mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing apparatus comprising: image data accepting means (2, 10) for accepting image data; image data storing means for storing the image data accepted by said image data accepting means (2, 10); image data retaining means for retaining the image data stored by the image data storing means; processing means (6, 8) for processing the image data accepted by said image data accepting means (2, 10); image data erasing means (9, 15b) for erasing the image data temporarily retained in the image data retaining means; means for switching said image data erasing means (9, 15b) into an operational condition or a non-operational condition; and security means (9a, 9b, 9c; 15b) for performing a security operation for the image data accepted by the image data accepting means (2, 10), characterized in that when the image data erasing means (9, 15b) is switched into the operational condition by the means, the image data erasing means (9, 15b) erases the image data temporarily retained in the image data retaining means so as not to be read in a predetermined processing; the processing means (6, 8) processes the image data retained in the image data retaining means; the security means (9a, 9b, 9c; 15b) encrypts the image data stored by the image data storing means and then the encrypted image data is retained in the image data retaining means; and the security means (9a, 9b, 9c; 15b) decodes the image data retained in the image data retaining means and then the decoded image data is processed by the processing means (6, 8). image data accepting means (2, 10) for accepting image data; image data storing means for storing the image data accepted by said image data accepting means (2, 10); image data retaining means for retaining the image data stored by the image data storing means; processing means (6, 8) for processing the image data accepted by said image data accepting means (2, 10); image data erasing means (9, 15b) for erasing the image data temporarily retained in the image data retaining means; means for switching said image data erasing means (9, 15b) into an operational condition or a non-operational condition; and security means (9a, 9b, 9c; 15b) for performing a security operation for the image data accepted by the image data accepting means (2, 10), characterized in that when the image data erasing means (9, 15b) is switched into the operational condition by the means, the image data erasing means (9, 15b) erases the image data temporarily retained in the image data retaining means so as not to be read in a predetermined processing; the processing means (6, 8) processes the image data retained in the image data retaining means; the security means (9a, 9b, 9c; 15b) encrypts the image data stored by the image data storing means and then the encrypted image data is retained in the image data retaining means; and the security means (9a, 9b, 9c; 15b) decodes the image data retained in the image data retaining means and then the decoded image data is processed by the processing means (6, 8).
Human-machine interface system for a pedal-assisted bicycle comprising an electric motor coupled to one of the bicycle wheels, a pedal-thrust group to be pedaled by an user, a transmission operatively interposed between said pedal-thrust group and one of the bicycle wheels comprising a free-wheel mechanism, an unit for controlling the electric motor, wherein said interface system comprises: - a sensor configured for measuring the speed (ω p) and direction (ω f/b) of the pedal-thrust of pedal-thrust group or the pedal-thrust torque and the direction of the pedal-thrust torque applied to pedal-thrust group, and for generating a signal representative of the pedal-thrust speed or of pedal-thrust torque and a signal representative of the pedal-thrust direction or pedal-thrust torque direction; characterized in that it further comprises a message generating module comprising: - a module for calculating a state of the pedal-thrust direction of the pedal-thrust group based on said signal representative of pedal-thrust direction (ω f/b) or of the direction of pedal-thrust torque applied to the pedal-thrust group and - a module for calculating two or more states corresponding to pedal-thrust speed levels or pedal-thrust torque levels of the pedal-thrust group based on said signals representative of pedal-thrust speed (ω p) or of the pedal-thrust torque and - a module for generating a sequence of predetermined logic letters wherein each of said logic letters is based on a combination of the states from the calculating modules (7, 8); wherein the interface system further comprises an analyzing module configured for generating command signals (COMM) for said electric motor control unit based on said logic letters sequences. - a sensor configured for measuring the speed (ω p) and direction (ω f/b) of the pedal-thrust of pedal-thrust group or the pedal-thrust torque and the direction of the pedal-thrust torque applied to pedal-thrust group, and for generating a signal representative of the pedal-thrust speed or of pedal-thrust torque and a signal representative of the pedal-thrust direction or pedal-thrust torque direction; - a module for calculating a state of the pedal-thrust direction of the pedal-thrust group based on said signal representative of pedal-thrust direction (ω f/b) or of the direction of pedal-thrust torque applied to the pedal-thrust group and - a module for calculating two or more states corresponding to pedal-thrust speed levels or pedal-thrust torque levels of the pedal-thrust group based on said signals representative of pedal-thrust speed (ω p) or of the pedal-thrust torque and - a module for generating a sequence of predetermined logic letters wherein each of said logic letters is based on a combination of the states from the calculating modules (7, 8);
A system comprising at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b) and a crossbar arranged to carry at least one conductor, wherein the crossbar is mounted to the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b) via respective adapters, wherein the at least two hollow composite pylons, the crossbar and the conductor forming components of a pylon structure for the transmission or distribution of power, wherein each adapter is for attaching the crossbar to a respective one of the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b), wherein each adapter, in the position of application, is pivotably attached to the crossbar, and is slideable at least into or over the, in the position of application, upper portion of the respective one of the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b) and mainly along the longitudinal axis of the respective one of the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b) during part of the installation phase, wherein each adapter is provided with a fork mount for pivotably attaching the adapter to the crossbar the crossbar being pivotable around an axis in the horizontal plane. wherein each adapter is for attaching the crossbar to a respective one of the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b), wherein each adapter, in the position of application, is pivotably attached to the crossbar, and is slideable at least into or over the, in the position of application, upper portion of the respective one of the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b) and mainly along the longitudinal axis of the respective one of the at least two hollow composite pylons (2a, 2b) during part of the installation phase, wherein each adapter is provided with a fork mount for pivotably attaching the adapter to the crossbar the crossbar being pivotable around an axis in the horizontal plane.
A pressing apparatus, for the removal of liquids from material of various kinds, comprising a pressing chamber, provided with at least one intake opening for the material to be pressed and with at least one discharge opening for the pressed material, and at least one rotating screw feeder, which is accommodated in said chamber and comprises a shaft and a helicoid which is stably wound around said shaft, which delimit, together with said chamber, a path with a progressively decreasing cross-section for the forced movement of the material, pushed by the action of said screw feeder from said intake opening toward said discharge opening, said shaft comprising at least one at least partially hollow tubular body which has, along its own lateral surface, a plurality of first passage holes for the liquids extracted by pressing from the material, and at least one additional filtering screen, which is applied externally to at least one fraction of said lateral surface of said body and has a plurality of second passage holes for the liquids extracted by pressing from the material, which have a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of said first holes, said screw feeder comprising an axial stem accommodated coaxially within said tubular body forming, between said body and said stem, at least one interspace which can be crossed by the liquids removed from the material introduced in said chamber, characterized in that said stem has a polygonal transverse cross-section, respective longitudinal crests protruding externally from the lateral edges of said stem and forming respective resting bases for said body.
Method for communication between an application and a physical object by way of a digital twin of the physical object, wherein description data that contain properties of digital data of the physical object are produced based on a description metamodel, wherein communication information is created and, in order to create the digital twin, the description data and the communication information and a name of the physical object are combined and stored in a directory as information that gives the application the ability to communicate with the digital twin, wherein the application thus receives all of the information required for a data exchange with the physical object by reading the directory and uses it for a data exchange with the physical object.
A composition comprising 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone for use in a method for treating blast or noise induced traumatic brain injury or a method for treating noise induced tinnitus by oral administration.
A focal plane phase detecting pixel sensor formed on a substrate and comprising: a pixel sensor area comprising four quadrants in cartesian coordinate space centered in the pixel sensor area; a subsurface pixel sensor coextensive with the pixel sensor area in the substrate; a surface pixel sensor formed in the pixel sensor area of the substrate and occupying no more than two adjacent quadrants; a layer of dielectric material, formed over the surface of the substrate; an aperture formed in the dielectric layer and aligned with the surface pixel sensor, the aperture having an inner side wall; a reflective lining layer formed on the inner side wall of the aperture and spaced apart from the surface of the substrate, the reflective lining layer being substantially fully reflective to visible light, an inner wall of the reflective lining layer having a smaller cross-sectional area than the pixel sensor area, a top edge of the inner lining wall of the reflective lining layer lying in a plane with a top surface of the layer of dielectric material; a filler material disposed in the aperture inside of the reflective lining layer and having a top surface lying in the plane with the top surface of the layer of dielectric material, the filler material being substantially transparent to visible light; a metal layer disposed over the surface pixel sensor; a void formed in the metal layer and positioned over the pixel sensor area; and a microlens disposed over the void in the metal layer. a pixel sensor area comprising four quadrants in cartesian coordinate space centered in the pixel sensor area; a subsurface pixel sensor coextensive with the pixel sensor area in the substrate; a surface pixel sensor formed in the pixel sensor area of the substrate and occupying no more than two adjacent quadrants; a layer of dielectric material, formed over the surface of the substrate; an aperture formed in the dielectric layer and aligned with the surface pixel sensor, the aperture having an inner side wall; a reflective lining layer formed on the inner side wall of the aperture and spaced apart from the surface of the substrate, the reflective lining layer being substantially fully reflective to visible light, an inner wall of the reflective lining layer having a smaller cross-sectional area than the pixel sensor area, a top edge of the inner lining wall of the reflective lining layer lying in a plane with a top surface of the layer of dielectric material; a filler material disposed in the aperture inside of the reflective lining layer and having a top surface lying in the plane with the top surface of the layer of dielectric material, the filler material being substantially transparent to visible light; a metal layer disposed over the surface pixel sensor; a void formed in the metal layer and positioned over the pixel sensor area; and a microlens disposed over the void in the metal layer.
An aeration apparatus for supplying air to a particulate material of variable particle size, comprising: - an inlet through which the particulate material is admitted; - an outlet from which the particulate material exits; - a perforated conveyor belt for conveying the particulate material from the inlet to the outlet; - an air supply means for providing air to the particulate material through the perforated conveyor belt; - a storage means for temporary storage of the particulate material between the inlet and the perforated conveyor belt; - a distribution means for distributing the particulate material to the perforated conveyor belt; where the distribution means further comprises: - a movable blade (11; 11a, 11b) arranged at a height above the perforated conveyor belt; wherein the distribution means is configured to adjust the height of the movable blade above the perforated conveyor belt; the movable blade is oriented in a vertical position, a lower part of the movable blade being provided for contact with the particulate material and characterized in that the distribution means further comprises a drive means configured to move the movable blade (11; 11a; 11b) back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the blade and in that the lower part of the movable blade is angled or bent at an angle α = 20 to 90° out from the vertical position towards the storage means, wherein at least portions of the lower part of the movable blade extend into the storage means beneath a proximal internal wall of the storage means. - an inlet through which the particulate material is admitted; - an outlet from which the particulate material exits; - a perforated conveyor belt for conveying the particulate material from the inlet to the outlet; - an air supply means for providing air to the particulate material through the perforated conveyor belt; - a storage means for temporary storage of the particulate material between the inlet and the perforated conveyor belt; - a distribution means for distributing the particulate material to the perforated conveyor belt; - a movable blade (11; 11a, 11b) arranged at a height above the perforated conveyor belt;
A portable hazard beacon device comprising: a body comprising a plurality of selectively lighted segments configured to form a hazard symbol comprising a warning triangle, wherein each of the plurality of selectively lighted segments are configured to form a shape of one of a plurality of contrasting complete nested triangles; and a tether configured to connect the plurality of lighted segments to an electrical system of a vehicle, the plurality of selectively lighted segments configured to illuminate in a strobing manner having a cycle rate that is perceptibly faster than a turn signal cycle rate of vehicle turn signal lights in response to a strobe signal from the vehicle electrical system; a microcontroller configured to receive the strobe signal and control the illumination of the plurality of selectively lighted segments in the strobing manner; and a power supply configured to power the microcontroller and the plurality of selectively lighted segments when the tether becomes disconnected from the electrical system of the vehicle; wherein the microcontroller is configured to automatically illuminate the selectively lighted segments in the strobing manner when the tether becomes disconnected from the electrical system of the vehicle and wherein the entire lighted segment forming the complete triangle illuminates when strobed. a body comprising a plurality of selectively lighted segments configured to form a hazard symbol comprising a warning triangle, wherein each of the plurality of selectively lighted segments are configured to form a shape of one of a plurality of contrasting complete nested triangles; and a tether configured to connect the plurality of lighted segments to an electrical system of a vehicle, the plurality of selectively lighted segments configured to illuminate in a strobing manner having a cycle rate that is perceptibly faster than a turn signal cycle rate of vehicle turn signal lights in response to a strobe signal from the vehicle electrical system; a microcontroller configured to receive the strobe signal and control the illumination of the plurality of selectively lighted segments in the strobing manner; and a power supply configured to power the microcontroller and the plurality of selectively lighted segments when the tether becomes disconnected from the electrical system of the vehicle; wherein the microcontroller is configured to automatically illuminate the selectively lighted segments in the strobing manner when the tether becomes disconnected from the electrical system of the vehicle and wherein the entire lighted segment forming the complete triangle illuminates when strobed.
A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system, wherein the lightning protection system includes: a lightning conductor located along an interior portion of the wind turbine blade and being coupled to ground, at least one receptor module arranged on an external surface (20, 21) of the wind turbine blade, the receptor module being electrically connected to the lightning conductor, and a vortex generator strip arranged in a longitudinal direction on the external lee-ward surface of the wind turbine blade, the vortex generator strip being adapted to attract and receive a lightning strike and to transmit an electrical current from the lightning strike to the receptor module and thereafter to ground through the lightning conductor. a lightning conductor located along an interior portion of the wind turbine blade and being coupled to ground, at least one receptor module arranged on an external surface (20, 21) of the wind turbine blade, the receptor module being electrically connected to the lightning conductor, and a vortex generator strip arranged in a longitudinal direction on the external lee-ward surface of the wind turbine blade, the vortex generator strip being adapted to attract and receive a lightning strike and to transmit an electrical current from the lightning strike to the receptor module and thereafter to ground through the lightning conductor.
A porous carbon membrane having as a loaded component alcohol, ether, or ketone loaded in a pore, or on a surface and in the pore thereof, wherein the loaded component forms a wedge-shaped steric barrier in the pore, and by removing the loaded component by a heating treatment at 300°C for one hour, a water permeation flux becomes 200% or less of that before the heating treatment, and an ethanol permeation flux becomes 200% or more of that before the heating treatment, the permeation flux being measured at a fed liquid temperature of 70°C and a permeation side pressure of 6.7 kPa (50 Torr).
Method for isolation and quantification of naphthenate forming acids, hereinafter referred to as ARN acids, in a crude oil sample, characterised by comprising a) bringing the crude oil sample in contact with a solid selective ARN absorption/adsorption medium, b) separating the solids from the remaining crude oil sample after the ARN acids have been absorbed by or adsorbed on the solids, c) washing the solids with an organic solvent, d) bringing the solids in contact with a mixture of acidified water or other acid and an organic solvent to release the ARN acids into the organic solvent, e) separating the organic phase from the remains of the solids and any aqueous or other acid used in step d), f) optionally derivatising the ARN acids to esters or other non-acids, g) quantification of the ARN acids in the organic phase; wherein the solid selective ARN absorption/adsorption medium is selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals or transition metals; or oxides of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals, or transition metals; or carbonates or bicarbonates of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals or transition metals. a) bringing the crude oil sample in contact with a solid selective ARN absorption/adsorption medium, b) separating the solids from the remaining crude oil sample after the ARN acids have been absorbed by or adsorbed on the solids, c) washing the solids with an organic solvent, d) bringing the solids in contact with a mixture of acidified water or other acid and an organic solvent to release the ARN acids into the organic solvent, e) separating the organic phase from the remains of the solids and any aqueous or other acid used in step d), f) optionally derivatising the ARN acids to esters or other non-acids, g) quantification of the ARN acids in the organic phase; wherein the solid selective ARN absorption/adsorption medium is selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals or transition metals; or oxides of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals, or transition metals; or carbonates or bicarbonates of alkaline earth metals, alkali metals or transition metals.
Pusher centrifuge, comprising a filter drum having a longitudinal axis around which the filter drum is rotatable, a first filter drum body comprising an inner circumferential surface, formed by a first filter means, and an outer circumferential surface, between which a drainage slot is formed, and a second filter drum body comprising an inner circumferential surface, formed by a second filter means, and an outer circumferential surface, a push floor disposed in the filter drum, wherein the first filter drum body is arranged radially directly adjacent to the push floor, and a relative movement mechanism by which the push floor and the second filter drum body together and the first filter drum body can be reciprocated axially relative to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the filter drum, wherein the drainage slot is, in a direction radial with respect to the filter drum, delimited radially outward by an inner delimiting surface which extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the filter drum, characterized in that, as viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the second filter means has an axial extension which is greater than the axial extension of the first filter means, wherein the relative movement mechanism is configured in such a way that, in line with the relative reciprocating movement, the push floor is axially relatively movable at least up to the half of the axial extension of the first filter means, thereby axially displacing material adhering to the inner circumferential surface of the first filter drum body.