mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Process for making a composite absorbent structure, comprising the steps of: a. Feeding, from a first source onto a deposit surface, a first layer comprising a first nonwoven fabric; b. Feeding superabsorbent polymer on said first layer; c. Feeding, from a second source onto the assembly formed by said first layer and said superabsorbent polymer, a second layer comprising a second nonwoven fabric; d. Bonding said first nonwoven fabric and said second nonwoven fabric to each other by means of at least one calender; wherein said first nonwoven fabric and/or said second nonwoven fabric comprise/s, preferably is essentially composed of, multicomponent filaments, and wherein said process comprises the step of crimping by heating the multicomponent filaments of said first nonwoven fabric and/or of said second nonwoven fabric so as to increase the volume of said first nonwoven fabric and/or of said second nonwoven fabric, wherein the superabsorbent polymer is in powder form, and the composite structure is essentially free of cellulose. a. Feeding, from a first source onto a deposit surface, a first layer comprising a first nonwoven fabric; b. Feeding superabsorbent polymer on said first layer; c. Feeding, from a second source onto the assembly formed by said first layer and said superabsorbent polymer, a second layer comprising a second nonwoven fabric; d. Bonding said first nonwoven fabric and said second nonwoven fabric to each other by means of at least one calender;
A feed unit for feeding pieces of filter with reduced longitudinal dimensions, comprising a hopper for containing a mass of filter rods; cutting means for cutting each rod into a plurality of pieces of filter; offsetting means and aligning means for the pieces of filter capable of arranging the pieces in a single row to form a first series; cutting means for cutting the pieces into at least a first and a second piece (6, 7) of filter with reduced longitudinal dimensions; the unit comprising a feed roller, rotating about its axis of rotation, for feeding the first series of pieces of filter, each divided into at least a first and a second piece (6, 7) of filter with reduced longitudinal dimensions; each piece of filter of the first series being positioned according to a first spacing relative to the next piece; an aligning device for aligning the first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter in a second series of first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter and for varying the spacing from the first spacing of the first series to a second spacing of the second series of the first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter; characterised in that the aligning and spacing variation device comprising first offsetting means for offsetting the first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter and second aligning means for aligning the first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter which were offset at the outfeed of the first offsetting means; the first offsetting means comprising at least a first and a second transfer drum (23, 24) for transferring the first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter, respectively; the first and second transfer drums (23, 24) rotating about respective axes of rotation (23a, 24a) which are offset from one another; the first and second transfer drums (23, 24) receiving the respective pieces (6, 7) of filter at the same pickup station and release the respective first and second pieces (6, 7) of filter in a respective first and second release station (26, 27); the axis of rotation (23a, 24a) of the first and second transfer drums (23, 24) being positioned respectively along a respective first and second joining line (28, 29) which joins the respective first and second release station (26, 27) and the pickup station.
An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth, comprising a bracket body (302, 402) configured to be mounted to the tooth, the bracket body including an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire therein; a rotatable closure member (304, 404) movable relative to the bracket body (302, 402) between an opened position in which the archwire is insertable into the archwire slot and at least one closed position in which the closure member (304, 404) retains the archwire in the archwire slot, and a retention mechanism (306, 406) having a first element associated with the bracket body (302, 402) and a second element (312, 414) associated with the closure member (304, 404), the first and second elements cooperating to rotatably secure the closure member (304, 404) to the bracket body (302, 402) and to provide at least one positive stop in the rotation of the closure member (304, 404) relative to the bracket body (302, 402), wherein the first element comprises at least one flexible elongate member (308, 408) coupled to the bracket body (302, 402) and the second element comprises a ratcheting mechanism (312, 414) on the closure member (304, 404) and wherein the ratcheting mechanism (312, 414) is within a groove having at least one side wall (320, 322) and the flexible elongate member interacts with the side wall (320, 322) to prevent the closure member (304, 404) from being separated from the bracket body (302, 402).
A projection system for a vehicle, in particular for an ambient lighting device for generating a plurality of light cones (54, 56) for illuminating the ground in the surroundings of the vehicle, comprising at least one light source and a microlens array, the microlens array comprising a field lens array having a plurality of field lenses, a projection lens array having a plurality of projection lenses, and a mask layer which is arranged between the field lens array and the projection lens array and has a plurality of mask parts, wherein the microlens array includes an optical axis, a first portion with at least one first channel and a second portion with at least one second channel, characterized in that the projection system includes an optical device that is provided downstream of the microlens array and is arranged at least in the area of the first portion, with the distance between the microlens array and the optical device being less than 20 mm, and wherein light emitted by the light source which falls through the at least one first channel of the first portion is deflected by the optical device by a first angle (dθ 1) with respect to the optical axis and forms a first light cone, and light emitted by the light source which falls through the at least one second channel of the second portion is deflected by a second angle (dθ 2) with respect to the optical axis, which differs from the first angle (dθ 1), and forms a second light cone. wherein the microlens array includes an optical axis, a first portion with at least one first channel and a second portion with at least one second channel, characterized in that the projection system includes an optical device that is provided downstream of the microlens array and is arranged at least in the area of the first portion, with the distance between the microlens array and the optical device being less than 20 mm, and wherein light emitted by the light source which falls through the at least one first channel of the first portion is deflected by the optical device by a first angle (dθ 1) with respect to the optical axis and forms a first light cone, and light emitted by the light source which falls through the at least one second channel of the second portion is deflected by a second angle (dθ 2) with respect to the optical axis, which differs from the first angle (dθ 1), and forms a second light cone.
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an interface unit to detect whether a hard disc drive is installed; a storage unit to store reference information about the specifications of a hard disc drive; and a control unit to execute an authentication procedure with respect to the installed hard disc drive and to control whether data stored in the installed hard disc drive is printable by the image forming apparatus based on a result of the authentication procedure; wherein the control unit authenticates the hard disc drive based on a comparison between specifications of the hard disc drive and the stored reference specification information, the information including the storage capacity of the hard disc drive, and the storage means stores the storage capacity of the hard disc drive as reference information if the hard disc drive is authenticated, and wherein the storage capacity of the hard disc drive is recorded in between each use of the hard disc drive, and the storage capacity comprises one of a used capacity of the hard disc drive and a remaining capacity of the hard disc drive. an interface unit to detect whether a hard disc drive is installed; a storage unit to store reference information about the specifications of a hard disc drive; and a control unit to execute an authentication procedure with respect to the installed hard disc drive and to control whether data stored in the installed hard disc drive is printable by the image forming apparatus based on a result of the authentication procedure; wherein the control unit authenticates the hard disc drive based on a comparison between specifications of the hard disc drive and the stored reference specification information, the information including the storage capacity of the hard disc drive, and the storage means stores the storage capacity of the hard disc drive as reference information if the hard disc drive is authenticated, and wherein the storage capacity of the hard disc drive is recorded in between each use of the hard disc drive, and the storage capacity comprises one of a used capacity of the hard disc drive and a remaining capacity of the hard disc drive.
An electrical direct linear drive device, with a stator having two guide rails (12, 13) for the linear guidance of a driven carriage (30; 50), wherein a permanent magnet arrangement providing the electrical drive and a drive coil arrangement that is movable relatively thereto, are provided, characterized in that the guide rails (12, 13) are arranged on adjacent and differently oriented sides of the stator and in that the articulated carriage (30; 50) comprises two plate-shaped carriage areas (32, 33; 51, 53), which are connected with each other by a hinge (31; 52) which is oriented parallel to the guide rails (12, 13) and in that the plate-shaped carriage areas (32, 33; 51, 53) are connected by hinges (34, 35) with guide elements and in that the carriage (30; 50) extends at least partially over each one of said sides of the stator, and wherein guide elements having guide channels for the guide rails (12, 13) are arranged on the carriage (30; 50), wherein the carriage (30; 50) has a substantially L-shaped profile and wherein the two plate-shaped carriage areas (32, 33; 51, 53) are arranged at right angles with each other.
A gesture operation response method, applied to smart equipment comprising a touch sensing module and a processor, the touch sensing module comprising a touch sensor, the method comprising: reporting, by the touch sensing module, a maintenance gesture event to the processor when identifying that a time duration for which a pointing means remains at a contact point of the touch sensor, after a swipe gesture on the touch sensor, reaches a preset time duration; and after the maintenance gesture event is received and before the touch sensing module identifies that the pointing means leaves the contact point, repeatedly executing, by the processor, at a preset time interval, a last response operation of responding to a swipe gesture event reported by the touch sensing module, wherein the swipe gesture event is an event generated from the swipe gesture of the pointing means before the pointing means stays at the contact point, and wherein the response operation is determined by an application operated by the swipe gesture, wherein the preset time interval corresponds to the application operated by the swipe gesture, and different applications or different implementations in an application use different preset time intervals. reporting, by the touch sensing module, a maintenance gesture event to the processor when identifying that a time duration for which a pointing means remains at a contact point of the touch sensor, after a swipe gesture on the touch sensor, reaches a preset time duration; and after the maintenance gesture event is received and before the touch sensing module identifies that the pointing means leaves the contact point, repeatedly executing, by the processor, at a preset time interval, a last response operation of responding to a swipe gesture event reported by the touch sensing module, wherein the swipe gesture event is an event generated from the swipe gesture of the pointing means before the pointing means stays at the contact point, and wherein the response operation is determined by an application operated by the swipe gesture, wherein the preset time interval corresponds to the application operated by the swipe gesture, and different applications or different implementations in an application use different preset time intervals.
Laser module comprising a cooler, which has a first receptacle region (21, 22) with a first contact pad (23, 24, 25), a laser diode unit, which has a laser diode and also a second contact pad, and a contact lug (14, 17, 27) formed at the first or second contact pad, wherein the laser diode unit is positioned in the first receptacle region (21, 22) and, on account of the positioning of the laser diode unit, the contact lug (14; 17; 27) is pressed into the first or second contact pad (23, 24, 25) in order to reduce the electrical contact resistance between the laser diode unit and the cooler, wherein the contact lug breaks up or penetrates through a passivation of the contact pad into which it is pressed during the positioning of the laser diode unit, wherein the laser diode unit has a heat sink and the laser diode is secured to the heat sink and the contact lug (14, 17, 27) is formed at the heat sink and the heat sink has an upper and lower part (4, 5), between which the laser diode is arranged, wherein both the upper part and the lower part in each case comprise at least one projecting contact lug (14, 17), wherein the cooler comprises a first cooler part with the first receptacle region and also a second cooler part with a second receptacle region, which has a third contact pad, wherein the lower part is positioned in the first receptacle region and the upper part is positioned in the second receptacle region of the second cooler part such that, on account of the positioning, the at least one projecting contact lug of the upper part is pressed into the third contact pad of the second cooler part in order to reduce the electrical contact resistance between the laser diode unit and the cooler, wherein the contact lug breaks up or penetrates through the passivation of the contact pad into which it is pressed during the positioning of the laser diode unit, wherein the passivation is an electrically insulating layer or coating.
Cushion system comprising: - a profile of a shade of a door or window, the profile having a longitudinal extension; a cushion comprising a first portion fixed on a first section of the profile and a second portion including at least one flexible tongue (20, 21), characterized in that said at least one flexible tongue (20, 21) extends in the longitudinal extension of the profile and is along a second section of the profile free from said first portion, to act as a cushion between the profile and a frame for assembly of the profile. - a profile of a shade of a door or window, the profile having a longitudinal extension;
A microwave heating apparatus comprising: a heating furnace in which a microwave irradiator is attached to a furnace main body; a running passage formed inside the heating furnace which is configured to pass a fiber member which is the object to be heated; a first tubular member which is made of a first microwave heat-generating material absorbing microwave energy and generating heat in the heating furnace; and a second tubular member which is made of a second microwave heat-generating material absorbing microwave energy and generating heat in the first tubular member and has the running passage formed at its center portion, wherein the microwave heating apparatus is configured to heat and calcine a fiber member while running the fiber member in the running passage of the second tubular member, wherein the microwave heating apparatus is characterized in that the furnace main body has microwave permeability, and the first tubular member is rotatably disposed around the running passage. a heating furnace in which a microwave irradiator is attached to a furnace main body; a running passage formed inside the heating furnace which is configured to pass a fiber member which is the object to be heated; a first tubular member which is made of a first microwave heat-generating material absorbing microwave energy and generating heat in the heating furnace; and a second tubular member which is made of a second microwave heat-generating material absorbing microwave energy and generating heat in the first tubular member and has the running passage formed at its center portion, wherein the microwave heating apparatus is configured to heat and calcine a fiber member while running the fiber member in the running passage of the second tubular member, wherein the microwave heating apparatus is characterized in that the furnace main body has microwave permeability, and the first tubular member is rotatably disposed around the running passage.
Injection moulding machine, comprising two tool platens which are movable relatively to another in a closing direction, wherein the injection moulding machine comprises at least one actuator which is driven by a motor by which actuator a part of the injection moulding machine can be moved in a translational displacement direction, wherein the actuator comprises a rack element which is in connection with the part, wherein a reduction gear is arranged between a drive pinion of the motor and at least one first gear-wheel (7, 7') which gear-wheel is meshing with the rack element, characterized in that the part is an ejector element which is arranged at at least one of the tool platen which ejector element is arranged movably relatively to the tool platen in closing direction, wherein the rack element is sealed relatively to a housing of the reduction gear by a sealing element, wherein the sealing element is designed as telescope sleeve with at least two sleeve elements (15, 16) which are movable relatively to another.
A pre-filled fluid loading cassette for loading fluid into a microfluidic device, the microfluidic device having upper and lower spaced apart substrates (17, 16) defining a fluid chamber therebetween and an aperture for receiving fluid into the fluid chamber, the fluid loading cassette comprising: a plurality of fluid loaders, wherein each fluid loader comprises a fluid well communicating with a respective fluid exit provided in a base of the fluid loader, wherein one of the fluid wells is filler fluid-containing and at least one of the other fluid wells is assay fluid-containing, and wherein the filler fluid is immiscible with the assay fluid, wherein, the fluid wells are arranged such that, during use with the microfluidic device, the fluid wells are each alignable with a respective aperture of the microfluidic device, wherein, the base of each fluid loader comprises a protruding portion configured in shape and dimension to be receivable in a corresponding one of the apertures, and wherein, the protruding portion of the or each fluid-loader containing assay fluid comprises at least a first and a second leg (23a, 23b), the first leg being shorter than the second leg, wherein the second leg of the or each protruding portion is configured to direct assay fluid leaving the assay fluid-containing well via the respective fluid exit preferentially in a first direction. a plurality of fluid loaders, wherein each fluid loader comprises a fluid well communicating with a respective fluid exit provided in a base of the fluid loader, wherein one of the fluid wells is filler fluid-containing and at least one of the other fluid wells is assay fluid-containing, and wherein the filler fluid is immiscible with the assay fluid, wherein, the fluid wells are arranged such that, during use with the microfluidic device, the fluid wells are each alignable with a respective aperture of the microfluidic device, wherein, the base of each fluid loader comprises a protruding portion configured in shape and dimension to be receivable in a corresponding one of the apertures, and wherein, the protruding portion of the or each fluid-loader containing assay fluid comprises at least a first and a second leg (23a, 23b), the first leg being shorter than the second leg, wherein the second leg of the or each protruding portion is configured to direct assay fluid leaving the assay fluid-containing well via the respective fluid exit preferentially in a first direction.
A method for detecting an uplink signal, comprising: detecting, by a micro base station a signal transmitted by user equipment, UE, to a macro base station according to configuration information of the micro base station or macro base station for sending an uplink signal, the user equipment being served by the macro base station and located outside of and at the edge of the downlink coverage area of the micro base station, whether the uplink signal is received in an uplink receive window of the macro base station, wherein the macro base station and the micro base station have synchronized clock rates, there is a fixed time difference t1 between the uplink receive window of the macro base station and an uplink receive window of the micro base station, and |t1|≥0; and wherein it is determined that the uplink signal is not received in the uplink receive window of the macro base station, advancing, by the micro base station, the uplink receive window of the macro base station by a length of at least one cyclic prefix, detecting again in the uplink receive window of the macro base station advanced by a length of at least one cyclic prefix, by the micro base station, the uplink signal, and sending, by the micro base station, the detected the uplink signal to the macro base station. detecting, by a micro base station a signal transmitted by user equipment, UE, to a macro base station according to configuration information of the micro base station or macro base station for sending an uplink signal, the user equipment being served by the macro base station and located outside of and at the edge of the downlink coverage area of the micro base station, whether the uplink signal is received in an uplink receive window of the macro base station, wherein the macro base station and the micro base station have synchronized clock rates, there is a fixed time difference t1 between the uplink receive window of the macro base station and an uplink receive window of the micro base station, and |t1|≥0; and wherein it is determined that the uplink signal is not received in the uplink receive window of the macro base station, advancing, by the micro base station, the uplink receive window of the macro base station by a length of at least one cyclic prefix, detecting again in the uplink receive window of the macro base station advanced by a length of at least one cyclic prefix, by the micro base station, the uplink signal, and sending, by the micro base station, the detected the uplink signal to the macro base station.