mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A photodiode comprising: a first-conduction-type region in a semiconductor layer made of silicon; an insulator layer being in contact with the semiconductor layer; and a second-conduction-type region located between the first-conduction-type region and an interface between the semiconductor layer and the insulator layer, the second-conduction-type region having a polarity opposite to the first-conduction-type region, wherein a thickness of a non-depleted region of the second-conduction-type region is larger than a roughness of the interface between the semiconductor layer and the insulator layer in a region having a length of 1 μm in a direction parallel to the interface, and is smaller than a penetration depth of ultraviolet light at which an intensity of the ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of 200-320 nm entering the semiconductor layer is equal to 1/e times the intensity of the same ultraviolet light at an outermost surface of the silicon, and characterised in that the roughness of the interface corresponds to the minimal level difference of the atoms in the plane orientation of the semiconductor layer. a first-conduction-type region in a semiconductor layer made of silicon; an insulator layer being in contact with the semiconductor layer; and a second-conduction-type region located between the first-conduction-type region and an interface between the semiconductor layer and the insulator layer, the second-conduction-type region having a polarity opposite to the first-conduction-type region, wherein a thickness of a non-depleted region of the second-conduction-type region is larger than a roughness of the interface between the semiconductor layer and the insulator layer in a region having a length of 1 μm in a direction parallel to the interface, and is smaller than a penetration depth of ultraviolet light at which an intensity of the ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of 200-320 nm entering the semiconductor layer is equal to 1/e times the intensity of the same ultraviolet light at an outermost surface of the silicon, and characterised in that the roughness of the interface corresponds to the minimal level difference of the atoms in the plane orientation of the semiconductor layer.
Method for producing a fastening system for a domestic appliance, comprising a sheet metal wall of the domestic appliance and a reinforcing plate, the reinforcing plate being designed as a component which is separate from the sheet metal wall in a disassembled state of the fastening system, and the fastening system comprising, in an assembled state of the fastening system, in which the sheet metal wall and the reinforcing plate are connected to one another, at least one through-hole in a region of the fastening system that is reinforced by means of the reinforcing plate, which through-hole penetrates the sheet metal wall and the reinforcing plate and is intended for force-transmitting reception of a screw corresponding to the through-hole for fastening a component of the domestic appliance to the fastening system, and the sheet metal wall and the reinforcing plate being permanently connected to one another in the assembled state of the fastening system by means of at least one clinching point, and the fastening system being produced in a single production process, preferably in a production process of the domestic appliance, and transferred to its assembled state, characterised in that the reinforcing plate is produced as a by-product during the production of the sheet wall and is configured for use as a reinforcing plate for the fastening system.
A welding-type system comprising: - a power supply, receiving an input current and having a power supply control input and further having a welding-type power output for providing welding-type power to an arc; - a wire feeder, connected to provide wire to the arc, and having a wire feed speed control input; characterized by - a controller (22, 32), including a wire feed speed control output connected to the wire feed speed control input, and further having a power command output connected to the power supply control input, and further including an input limiting module having a feedback input indicative of the input current and a limiting output, and wherein the wire feed speed control output is responsive to the limiting output, and thereby the input current is responsive to the input limiting module, wherein the input limiting module is a module that acts to limit the input to a welding-type system below that which would otherwise be drawn, by controlling a power circuit. - a power supply, receiving an input current and having a power supply control input and further having a welding-type power output for providing welding-type power to an arc; - a wire feeder, connected to provide wire to the arc, and having a wire feed speed control input; characterized by - a controller (22, 32), including a wire feed speed control output connected to the wire feed speed control input, and further having a power command output connected to the power supply control input, and further including an input limiting module having a feedback input indicative of the input current and a limiting output, and wherein the wire feed speed control output is responsive to the limiting output, and thereby the input current is responsive to the input limiting module,
A machine-readable medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving a first image as a continuous tone image; screening the first image to render a second image as a halftone image; selecting an area of the first image for enhancement, including: analyzing the first image to determine object types, and selecting an area having a particular object type, by using object type identifiers, comparing the object types to a predetermined ranked list of object types, said object types includes natural scene image data, text and line art, and selecting areas corresponding to the object types that rank highest on the list; and iteratively processing the selected area of the second image to render a third image as a multibit halftone image, said iterative processing comprising the step of applying a Direct Multibit Search algorithm to render the third image as a multibit aperiodic halftone image, said Direct Multibit Search algorithm being an iterative/recursive search heuristic that uses a perceptual filter to minimize the perceived error difference ε, between the first image and the third image. receiving a first image as a continuous tone image; screening the first image to render a second image as a halftone image; selecting an area of the first image for enhancement, including: analyzing the first image to determine object types, and selecting an area having a particular object type, by using object type identifiers, comparing the object types to a predetermined ranked list of object types, said object types includes natural scene image data, text and line art, and selecting areas corresponding to the object types that rank highest on the list; and analyzing the first image to determine object types, and selecting an area having a particular object type, by using object type identifiers, comparing the object types to a predetermined ranked list of object types, said object types includes natural scene image data, text and line art, and selecting areas corresponding to the object types that rank highest on the list; and iteratively processing the selected area of the second image to render a third image as a multibit halftone image, said iterative processing comprising the step of applying a Direct Multibit Search algorithm to render the third image as a multibit aperiodic halftone image, said Direct Multibit Search algorithm being an iterative/recursive search heuristic that uses a perceptual filter to minimize the perceived error difference ε, between the first image and the third image.
A mobile terminal, comprising: a body having a front surface and a rear surface; a display unit (151, 251, 851) formed on the front surface of the body; a frame (204, 304, 404, 504, 604e, 604f, 704, 804) disposed between the front surface and the rear surface, and configured to support the display unit; and a bone conduction speaker (261, 361, 461, 561, 661, 761, 861) configured to transmit sound using bone conduction vibrations, and connected to the frame so as to transmit the vibration to the display unit, characterized in that the frame is configured to allow the bone conduction speaker to show a behavior similar to a free vibration behavior, wherein the frame includes: a base portion which forms at least part of the frame; a mounting portion spaced from the base portion, and configured to mount the bone conduction speaker thereon; and bridge portions connecting the base portion and the mounting portion to each other so as to transmit the vibration from the mounting portion to the base portion. a body having a front surface and a rear surface; a display unit (151, 251, 851) formed on the front surface of the body; a frame (204, 304, 404, 504, 604e, 604f, 704, 804) disposed between the front surface and the rear surface, and configured to support the display unit; and a bone conduction speaker (261, 361, 461, 561, 661, 761, 861) configured to transmit sound using bone conduction vibrations, and connected to the frame so as to transmit the vibration to the display unit, characterized in that the frame is configured to allow the bone conduction speaker to show a behavior similar to a free vibration behavior, wherein the frame includes: a base portion which forms at least part of the frame; a mounting portion spaced from the base portion, and configured to mount the bone conduction speaker thereon; and bridge portions connecting the base portion and the mounting portion to each other so as to transmit the vibration from the mounting portion to the base portion. a base portion which forms at least part of the frame; a mounting portion spaced from the base portion, and configured to mount the bone conduction speaker thereon; and bridge portions connecting the base portion and the mounting portion to each other so as to transmit the vibration from the mounting portion to the base portion.
A polyurea adhesive composition obtainable by reaction of reaction components, the reaction components comprising, in mass fraction relative to the total mass of reactants: between 40 and 70% of a polyisocyanate comprising isocyanurate rings, the polyisocyanate having a functionality equal to or greater than 3; between 10 and 40% of a polyamine having an average molecular weight greater than 500 dalton; between 5 and 25% of a carboxylic acid selected from fatty acids, rosin acids or mixtures thereof; and between 0 and 20% of an aromatic diamine chain extender, wherein the molar ratio of isocyanate groups to whole amine and carboxylic acid functions is between 1.5 and 3.5. between 40 and 70% of a polyisocyanate comprising isocyanurate rings, the polyisocyanate having a functionality equal to or greater than 3; between 10 and 40% of a polyamine having an average molecular weight greater than 500 dalton; between 5 and 25% of a carboxylic acid selected from fatty acids, rosin acids or mixtures thereof; and between 0 and 20% of an aromatic diamine chain extender, wherein the molar ratio of isocyanate groups to whole amine and carboxylic acid functions is between 1.5 and 3.5.
A device comprising a deformable shell delimiting an inner space, the device comprising: - a resilient band (18, 30, 32) suspended in the inner space and comprising two ends secured to the deformable shell, said band (18, 30, 32) comprising a piezoelectric material (30, 32) to generate an electric voltage under the effect of the deformation of the shell and two electrodes for collecting the voltage; and - an electronic circuit for processing the voltage, arranged on the resilient band (18, 30, 32) and connected to the electrodes of the resilient band (18, 30, 32). - a resilient band (18, 30, 32) suspended in the inner space and comprising two ends secured to the deformable shell, said band (18, 30, 32) comprising a piezoelectric material (30, 32) to generate an electric voltage under the effect of the deformation of the shell and two electrodes for collecting the voltage; and - an electronic circuit for processing the voltage, arranged on the resilient band (18, 30, 32) and connected to the electrodes of the resilient band (18, 30, 32).
Anticorrosion treatment process in which is prepared a liquid solution, named treatment solution, comprising: - at least one alkoxysilane, and - at least one cerium (Ce) cation, in an alcohol-water liquid composition, then said treatment solution is applied to an oxydizable surface of a solid metal substrate, said treatment solution: -- being suitable for forming a hybrid matrix by hydrolysis/condensation of each alkoxysilane in the presence of each cerium (Ce) cation on the surface of the solid metal substrate, and -- presenting a molar (Si/Ce) ratio of the silicon element of the alkoxysilane(s) with respect to the cerium (Ce) cation(s) comprised between 50 and 500; characterised in that the treatment solution is prepared such that the cerium (Ce) cation(s) have a concentration comprised between 0.005 mole/L and 0.015 mole/L in the treatment solution. - at least one alkoxysilane, and - at least one cerium (Ce) cation, -- being suitable for forming a hybrid matrix by hydrolysis/condensation of each alkoxysilane in the presence of each cerium (Ce) cation on the surface of the solid metal substrate, and -- presenting a molar (Si/Ce) ratio of the silicon element of the alkoxysilane(s) with respect to the cerium (Ce) cation(s) comprised between 50 and 500;
A method for updating the quality of service of an IP flow between a first access terminal and a second access terminal, through an access network coupled to a packet-processing node, comprising: receiving an indication from the access network that the quality of service has been granted; deciding (322, 422), at the packet-processing node, whether to update the quality of service for the IP flow; conditional upon a decision being made, at the packet-processing node, to update the quality of service of the IP flow, sending (510, 610) an update message (324, 424) from the packet-processing node to the access network; sending an acknowledgment (330, 428) of the update message from the access network to the packet-processing node; updating (332, 432) the quality of service for the IP flow; responsive to updating the quality of service for the IP flow, sending a registration request message (334, 434) from the access network to the packet-processing node; and sending a reply (336, 436) to the registration request message, from the packet-processing node to the access network. receiving an indication from the access network that the quality of service has been granted; deciding (322, 422), at the packet-processing node, whether to update the quality of service for the IP flow; conditional upon a decision being made, at the packet-processing node, to update the quality of service of the IP flow, sending (510, 610) an update message (324, 424) from the packet-processing node to the access network; sending an acknowledgment (330, 428) of the update message from the access network to the packet-processing node; updating (332, 432) the quality of service for the IP flow; responsive to updating the quality of service for the IP flow, sending a registration request message (334, 434) from the access network to the packet-processing node; and sending a reply (336, 436) to the registration request message, from the packet-processing node to the access network.
An undermount, apron-front sink (100, 300) comprising: a basin (101, 301) having a first side wall (122, 322), an opposite second side wall (123, 323), a front wall (121, 321), and a rear wall (124, 324); a rim (130, 330) supported at and extending outwardly from an upper end of the first and second side walls (122, 322, 123, 323) and the front and rear walls (121, 321, 124, 324) in a substantially horizontal direction to form a continuous planar surface configured to be mounted adjacent an underside of a countertop; and an apron (140, 340) including a front member (142, 342) and a bottom end portion (170, 370); wherein the front member (142, 342) extends vertically below the rim (130, 330) and laterally between a first end (150, 350) and an opposite second end (160, 360) to define a front portion of the sink (100, 300), the bottom end portion (170, 370) extending from a lower portion of the front member (142, 342) toward the front wall (121, 321) of the basin; wherein the first and second ends (150, 350, 160, 360) of the apron (140, 340) extend beyond the rim (130, 330) in the horizontal direction such that the apron (140, 340) is wider than the basin (101, 301) and the rim (130, 330); wherein the bottom end portion (170, 370) includes a rear edge (174, 374) that is coplanar with a rear apron plane (192, 392) defined by a rear edge (154, 354) of the first end (150, 350) of the apron (140, 340) and a rear edge (164, 364) of the second end (160, 360) of the apron (140, 340). a basin (101, 301) having a first side wall (122, 322), an opposite second side wall (123, 323), a front wall (121, 321), and a rear wall (124, 324); a rim (130, 330) supported at and extending outwardly from an upper end of the first and second side walls (122, 322, 123, 323) and the front and rear walls (121, 321, 124, 324) in a substantially horizontal direction to form a continuous planar surface configured to be mounted adjacent an underside of a countertop; and an apron (140, 340) including a front member (142, 342) and a bottom end portion (170, 370); wherein the front member (142, 342) extends vertically below the rim (130, 330) and laterally between a first end (150, 350) and an opposite second end (160, 360) to define a front portion of the sink (100, 300), the bottom end portion (170, 370) extending from a lower portion of the front member (142, 342) toward the front wall (121, 321) of the basin; wherein the first and second ends (150, 350, 160, 360) of the apron (140, 340) extend beyond the rim (130, 330) in the horizontal direction such that the apron (140, 340) is wider than the basin (101, 301) and the rim (130, 330); wherein the bottom end portion (170, 370) includes a rear edge (174, 374) that is coplanar with a rear apron plane (192, 392) defined by a rear edge (154, 354) of the first end (150, 350) of the apron (140, 340) and a rear edge (164, 364) of the second end (160, 360) of the apron (140, 340).
A structural frame for use with a modular slave vehicle, said structural frame being simultaneously articulatable at a rear end thereof to another structural frame of a modular slave vehicle, and at a front end thereof to a coupling portion of an independently driven master vehicle, said structural frame comprising: a master coupling system in the form of a mechanical stress absorbing coupling mechanism mounted to said front end, said master coupling system being detachably articulatable to said coupling portion of the master vehicle so as to constrain, at least partially, all translational DOF of the vehicles relatively to each other, and leave at least one rotational DOF at least partially unconstrained; characterized in that said structural frame further comprises: at least one first slave coupling device mounted to said front end, distal from the master coupling system; and at least one second slave coupling device mounted to said rear end; said first and second coupling devices (15a, 15b), when mounted to two adjacent structural frames intended to be connected to each other, are detachably connectable to each other to form a tandem coupling configured to constrain all DOF therebetween. at least one first slave coupling device mounted to said front end, distal from the master coupling system; and at least one second slave coupling device mounted to said rear end; said first and second coupling devices (15a, 15b), when mounted to two adjacent structural frames intended to be connected to each other, are detachably connectable to each other to form a tandem coupling configured to constrain all DOF therebetween.
A blade maintenance device for a wind turbine, the blade maintenance device comprising: a body that is adapted to travel along a leading edge of a blade; support units that extend from the body to both sides of the blade and are adapted to support the sides of the blade; and a maintenance unit installed at at least the body so as to perform maintenance of an outer side of the blade, the maintenance unit comprising cleaning robot arms installed at both sides of the body and a cleaning brush installed at a distal end of each of the cleaning robot arms, characterized in that the support units comprise support robot arms installed at both sides of the body, wherein each of the support robot arms comprises a roller for contacting an outer side of the blade, the roller being installed at a distal end of the support robot arm so as to make a rolling movement, the cleaning robot arms being distinct from the support robot arms. a body that is adapted to travel along a leading edge of a blade; support units that extend from the body to both sides of the blade and are adapted to support the sides of the blade; and a maintenance unit installed at at least the body so as to perform maintenance of an outer side of the blade, the maintenance unit comprising cleaning robot arms installed at both sides of the body and a cleaning brush installed at a distal end of each of the cleaning robot arms, characterized in that the support units comprise support robot arms installed at both sides of the body, wherein each of the support robot arms comprises a roller for contacting an outer side of the blade, the roller being installed at a distal end of the support robot arm so as to make a rolling movement, the cleaning robot arms being distinct from the support robot arms.