mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A pivot mechanism for a vehicle external rear vision assembly, the pivot mechanism including: a base frame portion integral with, or attachable to, a vehicle-mountable base frame; a case frame portion mounted to the base frame portion for rotation about a pivot axis, the case frame portion integral with, or attachable to, a case frame adapted to support a rear vision device, the case frame movable about the pivot axis from a deployed position to a folded position; a spring mechanism clamping the case frame portion to the base frame, whereby the spring mechanism is including: a compression spring disposed around the pivot axis, the compression spring having an internal radius; and characterized in that the spring mechanism further includes a spring tie, the spring tie having a first tie end and a second tie end, the first and second tie ends (52, 58) spaced apart from each other and connected by a tie shaft, the tie shaft passing through the spring, the spring tie shaft including a spring tie reaction feature, whereby, in a deployed position, the spring tie reaction feature is positioned such that rotation of the case frame portion about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axis is resisted by the spring tie reaction feature. a base frame portion integral with, or attachable to, a vehicle-mountable base frame; a case frame portion mounted to the base frame portion for rotation about a pivot axis, the case frame portion integral with, or attachable to, a case frame adapted to support a rear vision device, the case frame movable about the pivot axis from a deployed position to a folded position; a spring mechanism clamping the case frame portion to the base frame, whereby the spring mechanism is including: a compression spring disposed around the pivot axis, the compression spring having an internal radius; and characterized in that the spring mechanism further includes a spring tie, the spring tie having a first tie end and a second tie end, the first and second tie ends (52, 58) spaced apart from each other and connected by a tie shaft, the tie shaft passing through the spring, the spring tie shaft including a spring tie reaction feature, whereby, in a deployed position, the spring tie reaction feature is positioned such that rotation of the case frame portion about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axis is resisted by the spring tie reaction feature. a compression spring disposed around the pivot axis, the compression spring having an internal radius; and characterized in that the spring mechanism further includes a spring tie, the spring tie having a first tie end and a second tie end, the first and second tie ends (52, 58) spaced apart from each other and connected by a tie shaft, the tie shaft passing through the spring, the spring tie shaft including a spring tie reaction feature, whereby, in a deployed position, the spring tie reaction feature is positioned such that rotation of the case frame portion about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axis is resisted by the spring tie reaction feature.
Converter system (10, 26, 28) having a number of individual converter modules (13,..., 15; 13',..., 15'; 15"; 16, 17), which are in the form of load converter modules (13,..., 15; 13',..., 15'; 15") or power supply system converter modules (16, 17) and are connected to one another via a DC voltage intermediate circuit (11, 12; 29; C1,..., C5; C1',..., C5'; C3"), which DC voltage intermediate circuit (11, 12; 29; C1,..., C5; C1',..., C5'; C3") has two DC voltage busbars (11, 12) and a DC voltage intermediate circuit capacitance (C1,..., C5; C1',..., C5'; C3") arranged between the DC voltage busbars (11, 12), wherein the DC voltage intermediate circuit capacitance (C1,..., C5; C1',..., C5'; C3") is subdivided into a number of parts corresponding to the number of converter modules (13,..., 15; 13',..., 15', 15"; 16, 17), each of the converter modules (13,..., 15; 13',..., 15'; 15"; 16, 17) is associated with a portion of the DC voltage intermediate circuit capacitance (C1,..., C5; C1',..., C5'; C3") which forms a local intermediate circuit, and the converter modules (13,..., 15; 13',..., 15'; 15"; 16, 17) are coupled together with their local intermediate circuits to the DC voltage busbars (11, 12) by means of at least one protective switch (S1,..., S5; S1',..., S5'), in particular in the form of a semiconductor switch characterized in that at least one of the converter modules (13,..., 15; 13',..., 15'; 15"; 16, 17) is a converter module (17, 17') which exclusively transfers power from its AC voltage terminals to the DC voltage intermediate circuit (11, 12; 29; C1,..., C5; C1',..., C5'; C3"), and the protective switch for this converter module (17, 17') is a semiconductor diode.
A chronograph mechanism for a clockwork movement intended to drive at least one first display member (15, 51) for displaying a time unit of a chronometered time, the mechanism including a first counter of said time unit able to be driven from a mobile of the clockwork movement, as well as a mobile intended to carry said display member and arranged in such a way as to be able to be driven in synchronism with said first counter, characterized in that it includes a second counter of said time unit associated with said display member and able to be driven in synchronism with said first counter, said second counter and said mobile being arranged in such a way that said mobile is driven by said second counter, whilst being able to exhibit a relative movement in relation thereto, i.e. to be decoupled therefrom.
A power control device in a local area network, the device comprising: a storage unit configured to store control instruction effect information including a plurality of control instructions for load devices possessed by a consumer's facility and a predicted power reduction amount for each of the plurality of control instructions; an instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire a power reduction instruction from an energy management system server configured to communicate with a plurality of power control devices respectively located in a plurality of independent local area networks; a control instruction creation unit configured to extract control instructions and create a combination of some or all of the extracted control instructions which have predicted power reduction amounts that satisfy, in total, the power reduction instruction, based on the predicted power reduction amount included in the control instruction effect information; and a control unit configured to execute the some or all of the plurality of control instructions in the combination and, based on the power reduction amount due to execution of the control instructions, update the predicted power reduction amount included in the control instruction effect information stored in the storage unit. a storage unit configured to store control instruction effect information including a plurality of control instructions for load devices possessed by a consumer's facility and a predicted power reduction amount for each of the plurality of control instructions; an instruction acquisition unit configured to acquire a power reduction instruction from an energy management system server configured to communicate with a plurality of power control devices respectively located in a plurality of independent local area networks; a control instruction creation unit configured to extract control instructions and create a combination of some or all of the extracted control instructions which have predicted power reduction amounts that satisfy, in total, the power reduction instruction, based on the predicted power reduction amount included in the control instruction effect information; and a control unit configured to execute the some or all of the plurality of control instructions in the combination and, based on the power reduction amount due to execution of the control instructions, update the predicted power reduction amount included in the control instruction effect information stored in the storage unit.
A method for managing a decoded picture buffer for video decoding using at least one processor, the method comprising: decoding at least one syntax element in a first syntax structure related to a reference picture stored in the decoded picture buffer; and reconstructing a current picture using the reference picture, wherein the at least one syntax element indicates that the reference picture is one of available for future reference or unavailable for future reference wherein the reference picture is marked as unused for reference based on the reference picture being unavailable for future reference, wherein the reference picture is previously output, and wherein the reference picture is marked as not needed for output based on the reference picture being previously output, wherein, based on the reference picture being marked as unused for reference and marked as not needed for output, the reference picture is removed from the decoded picture buffer, characterized in that the at least one syntax element includes a first syntax element which is included in a parameter set and which indicates whether a mechanism for explicitly signaling reference pictures to be removed from the decoded picture buffer is used and whether a second syntax element and at least one third syntax element is included in a second syntax structure, wherein the second and third syntax element indicate which reference pictures are to be removed from the decoded picture buffer, wherein the at least one third syntax element indicates a picture order count difference between the current picture and the reference picture to be removed, decoding at least one syntax element in a first syntax structure related to a reference picture stored in the decoded picture buffer; and reconstructing a current picture using the reference picture, wherein the at least one syntax element indicates that the reference picture is one of available for future reference or unavailable for future reference wherein the reference picture is marked as unused for reference based on the reference picture being unavailable for future reference, wherein the reference picture is previously output, and wherein the reference picture is marked as not needed for output based on the reference picture being previously output, wherein, based on the reference picture being marked as unused for reference and marked as not needed for output, the reference picture is removed from the decoded picture buffer, characterized in that the at least one syntax element includes a first syntax element which is included in a parameter set and which indicates whether a mechanism for explicitly signaling reference pictures to be removed from the decoded picture buffer is used and whether a second syntax element and at least one third syntax element is included in a second syntax structure, wherein the second and third syntax element indicate which reference pictures are to be removed from the decoded picture buffer, wherein the at least one third syntax element indicates a picture order count difference between the current picture and the reference picture to be removed,
A bi-spring surgical impact tool comprising: a housing defining a cavity having a first end and a second end; a shuttle located within the cavity and defining a plurality of indentations, the shuttle having a first end and a second end; a pinion comprising a pinion carriage and a plurality of bearings that form a plurality of protrusions, the pinion located proximate the shuttle and the plurality of protrusions sized to mesh with the plurality of indentations during rotation of the pinion; a first spring mechanically coupling the first end of the housing to the first end of the shuttle; and a second spring mechanically coupling the second end of the housing to the second end of the shuttle, wherein rotation of the pinion in a first rotational direction translates the shuttle in a first linear direction towards the first end of the housing and rotation of the pinion in a second rotational direction translates the shuttle in a second linear direction towards the second end of the housing. a housing defining a cavity having a first end and a second end; a shuttle located within the cavity and defining a plurality of indentations, the shuttle having a first end and a second end; a pinion comprising a pinion carriage and a plurality of bearings that form a plurality of protrusions, the pinion located proximate the shuttle and the plurality of protrusions sized to mesh with the plurality of indentations during rotation of the pinion; a first spring mechanically coupling the first end of the housing to the first end of the shuttle; and a second spring mechanically coupling the second end of the housing to the second end of the shuttle, wherein rotation of the pinion in a first rotational direction translates the shuttle in a first linear direction towards the first end of the housing and rotation of the pinion in a second rotational direction translates the shuttle in a second linear direction towards the second end of the housing.
An optical composition comprising: - a transparent matrix comprising an organic moiety residue, and - unmodified nanocrystals comprising metal cations and at least one element selected from the group consisting of sulfur and selenium, dispersed in the matrix. - a transparent matrix comprising an organic moiety residue, and - unmodified nanocrystals comprising metal cations and at least one element selected from the group consisting of sulfur and selenium, dispersed in the matrix.
An oral care composition comprising: a source of zinc ions, a source of citrate ions, and a source of monodentate anions, wherein the ratio of zinc ions to citrate ions to monodentate anions is about 2:1:1 on a molar basis, wherein the monodentate anion source is a chloride ion source.
Crystalline anhydrous Regadenoson (form G) characterized by the following diagnostic peaks of X-ray diffraction spectrum in 2-theta (θ) values: 8.24, 14.90, 17.70, 18.16, 19.84, 21.92, 26.16, 27.68, 30.44.
An electric motor for a furniture device, wherein the electric motor comprises a stator and a rotor set into rotation in relation to the stator, and wherein the motor further comprises an elongated motor shaft comprising a first end part fixedly joined to the rotor so that the first end part and the rotor rotate with the same speed, and a cover enclosing the stator and the rotor, which cover comprises a first opening through which the first end part of the shaft extends in a first direction, wherein the motor shaft further comprises a second end part fixedly joined to the rotor so that the second end part and the rotor rotate with said same speed, wherein the cover further comprises a second opening through which the second end part of the motor shaft extends in a second direction, which second direction is opposite to the first direction, wherein the first end part comprises a first primary gear member engageable with a first secondary gear member at a first receiving shaft of a drive arrangement of the furniture device and the second end part comprises a second primary gear member engageable with a second secondary gear member at a second receiving shaft of the drive arrangement of the furniture device, characterized in that the primary gear members (50, 52) comprise a threading engageable with a respective threading of the secondary gear members (100, 102) of the receiving shafts, wherein the first primary gear member and second primary gear member are adapted to transfer the rotation of the first end part and second end part respectively to the first receiving shaft and the second receiving shaft so that the rotation of the first receiving shaft and the second receiving shaft becomes lower than the rotation of the first end part and the second end part.
An asymmetric microporous membrane comprising a first surface and a second surface and an interior bulk defined by the first and second surfaces, wherein the membrane is prepared by a phase inversion of a polymer solution which is cast over a preconditioned template and wherein the combination of the preconditioning materials and the template substrate which locates the preconditioning material with respect to the cast polymer solution regulates the phase inversion process from the template surface to the interior of the membrane; said membrane comprising a first asymmetric section and a second asymmetric section, wherein the first surface has at least a first portion and a second portion, the first asymmetric section comprising the first portion having a first porosity extending from the first portion into the interior bulk and comprising a first mean pore size, and the second asymmetric section comprising the second portion having a second porosity extending from the second portion into the interior bulk and comprising a second mean pore size, wherein the ratio of first mean pore size to the second mean pore size is at least 5:1; wherein the second surface has a third porosity, comprising a third mean pore size, wherein the third mean pore size is at least 10 times less than the first mean pore size and the third mean pore size is at least two times less than the second mean pore size; and wherein the distance between the first portion of the first surface and the second surface is at least 10 percent greater than the distance between the second portion of the first surface and the second surface.
A method of detecting whether a cartridge of a surgical instrument is ready to be fired, the cartridge including a moveable element that is moved in a first direction to fire the cartridge, the method comprising: commanding a movement of the movable element in a second direction subject to a torque or force limit, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; detecting whether the commanded movement of the movable element in the second direction subject to the torque or force limit can be completed; in response to detecting that the commanded movement of the movable element in the second direction subject to the torque or force limit cannot be completed, determining that the cartridge is ready to be fired; and in response to detecting that the commanded movement of the movable element in the second direction subject to the torque or force limit can be completed, determining that the cartridge is not ready to be fired. commanding a movement of the movable element in a second direction subject to a torque or force limit, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; detecting whether the commanded movement of the movable element in the second direction subject to the torque or force limit can be completed; in response to detecting that the commanded movement of the movable element in the second direction subject to the torque or force limit cannot be completed, determining that the cartridge is ready to be fired; and in response to detecting that the commanded movement of the movable element in the second direction subject to the torque or force limit can be completed, determining that the cartridge is not ready to be fired.
An electric wire with terminal characterized by comprising; an electric wire including an aluminum alloy wire rod coated on a periphery thereof; and a crimp terminal that is crimped to an end portion of the electric wire, the crimp terminal having a barrel portion that is crimped with the aluminum alloy wire rod, the barrel portion having a one end closed tubular shape, the aluminum alloy wire rod having a composition comprising Mg: 0.10 mass% to 1.00 mass%, Si: 0.10 mass% to 1.00 mass%, Fe: 0.01 mass% to 2.50 mass%, Ti: 0.000 mass% to 0.100 mass%, B: 0.000 mass% to 0.030 mass%, Cu: 0.00 mass% to 1.00 mass%, Ag: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, Au: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, Mn: 0.00 mass% to 1.00 mass%, Cr: 0.00 mass% to 1.00 mass%, Zr: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, Hf: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, V: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, Sc: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, Co: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, Ni: 0.00 mass% to 0.50 mass%, and the balance: Al and inevitable impurities, wherein an average crystal grain size at an outer peripheral portion of the aluminum alloy wire rod in a longitudinal cross section taken in a wire drawing direction of the aluminum alloy wire rod is 3 μm to 30 μm, the outer peripheral portion being a region that has a width of 1/10 of a diameter or a circle equivalent diameter of the aluminum alloy wire rod from an outer edge of the aluminum alloy wire rod, an average crystal grain size at an inner portion of the aluminum alloy wire rod in the longitudinal cross section taken in the wire drawing direction of the aluminum alloy wire rod is 1 μm to 90 μm, the inner portion being a portion other than the outer peripheral portion, the average crystal grain size at the outer peripheral portion of the aluminum alloy wire rod is smaller than the average crystal grain size at the inner portion, wherein the average crystal grain size at the inner portion of the aluminum alloy wire rod is greater than or equal to 1.1 times the average crystal grain size at the outer peripheral portion.
Optoelectronic device including at least: - a first p-doped semiconductor layer and a second n-doped semiconductor layer placed one on top of the other and together forming a p-n junction; - a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and forming an anode of the optoelectronic device; - a gate, comprising at least one gate dielectric and a layer of electrically conductive material of the gate, arranged against at least one lateral side of at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer; - a second electrode arranged against at least one lateral side of at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer, electrically connected to said portion of the second semiconductor layer and electrically insulated from the first semiconductor layer; and wherein at least one portion of the second electrode is arranged against the electrically conducting material of the gate in such a way that the second electrode is electrically connected to the electrically conducting material of the gate and forms both a gate electrode and a cathode of the optoelectronic device. - a first p-doped semiconductor layer and a second n-doped semiconductor layer placed one on top of the other and together forming a p-n junction; - a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and forming an anode of the optoelectronic device; - a gate, comprising at least one gate dielectric and a layer of electrically conductive material of the gate, arranged against at least one lateral side of at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer; - a second electrode arranged against at least one lateral side of at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer, electrically connected to said portion of the second semiconductor layer and electrically insulated from the first semiconductor layer;