mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An after-treatment apparatus for exhaust gas right after a combustion chamber, which is installed in an internal combustion engine in which the combustion chamber side opening of an exhaust port is opened/closed at a given timing with a valve head at the end of a valve stem of an exhaust valve, the exhaust port being formed in a cylinder head and connecting to the combustion chamber to be part of the exhaust passage, the valve stem fitting into a guide hole penetrating from the exhaust port to the outer wall of the cylinder head and being configured to reciprocate freely, the after-treatment apparatus comprising: a discharge device with an electrode (812, 813) exposed to the exhaust port installed in the cylinder head; an antenna installed on the back face of the valve head; an electromagnetic wave transmission line installed in the valve stem with one end connected to the antenna and the other end covered with an insulator or dielectric and extending to and connected to a power-receiving portion, which is positioned at a location fitting into the guide hole or at a location farther from the valve head in the valve stem; and an electromagnetic wave generator for feeding electromagnetic waves to the power-receiving portion; wherein the after-treatment apparatus is configured such that discharge is generated with the electrode (812, 813) of the discharge device and electromagnetic waves fed from the electromagnetic wave generator through the electromagnetic wave transmission line are radiated from the antenna. a discharge device with an electrode (812, 813) exposed to the exhaust port installed in the cylinder head; an antenna installed on the back face of the valve head; an electromagnetic wave transmission line installed in the valve stem with one end connected to the antenna and the other end covered with an insulator or dielectric and extending to and connected to a power-receiving portion, which is positioned at a location fitting into the guide hole or at a location farther from the valve head in the valve stem; and an electromagnetic wave generator for feeding electromagnetic waves to the power-receiving portion; wherein the after-treatment apparatus is configured such that discharge is generated with the electrode (812, 813) of the discharge device and electromagnetic waves fed from the electromagnetic wave generator through the electromagnetic wave transmission line are radiated from the antenna.
Circuit (50; 150) comprising: - a first line, connected to a first output terminal and a second line connected to a second output terminal; - a first pair of terminals (51, 52) for connection of a first function between the first and second lines; - a second pair of terminals (53, 54) for connection to a second function between the first and second lines; - a commutation device connecting, in the conducting state, the second pair of terminals to the first and second output terminals, the commutation device comprising at least one transistor (70; 71, 72) which functions as interrupter integrated in the first line between a terminal of the first pair of terminals and a terminal of the second pair of terminals; - a control line for applying a control signal on a gate of said at least one transistor, the control signal being likewise applied to the first function in order to deactivate it when said transistor is conducting, - a first limiter (60; 160) between the first and second output terminals and the first pair of terminals and a second limiter (80; 180) between the commutation device and the second pair of terminals, a first power limitation threshold of the first limiter being greater than a second power limitation threshold of the second limiter. - a first line, connected to a first output terminal and a second line connected to a second output terminal; - a first pair of terminals (51, 52) for connection of a first function between the first and second lines; - a second pair of terminals (53, 54) for connection to a second function between the first and second lines; - a commutation device connecting, in the conducting state, the second pair of terminals to the first and second output terminals, the commutation device comprising at least one transistor (70; 71, 72) which functions as interrupter integrated in the first line between a terminal of the first pair of terminals and a terminal of the second pair of terminals; - a control line for applying a control signal on a gate of said at least one transistor, the control signal being likewise applied to the first function in order to deactivate it when said transistor is conducting, - a first limiter (60; 160) between the first and second output terminals and the first pair of terminals and a second limiter (80; 180) between the commutation device and the second pair of terminals, a first power limitation threshold of the first limiter being greater than a second power limitation threshold of the second limiter.
A control plane entity of a first router, comprising: means for storing a plurality of routing tables in the control plane entity of the first router in a hierarchical bit index explicit replication, BIER, domain; means for configuring the plurality of routing tables (2200, 2300) that comprise routing information used to route corresponding copies of multicast packets to routers (720-741, 1120-1139) in different levels of a hierarchy of the hierarchical BIER domain, wherein each of the plurality of routing tables (2200, 2300) is associated with a different one of a plurality of types of multicast packets, wherein each of the plurality of types is to be multicast to a different one of the plurality of levels; and means for transmitting programming information from the control plane entity to a data plane entity, wherein the programming information is used to program the data plane entity to forward the copies of the multicast packets to the routers (720-741, 1120-1139) in the different levels of the hierarchy. means for storing a plurality of routing tables in the control plane entity of the first router in a hierarchical bit index explicit replication, BIER, domain; means for configuring the plurality of routing tables (2200, 2300) that comprise routing information used to route corresponding copies of multicast packets to routers (720-741, 1120-1139) in different levels of a hierarchy of the hierarchical BIER domain, wherein each of the plurality of routing tables (2200, 2300) is associated with a different one of a plurality of types of multicast packets, wherein each of the plurality of types is to be multicast to a different one of the plurality of levels; and means for transmitting programming information from the control plane entity to a data plane entity, wherein the programming information is used to program the data plane entity to forward the copies of the multicast packets to the routers (720-741, 1120-1139) in the different levels of the hierarchy.
A rechargeable battery, comprising: an electrode assembly for charging and discharging; a case in which the electrode assembly is stored; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a current collecting portion (40, 140) that electrically connects the electrode assembly with the electrode terminal, the current collecting portion (40, 140) including a fuse portion (60, 160), the fuse portion (60, 160) including a fuse sheet; and an insulation portion that insulates the fuse portion (60, 160), the insulation portion being slidable in response to pressure applied in the fuse portion (60, 160), and characterized in that the insulation portion of the fuse portion includes a first insulation portion that covers one lateral side of the fuse sheet, and a second insulation portion that covers another lateral side of the fuse sheet, the second insulation portion being integrally formed with the first insulation portion, and the insulation portion including a insertion space for the fuse sheet between the first and second insulation portions (65a, 65b), wherein the insulation portion is slidable in response to a gas pressure created by melting of the fuse sheet when a current exceeding a predetermined level flows in the fuse sheet, such that the insulation portion increases a separation between separated parts of the fuse sheet. an electrode assembly for charging and discharging; a case in which the electrode assembly is stored; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a current collecting portion (40, 140) that electrically connects the electrode assembly with the electrode terminal, the current collecting portion (40, 140) including a fuse portion (60, 160), the fuse portion (60, 160) including a fuse sheet; and an insulation portion that insulates the fuse portion (60, 160), the insulation portion being slidable in response to pressure applied in the fuse portion (60, 160), and
A method of producing processed whole blood under conditions (i) to provide substantially quantitative disintegration of said cellular components, and (ii) not to cause substantial sedimentation, precipitation, denaturation, agglutination and gelation of whole blood components, comprising the steps of a) providing whole blood which comprises cellular components, b) freezing the whole blood, and c) thawing the frozen whole blood of step b) with a thawing rate of 500-1500°C/min, wherein the whole blood is frozen to a temperature of -120°C to -196°C in the freezing treatment of step b). (i) to provide substantially quantitative disintegration of said cellular components, and (ii) not to cause substantial sedimentation, precipitation, denaturation, agglutination and gelation of whole blood components, a) providing whole blood which comprises cellular components, b) freezing the whole blood, and c) thawing the frozen whole blood of step b) with a thawing rate of 500-1500°C/min,
An ultrasound imaging system comprising an ultrasound transducer array for imaging tissue and a tool for probing the tissue, the tool having at least one ultrasound sensor (304, 306) attached to the tool and so external to said transducer array, a beamformer configured to operate with the ultrasound transducer array in imaging the tissue and the tool, and a device responsive to outputs from the ultrasound sensor or sensors, in response to transmissions from the ultrasound transducer array, to derive an estimate of at least the location of the tool and configured to initialize the beamformer based on said estimate, characterized in that the system is configured to generate from the ultrasound transducer array, as pulse-echo acquisition frames, both tissue-specific imaging frames optimized by the beamformer for viewing the anatomy, and tool-specific imaging frames optimized by the beamformer for viewing the tool, the tool-specific imaging frames being generated with the beamformer initialized based on said estimate.
A catheter comprising: an elongated tube shaped shaft, wherein the shaft has an inner layer having a lumen along a length direction, an outer layer covering an outer peripheral side of the inner layer, and a reinforcement body disposed on the outer peripheral side of the inner layer, wherein the outer layer has a distal outer layer of a distal end portion of the shaft, an intermediate outer layer more proximal than the distal outer layer, and a base outer layer more proximal than the intermediate outer layer, and wherein the intermediate outer layer is more flexible and thicker than the base outer layer, and a distal end of the reinforcement body is located more proximal than a distal end of the intermediate outer layer. an elongated tube shaped shaft, wherein the shaft has an inner layer having a lumen along a length direction, an outer layer covering an outer peripheral side of the inner layer, and a reinforcement body disposed on the outer peripheral side of the inner layer, wherein the outer layer has a distal outer layer of a distal end portion of the shaft, an intermediate outer layer more proximal than the distal outer layer, and a base outer layer more proximal than the intermediate outer layer, and wherein the intermediate outer layer is more flexible and thicker than the base outer layer, and a distal end of the reinforcement body is located more proximal than a distal end of the intermediate outer layer.
A breath sensing and ventilation delivery apparatus comprising: a catheter, one or more intra-airway breath sensors, and an airflow permeable protector with a proximal end adapted to be positioned outside a patient and a distal end adapted to be placed in an airway of the patient, wherein the airflow permeable protector at least partially surrounds the catheter to create an annular space between the airflow permeable protector and the catheter, the one or more intra-airway breath sensors being a sensing lumen positioned in the annular space and not in communication with a ventilation catheter gas delivery circuit, wherein the sensing lumen comprises a sensing element and a port positioned in the annular space, and wherein the sensing element is located external to a body and in communication with the sensing lumen. a catheter, one or more intra-airway breath sensors, and an airflow permeable protector with a proximal end adapted to be positioned outside a patient and a distal end adapted to be placed in an airway of the patient, wherein the airflow permeable protector at least partially surrounds the catheter to create an annular space between the airflow permeable protector and the catheter, the one or more intra-airway breath sensors being a sensing lumen positioned in the annular space and not in communication with a ventilation catheter gas delivery circuit, wherein the sensing lumen comprises a sensing element and a port positioned in the annular space, and wherein the sensing element is located external to a body and in communication with the sensing lumen.
Safety control system for a controlled compressed air break, especially for rail vehicles, having control signal inputs for control signals, which are conducted through a control signal line from an anti-skid protection control to an anti-skid protection valve which is arranged in the brake pressure line, and having at least one interruptor, arranged on a control signal line, wherein the safety control system is arranged to analyze the control signals and for unexpected control signals to control the interruptor in order to interrupt the control signal line, characterized in that it has a signal input for a measuring signal of a break pressure, which is present in the break pressure line at a first connection of the anti-skid protection valve, and a signal input for a measuring signal of the break cylinder pressure which is present between a second connection of the anti-skid protection valve opposite the first connection, and a break cylinder, wherein the safety control system is arranged for analyzing the control signals, to recognise as an unexpected control signal a measuring signal for break pressure present in connection with a measuring signal for a critical pressure deviation between the second connection of the anti-skid protection valve and the break cylinder for longer than a predetermined time.
A battery pack comprising: a secondary battery; and a battery case that houses the secondary battery, wherein the battery case includes an exhaust section through which gas discharged from the secondary battery is exhausted to outside of the battery case, and the exhaust section includes at least one slit (30, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310) that is opened along with deformation of the exhaust section occurring in accordance with an increase in pressure in the battery case; wherein in the exhaust section, the at least one slit (30, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310) reversibly operates due to pressure in the battery case. a secondary battery; and a battery case that houses the secondary battery, wherein the battery case includes an exhaust section through which gas discharged from the secondary battery is exhausted to outside of the battery case, and the exhaust section includes at least one slit (30, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310) that is opened along with deformation of the exhaust section occurring in accordance with an increase in pressure in the battery case; wherein in the exhaust section, the at least one slit (30, 300, 302, 304, 306, 308, 310) reversibly operates due to pressure in the battery case.
Ballistic-resistant panel comprising - an inorganic strike face with a thickness of at least 1 mm, the strike face comprising one or more of a metal sheet and a sheet of a ceramic material, - a ballistic-resistant moulded article below the strike face, the moulded article comprising a HDPE-based layer comprising a compressed stack of sheets comprising reinforcing tapes having a tensile strength of at least 1.0 GPa, a tensile modulus of at least 40 GPa, and a tensile energy-to-break of at least 15 J/g, the direction of the tapes within the compressed stack being not unidirectional, and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as matrix material. - an inorganic strike face with a thickness of at least 1 mm, the strike face comprising one or more of a metal sheet and a sheet of a ceramic material, - a ballistic-resistant moulded article below the strike face, the moulded article comprising a HDPE-based layer comprising a compressed stack of sheets comprising reinforcing tapes having a tensile strength of at least 1.0 GPa, a tensile modulus of at least 40 GPa, and a tensile energy-to-break of at least 15 J/g, the direction of the tapes within the compressed stack being not unidirectional, and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as matrix material.
An intra-oral system comprising: an x-ray detector configured to detect extra-orally applied x-rays; characterised in that it further comprises a saliva fluid sensing sub-system configured to sense saliva fluid within the oral cavity, the saliva fluid sensing sub-system comprising one or more saliva fluid sensors, wherein the saliva fluid sensing sub-system shares electronic circuitry with the x-ray detector, wherein the electronic circuitry is housed within the intra-oral system. an x-ray detector configured to detect extra-orally applied x-rays; characterised in that it further comprises a saliva fluid sensing sub-system configured to sense saliva fluid within the oral cavity, the saliva fluid sensing sub-system comprising one or more saliva fluid sensors, wherein the saliva fluid sensing sub-system shares electronic circuitry with the x-ray detector, wherein the electronic circuitry is housed within the intra-oral system.
A method for controlling a power semiconductor device with a Si chip providing a Si switch and with a wide bandgap material chip providing a wide bandgap material switch, wherein the Si switch and the wide bandgap material switch are electrically connected in parallel, the method comprising: during a normal operation mode, controlling at least the wide bandgap material switch for switching a current through the power semiconductor device by applying corresponding gate signals to at least the wide bandgap material switch with a gate controller (24, 24'); sensing a failure in the power semiconductor device with a measurement unit; in the case of a sensed failure, controlling the Si switch by applying a gate signal to the Si chip with the gate controller, such that a current is generated in the Si chip heating the Si chip to a temperature forming a permanent conducting path through the Si chip, wherein the gate signal applied to the Si switch has a lower voltage than in the normal operation mode, such that an internal resistance of the Si chip is higher than in the normal operation mode. during a normal operation mode, controlling at least the wide bandgap material switch for switching a current through the power semiconductor device by applying corresponding gate signals to at least the wide bandgap material switch with a gate controller (24, 24'); sensing a failure in the power semiconductor device with a measurement unit; in the case of a sensed failure, controlling the Si switch by applying a gate signal to the Si chip with the gate controller, such that a current is generated in the Si chip heating the Si chip to a temperature forming a permanent conducting path through the Si chip, wherein the gate signal applied to the Si switch has a lower voltage than in the normal operation mode, such that an internal resistance of the Si chip is higher than in the normal operation mode.
An optical adapter for an optical scope, wherein the optical scope includes a tube defining a conduit, and wherein the optical adapter is configured to be coupled to an end of the tube, and wherein the optical adapter defines a proximate end and a distal end, the optical adapter comprising: a casing defining a longitudinal direction, wherein the casing includes a first wall and a second wall, and wherein the first wall and the second wall define a first viewing port therebetween, and further wherein the second wall defines a second viewing port; a hinge coupled to the first wall; a reflecting lens defining a first end separated from a second end in the longitudinal direction, wherein the first end is coupled to the hinge; and an actuator coupled to the first wall and to the second end of the reflecting lens, wherein the actuator pivots the reflecting lens about the hinge from a retracted position adjacent to the first wall to an extended position toward the second wall; wherein the first wall defines a recess into which the reflecting lens resides in the retracted position. a casing defining a longitudinal direction, wherein the casing includes a first wall and a second wall, and wherein the first wall and the second wall define a first viewing port therebetween, and further wherein the second wall defines a second viewing port; a hinge coupled to the first wall; a reflecting lens defining a first end separated from a second end in the longitudinal direction, wherein the first end is coupled to the hinge; and an actuator coupled to the first wall and to the second end of the reflecting lens, wherein the actuator pivots the reflecting lens about the hinge from a retracted position adjacent to the first wall to an extended position toward the second wall; wherein the first wall defines a recess into which the reflecting lens resides in the retracted position.
Method for manufacturing a collar piece comprising an RFID tag, which collar piece is intended to be arranged as an inner frame in a cigarette pack, characterized in that the method comprising the steps of: - providing a roll of collar material web made of paperboard; - forming an antenna pattern of electrically conductive solid particles directly onto the surface of the collar web material; and - heating the conductive material to a temperature exceeding a characteristic melting point of the material, such that the RFID antenna is formed. - attaching an RFID IC onto the antenna, such that, an electrical connection between the IC and the antenna is established, such that the RFID tag is formed; - cutting out a single collar piece from the collar web, wherein the collar piece comprising the RFID tag; and - forming the collar piece such that it can be arranged inside the cigarette pack. - providing a roll of collar material web made of paperboard; - forming an antenna pattern of electrically conductive solid particles directly onto the surface of the collar web material; and - heating the conductive material to a temperature exceeding a characteristic melting point of the material, such that the RFID antenna is formed. - attaching an RFID IC onto the antenna, such that, an electrical connection between the IC and the antenna is established, such that the RFID tag is formed; - cutting out a single collar piece from the collar web, wherein the collar piece comprising the RFID tag; and - forming the collar piece such that it can be arranged inside the cigarette pack.