mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body including a guide section and a contact terminal as a spring; and a detachable unit including a holder for holding a circuit board having an electrode terminal which comes into contact with the contact terminal, a state of the detachable unit being changed to an attached state by inserting the detachable unit along the guide section in an insertion direction, the state of the detachable unit being changed to a detached state by withdrawing the detachable unit along the guide section in a withdrawal direction opposite to the insertion direction; wherein: the holder includes a first positioning member for positioning a front side of the circuit board as a tip end of the circuit board in the insertion direction when the detachable unit holding the circuit board in the holder is slid along the guide section to be inserted in the insertion direction; and the first positioning member includes two slit parts through which the contact terminal passes when the detachable unit not holding the circuit board in the holder in the attached state is slid in the withdrawal direction. an apparatus main body including a guide section and a contact terminal as a spring; and a detachable unit including a holder for holding a circuit board having an electrode terminal which comes into contact with the contact terminal, a state of the detachable unit being changed to an attached state by inserting the detachable unit along the guide section in an insertion direction, the state of the detachable unit being changed to a detached state by withdrawing the detachable unit along the guide section in a withdrawal direction opposite to the insertion direction; wherein: the holder includes a first positioning member for positioning a front side of the circuit board as a tip end of the circuit board in the insertion direction when the detachable unit holding the circuit board in the holder is slid along the guide section to be inserted in the insertion direction; and the first positioning member includes two slit parts through which the contact terminal passes when the detachable unit not holding the circuit board in the holder in the attached state is slid in the withdrawal direction. the holder includes a first positioning member for positioning a front side of the circuit board as a tip end of the circuit board in the insertion direction when the detachable unit holding the circuit board in the holder is slid along the guide section to be inserted in the insertion direction; and the first positioning member includes two slit parts through which the contact terminal passes when the detachable unit not holding the circuit board in the holder in the attached state is slid in the withdrawal direction.
A method for the handling of coreless auger produced by an auger production machine from which the coreless auger emerges with a linear motion component and a rotational motion component, the method characterised by the steps of: guiding the rotating auger for linear movement away from the production machine towards a temporary storage facility that has a cylindrical receptacle rotatable about its own axis and a coaxial rotatable feed guide having an axial inlet for formed auger and an outwardly directed outlet for directing formed auger towards an inner periphery of the cylindrical receptacle; and rotating the cylindrical receptacle and allowing the feed guide to rotate about the axis of its inlet that is roughly coincident with the axis of auger entering the axial inlet of the feed guide such that the outwardly directed outlet may move around the interior of the receptacle in a circular path to direct auger towards the inner periphery of the cylindrical receptacle and form a coil thereof, wherein the cylindrical receptacle is rotated at a speed selected to counteract the rotation of the auger about its own axis. guiding the rotating auger for linear movement away from the production machine towards a temporary storage facility that has a cylindrical receptacle rotatable about its own axis and a coaxial rotatable feed guide having an axial inlet for formed auger and an outwardly directed outlet for directing formed auger towards an inner periphery of the cylindrical receptacle; and rotating the cylindrical receptacle and allowing the feed guide to rotate about the axis of its inlet that is roughly coincident with the axis of auger entering the axial inlet of the feed guide such that the outwardly directed outlet may move around the interior of the receptacle in a circular path to direct auger towards the inner periphery of the cylindrical receptacle and form a coil thereof, wherein the cylindrical receptacle is rotated at a speed selected to counteract the rotation of the auger about its own axis.
A method for managing cells of a mobile communication network comprising a first cell and a second cell (210, 220, 230, 240) arranged in a coverage area of the first cell, the method comprising: - a node of the mobile communication network obtaining positioning data of a user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16); - the node correlating the positioning data with a coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240); - depending on the correlation of the positioning data and the coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240), the node selecting between an active state and an inactive state of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240); and - the node controlling a base station of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240) in accordance with the selected state, characterized in that the positioning data comprise information on a velocity of the user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) and a direction of movement of the user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), and the node estimates a future location of the user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) from the velocity and the direction of movement of the user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16); and in response to the future location of the user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) being within the coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240), the node selects the active state of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240). - a node of the mobile communication network obtaining positioning data of a user equipment (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16); - the node correlating the positioning data with a coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240); - depending on the correlation of the positioning data and the coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240), the node selecting between an active state and an inactive state of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240); and - the node controlling a base station of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240) in accordance with the selected state,
Burner assembly comprising: • a primary fuel passage for transporting gaseous primary fuel through the burner assembly towards a combustion zone and a primary ballast gas passage for transporting primary ballast gas through the burner assembly to the combustion zone, • a primary oxidizer passage for injecting a jet of primary oxidizer into the combustion zone, and • a secondary oxidizer passage for injecting a jet of secondary oxidizer into the combustion zone and/or a secondary fuel passage for injecting a jet of secondary fuel into the combustion zone, whereby: • the primary fuel passage and the primary ballast gas passage together form an eductor-jet pump for generating a mixed jet of primary fuel and primary ballast gas by entrainment of a suction fluid by a motive fluid and for injecting said mixed jet into the combustion zone, • the primary oxidizer passage is adapted to inject the jet of primary oxidizer into the combustion zone in contact with the mixed jet to generate a primary flame in the combustion zone, • the secondary oxidizer passage is adapted to inject the jet of secondary oxidizer into the combustion zone at a distance l os from the mixed jet and/or the secondary fuel passage is adapted to inject the jet of secondary fuel into the combustion zone at a distance l fs from the mixed jet, characterized in that the burner assembly further comprises a secondary ballast gas passage for injecting a secondary ballast gas jet into the combustion zone. • a primary fuel passage for transporting gaseous primary fuel through the burner assembly towards a combustion zone and a primary ballast gas passage for transporting primary ballast gas through the burner assembly to the combustion zone, • a primary oxidizer passage for injecting a jet of primary oxidizer into the combustion zone, and • a secondary oxidizer passage for injecting a jet of secondary oxidizer into the combustion zone and/or a secondary fuel passage for injecting a jet of secondary fuel into the combustion zone, • the primary fuel passage and the primary ballast gas passage together form an eductor-jet pump for generating a mixed jet of primary fuel and primary ballast gas by entrainment of a suction fluid by a motive fluid and for injecting said mixed jet into the combustion zone, • the primary oxidizer passage is adapted to inject the jet of primary oxidizer into the combustion zone in contact with the mixed jet to generate a primary flame in the combustion zone, • the secondary oxidizer passage is adapted to inject the jet of secondary oxidizer into the combustion zone at a distance l os from the mixed jet and/or the secondary fuel passage is adapted to inject the jet of secondary fuel into the combustion zone at a distance l fs from the mixed jet,
Distributor shaft for distributing free-flowing media, wherein the distributing shaft is constructed at least in some sections as a hollow shaft with a channel for conveying the free-flowing medium and the distributor shaft has at least a first distributor shaft segment and a second distributor shaft segment, wherein the second distributor shaft segment is releasably disposed on the first distributor shaft segment and the second distributor shaft segment adjoins the first distributor shaft segment, and wherein at least the second distributor shaft segment has a surface facing the free-flowing medium, characterised in that the first distributor shaft segment and the second distributor shaft segment differ with regard to their materials and/or with regard to a surface coating from each other.
Cooking appliance, in particular a baking oven, comprising a cooking compartment for cooking food to be cooked, a door which closes off the cooking compartment in an operating position and a sensor module arranged in the door for identifying properties of the food to be cooked when the door is situated in the operating position, wherein the door has a receptacle, from which the sensor module is reversibly removable, characterised in that the receptacle is arranged between an inner pane of the door and an outer pane of the door, wherein the receptacle is arranged in an air stream for cooling the door.
A fibre optic networking component comprising: at least one input for receiving an input signal from an input optical fibre; a plurality of outputs for providing an output signal to an output optical fibre; a first add drop multiplexer for splitting the input signal into an input quantum signal and an input classical signal, and a second add drop multiplexer for combining an output quantum signal with an output classical signal into the output signal; the fibre optic networking component having a first processing path between the first and second add drop multiplexers for processing the input quantum signal into the output quantum signal, and a second processing path between the first and second add drop multiplexers, the second processing path being different to the first processing path, for processing the input classical signal into the output classical signal, wherein the second processing path comprises processing logic to process the input classical signal and to produce the output classical signal, wherein the fibre networking component further comprises a matrix of optical switches (121, 129) connected to the second processing path, whereby the matrix of optical switches is controlled by the second processing path in response to the input classical signal. at least one input for receiving an input signal from an input optical fibre; a plurality of outputs for providing an output signal to an output optical fibre; a first add drop multiplexer for splitting the input signal into an input quantum signal and an input classical signal, and a second add drop multiplexer for combining an output quantum signal with an output classical signal into the output signal; the fibre optic networking component having a first processing path between the first and second add drop multiplexers for processing the input quantum signal into the output quantum signal, and a second processing path between the first and second add drop multiplexers, the second processing path being different to the first processing path, for processing the input classical signal into the output classical signal,
A system (10, 200, 300, 400, 500) for supporting an arm (Ar, Al) of a user, comprising: a harness (15, 18, 25) configured to be worn by a user; an arm support (30, 36) configured to support an arm of the user, the arm support configured to accommodate movement of the arm while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm; and one or more compensation elements (50, 350) coupled between the harness and the arm support to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm, characterized in that: the one or more compensation elements comprise an elongate resilient member comprising a first end coupled to the harness and a second end coupled to the arm support, the resilient member biased to a predetermined configuration yet resiliently deflectable to at least partially offset the gravitational force acting on the arm of the user as the user moves. a harness (15, 18, 25) configured to be worn by a user; an arm support (30, 36) configured to support an arm of the user, the arm support configured to accommodate movement of the arm while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm; and one or more compensation elements (50, 350) coupled between the harness and the arm support to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm, characterized in that: the one or more compensation elements comprise an elongate resilient member comprising a first end coupled to the harness and a second end coupled to the arm support, the resilient member biased to a predetermined configuration yet resiliently deflectable to at least partially offset the gravitational force acting on the arm of the user as the user moves.
A method of communicating with a 802.11-class network and a Bluetooth network by a wireless communication device over a period of time, comprising: segmenting each of a plurality of beacon periods into a plurality of segments; and in the plurality of segments of each beacon period performing a beacon scan to maintain or establish a connection with the 802.11-class network in channels of the 802.11-class network and transmitting Advanced Audio Distribution Profile 'A2DP' data from the wireless communication device to a second device through the Bluetooth network, the beacon scan being performed in successive segments of the beacon period over several beacon periods such that over the course of the several beacon periods, each segment of a beacon period has been scanned and the transmitting of A2DP data is performed between two of the successive segments; and terminating the beacon scan when a connection to the Bluetooth network is terminated. segmenting each of a plurality of beacon periods into a plurality of segments; and in the plurality of segments of each beacon period performing a beacon scan to maintain or establish a connection with the 802.11-class network in channels of the 802.11-class network and transmitting Advanced Audio Distribution Profile 'A2DP' data from the wireless communication device to a second device through the Bluetooth network, the beacon scan being performed in successive segments of the beacon period over several beacon periods such that over the course of the several beacon periods, each segment of a beacon period has been scanned and the transmitting of A2DP data is performed between two of the successive segments; and terminating the beacon scan when a connection to the Bluetooth network is terminated.
A crystalline sp 3 -bonded carbon sheet comprising 2 to 10 atomic layers of sp 3 -bonded carbon, and wherein the proportion of sp 3 bonded carbon atoms in the sheet is greater than 50%.
Process for refining crude methanol, comprising: - at least three distillation stages operating in cascade at respective decreasing pressures, comprising at least a first distillation stage at a maximum distillation pressure, a second distillation stage at a medium distillation pressure, and a final distillation stage at a minimum distillation pressure, - wherein said first and second distillation stage each produce at least one respective gaseous stream (204, 304) of distilled methanol, and a respective solution containing methanol that is fed to the next distillation stage, and said final stage produces at least one gaseous stream of distilled methanol and a solution made up essentially of water; - wherein at least one first gaseous stream of distilled methanol, produced in the first distillation stage, and a second gaseous stream of distilled methanol, produced in the second distillation stage, are used as heat sources to heat up at least said second distillation stage and said final distillation stage, respectively. - at least three distillation stages operating in cascade at respective decreasing pressures, comprising at least a first distillation stage at a maximum distillation pressure, a second distillation stage at a medium distillation pressure, and a final distillation stage at a minimum distillation pressure, - wherein said first and second distillation stage each produce at least one respective gaseous stream (204, 304) of distilled methanol, and a respective solution containing methanol that is fed to the next distillation stage, and said final stage produces at least one gaseous stream of distilled methanol and a solution made up essentially of water; - wherein at least one first gaseous stream of distilled methanol, produced in the first distillation stage, and a second gaseous stream of distilled methanol, produced in the second distillation stage, are used as heat sources to heat up at least said second distillation stage and said final distillation stage, respectively.
An apparatus for manufacturing an electricity storage material containing at least a thickener and an active material, comprising: a dissolving device for dissolving in a liquid solvent the thickener as powder that is ionized when dissolved; a dissolution-rate-to-solubility determining device for measuring conductivity of the solution of the thickener dissolved by the dissolving device and for determining a dissolution rate to solubility of the solution of the thickener based on the measured conductivity, the dissolution rate to solubility being the rate of the mass of solute dissolved in a certain amount of solvent to solubility; a viscosity adjusting device for adjusting viscosity of the solution of the thickener; and a kneading device for kneading the solution of the thickener having the adjusted viscosity and the active material. a dissolving device for dissolving in a liquid solvent the thickener as powder that is ionized when dissolved; a dissolution-rate-to-solubility determining device for measuring conductivity of the solution of the thickener dissolved by the dissolving device and for determining a dissolution rate to solubility of the solution of the thickener based on the measured conductivity, the dissolution rate to solubility being the rate of the mass of solute dissolved in a certain amount of solvent to solubility; a viscosity adjusting device for adjusting viscosity of the solution of the thickener; and a kneading device for kneading the solution of the thickener having the adjusted viscosity and the active material.
A wireless microphone system comprising: a receiver unit configured to output audio via one or more connector interfaces; and one or more transmitter units wirelessly linked to the said receiver unit, each transmitter unit including: an antenna (240, 242, 410); a circuit board operatively coupled to a memory and the antenna (240, 242, 410), the circuit board including a controller operative to: obtain audio data, the audio data including raw audio stream; record the audio data according to a processing path, wherein a first processing path includes recording the raw audio stream and a second processing path includes compressing, via an encoder, the audio data and recording the compressed audio data; record peak audio file, wherein the peak audio file is a low-resolution signal used to display a waveform corresponding to the recorded audio data; and transmit, via said antenna (240, 242, 410), the compressed audio data to the receiver unit. a receiver unit configured to output audio via one or more connector interfaces; and one or more transmitter units wirelessly linked to the said receiver unit, each transmitter unit including: an antenna (240, 242, 410); a circuit board operatively coupled to a memory and the antenna (240, 242, 410), the circuit board including a controller operative to: obtain audio data, the audio data including raw audio stream; record the audio data according to a processing path, wherein a first processing path includes recording the raw audio stream and a second processing path includes compressing, via an encoder, the audio data and recording the compressed audio data; record peak audio file, wherein the peak audio file is a low-resolution signal used to display a waveform corresponding to the recorded audio data; and transmit, via said antenna (240, 242, 410), the compressed audio data to the receiver unit. an antenna (240, 242, 410); a circuit board operatively coupled to a memory and the antenna (240, 242, 410), the circuit board including a controller operative to: obtain audio data, the audio data including raw audio stream; record the audio data according to a processing path, wherein a first processing path includes recording the raw audio stream and a second processing path includes compressing, via an encoder, the audio data and recording the compressed audio data; record peak audio file, wherein the peak audio file is a low-resolution signal used to display a waveform corresponding to the recorded audio data; and transmit, via said antenna (240, 242, 410), the compressed audio data to the receiver unit. obtain audio data, the audio data including raw audio stream; record the audio data according to a processing path, wherein a first processing path includes recording the raw audio stream and a second processing path includes compressing, via an encoder, the audio data and recording the compressed audio data; record peak audio file, wherein the peak audio file is a low-resolution signal used to display a waveform corresponding to the recorded audio data; and transmit, via said antenna (240, 242, 410), the compressed audio data to the receiver unit.