mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A portable chemical toilet comprising a bowl having a sewage hole and a seat for a user, wherein the bowl extends according to a bowl axis between the sewage hole and the seat, a tank for a conditioning liquid placed underneath said bowl, waste holding mobile means for temporary holding waste which waste holding mobile means is arranged between said bowl and said tank and shutting said sewage hole, flushing means adapted to deliver water or a sanitizing liquid inside the bowl, and drive means adapted to be actuated by the user to control the motion of said mobile means and at the same time to operate said flushing means, wherein said mobile holding means comprise a plate arranged on a plane orthogonal to said bowl axis and swiveling around a plate rotation axis (Y'), which axis is parallel to the bowl axis, between a use position and a waste-removal position and always keeping said sewage hole shut; wherein a waste passage window is formed as a cut-out in a side wall of said bowl, continuously with the sewage hole and extending upwards from said sewage hole; and wherein the toilet further comprises closure means adapted to reversibly close said waste passage window and to push the waste on the plate, whereby the closure means is automatically driven by said swiveling of said plate around said rotation axis (Y') to open the waste passage window when the plate swivels from said use position to said waste removal position according to a plate advancement run, thereby allowing the waste to be carried out of the bowl throught the waste passage window, and to close the waste passage window when the plate is returning from said waste removal position to said use position according to a plate return run, thereby preventing the waste from getting back into the bowl through said waste passage window and pushing during the returning of the plate the waste away from the plate to dump it into said tank.
A method for enhancing speech components of an audio signal composed of speech and noise components, comprising transforming the audio signal from the time domain to a plurality of subbands in the frequency domain, processing subbands of the audio signal, said processing including adaptively reducing the gain of ones of said subbands in response to a control, wherein the control is derived at least in part from an estimate of variance in noise components of the audio signal, which estimate is, in turn, derived from an average of previous estimates of the amplitude of noise components in the audio signal, wherein estimates of the amplitude of noise components in the audio signal having an estimation bias greater than a predetermined maximum amount of estimation bias are excluded from or underweighted in the average of previous estimates of the amplitude of noise components in the audio signal, and transforming the processed audio signal from the frequency domain to the time domain to provide an audio signal in which speech components are enhanced.
Process for the conversion of plastics to olefins comprising the following steps: A) gasification of said plastics to synthesis gas by reaction of the plastics with pure oxygen, said pure oxygen being used in a quantity which, added to the amount of oxygen possibly present in said plastics and measured with ASTM D5291-A, forms an amount of total oxygen ranging from 40 to 65% molar with respect to the amount of stoichiometric oxygen required for the conversion of all the carbon contained in said plastics to CO 2; B) catalytic conversion of the synthesis gas produced in said stage A) to methane in at least three successive stages, in at least the first two of which hydrogen having a degree of purity of ≥ 95%, measured with ASTM D7941M-14, is added to said synthesis gas; C) catalytic conversion of the methane produced in said stage B) into olefins by the oxidative coupling reaction of methane; and D) separation of the olefins produced in said stage C) from other compounds present in the reaction mixture of said stage C). A) gasification of said plastics to synthesis gas by reaction of the plastics with pure oxygen, said pure oxygen being used in a quantity which, added to the amount of oxygen possibly present in said plastics and measured with ASTM D5291-A, forms an amount of total oxygen ranging from 40 to 65% molar with respect to the amount of stoichiometric oxygen required for the conversion of all the carbon contained in said plastics to CO 2; B) catalytic conversion of the synthesis gas produced in said stage A) to methane in at least three successive stages, in at least the first two of which hydrogen having a degree of purity of ≥ 95%, measured with ASTM D7941M-14, is added to said synthesis gas; C) catalytic conversion of the methane produced in said stage B) into olefins by the oxidative coupling reaction of methane; and D) separation of the olefins produced in said stage C) from other compounds present in the reaction mixture of said stage C).
A method of removing a demountable cylinder block from a hydraulic pump in a renewable energy turbine generator, wherein the hydraulic pump comprises: an inward ring comprising a cam having a cam surface; an outward ring comprising one or more demountable cylinder blocks, at least some of the demountable cylinder blocks comprising cylinders, with pistons slidably mounted in the cylinders and in engagement with the cam surface; first and second axially spaced structural members (18A, 18B) disposed on opposite sides of the cam; a housing which is removable to reveal internal components for maintenance and repair; and a drive shaft coupled to the inward ring; the method characterised by rotating the outward ring about the drive shaft until the demountable cylinder block reaches a selected position, and then removing the demountable cylinder block at the selected position, wherein the outward ring including the demountable cylinder blocks is configured to be rotatable about the drive shaft while the inward ring is fixed in position during maintenance of the hydraulic pump so that the selected block reaches the selected position. an inward ring comprising a cam having a cam surface; an outward ring comprising one or more demountable cylinder blocks, at least some of the demountable cylinder blocks comprising cylinders, with pistons slidably mounted in the cylinders and in engagement with the cam surface; first and second axially spaced structural members (18A, 18B) disposed on opposite sides of the cam; a housing which is removable to reveal internal components for maintenance and repair; and a drive shaft coupled to the inward ring; the method characterised by rotating the outward ring about the drive shaft until the demountable cylinder block reaches a selected position, and then removing the demountable cylinder block at the selected position, wherein the outward ring including the demountable cylinder blocks is configured to be rotatable about the drive shaft while the inward ring is fixed in position during maintenance of the hydraulic pump so that the selected block reaches the selected position.
A method for transmitting a control [command] for an existing multi-conversation [or: conference call] (5; 15; 25), which is conducted as a conversation between two participants or as part of a system conference, wherein at least two communication terminals (Dl, D2; Dl, D2, D3) of the at least two participants are connected to one another via a data connection (CI; C2; C5) in order to exchange voice and/or image data, and wherein the control [command] occurs via a user interface for one of the at least two communication terminals (Dl, D2; Dl, D2, D3) on an application for controlling a conference, which is conducted as an application-controlled conference in a conference server, whereby the transmission of the control [command] of the existing multi-conversation (5; 5; 25) to the application for controlling the conference is performed by the following steps: - Setting up a virtual conference room, which may be an anchor point for the application and a virtual participant of the application-controlled conference; - Integrating (9; 19; 29; 39; 49; 59) the conference room into the existing data connection (CI; C2; C5) of the multi-conversation (5; 15; 25) in one or more stages via a CTI link by using the service operation CSTA Service Join Call or a networking protocol, such as CorNet-NQ, QSIG, SIP or H.323, in combination with "Camp-On" and the service operation CSTA Service Conference call; and - Assigning (8; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60) a master role to the conference room, whereby signaling performed by the application causes the integration (9; 19; 29; 39; 49; 59) of the conference room into the existing data connection (CI; C2; C5) and the assignment (8; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60) of the master role to the conference room. - Setting up a virtual conference room, which may be an anchor point for the application and a virtual participant of the application-controlled conference; - Integrating (9; 19; 29; 39; 49; 59) the conference room into the existing data connection (CI; C2; C5) of the multi-conversation (5; 15; 25) in one or more stages via a CTI link by using the service operation CSTA Service Join Call or a networking protocol, such as CorNet-NQ, QSIG, SIP or H.323, in combination with "Camp-On" and the service operation CSTA Service Conference call; and - Assigning (8; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60) a master role to the conference room, whereby signaling performed by the application causes the integration (9; 19; 29; 39; 49; 59) of the conference room into the existing data connection (CI; C2; C5) and the assignment (8; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60) of the master role to the conference room.
Motor vehicle latch having a locking mechanism with a catch and at least one pawl, the catch being lockable by means of the pawl at least in a main ratchet position, and having a catch spring, the catch being pretensioned by means of the catch spring in the direction of an opening position, having a locking device (4, 5), an actuating chain for unlocking the locking mechanism being lockable or unlockable by means of the locking device (4, 5), and having a release device for the catch spring, characterized in that the locking device (4, 5) is operable by means of the catch spring and after release of the catch spring.
A housing, particularly a battery housing, comprising at least one first housing part, at least one second housing part, and at least one connecting member connecting the first housing part to the second housing part, wherein the first housing part and the second housing part are configured such that, in an interconnected state, they separate a housing interior space from an environment situated on the other side of the first housing part and the second housing part, wherein the at least one connecting member is configured as a profile rail (5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8) engaged with the first housing part and with the second housing part, wherein the first housing part and the second housing part are configured such that they abut against each other and form a first contact surface and a second contact surface in the interconnected state, wherein at least the first housing part has a first hook portion in the region of the first contact surface, and wherein the profile rail has a first claw-shaped portion reaching behind the first hook portion in the interconnected state of the first housing part and the second housing part, characterized in that the first housing part, the second housing part and the profile rail (5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8), in the interconnected state, are engaged with each other in such a way that the first claw-shaped portion of the profile rail (5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8) and a first groove of the first housing part disposed on the side of the first hook portion facing towards the housing interior space form an interference fit.
A method of measuring and diagnosing the ride quality of an elevator system, including an elevator car, via a computer application stored on a mobile device, characterized by the method comprising the steps of: (a) operating the mobile device to select an elevator configuration from a plurality of predetermined elevator configurations; (b) acquiring ride quality data with the mobile device; (c) transmitting ride quality data to an external computing device with the mobile device; (d) comparing the acquired ride quality data to pre-determined system data to create performance data, wherein the pre-determined system data is based on the selected elevator configuration; (e) determining a ride quality diagnostics based at least in part on the performance data; and (f) transmitting the ride quality diagnostics to the mobile device. (a) operating the mobile device to select an elevator configuration from a plurality of predetermined elevator configurations; (b) acquiring ride quality data with the mobile device; (c) transmitting ride quality data to an external computing device with the mobile device; (d) comparing the acquired ride quality data to pre-determined system data to create performance data, wherein the pre-determined system data is based on the selected elevator configuration; (e) determining a ride quality diagnostics based at least in part on the performance data; and (f) transmitting the ride quality diagnostics to the mobile device.
Method for operating a gas turbine power plant with exhaust gas recirculation, comprising a gas turbine, a waste heat steam generator, an exhaust gas splitter which splits the exhaust gases of the gas turbine power plant into a first exhaust gas stream for recirculation into an intake stream of the gas turbine and a second exhaust gas stream for discharge to the environment, and a control element (11, 29) for controlling the first exhaust gas stream, wherein the control element (11, 29), until reaching a release condition, remains in a closed position in which the entire exhaust gas stream of the gas turbine power plant is discharged to the environment as the second exhaust gas stream, and only opens after reaching the release condition in order to recirculate part of the exhaust gases into the intake stream as the first exhaust gas stream, characterised in that the release condition is the exceeding of a switch-on load (P on), and to regulate the first exhaust gas stream, the control element (11, 29) only opens after the load exceeds a switch-on load (P on) in order to recirculate part of the exhaust gases into the intake stream as the first exhaust gas stream.
Hand held control device for controlling machines, comprising a) a handle which is pivotable about at least one axis, b) signal generating means for generating control signals for a signal processing unit, wherein the control signals are generated in relation to the respective deflection of the handle, c) function switches, each of which can be used to switch an additional function for controlling the machine, wherein d) a display is provided, e) a selection switch is provided, by means of which, when actuated, the functions of the function switches on the handle are assigned differently, wherein f) the display represents the selection of the selection switch, characterized in that g) the display is integrated in the handle. a) a handle which is pivotable about at least one axis, b) signal generating means for generating control signals for a signal processing unit, wherein the control signals are generated in relation to the respective deflection of the handle, c) function switches, each of which can be used to switch an additional function for controlling the machine, wherein d) a display is provided, e) a selection switch is provided, by means of which, when actuated, the functions of the function switches on the handle are assigned differently, wherein f) the display represents the selection of the selection switch, characterized in that g) the display is integrated in the handle.
A metallic article comprising a metallic substrate and a thermal barrier ceramic coating on its surface with the ceramic coating having a formula of Re x Zr 1-x O y where Re is a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu and where 0<X<0.5 and 1.75<y<2.
Photodetection device (100; 500; 500') comprising a pixel matrix, wherein each pixel comprises a barrier photodetector, and wherein said pixel matrix comprises: - an absorption layer, a barrier layer and a contact layer, arranged to be superposed with the barrier layer located between the absorption layer and the contact layer, wherein the barrier layer can form a potential barrier blocking the circulation of majority carriers between the absorption layer and the contact layer and allowing the circulation of minority carriers from the absorption layer to the contact layer; and - at least one separation element (150, 160; 570), to delimit the pixels of said pixel matrix; characterised in that the at least one separation element (150, 160; 570) extends above the contact layer on the side opposite the barrier layer, and in that the wherein at least one separation element (150, 160; 570) is able to form at least one depletion zone that extends in the contact layer and that forms a potential barrier blocking the circulation of charge carriers from one pixel to another in the pixel matrix. - an absorption layer, a barrier layer and a contact layer, arranged to be superposed with the barrier layer located between the absorption layer and the contact layer, wherein the barrier layer can form a potential barrier blocking the circulation of majority carriers between the absorption layer and the contact layer and allowing the circulation of minority carriers from the absorption layer to the contact layer; and - at least one separation element (150, 160; 570), to delimit the pixels of said pixel matrix; characterised in that the at least one separation element (150, 160; 570) extends above the contact layer on the side opposite the barrier layer, and in that the wherein at least one separation element (150, 160; 570) is able to form at least one depletion zone that extends in the contact layer and that forms a potential barrier blocking the circulation of charge carriers from one pixel to another in the pixel matrix.
A coated conductor comprising: a conductive core; and a polymeric coating at least partially surrounding said conductive core, wherein said polymeric coating comprises - an α-olefin based polymer selected from the group consisting of interpolymers of ethylene and one or more comonomers, polyethylene homopolymer, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene-propylene rubber ("EPR"), ethylene-propylene-diene monomer ("EPDM") polymer and polypropylene; and - an α-olefin block composite which comprises a soft copolymer, a hard polymer and a block copolymer having a soft segment and a hard segment, where the hard segment of the block copolymer is the same composition as the hard polymer in the block composite and the soft segment of the block copolymer is the same composition as the soft copolymer of the block copolymer of the block composite, wherein said α-olefin block composite comprises diblock copolymers having hard polypropylene segments and soft ethylene-propylene segments. a conductive core; and a polymeric coating at least partially surrounding said conductive core, wherein said polymeric coating comprises - an α-olefin based polymer selected from the group consisting of interpolymers of ethylene and one or more comonomers, polyethylene homopolymer, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene-propylene rubber ("EPR"), ethylene-propylene-diene monomer ("EPDM") polymer and polypropylene; and - an α-olefin block composite which comprises a soft copolymer, a hard polymer and a block copolymer having a soft segment and a hard segment, where the hard segment of the block copolymer is the same composition as the hard polymer in the block composite and the soft segment of the block copolymer is the same composition as the soft copolymer of the block copolymer of the block composite, wherein said α-olefin block composite comprises diblock copolymers having hard polypropylene segments and soft ethylene-propylene segments. - an α-olefin based polymer selected from the group consisting of interpolymers of ethylene and one or more comonomers, polyethylene homopolymer, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene-propylene rubber ("EPR"), ethylene-propylene-diene monomer ("EPDM") polymer and polypropylene; and - an α-olefin block composite which comprises a soft copolymer, a hard polymer and a block copolymer having a soft segment and a hard segment, where the hard segment of the block copolymer is the same composition as the hard polymer in the block composite and the soft segment of the block copolymer is the same composition as the soft copolymer of the block copolymer of the block composite, wherein said α-olefin block composite comprises diblock copolymers having hard polypropylene segments and soft ethylene-propylene segments.
A method for correcting a distorted document image, comprising: obtaining (S 101) a distorted document image; and inputting (S 102) the distorted document image into a correction model, and obtaining a corrected image corresponding to the distorted document image; wherein the correction model is a model obtained by training with a set of image samples as inputs and a corrected image corresponding to each image sample in the set of image samples as an output, and the image samples are distorted document images, wherein the correction model comprises a deformation parameter prediction module and a deformation correction module connected in series; wherein the deformation parameter prediction module is a U-shaped convolutional neural network model obtained by training with the set of image samples as inputs and a deformation parameter of each pixel of each image sample comprised in the set of image samples as an output, and the deformation correction module is a model obtained by training with the set of image samples and output results of the deformation parameter prediction module as inputs and the corrected image corresponding to each image sample in the set of image samples as an output; wherein the inputting the distorted document image into the correction model, and obtaining the corrected image corresponding to the distorted document image comprises: inputting the distorted document image into the correction model, outputting an intermediate result through the deformation parameter prediction module, and obtaining, according to the intermediate result, the corrected image corresponding to the distorted document image through the deformation correction module, the intermediate result comprising a deformation parameter of each pixel in the distorted document image. obtaining (S 101) a distorted document image; and inputting (S 102) the distorted document image into a correction model, and obtaining a corrected image corresponding to the distorted document image; wherein the correction model is a model obtained by training with a set of image samples as inputs and a corrected image corresponding to each image sample in the set of image samples as an output, and the image samples are distorted document images, wherein the correction model comprises a deformation parameter prediction module and a deformation correction module connected in series; wherein the deformation parameter prediction module is a U-shaped convolutional neural network model obtained by training with the set of image samples as inputs and a deformation parameter of each pixel of each image sample comprised in the set of image samples as an output, and the deformation correction module is a model obtained by training with the set of image samples and output results of the deformation parameter prediction module as inputs and the corrected image corresponding to each image sample in the set of image samples as an output;