mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A gas turbine for power plants comprising a plurality of components and a strip seal for sealing portions of adjacent components of the gas turbine, each component comprising a first portion facing low pressure medium, a second portion facing high pressure medium, and a edge face defining a joining face between adjoining components; each edge face of each component having a grooved recess complimentary to the grooved recess of adjacently fitted component; the strip seal is received in the grooved recesses of each adjacent component at the same time, such that the received strip seal extends between both components, the strip seal comprising: a sealing face, the sealing face is configured to follow the contours of the grooved recess towards the first portions of the components; and a pressure face, the pressure face is having a sinusoidal curvilinear shape with respect to the sealing face, the pressure face is configured to prevent localized movement of the strip seal; wherein the pressure face on its first side is configured to contact the sealing face at a plurality of points, and the pressure face on its second side is configured to contact the grooved recess towards the second portions of the components at a plurality of points; wherein a side of the sealing face is arranged to contact the first portions of the components, and wherein a lengthwise section of the side of the sealing face is planar; characterised in that the pressure face is sealed to the sealing face at distal ends of the strip seal and in that the sinusoidal shape of the pressure face of the strip seal is configured to be resilient to fatigue failure and induced resonance depending on either measurements or calculations done based on a frequency that the strip seal is expected to be exposed. a sealing face, the sealing face is configured to follow the contours of the grooved recess towards the first portions of the components; and a pressure face, the pressure face is having a sinusoidal curvilinear shape with respect to the sealing face, the pressure face is configured to prevent localized movement of the strip seal; wherein the pressure face on its first side is configured to contact the sealing face at a plurality of points, and the pressure face on its second side is configured to contact the grooved recess towards the second portions of the components at a plurality of points; wherein a side of the sealing face is arranged to contact the first portions of the components, and wherein a lengthwise section of the side of the sealing face is planar; characterised in that the pressure face is sealed to the sealing face at distal ends of the strip seal and in that the sinusoidal shape of the pressure face of the strip seal is configured to be resilient to fatigue failure and induced resonance depending on either measurements or calculations done based on a frequency that the strip seal is expected to be exposed.
An energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy to an active implant, comprising an extracorporeal transmitter coil electrically connectable to an energy source, and an implantable receiver coil which can be inductively coupled to the transmitter coil for wireless energy transmission, an extracorporeal secondary coil, a modulator, an implantable primary coil which can be inductively coupled to the secondary coil for wireless data transmission from the primary coil to the secondary coil, wherein the implantable primary coil is electrically connected to the modulator, wherein the modulator is adapted to modulate an AC voltage supplied to the implantable primary coil according to a data signal such that a data transmission from the implantable primary coil to the extracorporeal secondary coil is performed, wherein the frequency of the data transmission is different than the frequency with which the energy is transmitted from the transmitter coil to the receiver coil, wherein the data signal includes information regarding energy regulation of the energy to be transmitted from the transmitter coil and other information not regarding energy regulation, characterized in that the energy transmission device is adapted to perform a transmission of information regarding energy regulation of the energy to be transmitted from the transmitter coil by a pulse width modulated signal from the primary coil to the secondary coil, and that the energy transmission device is adapted to perform a transmission of other information, not regarding energy regulation, by a frequency modulation of the carrier frequency of the pulse width modulated signal or by a modulation of the frequency with which the pulses of the pulse width modulated signal are sent, and that the modulator is inductively coupled by a transmitter to an electrical conductor which is connected to the implanted primary coil.
A patient interface (100; 200) comprising: a frame; a cushion (14; x14) having a non-face-contacting portion (22; x22) connected to the frame and a face-contacting portion (24; x24) adapted to engage the patient's face in use, the face-contacting portion including a side wall (28; x28) and a flexible membrane (32; x32) extending from the side wall; and a reinforcing member (20; x20) provided to at least a portion of an interior and/or exterior surface of the side wall (28; x28) of the cushion, the reinforcing member providing reinforcement to the side wall of the cushion to at least limit lateral expansion of the cushion in use, wherein the reinforcing member (20; x20) has a width and/or depth that is selectively varied along its length to vary the stiffness and hence a level of reinforcement being provided to selected regions of the cushion; wherein the reinforcing member includes at least one reinforcing rib integrally molded with the side wall of the cushion; characterized in that the cushion (14; x14) includes a nasal bridge region and a pair of cheek regions and the reinforcing member (20; x20) is thinner in the nasal bridge region and wider in the cheek regions. a frame; a cushion (14; x14) having a non-face-contacting portion (22; x22) connected to the frame and a face-contacting portion (24; x24) adapted to engage the patient's face in use, the face-contacting portion including a side wall (28; x28) and a flexible membrane (32; x32) extending from the side wall; and a reinforcing member (20; x20) provided to at least a portion of an interior and/or exterior surface of the side wall (28; x28) of the cushion, the reinforcing member providing reinforcement to the side wall of the cushion to at least limit lateral expansion of the cushion in use, wherein the reinforcing member (20; x20) has a width and/or depth that is selectively varied along its length to vary the stiffness and hence a level of reinforcement being provided to selected regions of the cushion; wherein the reinforcing member includes at least one reinforcing rib integrally molded with the side wall of the cushion; characterized in that the cushion (14; x14) includes a nasal bridge region and a pair of cheek regions and the reinforcing member (20; x20) is thinner in the nasal bridge region and wider in the cheek regions.
A method of measuring gas turbine engine rotor blades comprising: a) directing a probe to send an energy signal toward a rotor in a turbine engine; and b) receiving a reflected energy signal, after the energy signal has been reflected off a rotor blade; characterised by further comprising the step of: c) analyzing the reflected energy signal to determine a vibration mode of the rotor blade corresponding to a rotor blade twist during operation of a turbine engine, including analyzing the energy level of the reflected signal over time to determine a perceived thickness of the rotor blade. a) directing a probe to send an energy signal toward a rotor in a turbine engine; and b) receiving a reflected energy signal, after the energy signal has been reflected off a rotor blade; characterised by further comprising the step of: c) analyzing the reflected energy signal to determine a vibration mode of the rotor blade corresponding to a rotor blade twist during operation of a turbine engine, including analyzing the energy level of the reflected signal over time to determine a perceived thickness of the rotor blade.
A Core Network, CN, node (260, 304, 306, 308, 310) configured to communicate with a Radio Access Network, RAN, node, the CN node comprising processing circuitry configured to: determine, based on knowledge of network slices associated with a User Equipment, UE, (210, 314) information for Radio Access Technology, RAT, and/or frequency selection, wherein the knowledge of network slices comprises knowledge of slices to which the UE is allowed access based on subscription information, the slices being within the UE registration area; and send the determined information to the RAN node. determine, based on knowledge of network slices associated with a User Equipment, UE, (210, 314) information for Radio Access Technology, RAT, and/or frequency selection, wherein the knowledge of network slices comprises knowledge of slices to which the UE is allowed access based on subscription information, the slices being within the UE registration area; and send the determined information to the RAN node.
A method for recognizing a wiring topology between at least two FPGAs (1, 2), a first FPGA comprising a plurality of interface pins (3, 4, 5, 6), particularly a first interface pin, a second FPGA comprising a plurality of interface pins (7, 8, 9, 10), particularly a second interface pin, a plurality of lines (11, 12) connecting at least a part of the interface pins (3, 4, 5, 6) of the first FPGA to the at least a part of the interface pins (7, 8, 9, 10) of the second FPGA, a first driver being present on the first interface pin, a first transmitter register being implemented on the first driver, the signal output by the first driver being defined by the transmitter register, characterized in that a first receiver register is implemented on the second interface pin, wherein the first driver is activated via a first activation signal, wherein the first driver sends out a first signal, wherein the first receiver register is used to read whether the first signal is received at the second interface pin, wherein the second interface pin is associated with the first interface pin when the first signal of the first driver is received at the second interface pin, wherein a plurality of activation signals are implemented for each driver, wherein the activation signals each individually activate a driver and all interface pins (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) at which the signal of the respectively active driver is received are associated with the interface pin (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) of the active driver.
Suction nozzle for a portable hard surface cleaning apparatus for drawing off and suctioning off liquid from a hard surface, in particular from a window pane, comprising a suction nozzle housing having a first and a second housing half-shell (76, 78) which between them form a suction duct, wherein the suction duct extends from a suction opening at which a replaceable squeegee lip is held in place, to a suction duct end section to which a source of vacuum is connectable for creating a suction flow and wherein the two housing half-shells (76, 78) each have at least one holding element (110, 114, 120, 122) adjacent to the suction opening and a holding section of the replaceable squeegee lip is arranged between the holding elements (110, 114, 120, 122) of the two housing half-shells (76, 78), wherein the holding elements (110, 114, 120, 122) of the housing half-shells (76, 78) in each case form an engagement with the holding section of the replaceable squeegee lip, characterized in that the suction nozzle has a non-replaceable squeegee lip which is integrally formed on the first housing half-shell, wherein the non-replaceable squeegee lip together with the first housing half-shell forms an injection-moulded part comprising a hard component and an elastomer component, and wherein at least one holding element of the first housing half-shell is arranged in the area of the suction duct and forms a flow guide element and the elastomer component at least partially surrounds, in a circumferential direction, the at least one holding element arranged in the area of the suction duct.
A composition comprising a flagellin polypeptide for use in a method of protecting a mammal from gamma-radiation, the flagellin polypeptide characterized in that the D3 domain of flagellin is substituted in part or in whole with a hinge or linker polypeptide that allows the D1 and D2 domains to properly fold such that the flagellin polypeptide stimulates TLR5 activity.
A cloth feed mechanism (12, 320) of a cloth bonding apparatus, the cloth feed mechanism including a second roller disposed facing a first roller on a downstream side in a feed direction of two cloths with respect to a nozzle provided to discharge an adhesive between the two cloths facing each other, the cloth feed mechanism being configured to clamp, between the first roller and the second roller, the two cloths to which the adhesive is adhered and feed the two cloths, the cloth feed mechanism comprising: a motor having an output shaft, a main body portion (45, 245) extending in a long-side direction orthogonal to a direction in which the output shaft of the motor extends and including a first main body portion configured to store the motor on one end side in the long-side direction of the main body portion and also configured to be attached to a base portion of the cloth bonding apparatus, and a second main body portion (70, 170, 270) supporting the second roller on another end side in the long-side direction of the main body portion; and a transmission portion (80, 280) disposed inside the main body portion and configured to transmit power of the motor to the second roller; characterized in that the second main body portion (70, 170, 270) is configured to be detachably attached to the first main body portion. a motor having an output shaft, a main body portion (45, 245) extending in a long-side direction orthogonal to a direction in which the output shaft of the motor extends and including a first main body portion configured to store the motor on one end side in the long-side direction of the main body portion and also configured to be attached to a base portion of the cloth bonding apparatus, and a second main body portion (70, 170, 270) supporting the second roller on another end side in the long-side direction of the main body portion; and a transmission portion (80, 280) disposed inside the main body portion and configured to transmit power of the motor to the second roller; characterized in that the second main body portion (70, 170, 270) is configured to be detachably attached to the first main body portion.
A method of integrity testing a porous material, comprising: providing a porous material to be tested, said porous material having a first surface and a second surface; wetting said porous material with a wetting liquid; providing a gas stream comprising at least first and second gases humidified with said wetting liquid near the saturation vapor pressure of said wetting liquid; removing moisture of the permeate stream exiting said second surface of said porous material and creating a pressure differential; introducing said gas stream to said first surface of said porous material; causing said first and second gases to flow through said porous material; measuring the concentration of at least one of said moisture-removed first and second gases in the permeate stream exiting said second surface of said porous material; and comparing the measured concentration to a predetermined concentration; wherein a difference between said measured concentration and said predetermined concentration is indicative of said porous material being non-integral, wherein said humidified gas stream has a humidity of about 90-99%. providing a porous material to be tested, said porous material having a first surface and a second surface; wetting said porous material with a wetting liquid; providing a gas stream comprising at least first and second gases humidified with said wetting liquid near the saturation vapor pressure of said wetting liquid; removing moisture of the permeate stream exiting said second surface of said porous material and creating a pressure differential; introducing said gas stream to said first surface of said porous material; causing said first and second gases to flow through said porous material; measuring the concentration of at least one of said moisture-removed first and second gases in the permeate stream exiting said second surface of said porous material; and comparing the measured concentration to a predetermined concentration; wherein a difference between said measured concentration and said predetermined concentration is indicative of said porous material being non-integral, wherein said humidified gas stream has a humidity of about 90-99%.
A method of determining a potentially visible set, PVS, performed by a computer device, the method comprising: dividing a map area into a plurality of detection point areas, wherein the map area is a movement range of a virtual object in a virtual environment; replacing a map material of a three-dimensional, 3D, object in a detection point area with a single-colored material, color identifiers of single-colored materials corresponding to all 3D objects being different; determining at least one detection point in the detection point area; characterized by performing rendering to obtain a cubemap corresponding to the at least one detection point, and determining a target color identifier appearing on the cubemap; and adding a 3D object corresponding to the target color identifier to a PVS of the detection point area. dividing a map area into a plurality of detection point areas, wherein the map area is a movement range of a virtual object in a virtual environment; replacing a map material of a three-dimensional, 3D, object in a detection point area with a single-colored material, color identifiers of single-colored materials corresponding to all 3D objects being different; determining at least one detection point in the detection point area; characterized by performing rendering to obtain a cubemap corresponding to the at least one detection point, and determining a target color identifier appearing on the cubemap; and adding a 3D object corresponding to the target color identifier to a PVS of the detection point area.
A method for obtaining and storing information suitable for production of artificial nails for an individual, the method comprising the steps of: a) Providing a first untrimmed artificial nail of length, L, width, W, and depth of curvature, D, b) Trimming the artificial nail to fit an individual's nail, characterized in that the method further comprises the following steps: c) Recording information characterising the shape of the trimmed artificial nail, which includes at least information defining the boundary line of the trimmed artificial nail, and which information is sufficient to allow reproduction of the trimmed artificial nail from an untrimmed artificial nail, and d) Storing the information as well as identifying details of the individual. a) Providing a first untrimmed artificial nail of length, L, width, W, and depth of curvature, D, b) Trimming the artificial nail to fit an individual's nail, c) Recording information characterising the shape of the trimmed artificial nail, which includes at least information defining the boundary line of the trimmed artificial nail, and which information is sufficient to allow reproduction of the trimmed artificial nail from an untrimmed artificial nail, and d) Storing the information as well as identifying details of the individual.
A localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) device, comprising: a) a nanoplasmonic filter, said nanoplasmonic filter comprising - an optically transparent dielectric layer, and - an array of metallic nanoparticles comprising antigen-specific binding molecules specific for at least one analyte on the optically transparent dielectric layer; characterized in that said LSPR device further comprises b) a few-layer MoS 2 thin-film transistor comprising a photoconductive flake comprising a few-layer MoS 2 layer for detecting an LSPR resonance shift if said at least one analyte binds to said antigen-specific binding molecules specific for said at least one analyte; and wherein said nanoplasmonic filter and said photoconductive flake of said few-layer MoS 2 thin-film transistor are separated by a 100-300 μm deep air space. a) a nanoplasmonic filter, said nanoplasmonic filter comprising - an optically transparent dielectric layer, and - an array of metallic nanoparticles comprising antigen-specific binding molecules specific for at least one analyte on the optically transparent dielectric layer; characterized in that said LSPR device further comprises - an optically transparent dielectric layer, and - an array of metallic nanoparticles comprising antigen-specific binding molecules specific for at least one analyte on the optically transparent dielectric layer; b) a few-layer MoS 2 thin-film transistor comprising a photoconductive flake comprising a few-layer MoS 2 layer for detecting an LSPR resonance shift if said at least one analyte binds to said antigen-specific binding molecules specific for said at least one analyte;
A method for redirecting an emergency communication in a network having endpoints connected to the network via different access devices and having a softswitch for providing call control for communications including calls to emergency services from said endpoints, comprising: initiating emergency communication from an endpoint; determining unavailability of the softswitch; identifying an emergency server that handles call control for emergency communication from the endpoint if the softswitch is unavailable; and initiating emergency communication with the emergency server; characterised in that the emergency server is connected to the network and configured to provide call control for endpoints connected to the network via different access devices. initiating emergency communication from an endpoint; determining unavailability of the softswitch; identifying an emergency server that handles call control for emergency communication from the endpoint if the softswitch is unavailable; and initiating emergency communication with the emergency server;