mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A pleated filtration media pack comprising: (a) filtration media (110, 250) having a first set of pleat folds forming a first face of the media pack and a second set of pleat folds forming a second face of the media pack, such that the filtration media (110, 250) extends between the first set of pleat folds and the second set of pleat folds in a back and forth arrangement; and (b) a plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) formed in the filtration media (110, 250), said flutes extending between the first and second faces (108, 109) of the media pack; wherein at least a portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrate a taper from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack, characterized in that the portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrating a taper have a taper in cross sectional area and a substantially uniform height from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack and a substantially uniform width from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack, wherein the portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrating a taper have a substantially uniform taper from the first face to the second face of the media pack. (a) filtration media (110, 250) having a first set of pleat folds forming a first face of the media pack and a second set of pleat folds forming a second face of the media pack, such that the filtration media (110, 250) extends between the first set of pleat folds and the second set of pleat folds in a back and forth arrangement; and (b) a plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) formed in the filtration media (110, 250), said flutes extending between the first and second faces (108, 109) of the media pack; wherein at least a portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrate a taper from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack, characterized in that the portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrating a taper have a taper in cross sectional area and a substantially uniform height from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack and a substantially uniform width from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack, wherein the portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrating a taper have a substantially uniform taper from the first face to the second face of the media pack.
A connector assembly, comprising: a first conductor and a second conductor; a connector body; and a conductor retainer configured to retain the first and second conductors within the connector body of the connector assembly, wherein the conductor retainer defines a first helical channel which causes the first conductor to helically twist at least 90 degrees about a first longitudinal axis in a right-hand helical twist and further defines a second helical channel which causes the second conductor to helically twist at least 90 degrees about a second longitudinal axis in a left-hand helical twist, wherein insertion forces applied to the first and second conductors cause the first and second conductors to helically twist as the first and second conductors are inserted within the conductor retainer, charcterized in that the helical channels (112, 114) are open channels having a generally U-shaped cross section, and wherein the first and second conductors contact inner surfaces of the first and second helical channels (112, 114) and are twisted within the first and second helical channels (112, 114) by the insertion force applied to the conductor retainer as the conductor retainer is pushed into a rear opening in the connector body. a first conductor and a second conductor; a connector body; and a conductor retainer configured to retain the first and second conductors within the connector body of the connector assembly, wherein the conductor retainer defines a first helical channel which causes the first conductor to helically twist at least 90 degrees about a first longitudinal axis in a right-hand helical twist and further defines a second helical channel which causes the second conductor to helically twist at least 90 degrees about a second longitudinal axis in a left-hand helical twist, wherein insertion forces applied to the first and second conductors cause the first and second conductors to helically twist as the first and second conductors are inserted within the conductor retainer, charcterized in that the helical channels (112, 114) are open channels having a generally U-shaped cross section, and wherein the first and second conductors contact inner surfaces of the first and second helical channels (112, 114) and are twisted within the first and second helical channels (112, 114) by the insertion force applied to the conductor retainer as the conductor retainer is pushed into a rear opening in the connector body.
A method of manufacturing a sensor package, said sensor package comprising a semiconductor sensor chip; and a package body that has a semiconductor sensor chip mounting region on which the semiconductor sensor chip is mounted, wherein a groove is formed in a rear surface on an opposite side to a surface, on which the semiconductor sensor chip is mounted, so as to surround the semiconductor sensor chip mounting region, and a coupling section is formed in the rear surface to couple a resin portion inside the groove and a resin portion outside the groove, said method comprising the following step: making the package body of resin by injection molding, wherein a mold is used in the injection molding for forming the groove, wherein said mold includes a notch corresponding to the coupling section so that, during the injection molding, the notch acts as an inflow port through which the resin flows into an inside region surrounded by the groove.
A computer-implement method, executed on a computing device, comprising: defining a supervision level for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, thus defining a plurality of level-assigned autonomous vehicles; determining a respective maximum workload for each vehicle monitor of a plurality of vehicle monitors; assigning responsibility for each of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles to a respective one of the plurality of vehicle monitors based on the respective maximum workload of each vehicle monitor and the supervision level for the respective level-assigned autonomous vehicle, thus defining a vehicle workload for each of the plurality of vehicle monitors; sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor, wherein sensing the change in supervision level comprises determining that the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle is driving down a rural roadway with minimal traffic; and responsive to sensing the change in the supervision level of the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle, reexamining the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor. defining a supervision level for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, thus defining a plurality of level-assigned autonomous vehicles; determining a respective maximum workload for each vehicle monitor of a plurality of vehicle monitors; assigning responsibility for each of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles to a respective one of the plurality of vehicle monitors based on the respective maximum workload of each vehicle monitor and the supervision level for the respective level-assigned autonomous vehicle, thus defining a vehicle workload for each of the plurality of vehicle monitors; sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor, wherein sensing the change in supervision level comprises determining that the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle is driving down a rural roadway with minimal traffic; and responsive to sensing the change in the supervision level of the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle, reexamining the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor.
A medical suction regulator having an instrument housing, in which a flow channel passing into the instrument housing in the longitudinal direction is formed, wherein, at the distal and proximal ends of the instrument housing, connecting pieces are arranged, by means of which the flow channel can be connected to a medical instrument and an external suction/flushing device, and having a supply air opening formed in the instrument housing, by means of which the flow channel is fluidically connected to the environment transverse to the longitudinal direction of the flow channel, wherein the supply air openings can be closed off by means of a closure element mounted on the instrument housing, wherein multiple supply air openings arranged in the longitudinal direction of the instrument housing are formed in the instrument housing, and the closure element for closing off the supply air openings is formed as the sleeve coaxially surrounding the instrument housing, with the sleeve being moveable in the longitudinal direction of the instrument housing, characterized in that the sleeve forming the closure element can be screwed onto the instrument housing in the longitudinal direction.
A method of applying a compaction pressure to a fabric during formation of a fabric preform, the method comprising: applying one end of the fabric to the form having a central axis; partially surrounding the form with the fabric applied thereto with a film, the film extending along a film path to the form and around at least a portion of the form; feeding the fabric and the film onto the form such that the fabric is wrapped around the form to form the fabric preform while the film is fed around the form; drawing a vacuum to evacuate a gas from between the form and the film thereby pressing the film onto the fabric and applying the compaction pressure to the fabric by forming seals at the lateral or axial ends of the form between the form and the film, as well as a pseudo-seal through which little gas can pass at lines transverse to the fabric feed path including at a first point at which fed fabric initially contacts the form or fabric already wrapped around the form, and at a second point at which the film separates from an outer periphery of the form. applying one end of the fabric to the form having a central axis; partially surrounding the form with the fabric applied thereto with a film, the film extending along a film path to the form and around at least a portion of the form; feeding the fabric and the film onto the form such that the fabric is wrapped around the form to form the fabric preform while the film is fed around the form; drawing a vacuum to evacuate a gas from between the form and the film thereby pressing the film onto the fabric and applying the compaction pressure to the fabric by forming seals at the lateral or axial ends of the form between the form and the film, as well as a pseudo-seal through which little gas can pass at lines transverse to the fabric feed path including at a first point at which fed fabric initially contacts the form or fabric already wrapped around the form, and at a second point at which the film separates from an outer periphery of the form.
A pressure maintenance device comprising: a hydraulic device inside a housing of a battery module together with a plurality of battery cells, the hydraulic device being configured to change its volume to offset a pressure change inside the housing due to deformation of the plurality of battery cells; an accumulator connected to the hydraulic device through a pipe, the accumulator being configured to store fluid and to discharge the fluid to the pipe or to store the fluid introduced from the pipe according to a change in a volume of the hydraulic device; a heater configured to heat the accumulator comprising a temperature sensor configured to detect the outdoor air temperature; and a controller configured to control the heater according to an outdoor air temperature. a hydraulic device inside a housing of a battery module together with a plurality of battery cells, the hydraulic device being configured to change its volume to offset a pressure change inside the housing due to deformation of the plurality of battery cells; an accumulator connected to the hydraulic device through a pipe, the accumulator being configured to store fluid and to discharge the fluid to the pipe or to store the fluid introduced from the pipe according to a change in a volume of the hydraulic device; a heater configured to heat the accumulator comprising a temperature sensor configured to detect the outdoor air temperature; and a controller configured to control the heater according to an outdoor air temperature.
A microfluidic chip for use in multiplexed analysis of samples, the microfluidic chip comprising a plurality of sensing chambers and the microfluidic chip further comprising - a plurality of fluid supply channels for providing a same or a different fluid to a sensing chamber, the plurality of fluid supply channels being common to a plurality of sensing chambers, - a plurality of microfluidic channels, each microfluidic channel being in fluid communication with a plurality of sensing chambers, whereby each of the microfluidic channels is in fluid communication with fluid supply channels for delivery of fluid from said supply channels to said plurality of sensing chambers, the microfluidic channels branching off from the supply channels to which they are in fluid communication in the neighbourhood of the sensing chambers that can be provided with the fluids through the microfluidic channels, - wherein the microfluidic channels branch off from the supply channels to which they are in fluid communication at branch points such that for each sensing site, the branch point positioned closest to the sensing chamber is the branch point where the microfluidic channel for supplying that sensing site branches off of the supply channel the different channels (110, 120) thus forming a hierarchical delivery distribution system for supplying fluid to said plurality of sensing chambers, characterised in that the plurality of first supply channels on the one hand and the plurality of microfluidic channels on the other hand are positioned in a different layer of the microfluidic chip. - a plurality of fluid supply channels for providing a same or a different fluid to a sensing chamber, the plurality of fluid supply channels being common to a plurality of sensing chambers, - a plurality of microfluidic channels, each microfluidic channel being in fluid communication with a plurality of sensing chambers, whereby each of the microfluidic channels is in fluid communication with fluid supply channels for delivery of fluid from said supply channels to said plurality of sensing chambers, the microfluidic channels branching off from the supply channels to which they are in fluid communication in the neighbourhood of the sensing chambers that can be provided with the fluids through the microfluidic channels, - wherein the microfluidic channels branch off from the supply channels to which they are in fluid communication at branch points such that for each sensing site, the branch point positioned closest to the sensing chamber is the branch point where the microfluidic channel for supplying that sensing site branches off of the supply channel the different channels (110, 120) thus forming a hierarchical delivery distribution system for supplying fluid to said plurality of sensing chambers,
A method of controlling vibration in a boom, the method comprising: providing a valve arrangement including a pair of counter-balance valves (300, 400) and a pair of control valves (700, 800); providing a hydraulic actuator including a first chamber and a second chamber; selecting one (116, 118) of the first chamber and the second chamber as a locked chamber; selecting another (118, 116) of the first chamber and the second chamber as a dynamically pressurized chamber; locking the locked chamber; and transmitting vibrating hydraulic fluid with a respective one (800, 700) of the pair of control valves (700, 800) to the dynamically pressurized chamber. providing a valve arrangement including a pair of counter-balance valves (300, 400) and a pair of control valves (700, 800); providing a hydraulic actuator including a first chamber and a second chamber; selecting one (116, 118) of the first chamber and the second chamber as a locked chamber; selecting another (118, 116) of the first chamber and the second chamber as a dynamically pressurized chamber; locking the locked chamber; and transmitting vibrating hydraulic fluid with a respective one (800, 700) of the pair of control valves (700, 800) to the dynamically pressurized chamber.
A method for wireless communication at a user equipment, UE, comprising: identifying that an uplink data transmission scheduled for transmission by the UE in a first transmission time interval overlaps with multiple uplink control transmissions scheduled for transmission by the UE during corresponding second transmission time intervals that are shorter in duration than the first transmission time interval; determining whether the multiple uplink control transmissions satisfy a scheduling constraint that is based at least in part on uplink control transmission types of the multiple uplink control transmissions that overlap with the uplink data transmission; and transmitting the uplink data transmission and the multiple uplink control transmissions based at least in part on the scheduling constraint being satisfied. identifying that an uplink data transmission scheduled for transmission by the UE in a first transmission time interval overlaps with multiple uplink control transmissions scheduled for transmission by the UE during corresponding second transmission time intervals that are shorter in duration than the first transmission time interval; determining whether the multiple uplink control transmissions satisfy a scheduling constraint that is based at least in part on uplink control transmission types of the multiple uplink control transmissions that overlap with the uplink data transmission; and transmitting the uplink data transmission and the multiple uplink control transmissions based at least in part on the scheduling constraint being satisfied.
Alignment station for aligning conveyed goods, preferably pieces of luggage, transported in a conveyor system, the alignment station comprising: a feed device for feeding the conveyed goods; a pre-orientation device for aligning the conveyed goods, which pre-orientation device, viewed over the width thereof, has at least two conveying means which circulate preferably in the form of a belt and which can be driven independently of one another, the alignment station also comprising a main orientation device for the end alignment of the conveyed goods, which main orientation device has a lateral guide unit and also has at least one conveying means which circulates preferably in the form of a belt and which, viewed in the conveying direction, is arranged at an angle to the lateral guide unit so that a lateral surface of the conveyed goods is pressed against a guide surface of the lateral guide unit during the conveying process, the conveying means of the main orientation device being aligned, with respect to its conveying direction, at an angle to the guide surface, characterized in that the guide surface is aligned in parallel with a longitudinal extension of the pre-orientation device, and in that the alignment station has an optical detection means for detecting the position of the conveyed goods conveyed on the feed device. a feed device for feeding the conveyed goods; a pre-orientation device for aligning the conveyed goods, which pre-orientation device, viewed over the width thereof, has at least two conveying means which circulate preferably in the form of a belt and which can be driven independently of one another, the alignment station also comprising a main orientation device for the end alignment of the conveyed goods, which main orientation device has a lateral guide unit and also has at least one conveying means which circulates preferably in the form of a belt and which, viewed in the conveying direction, is arranged at an angle to the lateral guide unit so that a lateral surface of the conveyed goods is pressed against a guide surface of the lateral guide unit during the conveying process, the conveying means of the main orientation device being aligned, with respect to its conveying direction, at an angle to the guide surface, characterized in that the guide surface is aligned in parallel with a longitudinal extension of the pre-orientation device, and in that the alignment station has an optical detection means for detecting the position of the conveyed goods conveyed on the feed device.
A transaction processing system comprising: a transaction manager; and a set of processing resources; the transaction manager comprising: a transaction analyzer for determining characteristics of a received electronic transaction; a processing agent selector for selecting, based on the determined characteristics, a processing agent from a library of predetermined processing agents, the processing agent for processing the received electronic transaction, the processing agent being a software application, software agent, intelligent software agent, computer program or applet; a dispatcher for dispatching the received electronic transaction and the selected processing agent to a processing resource in the set of processing resources to cause the electronic transaction to be processed in accordance with the selected processing agent on the processing resource, wherein: the dispatcher is configured to access the processing resource over a network; and the dispatcher is configured to determine a processing load of at least some of the set of processing resources; and send the combined processing agent and electronic transaction to a processing resource having a determined processing load below a predetermined threshold level. a transaction manager; and a set of processing resources; the transaction manager comprising: a transaction analyzer for determining characteristics of a received electronic transaction; a processing agent selector for selecting, based on the determined characteristics, a processing agent from a library of predetermined processing agents, the processing agent for processing the received electronic transaction, the processing agent being a software application, software agent, intelligent software agent, computer program or applet; a dispatcher for dispatching the received electronic transaction and the selected processing agent to a processing resource in the set of processing resources to cause the electronic transaction to be processed in accordance with the selected processing agent on the processing resource, wherein: a transaction analyzer for determining characteristics of a received electronic transaction; a processing agent selector for selecting, based on the determined characteristics, a processing agent from a library of predetermined processing agents, the processing agent for processing the received electronic transaction, the processing agent being a software application, software agent, intelligent software agent, computer program or applet; a dispatcher for dispatching the received electronic transaction and the selected processing agent to a processing resource in the set of processing resources to cause the electronic transaction to be processed in accordance with the selected processing agent on the processing resource, wherein: the dispatcher is configured to access the processing resource over a network; and the dispatcher is configured to determine a processing load of at least some of the set of processing resources; and send the combined processing agent and electronic transaction to a processing resource having a determined processing load below a predetermined threshold level.