mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A composite tubular structure (100a; 100b; 100c; 200) comprising an elongate composite member having a nut retained in each end for forming a connection with another component, wherein the composite member has, a main body portion and an inwardly tapered section (1; 72) adjacent each end, the main body portion extending between the two inwardly tapered sections, each inwardly tapered section having an inner surface which follows a tapered outer surface of one of the embedded nuts and having a taper angle of between 5 to 25° to an axis of the structure, wherein the composite tubular structure includes a connector comprising a rod engaging one of the nuts, the engagement occurring within the inwardly tapered section, an annular wedge configured to urge against an outer surface of the inwardly tapered section, and a tensioner provided to exert a clamping force on the inwardly tapered section via the annular wedge, wherein the inwardly tapered section in each case narrows the composite member in a longitudinal direction towards one end so as to provide a constriction which retains the respective nut within characterised in that the internal radius of the main body portion extending between the inwardly tapered sections of the elongate composite member: a) remains constant, or b) varies in the longitudinal direction by: (i) increasing in the longitudinal direction from one inwardly tapered section to the other, or (ii) increasing in the longitudinal direction from each inwardly tapered section of the elongate composite member towards a middle of the main body portion. a) remains constant, or b) varies in the longitudinal direction by: (i) increasing in the longitudinal direction from one inwardly tapered section to the other, or (ii) increasing in the longitudinal direction from each inwardly tapered section of the elongate composite member towards a middle of the main body portion. (i) increasing in the longitudinal direction from one inwardly tapered section to the other, or (ii) increasing in the longitudinal direction from each inwardly tapered section of the elongate composite member towards a middle of the main body portion.
A coated cutting tool for metal machining comprising a body of cemented carbide or cermet onto which is applied a PVD coating characterized in that said coating has a thickness of 2.0-20 μm, preferably 3.0-8.0 μm, and comprises: a first (Me c1,Me c2) layer (c), Me c1 and Me c2 being different elements, and where Me c1 is Al, and Me c2 is Ti, having an atomic fraction of Me c1 to Me c2 of 0.8-2.0, preferably 1.0-1.8, most preferably 1.3-1.5, having a thickness of 1.0-4.5 μm, a second (Me d1,Me d2) layer (d), Me d1 and Me d2 being different elements, and where Me d1 is Al, and Me d2 is Ti, having an atomic fraction of Me d1 to Me d2 of 1.0-2.0, preferably 1.2-1.8, most preferably 1.4-1.6, having a thickness of 0.5-4.5 μm, preferably 1.0-2.0 μm, and in between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d), an (Me e2) layer (e) where Me e2 is Ti, having a thickness of 0.1-1.0 μm, where the thickness of the layer (e) between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d) is less than 0.5 times the thickness of thinnest of the first layer (c) and the second layer (d), and where the layer (e) between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d) has a composition differing from the first layer (c) and the second layer (d), and where the layer (e) between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d) has a residual stress, either compressive or tensile, of an absolute value <600 MPa, preferably <300 MPa, more preferably <120 MPa. a first (Me c1,Me c2) layer (c), Me c1 and Me c2 being different elements, and where Me c1 is Al, and Me c2 is Ti, having an atomic fraction of Me c1 to Me c2 of 0.8-2.0, preferably 1.0-1.8, most preferably 1.3-1.5, having a thickness of 1.0-4.5 μm, a second (Me d1,Me d2) layer (d), Me d1 and Me d2 being different elements, and where Me d1 is Al, and Me d2 is Ti, having an atomic fraction of Me d1 to Me d2 of 1.0-2.0, preferably 1.2-1.8, most preferably 1.4-1.6, having a thickness of 0.5-4.5 μm, preferably 1.0-2.0 μm, and in between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d), an (Me e2) layer (e) where Me e2 is Ti, having a thickness of 0.1-1.0 μm, where the thickness of the layer (e) between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d) is less than 0.5 times the thickness of thinnest of the first layer (c) and the second layer (d), and where the layer (e) between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d) has a composition differing from the first layer (c) and the second layer (d), and where the layer (e) between the first layer (c) and the second layer (d) has a residual stress, either compressive or tensile, of an absolute value <600 MPa, preferably <300 MPa, more preferably <120 MPa.
A process for the preparation of a catalyst for the use in a hydrocarbon conversion reaction, said catalyst containing a titanium zeolite and carbonaceous material, the catalyst containing said carbonaceous material in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 % by weight based on the total weight of titanium zeolite contained in the catalyst, the process comprising (i) preparing a catalyst containing the titanium zeolite; (ii) depositing carbonaceous material on the catalyst according to (i) in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 % by weight based on the total weight of titanium zeolite contained in the catalyst by contacting said catalyst, prior to using the catalyst in said hydrocarbon conversion reaction, with a fluid containing at least one olefin in an inert atmosphere at a temperature in the range of from 100 °C to 500 °C, for a time in the range of from 1 to 72 h, to obtain the carbonaceous material containing catalyst, wherein in (ii), the catalyst is not contacted with an oxygen containing gas, wherein after step (ii), the catalyst is directly employed in the hydrocarbon conversion reaction, and wherein the titanium zeolite has an MFI, MEL, MWW, BEA or FER structure or a mixed structure of two or more thereof. (i) preparing a catalyst containing the titanium zeolite; (ii) depositing carbonaceous material on the catalyst according to (i) in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5 % by weight based on the total weight of titanium zeolite contained in the catalyst by contacting said catalyst, prior to using the catalyst in said hydrocarbon conversion reaction, with a fluid containing at least one olefin in an inert atmosphere at a temperature in the range of from 100 °C to 500 °C, for a time in the range of from 1 to 72 h, to obtain the carbonaceous material containing catalyst,
A User Equipment, UE, comprising: a controller, wherein the controller is configured to establish in an Evolved Packet System, EPS, a Packet Data Network, PDN, connection of which PDN type is non-IP, and to configure a Packet Data Unit, PDU, session type to Ethernet or Unstructured at a time of a handover from the EPS to a 5G System, 5GS, and the PDU session type is configured to a PDU session corresponding to the PDN connection; and a storage unit configured to maintain the PDN type after the handover from the EPS to the 5GS. a controller, wherein the controller is configured to establish in an Evolved Packet System, EPS, a Packet Data Network, PDN, connection of which PDN type is non-IP, and to configure a Packet Data Unit, PDU, session type to Ethernet or Unstructured at a time of a handover from the EPS to a 5G System, 5GS, and the PDU session type is configured to a PDU session corresponding to the PDN connection; and a storage unit configured to maintain the PDN type after the handover from the EPS to the 5GS.
A computer-implemented method for creating software objects in a process control system, the method being performed by a processing tool, the method comprising the step of: creating a process object in the process control system, the process object having at least two aspects; wherein the process object is defined by a control device object type having said at least two aspects; characterized in that the control device object type inherits at least one aspect of the at least two aspects from a control object type and inherits at least one other aspect of the at least two aspects from a device object type; wherein the control object type has aspect definitions of at least one of a control function in the process control system and graphics for an operator interface of the process control system; and wherein the device object type has aspect definitions of a process device in the process control system. creating a process object in the process control system, the process object having at least two aspects; wherein the process object is defined by a control device object type having said at least two aspects; characterized in that the control device object type inherits at least one aspect of the at least two aspects from a control object type and inherits at least one other aspect of the at least two aspects from a device object type; wherein the control object type has aspect definitions of at least one of a control function in the process control system and graphics for an operator interface of the process control system; and wherein the device object type has aspect definitions of a process device in the process control system.
Cogeneration plant for the continuous production of electrical and thermal energy from solid woody biomass, the latter being selected from among wood in the form of woodchips, vine branches, shrubs and underbrush, grain, hay, animal litter, suitably-treated muds, shells and kernels, suitably-treated husks, fibrous cultures and compositions thereof, said plant comprising at least one first container and at least one second container (1") connected by at least one interconnection duct (1"'), said first container comprising the components suitable for inducing the transformation of said biomass into syngas comprising H 2 and CO, said substances being adapted to supply at least one endothermic motor comprised in said plant adapted to produce mechanical energy convertible into electrical energy, said second container (1") being adapted to contain at least electric current generators, and at least one electrical board, said first container comprising: at least one first section for storing the solid woody biomass, said first storage section comprising a tub-like tank; at least one second section for the production of syngas by means of at least one suitable gasification reactor; at least one third section of endothermic motor(s) supplied with the fuel previously synthesized in said second gasification section; and at least one fourth section for the total thermal recovery, said cogeneration plant having nominal power up to hundreds of kW and comprising, in said first storage section, a system integrated "on board the machine" for the drying, screening and formulation of the solid woody starting biomass in briquettes, said first section comprising a dryer; a three-way vibrating sieve; a grinder and an integrated briquette machine, said vibrating sieve, said dryer and said integrated briquette machine cooperating synergistically, wherein said second gasification section further comprises: at least two gasification reactors with fixed bed of downdraft type; at least one sealed load system for the previously dried and formulated biomass, represented by a rotovalve; at least one cyclone extraction system for the syngas; and at least one sealed extraction system for the biochar obtainable by the gasification of said solid starting biomass; at least one condensation system for the cooling of the substances produced by the gasification section; at least one filtering system for purifying the syngas; at least one recovery chamber adapted to recover the highest boiling point substances produced in said gasification reactor, said substances having tar form, the latter being conveyable towards the solid starting biomass.
A computer-executable method for retrieving a content collection that includes a plurality of Content Objects over a content-centric network, the method comprising: determining, by a computer, additional information associated with a piece of content that is needed for consumption of the content collection, wherein said additional information includes authentication and decryption information associated with the content collection; generating a plurality of Interests, which includes at least one Interest for a catalog of the content collection and at least one Interest for the additional information; and forwarding, concurrently, the plurality of Interests, thereby facilitating parallel retrieval of the content collection and the additional information. determining, by a computer, additional information associated with a piece of content that is needed for consumption of the content collection, wherein said additional information includes authentication and decryption information associated with the content collection; generating a plurality of Interests, which includes at least one Interest for a catalog of the content collection and at least one Interest for the additional information; and forwarding, concurrently, the plurality of Interests, thereby facilitating parallel retrieval of the content collection and the additional information.
A method for electrochemically depositing discrete discontinuous regions of a calcium phosphate comprising hydroxyapatite onto a metallic surface of a medical implant comprising at least one area having an electroconductive surface, the electroconductive surface having at least one nano-scale textured region, and wherein the electrochemical deposition is carried out in an electrolysis cell, or bath, in which at least the metallic surface of the implant, is cathodically polarized, the method comprising: a. contacting at least a portion of the electroconductive surface of the implant with an electrolyte solution comprising calcium ions and phosphate ions having calcium ions at a concentration of 1.7 mM and phosphate ions at a concentration of 1.0 mM, wherein the pH of the electrolyte solution is maintained at 5-7 using hydrochloric acid or ammonium hydroxide; and b. applying an electrical potential between the electroconductive surface and the electrolyte solution, wherein a current density of 40 mA/cm 2 is applied for 2 to 5 min, thereby forming a plurality of discrete discontinuous regions of the calcium phosphate onto the electroconductive surface, wherein the calcium phosphate comprises a needle-shaped morphology, and to the extent the implant includes nano-scale texturing, it is not covered by a complete coating of an amorphous calcium phosphate phase; and c. subsequently rinsing or anodizing the implant. a. contacting at least a portion of the electroconductive surface of the implant with an electrolyte solution comprising calcium ions and phosphate ions having calcium ions at a concentration of 1.7 mM and phosphate ions at a concentration of 1.0 mM, wherein the pH of the electrolyte solution is maintained at 5-7 using hydrochloric acid or ammonium hydroxide; and b. applying an electrical potential between the electroconductive surface and the electrolyte solution, wherein a current density of 40 mA/cm 2 is applied for 2 to 5 min, thereby forming a plurality of discrete discontinuous regions of the calcium phosphate onto the electroconductive surface, wherein the calcium phosphate comprises a needle-shaped morphology, and to the extent the implant includes nano-scale texturing, it is not covered by a complete coating of an amorphous calcium phosphate phase; and c. subsequently rinsing or anodizing the implant.
A relay device comprising: a communication interface, a memory storing a first threshold value, a second threshold value and a third threshold value, and a processor for relaying messages, via the communication interface, between a plurality of devices and a network infrastructure (102, 105), the processor enabled to: determine a number of the messages one or more of currently queued for relay via the communication interface and previously relayed within a given time period; and, control a rate at which the plurality of devices establish communications with the network infrastructure (102, 105) by blocking access between a given device of the plurality of devices and the network infrastructure by refusing to receive inbound data from the given device and queuing outbound data for the given device received from the network infrastructure in a respective message queue, wherein there is an inverse relationship between the rate and the number of messages; increase the rate when the number of messages is below the first threshold value; maintain a current rate when the number of messages is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value; decrease the rate when the number of messages is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value; and, set the rate zero when the number of messages is above the third threshold value. determine a number of the messages one or more of currently queued for relay via the communication interface and previously relayed within a given time period; and, control a rate at which the plurality of devices establish communications with the network infrastructure (102, 105) by blocking access between a given device of the plurality of devices and the network infrastructure by refusing to receive inbound data from the given device and queuing outbound data for the given device received from the network infrastructure in a respective message queue, wherein there is an inverse relationship between the rate and the number of messages; increase the rate when the number of messages is below the first threshold value; maintain a current rate when the number of messages is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value; decrease the rate when the number of messages is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value; and, set the rate zero when the number of messages is above the third threshold value.
A method for wireless communication, wherein the method is performed by a user equipment, UE, adapted to select a communication mode from a plurality of communication modes and wherein the method comprises: identifying one or more narrowband regions of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for communication with a wireless device; determining a geographic operating region for the wireless device; selecting a communication mode from the plurality of communication modes for communication in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band based at least in part on a regulatory restriction of the geographic operating region for the wireless device, wherein the selected communication mode comprises at least one of a frequency hopping configuration, a LBT configuration, and a DTX duty cycle; and communicating with the wireless device in the one or more narrowband regions of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band using the communication mode. identifying one or more narrowband regions of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for communication with a wireless device; determining a geographic operating region for the wireless device; selecting a communication mode from the plurality of communication modes for communication in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band based at least in part on a regulatory restriction of the geographic operating region for the wireless device, wherein the selected communication mode comprises at least one of a frequency hopping configuration, a LBT configuration, and a DTX duty cycle; and communicating with the wireless device in the one or more narrowband regions of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band using the communication mode.
A process for creating a three dimensional shaped orthopedic product using a composite material having a stretchable insulative first layer, a second polymer layer permanently affixed to said first layer that is rigid at temperatures below 54°C (130 degrees Fahrenheit) and becomes malleable at temperatures above 54°C (130 degrees Fahrenheit), and a cushioned insulative third layer permanently affixed to said second layer; wherein the second layer is a middle layer sandwiched between said first layer and said third layer, the second layer having a perimeter that is generally coextensive with the perimeters of said first layer and said third layer; said process comprising the steps of: heating said composite material to a temperature up to 104°C (220 degrees Fahrenheit) such that the middle layer becomes malleable; cutting said composite material into pattern pieces (190, 192); sewing said heated pattern pieces into a three dimensional shaped object while the middle layer is malleable; reheating said sewn three dimensional shaped object; and further shaping said three dimensional shaped orthopedic product about a body part so that the heated object material stretches, bends and compresses to further shape precisely to the contours of the body. heating said composite material to a temperature up to 104°C (220 degrees Fahrenheit) such that the middle layer becomes malleable; cutting said composite material into pattern pieces (190, 192); sewing said heated pattern pieces into a three dimensional shaped object while the middle layer is malleable; reheating said sewn three dimensional shaped object; and further shaping said three dimensional shaped orthopedic product about a body part so that the heated object material stretches, bends and compresses to further shape precisely to the contours of the body.
A method for communication, the method comprising: performing by one or more circuits and/or processors (202, 204, 206) in a network device (102 1): determining an amount that a clock of said network device (102 1) drifts during a time interval between consecutive communications of synchronization packets (110, 112, 114, 116, 118), wherein said synchronization packets (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) are communicated between said network device (102 1) and a link partner (102 2) to which said network device (102 1) is communicatively coupled; and controlling transitions of said network device (102 1) into and/or out-of an energy-saving mode of operation based on said determined amount; characterized by calculating a minimum number of said consecutive communications of said synchronization packets (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) that said network device (102 1) participates in to ensure that a difference between said clock (109 1) of said network device (102 1) and a reference clock (109 2) is below a threshold; and controlling said transitions based on said calculated minimum number. determining an amount that a clock of said network device (102 1) drifts during a time interval between consecutive communications of synchronization packets (110, 112, 114, 116, 118), wherein said synchronization packets (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) are communicated between said network device (102 1) and a link partner (102 2) to which said network device (102 1) is communicatively coupled; and controlling transitions of said network device (102 1) into and/or out-of an energy-saving mode of operation based on said determined amount; characterized by calculating a minimum number of said consecutive communications of said synchronization packets (110, 112, 114, 116, 118) that said network device (102 1) participates in to ensure that a difference between said clock (109 1) of said network device (102 1) and a reference clock (109 2) is below a threshold; and controlling said transitions based on said calculated minimum number.