mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A system, comprising: a housing having a port that is sized and shaped to receive a stack of banknotes; a pair of opposing clamping surfaces positioned inside the housing and configured to controllably apply pressure to the stack of banknotes; an array of pressure sensors positioned on at least one of the pair of opposing clamping surfaces and configured to measure the applied pressure across a surface area of the stack of banknotes; and circuitry positioned in the housing, coupled to the array of pressure sensors, and configured to: sense a presence of a high pressure area in the surface area of the banknotes, wherein sensing the presence of the high pressure area comprises: calculating a pressure gradient from the sensed pressure across the array of pressure sensors; calculating a maximum value of the absolute value of the pressure gradient across the array of pressure sensors; and determining if the maximum value of the absolute value of the pressure gradient exceeds a specified threshold; and generate a signal indicating that one or more foreign objects has been detected in the stack of banknotes. a housing having a port that is sized and shaped to receive a stack of banknotes; a pair of opposing clamping surfaces positioned inside the housing and configured to controllably apply pressure to the stack of banknotes; an array of pressure sensors positioned on at least one of the pair of opposing clamping surfaces and configured to measure the applied pressure across a surface area of the stack of banknotes; and circuitry positioned in the housing, coupled to the array of pressure sensors, and configured to: sense a presence of a high pressure area in the surface area of the banknotes, wherein sensing the presence of the high pressure area comprises: calculating a pressure gradient from the sensed pressure across the array of pressure sensors; calculating a maximum value of the absolute value of the pressure gradient across the array of pressure sensors; and determining if the maximum value of the absolute value of the pressure gradient exceeds a specified threshold; and generate a signal indicating that one or more foreign objects has been detected in the stack of banknotes. sense a presence of a high pressure area in the surface area of the banknotes, wherein sensing the presence of the high pressure area comprises: calculating a pressure gradient from the sensed pressure across the array of pressure sensors; calculating a maximum value of the absolute value of the pressure gradient across the array of pressure sensors; and determining if the maximum value of the absolute value of the pressure gradient exceeds a specified threshold; and generate a signal indicating that one or more foreign objects has been detected in the stack of banknotes.
A method performed by a driver support threshold adapting system for adjusting a safety margin threshold of one or more driver support functions of a vehicle , to be suitable for a driving zone in which said vehicle is - or is to be - positioned, said method comprising: determining a geographical position of said vehicle ; determining a driving zone associated with said vehicle position , said driving zone being selected from one or more pre-defined geographical driving zones ; deriving previous statistical driving behaviour data indicative of one or more statistical driving style safety indicators associated with said driving zone , wherein said previous statistical driving behaviour data comprises: driving behaviour data associated with at least one other vehicle and/or associated with at least one other vehicle driver , from one or more previous occasions when said at least one other vehicle and/or said at least one other vehicle driver was positioned within said driving zone , said previous statistical driving behaviour data then being indicative of one or more statistical driving style safety indicators reflecting how safely said at least one other vehicle was driven, and/or how safely said at least one other vehicle driver drove, within said driving zone on said one or more previous occasions; and adjusting a safety margin threshold of at least a first driver support function of said vehicle , based on said one or more statistical driving style safety indicators . determining a geographical position of said vehicle ; determining a driving zone associated with said vehicle position , said driving zone being selected from one or more pre-defined geographical driving zones ; deriving previous statistical driving behaviour data indicative of one or more statistical driving style safety indicators associated with said driving zone , wherein said previous statistical driving behaviour data comprises: driving behaviour data associated with at least one other vehicle and/or associated with at least one other vehicle driver , from one or more previous occasions when said at least one other vehicle and/or said at least one other vehicle driver was positioned within said driving zone , said previous statistical driving behaviour data then being indicative of one or more statistical driving style safety indicators reflecting how safely said at least one other vehicle was driven, and/or how safely said at least one other vehicle driver drove, within said driving zone on said one or more previous occasions; and adjusting a safety margin threshold of at least a first driver support function of said vehicle , based on said one or more statistical driving style safety indicators .
Combination of a screw denester for isolated dispensing of trays and a transport device for the trays , wherein the screw denester comprises a frame for arrangement on the transport device and multiple force-driven dispensing screws for isolating and dropping of the trays on the transport device , characterized in that the screw denester has a trigger plate that is arranged loosely on the frame below the dispensing screws , so that the trigger plate is already deflectable from its position by a horizontal force less than 150N, wherein at least one sensor is provided, which records a position change of the trigger plate in relation to the frame , and which is at least indirectly connected with a control for a drive of the transport device , wherein the control is provided to stop the drive at a trigger signal of the sensor .
A method of forming a plurality of ZnO nanostructures for a field emission cathode, the method comprising the steps of: - providing a growth substrate ; - providing a growth solution comprising a Zn-based growth agent, said growth solution having a pre-defined initial pH-value at room temperature; - arranging said growth substrate in said growth solution; - increasing said pH value of said growth solution to reach a nucleation phase forming nucleation sites on said substrate; - decreasing said pH value to transition from said nucleation phase to a growth phase; - growing said nanostructures for a predetermined growth-time; and - increasing said pH value to transition from said growth phase to a tip-formation phase, wherein - the step of increasing said pH value to initiate a nucleation phase comprises heating said growth solution to a first temperature from room temperature using a fixed temperature ramping rate, the temperature ramping rate selected based on the initial pH-value and an initial zinc concentration of the Zn-based growth agent at room temperature, - the step of increasing said pH value to transition from said growth phase to said tip-formation phase comprises decreasing said temperature of said growth solution to a second temperature, lower than said first temperature, wherein the temperature is kept at the second temperature for a set amount of time until a desired tapered tip shape is reached, and the second temperature is 70°C. - providing a growth substrate ; - providing a growth solution comprising a Zn-based growth agent, said growth solution having a pre-defined initial pH-value at room temperature; - arranging said growth substrate in said growth solution; - increasing said pH value of said growth solution to reach a nucleation phase forming nucleation sites on said substrate; - decreasing said pH value to transition from said nucleation phase to a growth phase; - growing said nanostructures for a predetermined growth-time; and - increasing said pH value to transition from said growth phase to a tip-formation phase, wherein - the step of increasing said pH value to initiate a nucleation phase comprises heating said growth solution to a first temperature from room temperature using a fixed temperature ramping rate, the temperature ramping rate selected based on the initial pH-value and an initial zinc concentration of the Zn-based growth agent at room temperature, - the step of increasing said pH value to transition from said growth phase to said tip-formation phase comprises decreasing said temperature of said growth solution to a second temperature, lower than said first temperature,
A method for adjusting a suction force for a media holddown, comprising: detecting (S10) an advancement of a media relative to a media holddown surface along a media advancement direction, wherein the holddown surface has a plurality of suction zones arranged along the media advancement direction; adjusting (S12) a suction force in the plurality of suction zones in accordance with the advancement of the media relative to the media holddown surface; wherein the suction force is provided by a vacuum source that is selectively connectable to the plurality of suction zones , and adjusting the suction force comprises selectively connecting the vacuum source to the plurality of suction zones , in accordance with the advancement of the media relative to the media holddown surface; characterized in that the suction zones of the plurality of suctions zones are separated by at least one vacuum valve , and wherein the adjusting of the plurality of suction zones comprises controlling the vacuum valve in accordance with the media advancement relative to the media holddown surface. detecting (S10) an advancement of a media relative to a media holddown surface along a media advancement direction, wherein the holddown surface has a plurality of suction zones arranged along the media advancement direction; adjusting (S12) a suction force in the plurality of suction zones in accordance with the advancement of the media relative to the media holddown surface; wherein the suction force is provided by a vacuum source that is selectively connectable to the plurality of suction zones , and adjusting the suction force comprises selectively connecting the vacuum source to the plurality of suction zones , in accordance with the advancement of the media relative to the media holddown surface; characterized in that the suction zones of the plurality of suctions zones are separated by at least one vacuum valve , and wherein the adjusting of the plurality of suction zones comprises controlling the vacuum valve in accordance with the media advancement relative to the media holddown surface.
A communication system configured to be used in a switching module, comprising: a low-side control block configured to control switching of a low-side switch of the switching module, wherein the low-side control block is further configured to be referenced with a low-side reference system ground of the switching module; and a high-side control block configured to control switching of a high-side switch of the switching module, wherein the high-side control block is further configured to be referenced with a floating node of the switching module, wherein during steady state operation, the low-side control block is configured to to send signals during each switching cycle to the high-side control block to turn the high-side switch on and off, wherein a first single-wire communication link (113, 123, 133 213) is configured to communicate a status update from the high-side control block to the low-side control block based on a single current pulse with varying amplitude. a low-side control block configured to control switching of a low-side switch of the switching module, wherein the low-side control block is further configured to be referenced with a low-side reference system ground of the switching module; and a high-side control block configured to control switching of a high-side switch of the switching module, wherein the high-side control block is further configured to be referenced with a floating node of the switching module, wherein during steady state operation, the low-side control block is configured to to send signals during each switching cycle to the high-side control block to turn the high-side switch on and off, wherein a first single-wire communication link (113, 123, 133 213) is configured to communicate a status update from the high-side control block to the low-side control block based on a single current pulse with varying amplitude.
A camera module , comprising: a lens assembly comprising a plurality of solid lenses (L1, L2, L3, L4); an image sensor disposed on an optical axis (LX) of the plurality of solid lenses (L1, L2, L3, L4); a liquid lens disposed on the optical axis (LX), the liquid lens being disposed above the image sensor , the liquid lens comprising a first liquid (LQ1) and a second liquid (LQ2) that are in contact with each other to form an interface (BO); and a controller , wherein the controller is configured to move the image sensor in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis (LX) and to tilt said interface (BO) in a direction depending on a direction in which the image sensor moves in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis (LX), characterized in that the controller is configured to move the image sensor, tilt the interface (BO) by changing a position or a shape of the interface (BO) and change a position of at least one solid lens (L1, L2, L3, L4) among the plurality of solid lenses (L1, L2, L3, L4) in a combined manner. a lens assembly comprising a plurality of solid lenses (L1, L2, L3, L4); an image sensor disposed on an optical axis (LX) of the plurality of solid lenses (L1, L2, L3, L4); a liquid lens disposed on the optical axis (LX), the liquid lens being disposed above the image sensor , the liquid lens comprising a first liquid (LQ1) and a second liquid (LQ2) that are in contact with each other to form an interface (BO); and a controller , wherein the controller is configured to move the image sensor in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis (LX) and to tilt said interface (BO) in a direction depending on a direction in which the image sensor moves in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis (LX), characterized in that the controller is configured to move the image sensor, tilt the interface (BO) by changing a position or a shape of the interface (BO) and change a position of at least one solid lens (L1, L2, L3, L4) among the plurality of solid lenses (L1, L2, L3, L4) in a combined manner.
Method for displaying the feasibility of a driving manoeuvre which can be carried out at least partially automatically in a vehicle , in which data on the surroundings of the vehicle are collected, from the data on the surroundings it is determined whether the driving manoeuvre can be carried out at the instantaneous position of the vehicle , a first graphic object which signals whether the driving manoeuvre can be carried out is generated and displayed on a display area , a second graphic object (F1) which represents the vehicle is generated and displayed on the display area , a fifth graphic object is generated around the second graphic object (F1), and if another road user is sensed, the position of the other road user is displayed relative to the vehicle by means of the fifth graphic object . data on the surroundings of the vehicle are collected, from the data on the surroundings it is determined whether the driving manoeuvre can be carried out at the instantaneous position of the vehicle , a first graphic object which signals whether the driving manoeuvre can be carried out is generated and displayed on a display area , a second graphic object (F1) which represents the vehicle is generated and displayed on the display area , a fifth graphic object is generated around the second graphic object (F1), and if another road user is sensed, the position of the other road user is displayed relative to the vehicle by means of the fifth graphic object .
An electronic device that includes a display , the display comprising: a substrate having convex curvature; an array of pixels formed on the substrate ; and a lenticular lens film formed over the array of pixels , wherein a first portion of the array of pixels forms a stereoscopic portion of the display , wherein a second portion of the array of pixels forms a first non-stereoscopic portion (74-1) of the display , wherein a third portion of the array of pixels forms a second non-stereoscopic portion (74-2) of the display , wherein the stereoscopic portion forms a central portion of the display , and wherein the first (74-1) and second (74-2) non-stereoscopic portions form first and second edge portions of the display ; and a graphics processing unit that is configured to provide three-dimensional content to the stereoscopic portion of the display and two-dimensional content to the first (74-1) and second (74-2) non-stereoscopic portions of the display . a substrate having convex curvature; an array of pixels formed on the substrate ; and a lenticular lens film formed over the array of pixels , wherein a first portion of the array of pixels forms a stereoscopic portion of the display , wherein a second portion of the array of pixels forms a first non-stereoscopic portion (74-1) of the display , wherein a third portion of the array of pixels forms a second non-stereoscopic portion (74-2) of the display , wherein the stereoscopic portion forms a central portion of the display , and wherein the first (74-1) and second (74-2) non-stereoscopic portions form first and second edge portions of the display ; and a graphics processing unit that is configured to provide three-dimensional content to the stereoscopic portion of the display and two-dimensional content to the first (74-1) and second (74-2) non-stereoscopic portions of the display .
An information processing system including a plurality of information processing apparatuses , and an air-conditioning equipment for cooling the plurality of information processing apparatuses , the information processing system comprising: a first sensor that is configured to detect a temperature of intake air to each of the information processing apparatuses ; and a second sensor that is configured to detect a temperature of exhaust air of each of the information processing apparatuses , wherein the information processing system is configured to determine an allowable temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses based on a) a result of detecting the temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses by each of the first sensors , b) a result of detecting the temperature of the exhaust air to each of the information processing apparatuses by each of the second sensors , c) information of a power consumption of each of the information processing apparatuses , and d) information to an allowable temperature of the exhaust air of each of the information processing apparatuses , wherein the air-conditioning equipment is controlled that the intake air to each of the information processing apparatuses is proximal to the allowable temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses . a first sensor that is configured to detect a temperature of intake air to each of the information processing apparatuses ; and a second sensor that is configured to detect a temperature of exhaust air of each of the information processing apparatuses , wherein the information processing system is configured to determine an allowable temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses based on a) a result of detecting the temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses by each of the first sensors , b) a result of detecting the temperature of the exhaust air to each of the information processing apparatuses by each of the second sensors , c) information of a power consumption of each of the information processing apparatuses , and d) information to an allowable temperature of the exhaust air of each of the information processing apparatuses , a) a result of detecting the temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses by each of the first sensors , b) a result of detecting the temperature of the exhaust air to each of the information processing apparatuses by each of the second sensors , c) information of a power consumption of each of the information processing apparatuses , and d) information to an allowable temperature of the exhaust air of each of the information processing apparatuses , wherein the air-conditioning equipment is controlled that the intake air to each of the information processing apparatuses is proximal to the allowable temperature of the intake air of each of the information processing apparatuses .
Package of a food product comprising a container and a sealing foil connected to the mouth edge of the container and a scooping tool for picking up the product, fixed to the surface of the sealing foil, the tool is a flattened body of cellulosic or wood-cellulosic material, shaped like a spatula, and is fixed to a surface of the sealing foil, characterized in that - the sealing foil has a plastic surface, - wherein the tool is fixed to said surface of the sealing foil by ultrasound welding, in the absence of an added adhesive material. - the sealing foil has a plastic surface, - wherein the tool is fixed to said surface of the sealing foil by ultrasound welding, in the absence of an added adhesive material.
Screw-in tool that contains a tool head and a tool shank with an external thread , a first supporting region , arranged between the tool head and the external thread , and a second supporting region , arranged between the external thread and a free end of the tool shank , wherein the second supporting region has support elements that are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction and protrude radially outwards, characterized in that the support elements each have a cylinder-segment-shaped or crowned contact surface .
A method of culturing podocytes in vitro, comprising: (a) maintaining a conditionally-immortalized podocyte cell in a first cell culture under a permissive condition or proliferation condition for a period of time sufficient for the podocyte cell to double at least once, thereby producing a population of podocytes; (b) maintaining the population of podocytes obtained in a) under a non-permissive condition or differentiation condition for a period of time sufficient to obtain a population of partially differentiated podocytes but not terminally-differentiated podocytes; and (c) re-seeding the partially differentiated podocytes obtained in b) and maintaining the partially differentiated podocytes obtained in b) in a second cell culture under a non-permissive condition or differentiation condition for a period of time sufficient to obtain a homogenous population of terminally-differentiated podocytes. (a) maintaining a conditionally-immortalized podocyte cell in a first cell culture under a permissive condition or proliferation condition for a period of time sufficient for the podocyte cell to double at least once, thereby producing a population of podocytes; (b) maintaining the population of podocytes obtained in a) under a non-permissive condition or differentiation condition for a period of time sufficient to obtain a population of partially differentiated podocytes but not terminally-differentiated podocytes; and (c) re-seeding the partially differentiated podocytes obtained in b) and maintaining the partially differentiated podocytes obtained in b) in a second cell culture under a non-permissive condition or differentiation condition for a period of time sufficient to obtain a homogenous population of terminally-differentiated podocytes.