mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An air-treatment device having at least one filter for reducing or removing the symptoms of asthma and/or rhinitis in a patient in need thereof by delivering treated air into a zone around the patient generating a treated air zone characterized in that - the device comprises: i) a temperature adjustment device, and ii) a temperature control system comprising a first temperature sensor placed in the supply air channel after the temperature adjustment device, and a second sensor placed in such manner as to measure ambient air at the level of the personal breathing zone but outside the effective stream of supply air, which maintain the treated air temperature such that the temperature of the air delivered into the treated air zone at the point of care is 0.5 to 1 oC cooler than the ambient air surrounding the treated air zone whereby - treated air descends in a laminar fashion and - warm body convection currents are displaced without the patient being exposed to unpleasant draft. - the device comprises: i) a temperature adjustment device, and ii) a temperature control system comprising a first temperature sensor placed in the supply air channel after the temperature adjustment device, and a second sensor placed in such manner as to measure ambient air at the level of the personal breathing zone but outside the effective stream of supply air, i) a temperature adjustment device, and ii) a temperature control system comprising a first temperature sensor placed in the supply air channel after the temperature adjustment device, and a second sensor placed in such manner as to measure ambient air at the level of the personal breathing zone but outside the effective stream of supply air, - treated air descends in a laminar fashion and - warm body convection currents are displaced without the patient being exposed to unpleasant draft.
A method for receiving broadcast signals, the method comprising; receiving two broadcast signals and demodulating the received two broadcast signals by Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, method using a transmission parameter, wherein the de-modulating further includes obtaining a P1 symbol indicating the format of a preamble and an AP1 symbol including the transmission parameter from the received two broadcast signals, wherein the preamble includes the P1 symbol, the AP1 symbol and at least one P2 symbol including L1-signaling information for signaling Physical Layer Pipe, PLP, data; parsing the two demodulated broadcast signals, wherein the two demodulated broadcast signals are a first demodulated broadcast signal and a second demodulated broadcast signal, wherein the parsing the two demodulated broadcast signals further includes: frequency de-interleaving the first and second demodulated broadcast signals by a pair of consecutive cells in each of the first and second demodulated broadcast signals; and parsing two signal frames from the frequency de-interleaved first and second broadcast signals, wherein the parsed two signal frames include first and second signals of a Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, PLP and third and fourth signals of a Multiple Input Single Output, MISO, PLP; and performing MIMO decoding on the first and second signals of the MIMO PLP to output MIMO PLP data by using the L1 signaling information, and performing MISO decoding on the third and fourth signals of the MISO PLP to output MISO PLP data by using the L1 signaling information, wherein the MIMO decoding is performed by using a MIMO encoding matrix that is represented as: 1 1 + a 2 1 a a − 1 = 1 1 + a 2 a 1 + a 2 a 1 + a 2 − 1 1 + a 2 = cos θ sin θ sin θ − cos θ. wherein "a " represents an encoding factor value and θ the corresponding rotation of the input signals. frequency de-interleaving the first and second demodulated broadcast signals by a pair of consecutive cells in each of the first and second demodulated broadcast signals; and parsing two signal frames from the frequency de-interleaved first and second broadcast signals, wherein the parsed two signal frames include first and second signals of a Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, PLP and third and fourth signals of a Multiple Input Single Output, MISO, PLP; and performing MIMO decoding on the first and second signals of the MIMO PLP to output MIMO PLP data by using the L1 signaling information, and performing MISO decoding on the third and fourth signals of the MISO PLP to output MISO PLP data by using the L1 signaling information, wherein the MIMO decoding is performed by using a MIMO encoding matrix that is represented as: 1 1 + a 2 1 a a − 1 = 1 1 + a 2 a 1 + a 2 a 1 + a 2 − 1 1 + a 2 = cos θ sin θ sin θ − cos θ. wherein "a " represents an encoding factor value and θ the corresponding rotation of the input signals.
A power coupler for a passive optical network, having at least one port for connecting the power coupler to at least one optical line terminal; a plurality of ports for connecting the power coupler to a plurality of terminal subscriber stations; wherein the power coupler is adapted to divide an incoming optical signal into a plurality of optical fibers and to combine the signal coming from a plurality of optical fibers to form a joint signal, wherein the total power of the incoming signal is divided by the number of the plurality of ports, characterized in that each of the plurality of ports for connecting the power coupler to the terminal subscriber stations has in each case an identifying element which is arranged to influence an optical signal received from the subscriber station connected at this port one-to-one in order to identify the same, wherein the identifying elements of the individual ports differ from one another in order to thus provide the one-to-one influencing of the respectively received signal from the respectively connected subscriber station.
An antibacterial twisted yarn (1, 2) comprising a plurality of charge generation fibers that generate an electric charge with external energy, wherein the charge generation fibers comprise a piezoelectric polymer, wherein the charge generation fibers have one or more fiber properties such that an arrangement aspect between the plurality of charge generation fibers is not uniform, the one or more fiber properties including: a non-uniform fiber cross-sectional area, a non-uniform fiber cross-sectional shape, and non-uniform fiber diameters, and wherein non-rotationally symmetric electric potentials arise with respect to the center of the twisted yarn due to the non-uniform arrangement aspect. wherein the charge generation fibers have one or more fiber properties such that an arrangement aspect between the plurality of charge generation fibers is not uniform, the one or more fiber properties including: a non-uniform fiber cross-sectional area, a non-uniform fiber cross-sectional shape, and non-uniform fiber diameters, and wherein non-rotationally symmetric electric potentials arise with respect to the center of the twisted yarn due to the non-uniform arrangement aspect.
A method for making a stretchable laminate having a selectively permeable chemical protective film with a stiffness greater than 20g as measured by ASTM test method D6828, comprising providing a selectively permeable film having a stiffness greater than 20g as measured by ASTM test method D6828; providing an elastic textile; stretching the elastic textile; printing adhesive onto the selectively permeable film in a discontinuous dot pattern; adhering the selectively permeable film to the stretched elastic textile to form a stretchable chemical protective material having an average elongation of greater than 50% at 18N as measured by ASTM test method D 5035-06; wherein, the stretchable laminate has a moisture vapour transmission rate of greater than 1000 g/m 2 /day as measured by the procedure set forth in US4862730, using potassium acetate as the salt and open pore ePTFE for the waterproof moisture permeable membranes, and at least one of a permeation to acrylonitrile of less than 6 μg/cm 2 and a permeation to HD of less than 20 μg/cm 2, or both; the permeation to acrylonitrile being tested in accordance with NFPA 1994, October 2007 edition and permeation to HD being measured according to Test Operating Procedure 8-2-501, January 2002 edition.
A semi-solidified enteral nutrient, which is an enteral nutrient to be infused into the body in tube feeding infusion, characterized by being formed into a semi-solid matter using a sodium carrageenan, in which the total amount of potassium, calcium and magnesium ions is 5.0% by weight or less, as a semi-solidifying agent such that the enteral nutrient has fluidity before and after the infusion thereof into the body and is not liquefied at the body temperature in a state of being retained in the body.
Plug connector housing having a housing, a sleeve arranged movably relative to the housing, and a lever, the lever being mounted on the housing for rotation about an axis of rotation extending perpendicularly to a plug-in direction of the plug connector housing, the housing having a cable-side end and a plug-side end and a strain relief element having an opening for passing through a cable being arranged at the cable-side end of the housing, characterized in that the sleeve can be displaced in the plug-in direction in order to fix a cable by means of a rotary movement of the lever and the plug connector housing can be locked with a mating plug connector housing by means of the rotary movement of the lever, and it being possible for the sleeve to at least partially be pushed onto the strain relief element in order to exert radial pressure on the strain relief element relative to the plug-in direction.
System for the preparation of a food, comprising a monitoring device for monitoring the food during its preparation, a control device for the preparation of the food by means of a kitchen appliance and by means of an electronically stored recipe, and a mobile device (19, 23) and/or a non-mobile device, wherein the monitoring device is able to communicate with the control device and the mobile device (19, 23) and/or with the non-mobile device, wherein the mobile device (19, 23) and/or the non-mobile device is configured such that it is able to transmit information of the monitoring device to a user, characterized in that the control device is configured such that during the controlled preparation of a food it recognizes possible absence times for a user, by the control device evaluating processing steps of the recipe and thus recognizing when the presence of the user is not required for the preparation of the food, and informs the user about it.
A composition, comprising: -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene; -1 -chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1 -propene; and water, wherein a proportion of -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with respect to a sum total of contents of the -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene, -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene and water is 90 mass% or more. -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene; -1 -chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1 -propene; and water, wherein a proportion of -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with respect to a sum total of contents of the -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene, -1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene and water is 90 mass% or more.
A process for preparing an adipic acid product comprising reacting a tetrahydrofuranic substrate with hydrogen, in the presence of a hydrodeoxygenation catalyst, a solvent and a source of halogen, to convert at least a portion of the tetrahydrofuranic substrate to the adipic acid product, wherein the adipic acid product is a compound of formula II wherein the source of halogen comprises hydrogen bromide or hydrogen iodide, wherein the tetrahydrofuranic substrate is a compound of formula III including salts thereof wherein each X is independently selected from the group consisting of -OH, -OR 2, and - H; Y is selected from the group consisting of -C OH and -C OR 1; Z is selected from the group consisting of -C OH and -C OR 1; each R 1 is independently hydrocarbyl; and each R 2 is independently hydrocarbyl, and wherein the term "hydrocarbyl" refers to hydrocarbyl moieties containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, including branched or unbranched, and saturated or unsaturated species. each X is independently selected from the group consisting of -OH, -OR 2, and - H; Y is selected from the group consisting of -C OH and -C OR 1; Z is selected from the group consisting of -C OH and -C OR 1; each R 1 is independently hydrocarbyl; and each R 2 is independently hydrocarbyl, and
A pressure relief valve for a battery pack, wherein the pressure relief valve is configured to be attached to a port formed in a pack case of a battery pack, the pressure relief valve comprising: a casing including a discharge hole and a valve mechanism configured to open and close the discharge hole, wherein the discharge hole is connected to the port when the pressure relief valve is attached to the port; and a cover attached to the casing, wherein a passage is formed between the cover and the casing to release gas that is discharged from the discharge hole, wherein the valve mechanism includes a valve member configured to close the discharge hole and a biasing portion that biases the valve member to a closed position where the valve member closes the discharge hole; characterized in that, the pressure relief valve comprises a fastener; in that the casing includes a fastening portion in which said fastener is arranged to fix the casing to the pack case; and in that the fastening portion includes a discharge passage to release gas that is discharged from the discharge hole. a casing including a discharge hole and a valve mechanism configured to open and close the discharge hole, wherein the discharge hole is connected to the port when the pressure relief valve is attached to the port; and a cover attached to the casing, wherein a passage is formed between the cover and the casing to release gas that is discharged from the discharge hole, wherein the valve mechanism includes a valve member configured to close the discharge hole and a biasing portion that biases the valve member to a closed position where the valve member closes the discharge hole; characterized in that, the pressure relief valve comprises a fastener; in that the casing includes a fastening portion in which said fastener is arranged to fix the casing to the pack case; and in that the fastening portion includes a discharge passage to release gas that is discharged from the discharge hole.
A method of making an electrode for a fuel cell, comprising a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer formed on a surface thereof to face a polymer electrolyte membrane, said method, to form the gas diffusion layer, comprising the steps of: providing a porous electrode base material made of a carbon material selected from carbon paper, carbon felt and carbon cloth, providing a water repellent layer ink comprising carbon black and a fibrillatable water repellant polymer in form of polytetrafluoroethylene having a molecular weight higher than 1 million, promoting the fibrillation of the polymer by stirring the ink to impose a shear force on the water repellent material, applying, to a surface of the base material to contact the catalyst layer, the water repellent layer ink with the so fibrillation-promoted polymer, subjecting the base material with the applied water repellent layer ink to a heat treatment at a temperature which is equal to or higher than 270° C and equal to or below the melting point of said water repellent polymer, but is 330°C at most. providing a porous electrode base material made of a carbon material selected from carbon paper, carbon felt and carbon cloth, providing a water repellent layer ink comprising carbon black and a fibrillatable water repellant polymer in form of polytetrafluoroethylene having a molecular weight higher than 1 million, promoting the fibrillation of the polymer by stirring the ink to impose a shear force on the water repellent material, applying, to a surface of the base material to contact the catalyst layer, the water repellent layer ink with the so fibrillation-promoted polymer, subjecting the base material with the applied water repellent layer ink to a heat treatment at a temperature which is equal to or higher than 270° C and equal to or below the melting point of said water repellent polymer, but is 330°C at most.
A method for selecting a network slice, comprising: determining, by a management device in a network for managing at least one network slice, a service requirement list of user equipment, UE, wherein the service requirement list comprises at least one service type required by the UE; determining, by the management device, a service capability list set comprising a service capability list of at least one network slice, wherein each service capability list comprises an identifier of a network slice corresponding to said service capability list and comprises at least one service type supported by the network slice; and determining, by the management device, according to the service requirement list and the service capability list set, a first identifier of a first network slice that provides a service for the UE, wherein a service capability list corresponding to the first network slice comprises all or part of the at least one service type in the service requirement list. determining, by a management device in a network for managing at least one network slice, a service requirement list of user equipment, UE, wherein the service requirement list comprises at least one service type required by the UE; determining, by the management device, a service capability list set comprising a service capability list of at least one network slice, wherein each service capability list comprises an identifier of a network slice corresponding to said service capability list and comprises at least one service type supported by the network slice; and determining, by the management device, according to the service requirement list and the service capability list set, a first identifier of a first network slice that provides a service for the UE, wherein a service capability list corresponding to the first network slice comprises all or part of the at least one service type in the service requirement list.
A method for controlling operation of a wind turbine, the method comprising: collecting training data, the training data comprising pitch setpoints, tip speed ratio setpoints, and historical data regarding one or more operational conditions of the wind turbine including a power output or a power differential of the wind turbine; training a machine learning model by applying the training data to the machine learning model, an output of the machine learning model is an estimated power or estimated power differential of the wind turbine based on the training data, and the machine learning model is stored; obtaining recent data regarding one or more operational conditions of the wind turbine; applying the machine learning model to the recent data to output a reference power or reference power differential corresponding to the recent data; applying the machine learning model to the recent data to output at least one estimated power or estimated power differential corresponding to values of the pitch setpoints and the tip speed ratio setpoints which differ from the recent data; determining a wind turbine setting by comparing the estimated power or estimated power differential to the reference power or reference power differential, and applying the wind turbine setting to the wind turbine if the estimated power or estimated power differential is greater than or equal to a threshold amount above the reference power or reference power differential; repeating the obtaining, applying and determining steps at a predetermined time interval. collecting training data, the training data comprising pitch setpoints, tip speed ratio setpoints, and historical data regarding one or more operational conditions of the wind turbine including a power output or a power differential of the wind turbine; training a machine learning model by applying the training data to the machine learning model, an output of the machine learning model is an estimated power or estimated power differential of the wind turbine based on the training data, and the machine learning model is stored; obtaining recent data regarding one or more operational conditions of the wind turbine; applying the machine learning model to the recent data to output a reference power or reference power differential corresponding to the recent data; applying the machine learning model to the recent data to output at least one estimated power or estimated power differential corresponding to values of the pitch setpoints and the tip speed ratio setpoints which differ from the recent data; determining a wind turbine setting by comparing the estimated power or estimated power differential to the reference power or reference power differential, and applying the wind turbine setting to the wind turbine if the estimated power or estimated power differential is greater than or equal to a threshold amount above the reference power or reference power differential; repeating the obtaining, applying and determining steps at a predetermined time interval.
A method of abandoning a pipeline during subsea pipelaying from a pipelay vessel, the method comprising: coupling the top of a pipe string directly or indirectly to a lower tendon element of an abandonment string; suspending the pipe string from the lower tendon element; releasably engaging further tendon elements in succession to an upper end of the abandonment string while lowering the pipe string into the sea, such that the pipe string and the abandonment string are in end-to-end alignment under tension along a launch axis under the weight load of the pipe string; lowering the top of the pipe string to a handover depth; at the handover depth, applying tensile force via a wire from the vessel to the top of the pipe string, the wire being at an acute angle to the launch axis; by application of tensile force via the wire, deflecting the pipe string from the launch axis toward end-to-end axial alignment with the wire to transfer the weight load of the pipe string to the wire; and decoupling the abandonment string from the pipe string. coupling the top of a pipe string directly or indirectly to a lower tendon element of an abandonment string; suspending the pipe string from the lower tendon element; releasably engaging further tendon elements in succession to an upper end of the abandonment string while lowering the pipe string into the sea, such that the pipe string and the abandonment string are in end-to-end alignment under tension along a launch axis under the weight load of the pipe string; lowering the top of the pipe string to a handover depth; at the handover depth, applying tensile force via a wire from the vessel to the top of the pipe string, the wire being at an acute angle to the launch axis; by application of tensile force via the wire, deflecting the pipe string from the launch axis toward end-to-end axial alignment with the wire to transfer the weight load of the pipe string to the wire; and decoupling the abandonment string from the pipe string.
Composite foam for the production of heat insulation elements, comprising a foam made from a thermoplastic material, in particular expanded polystyrene, expanded polyethylene and/or expanded polypropylene, characterised in that the composite foam has been produced in a process according to any of claims 8 to 13, and a granulate or pieces of at least one light-weight filler is/are incorporated in the foam made from thermoplastic material.