mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electronic converter unit for a pump unit, wherein the pump unit includes a housing, which comprises a signal source (16, 18) for emitting a signal, wherein the electronic converter unit comprises: - a signal detector for measuring the signal emitted from the signal source of the pump unit, wherein the electronic converter unit is adapted to be detachably coupled to the pump unit and wherein the electronic converter unit further comprises: - a converter unit for converting said signals to electrical signals, and - transmitting means for transmitting the electrical signals to an external communication unit; wherein - the signal source (16, 18) is a light source, and wherein the signal detector is a photo detector for measuring the light emitted from the light source of the pump, and wherein the converter unit is adapted to converting optical signals to electrical signals, characterized in that - the converter device is adapted to wirelessly transmit the electrical signals as infrared or as a radio signal, such as GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G and Bluetooth ®, - the electronic converter unit is provided with a housing having an aperture, and wherein the photo detector is arranged within the housing behind the aperture, - the aperture is provided with an optical transparent cover, such as glass, artificial glass or plastic, and - the aperture is further provided with a sheet or layer of conductive material, the sheet or layer having a number of apertures. - a signal detector for measuring the signal emitted from the signal source of the pump unit, wherein the electronic converter unit is adapted to be detachably coupled to the pump unit and wherein the electronic converter unit further comprises: - a converter unit for converting said signals to electrical signals, and - transmitting means for transmitting the electrical signals to an external communication unit; - the signal source (16, 18) is a light source, and wherein the signal detector is a photo detector for measuring the light emitted from the light source of the pump, and wherein the converter unit is adapted to converting optical signals to electrical signals, - the converter device is adapted to wirelessly transmit the electrical signals as infrared or as a radio signal, such as GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G and Bluetooth ®, - the electronic converter unit is provided with a housing having an aperture, and wherein the photo detector is arranged within the housing behind the aperture, - the aperture is provided with an optical transparent cover, such as glass, artificial glass or plastic, and - the aperture is further provided with a sheet or layer of conductive material, the sheet or layer having a number of apertures.
Safety system with a safety switch with an input/output structure and with means for generating a switching signal for enabling the operation of a system, and with a start button, wherein an acknowledgement signal for enabling the system is generated by manual actuation of the start button, wherein the operation of the system is only enabled when the safety switch generates an enable signal for the system and when an acknowledgement signal is present with the start button, characterised in that the input/output structure forms connection means for connecting the start button, and in that the connection means are automatically detected in the safety switch, in that during operation of the safety switch with or without the start button there are different wirings of inputs and/or outputs of the input/output structure, which are detected in the safety switch, and in that the connection of the start button is detected in the safety switch during a commissioning phase.
A bicycle system including a bicycle, the bicycle system including a processor integral to the bicycle, the bicycle system further including a battery integral to the bicycle, wherein the processor is powerable by the battery, the bicycle system including a smartphone holder configurable to receive a smartphone and to connect the smartphone to the processor, wherein in use the smartphone holder is attachable to, and detachable from, the smartphone, characterized by an integrated locking system controllable by the processor and configurable to prevent the bicycle system from traveling, wherein the locking system is activated in response to removal of the smartphone recognized by the processor from the smartphone holder.
An apparatus comprising: a housing sized to contain a medical device; and an inserter arranged at and extending from a distal portion of the housing, the inserter having at least a portion comprising a greater width than at least one other portion of the inserter, wherein the portion of the inserter comprising a greater width is arranged between a first and second other portion of the inserter having a lesser width such that the inserter is configured to form an asymmetric pocket for the medical device within a patient, wherein the inserter includes a flat external surface along the portion comprising the greater width. a housing sized to contain a medical device; and an inserter arranged at and extending from a distal portion of the housing, the inserter having at least a portion comprising a greater width than at least one other portion of the inserter, wherein the portion of the inserter comprising a greater width is arranged between a first and second other portion of the inserter having a lesser width such that the inserter is configured to form an asymmetric pocket for the medical device within a patient, wherein the inserter includes a flat external surface along the portion comprising the greater width.
A lighting control device for controlling light output from at least one luminaire (120-k, 220-k), the lighting control device (110, 210-k) comprising: a lighting control logic for defining the manner of controlling light output from the at least one luminaire (120-k, 220-k), the lighting control device characterized by: an adaptation means for adjusting the lighting control logic at least in part based on occupancy information received from an occupancy sensor (132, 232-k) configured to sense motion and/or presence of a person in a certain area, wherein the adaptation means is configured to: - receive time information, - determine an average switch-on time for a day based on luminaire data collected from multiple days by taking into account the collected data about a time the occupancy sensor starts to sense motion on an area of a specific luminaire or a group of luminaires, and - determine an average duration of a day based on a duration between the time of day the occupancy information starts to indicate presence of a person and the time of day on which the occupancy information no longer indicates presence of a person on that day and wherein the lighting control device is configured to select between a first lighting mode and a second lighting mode to be used at a certain time interval wherein the selection is based at least in part on the determined average duration of the day and/or the determined average switch-on time, wherein at least one of the following is different in the first lighting mode than in the second lighting mode: the light intensity level produced by the luminaire (120-k, 220-k), color of the light output by the luminaire (120-k, 220-k), color temperature of the light output by the luminaire (120-k, 220-k). - receive time information, - determine an average switch-on time for a day based on luminaire data collected from multiple days by taking into account the collected data about a time the occupancy sensor starts to sense motion on an area of a specific luminaire or a group of luminaires, and - determine an average duration of a day based on a duration between the time of day the occupancy information starts to indicate presence of a person and the time of day on which the occupancy information no longer indicates presence of a person on that day and wherein the lighting control device is configured to select between a first lighting mode and a second lighting mode to be used at a certain time interval wherein the selection is based at least in part on the determined average duration of the day and/or the determined average switch-on time, wherein at least one of the following is different in the first lighting mode than in the second lighting mode: the light intensity level produced by the luminaire (120-k, 220-k), color of the light output by the luminaire (120-k, 220-k), color temperature of the light output by the luminaire (120-k, 220-k).
Method for recognizing a topology in a low-voltage network that has local substations (3,4,5,6) each having a plurality of output lines (7,8,25,26,31,40,41,42,43,44,46), wherein each output line (7,8,25,26,31,40,41,42,43,44,46) is connected to at least one controllable electrical resource (9,10,23,27,28,32,47,48,80-87), and wherein each local substation (3,4,5,6) has a control apparatus (12,18,20,22), characterized by the steps performed by way of a computer arrangement (61,73,74,75): - assigning resources (9,10,23,27,28,32,47,48,80-87) to the control apparatuses (3,4,5,6) based on geographical proximity, wherein geographical proximity means a physical distance between a local substation and a resource, and - selecting an assigned resource, and - transmitting a test control command (101,102) specific to the selected resource from the respective control apparatus to the resources (9,10,23) respectively assigned thereto, wherein the test control command (101,102) is designed to trigger a change in a power consumption or power output of the selected resource, and - measuring a change in at least one electrical variable on the output lines (7,8,25,26,31,40,41,42,43,44,46) of the respective local substation by way of a respective measuring apparatus, and - assigning the selected electrical resource to that output line of that local substation on which a correlation between test control command and change is recognized. - assigning resources (9,10,23,27,28,32,47,48,80-87) to the control apparatuses (3,4,5,6) based on geographical proximity, wherein geographical proximity means a physical distance between a local substation and a resource, and - selecting an assigned resource, and - transmitting a test control command (101,102) specific to the selected resource from the respective control apparatus to the resources (9,10,23) respectively assigned thereto, wherein the test control command (101,102) is designed to trigger a change in a power consumption or power output of the selected resource, and - measuring a change in at least one electrical variable on the output lines (7,8,25,26,31,40,41,42,43,44,46) of the respective local substation by way of a respective measuring apparatus, and - assigning the selected electrical resource to that output line of that local substation on which a correlation between test control command and change is recognized.
A method of securing a seat trim cover to a foam cushion, the method comprising: placing a flexible seat trim cover adjacent a foam bun having a foam body outlined by a contoured outer surface, the foam bun carrying an elongated cushion retainer; and forcing each of a plurality of clips spaced-apart at predetermined intervals along a distal edge of a web of the seat trim cover into engagement with the cushion retainer, thereby simultaneously fastening and aligning the seat trim cover to the foam bun, wherein each of the plurality of clips comprises a clip base secured to the distal edge of the web and defining a tool retention feature, wherein the tool retention feature comprises a tool retention aperture defined by the clip [claim 3], and an opposing pair of latch elements extending from the clip base beyond the distal edge of the web and defining therebetween a space for receiving the retainer; and wherein forcing each of the plurality of clips into engagement with the retainer comprises engaging the tool retention feature of the clip with a tool; and applying force to the engaged tool to force the clip into engagement with the retainer. placing a flexible seat trim cover adjacent a foam bun having a foam body outlined by a contoured outer surface, the foam bun carrying an elongated cushion retainer; and forcing each of a plurality of clips spaced-apart at predetermined intervals along a distal edge of a web of the seat trim cover into engagement with the cushion retainer, thereby simultaneously fastening and aligning the seat trim cover to the foam bun, wherein each of the plurality of clips comprises a clip base secured to the distal edge of the web and defining a tool retention feature, wherein the tool retention feature comprises a tool retention aperture defined by the clip [claim 3], and an opposing pair of latch elements extending from the clip base beyond the distal edge of the web and defining therebetween a space for receiving the retainer; and wherein forcing each of the plurality of clips into engagement with the retainer comprises engaging the tool retention feature of the clip with a tool; and applying force to the engaged tool to force the clip into engagement with the retainer.
A refrigerator having an insulated cabinet forming a refrigerated space (11, 13); an insulated door (15, 17) closing the refrigerated space and having an outer panel and a liner; a water supply to the door; a water dispenser comprising: a dispenser housing having side walls, a top and a bottom in the door extending inwardly from the outer panel toward the liner; a water outlet in the dispenser housing adjacent the top; a filter casing in the door opening into the dispenser housing including: a head assembly at one end of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to the water outlet; a filter cartridge positioned in the filter casing and connected to the head assembly; and a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and arranged to hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and to release the filter cartridge in a second position; wherein moving the filter retainer to the second position allows the filter cartridge to be disconnected from the head assembly and removed from the filter casing. a dispenser housing having side walls, a top and a bottom in the door extending inwardly from the outer panel toward the liner; a water outlet in the dispenser housing adjacent the top; a filter casing in the door opening into the dispenser housing including: a head assembly at one end of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to the water outlet; a filter cartridge positioned in the filter casing and connected to the head assembly; and a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and arranged to hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and to release the filter cartridge in a second position; a head assembly at one end of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to the water outlet; a filter cartridge positioned in the filter casing and connected to the head assembly; and a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and arranged to hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and to release the filter cartridge in a second position; wherein moving the filter retainer to the second position allows the filter cartridge to be disconnected from the head assembly and removed from the filter casing.
System consisting of a vehicle which is independently mobile in the outdoor area and has a running gear that is controlled by a controller, wherein the controller uses control data acquired by sensors of a sensor system and optionally a mapping function stored in a memory element, and a surveillance device equipped with surveillance sensors, characterized in that the surveillance device consists of a surveillance module, in order to detect unauthorised entry of an object and/or of a person on a site to be monitored and trigger an alarm, with which the vehicle may be equipped or not equipped according to choice, wherein the vehicle can be equipped with a work module instead of the surveillance module or additionally thereto to carry out an activity that differs from the surveillance activity, particularly a cleaning or tending activity and wherein the vehicle has a module carrier for optional accommodation of the surveillance module or the work module, so that the vehicle can be converted into a monitoring device by exchanging the work module for the monitoring module.
A photovoltaic module comprising a solar cell element and an insulation material laminated to at least one side of the solar cell element wherein the insulation material comprises an olefin copolymer which comprises silane group-containing monomer units in an amount of 0.5 to 5 wt %, and polar comonomer units different from the main olefin monomer units and the silane group containing monomer units in an amount between 10 and 45 wt%, wherein cross-linking is performed by condensation of silanol groups contained in the polyolefin which are obtained by hydrolysation of silane groups.
An electrosurgical instrument for removing tissue from a target site comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and distal end portion; an electrode support arranged at said distal end portion, said electrode support having a tissue treatment surface; a plurality of planar active electrodes attached to said electrode support, wherein said planar active electrodes are arranged substantially perpendicular to said tissue treatment surface and are arranged substantially parallel to one another and in which each active electrode comprises a plate having at least one aperture; an electrical connector extending through the shaft that connects the plurality of active electrodes with a high frequency power supply; and an aspiration lumen within the shaft having a distal opening at said distal end portion wherein at least one active electrode extends into the aspiration lumen to inhibit clogging of the aspiration lumen.
A method for operating a beam-steering system, the method adapted for being performed by the beam-steering system, the method comprising: receiving a signal to be tracked; generating a first phase-mode signal, a second phase-mode signal and a third phase-mode signal from the received signal; generating a first intermediate auxiliary signal, a second intermediate auxiliary signal, and a first intermediate main signal in accordance with the phase-mode signals; deriving a first steering signal depending on a circumferential steering angle of the received signal from the first intermediate main signal and the first auxiliary signal; and deriving a second steering signal depending on a radial steering angle of the received signal from the second intermediate auxiliary signal and the first intermediate main signal; characterized in that deriving the first steering signal comprises: evaluating where θ s, is an electrical phaseshift depending on the first steering signal, φ p is a radial bearing of a source of the received signal, θ P is a circumferential bearing of the source of the received signal, M 0 is the first intermediate main signal, A 01 is the first intermediate auxiliary signal, N is a number of elements in an array of antenna elements, m ( t) is a modulation of the signal, μ is a feedback gain or step-size for the first steering signal, q is a scaling factor in an approximation of a dependence on radial bearing coordinate, and Rs {•} is a function returning a real portion of an argument. receiving a signal to be tracked; generating a first phase-mode signal, a second phase-mode signal and a third phase-mode signal from the received signal; generating a first intermediate auxiliary signal, a second intermediate auxiliary signal, and a first intermediate main signal in accordance with the phase-mode signals; deriving a first steering signal depending on a circumferential steering angle of the received signal from the first intermediate main signal and the first auxiliary signal; and deriving a second steering signal depending on a radial steering angle of the received signal from the second intermediate auxiliary signal and the first intermediate main signal; characterized in that deriving the first steering signal comprises: evaluating where θ s, is an electrical phaseshift depending on the first steering signal, φ p is a radial bearing of a source of the received signal, θ P is a circumferential bearing of the source of the received signal, M 0 is the first intermediate main signal, A 01 is the first intermediate auxiliary signal, N is a number of elements in an array of antenna elements, m ( t) is a modulation of the signal, μ is a feedback gain or step-size for the first steering signal, q is a scaling factor in an approximation of a dependence on radial bearing coordinate, and Rs {•} is a function returning a real portion of an argument.
Surgical instrument, in particular for tissue fusion, with a tool which has at least one branch with an electrode unit, wherein the electrode unit consists of a sheet metal part and a plastic body, and wherein: - the sheet metal part has a tissue contact face with two long edges (38, 39) opposite each other, - angled strip portions (40, 41) extend away from the edges (38, 39), - openings are provided in the strip portions (40, 41), - the plastic body fills a space formed between the strip portions (40, 41), characterised in that - the plastic body passes through the openings (42, 42a) by extending through the openings (42, 42a), - the tissue contact face has apertures (45, 46) through which the plastic body extends in order to form holding means (51, 52). - the sheet metal part has a tissue contact face with two long edges (38, 39) opposite each other, - angled strip portions (40, 41) extend away from the edges (38, 39), - openings are provided in the strip portions (40, 41), - the plastic body fills a space formed between the strip portions (40, 41), - the plastic body passes through the openings (42, 42a) by extending through the openings (42, 42a), - the tissue contact face has apertures (45, 46) through which the plastic body extends in order to form holding means (51, 52).
A system for forming a tibial implant configured for attachment to a tibia in a knee arthroplasty, the system comprising: one or more baseplates (212,312,412,512,612) having a lateral portion (328,428,528,628) and a medial portion (326,426,526,626) oriented relative to an anteroposterior axis, each of the lateral portion and the medial portion having a distal surface (218,218A,318,318A,418,418A,518,518A,618,618A) configured to interface with a lateral resected proximal surface of a tibia and a medial resected proximal surface of a tibia respectively; characterized in that the system further comprises: a plurality of fixation members (214,314,414,514,614) each of the plurality of fixation members being configured to couple to the baseplate and extend both distally and medially from the baseplate such that each fixation member of the plurality of fixation members is oriented at an acute angle (θ,θ 1,θ 2,δ 1,δ 2) relative to the distal surface of the medial portion, and wherein each of the plurality of fixation members is configured to differ from others of the plurality of fixation members such that the acute angle formed by each of the plurality of fixation members, when mounted to the baseplate, differs in degree.
Rotatable drum, suitable to receive white slag inside it resulting from a steel production process, characterized in that said rotatable drum comprises: - a drum frame; - modular panels (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50) removably fixed to said drum frame and forming the side walls of said rotatable drum when fixed to the frame, each of said modular panels comprising panel walls that internally contain at least one chamber suitable to be permeated by a coolant fluid, to obtain an indirect cooling of the white slag when received in the drum by means of thermal exchange between said white slag and the panel walls. - a drum frame; - modular panels (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50) removably fixed to said drum frame and forming the side walls of said rotatable drum when fixed to the frame,