mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for operating an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas after-treatment system comprising an exhaust system with a catalytic converter, wherein the internal combustion engine is operated in such a way that the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine repeatedly changes by a mean value, wherein during the operation of the internal combustion engine a plurality of repeatedly changing variables are available for detection and further processing, wherein a first group comprises at least one variable which influences or represents the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine upstream of the catalytic converter, and a second group comprises at least one variable which represents the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine downstream of the catalytic converter, wherein a phase difference (φ, φ') between a variable of the first group and a variable of the second group is determined, characterized in that the mean value by which the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas repeatedly changes is varied, wherein the phase difference (φ, φ') is determined for each mean value, with the result that a relationship between the mean value and the phase difference (φ, φ') is available, wherein the internal combustion engine is operated as a function of the relationship between the mean value and the phase difference (φ, φ'), wherein the relationship between the mean value and the phase difference (φ, φ') describes the phase difference (φ, φ') as a function of the combustion air ratio with which the internal combustion engine is operated on average, wherein this function has a maximum value, and the internal combustion engine operates as a function of this maximum value, wherein the internal combustion engine operates as a function of this maximum value in such a way that the combustion air ratio is selected on the basis of the function and corresponds to a setpoint value for a control loop for setting the combustion air ratio with which the internal combustion engine is at least indirectly operated, wherein the setpoint value is oriented towards the maximum of the phase difference (φ, φ').
A pump, in particular a vacuum pump, comprising at least one side channel pump stage which has a side channel bounded by at least one stator element; and a coolant circuit for cooling the pump with a coolant, wherein the coolant circuit has at least one coolant passage for the side channel pump stage, said coolant passage being bounded at least regionally by the stator element, wherein the pump comprises a plurality of side channel pump stages which each comprise a side channel bounded by at least one stator element, characterized in that the coolant circuit respectively comprises at least one coolant passage for each of the side channel pump stages and the coolant passages are each bounded by the stator element which bounds the side channel of the respective side channel pump stage.
Method for updating a geographical map comprising a multiplicity of first tiles, each first tile containing information regarding a predetermined geographical area of the map; and the method comprising the following steps: - detecting a collection of second tiles, each second tile having an associated first tile and the second tile containing changed information regarding the geographical area of the associated first tile; - determining a second tile that contains erroneous information; - rejecting the determined second tile; and - updating the geographical map on the basis of information from remaining second tiles, characterized in that - prior to the updating, all second tiles whose geographical areas adjoin the geographical area of a rejected second tile are recursively rejected. - detecting a collection of second tiles, each second tile having an associated first tile and the second tile containing changed information regarding the geographical area of the associated first tile; - determining a second tile that contains erroneous information; - rejecting the determined second tile; and - updating the geographical map on the basis of information from remaining second tiles, - prior to the updating, all second tiles whose geographical areas adjoin the geographical area of a rejected second tile are recursively rejected.
Adaptive blade for a laryngoscope, comprising: a proximal end, which is mechanically connectable or connected to a handle in order to form an adaptive laryngoscope; a first flexible bar, which extends from the proximal end of the adaptive blade to the distal end thereof; a second flexible bar, which extends from the proximal end of the adaptive blade to the distal end thereof; a connecting structure with a first end, which is connected to the first flexible bar in an articulated manner, and with a second end, which is connected to the second flexible bar in an articulated manner, wherein the first flexible bar is formed by a first member made of a first material and a second member made of a second material, wherein an interface between the first member and the second member extends over at least half the distance between the proximal end and the distal end of the adaptive blade, wherein the first member is a core member, wherein the second member is a jacket member in which the first member is at least partially embedded. a proximal end, which is mechanically connectable or connected to a handle in order to form an adaptive laryngoscope; a first flexible bar, which extends from the proximal end of the adaptive blade to the distal end thereof; a second flexible bar, which extends from the proximal end of the adaptive blade to the distal end thereof; a connecting structure with a first end, which is connected to the first flexible bar in an articulated manner, and with a second end, which is connected to the second flexible bar in an articulated manner, wherein the first flexible bar is formed by a first member made of a first material and a second member made of a second material, wherein an interface between the first member and the second member extends over at least half the distance between the proximal end and the distal end of the adaptive blade, wherein the first member is a core member, wherein the second member is a jacket member in which the first member is at least partially embedded.
Extracoronal dental device comprising a one-piece body made from a polymer or copolymer, obtained by polymerizing a composition comprising a polymerizable monomer based on acrylate, said dental device comprising a surface porosity, over a thickness between 0.1 and 0.8 mm, said porosity comprising pores, the size of which is between 10 μm and 800 μm, over said thickness.
A cyclone separation system for separating live insects carried by an air stream, comprising: a main cyclone chamber having a top chamber part and a conical shaped bottom chamber part, wherein the top chamber part is connected to one or more intake channels each of which is arranged for connection to a primary air source providing an air stream comprising live insects, and wherein the bottom chamber part is connected to a discharge nozzle comprising a discharge end having a main discharge conduit for discharging the live insects from the cyclone separation system, and characterized in that the discharge end comprises an air injection member for connection to a secondary air source and wherein the air injection member is configured to inject air back into the discharge nozzle for stopping the discharge of the separated live insects. a main cyclone chamber having a top chamber part and a conical shaped bottom chamber part, wherein the top chamber part is connected to one or more intake channels each of which is arranged for connection to a primary air source providing an air stream comprising live insects, and wherein the bottom chamber part is connected to a discharge nozzle comprising a discharge end having a main discharge conduit for discharging the live insects from the cyclone separation system, and characterized in that the discharge end comprises an air injection member for connection to a secondary air source and wherein the air injection member is configured to inject air back into the discharge nozzle for stopping the discharge of the separated live insects.
A bicycle brake device comprising: at least one brake shoe; a warning device; a power supply device electrically connected with said warning device; and two conductors installed in said at least one brake shoe and respectively electrically connected with said warning device and said power supply device, each said conductor having one end thereof exposed to the outside of the surface of said at least one brake shoe, wherein said warning device is mounted in a bicycle frame, wherein said power supply device is a detachable battery characterised in that the detachable battery is electrically connected with said warning device by a wireless connection method, wherein the bicycle brake device further comprises a transmitter, a receiver, a microprocessor and a battery, said transmitter being electrically connected with one said conductor and said power supply device and integrated with said power supply device to form a power supply unit mounted on a bicycle frame, said receiver being electrically connected with said battery and said warning device by means of said microprocessor and integrated with said microprocessor, said battery and said warning device to form a warning unit, said warning unit being selectively mountable on said bicycle frame, an attached part of the bicycle or a personal item carried by a person riding the bicycle, and wherein said conductors are tin rods. at least one brake shoe; a warning device; a power supply device electrically connected with said warning device; and two conductors installed in said at least one brake shoe and respectively electrically connected with said warning device and said power supply device, each said conductor having one end thereof exposed to the outside of the surface of said at least one brake shoe, wherein said warning device is mounted in a bicycle frame, wherein said power supply device is a detachable battery characterised in that the detachable battery is electrically connected with said warning device by a wireless connection method, wherein the bicycle brake device further comprises a transmitter, a receiver, a microprocessor and a battery, said transmitter being electrically connected with one said conductor and said power supply device and integrated with said power supply device to form a power supply unit mounted on a bicycle frame, said receiver being electrically connected with said battery and said warning device by means of said microprocessor and integrated with said microprocessor, said battery and said warning device to form a warning unit, said warning unit being selectively mountable on said bicycle frame, an attached part of the bicycle or a personal item carried by a person riding the bicycle, and wherein said conductors are tin rods.
A method comprising: identifying a size of a geo-fence; identifying a size of a position uncertainty area for a location determination module, the position uncertainty area being based on an estimated accuracy error of a location for a computing device provided by the location determination module having an estimated accuracy error of the determined location and determining occurrence of one or more geo-fence events for the geo-fence based on a confidence value for a geo-fence breach condition satisfying a threshold confidence value, the threshold confidence value being based on a ratio of the size of the geo-fence area and the size of the position uncertainty area. identifying a size of a geo-fence; identifying a size of a position uncertainty area for a location determination module, the position uncertainty area being based on an estimated accuracy error of a location for a computing device provided by the location determination module having an estimated accuracy error of the determined location and determining occurrence of one or more geo-fence events for the geo-fence based on a confidence value for a geo-fence breach condition satisfying a threshold confidence value, the threshold confidence value being based on a ratio of the size of the geo-fence area and the size of the position uncertainty area.
A coagulate obtainable by the thermal and/or mechanical and/or ultrasound-initiated coagulation of an aqueous polymer dispersion, comprising (i) at least one polymer dispersed in an aqueous phase and selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymers, poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), polyacrylate, poly(styrene/acrylate), styrene/butadiene (block) copolymer, styrene/isoprene (block) copolymer, polyisoprene copolymer, polychloroprene, polyolefin homopolymers and copolymers of C 2 -C 8 alkenes, polyepoxide and polylactic acid, (ii) thermoplastic microspheres containing a blowing agent, and (iii) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of polyols, polyamines and thermoplastic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyester and polystyrene. (i) at least one polymer dispersed in an aqueous phase and selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymers, poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), polyacrylate, poly(styrene/acrylate), styrene/butadiene (block) copolymer, styrene/isoprene (block) copolymer, polyisoprene copolymer, polychloroprene, polyolefin homopolymers and copolymers of C 2 -C 8 alkenes, polyepoxide and polylactic acid, (ii) thermoplastic microspheres containing a blowing agent, and (iii) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of polyols, polyamines and thermoplastic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyester and polystyrene.
A process of converting spent caustic from a petroleum refinery into nano-sized carbonates, said process comprising the steps of: (a) mixing the spent caustic in a stirred reactor containing biocatalyst, wherein the biocatalyst is a carbonic anhydrase catalyst obtained from microbes selected from Enterobacter aerogenes (MTCC 25016), Lysinibacillus sp. (MTCC 25029), Bacillus thermoleovorans (MTCC 25023), Bacillus stearothermophilus (MTCC 25030) or Arthrobacter sp. (MTCC 25028); (b) adding a brine solution to the mixture of step (a); (c) sparging a carbon dioxide rich gas to the mixture of step (b); and (d) separating the aqueous/liquid phase to obtain precipitated nano-sized carbonates; (e) treating the aqueous/liquid phase with a microbial consortia selected from a mixture of any one of Pseudomonas putida (MTCC 5869), Bacillus substilis (MTCC 5386), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 5389), Pseudomonas aerugiosa (MTCC 5388) and Lysinibacillus sp. (MTCC 5666); and (f) obtaining a aqueous phase free of contaminants; wherein steps (a) to (c) are carried out at a temperature in the range of 25-85°C for 0.5-30 minutes; and wherein step (e) is carried out at a temperature in the range of 20-60°C and stirring of the reaction is carried in range of 200-600 rpm. (a) mixing the spent caustic in a stirred reactor containing biocatalyst, wherein the biocatalyst is a carbonic anhydrase catalyst obtained from microbes selected from Enterobacter aerogenes (MTCC 25016), Lysinibacillus sp. (MTCC 25029), Bacillus thermoleovorans (MTCC 25023), Bacillus stearothermophilus (MTCC 25030) or Arthrobacter sp. (MTCC 25028); (b) adding a brine solution to the mixture of step (a); (c) sparging a carbon dioxide rich gas to the mixture of step (b); and (d) separating the aqueous/liquid phase to obtain precipitated nano-sized carbonates; (e) treating the aqueous/liquid phase with a microbial consortia selected from a mixture of any one of Pseudomonas putida (MTCC 5869), Bacillus substilis (MTCC 5386), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 5389), Pseudomonas aerugiosa (MTCC 5388) and Lysinibacillus sp. (MTCC 5666); and (f) obtaining a aqueous phase free of contaminants;
A medical set for treating aneurysms, with a main catheter, a covering device movable through the main catheter to a treatment site in order to cover an aneurysm, wherein the covering device is connected to connectable to a transport wire and comprises a self-expandable mesh structure formed by struts which are connected to one another in one piece and delimit inner cells and edge cells, wherein, at a longitudinal end of the mesh structure, the edge cells form a closed edge cell ring which is connected to the inner cells on only one side, characterized in that the mesh structure is provided with a covering formed from a fabric which has pores of irregular sizes, wherein at least one inner cell of the mesh structure is at least partially, in particular mainly, free of the covering.
An assembly of a platform assembly and a support structure (3, 4, 5, 6), the platform assembly comprising a flexible platform, a plurality of support straps (31, 32) arranged to support the platform, and a plurality of tensioning devices attached to the support straps at attachment locations and arranged to tension the support straps, characterized in that said platform assembly comprises a plurality of clamps supported by the support structure, the plurality of clamps provided along a side of the platform and clamping a side section of the platform and in that the attachment locations of the tensioning devices are positionable independently of the position of the clamps.
A method for a user equipment, UE, performing a random access procedure, the method comprising: transmitting a first random access preamble; receiving a message including a backoff indicator, BI, and one or more backoff offset, BO, values; the method further comprising, when a random access using the first first random access preamble fails, selecting a backoff time based on the BI and a BO value; and transmitting a second random access preamble after the selected backoff time, wherein the message does not include the first random access preamble, wherein the BO value is selected among the one or more BO values based on an event that triggers the random access procedure, and wherein the backoff time is selected based on a uniform distribution between the BI and the BO value. transmitting a first random access preamble; receiving a message including a backoff indicator, BI, and one or more backoff offset, BO, values; the method further comprising, when a random access using the first first random access preamble fails, selecting a backoff time based on the BI and a BO value; and transmitting a second random access preamble after the selected backoff time, wherein the message does not include the first random access preamble, wherein the BO value is selected among the one or more BO values based on an event that triggers the random access procedure, and wherein the backoff time is selected based on a uniform distribution between the BI and the BO value.
A wear indicator (100-180; 210-218) for drilling bits, characterised by an elongate element having a plurality of regions formed along its length, each region having a number formed within it that is indicative of the level of wear.
A locking cylinder with pin tumblers, at which a basic code is changeable with at least one change key (17, 17'), with a cylinder housing (2a, 2b) in which a rotor comprising a key channel is mounted, into which a shank provided with control surfaces of a standard key is insertable for the positioning of the tumblers which are arranged in three first rows (A, B, C) in the longitudinal direction of the key channel, with further tumblers comprising coding elements and which, particularly in a programming position of the rotor, are arranged in bores of the cylinder housing (2a, 2b), wherein, in a programming position, the change key (17, 17') can cooperate with three further rows (D, E, F) of tumblers arranged in the longitudinal direction of the key channel, these tumblers being arranged in slides, wherein said three further rows (D, E, F) of tumblers serve for changing the closures of the three first rows (A, B, C), and these said further rows (D, E, F) of tumblers contain coding elements, wherein, by turning the change key, the coding elements change the position relative to said tumblers or rows (A, B, C, D, E, F) respectively.
System configured to orient a plurality of studs into one and the same curvature based orientation, the system comprising: an upper conveyor having a feeding direction and comprising an upper surface configured to receive a package of studs; a separating arrangement configured to allow one stud (200A, 200B) at a time to be fed from the package of studs with a mutual distance to each other to a lower conveyor; the lower conveyor having a feeding direction opposite the feeding direction of the upper conveyor and being arranged to receive the stud (200A, 200B) being oriented with its longitudinal extension in a direction transverse to the feeding direction; a sensor arrangement configured to measure the curvature of the stud (200A, 200B) as seen along its longitudinal extension and as seen in a major plane of the lower conveyor;and a turning arrangement configured to turn the stud (200A, 200B) 180 degrees around its longitudinal extension, wherein the turning arrangement comprises at least one pivotable arm configured to be movable from a resting position in which it has no contact with the stud (200A, 200B) into a turning position in which it engages and lifts a first longitudinal edge portion of the stud (200A, 200B) to such extent that the stud (200A, 200B) is turned 180 degrees around its longitudinal extension. an upper conveyor having a feeding direction and comprising an upper surface configured to receive a package of studs; a separating arrangement configured to allow one stud (200A, 200B) at a time to be fed from the package of studs with a mutual distance to each other to a lower conveyor; the lower conveyor having a feeding direction opposite the feeding direction of the upper conveyor and being arranged to receive the stud (200A, 200B) being oriented with its longitudinal extension in a direction transverse to the feeding direction; a sensor arrangement configured to measure the curvature of the stud (200A, 200B) as seen along its longitudinal extension and as seen in a major plane of the lower conveyor;and a turning arrangement configured to turn the stud (200A, 200B) 180 degrees around its longitudinal extension, wherein the turning arrangement comprises at least one pivotable arm configured to be movable from a resting position in which it has no contact with the stud (200A, 200B) into a turning position in which it engages and lifts a first longitudinal edge portion of the stud (200A, 200B) to such extent that the stud (200A, 200B) is turned 180 degrees around its longitudinal extension.
A pharmaceutical suspension, which is an ophthalmic, otic or nasal suspension, comprising: an aqueous solution that includes a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is at least 93 % by weight high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide or both, the high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, when included, having a molecular weight that is at least 10,000; and a therapeutic agent that is suspended within the solution by the high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide or both. an aqueous solution that includes a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is at least 93 % by weight high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide or both, the high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, when included, having a molecular weight that is at least 10,000; and a therapeutic agent that is suspended within the solution by the high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide or both.