mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A fill valve for a toilet tank comprising, (i) a body wherein is formed a chamber having an upstream orifice designed to be connected to a water supply pipe, and a downstream orifice designed to be connected to a filling pipe of a toilet tank, (ii) a piston comprising a head and a rod, designed to be displaced between an open position wherein the head of the piston allows the circulation of a liquid through the downstream orifice and a closed position wherein the head of the piston seals the downstream orifice in a tight manner, the head of the piston having at least one undercut area, adapted to allow exerting a hydraulic back-pressure assisting the switching of the piston to its closed position, the body having at least one oblique surface, with respect to the axis of displacement of the piston, juxtaposed to said at least one undercut area, said at least one undercut area and said at least one oblique surface forming an annular recess, characterized in that an elastomeric membrane, positioned in the chamber, covers the head of the piston and the annular recess, in order to make the sealing of the downstream orifice tight through the head of the piston. (i) a body wherein is formed a chamber having an upstream orifice designed to be connected to a water supply pipe, and a downstream orifice designed to be connected to a filling pipe of a toilet tank, (ii) a piston comprising a head and a rod, designed to be displaced between an open position wherein the head of the piston allows the circulation of a liquid through the downstream orifice and a closed position wherein the head of the piston seals the downstream orifice in a tight manner, the head of the piston having at least one undercut area, adapted to allow exerting a hydraulic back-pressure assisting the switching of the piston to its closed position, the body having at least one oblique surface, with respect to the axis of displacement of the piston, juxtaposed to said at least one undercut area, said at least one undercut area and said at least one oblique surface forming an annular recess, characterized in that an elastomeric membrane, positioned in the chamber, covers the head of the piston and the annular recess, in order to make the sealing of the downstream orifice tight through the head of the piston.
A control system for controlling an amount of reactive power delivered from a wind power plant to an associated power supply grid, the control system comprising a wind power plant controller (WPP ctrl) and a number of wind turbine controllers (WTG ctrl) each being in communication with said wind power plant controller (WPP ctrl), wherein the wind power plant controller (WPP ctrl) is adapted to provide a grid voltage reference, V ref, in response to a required total amount of reactive power to at least one wind turbine controller (WTG ctrl), said wind turbine controller (WTG ctrl) comprising a local voltage control loop comprising means for determining a local stator turbine terminal voltage and generating a local voltage reference in accordance with said determination, and means for cancellation of a steady-state local voltage error, characterized in that the means for cancellation of a steady state local voltage error comprises a differential pole control algorithm adapted to process the local voltage reference, and wherein the wind turbine controller (WTG ctrl) is adapted to generate a reactive current reference, I qref, according to the processed local voltage reference and to the difference between a local stator turbine terminal voltage, V, and the grid voltage reference, V ref.
An escalator cleaning apparatus (1, 100) comprising a cleaning head (2, 2', 4) having a first, castellated side configured to engage the grooves of an escalator step, the apparatus being characterised by a brush element (3, 3') extending from a leading or trailing edge of the cleaning head (2, 2', 4) for engaging a gap between escalator steps.
A method (610, 630), performed by an electronic device, for obtaining a speaker-independent keyword model of a keyword designated by a user, suitable for recognizing a keyword in a voice command, the method comprising: receiving at least one sample sound from the user indicative of the keyword; generating a speaker-dependent keyword model for the keyword based on the at least one sample sound; sending, to a server, a request for the speaker-independent keyword model of the keyword in response to generating the speaker-dependent keyword model; and receiving, from the server, the speaker-independent keyword model for detecting the keyword spoken by a plurality of users. receiving at least one sample sound from the user indicative of the keyword; generating a speaker-dependent keyword model for the keyword based on the at least one sample sound; sending, to a server, a request for the speaker-independent keyword model of the keyword in response to generating the speaker-dependent keyword model; and receiving, from the server, the speaker-independent keyword model for detecting the keyword spoken by a plurality of users.
A marine propulsion unit comprising: a cylinder; a combustion chamber extending from a first end of the cylinder; a spark plug disposed within the combustion chamber; and a piston reciprocably moveable within the cylinder; wherein the unit further comprises a user-operable valve for draining water from the cylinder, the valve being selectively openable independent of the position of the piston within the cylinder, the valve being positioned such that, in its open state, movement of the piston causes gas within the propulsion unit to flow over the spark plug and subsequently to flow out of the propulsion unit through the valve; wherein the valve comprises: a valve body having an end face and a wall extending from the end face, an aperture being defined in the end face; and a valve stem moveable within and with respect to the valve body; characterised in that the valve stem having a sealing portion located within the valve body in both an open state and a closed state of the valve, wherein, in the closed state of the valve, the sealing portion of the valve stem abuts against an inner surface of the end face and thereby closes the aperture; and wherein a maximum width of the valve stem is greater than the width of the aperture in the end face of the valve. a valve body having an end face and a wall extending from the end face, an aperture being defined in the end face; and a valve stem moveable within and with respect to the valve body; characterised in that the valve stem having a sealing portion located within the valve body in both an open state and a closed state of the valve, wherein, in the closed state of the valve, the sealing portion of the valve stem abuts against an inner surface of the end face and thereby closes the aperture; and wherein a maximum width of the valve stem is greater than the width of the aperture in the end face of the valve.
Device for controlling a plurality of infusion pumps, wherein each infusion pump is assigned a respective infusion substance which can be supplied to a living being as an infusion at a predeterminable infusion rate within a predeterminable period of time assigned to it, and wherein infusion rates, the periods of time, or the times of activation and deactivation are variable by means of measured or estimated physiological data, characterized in that previously determined control data for time-coordinated activation and deactivation by means of control units can be automatically exchanged between the infusion pumps without the interposition of operating personnel, wherein each infusion pump has one of the control units which processes the control data and transmits it directly to control units of the further infusion pumps, and an automatic transfer of control data to one or more preselected infusion pumps takes place as soon as the period of time of the supply of a first infusion from the infusion pump sending the control data is finished and a second infusion from the further infusion pump receiving the control data is to be administered to the patient by activating it.
Trim component of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an engine compartment arranged on a front end of the vehicle, the trim component comprising - at least one front grill partially delimiting the engine compartment when mounted on the vehicle and having a curvature, - at least one bumper arranged adjacent to the front grill or in the vicinity of the front grill, the bumper partially delimiting the engine compartment when mounted on the vehicle, and - a shutter device comprising a shutter element, the shutter element being movable by means of a moving unit between a first position in which the front grill is open and a second position in which the front grill is closed, - the shutter device being fastened to the front grill and/or the bumper - the front grill comprises a number of fins, characterized in that - the shutter element comprises a rigid and curved shutter segment following the curvature of the front grill and comprising a number of openings the shape of which at least approximately corresponds to the shape of the fins, - wherein in the first position the fins and openings are arranged offset from each other so that air can penetrate through the openings, and in the second position the fins and openings are aligned with each other so that the air cannot penetrate the openings. - at least one front grill partially delimiting the engine compartment when mounted on the vehicle and having a curvature, - at least one bumper arranged adjacent to the front grill or in the vicinity of the front grill, the bumper partially delimiting the engine compartment when mounted on the vehicle, and - a shutter device comprising a shutter element, the shutter element being movable by means of a moving unit between a first position in which the front grill is open and a second position in which the front grill is closed, - the shutter device being fastened to the front grill and/or the bumper - the front grill comprises a number of fins, characterized in that - the shutter element comprises a rigid and curved shutter segment following the curvature of the front grill and comprising a number of openings the shape of which at least approximately corresponds to the shape of the fins, - wherein in the first position the fins and openings are arranged offset from each other so that air can penetrate through the openings, and in the second position the fins and openings are aligned with each other so that the air cannot penetrate the openings.
A method for accurately decoding spoken utterances using minimal resources, the method comprising the acts of: ordering a plurality of utterance decoders into a series; and sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained, wherein the act of sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained further comprises the acts of: decoding the spoken utterance with a first utterance decoder from the series to obtain a first recognition result; decoding the spoken utterance with a second utterance decoder from the series to obtain a second recognition result only if the first recognition result is neither accepted as being accurate nor rejected as being unrecognizable, and combining the second recognition result with the first recognition result to produce a combined recognition result; and accepting the combined recognition result if accurate. ordering a plurality of utterance decoders into a series; and sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained, wherein the act of sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained further comprises the acts of: decoding the spoken utterance with a first utterance decoder from the series to obtain a first recognition result; decoding the spoken utterance with a second utterance decoder from the series to obtain a second recognition result only if the first recognition result is neither accepted as being accurate nor rejected as being unrecognizable, and combining the second recognition result with the first recognition result to produce a combined recognition result; and accepting the combined recognition result if accurate. decoding the spoken utterance with a first utterance decoder from the series to obtain a first recognition result; decoding the spoken utterance with a second utterance decoder from the series to obtain a second recognition result only if the first recognition result is neither accepted as being accurate nor rejected as being unrecognizable, and combining the second recognition result with the first recognition result to produce a combined recognition result; and accepting the combined recognition result if accurate.
A PoE system, wherein the PoE system comprises: - a powered device, and - a power sourcing device for sourcing a power to the powered device, wherein the power sourcing device comprises one or more ports, wherein the powered device is connectable to a port of the power sourcing device by an electrical conductor for conveying the sourced power along with data, wherein the powered device comprises an interface for providing a measure of its energy consumption within the PoE system, wherein the powered device is adapted to query the power sourcing device for the energy consumption of the powered device, wherein the query is based on a communication protocol which provides a standardized mechanism for the powered device to query the power sourcing device using Ethernet frames; and wherein the power sourcing device is adapted to measure the energy consumption of the powered device and to, when queried by the powered device, provide the measured energy consumption to the powered device for provision via the interface of the powered device. - a powered device, and - a power sourcing device for sourcing a power to the powered device,
A transmission line, comprising: a post-wall waveguide (12, 60) which comprises a dielectric substrate on which a pair of post-walls is formed and a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer opposed to each other with the dielectric substrate interposed therebetween, and in which a region surrounded by the pair of post-walls, the first conductor layer, and the second conductor layer is a waveguide region, a waveguide tube having a hollow rectangular shape, being connected with the first conductor layer so as to cover an opening portion formed in a side wall, and in which an inside communicates with the waveguide region through an opening formed in the first conductor layer, a blind via formed in the dielectric substrate such that one end is disposed inside the opening, and a pole member comprising a conductor post, connected to the one end of the blind via, and a support member, supporting the conductor post, the conductor post being a conductor pillar disposed in the waveguide (12, 60) such that the conductor pillar is coaxial with the blind via, wherein the blind via and the conductor post are connected by a conductive connection member. a post-wall waveguide (12, 60) which comprises a dielectric substrate on which a pair of post-walls is formed and a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer opposed to each other with the dielectric substrate interposed therebetween, and in which a region surrounded by the pair of post-walls, the first conductor layer, and the second conductor layer is a waveguide region, a waveguide tube having a hollow rectangular shape, being connected with the first conductor layer so as to cover an opening portion formed in a side wall, and in which an inside communicates with the waveguide region through an opening formed in the first conductor layer, a blind via formed in the dielectric substrate such that one end is disposed inside the opening, and a pole member comprising a conductor post, connected to the one end of the blind via, and a support member, supporting the conductor post, the conductor post being a conductor pillar disposed in the waveguide (12, 60) such that the conductor pillar is coaxial with the blind via, wherein the blind via and the conductor post are connected by a conductive connection member.
Apparatus for selectively detecting biomolecules, said apparatus comprising a light source and a diffractive biosensor with a substrate and a planar waveguide disposed on the substrate, with an optical grating, disposed on the waveguide, for coupling light incident from the light source into the waveguide, the incident light being collimated, and a detection region located behind an edge of the waveguide, wherein the waveguide is configured to qiaide the light to the detection region, wherein the efficiency of the input coupling and hence the intensity of the light incident in the detection region depends on a surface den of the biomolecules to be detected on the optical grating, characterized in that the optical grating has receptors for the biomolecules, which receptors are periodically arranged on the waveguide, and in that the optical grating has curved grating lines and is configured to focus the light in the direction or the detection region.
Secondary harness securing device of a safety harness of an amusement ride comprising: - a primary securing device which, during a ride of the amusement ride, holds the safety harness in an angle position that is adapted to the anatomy of the passenger, - at least one first locking element and at least one second locking element, - wherein the at least one first locking element and the at least one second locking element are arranged at a distance to each other, - wherein, if the primary securing device fails, the safety harness can be moved within a tolerated opening angle, - wherein the tolerated opening angle correlates with the distance between the at least one first and the at least one second locking element (21, 22), - and wherein, if the tolerated opening angle is exceeded, the at least one first locking element and the at least one second locking element block the safety harness. - a primary securing device which, during a ride of the amusement ride, holds the safety harness in an angle position that is adapted to the anatomy of the passenger, - at least one first locking element and at least one second locking element, - wherein the at least one first locking element and the at least one second locking element are arranged at a distance to each other, - wherein, if the primary securing device fails, the safety harness can be moved within a tolerated opening angle, - wherein the tolerated opening angle correlates with the distance between the at least one first and the at least one second locking element (21, 22), - and wherein, if the tolerated opening angle is exceeded, the at least one first locking element and the at least one second locking element block the safety harness.
An ultrasonic space-sterilizing humidifier comprising: a storage tank that stores an aqueous solution of hypochlorous acid; an aqueous hypochlorous acid solution production apparatus; an ultrasonic generator that is installed inside the storage tank and generates a hypochlorous acid-containing mist; an air duct that extends upwards from the storage tank; water-catching means provided near the bottom end of the air duct, which is a donut-shaped pan through the center section of which air passes, for collecting water droplets that have become adsorbed onto the inside wall of the air duct; blowing means for blowing the hypochlorous acid-containing mist into the air duct; characterized in that the aqueous hypochlorous acid solution production apparatus is connected to the storage tank by tubing via a control valve, wherein the control valve is controlled by a controller to provide a constant supply to the storage tank depending on the amount of consumption of the aqueous solution of hypochlorous acid; and in that it further comprises a discharge tube mounted on the water-catching means, by which water droplets that have become adsorbed onto the inside wall of the air duct are discharged to the outside so that they do not flow into the storage tank. a storage tank that stores an aqueous solution of hypochlorous acid; an aqueous hypochlorous acid solution production apparatus; an ultrasonic generator that is installed inside the storage tank and generates a hypochlorous acid-containing mist; an air duct that extends upwards from the storage tank; water-catching means provided near the bottom end of the air duct, which is a donut-shaped pan through the center section of which air passes, for collecting water droplets that have become adsorbed onto the inside wall of the air duct; blowing means for blowing the hypochlorous acid-containing mist into the air duct; characterized in that the aqueous hypochlorous acid solution production apparatus is connected to the storage tank by tubing via a control valve, wherein the control valve is controlled by a controller to provide a constant supply to the storage tank depending on the amount of consumption of the aqueous solution of hypochlorous acid; and in that it further comprises a discharge tube mounted on the water-catching means, by which water droplets that have become adsorbed onto the inside wall of the air duct are discharged to the outside so that they do not flow into the storage tank.
A fuel cell including a fuel cell stack, an actuator and a buffer adapted to store fuel delivered from the actuator, comprising a control circuit portion adapted to control an operation of the actuator according to a value of a physical parameter depending on variation of an amount of fuel of the buffer, and characterized in that the control circuit portion is further adapted to control an amount of fuel in the buffer so that the amount of fuel in the buffer when the fuel cell is in an off state is less than the amount of fuel in the buffer when the fuel cell is in an on state, and in that the buffer is further adapted to supply as much fuel as expended in the fuel cell stack to the fuel cell stack.
A threshold value matrix used for converting a multi-level image data into a plural-level image data which represents an image by a dot pattern with a smaller number of gradation levels than the multi-level image data, comprising: a plurality of threshold value matrixes each corresponding to a respective dot size, wherein a maximum threshold value of a threshold value matrix corresponding to a first dot size has a value identical to a minimum threshold value of a threshold value matrix corresponding to a second dot size, which is the next dot size larger than the first dot size, wherein the threshold value matrix is configured to always simultaneously generate three or more dots per gradation level, so as to maintain an identical line-group keytone for all halftone levels. a plurality of threshold value matrixes each corresponding to a respective dot size,
A compound having the formula: where X 1 and X 2 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a hydroxy-protecting group, where Y 1 and Y 2 are each hydrogen or taken together represent a methylene group, where Y 3 and Y 4 are each hydrogen or taken together represent a methylene group, with the provisos that when Y 1 and Y 2 are both hydrogen then Y 3 and Y 4 must be a methylene group, or when Y 1 and Y 2 taken together are a methylene group then Y 3 and Y 4 must both be hydrogen, or when Y 3 and Y 4 are both hydrogen then Y 1 and Y 2 must be a methylene group, or when Y 3 and Y 4 taken together are a methylene group then Y 1 and Y 2 must both be hydrogen, and where R is selected from: or or or or wherein the hydroxy-protecting group is selected from an alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, alkylsilyl, alkylarylsilyl groups and alkoxyalkyl group.