mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for resolving a slot conflict at a computing device comprising a processor device and being communicatively coupled with a receiver, the receiver being coupled to an electrical distribution grid on a high voltage side of one or more service transformers between the receiver and multiple downstream transmitters (304, 305), the method comprising: determining (S704, S706) that signals received by the receiver via the electrical distribution grid during a message time slot comprise multiple transmissions that were transmitted by corresponding multiple downstream transmitters of the plurality of downstream transmitters (304, 305), the message time slot being assigned to only one downstream transmitter of the multiple downstream transmitters; the method characterized in that it further comprises: identifying a first downstream transmitter of the multiple downstream transmitters as being assigned to the message time slot; assigning (S708; S1102-S1132; S1200-S1250) at least one new message time slot to the first downstream transmitter; and causing a new time slot identifier that identifies the at least one new message time slot to be sent to the first downstream transmitter. determining (S704, S706) that signals received by the receiver via the electrical distribution grid during a message time slot comprise multiple transmissions that were transmitted by corresponding multiple downstream transmitters of the plurality of downstream transmitters (304, 305), the message time slot being assigned to only one downstream transmitter of the multiple downstream transmitters; the method characterized in that it further comprises: identifying a first downstream transmitter of the multiple downstream transmitters as being assigned to the message time slot; assigning (S708; S1102-S1132; S1200-S1250) at least one new message time slot to the first downstream transmitter; and causing a new time slot identifier that identifies the at least one new message time slot to be sent to the first downstream transmitter. identifying a first downstream transmitter of the multiple downstream transmitters as being assigned to the message time slot; assigning (S708; S1102-S1132; S1200-S1250) at least one new message time slot to the first downstream transmitter; and causing a new time slot identifier that identifies the at least one new message time slot to be sent to the first downstream transmitter.
Change-speed gearbox for a motor vehicle, having shiftable gear sets which are assigned to a first sub-transmission and to a second sub-transmission, which are each connected via input shafts (24, 26) to powershift clutches (K1, K2) of a powershift unit and to a common output shaft, wherein one of the sub-transmissions (A, B) is activable by means of the shifting of one of the powershift clutches (K1, K2) with a powershift operation, while the other of the sub-transmissions can be deactivated by means of the shifting of another of the powershift clutches, wherein the change-speed transmission has an additional gear stage which is engagable with a third powershift clutch which is a component of the powershift unit, wherein the additional gear stage is a countershaft which brings about a change in transmission ratio and is assigned to the first or the second sub-transmission(A, B), wherein the countershaft is formed with two axially adjoining gear sets (34, 36 and 38, 40) each having two spur gears (34, 36 and 38, 40), of which two (36, 38) of the spur gears are interconnected, wherein a driving one of the spur gears is fixedly arranged on a third input shaft of the powershift clutch and an outputting one of the spur gears is fixedly arranged on the input shaft of the corresponding sub-transmission, characterised in that the two interconnected spur gears (36, 38) are mounted on the output shaft.
A method for manufacturing an ear mold, wherein a digital, three-dimensional model of an ear is generated, based upon which the ear mold is printed with a 3-D printer, characterized in that a cover is adhesively bonded onto a surface of the ear mold while wearing the latter in the ear, and the cover is thereafter sealed with a layer.
A system for forming and fanfolding a sheet material, such as corrugated cardboard, from a continuous web of indefinite length having a bottom side (S 1), a top side (S 2) and longitudinal side edges, which system comprises: - a frame (3', 3") defining a vertical center plane (π); - a feeding device having means for guiding the continuous web in a longitudinal direction; - a creasing device located downstream of said feeding device to form transverse creases (C 1, C 2) on the continuous web spaced apart at a constant longitudinal pitch and defining adjacent partitions; - a folding device located downstream of said creasing device for progressively and alternately fanfolding the adjacent partitions along the creases (C 1, C 2); wherein said folding device comprises at least one first group of thrust tools acting on the creases (C 1) formed on the bottom side (S 1) of the continuous web and at least one second group of thrust tools acting on the creases (C 2) formed on the top side (S 2) of the continuous web; wherein said thrust tools (17, 18) of each group (15, 16) are mechanically connected to and operably dependent on each other so that all the tools (17, 18) of the same group (15, 16) will be forced to follow the same trajectory (T 1, T 2); characterized in that the thrust tools (17, 18) of the same group (15, 16) are supported at the free ends of first series and second series of articulated arms. - a frame (3', 3") defining a vertical center plane (π); - a feeding device having means for guiding the continuous web in a longitudinal direction; - a creasing device located downstream of said feeding device to form transverse creases (C 1, C 2) on the continuous web spaced apart at a constant longitudinal pitch and defining adjacent partitions; - a folding device located downstream of said creasing device for progressively and alternately fanfolding the adjacent partitions along the creases (C 1, C 2); wherein said folding device comprises at least one first group of thrust tools acting on the creases (C 1) formed on the bottom side (S 1) of the continuous web and at least one second group of thrust tools acting on the creases (C 2) formed on the top side (S 2) of the continuous web; wherein said thrust tools (17, 18) of each group (15, 16) are mechanically connected to and operably dependent on each other so that all the tools (17, 18) of the same group (15, 16) will be forced to follow the same trajectory (T 1, T 2); characterized in that the thrust tools (17, 18) of the same group (15, 16) are supported at the free ends of first series and second series of articulated arms.
A method for the diagnosis or prognosis of Alzheimer's disease, comprising the steps of placing a sample isolated from a person suspected of having Alzheimer's disease onto a substrate labeling the sample to identify at least one epigenetic marker and/or genetic variation and determining a state of Alzheimer's disease, wherein one of said epigenetic markers is an increased or decreased PM20D1 promoter DNA methylation and/or one of said genetic variation is in at least one of the PM20D1 mQTL-associated SNPs, which is a SNP at rs708727 and/or rs947211 and/or rs708730 and/or rs708724 and/or rs823130.
A method for quantitative or qualitative determination of a target component, such as a biomolecule in a liquid sample, the method comprises providing a plurality of magnetic particles (17, 54, 64) comprising one or more capture sites (55, 56) for the target component (51, 61) on their respective surfaces; providing a plurality of fluorophores (18, 52, 62) configured to bind to said capture sites (55, 66) of the magnetic particles (17, 54, 64); arranging said fluorophores (18, 52, 62) and said magnetic particles (17, 54, 64) at a distance from each other in a flow channel (11, 21) of a micro fluidic device and downstream from an inlet (13, 23) to the flow channel (11, 21); feeding the liquid sample, into said flow channel (11, 21) via said inlet (13, 23) and mixing it with said fluorophores (18, 52, 62) and said magnetic particles (17, 54, 64); and at least temporally immobilizing said magnetic particles (17, 54, 64) adjacent to a transparent window of the flow channel (11, 21) using a magnet, emitting exciting electromagnetic beam towards said immobilized magnetic particles (17, 54, 64), reading signals emitted from fluorophores (18, 52, 62) captured by said immobilized magnetic particles (17, 54, 64) and performing a quantitative or qualitative determination of said target component (51, 61) based on the read signals, preferably the liquid sample comprises a biological fluid or a fraction of a biological fluid, such as human or animal or vegetable fluids for example blood, saliva, urine, milk, cytosol (intracellular fluid), interstitial fluid (tissue fluid) and/or one or more fractions and/or mixtures thereof, and/or suspended biological solids, such as tissue or solid food e.g. meat or vegetable.
A data entry device intended to be affixed on a touch panel of a terminal, said entry device comprising: - a substantially parallelepipedic plate, said plate comprising an upper face, at least a portion of which comprises a matrix of entry areas forming a keyboard, and a lower face, said lower face comprising, for each key of said keyboard on the upper face, at least three conductive contact areas electrically connected to a corresponding key of said keyboard on the upper face, said at least three conductive contact areas forming, on the lower face, a single geometric shape specifically associated with said key, said entry device being characterized in that it comprises: - three detection areas, distributed on the circumference of the lower face of said device so as to form a non-isosceles triangle, said areas allowing detecting the position and the orientation of the data entry device when a user touches either a conductive element which is located at least partially on the circumference of the upper face of said device, or the upper face which is conductive, said conductive element or said upper face being connected to the three detection areas. - a substantially parallelepipedic plate, said plate comprising an upper face, at least a portion of which comprises a matrix of entry areas forming a keyboard, and a lower face, said lower face comprising, for each key of said keyboard on the upper face, at least three conductive contact areas electrically connected to a corresponding key of said keyboard on the upper face, said at least three conductive contact areas forming, on the lower face, a single geometric shape specifically associated with said key, said entry device being characterized in that it comprises: - three detection areas, distributed on the circumference of the lower face of said device so as to form a non-isosceles triangle, said areas allowing detecting the position and the orientation of the data entry device when a user touches either a conductive element which is located at least partially on the circumference of the upper face of said device, or the upper face which is conductive, said conductive element or said upper face being connected to the three detection areas.
A refrigeration apparatus comprising: a heat source unit including a compressor having a variable capacity and configured to compress a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange between the refrigerant and liquid fluid, a second heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange between the refrigerant and air, a casing accommodating the compressor, the first heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger, and a valve configured to switch to supply or not to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant; a utilization unit including a utilization heat exchanger, the utilization unit and the heat source unit constituting a refrigerant circuit; and a controller configured to control to operate the compressor and open or close the valve, characterized in that the controller is configured during the cooling operation in which the first heat exchanger functions as a radiator to open the valve to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant to cause the second heat exchanger to function as a heat absorber when assessing that the refrigerant sent to the utilization unit needs to be further decreased in quantity after the capacity of the compressor is decreased to predetermined capacity. a heat source unit including a compressor having a variable capacity and configured to compress a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange between the refrigerant and liquid fluid, a second heat exchanger configured to cause heat exchange between the refrigerant and air, a casing accommodating the compressor, the first heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger, and a valve configured to switch to supply or not to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant; a utilization unit including a utilization heat exchanger, the utilization unit and the heat source unit constituting a refrigerant circuit; and a controller configured to control to operate the compressor and open or close the valve, characterized in that the controller is configured during the cooling operation in which the first heat exchanger functions as a radiator to open the valve to supply the second heat exchanger with the refrigerant to cause the second heat exchanger to function as a heat absorber when assessing that the refrigerant sent to the utilization unit needs to be further decreased in quantity after the capacity of the compressor is decreased to predetermined capacity.
A light emitting diode structure including an active core layer for generating spontaneous emission light when activated and at least one substrate layer having a first refractive index, the structure comprising a 2-dimensional photonic crystal in the substrate layer extending transversely across at least part of a non-peripheral region of the active layer, the photonic crystal comprising an array of regions having a second refractive index, wherein the photonic crystal is a photonic quasicrystal and the array of regions exhibits long range order but short range disorder for coupling out spontaneous emission light from the LED structure in a defined cone angle from the normal to the 2-dimensions of the photonic quasicrystal.
A device for providing wireless power transfer, comprising: a primary antenna having a first lens surrounding a first end portion thereof and a second lens surrounding a second end portion thereof, the first lens and the second lens 124(b) not being in contact with each other and no other lenses or antennas being present between the first lens and the second lens; and a secondary antenna having a first lens surrounding a first end portion of the secondary antenna and a second lens surrounding a second end portion of the secondary antenna, wherein the primary antenna is an electromagnetic transmitter coil and the secondary antenna is an electromagnetic receiver; and a mains power source operatively connected to power the primary antenna, wherein the primary and secondary antennas (112, 114) are separated a distance apart to wirelessly transfer power from the primary antenna to the secondary antenna; wherein the primary antenna and the first and second lens of the primary antenna (124a, 124b) force electromagnetic energy towards the secondary antenna and the first and second lens of the secondary antenna (126a, 126b) in a manner which prevents field self-cancellation. a primary antenna having a first lens surrounding a first end portion thereof and a second lens surrounding a second end portion thereof, the first lens and the second lens 124(b) not being in contact with each other and no other lenses or antennas being present between the first lens and the second lens; and a secondary antenna having a first lens surrounding a first end portion of the secondary antenna and a second lens surrounding a second end portion of the secondary antenna, wherein the primary antenna is an electromagnetic transmitter coil and the secondary antenna is an electromagnetic receiver; and a mains power source operatively connected to power the primary antenna, wherein the primary and secondary antennas (112, 114) are separated a distance apart to wirelessly transfer power from the primary antenna to the secondary antenna; wherein the primary antenna and the first and second lens of the primary antenna (124a, 124b) force electromagnetic energy towards the secondary antenna and the first and second lens of the secondary antenna (126a, 126b) in a manner which prevents field self-cancellation.
Device for folding at least one dough piece, comprising: - at least one folding shoe, for folding a dough piece conveyed along the folding shoe about a folding line (2'-7') in the direction of conveyance; - a support, for carrying the at least one folding shoe above a conveyor for the dough piece; wherein - the folding shoe is mountable to and demountable from the support by a sliding connection; characterised in that - the folding shoe is mountable to and demountable from the support by just the sliding connection. - at least one folding shoe, for folding a dough piece conveyed along the folding shoe about a folding line (2'-7') in the direction of conveyance; - a support, for carrying the at least one folding shoe above a conveyor for the dough piece; wherein - the folding shoe is mountable to and demountable from the support by a sliding connection; characterised in that - the folding shoe is mountable to and demountable from the support by just the sliding connection.
A backlight assembly comprising: a light guide plate, the main surface of which extending in a first and in a second direction, respectively; a plurality of point light sources that emit light and are aligned along the second direction, lying within the major plane of the light guide; the light guide plate ("LGP") having a light incident face into which the light is incident, a side surface extending from an edge portion of the light incident face in the first direction perpendicular to the second direction, a printed circuit board ("PCB"; 172) comprising a point light source disposing portion in which the point light sources are disposed, an extending portion extending from the point light source disposing portion along the first direction also lying within the major plane of the light guide, characterised by a protrusion which is fixed at an end portion of the extending portion, a fixing groove which is formed in the side surface toward the inner portion of the LGP, the fixing groove extending along a third direction perpendicular to the first and the second directions, wherein the protrusion of the PCB is coupled with the fixing groove of the LGP. a light guide plate, the main surface of which extending in a first and in a second direction, respectively; a plurality of point light sources that emit light and are aligned along the second direction, lying within the major plane of the light guide; the light guide plate ("LGP") having a light incident face into which the light is incident, a side surface extending from an edge portion of the light incident face in the first direction perpendicular to the second direction, a printed circuit board ("PCB"; 172) comprising a point light source disposing portion in which the point light sources are disposed, an extending portion extending from the point light source disposing portion along the first direction also lying within the major plane of the light guide, characterised by a protrusion which is fixed at an end portion of the extending portion, a fixing groove which is formed in the side surface toward the inner portion of the LGP, the fixing groove extending along a third direction perpendicular to the first and the second directions, wherein the protrusion of the PCB is coupled with the fixing groove of the LGP.
Casing for food having an elastic tube casing, wherein the terminal cross-sectional openings of the tube casing are each closed by a closing plate, having flat faces facing the inner volume of the tube casing, characterized in that at least one closing plate (2, 3) has a filling opening covered by a non-return valve.
A tube to form platelet rich fibrin, whereby: the surfaces of the tube which contact blood during centrifuge are made up of pure titanium or titanium alloy, and whereby the surfaces of the tube which contact blood are enlarged. the surfaces of the tube which contact blood during centrifuge are made up of pure titanium or titanium alloy, and whereby the surfaces of the tube which contact blood are enlarged.
A device for perforating a lid (C') of a container pre-filled with a base of paint or similar liquid material, of the type comprising: - a perforating tool; and - means (34, 36, 38) designed to bring about a relative movement between said perforating tool and said container, said movement comprising at least one component along an axis orthogonal to the lid (C') so that said tool traverses said lid; wherein said device has as perforating tool a cutting blade and comprises rotation means (12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24) designed to bring about a circular relative movement between said cutting blade and said lid so that said cutting blade makes a circular cut on said lid, wherein said device comprises means (4, 8) designed to grip a portion of said lid, and wherein said rotation means (12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24) are designed to perform a circular relative motion such that said blade makes a closed cut that surrounds said gripped portion of lid, said device being characterised in that it comprises an element for the collection of the cut portion of lid, which can be displaced between a first position underneath said gripping means and a second position above a collection tank, said element being switchable into an unloading configuration, for unloading said cut portion of lid into said tank. - a perforating tool; and - means (34, 36, 38) designed to bring about a relative movement between said perforating tool and said container, said movement comprising at least one component along an axis orthogonal to the lid (C') so that said tool traverses said lid;
A doorway light fixture comprising: a housing (22, 92); a light source (24, 90) disposed within the housing (22, 92) to emit a light beam; and a rod having a transparent material, the rod includes a proximal end attached to the housing (22, 92), a distal end pointing away from the light source (24, 90) and a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end, an outer surface of the rod includes a plurality of notches distributed along the length of the rod to deflect the light beam emitted from the light source (24, 90) to provide a corresponding plurality of discrete illuminations or light images, wherein the rod being supported in a cantilevered manner from the housing (22, 92), the rod having a flat portion to be inserted into a socket of the housing (22, 92) to orient the rod relative to the housing (22, 92), and wherein the light source (24, 90) is embedded or potted directly into the proximal end of the rod. a housing (22, 92); a light source (24, 90) disposed within the housing (22, 92) to emit a light beam; and a rod having a transparent material, the rod includes a proximal end attached to the housing (22, 92), a distal end pointing away from the light source (24, 90) and a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end, an outer surface of the rod includes a plurality of notches distributed along the length of the rod to deflect the light beam emitted from the light source (24, 90) to provide a corresponding plurality of discrete illuminations or light images, wherein the rod being supported in a cantilevered manner from the housing (22, 92), the rod having a flat portion to be inserted into a socket of the housing (22, 92) to orient the rod relative to the housing (22, 92), and wherein the light source (24, 90) is embedded or potted directly into the proximal end of the rod.