mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Guide vane for a turbomachine fan, comprising two opposite ends (20, 21) intended to be mounted on an internal casing and an external casing, concentric with the internal casing, of the turbomachine, the vane being hollow and traversed by a main conduit of heat transfer fluid circulation cooled circulating into the guided vane extending, from a fluid inlet at a first of the vane ends, into at least a height portion of the vane, the vane being composed of sections, each at a uniform position in a radial direction of the turbomachine, the sections being each composed of a central region and at least one end region (41, 42) on either side of a principal axis of flexural inertia (Iz) of the section, the end region (41, 42) including a leading edge and a trailing edge of the vane, characterised in that, in each vane section of the height portion of the vane, the main conduit extends merely in the central region, said principal axis of inertia (Iz) being an axis about which the section has a quadratic moment of inertia and the vane has the lowest flexural rigidity, guide vane being also traversed, in the height portion of the vane, by lateral fluid circulation conduits (27, 28) between the main conduit and, respectively, the leading edge and the trailing edge of the vane, the lateral conduits extending between a fluid outlet and a first coupling, joining the ends of the lateral conduits to an end of the main conduit, the lateral conduits (27, 28) extending, in each section of the height portion of the vane, into said end region (41, 42).
A method of fabricating an object in layers, the method comprising, for at least one layer: dispensing a building material formulation to form a first portion of said layer, and leveling said first portion by a leveling device; increasing a vertical distance (Δ) between said first portion and said leveling device; and while a topmost surface of said first portion is exposed and beneath a segment of said leveling device: dispensing a building material formulation to form a second portion of said layer, laterally displaced from said first portion along an indexing direction, and leveling said second portion by said leveling device. dispensing a building material formulation to form a first portion of said layer, and leveling said first portion by a leveling device; increasing a vertical distance (Δ) between said first portion and said leveling device; and while a topmost surface of said first portion is exposed and beneath a segment of said leveling device: dispensing a building material formulation to form a second portion of said layer, laterally displaced from said first portion along an indexing direction, and leveling said second portion by said leveling device.
A gas dispensing device comprising a gas hose (10; 10') with a first end for receiving gas and a second end for dispensing gas; a first sensor, which is arranged at the first end and configured to determine a first measured value relating to an amount of gas received at the first end; a second sensor, which is arranged at the second end and configured to determine and output a second measured value relating to an amount of gas dispensed at the second end; and a communication device (30; 71, 72; 81, 82), which is configured to send the second measured value from the second sensor to the first sensor, characterized in that the second measured value, from its output by the second sensor until its reception by the first sensor, is protected from unauthorized and/or unnoticed access by third parties by the fact that the first sensor and the second sensor are connected to each other by a data line, that the connections of the two ends of the data line to the first sensor and to the second sensor are provided with signaling paint, and that the data line is mechanically shielded from external access, wherein the mechanical shielding comprises a pipe and/or a hose extending from the first sensor to the second sensor. a gas hose (10; 10') with a first end for receiving gas and a second end for dispensing gas; a first sensor, which is arranged at the first end and configured to determine a first measured value relating to an amount of gas received at the first end; a second sensor, which is arranged at the second end and configured to determine and output a second measured value relating to an amount of gas dispensed at the second end; and a communication device (30; 71, 72; 81, 82), which is configured to send the second measured value from the second sensor to the first sensor, characterized in that the second measured value, from its output by the second sensor until its reception by the first sensor, is protected from unauthorized and/or unnoticed access by third parties by the fact that the first sensor and the second sensor are connected to each other by a data line, that the connections of the two ends of the data line to the first sensor and to the second sensor are provided with signaling paint, and that the data line is mechanically shielded from external access, wherein the mechanical shielding comprises a pipe and/or a hose extending from the first sensor to the second sensor.
Unit with at least one sensor for measuring at least one chemical and/or physical process variable and with at least one transformer circuit with a modular structure, which comprises at least one sensor unit that determines an electrical measured variable from the process variable recorded by the sensor and provides the sensor with the necessary energy, and at least one application-specific signal processing unit for determining a measured value from the electrical measured variable, wherein the transmission of a conditioned output signal between the sensor unit and the application-specific signal processing unit is envisaged, wherein the application-specific signal processing unit is designed as interchangeable, and wherein at least one of several types (5a, 5b, 5c) of application-specific signal processing units can be used depending on a predefinable accuracy of the measured value, wherein a control/evaluation unit is downstream from the signal processing unit, said control/evaluation unit being designed to evaluate the measured value and process it further and to control and regulate the unit, wherein at least one slot for the modular exchange of the different types (5a, 5b, 5c) of the application-specific signal processing unit is provided in the transformer circuit, wherein the slot is suitable to accommodate the different signal processing circuits of the first, second and third type, wherein a first type of the application-specific signal processing unit is envisaged for applications with low demands in terms of accuracy, wherein the first type of the application-specific signal processing unit comprises at least a low-pass circuit. wherein a second type of the application-specific signal processing unit is envisaged for applications with average demands in terms of accuracy, wherein the second type of the application-specific signal processing unit comprises at least a counter circuit. wherein a third type of the application-specific signal processing unit is envisaged for applications with high demands in terms of accuracy, wherein the third type of the application-specific signal processing unit comprises at least an analog/digital converter circuit.
A method for entering a preceding vehicle autonomous following mode comprising the steps of: - registering at least one preceding vehicle in front of a host vehicle by means of at least a first and a second sensor device (3, 4); - identifying said at least one preceding vehicle; - comparing the identity of said at least one preceding vehicle with vehicle data in a remote database system, and upon match establishing a communication channel (7, 8, 9) between said at least one preceding vehicle and said host vehicle; - identifying to an operator of said host vehicle one or more preceding vehicles with which said communication channel (7, 8, 9) has been established; - obtaining from said operator a selection of a target vehicle to engage following of; and - engaging autonomous following mode of said target vehicle, wherein a vehicle control system automatically controls at least the following three main functions of said host vehicle: forward propulsion, steering, and braking. - registering at least one preceding vehicle in front of a host vehicle by means of at least a first and a second sensor device (3, 4); - identifying said at least one preceding vehicle; - comparing the identity of said at least one preceding vehicle with vehicle data in a remote database system, and upon match establishing a communication channel (7, 8, 9) between said at least one preceding vehicle and said host vehicle; - identifying to an operator of said host vehicle one or more preceding vehicles with which said communication channel (7, 8, 9) has been established; - obtaining from said operator a selection of a target vehicle to engage following of; and - engaging autonomous following mode of said target vehicle, wherein a vehicle control system automatically controls at least the following three main functions of said host vehicle: forward propulsion, steering, and braking.
A system for clarifying a cell culture harvest solution, including target molecules and dynamic filter media, comprising: a filtration vessel comprising a flexible liner, the filtration vessel including at least one filter having a surface on which the dynamic filter media accumulates into a cake, said cake and at least one filter adapted, during filtration operation, to permit a filtrate including target molecules to pass therethrough and said cake, during filtration operation, adapted to prevent unwanted solid materials from passing therethrough; a backflush source including a backflush fluid and fluidly connected to the filtration vessel via the at least one filter, said backflush source, during backflush operation, adapted to supply backflush fluid back through the at least one filter for removing the cake formed on the filter; and a waste collector in communication with the filtration vessel for receiving waste therefrom after said backflush operation. a filtration vessel comprising a flexible liner, the filtration vessel including at least one filter having a surface on which the dynamic filter media accumulates into a cake, said cake and at least one filter adapted, during filtration operation, to permit a filtrate including target molecules to pass therethrough and said cake, during filtration operation, adapted to prevent unwanted solid materials from passing therethrough; a backflush source including a backflush fluid and fluidly connected to the filtration vessel via the at least one filter, said backflush source, during backflush operation, adapted to supply backflush fluid back through the at least one filter for removing the cake formed on the filter; and a waste collector in communication with the filtration vessel for receiving waste therefrom after said backflush operation.
A method of determining a position of an actuator on a baler during a net wrapping cycle of a bale on the baler, the method comprising: Monitoring, by a controller coupled to the actuator on the baler, current draw of the actuator on the baler, wherein the actuator controls operation of a rotating arm (51,53) for the net wrapping cycle to move between a home position and an insert position; characterized in that the method further comprises Correlating, by the controller, the monitored current draw of the actuator with known positions of the actuator during various points of the net wrapping cycle to determine the position of the actuator. Monitoring, by a controller coupled to the actuator on the baler, current draw of the actuator on the baler, wherein the actuator controls operation of a rotating arm (51,53) for the net wrapping cycle to move between a home position and an insert position; characterized in that the method further comprises Correlating, by the controller, the monitored current draw of the actuator with known positions of the actuator during various points of the net wrapping cycle to determine the position of the actuator.
An agricultural working machine, in particular a tractor, with a drive train comprising at least one propulsion engine as well as a transmission, for operating the working machine and for propelling at least one working assembly for carrying out or supporting agricultural working procedures or processes, as well as a control unit for determining operating parameters of at least the propulsion engine and a display device for visualisation of the determined operating parameters, wherein the control unit is configured, for a current operational status of the working machine, so as to determine values for an efficiency (Eff) and a power transmitted by the drive train, to generate a respective current relative value for the efficiency (Eff_rel) and the power (PWR_rel) by a comparison of the determined values with stored and/or generated maximum values for the efficiency (Eff_max) and for the power (PWR_max), and to present these relative values (Eff_rel, PWR_rel) in a comparative representation by means of the display device, characterized in that the display of the relative values for the efficiency (Eff_rel) and for the power (PWR_rel) is carried out abstracted by means of a combined graphical representation, and in that the combined graphical representation is implemented using at least two substantially identical basic geometric shapes (11, 12), wherein the at least two basic shapes (11, 12) are shown on the display device in a manner which is superimposed on each other.
A dryness/wetness responsive sensor comprising a thin wire of a first metal, a thin wire of a second metal, the second metal being different from the first metal, wherein the thin wire of the first metal and the thin wire of the second metal are disposed in juxtaposition with and laterally to each other on an insulating substrate, characterized in that: an insulating film is formed in a part between the thin wire of the first metal and the thin wire of the second metal, wherein the insulating film is formed on the insulating substrate, a surface state of said insulating film is hydrophilic or hydrophobic, and the thin wire of the first metal, the thin wire of the second metal, and the insulating film are of uniform height. a thin wire of a first metal, a thin wire of a second metal, the second metal being different from the first metal, wherein the thin wire of the first metal and the thin wire of the second metal are disposed in juxtaposition with and laterally to each other on an insulating substrate, characterized in that: an insulating film is formed in a part between the thin wire of the first metal and the thin wire of the second metal, wherein the insulating film is formed on the insulating substrate, a surface state of said insulating film is hydrophilic or hydrophobic, and the thin wire of the first metal, the thin wire of the second metal, and the insulating film are of uniform height. an insulating film is formed in a part between the thin wire of the first metal and the thin wire of the second metal, wherein the insulating film is formed on the insulating substrate, a surface state of said insulating film is hydrophilic or hydrophobic, and the thin wire of the first metal, the thin wire of the second metal, and the insulating film are of uniform height.
Insulating flask, with a container having at the upper side an opening at which a lid is retained, which in a closing position closes the opening and is at least partly movable by way of an actuating element in order to partly free the opening for pouring out liquid, wherein the lid can be plugged onto a receptacle of the container and retained in the closing position by way of detent means, characterised in that the lid has an upper part fixed to the container and a lower part pivotably retained at the upper part.
A dental fixture operation connector including a connector body portion, a connector head portion connected to the connector body portion and configured to be inserted into an insertion hole formed in an upper end area of a fixture, and an entrance guide portion provided on the connector head portion and guiding entrance of the connector head portion when the connector head portion is inserted into the insertion hole, wherein a polygonal side wall portion having a polygonal shape is provided on an outer wall of the connector head portion to fit to a polygonal shape of the inner wall of the insertion hole, wherein the entrance guide portion is connected to the polygonal side wall portion and disposed below the polygonal side wall portion, wherein the entrance guide portion includes a guide groove that is formed on the outer wall of the connector head portion, wherein the guide groove is connected to two side wall edges that are arranged to neighbor each other among a plurality of side wall edges provided on the polygonal side wall portion, wherein the guide groove has a shape inclined to have a height gradually increasing from one side wall edge toward the other side wall edge disposed neighboring to the one side wall edge.
Method for manufacturing or modifying an endodontic instrument made from an NiTi alloy, by performing a heat-treatment comprising the steps of: - providing a NiTi endodontic instrument made of a shape memory alloy, preferably having superelastic properties at 25°C; - heating the endodontic instrument to a first temperature range - between 550°C and 625°C, preferably between 560°C and 610°C, more preferably between 560°C and 600°C, even more preferably between 570°C and 590°C; - keeping the endodontic instrument in the first temperature range during a first time period of 20 min to 90 min, preferably of 30 min to 70 min, and more preferably of 45 min to 60 min, and subsequently - allowing the endodontic instrument to cool down to a second temperature range - between 400°C and 549°C, preferably between 450°C and 530°C, and more preferably between 475°C and 515°C, - keeping said endodontic instrument in the second temperature range during a second time period of at least 180 min, preferably between 190 and 300 min, more preferably between 210 and 270 min, and even more preferably between 220 and 260 min. - providing a NiTi endodontic instrument made of a shape memory alloy, preferably having superelastic properties at 25°C; - heating the endodontic instrument to a first temperature range - between 550°C and 625°C, preferably between 560°C and 610°C, more preferably between 560°C and 600°C, even more preferably between 570°C and 590°C; - between 550°C and 625°C, preferably between 560°C and 610°C, more preferably between 560°C and 600°C, even more preferably between 570°C and 590°C; - keeping the endodontic instrument in the first temperature range during a first time period of 20 min to 90 min, preferably of 30 min to 70 min, and more preferably of 45 min to 60 min, and subsequently - allowing the endodontic instrument to cool down to a second temperature range - between 400°C and 549°C, preferably between 450°C and 530°C, and more preferably between 475°C and 515°C, - between 400°C and 549°C, preferably between 450°C and 530°C, and more preferably between 475°C and 515°C, - keeping said endodontic instrument in the second temperature range during a second time period of at least 180 min, preferably between 190 and 300 min, more preferably between 210 and 270 min, and even more preferably between 220 and 260 min.
An agricultural tractor for attaching two agricultural implements (30, 32), comprising: a chassis; a three point hitch for attaching a first agricultural implement; and a trailer coupling for attaching a second agricultural implement having a gooseneck; characterized in that the three point hitch comprises: two lift arms for raising and lowering the first agricultural implement attached to the three point hitch; and a top link having a top link opening for accommodating the passage therethrough of the gooseneck of the second agricultural implement, the gooseneck of the second agricultural implement being attachable to the trailer coupling. a chassis; a three point hitch for attaching a first agricultural implement; and a trailer coupling for attaching a second agricultural implement having a gooseneck; characterized in that the three point hitch comprises: two lift arms for raising and lowering the first agricultural implement attached to the three point hitch; and a top link having a top link opening for accommodating the passage therethrough of the gooseneck of the second agricultural implement, the gooseneck of the second agricultural implement being attachable to the trailer coupling. two lift arms for raising and lowering the first agricultural implement attached to the three point hitch; and a top link having a top link opening for accommodating the passage therethrough of the gooseneck of the second agricultural implement, the gooseneck of the second agricultural implement being attachable to the trailer coupling.
A process for the preparation of a confectionery composition comprising supplying molten chocolate and a liquid filling to a nip defined by the juxtaposition of a pair of forming elements, at least one of said pair of forming elements having a plurality of recesses in its peripheral surface; and passing the chocolate and the liquid filling through said nip by motion of said forming elements; wherein the liquid filling is supplied in pulses above the nip so as to coincide with the presentation of recesses at the nip; so as to cause the chocolate to envelop the liquid filling and thereby form liquid-filled chocolate capsules interconnected by a web of chocolate, wherein the molten chocolate is supplied directly to the nip.
A method for manufacturing of a multi-layer liquid crystal film comprising steps of forming an alignment film on a first liquid crystal film and forming a second liquid crystal film on the alignment film, wherein the first liquid crystal film is a horizontally oriented liquid crystal film, the second liquid crystal film is a vertically oriented liquid crystal film, and the alignment film is a vertical alignment film which is manufactured by applying a vertical alignment film composition containing 2 wt% to 15 wt% of a multifunctional acrylate, 0.2 wt% to 2 wt% of a photoinitiator and a remainder solvent on the horizontally oriented liquid crystal film and polymerizing it, or wherein the first liquid crystal film is a vertically oriented liquid crystal film, the second liquid crystal film is a horizontally oriented liquid crystal film, and the alignment film is a horizontal alignment film which is manufactured by applying a photo-alignment film material on the vertically oriented liquid crystal film and irradiating it with polarized ultraviolet light.