mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A slide bearing composite material having a substrate layer, in particular of steel, having a layer of a bearing material, in particular copper-based or aluminum-based, applied onto the substrate layer, having an electrically or chemically deposited intermediate layer, and having a sliding layer deposited electrically or chemically onto the intermediate layer, characterized in that the intermediate layer is a nickel dispersion layer with tribologically active ingredients dispersed in it, and that the tribologically active ingredients include graphite, molybdenum sulfide (MOS 2), hexagonal boron nitride, or PTFE.
A method for use in construction of an electronic device, the method comprising: providing one or more nanotubes grown on a surface of a first substrate; providing a desired electrode arrangement fabricated on a surface of a second substrate, said electrode arrangement comprising at least two elevated source and drain electrodes and one or more gate electrodes located in between said elevated source and drain electrodes; bringing the electrode arrangement on the second substrate into close proximity with the first substrate such that surfaces of the first and second substrates face each other; scanning said first substrate with said electrode arrangement and determining contact of electrodes of the electrode arrangement with a nanotube located on the first substrate; and detaching said nanotube from the first substrate to provide a transistor structure comprising an isolated nanotube bridging the source and drain electrodes; characterized in that said electrode arrangement is mounted on a cantilever like tip and said nanotube is located at an end portion of said cantilever like tip. providing one or more nanotubes grown on a surface of a first substrate; providing a desired electrode arrangement fabricated on a surface of a second substrate, said electrode arrangement comprising at least two elevated source and drain electrodes and one or more gate electrodes located in between said elevated source and drain electrodes; bringing the electrode arrangement on the second substrate into close proximity with the first substrate such that surfaces of the first and second substrates face each other; scanning said first substrate with said electrode arrangement and determining contact of electrodes of the electrode arrangement with a nanotube located on the first substrate; and detaching said nanotube from the first substrate to provide a transistor structure comprising an isolated nanotube bridging the source and drain electrodes; characterized in that said electrode arrangement is mounted on a cantilever like tip and said nanotube is located at an end portion of said cantilever like tip.
An abnormality diagnosis device for an in-cylinder pressure sensor attached to an engine of an automobile and configured to detect pressure inside a combustion chamber, comprising: a processor configured to execute a sensor diagnosing module to carry out a performance determination in which a performance quality of the in-cylinder pressure sensor is determined based on an electric signal inputted from the in-cylinder pressure sensor, the sensor diagnosing module configured to carry out: a first determination in which the performance determination is performed at a given timing; a performance recovery in which a given deposit removal control is executed in which a deposit accumulated inside the combustion chamber is removed when the performance quality of the in-cylinder pressure sensor is determined to fall below a given reference value; characterized in that a second determination in which the performance determination is carried out again after the performance recovery, wherein in the second determination, the in-cylinder pressure sensor is diagnosed as abnormal when the performance quality of the in-cylinder pressure sensor is determined to fall below the given reference value. a first determination in which the performance determination is performed at a given timing; a performance recovery in which a given deposit removal control is executed in which a deposit accumulated inside the combustion chamber is removed when the performance quality of the in-cylinder pressure sensor is determined to fall below a given reference value; characterized in that a second determination in which the performance determination is carried out again after the performance recovery, wherein in the second determination, the in-cylinder pressure sensor is diagnosed as abnormal when the performance quality of the in-cylinder pressure sensor is determined to fall below the given reference value.
A composition comprising a refrigerant comprising difluoromethane, trifluoroethylene, and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234yf), wherein the three components have a mass ratio that falls within a region surrounded by lines a, c, and d, which connect points A, B and C in a ternary composition diagram of Fig. 1 whose vertices represent the three components: A: (R32/R1123/R1234yf = 25.6/13.4/61.0 mass%); B: (R32/R1123/R1234yf = 25.6/3.4/71.0 mass%); and C: (R32/R1123/R1234yf = 3.9/36.5/59.6 mass%). A: (R32/R1123/R1234yf = 25.6/13.4/61.0 mass%); B: (R32/R1123/R1234yf = 25.6/3.4/71.0 mass%); and C: (R32/R1123/R1234yf = 3.9/36.5/59.6 mass%).
A method for use with depth images, comprising: (a) obtaining a depth image and information that specifies that a subset of pixels within the depth image correspond to a user; (b) identifying one or more spans of pixels, within the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user, that are potentially part of a hole in the subset of pixels that resulted from a portion of the user occluding another portion of the user when a capture device was used to obtain the depth image or a higher resolution version of the depth image; (c) analyzing span adjacent pixels to determine whether one or more span adjacent pixels are also to be identified as potentially being part of a hole in the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user; and (d) grouping together pixels that are adjacent to one another and have been identified as potentially being part of a hole in the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user, to thereby identify one or more islands of pixels that potentially correspond to one or more holes in the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user. (a) obtaining a depth image and information that specifies that a subset of pixels within the depth image correspond to a user; (b) identifying one or more spans of pixels, within the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user, that are potentially part of a hole in the subset of pixels that resulted from a portion of the user occluding another portion of the user when a capture device was used to obtain the depth image or a higher resolution version of the depth image; (c) analyzing span adjacent pixels to determine whether one or more span adjacent pixels are also to be identified as potentially being part of a hole in the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user; and (d) grouping together pixels that are adjacent to one another and have been identified as potentially being part of a hole in the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user, to thereby identify one or more islands of pixels that potentially correspond to one or more holes in the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user.
A method comprising: receiving computer-executable program code comprising instructions to execute a first operation f(x) for x encoded as aX + b, wherein a and b have constant values during execution of f(x), characterized in that the computer-executable program code comprises instructions to execute a second operation g(y) and g(y) produces at least a first value c when executed; modifying the computer-executable program code to encode x as cX + d, wherein c and d have constant values during execution of f ( x); executing f ( cX + d) for at least one x; and discarding c and d. receiving computer-executable program code comprising instructions to execute a first operation f(x) for x encoded as aX + b, wherein a and b have constant values during execution of f(x), characterized in that the computer-executable program code comprises instructions to execute a second operation g(y) and g(y) produces at least a first value c when executed; modifying the computer-executable program code to encode x as cX + d, wherein c and d have constant values during execution of f ( x); executing f ( cX + d) for at least one x; and discarding c and d.
A method for producing a dairy based product in pieces, said product being mozzarella or a dairy based preparation comprising steps of: - realising a sheet of said product, said sheet comprising a first portion; the sheet having a substantially two-dimensional extension with a reduced thickness; - cooling said first portion of the sheet; the step of cooling said first portion of the sheet comprising a step of advancing said sheet into a cooling tunnel, a speed of cooling is such that air is an operating fluid, without having to immerse the product in water; - obtaining pieces of said product from said first portion of the sheet. - realising a sheet of said product, said sheet comprising a first portion; the sheet having a substantially two-dimensional extension with a reduced thickness; - cooling said first portion of the sheet; the step of cooling said first portion of the sheet comprising a step of advancing said sheet into a cooling tunnel, a speed of cooling is such that air is an operating fluid, without having to immerse the product in water; - obtaining pieces of said product from said first portion of the sheet.
Film for gas or vapor decontaminable packaging applications consisting of or comprising at least in sequence from outside to inside of the packaging a) a first layer of film being essentially impermeable for the decontaminating gas or vapor, having a first needling, perforation and/or cut pattern, b) an adhesive layer which can be activated by energy transmission, covering the entire surface of a layer underneath or being arranged in patterns, c) a layer of a selectively permeable non-woven being essentially impermeable for microorganisms, characterized in that it further comprises d) a second layer of film being essentially impermeable for the decontaminating gas or vapor, having a second needling, perforation and/or cut pattern being incongruent with the first pattern, and being arranged between adhesive layer b) and layer of selectively permeable non-woven c). a) a first layer of film being essentially impermeable for the decontaminating gas or vapor, having a first needling, perforation and/or cut pattern, b) an adhesive layer which can be activated by energy transmission, covering the entire surface of a layer underneath or being arranged in patterns, c) a layer of a selectively permeable non-woven being essentially impermeable for microorganisms, characterized in that it further comprises d) a second layer of film being essentially impermeable for the decontaminating gas or vapor, having a second needling, perforation and/or cut pattern being incongruent with the first pattern, and being arranged between adhesive layer b) and layer of selectively permeable non-woven c).
A main beam direction determining device for determining a main beam direction of a head-mounted display from a plurality of primary candidates of the main beam direction wherein the primary candidates are made to correspond to angles with respect to a direction of a reference, the main beam direction determining device comprising: a posture specifying portion configured to specify a posture of the head-mounted display based on a detection result of a sensor, the head-mounted display being provided with the sensor; a selection portion configured to select a part of the plurality of primary candidates as secondary candidates in response to a posture of the head-mounted display, wherein the selection portion is configured to select the part of the plurality of primary candidates in response to a posture specified by the posture specifying portion as the secondary candidates, and the selection portion is configured to select the primary candidates in which the angles made to correspond thereto fall within a range of an angle responding to the posture of the head-mounted display as the secondary candidates; and a main beam direction determining portion configured to determine the main beam direction of the head-mounted display based on communication qualities when communications by the respective secondary candidates are carried out from the secondary candidates. a posture specifying portion configured to specify a posture of the head-mounted display based on a detection result of a sensor, the head-mounted display being provided with the sensor; a selection portion configured to select a part of the plurality of primary candidates as secondary candidates in response to a posture of the head-mounted display, wherein the selection portion is configured to select the part of the plurality of primary candidates in response to a posture specified by the posture specifying portion as the secondary candidates, and the selection portion is configured to select the primary candidates in which the angles made to correspond thereto fall within a range of an angle responding to the posture of the head-mounted display as the secondary candidates; and a main beam direction determining portion configured to determine the main beam direction of the head-mounted display based on communication qualities when communications by the respective secondary candidates are carried out from the secondary candidates.
A composition for capture of a circulating tumor cell from a biological sample, the composition comprising: (a) a non-fouling layer comprising a lipid layer selected from the group consisting of a supported lipid bilayer, a lipid multilayer and liposomes; (b) a binding moiety comprising an antibody that is selective for the circulating tumor cell; and (c) a solid substrate; wherein the binding moiety is coupled to the non-fouling layer, and wherein the non-fouling layer is non-covalently coupled to the solid substrate with a surface linker comprising functional groups capable of non-covalent attachment to a functional group present in the non-fouling layer and a functional group present on the solid substrate. (a) a non-fouling layer comprising a lipid layer selected from the group consisting of a supported lipid bilayer, a lipid multilayer and liposomes; (b) a binding moiety comprising an antibody that is selective for the circulating tumor cell; and (c) a solid substrate;
A photopheresis system comprising: a disposable fluid circuit having a processing chamber for separating whole blood into one or more components including a cell product comprising mononuclear cells and red blood cells and at least one treatment container for receipt of a suspension of said separated cell product, further comprising a selected amount of an activation agent, and having a predetermined thickness when a known volume of the suspension is received therein; a separation device adapted to receive the processing chamber for effecting separation of the cell product comprising mononuclear cells and red blood cells from whole blood; an irradiation device adapted to receive the treatment container, and to subject the treatment container to a fixed emitted light dose; and a controller configured to control the hematocrit of the suspension received in the treatment container, characterized in that the fixed emitted light dose is determined by generating a light attenuation curve relating hematocrit to percent light absorbed by the red blood cells, and wherein the hematocrit and the predetermined thickness are targeted to a substantially flat portion of the light attenuation curve. a disposable fluid circuit having a processing chamber for separating whole blood into one or more components including a cell product comprising mononuclear cells and red blood cells and at least one treatment container for receipt of a suspension of said separated cell product, further comprising a selected amount of an activation agent, and having a predetermined thickness when a known volume of the suspension is received therein; a separation device adapted to receive the processing chamber for effecting separation of the cell product comprising mononuclear cells and red blood cells from whole blood; an irradiation device adapted to receive the treatment container, and to subject the treatment container to a fixed emitted light dose; and a controller configured to control the hematocrit of the suspension received in the treatment container, characterized in that the fixed emitted light dose is determined by generating a light attenuation curve relating hematocrit to percent light absorbed by the red blood cells, and wherein the hematocrit and the predetermined thickness are targeted to a substantially flat portion of the light attenuation curve.
A system for generating a beam of fast ions, the system comprising: a target substrate having a patterned surface, a pattern comprising nanoscale pattern features oriented substantially uniformly along a common axis; a beam unit adapted for receiving a high power coherent electromagnetic radiation beam and providing an electromagnetic radiation beam having a main pulse and a pre-pulse, and focusing said radiation beam onto said patterned surface of the target substrate to cause interaction between said radiation beam and said substrate, such that the pre-pulse ablates and ionizes a portion of the substrate creating low density plasma enabling the subsequent main pulse to interact efficiently with remaining, non-ablated, portions of the substrate, thereby enabling creation of fast ions from the interaction between the main pulse and the target substrate; and characterized in that: said electromagnetic beam has a pre-defined polarization direction defining a certain angle between said polarization direction and said common orientation axis of the pattern features of the target substrate selected such that said interaction provides an efficient coupling between said radiation beam and said substrate enabling creation of fast ions having a desirably high kinetic energy., wherein said angle between the polarization direction and the orientation axis is in a range of 0° - 30°. a target substrate having a patterned surface, a pattern comprising nanoscale pattern features oriented substantially uniformly along a common axis; a beam unit adapted for receiving a high power coherent electromagnetic radiation beam and providing an electromagnetic radiation beam having a main pulse and a pre-pulse, and focusing said radiation beam onto said patterned surface of the target substrate to cause interaction between said radiation beam and said substrate, such that the pre-pulse ablates and ionizes a portion of the substrate creating low density plasma enabling the subsequent main pulse to interact efficiently with remaining, non-ablated, portions of the substrate, thereby enabling creation of fast ions from the interaction between the main pulse and the target substrate; and characterized in that: said electromagnetic beam has a pre-defined polarization direction defining a certain angle between said polarization direction and said common orientation axis of the pattern features of the target substrate selected such that said interaction provides an efficient coupling between said radiation beam and said substrate enabling creation of fast ions having a desirably high kinetic energy., wherein said angle between the polarization direction and the orientation axis is in a range of 0° - 30°.
Connector comprising a first part and a second part, each provided with - a contact surface and at least one non-contact surface facing away from the contact surface - at least one opening in the contact surface having a fluid connection to at least one opening of the non-contact surface - a releasable covering of the opening in the contact surface - complementary means for mechanically coupling the parts at the contact surfaces to form the connector characterized in that the complementary means for mechanically coupling the parts are configured to mechanically interlock with each other by counter-rotating of the first and second part; and the openings in the contact surfaces are configured to be brought to match at least in part to provide fluid communication through the openings by counter-rotating of the first and second part. - a contact surface and at least one non-contact surface facing away from the contact surface - at least one opening in the contact surface having a fluid connection to at least one opening of the non-contact surface - a releasable covering of the opening in the contact surface - complementary means for mechanically coupling the parts at the contact surfaces to form the connector
Apparatus for delivering a predetermined volume of molten lead to a mould including: a housing defining a molten lead reservoir having a lead outlet defined in its base and in communication with the reservoir; a runway beneath the reservoir base, spaced from the base and generally parallel thereto; a block slidably mounted between the reservoir base and the runway, the block defining a through cavity having the predetermined volume for receiving lead from the outlet in a first position and for releasing the lead in a second position; and a mechanism for reciprocating the block between the first and second positions. a housing defining a molten lead reservoir having a lead outlet defined in its base and in communication with the reservoir; a runway beneath the reservoir base, spaced from the base and generally parallel thereto; a block slidably mounted between the reservoir base and the runway, the block defining a through cavity having the predetermined volume for receiving lead from the outlet in a first position and for releasing the lead in a second position; and a mechanism for reciprocating the block between the first and second positions.
An electric motor rotor comprising a magnetic core, magnets fastened to the periphery of the magnetic core, and a wire wound with touching turns around the magnetic core and the magnets, the wire comprises a metal core surrounded by an electrically insulating layer, itself covered by an outer sheath of thermo-adhesive material, the turns being fastened to one another by adhesion between mutually contacting portions of the outer sheath, characterized in that at least one end of the wire is engaged in at least one orifice formed in the magnetic core.