mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for obtaining an adaptive angle-Doppler ambiguity function, AF, for a target scene using multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, radar, the MIMO radar including a transmit antenna array, the transmit antenna array being at least one-dimensional and having a plurality of antenna elements, the method comprising: generating transmit signals for transmission by the transmit antenna array, the transmit signals defining at least a first transmit trajectory of a phase center within the transmit antenna array; and transmitting the transmit signals using the transmit antenna array; receiving receive signals from the target, the receive signals resulting from the incidence of the transmit signals upon the target; and obtaining at least an angle-Doppler ambiguity function, AF, from the receive signals; wherein the first transmit trajectory corresponds to an amplitude modulation, AM, of the transmit signals so as to define a virtual array, such that, in operation, the phase center undergoes random phase center motion, PCM, such that a phase center position within the transmit antenna array varies randomly with time. generating transmit signals for transmission by the transmit antenna array, the transmit signals defining at least a first transmit trajectory of a phase center within the transmit antenna array; and transmitting the transmit signals using the transmit antenna array; receiving receive signals from the target, the receive signals resulting from the incidence of the transmit signals upon the target; and obtaining at least an angle-Doppler ambiguity function, AF, from the receive signals; wherein the first transmit trajectory corresponds to an amplitude modulation, AM, of the transmit signals so as to define a virtual array, such that, in operation, the phase center undergoes random phase center motion, PCM, such that a phase center position within the transmit antenna array varies randomly with time.
A regenerating method of a plug (10, 50, 500, 70) for use in a piercing machine for piercing-rolling a billet, the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) including: a body (18, 18A, 18B) having a maximum diameter at a rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B); a columnar portion having the same diameter as a diameter of the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B), the columnar portion extending from the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B); and a sprayed film formed on a surface of the body (18, 18A, 18B), and on a surface of the columnar portion, and the regenerating method comprising: a preparing step of preparing the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) used in the piercing-rolling, the method characterised by the following steps: a cutting step of cutting the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) so as to remove the sprayed film, and shifting the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B) more rearward compared to the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) before the cutting step, and reducing the axial direction length of the columnar portion to restore the original shape and size of the body; and a forming step of newly forming the sprayed film on the surface of the body (18, 18A, 18B), and on the surface of the columnar portion after the cutting step. a body (18, 18A, 18B) having a maximum diameter at a rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B); a columnar portion having the same diameter as a diameter of the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B), the columnar portion extending from the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B); and a sprayed film formed on a surface of the body (18, 18A, 18B), and on a surface of the columnar portion, and the regenerating method comprising: a preparing step of preparing the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) used in the piercing-rolling, the method characterised by the following steps: a cutting step of cutting the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) so as to remove the sprayed film, and shifting the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B) more rearward compared to the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) before the cutting step, and reducing the axial direction length of the columnar portion to restore the original shape and size of the body; and a forming step of newly forming the sprayed film on the surface of the body (18, 18A, 18B), and on the surface of the columnar portion after the cutting step. a preparing step of preparing the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) used in the piercing-rolling, the method characterised by the following steps: a cutting step of cutting the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) so as to remove the sprayed film, and shifting the rear end of the body (18, 18A, 18B) more rearward compared to the plug (10, 50, 500, 70) before the cutting step, and reducing the axial direction length of the columnar portion to restore the original shape and size of the body; and a forming step of newly forming the sprayed film on the surface of the body (18, 18A, 18B), and on the surface of the columnar portion after the cutting step.
A document of identification having a personalized area carrying personalized information (22 - 28) identifying an owner of the document and an optical lightguide comprising a primary incoupler and a primary outcoupler, wherein the lightguide forms a protective area between said primary incoupler and said primary outcoupler, wherein said protective area overlaps with at least part of said personalized area characterized in that said primary incoupler is located laterally at a first side of said personalized area. a personalized area carrying personalized information (22 - 28) identifying an owner of the document and an optical lightguide comprising a primary incoupler and a primary outcoupler, wherein the lightguide forms a protective area between said primary incoupler and said primary outcoupler, wherein said protective area overlaps with at least part of said personalized area characterized in that said primary incoupler is located laterally at a first side of said personalized area.
A dielectric insulating assembly arranged to be positioned between a drive shaft and a driven shaft of a motorised drive assembly, the assembly comprising dielectric insulation between the drive shaft and the driven shaft and plurality of electrically non-conductive fastener elements configured to connect the drive shaft to the driven shaft and the dielectric insulation therebetween, in torque transfer engagement, the fastener elements located around an outer boundary of the dielectric insulation; characterised in that: the dielectric insulation is a disk of dielectric material, and wherein the fastener elements each comprise a tie having a loop (6a, 6b) at each end, the loop at one end configured to be attached, in use, to the drive shaft and the loop at the other end configured to be attached to the driven shaft.
A medical catheter for supplying a self-expandable non-preloaded stent into a body cavity using at least two working channels (10, 11) and one balloon, which is arranged in the distal region of the working channels (10, 11), wherein - a first working channel is fluidically connected to the balloon, and a second working channel extends through the balloon, - the second working channel has a distal outlet opening for the stent and is connected to an extracorporeal connection, which is arranged proximally during use and is adapted for insertion of the stent into the second working channel, - the inside diameter of the second working channel is less than 0.45 mm, and - at least one X-ray marker (18, 19, 20) is provided, and wherein a first X-ray marker is arranged in the area of the distal outlet opening of the second working channel, a second X-ray marker is arranged in the area of the distal balloon end, and a third X-ray marker is arranged in the area of the proximal balloon end. - a first working channel is fluidically connected to the balloon, and a second working channel extends through the balloon, - the second working channel has a distal outlet opening for the stent and is connected to an extracorporeal connection, which is arranged proximally during use and is adapted for insertion of the stent into the second working channel, - the inside diameter of the second working channel is less than 0.45 mm, and - at least one X-ray marker (18, 19, 20) is provided,
Hearing aid, comprising: - a housing with a wall defining an inner space, - a microphone, which is arranged in the inner space - a microphone opening in the wall, and - a protective element for protecting the microphone, wherein - the housing comprises a sound channel leading to the microphone with at least one sound inlet opening, - the wall comprises an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, which delimit the sound channel, - the microphone opening is oriented transversely to the sound channel and formed by a hole in the inner wall area characterized in - that the protective element is of elastic design and is positioned in the sound channel in a clamping and reversibly exchangeable manner as a result of its elasticity, wherein the protective element maybe inserted into the sound channel when the housing is closed. - a housing with a wall defining an inner space, - a microphone, which is arranged in the inner space - a microphone opening in the wall, and - a protective element for protecting the microphone, wherein - the housing comprises a sound channel leading to the microphone with at least one sound inlet opening, - the wall comprises an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, which delimit the sound channel, - the microphone opening is oriented transversely to the sound channel and formed by a hole in the inner wall area characterized in - that the protective element is of elastic design and is positioned in the sound channel in a clamping and reversibly exchangeable manner as a result of its elasticity, wherein the protective element maybe inserted into the sound channel when the housing is closed.
A method of removing a thermal barrier coating from a metal component wherein the thermal barrier coating comprises zirconia, the method comprising immersing at least one component in a liquid purified water reservoir and maintaining the liquid in the reservoir at a temperature above 100°C and at an elevated pressure so as to disintegrate the thermal barrier coating.
A plasticizer composition comprising an epoxidized oil; and a citrate-based material which is tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate, wherein a weight ratio of the epoxidized oil and the citrate-based material is 50:50 to 10:90, with the proviso that the plasticizer composition is not any of: 1) the composition being di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate and epoxidized soybean oil in a weight ratio of 4:3:3, and 2) the composition being di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate and epoxidized soybean oil in a weight ratio of 5:3:2. wherein a weight ratio of the epoxidized oil and the citrate-based material is 50:50 to 10:90, with the proviso that the plasticizer composition is not any of: 1) the composition being di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate and epoxidized soybean oil in a weight ratio of 4:3:3, and 2) the composition being di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate and epoxidized soybean oil in a weight ratio of 5:3:2. 1) the composition being di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate and epoxidized soybean oil in a weight ratio of 4:3:3, and 2) the composition being di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate, tri(2-ethylhexyl)citrate and epoxidized soybean oil in a weight ratio of 5:3:2.
Sensor device, comprising: - four or more sensor elements comprising a first set of sensor elements and a second set of sensor elements, wherein said first set includes at least one sensor element that is also in said second set, - a controller comprising a control circuit arranged to control said first set of sensor elements to measure an environmental attribute in a first orientation and produce a first value related to said environmental attribute, to control said second set of sensor elements to measure said environmental attribute in a second orientation and produce a second value related to said environmental attribute and to compare said first and second values to determine a fault, wherein said first set includes at least one sensor element not included in said second set or wherein said first orientation is not the same as said second orientation, or both, and wherein said first and second values are measured in different coordinate systems and wherein said control circuit is arranged to convert one or more of said first and second values into a common coordinate system. - four or more sensor elements comprising a first set of sensor elements and a second set of sensor elements, wherein said first set includes at least one sensor element that is also in said second set, - a controller comprising a control circuit arranged to control said first set of sensor elements to measure an environmental attribute in a first orientation and produce a first value related to said environmental attribute, to control said second set of sensor elements to measure said environmental attribute in a second orientation and produce a second value related to said environmental attribute and to compare said first and second values to determine a fault,
A metal plate for a laser processed metal mask, the metal plate having a plate thickness t of 100-400 μm characterized in that it has an average grain diameter d (μm) and the plate thickness t (μm) satisfying the following Equation and wherein the metal plate is selected from an austenitic stainless steel plate, a ferritic stainless steel plate, and a titanium plate and the metal plate has a centerline surface roughness (Ra) of at most 0.16μm: d ≤ 0.0448 ⋅ t − 1.28
An apparatus configured to interact with a tube rack, the tube rack comprising a data storage element, wherein the apparatus comprises: - a data reading unit configured to read first data from a sample tube when the sample tube is at a reading position with respect to the data reading unit, wherein the sample tube is not contained in the tube rack when at the reading position; - a detection unit comprising at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of the sample tube in the tube rack if the tube rack is at a detection position with respect to the at least one sensor; - a computing unit configured to: provide, based on the first data, an indication of a location for the sample tube in the tube rack; and write second data to the data storage element when the at least one sensor detects the presence of the sample tube in the tube rack, wherein the second data comprise at least part of the first data. - a data reading unit configured to read first data from a sample tube when the sample tube is at a reading position with respect to the data reading unit, wherein the sample tube is not contained in the tube rack when at the reading position; - a detection unit comprising at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of the sample tube in the tube rack if the tube rack is at a detection position with respect to the at least one sensor; - a computing unit configured to: provide, based on the first data, an indication of a location for the sample tube in the tube rack; and write second data to the data storage element when the at least one sensor detects the presence of the sample tube in the tube rack, wherein the second data comprise at least part of the first data. provide, based on the first data, an indication of a location for the sample tube in the tube rack; and write second data to the data storage element when the at least one sensor detects the presence of the sample tube in the tube rack, wherein the second data comprise at least part of the first data.
A method of performing a biological assay using a detector comprising a plurality of pixel elements configured to resolve signal emissions arising from a biological sample, the method comprising: evaluating a plurality of response signals generated by each of the pixel elements resulting from exposure to a calibration signal while varying the intensity of the calibration signal in combination with varying of the acquisition time of the pixel elements; identifying systematic signal deviations in the detector and normalizing pixel element response by comparison of the response signals generated while varying the calibration signal intensity and acquisition time; and applying the systematic signal deviations and the pixel normalization to a measured raw data corresponding to the emitted signal from the biological sample wherein the response signals that yield the systematic signal deviations and the pixel normalization are obtained in a similar condition as that of the measured raw data, wherein the variations in calibration signal intensity comprise a first and second signal intensity and wherein the first signal intensity comprises a substantially uniform non-zero intensity (I FF) and wherein the second signal intensity comprises a substantially nil intensity, characterized in that: the signal emissions are received during data blocks (264, 272) of a data collection sequence (262, 270), the sequence comprising a plurality of calibration blocks (266, 274) disposed between a plurality of the data blocks (264, 272), each calibration block of the calibration blocks comprising an acquisition time followed by an idle period. evaluating a plurality of response signals generated by each of the pixel elements resulting from exposure to a calibration signal while varying the intensity of the calibration signal in combination with varying of the acquisition time of the pixel elements; identifying systematic signal deviations in the detector and normalizing pixel element response by comparison of the response signals generated while varying the calibration signal intensity and acquisition time; and applying the systematic signal deviations and the pixel normalization to a measured raw data corresponding to the emitted signal from the biological sample wherein the response signals that yield the systematic signal deviations and the pixel normalization are obtained in a similar condition as that of the measured raw data, wherein the variations in calibration signal intensity comprise a first and second signal intensity and wherein the first signal intensity comprises a substantially uniform non-zero intensity (I FF) and wherein the second signal intensity comprises a substantially nil intensity, characterized in that: the signal emissions are received during data blocks (264, 272) of a data collection sequence (262, 270), the sequence comprising a plurality of calibration blocks (266, 274) disposed between a plurality of the data blocks (264, 272), each calibration block of the calibration blocks comprising an acquisition time followed by an idle period.
A cleaner, comprising: a dust housing having a collection opening surface toward a floor; an agitator disposed at an inside of the dust housing and rotatably assembled with the dust housing, exposed to an outside through the collection opening surface, and being in contact with the floor to sweep up a foreign material on the floor into the inside of the dust housing; and a dustpan installed on any one of the dust housing or the agitator and guiding the foreign material moved by the agitator into the inside of the dust housing, wherein the dustpan surrounds a part of an outer circumferential surface of the agitator, characterized in that the dustpan is installed to independently rotates with the agitator. a dust housing having a collection opening surface toward a floor; an agitator disposed at an inside of the dust housing and rotatably assembled with the dust housing, exposed to an outside through the collection opening surface, and being in contact with the floor to sweep up a foreign material on the floor into the inside of the dust housing; and a dustpan installed on any one of the dust housing or the agitator and guiding the foreign material moved by the agitator into the inside of the dust housing, wherein the dustpan surrounds a part of an outer circumferential surface of the agitator, characterized in that the dustpan is installed to independently rotates with the agitator.
A method of forming an interconnection structure, the method comprising steps of: forming a copper interconnection above a substrate; forming a Cu-N-R bond, in which R is an organic group, in a grain boundary portion in a surface of the copper interconnection by bringing the copper interconnection into contact with an organic compound; cleaning the surface of the copper interconnection by using an alkaline cleaning solution; activating the surface of the copper interconnection by using an acid solution containing Pd, after the step of cleaning the surface of the copper interconnection; forming a barrier layer by depositing a metal onto the surface of the copper interconnection after the step of activating the surface of the copper interconnection; and forming an insulating film covering the copper interconnection and the barrier layer above the substrate, and the organic compound containing the organic group is any of imidazole-based organic compounds and organic compounds having a benzene ring and a N-H bond. forming a copper interconnection above a substrate; forming a Cu-N-R bond, in which R is an organic group, in a grain boundary portion in a surface of the copper interconnection by bringing the copper interconnection into contact with an organic compound; cleaning the surface of the copper interconnection by using an alkaline cleaning solution; activating the surface of the copper interconnection by using an acid solution containing Pd, after the step of cleaning the surface of the copper interconnection; forming a barrier layer by depositing a metal onto the surface of the copper interconnection after the step of activating the surface of the copper interconnection; and forming an insulating film covering the copper interconnection and the barrier layer above the substrate, and the organic compound containing the organic group is any of imidazole-based organic compounds and organic compounds having a benzene ring and a N-H bond.
Adjustable spanner comprising: - a pair of jaw arms (2, 3), co-operating to move relative to one another, the co-operating jaw arms (2, 3) are each provided at their ends with a jaw (4 - 7), wherein two adjacent jaws (4, 6; 5, 7) constitute a spanner head, - a housing for receiving the co-operating jaw arms (2, 3), wherein the ends of the jaws (4 - 7) extend outside the housing, the co-operating jaw arms (2, 3) slide longitudinally relative to the housing, thereby mutually tilting the jaw arms (2, 3) relative to one other due to the sliding, so that the jaws (4, 6; 5, 7) of the spanner head of the co-operating jaw arms (2, 3) move in opposite transverse direction relative to one other, the jaw arms (2, 3) are substantially identical, and are received in the housing being rotated 180° relative to one another about their longitudinal axis, characterized in that each jaw arm (2, 3) comprises a central portion and two jaws (5, 6; 4, 7), wherein the central portion of each jaw arm (2, 3) is provided with a guide slot and a cam. - a pair of jaw arms (2, 3), co-operating to move relative to one another, the co-operating jaw arms (2, 3) are each provided at their ends with a jaw (4 - 7), wherein two adjacent jaws (4, 6; 5, 7) constitute a spanner head, - a housing for receiving the co-operating jaw arms (2, 3), wherein the ends of the jaws (4 - 7) extend outside the housing,