mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A post-processing apparatus, comprising: a first sensor that detects an object at a first position in a predetermined area in which a predetermined post-process is performed on a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus; and a second sensor that detects the object at a second position closer to an opening in the predetermined area than the first position with respect to the opening through which the sheet passes when the post-processed sheet is discharged from the predetermined area, characterized in that the post-processing apparatus comprises: a control unit that performs a predetermined process for preventing an occurrence of a failure when the second sensor detects the object before the first sensor detects the object. a first sensor that detects an object at a first position in a predetermined area in which a predetermined post-process is performed on a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus; and a second sensor that detects the object at a second position closer to an opening in the predetermined area than the first position with respect to the opening through which the sheet passes when the post-processed sheet is discharged from the predetermined area, characterized in that the post-processing apparatus comprises: a control unit that performs a predetermined process for preventing an occurrence of a failure when the second sensor detects the object before the first sensor detects the object.
A process for the manufacture of alginate-containing porous shaped articles, comprising the steps: a) preparing an aqueous solution of a water soluble alginate b1) adding one or more salts of a polyvalent metal ion and a multidentate complexing anion to the aqueous solution of the water-soluble alginate, shifting the complex-formation equilibrium of the polyvalent metal ion and the multidentate complexing anion, increasing the available concentration of the polyvalent metal ion in the alginate solution, thereby producing salts of alginate with said polyvalent metal ion, c) pouring the flowable aqueous alginate composition into a mold, d) drying the aqueous alginate composition to form a porous shaped article, wherein the shifting of the complex-formation equilibrium of the polyvalent metal ion and the multidentate complexing anion in step b1) is achieved by the addition of at least one acid. a) preparing an aqueous solution of a water soluble alginate b1) adding one or more salts of a polyvalent metal ion and a multidentate complexing anion to the aqueous solution of the water-soluble alginate, shifting the complex-formation equilibrium of the polyvalent metal ion and the multidentate complexing anion, increasing the available concentration of the polyvalent metal ion in the alginate solution, thereby producing salts of alginate with said polyvalent metal ion, c) pouring the flowable aqueous alginate composition into a mold, d) drying the aqueous alginate composition to form a porous shaped article, wherein the shifting of the complex-formation equilibrium of the polyvalent metal ion and the multidentate complexing anion in step b1) is achieved by the addition of at least one acid.
A method executed in a computing device or in a distributed computing environment for ensuring acceptable quality of service for real time media communications over wireless networks, the method comprising: determining a plurality of access points (104, 106, 108, 110) associated with one or more wireless networks; determining a link quality for each of the access points;selecting a subset of the access points based on the respective link qualities; decomposing a media stream into a number of streams, wherein the number of streams is equal to a number of access points in the subset; and transmitting the streams to the subset of access points such that the streams are subsequently combined for use at a remote client; characterized in that the method comprises further steps of: associating and authenticating with each of the plurality of access points; and employing a plurality of virtual radio stack adapters to maintain association and connection to the access points concurrently without simultaneous transmission or reception, and wherein the decomposing comprises compressing the media stream into one or more of multi-resolution streams and multi-compression streams. determining a plurality of access points (104, 106, 108, 110) associated with one or more wireless networks; determining a link quality for each of the access points;selecting a subset of the access points based on the respective link qualities; decomposing a media stream into a number of streams, wherein the number of streams is equal to a number of access points in the subset; and transmitting the streams to the subset of access points such that the streams are subsequently combined for use at a remote client; associating and authenticating with each of the plurality of access points; and employing a plurality of virtual radio stack adapters to maintain association and connection to the access points concurrently without simultaneous transmission or reception, and wherein the decomposing comprises compressing the media stream into one or more of multi-resolution streams and multi-compression streams.
A honeycomb body skinning system having an in situ inspection system to inspect a honeycomb skin for at least one defect, the system comprising: a skinning apparatus comprising: a skinning chamber adapted to receive a porous honeycomb structure and further adapted to receive flowable cement from a cement source through a manifold and to deliver the cement to a surface of the porous honeycomb structure to produce a skinned honeycomb body, a part conveying unit that moves the porous ceramic honeycomb structure in an axial direction into the skinning chamber; a process controller that provides skinning process parameters to the skinning apparatus; an inspection unit, comprising: a line illuminator configured to generate a line illumination on the skin of the skinned honeycomb body perpendicular to the axial direction, and a detector configured to detect the line illumination scattered from the skin and generate a signal based on the detected line illumination; a control unit configured to receive the signal and configured to compare the received signal to a previously stored defect free signal; a transmitter module configured to transmit a control signal to the process controller to control a process of the skinning system based on a comparison of the received signal to the previously stored defect free signal. a skinning apparatus comprising: a skinning chamber adapted to receive a porous honeycomb structure and further adapted to receive flowable cement from a cement source through a manifold and to deliver the cement to a surface of the porous honeycomb structure to produce a skinned honeycomb body, a part conveying unit that moves the porous ceramic honeycomb structure in an axial direction into the skinning chamber; a skinning chamber adapted to receive a porous honeycomb structure and further adapted to receive flowable cement from a cement source through a manifold and to deliver the cement to a surface of the porous honeycomb structure to produce a skinned honeycomb body, a part conveying unit that moves the porous ceramic honeycomb structure in an axial direction into the skinning chamber; a process controller that provides skinning process parameters to the skinning apparatus; an inspection unit, comprising: a line illuminator configured to generate a line illumination on the skin of the skinned honeycomb body perpendicular to the axial direction, and a detector configured to detect the line illumination scattered from the skin and generate a signal based on the detected line illumination; a line illuminator configured to generate a line illumination on the skin of the skinned honeycomb body perpendicular to the axial direction, and a detector configured to detect the line illumination scattered from the skin and generate a signal based on the detected line illumination; a control unit configured to receive the signal and configured to compare the received signal to a previously stored defect free signal; a transmitter module configured to transmit a control signal to the process controller to control a process of the skinning system based on a comparison of the received signal to the previously stored defect free signal.
A method for controlled leveling of a multi-wing boom assembly by a multi-loop controller arrangement including a main controller that renders actuation control commands to an actuator controller for causing positioning of actuators (112a, 112b, 114a and 114b) of the multi-wing boom assembly to reduce a determined current position error of components of the multi-wing boom assembly in relation to a determined contour of a field over which the multi-wing boom assembly is currently passing, characterized in that the method comprising: executing, by the main controller operating according to a main controller repetition cycle period within which an actuation command is rendered for implementation by the actuator controller, a main controller loop to generate positioning commands to be carried out by the actuator controller; and executing, by the actuator controller independently of the main controller and in accordance with an actuator controller repetition cycle period having a duration that is independent of the main controller repetition cycle period, an actuator controller loop to generate control signals for the actuators (112a, 112b, 114a and 114b) of the multi-wing boom assembly. executing, by the main controller operating according to a main controller repetition cycle period within which an actuation command is rendered for implementation by the actuator controller, a main controller loop to generate positioning commands to be carried out by the actuator controller; and executing, by the actuator controller independently of the main controller and in accordance with an actuator controller repetition cycle period having a duration that is independent of the main controller repetition cycle period, an actuator controller loop to generate control signals for the actuators (112a, 112b, 114a and 114b) of the multi-wing boom assembly.
A method for diagnosing the presence or the risk of development, or for the therapy control of vasculitis, preferably of large vessel vasculitis, like giant-cell arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and Takayasu's arteritis, in a subject comprising analyzing the sample for the presence of antibodies against ferritin or against immunoreactive peptides derived from ferritin in a biological sample provided from the subject; whereby the presence of antibodies against ferritin or immunoreactive peptides derived from ferritin, is indicative for the presence or the risk of development, or for the therapy control of vasculitis, preferably of large vessel vasculitis, like GCA, PMR and Takayasu's arteritis.
A pyrotechnic disconnect (100, 402, 500, 600, 700) comprising: a housing with at least a combustion chamber (208, 518) therein; a pyrotechnic charge in the combustion chamber (208, 518); a busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) covering an opening of the combustion chamber (208, 518), the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) configured to be severed by activation of the pyrotechnic charge, characterised by: arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) arranged in the housing on an opposite side of the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) from the combustion chamber (208, 518), wherein the arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) are arranged in a stack (214, 708); and a first exhaust port from the housing, wherein the first exhaust port is positioned on an opposite side of the arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) from the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) to allow gas to escape the housing by passing through the stack (214, 708) of arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608). a housing with at least a combustion chamber (208, 518) therein; a pyrotechnic charge in the combustion chamber (208, 518); a busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) covering an opening of the combustion chamber (208, 518), the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) configured to be severed by activation of the pyrotechnic charge, characterised by: arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) arranged in the housing on an opposite side of the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) from the combustion chamber (208, 518), wherein the arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) are arranged in a stack (214, 708); and a first exhaust port from the housing, wherein the first exhaust port is positioned on an opposite side of the arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) from the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) to allow gas to escape the housing by passing through the stack (214, 708) of arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608). arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) arranged in the housing on an opposite side of the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) from the combustion chamber (208, 518), wherein the arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) are arranged in a stack (214, 708); and a first exhaust port from the housing, wherein the first exhaust port is positioned on an opposite side of the arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608) from the busbar (106, 400, 506, 606) to allow gas to escape the housing by passing through the stack (214, 708) of arc splitter plates (214A, 300, 508, 608).
A stackable water storage module (100, 100A, 100B, 100C, 100', 100A', 100B') comprising a base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) and a lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D), wherein: the base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) is adapted to receive the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D), the base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) has a base reservoir (106A, 106B) for storing water, characterised in that the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) is adapted to receive a further base portion (102A, 102B, 102C), the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) has a lid reservoir (116A, 116B) for storing water and a lid reservoir overflow adapted for water to overflow from the lid reservoir (116A, 116B) to the base reservoir (106A, 106B), the base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) has a base reservoir overflow (110, 110C) adapted for water to overflow from the base reservoir (106A, 106B) to a lid reservoir (116A, 116B) of a further lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D), and the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) is adapted to receive a planter in fluid communication with the lid reservoir (116A, 116B). the base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) is adapted to receive the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D), the base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) has a base reservoir (106A, 106B) for storing water, characterised in that the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) is adapted to receive a further base portion (102A, 102B, 102C), the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) has a lid reservoir (116A, 116B) for storing water and a lid reservoir overflow adapted for water to overflow from the lid reservoir (116A, 116B) to the base reservoir (106A, 106B), the base portion (102A, 102B, 102C) has a base reservoir overflow (110, 110C) adapted for water to overflow from the base reservoir (106A, 106B) to a lid reservoir (116A, 116B) of a further lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D), and the lid portion (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) is adapted to receive a planter in fluid communication with the lid reservoir (116A, 116B).
AUTOMATIC OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE COVER FRAME OF AN UMBRELLA, the automatic opening/closing device comprising an electric motor, a spool and a wire connectable to the cover frame of the umbrella, the electric motor acting on the spool to wound the wire on the spool for opening and closing the cover frame of the umbrella, said automatic opening/closing device being characterised in that it further comprises: - a first sensor, - an electronic card having a permanent electronic memory of the positions of maximum exit and entry of the wire in the spool, two end-stops are positioned within said two positions of maximum exit and entry of the wire in the spool, - a second sensor adapted to detect the number of revolutions of the electric motor, wherein in the spool a device is housed, advantageously consisting of a magnet, the position of which is detectable through the first sensor, capable of accurately determining the number of revolutions performed by said spool; and wherein the spool is housed in a seat consisting of a cylindrical cavity, being provided that its inner surface, which is placed at the outer surface of the spool, has ribs intended to get into contact with the wire wound in said spool, when the wire is partially or totally wound on the spool itself. - a first sensor, - an electronic card having a permanent electronic memory of the positions of maximum exit and entry of the wire in the spool, two end-stops are positioned within said two positions of maximum exit and entry of the wire in the spool, - a second sensor adapted to detect the number of revolutions of the electric motor, wherein in the spool a device is housed, advantageously consisting of a magnet, the position of which is detectable through the first sensor, capable of accurately determining the number of revolutions performed by said spool; and wherein the spool is housed in a seat consisting of a cylindrical cavity, being provided that its inner surface, which is placed at the outer surface of the spool, has ribs intended to get into contact with the wire wound in said spool, when the wire is partially or totally wound on the spool itself.
Method for safeguarding the information security of data transmitted via a data bus, in which the data to be transmitted via the data bus from a transmitter (ECUs) to at least one receiver (ECU R) are divided into data blocks (M 0...M n) before being sent off, wherein the data blocks (M 0...M n) are encrypted and/or signed block by block by means of a sponge construction and a sponge function which maps an internal state onto a following internal state, wherein the sponge function is formed by using at least one substitution permutation network, wherein a first part of an internal state of the sponge function is supplied as data to be encrypted and a second part of the internal state of the sponge function is supplied as key, for forming a cryptological hash function, utilizing a key, and cipher blocks (C 0...C n) generated in this way are transmitted via the data bus to the at least one receiver, wherein an internal state (si... si+n) of the sponge construction has a rate (ri... ri+n+1) and a capacity (ci... ci+n+1), wherein a content of a cipher block (C0...Cn) of a rate (ri+1... ri+n) of a respectively following internal state (si+1... si+n+1) of the sponge construction is utilized.
An antimicrobial composition, comprising: 50 wt.% to 99 wt.% of taurolidine; and, 1 wt.% to 50 wt.% of protamine or a protamine salt. 50 wt.% to 99 wt.% of taurolidine; and, 1 wt.% to 50 wt.% of protamine or a protamine salt.
A lithium metal anode electrode, that can be assembled to a cathode electrode to form a battery system, comprising: a current collector layer, made from lithium-unalloyable materials, and having a plurality of holes and each of the holes has an opening, a plurality of metal gate layers, covering the opening or filling the holes and comprising at least a material which can alloy with a lithium ion or a lithium metal from a medium, and the metal gate layer can transfer into particulate alloy-mud state with a plurality of pores to provide paths for the medium to the lithium metal layer after the completely-irreversible, crystal-lattice breaking, reaction of alloy, breaking down the metal gate layers to form the disorder alloyed materials, and fill into the holes of the current collector layer; and a lithium metal layer, covered via the current collector layer and the metal gate layers; wherein the metal gate layer comprises at least a lithium-alloyable material, comprising a metal material, and the lithium-alloyable material is made of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tin, alloyed aluminum, alloyed tin and/or a combination thereof, and wherein the current collector layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, zinc, gold, silver, titanium. a current collector layer, made from lithium-unalloyable materials, and having a plurality of holes and each of the holes has an opening, a plurality of metal gate layers, covering the opening or filling the holes and comprising at least a material which can alloy with a lithium ion or a lithium metal from a medium, and the metal gate layer can transfer into particulate alloy-mud state with a plurality of pores to provide paths for the medium to the lithium metal layer after the completely-irreversible, crystal-lattice breaking, reaction of alloy, breaking down the metal gate layers to form the disorder alloyed materials, and fill into the holes of the current collector layer; and a lithium metal layer, covered via the current collector layer and the metal gate layers; wherein the metal gate layer comprises at least a lithium-alloyable material, comprising a metal material, and the lithium-alloyable material is made of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, tin, alloyed aluminum, alloyed tin and/or a combination thereof, and wherein the current collector layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, iron, zinc, gold, silver, titanium.
A compound of formula wherein L 1 is selected from the group consisting of -CH 2 -, -CH(CH 3)- and -C -; a is an integer from 0 to 3; each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy, -SO 2 -(C 1-2 alkyl), -C -C 1-2 alkyl, phenyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl and C 5-6 cyaloalkenyl; b is an integer from 0 to 2; each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy and -C -C 1-2 alkyl; c is an integer from 0 to 3; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy and fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy; d is an integer from 0 to 4; each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy and -C -C 1-2 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. L 1 is selected from the group consisting of -CH 2 -, -CH(CH 3)- and -C -; a is an integer from 0 to 3; each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy, -SO 2 -(C 1-2 alkyl), -C -C 1-2 alkyl, phenyl, C 3-6 cycloalkyl and C 5-6 cyaloalkenyl; b is an integer from 0 to 2; each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy and -C -C 1-2 alkyl; c is an integer from 0 to 3; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy and fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy; d is an integer from 0 to 4; each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1-4 alkyl, fluorinated C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, fluorinated C 1-4 alkoxy and -C -C 1-2 alkyl;