mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for disassembling/assembling a gas turbine, the gas turbine including a seal plate (44;110) disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate (44;110) relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc, wherein the seal plate (44;110) has a first surface and a second surface which face in opposite directions, wherein the seal plate restraint part is configured as a movable part capable of protruding from the first surface at a variable protrusion amount, wherein the seal plate (44;110) includes a plate part (72;112) and an accommodation chamber forming part forming an accommodation chamber for accommodating the movable part, and wherein the movable part is configured so that at least a part of the movable part is capable of protruding from an opening formed in the first surface of the accommodation chamber forming part, the method comprising a seal-plate-restraint-state switching step of moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate (44;110) in the radial direction and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate (44;110) and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate (44;110) in the radial direction. the gas turbine including a seal plate (44;110) disposed on a first side of a rotor disc in an axial direction of the rotor disc, and a seal plate restraint part for restricting movement of the seal plate (44;110) relative to the rotor disc in a radial direction of the rotor disc, wherein the seal plate (44;110) has a first surface and a second surface which face in opposite directions, wherein the seal plate restraint part is configured as a movable part capable of protruding from the first surface at a variable protrusion amount, wherein the seal plate (44;110) includes a plate part (72;112) and an accommodation chamber forming part forming an accommodation chamber for accommodating the movable part, and wherein the movable part is configured so that at least a part of the movable part is capable of protruding from an opening formed in the first surface of the accommodation chamber forming part, the method comprising a seal-plate-restraint-state switching step of moving the seal plate restraint part along the axial direction to switch between a seal plate non-restraint state where the seal plate restraint part does not restrict movement of the seal plate (44;110) in the radial direction and a seal plate restraint state where at least a part of the seal plate restraint part protrudes in the axial direction from the seal plate (44;110) and thereby restricts movement of the seal plate (44;110) in the radial direction.
Driven pile for erecting an offshore structure and intended to be driven into the seabed by means of a pile hammer, comprising the following features: - the driven pile comprises at least one inner pile body and at least one outer pile shell, - the inner pile body and the outer pile shell consist of steel, - the pile shell extends over at least a part of the length of the pile body, - at least one intermediate layer extends between the pile body and the pile shell, - the intermediate layer has vibration-damping properties, and - the intermediate layer forms a connection with the pile body and/or the pile shell, characterized in that the intermediate layer comprises an elastic or viscoelastic material which is coordinated with the natural frequency of the entire driven pile such that extinguishing of the vibrations induced by the pile-driving operation is effected. - the driven pile comprises at least one inner pile body and at least one outer pile shell, - the inner pile body and the outer pile shell consist of steel, - the pile shell extends over at least a part of the length of the pile body, - at least one intermediate layer extends between the pile body and the pile shell, - the intermediate layer has vibration-damping properties, and - the intermediate layer forms a connection with the pile body and/or the pile shell,
A chuck assembly comprising: a jaw assembly having one or more jaw elements, the one or more jaw elements movable between a non-clamping and clamping position; a drive mechanism coupled with said jaw assembly for moving the one or more jaw elements between said non-clamping and clamping positions; wherein there is provided a centering mechanism for centering a tool in said jaw assembly in said non-clamping position, characterised by said centering mechanism including at least one tool engaging centering member, said tool engaging member including a head portion and a tail portion, said head portion continuous with said tail portion and said head portion angled with respect to said tail portion, said head portion adapted to engage the tool. a jaw assembly having one or more jaw elements, the one or more jaw elements movable between a non-clamping and clamping position; a drive mechanism coupled with said jaw assembly for moving the one or more jaw elements between said non-clamping and clamping positions; wherein there is provided a centering mechanism for centering a tool in said jaw assembly in said non-clamping position, characterised by said centering mechanism including at least one tool engaging centering member, said tool engaging member including a head portion and a tail portion, said head portion continuous with said tail portion and said head portion angled with respect to said tail portion, said head portion adapted to engage the tool.
A kit comprising an electrical insulator and a tool for fastening the insulator to a support, the insulator comprising: an insulator body having a front and back; a formation (12, 13; 45, 46) for supporting a barrier; and at least one mounting formation (40, 41) having a front and a back by which the insulator is attached to the support, the back of the mounting formation (40, 41) in use being proximal to the support, at least one of the at least one mounting formation (40, 41) comprising: at least one passage extending transversely through the mounting formation (40, 41) from the front to the back of the mounting formation (40, 41); and at least one alignment member, the tool comprising: a driver blade for driving a staple; and characterised in that at least one passage alignment member, in use the at least one passage alignment member aligning at least one passage of the insulator, with one leg of a staple. the insulator comprising: an insulator body having a front and back; a formation (12, 13; 45, 46) for supporting a barrier; and at least one mounting formation (40, 41) having a front and a back by which the insulator is attached to the support, the back of the mounting formation (40, 41) in use being proximal to the support, at least one of the at least one mounting formation (40, 41) comprising: at least one passage extending transversely through the mounting formation (40, 41) from the front to the back of the mounting formation (40, 41); and at least one alignment member, an insulator body having a front and back; a formation (12, 13; 45, 46) for supporting a barrier; and at least one mounting formation (40, 41) having a front and a back by which the insulator is attached to the support, the back of the mounting formation (40, 41) in use being proximal to the support, at least one of the at least one mounting formation (40, 41) comprising: at least one passage extending transversely through the mounting formation (40, 41) from the front to the back of the mounting formation (40, 41); and at least one alignment member, at least one passage extending transversely through the mounting formation (40, 41) from the front to the back of the mounting formation (40, 41); and at least one alignment member, the tool comprising: a driver blade for driving a staple; and characterised in that at least one passage alignment member, in use the at least one passage alignment member aligning at least one passage of the insulator, with one leg of a staple. a driver blade for driving a staple; and characterised in that at least one passage alignment member, in use the at least one passage alignment member aligning at least one passage of the insulator, with one leg of a staple.
A method for collecting writing pattern using Body Area Network, BAN, wherein said BAN comprises at least one BAN enabled writing device and at least one wearable BAN enabled communication device (1, 2), worn by a user, wherein said method comprising the steps of: • establishing a BAN link through the body of said user between said BAN enabled writing device and said BAN enabled communication device, when said user touches said writing device; • creating and collecting writing pattern by using said writing device; and • streaming said collected writing pattern by using said established BAN link. • establishing a BAN link through the body of said user between said BAN enabled writing device and said BAN enabled communication device, when said user touches said writing device; • creating and collecting writing pattern by using said writing device; and • streaming said collected writing pattern by using said established BAN link.
An apparatus comprising: a first power amplifier having a first output coupled to a first terminal (#1); a bias voltage block for generating a bias voltage (VMbias) coupled to a second terminal (#4) via a bias resistor; a microphone processing block coupled to the second terminal, the microphone processing block configured to measure a voltage (VMic) at the second terminal when the first output is configured to be a reference DC voltage, and to measure the voltage at the second terminal when the first output is not set to the reference DC voltage; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a jack (160.1) for receiving a plug (150.1, 150,2), the first and second terminals being disposed on the jack, and a processor configured to determine a type of the plug as North American or European based on the measured voltages at the second terminal, wherein the measured voltages being substantially the same indicates a North American type plug, and wherein the measured voltages being substantially different indicates a European type plug. a first power amplifier having a first output coupled to a first terminal (#1); a bias voltage block for generating a bias voltage (VMbias) coupled to a second terminal (#4) via a bias resistor; a microphone processing block coupled to the second terminal, the microphone processing block configured to measure a voltage (VMic) at the second terminal when the first output is configured to be a reference DC voltage, and to measure the voltage at the second terminal when the first output is not set to the reference DC voltage; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a jack (160.1) for receiving a plug (150.1, 150,2), the first and second terminals being disposed on the jack, and a processor configured to determine a type of the plug as North American or European based on the measured voltages at the second terminal, wherein the measured voltages being substantially the same indicates a North American type plug, and wherein the measured voltages being substantially different indicates a European type plug.
A storage apparatus comprising a box assembly (200, 604), wherein the box assembly (200, 604) comprises: a first side wall (210, 6041, 708); a second side wall (216, 6046, 710) opposite to the first side wall (210, 6041, 708); a first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712) provided on the second side wall (216, 6046, 710); a first electret membrane (208, 406, 6043, 704) provided on the first side wall (210, 6041, 708), the first electret membrane (208, 406, 6043, 704) being between the first side wall (210, 6041, 708) and the first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712), and being in parallel with the first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712); and an adjusting component for adjusting an intensity of an electric field between the first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712) and the first electret membrane (208, 406, 6043, 704). a first side wall (210, 6041, 708); a second side wall (216, 6046, 710) opposite to the first side wall (210, 6041, 708); a first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712) provided on the second side wall (216, 6046, 710); a first electret membrane (208, 406, 6043, 704) provided on the first side wall (210, 6041, 708), the first electret membrane (208, 406, 6043, 704) being between the first side wall (210, 6041, 708) and the first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712), and being in parallel with the first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712); and an adjusting component for adjusting an intensity of an electric field between the first conductive layer (214, 404, 6045, 712) and the first electret membrane (208, 406, 6043, 704).
Vane for a turbomachine comprising a body forming two aerodynamic surfaces, namely an intrados surface and an extrados surface, and an electroacoustic source, wherein the electroacoustic source comprises two membranes (46A, 46B) fixed on a support fixed to the body or forming part of the body, and means of vibrating the membranes, wherein the support and the membranes (46A, 46B) jointly delimit a first cavity inside the body, the membranes being arranged on two opposite sides of the first cavity, wherein the membranes (46A, 46B) are arranged between the two aerodynamic surfaces (42, 44), a first aerodynamic surface among the two aerodynamic surfaces comprises a first region arranged facing a first membrane among the membranes and allowing the passage of acoustic waves, characterised in that the membranes (46A, 46B) and the membrane vibration means are configured such that the membranes (46A, 46B) vibrate in phase opposition and along a same emission direction, by applying forces (FA, FB) to the support such that the resultant force of said forces is approximately zero.
A method for detecting the degree of malignancy of each of the circulating tumor cells, characterized by the following steps: (a) bringing an epithelial cell-binding component which specifically binds to a marker molecule expressed on epithelial cells and is fluorescently-labeled or luminescent enzyme-labeled, and a mesenchymal cell-binding component which specifically binds to a marker molecule expressed on mesenchymal cells and is fluorescently-labeled or luminescent enzyme-labeled, into contact with a sample that possibly contains circulating tumor cells, (b) detecting a fluorescence signal or a luminescence signal of the epithelial cell-binding component and a fluorescence signal or a luminescence signal of the mesenchymal cell-binding component of each of the cells, wherein the fluorescence signal or the luminescence signal is detected by a flow cytometer or an image analyzer, and (c) determining the degree of epithelial-mesenchymal transition of circulating tumor cells based on the signal amount of the epithelial cell-binding component and the signal amount of the mesenchymal cell-binding component. (a) bringing an epithelial cell-binding component which specifically binds to a marker molecule expressed on epithelial cells and is fluorescently-labeled or luminescent enzyme-labeled, and a mesenchymal cell-binding component which specifically binds to a marker molecule expressed on mesenchymal cells and is fluorescently-labeled or luminescent enzyme-labeled, into contact with a sample that possibly contains circulating tumor cells, (b) detecting a fluorescence signal or a luminescence signal of the epithelial cell-binding component and a fluorescence signal or a luminescence signal of the mesenchymal cell-binding component of each of the cells, wherein the fluorescence signal or the luminescence signal is detected by a flow cytometer or an image analyzer, and (c) determining the degree of epithelial-mesenchymal transition of circulating tumor cells based on the signal amount of the epithelial cell-binding component and the signal amount of the mesenchymal cell-binding component.
A conductive filler obtainable by the method of claim 10, comprising a copper alloy powder comprising at least one transition metal belonging to group 8 to group 10 of the periodic table, and a carbon allotrope covering a surface of the copper alloy powder, wherein the carbon allotrope is a carbon nanofiber, wherein a content of the transition metal in the copper alloy powder is 0.1 to 6.0% by weight based on 100% by weight of the copper alloy powder, wherein one ends of a large number of carbon nanofibers are bonded to the copper alloy powder surface.
A method for dynamic allocation of multiple processor cores in a computer running an operating system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a program operable to halt a core from processing instructions from a respective ready queue; establishing a maximum count of tokens available to allow execution of the program, wherein the maximum count is less than a total number of cores; interrupting core operation every quantum clock cycle; and in response to the interrupting, obtaining tokens from a peripheral device connected to an I/O interface of the computer by the cores, wherein at least one core will not be able to obtain a token; wherein if a token has been obtained by a core, executing the program by that core to halt the processing of the respective ready queue of that core, and wherein if a token has not been obtained by a core, not executing the program by that core and remaining active to process instructions from the respective ready queue of that core. providing a program operable to halt a core from processing instructions from a respective ready queue; establishing a maximum count of tokens available to allow execution of the program, wherein the maximum count is less than a total number of cores; interrupting core operation every quantum clock cycle; and in response to the interrupting, obtaining tokens from a peripheral device connected to an I/O interface of the computer by the cores, wherein at least one core will not be able to obtain a token; wherein if a token has been obtained by a core, executing the program by that core to halt the processing of the respective ready queue of that core, and wherein if a token has not been obtained by a core, not executing the program by that core and remaining active to process instructions from the respective ready queue of that core.
Method comprising: receiving initial software code in an audio-video display device, wherein the audio-video display device is a TV, having a licensable component (54,56,58) that requires software code to function and having a processor being able to execute code, the initial software code not including a critical piece of code without which the initial software cannot be executed by the processor as the software code for the licensable component to function, wherein the initial software code has no executable capability whatsoever without the critical piece of code; receiving, responsive to a determination that a license for the licensable component has been activated and wherein the determination includes a determination whether a predetermined physical condition exists in the TV, the critical piece of code in cooperation with the initial software code in the audio-video display device to render fully capable software code for the licensable component; and using the processor to execute the fully capable software code to thereby render the licensable component functional. receiving initial software code in an audio-video display device, wherein the audio-video display device is a TV, having a licensable component (54,56,58) that requires software code to function and having a processor being able to execute code, the initial software code not including a critical piece of code without which the initial software cannot be executed by the processor as the software code for the licensable component to function, wherein the initial software code has no executable capability whatsoever without the critical piece of code; receiving, responsive to a determination that a license for the licensable component has been activated and wherein the determination includes a determination whether a predetermined physical condition exists in the TV, the critical piece of code in cooperation with the initial software code in the audio-video display device to render fully capable software code for the licensable component; and using the processor to execute the fully capable software code to thereby render the licensable component functional.
A field effect transistor having an active layer comprising an amorphous oxide film and a gate electrode formed so as to face the active layer through a gate insulator, the amorphous oxide film having an electron carrier concentration of less than 10 18 /cm 3 at a temperature of 25 C, wherein the amorphous oxide film comprises an amorphous oxide comprising In-Ga-Zn-O, and comprising a microcrystal that is surrounded by said amorphous oxide.
A method for gas detection comprising: receiving, by a gas detector, sensed data indicative of a current oxygen content in the ambient air, the gas detector having a first alarm setting comprising a first predefined threshold; when the sensed data is below the first predefined threshold, activating, by the gas detector, an alarm; determining when the gas detector enters an inert work zone based on an input from a user; and when the gas detector has entered the inert work zone, deactivating the alarm and altering one or more settings of the gas detector based on the input from the user, wherein altering the one or more settings of the gas detector comprises changing the first predefined threshold to a second predefined threshold, and the gas detector is configured to activate the alarm when the sensed data is above the second predefined threshold. receiving, by a gas detector, sensed data indicative of a current oxygen content in the ambient air, the gas detector having a first alarm setting comprising a first predefined threshold; when the sensed data is below the first predefined threshold, activating, by the gas detector, an alarm; determining when the gas detector enters an inert work zone based on an input from a user; and when the gas detector has entered the inert work zone, deactivating the alarm and altering one or more settings of the gas detector based on the input from the user, wherein altering the one or more settings of the gas detector comprises changing the first predefined threshold to a second predefined threshold, and the gas detector is configured to activate the alarm when the sensed data is above the second predefined threshold.
Infusible three-dimensional network of crosslinked acrylic-type polymer fibres, characterized in that: - the diameter of said fibres is comprised between 0.1 and 1.5 μm, preferably between 0.3 and 1 μm, and more preferentially between 0.6 and 0.8 μm, - the size of the interstices between said fibres is comprised between 0.1 and 50 μm 2, preferably between 0.5 and 10 μm 2, and more preferentially between 1 and 2 μm 2, and - the stiffness of said network is characterized by an elastic modulus comprised between 0.01 and 10,000 kPa, preferably between 0.1 and 10,000 kPa, preferably between 0.1 and 1,000 kPa, more preferentially between 0.1 and 300 kPa. - the diameter of said fibres is comprised between 0.1 and 1.5 μm, preferably between 0.3 and 1 μm, and more preferentially between 0.6 and 0.8 μm, - the size of the interstices between said fibres is comprised between 0.1 and 50 μm 2, preferably between 0.5 and 10 μm 2, and more preferentially between 1 and 2 μm 2, and - the stiffness of said network is characterized by an elastic modulus comprised between 0.01 and 10,000 kPa, preferably between 0.1 and 10,000 kPa, preferably between 0.1 and 1,000 kPa, more preferentially between 0.1 and 300 kPa.