mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pack for cigarettes, having a box part, which is delimited at least by a front wall, a rear wall, side walls (16, 17) and a base wall, wherein the box part serves for accommodating at least one preferably cuboidal cigarette group wrapped in an inner blank, and wherein the pack has predetermined width, depth and height dimensions and at least one dimension of the at least one cigarette group is smaller than a corresponding dimension of the interior of the box part, and therefore the at least one cigarette group does not fill the interior of the box part in respect of the at least one dimension, and wherein the box part has arranged in it a collar, at least comprising a collar front wall, which butts against the front wall of the box part, and collar side walls, which are arranged adjacent to side walls (16, 17) of the box part, and wherein the collar serves for compensating for at least one differing dimension, and wherein the box part contains at least two cigarette groups at a distance apart from one another, of which the dimensions together, at least in part, do not correspond to the dimensions of the interior of the box part, and wherein, on three sides in each case, the cigarette groups butt against walls of the collar, and the distance between in each case two adjacent cigarette groups is bridged by at least one supporting means, which is part of the collar, and therefore at least one differing dimension is compensated for by the collar, and wherein the collar is formed in one piece and has a number of portions (35, 36), each having a collar front wall and two collar side walls (29, 32) adjacent to the collar front wall, which corresponds to the number of cigarette groups, characterized in that the portions (35, 36) are connected by a connecting flap, and in that the connecting flap has arranged on it the supporting means, which is positioned between two facing collar side walls, and therefore the two collar side walls butt against the supporting means and the at least one differing dimension is thus compensated for by the supporting means of the collar.
A method to provide continuous operation of a facility comprising an equipment, the method comprising: retrieving a plurality of workpieces that are queued to be processed from a storage chamber of the equipment; wherein the number of workpieces to be retrieved is given by the number of workpieces that will be needed to be removed from the storage chamber for a next predetermined period, wherein the next predetermined period is the average time needed to repair the equipment; storing the retrieved workpieces in a buffer station of the equipment, the buffer station being separate from the storage chamber; wherein the buffer station comprises an emergency access for externally accessing the workpieces during a time of an equipment failure; the emergency access allowing removal of the workpieces in the buffer station; moving the workpieces from the buffer station to an IO station, wherein the IO station comprises an external access to transfer the workpiece outside the equipment. retrieving a plurality of workpieces that are queued to be processed from a storage chamber of the equipment; wherein the number of workpieces to be retrieved is given by the number of workpieces that will be needed to be removed from the storage chamber for a next predetermined period, wherein the next predetermined period is the average time needed to repair the equipment; storing the retrieved workpieces in a buffer station of the equipment, the buffer station being separate from the storage chamber; wherein the buffer station comprises an emergency access for externally accessing the workpieces during a time of an equipment failure; the emergency access allowing removal of the workpieces in the buffer station; moving the workpieces from the buffer station to an IO station,
Glueing group with adjustable approach device in an embosser-laminator, comprising a glue distribution roll, a dosing roll of the same glue and a glue tank, characterised in that it comprises, on each side, a slide, consisting of a side frame carrying said distribution roll, wherein said slide is applied onto a fixed side frame of said glueing group through at least one linear guide, oriented in an orthogonal direction with respect to the axes of said rolls, said slide being connected to a driving group comprising an adjustable actuator, connected at a mobile end to said slide and at an opposite end to a fixed load cell that continuously checks the load applied.
A tampon applicator comprising a barrel, said barrel having a tapered insertion end with a plurality of petals, wherein the insertion end has a taper ratio greater than 1 to about 8, whereby the taper ratio is represented by the ratio of the length of the taper projection along a longitudinal, centerline or horizontal axis of the barrel to the projection length along a radius or vertical axis, - wherein the taper ratio is a length of a projection of the insertion end taper along a longitudinal axis of the barrel to a length of a projection of the insertion end taper along a radius of the barrel at a base region of the plurality of petals; and - wherein said plurality of petals each have a thickness of about 0.10 mm (0.004 inches) to about 0.55 mm (0.022 inches), characterized in that - said plurality of petals have a substantially uniform thickness, - wherein said uniform thickness of each of said plurality of petals varies no more than about 10% across an entire area of said petals - wherein the taper ratio is a length of a projection of the insertion end taper along a longitudinal axis of the barrel to a length of a projection of the insertion end taper along a radius of the barrel at a base region of the plurality of petals; and - wherein said plurality of petals each have a thickness of about 0.10 mm (0.004 inches) to about 0.55 mm (0.022 inches), - said plurality of petals have a substantially uniform thickness, - wherein said uniform thickness of each of said plurality of petals varies no more than about 10% across an entire area of said petals
An input apparatus comprising a panel for detecting that the front surface of the panel is pressed or touched and inputting data corresponding to the detected result, the input apparatus further comprising: - a flexible wiring board on which a pattern of electrodes is formed and in which a pair of through-holes (41a, 41b) are aligned and formed; and - a piezoelectric actuator made of a piezoelectric bi-morph device, the piezoelectric actuator being configured to curve and deform for providing a force sense feedback to a user, the piezoelectric actuator being further configured to bridge the pair of the through-holes (41a, 41b) in the flexible wiring board, a part of the flexible wiring board being formed between the pair of the through-holes (41a, 41b) and positioned on the upper surface of the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is configured to contact the panel except for the part of the flexible wiring board. - a flexible wiring board on which a pattern of electrodes is formed and in which a pair of through-holes (41a, 41b) are aligned and formed; and - a piezoelectric actuator made of a piezoelectric bi-morph device, the piezoelectric actuator being configured to curve and deform for providing a force sense feedback to a user, the piezoelectric actuator being further configured to bridge the pair of the through-holes (41a, 41b) in the flexible wiring board, a part of the flexible wiring board being formed between the pair of the through-holes (41a, 41b) and positioned on the upper surface of the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the piezoelectric actuator is configured to contact the panel except for the part of the flexible wiring board.
An aqueous liquid lubricant composition comprising: at least 2 wt.%, but not more than 25 wt.-% on a dry solids basis of a component selected from a polyethylene dispersion; a component at least 2 wt.%, but not more than 35 wt.-% of phosphate salts selected from ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and alkali metal acid phosphates or mixtures thereof; and 1.0 to 10.0 wt.-% of at least one liquid linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon being different from component; wherein the weight ratio of components to component ranges from 10 to 0.1. at least 2 wt.%, but not more than 25 wt.-% on a dry solids basis of a component selected from a polyethylene dispersion; a component at least 2 wt.%, but not more than 35 wt.-% of phosphate salts selected from ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and alkali metal acid phosphates or mixtures thereof; and 1.0 to 10.0 wt.-% of at least one liquid linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon being different from component; wherein the weight ratio of components to component ranges from 10 to 0.1.
A labeler for labeling objects, in particular containers in the food industry, comprising: at least one label magazine for providing labels having a fixing side that is activatable by moistening, and at least one palletizing unit including at least one pallet (104, 105, 106) for taking up and transferring individual labels, and at least one activating unit (108, 125) for activating, by moistening, the activatable fixing side of a label that has been taken up by a pallet, wherein the labeler is configured for directly transferring labels (102, 107) from the pallet (104, 105, 106) of the palletizing unit to an object to be labeled, characterized in that the at least one pallet is in connection with a pressurized air supply unit, and wherein the at least one pallet comprises a plurality of openings at the label contacting side of the at least one pallet, and is configured such that said openings can be supplied individually and/or in groups and/or serially, wherein the control of the application of pressurized air is effected through or supported by uncovering or covering openings of a rotary disk. at least one label magazine for providing labels having a fixing side that is activatable by moistening, and at least one palletizing unit including at least one pallet (104, 105, 106) for taking up and transferring individual labels, and at least one activating unit (108, 125) for activating, by moistening, the activatable fixing side of a label that has been taken up by a pallet, wherein the labeler is configured for directly transferring labels (102, 107) from the pallet (104, 105, 106) of the palletizing unit to an object to be labeled, characterized in that the at least one pallet is in connection with a pressurized air supply unit, and wherein the at least one pallet comprises a plurality of openings at the label contacting side of the at least one pallet, and is configured such that said openings can be supplied individually and/or in groups and/or serially, wherein the control of the application of pressurized air is effected through or supported by uncovering or covering openings of a rotary disk.
A method for determining the efficiency of an electric energy system of a hybrid vehicle comprising a combustion engine, an electric machine, service brakes and an electric storage system, comprising the following steps: - determining a requested brake energy for a first vehicle retardation and determining an actual electrical brake energy in the electric machine of the hybrid vehicle and an actual mechanical brake energy in the service brakes of the hybrid vehicle during the vehicle retardation, - determining a measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy, the method being characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - determining a new measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy at a subsequent second similar vehicle retardation, - comparing the determined measures representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and the second vehicle retardations, - where the actual efficiency of the energy system is obtained from the change in the measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and the second vehicle retardations. - determining a requested brake energy for a first vehicle retardation and determining an actual electrical brake energy in the electric machine of the hybrid vehicle and an actual mechanical brake energy in the service brakes of the hybrid vehicle during the vehicle retardation, - determining a measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy, the method being characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - determining a new measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy at a subsequent second similar vehicle retardation, - comparing the determined measures representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and the second vehicle retardations, - where the actual efficiency of the energy system is obtained from the change in the measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and the second vehicle retardations. - determining a new measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy at a subsequent second similar vehicle retardation, - comparing the determined measures representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and the second vehicle retardations, - where the actual efficiency of the energy system is obtained from the change in the measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and the second vehicle retardations.
Connecting element formed for arrangement and functional cooperation with a fan impeller blade in order to transmit a torque of a drive to the fan blade, comprising a connection section for joining the connecting element to the fan blade and a connecting section for connecting the connecting element to the drive, wherein the connection section forms an outer edge section adjoining an outer contour of the connecting element, the cross-section of said outer edge section tapering outwards at least partially with respect to its thickness relative to the connecting section, and wherein the connecting element has respectively at least one projecting pin or at least one engagement groove on two opposite connecting sides of the connecting section.
An optical fiber apparatus for improving bandwidth, comprising: a multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200) having a source end for receiving light; a convex profile lens disposed on the source end of the multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200); an optical detector (24, 86, 100, 120, 144) located at a detector end (22, 80, 94, 114, 134, 160) of the multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200) in order to receive light from said optical fiber; characterized by a second convex profile lens (84, 96, 116, 136) disposed in the detector end (22, 80, 94, 114, 134, 160) of the multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200), wherein the second convex profile lens (84, 96, 116, 136) is configured to reflect or refract light in higher-order modes away from the optical detector (24, 86, 100, 120, 144). a multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200) having a source end for receiving light; a convex profile lens disposed on the source end of the multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200); an optical detector (24, 86, 100, 120, 144) located at a detector end (22, 80, 94, 114, 134, 160) of the multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200) in order to receive light from said optical fiber; characterized by a second convex profile lens (84, 96, 116, 136) disposed in the detector end (22, 80, 94, 114, 134, 160) of the multi-mode optical fiber (12, 60, 90, 110, 130, 150, 170, 200), wherein the second convex profile lens (84, 96, 116, 136) is configured to reflect or refract light in higher-order modes away from the optical detector (24, 86, 100, 120, 144).
A solid bleaching agent-containing material, comprising: a first layer containing one or more halogen bleaching agents selected from the group consisting of halogenated isocyanuric acids, alkali metal salts of halogenated isocyanuric acids, hydrates of alkali metal salts of halogenated isocyanuric acids, halogenated hydantoins, and mixtures thereof as a solid bleaching agent; and a second layer formed of a coating layer, wherein the coating layer comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of aromatic carboxylic acids, alkali metal salts of acyclic dicarboxylic acids, alkali metal salts of acyclic monocarboxylic acids having a carbon number of from 1 to 7, and mixtures thereof.
A device for producing a rod of the tobacco processing industry, comprising a supply device, a separating device, a rod-shaping device and an embossing device, wherein: • the supply device is designed to supply a flat web and to feed said flat web to the separating device arranged downstream of the supply device, • the separating device is designed to separate the flat web into a plurality of strips, • the rod-shaping device arranged downstream of the separating device is designed to form a rod from the plurality of strips, and • the embossing device is arranged between the supply device and the rod-shaping device and is designed to introduce an embossing into the flat web or a plurality of the strips, characterized in that the embossing device comprises an adjusting device with which a height of the embossing can be modified, and further comprising at least one sensor unit and a control unit coupled thereto, wherein the at least one sensor unit is designed to measure at least one physical parameter of the flat web and/or of the rod and/or of the rod-shaped articles produced from the rod, and the control unit is designed to control and/or to regulate a height of the embossing with the adjusting device as a function of the measured physical parameter. • the supply device is designed to supply a flat web and to feed said flat web to the separating device arranged downstream of the supply device, • the separating device is designed to separate the flat web into a plurality of strips, • the rod-shaping device arranged downstream of the separating device is designed to form a rod from the plurality of strips, and • the embossing device is arranged between the supply device and the rod-shaping device and is designed to introduce an embossing into the flat web or a plurality of the strips, characterized in that the embossing device comprises an adjusting device with which a height of the embossing can be modified, and further comprising at least one sensor unit and a control unit coupled thereto, wherein the at least one sensor unit is designed to measure at least one physical parameter of the flat web and/or of the rod and/or of the rod-shaped articles produced from the rod, and the control unit is designed to control and/or to regulate a height of the embossing with the adjusting device as a function of the measured physical parameter.
An apparatus to produce hydrogen gas from water, said apparatus comprising: a first electric field source; an insulation layer to electrically isolate said first electric field source from the water; characterized in that a first conductive deionization surface is positioned within a field line of said first electric field source; that the first conductive deionization surface is positioned within the water, that the insulation layer is positioned between said first field source and said first conductive deionization surface, electrically isolating said first field source from said first conductive deionization surface; and that an electric conductor is connected to said first conductive deionization surface and is adapted to discharge charge built up due to attracted ions at the first conductive deionization surface. a first electric field source; an insulation layer to electrically isolate said first electric field source from the water; characterized in that a first conductive deionization surface is positioned within a field line of said first electric field source; that the first conductive deionization surface is positioned within the water, that the insulation layer is positioned between said first field source and said first conductive deionization surface, electrically isolating said first field source from said first conductive deionization surface; and that an electric conductor is connected to said first conductive deionization surface and is adapted to discharge charge built up due to attracted ions at the first conductive deionization surface.
A spatial phase modulator for an operating wavelength, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate that are paired together, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a transparent electrode layer and a first alignment and guiding layer are disposed, in a cascading manner in a direction in which the first substrate faces the second substrate, on a side that is of the first substrate and that faces the liquid crystal layer; and an electrode layer and an insulation medium glass layer are disposed, in a cascading manner in a direction in which the second substrate faces the first substrate, on a side that is of the second substrate and that faces the liquid crystal layer, wherein the insulation medium glass layer has an inclined serration structure on the side facing the liquid crystal layer, and being configured such that when the transparent electrode layer and the electrode layer are charged to form an electric field, the serration structure functions as a second alignment and guiding layer and coordinates with the first alignment and guiding layer to control a deflection direction of liquid crystal molecules at the liquid crystal layer; wherein the insulation medium glass layer comprises at least one pair of oxide layers with different reflectivities, wherein each pair of oxide layers with different reflectivities is formed by sequential deposition of individual layers in a stacked manner over the electrode layer; and wherein the at least one pair of oxide layers with different reflectivities are disposed in the manner of (0.5H 0.5L) ^n, (0.5H L 0.5H) ^n, or H (L H) ^n; where H represents the optical thickness of the high-reflectivity material that is one-fourth of the operating wavelength; L represents the optical thickness of the low-reflectivity material that is one-fourth of the operating wavelength and n represents the quantity of repetition times of the oxide layers in parentheses.