mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A timing controlled AC-DC converter circuit configured to supply a regulated output voltage to a load circuit (130, 135), said converter circuit configured to switchably couple an AC input signal to the load circuit for providing an output voltage having an average value equal to a preselected reference voltage, the converter circuit comprising: a negative feedback control loop circuit (410, 415, 420, 430, 445) comprising a proportional control circuit configured to provide a control signal as a function of the difference between the output voltage and the preselected reference voltage; and a switch coupled to the negative feedback control loop circuit and configured to switchably couple the AC input signal to the load circuit, wherein the negative feedback control loop circuit is configured to close the switch for controlled periods of time when the polarity of the output voltage and the polarity of the AC input signal are the same, a controlled period of time commencing when the absolute value of the AC input signal exceeds the absolute value of the output voltage and terminating when the absolute value of the AC input signal exceeds the absolute value of the control signal, to thereby maintain the average value of the output voltage equal to the preselected reference voltage. a negative feedback control loop circuit (410, 415, 420, 430, 445) comprising a proportional control circuit configured to provide a control signal as a function of the difference between the output voltage and the preselected reference voltage; and a switch coupled to the negative feedback control loop circuit and configured to switchably couple the AC input signal to the load circuit, wherein the negative feedback control loop circuit is configured to close the switch for controlled periods of time when the polarity of the output voltage and the polarity of the AC input signal are the same, a controlled period of time commencing when the absolute value of the AC input signal exceeds the absolute value of the output voltage and terminating when the absolute value of the AC input signal exceeds the absolute value of the control signal, to thereby maintain the average value of the output voltage equal to the preselected reference voltage.
A heat transfer tube of a steam generator for a sodium-cooled fast reactor, comprising: an inner tube formed with a first material; an outer tube formed with a second material that is formed in close contact with the inner tube and has a thermal expansion coefficient less than that of the first material; and a plurality of helium flow grooves which are formed between the inner tube and the outer tube along a lengthwise direction of the heat transfer tube for flowing helium gas, characterized in that the inner tube and outer tube are inserted concentrically to be formed by a drawing process, and residual stress is formed in the interface between the inner tube and the outer tube. an inner tube formed with a first material; an outer tube formed with a second material that is formed in close contact with the inner tube and has a thermal expansion coefficient less than that of the first material; and a plurality of helium flow grooves which are formed between the inner tube and the outer tube along a lengthwise direction of the heat transfer tube for flowing helium gas, characterized in that the inner tube and outer tube are inserted concentrically to be formed by a drawing process, and residual stress is formed in the interface between the inner tube and the outer tube.
A capsule for preparing a beverage in an automatic beverage preparation device; wherein the capsule comprises a cup-shaped body designed to be closed by a lid intended to be perforated to allow a pressurised fluid to be injected into the capsule; the cup-shaped body has a longitudinal axis and comprises a lateral wall and a bottom wall with a beverage outlet; the capsule further comprises an inner insert extending transversally to the longitudinal axis to divide the capsule inner volume into an upper chamber intended to contain a beverage preparation substance, and a lower chamber for beverage collection and outflow; the insert comprises a relatively rigid disc with a number of passages designed to establish a fluidic communication between the upper chamber and the lower chamber; characterised in that the disc comprises one or more beverage outflow channels formed in a lower face of the disc facing the lower chamber and communicating with the upper chamber through the passages; and by a membrane permanently connected to the lower face of the disc, except for one or more areas so as to define, together with said areas, respective membrane valves configured to switch, under the effect of the beverage pressure, between a normal closed configuration, in which the membrane adheres to the disc and prevents the beverage from flowing therethrough, and an open configuration, in which the membrane is spaced apart from the disc and allows the beverage to flow from the upper chamber to the lower chamber.
A radio transmission apparatus for multiplexing and transmitting transmission data addressed to a plurality of radio reception apparatuses by using OFDMA transmission, comprising: a control unit configured to set a plurality of frequency allocations obtained by dividing a frequency resource into a plurality of frequency resources; and characterized by a control signal generation unit configured to generate first control information indicating one of combinations of the plurality of radio reception apparatuses, second control information indicating frequency bandwidths of the plurality of frequency resources, and the frequency allocations; and a transmission unit configured to generate a frame including the first control information and the second control information and to transmit the frame to the plurality of radio reception apparatuses, wherein an order in which the first control information indicates the plurality of radio reception apparatuses is identical to an order of the plurality of frequency resources that is indicated by the second control information; the plurality of frequency allocations comprise a first frequency allocation and a second frequency allocation; the plurality of frequency resources each have an identical frequency bandwidth to each other in the first frequency allocation; and at least two of the plurality of frequency resources each exhibit a different frequency band width in the second frequency allocation. a control unit configured to set a plurality of frequency allocations obtained by dividing a frequency resource into a plurality of frequency resources; and characterized by a control signal generation unit configured to generate first control information indicating one of combinations of the plurality of radio reception apparatuses, second control information indicating frequency bandwidths of the plurality of frequency resources, and the frequency allocations; and a transmission unit configured to generate a frame including the first control information and the second control information and to transmit the frame to the plurality of radio reception apparatuses, wherein an order in which the first control information indicates the plurality of radio reception apparatuses is identical to an order of the plurality of frequency resources that is indicated by the second control information; the plurality of frequency allocations comprise a first frequency allocation and a second frequency allocation; the plurality of frequency resources each have an identical frequency bandwidth to each other in the first frequency allocation; and at least two of the plurality of frequency resources each exhibit a different frequency band width in the second frequency allocation.
A method of generating alignment data for at least one printhead, the method comprising the steps of: printing a calibration pattern onto a print medium using the printhead, the calibration pattern comprising one or more rows of spaced apart fiducials, each fiducial comprising a plurality of concentric annuli representing a code sequence; imaging the fiducials at a first resolution to generate imaged fiducials; cross-correlating a template fiducial with the imaged fiducials at a plurality of different displacements relative to each imaged fiducial, the template fiducial having a configuration matching the imaged fiducials; determining a two-dimensional set of cross-correlation values for each imaged fiducial, each set of cross-correlation values indicating a center of a respective fiducial; and generating alignment data for the printhead using the sets of cross-correlation values, characterised in that the code sequence has a sequence of N code values, each value being represented by a presence or absence of an annulus at a respective predetermined distance from a centre of the fiducial, and where N is an integer from 3 to 20. printing a calibration pattern onto a print medium using the printhead, the calibration pattern comprising one or more rows of spaced apart fiducials, each fiducial comprising a plurality of concentric annuli representing a code sequence; imaging the fiducials at a first resolution to generate imaged fiducials; cross-correlating a template fiducial with the imaged fiducials at a plurality of different displacements relative to each imaged fiducial, the template fiducial having a configuration matching the imaged fiducials; determining a two-dimensional set of cross-correlation values for each imaged fiducial, each set of cross-correlation values indicating a center of a respective fiducial; and generating alignment data for the printhead using the sets of cross-correlation values, characterised in that the code sequence has a sequence of N code values, each value being represented by a presence or absence of an annulus at a respective predetermined distance from a centre of the fiducial, and where N is an integer from 3 to 20.
A method of preparing a non-conductive substrate to allow metal plating thereon, the method comprising the steps of: a) conditioning the non-conductive substrate with a conditioner, wherein the conditioner comprises a conditioning agent; b) applying a liquid carbon-based dispersion, which comprises carbon or graphite particles dispersed in a liquid solution, to the conditioned non-conductive substrate, to form a coating on the conditioned non-conductive substrate; and c) etching the substrate, characterised in that: in step a) the conditioning agent has a molecular weight of at least 1 000 000 g/mol, and the conditioner has a pH in the range of between 8 and 10; in step b) the liquid carbon-based dispersion further comprises a binder material dispersed in the liquid solution, and the applying forms a gel coating in which the carbon or graphite particles are coagulated onto the conditioned non-conductive substrate; and the etching step c) is performed before the liquid carbon-based dispersion dries on the non-conductive substrate. a) conditioning the non-conductive substrate with a conditioner, wherein the conditioner comprises a conditioning agent; b) applying a liquid carbon-based dispersion, which comprises carbon or graphite particles dispersed in a liquid solution, to the conditioned non-conductive substrate, to form a coating on the conditioned non-conductive substrate; and c) etching the substrate, in step a) the conditioning agent has a molecular weight of at least 1 000 000 g/mol, and the conditioner has a pH in the range of between 8 and 10; in step b) the liquid carbon-based dispersion further comprises a binder material dispersed in the liquid solution, and the applying forms a gel coating in which the carbon or graphite particles are coagulated onto the conditioned non-conductive substrate; and the etching step c) is performed before the liquid carbon-based dispersion dries on the non-conductive substrate.
A method for the selection of one or more microorganisms capable of imparting one or more beneficial phenotype or genotype to a plant, the method comprising the steps of: a) artificially associating one or more first plants in a growth medium with a first set of microorganisms; b) selecting one or more first plants following step a), based on the absence, suppression, inhibition, or combination thereof of one or more genotypic and/or one or more phenotypic traits; c) acquiring a second set of microorganisms from said one or more first plants and/or plant rhizosphere of said one or more plants selected in step b); d) applying the second set of microorganisms to one or more second plants and/or plant rhizosphere of said one or more second plants; e) repeating steps a) to d) one or more times, wherein the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step d) is used as the first set of microorganisms in step a) of any successive repeat. a) artificially associating one or more first plants in a growth medium with a first set of microorganisms; b) selecting one or more first plants following step a), based on the absence, suppression, inhibition, or combination thereof of one or more genotypic and/or one or more phenotypic traits; c) acquiring a second set of microorganisms from said one or more first plants and/or plant rhizosphere of said one or more plants selected in step b); d) applying the second set of microorganisms to one or more second plants and/or plant rhizosphere of said one or more second plants; e) repeating steps a) to d) one or more times, wherein the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step d) is used as the first set of microorganisms in step a) of any successive repeat.
A recombinant microorganism which is a Yarrowia, such as Yarrowia lipolytica, comprising one or more nucleotide sequence(s) encoding: a polypeptide having ent-copalyl pyrophosphate synthase activity; a polypeptide having ent-Kaurene synthase activity; a polypeptide having ent-Kaurene oxidase activity; a polypeptide having kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase activity, a polypeptide having NADPH-cytochrome p450 reductase activity; and a polypeptide having UDP-glucosyltransferase activity, wherein a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having ent-Kaurene oxidase activity encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that has at least 20% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86; and wherein a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase activity encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that has at least 20% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, whereby expression of the nucleotide sequence(s) confer(s) on the microorganism the ability to produce at least one of steviolmonoside, steviolbioside, stevioside or rebaudioside A, rebaudioside B, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside E, rebaudioside F, rubusoside, dulcoside A. a polypeptide having ent-copalyl pyrophosphate synthase activity; a polypeptide having ent-Kaurene synthase activity; a polypeptide having ent-Kaurene oxidase activity; a polypeptide having kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase activity, a polypeptide having NADPH-cytochrome p450 reductase activity; and a polypeptide having UDP-glucosyltransferase activity, wherein a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having ent-Kaurene oxidase activity encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that has at least 20% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86; and wherein a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having kaurenoic acid 13-hydroxylase activity encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that has at least 20% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, whereby expression of the nucleotide sequence(s) confer(s) on the microorganism the ability to produce at least one of steviolmonoside, steviolbioside, stevioside or rebaudioside A, rebaudioside B, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside D, rebaudioside E, rebaudioside F, rubusoside, dulcoside A.
A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure, the dressing comprising: a tissue interface configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site; and a sealing member configured to be positioned over the tissue interface and the tissue site to form a sealed environment, characterised in that the dressing comprises a sealing tape comprising a film layer, a bonding adhesive, and a sealing adhesive, the sealing tape configured to attach the sealing member to epidermis wherein the sealing tape is configured to be coupled over edges of the sealing member so that the sealing tape is partially coupled to the epidermis and partially coupled to the sealing member and, wherein the film layer is coupled to the bonding adhesive; and the sealing adhesive is coupled to the bonding adhesive, the sealing adhesive having portions removed to form a first pattern and expose the bonding adhesive through the sealing adhesive in a second pattern. a tissue interface configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site; and a sealing member configured to be positioned over the tissue interface and the tissue site to form a sealed environment, characterised in that the dressing comprises a sealing tape comprising a film layer, a bonding adhesive, and a sealing adhesive, the sealing tape configured to attach the sealing member to epidermis wherein the sealing tape is configured to be coupled over edges of the sealing member so that the sealing tape is partially coupled to the epidermis and partially coupled to the sealing member and, wherein the film layer is coupled to the bonding adhesive; and the sealing adhesive is coupled to the bonding adhesive, the sealing adhesive having portions removed to form a first pattern and expose the bonding adhesive through the sealing adhesive in a second pattern.
A method performed at a terminal for controlling Discontinuous Reception, DRX, in a mobile communication system, comprising: receiving DRX configuration information from an Evolved Node B, ENB; determining whether a first condition is satisfied, the first condition being whether a current subframe exists between a first time point that the DRX-configuration information is received and a second time point that an application of a short DRX cycle is triggered; using, if the first condition is satisfied, a preset DRX cycle in receiving data from the ENB; identifying that a physical downlink channel, PDCCH, indicating a new transmission is received; determining whether a channel quality indicator, CQI, mask is configured; if the CQI mask is configured, determining whether the preset DRX cycle is changed from a long DRX cycle to the short DRX cycle; if the preset DRX cycle is changed from the long DRX cycle to the short DRX cycle, determining whether a duration of on-duration starts for n-subframes followed by a subframe of receiving PDCCH; and if the preset DRX cycle is not changed from the long DRX cycle to the short DRX cycle, performing DRX operation as usual. receiving DRX configuration information from an Evolved Node B, ENB; determining whether a first condition is satisfied, the first condition being whether a current subframe exists between a first time point that the DRX-configuration information is received and a second time point that an application of a short DRX cycle is triggered; using, if the first condition is satisfied, a preset DRX cycle in receiving data from the ENB; identifying that a physical downlink channel, PDCCH, indicating a new transmission is received; determining whether a channel quality indicator, CQI, mask is configured; if the CQI mask is configured, determining whether the preset DRX cycle is changed from a long DRX cycle to the short DRX cycle; if the preset DRX cycle is changed from the long DRX cycle to the short DRX cycle, determining whether a duration of on-duration starts for n-subframes followed by a subframe of receiving PDCCH; and if the preset DRX cycle is not changed from the long DRX cycle to the short DRX cycle, performing DRX operation as usual.
A remelting furnace having a casting die disposed in a base frame, an electrode rod standing essentially upright and disposed above the casting die, to the end of which facing the casting die a consumable electrode may be attached, an electrode rod mounting for the electrode rod pivotable in all directions relative to the base frame in order to be able to orient the consumable electrode attached to the electrode rod in the casting die as far as possible coaxially to the central axis of the casting die, wherein a global-mounted bearing of the electrode rod mounting is provided with two intersecting cardanic shafts (14, 15), and having a weight sensor between the frame and the electrode rod mounting for determining the weight of a consumable electrode attached to the electrode rod, characterized in that the weight sensor is disposed in one of the cardanic shafts (14, 15).
A method performed by a user equipment, UE, to download a profile, the method comprising: transmitting, to a routing server, profile download related information including a profile server identifier which includes identification information of a profile server for downloading a profile requested by the UE and a second credential for determining whether the UE has a routing request right to download the profile from the profile server through the routing server; receiving, from the routing server, a result of a verification of the routing request right, wherein the verification comprises verification of the second credential included in the profile download related information; transmitting, to the routing server, a profile download request message including profile download identification information; receiving, from the routing server, a profile, the profile including at least one of an application, a file system and an authentication key; and installing the profile to a universal integrated circuit card, UICC, of the UE, wherein the profile download request message is delivered to the profile server corresponding to the profile server identifier through the routing server. transmitting, to a routing server, profile download related information including a profile server identifier which includes identification information of a profile server for downloading a profile requested by the UE and a second credential for determining whether the UE has a routing request right to download the profile from the profile server through the routing server; receiving, from the routing server, a result of a verification of the routing request right, wherein the verification comprises verification of the second credential included in the profile download related information; transmitting, to the routing server, a profile download request message including profile download identification information; receiving, from the routing server, a profile, the profile including at least one of an application, a file system and an authentication key; and installing the profile to a universal integrated circuit card, UICC, of the UE, wherein the profile download request message is delivered to the profile server corresponding to the profile server identifier through the routing server.
A closed cell foam prepared from a polymer foam formulation containing a blowing agent comprising 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, wherein the amount of the cis isomer of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene in the blowing agent is less than 10 % by weight relative to the total amount of the cis isomer and the trans isomer of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene.