mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A wind turbine comprising: - a wind turbine tower; - a nacelle provided on the wind turbine tower; - a rotor hub rotatably mounted to the nacelle; - one or more wind turbine blades having a blade root configured to be mounted to the rotor hub and a tip end, where the wind turbine blade further comprises a pressure side and a suction side connected to each other via a leading edge and a trailing edge, where the wind turbine blade has a relative length of 1 from the blade root to the tip end; characterised in that - the wind turbine blade comprises a plurality of cross sectional profiles arranged along the relative length of wind turbine blade, where the peripheries of the cross sectional profiles define an outer surface of the suction side and an outer surface of the pressure side; and - that the cross sectional profiles are arranged along the length of the wind turbine blade with a middle of each of the cross-sectional profiles on the outer surface of the suction side arranged to form a first line having at least one predetermined finite curvature that includes a part that is a straight line, and where a centre of a circle inscribed in each of the cross sectional profiles form a centre line that is offset relative to the centre of the blade root and in a direction towards the suction side. - a wind turbine tower; - a nacelle provided on the wind turbine tower; - a rotor hub rotatably mounted to the nacelle; - one or more wind turbine blades having a blade root configured to be mounted to the rotor hub and a tip end, where the wind turbine blade further comprises a pressure side and a suction side connected to each other via a leading edge and a trailing edge, where the wind turbine blade has a relative length of 1 from the blade root to the tip end; - the wind turbine blade comprises a plurality of cross sectional profiles arranged along the relative length of wind turbine blade, where the peripheries of the cross sectional profiles define an outer surface of the suction side and an outer surface of the pressure side; and - that the cross sectional profiles are arranged along the length of the wind turbine blade with a middle of each of the cross-sectional profiles on the outer surface of the suction side arranged to form a first line having at least one predetermined finite curvature that includes a part that is a straight line, and where a centre of a circle inscribed in each of the cross sectional profiles form a centre line that is offset relative to the centre of the blade root and in a direction towards the suction side.
A parameter-of-secondary-battery estimation device comprising: a discharge-and-charge current detecting means for detecting discharge current and charge current of a secondary battery that is capable of being expressed by using an equivalent circuit model containing at least an integrator element; a terminal voltage detecting means for detecting terminal voltage of the secondary battery; a voltage differentiating means for differentiating the terminal voltage detected by the terminal voltage detecting means to output a voltage differential signal; a modified equivalent circuit model of the secondary battery in which each element of the equivalent circuit model is changed into a non-integrator element so that the output signal obtained, when the discharge and charge current is inputted from the discharge-and-charge current detecting means, forms the voltage differential signal; and an element parameter estimating means for estimating parameters corresponding to respective elements of the modified equivalent circuit model based on the modified equivalent circuit model by receiving and using the voltage differential signal and the discharge and charge current that are inputted to the modified equivalent circuit model. a discharge-and-charge current detecting means for detecting discharge current and charge current of a secondary battery that is capable of being expressed by using an equivalent circuit model containing at least an integrator element; a terminal voltage detecting means for detecting terminal voltage of the secondary battery; a voltage differentiating means for differentiating the terminal voltage detected by the terminal voltage detecting means to output a voltage differential signal; a modified equivalent circuit model of the secondary battery in which each element of the equivalent circuit model is changed into a non-integrator element so that the output signal obtained, when the discharge and charge current is inputted from the discharge-and-charge current detecting means, forms the voltage differential signal; and an element parameter estimating means for estimating parameters corresponding to respective elements of the modified equivalent circuit model based on the modified equivalent circuit model by receiving and using the voltage differential signal and the discharge and charge current that are inputted to the modified equivalent circuit model.
A method of manufacturing a thermal protection material, the method comprising: providing a non-woven sheet of nanotubes; bonding a substrate material to the non-woven sheet with an adhesive material positioned between the non-woven sheet and the substrate material; and pyrolyzing the non-woven nanotube sheet and the substrate material in an inert atmosphere or in a vacuum to form a thin glassy carbon bonding layer therebetween. providing a non-woven sheet of nanotubes; bonding a substrate material to the non-woven sheet with an adhesive material positioned between the non-woven sheet and the substrate material; and pyrolyzing the non-woven nanotube sheet and the substrate material in an inert atmosphere or in a vacuum to form a thin glassy carbon bonding layer therebetween.
Apparatus for abrasive fluid-jet cutting with a compressor unit for compressing a fluid which can be fed to a nozzle in the form of a stream of high-pressure fluid, wherein the nozzle is designed for discharging a high-pressure fluid jet, and with an interrupter unit by way of which the stream of fluid to the nozzle can be interrupted or at least severely restricted, wherein the interrupter unit comprises a control chamber which can be filled with high-pressure fluid and can be connected to a drainage chamber via a control valve, characterized in that the quantity of control fluid which is removed via the control valve opens out into a mixing chamber via a feed line, wherein an abrasive channel carrying abrasive particles opens out into the feed line and the quantity of control fluid mixes with the high-pressure fluid jet.
A radome for a radar antenna, the radome including in a use position of the antenna: a barrier, the barrier being arranged so that signals may pass through an electromagnetically transmissive window portion (21, 22) of the barrier to the antenna, at least one wiper (31, 32) arranged in contact with an external surface of the barrier, and an actuator means (8, 9) for wiping the external surface of the barrier with the at least one wiper to remove water from the window portion; wherein the barrier defines at least a first said electromagnetically transmissive window portion and a second said electromagnetically transmissive window portion; and characterised in that the actuator means (8, 9) is arranged to move the barrier relative to the antenna and the at least one wiper (31, 32) between a first position in which signals may pass through the first window portion of the barrier to the antenna, and a second position in which signals may pass through the second window portion of the barrier to the antenna; the at least one wiper being arranged to wipe the external surface of the barrier as the barrier moves relative to the antenna and the at least one wiper between the first and second positions. a barrier, the barrier being arranged so that signals may pass through an electromagnetically transmissive window portion (21, 22) of the barrier to the antenna, at least one wiper (31, 32) arranged in contact with an external surface of the barrier, and an actuator means (8, 9) for wiping the external surface of the barrier with the at least one wiper to remove water from the window portion; wherein the barrier defines at least a first said electromagnetically transmissive window portion and a second said electromagnetically transmissive window portion; and characterised in that the actuator means (8, 9) is arranged to move the barrier relative to the antenna and the at least one wiper (31, 32) between a first position in which signals may pass through the first window portion of the barrier to the antenna, and a second position in which signals may pass through the second window portion of the barrier to the antenna; the at least one wiper being arranged to wipe the external surface of the barrier as the barrier moves relative to the antenna and the at least one wiper between the first and second positions.
A packaging system for the storage of an ophthalmic device comprising a sealed container containing one or more unused ophthalmic devices immersed in an aqueous packaging solution comprising 0.1 to 5% w/w of one or more hydrophilic polymers or copolymers comprising hydrophilic units and endcapped with a hydrophobic end group and a hydrophilic end group, wherein the aqueous packaging solution has an osmolality of at least 200 mOsm/kg, a pH of 6 to 9 and is heat sterilized.
A method used to handle piece goods being moved one after another in at least one row and being transported as closed formation, the method characterised in that - spaces are generated in a first method step between successive groups of a defined number of piece goods, wherein the groups each have a defined number of piece goods, which number corresponds to the number of piece goods of a pre-group and/or layer arrangement to be formed or which number corresponds to a multiple of the number of piece goods of a pre-group and/or layer arrangement to be formed, - the piece goods are transported unspaced as closed formation within the groups; - the groups are transported to a seizing range of at least one manipulator, - in each instance at least one transported piece good is seized in the seizing range in a plurality of consecutive manipulation steps in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner from the closed formation of the group by the at least one manipulator, is spatially separated from subsequent piece goods of the closed formation of the group, and is brought into a defined relative target position and/or target alignment in relation to the in each instance subsequent piece goods, - a plurality of piece goods of the group are brought into in each instance different target positions and/or target alignments by in each instance consecutive manipulation steps, whereby in each instance pre-groups and/or layer arrangements for stackable piece good layers of an in each instance defined number of piece goods are formed. - spaces are generated in a first method step between successive groups of a defined number of piece goods, wherein the groups each have a defined number of piece goods, which number corresponds to the number of piece goods of a pre-group and/or layer arrangement to be formed or which number corresponds to a multiple of the number of piece goods of a pre-group and/or layer arrangement to be formed, - the piece goods are transported unspaced as closed formation within the groups; - the groups are transported to a seizing range of at least one manipulator, - in each instance at least one transported piece good is seized in the seizing range in a plurality of consecutive manipulation steps in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner from the closed formation of the group by the at least one manipulator, is spatially separated from subsequent piece goods of the closed formation of the group, and is brought into a defined relative target position and/or target alignment in relation to the in each instance subsequent piece goods, - a plurality of piece goods of the group are brought into in each instance different target positions and/or target alignments by in each instance consecutive manipulation steps, whereby in each instance pre-groups and/or layer arrangements for stackable piece good layers of an in each instance defined number of piece goods are formed.
A method comprising: obtaining, from at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) imaging an agricultural produce, each comprising an image sensor and an environment information measurement unit, growth situation information of the agricultural produce comprising image information and environment information, the environment information comprising information of temperature, humidity and/or atmospheric pressure; calculating a growth index of the agricultural produce based on the image information; and calculating an anticipated harvest time of the agricultural produce based on the growth index and the environment information, wherein the image information comprises: a set of optical data from each of at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N), wherein the at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) capture the set of optical data from at least two positions (N1... N10) in which the image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) are installed, and each set of optical data includes visible RGB image data obtained from the image sensor and non-visible NIR image data obtained from the image sensor. obtaining, from at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) imaging an agricultural produce, each comprising an image sensor and an environment information measurement unit, growth situation information of the agricultural produce comprising image information and environment information, the environment information comprising information of temperature, humidity and/or atmospheric pressure; calculating a growth index of the agricultural produce based on the image information; and calculating an anticipated harvest time of the agricultural produce based on the growth index and the environment information, wherein the image information comprises: a set of optical data from each of at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N), wherein the at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) capture the set of optical data from at least two positions (N1... N10) in which the image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) are installed, and each set of optical data includes visible RGB image data obtained from the image sensor and non-visible NIR image data obtained from the image sensor. a set of optical data from each of at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N), wherein the at least two image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) capture the set of optical data from at least two positions (N1... N10) in which the image capture devices (11-1... 11-N) are installed, and each set of optical data includes visible RGB image data obtained from the image sensor and non-visible NIR image data obtained from the image sensor.
Method of testing the tightness of a completed package, which has a gas atmosphere, wherein the completed package is exposed in a pressure chamber to a gas atmosphere, the pressure and/or composition of which differs from the pressure and/or composition of the gas atmosphere in the completed package, wherein the pressure chamber is part of the packaging machine, characterized in that the concentration of at least one component of the gas atmosphere in the package is measured at least twice, at different times, wherein the measurements are at locations a distance from one another, wherein there are two sensors (20, 27), which are at locations a distance from one another, wherein the pressure chamber is located between the sensors (20, 27), or alternatively one sensor is provided in the pressure chamber and one sensor is provided upstream and/or downstream thereof, and wherein during the measuring a pressure and/or temperature compensation is performed on the measured value, in order to convert a calibration value measured at a specific pressure and/or a specific temperature to the currently measured pressure and/or the currently measured temperature.
An electrical penetrator unit, comprising: an outer sleeve of non-conductive, insulating material having a through bore and opposite first and second ends (20, 22); an electrical conductor shaft extending through the sleeve and having opposite first and second ends extending outwardly from opposite ends of the sleeve, the conductor shaft comprising first and second conductor portions (16, 18; 102, 105) extending inwardly through the first and second ends of the sleeve, respectively, the conductor portions being in electrical communication inside the sleeve; and a first hermetic seal (30,46,114) extending between the first conductor portion and the outer sleeve; characterised by a second hermetic seal (32,46,115) extending between the second conductor portion and the outer sleeve, and in that the first conductor portion comprises a flexible conductor and the second conductor portion comprises a rigid metal conductor, the conductors having inner ends which are in electrical communication and the flexible conductor being adapted to move to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction while maintaining electrical communication between the conductors. an outer sleeve of non-conductive, insulating material having a through bore and opposite first and second ends (20, 22); an electrical conductor shaft extending through the sleeve and having opposite first and second ends extending outwardly from opposite ends of the sleeve, the conductor shaft comprising first and second conductor portions (16, 18; 102, 105) extending inwardly through the first and second ends of the sleeve, respectively, the conductor portions being in electrical communication inside the sleeve; and a first hermetic seal (30,46,114) extending between the first conductor portion and the outer sleeve; characterised by a second hermetic seal (32,46,115) extending between the second conductor portion and the outer sleeve, and in that the first conductor portion comprises a flexible conductor and the second conductor portion comprises a rigid metal conductor, the conductors having inner ends which are in electrical communication and the flexible conductor being adapted to move to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction while maintaining electrical communication between the conductors.
An electrode structure for resistance welding, for use in a resistance welding machine that energizes an upper and lower electrodes arranged so as to vertically face each other to weld a nut and a workpiece sandwiched between the upper and lower electrodes, the electrode structure comprising: an upper pin that has a first magnet fixed thereto and is built in a cavity formed inside the upper electrode so as to be vertically movable to allow a front end portion of the upper pin to protrude downward from the upper electrode; and a lower pin (3a; 3e) that is arranged so as to face the upper pin and built in a cavity formed inside the lower electrode so as to be vertically moveable to allow a front end portion of the lower pin to protrude upward from the lower electrode; characterised in that a second magnet is mounted on and fixed to an upper side of the upper pin which is opposite from the front end portion, and a third magnet is fixed on an upper side of the cavity, apart from the second magnet, wherein facing surfaces of the second magnet and the third magnet have the same polarity; wherein the upper pin has a T-shaped cross-section, comprising a disc portion on the upper side and an elongated rod portion; wherein the first magnet has an annular shape and is inserted onto and fixed to the elongated rod portion of the upper pin, and the second magnet is mounted on and fixed to the upper surface of the disc portion; wherein, in a state where the front end portion of the upper pin protrudes downward from the upper electrode by a repulsive force between the second and third magnets, the nut inserted onto the front end portion of the protruding upper pin is attracted and held by a magnetic force of the first magnet; and in a state where the upper pin is pushed upward by the lower pin against the repulsive force so that the first magnet is separated from the nut by a predetermined distance, the nut comes off the upper pin and moves due to a less force for attracting the nut by the first magnet, and then fitted onto the lower pin at a position higher than the position where the workpiece inserted onto the lower pin is set on the lower electrode. an upper pin that has a first magnet fixed thereto and is built in a cavity formed inside the upper electrode so as to be vertically movable to allow a front end portion of the upper pin to protrude downward from the upper electrode; and a lower pin (3a; 3e) that is arranged so as to face the upper pin and built in a cavity formed inside the lower electrode so as to be vertically moveable to allow a front end portion of the lower pin to protrude upward from the lower electrode; characterised in that a second magnet is mounted on and fixed to an upper side of the upper pin which is opposite from the front end portion, and a third magnet is fixed on an upper side of the cavity, apart from the second magnet, wherein facing surfaces of the second magnet and the third magnet have the same polarity;
An adjustable wheelchair leg rest device, comprising - a supporting column to the upper end of which is attachable a forward, upper part of a wheelchair and to the lower end of which is attachable a footrest, wherein the supporting column is hinge-connectable to the wheelchair via a pivot joint, or the supporting column comprises an upper part and a lower part (2") which are hinge-connected at a pivot joint, characterised in that - to a lower portion of the supporting column, at a distance from the pivot joint, there is attached a first, circular-arc-shaped part having a plurality of adjustment holes arranged along a circular arc with centre at the pivot joint, and the device further comprises a second, circular arc-shaped part, - where to a forward, lower part of the wheelchair there is attachable said second, circular-arc-shaped part for locking cooperation with the first, circular-arc-shaped part, a plurality of adjustment holes also being provided in the second, circular-arc-shaped part along a similar circular arc as for the first, circular-arc-shaped part, both circular arc-shaped parts (8, 11) having the same centre when attached to the wheelchair, and - where the locking is effected by a locking bolt passed through two adjustment holes in the respective circular-arc-shaped parts (8, 11) aligned with each other by turning the lower part (2") of the supporting column or the supporting column about the pivot joint. - a supporting column to the upper end of which is attachable a forward, upper part of a wheelchair and to the lower end of which is attachable a footrest, - to a lower portion of the supporting column, at a distance from the pivot joint, there is attached a first, circular-arc-shaped part having a plurality of adjustment holes arranged along a circular arc with centre at the pivot joint, and the device further comprises a second, circular arc-shaped part, - where to a forward, lower part of the wheelchair there is attachable said second, circular-arc-shaped part for locking cooperation with the first, circular-arc-shaped part, a plurality of adjustment holes also being provided in the second, circular-arc-shaped part along a similar circular arc as for the first, circular-arc-shaped part, both circular arc-shaped parts (8, 11) having the same centre when attached to the wheelchair, and - where the locking is effected by a locking bolt passed through two adjustment holes in the respective circular-arc-shaped parts (8, 11) aligned with each other by turning the lower part (2") of the supporting column or the supporting column about the pivot joint.