mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Timepiece comprising a mechanism able to switch between a first state and a second state, a device for switching said mechanism between its first and second states and a device for actuation of said switching device; the switching device comprising an operating member actuated by said actuation device and a switching device, said switching device being arranged such that the switching member is capable of changing on demand from a first stable position, in which the mechanism is in its first state, to a second stable position, in which the mechanism is in its second state, and vice versa; said timepiece being characterized in that the timepiece includes: - a first bipolar magnet which is fixed to said switching member so as to undergo, when said switching member changes from the first stable position to the second stable position, a motion along a switching path between a first switching position and a second switching position, and vice versa, - a second bipolar magnet which is fixed to a support of the switching device so as to continually offer a magnetic interaction with the first bipolar magnet between the first and second switching positions thereof, - at least a first highly magnetically permeable element at least partially forming said operating member; in that said operating member is arranged so that, when it is repeatedly actuated by the actuation device, the first highly magnetically permeable element is subjected to a back-and-forth motion between a first operating position and a second operating position; and in that the switching device is arranged so that, when the first highly magnetically permeable element is in the first operating position thereof, the first and second magnets generate therebetween a force of magnetic repulsion over substantially the entire said switching path and so that, when the first highly magnetically permeable element is in the second operating position thereof, the first and second magnets generate therebetween a force of magnetic attraction on at least one part of the switching path, said part being located on the side of the second bipolar magnet. - a first bipolar magnet which is fixed to said switching member so as to undergo, when said switching member changes from the first stable position to the second stable position, a motion along a switching path between a first switching position and a second switching position, and vice versa, - a second bipolar magnet which is fixed to a support of the switching device so as to continually offer a magnetic interaction with the first bipolar magnet between the first and second switching positions thereof, - at least a first highly magnetically permeable element at least partially forming said operating member;
A method of measuring the fluorescence of a fluorescent marker compound dissolved or dispersed in a bulk material comprising the steps of: (a) measuring a characteristic of the fluorescence of a mixture of said bulk material and said fluorescent marker compound; (b) quenching the fluorescence of the fluorescent marker compound to produce a quenched mixture; (c) measuring the characteristic of the fluorescence of the quenched mixture; (d) correcting the fluorescent characteristic of the mixture by comparing it with the fluorescent characteristic of the quenched mixture; and (e) correcting the measured fluorescent emission characteristic for the effects of the absorbance of the bulk material. (a) measuring a characteristic of the fluorescence of a mixture of said bulk material and said fluorescent marker compound; (b) quenching the fluorescence of the fluorescent marker compound to produce a quenched mixture; (c) measuring the characteristic of the fluorescence of the quenched mixture; (d) correcting the fluorescent characteristic of the mixture by comparing it with the fluorescent characteristic of the quenched mixture; and (e) correcting the measured fluorescent emission characteristic for the effects of the absorbance of the bulk material.
A sensor element for temperature measurement, wherein the sensor element is provided to be attached to a printed circuit board by pressure sintering, and characterised in that the sensor element has a T-shaped design.
A method for analyzing a genome of a single cell comprising the steps of: separating and lysing the single cell to obtain a whole-genome DNA of the cell; subjecting the whole-genome DNA to a whole-genome amplification to obtain a whole-genome amplification product; performing a PCR amplification using the whole-genome amplification product as template and using housekeeping-gene-specific primers to detect a group of housekeeping genes of the whole-genome amplification product, wherein the single cell is a human single cell and the housekeeping genes are the combination of PRDX6 with RPL37a, ADD1, HLA-A, RAD9A, ARHGEF7, EIF2B2, PSMD7, BCAT2 and ATP5O; and determining whether the whole genome amplification product meets a requirement for sequencing based on the detection result, wherein a uniform distribution of housekeeping gene amplification products in each chromosome is an indication of the amplification product meeting the requirement for sequencing. separating and lysing the single cell to obtain a whole-genome DNA of the cell; subjecting the whole-genome DNA to a whole-genome amplification to obtain a whole-genome amplification product; performing a PCR amplification using the whole-genome amplification product as template and using housekeeping-gene-specific primers to detect a group of housekeeping genes of the whole-genome amplification product, wherein the single cell is a human single cell and the housekeeping genes are the combination of PRDX6 with RPL37a, ADD1, HLA-A, RAD9A, ARHGEF7, EIF2B2, PSMD7, BCAT2 and ATP5O; and determining whether the whole genome amplification product meets a requirement for sequencing based on the detection result, wherein a uniform distribution of housekeeping gene amplification products in each chromosome is an indication of the amplification product meeting the requirement for sequencing.
A printing machine for a board comprising: - printing means, suitable to print at least a portion of the surface of said board arranged along a printing area (1 b), - conveyor means suitable to convey said board along a feed path and to supply and free said printing area, said conveyor means comprising: at least one conveyor belt which occupies at least a portion of said printing area (1 b), having a breathable surface layer and suction means suitable to draw in air through said surface layer so as to define a suction surface suitable to hold said board and arranged in proximity to said printing surface (1 b), - transfer means suitable to transfer said suction surface along said feed path with respect to said printing area, - characterized by comprising - alignment means for aligning said board with said suction surface arranged in correspondence with the opposite surface of said board with respect to said surface layer, suitable to make said board adhere to said suction surface, substantially at least along the entire area of said suction surface, said alignment means comprise a plate which is substantially a counter-profile of the suction surface and transfer means of said plate suitable to move said plate so that it presses and moves with its movement said board towards said suction surface. - printing means, suitable to print at least a portion of the surface of said board arranged along a printing area (1 b), - conveyor means suitable to convey said board along a feed path and to supply and free said printing area, said conveyor means comprising: at least one conveyor belt which occupies at least a portion of said printing area (1 b), having a breathable surface layer and suction means suitable to draw in air through said surface layer so as to define a suction surface suitable to hold said board and arranged in proximity to said printing surface (1 b), - transfer means suitable to transfer said suction surface along said feed path with respect to said printing area, - characterized by comprising - alignment means for aligning said board with said suction surface arranged in correspondence with the opposite surface of said board with respect to said surface layer, suitable to make said board adhere to said suction surface, substantially at least along the entire area of said suction surface, said alignment means comprise a plate which is substantially a counter-profile of the suction surface and transfer means of said plate suitable to move said plate so that it presses and moves with its movement said board towards said suction surface.
Frame of an openable vehicle roof comprising two frame parts (4, 5) extending to the side of a roof opening, said frame parts being defined by a respective end piece (6, 7) arranged on the rear end of the frame part (4, 5), characterized in that a resiliently mounted stop element is integrally formed on the end piece (6, 7), said stop element extending in the region between the frame parts (4, 5), wherein an arm is integrally formed on a base element of the end piece (6, 7), the stop element being integrally formed on the other end thereof so that the base element, the arm and the stop element are formed in one piece, and the arm is more rigid in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle than perpendicular to the plane of the roof opening.
An information processor comprising: an operation control unit that controls a motion of an autonomous mobile body acting on a basis of recognition processing, in a case where a target sound that is a target voice for voice recognition processing is detected, the operation control unit moving the autonomous mobile body to a position, around an approach target, where an input level of a non-target sound that is not the target voice becomes lower, the approach target being determined on a basis of the target sound, wherein the operation control unit controls the motion of the autonomous mobile body on a basis of a noise map indicating circumstances under which the non-target sound is generated in a surrounding environment. an operation control unit that controls a motion of an autonomous mobile body acting on a basis of recognition processing, in a case where a target sound that is a target voice for voice recognition processing is detected, the operation control unit moving the autonomous mobile body to a position, around an approach target, where an input level of a non-target sound that is not the target voice becomes lower, the approach target being determined on a basis of the target sound, wherein the operation control unit controls the motion of the autonomous mobile body on a basis of a noise map indicating circumstances under which the non-target sound is generated in a surrounding environment.
A method for identifying transitions between a standing posture and a sitting posture by a user, the method comprising: - obtaining measurements of the acceleration experienced by the user during movement; - obtaining a signal indicating the height of a part of the user during movement; - processing the measurements of the acceleration to identify candidate movements corresponding to transitions between a standing posture and a sitting posture, wherein the candidate movements are identified by matching the measurements of the acceleration to a predetermined acceleration profile for a sit-to-stand transfer, wherein the step of matching the measurements of the acceleration to a predetermined acceleration profile for a sit-to-stand transfer comprises: filtering the measurements of acceleration with the predetermined acceleration profile to produce a forward-filtered signal; reversing the forward-filtered signal; and filtering the reversed signal with the predetermined acceleration profile; and - determining an identified candidate movement as a transition from a sitting posture to a standing posture where the identified candidate movement coincides with an increase in height in the signal indicating the height of the part of the user during movement and an identified candidate movement as a transition from a standing posture to a sitting posture where the identified candidate movement coincides with a decrease in height in the signal indicating the height of the part of the user during movement. - obtaining measurements of the acceleration experienced by the user during movement; - obtaining a signal indicating the height of a part of the user during movement; - processing the measurements of the acceleration to identify candidate movements corresponding to transitions between a standing posture and a sitting posture, wherein the candidate movements are identified by matching the measurements of the acceleration to a predetermined acceleration profile for a sit-to-stand transfer, wherein the step of matching the measurements of the acceleration to a predetermined acceleration profile for a sit-to-stand transfer comprises: filtering the measurements of acceleration with the predetermined acceleration profile to produce a forward-filtered signal; reversing the forward-filtered signal; and filtering the reversed signal with the predetermined acceleration profile; and filtering the measurements of acceleration with the predetermined acceleration profile to produce a forward-filtered signal; reversing the forward-filtered signal; and filtering the reversed signal with the predetermined acceleration profile; and - determining an identified candidate movement as a transition from a sitting posture to a standing posture where the identified candidate movement coincides with an increase in height in the signal indicating the height of the part of the user during movement and an identified candidate movement as a transition from a standing posture to a sitting posture where the identified candidate movement coincides with a decrease in height in the signal indicating the height of the part of the user during movement.
A compound of formula wherein X is O; Y is N; R 2 is COOC 1-2 alkyl; each R 1 is independently selected from H, halo (e.g. fluoro or chloro), C 6-10 aryl, C 7-12 arylalkyl, C 2-12 alkenyl; OC 1-12 alkyl, OC 2-12 alkenyl or a C 1-12 alkyl group; R 4 is H; n is 1 to 4; or a salt, ester, solvate, or N-oxide, thereof, e.g. a salt thereof wherein X is O; Y is N; R 2 is COOC 1-2 alkyl; each R 1 is independently selected from H, halo (e.g. fluoro or chloro), C 6-10 aryl, C 7-12 arylalkyl, C 2-12 alkenyl; OC 1-12 alkyl, OC 2-12 alkenyl or a C 1-12 alkyl group; R 4 is H; n is 1 to 4; or a salt, ester, solvate, or N-oxide, thereof, e.g. a salt thereof
A spinning machine comprising: a core yarn supplying device adapted to supply a core yarn; a fiber bundle supplying device adapted to supply a fiber bundle; a spinning device adapted to produce a spun yarn by applying twists to the fiber bundle with the core yarn as a core; a tension detecting section adapted to detect tension applied to the spun yarn produced by the spinning device; a monitoring section adapted to monitor a yarn quality of the spun yarn with regard to a quality monitor reference range for monitoring the yarn quality of the spun yarn based on a detection result of the tension detecting section, characterized in that the yarn quality refers to a covered state of the core yarn by cover fibers. a core yarn supplying device adapted to supply a core yarn; a fiber bundle supplying device adapted to supply a fiber bundle; a spinning device adapted to produce a spun yarn by applying twists to the fiber bundle with the core yarn as a core; a tension detecting section adapted to detect tension applied to the spun yarn produced by the spinning device; a monitoring section adapted to monitor a yarn quality of the spun yarn with regard to a quality monitor reference range for monitoring the yarn quality of the spun yarn based on a detection result of the tension detecting section, characterized in that the yarn quality refers to a covered state of the core yarn by cover fibers.
A starting system for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft rotatably supported within an engine block (62; 62'), the starting system comprising: a starter motor; a pinion gear selectively driven by the starter motor; a drive plate (38; 903) having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear; a one-way clutch assembly for drivingly interconnecting the drive plate (38; 903) and the crankshaft, the clutch assembly including an inner race (48; 908) adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race (46; 906) coupled for rotation with the drive plate (38; 903) and a plurality of rollers (50; 943) positioned radially therebetween, characterized in that, the outer race (46; 906) includes a first set of teeth drivingly engaging a second set of teeth on the drive plate (38; 903) and arranged to allow the outer race (46; 906) to rotate about an axis misaligned with an axis of rotation of the drive plate (38; 903); and a spring engaging the drive plate (38; 903) and the outer race (46; 906) to urge the first and second sets of teeth (910, 912) into alignment with one another. a starter motor; a pinion gear selectively driven by the starter motor; a drive plate (38; 903) having a set of teeth in constant meshed engagement with the pinion gear; a one-way clutch assembly for drivingly interconnecting the drive plate (38; 903) and the crankshaft, the clutch assembly including an inner race (48; 908) adapted to be fixed for rotation with the crankshaft, an outer race (46; 906) coupled for rotation with the drive plate (38; 903) and a plurality of rollers (50; 943) positioned radially therebetween, characterized in that, the outer race (46; 906) includes a first set of teeth drivingly engaging a second set of teeth on the drive plate (38; 903) and arranged to allow the outer race (46; 906) to rotate about an axis misaligned with an axis of rotation of the drive plate (38; 903); and a spring engaging the drive plate (38; 903) and the outer race (46; 906) to urge the first and second sets of teeth (910, 912) into alignment with one another.
A gas flow measurement apparatus comprising a main passage for making a gas flow, a sub-passage provided at the main passage to make part of the gas flow, gas flow detecting elements (1, 2, 3) provided at the sub-passage to detect a gas flow rate; characterized in that the sub-passage is comprising a first bending portion bending approximately perpendicular to a main flow direction of the main passage and a second bending portion further bending approximately perpendicular such that the sub-passage forms a U-shaped passage; a through hole is provided at the second bending portion between an internal surface and an external surface of the sub-passage en route from an inlet of the sub-passage to an outlet thereof; and a structural means; the gas flow measurement apparatus being characterized in that the structural means is provided upstream from an opening of the through hole on the internal surface of the sub-passage close to the second bending portion so as to make a separation flow area where the gas flow becomes separated from the internal surface of the sub-passage at the opening of the through hole. a main passage for making a gas flow, a sub-passage provided at the main passage to make part of the gas flow, gas flow detecting elements (1, 2, 3) provided at the sub-passage to detect a gas flow rate; characterized in that
A device for visualizing to a user different portions of his body including some located outside his visual field, and in particular all portions of his head, characterized in that it comprises a framework which delimits a substantially semi-spherical or semi-ovoid volume defining a cupola under which a user can position himself, said framework including: - reflective surfaces, such as mirrors, disposed at specific locations in order to enable the user, after adjustment, to position them opposite the portions of the body that he wishes to visualize, the reflective face of each of the mirrors being directed toward the inside of the framework; these reflective surfaces being split into: ∘ a first set of first reflective surfaces, located within the visual field of the user placed within said central volume; and ∘ a second set of second peripheral reflective surfaces (2"), disposed around portions of his body located outside the visual field of said user, and each serving to reflect the captured image in the direction of the reflective surfaces of the first set; each first reflective surface being oriented so as to send back the image of a portion of the body located outside the visual field of said user via at least one corresponding second peripheral reflective surface (2"); said framework including rods disposed around a central vertical axis, each of these rods, preferably curved, consisting of a deformable element with a remanent deformation and being connected: - at its upper end, to a substantially circular tray; - at its lower end, to at least one reflective surface, each reflective surface including adjustment means in order to enable the user to position them opposite the portions of the body that he wishes to visualize, these adjustment means including the rods. - reflective surfaces, such as mirrors, disposed at specific locations in order to enable the user, after adjustment, to position them opposite the portions of the body that he wishes to visualize, the reflective face of each of the mirrors being directed toward the inside of the framework; these reflective surfaces being split into: ∘ a first set of first reflective surfaces, located within the visual field of the user placed within said central volume; and ∘ a second set of second peripheral reflective surfaces (2"), disposed around portions of his body located outside the visual field of said user, and each serving to reflect the captured image in the direction of the reflective surfaces of the first set; ∘ a first set of first reflective surfaces, located within the visual field of the user placed within said central volume; and ∘ a second set of second peripheral reflective surfaces (2"), disposed around portions of his body located outside the visual field of said user, and each serving to reflect the captured image in the direction of the reflective surfaces of the first set; - at its upper end, to a substantially circular tray; - at its lower end, to at least one reflective surface,