mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method for conveying a workpiece having a major surface with exposed adhesive , the method comprising: (a) providing a workpiece having a first major surface having exposed pressure sensitive adhesive thereon; (b) providing at least one transport roll having an engagement cover having an engagement surface comprising looped filaments that have a surface energy of less than about 3 x 10 -6 N/mm 2 (30 dynes/centimeter 2 ); (c) configuring the workpiece into passing configuration to the transport roll ; and (d) passing the workpiece through engaging contact with the engagement surface such that at least a portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive of the first major surface of the workpiece directly contacts the engagement surface wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is tacky when in contact with the engagement surface. (a) providing a workpiece having a first major surface having exposed pressure sensitive adhesive thereon; (b) providing at least one transport roll having an engagement cover having an engagement surface comprising looped filaments that have a surface energy of less than about 3 x 10 -6 N/mm 2 (30 dynes/centimeter 2 ); (c) configuring the workpiece into passing configuration to the transport roll ; and (d) passing the workpiece through engaging contact with the engagement surface such that at least a portion of the pressure sensitive adhesive of the first major surface of the workpiece directly contacts the engagement surface wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is tacky when in contact with the engagement surface.
A blowout preventer comprising: a main body containing a wellbore ; a passage transverse to the wellbore , wherein the passage has two portions, a first portion on a first side of the wellbore and a second portion on a second side of the wellbore ; a shearing device located in the first portion of the passage ; a charge located in the first portion of the passage that, when activated, propels the shearing device along the passage and across the wellbore to the second portion of the passage; an arresting mechanism disposed in the second portion of the passage ; the arresting mechanism having a front portion facing the shearing device , characterized in that the arresting mechanism is configured with energy absorbing material disposed between the front portion and an end cap , wherein the energy absorbing material of the arresting mechanism is configured to crumple to bring the shearing device to rest. a main body containing a wellbore ; a passage transverse to the wellbore , wherein the passage has two portions, a first portion on a first side of the wellbore and a second portion on a second side of the wellbore ; a shearing device located in the first portion of the passage ; a charge located in the first portion of the passage that, when activated, propels the shearing device along the passage and across the wellbore to the second portion of the passage; an arresting mechanism disposed in the second portion of the passage ; the arresting mechanism having a front portion facing the shearing device , characterized in that the arresting mechanism is configured with energy absorbing material disposed between the front portion and an end cap , wherein the energy absorbing material of the arresting mechanism is configured to crumple to bring the shearing device to rest.
A high voltage fuse having a ring separation prevention structure comprising: a housing comprising a first housing body and a second housing body which are coupled to each other and formed in a cylindrical shape; a fuse element disposed in the housing ; a pair of connectors which are project from both ends of the housing and connected to the fuse element; and a pair of rings which are insertedly coupled to end circumferences of the housing ; characterized in that : the rings are heat-sealed with the end circumferences of the housing at multiple locations. a housing comprising a first housing body and a second housing body which are coupled to each other and formed in a cylindrical shape; a fuse element disposed in the housing ; a pair of connectors which are project from both ends of the housing and connected to the fuse element; and a pair of rings which are insertedly coupled to end circumferences of the housing ; characterized in that : the rings are heat-sealed with the end circumferences of the housing at multiple locations.
An electronic cryptographic device arranged to determine a cryptographic key, the electronic cryptographic device being arranged for an enrollment phase and a later reconstruction phase, the cryptographic device comprising - a physically unclonable function (PUF) arranged to produce a first noisy bit string during the enrollment phase and a second noisy bit string during the reconstruction phase, - a debiasing unit arranged to reduce bias in the first noisy bit string, the debiasing unit being arranged to determine debiasing data from the first noisy bit string during the enrollment phase, the debiasing data marking bits in the first noisy bit string as retained or discarded, - a noise-reduction unit arranged to obtain one or more first code words from a first error correcting code and to determine noise-reduction data for bits in the first noisy bit string marked by the debiasing data as retained from the one or more code words during the enrollment phase, - a normalizer arranged to apply noise-reduction data to bits in the second noisy bit string marked as retained by the debiasing data during the reconstruction phase, determining the one or more first code words and noise, - an error corrector arranged to correct said one or more noisy first code words, and - a key reconstruction unit arranged to determine the cryptographic key from said one or more corrected code words, the cryptographic key being independent from bits in the second noisy bit string marked as discarded by the debiasing data. - a physically unclonable function (PUF) arranged to produce a first noisy bit string during the enrollment phase and a second noisy bit string during the reconstruction phase, - a debiasing unit arranged to reduce bias in the first noisy bit string, the debiasing unit being arranged to determine debiasing data from the first noisy bit string during the enrollment phase, the debiasing data marking bits in the first noisy bit string as retained or discarded, - a noise-reduction unit arranged to obtain one or more first code words from a first error correcting code and to determine noise-reduction data for bits in the first noisy bit string marked by the debiasing data as retained from the one or more code words during the enrollment phase, - a normalizer arranged to apply noise-reduction data to bits in the second noisy bit string marked as retained by the debiasing data during the reconstruction phase, determining the one or more first code words and noise, - an error corrector arranged to correct said one or more noisy first code words, and - a key reconstruction unit arranged to determine the cryptographic key from said one or more corrected code words, the cryptographic key being independent from bits in the second noisy bit string marked as discarded by the debiasing data.
A vacuum pump assembly comprising a motor ; said motor comprising: a motor rotor magnet and a stator ; said motor rotor magnet being configured to be rotatable relative to said stator about an axis to drive a vacuum pump mechanism; said motor rotor magnet comprising a solid cylindrical magnet mounted within a recess provided on a vacuum pump shaft and having an axial length of two thirds or less than that of said stator .
A method comprising: providing a fluid dispenser having a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an external surface presented by a user's hand , and a pump mechanism that is configured to dispense fluid onto the user's hand when the pump mechanism is activated; using the temperature sensor to sense the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand ; characterised by determining, based at least in part on whether the temperature sensor senses a change in the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand over time, whether the fluid has been dispensed onto the user's hand . providing a fluid dispenser having a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an external surface presented by a user's hand , and a pump mechanism that is configured to dispense fluid onto the user's hand when the pump mechanism is activated; using the temperature sensor to sense the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand ; characterised by determining, based at least in part on whether the temperature sensor senses a change in the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand over time, whether the fluid has been dispensed onto the user's hand .
A composition comprising a myrtle extract and at least one fluorine salt, characterized in that the myrtle extract comprises between 1 and 5% flavonoids, between 0.5 and 10% tannins, between 0.5 and 5% triterpenes by dry weight relative to the total weight of the dry matter of said extract.
An RF tag to which power is wirelessly fed from a reader/writer , comprising: a rectification circuit that rectifies an AC signal supplied from an antenna and outputs a DC voltage (VOUT) supplied to each unit inside the RF tag as a power supply voltage; a limiter that limits the output voltage of the rectification circuit to a predetermined voltage or less; a matching circuit , of which an impedance is changeable, disposed between the antenna and the rectification circuit ; a variable load unit , of which an amount of power consumption is changeable, consuming power output from the rectification circuit ; and a control unit that is capable of executing an impedance adjusting process of adjusting the impedance of the matching circuit such that the output voltage of the rectification circuit increases, the RF tag being characterized in that , when a predetermined condition is satisfied the output voltage of the rectification circuit is reduced to a voltage (Vref) less than the predetermined voltage (Vlim) by adjusting the amount of power consumption of the variable load unit , followed by the execution of the impedance adjusting process. a rectification circuit that rectifies an AC signal supplied from an antenna and outputs a DC voltage (VOUT) supplied to each unit inside the RF tag as a power supply voltage; a limiter that limits the output voltage of the rectification circuit to a predetermined voltage or less; a matching circuit , of which an impedance is changeable, disposed between the antenna and the rectification circuit ; a variable load unit , of which an amount of power consumption is changeable, consuming power output from the rectification circuit ; and a control unit that is capable of executing an impedance adjusting process of adjusting the impedance of the matching circuit such that the output voltage of the rectification circuit increases, the RF tag being characterized in that , when a predetermined condition is satisfied the output voltage of the rectification circuit is reduced to a voltage (Vref) less than the predetermined voltage (Vlim) by adjusting the amount of power consumption of the variable load unit , followed by the execution of the impedance adjusting process.
An optimized method for washing in washing machines, characterized by a step of adding a stain-removing/cleaning additive during the last rinsing step of any washing cycle, wherein said additive is withdrawn from a dispenser compartment of the softener additive and brought into contact with the clothes to be washed by the water passing through the dispenser compartment of the softening additive, characterised in that the stain-removing/cleaning additive is a composition consisting of one or more of the following components: nonionic, anionic, amphoteric, cationic surfactants and/or soaps and/or enzymes and/or sequestering agents, selected from phosphonates, EDTA or amino-acid derivatives and/or chlorine-based whiteners and/or performance booster polymers, said additive being present in an amount of from 30 to 100 ml.
Method for trading on an electronic trading platform , having the following features: - trade orders of subscribers of the trading platform are placed , - a decentralized transaction database of the trading platform is managed , said transaction database comprising data and a zero-knowledge proof of a present state of the transaction database , - on the basis of trade orders of the subscribers , proceeding from the present state , the transaction database is converted into a new state by a multi-party computation , characterized by the following features: - the data comprise an order book and balances of accounts of the subscribers , - order data of the trade orders are split into a plurality of parts ( s OD , s OF ) by cryptographic secret sharing, - the parts ( s OD , s OF ) are distributed among parties of the multi-party computation , - the present state is read by the parties , and - the new state is written by the parties . - trade orders of subscribers of the trading platform are placed , - a decentralized transaction database of the trading platform is managed , said transaction database comprising data and a zero-knowledge proof of a present state of the transaction database , - on the basis of trade orders of the subscribers , proceeding from the present state , the transaction database is converted into a new state by a multi-party computation , characterized by the following features: - the data comprise an order book and balances of accounts of the subscribers , - order data of the trade orders are split into a plurality of parts ( s OD , s OF ) by cryptographic secret sharing, - the parts ( s OD , s OF ) are distributed among parties of the multi-party computation , - the present state is read by the parties , and - the new state is written by the parties .
An apparatus for producing thin glass ribbons with a thickness of equal to or less than 3000 μm from a molten glass , comprising a drawing tank , wherein said drawing tank has a lower elongated nozzle opening through which the molten glass can exit downwards, and comprises direct heating means and indirect heating means , the direct heating means comprising at least one heating circuit that is operable to heat at least one area of the drawing tank in the form of at least one first heating zone , wherein the direct heating means comprise a respective power source for each heating circuit , wherein each heating circuit has connections through which each heating circuit is connected to a wall of the drawing tank so that the current from each power source flows through at least a portion of the wall and heats the wall ; and wherein each heating circuit of the direct heating means comprises current-carrying portions of the wall of the drawing tank ; and wherein the indirect heating means comprise heating elements for at least one second heating zone ; and wherein the direct heating means comprise a plurality of heating circuits to provide a plurality of first heating zones ; characterised in that a plurality of temperature measurement points are welded to the drawing tank .
Motor vehicle lock having an actuating element , in particular a control shaft, and a drive for adjusting the actuating element , wherein the drive has a rotor and a stator , wherein the stator has a coil arrangement and at least two magnetically conducting poles (7-10) which are assigned to the coil arrangement and are intended for conducting the magnetic field generated by the coil arrangement , characterized in that the poles (7-10) each form, with the rotor , optionally depending on the rotor position, an axial airgap (11a/11b) with respect to the geometrical rotor axis , in that a first section of the coil arrangement with at least one coil and a second section of the coil arrangement with at least one coil are offset axially with respect to each other with respect to the geometrical rotor axis and are arranged along the geometrical rotor axis on opposite sides of the rotor .
A sealing element for sealing vehicle components of a motor vehicle, having at least one first region and one second region , wherein the first region is formed from a first material and the second region is formed from a second material , which has a higher chemical resistance than the first material , characterized in that a distribution of the first region and of the second region in the cross-sectional profile of the sealing element is variable in longitudinal direction.
A paving apparatus for automatically recycling powder, configured to spread powder and recycle the powder in a three-dimensional printer, and characterized in that the paving apparatus comprises: a paving unit including a platform , a shifter disposed on the platform , and a powder spreader assembled on the shifter and configured to pave the powder on the platform , wherein the platform includes a working hole configured to provide a laser emitter for processing a shaped object , and at least one recycling hole configured to recycle the powder; a powder collecting unit disposed below the platform , wherein the powder collecting unit includes a body , a working tank disposed on the body and corresponding to the working hole for receiving the shaped object , and at least one recycling tank disposed on the body and corresponding to the recycling tank ; and a moving unit including a base and a lifting mechanism , wherein the lifting mechanism is disposed on the base and configured to drive the body to lift or lower, so that the powder collecting unit and the platform are assembled or separated; wherein the powder spreader includes a powder tank configured to receive the powder, and a flexible blade disposed below the powder tank and configured to reciprocate between the working hole and the recycling hole to pave and recycle the powder for forming the shaped object . a paving unit including a platform , a shifter disposed on the platform , and a powder spreader assembled on the shifter and configured to pave the powder on the platform , wherein the platform includes a working hole configured to provide a laser emitter for processing a shaped object , and at least one recycling hole configured to recycle the powder; a powder collecting unit disposed below the platform , wherein the powder collecting unit includes a body , a working tank disposed on the body and corresponding to the working hole for receiving the shaped object , and at least one recycling tank disposed on the body and corresponding to the recycling tank ; and a moving unit including a base and a lifting mechanism , wherein the lifting mechanism is disposed on the base and configured to drive the body to lift or lower, so that the powder collecting unit and the platform are assembled or separated; wherein the powder spreader includes a powder tank configured to receive the powder, and a flexible blade disposed below the powder tank and configured to reciprocate between the working hole and the recycling hole to pave and recycle the powder for forming the shaped object .
A method of assembling a supplemental device for use in performing pattern recognition for determining an amount of dose delivered by an injection device, the supplemental device comprising a module and a housing , the method comprising: placing the module and the housing relative to one another, the housing being supported relative to a reference object which has an optical marker provided thereon, the object corresponding in shape to a part of an injection device to which the supplemental device is configured to be coupled in use, and the module comprising a camera for generating a camera output indicative of a scene in the field-of-view of the camera; using the camera output to determine the position of the marker in the field-of-view of the camera; comparing the determined position of the marker with a template indicative of an intended position of the marker in the field of view of the camera; and moving, based on the comparison, the module and the housing relative to one another until the marker is at the predetermined location in the field-of-view of the camera and then fixing the position of the module relative to the housing. placing the module and the housing relative to one another, the housing being supported relative to a reference object which has an optical marker provided thereon, the object corresponding in shape to a part of an injection device to which the supplemental device is configured to be coupled in use, and the module comprising a camera for generating a camera output indicative of a scene in the field-of-view of the camera; using the camera output to determine the position of the marker in the field-of-view of the camera; comparing the determined position of the marker with a template indicative of an intended position of the marker in the field of view of the camera; and moving, based on the comparison, the module and the housing relative to one another until the marker is at the predetermined location in the field-of-view of the camera and then fixing the position of the module relative to the housing.
A horizontal former for the formation of mattresses or panels comprising - a loading station having one inlet and one outlet for a fibrous non-solid material, - a processing station operationally connected to said outlet of said loading station and comprising at least a first processing cylinder acting in conjunction with at least a second processing cylinder , - a first pressing station positioned downstream of said processing station and comprising two first conveyor belts counter-rotating along a feed direction (A) with a first speed of rotation (v), said two first conveyor belts being movable in reciprocal forward movement to press said mattress or panel being formed, - a suction station having two suction portions each positioned at one of said first conveyor belts and at least one emission portion of a jet of air positioned at said second processing cylinder for striking said processing cylinder and contributing to detaching from it said fibres of non-solid material, said jet of air being directed towards said first pressing station along a feed direction (A) in a portion interposed between said first conveyor belts , said suction portions are positioned one facing the other, characterized in that said suction portions are configured for orienting said fibres of non-solid material substantially perpendicular to said feed direction (A), to obtain a greater order in the arrangement of said fibres and a greater density of said mattress or panel being formed. - a loading station having one inlet and one outlet for a fibrous non-solid material, - a processing station operationally connected to said outlet of said loading station and comprising at least a first processing cylinder acting in conjunction with at least a second processing cylinder , - a first pressing station positioned downstream of said processing station and comprising two first conveyor belts counter-rotating along a feed direction (A) with a first speed of rotation (v), said two first conveyor belts being movable in reciprocal forward movement to press said mattress or panel being formed, - a suction station having two suction portions each positioned at one of said first conveyor belts and at least one emission portion of a jet of air positioned at said second processing cylinder for striking said processing cylinder and contributing to detaching from it said fibres of non-solid material, said jet of air being directed towards said first pressing station along a feed direction (A) in a portion interposed between said first conveyor belts , said suction portions are positioned one facing the other, characterized in that said suction portions are configured for orienting said fibres of non-solid material substantially perpendicular to said feed direction (A), to obtain a greater order in the arrangement of said fibres and a greater density of said mattress or panel being formed.