mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Device for folding plate elements with a low specific mass comprising a bottom conveyor able to convey said plate elements along a conveyance path, said bottom conveyor comprises at least one longitudinal side member (40a, 40b, 40c) supporting at least one endless conveyor belt guided along the conveyance path by top means for guiding (31, 31a, 31b, 32, 33, 33a), the folding device also comprises at least one folding member of a front tab, characterised in that said top means for guiding can be adjusted between an initial position where said top means for guiding are shaped in such a way that the conveyance path is horizontal and a final position where said top means for guiding are shaped in such a way that the conveyance path is curved, and in that in the initial position, the folding member does not interfere with said plate elements, and in that in the final position, the folding member is in a position of intercepting a front tab.
A motorized drive device for a vehicle seat having a squab frame, the drive device being intended to drive the displacement of a movable element connected to the squab frame, in particular for a seat raising movement, the device comprising: - an actuator and an actuator housing containing at least one reduction gear, - an output member, mounted to rotate about an axis, the output member comprising a peripheral rim, - a friction ring mounted around the output member and rotationally integral with the output member, characterized in that the friction ring comprises a skirt, - the actuator housing comprises an inner bearing for receiving the skirt, and - the skirt is in contact with at least the inner bearing in order to form a friction brake between the output member forming a rotating part and the inner bearing forming a fixed part. - an actuator and an actuator housing containing at least one reduction gear, - an output member, mounted to rotate about an axis, the output member comprising a peripheral rim, - a friction ring mounted around the output member and rotationally integral with the output member, characterized in that the friction ring comprises a skirt, - the actuator housing comprises an inner bearing for receiving the skirt, and - the skirt is in contact with at least the inner bearing in order to form a friction brake between the output member forming a rotating part and the inner bearing forming a fixed part.
A method for data transmission, being applied to a terminal device and comprising: determining an initial uplink -UL- bandwidth part -BWP- and an initial downlink -DL- BWP as a target bandwidth used for a random access channel - RACH-based small data transmission -SDT- procedure, wherein the initial DL BWP has a control resource set #0 -CORESET#0-, wherein the RACH comprises a 4-step RACH; and performing the RACH-based SDT procedure with a network device on the target bandwidth, the performing comprising: receiving, on the CORESET#0 in the initial DL BWP, at least one of a random access response -RAR-, a Msg3 retransmission indication, or a message 4 - Msg4- transmitted by the network device, wherein the SDT procedure is a data transmission procedure in an inactive state of the terminal device. determining an initial uplink -UL- bandwidth part -BWP- and an initial downlink -DL- BWP as a target bandwidth used for a random access channel - RACH-based small data transmission -SDT- procedure, wherein the initial DL BWP has a control resource set #0 -CORESET#0-, wherein the RACH comprises a 4-step RACH; and performing the RACH-based SDT procedure with a network device on the target bandwidth, the performing comprising: receiving, on the CORESET#0 in the initial DL BWP, at least one of a random access response -RAR-, a Msg3 retransmission indication, or a message 4 - Msg4- transmitted by the network device, wherein the SDT procedure is a data transmission procedure in an inactive state of the terminal device.
A method of audio cancellation comprising: generating an audio cue comprising a plurality of distinct signals each generated at a different time; playing the audio cue through a sound system in a sound environment, wherein the audio cue is detectable over background noise in the sound environment, and each signal in the audio cue is played at a different time; generating a recording of sound using a microphone, the recording of sound including the audio cue; detecting the audio cue in the recording over the background noise in the sound environment; determining a plurality of time delays by determining a time delay between the generation of each signal of the audio cue and the time that the respective signal of the audio cue was recorded in the recording; determining a calibration value based on the plurality of time delays using statistical measurements on the audio cue; and using the calibration value to cancel audio from subsequent recordings. generating an audio cue comprising a plurality of distinct signals each generated at a different time; playing the audio cue through a sound system in a sound environment, wherein the audio cue is detectable over background noise in the sound environment, and each signal in the audio cue is played at a different time; generating a recording of sound using a microphone, the recording of sound including the audio cue; detecting the audio cue in the recording over the background noise in the sound environment; determining a plurality of time delays by determining a time delay between the generation of each signal of the audio cue and the time that the respective signal of the audio cue was recorded in the recording; determining a calibration value based on the plurality of time delays using statistical measurements on the audio cue; and using the calibration value to cancel audio from subsequent recordings.
A method of manufacturing a vehicle interior component in a mold comprising a first surface and a second surface comprising: - placing a pre-form substrate onto the first surface of the mold; - forming a compression-formed structure from the pre-form substrate by compressing the pre-form substrate between the first surface of the mold and the second surface of the mold; - applying a cover to the compression-formed structure to form a panel assembly (P/C) providing a surface effect; wherein the cover comprises an exterior surface of the panel assembly (P/C) providing at least partially the surface effect of the panel assembly; wherein the pre-form substrate comprises a substrate layer and a surface layer (SL/F), said surface layer (SL/F) comprising an area weight of between 200 grams per square meter and 300 grams per square meter; wherein the substrate layer comprises natural fibers and a resin; and wherein the surface layer (SL/F) comprises at least one of (a) a non-woven fabric; (b) a synthetic fabric; (c) a thermoplastic fabric; (d) a non-woven fiber fabric. - placing a pre-form substrate onto the first surface of the mold; - forming a compression-formed structure from the pre-form substrate by compressing the pre-form substrate between the first surface of the mold and the second surface of the mold; - applying a cover to the compression-formed structure to form a panel assembly (P/C) providing a surface effect; wherein the cover comprises an exterior surface of the panel assembly (P/C) providing at least partially the surface effect of the panel assembly; wherein the pre-form substrate comprises a substrate layer and a surface layer (SL/F), said surface layer (SL/F) comprising an area weight of between 200 grams per square meter and 300 grams per square meter; wherein the substrate layer comprises natural fibers and a resin; and wherein the surface layer (SL/F) comprises at least one of (a) a non-woven fabric; (b) a synthetic fabric; (c) a thermoplastic fabric; (d) a non-woven fiber fabric.
System for tensioning a canvas comprising at least one tensioning means comprising a rotatable screw member provided with a head and a shaft having a proximal part connected to the head as well as a distal part, wherein a thread extends substantially around the shaft from the proximal part to the distal part, wherein a screwable tensioning member is provided about at least part of the thread, said screwable tensioning member extending along a direction which crosses the longitudinal axis of the shaft from a first end to a second end, and said screw member being rotatably affixed to a substantially longitudinally extending affixing member, which is affixable to a building element, such that upon rotation the tensioning member moves with respect to the affixing member so as to tension the canvas, characterized in that the affixing member comprises a slot extending in a direction which crosses the longitudinal direction of the affixing member, and wherein the tensioning means is mounted to the affixing member in such a way that at least part of the tensioning member protrudes from the slot.
Bandwidth extension decoder (500, 600) for providing a bandwidth extended audio signal based on an input audio signal and a parameter signal, wherein the parameter signal comprises an indication of an offset frequency and an indication of a power density parameter, the bandwidth extension decoder comprising: a patch generator configured to generate a bandwidth extension high-frequency signal comprising a high-frequency band, wherein the high-frequency band of the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal is generated by performing a frequency shift of a frequency band of the input audio signal to higher frequencies, wherein the frequency shift is based on the offset frequency, and wherein the patch generator is configured to amplify or attenuate the high-frequency band of the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal by a factor equal to the value of the power density parameter or equal to the reciprocal value of the power density parameter, respectively; a combiner configured to combine the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal and the input audio signal to obtain the bandwidth extended audio signal; and an output interface configured to provide the bandwidth extended audio signal; and a core decoder and a parameter extraction unit, wherein the core decoder is connected to the patch generator and the combiner, wherein the parameter extraction unit is connected to the patch generator and to the output interface, wherein the patch generator is connected to the combiner, wherein the combiner is connected to the output interface, and wherein the core decoder is configured to decode a received bit stream and to provide the input audio signal to the patch generator and the combiner. a patch generator configured to generate a bandwidth extension high-frequency signal comprising a high-frequency band, wherein the high-frequency band of the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal is generated by performing a frequency shift of a frequency band of the input audio signal to higher frequencies, wherein the frequency shift is based on the offset frequency, and wherein the patch generator is configured to amplify or attenuate the high-frequency band of the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal by a factor equal to the value of the power density parameter or equal to the reciprocal value of the power density parameter, respectively; a combiner configured to combine the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal and the input audio signal to obtain the bandwidth extended audio signal; and an output interface configured to provide the bandwidth extended audio signal; and a core decoder and a parameter extraction unit, wherein the core decoder is connected to the patch generator and the combiner, wherein the parameter extraction unit is connected to the patch generator and to the output interface, wherein the patch generator is connected to the combiner, wherein the combiner is connected to the output interface, and wherein the core decoder is configured to decode a received bit stream and to provide the input audio signal to the patch generator and the combiner.
A handheld material analyser comprising an air-tight chamber having an analysis aperture, the analysis aperture being surrounded by a seal suitable for forming a temporary air-tight seal against a material surface to be analysed; an electron beam generation system comprising a focussed LED adapted to illuminate a photocathode, wherein the photocathode is located in the chamber and the electron beam generation system is adapted to direct a beam of electrons through the analysis aperture; an Energy-Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system having a detector located in the chamber; the chamber being adapted to operate at internal pressures between atmospheric pressure and a vacuum of the order of or below 1 Pa, and having an outlet adapted to be connected to a vacuum pump; and a gas inlet adapted to receive an inert gas for generating a plasma in the region of the photocathode, such that the plasma cleans the photocathode. an air-tight chamber having an analysis aperture, the analysis aperture being surrounded by a seal suitable for forming a temporary air-tight seal against a material surface to be analysed; an electron beam generation system comprising a focussed LED adapted to illuminate a photocathode, wherein the photocathode is located in the chamber and the electron beam generation system is adapted to direct a beam of electrons through the analysis aperture; an Energy-Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system having a detector located in the chamber; the chamber being adapted to operate at internal pressures between atmospheric pressure and a vacuum of the order of or below 1 Pa, and having an outlet adapted to be connected to a vacuum pump; and a gas inlet adapted to receive an inert gas for generating a plasma in the region of the photocathode, such that the plasma cleans the photocathode. an outlet adapted to be connected to a vacuum pump; and a gas inlet adapted to receive an inert gas for generating a plasma in the region of the photocathode, such that the plasma cleans the photocathode.
A security inspection system, including: a portal through which a human subject is capable of walking; a scanning panel including an array of antenna elements, each of said antenna elements being programmable with a respective phase delay to direct a beam of microwave illumination toward a target on the human subject, said antenna elements being further capable of receiving reflected microwave illumination reflected from the target; and a processor operable to measure an intensity of the reflected microwave illumination to determine a value of a pixel within an image of the human subject constructed by said processor. a portal through which a human subject is capable of walking; a scanning panel including an array of antenna elements, each of said antenna elements being programmable with a respective phase delay to direct a beam of microwave illumination toward a target on the human subject, said antenna elements being further capable of receiving reflected microwave illumination reflected from the target; and a processor operable to measure an intensity of the reflected microwave illumination to determine a value of a pixel within an image of the human subject constructed by said processor.
A method of removing an undesired sequence from a double stranded DNA library comprising: (a) providing said double stranded DNA library, comprising a plurality of double stranded DNA molecules, wherein each double stranded DNA molecule comprises a first adapter region comprising a first universal adapter region, a target sequence region, and a second adapter region comprising a second universal adapter region, and wherein at least one of said double stranded DNA molecules comprises said undesired sequence; (b) contacting said double stranded DNA library with a nucleic acid modifying moiety that specifically binds to said undesired sequence; wherein said nucleic acid modifying moiety comprises a guide RNA molecule-directed endonuclease, wherein said guide RNA molecule-directed endonuclease comprises a Cas9 endonuclease; (c) thereby cleaving said undesired sequence such that said first adapter region and said second adapter region are not physically joined through said target sequence region; and (d) sequencing said double stranded DNA library using a next generation sequencing approach that requires said first adapter region and said second adapter region spanning said target sequence region, wherein said sequencing comprises amplifying said target sequence region using a first primer that anneals to said first universal region and a second primer that anneals to said second universal region. (a) providing said double stranded DNA library, comprising a plurality of double stranded DNA molecules, wherein each double stranded DNA molecule comprises a first adapter region comprising a first universal adapter region, a target sequence region, and a second adapter region comprising a second universal adapter region, and wherein at least one of said double stranded DNA molecules comprises said undesired sequence; (b) contacting said double stranded DNA library with a nucleic acid modifying moiety that specifically binds to said undesired sequence; wherein said nucleic acid modifying moiety comprises a guide RNA molecule-directed endonuclease, wherein said guide RNA molecule-directed endonuclease comprises a Cas9 endonuclease; (c) thereby cleaving said undesired sequence such that said first adapter region and said second adapter region are not physically joined through said target sequence region; and (d) sequencing said double stranded DNA library using a next generation sequencing approach that requires said first adapter region and said second adapter region spanning said target sequence region, wherein said sequencing comprises amplifying said target sequence region using a first primer that anneals to said first universal region and a second primer that anneals to said second universal region.
A vehicle comprising a battery pack mounted therein and a vehicle body component, the vehicle body component comprising a magnetic force device, the magnetic force device being switchable between a magnetic state and a non-magnetic state, and being able to attract a magnetic object in the magnetic state, the battery pack having the magnetic object, the magnetic object being adapted for being attracted by the magnetic force device in the magnetic state; characterized in that: the magnetic force device comprises two groups of magnets (21, 22), the magnitudes of the magnetic forces of the two groups of magnets (21, 22) are the same, the two groups of magnets (21, 22) are placed side by side, and one group of magnets is rotatable by 180° such that the magnetic force device switches into the magnetic state or the non-magnetic state. a magnetic force device, the magnetic force device being switchable between a magnetic state and a non-magnetic state, and being able to attract a magnetic object in the magnetic state, the battery pack having the magnetic object, the magnetic object being adapted for being attracted by the magnetic force device in the magnetic state; characterized in that: the magnetic force device comprises two groups of magnets (21, 22), the magnitudes of the magnetic forces of the two groups of magnets (21, 22) are the same, the two groups of magnets (21, 22) are placed side by side, and one group of magnets is rotatable by 180° such that the magnetic force device switches into the magnetic state or the non-magnetic state.
A prosthesis for joint shoulder reconstruction comprising: - a head element comprising a first bone fixing support and a joint head; and - a glenoid component comprising a second bone fixing support and a concave joint element; said joint head and said concave joint element being shaped so as to provide a spherical type coupling therebetween for the artificial reconstruction of the shoulder joint; wherein said joint head comprises: - a metallic core comprising a plate, said plate being provided with coupling means with said bone fixing support, - a joint cap made in plastic material, characterized that it comprises an insertion element extending from said plate, wherein the joint cap is provided with a cavity insertable on said insertion element of the core along a longitudinal direction, and comprising a coupling surface adapted to be disposed at least partially in contact with said plate, wherein said insertion element and said cavity are configured to define shape-coupling means operating by elastic deformation such as to secure said joint cap to said core along said longitudinal direction, and in which a plurality of penetration elements are arranged between said plate and said coupling surface around said longitudinal direction to define an anti-rotation mechanism for the joint cap on the core. - a head element comprising a first bone fixing support and a joint head; and - a glenoid component comprising a second bone fixing support and a concave joint element; - a metallic core comprising a plate, said plate being provided with coupling means with said bone fixing support, - a joint cap made in plastic material,
An electrolyte stable at a voltage of 5 V or above comprising an electrolyte solvent which comprises a mixture of a dinitrile solvent and a nitrile solvent, wherein the dinitrile solvent is selected from the group consisting of malononitrile, succinonitrile, glutaronitrile, adiponitrile and pimelonitrile, characterized in that the mixture of the dinitrile solvent and the nitrile solvent is in an amount of 25% of the total volume of the electrolyte, wherein the volume ratio of the dinitrile solvent to the nitrile solvent is 75:25.
A method for determining a likelihood of a disease in a host mammal, said method comprising i) quantitative analysis of bacteriophages and/or component(s) thereof (e.g. bacteriophage protein(s) and/or nucleic acid(s)) present in gastrointestinal microbiota of the mammal, and ii) determining of bacteriophage/bacterial host ratio, wherein the disease is a Parkinson's disease, and wherein the bacteriophage is a lytic Lactococcus phage belonging to the 936 group.
A filter mask comprising: a filter material having an inner surface to be worn against a wearer's face, the filter material comprising at least one pleat for folding and unfolding the filter material such that when folded the filter material assumes a generally flat storage configuration having upper, lower and side (21, 29) edges and such that when unfolded the filter material forms a mask configured to cover the nose and mouth of the wearer, the at least one pleat disposed between at least the upper and lower edges and configured to fit over a chin of the wearer when unfolded; (i) an upper malleable stiffening member attached to or within the filter material proximate to the upper edge, the upper malleable stiffening member configured to conform the filter material to at least a nose portion and a cheek portion of the face of the wearer, the upper malleable stiffening member having a bend portion indicating at least the inner surface and the nose portion of the filter mask, and a means for securing the filter material to the wearer's face comprising first and second ear loops each having a first end connected adjacent the upper edge of the filter mask and a second end connected adjacent the lower edge of the filter mask, the first and second ear loops being oppositely disposed relative to one another, characterized in that the filter mask further comprises (ii) a lower malleable stiffening member attached to or within the filter material proximate to the lower edge, the lower malleable stiffening member configured to conform the filter material to at least a chin portion and a jaw portion of the face of the wearer, wherein the upper malleable stiffening member is longer than the lower malleable stiffening member.