mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An engine starting method for a vehicle comprising an engine, a generator, a first hub, a second hub, and a damper connecting the first hub and the second hub in a power transmission path between the engine and the generator, the generator being configured to generate electric power and to drive powered travel of the vehicle; the engine starting method comprising: determining whether or not the engine needs to be started; cranking the engine by the generator upon determining the engine needs to be started; performing a first ignition of the engine upon determining that the engine has reached a target rotation speed; and controlling the first ignition such that an engine torque generated by the first ignition is below a target engine torque to be used in a second ignition and subsequent ignitions, the target rotational speed being a rotational speed at which a torsion angle between the first hub and the second hub is in a low torsion angle area, the low torsion angle area being a range in which the first hub and the second hub have not collided with each other and torque fluctuation caused by torsion occurring between the first hub and the second hub is absorbable by the damper during the cranking. determining whether or not the engine needs to be started; cranking the engine by the generator upon determining the engine needs to be started; performing a first ignition of the engine upon determining that the engine has reached a target rotation speed; and controlling the first ignition such that an engine torque generated by the first ignition is below a target engine torque to be used in a second ignition and subsequent ignitions, the target rotational speed being a rotational speed at which a torsion angle between the first hub and the second hub is in a low torsion angle area, the low torsion angle area being a range in which the first hub and the second hub have not collided with each other and torque fluctuation caused by torsion occurring between the first hub and the second hub is absorbable by the damper during the cranking.
A computer readable storage medium storing a program executable by a computer, the program causing the computer to execute functions including: generating a first image in accordance with an electronic circuit diagram, in which a resistance value of a wiring portion is defined, wherein the wiring portion is to be formed by printing with a conductive ink according to the first image; correcting the first image in accordance with a second image, which is to be formed with a photothermal conversion material, when the first image is generated to at least partially overlap the second image; and causing a printer to print the first image corrected by the correcting and the second image, wherein the second image is an image for expanding a thermally expandable layer that thermally expands with heat and, when the image is irradiated with light, the light is converted into heat with the photothermal conversion material to expand the thermally expandable layer corresponding to a region of the second image. generating a first image in accordance with an electronic circuit diagram, in which a resistance value of a wiring portion is defined, wherein the wiring portion is to be formed by printing with a conductive ink according to the first image; correcting the first image in accordance with a second image, which is to be formed with a photothermal conversion material, when the first image is generated to at least partially overlap the second image; and causing a printer to print the first image corrected by the correcting and the second image, wherein the second image is an image for expanding a thermally expandable layer that thermally expands with heat and, when the image is irradiated with light, the light is converted into heat with the photothermal conversion material to expand the thermally expandable layer corresponding to a region of the second image.
A ferritic stainless steel for being welded by TIG welding consisting of, in mass %, 0.002 to 0.020 % of C, 0.002 to 0.025% of N, 0.01 to 1.0% of Si, 0.01 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.001 to 0.035% of P, 0.0001 to 0.01% of S, 16.0 to 25.0% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.12% of Al, 0.05 to 0.35% of Ti, 0.05 to 0.6% of Nb, present up to 0.0015% of Ca, and optionally one or more of 0.30 to 3.0 % of Mo, 0.05 to 2.0 % of Cu, 0.05 to 2.0 % of Ni, 0.03 to 0.2% of V, 0.03 to 0.2% Zr and 0.0001 to 0.005% of B, the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the following formula 1 is satisfied, BI = 3 ⁢ Al + Ti + 0.5 ⁢ Si + 200 ⁢ Ca ≤ 0.8 where Al, Ti, Si, and Ca in the formula 1 each denotes an amount of each element in mass % of the steel. 0.002 to 0.020 % of C, 0.002 to 0.025% of N, 0.01 to 1.0% of Si, 0.01 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.001 to 0.035% of P, 0.0001 to 0.01% of S, 16.0 to 25.0% of Cr, 0.01 to 0.12% of Al, 0.05 to 0.35% of Ti, 0.05 to 0.6% of Nb, present up to 0.0015% of Ca, and optionally one or more of 0.30 to 3.0 % of Mo, 0.05 to 2.0 % of Cu, 0.05 to 2.0 % of Ni, 0.03 to 0.2% of V, 0.03 to 0.2% Zr and 0.0001 to 0.005% of B, the balance consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the following formula 1 is satisfied, BI = 3 ⁢ Al + Ti + 0.5 ⁢ Si + 200 ⁢ Ca ≤ 0.8 where Al, Ti, Si, and Ca in the formula 1 each denotes an amount of each element in mass % of the steel.
A connector which includes a connector main body enabling a flexible flat connection object to be inserted therein, first and second contacts (22, 23) configured to be brought into contact with one surface of the connection object, and a pressing member configured to bring the connection object into press-contact with the first and second contacts (22, 23) by being rotated in a predetermined rotation direction, and formed such that the contact positions between the connection object and the first and second contacts (22, 23) are different from each other in the insertion/extraction direction of the connection object, the connector further comprising a pressing plate which is provided to be positioned on the side of the other surface of the connection object to be connected to the connector, and which, when the pressing member is rotated in the rotation direction, is brought into surface contact with the other surface of the connection object while being pressed by the pressing member, and thereby brings the one surface of the connection object into press-contact with the first and second contacts (22, 23), the pressing plate is pressed by a pressing portion of the pressing member, wherein the pressing position at which the pressing plate is pressed by the pressing member is positioned between the contact position of the first contact with the connection object, and the contact position of the second contact with the connection object, wherein the pressing plate is provided with a movable piece portion which is elastically deformed by being pressed by the pressing member, whereby, while the movable piece portion is brought into surface contact with the other surface of the connection object, the movable piece portion presses the range including the contact positions between the connection object and the contact portions (22a, 23a) of the first contact and the second contact.
An apparatus comprising: a harvester head (422, 834, 1134) having a crop harvesting width (Wu); different components across the harvesting width (Wu) to interact with plants being harvested; at least one sensor (836A-836H); and a processing unit adapted to output a crop quantity distribution signal; characterized in that the sensor (836A-836H) is adapted to sense a power characteristic associated with each of the different components, and that the processing unit is adapted to output the crop quantity distribution signal based upon differences in the level of power associated with the different components across the harvesting width (Wu). a harvester head (422, 834, 1134) having a crop harvesting width (Wu); different components across the harvesting width (Wu) to interact with plants being harvested; at least one sensor (836A-836H); and a processing unit adapted to output a crop quantity distribution signal; characterized in that the sensor (836A-836H) is adapted to sense a power characteristic associated with each of the different components, and that the processing unit is adapted to output the crop quantity distribution signal based upon differences in the level of power associated with the different components across the harvesting width (Wu).
A mould material mixture for producing casting moulds for metalworking comprising at least: - a refractory base moulding material; - a binder based on water glass; - a proportion of a particulate metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, titanium oxide, and zinc oxide; characterized in that a proportion of at least one surfactant is added to the mould material mixture. - a refractory base moulding material; - a binder based on water glass; - a proportion of a particulate metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, titanium oxide, and zinc oxide;
(amended) A pouring device for filling or discharging of a liquid comprising: an elongated body, preferably cylindrical, at one end terminated by a tip for connecting a feeding stub pipe thereto, which tip constituting an inlet of the liquid and forming the inlet end of the device, a main sleeve, a closure sleeve, which is arranged co-axially with respect to the device body and is mounted axially on the main sleeve, in such a way that it surrounds the main sleeve with a clearance, wherein the main sleeve is slidable relative to the closure sleeve and the body and it comprises an outlet end on its side remote from the body and an inlet end on the side directed to the body facing towards the liquid inlet, wherein at the side of the inlet end the main sleeve has on its side surface at least one, and preferably, at least two outflow openings 1a or more outflow openings and, further, a circumferential groove with a gasket therein is provided on the side surface of the main sleeve, while a member for activating and shutting off the liquid outflow from the device is located at the outflow end of the device, characterized in that the member for activating the flow has a form of a pressing button in the form of a push-button, located on the main sleeve at its outlet end side, which said push-button is non-rotatably mounted thereon, and a sealing between the main sleeve and the closure sleeve, preferably in the form of a rolling diaphragm, as well as a helical spring of the push-button are arranged, the device is transposed to the open flow position by exerting pressure on the pushing member applied in the axial direction from the outlet side in the direction towards the inlet of the device and the axial displacement of the push-button member together with the main sleeve towards the inlet to the open flow position, of the device, where the outflow openings of the main sleeve are shifted out beyond the closure sleeve, wherein, after releasing pressure on the push-button element the main sleeve, and thus the whole device, automatically returns to the closed flow position as a result of the return movement of the main sleeve to a position sealed by the gasket in the closure tube under the action of the push-button spring.
A combination of a cleaning tray and a floor cleaner comprising: a cleaning tray having an actuator; a floor cleaner including a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, an upright portion movable between an inclined use position and an upright storage position, a brushroll rotatably arranged in the base, the brushroll driven by a brushroll motor, characterized in that the floor cleaner including a control circuit that controls the brushroll, the control circuit operable in a brushroll-enabled condition when the upright portion is in the inclined use position, a brushroll-disabled condition when the upright portion is in the upright storage position and the floor cleaner is not in the cleaning tray, and a brushroll-enabled condition when the floor cleaner is in the cleaning tray; where the cleaning tray actuator activates the control circuit into the third condition, and the control circuit enables a cleaning mode in the third condition. a cleaning tray having an actuator; a floor cleaner including a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, an upright portion movable between an inclined use position and an upright storage position, a brushroll rotatably arranged in the base, the brushroll driven by a brushroll motor, a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, an upright portion movable between an inclined use position and an upright storage position, a brushroll rotatably arranged in the base, the brushroll driven by a brushroll motor, characterized in that the floor cleaner including a control circuit that controls the brushroll, the control circuit operable in a brushroll-enabled condition when the upright portion is in the inclined use position, a brushroll-disabled condition when the upright portion is in the upright storage position and the floor cleaner is not in the cleaning tray, and a brushroll-enabled condition when the floor cleaner is in the cleaning tray; where the cleaning tray actuator activates the control circuit into the third condition, and the control circuit enables a cleaning mode in the third condition. the floor cleaner including a control circuit that controls the brushroll, the control circuit operable in a brushroll-enabled condition when the upright portion is in the inclined use position, a brushroll-disabled condition when the upright portion is in the upright storage position and the floor cleaner is not in the cleaning tray, and a brushroll-enabled condition when the floor cleaner is in the cleaning tray; where the cleaning tray actuator activates the control circuit into the third condition, and the control circuit enables a cleaning mode in the third condition.
Method for inspecting the passage systems of machine components with cavities, especially castings, cylinder heads, for inspecting appropriate flow conductivity, where the passage system comprises at least one inlet opening leading to the surface of the machine component, at least one outlet opening leading to the surface of the machine component, and at least two parallel connected passages (A, B) connecting the inlet opening and the outlet opening, characterised by that a first medium is fed into the passage system through the inlet opening of the passage system, then, with a sharp change a second medium with different physical properties is fed into the passage system, and at the outlet opening of the passage system the change over time of the composition of the medium flowing out is determined, then the composition-time function obtained in this way is compared to the standard composition-time function of a perfect machine component.
Electrical bushing for connecting a superconducting device to a device located at ambient temperature, the bushing having an electrical conductor and an insulating layer surrounding the same, characterized in that an interlayer is provided between the electrical conductor and the insulating layer, which guarantees with cancellation of a tensionally connection between the conductor and the insulation layer within a temperature range of from 70 kelvin to the ambient temperature a separation between the electrical conductor and the insulating layer, by which an unhindered relative movement between the electrical conductor and the insulation layer is possible with the result that the conductor can glide unhindered within the insulation layer.
Combination of an aqueous grape seed extract with at least one fluorine salt for use as a buccal hygiene anti-adhesion composition intended to prevent and/or reduce the formation and accumulation of dental biofilm on dental surfaces or on gingival epithelial tissue, whilst maintaining the balance of buccal bacterial flora.
Method for delineating a ventricle from MRI data relating to the heart of a patient, the method comprising: a) providing a contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset; b) providing one or more additional MRI datasets acquired with a different kind of MRI acquisition than the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset; c) segmenting one or more features on the one or more additional MRI dataset; d) mapping the one or more segmented features to the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset; e) using the one or more segmented features as mapped in step d) to assist segmentation of the ventricle on the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset, wherein the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset and the one or more additional MRI datasets are acquired during a single cardiac MRI examination of the patient and the one or more segmented features as mapped are used as seeds for ventricle segmentation on the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset. a) providing a contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset; b) providing one or more additional MRI datasets acquired with a different kind of MRI acquisition than the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset; c) segmenting one or more features on the one or more additional MRI dataset; d) mapping the one or more segmented features to the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset; e) using the one or more segmented features as mapped in step d) to assist segmentation of the ventricle on the contrast-enhanced cine MRI dataset,
A method of digital intermediate processing, comprising: a) providing a scalable compressed codestream for a sequence of uncompressed digital images, said codestream providing random access to packets of compressed data to extract spatial regions of the images at a plurality of resolutions and/or a plurality of quality levels wherein the extracted spatial regions are less than the full extent of the images; b) in response to a client request for certain images in the sequence in a spatial region at a reduced resolution and/or reduced quality level (116, 118), extracting the appropriate packets from the compressed codestream; c) decompressing data from the extracted packets to reconstruct and dynamically render a proxy image (126, 124, 128); d) post-processing the proxy image to create a decision list of operations performed on the proxy image; and e) applying said decision list to the compressed codestream by extracting packets including packets used to render the proxy image and additional packets for resolution and/or quality levels not rendered in the proxy image; wherein steps b through e are repeated for a plurality of post-processing functions on one or more proxy images. a) providing a scalable compressed codestream for a sequence of uncompressed digital images, said codestream providing random access to packets of compressed data to extract spatial regions of the images at a plurality of resolutions and/or a plurality of quality levels wherein the extracted spatial regions are less than the full extent of the images; b) in response to a client request for certain images in the sequence in a spatial region at a reduced resolution and/or reduced quality level (116, 118), extracting the appropriate packets from the compressed codestream; c) decompressing data from the extracted packets to reconstruct and dynamically render a proxy image (126, 124, 128); d) post-processing the proxy image to create a decision list of operations performed on the proxy image; and e) applying said decision list to the compressed codestream by extracting packets including packets used to render the proxy image and additional packets for resolution and/or quality levels not rendered in the proxy image;
A method for constructing a genetically engineered Candida utilis capable of degrading and utilizing kitchen waste, wherein said genetically engineered Candida utilis is constructed and obtained by using a Candida utilis multigene co-expression vector to integrate alpha-amylase, glucoamylase and acid protease genes into the Candida utilis genome.
An inductor (400; 500) comprising: a first core part (420; 520); a second core part (420; 520) having a central opening aligned with a central opening of the first core part. a winding (410; 510) wound around the first and second core parts through the central openings thereof; and a plurality of spacers (430; 530) disposed between the first and second core parts (420; 520) and radially distributed in a circular pattern aligned with the first and second core parts; characterized in that each of the spacers (430; 530) comprises: a first portion (430a; 530a) disposed between the first and second core parts (420; 520); and a second portion (430b; 530b) extending from the first portion (430a; 530a) and disposed between adjacent turns of the winding (410; 510). a first core part (420; 520); a second core part (420; 520) having a central opening aligned with a central opening of the first core part. a winding (410; 510) wound around the first and second core parts through the central openings thereof; and a plurality of spacers (430; 530) disposed between the first and second core parts (420; 520) and radially distributed in a circular pattern aligned with the first and second core parts; characterized in that each of the spacers (430; 530) comprises: a first portion (430a; 530a) disposed between the first and second core parts (420; 520); and a second portion (430b; 530b) extending from the first portion (430a; 530a) and disposed between adjacent turns of the winding (410; 510). a first portion (430a; 530a) disposed between the first and second core parts (420; 520); and a second portion (430b; 530b) extending from the first portion (430a; 530a) and disposed between adjacent turns of the winding (410; 510).
A method of producing a monolithic ceramic body from a porous matrix, comprising: providing a porous matrix having a pore volume; providing an infiltrating medium comprising water as a solvent and a reactive species being carbon dioxide gas; wherein the solvent is an inert medium that is not chemically reactive with the porous matrix; wherein the solvent is in a liquid phase when in the portion of the pore volume of the porous matrix; infiltrating 15% to 70% of the pore volume of the porous matrix with the infiltrating medium; wherein the infiltrating medium flows through the porous matrix; wherein the reactive species, when in a portion of the pore volume of the porous matrix, reacts with a portion of the porous matrix to form a product by a carbonation reaction, wherein the product fills at least a portion of the pore volume. providing a porous matrix having a pore volume; providing an infiltrating medium comprising water as a solvent and a reactive species being carbon dioxide gas; wherein the solvent is an inert medium that is not chemically reactive with the porous matrix; wherein the solvent is in a liquid phase when in the portion of the pore volume of the porous matrix; infiltrating 15% to 70% of the pore volume of the porous matrix with the infiltrating medium; wherein the infiltrating medium flows through the porous matrix; wherein the reactive species, when in a portion of the pore volume of the porous matrix, reacts with a portion of the porous matrix to form a product by a carbonation reaction, wherein the product fills at least a portion of the pore volume.