mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for fiber-optic reflectometry, the system comprising: an optical source, which is configured to generate an optical interrogation signal that is transmitted into an optical fiber; a beat detection module, which is configured to receive from the optical fiber an optical backscattering signal in response to the optical interrogation signal, and to mix the optical backscattering signal with a reference replica of the optical interrogation signal using In-phase/Quadrature (I/Q) mixing, so as to produce a complex beat signal having In-phase and Quadrature components; and a processor, which is configured to sense one or more events affecting the optical fiber by analyzing the I and Q components of the complex beat signal, characterized in that the processor is configured to analyze the complex beat signal by defining in the complex beat signal at least: a first time interval, during which an instantaneous frequency of the optical backscattering signal is guaranteed to be lower than the instantaneous frequency of the reference replica; and a second time interval, during which the instantaneous frequency of the optical backscattering signal is guaranteed to be higher than the instantaneous frequency of the reference replica. an optical source, which is configured to generate an optical interrogation signal that is transmitted into an optical fiber; a beat detection module, which is configured to receive from the optical fiber an optical backscattering signal in response to the optical interrogation signal, and to mix the optical backscattering signal with a reference replica of the optical interrogation signal using In-phase/Quadrature (I/Q) mixing, so as to produce a complex beat signal having In-phase and Quadrature components; and a processor, which is configured to sense one or more events affecting the optical fiber by analyzing the I and Q components of the complex beat signal, characterized in that the processor is configured to analyze the complex beat signal by defining in the complex beat signal at least: a first time interval, during which an instantaneous frequency of the optical backscattering signal is guaranteed to be lower than the instantaneous frequency of the reference replica; and a second time interval, during which the instantaneous frequency of the optical backscattering signal is guaranteed to be higher than the instantaneous frequency of the reference replica. a first time interval, during which an instantaneous frequency of the optical backscattering signal is guaranteed to be lower than the instantaneous frequency of the reference replica; and a second time interval, during which the instantaneous frequency of the optical backscattering signal is guaranteed to be higher than the instantaneous frequency of the reference replica.
A composition comprising a blend of a polyolefin, polylactic acid, and a reactive modifier, wherein the reactive modifier is an epoxy-functionalized polypropylene.
A device for fastening a railway rail onto a support, the device comprising a primary element and a secondary element, wherein - the secondary element corresponds to nut and bolt fasteners comprising at least one nut and one screw with a screw body and a screw head, - the primary element comprises a lower part and an upper part being at least partially superposable, each of said parts having an upper surface and a lower surface, said parts being crossed in their thickness by at least one aperture adapted to receive said screw, said aperture being formed by a first recess located on the upper part and configured for receiving the screw body of said screw, and a second recess located on the lower part and configured for receiving the screw head and wherein: - the upper surface of the lower part is inclined according to a first slope and the lower surface of the upper part is inclined according to a second slope, the first slope and the second slope being complementary, wherein, when the device is in an operating position, the first slope has an inclination from a high position to a low position oriented towards the rail, characterised in that the upper part comprises means for tilting the screw, said means located on the edges of the first recess, wherein the means for tilting the screw are configured to create, when the device is fastened onto the rail, a horizontal component at the force which is exerted on the screw in the direction of the rail, the tilt of the screw having the effect of sliding the upper part towards the rail. - the secondary element corresponds to nut and bolt fasteners comprising at least one nut and one screw with a screw body and a screw head, - the primary element comprises a lower part and an upper part being at least partially superposable, each of said parts having an upper surface and a lower surface, said parts being crossed in their thickness by at least one aperture adapted to receive said screw, - the upper surface of the lower part is inclined according to a first slope and the lower surface of the upper part is inclined according to a second slope, the first slope and the second slope being complementary, wherein, when the device is in an operating position, the first slope has an inclination from a high position to a low position oriented towards the rail,
An intermediate support for a screw conveyor comprising a first shaft rotating about an axis of rotation, and a casing coaxial with the axis of rotation; the intermediate support comprising: a movable assembly, which is coaxial with and rotates about the axis of rotation, is integral with the first shaft, and comprises a second shaft, and a bushing fitted to the second shaft; and a fixed assembly, which is also coaxial with the axis of rotation, and comprises a supporting body fitted to said bushing and connected rigidly to the casing; wherein the fixed assembly also comprises a number of annular shields coaxial with the axis of rotation and interposed between the supporting body and the bushing; the intermediate support being characterized in that each shield is fitted with at least one stop for preventing rotation of the shield about the axis of rotation, while allowing a small amount of axial movement of the shield. a movable assembly, which is coaxial with and rotates about the axis of rotation, is integral with the first shaft, and comprises a second shaft, and a bushing fitted to the second shaft; and a fixed assembly, which is also coaxial with the axis of rotation, and comprises a supporting body fitted to said bushing and connected rigidly to the casing; wherein the fixed assembly also comprises a number of annular shields coaxial with the axis of rotation and interposed between the supporting body and the bushing; the intermediate support being characterized in that each shield is fitted with at least one stop for preventing rotation of the shield about the axis of rotation, while allowing a small amount of axial movement of the shield.
A method comprising the steps of: generating, by a first infrastructure system device other than a mobile station, key material; forwarding the key material from the first infrastructure system device to a second infrastructure system device other than a mobile station; determining whether a mobile station, for which the key material is directed, is active on the system; when the mobile station is active, forwarding the key material to a base station where the mobile station is active; and forwarding, by the base station, the key material to the mobile station; characterised by encrypting the key material using an intrakey prior to forwarding the key material within a first zone that includes the base station (115, 117), wherein the intrakey is used only by infrastructure system devices other than a mobile station for encrypting at least the key material prior to transport within the first zone; encrypting the key material with an interkey prior to forwarding the key material from the first infrastructure system device to the second infrastructure system device, wherein the interkey is used only by infrastructure system devices other than a mobile station for encrypting at least the key material for transport between two different zones, wherein at least one of the infrastructure system devices stores the intrakey without storing the interkey. generating, by a first infrastructure system device other than a mobile station, key material; forwarding the key material from the first infrastructure system device to a second infrastructure system device other than a mobile station; determining whether a mobile station, for which the key material is directed, is active on the system; when the mobile station is active, forwarding the key material to a base station where the mobile station is active; and forwarding, by the base station, the key material to the mobile station; characterised by encrypting the key material using an intrakey prior to forwarding the key material within a first zone that includes the base station (115, 117), wherein the intrakey is used only by infrastructure system devices other than a mobile station for encrypting at least the key material prior to transport within the first zone; encrypting the key material with an interkey prior to forwarding the key material from the first infrastructure system device to the second infrastructure system device, wherein the interkey is used only by infrastructure system devices other than a mobile station for encrypting at least the key material for transport between two different zones, wherein at least one of the infrastructure system devices stores the intrakey without storing the interkey.
A cryogenic apparatus for use with helium, the apparatus comprising: an enclosure; a thermo-mechanical cooler which projects into the enclosure; a sample tube that also projects into the enclosure, with a closed end within the enclosure; a specimen support rod which extends through the sample tube; a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, and a duct to supply helium gas from the pump outlet into thermal contact with the thermo-mechanical cooler to produce cold helium; wherein the sample tube is provided with a thermal element in thermal contact with the sample tube in the vicinity of the specimen, and is provided with a first inlet and a second inlet, the second inlet being arranged to supply fluid to the thermal element, and is provided with a first outlet and a second outlet, the second outlet being arranged to withdraw fluid from the thermal element; wherein both the first outlet and the second outlet are connected to the pump inlet; wherein the apparatus also comprises a first duct including a first valve configured to supply the cold helium to the first inlet, and a second duct including a second valve configured to supply the cold helium to the second inlet, and wherein the first inlet is arranged to allow a fluid into the sample tube in the vicinity of the specimen, and the first outlet is arranged to withdraw fluid from within the sample tube. an enclosure; a thermo-mechanical cooler which projects into the enclosure; a sample tube that also projects into the enclosure, with a closed end within the enclosure; a specimen support rod which extends through the sample tube; a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, and a duct to supply helium gas from the pump outlet into thermal contact with the thermo-mechanical cooler to produce cold helium; wherein the sample tube is provided with a thermal element in thermal contact with the sample tube in the vicinity of the specimen, and is provided with a first inlet and a second inlet, the second inlet being arranged to supply fluid to the thermal element, and is provided with a first outlet and a second outlet, the second outlet being arranged to withdraw fluid from the thermal element; wherein both the first outlet and the second outlet are connected to the pump inlet; wherein the apparatus also comprises a first duct including a first valve configured to supply the cold helium to the first inlet, and a second duct including a second valve configured to supply the cold helium to the second inlet, and wherein the first inlet is arranged to allow a fluid into the sample tube in the vicinity of the specimen, and the first outlet is arranged to withdraw fluid from within the sample tube.
A method for purifying a metal solution comprising: providing an acidic metal solution having an alpha-emitting material chosen from lead, bismuth, polonium, uranium, thorium, radon, radium and mixtures thereof; contacting the acidic metal solution with an ion exchange resin chosen from iminodiacetic acid resins, nitrilotriacetic acid resins, phosphinoacetic acid resins, thiourea resins, picolylamine resins, quaternary amine resins, tertiary amine resins, aromatic amine resins, thiol resins, sulfonated phenol resins, titania-based adsorbing resins and mixtures thereof for a period of time sufficient to remove at least a portion of the alpha-emitting material; and separating the acidic metal solution from the ion exchange resin to provide a purified metal solution; wherein the acidic metal solution has a pH in the range of 0 to 6.5; and wherein the metal of the acidic metal solution is chosen from tin, silver, copper, and mixtures thereof.
A liquid electrolyte for lithium batteries, wherein the liquid electrolyte comprises a mesoionic compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R 1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a group represented by any one of the following general formulae, and: General Formula -C 1 H 21 -(OCH 2) m -C n H 2n+1 wherein l and n are each a real number of 0 or more; m is a real number of 1 or more; and the sum of l, m and n is 8 or less; General Formula -C x H 2x -(CH 2 OCH 2) y -C z H 2z+1 wherein x and z are each a real number of 0 or more; y is a real number of 1 or more; and the sum of x, 2y and z is 8 or less; and General Formula -C p H 2p -(C 2 H 4 OCH 2)q-C r H 2r+1 wherein p and r are each a real number of 0 or more; q is a real number of 1 or more, and the sum of p, 3q and r is 8 or less.
An apparatus for decoupling an element that is bonded to a surface by adhesive, the apparatus comprising: a body, wherein the body includes a first body side portion and a second body side portion that is disposed opposite the first body side portion; a first spool that is rotationally coupled to the first body side portion; a second spool that is coupled to the second body side portion; a first pulley coupled to the first body side portion adjacent to the first spool and a second pulley coupled to the second body side portion adjacent to the second spool, wherein the first pulley and the second pulley are substantially aligned about a common axis; and a cable having a first cable end portion that is coupled to the first spool, a second cable end portion that is coupled to the second spool, and a cable intermediate portion that is disposed between the first cable end portion and the second cable end portion, wherein the first pulley guides the cable to the first spool as the first spool rotates and the second pulley guides the cable to the second spool, wherein the apparatus is configured to be positioned adjacent to at least one of the element and the surface, and wherein the first and second pulleys are cooperatively configured to position the cable intermediate portion adjacent to the adhesive such that when the first spool is rotated, the cable wraps about the first spool, thereby pulling the cable intermediate portion through the adhesive. a body, wherein the body includes a first body side portion and a second body side portion that is disposed opposite the first body side portion; a first spool that is rotationally coupled to the first body side portion; a second spool that is coupled to the second body side portion; a first pulley coupled to the first body side portion adjacent to the first spool and a second pulley coupled to the second body side portion adjacent to the second spool, wherein the first pulley and the second pulley are substantially aligned about a common axis; and a cable having a first cable end portion that is coupled to the first spool, a second cable end portion that is coupled to the second spool, and a cable intermediate portion that is disposed between the first cable end portion and the second cable end portion, wherein the first pulley guides the cable to the first spool as the first spool rotates and the second pulley guides the cable to the second spool, wherein the apparatus is configured to be positioned adjacent to at least one of the element and the surface, and wherein the first and second pulleys are cooperatively configured to position the cable intermediate portion adjacent to the adhesive such that when the first spool is rotated, the cable wraps about the first spool, thereby pulling the cable intermediate portion through the adhesive.
A vulcanised fibre grinding tool, characterised by two vulcanised fibre grinding discs (2, 3), which are adhered to one another over the entire surface by means of an adhesive layer arranged between the vulcanised fibre grinding discs (2, 3), so that the outer sides of the vulcanised fibre grinding discs (2, 3), which are provided with the abrasive, face away from one another.
An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a transparent support substrate having flexibility; a light emitting element disposed on the transparent support substrate and including a pair of electrodes (201, 203) and a luminescent layer disposed between the pair of electrodes; a sealing material layer disposed on the transparent support substrate so as to cover and seal the light emitting element; and a sealing substrate disposed on the sealing material layer, characterised in that based on an arithmetic average of roughness profile defined in JIS B 0601-1994, the surface roughness of a surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer has a smaller value than the surface roughness of the other surface of the sealing substrate, which is a surface opposite to the surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer, and the arithmetic average of roughness profile of the surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer and a thickness of the sealing material layer satisfy a requirement represented by the following formula: 0.002 < Ra / t < 0.2 in the formula, Ra denotes the arithmetic average of roughness profile of JIS B 0601-1994 of the surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer, and t denotes the thickness of the sealing material layer. a transparent support substrate having flexibility; a light emitting element disposed on the transparent support substrate and including a pair of electrodes (201, 203) and a luminescent layer disposed between the pair of electrodes; a sealing material layer disposed on the transparent support substrate so as to cover and seal the light emitting element; and a sealing substrate disposed on the sealing material layer, characterised in that based on an arithmetic average of roughness profile defined in JIS B 0601-1994, the surface roughness of a surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer has a smaller value than the surface roughness of the other surface of the sealing substrate, which is a surface opposite to the surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer, and the arithmetic average of roughness profile of the surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer and a thickness of the sealing material layer satisfy a requirement represented by the following formula: 0.002 < Ra / t < 0.2 in the formula, Ra denotes the arithmetic average of roughness profile of JIS B 0601-1994 of the surface of the sealing substrate beside the sealing material layer, and t denotes the thickness of the sealing material layer.
A method for producing an ultrasonic sound emission to deter bats from a wind turbine, the method comprising: operating the wind turbine with an ultrasonic sound emitting device mounted on or within a component of the wind turbine; receiving in a controller at least one indicator comprising a monitored or historical environmental condition which is at least one of temperature, wind speed, time, date, air density, or humidity; determining if an operating condition exists based on the at least one indicator by using algorithms to perform the determination and to provide a net or overall indication that bats are likely to be present at or near the wind turbine; and supplying a fluid flow, from a compressor through a valve which regulates the fluid flow at a predetermined pulse rate, through an outlet of the ultrasonic sound emitting device, such that an ultrasonic sound emission is produced by the ultrasonic sound emitting device if the operating condition exists. operating the wind turbine with an ultrasonic sound emitting device mounted on or within a component of the wind turbine; receiving in a controller at least one indicator comprising a monitored or historical environmental condition which is at least one of temperature, wind speed, time, date, air density, or humidity; determining if an operating condition exists based on the at least one indicator by using algorithms to perform the determination and to provide a net or overall indication that bats are likely to be present at or near the wind turbine; and supplying a fluid flow, from a compressor through a valve which regulates the fluid flow at a predetermined pulse rate, through an outlet of the ultrasonic sound emitting device, such that an ultrasonic sound emission is produced by the ultrasonic sound emitting device if the operating condition exists.
An electrical plug-in connection, having an electrical plug-in connector, an electrical mating plug-in connector that can be electrically and mechanically connected to the plug-in connector, a primary latching arrangement for latching the connection between the plug-in connector and the mating plug-in connector, and a clamping device, wherein the clamping device is designed to brace the plug-in connector and the mating plug-in connector relative to one another in their connected state in addition to the latching by way of the primary latching arrangement, wherein the clamping device has at least one clamping element (17, 17`), which is designed to interact with the mating plug-in connector in a form-fitting manner to brace the plug-in connector relative to the mating plug-in connector, and wherein the mating plug-in connector has latching elements (18, 19, 23), which are designed to enter into a form fit with the clamping elements (17, 17`) of the clamping device in order to brace the plug-in connector relative to the mating plug-in connector, and wherein the plug-in connector has supporting elements (20, 21, 22), which are designed to absorb a bracing force introduced by the clamping elements (17, 17`) in order to brace the plug-in connector relative to the mating plug-in connector, characterized in that respectively one of the clamping elements (17, 17') for introducing the bracing force is arranged between one of the latching elements (18, 19, 23) and one of the supporting elements (20, 21, 22).