mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cooling system for a capstan of a wire drawing bench, said capstan being mounted rotatable to said drawing bench, said capstan having an inner wall with a surface of revolution over at least part of the axial length of said wire drawing capstan, said cooling system being mountable stationary to said wire drawing bench inside of said capstan, characterized in that said cooling system comprises a carrier (223, 213) and a number of deflectable flaps, said flaps are mounted at their carrier edge to said carrier and are at the opposite, pressed edge ('A') pressable against said inner wall, said flaps being deflected, during use, in the direction of rotation of said capstan thereby breaking the contact between said pressed edge ('A') and said inner wall, said pressed edge contacting said inner wall when the rotation of said capstan is stopped.
A computer-implemented method for generating a configuration for a service provider system to provide a highly available, HA, service, the method comprising: identifying type stacks that provide the HA service and one or more component types in each type stack, wherein each type stack contains a set of component types at the bottom and is an arrangement of prototypes that i) describe features and capabilities of available software providing the HA service and ii) are described in an Entity Types File, ETF, wherein the component type describes characteristics of a specific version of a software implementation that can be used to instantiate components and wherein the component type is a specific prototype defined for an ETF; estimating, for each component type in the type stacks, a mean-time-to-recover, MTTR, of the HA service based on time for completing an actual recovery action in response to a component failure; estimating service availability provided by each type stack based on the MTTR and a mean-time-to-failure, MTTF, of each component type in the type stack; and eliminating one or more of the type stacks that do not satisfy a requested service availability before proceeding to subsequent steps of configuration generation. identifying type stacks that provide the HA service and one or more component types in each type stack, wherein each type stack contains a set of component types at the bottom and is an arrangement of prototypes that i) describe features and capabilities of available software providing the HA service and ii) are described in an Entity Types File, ETF, wherein the component type describes characteristics of a specific version of a software implementation that can be used to instantiate components and wherein the component type is a specific prototype defined for an ETF; estimating, for each component type in the type stacks, a mean-time-to-recover, MTTR, of the HA service based on time for completing an actual recovery action in response to a component failure; estimating service availability provided by each type stack based on the MTTR and a mean-time-to-failure, MTTF, of each component type in the type stack; and eliminating one or more of the type stacks that do not satisfy a requested service availability before proceeding to subsequent steps of configuration generation.
A non-aqueous electrochemical cell comprising: an anode; a hybrid cathode comprising a first fluorinated carbon cathode material, a second fluorinated carbon cathode material, and a third fluorinated carbon cathode material, wherein (a) the first or third fluorinated carbon cathode material has an average degree of fluorination that is distinct from the second fluorinated carbon cathode material, and (b) the first fluorinated carbon cathode material is derived from petroleum coke, while the third fluorinated carbon cathode material is derived from petroleum pitch; a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode; and, a non-aqueous electrolyte which is in fluid communication with the anode, the cathode and the separator. an anode; a hybrid cathode comprising a first fluorinated carbon cathode material, a second fluorinated carbon cathode material, and a third fluorinated carbon cathode material, wherein (a) the first or third fluorinated carbon cathode material has an average degree of fluorination that is distinct from the second fluorinated carbon cathode material, and (b) the first fluorinated carbon cathode material is derived from petroleum coke, while the third fluorinated carbon cathode material is derived from petroleum pitch; a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode; and, a non-aqueous electrolyte which is in fluid communication with the anode, the cathode and the separator.
A method for the production of isobutene from 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA comprising the steps of: (a) enzymatically converting 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA into 3-methylbutyric acid; and (b) further enzymatically converting the thus produced 3-methylbutyric acid into isobutene, wherein the conversion of 3-methylbutyric acid into isobutene according to step (b) is achieved by a UndB fatty acid desaturase (trans-membrane non-heme iron oxygenase). (a) enzymatically converting 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA into 3-methylbutyric acid; and (b) further enzymatically converting the thus produced 3-methylbutyric acid into isobutene,
Dry, hydraulically hardening, white cement mixture, comprising 95-100 ma.-% of main constituents and 0-5 ma.-% of secondary constituents, respectively based on the sum of main and secondary constituents, and, in addition to the main and secondary constituents, at least one setting regulator, wherein the cement mixture comprises as main constituent a) white cement clinker, preferably in an amount of 45 to 95 ma.-%, more preferably 50 to 85 ma.-%, particularly preferably 65 to 80 ma.-%, based on the sum of the main and secondary constituents, and b) at least one pozzolan of volcanic origin, characterized in that the at least one pozzolan of volcanic origin comprises a reflectance of 55 to 75 %, preferably 60 to 70 %, at a wavelength of 440 nm, determined using a sphere spectrophotometer with a UV LED light source and D/8° measuring geometry, and the white cement mixture comprises a total amount of reflective pozzolan of volcanic origin of 5 to 55 ma.-%, preferably 15 to 50 ma.-%, particularly preferably 20 to 35 ma.-%, based on the sum of the main and secondary constituents. a) white cement clinker, preferably in an amount of 45 to 95 ma.-%, more preferably 50 to 85 ma.-%, particularly preferably 65 to 80 ma.-%, based on the sum of the main and secondary constituents, and b) at least one pozzolan of volcanic origin, the at least one pozzolan of volcanic origin comprises a reflectance of 55 to 75 %, preferably 60 to 70 %, at a wavelength of 440 nm, determined using a sphere spectrophotometer with a UV LED light source and D/8° measuring geometry, and the white cement mixture comprises a total amount of reflective pozzolan of volcanic origin of 5 to 55 ma.-%, preferably 15 to 50 ma.-%, particularly preferably 20 to 35 ma.-%, based on the sum of the main and secondary constituents.
An apparatus for repairing a bone fracture, said apparatus is a bone screw for the head, trochanter or neck of the femur, and comprising a body; and a detent assembly (512, 518) on said body, said detent assembly (512, 518) movable between a first and a second position wherein positioning said detent assembly (512, 518) in said second position operates to secure said body from movement relative to a bone nail, - said detent assembly (512, 518) comprises: a detent member; and a drive member, said drive member operative to engage said detent member and move said detent member towards said second position, - said detent member comprises a lock ring; said drive member comprises a lock sleeve; and each of said lock ring and said lock sleeve are disposed on said body, - said lock ring having a beveled surface and said lock sleeve having a beveled surface, said beveled surface of said lock ring engaging said beveled surface of said lock sleeve, - characterized in, that said lock ring comprises an outer surface and a plurality of grooves located in said outer surface. - said detent assembly (512, 518) comprises: a detent member; and a drive member, said drive member operative to engage said detent member and move said detent member towards said second position, - said detent member comprises a lock ring; said drive member comprises a lock sleeve; and each of said lock ring and said lock sleeve are disposed on said body, - said lock ring having a beveled surface and said lock sleeve having a beveled surface, said beveled surface of said lock ring engaging said beveled surface of said lock sleeve, - characterized in, that said lock ring comprises an outer surface and a plurality of grooves located in said outer surface.
Adjustment device for wear compensation of brake pads and brake disc of a disc brake, in particular a pneumatically actuated disc brake, having a brake application device which is actuated by a rotary lever, can preferably be inserted into an actuating spindle of the disc brake and can be attached to a brake calliper of the disc brake by means of a bearing plate, having a spindle and at least one friction combination (30, 31, 32) with in each case two contact faces (6, 17; 22a, 24a; 26, 28), characterised in that the at least one friction combination (30, 31, 32) has a curved cross-section of at least one of the contact faces (6, 17; 22a, 24a; 26, 28).
A thin film composite membrane wherein a thin selective layer, having incorporated amphiphilic vesicles, is supported by a microporous substrate, wherein said amphiphilic vesicles are prepared from lipids, wherein said lipids are selected from DPhPC (1,2-diphytanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine), DOPC (1,2-dioleoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphocholine), and E. coli mixed lipids, wherein said amphiphilic vesicles contain aquaporin water channels and further comprises cholesterol in the range of 20 to 40 molar % of the lipid volume, and wherein said aquaporin water channels are present in a protein to lipids molar ratio in the range of from 1:20 to 1:200.
An injection device comprising: a housing; a plunger for expressing a medicament from a syringe; an actuation mechanism arranged in use to move the plunger between a first rearward position and a second forward position to express a dose from the syringe; and an injection activation sensor comprising: an elongate flexible member having a first end connected to the plunger or actuation mechanism such that actuation motion of the injection device acts to move the elongate flexible member relative to the housing; and wherein the movement of the elongate flexible member triggers a response to the injection; characterised in that: the elongate flexible member is threaded between an opposed pair of elements (60, 62) and movement of the elongate flexible member through the nip between the elements triggers the response to the injection, wherein the elements are biased towards a closed position and wherein the elongate flexible member holds the injector elements out of contact, and the length of the elongate flexible member is such that the rear end of the elongate flexible member exits the nip between the elements upon completion of effective dose delivery. a housing; a plunger for expressing a medicament from a syringe; an actuation mechanism arranged in use to move the plunger between a first rearward position and a second forward position to express a dose from the syringe; and an injection activation sensor comprising: an elongate flexible member having a first end connected to the plunger or actuation mechanism such that actuation motion of the injection device acts to move the elongate flexible member relative to the housing; and wherein the movement of the elongate flexible member triggers a response to the injection; characterised in that: the elongate flexible member is threaded between an opposed pair of elements (60, 62) and movement of the elongate flexible member through the nip between the elements triggers the response to the injection, wherein the elements are biased towards a closed position and wherein the elongate flexible member holds the injector elements out of contact, and the length of the elongate flexible member is such that the rear end of the elongate flexible member exits the nip between the elements upon completion of effective dose delivery. the elongate flexible member is threaded between an opposed pair of elements (60, 62) and movement of the elongate flexible member through the nip between the elements triggers the response to the injection, wherein the elements are biased towards a closed position and wherein the elongate flexible member holds the injector elements out of contact, and the length of the elongate flexible member is such that the rear end of the elongate flexible member exits the nip between the elements upon completion of effective dose delivery.
Computer-implemented method for operating a deep neural network that has at least one skip connection (13a, 13b) and that determines an output variable (y) depending on an input variable (x), wherein the layer that receives the input variable (x) is an input layer and the layer that outputs the output variable (y) is an output layer, wherein a path characterizes an uninterrupted, forward-directed sequence of a multiplicity of layers of the deep neural network and the path characterizes how this multiplicity of layers of the deep neural network are connected in succession in order to propagate the input variable through the deep neural network starting at the input layer up to the output layer, the method comprising the following steps: selecting a first path through the deep neural network along the skip connection (13a, 13b); determining an output variable by propagating an input variable (x) of the deep neural network along the first path; and checking whether the output variable corresponds to a predefinable criterion, wherein, if the predefinable criterion is not met, a second path (10b, 10c) through the deep neural network, which differs from the first path, is selected and the output variable is determined by propagating the input variable (x) of the deep neural network along the second path (10b, 10c), wherein, if the predefinable criterion has been met, a control variable is determined depending on the output variable of the deep neural network, wherein the control variable is used to control an actuator of a technical system, wherein the technical system is an at least partially autonomous machine, an at least partially autonomous vehicle, a robot, a tool, a machine tool or a flying object. selecting a first path through the deep neural network along the skip connection (13a, 13b); determining an output variable by propagating an input variable (x) of the deep neural network along the first path; and checking whether the output variable corresponds to a predefinable criterion, wherein, if the predefinable criterion is not met, a second path (10b, 10c) through the deep neural network, which differs from the first path, is selected and the output variable is determined by propagating the input variable (x) of the deep neural network along the second path (10b, 10c), wherein, if the predefinable criterion has been met, a control variable is determined depending on the output variable of the deep neural network, wherein the control variable is used to control an actuator of a technical system, wherein the technical system is an at least partially autonomous machine, an at least partially autonomous vehicle, a robot, a tool, a machine tool or a flying object.
Isometric exercise machine provided with a base structure stably supported on the floor and an upright gantry structure above the base structure and at least one seat with a backrest in an area between a rear area and a central area of the base structure, wherein the machine is characterised in that: - The gantry structure is provided with at least one triaxial sensor positioned on at least one projecting element of a horizontal bar of the gantry structure and wherein - The backrest of the seat is provided with at least one armrest on either side of the backrest and at least one double cross-restraint system to secure the user's upper body, wherein - The seat is provided with at least one single restraint system for securing the user's lower body. - The gantry structure is provided with at least one triaxial sensor positioned on at least one projecting element of a horizontal bar of the gantry structure and wherein - The backrest of the seat is provided with at least one armrest on either side of the backrest and at least one double cross-restraint system to secure the user's upper body, wherein - The seat is provided with at least one single restraint system for securing the user's lower body.
An acoustic transducer comprising: a substrate; a vibrating membrane, provided above the substrate, including a vibrating electrode; and a fixed membrane, provided above the substrate, including a fixed electrode, the acoustic transducer detecting a sound wave according to changes in capacitances between the vibrating electrode and the fixed electrode, converting the sound wave into electrical signals, and outputting the electrical signals, the substrate having an opening facing the vibrating membrane and the fixed membrane, the fixed electrode being divided into a plurality of divided electrodes including a center electrode and an extended electrode above the opening, the center electrode and the extended electrode of the fixed electrode outputting the electrical signals; wherein the vibrating membrane has a base portion shaped as a rectangle or a square and an extended portion, extending sideward from the base portion, the base portion of the vibrating membrane forms, together with the center electrode of the fixed electrode, a high-sensitivity variable capacitor capable of detecting a first sound; the extended portion of the vibrating membrane forms, together with the extended electrode of the fixed electrode, a low-sensitivity variable capacitor capable of detecting a second sound, greater than the first sound; the base portion is wider than the extended portion; and the base portion has first fixed portions and the extended portion has second fixed portions, the first and second fixed portions being fixed to the substrate or to the fixed membrane. a substrate; a vibrating membrane, provided above the substrate, including a vibrating electrode; and a fixed membrane, provided above the substrate, including a fixed electrode, the acoustic transducer detecting a sound wave according to changes in capacitances between the vibrating electrode and the fixed electrode, converting the sound wave into electrical signals, and outputting the electrical signals, the substrate having an opening facing the vibrating membrane and the fixed membrane, the fixed electrode being divided into a plurality of divided electrodes including a center electrode and an extended electrode above the opening, the center electrode and the extended electrode of the fixed electrode outputting the electrical signals; wherein the vibrating membrane has a base portion shaped as a rectangle or a square and an extended portion, extending sideward from the base portion, the base portion of the vibrating membrane forms, together with the center electrode of the fixed electrode, a high-sensitivity variable capacitor capable of detecting a first sound; the extended portion of the vibrating membrane forms, together with the extended electrode of the fixed electrode, a low-sensitivity variable capacitor capable of detecting a second sound, greater than the first sound; the base portion is wider than the extended portion; and the base portion has first fixed portions and the extended portion has second fixed portions, the first and second fixed portions being fixed to the substrate or to the fixed membrane.
A turbine, comprising: a turbine impeller; a housing disposed so as to enclose the turbine impeller, the housing including a scroll passage positioned on an outer circumferential side of the turbine impeller; a nozzle vane disposed inside an intermediate flow passage which is positioned, in an exhaust gas flow direction, on a downstream side of the scroll passage and on an upstream side of the turbine impeller; a plate disposed so as to face the intermediate flow passage such that a gap is formed between the plate and an inner circumferential wall part of the housing in an axial direction, the inner circumferential wall part defining an inner circumferential boundary of the scroll passage; and characterized in that at least one guide vane (42, 42A to 42F) disposed in the gap between the inner circumferential wall part and the plate in the axial direction, wherein the at least one guide vane (42, 42A to 42F) includes: a first end; and a second end disposed radially on an outer side of the first end and circumferentially downstream of the first end in the exhaust gas flow direction. a turbine impeller; a housing disposed so as to enclose the turbine impeller, the housing including a scroll passage positioned on an outer circumferential side of the turbine impeller; a nozzle vane disposed inside an intermediate flow passage which is positioned, in an exhaust gas flow direction, on a downstream side of the scroll passage and on an upstream side of the turbine impeller; a plate disposed so as to face the intermediate flow passage such that a gap is formed between the plate and an inner circumferential wall part of the housing in an axial direction, the inner circumferential wall part defining an inner circumferential boundary of the scroll passage; and characterized in that at least one guide vane (42, 42A to 42F) disposed in the gap between the inner circumferential wall part and the plate in the axial direction, wherein the at least one guide vane (42, 42A to 42F) includes: a first end; and a second end disposed radially on an outer side of the first end and circumferentially downstream of the first end in the exhaust gas flow direction. a first end; and a second end disposed radially on an outer side of the first end and circumferentially downstream of the first end in the exhaust gas flow direction.
A puncture needle constituted of a resin material, the puncture needle comprising: an elongated main body having a sharp needlepoint at a distal end thereof; and at least three cutting parts (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) provided so as to project from the elongated main body to a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the elongated main body, extending along the central axis, and arranged around the central axis, wherein each of the at least three cutting parts (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) has a distal portion and a part of a proximal side with respect to the distal portion, and both side surfaces of the part are curved toward an outward of the cutting part, and wherein adjacent cutting parts in the at least three cutting parts (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) are arranged so as to shift to each other in a direction of the central axis, so that the adjacent cutting parts make an incision on a biological surface in a time difference. an elongated main body having a sharp needlepoint at a distal end thereof; and at least three cutting parts (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) provided so as to project from the elongated main body to a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the elongated main body, extending along the central axis, and arranged around the central axis, wherein each of the at least three cutting parts (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) has a distal portion and a part of a proximal side with respect to the distal portion, and both side surfaces of the part are curved toward an outward of the cutting part, and wherein adjacent cutting parts in the at least three cutting parts (42a, 42b, 42c, 42d) are arranged so as to shift to each other in a direction of the central axis, so that the adjacent cutting parts make an incision on a biological surface in a time difference.