mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for operating a hearing aid, wherein, in order to track and select a first acoustic source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)) of an ambient sound (100; 102; 104; s 1 (t), s 2 (t),..., s n (t)), a "local source" operating mode is established by a signal processing section of the hearing aid, wherein electrical acoustic signals (202, 212; 312, 314; x 1 (t), x 2 (t),..., x n (t)) are generated by the hearing aid from the recorded ambient sound (100; 102; 104; s 1 (t), s 2 (t),..., s n (t)), wherein the electrical acoustic signals (202, 212; 312, 314; x 1 (t), x 2 (t),..., x n (t)) are unmixed into electrical output signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t),..., s' n (t)), wherein the first acoustic source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)) is determined from the electrical output signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t),..., s' n (t)) and is selectively taken into account by the signal processing section in an output sound (402; s"(t); s" 1 (t)+s" n (t)) of the hearing aid such that the first acoustic source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)) is at least acoustically prominent and is therefore better perceived compared to another acoustic source (104; s 2 (t)) for a hearing aid wearer, wherein the other acoustic source (104; s 2 (t)) is located spatially further away than the first acoustic source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)) with respect to the hearing aid wearer, wherein the signal processing section has, for this purpose, an unmixer module for separating the electrical acoustic signals (312, 314; x 1 (t), x 2 (t),..., x n (t)) and a post-processor module which establishes the "local source" operating mode of the hearing aid, and wherein a distance analysis of the electrical output signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t),..., s' n (t)) is performed by the signal processing section, and a distance (y 1 (t), y 2 (t),..., y n (t)) from the hearing aid wearer is determined for each of the acoustic sources (102, 104; s 1 (t), s 2 (t),..., s n (t)).
A method of handling a sensor, the method comprising the steps of: - defining a subset of sensor components of the sensor; - challenging said subset of sensor components under uniform conditions; - receiving output signal values from said subset of sensor components; - for each component of the subset of sensor components, determining the statistical moment of order i of the temporal distribution of the output signal value of said each sensor component; - determining one or more pathological sensor components, said pathological components being components whose sum of the distances of values to all the other components of the subset is greater than a threshold, the distance between two sensor components being determined by the difference of the i th statistical moment values of the two temporal distributions associated to the components obtained when challenging said subset of sensor components under uniform conditions, characterized in that i includes values greater than 2. - defining a subset of sensor components of the sensor; - challenging said subset of sensor components under uniform conditions; - receiving output signal values from said subset of sensor components; - for each component of the subset of sensor components, determining the statistical moment of order i of the temporal distribution of the output signal value of said each sensor component; - determining one or more pathological sensor components, said pathological components being components whose sum of the distances of values to all the other components of the subset is greater than a threshold, the distance between two sensor components being determined by the difference of the i th statistical moment values of the two temporal distributions associated to the components obtained when challenging said subset of sensor components under uniform conditions, characterized in that i includes values greater than 2.
Method for defusing a submerged unexploded ordnance with at least one detonator using a housing which can be closed and drained under water, having the steps: * Fixing the unexploded ordnance in the housing, * locating the at least one detonator on the unexploded ordnance, and unexploded ordnance, characterised by the further steps: * cutting loose the at least one detonator, * removing the detached detonator from the unexploded ordnance and unexploded ordnance and * separating the removed detonator from the remaining unexploded ordnance by separating the removed detonator from the rest of the unexploded ordnance by moving the detonator removed from the unexploded ordnance into a protected compartment and separating it from the rest of the unexploded ordnance and separating it spatially. * Fixing the unexploded ordnance in the housing, * locating the at least one detonator on the unexploded ordnance, and unexploded ordnance, characterised by the further steps: * cutting loose the at least one detonator, * removing the detached detonator from the unexploded ordnance and unexploded ordnance and * separating the removed detonator from the remaining unexploded ordnance by separating the removed detonator from the rest of the unexploded ordnance by moving the detonator removed from the unexploded ordnance into a protected compartment and separating it from the rest of the unexploded ordnance and separating it spatially. * cutting loose the at least one detonator, * removing the detached detonator from the unexploded ordnance and unexploded ordnance and * separating the removed detonator from the remaining unexploded ordnance by separating the removed detonator from the rest of the unexploded ordnance by moving the detonator removed from the unexploded ordnance into a protected compartment and separating it from the rest of the unexploded ordnance and separating it spatially.
A method for the fractionation of knotwood extract, characterized in that knotwood is initially extracted with a hydrophilic solvent, the resulting knotwood extract is extracted with a lipophilic solvent, at least one knotwood extract fraction is recovered and said fractionation is performed as a liquid-liquid extraction.
A method of separating a target molecule from one or more impurities in a sample, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a sample comprising a target molecule and one or more impurities; (b) contacting the sample with a soluble stimulus responsive polymer comprising a polyelectrolyte backbone comprising one or more hydrophobic groups attached to the backbone, wherein the polymer is capable of binding and precipitating a biomolecule of interest in a sample upon addition of a stimulus, thereby to form a complex of polymer and the one or more impurities; and (c) adding a stimulus to the sample, thereby to precipitate the complex out of solution wherein the stimulus is a multivalent ion; thereby to separate the target molecule from one or more impurities. (a) providing a sample comprising a target molecule and one or more impurities; (b) contacting the sample with a soluble stimulus responsive polymer comprising a polyelectrolyte backbone comprising one or more hydrophobic groups attached to the backbone, wherein the polymer is capable of binding and precipitating a biomolecule of interest in a sample upon addition of a stimulus, thereby to form a complex of polymer and the one or more impurities; and (c) adding a stimulus to the sample, thereby to precipitate the complex out of solution wherein the stimulus is a multivalent ion;
Agricultural baler comprising a press frame, a container device, and a transfer means, which is designed to transfer the container device relative to the press frame from an operating position into a filling position and has at least one actuator, at least one first link element, one end of which is arranged on the press frame so as to be pivotable about a first link-frame pivot axis and the other end of which is arranged on the container device so as to be pivotable about a first link-container pivot axis, and a link arrangement, which is arranged on the container device so as to be pivotable about a second link-container pivot axis and has at least one second link element, one end of which is arranged on the press frame so as to be pivotable about a second link-frame pivot axis, characterized in that the link arrangement comprises at least one intermediate link element and at least one third link element, the other end of which second link element is arranged on the intermediate link element so as to be pivotable about a first intermediate link pivot axis, the intermediate link element is arranged on the first link element so as to be pivotable about a second intermediate link pivot axis, and one end of the third link element is arranged on the intermediate link element so as to be pivotable about a third intermediate link pivot axis and the other end is arranged on the container device so as to be pivotable about the second container pivot axis.
An indexable cutting insert having an insert index axis (C I) and comprising parallel insert first and second sides (22A, 22B) connected by an insert peripheral surface which extends peripherally around the cutting insert, and at least one clamping hole opening out to one or both of the insert first and second sides (22A, 22B); the insert peripheral surface comprising cutting edges (18A, 18B, 18C, 18D, 18E) which are spaced-apart and extend from the insert first side to the insert second side; wherein each three consecutively positioned cutting edges (18A, 18B, 18C) constitute an associated cutting arrangement comprising a central cutting edge disposed between two peripheral cutting edges (18B, 18C), the central cutting edge being wider, along a width direction (Dw) which is perpendicular to the insert first and second sides (22A, 22B), than any other portion of an associated insert cutting region defined from the central cutting edge to at least an imaginary straight line (I L1) connecting the two peripheral cutting edges (18B, 18C); characterised in that the insert peripheral side surface comprises exactly five cutting edges (18A, 18B,18C, 18D, 18E) and in that at least a clamping hole portion of the at least one clamping hole is located in an associated insert clamping region which is defined outside of the associated cutting region; wherein the at least one clamping hole has portions located in both the associated insert clamping region and the associated cutting region.
A pod of a wind power installation, wherein the wind power installation has a pylon or mast, an aerodynamic rotor and a generator with a generator rotor member and a stator and the pod is provided with a pod casing (2, 4), wherein the pod, in particular the pod casing (2, 4), is self-supporting, and wherein the pod casing (2, 4) has a rotating part which carries at least one rotor blade of the aerodynamic rotor and/or the rotor member of the generator and has a stationary part carrying the stator of the generator; wherein the rotating part of the pod is mounted on the stationary part rotatably about a substantially horizontal axis by means of a rear bearing and a front bearing, characterized in that - the stationary part comprises a front cone portion, which is in particular walkable, and- a hub portion for receiving the at least one rotor blade is provided, wherein the hub portion is mounted rotatably around the cone portion. - the stationary part comprises a front cone portion, which is in particular walkable, and- a hub portion for receiving the at least one rotor blade is provided, wherein the hub portion is mounted rotatably around the cone portion.
Heating device for thermal joining of plastic materials having a base body (2; 32), which is penetrated by a cooling recess (3; 33) and on which an electrically insulating support surface (7; 37) is configured, on which at least one electrically conductive heat conductor (9; 39) is arranged, which is provided with an electrically insulating coating (17; 47) on a contact surface facing away from the support surface (7; 37), wherein the support surface (7; 37) has at least one curved or angled support surface section (10; 40) and wherein the heat conductor (9; 39) overlaps the curved or angled support surface section (10; 40) at least in parts, characterised in that the electrically insulating support surface (7; 37) is defined by a ceramic coating (6; 36), which is applied to a pressing surface (5; 35) configured on the base body (2; 32).
Device for securing an electronic unit to a tyre, comprising a base formed by a single layer of elastomeric material and a module comprising or intended to house said electronic unit, wherein: - said base comprises an upper surface and a lower surface; - said lower surface of said base has a greater area than an area of a lower surface of said module; and being characterised in that - said lower surface of said module is glued to said upper surface of said base by means of a structural adhesive; - said lower surface of said base is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. - said base comprises an upper surface and a lower surface; - said lower surface of said base has a greater area than an area of a lower surface of said module; and being characterised in that - said lower surface of said module is glued to said upper surface of said base by means of a structural adhesive; - said lower surface of said base is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. - said lower surface of said base is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
A method of producing a wax pattern for an investment casting process, the method comprising: positioning a ceramic core (122, 142) within a wax pattern mold (124, 150); supporting the ceramic core from a flexible surface of the mold; injecting melted wax into the mold around the ceramic core; and removing the mold after the wax has hardened to reveal the ceramic core encased inside a wax pattern, wherein the method further comprises supporting the ceramic core at a location along its length during the step of injecting melted wax by locating a pin (120, 148) to extend from the flexible surface of the mold to make proximate contact with the core, wherein the method further comprises aligning the pin to make proximate contact with a pedestal (128, 140) formed on the core to provide support for the core along a plurality of axes. positioning a ceramic core (122, 142) within a wax pattern mold (124, 150); supporting the ceramic core from a flexible surface of the mold; injecting melted wax into the mold around the ceramic core; and removing the mold after the wax has hardened to reveal the ceramic core encased inside a wax pattern, wherein the method further comprises supporting the ceramic core at a location along its length during the step of injecting melted wax by locating a pin (120, 148) to extend from the flexible surface of the mold to make proximate contact with the core, wherein the method further comprises aligning the pin to make proximate contact with a pedestal (128, 140) formed on the core to provide support for the core along a plurality of axes.
A molded article of a carbon fiber composite material including at least a carbon fiber and a resin composition, wherein the molded article has a surface roughness Ra of 0.01 um or more and 2 μm or less, a tensile lap-shear strength, which is determined as described in the description by providing an overlapped test specimen obtained by applying an adhesive onto a bonding surface of a molded article and bonding a metal material thereon, is 10 MPa or more and 40 MPa or less when the molded article is bonded with a metal with an adhesive layer formed on a surface of the molded article being interposed therebetween, the adhesive layer containing an epoxy compound and having a thickness of 0.1 mm or more and 3 mm or less on a surface thereof, the molded article has a surface free energy (γ TOTAL) of 30 mJ/m 2 or more and 80 mJ/m 2 or less, and a ratio {γ p/ γ d} between a surface free energy dispersion component (γ d) and a surface free energy polar component (γ p) constituting the surface free energy (γ TOTAL) is 0.3 or more and 1 or less. the molded article has a surface roughness Ra of 0.01 um or more and 2 μm or less, a tensile lap-shear strength, which is determined as described in the description by providing an overlapped test specimen obtained by applying an adhesive onto a bonding surface of a molded article and bonding a metal material thereon, is 10 MPa or more and 40 MPa or less when the molded article is bonded with a metal with an adhesive layer formed on a surface of the molded article being interposed therebetween, the adhesive layer containing an epoxy compound and having a thickness of 0.1 mm or more and 3 mm or less on a surface thereof, the molded article has a surface free energy (γ TOTAL) of 30 mJ/m 2 or more and 80 mJ/m 2 or less, and a ratio {γ p/ γ d} between a surface free energy dispersion component (γ d) and a surface free energy polar component (γ p) constituting the surface free energy (γ TOTAL) is 0.3 or more and 1 or less.
A method comprising: receiving at a mobile device a unique identifier of a device accessory; sending the received unique identifier and a unique mobile device identifier to a server via a communication network; and receiving information from the server relating to the unique identifier comprising an indication of authenticity of the unique identifier indicating if the device accessory is authenticated or unauthenticated, characterised in that: the device accessory is authenticated when the unique identifier is recognized by the server and not associated with another mobile device identifier, and the device accessory is unauthenticated when the unique identifier is not recognized by the server or is recognized by the server and associated with another mobile device identifier. receiving at a mobile device a unique identifier of a device accessory; sending the received unique identifier and a unique mobile device identifier to a server via a communication network; and receiving information from the server relating to the unique identifier comprising an indication of authenticity of the unique identifier indicating if the device accessory is authenticated or unauthenticated, characterised in that: the device accessory is authenticated when the unique identifier is recognized by the server and not associated with another mobile device identifier, and the device accessory is unauthenticated when the unique identifier is not recognized by the server or is recognized by the server and associated with another mobile device identifier. the device accessory is authenticated when the unique identifier is recognized by the server and not associated with another mobile device identifier, and the device accessory is unauthenticated when the unique identifier is not recognized by the server or is recognized by the server and associated with another mobile device identifier.
A near field magnetically coupled contactless tag, comprising: • a substrate comprising a rupture zone; • a master microcircuit arranged on the substrate on one side of the rupture zone, and configured to be interrogated by a near-field reader; • a slave microcircuit arranged on the substrate on the other side of the rupture zone; and • a sacrificial link connecting the two microcircuits; characterized in that the two microcircuits are configured to negotiate mutual authentication through the sacrificial link. • a substrate comprising a rupture zone; • a master microcircuit arranged on the substrate on one side of the rupture zone, and configured to be interrogated by a near-field reader; • a slave microcircuit arranged on the substrate on the other side of the rupture zone; and • a sacrificial link connecting the two microcircuits;
An oral product, comprising a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity, the body comprising: a fiber-polymer matrix having pores, a plurality of pores having a diameter ranging from about 40 microns to about 60 microns, and a plurality of pores having a diameter ranging from about 1 micron to about 10 microns, the fiber-polymer matrix comprising: a mouth-soluble polymer matrix comprising one or more mouth-soluble polymers in an amount ranging from about 40 to about 80 weight percent of the oral product; cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-soluble polymer matrix, the cellulosic fibers being present in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 weight percent of the oral product; and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the fiber-polymer matrix, the nicotine or derivative thereof being configured to be released from the body, the cellulosic fibers providing passages in the mouth-soluble fiber matrix, the nicotine or derivative thereof forming pockets within the mouth-soluble polymer matrix, and the nicotine or derivative thereof being accessible via the cellulosic fibers. a mouth-soluble polymer matrix comprising one or more mouth-soluble polymers in an amount ranging from about 40 to about 80 weight percent of the oral product; cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-soluble polymer matrix, the cellulosic fibers being present in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 weight percent of the oral product; and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the fiber-polymer matrix, the nicotine or derivative thereof being configured to be released from the body, the cellulosic fibers providing passages in the mouth-soluble fiber matrix, the nicotine or derivative thereof forming pockets within the mouth-soluble polymer matrix, and the nicotine or derivative thereof being accessible via the cellulosic fibers.
Method of handling stacks of flexible substrates by means of a gripper, the gripper being arranged on an arm of a robot and having a lower finger and a corresponding upper finger, said method comprising the steps of inserting said lower finger below a bottom substrate of a stack resting on a base and said upper finger above a top substrate of the stack, and gripping the stack by clamping it between said lower and upper finger, characterised by the further steps of lifting the entire stack into a pendent state by first lifting a stack front by means of the gripper and, while letting the gripper follow a natural inclination direction of said front, lifting the gripper until it is directed vertically downwards, in the pendent state, moving the stack by means of the gripper to a support, at the support lowering the stack by means of the gripper such that a stack rear (20"), which is opposite to said stack front, comes into contact with the support, and then laying out the entire stack on the support with said bottom substrate up by further lowering the gripper while horizontally displacing it in a bottom-to-top substrate direction before finally letting it release the stack.