mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Reproduction apparatus having an input element (9, 21, 22, 25, 28) for selection of a signal source (3, 4, 13) for processing and output of signals from the signal source (3, 4, 13) by the reproduction apparatus, wherein selectable signal sources (3, 4, 13) are associated with a category of signal sources, wherein operation of the input element (9, 21, 22, 25, 28) as far as a stop (30, 31) effects a change from reproduction of a first signal source to reproduction of a second signal source in the same category, characterized in that the input element (9, 21, 22, 25, 28) is embodied such that operation of the input element (9, 21, 22, 25, 28) beyond the stop (30, 31) prompts a change from reproduction of a signal source in a first category to reproduction of a signal source in a second category, the input element (9, 21, 22, 25, 28) being a toggle switch or a rotary control.
A measurement device comprising: measurement means (2, 12) configured to perform measurement on a particular component contained in a sample; a display section capable of displaying measurement data obtained by the measurement means (2, 12); a clock function section; event time setting means capable of setting a time of an event related to the measurement; and elapsed time display processing means configured to start measurement of an elapsed time from the time of the event to a current time when the time of the event is set by the event time setting means, and to cause the display section to display the elapsed time; wherein the measurement means (2, 12) include a sensor mount portion to which a sensor capable of retaining the sample can be mounted, characterised in that the measurement means also include a detection switch for detecting the mounting of the sensor to the sensor mount portion; and wherein the event is an operation to mount the sensor to the sensor mount portion to cause the detection switch to detect the mounting of the sensor. measurement means (2, 12) configured to perform measurement on a particular component contained in a sample; a display section capable of displaying measurement data obtained by the measurement means (2, 12); a clock function section; event time setting means capable of setting a time of an event related to the measurement; and elapsed time display processing means configured to start measurement of an elapsed time from the time of the event to a current time when the time of the event is set by the event time setting means, and to cause the display section to display the elapsed time;
A gas turbine combustor comprising: a fuel supplying section; and a combustion tube, wherein said fuel supplying section is arranged to supply fuel to a combustion zone inside said combustion tube, wherein said combustion tube is arranged to supply combustion gas generated by combustion of the fuel to a turbine, said combustion tube is provided with a first region where an air passage (30,31,32) through which cooling air can flow is formed and a second region where a steam passage through which cooling steam can flow is formed, said second region is provided downstream of said first region in a direction of a mainstream flow of said combustion gas, the combustor being characterized in that said air passage (30,31,32) comprises: a first air passage portion; a second air passage portion extending from said first air passage portion into an upstream direction opposite to the mainstream flow direction of said combustion gas; and a third air passage portion extending from said first air passage portion into the upstream direction opposite to the mainstream flow direction, and wherein the arrangement is such that said cooling air passes, in operation, through said second air passage portion, said first air passage portion and said third air passage portion in this order and flows into said combustion zone. a fuel supplying section; and a combustion tube, wherein said fuel supplying section is arranged to supply fuel to a combustion zone inside said combustion tube, wherein said combustion tube is arranged to supply combustion gas generated by combustion of the fuel to a turbine, said combustion tube is provided with a first region where an air passage (30,31,32) through which cooling air can flow is formed and a second region where a steam passage through which cooling steam can flow is formed, said second region is provided downstream of said first region in a direction of a mainstream flow of said combustion gas, a first air passage portion; a second air passage portion extending from said first air passage portion into an upstream direction opposite to the mainstream flow direction of said combustion gas; and a third air passage portion extending from said first air passage portion into the upstream direction opposite to the mainstream flow direction, and
Device for delivering a breathing gas to an on-demand breathing mask comprising - an Onboard Oxygen Generator comprising an oxygen-rich gas outlet end; - compressor means comprising inlet means and outlet means, said inlet means being connected to oxygen-rich gas outlet end of said Onboard Oxygen Generator for receiving said gas, said compressor means being operable to increase the pressure of said gas for delivery from said outlet means to the on-demand breathing mask, and - connecting means connecting said compressor outlet means to said compressor inlet means, the device being characterized in that said connecting means comprises a pressure limiting valve so that oxygen-rich gas in excess at the outlet means is redirected to the inlet means. - an Onboard Oxygen Generator comprising an oxygen-rich gas outlet end; - compressor means comprising inlet means and outlet means, said inlet means being connected to oxygen-rich gas outlet end of said Onboard Oxygen Generator for receiving said gas, said compressor means being operable to increase the pressure of said gas for delivery from said outlet means to the on-demand breathing mask, and - connecting means connecting said compressor outlet means to said compressor inlet means,
A method for providing correction data in a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based Precise Relative Positioning system, the method comprising: - determining the correction data using GNSS data that comprises pseudo range system observations (P a) and carrier phase system observations (Φ a) received by one or more reference stations (4a, 4b) from a plurality of GNSS satellites (26a-c) transmitted over multiple epochs, and - transmitting the correction data to a mobile station; characterized in that determining the correction data comprises calculating at least two subgroups of correction terms (B, I, T) being terms of a state vector of a functional model having observation equations for each reference station, and in that transmitting the correction data comprises transmitting the at least two subgroups of correction terms (B, I, T) with mutually different update frequencies (f 1, f 2, f 3). - determining the correction data using GNSS data that comprises pseudo range system observations (P a) and carrier phase system observations (Φ a) received by one or more reference stations (4a, 4b) from a plurality of GNSS satellites (26a-c) transmitted over multiple epochs, and - transmitting the correction data to a mobile station;
A disposable absorbent article, comprising: a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions (116, 118); a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a front waist edge, a back waist edge, a first side edge extending longitudinally and a second side edge extending longitudinally; a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a waist gasketing element comprising a proximal end edge, a distal end edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, and an elastic material; a leg gasketing element comprising a proximal end edge, a distal end edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, and an elastic material; wherein at least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to the chassis and wherein at least a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to the chassis, wherein the waist gasketing element comprises an adhesive zone, a first adhesive-free zone, and a second adhesive-free zone; wherein the first adhesive-free zone is disposed at and adjacent to the first side edge of the waist gasketing element and the second adhesive-free zone is disposed at and adjacent to the second side edge of the waist gasketing element; wherein first and second mechanical bonds attach the waist gasketing element to the chassis; wherein the adhesive zone does not comprise the first and second mechanical bonds; and wherein the mechanical bonds are positioned within the first and second adhesive-free zones(173, 175) a front waist region, a back waist region, and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions (116, 118); a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis; a front waist edge, a back waist edge, a first side edge extending longitudinally and a second side edge extending longitudinally; a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a waist gasketing element comprising a proximal end edge, a distal end edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, and an elastic material; a leg gasketing element comprising a proximal end edge, a distal end edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, and an elastic material; wherein at least a portion of the waist gasketing element is adhesively attached to the chassis and wherein at least a portion of the waist gasketing element is mechanically attached to the chassis, wherein the waist gasketing element comprises an adhesive zone, a first adhesive-free zone, and a second adhesive-free zone; wherein the first adhesive-free zone is disposed at and adjacent to the first side edge of the waist gasketing element and the second adhesive-free zone is disposed at and adjacent to the second side edge of the waist gasketing element; wherein first and second mechanical bonds attach the waist gasketing element to the chassis; wherein the adhesive zone does not comprise the first and second mechanical bonds; and wherein the mechanical bonds are positioned within the first and second adhesive-free zones(173, 175)
In a computing environment, a method of analyzing an executing process (102; 201), the method comprising: generating a process snapshot (112; 203) from the executing process, with the process snapshot and executing process allowed to run independently, wherein the executing process comprises a virtual memory page table (109; 202) pointing to physical memory locations, the process snapshot comprising a clone of the executing process and being generated using page table duplication and copy-on-write operations; associating a diagnostic tool with the snapshot process; and collecting data from the process snapshot using the diagnostic tool without affecting the executing process, wherein when the executing process continues to run, the virtual memory page table of the executing process will point to an updated physical memory location using said copy-on-write operations. generating a process snapshot (112; 203) from the executing process, with the process snapshot and executing process allowed to run independently, wherein the executing process comprises a virtual memory page table (109; 202) pointing to physical memory locations, the process snapshot comprising a clone of the executing process and being generated using page table duplication and copy-on-write operations; associating a diagnostic tool with the snapshot process; and collecting data from the process snapshot using the diagnostic tool without affecting the executing process, wherein when the executing process continues to run, the virtual memory page table of the executing process will point to an updated physical memory location using said copy-on-write operations.
A frequency modulation continuous wave, FMCW, radar system comprising: a transmit array comprising a plurality of transmit antenna elements arranged such that a number of transmit antenna elements in a first transmit array dimension is greater than a number of transmit antenna elements in a second transmit array dimension substantially perpendicular to the first transmit array dimension, wherein the transmit array is configured to output an FMCW transmit beam that illuminates an area with a greater extent in a first illumination dimension than in a second illumination dimension substantially perpendicular to the first illumination dimension; a transmit electronics module operable to electronically scan the FMCW transmit beam in the second illumination dimension; a receive array comprising a plurality of receive antenna elements; and a receive electronics module operable to generate, using a plurality of receive signals received from the receive array, a plurality of receive beams oriented substantially in the first illumination dimension within the area illuminated by the FMCW transmit beam and electronically scan each receive beam of the plurality of receive beams in the second illumination dimension such that the plurality of receive beams scan in parallel with and overlap the FMCW transmit beam. a transmit array comprising a plurality of transmit antenna elements arranged such that a number of transmit antenna elements in a first transmit array dimension is greater than a number of transmit antenna elements in a second transmit array dimension substantially perpendicular to the first transmit array dimension, wherein the transmit array is configured to output an FMCW transmit beam that illuminates an area with a greater extent in a first illumination dimension than in a second illumination dimension substantially perpendicular to the first illumination dimension; a transmit electronics module operable to electronically scan the FMCW transmit beam in the second illumination dimension; a receive array comprising a plurality of receive antenna elements; and a receive electronics module operable to generate, using a plurality of receive signals received from the receive array, a plurality of receive beams oriented substantially in the first illumination dimension within the area illuminated by the FMCW transmit beam and electronically scan each receive beam of the plurality of receive beams in the second illumination dimension such that the plurality of receive beams scan in parallel with and overlap the FMCW transmit beam.
A COMPOUND having the general formula: wherein X is an oxygen atom; A represents a linear alkyl C 2-4 group which may have one or more of its hydrogens replaced by an alkyl group selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl; R 1 represents an alkyl C 1-6; R 2 represents a hydrogen or an alkyl C 1-3 group; n is 0 or 1; and p is 1 or 2. X is an oxygen atom; A represents a linear alkyl C 2-4 group which may have one or more of its hydrogens replaced by an alkyl group selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl; R 1 represents an alkyl C 1-6; R 2 represents a hydrogen or an alkyl C 1-3 group; n is 0 or 1; and p is 1 or 2.
A wastewater treatment facility including membrane bioreactor (MBRs) with a tank or basin, with membrane units submerged in mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) and with air diffusers positioned below the membrane units for aeration and/or air scouring of the membranes, comprising: a series of the submerged air diffusers, each being elongated in length and having a width (w), the air diffusers being arranged parallel to one another and at a desired spacing, and at a preselected distance below the membranes, a supply of air, to each of the air diffusers, so as to produce bubbles issuing from pores of the air diffusers when air is delivered under pressure, and characterized by the air diffusers being flat panel air diffusers and being inclined upwardly with the width dimension of each of the air diffusers being at an inclined angle to the floor of the tank or basin, the air diffusers being inclined with the width (w) dimension of each air diffuser being tilted relative to horizontal, at an angle (φ) such as to allow evolving fine bubbles from lower areas of the angled air diffusers to coalesce with other bubbles as they rise, to form coarser bubbles, while bubbles from upper areas of the air diffusers remain essentially as fine bubbles, wherein the air diffusers are rotationally adjustable to adjust the angle (φ) from 0° to 180°, whereby bubbles of finer and coarser sizes can be produced from each air diffuser, such that smaller, slower-rising bubbles can supply aeration requirements as needed while coarser, faster-rising bubbles can supply desired mixing and energy for air scour of the membranes as needed. a series of the submerged air diffusers, each being elongated in length and having a width (w), the air diffusers being arranged parallel to one another and at a desired spacing, and at a preselected distance below the membranes, a supply of air, to each of the air diffusers, so as to produce bubbles issuing from pores of the air diffusers when air is delivered under pressure, and characterized by the air diffusers being flat panel air diffusers and being inclined upwardly with the width dimension of each of the air diffusers being at an inclined angle to the floor of the tank or basin, the air diffusers being inclined with the width (w) dimension of each air diffuser being tilted relative to horizontal, at an angle (φ) such as to allow evolving fine bubbles from lower areas of the angled air diffusers to coalesce with other bubbles as they rise, to form coarser bubbles, while bubbles from upper areas of the air diffusers remain essentially as fine bubbles, wherein the air diffusers are rotationally adjustable to adjust the angle (φ) from 0° to 180°, whereby bubbles of finer and coarser sizes can be produced from each air diffuser, such that smaller, slower-rising bubbles can supply aeration requirements as needed while coarser, faster-rising bubbles can supply desired mixing and energy for air scour of the membranes as needed.
A turbomachine comprising an annular casing and a bladed rotor which is rotatable within the casing, each blade of the rotor having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a blade tip which travels over a swept region of an internal surface of the casing, the swept region being provided with a series of axially spaced circumferential grooves, wherein each groove constitutes a single ring (16A-E) extending around the array of blades, wherein the depths of the grooves (16C-E) decrease monotonically from one of the grooves having a maximum depth to a groove at the end of the series corresponding to the trailing edge; and characterised in that the depths of the grooves (16A-C) decrease monotonically from the groove having the maximum depth to a groove at the end of the series corresponding to the leading edge.
A tissue pad for use in an ultrasonic clamp coagulator, said clamp coagulator comprising an ultrasonic waveguide having a proximal and distal end; an ultrasonically actuated blade attached to the distal end of the waveguide; and a clamp arm pivotable with respect to said blade member and having an open position in which at least a portion of the clamp arm is spaced from the blade and a closed position in which the clamp arm is adjacent to the blade for clamping tissue between the tissue pad and the blade, said tissue pad consisting of separate first and second components, wherein the first component is a distal tissue pad portion, wherein the second component is a proximal tissue pad portion; wherein the distal tissue pad portion has first and second ends and a tissue engaging surface; wherein the proximal tissue pad portion has first and second ends and a tissue engaging surface, and wherein the proximal tissue pad portion is smoother than the distal tissue pad portion, characterised in that the distal tissue pad portion and proximal tissue pad portion are made from different materials. wherein the first component is a distal tissue pad portion, wherein the second component is a proximal tissue pad portion; wherein the distal tissue pad portion has first and second ends and a tissue engaging surface; wherein the proximal tissue pad portion has first and second ends and a tissue engaging surface, and wherein the proximal tissue pad portion is smoother than the distal tissue pad portion, characterised in that the distal tissue pad portion and proximal tissue pad portion are made from different materials.
A selectively reconfigurable antenna system, comprising: a first material layer and a second material layer defining a cavity there between; a first reservoir and a liquid metal at least partially in the first reservoir; a second reservoir and a liquid electrolyte at least partially in the second reservoir such that the liquid metal and the electrolyte are in contact at a metal oxide layer in the cavity; a plurality of electrodes (107, 111, and 203) in electrical communication with the cavity, with a first electrode being in contact with the liquid metal and a second electrode being in contact with the electrolyte; and a voltage source arranged to apply a voltage between the first and second electrodes (107, 111) such that the metal oxide layer breaks down when the voltage is applied; wherein the voltage source is further configured to adjust the applied voltage based on a measured resultant current flow. a first material layer and a second material layer defining a cavity there between; a first reservoir and a liquid metal at least partially in the first reservoir; a second reservoir and a liquid electrolyte at least partially in the second reservoir such that the liquid metal and the electrolyte are in contact at a metal oxide layer in the cavity; a plurality of electrodes (107, 111, and 203) in electrical communication with the cavity, with a first electrode being in contact with the liquid metal and a second electrode being in contact with the electrolyte; and a voltage source arranged to apply a voltage between the first and second electrodes (107, 111) such that the metal oxide layer breaks down when the voltage is applied; wherein the voltage source is further configured to adjust the applied voltage based on a measured resultant current flow.
A method of assisting in focusing a camera system on an object within a field of view, being an aimer object, wherein the camera system forms a part of an augmented reality display device, the method comprising: providing a 3D, three-dimensional aimer graphic showing where the camera is focusing and that operates as a visual cue that is rendered in the field of view of a user, the system having X, left/right, and Y, up/down, dimensions of the aimer object, and a Z, in/out, dimension at the camera system, determining a distance D in the Z direction, within the field of view, to a current focal plane; and rendering to the augmented reality display device, an aimer graphic element with the Z direction distance equal to D in a manner that causes the aimer graphic element to appear to move in the Z direction in the field of view of the user with changes in the focal plane. providing a 3D, three-dimensional aimer graphic showing where the camera is focusing and that operates as a visual cue that is rendered in the field of view of a user, the system having X, left/right, and Y, up/down, dimensions of the aimer object, and a Z, in/out, dimension at the camera system, determining a distance D in the Z direction, within the field of view, to a current focal plane; and rendering to the augmented reality display device, an aimer graphic element with the Z direction distance equal to D in a manner that causes the aimer graphic element to appear to move in the Z direction in the field of view of the user with changes in the focal plane.