mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method for determining cause of a disconnection between a computing device of a motion tracking system and one or more sensors of a plurality of sensors (20a-20n) of the motion tracking system , the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) being arranged on a body of a person , the computing device being configured to at least receive data through a wireless communications connection (50a-50n) and each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) being configured to at least transmit data through the wireless communications connection (50a-50n), the method comprising: establishing a wireless communications connection (50a-50n) between the computing device and each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n); receiving, by the computing device , a plurality of packets (60a-60m) from each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) through the respective wireless communications connection (50a-50n); measuring, by the computing device , a signal strength (70a-70n) of the wireless communications connection (50a-50n) with each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) while the wireless communications are established; processing, by the computing device , the signal strength values (70a-70n) corresponding to a sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) when said sensor has been disconnected from the computing device so as to determine if said sensor has been disconnected from the computing device due to a distance (D 1 , D 2 ) increase between the person and the computing device ; and providing or commanding, by the computing device , the provision of at least one user perceptible signal when the computing device has determined that at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) has been disconnected from the computing device due to a distance (D 1 , D 2 ) increase between the person and the computing device . establishing a wireless communications connection (50a-50n) between the computing device and each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n); receiving, by the computing device , a plurality of packets (60a-60m) from each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) through the respective wireless communications connection (50a-50n); measuring, by the computing device , a signal strength (70a-70n) of the wireless communications connection (50a-50n) with each sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) while the wireless communications are established; processing, by the computing device , the signal strength values (70a-70n) corresponding to a sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) when said sensor has been disconnected from the computing device so as to determine if said sensor has been disconnected from the computing device due to a distance (D 1 , D 2 ) increase between the person and the computing device ; and providing or commanding, by the computing device , the provision of at least one user perceptible signal when the computing device has determined that at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors (20a-20n) has been disconnected from the computing device due to a distance (D 1 , D 2 ) increase between the person and the computing device .
A brake pad for a vehicle , adapted to be connected to a carrier around a rotatable brake disc which rotates around a geometrical centre axis, the brake pad comprising: an upper side , a lower side , a friction surface extending downwardly from the upper side to the lower side and being adapted to be pressed against a brake disc , an opposite surface extending downwardly from the upper side to the lower side and being adapted to be faced away from the brake disc , characterized in that the lower side comprises at least one sliding portion (20, 220 320) configured to slide against a mating sliding portion of a carrier , wherein the at least one sliding portion extends downwards towards the opposite surface . an upper side , a lower side , a friction surface extending downwardly from the upper side to the lower side and being adapted to be pressed against a brake disc , an opposite surface extending downwardly from the upper side to the lower side and being adapted to be faced away from the brake disc , characterized in that the lower side comprises at least one sliding portion (20, 220 320) configured to slide against a mating sliding portion of a carrier , wherein the at least one sliding portion extends downwards towards the opposite surface .
Container for liquids equipped with delivering plug , said delivering plug comprising a main body placed at a delivery end of the container , a lower closing piston inside the main body , from a side oriented towards inside the container , and an upper cover with collapsible membrane/push-button placed inside the main body , from a side oriented towards outside the container , the upper cover with collapsible membrane/push-button fastened to the main body comprising a central push-button (2.1) equipped with internal elements (2.2) and (2.3), to allow deforming said central push-button (2.1) passing from a closing position to a using/opening position, the main body comprising two elongated ends (3.8, 7.6) adapted to operate as liquid outlet and/or air inlet, according to how the container is inclined to deliver the liquid, characterized in that the using/opening position is stable, in that the main body comprises a sealing ring (3.7, 7.7) adapted to cooperate with a chute (2.5) of the upper cover with collapsible push-button to perform an operative liquid sealing, and in that the upper cover with central collapsible push-button is welded to the main body , after positioning it on the main body in a manner oriented with respect to the liquid outlet and to the air inlet due to geometries (2.6), the internal plane (2.9) of the upper cover with central collapsible push-button allowing a bit-shaped element (3.6, 7.5) of the main body to accurately discharge thereon the welding energy or heat, and, in case of ultrasound welding, operating as energy guiding element to allow the final, unmovable and operating welding and a liquid sealing.
A method (500; 600A; 600B; 600C; 700) for optical tracking, the method comprising: identifying (520; 605; 710) at least one object within an environment, from received image data; assigning the identified object to a specific category, each category having a volatility score associated with it, a volatility score referring to the nature of an object and its likelihood to move over a period of time, and assigning to the identified object the volatility score associated with the category assigned to the identified object; storing the volatility score assigned to the identified object on a local information repository or on a remote server; determining one or more tracking points associated with the identified object; determining (540; 660A) a priority rating for the each of the one or more tracking points associated with the identified object based on the stored assigned volatility score to the identified object; and selecting (550; 680) the one or more tracking points for optical tracking based on the priority rating. identifying (520; 605; 710) at least one object within an environment, from received image data; assigning the identified object to a specific category, each category having a volatility score associated with it, a volatility score referring to the nature of an object and its likelihood to move over a period of time, and assigning to the identified object the volatility score associated with the category assigned to the identified object; storing the volatility score assigned to the identified object on a local information repository or on a remote server; determining one or more tracking points associated with the identified object; determining (540; 660A) a priority rating for the each of the one or more tracking points associated with the identified object based on the stored assigned volatility score to the identified object; and selecting (550; 680) the one or more tracking points for optical tracking based on the priority rating.
A polyolefin material that is formed from a thermoplastic composition, wherein the thermoplastic composition contains a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and a nanoinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains, wherein a porous network is defined in the composition that includes a plurality of nanopores having an average cross-sectional dimension of 800 nanometers or less, wherein the cross-sectional dimension is orthogonal to the major axis of the nanopore, wherein the composition has a density of 0.90 g/cm 3 or less, wherein the nanoinclusion additive is a polymer having a nonpolar component; wherein the polyolefin matrix polymer is a propylene homopolymer, a propylene/α-olefin copolymer, an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer, or a combination thereof; wherein the composition further comprising a microinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains; and wherein the microinclusion additive is a polymer.
A method of dispensing dots of a viscous material onto a surface in noncontact fashion with a droplet generator operatively connected to a computer , the method comprising a material volume calibration subroutine with the following steps: providing command signals to move the droplet generator so that the nozzle is over a table of a weight scale ; determining a total volume value representing a total volume of the viscous material to be dispensed and a total length value representing a length over which the total volume of viscous material is to be dispensed; dispensing a number of viscous material dots onto a table of a weight scale ; reading or sampling a feedback signal from the weight scale to the computer representing the weight of the viscous material contained in the number of viscous material dots applied to the surface of the weight scale characterised by the following steps of the material volume calibration subroutine : ; determining, based on the number of dispensed dots , the weight of each dot providing specific gravity data; determining, based on the specific gravity data, the volume of each dot ; determining, based on the total volume value and the volume of each dot, the number of dots required to dispense the total volume; determining, based on the total length value and the number of dots required to dispense the total volume, the dot pitch; and determining with the computer , based on a maximum dot rate and the dot pitch, a maximum velocity at which a motion controller can command the droplet generator to move relative to the surface to result in the total volume of viscous material being dispensed over the length. providing command signals to move the droplet generator so that the nozzle is over a table of a weight scale ; determining a total volume value representing a total volume of the viscous material to be dispensed and a total length value representing a length over which the total volume of viscous material is to be dispensed; dispensing a number of viscous material dots onto a table of a weight scale ; reading or sampling a feedback signal from the weight scale to the computer representing the weight of the viscous material contained in the number of viscous material dots applied to the surface of the weight scale ; determining, based on the number of dispensed dots , the weight of each dot providing specific gravity data; determining, based on the specific gravity data, the volume of each dot ; determining, based on the total volume value and the volume of each dot, the number of dots required to dispense the total volume; determining, based on the total length value and the number of dots required to dispense the total volume, the dot pitch; and determining with the computer , based on a maximum dot rate and the dot pitch, a maximum velocity at which a motion controller can command the droplet generator to move relative to the surface to result in the total volume of viscous material being dispensed over the length.
A process for producing a thiol compound comprising (i) contacting a) an olefin compound, b) H 2 S c) a mono-alkyl phenol compound, and d) a photoinitiator and/or a free radical initiator, and (ii) forming the thiol compound. (i) contacting a) an olefin compound, b) H 2 S c) a mono-alkyl phenol compound, and d) a photoinitiator and/or a free radical initiator, and a) an olefin compound, b) H 2 S c) a mono-alkyl phenol compound, and d) a photoinitiator and/or a free radical initiator, and (ii) forming the thiol compound.
An apparatus comprising: a transceiver configured to generate a signal and receive a plurality of reflected signals for measurement of a level of a process fluid in a tank ; a waveguide comprising: a probe configured to guide the signal from the transceiver and the plurality of reflected signals to the transceiver; an end weight mounted at an end of the probe configured to produce an end signal ; and a buoyant part slidably coupled to the end weight and configured to move with the level of the process fluid at an end of the probe, wherein the buoyant part is configured to produce a secondary signal representing the level of the process fluid when a level signal of the process fluid is within the end signal representing the end of the probe. a transceiver configured to generate a signal and receive a plurality of reflected signals for measurement of a level of a process fluid in a tank ; a waveguide comprising: a probe configured to guide the signal from the transceiver and the plurality of reflected signals to the transceiver; an end weight mounted at an end of the probe configured to produce an end signal ; and a buoyant part slidably coupled to the end weight and configured to move with the level of the process fluid at an end of the probe, wherein the buoyant part is configured to produce a secondary signal representing the level of the process fluid when a level signal of the process fluid is within the end signal representing the end of the probe. a probe configured to guide the signal from the transceiver and the plurality of reflected signals to the transceiver; an end weight mounted at an end of the probe configured to produce an end signal ; and a buoyant part slidably coupled to the end weight and configured to move with the level of the process fluid at an end of the probe, wherein the buoyant part is configured to produce a secondary signal representing the level of the process fluid when a level signal of the process fluid is within the end signal representing the end of the probe.
A catheter assembly , comprising: a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a fluid pathway extending therebetween; a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the catheter being coupled to the distal end of the catheter adapter, the catheter having a lumen in fluid communication with the fluid pathway; a septum disposed within the fluid pathway thereby dividing the fluid pathway into a forward chamber and a rearward chamber , the septum having a slit ; a needle having a base, a tip , and a body extending therebetween; an amount of an antimicrobial lubricant applied to an outer surface of the body of the needle; and a threader for forming a temporary pathway through the septum during assembly of the catheter assembly, the temporary pathway formed by the threader allowing the body of the needle to be inserted through the slit of the septum without substantially removing the amount of antimicrobial lubricant from the outer surface of the body of the needle, wherein after the needle is inserted through the slit of the septum and the threader is removed from the septum, the outer surface of the body of the needle is positioned distal to the septum such that, as the needle is withdrawn proximally through the septum, the septum removes the antimicrobial lubricant from the needle thereby depositing the antimicrobial lubricant on a distal side of the septum; wherein the threader is configured to be removed from the catheter assembly after the needle is inserted through the slit of the septum. a catheter adapter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a fluid pathway extending therebetween; a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the catheter being coupled to the distal end of the catheter adapter, the catheter having a lumen in fluid communication with the fluid pathway; a septum disposed within the fluid pathway thereby dividing the fluid pathway into a forward chamber and a rearward chamber , the septum having a slit ; a needle having a base, a tip , and a body extending therebetween; an amount of an antimicrobial lubricant applied to an outer surface of the body of the needle; and a threader for forming a temporary pathway through the septum during assembly of the catheter assembly, the temporary pathway formed by the threader allowing the body of the needle to be inserted through the slit of the septum without substantially removing the amount of antimicrobial lubricant from the outer surface of the body of the needle, wherein after the needle is inserted through the slit of the septum and the threader is removed from the septum, the outer surface of the body of the needle is positioned distal to the septum such that, as the needle is withdrawn proximally through the septum, the septum removes the antimicrobial lubricant from the needle thereby depositing the antimicrobial lubricant on a distal side of the septum; wherein the threader is configured to be removed from the catheter assembly after the needle is inserted through the slit of the septum.
Method for actuating a compressor system in order to set a measured operating pressure (p w ), which serves as a measure for the operating pressure (p) that the compressor system supplies to a user network at a flow rate (Q) demanded by a user network , to a desired operating pressure (p set ), the compressor system comprising a compressor element with an inlet and an outlet , and wherein this compressor element is driven by a drive , wherein the compressor system is provided with means for throttling the inlet of the compressor element , characterized in that as long as an operating pressure (p), selected from the measured operating pressure (p w ) and the desired operating pressure (p set ), is higher than the maximum obtainable operating pressure (p w,max ) for the aforementioned compressor system that can be achieved when the inlet is not throttled, the inlet is throttled by the means for throttling the inlet of the compressor element for at least a specific percentage (x) greater than zero.
Control circuit of an electronic access control system comprising a transponder detector for signals from a transponder , in particular an RFID transponder, comprising a main antenna and comprising a detection antenna for detecting the transponder located within communication range, a control device being designed in a first operating mode to supply the main antenna with electrical current to generate an electromagnetic field and in a second operating mode to communicate with the transponder via the main antenna , characterized in that the main antenna and the detection antenna are magnetically coupled to one another and electrically separated from one another, and in that the control device is designed to measure a damping of the voltage at the detection antenna , and in that a signal from the detection antenna is evaluated in the first operating mode and, when the voltage at the detection antenna is sufficiently damped, is measured by the control device in order to change to the second operating mode.
A method of identifying when a message is received at a control station from at least one device in a network having a plurality of devices, said method comprising the steps of: receiving at the control station a low bandwidth signal from the at least one device; obtaining a coarse timestamp estimate of when said low bandwidth signal is received by correlating with a pre-programmed signal template and detecting where the correlation is above a preselected value; the method characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: generating a higher resolution correlation estimate by phase shifting the pre-programmed signal template K separate phase values within a sample period Δt in the vicinity of the coarse timestamp estimate, and repeating the correlation; and applying a curve fitting function about the higher resolution correlation estimate to obtain an accurate timestamp when the message was received. receiving at the control station a low bandwidth signal from the at least one device; obtaining a coarse timestamp estimate of when said low bandwidth signal is received by correlating with a pre-programmed signal template and detecting where the correlation is above a preselected value; the method characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: generating a higher resolution correlation estimate by phase shifting the pre-programmed signal template K separate phase values within a sample period Δt in the vicinity of the coarse timestamp estimate, and repeating the correlation; and applying a curve fitting function about the higher resolution correlation estimate to obtain an accurate timestamp when the message was received. generating a higher resolution correlation estimate by phase shifting the pre-programmed signal template K separate phase values within a sample period Δt in the vicinity of the coarse timestamp estimate, and repeating the correlation; and applying a curve fitting function about the higher resolution correlation estimate to obtain an accurate timestamp when the message was received.
Hybrid-driven motor vehicle having a drive device having an internal combustion engine which outputs onto a gearbox which has a number of translation steps which in a traction mode, in which the vehicle is driven by the internal combustion engine , provides switchable driving gears (1 to 6), namely from a start gear as far as a highest driving gear , and having a driving electric machine as a second drive source, characterised in that the gearbox has at least one translation step providing a thrust gear , which translation step is not activated by the gearbox control device in traction mode, but rather only in a thrust mode in which the vehicle drags the internal combustion engine , that a quotient of the translation (i) of one of the driving gears (1 to 6) which can be switched in the traction mode to the translation (i) of the next higher driving gear (1 to 6) which can be switchable in the traction mode defines a progressive ratio (φ), and that the gearbox is configured such that the progressive ratios (φ) become smaller, the higher the driving gears (1 to 6) are, that the progressive ratio (φ 6/7 ) between the highest driving gear and the thrust gear is at least greater than the progressive ratio (φ 5/6 ) from the second-highest driving gear to the highest driving gear , and that the thrust gear is switched at least at the point at which, at an appropriate speed, the vehicle is braked in recuperation mode via the electric machine .