mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for correcting a video signal of an infrared sensor, the video signal varying in accordance with a temperature of the sensor, comprising the steps of: receiving a video input signal and a signal representative of an operating temperature of an uncooled infrared sensor; calculating sensor operation temperature based correction terms using the operating temperature of said infrared sensor and a temperature based interpolation of calibrated correction terms, wherein the calibrated correction terms are response and offset correction coefficients determined at different infrared sensor operating temperatures during sensor calibration; and applying the calculated temperature based correction terms to the video input signal to thereby correct for variations in the video signal caused by variations in the temperature of the infrared sensor. receiving a video input signal and a signal representative of an operating temperature of an uncooled infrared sensor; calculating sensor operation temperature based correction terms using the operating temperature of said infrared sensor and a temperature based interpolation of calibrated correction terms, wherein the calibrated correction terms are response and offset correction coefficients determined at different infrared sensor operating temperatures during sensor calibration; and applying the calculated temperature based correction terms to the video input signal to thereby correct for variations in the video signal caused by variations in the temperature of the infrared sensor.
A surgical fastener applying apparatus comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw containing a first row of first surgical fasteners and a second row of second surgical fasteners, the second jaw containing a first row (1206c, 2206c) of first anvil pockets (1204, 2204) and a second row (1206b, 2206b) of second anvil pockets, the first and second rows of anvil pockets deforming the respective first and second rows of fasteners, at least one of the first fasteners having a first unformed length (Lc) and forming a configuration having a first formed length (Dc) to form a first compressive space when deformed by the anvil pocket, and at least one of the second fasteners having a second unformed length (Lb) and forming a configuration having a second formed length (Db) to form a second compressive space deformed by the anvil pocket, wherein the first unformed length is less than the second unformed length and the first formed length is less than the second formed length; and wherein each of the at least one of the first and second fasteners has a backspan and a pair of legs (102, 104) extending from the backspan; characterised in that during formation the legs of each pair of legs, pass each other to form a single loop configuration in which the legs are disposed in crosswise relation and the at least one of the first and second fasteners have the first and second formed length.
A system for controlling reclosings, the system comprising at least two reclosing blocks (B1 to B7; B10 to B1 N), each block having predefined block-specific reclosing time information associated with it, whereby the system is arranged to generate a control signal to close a switching means able to perform a reclosing after the time corresponding to the time information, associated with the reclosing block, has expired since the initiation of the reclosing block in question, characterized in that each block being arranged to initiate in a predefined order; and in that at least one reclosing block comprises a first parameter and a second parameter, whereby the reclosing block is arranged to initiate in response to receiving a first signal corresponding to the value of the first parameter and a second signal corresponding to the value of the second parameter, wherein the first signal indicates a fault type; the reclosing blocks (B1 to B7; B10 to B1 N) are arranged to receive the first signal from one or more protection relays; and the second signal indicates a sequence number of the reclosing attempt.
A tag for attachment to a neck of a bottle, wherein the neck has a perimetrical undercut thereabout, the tag comprising a housing formed by an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion defining an interior, each housing portion (12, 14) comprising an interior surface (42, 72) with an op ening (26, 56) therethrough and a perimetrical wall (28, 58) extending from the interior surface (42, 72) to a top edge (25, 55) wherein the perimetrical wall (28, 58) has at least one notch (52, 82), wherein the openings (26, 56) are correspondingly located for receiving the neck of the bottle and the notches (52, 82) are correspondingly located to form a passage into the interior when the housing portions (12, 14) are joined together, and wherein the lower housing has an edge around the opening; a retaining device having an adjustable aperture with a diameter; and a cable tie having a locking mechanism on one end and a tail on the opposite end, wherein the cable tie is positionable around the retaining device such that the tail extends through the passage in the housing, wherein the neck of the bottleis insertable through the openings (26, 56) in the housings (12, 14) and the adjustable aperture of the retaining device, and wherein the cable tie is adapted to be tightened to seat the retaining device in the perimetrical undercut of the neck to secure the tag to the bottle.
An article comprising: a liquid impregnated surface, said surface comprising a matrix of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain an impregnating liquid therebetween, wherein the impregnating liquid is contained between said solid features, and characterized in that the impregnating liquid is made shear thickening with nano particles. a liquid impregnated surface, said surface comprising a matrix of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain an impregnating liquid therebetween, wherein the impregnating liquid is contained between said solid features, and characterized in that the impregnating liquid is made shear thickening with nano particles.
A process comprising: a) producing a melt of sodium acetate trihydrate; b) optionally dosing of further optional ingredients; c) dosing at least one perfume oil and/or fragrance capsules; d) feeding the melt to a drop former with a rotating, perforated outer drum; e) discharging drops of the melt onto a cooling belt by means of the drop former, wherein the mixture discharged from the drop former has a weight ratio of water to sodium acetate of 0.63 or above. a) producing a melt of sodium acetate trihydrate; b) optionally dosing of further optional ingredients; c) dosing at least one perfume oil and/or fragrance capsules; d) feeding the melt to a drop former with a rotating, perforated outer drum; e) discharging drops of the melt onto a cooling belt by means of the drop former,
A liquid discharging member, comprising: a nozzle pipe having a first end for receiving liquid and a second end for discharging the liquid; a connection fitting provided at the first end of the nozzle pipe for connection to a liquid supply part; a light source configured to emit ultraviolet light; a light-source bracket accommodating the light source; and a window provided between the first end of the nozzle pipe and the light source so that ultraviolet light radiated from the light source enters the nozzle pipe therethrough; wherein the connection fitting is branched from the first end of the nozzle pipe in a direction opposite to a direction in which the light-source bracket extends from the nozzle pipe, wherein a detouring part connects the connection fitting to the nozzle pipe such that water introduced through the connection fitting into the nozzle pipe flows along an inner perimeter of the nozzle pipe in a swirling flow, and wherein the connection fitting is inclined with respect to a surface perpendicular to the central axis of the nozzle pipe. a nozzle pipe having a first end for receiving liquid and a second end for discharging the liquid; a connection fitting provided at the first end of the nozzle pipe for connection to a liquid supply part; a light source configured to emit ultraviolet light; a light-source bracket accommodating the light source; and a window provided between the first end of the nozzle pipe and the light source so that ultraviolet light radiated from the light source enters the nozzle pipe therethrough; wherein the connection fitting is branched from the first end of the nozzle pipe in a direction opposite to a direction in which the light-source bracket extends from the nozzle pipe, wherein a detouring part connects the connection fitting to the nozzle pipe such that water introduced through the connection fitting into the nozzle pipe flows along an inner perimeter of the nozzle pipe in a swirling flow, and wherein the connection fitting is inclined with respect to a surface perpendicular to the central axis of the nozzle pipe.
A method of correcting inhomogeneity of the static magnetic field generated by the magnet of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging machine, which method has the steps of: a) generating a polynomial that represents the static magnetic field generated by the magnet and comprises a plurality of harmonic terms, each associated with a coefficient; b) measuring the magnetic field at a plurality of points, with a predetermined distribution in space; c) determining the coefficients from the measured magnetic field; d) comparing the measured coefficients with those that describe a static magnetic field having desired characteristics; e) defining a grid placed on the magnet, for positioning a plurality of correction elements; f) determining position and magnitude parameters of said correction elements, the magnitude parameters including the geometric dimensions of the elements and the magnetic properties of the material that forms the elements, to obtain the desired field characteristics; characterized in that said magnet is flat and said polynomial is a solution of the Laplace's equation with boundary conditions on a spherical cap, the polynomial being generated as an expansion into a series of spherical cap harmonics, such that the magnetic field on one side of said magnet is corrected in a volume bounded by a spherical cap surface, in which volume and along which surface the magnetic field is homogeneous, i.e. has field lines having equal parallel directions and equal intensities. a) generating a polynomial that represents the static magnetic field generated by the magnet and comprises a plurality of harmonic terms, each associated with a coefficient; b) measuring the magnetic field at a plurality of points, with a predetermined distribution in space; c) determining the coefficients from the measured magnetic field; d) comparing the measured coefficients with those that describe a static magnetic field having desired characteristics; e) defining a grid placed on the magnet, for positioning a plurality of correction elements; f) determining position and magnitude parameters of said correction elements, the magnitude parameters including the geometric dimensions of the elements and the magnetic properties of the material that forms the elements, to obtain the desired field characteristics; characterized in that said magnet is flat and said polynomial is a solution of the Laplace's equation with boundary conditions on a spherical cap, the polynomial being generated as an expansion into a series of spherical cap harmonics, such that the magnetic field on one side of said magnet is corrected in a volume bounded by a spherical cap surface, in which volume and along which surface the magnetic field is homogeneous, i.e. has field lines having equal parallel directions and equal intensities.
A wireless power transmitter comprising: an antenna (610, 1660); a communication circuit (640, 1670); and a processor configured to: control the antenna (610, 1660) to transmit a plurality of detection powers in a plurality of directions, respectively, each of the plurality of detection powers including direction information, control the communication circuit (640, 1670) to receive a communication signal including a first direction information included in a first detection power from an electronic device which receives the first detection power among the plurality of detection powers, and control the antenna (610, 1660) to transmit power for charging, based on the first direction information included in the communication signal. an antenna (610, 1660); a communication circuit (640, 1670); and a processor configured to: control the antenna (610, 1660) to transmit a plurality of detection powers in a plurality of directions, respectively, each of the plurality of detection powers including direction information, control the communication circuit (640, 1670) to receive a communication signal including a first direction information included in a first detection power from an electronic device which receives the first detection power among the plurality of detection powers, and control the antenna (610, 1660) to transmit power for charging, based on the first direction information included in the communication signal. control the antenna (610, 1660) to transmit a plurality of detection powers in a plurality of directions, respectively, each of the plurality of detection powers including direction information, control the communication circuit (640, 1670) to receive a communication signal including a first direction information included in a first detection power from an electronic device which receives the first detection power among the plurality of detection powers, and control the antenna (610, 1660) to transmit power for charging, based on the first direction information included in the communication signal.
Modulation circuitry in a RFID transponder including an antenna, for back scatter modulation at an local voltage rail connected to the antenna such that a voltage of the antenna is maintained within a predetermined range said modulation circuitry comprising: a voltage regulation loop including a rectifier connected between the antenna and the local voltage rail (Vlocal) for rectifying a voltage from the antenna so as to load the local voltage rail (Vlocal) with the rectified voltage from the antenna; an error amplifier (Al) for comparing a voltage at the local voltage rail (Vlocal) with a modulation voltage (Vmod) and producing an output signal (Vout); and means for switching the modulation voltage (Vmod) between a first reference voltage level (Vref) and a second reference voltage level, wherein a regulated load is coupled between the output of the error amplifier (Al) and the antenna, such that the regulated load varies in response to the output signal (Vout). a voltage regulation loop including a rectifier connected between the antenna and the local voltage rail (Vlocal) for rectifying a voltage from the antenna so as to load the local voltage rail (Vlocal) with the rectified voltage from the antenna; an error amplifier (Al) for comparing a voltage at the local voltage rail (Vlocal) with a modulation voltage (Vmod) and producing an output signal (Vout); and means for switching the modulation voltage (Vmod) between a first reference voltage level (Vref) and a second reference voltage level, wherein a regulated load is coupled between the output of the error amplifier (Al) and the antenna, such that the regulated load varies in response to the output signal (Vout).
Antenna housing having - a circular mounting platform for accommodating an antenna board on the upper side, wherein the underside of the mounting platform is provided with reinforcement ribs, which run radially towards the centre, - a covering cap for fully covering over the mounting platform, and - a threaded bolt, which is arranged in the centre of the mounting platform and is intended for insertion into an antenna-housing carrier, wherein the connecting device formed between the covering cap and mounting platform is a rotary/latching connection with a first rotary position, which can be released in a nondestructive manner, and a latching position, which cannot be released by further rotation, and - the threaded bolt is formed in a vertically upright state, as a hollow bolt, on the underside of the mounting platform, and - the screw thread has two flattened portions located parallel to one another. - a circular mounting platform for accommodating an antenna board on the upper side, wherein the underside of the mounting platform is provided with reinforcement ribs, which run radially towards the centre, - a covering cap for fully covering over the mounting platform, and - a threaded bolt, which is arranged in the centre of the mounting platform and is intended for insertion into an antenna-housing carrier, wherein the connecting device formed between the covering cap and mounting platform is a rotary/latching connection with a first rotary position, which can be released in a nondestructive manner, and a latching position, which cannot be released by further rotation, and - the threaded bolt is formed in a vertically upright state, as a hollow bolt, on the underside of the mounting platform, and - the screw thread has two flattened portions located parallel to one another.
A method for operating a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines (100A-100C), the method comprising the steps of: estimating remaining lifetime of a component of each of the wind turbines (100A-100C); estimating, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), an income from sales of electric power under a plurality of power limit conditions; estimating, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), maintenance cost based on the remaining lifetime of the component under each of the plurality of power limit conditions; the method being characterized by the steps of: selecting, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), a power limit condition that maximizes profit obtained from the wind farm by taking into account cost reduction effect of performing maintenance at the same time as another wind turbine in the wind farm, based on at least the income from sales of electric power and the maintenance cost estimated for each of the wind turbines under each of the power limit conditions; and operating each of the wind turbines (100A-100C) based on the selected power limit condition. estimating remaining lifetime of a component of each of the wind turbines (100A-100C); estimating, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), an income from sales of electric power under a plurality of power limit conditions; estimating, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), maintenance cost based on the remaining lifetime of the component under each of the plurality of power limit conditions; the method being characterized by the steps of: selecting, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), a power limit condition that maximizes profit obtained from the wind farm by taking into account cost reduction effect of performing maintenance at the same time as another wind turbine in the wind farm, based on at least the income from sales of electric power and the maintenance cost estimated for each of the wind turbines under each of the power limit conditions; and operating each of the wind turbines (100A-100C) based on the selected power limit condition. selecting, for each of the wind turbines (100A-100C), a power limit condition that maximizes profit obtained from the wind farm by taking into account cost reduction effect of performing maintenance at the same time as another wind turbine in the wind farm, based on at least the income from sales of electric power and the maintenance cost estimated for each of the wind turbines under each of the power limit conditions; and operating each of the wind turbines (100A-100C) based on the selected power limit condition.
A shaped article having a planar form with two main sides and a plurality of tapered recesses formed in one of the main sides, wherein the tapered recesses form each a pointed angle and the protrusion of the tapered recesses into the form is more than 20% but more than 80% of the thickness of the planar form, the shaped article being characterized in that the sum of the pointed angles of all tapered recesses is 300 to 355 degrees and the shaped article comprises an expanded and crosslinked elastomeric material, the elastomeric material comprising at least one crosslinked elastomer polymer and at least one crosslinked resin, wherein the at least one elastomer polymer and the at least one resin form an interpenetrating network.
Vehicle roof of a convertible, with a front roof part and a rear roof part which contains a rear window and is coupled to the vehicle body, the roof parts being connected to each other in an articulated manner and being displaceable between a closed position over the vehicle interior and a put-away position at the rear, wherein the rear window, which is mounted pivotably on the rear roof part, is connected at its front edge to the front roof part by means of a control link of a control kinematics, which control link is mounted pivotably on the front roof part, and, in the put-away position, said rear window takes up a position in which it is raised in relation to the rear roof part, characterized in that a pivot bearing part of the control kinematics, said pivot bearing part being mounted on the front side of the rear window, is held displaceably on a guide of the control link.
A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric generator, comprising the steps of: - mechanically replicating a structure into a flexible substrate for providing a set of cavities; - providing an initiator in the cavities for growing respective piles of thermoelectric materials (6,7); - growing the respective piles of thermoelectric materials from said initiator; - providing electrical connection (2a,2b) between the respective piles of thermoelectric materials for forming thermocouples of the thermoelectric generator. - mechanically replicating a structure into a flexible substrate for providing a set of cavities; - providing an initiator in the cavities for growing respective piles of thermoelectric materials (6,7); - growing the respective piles of thermoelectric materials from said initiator; - providing electrical connection (2a,2b) between the respective piles of thermoelectric materials for forming thermocouples of the thermoelectric generator.
A liquid ejection device comprising: a liquid composition; a first tank for retaining the liquid composition; a head for ejecting the liquid composition; a first heating means for heating the liquid composition retained within the first tank; a first channel for supplying the liquid composition from the first tank to the head; a second heating means for heating the liquid composition passing through the first channel at a heating temperature higher than that of the first heating means; a second channel for returning the liquid composition from the head to the first tank; and a pump connected (8, 9) to the first channel or the second channel and pumping the liquid composition, the temperature difference between the lowest temperature of a temperature range providing a viscosity range of the liquid composition in which the liquid composition is capable of being ejected and the heating temperature of the second heating means being 30°C or less, wherein the heating temperature of the first heating means is 40°C or higher.