mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An x-ray detector comprising: - a sensor unit for detecting incident x-ray radiation comprising a number of sensor elements (230, 311-314), - a counting channel per sensor element for obtaining a count signal by counting photons or charge pulses generated in response to the incident x-ray radiation since a beginning of a measurement interval, - an integrating channel per sensor element for obtaining an integration signal representing the total energy of radiation detected since the beginning of the measurement interval, and - a processing unit for estimating, from the integration signals of the sensor elements , count signals of sensor elements whose counting channel has been saturated during the measurement interval, characterized in that said processing unit is adapted for - determining an object model from the obtained integration signals of the sensor elements, and - determining the count signals of saturated sensor elements from said object model. - a sensor unit for detecting incident x-ray radiation comprising a number of sensor elements (230, 311-314), - a counting channel per sensor element for obtaining a count signal by counting photons or charge pulses generated in response to the incident x-ray radiation since a beginning of a measurement interval, - an integrating channel per sensor element for obtaining an integration signal representing the total energy of radiation detected since the beginning of the measurement interval, and - a processing unit for estimating, from the integration signals of the sensor elements , count signals of sensor elements whose counting channel has been saturated during the measurement interval, characterized in that said processing unit is adapted for - determining an object model from the obtained integration signals of the sensor elements, and - determining the count signals of saturated sensor elements from said object model.
Tanning process, comprising a tanning step and a retanning step; the process being characterized in that the tanning step comprises the steps of: treating skins in a drum with a bath containing a tanning product comprising an acid naphthalene tannin, an acid phenolic tannin and sodium sulphate; and optionally a synthetic ester; and the retanning step comprises the steps of: treating the skins in a drum with a retanning bath containing an aqueous solution of a di-aldehyde, in particular a C4-C6 linear di-aldehyde; adding a fatliquor; adding a liquid tanning product containing sulphone-based synthetic tannins, in particular phenolsulphone-based and/or di-idroxy-diphenilsulphonebased; adding a vegetal-base filler.
Arrangement for charging an electrical vehicle with a DC voltage, comprising an electrical vehicle charging device and the electrical vehicle , whereby the electrical vehicle charging device comprises a power converter having an input side adapted for receiving an AC voltage from an AC grid or a DC voltage from a DC grid and an output side , a transformer having a primary side connected to the output side and a secondary side , a full wave rectifier having a first and a secondary input connected to the secondary side and a positive and a negative output , characterised in that it further comprises at least two output capacitors connected between respective end taps in series via a center tap and between the positive and a negative output , whereby the end taps are adapted for providing the DC voltage to the electrical vehicle , a switch connected in series between the first or the secondary input and the center tap , and a control device adapted for closing and/or opening the switch depending on a DC voltage level signal received from the electrical vehicle and required for charging the electrical vehicle , whereby the electrical vehicle is electrically connectable to the end taps via an electrical connection and adapted for sending a DC voltage level signal comprising the DC voltage level via the electrical connection. an electrical vehicle charging device and the electrical vehicle , whereby the electrical vehicle charging device comprises a power converter having an input side adapted for receiving an AC voltage from an AC grid or a DC voltage from a DC grid and an output side , a transformer having a primary side connected to the output side and a secondary side , a full wave rectifier having a first and a secondary input connected to the secondary side and a positive and a negative output , characterised in that it further comprises at least two output capacitors connected between respective end taps in series via a center tap and between the positive and a negative output , whereby the end taps are adapted for providing the DC voltage to the electrical vehicle , a switch connected in series between the first or the secondary input and the center tap , and a control device adapted for closing and/or opening the switch depending on a DC voltage level signal received from the electrical vehicle and required for charging the electrical vehicle , whereby the electrical vehicle is electrically connectable to the end taps via an electrical connection and adapted for sending a DC voltage level signal comprising the DC voltage level via the electrical connection.
An apparatus for controlling addition of a network node to a multi-hop network of a multi-hop technology comprising a bridge device , the network node being a combo network device with a single-hop communication unit of a single-hop technology for establishing a point-to-point connection and a multi-hop communication unit of the multi-hop technology for communicating with other network devices of the multi-hop network , wherein the apparatus comprises: - a single-hop communication unit of the single-hop technology adapted for establishing a point-to-point connection to the network node ; - a trigger unit adapted for initiating a joining procedure between the network node and the bridge device in order to add the network node to the multi-hop network of the bridge device ; and - a network interface adapted for establishing a network connection to the bridge device ; - wherein the apparatus is characterised by being adapted to use the single-hop communication unit for reading a commissioning code from the network node and to use the network interface for forwarding the read commissioning code to the bridge device and for instructing the bridge device to: send a command to network nodes of the multi-hop network to initiate a reset to a factory new state and the joining procedure if the own commissioning code of the network node matches with the received commissioning code; and initiate a search for new devices in the multi-hop network based on the commissioning code. - a single-hop communication unit of the single-hop technology adapted for establishing a point-to-point connection to the network node ; - a trigger unit adapted for initiating a joining procedure between the network node and the bridge device in order to add the network node to the multi-hop network of the bridge device ; and - a network interface adapted for establishing a network connection to the bridge device ; - wherein the apparatus is characterised by being adapted to use the single-hop communication unit for reading a commissioning code from the network node and to use the network interface for forwarding the read commissioning code to the bridge device and for instructing the bridge device to: send a command to network nodes of the multi-hop network to initiate a reset to a factory new state and the joining procedure if the own commissioning code of the network node matches with the received commissioning code; and initiate a search for new devices in the multi-hop network based on the commissioning code. send a command to network nodes of the multi-hop network to initiate a reset to a factory new state and the joining procedure if the own commissioning code of the network node matches with the received commissioning code; and initiate a search for new devices in the multi-hop network based on the commissioning code.
An antenna , comprising: a conducting bar ; a first coupling plate connected at a first end of said conducting bar and a second coupling plate connected at a second end of said conducting bar ; an antenna feed connected to said conducting bar ; and a cavity backed slot wherein said conducting bar and said first and second coupling plates are located in a cavity of said cavity backed slot , wherein said first and second coupling plates and said conducting bar form a first coupling device, and further comprising a second coupling device that is nominally a duplicate of said first coupling device, wherein said first and second coupling devices are both located in a cavity of said cavity backed slot and spaced apart by a distance that is at least as large as an overall length of said coupling devices, and wherein the coupling devices are configured to excite the cavity backed slot . a conducting bar ; a first coupling plate connected at a first end of said conducting bar and a second coupling plate connected at a second end of said conducting bar ; an antenna feed connected to said conducting bar ; and a cavity backed slot wherein said conducting bar and said first and second coupling plates are located in a cavity of said cavity backed slot , wherein said first and second coupling plates and said conducting bar form a first coupling device, and further comprising a second coupling device that is nominally a duplicate of said first coupling device, wherein said first and second coupling devices are both located in a cavity of said cavity backed slot and spaced apart by a distance that is at least as large as an overall length of said coupling devices, and wherein the coupling devices are configured to excite the cavity backed slot .
A method for detecting characteristic electrical current pulses flowing through a rolling bearing or plain bearing as a result of static charging of rotating machine or system parts, comprising the following steps: - receiving electromagnetic radio waves emitted as a result of the characteristic electrical current pulses in the frequency range above 50 MHz; characterised by: - processing of the received signal by means of signal processing for extracting the current pulse events contained therein, comprising filtering, wherein the processing of the received signal is carried out by envelope formation which comprises a high-pass filtering of the received signal with subsequent rectification and subsequent low-pass filtering ; - analysis of the temporal course of the current pulse events for monitoring the state of the rolling bearing or plain bearing, wherein the analysis determines a fading phase in a signal course of the radio waves. - receiving electromagnetic radio waves emitted as a result of the characteristic electrical current pulses in the frequency range above 50 MHz; characterised by: - processing of the received signal by means of signal processing for extracting the current pulse events contained therein, comprising filtering, wherein the processing of the received signal is carried out by envelope formation which comprises a high-pass filtering of the received signal with subsequent rectification and subsequent low-pass filtering ; - analysis of the temporal course of the current pulse events for monitoring the state of the rolling bearing or plain bearing, wherein the analysis determines a fading phase in a signal course of the radio waves. - processing of the received signal by means of signal processing for extracting the current pulse events contained therein, comprising filtering, wherein the processing of the received signal is carried out by envelope formation which comprises a high-pass filtering of the received signal with subsequent rectification and subsequent low-pass filtering ; - analysis of the temporal course of the current pulse events for monitoring the state of the rolling bearing or plain bearing, wherein the analysis determines a fading phase in a signal course of the radio waves.
A planar micromechanical actuator adapted for being suspended on opposing suspension zones , the planar micromechanical actuator comprising: opposing suspension zones ; a neutral axis between the opposing suspension zones , first to fourth segments into which the planar micromechanical actuator is segmented between the opposing suspension zones , each comprising a first electrode and a second electrode which form a capacitor and are isolatedly affixed to each other at opposite ends of the respective segment along a direction between the opposing suspension zones so as to form a gap between the first and second electrode along a thickness direction , the gap being offset to the neutral axis along the thickness direction , and wherein the first to fourth segments are configured such that the planar micromechanical actuator deflects into the thickness direction by the first and fourth segment bending into the thickness direction and the second and third segments bending contrary to the thickness direction upon a voltage being applied to the first and second electrodes of the first to fourth segments . opposing suspension zones ; a neutral axis between the opposing suspension zones , first to fourth segments into which the planar micromechanical actuator is segmented between the opposing suspension zones , each comprising a first electrode and a second electrode which form a capacitor and are isolatedly affixed to each other at opposite ends of the respective segment along a direction between the opposing suspension zones so as to form a gap between the first and second electrode along a thickness direction , the gap being offset to the neutral axis along the thickness direction , and wherein the first to fourth segments are configured such that the planar micromechanical actuator deflects into the thickness direction by the first and fourth segment bending into the thickness direction and the second and third segments bending contrary to the thickness direction upon a voltage being applied to the first and second electrodes of the first to fourth segments .
Gesture control module based on the infrared reflection principle, comprising: - at least two infrared light-emitting diodes ; - an infrared receiver tube ; and - a signal processor for recognizing a gesture on the basis of a signal from the infrared receiver tube , the infrared receiver tube being arranged between the respective infrared light-emitting diodes and a centre-to-centre distance (D1, D2) between the infrared light-emitting diodes and the infrared receiver tube ranging between 5 mm and 50 mm, characterized in that the infrared light-emitting diodes and/or the infrared receiver tube are surrounded by a light delimitation structure , the light delimitation structure being flush with or higher than an upper end of the infrared light-emitting diodes and/or infrared receiver tube ; and the gesture control module is integrated with a touch function which comprises at least one additional infrared light-emitting diode to be touched , which has a light emission intensity that is lower than the light-emission intensity of the at least two infrared light-emitting diodes , the centre-to-centre distance between the additional infrared light-emitting diode to be touched and the infrared receiver tube is within 20 mm and the at least two infrared light-emitting diodes for gesture control and the at least one additional infrared light-emitting diode to be touched jointly use the one infrared receiver tube . - at least two infrared light-emitting diodes ; - an infrared receiver tube ; and - a signal processor for recognizing a gesture on the basis of a signal from the infrared receiver tube , characterized in that the infrared light-emitting diodes and/or the infrared receiver tube are surrounded by a light delimitation structure , the light delimitation structure being flush with or higher than an upper end of the infrared light-emitting diodes and/or infrared receiver tube ; and the gesture control module is integrated with a touch function which comprises at least one additional infrared light-emitting diode to be touched , which has a light emission intensity that is lower than the light-emission intensity of the at least two infrared light-emitting diodes , the centre-to-centre distance between the additional infrared light-emitting diode to be touched and the infrared receiver tube is within 20 mm and the at least two infrared light-emitting diodes for gesture control and the at least one additional infrared light-emitting diode to be touched jointly use the one infrared receiver tube .
An aerosol delivery device comprising: a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and an authentication device , and contains an aerosol precursor composition; and a control body coupled with the cartridge and configured to exchange authentication signals with the authentication device to authenticate the cartridge for use with the control body , and only in instances in which the cartridge is authenticated, direct power to the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, wherein the control body and the cartridge include respectively a two-wire electrical connector and a corresponding two-wire electrical connector coupled with one another, and across which the authentication signals are exchanged and the power is directed, and wherein the control body and the cartridge further include respectively a first switching circuit and a second switching circuit , the first switching circuit being coupled with the second switching circuit to form switching circuitry configured to manage the authentication signals and the power across the two-wire electrical connector . a cartridge that is equipped with a heating element and an authentication device , and contains an aerosol precursor composition; and a control body coupled with the cartridge and configured to exchange authentication signals with the authentication device to authenticate the cartridge for use with the control body , and only in instances in which the cartridge is authenticated, direct power to the heating element to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, wherein the control body and the cartridge include respectively a two-wire electrical connector and a corresponding two-wire electrical connector coupled with one another, and across which the authentication signals are exchanged and the power is directed, and wherein the control body and the cartridge further include respectively a first switching circuit and a second switching circuit , the first switching circuit being coupled with the second switching circuit to form switching circuitry configured to manage the authentication signals and the power across the two-wire electrical connector .
An aqueous cosmetic cleansing and/or conditioning composition having a pH in the range of 1 to 7 characterized in that it comprises: - one or more fatty alcohol(s) having a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated carbon chain length of C 12 -C 22 , - one or more surfactant(s) having one or more positively charged group(s) at a pH below 7, - a first non-ionic surfactant selected from N-alkylpolyhydroxyalkylamide type surfactants, - a second non-ionic surfactant being different from the first non-ionic surfactant and being different from fatty alcohols, wherein the total concentration of first and second non-ionic surfactants is in the range of 0.1% to 7.5% by weight, preferably 0.5% to 5% by weight, more preferably 0.75% to 3% by weight, calculated to the total of the composition, characterized in that it comprises alkyl glycosides or polyglycosides of the following formula: R 23 O(R 24 O) t Z x wherein Z denotes a carbohydrate with C 5 to C 6 , R 23 is an alkyl group with C 8 to C 18 , R 24 is methyl, ethyl or propyl, t ranges from 0 to 10, and x ranges from 1 to 5. - one or more fatty alcohol(s) having a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated carbon chain length of C 12 -C 22 , - one or more surfactant(s) having one or more positively charged group(s) at a pH below 7, - a first non-ionic surfactant selected from N-alkylpolyhydroxyalkylamide type surfactants, - a second non-ionic surfactant being different from the first non-ionic surfactant and being different from fatty alcohols, wherein the total concentration of first and second non-ionic surfactants is in the range of 0.1% to 7.5% by weight, preferably 0.5% to 5% by weight, more preferably 0.75% to 3% by weight, calculated to the total of the composition, characterized in that it comprises alkyl glycosides or polyglycosides of the following formula: R 23 O(R 24 O) t Z x wherein Z denotes a carbohydrate with C 5 to C 6 , R 23 is an alkyl group with C 8 to C 18 , R 24 is methyl, ethyl or propyl, t ranges from 0 to 10, and x ranges from 1 to 5. wherein the total concentration of first and second non-ionic surfactants is in the range of 0.1% to 7.5% by weight, preferably 0.5% to 5% by weight, more preferably 0.75% to 3% by weight, calculated to the total of the composition, characterized in that it comprises alkyl glycosides or polyglycosides of the following formula: R 23 O(R 24 O) t Z x wherein Z denotes a carbohydrate with C 5 to C 6 , R 23 is an alkyl group with C 8 to C 18 , R 24 is methyl, ethyl or propyl, t ranges from 0 to 10, and x ranges from 1 to 5.
A deployable mast structure comprising: a body configured to adopt a tubular shape when the mast structure is in a deployed configuration; and a plurality of openings formed in a wall of the body so as to define a plurality of integral tape-spring hinges in the wall of the body, the plurality of openings being configured so as to permit the body to collapse along its longitudinal axis into a stowed configuration when the tape-spring hinges are buckled, wherein in the stowed configuration, the integral tape-spring hinges are configured to exert a force which urges the structure towards the deployed configuration, characterized in that the plurality of openings are configured such that the tape-spring hinges defined by the openings are narrower at their ends. a body configured to adopt a tubular shape when the mast structure is in a deployed configuration; and a plurality of openings formed in a wall of the body so as to define a plurality of integral tape-spring hinges in the wall of the body, the plurality of openings being configured so as to permit the body to collapse along its longitudinal axis into a stowed configuration when the tape-spring hinges are buckled, wherein in the stowed configuration, the integral tape-spring hinges are configured to exert a force which urges the structure towards the deployed configuration, characterized in that the plurality of openings are configured such that the tape-spring hinges defined by the openings are narrower at their ends.