mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for monitoring a composite structure, the system comprising: a composite structure; an optical fiber within the composite structure; a signal source coupled to the optical fiber configured to provide signals to the optical fiber for propagation therealong; and a detector coupled to the optical fiber configured to detect signals that exit the optical fiber, characterized in that the optical fiber includes a plurality of quantum dots configured to create a non-linear effect in response to a defect in the composite structure and extends between opposed first and second ends with the signal source positioned proximate the first end of the optical fiber, the signal source is configured to provide two distinct input frequencies ν 1 and ν 2, wherein at least one of ν 1, ν 2, ν 1 + ν 2 or ν 1 - ν 2 is resonant with one or more material parameters of the optical fiber, and the system further comprises a reflector positioned at the second end of the optical fiber so as to reflect the signals through the optical fiber from the second end toward the first end, and wherein the detector is responsive to signals emitted by the first end of the optical fiber following reflection of the signals therethrough. a composite structure; an optical fiber within the composite structure; a signal source coupled to the optical fiber configured to provide signals to the optical fiber for propagation therealong; and a detector coupled to the optical fiber configured to detect signals that exit the optical fiber, characterized in that the optical fiber includes a plurality of quantum dots configured to create a non-linear effect in response to a defect in the composite structure and extends between opposed first and second ends with the signal source positioned proximate the first end of the optical fiber, the signal source is configured to provide two distinct input frequencies ν 1 and ν 2, wherein at least one of ν 1, ν 2, ν 1 + ν 2 or ν 1 - ν 2 is resonant with one or more material parameters of the optical fiber, and the system further comprises a reflector positioned at the second end of the optical fiber so as to reflect the signals through the optical fiber from the second end toward the first end, and wherein the detector is responsive to signals emitted by the first end of the optical fiber following reflection of the signals therethrough.
A pipe joining method inside a pipeline construction shaft, in which a first pipe is loaded on a first transport trolley of a pipe transport device including the first transport trolley and a second transport trolley, said first transport trolley and said second transport trolley traveling on rails in the pipeline construction shaft, a second pipe is loaded on the second transport trolley coupled to the first transport trolley via a coupler, the first pipe and the second pipe are transported, and the first pipe and the second pipe are sequentially joined to a rearmost pipe of a pipeline in the pipeline construction shaft, the method comprising: moving the first transport trolley with the loaded first pipe and the second transport trolley with the loaded second pipe forward and joining one end of the first pipe to the rearmost pipe; lifting another end of the first pipe, moving the first transport trolley and the second transport trolley backward, and drawing the first transport trolley from beneath of the first pipe to a near side of the first pipe; removing the coupler to separate the first transport trolley and the second transport trolley; moving the first transport trolley backward and drawing the first transport trolley below the second pipe loaded on the second transport trolley; and moving the second transport trolley forward with the first transport trolley and joining one end of the second pipe on the second transport trolley to the other end of the first pipe joined to the rearmost pipe. moving the first transport trolley with the loaded first pipe and the second transport trolley with the loaded second pipe forward and joining one end of the first pipe to the rearmost pipe; lifting another end of the first pipe, moving the first transport trolley and the second transport trolley backward, and drawing the first transport trolley from beneath of the first pipe to a near side of the first pipe; removing the coupler to separate the first transport trolley and the second transport trolley; moving the first transport trolley backward and drawing the first transport trolley below the second pipe loaded on the second transport trolley; and moving the second transport trolley forward with the first transport trolley and joining one end of the second pipe on the second transport trolley to the other end of the first pipe joined to the rearmost pipe.
A method for generating and transmitting a positioning signal from a terrestrial transmitter of a terrestrial positioning system for use by GNSS receiver hardware, the method comprising: identifying a chipping rate, wherein the identified chipping rate is equal to or is a multiple of a GNSS chipping rate; identifying a pseudorandom noise, PN, code length, wherein the identified PN code length is equal to or is a multiple of a GNSS PN code length; generating a PN code, wherein the generated PN code has a length equal to the identified PN code length; identifying a transmission bandwidth that exceeds an integer multiple of a chipping bandwidth of the identified chipping rate; generating a transmit pulse shape having a bandwidth that is equal to the transmission bandwidth; using the identified chipping rate, the generated transmit pulse and the generated PN code to generate a positioning signal at the terrestrial transmitter; and transmitting the positioning signal from the terrestrial transmitter. identifying a chipping rate, wherein the identified chipping rate is equal to or is a multiple of a GNSS chipping rate; identifying a pseudorandom noise, PN, code length, wherein the identified PN code length is equal to or is a multiple of a GNSS PN code length; generating a PN code, wherein the generated PN code has a length equal to the identified PN code length; identifying a transmission bandwidth that exceeds an integer multiple of a chipping bandwidth of the identified chipping rate; generating a transmit pulse shape having a bandwidth that is equal to the transmission bandwidth; using the identified chipping rate, the generated transmit pulse and the generated PN code to generate a positioning signal at the terrestrial transmitter; and transmitting the positioning signal from the terrestrial transmitter.
Polymer composition containing a) an elastomeric polymer, b) a zeolite, whereby the total amount of the components a) and b) in the composition is higher than 94 wt%, more preferred higher than 98 wt% and the total amount of water determined by TGA in the temperature range of 25 to 380 °C with a rate of 5°C/min is lower than 15 wt%, based on the amount of residuals obtained after the TGA measurement has been continued to 550°C and wherein the amount of the zeolite component b) is from 20 to 90 wt%, in particular from 25 to 90 wt%. a) an elastomeric polymer, b) a zeolite,
Amplifier valve for a closed-centre-system working hydraulic system of an agricultural or civil engineering working machine, which generates an amplified secondary load pressure signal by means of a pump pressure (p p) of a pressure line on the basis of a primary load pressure signal generated by one or more control devices (8, 9, 39, 30) in a primary load signal line, wherein the amplifier valve has a control valve, which can be controlled on the one hand via the primary load pressure signal and an amplifying spring and on the other hand via the amplified secondary load pressure signal, and which is connected on the inlet side to the pressure line and on the outlet side to a cut-off valve, characterized in that in a first working position (a) of the cut-off valve, formed as a blocking position, the primary load signal line, a secondary load signal line carrying the secondary load pressure signal, a signal line leading to an actuation of the control valve and a return line into a tank are connected to each other via this cut-off valve.
A system comprising: a fluid source fluidically coupled to a plenum; a thermal camera; at least one flow meter; and a computing device communicatively connected to the at least one flow meter and the thermal camera, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive flow rate values, from the at least one flow meter, for an exit orifice of a tested component, the exit orifice being fluidically coupled to the fluid source by way of the plenum and at least one internal passage of the tested component; receive thermographic image data captured by the thermal camera during flowing thermographic testing of the tested component fluidically coupled to the plenum; and associate the flow rate values received for the exit orifice of the tested component with the thermographic image data for the exit orifice of the tested component to produce quantitative flowing thermographic image data. a fluid source fluidically coupled to a plenum; a thermal camera; at least one flow meter; and a computing device communicatively connected to the at least one flow meter and the thermal camera, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive flow rate values, from the at least one flow meter, for an exit orifice of a tested component, the exit orifice being fluidically coupled to the fluid source by way of the plenum and at least one internal passage of the tested component; receive thermographic image data captured by the thermal camera during flowing thermographic testing of the tested component fluidically coupled to the plenum; and associate the flow rate values received for the exit orifice of the tested component with the thermographic image data for the exit orifice of the tested component to produce quantitative flowing thermographic image data. receive flow rate values, from the at least one flow meter, for an exit orifice of a tested component, the exit orifice being fluidically coupled to the fluid source by way of the plenum and at least one internal passage of the tested component; receive thermographic image data captured by the thermal camera during flowing thermographic testing of the tested component fluidically coupled to the plenum; and associate the flow rate values received for the exit orifice of the tested component with the thermographic image data for the exit orifice of the tested component to produce quantitative flowing thermographic image data.
An anti-ripple injection method for injecting an anti-ripple signal into a control system of a pump, the control system controlling an electric motor via an electric motor drive, the electric motor driving the pump, the anti-ripple signal causing pressure ripples in the pump output to be at least partially cancelled, characterized in that the anti-ripple injection method comprises: injecting an anti-ripple signal into the control system, the anti-ripple signal being represented by the following equation: f θ = ∑ m A m cos mθ + θ m, wherein θ is the rotation angle of the motor shaft, m is the order of a signal harmonic in the anti-ripple signal, A m and θ m are parameters with respect to the m th signal harmonic; and determining the A m and θ m by extracting the corresponding parameters of the m th signal harmonic from a pressure ripple signal. wherein θ is the rotation angle of the motor shaft, m is the order of a signal harmonic in the anti-ripple signal, A m and θ m are parameters with respect to the m th signal harmonic; and determining the A m and θ m by extracting the corresponding parameters of the m th signal harmonic from a pressure ripple signal.
A fitting part for a drive rod fitting of a window, a window door or the like provided for mounting in a fitting groove having an undercut, with a retaining element (17 - 19) rotatably mounted between a mounting position and a retaining position, wherein the retaining element (17 - 19) can be inserted in the mounting position into the fitting groove and in the retaining position is designed for engagement behind the undercut of the fitting groove, characterized in that the movement of the retaining element (17 - 19) is coupled with at least a second retaining element (17 - 19), so that when one of the retaining elements (17 - 19) is rotated the adjacent retaining element (17 - 19) can be pivoted.
A method for detecting the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in a sample, said sample comprising nucleic acids, said method comprising: (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising a primer pair selected from the group consisting of primer pair SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:2, primer pair SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO:4, primer pair SEQ ID NO:5 and SEQ ID NO:6, primer pair SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NO:8, and a combination thereof; (b) performing PCR amplification of said nucleic acids of said sample using the reaction mixture of step (a); and (c) detecting the amplification of step (b), whereby a positive detection of amplification indicates the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in the sample. (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising a primer pair selected from the group consisting of primer pair SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:2, primer pair SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO:4, primer pair SEQ ID NO:5 and SEQ ID NO:6, primer pair SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NO:8, and a combination thereof; (b) performing PCR amplification of said nucleic acids of said sample using the reaction mixture of step (a); and (c) detecting the amplification of step (b), whereby a positive detection of amplification indicates the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in the sample.
A dental apparatus comprising: a pressure wave generator adapted to be disposed in use at a treatment region on an exterior and/or interior of a tooth, the pressure wave generator comprising an opening, wherein the opening is configured to deliver a filling material to the treatment region, the filling material having a flowable state and a hardened or cured state, and a reservoir for supplying the filling material to the pressure wave generator, wherein the pressure wave generator comprises a liquid jet device to assist in filling the treatment region, wherein the liquid jet device comprises a jet forming nozzle orifice and is configured to form a coherent, collimated liquid jet of the filling material, and wherein the pressure wave generator is configured to generate pressure waves through the treatment region to cause the filling material to substantially fill the treatment region; wherein said reservoir contains the flowable filling material therein, wherein the flowable material is curable from a flowable state to a hardened state. a pressure wave generator adapted to be disposed in use at a treatment region on an exterior and/or interior of a tooth, the pressure wave generator comprising an opening, wherein the opening is configured to deliver a filling material to the treatment region, the filling material having a flowable state and a hardened or cured state, and a reservoir for supplying the filling material to the pressure wave generator, wherein the pressure wave generator comprises a liquid jet device to assist in filling the treatment region, wherein the liquid jet device comprises a jet forming nozzle orifice and is configured to form a coherent, collimated liquid jet of the filling material, and wherein the pressure wave generator is configured to generate pressure waves through the treatment region to cause the filling material to substantially fill the treatment region; wherein said reservoir contains the flowable filling material therein, wherein the flowable material is curable from a flowable state to a hardened state.
A single-use package with a contact lens therein, wherein the package has an internal depth which is less than the overall sagittal depth of the contact lens when the contact lens is in its equilibrated state, characterised in that the contact lens is maintained in the package with a sagittal depth less than the sagittal depth of the contact lens when the contact lens is in its equilibrated state.
A microphone (41, 81), comprising: a circuit board; a supporting member, mounted on a top surface of the circuit board; an acoustic sensor, mounted on the supporting member; a signal processing circuit, accommodated inside a hollow that is formed inside the supporting member, and mounted on the top surface of the circuit board; and a cover, covering the acoustic sensor, the supporting member, and the signal processing circuit and fixed to the top surface of the circuit board, characterised in that the acoustic sensor is formed with a space to serve as a front chamber on a top surface of the acoustic sensor, wherein the space is inside the microphone (41, 81) and is also provided with a space to serve as a back chamber on the under surface side of the acoustic sensor, and the supporting member is formed with an acoustic transmission path capable of transmitting an acoustic vibration between a space located outside the acoustic sensor and the supporting member and surrounded by the cover and the circuit board, and the space to serve as the back chamber inside the acoustic sensor, wherein the top surface of the acoustic sensor is bonded to an inner surface of the cover to prevent leaking of acoustic vibration from, the space to serve as the front chamber, to, the space located outside the acoustic sensor and the supporting member and surrounded by the cover and the circuit board. a circuit board; a supporting member, mounted on a top surface of the circuit board; an acoustic sensor, mounted on the supporting member; a signal processing circuit, accommodated inside a hollow that is formed inside the supporting member, and mounted on the top surface of the circuit board; and a cover, covering the acoustic sensor, the supporting member, and the signal processing circuit and fixed to the top surface of the circuit board, characterised in that the acoustic sensor is formed with a space to serve as a front chamber on a top surface of the acoustic sensor, wherein the space is inside the microphone (41, 81) and is also provided with a space to serve as a back chamber on the under surface side of the acoustic sensor, and the supporting member is formed with an acoustic transmission path capable of transmitting an acoustic vibration between a space located outside the acoustic sensor and the supporting member and surrounded by the cover and the circuit board, and the space to serve as the back chamber inside the acoustic sensor, wherein the top surface of the acoustic sensor is bonded to an inner surface of the cover to prevent leaking of acoustic vibration from, the space to serve as the front chamber, to, the space located outside the acoustic sensor and the supporting member and surrounded by the cover and the circuit board.
A horn assembly of a vehicle steering apparatus comprising an electrically non-conductive carrier element, an elongate flexible electrical conductor arranged on the carrier element, an electrically conducting component which is in contact with the flexible electrical conductor, and forms a first horn contact, and a second horn contact which is at a distance from the first horn contact in a basic position of the horn assembly and is electrically connected to the first horn contact in an operating position of the horn assembly, characterized in that the electrically conducting component is in the form of an electrically conducting clip and is latched to the carrier element to realize the first horn contact at any desired position along the flexible electrical conductor. an electrically non-conductive carrier element, an elongate flexible electrical conductor arranged on the carrier element, an electrically conducting component which is in contact with the flexible electrical conductor, and forms a first horn contact, and a second horn contact which is at a distance from the first horn contact in a basic position of the horn assembly and is electrically connected to the first horn contact in an operating position of the horn assembly, characterized in that the electrically conducting component is in the form of an electrically conducting clip and is latched to the carrier element to realize the first horn contact at any desired position along the flexible electrical conductor.
A bed vibration system adapted to provide controllable vibrations, and locatable on a bed beneath a mattress, the system comprising: a frame attachable to the bed by at least four suspension modules; at least two vibration modules, each vibration module having a rotatable element; at least two travel tracks attachable to the frame, the travel tracks configurable to have the at least two vibration modules respectively displaceable thereupon; a vibration module control unit configurable to control vibrations and displacement of the respective vibration modules, wherein the at least two vibration modules each further comprise: a vibration motor having a shaft characterized in that the at least two vibration modules each further comprise: a rider supporting the motor and the rider having at least two wheels mountable on the travel tracks, and a rotatable eccentric weight mountable onto the shaft. a frame attachable to the bed by at least four suspension modules; at least two vibration modules, each vibration module having a rotatable element; at least two travel tracks attachable to the frame, the travel tracks configurable to have the at least two vibration modules respectively displaceable thereupon; a vibration module control unit configurable to control vibrations and displacement of the respective vibration modules, wherein the at least two vibration modules each further comprise: a vibration motor having a shaft characterized in that the at least two vibration modules each further comprise: a rider supporting the motor and the rider having at least two wheels mountable on the travel tracks, and a rotatable eccentric weight mountable onto the shaft.
A machine readable medium on which instructions are stored, comprising instructions that when executed cause a machine to at least: receive, from a server, a clone image (255, 280) including an instance of an operating system and an application hosted by the server, and a copy of scan results (265, 290); identify initiation of the application using the clone image (255, 280); in response to identifying initiation of the application, determine that the copy of scan results (265, 290) includes scan results of the application; and in response to determining the copy of scan results (265, 290) includes scan results of the application, execute the application without any further scan of the application, the clone image (255, 280) including a read-only layer and a cache snapshot layer, the read-only layer including the instance of the operating system and the application, and the cache snapshot layer including the copy of the scan results (265, 290). receive, from a server, a clone image (255, 280) including an instance of an operating system and an application hosted by the server, and a copy of scan results (265, 290); identify initiation of the application using the clone image (255, 280); in response to identifying initiation of the application, determine that the copy of scan results (265, 290) includes scan results of the application; and in response to determining the copy of scan results (265, 290) includes scan results of the application, execute the application without any further scan of the application, the clone image (255, 280) including a read-only layer and a cache snapshot layer, the read-only layer including the instance of the operating system and the application, and the cache snapshot layer including the copy of the scan results (265, 290).