mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Receiving device for a vehicle interior, comprising a receiving section for picking up objects in a receiving position of the receiving section, a base body, in which the receiving section is arranged in a rest position of the receiving section, a drive unit for moving the receiving section from the rest position via an intermediate position into the receiving position, in which the receiving section protrudes from the base body, wherein the drive unit applies a first drive force to the receiving section for moving it from the rest position into the intermediate position and applies a second drive force to the receiving section for moving it from the intermediate position into the receiving position, wherein the first drive force is smaller than the second drive force, further comprising a damping device for acting on the receiving section with a first damping force counter to the first drive force and a second damping force counter to the second drive force, the second damping force being greater than the first damping force, wherein the damping device is formed in two parts and comprises a moving member for following a movement of the receiving section and a damping member for generating the first damping force and/or the second damping force, wherein the moving member is arranged at the receiving section and thereby follows a movement of the receiving section and wherein the damping element is arranged in the base body and is mechanically operatively connected to the moving element in such a way that the damping element applies the generated first and/or second damping force to the receiving section, wherein the moving element is a toothed rack and the damping element comprises a toothed wheel, wherein a length of the toothed rack is adapted to a positional spacing between the intermediate position and the receiving position, and wherein, in order to produce the mechanically operative connection between the moving element and the damping element, the toothed wheel is arranged at a receiving section which is located between the intermediate position and the receiving position, the toothed wheel meshingly engages in the toothed rack, this engagement only beginning during the movement when the receiving section is located in the intermediate position.
Insert block for sealing around a cable, pipe or wire, said insert block comprising: two substantially identical insert halves each comprising: an insert half body (11; 40) with a first and a second end, a first side, and a groove with a semi-circular shape arranged in said first side and extending between the first and second end along an axis A, wherein the insert halves are intended to be arranged with first sides adjacent to each other such that a substantially circular passage is formed through the insert block; and an insert plug arranged in the substantially circular passage to seal the passage, said insert plug comprises at least a section along axis A that has a circular cross section with a radius corresponding to the radius of the passage, characterized in that said insert plug comprises at least two insert plug elements (21, 22) movably connected to each other such that the length of the insert plug along axis A is adjustable. an insert half body (11; 40) with a first and a second end, a first side, and a groove with a semi-circular shape arranged in said first side and extending between the first and second end along an axis A, wherein the insert halves are intended to be arranged with first sides adjacent to each other such that a substantially circular passage is formed through the insert block; and an insert plug arranged in the substantially circular passage to seal the passage, said insert plug comprises at least a section along axis A that has a circular cross section with a radius corresponding to the radius of the passage, characterized in that said insert plug comprises at least two insert plug elements (21, 22) movably connected to each other such that the length of the insert plug along axis A is adjustable.
An electrical connector, comprising: a housing; a plurality of contacts located within said housing, said plurality of contacts being enclosed in an insulating material, said insulating material being further enclosed in a conductive metal shield; and a shunt received in said housing between said plurality of contacts, said shunt including, a conductive body having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of said leg extensions terminating at a tail end, and each of said leg extensions having at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging one of said conductive metal shields, said leg extensions each being curved such that said leg extensions converge toward one another at a substantially center portion of said conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one portion of said conductive body other than said center portion of said conductive body, said at least one contact point being located at said at least one portion of said conductive body, wherein each of said contact points engages one of said conductive metal shields. a housing; a plurality of contacts located within said housing, said plurality of contacts being enclosed in an insulating material, said insulating material being further enclosed in a conductive metal shield; and a shunt received in said housing between said plurality of contacts, said shunt including, a conductive body having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of said leg extensions terminating at a tail end, and each of said leg extensions having at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging one of said conductive metal shields, said leg extensions each being curved such that said leg extensions converge toward one another at a substantially center portion of said conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one portion of said conductive body other than said center portion of said conductive body, said at least one contact point being located at said at least one portion of said conductive body, wherein each of said contact points engages one of said conductive metal shields.
A method of manufacturing a component comprising providing a slab, processing the surface of the slab with a laser to provide a microstructured surface, which surface has an air content of at least 50 %, and treating the microstructured surface with a moisture repellent matter, characterized in that the component is for a hearing aid and comprises one of a housing, a casing, a shell, a faceplate, a grid, a hook, a lid, a battery drawer, a button, or a manipulator.
Method for clockless conversion of time interval to digital word consisting in a detection of the beginning and of the end of the time interval by the use of a control module and in mapping this time interval to a portion of electric charge proportional to this time interval and delivered by the use of a current source while the portion of electric charge is accumulated in a sampling capacitor, or in the sampling capacitor and in the capacitor having the highest capacitance value in an array of redistribution, which is connected to the sampling capacitor in parallel, and then consisting in the realization of the process of accumulated electric charge redistribution in the array of redistribution by means of the control module by changes of states of signals from relevant control outputs, while the array of redistribution comprises an array of on-off switches, of change-over switches and of capacitors such that a capacitance value of each capacitor of a given index is twice as high as a capacitance value of a capacitor of the previous index, and also consisting in the assignment of relevant values to bits of the digital word by means of the control module characterized in that after termination of accumulation of electric charge in the sampling capacitor (C n), or in the sampling capacitor (C n) and in the capacitor (C n-1) having the highest capacitance value in the array of redistribution which is connected to the sampling capacitor (C n) in parallel, and after detection of the beginning of a next time interval (T x+1) by means of the control module, electric charge is delivered by the use of the current source and accumulated in an additional sampling capacitor (C nA), and next the process of redistribution of electric charge accumulated in the additional sampling capacitor (C nA) is realized and relevant values are assigned to bits (b n-1, b n-2,..., b 1, b 0) in the digital word by means of the control module while accumulation of electric charge in the additional sampling capacitor (C nA) and the process of redistribution of electric charge accumulated in the additional sampling capacitor (C nA) and assignment of relevant values to bits (b n-1, b n-2,..., b 1, b 0) in the digital word are realized such as for the sampling capacitor (C n).
An optical apparatus (101,111), comprising a camera; and an interchangeable lens which is mountable on the camera and includes: an image-stabilizing unit which includes a movable unit (15, L1) movable for image stabilization and balls (16a, 16b, 16c) movable in conjunction with the movement of the movable unit; and a controller (115, 112) which controls operations of the movable unit, characterized in that the controller causes the movable unit to perform a ball-returning operation for returning the ball to a centre of a ball movement range in response to mounting of the interchangeable lens on the camera, the ball-returning operation being a different operation from an image stabilization operation of the image-stabilizing unit. an image-stabilizing unit which includes a movable unit (15, L1) movable for image stabilization and balls (16a, 16b, 16c) movable in conjunction with the movement of the movable unit; and a controller (115, 112) which controls operations of the movable unit,
A method for handling a call initiated over a wireless cellular network, wherein the wireless cellular network provides a calling client device with connectivity to networks and/or services via different cellular technologies including 3G, 4G, LTE or 5G; and wherein the wireless cellular network comprises a cellular infrastructure including base stations, a base station controller, a mobile management module and a network database; the method comprising operations of: detecting, at the infrastructure component of the wireless cellular network, initiation of a call from the calling device over the wireless cellular network; the mobile management module determining that the calling device is associated with a subscription to a communication service that is separate from the wireless cellular network, wherein the communication service comprises a VoIP network; and the mobile management module notifying the communication service of the call to cause the call to be processed according to one or more service policies of the communication service. detecting, at the infrastructure component of the wireless cellular network, initiation of a call from the calling device over the wireless cellular network; the mobile management module determining that the calling device is associated with a subscription to a communication service that is separate from the wireless cellular network, wherein the communication service comprises a VoIP network; and the mobile management module notifying the communication service of the call to cause the call to be processed according to one or more service policies of the communication service.
A polymer brush for mediating an interfacial interaction between a photoresist and an inorganic substrate, comprising: a plurality of repeat units; and characterised by: at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more grafting groups for grafting to the inorganic substrate, wherein the one or more grafting groups are selected from a group consisting of alkynes, acrylic acids, alkenes, phosphonic acids, propargyls, phosphonic esters, and alkoxysilanes based on an identity of the inorganic substrate; at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more cleavable groups; and at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more interface tuning groups for interacting with the photoresist, wherein the one or more interface tuning groups are selected from a group consisting of an acidic group, and an ethylene group based on an identity of the photoresist. a plurality of repeat units; and characterised by: at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more grafting groups for grafting to the inorganic substrate, wherein the one or more grafting groups are selected from a group consisting of alkynes, acrylic acids, alkenes, phosphonic acids, propargyls, phosphonic esters, and alkoxysilanes based on an identity of the inorganic substrate; at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more cleavable groups; and at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more interface tuning groups for interacting with the photoresist, wherein the one or more interface tuning groups are selected from a group consisting of an acidic group, and an ethylene group based on an identity of the photoresist. at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more grafting groups for grafting to the inorganic substrate, wherein the one or more grafting groups are selected from a group consisting of alkynes, acrylic acids, alkenes, phosphonic acids, propargyls, phosphonic esters, and alkoxysilanes based on an identity of the inorganic substrate; at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more cleavable groups; and at least one portion of the plurality of repeat units having one or more interface tuning groups for interacting with the photoresist, wherein the one or more interface tuning groups are selected from a group consisting of an acidic group, and an ethylene group based on an identity of the photoresist.
A double-screw screw-spindle pump of single flow design comprising a pump housing, which has a pump section, a bearing section and a gear section comprising a gear space, wherein the bearing section and the pump section are embodied separately from one another, comprising a conveyor housing part as part of the pump section, in which two conveying screws (24, 25), which are arranged on shafts (22, 23), are provided, wherein the shafts (22, 23) are mounted in the bearing section and extend into the gear section, wherein the pump housing has an mixer section, which is connected to the pump section, wherein an mixer housing part is provided, into which the shafts (22, 23) extend, and wherein mixing elements (18, 19) are provided on the shafts (22, 23), characterized in that the mixing elements (18, 19) are arranged in such a way that a shear movement can be generated in the medium, which is to be pumped, without thereby continuing to move the medium through the mixing elements (18, 19) in the conveying direction of the spindle pump.
An aircraft cabin blower system (100; 200; 300; 400) comprising: a cabin blower compressor (102; 202; 304; 402); a transmission (110; 210; 310; 410) comprising a first transmission input (114; 214; 314; 414), a second transmission input (118; 218; 318; 418) and an output which drives the cabin blower compressor in a blower mode of the system, said transmission configured to receive mechanical power from a gas turbine engine through the first transmission input (114; 214; 314; 414) in the blower mode of the system; and an electrical circuit comprising a first electrical machine (116; 216; 316; 416), a second electrical machine (120; 220; 320; 420), and a power management system (122; 222; 322; 422), wherein, when operating in the blower mode of the system, the first electrical machine is configured to receive mechanical power from the gas turbine engine and acts as a generator to provide electrical power to the power management system, and the second electrical machine is configured to act as a motor providing mechanical power to the transmission through the second transmission input (118; 218; 318; 418) the second electrical machine being driven by electrical power from the power management system; a speed of the output of the transmission being determined by a function of a speed of the first and second transmission inputs. a cabin blower compressor (102; 202; 304; 402); a transmission (110; 210; 310; 410) comprising a first transmission input (114; 214; 314; 414), a second transmission input (118; 218; 318; 418) and an output which drives the cabin blower compressor in a blower mode of the system, said transmission configured to receive mechanical power from a gas turbine engine through the first transmission input (114; 214; 314; 414) in the blower mode of the system; and an electrical circuit comprising a first electrical machine (116; 216; 316; 416), a second electrical machine (120; 220; 320; 420), and a power management system (122; 222; 322; 422), wherein, when operating in the blower mode of the system, the first electrical machine is configured to receive mechanical power from the gas turbine engine and acts as a generator to provide electrical power to the power management system, and the second electrical machine is configured to act as a motor providing mechanical power to the transmission through the second transmission input (118; 218; 318; 418) the second electrical machine being driven by electrical power from the power management system; a speed of the output of the transmission being determined by a function of a speed of the first and second transmission inputs.
A heat storage device (10, 10', 20), comprising: a heat storage material configured to be oxidized and deoxidized by a temperature control operation; characterized in that the heat storage device comprises a heat transfer material (15, 15') for heating the heat storage material; and at least a pair of electrodes configured to be connected to a power source for heating the heat transfer material (15, 15'). a heat storage material configured to be oxidized and deoxidized by a temperature control operation; characterized in that the heat storage device comprises a heat transfer material (15, 15') for heating the heat storage material; and at least a pair of electrodes configured to be connected to a power source for heating the heat transfer material (15, 15').
A method of cryopreserving cells comprising providing particles of a cross-linked bioactive hydrogel matrix comprising a polyglycan cross-linked to a polypeptide, said hydrogel matrix particles having cells, excluding cells of human embryonic origin, retained on an exposed surface thereof or retained within one or more pores present in the particles, and subjecting the hydrogel matrix particles with the retained cells to cryopreservation conditions.
A pod drive installation and hull configuration for mounting at least a port pod drive unit and a starboard drive unit to a hull of a vessel having a keel, the pod drive installation and hull configuration comprising: at least one horizontal pod drive platform for supporting at least one rotational pod drive mount for mounting at least one pod drive unit symmetrically with respect to the keel, each pod drive platform having a width and a length of a sufficient size so as to accommodate a correspondingrotationa! pod drive mount and characterized by a delta hull configuration including a pod drive mounting plane extending on either side of the keel of the hull and supporting the at least one pod drive platform, a delta fairing connecting the pod drive platform to a corresponding bottom hull surface, the delta fairing including a generally triangular delta fairing extending forward and downward, from a fairing inflection line at the forward end of pod drive mounting plane and to a delta fairing intersection point with the keel, the delta fairing having doubly curved surface having a concave transversely extending arc toward the aft section of the delta fairing and a convex transversely extending arc toward the front section of the delta fairing with the delta fairing being tangent with the plane of the pod drive mounting plane at the fairing inflection line and with a plane of the keel at the delta fairing intersection point, whereby, the pod drive mounting plane and the delta fairing together have outer boundary contours formed by an intersection of the pod drive mounting plane and the delta fairing with the bottom hull surfaces. at least one horizontal pod drive platform for supporting at least one rotational pod drive mount for mounting at least one pod drive unit symmetrically with respect to the keel, each pod drive platform having a width and a length of a sufficient size so as to accommodate a correspondingrotationa! pod drive mount and characterized by a delta hull configuration including a pod drive mounting plane extending on either side of the keel of the hull and supporting the at least one pod drive platform, a delta fairing connecting the pod drive platform to a corresponding bottom hull surface, the delta fairing including a generally triangular delta fairing extending forward and downward, from a fairing inflection line at the forward end of pod drive mounting plane and to a delta fairing intersection point with the keel, the delta fairing having doubly curved surface having a concave transversely extending arc toward the aft section of the delta fairing and a convex transversely extending arc toward the front section of the delta fairing with the delta fairing being tangent with the plane of the pod drive mounting plane at the fairing inflection line and with a plane of the keel at the delta fairing intersection point, whereby, the pod drive mounting plane and the delta fairing together have outer boundary contours formed by an intersection of the pod drive mounting plane and the delta fairing with the bottom hull surfaces.
A method of communicating information between a plurality of medical devices (100, 200) in a medical device system, wherein at least one of the medical devices is an implantable medical device for implantation in a patient, comprises: communicating information between the first implantable medical device and the second medical device via conducted communication using communication pulses having a first energy level; performing a capture threshold test to identify a capture threshold for the communication pulses; changing the energy level of the communication pulses from the first energy level to a second energy level, the second energy level based on the capture threshold identified during the capture threshold test; and communicating information between the first implantable medical device and the second medical device via conducted communication using communication pulses having the second energy level. communicating information between the first implantable medical device and the second medical device via conducted communication using communication pulses having a first energy level; performing a capture threshold test to identify a capture threshold for the communication pulses; changing the energy level of the communication pulses from the first energy level to a second energy level, the second energy level based on the capture threshold identified during the capture threshold test; and communicating information between the first implantable medical device and the second medical device via conducted communication using communication pulses having the second energy level.