mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A process for the preparation of a mineral filler product, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing a calcium carbonate-containing material; b) providing at least one grinding agent; c) dry grinding the calcium carbonate-containing material in a mixture obtained by contacting: i) the calcium carbonate-containing material provided in step a), with ii) the at least one grinding agent provided in step b) in at least one grinding unit to obtain a dry ground mineral filler; d) classifying the dry ground mineral filler of step c) to obtain a coarse fraction and a fine fraction, wherein the coarse fraction is removed or subjected to dry grinding step c) and the fine fraction represents a fine mineral filler; and e) optionally drying the fine mineral filler of step d) to obtain a dried mineral filler having a total moisture content of less than 1.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of said dried mineral filler; wherein the total moisture content in the mixture of step c) is less than or equal to 10.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of said mixture; the amount of the at least one grinding agent provided in step b) ranges from 0.05 to 150 mg/m 2, based on the specific surface area of the calcium carbonate-containing material as measured by the BET nitrogen method; the temperature in step c) ranges from 65 °C to 200 °C; and the at least one grinding agent is selected from the group consisting of styrene-maleic anhydride co-polymers and derivatives of styrene-maleic anhydride co-polymers, and has a monomer unit ratio (styrene units: maleic anhydride units, S:MA) of from 1:2 to 15:1 and a molecular weight M w of from 500 to 40'000 g/mol. a) providing a calcium carbonate-containing material; b) providing at least one grinding agent; c) dry grinding the calcium carbonate-containing material in a mixture obtained by contacting: i) the calcium carbonate-containing material provided in step a), with ii) the at least one grinding agent provided in step b) in at least one grinding unit to obtain a dry ground mineral filler; i) the calcium carbonate-containing material provided in step a), with ii) the at least one grinding agent provided in step b) d) classifying the dry ground mineral filler of step c) to obtain a coarse fraction and a fine fraction, wherein the coarse fraction is removed or subjected to dry grinding step c) and the fine fraction represents a fine mineral filler; and e) optionally drying the fine mineral filler of step d) to obtain a dried mineral filler having a total moisture content of less than 1.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of said dried mineral filler;
A nondestructive sensor tube inspection probe for examining the condition of a wall of a tube from an interior thereof, the probe comprising: a probe body having an axis extending along a direction of travel through the tube; and an annular circumferential centering seal biased in a radially outward direction from the probe body, the centering seal having a plurality of circumferential seal pads that, respectively, only partially extend around the circumference of the probe body and make contact with an inside of the wall of the tube to be inspected with each of the seal pads being biased in an outward direction around a circumference of the probe body by a force in which the force is separately applied to each of the seal pads, with the same pressure, applied from an plunger which is connected to each of the seal pads and reciprocally movable in an axial direction. a probe body having an axis extending along a direction of travel through the tube; and an annular circumferential centering seal biased in a radially outward direction from the probe body, the centering seal having a plurality of circumferential seal pads that, respectively, only partially extend around the circumference of the probe body and make contact with an inside of the wall of the tube to be inspected with each of the seal pads being biased in an outward direction around a circumference of the probe body by a force in which the force is separately applied to each of the seal pads, with the same pressure, applied from an plunger which is connected to each of the seal pads and reciprocally movable in an axial direction.
A glycolide production method comprising: adding metal titanium to an aqueous glycolic acid solution; subjecting glycolic acid contained in the aqueous glycolic acid solution to which the metal titanium is added, to dehydrating polycondensation to obtain a glycolic acid oligomer; and heating and depolymerizing the glycolic acid oligomer to obtain glycolide under the existence of a titanium ion generated from the metal titanium; wherein the metal titanium is a titanium powder, and an addition amount of the metal titanium is from 5 ppm to 1000 ppm relative to a total mass of the glycolic acid. adding metal titanium to an aqueous glycolic acid solution; subjecting glycolic acid contained in the aqueous glycolic acid solution to which the metal titanium is added, to dehydrating polycondensation to obtain a glycolic acid oligomer; and heating and depolymerizing the glycolic acid oligomer to obtain glycolide under the existence of a titanium ion generated from the metal titanium; wherein the metal titanium is a titanium powder, and an addition amount of the metal titanium is from 5 ppm to 1000 ppm relative to a total mass of the glycolic acid.
An accessory apparatus including an optical member, and configured to be detachably attached to an image pickup apparatus, the accessory apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to perform communication with the image pickup apparatus with a first communication method for the image pickup apparatus to perform notification to the accessory apparatus that the image pickup apparatus communicates with the accessory apparatus, and a second communication method and a third communication method to be used for performing communication between the imaging apparatus and the accessory apparatus that has received the notification, wherein the second communication method is a P2P communication method, characterized in that: the third communication method is a P2P burst communication method, and the communication unit performs communication with the third communication method using a plurality of data blocks interposing a specific waiting time as a unit, wherein a time interval between a first request signal and a second request signal each for requesting standby of communication between the image pickup apparatus and the accessory apparatus with the third communication method is longer than the time interval needed for the second communication method. a communication unit configured to perform communication with the image pickup apparatus with a first communication method for the image pickup apparatus to perform notification to the accessory apparatus that the image pickup apparatus communicates with the accessory apparatus, and a second communication method and a third communication method to be used for performing communication between the imaging apparatus and the accessory apparatus that has received the notification, wherein the second communication method is a P2P communication method, characterized in that: the third communication method is a P2P burst communication method, and the communication unit performs communication with the third communication method using a plurality of data blocks interposing a specific waiting time as a unit, wherein a time interval between a first request signal and a second request signal each for requesting standby of communication between the image pickup apparatus and the accessory apparatus with the third communication method is longer than the time interval needed for the second communication method. the third communication method is a P2P burst communication method, and the communication unit performs communication with the third communication method using a plurality of data blocks interposing a specific waiting time as a unit, wherein a time interval between a first request signal and a second request signal each for requesting standby of communication between the image pickup apparatus and the accessory apparatus with the third communication method is longer than the time interval needed for the second communication method.
A component of a motor vehicle comprising: a photoluminescent interior member formed of a plastic composition, wherein the plastic composition comprises at least one polymer and a plurality of additives comprising at least one photoluminescent material and at least a first ultraviolet protector; wherein the at least one photoluminescent material absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a first ultraviolet range of an electromagnetic spectrum, and thereafter emits electromagnetic radiation in a visible radiation range of the electromagnetic spectrum; wherein the first ultraviolet protector is an ultraviolet absorber, wherein the ultraviolet absorber absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a second ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum and does not absorb electromagnetic radiation in the first ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum. a photoluminescent interior member formed of a plastic composition, wherein the plastic composition comprises at least one polymer and a plurality of additives comprising at least one photoluminescent material and at least a first ultraviolet protector; wherein the at least one photoluminescent material absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a first ultraviolet range of an electromagnetic spectrum, and thereafter emits electromagnetic radiation in a visible radiation range of the electromagnetic spectrum; wherein the first ultraviolet protector is an ultraviolet absorber, wherein the ultraviolet absorber absorbs electromagnetic radiation in a second ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum and does not absorb electromagnetic radiation in the first ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A vehicle heat exchange system comprising: a first heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between a first medium for use in cooling of an internal combustion engine and a second medium for use in cooling of an inverter; a second heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the first medium and a third medium for use in lubrication of a transmission and/or cooling of a motor; a third heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the second medium and the third medium; a switch valve that enables selective switching between a first path that supplies the second medium having passed through the third heat exchanger to the inverter via an inverter radiator and a second path that supplies the second medium having passed through the third heat exchanger to the inverter via the first heat exchanger; and a control unit that controls the switch valve such that the second path is selected when the first medium is in a predetermined low-temperature state. a first heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between a first medium for use in cooling of an internal combustion engine and a second medium for use in cooling of an inverter; a second heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the first medium and a third medium for use in lubrication of a transmission and/or cooling of a motor; a third heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the second medium and the third medium; a switch valve that enables selective switching between a first path that supplies the second medium having passed through the third heat exchanger to the inverter via an inverter radiator and a second path that supplies the second medium having passed through the third heat exchanger to the inverter via the first heat exchanger; and a control unit that controls the switch valve such that the second path is selected when the first medium is in a predetermined low-temperature state.
A wind turbine control unit comprising: a control module configured to control an actuator system, the control module being configured to output a first control signal, wherein the first control signal includes a current control sample value and a predicted control trajectory; characterized in that the control unit further comprising an upsampling module configured to receive the first control signal from the control module, and to output a second control signal to the actuator system for controlling the actuator system, the second control signal having a higher frequency than the first control signal; wherein the upsampling module is configured to calculate the second control signal in dependence on the current control sample value and the predicted control trajectory. a control module configured to control an actuator system, the control module being configured to output a first control signal, wherein the first control signal includes a current control sample value and a predicted control trajectory; characterized in that the control unit further comprising an upsampling module configured to receive the first control signal from the control module, and to output a second control signal to the actuator system for controlling the actuator system, the second control signal having a higher frequency than the first control signal; wherein the upsampling module is configured to calculate the second control signal in dependence on the current control sample value and the predicted control trajectory.
A tire having a tread at least comprising a first layer constituting a tread surface, a second layer being arranged adjacent on the inner side of the first layer in the radial direction, and a third layer being arranged adjacent on the inner side of the second layer in the radial direction, wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are composed of a rubber composition comprising a rubber component, wherein a free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the third layer is greater than a free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the second layer, and wherein the free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the second layer is greater than a free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the first layer, when the free sulfur amount is measured according to the description. wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are composed of a rubber composition comprising a rubber component, wherein a free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the third layer is greater than a free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the second layer, and wherein the free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the second layer is greater than a free sulfur amount of the rubber composition constituting the first layer, when the free sulfur amount is measured according to the description.
An apparatus for expanding thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres, the apparatus comprising: - a heating zone being capable of withstanding a pressure of at least 4 bars, the heating zone having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, - a pump for feeding a slurry of thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres into the heating zone and capable of generating a pressure of at least 4 bars in the heating zone; - a means for heating the slurry of thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres in the heating zone to a temperature of at least 60 °C without direct contact of the slurry to any fluid heat transfer medium; and wherein - the outlet pipe is attached to a distribution pipe between an inlet and an outlet of the distribution pipe. - a heating zone being capable of withstanding a pressure of at least 4 bars, the heating zone having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, - a pump for feeding a slurry of thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres into the heating zone and capable of generating a pressure of at least 4 bars in the heating zone; - a means for heating the slurry of thermally expandable thermoplastic microspheres in the heating zone to a temperature of at least 60 °C without direct contact of the slurry to any fluid heat transfer medium; and wherein - the outlet pipe is attached to a distribution pipe between an inlet and an outlet of the distribution pipe.
An air conditioner comprising: a compressor (110, 112); a flow switching part disposed at an outlet-side of the compressor (110, 112) to switch a flow direction of refrigerant according to a cooling or heating operation; an outdoor heat exchanger; an expansion valve; a first inlet/outlet tube extending from the flow switching part to the outdoor heat exchanger; and a second inlet/outlet tube extending from the outdoor heat exchanger to the expansion valve, the outdoor heat exchanger comprises: a plurality of refrigerant tubes for guiding the refrigerant to be heat exchanged with outdoor air; and a header defining a flow space for the refrigerant, the header comprising an upper header and a lower header; characterized by a bypass tube extending from the lower header to an outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and being configured to guide a discharge of a liquid refrigerant existing in the lower header to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and to bypass a liquid refrigerant collected in the lower header toward the second inlet/outlet tube when the cooling operation is performed. a compressor (110, 112); a flow switching part disposed at an outlet-side of the compressor (110, 112) to switch a flow direction of refrigerant according to a cooling or heating operation; an outdoor heat exchanger; an expansion valve; a first inlet/outlet tube extending from the flow switching part to the outdoor heat exchanger; and a second inlet/outlet tube extending from the outdoor heat exchanger to the expansion valve, the outdoor heat exchanger comprises: a plurality of refrigerant tubes for guiding the refrigerant to be heat exchanged with outdoor air; and a header defining a flow space for the refrigerant, the header comprising an upper header and a lower header; characterized by a bypass tube extending from the lower header to an outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and being configured to guide a discharge of a liquid refrigerant existing in the lower header to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and to bypass a liquid refrigerant collected in the lower header toward the second inlet/outlet tube when the cooling operation is performed. a plurality of refrigerant tubes for guiding the refrigerant to be heat exchanged with outdoor air; and a header defining a flow space for the refrigerant, the header comprising an upper header and a lower header; characterized by a bypass tube extending from the lower header to an outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and being configured to guide a discharge of a liquid refrigerant existing in the lower header to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and to bypass a liquid refrigerant collected in the lower header toward the second inlet/outlet tube when the cooling operation is performed. to guide a discharge of a liquid refrigerant existing in the lower header to the outlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger, and to bypass a liquid refrigerant collected in the lower header toward the second inlet/outlet tube when the cooling operation is performed.
An arithmetic model generation system comprising: an information acquisition unit structured to acquire acceleration of a tire; a tire force calculator including an arithmetic model structured to calculate tire force based on the acceleration, and the tire force calculator structured to calculate the tire force using the arithmetic model by inputting the acceleration acquired by the information acquisition unit; an arithmetic model update unit structured to compare tire axial force as teacher data measured by a tire axial force measuring unit and the tire force calculated by the tire force calculator and update the arithmetic model; and an acceleration sensor structured to measure the acceleration of the tire, wherein the acceleration sensor measures acceleration in a radial direction and an axial direction of the tire, and wherein the tire force calculator calculates tire force in a vertical direction and a lateral direction. an information acquisition unit structured to acquire acceleration of a tire; a tire force calculator including an arithmetic model structured to calculate tire force based on the acceleration, and the tire force calculator structured to calculate the tire force using the arithmetic model by inputting the acceleration acquired by the information acquisition unit; an arithmetic model update unit structured to compare tire axial force as teacher data measured by a tire axial force measuring unit and the tire force calculated by the tire force calculator and update the arithmetic model; and an acceleration sensor structured to measure the acceleration of the tire, wherein the acceleration sensor measures acceleration in a radial direction and an axial direction of the tire, and wherein the tire force calculator calculates tire force in a vertical direction and a lateral direction.
A method (200, 500) of operating a communications device, comprising: generating (204, 504) device location information based on at least one of a received signal or inertial guidance information; and controlling (214, 514) at least one of a safety message monitoring operation or a safety message transmission operation based on the generated device location information, wherein the safe message is in a format where vehicles periodically announce their position and velocity, wherein controlling at least one of a safety message monitoring operation or a safety message transmission operation based on the generated device location information includes: disabling (218, 518) at least one of safety message transmission or safety message monitoring operations when said generated device location information indicates that said communications device is inside a moving vehicle. generating (204, 504) device location information based on at least one of a received signal or inertial guidance information; and controlling (214, 514) at least one of a safety message monitoring operation or a safety message transmission operation based on the generated device location information, wherein the safe message is in a format where vehicles periodically announce their position and velocity, wherein controlling at least one of a safety message monitoring operation or a safety message transmission operation based on the generated device location information includes: disabling (218, 518) at least one of safety message transmission or safety message monitoring operations when said generated device location information indicates that said communications device is inside a moving vehicle.