mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A blade pitch control mechanism for a propeller assembly comprising: an actuation shaft including a spherical member disposed at a propeller axis; and a yoke disposed around the spherical member and rotatable thereon about a yoke tilt axis substantially perpendicular to the propeller axis, the yoke including a plurality of propeller blade attachments each adapted to be receptive of a propeller blade, the plurality of blade attachments configured such that rotation of the yoke about the yoke tilt axis results in rotation of each propeller blade about a blade pitch change axis. an actuation shaft including a spherical member disposed at a propeller axis; and a yoke disposed around the spherical member and rotatable thereon about a yoke tilt axis substantially perpendicular to the propeller axis, the yoke including a plurality of propeller blade attachments each adapted to be receptive of a propeller blade, the plurality of blade attachments configured such that rotation of the yoke about the yoke tilt axis results in rotation of each propeller blade about a blade pitch change axis.
A computer implemented method comprising: receiving spatially located geophysical data of a geologic region as acquired by one or more sensors; solving a system of equations for multi-dimensional implicit function values within a multi-dimensional space that represents the geologic region, characterized in that the system of equations are subject to a smoothness constraint and subject to a weighted curvature minimization criterion at a plurality of spatially located points based on the spatially located geophysical data for curving the implicit function values and rendering to a display, a structural model of the geologic region based at least in part on the multi-dimensional implicit function values wherein the structural model characterizes stratigraphy of the geologic region. receiving spatially located geophysical data of a geologic region as acquired by one or more sensors; solving a system of equations for multi-dimensional implicit function values within a multi-dimensional space that represents the geologic region, characterized in that the system of equations are subject to a smoothness constraint and subject to a weighted curvature minimization criterion at a plurality of spatially located points based on the spatially located geophysical data for curving the implicit function values and rendering to a display, a structural model of the geologic region based at least in part on the multi-dimensional implicit function values wherein the structural model characterizes stratigraphy of the geologic region.
A growth hormone secretagogue for use in maintaining or increasing muscle mass to treat sarcopenia in a patient, wherein the growth hormone secretagogue is selected from: N-[1 -[(1,2-Dihydro-1-methanesulfonylspiro[3H-indole-3,4'-piperidin]-1'-yl)carbonyl]-2-(phenylmethyloxy)ethyl]-2-amino-2-methylpropanamide; and N-[1 -[(1,2-Dihydro-1-methanesulfonylspiro[3H-indole-3,4'-piperidin]-1'-yl)carbonyl]-2-(phenylmethyloxy)ethyl]-2-amino-2-methylpropanamide mesylate salt. N-[1 -[(1,2-Dihydro-1-methanesulfonylspiro[3H-indole-3,4'-piperidin]-1'-yl)carbonyl]-2-(phenylmethyloxy)ethyl]-2-amino-2-methylpropanamide; and N-[1 -[(1,2-Dihydro-1-methanesulfonylspiro[3H-indole-3,4'-piperidin]-1'-yl)carbonyl]-2-(phenylmethyloxy)ethyl]-2-amino-2-methylpropanamide mesylate salt.
A downhole power generation apparatus, comprising: a turbine; a drive shaft coupled to the turbine; a plurality of alternators (206, 207, 208, 209, 210) coupled to the drive shaft and electrically connected in parallel, wherein, when the drive shaft rotates in use of the apparatus, the plurality of alternators (206, 207, 208, 209, 210) generate alternating current power signals; and a plurality of power factor correction circuitry coupled respectively to each one of the plurality of alternators (206, 207, 208, 209, 210) to phase-shift at least one of the generated AC power signals, wherein each output of the plurality of power factor correction circuitry coupled to each of the plurality of alternators are connected in parallel with a link capacitance. a turbine; a drive shaft coupled to the turbine; a plurality of alternators (206, 207, 208, 209, 210) coupled to the drive shaft and electrically connected in parallel, wherein, when the drive shaft rotates in use of the apparatus, the plurality of alternators (206, 207, 208, 209, 210) generate alternating current power signals; and a plurality of power factor correction circuitry coupled respectively to each one of the plurality of alternators (206, 207, 208, 209, 210) to phase-shift at least one of the generated AC power signals, wherein each output of the plurality of power factor correction circuitry coupled to each of the plurality of alternators are connected in parallel with a link capacitance.
Method for controlling a brake force distribution of a vehicle comprising at least two axles, wherein the total brake force (F v) to be applied in order to reach a certain retardation of the vehicle is distributed to the axles (n) of the vehicle, the method characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) defining one or more brake patterns (d 1, d 2), wherein the brake patterns (d 1, d 2) are vectors with an entry for each axle (n); b) calculation of one pattern weight (a 1, a 2) for each brake pattern (d 1, d 2) based on at least one input value (Input 1), c) calculation of a weight distribution for the brake force (F n) of each axle (n); d) calculation of a brake force (F N) for each axle (n). a) defining one or more brake patterns (d 1, d 2), wherein the brake patterns (d 1, d 2) are vectors with an entry for each axle (n); b) calculation of one pattern weight (a 1, a 2) for each brake pattern (d 1, d 2) based on at least one input value (Input 1), c) calculation of a weight distribution for the brake force (F n) of each axle (n); d) calculation of a brake force (F N) for each axle (n).
A microparticle sorting apparatus, comprising: a main channel through which a fluid including microparticles flows; a branch channel that is in communication with the main channel; an actuator that causes a negative pressure to be generated in the branch channel to draw microparticles from the main channel; and characterized by a drive unit that controls a voltage applied to the actuator to cause a change in pressure in the branch channel, the voltage containing a step waveform component and an undershoot waveform component, wherein the step waveform component has a waveform having a voltage which decreases for each microparticle drawn into the branch channel, and wherein the undershoot waveform component has a pulse waveform having a voltage which, for each microparticle drawn into the branch channel, firstly decreases from an initial voltage to a level lower than that of the step waveform component and secondly increases to the initial voltage. a main channel through which a fluid including microparticles flows; a branch channel that is in communication with the main channel; an actuator that causes a negative pressure to be generated in the branch channel to draw microparticles from the main channel; and characterized by a drive unit that controls a voltage applied to the actuator to cause a change in pressure in the branch channel, the voltage containing a step waveform component and an undershoot waveform component, wherein the step waveform component has a waveform having a voltage which decreases for each microparticle drawn into the branch channel, and wherein the undershoot waveform component has a pulse waveform having a voltage which, for each microparticle drawn into the branch channel, firstly decreases from an initial voltage to a level lower than that of the step waveform component and secondly increases to the initial voltage.
A woven fabric for bonding as a skin material to a resinous vehicle interior base woven by using synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) and side emission type optical fibers as warps or wefts, characterized in that heat fusible fibers are woven between the synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) and the side emission type optical fibers adjacent to the synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) for bonding them in respective longitudinal directions by the heat fusible fibers.
Crane, having a boom at which at least one load receiving means (9, 11) is arranged in a liftable and lowerable manner, wherein an overload protection device comprises detection means (15, 16) for detecting the outreach and the load on the at least one load receiving means (9, 11) and is configured to compare the detected load and the detected outreach with a stored load curve and to switch-off and/or slow-down a crane drive upon reaching or exceeding the load curve, and wherein a monitoring device for monitoring the overload protection device is provided and comprises determination means for determining a tensioning force holding the boom and/or induced in a guy cable, wherein the monitoring device is configured to determine a lifting torque (F G+S × I G+S + F* G+S × I FJ) from the detected outreach (I G+S, I FJ) and the detected load (F G+S, F* G+S), characterized in that the monitoring device determines online in crane operation a tensioning torque (F N x I N) from the determined tensioning force (F N), determines a dead torque (F A x I A) using stored crane data, compares the sum of the named lifting torque (F G+S × I G+S + F* G+S × I FJ) and the named dead torque (F A x I A) with the named tensioning torque (F N x I N) and then, if a difference of the tensioning torque from said sum of lifting torque and dead torque exceeds a tolerance threshold, outputs an error signal and/or shutdown signal.
A printhead comprising: a nozzle (214, 414) to expel fluid therefrom, and a fluid feed path (206, 506, 606, 706) to fluidly couple a fluid source and the nozzle, fluid feed path (206, 506, 606, 706) walls being composed of a first material having a first wettability characteristic and a second material having a second wettability characteristic, the second wettability characteristic differing from the first wettability characteristic; and a multilayer coating (902, 1002b, 1002c) formed on at least a portion (606a, 606b, 706a, 806a) of the fluid feed path (206, 506, 606, 706) walls defined by the first material and the second material, the multilayer coating to harmonize the first wettability characteristic and the second wettability characteristic; wherein the multilayer coating (902, 1002b, 1002c) includes a first layer composed of a third material to harmonize the first and second wettability characteristics, and a second layer composed of a fourth material to protect at least one of the first material or the second material, wherein the first layer has a first thickness and the second layer has a second thickness, the second thickness being at least three times greater than the first thickness; wherein the first layer is composed of hafnium oxide and the second layer is composed of an ink impervious material; or wherein the first layer is composed of hafnium oxide and the second layer is composed of aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, or tantalum. a nozzle (214, 414) to expel fluid therefrom, and a fluid feed path (206, 506, 606, 706) to fluidly couple a fluid source and the nozzle, fluid feed path (206, 506, 606, 706) walls being composed of a first material having a first wettability characteristic and a second material having a second wettability characteristic, the second wettability characteristic differing from the first wettability characteristic; and a multilayer coating (902, 1002b, 1002c) formed on at least a portion (606a, 606b, 706a, 806a) of the fluid feed path (206, 506, 606, 706) walls defined by the first material and the second material, the multilayer coating to harmonize the first wettability characteristic and the second wettability characteristic; wherein the multilayer coating (902, 1002b, 1002c) includes a first layer composed of a third material to harmonize the first and second wettability characteristics, and a second layer composed of a fourth material to protect at least one of the first material or the second material, wherein the first layer has a first thickness and the second layer has a second thickness, the second thickness being at least three times greater than the first thickness; wherein the first layer is composed of hafnium oxide and the second layer is composed of an ink impervious material; or wherein the first layer is composed of hafnium oxide and the second layer is composed of aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, or tantalum.
A method of sorting animal sperm cells in a fluid stream having a direction of flow, each sperm cell having a head with a nucleus comprising a localized chromosome region containing at least one chromosome and chromosomal DNA characteristics, said nucleus having a length in the direction of stream flow, said method comprising: focusing a beam of electromagnetic radiation on the fluid stream as an elliptical spot having a length along a major axis extending at right angles to the direction of stream flow and a width along a minor axis extending parallel to the direction of stream flow, the width of the beam spot being less than the length of said nucleus, said sperm cells being adapted to pass through said spot resulting in emissions of electromagnetic radiation from the sperm cells, including emissions from said chromosome regions indicative of chromosomal DNA characteristics of the regions; detecting and converting at least some of said emissions from the chromosome regions into time-varying analog electrical signals indicative of said chromosomal DNA characteristics; digitally sampling the time-varying analog signal and providing an output including digital information corresponding to said time-varying analog signal; analyzing the digital information to extract information indicative of a derivative characteristic of the time-varying analog signals, wherein said derivative characteristic comprises the slope of the time-varying analog signal at a point of the signal relative to a threshold value; classifying at least some of the sperm cells as having a particular chromosomal DNA characteristic based at least in part on said extracted information; and sorting said sperm cells according to said chromosomal DNA characteristics. focusing a beam of electromagnetic radiation on the fluid stream as an elliptical spot having a length along a major axis extending at right angles to the direction of stream flow and a width along a minor axis extending parallel to the direction of stream flow, the width of the beam spot being less than the length of said nucleus, said sperm cells being adapted to pass through said spot resulting in emissions of electromagnetic radiation from the sperm cells, including emissions from said chromosome regions indicative of chromosomal DNA characteristics of the regions; detecting and converting at least some of said emissions from the chromosome regions into time-varying analog electrical signals indicative of said chromosomal DNA characteristics; digitally sampling the time-varying analog signal and providing an output including digital information corresponding to said time-varying analog signal; analyzing the digital information to extract information indicative of a derivative characteristic of the time-varying analog signals, wherein said derivative characteristic comprises the slope of the time-varying analog signal at a point of the signal relative to a threshold value; classifying at least some of the sperm cells as having a particular chromosomal DNA characteristic based at least in part on said extracted information; and sorting said sperm cells according to said chromosomal DNA characteristics.
Coating system for deposition by means of electrodeposition on a blank, in particular a blank for a jewellery element, comprising a palladium-free, in particular precious metal-free, rose bronze layer facing the blank, wherein the rose bronze layer contains 5% to 15% tin and 85% to 95% copper, a diffusion barrier layer disposed on the rose bronze layer, and an outer rose gold layer disposed on the diffusion barrier layer, wherein the rose gold layer contains 70 % - 80 % gold and 20 % - 30 % copper.
An intravascular filter configured for bidirectional retrieval, comprising: a plurality of primary struts having first and second ends (22, 24), the first ends being attached together along a longitudinal axis to define a downstream end of the filter, the primary struts extending upstream from the first ends to the second ends; a lattice portion substantially cylindrically disposed about the longitudinal axis, the lattice portion having upstream and downstream edges (32, 34), the second ends of the primary struts adjoining the downstream edge; a plurality of secondary struts having third and fourth ends (42, 44), the third ends adjoining the upstream edge of the lattice portion, the secondary struts extending upstream from the third ends to the fourth ends, the fourth ends being attached together along the longitudinal axis to define an upstream end of the filter; a first coupling element disposed at the downstream end of the filter for jugular vein retrieval; and a second coupling element disposed at the upstream end of the filter for femoral vein retrieval, characterised in that: the primary struts define a plurality of first gaps (G 1), and the secondary struts define a plurality of second gaps (G 2), wherein the first gaps are smaller than the second gaps so that thrombi pass through the second gaps (G 2) but are captured by the first gaps (G 1). a plurality of primary struts having first and second ends (22, 24), the first ends being attached together along a longitudinal axis to define a downstream end of the filter, the primary struts extending upstream from the first ends to the second ends; a lattice portion substantially cylindrically disposed about the longitudinal axis, the lattice portion having upstream and downstream edges (32, 34), the second ends of the primary struts adjoining the downstream edge; a plurality of secondary struts having third and fourth ends (42, 44), the third ends adjoining the upstream edge of the lattice portion, the secondary struts extending upstream from the third ends to the fourth ends, the fourth ends being attached together along the longitudinal axis to define an upstream end of the filter; a first coupling element disposed at the downstream end of the filter for jugular vein retrieval; and a second coupling element disposed at the upstream end of the filter for femoral vein retrieval, characterised in that: the primary struts define a plurality of first gaps (G 1), and the secondary struts define a plurality of second gaps (G 2), wherein the first gaps are smaller than the second gaps so that thrombi pass through the second gaps (G 2) but are captured by the first gaps (G 1). the primary struts define a plurality of first gaps (G 1), and the secondary struts define a plurality of second gaps (G 2), wherein the first gaps are smaller than the second gaps so that thrombi pass through the second gaps (G 2) but are captured by the first gaps (G 1).
A method for treating a coated or uncoated fibrous web in a metal belt calender, the metal belt calender comprising a belt adapted to extend around one or more guiding elements and at least one counter-element being disposed outside said belt to provide a contact area with the belt, such that the belt and the counter-element establish therebetween a processing zone for passing the fibrous web to be processed therethrough, the belt comprising a metal belt, having a thickness of 0,1 to 3 mm, the method comprising the steps of adjusting a contact pressure applied to the fibrous web by the tension of the belt and/or by means of a compression force applied to the design and/or the belt by press elements optionally provided inside the belt loop to lie within the range of 0.01 MPa to 70 MPa, adjusting the processing time of the fibrous web in the processing zone of the metal belt calender to lie within the range of 10 to 1000 ms, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of applying a sizing agent onto the fibrous web before the fibrous web passes into the processing zone, and treating the fibrous web with the applied sizing agent comprising the use of the metal belt calender, wherein the belt extends around the counter-element in compliance with its surface over a distance equal to the processing zone, so as to form a closed pressure chamber between the pressing surfaces of the belt and the counter-element, in which at least bonding of the sizing agent takes place in the fibrous web applied with the sizing agent.
A system on a module for controlling and/or operating a smart grid node, the system on a module comprising: a processor; a flash memory device in communication with the processor; a random access memory 'RAM' device in communication with the processor; and a connector configured to provide an interface to components on an electric meter to pass instructions from the processor to the components on the electric meter to control: metrology hardware within the electric meter to measure consumption data; and communications module hardware within the electric meter to transmit the consumption data. a processor; a flash memory device in communication with the processor; a random access memory 'RAM' device in communication with the processor; and a connector configured to provide an interface to components on an electric meter to pass instructions from the processor to the components on the electric meter to control: metrology hardware within the electric meter to measure consumption data; and communications module hardware within the electric meter to transmit the consumption data. metrology hardware within the electric meter to measure consumption data; and communications module hardware within the electric meter to transmit the consumption data.