mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for checking the integrity of the alignment on a plurality of landmarks (14-1,...,14-N) during the geolocation of a mobile device following one or more faults of predetermined types, comprising the following steps: - acquisition of a first probability value ( P d) corresponding to the probability of detection of a fault and of a second probability value ( P fa) corresponding to the probability of a false alarm; - determination of an estimated state vector ( X̂) from a vector of measurements comprising measurements of the position of the landmarks (14-1,..., 14-N), measurements direction of the landmarks (14-1,..., 14-N) and measurements of the distance to the landmarks (14-1,..., 14-N) from the mobile device; - determination of a test variable corresponding to a distance between the vector of measurements and theoretical measurements associated with the estimated state vector ( X̂), the test variable following a predetermined distribution law; - determination of a decentralisation value ( λ) of the distribution law for the first and second probability values (P d, P fa); - for the or each type of failure, determination of a minimum detectable bias ( B min,i,j) from the decentralisation value ( λ), the test variable and a characteristic vector ( W i,j) associated with this type of failure; - determination of a protection radius from the or each minimum detectable bias ( B min,i,j), the integrity of the measurements in the said protection radius being guaranteed with the first probability value ( P d) in the absence of a false alarm with the second probability value ( P fa). - acquisition of a first probability value ( P d) corresponding to the probability of detection of a fault and of a second probability value ( P fa) corresponding to the probability of a false alarm; - determination of an estimated state vector ( X̂) from a vector of measurements comprising measurements of the position of the landmarks (14-1,..., 14-N), measurements direction of the landmarks (14-1,..., 14-N) and measurements of the distance to the landmarks (14-1,..., 14-N) from the mobile device; - determination of a test variable corresponding to a distance between the vector of measurements and theoretical measurements associated with the estimated state vector ( X̂), the test variable following a predetermined distribution law; - determination of a decentralisation value ( λ) of the distribution law for the first and second probability values (P d, P fa); - for the or each type of failure, determination of a minimum detectable bias ( B min,i,j) from the decentralisation value ( λ), the test variable and a characteristic vector ( W i,j) associated with this type of failure; - determination of a protection radius from the or each minimum detectable bias ( B min,i,j), the integrity of the measurements in the said protection radius being guaranteed with the first probability value ( P d) in the absence of a false alarm with the second probability value ( P fa).
Bristle carrier for a rotary brush of a sweeping machine, the rotary brush having a cylindrical roll body and, on the outer circumference of the roll body, having at least one accommodating profile for the releasable fastening of the bristle carrier (16, 26; 28, 30; 32, 34), wherein the bristle carrier (16, 26; 28, 30; 32, 34) has a fastening profile which corresponds with the accommodating profile of the roll body, is provided to form a form-fitting connection between the bristle carrier (16, 26; 28, 30; 32, 34) and roll body and, when the bristle carrier is fitted on the roll body, runs parallel to the axis of rotation of the roll body, characterized in that the bristle carrier (16, 26; 28, 30; 32, 34) has accommodating openings which are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal profile direction and are each equipped with a cluster (18, 20) of bristles, the bristles (6, 8), from cluster to cluster, having different material properties, wherein clusters (18, 20) of bristles with different material properties or of different materials are arranged on the fastening profile in alternating fashion, as seen in the longitudinal profile direction, and wherein the bristles of at least one cluster (18, 20) of bristles are produced from different materials.
An adjustable support assembly for personal electronic devices (PEDs) for use with a passenger seat comprising: a base; a support platform; and a slide bar slidingly coupled to the base via a pair of tracks; the support platform is elastically coupled to the base via spring-loaded fasteners that exert a force on the support platform to pull the support platform toward the base and the slide bar is elastically coupled to the pair of tracks on the base via spring-loaded fasteners that exert a force on the slide bar to pull the slide bar toward the base such that the adjustable support assembly is configured to securely hold portable electronic devices having a range of heights, widths, and thicknesses; characterised in that: the slide bar is vertically held in place along tracks by the pressure exerted by the spring-loaded fasteners such that the slide bar cannot be vertically moved along the tracks until the slide bar is pulled away from the base. a base; a support platform; and a slide bar slidingly coupled to the base via a pair of tracks; the support platform is elastically coupled to the base via spring-loaded fasteners that exert a force on the support platform to pull the support platform toward the base and the slide bar is elastically coupled to the pair of tracks on the base via spring-loaded fasteners that exert a force on the slide bar to pull the slide bar toward the base such that the adjustable support assembly is configured to securely hold portable electronic devices having a range of heights, widths, and thicknesses; characterised in that: the slide bar is vertically held in place along tracks by the pressure exerted by the spring-loaded fasteners such that the slide bar cannot be vertically moved along the tracks until the slide bar is pulled away from the base. the slide bar is vertically held in place along tracks by the pressure exerted by the spring-loaded fasteners such that the slide bar cannot be vertically moved along the tracks until the slide bar is pulled away from the base.
Application system for applying brake pads in a brake through lack of power, the application system comprising a motor that actuates the application via a motor shaft, a force on the brake pads varying over a range from 0 to 15 kN with an elastic deformation of 1 mm, the energy required to carry out this operation being 7.5 joules, a constant torque of 3 Nm over 2.5 radians being supplied by the motor to provide said force, these relatively low values of the torque and of the travel allowing a solution as described below, the application system being such that, in order, on each start-up, to store energy in at least one spring positioned in the actual structure of the brake, namely the energy which, in the event of a break in the power supply to the brake, will allow the brake to be applied and maintained through lack of power, the application system comprises a hub mounted with the freedom to rotate on the motor shaft, the hub bearing an arm, at least one spring being configured to apply to the arm a force that tends to cause it to rotate in a direction A which corresponds to the direction of applying the brake that it is actuating, a finger, secured to the motor shaft, configured to provide a connection between the application system and the actual brake proper; the application system being further configured in such a way that each time power is applied to the brake, said motor, while releasing the brake, will, via the finger, which is secured to the motor shaft, press the arm against an electromagnet in a movement in the opposite direction to the direction A, the electromagnet powered by the electrical power supply of the brake keeps the arm in position and the spring tensioned to the maximum, storing the energy; and in the event of a lack of power, for accidental or deliberate reasons, the electromagnet releases the arm which, under the stressing of the spring, will cause it to rotate in the direction A; and, in its travel, the arm carries along with it the finger and, via the motor shaft, thus causes the brake to be applied as firmly as possible and maintained.
A bezel for a timepiece, comprising an annular slot with a bottom and two walls (21, 22), wherein a ring made of a luminescent material is disposed on the bottom, said ring being topped by a second ring made of a mineral material occupying the volume of said slot, characterised in that said slot comprises in each of said two walls (21, 22), a groove (6, 6') arranged so as to receive one toric-shaped seal (5, 5'), said seal (5, 5') cooperating with said second ring.
A shut-off valve for a flow medium with a valve housing, constituting a flow channel, a slide valve chamber and a housing neck, and with a shut-off element capable of shutting off the flow channel, wherein the shut-off element is connected to a slide valve spindle and a spindle bearing is provided, which comprises a braking device with a brake disc accommodating the slide valve spindle, said braking device limiting the contact pressure of the shut-off element on the contact surface of the flow channel, characterised in that the braking device further comprises a spindle support connected in a form-fit manner to the brake disc and the housing neck.
A method comprising: mapping, by a network function virtualization NFV orchestrator, data representing an instance of a service model for a network onto control information for use in configuring a network to implement the service model instance, wherein the service model instance defines a topology of one or more network functions and traffic flow between the network functions, and the control information includes policy information for controlling one or more Software Defined Network SDN switches in the network so that traffic flow through the network functions in the network is in accordance with the service model instance; and providing the policy information to one or more SDN control entities for controlling the one or more SDN switches in the network so that traffic flows through the network in accordance with the service model instance; characterized in that: the NFV orchestrator is configured to provide the SDN control entities with policy information generated by mapping data, representing a service model instance that defines a topology that includes at least one virtual network function (310a,310b) implementing a dynamic flow control policy, and wherein traffic flow through the at least one virtual network function (310a,310b), to or from one or more of the network functions (112'-122'), is selectively controlled in dependence upon the dynamic flow control policy of said virtual network function. mapping, by a network function virtualization NFV orchestrator, data representing an instance of a service model for a network onto control information for use in configuring a network to implement the service model instance, wherein the service model instance defines a topology of one or more network functions and traffic flow between the network functions, and the control information includes policy information for controlling one or more Software Defined Network SDN switches in the network so that traffic flow through the network functions in the network is in accordance with the service model instance; and providing the policy information to one or more SDN control entities for controlling the one or more SDN switches in the network so that traffic flows through the network in accordance with the service model instance; characterized in that: the NFV orchestrator is configured to provide the SDN control entities with policy information generated by mapping data, representing a service model instance that defines a topology that includes at least one virtual network function (310a,310b) implementing a dynamic flow control policy, and wherein traffic flow through the at least one virtual network function (310a,310b), to or from one or more of the network functions (112'-122'), is selectively controlled in dependence upon the dynamic flow control policy of said virtual network function.
Screw for fixing objects to a light building material, in particular to a lightweight building material, in particular an insulating material, with - a thread shaft with a first and a second end, - an outer thread that extends spirally along the thread shaft, - a tip that is formed at the first end of the thread shaft, - a screw head that is placed at the second end of the thread shaft and that is formed as an integral flat washer that impedes the sinking-in of the screw head into the lightweight building material and a tool tip for the transmission of a torque from a tool to the screw, characterized in - that the flat washer has a radius of at least 35 mm and preferably of at least 45 mm and - that the outer thread has a flank height, which flank height is at every point of the outer thread more than or equal to half the radius of the flat washer. - a thread shaft with a first and a second end, - an outer thread that extends spirally along the thread shaft, - a tip that is formed at the first end of the thread shaft, - a screw head that is placed at the second end of the thread shaft and that is formed as an integral flat washer that impedes the sinking-in of the screw head into the lightweight building material and a tool tip for the transmission of a torque from a tool to the screw, characterized in - that the flat washer has a radius of at least 35 mm and preferably of at least 45 mm and - that the outer thread has a flank height, which flank height is at every point of the outer thread more than or equal to half the radius of the flat washer.
A microbubble complex comprising: a microbubble having an outer shell comprising a mixture of native and denatured albumin and a hollow core encapsulating a perfluorocarbon gas; a therapeutic agent selected from a group comprising a small molecule chemotherapeutic agent, peptide, carbohydrate, oligonucleotide, cytotoxin, protein synthesis inhibitor, or combination thereof; a bifunctional linker having one end attached to the therapeutic agent and the other attached to a ligand through reaction of a reactive group on said ligand; and wherein the ligand is bound to the outer shell of the microbubble through hydrophobic interactions. a microbubble having an outer shell comprising a mixture of native and denatured albumin and a hollow core encapsulating a perfluorocarbon gas; a therapeutic agent selected from a group comprising a small molecule chemotherapeutic agent, peptide, carbohydrate, oligonucleotide, cytotoxin, protein synthesis inhibitor, or combination thereof; a bifunctional linker having one end attached to the therapeutic agent and the other attached to a ligand through reaction of a reactive group on said ligand; and wherein the ligand is bound to the outer shell of the microbubble through hydrophobic interactions.
A receptacle for storage of an object, intended to interact with a user, comprising a proximity sensor capable of detecting an action by a user close to or in contact with a surface of the receptacle, a transducer and a control circuit comprising an input that can be coupled to the proximity sensor and an output connected to the transducer, the control circuit being configured to generate a control signal to be sent to the transducer when a user action is detected by the proximity sensor, characterized in that the receptacle further comprises an unpacking detector coupled to the control circuit and in that the control circuit is further configured to switch from a standby mode during which it periodically awakens to query the unpacking detector to a detection mode during which it periodically checks the state of its input that can be coupled to the proximity sensor, after the unpacking detector has detected removal of the receptacle from a packaging.
A cosmetic agent for temporarily shaping keratin fibers, containing: - at least one amphoteric starch derivative and - at least one starch phosphate, characterized in that the amphoteric starch derivative is selected from compounds of the following formula: where ST-O represents a starch molecule, R is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, R' is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl radical or a -COOH group, n is an integer equal to 2 or 3, M is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an alkaline-earth metal such as Na, K, Li, NH 4, a quaternary ammonium or an organic amine. - at least one amphoteric starch derivative and - at least one starch phosphate, where ST-O represents a starch molecule, R is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, R' is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl radical or a -COOH group, n is an integer equal to 2 or 3, M is the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an alkaline-earth metal such as Na, K, Li, NH 4, a quaternary ammonium or an organic amine.
A capacitor comprising a first electrode (1, 6); a second electrode (2, 7); and a solid multilayer structure disposed between said first and second electrodes, wherein the solid multilayer structure is in contact with said first and second electrodes and comprises layers disposed parallel to said electrodes, wherein the solid multilayer structure has a sequence of layers (A-B) m -A, wherein A is an insulating layer (3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14) which has a breakdown voltage of at least about 0.05 volts per nanometer (nm), and B is a polarization layer (5, 8, 9, 10), and m is a number greater than or equal to 1, characterised in that B is a polarization layer comprising a colloidal composite with a micro-dispersion of electro-conductive nano-particles in an insulator matrix and B has dielectric permittivity of at least about 100. a first electrode (1, 6); a second electrode (2, 7); and a solid multilayer structure disposed between said first and second electrodes, wherein the solid multilayer structure is in contact with said first and second electrodes and comprises layers disposed parallel to said electrodes, wherein the solid multilayer structure has a sequence of layers (A-B) m -A, wherein A is an insulating layer (3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14) which has a breakdown voltage of at least about 0.05 volts per nanometer (nm), and B is a polarization layer (5, 8, 9, 10), and m is a number greater than or equal to 1, characterised in that B is a polarization layer comprising a colloidal composite with a micro-dispersion of electro-conductive nano-particles in an insulator matrix and B has dielectric permittivity of at least about 100.
A reverberant sound adding apparatus, comprising: a noise generator configured to generate a noise; an impulse noise generator configured to generate an impulse noise comprising an impulse sequence with random time intervals; an impulse response generator configured to generate a modified impulse response; and an impulse response convolver configured to convolve an input audio signal with the modified impulse response, characterized in that said reverberant sound adding apparatus further comprises an addition noise generator configured to generate an addition noise by adding the noise to the impulse noise, and in that the impulse response generator is configured to generate the modified impulse response by multiplying the addition noise by an amplitude characteristic of an impulse response that indicates acoustic characteristics of a space. a noise generator configured to generate a noise; an impulse noise generator configured to generate an impulse noise comprising an impulse sequence with random time intervals; an impulse response generator configured to generate a modified impulse response; and an impulse response convolver configured to convolve an input audio signal with the modified impulse response, characterized in that said reverberant sound adding apparatus further comprises an addition noise generator configured to generate an addition noise by adding the noise to the impulse noise, and in that the impulse response generator is configured to generate the modified impulse response by multiplying the addition noise by an amplitude characteristic of an impulse response that indicates acoustic characteristics of a space.
Multiturn rotary encoder having - a graduation carrier with a measurement graduation (20, 30), - a scanning device (40, 140) which can be used to scan the measurement graduation (20, 30) in order to generate position signals (PS, PS1, PS2), - a processing unit which can be used to process the position signals (PS, PS1, PS2) to form position values (POS, POS1, POS2), - an interface unit for communicating with downstream electronics via a data transmission channel, and - a first clock generator for generating a measurement clock signal (M_CLK) for controlling the scanning of the measurement graduation (20, 30) in pulsed operation, wherein a clock monitoring unit is present, to which the measurement clock signal (M_CLK) and/or a clock signal (V_CLK) resulting from the measurement clock signal (M_CLK) is/are supplied for monitoring and which comprises a second clock generator for generating a test clock signal (T_CLK), a first comparator unit, to which the test clock signal (T_CLK) and one of the clock signals (M_CLK, V_CLK) to be monitored are supplied and in which the supplied clock signals (T_CLK, M_CLK, V_CLK) can be compared, and an error memory in which a result of the comparison can be stored as status information (STAT). - a graduation carrier with a measurement graduation (20, 30), - a scanning device (40, 140) which can be used to scan the measurement graduation (20, 30) in order to generate position signals (PS, PS1, PS2), - a processing unit which can be used to process the position signals (PS, PS1, PS2) to form position values (POS, POS1, POS2), - an interface unit for communicating with downstream electronics via a data transmission channel, and - a first clock generator for generating a measurement clock signal (M_CLK) for controlling the scanning of the measurement graduation (20, 30) in pulsed operation,
An autonomous work machine that works in a work area, the autonomous work machine characterized by comprising: a storage means that stores past captured images (1011 to 1015) including one or more markers (901a to 901d) arranged to define the work area; a specifying means that specifies, by calculating a matching degree between histograms of past captured images (1011 to 1015) and a current captured image and determining a past captured image (1011 to 1015) as an image similar to the current captured image if the matching degree is a predetermined value or higher; and a control means that controls the autonomous work machine based on only the past captured image (1011 to 1015) specified by the specifying means at least when a marker is missing in the current captured image. a storage means that stores past captured images (1011 to 1015) including one or more markers (901a to 901d) arranged to define the work area; a specifying means that specifies, by calculating a matching degree between histograms of past captured images (1011 to 1015) and a current captured image and determining a past captured image (1011 to 1015) as an image similar to the current captured image if the matching degree is a predetermined value or higher; and a control means that controls the autonomous work machine based on only the past captured image (1011 to 1015) specified by the specifying means at least when a marker is missing in the current captured image.