mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Laminated pane having a functional element which can be switched in segments and has electrically controllable optical properties, at least comprising a first pane, a second pane, which are connected to one another via an intermediate layer, and a functional element which has a plurality of side edges (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4) and is embedded in the intermediate layer, wherein - the functional element comprises a first planar electrode and a second planar electrode which are arranged one above the other in a planar manner and between which an active layer is arranged in a planar manner, - the first planar electrode is divided into a plurality of segments by means of at least one separating line, - a group of first bus bars contacts the first planar electrode in an electrically conductive manner, and each segment of the first planar electrode is contacted in an electrically conductive manner by a bus bar from the group of first bus bars, - at least one second bus bar contacts the second planar electrode in an electrically conductive manner, and wherein the length of a first bus bar along the segment associated therewith exceeds the width of the segment, and first bus bars that contact segments which are adjacent to one another are arranged on opposite side edges (4.2, 4.2) of the functional element, wherein the first bus bars that are adjacent to one another at a common side edge (4.2, 4.4) are electrically separated from one another by separating lines, wherein the at least one separating line extends in a meandering manner between two opposite side edges (4.2, 4.4) and is divided into vertical portions (16.1), which extend substantially in parallel with the closest first bus bars, and into horizontal portions (16.2), which extend substantially in parallel with the at least one second bus bar, wherein separating lines which separate the adjacent first bus bars on a common side edge (4.2, 4.4) from one another extend, as horizontal separating lines, between the corresponding side edge (4.2, 4.4) of the functional element and the closest vertical portion (16.1) of a meandering separating line, wherein the width of the segments of the first planar electrode is measured along the direction in which the associated first bus bar extends, as the shortest distance between two adjacent separating lines extending substantially in parallel with one another. - the functional element comprises a first planar electrode and a second planar electrode which are arranged one above the other in a planar manner and between which an active layer is arranged in a planar manner, - the first planar electrode is divided into a plurality of segments by means of at least one separating line, - a group of first bus bars contacts the first planar electrode in an electrically conductive manner, and each segment of the first planar electrode is contacted in an electrically conductive manner by a bus bar from the group of first bus bars, - at least one second bus bar contacts the second planar electrode in an electrically conductive manner, and
A method of constructing a medical device, comprising: providing a can that houses medical circuitry; providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways, the base having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, and the feedthrough pin passageways spaced along the length of the base; providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, the lead connectors being spaced longitudinally in alignment with the feedthrough pin passageways; providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure; and creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure. providing a can that houses medical circuitry; providing electrical connectors within the can and electrically connected to the medical circuitry; providing a connector enclosure that includes an opening to a cavity and further including a metallic base having a plurality of feedthrough pin passageways, the base having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width, and the feedthrough pin passageways spaced along the length of the base; providing lead connectors within the cavity and aligned with the opening, the lead connectors being spaced longitudinally in alignment with the feedthrough pin passageways; providing a plurality of feedthrough pins that are electrically connected to the lead connectors and that pass through the feedthrough pin passageways in a fixed relationship relative to the metallic base to extend externally of the connector enclosure; placing a portion of the can in contact with the metallic base of the connector enclosure such that the electrical connectors within the can and the feedthrough pins externally of the metallic base are in contact and are contained by a housing created by the contact of the can and the metallic connector enclosure; and creating a bond between the contact of the portion of the can and the metallic base of the connector enclosure.
A piece of sports equipment comprising: an electronic monitoring device, comprising at least one of a gyroscope or magnetometer, wherein the electronic monitoring device is configured to detect motion of the piece of sports equipment; and a receiving section, comprising at least one protrusion disposed in a predefined arrangement, wherein the receiving section is configured to receive the electronic monitoring device; wherein the at least one protrusion disposed in the predefined arrangement is configured to identify the piece of sports equipment, and wherein different arrangements of protrusions specify different pieces of sports equipment. an electronic monitoring device, comprising at least one of a gyroscope or magnetometer, wherein the electronic monitoring device is configured to detect motion of the piece of sports equipment; and a receiving section, comprising at least one protrusion disposed in a predefined arrangement, wherein the receiving section is configured to receive the electronic monitoring device; wherein the at least one protrusion disposed in the predefined arrangement is configured to identify the piece of sports equipment, and wherein different arrangements of protrusions specify different pieces of sports equipment.
Conductor connection terminal (1, 31) with a sheet metal part (6, 36) and with at least one clamping spring which projects from the sheet metal part (6, 36) and is connected to the sheet metal part (6, 36) in a root region of the sheet metal part (6, 36), the root region being a transition of the clamping spring to the sheet-metal part (6, 36), the at least one clamping spring being formed in one piece from the material of the sheet-metal part (6, 36), the clamping spring being exposed from the sheet-metal part (6, 36) and being moved out of the plane of the sheet-metal part (6, 36), 36) and is bent out of the plane of the sheet-metal part (6, 36), and an opening being present in the plane of the sheet-metal part (6, 36), characterized in that the sheet-metal part (6, 36) is curved in the root region, the curvature having a groove base of a groove of the curvature aligned transversely to the main direction of extension of the clamping spring and the clamping spring being bent back in the curvature against the spring force of the clamping spring.
Crosslapper for a card web, comprising: - a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, both arranged in a closed-loop configuration, overlapping each other in at least one conveyor belt portion and adapted to define a conveyance channel for said card web, wherein an inlet zone and an outlet zone are defined for said card web; - a collection surface adapted to collect said layered web; - a distributor carriage comprising at least one first distributor cylinder, whereon said first conveyor belt slides, and at least one second distributor cylinder, whereon said second conveyor belt slides, wherein said first distributor cylinder and second distributor cylinder define said outlet zone for said card web, said distributor carriage being adapted to move parallel to said collection surface, wherein said distributor carriage comprises at least one third distributor cylinder, whereon said first conveyor belt is wound, and at least one fourth distributor cylinder, whereon said second conveyor belt is wound, wherein said third distributor cylinder and fourth distributor cylinder are adapted to create one or more mobile loops in at least one portion of said conveyance channel for said card web in order to accumulate said card web during the motion of the distributor carriage, said crosslapper being characterised in that said third distributor cylinder and fourth distributor cylinder are horizontally mobile with respect to said first and second distributor cylinder. - a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, both arranged in a closed-loop configuration, overlapping each other in at least one conveyor belt portion and adapted to define a conveyance channel for said card web, wherein an inlet zone and an outlet zone are defined for said card web; - a collection surface adapted to collect said layered web; - a distributor carriage comprising at least one first distributor cylinder, whereon said first conveyor belt slides, and at least one second distributor cylinder, whereon said second conveyor belt slides, wherein said first distributor cylinder and second distributor cylinder define said outlet zone for said card web, said distributor carriage being adapted to move parallel to said collection surface, wherein said distributor carriage comprises at least one third distributor cylinder, whereon said first conveyor belt is wound, and at least one fourth distributor cylinder, whereon said second conveyor belt is wound, wherein said third distributor cylinder and fourth distributor cylinder are adapted to create one or more mobile loops in at least one portion of said conveyance channel for said card web in order to accumulate said card web during the motion of the distributor carriage, said crosslapper being characterised in that said third distributor cylinder and fourth distributor cylinder are horizontally mobile with respect to said first and second distributor cylinder.
A method for time synchronization, applied in a passive optical network, PON, comprising: an Optical Line Terminal, OLT, reading, at a first time t n, an OLT Multi-Point Control Protocol, MPCP, counter value s n, and transmitting the first time t n and the OLT MPCP counter value s n corresponding to the first time t n to an Optical Network Unit, ONU; after receiving said t n and s n, in conjunction with ranging information, the ONU calculating a corresponding second time t' n through a determined ONU MPCP counter value s' n, or calculating a corresponding ONU MPCP counter value s' n through a determined second time t' n, and updating a local time by using the calculated t' n or s' n. an Optical Line Terminal, OLT, reading, at a first time t n, an OLT Multi-Point Control Protocol, MPCP, counter value s n, and transmitting the first time t n and the OLT MPCP counter value s n corresponding to the first time t n to an Optical Network Unit, ONU; after receiving said t n and s n, in conjunction with ranging information, the ONU calculating a corresponding second time t' n through a determined ONU MPCP counter value s' n, or calculating a corresponding ONU MPCP counter value s' n through a determined second time t' n, and updating a local time by using the calculated t' n or s' n.
A flow rate measurement apparatus comprising: a flow rate measurement section that measures a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a flow path at a given time interval; a computation section that computes a difference value of the flow rate measured by the flow rate measurement section at a predetermined time period; an appliance identification section that identifies an appliance, which uses the fluid, characterized by: a flow rate class table by which a plurality of difference value classes corresponding to a size of the difference value and codes representing the respective classes are associated with each other; a difference value conversion section that converts the difference value computed by the computation section into the code with reference to the flow rate class table; a code sequence generation section that generates a measurement code sequence based on an aggregation of the codes at the predetermined time period acquired by the difference value conversion section; wherein the appliance identification section identifies an appliance, which uses the fluid, based on the measurement code sequence and a characteristic value pertaining to the measured flow rate. a flow rate measurement section that measures a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a flow path at a given time interval; a computation section that computes a difference value of the flow rate measured by the flow rate measurement section at a predetermined time period; an appliance identification section that identifies an appliance, which uses the fluid, characterized by: a flow rate class table by which a plurality of difference value classes corresponding to a size of the difference value and codes representing the respective classes are associated with each other; a difference value conversion section that converts the difference value computed by the computation section into the code with reference to the flow rate class table; a code sequence generation section that generates a measurement code sequence based on an aggregation of the codes at the predetermined time period acquired by the difference value conversion section; wherein the appliance identification section identifies an appliance, which uses the fluid, based on the measurement code sequence and a characteristic value pertaining to the measured flow rate. a flow rate class table by which a plurality of difference value classes corresponding to a size of the difference value and codes representing the respective classes are associated with each other; a difference value conversion section that converts the difference value computed by the computation section into the code with reference to the flow rate class table; a code sequence generation section that generates a measurement code sequence based on an aggregation of the codes at the predetermined time period acquired by the difference value conversion section; wherein the appliance identification section identifies an appliance, which uses the fluid, based on the measurement code sequence and a characteristic value pertaining to the measured flow rate.
Method for operating a cryogenic refueling arrangement comprising a coupling device and a receiver socket, wherein the method comprises the following step: a) coupling the coupling device to the receiver socket such that the coupling device and the receiver socket are locked to one another in a first position, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: b) applying a negative pressure to the coupling device and/or the receiver socket, c) unlocking the coupling device and the receiver socket so that the negative pressure causes the coupling device to move, in a direction toward the receiver socket, from the first position into a second position, which is different from the first position, d) locking the coupling device and the receiver socket in the second position, and e) starting a refueling process. a) coupling the coupling device to the receiver socket such that the coupling device and the receiver socket are locked to one another in a first position, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: b) applying a negative pressure to the coupling device and/or the receiver socket, c) unlocking the coupling device and the receiver socket so that the negative pressure causes the coupling device to move, in a direction toward the receiver socket, from the first position into a second position, which is different from the first position, d) locking the coupling device and the receiver socket in the second position, and e) starting a refueling process. b) applying a negative pressure to the coupling device and/or the receiver socket, c) unlocking the coupling device and the receiver socket so that the negative pressure causes the coupling device to move, in a direction toward the receiver socket, from the first position into a second position, which is different from the first position, d) locking the coupling device and the receiver socket in the second position, and e) starting a refueling process.
Method for producing a metal stamp for embossing a nano- and/or microstructure on a metal device, wherein the method comprises at least the following steps in given order for producing a 3D topologically structured embossing area on at least a surface portion of the metal stamp: a) providing a master tool having a master 3D topologically structured surface representing said nano- and/or microstructure, and replicating said master 3D topologically structured surface in the surface of a soft stamp to form a soft stamp 3D topologically structured surface; b) forming an imprint on the soft stamp 3D topologically structured surface using a polymerizable and/or cross-linkable organic imprint material to form an imprint 3D topologically structured surface on one face of the imprint, before, while or after contacting an opposite side of the imprint with said surface portion of the metal stamp, and removing said soft-stamp exposing said imprint 3D topologically structured surface; c) etch-opening said imprint 3D topologically structured surface to expose back to air only most recessed portions of the imprint 3D topologically structured surface using a first set of etching conditions; d) using a second set of etching conditions, different from the first set of etching conditions, etching the metal surface of the metal stamp to form said 3D topologically structured embossing area, wherein the metal etching in this step is carried out using reactive ion beam etching (RIBE) or ion beam milling. a) providing a master tool having a master 3D topologically structured surface representing said nano- and/or microstructure, and replicating said master 3D topologically structured surface in the surface of a soft stamp to form a soft stamp 3D topologically structured surface; b) forming an imprint on the soft stamp 3D topologically structured surface using a polymerizable and/or cross-linkable organic imprint material to form an imprint 3D topologically structured surface on one face of the imprint, before, while or after contacting an opposite side of the imprint with said surface portion of the metal stamp, and removing said soft-stamp exposing said imprint 3D topologically structured surface; c) etch-opening said imprint 3D topologically structured surface to expose back to air only most recessed portions of the imprint 3D topologically structured surface using a first set of etching conditions; d) using a second set of etching conditions, different from the first set of etching conditions, etching the metal surface of the metal stamp to form said 3D topologically structured embossing area, wherein the metal etching in this step is carried out using reactive ion beam etching (RIBE) or ion beam milling.
Centring sealing ring for a sanitary fitting, in particular a washstand fitting, said ring having an annular flange-like region which has a larger diameter and is designed to be arranged between the underside of the sanitary fitting and the upper side of the washstand or the like, and having at least one centring region which is formed onto said region in one piece, has a smaller diameter and extends downwards and which is designed to be introduced into the tap hole of a washstand or the like, wherein the annular flange-like region and the at least one centring region which is formed onto it are manufactured from a material having a first degree of hardness; characterised in that a shaped seal, which has a second degree of hardness which is lower than the first degree of hardness, is formed onto the underside of the annular flange-like region in a two-component injection process.
A docking host adapted for use in a system comprising an audio sound system and another docking host, wherein the docking host mixes audio signals from one or more portable user devices docked in said host for input to an audio system, the docking host comprising: means for creating at least one virtual presence of the audio sound system for each individual portable user device docked with said docking host, and for coupling an audio output signal from each individual portable user device to the virtual presence of the audio sound system with which the individual portable user device is associated; mixing means, responsive to an audio output signal from each of said one or more portable user devices docked in said system, for mixing the audio output signals together as an input for the audio sound system, said mixing means adapted to be controllably activated and controllably coupled to said audio sound system; and control means for detecting the presence of an activated mixing means associated with the another docking host in said system, said control means also for activating its associated mixing means when no activated mixing means associated with another docking host in said system is detected, and in response to activating its associated mixing means, said control means is adapted for causing said mixing means to be connected both to the audio sound system for supplying said input signal thereto and to an output of the at least one virtual presence of the audio sound system within the associated docking host. means for creating at least one virtual presence of the audio sound system for each individual portable user device docked with said docking host, and for coupling an audio output signal from each individual portable user device to the virtual presence of the audio sound system with which the individual portable user device is associated; mixing means, responsive to an audio output signal from each of said one or more portable user devices docked in said system, for mixing the audio output signals together as an input for the audio sound system, said mixing means adapted to be controllably activated and controllably coupled to said audio sound system; and control means for detecting the presence of an activated mixing means associated with the another docking host in said system, said control means also for activating its associated mixing means when no activated mixing means associated with another docking host in said system is detected, and in response to activating its associated mixing means, said control means is adapted for causing said mixing means to be connected both to the audio sound system for supplying said input signal thereto and to an output of the at least one virtual presence of the audio sound system within the associated docking host.