mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus (13; 25, 321) for a transmission/reception device (12; 22; 32) of a bus system, characterized by a measuring unit (131; 1310) for measuring a minimum recessive bit time (t_B1_min) that occurs during operation of the bus system in a message (4, 5) that the apparatus (13; 25, 321) receives from a bus of the bus system, a voltage state of the message (4, 5) having been actively driven by a transmission/reception device (12; 22; 32) of one of at least two subscriber stations (10, 20, 30, 100) of the bus system, a computation unit for computing a switched-on time (t_RSC_B) on the basis of the minimum recessive bit time (t_B1_min) provided by the measuring unit (131; 1310), wherein the switched-on time (t_RSC_B) is a period of time for which an oscillation reduction unit needs to be switched on, said oscillation reduction unit being used to reduce oscillations on the bus that occur after a transition between different voltage states (45, 46) of a bus signal (VDIFF) transmitted on the bus, and wherein the measuring unit (131; 1310) is configured to perform the measuring during ongoing operation of the bus system, and the computation unit is configured to in each case subsequently perform the computing during ongoing operation of the bus system, in order to reduce the oscillations on the bus with dynamic adaptation of the switched-on time (t_RSC_B). a measuring unit (131; 1310) for measuring a minimum recessive bit time (t_B1_min) that occurs during operation of the bus system in a message (4, 5) that the apparatus (13; 25, 321) receives from a bus of the bus system, a voltage state of the message (4, 5) having been actively driven by a transmission/reception device (12; 22; 32) of one of at least two subscriber stations (10, 20, 30, 100) of the bus system, a computation unit for computing a switched-on time (t_RSC_B) on the basis of the minimum recessive bit time (t_B1_min) provided by the measuring unit (131; 1310), wherein the switched-on time (t_RSC_B) is a period of time for which an oscillation reduction unit needs to be switched on, said oscillation reduction unit being used to reduce oscillations on the bus that occur after a transition between different voltage states (45, 46) of a bus signal (VDIFF) transmitted on the bus, and wherein the measuring unit (131; 1310) is configured to perform the measuring during ongoing operation of the bus system, and the computation unit is configured to in each case subsequently perform the computing during ongoing operation of the bus system, in order to reduce the oscillations on the bus with dynamic adaptation of the switched-on time (t_RSC_B).
A laminated scintillator panel having a structure in which a scintillator layer for converting radiation into visible light and a non-scintillator layer are repeatedly laminated in a direction parallel to an incident direction of radiation, wherein the non-scintillator layer transmits the visible light.
Device for connecting workpieces (T, L) by means of vibrations, in particular ultrasonic vibrations, comprising: - a sonotrode having a sonotrode head which by way of at least one vibration generator can be excited to vibration in a vibration direction and which has an operating face which is substantially parallel to the vibration direction; - an anvil which has an anvil face which is directed towards the operating face and is spaced apart from the latter such that an operating space is formed between the anvil face and the operating face; and - two lateral delimiters having lateral delimiting faces which extend between the anvil face and the operating face and which laterally delimit the operating space, characterized in that at least one of the lateral delimiters is shaped, dimensioned, and mounted in such a manner that the delimiting face can, on account of contact with at least one of the workpieces (T, L) inserted into the operating space and subjected to vibrations by the operating face, be excited to vibration in a direction approximately parallel to the operating face. - a sonotrode having a sonotrode head which by way of at least one vibration generator can be excited to vibration in a vibration direction and which has an operating face which is substantially parallel to the vibration direction; - an anvil which has an anvil face which is directed towards the operating face and is spaced apart from the latter such that an operating space is formed between the anvil face and the operating face; and - two lateral delimiters having lateral delimiting faces which extend between the anvil face and the operating face and which laterally delimit the operating space, characterized in that at least one of the lateral delimiters is shaped, dimensioned, and mounted in such a manner that the delimiting face can, on account of contact with at least one of the workpieces (T, L) inserted into the operating space and subjected to vibrations by the operating face, be excited to vibration in a direction approximately parallel to the operating face.
A method of controlling adherence of microparticles to a substrate to be processed, comprising: applying voltage to an electrostatic chuck configured to electrostatically attract the substrate to be processed in a processing container before the substrate to be processed is carried into the processing container; and after the applying of voltage to the electrostatic chuck, carrying the substrate to be processed into the processing container, wherein, in the applying of voltage to the electrostatic chuck, the voltage is applied to the electrostatic chuck to reduce a potential difference between a focus ring and the substrate to be processed, the focus ring being provided to surround the electrostatic chuck. applying voltage to an electrostatic chuck configured to electrostatically attract the substrate to be processed in a processing container before the substrate to be processed is carried into the processing container; and after the applying of voltage to the electrostatic chuck, carrying the substrate to be processed into the processing container, wherein, in the applying of voltage to the electrostatic chuck, the voltage is applied to the electrostatic chuck to reduce a potential difference between a focus ring and the substrate to be processed, the focus ring being provided to surround the electrostatic chuck.
A method of reducing H 2 S in a liquid or gaseous stream comprising H 2 S which comprises contacting the stream with an aqueous sulfide-scavenging composition comprising: (a) one or more triazine compound of the formula: wherein R 1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from a C 1 to C 20 straight or branched chain alkyl group, wherein R 4, R 5, and R 6 are independently selected from a C 1 to C 6 alkyl group and wherein R 7, R 8, and R 9 are independently selected from hydrogen or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl group, and (b) an anionic surfactant selected from a dialkyl sulfosuccinate, a di-sulfonate, an alkylbenzene sulfonate, or mixtures thereof, wherein the amount of the anionic surfactant is sufficient to accelerate the H 2 S scavenging action of the triazine compound in comparison with the scavenging action of said triazine without the surfactant compound. (a) one or more triazine compound of the formula: wherein R 1, R 2, and R 3 are independently selected from a C 1 to C 20 straight or branched chain alkyl group, wherein R 4, R 5, and R 6 are independently selected from a C 1 to C 6 alkyl group and wherein R 7, R 8, and R 9 are independently selected from hydrogen or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl group, and wherein R 4, R 5, and R 6 are independently selected from a C 1 to C 6 alkyl group and wherein R 7, R 8, and R 9 are independently selected from hydrogen or a C 1 to C 6 alkyl group, (b) an anionic surfactant selected from a dialkyl sulfosuccinate, a di-sulfonate, an alkylbenzene sulfonate, or mixtures thereof,
A method of producing a masterbatch in which a metal salt compound is incorporated into a polyester resin, said method comprising: a first step of obtaining a kneaded product by feeding said polyester resin and said metal salt compound to an extruder and melt-kneading said polyester resin and said metal salt compound; and a second step of, while continuing kneading after said first step, further feeding said polyester resin to said extruder and kneading the resulting mixture, wherein, in said first step, said polyester resin and said metal salt compound are fed at such a mass ratio that the amount of said metal salt compound is 0.1 to 2 times the amount of said polyester resin; the total amount of said polyester resin fed in said first and second steps and said metal salt compound fed in said first step is, in terms of mass ratio, in the range of 2 to 20 times the total amount of said polyester resin and said metal salt compound that are fed in said first step; the processing temperature in said first step is in the range of 20°C to 80°C higher than the melting point of said polyester resin; and the processing temperature in said second step is in the range of 0°C to 50°C higher than the melting point of said polyester resin; wherein said metal salt compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of metal benzoates, aliphatic metal carboxylates, metal salts of sulfonamide compounds and metal salts of sulfonimide compounds. a first step of obtaining a kneaded product by feeding said polyester resin and said metal salt compound to an extruder and melt-kneading said polyester resin and said metal salt compound; and a second step of, while continuing kneading after said first step, further feeding said polyester resin to said extruder and kneading the resulting mixture, wherein, in said first step, said polyester resin and said metal salt compound are fed at such a mass ratio that the amount of said metal salt compound is 0.1 to 2 times the amount of said polyester resin; the total amount of said polyester resin fed in said first and second steps and said metal salt compound fed in said first step is, in terms of mass ratio, in the range of 2 to 20 times the total amount of said polyester resin and said metal salt compound that are fed in said first step; the processing temperature in said first step is in the range of 20°C to 80°C higher than the melting point of said polyester resin; and the processing temperature in said second step is in the range of 0°C to 50°C higher than the melting point of said polyester resin; wherein said metal salt compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of metal benzoates, aliphatic metal carboxylates, metal salts of sulfonamide compounds and metal salts of sulfonimide compounds.
A finishing accessory (1A / 1B / 1C / 1D / 1E / 1F) comprising a finishing profile (10; 10') and at least one blocking part (P1A or P2A / P1B or P2B / P1C or P2C / P3 / P4 / P1F or P2F or P3F), said finishing profile (10; 10') is deformable and suitable for making up a finishing transition between two surfaces (S1; S2) coplanar and forming a finishing transition between two surfaces (S1; S2) having a level difference and/or between two surfaces (S1; S2) oriented transversely with respect to one another, and in particular perpendicularly, with respect to one another, and comprises two rigid wings (100; 101) that extend lengthwise parallel to a longitudinal axis, which are spaced from one another and which are intended to be in contact respectively with the two surfaces (S1; S2) to be connected, and a flexible hinge that extends lengthwise parallel to said longitudinal axis, which is, at least in part, positioned between the two wings (100; 101), and which connects the two wings to one another while allowing a rotation of the two wings (100; 101) relative to one another in a plane (X, Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each wing (100, 101) has, on its underside (100b, 101b), a rigid longitudinal projection (100c; 101c) that extends lengthwise parallel to said longitudinal axis, the flexible hinge and the two longitudinal projections (100c; 101c) define a longitudinal groove between them, said blocking part comprises an adjusting shim, which extends lengthwise, which is capable of being inserted into said longitudinal groove and which, once inserted into said longitudinal groove, acts as a stop preventing the two longitudinal projections (100c; 101c) from being brought closer to one another, and said locking part being adaptable to the finishing profile (10; 10') with the adjusting shim inserted in the longitudinal groove of the finishing profile (10; 10'), so as to block the inward rotation of the two wings (100; 101) in relation to one another in a plane (X, Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and in the first directions of rotation (R1a; R1b) of the lower faces (100b; 101b) of the wings (100; 101) towards one another, with a predefined angular orientation of the two wings (100; 101) relative to one another.
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system which is operable to acquire ultrasound image frames which are temporally evenly spaced during a periodic cycle comprising: a source of physiological gating signals for a periodic cycle; an ultrasonic image acquisition subsystem responsive to the gating signals which is adapted to acquire ultrasound images at predetermined phases of the periodic cycle, the length of time it takes to acquire a single image being a frame acquisition interval (d f); an image processor configured to process acquired ultrasound images; an image sequencer configured to prepare images for display in relative phase sequence; a display, which is responsive to the image processor and image sequencer which displays a live sequence of images over the periodic cycle; and a source of a plurality triggers (T1,T2,T3,T4) arranged to be used in conjunction with the gating signal in order to cause the image acquisition subsystem to acquire a continuous sequence of images during the periodic cycle, characterized in that said triggers are adapted to start image acquisition at different evenly spaced phases of the frame acquisition interval (d f), said triggers are adapted not to acquire any further images in the continuous sequence of images following a gating signal of a next successive periodic cycle, and at the conclusion of the continuous sequence images acquisition initiated by a trigger at a phase of the frame acquisition interval, the next trigger to be used is a trigger arranged to start at the next-to-occur starting phase of an unused trigger. a source of physiological gating signals for a periodic cycle; an ultrasonic image acquisition subsystem responsive to the gating signals which is adapted to acquire ultrasound images at predetermined phases of the periodic cycle, the length of time it takes to acquire a single image being a frame acquisition interval (d f); an image processor configured to process acquired ultrasound images; an image sequencer configured to prepare images for display in relative phase sequence; a display, which is responsive to the image processor and image sequencer which displays a live sequence of images over the periodic cycle; and a source of a plurality triggers (T1,T2,T3,T4) arranged to be used in conjunction with the gating signal in order to cause the image acquisition subsystem to acquire a continuous sequence of images during the periodic cycle, characterized in that said triggers are adapted to start image acquisition at different evenly spaced phases of the frame acquisition interval (d f), said triggers are adapted not to acquire any further images in the continuous sequence of images following a gating signal of a next successive periodic cycle, and at the conclusion of the continuous sequence images acquisition initiated by a trigger at a phase of the frame acquisition interval, the next trigger to be used is a trigger arranged to start at the next-to-occur starting phase of an unused trigger.
Acid autocrosslinked polysaccharides, characterised by the concomitant presence of formate esters, of esters with non-polysaccharide carboxylic acids and of esters between the acid groups of the same polysaccharide and the alcoholic groups of the repetitive units, wherein the starting polysaccharide is a glycosaminoglycan selected from hyaluronan, chondroitin sulphate, heparan sulphate, dermatan sulphate, keratan sulphate.
A wireless system for remote monitoring of patients undergoing an MRI examination comprising: - at least one wireless patient sensor for monitoring a patient during an MRI examination and providing an input circuit for receiving a physiological signal from the patient and a transmitter for transmitting the physiological signal wirelessly to an external remote base station in a manner compatible with operation of the MRI machine, each wireless patient sensor including a removable capacitor power source providing power for the input circuit and transmitter; - a charging station providing receptacles for receiving and charging the removable capacitor power source when it is held in the receptacles so that terminals of the removable capacitor power source are exposed to connect to corresponding terminals of the receptacles; wherein the capacitor power source is user removable from the respective wireless patient sensor for being charged in the charging station, characterized in that the charging station is located on the remote base station and the wireless patient sensor further includes a display configured for indicating a percentage of total charge on the capacitor power source. - at least one wireless patient sensor for monitoring a patient during an MRI examination and providing an input circuit for receiving a physiological signal from the patient and a transmitter for transmitting the physiological signal wirelessly to an external remote base station in a manner compatible with operation of the MRI machine, each wireless patient sensor including a removable capacitor power source providing power for the input circuit and transmitter; - a charging station providing receptacles for receiving and charging the removable capacitor power source when it is held in the receptacles so that terminals of the removable capacitor power source are exposed to connect to corresponding terminals of the receptacles;
Connecting device intended to be interposed between an operating arm and a wiper for a glazed surface of a vehicle, comprising a holding piece secured to the wiper and an intermediate piece that is able to be attached to a connecting part of the operating arm, wherein the holding piece extends in a first region and a second region that are delimited by a transverse plane of the holding piece, the intermediate piece comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being provided with a passage that is able to receive a finger belonging to the connecting part, characterized in that the connecting device comprises at least one fastening means for fastening the intermediate piece to the holding piece, said fastening means being configured to position the passage either in the first region or in the second region.
A method for calibrating a camera (210, 211, 212, 213, 214) by using a multi-pattern calibration rig, each pattern being repetitive and comprising calibration shapes, the method comprising the steps of - capturing an image of the multi-pattern calibration rig with the camera (210, 211, 212, 213, 214), and - segmenting contours of the imaged calibration shapes, - building groups of coherent contours based on a similarity of their shapes and their distances from each other, and - identifying a position of each pattern in the image based on the contour groups, wherein determining the similarity of the shapes comprises determining the similarity of their respective areas by: - calculating areas of the contours, - comparing the area of one contour to the area of another contour, and - determining the areas are similar if the relative difference between the two areas is below a predetermined limit. - capturing an image of the multi-pattern calibration rig with the camera (210, 211, 212, 213, 214), and - segmenting contours of the imaged calibration shapes, - building groups of coherent contours based on a similarity of their shapes and their distances from each other, and - identifying a position of each pattern in the image based on the contour groups, wherein determining the similarity of the shapes comprises determining the similarity of their respective areas by: - calculating areas of the contours, - comparing the area of one contour to the area of another contour, and - determining the areas are similar if the relative difference between the two areas is below a predetermined limit. - calculating areas of the contours, - comparing the area of one contour to the area of another contour, and - determining the areas are similar if the relative difference between the two areas is below a predetermined limit.
A heat source unit constituting a refrigeration apparatus by being connectable to a utilization-side unit (50, 60), the heat source unit comprising: a low-stage compression element (22, 23); a high-stage compression element; and a heat exchanger, wherein the low-stage compression element (22, 23) has a discharge pipe (22b, 23b) provided with a pressure switchgear (82, 83), and the high-stage compression element compresses a refrigerant discharged from the low-stage compression element (22, 23), characterized in that the heat source unit is configured to, when the low-stage compression element (22, 23) is paused in response to activation of the pressure switchgear (82, 83), operate the high-stage compression element while the low-stage compression element (22, 23) is kept paused. a low-stage compression element (22, 23); a high-stage compression element; and a heat exchanger, wherein the low-stage compression element (22, 23) has a discharge pipe (22b, 23b) provided with a pressure switchgear (82, 83), and the high-stage compression element compresses a refrigerant discharged from the low-stage compression element (22, 23), characterized in that the heat source unit is configured to, when the low-stage compression element (22, 23) is paused in response to activation of the pressure switchgear (82, 83), operate the high-stage compression element while the low-stage compression element (22, 23) is kept paused.