mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for igniting a fuel/air mixture in a heating appliance which can be operated with different fuels with a premix burner, to which air is supplied through an air supply and fuel through a fuel supply in a premixed state in a mixing ratio, wherein within a predeterminable time interval (Δt), within which a ignition of the various fuels is expected, the mixing ratio of fuel to air for ignition is varied to cover a predeterminable mixture range, namely by varying the air supply, and the time interval (Δt) and the mixture range are further selected such that a maximum ignition load is not exceeded by the end of the time interval (Δt), independently of the type of fuel supplied.
A packaging for a deep-frozen product, the packaging having at least one layer of kraft paper and/or kraft cardboard, the packaging containing less than 10% by weight of CTMP and less than 10% by weight of BCTMP and containing no impregnation and being compostable, characterized in that the packaging has, at least in sections, at least one layer of compressed paper, having a density in the range from 900 to 1300 kg/m 3, and/or cellophane, bonded to said at least one layer of kraft paper and/or kraft cardboard, having a basis weight of 30 to 360 g/m 2, in particular by lamination.
A multilayered microstructure comprising: a light receiving section including at least one layer including a noble metal composition and a metal oxide composition, the light receiving section transducing the energy of photons received to the energy of electrons; a piezo composite amplifier layer comprising a piezo polymer matrix, a first dispersed phase of piezo nanoparticles and a second dispersed phase of carbon nanotubes, the piezo composite amplifier configured for amplifying a signal from the energy of the electrons received from the light receiving section using piezo-electric effects; and an environmental interface layer for delivering the signal received from the piezo composite amplifier layer to a biological environment. a light receiving section including at least one layer including a noble metal composition and a metal oxide composition, the light receiving section transducing the energy of photons received to the energy of electrons; a piezo composite amplifier layer comprising a piezo polymer matrix, a first dispersed phase of piezo nanoparticles and a second dispersed phase of carbon nanotubes, the piezo composite amplifier configured for amplifying a signal from the energy of the electrons received from the light receiving section using piezo-electric effects; and an environmental interface layer for delivering the signal received from the piezo composite amplifier layer to a biological environment.
An essentially homogenous population of a chemically synthesized oligonucleotide, which is capable of activating RIG-I and inducing a type I IFN response, wherein said essentially homogenous population means that at least 85 % of the oligonucleotides have the same chemical identity, including the same nucleotide sequence, backbone, modifications, length, and end structures, wherein the oligonucleotide has two blunt ends, wherein the blunt ends are ends of a fully double-stranded section, and wherein the fully double-stranded section is at least 21 and at most 30 base pairs in length, and the double-stranded oligonucleotide has one blunt end bearing a 5' triphosphate attached to the most 5' ribonucleotide and a second blunt end which does not bear a 5' triphosphate, wherein the most 5' ribonucleotide with the triphosphate attached to is G, U or C, wherein the oligonucleotide comprises at least 1, preferably at least 3, more preferably at least 6 ribonucleotide(s) at the 5' end at the blunt end bearing the 5' triphosphate, and wherein the oligonucleotide is free of modifications selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 2-thiouridine, 2'Fluorine-dNTP and 2-O-methylated NTP, or wherein the oligonucleotide contains modified nucleotides that do not compromise the type I IFN-inducing activity, wherein the 5' triphosphate is free of any cap structure. which is capable of activating RIG-I and inducing a type I IFN response, wherein said essentially homogenous population means that at least 85 % of the oligonucleotides have the same chemical identity, including the same nucleotide sequence, backbone, modifications, length, and end structures, wherein the oligonucleotide has two blunt ends, wherein the blunt ends are ends of a fully double-stranded section, and wherein the fully double-stranded section is at least 21 and at most 30 base pairs in length, and the double-stranded oligonucleotide has one blunt end bearing a 5' triphosphate attached to the most 5' ribonucleotide and a second blunt end which does not bear a 5' triphosphate, wherein the most 5' ribonucleotide with the triphosphate attached to is G, U or C, wherein the oligonucleotide comprises at least 1, preferably at least 3, more preferably at least 6 ribonucleotide(s) at the 5' end at the blunt end bearing the 5' triphosphate, and wherein the oligonucleotide is free of modifications selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 2-thiouridine, 2'Fluorine-dNTP and 2-O-methylated NTP, or wherein the oligonucleotide contains modified nucleotides that do not compromise the type I IFN-inducing activity, wherein the 5' triphosphate is free of any cap structure.
A multibeam grating-based backlight comprising: a plate light guide to guide a beam of light at a non-zero propagation angle between opposing surfaces of the plate light guide according to total internal reflection, the light beam comprising a first polarization component and a second polarization component,; and a polarization retarder located within the plate light guide between the opposing surfaces, configured such that the guided light beam being passes through the polarization retarder and the polarization retarder being configured to redistribute the first polarization component of the guided light beam into a predetermined linear combination of the first polarization component and the second polarization component and configured to redistribute the second polarization component of the guided light beam into another predetermined linear combination of the first and second polarization components, comprising a multibeam diffraction grating at a surface of the plate light guide to preferentially scatter out a portion of the light beam having the first polarization component when compared to the second polarization component, wherein a plurality of scattered light beams is directed away from the plate light guide surface, the plurality of scattered light beams being arranged to have different angular directions of scatter. a plate light guide to guide a beam of light at a non-zero propagation angle between opposing surfaces of the plate light guide according to total internal reflection, the light beam comprising a first polarization component and a second polarization component,; and a polarization retarder located within the plate light guide between the opposing surfaces, configured such that the guided light beam being passes through the polarization retarder and the polarization retarder being configured to redistribute the first polarization component of the guided light beam into a predetermined linear combination of the first polarization component and the second polarization component and configured to redistribute the second polarization component of the guided light beam into another predetermined linear combination of the first and second polarization components, comprising a multibeam diffraction grating at a surface of the plate light guide to preferentially scatter out a portion of the light beam having the first polarization component when compared to the second polarization component, wherein a plurality of scattered light beams is directed away from the plate light guide surface, the plurality of scattered light beams being arranged to have different angular directions of scatter.
A dual-pore, dual-amplifier device for controlling the movement of a charged polymer through a first and a second pore, the device comprising: (i) an upper chamber (Chamber A), a middle chamber (Chamber B) and a lower chamber; (ii) a first pore, connecting the upper (Chamber A) and the middle chamber (Chamber B); and (iii) a second pore connecting the middle chamber (Chamber B) and the lower chamber (Chamber C); and (iv) a power supply configured to provide a first voltage between the upper chamber (Chamber A) and the middle chamber (Chamber B), and provide a second voltage between the middle chamber (Chamber B) and the lower chamber (Chamber C), each voltage being independently adjustable, wherein the device provides dual-amplifier electronics (131, 132), configured for independent voltage control and current measurement at each pore (111, 112); wherein the two voltages are different in magnitude; and wherein the first and second pores (111, 112) are spaced apart by between 300 nm and 1000 nm and configured so that the charged polymer is capable of simultaneously moving across both pores (111, 112) in either direction and in a controlled manner. (i) an upper chamber (Chamber A), a middle chamber (Chamber B) and a lower chamber; (ii) a first pore, connecting the upper (Chamber A) and the middle chamber (Chamber B); and (iii) a second pore connecting the middle chamber (Chamber B) and the lower chamber (Chamber C); and (iv) a power supply configured to provide a first voltage between the upper chamber (Chamber A) and the middle chamber (Chamber B), and provide a second voltage between the middle chamber (Chamber B) and the lower chamber (Chamber C), each voltage being independently adjustable,
A multiblock copolymer, obtainable by copolymerization of a conjugated diene compound and a non-conjugated olefin, wherein: a structure of the multiblock copolymer includes A-(B-A) x and/or B-(A-B) x, wherein "A" represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a non-conjugated olefin, "B" represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a conjugated diene compound, and "x" represents an integer ≥ 1; content of the non-conjugated olefin portion is in the range of 10 mol % to 40 mol %; 0 mol % < crystal content of the non-conjugated olefin portion ≤ 20 mol %; and 0 % < degree of crystallinity of the non-conjugated olefin portion ≤ 40 %. a structure of the multiblock copolymer includes A-(B-A) x and/or B-(A-B) x, wherein "A" represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a non-conjugated olefin, "B" represents a block portion constituted of monomer units of a conjugated diene compound, and "x" represents an integer ≥ 1; content of the non-conjugated olefin portion is in the range of 10 mol % to 40 mol %; 0 mol % < crystal content of the non-conjugated olefin portion ≤ 20 mol %; and 0 % < degree of crystallinity of the non-conjugated olefin portion ≤ 40 %. 0 mol % < crystal content of the non-conjugated olefin portion ≤ 20 mol %; and 0 % < degree of crystallinity of the non-conjugated olefin portion ≤ 40 %.
An information processing apparatus comprising: a touchscreen, a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on the touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states (ST1, ST2) the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state (ST1, ST2) of the user input determined by the determination unit; wherein the determination unit is adapted to determine which of two or more input states (ST1, ST2) the user input belongs to by comparing the pressure with a threshold value; and when the pressure is determined to be more than the threshold value, the determination unit is adapted to determine that the user input belongs to a first input state, and thereafter, until a predetermined condition is satisfied, the determination unit is adapted to determine that a subsequent user input in the form of a drag also belongs to the first input state; wherein the predetermined condition includes either releasing of a manipulation object from the touch screen, or elapse of a certain period of time. a touchscreen, a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on the touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states (ST1, ST2) the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state (ST1, ST2) of the user input determined by the determination unit; wherein the determination unit is adapted to determine which of two or more input states (ST1, ST2) the user input belongs to by comparing the pressure with a threshold value; and when the pressure is determined to be more than the threshold value, the determination unit is adapted to determine that the user input belongs to a first input state, and thereafter, until a predetermined condition is satisfied, the determination unit is adapted to determine that a subsequent user input in the form of a drag also belongs to the first input state; wherein the predetermined condition includes either releasing of a manipulation object from the touch screen, or elapse of a certain period of time.
A method of controlling a washing machine comprising a casing, a tub suspended in the casing, a drum rotatably provided in the tub, and a pulsator rotatably provided in the drum, the method comprising: performing a first laundry load detection step based on a rotational property of the pulsator; performing a second laundry load detection step based on a property that varies in accordance with a vertical load applied by the tub; determining if laundry loaded in the drum is in a dry state or a wet state by a step of comparing a first laundry load value (Zp), which is detected during the first laundry load detection step, with a second laundry load value, which is detected during the second laundry load detection step. performing a first laundry load detection step based on a rotational property of the pulsator; performing a second laundry load detection step based on a property that varies in accordance with a vertical load applied by the tub; determining if laundry loaded in the drum is in a dry state or a wet state by a step of comparing a first laundry load value (Zp), which is detected during the first laundry load detection step, with a second laundry load value, which is detected during the second laundry load detection step. a first laundry load value (Zp), which is detected during the first laundry load detection step, with a second laundry load value, which is detected during the second laundry load detection step.
A battery comprising: a housing defining a cavity; a plurality of battery cells disposed in the cavity of the housing, the battery cell having a first terminal and a second terminal; a first bus bar disposed in the cavity of the housing, the first bus bar coupled to the first terminal, a first fluid channel formed in the first bus bar; a second bus bar disposed in the cavity of the housing, the second bus bar coupled to the second terminal of the battery cell, a second fluid channel formed in the second bus bar, the second bus bar disposed parallel to the first bus bar; the first and second fluid channels (402, 424) to receive a cooling fluid to cool the first and second bus bars (310, 312) respectively and reduce a temperature of the battery; and a central spine disposed between the first and second bus bars (310, 312), the first and second bus bars (310, 312) electrically coupled to the central spine, wherein the central spine includes circuitry to measure voltage of the battery cell. a housing defining a cavity; a plurality of battery cells disposed in the cavity of the housing, the battery cell having a first terminal and a second terminal; a first bus bar disposed in the cavity of the housing, the first bus bar coupled to the first terminal, a first fluid channel formed in the first bus bar; a second bus bar disposed in the cavity of the housing, the second bus bar coupled to the second terminal of the battery cell, a second fluid channel formed in the second bus bar, the second bus bar disposed parallel to the first bus bar; the first and second fluid channels (402, 424) to receive a cooling fluid to cool the first and second bus bars (310, 312) respectively and reduce a temperature of the battery; and a central spine disposed between the first and second bus bars (310, 312), the first and second bus bars (310, 312) electrically coupled to the central spine, wherein the central spine includes circuitry to measure voltage of the battery cell.
A dental handpiece comprising: a head portion including a bar sleeve that is configured to detachably hold a dental treatment tool, and a rotation mechanism that is configured to rotate the bar sleeve by compressed air; and a tubular gripping portion including a front end provided on which the head portion is disposed and an air supply pipe that is configured to supply the compressed air to the rotation mechanism, wherein the air supply pipe includes a pressure regulating portion (50; 50A) that regulates a pressure of the compressed air in the air supply pipe, and the pressure regulating portion includes: a pipe body (51; 71; 91) through which the compressed air passes; and a hole penetrating a pipe wall of the pipe body; characterised in that the pressure regulating portion further includes: a ball accommodated in the hole to close the hole; and an annular elastic member that is fitted to the pipe body and urges the ball from an outer peripheral side of the pipe body. a head portion including a bar sleeve that is configured to detachably hold a dental treatment tool, and a rotation mechanism that is configured to rotate the bar sleeve by compressed air; and a tubular gripping portion including a front end provided on which the head portion is disposed and an air supply pipe that is configured to supply the compressed air to the rotation mechanism, wherein the air supply pipe includes a pressure regulating portion (50; 50A) that regulates a pressure of the compressed air in the air supply pipe, and the pressure regulating portion includes: a pipe body (51; 71; 91) through which the compressed air passes; and a hole penetrating a pipe wall of the pipe body; a pipe body (51; 71; 91) through which the compressed air passes; and a hole penetrating a pipe wall of the pipe body; characterised in that the pressure regulating portion further includes: a ball accommodated in the hole to close the hole; and an annular elastic member that is fitted to the pipe body and urges the ball from an outer peripheral side of the pipe body. a ball accommodated in the hole to close the hole; and an annular elastic member that is fitted to the pipe body and urges the ball from an outer peripheral side of the pipe body.
Device for inspecting a container, comprising at least one camera with an optical axis for inspecting at least one container which has a container axis, at least one receptacle for receiving the container to be inspected), at least one incident light for illuminating the container to be inspected, in particular a head area of the container, at least one transmitted light for transilluminating the container to be inspected, at least one reflector which reflects a beam path of the incident light and/or the transmitted light to the camera, wherein the optical axis is spaced apart from the container axis when the container is in the receptacle, characterized in that the camera is positioned such that simultaneously in a first part of the image recorded by the camera a top view of the container and in the other image part a further view of the container, in particular a side view of the container in transmitted light or a reflection of the container in incident light, can be recorded.
A method of processing traffic signal priority requests, comprising: receiving at an intersection, a traffic signal priority request from a vehicle; determining a number of stopped vehicles at the intersection and on an approach to the intersection in response to receiving the priority request; computing an activation threshold as a function of an estimated-time-of-arrival threshold and the number of stopped vehicles; wherein computing the activation threshold includes adding an amount of time to the activation threshold for each vehicle of the number of stopped vehicles, and the times added to the activation threshold for the number of stopped vehicles are not the same for all of the number of stopped vehicles; determining a vehicle ETA of the vehicle at the intersection in response to the priority request; submitting, in response to the vehicle ETA being less than the activation threshold, the priority request for preemption service processing at the intersection; and bypassing, in response to the vehicle ETA being greater than the activation threshold, submission of the priority request for preemption service processing at the intersection. receiving at an intersection, a traffic signal priority request from a vehicle; determining a number of stopped vehicles at the intersection and on an approach to the intersection in response to receiving the priority request; computing an activation threshold as a function of an estimated-time-of-arrival threshold and the number of stopped vehicles; wherein computing the activation threshold includes adding an amount of time to the activation threshold for each vehicle of the number of stopped vehicles, and the times added to the activation threshold for the number of stopped vehicles are not the same for all of the number of stopped vehicles; determining a vehicle ETA of the vehicle at the intersection in response to the priority request; submitting, in response to the vehicle ETA being less than the activation threshold, the priority request for preemption service processing at the intersection; and bypassing, in response to the vehicle ETA being greater than the activation threshold, submission of the priority request for preemption service processing at the intersection.
Method for changing the steering characteristics of a steer-by-wire steering system comprising a steering column, a steering actuator and a feedback actuator as a function of a power degradation of the steering actuator, the feedback actuator being set up to apply a steering resistance torque to the steering column, comprising the following steps: Determining a degradation factor representing the power degradation of the steering actuator; Calculation of an additional steering resistance torque based on the determined degradation factor; Applying a steering resistance torque to the steering column based on the calculated additional steering resistance torque, taking into account the power degradation of the steering actuator. Determining a degradation factor representing the power degradation of the steering actuator; Calculation of an additional steering resistance torque based on the determined degradation factor; Applying a steering resistance torque to the steering column based on the calculated additional steering resistance torque, taking into account the power degradation of the steering actuator.