measuring mode, the gas sensor system is operated as a function of the degradation, characterized in that a correction variable for calibrating the gas sensor and for determining a gas concentration (c) of a gas component to be detected is provided for subsequent measurements of the gas concentration in the measuring mode as a function of the degradation. - operating the gas sensor in a high-temperature phase, the high-temperature phase taking place at a temperature at which oxygen ions are caused to bind to surface points of the active sensor surface; - detecting a change in an electrical measured variable, in particular an electrical conductivity, of the gas sensor, which change occurs during the high-temperature phase and indicates an oxidation rate of an enrichment of the active sensor surface with oxygen ions; - determining a degradation of the gas sensor as a function of the change in the electrical measured variable of the gas sensor; wherein, in the measuring mode, the gas sensor system is operated as a function of the degradation, characterized in that a correction variable for calibrating the gas sensor and for determining a gas concentration (c) of a gas component to be detected is provided for subsequent measurements of the gas concentration in the measuring mode as a function of the degradation.
A method for operation upon a wireless mobile communications device for handling secure data stored on the device in an encrypted form, wherein the data includes an email message received over a wireless communications network, and wherein the device is configurable to communicate over a data channel with an external security credentials tag or card, said method comprising: receiving user identification information from the security credentials tag or card; wherein the user identification information identifies a predetermined user; determining, based upon the received user identification information, whether the secure data stored on the device is to be accessed by a user of the device, wherein the user or administrator stores rules in a rules database for determining what data for the device is to be encrypted, wherein the rules database is configured to check email received over the wireless communications network to determine whether received email is to be encrypted for a specific recipient, wherein when the device's user wants to view the data that is encrypted, the device sends a request for a key including an encrypted device identifier, a challenge and a response to the external security credentials tag or card, and wherein the external security credentials tag or card determines if the request for a key is from a valid source based upon the received challenge and the encrypted device identifler. receiving user identification information from the security credentials tag or card; wherein the user identification information identifies a predetermined user; determining, based upon the received user identification information, whether the secure data stored on the device is to be accessed by a user of the device, wherein the user or administrator stores rules in a rules database for determining what data for the device is to be encrypted, wherein the rules database is configured to check email received over the wireless communications network to determine whether received email is to be encrypted for a specific recipient, wherein when the device's user wants to view the data that is encrypted, the device sends a request for a key including an encrypted device identifier, a challenge and a response to the external security credentials tag or card, and wherein the external security credentials tag or card determines if the request for a key is from a valid source based upon the received challenge and the encrypted device identifler.