mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for thickening the rim of a sheet-metal body, in which the sheet-metal body is clamped in place between the jaws (1a, 1b) of a clamping tool and is rotated continuously or incrementally about an axis of rotation perpendicular to its sheet-metal plane, and a forming tool is used to exert a forming force to the rim, in particular the peripheral end face, in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation, with the result that rim material of the sheet-metal body is moved in an axial and/or radial direction, characterized in that a. in order to exert the forming force, a forming tool is engaged with the sheet-metal body in contact therewith in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation, a limiting tool being located in front of said forming tool in the engagement direction and forming a variable axial gap in which the rim of the sheet-metal body fits, and b. the axial gap dimension of the axial gap is changed, in particular increased, by an axial relative movement between two axially opposite gap jaws (5a, 5b) of the limiting tool during forming. a. in order to exert the forming force, a forming tool is engaged with the sheet-metal body in contact therewith in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation, a limiting tool being located in front of said forming tool in the engagement direction and forming a variable axial gap in which the rim of the sheet-metal body fits, and b. the axial gap dimension of the axial gap is changed, in particular increased, by an axial relative movement between two axially opposite gap jaws (5a, 5b) of the limiting tool during forming.
A robot cleaner, comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, and driving wheels having their driving controlled by the controller; a bumper mounted to a bumper mounting portion formed on a front surface of the cleaner body(1 10), and configured to be inward moveable by an external force; and a cliff sensor mounted in an opening downward open at a bottom part of the cleaner body, and configured to sense a lower side terrain, wherein the bumper is disposed to cover the cliff sensor in a state that the bumper has been inward moved to penetrate the opening by an external force. a cleaner body including a controller, and driving wheels having their driving controlled by the controller; a bumper mounted to a bumper mounting portion formed on a front surface of the cleaner body(1 10), and configured to be inward moveable by an external force; and a cliff sensor mounted in an opening downward open at a bottom part of the cleaner body, and configured to sense a lower side terrain, wherein the bumper is disposed to cover the cliff sensor in a state that the bumper has been inward moved to penetrate the opening by an external force.
A computerized method of garbage collection in a storage system, the storage system comprising multiple control units operatively connected to a shared physical storage space of the storage system operable by the multiple control units, each control unit being assigned with write access to a respective storage area in the shared physical storage space, the method characterized by: executing a garbage collection process on a storage segment of the shared physical storage space, the write access to the storage segment being assigned to a first control unit in the storage system, the storage segment storing data owned by one or more second control units different from the first control unit, wherein the garbage collection process relocates valid data from fragmented storage locations in the storage segment to a different storage space in the shared physical storage space, thereby providing a larger empty storage space, the executing including: reading, by each of the one or more second control units, its own data stored in the storage segment; persisting, by each of the one or more second control units, its own data; and in response to receiving a confirmation at the first control unit that all the data is persisted, designating, by the first control unit, the storage segment as free storage space available for writing by the first control unit. executing a garbage collection process on a storage segment of the shared physical storage space, the write access to the storage segment being assigned to a first control unit in the storage system, the storage segment storing data owned by one or more second control units different from the first control unit, wherein the garbage collection process relocates valid data from fragmented storage locations in the storage segment to a different storage space in the shared physical storage space, thereby providing a larger empty storage space, the executing including: reading, by each of the one or more second control units, its own data stored in the storage segment; persisting, by each of the one or more second control units, its own data; and in response to receiving a confirmation at the first control unit that all the data is persisted, designating, by the first control unit, the storage segment as free storage space available for writing by the first control unit. reading, by each of the one or more second control units, its own data stored in the storage segment; persisting, by each of the one or more second control units, its own data; and in response to receiving a confirmation at the first control unit that all the data is persisted, designating, by the first control unit, the storage segment as free storage space available for writing by the first control unit.
Method for producing a gaseous medium comprising a steam and exhaust gas mixture, and for varying the dew point of said gaseous medium, said steam being produced from a first fluid medium, energy for heating the first fluid medium being provided by burning a fuel, comprising the step of: - mixing the steam with exhaust gas from combustion of said fuel; characterised by the step of: - prior to mixing the steam with exhaust gas, injecting a fluid into said steam, wherein the dew point of the gaseous medium is varied by varying the amount of fluid injected. - mixing the steam with exhaust gas from combustion of said fuel; - prior to mixing the steam with exhaust gas, injecting a fluid into said steam, wherein the dew point of the gaseous medium is varied by varying the amount of fluid injected.
Use as a flocculation treatment agent of a water-in-oil emulsion of a water-soluble macromolecule that is obtainable by subjecting a water-in-oil emulsion of an aqueous poly-N-vinylcarboxylic acid amide solution coexisting with a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether to hydrolysis in the presence of an acid or base.
A stacked integrated circuit, comprising: a first tier wafer; a first extended contact extending through opposing surfaces of a source region or a drain region in the first tier wafer for providing electrical connectivity through the first tier wafer; a second tier wafer attached to the first tier wafer, the second tier wafer including an electrical component (364, 366, 372) electrically coupled to the first extended contact; a first back-end-of-line layer on a front side of the first tier wafer; a second back-end-of-line layer on a back side of the first tier wafer, in which the first extended contact couples the first back-end-of-line layer to the second back-end-of-line layer; a first contact pad on the back side of the first tier wafer coupled to the second back-end-of-line layer; a third back-end-of-line layer coupled to the electrical component (364, 366, 372) on a front side of the second tier wafer; and a second contact pad on the front side of the second tier wafer coupled between the third back-end-of-line layer and the first contact pad, the first extended contact coupling the third back-end-of-line layer to the first back-end-of-line layer. a first tier wafer; a first extended contact extending through opposing surfaces of a source region or a drain region in the first tier wafer for providing electrical connectivity through the first tier wafer; a second tier wafer attached to the first tier wafer, the second tier wafer including an electrical component (364, 366, 372) electrically coupled to the first extended contact; a first back-end-of-line layer on a front side of the first tier wafer; a second back-end-of-line layer on a back side of the first tier wafer, in which the first extended contact couples the first back-end-of-line layer to the second back-end-of-line layer; a first contact pad on the back side of the first tier wafer coupled to the second back-end-of-line layer; a third back-end-of-line layer coupled to the electrical component (364, 366, 372) on a front side of the second tier wafer; and a second contact pad on the front side of the second tier wafer coupled between the third back-end-of-line layer and the first contact pad, the first extended contact coupling the third back-end-of-line layer to the first back-end-of-line layer.
Method for determining events in a network of consumption meters, in which an event is determined by grouping data characterizing the event according to consumption meters which have detected this characterizing data and, if groups of consumption meters match, this is determined as an event, the grouping being carried out according to the following criteria - temporal coincidence of the event - spatial concordance of the event - consistency of the event type characterized in that the spatial concordance is determined by determining and ranking the Euclidean distance of each of a plurality of consumption meters to everyone of the of others of the plurality of consumption meters, and by assigning the n closest consumption meters that have acquired this characterizing data to a group of consumption meters. - temporal coincidence of the event - spatial concordance of the event - consistency of the event type
A compound of the following formula: wherein: - n represents 1 or 2, - A 1, A 2 and A 3, which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, - R 1, R 2 and R 3 represent independently a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and - Y represents -OH, =O or -SH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the prevention or treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in an individual. - n represents 1 or 2, - A 1, A 2 and A 3, which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, - R 1, R 2 and R 3 represent independently a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and - Y represents -OH, =O or -SH;
Apparatus for adjusting a rotary movement or pivoting movement of a control element for a vehicle, wherein the apparatus has a curved detent contour for defining at least one shifting position of the control element, a detent element for engaging in the detent contour and a force transmission device to which the control element can be mechanically coupled in order to absorb an actuating force, which is exerted on the control element during the rotary movement or pivoting movement of the control element, and to transmit said actuating force to the detent element, wherein the detent element can be arranged so as to be mounted rotatably on the force transmission device, wherein the detent element is movable in a rolling manner along the detent contour owing to the actuating force, wherein the detent element has a centrally arranged bearing portion for mounting on the force transmission device and a peripherally arranged engagement portion for engaging in the detent contour, characterized in that the bearing portion of the detent element is formed from a hard material having a first elasticity, and the engagement portion of the detent element is formed from a soft material having a second elasticity, wherein the second elasticity of the soft material is greater than the first elasticity of the hard material.
A cluster arbitration method, comprising: when a fault has occurred in a first cluster group or a second cluster group, determining, by the first cluster group, a preemption representative of the first cluster group, wherein if the fault has not occurred in the first cluster group, the preemption representative of the first cluster group attempts to preempt an arbitration device, and if the fault has occurred in the first cluster group, the preemption representative of the first cluster group quits to preempt the arbitration device, and wherein the first cluster group comprises one portion of nodes of a first cluster and one portion of nodes of a second cluster, the second cluster group comprises another portion of nodes of the first cluster and another portion of nodes of the second cluster, and the first cluster and the second cluster cooperate with each other; if the preemption representative of the first cluster group successfully preempts the arbitration device, continuing, by the first cluster group, service provision. when a fault has occurred in a first cluster group or a second cluster group, determining, by the first cluster group, a preemption representative of the first cluster group, wherein if the fault has not occurred in the first cluster group, the preemption representative of the first cluster group attempts to preempt an arbitration device, and if the fault has occurred in the first cluster group, the preemption representative of the first cluster group quits to preempt the arbitration device, and wherein the first cluster group comprises one portion of nodes of a first cluster and one portion of nodes of a second cluster, the second cluster group comprises another portion of nodes of the first cluster and another portion of nodes of the second cluster, and the first cluster and the second cluster cooperate with each other; if the preemption representative of the first cluster group successfully preempts the arbitration device, continuing, by the first cluster group, service provision.
A method of operating a meter, the method comprising: taking current and voltage measurements at a plurality of different times, the current and voltage measurements indicating a load; calculating impedances based at least in part on the current and voltage measurements; detecting an instance of the calculated impedances being over a first threshold value; characterised by: detecting a change in the calculated impedances being over a second threshold value; and determining, based at least in part on the change in the calculated impedances, whether the detected instance was caused by infrastructure degradation, or by theft. taking current and voltage measurements at a plurality of different times, the current and voltage measurements indicating a load; calculating impedances based at least in part on the current and voltage measurements; detecting an instance of the calculated impedances being over a first threshold value; characterised by: detecting a change in the calculated impedances being over a second threshold value; and determining, based at least in part on the change in the calculated impedances, whether the detected instance was caused by infrastructure degradation, or by theft. detecting a change in the calculated impedances being over a second threshold value; and determining, based at least in part on the change in the calculated impedances, whether the detected instance was caused by infrastructure degradation, or by theft.
A fertiliser comprising a composition comprising at least one aerobic rhizospheric microorganism, wherein said microorganism comprises in its genome at least one nitrate reductase gene and at least one nitrite reductase gene, wherein said at least one microorganism does not comprise in its genome the gene nrfA, and wherein said microorganism reduces nitrate to ammonium when cultured in a minimum growth medium with nitrate as only source of nitrogen, and wherein the fertiliser is selected from the group consisting of nitrogenated fertilisers, phosphated fertilisers, potassium fertilisers, NP compound fertilisers, PK compound fertilisers, NK compound fertilisers or NPK compound fertilisers, limestone amendments, magnesium amendments, sulphur amendments, calcium and sulphur amendments, moisture retainer amendments, silica amendments, and organic amendments, characterized in that the at least one aerobic rhizospheric microorganism is the microorganism strain CECT 30572, the microorganism strain CECT 30573 or a combination of both microorganism strains.
A circuit breaker assembly (2;36;70) comprising: a housing; an electrical bus structure within said housing; a number of first plug-in members coupled to said electrical bus structure; a number of insulative retainers coupled to said electrical bus structure, a corresponding one of said number of insulative retainers being operatively associated with a corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members; and a number of circuit breakers, each of said number of circuit breakers comprising a manual operator and a number of second plug-in members disposed opposite said manual operator, the number of second plug-in members electrically engaging a number of said number of first plug-in members, wherein the corresponding one of said number of insulative retainers is disposed about the corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members, in order to insulate said corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members, and to retain the number of second plug-in members that electrically engage the corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members; wherein said number of insulative retainers is structured to retain said number of circuit breakers with said manual operator generally facing downward when a cover member is removed from said housing. a housing; an electrical bus structure within said housing; a number of first plug-in members coupled to said electrical bus structure; a number of insulative retainers coupled to said electrical bus structure, a corresponding one of said number of insulative retainers being operatively associated with a corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members; and a number of circuit breakers, each of said number of circuit breakers comprising a manual operator and a number of second plug-in members disposed opposite said manual operator, the number of second plug-in members electrically engaging a number of said number of first plug-in members, wherein the corresponding one of said number of insulative retainers is disposed about the corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members, in order to insulate said corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members, and to retain the number of second plug-in members that electrically engage the corresponding number of said number of first plug-in members; wherein said number of insulative retainers is structured to retain said number of circuit breakers with said manual operator generally facing downward when a cover member is removed from said housing.
An apparatus for manufacturing an interior part of a vehicle, comprising: a pressure sensor configured to be disposed at a position on a surface of a base of the interior part at which a foaming pressure of a foam material is detected; a tube configured to be disposed on a surface of a skin layer of the interior part for controlling an expanding pressure exerted on said surface of the skin layer to press against the base; and a tube pressure controller for controlling the expanding pressure of the tube, which causes the skin layer to be pressed to the surface of the base, relative to the foaming pressure of the foam material detected by the pressure sensor during foaming of the foam material, to block leakage of the foam material, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to be installed at a position on the entire surface of the base which is immediately adjacent to a marginal region at which the skin layer is bonded to the base, and tube controlling expanding pressure exerted on the surface of the skin layer is configured to be disposed at a marginal position of the skin layer at which the skin layer can be pressed to the base. a pressure sensor configured to be disposed at a position on a surface of a base of the interior part at which a foaming pressure of a foam material is detected; a tube configured to be disposed on a surface of a skin layer of the interior part for controlling an expanding pressure exerted on said surface of the skin layer to press against the base; and a tube pressure controller for controlling the expanding pressure of the tube, which causes the skin layer to be pressed to the surface of the base, relative to the foaming pressure of the foam material detected by the pressure sensor during foaming of the foam material, to block leakage of the foam material, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to be installed at a position on the entire surface of the base which is immediately adjacent to a marginal region at which the skin layer is bonded to the base, and tube controlling expanding pressure exerted on the surface of the skin layer is configured to be disposed at a marginal position of the skin layer at which the skin layer can be pressed to the base.
A cooking appliance comprising a cooking chamber, a heating stage for heating a food product within the cooking chamber and a humidity adjustment stage for adjusting the humidity within the cooking chamber, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises: a user interface configured to allow a user to specify a texture of said food product and a degree of browning of said food product; a controller responsive to the user interface and configured to control the heating stage and the humidity adjustment stage in accordance with an algorithm having the user-specified texture of said food product and the user-specified degree of browning of said food product as parameters; and a valve arrangement responsive to the controller, the valve arrangement having a first inlet fluidly coupled to the heating stage, a second inlet fluidly coupled to the humidity adjustment stage and an outlet fluidly coupled to the cooking chamber. a user interface configured to allow a user to specify a texture of said food product and a degree of browning of said food product; a controller responsive to the user interface and configured to control the heating stage and the humidity adjustment stage in accordance with an algorithm having the user-specified texture of said food product and the user-specified degree of browning of said food product as parameters; and a valve arrangement responsive to the controller, the valve arrangement having a first inlet fluidly coupled to the heating stage, a second inlet fluidly coupled to the humidity adjustment stage and an outlet fluidly coupled to the cooking chamber.