mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A Parapoxvirus ovis (PPVO) agent for use in (i) preparing a subject for a coronavirus infection or (ii) treating a coronavirus infection in a subject.
A closed-loop system for asynchronous brain control of at least one task, the system comprising: a brain state decoder configured to decode neural signals of a user into control signals for controlling the at least one task; a task interface module configured to transmit the control signals to the at least one task, store, in at least one status buffer , status information comprising a plurality of messages regarding each of the at least one task, and select one message of the plurality of messages to transmit to the user; and a brain state encoder configured to map the one message received from the task interface module into brain state montages and to transmit, utilizing electrodes, the brain state montages to the short-term memory of the user, wherein the brain state montages encode status information as transcranial stimulation patterns and are configured to create a non-sensory cognitive perception in the user of the status information regarding the at least one task, when transmitted. a brain state decoder configured to decode neural signals of a user into control signals for controlling the at least one task; a task interface module configured to transmit the control signals to the at least one task, store, in at least one status buffer , status information comprising a plurality of messages regarding each of the at least one task, and select one message of the plurality of messages to transmit to the user; and a brain state encoder configured to map the one message received from the task interface module into brain state montages and to transmit, utilizing electrodes, the brain state montages to the short-term memory of the user,
A human-machine interface device comprising a printed circuit board including inductive coils inductively coupled to each other , a metallic layer completely covering the inductive coils , a non-metallic soft spacer layer between the PCB and the metallic layer providing a variable distance between the metallic layer and the inductive coils , and a protective coating stacked on the metallic layer , the device further comprising an inductive position sensor integrated circuit on the PCB detecting a pressure on a pushed area of the protective coating which results in an inductive voltage indicating the local position of the pushed area, wherein the soft spacer layer is structured laterally with areas of different softness .
A nuclear reactor including a pressure vessel housing a core of fissile material and an upper core plate substantially covering the core, a control rod guide tube having an extended axial length, for guiding a control rod assembly into and out of the core, the control rod guide tube extending between the upper core plate and an upper support plate supported above the upper core plate, the control rod guide tube comprising: a lower guide tube section connected at a first end to the upper core plate and terminating at a second end at an intermediate coupling ; an upper guide tube section connected at a first end portion to the upper support plate and terminating at a second end at the intermediate coupling ; a plurality of guide cards ; and an extended control rod guide assembly supported substantially at the intermediate coupling and extending axially, a finite distance into at least one of an interior of the lower guide tube section or the upper guide tube section ; the control rod guide assembly has a first axially extending segment and a second axially extending segment with the first segment extending into the lower guide tube section and the second segment extending into the upper guide tube section , and characterized in that the first segment terminates at an upper end in a first guide plate , the second segment terminates at a lower end in a second guide plate and the first and second guide plates are joined at the intermediate coupling . a lower guide tube section connected at a first end to the upper core plate and terminating at a second end at an intermediate coupling ; an upper guide tube section connected at a first end portion to the upper support plate and terminating at a second end at the intermediate coupling ; a plurality of guide cards ; and an extended control rod guide assembly supported substantially at the intermediate coupling and extending axially, a finite distance into at least one of an interior of the lower guide tube section or the upper guide tube section ; the control rod guide assembly has a first axially extending segment and a second axially extending segment with the first segment extending into the lower guide tube section and the second segment extending into the upper guide tube section , and characterized in that the first segment terminates at an upper end in a first guide plate , the second segment terminates at a lower end in a second guide plate and the first and second guide plates are joined at the intermediate coupling .
A method for determining whether an electrode or a nozzle is present within a plasma arc torch , wherein a conformal film is disposed on the electrode or the nozzle of the plasma arc torch , the conformal film electrically connecting the electrode to the nozzle or the nozzle to a shield cap of the plasma arc torch to form a closed circuit and opening the circuit formed therebetween once diminished through use of the electrode or the nozzle , the method comprising: inserting the electrode or the nozzle in the plasma arc torch ; applying an electrical current to the electrode or the nozzle following a start-up of the plasma arc torch ; measuring a value of an electric property of the conformal film in response to the electrical current; comparing the value of the electric property of the conformal film to a reference electrical measurement value; and determining whether the electrode or the nozzle is present within the plasma arc torch based on the comparing. inserting the electrode or the nozzle in the plasma arc torch ; applying an electrical current to the electrode or the nozzle following a start-up of the plasma arc torch ; measuring a value of an electric property of the conformal film in response to the electrical current; comparing the value of the electric property of the conformal film to a reference electrical measurement value; and determining whether the electrode or the nozzle is present within the plasma arc torch based on the comparing.
A method of mitigating a local susceptibility artifact in the form of a signal void caused by a metal implant in magnetic resonance images, comprising: determining that a patient has a metal implant; receiving information describing one or more parameters of the metal implant in the patient; performing a table lookup to identify a surrogate soft tissue device as a function of at least one of the one or more parameters of the metal implant, wherein the identified surrogate soft tissue device is selected to be large enough to encompass the local susceptibility artifact from the outside of the patient's body; applying the surrogate soft tissue device to the patient by placing it on the patient and over the metal implant to provide a surrogate soft tissue boundary that can be used during image segmentation; acquiring magnetic resonance scan data of the patient and the surrogate soft tissue device ; reconstructing a magnetic resonance image from the acquired scan data, the magnetic resonance image including the surrogate soft tissue boundary formed by the surrogate soft tissue device ; and segmenting the magnetic resonance image based on the surrogate soft tissue boundary . determining that a patient has a metal implant; receiving information describing one or more parameters of the metal implant in the patient; performing a table lookup to identify a surrogate soft tissue device as a function of at least one of the one or more parameters of the metal implant, wherein the identified surrogate soft tissue device is selected to be large enough to encompass the local susceptibility artifact from the outside of the patient's body; applying the surrogate soft tissue device to the patient by placing it on the patient and over the metal implant to provide a surrogate soft tissue boundary that can be used during image segmentation; acquiring magnetic resonance scan data of the patient and the surrogate soft tissue device ; reconstructing a magnetic resonance image from the acquired scan data, the magnetic resonance image including the surrogate soft tissue boundary formed by the surrogate soft tissue device ; and segmenting the magnetic resonance image based on the surrogate soft tissue boundary .
An apparatus for reducing fiber whip damage to optical fiber wound on a fiber winding spool , comprising: a whip shield arranged to substantially surround the fiber winding spool , the whip shield comprising a first surface aligned with and facing the fiber winding spool within an entry slot aligned with the fiber fed from a moving source of fiber such that a loose end of the optical fiber during a fiber break event is directed into the entry slot away from the fiber winding spool and against the first surface ; and the whip shield comprising a second surface facing the spool , wherein the first surface of the entry slot transitions to the second surface so that the loose end of the optical fiber is transitioned from the first surface onto the second surface , wherein the entry slot is laterally offset from the second surface , wherein the first surface retained within the entry slot has a curved shape with varying radii and the second surface has a substantially uniform radius. a whip shield arranged to substantially surround the fiber winding spool , the whip shield comprising a first surface aligned with and facing the fiber winding spool within an entry slot aligned with the fiber fed from a moving source of fiber such that a loose end of the optical fiber during a fiber break event is directed into the entry slot away from the fiber winding spool and against the first surface ; and the whip shield comprising a second surface facing the spool , wherein the first surface of the entry slot transitions to the second surface so that the loose end of the optical fiber is transitioned from the first surface onto the second surface , wherein the entry slot is laterally offset from the second surface , wherein the first surface retained within the entry slot has a curved shape with varying radii and the second surface has a substantially uniform radius.
Industrial dishwasher including a load valve that controls the flow of water from the mains, a softener with decalcifying resins that receives the water from the mains to decalcify it, a salt container that receives the water from the mains to form a brine solution that then reaches said softener through a regeneration valve , means of transferring the water coming from said load valve to the softener or to said salt container , a heater which receives decalcified water coming from the softener and supplies rinse sprinklers by means of a rinse pump , and a drain pump connected to a drain through a drain pipe so as to drain water from a bottom sump of the dishwasher wash tank, characterized in that it further includes an exchange container located between the softener and said heater for receiving the water coming from the softener and being in turn connected to an inlet of the heater , said exchange container being connected directly to said drain through a heater bypass duct and being provided with an evacuation pump such that said brine solution and the water used to wash it away from said decalcifying resins are discharged bypassing said heater , said evacuation pump being connected to the exchange container in such a way as to empty it completely, and said heater bypass duct connecting said evacuation pump to said drain .
A two-component paint composition which is applied directly after mixing a base resin and a curing agent, wherein the base resin (A) contains a hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin (A-1) and a curing catalyst (A-2) as essential components, the curing agent (B) contains an isocyanate compound (B-1) and an alkoxysilyl group-containing copolymer (B-2) as essential components, the aforesaid hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin (A-1) has a hydroxyl value of 80 to 180 mg KOH/g, a glass transition temperature of -40 to 40°C, and a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 g/mol, the aforesaid alkoxysilyl group-containing copolymer (B-2) is a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing 30 to 80 parts by weight of a vinylic monomer containing alkoxy-silyl groups and 20 to 70 parts by weight of other copolymerizable monomers, its weight average molecular weight is 2,000 to 20,000 g/mol (obtained by gel permeation chromatography, GPC, using polystyrene as reference substance), and it does not contain hydroxy groups, carboxyl groups or amino groups which react with isocyanate groups.
A method for producing a preferably curved plastic profile , wherein a continuous reinforcement made of strands , textiles and/or the like is pulled by at least one holding means through a mold , for which the reinforcement and/or the plastic profile is grasped at least temporarily by the at least one holding means , and the reinforcement is embedded in a matrix in the mold and wherein the mold and the at least one holding means on the plastic profile are moved periodically relative to each other, wherein at least one cross section of a receiving space of the at least one holding means is changed along a longitudinal axis of the holding means in order to grasp the reinforcement and/or the plastic profile , characterized in that , for the simultaneous firm grasping by the at least one holding means of both the reinforcement and a section of the plastic profile which was formed from the reinforcement and which is directly adjacent to the reinforcement , cross sections of the receiving space are changed at several positions along the longitudinal axis of the holding means for sections and corresponding to the shape of the plastic profile and the reinforcement .
An electronic device comprising: a crossbar array comprising row lines, column lines, and memristors that each are connected between one of the row lines and one of the column lines; row driver circuitry to apply a plurality of analog voltages to a first node during a plurality of time periods, respectively, and, for each of the row lines, selectively connect the row line to the first node during one of the plurality of time periods based on a digital input vector; and for each of the column lines, a column output circuit that includes: an integration capacitor, a switch that is controlled by an integration control signal, and current mirroring circuitry that is to, when the switch is closed, flow an integration current to or from an electrode of the integration capacitor whose magnitude mirrors a current flowing on the corresponding column line, wherein the integration control signal is to close the switch for a specified amount of time during each of the plurality of time periods. a crossbar array comprising row lines, column lines, and memristors that each are connected between one of the row lines and one of the column lines; row driver circuitry to apply a plurality of analog voltages to a first node during a plurality of time periods, respectively, and, for each of the row lines, selectively connect the row line to the first node during one of the plurality of time periods based on a digital input vector; and for each of the column lines, a column output circuit that includes: an integration capacitor, a switch that is controlled by an integration control signal, and current mirroring circuitry that is to, when the switch is closed, flow an integration current to or from an electrode of the integration capacitor whose magnitude mirrors a current flowing on the corresponding column line, an integration capacitor, a switch that is controlled by an integration control signal, and current mirroring circuitry that is to, when the switch is closed, flow an integration current to or from an electrode of the integration capacitor whose magnitude mirrors a current flowing on the corresponding column line, wherein the integration control signal is to close the switch for a specified amount of time during each of the plurality of time periods.
An electric motor comprising a stator and an armature received within the stator for rotational movement within the stator, the armature comprising: an armature shaft on which a commutator is mounted; a lamination stack also mounted on the armature shaft and having a plurality of radially extending teeth, said teeth forming a plurality of slots therebetween arranged circumferentially around a periphery of the lamination stack; an end insulator arranged at an end of the lamination stack, the end insulator having a base portion fitted around the armature shaft and plurality of insulating teeth corresponding to the radially extending teeth of the lamination stack, said teeth forming a plurality of slots therebetween; and a plurality of coils wound in said lamination stack slots and said end insulator slots ; characterised in that at least one of said insulating teeth has a greater thickness than at least another of said insulating teeth ; wherein at least two of the insulating teeth arranged opposite one another have the same thickness as the base portion ; wherein thicknesses of a subset of said insulating teeth gradually increase around the end insulator ; wherein the base layer includes a main portion arranged along a first plane and two stepped surfaces arranged opposite one another along a second plane parallel to the first plane, and at least two of the plurality of teeth extend from the stepped surfaces . an armature shaft on which a commutator is mounted; a lamination stack also mounted on the armature shaft and having a plurality of radially extending teeth, said teeth forming a plurality of slots therebetween arranged circumferentially around a periphery of the lamination stack; an end insulator arranged at an end of the lamination stack, the end insulator having a base portion fitted around the armature shaft and plurality of insulating teeth corresponding to the radially extending teeth of the lamination stack, said teeth forming a plurality of slots therebetween; and a plurality of coils wound in said lamination stack slots and said end insulator slots ; characterised in that at least one of said insulating teeth has a greater thickness than at least another of said insulating teeth ; wherein at least two of the insulating teeth arranged opposite one another have the same thickness as the base portion ; wherein thicknesses of a subset of said insulating teeth gradually increase around the end insulator ; wherein the base layer includes a main portion arranged along a first plane and two stepped surfaces arranged opposite one another along a second plane parallel to the first plane, and at least two of the plurality of teeth extend from the stepped surfaces .
An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to perform control to: detect leaving of a user from the information processing apparatus and a direction of movement of the user away from the information processing apparatus by detecting behavior of the user on a basis of sensing data or by detecting the behavior of the user using an image captured with an imaging apparatus; select another apparatus based on the direction of the movement; and transmit at least part of context information, exchanged with the user until the leaving, to the selected other apparatus. detect leaving of a user from the information processing apparatus and a direction of movement of the user away from the information processing apparatus by detecting behavior of the user on a basis of sensing data or by detecting the behavior of the user using an image captured with an imaging apparatus; select another apparatus based on the direction of the movement; and transmit at least part of context information, exchanged with the user until the leaving, to the selected other apparatus.
Household appliance with at least one user interface for inputting and outputting information and a door , which has an edge , wherein the at least one user interface extends partially or wholly around the edge , characterised by a first surface of the household appliance and a second surface of the household appliance , which are connected to one another by way of the edge , wherein the at least one user interface extends continuously from the first surface to the second surface , further characterised in that the at least one user interface is a touchscreen for inputting and outputting information, wherein the at least one user interface has a first surface and a second surface in each case for inputting and/or outputting information, wherein the first surface of the at least one user interface points in at least one first spatial direction and the second surface of the at least one user interface points in at least one second spatial direction and wherein the first and second spatial direction differ from one another.
Energy storage apparatus for the supply of electric energy to the powertrain of a motor vehicle, comprising a housing and at least one energy store accommodated in the housing , wherein a coil apparatus is provided which is configured for the inductive feeding of energy by means of an external magnetic field for charging the energy store and is arranged on an outer side of the housing , wherein the coil apparatus has a magnetically conductive carrier by means of which it is fixed to the housing , characterised in that the carrier is formed of an elastically deformable basic material with the admixture of a ferrite.
A blender comprising: a container body for receiving food; a main body provided under the container body and configured to support the container body ; and wherein a support member is provided inside a main body casing of the main body for preventing sagging of the main body casing , the support member is provided under an upper surface of the main body casing constituting an exterior of the main body ; wherein the main body comprises a heat dissipation member and a heat dissipation frame which fixedly supports the heat dissipation member provided inside the main body ; characterized in that the upper surface of the main body casing , the support member , and the heat dissipation frame are in vertical close contact with each other. a container body for receiving food; a main body provided under the container body and configured to support the container body ; and wherein a support member is provided inside a main body casing of the main body for preventing sagging of the main body casing , the support member is provided under an upper surface of the main body casing constituting an exterior of the main body ; wherein the main body comprises a heat dissipation member and a heat dissipation frame which fixedly supports the heat dissipation member provided inside the main body ; characterized in that the upper surface of the main body casing , the support member , and the heat dissipation frame are in vertical close contact with each other.
Method for operating an ETCS (European Train Control System) railway vehicle with at least two GSM-R mobile wireless devices connected to an ETCS control computer of the railway vehicle in a packet-oriented data transfer with the EURORADIO protocols 3G TS 27.010 , the multiplex layer for modem actuation, PPP , the network protocol, and TCP/IP , the IP-based error-correcting transfer protocol, characterised in that the actuation of the at least two GSM-R mobile wireless devices is encapsulated by way of the ETCS control computer with the EURORADIO protocols 3G 27.010 , PPP and TCP/IP , wherein for each GSM-R mobile wireless device at least the EURORADIO protocols 3G 27.010 , PPP and TCP/IP run in a virtual runtime environment provided in the ETCS control computer acting as a virtual machine with the running TCP/IP protocols being isolated from a protocol-related perspective.