mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A layered infrared emitter device, which comprises a layered structure having at least one metal layer stacked between two or more dielectric layers (10, 11, 12, 13,14, 16, 17), each metal layer in the layered structure being a semi-transparent metal layer, and an electric heating means arranged in or between any of the dielectric layers (10, 11, 12, 13,14, 16, 17) to heat the at least one semi-transparent metal layer to a required infrared emission temperature, preferably to a temperature within a range from 400 °C to 1000 °C, and wherein at least one of the dielectric layers is adapted to optically match the at least one semi-transparent metal layer to an emitting outer surface of the layered structure, wherein the at least one optically-matching dielectric layer is arranged between the semi-transparent metal layer and the emitting outer surface, and wherein the at least one optically-matching dielectric layer is made of polysilicon material or other dielectric material having a high refractive index.
A decoding method comprising: - decoding a chroma block of a picture, said block being intra predicted according to an intra linear prediction mode from at least two reconstructed co-located luma blocks; - determining a frontier inside the decoded chroma block, said frontier being co-located with the external frontiers of the at least two reconstructed co-located luma blocks; and - filtering with a de-artifacting filter along the frontier determined inside the decoded chroma block. - decoding a chroma block of a picture, said block being intra predicted according to an intra linear prediction mode from at least two reconstructed co-located luma blocks; - determining a frontier inside the decoded chroma block, said frontier being co-located with the external frontiers of the at least two reconstructed co-located luma blocks; and - filtering with a de-artifacting filter along the frontier determined inside the decoded chroma block.
Quiescent current-actuated spring pressure brake comprising a rotor to be braked and means for monitoring a switched status, with the axial stroke occurring during a switching cycle of the armature disc of said spring pressure brake being scanned by a mechanical microswitch or a no-contact proximity switch integrated in the spring pressure brake and fixedly coupled with the stationary portion thereof, and with said microswitch or proximity switch cooperating with a reference point positioned on armature disc, characterized in that the reference point is provided on an adjustable lever/beam on the armature disc, said lever/beam having its one end fixedly coupled to said armature disc of the spring pressure brake and having its opposite end configured to be adjustable in the direction of movement of the armature disc, and with the reference point being disposed on said lever/beam between the two ends thereof.
Suction hose fitting for connecting to a suction hose of a high pressure cleaning appliance, having a housing which comprises an inlet opening and an outlet opening, wherein a filter device is arranged on the inlet opening and a connecting device (44, 48) for the suction hose is arranged on the outlet opening, and wherein in the housing is arranged a check valve which closes in the direction of the inlet opening and which comprises a valve body which is moveable back and forth in the housing between a closed position and an open position, and wherein the check valve is manually releasable, characterized in that the valve body is manually moveable into its open position by means of an actuator projecting out of the housing, wherein the actuator is configured as a valve tappet which is rigidly connected to the valve body.
A media presenter comprising: a chassis including a nose coupled thereto, the chassis and nose including (i) a presenting end distal from the chassis, and (ii) a presenting track extending from the chassis to the presenting end; and a carriage mounted on the presenting track for movement therealong, characterized by comprising a carriage body coupled to a carriage plate by a linkage, the carriage plate being movable between an open position at which media items can be placed on the carriage plate, and a closed position for clamping media items between the carriage plate and the carriage body. a chassis including a nose coupled thereto, the chassis and nose including (i) a presenting end distal from the chassis, and (ii) a presenting track extending from the chassis to the presenting end; and a carriage mounted on the presenting track for movement therealong, characterized by comprising a carriage body coupled to a carriage plate by a linkage, the carriage plate being movable between an open position at which media items can be placed on the carriage plate, and a closed position for clamping media items between the carriage plate and the carriage body.
A method of screening solvents for the solubilization of petroleum hydrocarbons, said method comprising: dissolving petroleum hydrocarbons in a selected solvent to form a first solution; measuring absorbance of the first solution; adding a co-solvent being an ionic liquid to the first solution and blending to form a second solution; measuring absorbance of the second solution; and determining efficacy of the ionic liquid in solubilizing petroleum hydrocarbons based on the difference between the absorbance of the first and the second solutions. dissolving petroleum hydrocarbons in a selected solvent to form a first solution; measuring absorbance of the first solution; adding a co-solvent being an ionic liquid to the first solution and blending to form a second solution; measuring absorbance of the second solution; and determining efficacy of the ionic liquid in solubilizing petroleum hydrocarbons based on the difference between the absorbance of the first and the second solutions.
Method for controlling a rotary electric machine collaborating with a gearbox of a motor vehicle, characterized in that, during a phase of synchronization between two gear ratios (R1-Rn) during which the rotary electric machine is controlled in terms of speed and changes type of modulation to switch from full wave modulation to pulse width modulation, the said method comprises a control step aimed at limiting the variations of the direct-axis component of an output current (Idc) of an invertor during the phase of change of type of modulation without compensation for variations in torque, the said method comprising: - a step of applying, for a transition period (Ttrans) a pre-defluxing current setpoint (Id#_PWM) equal to a measurement of the direct axis current (Id_r), the pre-defluxing setpoint (Id#_PWM) being a direct-axis current setpoint corresponding to an operating point of the electric machine for a given modelling, and - a step of converging towards a pre-defluxing current setpoint (Id#_PWM) over a convergence during (Tconv). - a step of applying, for a transition period (Ttrans) a pre-defluxing current setpoint (Id#_PWM) equal to a measurement of the direct axis current (Id_r), the pre-defluxing setpoint (Id#_PWM) being a direct-axis current setpoint corresponding to an operating point of the electric machine for a given modelling, and - a step of converging towards a pre-defluxing current setpoint (Id#_PWM) over a convergence during (Tconv).
A track chain member comprising: a shoe member defining a track chain traveling direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the track chain traveling direction defining a first lateral end and a second lateral end; and a first track pad member extending from the shoe member including a first lug member extending from the shoe member in a first direction parallel to the track chain traveling direction, a second lug member and a third lug member both extending from the shoe member in a second direction opposite of the first direction; wherein the first, second and third lug members (608, 612, 614) define a Y-shaped configuration and the track chain member further includes a first rib disposed nearest the first lug member along the track chain traveling direction extending from the first track pad member along the lateral direction to the first lateral end of the shoe member, characterised in that, the first rib defining a first concave radial portion curving in a plane extending orthogonal to the track chain traveling direction, and a second rib disposed nearest the second lug member along the track chain traveling direction extending from the first track pad member along the lateral direction substantially to the first lateral end of the shoe member. a shoe member defining a track chain traveling direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the track chain traveling direction defining a first lateral end and a second lateral end; and a first track pad member extending from the shoe member including a first lug member extending from the shoe member in a first direction parallel to the track chain traveling direction, a second lug member and a third lug member both extending from the shoe member in a second direction opposite of the first direction; wherein the first, second and third lug members (608, 612, 614) define a Y-shaped configuration and the track chain member further includes a first rib disposed nearest the first lug member along the track chain traveling direction extending from the first track pad member along the lateral direction to the first lateral end of the shoe member, characterised in that, the first rib defining a first concave radial portion curving in a plane extending orthogonal to the track chain traveling direction, and a second rib disposed nearest the second lug member along the track chain traveling direction extending from the first track pad member along the lateral direction substantially to the first lateral end of the shoe member.
Installation arrangement for a floor structure, in particular a concrete floor structure, comprising - a profile body formed for mounting on the floor structure and comprising a groove-shaped, elongate mounting recess, which is open upwards in a mounted position and into which a preferably plate-shaped securing body can be inserted, - a multi-part lining comprising an upper attachment profile assigned to the profile body, comprising a lower attachment profile formed for mounting on the floor structure, and comprising a shutter body which, in the mounted position, covers the floor structure and/or the profile body and/or the upper attachment profile and/or the lower attachment profile at least in portions, the shutter body of the lining being fastened on the upper attachment profile of the lining and/or on the profile body in the mounted position; characterised in that in the mounted position the shutter body of the lining is additionally inserted into an upwardly open support groove of the lower attachment profile. - a profile body formed for mounting on the floor structure and comprising a groove-shaped, elongate mounting recess, which is open upwards in a mounted position and into which a preferably plate-shaped securing body can be inserted, - a multi-part lining comprising an upper attachment profile assigned to the profile body, comprising a lower attachment profile formed for mounting on the floor structure, and comprising a shutter body which, in the mounted position, covers the floor structure and/or the profile body and/or the upper attachment profile and/or the lower attachment profile at least in portions,
Household refrigeration appliance with an interior (4, 5), which is limited by walls (3a, 3b, 3c) of an inner container, wherein in the interior (4, 5) a displaceable support carriage is arranged, which is embodied for receiving at least one container (9, 10) for foodstuffs, and a guide apparatus is embodied, to which the support carriage is connected and with which the support carriage is guided in its movement in the depth direction of the interior (4, 5), wherein the support carriage, in a rear region viewed in the depth direction of the household refrigeration appliance, has a recess which is embodied for coupling to a coupling element on the container (9, 10) in such a manner that the container (9, 10) is motion-coupled with the support carriage in the depth direction, characterised in that the support carriage has rollers (16 to 19), with which it can be displaced in the interior, and that the support carriage is a movable tray, and that the guide apparatus is embodied on a plate arranged below the support carriage, wherein the plate is arranged on opposite side walls (3a, 3b) of the inner container.
An imaging device, comprising: a plurality of pixel sharing units, each of the plurality of pixel sharing units including: 8 photodiodes arranged in a 2 ∗ 4 matrix; a floating diffusion connected to the 8 photodiodes; a reset transistor, a source electrode of the reset transistor connected to the floating diffusion; an amplification transistor, a gate electrode of the amplification transistor connected to the floating diffusion; and a selection transistor, a drain electrode of the selection transistor connected to a source electrode of the amplification transistor; wherein the reset transistor, the amplification transistor and the selection transistor are arranged adjacent to a side of 4 photodiodes of the 8 photodiodes, the 4 photodiodes arranged in one direction. a plurality of pixel sharing units, each of the plurality of pixel sharing units including: 8 photodiodes arranged in a 2 ∗ 4 matrix; a floating diffusion connected to the 8 photodiodes; a reset transistor, a source electrode of the reset transistor connected to the floating diffusion; an amplification transistor, a gate electrode of the amplification transistor connected to the floating diffusion; and a selection transistor, a drain electrode of the selection transistor connected to a source electrode of the amplification transistor; 8 photodiodes arranged in a 2 ∗ 4 matrix; a floating diffusion connected to the 8 photodiodes; a reset transistor, a source electrode of the reset transistor connected to the floating diffusion; an amplification transistor, a gate electrode of the amplification transistor connected to the floating diffusion; and a selection transistor, a drain electrode of the selection transistor connected to a source electrode of the amplification transistor; wherein the reset transistor, the amplification transistor and the selection transistor are arranged adjacent to a side of 4 photodiodes of the 8 photodiodes, the 4 photodiodes arranged in one direction.
Method for coding an image or a sequence of images generating a stream of data comprising data representative of groups of pixels in one of said images, called blocks, each of said blocks being associated with at least one block parameter, comprising the steps of: - grouping of a plurality of blocks in a cluster of blocks in case of proximity between each of the values of said at least one parameter relating to the blocks of said plurality, - determination of a value characteristic of said cluster of blocks, as a function of the value of said at least one block parameter, characterized in that it comprises the step of: - coding of the blocks of said cluster, in which the value of said at least one parameter relating to each block of said cluster is not coded or else the value of said at least one parameter relating to each block of said cluster is coded by computation of a refinement value that is equal to the difference between the value of said at least one parameter relating to each block of said cluster and said characteristic value, and coding of a data structure associated with said cluster of blocks, said data structure comprising a datum associated with said characteristic value. - grouping of a plurality of blocks in a cluster of blocks in case of proximity between each of the values of said at least one parameter relating to the blocks of said plurality, - determination of a value characteristic of said cluster of blocks, as a function of the value of said at least one block parameter, - coding of the blocks of said cluster, in which the value of said at least one parameter relating to each block of said cluster is not coded or else the value of said at least one parameter relating to each block of said cluster is coded by computation of a refinement value that is equal to the difference between the value of said at least one parameter relating to each block of said cluster and said characteristic value, and coding of a data structure associated with said cluster of blocks, said data structure comprising a datum associated with said characteristic value.
A foamable composition comprising, as a blend: A. an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer comprising high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a density of equal or greater than 0.941 g/cm 3 as measured in accordance with ASTM D-792; B. a modifier component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols having a Mw as measured with GPC, of from 1,000 to 100,000; C. a blowing agent; and D. optionally, carbon black; wherein the density, as measured in accordance with ASTM D1622, of a foamed material prepared from the composition with a blowing agent is at least 1% less than the density of a foamed material prepared from a composition of the same formulation and blowing agent but without the inclusion of the modifier component. A. an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer comprising high density polyethylene (HDPE) having a density of equal or greater than 0.941 g/cm 3 as measured in accordance with ASTM D-792; B. a modifier component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols having a Mw as measured with GPC, of from 1,000 to 100,000; C. a blowing agent; and D. optionally, carbon black; wherein the density, as measured in accordance with ASTM D1622, of a foamed material prepared from the composition with a blowing agent is at least 1% less than the density of a foamed material prepared from a composition of the same formulation and blowing agent but without the inclusion of the modifier component.
A photovoltaic device, comprising a plurality of photovoltaic cells, each of the cells including: a substrate; a first photovoltaic module having a first semiconductor absorber layer and a first reflecting conducting layer disposed on the first semiconductor absorber layer and between the first absorber layer and the substrate; a second photovoltaic module having a second semiconductor absorber layer and a second reflecting conducting layer disposed on the second semiconductor absorber layer and between the second absorber layer and the substrate; wherein said first and second modules are monolithically integrated to form a bifacial solar cell, characterized in that the first photovoltaic module has an absorber layer with a larger bandgap than an absorber layer in the second photovoltaic module; said first and second modules are configured to respectively convert first and second spectrally different parts of optical energy into electrical energy, said first reflecting conducting layer being configured to reflect at least a portion of the second part of the optical energy; wherein the plurality of photovoltaic cells are disposed in an array in which each cell is adjacent to another cell and the photovoltaic cells are angled and positioned with respect to each other and a solar light beam such that a portion of light that is not absorbed in a first module of one cell is reflected and absorbed in a second module of an adjacent cell. a substrate; a first photovoltaic module having a first semiconductor absorber layer and a first reflecting conducting layer disposed on the first semiconductor absorber layer and between the first absorber layer and the substrate; a second photovoltaic module having a second semiconductor absorber layer and a second reflecting conducting layer disposed on the second semiconductor absorber layer and between the second absorber layer and the substrate; wherein said first and second modules are monolithically integrated to form a bifacial solar cell, characterized in that the first photovoltaic module has an absorber layer with a larger bandgap than an absorber layer in the second photovoltaic module; said first and second modules are configured to respectively convert first and second spectrally different parts of optical energy into electrical energy, said first reflecting conducting layer being configured to reflect at least a portion of the second part of the optical energy; wherein the plurality of photovoltaic cells are disposed in an array in which each cell is adjacent to another cell and the photovoltaic cells are angled and positioned with respect to each other and a solar light beam such that a portion of light that is not absorbed in a first module of one cell is reflected and absorbed in a second module of an adjacent cell.
An apparatus (200, 400) to protect an electrical load connected to an output port thereof from anomalous electricity accepted through an input port thereof from an electricity supply, characterised in that the apparatus (200, 400) comprises: a condition sensing unit (230, 430) configured to distinguish a power event type from among a plurality of power event types from characteristics of an input electricity waveform accepted through the input port, the condition sensing unit indicating the power event type when a corresponding overvoltage criterion is met by the characteristics of the input electricity waveform; a power control unit (250, 450) configured to generate, responsive to a power event, a modulation signal that defines at least one amplitude notch in the input electricity waveform in accordance with the power event type; and a switching mechanism (220, 420) electrically interposed between the input port and the output port and being configured to transition into conducting and non-conducting states in accordance with the modulation signal to superimpose thereby the notch on the input electricity waveform; a delay circuit (215i, 415) electrically interposed between the input terminals and the switching mechanism and being configured to impart a predetermined temporal delay, in delivery of current from the input terminal to the switching mechanism, prior to arriving of an overvoltage electrical waveform at said switching mechanism. a condition sensing unit (230, 430) configured to distinguish a power event type from among a plurality of power event types from characteristics of an input electricity waveform accepted through the input port, the condition sensing unit indicating the power event type when a corresponding overvoltage criterion is met by the characteristics of the input electricity waveform; a power control unit (250, 450) configured to generate, responsive to a power event, a modulation signal that defines at least one amplitude notch in the input electricity waveform in accordance with the power event type; and a switching mechanism (220, 420) electrically interposed between the input port and the output port and being configured to transition into conducting and non-conducting states in accordance with the modulation signal to superimpose thereby the notch on the input electricity waveform; a delay circuit (215i, 415) electrically interposed between the input terminals and the switching mechanism and being configured to impart a predetermined temporal delay, in delivery of current from the input terminal to the switching mechanism, prior to arriving of an overvoltage electrical waveform at said switching mechanism.