mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A homogeneous rear signal lights system of a motor vehicle, each light being able to be mounted in a rear corner of the vehicle having a body shell and an openable rear hatch, this system comprising two groups of units of lights for each rear light (10, 10'), a group of "shell" lights (1, 1', 1") intended to be mounted on the shell and a group of "hatch" lights (2, 2', 2") intended to be mounted on the hatch, as well as a centralised member for controlling the light intensity emitted by the rear lights (10, 10') of the vehicle, this member distributing at least one light intensity in a replicated manner between the two groups of rear lights (1, 1', 1"; 2, 2', 2") corresponding to a light signal, said system also comprising a sensor for detecting the opening of the hatch, which is able to transmit an information signal relating to the opening/closing of the hatch to the centralised member for controlling the light intensity, characterized in that in the event of transmission of an opening signal, the centralised member for controlling the light intensity is then able to supply, to each shell group (1, 1', 1"), a signal for controlling increased light intensity (Va) in relation to the replicated nominal intensity (Vn) corresponding to a closed state of the hatch.
A sputtering cathode (1, 2) comprising a sputtering target, having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and a magnetic circuit being provided along the sputtering target; wherein the sputtering target has a pair of mutually facing long-side portions and a pair of mutually facing short-side portions (13, 14), and has an erosion surface facing inward; wherein the pair of the long-side portions are parallel to each other, and each of the long-side portions comprises a rotary target (11, 12); and the pair of the short-side portions (13, 14) are perpendicular to the pair of the long-side portions; and further wherein both ends of the rotary targets (11, 12) are chamfered, both ends of the pair of the short-side portions (13, 14) are also correspondingly chamfered at the same angle, and the chamfered portions at both ends of the rotary target (11, 12) are close to the chamfered portions at both ends of the pair of short-side portions (13, 14), to an extent such as does not present a hindrance to the rotation of the rotary target (11, 12). wherein the sputtering target has a pair of mutually facing long-side portions and a pair of mutually facing short-side portions (13, 14), and has an erosion surface facing inward; wherein the pair of the long-side portions are parallel to each other, and each of the long-side portions comprises a rotary target (11, 12); and the pair of the short-side portions (13, 14) are perpendicular to the pair of the long-side portions; and further wherein both ends of the rotary targets (11, 12) are chamfered, both ends of the pair of the short-side portions (13, 14) are also correspondingly chamfered at the same angle, and the chamfered portions at both ends of the rotary target (11, 12) are close to the chamfered portions at both ends of the pair of short-side portions (13, 14), to an extent such as does not present a hindrance to the rotation of the rotary target (11, 12).
Cooking appliance door having - an inner pane and an outer pane; - at least one door ventilation inlet opening on at least one side of the cooking appliance door to admit air for cooling purposes into a door inner compartment and - at least one door ventilation outlet opening to discharge the air from the door inner compartment, - wherein two air guidance devices (6, 51) are arranged in the door inner compartment, which lie against one of the panes and form at least one restricted air passage (d) to the other of the panes, wherein - the air guidance devices (6; 51) are arranged for guiding the airflow inside the door inner compartment and - the air guidance devices (6; 51) form an inclined section between two adjacent and spaced-apart panes (4, 5), characterised in that the two air guidance devices (6, 51) are arranged on opposite sides and are inclined in opposite directions to one another. - an inner pane and an outer pane; - at least one door ventilation inlet opening on at least one side of the cooking appliance door to admit air for cooling purposes into a door inner compartment and - at least one door ventilation outlet opening to discharge the air from the door inner compartment, - wherein two air guidance devices (6, 51) are arranged in the door inner compartment, which lie against one of the panes and form at least one restricted air passage (d) to the other of the panes, - the air guidance devices (6; 51) are arranged for guiding the airflow inside the door inner compartment and - the air guidance devices (6; 51) form an inclined section between two adjacent and spaced-apart panes (4, 5), characterised in that the two air guidance devices (6, 51) are arranged on opposite sides and are inclined in opposite directions to one another.
An agricultural harvester (10, 100), comprising: a threshing and separating system; and a straw walker arrangement positioned downstream from the threshing and separating system, the straw walker arrangement including a first straw walker positioned to receive crop material from the threshing and separating system, a second straw walker positioned downstream from the first straw walker, and a rotatable drum positioned between the first straw walker and the second straw walker, the rotatable drum being operable to convey crop material from the first straw walker to the second straw walker, and wherein the drum includes a plurality of tines extending radially from a periphery thereof, characterized in that the tines are pivotable about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to an axis of rotation of the drum. a threshing and separating system; and a straw walker arrangement positioned downstream from the threshing and separating system, the straw walker arrangement including a first straw walker positioned to receive crop material from the threshing and separating system, a second straw walker positioned downstream from the first straw walker, and a rotatable drum positioned between the first straw walker and the second straw walker, the rotatable drum being operable to convey crop material from the first straw walker to the second straw walker, and wherein the drum includes a plurality of tines extending radially from a periphery thereof, characterized in that the tines are pivotable about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to an axis of rotation of the drum.
Use of an oligonucleotide as defined in SEQ ID NO 13 for the production of a pharmaceutical preparation for reducing the recruitment and/or migration of polymorphonuclear cells to a site of inflammation.
A method of operating a computing device having a soft keyboard, the method comprising:determining characteristics of a user's interaction with the soft keyboard and a layout of the soft keyboard; determining, for each of a plurality of keys on the soft keyboard, a probability distribution function, the probability distribution function being determined based on the determined characteristics; wherein determining the probability distribution function for each of the plurality of keys comprises determining a mean and a variance of the probability distribution based on a typing rate of the user's interaction represented by an average time between taps and based on a size of a gutter between adjacent keys as a parameter of the layout of the soft keyboard; with at least one processing circuit, in response to an input received through the soft keyboard generating, based on the probability distribution functions, a probability that the user targeted a key of the plurality of keys; providing the probabilities associated with the keys to a text prediction engine to determine a most likely user input. keyboard generating, based on the probability distribution functions, a probability that the user targeted a key of the plurality of keys; providing the probabilities associated with the keys to a text prediction engine to determine a most likely user input.
A method for fusing a solder material deposit by means of laser energy, in which laser radiation emitted from a first laser source is applied to the solder material deposit in a first application phase by means of a first laser device and laser radiation emitted from a second laser source is applied to the solder material deposit in a second application phase by means of a second laser device, said first laser source having a lower laser power than the second laser source, a switch being made from the first application phase to the second application phase by means of a switching device and said switch being triggered by a temperature sensor, by means of which the temperature of the solder material deposit is measured at least during the first application phase.
Magnetic-inductive flowmeter for measuring the flow of a flowing medium with a measuring tube, with a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field that at least partially permeates the measuring tube, with two electrodes for detecting a measuring voltage induced in the flowing medium and with a housing accommodating the measuring tube, preferably also the magnetic field generator and the electrodes, wherein the measuring tube has a cross section that changes in a lengthwise direction, and, preferably, the cross section in the middle section of the measuring tube is less than at the beginning and at the end of the measuring tube, preferably, the cross section of the measuring tube is rectangular in its middle section, possibly also quadrangular, and wherein the housing preferably has a circular cross section, characterized in that an inlet section of the measuring tube is formed of two segments (5a, 5b), and the first segment in the direction of flow has a cross section that increases in a direction of flow and the second segment has a cross section that decreases in the direction of flow.
An adhesive composition, comprising: 5 to 95% by mass of a polyolefin having a melting point which is lower than 20°C or is not observed by a differential scanning calorimeter and having a ΔH of less than 5 J/g, wherein the polyolefin is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a 1-butene homopolymer, a propylene homopolymer, and a 1-butene-propylene copolymer; and 95 to 5% by mass of a polyolefin having a melting point of 20°C or higher and 160°C or lower and having a ΔH of 5 J/g or more and 100 J/g or less, wherein the polyolefin is a 1-butene homopolymer or a propylene homopolymer, wherein the storage elastic modulus of the composition at 25°C obtained from the solid viscoelasticity measurement of the composition is 1 MPa or more and 200 MPa or less, and the storage elastic modulus thereof at 50°C is 1 MPa or more and 100 MPa or less. 5 to 95% by mass of a polyolefin having a melting point which is lower than 20°C or is not observed by a differential scanning calorimeter and having a ΔH of less than 5 J/g, wherein the polyolefin is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a 1-butene homopolymer, a propylene homopolymer, and a 1-butene-propylene copolymer; and 95 to 5% by mass of a polyolefin having a melting point of 20°C or higher and 160°C or lower and having a ΔH of 5 J/g or more and 100 J/g or less, wherein the polyolefin is a 1-butene homopolymer or a propylene homopolymer,
An add-on device (401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901) configured to reduce the power level of reflected paths (111, 112, 113, 211, 212, 213) of GNSS signals reaching a GNSS receiver's antenna (101, 202), the GNSS signals being transmitted according to a first polarization, the add-on device comprising: a Polarized Reflective Surface or Polarized Selective Surface (601, 701, 801, 901) to be positioned in front of the GNSS receiver's antenna, the PRS/PSS surface being configured to be transparent to the first polarization and to reflect GNSS signals polarized according to a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, and an absorbing material to be positioned to cover areas that are prone to reflect GNSS signals directed to the rear of the GNSS receiver's antenna, the absorbing material being configured to selectively absorb the GNSS signals polarized according to the first polarization, wherein the PRS/PSS surface is optically transparent or a metalized textile. a Polarized Reflective Surface or Polarized Selective Surface (601, 701, 801, 901) to be positioned in front of the GNSS receiver's antenna, the PRS/PSS surface being configured to be transparent to the first polarization and to reflect GNSS signals polarized according to a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, and an absorbing material to be positioned to cover areas that are prone to reflect GNSS signals directed to the rear of the GNSS receiver's antenna, the absorbing material being configured to selectively absorb the GNSS signals polarized according to the first polarization, wherein the PRS/PSS surface is optically transparent or a metalized textile.
A nautical variable-trim steering and propulsion assembly that can be associated to the underside of the bottom of a watercraft and in communication with a motor unit located within said watercraft, said assembly comprising a widened base for resting on said watercraft, a shaft element connected on one side to said base and on another side to a supporting torpedo-shaped element defining the axis of rotation of at least one propeller set at at least one end of said torpedo-shaped element, moreover being provided a directional fin-shaped skeg (18, 18') associated to said torpedo-shaped element, rotating about the axis of said shaft element for controlling the directionality of said watercraft, characterised in that said directional fin-shaped skeg (18, 18') is in addition provided with means for modifying their orientation by rotating about an axis parallel to said axis of said at least one propeller defined by said torpedo-shaped element, and the assembly further comprises releasable constraining means for constraining at least temporarily said directional fin-shaped skeg (18, 18') in an inclined position with respect to said torpedo-shaped element to prevent rotation about said axis parallel to the propeller axis.
A downhole valve assembly having a housing (10, 110) with an axis and a sleeve (20, 120) concentric with the housing (10, 110) and that is movable relative to a flowpath through the housing (10, 110) to vary flow of fluid through the flowpath in different relative positions of the housing (10, 110) and the sleeve (20, 120), wherein the valve assembly incorporates a sensor assembly providing an output signal indicating the position of the sleeve (20, 120) relative to the housing (10, 110), wherein the sensor assembly comprises first and second primary sensors (31, 32, 131, 132) disposed on one of the housing (10, 110) and the sleeve (20, 120) adapted to detect markers (21, 22, 121, 122) on the other of the housing (10, 110) and the sleeve (20, 120), wherein the first and second primary sensors (31, 32, 131, 132) are disposed in different circumferential positions around the axis, characterised in that the first and second primary sensors (31, 32, 131, 132) are adapted to sense the distance between the housing and the sleeve, and wherein the output signal is produced by processing the signal components of each of the first and second primary sensors (31, 32, 131, 132) to correct for misalignment of the sleeve (20, 120) with the axis of the housing (10, 110).
Electronic device for managing a KNX bus or the like, with electronic component protection, said device comprising a pulsed-current main electronic circuit able and intended to manage the transmission of data in a KNX bus or the like in which a DC power supply is superposed with said data, said main electronic circuit comprising, on the one hand, an electronic data-transmission circuit comprising a transmission output and being able and intended to deliver a pulsed data-transmission signal to said transmission output, and, on the other hand, a connection point to said bus for transmitting said data thereto, and a transmission resistor, or other similar current-limiting element, through which said signal passes, said transmission output being transiently put, at each pulse, into a short-circuit state by being short-circuited to ground in said electronic data-transmission circuit and, between two pulses, into an open-circuit state, characterized in that it further comprises an electronic protection circuit (3, 4) configured and connected to said main electronic circuit so as to monitor the state of said transmission output to detect a state thereof, referred to as a permanent short-circuit state, where said output is short-circuited to ground permanently, that is to say for a duration of at least greater than that of a pulse or a pulse train, following a possible failure of the electronic data-transmission circuit and to instantaneously trigger, following said detection, an opening in a branch of said main electronic circuit, between said transmission output and the connection point, having the effect of instantaneously interrupting the flow of the electric current through said transmission resistor.
Additional spring for a shock absorber of a motor vehicle, comprising a first spring body and a second spring body with a different spring stiffness in relation to the first spring body, wherein the spring bodies (12, 14) each have a central hole for a piston rod of the shock absorber to be led through, wherein a bump stop is arranged between the first and second spring bodies (12, 14) which has a higher spring stiffness in relation to the two spring bodies (12, 16) and which has a central hole for a piston rod of the shock absorber to be led through, wherein the second spring body is formed spherically on its end face facing away from the first spring body, characterised in that the first spring body is formed spherically on one end face, and wherein the second spring body is arranged opposite to the spherical end face, adjoining the first spring body. wherein the second spring body is formed spherically on its end face facing away from the first spring body, characterised in that the first spring body is formed spherically on one end face, and wherein the second spring body is arranged opposite to the spherical end face, adjoining the first spring body.
A method for manufacturing a phase-change resistive memory including: - an upper electrode; - a lower electrode; - a layer made of an active material, called an active layer; the memory switching from a high resistivity state to a low resistivity state by applying a voltage between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, the material of the active layer being a ternary composed of germanium Ge, tellurium Te and antimony Sb, the ternary including between 60 and 66% of antimony Sb, the method including the steps performed in the following order: - a step of conformably depositing a conducting material layer of lower electrode onto a substrate; - a step of sputtering to form the active layer; - a step of conformably depositing a conducting material layer of upper electrode; characterized by the use of two sputtering targets during the step of sputtering, a target composed of the element of the chemical formula Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 and a target composed of antimony Sb; - an upper electrode; - a lower electrode; - a layer made of an active material, called an active layer; - a step of conformably depositing a conducting material layer of lower electrode onto a substrate; - a step of sputtering to form the active layer; - a step of conformably depositing a conducting material layer of upper electrode;
Method for enriching the exhaust gases of a combustion engine with unburnt hydrocarbon, said combustion engine comprising a plurality of cylinders, at least one exhaust manifold for receiving exhaust gases from at least two of said plurality of cylinders, and an EGR circuit for supplying exhaust gases from said exhaust manifold to an air inlet of at least one of said cylinders, wherein said exhaust manifold comprises a first outlet for supplying exhaust gases to an exhaust aftertreatment system, and a second outlet for supplying exhaust gases to said EGR circuit, characterised by the steps of monitoring engine operating conditions, and performing in-cylinder post injection of said unburnt hydrocarbon into one individual cylinder of said at least two cylinders connected to said exhaust manifold only when the monitored engine operating conditions equal predetermined engine operating conditions, which predetermined engine operating conditions are set for resulting in a substantially zero flow of said post-injected hydrocarbon to the EGR circuit for the specific design of the engine in operation, wherein a combination of said one individual cylinder and said predetermined engine operating conditions is determined based on a mapping and/or modelling from which cylinder the exhaust gases flowing through said EGR circuit originate at multiple different engine operating conditions. monitoring engine operating conditions, and performing in-cylinder post injection of said unburnt hydrocarbon into one individual cylinder of said at least two cylinders connected to said exhaust manifold only when the monitored engine operating conditions equal predetermined engine operating conditions, which predetermined engine operating conditions are set for resulting in a substantially zero flow of said post-injected hydrocarbon to the EGR circuit for the specific design of the engine in operation, wherein a combination of said one individual cylinder and said predetermined engine operating conditions is determined based on a mapping and/or modelling from which cylinder the exhaust gases flowing through said EGR circuit originate at multiple different engine operating conditions.
A surgical instrument for endoscope, comprising: a dual tube inserted into a channel of an endoscope, the dual tube including an outer tube and an inner tube (30, 300) being inserted into the outer tube and moving forward and backward relative to the outer tube, characterised in that the outer tube of the dual tube comprises plastic materials having silicone compound added to organic polymer, and when the inner tube moves forward and backward along the channel relative to the outer tube while the dual tube is bent, frictional resistance between an outer circumferential surface which is a sliding movable surface of the inner tube, and an inner circumferential surface which is a sliding movable surface of the outer tube, is lower than that therebetween when both the outer tube and the inner tube of the dual tube comprise organic polymer only, wherein the organic polymer is polypropylene and the silicone compound is polydimethylsiloxane and wherein the polypropylene is 90 to 99.5 wt% and the polydimethylsiloxane is 0.5 to 10 wt%. a dual tube inserted into a channel of an endoscope, the dual tube including an outer tube and an inner tube (30, 300) being inserted into the outer tube and moving forward and backward relative to the outer tube, characterised in that the outer tube of the dual tube comprises plastic materials having silicone compound added to organic polymer, and when the inner tube moves forward and backward along the channel relative to the outer tube while the dual tube is bent, frictional resistance between an outer circumferential surface which is a sliding movable surface of the inner tube, and an inner circumferential surface which is a sliding movable surface of the outer tube, is lower than that therebetween when both the outer tube and the inner tube of the dual tube comprise organic polymer only, wherein the organic polymer is polypropylene and the silicone compound is polydimethylsiloxane and wherein the polypropylene is 90 to 99.5 wt% and the polydimethylsiloxane is 0.5 to 10 wt%.