mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to light via a liquid immersion region formed with liquid, the exposure apparatus comprising: a stage for supporting the substrate; a projection optical system for projecting a pattern image in a projection region on the substrate supported on the stage; and a liquid supply and recovery system (10, 20) for forming the liquid immersion region on a part of the substrate supported on the stage so that the projection region is located in the liquid immersion region, wherein the liquid supply and recovery system comprises a supply port for supplying liquid and a recovery port for recovering liquid, the supply port being located off the projection region with respect to a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection optical system, the recovery port being located away from the projection region compared to the supply port, the supply port and the recovery port being arranged above the stage, characterized in that the stage comprises a substrate holder for holding the substrate and a flow channel for recovering liquid, the substrate holder being disposed in a concave portion formed on the stage, the flow channel being disposed in the stage for removing liquid from the concave portion. a stage for supporting the substrate; a projection optical system for projecting a pattern image in a projection region on the substrate supported on the stage; and a liquid supply and recovery system (10, 20) for forming the liquid immersion region on a part of the substrate supported on the stage so that the projection region is located in the liquid immersion region, wherein the liquid supply and recovery system comprises a supply port for supplying liquid and a recovery port for recovering liquid, the supply port being located off the projection region with respect to a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection optical system, the recovery port being located away from the projection region compared to the supply port, the supply port and the recovery port being arranged above the stage, characterized in that the stage comprises a substrate holder for holding the substrate and a flow channel for recovering liquid, the substrate holder being disposed in a concave portion formed on the stage, the flow channel being disposed in the stage for removing liquid from the concave portion.
Method for managing the energy of a building, comprising one or more occupants likely to be present therein, each determining a thermal comfort desire for a given period, said method comprising a step for determining an overall thermal comfort parameter which comprises the determination of an overall thermal sensation value Si (k) for a given period k on the basis of the thermal comfort desire of each occupant present in the area of the building in the given period, comprising performing the average of the temperatures desired by the different individuals present in an area i at an instant k, this global thermal comfort parameter being used to manage the energy on the basis of the comfort desires of the only occupants present in the building, and characterized in that the step for determining the global thermal comfort parameter comprises the determination of an overall thermal sensation value Si (k) for a given period k, which comprises the determination for each potential occupant j of a desired maximum ambient temperature (T max j (k)), of a desired minimum ambient temperature (T min j (k)) and of a desired ideal ambient temperature (T opt j (k)) for each period k, and in that it comprises a calculation of a desired average maximum ambient temperature (T max i (k)), of a desired average minimum ambient temperature (T min i (k)) and of a desired average ideal ambient temperature (T opt i (k)) for each area i of the building and for each period k according to the following equations: T max i k = ∑ j = 1 J T max j k ∗ o i, j, k ∑ i = 1 J o i, j, k T min i k = ∑ j = 1 J T min j k ∗ o i, j, k ∑ i = 1 J o i, j, k T opt i k = ∑ j = 1 J T opt j k ∗ o i, j, k ∑ i = 1 J o i, j, k Where o i,j,k is an individual occupancy parameter representing the information concerning the presence or not of an individual j in an area i for a period k, and in that it comprises the calculation of the global thermal sensation value S i (k) for each area i of the building and for each period k by the following equations: S i k = T opt i k − Ti k T opt i k − T min i k if T i k ≤ T opt i k or S i k = − T opt i k + Ti k − T opt i k + T max i k if T i k > T opt i k and characterized in that the management of the energy of an area k of the building comprises the minimization of the following sum: ∑ i = 1 I ∑ k = 1 K Si k O i, k. Oi,k being a binary global occupancy parameter representing the presence or not of at least one occupant in an area i of the building for a given period k, which takes a zero value in the case of absence and is equal to one when there is at least one occupant.
A medical balloon for endoluminal location within a patient, the balloon including a first balloon layer made of a polymeric material, and a second balloon layer overlying the first balloon layer, which second balloon layer includes a polymeric material within which there are included generally spherical or cuboidal particles embedded therewithin, wherein the particles create a roughened outer surface to the balloon.
A foamable gritty composition, comprising: a) constituents including a solvent present in a range from 0.5% w/w to 30.0% w/w, said solvent including any one or combination of D'limonene and sunflower oil methyl ester; a particulate scrubbing agent including mechanical scrubber particles of from 100 to 800 microns in size, present in a range from 1.0% w/w to 8% w/w; a surfactant present in a range from 0.5% w/w to 30.0% w/w; skin conditioner present in a range from 0.01% w/w to 5.00% w/w; and a non-Newtonian thickening agent present in a range from 1.5% w/w to 1.7% w/w; water; and b) wherein the non-Newtonian thickening agent is selected from: acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomers, xanthan gum, guar gum, quaternised guar gum, alginate, bentonite, fumed silica or combination thereof, such that said foamable gritty composition is dispensible as a gritty foam from a non-aerosol foam dispenser capable of dispensing hand cleansers with said mechanical scrubber particles present therein. a) constituents including a solvent present in a range from 0.5% w/w to 30.0% w/w, said solvent including any one or combination of D'limonene and sunflower oil methyl ester; a particulate scrubbing agent including mechanical scrubber particles of from 100 to 800 microns in size, present in a range from 1.0% w/w to 8% w/w; a surfactant present in a range from 0.5% w/w to 30.0% w/w; skin conditioner present in a range from 0.01% w/w to 5.00% w/w; and a non-Newtonian thickening agent present in a range from 1.5% w/w to 1.7% w/w; water; and b) wherein the non-Newtonian thickening agent is selected from: acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomers, xanthan gum, guar gum, quaternised guar gum, alginate, bentonite, fumed silica or combination thereof, such that said foamable gritty composition is dispensible as a gritty foam from a non-aerosol foam dispenser capable of dispensing hand cleansers with said mechanical scrubber particles present therein.
A method for controlling a modular converter, a) the modular converter comprising a plurality of converter cells, which are connected in series on a first side and are connected in parallel with each other on a second side, wherein each converter cell comprises an active front-end AC-to-DC converter connected to the first side and a DC-to-DC converter connected to the second side; the method comprising the steps of: b) estimating the power transferred by the modular converter; c) comparing the transferred power with a threshold value (P 1, P 2, P 3); d) when the transferred power is bigger than the threshold value, operating the modular converter in a normal load operation mode (116, 122, 128); e) when the transferred power is smaller than the threshold value, operating the modular converter in a low load operation mode (114, 120, 126), in which the converter cells are operated, such that switching losses are reduced with respect to the normal load operation mode; wherein f) in the low load operation mode, a minimum number of required converter cells is determined based on the transferred power, with not required converter cells being bypassed by short-circuiting input terminals of said not required converter cells. a) the modular converter comprising a plurality of converter cells, which are connected in series on a first side and are connected in parallel with each other on a second side, wherein each converter cell comprises an active front-end AC-to-DC converter connected to the first side and a DC-to-DC converter connected to the second side; b) estimating the power transferred by the modular converter; c) comparing the transferred power with a threshold value (P 1, P 2, P 3); d) when the transferred power is bigger than the threshold value, operating the modular converter in a normal load operation mode (116, 122, 128); e) when the transferred power is smaller than the threshold value, operating the modular converter in a low load operation mode (114, 120, 126), in which the converter cells are operated, such that switching losses are reduced with respect to the normal load operation mode; wherein f) in the low load operation mode, a minimum number of required converter cells is determined based on the transferred power, with not required converter cells being bypassed by short-circuiting input terminals of said not required converter cells.
A pneumatic tire having a tire cavity; first and second sidewalls (30, 32) extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions (34, 36) to a tire tread region; at least one air tube connected to or integrated into the tire and having a plurality of adjoining diaphragm segments (318, 320, 322, 324) containing respective adjoining diaphragm chambers and an air passageway extending through the air tube and the adjoining diaphragm chambers, wherein the adjoining diaphragm chambers are separated one from the other by a respective one-way check valve allowing a directional passage of air through the one-way check valve from an inlet valve side to an outlet valve side, the air tube being composed of an elastic material; an inlet device for allowing passing air into the air passageway; and an outlet device for allowing passing air within the air passageway into the tire cavity; wherein the air tube is located in a compression side of a bending region of a sidewall (30, 32) of the tire experiencing bending strain when the bending region is adjacent to a rolling tire footprint and wherein the air tube is operative to sequentially at least partially collapse the diaphragm segments (318, 320, 322, 324) passing near a rolling tire footprint to pump air through the respective one-way check valve between adjacent diaphragm chambers along the air passageway.
An investment casting core combination comprising: a metallic casting core having opposite first and second faces (36,38); and a ceramic feedcore in which a first region of the metallic casting core is embedded, wherein: the metallic casting core comprises a mating edge having: a plurality of projections, the first region being along at least some of the projections; and a plurality of recesses, spanning gaps between adjacent said projections; and the ceramic feedcore comprises: a plurality of compartments of depth D, respectively receiving the metallic casting core projections along said first and second faces (36,38); and a plurality of portions between the compartments and respectively received in the metallic casting core recesses, characterised in that the plurality of compartments are subdivisions of a subdivided compartment and merge along an initial portion of depth D 1 of the subdivided compartment. a metallic casting core having opposite first and second faces (36,38); and a ceramic feedcore in which a first region of the metallic casting core is embedded, the metallic casting core comprises a mating edge having: a plurality of projections, the first region being along at least some of the projections; and a plurality of recesses, spanning gaps between adjacent said projections; and a plurality of projections, the first region being along at least some of the projections; and a plurality of recesses, spanning gaps between adjacent said projections; and the ceramic feedcore comprises: a plurality of compartments of depth D, respectively receiving the metallic casting core projections along said first and second faces (36,38); and a plurality of portions between the compartments and respectively received in the metallic casting core recesses, characterised in that the plurality of compartments are subdivisions of a subdivided compartment and merge along an initial portion of depth D 1 of the subdivided compartment. a plurality of compartments of depth D, respectively receiving the metallic casting core projections along said first and second faces (36,38); and a plurality of portions between the compartments and respectively received in the metallic casting core recesses, characterised in that the plurality of compartments are subdivisions of a subdivided compartment and merge along an initial portion of depth D 1 of the subdivided compartment.
A lubrication system for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a pump for moving a lubricant; a lubricant tank for storing the lubricant; an engine component and a second component each requiring lubrication from the lubricant; a conduit between the lubricant tank and the engine component and between the lubricant tank and the second engine component; and a scheduling valve positioned in the conduit between the lubricant tank, and the engine component and the second engine component, the scheduling valve varying a flow of the lubricant to the engine component, the second engine component and/or the lubrication tank based on more than one condition experienced by the gas turbine engine; wherein the scheduling valve is controlled by a controller, wherein the controller includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory includes an engine performance model; wherein the engine performance model includes stored relationship values, between the more than one condition and a position of the scheduling valve, to input a condition to the controller; wherein the more than one condition includes weight-on-wheels; and wherein the controller outputs a command to the scheduling valve, to provide a varied flow rate of the lubricant to the engine component, the second engine component and the lubrication tank, based on the input condition. a pump for moving a lubricant; a lubricant tank for storing the lubricant; an engine component and a second component each requiring lubrication from the lubricant; a conduit between the lubricant tank and the engine component and between the lubricant tank and the second engine component; and a scheduling valve positioned in the conduit between the lubricant tank, and the engine component and the second engine component, the scheduling valve varying a flow of the lubricant to the engine component, the second engine component and/or the lubrication tank based on more than one condition experienced by the gas turbine engine; wherein the scheduling valve is controlled by a controller, wherein the controller includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory includes an engine performance model; wherein the engine performance model includes stored relationship values, between the more than one condition and a position of the scheduling valve, to input a condition to the controller; wherein the more than one condition includes weight-on-wheels; and wherein the controller outputs a command to the scheduling valve, to provide a varied flow rate of the lubricant to the engine component, the second engine component and the lubrication tank, based on the input condition.
Rotating electrical machine, notably for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a cooling circuit arranged to allow the flow of a cooling liquid, for example an oil, inside the machine, - a casing, comprising: - front and rear bearings assembled together, - an axial guiding element for guiding said rotating electrical machine upon its insertion into an enclosure of a host element intended to be mechanically coupled with said rotating electrical machine, and - a centring element (42, 62) for centring said rotating electrical machine with respect to said enclosure of said host element, characterized in that the front bearing comprises an opening capable of allowing the liquid to exit to a tank, and in that the casing comprises an indexing member arranged to allow the angular indexing of said rotating electrical machine in a predetermined position upon its insertion into said enclosure of said host element, in order for the opening to be in low position to allow the liquid to flow through the opening. - a cooling circuit arranged to allow the flow of a cooling liquid, for example an oil, inside the machine, - a casing, comprising: - front and rear bearings assembled together, - an axial guiding element for guiding said rotating electrical machine upon its insertion into an enclosure of a host element intended to be mechanically coupled with said rotating electrical machine, and - a centring element (42, 62) for centring said rotating electrical machine with respect to said enclosure of said host element, characterized in that the front bearing comprises an opening capable of allowing the liquid to exit to a tank, - front and rear bearings assembled together, - an axial guiding element for guiding said rotating electrical machine upon its insertion into an enclosure of a host element intended to be mechanically coupled with said rotating electrical machine, and - a centring element (42, 62) for centring said rotating electrical machine with respect to said enclosure of said host element,
A process for the preparation of oxymethylene homopolymers of the general formula I R 1 -(O-CH 2) n -O-R 2, wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl residues independent of one another and n is an integer larger than or equal to 500, comprising the steps of: i) heterogeneous polymerization of a -CH 2 -O- unit forming monomer in the presence of an acetal of the formaldehyde and of an initiator of the cationic polymerization, wherein the heterogeneous polymerization is a precipitation polymerization, the polymerization temperature of which is carried out between 60 °C and 140 °C, and ii) deactivation of the initiator and/or of the active polymer chains by treatment of the step i) prepared polymerizate in homogenous phase with an aprotic solvent, which is basic and/or comprises a dissolved base, wherein the deactivation is carried out at a temperature of between 130 °C and 160 °C. i) heterogeneous polymerization of a -CH 2 -O- unit forming monomer in the presence of an acetal of the formaldehyde and of an initiator of the cationic polymerization, wherein the heterogeneous polymerization is a precipitation polymerization, the polymerization temperature of which is carried out between 60 °C and 140 °C, and ii) deactivation of the initiator and/or of the active polymer chains by treatment of the step i) prepared polymerizate in homogenous phase with an aprotic solvent, which is basic and/or comprises a dissolved base, wherein the deactivation is carried out at a temperature of between 130 °C and 160 °C.
A resonator assembly comprising a resonant member within a conductive resonator cavity; said resonant member extending from a first inner surface of said resonator cavity towards an opposing second inner surface; a main portion of said resonant member having a substantially constant first cross sectional area; a cap portion of said resonant member extending from said main portion towards said opposing second inner surface and having a progressively increasing cross sectional area increasing from said first cross sectional area adjacent to said main portion to a larger cap cross sectional area at an end of said resonant member, said larger cap cross sectional area being at least 1.1 times as large as said first cross sectional area; wherein said resonant member comprises a supporting portion extending from said first inner surface to said main portion, said supporting portion having a tapered cross section progressively decreasing from a larger support cross sectional area adjacent to said first inner surface of said resonator cavity to said first cross sectional area adjacent to said main portion of said resonant member, said larger support cross sectional area being at least 1.1 times as large as said first cross sectional area, such that said resonant member comprises an hour glass shape with said supporting member having a similar shape to said cap portion; and characterized in that said resonant member has a length of between an eighth to a sixteenth of a resonant wavelength of said resonator assembly.
A propylene copolymer, wherein said propylene copolymer has (a) a comonomer content in the range of 4.4 to 7.3 mol.-%, and (b) a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230 °C) measured according to ISO 1133 of at least 10 g/lOmin, and wherein said propylene copolymer comprises, preferably consists of, (i) a first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1) (ii) a second propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP2), (iii) a nucleating agent; and (iv) optional further additives different to the nucleating agent wherein further (c) the first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1) has a comonomer content in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 mol.-%, and (d) the comonomer content [in mol.-%] of the second propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP2) is higher than the comonomer content [in mol.-%] of the first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1). (a) a comonomer content in the range of 4.4 to 7.3 mol.-%, and (b) a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230 °C) measured according to ISO 1133 of at least 10 g/lOmin, and wherein said propylene copolymer comprises, preferably consists of, (i) a first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1) (ii) a second propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP2), (iii) a nucleating agent; and (iv) optional further additives different to the nucleating agent wherein further (i) a first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1) (ii) a second propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP2), (iii) a nucleating agent; and (iv) optional further additives different to the nucleating agent (c) the first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1) has a comonomer content in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 mol.-%, and (d) the comonomer content [in mol.-%] of the second propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP2) is higher than the comonomer content [in mol.-%] of the first propylene copolymer fraction (R-PP1).