mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for producing a photovoltaic solar cell having at least one heterojunction which has a tunnel layer, comprising the following method steps: A providing a semiconductor substrate (1, 11) having base doping; B generating a heterojunction on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, which heterojunction has a doped heterojunction layer and a dielectric tunnel layer arranged directly between the heterojunction layer (3, 14) and the semiconductor substrate, the heterojunction layer being configured with a thickness in the range of from 10 nm to 1000 nm; C heating at least the heterojunction layer in order to improve the electrical quality of the heterojunction; characterised in that in method step C, at least the heterojunction layer is heated to at least 600°C; in a method step D after method step C, hydrogen is diffused into the heterojunction layer and/or to the interface between the tunnel layer and the semiconductor substrate, wherein in method step D the solar cell is heated to at least 350°C; and a metal contacting layer (9, 9') is arranged indirectly on the heterojunction layer, which metal contacting layer is electrically conductively connected to the heterojunction layer to form a contact. A providing a semiconductor substrate (1, 11) having base doping; B generating a heterojunction on at least one side of the semiconductor substrate, which heterojunction has a doped heterojunction layer and a dielectric tunnel layer arranged directly between the heterojunction layer (3, 14) and the semiconductor substrate, the heterojunction layer being configured with a thickness in the range of from 10 nm to 1000 nm; C heating at least the heterojunction layer in order to improve the electrical quality of the heterojunction; in method step C, at least the heterojunction layer is heated to at least 600°C; in a method step D after method step C, hydrogen is diffused into the heterojunction layer and/or to the interface between the tunnel layer and the semiconductor substrate, wherein in method step D the solar cell is heated to at least 350°C; and a metal contacting layer (9, 9') is arranged indirectly on the heterojunction layer, which metal contacting layer is electrically conductively connected to the heterojunction layer to form a contact.
Sliver receiving apparatus for feeding a sliver coming from a drafting system to a yarn forming element of a spinning device, comprising - a basic body, which has an inlet opening for receiving the sliver fed from the drafting system, and - a sliver guiding apparatus, which is arranged downstream of the inlet opening in the sliver receiving direction, for feeding the sliver to the yarn forming element in a defined manner, wherein a sliver table is arranged between the inlet opening and the sliver guiding apparatus, by means of which sliver table the sliver can be guided, and wherein at least the basic body and the sliver guiding apparatus are formed of an identical material, characterised in that - the sliver guiding apparatus is formed integrally with the basic body from two needles (6a, 6b) arranged next to each other and parallel to each other, which project beyond the sliver table and the needle tip of which projects at least in sections into a blowing air nozzle section formed integrally with the basic body for producing a rotating air flow or is arranged upstream of the blowing air nozzle section from the direction of the inlet opening, wherein the two needles (6a, 6b) being arranged opposite one another in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the inlet opening, and - the sliver receiving apparatus is designed without intermediate connection points in the transition area of the sliver table to the two needles (6a, 6b). - a basic body, which has an inlet opening for receiving the sliver fed from the drafting system, and - a sliver guiding apparatus, which is arranged downstream of the inlet opening in the sliver receiving direction, for feeding the sliver to the yarn forming element in a defined manner, wherein a sliver table is arranged between the inlet opening and the sliver guiding apparatus, by means of which sliver table the sliver can be guided, and wherein at least the basic body and the sliver guiding apparatus are formed of an identical material, characterised in that - the sliver guiding apparatus is formed integrally with the basic body from two needles (6a, 6b) arranged next to each other and parallel to each other, which project beyond the sliver table and the needle tip of which projects at least in sections into a blowing air nozzle section formed integrally with the basic body for producing a rotating air flow or is arranged upstream of the blowing air nozzle section from the direction of the inlet opening, wherein the two needles (6a, 6b) being arranged opposite one another in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the inlet opening, and - the sliver receiving apparatus is designed without intermediate connection points in the transition area of the sliver table to the two needles (6a, 6b).
A steerable laser probe and/or ophthalmic instrument comprising: a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end; an actuation structure of the handle; a plurality of actuation arms of the actuation structure; characterised by further comprising: a first housing tube portion of the housing tube, the first housing tube portion having a first stiffness; a second housing tube portion of the housing tube, the second housing tube portion having a second stiffness wherein the second stiffness is greater than the first stiffness; and an optic fiber disposed in the housing tube and the handle. a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end; an actuation structure of the handle; a plurality of actuation arms of the actuation structure; characterised by further comprising: a first housing tube portion of the housing tube, the first housing tube portion having a first stiffness; a second housing tube portion of the housing tube, the second housing tube portion having a second stiffness wherein the second stiffness is greater than the first stiffness; and an optic fiber disposed in the housing tube and the handle.
Machine for trimming a fabric of the type provided with at least one edge or selvage (16, 18) having a ragged outline and provided with a plurality of protruding fringes, the machine comprising: - a supporting structure configured so as to support and make the fabric advance in continuous towards one or more cutting devices; and - one or more cutting devices each arranged at a single edge (16, 18) of the fabric, wherein each cutting device is provided with at least one cutting means, configured so as to carry out in continuous the cutting of the protruding fringes, and is mounted on at least one linear guide, operatively connected to the supporting structure, in order to move with a rectilinear movement along a direction substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction of the fabric, each cutting device being provided with at least one optoelectronic device for acquiring information pertaining to the width of the protruding fringes and to their position with respect to a predefined reference system, the optoelectronic device being operatively connected to a computer capable of moving the cutting device along the respective linear guide in order for the respective cutting means to carry out the cutting of the protruding fringes following a predefined trimming line, the machine being characterised in that the optoelectronic device is a camera operating with CCD or CMOS technology configured so as to detect and convert the width of the protruding fringes of said edge (16, 18) into digital information, said computer being provided with a screen configured to verify, in each instant, the correct positioning of the trimming line so as to carry out, manually or automatically, corrections of said trimming line through the repositioning of the respective cutting device along its linear guide. - a supporting structure configured so as to support and make the fabric advance in continuous towards one or more cutting devices; and - one or more cutting devices each arranged at a single edge (16, 18) of the fabric, wherein each cutting device is provided with at least one cutting means, configured so as to carry out in continuous the cutting of the protruding fringes, and is mounted on at least one linear guide, operatively connected to the supporting structure, in order to move with a rectilinear movement along a direction substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction of the fabric,
Compressor module (1aa, 1ab, 1ac) for a turbomachine, which compressor module (1aa, 1ab, 1ac) forms a compressor gas duct for conducting a compressor gas to be compressed, the compressor module (1aa, 1ab, 1ac) being in the form of an intermediate compressor housing and a flow bypass structure extending through the compressor gas duct radially between an inner housing wall and an outer housing wall, and a discharge opening, for proportionally discharging the compressor gas conducted in the compressor gas duct, being arranged in an inner housing wall surface with which the inner housing wall radially inwardly delimits the compressor gas duct, a discharge duct being connected to the discharge opening for conducting the discharge gas discharged through the discharge opening, and the discharge duct extending through the flow bypass structure radially outside the compressor gas duct, the inner housing wall surface extending axially with a curvature and the discharge opening being arranged in the curvature and/or upstream of the curvature relative to the compressor gas conducted in the compressor gas duct, characterized in that the discharge opening extends, relative to the compressor gas conducted in the compressor gas duct, at least proportionally upstream of the flow bypass structure. which compressor module (1aa, 1ab, 1ac) forms a compressor gas duct for conducting a compressor gas to be compressed, the compressor module (1aa, 1ab, 1ac) being in the form of an intermediate compressor housing and a flow bypass structure extending through the compressor gas duct radially between an inner housing wall and an outer housing wall, and a discharge opening, for proportionally discharging the compressor gas conducted in the compressor gas duct, being arranged in an inner housing wall surface with which the inner housing wall radially inwardly delimits the compressor gas duct, a discharge duct being connected to the discharge opening for conducting the discharge gas discharged through the discharge opening, and the discharge duct extending through the flow bypass structure radially outside the compressor gas duct, the inner housing wall surface extending axially with a curvature and the discharge opening being arranged in the curvature and/or upstream of the curvature relative to the compressor gas conducted in the compressor gas duct, characterized in that the discharge opening extends, relative to the compressor gas conducted in the compressor gas duct, at least proportionally upstream of the flow bypass structure.
A method of detecting a field effect associated with malignant transformation of Barrett's esophagus in a subject, the method comprising: a) providing a sample obtained from the subject; b) detecting a plurality of biomarkers in the sample, wherein the plurality of biomarkers are p53, HIF-1α, COX2, p16, alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR), CD68, CD45RO, K20, and HER2/neu; c) determining image analysis features associated with the plurality of biomarkers and morphology, wherein the image analysis features are p53 nuclear sum intensity, p53 nuclear mean intensity, ratio of mean HER2/neu intensity:mean K20 intensity in nuclei clusters, ratio of 95th quantile HER2/neu intensity:95th quantile K20 intensity in nuclei clusters, coexpression cellular COX2 and CD68, p53 mean intensity in nuclei clusters, nuclear solidity in p53-overexpressing p16-negative cells, CD45RO plasma membrane sum intensity, AMACR microenvironment standard deviation, COX2 texture in cytoplasm, HIF-1α microenvironment cell mean intensity, HIF-1α microenvironment cell moment (product of mean and standard deviation), p16 cytoplasm mean intensity, nuclear area in p53-overexpressing p16-negative cells, and Hoechst nuclear 95th quantile intensity; d) determining a score using the combination of the image analysis features; and e) correlating the score to the probability of high grade dysplasia or esophageal cancer being present in the subject. a) providing a sample obtained from the subject; b) detecting a plurality of biomarkers in the sample, wherein the plurality of biomarkers are p53, HIF-1α, COX2, p16, alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR), CD68, CD45RO, K20, and HER2/neu; c) determining image analysis features associated with the plurality of biomarkers and morphology, wherein the image analysis features are p53 nuclear sum intensity, p53 nuclear mean intensity, ratio of mean HER2/neu intensity:mean K20 intensity in nuclei clusters, ratio of 95th quantile HER2/neu intensity:95th quantile K20 intensity in nuclei clusters, coexpression cellular COX2 and CD68, p53 mean intensity in nuclei clusters, nuclear solidity in p53-overexpressing p16-negative cells, CD45RO plasma membrane sum intensity, AMACR microenvironment standard deviation, COX2 texture in cytoplasm, HIF-1α microenvironment cell mean intensity, HIF-1α microenvironment cell moment (product of mean and standard deviation), p16 cytoplasm mean intensity, nuclear area in p53-overexpressing p16-negative cells, and Hoechst nuclear 95th quantile intensity; d) determining a score using the combination of the image analysis features; and e) correlating the score to the probability of high grade dysplasia or esophageal cancer being present in the subject.
(Currently Amended) A combustion apparatus (1, 3) comprising: a modifying part configured in the center to modify supplied hydrocarbon-based fuel and air and discharge high temperature modified gas including hydrogen to an outlet; and a supply part configured at an outer side of the outlet to jet fuel and air to one side of the modified gas discharged from the modifying part to form a flame at a position spaced apart by a pre-set distance from the outlet, wherein the modifying part comprises: a first housing electrically earthed; and an electrode separately installed in the center within the first housing and receiving a voltage applied thereto, characterized in that the supply part comprises: a second housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the first housing; and a third housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the second housing, and further comprises: a fuel passage formed between the first housing and the second housing; and an air passage formed between the second housing and the third housing. a modifying part configured in the center to modify supplied hydrocarbon-based fuel and air and discharge high temperature modified gas including hydrogen to an outlet; and a supply part configured at an outer side of the outlet to jet fuel and air to one side of the modified gas discharged from the modifying part to form a flame at a position spaced apart by a pre-set distance from the outlet, wherein the modifying part comprises: a first housing electrically earthed; and an electrode separately installed in the center within the first housing and receiving a voltage applied thereto, characterized in that the supply part comprises: a second housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the first housing; and a third housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the second housing, and further comprises: a fuel passage formed between the first housing and the second housing; and an air passage formed between the second housing and the third housing. a first housing electrically earthed; and an electrode separately installed in the center within the first housing and receiving a voltage applied thereto, characterized in that the supply part comprises: a second housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the first housing; and a third housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the second housing, and further comprises: a fuel passage formed between the first housing and the second housing; and an air passage formed between the second housing and the third housing. a second housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the first housing; and a third housing separately disposed on an outer circumference of the second housing, and further comprises: a fuel passage formed between the first housing and the second housing; and an air passage formed between the second housing and the third housing. a fuel passage formed between the first housing and the second housing; and an air passage formed between the second housing and the third housing.
Method for producing a shaped part from an aluminum sheet having an aluminum alloy, in particular from an aluminum alloy of the 5000 series, in which at least the aluminum sheet is introduced into a forming die and is cold-formed by the latter and, in a further step or in further steps, the cold-formed aluminum sheet is heated at least once at least in some regions and is further formed at least once, characterized in that the cold-formed aluminum sheet is heated below the recrystallization temperature of the aluminum alloy between 150 and 350 degrees Celsius, and in that the heated aluminum sheet, even before reaching a temperature which the aluminum sheet has during its cold forming, is subjected to further forming, wherein the aluminum sheet is formed by deep drawing or by a combination of deep drawing and stretch forming.
An apparatus comprising a scale and a computerized device connected to the scale, the apparatus configured for displaying and depicting a food intake curve for eating, on a screen, of a person eating a measured meal from tableware placed on the scale communicating eating parameters to the computerized device, characterized in that: the computerized device is configured for deriving the food intake curve from a parametric probabilistic context free grammar algorithm for food intake analysis on only continuous meal weight measurements, through the following processing, conducted in five calculation steps a.) to e.), by the computerized device: a) a pre-processing stage comprising of an opening morphological operator with adaptive structure element size selected using delta-coefficients; b.) definition of the recorded weight at each time as w ( n) and definition of the parameters: d w ( n) = w ( n) ― w ( n ― 1) and x n = { d if d w n < 0 r if d w n > 0 e if d w n = 0: c.) definition of the Context-free grammar: S → BS | FS | AS | e B → D | RD F → R A → RSD R → rr * D → dd * where * is the Kleene star operator, and symbols r and d are the PCFG terminal symbols, and wherein e is the empty string symbol, symbols R and D describe weight increasing and decreasing segments and x is the string representation of the meal; d.) Definition of the probability for the substitution rules, or, corresponding to Bite, Food Addition or Artefact events all other rules have probability of 1; and e.) Selection of the parse tree with the maximum likelihood for the observed food intake measurements, by utilizing the symbols B (bites), F (food additions) and A (artefacts) to interpret the events of the curve and reconstruct a corrected food intake curve. a) a pre-processing stage comprising of an opening morphological operator with adaptive structure element size selected using delta-coefficients; b.) definition of the recorded weight at each time as w ( n) and definition of the parameters: d w ( n) = w ( n) ― w ( n ― 1) and x n = { d if d w n < 0 r if d w n > 0 e if d w n = 0: c.) definition of the Context-free grammar: S → BS | FS | AS | e B → D | RD F → R A → RSD R → rr * D → dd * where * is the Kleene star operator, and symbols r and d are the PCFG terminal symbols, and wherein e is the empty string symbol, symbols R and D describe weight increasing and decreasing segments and x is the string representation of the meal; where * is the Kleene star operator, and symbols r and d are the PCFG terminal symbols, d.) Definition of the probability for the substitution rules, or, corresponding to Bite, Food Addition or Artefact events all other rules have probability of 1; and e.) Selection of the parse tree with the maximum likelihood for the observed food intake measurements, by utilizing the symbols B (bites), F (food additions) and A (artefacts) to interpret the events of the curve and reconstruct a corrected food intake curve.
A method of detecting a fault in piercing-rolling when a billet B is piercing-rolled using piercer rolls (1a, 1b) and a piercer plug, the method comprising: measuring a rolling load parameter corresponding to the rolling load of the piercer rolls and a thrust load parameter corresponding to the thrust load of the piercer plug; and detecting a fault in piercing-rolling on the basis of a measured value of the rolling load parameter and a measured value of the thrust load parameter, characterized in that it is judged that a slippage fault in piercing-rolling has occurred in the case where the measured value of the thrust load parameter does not exceed a first threshold value of thrust, after the billet is gripped by the piercer rolls, by the time a first prescribed time elapses after the measured value of the rolling load parameter exceeds for the first time a first threshold value of rolling, and in that it is judged that a head jam fault in piercing-rolling has occurred in the case where the measured value of the rolling load parameter does not exceed a second threshold value of rolling, after the billet is gripped by the piercer rolls, by the time a second prescribed time elapses after the measured value of the thrust load parameter exceeds for the first time a second threshold value of thrust. measuring a rolling load parameter corresponding to the rolling load of the piercer rolls and a thrust load parameter corresponding to the thrust load of the piercer plug; and detecting a fault in piercing-rolling on the basis of a measured value of the rolling load parameter and a measured value of the thrust load parameter, characterized in that