mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Indicator hand (1a; 1b) for a timepiece comprising a fixing part (10a; 10b) intended to be mounted on a spindle and a body (12a; 12b) extending from the fixing part (10a; 10b), the body (12a; 12b) comprising a first section (13a; 13b) produced entirely from a transparent material and a second section (14a; 14b) produced from said transparent material but having a layer which renders it opaque or less transparent than the first section (13a; 13b) at least when the hand (1a; 1b) is seen from above, this second section (14a; 14b) constituting an indicating part, characterised in that the first section (13a; 13b) has, at least on its upper (17a; 17b) and/or lower (18a; 18b) surface, an anti-reflective coating (16a; 16b) and in that said layer is a layer of paint deposited only on the lower surface of the second section (14a; 14b).
Loading device, in particular lifting-and-tipping device, for receiving system containers on a refuse collection vehicle, having a receiving device with which the system containers can be gripped on a receptacle arranged in the upper edge region thereof, a locking bar arranged above the receiving device, with which locking bar the system containers can be fixed to the upper edge, and a supporting device which is arranged beneath the receiving device and is configured, once the system containers have been raised, so as to be in contact with the wall thereof which faces the loading device, wherein the supporting device has at least one additional element which can be brought into engagement with a corresponding lower receptacle on the wall of the system containers, characterised in that the locking bar is adjustable, and in that the at least one element is embodied passively as a hook-shaped projection which is oriented in the direction of the receiving device. a locking bar arranged above the receiving device, with which locking bar the system containers can be fixed to the upper edge, and a supporting device which is arranged beneath the receiving device and is configured, once the system containers have been raised, so as to be in contact with the wall thereof which faces the loading device, wherein the supporting device has at least one additional element which can be brought into engagement with a corresponding lower receptacle on the wall of the system containers, characterised in that the locking bar is adjustable, and in that the at least one element is embodied passively as a hook-shaped projection which is oriented in the direction of the receiving device.
A cooking appliance comprising: a cooking chamber for receiving a food item for cooking; a camera having a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking chamber and configured to capture an image of a food item inside the cooking chamber; a computing device in communication with the camera characterized in that the cooking appliance comprises a software module configured to trigger the capturing of images by the camera at an event triggered interval, the event triggered interval being based on a temperature-based interval or on a doneness-based interval; a temperature probe for measuring an internal temperature of the food item, the temperature probe being in communication with the computing device and configured to output a temperature reading; and a user interface in communication with the computing device and configured to display the captured images. a cooking chamber for receiving a food item for cooking; a camera having a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking chamber and configured to capture an image of a food item inside the cooking chamber; a computing device in communication with the camera characterized in that the cooking appliance comprises a software module configured to trigger the capturing of images by the camera at an event triggered interval, the event triggered interval being based on a temperature-based interval or on a doneness-based interval; a temperature probe for measuring an internal temperature of the food item, the temperature probe being in communication with the computing device and configured to output a temperature reading; and a user interface in communication with the computing device and configured to display the captured images.
A terminal device comprising: a memory that stores a candidate group (21, 22) including a plurality of conversion word candidates for an input character; and a processor that, if a display rank of any candidate in the candidate group (21, 22) is changed, determines whether the changed display rank is included in a predetermined range of display ranks and, if the changed display rank is included in the predetermined range of display ranks, lets a communication unit transmit the candidate group including the changed display rank to another terminal device. a memory that stores a candidate group (21, 22) including a plurality of conversion word candidates for an input character; and a processor that, if a display rank of any candidate in the candidate group (21, 22) is changed, determines whether the changed display rank is included in a predetermined range of display ranks and, if the changed display rank is included in the predetermined range of display ranks, lets a communication unit transmit the candidate group including the changed display rank to another terminal device.
A handheld-device imaging and collection booth, comprising: a first container and a second container attached to each other, wherein the first container comprises: a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container; and a unique computer-readable booth identifier included in the viewing area in a portion of the first container that does not interfere with the imaging; and one or more mirrors arranged facing the inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera of a portable user electronic device placed on top of the top panel through an opening in, or a transparent portion of, the top panel captures a) reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of a handheld-device placed inside the first container, and b) a direct view of a handheld device's surface facing the camera, wherein the second container comprises a collection chamber configured to receive the handheld device from the first container through an opening between a bottom of the first container and a top of the second container and to store the handheld-device. wherein the first container comprises: a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container; and a unique computer-readable booth identifier included in the viewing area in a portion of the first container that does not interfere with the imaging; and one or more mirrors arranged facing the inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera of a portable user electronic device placed on top of the top panel through an opening in, or a transparent portion of, the top panel captures a) reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of a handheld-device placed inside the first container, and b) a direct view of a handheld device's surface facing the camera, a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container; and a unique computer-readable booth identifier included in the viewing area in a portion of the first container that does not interfere with the imaging; and one or more mirrors arranged facing the inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera of a portable user electronic device placed on top of the top panel through an opening in, or a transparent portion of, the top panel captures a) reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of a handheld-device placed inside the first container, and b) a direct view of a handheld device's surface facing the camera, a) reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of a handheld-device placed inside the first container, and b) a direct view of a handheld device's surface facing the camera, wherein the second container comprises a collection chamber configured to receive the handheld device from the first container through an opening between a bottom of the first container and a top of the second container and to store the handheld-device.
Combined cooling and extinguishing system for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a cooling system within which carbon dioxide (CO 2) circulates as coolant, wherein the cooling system has a compressor, an evaporator, an expansion valve and a condenser, - an extinguishing system having a pressure vessel within which compressed CO 2 is stored, - a control valve, wherein the control valve - is connected to the pressure vessel of the extinguishing system and to the cooling system, and - is designed to supply CO 2 from the pressure vessel to the cooling system, characterized in that the control valve is designed to supply CO 2 from the cooling system to the pressure vessel. - a cooling system within which carbon dioxide (CO 2) circulates as coolant, wherein the cooling system has a compressor, an evaporator, an expansion valve and a condenser, - an extinguishing system having a pressure vessel within which compressed CO 2 is stored, - a control valve, - is connected to the pressure vessel of the extinguishing system and to the cooling system, and - is designed to supply CO 2 from the pressure vessel to the cooling system, characterized in that the control valve is designed to supply CO 2 from the cooling system to the pressure vessel.
A catalyst composition comprising molybdenum and an alkali metal impregnated on a hydrotalcite or hydrotalcite-like support wherein the term hydrotalcite or hydrotalcite-like support as used herein means a material of the formula: M 2+ 1-x M 3+ x 2 (CO 3) x/2 · mH 2 O, (Formula 2) wherein M 2+ is a divalent metal selected from magnesium, cobalt and nickel; M 3+ is a trivalent metal selected from aluminum and cobalt, provided that M 3+ is not the same element as M 2+; x is the number of moles of the trivalent metal; and m is the number of moles of waters of hydration, and wherein the molybdenum and the alkali metal are impregnated by contacting the hydrotalcite or hydrotalcite-like support with a molybdenum source and an alkali metal source, respectively; and the hydrotalcite or hydrotalcite-like support is calcined, prior to being impregnated with the molybdenum source and the alkali metal source, by heating the support at a temperature ranging from 200°C to 600°C.
Orthopaedic corset for the hyperextension of the spine of a user suffering from diseases or subjected to trauma and/or surgery, of the type comprising: - a front portion intended to act on the thoracic-abdominal region of the torso of said user, said front portion consisting in a front frame comprising a plurality of elements constrained and connected to form at least one abdominal section, a thoracic section, a latero-abdominal section and an axillary section, - a rear portion capable of being placed in contact with the back of said user, said rear portion being a dorso-lumbar element said front frame and said dorso-lumbar element being components that are normally separated from each other but capable of being mutually connected and constrained to make said corset operating, said connection being realised and localised, by means of special coupling means, at each side of said user characterised in that said thoracic section being located and acting, in use, at the under-pectoral region of the torso of said user. - a front portion intended to act on the thoracic-abdominal region of the torso of said user, said front portion consisting in a front frame comprising a plurality of elements constrained and connected to form at least one abdominal section, a thoracic section, a latero-abdominal section and an axillary section, - a rear portion capable of being placed in contact with the back of said user, said rear portion being a dorso-lumbar element said front frame and said dorso-lumbar element being components that are normally separated from each other but capable of being mutually connected and constrained to make said corset operating, said connection being realised and localised, by means of special coupling means, at each side of said user
Method for steeping, germinating and kilning germinating material, in particular grain, in which the germinating material received in exactly one container with opening and to be treated has successively - for steeping, steeping water supplied to it and removed again from it, - for germinating, if necessary water supplied to it and - for kilning, heat supplied to it, for thorough mixing of the germinating material the container being rotated about an axis of rotation and in so doing the germinating material being thoroughly mixed under ambient air, characterised in that for thorough mixing of the germinating material the container is tilted about a horizontal pivot axis, whereby a tilt angle of the container, namely of its axis of rotation with respect to the vertical, is controlled, the supply and removal of water and ambient air being carried out exclusively through the opening in the container. - for steeping, steeping water supplied to it and removed again from it, - for germinating, if necessary water supplied to it and - for kilning, heat supplied to it, for thorough mixing of the germinating material the container being rotated about an axis of rotation and in so doing the germinating material being thoroughly mixed under ambient air, characterised in that for thorough mixing of the germinating material the container is tilted about a horizontal pivot axis, whereby a tilt angle of the container, namely of its axis of rotation with respect to the vertical, is controlled, the supply and removal of water and ambient air being carried out exclusively through the opening in the container.
A hard coating formed on a substrate surface by physical vapor deposition, which comprises Al, at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements of Groups 4a, 5a and 6a in the Periodic Table, and a non-metal element selected from the group consisting of S, O, N and C, characterized by having a columnar structure, in which crystal grains have a multi-layer structure having pluralities of layers having different S contents with interlayer boundary regions through which crystal lattice stripes are continuous, each layer having a thickness of 0.1-100 nm, and by further having S-O bonds and an S content of 0.1-10 atomic %.
An apparatus for optically inspecting a sample with an optical beam, comprising: a beam generator (102, 202) for directing an incident optical beam onto the sample; a detector (126, 234, 336) positioned to receive at least a portion of an output beam from the sample, the output beam being in response to the incident beam directed at the sample, the detector (126, 234, 336) comprising means for generating an output signal based on the output beam; imaging optics (120, 124; 224, 228, 226, 232; 328, 326, 324, 333, 330, 334) for directing the output beam to the detector (126, 234, 336); a first programmable spatial light modulator (a first SLM) positioned within an optical path of the output beam comprising means for adjusting a phase and/or amplitude profile of the output beam before the output beam reaches the detector (126, 234, 336), characterized in that it further comprises a control system (128, 236, 338) provided with aberration metrics and comprising means for configuring the first SLM to alter the phase and/or amplitude profile of the output beam so as to substantially eliminate aberrations from the output beam caused by the imaging optics (120, 124; 224, 228, 226, 232; 328, 326, 324, 333, 330, 334) and to determine a characteristic of the sample based on the detected output signal. a beam generator (102, 202) for directing an incident optical beam onto the sample; a detector (126, 234, 336) positioned to receive at least a portion of an output beam from the sample, the output beam being in response to the incident beam directed at the sample, the detector (126, 234, 336) comprising means for generating an output signal based on the output beam; imaging optics (120, 124; 224, 228, 226, 232; 328, 326, 324, 333, 330, 334) for directing the output beam to the detector (126, 234, 336); a first programmable spatial light modulator (a first SLM) positioned within an optical path of the output beam comprising means for adjusting a phase and/or amplitude profile of the output beam before the output beam reaches the detector (126, 234, 336), characterized in that it further comprises a control system (128, 236, 338) provided with aberration metrics and comprising means for configuring the first SLM to alter the phase and/or amplitude profile of the output beam so as to substantially eliminate aberrations from the output beam caused by the imaging optics (120, 124; 224, 228, 226, 232; 328, 326, 324, 333, 330, 334) and to determine a characteristic of the sample based on the detected output signal.
Roller mill machines comprising at least two rolls (1, 2) supported by means of bearing components (10, 13) and used for grinding grains, positioned such that an angle (α) can be formed between the central axes (3, 4) of said rolls (1, 2), and comprising at least two rolls (1, 2) arranged so as to provide adjustment of said angles (α), a distance adjustment embodiment which adjusts engagements and disengagement distance of both rolls (1,2) to each other; an installation block integrated with said bearing, an eccentric component moved around the rotating center found on said installation block characterised in that said eccentric component is moved by means of an eccentric adjustment arm, and allowing formation of the angle (α) between the axes (3, 4) by raising at least one end of said bearing of said supported roll, a rotating component allowing posititioning of said eccentric adjustment arm up and down.
Support element having a ceramic main body and a metal structure (3, 5, 6) having at least one internal electrode and at least one via, wherein - the metal structure (3, 5, 6) has been co-sintered, - the metal structure (3, 5, 6) includes ≥ 99% silver, - the main body has been doped with 0.1 to 1 mole per cent of a chemical compound of the material of the metal structure (3, 5, 6), such that diffusion of material from the metal structure (3, 5, 6) into the main body during a sintering operation is reduced, and - the main body is a varistor ceramic that has been sintered with liquid phases and - the main body comprises the composition -- ≥ 90 mol% of ZnO, -- 0.5 to 5 mol% of Sb 2 O 3 or Bi 2 O 3, -- 0.05 to 2 mol% of Co 3 O 4, Mn 2 O 3, SiO 2 and/or Cr 2 O 3, -- < 0.1 mol% of B 2 O 3, Al 2 O 3 and/or NiO. - the metal structure (3, 5, 6) has been co-sintered, - the metal structure (3, 5, 6) includes ≥ 99% silver, - the main body has been doped with 0.1 to 1 mole per cent of a chemical compound of the material of the metal structure (3, 5, 6), such that diffusion of material from the metal structure (3, 5, 6) into the main body during a sintering operation is reduced, and - the main body is a varistor ceramic that has been sintered with liquid phases and - the main body comprises the composition -- ≥ 90 mol% of ZnO, -- 0.5 to 5 mol% of Sb 2 O 3 or Bi 2 O 3, -- 0.05 to 2 mol% of Co 3 O 4, Mn 2 O 3, SiO 2 and/or Cr 2 O 3, -- < 0.1 mol% of B 2 O 3, Al 2 O 3 and/or NiO. -- ≥ 90 mol% of ZnO, -- 0.5 to 5 mol% of Sb 2 O 3 or Bi 2 O 3, -- 0.05 to 2 mol% of Co 3 O 4, Mn 2 O 3, SiO 2 and/or Cr 2 O 3, -- < 0.1 mol% of B 2 O 3, Al 2 O 3 and/or NiO.
An external-cavity laser module (20; 20') comprising a package defining an enclosure, said package including a base having a surface internal to the enclosure; a thermoelectric cooler within said enclosure, said thermoelectric cooler comprising an upper carrier plate and a lower carrier plate, said lower carrier plate being in thermal contact with said internal surface of said base and said thermoelectric cooler being configured to stabilise the temperature of the upper carrier plate; and a laser assembly, housed within said enclosure, comprising a gain medium (35; 82) for emitting an optical beam into the external cavity, said gain medium being thermally coupled to the upper carrier plate of the thermoelectric cooler via at least one thermally conductive element (30, 34, 82, 83, 84, 90) so as to provide a first heat flow path having a first thermal resistance (R OB); a thermal bridge element (43; 70; 81) configured to provide a second heat flow path having a second thermal resistance (R TB) between said gain medium and said package, wherein the second thermal resistance (R TB) is larger than the first thermal resistance (R OB), characterized by the second thermal resistance (R TB) being selected to at least partially compensate for thermally-induced variations of an optical path length of the external cavity, so as to maintain a substantially stable laser output power.
An illumination device comprising: a plurality of LEDs arranged on a carrier around a center thereof; an optical element disposed in a path of light emitted by at least one of said LEDs, an optical axis extending through said center and said optical element; and a driving unit for operating at least one of said LEDs, the driving unit in a first operation mode is configured to drive at a selected power P1 a first selection of LEDs L1 to issue a first beam with a first device light flux F1 and with a first beam width, and is configured to drive in an at least one further operation mode at a further selected power Pf a further selection of LEDs Lf, different in at least one LED from said first selection, to issue a further beam with a further device light flux, with 0.5*F1 <= Ff <= 1.5*F1, preferably with 0.8 ∗ F1 <= Ff <= 1.2 ∗ F1, and with a further beam width wider than the first beam width, wherein the LEDs Lf of the further selection of the LEDs are evenly distributed over the carrier in that shortest distances between each two neighboring LEDs of the LEDs Lf that are driven differ at the most by a factor three, characterised in that the first selection of LEDs has a first number N1 of LEDs and that the further selection of LEDs has a further number Nf of LEDs, wherein N1 is in the range of Nf ± 20%. a plurality of LEDs arranged on a carrier around a center thereof; an optical element disposed in a path of light emitted by at least one of said LEDs, an optical axis extending through said center and said optical element; and a driving unit for operating at least one of said LEDs, the driving unit in a first operation mode is configured to drive at a selected power P1 a first selection of LEDs L1 to issue a first beam with a first device light flux F1 and with a first beam width, and is configured to drive in an at least one further operation mode at a further selected power Pf a further selection of LEDs Lf, different in at least one LED from said first selection, to issue a further beam with a further device light flux, with 0.5*F1 <= Ff <= 1.5*F1, preferably with 0.8 ∗ F1 <= Ff <= 1.2 ∗ F1, and with a further beam width wider than the first beam width, wherein the LEDs Lf of the further selection of the LEDs are evenly distributed over the carrier in that shortest distances between each two neighboring LEDs of the LEDs Lf that are driven differ at the most by a factor three, characterised in that the first selection of LEDs has a first number N1 of LEDs and that the further selection of LEDs has a further number Nf of LEDs, wherein N1 is in the range of Nf ± 20%.