mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Computer implemented method for determining a utilisation capability of a household appliance, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - sampling operating information of the household appliance; - determining loads of various components (115, 120) of the household appliance on the basis of the operating information; - determining remaining load capabilities of the various components (115, 120) of the household appliance on the basis of the determined loads by means of predetermined allocated load functions, wherein a load function maps a determined load of a component (115, 120) to its remaining load capability; characterised by the steps: - determining in each case a threshold value for each of the determined remaining load capabilities of the various components, wherein the threshold values are allocated to a predetermined utilisation capability of the household appliance; - determining the utilisation capability of the household appliance, wherein it is determined that the household appliance meets the predetermined utilisation capability of the household appliance in the event of the load capabilities of all the aforementioned components (115, 120) exceeding the respective aforementioned threshold value; - awarding a quality certification to the household appliance if the household appliance meets the predetermined utilisation capability. - sampling operating information of the household appliance; - determining loads of various components (115, 120) of the household appliance on the basis of the operating information; - determining remaining load capabilities of the various components (115, 120) of the household appliance on the basis of the determined loads by means of predetermined allocated load functions, wherein a load function maps a determined load of a component (115, 120) to its remaining load capability; - determining in each case a threshold value for each of the determined remaining load capabilities of the various components, wherein the threshold values are allocated to a predetermined utilisation capability of the household appliance; - determining the utilisation capability of the household appliance, wherein it is determined that the household appliance meets the predetermined utilisation capability of the household appliance in the event of the load capabilities of all the aforementioned components (115, 120) exceeding the respective aforementioned threshold value; - awarding a quality certification to the household appliance if the household appliance meets the predetermined utilisation capability.
Bottle scale, having an upper part on which a standing surface for an item to be weighed is formed, and having a lower part on which at least one standing foot is formed, wherein a change in position between the upper part and the lower part is used to determine the weight, characterized at least four standing feet are formed on the lower part, wherein a footprint is formed by a straight line connecting outer boundaries of adjacent feet, wherein each standing foot has its own weight sensor, and in that a perpendicular projection of the standing surface onto the footprint lies along the full contour within the footprint.
A method for authenticating GNSS signals received by a receiver, said method comprising: - generating (510, 512, 513) control sequences emulating one or more of a scanning and a displacement of a reception cone by at least one GNSS signal reception antenna; - applying said control sequences to the at least one GNSS signal reception antenna, - transmitting raw RF signals at the output of the at least one GNSS signal reception antenna to an authentication circuit logic configured to authenticate said raw RF signals; - acquiring, in-phase with the control sequences, raw data representative of said GNSS signals, said raw data comprising one or more data representative of a phase angle, a phase centre, an amplitude or a carrier power; - transmitting to the authentication circuit logic a message containing said raw data representative of said GNSS signals; - producing, by the authentication circuit logic, a GNSS signal authentication certificate by a processing receiving as input at least said raw RF signals at the output of said at least one reception antenna and said raw data representative of said GNSS signals and executing a test of consistency between the control sequences emulating one or more of a scanning and a displacement of a reception cone by at least one GNSS signal reception antenna and the raw data representative of the GNSS signals. - generating (510, 512, 513) control sequences emulating one or more of a scanning and a displacement of a reception cone by at least one GNSS signal reception antenna; - applying said control sequences to the at least one GNSS signal reception antenna, - transmitting raw RF signals at the output of the at least one GNSS signal reception antenna to an authentication circuit logic configured to authenticate said raw RF signals; - acquiring, in-phase with the control sequences, raw data representative of said GNSS signals, said raw data comprising one or more data representative of a phase angle, a phase centre, an amplitude or a carrier power; - transmitting to the authentication circuit logic a message containing said raw data representative of said GNSS signals; - producing, by the authentication circuit logic, a GNSS signal authentication certificate by a processing receiving as input at least said raw RF signals at the output of said at least one reception antenna and said raw data representative of said GNSS signals and executing a test of consistency between the control sequences emulating one or more of a scanning and a displacement of a reception cone by at least one GNSS signal reception antenna and the raw data representative of the GNSS signals.
A medical system (20, 120, 220) for engaging tissue, the medical system (20, 120, 220) comprising: a housing (42, 142, 242) defining an internal passageway and a longitudinal axis extending between proximal and distal ends of the housing (42, 142, 242), the housing (42, 142, 242) including a guide surface along the internal passageway, the guide surface including a proximal section and a distal section; a first jaw having proximal and distal ends (60, 64); a second jaw having proximal and distal ends (62, 66); a driver engaged with the proximal ends (64, 66) of the first and second jaws (44, 46), longitudinal movement of the driver rotating the first and second jaws (44, 46) relative to the housing (42, 142, 242), the longitudinal movement of the driver guided by the guide surface of the housing (42, 142, 242); and an elongated drive wire selectively connected to the driver for longitudinal movement therewith, the drive wire having an enlarged portion proximate a distal end of the drive wire; characterized in that the distal section of the guide surface has a smaller effective diameter than the proximal section of the guide surface; the first jaw is pivotally connected to the housing (42, 142, 242); the second jaw is pivotally connected to the housing (42, 142, 242); the driver includes a socket facing proximally and constructed of a resilient material that flexes to adjust the size of the socket, wherein the enlarged portion of the drive wire is selectively received within the socket of the driver. a housing (42, 142, 242) defining an internal passageway and a longitudinal axis extending between proximal and distal ends of the housing (42, 142, 242), the housing (42, 142, 242) including a guide surface along the internal passageway, the guide surface including a proximal section and a distal section; a first jaw having proximal and distal ends (60, 64); a second jaw having proximal and distal ends (62, 66); a driver engaged with the proximal ends (64, 66) of the first and second jaws (44, 46), longitudinal movement of the driver rotating the first and second jaws (44, 46) relative to the housing (42, 142, 242), the longitudinal movement of the driver guided by the guide surface of the housing (42, 142, 242); and an elongated drive wire selectively connected to the driver for longitudinal movement therewith, the drive wire having an enlarged portion proximate a distal end of the drive wire;
A lateral rear structure of a vehicle, comprising at least one lateral door for accessing the passenger compartment on the same lateral side as said structure, characterized in that it comprises at least one lateral crossmember extending between a rear pillar of the opening of the door and the rear face of the vehicle, on which at least one support is secured that is intended to receive means of retaining the passengers or other objects contained within the vehicle.
An article, comprising: a conductive heat-recoverable composite shield; wherein the conductive composite shield comprises a non-conductive matrix and conductive particles within the non-conductive matrix; and wherein the article has a resistivity of less than 0.05 ohm·cm; characterised in that: the conductive particles have a morphology of dendrites, flakes or spheres. a conductive heat-recoverable composite shield; wherein the conductive composite shield comprises a non-conductive matrix and conductive particles within the non-conductive matrix; and wherein the article has a resistivity of less than 0.05 ohm·cm; characterised in that: the conductive particles have a morphology of dendrites, flakes or spheres.
An in vitro method for the diagnosis of a skeletal disorder in a biological sample of a subject comprising the following steps: a) contact and incubation of the biological sample with an anti-human bone alkaline phosphatase polyclonal antibody thereby forming a BAP-antibody complex, if BAP is present; b) separation of the biological sample from the BAP-antibody complex; c) selective detection of BAP bound to the polyclonal antibody and/or quantifying the amount of BAP bound to the polyclonal antibody using detecting means for the antibody; d) comparison of the result obtained in c) to a control result, preferably wherein the anti-human bone alkaline phosphatase polyclonal antibody is immobilized to a solid support wherein the biological sample is selected from the group consisting of: serum, plasma, saliva, urine, a supernatant of osteoblast cells, preferably wherein the osteoblast cells are in vitro cultivated and/or stimulated with subject's serum and wherein an amount of BAP greater than the amount of the control sample indicates that the subject is affected by a skeletal disorder selected from the group consisting of: osteoporosis, osteosarcoma, Paget's disease, osteodystrophy, osteopetrosis, or wherein an amount of BAP lower than the amount of the control sample indicates that the subject is affected by a skeletal disturb is hypophosphatasia. a) contact and incubation of the biological sample with an anti-human bone alkaline phosphatase polyclonal antibody thereby forming a BAP-antibody complex, if BAP is present; b) separation of the biological sample from the BAP-antibody complex; c) selective detection of BAP bound to the polyclonal antibody and/or quantifying the amount of BAP bound to the polyclonal antibody using detecting means for the antibody; d) comparison of the result obtained in c) to a control result, preferably wherein the anti-human bone alkaline phosphatase polyclonal antibody is immobilized to a solid support wherein the biological sample is selected from the group consisting of: serum, plasma, saliva, urine, a supernatant of osteoblast cells, preferably wherein the osteoblast cells are in vitro cultivated and/or stimulated with subject's serum and wherein an amount of BAP greater than the amount of the control sample indicates that the subject is affected by a skeletal disorder selected from the group consisting of: osteoporosis, osteosarcoma, Paget's disease, osteodystrophy, osteopetrosis, or wherein an amount of BAP lower than the amount of the control sample indicates that the subject is affected by a skeletal disturb is hypophosphatasia.
A marker light or warning light for a vehicle with at least one at least partially translucent housing body for accommodating at least one lighting means and at least one mounting surface arranged facing the vehicle in the state mounted on the vehicle, characterised in that the at least one translucent housing body is formed entirely of an elastically extensible material that can be deformed sufficiently both to conform to a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle and for mounting to the vehicle, and a) the mounting surface is formed elastically at least partially such that the mounting surface is conformable to a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle at least in the elastically formed area, and/or b) the mounting surface is formed elastically at least partially such that the mounting surface can be mounted on a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle by elastic extension and fixation in an elastically extended state by tensioning. characterised in that the at least one translucent housing body is formed entirely of an elastically extensible material that can be deformed sufficiently both to conform to a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle and for mounting to the vehicle, and a) the mounting surface is formed elastically at least partially such that the mounting surface is conformable to a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle at least in the elastically formed area, and/or b) the mounting surface is formed elastically at least partially such that the mounting surface can be mounted on a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle by elastic extension and fixation in an elastically extended state by tensioning. a) the mounting surface is formed elastically at least partially such that the mounting surface is conformable to a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle at least in the elastically formed area, and/or b) the mounting surface is formed elastically at least partially such that the mounting surface can be mounted on a curved surface of the outer skin of a vehicle by elastic extension and fixation in an elastically extended state by tensioning.
Headset, having at least one housing, at least one electroacoustic transducer having a first surface and a second surface, a first space which is defined by the first surface of the electroacoustic transducer and by a first end of the housing, a second space which is defined by the second surface of the electroacoustic transducer and by a second end of the housing, an opening between the first and second space (100, 200) and a closure unit for at least partially closing the opening, characterised in that the closure unit has a bass pipe element and a rotatable covering unit, the length of the bass pipe being able to be varied by rotating the covering unit.
A method for manufacturing a starch-based plasticized composition comprising the following steps of: a) mixing a solid composition containing starch and a plasticizer composition comprising 1,3-propanediol and sorbitol, and b) obtaining a plasticized composition by heating the mixture of step (a). a) mixing a solid composition containing starch and a plasticizer composition comprising 1,3-propanediol and sorbitol, and b) obtaining a plasticized composition by heating the mixture of step (a).
A gas detector device with a Golay cell, the Golay cell comprising: a microphone having a front surface with a sound collecting aperture for receiving sound; a substrate; a gas cavity formed in the substrate such that the gas cavity is in gas communication with the sound collecting aperture and the front surface forms a side surface of the gas cavity; wherein the gas cavity includes a fill gas comprising at least one or more of hydrogen, argon, nitrogen, krypton, xenon, hydrocarbons, or fluorocarbons; wherein the gas cavity is sealed such that ambient gas cannot enter the gas cavity once it is sealed; and a window abutting the substrate to form a side surface of the gas cavity, characterized in that the substrate is a printed circuit board, and in that the microphone is electrically connected with the substrate. a microphone having a front surface with a sound collecting aperture for receiving sound; a substrate; a gas cavity formed in the substrate such that the gas cavity is in gas communication with the sound collecting aperture and the front surface forms a side surface of the gas cavity; wherein the gas cavity includes a fill gas comprising at least one or more of hydrogen, argon, nitrogen, krypton, xenon, hydrocarbons, or fluorocarbons; wherein the gas cavity is sealed such that ambient gas cannot enter the gas cavity once it is sealed; and a window abutting the substrate to form a side surface of the gas cavity, characterized in that the substrate is a printed circuit board, and in that the microphone is electrically connected with the substrate.
A method of polymerization comprising: providing a reaction mixture including olefin monomer, polar monomer and transition metal complex of Formula: wherein M is a transition metal, A is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl, and wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl-aryl and alkyl-heteroaryl, wherein R 1 and R 2 may optionally form a ring structure and any combination of R 3, R 4, R 5 and/or R 6 may optionally form a ring structure and wherein R 7 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl and R 8 is selected from the group consisting of amine, heteroaryl, monophosphine, halo and sulfoxide and wherein X - is a non-coordinating counter anion; and copolymerizing the olefin monomer with the polar monomer in the presence of the transition metal complex. providing a reaction mixture including olefin monomer, polar monomer and transition metal complex of Formula: wherein M is a transition metal, A is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl, and wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl-aryl and alkyl-heteroaryl, wherein R 1 and R 2 may optionally form a ring structure and any combination of R 3, R 4, R 5 and/or R 6 may optionally form a ring structure and wherein R 7 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl and R 8 is selected from the group consisting of amine, heteroaryl, monophosphine, halo and sulfoxide and wherein X - is a non-coordinating counter anion; and copolymerizing the olefin monomer with the polar monomer in the presence of the transition metal complex.
A method of performing positioning at a mobile station, comprising: obtaining at least one identity from a femto cell, wherein the identity is assigned to the femto cell and used to differentiate the femto cell from sectors in a wireless network; sending the at least one identity of the femto cell to a location server, wherein the at least one identity comprises an identity having a value within one of multiple ranges of values, each range of values being reserved for femto cells of a different type, and wherein the femto cell is differentiated from the sectors in the wireless network and a type of the femto cell is determined based on the value of the identity; and performing positioning with the location server to obtain a location estimate for a mobile station, the location server differentiating the femto cell from the sectors in the wireless network based on the at least one identity. obtaining at least one identity from a femto cell, wherein the identity is assigned to the femto cell and used to differentiate the femto cell from sectors in a wireless network; sending the at least one identity of the femto cell to a location server, wherein the at least one identity comprises an identity having a value within one of multiple ranges of values, each range of values being reserved for femto cells of a different type, and wherein the femto cell is differentiated from the sectors in the wireless network and a type of the femto cell is determined based on the value of the identity; and performing positioning with the location server to obtain a location estimate for a mobile station, the location server differentiating the femto cell from the sectors in the wireless network based on the at least one identity.
MOSFET device which is arranged on a substrate comprising a first and a second heavily doped strip which are covered with a first and a second contact, these two strips being separated by a channel which is also on said substrate, said channel being covered with a dielectric layer which is itself topped by a third contact, device in which the first and second strips and the channel have the same type of doping and a type of doping opposite to the substrate, characterized in that a lightly doped thin film is located at the interface between said channel and the dielectric layer, and in that the thin film has the same type of doping as the first and second strips and the channel, thereby creating fixed charges at the channel/dielectric layer interface so that the carriers are repelled from said interface and its defects.
A pet food composition comprising an amount of lipoic acid for use in the treatment of idiopathic cystitis or interstitial cystitis in a companion animal, wherein the use comprises an inhibition of histamine-related pathways in the companion animal, wherein the amount of lipoic acid is at least 25 ppm and wherein the companion animal is a cat or a dog.
Planar antenna with a planar, inner antenna element, which is surrounded by an outer antenna element, the inner antenna element and the outer antenna element each having a feed point (4, 5), a) there being a continuous or discontinuous change in the distance between the inner antenna element and the outer antenna element, and this change is identical with respect to an axis of symmetry of the inner antenna element, and b) the distance between the outer antenna element and the inner antenna element in the region of the two feed points (4, 5) being different than in the region remote from the feed points (4, 5), and c) the feed points (4, 5) are placed in the vicinity of the axis of symmetry of the inner antenna element, characterized in that the inner antenna element is in the form of an equilateral triangle. a) there being a continuous or discontinuous change in the distance between the inner antenna element and the outer antenna element, and this change is identical with respect to an axis of symmetry of the inner antenna element, and b) the distance between the outer antenna element and the inner antenna element in the region of the two feed points (4, 5) being different than in the region remote from the feed points (4, 5), and c) the feed points (4, 5) are placed in the vicinity of the axis of symmetry of the inner antenna element, characterized in that
Sealing arrangement comprising a sealing ring for sealing a rolling space of an antifriction bearing and a lubricant ring, the sealing ring having a carrier part which is provided for fastening purposes on a first bearing part and holds an elastic part, and the sealing ring being provided by means of an axial sealing lip on the elastic part for sealing the rolling space between the first bearing part and a second bearing part which can be rotated relative to the first bearing part, or between the first bearing part and another component which is fastened to the second bearing part and can be moved relative to the first bearing part, characterized in that the sealing lip is provided for forming a gap with the second bearing part or with the component, and the sealing lip has an annular groove with the lubricant ring held therein for closing the gap, and in that a cross-sectional area of the lubricant ring varies in a circumferential direction.