mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of manufacturing a metal gate electrode, the method comprising: forming a high-k dielectric material on a semiconductor substrate; depositing a cap layer over the high-k dielectric material; depositing an oxygen getter and removing oxide of the oxygen getter and at least a portion of the oxygen getter; depositing a PMOS work function layer having a positive work function value; depositing an NMOS work function layer; depositing a further cap layer over the NMOS work function layer; removing at least a portion of the PMOS work function layer or at least a portion of the NMOS work function layer; and depositing a fill layer, wherein depositing the cap layer, depositing the PMOS work function layer or depositing the further cap layer comprises atomic layer deposition of TiN, TiSiN, or TiAIN, wherein the further cap layer is suitable as a barrier to the fill layer when the PMOS work function layer is deposited before the NMOS work function layer, and the PMOS work function layer is suitable as a barrier to the fill layer when the NMOS work function layer is deposited before the PMOS work function layer, characterized in that deposition of the oxygen getter and removal of the oxide of the oxygen getter and the at least a portion of the oxygen getter is carried out after deposition of the NMOS work function layer, and depositing the oxygen getter comprises RF sputter physical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition of silicon. forming a high-k dielectric material on a semiconductor substrate; depositing a cap layer over the high-k dielectric material; depositing an oxygen getter and removing oxide of the oxygen getter and at least a portion of the oxygen getter; depositing a PMOS work function layer having a positive work function value; depositing an NMOS work function layer; depositing a further cap layer over the NMOS work function layer; removing at least a portion of the PMOS work function layer or at least a portion of the NMOS work function layer; and depositing a fill layer, wherein depositing the cap layer, depositing the PMOS work function layer or depositing the further cap layer comprises atomic layer deposition of TiN, TiSiN, or TiAIN, wherein the further cap layer is suitable as a barrier to the fill layer when the PMOS work function layer is deposited before the NMOS work function layer, and the PMOS work function layer is suitable as a barrier to the fill layer when the NMOS work function layer is deposited before the PMOS work function layer, characterized in that deposition of the oxygen getter and removal of the oxide of the oxygen getter and the at least a portion of the oxygen getter is carried out after deposition of the NMOS work function layer, and depositing the oxygen getter comprises RF sputter physical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition of silicon.
A cylindrical filter element (10; 110; 210; 310) comprising: an outer circular peripheral boundary (16; 116; 216; 316); a central longitudinal axis (24; 224; 324) extending along a height of the filter element (10; 110; 210; 310); a core element (12; 112; 212; 312) extending along at least a portion of the height of the filter element (10; 110; 210; 310), the core element comprising a convex curved central portion (18; 218; 318) extending from a first end (20; 120; 220; 320) to a second end (22; 122; 222; 322) to define a width of the core element (12; 112; 212; 312), wherein the convex curved central portion (18; 218; 318) comprises a maximum height through the central longitudinal axis (24; 224; 324) that is larger than a height of at least one of the first and second ends; the core element (12; 112; 212; 312) having an elongated cross-section, and filter material (14; 114; 214; 314) comprising a plurality of pleats extending radially from an outer periphery of the core element (12; 112; 212; 312), wherein an outer cylindrical periphery of the filter material (14; 114; 214; 314) is defined by an outer pleat tip of each of the plurality of radially extending pleats, and wherein an inner pleat tip of each of the radially extending pleats is adjacent to the core element (12; 112; 212; 312), characterized in that a pleat depth of the plurality of pleats varies across the width of the core element (12; 112; 212; 312) such that each pleat increases in depth from the first end (20; 120; 220; 320) in the direction of the central longitudinal axis (24; 224; 324) and then decreases in depth from a pleat adjacent to the central longitudinal axis (24; 224; 324) in the direction of the second end (22; 122; 222; 322). an outer circular peripheral boundary (16; 116; 216; 316); a central longitudinal axis (24; 224; 324) extending along a height of the filter element (10; 110; 210; 310); a core element (12; 112; 212; 312) extending along at least a portion of the height of the filter element (10; 110; 210; 310), the core element comprising a convex curved central portion (18; 218; 318) extending from a first end (20; 120; 220; 320) to a second end (22; 122; 222; 322) to define a width of the core element (12; 112; 212; 312), wherein the convex curved central portion (18; 218; 318) comprises a maximum height through the central longitudinal axis (24; 224; 324) that is larger than a height of at least one of the first and second ends; the core element (12; 112; 212; 312) having an elongated cross-section, and filter material (14; 114; 214; 314) comprising a plurality of pleats extending radially from an outer periphery of the core element (12; 112; 212; 312), wherein an outer cylindrical periphery of the filter material (14; 114; 214; 314) is defined by an outer pleat tip of each of the plurality of radially extending pleats, and wherein an inner pleat tip of each of the radially extending pleats is adjacent to the core element (12; 112; 212; 312),
An electrical activity sensor device for monitoring the electrical status of an electrical device, the electrical activity sensor device comprising: a radio frequency identification sensor device (200; 700) attachable to a power cable of the electrical device, the radio frequency identification sensor device (200; 700) including: an antenna element (210; 710) operable to magnetically couple with an electrical pulse generated in the power cable to induce an electrical signal in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device; and a memory element (230; 730) for storing, in response to the induced electrical signal, data representative of the power state change of the electrical device; characterized in that the antenna element (210; 710) is further operable to transmit data representative of the power state change of the electrical device and identification data identifying the radio frequency identification sensor device (200; 700) wirelessly to a radio frequency identification reader device, wherein the antenna element (210; 710) is configured to perform both magnetic coupling to the electrical pulse and data transmission within its operating frequency range. an antenna element (210; 710) operable to magnetically couple with an electrical pulse generated in the power cable to induce an electrical signal in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device; and a memory element (230; 730) for storing, in response to the induced electrical signal, data representative of the power state change of the electrical device; characterized in that the antenna element (210; 710) is further operable to transmit data representative of the power state change of the electrical device and identification data identifying the radio frequency identification sensor device (200; 700) wirelessly to a radio frequency identification reader device, wherein the antenna element (210; 710) is configured to perform both magnetic coupling to the electrical pulse and data transmission within its operating frequency range.
Method for controlling street lighting in a predetermined geographical zone, the method comprising the following steps: • Providing a set of data relating to the presence of people in an estimation geographical zone, obtained from mobile devices of these people; • Determining at least one model of population flow in said predetermined geographical zone from said set of data; • Defining a control law for the street lighting of said geographical zone on the basis of said population flow model and applying said control law to this street lighting; characterized in that the step of determining the model comprises a sub-step of generating a plurality of models (M 1, M 2, M N) of population flow in said predetermined geographical zone, so-called test models, each test model being generated by a distinct machine learning algorithm from said set of data, each test model being associated with an evaluation metric, and a sub-step of selecting a population flow model from the plurality of test models on the basis of the evaluation metrics of said plurality of test models. • Providing a set of data relating to the presence of people in an estimation geographical zone, obtained from mobile devices of these people; • Determining at least one model of population flow in said predetermined geographical zone from said set of data; • Defining a control law for the street lighting of said geographical zone on the basis of said population flow model and applying said control law to this street lighting; characterized in that the step of determining the model comprises a sub-step of generating a plurality of models (M 1, M 2, M N) of population flow in said predetermined geographical zone, so-called test models, each test model being generated by a distinct machine learning algorithm from said set of data, each test model being associated with an evaluation metric, and a sub-step of selecting a population flow model from the plurality of test models on the basis of the evaluation metrics of said plurality of test models.
A lid for a container, comprising: a laterally extending lid body having a proximally extending protrusion and a distally extending well, wherein the protrusion and the well are radially aligned with one another; and a tab fixed to the lid body, the tab comprising a nose, a handle, and a medial portion that extends between the nose and the handle; characterized in that: the well is disposed radially outward of the protrusion; the tab is positionable such that the tab contacts the protrusion causing the handle to be lifted proximally away from the lid body relative to the handle; the protrusion has a tapered profile in which a middle of the protrusion extends in a proximal direction a greater height than edges of the protrusion extend in the proximal direction; and the well has a tapered profile in which a middle of the well extends in a distal direction a greater height than edges of the well extend in the distal direction. a laterally extending lid body having a proximally extending protrusion and a distally extending well, wherein the protrusion and the well are radially aligned with one another; and a tab fixed to the lid body, the tab comprising a nose, a handle, and a medial portion that extends between the nose and the handle; characterized in that: the well is disposed radially outward of the protrusion; the tab is positionable such that the tab contacts the protrusion causing the handle to be lifted proximally away from the lid body relative to the handle; the protrusion has a tapered profile in which a middle of the protrusion extends in a proximal direction a greater height than edges of the protrusion extend in the proximal direction; and the well has a tapered profile in which a middle of the well extends in a distal direction a greater height than edges of the well extend in the distal direction. the well is disposed radially outward of the protrusion; the tab is positionable such that the tab contacts the protrusion causing the handle to be lifted proximally away from the lid body relative to the handle; the protrusion has a tapered profile in which a middle of the protrusion extends in a proximal direction a greater height than edges of the protrusion extend in the proximal direction; and the well has a tapered profile in which a middle of the well extends in a distal direction a greater height than edges of the well extend in the distal direction.
A method for discovering an OpenFlow protocol-based control-plane device, comprising: receiving identification information from an OpenFlow protocol-based forwarding-plane device, wherein the identification information is identification information of the forwarding-plane device, and the identification information corresponds to information of at least one control-plane device stored in a Management Information Base, MIB; performing matching in the MIB according to the identification information to obtain the information of the at least one control-plane device; and sending the information of the at least one control-plane device to the forwarding-plane device. receiving identification information from an OpenFlow protocol-based forwarding-plane device, wherein the identification information is identification information of the forwarding-plane device, and the identification information corresponds to information of at least one control-plane device stored in a Management Information Base, MIB; performing matching in the MIB according to the identification information to obtain the information of the at least one control-plane device; and sending the information of the at least one control-plane device to the forwarding-plane device.
A process for manufacturing an aromatic carboxylic acid comprising oxidizing in a reactor zone a feedstock comprising a substituted aromatic hydrocarbon in the presence of an oxidation catalyst and monocarboxylic acid solvent under reaction conditions suitable to form crude aromatic carboxylic acid; cooling the reactor zone effluent to form a solid/liquid mixture comprising a solid crude aromatic carboxylic acid, a monocarboxylic acid solvent, and minor amounts of the oxidation catalyst; filtering the solid/liquid mixture in a feed zone of a rotary pressure filter, the feed zone having at least two filter zones to form a first feed filtrate comprising monocarboxylic acid solvent and solids; and a second feed filtrate separate from the first feed filtrate, the second feed filtrate comprising monocarboxylic acid solvent and solids, the second feed filtrate being lower in solids than the first feed filtrate; transferring at least a portion of the first feed filtrate to the reactor zone as recycle; and recovering oxidation catalyst from the second feed filtrate in a catalyst recovery zone. cooling the reactor zone effluent to form a solid/liquid mixture comprising a solid crude aromatic carboxylic acid, a monocarboxylic acid solvent, and minor amounts of the oxidation catalyst; filtering the solid/liquid mixture in a feed zone of a rotary pressure filter, the feed zone having at least two filter zones to form a first feed filtrate comprising monocarboxylic acid solvent and solids; and a second feed filtrate separate from the first feed filtrate, the second feed filtrate comprising monocarboxylic acid solvent and solids, the second feed filtrate being lower in solids than the first feed filtrate; a first feed filtrate comprising monocarboxylic acid solvent and solids; and a second feed filtrate separate from the first feed filtrate, the second feed filtrate comprising monocarboxylic acid solvent and solids, the second feed filtrate being lower in solids than the first feed filtrate; transferring at least a portion of the first feed filtrate to the reactor zone as recycle; and recovering oxidation catalyst from the second feed filtrate in a catalyst recovery zone.
A transfer apparatus for a content distribution network in which a content is divided into one or more objects and distributed, the transfer apparatus comprising: determination means for, upon receiving a first request packet, determining whether the first request packet is to be processed; monitor means for, when the first request packet is to be processed, determining a requested content corresponding to a requested object that is requested by the first request packet, and monitoring a second request packet that requests an object of the requested content for a predetermined period; and transmission means for, when the second request packet satisfies a predetermined condition, generating and transmitting a third request packet that requests an object that differs from the objects requested by the first request packet and the second request packet among objects of the requested content. determination means for, upon receiving a first request packet, determining whether the first request packet is to be processed; monitor means for, when the first request packet is to be processed, determining a requested content corresponding to a requested object that is requested by the first request packet, and monitoring a second request packet that requests an object of the requested content for a predetermined period; and transmission means for, when the second request packet satisfies a predetermined condition, generating and transmitting a third request packet that requests an object that differs from the objects requested by the first request packet and the second request packet among objects of the requested content.
A method of producing a polyester film comprising an opaque first layer having an optical density greater than 2.0, and further comprising a white second layer, wherein the external surface of the white second layer exhibits an L* value of greater than 85 based on the principles described in ASTM D313, which comprises the step of coextruding an opaque first layer having an optical density greater than 2.0 and a white second layer.
A bladder for an article of footwear, the bladder comprising: a support chamber extending along a longitudinal axis (A 109) from an anterior end to a posterior end formed at an opposite end from the anterior end and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall and defining a peripheral profile of the support chamber; and an expansion chamber including a flat upper wall and a curved lower wall, the expansion chamber extending from the peripheral wall at a first end of the bladder, wherein the lower wall projects outwardly from the peripheral wall of the support chamber between the top wall and the bottom wall, and wherein the lower wall has a semi-spherical curvature, such that the lower wall curves both about and along the longitudinal axis (A 109) of the support chamber. a support chamber extending along a longitudinal axis (A 109) from an anterior end to a posterior end formed at an opposite end from the anterior end and having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall and defining a peripheral profile of the support chamber; and an expansion chamber including a flat upper wall and a curved lower wall, the expansion chamber extending from the peripheral wall at a first end of the bladder, wherein the lower wall projects outwardly from the peripheral wall of the support chamber between the top wall and the bottom wall, and wherein the lower wall has a semi-spherical curvature, such that the lower wall curves both about and along the longitudinal axis (A 109) of the support chamber.
Communication system for carrying out a communication between a server (S, 105) and at least one user equipment (UE, 101), wherein the communication system is capable of making an object available for a data transfer to the user equipment, wherein the server (S, 105) contains furthermore a compressing means for compressing the object, that the server (S, 105) furthermore contains a means for calculating a time for a transfer of the object to the user equipment (UE, 101) and for a time for uncompressing the object at the user equipment (UE, 101) and wherein the server (S, 105) furthermore contains a means for comparing the times, and wherein the server (S, 105) is capable of the deciding, whether the object should be compressed or not compressed for making the object available for the data transfer based on the comparison between the time for the transfer of the uncompressed object with the time uncompressing a compressed object and the time difference between the transfer time of the compressed object and the uncompressed object, characterized in that, the server (S, 105) contains a means for receiving requests of the user equipment (UE, 101), that at least one request contains a demand for transferring the object and that the user equipment (UE, 101) sends information about its type and its uncompressing abilities to the server (S, 105) for calculating the time for uncompressing the object at the user equipment (UE, 101).
A method for determining an analyte concentration in a sample, comprising: applying an input signal to a sample including an analyte; generating an output signal responsive to a concentration of the analyte in the sample and the input signal; segmenting the output signal into at least two segments; converting one or more of the segments into respective one or more segmented signal processing parameters; determining a segmented signal processing function from the one or more segmented signal processing parameters; using a predetermined reference correlation to relate the output signal to a plurality of known sample analyte concentrations; in response to the predetermined reference correlation, using a conversion function to convert the output signal into one known sample analyte concentration of the plurality of known sample analyte concentrations; determining a compensated value from the output signal in response to the conversion function and the segmented signal processing function; and determining the analyte concentration in the sample with the compensated value of the output signal. applying an input signal to a sample including an analyte; generating an output signal responsive to a concentration of the analyte in the sample and the input signal; segmenting the output signal into at least two segments; converting one or more of the segments into respective one or more segmented signal processing parameters; determining a segmented signal processing function from the one or more segmented signal processing parameters; using a predetermined reference correlation to relate the output signal to a plurality of known sample analyte concentrations; in response to the predetermined reference correlation, using a conversion function to convert the output signal into one known sample analyte concentration of the plurality of known sample analyte concentrations; determining a compensated value from the output signal in response to the conversion function and the segmented signal processing function; and determining the analyte concentration in the sample with the compensated value of the output signal.