mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for connecting multi-lumen lines, having a central lumen extending coaxially to the line axis and at least one radially offset additional lumen for the medical field, in particular for wound care in the field of vacuum therapy, to a preferably one-piece basic body designed for tight and preferably releasable connection of the central lumen and the at least one additional lumen, wherein the basic body is designed to provide a distributor chamber for at least one, preferably two, three or more additional lumens of the line connected thereto that open into the distributor chamber, and includes at least one channel for removing a fluid from or introducing a fluid to the distributor chamber, wherein when a line is connected, the distributor chamber is sealed off in fluid-tight fashion from at least one line lumen such that fluid exchange between the distributor chamber and this line lumen is prevented, wherein the basic body has at least one connection fitting for connecting a line lumen, in particular for insertion into at least one line lumen, the distributor chamber surrounds at least partially the connection fitting, the channel is formed in a collar surrounding at least partially the connection fitting and is preferably fashioned as a single piece together with the connection fitting, wherein the channel preferably extends approximately parallel to the connection fitting and the distributor chamber is confined by a chamber bushing starting from the collar and extending approximately parallel to the connection fitting, which bushing is in particular fashioned as a single piece together with the collar, wherein an annular gap is formed between the connection fitting and chamber bushing for receiving a sheath of a multilumen line through which at least one lumen extends, characterized by a securing device (130, 160) that is movable between a release position, which enables the connection of the multi-lumen line, and a securing position, which secures the connected line to the basic body and can preferably be confirmed acoustically, wherein the securing device has a clamping bushing extending coaxially to the chamber bushing and rotatable and/or axially translatable between the release position and securing position, wherein at least one clamping body is associated with the basic body, which clamping body can be pushed against an outer boundary face of the line in the securing position and has at least one clamping tongue which is fashioned as a single piece together with the chamber bushing and which, starting from the clamping bushing, extends approximately parallel to the bushing axis, and whose end facing away from the chamber bushing is pushed radially inwards towards the bushing axis when the securing device is moved to the securing position.
A method for utilising a managed pressure drilling valve in a managed pressure drilling operation, the method comprising calibrating the valve by: (i) opening the managed pressure drilling valve at least in part to a valve opening position; (ii) flowing a gas through the managed pressure drilling valve; (iii) measuring a velocity of the gas flow at an inlet of the managed pressure drilling valve; (iv) measuring a pressure drop of the gas flow across the managed pressure drilling valve; (v) calculating a discharge coefficient corresponding to the valve opening position from the measured velocity, the measured pressure drop, and a density of the gas flow at the inlet of the managed pressure drilling valve, the discharge coefficient being in accordance with a formula: C D = ΔP 1 2 ρU 2 where C D is the discharge coefficient, ΔP is the pressure drop across the valve, ρ is the density of the fluid at the inlet of the valve and U is the velocity of the fluid at the inlet of the valve; and (vi) repeating steps (i) through (v) for one or more additional valve opening positions; and using the calibrated valve to control a flow of drilling fluid in a managed pressure drilling operation to control the bottom hole pressure, the gas flowing through the valve in step (ii) and the drilling fluid being different materials. (i) opening the managed pressure drilling valve at least in part to a valve opening position; (ii) flowing a gas through the managed pressure drilling valve; (iii) measuring a velocity of the gas flow at an inlet of the managed pressure drilling valve; (iv) measuring a pressure drop of the gas flow across the managed pressure drilling valve; (v) calculating a discharge coefficient corresponding to the valve opening position from the measured velocity, the measured pressure drop, and a density of the gas flow at the inlet of the managed pressure drilling valve, the discharge coefficient being in accordance with a formula: C D = ΔP 1 2 ρU 2 where C D is the discharge coefficient, ΔP is the pressure drop across the valve, ρ is the density of the fluid at the inlet of the valve and U is the velocity of the fluid at the inlet of the valve; and (vi) repeating steps (i) through (v) for one or more additional valve opening positions; and using the calibrated valve to control a flow of drilling fluid in a managed pressure drilling operation to control the bottom hole pressure, the gas flowing through the valve in step (ii) and the drilling fluid being different materials.
A method for detecting objects in an image, comprising: a) receiving magnitude and orientation values for each pixel in an image; b) assigning each pixel to one of a predetermined number of orientation bins based on the orientation value of each pixel; characterized by: c) determining, for a pixel, a maximum of all the pixel magnitude values for each orientation bin in a predetermined region surrounding the first pixel; d) summing the maximum pixel magnitude values for each of the orientation bins in the predetermined region surrounding said pixel; e) assigning the sum to said pixel; repeating steps c), d) and e) for all the pixels in the image thereby generating an updated image based on the pixel sums for each pixel; establishing thresholds for the pixel sums to provide a threshold updated image; and identifying an object region in the threshold updated image. a) receiving magnitude and orientation values for each pixel in an image; b) assigning each pixel to one of a predetermined number of orientation bins based on the orientation value of each pixel; characterized by: c) determining, for a pixel, a maximum of all the pixel magnitude values for each orientation bin in a predetermined region surrounding the first pixel; d) summing the maximum pixel magnitude values for each of the orientation bins in the predetermined region surrounding said pixel; e) assigning the sum to said pixel; repeating steps c), d) and e) for all the pixels in the image thereby generating an updated image based on the pixel sums for each pixel;
A heat transfer device, said heat transfer device comprising: a conduit having at least one mini dimension of less than 1 cm; a viscoelastic fluid operable to flow through said conduit and to transfer heat from a heat source in thermal contact with said conduit; said conduit comprising at least one obstruction each arranged at a predetermined location, said obstruction being configured to partially block fluid flow and generate local instabilities in said fluid flow upstream of said obstruction thereby increasing heat transfer from said heat source at a location upstream of said predetermined location. a conduit having at least one mini dimension of less than 1 cm; a viscoelastic fluid operable to flow through said conduit and to transfer heat from a heat source in thermal contact with said conduit; said conduit comprising at least one obstruction each arranged at a predetermined location, said obstruction being configured to partially block fluid flow and generate local instabilities in said fluid flow upstream of said obstruction thereby increasing heat transfer from said heat source at a location upstream of said predetermined location.
A sheet like article comprising a fibrous base material formed mainly of ultrafine fibers and impregnated with, as a binder, a polyurethane resin that meets the requirements, and given below: the polyurethane resin contains polymeric polyol molecules having an oxycarbonyl group and a carbonate group as ester groups; the polyurethane resin contains a urethane group and/or a urea group with a total content of 7.0 to 11.0 mass%; and 10 mass% to 100 mass% of the polymeric polyol molecules present in the polyurethane resin are accounted for by polyol molecules having an oxycarbonyl group and a carbonate group. the polyurethane resin contains polymeric polyol molecules having an oxycarbonyl group and a carbonate group as ester groups; the polyurethane resin contains a urethane group and/or a urea group with a total content of 7.0 to 11.0 mass%; and 10 mass% to 100 mass% of the polymeric polyol molecules present in the polyurethane resin are accounted for by polyol molecules having an oxycarbonyl group and a carbonate group.
An arc fault detection arrangement for a DC electric bus, said DC electric bus having a plurality of electric lines (L1, L2, LN) adapted to electrically connect a source section and a load section of an electric apparatus, said arc fault detection arrangement comprising an arc fault detector adapted to receive and process detection signals indicative of AC currents flowing along said electric lines (L1, L2, LN) and a current sensing device, characterised in that the current sensing device comprises - a single magnetic circuit enchainced, when in use, with first and second line conductors (C1, C2) of said electric lines; - a plurality of primary winding means, each operatively associated with said magnetic circuit and comprising a first primary winding conductor (PW1 1, PW1 2, PW1 N) and a second primary winding conductor (PW2 1, PW2 2, PW2 N), when in use, electrically connected in series and with mutually opposite polarities with a source portion (C1 S, C2 S) and a load portion (C1 L, C2 L) of first and second line conductors (C1, C2), respectively, of one of said electric lines (L1, L2, LN), so that common-mode electric currents flowing along said first and second primary winding conductors (PW1 1, PW1 2, PW1 N, PW2 1, PW2 2, PW2 N) generate magnetic fluxes with opposite directions; - secondary winding means magnetically coupled with said first primary winding means through said magnetic circuit and comprising at least a first secondary winding conductor electrically connected with said arc fault detector to provide said detection signals to said arc fault detector. - a single magnetic circuit enchainced, when in use, with first and second line conductors (C1, C2) of said electric lines; - a plurality of primary winding means, each operatively associated with said magnetic circuit and comprising a first primary winding conductor (PW1 1, PW1 2, PW1 N) and a second primary winding conductor (PW2 1, PW2 2, PW2 N), when in use, electrically connected in series and with mutually opposite polarities with a source portion (C1 S, C2 S) and a load portion (C1 L, C2 L) of first and second line conductors (C1, C2), respectively, of one of said electric lines (L1, L2, LN), so that common-mode electric currents flowing along said first and second primary winding conductors (PW1 1, PW1 2, PW1 N, PW2 1, PW2 2, PW2 N) generate magnetic fluxes with opposite directions; - secondary winding means magnetically coupled with said first primary winding means through said magnetic circuit and comprising at least a first secondary winding conductor electrically connected with said arc fault detector to provide said detection signals to said arc fault detector.
A method for controlling operation of two or more configurable systems (41, 42, 43) of a motor vehicle with a single input by a user, the method comprising: - receiving, via a user interface of a mobile user device, the single user input specifying an operation scenario; - retrieving operation parameters associated with the specified operation scenario for the two or more configurable systems (41, 42, 43); and - operating the two or more configurable systems (41, 42, 43) in accordance with the operation parameters. - receiving, via a user interface of a mobile user device, the single user input specifying an operation scenario; - retrieving operation parameters associated with the specified operation scenario for the two or more configurable systems (41, 42, 43); and - operating the two or more configurable systems (41, 42, 43) in accordance with the operation parameters.
A method performed by a user equipment (600, 201) the method comprising: establishing a multiaccess data connection with a user plane function in a mobile communication network, wherein the multiaccess data connection enables data communication via a non-third generation partnership program access network and via a third generation partnership program access network; transmitting a first performance measurement functionality message to the user plane function, wherein the first performance measurement functionality message comprises a first set of parameters including a quality of service flow identifier, and the first performance measurement functionality message triggers a first network function (205, 207) in the mobile communication network to request a first type of analytics from a network data analytics function; and receiving a second performance measurement functionality message from the user plane function in response to the network data analytics function providing the first type of analytics, wherein the second performance measurement functionality message contains estimated round trip time values for the non-third generation partnership program access network, the third generation partnership program access network, or a combination thereof. establishing a multiaccess data connection with a user plane function in a mobile communication network, wherein the multiaccess data connection enables data communication via a non-third generation partnership program access network and via a third generation partnership program access network; transmitting a first performance measurement functionality message to the user plane function, wherein the first performance measurement functionality message comprises a first set of parameters including a quality of service flow identifier, and the first performance measurement functionality message triggers a first network function (205, 207) in the mobile communication network to request a first type of analytics from a network data analytics function; and receiving a second performance measurement functionality message from the user plane function in response to the network data analytics function providing the first type of analytics, wherein the second performance measurement functionality message contains estimated round trip time values for the non-third generation partnership program access network, the third generation partnership program access network, or a combination thereof.
Method for determining a carbon dioxide concentration in measuring gas, comprising the steps of: - branching the measuring gas from a main line of a medical device during an inspiratory phase of a person connected to the medical device as inspiration gas, and during an expiratory phase of the person as expiration gas to a sensor unit through a branch line, - conveying the measuring gas from the main line through the branch line to the sensor unit by means of a fluid conveying unit, - adaptively adjusting the fluid conveying unit, taking into account a respiratory tract pressure in the main line for generating a uniform flow rate and/or gas pressure of the measuring gas in the branch line to the sensor unit during the inspiratory phase and the expiratory phase, and - determining the carbon dioxide concentration in the measuring gas by means of the sensor unit, characterized in that the fluid conveying unit for conveying the measuring gas from the main line through the branch line to the sensor unit comprises a piezo pump, and an operating voltage of the piezo pump, for generating a uniform flow rate and/or gas pressure of the measuring gas in the branch line to the sensor unit, is adaptively adjusted, taking into account the respiratory tract pressure and using a look-up table. - branching the measuring gas from a main line of a medical device during an inspiratory phase of a person connected to the medical device as inspiration gas, and during an expiratory phase of the person as expiration gas to a sensor unit through a branch line, - conveying the measuring gas from the main line through the branch line to the sensor unit by means of a fluid conveying unit, - adaptively adjusting the fluid conveying unit, taking into account a respiratory tract pressure in the main line for generating a uniform flow rate and/or gas pressure of the measuring gas in the branch line to the sensor unit during the inspiratory phase and the expiratory phase, and - determining the carbon dioxide concentration in the measuring gas by means of the sensor unit,
A process for producing a powder of aluminum titanate-based ceramics, comprising a step of keeping a precursor mixture containing a titanium source powder, an aluminum source powder and a silicon source powder at a temperature range of from 1100°C to 1350°C for 3 hours or more, followed by a step of heating the precursor mixture up to a temperature of 1400°C or more and thereafter firing, at this temperature, the precursor mixture after the keeping to obtain a fired body of aluminum titanate-based ceramics, and a step of pulverizing and classifying the fired body of aluminum titanate-based ceramics, wherein the step of pulverizing and classifying comprises; a step of pulverizing the fired body of aluminum titanate-based ceramics with the application of an impact and classifying the pulverized ceramics to obtain a powder of aluminum titanate-based ceramics having a prescribed grain diameter or less, and a step of re-pulverizing the rest of the pulverized ceramics with the application of an impact and classifying the obtained pulverized ceramics to obtain a powder of aluminum titanate-based ceramics having a prescribed grain diameter or less.
A superconducting quantum memory system (16, 50) comprising: a plurality of quantum memory cells arranged in an array (18, 54, 100) of rows and columns, each of the plurality of quantum memory cells being configured to store a binary logic state in response to write currents in a write operation and configured to provide an indication of the binary logic state in response to read currents in a read operation; and an array controller (20, 450) comprising a busy address register (64, 352) and a plurality of magnetic flux energy storage pumps (24, 56, 58) configured to provide the write currents and the read currents with respect to the rows and columns, the array controller (20, 450) being configured to control timing associated with the write operation and the read operation in response to a memory request signal by storing an address associated with a selected row in the busy address register based on a predetermined time associated with application of one of the write currents and the read currents and based on a predetermined time associated with recharging flux associated with the plurality of magnetic flux energy storage pumps selectively prohibiting access to at least one of the selected row and columns associated with the selected row via the memory request signal until expiration of the predetermined time. a plurality of quantum memory cells arranged in an array (18, 54, 100) of rows and columns, each of the plurality of quantum memory cells being configured to store a binary logic state in response to write currents in a write operation and configured to provide an indication of the binary logic state in response to read currents in a read operation; and an array controller (20, 450) comprising a busy address register (64, 352) and a plurality of magnetic flux energy storage pumps (24, 56, 58) configured to provide the write currents and the read currents with respect to the rows and columns, the array controller (20, 450) being configured to control timing associated with the write operation and the read operation in response to a memory request signal by storing an address associated with a selected row in the busy address register based on a predetermined time associated with application of one of the write currents and the read currents and based on a predetermined time associated with recharging flux associated with the plurality of magnetic flux energy storage pumps selectively prohibiting access to at least one of the selected row and columns associated with the selected row via the memory request signal until expiration of the predetermined time.
Compressor for refrigerant having a suction inlet for refrigerant and a pressure outlet for compressed refrigerant, said compressor comprising a compression unit and an electric motor driving said compression unit, said electric motor being a synchronous reluctance motor having a stator and a rotor, said rotor comprising a plurality of stacked disc elements, said disc elements forming a rotor core each disc element having a plurality of flux barriers (132, 134, 136) configured to give the rotor core an anisotropic magnetic structure and formed as apertures (132, 134, 136) in said disc element, said flux barriers (132, 134, 136) are arranged in said rotor core to define channels (172, 174, 176) enabling a flow of refrigerant through said rotor core, said rotor is provided with a first support element acting on a first front side of said rotor core and a second support element acting on a second front side of said rotor core, said support elements (192, 194) being provided with cut-out sections characterized in that said cut-out sections being designed to uncover at least 70% of the cross section of apertures defined by said flux barriers (132, 134, 136) in the respective disc element forming the respective front side of said rotor core.
Rotor lamination (10, 310, 410, 510) having at least a first material and a second material, in which the first material is at least partially soft magnetic and the second material has a higher mechanical tensile strength than the first material, and in which the rotor lamination (10, 310, 410, 510) has a circular geometry and/or rotational symmetry and the second material forms radially extending struts (60, 70) which taper in the radial direction, in particular at a radially outer end, and in which the first material has grooves within which the second material is located, characterised in that the first and the second material are connected to one another with a material bond, sintered to one another.
Use of a hot-melt adhesive having a viscosity of from 10000 mPas to 150000 mPas at 140 °C, and containing at least 75 wt.% of a thermoplastic polyurethane having a number average molecular weight M N of from 5000 to 50000 g/mol, as an adhesive for adhesively bonding film substrates.