mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A security feature for a document, the security feature comprising: a carrier layer; and a molecular layer arranged on the carrier layer, wherein the molecular layer can be transferred into an excited state by a stimulation field, and wherein a characteristic property of the security feature is determined by the change of the excited state in response to a change of the stimulation field, wherein the molecular layer comprises a plurality of polymer chains (201a-d) or oriented molecules, which are arranged on the carrier layer and are chemically or physically bonded to the carrier layer, wherein the oriented molecules or polymer chains (201a-d) are deflectable from a rest position in response to the stimulation field and are configured to return to the rest position when the stimulation field is reduced, and wherein the characteristic property is determined by the return of the oriented molecules or polymer chains (201a-d) to the rest position. a carrier layer; and a molecular layer arranged on the carrier layer, wherein the molecular layer can be transferred into an excited state by a stimulation field, and wherein a characteristic property of the security feature is determined by the change of the excited state in response to a change of the stimulation field, wherein the molecular layer comprises a plurality of polymer chains (201a-d) or oriented molecules, which are arranged on the carrier layer and are chemically or physically bonded to the carrier layer, wherein the oriented molecules or polymer chains (201a-d) are deflectable from a rest position in response to the stimulation field and are configured to return to the rest position when the stimulation field is reduced, and wherein the characteristic property is determined by the return of the oriented molecules or polymer chains (201a-d) to the rest position.
A fluid-transfer article comprising: a first region for holding an aerosol precursor and for transferring said aerosol precursor to a second region of said fluid-transfer article, said second region comprising a first part, said first part being adjacent said first region and having a plurality of holes therein, and a second part being adjacent to said first part and extending across said plurality of holes in said first part; wherein said plurality of holes are sized so that they cooperate with said second part of said second region to define non-capillary spaces in said second region into which said aerosol precursor is able to flow from said first region in a non-capillary manner, thereby to impinge on said second part; wherein said second part of said second region is porous for passage therethrough of said aerosol precursor from said plurality of holes to an activation surface of said second region for thermal interaction with a heater. a first region for holding an aerosol precursor and for transferring said aerosol precursor to a second region of said fluid-transfer article, said second region comprising a first part, said first part being adjacent said first region and having a plurality of holes therein, and a second part being adjacent to said first part and extending across said plurality of holes in said first part; wherein said plurality of holes are sized so that they cooperate with said second part of said second region to define non-capillary spaces in said second region into which said aerosol precursor is able to flow from said first region in a non-capillary manner, thereby to impinge on said second part; wherein said second part of said second region is porous for passage therethrough of said aerosol precursor from said plurality of holes to an activation surface of said second region for thermal interaction with a heater.
A patient interface for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient, comprising: - a sealing portion for sealing an interface between the patient interface and a patient's face when the patient interface is worn by the patient; - a detection unit including a displacement sensor (32, 32') for generating a displacement signal including information on a displacement of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face relative to an identified reference position of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face; - one or more actuators (36, 36', 36") for positioning at least parts of the sealing portion relative to the patient's face; and - a control unit that is configured to actuate the one or more actuators (36, 36', 36") based on the displacement signal in order to adjust a position of at least parts of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face during use, characterized in that the patient interface further comprises a storage unit for storing information on the identified reference position of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face, such that the control unit may actuate the one or more actuators (36, 36', 36") to readjust at least parts of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face in order to bring the sealing portion back into the identified reference position. - a sealing portion for sealing an interface between the patient interface and a patient's face when the patient interface is worn by the patient; - a detection unit including a displacement sensor (32, 32') for generating a displacement signal including information on a displacement of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face relative to an identified reference position of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face; - one or more actuators (36, 36', 36") for positioning at least parts of the sealing portion relative to the patient's face; and - a control unit that is configured to actuate the one or more actuators (36, 36', 36") based on the displacement signal in order to adjust a position of at least parts of the sealing portion with respect to the patient's face during use,
Container for packaging a coil of welding wire, comprising a hollow body with a peripheral wall and a bottom part, said hollow body further comprising a first retainer, said first retainer having a first diameter and being axially mobile in said hollow body, and a second axially mobile retainer positioned on the first retainer, said first and second retainers (4, 5) each having a flat ring-shape with a central opening (14, 15), the second retainer having a second diameter less than the first diameter, the first and second retainers (4, 5) being arranged on the top of a welding wire coil positioned inside the hollow body, a first dimension of the first central opening of the first retainer being greater than a second dimension of the second central opening of the second retainer, the first retainer and the second retainer being able to move one with respect to the other during unwinding, thereby creating a space between them, characterized in that the peripheral border of the first retainer is spaced from the peripheral wall of the hollow body of a first distance of about 1 to 3 mm, and the peripheral border of the second retainer is spaced from the peripheral wall of the hollow body of a second distance (E') of about 15 to 30 mm.
Method for producing accessory tiles (26, 33, 295, 334, 404) by means of a core shooter device and a core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) comprising a mould carrier (232, 333, 403), having the following steps: a) at least two components, of which one component is water and the other component is cement, are placed into a mixer and mixed to form wet concrete; b) the wet concrete is poured into the core boxes (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) by means of compressed air through an injection opening in said core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400), characterised by the following steps: c) the venting of the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) takes place via at least one screen nozzle (293, 294, 324, 323, 376, 377, 378) arranged on the mould carrier (232, 333, 403) and at least one recess (286, 370) arranged on a lower core box (18, 24, 79, 331, 401) of the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400); d) the accessory tile (26, 33, 295, 334, 404) formed in the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) is removed from the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) and supplied to a cutting device (171, 172) where projecting portions of the accessory tile (26, 33, 295, 334, 404) are cut off. a) at least two components, of which one component is water and the other component is cement, are placed into a mixer and mixed to form wet concrete; b) the wet concrete is poured into the core boxes (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) by means of compressed air through an injection opening in said core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400), characterised by the following steps: c) the venting of the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) takes place via at least one screen nozzle (293, 294, 324, 323, 376, 377, 378) arranged on the mould carrier (232, 333, 403) and at least one recess (286, 370) arranged on a lower core box (18, 24, 79, 331, 401) of the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400); d) the accessory tile (26, 33, 295, 334, 404) formed in the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) is removed from the core box (17, 29, 56, 330, 400) and supplied to a cutting device (171, 172) where projecting portions of the accessory tile (26, 33, 295, 334, 404) are cut off.
A machine to process bars made of aluminium, light alloys, PVC or the like, said machine comprising an elongated base extending in a first direction; at least one processing station to process and/or cut the bars; a first roller support device, which is provided with a plurality of first rollers, which are mounted so as to rotate around respective first rotation axes that are parallel to one another and to a second direction transverse to the first direction, and define a lower support surface for the bars; a first feeding device to feed the bars along the base and through the processing station in the first direction; and a second feeding device to feed the bars along the base and through the processing station in the first direction; said first and second feeding devices (21, 29) being simultaneously provided in the machine so as to operate as an alternative to one another; and characterized in that it comprises, furthermore, a second roller support device, which is provided with a plurality of second rollers, which are mounted so as to rotate around respective second rotation axes that are parallel to one another and to a third direction perpendicular to said lower support surface, and define a lateral support surface for the bars; the processing station being provided with an operating unit comprising an annular frame, which extends around said first and second roller support devices (6, 10), supports a plurality of operating heads movable in the second direction and/or in the third direction, and also supports a cutting blade moving in the first direction and/or in the second direction and/or in the third direction and/or around a third rotation axis parallel to the second direction and/or around a fourth rotation axis parallel to the third direction; each feeding device (21, 29) comprising an elongated arm (25, 31) extending in the first direction and a feeding member (26, 33) provided on a free end of the elongated arm (25, 31) and configured to engage the bars at a free end thereof.
A THz laser source comprising: - a first generator suitable for emitting at least one first light emission (i) of frequency w1 = n w a and one second light emission (ii) of frequency w2 = m w a, where n and m are integers higher than or equal to 1 and where w a is a first reference frequency; - a second generator suitable for emitting at least one first light emission (iii) of frequency w 3 = l w b and one second light emission (iv) of frequency w 4 = p w b, wherein l and p are integers higher than or equal to 1 and where w b is a second reference frequency different from the first reference frequency w a; and - a nonlinear crystal suitable and arranged for forming, from said first light emissions emitted by each of the first and second generators, a THz light emission (v) generated by frequency difference, of frequency equal to w 5 = n w a - l w b and comprised between 0.3 THz and 10 THz; - at least one first frequency-stabilizing module configured to allow the frequency of one of said second emissions emitted by one of the first and second generators to be stabilized on an atomic transition. - a first generator suitable for emitting at least one first light emission (i) of frequency w1 = n w a and one second light emission (ii) of frequency w2 = m w a, where n and m are integers higher than or equal to 1 and where w a is a first reference frequency; - a second generator suitable for emitting at least one first light emission (iii) of frequency w 3 = l w b and one second light emission (iv) of frequency w 4 = p w b, wherein l and p are integers higher than or equal to 1 and where w b is a second reference frequency different from the first reference frequency w a; and - a nonlinear crystal suitable and arranged for forming, from said first light emissions emitted by each of the first and second generators, a THz light emission (v) generated by frequency difference, of frequency equal to w 5 = n w a - l w b and comprised between 0.3 THz and 10 THz; - at least one first frequency-stabilizing module configured to allow the frequency of one of said second emissions emitted by one of the first and second generators to be stabilized on an atomic transition.
A method of synthesis of compounds of general formula wherein R is linear or branched (C1-C8) alkyl, (C5-C6) cycloalkyl or benzyl, the method comprising the following steps: step a) Friedel-Crafts reaction of precursor of general formula wherein R is as defined above, with oxalyldichloride, resulting in formation of a compound of general formula, wherein R is as defined above, followed by step b) Lewis acid catalyzed condensation reaction of the compound of general formula with diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) resulting in formation of the compound of general formula. step a) Friedel-Crafts reaction of precursor of general formula wherein R is as defined above, with oxalyldichloride, resulting in formation of a compound of general formula, wherein R is as defined above, followed by step b) Lewis acid catalyzed condensation reaction of the compound of general formula with diaminomaleonitrile (DAMN) resulting in formation of the compound of general formula.
A system, comprising: a coulometer configured to measure battery capacity; a capacity-by-voltage device configured to use a sensed battery voltage to measure battery capacity; a controller, coupled to the coulometer and the capacity-by-voltage device, the controller configured to combine the measurements from the coulometer and the capacity-by-voltage device, characterised in that the controller uses a weighted average to determine battery capacity consumed; and wherein the controller is configured to detect a drop in the sensed battery voltage below a specified threshold to identify a high-current depletion fault, the specified threshold determined as a function of battery capacity consumed as computed using the weighted average. a coulometer configured to measure battery capacity; a capacity-by-voltage device configured to use a sensed battery voltage to measure battery capacity; a controller, coupled to the coulometer and the capacity-by-voltage device, the controller configured to combine the measurements from the coulometer and the capacity-by-voltage device, characterised in that the controller uses a weighted average to determine battery capacity consumed; and wherein the controller is configured to detect a drop in the sensed battery voltage below a specified threshold to identify a high-current depletion fault, the specified threshold determined as a function of battery capacity consumed as computed using the weighted average.
A method of operating a first wireless device for synchronizing communications within a peer-to-peer wireless communications network, comprising the following steps carried out at the first wireless device: receiving at the first wireless device a first timing reference from a first source; setting a timing source identifier of the first wireless device to be a NULL value when the first source is another wireless peer device; determining a symbol timing based on the first timing reference; receiving a second signal from at least a second wireless device, the second signal including a second timing reference; determining whether the symbol timing and the second timing reference are different; determining a timing adjustment based on the symbol timing and the second timing when it is determined that the symbol timing and the second timing reference are different; adjusting the symbol timing based on the timing adjustment; and transmitting a third signal with the symbol timing. receiving at the first wireless device a first timing reference from a first source; setting a timing source identifier of the first wireless device to be a NULL value when the first source is another wireless peer device; determining a symbol timing based on the first timing reference; receiving a second signal from at least a second wireless device, the second signal including a second timing reference; determining whether the symbol timing and the second timing reference are different; determining a timing adjustment based on the symbol timing and the second timing when it is determined that the symbol timing and the second timing reference are different; adjusting the symbol timing based on the timing adjustment; and transmitting a third signal with the symbol timing.
A control system for a moveable control surface on a wing or stabilizer of an aircraft, comprising: a wing or stabilizer having a moveable control surface (20, 22); a mounting structure for mounting the wing or stabilizer on the body of an aircraft; a hinge connection between the wing or stabilizer and the mounting structure, to allow the wing or stabilizer to be moved between extended and folded positions; and a control shaft mounted on the mounting structure and extending into the wing or stabilizer, the control shaft being configured to rotate under the influence of a control input so as to move the control surface on the wing or stabilizer; wherein the control shaft comprises separable first and second shaft parts, the first part being mounted on the mounting structure, and the second part being mounted on the wing or stabilizer, characterised in that the first shaft part having a peg with a non-cylindrical outer surface, and the second shaft part defining a bore with a non-cylindrical inner surface, such that, when the wing or stabilizer is in the extended position, the peg is engaged in the bore so as to prevent relative rotation of the first and second shaft parts; the system further comprising a resiliently-biased locking pin mounted on the wing, the locking pin having a non-cylindrical outer surface, wherein the locking pin is configured such that it is biased into the bore when the peg 38 on the first shaft part is withdrawn from the bore so as to lock the second shaft part against rotation and prevent movement of the control surface. a wing or stabilizer having a moveable control surface (20, 22); a mounting structure for mounting the wing or stabilizer on the body of an aircraft; a hinge connection between the wing or stabilizer and the mounting structure, to allow the wing or stabilizer to be moved between extended and folded positions; and a control shaft mounted on the mounting structure and extending into the wing or stabilizer, the control shaft being configured to rotate under the influence of a control input so as to move the control surface on the wing or stabilizer; wherein the control shaft comprises separable first and second shaft parts, the first part being mounted on the mounting structure, and the second part being mounted on the wing or stabilizer, characterised in that the first shaft part having a peg with a non-cylindrical outer surface, and the second shaft part defining a bore with a non-cylindrical inner surface, such that, when the wing or stabilizer is in the extended position, the peg is engaged in the bore so as to prevent relative rotation of the first and second shaft parts; the system further comprising a resiliently-biased locking pin mounted on the wing, the locking pin having a non-cylindrical outer surface, wherein the locking pin is configured such that it is biased into the bore when the peg 38 on the first shaft part is withdrawn from the bore so as to lock the second shaft part against rotation and prevent movement of the control surface.
A method for self-test of a graphics processing unit, the method comprising: determining, by the GPU, a safety level for operation of the GPU; determining, by the GPU, an instance when the GPU enters an idle mode; and executing, by the GPU, a self-test to determine whether the GPU is operating in accordance with the safety level in response to the GPU entering the idle mode. determining, by the GPU, a safety level for operation of the GPU; determining, by the GPU, an instance when the GPU enters an idle mode; and executing, by the GPU, a self-test to determine whether the GPU is operating in accordance with the safety level in response to the GPU entering the idle mode.
A wireless power transmission system comprising: a wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B); and at least one wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3), wherein the wireless power transmission system is configured to wirelessly transmit power from the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3), and wherein the wireless power transmission system is configured to change operating parameters of at least one of the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) and the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3), so that a measured value corresponding to power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) and made available to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) is increased in response to a trigger indicative of occurrence of a predetermined triggering event, characterized in that the operating parameters of at least one of the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) and the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) are changed so that the measured value corresponding to the power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) and made available to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) is increased in advance, by a predetermined time length from the predetermined triggering event that is executed at a predetermined time. a wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B); and at least one wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3), wherein the wireless power transmission system is configured to wirelessly transmit power from the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3), and wherein the wireless power transmission system is configured to change operating parameters of at least one of the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) and the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3), so that a measured value corresponding to power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) and made available to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) is increased in response to a trigger indicative of occurrence of a predetermined triggering event, characterized in that the operating parameters of at least one of the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) and the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) are changed so that the measured value corresponding to the power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter apparatus (1, 1B) to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) and made available to the wireless power receiver apparatus (2, 2A, 2B, 2-1 to 2-3) is increased in advance, by a predetermined time length from the predetermined triggering event that is executed at a predetermined time.