mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Lighting arrangement comprises: - an elongated main waveguide, - one or more auxiliary waveguides distributed on the main waveguide and preferably arranged at least partially transversely thereto, - at least two lasers that are designed to emit colors of light that are different from each other, wherein each of the at least two lasers is designed to couple the light into at least one end of the main waveguide, and - one or more decoupling units (5a, 5b, 5c) connected thereto are designed to decouple light from the main waveguide into the auxiliary waveguide, - wherein the decoupling units (5a, 5b, 5c) are ring resonators and are made of a material with a variable refractive index, wherein the refractive index of the material is variable when the material is exposed to an electromagnetic and/or thermal field and/or light, and the refractive index of the material is so variable that light of a color is decoupled, - wherein at least the end sections of each auxiliary waveguide facing the decoupling units (5a, 5b, 5c) are made of a material whose refractive index is variable when exposed to an electromagnetic and/or thermal field and/or light. - an elongated main waveguide, - one or more auxiliary waveguides distributed on the main waveguide and preferably arranged at least partially transversely thereto, - at least two lasers that are designed to emit colors of light that are different from each other, wherein each of the at least two lasers is designed to couple the light into at least one end of the main waveguide, and - one or more decoupling units (5a, 5b, 5c) connected thereto are designed to decouple light from the main waveguide into the auxiliary waveguide, - wherein the decoupling units (5a, 5b, 5c) are ring resonators and are made of a material with a variable refractive index, wherein the refractive index of the material is variable when the material is exposed to an electromagnetic and/or thermal field and/or light, and the refractive index of the material is so variable that light of a color is decoupled, - wherein at least the end sections of each auxiliary waveguide facing the decoupling units (5a, 5b, 5c) are made of a material whose refractive index is variable when exposed to an electromagnetic and/or thermal field and/or light.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of photosensitive drums (7Y,7M,7C,7K); a transfer belt above the photosensitive drums (7Y,7M,7C,7K) and having an outer surface that faces the photosensitive drums (7Y,7M,7C,7K); a tension roller in contact with an inner surface of the transfer belt; a cam that is in contact with the tension roller and is movable to a first position at which the cam applies a first tension to the transfer belt through the tension roller and a second position at which the cam applies a second tension less than the first tension to the transfer belt through the tension roller; characterized in that the image forming apparatus further comprises a support below the transfer belt and having a supporting surface that faces the outer surface of the transfer belt; and a lever that is mechanically linked to the cam and the support and is rotatable from a third position at which the cam is in the first position to a fourth position at which the cam is in the second position, wherein, as the lever is moved from the third position to the fourth position, the supporting surface is raised against the outer surface of the transfer belt. a plurality of photosensitive drums (7Y,7M,7C,7K); a transfer belt above the photosensitive drums (7Y,7M,7C,7K) and having an outer surface that faces the photosensitive drums (7Y,7M,7C,7K); a tension roller in contact with an inner surface of the transfer belt; a cam that is in contact with the tension roller and is movable to a first position at which the cam applies a first tension to the transfer belt through the tension roller and a second position at which the cam applies a second tension less than the first tension to the transfer belt through the tension roller; characterized in that the image forming apparatus further comprises a support below the transfer belt and having a supporting surface that faces the outer surface of the transfer belt; and a lever that is mechanically linked to the cam and the support and is rotatable from a third position at which the cam is in the first position to a fourth position at which the cam is in the second position, wherein, as the lever is moved from the third position to the fourth position, the supporting surface is raised against the outer surface of the transfer belt.
A tray table for a vehicle comprising: a planar body having a front end and a back end, and one or more first rotatable mounts at the back end and one or more second rotatable mounts forward of the one or more first rotatable mounts; a rotatable back wall having a proximal end and comprising a step at the proximal end, the rotatable back wall attached to the planar body by the one or more first rotatable mounts; a rotatable front wall forward of the rotatable back wall, the rotatable front wall attached to the planar body by the one or more second rotatable mounts; and one or more biasing devices that bias the rotatable front wall to a predefined position. a planar body having a front end and a back end, and one or more first rotatable mounts at the back end and one or more second rotatable mounts forward of the one or more first rotatable mounts; a rotatable back wall having a proximal end and comprising a step at the proximal end, the rotatable back wall attached to the planar body by the one or more first rotatable mounts; a rotatable front wall forward of the rotatable back wall, the rotatable front wall attached to the planar body by the one or more second rotatable mounts; and one or more biasing devices that bias the rotatable front wall to a predefined position.
Internal combustion engine having at least one camshaft comprising an outer shaft and an inner shaft which is adjustable relative to the outer shaft, wherein first cams fixedly connected to the outer shaft are arranged at the outer shaft for actuating an outlet valve, and wherein second cams fixedly connected to the inner shaft are provided which, in an activated angular position, enable an internal exhaust gas recirculation, wherein the first/and or second cam (5, 7) comprises cam lobes, characterised in that a transition between the first cam and the activated second cam is continuous, wherein cam lobes of the first and/or second cam (5, 7) comprise a chamfer at a transition.
A method comprising: receiving, by a user unit, from a computer, a processing key derived at the computer based on a first iterative one-way function at the computer using at least secret information, wherein said iterative one-way function consumes time for generating the processing key; receiving, by the user unit, at least one specific datum converted at the computer by a second one-way function at the computer using the processing key; converting, by the user unit, using same second one-way function at the user unit and the processing key received from the computer, at least a part of data in a permanent memory of the user unit; and providing, by the user unit, a search result based on comparing the converted at least one specific datum received from the computer with the converted part of data from the permanent memory of the user unit. receiving, by a user unit, from a computer, a processing key derived at the computer based on a first iterative one-way function at the computer using at least secret information, wherein said iterative one-way function consumes time for generating the processing key; receiving, by the user unit, at least one specific datum converted at the computer by a second one-way function at the computer using the processing key; converting, by the user unit, using same second one-way function at the user unit and the processing key received from the computer, at least a part of data in a permanent memory of the user unit; and providing, by the user unit, a search result based on comparing the converted at least one specific datum received from the computer with the converted part of data from the permanent memory of the user unit.
Sensor system for determining a thickness of a first zone and a second zone of a material body, e.g. a container such as a bottle, comprising at least one sensor; wherein the at least one sensor (101; 201A, 201B) is operable on the first zone of the body, to determine, at a first accuracy, first data relating to a first parameter pertaining to thickness of the first zone; wherein the at least one sensor is operable on the second zone of the body, to determine, at a second accuracy, second data relating to a second parameter pertaining to thickness of the second zone, the second accuracy being higher than the first accuracy; and wherein the sensor system is configured for providing the first data and the second data to a processor, the processor being configured for taking into account the first data as well as the second data to determine the thickness of the body over the first zone at an accuracy higher than the first accuracy; wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one IR absorption sensor and at least one interferometry sensor; wherein the at least one IR absorption sensor is operable on the first zone of the body, to determine, at the first accuracy, the first data; and wherein the at least one interferometry sensor is operable on the second zone of the body to determine, at the second accuracy, the second data. wherein the at least one sensor (101; 201A, 201B) is operable on the first zone of the body, to determine, at a first accuracy, first data relating to a first parameter pertaining to thickness of the first zone; wherein the at least one sensor is operable on the second zone of the body, to determine, at a second accuracy, second data relating to a second parameter pertaining to thickness of the second zone, the second accuracy being higher than the first accuracy; and wherein the sensor system is configured for providing the first data and the second data to a processor, the processor being configured for taking into account the first data as well as the second data to determine the thickness of the body over the first zone at an accuracy higher than the first accuracy; wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one IR absorption sensor and at least one interferometry sensor; wherein the at least one IR absorption sensor is operable on the first zone of the body, to determine, at the first accuracy, the first data; and wherein the at least one interferometry sensor is operable on the second zone of the body to determine, at the second accuracy, the second data. wherein the at least one IR absorption sensor is operable on the first zone of the body, to determine, at the first accuracy, the first data; and wherein the at least one interferometry sensor is operable on the second zone of the body to determine, at the second accuracy, the second data.
A signal receiver, comprising: a demodulator, for performing signal demodulation upon a received communication signal; a narrow-band interference detector (108, 400), for performing narrow-band interference detection and accordingly generating a detection result; and a control module, coupled to the demodulator and the narrow-band interference detector (108, 400), for controlling an operation of the demodulator according to the detection result, characterized in that the control module configures the demodulator according to a current candidate parameter setting selected from a plurality of candidate parameter settings, and allows the demodulator configured by the current candidate parameter setting to accomplish signal demodulation within a time-out period being the allowable elapsed time for one signal reception session incorporated with a selected candidate demodulation parameter setting; and when the demodulator configured by the current candidate parameter setting fails to accomplish signal demodulation within the time-out period, the control module selectively adjusts the time-out period according to the detection result. a demodulator, for performing signal demodulation upon a received communication signal; a narrow-band interference detector (108, 400), for performing narrow-band interference detection and accordingly generating a detection result; and a control module, coupled to the demodulator and the narrow-band interference detector (108, 400), for controlling an operation of the demodulator according to the detection result, characterized in that the control module configures the demodulator according to a current candidate parameter setting selected from a plurality of candidate parameter settings, and allows the demodulator configured by the current candidate parameter setting to accomplish signal demodulation within a time-out period being the allowable elapsed time for one signal reception session incorporated with a selected candidate demodulation parameter setting; and when the demodulator configured by the current candidate parameter setting fails to accomplish signal demodulation within the time-out period, the control module selectively adjusts the time-out period according to the detection result.
Vibration damper device for prefabricated warehouses and similar building structures of the type comprising a series of substantially vertical load-bearing pillars and at least one plug panel arranged in a vertical position in abutment on the lateral side of said pillars, and/or at least one horizontal lintel in abutment on said pillars and at least one horizontal covering beam which extends transversely to the lintel and has the axial end in abutment on said lintel; the vibration damper device comprising: - a rigid bracket that is provided with a substantially flat, side shoulder on which a substantially rectilinear longitudinal groove or slit is realized, and which is anchorable in a rigid manner on the body of the lintel or of the pillar, next to the covering beam or next to the plug panel, so as to arrange said lateral shoulder facing the lateral side of the covering beam or facing the surface of the plug panel, with the longitudinal groove or slit locally substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the covering beam or to the longitudinal axis of the plug panel; - a movable slider which slidably engages the longitudinal groove or slit provided on said lateral shoulder, and is rigidly anchorable to the body of the covering beam or to the body of the plug panel; and - a deformable connecting member with elastoplastic behavior, which is structured so as to connect the movable slider in rigid manner to the bracket, and to deform in elastoplastic manner as a result of any displacement of the movable slider along the longitudinal groove or slit of the bracket. - a rigid bracket that is provided with a substantially flat, side shoulder on which a substantially rectilinear longitudinal groove or slit is realized, and which is anchorable in a rigid manner on the body of the lintel or of the pillar, next to the covering beam or next to the plug panel, so as to arrange said lateral shoulder facing the lateral side of the covering beam or facing the surface of the plug panel, with the longitudinal groove or slit locally substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the covering beam or to the longitudinal axis of the plug panel; - a movable slider which slidably engages the longitudinal groove or slit provided on said lateral shoulder, and is rigidly anchorable to the body of the covering beam or to the body of the plug panel; and - a deformable connecting member with elastoplastic behavior, which is structured so as to connect the movable slider in rigid manner to the bracket, and to deform in elastoplastic manner as a result of any displacement of the movable slider along the longitudinal groove or slit of the bracket.
A safe take-off monitoring system for an airplane, the system comprising: sensors on-board the airplane that detect parameters relating to airplane weight; and at least one safe take-off monitoring system processor operatively coupled to the sensors, the at least one processor configured for continually computing parameters including distance required for stopping the airplane from its present position, the at least one processor further configured for conditionally issuing a warning to the pilot to abort take-off if the remaining distance on the runway is adequate to stop the airplane and the actual airplane speed is below rotation speed (V R); wherein the at least one processor is configured to evaluate the energy absorbed by the airplane brakes in case of an aborted take-off and to warn the pilot to abort take-off if rotation speed (V R) proposed by the pilot is lower than the minimum acceptable for actual airplane operating conditions.
A system for bypassing an anastomosis site in a hollow organ comprising: (a) a tubular sleeve configured for spanning the anastomosis site at an internal surface of the hollow organ, said tubular sleeve having a first tubular region attached to a contiguous second tubular region, said first tubular region including an expandable structure having a diameter greater than that of said contiguous second tubular region when expanded; and (b) a band configured for positioning around an external surface region of the hollow organ without applying a compressive force on tissue of the hollow organ, said band being sizable for enabling migration of said tubular sleeve upstream within the hollow organ while preventing said first tubular region of said tubular sleeve from migrating downstream passed said band, wherein said band is sizable to an internal diameter equal to, or greater than, an external diameter of the hollow organ and less than said diameter of said expandable structure of said first tubular region. (a) a tubular sleeve configured for spanning the anastomosis site at an internal surface of the hollow organ, said tubular sleeve having a first tubular region attached to a contiguous second tubular region, said first tubular region including an expandable structure having a diameter greater than that of said contiguous second tubular region when expanded; and (b) a band configured for positioning around an external surface region of the hollow organ without applying a compressive force on tissue of the hollow organ, said band being sizable for enabling migration of said tubular sleeve upstream within the hollow organ while preventing said first tubular region of said tubular sleeve from migrating downstream passed said band, wherein said band is sizable to an internal diameter equal to, or greater than, an external diameter of the hollow organ and less than said diameter of said expandable structure of said first tubular region.
A system for providing negative-pressure treatment, the system comprising: a first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974) shaped for placement on a breast and comprising a crown (116, 210, 976) comprising a substantially circular section adapted to cover an areola, and an elongate arm having a medial portion and a lateral portion and adapted to cover a wound site along an inframammary fold, wherein the first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974) further comprises: a dressing tissue interface comprising a first surface adapted to adhere to the breast and comprising perforations, a dressing manifold having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the dressing manifold is disposed against a second surface of the dressing tissue interface, and a dressing cover disposed on the second side of the dressing manifold and having an adhesive border for sealing the dressing manifold and the dressing tissue interface to the breast; a negative-pressure port (132, 162, 216) positioned on the first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974) and configured for fluid communication with a negative-pressure source; and an absorbent pouch comprising a first port (122, 134) configured to be in fluid connection with the first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974), and a second port (128. 140) adapted for receiving negative pressure. a first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974) shaped for placement on a breast and comprising a crown (116, 210, 976) comprising a substantially circular section adapted to cover an areola, and an elongate arm having a medial portion and a lateral portion and adapted to cover a wound site along an inframammary fold, wherein the first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974) further comprises: a dressing tissue interface comprising a first surface adapted to adhere to the breast and comprising perforations, a dressing manifold having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the dressing manifold is disposed against a second surface of the dressing tissue interface, and a dressing cover disposed on the second side of the dressing manifold and having an adhesive border for sealing the dressing manifold and the dressing tissue interface to the breast; a dressing tissue interface comprising a first surface adapted to adhere to the breast and comprising perforations, a dressing manifold having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the dressing manifold is disposed against a second surface of the dressing tissue interface, and a dressing cover disposed on the second side of the dressing manifold and having an adhesive border for sealing the dressing manifold and the dressing tissue interface to the breast; a negative-pressure port (132, 162, 216) positioned on the first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974) and configured for fluid communication with a negative-pressure source; and an absorbent pouch comprising a first port (122, 134) configured to be in fluid connection with the first dressing assembly (106, 206, 974), and a second port (128. 140) adapted for receiving negative pressure.
A process for forming propylene comprising: reacting a metathesis feed stream comprising butene with ethylene in the presence of a first metathesis catalyst via a first metathesis reaction to form a first metathesis product stream comprising propylene, ethylene, butene, and C 5+ olefins; separating at least a portion of the propylene and ethylene from the first metathesis product stream to form a first overhead stream and to form a first de-propenized bottoms stream comprising butene and C 5+ olefins; reacting at least a portion of the first de-propenized bottoms stream with ethylene in the presence of a second metathesis catalyst via a second metathesis reaction to form a second metathesis product stream comprising propylene, ethylene, butene, and C 5+ olefins; and separating at least a portion of the propylene and ethylene from the second metathesis product stream to form a second overhead stream; and recovering propylene from the first overhead stream, the second overhead stream or combinations thereof. reacting a metathesis feed stream comprising butene with ethylene in the presence of a first metathesis catalyst via a first metathesis reaction to form a first metathesis product stream comprising propylene, ethylene, butene, and C 5+ olefins; separating at least a portion of the propylene and ethylene from the first metathesis product stream to form a first overhead stream and to form a first de-propenized bottoms stream comprising butene and C 5+ olefins; reacting at least a portion of the first de-propenized bottoms stream with ethylene in the presence of a second metathesis catalyst via a second metathesis reaction to form a second metathesis product stream comprising propylene, ethylene, butene, and C 5+ olefins; and separating at least a portion of the propylene and ethylene from the second metathesis product stream to form a second overhead stream; and recovering propylene from the first overhead stream, the second overhead stream or combinations thereof.