mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Emblem arrangement (1, 1a-1f) for a motor vehicle, having an emblem support part and an element forming a brand emblem, furthermore having at least one luminous element for illuminating the emblem arrangement (1, 1a-1f), wherein the element forming the brand emblem is a layer structure (20, 20', 20") comprising at least two layers (20a, 20b; 20c, 20d, 20e) which, as seen in a top view of the emblem arrangement (1, 1a-1f), comprises translucent (A, A') and non-translucent (B, B') regions, characterized in that the layer structure comprises a first layer configured as a transparent support sheet and a second layer by which the translucent and the non-translucent regions are formed, the second layer consisting of at least two partial layers (20b1, 20b2 and 20b3) lying on one another, of which a first partial layer (20b1) forms the translucent and the non-translucent regions and the at least one second partial layer (20b2) is configured to be translucent and has the same colour as the translucent regions of the first partial layer (20b1), characterized in that the layer structure bears on a cover glass, the cover glass comprising a peripheral circumferential wall on which there is a peripheral layer structure that is different to the rest of the layer structure and comprises at least three partial layers (20R1-20R5) lying on one another, of which the colour of the partial layer (20R1) closest to the wall has the highest brightness and the colour of the partial layer (20R5) furthest away from the wall has the lowest brightness.
A non-combustible smoking element comprising: a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation material, the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element defining a channel through the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element; a heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation material into a vapor and provide the vapor to a first portion of the channel; and a tobacco element at a second portion of the channel and positioned to receive the vapor, wherein the heating element is in the channel, the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element includes an outer housing configured to contain the pre-vapor formulation material, an inner tube of the outer housing defining the channel, characterised in that, the tobacco element is between the heating element and an end of the inner tube. a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation material, the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element defining a channel through the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element; a heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation material into a vapor and provide the vapor to a first portion of the channel; and a tobacco element at a second portion of the channel and positioned to receive the vapor, wherein the heating element is in the channel, the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element includes an outer housing configured to contain the pre-vapor formulation material, an inner tube of the outer housing defining the channel, characterised in that, the tobacco element is between the heating element and an end of the inner tube.
A check valve, comprising: a body including a seat, a hinge bifurcating the seat to define openings (221,222) and a housing coupled to the hinge; and flappers (30,40) pivotably coupled to the hinge to pivot in response to a pressure differential across the seat from respective closed positions at which the first and second flappers (30,40) prevent fluid flow through the openings (221,222) to respective open positions at which fluid flow through the openings (221,222) is permitted, the housing comprising a base and an additional structural member having a continuous body, and opposite sides of the housing forming linear and additional contact surfaces (50,60) with each of the flappers (30,40), respectively, and each of the flappers (30,40) forming a lip extending beyond the opposite sides of the housing with the flappers (30,40) occupying the respective open positions; characterised in that the base comprises tabs configured to form planar contact surfaces (971,972) with the flappers (30,40). a body including a seat, a hinge bifurcating the seat to define openings (221,222) and a housing coupled to the hinge; and flappers (30,40) pivotably coupled to the hinge to pivot in response to a pressure differential across the seat from respective closed positions at which the first and second flappers (30,40) prevent fluid flow through the openings (221,222) to respective open positions at which fluid flow through the openings (221,222) is permitted, the housing comprising a base and an additional structural member having a continuous body, and opposite sides of the housing forming linear and additional contact surfaces (50,60) with each of the flappers (30,40), respectively, and each of the flappers (30,40) forming a lip extending beyond the opposite sides of the housing with the flappers (30,40) occupying the respective open positions; characterised in that the base comprises tabs configured to form planar contact surfaces (971,972) with the flappers (30,40).
An isocyanate production method in which an isocyanate is produced by thermal decomposition of a carbamate, comprising: a step of preparing a mixture liquid comprising the carbamate and a polyisocyanate compound; a step of conducting a thermal decomposition reaction of the carbamate by continuously introducing the mixture liquid into a thermal decomposition reactor: a step of collecting a low-boiling decomposition product by continuously extracting the low-boiling decomposition product in a gaseous state from the thermal decomposition reactor, the low-boiling decomposition product having a standard boiling point lower than the polyisocyanate compound; and a step of collecting a high-boiling component by continuously extracting, from the thermal decomposition reactor, a liquid phase component which is not collected in a gaseous state at the step of collecting the low-boiling decomposition product, as the high-boiling component. a step of preparing a mixture liquid comprising the carbamate and a polyisocyanate compound; a step of conducting a thermal decomposition reaction of the carbamate by continuously introducing the mixture liquid into a thermal decomposition reactor: a step of collecting a low-boiling decomposition product by continuously extracting the low-boiling decomposition product in a gaseous state from the thermal decomposition reactor, the low-boiling decomposition product having a standard boiling point lower than the polyisocyanate compound; and a step of collecting a high-boiling component by continuously extracting, from the thermal decomposition reactor, a liquid phase component which is not collected in a gaseous state at the step of collecting the low-boiling decomposition product, as the high-boiling component. a step of collecting a low-boiling decomposition product by continuously extracting the low-boiling decomposition product in a gaseous state from the thermal decomposition reactor, the low-boiling decomposition product having a standard boiling point lower than the polyisocyanate compound; and a step of collecting a high-boiling component by continuously extracting, from the thermal decomposition reactor, a liquid phase component which is not collected in a gaseous state at the step of collecting the low-boiling decomposition product, as the high-boiling component.
An inkjet recording apparatus which records on a transferred recording medium by an inkjet scheme, the apparatus comprising: a guide roll for guiding the recording medium; the recording medium negatively charged; a recording unit (1, 2, 3, 4) formed of a plurality of recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) for spraying ink onto the recording medium; a conductive frame unit for supporting the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a); an upstream-side ion generator for providing the recording medium with a charge; and on a back surface side of the recording medium, an electrostatic sensor (31, 32, 33, 34) for measuring a charge voltage of the recording medium, the recording head (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) and the conductive frame unit having a continuity relation, the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) being grounded via the conductive frame unit, the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) and the ink to be sprayed from the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) having a substantially same electric potential, and the upstream-side ion generator being positioned on an upstream side of the recording unit (1, 2, 3, 4) on a transfer route of the recording medium. a guide roll for guiding the recording medium; the recording medium negatively charged; a recording unit (1, 2, 3, 4) formed of a plurality of recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) for spraying ink onto the recording medium; a conductive frame unit for supporting the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a); an upstream-side ion generator for providing the recording medium with a charge; and on a back surface side of the recording medium, an electrostatic sensor (31, 32, 33, 34) for measuring a charge voltage of the recording medium, the recording head (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) and the conductive frame unit having a continuity relation, the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) being grounded via the conductive frame unit, the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) and the ink to be sprayed from the recording heads (1a, 2a, 3a, 4a) having a substantially same electric potential, and the upstream-side ion generator being positioned on an upstream side of the recording unit (1, 2, 3, 4) on a transfer route of the recording medium.
A method for determining variations of a solenoid fluid control valve response within a temperature range, the method comprising: performing a current sweep that comprises running a current through a coil of the solenoid fluid control valve and measuring a control pressure as a function of the current, wherein the current sweep is performed at a first temperature; choosing a first and second characterization control pressure for characterizing the solenoid fluid control valve; determining a first current corresponding to the first characterization control pressure based on the current sweep; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: assigning a first metric (502, 504, 506) to the solenoid fluid control valve based on the first current; determining a second current corresponding to the second characterization control pressure based on the current sweep; assigning a second metric (602, 604, 606) to the solenoid fluid control valve based on the second current; and determining information regarding a behavior of the solenoid fluid control valve at a second temperature based on the first and second metrics. performing a current sweep that comprises running a current through a coil of the solenoid fluid control valve and measuring a control pressure as a function of the current, wherein the current sweep is performed at a first temperature; choosing a first and second characterization control pressure for characterizing the solenoid fluid control valve; determining a first current corresponding to the first characterization control pressure based on the current sweep; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: assigning a first metric (502, 504, 506) to the solenoid fluid control valve based on the first current; determining a second current corresponding to the second characterization control pressure based on the current sweep; assigning a second metric (602, 604, 606) to the solenoid fluid control valve based on the second current; and determining information regarding a behavior of the solenoid fluid control valve at a second temperature based on the first and second metrics. assigning a first metric (502, 504, 506) to the solenoid fluid control valve based on the first current; determining a second current corresponding to the second characterization control pressure based on the current sweep; assigning a second metric (602, 604, 606) to the solenoid fluid control valve based on the second current; and determining information regarding a behavior of the solenoid fluid control valve at a second temperature based on the first and second metrics.
Bag comprising two lateral walls (12.1, 12.2) linked at the edges of the bag so as to form a tube, the top parts of the two lateral walls (12.1, 12.2) forming the head of the bag being pressed against one another and folded along at least one fold line so that the part above said fold line is folded back against the outer face of one of the lateral walls (12.2) and at least one added strip linked on the one hand to the folded part of the head of the bag, and on the other hand to the outer face of the lateral wall positioned below the folded part, said added strip comprising at least one tear strip inserted between the bag and said added strip and positioned in line with the area of the added strip which is not linked to the folded-back part of the head of the bag or to the outer face of the lateral wall, the added strip capable of being torn by a tear strip being pressed and glued against at least a part of the width of a lateral wall (12.2) of the bag at the level of which the top part of the bag is folded back and at least over a part of the width of the other lateral wall (12.1) of the bag, characterized in that said added strip is positioned straddling the edge of the bag.
A fiber optic cable guide comprising: an elongate support member for being disposed in a longitudinal direction of a fiber optic cable and configured for providing a radius of curvature to the fiber optic cable for changing a direction of the fiber optic cable, wherein the support member has a first end and a second end spaced apart longitudinally from the first end, the first end of the support member defining a first longitudinal axis, and at least a portion of the elongate support member is flexible between the first end and the second end; and a strap disposed longitudinally along the support member and having a first strap end fixedly attached adjacent the first end of the support member, and a second strap end disposed adjacent the second end of the support member, the strap being configured to be pulled longitudinally with respect to the support member for bending the support member to variably offset and retain the second end at the angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis. an elongate support member for being disposed in a longitudinal direction of a fiber optic cable and configured for providing a radius of curvature to the fiber optic cable for changing a direction of the fiber optic cable, wherein the support member has a first end and a second end spaced apart longitudinally from the first end, the first end of the support member defining a first longitudinal axis, and at least a portion of the elongate support member is flexible between the first end and the second end; and a strap disposed longitudinally along the support member and having a first strap end fixedly attached adjacent the first end of the support member, and a second strap end disposed adjacent the second end of the support member, the strap being configured to be pulled longitudinally with respect to the support member for bending the support member to variably offset and retain the second end at the angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis.
An apparatus for cooling, comprising - a liquid pump for transport of fluid through a heating cycle (5, 7, 24, 16, 4, 3), - an external heat source (1, 2) for heating the fluid in the heating cycle (5, 7, 24, 16, 4, 3), - an expander with an expander inlet and an expander outlet, the expander inlet having a fluid connection to the external heat source (1, 2) for receiving fluid in the gas phase to drive the expander by expanding the fluid, - a compressor with a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet, the compressor being driven by the expander for compressing working fluid from a low pressure compressor inlet gas to a high pressure compressor outlet gas, - a first heat exchanger with a fluid connection to the compressor outlet and connected to the expander inlet for transfer of heat from the high pressure compressor outlet gas to the fluid in the heating cycle, - a second heat exchanger with a condenser for condensing the working fluid from the expander by energy transfer to a second fluid of lower temperature, - a third heat exchanger with evaporator for evaporating the working fluid from the second heat exchanger by energy transfer from a third fluid and for creating a desired cooling effect in the third fluid, characterized in that the first heat exchanger is connected to the heating cycle between the external heat source (1, 2) and the expander inlet. - a liquid pump for transport of fluid through a heating cycle (5, 7, 24, 16, 4, 3), - an external heat source (1, 2) for heating the fluid in the heating cycle (5, 7, 24, 16, 4, 3), - an expander with an expander inlet and an expander outlet, the expander inlet having a fluid connection to the external heat source (1, 2) for receiving fluid in the gas phase to drive the expander by expanding the fluid, - a compressor with a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet, the compressor being driven by the expander for compressing working fluid from a low pressure compressor inlet gas to a high pressure compressor outlet gas, - a first heat exchanger with a fluid connection to the compressor outlet and connected to the expander inlet for transfer of heat from the high pressure compressor outlet gas to the fluid in the heating cycle, - a second heat exchanger with a condenser for condensing the working fluid from the expander by energy transfer to a second fluid of lower temperature, - a third heat exchanger with evaporator for evaporating the working fluid from the second heat exchanger by energy transfer from a third fluid and for creating a desired cooling effect in the third fluid,
A method for dynamically navigating an autonomous mobile robot, wherein said method comprises the steps of: providing an area map relating to mapped elements, said mapped elements having initial route implications, said initial route implications being route restrictions that a planned robot route cannot pass through; providing a planned robot route through said area map, wherein said planned robot route is based on circumnavigating at least some of said mapped elements according to said initial route implications; maneuvering said autonomous mobile robot through said planned robot route at least partly based on sensing robot surroundings of said autonomous mobile robot using a sensory system of said autonomous mobile robot; the method is characterized in the steps of: sensing one or more sensed obstacles in said robot surroundings using said sensory system, wherein said one or more sensed obstacles differentiate from said mapped elements wherein said one or more sensed obstacles correspond to the physical obstacle that said mapped elements represent; reducing said initial route implications by ignoring at least some of said mapped elements to establish reduced route implications; and establishing a sensor-based sub route based on said reduced route implications. providing an area map relating to mapped elements, said mapped elements having initial route implications, said initial route implications being route restrictions that a planned robot route cannot pass through; providing a planned robot route through said area map, wherein said planned robot route is based on circumnavigating at least some of said mapped elements according to said initial route implications; maneuvering said autonomous mobile robot through said planned robot route at least partly based on sensing robot surroundings of said autonomous mobile robot using a sensory system of said autonomous mobile robot; the method is characterized in the steps of: sensing one or more sensed obstacles in said robot surroundings using said sensory system, wherein said one or more sensed obstacles differentiate from said mapped elements wherein said one or more sensed obstacles correspond to the physical obstacle that said mapped elements represent; reducing said initial route implications by ignoring at least some of said mapped elements to establish reduced route implications; and establishing a sensor-based sub route based on said reduced route implications. sensing one or more sensed obstacles in said robot surroundings using said sensory system, wherein said one or more sensed obstacles differentiate from said mapped elements wherein said one or more sensed obstacles correspond to the physical obstacle that said mapped elements represent; reducing said initial route implications by ignoring at least some of said mapped elements to establish reduced route implications; and establishing a sensor-based sub route based on said reduced route implications.
A mechanically propelled surface vessel having a fusiform hull and a keel in the lower part of the hull, the hull being elongated in a longitudinal direction of the vessel, the keel having at its lower end a bulb linked to the hull by a linking part of the keel, the maximum width of the linking part being smaller than the maximum width of the bulb, the maximum length of the linking part being smaller than the maximum length of the bulb, said lengths and widths being considered in the longitudinal direction of the vessel and in a horizontal transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, respectively, wherein the hull has total width to total length ratio of less than 0.2 and a maximum length of less than 20 metres and a minimum length of at least 2.5 metres, and with a ratio of the hull height above the waterline and except possible appendices thereof to the hull height under the waterline lower than 0.8 and higher than 0.1, and wherein the mechanical propulsion includes at least one electrical motor and/or internal combustion engine and operating directly or indirectly one or several propellers or one or several turbines, the vessel having no sail, mast or rigging, or any other equipment intended to use the force of the wind, wherein the keel is ballasted and wherein the vessel is of the wave-piercing type and is configured to sail at speeds corresponding to a Froude number higher than 0.45 without however being of the "planning" type. wherein the hull has total width to total length ratio of less than 0.2 and a maximum length of less than 20 metres and a minimum length of at least 2.5 metres, and with a ratio of the hull height above the waterline and except possible appendices thereof to the hull height under the waterline lower than 0.8 and higher than 0.1, and wherein the mechanical propulsion includes at least one electrical motor and/or internal combustion engine and operating directly or indirectly one or several propellers or one or several turbines, the vessel having no sail, mast or rigging, or any other equipment intended to use the force of the wind, wherein the keel is ballasted and wherein the vessel is of the wave-piercing type and is configured to sail at speeds corresponding to a Froude number higher than 0.45 without however being of the "planning" type.