mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A tourniquet apparatus comprising: a platform; a first strap connected to the platform, the first strap being adapted to locate the platform on an appendage of a person; a first support; a second support, at least one of the first and second supports being slidably disposed on the platform; a force-absorbing device having a first end and a second end; the first end being affixed to the first support and the second end being affixed to the second support; a second strap having opposite ends respectively connected to the first support and to the second support; a force-applying device operatively coupled to the second strap; whereby applying a force by way of the force-applying device causes a distance between the first support and the second support to increase; and a sensor disposed between the second strap and the platform measuring a compression force applied by the second strap to the sensor. a platform; a first strap connected to the platform, the first strap being adapted to locate the platform on an appendage of a person; a first support; a second support, at least one of the first and second supports being slidably disposed on the platform; a force-absorbing device having a first end and a second end; the first end being affixed to the first support and the second end being affixed to the second support; a second strap having opposite ends respectively connected to the first support and to the second support; a force-applying device operatively coupled to the second strap; whereby applying a force by way of the force-applying device causes a distance between the first support and the second support to increase; and a sensor disposed between the second strap and the platform measuring a compression force applied by the second strap to the sensor.
A method for manufacturing a smoking article comprising: providing a filter component having a plug of filter material having first and second segments (5, 6), wherein said segments are aligned along a common longitudinal axis and wherein the first segment is rotatable relative to the second segment about said longitudinal axis between two extreme positions, attaching an end of the filter component to a rod of smoking material with a wrapping material comprising first and second sections (10, 11) that are rotatable relative to one another about the longitudinal axis of the filter component, wherein the first section covers the first segment and wherein the first section partially covers the second segment within an overlap region, the second section covering the remainder of the second segment, wherein the first and second sections are adhered to the first and second segments respectively, and wherein the first section is not adhered to the plug at the overlap region; and rotating the first segment and first section relative to the second segment and second section to the first extreme position; characterised by perforating the first section and the filter material at the overlap region, when the first segment is rotated to the first extreme position so as to form a ventilation orifice (8, 13) configured to provide maximum ventilation at the first extreme position and minimum ventilation at the second extreme position. providing a filter component having a plug of filter material having first and second segments (5, 6), wherein said segments are aligned along a common longitudinal axis and wherein the first segment is rotatable relative to the second segment about said longitudinal axis between two extreme positions, attaching an end of the filter component to a rod of smoking material with a wrapping material comprising first and second sections (10, 11) that are rotatable relative to one another about the longitudinal axis of the filter component, wherein the first section covers the first segment and wherein the first section partially covers the second segment within an overlap region, the second section covering the remainder of the second segment, wherein the first and second sections are adhered to the first and second segments respectively, and wherein the first section is not adhered to the plug at the overlap region; and rotating the first segment and first section relative to the second segment and second section to the first extreme position; characterised by perforating the first section and the filter material at the overlap region, when the first segment is rotated to the first extreme position so as to form a ventilation orifice (8, 13) configured to provide maximum ventilation at the first extreme position and minimum ventilation at the second extreme position.
Honeycomb body for an electrically heatable catalytic converter in an exhaust gas tract, having a plurality of flow channels through which flow can occur along a main through flow direction, wherein the honeycomb body is formed from a plurality of metal foils (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) stacked on one another to form a layer stack, which is wound around at least one pivot point, wherein the layer stack has at least one first metal foil which has a first corrugation, and furthermore has at least one second metal foil (6, 9) which has a second corrugation, wherein the first metal foil and the second metal foil (6, 9) respectively form first and second corrugated layers, wherein the honeycomb body has a plurality of winding layers, which are spaced apart from one another in the radial direction of the honeycomb body in the wound state by an air gap, wherein the first corrugation is different from the second corrugation, characterized in that the layer stack has at least three corrugated layers, wherein the corrugated layers are each separated from one another by smooth or microstructured third metal foils (5, 10).
Method for attaching at least one RFID transponder to an automotive plastics component which is to be painted, wherein identification data of the automotive plastics component can be stored on the RFID transponder, wherein in the method - the automotive plastics component is first brought to a flame treatment device for treating the surface of the automotive plastics component with flame in order to activate the surface for subsequent painting, - in a first step, the automotive plastics component is transferred by a transfer device into a specified position, - in a second step, the RFID transponder is attached to the automotive plastics component by an attachment device arranged in the vicinity of the specified position, wherein the automotive plastics component is held in the specified position by the transfer device while the RFID transponder is being attached, and - in a third step, the automotive plastics component is brought by the transfer device to a movable product carrier and deposited thereon. - the automotive plastics component is first brought to a flame treatment device for treating the surface of the automotive plastics component with flame in order to activate the surface for subsequent painting, - in a first step, the automotive plastics component is transferred by a transfer device into a specified position, - in a second step, the RFID transponder is attached to the automotive plastics component by an attachment device arranged in the vicinity of the specified position, wherein the automotive plastics component is held in the specified position by the transfer device while the RFID transponder is being attached, and - in a third step, the automotive plastics component is brought by the transfer device to a movable product carrier and deposited thereon.
A thermoelectric module comprising: a continuous substrate comprising: a first region having disposed thereon alternating n-type and p-type thermoelectric elements (320, 302) connected in a first electrical series; a second region having disposed thereon alternating n-type and p-type thermoelectric elements (320, 302) connected in a second electrical series; and a link portion extending between the first region and the second region. the link portion having disposed thereon an electrical connection connecting the first electrical series and the second electrical series; wherein the continuous substrate comprises a first bend or fold between the first region and a first end of the link portion and a second bend or fold between a second end of the link portion and the second region; characterised in that the link portion has a width, which is less than 25%, less than 20% or less than 15% of a length of the first portion and/or a length of the second portion. a continuous substrate comprising: a first region having disposed thereon alternating n-type and p-type thermoelectric elements (320, 302) connected in a first electrical series; a second region having disposed thereon alternating n-type and p-type thermoelectric elements (320, 302) connected in a second electrical series; and a link portion extending between the first region and the second region. the link portion having disposed thereon an electrical connection connecting the first electrical series and the second electrical series; a first region having disposed thereon alternating n-type and p-type thermoelectric elements (320, 302) connected in a first electrical series; a second region having disposed thereon alternating n-type and p-type thermoelectric elements (320, 302) connected in a second electrical series; and a link portion extending between the first region and the second region. the link portion having disposed thereon an electrical connection connecting the first electrical series and the second electrical series; wherein the continuous substrate comprises a first bend or fold between the first region and a first end of the link portion and a second bend or fold between a second end of the link portion and the second region; characterised in that the link portion has a width, which is less than 25%, less than 20% or less than 15% of a length of the first portion and/or a length of the second portion.
A Raman spectroscopy method for collecting a Raman signal with reduced noise or background fluorescence, the method comprising: exciting a Raman signal by illuminating a sample using a laser beam that is shaped so that its intensity maximum propagates away from the spectroscopic optical axis and it has a dark spot at its centre, wherein the laser beam is selected from: a Laguerre Gaussian beam; a Hermite-Gaussian beam or a Bessel beam, passing the shaped laser beam through one or more focusing elements for focusing it onto the sample, and collecting a Raman signal from the sample. exciting a Raman signal by illuminating a sample using a laser beam that is shaped so that its intensity maximum propagates away from the spectroscopic optical axis and it has a dark spot at its centre, wherein the laser beam is selected from: a Laguerre Gaussian beam; a Hermite-Gaussian beam or a Bessel beam, passing the shaped laser beam through one or more focusing elements for focusing it onto the sample, and collecting a Raman signal from the sample.
A platform for testing a distance-measuring device under air pressure, the platform comprising: a test chamber; a non-contact distance-measuring device, configured to transmit a measuring signal to a reflector and receive a reflected signal; a distance-controlling reflection device, which comprises the reflector and is configured to control the distance between the reflector and the non-contact distance-measuring device and to reflect the transmitted measuring signal of the non-contact distance-measuring device; and an air supply device, configured to generate a pressure above atmospheric pressure inside the test chamber; wherein the reflector is arranged inside the test chamber; wherein the air supply device is configured to control the air pressure inside the test chamber, independently from the position of the reflector; characterised by a motor configured to control the distance change between the reflector and the non-contact distance-measuring device with an accuracy of under 1 mm. a test chamber; a non-contact distance-measuring device, configured to transmit a measuring signal to a reflector and receive a reflected signal; a distance-controlling reflection device, which comprises the reflector and is configured to control the distance between the reflector and the non-contact distance-measuring device and to reflect the transmitted measuring signal of the non-contact distance-measuring device; and an air supply device, configured to generate a pressure above atmospheric pressure inside the test chamber; wherein the reflector is arranged inside the test chamber; wherein the air supply device is configured to control the air pressure inside the test chamber, independently from the position of the reflector; characterised by a motor configured to control the distance change between the reflector and the non-contact distance-measuring device with an accuracy of under 1 mm.
A method in a base station for selecting a set of transport format schemes for a cell, which set of transport format schemes shall be used for a radio transmission from a communication device to the base station, which base station is serving the cell comprising the communication device, and which communication device is unsynchronized for transmission to the base station, the method characterized by: specifying a plurality of sets of transport format schemes, wherein each set of transport format schemes is associated to a respective guard time, which guard time is a time margin required to compensate for the communication device being unsynchronized for transmission to the base station, and wherein each transport format scheme is to be used for a radio transmission of an amount of data, determining a required guard time as the maximum timing advance value used in the cell, selecting one set of transport format schemes from the plurality of sets of transport format schemes to be available for the cell, which set is selected such that its associated guard time matches the determined required guard time in the cell. specifying a plurality of sets of transport format schemes, wherein each set of transport format schemes is associated to a respective guard time, which guard time is a time margin required to compensate for the communication device being unsynchronized for transmission to the base station, and wherein each transport format scheme is to be used for a radio transmission of an amount of data, determining a required guard time as the maximum timing advance value used in the cell, selecting one set of transport format schemes from the plurality of sets of transport format schemes to be available for the cell, which set is selected such that its associated guard time matches the determined required guard time in the cell.
A compound having the following structural formula wherein denotes a single or a double bond and R is a residue of an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor selected from any one of the compounds of formula-a to formula-d, wherein P 1 and P 2 are alcohol protecting groups selected from trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, tertiary butyl dimethyl silyl, triisopropylsilyl, and tertiary butyl dipropyl silyl, or P 1 and P 2 are taken together to form a 1,3-diol protecting group of a diol protecting agent selected from 2,2-dialkoxy alkanes such as 2,2-dimethoxy propane, R' und R" are independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, amino, hydroxy and cyano, alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or R' and R" taken together with the linking nitrogen atom form a mono or bicyclic heterocycle which may optionally contain in all ring moieties further nitrogen, oxygen or sulphur heteroatoms and which may optionally be substituted. P 1 and P 2 are alcohol protecting groups selected from trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, tertiary butyl dimethyl silyl, triisopropylsilyl, and tertiary butyl dipropyl silyl, or P 1 and P 2 are taken together to form a 1,3-diol protecting group of a diol protecting agent selected from 2,2-dialkoxy alkanes such as 2,2-dimethoxy propane, R' und R" are independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl optionally substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, amino, hydroxy and cyano, alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, or R' and R" taken together with the linking nitrogen atom form a mono or bicyclic heterocycle which may optionally contain in all ring moieties further nitrogen, oxygen or sulphur heteroatoms and which may optionally be substituted.
A training tight (100, 900, 1100) comprising: a plurality of compression zones, wherein each of the plurality of compression zones has a modulus of elasticity within a predefined range, and wherein one or more of the plurality of compression zones has one or more integrated structure patterns integrally formed from the same yarns used to knit the compression zone that are located at preconfigured locations within the respective compression zone and increase the modulus of elasticity at the preconfigured locations, thereby modifying the modulus of elasticity value of the respective compression zone, characterized in that the integrated structure patterns comprise a plurality of areas offset from an outer-facing surface plane of the training tight, the offset areas delineate and define a plurality of structures and adjacent structures of the plurality of structures are spaced apart from one another by the plurality of offset areas.
A method at a computing device associated with a vehicle (222, 1120) parked at a side or an edge of a roadway to optimize power usage in the vehicle, the vehicle including one or more of sensors which are powered off, the method comprising: receiving a request for sensor information from an external computing device associated with a user of the roadway, the request including an area of interest, wherein the area of interest is a region of the area extending beyond the vehicle (222, 1120) that cannot be detected by the user of the roadway, wherein the request specifies a rate and direction of movement of the external computing device and a length of time for which the request is valid for, wherein the method further comprises updating the area of interest based on the received rate and direction of movement of the external computing device; in response to receiving a request for sensor information, selectively activating only a subset of the one or more sensors of the vehicle, wherein activating comprises powering up the subset of sensors to generate sensor data for the area of interest; obtaining, from the subset of the one or more sensors, sensor data for the area of interest; and, prior to providing a response, filtering the sensor data to identify potential hazards to the external computing device; and providing a sequence of responses with data limited to the potential hazards for the requested length of time. receiving a request for sensor information from an external computing device associated with a user of the roadway, the request including an area of interest, wherein the area of interest is a region of the area extending beyond the vehicle (222, 1120) that cannot be detected by the user of the roadway, wherein the request specifies a rate and direction of movement of the external computing device and a length of time for which the request is valid for, wherein the method further comprises updating the area of interest based on the received rate and direction of movement of the external computing device; in response to receiving a request for sensor information, selectively activating only a subset of the one or more sensors of the vehicle, wherein activating comprises powering up the subset of sensors to generate sensor data for the area of interest; obtaining, from the subset of the one or more sensors, sensor data for the area of interest; and, prior to providing a response, filtering the sensor data to identify potential hazards to the external computing device; and providing a sequence of responses with data limited to the potential hazards for the requested length of time. obtaining, from the subset of the one or more sensors, sensor data for the area of interest; and, prior to providing a response, filtering the sensor data to identify potential hazards to the external computing device; and providing a sequence of responses with data limited to the potential hazards for the requested length of time.
An apparatus for containing and discharging pressurized fluid, the apparatus comprising: a gas cylinder containing pressurized highly toxic hydridic or halidic gas; a port body for communication with the outlet of the gas cylinder to define a fluid discharge path (26, 34, 41); a valve element fixed in or upstream of the port body and adapted for movement between a sealing position that blocks fluid flow through the fluid discharge path and an open position that permits fluid flow along the fluid discharge path; and a diaphragm defining an interior volume isolated from the pressure condition upstream of the valve element and engaged with the valve element to control the movement of the valve element in a manner that retains the valve element in the sealing position until a pressure differential between the interior volume of the diaphragm and the interior of the port body moves the valve element to the open position; characterized by a flow restriction device (13, 13') located inside the gas cylinder and upstream of the port body for limiting the discharge rate of gas from the cylinder, wherein the flow restriction device includes a capillary tube (13, 13'). a gas cylinder containing pressurized highly toxic hydridic or halidic gas; a port body for communication with the outlet of the gas cylinder to define a fluid discharge path (26, 34, 41); a valve element fixed in or upstream of the port body and adapted for movement between a sealing position that blocks fluid flow through the fluid discharge path and an open position that permits fluid flow along the fluid discharge path; and a diaphragm defining an interior volume isolated from the pressure condition upstream of the valve element and engaged with the valve element to control the movement of the valve element in a manner that retains the valve element in the sealing position until a pressure differential between the interior volume of the diaphragm and the interior of the port body moves the valve element to the open position; characterized by a flow restriction device (13, 13') located inside the gas cylinder and upstream of the port body for limiting the discharge rate of gas from the cylinder, wherein the flow restriction device includes a capillary tube (13, 13').
An actuating device, particularly for a vehicle lock, comprising: a lever, pivotally movable between two positions, the lever having a first interaction surface and a second interaction surface; a gear, selectively rotatable about an axis; a cam, rotatable about an axis, having a pair of cam arms (58a, 58b) for actuating the lever so that one the cam arms engages the first interaction surface to pivot the lever, and the other of the two cam arms engages the second interaction surface to stop the rotation of the cam; wherein there is a lost motion connection between the gear and the cam, wherein the cam rotates about the cam axis against greater frictional resistance than the gear rotating about the gear axis, such that, once the gear is no longer driven a resulting rebound of the cam and gear friction substantially prevents the cam from rotating with the gear. a lever, pivotally movable between two positions, the lever having a first interaction surface and a second interaction surface; a gear, selectively rotatable about an axis; a cam, rotatable about an axis, having a pair of cam arms (58a, 58b) for actuating the lever so that one the cam arms engages the first interaction surface to pivot the lever, and the other of the two cam arms engages the second interaction surface to stop the rotation of the cam; wherein there is a lost motion connection between the gear and the cam, wherein the cam rotates about the cam axis against greater frictional resistance than the gear rotating about the gear axis, such that, once the gear is no longer driven a resulting rebound of the cam and gear friction substantially prevents the cam from rotating with the gear.