mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An assembly for increasing the gain of a window antenna for a vehicle, said assembly comprising: - a window glass; - a metallic chassis delimiting the window glass; - an antenna applied to the window glass and having a feeding end; - a passive wirelike structure comprising at least one conductive wirelike segment (4a - 4d, 6a - 6d) constituted by metallic tracks, arranged on the window glass and connected to the metallic chassis by means of connection point (3, 5), said at least one conductive wirelike segment (4a - 4d, 6a - 6d) having a length substantially equal to a quarter of the working wavelength of the antenna and being arranged between said antenna and the metallic border of the chassis delimiting the window glass; characterized in that said passive wirelike structure is constituted by four wire conductive segments: a first wire conductive segment (4a, 6a) connected at one end by means of said connection point (3, 5) to the metallic border of the chassis surrounding the window glass; a second conductive wire segment (4b, 6b) connected to the first segment (4a, 6a) and arranged parallel to an edge of the window glass said edge corresponding to the side where the passive wirelike structure has its first wire conductive segment (4a, 6a) connected to; and a third segment (4c, 6c) connecting said second wire segment (4b, 6b) with a fourth segment (4d, 6d), this latter wire segment being arranged parallel to the second wire segment (4b, 6b) and between said edge of the window glass and said second wire segment (4b, 6b); said passive wirelike structure is completely separated from the antenna: and said at least one conductive wirelike segment (4a - 4d, 6a - 6d) is orientated in such way that the connection point (3, 5) to the chassis is on the opposite side of the feeding end of the antenna, with respect to the passive segments. - a window glass; - a metallic chassis delimiting the window glass; - an antenna applied to the window glass and having a feeding end; - a passive wirelike structure comprising at least one conductive wirelike segment (4a - 4d, 6a - 6d) constituted by metallic tracks, arranged on the window glass and connected to the metallic chassis by means of connection point (3, 5), said at least one conductive wirelike segment (4a - 4d, 6a - 6d) having a length substantially equal to a quarter of the working wavelength of the antenna and being arranged between said antenna and the metallic border of the chassis delimiting the window glass;
A method for providing crowd sourced data for a data group, the method comprising: receiving data region boundary information from a data aggregation system (1 10), wherein the data region boundary information defines boundaries of a plurality of data regions; determining membership in a data group for a vehicle based on a position of the vehicle within a region; determining whether another member of the data group has been selected as a data source; if not determining whether the vehicle is capable of providing at least one type of information to the data aggregation system; broadcasting a self-nomination message for at least one type of information to members of the data group, wherein the self-nomination message self-selects the vehicle as a data source for the at least one type of information; wherein the self-nomination message identifies the at least one type of information; and transmitting the at least one type of information from the data source to the data aggregation system via a data communication link, wherein only the data source transmits the at least one type of information to the data aggregation system for the data group. receiving data region boundary information from a data aggregation system (1 10), wherein the data region boundary information defines boundaries of a plurality of data regions; determining membership in a data group for a vehicle based on a position of the vehicle within a region; determining whether another member of the data group has been selected as a data source; if not determining whether the vehicle is capable of providing at least one type of information to the data aggregation system; broadcasting a self-nomination message for at least one type of information to members of the data group, wherein the self-nomination message self-selects the vehicle as a data source for the at least one type of information; wherein the self-nomination message identifies the at least one type of information; and transmitting the at least one type of information from the data source to the data aggregation system via a data communication link, wherein only the data source transmits the at least one type of information to the data aggregation system for the data group.
Toolbar which can be hitched to a tractor, comprising a central beam arranged substantially perpendicular to the direction of advance and at least one side beam extending in the continuation of the central beam during work, the side beam being linked to the central beam by means of a first articulation, the toolbar comprising an operating cylinder and a locking device, the operating cylinder making it possible to move the central beam from a work position to a transport position and vice versa, the locking device comprising a lock and an actuator, the central beam being locked during work and during transport by means of the locking device, characterized in that the actuator extends within the volume of the toolbar, between the central beam and the side beam.
A stent device, comprising: a sleeve formed with a plurality of compactable spring ring elements arranged along its length, the sleeve having compacted and expanded states, each ring element having an undulating profile at the surface of the sleeve so that adjacent ring elements at least partially overlap along a longitudinal extent of the stent device, the ring elements being compactable against their natural resilience to reduce the outer diameter of the sleeve in a frangible sheath, wherein adjacent ring elements are inter-coupled and thereby maintain axial spacing between a compacted state and an expanded state, the stent device further including a soft tip at a proximal end of the stent device that extends beyond the frangible sheath when the stent device is in the compacted state and within the frangible sheath, and wherein the soft tip includes multiple sutures at one or more ring elements at a proximal end of the sleeve.
Infiltrant for dental application, comprising crosslinking monomers and an initiator, characterised in that the infiltrant has a penetration coefficient of PK > 50 cm/s, and the crosslinking monomers comprise at least 5 wt.% crosslinking monomers having at least three polymerisable groups and not more than 95 wt.% crosslinking monomers having two polymerisable groups based on the overall mass of the monomers, the penetration coefficient being defined as follows: PK = γ ⋅ cos θ 2 ⁢ η where: γ is the surface tension of the infiltrant against air, θ is the contact angle of the infiltrant against enamel, η is the dynamic viscosity of the infiltrant, measured at 23 °C. γ is the surface tension of the infiltrant against air, θ is the contact angle of the infiltrant against enamel, η is the dynamic viscosity of the infiltrant, measured at 23 °C.
Dual dry plate clutch in a vehicle transmission, comprising a clutch structure with a connecting device arranged to be drivingly connected to a prime mover, a first and a second pressure plate (512a, 512b) are rotationally fixed and axially displaceable relative to the clutch structure, a first and a second driven disc (531a, 531b) are connected to a first and a second driven shaft (513a, 513b), respectively, and are located between the clutch structure and their respective pressure plate (512a, 512b), a first and a second actuator means (516a, 516b) is arranged to displace their respective pressure plates (512a, 512b) alternately between a disengaged state and an engaged state, wherein one driven disc is clamped between the clutch structure and one pressure plate while the other driven disc is rotatable relative to the clutch structure and other pressure plate, wherein the dual dry plate clutch comprises one dry-plate clutch adjacent the connecting device and the connecting device has hollow sections at a number of angular locations extending into a radial surface facing the pressure plate, that the pressure plate has corresponding axially extending protrusions in a radial surface facing the connecting device; and that the protrusions at least partially extend axially into the hollow sections in the disengaged state characterized in that said hollow sections extend axially fully through the connecting device.
A recoil managed disruptor, comprising: a) a disruptor device including a barrel from which a slug of material is fired; b) a piston that is mechanically coupled to the disruptor device; c) a housing configured to support the disruptor; d) the housing including a deformable recoil absorber, i.e. (̵DRA)̵, constraint configured to removably receive therein a sacrificial DRA structure comprised of a semi-rigid material; e) wherein the piston is responsive to a recoil force produced when the disruptor device is fired to travel along an axial length of the housing and permanently deform the DRA structure within the DRA constraint; f) characterized in that the DRA structure comprises at least one slit or gap extending along its elongated length, wherein said slit or gap extends over an angle not greater than 30 degrees of arc. a) a disruptor device including a barrel from which a slug of material is fired; b) a piston that is mechanically coupled to the disruptor device; c) a housing configured to support the disruptor; d) the housing including a deformable recoil absorber, i.e. (̵DRA)̵, constraint configured to removably receive therein a sacrificial DRA structure comprised of a semi-rigid material; e) wherein the piston is responsive to a recoil force produced when the disruptor device is fired to travel along an axial length of the housing and permanently deform the DRA structure within the DRA constraint; f) characterized in that the DRA structure comprises at least one slit or gap extending along its elongated length, wherein said slit or gap extends over an angle not greater than 30 degrees of arc.
A steering device comprising: a fixed bracket that includes fixed side portions on both sides in a width direction of the fixed bracket; a movable bracket disposed between the fixed side portions; a friction plate attached to face, with an appropriate gap, at least one of both fixed side portions of the fixed bracket; a first friction washer inserted between the fixed side portion and the friction plate; a pressing plate connected to an outer surface of the friction plate; a second friction washer clamped between the pressing plate and the friction plate; and a fastening tool, with the fixed bracket, the friction plate, the first friction washer, the second friction washer, and the pressing plate being connected by penetrating therethrough a lock bolt of the fastening tool so as to be freely locked and unlocked, characterised in that the steering device includes engagement means for detachably attaching the pressing plate to the friction plate so as to be immovable at least in a vertical direction. a fixed bracket that includes fixed side portions on both sides in a width direction of the fixed bracket; a movable bracket disposed between the fixed side portions; a friction plate attached to face, with an appropriate gap, at least one of both fixed side portions of the fixed bracket; a first friction washer inserted between the fixed side portion and the friction plate; a pressing plate connected to an outer surface of the friction plate; a second friction washer clamped between the pressing plate and the friction plate; and a second friction washer clamped between the pressing plate and the friction plate; and a fastening tool, with the fixed bracket, the friction plate, the first friction washer, the second friction washer, and the pressing plate being connected by penetrating therethrough a lock bolt of the fastening tool so as to be freely locked and unlocked, characterised in that the steering device includes engagement means for detachably attaching the pressing plate to the friction plate so as to be immovable at least in a vertical direction.
A transmission for moving a drive rod arrangement and/or a cable pull of a window or door, the transmission comprising: a) a gear with a first gear tooth, which gear can be rotated by means of a handle about a gear axis of rotation; b) a rack with a rack tooth, which rack meshes at least in sections with the gear; wherein the rack can be moved into a first end position by rotating the gear about its gear axis of rotation, which first end position can correspond to an open position, and into a second end position which can correspond to a closed position; wherein the rack tooth in the second end position rests at least in sections against the end-face circumferential surface of the first gear tooth in order to prevent the rack from being moved into the first end position only by pulling on the rack but without rotating actuation of the gear; characterized in that the end-face circumferential surface of the first gear tooth is designed to be convexly curved toward a first gear tooth center which is offset by a total offset from the gear axis of rotation, so that in the second end position of the rack a force acts on the gear which causes a torque into the second end position. a) a gear with a first gear tooth, which gear can be rotated by means of a handle about a gear axis of rotation; b) a rack with a rack tooth, which rack meshes at least in sections with the gear; wherein the rack can be moved into a first end position by rotating the gear about its gear axis of rotation, which first end position can correspond to an open position, and into a second end position which can correspond to a closed position; wherein the rack tooth in the second end position rests at least in sections against the end-face circumferential surface of the first gear tooth in order to prevent the rack from being moved into the first end position only by pulling on the rack but without rotating actuation of the gear; characterized in that the end-face circumferential surface of the first gear tooth is designed to be convexly curved toward a first gear tooth center which is offset by a total offset from the gear axis of rotation, so that in the second end position of the rack a force acts on the gear which causes a torque into the second end position.
A composition containing - a wax - a silicone oil - a polymeric binder - one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) having an average particle size of 0.1 to 1.0 μm in a total amount of 8.0% to 55% by weight; - one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) having an average particle size of more than 1.0 to 10 μm in a total amount of 5.0% to 40% by weight; - one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) having an average particle size of more than 10 to 40 μm in a total amount of 3.0% to 30% by weight; respectively with respect to the solids content of the composition, wherein the composition has a pigment-volume concentration in accordance with EN ISO 4618-1 of 20% to 65%, wherein additives, solvents, water, wax and silicone oil, if present, are not taken into consideration in the calculation. - a wax - a silicone oil - a polymeric binder - one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) having an average particle size of 0.1 to 1.0 μm in a total amount of 8.0% to 55% by weight; - one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) having an average particle size of more than 1.0 to 10 μm in a total amount of 5.0% to 40% by weight; - one or more pigment(s) and/or filler(s) having an average particle size of more than 10 to 40 μm in a total amount of 3.0% to 30% by weight;
A method of tracking a shape in a scene, comprising: receiving asynchronous information from a light sensor having a matrix of pixels arranged opposite the scene, wherein the asynchronous information comprises, for each pixel of the matrix, successive events originating asynchronously from said pixel; and updating a model comprising a set of points and representing a tracked shape of an object, after detecting events attributed to said object in the asynchronous information, wherein the updating comprises, following detection of an event (ev(p, t)): associating with the detected event a point (m) of the model having a minimum distance with respect to the pixel (p) of the matrix from which the detected event originates; and determining the updated model according to the pixel (p) of the matrix from which the detected event originates and the associated point (m), and independently of the associations performed before the detection of said event (ev(p, t)). receiving asynchronous information from a light sensor having a matrix of pixels arranged opposite the scene, wherein the asynchronous information comprises, for each pixel of the matrix, successive events originating asynchronously from said pixel; and updating a model comprising a set of points and representing a tracked shape of an object, after detecting events attributed to said object in the asynchronous information, wherein the updating comprises, following detection of an event (ev(p, t)): associating with the detected event a point (m) of the model having a minimum distance with respect to the pixel (p) of the matrix from which the detected event originates; and determining the updated model according to the pixel (p) of the matrix from which the detected event originates and the associated point (m), and independently of the associations performed before the detection of said event (ev(p, t)). associating with the detected event a point (m) of the model having a minimum distance with respect to the pixel (p) of the matrix from which the detected event originates; and determining the updated model according to the pixel (p) of the matrix from which the detected event originates and the associated point (m), and independently of the associations performed before the detection of said event (ev(p, t)).
A clockwork device displaying at least one indication, comprising an index slidably mounted across from at least one scale, characterized in that it comprises an index mounted movably across from several scales that are respectively positioned on display faces of a prismatic or pyramidal volume, said volume being mounted rotatably along its axis of revolution, said display faces being positioned essentially along said longitudinal axis.
Radar sensor having a transmission and reception device for producing a radar signal having an adjustable output power, a control device and an interface unit having a digital interface for controlling the transmission and reception device, characterized in that one of the lines of the digital interface is connected to the control device and the control device is designed to lower the output power of the transmission and reception device when that line of the digital interface that is connected to the control device is at a level that indicates that the interface unit is activated for a data transmission via the digital interface.
Heat exchanger, in particular heating element or cooling element, through which a heat exchanger fluid may flow and which has several tube registers arranged next to one another, wherein the heat exchanger has two distributor lines (1, 2), between which extend a multiplicity of connection tubes which connect the first distributor line, also called the supply distributor, with the second distributor line, also called the return flow distributor, for fluid purposes, wherein the tube register has a straight-line supply distributor, and a straight-line return flow distributor running parallel to the former, between which extend a multiplicity of connection tubes which are arranged in one plane, wherein the first ends of the connection tubes are each connected for fluid purposes with the supply distributor and the second ends of the connection tubes are each connected for fluid purposes with the return flow distributor, wherein the connection points between the supply distributor and the connection tubes, based on the centre axis of the supply distributor, are arranged eccentrically on the supply distributor, and that the connection points between the return flow distributor and the connection tubes, based on the centre axis of the return flow distributor, are arranged eccentrically on the return flow distributor, characterised in that the tube registers are made of polymer material, that the heat exchanger has at least on its large surfaces, i.e. on its front face and/or on its rear face, a plate-like cover element (11 and 12 respectively), and that the supply distributor and/or the return flow distributor have or has two smooth surface areas (1a, 1b) on their or its outer surface(s), which are bent relative to one another, and an axis of symmetry of the cross-section of the supply distributor or the return flow distributor, or the plane of symmetry of the supply distributor, runs through a corner point of a cross-section between the smooth areas (1a, 1b).
A control feeder for use in a feed system, the control feeder including a feed pan adapted to hold a determined amount of feed and a drop tube which opens into the feed pan; the drop tube being adapted and configured to be placed in communication with a feed delivery tube of the feed system; the control feeder further including a feed level sensor adapted to detect the level of feed within the drop tube; the feed level sensor comprising at least one light emitter and at least one light receiver; at least one of the light emitter and light receiver being positioned within the drop tube, the at least one light receiver being positioned to receive light from the at least one light emitter; the feed level sensor emitting a "start" signal when feed within the drop tube is detected to be at or below a predetermined "empty" level and a "stop" signal when feed in the drop tube is detected to be at or above a predetermined "full" level, characterized in that said at least one light emitter is positioned and adapted to transmit light through a length of said drop tube, wherein said at least one light emitter is positioned at or above a top of said drop tube and said at least one receiver is positioned in said drop tube at a level below said emitter, and wherein the control feeder comprises a control box; said light emitter being positioned in said control box; said feeder further including a light guide to direct light from said emitter into said drop tube, such that the light from said emitter is transmitted along a length of said drop tube to be detected by said receiver.
Electrical household appliance comprising a base for producing steam, having a steam generator comprising a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir to supply the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level in the appliance prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber comprising a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe (6; 106) having an evacuation opening (60; 160) closed with a removable stopper (7; 107), characterised in that the pipe (6; 106) is supplied with liquid from the reservoir via a supply duct that leads to the pipe (6; 106) at the level of an inlet opening (67; 167) provided above a particle-retention cavity (66; 166) arranged in the lower part of the pipe (6; 106).