mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A hinge device for operating the opening and closing of a door fastened to a frame of a vehicle, configured so that the door does not change orientation during said operation, wherein the hinge device comprises an arm provided with two ends attached in a pivotable way, around parallel rotation axes, to respective mounting bodies (3, 4), one being fixable to the door and the other to the frame of the vehicle, wherein each mounting body (3, 4) comprises, coinciding with each associated end of the arm, a concentric pulley body (5, 6) with a respective rotation axis and fixed to a respective mounting body (3, 4), and the hinge device further comprising linking means that extend along the arm and rest on the pulley grooves (5, 6), being partially rolled up determining two end contact points (51, 52; 61, 62) on the linking means with each of the pulley grooves (5, 6), wherein the arm has an angled shape, having two angled sections (21, 22) configured in a general L shape, in that the path of the linking means comprises a first segment and a second segment, the first segment being the one that extends between the first end contact points (51, 61) of the pulley grooves (5, 6) and the second segment being the one that extends between the second end contact points (52, 62) of the pulley grooves (5, 6), and wherein the arm comprises a central diverting element arranged on the bend of the arm, the contour surface of which is convex-curved, and where one of its sides is in contact with both the first segment and the second segment of the path of the linking means, characterized in that the path of the linking means comprises at least one crossing (P1, P2) of segments, wherein the first segment crosses the second segment, in that the arm comprises, in addition to the central diverting element, at least one diverting element arranged on one of its angled sections (21, 22), between the bend of the arm and one of the pulley bodies (5, 6), the contour surface of which is convex-curved, having a diameter smaller than the diameter of any of the pulley bodies (5, 6), and where one of its sides is in contact with the first segment and another one of its sides is in contact with the second segment of the path of the linking means, the at least one diverting element being arranged such that the crossing (P1, P2) of segments is located between the diverting element and the pulley body (5, 6) located on the same section (21, 22) of the arm upon which the diverting element is arranged, and in that the central diverting element arranged on the bend of the arm, has a diameter smaller than the diameter of any of the pulley bodies (5, 6).
A method of controlling the consumption of energy, the method comprising the steps of managing the demand of energy by managing a balance between a generation and a consumption of energy in an energy network, wherein the step of managing the demand of energy comprises the steps of: measuring by one or more measuring units an energy consumption and/or an energy insertion at one or more substations of the energy network, wherein a substation is a part of the energy network where voltage is transformed from high to low and inverse; sending, by the measuring units, measuring results of the measured energy consumption and/or of the measured energy insertion to a data processing unit; generating based on the measuring results a profile of the energy consumption and/or of the energy insertion; generating flexible tariffs according to the generated profile by comparing measured consumed and inserted energy; and transmitting tariff information in accordance with the generated flexible tariffs to one or more residential users; handling a local energy consumption at a residential user; and billing a local energy consumed at the residential user. measuring by one or more measuring units an energy consumption and/or an energy insertion at one or more substations of the energy network, wherein a substation is a part of the energy network where voltage is transformed from high to low and inverse; sending, by the measuring units, measuring results of the measured energy consumption and/or of the measured energy insertion to a data processing unit; generating based on the measuring results a profile of the energy consumption and/or of the energy insertion; generating flexible tariffs according to the generated profile by comparing measured consumed and inserted energy; and transmitting tariff information in accordance with the generated flexible tariffs to one or more residential users;
Piece of computer equipment to be introduced removably into a computer cabinet and to be connected to electronic devices, said piece of equipment (10; 110; 210; 310) having a contour provided with four sides, respectively a first side (11; 111; 211; 311), a second side (12; 112; 212; 312) opposite said first side (11; 111; 211; 311), a third side (13; 113; 213; 313) and a fourth side (14; 114; 214; 314) opposite said third side (13; 113; 213; 313), with said third side (13; 113; 213; 313) and said fourth side (14; 114; 214; 314) facing and in parallel and remote from one another by a predetermined distance; said piece of equipment (10; 110; 210; 310) having a plurality of connection ports (30a-f; 130a-f; 230a-f; 330a-f) each having predetermined dimensions, each one being disposed on at least one of said first side (11; 111; 211; 311) and second side (12; 112; 212; 312) of said contour and each one being configured to interconnect said piece of equipment (10; 110; 210; 310) with said electronic devices; said piece of equipment (10; 110; 210; 310) being characterised in that said first side (11; 111; 211; 311) has a first length and said second side (12; 112; 212; 312) has a second length and at least one of said first length and second length, namely the length of at least one of said first and second sides provided with said plurality of connection ports, is greater than said predetermined distance, the longest first side and/or said second side being either curved or having an edge (21, 121).
A kit for transmitting and sensing signals, the kit comprising: a multi-connection cable having a plurality of cable connectors at a distal end of said cable for establishing electrical communication between each of said cable connectors and a system for measuring bioimpedance that is connectable to a proximal end of said cable; and a plurality of devices for transmitting and sensing signals, each device comprising a non-conductive substrate adherable to a skin of a subject, a first and a second electrical contact printed on said substrate, and a disposable connector; each disposable connector being connectable to a compatible cable connector of said cable in a manner that a combined thickness of said disposable connector and said compatible cable connector, once connected, is less than 4 mm. a multi-connection cable having a plurality of cable connectors at a distal end of said cable for establishing electrical communication between each of said cable connectors and a system for measuring bioimpedance that is connectable to a proximal end of said cable; and a plurality of devices for transmitting and sensing signals, each device comprising a non-conductive substrate adherable to a skin of a subject, a first and a second electrical contact printed on said substrate, and a disposable connector; each disposable connector being connectable to a compatible cable connector of said cable in a manner that a combined thickness of said disposable connector and said compatible cable connector, once connected, is less than 4 mm.
A method for examining microorganisms to measure an amount of microorganisms in a seawater sample, the measurement of an amount of microorganisms in a sample comprising: i. concentrating a sample of seawater containing microorganisms and placing the concentrated sample in a transparent sample container; ii. stirring and mixing an amount of the concentrated sample and an amount of a fluorescence staining reagent to form a mixed solution; iii. letting the mixed solution still-stand for a suitable period of time then diluting the mixed solution with a liquid that emits no fluorescence to form a test sample; iv. irradiating the test sample with an excitation light of a specific wavelength, and v. calculating an amount of microorganisms in the irradiated test sample based on the number of light emissions in fluorescence emission, wherein, in step (ii), the amount of the concentrated sample is from 1% (v/v) to 10% (v/v) by total volume of the sample container and the amount of the fluorescence staining reagent is 1% (v/v) by volume of the sample, wherein the fluorescence staining reagent comprises fluorescein diacetate, FDA, and wherein the concentration of the FDA in the mixed solution, before dilution, is 0.01 mM. i. concentrating a sample of seawater containing microorganisms and placing the concentrated sample in a transparent sample container; ii. stirring and mixing an amount of the concentrated sample and an amount of a fluorescence staining reagent to form a mixed solution; iii. letting the mixed solution still-stand for a suitable period of time then diluting the mixed solution with a liquid that emits no fluorescence to form a test sample; iv. irradiating the test sample with an excitation light of a specific wavelength, and v. calculating an amount of microorganisms in the irradiated test sample based on the number of light emissions in fluorescence emission,
In a computing environment, a method of implementing a type safe device driver that can support high throughput and low latency devices, the method comprising: receiving data from a hardware device based on interrupt dispatching; and delivering the data to one or more driver processes executing in user mode using a zero-copy to allow the one or more driver processes to support high throughput and low latency hardware devices, wherein zero-copy comprises writing data entering the system to memory only once to be usable directly by many layers of abstraction, both within an operating system and within an application code, without the need to copy the data; wherein the driver process is implemented in managed code executing under the management of a sandboxed virtual machine; wherein the interrupt dispatching is performed using a 3-tier architecture including an I/O interrupt manager, a driver framework library, and efficient microkernel interrupt handling; wherein the I/O interrupt manager implemented in user mode registers user mode device drivers, running in one or more driver processes, on interrupts and dispatches interrupts to one or more driver processes; wherein the driver framework library is responsible for registering an interrupt handler at a domain kernel to receive interrupts, wherein, when a hardware interrupt is received at the domain kernel, the interrupt handler is triggered and a pre-registered device driver is invoked; and wherein the efficient microkernel interrupt handling limits the amount of time a processor spends in kernel mode and delivers interrupts to the domain kernel. receiving data from a hardware device based on interrupt dispatching; and delivering the data to one or more driver processes executing in user mode using a zero-copy to allow the one or more driver processes to support high throughput and low latency hardware devices, wherein zero-copy comprises writing data entering the system to memory only once to be usable directly by many layers of abstraction, both within an operating system and within an application code, without the need to copy the data; wherein the driver process is implemented in managed code executing under the management of a sandboxed virtual machine; wherein the interrupt dispatching is performed using a 3-tier architecture including an I/O interrupt manager, a driver framework library, and efficient microkernel interrupt handling; wherein the I/O interrupt manager implemented in user mode registers user mode device drivers, running in one or more driver processes, on interrupts and dispatches interrupts to one or more driver processes; wherein the driver framework library is responsible for registering an interrupt handler at a domain kernel to receive interrupts, wherein, when a hardware interrupt is received at the domain kernel, the interrupt handler is triggered and a pre-registered device driver is invoked; and wherein the efficient microkernel interrupt handling limits the amount of time a processor spends in kernel mode and delivers interrupts to the domain kernel.
A method of forming a fibre composite component, the method comprising: providing a plurality of first fibres, the first fibres being arranged in a plurality of layers (104a-e) with an uncured heat curable resin matrix being provided therebetween, the resin matrix comprising a plurality of second electrically conductive fibres suspended therein comprising a length extending along a long axis, the second fibres having a shorter length than the first fibres; applying an energy field to the resin matrix to thereby align the second fibres such that their long axis is orientated in a direction normal to the layers of first fibres, so that they provide an electrically conductive path between adjacent layers of first fibres to form an electrically conductive fibre network; and applying an electric current through the electrically conductive fibre network to thereby heat and cure the resin matrix. providing a plurality of first fibres, the first fibres being arranged in a plurality of layers (104a-e) with an uncured heat curable resin matrix being provided therebetween, the resin matrix comprising a plurality of second electrically conductive fibres suspended therein comprising a length extending along a long axis, the second fibres having a shorter length than the first fibres; applying an energy field to the resin matrix to thereby align the second fibres such that their long axis is orientated in a direction normal to the layers of first fibres, so that they provide an electrically conductive path between adjacent layers of first fibres to form an electrically conductive fibre network; and applying an electric current through the electrically conductive fibre network to thereby heat and cure the resin matrix.
A base station, comprising: a notification means for notifying a terminal apparatus (111, 112) of information on communication delays predicted in communication of the terminal apparatus via the base station, wherein the information on the communication delays is based on actual measured communication delay in communication carried out by other terminal apparatuses having common attributes with the terminal apparatus, among communications carried out in the past at the base station, and wherein the information on the communication delays is a value calculated by giving a larger effect on the actual measured communication delays closer to a present time. a notification means for notifying a terminal apparatus (111, 112) of information on communication delays predicted in communication of the terminal apparatus via the base station, wherein the information on the communication delays is based on actual measured communication delay in communication carried out by other terminal apparatuses having common attributes with the terminal apparatus, among communications carried out in the past at the base station, and wherein the information on the communication delays is a value calculated by giving a larger effect on the actual measured communication delays closer to a present time.
A drilling system comprising a gearbox, the gearbox comprising: a hollow outer drill rod drive shaft assembly configured to rotate an outer rod of a drill string, the outer drill rod drive shaft assembly being driven by an offset hydraulic drive system; a hollow inner drill rod drive shaft assembly configured to couple to and rotate an inner rod of the drill string at a first end, the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly being driven by an inline hydraulic drive system, the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly further defining an axial fluid flow passage; and a fluid inlet passage being axially aligned with the axial fluid flow passage of the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly, the fluid inlet passage being operatively connected to a second end of the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly, the fluid inlet passage being configured to direct fluid into the axial fluid flow passage of the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly, characterized by the outer drill rod drive shaft assembly and the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly are mounted in fixed relative axial positions. a hollow outer drill rod drive shaft assembly configured to rotate an outer rod of a drill string, the outer drill rod drive shaft assembly being driven by an offset hydraulic drive system; a hollow inner drill rod drive shaft assembly configured to couple to and rotate an inner rod of the drill string at a first end, the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly being driven by an inline hydraulic drive system, the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly further defining an axial fluid flow passage; and a fluid inlet passage being axially aligned with the axial fluid flow passage of the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly, the fluid inlet passage being operatively connected to a second end of the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly, the fluid inlet passage being configured to direct fluid into the axial fluid flow passage of the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly, characterized by the outer drill rod drive shaft assembly and the inner drill rod drive shaft assembly are mounted in fixed relative axial positions.
Method for the conversion of energy, in particular solar energy; the method comprising the steps of: heating a first end of a base body made of a porous material by way of electromagnetic radiation, in particular by sunlight, that impacts an absorbing element; feeding an evaporative liquid to the base body at a second end of the base body opposite the first end of the base body so that the evaporative liquid penetrates inside the base body and spreads inside the body base by capillary action, and circulating a heat exchange fluid; the method is characterized in that: the absorbing element is thermally coupled to the base body at said first end; and the heat exchange fluid is circulated in contact with the base body at said second end. heating a first end of a base body made of a porous material by way of electromagnetic radiation, in particular by sunlight, that impacts an absorbing element; feeding an evaporative liquid to the base body at a second end of the base body opposite the first end of the base body so that the evaporative liquid penetrates inside the base body and spreads inside the body base by capillary action, and circulating a heat exchange fluid; the method is characterized in that: the absorbing element is thermally coupled to the base body at said first end; and the heat exchange fluid is circulated in contact with the base body at said second end. the absorbing element is thermally coupled to the base body at said first end; and the heat exchange fluid is circulated in contact with the base body at said second end.
Motor vehicle (1; 1'; 1"), comprising: a vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") with a sitting position (11; 11'; 11") for a driver, a rear wheel (20; 20'; 20") which is supported on a rear end portion (12; 12'; 12") of the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10"), a front axle (30; 30'; 30") which is mounted on a front end portion (14; 14'; 14") of the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") in a vehicle longitudinal centre plane (E; E'; E") so as to be rotatable about an axis (A; A'; A") extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and two front wheels (40; 40'; 40") which are arranged in a steerable manner on the front axle (30; 30'; 30"), wherein the sitting position (11; 11'; 11") has a seat surface (13; 13") which is situated at a height in the region of the front wheels (40; 40'; 40"), and a driver's footwell (16; 16") extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle into a region between the front wheels (40; 40") characterized in that a steering device (50; 50'; 50") is provided which couples the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") to the front wheels (40; 40'; 40") in such a manner that a roll angle of the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") is linked to a steering angle of the front wheels (40; 40'; 40"), and the front axle (30; 30'; 30") is in the form of a rigid axle which is mounted rotatably on the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") at a height in the region of the front wheels (40; 40'; 40") via a central joint (15; 15'; 15"). a vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") with a sitting position (11; 11'; 11") for a driver, a rear wheel (20; 20'; 20") which is supported on a rear end portion (12; 12'; 12") of the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10"), a front axle (30; 30'; 30") which is mounted on a front end portion (14; 14'; 14") of the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") in a vehicle longitudinal centre plane (E; E'; E") so as to be rotatable about an axis (A; A'; A") extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and two front wheels (40; 40'; 40") which are arranged in a steerable manner on the front axle (30; 30'; 30"), wherein the sitting position (11; 11'; 11") has a seat surface (13; 13") which is situated at a height in the region of the front wheels (40; 40'; 40"), and a driver's footwell (16; 16") extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle into a region between the front wheels (40; 40") characterized in that a steering device (50; 50'; 50") is provided which couples the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") to the front wheels (40; 40'; 40") in such a manner that a roll angle of the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") is linked to a steering angle of the front wheels (40; 40'; 40"), and the front axle (30; 30'; 30") is in the form of a rigid axle which is mounted rotatably on the vehicle body (10; 10'; 10") at a height in the region of the front wheels (40; 40'; 40") via a central joint (15; 15'; 15").