mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Actuator (10; 110; 120; 130; 180; 190; 3000): - comprising at least one shape-memory-alloy based converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) in a housing (14; 197; 3004) and at least one preload spring (12; 3; 3009); - configured to cause a motion of at least one movable member (13; 198; 3002) o in a first direction, upon the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) undergoing thermally induced phase transition which makes it contracted, and o in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, upon the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) undergoing phase transition caused by temperature change and enhanced by the preload spring (12; 3; 3009) which makes the converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) elongated; and - comprising a rod connecting to the said movable member and to a spring, wherein the actuator is configured to allow the rod to be pulled to an optimal prestress for the converter and a fixation part to be added to hold the optimal prestress; characterized in, that the spring is one of a compression spring stack placed around the rod and a tension spring connecting to the end of the rod; and in that the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) comprises at least one bundle (1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) of individual wires or rods made of or consisting shape-memory-alloy in such manner that in the bundle (1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) the individual wires are electrically connected to each other in parallel and mechanically arranged in parallel; and optionally, if there are more than one bundle (1811; 100, 101, 102, 103), the bundles (1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) are connected to each other electrically in series or in parallel and preferably mechanically in parallel. - comprising at least one shape-memory-alloy based converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) in a housing (14; 197; 3004) and at least one preload spring (12; 3; 3009); - configured to cause a motion of at least one movable member (13; 198; 3002) o in a first direction, upon the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) undergoing thermally induced phase transition which makes it contracted, and o in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, upon the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) undergoing phase transition caused by temperature change and enhanced by the preload spring (12; 3; 3009) which makes the converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) elongated; and o in a first direction, upon the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) undergoing thermally induced phase transition which makes it contracted, and o in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, upon the at least one converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) undergoing phase transition caused by temperature change and enhanced by the preload spring (12; 3; 3009) which makes the converter (11; 1811; 100, 101, 102, 103) elongated; and - comprising a rod connecting to the said movable member and to a spring, wherein the actuator is configured to allow the rod to be pulled to an optimal prestress for the converter and a fixation part to be added to hold the optimal prestress;
A method for oxyfuel combustion of a fuel selected from the group consisting of carbonaceous fuel; hydrocarbonaceous fuel; and mixtures thereof, said method comprising: combusting said fuel in the presence of oxygen in an oxyfuel combustion unit to produce flue gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen as a contaminant gas; separating carbon dioxide and oxygen from feed gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen by diffusion across at least one permeable membrane in a membrane separation system to produce separated carbon dioxide gas comprising oxygen, and vent gas; and feeding at least a portion of said separated carbon dioxide gas comprising oxygen from said membrane separation system to said oxyfuel combustion unit to provide oxygen for combustion therein, wherein said feed gas is derived from said flue gas. combusting said fuel in the presence of oxygen in an oxyfuel combustion unit to produce flue gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen as a contaminant gas; separating carbon dioxide and oxygen from feed gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen by diffusion across at least one permeable membrane in a membrane separation system to produce separated carbon dioxide gas comprising oxygen, and vent gas; and feeding at least a portion of said separated carbon dioxide gas comprising oxygen from said membrane separation system to said oxyfuel combustion unit to provide oxygen for combustion therein,
A method for treating one or more cut flowers each comprising a stem, possibly leaves and a flower bud, said method comprising - arranging one or more cut flowers in an impregnation solution so that at least a portion of the stem of said one or more cut flowers are immersed in the impregnation solution, but where the flower bud is free from impregnation solution; and - applying vacuum impregnation, in a minimum pressure range of 50 - 500 mbar (5,000 - 50,000 Pa), to the impregnation solution when said at least portion of the stem are immersed into the impregnation solution. - arranging one or more cut flowers in an impregnation solution so that at least a portion of the stem of said one or more cut flowers are immersed in the impregnation solution, but where the flower bud is free from impregnation solution; and - applying vacuum impregnation, in a minimum pressure range of 50 - 500 mbar (5,000 - 50,000 Pa), to the impregnation solution when said at least portion of the stem are immersed into the impregnation solution.
A diffuser of a radial or mixed-flow compressor comprising an inner shroud, an outer shroud and a series of fins extending radially with respect to an axis of revolution of the diffuser between the inner shroud and the outer shroud, each fin having a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite to the leading edge, and a height (h) corresponding to a minimum dimension of the fin, along a radial direction with respect to the axis of the diffuser, between the inner shroud and the outer shroud at the fin, the diffuser being characterised in that: - the trailing edge of each fin is curved so that a distance ( d 1) between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the fin substantially at mid-height ( h /2) of the fin is 5% to 15% shorter than a distance ( d 2) between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the fin at the inner shroud, and - the trailing edge has a variable cross-section comprising a first portion forming a wall in the vicinity of the outer shroud and having a height equal to at most 10% of the height ( h) of the fin, a second curved portion and a third portion forming a wall substantially identical to the first portion. - the trailing edge of each fin is curved so that a distance ( d 1) between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the fin substantially at mid-height ( h /2) of the fin is 5% to 15% shorter than a distance ( d 2) between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the fin at the inner shroud, and - the trailing edge has a variable cross-section comprising a first portion forming a wall in the vicinity of the outer shroud and having a height equal to at most 10% of the height ( h) of the fin, a second curved portion and a third portion forming a wall substantially identical to the first portion.
A method of manufacturing a cement clinker in an installation comprising: - a first cyclone preheater and a second cyclone preheater to preheat respectively a first and a second raw material part, - a pre-roaster using a combustion gas to burn a fuel, the fumes produced by the pre-roaster being directed toward said second cyclone preheater, - a rotating kiln, provided with a fuel burner, the fumes produced by the rotating kiln, being directed toward said first cyclone preheater, - a clinker cooler by cooling gas blowing through the clinker at the outlet of the rotating kiln, the method wherein: - preheating the first raw material part in said first cyclone preheater, - preheating the second raw material part in said second cyclone preheater, - pre-roasting the preheated first raw material part and the preheated second raw material part in the pre-roaster before curing the pre-roasted materials in the rotating kiln and cooling the cured materials in said clinker cooler, and wherein: - said combustion gas at the pre-roaster comprises between 90% and 100% volume oxygen, - the pre-roaster is a fluidized bed, the fluidization gas being said combustion gas, - pre-roasting the materials (4, 6) at the pre-roaster, without recycling the fumes at said the pre-roaster. - a first cyclone preheater and a second cyclone preheater to preheat respectively a first and a second raw material part, - a pre-roaster using a combustion gas to burn a fuel, the fumes produced by the pre-roaster being directed toward said second cyclone preheater, - a rotating kiln, provided with a fuel burner, the fumes produced by the rotating kiln, being directed toward said first cyclone preheater, - a clinker cooler by cooling gas blowing through the clinker at the outlet of the rotating kiln, - preheating the first raw material part in said first cyclone preheater, - preheating the second raw material part in said second cyclone preheater, - pre-roasting the preheated first raw material part and the preheated second raw material part in the pre-roaster before curing the pre-roasted materials in the rotating kiln and cooling the cured materials in said clinker cooler, and wherein: - said combustion gas at the pre-roaster comprises between 90% and 100% volume oxygen, - the pre-roaster is a fluidized bed, the fluidization gas being said combustion gas, - pre-roasting the materials (4, 6) at the pre-roaster, without recycling the fumes at said the pre-roaster.
A camera module for an electronic device (102, 204), the camera module comprising: a camera lens; an image sensor (408, 1108) aligned with the camera lens; a retainer encircling the camera lens, the retainer being movable during a focus tuning of the camera module; and an electrostatic discharge bridge component arranged to provide a controlled path for an electrostatic discharge current to travel from the retainer to a system ground of the electronic device (102, 204), the electrostatic discharge bridge component separated from the retainer by a gap and positioned to guide the electrostatic discharge current conducted by the gap to the electrostatic discharge bridge component away from the image sensor (408, 1108). a camera lens; an image sensor (408, 1108) aligned with the camera lens; a retainer encircling the camera lens, the retainer being movable during a focus tuning of the camera module; and an electrostatic discharge bridge component arranged to provide a controlled path for an electrostatic discharge current to travel from the retainer to a system ground of the electronic device (102, 204), the electrostatic discharge bridge component separated from the retainer by a gap and positioned to guide the electrostatic discharge current conducted by the gap to the electrostatic discharge bridge component away from the image sensor (408, 1108).
A protein of the following (a) or (b): (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs:2 to 8; (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence which shows 95% or more identity to the amino acid sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs:6 to 8 and having the activity to synthesize an L-amino acid-L-amino acid dipeptide; provided that a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is excluded. (a) a protein comprising the amino acid sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs:2 to 8; (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence which shows 95% or more identity to the amino acid sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs:6 to 8 and having the activity to synthesize an L-amino acid-L-amino acid dipeptide; provided that a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is excluded.
Scales having a load receiver which is designed to detect the weight of materials to be weighed, and having an evaluation device which is connected to the load receiver and is designed to determine a weight value on the basis of the weight signal measured by the load receiver, and having a storage device which has a tamper-proof memory, wherein it is provided that the evaluation device can be switched into a calibration mode and a working mode, characterised in that the evaluation device is designed in such a way that, in the calibration mode, it stores a weight value in the tamper-proof memory and in the working mode, write access and/or delete access of the evaluation device to the tamper-proof memory is not possible, and the evaluation device is designed in such a way that it determines a weight value more quickly and/or at higher resolution in the working mode than in the calibration mode.
A movable core-type reciprocating motor, the motor comprising: a stator comprising an inner stator and an outer stator; a magnet coil disposed between the inner stator and the outer stator; a magnet fixed to at least one of the inner stator and the outer stator so as to be at least partially positioned within a range of the air gap; and a mover configured to perform a reciprocation movement with respect to the stator and the magnet, the mover comprising a movable core disposed in the air gap and made of a magnetic material and a connection member made of a non-magnetic material and configured to support the movable core, wherein the movable core comprises a plurality of first segments arranged in an axial direction, and wherein said plurality of first segments are radially laminated and stacked along the circumferential direction of the connection member, characterized in that at least one hole is formed in the first segment and a part of the connection member is inserted into the hole, in parallel with the stacking direction of the first segments. a stator comprising an inner stator and an outer stator; a magnet coil disposed between the inner stator and the outer stator; a magnet fixed to at least one of the inner stator and the outer stator so as to be at least partially positioned within a range of the air gap; and a mover configured to perform a reciprocation movement with respect to the stator and the magnet, the mover comprising a movable core disposed in the air gap and made of a magnetic material and a connection member made of a non-magnetic material and configured to support the movable core, wherein the movable core comprises a plurality of first segments arranged in an axial direction, and wherein said plurality of first segments are radially laminated and stacked along the circumferential direction of the connection member, characterized in that at least one hole is formed in the first segment and a part of the connection member is inserted into the hole, in parallel with the stacking direction of the first segments.
A method, comprising: at a battery charging device that includes one or more processors and memory: receiving first battery life information for a first battery installed in an electronic device (104; 104-1 - 104-m); receiving user demand information for the electronic device (104; 104-1 - 104-m); based on the first battery life information and the user demand information, adjusting a charging rate for a second battery electrically coupled to the battery charging device for charging, the second battery configured for use in the electronic device (104; 104-1 - 104-m). receiving first battery life information for a first battery installed in an electronic device (104; 104-1 - 104-m); receiving user demand information for the electronic device (104; 104-1 - 104-m); based on the first battery life information and the user demand information, adjusting a charging rate for a second battery electrically coupled to the battery charging device for charging, the second battery configured for use in the electronic device (104; 104-1 - 104-m).
A separation apparatus, comprising: - an identifier arranged to identify the particles in a group of particles that have a specific property; - an affinity modifier arranged to modify an affinity of the identified particles relative to that affinity of non-identified particles in an group; - a separator (7, 13) arranged to separate the particles in the group based on their difference in the affinity; wherein: - the affinity modifier modifies the affinity of the identified particles by applying affinity modifying particles to the identified particles; - the affinity modifying particles comprise liquid droplets, and water in particular, to moisturize the identified particles to form a moisture bridge between the identified particles and the separator; characterised in that the separator has a contact surface coated with hydrophilic material onto which identified particles are affixed thereon. - an identifier arranged to identify the particles in a group of particles that have a specific property; - an affinity modifier arranged to modify an affinity of the identified particles relative to that affinity of non-identified particles in an group; - a separator (7, 13) arranged to separate the particles in the group based on their difference in the affinity; - the affinity modifier modifies the affinity of the identified particles by applying affinity modifying particles to the identified particles; - the affinity modifying particles comprise liquid droplets, and water in particular, to moisturize the identified particles to form a moisture bridge between the identified particles and the separator;
Battery sensor for detecting at least one battery parameter, having a battery pole terminal for making contact with a battery pole of a vehicle battery, a cable connection electrically connected to the battery pole terminal, a detection device, electrically arranged between the battery pole terminal and the cable connection, for the at least one battery parameter, wherein the battery pole terminal has an annular section for receiving the battery pole and a retaining section, provided on the annular section, for making electrical contact with the cable connection and/or the detection device, and having a housing that at least partially encloses the detection device, there being provision on the annular section for at least one supporting element, separate from the retaining section, that is received in the housing in positively locking fashion, characterized in that the supporting element has cutouts and/or projections that the housing encloses in positively locking fashion, the housing being produced using an injection moulding process and the projections or cutouts being encapsulated by the plastic material.
A servo-rotating all-function tool module, which is adapted to be mounted to a spring forming machine to serve as an all-direction forming tool of the spring forming machine, wherein the spring forming machine comprises a front wall board, the tool module comprising a rotatable retention seat adapted to be rotatably mounted to the front wall board, characterised in that the tool module further comprises: an axle mounted to the rotatable retention seat; an axle rotating tool module, which is mounted to the axle and comprises an axle slide base (12, 22, 32) and a tool (11, 21, 31), such that the axle slide base (12, 22, 32) is operable to slide along the axle upon receiving a driving force acting thereon so as to cause the tool (11, 21, 31) to undergo a downward pressing or upward returning operation; and a servo transmission module assembly (19, 29, 39), which is mounted to the spring forming machine to provide the driving force for driving the axle slide base (12, 22, 32) to slide along the axle. an axle mounted to the rotatable retention seat; an axle rotating tool module, which is mounted to the axle and comprises an axle slide base (12, 22, 32) and a tool (11, 21, 31), such that the axle slide base (12, 22, 32) is operable to slide along the axle upon receiving a driving force acting thereon so as to cause the tool (11, 21, 31) to undergo a downward pressing or upward returning operation; and a servo transmission module assembly (19, 29, 39), which is mounted to the spring forming machine to provide the driving force for driving the axle slide base (12, 22, 32) to slide along the axle.
A gas cylinder actuator with safety device, which comprises: - a tubular containment jacket, - two opposing heads (12, 13) for closing said tubular jacket, with corresponding sealing elements between the heads and the jacket, a first head provided with a through hole for the passage of a stem-piston, and a second head provided with a gas filling duct, - a stem-piston, - between said tubular jacket, said heads (12, 13) and said stem-piston there being a chamber for pressurized gas, said gas cylinder actuator being characterized in that said second head has a seat for the accommodation of a flow control element of the gas filling duct and corresponding sealing means, said flow control element comprising a control tab for controlling a retracting stroke of said stem-piston, said control tab protruding from a body that has a lightened portion for triggering a controlled fracture or deformation in the event said control tab is crushed by said stem-piston. - a tubular containment jacket, - two opposing heads (12, 13) for closing said tubular jacket, with corresponding sealing elements between the heads and the jacket, a first head provided with a through hole for the passage of a stem-piston, and a second head provided with a gas filling duct, - a stem-piston, - between said tubular jacket, said heads (12, 13) and said stem-piston there being a chamber for pressurized gas, said gas cylinder actuator being characterized in that said second head has a seat for the accommodation of a flow control element of the gas filling duct and corresponding sealing means, said flow control element comprising a control tab for controlling a retracting stroke of said stem-piston, said control tab protruding from a body that has a lightened portion for triggering a controlled fracture or deformation in the event said control tab is crushed by said stem-piston.
Architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter, comprising turboshaft engines (1, 2) that are connected to a power transmission gearbox, and comprising a low DC voltage onboard network for supplying power to helicopter equipment during flight, characterised in that it comprises: - only one turboshaft engine among said turboshaft engines, referred to as a hybrid turboshaft engine, which is capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable flight of the helicopter, the other turboshaft engines operating alone during this stable flight, - an electrotechnical pack for quickly restarting said hybrid turboshaft engine in order bring said engine out of said standby mode and to reach a mode referred to as the nominal mode, in which it provides mechanical power to said power transmission gearbox, said restart pack being connected to said onboard network, said electrotechnical pack for quick restart being a high-voltage pack, - at least two sources (4, 16, 18) of electrical power for said onboard network, and - a low voltage-high voltage converter is arranged between said onboard network and said rapid restart pack - only one turboshaft engine among said turboshaft engines, referred to as a hybrid turboshaft engine, which is capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable flight of the helicopter, the other turboshaft engines operating alone during this stable flight, - an electrotechnical pack for quickly restarting said hybrid turboshaft engine in order bring said engine out of said standby mode and to reach a mode referred to as the nominal mode, in which it provides mechanical power to said power transmission gearbox, said restart pack being connected to said onboard network, said electrotechnical pack for quick restart being a high-voltage pack, - at least two sources (4, 16, 18) of electrical power for said onboard network, and - a low voltage-high voltage converter is arranged between said onboard network and said rapid restart pack