mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method comprising: receiving a time-varying sensor signal (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1801, 1802, 1803) from a sensor (310, 700, 800, 900, 902, 1701) that is coupled to an article of footwear, wherein the sensor is configured to sense information about a proximity of a foot to the sensor; and using a processor circuit: identifying a characteristic of the time-varying sensor signal; and based on the characteristic as identified, at least one of: initiating data collection about the footwear or about the foot using the same or different sensor (310, 324, 700, 800, 900, 902, 1701) coupled to the footwear, and updating an automated function of the footwear, characterised in that the identifying the characteristic of the time-varying sensor signal (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1801, 1802, 1803) includes identifying a series of signal change events in the time-varying sensor signal, the signal change events corresponding to a signal magnitude or frequency change by greater than a specified threshold change amount. receiving a time-varying sensor signal (1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1801, 1802, 1803) from a sensor (310, 700, 800, 900, 902, 1701) that is coupled to an article of footwear, wherein the sensor is configured to sense information about a proximity of a foot to the sensor; and using a processor circuit: identifying a characteristic of the time-varying sensor signal; and based on the characteristic as identified, at least one of: initiating data collection about the footwear or about the foot using the same or different sensor (310, 324, 700, 800, 900, 902, 1701) coupled to the footwear, and identifying a characteristic of the time-varying sensor signal; and based on the characteristic as identified, at least one of: initiating data collection about the footwear or about the foot using the same or different sensor (310, 324, 700, 800, 900, 902, 1701) coupled to the footwear, and
A device for improving hydration of a particulate component of biomaterial with a liquid component of biomaterial, comprising; a syringe having a syringe body and a cavity therein for containing the particulate component, the syringe body including a distal opening; a distal plate operatively connected to the syringe body and at least partially covering the distal opening, the distal plate having an inlet extending therethrough for receiving the liquid component; a wall operatively connected to the distal plate and positioned proximate to the inlet, the wall at least partially defining a volume in fluid communication with the inlet and configured to maintain the volume between the inlet and the particulate component within the cavity of the syringe; and a plurality of orifices extending through the wall and fluidly connecting the volume to the cavity such that the liquid component received by the inlet flows throughout the volume and into the cavity via the plurality of orifices for diffusion of the liquid component and hydration of the particulate component within the cavity of the syringe, characterized in that a cumulative cross-sectional area of the plurality of orifices is less than the cross-sectional area of the inlet.
A biologically active extract comprising a combination of an extract of Cocos nucifera L. and at least one extract selected from Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr. and Terminalia catappa L. wherein the extract of Cocos nucifera L. is derived from husk.
A method for coordinating an emergency braking of a platoon of communicatively coupled vehicles, the method comprising: detecting an emergency situation by a vehicle of the platoon; in response to detecting the emergency situation, broadcasting an emergency message from the vehicle to other vehicles (110-2; 110-3) of the platoon; in response to receiving the emergency message from the vehicle, building up braking pressure in the other vehicles (110-2; 110-3) of the platoon; in response to the emergency situation, determining individual braking control settings for one or more vehicles of the platoon by a managing entity managing the platoon; communicating the individual braking control settings from the managing entity to the one or more vehicles of the platoon; and the one or more vehicles of the platoon braking in accordance with its respective individual braking control settings received from the managing entity. detecting an emergency situation by a vehicle of the platoon; in response to detecting the emergency situation, broadcasting an emergency message from the vehicle to other vehicles (110-2; 110-3) of the platoon; in response to receiving the emergency message from the vehicle, building up braking pressure in the other vehicles (110-2; 110-3) of the platoon; in response to the emergency situation, determining individual braking control settings for one or more vehicles of the platoon by a managing entity managing the platoon; communicating the individual braking control settings from the managing entity to the one or more vehicles of the platoon; and the one or more vehicles of the platoon braking in accordance with its respective individual braking control settings received from the managing entity.
A method of bonding a first structure to a second structure, the method comprising: providing the first structure having a first CTE; providing the second structure having a second CTE, the first and second CTEs being different; selecting an intermediate material having a third CTE that falls between the first and second CTEs; coating a portion of the first structure to provide a metal-coated portion; applying the intermediate material to the metal-coated portion of the first structure; and bonding the first structure to the intermediate material and the intermediate material to the second structure by liquid phase bonding. providing the first structure having a first CTE; providing the second structure having a second CTE, the first and second CTEs being different; selecting an intermediate material having a third CTE that falls between the first and second CTEs; coating a portion of the first structure to provide a metal-coated portion; applying the intermediate material to the metal-coated portion of the first structure; and bonding the first structure to the intermediate material and the intermediate material to the second structure by liquid phase bonding.
A cutting system (10; 10'; 10") for slabs comprising: a scoring slider (30; 30'; 30"); a longitudinal guide (20; 20'; 20") comprising a pair of surfaces (23,24; 23',24'; 23",24") opposite to each other, of which a lower surface (24; 24'; 24") and an opposite upper surface (23; 23'; 23"), wherein the upper surface (23; 23'; 23") is equipped with a pair of rails (231; 231'; 231") parallel to each other and slidably coupled to the scoring slider (30; 30'; 30"); at least one suction cup (41; 41'; 41") attached to the lower surface (24; 24'; 24") of the longitudinal guide (20; 20'; 20"), and suitable to selectively adhere to a slab, and defining a planar contact surface for the longitudinal guide (20; 20'; 20") on the slab; wherein the rails (231; 231'; 231") are arranged on opposite sides with respect to a median plane (A-A') of the suction cup (41; 41'; 41") perpendicular to the contact surface of the suction cup (41; 41'; 41"). a scoring slider (30; 30'; 30"); a longitudinal guide (20; 20'; 20") comprising a pair of surfaces (23,24; 23',24'; 23",24") opposite to each other, of which a lower surface (24; 24'; 24") and an opposite upper surface (23; 23'; 23"), wherein the upper surface (23; 23'; 23") is equipped with a pair of rails (231; 231'; 231") parallel to each other and slidably coupled to the scoring slider (30; 30'; 30"); at least one suction cup (41; 41'; 41") attached to the lower surface (24; 24'; 24") of the longitudinal guide (20; 20'; 20"), and suitable to selectively adhere to a slab, and defining a planar contact surface for the longitudinal guide (20; 20'; 20") on the slab; wherein the rails (231; 231'; 231") are arranged on opposite sides with respect to a median plane (A-A') of the suction cup (41; 41'; 41") perpendicular to the contact surface of the suction cup (41; 41'; 41").
Use of a multi-component mortar mass with a resin component, which contains at least one epoxy resin as a hardenable compound, which on average contains more than one epoxy group per molecule, and optionally comprises at least one reactive thinner; and a hardener component, which comprises a hybrid hardener that contains a mixture of (a) at least one amine, selected from aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic amines, wherein the amine having on average at least two reactive hydrogen atoms that are bound to a nitrogen atom, per molecule, as hardener, and (b) a Novolac resin of the general formula: where R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are, independently of each other, hydrogen or an unbranched or branched C 1 -C 15 alkyl radical, and n is 1 to 12, wherein the Novalac resin is contained in a volume of 30 to 45% by weight related to the total weight of the hybrid hardener (a) and (b), as accelerant, whereas the resin component and/or the hardener component optionally contain further constituents, selected from inorganic and organic compounds, for building purposes, except for coatings. a resin component, which contains at least one epoxy resin as a hardenable compound, which on average contains more than one epoxy group per molecule, and optionally comprises at least one reactive thinner; and a hardener component, which comprises a hybrid hardener that contains a mixture of (a) at least one amine, selected from aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic amines, wherein the amine having on average at least two reactive hydrogen atoms that are bound to a nitrogen atom, per molecule, as hardener, and (b) a Novolac resin of the general formula: where R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are, independently of each other, hydrogen or an unbranched or branched C 1 -C 15 alkyl radical, and n is 1 to 12, wherein the Novalac resin is contained in a volume of 30 to 45% by weight related to the total weight of the hybrid hardener (a) and (b), as accelerant, (a) at least one amine, selected from aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic amines, wherein the amine having on average at least two reactive hydrogen atoms that are bound to a nitrogen atom, per molecule, as hardener, and (b) a Novolac resin of the general formula:
A cover glass for display devices, comprising: a chemically strengthened glass manufactured by ion exchange of a surface layer of a glass plate to replace Na ions with K ions, the cover glass having a main surface part in which a compressive stress layer is formed and a side surface part that has a region where the compressive stress layer is formed and a region where no compressive stress layer is formed, the compressive stress layer having a depth of 6 to 15 μm, wherein a shape parameter determined in accordance with JIS R 1625 based on analysis of a fracture stress of the cover glass measured by a coaxial double ring test is not less than 7, and strength of the cover glass when a cumulative fracture probability is 1% is not less than 450 MPa; and the glass plate before the ion exchange is made of soda-lime glass substantially composed of SiO 2: 65 to 75%, Na 2 O + K 2 O: 5 to 20%, CaO: 2 to 15%, MgO: 0 to 10%, and Al 2 O 3: 0 to 5% on a mass basis. a chemically strengthened glass manufactured by ion exchange of a surface layer of a glass plate to replace Na ions with K ions, the cover glass having a main surface part in which a compressive stress layer is formed and a side surface part that has a region where the compressive stress layer is formed and a region where no compressive stress layer is formed, the compressive stress layer having a depth of 6 to 15 μm, wherein a shape parameter determined in accordance with JIS R 1625 based on analysis of a fracture stress of the cover glass measured by a coaxial double ring test is not less than 7, and strength of the cover glass when a cumulative fracture probability is 1% is not less than 450 MPa; and the glass plate before the ion exchange is made of soda-lime glass substantially composed of SiO 2: 65 to 75%, Na 2 O + K 2 O: 5 to 20%, CaO: 2 to 15%, MgO: 0 to 10%, and Al 2 O 3: 0 to 5% on a mass basis.
A control system (14; 106; 200) for an atherectomy system (10; 100; 300) including a drive motor adapted to rotate a drive cable operably coupled to an atherectomy burr, the control system (14; 106; 200) comprising: an input adapted to receive an indication of a motor performance parameter; an excitation module adapted to provide haptic feedback to a user of the atherectomy system (10; 100; 300), wherein the excitation module is a piezoelectric element that is adapted to cause a vibration when electrical power is applied to the piezoelectric element; and a controller operably coupled to the input and to the excitation module, the controller adapted to, when the motor performance parameter approaches a limit of a performance range, to activate the excitation module in order to provide haptic feedback to the user that the motor performance parameter is approaching the limit of the performance range. an input adapted to receive an indication of a motor performance parameter; an excitation module adapted to provide haptic feedback to a user of the atherectomy system (10; 100; 300), wherein the excitation module is a piezoelectric element that is adapted to cause a vibration when electrical power is applied to the piezoelectric element; and a controller operably coupled to the input and to the excitation module, the controller adapted to, when the motor performance parameter approaches a limit of a performance range, to activate the excitation module in order to provide haptic feedback to the user that the motor performance parameter is approaching the limit of the performance range.
Refrigerator and/or freezer device, comprising a carcass that defines a cooled interior, a door that is arranged so as to be pivotable relative to the carcass, and by means of which the cooled interior can be closed, in the closed position of the door, and a closure unit that is arranged on the door and is designed such that it exerts a closing torque, moving the door into the closed position, in the event of a specified door opening angle being reached or not being met, and exerts neither closing nor opening torques in the event of the specified door opening angle being exceeded, wherein the closure unit is connected to a sliding support that is guided in a first straight slot which comprises a first latching element which, in a first position, fixes a lever to the sliding support by means of a positive fit and which, in a second position, releases the lever such that the lever is not fixed to the sliding support, characterised in that the latching element is guided in the first slot by means of a first pin, and is guided in a second slot by means of a second pin, and in the second position thereof, in which the lever is released, is preloaded in the direction of the first position, the second slot comprises a curved slot end region which allows for a pivot movement of the latching element when the second pin is received, in order to allow a release of the lever relative to the latching element.
A planar waveguide, comprising a top printed circuit board PCB, a bottom PCB, multiple shielding metal blocks with their upper surfaces contacting the top PCB and with their lower surfaces contacting the bottom PCB, and a metal plate disposed on the upper surface of the top PCB, wherein: the top PCB has a groove, the groove and the bottom PCB form an air waveguide, and microstrips are disposed on the lower surface of the top PCB; the microstrips are positioned at both ends of the groove and disposed along an extension line of the groove; and the multiple shielding metal blocks are disposed along the extension direction of the microstrips and the groove and positioned on both sides of the microstrips and the groove; a first conversion piece for implementing signal transmission between the microstrips and the air waveguide is further disposed between the microstrips and the bottom PCB under the groove; and a working barycentric frequency of the planar waveguide is f0, a wavelength of an electromagnetic wave in the air under frequency f0 is λ = c/f0, wherein c is a velocity of light in the air, a height H b of the shielding metal blocks fulfills 0.75 x λ/4 ≤ H b ≤ 1.25 x λ/4, a width W b of the shielding metal blocks fulfills λ/8 ≤ W b ≤ λ, and a gap W g between the multiple shielding metal blocks fulfills 0 < W g ≤ λ/2. the top PCB has a groove, the groove and the bottom PCB form an air waveguide, and microstrips are disposed on the lower surface of the top PCB; the microstrips are positioned at both ends of the groove and disposed along an extension line of the groove; and the multiple shielding metal blocks are disposed along the extension direction of the microstrips and the groove and positioned on both sides of the microstrips and the groove; a first conversion piece for implementing signal transmission between the microstrips and the air waveguide is further disposed between the microstrips and the bottom PCB under the groove; and a working barycentric frequency of the planar waveguide is f0, a wavelength of an electromagnetic wave in the air under frequency f0 is λ = c/f0, wherein c is a velocity of light in the air, a height H b of the shielding metal blocks fulfills 0.75 x λ/4 ≤ H b ≤ 1.25 x λ/4, a width W b of the shielding metal blocks fulfills λ/8 ≤ W b ≤ λ, and a gap W g between the multiple shielding metal blocks fulfills 0 < W g ≤ λ/2.
An infrared imaging and detection system by spectral analysis in several bands of wavelengths including: - an imaging sensor including a plurality of elementary sensors forming together a matrix sensitive surface; - an imaging optics adapted for forming on the sensitive surface of the imaging sensor, a first image of the scene to be analyzed in a first band of wavelengths, and at least one second image of the scene to be analyzed in a second band of wavelengths, - an optical device adapted for shifting the first image relatively to the second image in the plane of the sensitive surface, the infrared imaging and detection system being characterized in that the optical device adapted for shifting the first image relatively to the second image in the plane of the sensitive surface consists of a single fixed optical plate with parallel faces, the shift between the images being along a direction defined by a row, a column or a diagonal of elementary sensors, the shift distance being equal to the distance (p, dd) between two elementary sensors of the matrix sensitive surface along this direction or to a multiple of this distance, the imaging optics being an optical focusing system, the single fixed optical plate with parallel faces being positioned between the imaging optics and the imaging sensor. - an imaging sensor including a plurality of elementary sensors forming together a matrix sensitive surface; - an imaging optics adapted for forming on the sensitive surface of the imaging sensor, a first image of the scene to be analyzed in a first band of wavelengths, and at least one second image of the scene to be analyzed in a second band of wavelengths, - an optical device adapted for shifting the first image relatively to the second image in the plane of the sensitive surface,
A computer-implemented method for detecting a tap of a mobile communication device with a point of sale system, comprising: establishing a first communication channel by a point of sale device with a mobile communication device; detecting, by the POS device, received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value spikes based on the strength of a signal from the mobile communication device, as observed by the POS device when the mobile communication device is moved in proximity to the POS device; transmitting, by the POS device, an RSSI value monitored during a predetermined period of time to the mobile communication device; receiving, by the POS device, a request to establish a second communication channel with the mobile communication device in response to a determination that the RSSI value monitored during the predetermined period of time meets or exceeds a threshold value established for the mobile communication device; communicating, by the POS device, an authorization to establish the second communication channel with the mobile communication device; and communicating, by the POS device, information to and receiving, by the POS device, information from the mobile communication device via the second communication channel. establishing a first communication channel by a point of sale device with a mobile communication device; detecting, by the POS device, received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value spikes based on the strength of a signal from the mobile communication device, as observed by the POS device when the mobile communication device is moved in proximity to the POS device; transmitting, by the POS device, an RSSI value monitored during a predetermined period of time to the mobile communication device; receiving, by the POS device, a request to establish a second communication channel with the mobile communication device in response to a determination that the RSSI value monitored during the predetermined period of time meets or exceeds a threshold value established for the mobile communication device; communicating, by the POS device, an authorization to establish the second communication channel with the mobile communication device; and communicating, by the POS device, information to and receiving, by the POS device, information from the mobile communication device via the second communication channel.
An aspartokinase, wherein the amino acid sequence of said aspartokinase has 80% or higher sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and has an amino acid residue which is not aspartic acid at the position corresponding to position 340 in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and wherein the lysine feedback inhibition of said aspartokinase is relieved.
A method of handling Operation, Administration and Maintenance messages received from at least one originating end-node of a communication network and having the purpose of providing information on the connectivity between a respective originating end-node and a corresponding terminating end-node, wherein the method, being executable on a first intermediate node comprises that the amount of said OAM messages forwarded from the first intermediate node to a second intermediate node via a physical link is limited by forwarding a received OAM message via said physical link in case a link state indicator associated with said physical link is not updated or if another corresponding OAM message has not been received recently by the first intermediate node, and by responding (303a, 304a) to the received OAM message on the basis of said link state indicator without forwarding it via said physical link in case said indicator is updated or if the another corresponding OAM message has been received recently by the first intermediate node, said link state indicator being updatable on the basis of the response to an intermediate OAM message, originating at said first intermediate node.