mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus employing circuitry operating in response to digital clock signal circuitry, the apparatus comprising: first circuitry, including a pseudo-random modulator providing a first type of modulation, and a frequency modulation, FM, oscillator, the pseudo-random modulator and FM oscillator together configured and arranged to produce a high-frequency digital clock signal having a high frequency which carries radiative noise interference, the first circuitry further including a frequency divider operable on the high-frequency digital clock signal and configured and arranged to produce a modulated low-frequency digital clock signal having a low frequency modulated by the first type of modulation; and second circuitry including a triangular modulator providing a second modulation signal, that is independent of the first type of modulation, and frequency divider circuitry configured to frequency-divide the high-frequency digital clock signal, the triangular modulator and the frequency divider circuitry together configured and arranged to produce an other low-frequency digital clock signal as a function of the second modulation signal, by combining the second modulation signal and a feedback signal derived from the other low-frequency digital clock signal, wherein a further divider is configured to frequency-divide the other low-frequency digital clock signal to provide the feedback signal. first circuitry, including a pseudo-random modulator providing a first type of modulation, and a frequency modulation, FM, oscillator, the pseudo-random modulator and FM oscillator together configured and arranged to produce a high-frequency digital clock signal having a high frequency which carries radiative noise interference, the first circuitry further including a frequency divider operable on the high-frequency digital clock signal and configured and arranged to produce a modulated low-frequency digital clock signal having a low frequency modulated by the first type of modulation; and second circuitry including a triangular modulator providing a second modulation signal, that is independent of the first type of modulation, and frequency divider circuitry configured to frequency-divide the high-frequency digital clock signal, the triangular modulator and the frequency divider circuitry together configured and arranged to produce an other low-frequency digital clock signal as a function of the second modulation signal, by combining the second modulation signal and a feedback signal derived from the other low-frequency digital clock signal, wherein a further divider is configured to frequency-divide the other low-frequency digital clock signal to provide the feedback signal.
A method for a control device to restart electrical service at a service point in a utility service area after a power stoppage, the control device being installed at the service point and controlling a supply of electrical power to at least one power consuming device (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 402-412) located at the service point, the method comprising: estimating an amount of time required to complete a restart of electrical service in the utility service area; determining a start time for commencing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area; estimating a completion time for completing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area based on the estimated amount of time required to complete the restart of electrical service in the utility service area and the start time for commencing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area; generating a random number, wherein the random number is between zero and the estimated completion time; determining a random start time for restarting electrical service at the service point based on the random number and the start time for commencing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area; comparing the random start time to a current time of day; and restarting electrical service at the service point at the current time of day in the event that the random start time is no later than the current time of day. estimating an amount of time required to complete a restart of electrical service in the utility service area; determining a start time for commencing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area; estimating a completion time for completing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area based on the estimated amount of time required to complete the restart of electrical service in the utility service area and the start time for commencing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area; generating a random number, wherein the random number is between zero and the estimated completion time; determining a random start time for restarting electrical service at the service point based on the random number and the start time for commencing the restart of electrical service in the utility service area; comparing the random start time to a current time of day; and restarting electrical service at the service point at the current time of day in the event that the random start time is no later than the current time of day.
A method of joining first and second members together, the method comprising: providing the first member with a base defining opposed first and second surfaces, and spaced first and second walls extending outwardly from the second surface of the base to define a receptacle therebetween; providing the second member as an elongate rib extending from a root portion to a first tip portion, the root portion having a uniform root portion thickness and the first tip portion having a first tip portion thickness not greater than the root portion thickness, the first tip portion being sized for insertion into the receptacle and shaped conformally with the receptacle; positioning the first and second members so that the first tip portion of the second member is inserted into the receptacle of the first member with the first tip portion engaging a closed end of the receptacle; and friction stir welding the first tip portion and first and second walls to form a welded joint between the first and second members, being characterised in that: the first tip portion has a radiused cross-sectional profile; and each of the first and second walls has a uniform wall thickness that is approximately half of the root portion thickness of the second member. providing the first member with a base defining opposed first and second surfaces, and spaced first and second walls extending outwardly from the second surface of the base to define a receptacle therebetween; providing the second member as an elongate rib extending from a root portion to a first tip portion, the root portion having a uniform root portion thickness and the first tip portion having a first tip portion thickness not greater than the root portion thickness, the first tip portion being sized for insertion into the receptacle and shaped conformally with the receptacle; positioning the first and second members so that the first tip portion of the second member is inserted into the receptacle of the first member with the first tip portion engaging a closed end of the receptacle; and friction stir welding the first tip portion and first and second walls to form a welded joint between the first and second members, being characterised in that: the first tip portion has a radiused cross-sectional profile; and each of the first and second walls has a uniform wall thickness that is approximately half of the root portion thickness of the second member. the first tip portion has a radiused cross-sectional profile; and each of the first and second walls has a uniform wall thickness that is approximately half of the root portion thickness of the second member.
Method for managing the energy of a hybrid vehicle comprising a combustion engine, one or more electric traction machines, at least one high-voltage traction battery, a low-voltage on-board battery for the accessories of the vehicle, a current inverter able to convert the direct currents provided by the traction battery and by the on-board battery into alternating currents for the electric machine, and a reversible current transformer making it possible to convert the high-voltage current of the traction battery into low-voltage current of the on-board battery, and to use the stock of energy available in the low-voltage battery so as not to draw energy from the high-voltage battery when the latter has a relatively low level of charge, characterized in that the operating point of the vehicle involving the minimum fuel consumption in the combustion engine is determined by imposing on the electric machine a torque ( T SG) that minimizes a criterion of cumulated fuel consumption through the consumption of the combustion engine ( ConsoMth(g / h)), the power consumed in the traction battery ( P bat HT), and the power consumed in the on-board battery ( P bat BT).
A mounting structure for a window regulator system, comprising: a main body portion defining a cavity for rotatably receiving a shaft portion of a pulley therein; and a snap fit engagement feature integrally formed with the main body portion, wherein the snap fit engagement feature is configured to be deflected from a first position in a first direction when the shaft portion of the pulley is inserted into the cavity and the snap fit feature returns to the first position when the shaft portion is fully inserted into the cavity and wherein the snap fit engagement feature is substantially free of fasteners for preventing movement of the portion of the pulley from the main body portion once the shaft portion of the pulley is fully inserted into the cavity, characterized in that the mounting structure is integrally formed with a panel of a vehicle door assembly and wherein no portion of a cable travelling on the pulley passes through the mounting structure. a main body portion defining a cavity for rotatably receiving a shaft portion of a pulley therein; and a snap fit engagement feature integrally formed with the main body portion, wherein the snap fit engagement feature is configured to be deflected from a first position in a first direction when the shaft portion of the pulley is inserted into the cavity and the snap fit feature returns to the first position when the shaft portion is fully inserted into the cavity and wherein the snap fit engagement feature is substantially free of fasteners for preventing movement of the portion of the pulley from the main body portion once the shaft portion of the pulley is fully inserted into the cavity, characterized in that the mounting structure is integrally formed with a panel of a vehicle door assembly and wherein no portion of a cable travelling on the pulley passes through the mounting structure.
Device for controlling a pressing force which is from a current collector of a vehicle and acts on an overhead line, wherein the pressing force is actuated by a pneumatic or hydraulic working pressure, wherein the device has: - a pilot control circuit and a working pressure control circuit; - a relay valve configured to control, in accordance with two pilot control pressures, a power pressure which has been made available and to output said power pressure as a working pressure into the working pressure control circuit, wherein the relay valve has at least two inputs (46, 46a, 46b) for the pilot control pressures with a small cross-section, and has one input for the power pressure and one output for the working pressure with large cross-sections, so that a transmission ratio is provided, wherein at least two inputs (46a, 46b) are provided on the pilot control pressure side on the relay valve and characterised in that the relay valve is configured such that a plurality of pilot control pressures are added at the inputs to control the power pressure. - a pilot control circuit and a working pressure control circuit; - a relay valve configured to control, in accordance with two pilot control pressures, a power pressure which has been made available and to output said power pressure as a working pressure into the working pressure control circuit, wherein the relay valve has at least two inputs (46, 46a, 46b) for the pilot control pressures with a small cross-section, and has one input for the power pressure and one output for the working pressure with large cross-sections, so that a transmission ratio is provided, wherein at least two inputs (46a, 46b) are provided on the pilot control pressure side on the relay valve and characterised in that the relay valve is configured such that a plurality of pilot control pressures are added at the inputs to control the power pressure.
A method for forming a food product, comprising: providing a cartridge including a first container having a closed interior space, with a liquid component medium located in the interior space; providing a second container including a closed interior space and an insoluble component located in that closed interior space; characterized by associating the cartridge with a cartridge receiver (3, 4; 120) of a beverage forming machine; opening the closed interior space of the second container; causing the beverage forming machine to produce a liquid component of the food product by mixing a liquid with the liquid component medium of the cartridge; and dispensing the liquid component from the beverage forming machine directly into the second container such that the second container holds the liquid component and the insoluble component of the food product. providing a cartridge including a first container having a closed interior space, with a liquid component medium located in the interior space; providing a second container including a closed interior space and an insoluble component located in that closed interior space; characterized by associating the cartridge with a cartridge receiver (3, 4; 120) of a beverage forming machine; opening the closed interior space of the second container; causing the beverage forming machine to produce a liquid component of the food product by mixing a liquid with the liquid component medium of the cartridge; and dispensing the liquid component from the beverage forming machine directly into the second container such that the second container holds the liquid component and the insoluble component of the food product.
A tissue clipping apparatus, comprising: a flexible insertion member extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion during use remains outside a body accessible to a user and the distal end portion is inserted into the body; a clip including a first and a second clip arm, each clip arm having a tab at its proximal end portion; a capsule, the capsule receiving a proximal portion of the clip and comprising first windows configured to be engaged by the tabs for locking the clip closed; a control wire extending through the flexible insertion member; and a bushing provided at the distal end portion of the flexible insertion member; characterized in that the capsule is maintained in engagement with the bushing by a retainer before release, wherein the retainer comprises two spring arms, each of which engages a corresponding second window of the capsule. a flexible insertion member extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion during use remains outside a body accessible to a user and the distal end portion is inserted into the body; a clip including a first and a second clip arm, each clip arm having a tab at its proximal end portion; a capsule, the capsule receiving a proximal portion of the clip and comprising first windows configured to be engaged by the tabs for locking the clip closed; a control wire extending through the flexible insertion member; and a bushing provided at the distal end portion of the flexible insertion member; characterized in that the capsule is maintained in engagement with the bushing by a retainer before release, wherein the retainer comprises two spring arms, each of which engages a corresponding second window of the capsule.
A mobile scraper device for scraping the bottom of a pit in which animal excrement is collected and recovered, intended to be moved in a longitudinal direction over this bottom to scrape the excrement thereupon, device which comprises a supporting structure provided with at least two generally transverse scraper blades, generally longitudinal guide means and traction means (T RA) in the longitudinal direction, characterized by the fact that the said guide means comprise a median longitudinal section piece either side of which there extends at least one of the said blades, and in that this section piece has an opening directed towards the same side as the edge of the said blades, so that it is capable of interlocking onto and sliding along a longitudinal protrusion integral with the said bottom.
A dry-mix composition comprising: (a) gypsum powder, and (b) cellulose ether agglomerates, wherein the cellulose ether is methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose or mixtures thereof, wherein the cellulose ether agglomerates comprise cellulose ether particles bound together with an aqueous solution of carboxymethyl cellulose or pure water, and wherein the total amount of the binding liquid added to the raw material cellulose ether particles is 20 to 33 weight %, based on the total weight of the raw material cellulose ether particles and the binding liquid, and further wherein less than 14 wt% of the cellulose ether agglomerate particles have particle size smaller than 63 μm after sieving, and the fraction of cellulose ether agglomerate particles with particle size of 200-1,000 μm is from more than 20 to 50 wt%, where weight percent of particles is based on the total weight of the cellulose ether agglomerates.
A light control device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate parallel to the first substrate; a first electrode on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate; a second electrode on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate; partitioning walls between the first electrode and the second electrode, the partitioning walls are configured to partition space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a plurality of column spacers in the partitioned space and separated from the partitioning walls, each of the plurality of column spacers between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided to maintain a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode; and liquid crystal in the partitioned space between the partitioning walls and the plurality of the column spacers, characterized in that the partitioning walls form a honeycomb shape, and in that the column spacers arranged within one honeycomb and being adjacent to at least one partitioning wall of the honeycomb all have the same distance to the adjacent partitioning wall or walls of the honeycomb. a first substrate; a second substrate parallel to the first substrate; a first electrode on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate; a second electrode on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate; partitioning walls between the first electrode and the second electrode, the partitioning walls are configured to partition space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a plurality of column spacers in the partitioned space and separated from the partitioning walls, each of the plurality of column spacers between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided to maintain a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode; and liquid crystal in the partitioned space between the partitioning walls and the plurality of the column spacers, characterized in that the partitioning walls form a honeycomb shape, and in that the column spacers arranged within one honeycomb and being adjacent to at least one partitioning wall of the honeycomb all have the same distance to the adjacent partitioning wall or walls of the honeycomb.
A carbon fiber bundle, wherein a ratio (n/N) of a number n of pairs where a flaw of 50 nm in size or more is present on at least one of fracture surfaces forming the pair to a total number N of pairs of fiber fracture surfaces selected at random after performing a single fiber tensile test for a gauge length of 10 mm according to the method of the description is 35% or less, a mean single-fiber diameter is 4.3 μm or more, and a specific gravity is 1.78 to 1.85, determined according to the method of description.
Method for defining the trajectories of fiber on a layup surface for producing at least one ply having a given theoretical orientation, characterized in that it includes: - the definition of a finite element mesh of the layup surface, - the definition of a continuous transfer mesh of a transfer surface corresponding to a simplified surface of the layup surface, the direction of a fiber at an analysis point of an element of the layup surface, being obtained by - the definition of a projected point (P' 5, P' 6) by normal projection of an analysis point (P 5, P 6) of said element, on the transfer mesh, - the definition of a reference direction (T' R, T" R) at said projected point (P' 5), from direction data associated to a method of transfer, - the definition of the normal (U 1, U 2) to the transfer element, - the definition of a cutting plane (A 2, A 4) said cutting plane being defined by the projected point (P' 5, P' 6), said reference direction (T' R, T" R) and said normal (U 1, U 2), - the definition of the line of intersection (D 4, D 5) of the cutting plane (A 2, A 4) with the plane (A 3, A 5) of the element, the direction of the fiber at the analysis point being obtained from the direction of this line of intersection. - the definition of a finite element mesh of the layup surface, - the definition of a continuous transfer mesh of a transfer surface corresponding to a simplified surface of the layup surface, - the definition of a projected point (P' 5, P' 6) by normal projection of an analysis point (P 5, P 6) of said element, on the transfer mesh, - the definition of a reference direction (T' R, T" R) at said projected point (P' 5), from direction data associated to a method of transfer, - the definition of the normal (U 1, U 2) to the transfer element, - the definition of a cutting plane (A 2, A 4) said cutting plane being defined by the projected point (P' 5, P' 6), said reference direction (T' R, T" R) and said normal (U 1, U 2), - the definition of the line of intersection (D 4, D 5) of the cutting plane (A 2, A 4) with the plane (A 3, A 5) of the element, the direction of the fiber at the analysis point being obtained from the direction of this line of intersection.
A coating composition enhancing properties of peeling frost adhered on a surface of an object, comprising a water-repellent fluororesin-based coating material, and from 0.2% to 0.5% by mass of at least one infrared absorbent selected from the group consisting of an antimony-doped tin oxide and an indium tin oxide with respect to the fluororesin-based coating material, wherein the average particle diameter of the infrared absorbent is less than or equal to 0.2 μm.