mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An arrangement for monitoring scaling in a primary heat exchanger having - a primary first flow volume for a first heat transfer fluid, connected to a first inlet pipe and a first outlet pipe for conveying the first heat transfer fluid to and from the primary first flow volume, respectively, and - a primary second flow volume separated from the primary first flow volume by a primary heat conductive separation wall for a second heat transfer fluid, connected to a second inlet pipe and a second outlet pipe for conveying the second heat transfer fluid to and from the primary second flow volume, respectively; characterized in that the arrangement comprises a secondary heat exchanger having - a secondary first flow volume, connected to the first inlet pipe and the first outlet pipe for conveying a secondary flow of the first heat transfer fluid to and from the secondary first flow volume, respectively, and - a secondary second flow volume separated from the secondary first flow volume by a secondary heat conductive separation wall, connected to the second inlet pipe and the second outlet pipe for conveying a secondary flow of the second heat transfer fluid to and from the secondary second flow volume, respectively; and a scaling detecting apparatus (116, 117) installed to detect scaling in the secondary heat exchanger as an indication of scaling in the primary heat exchanger. - a primary first flow volume for a first heat transfer fluid, connected to a first inlet pipe and a first outlet pipe for conveying the first heat transfer fluid to and from the primary first flow volume, respectively, and - a primary second flow volume separated from the primary first flow volume by a primary heat conductive separation wall for a second heat transfer fluid, connected to a second inlet pipe and a second outlet pipe for conveying the second heat transfer fluid to and from the primary second flow volume, respectively; characterized in that the arrangement comprises a secondary heat exchanger having - a secondary first flow volume, connected to the first inlet pipe and the first outlet pipe for conveying a secondary flow of the first heat transfer fluid to and from the secondary first flow volume, respectively, and - a secondary second flow volume separated from the secondary first flow volume by a secondary heat conductive separation wall, connected to the second inlet pipe and the second outlet pipe for conveying a secondary flow of the second heat transfer fluid to and from the secondary second flow volume, respectively;
Method for managing the meeting of unforeseen obstacles during the combined movement of two leaves, respectively a main leave defined as covered and a secondary leaf defined as covering, each controlled by drive means, respectively master drive means for the covered leaf and auxiliary drive means for the covering leaf, said drive means being controlled by an electronic processing unit which is provided on the master drive means and to which the auxiliary drive means are connected, the electronic processing unit being provided with means for measuring the movement of the master drive means, characterized by: - detection of an obstacle which stops the movement of one of the two leaves; - if the movement of the leaves is in the direction of opening or closing, not stopping the command for the complete opening or closing of the non-stopped leaf; - detection of said leaf coming into abutment; - transmission, by the electronic processing unit to the master drive means and auxiliary drive means, of a signal for completely closing or opening the two leaves; and - command, by the electronic processing unit to the master drive means and auxiliary drive means, for initiating a normal cycle of opening or closing. - detection of an obstacle which stops the movement of one of the two leaves; - if the movement of the leaves is in the direction of opening or closing, not stopping the command for the complete opening or closing of the non-stopped leaf; - detection of said leaf coming into abutment; - transmission, by the electronic processing unit to the master drive means and auxiliary drive means, of a signal for completely closing or opening the two leaves; and - command, by the electronic processing unit to the master drive means and auxiliary drive means, for initiating a normal cycle of opening or closing.
A method for producing cellulose nanofibers, the method comprising: oxidizing a cellulose raw material with hypochlorous acid, or a salt thereof, having an available chlorine concentration of from 14% by mass to 43% by mass without N-oxyl compounds, to produce an oxidized cellulose; wherein the pH of the reaction system is maintained within a range of from 7 to 14; fibrillating the oxidized cellulose into nanofibers. oxidizing a cellulose raw material with hypochlorous acid, or a salt thereof, having an available chlorine concentration of from 14% by mass to 43% by mass without N-oxyl compounds, to produce an oxidized cellulose; wherein the pH of the reaction system is maintained within a range of from 7 to 14; fibrillating the oxidized cellulose into nanofibers.
Method for estimating the ageing of at least one cell of a storage battery, said method comprising the following step: a) acquiring a voltage (V cell) at the terminals of said cell and an amperage of the current passing through said cell, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following step: b) calculating a maximum capacity (Q r) and a state of charge of said cell in accordance with the voltage (V cell) and the amperage acquired in step a), the calculation being performed by resolving: - a system of discretized equations corresponding to a modeling of said cell as an electric circuit comprising, in series, an ideal voltage source (E eq), a resistor (R Ω), a first resistor (R ct) and capacitor (C dl) pair connected in parallel, and at least one second resistor (R i) and capacitor (C i) pair connected in parallel, and - a discretized equation for estimating the variation of the maximum capacity (Q r) of said cell. a) acquiring a voltage (V cell) at the terminals of said cell and an amperage of the current passing through said cell, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following step: b) calculating a maximum capacity (Q r) and a state of charge of said cell in accordance with the voltage (V cell) and the amperage acquired in step a), - a system of discretized equations corresponding to a modeling of said cell as an electric circuit comprising, in series, an ideal voltage source (E eq), a resistor (R Ω), a first resistor (R ct) and capacitor (C dl) pair connected in parallel, and at least one second resistor (R i) and capacitor (C i) pair connected in parallel, and - a discretized equation for estimating the variation of the maximum capacity (Q r) of said cell.
A ceiling-type air-conditioner indoor unit system, comprising an indoor unit and a ceiling, wherein, the indoor unit is provided in said ceiling, the system further comprising: a return air inlet, provided on a side surface of the ceiling; and an air outlet, provided on a bottom surface of the ceiling, a closeable return air inlet apparatus is provided at the return air inlet, and a closeable air outlet apparatus is provided at the air outlet, the air outlet apparatus comprises an air output apparatus and an air guide portion movably sleeved inside the air output apparatus in a vertical direction, the air guide portion comprises a side wall, and a first air outlet is formed at the bottom of the air guide portion, characterized in that the air guide portion further comprises a second air outlet, provided on the side wall; when the air guide portion retracts into the air output apparatus, the second air outlet is closed; and when the air guide portion extends out of the air output apparatus, the second air outlet is opened. a return air inlet, provided on a side surface of the ceiling; and an air outlet, provided on a bottom surface of the ceiling, a closeable return air inlet apparatus is provided at the return air inlet, and a closeable air outlet apparatus is provided at the air outlet, the air outlet apparatus comprises an air output apparatus and an air guide portion movably sleeved inside the air output apparatus in a vertical direction, the air guide portion comprises a side wall, and a first air outlet is formed at the bottom of the air guide portion, characterized in that the air guide portion further comprises a second air outlet, provided on the side wall; when the air guide portion retracts into the air output apparatus, the second air outlet is closed; and when the air guide portion extends out of the air output apparatus, the second air outlet is opened.
An OLED device having a transparency of at least 10% with respect to a given relevant part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which part of the electromagnetic spectrum comprises wavelengths emitted by the OLED device and wavelengths of environmental light, the OLED device comprising: - an anode formed by a first transparent electrode layer; - a cathode formed by a second transparent electrode layer; - an organic layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer has a functional structure with at least one electroluminescent zone and at least one inactive, i.e. not-electroluminescent zone, said zones being arranged next to each other in a x-direction that is parallel to the organic layer; - a mirror layer disposed immediately or indirectly on any side of the anode or cathode, the mirror layer having a structure with at least one nontransparent zone and at least one transparent zone, characterized in that, along an alignment axis that is perpendicular to the anode, the at least one inactive zone is in locally perfect alignment with the at least one transparent zone, and the at least one electroluminescent zone is in locally perfect alignment with the at least one nontransparent zone such that the OLED device has a primary direction of light emission. - an anode formed by a first transparent electrode layer; - a cathode formed by a second transparent electrode layer; - an organic layer that is disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer has a functional structure with at least one electroluminescent zone and at least one inactive, i.e. not-electroluminescent zone, said zones being arranged next to each other in a x-direction that is parallel to the organic layer; - a mirror layer disposed immediately or indirectly on any side of the anode or cathode, the mirror layer having a structure with at least one nontransparent zone and at least one transparent zone,
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a processor adapted to control one or more processor-executable units; an image warping unit adapted to generate an output view image by image warping using a reference view image, and the binocular disparity information of the reference view image; wherein the reference view image comprises an input view image viewed from a reference viewpoint; the image processing apparatus comprising: a neighboring image-based hole restoration unit adapted to restore a hole generated by the image warping using one or more temporally neighboring images being temporally adjacent to the reference view image or to the output view image characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a buffer zone setting unit adapted to set pixels having a distance from the hole that is less than a threshold as a buffer zone; and in that the neighboring image-based hole restoration unit restores the hole and the buffer zone as a expanded hole, and restores a pixel of the buffer zone based on a color value of the pixel of the buffer zone and on the color values of the pixels in the one or more temporally neighboring images. a processor adapted to control one or more processor-executable units; an image warping unit adapted to generate an output view image by image warping using a reference view image, and the binocular disparity information of the reference view image; wherein the reference view image comprises an input view image viewed from a reference viewpoint; the image processing apparatus comprising: a neighboring image-based hole restoration unit adapted to restore a hole generated by the image warping using one or more temporally neighboring images being temporally adjacent to the reference view image or to the output view image characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a buffer zone setting unit adapted to set pixels having a distance from the hole that is less than a threshold as a buffer zone; and in that the neighboring image-based hole restoration unit restores the hole and the buffer zone as a expanded hole, and restores a pixel of the buffer zone based on a color value of the pixel of the buffer zone and on the color values of the pixels in the one or more temporally neighboring images.
A crane for erecting a tower including a plurality of tower segments including one or more mounts on an outside of the tower segments, the crane comprising: a telescopic mast configured to change between at least a retracted state and an extended state, and a jib rotatably mounted with respect to the telescopic mast and comprising lifting equipment, wherein the telescopic mast comprises a lower mast segment having one or more lower clamp assemblies (202, 204) configured to selectively grip the mounts of the tower and a roller assembly for rolling along the tower, and one or more further mast segments (212, 213, 214, 215, 216) having an upper clamp assembly configured to selectively grip the mounts of the tower, the further mast segments (212, 213, 214, 215, 216) being slidable with respect to the lower mast segment. a telescopic mast configured to change between at least a retracted state and an extended state, and a jib rotatably mounted with respect to the telescopic mast and comprising lifting equipment, wherein the telescopic mast comprises a lower mast segment having one or more lower clamp assemblies (202, 204) configured to selectively grip the mounts of the tower and a roller assembly for rolling along the tower, and one or more further mast segments (212, 213, 214, 215, 216) having an upper clamp assembly configured to selectively grip the mounts of the tower, the further mast segments (212, 213, 214, 215, 216) being slidable with respect to the lower mast segment. a lower mast segment having one or more lower clamp assemblies (202, 204) configured to selectively grip the mounts of the tower and a roller assembly for rolling along the tower, and one or more further mast segments (212, 213, 214, 215, 216) having an upper clamp assembly configured to selectively grip the mounts of the tower, the further mast segments (212, 213, 214, 215, 216) being slidable with respect to the lower mast segment.
A generator, in particular of a wind power installation, for generating electric current, comprising a rotor and a stator having stator teeth (142, 142a, 142b) and grooves arranged between said stator teeth for receiving at least one stator winding and a measuring device to determine the deflection of at least one stator tooth of the stator in connection with the generator, wherein the measuring device is connected to at least one measuring unit, which is embodied as a strain gauge, characterized in that the measuring unit is arranged in the air gap between the stator and the rotor so as to span two directly or indirectly adjacent stator teeth (142a, 142b) and to extend in the tangential direction.
A method for data encryption, comprising: obtaining a first key, and performing an obfuscation operation on the first key and data to be encrypted to obtain obfuscation operation result data, wherein an obfuscation factor in the obfuscation operation includes the first key; obtaining a second key, and obtaining a first signature of the obfuscation operation result data according to the second key; obtaining a third key, and encrypting the first key, the data to be encrypted and the first signature using the third key to obtain a target ciphertext; obtaining a fourth key, and obtaining a second signature of the target ciphertext according to the fourth key; generating an encrypted file including the target ciphertext and the second signature. obtaining a first key, and performing an obfuscation operation on the first key and data to be encrypted to obtain obfuscation operation result data, wherein an obfuscation factor in the obfuscation operation includes the first key; obtaining a second key, and obtaining a first signature of the obfuscation operation result data according to the second key; obtaining a third key, and encrypting the first key, the data to be encrypted and the first signature using the third key to obtain a target ciphertext; obtaining a fourth key, and obtaining a second signature of the target ciphertext according to the fourth key; generating an encrypted file including the target ciphertext and the second signature.
A biopsy cap (30; 40) for use with an endoscopic instrument, the biopsy cap (30; 40) comprising: a base having a securing member for securing the biopsy cap (30; 40) to a port on the endoscopic instrument; an outer shell securable to the base and defining an interior volume; a disk shutter section disposed within the interior volume and including a plurality of fins (100a, 100b, 100c; 100) arranged in a helical fashion; characterised in that the biopsy cap (30; 40) further comprises a brush section (46; 90) disposed within the interior volume adjacent the disk shutter section, the brush section (46; 90) including a plurality of brushes (70a, 70b, 70c; 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d) arranged in a helical fashion. a base having a securing member for securing the biopsy cap (30; 40) to a port on the endoscopic instrument; an outer shell securable to the base and defining an interior volume; a disk shutter section disposed within the interior volume and including a plurality of fins (100a, 100b, 100c; 100) arranged in a helical fashion; characterised in that the biopsy cap (30; 40) further comprises a brush section (46; 90) disposed within the interior volume adjacent the disk shutter section, the brush section (46; 90) including a plurality of brushes (70a, 70b, 70c; 84a, 84b, 84c, 84d) arranged in a helical fashion.
A method for determining the presence or absence of a microorganism in a sample, the method comprising: i) contacting the sample with an aqueous solution comprising a plurality of non-covalent complexes, each non-covalent complex comprising a hydrophobic molecule and a single albumin protein, wherein the hydrophobic molecules are detectable and functionally associate with a microorganism when present in the sample; ii) detecting one or more properties of the hydrophobic molecules; and iii) determining that the microorganism is present or absent in the sample based on the detecting. i) contacting the sample with an aqueous solution comprising a plurality of non-covalent complexes, each non-covalent complex comprising a hydrophobic molecule and a single albumin protein, wherein the hydrophobic molecules are detectable and functionally associate with a microorganism when present in the sample; ii) detecting one or more properties of the hydrophobic molecules; and iii) determining that the microorganism is present or absent in the sample based on the detecting.
A releasable medical drape for providing a seal over a tissue site, the releasable medical drape comprising: a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer having a first side and a second side; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is coupled to the second side of the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer; a soft-gel layer having a plurality of apertures, and a first side, and a second side, wherein the first side of the soft-gel layer is coupled to the second side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is configured to extend at least partially through the plurality of apertures in the soft-gel layer in response to force applied to the first side of the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer. a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer having a first side and a second side; a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is coupled to the second side of the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer; a soft-gel layer having a plurality of apertures, and a first side, and a second side, wherein the first side of the soft-gel layer is coupled to the second side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is configured to extend at least partially through the plurality of apertures in the soft-gel layer in response to force applied to the first side of the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer.
A nucleic acid molecule encoding a functional restorer polypeptide for wheat G-type cytoplasmic male sterility, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO.20 or SEQ ID NO. 17, and wherein said sequence identity is determined by aligning the sequences over the entire length according to the Needleman and Wunsch global alignment algorithm using default settings.
Method for actuating a headlamp of a vehicle, which comprises the following steps: carrying out an image evaluation to detect, in at least one image of a vicinity of the vehicle, a reflection zone (121, 122) of an object, located in the vicinity of the vehicle, in the form of a leading vehicle driving ahead of the vehicle; and providing an actuation signal for actuating the headlamp, wherein the actuation signal is designed to concentrate a light emission of the headlamp onto the reflection zone (121, 122) in order to intensify the light emission (131, 132) of the headlamp in the direction of the reflection zone in order to establish a guide light, which the driver of the vehicle can follow. carrying out an image evaluation to detect, in at least one image of a vicinity of the vehicle, a reflection zone (121, 122) of an object, located in the vicinity of the vehicle, in the form of a leading vehicle driving ahead of the vehicle; and providing an actuation signal for actuating the headlamp, wherein the actuation signal is designed to concentrate a light emission of the headlamp onto the reflection zone (121, 122) in order to intensify the light emission (131, 132) of the headlamp in the direction of the reflection zone in order to establish a guide light, which the driver of the vehicle can follow.