mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A path selection method, comprising: receiving, by a third device, M pieces of discovery information, wherein an m th discovery information of the M pieces of discovery information comprises an ID of the third device, an ID of a second device, and IDs of N m relay devices, or the m th discovery information of the M pieces of discovery information comprises the ID of the second device and the IDs of the N m relay devices, wherein M and N m are positive integers, and m is an integer within [1, M]; determining, by the third device, one piece of discovery information of the M pieces of discovery information as first discovery information, and generating first path information according to the first discovery information, wherein the first path information comprises an ID of a relay device, the ID of the third device, and the ID of the second device included in the first discovery information, or the first path information comprises the IDs of the relay devices and the ID of the second device included in the first discovery information; and sending, by the third device, the first path information, wherein the first path information further comprises duration information of the first path information, wherein the duration information of the first path information is used to indicate validity duration of the first path information. receiving, by a third device, M pieces of discovery information, wherein an m th discovery information of the M pieces of discovery information comprises an ID of the third device, an ID of a second device, and IDs of N m relay devices, or the m th discovery information of the M pieces of discovery information comprises the ID of the second device and the IDs of the N m relay devices, wherein M and N m are positive integers, and m is an integer within [1, M]; determining, by the third device, one piece of discovery information of the M pieces of discovery information as first discovery information, and generating first path information according to the first discovery information, wherein the first path information comprises an ID of a relay device, the ID of the third device, and the ID of the second device included in the first discovery information, or the first path information comprises the IDs of the relay devices and the ID of the second device included in the first discovery information; and sending, by the third device, the first path information, wherein the first path information further comprises duration information of the first path information, wherein the duration information of the first path information is used to indicate validity duration of the first path information.
A control system for a vacuum arc remelting process for a metal, the VAR process utilizing a VAR furnace, the VAR furnace including a crucible in which an ingot formed of the metal is formed, a ram operatively associated with an electrode formed of the metal, a vacuum chamber, and a vacuum source associated with the vacuum chamber, the system comprising: a direct current power source operatively associated with the electrode and configured to produce an electric arc between an electrode tip of the electrode and a melt pool of the ingot; a ram drive operatively associated with the ram and configured to drive the ram; a drip short sensor configured to measure a drip short frequency of the electric arc over a period of time; and a controller, including a processor, operatively associated with the DC power source, the ram drive, and the drip short sensor, wherein the controller comprises: a gap determination module configured to determine a real time arc gap length between the electrode tip and the melt pool, based on the drip short frequency received from the drip short sensor; and a power control module configured to instruct the DC power source to alter an input power level supplied to the electrode if the real time arc gap length determined by the gap determination module differs from a desired arc gap length. a direct current power source operatively associated with the electrode and configured to produce an electric arc between an electrode tip of the electrode and a melt pool of the ingot; a ram drive operatively associated with the ram and configured to drive the ram; a drip short sensor configured to measure a drip short frequency of the electric arc over a period of time; and a controller, including a processor, operatively associated with the DC power source, the ram drive, and the drip short sensor, wherein the controller comprises: a gap determination module configured to determine a real time arc gap length between the electrode tip and the melt pool, based on the drip short frequency received from the drip short sensor; and a power control module configured to instruct the DC power source to alter an input power level supplied to the electrode if the real time arc gap length determined by the gap determination module differs from a desired arc gap length. a gap determination module configured to determine a real time arc gap length between the electrode tip and the melt pool, based on the drip short frequency received from the drip short sensor; and a power control module configured to instruct the DC power source to alter an input power level supplied to the electrode if the real time arc gap length determined by the gap determination module differs from a desired arc gap length.
Device for cleaning substrates on a carrier, wherein the carrier has in the interior thereof a plurality of longitudinal passages, which run parallel to one another and are connected to the outside at the underside of the carrier by means of openings, characterized by - a plurality of elongated pipes (18a, 18b, 118) which run parallel to one another and are arranged on a pipe holder (21 a, 21 b, 121) and connected in a fluid-conducting manner to a fluid supply, and - a centring template (23a, 23b, 123) which encompasses the pipes (18a, 18b, 118) and is movable relative to the pipes in the longitudinal direction thereof, - wherein the centring template (23a, 23b, 123) has guides (26a, 26b, 126) for the pipes (18a, 18b, 118), the diameter of which guides is only slightly larger than the outside diameter of the pipes, and the centring template is movable in a relative manner between an attachment position in the end region of the pipes away from the pipe holder and a working position lying between the attachment position and the pipe holder. - a plurality of elongated pipes (18a, 18b, 118) which run parallel to one another and are arranged on a pipe holder (21 a, 21 b, 121) and connected in a fluid-conducting manner to a fluid supply, and - a centring template (23a, 23b, 123) which encompasses the pipes (18a, 18b, 118) and is movable relative to the pipes in the longitudinal direction thereof, - wherein the centring template (23a, 23b, 123) has guides (26a, 26b, 126) for the pipes (18a, 18b, 118), the diameter of which guides is only slightly larger than the outside diameter of the pipes, and the centring template is movable in a relative manner between an attachment position in the end region of the pipes away from the pipe holder and a working position lying between the attachment position and the pipe holder.
A spunbonded continuous-fiber nonwoven fabric comprising an eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber comprising a part, a part containing a higher melting-point thermoplastic resin, and a part, a part containing lower melting-point thermoplastic resin, wherein the parts and bonded to each other in a side by side arrangement, and the difference in melting point between the higher melting-point thermoplastic resin and the lower melting-point thermoplastic resin is 5 °C or greater; the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber has a part:part proportion in the range of 5 to 30 weight%:95 to 70 weight%; the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber has a cross-section in which the thickness (a) of the part is smaller than the thickness (b) of the part; wherein the thicknesses (a) and (b) are each defined as the longest distances, respectively, from the circumference of the hollow to the facing circumference of the cross-section of the fiber when the parts and, respectively, are seen on a cross-section of the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber; and the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber is crimped. a part, a part containing a higher melting-point thermoplastic resin, and a part, a part containing lower melting-point thermoplastic resin, wherein the parts and bonded to each other in a side by side arrangement, and the difference in melting point between the higher melting-point thermoplastic resin and the lower melting-point thermoplastic resin is 5 °C or greater; the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber has a part:part proportion in the range of 5 to 30 weight%:95 to 70 weight%; the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber has a cross-section in which the thickness (a) of the part is smaller than the thickness (b) of the part; wherein the thicknesses (a) and (b) are each defined as the longest distances, respectively, from the circumference of the hollow to the facing circumference of the cross-section of the fiber when the parts and, respectively, are seen on a cross-section of the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber; and the eccentric hollow conjugated continuous fiber is crimped.
A container treatment plant comprising at least one element (76; 93; 131) for treating containers, wherein the element (76; 93; 131) is part of a valve (70; 90) or a diverting unit, and a displacing unit (71, 72; 93, 98, 99, 100; 72, 134) for displacing the element (76; 93; 131) between a first position and a second position, wherein the displacing unit (71, 72; 93, 98, 99, 100; 72, 134) comprises a magnetically operating actuator (72; 100) such that a rotary motion caused by the actuator (72; 100) displaces the element (76; 93; 131) with the aid of a mechanism (73 to 78; 93, 98, 99; 134), which is configured to displace the element (76; 93; 131) into a linear motion, between its first and second positions (81, 82) and/or that the actuator (72; 100) is drivable to arbitrary positions between the first and second positions (81, 82) and can be held there, so that intermediate positions between the first and second positions (81, 82) are reachable according to requirements.
A method of controlling a digital printer having a print head with an array of printing elements, the print head being arranged to scan a recording medium in a main scanning direction, and the print head and the recording medium being arranged to be moved relative to one another in a sub-scanning direction normal to the main scanning direction, the printer being arranged to operate in a selected one of a plurality of print modes which differ in productivity due to differences in a pattern of scan passes in which the array of printing elements moves over the recording medium, the printer further having a failure detection system arranged to detect malfunctioning printing elements, and a failure compensation system arranged to compensate a malfunction of a printing element by activating at least one other printing element in the array, said method being provided with the steps of: a) establishing a list of print modes sorted by decreasing productivity; b) selecting an initial print mode; c) simulating a print operation in the currently selected print mode and obtaining a count result counting a number of incidents in which a malfunction of a printing element cannot be compensated; d) if the count result is below a given threshold value: keep the selected print mode; e) if not: select the next print mode in the list and repeat steps (c) to (e) for that print mode; f) printing the image with specific image content in the selected print mode, said step (c) being characterized in that it includes simulating a print operation in which an image with specific image content is printed. a) establishing a list of print modes sorted by decreasing productivity; b) selecting an initial print mode; c) simulating a print operation in the currently selected print mode and obtaining a count result counting a number of incidents in which a malfunction of a printing element cannot be compensated; d) if the count result is below a given threshold value: keep the selected print mode; e) if not: select the next print mode in the list and repeat steps (c) to (e) for that print mode; f) printing the image with specific image content in the selected print mode, said step (c) being characterized in that it includes simulating a print operation in which an image with specific image content is printed.
Method for updating an image section (104a, 104b, KBA) of a camera image (104, KB), displayed on a monitor that replaces an exterior mirror of a vehicle, during the cornering of a combination consisting of the vehicle and a trailer, characterized in that - the position (KP, KP1, KP2, KP3) of a vertical edge of the trailer is determined from at least two successive camera images (KB(tj)), and - the image section (104a, 104b) is updated in accordance with the position (KP, KP1, KP2, KP3) of the vertical edge. - the position (KP, KP1, KP2, KP3) of a vertical edge of the trailer is determined from at least two successive camera images (KB(tj)), and - the image section (104a, 104b) is updated in accordance with the position (KP, KP1, KP2, KP3) of the vertical edge.
A switch for a tablet discharge of a tablet press, comprising a drive apparatus for moving the switch between a first position in which tablets are supplied to a first outlet channel of the switch, and a second position in which tablets are supplied to a second outlet channel of the switch, wherein the switch comprises a trough-shaped or tube-shaped tablet channel that is adjustable by means of the drive apparatus between the first position and the second position and has an inlet and an outlet, wherein tablets guided through the trough-shaped or tube-shaped tablet channel are fed to the first outlet channel in the first position of the trough-shaped or tube-shaped tablet channel, and fed to the second outlet channel in the second position of the trough-shaped or tube-shaped tablet channel, wherein a switch chamber is arranged between the outlet of the trough-shaped or tube-shaped tablet channel and the first and second outlet channel (66, 68) through which tablets from the outlet are fed to the first or second outlet channel (66, 68), wherein the switch chamber forms a gap between the outlet and the first and second outlet channel (66, 68), wherein a guiding apparatus is arranged in the switch chamber which feeds tablets coming from the outlet either to the first outlet channel or the second outlet channel, wherein the guiding apparatus comprises a guiding element arranged in a stationary manner in the switch chamber, characterized in that the running surfaces of the guiding element and of the trough-shaped or tube-shaped tablet channel have an overlap with each other such that tablets cannot push back or clamp during the switching operation of the switch.
Suction connection for connecting a suction pipe to a dry installed centrifugal pump, comprising a first flange that includes a centrally located through hole and that is configured to be connected to an outlet of a suction pipe and a second flange that includes a centrally located through hole and that is configured to be connected to an inlet of a centrifugal pump, the suction connection comprising a first pipe socket, which is displacable in the axial direction, seen in the flow direction, characterized in that the first flange and the second flange are fixedly connected to each other, and in that the first pipe socket is displaceable between an operative position in which said first pipe socket disengageably connects the first flange and the second flange and thereby puts the through hole of the first flange in fluid communication with the through hole of the second flange, and a service position in which said first pipe socket is located at a distance from the second flange and thereby admit access to the through hole of the second flange.
A method, comprising: a) introducing an analyte mixture into a separation channel of a microfluidic device; b) applying an electric field across the separation channel to separate the analyte mixture into enriched analyte fractions via isoelectric focusing; c) imaging the separation of the analyte mixture via a transparent portion of the microfluidic device; d) mobilizing the focused analytes using pressure; characterised by e) introducing a sheath fluid electrolyte into the separated analyte mixture to expel substantially all of the enriched analyte fractions via electrospray ionization into a mass spectrometer from a single orifice that is in line with the separation channel; and f) correlating an absorbance peak for a specific enriched analyte fraction detected by the imaging of the separation channel with mass spectrometer data for the specific enriched analyte fraction. a) introducing an analyte mixture into a separation channel of a microfluidic device; b) applying an electric field across the separation channel to separate the analyte mixture into enriched analyte fractions via isoelectric focusing; c) imaging the separation of the analyte mixture via a transparent portion of the microfluidic device; d) mobilizing the focused analytes using pressure; characterised by e) introducing a sheath fluid electrolyte into the separated analyte mixture to expel substantially all of the enriched analyte fractions via electrospray ionization into a mass spectrometer from a single orifice that is in line with the separation channel; and f) correlating an absorbance peak for a specific enriched analyte fraction detected by the imaging of the separation channel with mass spectrometer data for the specific enriched analyte fraction.
A process for purifying a poly(alkylene carbonate), said process comprising the steps of: (i) adding said poly(alkylene carbonate) to water in the absence of any organic solvent to form a solid:liquid blend, said poly(alkylene carbonate) having a particle size less than 20 mm, preferably less than 5 mm; (ii) heating said blend to a temperature of up to 200°C; and (iii) removing the aqueous phase and optionally drying the residue. (i) adding said poly(alkylene carbonate) to water in the absence of any organic solvent to form a solid:liquid blend, said poly(alkylene carbonate) having a particle size less than 20 mm, preferably less than 5 mm; (ii) heating said blend to a temperature of up to 200°C; and (iii) removing the aqueous phase and optionally drying the residue.
A mould for food products, of the type comprising at least one support (1, 11, 20), said support comprising with an upper side which comprises at least one housing defining an upper opening for placing the food product to be moulded, external legs with through hole and a lower side, said support being suitable to interact with a lower support and an upper support, said supports (1, 11, 20) being identical, wherein said support comprises fixing means (5, 15), in form of a pin or a latch, which is suitable to attach and block said the support to external legs of the upper support, and in that the lower side of said support is suitable to be a lid of a lower support to which it is suitable to be attached and blocked by means of its external legs which fit into lower support, characterized in that said external legs are suitable to be attached and blocked by respective fixing means (5, 15) of the lower support through said hole.
Voltage presence indicating system intended to be connected to a voltage measurement sensor for each phase of a high-voltage electrical network, characterized in that the indicating system includes for each phase: - a visual indicator of the presence of a voltage measured by the sensor, - a first peak limiter having a first regulation voltage so as to deliver, at a first output terminal, a first sinusoidal output signal representing the measured voltage, - a second peak limiter having a second regulation voltage so as to deliver, at a second output terminal, a second sinusoidal output signal representing the phase angle of the measured voltage, the second regulation voltage being greater than the first regulation voltage. - a visual indicator of the presence of a voltage measured by the sensor, - a first peak limiter having a first regulation voltage so as to deliver, at a first output terminal, a first sinusoidal output signal representing the measured voltage, - a second peak limiter having a second regulation voltage so as to deliver, at a second output terminal, a second sinusoidal output signal representing the phase angle of the measured voltage, the second regulation voltage being greater than the first regulation voltage.
A mounting structure comprising a flue pipe mounting apparatus for mounting a flue pipe within said mounting structure, the apparatus comprising a sleeve for receiving a flue pipe therethrough and arranged in use to be located within said mounting structure, a flexible member in the form of a seal arranged to connect to a flue pipe in use, and wherein the flue pipe sleeve and the flexible member are configured to enable expansion of an attached flue pipe longitudinally out of the sleeve through which the flue pipe extends in use, characterized in that the apparatus comprises mounting structure connection means in the form of a clamp plate arranged to clamp the flexible member to the exterior surface of said mounting structure.
A rotary seal comprising: a seal element comprising a disc-shaped body having a first axial side and an opposed second axial side, the seal element further comprising: a radially inner central circular opening for receiving a rotary shaft, the opening having an inner periphery for sealing engagement with the shaft; a radially outer rim portion, the radially outer rim portion having: an axially facing annular sealing surface provided on the first axial side for sealing engagement in use with an opposed axially facing sealing surface of an adjacent first static housing; an axially facing pocket provided on the second axial side and having an axially facing surface for receiving, in use, an annular elastomeric biasing element; and at least one drainage passage formed through the outer rim portion from an inlet on the second axial side to an outlet on a radially outer portion of the rim portion to provide a fluid drainage path P through the rim portion bypassing the axially facing pocket. a radially inner central circular opening for receiving a rotary shaft, the opening having an inner periphery for sealing engagement with the shaft; a radially outer rim portion, the radially outer rim portion having: an axially facing annular sealing surface provided on the first axial side for sealing engagement in use with an opposed axially facing sealing surface of an adjacent first static housing; an axially facing pocket provided on the second axial side and having an axially facing surface for receiving, in use, an annular elastomeric biasing element; and at least one drainage passage formed through the outer rim portion from an inlet on the second axial side to an outlet on a radially outer portion of the rim portion to provide a fluid drainage path P through the rim portion bypassing the axially facing pocket. an axially facing annular sealing surface provided on the first axial side for sealing engagement in use with an opposed axially facing sealing surface of an adjacent first static housing; an axially facing pocket provided on the second axial side and having an axially facing surface for receiving, in use, an annular elastomeric biasing element; and at least one drainage passage formed through the outer rim portion from an inlet on the second axial side to an outlet on a radially outer portion of the rim portion to provide a fluid drainage path P through the rim portion bypassing the axially facing pocket.