mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An aerosol-generating device comprising a heating element coupled to a controller , and a battery to provide energy for heating the heating element , wherein the heating element is configured to penetrate an aerosol-forming substrate by inserting the heating element into a smoking article comprising the aerosol-forming substrate so that the aerosol-forming substrate is disposed in direct contact with the heating element , wherein the controller is programmed to actuate the heating element through a first thermal cycle in which the temperature of the heating element is raised to a first temperature to form an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in proximity to the heating element , wherein the controller is programmed to actuate the heating element through a second thermal cycle in which the temperature of the heating element is raised to a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, to thermally liberate organic material adhered to or deposited on the heating element , wherein the aerosol-generating device can be docked in an associated docking station for recharging the battery, and wherein the controller is programmed to actuate the heating element through the second thermal cycle when the aerosol-generating device is docked in the docking station.
A control system for a movable body configured to move by utilizing a motor torque generated by an electric drive motor , comprising: the electric drive motor , including: a rotor configured to output a rotational force and provided with a variable-magnetic-force magnet ; and a stator opposing the rotor with a gap therebetween and provided with a plurality of coils ; at least one powertrain component provided so as to be associated with the electric drive motor ; and a controller having a processor configured to execute or comprising a magnetization controlling module to control a magnetizing current flowing through the coils so as to change a magnetic force of the variable-magnetic-force magnet , characterised in that during a demagnetization control in which the magnetic force of the variable-magnetic-force magnet is reduced by the magnetization controlling module , the controller operates the at least one powertrain component to suppress a decrease in a moving force applied to the movable body due to a decrease in the motor torque generated by said electric drive motor . the electric drive motor , including: a rotor configured to output a rotational force and provided with a variable-magnetic-force magnet ; and a stator opposing the rotor with a gap therebetween and provided with a plurality of coils ; a rotor configured to output a rotational force and provided with a variable-magnetic-force magnet ; and a stator opposing the rotor with a gap therebetween and provided with a plurality of coils ; at least one powertrain component provided so as to be associated with the electric drive motor ; and a controller having a processor configured to execute or comprising a magnetization controlling module to control a magnetizing current flowing through the coils so as to change a magnetic force of the variable-magnetic-force magnet , characterised in that during a demagnetization control in which the magnetic force of the variable-magnetic-force magnet is reduced by the magnetization controlling module , the controller operates the at least one powertrain component to suppress a decrease in a moving force applied to the movable body due to a decrease in the motor torque generated by said electric drive motor .
Modular LED lighting, comprising a first module to which an AC supply voltage can be supplied, and comprising: - a sub-module (B), at the output of which a DC supply voltage that is isolated galvanically from the supply voltage is provided, - a control unit (G) for controlling the sub-module (B), and - a data interface (11, D) for external communication via a bus , the modular LED lighting is characterized in that it furthermore comprises: - a second module , preferably a lamp management module, which comprises a further sub-module (C) in the form of a clocked constant-current source which is supplied with the DC supply voltage of the first module , said constant-current source being controlled by a control unit (E) of the second module , - an LED module (F) which comprises at least one LED string and is supplied by the further sub-module (C), and an emergency light operating circuit which is connected to a rechargeable energy store (ES) and which, in the event of the AC supply voltage failing, takes over feeding the modular LED lighting, wherein the emergency light operating circuit contains a charging circuit for the rechargeable energy store (ES), and wherein the latter is recharged when the AC supply voltage is applied, wherein the charging circuit is formed by a clocked switching regulator circuit. - a sub-module (B), at the output of which a DC supply voltage that is isolated galvanically from the supply voltage is provided, - a control unit (G) for controlling the sub-module (B), and - a data interface (11, D) for external communication via a bus , the modular LED lighting is characterized in that it furthermore comprises: - a second module , preferably a lamp management module, which comprises a further sub-module (C) in the form of a clocked constant-current source which is supplied with the DC supply voltage of the first module , said constant-current source being controlled by a control unit (E) of the second module , - an LED module (F) which comprises at least one LED string and is supplied by the further sub-module (C),
An air-conditioning system, comprising: an air-conditioning apparatus constructed by connecting one or a plurality of indoor units and one or a plurality of outdoor units by refrigerant pipes; a general-purpose device controller to which a general-purpose device that operates in cooperation with the air-conditioning apparatus is connected, configured to control the general-purpose device ; and energy management means , which is communicably connected to the air-conditioning apparatus and the general-purpose device controller through a dedicated communication line , configured to control a device to be controlled by transmitting a signal representing an operation command to the device to be controlled, which is the air-conditioning apparatus or the general-purpose device , characterized in that the general-purpose device controller includes a processing configuration unit including controller processing control means configured to perform processing to realize a function of the general-purpose device controller based on management information related to air-conditioning control, and an interface configuration unit configured to perform intermediary processing for transmitting and receiving the management information between the dedicated communication line and the processing configuration unit . an air-conditioning apparatus constructed by connecting one or a plurality of indoor units and one or a plurality of outdoor units by refrigerant pipes; a general-purpose device controller to which a general-purpose device that operates in cooperation with the air-conditioning apparatus is connected, configured to control the general-purpose device ; and energy management means , which is communicably connected to the air-conditioning apparatus and the general-purpose device controller through a dedicated communication line , configured to control a device to be controlled by transmitting a signal representing an operation command to the device to be controlled, which is the air-conditioning apparatus or the general-purpose device , characterized in that the general-purpose device controller includes a processing configuration unit including controller processing control means configured to perform processing to realize a function of the general-purpose device controller based on management information related to air-conditioning control, and an interface configuration unit configured to perform intermediary processing for transmitting and receiving the management information between the dedicated communication line and the processing configuration unit . a processing configuration unit including controller processing control means configured to perform processing to realize a function of the general-purpose device controller based on management information related to air-conditioning control, and an interface configuration unit configured to perform intermediary processing for transmitting and receiving the management information between the dedicated communication line and the processing configuration unit .
A power detection circuit for detecting current total input power of a resonant circuit , comprising: a detection circuit receiving a current signal and obtaining resonant-slot baseband power according to the current signal to generate a baseband power value, wherein the current signal represents a resonant-slot current generated by the resonant circuit; and an estimation circuit receiving the baseband power value and estimating the current total input power according to the baseband power value to generate an estimated power value. a detection circuit receiving a current signal and obtaining resonant-slot baseband power according to the current signal to generate a baseband power value, wherein the current signal represents a resonant-slot current generated by the resonant circuit; and an estimation circuit receiving the baseband power value and estimating the current total input power according to the baseband power value to generate an estimated power value.
Door rack for a household refrigeration appliance , having a basic body which is designed for receiving items to be stored, and which has a rear wall and a forwardly oriented upper bow directed away from the rear wall of the basic body , and has a plate which is separate from the basic body , which plate, as the bottom of the door rack , is arranged in a latched manner on the basic body by means of a latching device , and a reach-through region is formed between the bow and the plate in the end position of the plate arranged on the basic body , wherein a receiving groove is formed on the rear wall , into which a rear edge of the plate extends in its end position arranged on the basic body , characterised in that on-body latching elements of the latching device are formed in the receiving groove .
A multi-tier network comprising: lower level stations having antennas at a first height level from ground providing connectivity to user stations and forming a first network; and intermediate level stations having antennas at a second height level above the first height level for relaying traffic from lower level stations forming a second network, upper level stations having high gain antennas at a third height level above the second height level for relaying traffic from intermediate level stations forming a third network, wherein message from a lower level station of the first network to be transmitted to another lower level station of the first network, is routed from the intermediate level stations of the second network directly to the upper level stations of the third network before the message returns to the first network. lower level stations having antennas at a first height level from ground providing connectivity to user stations and forming a first network; and intermediate level stations having antennas at a second height level above the first height level for relaying traffic from lower level stations forming a second network, upper level stations having high gain antennas at a third height level above the second height level for relaying traffic from intermediate level stations forming a third network, wherein message from a lower level station of the first network to be transmitted to another lower level station of the first network, is routed from the intermediate level stations of the second network directly to the upper level stations of the third network before the message returns to the first network.
A pneumatic tire having a pair of sidewall portions , wherein an outer surface of at least one of the pair of sidewall portions includes a decorative region extending in a tire circumferential direction, in the decorative region , a plurality of pattern elements are arranged at intervals (L2, L4) in the tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction, whereby the decorative region includes a plurality of circumferential pattern lines in each of which the pattern elements are aligned in the tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of radial pattern lines in each of which the pattern elements are aligned in the tire radial direction, in each of the circumferential pattern lines , lengths (L1) in the tire circumferential direction of the pattern elements are changed in the tire circumferential direction, and in each of the radial pattern lines , lengths (L3) in the tire radial direction of the pattern elements are changed in the tire radial direction, characterized in that in the decorative region , a non-patterned portion having no linear pattern on a surface thereof is formed between the pattern elements adjacent to each other. an outer surface of at least one of the pair of sidewall portions includes a decorative region extending in a tire circumferential direction, in the decorative region , a plurality of pattern elements are arranged at intervals (L2, L4) in the tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction, whereby the decorative region includes a plurality of circumferential pattern lines in each of which the pattern elements are aligned in the tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of radial pattern lines in each of which the pattern elements are aligned in the tire radial direction, in each of the circumferential pattern lines , lengths (L1) in the tire circumferential direction of the pattern elements are changed in the tire circumferential direction, and in each of the radial pattern lines , lengths (L3) in the tire radial direction of the pattern elements are changed in the tire radial direction, characterized in that in the decorative region , a non-patterned portion having no linear pattern on a surface thereof is formed between the pattern elements adjacent to each other.
A vapour-generating system , comprising: a housing comprising an air inlet , an air outlet , and an airflow passage extending therebetween; a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating assembly , comprising: a heating element ; and a capillary material , one side of the capillary material being in fluidic communication with the heating element, an opposite side of the capillary material being in fluidic communication with the reservoir so as to transport the aerosol-generating substrate to the heating element by capillary action, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate therein to generate a vapour, and wherein the heating assembly comprises at least one mesh, the at least one mesh having an aperture size of zero whereby when wires or filaments of the mesh are projected along a line normal to the mesh onto a two-dimensional flat plane, there is no open space visible between the two-dimensional projections of the wires or filaments, so as to inhibit transmission of particles in the aerosol-generating substrate into the airflow passage. a housing comprising an air inlet , an air outlet , and an airflow passage extending therebetween; a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating assembly , comprising: a heating element ; and a capillary material , one side of the capillary material being in fluidic communication with the heating element, an opposite side of the capillary material being in fluidic communication with the reservoir so as to transport the aerosol-generating substrate to the heating element by capillary action, a heating element ; and a capillary material , one side of the capillary material being in fluidic communication with the heating element, an opposite side of the capillary material being in fluidic communication with the reservoir so as to transport the aerosol-generating substrate to the heating element by capillary action, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate therein to generate a vapour, and wherein the heating assembly comprises at least one mesh, the at least one mesh having an aperture size of zero whereby when wires or filaments of the mesh are projected along a line normal to the mesh onto a two-dimensional flat plane, there is no open space visible between the two-dimensional projections of the wires or filaments, so as to inhibit transmission of particles in the aerosol-generating substrate into the airflow passage.
A piezoelectric film integrated device comprising: a substrate ; an electrode provided on the substrate ; a first piezoelectric element that is provided on the electrode and includes a first monocrystalline piezoelectric film (25 or 15) and a first electrode film (26 or 16) superimposed on the first monocrystalline piezoelectric film (25 or 15); and a second piezoelectric element that is provided on the first piezoelectric element and includes a second monocrystalline piezoelectric film (15 or 25) and a second electrode film (16 or 26) superimposed on the second monocrystalline piezoelectric film (15 or 25), characterised in that the second monocrystalline piezoelectric film (15 or 25) has a crystal structure different from a crystal structure of the first monocrystalline piezoelectric film (25 or 15). a substrate ; an electrode provided on the substrate ; a first piezoelectric element that is provided on the electrode and includes a first monocrystalline piezoelectric film (25 or 15) and a first electrode film (26 or 16) superimposed on the first monocrystalline piezoelectric film (25 or 15); and a second piezoelectric element that is provided on the first piezoelectric element and includes a second monocrystalline piezoelectric film (15 or 25) and a second electrode film (16 or 26) superimposed on the second monocrystalline piezoelectric film (15 or 25),
A method for manufacturing a thermal timber modification kiln , comprising a step of making plate modules from steel plates , wherein the modules comprise a panel section and edges , wherein the edges comprise end and side sections , first flaps between the panel and the sections, overlays , second flaps between the sections and the overlays, lips , and third flaps between the overlays and the lips, wherein said first flaps are formed between the panel and the sections such that the sections are folded inwards, this is towards the panel section , wherein the overlay of a first side section is folded inwards, this is towards the panel section , in such a way that the folded overlay is parallel to the panel , wherein the lip of the first side section is folded inwards in such a way that the folded lip is perpendicular to the panel , wherein the overlay of a second side section is folded outwards, this is away from the panel section , in such a way that the folded overlay is parallel to the panel , wherein the lip of the second side section is folded outwards in such a way that the folded lip is perpendicular to the panel , and wherein the first, second, and third flaps enable adjacent modules to be interconnected for constructing a kiln frame , wherein the method further comprises a step of interconnecting the modules in such a way that the folded edges of adjacent modules are fitted into each other and fastening the modules to each other with fasteners.
A method for controlling an electrical distribution microgrid comprising at least one renewable energy source , delivering to the microgrid a first active/reactive power being droop-controlled according to a frequency and a voltage of the microgrid respectively, a frequency and/or a voltage delivered being below a threshold frequency and/or threshold voltage when the renewable energy source delivers a power greater than a safety margin, the renewable energy source being adapted to operate synchronously and in parallel with at least one synchronous energy source , the synchronous energy source being adapted to produce a second active/reactive power, also delivered to the microgrid , according to an automatic start/interrupt criterion, of said synchronous energy source , the method comprising starting the synchronous source when the frequency and/or the voltage of the microgrid are less than, respectively, the threshold frequency and/or the threshold voltage, and interrupting the synchronous energy source when the second power is less than a threshold power. a frequency and/or a voltage delivered being below a threshold frequency and/or threshold voltage when the renewable energy source delivers a power greater than a safety margin, the renewable energy source being adapted to operate synchronously and in parallel with at least one synchronous energy source , the synchronous energy source being adapted to produce a second active/reactive power, also delivered to the microgrid , according to an automatic start/interrupt criterion, of said synchronous energy source , the method comprising starting the synchronous source when the frequency and/or the voltage of the microgrid are less than, respectively, the threshold frequency and/or the threshold voltage, and interrupting the synchronous energy source when the second power is less than a threshold power.
A system , comprising: an elongated tube having a first end , a second end , and defining a lumen; an inflatable member coupled to the first end of the elongated tube , the inflatable member having a first end and a second end , each of the first end and the second end sealed to an outer surface of the elongated tube , the inflatable member fluidically coupled to the lumen such that the inflatable member can receive fluid via the lumen, a wall of the inflatable member configured to be punctured by a needle to define a pinhole; and a guidewire assembly including a guidewire having a first end and a second end , the first end of the guidewire assembly including a coupling member , the coupling member configured to transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, the coupling member having a greater lateral extent relative to a central axis of the guidewire in the first configuration than in the second configuration, the coupling member configured to be translated through the pinhole in the second configuration, the coupling member configured to transition from the second configuration to the first configuration within an interior of the inflatable member such that the coupling member can be retained within the interior of the inflatable member by an inner surface of the wall of the inflatable member such that translation of the elongated tube translates the guidewire assembly . an elongated tube having a first end , a second end , and defining a lumen; an inflatable member coupled to the first end of the elongated tube , the inflatable member having a first end and a second end , each of the first end and the second end sealed to an outer surface of the elongated tube , the inflatable member fluidically coupled to the lumen such that the inflatable member can receive fluid via the lumen, a wall of the inflatable member configured to be punctured by a needle to define a pinhole; and a guidewire assembly including a guidewire having a first end and a second end , the first end of the guidewire assembly including a coupling member , the coupling member configured to transition between a first configuration and a second configuration, the coupling member having a greater lateral extent relative to a central axis of the guidewire in the first configuration than in the second configuration, the coupling member configured to be translated through the pinhole in the second configuration, the coupling member configured to transition from the second configuration to the first configuration within an interior of the inflatable member such that the coupling member can be retained within the interior of the inflatable member by an inner surface of the wall of the inflatable member such that translation of the elongated tube translates the guidewire assembly .