mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A conveying and sorting apparatus including a plurality of tilting conveyor units (10, 11) arranged in a row in a conveying direction, each of the tilting conveyor units (10, 11) configured to be switchable in orientation about a support shaft parallel to a conveying direction of a conveyed object between an horizontal conveying orientation and a tilted orientation for discharging the conveyed object laterally with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyed object by gravity, and also including a conveying conveyor for the conveyed object, wherein the conveying conveyor is composed of a belt conveyor (24a, 24b) having a belt 26c stretched between a pair of front and rear pulleys 26a, 26b, and characterized in that the belt of the belt conveyor (24a, 24b) has an inside surface provided with a plurality of ridge portions along a belt longitudinal direction at appropriate intervals in a belt width direction and has an outside surface provided with ridge portions along the belt width direction at regular intervals in the belt longitudinal direction, and the pair of front and rear pulleys (26a, 26b) are not provided with flange portions sandwiching both sides of the belt and are provided, on circumferential surfaces, with a plurality of recessed grooves into which the ridge portions on the belt inside surface are individually fitted.
A differential for a golf buggy comprising: a drive gear; one or more planetary gears connected to the drive gear; a first bevel gear mated with the one or more planetary gears; a second bevel gear mated with the one or more planetary gears; and a torque transmission damper between the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear causes the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear to rotate at the same speed when the difference in torque between the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear is less than a predetermined level; characterised in that the transmission damper comprises a first cylinder attached to the first bevel gear and a second cylinder attached to the second bevel gear, an outer surface of the first cylinder being slidably received within an inner surface of the second cylinder. a drive gear; one or more planetary gears connected to the drive gear; a first bevel gear mated with the one or more planetary gears; a second bevel gear mated with the one or more planetary gears; and a torque transmission damper between the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear causes the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear to rotate at the same speed when the difference in torque between the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear is less than a predetermined level; characterised in that the transmission damper comprises a first cylinder attached to the first bevel gear and a second cylinder attached to the second bevel gear, an outer surface of the first cylinder being slidably received within an inner surface of the second cylinder.
A method of operating a satellite, the method comprising: allocating a first frequency band to a first beam (810) of the satellite, the first beam (810) to provide a first coverage area (820) on Earth extending across a footprint of the satellite; allocating a second frequency band to a second beam (810) of the satellite, the second beam (810) to provide a second coverage area (820) on Earth extending across the footprint of the satellite; disabling the first beam (810) based, at least in part, on the first coverage area (820) provided by the first beam (810) touching an exclusion zone associated with equivalent power flux density, EPFD, limits; and re-mapping the first frequency band from the first beam (810) to the second beam (810). allocating a first frequency band to a first beam (810) of the satellite, the first beam (810) to provide a first coverage area (820) on Earth extending across a footprint of the satellite; allocating a second frequency band to a second beam (810) of the satellite, the second beam (810) to provide a second coverage area (820) on Earth extending across the footprint of the satellite; disabling the first beam (810) based, at least in part, on the first coverage area (820) provided by the first beam (810) touching an exclusion zone associated with equivalent power flux density, EPFD, limits; and re-mapping the first frequency band from the first beam (810) to the second beam (810).
A method for restoring a volatile compound that is trapped in a trapping means, including a flowing step wherein a carrier gas flows through a flow splitter and the trapping means, at a controlled rate, by increasing the volume of a chamber located downstream of the trapping means, the flow splitter being located upstream of said trapping means and being configured to divide the flow of carrier gas into a stream towards said chamber and a stream towards the atmosphere, wherein the flowing step includes a first flowing sub-step during which the trapping means is not heated and a second flowing sub-step during which the trapping means is heated, and wherein the second flowing sub-step comprises switching a heating means from a first configuration for not heating the trapping means to a second configuration for heating the trapping means, by moving the heating means from a first position remote from the trapping means to a second position close to the trapping means, especially a second position surrounding the trapping means.
A method of determining a gaze point of an eye watching a visual display controllable by a display signal, the method comprising: generating a display signal using a graphics card in order for the visual display to produce a screen pattern (310; 320; 340); receiving a signal encoding an image of the eye including a corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310; 320; 340); determining, based on in part the geometry of said corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern, (310, 320, 340) a gaze point of the eye, wherein said determining a gaze point includes utilising the graphics card as a parallel processor; wherein the graphics card receives, directly from an imaging device the signal encoding an image of the eye including a corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310, 320, 350) and wherein said determining a gaze point comprises: extracting, using the graphics card one or more image features in said corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310, 320, 340) and comparing, using the graphics card, said one or more image features with the display signal in order to retrieve these in the screen pattern (310, 320, 350). generating a display signal using a graphics card in order for the visual display to produce a screen pattern (310; 320; 340); receiving a signal encoding an image of the eye including a corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310; 320; 340); determining, based on in part the geometry of said corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern, (310, 320, 340) a gaze point of the eye, wherein said determining a gaze point includes utilising the graphics card as a parallel processor; wherein the graphics card receives, directly from an imaging device the signal encoding an image of the eye including a corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310, 320, 350) and wherein said determining a gaze point comprises: extracting, using the graphics card one or more image features in said corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310, 320, 340) and comparing, using the graphics card, said one or more image features with the display signal in order to retrieve these in the screen pattern (310, 320, 350). extracting, using the graphics card one or more image features in said corneo-scleral reflection (226, 330, 350) of the screen pattern (310, 320, 340) and comparing, using the graphics card, said one or more image features with the display signal in order to retrieve these in the screen pattern (310, 320, 350).
A process for producing a composite material, the process comprising the steps of: providing mm-sized particles comprising at least particles of a porous optionally at least partially compressed open-cell melamine formaldehyde resin and mm-sized particles of at least one non-rigid foamed resin; mixing said particles with at least one reactive adhesive in a concentration of 6 to 18 g of reactive adhesive per 100 g of mm-sized particles; reacting said reactive adhesive with said particles in the presence of aerial moisture thereby bonding said particles together during said mixing process; transporting said mixture into a mould; and irreversibly compressing said mixture to a block in a mould without additional heat to a density greater than 50 kg/m 3 to form a block of said composite material.
An unmanned aerial vehicle, having a main body, rotor arms, and motor and propeller assemblies (400, 420A,B),wherein the rotor arms are configured for supporting the motor and propeller assemblies; and wherein the main body comprises at least an elongate main frame, also referred to as a backbone, with a forward end piece and a rearward end piece, wherein - said end pieces (130, 150) are wider than the backbone and comprising coupling facilities for respective rotor arms; - the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a pair of elongated batteries; - the end pieces (130, 150) and at least a portion of the backbone form receptacles on both sides of the backbone for releasably receiving respective electric batteries, wherein the batteries, backbone and end pieces form an elongate and substantially rectangular body assembly, said unmanned aerial vehicle being characterised in that - each rotor arm comprises an arm inner part having on one end a coupling arrangement adapted for coupling to respective end pieces of the main body and on a second end a first part of an arm folding hinge, and an arm outer part having on one end an adapter for said motor and propeller assemblies and on a second end a second part of the arm folding hinge, and a displaceable and spring biased hinge lock arrangement disposed at the respective second ends of the arm inner part and of the arm outer part. - said end pieces (130, 150) are wider than the backbone and comprising coupling facilities for respective rotor arms; - the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises a pair of elongated batteries; - the end pieces (130, 150) and at least a portion of the backbone form receptacles on both sides of the backbone for releasably receiving respective electric batteries, wherein the batteries, backbone and end pieces form an elongate and substantially rectangular body assembly, said unmanned aerial vehicle being characterised in that - each rotor arm comprises an arm inner part having on one end a coupling arrangement adapted for coupling to respective end pieces of the main body and on a second end a first part of an arm folding hinge, and an arm outer part having on one end an adapter for said motor and propeller assemblies and on a second end a second part of the arm folding hinge, and a displaceable and spring biased hinge lock arrangement disposed at the respective second ends of the arm inner part and of the arm outer part.
Method of handling tyres, including: - generating a first relative motion between a detecting line and a tyre for acquiring, by means of said detecting line, the position of a first edge of said tyre with respect to a reference; - generating a second relative motion between said detecting line and said tyre for acquiring, by means of said detecting line, the position of a second edge of said tyre with respect to said reference; - positioning a gripping device and gripping said tyre by means of said gripping device on the basis of the positions of said first and second edge with respect to said reference. - generating a first relative motion between a detecting line and a tyre for acquiring, by means of said detecting line, the position of a first edge of said tyre with respect to a reference; - generating a second relative motion between said detecting line and said tyre for acquiring, by means of said detecting line, the position of a second edge of said tyre with respect to said reference; - positioning a gripping device and gripping said tyre by means of said gripping device on the basis of the positions of said first and second edge with respect to said reference.
An apparatus for controlling or operating a technical system, in particular a vehicle, comprising an operating device which exchanges control messages with the system, wherein the apparatus comprises a safety controller connected to the operating device, said safety controller being adapted to reprocess and/or evaluate control messages concerning the operational safety of the system by inserting and/or extracting safety-critical information items in and/or from the control messages, so that these can be implemented by the operating device and/or the system as safety-critical control messages, characterized in that the operating device comprises an unsecured area, in which a first processor unit processes control messages the safety-critical display information items of which concern a display of a safety-critical, graphic element on a graphic user interface for controlling the system, and comprises a secured area, in which a second processor unit compares a supplied reference value to a comparative value, wherein the comparative value is ascertained on the basis of the safety-critical display information items, and wherein the secured area will accept the display of the safety-critical, graphic element only if the two values conform with each other continuously or upon random checking during operation of the operating device.
A composition for application to a wound comprising: a first layer comprising a skin adhesive with low water absorption, wherein the first layer has a wound-facing side and a non-wound-facing side and, in a first area, apertures extend through the first layer from the wound-facing side to the non-wound-facing side, the first layer having a second area forming a perimeter around the first area, the perimeter lacking apertures therethrough, and, in-use, the wound facing side of the first layer would contact a wound, wherein the mean area of the apertures on at least one of the wound-facing side and non-wound-facing side of the first layer is at least 20 mm 2; and a second layer disposed on a non-wound-facing side of the first layer, the second layer being an outermost layer of the composition, the second layer comprising a polymeric film that is continuous in that it extends over and covers each of the apertures of the first layer, the second layer having a moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR) of at least 500 g/m 2 /24 hours, measured in accordance with BS EN 13726-2:2002, wherein the composition further comprises a third layer disposed between the first layer and second layer, the third layer being a supporting layer for the first layer, the third layer having apertures therethrough, substantially corresponding to the apertures in the first layer, and wherein low water absorption is defined such that the skin adhesive has a water absorption such that, when immersed in water at 20 °C for a period of 1 hour, it absorbs 300% or less of its own weight a first layer comprising a skin adhesive with low water absorption, wherein the first layer has a wound-facing side and a non-wound-facing side and, in a first area, apertures extend through the first layer from the wound-facing side to the non-wound-facing side, the first layer having a second area forming a perimeter around the first area, the perimeter lacking apertures therethrough, and, in-use, the wound facing side of the first layer would contact a wound, wherein the mean area of the apertures on at least one of the wound-facing side and non-wound-facing side of the first layer is at least 20 mm 2; and a second layer disposed on a non-wound-facing side of the first layer, the second layer being an outermost layer of the composition, the second layer comprising a polymeric film that is continuous in that it extends over and covers each of the apertures of the first layer, the second layer having a moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR) of at least 500 g/m 2 /24 hours, measured in accordance with BS EN 13726-2:2002, wherein the composition further comprises a third layer disposed between the first layer and second layer, the third layer being a supporting layer for the first layer, the third layer having apertures therethrough, substantially corresponding to the apertures in the first layer, and wherein low water absorption is defined such that the skin adhesive has a water absorption such that, when immersed in water at 20 °C for a period of 1 hour, it absorbs 300% or less of its own weight
An occluder comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and an elastic braided body provided between said distal end and proximal end and made of wires, said elastic braided body comprising a multistage braided mesh; said multistage braided mesh comprising at least a first-stage braided mesh, which is the closest to the distal end and is formed by braiding a plurality of first-stage wires, and a second-stage braided mesh, which is formed by braiding a plurality of first-stage wires and second-stage wires all together; wherein the smallest cross-sectional area of the first-stage braided mesh after being compressed in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the elastic braided body is smaller than the smallest cross-sectional area of any other stage of braided mesh after being compressed toward the axis, characterized in that all of the wires (21, 22) at the proximal end are tightened up and fixed through a sleeve so that the proximal end is closed.
Anti-intrusion system for a manhole having a well, the system comprising a septum partition, a floating element, a membrane, a protective element in the shape of a dome, a guide for the floating element and a duct, wherein the septum partition having a hole representing the seat of the floating element, when installed, dividing the well in the horizontal direction, into two parts and when the floating element adhering to the hole, in installed condition, forms a barrier between the upper part and the bottom part of the well, wherein: a) the floating element is surmounted by the protective element in the shape of a dome, the surface of which forms the volume within which the floating element can move and which allows the passage of water beneath itself; b) the floating element is constrained to the dome by means of the membrane that is located between the floating element and the dome, defining an upper and a lower volume; c) the floating element is constrained to move along the guide, said guide being fixed to the element in the shape of dome; which guide is located over the floating element; d) the hole, which is the seat of the floating element, communicates with the water which might be present beneath through the duct, to form a siphon. a) the floating element is surmounted by the protective element in the shape of a dome, the surface of which forms the volume within which the floating element can move and which allows the passage of water beneath itself; b) the floating element is constrained to the dome by means of the membrane that is located between the floating element and the dome, defining an upper and a lower volume; c) the floating element is constrained to move along the guide, said guide being fixed to the element in the shape of dome; which guide is located over the floating element; d) the hole, which is the seat of the floating element, communicates with the water which might be present beneath through the duct, to form a siphon.
A method of operating a pile driving assembly which comprises a tubular pile and a hammer for driving the pile into an underwater bottom, wherein the assembly is provided with a soil remover for removing soil inside the pile, which soil remover is located below the hammer and remote from a lower end of the pile in assembled operating condition, wherein the soil remover is located at an upper end portion of the pile, characterized in that a large portion of the pile is driven into the underwater bottom without dislodging the bottom inside the pile, wherein the soil remover loosens soil within the upper portion of the pile as soon as the upper portion of the pile approaches the bottom and the soil remover removes soil only during driving the upper portion of the pile into the Z underwater bottom.
A polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) device configured to acquire a Jones matrix that expresses a polarization characteristic of a subject, the polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography device comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: vectorize the Jones matrix and then convert the vectorized Jones matrix into at least one of a 4x4 coherence matrix and a 4x4 covariance matrix; calculate at least an eigenvalue and at least an eigenvector of the at least one of a 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix by performing an eigenvalue decomposition to the at least one of the 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix; calculate a pseudo probability based on the at least eigenvalue of the at least one of the 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix; calculate the Jones matrix by converting the at least eigenvector of the at least one of the 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix; and estimate the polarization characteristic of the subject by using the calculated pseudo probability and at least an eigenvalue and at least an eigenvector of the acquired Jones matrix. vectorize the Jones matrix and then convert the vectorized Jones matrix into at least one of a 4x4 coherence matrix and a 4x4 covariance matrix; calculate at least an eigenvalue and at least an eigenvector of the at least one of a 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix by performing an eigenvalue decomposition to the at least one of the 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix; calculate a pseudo probability based on the at least eigenvalue of the at least one of the 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix; calculate the Jones matrix by converting the at least eigenvector of the at least one of the 4x4 coherence matrix and the 4x4 covariance matrix; and estimate the polarization characteristic of the subject by using the calculated pseudo probability and at least an eigenvalue and at least an eigenvector of the acquired Jones matrix.
A cosmetic, non-therapeutic, use of swertiamarin or that of a swertiamarin-enriched plant extract as an agent for stimulating the formation or the regeneration of the epidermis and/or as an agent for stimulating the metabolism of the dermis, for treating or preventing a non-pathological alteration of the skin or for improving the aspect of the skin, wherein swertiamarin or said extract is present as an active agent in a composition for topical administration and said composition comprises from 0.001% to 5% by weight of swertiamarin.