mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An architecture of a hybrid propulsive system for an aircraft, comprising an engine (21, 22) comprising at least two shafts (1, 2) rotating independently of one another, two reversible electric machines (3, 4) connected to a distribution network, and a system for controlling the electric machines, wherein: - a rotor of each electric machine is connected to each of the engine shafts (1, 2) by a respective transmission (11, 12, 13, 14), the shafts having either reversed directions of rotation, or identical directions of rotation, one of the transmissions then including a direction of rotation reversed, - each of the transmissions comprises a disengaging coupling (15, 16, 17, 18), the disengaging couplings are passive one-way clutches, and the one-way clutches of each electric machine couple the rotor of the electric machine with the shafts (1, 2) for opposite rotational directions of the rotor of the electric machine, wherein - the system for controlling the electric machines enables: - the electric machines to be controlled in a motor mode and in a generator mode in both rotational directions of their rotor, - at least one of the shafts to be driven by both electric machines (3, 4), and also electricity to be generated from one of both shafts by the first electric machine, simultaneously to the second of both shafts being driven by the second electric machine. - a rotor of each electric machine is connected to each of the engine shafts (1, 2) by a respective transmission (11, 12, 13, 14), the shafts having either reversed directions of rotation, or identical directions of rotation, one of the transmissions then including a direction of rotation reversed, - each of the transmissions comprises a disengaging coupling (15, 16, 17, 18), the disengaging couplings are passive one-way clutches, and the one-way clutches of each electric machine couple the rotor of the electric machine with the shafts (1, 2) for opposite rotational directions of the rotor of the electric machine, wherein - the system for controlling the electric machines enables: - the electric machines to be controlled in a motor mode and in a generator mode in both rotational directions of their rotor, - at least one of the shafts to be driven by both electric machines (3, 4), and also electricity to be generated from one of both shafts by the first electric machine, simultaneously to the second of both shafts being driven by the second electric machine. - the electric machines to be controlled in a motor mode and in a generator mode in both rotational directions of their rotor, - at least one of the shafts to be driven by both electric machines (3, 4), and also electricity to be generated from one of both shafts by the first electric machine, simultaneously to the second of both shafts being driven by the second electric machine.
A method of making a flowable, agglomerated nutrient medium, the method comprising: forming a nutrient medium composition by: placing a powdered nutrient into a fluidized bed-type agglomeration chamber; wherein the powdered nutrient comprises a nutrient component that facilitates the growth of a microorganism; flowing a fluidizing gas through the chamber, contacting in the agglomeration chamber the powdered nutrient with an aerosol spray of an agglomeration liquid; and collecting the composition from the chamber; wherein the composition comprises a population of agglomerated nutrient medium particles and, optionally, nonagglomerated powdered nutrient; wherein the population comprises at least about 30 weight percent agglomerated nutrient particles having an effective particle diameter of about 250-400 microns; and the method further comprising isolating a subpopulation of agglomerated nutrient medium particles, the subpopulation having a predetermined effective particle diameter, wherein isolating a subpopulation comprises isolating a subpopulation having an effective particle diameter about 149 microns to about 841 microns, wherein the population of agglomerated nutrient medium particles after isolating the subpopulation has a loose bulk density of about 0.2 to about 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter. forming a nutrient medium composition by: placing a powdered nutrient into a fluidized bed-type agglomeration chamber; wherein the powdered nutrient comprises a nutrient component that facilitates the growth of a microorganism; flowing a fluidizing gas through the chamber, contacting in the agglomeration chamber the powdered nutrient with an aerosol spray of an agglomeration liquid; and placing a powdered nutrient into a fluidized bed-type agglomeration chamber; wherein the powdered nutrient comprises a nutrient component that facilitates the growth of a microorganism; wherein the powdered nutrient comprises a nutrient component that facilitates the growth of a microorganism; flowing a fluidizing gas through the chamber, contacting in the agglomeration chamber the powdered nutrient with an aerosol spray of an agglomeration liquid; and collecting the composition from the chamber; wherein the composition comprises a population of agglomerated nutrient medium particles and, optionally, nonagglomerated powdered nutrient; wherein the population comprises at least about 30 weight percent agglomerated nutrient particles having an effective particle diameter of about 250-400 microns; and the method further comprising isolating a subpopulation of agglomerated nutrient medium particles, the subpopulation having a predetermined effective particle diameter, wherein isolating a subpopulation comprises isolating a subpopulation having an effective particle diameter about 149 microns to about 841 microns, wherein the population of agglomerated nutrient medium particles after isolating the subpopulation has a loose bulk density of about 0.2 to about 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter.
An X-ray dual-energy CT reconstruction method, comprising: (a) collecting high-energy data p H and low-energy data p L of a dual-energy CT imaging system using a detector of the dual-energy CT imaging system; (b) obtaining projection images R 1 and R 2 of scaled images r 1 and r 2 according to the obtained high-energy data p H and low-energy data p L; (c) reconstructing the scaled image r 1 using a first piece-wise smooth constraint condition and obtaining a decomposition coefficient a 1; and (d) reconstructing the scaled image r 2 using a second piece-wise smooth constraint condition and obtaining a decomposition coefficient a 2; characterized in that the scaled images r 1 and r 2 are defined in equation as follows: r 1 ≡ diag 1 ω 1 + ε a 1 r 2 ≡ diag 1 ω 2 + ε a 2 the projection images R 1 and R 2 are defined in equation as follows: R 1 ≡ H 1 ′ r 1 R 2 ≡ H 2 ′ r 2 wherein, H 1 ′ ≡ Hdiag ω 1 + ε and H 2 ′ ≡ Hdiag ω 2 + ε, in which H is a projection matrix, a 1 and a 2 are decomposition coefficients, ε is a vector with small constant coefficients, and ω 1 and ω 2 are vectors which can be selected randomly, in the step (c), r 2 is reconstructed using the following equation as the first piece-wise smooth constraint condition: min r 2 ‖ ∇ r 2 ‖ p s. t. R 2 ≡ H 2 ′ r 2 and in the step (d), r 1 is reconstructed using the following equation as the second piece-wise smooth constraint condition: min r 1 ‖ ∇ r 1 ‖ p s. t. R 1 ≡ H 1 ′ r 1 (a) collecting high-energy data p H and low-energy data p L of a dual-energy CT imaging system using a detector of the dual-energy CT imaging system; (b) obtaining projection images R 1 and R 2 of scaled images r 1 and r 2 according to the obtained high-energy data p H and low-energy data p L; (c) reconstructing the scaled image r 1 using a first piece-wise smooth constraint condition and obtaining a decomposition coefficient a 1; and (d) reconstructing the scaled image r 2 using a second piece-wise smooth constraint condition and obtaining a decomposition coefficient a 2; characterized in that the scaled images r 1 and r 2 are defined in equation as follows: r 1 ≡ diag 1 ω 1 + ε a 1 r 2 ≡ diag 1 ω 2 + ε a 2 the projection images R 1 and R 2 are defined in equation as follows: R 1 ≡ H 1 ′ r 1 R 2 ≡ H 2 ′ r 2 wherein, H 1 ′ ≡ Hdiag ω 1 + ε and H 2 ′ ≡ Hdiag ω 2 + ε, in which H is a projection matrix, a 1 and a 2 are decomposition coefficients, ε is a vector with small constant coefficients, and ω 1 and ω 2 are vectors which can be selected randomly, in the step (c), r 2 is reconstructed using the following equation as the first piece-wise smooth constraint condition: min r 2 ‖ ∇ r 2 ‖ p s. t. R 2 ≡ H 2 ′ r 2 and in the step (d), r 1 is reconstructed using the following equation as the second piece-wise smooth constraint condition: min r 1 ‖ ∇ r 1 ‖ p s. t. R 1 ≡ H 1 ′ r 1
A bone anchor for a tongue manipulation device which comprises a tissue anchor for attachment to the tongue, the bone anchor and a tether line which fixes the tissue anchor to the bone anchor, wherein the bone anchor comprises a tether line spool arrangement, wherein the spool arrangement comprises a spool (46; 66) rotatable about a spooling axis and a spooling locking arrangement (54;74), characterized in that the spooling locking arrangement (54;74) is controlled by rotation about the spooling axis between spooling locking and spooling permitting configurations.
A cutting system for providing holes in a core material layer, comprising a cutting tool having a cutting knife configured to cut through the core material layer, and an anvil having a rigid support surface for receiving the cutting knife of the cutting tool, wherein the cutting system further comprises an elastic member (124, 116) being positioned to absorb at least a part of a force applied when the cutting tool is pressed against said anvil, the rigid support surface of said anvil is arranged onto said elastic member characterized in that the cutting tool is arranged on the outer surface of a cutting roller, and wherein the anvil is arranged on the outer surface of an anvil roller a cutting tool having a cutting knife configured to cut through the core material layer, and an anvil having a rigid support surface for receiving the cutting knife of the cutting tool, wherein the cutting system further comprises an elastic member (124, 116) being positioned to absorb at least a part of a force applied when the cutting tool is pressed against said anvil, the rigid support surface of said anvil is arranged onto said elastic member characterized in that the cutting tool is arranged on the outer surface of a cutting roller, and wherein the anvil is arranged on the outer surface of an anvil roller
A communication system in which a plurality of communication devices (10, 11, 20) including a first communication device and a second communication device (11, 20) are connected to a communication line to communicate a message (M1, M2) from the first communication device to the second communication device, wherein a defined transmission interval defined for the message to be communicated is set in the first communication device, the first communication device is adapted to transmit the message based on the defined transmission interval, the second communication device (11, 20) is adapted to receive the transmitted message and to detect a reception interval of the received message, and to determine validity of the received message based on comparison between the detected reception interval and the defined transmission interval, wherein the received message is determined to be an invalid message when the difference between the detected reception interval and the defined transmission interval exceeds a predetermined error range, the system being characterized in that: when the transmission of the message is delayed due to a collision in the communication line, a margin period (Tm) is added to the predetermined error range, or the error range is expanded by the margin period (Tm), to determine the validity of a delayed received message. when the transmission of the message is delayed due to a collision in the communication line, a margin period (Tm) is added to the predetermined error range, or the error range is expanded by the margin period (Tm), to determine the validity of a delayed received message.
A printer, comprising: a printing area (20, 40) configured to receive a plurality of distinct mediums (24, 46); and a plurality of printer heads (22, 44) arranged relative to the printing area (20, 40) and collectively spanning a width of the printing area (20, 40); and a printer engine (34, 52) configured to cause the plurality of printer heads (22, 44) to collectively print a plurality of independent images simultaneously onto the plurality of distinct mediums (24, 46) by passing the mediums (24, 46) through the printing area (20, 40) in a direction perpendicular to the width of the printing area (20, 40), characterised in that the printer engine (34, 52) is configured to cause the plurality of printer heads (22, 44) to include at least some printer heads (22-1 to 22-3, 22-5 to 22-7, 44-1 to 44-3, 44-5, 44-6, 44-8 to 44-10) configured to print portions of only a single independent image of the plurality of independent images, and at least one shared printer head (22-4, 44-4, 44-7) configured to simultaneously print at least portions of at least two of the plurality of independent images onto each of two adjacent distinct mediums (24-1 and 24-4, 24-2 and 24-5, and 24-3 and 24-6, 46-1 and 46-4, 46-4 and 46-7, 46-2 and 46-5, 46-5 and 46-8, 46-3 and 46-6, 46-6 and 46-9) of the plurality of distinct mediums (24, 46). a printing area (20, 40) configured to receive a plurality of distinct mediums (24, 46); and a plurality of printer heads (22, 44) arranged relative to the printing area (20, 40) and collectively spanning a width of the printing area (20, 40); and a printer engine (34, 52) configured to cause the plurality of printer heads (22, 44) to collectively print a plurality of independent images simultaneously onto the plurality of distinct mediums (24, 46) by passing the mediums (24, 46) through the printing area (20, 40) in a direction perpendicular to the width of the printing area (20, 40), characterised in that the printer engine (34, 52) is configured to cause the plurality of printer heads (22, 44) to include at least some printer heads (22-1 to 22-3, 22-5 to 22-7, 44-1 to 44-3, 44-5, 44-6, 44-8 to 44-10) configured to print portions of only a single independent image of the plurality of independent images, and at least one shared printer head (22-4, 44-4, 44-7) configured to simultaneously print at least portions of at least two of the plurality of independent images onto each of two adjacent distinct mediums (24-1 and 24-4, 24-2 and 24-5, and 24-3 and 24-6, 46-1 and 46-4, 46-4 and 46-7, 46-2 and 46-5, 46-5 and 46-8, 46-3 and 46-6, 46-6 and 46-9) of the plurality of distinct mediums (24, 46).
A prosthetic heart valve device for expanded implantation within a heart chamber that is in fluid communication with an annulus comprising an annular plane and with a native valve having leaflets, the device comprising: a base section comprising a lower surface that is at least partially disposed on the annular plane; an atrial dome section in pressured and frictional engagement with the chamber roof when the device is expanded and implanted; an intermediate section comprising a flexible and expandable mesh and operatively attached to the base section and the atrial dome section; and a central cylinder valve support comprising a lower surface, the central cylinder valve support operatively attached to base section and comprising at least one prosthetic valve leaflet operatively attached therein, wherein the lower surface is located on or above the annular plane, wherein the expanded and implanted device comprising no structural engagement presence in, or engagement with, with the native valve leaflets. a base section comprising a lower surface that is at least partially disposed on the annular plane; an atrial dome section in pressured and frictional engagement with the chamber roof when the device is expanded and implanted; an intermediate section comprising a flexible and expandable mesh and operatively attached to the base section and the atrial dome section; and a central cylinder valve support comprising a lower surface, the central cylinder valve support operatively attached to base section and comprising at least one prosthetic valve leaflet operatively attached therein, wherein the lower surface is located on or above the annular plane, wherein the expanded and implanted device comprising no structural engagement presence in, or engagement with, with the native valve leaflets.
An all solid state battery utilizing a deposition and dissolution reaction of a metal Li as an anode reaction, the all solid state battery comprising: an anode current collector, a porous layer comprising a resin, a solid electrolyte layer, a cathode active material layer, and a cathode current collector, in this order; wherein a content of the resin in the porous layer is 25 weight% or more; an electric resistance of the porous layer is 1 Ω or more and 690 Ω or less; a thickness of the porous layer is 14 μm or less; and the void of the porous layer is 5% or more as determined according to the method of the description. an anode current collector, a porous layer comprising a resin, a solid electrolyte layer, a cathode active material layer, and a cathode current collector, in this order; wherein a content of the resin in the porous layer is 25 weight% or more; an electric resistance of the porous layer is 1 Ω or more and 690 Ω or less; a thickness of the porous layer is 14 μm or less; and the void of the porous layer is 5% or more as determined according to the method of the description.
A relay device (12, 32) characterized by comprising: a first communication unit (1221, 3221) adapted to receive and store a plurality of original data fragments corresponding to a plurality of secret sharing values of original data, and transfer the original data fragments to a plurality of secure computation devices (13-i, 23-i, 33-i), where the original data fragments are sent from a registration device (11, 21); a second communication unit adapted to receive and store a request to send a result fragment based on a secure computation result corresponding to any one of the original data fragments, and transfer the request to send to each of the secure computation devices (13-i, 23-i, 33-i), where the request to send is sent from an analyzing device (14, 24); a third communication unit adapted to receive and transfer the result fragment to the analyzing device (14, 24); and a transaction manager (123, 323) that controls timing with which the original data fragments are transferred and timing with which the request to send is transferred. a first communication unit (1221, 3221) adapted to receive and store a plurality of original data fragments corresponding to a plurality of secret sharing values of original data, and transfer the original data fragments to a plurality of secure computation devices (13-i, 23-i, 33-i), where the original data fragments are sent from a registration device (11, 21); a second communication unit adapted to receive and store a request to send a result fragment based on a secure computation result corresponding to any one of the original data fragments, and transfer the request to send to each of the secure computation devices (13-i, 23-i, 33-i), where the request to send is sent from an analyzing device (14, 24); a third communication unit adapted to receive and transfer the result fragment to the analyzing device (14, 24); and a transaction manager (123, 323) that controls timing with which the original data fragments are transferred and timing with which the request to send is transferred.
A method for a sensor system for covering the environment for a motor vehicle having an analyzing unit, wherein a grid-based environmental model is calculated and at least a discrete value is assigned to each grid cell, said discrete value being at least a measure for whether or not an object is present in the position represented by the respective grid cell, characterized in that a discretization is performed by comparing environmental data with at least a threshold value.
An aerosol provision system comprising: an aerosol provision device; and, an aerosol generating component, the aerosol provision device comprising: a power source; and, a controller, the aerosol provision device being configured for engagement with the aerosol generating component, the aerosol generating component comprising: an aerosol generator for, in use, generating an aerosol; and, a pod downstream of the aerosol generator, characterised in that the controller of the aerosol provision device is configured to monitor a lifetime of the pod and to facilitate modulation of the temperature experienced by the pod over its lifetime. an aerosol provision device; and, an aerosol generating component, the aerosol provision device comprising: a power source; and, a controller, the aerosol provision device being configured for engagement with the aerosol generating component, the aerosol generating component comprising: an aerosol generator for, in use, generating an aerosol; and, a pod downstream of the aerosol generator, a power source; and, a controller, the aerosol provision device being configured for engagement with the aerosol generating component, the aerosol generating component comprising: an aerosol generator for, in use, generating an aerosol; and, a pod downstream of the aerosol generator, an aerosol generator for, in use, generating an aerosol; and, a pod downstream of the aerosol generator, characterised in that the controller of the aerosol provision device is configured to monitor a lifetime of the pod and to facilitate modulation of the temperature experienced by the pod over its lifetime.
Method for determining an actuating force applied to a vehicle brake, wherein the vehicle brake is equipped with an electromechanical brake actuator and wherein a first actuating-force component is generated mechanically by actuation of the electromechanical brake actuator and a second actuating-force component is generated hydraulically by actuation of a hydraulic pressure source, comprising the following steps: - detecting a first parameter related to the electromechanical brake actuator and indicating the first actuating-force component; - determining a second parameter indicating the second actuating-force component from a progression of the detected first parameter; and - determining the actuating force applied to the vehicle brake from the first and the second parameters. - detecting a first parameter related to the electromechanical brake actuator and indicating the first actuating-force component; - determining a second parameter indicating the second actuating-force component from a progression of the detected first parameter; and - determining the actuating force applied to the vehicle brake from the first and the second parameters.