mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cooling compressor comprising an oil pump assembly, which comprises a housing within which it is arranged an electric engine which includes a stator carrying a plurality of coils circumferentially spaced apart from each other and a rotor associated to a driving shaft and a pin internally and concentrically arranged with respect to said driving shaft; the driving shaft cooperating with the pin, so as to define helical channels which delineate the lubricating oil path, when it is pumped due to the relative revolution between the driving shaft and the pin; and a fastening rod able to anchor said pin in a fixed portion of the electric engine; wherein said fastening rod is supported, in the median portion thereof, to the pin and, in the ends thereof, in respective cribs defined in the fixed portion of the electric engine; said compressor being CHARACTERIZED by the fact that: the fastening rod extends through free spaces arranged in the fixed portion of the electric engine, longitudinally aligned with gaps defined between adjacent coils; and ends of the fastening rod are housed in the cribs by the inner sides thereof. the fastening rod extends through free spaces arranged in the fixed portion of the electric engine, longitudinally aligned with gaps defined between adjacent coils; and ends of the fastening rod are housed in the cribs by the inner sides thereof.
A pressure sensor comprising: a diaphragm; a coupling portion, which is coupled to the diaphragm; and two pressure receiving elements (21, 22) located in an accommodation space that is separated from the outside of the pressure sensor by the diaphragm, wherein each of the pressure receiving elements (21, 22) has a pressure receiving surface (23, 24) and outputs an output signal that changes according to a temperature and a pressure applied to the pressure receiving surface (23, 24), each of the pressure receiving elements (21, 22) has an output characteristic that represents a relationship of the output signal to the pressure and the temperature, the output characteristics of the two pressure receiving elements (21, 22) are the same, the pressure receiving surface of one of the pressure receiving elements is connected to the diaphragm through the coupling portion, and the pressure receiving surface of the other one of the pressure receiving elements is disconnected from the diaphragm, and the pressure sensor outputs a signal that is in accordance with a difference between the output signals of the two pressure receiving elements (21, 22). a diaphragm; a coupling portion, which is coupled to the diaphragm; and two pressure receiving elements (21, 22) located in an accommodation space that is separated from the outside of the pressure sensor by the diaphragm, wherein each of the pressure receiving elements (21, 22) has a pressure receiving surface (23, 24) and outputs an output signal that changes according to a temperature and a pressure applied to the pressure receiving surface (23, 24), each of the pressure receiving elements (21, 22) has an output characteristic that represents a relationship of the output signal to the pressure and the temperature, the output characteristics of the two pressure receiving elements (21, 22) are the same, the pressure receiving surface of one of the pressure receiving elements is connected to the diaphragm through the coupling portion, and the pressure receiving surface of the other one of the pressure receiving elements is disconnected from the diaphragm, and the pressure sensor outputs a signal that is in accordance with a difference between the output signals of the two pressure receiving elements (21, 22).
A system for grasping tissue comprising: a grasper comprising a main body comprising a barrel portion having a lumen extending therethrough; a first jaw rotatably coupled to the main body; a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is rotationally biased toward the second jaw; and a proximal arm extending from the first jaw, wherein at least a portion of the proximal arm is exposed from the main body, wherein the device is configured such that a force applied to the exposed portion of the proximal arm and the main body rotates the first jaw relative to the second jaw, and wherein the device is configured such that advancement of an actuation rod through the lumen of the barrel portion rotates the first jaw relative to the second jaw. a grasper comprising a main body comprising a barrel portion having a lumen extending therethrough; a first jaw rotatably coupled to the main body; a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is rotationally biased toward the second jaw; and a proximal arm extending from the first jaw, wherein at least a portion of the proximal arm is exposed from the main body, wherein the device is configured such that a force applied to the exposed portion of the proximal arm and the main body rotates the first jaw relative to the second jaw, and wherein the device is configured such that advancement of an actuation rod through the lumen of the barrel portion rotates the first jaw relative to the second jaw.
A power conversion system for converting a dc voltage to a pulsed ac voltage, comprising: a dc voltage source including a plurality of source terminals (1g, 1h, 1i) providing three or more electric potentials, wherein the dc voltage source includes a plurality of dc voltage supplying devices (1 a, 1 b) for supplying the electric potentials (Vb, Vfc), a fuel cell device (1 b) being one of the dc voltage supplying devices and a device storing electric energy being another one of the dc voltage supplying devices; a switching circuit arranged to connect one of the source terminals (1g, 1 h, 1 i) of the dc voltage source selectively to an output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow) of the switching circuit; a controller (10, 10a, 440) configured to to control said switching circuit which produces a pulsed ac output voltage at the output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow) from the potentials (Vb, Vfc) of the dc voltage source by controlling an on time for connecting each of the potentials (Vb, Vfc) of the dc voltage source to the output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow); and an ac motor driven by the pulsed ac voltage produced at the output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow) of the switching circuit. a dc voltage source including a plurality of source terminals (1g, 1h, 1i) providing three or more electric potentials, wherein the dc voltage source includes a plurality of dc voltage supplying devices (1 a, 1 b) for supplying the electric potentials (Vb, Vfc), a fuel cell device (1 b) being one of the dc voltage supplying devices and a device storing electric energy being another one of the dc voltage supplying devices; a switching circuit arranged to connect one of the source terminals (1g, 1 h, 1 i) of the dc voltage source selectively to an output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow) of the switching circuit; a controller (10, 10a, 440) configured to to control said switching circuit which produces a pulsed ac output voltage at the output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow) from the potentials (Vb, Vfc) of the dc voltage source by controlling an on time for connecting each of the potentials (Vb, Vfc) of the dc voltage source to the output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow); and an ac motor driven by the pulsed ac voltage produced at the output terminal (3ou, 3ov, 3ow) of the switching circuit.
An instrument for curing light-curable compounds comprising at least one light-emitting element operable for emitting light in a band of wavelengths capable of curing a light-curable compound, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the light-emitting element, the control circuit operable for providing a power signal to the light-emitting element at a steady state power level to drive the element to emit a steady state light output, characterised in that the control circuit, while continuing with a power signal at the steady state power level, is further operable to provide temporary micro-pulses in the power signal to temporarily provide an increased power level to the light-emitting element above the steady state power level before returning to the steady state power level, to thereby increase the light output of the instrument while controlling heat generated thereby.
A method for manufacturing a sample storage device, comprising: preparing a light-transmitting first substrate (210, 210'); forming a pattern of a frame shape with prominences and depressions, on one surface of the first light-transmitting substrate (210, 210'); and forming a charging chamber inside the pattern, by adhering a second light-transmitting substrate to the pattern (220, 220'), characterized in that the pattern is formed by curing a liquid UV curable resin. preparing a light-transmitting first substrate (210, 210'); forming a pattern of a frame shape with prominences and depressions, on one surface of the first light-transmitting substrate (210, 210'); and forming a charging chamber inside the pattern, by adhering a second light-transmitting substrate to the pattern (220, 220'), characterized in that the pattern is formed by curing a liquid UV curable resin.
A shoe sole comprising a compressible chamber containing a resiliently deformable material, with at least one inlet and at least one outlet and in each case an inlet valve assigned to the inlet and an outlet valve assigned to the outlet, wherein the chamber is connected via the inlet valve and an air inlet space to passages opening on the upper face of the shoe sole, and wherein the chamber is connected via the outlet valve to an outlet on the outer face of the shoe sole, outside the upper face thereof, characterised in that the chamber is arranged in the forefoot region of the shoe sole and is substantially completely filled with the resiliently deformable material which is designed such that during its resilient expansion it absorbs air and during its compression it releases the air which was previously absorbed and in that the air inlet space is arranged in the forefoot region of the shoe sole upstream of the chamber.
A method of controlling a power generation system following a transient grid event, the method comprising: sensing a rate of change of electrical frequency at terminals of a generator; determining, using a processor, a rate of change of shaft line acceleration; identifying the transient grid event based on the rate of change of shaft line acceleration; and triggering an action to recover from the transient grid event when the rate of change of electrical frequency exceeds a first specified value and the rate of change of shaft line acceleration exceeds a second specified value for a specified duration, wherein the determining the rate of change of shaft line acceleration is based on processing power at the generator and a frequency signal., and wherein the processing includes processing each of the power at the generator and the frequency signal to obtain processed values and further filtering a sum of the processed values. sensing a rate of change of electrical frequency at terminals of a generator; determining, using a processor, a rate of change of shaft line acceleration; identifying the transient grid event based on the rate of change of shaft line acceleration; and triggering an action to recover from the transient grid event when the rate of change of electrical frequency exceeds a first specified value and the rate of change of shaft line acceleration exceeds a second specified value for a specified duration, wherein the determining the rate of change of shaft line acceleration is based on processing power at the generator and a frequency signal., and wherein the processing includes processing each of the power at the generator and the frequency signal to obtain processed values and further filtering a sum of the processed values.
An image forming method, comprising: extracting a bitmap image from print data, such as a page description language, and the bitmap image being a contone colour bitmap; converting the extracted bitmap image to a sketch image; replacing the bitmap image by the sketch image in the print data; and printing the print data in which the bitmap image is replaced by the sketch image; characterised in that converting the extracted bitmap image comprises: enhancing a contrast of the extracted bitmap image (S301, S401); converting the bitmap image with the enhanced contrast to a grayscale image (S302, S405); generating a mask by means of an edge detection of the grayscale image (S303, S406); and multiplying each of color channels of the bitmap image having the enhanced contrast by the mask to generate the sketch image (S304, S408). extracting a bitmap image from print data, such as a page description language, and the bitmap image being a contone colour bitmap; converting the extracted bitmap image to a sketch image; replacing the bitmap image by the sketch image in the print data; and printing the print data in which the bitmap image is replaced by the sketch image; characterised in that converting the extracted bitmap image comprises: enhancing a contrast of the extracted bitmap image (S301, S401); converting the bitmap image with the enhanced contrast to a grayscale image (S302, S405); generating a mask by means of an edge detection of the grayscale image (S303, S406); and multiplying each of color channels of the bitmap image having the enhanced contrast by the mask to generate the sketch image (S304, S408). enhancing a contrast of the extracted bitmap image (S301, S401); converting the bitmap image with the enhanced contrast to a grayscale image (S302, S405); generating a mask by means of an edge detection of the grayscale image (S303, S406); and multiplying each of color channels of the bitmap image having the enhanced contrast by the mask to generate the sketch image (S304, S408).
A hollow fiber membrane module comprising a module case having an inner space, a bundle of hollow fiber membranes, a first potting agent, and a second potting agent, the module case comprising first, second, third, and fourth inner surfaces (210, 220, 230, 240) to define the inner space, the fourth inner surface being a bottom of the inner space, the first inner surface serving as a projection on which the bundle of hollow fiber membranes is stably placed, the second inner surface upwardly extending from an outer end of the first inner surface along a longitudinal direction of the hollow fiber membranes, the third inner surface downwardly extending from an inner end of the first inner surface to the fourth inner surface, open ends of the hollow fiber membranes are closely held together with the first potting agent placed on the first inner surface, the second potting agent disposed between the second inner surface and the first potting agent, characterized in that the second inner surface includes at least one groove filled with the second potting agent, the groove comprises an inlet provided on an extended surface of the second inner surface and a room inside the inlet, a width parallel to the second inner surface of the room is larger than a width of the inlet to prevent the hollow fiber membranes from being separated from the module case, and the groove extends downwardly from an upper end of the second inner surface along the longitudinal direction of the hollow fiber membranes.
Method for increasing plant yield under reduced nutrient availability stress relative to control plants, wherein said plant yield is any one or more of total seed yield, number of filled seeds, seed fill rate, TKW and harvest index, said harvest index being the ratio of seed yield divided by total biomass, wherein said method comprises modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a synovial sarcoma translocation polypeptide, and optionally selecting for plants having increased yield, wherein said modulated expression is effected by introducing and expressing in a plant, plant part or plant cell a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SYT polypeptide and wherein said SYT polypeptide comprises from N-terminal to C-terminal: (i) an SNH domain having at least 65% sequence identity to the SNH domain of SEQ ID NO: 58; and (ii) a Met-rich domain; and (iii) a QG-rich domain.
A ground mounted motor-driven block system (6, 300, 400) for a closure wing, the closure wing being pivotable about a first pivot axis between an opened position and a closed position, the system comprising: - a frame (302, 402); - a blocking member (308, 408) comprising a contact surface (326, 426) configured to be raised or lowered with respect to the frame, the blocking member being rotatably mounted on the frame about a second pivot axis between a retracted position in which the contact surface does not hinder a pivoting motion of said closure wing and an extended position in which the contact surface hinders a pivoting motion of said closure wing; - a moveable actuation rod (320, 430) mounted on the frame and configured to cooperate with the blocking member to rotate the blocking member between its retracted position and its extended position; and - a motorized drive mechanism configured to move the moveable actuation rod, characterized in that the contact surface is formed by a leading surface of the blocking member when the blocking member rotates from its retracted position to its extended position, the contact surface being configured to rotate from an upwardly facing lying position to a closure wing facing upstanding position when the blocking member rotates from its retracted position to its extended position and vice versa, and in that the blocking member forms a first order lever having a fulcrum coinciding with the second pivot axis, an effort arm providing said contact surface and a load arm cooperating with the moveable actuation rod. - a frame (302, 402); - a blocking member (308, 408) comprising a contact surface (326, 426) configured to be raised or lowered with respect to the frame, the blocking member being rotatably mounted on the frame about a second pivot axis between a retracted position in which the contact surface does not hinder a pivoting motion of said closure wing and an extended position in which the contact surface hinders a pivoting motion of said closure wing; - a moveable actuation rod (320, 430) mounted on the frame and configured to cooperate with the blocking member to rotate the blocking member between its retracted position and its extended position; and - a motorized drive mechanism configured to move the moveable actuation rod, characterized in that the contact surface is formed by a leading surface of the blocking member when the blocking member rotates from its retracted position to its extended position, the contact surface being configured to rotate from an upwardly facing lying position to a closure wing facing upstanding position when the blocking member rotates from its retracted position to its extended position and vice versa, and in that the blocking member forms a first order lever having a fulcrum coinciding with the second pivot axis, an effort arm providing said contact surface and a load arm cooperating with the moveable actuation rod.
A bone plate (10; 10'; 10"; 10′′′; 110; 210; 310) comprising: a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a first thickness defined from the distal surface to the proximal surface, a first screw hole (12; 12'; 12"), the first screw hole being a compression screw hole which has a lateral shoulder which forms an edge that slopes toward the proximal surface of the bone plate so as to cooperate with a screw placed through the first screw hole to apply a transverse motion to the plate as the screw is tightened against a bone, a second screw hole (12; 12'; 12"), a first through-hole (17; 17'; 17"; 170; 270; 370) extending from the proximal surface to the distal surface, a second through-hole (17; 17'; 17"; 170; 270; 370) extending from the proximal surface to the distal surface, and a recessed portion (16; 16'; 16"; 160; 260; 360) connecting the first through-hole to the second through-hole and configured to at least partially receive a bone staple (30; 30'; 30"), the recessed portion including a web which spans the portion of the bone plate distal to the recessed portion and which has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a first thickness defined from the distal surface to the proximal surface, a first screw hole (12; 12'; 12"), the first screw hole being a compression screw hole which has a lateral shoulder which forms an edge that slopes toward the proximal surface of the bone plate so as to cooperate with a screw placed through the first screw hole to apply a transverse motion to the plate as the screw is tightened against a bone, a second screw hole (12; 12'; 12"), a first through-hole (17; 17'; 17"; 170; 270; 370) extending from the proximal surface to the distal surface, a second through-hole (17; 17'; 17"; 170; 270; 370) extending from the proximal surface to the distal surface, and a recessed portion (16; 16'; 16"; 160; 260; 360) connecting the first through-hole to the second through-hole and configured to at least partially receive a bone staple (30; 30'; 30"), the recessed portion including a web which spans the portion of the bone plate distal to the recessed portion and which has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness.
An apparatus, comprising: mosquito noise detection logic configured to detect an amount of mosquito noise present in a digital image; block noise detection logic configured to detect an amount of block noise present in the digital image; filter logic configured to filter the digital image to produce at least one of, a 2-dimensional, 2D, mosquito filter output, a 2D block filter output, a 1-dimensional, 1D, horizontal block filter output, and a 1 D vertical block filter output; selection logic configured to select, based, at least in part, on the amount of mosquito noise and the amount of block noise a correction filter output to improve image quality, the correction filter output being a combination of the 2D mosquito filter output, and the 2D block filter output when the digital image is determined to be blocky based on the amount of block noise, and the correction filter output being a combination of the 1 D horizontal block filter output, and the 1 D vertical block filter output when the digital image is determined to not be blocky based on the amount of block noise, wherein a digital image is blocky when block noise occurs throughout the image; and compression artifact logic configured to reduce a compression artifact in the digital image based, at least in part, on the correction filter output. mosquito noise detection logic configured to detect an amount of mosquito noise present in a digital image; block noise detection logic configured to detect an amount of block noise present in the digital image; filter logic configured to filter the digital image to produce at least one of, a 2-dimensional, 2D, mosquito filter output, a 2D block filter output, a 1-dimensional, 1D, horizontal block filter output, and a 1 D vertical block filter output; selection logic configured to select, based, at least in part, on the amount of mosquito noise and the amount of block noise a correction filter output to improve image quality, the correction filter output being a combination of the 2D mosquito filter output, and the 2D block filter output when the digital image is determined to be blocky based on the amount of block noise, and the correction filter output being a combination of the 1 D horizontal block filter output, and the 1 D vertical block filter output when the digital image is determined to not be blocky based on the amount of block noise, wherein a digital image is blocky when block noise occurs throughout the image; and compression artifact logic configured to reduce a compression artifact in the digital image based, at least in part, on the correction filter output.