mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Hydrofoil arrangement for a hydrofoil craft with at least one fully submerged lifting wing (6, 30, 32), the hydrofoil arrangement comprising at least two struts (8, 10) to be pivotally arranged on the hydrofoil craft, each strut (8, 10) being connected to a lifting wing (6, 30, 32), wherein the struts (8, 10) are to be arranged with their centres of effort of hydrodynamic forces (12, 14) behind the pivot axes (A, B) of the struts (8, 10) during forward travel of the hydrofoil craft, whereby the struts (8, 10), when the hydrofoil craft during forward travel experiences a disturbance in roll-angle (d) resulting in a transversal movement of the hydrofoil craft relative to the water surface, are arranged to pivot relative to the hydrofoil craft where the struts (8, 10) when pivoting are arranged to actuate through a direct mechanical coupling (8, 10, 16, 38) at least one means (6; 30, 32; 34, 36) for inducing transversal displacement of the resulting lifting wing centre of effort in the direction of the transversal movement of the hydrofoil craft in order to modify the transversal distribution of pressure on the at least one lifting wing (6, 30, 32), whereby the hydrofoil craft is arranged to roll back to equilibrium, whereby each of said at least two struts (8, 10) are connected to the same lifting wing, characterized in that the direct mechanical coupling (8, 10, 16, 38) comprises a linking device, arranged to ensure that the vertical components of the rotation of the respective struts (8, 10) are in the same direction, and further comprises the pivotal struts (8, 10), and where the means for inducing transversal displacement of the resulting lifting wing's centre of effort is the lifting wing itself being arranged to deflect torsionally around a transversal axis between the struts (8, 10), and that the struts (8, 10) are further pivotally connected to the lifting wing at lower strut pivot axes (C, D) and that an angle +μ exists between the two axes (A, C) related to a port strut, and a corresponding angle -μ exists between the two axes (B, D) related to a starboard strut as seen from the rear of the hydrofoil craft.
Apparatus for switching direct currents in a pole of a DC voltage grid comprising - two connection terminals (21, 22), between which an operating current path having a mechanical switch extends, - which operating current path can be bypassed by a switch-off branch, - wherein commutation means are provided for commutating the current from the operating current path onto the switch-off branch, - wherein the commutation means are arranged in the switch-off branch and are configured to generate a circulating current that flows via the bypassed section of the operating current path and the switch-off branch, which circulating current is opposite to the direct current to be switched, characterized in that a power switching unit for limiting or completely interrupting the direct current is arranged in the switch-off branch, which power switching unit has a series circuit composed of two-pole submodules having at least one power semiconductor switch that can be switched on and off, and in that the commutation means form a series circuit composed of two-pole submodules, wherein each submodule of the commutation means has an energy store and a power semiconductor circuit connected in parallel with the energy store. - two connection terminals (21, 22), between which an operating current path having a mechanical switch extends, - which operating current path can be bypassed by a switch-off branch, - wherein commutation means are provided for commutating the current from the operating current path onto the switch-off branch, - wherein the commutation means are arranged in the switch-off branch and are configured to generate a circulating current that flows via the bypassed section of the operating current path and the switch-off branch, which circulating current is opposite to the direct current to be switched, characterized in that a power switching unit for limiting or completely interrupting the direct current is arranged in the switch-off branch, which power switching unit has a series circuit composed of two-pole submodules having at least one power semiconductor switch that can be switched on and off, and in that the commutation means form a series circuit composed of two-pole submodules, wherein each submodule of the commutation means has an energy store and a power semiconductor circuit connected in parallel with the energy store.
Method for the production of a mould for making shaft bottom pieces having a gutter, comprising the steps of: - preparing a main body made of a foam material, wherein the main body has an essentially cylindrical or prismatic lateral surface, and wherein the main body has a bottom surface with an essentially conical berm depression, - machining the main body according to the negative geometry of the gutter to be made, such that a negative mould (130, 138) results, wherein the machining is effected by means of a chip-removing machining process and wherein a dimensionally accurate negative mould for the entire gutter structure is machined therefrom, such that in particular it is not necessary to assemble the negative mould from individual gutter branches, and - inserting the negative mould (130, 138) into a base mould. - preparing a main body made of a foam material, wherein the main body has an essentially cylindrical or prismatic lateral surface, and wherein the main body has a bottom surface with an essentially conical berm depression, - machining the main body according to the negative geometry of the gutter to be made, such that a negative mould (130, 138) results, - inserting the negative mould (130, 138) into a base mould.
A line card, comprising: a mainboard, a wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer, and an optical module; wherein the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer is disposed on the mainboard, the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer comprises a first interface and a second interface, the optical module comprises an electrical interface and an optical interface, and a direction that the electrical interface of the optical module faces is the same as a direction that the optical interface of the optical module faces; an optical module electrical interface socket and an optical module optical interface socket are disposed on the mainboard, and an opening direction of the optical module electrical interface socket is the same as an opening direction of the optical module optical interface socket, and the opening direction is from the interior of the mainboard to the edge of the mainboard and parallel to the mainboard; wherein the electrical interface of the optical module is electrically connected to the optical module electrical interface socket, the optical interface of the optical module is connected to the optical module optical interface socket, the optical module optical interface socket is connected to the first interface of the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer, and the second interface of the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer is configured to connect to a feeder fiber. wherein the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer is disposed on the mainboard, the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer comprises a first interface and a second interface, the optical module comprises an electrical interface and an optical interface, and a direction that the electrical interface of the optical module faces is the same as a direction that the optical interface of the optical module faces; an optical module electrical interface socket and an optical module optical interface socket are disposed on the mainboard, and an opening direction of the optical module electrical interface socket is the same as an opening direction of the optical module optical interface socket, and the opening direction is from the interior of the mainboard to the edge of the mainboard and parallel to the mainboard; wherein the electrical interface of the optical module is electrically connected to the optical module electrical interface socket, the optical interface of the optical module is connected to the optical module optical interface socket, the optical module optical interface socket is connected to the first interface of the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer, and the second interface of the wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer is configured to connect to a feeder fiber.
A method implemented at a terminal device, comprising: obtaining network addresses of another terminal device from a message broker to which the terminal device and the another terminal device are registered, wherein at least one of the terminal device and the another terminal device is connected to a cellular network, and wherein one of the terminal device and the another terminal device comprises a drone or robot and the other of the terminal device and the another terminal device comprises a controller for the drone or robot; initiating a connectivity check procedure to determine one or more candidate paths through which the terminal device has connectivity to the another terminal device, wherein the one or more candidate paths are from at least two paths associated with the network addresses of the another terminal device; selecting a path for the terminal device and the another terminal device among the one or more candidate paths, based at least in part on a predefined criterion. obtaining network addresses of another terminal device from a message broker to which the terminal device and the another terminal device are registered, wherein at least one of the terminal device and the another terminal device is connected to a cellular network, and wherein one of the terminal device and the another terminal device comprises a drone or robot and the other of the terminal device and the another terminal device comprises a controller for the drone or robot; initiating a connectivity check procedure to determine one or more candidate paths through which the terminal device has connectivity to the another terminal device, wherein the one or more candidate paths are from at least two paths associated with the network addresses of the another terminal device; selecting a path for the terminal device and the another terminal device among the one or more candidate paths, based at least in part on a predefined criterion.
A powertrain for an automotive vehicle comprising a thermal engine, a speed variation device including an engine epicyclic gear train with a sun gear and a crown, each connected to shaft of the thermal engine by a controlled coupling (28, 30) and to a fixed part of the vehicle by a one-way automatic coupling (32, 34), a machine epicyclic gear train arranged on a machine shaft substantially parallel to engine shaft and connecting engine epicyclic gear train to a track (118, 120, 122, 124) for motion transmission to a drive axle, said machine epicyclic gear train comprising a sun gear carried by a sun gear shaft, a crown and a planet gear carrier, characterized in that speed variation device comprises an additional epicyclic gear train and an engine toothed wheel carried by engine shaft and connecting this shaft to a machine toothed wheel carried by additional epicyclic gear train.
A method for controlling an industrial robot during lead-through programming, characterized in that the method comprises generating a virtual orientation in space, and the method comprises during lead-through programming of the robot: - comparing a robot orientation with the virtual orientation, and - actively controlling the motions of the robot in relation to the virtual orientation when the difference between the robot orientation and the virtual orientation is less than an offset value (Ao). - comparing a robot orientation with the virtual orientation, and - actively controlling the motions of the robot in relation to the virtual orientation when the difference between the robot orientation and the virtual orientation is less than an offset value (Ao).
A drive-voltage generating circuit able to output a drive voltage to be applied to an actuator which is used as a capacitive load for discharging ink in an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus having a plurality of the heads (11-1 and 11-2), and each of the heads (11-1 and 11-2) being driven by the actuator, the drive-voltage generating circuit comprising: a plurality of current amplifying circuits (44-1 and 44-2), wherein each of the current amplifying circuits (44-1 and 44-2) is configured to include a plurality of bipolar transistors and to operate so as to equalize output current loads of the bipolar transistors (51a, 51b, 61a, 61b, 61c, and 61d) included in the current amplifying circuits (44-1 and 44-2), and waveforms of the drive voltages output from the current amplifying circuits (44-1 and 44-2) are combined to form a combined waveform of the drive voltages to be applied to each of the head drivers (45-1 and 45-2), characterized in that the current amplifying circuits (44-1 and 44-2) adopts a class-B amplifier system that includes a bipolar transistor and is configured to have an inverted Darlington system that includes: a front stage, which is a common-emitter amplifier circuit that includes a plurality of bipolar transistors (51a and 51b); and an rear stage, which is a common-collector amplifier circuit that includes a plurality of bipolar transistors (61 a, 61 b, 61 c, and 61d), and at least the rear stage includes the plurality of common-collector amplifier circuits (61a, 61b, 61c, and 61d) that are connected in parallel with each other.
A method of quantifying the amount of Mock Viral Particle removed from a solution containing a biologic of interest, wherein the method comprises: a) adding MVP to a solution, wherein said solution contains a biologic of interest selected from the group consisting of an antibody, non-antibody protein, vaccine, nucleic acid product, and blood or plasma derivative; and wherein the MVP is a non-infectious, non-replicating assembled unit comprising a viral capsid and/or envelope protein wherein said MVP unit physicochemically resembles the specific virus from which the capsid and/or envelope protein is derived; b) processing the solution through a purification technique to purify the biologic of interest; and c) quantifying the amount of MVP removed from the solution. a) adding MVP to a solution, wherein said solution contains a biologic of interest selected from the group consisting of an antibody, non-antibody protein, vaccine, nucleic acid product, and blood or plasma derivative; and wherein the MVP is a non-infectious, non-replicating assembled unit comprising a viral capsid and/or envelope protein wherein said MVP unit physicochemically resembles the specific virus from which the capsid and/or envelope protein is derived; b) processing the solution through a purification technique to purify the biologic of interest; and c) quantifying the amount of MVP removed from the solution.
A method of producing an aluminum alloy product, comprising: continuously casting an aluminum alloy to form a slab, wherein the aluminum alloy comprises 0.26 - 2.82 wt. % Si, 0.06 - 0.60 wt. % Fe, 0.26 - 2.37 wt. % Cu, 0.06 - 0.57 wt. % Mn, 0.52 - 1.18 wt. % Mg, 0 - 0.21 wt. % Cr, 0 - 0.009 wt. % Zn, 0 - 0.09 wt. % Ti, up to 0.20 wt. % Zr and up to 0.15 wt. % of impurities, with the remainder Al; and hot rolling the slab to a final gauge without cold rolling the slab prior to the final gauge. continuously casting an aluminum alloy to form a slab, wherein the aluminum alloy comprises 0.26 - 2.82 wt. % Si, 0.06 - 0.60 wt. % Fe, 0.26 - 2.37 wt. % Cu, 0.06 - 0.57 wt. % Mn, 0.52 - 1.18 wt. % Mg, 0 - 0.21 wt. % Cr, 0 - 0.009 wt. % Zn, 0 - 0.09 wt. % Ti, up to 0.20 wt. % Zr and up to 0.15 wt. % of impurities, with the remainder Al; and hot rolling the slab to a final gauge without cold rolling the slab prior to the final gauge.
A device for degassing a plate-shaped substrate in an evacuated environment with two substantially flat, parallel bodies (11, 12), spaced at a distance (d) smaller than their longitudinal extent forming an interspace, and that the substrate is arranged between the bodies (11, 12) and these project beyond the substrate at least at the periphery, wherein a gas delivery is arranged in at least one of the bodies (11,12) for generating a gas flow in the interspace along the bodies (11, 12) and the substrate in radial direction towards the periphery of the bodies (11, 12), and that a pumping port is provided there for pumping off the gas flow, wherein the gas delivery is formed at least on one of the bodies (11, 12) with several openings for forming a gas shower, and the openings are arranged distributed over the surface of the at least one of the bodies (11, 12), characterised in that the gas flow is generatable as a laminar gas flow by adapting the device such that: - the openings with very small diameter each open into a region with substantially expanded diameter, which forms the outlet of the nozzle, which opens into the region of the to be generated laminar gas flow; - the distance (d) lies in the range from 5 mm to 3 mm; - the laminar gas flow is adjustable in the range from 300 sccm to 1000 sccm; - the working pressure is adjustable in the range from 10 to 50 mbar. - the openings with very small diameter each open into a region with substantially expanded diameter, which forms the outlet of the nozzle, which opens into the region of the to be generated laminar gas flow; - the distance (d) lies in the range from 5 mm to 3 mm; - the laminar gas flow is adjustable in the range from 300 sccm to 1000 sccm; - the working pressure is adjustable in the range from 10 to 50 mbar.
An electronic device (101, 200, 300)comprising: a housing (201, 301) including a first face, a second face that faces a direction opposite to the first face, and a side wall that encloses at least a portion of a space between the first face and the second face; a first radiation conductor (231, 331, 431, 531) extended along a circumferential direction of the side wall; a plurality of second radiation conductors (233, 333, 433) electrically connected to the first radiation conductor, and arranged inside of the first radiation conductor in a direction where the first radiation conductor extends; a ground conductor configured to provide a reference potential for the first radiation conductor (231, 331, 431, 531) and the plurality of second radiation conductors (233, 333, 433); a first reflective member (206, 261a, 261b) disposed between the second face and the first radiation conductor (231, 331, 431, 531), wherein each of the plurality of second radiation conductors is combined with a portion of the first radiation conductor so as to form a respective closed loop shape with the first radiation conductor, wherein the first radiation conductor or the plurality of second radiation conductors (233, 333, 433) are configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, and wherein the first reflective member is configured to reflect the wireless signal in a direction where the first face is oriented. a housing (201, 301) including a first face, a second face that faces a direction opposite to the first face, and a side wall that encloses at least a portion of a space between the first face and the second face; a first radiation conductor (231, 331, 431, 531) extended along a circumferential direction of the side wall; a plurality of second radiation conductors (233, 333, 433) electrically connected to the first radiation conductor, and arranged inside of the first radiation conductor in a direction where the first radiation conductor extends; a ground conductor configured to provide a reference potential for the first radiation conductor (231, 331, 431, 531) and the plurality of second radiation conductors (233, 333, 433); a first reflective member (206, 261a, 261b) disposed between the second face and the first radiation conductor (231, 331, 431, 531), wherein each of the plurality of second radiation conductors is combined with a portion of the first radiation conductor so as to form a respective closed loop shape with the first radiation conductor, wherein the first radiation conductor or the plurality of second radiation conductors (233, 333, 433) are configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, and wherein the first reflective member is configured to reflect the wireless signal in a direction where the first face is oriented.
A self-supporting solid compacted composition of material comprising an ammonia storage material, which is capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing ammonia, in its ammonia-saturated state, wherein the ammonia storage material is selected from a material having the general formula: Ma(NH 3) n X z, wherein M is one or more cations selected from alkali metals such as Li, Na, K or Cs, alkaline earth metals such as Mg, Ca, Ba or Sr, aluminum and transition metals such as V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu or Zn or combinations thereof such as NaAl, KAl, K 2 Zn, CsCu or K 2 Fe, X is one or more anions selected from fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, thiocyanate, sulphate, molybdate and phosphate ions, a is the number of cations per salt molecule, z is the number of anions per salt molecule such that the salt is neutral, and n is the coordination number of 2 to 12 depending on the specific cation, and being compacted to such degree that it has a density of at least 70 % of the single crystal density of said material in its ammonia-saturated state in admixture with one or more additives selected from aluminium and carbon fibers.
A heart assist device, comprising: a rotary pump housing having a cylindrical bore, a pumping chamber and a motor stator including an electrically conductive coil located within said housing and surrounding a portion of said cylindrical bore, and also comprising a rotor, said rotor having a cylindrical shaft with an outer surface and at least one impeller appended to one end of said shaft; wherein said rotor comprises a plurality of magnets located within said shaft and opposite said motor stator; wherein said bore is closely fitted to the outer surface of said shaft forming a hydrodynamic journal bearing clearance; wherein when said rotor is positioned and rotates within said bore, said at least one impeller is positioned and rotates within the pumping chamber; wherein said pumping chamber and said journal bearing clearance are connected by a leakage flow path to allow blood to pass between the pumping chamber and the journal bearing clearance and the leakage flow through the journal bearing clearance forms a hydrodynamic journal bearing between the rotor and the housing; and wherein said rotor is suspended within said housing by hydrodynamic thrust forces generated by relative movement of said rotor with respect to and within said pump housing. a rotary pump housing having a cylindrical bore, a pumping chamber and a motor stator including an electrically conductive coil located within said housing and surrounding a portion of said cylindrical bore, and also comprising a rotor, said rotor having a cylindrical shaft with an outer surface and at least one impeller appended to one end of said shaft; wherein said rotor comprises a plurality of magnets located within said shaft and opposite said motor stator; wherein said bore is closely fitted to the outer surface of said shaft forming a hydrodynamic journal bearing clearance; wherein when said rotor is positioned and rotates within said bore, said at least one impeller is positioned and rotates within the pumping chamber; wherein said pumping chamber and said journal bearing clearance are connected by a leakage flow path to allow blood to pass between the pumping chamber and the journal bearing clearance and the leakage flow through the journal bearing clearance forms a hydrodynamic journal bearing between the rotor and the housing; and wherein said rotor is suspended within said housing by hydrodynamic thrust forces generated by relative movement of said rotor with respect to and within said pump housing.