mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pump arrangement, in particular in a coating installation for the coating of components, in particular in a painting installation for the painting of motor vehicle body components, with a) a plurality of pumps (4.1-4.7) for delivering a coating agent with an adjustable pumping power, in particular for delivering a sealing agent for the sealing of weld seams on a motor vehicle body component, b) wherein the pumps (4.1-4.7) are, at the outlet side and at the inlet side, connected in parallel such that the pumps (4.1-4.7) extract the coating agent for delivery from a common inlet line and deliver said coating agent into a common outlet line, c) a control device for the closed-loop control of in each case one fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), wherein c1) said control device controls the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) individually, c2) the control device is a closed-loop control device, which controls in each case one fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), c3) said controlled fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) is the coating agent pressure or the fluid flow conveyed by the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), characterized in c4) that the closed-loop control device is adapted to closed-loop control the controlled fluid variables at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) to a common nominal value. a) a plurality of pumps (4.1-4.7) for delivering a coating agent with an adjustable pumping power, in particular for delivering a sealing agent for the sealing of weld seams on a motor vehicle body component, b) wherein the pumps (4.1-4.7) are, at the outlet side and at the inlet side, connected in parallel such that the pumps (4.1-4.7) extract the coating agent for delivery from a common inlet line and deliver said coating agent into a common outlet line, c) a control device for the closed-loop control of in each case one fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), wherein c1) said control device controls the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) individually, c2) the control device is a closed-loop control device, which controls in each case one fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), c3) said controlled fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) is the coating agent pressure or the fluid flow conveyed by the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), c1) said control device controls the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) individually, c2) the control device is a closed-loop control device, which controls in each case one fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7), c3) said controlled fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps (4.1-4.7) is the coating agent pressure or the fluid flow conveyed by the individual pumps (4.1-4.7),
A computer-implemented method comprising: Presenting one or more images to a user; Obtaining gaze tracking data relating to a gaze of the user with respect to the one or more images presented to the user, wherein the gaze tracking data comprise an amount of reflections of light off of a cornea of at least one eye of the user; Detecting one or more first gaze characteristics from the gaze tracking data, wherein the one or more first gaze characteristics indicate a first state of the gaze of the user; and Reducing a brightness of at least a portion of the one or more images presented to the user based on the one or more first gaze characteristics, wherein the one or more first gaze characteristics include a change in corneal reflection value associated with at least one eye of the user, wherein the first state of the gaze of the user is a squinting state which is represented by a squint value that is inversely proportional to the corneal reflection value, and wherein the reduction in brightness is proportional to the squint value. Presenting one or more images to a user; Obtaining gaze tracking data relating to a gaze of the user with respect to the one or more images presented to the user, wherein the gaze tracking data comprise an amount of reflections of light off of a cornea of at least one eye of the user; Detecting one or more first gaze characteristics from the gaze tracking data, wherein the one or more first gaze characteristics indicate a first state of the gaze of the user; and Reducing a brightness of at least a portion of the one or more images presented to the user based on the one or more first gaze characteristics, wherein the one or more first gaze characteristics include a change in corneal reflection value associated with at least one eye of the user, wherein the first state of the gaze of the user is a squinting state which is represented by a squint value that is inversely proportional to the corneal reflection value, and wherein the reduction in brightness is proportional to the squint value.
A seat unit comprising: a seat pan coupled to a seat back; a plurality of inflatable cushions positioned proximate at least one of the seat pan and the seat back; a plurality of inflatable airbags positioned proximate at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions; a pressure sensor positioned over at least one of the seat pan and the seat back so that the plurality of inflatable cushions and the plurality of inflatable airbags are substantially covered by the pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to generate a pressure map; and a control unit communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity within a pressure distribution, and configured to adjust a pressure inside at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions or the plurality of inflatable airbags to minimize the at least one pressure irregularity within the pressure distribution, characterized in that the control unit is configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity consisting in: - a pressure peak defined as a location where the pressure is locally higher than an average pressure in a range of a given percentage, or - a pressure drop defined as a location where the pressure is locally lower than the average pressure in a range of a given percentage. a seat pan coupled to a seat back; a plurality of inflatable cushions positioned proximate at least one of the seat pan and the seat back; a plurality of inflatable airbags positioned proximate at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions; a pressure sensor positioned over at least one of the seat pan and the seat back so that the plurality of inflatable cushions and the plurality of inflatable airbags are substantially covered by the pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to generate a pressure map; and a control unit communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity within a pressure distribution, and configured to adjust a pressure inside at least one of the plurality of inflatable cushions or the plurality of inflatable airbags to minimize the at least one pressure irregularity within the pressure distribution, characterized in that the control unit is configured to analyze the pressure map for at least one pressure irregularity consisting in: - a pressure peak defined as a location where the pressure is locally higher than an average pressure in a range of a given percentage, or - a pressure drop defined as a location where the pressure is locally lower than the average pressure in a range of a given percentage. - a pressure peak defined as a location where the pressure is locally higher than an average pressure in a range of a given percentage, or - a pressure drop defined as a location where the pressure is locally lower than the average pressure in a range of a given percentage.
An extract from all of the bacterial species chosen from Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus sanguinis, obtainable by lysing the bacterial species at an initial pH greater than 12, wherein said extract comprises less than 100 μg/ml nucleic acids, at least 0.3mg/mL of saccharides, and wherein the extract does not pose a risk of prion diseases.
A method for planning a driving trajectory defining a travelling path for a vehicle, wherein the driving trajectory is intended to be followed by executing one or more vehicle manoeuvres and wherein the vehicle comprises at least one environment perception sensor having a sensor field of view, the method comprising: - planning the driving trajectory from a first point to a second point, by including at least one additional vehicle manoeuvre resulting in a deviation from an otherwise expected travelling path from the first point to the second point, so that each section of an area which the vehicle is intended to pass from the first point to the second point is covered in the sensor field of view at least one time during driving from the first point to the second point and at least before passing each respective section. - planning the driving trajectory from a first point to a second point, by including at least one additional vehicle manoeuvre resulting in a deviation from an otherwise expected travelling path from the first point to the second point, so that each section of an area which the vehicle is intended to pass from the first point to the second point is covered in the sensor field of view at least one time during driving from the first point to the second point and at least before passing each respective section.
A controller for controlling a lighting system to provide illumination in a space occupied by one or more users, the controller comprising: communication logic for receiving signals from a mobile user terminal, including receiving a signal comprising an indication of a user input entered by a user via a lighting-control user interface provided by an on-screen user interface of the mobile user terminal; positioning logic configured to determine a position within said space from which said user input was entered by the user; control policy selection logic configured, based on an association associating each of a plurality of discrete control policies with a respective positional demarcation within said space, to select one of the control policies associated with the determined position, wherein each control policy defines a respective type of response of said illumination to one or more on-screen elements of the lighting-control user interface through which the user input is entered; and lighting command logic arranged to control the lighting system to provide the illumination in accordance with the response defined by the selected control policy, wherein the respective type of response defined by at least one of the control policies comprises a spatial distribution in the illumination within said space wherein the spatial distribution is a function of the determined position and a distance from the determined position. communication logic for receiving signals from a mobile user terminal, including receiving a signal comprising an indication of a user input entered by a user via a lighting-control user interface provided by an on-screen user interface of the mobile user terminal; positioning logic configured to determine a position within said space from which said user input was entered by the user; control policy selection logic configured, based on an association associating each of a plurality of discrete control policies with a respective positional demarcation within said space, to select one of the control policies associated with the determined position, wherein each control policy defines a respective type of response of said illumination to one or more on-screen elements of the lighting-control user interface through which the user input is entered; and lighting command logic arranged to control the lighting system to provide the illumination in accordance with the response defined by the selected control policy, wherein the respective type of response defined by at least one of the control policies comprises a spatial distribution in the illumination within said space wherein the spatial distribution is a function of the determined position and a distance from the determined position.
Device for thermal compression of a gaseous fluid, comprising: - an inlet for gaseous fluid to be compressed and an outlet for compressed gaseous fluid, - a work enclosure containing the gaseous fluid, - a first chamber, thermally coupled with a heat source adapted to provide heat to the gaseous fluid, - a second chamber, thermally coupled with a cold source in order to transfer heat from the gaseous fluid to the cold source, - a piston mounted so as to be movable along an axial direction within a cylindrical sleeve and separating the first chamber and second chamber inside said work enclosure, the piston being moved by a rod rigid with the piston, - a regenerative heat exchanger and communication channels placing the first and second chambers in fluid communication, wherein the rod is arranged within a cylindrical sleeve fixed to the work enclosure, and the rod is guided in axial translation by a linear guiding system so as to guide the piston without contact with the sleeve, - a cylindrical sealing ring attached within the cylindrical sleeve and surrounding the rod with a radial clearance of between 2 and 20 μm, in order to greatly limit the passage of gaseous fluid along the movable rod to and from an auxiliary chamber, characterized in that the linear guiding system is a cylindrical sheath with balls, wherein the balls roll on the sleeve, and the cylindrical sheath moves twice slower than the rod. - an inlet for gaseous fluid to be compressed and an outlet for compressed gaseous fluid, - a work enclosure containing the gaseous fluid, - a first chamber, thermally coupled with a heat source adapted to provide heat to the gaseous fluid, - a second chamber, thermally coupled with a cold source in order to transfer heat from the gaseous fluid to the cold source, - a piston mounted so as to be movable along an axial direction within a cylindrical sleeve and separating the first chamber and second chamber inside said work enclosure, the piston being moved by a rod rigid with the piston, - a regenerative heat exchanger and communication channels placing the first and second chambers in fluid communication, - a cylindrical sealing ring attached within the cylindrical sleeve and surrounding the rod with a radial clearance of between 2 and 20 μm, in order to greatly limit the passage of gaseous fluid along the movable rod to and from an auxiliary chamber,
Method for calibrating a wheel sensor, wherein - the wheel sensor establishes that a calibration procedure is to be performed (10, 20), - the wheel sensor ascertains a point in time that is suitable for the calibration procedure to be performed and - the wheel sensor performs the self-calibration at the ascertained point in time, characterised in that the point in time that is suitable for the calibration procedure to be performed is ascertained by the wheel sensor with reference to the fact that it has been identified that a rail-borne vehicle has completely driven past the wheel sensor by taking into consideration a temporal sequence of detecting wheels of the rail-borne vehicle. - the wheel sensor establishes that a calibration procedure is to be performed (10, 20), - the wheel sensor ascertains a point in time that is suitable for the calibration procedure to be performed and - the wheel sensor performs the self-calibration at the ascertained point in time,
Bearing device (1; 10) for a support arm of a motor vehicle lifting device with - a bearing axle for contacting a section of the support arm of the motor vehicle lifting device, - a connecting device which is configured to connect the bearing axle to a section of the support arm of the motor vehicle lifting device, and - a spring element which is configured to movably support the bearing axle, characterized by an adjusting element which is configured such that a relative reference position between the bearing axle and the connecting device can be changed by means of an actuation of the adjusting element. - a bearing axle for contacting a section of the support arm of the motor vehicle lifting device, - a connecting device which is configured to connect the bearing axle to a section of the support arm of the motor vehicle lifting device, and - a spring element which is configured to movably support the bearing axle,
A method for manufacturing a thin absorber material layer essentially consisting of Cu, Zn and Sn sulphide(s) with atomic percentages of the three metals Cu, Zn and Sn which may vary in the interval from x=40 to 60% for Cu and from y= 15 to 35% for Zn and from z= 15 to 35% for Sn, with x+y+z=100%, preferably as a quaternary compound Cu-Zn-Sn-S designated hereafter as a CZTS compound with large crystal grains of average sizes of less than 500nm, said thin absorber layer being deposited on layered material(s) forming a substrate, wherein the following successive steps are carried out: 1) a layer is deposited by means of a dispersion of particles, as a liquid or a slurry, said particles being nanoparticles of Cu, Zn and Sn sulphide(s) with sizes of less than 500 nm, preferably CZTS particles, on a molybdenum (Mo) layer of a so-called substrate covered with a molybdenum (Mo) layer, and 2) an annealing heat treatment of said layer deposited on said substrate is carried out, at a maximum temperature of at least 300°C, preferably at least 450°C, in order to obtain crystallization and growth of the nanoparticles in order to obtain large crystal grains of average sizes of at least 500 nm, over a thickness from 0.5 to 5 μm, preferably from 0.5 to 3 μm, characterized in that said heat treatment comprises two successive annealing steps in the following different atmospheres, namely: - a first annealing step in a neutral gas atmosphere such as nitrogen (N 2) or argon (Ar), and - a second annealing step in a neutral gas atmosphere such as nitrogen (N 2) or argon (Ar) containing H 2 S, preferably containing more than 0.1%, still preferably more than 1% in molar proportion of H 2 S. 1) a layer is deposited by means of a dispersion of particles, as a liquid or a slurry, said particles being nanoparticles of Cu, Zn and Sn sulphide(s) with sizes of less than 500 nm, preferably CZTS particles, on a molybdenum (Mo) layer of a so-called substrate covered with a molybdenum (Mo) layer, and 2) an annealing heat treatment of said layer deposited on said substrate is carried out, at a maximum temperature of at least 300°C, preferably at least 450°C, in order to obtain crystallization and growth of the nanoparticles in order to obtain large crystal grains of average sizes of at least 500 nm, over a thickness from 0.5 to 5 μm, preferably from 0.5 to 3 μm, characterized in that said heat treatment comprises two successive annealing steps in the following different atmospheres, namely: - a first annealing step in a neutral gas atmosphere such as nitrogen (N 2) or argon (Ar), and - a second annealing step in a neutral gas atmosphere such as nitrogen (N 2) or argon (Ar) containing H 2 S, preferably containing more than 0.1%, still preferably more than 1% in molar proportion of H 2 S. - a first annealing step in a neutral gas atmosphere such as nitrogen (N 2) or argon (Ar), and - a second annealing step in a neutral gas atmosphere such as nitrogen (N 2) or argon (Ar) containing H 2 S, preferably containing more than 0.1%, still preferably more than 1% in molar proportion of H 2 S.
An apparatus for varying the pitch between moving articles, comprising: - a stationary structure (12, 14) having a suction volume, - a plurality of transport elements rotatable independently from each other about an axis and having respective gripping surfaces provided with suction holes, - a rotary distributor rotatable about said axis independently of said transport elements, and having a plurality of intake ducts comprising first openings selectively connected to said suction volume and second openings located on an interface surface of said rotary distributor, and - a plurality of rigid connection elements that establish a pneumatic connection between respective transport elements and said rotary distributor, wherein said rigid connection elements are fixed with respect to respective transport elements and have respective sliding surfaces in sliding contact with said interface surface, wherein said rigid connection elements have respective suction chambers elongated in the circumferential direction and open on said sliding surfaces, wherein said suction chambers are pneumatically connected to said suction holes of the respective transport elements and are connected pneumatically to said respective second openings of said rotary distributor, characterized in that said suction chambers have an angular extension in said circumferential direction that is equal to or greater than the maximum angular range between said rigid connection elements and said rotary distributor. - a stationary structure (12, 14) having a suction volume, - a plurality of transport elements rotatable independently from each other about an axis and having respective gripping surfaces provided with suction holes, - a rotary distributor rotatable about said axis independently of said transport elements, and having a plurality of intake ducts comprising first openings selectively connected to said suction volume and second openings located on an interface surface of said rotary distributor, and - a plurality of rigid connection elements that establish a pneumatic connection between respective transport elements and said rotary distributor, wherein said rigid connection elements are fixed with respect to respective transport elements and have respective sliding surfaces in sliding contact with said interface surface, wherein said rigid connection elements have respective suction chambers elongated in the circumferential direction and open on said sliding surfaces, wherein said suction chambers are pneumatically connected to said suction holes of the respective transport elements and are connected pneumatically to said respective second openings of said rotary distributor, characterized in that said suction chambers have an angular extension in said circumferential direction that is equal to or greater than the maximum angular range between said rigid connection elements and said rotary distributor.
A method for receiving a relay node specific downlink physical shared channel, R-PDSCH, from a base station at a relay node in a multiple antennae wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, at the relay node, a relay node specific downlink physical control channel, R-PDCCH, and the R-PDSCH from the base station; demodulating the R-PDCCH based on a Demodulation-Reference Signal, DM-RS; decoding the R-PDCCH using a predetermined single antenna port and a predetermined scrambling identifier, SCID; and decoding the R-PDSCH based on the predetermined single antenna port and the predetermined SCID, if a downlink control information, DCI, format 1A is decoded from the R-PDCCH, wherein the DCI format 1A is used for scheduling of an R-PDSCH codeword and does not include rank information. receiving, at the relay node, a relay node specific downlink physical control channel, R-PDCCH, and the R-PDSCH from the base station; demodulating the R-PDCCH based on a Demodulation-Reference Signal, DM-RS; decoding the R-PDCCH using a predetermined single antenna port and a predetermined scrambling identifier, SCID; and decoding the R-PDSCH based on the predetermined single antenna port and the predetermined SCID, if a downlink control information, DCI, format 1A is decoded from the R-PDCCH, wherein the DCI format 1A is used for scheduling of an R-PDSCH codeword and does not include rank information.