mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for regulating the flow of an ink in a graphic process, including: - a pump, designed as a piston or a membrane pump, connected to a first container via a first liquid conduit and to a printing module in a graphic printing machine via a second liquid conduit, the pump is configured for pumping one or more inks from the first container and to the printing module which is inside the graphic printing machine, and wherein the viscosity of the ink affects operation of the pump; characterised by: - a sensor connected with the pump and configured to measure at least the pump strokes in the pump; and - a controller connected with the sensor and configured to analyse the data from the sensor and determine the number of the pump strokes over a predetermined period of time (T 1); - the controller being configured to determine the viscosity of the ink based on the measured number of pump strokes in the pump and to generate a control signal from the determined viscosity; and - the system including a dosing unit configured to receive the control signal from the controller and to add a predetermined amount of a diluent from a second container into the first container holding the ink for regulating the viscosity of the ink. - a pump, designed as a piston or a membrane pump, connected to a first container via a first liquid conduit and to a printing module in a graphic printing machine via a second liquid conduit, the pump is configured for pumping one or more inks from the first container and to the printing module which is inside the graphic printing machine, and wherein the viscosity of the ink affects operation of the pump; characterised by: - a sensor connected with the pump and configured to measure at least the pump strokes in the pump; and - a controller connected with the sensor and configured to analyse the data from the sensor and determine the number of the pump strokes over a predetermined period of time (T 1); - the controller being configured to determine the viscosity of the ink based on the measured number of pump strokes in the pump and to generate a control signal from the determined viscosity; and - the system including a dosing unit configured to receive the control signal from the controller and to add a predetermined amount of a diluent from a second container into the first container holding the ink for regulating the viscosity of the ink.
A waveguide comprising: a pair of opposing surfaces (720, 740) arranged to guide a light field therebetween by internal reflection; an input port arranged to receive light from a display system; a reflective element arranged to internally reflect the light field, wherein the input port and reflective element are formed on a second surface of the pair of opposing surfaces; an output port formed by a transmissive-reflective element configured to divide the light field at each internal reflection therefrom such that a plurality of replicas of the light field are transmitted out of the waveguide through the output port, characterized in that the reflective element comprises a metal layer disposed on the second surface of the waveguide and a dielectric stack at least partially disposed on the metal layer to form a step, in which the metal layer forms an edge with the input port and the dielectric stack is offset with respect to the edge in a direction away from the input port. a pair of opposing surfaces (720, 740) arranged to guide a light field therebetween by internal reflection; an input port arranged to receive light from a display system; a reflective element arranged to internally reflect the light field, wherein the input port and reflective element are formed on a second surface of the pair of opposing surfaces; an output port formed by a transmissive-reflective element configured to divide the light field at each internal reflection therefrom such that a plurality of replicas of the light field are transmitted out of the waveguide through the output port, characterized in that the reflective element comprises a metal layer disposed on the second surface of the waveguide and a dielectric stack at least partially disposed on the metal layer to form a step, in which the metal layer forms an edge with the input port and the dielectric stack is offset with respect to the edge in a direction away from the input port.
Process for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100°C in the range of from 15 to 35 mm 2 /s according to ASTM D445, a cloud point of below 0°C as measured according to ASTM D2500, and an average number of carbon atoms per molecule of the Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil according to 13 C-NMR in a range of from 25 to 50, which the process comprises the steps of: (a) providing a hydrocarbon feed which is derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process; (b) subjecting the hydrocarbon feed of step (a) to a hydrocracking/hydroisomerisation step to obtain an at least partially isomerised product; (c) separating at least part of the at least partially isomerised product as obtained in step (b) into one or more lower boiling fractions and a hydrowax residue fraction; (d) catalytic dewaxing of the hydrowax residue fraction of step (c) to obtain a highly isomerised product; (e) separating the highly isomerised product of step (d) into one or more light fractions and a isomerised residual fraction; (f) mixing of the isomerised residual fraction of step (e) with a diluent to obtain a diluted isomerised residual fraction; (g) cooling the diluted isomerised residual fraction of step (f) to a temperature between 0°C and ―60°C; (i) subjecting the mixture of step (g) to a centrifuging step at a temperature between 0°C and -60°C to isolate the wax from the diluted isomerised residual fraction; and (j) separating the diluent from the diluted isomerised residual fraction to obtain a Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil. (a) providing a hydrocarbon feed which is derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process; (b) subjecting the hydrocarbon feed of step (a) to a hydrocracking/hydroisomerisation step to obtain an at least partially isomerised product; (c) separating at least part of the at least partially isomerised product as obtained in step (b) into one or more lower boiling fractions and a hydrowax residue fraction; (d) catalytic dewaxing of the hydrowax residue fraction of step (c) to obtain a highly isomerised product; (e) separating the highly isomerised product of step (d) into one or more light fractions and a isomerised residual fraction; (f) mixing of the isomerised residual fraction of step (e) with a diluent to obtain a diluted isomerised residual fraction; (g) cooling the diluted isomerised residual fraction of step (f) to a temperature between 0°C and ―60°C; (i) subjecting the mixture of step (g) to a centrifuging step at a temperature between 0°C and -60°C to isolate the wax from the diluted isomerised residual fraction; and (j) separating the diluent from the diluted isomerised residual fraction to obtain a Fischer-Tropsch derived residual base oil.
A curved liquid crystal display panel (50; 110; 210; 310; 410; 510; 610; 710; CLP) comprising: an upper substrate having a curved shape; a lower substrate having a curved shape; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; and an elongated heating element disposed on at least one of the upper substrate and the lower substrate and in close proximity to the liquid crystal layer; wherein the heating element is disposed on a portion of the lower substrate; characterized in that the heating element is disposed in an area where buckling occurs when the upper substrate and the lower substrate are combined with each other and curved. an upper substrate having a curved shape; a lower substrate having a curved shape; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; and an elongated heating element disposed on at least one of the upper substrate and the lower substrate and in close proximity to the liquid crystal layer; wherein the heating element is disposed on a portion of the lower substrate; characterized in that the heating element is disposed in an area where buckling occurs when the upper substrate and the lower substrate are combined with each other and curved.
Imaging head for an endoscope, comprising: a first beamsplitter (16, 19) adapted to receive a light beam from the endoscope, the first beamsplitter (16, 19) adapted to separate the light beam into at least a first portion and a second portion; a first imaging sensor (11, 18) adapted to receive the first portion of the light beam; a second imaging sensor (11, 18) adapted to receive the second portion of the light beam; and an imaging processor connected to the first and second imaging sensors (11, 18), the imaging processor being adapted to segment captured images from the first and second imaging sensors (11, 18), such that in-focus segments of the captured images are segmented and recombined for a larger depth-of-field image, characterized in that the imaging head further comprises: a first aperture adapted to receive the first portion of the light beam; a second aperture adapted to receive the second portion of the light beam, wherein a first diameter of the first aperture is different from a second diameter of the second aperture. a first beamsplitter (16, 19) adapted to receive a light beam from the endoscope, the first beamsplitter (16, 19) adapted to separate the light beam into at least a first portion and a second portion; a first imaging sensor (11, 18) adapted to receive the first portion of the light beam; a second imaging sensor (11, 18) adapted to receive the second portion of the light beam; and an imaging processor connected to the first and second imaging sensors (11, 18), the imaging processor being adapted to segment captured images from the first and second imaging sensors (11, 18), such that in-focus segments of the captured images are segmented and recombined for a larger depth-of-field image, characterized in that the imaging head further comprises: a first aperture adapted to receive the first portion of the light beam; a second aperture adapted to receive the second portion of the light beam, wherein a first diameter of the first aperture is different from a second diameter of the second aperture. a first aperture adapted to receive the first portion of the light beam; a second aperture adapted to receive the second portion of the light beam, wherein a first diameter of the first aperture is different from a second diameter of the second aperture.
A method for monitoring and correcting the manufacture by moulding of a brake component for an automobile vehicle having a component geometry and at least one component eigen frequency, with a mould manufactured from a digital model of this component having a reference geometry and at least one reference eigen frequency, this method comprising the steps of: - performing simulations from the digital model, to identify at least one relevant geometric dimension, such as a thickness, having an incidence at least on the eigen frequency and being likely to undergo variations due to wear of the mould; - establishing a sensitivity relationship relating a geometric deviation, between the reference geometry and the component geometry at said at least one relevant geometric dimension, with a frequency deviation between said at least one reference eigen frequency and said at least one component eigen frequency; - sampling a component manufactured by moulding with the mould, and measuring at least one criterion sufficient, according to the sensitivity relation, to determine the frequency deviation between said at least one eigen frequency of the component and said at least one reference eigen frequency; - grinding in maintenance at least one portion of the mould conditioning said at least one relevant dimension of the components it allows to be produced if said at least one eigen frequency of the component sampled is included in a frequency range of occurrence of a predetermined braking noise. - performing simulations from the digital model, to identify at least one relevant geometric dimension, such as a thickness, having an incidence at least on the eigen frequency and being likely to undergo variations due to wear of the mould; - establishing a sensitivity relationship relating a geometric deviation, between the reference geometry and the component geometry at said at least one relevant geometric dimension, with a frequency deviation between said at least one reference eigen frequency and said at least one component eigen frequency; - sampling a component manufactured by moulding with the mould, and measuring at least one criterion sufficient, according to the sensitivity relation, to determine the frequency deviation between said at least one eigen frequency of the component and said at least one reference eigen frequency; - grinding in maintenance at least one portion of the mould conditioning said at least one relevant dimension of the components it allows to be produced if said at least one eigen frequency of the component sampled is included in a frequency range of occurrence of a predetermined braking noise.
Apparatus for accurately depositing sheet articles on a moving web comprising: (a) a sheet friction feeder for feeding sheet articles from the bottom of a stack of such articles, said friction sheet feeder including a first discharge conveyor having upper and lower vertically aligned endless belts with adjacent flights moving in the same direction and at the same speed for transporting sheets therebetween to a discharge pinch point; characterized by (b) a second discharge conveyor having upper and lower endless transport belts with adjacent flights adapted to be driven in the same direction at a predetermined speed and positioned downstream af the pinch point of the first discharge conveyor for receiving sheets leaving the first discharge conveyor between the adjacent flights of the belts of the second discharge conveyor, the second discharge conveyor further including a set of endless belt (142,144) having regularly spaced lugs projecting normally from a surface thereof and located beneath the adjacent flights of the upper and lower endless belts of the second discharge conveyor, the set of endless lugged bells (142, 144) adapted to be driven at a speed that is a predetermined ratio less than said predetermined speed. (a) a sheet friction feeder for feeding sheet articles from the bottom of a stack of such articles, said friction sheet feeder including a first discharge conveyor having upper and lower vertically aligned endless belts with adjacent flights moving in the same direction and at the same speed for transporting sheets therebetween to a discharge pinch point; characterized by (b) a second discharge conveyor having upper and lower endless transport belts with adjacent flights adapted to be driven in the same direction at a predetermined speed and positioned downstream af the pinch point of the first discharge conveyor for receiving sheets leaving the first discharge conveyor between the adjacent flights of the belts of the second discharge conveyor, the second discharge conveyor further including a set of endless belt (142,144) having regularly spaced lugs projecting normally from a surface thereof and located beneath the adjacent flights of the upper and lower endless belts of the second discharge conveyor, the set of endless lugged bells (142, 144) adapted to be driven at a speed that is a predetermined ratio less than said predetermined speed.
A method for supplying low DC voltage for at least one electronic communication device (3; 6) in a powerline communication system further including a powerline communication coupler for coupling to a medium-voltage line of an electrical distribution grid, characterized in that, said powerline communication coupler comprising a coupling capacitor electrically connected to the medium-voltage line, the method comprises a step for generating a first low DC voltage value from a current-voltage conversion of the leakage current relative to said coupling capacitor, said first low DC voltage value being able to serve as a power source for at least one active electronic component of said at least one electronic communication device (3; 6).
An insulating body for a plug connector, comprising at least one seat for a contact, the seat being open in the peripheral direction and surrounding a receiving space for the contact over an angular range (a) which is greater than 180 degrees and smaller than 300 degrees, at least one peripheral edge of the seat having a guide web provided thereon which is elastic in the radial direction of the seat, characterized in that the wall thickness of the guide web is greater at the free end than in the region of the connection to the seat, wherein the inner surface of the guide web facing the seat extends in a curved shape, so that the inner surface rests over a large area, that is, without point contact, against the contact when inserted.
A determination method for determining a voltage for a light detection device having an avalanche photodiode, comprising: assuming that a bias voltage applied to the avalanche photodiode is "V r " and a gain of the avalanche photodiode to which the bias voltage is applied is "M", obtaining a slope and an intercept of a regression line having "(1/M) × (dM/dV r)" as an objective variable and "M" as an explanatory variable, the "(1/M) × (dM/dV r)" being of data indicating a correlation between the bias voltage and the gain; and determining a difference voltage between a breakdown voltage of the avalanche photodiode and the bias voltage, wherein the light detection device includes a temperature compensation unit configured to provide temperature compensation for the gain of the avalanche photodiode based on the determined difference voltage, and when determining the difference voltage, "ΔV" is determined as the difference voltage, the "ΔV" being calculated by substituting the slope into "a" in following Equation, substituting the intercept into "b" in the following Equation, and substituting a gain to be set in the avalanche photodiode into "M d " in the following Equation, [Equation 1] ΔV = 1 b log b / a M d + 1 assuming that a bias voltage applied to the avalanche photodiode is "V r " and a gain of the avalanche photodiode to which the bias voltage is applied is "M", obtaining a slope and an intercept of a regression line having "(1/M) × (dM/dV r)" as an objective variable and "M" as an explanatory variable, the "(1/M) × (dM/dV r)" being of data indicating a correlation between the bias voltage and the gain; and determining a difference voltage between a breakdown voltage of the avalanche photodiode and the bias voltage, wherein the light detection device includes a temperature compensation unit configured to provide temperature compensation for the gain of the avalanche photodiode based on the determined difference voltage, and when determining the difference voltage, "ΔV" is determined as the difference voltage, the "ΔV" being calculated by substituting the slope into "a" in following Equation, substituting the intercept into "b" in the following Equation, and substituting a gain to be set in the avalanche photodiode into "M d " in the following Equation, [Equation 1] ΔV = 1 b log b / a M d + 1
A skate boot for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having medial and lateral sides, the skate boot comprising (i) an outer shell including medial and lateral side portions (50; 60) for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot, each of the medial and lateral side portions having an upper edge (51; 61) and (ii) a lace member mounted to either of the upper edges of the medial and lateral side portions of the outer shell, the lace member being characterized in that it comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, a top portion with a top edge and a bottom portion extending along the upper edge (51; 61) of one of the medial and lateral side portions (50; 60) for covering the upper edge, and it further comprises at least one opening for receiving an insert, the at least one opening being provided within the lace member between the top edge and the bottom portion of the lace member, the lace member having a first flexion mode when no insert is received in the at least one opening and a second flexion mode when the insert is received in the at least one opening, the second flexion mode being different from the first flexion mode.
An immersible power generation plant, driven by a tidal current, comprising 1.1 a water turbine in the form of an axial turbine with turbine blades (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) and an associated rotational axis, with the axial turbine being fastened to a support structure arranged as a tower and the axial turbine is associated with a rotational plane which is determined as a surface normal by the rotational axis and a base point of a turbine blade (3.1, 3.2, 3.3); 1.2 the turbine blades (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) have an airfoil profile, with the profile sections (11.1, 11.2, 11.3) being arranged along a threading line in the direction radially to the outside with a continuously decreasing profile depth; characterized in that 1.3 the turbine blades (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are arranged in such a way that the progression of the threading line of the respective profile sections (11.1, 11.2, 11.3) projected onto the rotational plane of the axial turbine deviates from the radial beam and is curved when projected onto a plane being perpendicular to the rotational plane, so that the threading line has a directional component facing away from the support structure. 1.1 a water turbine in the form of an axial turbine with turbine blades (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) and an associated rotational axis, with the axial turbine being fastened to a support structure arranged as a tower and the axial turbine is associated with a rotational plane which is determined as a surface normal by the rotational axis and a base point of a turbine blade (3.1, 3.2, 3.3); 1.2 the turbine blades (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) have an airfoil profile, with the profile sections (11.1, 11.2, 11.3) being arranged along a threading line in the direction radially to the outside with a continuously decreasing profile depth; characterized in that 1.3 the turbine blades (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) are arranged in such a way that the progression of the threading line of the respective profile sections (11.1, 11.2, 11.3) projected onto the rotational plane of the axial turbine deviates from the radial beam and is curved when projected onto a plane being perpendicular to the rotational plane, so that the threading line has a directional component facing away from the support structure.