mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for transferring a message in a radio-operated communication network with a base unit and a plurality of nodes (B to T), wherein the base unit and the nodes (B to T) each have a transmitter and a receiver and wherein the receiver is activated at cyclical switch-on times for a particular receiving time period in each case, - wherein a message to be sent by a node to the base unit is transmitted by the node to at least one adjacent node (D, B, I) as a function of at least one rule, - wherein the message is transmitted by the at least one adjacent node (D, B, I) according to the at least one rule, in the direction of the base unit, to at least one of its adjacent nodes (T, B, K, J, D), - wherein this procedure is repeated accordingly, so that the respective node (T, B, K, J, D) receiving the message in turn transmits the message to at least one of its nodes (T, B, K, J, D) according to the at least one rule, wherein the message is transmitted, at least to the base unit, by the at least one node (B, T, J) which is directly adjacent to the base unit, - wherein the nodes (B to T) are assigned different communication levels in relation to the base unit, wherein the at least one rule uses the communication level of a node (B to T), and - wherein, according to the rule, the message is forwarded by the at least one node (R, Q, O, L, K, I, C, E, G) sending the message to at least two nodes (J, B, D, T, S, P) with a lower communication level and at the earliest possible switch-on time in each case. - wherein a message to be sent by a node to the base unit is transmitted by the node to at least one adjacent node (D, B, I) as a function of at least one rule, - wherein the message is transmitted by the at least one adjacent node (D, B, I) according to the at least one rule, in the direction of the base unit, to at least one of its adjacent nodes (T, B, K, J, D), - wherein this procedure is repeated accordingly, so that the respective node (T, B, K, J, D) receiving the message in turn transmits the message to at least one of its nodes (T, B, K, J, D) according to the at least one rule, wherein the message is transmitted, at least to the base unit, by the at least one node (B, T, J) which is directly adjacent to the base unit, - wherein the nodes (B to T) are assigned different communication levels in relation to the base unit, wherein the at least one rule uses the communication level of a node (B to T), and - wherein, according to the rule, the message is forwarded by the at least one node (R, Q, O, L, K, I, C, E, G) sending the message to at least two nodes (J, B, D, T, S, P) with a lower communication level and at the earliest possible switch-on time in each case.
A disk brake system, comprising: a pressure plate having a pressure plate thickness coupled axially to a rotor friction disk having a rotor thickness; and a stator friction disk having a stator thickness located between the pressure plate and an end plate having an end plate thickness, wherein the rotor friction disk and the stator friction disk are annular disks, and the rotor friction disk and the stator friction disk are adjacent to one another and disposed coaxially; wherein at least one of the plurality of rotor friction disks and the plurality of stator friction disks is a split friction disk comprising a split friction disk first half and a split friction disk second half; and wherein the split friction disk first half and the split friction disk second half each comprise a disk half thickness that is substantially equal to the rotor thickness; wherein, the end plate thickness, the rotor thickness, the pressure plate thickness, and the stator thickness are measured axially, and wherein the stator thickness is greater than the pressure plate thickness, but less than 15% greater than the pressure plate thickness. a pressure plate having a pressure plate thickness coupled axially to a rotor friction disk having a rotor thickness; and a stator friction disk having a stator thickness located between the pressure plate and an end plate having an end plate thickness, wherein the rotor friction disk and the stator friction disk are annular disks, and the rotor friction disk and the stator friction disk are adjacent to one another and disposed coaxially; wherein at least one of the plurality of rotor friction disks and the plurality of stator friction disks is a split friction disk comprising a split friction disk first half and a split friction disk second half; and wherein the split friction disk first half and the split friction disk second half each comprise a disk half thickness that is substantially equal to the rotor thickness; wherein, the end plate thickness, the rotor thickness, the pressure plate thickness, and the stator thickness are measured axially, and wherein the stator thickness is greater than the pressure plate thickness, but less than 15% greater than the pressure plate thickness.
A pipe sealing gasket designed for receipt within a raceway provided within a female bell socket end of a thermoplastic pipe, the female bell socket end having a given internal diameter which is designed to receive a given outer diameter of a mating male thermoplastic pipe end to form a pipe joint, the gasket comprising: a hard plastic ring shaped band having an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface, and two separated elastomer portions (47, 49), a first of the separated elastomer portions forming an outer ring which circumscribes the outer circumferential surface of the hard plastic band, and a second of the separated elastomer portions forming an inner lip which circumscribes the inner circumferential surface of the hard plastic band, the two separate elastomer portions (47, 49) being connected by a series of spaced ribs (51, 53, 55) which form a continuous body of elastomer connecting the first and second separated elastomer portions (47, 49)at spaced intervals; wherein there is no direct compression line from the outer elastomer ring portion to the inner elastomer lip portion of the gasket through soft material; and wherein the hard plastic band supports both the elastomer outer ring and the elastomer inner lip, providing adequate stiffness to develop contact pressure between the outer ring and the raceway of the bell socket end of the pipe and between the inner lip and the mating male pipe end. a hard plastic ring shaped band having an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface, and two separated elastomer portions (47, 49), a first of the separated elastomer portions forming an outer ring which circumscribes the outer circumferential surface of the hard plastic band, and a second of the separated elastomer portions forming an inner lip which circumscribes the inner circumferential surface of the hard plastic band, the two separate elastomer portions (47, 49) being connected by a series of spaced ribs (51, 53, 55) which form a continuous body of elastomer connecting the first and second separated elastomer portions (47, 49)at spaced intervals; wherein there is no direct compression line from the outer elastomer ring portion to the inner elastomer lip portion of the gasket through soft material; and wherein the hard plastic band supports both the elastomer outer ring and the elastomer inner lip, providing adequate stiffness to develop contact pressure between the outer ring and the raceway of the bell socket end of the pipe and between the inner lip and the mating male pipe end.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the prevention or treatment of a peripheral artery disease, the pharmaceutical composition comprising: as active ingredients, (a) hepatocyte growth factor or an isoform thereof, and stromal cell derived factor 1α (SDF-1α); or (b) a polynucleotide encoding HGF or an isoform thereof and a polynucleotide encoding SDF-1α.
Method for operating a charged particle beam emitting device comprising a charged particle beam source (2, 60) having an emitter surface, the method comprising the steps of: (a) placing the charged particle beam source (2, 60) in a vacuum of a given pressure, the charged particle beam source (2, 60) exhibiting a high initial emission current I 0 and a lower stable mean emission current I S under given operational conditions, (b) applying the given operational conditions to the charged particle beam source (2, 60) for emitting charged particles from the emitter surface, so that the emission current of the charged particle beam source is higher than the stable mean emission current Is, (c) performing a cleaning process by applying at least one heating pulse to the charged particle beam source for heating the emitter surface to a temperature T C, whereby the cleaning process is performed before the emission current of the charged particle beam source has declined to the lower stable mean emission value I S, and (d) repeating the cleaning process (c) to keep the emission current of the charged particle beam source continuously above the substantially stable emission value I S. (a) placing the charged particle beam source (2, 60) in a vacuum of a given pressure, the charged particle beam source (2, 60) exhibiting a high initial emission current I 0 and a lower stable mean emission current I S under given operational conditions, (b) applying the given operational conditions to the charged particle beam source (2, 60) for emitting charged particles from the emitter surface, so that the emission current of the charged particle beam source is higher than the stable mean emission current Is, (c) performing a cleaning process by applying at least one heating pulse to the charged particle beam source for heating the emitter surface to a temperature T C, whereby the cleaning process is performed before the emission current of the charged particle beam source has declined to the lower stable mean emission value I S, and (d) repeating the cleaning process (c) to keep the emission current of the charged particle beam source continuously above the substantially stable emission value I S.
A crystalline polymorph of 4-[5-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-3-isoxazolyl]- N -[2-oxo-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)amino]ethyl]-1-naphthalenecarboxamide characterized by a powder X-ray diffraction pattern having at least the 2θ reflection positions 2θ 17.433 18.586 20.207 20.791 21.41 22.112 23.182 24.567 27.844
A method comprising: analyzing an amount of data communicated by a set of network interfaces, wherein the data communicated by the set of network interfaces is processed by a set of functional units and wherein a set of queues comprises the data communicated by the set of network interfaces; activating a first functional unit of the set of functional units when a first size of a first queue of the set of queues is above a first threshold; deactivating the first functional unit of the set of functional units when the first size of the first queue of the set of queues is below a second threshold; and causing the data to be forwarded to one or more active functional units via a data interconnect, the data interconnect comprising a plurality of input ports coupled to the set of network interfaces and a plurality of output ports coupled to the set of functional units; wherein the data interconnect further comprises a plurality of connections between the input ports and the output ports that can be enabled and/or disabled; and wherein the plurality of connections couple each of the plurality of input ports to each of the plurality of output ports. analyzing an amount of data communicated by a set of network interfaces, wherein the data communicated by the set of network interfaces is processed by a set of functional units and wherein a set of queues comprises the data communicated by the set of network interfaces; activating a first functional unit of the set of functional units when a first size of a first queue of the set of queues is above a first threshold; deactivating the first functional unit of the set of functional units when the first size of the first queue of the set of queues is below a second threshold; and causing the data to be forwarded to one or more active functional units via a data interconnect, the data interconnect comprising a plurality of input ports coupled to the set of network interfaces and a plurality of output ports coupled to the set of functional units; wherein the data interconnect further comprises a plurality of connections between the input ports and the output ports that can be enabled and/or disabled; and wherein the plurality of connections couple each of the plurality of input ports to each of the plurality of output ports.
An insert for use with an article of footwear adapted to engage a foot, the article of footwear having a sole structure and an upper portion connected to the sole structure, the insert comprising: a flexible polymer insert member (1437, 1537) adapted to be placed in contact with the sole structure of the article of footwear; and a sensor system (1412, 1512) comprising a plurality of force sensors (1416, 1516) connected to the insert member and a port configured for communication with an electronic device, characterized in that the insert member has an internal airflow system (1477, 1577) comprising an air reservoir (1479, 1579), an air chamber (1478, 1578) located at a first sensor (1416, 1516) of the plurality of force sensors, and a passage (1480, 1580) extending from the air chamber (1478, 1578) to the air reservoir (1479, 1579), such that compression of the first sensor (1416, 1516) is adapted to cause air to flow between the air chamber (1478, 1578) and the air reservoir (1479, 1579) through the air passage (1480, 1580). a flexible polymer insert member (1437, 1537) adapted to be placed in contact with the sole structure of the article of footwear; and a sensor system (1412, 1512) comprising a plurality of force sensors (1416, 1516) connected to the insert member and a port configured for communication with an electronic device, characterized in that the insert member has an internal airflow system (1477, 1577) comprising an air reservoir (1479, 1579), an air chamber (1478, 1578) located at a first sensor (1416, 1516) of the plurality of force sensors, and a passage (1480, 1580) extending from the air chamber (1478, 1578) to the air reservoir (1479, 1579), such that compression of the first sensor (1416, 1516) is adapted to cause air to flow between the air chamber (1478, 1578) and the air reservoir (1479, 1579) through the air passage (1480, 1580).
A device for improving environmental perception for blind or visually-impaired users, the device comprising: - at least one set of mechanical actuators intended to be in contact with the skin of a user, - at least one digital camera arranged for acquiring a current digital image of an environment facing the user, - a processing circuit connected to the camera for receiving signals from pixels of the acquired digital image and converting at least a part of the pixel signals into control signals each supplying a mechanical actuator of the set of actuators, characterized in that the device furthermore comprises at least one eye-tracking module for at least one eye of the user for identifying a direction of gaze of the user, and in that the processing circuit is arranged for selecting in the environment filmed by the camera an area of acquired current image which depends on the direction of gaze, and converting the signals from pixels of said area into control signals each supplying an actuator of the set for stimulating the skin of the user. - at least one set of mechanical actuators intended to be in contact with the skin of a user, - at least one digital camera arranged for acquiring a current digital image of an environment facing the user, - a processing circuit connected to the camera for receiving signals from pixels of the acquired digital image and converting at least a part of the pixel signals into control signals each supplying a mechanical actuator of the set of actuators, characterized in that the device furthermore comprises at least one eye-tracking module for at least one eye of the user for identifying a direction of gaze of the user, and in that the processing circuit is arranged for selecting in the environment filmed by the camera an area of acquired current image which depends on the direction of gaze, and converting the signals from pixels of said area into control signals each supplying an actuator of the set for stimulating the skin of the user.
Method for the transfer of video signals from multiple video sources (1, 2, 3-n) in the form of digitally coded video signals over a network to multiple monitors (M1 to Mx), wherein the video signals provided by the video sources are digitally encoded by means of video coders (C1 to C3) comprising input ports (P1, P2, P3), the digitally coded video signals are transmitted over the network by means of data streams, and the data streams transmitted over the network are fed to decoders (D1 to Dx), to each of whose output ports (V1 to Vx) a monitor M1 to Mx is connected, wherein - each video source is assigned its own source identifier, - the source identifier is used to encode the video signal provided by each video source into the associated video data stream, - real-time information is inserted into the video data stream to be transmitted via the network, - the real-time information is separated from the video data stream to be transmitted via the network and compared with real-time information present in the video decoder, - the source identifiers contained in the data stream of the encoded video signal are separated from the video data stream transmitted over the network in the video decoder and compared with a source identifier present in the video decoder, - the video decoder transmits the decoded video signal to a predetermined monitor only if the compared source identifiers match and the compared real-time information differs by less than an allowed time difference. - each video source is assigned its own source identifier, - the source identifier is used to encode the video signal provided by each video source into the associated video data stream, - real-time information is inserted into the video data stream to be transmitted via the network, - the real-time information is separated from the video data stream to be transmitted via the network and compared with real-time information present in the video decoder, - the source identifiers contained in the data stream of the encoded video signal are separated from the video data stream transmitted over the network in the video decoder and compared with a source identifier present in the video decoder, - the video decoder transmits the decoded video signal to a predetermined monitor only if the compared source identifiers match and the compared real-time information differs by less than an allowed time difference.
Packaging material sealing device, in particular cross seam packaging material sealing device for a vertical packaging machine, comprising: - a first sealing jaw and at least a second sealing jaw; - at least one movement unit for actuating the two sealing jaws (16, 18) along a sealing direction; and - at least one control unit, wherein in at least one operating state the control unit controls a rotation of the two sealing jaws (16, 18) relative, in particular perpendicular, to a transport direction of a packaging material (14, 14'), characterized in that at least two guiding rails (150, 152) of the movement unit for moving the two sealing jaws (16, 18) along at least the sealing direction each have clearance with respect to their bearings (154, 156, 157, 158) in order to allow the rotation of the two sealing jaws (16, 18) relative to the transport direction. - a first sealing jaw and at least a second sealing jaw; - at least one movement unit for actuating the two sealing jaws (16, 18) along a sealing direction; and - at least one control unit, wherein in at least one operating state the control unit controls a rotation of the two sealing jaws (16, 18) relative, in particular perpendicular, to a transport direction of a packaging material (14, 14'), characterized in that at least two guiding rails (150, 152) of the movement unit for moving the two sealing jaws (16, 18) along at least the sealing direction each have clearance with respect to their bearings (154, 156, 157, 158) in order to allow the rotation of the two sealing jaws (16, 18) relative to the transport direction.
A mixing and dispensing apparatus, comprising: a mechanism configured to hold and rotate a cartridge having a powder material, about a primary axis (A-A) of rotation for a pre-determined time duration and speed, wherein the mechanism comprises a cartridge holder configured to receive the cartridge and to rotate about a secondary axis (B-B) of rotation that is radially offset from the primary axis (A-A) while the cartridge is rotated about the primary axis (A-A) of rotation, wherein the mechanism is configured to uniformly mix the powder material with a fluid to obtain a semi-liquid form of the powder material; an actuation device configured to perform a piercing stroke and a dispensing stroke; and an injection unit disposed within the actuation device for injecting a predetermined quantity of fluid into the cartridge after carrying out the piercing stroke; wherein the apparatus is configured such that, during the piercing stroke, one end of the cartridge is piercable by the actuation device and during an injection stroke, the fluid is injectable into the cartridge, wherein during the dispensing stroke the cartridge is compressable to dispense the semi-liquid form of the powder material through the other end of the cartridge. a mechanism configured to hold and rotate a cartridge having a powder material, about a primary axis (A-A) of rotation for a pre-determined time duration and speed, wherein the mechanism comprises a cartridge holder configured to receive the cartridge and to rotate about a secondary axis (B-B) of rotation that is radially offset from the primary axis (A-A) while the cartridge is rotated about the primary axis (A-A) of rotation, wherein the mechanism is configured to uniformly mix the powder material with a fluid to obtain a semi-liquid form of the powder material; an actuation device configured to perform a piercing stroke and a dispensing stroke; and an injection unit disposed within the actuation device for injecting a predetermined quantity of fluid into the cartridge after carrying out the piercing stroke; wherein the apparatus is configured such that, during the piercing stroke, one end of the cartridge is piercable by the actuation device and during an injection stroke, the fluid is injectable into the cartridge, wherein during the dispensing stroke the cartridge is compressable to dispense the semi-liquid form of the powder material through the other end of the cartridge.
An antimony-free photocurable composition comprising: (a) 35-80% by weight of a cationically curable component which comprises an oxetane compound, wherein said oxetane is present in an amount of 0.5%-40% by weight based on the total weight of the photocurable composition; (b) greater than 25% to at most 60% by weight of a free radically active component; (c) 0.1-10% by weight of an antimony-free cationic photoinitiator; (d) 0-10% by weight of a free radical photoinitiator; and (e) 0-40% by weight of one or more toughening agents wherein the percent by weight is based on the total weight of the photocurable composition, with the proviso that the composition does not comprise dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate. (a) 35-80% by weight of a cationically curable component which comprises an oxetane compound, wherein said oxetane is present in an amount of 0.5%-40% by weight based on the total weight of the photocurable composition; (b) greater than 25% to at most 60% by weight of a free radically active component; (c) 0.1-10% by weight of an antimony-free cationic photoinitiator; (d) 0-10% by weight of a free radical photoinitiator; and (e) 0-40% by weight of one or more toughening agents
A mercury-free high-pressure metal-halide ultraviolet gas-discharge lamp comprising a primary filling of tellurium halide and a secondary filling of antimony halide.