mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for optical transmission over a multimode fiber, comprising: - an encoder, referred to as a space/time encoder, transforming each block of symbols to be transmitted into a code matrix, each element of the matrix relating to a time of use and a propagation mode of the fiber; - a plurality of modulators (125 n), respectively associated with different propagation modes of the fiber, each modulator modulating a laser beam during a time of use using a corresponding element of the matrix, each laser beam thus modulated being injected into the fiber in order to propagate therethrough in accordance with a different mode; the transmission system being characterised in that: - the fiber comprises a plurality of slices (130 l), an amplifier (140 l) being provided between any two consecutive slices in order to amplify the intensity of the beams being propagated in accordance with the modes; - a mode scrambler (150 l) is associated with the amplifier in order to carry out a permutation of the modes between at least two consecutive slices, the transmission system comprising P mode scramblers which are provided every Q amplifiers, the ratio P / Q being selected so that the gain mode dispersion of the fiber is substantially equal to the value Δ G.√ L, where L refers to the number of slices of the optical fiber and Δ G refers to the maximum gain offset of the Q amplifiers. - an encoder, referred to as a space/time encoder, transforming each block of symbols to be transmitted into a code matrix, each element of the matrix relating to a time of use and a propagation mode of the fiber; - a plurality of modulators (125 n), respectively associated with different propagation modes of the fiber, each modulator modulating a laser beam during a time of use using a corresponding element of the matrix, each laser beam thus modulated being injected into the fiber in order to propagate therethrough in accordance with a different mode; - the fiber comprises a plurality of slices (130 l), an amplifier (140 l) being provided between any two consecutive slices in order to amplify the intensity of the beams being propagated in accordance with the modes; - a mode scrambler (150 l) is associated with the amplifier in order to carry out a permutation of the modes between at least two consecutive slices, the transmission system comprising P mode scramblers which are provided every Q amplifiers, the ratio P / Q being selected so that the gain mode dispersion of the fiber is substantially equal to the value Δ G.√ L, where L refers to the number of slices of the optical fiber and Δ G refers to the maximum gain offset of the Q amplifiers.
A method of determining a presence and/or amount of a substance producing a redox reactive agent in at least one fluid sample, said substance being a metabolite and said redox reactive agent being an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent, the method comprising introducing the at least one sample to a sensing system comprising at least one chamber being in controllable fluid communication with a sensing compartment, said at least one chamber being configured to contain a fluid and said sensing compartment comprising a semiconductor elongated nanostructure selected from a nanowire and a nanotube and a functional moiety covalently attached to said elongated nanostructure, said functional moiety being a redox reactive moiety which, upon contacting said redox reactive agent, a change in the oxidation number of one or more of its atoms occurs, such that upon contacting said redox reactive agent, said nanostructure exhibits a detectable change in an electrical property, wherein said detectable change in said electrical property is indicative of the presence and/or amount of the substance in each of said at least one sample.
A mechanical seal to seal an annular gap between a rotating shaft and a housing, the mechanical seal comprising: a rotating ring rotating with the rotating shaft; a stationary ring being in sliding contact with the rotating ring; and a seal cover to attach the stationary ring to the housing, the seal cover having a shaft hole for the rotating shaft to pass through, characterized in that the seal cover comprises two grooves (11; 81) and two elongate holes (12; 82) for bolting, the grooves (11; 81) and the elongate holes (12; 82) being disposed alternately and at regular intervals in a circumferential direction of the shaft hole, and the elongate holes (12; 82) are elongate in a radial direction of the shaft hole and innermost positions within the elongate holes (12; 82) where bolt shanks can pass through are located further inward than innermost positions within the grooves (11; 81) where bolt shanks can pass through, wherein inner ends of the grooves (11; 81) are located radially more outward than inner ends of the elongate holes (12; 82). a rotating ring rotating with the rotating shaft; a stationary ring being in sliding contact with the rotating ring; and a seal cover to attach the stationary ring to the housing, the seal cover having a shaft hole for the rotating shaft to pass through, characterized in that the seal cover comprises two grooves (11; 81) and two elongate holes (12; 82) for bolting, the grooves (11; 81) and the elongate holes (12; 82) being disposed alternately and at regular intervals in a circumferential direction of the shaft hole, and the elongate holes (12; 82) are elongate in a radial direction of the shaft hole and innermost positions within the elongate holes (12; 82) where bolt shanks can pass through are located further inward than innermost positions within the grooves (11; 81) where bolt shanks can pass through, wherein inner ends of the grooves (11; 81) are located radially more outward than inner ends of the elongate holes (12; 82). the seal cover comprises two grooves (11; 81) and two elongate holes (12; 82) for bolting, the grooves (11; 81) and the elongate holes (12; 82) being disposed alternately and at regular intervals in a circumferential direction of the shaft hole, and the elongate holes (12; 82) are elongate in a radial direction of the shaft hole and innermost positions within the elongate holes (12; 82) where bolt shanks can pass through are located further inward than innermost positions within the grooves (11; 81) where bolt shanks can pass through, wherein inner ends of the grooves (11; 81) are located radially more outward than inner ends of the elongate holes (12; 82).
A method, performed by a client device having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving a request to stream a media item from a first position within the media item, wherein content corresponding to the media item includes samples identified in a container file that is associated with the media item; obtaining, independently of the container file, a seektable that is not included with the container file and that identifies a plurality of segments into which content corresponding to the media item is divided, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments includes multiple samples, the seektable has a lower resolution than metadata that is associated with the container file, and the seektable is smaller in file size than the metadata; consulting the seektable to determine a segment of the media item to retrieve in response to the request, the segment including content at the first position; after consulting the seektable, retrieving the segment of the media item; and playing the content corresponding to the first position using the retrieved segment. receiving a request to stream a media item from a first position within the media item, wherein content corresponding to the media item includes samples identified in a container file that is associated with the media item; obtaining, independently of the container file, a seektable that is not included with the container file and that identifies a plurality of segments into which content corresponding to the media item is divided, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments includes multiple samples, the seektable has a lower resolution than metadata that is associated with the container file, and the seektable is smaller in file size than the metadata; consulting the seektable to determine a segment of the media item to retrieve in response to the request, the segment including content at the first position; after consulting the seektable, retrieving the segment of the media item; and playing the content corresponding to the first position using the retrieved segment.
A rotor blade component for a wind turbine, the rotor blade component comprising: an enclosed primary outer casing defining a hollow interior; and characterized by a plurality of pultruded rods received within the hollow interior of the enclosed primary outer casing and secured therein via a first resin material, wherein an arrangement of the plurality of pultruded rods within the enclosed primary outer casing and a relationship of a maximum dimension of each of the plurality of pultruded rods and a maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing are configured to maximize flexibility of the rotor blade component; wherein the maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing is the maximum dimension in a chord-wise direction of the primary outer casing; and wherein a diameter of each of the plurality of pultruded rods is less than 10% of the maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing, and as such, the diameter of each of the pultruded rods, which corresponds to the maximum dimension thereof, is configured to maximize the flexibility of the rotor blade component. an enclosed primary outer casing defining a hollow interior; and characterized by a plurality of pultruded rods received within the hollow interior of the enclosed primary outer casing and secured therein via a first resin material, wherein an arrangement of the plurality of pultruded rods within the enclosed primary outer casing and a relationship of a maximum dimension of each of the plurality of pultruded rods and a maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing are configured to maximize flexibility of the rotor blade component; wherein the maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing is the maximum dimension in a chord-wise direction of the primary outer casing; and wherein a diameter of each of the plurality of pultruded rods is less than 10% of the maximum dimension of the enclosed primary outer casing, and as such, the diameter of each of the pultruded rods, which corresponds to the maximum dimension thereof, is configured to maximize the flexibility of the rotor blade component.
A process for the preparation of lactose-free dairy products with enhanced sweetness impression comprising the following steps: (a) providing a milk; (b) subjecting the milk to nanofiltration to obtain a permeate P1 or diluate D1 and a retentate R1, the nanofiltration being carried out with a membrane having an average pore diameter of about 500 to about 2,000 Daltons and at a temperature in the range from about 10 to about 50°C; (c) adjusting the dry matter of the retentate R1 obtained in step (b); and (d) hydrolysis of the concentrate obtained in step (c) with the addition of lactase, wherein lactase is added in an amount of from 180,000 to 250,000 FCC units per kg of lactose to be hydrolysed and the hydrolysis is carried out batchwise or continuously over a period of from about 30 to about 720 minutes at a temperature in the range of from about 23 to about 27 °C. (a) providing a milk; (b) subjecting the milk to nanofiltration to obtain a permeate P1 or diluate D1 and a retentate R1, the nanofiltration being carried out with a membrane having an average pore diameter of about 500 to about 2,000 Daltons and at a temperature in the range from about 10 to about 50°C; (c) adjusting the dry matter of the retentate R1 obtained in step (b); and (d) hydrolysis of the concentrate obtained in step (c) with the addition of lactase, wherein lactase is added in an amount of from 180,000 to 250,000 FCC units per kg of lactose to be hydrolysed and the hydrolysis is carried out batchwise or continuously over a period of from about 30 to about 720 minutes at a temperature in the range of from about 23 to about 27 °C.
A method for performing a blood pressure, BP, measurement, the method comprising: recording substantially simultaneously, by a wearable device, an electrocardiogram, ECG, and photoplethysmogram, PPG, wherein the PPG is measured at a blood artery; analyzing, by at least one processor (220, 710), the ECG and the PPG to determine a pulse transit time, PTT, a pulse rate, PR, and a diameter parameter, wherein the diameter parameter includes one of a diameter of the blood artery and a change in the diameter of the blood artery; and determining, by the at least one processor (220, 710) and using a pre-defined model, a BP based on the PTT, the PR, and the diameter parameter, wherein the pre-defined model establishes a relationship between the PTT, the PR, the diameter parameter, and the BP. recording substantially simultaneously, by a wearable device, an electrocardiogram, ECG, and photoplethysmogram, PPG, wherein the PPG is measured at a blood artery; analyzing, by at least one processor (220, 710), the ECG and the PPG to determine a pulse transit time, PTT, a pulse rate, PR, and a diameter parameter, wherein the diameter parameter includes one of a diameter of the blood artery and a change in the diameter of the blood artery; and determining, by the at least one processor (220, 710) and using a pre-defined model, a BP based on the PTT, the PR, and the diameter parameter, wherein the pre-defined model establishes a relationship between the PTT, the PR, the diameter parameter, and the BP.
A battery module, characterized in comprising: a plurality of batteries arranged sequentially in a length direction; and a cushion pad disposed between two adjacent batteries in the length direction; the cushion pad comprising: a main body portion; and an extending portion extending outwardly from an end surface of the main body portion in a height direction; the extending portion comprising: a pair of convex portions arranged in a width direction from two sides of the extending portion and protruding outwardly in the height direction; and a concave portion located between the pair of convex portions and recessed inwardly in the height direction with respect to the pair of convex portions, wherein the cushion pad is made of an elastic compressible material, which ensures that each battery has sufficient expansion space to prevent lithium precipitation and capacity diving in the case where the battery is a lithium ion battery; wherein the extending portion is arranged on the end surface on a lower side of the main body portion in the height direction; wherein the battery module comprises a heat exchange plate disposed and fixed to a lower side of the plurality of batteries in the height direction; and wherein an apex of the convex portion does not exceed a corresponding surface of the battery in the height direction. a plurality of batteries arranged sequentially in a length direction; and a cushion pad disposed between two adjacent batteries in the length direction; the cushion pad comprising: a main body portion; and an extending portion extending outwardly from an end surface of the main body portion in a height direction; the extending portion comprising: a pair of convex portions arranged in a width direction from two sides of the extending portion and protruding outwardly in the height direction; and a concave portion located between the pair of convex portions and recessed inwardly in the height direction with respect to the pair of convex portions, a main body portion; and an extending portion extending outwardly from an end surface of the main body portion in a height direction; the extending portion comprising: a pair of convex portions arranged in a width direction from two sides of the extending portion and protruding outwardly in the height direction; and a concave portion located between the pair of convex portions and recessed inwardly in the height direction with respect to the pair of convex portions, a pair of convex portions arranged in a width direction from two sides of the extending portion and protruding outwardly in the height direction; and a concave portion located between the pair of convex portions and recessed inwardly in the height direction with respect to the pair of convex portions, wherein the extending portion is arranged on the end surface on a lower side of the main body portion in the height direction; wherein the battery module comprises a heat exchange plate disposed and fixed to a lower side of the plurality of batteries in the height direction; and wherein an apex of the convex portion does not exceed a corresponding surface of the battery in the height direction.
An oil-based inkjet ink comprising a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent comprises a silicone oil, and a fatty acid ester having 10 to 40 carbon atoms per molecule and having a ratio (total number of atoms in side chains/total number of atoms in main chain) of at least 0.20, provided that the fatty acid ester is not isononyl isononanoate, isodecyl isononanoate, 2-octyldecyl pivalate, 2-hexyldecyl myristate, or isotridecyl isononanoate.
A disc for a separating conveyor screen, the disc having a disc body with a releasable part and with an opening in an axial direction for receiving a shaft carrying the disc, the releasable part being displaceable when in released condition between a displaced position leaving open a radial passage for passing the shaft radially into and out of the opening and a mounted position for enclosing the shaft in the opening, and wherein the disc further comprises at least one anchoring member and at least one tensioner; characterized in that: said anchoring member is arranged for fixation in a recess in an outside surface of the shaft while said anchoring member is situated adjacent to an adjacent portion of the disc body; and said tensioner is arranged for tensioning said anchoring member in a radially outward direction towards said adjacent portion of the disc body. said anchoring member is arranged for fixation in a recess in an outside surface of the shaft while said anchoring member is situated adjacent to an adjacent portion of the disc body; and said tensioner is arranged for tensioning said anchoring member in a radially outward direction towards said adjacent portion of the disc body.
A rotation angle detecting sensor comprising: a magnetism detecting member configured to detect a rotation angle of a rotary member; a plurality of lead terminals extending in a Y-direction from the magnetism detecting member; a support member; and a support structure configured to support the magnetism detecting member so as to be movable in the Y-direction with respect to the support member, wherein the support structure comprises first and second engagement support portions situated on both sides of the magnetism detecting member in an X-direction orthogonal to the Y-direction, and wherein the first engagement support portion comprises an elastic member configured to elastically press the magnetism detecting member toward the second engagement support portion. a magnetism detecting member configured to detect a rotation angle of a rotary member; a plurality of lead terminals extending in a Y-direction from the magnetism detecting member; a support member; and a support structure configured to support the magnetism detecting member so as to be movable in the Y-direction with respect to the support member,
Active hinge for hood of motor vehicle comprising: - a fixed hinge intended to be securely attached to a structure of the motor vehicle and in relation to which the hood is intended to be lifted, - a mobile flap intended to be securely attached to the cover in order to be able to control its opening, - and a crutch coupled in rotation with the said mobile flap by a rotating coupling organ, the crutch also including a holding organ, the fixed hitch comprising: - a blocking area intended to cooperate with the holding body of the crutch to keep the hinge active in a deployed configuration; and - a guidance area intended to cooperate with the restraint in order to orient it towards the blocking area when opening the active hinge, the guidance area being delimited by a lower edge and a free upper edge located at a distance from the lower edge, lower and the upper edge forming together a guide channel from the holding gear to the blocking area, characterized as the top edge of the guidance area includes: - a straight terminal part; - a proximal part at the blocking zone and showing an elbow to the free terminal part of the above edge, the guide channel being open to the outside of the fixed hull at an entrance of the guide channel bounded at least by the free terminal wall. - a fixed hinge intended to be securely attached to a structure of the motor vehicle and in relation to which the hood is intended to be lifted, - a mobile flap intended to be securely attached to the cover in order to be able to control its opening, - and a crutch coupled in rotation with the said mobile flap by a rotating coupling organ, the crutch also including a holding organ, - a blocking area intended to cooperate with the holding body of the crutch to keep the hinge active in a deployed configuration; and - a guidance area intended to cooperate with the restraint in order to orient it towards the blocking area when opening the active hinge, the guidance area being delimited by a lower edge and a free upper edge located at a distance from the lower edge, lower and the upper edge forming together a guide channel from the holding gear to the blocking area, - a straight terminal part; - a proximal part at the blocking zone and showing an elbow to the free terminal part of the above edge,
A foldable duct made of glass or stone fibres and binder agent having a foil laminated thereon, on the inside and outside of the duct, wherein the foil at least comprises an outer layer of aluminium characterised in that the foil further comprises: - an intermediate layer of polyethylene, having a lower melt point than polyethylene terephthalate, positioned closest to the outer layer of aluminium, - an intermediate layer of polyethylene terephthalate, positioned between the intermediate layer of polyethylene, and - an inner layer of polyethylene, having a lower melt point than polyethylene terephthalate. - an intermediate layer of polyethylene, having a lower melt point than polyethylene terephthalate, positioned closest to the outer layer of aluminium, - an intermediate layer of polyethylene terephthalate, positioned between the intermediate layer of polyethylene, and - an inner layer of polyethylene, having a lower melt point than polyethylene terephthalate.
Combinations of xyloglucans or extracts containing them and of gelatine, for use in the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis, the early stages of diverticulitis, coeliac disease, lactose intolerance, traveller's diarrhoea, cystitis and cystopyelitis.