mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device comprising: a charge roller (25, 65, 125, 252, 302) removably insertable into charge-transferring relation to, at a first air gap from, a photoconductive imaging portion (23, 62, 122, 123, 254, 330) of an electrophotographic printer; and a control portion, the device being characterized in that the control portion is configured to: determine a charging threshold voltage associated with at least the charge roller; and determine a size of the first air gap, via the determined charging threshold voltage, based on an array of different charging threshold voltages, including the determined charging threshold voltage, corresponding to an array of differently sized air gaps, including the size of the first air gap. a charge roller (25, 65, 125, 252, 302) removably insertable into charge-transferring relation to, at a first air gap from, a photoconductive imaging portion (23, 62, 122, 123, 254, 330) of an electrophotographic printer; and a control portion, the device being characterized in that the control portion is configured to: determine a charging threshold voltage associated with at least the charge roller; and determine a size of the first air gap, via the determined charging threshold voltage, based on an array of different charging threshold voltages, including the determined charging threshold voltage, corresponding to an array of differently sized air gaps, including the size of the first air gap. determine a charging threshold voltage associated with at least the charge roller; and determine a size of the first air gap, via the determined charging threshold voltage, based on an array of different charging threshold voltages, including the determined charging threshold voltage, corresponding to an array of differently sized air gaps, including the size of the first air gap.
A method for manufacturing a lithium ion polymer battery comprising the steps of: (a) immersing a battery cell including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator in an electrolytic bath to allow electrolyte to impregnate the battery cell until the battery cell has reached a first defined amount of electrolyte impregnation; (b) activating the battery cell in a state in which it is still immersed in the electrolytic bath; (c) eliminating extra electrolyte by taking the battery cell out of the electrolyte bath and placing the battery cell on a mounting stand or an empty bath to allow some electrolyte to flow down or vaporize until the battery cell has reached a second defined amount of electrolyte impregnation; and (d) inserting the battery cell into a pouch and then sealing the pouch at a sealed portion; wherein the second defined amount of electrolyte impregnation is selected such as the electrolyte can be prevented from covering or smearing the sealed portion when the battery cell is inserted into the pouch and the pouch is sealed. (a) immersing a battery cell including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator in an electrolytic bath to allow electrolyte to impregnate the battery cell until the battery cell has reached a first defined amount of electrolyte impregnation; (b) activating the battery cell in a state in which it is still immersed in the electrolytic bath; (c) eliminating extra electrolyte by taking the battery cell out of the electrolyte bath and placing the battery cell on a mounting stand or an empty bath to allow some electrolyte to flow down or vaporize until the battery cell has reached a second defined amount of electrolyte impregnation; and (d) inserting the battery cell into a pouch and then sealing the pouch at a sealed portion;
A measuring probe (300, 350, 400, 450, 700, 800) including a stylus(306, 356, 406, 456, 706, 806) having a contact part (348, 398, 448, 498, 748) to be in contact with an object to be measured, an axial motion mechanism (310, 360, 410, 460, 710, 810) having a moving member (312, 362, 412, 462, 712, 812) that allows the contact part (348, 398, 448, 498, 748) to move in an axial direction, and a rotary motion mechanism (334, 384, 434, 484, 734, 834) having a rotating member that allows the contact part (348, 398, 448, 498, 748) to move along a plane perpendicular to the axial direction by means of rotary motion, the measuring probe (300, 350, 400, 450, 700, 800) comprising a probe main body (302, 352, 402, 452, 702, 802) that incorporates one of the axial motion mechanism (310, 360, 410, 460, 710, 810) and the rotary motion mechanism (334, 384, 434, 484, 734, 834), and a probe module (304, 354, 404, 454, 704, 804) that is supported by the probe main body (302, 352, 402, 452, 702, 802), incorporates the other one of the axial motion mechanism (310, 360, 410, 460, 710, 810) and the rotary motion mechanism (334, 384, 434, 484, 734, 834), and supports the stylus (306, 356, 406, 456, 706, 806), wherein the probe main body (302, 352, 402, 452, 702, 802) and the probe module (304, 354, 404, 454, 704, 804) are detachably coupled to each other with a first engagement part (312F, 332B) capable of positioning to each other, and when coming into contact with a surface S of the object W to be measured, the contact part (348, 398, 448, 498, 748) can freely change its position in three XYZ directions along the shape of the surface S by means of the axial motion mechanism (310, 360, 410, 460, 710, 810), which is adapted to perform a movement of the stylus in the Z direction, and the rotary motion mechanism (334, 384, 434, 484, 734, 834), which is adapted to perform a movement of the stylus in the XY direction.
Piece of furniture with a covering device for a surface side of a wall element of the piece of furniture, in particular a side rail of a drawer, wherein an opening in the surface side of the wall element is covered by the covering device, wherein the covering device has attachment means by means of which the covering device can be attached to the opening, characterised in that the attachment means comprises several detent elements (7, 8, 9, 10) which are different from one another, wherein the different detent elements (7, 8, 9, 10) are adapted to lock onto on different wall thicknesses.
A spar cap assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade with • a carbon fiber-reinforced spar cap, • a lightning conductor, which extends along the spar cap, and • an equipotential bonding element, which connects the spar cap and the lightning conductor together electrically conductively, wherein • the spar cap comprises a plurality of layers of pultruded semi-finished products and • the equipotential bonding element comprises a sheet (22, 24) of a carbon fiber material, which rests against an end face of an end on the blade root side of one of the pultruded semi-finished products and against an end face of an end on the blade tip side of one of the pultruded semi-finished products. • a carbon fiber-reinforced spar cap, • a lightning conductor, which extends along the spar cap, and • an equipotential bonding element, which connects the spar cap and the lightning conductor together electrically conductively, wherein • the spar cap comprises a plurality of layers of pultruded semi-finished products and • the equipotential bonding element comprises a sheet (22, 24) of a carbon fiber material, which rests against an end face of an end on the blade root side of one of the pultruded semi-finished products and against an end face of an end on the blade tip side of one of the pultruded semi-finished products.
A method of exchanging an end group of a polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE) co-polymer, comprising: exchanging an iodine end group on a polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE) co-polymer with hydrogen, and isolating or purifying the PVDF-TrFE co-polymer having the hydrogen end group, wherein exchanging the iodine end group comprises reacting the PVDF-TrFE copolymer having the iodine end group with a tin hydride complex. exchanging an iodine end group on a polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE) co-polymer with hydrogen, and isolating or purifying the PVDF-TrFE co-polymer having the hydrogen end group, wherein exchanging the iodine end group comprises reacting the PVDF-TrFE copolymer having the iodine end group with a tin hydride complex.
A process for the separation of a biomolecule containing at least one cationic group from a liquid medium containing said biomolecule, which comprises the use of a tetraphenylborate salt and wherein said TBP salt is used together with an alkaline agent, wherein either the said liquid medium is an aqueous solution of the said biomolecule and wherein the said biomolecule is separated from said aqueous solution by precipitation in the form of a solid biomolecule-TPB salt, crystallization in the form of a solid biomolecule-TPB salt or extraction into an organic solvent, said extraction providing a first organic solution, of the TPB salt of the biomolecule, or the said liquid medium is an organic solution to which the tetraphenylborate salt is added thereby providing a first organic solution containing the biomolecule-TPB salt and further comprising providing a second organic solution containing the TPB salt of the biomolecule by treating the first organic solution with a further organic solvent.
A pill dispenser, comprising: a housing defining an opening; a pill-dispensing mechanism disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the opening; a receptacle operatively coupled to the housing; an identifying camera positioned to capture an image of an area adjacent to the housing; at least one processor in operative communication with the pill-dispensing mechanism and the identifying camera; characterized in that the pill dispenser further comprises | a button operatively coupled to the housing, wherein the button is in operative communication with the at least one processor; and a storage medium for storing processor executable instructions configured for execution by the at least one processor to: authorize a user; when the button is pressed and the user is authorized, instruct the pill-dispensing mechanism to dispense a pill in accordance with a predetermined schedule; alert a user of the scheduled pill dispense in accordance with the predetermined schedule; instruct the identifying camera to capture an image in accordance with the predetermined schedule when the button is pressed; and determine compliance of the scheduled pill dispense if the pill and the user are identified as being present in the image. a housing defining an opening; a pill-dispensing mechanism disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the opening; a receptacle operatively coupled to the housing; an identifying camera positioned to capture an image of an area adjacent to the housing; at least one processor in operative communication with the pill-dispensing mechanism and the identifying camera; characterized in that the pill dispenser further comprises | a button operatively coupled to the housing, wherein the button is in operative communication with the at least one processor; and a storage medium for storing processor executable instructions configured for execution by the at least one processor to: authorize a user; when the button is pressed and the user is authorized, instruct the pill-dispensing mechanism to dispense a pill in accordance with a predetermined schedule; alert a user of the scheduled pill dispense in accordance with the predetermined schedule; instruct the identifying camera to capture an image in accordance with the predetermined schedule when the button is pressed; and determine compliance of the scheduled pill dispense if the pill and the user are identified as being present in the image. authorize a user; when the button is pressed and the user is authorized, instruct the pill-dispensing mechanism to dispense a pill in accordance with a predetermined schedule; alert a user of the scheduled pill dispense in accordance with the predetermined schedule; instruct the identifying camera to capture an image in accordance with the predetermined schedule when the button is pressed; and determine compliance of the scheduled pill dispense if the pill and the user are identified as being present in the image.
A ventilation treatment apparatus comprising a main unit, a water tank, and a water tank mounting structure, wherein the water tank mounting structure is arranged on the main unit, and comprises a cavity for containing the water tank and a side wall for defining the cavity, wherein the side wall comprises an inner side wall and an outer side wall spaced apart from each other, characterized in that a first ventilation hole is provided in the inner side wall, a second ventilation hole is provided in the outer side wall, and the first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole are arranged in a staggered manner in a direction perpendicular to the side wall, wherein the first and second ventilation holes (143, 321) are provided for venting hot gas in the cavity.
Thermoplastic hair connection element, consisting of a substantially prismatic body into which the ends of replacement hairs can be embedded in the longitudinal extension direction, characterised in that at least one profiling (6; 8; 10a; 10b), such as an undulation, corrugation or the like, that is inclined with respect to the longitudinal extension direction is provided at least on a free surface.
Interactive light fixture comprising a plurality of light sources and a projector unit for illuminating a defined surface area and at least one sensor for sensing objects (17, 18, 19, 25) within the surface area, and comprising a controller unit cooperating with the light sources, projector and sensor, wherein the controller unit in a first operational mode is configured to drive the light sources and/or projector unit in dependency of at least one characteristic object feature of at least one sensed object (17, 18, 19, 25) in order to generate an object-specific illumination design pattern or design figure on the surface area, characterised in that in a second operational mode, the at least one object is a food product, and the controller unit in this second operational mode is operable to drive the light sources and/or projector unit, in dependency of at least one characteristic feature of the food product sensed via the sensor, in order to generate an illumination design pattern or illumination design figure on the surface, which pattern or figure is specific for the at least one food product and representative of a recipe related to the food product, wherein in a third operational mode of the controller unit, the surface area defines the object, and the controller unit in this third operational mode is adapted to drive the light sources to illuminate the surface area in dependence of at least one surface area characteristic.
A method for adjusting a persistent allocation of resource, which is used in a wireless communication system which comprises a base station and a terminal, the method comprising: the base station sending a resource persistent allocation message to the terminal via a downlink channel wherein the base station indicates a resource de-allocation by a resource allocation flag in the resource persistent allocation message, and indicates whether a resource hole filling is needed by the resource shifting indicator in the resource persistent allocation message, wherein under the circumstance that the resource hole filling is needed, the location of a de-allocated resource is carried in the resource persistent allocation message; and under the circumstance that no resource hole filling is needed, the identifier of the terminal is carried in the resource persistent allocation message. the base station sending a resource persistent allocation message to the terminal via a downlink channel wherein the base station indicates a resource de-allocation by a resource allocation flag in the resource persistent allocation message, and indicates whether a resource hole filling is needed by the resource shifting indicator in the resource persistent allocation message, wherein under the circumstance that the resource hole filling is needed, the location of a de-allocated resource is carried in the resource persistent allocation message; and under the circumstance that no resource hole filling is needed, the identifier of the terminal is carried in the resource persistent allocation message.
A method for crosslinking an acrylic emulsion with a (meth) acrylate monomer or a (meth)acrylate oligomer comprising: adding a base acrylic emulsion to a vessel; adding at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker to the vessel; incorporating the at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker into the base acrylic emulsion through low shear mixing _to create a two-phase system including water and a phase including crosslinkers of the at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker inside acrylic emulsion particles of the base acrylic emulsion; applying the two-phase system to a surface; and curing the two-phase system to create a final system including a continuous film and crosslinked crosslinkers; wherein the base acrylic emulsion includes at least one permanent counterion, wherein the two-phase system is water soluble, wherein the viscosity of the two-phase system determined by the method mentioned in the specification is less than the viscosity of the base emulsion, and wherein the final system is not water soluble. adding a base acrylic emulsion to a vessel; adding at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker to the vessel; incorporating the at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker into the base acrylic emulsion through low shear mixing _to create a two-phase system including water and a phase including crosslinkers of the at least one (meth)acrylate crosslinker inside acrylic emulsion particles of the base acrylic emulsion; applying the two-phase system to a surface; and curing the two-phase system to create a final system including a continuous film and crosslinked crosslinkers; wherein the base acrylic emulsion includes at least one permanent counterion, wherein the two-phase system is water soluble, wherein the viscosity of the two-phase system determined by the method mentioned in the specification is less than the viscosity of the base emulsion, and wherein the final system is not water soluble.
A method of forming a three-dimensional laminate for an absorbent article, wherein the laminate is free of elastic strands or elastic films, the method comprising: providing a first nonwoven layer; providing a second nonwoven layer; applying a pre-strain force to the first nonwoven layer or to the second nonwoven layer, wherein the pre-strain force is applied substantially in a machine direction, and wherein the pre-strain force causes the first nonwoven layer or the second nonwoven layer to elongate by at least 5%; joining the first nonwoven layer to the second nonwoven layer while the first nonwoven layer or the second nonwoven layer is in a pre-strained condition, wherein the joining step comprises overbonding a plurality of overbonds into the first and second nonwoven layers; stretching the first and second nonwoven layers substantially in a cross-machine direction to cause at least some of the overbonds to at least partially rupture and at least partially form apertures in the first and second nonwoven layers; and releasing the pre-strain force to form the three-dimensional laminate. providing a first nonwoven layer; providing a second nonwoven layer; applying a pre-strain force to the first nonwoven layer or to the second nonwoven layer, wherein the pre-strain force is applied substantially in a machine direction, and wherein the pre-strain force causes the first nonwoven layer or the second nonwoven layer to elongate by at least 5%; joining the first nonwoven layer to the second nonwoven layer while the first nonwoven layer or the second nonwoven layer is in a pre-strained condition, wherein the joining step comprises overbonding a plurality of overbonds into the first and second nonwoven layers; stretching the first and second nonwoven layers substantially in a cross-machine direction to cause at least some of the overbonds to at least partially rupture and at least partially form apertures in the first and second nonwoven layers; and releasing the pre-strain force to form the three-dimensional laminate.
Flat woven carpet tile with a warp direction and a weft direction, the carpet tile having: - an upper surface adapted to face upwards when the carpet tile has been installed on a floor and an opposite lower surface, and - three or more edges extending along a circumference of the carpet tile, wherein the carpet tile comprises a plurality of indentations and protrusions along all edges, which indentations and protrusions are shaped, dimensioned and located so that the carpet tile is adapted to be joined with abutting identically shaped carpet tiles by mutual interlocking of pairs of mating indentations and protrusions along all the edges in order to form a seamless and coherent carpet, wherein no section is oriented parallel to neither the warp direction nor the weft direction, and wherein at least some of the protrusions comprise transversely extending gripping elements and the mating indentations comprise corresponding transversely extending notches, the gripping elements and notches being dimensioned so that a good interlocking is ensured even if a pulling force is applied in a plane of the carpet tiles in a direction in which the pulling force would otherwise pull the carpet tiles apart. - an upper surface adapted to face upwards when the carpet tile has been installed on a floor and an opposite lower surface, and - three or more edges extending along a circumference of the carpet tile, wherein the carpet tile comprises a plurality of indentations and protrusions along all edges, which indentations and protrusions are shaped, dimensioned and located so that the carpet tile is adapted to be joined with abutting identically shaped carpet tiles by mutual interlocking of pairs of mating indentations and protrusions along all the edges in order to form a seamless and coherent carpet,
A cuvette for holding a lens (CL,IOL) during optical measurements and testing, the cuvette comprising: a top window, a bottom window, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall defining an interior chamber for receiving a lens, wherein at least one of the windows is made from an optically clear material with a thermal conductivity of at least 5 W/(m·K), wherein the top window comprises an optical zone exterior and interior surface parallelism of no more than 10 arc-seconds, a flatness of λ/4 - λ /10 at λ=0.633 μm and peak-to-valley roughness of no more than 10 nm. a top window, a bottom window, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall defining an interior chamber for receiving a lens, wherein at least one of the windows is made from an optically clear material with a thermal conductivity of at least 5 W/(m·K), wherein the top window comprises an optical zone exterior and interior surface parallelism of no more than 10 arc-seconds, a flatness of λ/4 - λ /10 at λ=0.633 μm and peak-to-valley roughness of no more than 10 nm.