mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Light curtain for detecting objects in a monitored area, having an arrangement of transmitters emitting light beams and an arrangement of receivers receiving light beams, each transmitter being assigned a receiver in such a way that when the monitored area is free, the light beams of the assigned transmitter strike this receiver, and in that, in the event of object intervention, the light beams of at least one transmitter are at least partially interrupted, and having an evaluation unit for generating an object detection signal as a function of received signals present at the outputs of the receivers, wherein each transmitter has a flip-flop (F 1, F 2...F n) with a tristate logic is assigned to each transmitter, and in that output circuits connected to the outputs of the flip-flops (F 1, F 2...F n) are connected to an output enable input, a transmitter being addressable by means of a flip-flop (F 1, F 2...F n), the light curtain further comprising a control unit which is connected to the inputs of the flip-flops (F 1, F 2...F n) and to the outputs of the flip-flops (F 1, F 2...F n) and the output enable input, and wherein an addressed transmitter is activated by switching the output of the associated flip-flop (F 1, F 2...F n) to low impedance and applying a modulation signal (m 1, m 2...m n) is applied to the output enable input, the light curtain characterised in that the modulation signals (m 1, m 2...m n) form control signals by means of which information from one flip-flop (F 1, F 2...F n) is converted into at least one further flip-flop (F 1, F 2...F n), wherein after an edge of a clock signal generated in the control unit and supplied to the respective flip-flop (F 1, F 2...F n) at the input, the duration of the modulation signals (X 2 ',...Xn') forming the control signals is so short that no light pulses are generated with these.
A spacecraft comprising: a payload subsystem including a digital channelizer, and a telemetry and command subsystem; characterised in that the digital channelizer is configured to provide, together with or in place of the telemetry and command subsystem, one or both of a spacecraft command functionality and a spacecraft telemetry functionality, wherein: the spacecraft command functionality includes one or more of: down converting and demodulating a command carrier signal to a first intermediate frequency baseband signal, bit-detecting the intermediate frequency baseband signal and formatting the resulting bit stream into digital command data; and the spacecraft telemetry functionality includes one or more of processing or encoding spacecraft telemetry data into a baseband signal, and modulating the baseband signal onto a second intermediate frequency signal and up converting a modulated baseband signal to a radio frequency carrier signal. a payload subsystem including a digital channelizer, and a telemetry and command subsystem; characterised in that the digital channelizer is configured to provide, together with or in place of the telemetry and command subsystem, one or both of a spacecraft command functionality and a spacecraft telemetry functionality, wherein: the spacecraft command functionality includes one or more of: down converting and demodulating a command carrier signal to a first intermediate frequency baseband signal, bit-detecting the intermediate frequency baseband signal and formatting the resulting bit stream into digital command data; and the spacecraft telemetry functionality includes one or more of processing or encoding spacecraft telemetry data into a baseband signal, and modulating the baseband signal onto a second intermediate frequency signal and up converting a modulated baseband signal to a radio frequency carrier signal.
Tyre comprising a crown reinforcement comprising a hooping reinforcement comprising a hooping ply comprising at least one textile wire-like hoop reinforcer element making an angle strictly less than 10° with the circumferential direction of the tyre, the tyre being obtained by a method comprising a step of production of the hooping ply in which at least one bonded textile wire-like reinforcing element is embedded in a compound to form the or each textile wire-like hoop reinforcer element, characterized in that: - the or each bonded textile wire-like reinforcer element has, before the step of production of the hooping ply, a tangent modulus less than or equal to 5 cN/tex/% for any elongation less than or equal to 3%, - the or each textile wire-like hoop reinforcer element has, once extracted from the tyre, a tangent modulus greater than or equal to 5 cN/tex/% for any elongation greater than or equal to 4%, the tangent modulus is calculated from a force-elongation curve obtained by applying the standard ASTM D 885/D 885M - 10a of 2014, and - the or each textile wire-like hoop reinforcer element comprises: - a core composed of a first strand comprising at least one monofilament, and - a layer comprising at least two second strands, each second strand of the layer comprising at least one monofilament, each second strand of the layer being helically wound around the core which is wound around the core without being wound around the other second strand or strands of the layer. - the or each bonded textile wire-like reinforcer element has, before the step of production of the hooping ply, a tangent modulus less than or equal to 5 cN/tex/% for any elongation less than or equal to 3%, - the or each textile wire-like hoop reinforcer element has, once extracted from the tyre, a tangent modulus greater than or equal to 5 cN/tex/% for any elongation greater than or equal to 4%, the tangent modulus is calculated from a force-elongation curve obtained by applying the standard ASTM D 885/D 885M - 10a of 2014, and - the or each textile wire-like hoop reinforcer element comprises: - a core composed of a first strand comprising at least one monofilament, and - a core composed of a first strand comprising at least one monofilament, and - a layer comprising at least two second strands, each second strand of the layer comprising at least one monofilament, each second strand of the layer being helically wound around the core which is wound around the core without being wound around the other second strand or strands of the layer.
An automated method of characterizing impairments detected by equalization on a channel of a network for channel equalization characterized by: estimating a first equalization stress of an observed channel equalization response of an end device of the network required for equalization; calculating a second equalization stress of a theoretical channel equalization response of the end device mathematically based on the observed channel equalization response and a theoretical known channel equalization response of a suspected impairment from the network; repeating said calculating step separately for each of a plurality of suspected impairments stored in a database of suspected impairments; and determining a highest ranking suspected dominant impairment from the database of suspected impairments that, if removed from the network, would provide a greatest reduction of an equalization stress of a channel equalization response of the end device; wherein equalization stress is measured by at least one metric selected from a group of metrics consisting of Main Tap Compression, MTC, Non Main Tap to Total Tap Energy Ratio, NMTTER, Pre Main Tap Energy Ratio, PreMTTER, Post Main Tap Energy Ratio, PostMTTER, Pre/Post Energy Symmetry Ratio, PPESR, and Pre/Post Tap Symmetry Ratio, PPTSR; and during said determining step, an ordered series of next highest ranking suspected dominant impairments are identified from the database of suspected impairments that, if removed from the network, would provide next greatest reductions of the equalization stress of the channel equalization response of the end device. estimating a first equalization stress of an observed channel equalization response of an end device of the network required for equalization; calculating a second equalization stress of a theoretical channel equalization response of the end device mathematically based on the observed channel equalization response and a theoretical known channel equalization response of a suspected impairment from the network; repeating said calculating step separately for each of a plurality of suspected impairments stored in a database of suspected impairments; and determining a highest ranking suspected dominant impairment from the database of suspected impairments that, if removed from the network, would provide a greatest reduction of an equalization stress of a channel equalization response of the end device; wherein equalization stress is measured by at least one metric selected from a group of metrics consisting of Main Tap Compression, MTC, Non Main Tap to Total Tap Energy Ratio, NMTTER, Pre Main Tap Energy Ratio, PreMTTER, Post Main Tap Energy Ratio, PostMTTER, Pre/Post Energy Symmetry Ratio, PPESR, and Pre/Post Tap Symmetry Ratio, PPTSR; and during said determining step, an ordered series of next highest ranking suspected dominant impairments are identified from the database of suspected impairments that, if removed from the network, would provide next greatest reductions of the equalization stress of the channel equalization response of the end device.
A formulation suitable for oral administration comprising a therapeutically effective amount of (3,5-Bis trifluoromethyl)-N-[4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3yl-pyrimidin-2-yl-amino)phenyl]benzamide (NRC-AN-019) or a salt thereof, and at least one polymeric matrix agent, wherein: the formulation is in the form of a solid dispersion; and the polymeric matrix agent is an ionic polymer or a non-ionic polymer or a combination thereof, wherein the ionic polymer is a cellulosic polymer or a methacrylic acid copolymer or a combination thereof, and wherein the non-ionic polymer is a cellulosic polymer. the formulation is in the form of a solid dispersion; and the polymeric matrix agent is an ionic polymer or a non-ionic polymer or a combination thereof, wherein the ionic polymer is a cellulosic polymer or a methacrylic acid copolymer or a combination thereof, and wherein the non-ionic polymer is a cellulosic polymer.
A guide vane assembly (210, 310, 510) for a gas turbine engine stator vane stage comprising: at least two adjacent aerofoil members (220, 320, 521-526), each extending from a root to a tip, wherein: the adjacent aerofoil members are integral with a vane assembly attachment web (230, 330, 531-535) formed either between the tips or between the roots of the adjacent aerofoil members, the vane assembly attachment web being arranged for use in fixing the guide vane assembly in the stator vane stage in use; the guide vane assembly extends from a first end (240, 340) to a second end (250, 350) via the vane assembly attachment web; and said adjacent aerofoil members and vane assembly attachment web are formed using a fibre-reinforced composite material that comprises fibres that extend continuously from the first end to the second end. the adjacent aerofoil members are integral with a vane assembly attachment web (230, 330, 531-535) formed either between the tips or between the roots of the adjacent aerofoil members, the vane assembly attachment web being arranged for use in fixing the guide vane assembly in the stator vane stage in use; the guide vane assembly extends from a first end (240, 340) to a second end (250, 350) via the vane assembly attachment web; and said adjacent aerofoil members and vane assembly attachment web are formed using a fibre-reinforced composite material that comprises fibres that extend continuously from the first end to the second end.
A recombinant binding protein comprising a first, a second, a third, and a fourth ankyrin repeat domain, wherein said first ankyrin repeat domain has binding specificity for human VEGF-A and comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% amino acid sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:18, wherein said second ankyrin repeat domain has binding specificity for human HGF and comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% amino acid sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26, wherein said third and fourth ankyrin repeat domains each have binding specificity for human serum albumin and comprise an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% amino acid sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:50, wherein said first, second, third and fourth ankyrin repeat domains are in the order thirdsecond-first-fourth from N terminus to C terminus, and wherein said recombinant binding protein is capable of binding to HGF, VEGF-A, and serum albumin simultaneously. wherein said first, second, third and fourth ankyrin repeat domains are in the order thirdsecond-first-fourth from N terminus to C terminus, and wherein said recombinant binding protein is capable of binding to HGF, VEGF-A, and serum albumin simultaneously.
Method for converting DC power from a source into AC power by means of an inverter comprising three bridge branches (4, 5, 6), each having a phase output (7, 8, 9), wherein, during grid-connected operation, the bridge branches (4, 5, 6) are actuated in such a way that the AC power is fed, as three-phase grid-compliant power, into an interconnecting grid, characterized in that by operation of two of the three bridge branches (4, 5, 6), the AC power is provided, as single-phase island grid, at two of the three phase outputs (7, 8, 9) when the inverter is disconnected from the interconnecting grid.
Process for producing a composite polyisocyanurate material, comprising the following steps: a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) comprising monomeric polyisocyanates in an amount of at least 2% by weight and at least 60% by weight of aliphatic polyisocyanates, and b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A) in the presence of at least one fibrous filler B) and of a trimerization catalyst C) to give the composite polyisocyanurate material, where the trimerization catalyst C) comprises at least one quaternary ammonium salt and/or a metal salt, where the proportion of the fibrous filler based on the total weight of the composite polyisocyanurate material is more than 30% by weight. a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) comprising monomeric polyisocyanates in an amount of at least 2% by weight and at least 60% by weight of aliphatic polyisocyanates, and b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A) in the presence of at least one fibrous filler B) and of a trimerization catalyst C) to give the composite polyisocyanurate material, where the trimerization catalyst C) comprises at least one quaternary ammonium salt and/or a metal salt, where the proportion of the fibrous filler based on the total weight of the composite polyisocyanurate material is more than 30% by weight.
A checking fixture for inspecting vehicle components for a vehicle, said checking fixture comprising: a bottom support frame; a metallic support sheet mechanically fixated to the bottom support frame, said metallic support sheet comprising a plurality of through holes arranged in a predetermined layout; a plurality of holder members for having thereon an attached vehicle component holder or an attached vehicle component measurement device, said holder members being attached to the metallic support sheet in the through holes and being adapted to extend away from an upper surface of the metallic support sheet; at least one metallic sheet reinforcement structure arranged orthogonally separated from the metallic support sheet, said metallic sheet reinforcement structure comprises through-holes arranged to match the locations of the holder members attached to the through-holes of the metallic support sheet, wherein each holder member is arranged in a respective one of said through-holes of a metallic sheet reinforcement structure to fixate the relative position between the holder members attached to the same metallic reinforcement structure, wherein, the metallic support sheet and the metallic reinforcement sheet structure are made from laser cut sheet material. a bottom support frame; a metallic support sheet mechanically fixated to the bottom support frame, said metallic support sheet comprising a plurality of through holes arranged in a predetermined layout; a plurality of holder members for having thereon an attached vehicle component holder or an attached vehicle component measurement device, said holder members being attached to the metallic support sheet in the through holes and being adapted to extend away from an upper surface of the metallic support sheet; at least one metallic sheet reinforcement structure arranged orthogonally separated from the metallic support sheet, said metallic sheet reinforcement structure comprises through-holes arranged to match the locations of the holder members attached to the through-holes of the metallic support sheet, wherein each holder member is arranged in a respective one of said through-holes of a metallic sheet reinforcement structure to fixate the relative position between the holder members attached to the same metallic reinforcement structure, wherein, the metallic support sheet and the metallic reinforcement sheet structure are made from laser cut sheet material.
Method for forming a floating flood boom in which method mass, which is needed for forming the mentioned boom, is being brought to the location of the boom with the help of a transport vehicle and the mentioned mass is being formed to have a boom form, whereby the mass is moved close to the mounting surface of a boom from the loading space of the vehicle with the help of a mass transport vehicle, such as a groove or a conveyor and when the mass is being unloaded from the mentioned vehicle, it is directed inside a flexible, pipe-like protective casing in which case in the method the protective casing is located around the mentioned mass transport vehicle and is located to be unloaded from there in order to form an outer casing for the boom, characterized in that polystyrene particles are moved with the help of a screw conveyor, and are used as mass and the polystyrene particles are being handled with water vapor in order to expand them before or at the same time when they are being directed inside the pipe-like protective casing forming the oil boom.
Transparent, scratch-resistant and tough copolyamide moulding compound, producible by polycondensation of 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminocyclohexylmethane (DMDC) with a carboxylic acid mixture, consisting of at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with 6 to 18 carbon atoms and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid and/or naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, characterised by a scratch-resistance of greater than or equal to grade H, measured according to ASTM D3363-05 characterized in that the mixture of the at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and of the at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid consists at a) 15 to 38% by mol of at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and at b) 12 to 35% by mol of at the least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid the proportions of all the monomers adding up to 100% by mol and the molar proportion of the 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminocyclohexylmethane (DMDC) being equal to the sum of the molar proportions of the dicarboxylic acids. a) 15 to 38% by mol of at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and at b) 12 to 35% by mol of at the least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid
A plug used for piercing a billet, comprising: a plug body; a body coating provided on a surface of the plug body and containing iron and iron oxides; and a surface-layer coating provided on the body coating and containing iron and iron oxides, wherein the surface-layer coating has a porosity lower than that of a region of the body coating adjacent to the surface-layer coating, the region having a thickness equal to that of the surface-layer coating, the body coating has an iron content which decreases and an iron oxide content which increases from the plug body toward the surface layer coating, characterized in that the surface-layer coating has an iron content higher than the region of the body coating adjacent to the surface-layer coating and having a thickness equal to that of the surface-layer coating. a plug body; a body coating provided on a surface of the plug body and containing iron and iron oxides; and a surface-layer coating provided on the body coating and containing iron and iron oxides, wherein the surface-layer coating has a porosity lower than that of a region of the body coating adjacent to the surface-layer coating, the region having a thickness equal to that of the surface-layer coating, the body coating has an iron content which decreases and an iron oxide content which increases from the plug body toward the surface layer coating, characterized in that the surface-layer coating has an iron content higher than the region of the body coating adjacent to the surface-layer coating and having a thickness equal to that of the surface-layer coating.
An in vitro method for expanding natural killer cells of a given KIR specificity, said method comprising: (a) selecting a donor having educated NK cells of a said given KIR specificity, wherein the educated NK cells express KIR specific for self HLA class I molecules; (b) providing leukocyte cells from said donor, wherein said leukocytes comprise NK cells; (c) contacting said donor NK cells with a stimulator of one or both of the paired receptors CD94/NKG2C and CD94/NKG2A; and (d) selectively expanding NK cells having said KIR specificity, which cells are NKG2C positive and NKG2A negative, to produce a population of cells comprising said expanded NK cells. (a) selecting a donor having educated NK cells of a said given KIR specificity, wherein the educated NK cells express KIR specific for self HLA class I molecules; (b) providing leukocyte cells from said donor, wherein said leukocytes comprise NK cells; (c) contacting said donor NK cells with a stimulator of one or both of the paired receptors CD94/NKG2C and CD94/NKG2A; and (d) selectively expanding NK cells having said KIR specificity, which cells are NKG2C positive and NKG2A negative, to produce a population of cells comprising said expanded NK cells.