mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An analog-to-digital converter for generating an output digital value equivalent to the difference between a first analog signal level and a second analog signal level comprising: at least one input for receiving the first analog signal level and the second analog signal level; an input for receiving a ramp signal; an input for receiving at least one clock signal; a set of N counters, where N≥2, wherein the N counters are arranged to use N clock signals which are offset in phase from one another; a control stage which is arranged to enable the N counters based on a comparison of the ramp signal with the first analog signal level and the second analog signal level; and an output stage for outputting the digital value which is a function of values accumulated by the N counters during a period when they are enabled. at least one input for receiving the first analog signal level and the second analog signal level; an input for receiving a ramp signal; an input for receiving at least one clock signal; a set of N counters, where N≥2, wherein the N counters are arranged to use N clock signals which are offset in phase from one another; a control stage which is arranged to enable the N counters based on a comparison of the ramp signal with the first analog signal level and the second analog signal level; and an output stage for outputting the digital value which is a function of values accumulated by the N counters during a period when they are enabled.
An electromagnetic energy-absorbing optical product comprising: (a) a polymeric substrate; and (b) a composite coating, said composite coating comprising a first layer, a polyionic binder and a second layer comprising at least one electromagnetic energy-absorbing insoluble particle, wherein each of said first layer and said second layer include a binding group component which together form a complementary binding group pair characterized in that said polyionic binder is comprised in said first layer, and in that said electromagnetic energy-absorbing insoluble particle is an infrared electromagnetic energy-absorbing insoluble particle; wherein said binding group component of the second layer is an ionizable functionality at the surface of said infrared electromagnetic energy-absorbing insoluble particle. (a) a polymeric substrate; and (b) a composite coating, said composite coating comprising a first layer, a polyionic binder and a second layer comprising at least one electromagnetic energy-absorbing insoluble particle, wherein each of said first layer and said second layer include a binding group component which together form a complementary binding group pair
A method of preparing propylene oxide comprising: (a) oxidizing alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol with air to form a first reaction mixture comprising hydrogen peroxide and acetophenone; (b) reacting propylene with the first reaction mixture in the presence of a catalyst to form a second reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide; (c) separating the propylene oxide from the second reaction mixture to form a third reaction mixture; (d) heating the third reaction mixture to decompose hydrogen peroxide, whereby a fourth reaction mixture is formed; (e) hydrogenating the acetophenone in the fourth reaction mixture with hydrogen to form a fifth reaction mixture comprising alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol; and (f) separating alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol from the fifth reaction mixture and returning the methyl benzyl alcohol to step (a). (a) oxidizing alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol with air to form a first reaction mixture comprising hydrogen peroxide and acetophenone; (b) reacting propylene with the first reaction mixture in the presence of a catalyst to form a second reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide; (c) separating the propylene oxide from the second reaction mixture to form a third reaction mixture; (d) heating the third reaction mixture to decompose hydrogen peroxide, whereby a fourth reaction mixture is formed; (e) hydrogenating the acetophenone in the fourth reaction mixture with hydrogen to form a fifth reaction mixture comprising alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol; and (f) separating alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol from the fifth reaction mixture and returning the methyl benzyl alcohol to step (a).
A cryptographic method comprising: Receiving a first message a; Generating a second message b by computing a modular exponentiation b=a d mod n, where d is an integer expressed in binary representation as d = (d k-1 d k-2...d 1 d 0) 2 such that d = ∑ i = 0 k − 1 d i × 2 i, with variable d i ∈ {0,1}, where n is a positive integer modulus, and where R is the Montgomery constant defined as the smallest power of g greater than n, where g is a machine-word base, wherein computing the modular exponentiation b = a d mod n comprises: • initializing a first variable to R modulus n; • computing an iterative process a number k of times, with d i successively taking values d k - 1, d k - 2,...d 1, and d 0, respectively, each iteration of said iterative process comprising: - If d i is equal to 0, then inserting a counter measure replacing the first variable by the Montgomery multiplication of said first variable with R, modulus n. Receiving a first message a; Generating a second message b by computing a modular exponentiation b=a d mod n, where d is an integer expressed in binary representation as d = (d k-1 d k-2...d 1 d 0) 2 such that d = ∑ i = 0 k − 1 d i × 2 i, with variable d i ∈ {0,1}, where n is a positive integer modulus, and where R is the Montgomery constant defined as the smallest power of g greater than n, where g is a machine-word base, wherein computing the modular exponentiation b = a d mod n comprises: • initializing a first variable to R modulus n; • computing an iterative process a number k of times, with d i successively taking values d k - 1, d k - 2,...d 1, and d 0, respectively, each iteration of said iterative process comprising: - If d i is equal to 0, then inserting a counter measure replacing the first variable by the Montgomery multiplication of said first variable with R, modulus n. • initializing a first variable to R modulus n; • computing an iterative process a number k of times, with d i successively taking values d k - 1, d k - 2,...d 1, and d 0, respectively, each iteration of said iterative process comprising: - If d i is equal to 0, then inserting a counter measure replacing the first variable by the Montgomery multiplication of said first variable with R, modulus n. - If d i is equal to 0, then inserting a counter measure replacing the first variable by the Montgomery multiplication of said first variable with R, modulus n.
A method of queuing by an autonomous vehicle, comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, a request to pick up or drop off a passenger at a location; determining, by the one or more processors and based on a type of the location, that the location is likely to have a queue for picking up and dropping off passengers; when it is determined that the location is likely to have a queue, determining, by the one or more processors and based on sensor data received from a perception system of the autonomous vehicle, that a queue of vehicles exists at a chosen pick-up and drop-off spot at the location; determining, by the one or more processors and based on the sensor data, whether joining the queue to pick up or drop off the passenger would inconvenience other road users; and controlling, by the one or more processors, the autonomous vehicle in order to join the queue based on a determination that joining the queue would not inconvenience other road users. receiving, by one or more processors, a request to pick up or drop off a passenger at a location; determining, by the one or more processors and based on a type of the location, that the location is likely to have a queue for picking up and dropping off passengers; when it is determined that the location is likely to have a queue, determining, by the one or more processors and based on sensor data received from a perception system of the autonomous vehicle, that a queue of vehicles exists at a chosen pick-up and drop-off spot at the location; determining, by the one or more processors and based on the sensor data, whether joining the queue to pick up or drop off the passenger would inconvenience other road users; and controlling, by the one or more processors, the autonomous vehicle in order to join the queue based on a determination that joining the queue would not inconvenience other road users.
A method for configuring an infrared audio transmission system comprising a signal generator and a plurality of radiators connected to said signal generator by a network, the method comprising at at least one of said plurality of radiators: - receiving a delay compensation configuration message over said network; and - storing an amount of delay to be introduced into subsequently radiated signals in accordance with said received delay compensation configuration message; the method further comprising at a node of said network: - transmitting at least one test signal to said plurality of radiators over said network; - detecting an event triggered by said at least one test signal; and - determining respective transmission delays between said node and said radiators on the basis of said event, said respective transmission delays being included in said delay compensation configuration message; wherein said detecting of said event comprises detecting reflections of said at least one test signal; and wherein said radiators are connected to said network in a daisy-chain or ring architecture by means of respective network interfaces, the method further comprising selectively changing an impedance of said respective network interfaces prior to said transmitting of said at least one test signal. - receiving a delay compensation configuration message over said network; and - storing an amount of delay to be introduced into subsequently radiated signals in accordance with said received delay compensation configuration message; - transmitting at least one test signal to said plurality of radiators over said network; - detecting an event triggered by said at least one test signal; and - determining respective transmission delays between said node and said radiators on the basis of said event, said respective transmission delays being included in said delay compensation configuration message;
A process for the preparation of MgO that comprises: i) desulphating brine or bittern with calcium chloride, ii) evaporating the clarified brine/bittern after separation of gypsum to separate out the common salt and carnallite (KCl.MgCl 2.6H 2 O), iii) recovering MgCl 2 rich and other salt free end bittern from step (ii), iv) further evaporating end bittern of step (iii) to obtain crystalline MgCl 2.6H 2 O, v) seeding MgCl 2.6H 2 O, obtained in step (iv) either as such or after recrystallization, in solid or solution form, with a small quantity of Mg 2 and treating it with ammonia (NH 3), vi) filtering the resultant slurry obtained in step (v) to obtain crude Mg 2 and NH 4 Cl/residual NH 4 OH filtrate, vii) drying the above crude Mg 2, followed by calcination to convert Mg 2 into MgO, and converting adhering MgCl 2 into MgO and HCl gas, and NH 4 Cl into sublimed vapor, viii) absorbing the hot sublimed vapor of NH 4 Cl generated in step (vii) from the calciner into the NH 4 Cl/residual NH 4 OH filtrate of step (vi) to further enrich the filtrate in NH 4 Cl and also for heating up the filtrate, ix) treating the above said hot filtrate with lime to obtain CaCl 2 solution and ammonia vapor, x) using the ammonia vapor obtained in step (ix) in a process step (v) to complete the loop while using the by-product CaCl 2 solution in step (i). i) desulphating brine or bittern with calcium chloride, ii) evaporating the clarified brine/bittern after separation of gypsum to separate out the common salt and carnallite (KCl.MgCl 2.6H 2 O), iii) recovering MgCl 2 rich and other salt free end bittern from step (ii), iv) further evaporating end bittern of step (iii) to obtain crystalline MgCl 2.6H 2 O, v) seeding MgCl 2.6H 2 O, obtained in step (iv) either as such or after recrystallization, in solid or solution form, with a small quantity of Mg 2 and treating it with ammonia (NH 3), vi) filtering the resultant slurry obtained in step (v) to obtain crude Mg 2 and NH 4 Cl/residual NH 4 OH filtrate, vii) drying the above crude Mg 2, followed by calcination to convert Mg 2 into MgO, and converting adhering MgCl 2 into MgO and HCl gas, and NH 4 Cl into sublimed vapor, viii) absorbing the hot sublimed vapor of NH 4 Cl generated in step (vii) from the calciner into the NH 4 Cl/residual NH 4 OH filtrate of step (vi) to further enrich the filtrate in NH 4 Cl and also for heating up the filtrate, ix) treating the above said hot filtrate with lime to obtain CaCl 2 solution and ammonia vapor, x) using the ammonia vapor obtained in step (ix) in a process step (v) to complete the loop while using the by-product CaCl 2 solution in step (i).
A wave powered pump (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700), comprising: (a) a floating body (101, 501, 602), with a hull form suitable for pitching in waves, (b) at least one pipe coil (105, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402, 504, 601), filled with water, installed in and rigidly attached to the floating body, with the coil axis aligned with the pitching axis of the floating body (101, 501, 602), (c) a mooring arrangement (102, 503), mooring the floating body such that it is oriented with its pitching axis perpendicular to the wave direction, (d) piping that connects each end of the pipe coil (105, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402, 504, 601) to both a feed pipe manifold (107, 203, 303, 605) and a discharge pipe manifold (108, 204, 304, 606), (e) valves (205-208, 306-309, 408-415) which can prevent back flow of water from the discharge pipe manifold (108, 204, 304, 606) through the pipe coil to the feed pipe manifold (107, 203, 303, 605), (f) a hydraulic accumulator, installed in the discharge pipe manifold (108, 204) to even out flow fluctuations. (a) a floating body (101, 501, 602), with a hull form suitable for pitching in waves, (b) at least one pipe coil (105, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402, 504, 601), filled with water, installed in and rigidly attached to the floating body, with the coil axis aligned with the pitching axis of the floating body (101, 501, 602), (c) a mooring arrangement (102, 503), mooring the floating body such that it is oriented with its pitching axis perpendicular to the wave direction, (d) piping that connects each end of the pipe coil (105, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402, 504, 601) to both a feed pipe manifold (107, 203, 303, 605) and a discharge pipe manifold (108, 204, 304, 606), (e) valves (205-208, 306-309, 408-415) which can prevent back flow of water from the discharge pipe manifold (108, 204, 304, 606) through the pipe coil to the feed pipe manifold (107, 203, 303, 605), (f) a hydraulic accumulator, installed in the discharge pipe manifold (108, 204) to even out flow fluctuations.
A device (610, 710) for providing a dental material, comprising: - a first and a second compartment (613, 614) formed between interconnected sheet-like layers (611, 612a, 612b), - a first and a second dispensing outlet (618, 619) for the first and second compartments (613, 614), respectively, and - a seal separating one of the outlets (618, 619) from the corresponding compartment (613, 614), - the seal being formed by the layers (611, 612a, 612b) in an area in which the layers (611, 612a, 612b) are interconnected but adapted to separate upon forcing a component of the dental material between the layers (611, 612a, 612b), - wherein the dispensing outlets (618, 619) are positioned side by side, - wherein the device further comprises a mixing surface on which the dental material can be mixed, wherein the mixing surface is provided by one of the sheet-like layers (611, 612a, 612b) that with one major surface forms part of the compartments and with the opposite major surface forms the mixing surface overlapping with the compartments (613, 614) of the device (610, 710). - a first and a second compartment (613, 614) formed between interconnected sheet-like layers (611, 612a, 612b), - a first and a second dispensing outlet (618, 619) for the first and second compartments (613, 614), respectively, and - a seal separating one of the outlets (618, 619) from the corresponding compartment (613, 614), - the seal being formed by the layers (611, 612a, 612b) in an area in which the layers (611, 612a, 612b) are interconnected but adapted to separate upon forcing a component of the dental material between the layers (611, 612a, 612b), - wherein the dispensing outlets (618, 619) are positioned side by side, - wherein the device further comprises a mixing surface on which the dental material can be mixed, wherein the mixing surface is provided by one of the sheet-like layers (611, 612a, 612b) that with one major surface forms part of the compartments and with the opposite major surface forms the mixing surface overlapping with the compartments (613, 614) of the device (610, 710).
Transport system for moving at least one automated maintenance device for large, essentially vertical surfaces, for example ship hulls, having a monorail system which can be laid freely and at least one drive device which can be moved on the monorail system along a direction of movement (A1, A2), wherein the at least one drive device has a drive unit with at least one running wheel, wherein the running wheel is drivable via at least one preferably electric drive, and furthermore at least one pressing unit (120a, 120b) is provided, which is connected to the drive unit, characterised in that the at least one pressing unit (120a, 120b) has at least one loading roller (122a, 122b) which can be pressed against the monorail system via at least one spring element (123a, 123b), and/or a fixing device is arranged on the drive unit, wherein a fixing roller is provided which interacts with the monorail system.
Process for dyeing keratin materials, in which the following are employed: a) a direct emulsion comprising one or more fatty substances that are liquid at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure, other than the fatty acids, in an amount of greater than 25% by weight, the fatty substance(s) being chosen from fatty alcohols, fatty acid esters, fatty alcohol esters, mineral oils containing more than 16 carbon atoms, non-silicone-based plant, animal or synthetic oils; one or more surfactants chosen from monooxyalkylenated or polyoxyalkylenated, or monoglycerolated or polyglycerolated, nonionic surfactants; one or more alkaline agents chosen from organic amines, salts of organic amines, one or more coloured or colouring species chosen from direct dyes and oxidation dyes, and an amount of water greater than 5% and less than 50% by weight, of the total weight of the emulsion, b) a composition comprising one or more oxidizing agents. a) a direct emulsion comprising one or more fatty substances that are liquid at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure, other than the fatty acids, in an amount of greater than 25% by weight, the fatty substance(s) being chosen from fatty alcohols, fatty acid esters, fatty alcohol esters, mineral oils containing more than 16 carbon atoms, non-silicone-based plant, animal or synthetic oils; one or more surfactants chosen from monooxyalkylenated or polyoxyalkylenated, or monoglycerolated or polyglycerolated, nonionic surfactants; one or more alkaline agents chosen from organic amines, salts of organic amines, one or more coloured or colouring species chosen from direct dyes and oxidation dyes, and an amount of water greater than 5% and less than 50% by weight, of the total weight of the emulsion, b) a composition comprising one or more oxidizing agents.
An electronic device comprising: a display panel; a backlight source arranged to illuminate the display panel; a plurality of light sensors; a housing (4, 6), wherein a front face comprises a window behind which is visible the display panel or which comprises the display panel; a plurality of light guides configured to convey light from the backlight source to the plurality of light sensors; and an input command unit configured to output a respective input command based on an amount of light sensed by a respective light sensor; characterized in that: the housing (4, 6) includes a plurality of slits within a rear face configured to be obstructed by a finger of a user, wherein the rear face is opposite the front face; each light guide comprises a portion facing a respective slit within the rear face; and each light guide allows the amount of light conveyed from the backlight source to a respective light sensor to be increased in response to a finger of a user obstructing a respective slit within the rear face and the portion facing the respective slit within the rear face and increasing a reflection coefficient of the portion. a display panel; a backlight source arranged to illuminate the display panel; a plurality of light sensors; a housing (4, 6), wherein a front face comprises a window behind which is visible the display panel or which comprises the display panel; a plurality of light guides configured to convey light from the backlight source to the plurality of light sensors; and an input command unit configured to output a respective input command based on an amount of light sensed by a respective light sensor; characterized in that: the housing (4, 6) includes a plurality of slits within a rear face configured to be obstructed by a finger of a user, wherein the rear face is opposite the front face; each light guide comprises a portion facing a respective slit within the rear face; and each light guide allows the amount of light conveyed from the backlight source to a respective light sensor to be increased in response to a finger of a user obstructing a respective slit within the rear face and the portion facing the respective slit within the rear face and increasing a reflection coefficient of the portion. the housing (4, 6) includes a plurality of slits within a rear face configured to be obstructed by a finger of a user, wherein the rear face is opposite the front face; each light guide comprises a portion facing a respective slit within the rear face; and each light guide allows the amount of light conveyed from the backlight source to a respective light sensor to be increased in response to a finger of a user obstructing a respective slit within the rear face and the portion facing the respective slit within the rear face and increasing a reflection coefficient of the portion.