mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for cross-instance traversal for ray tracing, comprising: constructing a hierarchical acceleration structure over a plurality of instances (180 1A,.., 180 1D) of one or more base geometric objects, the hierarchical acceleration structure comprising a plurality of nodes arranged in a hierarchy, the hierarchical acceleration structure including a top-level acceleration structure referring to the plurality of instances (1801A,.., 1801D), and at least one dedicated acceleration structure attached to each base geometric object, the plurality of instances (1801A,.., 1801D) comprising a first instance and a second instance which at least partially overlaps the first instance; and performing cross-instance ray traversal on the plurality of instances and the one or more base geometric objects, wherein performing cross-instance ray traversal comprises traversing a second node of the second instance with a first ray following traversal of a first node of the first instance, without traversing the first instance to completion, characterized by: forming a traversal queue of the cross-instance ray traversal comprising identifiers of nodes for which traversal operations are to be performed, wherein in each traversal operation, the traversal step closest to the ray origin is selected to be taken next, irrespective of which instance this traversal step belongs to. constructing a hierarchical acceleration structure over a plurality of instances (180 1A,.., 180 1D) of one or more base geometric objects, the hierarchical acceleration structure comprising a plurality of nodes arranged in a hierarchy, the hierarchical acceleration structure including a top-level acceleration structure referring to the plurality of instances (1801A,.., 1801D), and at least one dedicated acceleration structure attached to each base geometric object, the plurality of instances (1801A,.., 1801D) comprising a first instance and a second instance which at least partially overlaps the first instance; and performing cross-instance ray traversal on the plurality of instances and the one or more base geometric objects, wherein performing cross-instance ray traversal comprises traversing a second node of the second instance with a first ray following traversal of a first node of the first instance, without traversing the first instance to completion, characterized by: forming a traversal queue of the cross-instance ray traversal comprising identifiers of nodes for which traversal operations are to be performed, wherein in each traversal operation, the traversal step closest to the ray origin is selected to be taken next, irrespective of which instance this traversal step belongs to.
A ripstop fabric, formed by weaving weft yarns and warp yarns, wherein one of the warp yarns or the weft yarns comprises spun yarns, wherein the other of the warp yarns or the weft yarns consists of polyester filament yarns interwoven with the spun yarns in a ripstop pattern, and wherein the ripstop pattern comprises two or more of the polyester filament yarns that are woven together in the same pattern through the spun yarns, characterised in that the polyester filament yarns are multi-component polyester filament yarns which provide a mechanical stretch property to the ripstop fabric. wherein one of the warp yarns or the weft yarns comprises spun yarns, wherein the other of the warp yarns or the weft yarns consists of polyester filament yarns interwoven with the spun yarns in a ripstop pattern, and wherein the ripstop pattern comprises two or more of the polyester filament yarns that are woven together in the same pattern through the spun yarns, characterised in that the polyester filament yarns are multi-component polyester filament yarns which provide a mechanical stretch property to the ripstop fabric.
Shock absorber comprising: a) a housing, b) an inner tube arranged in the housing, c) a piston rod that plunges into the inner tube, d) a piston arranged on the end of the piston rod that plunges into the inner tube, which piston divides the inside of the inner tube into a lower chamber and an upper chamber, e) a first valve arrangement arranged on the piston, by means of which a working medium received in the inner tube can flow out of the lower chamber into the upper chamber and vice versa when the piston is moved in the inner tube, f) a second valve arrangement arranged on the upper end of the inner tube, g) a third valve arrangement arranged on the lower end of the inner tube, it being possible, by means of the second valve arrangement, for the working medium received in the inner tube to flow out of the upper chamber only into the inside of the housing used as a tank for the working medium when the piston is moved in the inner tube, and it being possible, by means of the third valve arrangement, for the working medium received in the inside of the housing used as a tank to flow out of the inside of the housing used as a tank only into the lower chamber when the piston is moved in the inner tube, characterised in that at least one proportional flow control valve is arranged between a first connection element of the lower chamber of the inner tube and a second connection element at the upper chamber of the inner tube. a) a housing, b) an inner tube arranged in the housing, c) a piston rod that plunges into the inner tube, d) a piston arranged on the end of the piston rod that plunges into the inner tube, which piston divides the inside of the inner tube into a lower chamber and an upper chamber, e) a first valve arrangement arranged on the piston, by means of which a working medium received in the inner tube can flow out of the lower chamber into the upper chamber and vice versa when the piston is moved in the inner tube, f) a second valve arrangement arranged on the upper end of the inner tube, g) a third valve arrangement arranged on the lower end of the inner tube, it being possible, by means of the second valve arrangement, for the working medium received in the inner tube to flow out of the upper chamber only into the inside of the housing used as a tank for the working medium when the piston is moved in the inner tube, and it being possible, by means of the third valve arrangement, for the working medium received in the inside of the housing used as a tank to flow out of the inside of the housing used as a tank only into the lower chamber when the piston is moved in the inner tube, characterised in that at least one proportional flow control valve is arranged between a first connection element of the lower chamber of the inner tube and a second connection element at the upper chamber of the inner tube.
Processing device for shaping connection conductors for semiconductor components, especially for forming a periodic structure, having a shaping unit for shaping at least one connection conductor, characterised in that the processing device has an advancing unit which is configured to move connection conductor and shaping unit relative to one another in an advancement direction; and the shaping unit has at least one stop element, at least one shaping element which is displaceable relative to the stop element, and a shaping element displacement unit for displacing the shaping element relative to the stop element, the shaping element being arranged behind the stop element in the advancement direction, preferably centrally with respect to the stop element, wherein shaping element, stop element and shaping element displacement unit are configured to co-operate in such a way that the connection conductor can be bent between stop element and shaping element by displacement of the shaping element by means of the shaping element displacement unit. the processing device has an advancing unit which is configured to move connection conductor and shaping unit relative to one another in an advancement direction; and the shaping unit has at least one stop element, at least one shaping element which is displaceable relative to the stop element, and a shaping element displacement unit for displacing the shaping element relative to the stop element, the shaping element being arranged behind the stop element in the advancement direction, preferably centrally with respect to the stop element, wherein shaping element, stop element and shaping element displacement unit are configured to co-operate in such a way that the connection conductor can be bent between stop element and shaping element by displacement of the shaping element by means of the shaping element displacement unit.
An apparatus for replicating a tooth within a user's mouth, the apparatus comprising: a threaded insert receivable within a bore in a wearer's jaw, the threaded insert having a first connector; a tooth insert having a second connector in a bottom surface thereof and a top body corresponding to the tooth which is to be replaced; wherein said first connector comprises a post and wherein said second connector comprises a cavity adapted to receive said post; a flexible gasket sleeve sized to surround and extend the length of said post so as to be located radially between said first and second connectors along a length of said post; wherein said first and second connectors are frictionally engageable with each other with the flexible gasket sleeve therebetween, a groove extending longitudinally along an outer surface of said post, said groove having a secondary groove therein, and a key configured to be positioned between the flexible gasket sleeve and the tooth insert at a position corresponding to the secondary groove, so that pressing the tooth insert over the retaining post can result in the key being positioned within the secondary groove so as to extrude the flexible gasket sleeve into the groove and the secondary groove thereby enabling to retain the tooth insert on the retaining post. a threaded insert receivable within a bore in a wearer's jaw, the threaded insert having a first connector; a tooth insert having a second connector in a bottom surface thereof and a top body corresponding to the tooth which is to be replaced; wherein said first connector comprises a post and wherein said second connector comprises a cavity adapted to receive said post; a flexible gasket sleeve sized to surround and extend the length of said post so as to be located radially between said first and second connectors along a length of said post; wherein said first and second connectors are frictionally engageable with each other with the flexible gasket sleeve therebetween, a groove extending longitudinally along an outer surface of said post, said groove having a secondary groove therein, and a key configured to be positioned between the flexible gasket sleeve and the tooth insert at a position corresponding to the secondary groove, so that pressing the tooth insert over the retaining post can result in the key being positioned within the secondary groove so as to extrude the flexible gasket sleeve into the groove and the secondary groove thereby enabling to retain the tooth insert on the retaining post.
A coil unit, which is used for a contactless power transmission from power feeding side to power receiving side, comprising a coil for power transmission and an apparatus for detecting foreign matter, wherein, the apparatus for detecting foreign matter comprises a plurality of resonators comprising a resonance coil and a resonance capacitor, and an excitation coil for exciting the plurality of resonators, wherein, the plurality of resonators are disposed in rows and columns so as to cover at least an area interlinking with a magnetic flux generated by the coil for power transmission, the excitation coil makes resonators adjacent with each other in a row direction and a column direction among the plurality of resonators to generate an alternating magnetic field with resonance frequencies different from each other within a frequency band in which the coil for power transmission is not excited, wherein the apparatus for detecting foreign matter further comprises a plurality of detecting coils, each of the plurality of detecting coils being disposed so as to be magnetically coupled to each resonator of the plurality of resonators, and wherein the coil unit further comprises a system for detecting foreign matter comprising: - a plurality of AC/DC converters which convert an alternating current signal output from the plurality of detecting coils to a direct current signal, - a plurality of comparator circuits which compare the direct current signal output from the plurality of AC/DC converters and a reference voltage, and - a decider which analyzes the wave form of the signal output from the plurality of comparator circuits to determine whether a foreign matter is present. - a plurality of AC/DC converters which convert an alternating current signal output from the plurality of detecting coils to a direct current signal, - a plurality of comparator circuits which compare the direct current signal output from the plurality of AC/DC converters and a reference voltage, and - a decider which analyzes the wave form of the signal output from the plurality of comparator circuits to determine whether a foreign matter is present.
Propellant charge loader with a feeding slide, which is movable linearly along a loading direction, for feeding propellant charges into a loaded position in the charge chamber of a weapon barrel, characterized by a retainer, which is arranged movably on the feeding slide, for securing the position of the propellant charges in their loaded position.
An assembly (10,100), characterized by: a circuit board (12, 112) having a perimeter edge (22, 122); an enclosure (14, 114) having a bottom wall (24, 124) and at least one sidewall (26, 126) disposed around a perimeter of the bottom wall, the sidewall including an inclined interior wall surface (30, 130) such that the enclosure defines a cavity between the bottom wall and the at least one sidewall, the cavity having a cross-sectional dimension that diverges away from the bottom wall; and at least one metal shield (16, 116a, b) attached to the circuit board for protecting the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference, the shield comprising a metal plate (32, 132a, b) having a perimeter portion and a plurality of tangs (36, 136a, b) extending away from the perimeter portion, the circuit board and the shield disposed in the cavity of the enclosure such that each of the tangs of the shield are disposed between the perimeter edge (22, 122) of the circuit board and the at least one sidewall of the enclosure such that the inclined interior wall surface of the at least one sidewall urges the tangs toward the perimeter edge of the circuit board. a circuit board (12, 112) having a perimeter edge (22, 122); an enclosure (14, 114) having a bottom wall (24, 124) and at least one sidewall (26, 126) disposed around a perimeter of the bottom wall, the sidewall including an inclined interior wall surface (30, 130) such that the enclosure defines a cavity between the bottom wall and the at least one sidewall, the cavity having a cross-sectional dimension that diverges away from the bottom wall; and at least one metal shield (16, 116a, b) attached to the circuit board for protecting the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference, the shield comprising a metal plate (32, 132a, b) having a perimeter portion and a plurality of tangs (36, 136a, b) extending away from the perimeter portion, the circuit board and the shield disposed in the cavity of the enclosure such that each of the tangs of the shield are disposed between the perimeter edge (22, 122) of the circuit board and the at least one sidewall of the enclosure such that the inclined interior wall surface of the at least one sidewall urges the tangs toward the perimeter edge of the circuit board.
A linear motor for use in a machine tool, the linear motor comprising a magnet plate including a plurality of magnets arranged side by side in a first direction; a slider including a plurality of coils arranged side by side in the first direction, and configured to slide in the first direction relative to the magnet plate; and a cooling pipe provided at a surface portion of the slider on a side opposite to a side facing the magnet plate, wherein the surface portion is provided with a plurality of grooves and a plurality of ridges that alternate in the first direction, the grooves are each elongated in a second direction that is parallel to a surface of the magnet plate and orthogonal to the first direction, the ridges are each elongated in the second direction, the cooling pipe is routed on the slider so as to wind back and forth through the grooves, each of the ridges has two end portions in the second direction including a first end portion on a side along which a bent portion of the cooling pipe extends, characterized in that on at least one side in the second direction, each of the first end portions is entirely located inward of two end faces of the slider in the second direction, or a portion of each of the first end portions, excluding a central portion of the first end portion in the first direction, is located inward of the two end faces of the slider in the second direction. a magnet plate including a plurality of magnets arranged side by side in a first direction; a slider including a plurality of coils arranged side by side in the first direction, and configured to slide in the first direction relative to the magnet plate; and a cooling pipe provided at a surface portion of the slider on a side opposite to a side facing the magnet plate, wherein the surface portion is provided with a plurality of grooves and a plurality of ridges that alternate in the first direction, the grooves are each elongated in a second direction that is parallel to a surface of the magnet plate and orthogonal to the first direction, the ridges are each elongated in the second direction, the cooling pipe is routed on the slider so as to wind back and forth through the grooves, each of the ridges has two end portions in the second direction including a first end portion on a side along which a bent portion of the cooling pipe extends, characterized in that on at least one side in the second direction, each of the first end portions is entirely located inward of two end faces of the slider in the second direction, or a portion of each of the first end portions, excluding a central portion of the first end portion in the first direction, is located inward of the two end faces of the slider in the second direction.
A method for producing a bag according to which, starting from a tubular body designed to be separated into a first bag, a waste piece and a second bag following the first bag, the first bag includes a rear tab coming from a lower face of the tubular body, and delimited by a central line in the transverse direction and two diagonal lines reaching lateral sides of the lower face of the first bag; the second bag includes a front tab facing the rear tab of the first bag, coming from the lower face of the tubular body, and delimited by the central line in the transverse direction and two diagonal lines reaching lateral sides of the lower face of the second bag; an upper face of the tubular body and lateral sides of the second bag, when the tubular body includes gussets, being cut at the same transverse level as a bottom line of which the front tab projects forward; said tubular body including perforations extending along the central line, diagonal lines of the first bag and the second bag, the bottom line delimiting the bags on the upper face and the lateral sides of bags, when the tubular body includes gussets; - a first step occurs consisting of a separation of the first and the second bag (27, 28) and; - in a second step, separating the waste piece remaining on one of the bags between the rear end and the front tab; wherein the first and the second step are accomplished between, on the one hand, a first pair of separation cylinders and, on the other hand, a second pair of separation cylinders downstream of the first pair of separation cylinders with respect to the scrolling direction of the tubular body, the waste piece being clamped between the central line and the bottom line between the cylinders of the first pair during the first step to be retained on the second bag, then clamped and torn off by the second pair during the second step, the first pair of cylinders being driven with a lower peripheral speed than that of the second pair at least during the first and the second step. - a first step occurs consisting of a separation of the first and the second bag (27, 28) and; - in a second step, separating the waste piece remaining on one of the bags between the rear end and the front tab;
A process for the preparation of polybutene having an exo-olefin content of at least 50 mol. % from an impure isobutene or an isobutene-containing monomer feedstock containing from 5 ppm to 500 ppm of polar impurities, which process comprises contacting said impure isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock, with a Lewis acid catalyst complexed with a Lewis base in a molar ratio of from 1:1 to 1:8, in a substantially or completely apolar polymerization medium, and initiating polymerization of said isobutene or isobutene-containing feedstock with an initiator, wherein said Lewis acid catalyst is a Lewis acid of the formula R'AlCl 2, wherein R' is a hydrocarbyl group; said Lewis base is a dihydrocarbyl ether wherein each hydrocarbyl group is independently selected from hydrocarbyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and one or both hydrocarbyl groups of the dihydrocarbyl ether are substituted with an electron withdrawing group and the initiator is a compound of the formula RX, wherein X is a halide; R is a hydrocarbyl group capable of forming a stable carbocation, and wherein the carbon linking group R to group X is tertiary, benzylic or allylic; wherein the amount of water in said feedstock is controlled to be between an amount at least equal to the molar amount of polar impurities in said feedstock, and less than 5 mM per liter of feedstock.
A method for the separation of calcium eggshell from an eggshell by-product comprising the steps of: a. Agitating the eggshell by-product; b. Sieving the eggshell by-product; c. Subjecting the eggshell by-product to a functional digestion with a first base solution with between 15-45% solids loading, a temperature between 30 to 90 degrees Celsius, and the first base solution is 0.5 to 5% sodium hydroxide solution mixed in water by weight, with fluidization and a residence time between 15 min to 60 min; d. Subjecting the eggshell by-product to a refining digestion with a second base solution with a solids loading between 15-45% solids by volume, ambient temperature, 6%-12% sodium hypochlorite mixed in water by weight with less than 1% of sodium hydroxide, with fluidization and a residence time of between 10 and 40 minutes. e. Running the eggshell by-product through a washing stage using water; and f. Drying the eggshell by-product to obtain calcium carbonate. a. Agitating the eggshell by-product; b. Sieving the eggshell by-product; c. Subjecting the eggshell by-product to a functional digestion with a first base solution with between 15-45% solids loading, a temperature between 30 to 90 degrees Celsius, and the first base solution is 0.5 to 5% sodium hydroxide solution mixed in water by weight, with fluidization and a residence time between 15 min to 60 min; d. Subjecting the eggshell by-product to a refining digestion with a second base solution with a solids loading between 15-45% solids by volume, ambient temperature, 6%-12% sodium hypochlorite mixed in water by weight with less than 1% of sodium hydroxide, with fluidization and a residence time of between 10 and 40 minutes. e. Running the eggshell by-product through a washing stage using water; and f. Drying the eggshell by-product to obtain calcium carbonate.