mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for adapting the manner of operation of an apparatus (4,6) connected to a network deployed in an environment, characterized in that it comprises the steps, implemented by a central element, of: - collecting data relating to the environment originating from a plurality of sources (10,12,14); - identifying customary situations of the environment on the basis of an analysis of the data collected; - detecting a drift with respect to at least one customary situation identified; and - dispatching a command to the apparatus (4, 6) to adapt its manner of operation to the drift detected. - collecting data relating to the environment originating from a plurality of sources (10,12,14); - identifying customary situations of the environment on the basis of an analysis of the data collected; - detecting a drift with respect to at least one customary situation identified; and - dispatching a command to the apparatus (4, 6) to adapt its manner of operation to the drift detected.
A field effect transistor for chemical sensing, comprising a gate electrode, preferably made of metal, such as of gold or platinum, a gate substrate (8, 9), a drain electrode, a source electrode, an electrically insulating graphene layer substrate, and an electrically conducting and chemically sensitive channel arranged on the electrically insulating graphene layer substrate and extending between and being electrically connected to said drain electrode and source electrode, said gate electrode being arranged at a distance from and opposite to said chemically sensitive channel, so that the gate electrode and the chemically sensitive conducting channel are separated by a gap through which a chemical to be sensed is introducible to reach the chemically sensitive channel, wherein the chemically sensitive channel comprises a continuous monocrystalline graphene layer arranged on the electrically insulating graphene layer substrate, the graphene layer extending between, and being electrically connected to, the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the chemically sensitive channel and the graphene layer substrate belong to a first separate part that is mounted to a second separate part comprising the gate electrode arranged on an insulating surface of the gate substrate (8, 9), characterized in that the second part further comprises the drain electrode and the source electrode arranged on the insulating surface of the gate substrate (8, 9).
A component assembly of a machine, comprising: a component (70, 74; 104; 300); and an identification device (68A, 68B; 306) embedded in the component, the identification device including a unique code characteristic of the component communicable through an electromagnetic signal, and the identification device (68A 68B; 306) being readable by one or more readers to interrogate the unique code characteristic; wherein the component (70, 74; 104, 300) comprises a waveguide (200, 250) integrally formed in the component (70, 74; 104, 300) forming a communication path and extending from the identification device (68A, 68B; 306) to route a portion of the electromagnetic signal through the component (70, 74; 104, 300); characterised in that: the component includes a component substrate; and the identification device is disposed in a substrate pocket formed in the component substrate with an electromagnetic reflector to direct transmission in a selected direction. a component (70, 74; 104; 300); and an identification device (68A, 68B; 306) embedded in the component, the identification device including a unique code characteristic of the component communicable through an electromagnetic signal, and the identification device (68A 68B; 306) being readable by one or more readers to interrogate the unique code characteristic; wherein the component (70, 74; 104, 300) comprises a waveguide (200, 250) integrally formed in the component (70, 74; 104, 300) forming a communication path and extending from the identification device (68A, 68B; 306) to route a portion of the electromagnetic signal through the component (70, 74; 104, 300); characterised in that: the component includes a component substrate; and the identification device is disposed in a substrate pocket formed in the component substrate with an electromagnetic reflector to direct transmission in a selected direction.
A plate for an evaporative cooler, comprising: a wicking material with at least one exposed surface and one or more masks (505, 705; 800) lining a portion of the at least one exposed surface, wherein the one or more masks (505, 705; 800) comprise an impermeable material that prevent a liquid from evaporating through the one or more masks (505, 705; 800); and one or more perforations passing through the plate, wherein at least one mask (705; 800) of the one or more masks (505, 705; 800) at least partially lines at least one perforation of the one or more perforations. a wicking material with at least one exposed surface and one or more masks (505, 705; 800) lining a portion of the at least one exposed surface, wherein the one or more masks (505, 705; 800) comprise an impermeable material that prevent a liquid from evaporating through the one or more masks (505, 705; 800); and one or more perforations passing through the plate, wherein at least one mask (705; 800) of the one or more masks (505, 705; 800) at least partially lines at least one perforation of the one or more perforations.
An electric cleaning and care appliance comprising: a handle comprising a handle housing, inside which are mounted a power supply portion for supplying power to respective portions of the electric cleaning and care appliance, a control portion for controlling various operation modes of the electric cleaning and care appliance and turning on or off the electric cleaning and care appliance, a trigger portion for turning on or off operation of the electric cleaning and care appliance and a driver for converting input electric energy into mechanical energy output, the driver comprising a transducer, a drive coil, and a drive coil iron core provided in the drive coil, wherein when an alternating current flows through the drive coil, permanent magnets (216, 217, 218, 219) provided on the transducer are subjected to a reaction force of an electromagnetic force and drive the transducer to make reciprocating rotary motion at a frequency of the alternating current, thereby driving a cleaning element fit on a drive shaft of the transducer to make reciprocating rotary motion, wherein the transducer comprises at least two transducer elastic members (222, 223), the at least two transducer elastic members (222, 223) engage in resonance oscillation motion with bending strain characteristics and are distributed symmetrically on left and right sides of a longitudinal axis (L 2) of the drive shaft, an angle between the left and right side transducer elastic members (222, 223) is 180°, and the left and right side transducer elastic members (222, 223) are approximately equal in length and in section modulus in bending such that deflection amplitude of the left side transducer elastic member and deflection amplitude of the right side transducer elastic member are approximately equal, and flexure direction of the left side transducer elastic member and flexure direction of the right side transducer elastic member are opposite; wherein an angle between a longitudinal axis (L 1) of the cleaning element and a normal direction of a plane of the transducer elastic member is 0° to 60°; characterized in that a frequency of the alternating current in the drive coil is a fixed value equal to f 0max -n, n being a fixed value in the range of -0.3(f 0max -f 0min) to 0.85(f 0max -f 0min), wherein f 0max is a frequency of the current of the drive coil corresponding to a maximum value of an average voltage on a current-detecting resistor (R 25), and f 0min is a frequency of the current of the drive coil corresponding to a minimum value of the average voltage on the current-detecting resistor (R 25).
A method of manufacture of a microfluidic device (10; 20; 30), comprising the following steps: a) Provision of a glass, ceramic or vitroceramic microfluidic structure comprising at least one microfluidic pathway; said glass, ceramic or vitroceramic structure is made of a first glass, ceramic or vitroceramic glass material with a first Softening Point and a first Thermal Expansion Coefficient; b) Provision of at least one microporous membrane (8; 18; 28) made of a second glass, ceramic or vitroceramic material with a second Softening Point ranging between 800°C and 850°C and a second Thermal Expansion Coefficient ranging between 29x10 -7.C -1 and 37x10 -7.C -1; wherein the first Softening Point is at least 30°C higher than the second Softening Point whereas the difference between the second Thermal Expansion Coefficient and the first Thermal Expansion Coefficient is lower or equal to 5x10- 7.C- 1; c) Performing assembly of the membrane with the microfluidic structure, said microporous membrane being located within said microfluidic pathway and constituting a tranverse wall of said pathway; d) Performing at least one sealing step at a temperature below said second Softening Point, said temperature ranging between 780 and 820°C, and for a period of time of 5 to 15 minutes adapted for controlling change of porosity of the membrane, and providing tight sealing of the membrane with the contacting walls of the microfluidic structure, thereby having the membrane constituting a tight transversal wall in the microfluidic pathway obliging the fluid flowing in the pathway to go through the porous membrane. a) Provision of a glass, ceramic or vitroceramic microfluidic structure comprising at least one microfluidic pathway; said glass, ceramic or vitroceramic structure is made of a first glass, ceramic or vitroceramic glass material with a first Softening Point and a first Thermal Expansion Coefficient; b) Provision of at least one microporous membrane (8; 18; 28) made of a second glass, ceramic or vitroceramic material with a second Softening Point ranging between 800°C and 850°C and a second Thermal Expansion Coefficient ranging between 29x10 -7.C -1 and 37x10 -7.C -1; wherein the first Softening Point is at least 30°C higher than the second Softening Point whereas the difference between the second Thermal Expansion Coefficient and the first Thermal Expansion Coefficient is lower or equal to 5x10- 7.C- 1; c) Performing assembly of the membrane with the microfluidic structure, said microporous membrane being located within said microfluidic pathway and constituting a tranverse wall of said pathway; d) Performing at least one sealing step at a temperature below said second Softening Point, said temperature ranging between 780 and 820°C, and for a period of time of 5 to 15 minutes adapted for controlling change of porosity of the membrane, and providing tight sealing of the membrane with the contacting walls of the microfluidic structure, thereby having the membrane constituting a tight transversal wall in the microfluidic pathway obliging the fluid flowing in the pathway to go through the porous membrane.
A flat steel product for producing a sheet metal part by hot forming, comprising a. a steel substrate and b. an aluminum-based coating arranged on at least one side of the steel substrate, wherein the steel substrate consists of a steel which, in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities in % by weight, consists of C: 0.04-0.45% by weight, Si: 0.02-1.2% by weight, Mn: 0.5-2.6 wt.%, Al: 0.02-1.0 wt.%, P: ≤ 0.05 wt.%, S: ≤ 0.02 wt.%, N: ≤ 0.02 wt.%, Sn: ≤ 0.03 wt.%, As: ≤ 0.01 wt.%, Ca: ≤ 0.005 wt.%, and optionally one or more of the elements "Cr, B, Mo, Ni, Cu, Nb, Ti, V" in the following contents Cr: 0.08-1.0% by weight, B: 0.001-0.005% by weight, Mo: ≤0.5 wt.%, Ni: ≤0.5 wt.%, Cu: ≤0.2 wt.%, Nb: 0.02-0.08 wt.%, Ti: 0.01-0.08 wt.%, V: ≤0.2 wt.%, and wherein the coating has an Al base layer which consists of 1.0-15 wt.% Si, optionally 2-4 wt.% Fe, 0.1-1.0 wt.% alkaline earth metals and the remainder aluminium, characterized in that the content of alkaline earth metals consists of 0.1-1.0% by weight of Mg or the content of alkaline earth metals consists of 0.1-0.7% by weight of Mg and at least 0.0015% by weight of Ca, wherein the alkaline earth metals in the Al base layer have such a distribution that the steel flat product in the cooled state after annealing in a furnace with a furnace temperature of 900°C for an annealing time of 9 minutes undergoes a color change compared to the cooled state after a reference annealing time of 4 minutes, wherein the color change has a color dynamic of greater than 100, wherein the color dynamic is determined according to the description. a. a steel substrate and b. an aluminum-based coating arranged on at least one side of the steel substrate, wherein the steel substrate consists of a steel which, in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities in % by weight, consists of C: 0.04-0.45% by weight, Si: 0.02-1.2% by weight, Mn: 0.5-2.6 wt.%, Al: 0.02-1.0 wt.%, P: ≤ 0.05 wt.%, S: ≤ 0.02 wt.%, N: ≤ 0.02 wt.%, Sn: ≤ 0.03 wt.%, As: ≤ 0.01 wt.%, Ca: ≤ 0.005 wt.%, and optionally one or more of the elements "Cr, B, Mo, Ni, Cu, Nb, Ti, V" in the following contents Cr: 0.08-1.0% by weight, B: 0.001-0.005% by weight, Mo: ≤0.5 wt.%, Ni: ≤0.5 wt.%, Cu: ≤0.2 wt.%, Nb: 0.02-0.08 wt.%, Ti: 0.01-0.08 wt.%, V: ≤0.2 wt.%, and wherein the coating has an Al base layer which consists of 1.0-15 wt.% Si, optionally 2-4 wt.% Fe, 0.1-1.0 wt.% alkaline earth metals and the remainder aluminium, characterized in that the content of alkaline earth metals consists of 0.1-1.0% by weight of Mg or the content of alkaline earth metals consists of 0.1-0.7% by weight of Mg and at least 0.0015% by weight of Ca, wherein the alkaline earth metals in the Al base layer have such a distribution that the steel flat product in the cooled state after annealing in a furnace with a furnace temperature of 900°C for an annealing time of 9 minutes undergoes a color change compared to the cooled state after a reference annealing time of 4 minutes, wherein the color change has a color dynamic of greater than 100, wherein the color dynamic is determined according to the description.
A connector for connecting first and second parts of a helmet, comprising: a sliding plate; an anchor point on one side of the plate, configured to be connected to the first part; and a deformable material, configured to at least partially cover the side of the plate on which the anchor point is located; characterised in that a peripheral region of the deformable material is configured to be connected to the second part and an inner region of the deformable material is connected to at least one of the plate and the anchor point; and the connector further comprises a layer of material (25, 30) that is located on the opposite side of the plate from the anchor point; wherein a low friction interface is provided between the opposing surfaces of the plate and the layer of material (25, 30). a sliding plate; an anchor point on one side of the plate, configured to be connected to the first part; and a deformable material, configured to at least partially cover the side of the plate on which the anchor point is located; characterised in that a peripheral region of the deformable material is configured to be connected to the second part and an inner region of the deformable material is connected to at least one of the plate and the anchor point; and the connector further comprises a layer of material (25, 30) that is located on the opposite side of the plate from the anchor point; wherein a low friction interface is provided between the opposing surfaces of the plate and the layer of material (25, 30).
A computer-implemented method for controlling a device (Dev), said method comprising at least one iteration (I1-IT) comprising: • obtaining, using sensors, data representative of said user (Us) and of an environment (Env) in which the user is; • determining, based on said data, indicators (Em_I) of states of said user and at least one event indicator (Ev_I) of an event occurring in said environment (Env); • determining, based on said state indicators (Em_I) and said data, using a Bayesian inference model, probabilities (Em_P) of states of said user (Us); and • determining, based on said probabilities (Em_P) and said at least one event indicator (Ev_I), using a first set of rules, at least one state (Em_S) of said user and at least one event (Ev_C) causing the user to be in said at least one state; said at least one iteration (I 1 -I 1) being repeated until a condition (Cdt) is fulfilled, said method being characterized in that it further comprises: • determining a profile (Pro) of said user (Us) based on said at least one state (Em_S) and event (Ev_C) obtained during at least one said iteration (I1-IT), and using a second set of rules capturing changes over time and expressing the truth or falsity of statements at different times, said profile indicating a dominant state of the user during a period of time during which said at least one said iteration (I1-IT) is performed, • determining, based on said at least one state (Em_S), event (Ev_C) obtained during at least one said iteration (I1-IT) and said profile (Pro) of said user (Us), using a control policy, a control action (Ac) of said device; and • sending a command to said device (Dev) to perform said control action (Ac). • obtaining, using sensors, data representative of said user (Us) and of an environment (Env) in which the user is; • determining, based on said data, indicators (Em_I) of states of said user and at least one event indicator (Ev_I) of an event occurring in said environment (Env); • determining, based on said state indicators (Em_I) and said data, using a Bayesian inference model, probabilities (Em_P) of states of said user (Us); and • determining, based on said probabilities (Em_P) and said at least one event indicator (Ev_I), using a first set of rules, at least one state (Em_S) of said user and at least one event (Ev_C) causing the user to be in said at least one state; • determining a profile (Pro) of said user (Us) based on said at least one state (Em_S) and event (Ev_C) obtained during at least one said iteration (I1-IT), and using a second set of rules capturing changes over time and expressing the truth or falsity of statements at different times, said profile indicating a dominant state of the user during a period of time during which said at least one said iteration (I1-IT) is performed, • determining, based on said at least one state (Em_S), event (Ev_C) obtained during at least one said iteration (I1-IT) and said profile (Pro) of said user (Us), using a control policy, a control action (Ac) of said device; and • sending a command to said device (Dev) to perform said control action (Ac).
A film formation method for forming a metal film, the film formation method comprising: arranging a solid electrolyte membrane on a surface of an anode between the anode and a substrate, the substrate serving as a cathode; bringing the solid electrolyte membrane into contact with the substrate; forming a metal film on a surface of the substrate by causing metal to precipitate onto the surface of the substrate from metal ions through application of voltage between the anode and the substrate in a first contact state where the solid electrolyte membrane contacts the substrate, the metal ions being contained inside the solid electrolyte membrane, the metal film being made of the metal; characterised in that during formation of the metal film, suspending formation of the metal film by changing a relative position between the solid electrolyte membrane and the substrate from the first contact state to a non-contact state where the solid electrolyte membrane does not contact the substrate; after suspension of the formation, changing the relative position between the solid electrolyte membrane and the substrate into a second contact state different from the first contact state by relatively rotationally moving the solid electrolyte membrane and the substrate; and resuming formation of the metal film in the second contact state. arranging a solid electrolyte membrane on a surface of an anode between the anode and a substrate, the substrate serving as a cathode; bringing the solid electrolyte membrane into contact with the substrate; forming a metal film on a surface of the substrate by causing metal to precipitate onto the surface of the substrate from metal ions through application of voltage between the anode and the substrate in a first contact state where the solid electrolyte membrane contacts the substrate, the metal ions being contained inside the solid electrolyte membrane, the metal film being made of the metal; characterised in that during formation of the metal film, suspending formation of the metal film by changing a relative position between the solid electrolyte membrane and the substrate from the first contact state to a non-contact state where the solid electrolyte membrane does not contact the substrate; after suspension of the formation, changing the relative position between the solid electrolyte membrane and the substrate into a second contact state different from the first contact state by relatively rotationally moving the solid electrolyte membrane and the substrate; and resuming formation of the metal film in the second contact state.
A polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin composition, including: 40 to 95 wt% of polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin; 1 to 50 wt% of a white pigment; and 1 to 50 wt% of a filler, wherein the amount of germanium (Ge) atoms remaining in the polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin is 30 to 1,000ppm based on the weight of the polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin. 40 to 95 wt% of polycyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate resin; 1 to 50 wt% of a white pigment; and 1 to 50 wt% of a filler,
Method for monitoring an optical data line using optical time domain reflectometry, in which an optical test signal is applied to the data line to be monitored and in which light backscattered from the data line is received and analyzed, and where the optical data line is provided for the transmission of data clocked with a given clock, wherein received data is provided in electrical form, using a photo diode and an electrical receiver, wherein the backscattered light is converted in a high-resolution analogue-to-digital manner by taking multiples of samples in a low-resolution analogue-to-digital manner, using a high-speed comparator, characterized - in that the taking of the samples is carried out with the clock foreseen for the transmission of data on the optical data line or directly is clocked with such data, - in that said samples are provided to an electrical multiplexer (EMux) and in that said received data is provided to said electrical multiplexer (EMux), - in that a select signal is provided, using a control module, - in that said samples or said received data are selected for output in dependence on said select signal, using said electrical multiplexer (EMux), and in that from such samples parameters (OEMD) for the data line to be monitored are derivated and that these parameters (OEMD) are provided for monitoring purposes. - in that the taking of the samples is carried out with the clock foreseen for the transmission of data on the optical data line or directly is clocked with such data, - in that said samples are provided to an electrical multiplexer (EMux) and in that said received data is provided to said electrical multiplexer (EMux), - in that a select signal is provided, using a control module, - in that said samples or said received data are selected for output in dependence on said select signal, using said electrical multiplexer (EMux),