mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for managing a reversible air conditioning circuit, said circuit being able to operate according to: ∘ a cooling mode in which an internal air flow intended for the car interior is cooled, the heat energy recovered from the internal air flow being discharged into an air flow external to the motor vehicle, ∘ a first dehumidifying mode, stemming from the cooling mode and in which the internal air flow is cooled and then heated up before arriving in the car interior, ∘ a heat pump mode in which the internal air flow is heated up, the heat energy heating up the internal air flow being recovered from the external air flow, and ∘ a second dehumidifying mode, stemming from the heat pump mode and in which the internal air flow is cooled and then heated up before arriving in the car interior, characterized in that the reversible air conditioning circuit includes a central control unit suitable for controlling the passage from one operating mode to another according to a mode transition model which passes: ∘ in a first direction, through the cooling mode, the first dehumidifying mode, the second dehumidifying mode, then through the heat pump mode, and ∘ in a second direction, through the heat pump mode, the second dehumidifying mode, the first dehumidifying mode, then through the cooling mode. ∘ a cooling mode in which an internal air flow intended for the car interior is cooled, the heat energy recovered from the internal air flow being discharged into an air flow external to the motor vehicle, ∘ a first dehumidifying mode, stemming from the cooling mode and in which the internal air flow is cooled and then heated up before arriving in the car interior, ∘ a heat pump mode in which the internal air flow is heated up, the heat energy heating up the internal air flow being recovered from the external air flow, and ∘ a second dehumidifying mode, stemming from the heat pump mode and in which the internal air flow is cooled and then heated up before arriving in the car interior, ∘ in a first direction, through the cooling mode, the first dehumidifying mode, the second dehumidifying mode, then through the heat pump mode, and ∘ in a second direction, through the heat pump mode, the second dehumidifying mode, the first dehumidifying mode, then through the cooling mode.
A resonant force sensor, comprising a test body able to be subjected to a force torsor produced by an external mechanical structure, said body comprising at least: - one first interface and one second interface each able to come into contact with said structure; - at least two sensitive zones each disposed between said two interfaces (2, 3); characterised in that a sensitive zone is formed by a plate embedded in a frame mechanically secured to said interfaces, said plate being able to resonate under the effect of local mechanical excitations produced at particular points (N u, S U, W U, E U) by excitation transducers (41, 42, 43, 44) bringing said plate to a plurality of resonant frequencies, sensors (41', 42', 43', 44') detecting the resonant signals produced at said particular points, measurement means (81, 82) measuring the resonant frequency shifts of signals that are linear combinations of the detected resonant signals, said shifts being a function of mechanical constraints induced by said forces and transferred to said plate by said frame, the components of said force torsor being determined on the basis of the resonant frequency shifts measured on the plates of said sensitive zones. - one first interface and one second interface each able to come into contact with said structure; - at least two sensitive zones each disposed between said two interfaces (2, 3);
Tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising a belt structure comprising at least one reinforcing layer having a plurality of reinforcing cords, characterised in that each reinforcing cord of said plurality of reinforcing cords comprises only two metallic wires, a first metallic wire having a first diameter and a second metallic wire having a second diameter greater than the first diameter, wherein the first wire is substantially straight and the second wire is helically wound around the first wire with a predetermined winding pitch.
An attachment (100, 300, 600) for a microphone, the attachment comprising: a foam structure; a first cavity (108, 308, 608) extending from a first opening at a surface of the foam structure and into the foam structure, the first cavity configured to seal a microphone at least partly into the cavity with sound receiving elements of the microphone fully installed in the structure; a second cavity (106, 306, 606) extending from a second opening at the surface of the foam structure and into the foam structure, the second opening configured to receive sound from a sound source, wherein the second cavity is a cylindrical-shaped cavity with a substantially uniform diameter along a longitudinal axis of the second cavity; and the first cavity being fluidly connected to the second cavity within the foam structure so that a junction is formed between the first cavity and the second cavity, the junction, the sound cavity, and the sealing of the microphone working to shield the sound receiving elements of the microphone from sound other than received through the second opening, wherein the foam structure is a polyurethane foam having no integral skin. a foam structure; a first cavity (108, 308, 608) extending from a first opening at a surface of the foam structure and into the foam structure, the first cavity configured to seal a microphone at least partly into the cavity with sound receiving elements of the microphone fully installed in the structure; a second cavity (106, 306, 606) extending from a second opening at the surface of the foam structure and into the foam structure, the second opening configured to receive sound from a sound source, wherein the second cavity is a cylindrical-shaped cavity with a substantially uniform diameter along a longitudinal axis of the second cavity; and the first cavity being fluidly connected to the second cavity within the foam structure so that a junction is formed between the first cavity and the second cavity, the junction, the sound cavity, and the sealing of the microphone working to shield the sound receiving elements of the microphone from sound other than received through the second opening, wherein the foam structure is a polyurethane foam having no integral skin.
A layer arrangement for friction-increasing connection of components (81, 82) to be joined, which has: A metal substrate made of - copper or - nickel or - a nickel alloy with the base metal nickel and at least one further alloying element; and at least two functional layers (41, 42) connected to the metal substrate, with a metallic binding phase (51, 52) and hard material particles (61, 62) fixed in the metallic binding phase (51, 52), wherein the thickness of the metal substrate is at least 50% of the thickness of the entire layer arrangement. A metal substrate made of - copper or - nickel or - a nickel alloy with the base metal nickel and at least one further alloying element; - copper or - nickel or - a nickel alloy with the base metal nickel and at least one further alloying element; and at least two functional layers (41, 42) connected to the metal substrate, with a metallic binding phase (51, 52) and hard material particles (61, 62) fixed in the metallic binding phase (51, 52), wherein the thickness of the metal substrate is at least 50% of the thickness of the entire layer arrangement.
Method for facial authentication of a wearer of a watch comprising the following steps: - initiation of the authentication process comprising a substep of detection of at least one triggering movement/gesture carried out by the wearer; - capture of at least one sequence of images relative to the face of the wearer pivoting from one direction to another in front of the optical sensor; - acquisition of surface geometric data of the face associated with each image of said at least one sequence; - generation of a three-dimensional model of the face of the wearer from said at least one captured sequence of images and from said acquired geometric data; - determination of an identification index generated on the basis of identification data relative to a plurality of features characteristic of the face of the wearer of the watch detected on the basis of the three-dimensional model, and - identification of the wearer if the identification index is greater than a reference identification index, and in that the step of initiation comprises a substep of determining that the face of the wearer positioned opposite the optical sensor belongs to a living being, characterised in that during such a substep different processing operations are carried out on at least one physiological measurement datum taken on the face positioned opposite said optical sensor aiming to compare said at least one measurement datum with one or more reference thresholds. - initiation of the authentication process comprising a substep of detection of at least one triggering movement/gesture carried out by the wearer; - capture of at least one sequence of images relative to the face of the wearer pivoting from one direction to another in front of the optical sensor; - acquisition of surface geometric data of the face associated with each image of said at least one sequence; - generation of a three-dimensional model of the face of the wearer from said at least one captured sequence of images and from said acquired geometric data; - determination of an identification index generated on the basis of identification data relative to a plurality of features characteristic of the face of the wearer of the watch detected on the basis of the three-dimensional model, and - identification of the wearer if the identification index is greater than a reference identification index, and in that the step of initiation comprises a substep of determining that the face of the wearer positioned opposite the optical sensor belongs to a living being, characterised in that during such a substep different processing operations are carried out on at least one physiological measurement datum taken on the face positioned opposite said optical sensor aiming to compare said at least one measurement datum with one or more reference thresholds.
A method of projecting a 2-D video image, the 2-D video image being made up of sequential image frames, the method comprising the steps of receiving the sequential image frames at a processor, each image frame being made up of an array of values giving the light intensity at each of the pixels making up the image in the processor, processing each image frame in real-time to obtain quantised data, said processing including a Fourier transform operation, writing the quantised data of respective image frame to a pixellated reflective liquid crystal spatial light modulator in which each pixel is electrically controlled to apply respective different phase shifts to incident light according to the data wherein the pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix; illuminating the spatial light modulator to provide an output beam; applying the output beam to a Fourier transform lens to reconstruct the sequential image frames at a replay field in real-time for viewing the 2-D video image; and controlling the intensity of the source of illumination to be modulated correspondingly to achieve a uniform overall brightness between frames, in accordance with the number of "on" points in each frame, by pulse-width modulation with a duty cycle proportional to the desired brightness to achieve the required average intensity
An ion bombardment apparatus for cleaning a surface of a base material placed in a vacuum chamber by irradiating gas ions generated in the vacuum chamber, comprising: a heating type thermal electron emission electrode placed on one inner surface of the vacuum chamber and formed by a filament; an anode placed on another inner surface of the vacuum chamber, the anode for receiving a thermal electron from said thermal electron emission electrode; a discharge power supply for generating a glow discharge upon application of a potential difference between said thermal electron emission electrode and said anode, the discharge power supply being insulated from the vacuum chamber; a heating power supply for heating said thermal electron emission electrode so as to emit the thermal electron; and a bias power supply for applying negative potential with respect to the vacuum chamber to the base material, the bias power supply serving as a pulse power supply, wherein the gas ions generated in the vicinity of the base material by said discharge power supply, said heating power supply, and said bias power supply are capable of being irradiated to the surface of the base material, characterized in that said anode is an arc evaporation source. a heating type thermal electron emission electrode placed on one inner surface of the vacuum chamber and formed by a filament; an anode placed on another inner surface of the vacuum chamber, the anode for receiving a thermal electron from said thermal electron emission electrode; a discharge power supply for generating a glow discharge upon application of a potential difference between said thermal electron emission electrode and said anode, the discharge power supply being insulated from the vacuum chamber; a heating power supply for heating said thermal electron emission electrode so as to emit the thermal electron; and a bias power supply for applying negative potential with respect to the vacuum chamber to the base material, the bias power supply serving as a pulse power supply, wherein the gas ions generated in the vicinity of the base material by said discharge power supply, said heating power supply, and said bias power supply are capable of being irradiated to the surface of the base material, characterized in that said anode is an arc evaporation source.
A mass spectrometer comprising an ion source which ionizes samples on a sample support by means of laser desorption, and for this purpose comprises a laser system, and a mass analyzer to detect the ions produced, where the laser system comprises the following subsystems: a) a laser to generate laser beam pulses of long-wavelength light, b) a multiplier crystal system (5, 6) to generate laser beam pulses of short-wavelength light from the laser beam pulses of long-wavelength light, c) a mirror system (7, 8) for the position control of laser spots on the sample support by means of an angular deflection of laser beam pulses, characterized by d) a first flat-field optical system behind the mirror system (7, 8) and in front of the multiplier crystal system (5, 6) to transform the angular deflection of the laser beam pulses into a parallel shift, and e) a second flat-field optical system behind the multiplier crystal system (5, 6) to transform the parallel shift back into an angular deflection of the laser beam pulses of short-wavelength light. a) a laser to generate laser beam pulses of long-wavelength light, b) a multiplier crystal system (5, 6) to generate laser beam pulses of short-wavelength light from the laser beam pulses of long-wavelength light, c) a mirror system (7, 8) for the position control of laser spots on the sample support by means of an angular deflection of laser beam pulses, characterized by d) a first flat-field optical system behind the mirror system (7, 8) and in front of the multiplier crystal system (5, 6) to transform the angular deflection of the laser beam pulses into a parallel shift, and e) a second flat-field optical system behind the multiplier crystal system (5, 6) to transform the parallel shift back into an angular deflection of the laser beam pulses of short-wavelength light.
Process for the preparation of 1,4-trans-substituted cyclohexane compounds of the formula I R 1 -[A 1 -(CH 2) n -] m -A 2 -R 2 I in which R 1 and R 2, independently of one another, denote an unsubstituted, straight-chain alkyl radical having up to 9 C atoms or -CH(CH 3)CH 3, m denotes 1 or 2, n in each case, independently of one another, denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, and A 1, A 2 denote trans -1,4-cyclohexylene, which comprises the reaction of 1,4-cis-cyclohexane compounds corresponding to compounds of the formula I in the presence of a) a Lewis acid or b) a Lewis-acidic anion, and in the presence of an additional component which is able to form a carbocation together with the Lewis acid or the Lewis-acidic anion, characterised in that it is carried out in the presence of a secondary or tertiary alkyl chloride or alkyl bromide, an acyl or aroyl halide or a primary halide having a neopentyl structure as carbocation-forming component. R 1 and R 2, independently of one another, denote an unsubstituted, straight-chain alkyl radical having up to 9 C atoms or -CH(CH 3)CH 3, m denotes 1 or 2, n in each case, independently of one another, denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, and A 1, A 2 denote trans -1,4-cyclohexylene, a) a Lewis acid or b) a Lewis-acidic anion,
Method for continuously preparing polypropylene pellets having low FOG emission properties as determined in accordance with VDA 278, the method comprising the steps of a) preheating polypropylene pellets b) feeding the preheated polypropylene pellets of step a) to a purge vessel via a feeding side and maintaining the pellets in said purge vessel while directing a flow of at least 10 Nm 3 purge gas per hour per m 3 of polypropylene pellets (Nm 3 / m 3 PP.hour) through said polypropylene pellets, c) removing polypropylene pellets from an extraction side from said purge vessel, wherein the residence time of polypropylene pellets in said purge vessel is at least 24 hours and the polypropylene pellets are maintained at a temperature of from 100 to 140 °C, wherein in the preheating step a) the pellets are preheated to a temperature of not more than 10°C, for example of not more than 5°C higher than the temperature at which the pellets are maintained in the purge vessel; wherein the polypropylene pellets have a temperature of < 40°C before the pellets are subjected to the preheating step a). a) preheating polypropylene pellets b) feeding the preheated polypropylene pellets of step a) to a purge vessel via a feeding side and maintaining the pellets in said purge vessel while directing a flow of at least 10 Nm 3 purge gas per hour per m 3 of polypropylene pellets (Nm 3 / m 3 PP.hour) through said polypropylene pellets, c) removing polypropylene pellets from an extraction side from said purge vessel,
Smoke detector, comprising an elongated first space (110, 210) and an elongated second space (120, 220), the first space (110, 210) and the second space (120, 220) extending along a common longitudinal direction; a first wall (111, 211) comprising at least one, preferably several, first openings (151, 251), wherein the first wall (111, 211) at least partially delimits the first space (110, 210) so that smoke can enter the first space (110, 210) of the smoke detector (100, 200) at different positions along the longitudinal direction of the smoke detector (100, 200); a second wall (121, 221) separating the first space (110, 210) from the second space (120, 220) and having at least one, preferably several, second openings (152, 252), the first space (110, 210) being connected to the second space (120, 220) via the one or several second openings (152, 252) so that gas exchange can take place between the first space (110, 210) and the second space (120, 220) and between the first space (110, 220) and the environment; a transmitter (130, 230) in one of the two spaces (110, 120, 210, 220) for emitting optical radiation; and an optical receiver (140, 240) in the other of the two spaces (110, 120, 210, 220) for receiving the optical radiation. an elongated first space (110, 210) and an elongated second space (120, 220), the first space (110, 210) and the second space (120, 220) extending along a common longitudinal direction; a first wall (111, 211) comprising at least one, preferably several, first openings (151, 251), wherein the first wall (111, 211) at least partially delimits the first space (110, 210) so that smoke can enter the first space (110, 210) of the smoke detector (100, 200) at different positions along the longitudinal direction of the smoke detector (100, 200); a second wall (121, 221) separating the first space (110, 210) from the second space (120, 220) and having at least one, preferably several, second openings (152, 252), the first space (110, 210) being connected to the second space (120, 220) via the one or several second openings (152, 252) so that gas exchange can take place between the first space (110, 210) and the second space (120, 220) and between the first space (110, 220) and the environment; a transmitter (130, 230) in one of the two spaces (110, 120, 210, 220) for emitting optical radiation; and an optical receiver (140, 240) in the other of the two spaces (110, 120, 210, 220) for receiving the optical radiation.
A control apparatus operable to provide information of a management object, which is a hierarchical tree comprising access network related information, to a communications terminal to control access to access networks, the control apparatus comprising: an initiation unit configured to initiate, in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, a provisioning, to the communications terminal, of information of a portion of the management object; a generation unit configured to generate one or more commands comprising information of the portion including information of a reference node which is a leaf node of the management object and which contains reference information specifying a sub-tree comprising specific access network related information; and a communication unit configured to transmit, to the communications terminal, the one or more commands generated by the generation unit, characterised in that the sub-tree is a sub-tree of a management object other than the management object containing the reference node. an initiation unit configured to initiate, in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, a provisioning, to the communications terminal, of information of a portion of the management object; a generation unit configured to generate one or more commands comprising information of the portion including information of a reference node which is a leaf node of the management object and which contains reference information specifying a sub-tree comprising specific access network related information; and a communication unit configured to transmit, to the communications terminal, the one or more commands generated by the generation unit, characterised in that the sub-tree is a sub-tree of a management object other than the management object containing the reference node.
A pixel circuit that acts as a sensing element in a sensing device for sensing a property of one or more packets of liquid, the pixel circuit comprising: a sensing electrode; a first gate electrically connected to the sensing electrode; a second gate in electrical communication with the first gate; and a readout device that is electrically connected to the second gate; the circuit being configured to amplify, between the first gate and the second gate, an input voltage applied to the sensing electrode, and to measure the amplification as an output signal from the readout device to perform a sensing operation; the pixel circuit further comprising a feedback connection between the second gate and a drain associated with the first gate. a sensing electrode; a first gate electrically connected to the sensing electrode; a second gate in electrical communication with the first gate; and a readout device that is electrically connected to the second gate; the circuit being configured to amplify, between the first gate and the second gate, an input voltage applied to the sensing electrode, and to measure the amplification as an output signal from the readout device to perform a sensing operation; the pixel circuit further comprising a feedback connection between the second gate and a drain associated with the first gate.