mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Ultrasonic vibrator (10; 30), in particular sonotrode or ultrasonic booster, having an input coupling region (11; 31), which has at least one input coupling surface (12; 32) for coupling ultrasonic vibrations into the ultrasonic vibrator (10; 30), in particular from an ultrasonic converter or an ultrasonic booster, and at least one output coupling surface (13; 33), in particular at least one working surface of a sonotrode, for outputting the ultrasonic vibrations, the input coupling region (11; 31) having a recess (14; 34) which is completely enclosed by a side surface (15; 35), characterized in that the recess (14; 34) has a bottom surface which forms the input coupling surface (12; 32).
A tracking method, comprising: receiving, from a client, a plurality of propagation components corresponding to a plurality of propagation paths (d j), said propagation components being extracted from an electromagnetic signal received by said client at a location from at least one electromagnetic emitter (T j); comparing said received propagation components with a plurality of pre-stored propagation components associated with a plurality of known locations; determining information pertaining to said location of said client based on said comparison; and providing said information to said client; characterized in that said comparison comprises generating a plurality of similarity metrics corresponding to said plurality of known locations, wherein generating a similarity metric of said plurality of similarity metrics corresponding to a known location of said plurality of known locations comprises matching said received propagation components to pre-stored propagation components associated with said known location based on a similarity threshold (ε), wherein for every received propagation component, a best match value is selected from said pre-stored propagation components associated with said known location and said best match value and said received propagation component are considered matched if an absolute value of a difference between said best match value and said received propagation component is less than said similarity threshold (ε). receiving, from a client, a plurality of propagation components corresponding to a plurality of propagation paths (d j), said propagation components being extracted from an electromagnetic signal received by said client at a location from at least one electromagnetic emitter (T j); comparing said received propagation components with a plurality of pre-stored propagation components associated with a plurality of known locations; determining information pertaining to said location of said client based on said comparison; and providing said information to said client; said comparison comprises generating a plurality of similarity metrics corresponding to said plurality of known locations, wherein generating a similarity metric of said plurality of similarity metrics corresponding to a known location of said plurality of known locations comprises matching said received propagation components to pre-stored propagation components associated with said known location based on a similarity threshold (ε), wherein for every received propagation component, a best match value is selected from said pre-stored propagation components associated with said known location and said best match value and said received propagation component are considered matched if an absolute value of a difference between said best match value and said received propagation component is less than said similarity threshold (ε).
A configuration module for configuring a radiofrequency sensing network comprising one or more network devices (210, 220, 230, 240) adapted to receive and transmit radiofrequency signals, the configuration module comprising: - a reference relation providing unit for providing, for any one of the network devices (210, 220, 230, 240), a reference relation between a) an ambient parameter reference value indicative of a reference value of an ambient parameter, wherein the ambient parameter correlates with a propagation property of an ambient medium for radiofrequency signals, and b) a received signal feature reference value indicative of a reference value of a feature of a signal that has propagated through the ambient medium and has been received by the network device, - an ambient parameter configuration value providing unit for providing a configuration value of the ambient parameter indicative of a value of the ambient parameter at a configuration time, and - an operating variable value determining unit for determining a value of an operating variable associated with the network device based on the provided reference relation and the provided ambient parameter configuration value; wherein the operating variable indicates a modification of a value of the received signal feature for signals received by the network device and/or a modification of a transmission value of the signal feature for a network device transmitting the signals, wherein the modified value of the signal feature is used for sensing. - a reference relation providing unit for providing, for any one of the network devices (210, 220, 230, 240), a reference relation between a) an ambient parameter reference value indicative of a reference value of an ambient parameter, wherein the ambient parameter correlates with a propagation property of an ambient medium for radiofrequency signals, and b) a received signal feature reference value indicative of a reference value of a feature of a signal that has propagated through the ambient medium and has been received by the network device, - an ambient parameter configuration value providing unit for providing a configuration value of the ambient parameter indicative of a value of the ambient parameter at a configuration time, and - an operating variable value determining unit for determining a value of an operating variable associated with the network device based on the provided reference relation and the provided ambient parameter configuration value;
EUV light source (2, 53) for generating a usable output beam of EUV illumination light for a projection exposure apparatus for projection lithography - with an EUV generation device which generates an EUV raw output beam, - wherein the EUV raw output beam is circularly polarized, - with a polarization setting device (32; 39) which, in respect of the polarization direction, has a linearly polarizing effect on the raw output beam for setting the polarization of the usable output beam. - with an EUV generation device which generates an EUV raw output beam, - wherein the EUV raw output beam is circularly polarized, - with a polarization setting device (32; 39) which, in respect of the polarization direction, has a linearly polarizing effect on the raw output beam for setting the polarization of the usable output beam.
A star tracker device having an Active-Pixel-Sensor apparatus, the Active-Pixel-Sensor apparatus including an imager chip, said imager chip comprising an array of photo-diodes operating as optical pixels, and a logic circuit being configured to: - read out a pixel signal depending on an amount of light irradiated during a predetermined integration time and resetting the optical pixel upon termination of the predetermined integration time; - periodically perform a non-destructive readout of the pixel signal during the integration time; - determine an output signal value by repeatedly adding increments to a base value, wherein one such increment is added for each non-destructive readout, and output the determined output signal value upon termination of the predetermined integration time as a modified pixel signal; - for each non-destructive readout, determine the difference (D 1, D 5) between the results of the present non-destructive readout and the previous non-destructive readout; - for each non-destructive readout, detect whether or not the discontinuity has occurred by comparing the determined difference (D 1, D 5) to a predetermined threshold value, wherein a discontinuity is detected when the determined difference (D 1, D 5) exceeds the predetermined threshold value; and - for each non-destructive readout, use the determined difference (D 1, D 5) as said increment if the determined difference (D 1, D 5) is below said predetermined threshold value, and use an extrapolated difference value as the increment if the determined difference (D 1, D 5) exceeds said predetermined threshold value. - read out a pixel signal depending on an amount of light irradiated during a predetermined integration time and resetting the optical pixel upon termination of the predetermined integration time; - periodically perform a non-destructive readout of the pixel signal during the integration time; - determine an output signal value by repeatedly adding increments to a base value, wherein one such increment is added for each non-destructive readout, and output the determined output signal value upon termination of the predetermined integration time as a modified pixel signal; - for each non-destructive readout, determine the difference (D 1, D 5) between the results of the present non-destructive readout and the previous non-destructive readout; - for each non-destructive readout, detect whether or not the discontinuity has occurred by comparing the determined difference (D 1, D 5) to a predetermined threshold value, wherein a discontinuity is detected when the determined difference (D 1, D 5) exceeds the predetermined threshold value; and - for each non-destructive readout, use the determined difference (D 1, D 5) as said increment if the determined difference (D 1, D 5) is below said predetermined threshold value, and use an extrapolated difference value as the increment if the determined difference (D 1, D 5) exceeds said predetermined threshold value.
A recording method for an optical disc, the optical disc has at least a first recording layer and a second recording layer, including: a first step of recording test data at a plurality of mutually differing recording power values differing in steps of a first predetermined width in a test recording area (21,22) in a recording layer (11,12), reproducing the recorded test data, and evaluating the reproduction results to determine an approximate value of the optimal recording power; a second step of recording test data at a plurality of mutually differing recording power values in a range near said approximate value of the optimal recording power, differing in steps of a second predetermined width smaller than the first predetermined width, in the test recording area (21,22) in the recording layer (11,12), reproducing the recorded test data, and evaluating the reproduction results to determine a more precise value of the optimal recording power; and a third step of recording user data according to the more precise value of the optimal recording power. said recording method futher comprising; when user data are recorded in the second recording layer after user data have been recorded in the first recording layer, said first step is performed on the second recording layer before the recording of the user data in the first recording layer ends, and said second step is performed on the second recording layer after the recording of the user data in the first recording layer ends and before the recording of the user data in the second recording layer begins. a first step of recording test data at a plurality of mutually differing recording power values differing in steps of a first predetermined width in a test recording area (21,22) in a recording layer (11,12), reproducing the recorded test data, and evaluating the reproduction results to determine an approximate value of the optimal recording power; a second step of recording test data at a plurality of mutually differing recording power values in a range near said approximate value of the optimal recording power, differing in steps of a second predetermined width smaller than the first predetermined width, in the test recording area (21,22) in the recording layer (11,12), reproducing the recorded test data, and evaluating the reproduction results to determine a more precise value of the optimal recording power; and a third step of recording user data according to the more precise value of the optimal recording power. said recording method futher comprising; when user data are recorded in the second recording layer after user data have been recorded in the first recording layer, said first step is performed on the second recording layer before the recording of the user data in the first recording layer ends, and said second step is performed on the second recording layer after the recording of the user data in the first recording layer ends and before the recording of the user data in the second recording layer begins.
Bed frame having various parts, specifically - a base part which is provided for stationary erection; - a lying part which is disposed above the base part and which has a receptacle region for a mattress, wherein the receptacle region is configured for receiving a mattress, and in the direction of a transverse bed axis is at least 80 cm wide and in the direction of a longitudinal bed axis is at least 180 cm long, and - a head part which is disposed at a head end of the bed frame and which has a front face pointing in the direction of the lying part and per se does not form part of the receptacle region for the mattress, characterized in that - the lying part is mounted so as to be movable in relation to the base part along a lying-part motion path which at least also extends in the direction of the longitudinal bed axis, - the head part is articulated on the lying part or on the base part so as to be pivotable about a head-part pivot axis which extends in the direction of the transverse bed axis, and - the position of the lying part relative to the base part, and the positon of the head part relative to the base part or to the lying part, are operatively intercoupled such that pivoting the head part from the basic position, with the front face being aligned in a substantially vertical manner, to the comfort position, with the front face being pivoted, results in repositioning of the lying part in the direction of the foot end. - a base part which is provided for stationary erection; - a lying part which is disposed above the base part and which has a receptacle region for a mattress, wherein the receptacle region is configured for receiving a mattress, and in the direction of a transverse bed axis is at least 80 cm wide and in the direction of a longitudinal bed axis is at least 180 cm long, and - a head part which is disposed at a head end of the bed frame and which has a front face pointing in the direction of the lying part and per se does not form part of the receptacle region for the mattress, - the lying part is mounted so as to be movable in relation to the base part along a lying-part motion path which at least also extends in the direction of the longitudinal bed axis, - the head part is articulated on the lying part or on the base part so as to be pivotable about a head-part pivot axis which extends in the direction of the transverse bed axis, and - the position of the lying part relative to the base part, and the positon of the head part relative to the base part or to the lying part, are operatively intercoupled such that pivoting the head part from the basic position, with the front face being aligned in a substantially vertical manner, to the comfort position, with the front face being pivoted, results in repositioning of the lying part in the direction of the foot end.
A method implemented by a server, the method comprising receiving, from a first client device (102_1), a message exchanged in a communication session, wherein the message is associated with a transitory display parameter that causes automatic deletion of the message after a transitory display parameter time expires; the method being characterized in further comprising: determining that a request to preserve the message to prevent automatic deletion of the message has been received from a plurality of users who are engaged in the communication session; modifying thread indicia associated with the message based on a quantity of users in the plurality of users from which the request to preserve the message was received; and displaying the message at the first client device (102_1) with the modified thread indicia. determining that a request to preserve the message to prevent automatic deletion of the message has been received from a plurality of users who are engaged in the communication session; modifying thread indicia associated with the message based on a quantity of users in the plurality of users from which the request to preserve the message was received; and displaying the message at the first client device (102_1) with the modified thread indicia.
A steering apparatus for vehicle, comprising: a steering column supported within a housing, to be slidable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle said housing being hold by a vehicle body to be pivotal relative to the vehicle body; a single electric motor configured to be selectively connected to a telescopic mechanism or a tilt mechanism; a steering wheel of which an operation position is adjustable by an operation of the telescopic mechanism or the tilt mechanism; a drive mechanism adjusting an output torque of the electric motor to transmit the output torque to a telescopic threaded shaft and a tilt threaded shaft, the telescopic threaded shaft being configured to drive the telescopic mechanism, the tilt threaded shaft being configured to drive the tilt mechanism and arranged in parallel with the telescopic threaded shaft; and a connecting-disconnecting mechanism including a first clutch mechanism configured to connect and disconnect the drive mechanism to and from the tilt threaded shaft, and a second clutch mechanism configured to connect and disconnect the drive mechanism to and from the telescopic threaded shaft, the connecting-disconnecting mechanism bringing one of the first clutch mechanism and the second clutch mechanism in a connected state to the drive mechanism and bringing the other of the first clutch mechanism and the second clutch mechanism in a disconnected state from the drive mechanism, wherein the drive mechanism and the connecting-disconnecting mechanism constitute a single power connecting-disconnecting unit mounted at the housing. a steering column supported within a housing, to be slidable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle said housing being hold by a vehicle body to be pivotal relative to the vehicle body; a single electric motor configured to be selectively connected to a telescopic mechanism or a tilt mechanism; a steering wheel of which an operation position is adjustable by an operation of the telescopic mechanism or the tilt mechanism; a drive mechanism adjusting an output torque of the electric motor to transmit the output torque to a telescopic threaded shaft and a tilt threaded shaft, the telescopic threaded shaft being configured to drive the telescopic mechanism, the tilt threaded shaft being configured to drive the tilt mechanism and arranged in parallel with the telescopic threaded shaft; and a connecting-disconnecting mechanism including a first clutch mechanism configured to connect and disconnect the drive mechanism to and from the tilt threaded shaft, and a second clutch mechanism configured to connect and disconnect the drive mechanism to and from the telescopic threaded shaft, the connecting-disconnecting mechanism bringing one of the first clutch mechanism and the second clutch mechanism in a connected state to the drive mechanism and bringing the other of the first clutch mechanism and the second clutch mechanism in a disconnected state from the drive mechanism, wherein the drive mechanism and the connecting-disconnecting mechanism constitute a single power connecting-disconnecting unit mounted at the housing.
A coupling system comprising at least a male component and a female component, wherein the male component is insertable into the female component along a longitudinal axis common to the male and female components, and is retained movably by the female component, characterized in that: the male component comprises a substantially cylindrical elongated body, an open end and an opposite, closed end; the female component comprises a substantially cylindrical elongated body having an inner longitudinal bore of dimensions which are adapted to the insertion and retaining of the male component, an open extremity and an opposite, closed extremity; the male component is insertable via its open end into the open end of the female component via a simultaneous longitudinal displacement movement and a quarter-rotation movement; and the male component includes blocking means preventing longitudinal axis displacement and rotation, which cooperate with complementary stopping means present in the female component. the male component comprises a substantially cylindrical elongated body, an open end and an opposite, closed end; the female component comprises a substantially cylindrical elongated body having an inner longitudinal bore of dimensions which are adapted to the insertion and retaining of the male component, an open extremity and an opposite, closed extremity; the male component is insertable via its open end into the open end of the female component via a simultaneous longitudinal displacement movement and a quarter-rotation movement; and the male component includes blocking means preventing longitudinal axis displacement and rotation, which cooperate with complementary stopping means present in the female component.
An electroconductive member for electrophotography, comprising at least: an electroconductive support; and a surface layer on an outer side of the electroconductive support, characterized in that the surface layer comprises a porous body and satisfies the following,, and: the porous body has a co-continuous structure including a skeleton that is three-dimensionally continuous and a pore that is three-dimensionally continuous; when an arbitrary square region having one side length of 150 μm of a surface of the surface layer is photographed, and the region is equally divided into 60 parts vertically and equally divided into 60 parts horizontally so that the region is equally divided into 3,600 square parts, a ratio of a total sum of a number of the square parts formed of the skeleton and a number of the square parts formed of the pore with respect to a number of all the square parts is 25% or less; and the porous body is non-electroconductive. an electroconductive support; and a surface layer on an outer side of the electroconductive support, characterized in that the surface layer comprises a porous body and satisfies the following,, and: the porous body has a co-continuous structure including a skeleton that is three-dimensionally continuous and a pore that is three-dimensionally continuous; when an arbitrary square region having one side length of 150 μm of a surface of the surface layer is photographed, and the region is equally divided into 60 parts vertically and equally divided into 60 parts horizontally so that the region is equally divided into 3,600 square parts, a ratio of a total sum of a number of the square parts formed of the skeleton and a number of the square parts formed of the pore with respect to a number of all the square parts is 25% or less; and the porous body is non-electroconductive. the porous body has a co-continuous structure including a skeleton that is three-dimensionally continuous and a pore that is three-dimensionally continuous; when an arbitrary square region having one side length of 150 μm of a surface of the surface layer is photographed, and the region is equally divided into 60 parts vertically and equally divided into 60 parts horizontally so that the region is equally divided into 3,600 square parts, a ratio of a total sum of a number of the square parts formed of the skeleton and a number of the square parts formed of the pore with respect to a number of all the square parts is 25% or less; and the porous body is non-electroconductive.