mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A handle for a wand of a vacuum cleaning appliance, the handle comprising: a handgrip portion; a conduit for receiving an airflow; at least one aperture (324,326) for admitting ambient air into the conduit; and a first valve for occluding a first portion of said at least one aperture, characterized in that the handle further comprises: a second valve for occluding a second portion of said at least one aperture; a control mechanism for moving the first and second valves away from said at least one aperture to admit ambient air into the conduit, the control mechanism comprising a first manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving both of the first and second valves away from said at least one aperture; and a second manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving only one of the first and second valves away from its respective portion of said at least one aperture. a handgrip portion; a conduit for receiving an airflow; at least one aperture (324,326) for admitting ambient air into the conduit; and a first valve for occluding a first portion of said at least one aperture, characterized in that the handle further comprises: a second valve for occluding a second portion of said at least one aperture; a control mechanism for moving the first and second valves away from said at least one aperture to admit ambient air into the conduit, the control mechanism comprising a first manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving both of the first and second valves away from said at least one aperture; and a second manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving only one of the first and second valves away from its respective portion of said at least one aperture. a second valve for occluding a second portion of said at least one aperture; a control mechanism for moving the first and second valves away from said at least one aperture to admit ambient air into the conduit, the control mechanism comprising a first manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving both of the first and second valves away from said at least one aperture; and a second manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving only one of the first and second valves away from its respective portion of said at least one aperture.
A method of drying a wet fabric in a dryer comprising the steps of: a) attaching a humidity sensor to the fabric; b) placing the fabric in the dryer; c) starting the drying process; characterised by d) measuring the equilibrium relative humidity of the fabric using the humidity sensor; and e) stopping the drying process when a predetermined level of the equilibrium relative humidity is achieved wherein the predetermined level of equilibrium relative humidity of the fabric is less than 80% and wherein the humidity sensor communicates with the dryer and the dryer turns off when the predetermined level of equilibrium relative humidity is achieved. a) attaching a humidity sensor to the fabric; b) placing the fabric in the dryer; c) starting the drying process; characterised by d) measuring the equilibrium relative humidity of the fabric using the humidity sensor; and e) stopping the drying process when a predetermined level of the equilibrium relative humidity is achieved wherein the predetermined level of equilibrium relative humidity of the fabric is less than 80% and wherein the humidity sensor communicates with the dryer and the dryer turns off when the predetermined level of equilibrium relative humidity is achieved.
A battery pack, characterized in comprising: a mounting beam fixed in a case of the battery pack; and a battery module connected to the mounting beam, wherein the mounting beam is provided with a limiting protrusion and a limiting recess, and a limiting space is formed between the limiting protrusion and the mounting beam, the limiting protrusion protrudes upward from a surface of the mounting beam, and the battery module is provided with a limiting sheet and an engaging assembly, at least a portion of the limiting sheet is inserted into the limiting space, and the engaging assembly is engaged with the limiting recess. a mounting beam fixed in a case of the battery pack; and a battery module connected to the mounting beam, wherein the mounting beam is provided with a limiting protrusion and a limiting recess, and a limiting space is formed between the limiting protrusion and the mounting beam, the limiting protrusion protrudes upward from a surface of the mounting beam, and the battery module is provided with a limiting sheet and an engaging assembly, at least a portion of the limiting sheet is inserted into the limiting space, and the engaging assembly is engaged with the limiting recess.
A biological and chemical treatment method for treating wastewater comprising liquid organic wastes and toxic chemicals including tetra-methyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH), comprising: receiving an influent comprising wastewater including TMAH to be treated in an aerobic reactor; biologically treating the influent to convert and degrade at least some of the TMAH to ammonia; receiving at a first separation module from the aerobic reactor an output of the aerobic reactor; separating any solid components of the wastewater by the first separation module; receiving at an oxidation module from the first separation module a liquid output of the first separation module, oxidising the liquid output of the first separation module in the oxidation module using an advanced oxidation process system using inputs of ozone (O 3) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2); removing organic materials and nitrifying ammonia from the wastewater by the oxidation module whereby the oxidation module converts carbon to carbon dioxide and ammonia to nitrates; receiving at a post-anoxic reactor from the oxidation module an output of the oxidation module; and denitrifying at least a portion of the wastewater by the post-anoxic reactor, wherein more than 95% of total nitrogen is removed from the waste water and outputting an effluent. receiving an influent comprising wastewater including TMAH to be treated in an aerobic reactor; biologically treating the influent to convert and degrade at least some of the TMAH to ammonia; receiving at a first separation module from the aerobic reactor an output of the aerobic reactor; separating any solid components of the wastewater by the first separation module; receiving at an oxidation module from the first separation module a liquid output of the first separation module, oxidising the liquid output of the first separation module in the oxidation module using an advanced oxidation process system using inputs of ozone (O 3) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2); removing organic materials and nitrifying ammonia from the wastewater by the oxidation module whereby the oxidation module converts carbon to carbon dioxide and ammonia to nitrates; receiving at a post-anoxic reactor from the oxidation module an output of the oxidation module; and denitrifying at least a portion of the wastewater by the post-anoxic reactor, wherein more than 95% of total nitrogen is removed from the waste water and outputting an effluent.
Retractable screen and keyboard assembly for tables, comprising: - a supporting structure provided with a frame defining a housing, and with a supporting frame for leaning on a table; - the screen being able to rotate from a stowed position in which it is stowed inside the housing and flush with the supporting frame to an elevated use position, - a platform arranged in the housing on which the keyboard rests, - means for guiding the platform vertically from a lower position which leaves space for the stowed screen and an upper use position, wherein it comprises a base for the screen which can rotate about a first fixed axis (Γ) in relation to said frame, the screen being mounted on said base, enabling the assembly of screen and base to rotate about said first fixed axis (Γ) from the stowed position to the elevated use position, characterised in that pivoting elements are configured and arranged to rotate about a second fixed axis in the frame, wherein said pivoting elements are provided with supports for supporting the screen in the stowed position, said supports being arranged at proximity of a front edge of the frame and the assembly further comprising a rotation mechanism for making said pivoting elements rotate about said second fixed axis to make the supports adopt the following positions: - a first end position, achieved when the screen is in the stowed position, at which the supports are arranged between the platform and the screen and support the screen; - a second end position, achieved when the screen is at the elevated use position, at which the supports are hidden from view within the housing; and - and during the elevation movement of the platform and rise of the screen intermediate positions between said first and second end positions, at which the supports do not interfere with the path followed by the platform. - a supporting structure provided with a frame defining a housing, and with a supporting frame for leaning on a table; - the screen being able to rotate from a stowed position in which it is stowed inside the housing and flush with the supporting frame to an elevated use position, - a platform arranged in the housing on which the keyboard rests, - means for guiding the platform vertically from a lower position which leaves space for the stowed screen and an upper use position, - a first end position, achieved when the screen is in the stowed position, at which the supports are arranged between the platform and the screen and support the screen; - a second end position, achieved when the screen is at the elevated use position, at which the supports are hidden from view within the housing; and - and during the elevation movement of the platform and rise of the screen intermediate positions between said first and second end positions, at which the supports do not interfere with the path followed by the platform.
A hand tool, comprising: a tool handle comprising a cavity; an electronic identification device; and a plug disposed in the cavity of the tool handle, wherein the plug is configured to at least partially encapsulate the electronic identification device and wherein the plug comprises a receptacle configured to receive the electronic identification device, characterized in that the receptacle extends from an opening at an exterior surface of the plug towards an interior wall in the plug. a tool handle comprising a cavity; an electronic identification device; and a plug disposed in the cavity of the tool handle, wherein the plug is configured to at least partially encapsulate the electronic identification device and wherein the plug comprises a receptacle configured to receive the electronic identification device, characterized in that the receptacle extends from an opening at an exterior surface of the plug towards an interior wall in the plug.
An interconnected ring protection method, comprising: a first intersection node in an intersection node group receiving a cross-ring service, wherein the intersection node group comprises at least the first intersection node and a second intersection node, and the first intersection node and the second intersection node are intersection nodes of a first ring and a second ring; the first intersection node determining an off-ring node of the cross-ring service on the second ring, according to service information of the cross-ring service; and if the first intersection node does not communicate with the off-ring node of the cross-ring service on the second ring, and the first intersection node is not the last intersection node, the first intersection node forwarding the cross-ring service to the second intersection node, the last intersection node refers to one intersection node in the intersection node group of the first ring and the second ring, which lastly receives the cross-ring service. a first intersection node in an intersection node group receiving a cross-ring service, wherein the intersection node group comprises at least the first intersection node and a second intersection node, and the first intersection node and the second intersection node are intersection nodes of a first ring and a second ring; the first intersection node determining an off-ring node of the cross-ring service on the second ring, according to service information of the cross-ring service; and if the first intersection node does not communicate with the off-ring node of the cross-ring service on the second ring, and the first intersection node is not the last intersection node, the first intersection node forwarding the cross-ring service to the second intersection node, the last intersection node refers to one intersection node in the intersection node group of the first ring and the second ring, which lastly receives the cross-ring service.
A method for controlling the coupling, by coupling means, of a vehicle, of a first shaft driven by a machine associated with energy storage means and producing a torque, to a second shaft, suitable for driving in rotation wheels of said vehicle, said method including a step (i) in which said machine is operated so that it drives said first shaft at substantially a set speed, then said coupling means are acted upon so that they start a coupling with said second shaft, and a step (ii) in which said machine is operated so that it provides a selected set torque and said coupling means are acted upon so that they establish a coupling between said first and second shafts, characterized in that in said step (ii), when said coupling means are not able to establish said coupling, an additional torque is added to said torque, varying either in a decreasing monotone manner from a selected positive value, or in an increasing monotone manner from a selected negative value, until the provided torque permits a resumption of said coupling, then this provided torque is maintained substantially constant until said coupling is effectively terminated.
A lancet device by means of which a lancet is displaceable along a puncture path for producing a puncture wound in a skin surface, in particular for obtaining bodily fluid for diagnosis purposes, comprising a lancet drive with a drive means (20, 24) for producing a driving force for a puncture movement of the lancet along the puncture path towards the skin surface, wherein the lancet drive comprises a permanent magnet by which a magnetic retention force counter to the driving force is producible, and the lancet drive further comprising trigger means by which the retention force is reducible to the extent that the lancet is accelerated towards the skin surface under the action of the driving force produced by the drive means (20, 24), characterised in that the drive means (20, 24) comprises an additional permanent magnet which is arranged oppositely polarised to the permanent magnet generating the retention force.
Diffusion cell comprising a receiving compartment for containing a receiving medium, a clamping ring for being positioned above the receiving compartment so that a membrane sample can be arranged between the receiving compartment and the clamping ring, and clamping means (107, 206) that operate by rotation of the clamping ring on the receiving compartment, said clamping means comprising - at least two clamping protrusions inclined on an outer periphery of the receiving compartment; and - at least two clamping housings complementary in shape to the clamping protrusions, on an outer periphery of the clamping ring, or conversely, each of said clamping protrusions being able to be locked into a clamping housing by rotation of the clamping ring relative to the receiving compartment. - at least two clamping protrusions inclined on an outer periphery of the receiving compartment; and - at least two clamping housings complementary in shape to the clamping protrusions, on an outer periphery of the clamping ring, or conversely,
A terminal apparatus that communicates with one or multiple base station apparatuses (102, 108), the terminal apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connection reconfiguration message including a Data Radio Bearer, DRB, configuration from a base station apparatus of the one or multiple base station apparatuses (102, 108); and the terminal apparatus is characterised by a processing unit configured to notify a higher layer of information indicating that a DRB having a DRB identity is established and an EPS bearer identity of the DRB established, based on the fact that the DRB identity included in the DRB configuration is not configured in the terminal apparatus, and an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA, Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, entity configuration is included in the DRB configuration. a receiver configured to receive a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connection reconfiguration message including a Data Radio Bearer, DRB, configuration from a base station apparatus of the one or multiple base station apparatuses (102, 108); and the terminal apparatus is characterised by a processing unit configured to notify a higher layer of information indicating that a DRB having a DRB identity is established and an EPS bearer identity of the DRB established, based on the fact that the DRB identity included in the DRB configuration is not configured in the terminal apparatus, and an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access, E-UTRA, Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, entity configuration is included in the DRB configuration.
A method of measuring a fluid contained in a reservoir, the method comprising: providing a sensing reservoir for containing and measuring a fluid, the sensing reservoir comprising a fluid sensing unit coupled to a reservoir; performing a system check to ensure that the sensing reservoir is functioning properly; generating measurement data using the fluid sensing unit, the measurement data indicative of a volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir; and analyzing the measurement data to determine the volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir, wherein the sensing reservoir further comprises one or more proximity sensors configured to detect one or more proximity triggers disposed within a predetermined distance from the one or more proximity sensors, and wherein the method further comprises generating measurement data using the one or more proximity sensors to determine whether the sensing reservoir is coupled to a component comprising the one or more proximity triggers. providing a sensing reservoir for containing and measuring a fluid, the sensing reservoir comprising a fluid sensing unit coupled to a reservoir; performing a system check to ensure that the sensing reservoir is functioning properly; generating measurement data using the fluid sensing unit, the measurement data indicative of a volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir; and analyzing the measurement data to determine the volume of the fluid contained in the reservoir, wherein the sensing reservoir further comprises one or more proximity sensors configured to detect one or more proximity triggers disposed within a predetermined distance from the one or more proximity sensors, and wherein the method further comprises generating measurement data using the one or more proximity sensors to determine whether the sensing reservoir is coupled to a component comprising the one or more proximity triggers.
A display control circuit for causing an image of a subject to be displayed on a subject image display region of a display means according to image data generated from the output data from an image-capturing means for capturing an image of a subject, and for causing predetermined information to be displayed on an information display region of the display means according to information data, wherein the display means is divided into at least the subject image display region and the information display region, the display control circuit is configured to cause displaying to be performed in a state in which the time taken to refresh each single line in a horizontal direction of the display means in the information display region is shorter than the time taken to refresh each line in the subject image display region, characterized in that the display control circuit is configured to cause displaying to be performed in a state in which the line refresh time in the subject image display region is variable, the display control circuit is configured to cause displaying to be performed in a state in which vertical synchronization signals for the display means (DVsync) are synchronized with vertical synchronization signals for the image-capturing means (SVsync), the vertical synchronization signals for the display means (DVsync) and the vertical synchronization signals for the image-capturing means (SVsync) being identical and constant, the display control circuit is configured to acquire progress information indicative of a status of progress of the processing for generating the image data for each line of the display means, and to control the display means to display the line, for which it has been determined by the progress information that the processing for generating the image data has most recently ended, in the subject image display region, and the display control circuit is configured to vary the line refresh time in the subject image display region by outputting a horizontal synchronizing signal (DHsync) in synchronization with the timing at which the processing for generating the image data for each line of the display means has ended, based on the progress information.
A welding cable system, comprising a conduit for cooling fluid and electrical power, the conduit comprising: - a first segment, which is configured to be coupled to a cooling source, the first segment including a first hose and a first conductive core disposed inside the first hose, sharing the same centerline; and characterized by: - a second segment, which is configured to be coupled to a welding torch, the second segment including a second hose and a second conductive core disposed inside the second hose, sharing the same centerline; - and a coupler coupled to the first segment and the second segment, wherein the first hose is larger in diameter than the second hose, and wherein the first conductive core is larger in diameter than the second conductive core. - a first segment, which is configured to be coupled to a cooling source, the first segment including a first hose and a first conductive core disposed inside the first hose, sharing the same centerline; and characterized by: - a second segment, which is configured to be coupled to a welding torch, the second segment including a second hose and a second conductive core disposed inside the second hose, sharing the same centerline; - and a coupler coupled to the first segment and the second segment, wherein the first hose is larger in diameter than the second hose, and