mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus for parallel extruding printing medium onto a substrate, in particular for producing parallel conductive tracks, including a printing head with a printing medium inlet for the printing medium, which is fluid conductively connected to a plurality of discharge openings in the printing head, for the simultaneous discharge of printing medium from the discharge openings in a plurality of parallel printing medium strands, wherein the printing apparatus includes an electrode element, a counter electrode element (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) and a voltage source, wherein the voltage source is constructed to cooperate with electrode element and counter electrode element (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) in order to produce an electrical potential differential and an electrostatic field connected therewith between electrode element and counter electrode element (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), wherein the electrode element is so arranged and constructed in order to supply electrical charge to the printing medium or to discharge it, so that the printing medium strands may be charged with an electrical charge of the same polarity and wherein the apparatus is so constructed that the substrate may be arranged between the printing head and the counter electrode element (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), characterised in that the counter electrode element (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) includes a plurality of component electrodes, wherein a plurality of the discharge openings in the printing head is associated with a respective component electrode and the component electrodes are constructed as straight, linear electrodes.
An arthroplasty plate comprising: a fixation plate adapted to be fixed to a surface of a bone, having a recess, an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a taper on a first end and a through bore, and an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered first end of the adjustable connector assembly, characterised in that the recess in the fixation plate has a plurality of tapers (80a, 80b, 80c), and in which the adjuster has a plurality of tapers (82a, 82b, 82c) on a second end adapted to engage at least one of the plurality of tapers in the recess of the fixation plate, the arthroplasty plate further comprising: an assembly screw which can fit through the through bore of the adjuster, the assembly screw having a threaded end which can engage a threaded recess in the articulation component. a fixation plate adapted to be fixed to a surface of a bone, having a recess, an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a taper on a first end and a through bore, and an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered first end of the adjustable connector assembly, characterised in that the recess in the fixation plate has a plurality of tapers (80a, 80b, 80c), and in which the adjuster has a plurality of tapers (82a, 82b, 82c) on a second end adapted to engage at least one of the plurality of tapers in the recess of the fixation plate, the arthroplasty plate further comprising: an assembly screw which can fit through the through bore of the adjuster, the assembly screw having a threaded end which can engage a threaded recess in the articulation component. an assembly screw which can fit through the through bore of the adjuster, the assembly screw having a threaded end which can engage a threaded recess in the articulation component.
A multiport DC-DC converter for interconnecting DC systems in an amount of N, the i th DC system having a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a rated DC voltage E i, wherein N is an integer and N ≥ 3, i is an integer variable, and 1 ≤ i ≤ N and E 1 > E 2 >... > E N; the multiport DC-DC converter comprising voltage source converters in an amount of 2N-1, each voltage source converter comprising an AC side, and a DC side having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, wherein said AC side of each voltage source converter is connected to an AC line via an AC link. characterized in that: said 1 st voltage source converter, said 2 nd voltage source converter,..., and said (2N-1) th voltage source converter are sequentially connected in series; when said i < N, said positive terminal of said i th voltage source converter and said negative terminal of said (2N-i) th voltage source converter are respectively connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the i th DC system; and said positive terminal and said negative terminal of said N th voltage source converter are respectively connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the N th DC system. said 1 st voltage source converter, said 2 nd voltage source converter,..., and said (2N-1) th voltage source converter are sequentially connected in series; when said i < N, said positive terminal of said i th voltage source converter and said negative terminal of said (2N-i) th voltage source converter are respectively connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the i th DC system; and said positive terminal and said negative terminal of said N th voltage source converter are respectively connected to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the N th DC system.
Use of silicon dioxide in crystalline form, which takes the form of particles, at least 90% by number of which have an average particle size ranging from 0.5 to 200 μm, mixed with cement powder, to reduce the heating of the cement paste caused by the hydration of said powder, during a process of packaging of radioactive waste by cementing.
A system for automatically recognizing a battery characteristic, comprising: a battery; a battery information storage device configured to store battery information for the battery; and a battery management device connected to the battery and the battery information storage device, and configured to optimize battery management criteria according to the battery information stored in the battery information storage device; and wherein the battery information includes at least one of battery model information allowing identification of the model of the battery, and battery characteristic information, wherein the battery characteristic information includes at least one of rated current, rated voltage, rated capacity, open circuit voltage, state of charge, and charge/discharge output tolerance, wherein the battery characteristic information for a battery model corresponding to the battery model information is set in the battery management device, wherein default management criteria are set in the battery management device, wherein the battery information storage device is detachably attached to the battery, characterised in that the battery information storage device is a memory card. a battery; a battery information storage device configured to store battery information for the battery; and a battery management device connected to the battery and the battery information storage device, and configured to optimize battery management criteria according to the battery information stored in the battery information storage device; and wherein the battery information includes at least one of battery model information allowing identification of the model of the battery, and battery characteristic information, wherein the battery characteristic information includes at least one of rated current, rated voltage, rated capacity, open circuit voltage, state of charge, and charge/discharge output tolerance, wherein the battery characteristic information for a battery model corresponding to the battery model information is set in the battery management device, wherein default management criteria are set in the battery management device, wherein the battery information storage device is detachably attached to the battery, characterised in that the battery information storage device is a memory card.
Endoscopic suturing machine having a housing with a housing upper part for receiving drives for the stitch-forming tools, a thread spool for receiving a thread supply, a housing shaft adjoining the housing upper part and receiving means by which the movements generated by the drives are transmitted to the stitch-forming tools, the at least one needle bar guided in the housing shaft with a thread-guiding needle, and a gripper which interacts with this to form stitches and is received by a gripper bar, characterized in that the needle bar for receiving and guiding the thread is designed as a hollow body, and the thread-carrying elements (36, 8, 35) arranged between the thread spool, receiving the thread supply, and the needle bar are arranged on the needle bar in such a way that the thread runs in a straight line between the exit from a receiving device for the thread spool and the entry into the needle bar.
Thermal transfer printing apparatus comprising: ▪ a frame, ▪ an endless ribbon, to transport ink on its outer face, ▪ a coating device to coat the endless ribbon with ink, ▪ a printhead to print by thermal transfer a substrate with a part of the ink coated on the endless ribbon, ▪ a plurality of first rollers supporting and transporting the endless ribbon by its inner face along a path from the coating device to the printhead and from the printhead to the coating device, characterised in that the thermal transfer printing apparatus further comprises ▪ A plate to support the inner face of the endless ribbon between two adjacent first rollers along its path from the coating device to the printhead; said plate being fixed in translation and in rotation with the frame and having a first convex surface supporting the inner face of the ribbon; ▪ a heat exchanger designed to cool down the first convex surface of the plate at a first predefined temperature. ▪ a frame, ▪ an endless ribbon, to transport ink on its outer face, ▪ a coating device to coat the endless ribbon with ink, ▪ a printhead to print by thermal transfer a substrate with a part of the ink coated on the endless ribbon, ▪ a plurality of first rollers supporting and transporting the endless ribbon by its inner face along a path from the coating device to the printhead and from the printhead to the coating device, characterised in that the thermal transfer printing apparatus further comprises ▪ A plate to support the inner face of the endless ribbon between two adjacent first rollers along its path from the coating device to the printhead; said plate being fixed in translation and in rotation with the frame and having a first convex surface supporting the inner face of the ribbon; ▪ a heat exchanger designed to cool down the first convex surface of the plate at a first predefined temperature.
A closure device for containers suitable for holding liquids, said device comprising a collar adapted to be applied to the neck of a liquid container and having a lip; an elastically deformable membrane, adapted to be connected to said collar and to close said container, said membrane being configured to rest upon said lip and define a seal along said lip, said seal being releasable at least partially by the pressure exerted by the mouth of a user; lock means for locking said membrane to said collar; wherein said lock means comprise a first flange and a second flange, said first flange being formed as a single piece with said membrane, said second flange being fixed to said collar to be locked between said first flange and said membrane;said first flange comprising a first portion projecting out of said membrane, characterized in that the first flange comprises a second portion perpendicularly projecting out of said first portion and configured to fit in a gap between said collar and the neck of the container.
A method comprising: identifying a level of material in a tank using at least one processing device, wherein identifying the level of the material in the tank comprises: receiving data identifying wireless signals including wireless signals reflected off a surface of the material in the tank; detecting a plurality of reflection peaks associated with the wireless signals; classifying at least some of the detected reflection peaks including a level peak associated with the material in the tank and a bottom peak associated with a bottom of the tank; tracking at least some of the classified reflection peaks including the level peak and the bottom peak; and identifying the level of the material in the tank using a known permittivity based on a previously-classified and tracked level reflection peak, the bottom peak, and a known height of the tank to estimate a location of a level peak associated with the material at times when the level peak is lost or obscured by interference in order to track movement of the level peak over time. identifying a level of material in a tank using at least one processing device, wherein identifying the level of the material in the tank comprises: receiving data identifying wireless signals including wireless signals reflected off a surface of the material in the tank; detecting a plurality of reflection peaks associated with the wireless signals; classifying at least some of the detected reflection peaks including a level peak associated with the material in the tank and a bottom peak associated with a bottom of the tank; tracking at least some of the classified reflection peaks including the level peak and the bottom peak; and identifying the level of the material in the tank using a known permittivity based on a previously-classified and tracked level reflection peak, the bottom peak, and a known height of the tank to estimate a location of a level peak associated with the material at times when the level peak is lost or obscured by interference in order to track movement of the level peak over time. receiving data identifying wireless signals including wireless signals reflected off a surface of the material in the tank; detecting a plurality of reflection peaks associated with the wireless signals; classifying at least some of the detected reflection peaks including a level peak associated with the material in the tank and a bottom peak associated with a bottom of the tank; tracking at least some of the classified reflection peaks including the level peak and the bottom peak; and identifying the level of the material in the tank using a known permittivity based on a previously-classified and tracked level reflection peak, the bottom peak, and a known height of the tank to estimate a location of a level peak associated with the material at times when the level peak is lost or obscured by interference in order to track movement of the level peak over time.
An implant, comprising an implant base having a predetermined diameter, a positioning thread spirally upwardly extended around the periphery thereof and gradually reducing in width in direction from said implant root toward an opposing top side thereof to form a gum-drilling structure, a plurality of spiral grooves equiangularly and upwardly extending around the periphery thereof across said positioning thread to form a plurality of cutting edges at the positioning thread at different elevations, and an arc top located at the top side thereof, characterized in that the diameter of said implant root is 5.25mm, the number of said spiral grooves is 4, and therefore the ratio between the diameter of said implant root and the number of said spiral grooves is 1.3125.
A system for masking audio signals, the system comprising: a microphone for generating an ambient audio signal representing ambient noise; a speaker for rendering masking audio; a processor in communication with the microphone and the speaker, and configured to: perform spectral analysis on the ambient audio signal from the microphone to determine a spectral envelope of the ambient noise, based on the spectral envelope, adjust a frequency response of an optimizing filter, apply the optimizing filter to a baseline masking waveform, producing an output waveform with relative spectral distribution matching the ambient noise, provide the output waveform to the speaker, characterized in that the processor is configured to repeat the spectral analysis, frequency response adjustment, and application of the optimizing filter on a periodic basis, wherein the output of each repetition of the application of the optimizing filter is combined with previous results to produce a long-term composite measurement, and wherein the output waveform is produced by using the long-term composite measurement. a microphone for generating an ambient audio signal representing ambient noise; a speaker for rendering masking audio; a processor in communication with the microphone and the speaker, and configured to: perform spectral analysis on the ambient audio signal from the microphone to determine a spectral envelope of the ambient noise, based on the spectral envelope, adjust a frequency response of an optimizing filter, apply the optimizing filter to a baseline masking waveform, producing an output waveform with relative spectral distribution matching the ambient noise, provide the output waveform to the speaker, characterized in that the processor is configured to repeat the spectral analysis, frequency response adjustment, and application of the optimizing filter on a periodic basis, wherein the output of each repetition of the application of the optimizing filter is combined with previous results to produce a long-term composite measurement, and wherein the output waveform is produced by using the long-term composite measurement. perform spectral analysis on the ambient audio signal from the microphone to determine a spectral envelope of the ambient noise, based on the spectral envelope, adjust a frequency response of an optimizing filter, apply the optimizing filter to a baseline masking waveform, producing an output waveform with relative spectral distribution matching the ambient noise, provide the output waveform to the speaker, characterized in that the processor is configured to repeat the spectral analysis, frequency response adjustment, and application of the optimizing filter on a periodic basis, wherein the output of each repetition of the application of the optimizing filter is combined with previous results to produce a long-term composite measurement, and wherein the output waveform is produced by using the long-term composite measurement.
Spreading device for two or more wrapping material webs (2, 3) for producing at least two parallel rods of products of the tobacco processing industry, which spreading device comprises - a number of deflector roll groups (4, 5) corresponding to the number of wrapping material webs (2, 3), each of which comprises several deflector rolls (6, 7, 8, 9) by which a respective wrapping material web (2, 3) is deflected on different sides, wherein - the deflector rolls (6, 7, 8, 9) are inclined in such a way that the wrapping material web (2, 3) deflected thereby leaves the deflector roll group (4, 5) with a lateral parallel offset in relation to the feeding direction (I, III), characterized in that - the deflector roll groups (4, 5) are arranged offset from each other in the conveying direction of the wrapping material webs (2, 3). - a number of deflector roll groups (4, 5) corresponding to the number of wrapping material webs (2, 3), each of which comprises several deflector rolls (6, 7, 8, 9) by which a respective wrapping material web (2, 3) is deflected on different sides, wherein - the deflector rolls (6, 7, 8, 9) are inclined in such a way that the wrapping material web (2, 3) deflected thereby leaves the deflector roll group (4, 5) with a lateral parallel offset in relation to the feeding direction (I, III), - the deflector roll groups (4, 5) are arranged offset from each other in the conveying direction of the wrapping material webs (2, 3).
A system comprising a marine loading arm and at least one means for providing information on positioning of a coupling of the arm, the loading arm comprising at least one fluid transfer line having a line end fixed to a base and a moveable line end provided with the coupling, the coupling being adapted for connection to a target duct and having at least three degrees of freedom (A, B, C) relative to the base, the loading arm furthermore comprising a control device for the movement and positioning of the coupling, comprising at least three actuators (27, 28, 29) each for controlling the movement of the system in a degree of freedom, wherein each actuator consists of an electric motor and is provided at an articulation of the loading arm providing one of the degrees of freedom, the at least one means (33, 34) for providing information on positioning of the coupling being adapted for positioning on at least one member of the group coupling / target duct or a member immediately neighboring one at least of the members of the group coupling / target duct, and calculating means adapted to: calculate the relative positioning of the coupling directly relative to the target duct according to the information provided by the positioning information means of the coupling, calculate control instructions to give to each of the electric motors such that their combined movements result in a movement of the coupling aimed at bringing the coupling closer to the target duct, apply said control instructions to bring the coupling closer to the target duct, reiterate the three preceding steps until the coupling is presented in front of the target duct in a position for connection. calculate the relative positioning of the coupling directly relative to the target duct according to the information provided by the positioning information means of the coupling, calculate control instructions to give to each of the electric motors such that their combined movements result in a movement of the coupling aimed at bringing the coupling closer to the target duct, apply said control instructions to bring the coupling closer to the target duct, reiterate the three preceding steps until the coupling is presented in front of the target duct in a position for connection.
An air compressor which includes a main frame, a motor mounted at the main frame, a cylinder fitted with a piston body and provided at the main frame, and an air storage container, the motor capable of rotating a gear to have the piston body conduct reciprocating motion in the cylinder to produce therein compressed air which is regulated to enter an inner space of the air storage container; wherein the cylinder defines at its top wall a plurality of exit holes, through which the compressed air can enter the inner space of the air storage container, wherein the cylinder is provided with a valve mechanism including a resilient sheet, the resilient sheet having a root and a plurality of branches extending from the root, the root of the resilient sheet defining a positioning hole such that the resilient sheet is fixed on the top wall of the cylinder by fitting the positioning hole with a positioning pin formed on the top wall of the cylinder, characterised in that the exit holes have different diameters, the valve mechanism includes a plurality of O-rings respectively placed on the top wall of the cylinder and around the exit holes of the cylinder, the branches of the resilient sheet have different coverage areas, which respectively match the dimensions of the exit holes, wherein a larger exit hole is covered by a corresponding larger branch of the resilient sheet, wherein the branches of the resilient sheet urge the O-rings against the top wall of the cylinder to seal the exit holes.