mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An inkjet image forming apparatus (100; 200), comprising: a recording unit to form an ink image on a recording medium being conveyed; a selection heater disposed downstream from the recording unit relative to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, to selectively heat the ink image formed on the recording medium; a heater disposed downstream from the selection heater relative to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium, to heat the recording medium on which the ink image has been selectively heated; and a processor to control the recording unit, the selection heater, and the heater, and to set an output of the selection heater in view of an occurrence of cockling on the recording medium; characterized in that: the selection heater is a dielectric heater employing a microwave or a high-frequency wave having a frequency in the range of 1 to 100 MHz that selectively heats a high-dielectric-loss dielectric body; the dielectric heater includes a grid electrode and a high-frequency power source; the grid electrode includes multiple application electrode parts and multiple ground electrode parts alternatively arranged in the direction of conveyance of the recording medium; each of the application electrode parts and the ground electrode parts is a rod-like electrode extending orthogonal to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium; wherein the ink image is heated by an electric field formed between one application electrode part and one ground electrode part adjacent to each other, and wherein the grid electrode is arranged below the conveyance path of the recording medium. a recording unit to form an ink image on a recording medium being conveyed; a selection heater disposed downstream from the recording unit relative to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, to selectively heat the ink image formed on the recording medium; a heater disposed downstream from the selection heater relative to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium, to heat the recording medium on which the ink image has been selectively heated; and a processor to control the recording unit, the selection heater, and the heater, and to set an output of the selection heater in view of an occurrence of cockling on the recording medium; the selection heater is a dielectric heater employing a microwave or a high-frequency wave having a frequency in the range of 1 to 100 MHz that selectively heats a high-dielectric-loss dielectric body; the dielectric heater includes a grid electrode and a high-frequency power source; the grid electrode includes multiple application electrode parts and multiple ground electrode parts alternatively arranged in the direction of conveyance of the recording medium; each of the application electrode parts and the ground electrode parts is a rod-like electrode extending orthogonal to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium; wherein the ink image is heated by an electric field formed between one application electrode part and one ground electrode part adjacent to each other, and wherein the grid electrode is arranged below the conveyance path of the recording medium.
A light modulation quantum dot color display, comprising: a light source; a light modulator positioned above the light source to control transmittance of light generated from the light source; and a QD light-emitting element comprising a plurality of QD patterns (06; 07; 08) positioned above the light modulator to emit light converted from the transmitted light, wherein each QD pattern comprises quantum dots dispersed in a polymer matrix (12;13), and wherein the QD light-emitting element further includes: a substrate; the display being characterised in that an alignment layer is interposed between the substrate and the plurality of QD patterns (06, 07, 08), and in that the polymer matrix has aligned polymer chains such that uniform light emission by uniform distribution of the QDs in the polymer matrix is accomplished. a light source; a light modulator positioned above the light source to control transmittance of light generated from the light source; and a QD light-emitting element comprising a plurality of QD patterns (06; 07; 08) positioned above the light modulator to emit light converted from the transmitted light, wherein each QD pattern comprises quantum dots dispersed in a polymer matrix (12;13), and wherein the QD light-emitting element further includes: a substrate; the display being characterised in that an alignment layer is interposed between the substrate and the plurality of QD patterns (06, 07, 08), and in that the polymer matrix has aligned polymer chains such that uniform light emission by uniform distribution of the QDs in the polymer matrix is accomplished. a substrate; the display being characterised in that an alignment layer is interposed between the substrate and the plurality of QD patterns (06, 07, 08), and in that the polymer matrix has aligned polymer chains such that uniform light emission by uniform distribution of the QDs in the polymer matrix is accomplished.
A method for performing a handover procedure at a target base station in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving, at the target base station from a serving base station, a first message after a handover decision is made by the serving base station, wherein the first message requests the target base station to prepare a handover of a user equipment, UE; allocating, at the target base station, a resource for user traffic of the UE according to the first message; transmitting, at the target base station to the serving base station, a second message, the second message including information on the allocated resource for the user traffic of the UE and pilot information; performing, at the target base station, the uplink synchronization with the user equipment based on the second message; receiving, at the target base station from the UE, a third message after the uplink synchronization between the target base station and the user equipment, wherein the third message confirms the handover; transmitting, at the target base station, a fourth message informing success of the handover to the serving base station. receiving, at the target base station from a serving base station, a first message after a handover decision is made by the serving base station, wherein the first message requests the target base station to prepare a handover of a user equipment, UE; allocating, at the target base station, a resource for user traffic of the UE according to the first message; transmitting, at the target base station to the serving base station, a second message, the second message including information on the allocated resource for the user traffic of the UE and pilot information; performing, at the target base station, the uplink synchronization with the user equipment based on the second message; receiving, at the target base station from the UE, a third message after the uplink synchronization between the target base station and the user equipment, wherein the third message confirms the handover; transmitting, at the target base station, a fourth message informing success of the handover to the serving base station.
A method comprising: reporting by a user device to a network node information concerning quality of a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network signal quality, and reporting information by the user device to the network node on the identity of its current primary serving cell and at least one of best neighbor cells, wherein the at least one of best neighbor cells comprises the neighbor cell that the user device receives as the strongest on the frequency of the multimedia service area. reporting by a user device to a network node information concerning quality of a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network signal quality, and reporting information by the user device to the network node on the identity of its current primary serving cell and at least one of best neighbor cells, wherein the at least one of best neighbor cells comprises the neighbor cell that the user device receives as the strongest on the frequency of the multimedia service area.
Thermal Storage System by Phase Change Material comprising: - a tank intended to contain a Phase Change Material, - a circulation system immersed in the tank, intended for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid coming from an external network for circulating heat-transfer fluid (20, 21), characterised in that it comprises a device for controlling the crystallisation of the Phase Change Material comprising: - an injection module configured to inject, in the lower portion of the tank, in the Phase Change Material, a two-phase solvent, in the liquid state, - an evacuation module configured to evacuate the two-phase solvent in the gaseous state in the upper portion of the tank, opposite the lower portion. - a tank intended to contain a Phase Change Material, - a circulation system immersed in the tank, intended for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid coming from an external network for circulating heat-transfer fluid (20, 21), - an injection module configured to inject, in the lower portion of the tank, in the Phase Change Material, a two-phase solvent, in the liquid state, - an evacuation module configured to evacuate the two-phase solvent in the gaseous state in the upper portion of the tank, opposite the lower portion.
A method of dispensing a beverage comprising: a) inserting a beverage ingredient tablet into a beverage preparation machine; b) measuring a characteristic associated with the thickness of at least a portion of the beverage ingredient tablet to identify the beverage ingredient tablet; c) configuring one or more dispense parameters of the beverage preparation machine based on the identification of the beverage ingredient tablet; and d) operating the beverage preparation machine to dispense a beverage by contacting the beverage ingredient tablet with an aqueous fluid; characterized in that the characteristic associated with the thickness of at least a portion of the beverage ingredient tablet is measured using a displaceable probe. a) inserting a beverage ingredient tablet into a beverage preparation machine; b) measuring a characteristic associated with the thickness of at least a portion of the beverage ingredient tablet to identify the beverage ingredient tablet; c) configuring one or more dispense parameters of the beverage preparation machine based on the identification of the beverage ingredient tablet; and d) operating the beverage preparation machine to dispense a beverage by contacting the beverage ingredient tablet with an aqueous fluid;
A mechanical oscillation system for clocks, in particular wristwatches, having a balance spring (2, 2a) and a balance wheel (3, 3a) having a shaft for fastening the balance spring (2, 2a), wherein the balance spring (2, 2a) consists of polycrystalline silicon having elongated grains, which result because of column growth, and the elongated grains have a grain width in the range between 10 and 1000 nm and a grain length in the range between 2 and 50 μm; and a turn cross section of the balance spring (2, 2a) is 0.001 mm 2 to 0.3 mm 2.
Particulate filter for an exhaust system, in particular of a motor vehicle, having a housing, having an exhaust inlet and an exhaust outlet, and a porous filter body arranged in the housing, wherein the filter body has a plurality of flow passages running straight and parallel in respect of flow and is conical in relation to its longitudinal centre axis, wherein the flow passages each have a longitudinal centre axis running parallel to the longitudinal centre axis of the filter body, and wherein the filter body has a larger cross-section on the inlet side than on the outlet side, such that only part of the flow passages extend as far as the outlet side, characterised in that first of the flow passages each have a cross-section that is smaller than a cross-section of second of the flow passages, and the filter body is provided with a closed lateral surface produced by means of a coating of the filter body, said lateral surface being fluid-tight and closing the second of the flow passages in axial direction.
Method of automatic processing of multimedia streams (F1, F2, F3) intended to be retrieved on a retrieval terminal, comprising the following step, carried out on request of a user of the terminal and consisting in: • retrieving a first stream on the terminal (step E1), the method being characterized in that it also comprises the following steps, consisting in: • associating with each stream (F1, F2, F3) a preference indicator (IC1, IC2, IC3) specifying whether the corresponding stream (F1, F2, F3) is a main stream or a secondary stream (step EM); and • following a retrieval request in respect of a second stream (step E2): - interrupting the retrieval of the first stream; - retrieving the second stream on the terminal (step E4); and - recording the first stream simultaneously with the retrieval of the second stream only if the first stream is specified as main stream by the indicator associated with said first stream (step E6). • retrieving a first stream on the terminal (step E1), the method being characterized in that it also comprises the following steps, consisting in: • associating with each stream (F1, F2, F3) a preference indicator (IC1, IC2, IC3) specifying whether the corresponding stream (F1, F2, F3) is a main stream or a secondary stream (step EM); and • following a retrieval request in respect of a second stream (step E2): - interrupting the retrieval of the first stream; - retrieving the second stream on the terminal (step E4); and - recording the first stream simultaneously with the retrieval of the second stream only if the first stream is specified as main stream by the indicator associated with said first stream (step E6). - interrupting the retrieval of the first stream; - retrieving the second stream on the terminal (step E4); and - recording the first stream simultaneously with the retrieval of the second stream only if the first stream is specified as main stream by the indicator associated with said first stream (step E6).
A method of controlling a material handling system, the material handling system comprising object handling and transportation devices, said method comprising; unloading objects from an incoming load in an automated process with the object handling and transportation devices; storing object data for a plurality of objects in a database, the object data comprising three-dimensional images of the objects; capturing the 3D image of a handled object with an image capture station, the handled object being handled and transported by the material handling system; identifying the handled object by comparing the 3D image of the handled object captured with the image capture station with the 3D images of objects in the database; comparing all handled objects captured with an order file of the incoming load to confirm accuracy of the objects received and controlling the material handling system as a function of the identity of the handled objects being handled and transported by the material handling system. unloading objects from an incoming load in an automated process with the object handling and transportation devices; storing object data for a plurality of objects in a database, the object data comprising three-dimensional images of the objects; capturing the 3D image of a handled object with an image capture station, the handled object being handled and transported by the material handling system; identifying the handled object by comparing the 3D image of the handled object captured with the image capture station with the 3D images of objects in the database; comparing all handled objects captured with an order file of the incoming load to confirm accuracy of the objects received and controlling the material handling system as a function of the identity of the handled objects being handled and transported by the material handling system.
A razor cartridge comprising: four substantially parallel cutting members (28a-d) disposed between a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side of the razor cartridge in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge; wherein each of the cutting members (28a-d) comprises a blade support; wherein the cutting members (28a-d) are disposed to define a plurality of inter-blade spans (40, 41, 42) between cutting edges of the blades; wherein a leading inter-blade span that is closer to the leading longitudinal side of the razor cartridge than a trailing inter-blade span is different to the trailing inter-blade span that is closer to the trailing longitudinal side of the razor cartridge than the leading inter-blade span; wherein a first intermediate inter-blade span is further defined between the leading inter-blade span and the trailing inter-blade span; characterized in that the blade support comprises a blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the respective blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving plane, and a blade attached to the blade mounting portion; and in that the first intermediate inter-blade span is in the range 1.55 mm to 1.95 mm. four substantially parallel cutting members (28a-d) disposed between a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side of the razor cartridge in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge; wherein each of the cutting members (28a-d) comprises a blade support; wherein the cutting members (28a-d) are disposed to define a plurality of inter-blade spans (40, 41, 42) between cutting edges of the blades; wherein a leading inter-blade span that is closer to the leading longitudinal side of the razor cartridge than a trailing inter-blade span is different to the trailing inter-blade span that is closer to the trailing longitudinal side of the razor cartridge than the leading inter-blade span; wherein a first intermediate inter-blade span is further defined between the leading inter-blade span and the trailing inter-blade span; characterized in that the blade support comprises a blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the respective blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving plane, and a blade attached to the blade mounting portion; and in that the first intermediate inter-blade span is in the range 1.55 mm to 1.95 mm.
A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a first lens unit having negative optical power, a second lens unit having positive optical power, a third lens unit having negative optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the first lens unit and the third lens unit move along an optical axis, and the fourth lens unit is fixed with respect to an image surface, in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, the third lens unit moves along the optical axis, in focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition, and the following conditions, and are satisfied: 0.0 < M 3 / f W < 0.5 0.2 < f 3 / f 4 < 1.0 0.10 < d 4 / f w < 0.45 where M 3 is an amount of movement of the third lens unit, in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, f 3 is a composite focal length of the third lens unit, f 4 is a composite focal length of the fourth lens unit, f W is a focal length of the entire system at a wide-angle limit, and d 4 is an optical axial thickness of the fourth lens unit. M 3 is an amount of movement of the third lens unit, in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, f 3 is a composite focal length of the third lens unit, f 4 is a composite focal length of the fourth lens unit, f W is a focal length of the entire system at a wide-angle limit, and d 4 is an optical axial thickness of the fourth lens unit.
A wood-type golf club head, comprising: a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area (161, 162, 163) extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole; a ball striking face having a plurality of adjustment points (131, 132, 133), wherein the ball striking face is configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area; and a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes a biasing member such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head, wherein the brace further comprises a ball-joint connection located adjacent to the contact point to connect the brace to the ball striking face. a club head body having a front, a crown, a sole, and a face engaging area (161, 162, 163) extending around the outer perimeter of the front of the club head body between the crown and the sole; a ball striking face having a plurality of adjustment points (131, 132, 133), wherein the ball striking face is configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof, wherein the ball striking face is configured to engage the face engaging area; and a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the ball striking face, wherein the brace includes a biasing member such that the ball striking face is adjustable in a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and adjustable in a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head, wherein the brace further comprises a ball-joint connection located adjacent to the contact point to connect the brace to the ball striking face.
A silencer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, the silencer comprising: - a housing which comprises a housing shell extending in a circumferential direction of the housing, - a sandwich plate, which forms part of the housing shell, - a housing interior space comprising at least one chamber, which is enclosed by the housing, - a self-supporting support structure which comprises a pipe arrangement at least partially arranged in the housing interior space, - wherein the self-supporting support structure comprises at least one intermediate floor, - wherein the at least one sandwich plate is part of the self-supporting support structure, characterized in that - the silencer comprises a shell hood which completes the sandwich plate to form the housing shell. - a housing which comprises a housing shell extending in a circumferential direction of the housing, - a sandwich plate, which forms part of the housing shell, - a housing interior space comprising at least one chamber, which is enclosed by the housing, - a self-supporting support structure which comprises a pipe arrangement at least partially arranged in the housing interior space, - wherein the self-supporting support structure comprises at least one intermediate floor, - wherein the at least one sandwich plate is part of the self-supporting support structure, - the silencer comprises a shell hood which completes the sandwich plate to form the housing shell.