mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A monitoring system for monitoring the axial position of a rotating shaft (54, 62), the system including: first and second, axially adjacent, phonic wheels which are formed from respective axially adjacent portions of a unitary annular body and adapted to be mounted coaxially to the shaft (54, 62) for rotation therewith, the first and second phonic wheels having respective first and second circumferential rows of teeth; and a sensor configured to detect the passage of the first row of teeth by generating a first alternating measurement signal component, and to detect the passage of the second row of teeth by generating a second alternating measurement signal component, the sensor generating a signal having both the first and the second alternating measurement signal components when axially positioned midway between the first and second phonic wheels; wherein the teeth of the first and second rows are configured such that the first alternating measurement signal component generated by the sensor has an identical frequency to the second alternating measurement signal component generated by the sensor, the first and second rows of teeth being angularly misaligned such that the first and second alternating measurement signal components are phase shifted relative to each other; and, axial displacement of the shaft (54, 62) causes the signal generated by the sensor to vary the amplitude of the first component relative to the amplitude of the second component whereby the axial position of the shaft can be monitored. first and second, axially adjacent, phonic wheels which are formed from respective axially adjacent portions of a unitary annular body and adapted to be mounted coaxially to the shaft (54, 62) for rotation therewith, the first and second phonic wheels having respective first and second circumferential rows of teeth; and a sensor configured to detect the passage of the first row of teeth by generating a first alternating measurement signal component, and to detect the passage of the second row of teeth by generating a second alternating measurement signal component, the sensor generating a signal having both the first and the second alternating measurement signal components when axially positioned midway between the first and second phonic wheels; wherein the teeth of the first and second rows are configured such that the first alternating measurement signal component generated by the sensor has an identical frequency to the second alternating measurement signal component generated by the sensor, the first and second rows of teeth being angularly misaligned such that the first and second alternating measurement signal components are phase shifted relative to each other; and, axial displacement of the shaft (54, 62) causes the signal generated by the sensor to vary the amplitude of the first component relative to the amplitude of the second component whereby the axial position of the shaft can be monitored.
A controlled droplet applicator system, comprising: a CDA nozzle cup having a circumferential lip defining an open end, wherein the cup is configured to disperse a circular fluid spray of droplets from the lip characterized in that the CDA system further comprises: a stationary shroud (26, 96) covering all but a portion of the open end of the cup, the shroud having a first aperture circumferentially adjacent the portion of the open end through which a portion of the droplets dispersed from the lip forming the open end of the CDA nozzle cup may pass; and an air assist device disposed proximal to the open end, the air assist device surrounded by at least a portion of the shroud, the shroud (26,96) having a one or more air flow apertures though which an air flow produced by the air assist device is directed, wherein the air flow directed through the one or more air flow apertures draws at least a portion of the droplets dispersed through the first aperture into the air flow. a CDA nozzle cup having a circumferential lip defining an open end, wherein the cup is configured to disperse a circular fluid spray of droplets from the lip characterized in that the CDA system further comprises: a stationary shroud (26, 96) covering all but a portion of the open end of the cup, the shroud having a first aperture circumferentially adjacent the portion of the open end through which a portion of the droplets dispersed from the lip forming the open end of the CDA nozzle cup may pass; and an air assist device disposed proximal to the open end, the air assist device surrounded by at least a portion of the shroud, the shroud (26,96) having a one or more air flow apertures though which an air flow produced by the air assist device is directed, wherein the air flow directed through the one or more air flow apertures draws at least a portion of the droplets dispersed through the first aperture into the air flow.
A method for manufacturing an SOI (silicon on insulator) substrate comprising: a step A of bonding a front surface of a silicon substrate having a high-concentration boron added p layer having a depth L in the outermost front surface to a front surface of an insulative substrate formed of any one of quartz, sapphire, borosilicate glass, crystallized glass, and a silicon carbide, wherein the step A comprises: a front surface treatment step of performing at least one of a plasma treatment and an ozone treatment with respect to the front surface of at least one of the insulative substrate and the silicon substrate; and a step of bonding the front surface of the insulative substrate to the front surface of the silicon substrate at a room temperature, wherein the depth L of the high-concentration boron added p layer from the outermost front surface of the silicon substrate is 5 μm or above and 10 μm or below; a step B of reducing a sheet thickness of the bonded silicon substrate from a back surface thereof by a sheet thickness reducing technique including at least a chemical etching step to set a thickness of the silicon substrate to L or below, thereby forming a silicon layer having the thickness which is L or below; and a step C of performing a heat treatment with respect to the silicon layer having the thickness which is L or below in a hydrogen containing atmosphere. a step A of bonding a front surface of a silicon substrate having a high-concentration boron added p layer having a depth L in the outermost front surface to a front surface of an insulative substrate formed of any one of quartz, sapphire, borosilicate glass, crystallized glass, and a silicon carbide, wherein the step A comprises: a front surface treatment step of performing at least one of a plasma treatment and an ozone treatment with respect to the front surface of at least one of the insulative substrate and the silicon substrate; and a step of bonding the front surface of the insulative substrate to the front surface of the silicon substrate at a room temperature, wherein the depth L of the high-concentration boron added p layer from the outermost front surface of the silicon substrate is 5 μm or above and 10 μm or below; a step B of reducing a sheet thickness of the bonded silicon substrate from a back surface thereof by a sheet thickness reducing technique including at least a chemical etching step to set a thickness of the silicon substrate to L or below, thereby forming a silicon layer having the thickness which is L or below; and a step C of performing a heat treatment with respect to the silicon layer having the thickness which is L or below in a hydrogen containing atmosphere.
A method in a computing device for providing indoor facility information on a digital map, the method comprising: displaying a digital map of a geographic area via a user interface of the computing device at a selected zoom level, including displaying a representation of a structure located in the geographic area; determining availability of indoor facilities at the structure; and displaying one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) of indoor facilities available at the structure, including: when the selected zoom level has a first value, displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) inside the representation of the structure at respective locations of the indoor facilities, characterized in that the displaying one or more indicators of indoor facilities available at the structure further includes: when the selected zoom level has a second value, displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) over or proximately to the representation of the structure at a location different from the respective locations of the indoor facilities, wherein the second value corresponds to a zoom level that is lower than the zoom level of the first value, and wherein displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) over or proximately to the representation of the structure includes displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) at a location corresponding to an entrance to the structure. displaying a digital map of a geographic area via a user interface of the computing device at a selected zoom level, including displaying a representation of a structure located in the geographic area; determining availability of indoor facilities at the structure; and displaying one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) of indoor facilities available at the structure, including: when the selected zoom level has a first value, displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) inside the representation of the structure at respective locations of the indoor facilities, characterized in that the displaying one or more indicators of indoor facilities available at the structure further includes: when the selected zoom level has a second value, displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) over or proximately to the representation of the structure at a location different from the respective locations of the indoor facilities, wherein the second value corresponds to a zoom level that is lower than the zoom level of the first value, and wherein displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) over or proximately to the representation of the structure includes displaying the one or more indicators (110, 111, 112, 113) at a location corresponding to an entrance to the structure.
A method of transferring a device layer in a silicon on insulator wafer, obtained by stacking a silicon layer, an insulator layer, and the device layer, to a transfer substrate, the method comprising: a step of temporarily bonding a surface on which the device layer is formed of the SOI wafer to a supporting substrate using an adhesive for temporary bonding; a step of removing the silicon layer of the SOI wafer until the insulator layer is exposed and obtaining a thinned device wafer; a step of coating only the transfer substrate with an adhesive for transfer and then bonding the insulator layer in the thinned device wafer to the transfer substrate via the adhesive for transfer; a step of thermally curing the adhesive for transfer under a load at the same time as or after bonding; a step of peeling off the supporting substrate; and a step of removing the adhesive for temporary bonding remaining on a surface of the device layer after peeling off, wherein the step of removing the silicon layer includes: a step of grinding and thinning the silicon layer; a step of edge trimming the SOI wafer temporarily bonded to the supporting substrate and the adhesive for temporary bonding; and a step of removing the remaining silicon layer by etching using an acid. a step of temporarily bonding a surface on which the device layer is formed of the SOI wafer to a supporting substrate using an adhesive for temporary bonding; a step of removing the silicon layer of the SOI wafer until the insulator layer is exposed and obtaining a thinned device wafer; a step of coating only the transfer substrate with an adhesive for transfer and then bonding the insulator layer in the thinned device wafer to the transfer substrate via the adhesive for transfer; a step of thermally curing the adhesive for transfer under a load at the same time as or after bonding; a step of peeling off the supporting substrate; and a step of removing the adhesive for temporary bonding remaining on a surface of the device layer after peeling off, wherein the step of removing the silicon layer includes: a step of grinding and thinning the silicon layer; a step of edge trimming the SOI wafer temporarily bonded to the supporting substrate and the adhesive for temporary bonding; and a step of removing the remaining silicon layer by etching using an acid. a step of grinding and thinning the silicon layer; a step of edge trimming the SOI wafer temporarily bonded to the supporting substrate and the adhesive for temporary bonding; and a step of removing the remaining silicon layer by etching using an acid.
An electrically conductive adhesive comprising an organic polymer resin and an electrically conductive polymer, wherein the electrically conductive adhesive has an electrical resistance of from 10 4 ohms to less than 10 9 ohms, the organic polymer resin is selected from epoxy and polyurethane, the electrically conductive polymer is polyaniline, wherein the polyaniline is a doped polyaniline which is polyaniline-dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid, and wherein the adhesive comprises from 2% (by weight of the adhesive) to 6% (by weight of the adhesive) of the electrically conductive polymer.
A method for testing the operational capability of two-wire transducers in automation technology, which output a measurement signal as impressed loop direct current via a two-wire line and whose active modules are supplied with electrical energy via the same two-wire line, wherein the loop direct current and an input voltage of the transducer are measured, wherein the loop direct current is increased independently of the measured value in the range from a minimum value to a maximum value and thereby the input voltage of the transducer is measured, characterized in that, a. measured values of the input voltage at selected measuring points on the loop direct current are stored as an individual signature of the transducer, b. during the ongoing operation of the transducer, the input voltage at the connecting terminals of the two-wire line is repeatedly measured via an internal resistance of the transducer at prevailing loop direct current and compared with the signature at the same loop direct current, and c. a predetermined reaction of the transducer is triggered as soon as the input voltage at the connection terminals of the two-wire line leaves a predetermined tolerance via the internal resistance of the transducer with prevailing loop direct current. a. measured values of the input voltage at selected measuring points on the loop direct current are stored as an individual signature of the transducer, b. during the ongoing operation of the transducer, the input voltage at the connecting terminals of the two-wire line is repeatedly measured via an internal resistance of the transducer at prevailing loop direct current and compared with the signature at the same loop direct current, and c. a predetermined reaction of the transducer is triggered as soon as the input voltage at the connection terminals of the two-wire line leaves a predetermined tolerance via the internal resistance of the transducer with prevailing loop direct current.
An energy delivery device having an elongate member defining a lumen for receiving a fluid, a distal face of the energy delivery device defining an aperture in communication with the lumen, the distal face including at least one electrically exposed conductive portion which partially surrounds the aperture and at least one electrically insulated portion which extends radially from a wall of the aperture to a periphery of the distal face, wherein the energy delivery device further comprises electrically insulating material and wherein the electrically insulating material defines a part of the at least one electrically insulated portion of the distal face, the distal face being thereby configured to avoid creation of emboli upon delivery of energy via the electrically exposed conductive portion, characterized in that the elongated member defines a cut away portion which extends proximally from the distal face and in that the electrically insulating material is located within the cut away portion.
A process for manufacturing a fluoropolymer composite, said process comprising the following sequential steps: (i) providing an aqueous latex comprising from 10% to 40% by weight, preferably from 15% to 35% by weight of at least one fluoropolymer comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride [polymer]; (ii) up-concentrating the aqueous latex provided in step (i) thereby providing an up-concentrated aqueous latex comprising from 45% to 60% by weight, preferably from 45% to 55% by weight of at least one polymer; (iii) contacting one continuous fibre or a bunch of continuous fibres with the up-concentrated aqueous latex provided in step (ii); (iv) squeezing the impregnated fibrous material provided in step (iii); (v) drying the squeezed fibrous material provided in step (iv), typically at a temperature comprised between 100°C and 120°C; (vi) baking the dried fibrous material provided in step (v) at a temperature comprised between 190°C and 240°C; (vii) cooling the coated fibrous material provided in step (vi), preferably to a temperature of about 20°C; (viii) optionally, contacting the coated fibrous material provided in step (vii) with the up-concentrated aqueous latex provided in step (ii) and submitting the impregnated fibrous material so provided to sequential steps (iv) to (vii); and (ix) optionally, repeating step (viii) one or more times. (i) providing an aqueous latex comprising from 10% to 40% by weight, preferably from 15% to 35% by weight of at least one fluoropolymer comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride [polymer]; (ii) up-concentrating the aqueous latex provided in step (i) thereby providing an up-concentrated aqueous latex comprising from 45% to 60% by weight, preferably from 45% to 55% by weight of at least one polymer; (iii) contacting one continuous fibre or a bunch of continuous fibres with the up-concentrated aqueous latex provided in step (ii); (iv) squeezing the impregnated fibrous material provided in step (iii); (v) drying the squeezed fibrous material provided in step (iv), typically at a temperature comprised between 100°C and 120°C; (vi) baking the dried fibrous material provided in step (v) at a temperature comprised between 190°C and 240°C; (vii) cooling the coated fibrous material provided in step (vi), preferably to a temperature of about 20°C; (viii) optionally, contacting the coated fibrous material provided in step (vii) with the up-concentrated aqueous latex provided in step (ii) and submitting the impregnated fibrous material so provided to sequential steps (iv) to (vii); and (ix) optionally, repeating step (viii) one or more times.
A device for releasing glasses from the bodies of vehicles comprising a frame fitted with one suction pad for detachable fastening to the glass being released, at least one guide pulley equipped with at least one guide groove to guide a cutting wire, at least one winding pulley fitted with at least one winding groove to wind the cutting wire, wherein the frame is fitted with two winding pulleys and one guide pulley equipped with two guide grooves or two guide pulleys each with one guide groove and with a common central line with the pulleys (6, 9) arranged on the frame in a manner that their central lines intersect the apices of a triangle, characterized in that the distance between the central lines of the winding pulleys is greater or equals the diameter of the circle circumscribed on the projection of the suction pad, and the value of the altitude of the triangle from the apex intersected by the central line of the guide pulley is greater or equals the diameter of the circle circumscribed on the projection of the suction pad, and the winding pulleys are fitted with at least one spacing element for guiding the cutting wire outside the suction pad.
A spinal implant for placement between first and second vertebral bodies, comprising: a first member having a first surface for engaging a first vertebral body; a second member having a second surface for engaging a second vertebral body; at least one extendable support element (16, 22) having a contracted configuration to facilitate deployment of the implant between the first and second vertebral bodies, and the extendable support element having at least one extended configuration to extend the first and second members (11, 13) away from one another so that the first and second surfaces (8, 9) are positioned further apart from one another than in the contracted configuration; a locking system comprising at least one locking element (17, 20) movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein the locking element (17, 20) prevents movement of the extendable support element (16, 22) towards the contracted configuration when the locking element (17, 20) is in the locked configuration, and the locking element (17, 20) permits movement of the extendable support element (16, 22) towards the contracted configuration when the locking element (17, 20) is in the unlocked configuration; wherein the locking element (17, 20) includes a pinion, such that movement of the locking element (17, 20) between the locked and unlocked configuration is actuated by rotation of the pinion, characterized in that the implant further comprises a linear rack for rotating the pinion. a first member having a first surface for engaging a first vertebral body; a second member having a second surface for engaging a second vertebral body; at least one extendable support element (16, 22) having a contracted configuration to facilitate deployment of the implant between the first and second vertebral bodies, and the extendable support element having at least one extended configuration to extend the first and second members (11, 13) away from one another so that the first and second surfaces (8, 9) are positioned further apart from one another than in the contracted configuration; a locking system comprising at least one locking element (17, 20) movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein the locking element (17, 20) prevents movement of the extendable support element (16, 22) towards the contracted configuration when the locking element (17, 20) is in the locked configuration, and the locking element (17, 20) permits movement of the extendable support element (16, 22) towards the contracted configuration when the locking element (17, 20) is in the unlocked configuration; wherein the locking element (17, 20) includes a pinion, such that movement of the locking element (17, 20) between the locked and unlocked configuration is actuated by rotation of the pinion, characterized in that the implant further comprises a linear rack for rotating the pinion.