mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An aerosol generating material comprising: a reconstituted cocoa husk material comprising extracted cocoa husk fibers combined with web building fibers; and an aerosol delivery composition applied topically to the reconstituted cocoa husk material, the aerosol delivery composition containing an aerosol delivery agent, wherein the web building fibers comprise delignified cellulose fibers and are present in the reconstituted cocoa husk material in an amount greater than 20% by weight and in an amount less than 70% by weight, and wherein the aerosol delivery agent comprises a cannabinoid, and optionally the aerosol delivery composition comprises a blend of terpenes. a reconstituted cocoa husk material comprising extracted cocoa husk fibers combined with web building fibers; and an aerosol delivery composition applied topically to the reconstituted cocoa husk material, the aerosol delivery composition containing an aerosol delivery agent, wherein the web building fibers comprise delignified cellulose fibers and are present in the reconstituted cocoa husk material in an amount greater than 20% by weight and in an amount less than 70% by weight, and wherein the aerosol delivery agent comprises a cannabinoid, and optionally the aerosol delivery composition comprises a blend of terpenes.
Rotary drive (40; 50) for actuating a valve element of a valve fitting, having a housing, which has a drive device and a pivot-mounted driven shaft which can be driven by the drive device and which can be coupled to the valve element, and a position detection device for detecting a position of the driven shaft, wherein the position detection device has a magnet module attached to the driven shaft in a torque-proof manner and a sensor module (36; 37) which is fitted onto or into the housing and is designed to detect a magnetic field measurement value according to the magnetic field generated by the magnet module, wherein the magnet module and/or the sensor module is attached such that it can be removed from the rotary drive, and the rotary drive (40; 50) comprises a control device, characterized in that the control device is adapted to determine, according to the magnetic field measurement value, that the magnet module or the sensor module is being removed from the rotary drive or is being attached to the rotary drive, and, depending on the determination made, to cause the rotary drive to be put into a predefined operating state.
A computer-implemented method for producing pronunciations for input text, the method comprising: receiving text data including at least one character that is a non-letter character; providing the text data as input into a trained machine-learning model; receiving as output from the trained machine-learning model, output data indicative of a pronunciation of the text data; and providing the output data to a text-to-speech system for producing speech output based on the output data; the method further comprising receiving an utterance from a user and training the machine-learning model, including training the machine-learning model using the utterance, wherein the training includes: processing the utterance with a speech-to-text engine to identify within the utterance at least a first portion and a second portion; conducting a search to find a match to the first portion in a database, the match having associated data; analyzing the associated data to identify a third portion in the associated data that has a similarity to the second portion; and training the machine-learning model with the third portion as training input data and the second portion as training output data. receiving text data including at least one character that is a non-letter character; providing the text data as input into a trained machine-learning model; receiving as output from the trained machine-learning model, output data indicative of a pronunciation of the text data; and providing the output data to a text-to-speech system for producing speech output based on the output data; the method further comprising receiving an utterance from a user and training the machine-learning model, including training the machine-learning model using the utterance, wherein the training includes: processing the utterance with a speech-to-text engine to identify within the utterance at least a first portion and a second portion; conducting a search to find a match to the first portion in a database, the match having associated data; analyzing the associated data to identify a third portion in the associated data that has a similarity to the second portion; and training the machine-learning model with the third portion as training input data and the second portion as training output data. processing the utterance with a speech-to-text engine to identify within the utterance at least a first portion and a second portion; conducting a search to find a match to the first portion in a database, the match having associated data; analyzing the associated data to identify a third portion in the associated data that has a similarity to the second portion; and training the machine-learning model with the third portion as training input data and the second portion as training output data.
A method for multi-assay processing carried out using an automated system that is configured to carry out the steps of: a) preparing a sample processing unit cartridge for a plurality of different target nucleic acid detection assays; b) loading a sample into each prepared SPU cartridge; c) processing each loaded SPU cartridge to isolate a sample nucleic acid for each of the plurality of assays, wherein the method includes a common lockstep protocol that includes a delay step within a sample processing step or between a sample processing step and a next step of the protocol; and d) amplifying and analyzing each sample nucleic acid for a target nucleic acid specific to each of the plurality of different target nucleic acid detection assays, wherein the method includes a common lockstep protocol that includes a delay step within a nucleic acid amplification/analysis step or between a nucleic acid amplification/analysis step and a next step of the protocol; and steps a) through d) are each performed for a time period that is equal for the plurality of different target nucleic acid detection assays wherein the method comprises determining, before initiation of the steps a) through d), the delay steps to be introduced between the assay steps of the protocols, and wherein the amplification of each sample nucleic acid is initiated at essentially the same time; whereby the delay steps eliminate resource contention. a) preparing a sample processing unit cartridge for a plurality of different target nucleic acid detection assays; b) loading a sample into each prepared SPU cartridge; c) processing each loaded SPU cartridge to isolate a sample nucleic acid for each of the plurality of assays, wherein the method includes a common lockstep protocol that includes a delay step within a sample processing step or between a sample processing step and a next step of the protocol; and d) amplifying and analyzing each sample nucleic acid for a target nucleic acid specific to each of the plurality of different target nucleic acid detection assays, wherein the method includes a common lockstep protocol that includes a delay step within a nucleic acid amplification/analysis step or between a nucleic acid amplification/analysis step and a next step of the protocol; and steps a) through d) are each performed for a time period that is equal for the plurality of different target nucleic acid detection assays wherein the method comprises determining, before initiation of the steps a) through d), the delay steps to be introduced between the assay steps of the protocols, and wherein the amplification of each sample nucleic acid is initiated at essentially the same time; whereby the delay steps eliminate resource contention.
An antenna system comprising a wide-band antenna and a lens body, wherein at least a portion of the antenna is placed inside the lens body, wherein the antenna has at least two antenna portions (20, 22) with ends (24, 26), wherein the antenna portions (20, 22) define a distance (d) between them, wherein the distance (d) gradually increases towards the ends (24, 26) defining the aperture of the antenna, wherein the lens body has at least two curved sections (28, 30) that merge into a common material section of the lens body, wherein the common material section is located in the area of the phase center of the antenna, and wherein the common material section is located below the aperture of the antenna with respect to the radiation direction of electromagnetic waves provided by the antenna, wherein the curved sections (28, 30) are located on opposite sides with respect to the common material section, wherein each of both curved sections (28, 30) is funnel-shaped, and wherein the aperture of the antenna defines a plane that intersects a funnel provided by one of the funnel-shaped curved sections, wherein the lens body, in top view on the lens body, has an elliptical or circular shape.
A transmission method of an arbitrary signal using an acoustic sound by embedding the arbitrary signal into the acoustic sound composed of plural sounds, comprising the steps of: finding a separable sound, of which a fundamental element contributing mainly to recognition of a single sound and an additional element contributing collaterally to recognition of the aforementioned single sound are separable on a temporal axis or a frequency axis, among the plural sounds composing the acoustic sound, transcribing the additional element of the separable sound found in the above by a signal pattern (b1-1, b1-2) of the arbitrary signal so that the arbitrary signal is transmitted by means of the acoustic sound, wherein when the separable sound has a plurality of the additional elements, one of the additional elements is transcribed by a signal pattern (b1-1, b1-2) as a positive signal of the arbitrary signal and an other one is transcribed by a signal pattern (b1-1, b1-2) having a complementary relationship to the positive signal of the arbitrary signal, and if the complementary relationship therebetween is incorrect, the signal patterns (b1-1, b1-2) are compared at a side receiving the arbitrary signal to employ one of the signal patterns (b1-1, b1-2) of which S/N ratio is higher. finding a separable sound, of which a fundamental element contributing mainly to recognition of a single sound and an additional element contributing collaterally to recognition of the aforementioned single sound are separable on a temporal axis or a frequency axis, among the plural sounds composing the acoustic sound, transcribing the additional element of the separable sound found in the above by a signal pattern (b1-1, b1-2) of the arbitrary signal so that the arbitrary signal is transmitted by means of the acoustic sound, wherein when the separable sound has a plurality of the additional elements, one of the additional elements is transcribed by a signal pattern (b1-1, b1-2) as a positive signal of the arbitrary signal and an other one is transcribed by a signal pattern (b1-1, b1-2) having a complementary relationship to the positive signal of the arbitrary signal, and if the complementary relationship therebetween is incorrect, the signal patterns (b1-1, b1-2) are compared at a side receiving the arbitrary signal to employ one of the signal patterns (b1-1, b1-2) of which S/N ratio is higher.
A composite particle comprising: an inner core comprising a dielectric material; a first coating layer provided overlaying the inner core; a second coating layer provided overlaying the first coating layer where the second coating layer comprises a semi-conductor material, the second coating layer being configured to generate excitons in response to incident light; wherein the first coating layer comprises a plasmonic material configured to enable surface plasmons to be generated at a boundary between the inner core and the first coating layer and a boundary between the first coating layer and the second coating layer; wherein the thickness of the first coating layer enables coupling between surface plasmons generated at the boundary between the inner core and the first coating layer and surface plasmons generated at the boundary between the first coating layer and the second coating layer; and wherein the thickness of the first coating layer is configured to tune the coupling of the surface plasmons so that the frequency of light absorbed by the first coating layer corresponds to the frequency of light absorbed by the generation of excitons in the second coating layer. an inner core comprising a dielectric material; a first coating layer provided overlaying the inner core; a second coating layer provided overlaying the first coating layer where the second coating layer comprises a semi-conductor material, the second coating layer being configured to generate excitons in response to incident light; wherein the first coating layer comprises a plasmonic material configured to enable surface plasmons to be generated at a boundary between the inner core and the first coating layer and a boundary between the first coating layer and the second coating layer; wherein the thickness of the first coating layer enables coupling between surface plasmons generated at the boundary between the inner core and the first coating layer and surface plasmons generated at the boundary between the first coating layer and the second coating layer; and wherein the thickness of the first coating layer is configured to tune the coupling of the surface plasmons so that the frequency of light absorbed by the first coating layer corresponds to the frequency of light absorbed by the generation of excitons in the second coating layer.
Roller having a sealing installation for sealing a positive pressure zone or a negative pressure zone of the roller, and having a roller sleeve which is movable in relation to the sealing installation, wherein the sealing installation has a sealing strip having an upper side which provides a sealing face and a lubricant channel which adjoins the sealing face and which is formed by at least one groove-type depression in the sealing strip that extends in the longitudinal direction of the sealing strip, wherein the sealing face and the opening of the groove-type depression point to the internal side of the roller sleeve, wherein the lubricant channel is connected to at least one supply line which at least in portions runs within the sealing strip and by means of which lubricant is deliverable between the internal side of the roller sleeve and the sealing face, the sealing strip in the length thereof being delimited by two ends (6.1, 6.2), characterized in that the sealing strip in the region of the two ends (6.1, 6.2) thereof in each case has one wall (7.1, 7.2) delimiting the lubricant channel in the length thereof.
A construction machine, comprising - a machine frame; - a driver cabin with a right and a left door-window unit when viewed in a traveling direction of the construction machine, said door-window units being adjustable between a closed and an open position; - a drive engine; and - front and rear traveling devices (4, 5); characterized in that the door-window unit of the right side and the door-window unit of the left side are adjustable from the closed position to the open position at least partially in opposite directions with respect to one another when viewed in a traveling direction. - a machine frame; - a driver cabin with a right and a left door-window unit when viewed in a traveling direction of the construction machine, said door-window units being adjustable between a closed and an open position; - a drive engine; and - front and rear traveling devices (4, 5);
A method for controlling a wind power generator system including a wind turbine that uses wind to generate electrical energy, and a control device that controls the wind turbine, wherein: during power generation by the wind turbine, the electrical energy generated by the wind turbine drives the control device, irrespective of a state of an electric power system, and the wind turbine generator system includes a power generator; and when the power generator is developing an output voltage of at least a predetermined voltage level, the electrical energy generated by the wind turbine is used for the power generator to drive the control device, irrespective of the state of the electric power system. during power generation by the wind turbine, the electrical energy generated by the wind turbine drives the control device, irrespective of a state of an electric power system, and the wind turbine generator system includes a power generator; and when the power generator is developing an output voltage of at least a predetermined voltage level, the electrical energy generated by the wind turbine is used for the power generator to drive the control device, irrespective of the state of the electric power system.
A laundry dryer comprising a drum wherein laundry to be dried is placed, an air circulating duct wherein the processing air cycle is performed by a processing air fan and a heat pump wherein the refrigerant cycle is performed, having a compressor that provides aspiration and compression of the refrigerant, an evaporator providing the processing air in the air circulating duct to be dehumidified, a condenser providing the dehumidified processing air to be heated, a capillary tube disposed between the condenser and the evaporator and a refrigerant line that provides the refrigerant compressed by the compressor to be delivered to the compressor after flowing through the condenser, the capillary tube and the evaporator in that order, a heat exchanger disposed at the portion of the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor and that provides the refrigerant to be cooled before entering the compressor, a temperature sensor that detects the temperature in the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor, a control unit that detects whether or not there is overheating in the heat pump by evaluating the data received from the temperature sensor, characterized by a valve disposed prior to the heat exchanger in the refrigerant line between the evaporator and the compressor and a by-pass line located between the valve and the compressor inlet which provides the refrigerant received from the evaporator to be delivered to the compressor.
An air filter comprising an air filtration material having at least one layer of cotton gauze between two epoxy coated aluminum wire screens and an oil composition, comprising: a first portion comprising paraffinic oil by volume of the composition; a second portion comprising polyalphaolefin by volume of the composition; and a third portion comprising red dye by volume of the composition; the combination of the first portion, second portion and third portion creating an oil that exhibits tackiness when applied to the air filtration material, thereby enhancing filtration of air flowing through the air filtration material; wherein the composition comprises 96.74% paraffinic oil by volume, 3.20% polyalphaolefin by volume, and 0.06% red dye by volume; and wherein the composition has a viscosity at 100 degrees-C ranging between substantially 7.2 and 7.6 centistokes (cSTs). a first portion comprising paraffinic oil by volume of the composition; a second portion comprising polyalphaolefin by volume of the composition; and a third portion comprising red dye by volume of the composition; the combination of the first portion, second portion and third portion creating an oil that exhibits tackiness when applied to the air filtration material, thereby enhancing filtration of air flowing through the air filtration material; wherein the composition comprises 96.74% paraffinic oil by volume, 3.20% polyalphaolefin by volume, and 0.06% red dye by volume; and wherein the composition has a viscosity at 100 degrees-C ranging between substantially 7.2 and 7.6 centistokes (cSTs).
Device for washing containers for transporting live poultry, wherein said containers consist of drawer-like cages having a quadrangular shape with a bottom wall, side walls (C, D) and an open top, said device comprising: - a drum rotatable around a horizontal axis and having an inlet and an outlet between which supports extend parallelly to the axis of the drum which are mutually spaced-apart angularly and configured to temporarily engage the drawer-like cages in a slidable manner, - driving means for continuously rotating said rotatable drum, - cam means to provide, during rotation of said rotatable drum, a generally helical roto-translational motion of said drawer-like cages, engaged with said supports, from said inlet to said outlet, - spraying means (13, 14) of the drawer-like cages with a washing liquid during said roto-translational motion thereof, wherein said supports consist of pairs of shoes configured to slidably engage two opposite side walls of said drawer-like cages, characterized in that the device further comprises a stationary cam and said shoes are provided with opening and closing kinematic mechanisms operated by said stationary cam, such that introducing the drawer-like cages into the rotatable drum is carried out upon entrainment thereof by said shoes, which are provided with the opening and closing kinematic mechanisms operated by the stationary cam during rotation of the rotatable drum. - a drum rotatable around a horizontal axis and having an inlet and an outlet between which supports extend parallelly to the axis of the drum which are mutually spaced-apart angularly and configured to temporarily engage the drawer-like cages in a slidable manner, - driving means for continuously rotating said rotatable drum, - cam means to provide, during rotation of said rotatable drum, a generally helical roto-translational motion of said drawer-like cages, engaged with said supports, from said inlet to said outlet, - spraying means (13, 14) of the drawer-like cages with a washing liquid during said roto-translational motion thereof, wherein said supports consist of pairs of shoes configured to slidably engage two opposite side walls of said drawer-like cages, characterized in that the device further comprises a stationary cam and said shoes are provided with opening and closing kinematic mechanisms operated by said stationary cam, such that introducing the drawer-like cages into the rotatable drum is carried out upon entrainment thereof by said shoes, which are provided with the opening and closing kinematic mechanisms operated by the stationary cam during rotation of the rotatable drum.
A method of operation of a wireless node (12, 16) in a cellular communication network, comprising: determining a configuration for a wireless device, the configuration comprising a retransmission configuration; and configuring the wireless device according to the configuration, wherein determining the configuration for the wireless device comprises determining whether to activate or deactivate HARQ operation for the wireless device or determining whether to increase a round-trip-time for HARQ operation for the wireless device. determining a configuration for a wireless device, the configuration comprising a retransmission configuration; and configuring the wireless device according to the configuration, wherein determining the configuration for the wireless device comprises determining whether to activate or deactivate HARQ operation for the wireless device or determining whether to increase a round-trip-time for HARQ operation for the wireless device.