mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A capacitative switch circuit for generating at least one switching signal that can be evaluated electrically, by means of which an electrical device, for example a telephone, a machine tool, a refrigerator or the like, can be operated manually, - with a cover plate which is arranged in a housing, is manufactured from a transparent or semi-transparent material, in particular of glass or of a polymer, and through which at least one button can be seen and operated from the outside, - with at least one sensor surface which generates a capacitance field, is manufactured from an electrically conductive material and is applied to a carrier or printed circuit board provided in the interior of the housing and is aligned flush with the respective button, - with at least one illumination means, in particular an LED, mounted in the housing, by means of which light waves are generated which run in a beam path directed onto the cover plate and by which the respective button is illuminated, and - with a voltage source for energizing the sensor surface and the illumination means, in which case a reflection screen is arranged freely floating between the cover plate and the illumination means, with the thin-walled reflection screen being arranged in the beam path of the respective light wave of the illumination means, the light waves emitted by the illumination means in the direction of the reflection screen passing through the latter to the outside and the light waves incident on the reflection screen from the outside being partially reflected, refracted and/or scattered by the latter. - with a cover plate which is arranged in a housing, is manufactured from a transparent or semi-transparent material, in particular of glass or of a polymer, and through which at least one button can be seen and operated from the outside, - with at least one sensor surface which generates a capacitance field, is manufactured from an electrically conductive material and is applied to a carrier or printed circuit board provided in the interior of the housing and is aligned flush with the respective button, - with at least one illumination means, in particular an LED, mounted in the housing, by means of which light waves are generated which run in a beam path directed onto the cover plate and by which the respective button is illuminated, and - with a voltage source for energizing the sensor surface and the illumination means,
Driving member for timepieces comprising a support, an elastic member and a drive element able to be set in motion and guided in translation with respect to the support by said elastic member, this translation permitting the delivery of a force to a timepiece mechanism, said driving member being characterised in that the elastic member is designed to exert an elastic return force which is substantially constant over a predetermined range of positions of the drive element with respect to the support.
A watch glass comprising: • a first glass, • a second glass connected to the first glass via a connecting intermediate layer, • a decorative member inserted into a frame, and • a watch glass recess formed by a first recess in the first glass and a second recess in the second glass, • wherein the frame is disposed in the watch glass recess, • wherein a space of the watch glass recess defined by the first glass, the second glass, and the frame is filled with connecting material of the connecting intermediate layer so that the frame is connected to the first glass and the second glass via the connecting material, wherein the frame comprises a first frame portion and a second frame portion, wherein at least one of the first frame portion and the second frame portion is inclined to an axis perpendicular to the glasses (1, 2). • a first glass, • a second glass connected to the first glass via a connecting intermediate layer, • a decorative member inserted into a frame, and • a watch glass recess formed by a first recess in the first glass and a second recess in the second glass, • wherein the frame is disposed in the watch glass recess, • wherein a space of the watch glass recess defined by the first glass, the second glass, and the frame is filled with connecting material of the connecting intermediate layer so that the frame is connected to the first glass and the second glass via the connecting material,
A computer-implemented method for processing volumetric scanning data, the method comprising: Obtaining Volumetric scanning data of a structural element, the structural element comprising a plurality of instances of two or more types of components, wherein the Volumetric scanning data is represented by a plurality of voxels; Assigning the plurality of voxels to one of the two or more different types of components; Identifying, for each type of component, the voxels that are part of a surface of an instance of the component; Extracting the surfaces of the instances of the components using the voxels that are part of the surface of the respective type of component; and Determining information on a structural integrity of the structural element based on the extracted surfaces, wherein the method further comprises determining an orientation of the surfaces of the instances of the components, and classifying the surfaces of the instances of the components based on the orientation of the respective surfaces, wherein the information on the structural integrity is determined based on the classification of the respective surfaces, characterized in that the orientation of the surfaces of the instances of the components is determined based on determining the normal for every voxel by fitting a local plane for each surface voxel, and determining the sign of the normal based on the mean position of a bulk of the respective instances of the components. Obtaining Volumetric scanning data of a structural element, the structural element comprising a plurality of instances of two or more types of components, wherein the Volumetric scanning data is represented by a plurality of voxels; Assigning the plurality of voxels to one of the two or more different types of components; Identifying, for each type of component, the voxels that are part of a surface of an instance of the component; Extracting the surfaces of the instances of the components using the voxels that are part of the surface of the respective type of component; and Determining information on a structural integrity of the structural element based on the extracted surfaces, wherein the method further comprises determining an orientation of the surfaces of the instances of the components, and classifying the surfaces of the instances of the components based on the orientation of the respective surfaces, wherein the information on the structural integrity is determined based on the classification of the respective surfaces, characterized in that the orientation of the surfaces of the instances of the components is determined based on determining the normal for every voxel by fitting a local plane for each surface voxel, and determining the sign of the normal based on the mean position of a bulk of the respective instances of the components.
Turbine rotor for a gas turbine engine, wherein said rotor includes: ▪ an upstream turbine disk; ▪ a downstream turbine disk; ▪ an annular flange (b); ▪ a first ferrule connecting the upstream turbine disk to the annular flange; ▪ a second ferrule connecting the downstream turbine disk to the annular flange; ▪ an air flow separator device; characterised in that the air flow separator device includes: • a first part, forming a first ring, arranged between the upstream turbine disk and the downstream turbine disk; • a second part, forming a second ring, said second part having a first portion facing the downstream turbine disk, and a second portion arranged between the first ferrule and the second ferrule; and • a thermal insulation area arranged between the first part and the second part. ▪ an upstream turbine disk; ▪ a downstream turbine disk; ▪ an annular flange (b); ▪ a first ferrule connecting the upstream turbine disk to the annular flange; ▪ a second ferrule connecting the downstream turbine disk to the annular flange; ▪ an air flow separator device; • a first part, forming a first ring, arranged between the upstream turbine disk and the downstream turbine disk; • a second part, forming a second ring, said second part having a first portion facing the downstream turbine disk, and a second portion arranged between the first ferrule and the second ferrule; and • a thermal insulation area arranged between the first part and the second part.
Use of a latex (a) as agent making it possible to increase the viscosity of a paper coating under low shear gradient and to decrease it under high shear gradient, it being understood that said paper coating contains water, (b) at least one binder, (c) possibly a rheology-modifying agent different from said latex (a), (d) possibly at least one additive different from the aforementioned compounds, and (e) at least one mineral matter, characterized in that the paper coating contains: - a mass of water between 20% and 50% of the total weight of said paper coating, preferentially between 25% and 45%, (a) from 0.1 part to 4 parts by dry weight of said latex (a) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0,5 to 4,0 parts, (b) from 3 parts to 20 parts by dry weight of said binder (b) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 5 parts to 17 parts, (c) from 0 part to 1 part by dry weight of said rheology-modifying agent (c) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0 to 0,5 part, and (d) from 0 to 1 part by dry weight of said at least one additive (d) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0 to 0,5 part, said latex (a) being characterized in that: 1) it is made up of at least 95% by weight of styrene compared to its total weight, most preferentially from 100% by weight of styrene compared to its total weight, and 2) it exhibits a size of particles between 50 and 150 nm, preferentially between 60 and 120 nm. - a mass of water between 20% and 50% of the total weight of said paper coating, preferentially between 25% and 45%, (a) from 0.1 part to 4 parts by dry weight of said latex (a) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0,5 to 4,0 parts, (b) from 3 parts to 20 parts by dry weight of said binder (b) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 5 parts to 17 parts, (c) from 0 part to 1 part by dry weight of said rheology-modifying agent (c) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0 to 0,5 part, and (d) from 0 to 1 part by dry weight of said at least one additive (d) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0 to 0,5 part, (a) from 0.1 part to 4 parts by dry weight of said latex (a) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0,5 to 4,0 parts, (b) from 3 parts to 20 parts by dry weight of said binder (b) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 5 parts to 17 parts, (c) from 0 part to 1 part by dry weight of said rheology-modifying agent (c) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0 to 0,5 part, and (d) from 0 to 1 part by dry weight of said at least one additive (d) per 100 parts by dry weight of mineral matter (e), preferentially from 0 to 0,5 part, 1) it is made up of at least 95% by weight of styrene compared to its total weight, most preferentially from 100% by weight of styrene compared to its total weight, and 2) it exhibits a size of particles between 50 and 150 nm, preferentially between 60 and 120 nm.
A power supply apparatus, comprising: a power supply; and a DC/DC converter that includes a switching element of an upper arm, a switching element of a lower arm and a reactor, the switching element of the upper arm and the switching element of the lower arm being connected in series between a positive output electrode and a negative output electrode of the power supply apparatus, one end of the reactor being connected between the switching element of the upper arm and the switching element of the lower arm, the other end of the reactor being connected to the power supply; a first switch that is provided between the switching element of the lower arm and a negative electrode of the power supply, the first switch being normally closed; a power supply fuse that is provided between a positive electrode of the power supply and the other end of the reactor; a second power supply fuse that is connected to the power supply fuse in parallel between the positive electrode of the power supply and the other end of the reactor; a second switch that is connected to the second power supply fuse in series and connected to the power supply fuse in parallel between the positive electrode of the power supply and the other end of the reactor, the second switch being normally opened; and a controller that is configured to open the first switch and to close the second switch upon a short circuit failure of the switching element of the lower arm being detected. a power supply; and a DC/DC converter that includes a switching element of an upper arm, a switching element of a lower arm and a reactor, the switching element of the upper arm and the switching element of the lower arm being connected in series between a positive output electrode and a negative output electrode of the power supply apparatus, one end of the reactor being connected between the switching element of the upper arm and the switching element of the lower arm, the other end of the reactor being connected to the power supply; a first switch that is provided between the switching element of the lower arm and a negative electrode of the power supply, the first switch being normally closed; a power supply fuse that is provided between a positive electrode of the power supply and the other end of the reactor; a second power supply fuse that is connected to the power supply fuse in parallel between the positive electrode of the power supply and the other end of the reactor; a second switch that is connected to the second power supply fuse in series and connected to the power supply fuse in parallel between the positive electrode of the power supply and the other end of the reactor, the second switch being normally opened; and a controller that is configured to open the first switch and to close the second switch upon a short circuit failure of the switching element of the lower arm being detected.
An internet-of-things, loT, device (702, 704) in a mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700), comprising an internet-of-things, loT, mesh network device (900, 1000, 1100), the loT device comprising: a radio transceiver configured to communicate with other devices (702, 704) in the mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700); a node validator (938, 1010) configured to determine if a device (702, 704) of the other devices (702, 704) in the mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700) is invalid, wherein determining the device (702, 704) as invalid comprises: sending a trigger to a target node (702, 704) to return test data; analyzing the test data received from the target node (702, 704); if the test data is outside of the expected parameters: communicating the results to a second node; sending a trigger from the second node to the target node (702, 704); analyzing the test data received at the second node from the target node (702, 704); and classifying the target node as invalid device if the test data received at the second node is outside of expected parameters; and a fault controller (946, 1016, 1112) configured to take over the operation of the invalid device and/or to instruct the invalid device (702, 704) to exit the mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700). a radio transceiver configured to communicate with other devices (702, 704) in the mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700); a node validator (938, 1010) configured to determine if a device (702, 704) of the other devices (702, 704) in the mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700) is invalid, wherein determining the device (702, 704) as invalid comprises: sending a trigger to a target node (702, 704) to return test data; analyzing the test data received from the target node (702, 704); if the test data is outside of the expected parameters: communicating the results to a second node; sending a trigger from the second node to the target node (702, 704); analyzing the test data received at the second node from the target node (702, 704); and classifying the target node as invalid device if the test data received at the sending a trigger to a target node (702, 704) to return test data; analyzing the test data received from the target node (702, 704); if the test data is outside of the expected parameters: communicating the results to a second node; sending a trigger from the second node to the target node (702, 704); analyzing the test data received at the second node from the target node (702, 704); and classifying the target node as invalid device if the test data received at the communicating the results to a second node; sending a trigger from the second node to the target node (702, 704); analyzing the test data received at the second node from the target node (702, 704); and classifying the target node as invalid device if the test data received at the second node is outside of expected parameters; and a fault controller (946, 1016, 1112) configured to take over the operation of the invalid device and/or to instruct the invalid device (702, 704) to exit the mesh network (100, 200, 300, 408, 500, 700).
A wound dressing comprising: an absorbent pad having a first major face comprised of absorbent material and configured for wound contact, and a second major face opposed to the first major face; and a backing layer bonded to the second major face of the pad; wherein the pad and the backing layer are sized such that the backing layer extends beyond the periphery of the pad, thereby defining a margin; wherein the margin of the backing layer is provided with a first adhesive for adhering the backing layer to skin; and wherein a layer of second, low trauma adhesive is selected from silicone-based adhesives, sheet hydrogels, polyurethane-based adhesives and modified polyolefin-based adhesives and is provided on, and in direct contact with, the first major face of the pad for adhering the pad to a wound, said layer of second, low trauma adhesive being configured to allow passage of exudate from the wound to the absorbent pad. an absorbent pad having a first major face comprised of absorbent material and configured for wound contact, and a second major face opposed to the first major face; and a backing layer bonded to the second major face of the pad; wherein the pad and the backing layer are sized such that the backing layer extends beyond the periphery of the pad, thereby defining a margin; wherein the margin of the backing layer is provided with a first adhesive for adhering the backing layer to skin; and wherein a layer of second, low trauma adhesive is selected from silicone-based adhesives, sheet hydrogels, polyurethane-based adhesives and modified polyolefin-based adhesives and is provided on, and in direct contact with, the first major face of the pad for adhering the pad to a wound, said layer of second, low trauma adhesive being configured to allow passage of exudate from the wound to the absorbent pad.
Sanitary backflow prevention valve having: - a base element which is specified for use in a valve receptacle of a sanitary fitting body or of a water-conducting line, and which has a guide bearing as well as at least one internal flow duct which extends between an end side (1.1) that is to be directed upstream and an end side (1.2) that is to be directed downstream and which widens at a valve seat; and having - a valve element which has a sealing face for bearing on the valve seat, and a guide pin which for guiding the valve element in the guide bearing extends to the end of the valve element that is directed upstream and downstream; - wherein the guide pin projects beyond an assigned guide opening of the base element, characterized in that the guide pin at least upstream, in the closed position of the backflow prevention valve, by way of a pin appendage projects beyond the guide opening, in that at least the pin appendage provided upstream is configured as a coupling element, in that the valve element by means of a compression spring is tightly pressed against the seal seat and the coupling element herein projects beyond the end side of the valve element that is to be directed upstream, and in that the backflow prevention valve there can be gripped manually or by a suitable tool. - a base element which is specified for use in a valve receptacle of a sanitary fitting body or of a water-conducting line, and which has a guide bearing as well as at least one internal flow duct which extends between an end side (1.1) that is to be directed upstream and an end side (1.2) that is to be directed downstream and which widens at a valve seat; and having - a valve element which has a sealing face for bearing on the valve seat, and a guide pin which for guiding the valve element in the guide bearing extends to the end of the valve element that is directed upstream and downstream; - wherein the guide pin projects beyond an assigned guide opening of the base element, characterized in that the guide pin at least upstream, in the closed position of the backflow prevention valve, by way of a pin appendage projects beyond the guide opening, in that at least the pin appendage provided upstream is configured as a coupling element, in that the valve element by means of a compression spring is tightly pressed against the seal seat and the coupling element herein projects beyond the end side of the valve element that is to be directed upstream, and in that the backflow prevention valve there can be gripped manually or by a suitable tool.
A low VOC pesticidal composition which is an emulsifiable concentrate, a VOC being defined in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency definition as an organic compound that participates in an atmospheric photochemical reaction, with the exception of compounds that have negligible photochemical reactivity, comprising: a. from 0.1 % to 30% by weight of pyriproxyfen; b. from 1 % to 30% by weight of a surfactant; c. from 40% to 90% by weight of methyl esters of C 16 - C 18 fatty acids; and d. a co-solvent, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the pesticidal composition; and wherein the co-solvent is N,N-dimethyloctanamide, N,N-dimethyldecanamide, a blend thereof, or ethyl hexyl lactate. a. from 0.1 % to 30% by weight of pyriproxyfen; b. from 1 % to 30% by weight of a surfactant; c. from 40% to 90% by weight of methyl esters of C 16 - C 18 fatty acids; and d. a co-solvent, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the pesticidal composition; and wherein the co-solvent is N,N-dimethyloctanamide, N,N-dimethyldecanamide, a blend thereof, or ethyl hexyl lactate.