mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A hybrid powertrain (300, 1000) including: • a combustion engine; • an electric machine arrangement; • a gearbox operable to receive motive power from at least one of the combustion engine and the electric machine arrangement for providing corresponding motive power to a load; • a control unit coupled in communication with the combustion engine, the electric machine arrangement and the gearbox for controlling their operation; • wherein the powertrain (300, 1000) is configurable in operation so that its combustion engine is switchable between an inactive state and an active state, said combustion engine requiring to be cranked to switch it from its inactive state to its active state, • said control unit includes multiple-inputs for receiving feedback signals derived from the powertrain (300, 1000) and command signals to the powertrain (300, 1000) and multiple-outputs for outputting output signals for controlling operation of the powertrain (300, 1000); and • said control unit further includes computing hardware operable to execute a torque simulation of the powertrain (300, 1000), said simulation being applicable in operation to process information provided at said multiple-inputs to compute a compensation, said control unit being operable to apply said compensation at said multiple outputs to reduce an amplitude of torque jerks occurring in operation in the powertrain (300, 1000) when said engine is switched between its active and inactive states, characterized in that application of cranking torque to the combustion engine is controlled in operation by the control unit to substantially temporally coincide with a gear change in the gearbox. • a combustion engine; • an electric machine arrangement; • a gearbox operable to receive motive power from at least one of the combustion engine and the electric machine arrangement for providing corresponding motive power to a load; • a control unit coupled in communication with the combustion engine, the electric machine arrangement and the gearbox for controlling their operation; • wherein the powertrain (300, 1000) is configurable in operation so that its combustion engine is switchable between an inactive state and an active state, said combustion engine requiring to be cranked to switch it from its inactive state to its active state, • said control unit includes multiple-inputs for receiving feedback signals derived from the powertrain (300, 1000) and command signals to the powertrain (300, 1000) and multiple-outputs for outputting output signals for controlling operation of the powertrain (300, 1000); and • said control unit further includes computing hardware operable to execute a torque simulation of the powertrain (300, 1000), said simulation being applicable in operation to process information provided at said multiple-inputs to compute a compensation, said control unit being operable to apply said compensation at said multiple outputs to reduce an amplitude of torque jerks occurring in operation in the powertrain (300, 1000) when said engine is switched between its active and inactive states,
A control device for a refrigerant circuit system which comprises a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, an oil separator configured to separate refrigerator oil contained in the refrigerant discharged from the compressor from the refrigerant, an oil return pipe configured to return the separated refrigerator oil to the compressor, and a flow rate control valve provided in the oil return pipe, comprising a valve opening degree control part configured to control a valve opening degree of the flow rate control valve, the control device being characterized in that the valve opening degree control part is configured to control the valve opening degree of the flow rate control valve on the basis of a target return flow rate of the refrigerator oil that needs to be returned to the compressor and a pressure difference (ΔP) between a discharge side pressure and a suction side pressure of the compressor, and in that it further comprises a return flow rate calculation part configured to calculate a flow rate of the refrigerator oil discharged from the compressor on the basis of an under-dome temperature (Td) of the compressor, the suction side pressure of the compressor and the rotational speed (Nc) of the compressor, and determine the flow rate of the refrigerator oil discharged from the compressor as the target return flow rate of the refrigerator oil.
A clip-on microphone assembly comprising: at least three microphones (20, 21, 22) for capturing audio signals from the user's voice, the microphones defining a microphone plane; and an audio signal processing unit for producing an output audio signal from the captured audio signals, comprising a beamformer unit for processing the captured audio signals, in order to generate the output audio signal, in a manner so as to create an acoustic beam having a direction, a direction of arrival unit for determining the direction of arrival of sound by analyzing the captured audio signals; a clip-on mechanism for attaching the microphone assembly to the clothing of a user; and an acceleration sensor for generating an orientation signal by sensing gravitational acceleration in at least two orthogonal dimensions, wherein the audio signal processing unit further comprises a control unit for controlling the beamforming unit, characterized by the control unit adapted to determine an allowed angular sector of the direction of the acoustic beam according to the orientation signal and to steer the direction of the acoustic beam within the allowed angular sector according to the determined direction of arrival wherein the angular width (2α) of the allowed angular sector is from 60 to 100 degrees, and wherein the control unit is adapted to interrupt the production of an output audio signal or to attenuate the produced output audio signal as long as the determined direction of arrival of sound is outside the allowed angular sector. at least three microphones (20, 21, 22) for capturing audio signals from the user's voice, the microphones defining a microphone plane; and an audio signal processing unit for producing an output audio signal from the captured audio signals, comprising a beamformer unit for processing the captured audio signals, in order to generate the output audio signal, in a manner so as to create an acoustic beam having a direction, a direction of arrival unit for determining the direction of arrival of sound by analyzing the captured audio signals; a clip-on mechanism for attaching the microphone assembly to the clothing of a user; and an acceleration sensor for generating an orientation signal by sensing gravitational acceleration in at least two orthogonal dimensions, wherein the audio signal processing unit further comprises a control unit for controlling the beamforming unit, characterized by the control unit adapted to determine an allowed angular sector of the direction of the acoustic beam according to the orientation signal and to steer the direction of the acoustic beam within the allowed angular sector according to the determined direction of arrival wherein the angular width (2α) of the allowed angular sector is from 60 to 100 degrees, and wherein the control unit is adapted to interrupt the production of an output audio signal or to attenuate the produced output audio signal as long as the determined direction of arrival of sound is outside the allowed angular sector.
A composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant for use in a method of treating an allergic condition in a subject; wherein said composition is substantially devoid of antigens, and is administered as an adjuvant monotherapy or an adjuvant therapy in combination with a co-adjuvant selected from at least one of toll-like receptor agonist, saponin, saponin mimetic, imidazoquinoline immune response modifier, double stem loop immune modifier (dSLIM), alum, plant alkaloid, detergent, cytokine and block copolymer, wherein the GLA has the formula: wherein: R 1, R 3, R 5 and R 6 are C 11 -C 20 alkyl; and R 2 and R 4 are C 12 -C 20 alkyl. R 1, R 3, R 5 and R 6 are C 11 -C 20 alkyl; and R 2 and R 4 are C 12 -C 20 alkyl.
A gripping apparatus for supporting a tubular comprising: a housing having a longitudinal opening extending therethrough; a bowl formed on an inner wall of the housing; one or more gripping members moveable in the housing to grip the tubular; a cover assembly selectively attachable to the housing; and one or more guide rollers attached to the cover assembly for centering the tubular, wherein the one or more guide rollers facilitate movement of the tubular and wherein the cover assembly includes a hole coaxially aligned with the opening of the housing, and wherein the one or more guide rollers are positioned around the hole of the cover assembly in a manner capable of centering the tubular. a housing having a longitudinal opening extending therethrough; a bowl formed on an inner wall of the housing; one or more gripping members moveable in the housing to grip the tubular; a cover assembly selectively attachable to the housing; and one or more guide rollers attached to the cover assembly for centering the tubular, wherein the one or more guide rollers facilitate movement of the tubular and wherein the cover assembly includes a hole coaxially aligned with the opening of the housing, and wherein the one or more guide rollers are positioned around the hole of the cover assembly in a manner capable of centering the tubular.
A pellet composition comprising: - a synthetic binder composition comprising i) from 10 to 65%wt based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one resin, ii) from 20 to 60wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one oil, iii) from 5 to 35wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one polymer, and iv) from 5 to 20wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one Fischer-Tropsch wax with melting point between 80 and 120°C; and - at least one filler material. - a synthetic binder composition comprising i) from 10 to 65%wt based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one resin, ii) from 20 to 60wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one oil, iii) from 5 to 35wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one polymer, and iv) from 5 to 20wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one Fischer-Tropsch wax with melting point between 80 and 120°C; and i) from 10 to 65%wt based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one resin, ii) from 20 to 60wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one oil, iii) from 5 to 35wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one polymer, and iv) from 5 to 20wt% based upon the total weight of the binder composition of at least one Fischer-Tropsch wax with melting point between 80 and 120°C; and - at least one filler material.
A mixture consisting of potassium sulfate and between 0.5 and 5 wt.% of a calcium sulfate precipitate inhibitor additive from the group of inorganic polyphosphates, selected from potassium hexametaphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium potassium hexametaphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, sodium trimetaphosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, potassium tripolyphosphate, trisodium pyrophosphate, disodium pyrophosphate, tripotassium pyrophosphate and dipotassium pyrophosphate.
A method of balancing for an electrical battery comprising a plurality of cells connected in series and which are charged by means of a charging device, under the control of a management system associating an individual current shunt circuit in parallel with each cell, which method comprises the steps of: a) charging the battery by the charging device; b) activation of the individual current shunt circuit when the voltage across a cell to which the shunt circuit is associated exceeds a common minimum balancing threshold value for all cells, otherwise, continuation of the charging without activation of the current shunt circuit; c) interruption of the charging when the voltage of a cell reaches a maximum threshold value chosen less than or at most equal to a maximum voltage (Vm) permissible at the terminals of the cell, the voltage values V2 and Vm being set according to the nature of the cell and further continuation of activation of the individual current shunt circuit of step b); said method being characterized in that from the moment the battery is no longer supplied by the charging device for a time greater than a determined time delay value, the method providing for a substitution of the minimum balancing threshold value by a higher balancing threshold voltage (V1') and activation of the individual current shunt circuit when the voltage across a cell is greater than said balancing threshold voltage value (V1'), so as to ensure balancing only for the most highly-charged battery cells and avoiding unproductively reducing the charge of the other cells. a) charging the battery by the charging device; b) activation of the individual current shunt circuit when the voltage across a cell to which the shunt circuit is associated exceeds a common minimum balancing threshold value for all cells, otherwise, continuation of the charging without activation of the current shunt circuit; c) interruption of the charging when the voltage of a cell reaches a maximum threshold value chosen less than or at most equal to a maximum voltage (Vm) permissible at the terminals of the cell, the voltage values V2 and Vm being set according to the nature of the cell and further continuation of activation of the individual current shunt circuit of step b);
Method for operating a double-action piston pump of an application system for applying a fluid medium, in particular a heated adhesive, to a substrate, wherein the piston pump has a piston which is movable between a first reversal point and a second reversal point for delivering the fluid medium, wherein on reaching the respective reversal point (24, 25), the movement direction of the piston is reversed, wherein the application system has an output device for intermittent output of the fluid medium delivered by means of the piston pump to the output device, wherein during output periods, the fluid medium is output by means of the output device and during interruption periods, an output of the fluid medium by means of the output device is interrupted, wherein during at least one interruption period of the interruption periods, the movement direction of the piston is reversed, wherein on the reversal of movement direction during the at least one interruption period, the piston is situated at an intermediate position between the first reversal point and the second reversal point.
A rotary cutting tool for cutting hard, brittle materials such as ceramic, glass and cemented carbide, the cutting tool comprising a hard film coated onto a tip end section of a tool body having a chip discharge groove, wherein a rake face is concavely provided in a cutting edge-side chip discharge groove formation surface constituting the chip discharge groove of the tool body, from a cutting edge and along the cutting edge, characterized in that a level-difference surface connecting the cutting edge-side chip discharge groove formation surface and the rake face is provided at a position separated from the cutting edge by a distance of from 30 um to 350 μm.
Probe for use in filling elements of filling systems or filling machines for filling containers with a free-flowing or liquid filling material, wherein the probe, which during filling extends into the respective container with one probe end and determines the filling level of the filling material in the container, is designed as a gas return pipe with at least one gas channel, which is open at one end of the gas return pipe at an opening, and additionally comprises at least one electrical probe contact, wherein the at least one electrical probe contact is located in the axial direction of the gas return pipe spaced at a distance in front of the opening (18.1) of the gas channel, and wherein the at least one probe contact is provided at a section of the wall of the gas return pipe, projecting over the end of the gas return pipe in the form of a strip or lance, characterised in that the gas channel at the end of the gas return pipe is additionally open at at least one lateral cut-out aperture.
A computerised method for monitoring the status of an aircraft comprising: monitoring, at an input module of an aircraft monitoring system, for Air Traffic Services Facilities Notification, AFN, messages corresponding to the aircraft; receiving, at the input module, aircraft location information corresponding to the aircraft; determining, at a processor of the aircraft monitoring system, if one or more AFN message criteria have been satisfied by the received AFN messages; and generating, at an alerting module of the aircraft monitoring system, an alert based on the determination and the aircraft location information; wherein the AFN message criteria identify a time period for receiving a Future Air Navigation System, FANS, logon confirmation message and wherein an alert is generated, at the alerting module, if the FANS logon confirmation message has not been received after the aircraft has been in FANS enabled airspace for the identified time period. monitoring, at an input module of an aircraft monitoring system, for Air Traffic Services Facilities Notification, AFN, messages corresponding to the aircraft; receiving, at the input module, aircraft location information corresponding to the aircraft; determining, at a processor of the aircraft monitoring system, if one or more AFN message criteria have been satisfied by the received AFN messages; and generating, at an alerting module of the aircraft monitoring system, an alert based on the determination and the aircraft location information; wherein the AFN message criteria identify a time period for receiving a Future Air Navigation System, FANS, logon confirmation message and wherein an alert is generated, at the alerting module, if the FANS logon confirmation message has not been received after the aircraft has been in FANS enabled airspace for the identified time period.
An oral hygiene equipment (1, 101), comprising a hydropulser system to which a ozonization system is connected, the ozonization system comprising an ozone generator and an air pump which provides a ozonized air flow, wherein the ozone generator is connected to an inlet opening of environmental air and it is of the type that produces ozone by electric discharges by a "corona effect", wherein the hydropulser system comprises a water reservoir in flow communication with a water pump, the water pump being connected to a treatment device for dispensing a ozonized treatment water flow, wherein said equipment comprises a Venturi effect device in which the mixing of water with the ozonized air flow coming from the ozonization system occurs and wherein the hydropulser system comprises a treatment device, said treatment device being connected to the water pump by means of a flexible tube and comprising an opening-closure valve and a dispensing head, wherein the dispensing head is interchangeable and comprises a rotary head, characterised in that the oral hygiene equipment (1, 101) comprises a driving and control unit actuatable by a touch-screen, wherein the driving and control unit performs all the following functions: - it drives the operation of the water pump, the ozone generator and the air pump; - it drives the speed of the water pump so as to generate the pulses with the desired frequency or, alternatively, a continuous flow at a predetermined flow rate and pressure; - optionally, it drives the speed of the air pump; - it drives the ozone generator by setting the current and voltage values applied thereto, so as to change the amount of ozone produced; - it reads the current absorbed by the water pump, detects the absence of water in the reservoir or the failed insertion of the dispensing head and sends a malfunctioning signal to the touch-screen, optionally, it stops the operativeness of the water pump; - it reads the current absorbed by the ozone generator, detects the degradation of the ozone generator, and sends a malfunctioning signal to the touch-screen. - it drives the operation of the water pump, the ozone generator and the air pump; - it drives the speed of the water pump so as to generate the pulses with the desired frequency or, alternatively, a continuous flow at a predetermined flow rate and pressure; - optionally, it drives the speed of the air pump; - it drives the ozone generator by setting the current and voltage values applied thereto, so as to change the amount of ozone produced; - it reads the current absorbed by the water pump, detects the absence of water in the reservoir or the failed insertion of the dispensing head and sends a malfunctioning signal to the touch-screen, optionally, it stops the operativeness of the water pump; - it reads the current absorbed by the ozone generator, detects the degradation of the ozone generator, and sends a malfunctioning signal to the touch-screen.
A method of preparing for use a system for treating a patient's lung, the method comprising: predetermining a volume of condensable vapor to be delivered to the patient's lung based on an earlier diagnostic evaluation of the patient's lung function or capacity indicators; and providing a system for treating the patient's lung, the system comprising: a cartridge compartment which receives a cartridge containing a predetermined amount of liquid for vaporizing; means for heating the liquid to form the predetermined volume of condensable vapor; and means for delivering to a targeted region of the patient's lung the predetermined volume of condensable vapor at a vapor temperature that will raise the temperature of tissue in the targeted region high enough to render the tissue non-functional. predetermining a volume of condensable vapor to be delivered to the patient's lung based on an earlier diagnostic evaluation of the patient's lung function or capacity indicators; and providing a system for treating the patient's lung, the system comprising: a cartridge compartment which receives a cartridge containing a predetermined amount of liquid for vaporizing; means for heating the liquid to form the predetermined volume of condensable vapor; and means for delivering to a targeted region of the patient's lung the predetermined volume of condensable vapor at a vapor temperature that will raise the temperature of tissue in the targeted region high enough to render the tissue non-functional. a cartridge compartment which receives a cartridge containing a predetermined amount of liquid for vaporizing; means for heating the liquid to form the predetermined volume of condensable vapor; and means for delivering to a targeted region of the patient's lung the predetermined volume of condensable vapor at a vapor temperature that will raise the temperature of tissue in the targeted region high enough to render the tissue non-functional.