mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pneumatically actuated switching valve (1, 101, 201) with a switching valve chamber, into which three air channels (13, 14, 15, 113, 114, 115, 213, 214, 215) open, wherein the three air channels (13, 14, 15, 113, 114, 115, 213, 214, 215) comprise an air supply channel (15, 115, 215) for receiving compressed air from a compressed air supply source (70, 110, 310), a main air channel (13, 113, 213) for venting at least one other pneumatic component and a venting channel (14, 114, 214) for discharging compressed air to a pressure sink, such as the atmosphere (atm), wherein in the switching valve chamber is arranged a switching valve member to close the air supply channel (15, 115, 215) or the venting channel (14, 114, 214), and with a pneumatic actuator for actuating the switching valve member, which is pneumatically divided into an actuating chamber and a return chamber by a separating element designed as membrane or bellows, wherein a first control pressure in the actuating chamber acts against a spring return means and against a second control pressure in the return chamber, characterized in that the return chamber comprises a return pressure channel for providing compressed air to the return chamber and a dynamic pressure channel (12, 112, 212) equipped with an outlet throttle for discharging compressed air to a pressure sink, such as the atmosphere (atm). with a switching valve chamber, into which three air channels (13, 14, 15, 113, 114, 115, 213, 214, 215) open, wherein the three air channels (13, 14, 15, 113, 114, 115, 213, 214, 215) comprise an air supply channel (15, 115, 215) for receiving compressed air from a compressed air supply source (70, 110, 310), a main air channel (13, 113, 213) for venting at least one other pneumatic component and a venting channel (14, 114, 214) for discharging compressed air to a pressure sink, such as the atmosphere (atm), wherein in the switching valve chamber is arranged a switching valve member to close the air supply channel (15, 115, 215) or the venting channel (14, 114, 214), and with a pneumatic actuator for actuating the switching valve member, which is pneumatically divided into an actuating chamber and a return chamber by a separating element designed as membrane or bellows, wherein a first control pressure in the actuating chamber acts against a spring return means and against a second control pressure in the return chamber, characterized in that the return chamber comprises a return pressure channel for providing compressed air to the return chamber and a dynamic pressure channel (12, 112, 212) equipped with an outlet throttle for discharging compressed air to a pressure sink, such as the atmosphere (atm).
A method for the production and filling of containers designed to contain food, said method comprising the steps of: - shaping a sheet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in order to provide a plurality of accommodation receptacles provided with at least one access inlet, said PET sheet having an initial degree of crystallinity lower than or equal to 10%; - filling, through said access inlet, said accommodation receptacles with at least one food; - sealing said access inlet by means of a closure film; - providing a weakened portion at a connecting edge between at least two adjacent accommodation receptacles, said method being characterized in that said provision step comprises a step of emission of laser radiation at at least one portion of said connecting edge in order to provide a localized reduction of the transverse cross-section of said connecting edge along said weakened portion; - the final degree of crystallinity at said weakened portion after said step of emission of laser radiation being lower than, equal to or greater than, at most by a percentage equal to 3%, the degree of crystallinity of portions of said connecting edge not affected by modifications occurring as a consequence of said step of emission of laser radiation and of said sealing step. - shaping a sheet made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in order to provide a plurality of accommodation receptacles provided with at least one access inlet, said PET sheet having an initial degree of crystallinity lower than or equal to 10%; - filling, through said access inlet, said accommodation receptacles with at least one food; - sealing said access inlet by means of a closure film; - providing a weakened portion at a connecting edge between at least two adjacent accommodation receptacles, said method being characterized in that said provision step comprises a step of emission of laser radiation at at least one portion of said connecting edge in order to provide a localized reduction of the transverse cross-section of said connecting edge along said weakened portion; - the final degree of crystallinity at said weakened portion after said step of emission of laser radiation being lower than, equal to or greater than, at most by a percentage equal to 3%, the degree of crystallinity of portions of said connecting edge not affected by modifications occurring as a consequence of said step of emission of laser radiation and of said sealing step.
A method for use by a gateway control apparatus of a mobile communications network system, the gateway control apparatus being a termination point of signaling messages according to a first protocol, the method comprising: detecting a first selection request (S2a) via an S11 interface from a mobility management entity, of selecting the gateway control apparatus for communicating user data in the mobile communications network system between an entity of the first protocol and a network of a second protocol; using at least one of: access point name, user equipment location information, subscription data, or acquired transport network related information (S4a and/or S5a), to select a distributed gateway device (GW1, GW2, GW3 or GW4) from plural distributed gateway devices (GW1, GW2, GW3 and GW4) for communicating the user data; and sending, to the selected distributed gateway device, a second selection request (S6a) of selecting the distributed gateway device via an X interface (22, 23, 24 or 25) comprising a general packet radio service tunneling protocol, an open flow protocol or a combination thereof. detecting a first selection request (S2a) via an S11 interface from a mobility management entity, of selecting the gateway control apparatus for communicating user data in the mobile communications network system between an entity of the first protocol and a network of a second protocol; using at least one of: access point name, user equipment location information, subscription data, or acquired transport network related information (S4a and/or S5a), to select a distributed gateway device (GW1, GW2, GW3 or GW4) from plural distributed gateway devices (GW1, GW2, GW3 and GW4) for communicating the user data; and sending, to the selected distributed gateway device, a second selection request (S6a) of selecting the distributed gateway device via an X interface (22, 23, 24 or 25) comprising a general packet radio service tunneling protocol, an open flow protocol or a combination thereof.
A method of controlling a heating unit of a cooking device, comprising: detecting a conductive property of a mixture of water and food, wherein the conductive property of the mixture indicates a degree of overflow risk of the mixture; and sending a control signal to the heating unit for heating the mixture based on the detected conductive property of the mixture to control the operation of the heating unit, characterized in that sending a control signal to the heating unit comprises: sending a pause signal to shut down the heating unit temporarily when the conductive property of the mixture indicates a risk of overflow, wherein the conductive property of the mixture indicates a risk of overflow when the conductive property of the mixture reaches a downward inflection point (201A, 201A'), i.e. changes from increasing to decreasing. detecting a conductive property of a mixture of water and food, wherein the conductive property of the mixture indicates a degree of overflow risk of the mixture; and sending a control signal to the heating unit for heating the mixture based on the detected conductive property of the mixture to control the operation of the heating unit, characterized in that sending a control signal to the heating unit comprises: sending a pause signal to shut down the heating unit temporarily when the conductive property of the mixture indicates a risk of overflow, wherein the conductive property of the mixture indicates a risk of overflow when the conductive property of the mixture reaches a downward inflection point (201A, 201A'), i.e. changes from increasing to decreasing. sending a pause signal to shut down the heating unit temporarily when the conductive property of the mixture indicates a risk of overflow, wherein the conductive property of the mixture indicates a risk of overflow when the conductive property of the mixture reaches a downward inflection point (201A, 201A'), i.e. changes from increasing to decreasing.
A method for controlling or regulating a compressed-gas-operable medical, in particular dental, drive device comprising an impeller and a tool-holding device connected to the impeller, wherein the drive device can be supplied with the compressed gas at a maximum gas pressure from a compressed gas source to induce a rotational movement of the impeller and wherein the drive device comprises a valve for adjusting the gas pressure and the flow rate of the compressed gas, wherein the method comprises that the impeller is operated at an essentially constant rotational speed (n 1) at least within a limited load range by adjusting the gas pressure and the flow rate of the compressed gas through the valve, characterized in that on reaching a pressure value (p 2) of the compressed gas which is lower than the maximum gas pressure (p max) of the compressed gas the rotational speed is reduced by adjusting the valve.
A fiber-reinforced plastic material aquaculture tank comprising side walls, wherein the side walls comprise a plurality of horizontally oriented wall beams stacked vertically on top of each other, wherein the respective wall beams comprise a first side plate and an oppositely arranged second side plate, wherein the first and second side plates (7, 9), respectively, comprise - a vertical wall portion (7a, 9a), wherein there is a horizontal distance between the vertical wall portions (7a, 9a) of the first and second side plates (7, 9), respectively; and wherein the first and second plates (7, 9) are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material, wherein the side plates (7, 9) further comprise connection flanges (7c, 9c) that extend parallel to the horizontal extension of the wall beams, and wherein the connection flanges (7c, 9c) of the respective two oppositely arranged side plates (7, 9) curve towards each other, characterized in that the connection flanges (7c, 9c) comprise bolt apertures and access apertures. - a vertical wall portion (7a, 9a), wherein there is a horizontal distance between the vertical wall portions (7a, 9a) of the first and second side plates (7, 9), respectively; and wherein the first and second plates (7, 9) are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material, wherein the side plates (7, 9) further comprise connection flanges (7c, 9c) that extend parallel to the horizontal extension of the wall beams, and wherein the connection flanges (7c, 9c) of the respective two oppositely arranged side plates (7, 9) curve towards each other, characterized in that the connection flanges (7c, 9c) comprise bolt apertures and access apertures.
A rotating anode type X-ray tube, comprising: a fixed shaft having a first surface intersecting a direction parallel to a rotation axis; a rotor supported by dynamic pressure bearings including a lubricant put into a gap between the fixed shaft and the rotor to rotate about the rotation axis around the fixed shaft; a cathode arranged to emit electrons; and an anode target provided at the rotor and arranged to generate X-rays by electrons emitted from the cathode colliding with the anode target, wherein the rotor comprises: a first cylinder having a second surface intersecting a direction parallel to the rotation axis; a second cylinder being in contact with the second surface and facing the first surface via the lubricant; and a third cylinder located on a side opposite to the first and second surfaces (FA,FB) with the second cylinder sandwiched between the third cylinder and the first and second surfaces (FA,FB), wherein a first threaded portion provided on an inner surface of the first cylinder and a second threaded portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the third cylinder are tightened, and wherein a screw member is screwed in a third threaded portion provided on an inner peripheral surface of a hole which penetrates the third cylinder in the direction parallel to the rotation axis, and a tip portion of the screw member presses the second cylinder against the second surface. a fixed shaft having a first surface intersecting a direction parallel to a rotation axis; a rotor supported by dynamic pressure bearings including a lubricant put into a gap between the fixed shaft and the rotor to rotate about the rotation axis around the fixed shaft; a cathode arranged to emit electrons; and an anode target provided at the rotor and arranged to generate X-rays by electrons emitted from the cathode colliding with the anode target, wherein the rotor comprises: a first cylinder having a second surface intersecting a direction parallel to the rotation axis; a second cylinder being in contact with the second surface and facing the first surface via the lubricant; and a third cylinder located on a side opposite to the first and second surfaces (FA,FB) with the second cylinder sandwiched between the third cylinder and the first and second surfaces (FA,FB), a first cylinder having a second surface intersecting a direction parallel to the rotation axis; a second cylinder being in contact with the second surface and facing the first surface via the lubricant; and a third cylinder located on a side opposite to the first and second surfaces (FA,FB) with the second cylinder sandwiched between the third cylinder and the first and second surfaces (FA,FB), wherein a first threaded portion provided on an inner surface of the first cylinder and a second threaded portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the third cylinder are tightened, and wherein a screw member is screwed in a third threaded portion provided on an inner peripheral surface of a hole which penetrates the third cylinder in the direction parallel to the rotation axis, and a tip portion of the screw member presses the second cylinder against the second surface.
A surface plasmon resonance detection system, comprising: a first prism having a first surface; a first metal layer arranged on the first surface and configured to be exposed to a sample gas; a second prism having a second surface; a second metal layer arranged on the second surface and configured to be exposed to a reference gas; at least one light source configured to provide respective beams (24A, 24B) to the first and second surfaces, where each of the beams causes surface plasmon resonance of a respective one of the metal layers; at least one photodetector configured to measure a reflection property of reflections (28A, 28B) of the respective beams from the metal layers during the SPR; at least one electrical detector configured to determine an electrical property of the first and second metal layers (16A, 16B) during the SPR; and a controller configured to determine whether a target gas is present in the sample gas based on a known composition of the reference gas and at least one of the electrical property of the first and second metal layers during the SPR and the reflection property of the first and second metal layers; wherein the first and second metal layers each comprise a serpentine electrical trace deposited onto the first and second surfaces respectively of the first and second respective prism, and the electrical property of the metal layer is measured across the serpentine electrical trace. a first prism having a first surface; a first metal layer arranged on the first surface and configured to be exposed to a sample gas; a second prism having a second surface; a second metal layer arranged on the second surface and configured to be exposed to a reference gas; at least one light source configured to provide respective beams (24A, 24B) to the first and second surfaces, where each of the beams causes surface plasmon resonance of a respective one of the metal layers; at least one photodetector configured to measure a reflection property of reflections (28A, 28B) of the respective beams from the metal layers during the SPR; at least one electrical detector configured to determine an electrical property of the first and second metal layers (16A, 16B) during the SPR; and a controller configured to determine whether a target gas is present in the sample gas based on a known composition of the reference gas and at least one of the electrical property of the first and second metal layers during the SPR and the reflection property of the first and second metal layers; wherein the first and second metal layers each comprise a serpentine electrical trace deposited onto the first and second surfaces respectively of the first and second respective prism, and the electrical property of the metal layer is measured across the serpentine electrical trace.
A drum sputtering device comprising: a vacuum container arranged to contain particles; a tubular drum that is arranged inside the vacuum container and at least one end face of which is open; a sputtering target that is arranged inside the drum; and a rotation mechanism (11, 12, 14, 15) arranged to rotate the drum around an axis of the drum; wherein the drum sputtering device further comprises: a swing mechanism (11, 13, 14, 15) arranged to swing the drum so that, in use, one end portion and the other end portion in an axial direction of the drum are relatively vertically switched. a vacuum container arranged to contain particles; a tubular drum that is arranged inside the vacuum container and at least one end face of which is open; a sputtering target that is arranged inside the drum; and a rotation mechanism (11, 12, 14, 15) arranged to rotate the drum around an axis of the drum; wherein the drum sputtering device further comprises: a swing mechanism (11, 13, 14, 15) arranged to swing the drum so that, in use, one end portion and the other end portion in an axial direction of the drum are relatively vertically switched.
Apparatus comprising: means for receiving, from a far-field microphone, at least one far-field audio signal in a time domain corresponding to a mobile source located within a recording space, the far-field audio signal corresponding to a respective channel of an audio mixture of the far-field microphone; means for receiving, from a near-field microphone, a first near-field audio signal in a time domain corresponding to the mobile source; means for determining location information relating to the mobile source; means for transforming the far-field audio signal and the first near-field audio signal from the time domain to a time-frequency domain; means for using the transformations of the far-field audio signal and the first near-field audio signal and the location information of the mobile source to determine a set of room impulse response filters of the recording space; means for receiving a selection of a position within the recording space; means for receiving a second near-field audio signal associated with a source; means for identifying a room impulse response filter relating to the selected position within the recording space from the set of room impulse response filters of the recording space; means for applying the identified room impulse response filter to the second near-field audio signal to obtain a projected second near-field audio signal; and means for augmenting the audio mixture of the far-field microphone by adding the projected second near-field audio signal to the audio mixture. means for receiving, from a far-field microphone, at least one far-field audio signal in a time domain corresponding to a mobile source located within a recording space, the far-field audio signal corresponding to a respective channel of an audio mixture of the far-field microphone; means for receiving, from a near-field microphone, a first near-field audio signal in a time domain corresponding to the mobile source; means for determining location information relating to the mobile source; means for transforming the far-field audio signal and the first near-field audio signal from the time domain to a time-frequency domain; means for using the transformations of the far-field audio signal and the first near-field audio signal and the location information of the mobile source to determine a set of room impulse response filters of the recording space; means for receiving a selection of a position within the recording space; means for receiving a second near-field audio signal associated with a source; means for identifying a room impulse response filter relating to the selected position within the recording space from the set of room impulse response filters of the recording space; means for applying the identified room impulse response filter to the second near-field audio signal to obtain a projected second near-field audio signal; and means for augmenting the audio mixture of the far-field microphone by adding the projected second near-field audio signal to the audio mixture.