mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Fuel cell stack, characterized in that it comprises: - a membrane/electrode assembly including a proton exchange membrane, a first electrode forming an anode or a cathode making contact with a first face of the membrane, and a first reinforcement fixed to the first face of the membrane and surrounding said first electrode; - two bipolar plates between which the membrane/electrode assembly is positioned, at least one flow manifold (591, 594) passing through said bipolar plates and in communication with said first face of the membrane; characterized in that: - the first face of the membrane comprises an active zone, which is covered by said first electrode, and a connection zone, which is not covered by said electrode and is positioned between said flow manifold and the active zone; - the fuel cell stack additionally comprises: - a conductive track secured to the first face of the membrane and extending between said connection zone and an edge of the membrane protruding beyond said first reinforcement; - a measurement electrode including a catalytic material, positioned on the connection zone of the first face of the membrane and making electrical contact with said conductive track, said measurement electrode being electrically isolated with respect to said bipolar plates. - a membrane/electrode assembly including a proton exchange membrane, a first electrode forming an anode or a cathode making contact with a first face of the membrane, and a first reinforcement fixed to the first face of the membrane and surrounding said first electrode; - two bipolar plates between which the membrane/electrode assembly is positioned, at least one flow manifold (591, 594) passing through said bipolar plates and in communication with said first face of the membrane; - the first face of the membrane comprises an active zone, which is covered by said first electrode, and a connection zone, which is not covered by said electrode and is positioned between said flow manifold and the active zone; - the fuel cell stack additionally comprises: - a conductive track secured to the first face of the membrane and extending between said connection zone and an edge of the membrane protruding beyond said first reinforcement; - a measurement electrode including a catalytic material, positioned on the connection zone of the first face of the membrane and making electrical contact with said conductive track, said measurement electrode being electrically isolated with respect to said bipolar plates.
A safety line support comprising: a connecting part through which a safety line is arrangeable so that the connecting part is configured to surround the safety line; and a bracket part supporting the connecting part and comprising fastening means for anchoring the safety line support to a structure of a construction; characterized in that the support has a single piece configuration and is formed of sheet material; the connecting part comprises at least two ring-shaped elements having a common axial central line and being located at an axial distance from each other so that there is an empty space between the two ring-shaped elements; the at least two ring-shaped elements are configured to be clamped around the safety line whereby the safety line is mounted immovably relative to the support; and wherein the support comprises at least one tooth (13, 13a, 13b) facing towards the safety line for strengthening grip between the safety line and the support and which at least one tooth (13, 13a, 13b) is located between the ring-shaped elements, on inner surface of the ring-shaped element, or on side surfaces of the ring-shaped elements. a connecting part through which a safety line is arrangeable so that the connecting part is configured to surround the safety line; and a bracket part supporting the connecting part and comprising fastening means for anchoring the safety line support to a structure of a construction; characterized in that the support has a single piece configuration and is formed of sheet material; the connecting part comprises at least two ring-shaped elements having a common axial central line and being located at an axial distance from each other so that there is an empty space between the two ring-shaped elements; the at least two ring-shaped elements are configured to be clamped around the safety line whereby the safety line is mounted immovably relative to the support; and wherein the support comprises at least one tooth (13, 13a, 13b) facing towards the safety line for strengthening grip between the safety line and the support and which at least one tooth (13, 13a, 13b) is located between the ring-shaped elements, on inner surface of the ring-shaped element, or on side surfaces of the ring-shaped elements.
A method of treating polymer absorbent of a used sanitary product including pulp fiber and the polymer absorbent, comprising the steps of: making the polymer absorbent imbibe water in an amount equal to a weight of the polymer absorbent or more, making the polymer absorbent in a moisture-containing state come in contact with an ozone-containing gas, and decomposing, lowering molecularization of, and solubilizing at least a portion of the polymer absorbent by the ozone-containing gas, wherein at least 90% of the polymer absorbent in the used sanitary product is decomposed as a result of treating the polymer absorbent with the ozone-containing gas. making the polymer absorbent imbibe water in an amount equal to a weight of the polymer absorbent or more, making the polymer absorbent in a moisture-containing state come in contact with an ozone-containing gas, and decomposing, lowering molecularization of, and solubilizing at least a portion of the polymer absorbent by the ozone-containing gas, wherein at least 90% of the polymer absorbent in the used sanitary product is decomposed as a result of treating the polymer absorbent with the ozone-containing gas.
A power supply system for one or more lighting modules (6a, 6b, 6c) with light-emitting diodes, the or each lighting module comprising at least one light-emitting diode and being able to be polarized depending on its connection direction according to a direct polarity or an inverse polarity, the light-emitting diode(s) being polarized in direct mode for the direct polarity of the lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) and in inverse mode, respectively, for the inverse polarity of the lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c), the system including: - an electrical power source able to be connected to the or each lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) via an electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) for the or each lighting module, - a first measuring device for measuring, on the or each electrical connection, a voltage delivered to the corresponding lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) and a second device for measuring, on the or each electrical connection, a current delivered to the corresponding lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c), - a device for detecting a connection direction of the or each lighting module comprising, for the or each lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c), means for injecting a setpoint current on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c), first means for comparing it with a first voltage threshold, the voltage measured on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) following the injection of the reference and means for inverting the polarity of the lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) when the voltage measured on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) is greater than or equal to the first voltage threshold, characterized in that when the voltage measured on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) is greater than or equal to the first voltage threshold for the direct and inverse polarities of the lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c), the first comparison means are capable of incrementing the first voltage threshold by a reference value for one or more future comparisons of said voltage with the first voltage threshold. - an electrical power source able to be connected to the or each lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) via an electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) for the or each lighting module, - a first measuring device for measuring, on the or each electrical connection, a voltage delivered to the corresponding lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) and a second device for measuring, on the or each electrical connection, a current delivered to the corresponding lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c), - a device for detecting a connection direction of the or each lighting module comprising, for the or each lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c), means for injecting a setpoint current on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c), first means for comparing it with a first voltage threshold, the voltage measured on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) following the injection of the reference and means for inverting the polarity of the lighting module (6a, 6b, 6c) when the voltage measured on the corresponding electrical connection (16a, 16b, 16c) is greater than or equal to the first voltage threshold,
A method for manufacturing a piston ring, in that a metallic base body at least comprising a radial outer bearing surface, a radial inner circumferential surface as well as flank surfaces (3', 3") which extend between them is provided with a chambering on the bearing surface, at least the bottom of the chambering is provided with a contour which differs from a cylindrical form, the bearing surface including the chambering is provided with at least one wear-resistant layer, wherein the at least one wear-resistant layer is at least partially removed while forming a web of pre-determinable width (b) including a strip edge, characterized in that at least partial areas of the bearing surface and/or the chambering are nitrated and afterwards the bearing surface is provided with a PVD cover layer or with a multi-layer system.
A communication method, comprising: acquiring, g by a network device, configuration information of a signal, wherein the configuration information includes time resource information and sequence information of the signal, wherein the time resource information indicates one or more candidate time resource locations of the signal, and the sequence information indicates one or more candidate sequences of the signal, wherein the signal is used for cell identifier determination; selecting (S 120), by the network device, an actual time resource location from the one or more candidate time resource locations and an actual sequence from the one or more candidate sequences; generating and sending, by the network device, a first signal through the actual time resource location and the actual sequence, wherein there is a correspondence between the actual time resource location of the first signal and random access configuration information. acquiring, g by a network device, configuration information of a signal, wherein the configuration information includes time resource information and sequence information of the signal, wherein the time resource information indicates one or more candidate time resource locations of the signal, and the sequence information indicates one or more candidate sequences of the signal, wherein the signal is used for cell identifier determination; selecting (S 120), by the network device, an actual time resource location from the one or more candidate time resource locations and an actual sequence from the one or more candidate sequences; generating and sending, by the network device, a first signal through the actual time resource location and the actual sequence, wherein there is a correspondence between the actual time resource location of the first signal and random access configuration information.
Truck for washing a container (10, 10') for drop-off waste, comprising at least one opening for introducing waste, at least one opening for emptying the container (10, 10'), which opening is located at the bottom of the container (10, 10'), emptying doors which are capable of closing the emptying opening, and at least one additional aperture (18, 18', 18") which is different from the opening for introducing waste and the opening for emptying the container (10, 10'), the washing truck comprising a crane and a platform which is provided with a washing water recuperator, a zone for washing the container (10, 10'), and a washing nozzle, the truck being characterized in that the platform comprises a zone for receiving the container (10, 10') and at least one guide which is configured to guide the container (10, 10') during the movement thereof from the reception zone to the washing zone while orienting said container so as to ensure the insertion of the washing nozzle in the additional aperture (18, 18', 18") of the container (10, 10') by the mere fact of the movement of the container (10, 10'), it being possible to wash the container (10, 10') when the emptying doors (10, 10') of the container are closed.
A device (DEV, DEV') for controlling Bluetooth multimedia devices, the controlling device comprising a Bluetooth chip (BC, BC') arranged to implement a modified A2DP profile (A2DP') by generating several Stream End Points, SEPs, so as to create a point-to-multipoint link (LNK, LNK') from said Bluetooth chip to several Bluetooth multimedia devices (SPK 1, SPK 2, SPK N) to control the several Bluetooth multimedia devices, the Bluetooth chip of the controlling device being arranged to stream several interconnected multimedia streams, each to a respective Bluetooth multimedia device from among said several Bluetooth multimedia devices, based on a non-blocking Bluetooth usage of packets retransmission.
A method for producing a liquid flavor composition with an improved spicy-cooked, fried to roasted sensory profile, comprising the following steps: (a) provision of an essential oil component and optionally a carrier; (b) heating the oil component to temperatures of about 80 to about 300 ° C for a period of about 0.1 to about 6 seconds; (c) cooling the resulting product while maintaining the flavor composition. (a) provision of an essential oil component and optionally a carrier; (b) heating the oil component to temperatures of about 80 to about 300 ° C for a period of about 0.1 to about 6 seconds; (c) cooling the resulting product while maintaining the flavor composition.
A heat exchanger comprising a base plate and at least one heat exchanger fin (100; 600), whereby the base plate comprises a mounting surface and a contact surface, opposite the mounting surface, whereby the at least one heat exchanger fin (100; 600) comprises a fin base, a fin tip and a channel system that is provided between the fin base and the fin tip and that is under vacuum and has a working fluid therein, whereby the fin base of the at least one heat exchanger fin (100; 600) is attached to the mounting surface of the base plate for heat transfer between the base plate and the at least one heat exchanger fin (100; 600), whereby the channel system is at least divided into a first part included in a first portion of the heat exchanger fin (100; 600) and a second part included in a second portion (113; 613) of the heat exchanger fin (100; 600), and whereby the first portion of the at least one heat exchanger fin (100; 600) stands upright on the mounting surface, wherein the channel system comprises an evaporator region, a condenser region and a vapor flow region, whereby the evaporator region is disposed in the first portion, the condenser region is disposed in the second portion (113; 613) and the vapor flow region is disposed in the first portion and the second portion (113; 613) and connects the evaporator region with the condenser region, wherein the evaporator region of the first portion has at least one evaporation channel, a first part of the vapor flow region is disposed in the first portion and has at least one connecting channel (127a, 127b) communicating with the at least one evaporation channel, a second part of the vapor flow region is disposed in the second portion (113; 613) and has at least one auxiliary channel (147a, 147b; 647a, 647b) communicating with at least one of the at least one connecting channel (127a, 127b); wherein the condenser region of the second portion (113; 613) has at least one condensation channel communicating with the at least one auxiliary channel (147a, 147b; 647a, 647b); and wherein the at least one evaporation channel extends along and near to an outer perimeter length of the first portion of the heat exchanger fin (100; 600) and along and near to the mounting surface of the base plate, characterized in that the first portion and the second portion (113; 613) are angled towards each other in an angle range of >0° to <180°.
Method for measuring wear of a rail, the method comprising: - detecting a first set of wheel signals by a wheel sensor mounted to the rail, - determining a first average wheel signal of the first set of wheel signals, - detecting at least one second set of wheel signals by the wheel sensor, where the second set of wheel signals is detected after detecting the first set of wheel signals, - determining a second average wheel signal of the second set of wheel signals, and - determining a difference signal given by the difference between the second average wheel signal and the first average wheel signal, wherein - a wheel signal is detected when a wheel of a rail vehicle passes the wheel sensor. - detecting a first set of wheel signals by a wheel sensor mounted to the rail, - determining a first average wheel signal of the first set of wheel signals, - detecting at least one second set of wheel signals by the wheel sensor, where the second set of wheel signals is detected after detecting the first set of wheel signals, - determining a second average wheel signal of the second set of wheel signals, and - determining a difference signal given by the difference between the second average wheel signal and the first average wheel signal, wherein - a wheel signal is detected when a wheel of a rail vehicle passes the wheel sensor.
A method for determination of the content of hydrophobic compounds in water-miscible organic liquids using static laser light scattering or dynamic laser light scattering based on the measurement of the nanoparticles average size, characterized in that organic liquid containing hydrophobic compounds is mixed with water, where the organic liquid content in such a mixture ranges from 3 to 45 mass % and the content of hydrophobic compounds in water-miscible organic liquid ranges from 0.0005% to 0.1 mass %, at temperatures at which such a mixture is in a liquid phase, hydrophobic compounds contained in the organic liquid segregate into nanoparticles whose concentration, size and density correlate with the content of hydrophobic compounds in the organic liquid and subsequently the content of hydrophobic compounds in the organic liquid is quantified by means of calibration dependencies of scattering intensity or nanoparticle size for the content of hydrophobic compounds in the organic liquid, where calibration curves are obtained for the range of contents of hydrophobic compounds in the organic liquid up to 0.1 mass %; and each calibration curve is acquired for a selected value of the organic liquid content in the mixture with water within the range from 3 to 45 mass %, and at the same temperature as measurements of samples with unknown content of hydrophobic compounds.
A dual-channel power line communications receiver, comprising: a first sensor (304, 306) configured to sense a first characteristic of a received PLC signal produced in a power line by a PLC transmitter and to provide a first signal representative thereof, wherein the first characteristic corresponds to one of a signal voltage and a signal current; a second sensor configured to sense a second characteristic of the received PLC signal produced in the power line by the PLC transmitter and to provide a second signal representative thereof, wherein the second characteristic corresponds to a line impedance at a frequency of the received PLC signal; and a processor configured to combine the first signal and the second signal to produce an output signal representative of a power level in the received PLC signal. a first sensor (304, 306) configured to sense a first characteristic of a received PLC signal produced in a power line by a PLC transmitter and to provide a first signal representative thereof, wherein the first characteristic corresponds to one of a signal voltage and a signal current; a second sensor configured to sense a second characteristic of the received PLC signal produced in the power line by the PLC transmitter and to provide a second signal representative thereof, wherein the second characteristic corresponds to a line impedance at a frequency of the received PLC signal; and a processor configured to combine the first signal and the second signal to produce an output signal representative of a power level in the received PLC signal.
A method of detecting one or more mutations in a receptor tyrosine kinase, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a test sample isolated from the subject wherein the sample contains cells expressing the RTK; (ii) imaging RTK molecules at the cell surface; (iii) determining the nanometre (nm) spatial separation between RTK molecules assembled in any RTK oligomer(s) located at the cell surface; (iv) comparing the nanometre (nm) spatial separation determined in (iii) with the nanometre (nm) spatial separation determined for equivalent RTK molecules assembled in any RTK oligomer(s) located at the cell surface in a control sample, wherein the comparison between control and test sample is used to determine the presence of one or more mutations in the RTK in the test sample; wherein the one or more mutations is a substitution of one or more amino acids. (i) providing a test sample isolated from the subject wherein the sample contains cells expressing the RTK; (ii) imaging RTK molecules at the cell surface; (iii) determining the nanometre (nm) spatial separation between RTK molecules assembled in any RTK oligomer(s) located at the cell surface; (iv) comparing the nanometre (nm) spatial separation determined in (iii) with the nanometre (nm) spatial separation determined for equivalent RTK molecules assembled in any RTK oligomer(s) located at the cell surface in a control sample, wherein the comparison between control and test sample is used to determine the presence of one or more mutations in the RTK in the test sample; wherein the one or more mutations is a substitution of one or more amino acids.
A pipe organ reed pipe tuning device, which includes: at least one soundwave oscillation sensor; a reed pipe tuning mechanism comprising at least an actuator (106, 107) configured to move a tuning wire of a reed pipe; and a microcontroller, configured to control the reed pipe tuning mechanism and connected to the at least one soundwave oscillation sensor, characterized in that the tuning mechanism further comprises an inertial armature, on which the at least one actuator (106, 107) and two anvils (114, 115) are mounted, the two anvils being attached to the tuning wire of the reed pipe, wherein the inertial armature is configured to move the tuning wire for controlling the vibration frequency of the reed pipe by selectively knocking one of the two anvils (114, 115), the least one actuators are one or several electromagnets (106, 107). at least one soundwave oscillation sensor; a reed pipe tuning mechanism comprising at least an actuator (106, 107) configured to move a tuning wire of a reed pipe; and a microcontroller, configured to control the reed pipe tuning mechanism and connected to the at least one soundwave oscillation sensor, characterized in that the tuning mechanism further comprises an inertial armature, on which the at least one actuator (106, 107) and two anvils (114, 115) are mounted, the two anvils being attached to the tuning wire of the reed pipe, wherein the inertial armature is configured to move the tuning wire for controlling the vibration frequency of the reed pipe by selectively knocking one of the two anvils (114, 115), the least one actuators are one or several electromagnets (106, 107).