mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for monitoring a fill rate of a container and communicating the monitored fill rate to a server, the container comprising at least a first sensor which is a fill rate sensor in a normally non-active mode, the method comprising: - receiving an operational model from the server, the operational model defining a wake-up signal to determine whether to initiate communication between the fill rate sensor and the server, the operational model also defining a pre-determined fill rate level comprising a predefined maximum value of the fill rate and a predefined minimum value of the fill rate, wherein communication between the fill rate sensor and the server only occurs when the pre-determined fill rate level is not met, wherein the operational model comprises a predicted fill rate of the container as a function of time; - detecting the wake-up signal; - measuring the fill rate of the container with the fill rate sensor; - comparing a measured fill rate with the pre-determined fill rate level defined in the operational model; and - communicating the measured fill rate to the server only if - the measured fill rate is above the predefined maximum value of the fill rate, or - the measured fill rate is below the predefined minimum value of the fill rate. - receiving an operational model from the server, the operational model defining a wake-up signal to determine whether to initiate communication between the fill rate sensor and the server, the operational model also defining a pre-determined fill rate level comprising a predefined maximum value of the fill rate and a predefined minimum value of the fill rate, wherein communication between the fill rate sensor and the server only occurs when the pre-determined fill rate level is not met, wherein the operational model comprises a predicted fill rate of the container as a function of time; - detecting the wake-up signal; - measuring the fill rate of the container with the fill rate sensor; - comparing a measured fill rate with the pre-determined fill rate level defined in the operational model; and - communicating the measured fill rate to the server only if - the measured fill rate is above the predefined maximum value of the fill rate, or - the measured fill rate is below the predefined minimum value of the fill rate. - the measured fill rate is above the predefined maximum value of the fill rate, or - the measured fill rate is below the predefined minimum value of the fill rate.
A method for synchronizing sound information with corresponding picture information for digital cinema compositions having different frame rates in a play list during play out of the digital cinema compositions, comprising the steps of: establishing (902, 903, 904, 905 and 906) for the corresponding picture information of the digital cinema compositions in the play list, associated audio latency settings in accordance with the digital cinema composition frame rates; and adjusting (906, 907, 908, 909 and 910) timing between the sound information and the picture information during play out of the digital cinema compositions in accordance to the associated audio latency settings for the corresponding digital cinema composition frame rates and wherein the audio latency settings are: • calculated in accordance with digital cinema system projector specifications, or • established through empirical measurement of playout latencies of the picture and sound information. establishing (902, 903, 904, 905 and 906) for the corresponding picture information of the digital cinema compositions in the play list, associated audio latency settings in accordance with the digital cinema composition frame rates; and adjusting (906, 907, 908, 909 and 910) timing between the sound information and the picture information during play out of the digital cinema compositions in accordance to the associated audio latency settings for the corresponding digital cinema composition frame rates • calculated in accordance with digital cinema system projector specifications, or • established through empirical measurement of playout latencies of the picture and sound information.
Multi-layered saddle blanket for horses with a core (2, 12) of spacer fabric, wherein a) the thickness of the spacer fabric is from 5 to 30 mm, preferably 10 to 25 mm and even more preferably 15 to 20 mm and b) an air flow is made possible in the spacer fabric, characterised in that on the side facing the horse there is provided a layer of woven velvet (1, 13),the pile of which is suitable to take up the horse sweat on the contact surface with the horse and transfer the sweat to the spacer fabric, wherein c) the thickness of the woven velvet (1, 13) is more than 3 mm, preferably a thickness greater than/equal to 3.5 mm, even more preferably greater than/equal to 4 mm and most preferably greater than/equal to 4.5 mm and d) the thickness of the woven velvet is not more than 9 mm, preferably not more than 7.5 mm and even more preferably not more than 6 mm. a) the thickness of the spacer fabric is from 5 to 30 mm, preferably 10 to 25 mm and even more preferably 15 to 20 mm and b) an air flow is made possible in the spacer fabric, c) the thickness of the woven velvet (1, 13) is more than 3 mm, preferably a thickness greater than/equal to 3.5 mm, even more preferably greater than/equal to 4 mm and most preferably greater than/equal to 4.5 mm and d) the thickness of the woven velvet is not more than 9 mm, preferably not more than 7.5 mm and even more preferably not more than 6 mm.
An output electrode plate for a battery module, comprising a first metal plate; wherein the first metal plate comprises a first region and a second region that are successively distributed in a first direction, the first direction is a width direction of the output electrode plate; the first region comprises a first overcurrent portion and a second overcurrent portion, the first overcurrent portion and the second overcurrent portion are successively distributed in a second direction and are connected with each other, wherein the second direction intersects with the first direction, and the second region is electrically connected to the second overcurrent portion through the first overcurrent portion; wherein the first overcurrent portion is provided with a through hole which extends in a thickness direction thereof, and a projection of the through hole along the first direction falls within the second region, and the first metal plate comprises a minimum overcurrent section which passes through the through hole, wherein an intersection line where the minimum overcurrent section intersects with an upper surface of the first region in the thickness direction is a first connection line, and the first connection line is an oblique line with respect to the first direction, wherein the second region is configured to be connected to an electrode lead of a single cell. wherein the first metal plate comprises a first region and a second region that are successively distributed in a first direction, the first direction is a width direction of the output electrode plate; the first region comprises a first overcurrent portion and a second overcurrent portion, the first overcurrent portion and the second overcurrent portion are successively distributed in a second direction and are connected with each other, wherein the second direction intersects with the first direction, and the second region is electrically connected to the second overcurrent portion through the first overcurrent portion; wherein the first overcurrent portion is provided with a through hole which extends in a thickness direction thereof, and a projection of the through hole along the first direction falls within the second region, and the first metal plate comprises a minimum overcurrent section which passes through the through hole, wherein an intersection line where the minimum overcurrent section intersects with an upper surface of the first region in the thickness direction is a first connection line, and the first connection line is an oblique line with respect to the first direction, wherein the second region is configured to be connected to an electrode lead of a single cell.
Vehicle with a hull roof, additional armouring and a cooling system for an engine of the vehicle, having at least one cooler (4, 5) with at least one coolant cooler (11, 12) and also a fan (13, 14), the vehicle being covered from above by the additional armouring, the additional armouring being spaced away from the hull roof and having a peripheral collar, which protrudes beyond the hull roof, thereby creating an opening, which can be used as a cooling air inlet of the cooling system.
A surgical device for trimming suture material comprising an elongated shaft, an elongated tubular cutter disposed over the elongated shaft, the elongated tubular cutter having a circumferential cutting edge, an elongated tubular barrel disposed over the elongated tubular cutter, the elongated tubular barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a suture loader formed at a distal end of the elongated shaft configured to engage suture material, a first actuator configured to cause relative distal translational motion of the elongated shaft with respect to the elongated tubular barrel and a second actuator configured to cause relative translational motion between the elongated tubular cutter and both of the elongated tubular barrel and the elongated shaft, wherein, that. the first actuator comprises a slider configured to move from a locked position, longitudinally along a range of travel in a distal direction after disengaging a locking member by motion of the locking member in a direction perpendicular to the distal direction, and to move longitudinally along the range of travel in a proximal direction back to the locked position, the first actuator being further configured such that: i) motion of the slider in the distal direction to a distal end of the range of travel causes the elongated shaft to move from a proximal position to a distal position such that the suture loader is exposed beyond the distal end of the elongated tubular barrel to open the suture loader for loading a suture, and ii) motion of the slider in the proximal direction to a proximal end of the range of travel until engaging the locking member causes the elongated shaft to return from the distal position to the proximal position to close the suture loader and secure the suture within the suture loader for cutting by the elongated tubular cutter, the proximal end of the elongated shaft being coupled to the first actuator by a link and being biased in the proximal direction by a spring member. i) motion of the slider in the distal direction to a distal end of the range of travel causes the elongated shaft to move from a proximal position to a distal position such that the suture loader is exposed beyond the distal end of the elongated tubular barrel to open the suture loader for loading a suture, and ii) motion of the slider in the proximal direction to a proximal end of the range of travel until engaging the locking member causes the elongated shaft to return from the distal position to the proximal position to close the suture loader and secure the suture within the suture loader for cutting by the elongated tubular cutter,
One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media, NTCRM, having instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a wireless communication device (108a-d) to: establish a plurality of virtual medium access control layers, vMACs, (202a-b) to perform respective communication or sensing operations, wherein the vMACs (202a-b) are associated with respective medium access control MAC, addresses; allocate virtual physical layers, vPHYs, (204a-b) and radio circuits (206a-d) of the wireless communication device (108a-d) to the respective vMACs (202a-b); and perform the communication or sensing operations concurrently using the respective vMACs (202a-b) and the allocated vPHYs (204a-b) and radio circuits (206a-d). establish a plurality of virtual medium access control layers, vMACs, (202a-b) to perform respective communication or sensing operations, wherein the vMACs (202a-b) are associated with respective medium access control MAC, addresses; allocate virtual physical layers, vPHYs, (204a-b) and radio circuits (206a-d) of the wireless communication device (108a-d) to the respective vMACs (202a-b); and perform the communication or sensing operations concurrently using the respective vMACs (202a-b) and the allocated vPHYs (204a-b) and radio circuits (206a-d).
A method for detection of hydrocarbon bearing formations below the bottom of a body of water from seismic signals acquired by moving a plurality of spatially distributed seismic sensors in a body of water, the signals including response to any seismic energy having frequencies of as low as 0.1 Hz and below, the method comprising: stacking the acquired seismic signals from the plurality of the sensors in both longitudinal as well as in transverse directions with respect to motion of the sensors in the body of water; and analyzing the stacked signals in both longitudinal as well as in transverse directions with respect to the motion of the sensors in the body of water for presence of passive seismic energy indicative of hydrocarbon bearing formations below the bottom of the body of water. stacking the acquired seismic signals from the plurality of the sensors in both longitudinal as well as in transverse directions with respect to motion of the sensors in the body of water; and analyzing the stacked signals in both longitudinal as well as in transverse directions with respect to the motion of the sensors in the body of water for presence of passive seismic energy indicative of hydrocarbon bearing formations below the bottom of the body of water.
A method for stimulating antigen (Ag) -specific T cell responses in a blood or an un-fractionated peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) sample isolated from a subject, comprising the following steps: a) culturing said blood sample or un-fractionated PBMC sample in a medium which induces the differentiation of dendritic cells, said medium comprising Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin 4 (IL-4); b) maturing said DC; wherein an Ag is added during steps a) and/or b). a) culturing said blood sample or un-fractionated PBMC sample in a medium which induces the differentiation of dendritic cells, said medium comprising Granulocyte Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin 4 (IL-4); b) maturing said DC;
A method for use in monitoring one or more platforms of one or more data systems, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor (50, 100), structured data generated by one or more platforms over at least one communications network; first evaluating, by the at least one processor using a first rule block (107, 107', 108, 112, 116, 204, 208, 212, 304, 308, 312, 316, 320), at least some of the data by making a determination about one or more data fields of a portion of the data; first determining, from the first evaluating, that a result is one of at least first and second outcomes; extracting, by the at least one processor, a content of at least one of the data fields in the at least some of the data using the first rule block; second evaluating, by the at least one processor using a second rule block (107, 107', 108, 112, 116, 204, 208, 212, 304, 308, 312, 316, 320), at least some of the data by making a determination about one or more data fields of another portion of the structured data, wherein a content of one of the data fields in the other portion of the structured data associated with the second evaluating matches the extracted content; and second determining, from the second evaluating, whether a result is one of at least first and second outcomes, wherein the results are analyzed to determine an event of interest. receiving, by at least one processor (50, 100), structured data generated by one or more platforms over at least one communications network; first evaluating, by the at least one processor using a first rule block (107, 107', 108, 112, 116, 204, 208, 212, 304, 308, 312, 316, 320), at least some of the data by making a determination about one or more data fields of a portion of the data; first determining, from the first evaluating, that a result is one of at least first and second outcomes; extracting, by the at least one processor, a content of at least one of the data fields in the at least some of the data using the first rule block; second evaluating, by the at least one processor using a second rule block (107, 107', 108, 112, 116, 204, 208, 212, 304, 308, 312, 316, 320), at least some of the data by making a determination about one or more data fields of another portion of the structured data, wherein a content of one of the data fields in the other portion of the structured data associated with the second evaluating matches the extracted content; and second determining, from the second evaluating, whether a result is one of at least first and second outcomes, wherein the results are analyzed to determine an event of interest.
Adjustable crushing mill, in particular for crushing dry ice, having at least one crushing roller and a breaking bar which are arranged such that they form a crushing gap, wherein the breaking bar is arranged so as to be displaceable in a guide and is displaceable by means of an actuating device such that the crushing gap is settable between a minimum and maximum value, wherein two spaced-apart crushing rollers that are driven in opposite directions are provided, the breaking bar being arranged between said crushing rollers such that two crushing gaps are produced, wherein the material to be crushed is fed from above by means of a hopper and the direction of rotation of the crushing rollers is selected such that the material to be crushed is pushed into the roller gap and through the latter, such that it drops out of the roller gap on the underside thereof and, in order to set the crushing gaps, the displaceable breaking bar has a cross section which is not constant transversely to the displacement direction, characterized in that the breaking bar has a greater cross-sectional extent in its upper region than in its lower region, wherein the breaking bar has an end region with a constant cross section in its lower region, a region with a substantially conical cross section upwardly adjoining said end region.
A robotic catheter system, the system comprising: a motor drive base (22, 302) comprising one or more drive motors located in the motor drive base (22, 302); and a cassette (24, 300) configured to couple to the motor drive base (22, 302), the cassette (24, 300) including a first axial drive mechanism (48, 212, 350) configured to drive a guide wire (50, 301) along its longitudinal axis, a second axial drive mechanism (52, 352) configured to drive a catheter device (54, 303) along its longitudinal axis, and a first rotational drive mechanism (56, 96, 326) configured to rotate the guide wire (50, 301) about its longitudinal axis. a motor drive base (22, 302) comprising one or more drive motors located in the motor drive base (22, 302); and a cassette (24, 300) configured to couple to the motor drive base (22, 302), the cassette (24, 300) including a first axial drive mechanism (48, 212, 350) configured to drive a guide wire (50, 301) along its longitudinal axis, a second axial drive mechanism (52, 352) configured to drive a catheter device (54, 303) along its longitudinal axis, and a first rotational drive mechanism (56, 96, 326) configured to rotate the guide wire (50, 301) about its longitudinal axis.
A process for producing mechanical or electrical power from a fuel comprising ethanol, the process comprising: contacting a feed gas mixture comprising the ethanol fuel with a reforming catalyst comprising copper in a reforming reaction zone to produce a product reformate gas mixture comprising hydrogen, methane and a carbon oxide component selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and mixtures thereof; combusting a combustible gas mixture in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine to produce an exhaust gas mixture, the combustible gas mixture comprising air, hydrogen and methane obtained in the product reformate gas mixture and an exhaust gas effluent comprising from about 5% to about 40% of the exhaust gas mixture produced in previous combustion; utilizing the energy of combustion for the generation of mechanical or electrical power; discharging at least a portion of the exhaust gas mixture from the combustion chamber; and bringing at least a portion of the discharged exhaust gas mixture into thermal contact with the reforming reaction zone to thereby heat the reforming catalyst therein and cool the discharged exhaust gas mixture. contacting a feed gas mixture comprising the ethanol fuel with a reforming catalyst comprising copper in a reforming reaction zone to produce a product reformate gas mixture comprising hydrogen, methane and a carbon oxide component selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and mixtures thereof; combusting a combustible gas mixture in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine to produce an exhaust gas mixture, the combustible gas mixture comprising air, hydrogen and methane obtained in the product reformate gas mixture and an exhaust gas effluent comprising from about 5% to about 40% of the exhaust gas mixture produced in previous combustion; utilizing the energy of combustion for the generation of mechanical or electrical power; discharging at least a portion of the exhaust gas mixture from the combustion chamber; and bringing at least a portion of the discharged exhaust gas mixture into thermal contact with the reforming reaction zone to thereby heat the reforming catalyst therein and cool the discharged exhaust gas mixture.
Instrumented bearing device including a rotating ring (5; 4), a non-rotating ring (4; 5), a row of rolling elements, and a system for detecting rotation parameters provided with a sensor block made of synthetic material including at least a first element (15; 22) for the detection of the rotation parameters, a support of the sensor block fixed to one of the rings, and a second element (22; 15) mounted on the other ring facing the first element (15; 22), said rings each including a raceway (4a, 5a) for the rolling elements, the first and second elements being mobile in rotation relative to each other about an axis of the device, the sensor block being mounted inside the support and mobile angularly about the axis relative to said support and to said rings including the raceways in order to immobilise the relative angular position the sensor block and the support in a chosen adjustment position, characterized in that the support takes the form of an annular cup made of metal and includes a radial portion disposed axially between the sensor block and the ring to which said support is fixed, the support including angular indexing means adapted to cooperate with complementary angular indexing means of the sensor block to immobilise the relative angular position of the sensor block inside said support in the chosen adjustment position, said angular indexing means being formed by said support.