mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for perforating a film of plastic material wherein a main film is perforated whilst it is slid through a perforating device, and wherein reinforcing bands are formed from an auxiliary film made of plastic material, and wherein said reinforcing bands are connected and made to adhere between parallel rows of base holes of the main film; and subsequently the perforated main film with the reinforcing bands is stretched in the longitudinal sliding direction, characterised in that: - a pressurised hot gas source is provided, having a temperature above the melting temperature of the main film; - a plurality of pressurised hot gas jets correlated with the sliding speed of the main film is generated sequentially; and - the main film of plastic material is perforated by pressing the main film of plastic material against a perforating template and the main film of plastic material is made to instantaneously penetrate openings of the perforating template by said jets of hot gas. - a pressurised hot gas source is provided, having a temperature above the melting temperature of the main film; - a plurality of pressurised hot gas jets correlated with the sliding speed of the main film is generated sequentially; and - the main film of plastic material is perforated by pressing the main film of plastic material against a perforating template and the main film of plastic material is made to instantaneously penetrate openings of the perforating template by said jets of hot gas.
A stand-alone device for navigating in a space having at least three dimensions, comprising a casing able to be manipulated by a user, said casing incorporating means for generating signals representing the inclination of the casing with respect to its pitch, roll and yaw axes, said means for generating signals representing the inclination of the casing being adapted to generate signals for controlling at least one bidirectional rotation in said space, said casing incorporating at least one isometric device adapted to be operated by a finger of the user holding the casing in one hand, said isometric device being sensitive to a force exerted along at least two axes of said isometric device, said isometric device being adapted to generate a control signal for at least one bidirectional translation along at least one axis of said space, the control signal of at least one translation being a signal representing the force exerted along an axis of at least two axes of said isometric device, the stand-alone device being adapted for manipulation by a single hand, the casing having a substantially parallelepipedal shape, the isometric device being disposed on an upper face of the casing and adapted to be operated by the thumb of a user holding said casing in one hand, or disposed on a lateral face of said casing and adapted to be operated by a finger of the user holding said casing in one hand, and in that the isometric device is sensitive to a force exerted along three axes of said isometric device and is adapted to generate signals for controlling a movement with respect to three axes of said space.
A polypeptide for use in treating or preventing iron overload in a thalassemia patient, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to the sequence of amino acids 29-109 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and wherein the polypeptide comprises an acidic amino acid at the position corresponding to position 79 of SEQ ID NO: 1.
Process to prepare chlorine or sodium chlorate using an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and a contaminating amount of polyvalent cations comprising the steps of (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in water, wherein the polyvalent cations comprise besides calcium, the polyvalent cations magnesium, strontium, iron, barium, aluminium or a mixture of two or more of those cations, (ii) adding an effective amount of at least one positive retention enhancing component selected from the group consisting of carboxylic or polycarboxylic acids, phosphinocarboxylic acids, polyacrylic acids, polymaleic acids, glucose, sucrose, saccharose, and sodium gluconate, to the aqueous solution, wherein the total amount of positive retention enhancing components that is added is at least 15 ppm, (iii) subsequently subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration step using a nanofiltration membrane having a molecular weight cut-off of between 100 Da and 10,000 Dalton, thereby separating the solution into a retentate which is enriched for polyvalent cations and a permeate which is the purified aqueous salt solution, (iv) reacting the chloride anions in the permeate to chlorine or sodium chlorate by an electrolysis step, and (v) recycling at least part of the retentate to dissolution step (i). (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in water, wherein the polyvalent cations comprise besides calcium, the polyvalent cations magnesium, strontium, iron, barium, aluminium or a mixture of two or more of those cations, (ii) adding an effective amount of at least one positive retention enhancing component selected from the group consisting of carboxylic or polycarboxylic acids, phosphinocarboxylic acids, polyacrylic acids, polymaleic acids, glucose, sucrose, saccharose, and sodium gluconate, to the aqueous solution, wherein the total amount of positive retention enhancing components that is added is at least 15 ppm, (iii) subsequently subjecting the solution to a nanofiltration step using a nanofiltration membrane having a molecular weight cut-off of between 100 Da and 10,000 Dalton, thereby separating the solution into a retentate which is enriched for polyvalent cations and a permeate which is the purified aqueous salt solution, (iv) reacting the chloride anions in the permeate to chlorine or sodium chlorate by an electrolysis step, and (v) recycling at least part of the retentate to dissolution step (i).
A method of producing passivated particles comprising urea or a urea-based compound, for fertilizer blends, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: - treating urea-containing particles with 0.1 to 2.0 weight % of a mineral acid that reacts with urea, thus forming a grasping layer made of the double salt thereof, and thereafter - adding an excess, 2 to 6 weight %, based on the weight of the urea-containing particles, of a solid base in powder form to the particles to coat the acidified particle surface,, and to obtain a coating comprising 1) said grasping layer made of double salts of urea and the mineral acid, 2) metal salts, and 3) unreacted base. - treating urea-containing particles with 0.1 to 2.0 weight % of a mineral acid that reacts with urea, thus forming a grasping layer made of the double salt thereof, and thereafter - adding an excess, 2 to 6 weight %, based on the weight of the urea-containing particles, of a solid base in powder form to the particles to coat the acidified particle surface,, and to obtain a coating comprising 1) said grasping layer made of double salts of urea and the mineral acid, 2) metal salts, and 3) unreacted base.
A wavelength conversion element (10a - 10d) that has an optical waveguide and that converts a wavelength of incoming light input from one end of the optical waveguide and outputs outgoing light from the other end of the optical waveguide, the wavelength conversion element comprising: a first crystal composed of Al x Ga (1-x) N (0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1); and a second crystal having the same composition as that of the first crystal, wherein the first and second crystals form a domain-inverted structure in which a polarization direction is periodically reversed along the optical waveguide, the domain-inverted structure satisfies quasi phase matching conditions with respect to the incoming light, and at least one of the first and second crystals has a dislocation density of 1 × 10 3 cm -2 or more and less than 1 × 10 5 cm -2. a first crystal composed of Al x Ga (1-x) N (0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1); and a second crystal having the same composition as that of the first crystal, wherein the first and second crystals form a domain-inverted structure in which a polarization direction is periodically reversed along the optical waveguide, the domain-inverted structure satisfies quasi phase matching conditions with respect to the incoming light, and at least one of the first and second crystals has a dislocation density of 1 × 10 3 cm -2 or more and less than 1 × 10 5 cm -2.
A method for providing security for one or more network flows, the method comprising: receiving a logical security architecture comprising at least one virtual security appliance; then, decomposing the at least one virtual security appliance into security modules; then, ordering the security modules into a sequence according to a selected workflow pattern; then dividing the sequence of security modules into segments; then, assigning the segments to different groups of network nodes in a network, each group comprising one or more network nodes; then, computing, for each segment, an assignment of each security module in the segment to a network node within the group to which the segment is assigned; and configuring the network according to the assignments. receiving a logical security architecture comprising at least one virtual security appliance; then, decomposing the at least one virtual security appliance into security modules; then, ordering the security modules into a sequence according to a selected workflow pattern; then dividing the sequence of security modules into segments; then, assigning the segments to different groups of network nodes in a network, each group comprising one or more network nodes; then, computing, for each segment, an assignment of each security module in the segment to a network node within the group to which the segment is assigned; and configuring the network according to the assignments.
A laminated nonwoven fabric obtained by thermally press-contacting a thermoplastic continuous fiber layer as an outer layer with both surfaces of an interlayer, wherein the ratio (F1/F2) between the average oblateness of the thermoplastic continuous fiber present on the surface side and the average oblateness of the thermoplastic continuous fiber present on the inner side is 1.2 or more, measured as described in the description, the interlayer consists of at least one or more thermoplastic ultrafine fiber layers, the thermoplastic continuous fiber and the thermoplastic ultrafine fiber are composed of a single component, and wherein the fiber diameter of the thermoplastic continuous fiber is from 5 to 30 μm and the fiber diameter of the thermoplastic ultrafine fiber is from 0.5 to 10 μm.
A control device of the hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine; a motor (M/G) that is arranged in the driving system between the engine and the drive wheels (RL, RR) and carries out the start of the engine and driving of the drive wheels (RL, RR); a mode switch means that is arranged in the connecting section between the engine and the motor (M/G) and switches the mode between the hybrid vehicle mode, in which the engine and the motor (M/G) are taken as the driving sources, and the electrically driven vehicle mode, in which only the motor (M/G) is taken as the driving source; an automatic transmission that is included between the motor (M/G) and the drive wheels (RL, RR) and includes plural gear-shift steps with different gear-shift ratios; and a controller characterized in that the controller is adapted to carry out control for starting the engine based on the start request when mode transition takes place from the electrically driven vehicle mode to the hybrid vehicle mode based on the start request, and, at the same time, to carry out the gear shift control for the transition of the gear-shift step of the automatic transmission from the current gear-shift step to the requested gear-shift step based on the gear shift request; and the controller is adapted to output a gear shift command prior to the engine start command when the simultaneous output prediction condition, which predicts the output of the gear shift request and the start request at the same time, is met. an engine; a motor (M/G) that is arranged in the driving system between the engine and the drive wheels (RL, RR) and carries out the start of the engine and driving of the drive wheels (RL, RR); a mode switch means that is arranged in the connecting section between the engine and the motor (M/G) and switches the mode between the hybrid vehicle mode, in which the engine and the motor (M/G) are taken as the driving sources, and the electrically driven vehicle mode, in which only the motor (M/G) is taken as the driving source; an automatic transmission that is included between the motor (M/G) and the drive wheels (RL, RR) and includes plural gear-shift steps with different gear-shift ratios; and a controller characterized in that the controller is adapted to carry out control for starting the engine based on the start request when mode transition takes place from the electrically driven vehicle mode to the hybrid vehicle mode based on the start request, and, at the same time, to carry out the gear shift control for the transition of the gear-shift step of the automatic transmission from the current gear-shift step to the requested gear-shift step based on the gear shift request; and the controller is adapted to output a gear shift command prior to the engine start command when the simultaneous output prediction condition, which predicts the output of the gear shift request and the start request at the same time, is met.
Centrifugal force pendulum, comprising: - a pendulum flange which is mounted such that it can be rotated about a rotational axis; - a pendulum mass which is attached to the pendulum flange such that it can be moved in the rotational plane; - a stop damper which is attached to the pendulum mass for limiting a pendulum path of the pendulum mass, - the stop damper being mounted such that it can be rotated about its own axis which runs parallel to the rotational axis of the pendulum flange, characterized in that a bearing face is provided, along which the stop damper runs when the pendulum mass is moved in the rotational plane, the pendulum path of the pendulum mass on the pendulum flange comprising a first section, on which the stop damper can be rotated freely, and a second section, on which the bearing face engages laterally into the stop damper, whereby the stop point of the stop damper is moved along its surface. - a pendulum flange which is mounted such that it can be rotated about a rotational axis; - a pendulum mass which is attached to the pendulum flange such that it can be moved in the rotational plane; - a stop damper which is attached to the pendulum mass for limiting a pendulum path of the pendulum mass, - the stop damper being mounted such that it can be rotated about its own axis which runs parallel to the rotational axis of the pendulum flange, characterized in that a bearing face is provided, along which the stop damper runs when the pendulum mass is moved in the rotational plane, the pendulum path of the pendulum mass on the pendulum flange comprising a first section, on which the stop damper can be rotated freely, and a second section, on which the bearing face engages laterally into the stop damper, whereby the stop point of the stop damper is moved along its surface.
High pressure cleaning system, comprising a high pressure cleaning appliance that has a pump assembly, at least one accessory that is in or is bringable into flow connection with a high pressure outlet of the pump assembly, wherein the high pressure cleaning appliance is operable with at least one variable operating parameter, an input unit (28, 66), at least one control unit (32, 76, 82) coupled to the input unit (28, 66), and an output unit (30, 68) coupled to the at least one control unit (32, 76, 82), wherein an object to be cleaned is specifiable by way of the input unit (28, 66) and the control unit (32, 76, 82) is configured in such a manner that a cleaning recommendation (112, 128, 134, 138, 158, 174) is provided on the output unit (30, 68) by the at least one control unit (32, 76, 82) in dependence on the specification, said cleaning recommendation comprising an instruction for using an accessory and/or the value of at least one operating parameter, characterized in that the control unit (32, 76, 82) is further configured in such a manner that at least one interaction element (118, 120, 124, 126, 166, 168, 169, 170, 186, 190, 198) is provided for the user, linked to the cleaning recommendation (112, 128, 134, 138, 158, 174), on the output unit (30, 68) for transmitting interaction information to the at least one control unit (32, 76, 82), in dependence on the cleaning recommendation (112, 128, 134, 138, 158, 174).
A method for correcting a target position of a work robot in which with a left-right direction referred to as an X-axis, a front-rear direction referred to as a Y-axis, and an up-down direction referred to as a Z-axis, matrix planes each formed by continuously connecting, together in X- and Y-directions, quadrangular areas being parallel to an XY-plane and each having a reference point are piled up one on another at predetermined intervals in a Z-direction to thereby build up a three-dimensional matrix, and the target position of the work robot designated in an operation space of the three-dimensional matrix is corrected, characterized by a rectangular parallelepiped space including an upper and lower pair of the areas disposed at the predetermined intervals being referred to as a block, and a block including the target position designated in the operation space of the three-dimensional matrix being referred to as a specific block (Bs), the method comprising: (a) a step of setting two blocks contiguous with the specific block (Bs) as a first block and a second block; and (b) a step of correcting the target position based on respective reference points in an upper area and a lower area of the specific block (Bs) and a measured deviation amount of the work robot from the reference points, respective reference points in an upper area and a lower area of the first block and a measured deviation amount of the work robot from the reference points, and respective reference points in an upper area and a lower area of the second block and a measured deviation amount of the work robot from the reference points. (a) a step of setting two blocks contiguous with the specific block (Bs) as a first block and a second block; and (b) a step of correcting the target position based on respective reference points in an upper area and a lower area of the specific block (Bs) and a measured deviation amount of the work robot from the reference points, respective reference points in an upper area and a lower area of the first block and a measured deviation amount of the work robot from the reference points, and respective reference points in an upper area and a lower area of the second block and a measured deviation amount of the work robot from the reference points.
An apparatus comprising: a display configured to display a user movable item, the item being movable by dragging and dropping; a controller configured to logically divide the display into one or more areas of stability and one or more areas of instability, and configured to control movement of the item in the display in response to user input when the item is located within an area of stability and configured to automatically control movement of the item in the display towards an area of stability without user input when the item is dropped within an area of instability, characterised in that the display further has a first area (45, 47, 49) having a first permanent physical characteristic and a second area (46, 48) having a second different permanent physical characteristic and wherein the first area (45, 47, 49) is coincident with one of said areas of stability and the second area (46,48) is coincident with one of said areas of instability. a display configured to display a user movable item, the item being movable by dragging and dropping; a controller configured to logically divide the display into one or more areas of stability and one or more areas of instability, and configured to control movement of the item in the display in response to user input when the item is located within an area of stability and configured to automatically control movement of the item in the display towards an area of stability without user input when the item is dropped within an area of instability, characterised in that the display further has a first area (45, 47, 49) having a first permanent physical characteristic and a second area (46, 48) having a second different permanent physical characteristic and wherein the first area (45, 47, 49) is coincident with one of said areas of stability and the second area (46,48) is coincident with one of said areas of instability.
A line suitable for a built-in retractable earphone, comprising a fibre, insulated conductive wires and a line skin, wherein: the fibre is formed by a plurality of anti-tension fibres; the insulated conductive wires are wound closely around the fibre in a spiral fashion and in a manner of being close to and in parallel with each other to form a layer of insulated conductive wires with no spacing between the insulated conductive wires; the line skin which is insulated, wear-resistant and strongly adhesive is attached to and wrapped on a surface of the insulated conductive wires; the insulated conductive wires are divided into several groups of conductors at two ends of the line; and the conductors are formed by grouping several insulated conductive wires together. the fibre is formed by a plurality of anti-tension fibres; the insulated conductive wires are wound closely around the fibre in a spiral fashion and in a manner of being close to and in parallel with each other to form a layer of insulated conductive wires with no spacing between the insulated conductive wires; the line skin which is insulated, wear-resistant and strongly adhesive is attached to and wrapped on a surface of the insulated conductive wires; the insulated conductive wires are divided into several groups of conductors at two ends of the line; and the conductors are formed by grouping several insulated conductive wires together.