mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for transmitting information signals having a plurality of symbol vectors associated therewith on a radio channel, comprising: precoding said symbol vectors each comprising two or more symbols by multiplying, in the following order, said symbol vectors with: a first column subset of a unitary matrix which spreads the symbols in said symbol vectors across all virtual transmit antennas, a second diagonal cyclic delay diversity matrix which changes the phase of the symbols spread across said virtual transmit antennas, and a third precoding matrix which distributes transmit energy across a plurality of physical transmit antennas, further processing said precoded symbol vectors to generate said information signals, and transmitting said information signals. precoding said symbol vectors each comprising two or more symbols by multiplying, in the following order, said symbol vectors with: a first column subset of a unitary matrix which spreads the symbols in said symbol vectors across all virtual transmit antennas, a second diagonal cyclic delay diversity matrix which changes the phase of the symbols spread across said virtual transmit antennas, and a third precoding matrix which distributes transmit energy across a plurality of physical transmit antennas, a first column subset of a unitary matrix which spreads the symbols in said symbol vectors across all virtual transmit antennas, a second diagonal cyclic delay diversity matrix which changes the phase of the symbols spread across said virtual transmit antennas, and a third precoding matrix which distributes transmit energy across a plurality of physical transmit antennas, further processing said precoded symbol vectors to generate said information signals, and transmitting said information signals.
An electromagnetic-wave interference type electromagnetic-wave absorbing sheet having flexibility and light transmittance, comprising an electric resistance film, a dielectric layer and an electromagnetic-wave shielding layer that each have light transmittance and that are stacked sequentially, wherein the electric resistance film is formed of a conductive organic polymer, characterized in that the electromagnetic-wave shielding layer is formed of a conductive mesh having an aperture ratio of 35% or more and 85% or less, the aperture ratio being determined by S 2 /(S+L) 2 ×100, where L represents a diameter of metal wires constituting the conductive mesh and S represents a space between the metal wires, and a surface of the electromagnetic-wave absorbing sheet does not crack after being subjected to a flexibility confirmation test comprising: placing the sheet on a horizontally arranged aluminum cylindrical rod having a diameter of 6 mm so that the electric resistance film faces upward; and attaching a weight of 300 g to both ends of the sheet and maintaining this state for 30 seconds to pull the ends of the sheet downward with the center of the sheet being bent. placing the sheet on a horizontally arranged aluminum cylindrical rod having a diameter of 6 mm so that the electric resistance film faces upward; and attaching a weight of 300 g to both ends of the sheet and maintaining this state for 30 seconds to pull the ends of the sheet downward with the center of the sheet being bent.
Belt fitting for a safety belt device in a vehicle, which has a basic portion and an adjoining insertion latch, in which basic portion a belt eye is provided through which a belt strap is guided and which, when the safety belt is put on, divides the belt strap into a shoulder belt portion and a lap belt portion, and has a clamping element which is adjustable between a release position, in which the belt strap is guided through the belt eye in a freely movable manner, and a clamping position, in which the belt strap is firmly clamped between the clamping element and a clamping stop with a clamping force (F K), wherein the clamping element and/or the clamping stop have/has a clamping contour with which the belt strap can be firmly clamped in the clamping position over the belt strap width (b) with a non-linear and/or non-uniform clamping force distribution (F(b)), characterized in that the clamping contour is a camber or bulge, specifically with an apex which, in the clamping position, presses centrally onto the belt strap, and with arc portions falling away therefrom in the transverse direction (y) of the belt strap.
Positioning apparatus, comprising: a reference device (100, 301) configured to provide a measured current motion angle (θ GNSS; θ R) of a vehicle; an inertial sensor configured to provide a current input angular rate ( v ( t)) of the vehicle and associated with inertial sensor behavior parameters dependent on inertial sensor temperature; a temperature sensor configured to provide an input temperature variation (Δ T(t)) of the inertial sensor on a time interval; a digital estimator configured to recursively computing an estimated current motion angle ( θ̂ ( t), X̂ ( t)) of the vehicle and estimated inertial sensor behavior parameters as function of: the measured current motion angle (θ GNSS; θ R), a previously estimated motion angle ( X̂ ( t -1)), the current input angular rate ( v ( t)), the input temperature variation ( ΔT(t)), said estimated inertial sensor behavior parameters comprising inertial sensor sensitivity and inertial sensor zero-rate level. a reference device (100, 301) configured to provide a measured current motion angle (θ GNSS; θ R) of a vehicle; an inertial sensor configured to provide a current input angular rate ( v ( t)) of the vehicle and associated with inertial sensor behavior parameters dependent on inertial sensor temperature; a temperature sensor configured to provide an input temperature variation (Δ T(t)) of the inertial sensor on a time interval; a digital estimator configured to recursively computing an estimated current motion angle ( θ̂ ( t), X̂ ( t)) of the vehicle and estimated inertial sensor behavior parameters as function of: the measured current motion angle (θ GNSS; θ R), a previously estimated motion angle ( X̂ ( t -1)), the current input angular rate ( v ( t)), the input temperature variation ( ΔT(t)), said estimated inertial sensor behavior parameters comprising inertial sensor sensitivity and inertial sensor zero-rate level. the measured current motion angle (θ GNSS; θ R), a previously estimated motion angle ( X̂ ( t -1)), the current input angular rate ( v ( t)), the input temperature variation ( ΔT(t)), said estimated inertial sensor behavior parameters comprising inertial sensor sensitivity and inertial sensor zero-rate level.
A method for producing neural cells or a neural tissue, comprising the following steps -: a first step of culturing pluripotent stem cells in the absence of feeder cells and in a medium comprising: 1) a TGFβ family signal transduction pathway inhibiting substance selected from the group consisting of Lefty, SB431542, A-83-01, LDN193189 and Dorsomorphin and/or a Sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway activating substance selected from the group consisting of Shh, SAG and Purmorphamine, and 2) a factor for maintaining undifferentiated state selected from the group consisting of bFGF, FGF4, FGF8, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, Nodal, Activin A and Activin B, wherein not less than 60% of the cells obtained in the first step are Oct3/4 positive, a second step of culturing the cells obtained in the first step in suspension to form a cell aggregate, and a third step of culturing the aggregate obtained in the second step in suspension in the presence or absence of a differentiation-inducing factor to obtain an aggregate containing neural cells or a neural tissue. a first step of culturing pluripotent stem cells in the absence of feeder cells and in a medium comprising: 1) a TGFβ family signal transduction pathway inhibiting substance selected from the group consisting of Lefty, SB431542, A-83-01, LDN193189 and Dorsomorphin and/or a Sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway activating substance selected from the group consisting of Shh, SAG and Purmorphamine, and 2) a factor for maintaining undifferentiated state selected from the group consisting of bFGF, FGF4, FGF8, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, Nodal, Activin A and Activin B, wherein not less than 60% of the cells obtained in the first step are Oct3/4 positive, 1) a TGFβ family signal transduction pathway inhibiting substance selected from the group consisting of Lefty, SB431542, A-83-01, LDN193189 and Dorsomorphin and/or a Sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway activating substance selected from the group consisting of Shh, SAG and Purmorphamine, and 2) a factor for maintaining undifferentiated state selected from the group consisting of bFGF, FGF4, FGF8, TGFβ1, TGFβ2, Nodal, Activin A and Activin B, a second step of culturing the cells obtained in the first step in suspension to form a cell aggregate, and a third step of culturing the aggregate obtained in the second step in suspension in the presence or absence of a differentiation-inducing factor to obtain an aggregate containing neural cells or a neural tissue.
A method for charging a LiNi x Co y Mn z O 2 /graphite secondary battery, in which lithium plating in a negative electrode is detected in real time by observing a change in battery voltage as a function of SOC during charging the secondary battery, the method comprising: acquiring data by measuring battery voltage as a function of SOC at different charge rates; obtaining a protocol designed to change a charge rate stepwise by setting an inflection point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point and charging limitation from the acquired data; and charging the secondary battery according to the protocol, wherein the protocol includes a stepwise-decreasing charge rate and charge voltage information after termination of charging at each charge rate, and wherein determining the inflection point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point comprises: obtaining a SOC-V graph by measuring battery voltage as a function of SOC while charging the secondary battery, obtaining a SOC-dV/dQ graph showing a change in battery voltage dV/dQ as a function of SOC from the SOC-V graph, and determining an inflection point at which a slope increase slows down on the SOC-dV/dQ graph as the lithium plating occurrence point. acquiring data by measuring battery voltage as a function of SOC at different charge rates; obtaining a protocol designed to change a charge rate stepwise by setting an inflection point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point and charging limitation from the acquired data; and charging the secondary battery according to the protocol, wherein the protocol includes a stepwise-decreasing charge rate and charge voltage information after termination of charging at each charge rate, and wherein determining the inflection point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point comprises: obtaining a SOC-V graph by measuring battery voltage as a function of SOC while charging the secondary battery, obtaining a SOC-dV/dQ graph showing a change in battery voltage dV/dQ as a function of SOC from the SOC-V graph, and determining an inflection point at which a slope increase slows down on the SOC-dV/dQ graph as the lithium plating occurrence point. obtaining a SOC-V graph by measuring battery voltage as a function of SOC while charging the secondary battery, obtaining a SOC-dV/dQ graph showing a change in battery voltage dV/dQ as a function of SOC from the SOC-V graph, and determining an inflection point at which a slope increase slows down on the SOC-dV/dQ graph as the lithium plating occurrence point.
Method for the electrochemcial disinfection of water by passing the latter through at least on electrolytic cell contained in a housing provided with means for feeding and discharging the water: characterised in that it consists of: a) using an electrolytic cell that comprises an anode and a cathode in the form of plates, parallel to each other, the opposite catalytic faces of which have identical surfaces and form a symmetrical inter-electrode space without any preferential path and short-circuit; b) placing, upstream and downstream of said plates, a turbulence generator, consisting of a series of deflectors mounted in opposition and supported by a cylindrical ring that fits onto the corresponding nozzle of the electrolytic cell, able to create between them, throughout the passage of the water to be treated, a turbulent regime having the effect of projecting the microorganisms contained in the dissolved materials, alternately and successively, onto the anode, which has, in its vicinity, a pH of less than 1, and onto the cathode, which has, in its vicinity, a pH greater than 14. characterised in that it consists of: a) using an electrolytic cell that comprises an anode and a cathode in the form of plates, parallel to each other, the opposite catalytic faces of which have identical surfaces and form a symmetrical inter-electrode space without any preferential path and short-circuit; b) placing, upstream and downstream of said plates, a turbulence generator, consisting of a series of deflectors mounted in opposition and supported by a cylindrical ring that fits onto the corresponding nozzle of the electrolytic cell, able to create between them, throughout the passage of the water to be treated, a turbulent regime having the effect of projecting the microorganisms contained in the dissolved materials, alternately and successively, onto the anode, which has, in its vicinity, a pH of less than 1, and onto the cathode, which has, in its vicinity, a pH greater than 14. a) using an electrolytic cell that comprises an anode and a cathode in the form of plates, parallel to each other, the opposite catalytic faces of which have identical surfaces and form a symmetrical inter-electrode space without any preferential path and short-circuit; b) placing, upstream and downstream of said plates, a turbulence generator, consisting of a series of deflectors mounted in opposition and supported by a cylindrical ring that fits onto the corresponding nozzle of the electrolytic cell, able to create between them, throughout the passage of the water to be treated, a turbulent regime having the effect of projecting the microorganisms contained in the dissolved materials, alternately and successively, onto the anode, which has, in its vicinity, a pH of less than 1, and onto the cathode, which has, in its vicinity, a pH greater than 14.
A crane comprising a crane pillar which is mounted rotatably about an axis, having - a radial bearing which is the lower radial bearing in the mounted position of the crane pillar for mounting the rotatable crane pillar in a base, and - an upper radial bearing spaced from the lower radial bearing along the axis for mounting the crane pillar in the base, wherein there is provided at least one chamber (10, 9) which can be filled with oil for the lubrication of the upper radial bearing, characterised in that provided for the crane pillar is a drive unit which drives the crane pillar between the upper radial bearing and the lower radial bearing, wherein lubrication of a driven region at the crane pillar is effected by way of the chamber (10, 9) which can be filled with oil. - a radial bearing which is the lower radial bearing in the mounted position of the crane pillar for mounting the rotatable crane pillar in a base, and - an upper radial bearing spaced from the lower radial bearing along the axis for mounting the crane pillar in the base,
A method for decontaminating an area, the method comprising: deploying a mobile decontamination unit in the area, the mobile decontamination unit having a base portion, and a head portion comprising an aerosol dispersing nozzle and an aerosol directing fan, the aerosol dispersing nozzle and the aerosol directing fan each being independently movable relatively to base portion; determining aerosol dispersing parameters for the mobile decontamination unit based on area characteristics; automatically dispersing a decontaminant within the area using the aerosol dispersing nozzle and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters, the decontaminant being dispersed in an aerosol form comprising decontaminant droplets; and directing the decontaminant droplets to surfaces in the area using an aerosol directing fan and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters, which area characteristics are obtained using a sensor of the mobile decontamination unit, which area characteristics comprise information about the area to be decontaminated which is unknown, which area characteristics are transmitted by the sensor to a unit controller of the mobile contamination unit, which unit controller subsequently determines the aerosol dispersing parameters based on the area characteristics transmitted by the sensor deploying a mobile decontamination unit in the area, the mobile decontamination unit having a base portion, and a head portion comprising an aerosol dispersing nozzle and an aerosol directing fan, the aerosol dispersing nozzle and the aerosol directing fan each being independently movable relatively to base portion; determining aerosol dispersing parameters for the mobile decontamination unit based on area characteristics; automatically dispersing a decontaminant within the area using the aerosol dispersing nozzle and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters, the decontaminant being dispersed in an aerosol form comprising decontaminant droplets; and directing the decontaminant droplets to surfaces in the area using an aerosol directing fan and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters, which area characteristics are obtained using a sensor of the mobile decontamination unit, which area characteristics comprise information about the area to be decontaminated which is unknown, which area characteristics are transmitted by the sensor to a unit controller of the mobile contamination unit, which unit controller subsequently determines the aerosol dispersing parameters based on the area characteristics transmitted by the sensor which area characteristics are obtained using a sensor of the mobile decontamination unit, which area characteristics comprise information about the area to be decontaminated which is unknown, which area characteristics are transmitted by the sensor to a unit controller of the mobile contamination unit, which unit controller subsequently determines the aerosol dispersing parameters based on the area characteristics transmitted by the sensor
A lifting apparatus configured to assist a wheelchair user to get on or off a public transportation vehicle, comprising at least: - a fixing support which is adapted to be fixedly connected to an inner part of and on a first side relative to an entrance of the vehicle; - a movable assembly which is movably connected to the fixing support at least between a rest position and a working position, wherein said movable assembly comprises at least: - a ramp which is adapted to be positioned, when the movably assembly is in said working position, in an inclined position with a first end side adapted to bear on a station platform and a second opposite end side positioned substantially at the level of the access floor at said entrance; - a lifting platform suitable to carry a wheelchair user between the station platform and the level of the access floor at said entrance; and - actuating means which are configured to connect, in a movable manner, the lifting platform to the ramp, characterized in that said fixing support has a shaped body extending along a substantially vertical axis, and wherein, when in said rest position, the movable assembly is arranged to be substantially aligned with the fixing support along said first side relative to the entrance, with said ramp lying in a plane substantially parallel to said vertical axis and the lifting platform overlapping the ramp while at least part of the actuating means are interposed there between. - a fixing support which is adapted to be fixedly connected to an inner part of and on a first side relative to an entrance of the vehicle; - a movable assembly which is movably connected to the fixing support at least between a rest position and a working position, wherein said movable assembly comprises at least: - a ramp which is adapted to be positioned, when the movably assembly is in said working position, in an inclined position with a first end side adapted to bear on a station platform and a second opposite end side positioned substantially at the level of the access floor at said entrance; - a lifting platform suitable to carry a wheelchair user between the station platform and the level of the access floor at said entrance; and - actuating means which are configured to connect, in a movable manner, the lifting platform to the ramp, characterized in that said fixing support has a shaped body extending along a substantially vertical axis, and wherein, when in said rest position, the movable assembly is arranged to be substantially aligned with the fixing support along said first side relative to the entrance, with said ramp lying in a plane substantially parallel to said vertical axis and the lifting platform overlapping the ramp while at least part of the actuating means are interposed there between.
Die for a joining tool, in particular for clinching, with an anvil forming a bottom of a swage, and with a spring sleeve which surrounds the anvil and has a plurality of slits extending in an axial direction, said slits permitting a radial expansion of the spring sleeve, characterized by a bushing which is arranged between the anvil and the spring sleeve and which is provided, at its free end, with inserts which surround the anvil and are made of a harder material than the bushing.
A method of determining whether a library contains or encodes an immunogenic polypeptide expressed by a pathogenic organism, wherein said library comprises at least 20 discrete members in defined locations, wherein said members of said library each comprise a cell or virus comprising a first polynucleotide that includes an identified open reading frame encoding a polypeptide or portion of a polypeptide encoded by the genome of said pathogenic organism, said first polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter, and said library comprises polynucleotides encoding a portion of at least 10% of the polypeptides encoded by the genome of said pathogenic organism, said method comprising: (a) individually contacting each member of said library with a second cell capable of (i) endocytosing said cell or said virus in each member and (ii) displaying the polypeptide or portion of the polypeptide encoded by said open reading frame on its surface through the MHC class I pathway; (b) individually contacting each second cell of step (a) with a CTL cell derived from a mammal previously infected with said pathogenic organism; and (c) detecting whether said CTL cell is activated, wherein activation of said CTL cell indicates that said member of said library contains or encodes an immunogenic polypeptide expressed by said pathogenic organism. (a) individually contacting each member of said library with a second cell capable of (i) endocytosing said cell or said virus in each member and (ii) displaying the polypeptide or portion of the polypeptide encoded by said open reading frame on its surface through the MHC class I pathway; (b) individually contacting each second cell of step (a) with a CTL cell derived from a mammal previously infected with said pathogenic organism; and (c) detecting whether said CTL cell is activated, wherein activation of said CTL cell indicates that said member of said library contains or encodes an immunogenic polypeptide expressed by said pathogenic organism.