mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for generating a simplified calculation model for use in predicting life consumption of a component subjected to loads during operation, comprising the steps of: - receiving a first set of load input data resulting from a first set of load sessions during operation; - calculating at least one of stresses, strains and temperatures for a critical area of said component by means of a numerical calculation model; - predicting life consumption of said component based on said at least one of the numerically calculated stresses, strains and temperatures; characterised in that the method further comprises the step of: - generating said simplified calculation model defining a relationship between load input data and predicted life consumption by means of: - assigning a plurality of linear difference equations for said simplified calculation model; and - calculating parameters of said plurality of linear difference equations based on said relationship between the first set of load input data and said numerically calculated predicted life consumption. - receiving a first set of load input data resulting from a first set of load sessions during operation; - calculating at least one of stresses, strains and temperatures for a critical area of said component by means of a numerical calculation model; - predicting life consumption of said component based on said at least one of the numerically calculated stresses, strains and temperatures; - generating said simplified calculation model defining a relationship between load input data and predicted life consumption by means of: - assigning a plurality of linear difference equations for said simplified calculation model; and - calculating parameters of said plurality of linear difference equations based on said relationship between the first set of load input data and said numerically calculated predicted life consumption.
A carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers within corresponding container receiving apertures, the carrier comprising: an array of container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks wherein each container receiving aperture includes an outer band and a pair of oblique inner bands, each outer band having an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge forming an engagement surface with a corresponding container and the outer edge including a pair of outwardly extending protrusions; a small radius formed between the pair of inner bands at an inner corner of each container receiving aperture thereby forming a generally triangular shaped container receiving aperture; and a separation aperture formed between each transverse rank of container receiving apertures,, characterized by further comprising a slit positioned within each inner band, whereby a width of the separation aperture is approximately equal to a width between each separation aperture, and wherein each outer band includes five changes of concavity along its length. an array of container receiving apertures formed in longitudinal rows and transverse ranks wherein each container receiving aperture includes an outer band and a pair of oblique inner bands, each outer band having an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge forming an engagement surface with a corresponding container and the outer edge including a pair of outwardly extending protrusions; a small radius formed between the pair of inner bands at an inner corner of each container receiving aperture thereby forming a generally triangular shaped container receiving aperture; and a separation aperture formed between each transverse rank of container receiving apertures,, characterized by further comprising a slit positioned within each inner band, whereby a width of the separation aperture is approximately equal to a width between each separation aperture, and wherein each outer band includes five changes of concavity along its length.
A system comprising: a utility meter of a utility company that measures consumption of a utility within a space of a residence occupied by a utility user; an alarm panel of a security system within the residence that detects activation of security sensors (104, 106) within the residence and sends alarm messages through a communication system of the security system to a central monitoring station; a wireless fault detector (36, 38) associated with the utility located within the space; a wireless transmitter of the utility meter that receives a fault message from the fault detector (36, 38), confirms consumption of the utility within the space and transmits a fault message that identifies the space to the utility company; and a utility information processor of the security system that detects the fault message from the wireless transmitter of the utility meter and sends the fault messages to the utility company through the communication system of the security system. a utility meter of a utility company that measures consumption of a utility within a space of a residence occupied by a utility user; an alarm panel of a security system within the residence that detects activation of security sensors (104, 106) within the residence and sends alarm messages through a communication system of the security system to a central monitoring station; a wireless fault detector (36, 38) associated with the utility located within the space; a wireless transmitter of the utility meter that receives a fault message from the fault detector (36, 38), confirms consumption of the utility within the space and transmits a fault message that identifies the space to the utility company; and a utility information processor of the security system that detects the fault message from the wireless transmitter of the utility meter and sends the fault messages to the utility company through the communication system of the security system.
A spray nozzle for electrostatically spraying a coating product comprising: - a needle (3, 203, 303) forming a moving shutter of a valve for controlling the spraying of the coating product and positioned in a recess of a barrel of the spray nozzle, the recess defining a guiding surface for guiding the axial translation of the needle (3, 203, 303) along a longitudinal axis of the recess, the needle (3, 203, 303) comprising a front end having a shape suitable for abutting against a seat in order to obstruct a duct for the flow of the coating product, a rear portion which interacts with means for controlling the translation of the needle (3, 203, 303), and a central portion comprised between the front end and the rear portion, - a high-voltage unit capable of applying a high voltage to the front end of the needle, characterized in that at least one first raised portion (8; 208; 308) is provided on the central portion (3b; 203b; 303b) of the needle, inside the recess, the first raised portion being capable of increasing the electric creepage distance along the central portion. - a needle (3, 203, 303) forming a moving shutter of a valve for controlling the spraying of the coating product and positioned in a recess of a barrel of the spray nozzle, the recess defining a guiding surface for guiding the axial translation of the needle (3, 203, 303) along a longitudinal axis of the recess, the needle (3, 203, 303) comprising a front end having a shape suitable for abutting against a seat in order to obstruct a duct for the flow of the coating product, a rear portion which interacts with means for controlling the translation of the needle (3, 203, 303), and a central portion comprised between the front end and the rear portion, - a high-voltage unit capable of applying a high voltage to the front end of the needle,
A molded worm wheel that has a plurality of teeth that mesh with teeth of a worm gear, and in which each of a tooth flank on one side of each of the teeth in a rotational direction and a tooth flank on the other side of each of the teeth in the rotational direction has a helical surface portion (10a', 10b') and a concavely curved surface portion (10a", 10b"), the helical surface portion (10a', 10b') having a same shape as a tooth flank of a helical gear, and the concavely curved surface portion (10a", 10b") having a shape that follows a convexly curved tooth flank of the worm gear, the tooth flanks includes a first tooth flank in which the helical surface portion is arranged on one side in a rotational axis direction of the molded worm wheel and the concavely curved surface portion (10a") is arranged on the other side in the rotational axis direction, and a second tooth flank in which the concavely curved surface portion (10b") is arranged on the one side in the rotational axis direction and the helical surface portion is arranged on the other side in the rotational axis direction; the first tooth flank is arranged so as to face the second tooth flank, and the second tooth flank is arranged so as to face the first tooth flank; characterized in that, a tooth height in the concavely curved surface portion (10a", 10b"), of each of the first and second tooth flanks is increased toward a boundary with the helical surface portion (10a', 10b'); and a length of the helical surface portion (10a', 10b') in a tooth trace direction is equal to or larger than a length of the concavely curved surface portion (10a", 10b") in a tooth trace direction.
A stirring device for wastewater, comprising a drive device having a drive shaft extending vertically therefrom in the assembled state, a stirring body mounted on the drive shaft, and a safety bearing, in which a free end of the drive shaft is rotatably held, characterised in that a slide sleeve is mounted on the free end of the drive shaft, and in that a device (13, 16, 17) for detecting a state of wear of the slide sleeve is provided, wherein the device (13, 16, 17) for detecting the state of wear comprises a sensor, specifically a magnetic field sensor or an induction coil, mounted on the safety bearing and an evaluation device for evaluating the signals delivered by the sensor, and wherein at least one permanent magnet detectable by means of the sensor is accommodated in the slide sleeve.
Coolant bridging line for a gas turbine, which coolant bridging line can be inserted into a hollow, cooled turbine blade and has inner and outer sides (4, 6) separated by a wall, wherein the coolant bridging line extends from a first component of the gas turbine to a second component of the gas turbine, and wherein the coolant bridging line has means (8, 12) which change the heat transfer between the inner and outer sides (4, 6), preferably also change the flow conditions at the inner and outer sides, characterized in that the means (8, 12) which change the heat transfer between the inner and outer sides (4, 6) change the thermal conduction between the inner and outer sides, and comprise a coating with a ceramic material.
A method for tracking objects in a first memory during a plurality of time intervals, the objects comprising one or more status variables, wherein the method comprises the steps: - updating, by one or more update threads, the status variables of changed objects, which are objects that have changed during a current time interval, using a mark mask that indicates the current time interval, - creating, by one or more test threads, when a new time interval starts, for each object a shadow object that captures a state of the object and that corresponds to the object, - evaluating, by the one or more test threads, status variables of the shadow objects to determine one or more non-copied shadow objects that comprise non-copied changes, - copying, by the one or more test threads, the one or more non-copied shadow objects to a second memory, - determining, by the one or more test threads whether the step of copying the one or more non-copied shadow objects was successful, and - updating, by the one or more test threads, the status variables of corresponding objects that correspond to the one or more non-copied shadow objects that were copied successfully, using a test mask that indicates previous time intervals for which copying the one or more non-copied shadow objects was successful, wherein subsequent bits of the status variables correspond to subsequent time intervals and wherein the one or more update threads and the one or more test threads operate on disjoint sets of bits of the status variables. - updating, by one or more update threads, the status variables of changed objects, which are objects that have changed during a current time interval, using a mark mask that indicates the current time interval, - creating, by one or more test threads, when a new time interval starts, for each object a shadow object that captures a state of the object and that corresponds to the object, - evaluating, by the one or more test threads, status variables of the shadow objects to determine one or more non-copied shadow objects that comprise non-copied changes, - copying, by the one or more test threads, the one or more non-copied shadow objects to a second memory, - determining, by the one or more test threads whether the step of copying the one or more non-copied shadow objects was successful, and - updating, by the one or more test threads, the status variables of corresponding objects that correspond to the one or more non-copied shadow objects that were copied successfully, using a test mask that indicates previous time intervals for which copying the one or more non-copied shadow objects was successful,
Device for cooling a casting mould, comprising a casting mould, in which a mould cavity is formed, wherein an evaporation chamber is formed in the casting mould, having a first pump for supplying a liquid to the evaporation chamber, and having a second pump (30, 31) for applying a pressure in the evaporation chamber which differs from atmospheric pressure, having an inlet line which extends to the evaporation chamber, wherein the liquid in the inlet line is put under an increased pressure, with the result that the liquid does not evaporate in the inlet line, wherein the first pump is designed to deliver the liquid supplied to the evaporation chamber in the inlet line at a pressure which is at least 5 bar higher than the pressure in the evaporation chamber, and wherein a section of the inlet line which is adjacent to the evaporation chamber forms a local constriction in the inlet line, wherein an outlet line extends from the evaporation chamber, wherein the second pump is connected to the outlet line and wherein the device is designed such that the pressure built up by the second pump is transferred to the evaporation chamber via the outlet line or via a section of the outlet line.
A microneedle array assembly (80;250), comprising: a microneedle array (170;254) comprising a plurality of microneedles (178;258), each microneedle (178;228;258) of the plurality of microneedles (178;258) comprising an aperture; and a distribution manifold (172;262) comprising an inlet channel (190;272), a plurality of supply channels (192;274) formed in a downstream surface of the distribution manifold (172;262), and a plurality of outlet channels (196;276), each supply channel (192;274) coupled in flow communication to the inlet channel (190;272) and a respective one of the plurality of outlet channels (196;276), and each outlet channel (196;276) coupled in flow communication to a respective one of the plurality of microneedles (178;258), wherein a pressure drop between the inlet channel (190;272) and each outlet channel (196;276) of the plurality of outlet channels (196;276) is substantially the same. a microneedle array (170;254) comprising a plurality of microneedles (178;258), each microneedle (178;228;258) of the plurality of microneedles (178;258) comprising an aperture; and a distribution manifold (172;262) comprising an inlet channel (190;272), a plurality of supply channels (192;274) formed in a downstream surface of the distribution manifold (172;262), and a plurality of outlet channels (196;276), each supply channel (192;274) coupled in flow communication to the inlet channel (190;272) and a respective one of the plurality of outlet channels (196;276), and each outlet channel (196;276) coupled in flow communication to a respective one of the plurality of microneedles (178;258), wherein a pressure drop between the inlet channel (190;272) and each outlet channel (196;276) of the plurality of outlet channels (196;276) is substantially the same.
A synthesis process of precursors of derivatives of β-lactam compounds, said β-lactam compounds being selected from 6-aminopenicillanic acid and 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, comprising the following steps: a) protection of the amine group of the β-lactam compound, selected from 6-aminopenicillanic acid and 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, through the formation of a carbamate by reaction with a dicarbonate; b) esterification of the carboxyl group in position 2 of the β-lactam compound obtained in step a) by reaction with propargyl alcohol. a) protection of the amine group of the β-lactam compound, selected from 6-aminopenicillanic acid and 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, through the formation of a carbamate by reaction with a dicarbonate; b) esterification of the carboxyl group in position 2 of the β-lactam compound obtained in step a) by reaction with propargyl alcohol.
Polyamide-based sliding material, having fillers that improve the tribological properties, characterized in that the fillers comprise at least one metal sulfide and calcium phosphate in that the portion of the at least one metal sulfide and calcium phosphate totals 1 - 30% w/w of the sliding material and in that the weight ratios of calcium phosphate to metal sulfide lie between 5:1 and 1:1.
A panel dismounting and locking mechanism for locking and separating a front panel from a drawer comprising a side plate, a base plate and a sliding rail assembly for opening/closing the drawer, the mechanism being able to be located inside a cavity of the side plate whereby the mechanism comprises at least: a main plate; a front jointer connectable to the front panel and having a location sidestep (7.1), a groove (7.2) and end surface (7.3); a swing rod articulated with the main plate; and a sliding block located on the main plate through sliding of the swing rod; the main plate is provided with a guide protrusion (1.1), on which the groove (7.2) can slide; the sliding block comprises a baffle plate (9.3) operatively connected to the end surface (7.3), and a fastener (9.2) engaged with the location sidestep (7.1) to realize locking of the front jointer; the sliding block contacting by its baffle plate (9.3) with the end surface (7.3) of the front jointer is able to be pushed out through the swinging of the swing rod to realize separation of the front jointer; and the main plate is provided with a torsion spring generating action force at least in the swinging process of the swing rod, wherein the tension spring is secured on the main plate by a connecting rivet (12.2), including a supporting leg, one end of which is connected with the main plate and the other end is connected with the swing rod; characterised in that the main plate is provided with an elastic plate located on the lower part of the swing rod and being in location fit with the swing rod during the process of locking and assembling the front jointer; and the main plate is further provided with an upper cover, so that the elastic plate, the tension spring, the front jointer, the swing rod and the sliding block are located between the main plate and the upper cover.
An ablation catheter comprising: a catheter body having a distal portion; a tip assembly defining a tip lumen extending therethrough, said tip assembly coupled to said distal portion of said catheter body, and wherein said tip assembly is a flexible tip electrode including a generally cylindrical side wall and a dome tip; and a lumen extension member positioned in said tip lumen, said lumen extension member coupled to said distal portion of said catheter body, said lumen extension member comprising a tubular member coupled to the catheter body and positioned within the elongate electrode, said tubular member comprising a sidewall and at least one opening extending through said sidewall, wherein said sidewall comprises a proximal portion having a first inner diameter and a distal portion having a second inner diameter that is different from the first inner diameter, wherein said tip assembly has a first length and is configured to have flexible properties, and said lumen extension member has a second length that is shorter than the first length and is configured to not compromise the flexible properties of said tip assembly. a catheter body having a distal portion; a tip assembly defining a tip lumen extending therethrough, said tip assembly coupled to said distal portion of said catheter body, and wherein said tip assembly is a flexible tip electrode including a generally cylindrical side wall and a dome tip; and a lumen extension member positioned in said tip lumen, said lumen extension member coupled to said distal portion of said catheter body, said lumen extension member comprising a tubular member coupled to the catheter body and positioned within the elongate electrode, said tubular member comprising a sidewall and at least one opening extending through said sidewall, wherein said sidewall comprises a proximal portion having a first inner diameter and a distal portion having a second inner diameter that is different from the first inner diameter, wherein said tip assembly has a first length and is configured to have flexible properties, and said lumen extension member has a second length that is shorter than the first length and is configured to not compromise the flexible properties of said tip assembly.
A method for direct bonding of a first substrate to a second substrate, the first and second substrate comprising dielectric bonding layers, wherein the bonding takes place by bringing the dielectric bonding layers into mutual contact to form a substrate assembly and subjecting the assembly to a post-bond anneal, and wherein both bonding layers are subjected to a pre-treatment prior to bonding, the pre-treatment comprising the following steps performed in the order in which they are stated: • a first plasma activation step in an inert gas plasma, • a second plasma activation step in an oxygen plasma, • a wet surface treatment including a water rinsing step or including an exposure to a water-containing ambient, and wherein the two dielectric bonding layers on the two substrates are two SiCO layers, or two SiCN layer, or two SiC layers. • a first plasma activation step in an inert gas plasma, • a second plasma activation step in an oxygen plasma, • a wet surface treatment including a water rinsing step or including an exposure to a water-containing ambient,