mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A process for producing a carboxylic acid composition, said process comprising: oxidizing in a primary oxidation zone at least one oxidizable compound in an oxidizable raw material stream comprising 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-HMF) in the presence of a solvent stream comprising an aqueous saturated organic acid solvent having from 2-6 carbon atoms and a catalyst system at a temperature of 105°C to 180°C to produce said carboxylic acid composition; wherein said primary oxidation zone comprises at least one oxidation reactor, wherein said catalyst system comprises cobalt in a range from 1000 ppm by weight to 4000 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium, manganese in an amount ranging from 20 ppm by weight to 200 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium, and bromine in an amount ranging from 1000 ppm by weight to 4000 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium, wherein said carboxylic acid composition comprises furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and wherein the bromine is derived from a bromine source comprising hydrobromic acid. oxidizing in a primary oxidation zone at least one oxidizable compound in an oxidizable raw material stream comprising 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-HMF) in the presence of a solvent stream comprising an aqueous saturated organic acid solvent having from 2-6 carbon atoms and a catalyst system at a temperature of 105°C to 180°C to produce said carboxylic acid composition; wherein said primary oxidation zone comprises at least one oxidation reactor, wherein said catalyst system comprises cobalt in a range from 1000 ppm by weight to 4000 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium, manganese in an amount ranging from 20 ppm by weight to 200 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium, and bromine in an amount ranging from 1000 ppm by weight to 4000 ppm by weight with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium, wherein said carboxylic acid composition comprises furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and wherein the bromine is derived from a bromine source comprising hydrobromic acid.
Support system for mounting a medical-technical device, comprising: - a fixation unit for mounting the support system on a carrier structure; - a support module that is attachable to the fixation unit; - a support arm that comprises a mounting end (3.1) and an attachment end (3.2), wherein the mounting end (3.1) is mountable to support module; and - a joint member that is attachable to attachment end (3.2) of support arm, that is configured to be attachable to the medical-technical device, and that is configured to provide a pivotal connection between support arm and the medical-technical device, characterized in that the fixation unit comprises a mounting surface (1.9) with a plurality of bores (1.10), to which the support module is attachable in a plurality of orientations, wherein the support module is attachable to the mounting surface (1.9) in each of the plurality of orientations with at least two of the plurality of bores (1.10), wherein the plurality of orientations is defined by a rotation of the support module relative to the fixation unit around a virtual rotation axis essentially central and essentially orthogonal to the mounting surface (1.9). - a fixation unit for mounting the support system on a carrier structure; - a support module that is attachable to the fixation unit; - a support arm that comprises a mounting end (3.1) and an attachment end (3.2), wherein the mounting end (3.1) is mountable to support module; and - a joint member that is attachable to attachment end (3.2) of support arm, that is configured to be attachable to the medical-technical device, and that is configured to provide a pivotal connection between support arm and the medical-technical device,
A pressure reducer for compressed gas including a body, a high pressure chamber housed in the body and intended to be connected to a compressed gas tank, a low pressure chamber for receiving the expansed gas and delivering it, depressurizing means for reducing the pressure of the gas from the high pressure chamber to a predetermined pressure level towards the low pressure chamber, the depressurizing means including a valve, a conduit connecting the high pressure chamber to the low pressure chamber, the valve being housed in the high pressure chamber and bearing against a seat at the outlet of the conduit in the high pressure chamber, the depressurizing means further including a pusher housed in the low pressure chamber and in contact with the valve through the conduit and balancing means (71, 72, 73) acting on the valve via the pusher depending on the pressure in the low pressure chamber, characterized in that the valve includes a rod with an equivalent section to that of the conduit at the seat, the rod extending as far as in a compensation chamber sealably separated from the high pressure chamber.
A method of manufacturing a refrigerator door comprising the steps of: - providing a door body which has an upper section, a lower section, a left lateral section, a right lateral section, and a body section, wherein each of the upper section, the lower section, the left lateral section, and the right lateral section has an outer flange portion which projects vertically away from an inner side of the door body so as to enclose a space for retaining foam material, - providing a door lining, - pouring foam material into an inner side of the door body and - pressing the door lining onto the foam material while it is curing to assemble the door lining with the door body, characterized in that the upper section, the lower section, the left lateral section, the right lateral section, and the outer flange portions are integrally formed as a monolithic door frame which has an aperture and the body section is separately formed as a monolithic cover, wherein the monolithic door frame and the cover are assembled with each other to constitute the door body by placing the cover on an inner side of the monolithic door frame to close the aperture and the foam material is poured onto a rear side of the cover and into an inner side of the monolithic door frame. - providing a door body which has an upper section, a lower section, a left lateral section, a right lateral section, and a body section, wherein each of the upper section, the lower section, the left lateral section, and the right lateral section has an outer flange portion which projects vertically away from an inner side of the door body so as to enclose a space for retaining foam material, - providing a door lining, - pouring foam material into an inner side of the door body and - pressing the door lining onto the foam material while it is curing to assemble the door lining with the door body,
Cast blank made from a light metal alloy for producing a housing of a hydraulic assembly, having at least one receiving cavity which is provided for receiving a connector piece which is connected to a fluid container and which can be plugged along a plug-in axis into the receiving cavity, characterized in that the cast blank has, in the receiving cavity, at least one substantially planar surface which extends from a base into a lateral surface of the receiving cavity and the normal vector of which is oriented at an oblique inclination angle with respect to the plug-in axis.
A method of inducing psychosis in a non-human mammal comprising a light-responsive opsin expressed on the cell membrane of a subset of layer V pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex, wherein the light-responsive opsin is Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ChR2 or a variant thereof having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, the method comprising activating the light-responsive opsin by light, wherein the light activation of the opsin induces depolarization of the cell membrane, thereby inducing a psychotic state in the mammal.
A semiconductor switch leg for a Power Electronic, PE, converter, the switch leg comprising a plurality of parallel connected semiconductor devices (Sa-d), each semiconductor device being connected with: a positive conductor (a-d+) connecting the semiconductor device to a positive terminal of an energy storing device of the converter, and a negative conductor (a-d-) connecting the semiconductor device to a negative terminal of the energy storing device of the converter, the semiconductor device together with the positive conductor and the negative conductor forming a current path across the energy storing device; wherein the semiconductor switch leg comprises a plurality of magnetic coupling devices (3a-d), characterized in that each magnetic coupling device being arranged between the two current paths of respective two neighbouring semiconductor devices of the plurality of semiconductor devices such that the current path of one of the two semiconductor devices and the current path of the other of the two semiconductor devices pass via the magnetic coupling device in opposite directions, and such that each current path passes via two, and only two, of said plurality of magnetic coupling devices; and wherein each of the magnetic coupling devices (3a-d) is arranged between the two current paths of the two semiconductor devices (Sa-d) such that the positive conductor (a-d+) of one of the two current paths and the negative conductor (a-d-) of the other of the two current paths pass via the magnetic coupling device. a positive conductor (a-d+) connecting the semiconductor device to a positive terminal of an energy storing device of the converter, and a negative conductor (a-d-) connecting the semiconductor device to a negative terminal of the energy storing device of the converter, the semiconductor device together with the positive conductor and the negative conductor forming a current path across the energy storing device; wherein the semiconductor switch leg comprises a plurality of magnetic coupling devices (3a-d), characterized in that each magnetic coupling device being arranged between the two current paths of respective two neighbouring semiconductor devices of the plurality of semiconductor devices such that the current path of one of the two semiconductor devices and the current path of the other of the two semiconductor devices pass via the magnetic coupling device in opposite directions, and such that each current path passes via two, and only two, of said plurality of magnetic coupling devices; and wherein each of the magnetic coupling devices (3a-d) is arranged between the two current paths of the two semiconductor devices (Sa-d) such that the positive conductor (a-d+) of one of the two current paths and the negative conductor (a-d-) of the other of the two current paths pass via the magnetic coupling device.
A method for manufacturing a battery comprising a thermal control device for electrochemical cells, the device comprising a fluid-tight casing comprising: - a plurality of tubes (2, 7) arranged substantially parallel to each other, each of the ends of the tubes emerging outside of the casing, - n partitions Ck, in which n≥1 and 1≤k≤n, extending transversely to the direction defined by the longitudinal axis of the tubes so as to compartmentalize a space surrounding the plurality of tubes within the casing into n+1 volumes V, the device being provided with communication means Mk for establishing communication between a volume Vk and a volume Vk + 1, said volumes being separated by a partition Ck, - in which communication means Mk are disposed distally with respect to communication means Mk-1 for establishing communication between a volume Vk-1 and the volume Vk separated by a partition Ck-1, and distally with respect to communication means Mk + 1 for providing communication between a volume Vk+1 and a volume Vk + 2 separated by the partition Ck + 1, said device also having inlet means for entry of a heat transfer fluid into the volume V1 defined by the first partition, and outlet means for discharging said fluid outside of the volume Vn + 1 defined by a last partition, the communication means M1 and Mn of a first and last partition of the series of partitions being disposed distally respectively with respect to the inlet means and with respect to the outlet means for the heat transfer fluid, the battery further comprising electrochemical cells housed inside the tubes of the thermal control device, said electrochemical cells being electrically insulated with respect to said tubes, and wherein the method includes at least a step of mounting the electrochemical cells into the tubes of the thermal control device, said step including the step of expanding the tubes. - a plurality of tubes (2, 7) arranged substantially parallel to each other, each of the ends of the tubes emerging outside of the casing, - n partitions Ck, in which n≥1 and 1≤k≤n, extending transversely to the direction defined by the longitudinal axis of the tubes so as to compartmentalize a space surrounding the plurality of tubes within the casing into n+1 volumes V, - in which communication means Mk are disposed distally with respect to communication means Mk-1 for establishing communication between a volume Vk-1 and the volume Vk separated by a partition Ck-1, and distally with respect to communication means Mk + 1 for providing communication between a volume Vk+1 and a volume Vk + 2 separated by the partition Ck + 1,
An electrical plug assembly including a rigid housing, wherein the electrical plug assembly comprises: a pair of flexible inserts fixedly disposed in the rigid housing; a pair of rigid sleeves, each of the pair of rigid sleeves being fixedly disposed in an associated one of the pair of flexible inserts; a pair of electrically-conductive prongs, each of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs being fixedly disposed in an associated one of the pair of rigid sleeves; and a pair of flexible electrical conductor assemblies, each of the pair of flexible electrical conductor assemblies being movably attached to an associated one of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs, whereby each of the pair of flexible electrical conductor assemblies includes: an electrically-conductive spring clip assembly frictionally engaging an associated one of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs; and a flexible, electrically-conductive wire connected to the electrically-conductive spring clip assembly. a pair of flexible inserts fixedly disposed in the rigid housing; a pair of rigid sleeves, each of the pair of rigid sleeves being fixedly disposed in an associated one of the pair of flexible inserts; a pair of electrically-conductive prongs, each of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs being fixedly disposed in an associated one of the pair of rigid sleeves; and a pair of flexible electrical conductor assemblies, each of the pair of flexible electrical conductor assemblies being movably attached to an associated one of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs, whereby each of the pair of flexible electrical conductor assemblies includes: an electrically-conductive spring clip assembly frictionally engaging an associated one of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs; and a flexible, electrically-conductive wire connected to the electrically-conductive spring clip assembly. an electrically-conductive spring clip assembly frictionally engaging an associated one of the pair of electrically-conductive prongs; and a flexible, electrically-conductive wire connected to the electrically-conductive spring clip assembly.
Device for transporting printing ink in a flexographic printing press or gravure printing press, comprising an ink chamber which is arranged in the flexographic printing press or gravure printing press and has an ink inlet and an ink outlet, wherein a feed pump, which is driven by a motor, is arranged in the ink inlet of the ink chamber for transporting the printing ink for feed purposes, and wherein a discharge pump, which is driven by a motor, is arranged in the ink outlet of the ink chamber for transporting away excess printing ink, wherein the feed pump and the discharge pump for transporting printing ink each have an impeller (07; 11) which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a respective axle (26; 27), wherein the respective impeller (07; 11) is driven in rotation by the respective motor (06; 09), wherein the motor of the feed pump and the motor of the discharge pump each have a separate drive controller (22; 23) which controls the volume flow of printing ink.
A snowmobile having a frame, a water cooled engine supported by the frame and a ground engaging drive system for propelling the snowmobile, the snowmobile having a rear heat exchanger coupled to the engine for cooling engine water, characterized in that the heat exchanger is movable relative to the frame, and is fluidly coupled to the engine by flexible couplings (768, 770) and in that a rear suspension couples the ground engaging drive system to the frame, the rear heat exchanger being fixedly attached directly to a suspension lower portion and movable with the rear suspension.
A device (10; 110) for gathering tissue in a patient, the device comprising: an elongated catheter having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a capture assembly at the distal portion of the catheter, the capture assembly including a closed side and a door (20; 120) rotatable between an open condition and a closed condition, the closed side and the door in the closed condition collectively defining a tissue capturing compartment (19; 119), the door being operable to capture a portion of the tissue in a gathered configuration within the tissue capturing compartment, and at least one clip (40; 140) releasably held in the tissue capturing compartment and adapted to be applied to the captured tissue for holding the captured tissue in the gathered configuration, characterized by the clip being coupled to the door and biased into a substantially round configuration to move the door to the closed condition. an elongated catheter having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a capture assembly at the distal portion of the catheter, the capture assembly including a closed side and a door (20; 120) rotatable between an open condition and a closed condition, the closed side and the door in the closed condition collectively defining a tissue capturing compartment (19; 119), the door being operable to capture a portion of the tissue in a gathered configuration within the tissue capturing compartment, and at least one clip (40; 140) releasably held in the tissue capturing compartment and adapted to be applied to the captured tissue for holding the captured tissue in the gathered configuration, characterized by the clip being coupled to the door and biased into a substantially round configuration to move the door to the closed condition.
A method of producing a printable semiconducting ink, the method comprising mixing a quantity of particulate semiconductor material particles with a quantity of a binder, wherein the particles have a particle size in the range from 5 nanometres to 10 microns and have a semiconducting functionality, and wherein the binder is a self-polymerising material comprising a natural oil, or a derivative or synthetic analogue thereof, to produce an ink with semiconducting properties, characterised in that the volume ratio of the particulate semiconductor material to the binder is greater than 50% and that the particulate semiconductor material comprises silicon.
Vehicle door handle assembly comprising: - a handle trigger comprising: ∘ an articulated end so that the handle trigger can be movable around the articulated end between a rest position and an open position when a user pulls on the handle trigger, ∘ an activation end at the opposite side of the articulated end, to release a latch of the vehicle door, - a handle structure intended to be fixed to the panel of the vehicle door, characterized in that the vehicle door handle assembly further comprises: - a flexible bellow gasket (14, 14', 14") housed into the handle structure and arranged between the activation end of the handle trigger and the handle structure. - a handle trigger comprising: ∘ an articulated end so that the handle trigger can be movable around the articulated end between a rest position and an open position when a user pulls on the handle trigger, ∘ an activation end at the opposite side of the articulated end, to release a latch of the vehicle door, ∘ an articulated end so that the handle trigger can be movable around the articulated end between a rest position and an open position when a user pulls on the handle trigger, ∘ an activation end at the opposite side of the articulated end, to release a latch of the vehicle door, - a handle structure intended to be fixed to the panel of the vehicle door, - a flexible bellow gasket (14, 14', 14") housed into the handle structure and arranged between the activation end of the handle trigger and the handle structure.
A filter element for use in a tobacco product, the filter element comprising at least one filter body and at least one capsule having a liquid medium as a core material, the liquid medium of the core material containing at least one surfactant, characterized in that the at least one capsule comprises a steam-impermeable shell that is made of a polymer material and was obtained from a UV-polymerizable precursor material, the UV-polymerizable precursor material being at least one compound having two terminal diacrylate and/or dimethacrylate groups bonded by a rigid, non-polar, non-crosslinking group.
A combustion chamber comprising a first annular wall and a second annular wall spaced radially from the first annular wall, the second annular wall extending the full length of the combustion chamber, the second annular wall having a circumferentially extending wall extending towards and contacting the first annular wall, characterised by a plurality of apertures extending through the first annular wall to supply coolant into the space between the first annular wall and the second annular wall a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending coolant collection manifolds to collect coolant from the space between the first annular wall and the second annular wall, at least one of the plurality of apertures extending through the first annular wall being positioned between each pair of circumferentially adjacent axially extending coolant collection manifolds, the circumferentially extending wall being positioned adjacent to and spaced from the downstream end of the second annular wall, an annular supply manifold to supply coolant to the space between the first annular wall and the second annular wall downstream of the circumferentially extending wall, the axially extending coolant collection manifolds being arranged to supply coolant to the annular supply manifold, and the space between the first annular wall and the second annular wall downstream of the circumferentially extending wall being arranged to discharge a film of coolant from the downstream end of the second annular wall.
A thermally insulated container for transporting temperature sensitive goods, said container having a modular construction that includes: a plurality of thermally insulated container sections, wherein at least one of the container sections includes a plurality of thermally insulated wall elements (5,7,9); and means for fixing the container sections together to provide at least part of the thermally insulated container structure, wherein the means for fixing the container sections together includes a support frame mounted externally of the container sections, the support frame is arranged to apply a compressive load to at least some of the container sections, and includes a plurality of longitudinal support elements, a plurality of transverse support elements, and a plurality of vertical support elements; characterised in that at least one of the container sections includes a first substantially U-shaped thermally insulated wall element.