mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus for optically measuring by interferometry the thickness of an object having an external surface and an internal surface opposite with respect to the external surface; the apparatus includes: a radiation source emitting a low coherence beam of radiations composed of a number of wavelengths within a determined band; a spectrometer analyzing the spectrum of the result of the interference between radiations that are reflected by the external surface without entering the object and radiations that are reflected by the internal surface entering the object; an optical probe which is connected by means of optical fibers (8, 10, 11) to the radiation source and to the spectrometer, and is arranged in such a way to face the object to be measured for directing the beam of radiations emitted by the radiation source towards the external surface of the object, and for collecting the radiations that are reflected by the object; and a processing unit that calculates the thickness of the object as a function of the spectrum provided by the spectrometer; the apparatus is characterized by the fact that the radiation source includes at least two distinct emitters emitting respective radiation beams that differ in their wavelength band from one another so that the combined bandwidth is greater than the bandwidth of each emitter and are concurrently activated. a radiation source emitting a low coherence beam of radiations composed of a number of wavelengths within a determined band; a spectrometer analyzing the spectrum of the result of the interference between radiations that are reflected by the external surface without entering the object and radiations that are reflected by the internal surface entering the object; an optical probe which is connected by means of optical fibers (8, 10, 11) to the radiation source and to the spectrometer, and is arranged in such a way to face the object to be measured for directing the beam of radiations emitted by the radiation source towards the external surface of the object, and for collecting the radiations that are reflected by the object; and a processing unit that calculates the thickness of the object as a function of the spectrum provided by the spectrometer; the apparatus is characterized by the fact that the radiation source includes at least two distinct emitters emitting respective radiation beams that differ in their wavelength band from one another so that the combined bandwidth is greater than the bandwidth of each emitter and are concurrently activated.
An airfield light comprising: a first support; a first light source connected to the first support; and a first baffle (46; 346) proximate the first light source, the first baffle (46; 346) including: a first generally opaque baffle body (110; 310) defining a first window having a first closed portion and a first open portion through which light emitted from the first light source may pass, and a first generally opaque baffle member (112; 312) secured to the first baffle body (110; 310) and inhibiting light emitted from the first light source from passing through the first closed portion of the first window, wherein the first generally opaque baffle member (112; 312) is removable from the first baffle body (110; 310) to create a second open portion of the first window. a first support; a first light source connected to the first support; and a first baffle (46; 346) proximate the first light source, the first baffle (46; 346) including: a first generally opaque baffle body (110; 310) defining a first window having a first closed portion and a first open portion through which light emitted from the first light source may pass, and a first generally opaque baffle member (112; 312) secured to the first baffle body (110; 310) and inhibiting light emitted from the first light source from passing through the first closed portion of the first window, wherein the first generally opaque baffle member (112; 312) is removable from the first baffle body (110; 310) to create a second open portion of the first window. a first generally opaque baffle body (110; 310) defining a first window having a first closed portion and a first open portion through which light emitted from the first light source may pass, and a first generally opaque baffle member (112; 312) secured to the first baffle body (110; 310) and inhibiting light emitted from the first light source from passing through the first closed portion of the first window, wherein the first generally opaque baffle member (112; 312) is removable from the first baffle body (110; 310) to create a second open portion of the first window.
A coaxial cable connector for attachment to a corrugated coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising a center conductor, a dielectric layer surrounding the center conductor, and an outer corrugated conductor surrounding the dielectric layer, the coaxial cable connector comprising: a rear outer body having a front end, a back end, an external gripping portion, and a longitudinal opening extending between the front end and the back end along a longitudinal axis; a clamping member disposed within the longitudinal opening in the rear outer body from the front end thereof, the clamping member including a plurality of flexible beams (242; a front body having a front end, a back end, an external gripping portion, and a longitudinal opening extending between the front end and the back end along a longitudinal axis; and an insulator disposed in the front body, the insulator having an opening therein coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the front body, wherein the connector further comprises a contact element disposed in the opening of the insulator, and wherein the clamping member is rotatably mounted to the longitudinal opening in the rear outer body by way of a free-rotating snap-fit; characterised in that the contact element has a back end that includes a tapered portion configured to engage the center conductor of the corrugated coaxial cable, and in that at least one of the plurality of flexible beams has an internal surface with at least two projections (230, 234) configured to engage the outer corrugated conductor where the corrugated conductor has a diameter that is the smallest. a rear outer body having a front end, a back end, an external gripping portion, and a longitudinal opening extending between the front end and the back end along a longitudinal axis; a clamping member disposed within the longitudinal opening in the rear outer body from the front end thereof, the clamping member including a plurality of flexible beams (242; a front body having a front end, a back end, an external gripping portion, and a longitudinal opening extending between the front end and the back end along a longitudinal axis; and an insulator disposed in the front body, the insulator having an opening therein coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the front body, wherein the connector further comprises a contact element disposed in the opening of the insulator, and wherein the clamping member is rotatably mounted to the longitudinal opening in the rear outer body by way of a free-rotating snap-fit; characterised in that the contact element has a back end that includes a tapered portion configured to engage the center conductor of the corrugated coaxial cable, and in that at least one of the plurality of flexible beams has an internal surface with at least two projections (230, 234) configured to engage the outer corrugated conductor where the corrugated conductor has a diameter that is the smallest.
A method for the treatment of sludge containing iron, said method comprising - a leaching step wherein the sludge containing iron is mixed with an acid and an oxidation agent so as to create an oxidized leachate, and - a step of precipitation of iron wherein the oxidized leachate is mixed with a neutralizing agent so as to create a mixture composed of a solid part comprising precipitated iron and of a liquid part, the neutralizing agent comprising at least 30% in weight of dust recovered from a bag filter treatment of ironmaking, steelmaking, coke making or sintering gas. - a leaching step wherein the sludge containing iron is mixed with an acid and an oxidation agent so as to create an oxidized leachate, and - a step of precipitation of iron wherein the oxidized leachate is mixed with a neutralizing agent so as to create a mixture composed of a solid part comprising precipitated iron and of a liquid part, the neutralizing agent comprising at least 30% in weight of dust recovered from a bag filter treatment of ironmaking, steelmaking, coke making or sintering gas.
A data collector, comprising a housing, a vibration signal input on said housing for connecting to an accelerometer for collecting a vibration signal, said accelerometer being external to said housing, an analog to digital converter within said housing connected to said vibration signal input, converting the vibration signal received at said vibration signal input to a digitized vibration signal, an integrated tachometer device comprising an optical system within said housing, said optical system receiving light from outside said housing, a receiver circuit converting said received light to a digital signal, and a digital signal processing circuit connected to said analog to digital converter and said receiver circuit, and receiving, storing or processing said digitized vibration signal and said digital signal converted from said received light, for the purpose of predictive maintenance, wherein the digital signal processing circuit is adapted to determine a rotational speed of a rotating element based on the digital signal converted from said received light and to store the information of speed of the rotating element along with the digitized vibration signal.
An apparatus, comprising: a vacuum chamber having one or more walls enclosing an interior space of the vacuum chamber; a heat shield disposed within the vacuum chamber, the heat shield defining an inner region of the vacuum chamber within the heat shield and an outer region of the vacuum chamber disposed between the heat shield and the one or more walls of the vacuum chamber; a superconducting magnet disposed within the inner region of the vacuum chamber; a cryocooler configured to cool the superconducting magnet, the cryocooler providing a cold station within the inner region of the vacuum chamber; a getter material disposed within the inner region of the vacuum chamber and which is configured to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material so as to absorb heat from the getter material, wherein the thermal mass is disposed at a lower height than the height at which the cold station is disposed; and a convective cooling loop connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to substantially thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station, when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass. a vacuum chamber having one or more walls enclosing an interior space of the vacuum chamber; a heat shield disposed within the vacuum chamber, the heat shield defining an inner region of the vacuum chamber within the heat shield and an outer region of the vacuum chamber disposed between the heat shield and the one or more walls of the vacuum chamber; a superconducting magnet disposed within the inner region of the vacuum chamber; a cryocooler configured to cool the superconducting magnet, the cryocooler providing a cold station within the inner region of the vacuum chamber; a getter material disposed within the inner region of the vacuum chamber and which is configured to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material so as to absorb heat from the getter material, wherein the thermal mass is disposed at a lower height than the height at which the cold station is disposed; and a convective cooling loop connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to substantially thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station, when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass.
An in vitro expansion process for rapid expansion of antigen specific T cells, comprising the step of culturing in a gas permeable vessel a population of PBMCs with the addition of an antigen selected from the group consisting of a aqueous reconstituted peptide and an aqueous reconstituted peptide mix for a target antigen(s); wherein the peptides contain at least 2 but not more than 50 amino acids; wherein the culturing is performed in the presence of at least one exogenous cytokine, selected from the group comprising IL-4, IL-7 and IL-15, and the process is performed without the addition of exogenous IL-2; and wherein media and nutrients are not added or changed after initiation of the expansion process, and wherein the expansion provides the desired population of T cells in 14 days or less.
Method for operating an electric charging control apparatus of an electric motor vehicle, wherein, if a charging cable having a charging plug is plugged into a charging socket of the electric charging control apparatus, said charging socket having a charging flap, for charging at least one battery of the electric motor vehicle, at least one charging process is controlled by means of a charging communication chip of the electric charging control apparatus, wherein, in the case of a deactivated charging communication chip, the charging communication chip is activated from a deactivated state when the charging flap is opened, characterized in that the charging communication chip remains activated only if the charging process takes place with a charging modality in which control by means of the charging communication chip is required, and otherwise the charging communication chip is deactivated again after a predetermined duration.
A conductive film obtained by forming, on one surface or both surfaces of a substrate, a zinc tin oxide layer and a gallium-doped zinc oxide layer as a transparent conductive film sequentially from the substrate side, wherein a thickness of the zinc tin oxide layer is 100 to 500 nm, and a water-vapor transmittance rate of the zinc tin oxide layer is, as measured under an atmosphere of 40°C and a relative humidity of 90%, 0,01g/(m 2 ·day) or less.
A glazing comprising a switchable film, having an upper electrode comprising an electrically conductive film on a polymer substrate and a lower electrode also comprising an electrically conductive film on a polymer substrate, wherein the switchable film is laminated within the glazing as part of a picture frame arrangement, the picture frame arrangement comprising the switchable film laminated between first and second plies of an interlayer material (16, 17), and positioned within a third ply of interlayer material, cut to accommodate the switchable film and electrodes (2, 3), as a frame, wherein the switchable film is an SPD film, wherein the picture-frame arrangement is laminated between first and second plies of glass (19, 20), wherein the first ply of glass is provided with an infrared-reflective metallic film on its lower surface adjacent the picture-frame arrangement, further wherein the infra-red reflective metallic film has a sheet resistance that is less than that of the material forming the electrodes (2, 3); or wherein a low emissivity coating is provided on the first ply of glass, adjacent the picture-frame arrangement and further wherein the low emissivity coating has a sheet resistance that is less than that of the material forming the electrodes (2, 3). wherein the switchable film is laminated within the glazing as part of a picture frame arrangement, the picture frame arrangement comprising the switchable film laminated between first and second plies of an interlayer material (16, 17), and positioned within a third ply of interlayer material, cut to accommodate the switchable film and electrodes (2, 3), as a frame, wherein the switchable film is an SPD film, wherein the picture-frame arrangement is laminated between first and second plies of glass (19, 20), wherein the first ply of glass is provided with an infrared-reflective metallic film on its lower surface adjacent the picture-frame arrangement, further wherein the infra-red reflective metallic film has a sheet resistance that is less than that of the material forming the electrodes (2, 3); or wherein a low emissivity coating is provided on the first ply of glass, adjacent the picture-frame arrangement and further wherein the low emissivity coating has a sheet resistance that is less than that of the material forming the electrodes (2, 3).
A method comprising: receiving, in a controller, a joint parameter for a joint between at least two composite structural components (310, 320) wherein the joint parameter is one of a number of fasteners, a pitch between fastener rows (R1, R2), a fastener diameter and an offset (a) between fastener columns (C1, C2, C3), and a ply stackup for each of the at least two composite structural components wherein the ply stackup comprises an initial number of plies and a fiber orientation of plies, wherein the method further comprises: iteratively processing with the controller, the joint parameter and the ply stackup and outputting an optimized joint parameter based on at least a convergence to a minimized value of an electromagnetic effective resistance of the joint and the at least two composite structural components; and changing, with the controller, a value of one or more of: the joint parameters, and the number of plies and the orientation of the fibers in the ply stackup, during the iterative processing to reach the convergence of the electromagnetic effective resistance. receiving, in a controller, a joint parameter for a joint between at least two composite structural components (310, 320) wherein the joint parameter is one of a number of fasteners, a pitch between fastener rows (R1, R2), a fastener diameter and an offset (a) between fastener columns (C1, C2, C3), and a ply stackup for each of the at least two composite structural components wherein the ply stackup comprises an initial number of plies and a fiber orientation of plies, wherein the method further comprises: iteratively processing with the controller, the joint parameter and the ply stackup and outputting an optimized joint parameter based on at least a convergence to a minimized value of an electromagnetic effective resistance of the joint and the at least two composite structural components; and a joint parameter for a joint between at least two composite structural components (310, 320) wherein the joint parameter is one of a number of fasteners, a pitch between fastener rows (R1, R2), a fastener diameter and an offset (a) between fastener columns (C1, C2, C3), and a ply stackup for each of the at least two composite structural components wherein the ply stackup comprises an initial number of plies and a fiber orientation of plies, wherein the method further comprises: iteratively processing with the controller, the joint parameter and the ply stackup and outputting an optimized joint parameter based on at least a convergence to a minimized value of an electromagnetic effective resistance of the joint and the at least two composite structural components; and changing, with the controller, a value of one or more of: the joint parameters, and the number of plies and the orientation of the fibers in the ply stackup, during the iterative processing to reach the convergence of the electromagnetic effective resistance.
A method for estimating a component of a provided audio signal, comprising: converting (402, 404, 405) the provided audio signal to an image; applying the image to a U-Net trained to estimate one of vocal content and instrumental content, the U-Net comprising a convolution path for encoding the image and a deconvolution path for decoding the image encoded by the convolution path; applying an output of the deconvolution path as a mask to the image; storing the mask for retrieval upon request, to enable a media playback device to playback at least one of an instrumental or vocal component of the provided audio signal; and converting an output of the U-Net to an output audio signal, the output audio signal representing an estimate of either a vocal component of the provided audio signal or an instrumental component of the provided audio signal, depending on whether the U-Net is trained to estimate the vocal content or the instrumental content, respectively. converting (402, 404, 405) the provided audio signal to an image; applying the image to a U-Net trained to estimate one of vocal content and instrumental content, the U-Net comprising a convolution path for encoding the image and a deconvolution path for decoding the image encoded by the convolution path; applying an output of the deconvolution path as a mask to the image; storing the mask for retrieval upon request, to enable a media playback device to playback at least one of an instrumental or vocal component of the provided audio signal; and converting an output of the U-Net to an output audio signal, the output audio signal representing an estimate of either a vocal component of the provided audio signal or an instrumental component of the provided audio signal, depending on whether the U-Net is trained to estimate the vocal content or the instrumental content, respectively.