mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A micro electromechanical ink jet printing system comprising: a. a cartridge, that comprises a body that defines a core, a die that comprises one or more nozzles (20, 76); b. a treatment composition disposed within the cartridge core; c. a CPU that is programmable and can control the application of the treatment composition from within the cartridge core, through the one or more nozzles (20, 76) to human skin; and, d. wherein the treatment composition comprises a skin treatment ingredient selected from the group consisting of particles, vitamins, yeast and yeast extracts, skin care actives, dyes, colorants and mixtures thereof, characterized in that the treatment composition comprises particles having a refractive index of between 1.1 and 5.0. a. a cartridge, that comprises a body that defines a core, a die that comprises one or more nozzles (20, 76); b. a treatment composition disposed within the cartridge core; c. a CPU that is programmable and can control the application of the treatment composition from within the cartridge core, through the one or more nozzles (20, 76) to human skin; and, d. wherein the treatment composition comprises a skin treatment ingredient selected from the group consisting of particles, vitamins, yeast and yeast extracts, skin care actives, dyes, colorants and mixtures thereof, characterized in that the treatment composition comprises particles having a refractive index of between 1.1 and 5.0.
A dosing unit for automatically dosing a dosing amount of a solid detergent provided by a storage cartridge for storing a bulk of the solid detergent, for use in an automatic dosing system of a water-bearing household appliance, wherein the storage cartridge comprises a reversibly deformable container with an outlet, wherein a dosing device is attached to the storage cartridge on the outlet for separating the dosing amount from the bulk and releasing the separated dosing amount; wherein the dosing unit includes the storage cartridge and the dosing device; wherein the container is arranged such that a bottom side of the container, when the dosing unit is oriented as intended for use, has a slope towards the outlet with respect to a horizontal direction that is in the range of -45° to 15°; and characterised in that the dosing unit is configured so that detergent of the bulk is transported towards the outlet by deforming the container according to a predefined pattern in time for a peristaltic transport of detergent, and that the container includes at least three actuation sections distributed along the bottom side, wherein each actuation section is configured for being lifted by an external actuation member. wherein the dosing unit includes the storage cartridge and the dosing device; wherein the container is arranged such that a bottom side of the container, when the dosing unit is oriented as intended for use, has a slope towards the outlet with respect to a horizontal direction that is in the range of -45° to 15°; and characterised in that the dosing unit is configured so that detergent of the bulk is transported towards the outlet by deforming the container according to a predefined pattern in time for a peristaltic transport of detergent, and that the container includes at least three actuation sections distributed along the bottom side, wherein each actuation section is configured for being lifted by an external actuation member.
Safety device for a fuze of a projectile, which has a firing device for firing the fuze, comprising a safety unit having a) process means for making a firing process of the firing device safe, with the process means being designed to output a control signal, in order to arm the safety unit, as a function of the presence of an enable signal, and b) a sensor unit which is designed to output the enable signal when an acceleration state is found which is below the earth's acceleration due to gravity, wherein the sensor unit is designed to measure three directional accelerations in three mutually orthogonal spatial directions, and the enable signal is output at a time at which each of the three directional accelerations is below the earth's acceleration due to gravity, at least by a respectively defined acceleration value. a) process means for making a firing process of the firing device safe, with the process means being designed to output a control signal, in order to arm the safety unit, as a function of the presence of an enable signal, and b) a sensor unit which is designed to output the enable signal when an acceleration state is found which is below the earth's acceleration due to gravity, wherein the sensor unit is designed to measure three directional accelerations in three mutually orthogonal spatial directions, and the enable signal is output at a time at which each of the three directional accelerations is below the earth's acceleration due to gravity, at least by a respectively defined acceleration value.
A device for managing the supply of electric energy to a user belonging to a community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN), said community having available at least one system for producing electric energy from a local source and at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor, comprising: • combining means (∑) for combining electric energy coming from said at least one system for producing energy from a local source and from said at least one system for distributing energy managed by an external distributor; • adjusting means (∑, 320) for adjusting the fraction of electric energy supplied to said user from said local source as a function of the electric energy coming from said local source that must be supplied to the other users of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN); characterized in that it comprises: • communication means for acquiring a fraction of electric energy supplied to the other users of said community (UP1, UP2,... UPN) so as to determine the total electric energy absorbed by said other users from said local source, • said adjusting means (∑, 320) being configured to give priority to taking electric energy directly from said system for producing energy from a local source over said at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor by supplying to said user at least one unused fraction of the electric energy generated by said local source assigned to one or more other users of said community (UP1, UP2,... UPN) in case an instantaneous electric energy absorption of said user exceeds said electric energy fraction assigned to said user. • combining means (∑) for combining electric energy coming from said at least one system for producing energy from a local source and from said at least one system for distributing energy managed by an external distributor; • adjusting means (∑, 320) for adjusting the fraction of electric energy supplied to said user from said local source as a function of the electric energy coming from said local source that must be supplied to the other users of said community of users (UP1, UP2,... UPN); • communication means for acquiring a fraction of electric energy supplied to the other users of said community (UP1, UP2,... UPN) so as to determine the total electric energy absorbed by said other users from said local source, • said adjusting means (∑, 320) being configured to give priority to taking electric energy directly from said system for producing energy from a local source over said at least one system for supplying electric energy managed by an external distributor by supplying to said user at least one unused fraction of the electric energy generated by said local source assigned to one or more other users of said community (UP1, UP2,... UPN) in case an instantaneous electric energy absorption of said user exceeds said electric energy fraction assigned to said user.
A belt holder, which has a base plate, wherein the base plate has connection means for connection to an item of clothing and the base plate has a first retaining clip and a second retaining clip, which are arranged on the base plate such that a guide sleeve for a belt is created between the first retaining clip, the second retaining clip and the base plate, wherein an insertion groove is provided between the first retaining clip and the second retaining clip, through which insertion groove a belt can be introduced in a direction towards the base plate, wherein the first retaining clip is connected by means of a first connecting arch to the base plate and the second retaining clip is connected by means of a second connecting arch to the base plate, characterised in that the first connecting arch and/or the second connecting arch are/is reinforced by a chord.
A continuous vertical reactor designed to treat pressurized aqueous sludge having a temperature of at least 150 °C, which reactor comprises a reactor top inlet arranged at a top section of the reactor, wherein: a first channel extends downwardly from the reactor top inlet for guiding sludge from the reactor top inlet to a bottom section of the reactor; a second channel extends upwardly from the bottom section; at least one separation wall, which preferably is essentially vertical, separates first channel from the second channel; and an opening through which sludge may flow from the first channel into the second channel is provided at the bottom section of the reactor, and wherein the reactor further comprises: at least one upper outlet arranged at the second channel to connect to a recirculation conduit for recirculation of a fraction of the heat-treated sludge, whereby the reactor is designed to allow sludge to flow from the opening through the second channel to the upper outlet; and at least one lower outlet that can be connected to an arrangement for cooling heat-treated sludge, which at least one lower outlet is/are arranged below the at least one upper outlet. a first channel extends downwardly from the reactor top inlet for guiding sludge from the reactor top inlet to a bottom section of the reactor; a second channel extends upwardly from the bottom section; at least one separation wall, which preferably is essentially vertical, separates first channel from the second channel; and an opening through which sludge may flow from the first channel into the second channel is provided at the bottom section of the reactor, at least one upper outlet arranged at the second channel to connect to a recirculation conduit for recirculation of a fraction of the heat-treated sludge, whereby the reactor is designed to allow sludge to flow from the opening through the second channel to the upper outlet; and at least one lower outlet that can be connected to an arrangement for cooling heat-treated sludge, which at least one lower outlet is/are arranged below the at least one upper outlet.
A method for harvesting fruit borne by a stem or a peduncle, the method comprising: ▪ a step of detecting areas of interest in an overall image representing a plant grouping, wherein one or several area(s) of interest are detected in the overall image using an image processing process, each area of interest including at least one portion of a fruit, ▪ a step of acquiring local images, wherein a local image is acquired in the vicinity of each area of interest, each local image representing at least one portion of the fruit of the considered area of interest, and ▪ a step of identifying the stems or the peduncles, wherein a stem or a peduncle is identified in each local image. ▪ a sub-step of detecting elongate objects, wherein the elements having an elongated shape are detected in each local image, and ▪ a discrimination sub-step, wherein it is determined whether each elongate object is a stem or a peduncle, or an elongate object of another type. ▪ a step of detecting areas of interest in an overall image representing a plant grouping, wherein one or several area(s) of interest are detected in the overall image using an image processing process, each area of interest including at least one portion of a fruit, ▪ a step of acquiring local images, wherein a local image is acquired in the vicinity of each area of interest, each local image representing at least one portion of the fruit of the considered area of interest, and ▪ a step of identifying the stems or the peduncles, wherein a stem or a peduncle is identified in each local image. ▪ a sub-step of detecting elongate objects, wherein the elements having an elongated shape are detected in each local image, and ▪ a discrimination sub-step, wherein it is determined whether each elongate object is a stem or a peduncle, or an elongate object of another type.
Apparatus for manufacturing pillows, comprising: - at least one first bobbin of a first fabric and a second bobbin of a second fabric, - means (5, 6) configured to place the first fabric on the second fabric along their advancement path, - means configured to dragging the first and the second fabrics, - a pair of side welding devices (71, 72) configured to weld the side edges of the first and the second fabrics by forming a tubular envelope by means of the first and the second fabrics, - a transverse welding device configured to weld the first and the second fabrics of the tubular envelope transversally to the advancement direction of the fabrics for forming the pillowcase, - a press for pressing transversally to the advancement direction of the fabrics the first fabric onto the second fabric when the length of the pillow reaches the desired length, - means adapted to insert material inside the pillowcase, - means for cutting the fabric already welded by the transverse welding device to separate the pillow that has been manufactured from the initial part of the successive pillow. - at least one first bobbin of a first fabric and a second bobbin of a second fabric, - means (5, 6) configured to place the first fabric on the second fabric along their advancement path, - means configured to dragging the first and the second fabrics, - a pair of side welding devices (71, 72) configured to weld the side edges of the first and the second fabrics by forming a tubular envelope by means of the first and the second fabrics, - a transverse welding device configured to weld the first and the second fabrics of the tubular envelope transversally to the advancement direction of the fabrics for forming the pillowcase, - a press for pressing transversally to the advancement direction of the fabrics the first fabric onto the second fabric when the length of the pillow reaches the desired length, - means adapted to insert material inside the pillowcase, - means for cutting the fabric already welded by the transverse welding device to separate the pillow that has been manufactured from the initial part of the successive pillow.
A solid oxide electrochemical cell comprising a solid oxide electrolyte layer having ionic conductivity, a hydrogen electrode formed on one side of the electrolyte layer, and an oxygen electrode formed on the other side of the electrolyte layer so that the electrolyte layer is sandwiched between the electrodes, wherein the hydrogen electrode comprises: an oxide sinter which has fine metal particles deposited on the surface thereof and the surface of which is coated with a film having mixed conductivity; and a sinter having ionic conductivity (15, 16), wherein the oxide sinter is an aluminum-based oxide or a magnesium-based oxide, and the fine metal particles are particles of at least one metal selected from Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu. an oxide sinter which has fine metal particles deposited on the surface thereof and the surface of which is coated with a film having mixed conductivity; and a sinter having ionic conductivity (15, 16), wherein the oxide sinter is an aluminum-based oxide or a magnesium-based oxide, and the fine metal particles are particles of at least one metal selected from Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu.
A fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine, including: a first fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into an intake passage of the internal combustion engine; a second fuel injection valve for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; and a high pressure supply pump capable of supplying fuel to the second fuel injection valve, the fuel injection control apparatus comprising: fuel injection control means for controlling fuel injections from the first fuel injection valve and the second fuel injection valve in accordance with an operating state of the internal combustion engine; and characterized by further including fuel pressure adjustment means for maintaining a working state of the high pressure supply pump for a predetermined period of time when an injection form is changed to one in which the second fuel injection valve works by the fuel injection control means, and then adjusting the fuel pressure of the second fuel injection valve from a first fuel pressure to a second fuel pressure which is higher than the first fuel pressure when the injection form is fixed. a first fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into an intake passage of the internal combustion engine; a second fuel injection valve for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; and a high pressure supply pump capable of supplying fuel to the second fuel injection valve, the fuel injection control apparatus comprising: fuel injection control means for controlling fuel injections from the first fuel injection valve and the second fuel injection valve in accordance with an operating state of the internal combustion engine; and characterized by further including fuel pressure adjustment means for maintaining a working state of the high pressure supply pump for a predetermined period of time when an injection form is changed to one in which the second fuel injection valve works by the fuel injection control means, and then adjusting the fuel pressure of the second fuel injection valve from a first fuel pressure to a second fuel pressure which is higher than the first fuel pressure when the injection form is fixed. fuel injection control means for controlling fuel injections from the first fuel injection valve and the second fuel injection valve in accordance with an operating state of the internal combustion engine; and characterized by further including fuel pressure adjustment means for maintaining a working state of the high pressure supply pump for a predetermined period of time when an injection form is changed to one in which the second fuel injection valve works by the fuel injection control means, and then adjusting the fuel pressure of the second fuel injection valve from a first fuel pressure to a second fuel pressure which is higher than the first fuel pressure when the injection form is fixed.
A method of producing a polymer by causing a reaction solution containing a monomer and a radical polymerization initiator to continuously or intermittently flow through a flow path of a radical polymerization reaction apparatus, the method comprising: a step of flowing the reaction solution into a heating-initiation part of the reaction apparatus and heating the flowed reaction solution to a prescribed temperature to cause the radical polymerization initiator in the reaction solution that has flowed into the heating-initiation part to undergo cleavage and thereby initiate radical polymerization of the monomer; a step of advancing the radical polymerization of the monomer in the reaction solution; and a step of cooling the reaction solution and obtaining the polymer, wherein the heating of the reaction solution, which has flowed into the heating-initiation part, at the prescribed temperature in the range of T + 50°C to T + 150°C where T°C is an initiation temperature of the radical polymerization initiator in step provides a condition where the radical polymerization initiator present in a timewise sliced volume of the reaction solution that has flowed into the heating-initiation part undergoes cleavage all at once, wherein the all-at-once cleavage of the radical polymerization initiator present in the unit volume is brought about by heating the radical polymerization initiator present in this volume to the prescribed temperature by continuously mixing, under pressurization, the reaction solution with a heating medium in the heating-initiation part, simultaneously across the radial direction of a cross section of the flow path. a step of flowing the reaction solution into a heating-initiation part of the reaction apparatus and heating the flowed reaction solution to a prescribed temperature to cause the radical polymerization initiator in the reaction solution that has flowed into the heating-initiation part to undergo cleavage and thereby initiate radical polymerization of the monomer; a step of advancing the radical polymerization of the monomer in the reaction solution; and a step of cooling the reaction solution and obtaining the polymer, wherein the heating of the reaction solution, which has flowed into the heating-initiation part, at the prescribed temperature in the range of T + 50°C to T + 150°C where T°C is an initiation temperature of the radical polymerization initiator in step provides a condition where the radical polymerization initiator present in a timewise sliced volume of the reaction solution that has flowed into the heating-initiation part undergoes cleavage all at once, wherein the all-at-once cleavage of the radical polymerization initiator present in the unit volume is brought about by heating the radical polymerization initiator present in this volume to the prescribed temperature by continuously mixing, under pressurization, the reaction solution with a heating medium in the heating-initiation part, simultaneously across the radial direction of a cross section of the flow path.
A printed three-dimensional functional part (100, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) comprising: a 3D structure (102, 502, 602, 802, 902) comprising a structural material; at least one functional electronic device (104a, 104b, 504a, 504b, 504c, 504d, 604a, 604b, 804a, 804b, 804c, 804d) at least partially embedded in the 3D structure (102, 502, 602, 802, 902) and having a base secured against an interior surface thereof; and one or more conductive filaments (106, 506, 806, 906) at least partially embedded in the 3D structure and electrically connected to the at least one functional electronic device, characterized in that at least one of the one or more conductive filaments (106, 506, 806, 906) is unsupported along at least a portion of a length thereof and/or follows a nonplanar pathway between connection points. a 3D structure (102, 502, 602, 802, 902) comprising a structural material; at least one functional electronic device (104a, 104b, 504a, 504b, 504c, 504d, 604a, 604b, 804a, 804b, 804c, 804d) at least partially embedded in the 3D structure (102, 502, 602, 802, 902) and having a base secured against an interior surface thereof; and one or more conductive filaments (106, 506, 806, 906) at least partially embedded in the 3D structure and electrically connected to the at least one functional electronic device, characterized in that at least one of the one or more conductive filaments (106, 506, 806, 906) is unsupported along at least a portion of a length thereof and/or follows a nonplanar pathway between connection points.