mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for analyzing a liquid sample by injecting the latter in a reaction loop coupled with illumination means and detection means, said method comprising the following steps: - filing a reaction loop (42; 52; 66) with a minimum volume of the sample to be analyzed, through a first input of a T-shaped branch (44; 53; 67) and its output, said detection means being connected to said reaction loop, - injecting at least one fixed volume of at least one reagent into the reaction loop (42; 52; 66) via the second input of the T-shaped branch (44; 53; 67) and its output - detecting levels of light filtered through said detection means, these levels being representative of the characteristics of the sample, revealed by the mixing of this sample with the at least one reagent, - discharging the reagents located in the reaction loop, characterized in that the loop is a transparent pipe, in that the light is filtered, and in that a point sensor movable along the reaction loop is used. - filing a reaction loop (42; 52; 66) with a minimum volume of the sample to be analyzed, through a first input of a T-shaped branch (44; 53; 67) and its output, said detection means being connected to said reaction loop, - injecting at least one fixed volume of at least one reagent into the reaction loop (42; 52; 66) via the second input of the T-shaped branch (44; 53; 67) and its output - detecting levels of light filtered through said detection means, these levels being representative of the characteristics of the sample, revealed by the mixing of this sample with the at least one reagent, - discharging the reagents located in the reaction loop,
Contactless smart card, comprising a card body and an electronic module provided with an electronic chip connected to the terminals of an antenna, the electronic module being placed in a cavity in the card body, the visible surface of the electronic module comprising at least one first graphical security element surmounted by at least one transparent protective layer placed on the card body so as to cover and protect the visible face of the electronic module, said first graphical security element consisting of a graphical pattern comprising zones that protrude and zones that are recessed relative to the surface of the electronic module and/or of zones of different colour from the rest of the surface of the electronic module, said protruding and recessed zones and/or the zones of different colour forming a security marking of the electronic module able to protect said electronic module and the contactless card from attempts at fraud by extraction of the graphical security element, characterized in that said transparent protective layer comprises at least one second graphical security element that is complementary to said first graphical security element, so as to form therewith a composite security element (21, 31) by superposition of the two security elements (21; 31).
A method of performing a picture processing operation using multiple frames of pre-recorded or live video footage, the picture processing operation comprising capturing a photograph from the video footage or performing a video edit operation at a frame of the video footage, the method characterized by: obtaining (1102, 1104) a first tracking area and a second tracking area within a frame; tracking (1106, 1108) the first tracking area and the second tracking area over multiple frames; and performing the picture processing operation once a portion of the first tracking area overlapping the second tracking area passes a threshold, wherein the picture processing operation is not performed until the threshold is passed. obtaining (1102, 1104) a first tracking area and a second tracking area within a frame; tracking (1106, 1108) the first tracking area and the second tracking area over multiple frames; and performing the picture processing operation once a portion of the first tracking area overlapping the second tracking area passes a threshold, wherein the picture processing operation is not performed until the threshold is passed.
A nickel-based alloy composition consisting, in weight percent, of: between 9.5 and 14.4% chromium, between 3.8 and 8.1% cobalt, between 0.0 and 4.0% iron, between 0.6 and 5.1% molybdenum, between 0.7 and 6.2% tungsten, between 2.6 and 3.3% aluminium, between 2.3 and 5.6% titanium, between 0.0 and 4.0% niobium, between 0.0 and 2.4% tantalum, between 0.01 and 0.1% carbon, between 0.001 and 0.1% boron, between 0.001 and 0.3% zirconium, between 0.0 and 0.5% silicon, between 0.0 and 0.1% yttrium, between 0.0 and 0.1% lanthanum, between 0.0 and 0.1% cerium, between 0.0 and 0.003% sulphur, between 0.0 and 0.25% manganese, between 0.0 and 0.5% vanadium, between 0.0 and 0.5% copper, and between 0.0 and 0.5% hafnium, the balance being nickel and incidental impurities, wherein the following equation is satisfied, in which W Nb, W Ta, W Ti and W Al are the weight percent of niobium, tantalum, titanium and aluminium in the alloy respectively 0.6 W Ti + 0.31 W Nb + 0.27 W Ta + 0.12 W Al ≥ 3.7
A fuse, comprising: a housing having a top section mounted to a bottom section defining a cavity therein; a first arc barrier extending from the bottom section into the cavity; a second arc barrier extending from the top section into the cavity; a first terminal and a second terminal secured to the bottom section; and a fuse element mounted within the cavity connected to the first terminal and second terminal and traversing the first arc barrier and the second arc barrier wherein the first arc barrier and the second arc barrier resist arcing upon activation of the fuse and the fuse element melts when an overcurrent condition occurs, characterised in that each of the first and second terminals has tongues (104C, 104D) formed in a top edge thereof, and wherein the bottom section of the housing includes grooves (140A, 140B) formed in opposing sides thereof, the tongues (104C, 104D) disposed within the grooves (140A, 140B). a housing having a top section mounted to a bottom section defining a cavity therein; a first arc barrier extending from the bottom section into the cavity; a second arc barrier extending from the top section into the cavity; a first terminal and a second terminal secured to the bottom section; and a fuse element mounted within the cavity connected to the first terminal and second terminal and traversing the first arc barrier and the second arc barrier wherein the first arc barrier and the second arc barrier resist arcing upon activation of the fuse and the fuse element melts when an overcurrent condition occurs, characterised in that each of the first and second terminals has tongues (104C, 104D) formed in a top edge thereof, and wherein the bottom section of the housing includes grooves (140A, 140B) formed in opposing sides thereof, the tongues (104C, 104D) disposed within the grooves (140A, 140B).
Reciprocating piston compressor for a refrigerant circuit, comprising a crankcase, a collecting chamber for lubricant being arranged in said crankcase, a cylinder housing, at least one reciprocating piston being movable in an oscillating manner in said cylinder housing, a valve plate closing the cylinder housing, at least one inlet valve and one outlet valve being arranged in said valve plate, and a cylinder head, a suction gas duct running to the inlet valve and a compressed gas duct leading away from the outlet valve being provided in said cylinder head, characterized in that a lubricant suction conduit is provided, said conduit having an inlet opening associated with the collecting chamber, that the inlet opening is arranged in the collecting chamber at such a distance from a base of the collecting chamber that in order to avoid excessive accumulations of lubricant it predetermines a lowest surface level of a lubricant bath achievable as a result of lubricant being drawn off by suction via the lubricant suction conduit, said surface level representing an amount of lubricant sufficient for the reciprocating piston compressor, that the lubricant suction conduit has an outlet opening associated with the suction gas duct, that the outlet opening is located in an area of the suction gas duct where such elements (50, 80, 90) are provided that a static pressure prevails at least temporarily, said pressure being lower than a static pressure in the collecting chamber for lubricant, and that the reciprocating piston compressor feeds the lubricant drawn off by suction via the lubricant suction conduit to the suction gas duct, conveys the lubricant through the reciprocating piston compressor and conveys it further in the lubricant circuit via the compressed gas duct.
A refrigerator comprising: a display; an AC heater to be operated by receiving the input AC power; a compressor; an input current detector to detect input current of alternating current power input to the refrigerator; a converter to convert the input AC power into direct current power; a capacitor (c) to store the converted DC power; a voltage dropper to output dropped DC power using the DC power from the capacitor; a main microcomputer operated based on the dropped DC power from voltage dropper and to control the display; a DC heater operated based on the dropped DC power from the voltage dropper; an inverter to output AC power using the converted DC power so as to drive the compressor; a DC terminal voltage detector to detect voltage at two terminals of the capacitor; and characterized by a compressor microcomputer to control the inverter and to calculate refrigerator power consumption based on the detected input current, the detected DC terminal voltage, and a power factor value during the compressor operating or during the AC heater operating, wherein the power factor is changed according to whether the compressor is operated or not and whether the AC heater is operated or not, wherein the compressor microcomputer transmits the calculated refrigerator power consumption to the main microcomputer, and wherein the main microcomputer controls the display to display the received refrigerator power consumption. a display; an AC heater to be operated by receiving the input AC power; a compressor; an input current detector to detect input current of alternating current power input to the refrigerator; a converter to convert the input AC power into direct current power; a capacitor (c) to store the converted DC power; a voltage dropper to output dropped DC power using the DC power from the capacitor; a main microcomputer operated based on the dropped DC power from voltage dropper and to control the display; a DC heater operated based on the dropped DC power from the voltage dropper; an inverter to output AC power using the converted DC power so as to drive the compressor; a DC terminal voltage detector to detect voltage at two terminals of the capacitor; and characterized by a compressor microcomputer to control the inverter and to calculate refrigerator power consumption based on the detected input current, the detected DC terminal voltage, and a power factor value during the compressor operating or during the AC heater operating, wherein the power factor is changed according to whether the compressor is operated or not and whether the AC heater is operated or not, wherein the compressor microcomputer transmits the calculated refrigerator power consumption to the main microcomputer, and wherein the main microcomputer controls the display to display the received refrigerator power consumption.
A machine for marking articles, this machine including at least: - a marking head configured to apply a marking force on an article along a first axis; - a positioning system for positioning the article facing the marking head, wherein the article is positioned generally along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the positioning system comprising at least one carriage-turret (60; 70; 60, 70) for holding the article; and - a support system for supporting the article during its marking by the marking head, characterized in that: - the support system comprises at least two rollers (41, 42, 43, 44; 41, 42) which bear the article during the application of the marking force on the article; when the article is positioned facing the marking head by the at least one carriage-turret (60; 70; 60, 70), this carriage-turret (60; 70) has a degree of freedom along a direction which is parallel to the first axis; - the support system and/or the at least one carriage-turret (60; 70; 60, 70) includes backlash means along a direction parallel to a third axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, to compensate for the shape defects of the article during application of the marking force; and - mechanical or pneumatic springs constitute the backlash means. - a marking head configured to apply a marking force on an article along a first axis; - a positioning system for positioning the article facing the marking head, wherein the article is positioned generally along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the positioning system comprising at least one carriage-turret (60; 70; 60, 70) for holding the article; and - a support system for supporting the article during its marking by the marking head, - the support system comprises at least two rollers (41, 42, 43, 44; 41, 42) which bear the article during the application of the marking force on the article; when the article is positioned facing the marking head by the at least one carriage-turret (60; 70; 60, 70), this carriage-turret (60; 70) has a degree of freedom along a direction which is parallel to the first axis; - the support system and/or the at least one carriage-turret (60; 70; 60, 70) includes backlash means along a direction parallel to a third axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, to compensate for the shape defects of the article during application of the marking force; and - mechanical or pneumatic springs constitute the backlash means.
A smelting furnace heat exchanger which includes: a conduit for conveying cooling fluid relative to a furnace to be cooled; and a heat transfer arrangement comprising a plurality of spaced ducts, connected by a manifold, to the conduit, the ducts being arranged at spaced intervals along the manifold, each duct being in communication with an interior of the conduit, the heat transfer arrangement and the conduit together defining an assembly that is mountable adjacent to, and externally of, a wall of the furnace to be cooled, convective heat exchange occurring, in use, due to movement of the cooling fluid relative to the furnace and to the heat transfer arrangement of the assembly and radiant heat exchange occurring between the furnace and the ducts of the heat transfer arrangement of the assembly, each duct further comprising heat transfer enhancing parts in the form of at least one of surface area increasing components (120, 122) and vortex inducing components carried in an interior of each duct to enhance at least convective heat transfer between the ducts and the cooling fluid. a conduit for conveying cooling fluid relative to a furnace to be cooled; and a heat transfer arrangement comprising a plurality of spaced ducts, connected by a manifold, to the conduit, the ducts being arranged at spaced intervals along the manifold, each duct being in communication with an interior of the conduit, the heat transfer arrangement and the conduit together defining an assembly that is mountable adjacent to, and externally of, a wall of the furnace to be cooled, convective heat exchange occurring, in use, due to movement of the cooling fluid relative to the furnace and to the heat transfer arrangement of the assembly and radiant heat exchange occurring between the furnace and the ducts of the heat transfer arrangement of the assembly, each duct further comprising heat transfer enhancing parts in the form of at least one of surface area increasing components (120, 122) and vortex inducing components carried in an interior of each duct to enhance at least convective heat transfer between the ducts and the cooling fluid.
A method comprising: receiving sound signals with a microphone array of a collaboration endpoint, wherein the microphone array includes one or more front-facing microphones disposed on a front surface of the collaboration endpoint and a plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114) disposed on a second surface of the collaboration endpoint, wherein the front surface of the collaboration endpoint is substantially orthogonal to the second surface of the collaboration endpoint, such that the plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114) are top-facing or bottom-facing; converting the sound signals received at each of the one or more front-facing microphones and the plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114) into microphone signals; high pass filtering, based on a predetermined threshold frequency, the microphone signals generated by the one or more front-facing microphones to generate high-pass filtered front-facing signals; generating, using a beamforming technique, a beamformer signal from the microphone signals generated by the one or more front-facing microphones and the microphone signals generated by the plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114); low pass filtering the beamformer signal based on the predetermined threshold frequency to remove frequency components at or above the threshold frequency to generate a low-pass filtered beamformer signal; and combining the low-pass filtered beamformer signal and the high-pass filtered front-facing signals to form an output signal. receiving sound signals with a microphone array of a collaboration endpoint, wherein the microphone array includes one or more front-facing microphones disposed on a front surface of the collaboration endpoint and a plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114) disposed on a second surface of the collaboration endpoint, wherein the front surface of the collaboration endpoint is substantially orthogonal to the second surface of the collaboration endpoint, such that the plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114) are top-facing or bottom-facing; converting the sound signals received at each of the one or more front-facing microphones and the plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114) into microphone signals; high pass filtering, based on a predetermined threshold frequency, the microphone signals generated by the one or more front-facing microphones to generate high-pass filtered front-facing signals; generating, using a beamforming technique, a beamformer signal from the microphone signals generated by the one or more front-facing microphones and the microphone signals generated by the plurality of secondary microphones (114, 114, 114); low pass filtering the beamformer signal based on the predetermined threshold frequency to remove frequency components at or above the threshold frequency to generate a low-pass filtered beamformer signal; and combining the low-pass filtered beamformer signal and the high-pass filtered front-facing signals to form an output signal.
A formwork panel used for building panel constructions comprising a plurality of formwork panels, the formwork panel comprising: - A hollow structure, which is used for forming light channels within the formwork panel, extending in at least two axes, wherein the at least two axes are configured to have an intersecting area; - A light hub, positioned at the intersecting area inside the formwork panel, such as the light hub and in particular its surfaces are facing the light channels, and wherein the light hub comprises at least a light source set (Iss) and a light receiver set (Irs) and a microcontroller (μC), coupled to the light source set (Iss) and the light receiver set (Irs) for controlling operation of the same; - wherein each formwork panel provides panel data, comprising a unique identifier; - wherein the microcontroller (μC) is configured to control operation of the light hub and in particular the light-based signal exchange to and from at least one other light hub in at least one other formwork panel, placed adjacent to the formwork panel in the panel construction according to at least one predefined protocol; - wherein the protocol defines how to convert the panel data and in particular different types of panel data in light pulses and vice versa. - A hollow structure, which is used for forming light channels within the formwork panel, extending in at least two axes, wherein the at least two axes are configured to have an intersecting area; - A light hub, positioned at the intersecting area inside the formwork panel, such as the light hub and in particular its surfaces are facing the light channels, and wherein the light hub comprises at least a light source set (Iss) and a light receiver set (Irs) and a microcontroller (μC), coupled to the light source set (Iss) and the light receiver set (Irs) for controlling operation of the same; - wherein each formwork panel provides panel data, comprising a unique identifier; - wherein the microcontroller (μC) is configured to control operation of the light hub and in particular the light-based signal exchange to and from at least one other light hub in at least one other formwork panel, placed adjacent to the formwork panel in the panel construction according to at least one predefined protocol; - wherein the protocol defines how to convert the panel data and in particular different types of panel data in light pulses and vice versa.