mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A turbomachine compressor including a separator lip extended by an internal annular wall and an external annular wall cooperatively defining an annular volume for separation of a primary flow and a secondary flow, characterized in that said volume includes a plurality of annular segments in the form of chambers (20, 20') separated two by two by the blades of a first fan, said blades passing both through said primary flow and said secondary flow, said chambers (20, 20') being attached to an upstream annular collar (30, 30') and a downstream annular collar (40, 40') driven in rotation by said blades.
A method of treating heavy metal and halogen salt-containing solid waste material mainly from flue gas cleaning systems, the method comprising i) treating said solid waste material with acidic scrubber liquid to obtain a suspension with a pH of from 3 to 7 in the liquid phase, ii) separating solid and liquid material obtained in step i), iii) treating the solid material from step ii) with water to obtain a pH in the aqueous phase ranging from about 7 to about 11 followed by separation of the thus washed solid material from the liquid to obtain treated solid waste, iv) treating the liquid material from step ii) with one or more alkaline agent(s) and/or sulfides to obtain a pH of from about 9 to 11 to precipitate heavy metals, v) optionally, separating the heavy metals from step iv) from the liquid to obtain a heavy metal fraction and a halogen salt solution, wherein pH in step i) initially is from about 11 to about 13 and then gradually decreases to a pH of from 3 to 4 over a period of from 15 to 90 minutes as the scrubber liquid is added and reacts with the waste. i) treating said solid waste material with acidic scrubber liquid to obtain a suspension with a pH of from 3 to 7 in the liquid phase, ii) separating solid and liquid material obtained in step i), iii) treating the solid material from step ii) with water to obtain a pH in the aqueous phase ranging from about 7 to about 11 followed by separation of the thus washed solid material from the liquid to obtain treated solid waste, iv) treating the liquid material from step ii) with one or more alkaline agent(s) and/or sulfides to obtain a pH of from about 9 to 11 to precipitate heavy metals, v) optionally, separating the heavy metals from step iv) from the liquid to obtain a heavy metal fraction and a halogen salt solution,
A print medium comprising: separable die-cut portions formed at a regular interval lengthwise to the print medium with constant gaps therebetween, each separable die-cut portion conforming to a contour line of a specific separable shape; wherein a separation-starting die-cut portion is formed for each separable die-cut portion, the separation-starting die-cut portion having one end thereof connected to the contour line of the corresponding separable die-cut portion, and intersecting a print medium severance line that is set transversely to the print medium between the corresponding separable die-cut portion and a separable die-cut portion that is adjacent to the corresponding separable die-cut portion. separable die-cut portions formed at a regular interval lengthwise to the print medium with constant gaps therebetween, each separable die-cut portion conforming to a contour line of a specific separable shape; wherein a separation-starting die-cut portion is formed for each separable die-cut portion, the separation-starting die-cut portion having one end thereof connected to the contour line of the corresponding separable die-cut portion, and intersecting a print medium severance line that is set transversely to the print medium between the corresponding separable die-cut portion and a separable die-cut portion that is adjacent to the corresponding separable die-cut portion.
An appliance for conditioning milk to prepare cold frothed or heated frothed milk, comprising: - a tank for receiving the milk that is to be conditioned; - a closed compartment secured to the tank; - an electric device for imparting a conditioning effect to the milk, said device being located in the compartment and having one or more connection means, the or each connection means extending through a through-opening in an outer wall of the compartment; and - a rotatable stirrer (85,85') for generating froth in the tank, the electric device in the compartment being arranged to drive the stirrer in the tank, in particular by generating a rotating magnetic field in the compartment that drives the stirrer in the tank without any mechanical transmission element extending through the tank between the electric device and the stirrer, the stirrer being removably mounted on a stirrer positioning element in the tank, such as a relief or recess in a bottom part of the tank, the electric device comprising heating means for heating the tank and a drive means for imparting a rotational movement to the stirrer located in the tank, characterised in that the compartment is made water impervious and washable under running water without infiltration thereof into the compartment containing the electric device, said through-opening being made water impervious by a sealing element located between a peripheral part of said connection means and the outer wall. - a tank for receiving the milk that is to be conditioned; - a closed compartment secured to the tank; - an electric device for imparting a conditioning effect to the milk, said device being located in the compartment and having one or more connection means, the or each connection means extending through a through-opening in an outer wall of the compartment; and - a rotatable stirrer (85,85') for generating froth in the tank,
A method for occupancy detection for at least one vehicle seat, using at least one transmit antenna (Tx) and a plurality of receive antennas (Rx), the method comprising: - emitting (100, 200, 300) a detection signal with each transmit antenna (Tx) onto at least one vehicle seat, which detection signal is a frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar signal, and receiving with each receive antenna (Rx) a reflected signal; - recording (105, 205, 305) sample data representing the reflected signal, the sample data having M channels, with M = N1 · N2, where N1 is the number of transmit antennas (Tx) and N2 is the number of receive antennas (Rx); - for each channel, removing (110, 210, 310) a component from the sample data that corresponds to a reflection from a static object; and - applying (130, 230, 330) a frequency estimation method to the sample data to at least implicitly determine at least one angle of arrival θ i corresponding to a position of an occupant on a vehicle seat. characterized in that the frequency estimation method is a MUSIC method and comprises: - calculating (235, 335) the sample covariance matrix R̂ - calculating (240, 340) the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the sample covariance matrix R̂; - sorting (245, 345) the eigenvalues in descending order and, with D being a number of targets, selecting M - D smallest eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors to determine (250, 350) a noise subspace G; and - calculating the roots z i of a root-MUSIC polynomial J ( z) with J z = z M − 1 p T z − 1 G G H p z wherein p z = z 0 ⋮ z M − 1 and each root z i corresponds to an angle of arrival θ i. - emitting (100, 200, 300) a detection signal with each transmit antenna (Tx) onto at least one vehicle seat, which detection signal is a frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar signal, and receiving with each receive antenna (Rx) a reflected signal; - recording (105, 205, 305) sample data representing the reflected signal, the sample data having M channels, with M = N1 · N2, where N1 is the number of transmit antennas (Tx) and N2 is the number of receive antennas (Rx); - for each channel, removing (110, 210, 310) a component from the sample data that corresponds to a reflection from a static object; and - applying (130, 230, 330) a frequency estimation method to the sample data to at least implicitly determine at least one angle of arrival θ i corresponding to a position of an occupant on a vehicle seat. - calculating (235, 335) the sample covariance matrix R̂ - calculating (240, 340) the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the sample covariance matrix R̂; - sorting (245, 345) the eigenvalues in descending order and, with D being a number of targets, selecting M - D smallest eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors to determine (250, 350) a noise subspace G; and - calculating the roots z i of a root-MUSIC polynomial J ( z) with J z = z M − 1 p T z − 1 G G H p z wherein p z = z 0 ⋮ z M − 1 and each root z i corresponds to an angle of arrival θ i.
A method of converting a cannabinoid compound solution using controlled hydrodynamic cavitation, the method comprising the steps of: a. feeding a stream of the cannabinoid compound solution into a cavitation apparatus having an inlet, an outlet, a rotor having a series of cavitation inducing features therealong, and a cavitation cavity or stator with one or more transparent outer walls and within which a cavitation cavity zone is defined; b. directing the cannabinoid compound solution to flow through the cavitation zone of the cavitation apparatus; c. generating cavitation within the cannabinoid compound solution in the cavitation zone; d. during cavitation, subjecting the cannabinoid compound solution to UV light transmitted through the one or more transparent outer walls; e. controlling cavitation generated within the cannabinoid compound solution to optimize UV reaction with the cannabinoid compound solution while minimizing temperature and shear degradation; and f. promoting conversion of the cannabinoid compound solution to form a synthesized cannabinoid THC, CBD, CBC, CBG, CBNA, CBEA, CBLA product, or combinations thereof through interaction with UV light, with oxygen, with reagents, or combinations thereof. a. feeding a stream of the cannabinoid compound solution into a cavitation apparatus having an inlet, an outlet, a rotor having a series of cavitation inducing features therealong, and a cavitation cavity or stator with one or more transparent outer walls and within which a cavitation cavity zone is defined; b. directing the cannabinoid compound solution to flow through the cavitation zone of the cavitation apparatus; c. generating cavitation within the cannabinoid compound solution in the cavitation zone; d. during cavitation, subjecting the cannabinoid compound solution to UV light transmitted through the one or more transparent outer walls; e. controlling cavitation generated within the cannabinoid compound solution to optimize UV reaction with the cannabinoid compound solution while minimizing temperature and shear degradation; and f. promoting conversion of the cannabinoid compound solution to form a synthesized cannabinoid THC, CBD, CBC, CBG, CBNA, CBEA, CBLA product, or combinations thereof through interaction with UV light, with oxygen, with reagents, or combinations thereof.
A laser system comprising: a) a laser source configured to generate a laser light beam; b) an ion trap; c) a first beamsplitter configured to split the laser light beam into a first front side laser light beam and a back side laser light beam for a back side of the ion trap; d) a multi-channel acousto-optic modulator, i.e. AOM, comprising: a. a second beamsplitter to split the first front side laser light beam into a plurality of second front side laser light beams from the second beamsplitter, b, a common acousto-optic medium configured to receive the plurality of front side laser light beams, and c. a respective plurality of electrodes coupled to the common acousto-optic medium for each of the second front side laser light beams; e) a plurality of radio frequency drivers each configured to generate respective RF drive signals for each of the plurality of electrodes; f) an input telescope configured to direct the front side laser light beam to the second beamsplitter; and g) an output telescope configured to direct the plurality of second front side laser light beams to a front side of the ion trap; h) wherein the electrodes comprise phased array transducer electrodes; and wherein each RF driver is configured to drive alternating electrodes of the respective phased array transducer electrodes out of phase. a) a laser source configured to generate a laser light beam; b) an ion trap; c) a first beamsplitter configured to split the laser light beam into a first front side laser light beam and a back side laser light beam for a back side of the ion trap; d) a multi-channel acousto-optic modulator, i.e. AOM, comprising: a. a second beamsplitter to split the first front side laser light beam into a plurality of second front side laser light beams from the second beamsplitter, b, a common acousto-optic medium configured to receive the plurality of front side laser light beams, and c. a respective plurality of electrodes coupled to the common acousto-optic medium for each of the second front side laser light beams; a. a second beamsplitter to split the first front side laser light beam into a plurality of second front side laser light beams from the second beamsplitter, b, a common acousto-optic medium configured to receive the plurality of front side laser light beams, and c. a respective plurality of electrodes coupled to the common acousto-optic medium for each of the second front side laser light beams; e) a plurality of radio frequency drivers each configured to generate respective RF drive signals for each of the plurality of electrodes; f) an input telescope configured to direct the front side laser light beam to the second beamsplitter; and g) an output telescope configured to direct the plurality of second front side laser light beams to a front side of the ion trap; h) wherein the electrodes comprise phased array transducer electrodes; and wherein each RF driver is configured to drive alternating electrodes of the respective phased array transducer electrodes out of phase.
Aircraft comprising at least one hydrogen engine and at least one hydrogen supply device comprising at least one hydrogen tank and at least one item of equipment (48, 50) through which the hydrogen flows and which is positioned between the hydrogen tank and the hydrogen engine, the aircraft comprising at least one sealed container (58, 58') sealed from the air outside said container, in which said at least one item of equipment (48, 50) of the hydrogen supply device is positioned, characterized in that the hydrogen supply device comprises at least one detachable connection system upstream or downstream of the sealed container (58, 58'), and in that said at least one sealed container (58, 58') comprises at least one oxygen sensor configured to detect the presence of oxygen or a given concentration of oxygen inside said sealed container (58, 58') and at least one extraction system configured to extract oxygen present in said sealed container (58, 58').
A metrology system for monitoring radio frequency power at a plurality of locations in a circuit, comprising: a plurality of sense channels (20-1, 62-1, 64-11/64-12; 20-2, 62-2, 64-21/64-22) that each is configured to generate an output signal based on an electrical property of the RF power at one of the locations in the circuit, each sense channel comprising: a RF sensor (20-1, 20-2) that is configured to generate a first signal based on the electrical property of the RF power; an oscillator (62-1, 62-2) that is configured to generate a periodic signal; and a mixer module (64-11/64-12, 64-21/64-22) that is configured to mix the first signal with the periodic signal to generate the output signal for the sense channel; and a RF combiner module (70, 72) that is configured to receive the output signal from each sense channel from the mixer module and is configured to generate a second output signal based on the plurality of output signals from the sense channels. a RF sensor (20-1, 20-2) that is configured to generate a first signal based on the electrical property of the RF power; an oscillator (62-1, 62-2) that is configured to generate a periodic signal; and a mixer module (64-11/64-12, 64-21/64-22) that is configured to mix the first signal with the periodic signal to generate the output signal for the sense channel; and a RF combiner module (70, 72) that is configured to receive the output signal from each sense channel from the mixer module and is configured to generate a second output signal based on the plurality of output signals from the sense channels.
A control system for a host vehicle operable in an automated mode, the control system comprising one or more controllers, wherein the control system is configured to: receive a driver selection from a first human-machine interface of a vehicle-to-vehicle separation to be implemented in the automated mode when vehicle speed falls below a threshold; store the vehicle-to-vehicle separation for implementation in the automated mode when vehicle speed falls below the threshold; characterized in that the control system is configured to: receive a driver intervention from a second human-machine interface to modify the vehicle-to-vehicle separation; and update the stored vehicle-to-vehicle separation in dependence on the received driver intervention, to be implemented when the vehicle speed later falls below the threshold and the host vehicle is operable in the automated mode. receive a driver selection from a first human-machine interface of a vehicle-to-vehicle separation to be implemented in the automated mode when vehicle speed falls below a threshold; store the vehicle-to-vehicle separation for implementation in the automated mode when vehicle speed falls below the threshold; characterized in that the control system is configured to: receive a driver intervention from a second human-machine interface to modify the vehicle-to-vehicle separation; and update the stored vehicle-to-vehicle separation in dependence on the received driver intervention, to be implemented when the vehicle speed later falls below the threshold and the host vehicle is operable in the automated mode. receive a driver intervention from a second human-machine interface to modify the vehicle-to-vehicle separation; and update the stored vehicle-to-vehicle separation in dependence on the received driver intervention, to be implemented when the vehicle speed later falls below the threshold and the host vehicle is operable in the automated mode.
A therapy house for indoors for the therapeutic treatment of at least one patient, having - an entrance for the at least one patient, and - a seat accommodation for the at least one patient, characterised by - a table, wherein at least the table can be releasably fixed to at least one wall on the therapy house and can be removed from the region of the entrance for access of the at least one patient into the therapy house and wherein the table can be releasably fixed to the therapy house by a therapist outside the therapy house and can preferably be arrested in the mounting position. - an entrance for the at least one patient, and - a seat accommodation for the at least one patient, characterised by - a table, wherein at least the table can be releasably fixed to at least one wall on the therapy house and can be removed from the region of the entrance for access of the at least one patient into the therapy house and wherein the table can be releasably fixed to the therapy house by a therapist outside the therapy house and can preferably be arrested in the mounting position.
A heat exchanger for an air conditioning system, the heat exchanger comprising plurality of parallel flat tubes interconnected so that a refrigerant fluid is able to circulate inside the flat tubes transferring from one to the other until exiting the heat exchanger and comprising at least one container interposed between two adjacent flat tubes and in thermal contact with said adjacent flat tubes, a phase change material being arranged in the container, the container being provided with width adjusting means (42, 56) so the thermal contact with the flat tubes is optimized and wherein, the container comprises a first part having a first main wall surrounded by a first peripheral end wall and a second part having a second main wall surrounded by a second peripheral end wall, the first and the second end walls overlapping so the width (w) of the container measured over the two main walls (40, 48) is adjustable to the distance (d) between the two flat tubes optimizing the thermal contact between the container and the flat tubes, characterized in that the first and the second peripheral end walls (42, 50) have complementary inclined surfaces (42, 56) for a mutual male-female engagement enabling adjustment of the width (w) of the container.
A liquid nutritional composition for use in prevention and/or treatment of whole body protein metabolism decline or whole body protein function decline, or for use in improving whole body protein metabolism or whole body protein function, in a human subject suffering from starvation and/or metabolic stress following trauma, inflammation, sepsis, critical illness, stroke, cancer or COPD, wherein the human subject is preferably a human elderly subject of at least 50 years of age, wherein the composition comprises a protein fraction comprising (a) 15 to 35 weight% of casein; (b) 25 to 50 weight% of whey protein; (c) 10 to 30 weight% of soy protein; and (d) 10 to 30 weight% of pea protein; relative to the total protein in protein fraction, wherein the sum of said proteins preferably equals 100 weight% of the protein fraction. (a) 15 to 35 weight% of casein; (b) 25 to 50 weight% of whey protein; (c) 10 to 30 weight% of soy protein; and (d) 10 to 30 weight% of pea protein;
An apparatus for illuminating an object, comprising: an enclosure which is configured to accommodate the object, the enclosure comprising a dome portion and enclosing a space which comprises a cylindrical portion, a truncated conical portion, and/or a hemispherical portion, or is radially symmetric; an emitter which is contained within the enclosure and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, wherein the emitter comprises multiple inwardly facing active surfaces arranged along a ring; and a diffusor, the diffusor having a concave portion facing the dome portion, the concave portion diffusing electromagnetic radiation incident upon the concave portion towards an inner surface region of the enclosure, the inner surface region being configured to diffuse the electromagnetic radiation onto the object; characterized in that the diffusor is a ring-shaped radially symmetric diffusor, wherein a cross-section of the ring-shaped radially symmetric diffusor through an axis of radial symmetry has two U-shaped portions which are mirror symmetric to said axis. an enclosure which is configured to accommodate the object, the enclosure comprising a dome portion and enclosing a space which comprises a cylindrical portion, a truncated conical portion, and/or a hemispherical portion, or is radially symmetric; an emitter which is contained within the enclosure and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, wherein the emitter comprises multiple inwardly facing active surfaces arranged along a ring; and a diffusor, the diffusor having a concave portion facing the dome portion, the concave portion diffusing electromagnetic radiation incident upon the concave portion towards an inner surface region of the enclosure, the inner surface region being configured to diffuse the electromagnetic radiation onto the object; characterized in that the diffusor is a ring-shaped radially symmetric diffusor, wherein a cross-section of the ring-shaped radially symmetric diffusor through an axis of radial symmetry has two U-shaped portions which are mirror symmetric to said axis.