mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for monitoring the accuracy of the azimuthal orientation (a) of a handheld optoelectronic measuring device to be determined by means of an electronic magnetic compass, including an automatic ascertainment of an estimated accuracy value by the measuring device based on measured data of the magnetic compass, characterized by - defining an upper limit for an azimuth error as an accuracy criterion, - determining a maximum possible azimuth angle error, and - a safety check, within the scope of which - a probability that the estimated accuracy value meets a previously determined accuracy criterion is automatically ascertained by the measuring device, and - the ascertained probability is provided to a user as a return value, wherein the probability is calculated based on the formula p % = 100 ⋅ 1 − sin Δ a sin wc where p[%] is the probability provided to the user in percent, Δa is the upper limit for an azimuth error, and wc is the maximum possible azimuth angle error. - defining an upper limit for an azimuth error as an accuracy criterion, - determining a maximum possible azimuth angle error, and - a safety check, within the scope of which - a probability that the estimated accuracy value meets a previously determined accuracy criterion is automatically ascertained by the measuring device, and - the ascertained probability is provided to a user as a return value, wherein the probability is calculated based on the formula p % = 100 ⋅ 1 − sin Δ a sin wc where p[%] is the probability provided to the user in percent, Δa is the upper limit for an azimuth error, and wc is the maximum possible azimuth angle error. - a probability that the estimated accuracy value meets a previously determined accuracy criterion is automatically ascertained by the measuring device, and - the ascertained probability is provided to a user as a return value,
An apparatus comprising a fan, an induction motor having a stator and a rotor, the rotor coupled to the fan, an electrical circuit configured to apply an AC current to a coil of the stator, a temperature sensor configured to determine the temperature of gas within the apparatus, a speed sensor configured to determine the speed of rotation of the fan, and a processing circuit configured to process the determined temperature of the gas, and the speed of rotation of the rotor, to thereby determine a measurement of the humidity of gas within the apparatus; wherein the apparatus is an oven, configured to regulate the humidity within the oven responsive to the humidity measurement, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises an induction heater configured to evaporate water to controllably increase humidity within the oven; and in that the apparatus comprises a main circulation fan and a secondary fan, wherein the fan which is coupled to the rotor is the secondary fan. wherein the apparatus is an oven, configured to regulate the humidity within the oven responsive to the humidity measurement, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises an induction heater configured to evaporate water to controllably increase humidity within the oven; and in that the apparatus comprises a main circulation fan and a secondary fan, wherein the fan which is coupled to the rotor is the secondary fan.
A multi-vial dispensing cassette, wherein each vial (10, 20, 30) includes a vial body (12, 22, 32) defining a vial cavity (14, 24, 34) and is closed by an elastomeric septum (16, 26, 36), said cassette comprising: a first fluid line for extending in fluid communication between the vial cavities (14, 24) of a first and second vial, said first fluid line comprising an elongate hollow conduit supporting an elongate hollow needle (54, 56) at each end thereof; a second fluid line for extending in fluid communication between the vial cavities (24, 34) of the second vial and a third vial, said second fluid line comprising an elongate hollow conduit supporting an elongate hollow needle (64, 66) at each end thereof; and a vent needle insertable into the vial cavity of the third vial, said vent needle being connected to a filter so as to protect the contents of the vials (10, 20, 30) from contamination; wherein a fill needle is insertable into the vial cavity of the first vial, the fill needle being connected to a source of product fluid. a first fluid line for extending in fluid communication between the vial cavities (14, 24) of a first and second vial, said first fluid line comprising an elongate hollow conduit supporting an elongate hollow needle (54, 56) at each end thereof; a second fluid line for extending in fluid communication between the vial cavities (24, 34) of the second vial and a third vial, said second fluid line comprising an elongate hollow conduit supporting an elongate hollow needle (64, 66) at each end thereof; and a vent needle insertable into the vial cavity of the third vial, said vent needle being connected to a filter so as to protect the contents of the vials (10, 20, 30) from contamination; wherein a fill needle is insertable into the vial cavity of the first vial, the fill needle being connected to a source of product fluid.
Wind energy plant having a rotor, a generator which is driven by the latter and has a converter for feeding electrical power into a network via a connecting line, and a control device, the control device comprising a converter controller which is designed to control a reactive power component of the power according to a specified value, characterized in that a primary control module (62, 64) is provided for the purpose of outputting a signal for a desired reactive power and is designed to determine the desired reactive power in a current-led manner on the basis of a degree of current flow, in which case the term current-led is understood as meaning the fact that the determination of the desired reactive power is based solely or at least mainly on the current.
Building construction with a fire protection function for areas that are provided or to be provided with insulation, in particular exterior walls, with spacers (1-10, 22) being placed and attached to the outside of the load-bearing structure in the insulated area or the area to be insulated, and prefabricated panels made of lightweight concrete are supported thereon and are attached to the load-bearing structure, and in the area between the spacers (1-10,22), the prefabricated panels made of lightweight concrete and the load-bearing structure a cavity remains in which a heat-insulating insulation is arranged, characterized in that at least one spacer (1-10,22) consists of lightweight concrete and has a support leg with a free front face to rest on the back of a prefabricated panel made of lightweight concrete.
A ventilator comprising an electric motor comprising a casing, a rotor rotatable inside the casing about an axis of rotation, a shaft integral with the rotor and having at least one end portion protruding from the casing, the ventilator comprising a fan associated with the end portion, the fan comprising a plurality of blades, a hub connected to the blades, the blades being integrally formed on the hub, the hub comprising a bottom wall for coupling to the shaft and at least one perimeter portion extending from the bottom wall to define a base for connecting the blades, the ventilator being characterized in that the hub comprises a plurality of bases which extend from the bottom wall at each of the blades to define a connecting surface for joining each blade to the bottom wall and to define at least partly the perimeter portion, the hub being defined by a disc comprising the bottom wall and the bases, the connecting surface connecting each blade to the bottom wall being defined by the corresponding base.
A liquid ejecting head comprising: a piezoelectric element that includes a first drive electrode, a second drive electrode, and a piezoelectric body, the piezoelectric body being provided between the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode in a lamination direction in which the first drive electrode, the second drive electrode, and the piezoelectric body are laminated; a vibration plate that is provided on one side of the lamination direction with respect to the piezoelectric element and is deformed by driving of the piezoelectric element; and a pressure chamber substrate that is provided on the one side of the lamination direction with respect to the vibration plate and is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers, characterized by further comprising: an interlayer that is laminated on at least one of the piezoelectric body, the vibration plate, or the pressure chamber substrate and of which resistance changes according to humidity; a first detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer; and a second detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer and faces the first detection electrode. a piezoelectric element that includes a first drive electrode, a second drive electrode, and a piezoelectric body, the piezoelectric body being provided between the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode in a lamination direction in which the first drive electrode, the second drive electrode, and the piezoelectric body are laminated; a vibration plate that is provided on one side of the lamination direction with respect to the piezoelectric element and is deformed by driving of the piezoelectric element; and a pressure chamber substrate that is provided on the one side of the lamination direction with respect to the vibration plate and is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers, characterized by further comprising: an interlayer that is laminated on at least one of the piezoelectric body, the vibration plate, or the pressure chamber substrate and of which resistance changes according to humidity; a first detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer; and a second detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer and faces the first detection electrode. an interlayer that is laminated on at least one of the piezoelectric body, the vibration plate, or the pressure chamber substrate and of which resistance changes according to humidity; a first detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer; and a second detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer and faces the first detection electrode.
A multilayer article comprising: a) a first microfiltration membrane layer, the first microfiltration membrane layer having a first major surface and a second major surface disposed opposite the first major surface; and b) a first silica layer directly attached to the first major surface of the first microfiltration membrane layer, the first silica layer comprising a polymeric binder and a plurality of acid-sintered interconnected silica nanoparticles arranged to form a continuous three-dimensional porous network, wherein a weight ratio of the silica nanoparticles to the polymeric binder is in a range from 90:10 to 70:30, and wherein the polymeric binder comprises poly(vinyl alcohol), dextran, an urethane resin, or an acrylate resin. a) a first microfiltration membrane layer, the first microfiltration membrane layer having a first major surface and a second major surface disposed opposite the first major surface; and b) a first silica layer directly attached to the first major surface of the first microfiltration membrane layer, the first silica layer comprising a polymeric binder and a plurality of acid-sintered interconnected silica nanoparticles arranged to form a continuous three-dimensional porous network, wherein a weight ratio of the silica nanoparticles to the polymeric binder is in a range from 90:10 to 70:30, and wherein the polymeric binder comprises poly(vinyl alcohol), dextran, an urethane resin, or an acrylate resin.
A tyre portion selected from the group comprising an innerliner, tread ply skim, TBR body ply skim, bead reinforcing skim, undertread, tie gum, squeegee, folded edge gum strip, belt edge gum strip and tread ply insert, and made from a compound comprising a polymer base and curing agents; said tyre portion being characterized in that said compound comprises a carbohydrate comprising 2 to 30 repetitive, possibly substituted, units.
A method of controlling a back weld root surface, comprising: - arranging a sealing portion along the back weld root surface of a pipe to be welded to form a purge region adjacent to a section of a joint, wherein the sealing portion is configured to extend along an arc length of a section of the joint; - supplying a shielding gas within the purge region at a first flow rate, wherein the shielding gas displaces an ambient environment within the purge region; and - applying a weld deposit across a front surface of the section of the joint, characterized in that the back weld root surface of the weld deposit comprises a convex root surface with a positive root penetration relative to the back weld root surface based at least in part on the shielding gas within the purge region, and that the arc length is approximately 50 percent of a circumference of the back weld root surface, the method further comprising axially and/or radially aligning and adjusting, for control of an axial offset of an opening of the joint between sections (82, 84), sections (82, 84) of the pipe to be joined in a desired position and/or orientation utilizing a clamping system that extends along an axis of the pipe, wherein clamps of said clamping system extend in a radial direction from a hub, and wherein the clamping system comprises the sealing portion. - arranging a sealing portion along the back weld root surface of a pipe to be welded to form a purge region adjacent to a section of a joint, wherein the sealing portion is configured to extend along an arc length of a section of the joint; - supplying a shielding gas within the purge region at a first flow rate, wherein the shielding gas displaces an ambient environment within the purge region; and - applying a weld deposit across a front surface of the section of the joint, characterized in that the back weld root surface of the weld deposit comprises a convex root surface with a positive root penetration relative to the back weld root surface based at least in part on the shielding gas within the purge region, and that the arc length is approximately 50 percent of a circumference of the back weld root surface, the method further comprising axially and/or radially aligning and adjusting, for control of an axial offset of an opening of the joint between sections (82, 84), sections (82, 84) of the pipe to be joined in a desired position and/or orientation utilizing a clamping system that extends along an axis of the pipe, wherein clamps of said clamping system extend in a radial direction from a hub, and wherein the clamping system comprises the sealing portion.
An article comprising: a cell layer having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the cell layer comprising an array of cells interconnected with each other, each of the cells comprising at least three cell walls extending between the first and second major surfaces thereof, the cell walls each being shared by the adjacent cells, the cell layer further comprising a land region located at the second major surface and connecting the cell walls; and a base layer attached to the second major surface of the cell layer to form a sheet; wherein at least some of the cell walls each include a modulated end adjacent the first major surface of the cell layer, wherein the modulated ends include a plurality of vertices at joints of the adjacent cell walls, the vertices widening towards the second major surface of the cell layer, and wherein the modulated end includes an opening on the respective cell wall, the percent area of the opening in the cell wall being about 10 to about 90 percent, wherein about means 5 percent of error margin. a cell layer having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the cell layer comprising an array of cells interconnected with each other, each of the cells comprising at least three cell walls extending between the first and second major surfaces thereof, the cell walls each being shared by the adjacent cells, the cell layer further comprising a land region located at the second major surface and connecting the cell walls; and a base layer attached to the second major surface of the cell layer to form a sheet;
Method for the manufacture of a double-row blade wheel for a fluid-flow machine that includes a first grid row with a plurality of first blades and a second grid row with a plurality of second blades, the method including the following steps: - manufacturing the first grid row or segments (11a, 11b) of the first grid row, - independently thereof, manufacturing the second grid row or segments of the second grid row, - after the respective manufacture, connecting the first grid row to the second grid row or connecting segments (11a, 11b) of the first grid row and/ or of the second grid row to one another or to one of the grid rows, - where the manufacture of the first grid row includes the manufacture of an annular support (31, 32) on which a plurality of the first blades is arranged, and the manufacture of the second grid row includes the manufacture of a second annular support (33, 34) on which a plurality of the second blades is arranged, - and where the first annular support and/ or the second annular support is (are) formed not as a complete ring, but from a plurality of circular segments (11a, 11 b). - manufacturing the first grid row or segments (11a, 11b) of the first grid row, - independently thereof, manufacturing the second grid row or segments of the second grid row, - after the respective manufacture, connecting the first grid row to the second grid row or connecting segments (11a, 11b) of the first grid row and/ or of the second grid row to one another or to one of the grid rows, - where the manufacture of the first grid row includes the manufacture of an annular support (31, 32) on which a plurality of the first blades is arranged, and the manufacture of the second grid row includes the manufacture of a second annular support (33, 34) on which a plurality of the second blades is arranged, - and where the first annular support and/ or the second annular support is (are) formed not as a complete ring, but from a plurality of circular segments (11a, 11 b).
A method for determining tissue insulin sensitivity in a human subject, characterized in that: a) RNA is isolated from a whole blood sample drawn from a human subject and the expression of the following genes is measured: KLF9, PEMT and EGR1; b) an insulin sensitivity index is determined on the basis of obtained results of the measurements specified in a) using the following equation: Insulin sensitivity index = 7.2109 - log2 KLF9 × 1.8717 + log2 PEMT × 1.2903 + log2 EGR1 × 0.1145, wherein KLF9 is the value of the measured expression of KLF9 gene, PEMT is the value of the measured expression of PEMT gene, EGR1 is the value of measured expression of EGR1 gene, wherein the obtained index value of 6.3 or less indicates a reduced tissue insulin sensitivity, and wherein lower result corresponds to lower tissue insulin sensitivity and a higher result corresponds to higher tissue insulin sensitivity (also within the range below and above the cut-off point). a) RNA is isolated from a whole blood sample drawn from a human subject and the expression of the following genes is measured: KLF9, PEMT and EGR1; b) an insulin sensitivity index is determined on the basis of obtained results of the measurements specified in a) using the following equation: Insulin sensitivity index = 7.2109 - log2 KLF9 × 1.8717 + log2 PEMT × 1.2903 + log2 EGR1 × 0.1145, wherein KLF9 is the value of the measured expression of KLF9 gene, PEMT is the value of the measured expression of PEMT gene, EGR1 is the value of measured expression of EGR1 gene, KLF9 is the value of the measured expression of KLF9 gene, PEMT is the value of the measured expression of PEMT gene, EGR1 is the value of measured expression of EGR1 gene, wherein the obtained index value of 6.3 or less indicates a reduced tissue insulin sensitivity, and wherein lower result corresponds to lower tissue insulin sensitivity and a higher result corresponds to higher tissue insulin sensitivity (also within the range below and above the cut-off point).
A method of manufacturing a spectacle lens providing at least an astigmatic correction for a customer, wherein the method comprises: measuring a direction of an axis of an astigmatism of an eye for each of at least three different directions of gaze of the eye; determining a position of the spectacle lens relative to the customer's eye; and computing a shape of a surface of the spectacle lens based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and the at least three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism; characterized in that the method further comprises determining a primary orientation assumed by the eye based on the at least three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism according to Listing's Law, prior to computing the shape of the surface of the spectacle lens based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and by applying Listing's Law based on the determined primary orientation assumed by the eye. measuring a direction of an axis of an astigmatism of an eye for each of at least three different directions of gaze of the eye; determining a position of the spectacle lens relative to the customer's eye; and computing a shape of a surface of the spectacle lens based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and the at least three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism; characterized in that the method further comprises determining a primary orientation assumed by the eye based on the at least three measured directions of the axis of the astigmatism according to Listing's Law, prior to computing the shape of the surface of the spectacle lens based on the determined position of the spectacle lens relative to the eye and by applying Listing's Law based on the determined primary orientation assumed by the eye.
Arrangement having a contact spring and contact surfaces (2, 3), wherein the contact spring has upwardly and downwardly directed lamellae (8, 9) in the direction of the respective contact surfaces (2, 3), wherein the lamellae (8, 9) can be brought into contact with the contact surfaces (2, 3) at contact points (6, 7), characterized in that at least one of the contact points (6, 7) has a coating, wherein the coating of the contact points (6, 7) of the contact spring is composed of the same material as the contact surfaces (2, 3) with which the lamellae (8, 9) can be brought into contact.