mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
Combination sensor module for a vehicle, having at least one first sensor submodule and one second sensor submodule , both sensor submodules (4a, b) being arranged in the combination sensor module and being connectable to the electronics of the vehicle, characterized in that the at least two sensor submodules (4a, b) are operable independently of one another, wherein the combination sensor module is configured to be operable only with the functionality of the second sensor submodule in the event of selective production damage to the first sensor submodule , to be operable only with the functionality of the first sensor submodule in the event of selective production damage to the second sensor submodule , and to be operable with the functionality of the two sensor submodules (4a, b) in the event of no production damage.
A method for distributing articles comprising the steps of: - order-picking the articles included in an order into at least one shelf compartment of a shelf unit (7, 7a..7m), - wherein the shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported into or arranged in a handover position in a first article storage region (A, A1, A2) of a dispensing station (1a..1u), wherein the dispensing station (1a..1u) comprises the first article storage region (A, A1, A2) separated by a first separating wall and a customer access region (B, B 1, B2), and wherein the at least one shelf compartment , in the handover position of the shelf unit (7, 7a..7m), is accessible via a closeable opening in the first separating wall , and - wherein an article distribution system accepts a request to pick up the articles by a person or a machine associated with the person and releases the closable opening if the person or the machine is authorized to pick up the articles , characterized in that - the article dispensing system releases, individually and depending on the request to pick up the articles , a continuous opening of variable size by releasing several adjacent swing doors (10a..10g) for closing the opening , which are disposed in the separating wall and at least some of which are hinged in opposite pairs and which are associated with this request. - order-picking the articles included in an order into at least one shelf compartment of a shelf unit (7, 7a..7m), - wherein the shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported into or arranged in a handover position in a first article storage region (A, A1, A2) of a dispensing station (1a..1u), wherein the dispensing station (1a..1u) comprises the first article storage region (A, A1, A2) separated by a first separating wall and a customer access region (B, B 1, B2), and wherein the at least one shelf compartment , in the handover position of the shelf unit (7, 7a..7m), is accessible via a closeable opening in the first separating wall , and - wherein an article distribution system accepts a request to pick up the articles by a person or a machine associated with the person and releases the closable opening if the person or the machine is authorized to pick up the articles , characterized in that - the article dispensing system releases, individually and depending on the request to pick up the articles , a continuous opening of variable size by releasing several adjacent swing doors (10a..10g) for closing the opening , which are disposed in the separating wall and at least some of which are hinged in opposite pairs and which are associated with this request.
A method, comprising: receiving, at a device, information from a remote server , the received information including at least one location reference enhanced by at least one focusing factor, the focusing factor being computed at the remote server and based upon encoded information corresponding to at least one path between at least a pair of points of the at least one location reference; and reconstructing the at least one path of the at least one location reference at the device, based upon the received at least one location reference enhanced by the at least one focusing factor; characterised in that the method further comprises determining a route search area, by using the at least one location reference enhanced by the at least one focusing factor, and using the route search area in reconstructing the at least one path of the at least one location reference; wherein the focusing factor is a relative measure of a path distance between path routing points to a straight line distance between said path routing points. receiving, at a device, information from a remote server , the received information including at least one location reference enhanced by at least one focusing factor, the focusing factor being computed at the remote server and based upon encoded information corresponding to at least one path between at least a pair of points of the at least one location reference; and reconstructing the at least one path of the at least one location reference at the device, based upon the received at least one location reference enhanced by the at least one focusing factor; characterised in that the method further comprises determining a route search area, by using the at least one location reference enhanced by the at least one focusing factor, and using the route search area in reconstructing the at least one path of the at least one location reference; wherein the focusing factor is a relative measure of a path distance between path routing points to a straight line distance between said path routing points.
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a liquid-impervious backsheet ; a body-side top sheet ; and an absorbent core assembly positioned between the liquid-impervious backsheet and the body-side top sheet, the absorbent core assembly including: an insult zone corresponding to a body-side insult surface area of the absorbent core assembly, the body-side insult surface area being less than a total body-side surface area of the absorbent core assembly; and discrete top, middle, and bottom absorbent core structures that are at least partially overlapping at the insult zone; wherein said top, middle, and bottom absorbent core structures each comprise at least one of super-absorbent polymer and fluff; wherein at least two of the absorbent core structures have different body-side surface areas, wherein a width of the bottom core structure is smaller than a width of the middle core structure . a liquid-impervious backsheet ; a body-side top sheet ; and an absorbent core assembly positioned between the liquid-impervious backsheet and the body-side top sheet, the absorbent core assembly including: an insult zone corresponding to a body-side insult surface area of the absorbent core assembly, the body-side insult surface area being less than a total body-side surface area of the absorbent core assembly; and discrete top, middle, and bottom absorbent core structures that are at least partially overlapping at the insult zone; wherein said top, middle, and bottom absorbent core structures each comprise at least one of super-absorbent polymer and fluff; wherein at least two of the absorbent core structures have different body-side surface areas, wherein a width of the bottom core structure is smaller than a width of the middle core structure . an insult zone corresponding to a body-side insult surface area of the absorbent core assembly, the body-side insult surface area being less than a total body-side surface area of the absorbent core assembly; and discrete top, middle, and bottom absorbent core structures that are at least partially overlapping at the insult zone; wherein said top, middle, and bottom absorbent core structures each comprise at least one of super-absorbent polymer and fluff;
A device for monitoring the operation of a pair of turboprop engines of an aircraft that comprises a fuselage provided with a pair of wings and is provided with at least a first turboprop engine and with a second turboprop engine ; the device comprises a first acoustic sensor configured to detect the sound pressure generated by the first turboprop engine generating a respective first signal x(t) and a second acoustic sensor configured to detect the sound pressure generated by the second turboprop engine generating a respective second signal y(t); the device comprises an electronic processing unit that receives, at input, the first and second signals x(t),y(t) and provides, at output, data indicative of the operating state of the first and/or second turboprop engine (4 and 5), characterized in that the electronic unit is configured to iteratively calculate by means of a function Rx the similarity between the first signal x(t) at a time T1 and the first signal at a time T2 subsequent to the time T1 or, by means of a function Ry, the similarity between the second signal y(t) at a time T1 and the second signal at a time T2 subsequent to the time T1; the electronic unit is designed to detect and store the degrees of similarity calculated in successive iterations in order to detect situations of normal operation of the engines when the degrees of similarity calculated in successive iterations remain within a safety interval of a first value and to detect a potential fault in the engines when the degrees of similarity calculated in successive iterations depart from this safety interval tending towards a second value lower than the first value.
A method for printing a metallic material to be printed in a printing press, wherein with at least one printing unit of the printing press a curing printing ink or a curing varnish is respectively applied directly and immediately to the surface of the metallic material to be printed, wherein a radically curing printing ink is used as printing ink or a radically curing varnish is used as varnish, wherein the radical curing is carried out by a radical polymerization, wherein a tin plate is used as the material to be printed, characterized in that a tin plate with a surface passivated in a chromium-free manner is used as the material to be printed, wherein the chrome-free passivation of the surface of the relevant tin plate occurs by means of a titanium/zirconium passivation and/or by a use of the substance hafnium and/or silicon and/or aluminum and/or boron respectively as the central atom.
A dental appliance which exerts a functional effect when applied to a person's teeth and conforms to a model corresponding to the teeth the model having a gum line and a gingival region, the teeth extending above the gum line, and the gingival region being below the gum line, the dental appliance comprising at least a first or innermost polymeric material MA1 which conforms to both lingual and buccal sides of the teeth (A1) and a second or outermost polymeric material MA2 which conforms to the gingival region (A2), wherein MA2 is different from MA1, wherein the first or innermost polymeric material MA1, and the second or outermost polymeric material MA2 comprise continuous layers, and wherein MA1 has at least one property that is different from MA2, selected from: (i) an optical property, (ii) oxygen permeability, wherein the oxygen permeability of MA2 is greater than the oxygen permeability of MA1, (iii) fluid permeability, wherein the fluid permeability of MA1 is greater than the fluid permeability of MA2, (iv) antibacterial activity, wherein the antibacterial activity of MA1 is greater than the antibacterial activity of MA2, (v) calcium binding capacity, wherein the calcium binding activity of MA1 is greater than the calcium binding capacity of MA2, (vi) catalytic activity for decomposition of a peroxy compound, and (vii) photocatalytic activity. (i) an optical property, (ii) oxygen permeability, wherein the oxygen permeability of MA2 is greater than the oxygen permeability of MA1, (iii) fluid permeability, wherein the fluid permeability of MA1 is greater than the fluid permeability of MA2, (iv) antibacterial activity, wherein the antibacterial activity of MA1 is greater than the antibacterial activity of MA2, (v) calcium binding capacity, wherein the calcium binding activity of MA1 is greater than the calcium binding capacity of MA2, (vi) catalytic activity for decomposition of a peroxy compound, and (vii) photocatalytic activity.
A method for preparing aroma-infused roasted coffee beans, the method comprising; a. reducing the ethanol content of an aromatic alcoholic beverage to below 1 wt.% to form a reduced-alcohol aromatic alcoholic beverage, b. contacting the reduced-alcohol aromatic alcoholic beverage with coffee beans, c. infusing reduced-alcohol aromatic alcoholic beverage into the coffee beans to yield infused coffee beans, d. roasting the infused coffee beans to yield aroma-infused roasted coffee beans. a. reducing the ethanol content of an aromatic alcoholic beverage to below 1 wt.% to form a reduced-alcohol aromatic alcoholic beverage, b. contacting the reduced-alcohol aromatic alcoholic beverage with coffee beans, c. infusing reduced-alcohol aromatic alcoholic beverage into the coffee beans to yield infused coffee beans, d. roasting the infused coffee beans to yield aroma-infused roasted coffee beans.
A polyaxial bone anchoring device including an anchoring element having a shaft for anchoring in a bone and a head ; a receiving part having a top end and a bottom end , a channel for receiving a rod therein and a passage extending from the top end to the bottom end and including a seat for receiving the head ; a pressure element which is arranged in the passage and configured to exert pressure onto the head , wherein the head is pivotable with respect to the receiving part and can be locked at an angle by means of the pressure element ; the pressure element comprising at least one recess (600a, 600b; 610a, 610b; 620a, 620b) facing the inner wall of the receiving part; the receiving part including at least one deformable portion provided at its inner wall, which upon deformation engages the recess (600a, 600b; 610a, 610b; 620a, 620b) at the pressure element; wherein the deformable portion and the recess (600a, 600b; 610a, 610b; 620a, 620b) are arranged such that by engagement of the deformable portion with the recess a force is exerted by the pressure element onto the head that maintains the head at an angular position by friction before locking the head, characterized in that when the pressure element is inserted into the receiving part and rests upon the head , the recess (600a, 600b; 610a, 610b; 620a, 620b) has a lower edge (601a, 601b, 611a, 611b; 621a, 621b) that is located above the deformable portion in an axial direction (M) towards the top end , wherein the distance in the axial direction (M) between the lower edge of the recess and the deformable portion is such that the deformed portion exerts a downward pressure onto the pressure element, when engaging the lower edge (601a, 601b; 611a, 611b; 621a, 621b) of the recess to generate a defined friction force between the head and the pressure element.
A delivery device configured to deliver changeover and/or replacement items within a stencil printer, the delivery device comprising: a frame; and a translatable carriage including one or more support structures configured to support one or more items, the translatable carriage being coupled to the frame to move vertically with respect to the frame, the translatable carriage being configured to deliver one or more items to the stencil printer at a desired elevation, the delivery device further comprising a controller configured to control the operation of the delivery device including the translatable carriage based on operational parameters obtained by the controller, wherein the controller is configured to access a database provided to keep track of items stocked on the delivery device. a frame; and a translatable carriage including one or more support structures configured to support one or more items, the translatable carriage being coupled to the frame to move vertically with respect to the frame, the translatable carriage being configured to deliver one or more items to the stencil printer at a desired elevation, the delivery device further comprising a controller configured to control the operation of the delivery device including the translatable carriage based on operational parameters obtained by the controller, wherein the controller is configured to access a database provided to keep track of items stocked on the delivery device.
A composite shaft with an end fitting mounted on at least one end of said shaft and a preload structure arranged to provide a biasing force to bias the composite shaft against the end fitting; wherein the end fitting has a first interface surface , the first interface surface being tapered at an angle to the shaft axis; wherein the shaft has a second interface surface for engagement with the first interface surface , the second interface surface being tapered at an angle to the shaft axis, the second interface surface extending axially from a first end to a second end, the shaft being thicker at the second end than at the first end; wherein the shaft has a third interface surface ; wherein the preload structure has a fourth interface surface for engagement with the third interface surface ; characterised in that : at least one of the shaft and the preload structure is shaped such that the contact pressure of the third interface against the fourth interface increases from the first end of the shaft to the second end of the shaft. wherein the end fitting has a first interface surface , the first interface surface being tapered at an angle to the shaft axis; wherein the shaft has a second interface surface for engagement with the first interface surface , the second interface surface being tapered at an angle to the shaft axis, the second interface surface extending axially from a first end to a second end, the shaft being thicker at the second end than at the first end; wherein the shaft has a third interface surface ; wherein the preload structure has a fourth interface surface for engagement with the third interface surface ; characterised in that : at least one of the shaft and the preload structure is shaped such that the contact pressure of the third interface against the fourth interface increases from the first end of the shaft to the second end of the shaft.
Method for determining foreign gases in ethylene with a degree of purity up to greater than 99%, wherein a sample of the ethylene in a measuring cell is irradiated with light , the wavelength of the light is varied in order to scan selected absorption lines of the foreign gases acetylene, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and ammonia in a wavelength-dependent manner, the light is detected after passing through the sample , and the concentrations of the foreign gases are determined on the basis of the wavelength-specific absorption of the light at the points of the scanned absorption lines, - wherein the light is generated in four wavelength ranges with the aid of four tunable lasers , of which the first wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the the first wavelength range the wavelength of a from the acetylene absorption lines at 3.02575 μm, 3.0223 μm, 3.0099 μm or 7.423 μm for scanning purposes, - the second wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the carbon dioxide absorption lines at 4.2347 μm, 4.2396 μm, 4.23225 μm or 4.2875 μm for scanning purposes, - the third wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the carbon monoxide absorption lines at 4.61 μm, 4.58765 μm or 4.74515 μm for scanning purposes and - the fourth wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the ammonia absorption lines at 6.1496 μm, 6.4046 μm, 6.4066 μm or 6.18425 μm for scanning purposes, and wherein with the aid of the four tunable lasers the light is generated in the time multiplex or simultaneously and is in the process modulated individually. - wherein the light is generated in four wavelength ranges with the aid of four tunable lasers , of which the first wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the the first wavelength range the wavelength of a from the acetylene absorption lines at 3.02575 μm, 3.0223 μm, 3.0099 μm or 7.423 μm for scanning purposes, - the second wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the carbon dioxide absorption lines at 4.2347 μm, 4.2396 μm, 4.23225 μm or 4.2875 μm for scanning purposes, - the third wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the carbon monoxide absorption lines at 4.61 μm, 4.58765 μm or 4.74515 μm for scanning purposes and - the fourth wavelength range contains the wavelength of an absorption line selected from the ammonia absorption lines at 6.1496 μm, 6.4046 μm, 6.4066 μm or 6.18425 μm for scanning purposes,
An apparatus to determine a position of an aircraft , the apparatus comprising: at least three receivers arranged to receive signals from at least three transmitters disposed on a mobile platform , the signals including an aircraft identifier and a transmitter identifier of the mobile platform ; a signal direction and distance calculator configured to determine a relative position of the aircraft to the mobile platform based on signals transmitted between the aircraft and the mobile platform by utilizing the different signal strength measurements between the at least three transmitters of the mobile platform and the at least three receivers of the aircraft ; and a position calculator configured to calculate the position of the aircraft based on the relative position and a position of the mobile platform . at least three receivers arranged to receive signals from at least three transmitters disposed on a mobile platform , the signals including an aircraft identifier and a transmitter identifier of the mobile platform ; a signal direction and distance calculator configured to determine a relative position of the aircraft to the mobile platform based on signals transmitted between the aircraft and the mobile platform by utilizing the different signal strength measurements between the at least three transmitters of the mobile platform and the at least three receivers of the aircraft ; and a position calculator configured to calculate the position of the aircraft based on the relative position and a position of the mobile platform .
Reactor for epitaxial deposition comprising at least one susceptor with a disk-like portion adapted to directly or indirectly support one or more substrates , and an inductor with turns (41-47) adapted to heat said disk-like portion and to be controlled by changing the position of the turns (41-47), wherein the reactor comprises: - a first motor adapted to change the position of at least one first turn of said inductor as a result of its motion, - a first plurality of translating actuators adapted to act on a corresponding plurality of points of said at least one first turn and causing translations thereof, and characterised in that the reactor comprises further: - a first transmission adapted to transmit the motion of said first motor to said first plurality of actuators . wherein the reactor comprises: - a first motor adapted to change the position of at least one first turn of said inductor as a result of its motion, - a first plurality of translating actuators adapted to act on a corresponding plurality of points of said at least one first turn and causing translations thereof, and - a first motor adapted to change the position of at least one first turn of said inductor as a result of its motion, - a first plurality of translating actuators adapted to act on a corresponding plurality of points of said at least one first turn and causing translations thereof, and characterised in that the reactor comprises further: - a first transmission adapted to transmit the motion of said first motor to said first plurality of actuators . - a first transmission adapted to transmit the motion of said first motor to said first plurality of actuators .