mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus, comprising: an actuator housing having first and second compartments (240, 254) connected by a passageway; an actuator output shaft having first and second portions (228, 230), the first portion at least partially disposed within the first compartment and the passageway, and the second portion at least partially disposed within the second compartment and configured to receive a shaft of a rotary control valve; and a visual position indicator disposed on the second portion of the actuator output shaft to indicate a rotational position of the actuator output shaft, the visual position indicator externally viewable; characterized in that a gap between the first portion of the actuator output shaft and the passageway defines a first flame path of sufficient length to cool a gas or vapor that has ignited within the first compartment such that it prevents the ignition of an explosive gas or vapor surrounding the first compartment. an actuator housing having first and second compartments (240, 254) connected by a passageway; an actuator output shaft having first and second portions (228, 230), the first portion at least partially disposed within the first compartment and the passageway, and the second portion at least partially disposed within the second compartment and configured to receive a shaft of a rotary control valve; and a visual position indicator disposed on the second portion of the actuator output shaft to indicate a rotational position of the actuator output shaft, the visual position indicator externally viewable; characterized in that a gap between the first portion of the actuator output shaft and the passageway defines a first flame path of sufficient length to cool a gas or vapor that has ignited within the first compartment such that it prevents the ignition of an explosive gas or vapor surrounding the first compartment.
A method for fabricating a drug-carrying contact lens, comprising steps: providing a drug molecule solution; adding amphiphatic hybrid nanocarriers to said drug molecule solution, and agitating said amphiphatic hybrid nanocarriers and said drug molecule solution uniformly to form a first mixture solution, wherein said amphiphatic hybrid nanocarrier is an amphiphatic organic-inorganic chitosan-silica hybrid nanocarrier; fully mixing said first mixture solution and a contact lens material to form a second mixture solution, and pouring said second mixture solution into at least one mold; and curing said second mixture solution in said mold with ultraviolet light, and demolding said second mixture solution cured with ultraviolet light to obtain at least one drug-carrying contact lens, wherein fabricating said drug molecule solution further comprising steps: fully mixing drug molecules with a polar organic solvent to form a first solution; and diluting said first solution with deionized water to a given concentration to obtain said drug molecule solution. providing a drug molecule solution; adding amphiphatic hybrid nanocarriers to said drug molecule solution, and agitating said amphiphatic hybrid nanocarriers and said drug molecule solution uniformly to form a first mixture solution, wherein said amphiphatic hybrid nanocarrier is an amphiphatic organic-inorganic chitosan-silica hybrid nanocarrier; fully mixing said first mixture solution and a contact lens material to form a second mixture solution, and pouring said second mixture solution into at least one mold; and curing said second mixture solution in said mold with ultraviolet light, and demolding said second mixture solution cured with ultraviolet light to obtain at least one drug-carrying contact lens, wherein fabricating said drug molecule solution further comprising steps: fully mixing drug molecules with a polar organic solvent to form a first solution; and diluting said first solution with deionized water to a given concentration to obtain said drug molecule solution. fully mixing drug molecules with a polar organic solvent to form a first solution; and diluting said first solution with deionized water to a given concentration to obtain said drug molecule solution.
A polycarbonate diol comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formula and a terminal hydroxyl group, wherein the polycarbonate diol has an integrated value of signals at 2.43 to 2.50 ppm of 0.01 to 1.0 relative to an integrated value of signals at 3.90 to 4.45 ppm taken as 1000 in a 1 H-NMR spectrum measured using deuterated chloroform as a solvent and tetramethylsilane as a reference material, wherein the integrated value of signals is determined as described in "1. Determination of integrated value ratio of polycarbonate diol ( 1 H-NMR)" in the description: wherein R represents a divalent aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, and a plurality of R may be the same or different in all the repeating units.
A digital signage comprising: a housing having an inlet at a lateral surface and an outlet at an upper portion of a surface of the housing; a display at a surface of the housing; the digital signage characterised by: a fan configured to move air into the housing via the inlet, a pre-filter and a membrane filter and to move air out of housing via the outlet; the pre-filter adjacent to the inlet; and the membrane filter configured to filter moisture and foreign substances and to receive air from the pre-filter and to filter at least one material from the air, the membrane filter being spaced from the pre-filter, wherein the fan and the membrane filter are spaced apart by a predetermined distance for uniformly using the overall area of the membrane filter. a housing having an inlet at a lateral surface and an outlet at an upper portion of a surface of the housing; a display at a surface of the housing; the digital signage characterised by: a fan configured to move air into the housing via the inlet, a pre-filter and a membrane filter and to move air out of housing via the outlet; the pre-filter adjacent to the inlet; and the membrane filter configured to filter moisture and foreign substances and to receive air from the pre-filter and to filter at least one material from the air, the membrane filter being spaced from the pre-filter, a fan configured to move air into the housing via the inlet, a pre-filter and a membrane filter and to move air out of housing via the outlet; the pre-filter adjacent to the inlet; and the membrane filter configured to filter moisture and foreign substances and to receive air from the pre-filter and to filter at least one material from the air, the membrane filter being spaced from the pre-filter, wherein the fan and the membrane filter are spaced apart by a predetermined distance for uniformly using the overall area of the membrane filter.
Battery module comprising at least two battery cells which are arranged next to one another, wherein a base of at least one of the battery cells has a thermally conductive compensating coating which compensates for an offset between the battery cells, wherein the at least two battery cells which are arranged next to one another are arranged between two adapter plates, characterized in that a temperature-control element is fastened to the adapter plates in such a way that the temperature-control element is in thermally conductive, surface-area contact with the bases of the battery cells which are compensated for by the compensating coating.
A closing element for an opening in a building, with a glass element held by a frame formed of several hollow chamber profiles (6 to 9), wherein the hollow chamber profiles (6 to 9) each comprise a first profile part, in which a glazing rabbet for receiving the glass element is formed, and a second profile part, which is formed as a glazing rail, and wherein the second profile part is connected to the first profile part on an outer side of the closing element, the first profile part for this purpose comprising a first connection element, which cooperates with a second connection element of the second profile part, and wherein the second profile part comprises a support web, which abuts on the first profile part in the region of the glazing rabbet, wherein the second profile part is formed as a single piece and the second connection element of the second profile part is adjoined by a resilient profile web, which is inserted into a groove of the first profile part and via which the second connection element is pressed against the first connection element of the first profile part.
Electrical power plant module of the type used for accessibility to electrical energy, primarily in remote areas such as isolated rural communities, mining camps, oil platforms, areas recently affected by storms, areas affected by earthquakes, offshore platforms, etc., or areas undergoing conflict; said power plant module is configured in the form of enclosures or 20-foot or 40-foot containers of the ISO maritime type, wherein a container that constitutes the electrical power plant module includes a structural container having a flat base upon which are installed structural columns and crossmembers for the mounting of plates (cp) that form peripheral walls and an upper wall of the container, with end walls (2C1) of the container providing at least one cut-out area (2c2) for a tilting door designed for the superolateral expulsion of hot air from a radiator; wherein said tilting door is installed in the respective cut-out area (2c2) by means of hinged closures or other articulated and/or tilting closures, which closures in turn are secured to a lower edge of the door in such a way that when the door is tilted outward from the container, with an angulation ( α), forming a gas conduit in order to direct the air toward a superolateral portion of the structural container; the tilting door that is installed in the lateral extreme portions (2C1) of the container is arranged in substations of the power plant module in such a way that the door is aligned longitudinally with corresponding cooling units that are located on the inside and at the end in relation to a transformer/distribution unit, characterised in that the tilting door includes a single piece having a U-shaped cross-section formed by a front plate whose peripheral form is identical to the form of the cut-out area (2c2) in the end walls (2C1), with lateral edges of the front plate developing V-shaped peripheral walls whose upper edges (3e1) are slightly arched.
A coating composition comprising a wax-modified flexible hyperbranched polyol, wherein the wax-modified flexible hyperbranched polyol is prepared by a process comprising: (a) reacting a polyol comprising at least three hydroxyl groups with (a') a C 8 - C 85 linear or branched unsubstituted carboxylic acid and optionally with (a") an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 6 to 36 carbon atoms or an esterifiable derivative thereof, to form a hydroxyl-functional first intermediate product; (b) reacting the hydroxyl-functional first intermediate product with a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride to form a carboxylic acid-functional second intermediate product; and (c) reacting the second intermediate product with an epoxide-functional compound having one epoxide group to form the wax modified flexible hyperbranched polyol. (a) reacting a polyol comprising at least three hydroxyl groups with (a') a C 8 - C 85 linear or branched unsubstituted carboxylic acid and optionally with (a") an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 6 to 36 carbon atoms or an esterifiable derivative thereof, to form a hydroxyl-functional first intermediate product; (b) reacting the hydroxyl-functional first intermediate product with a cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride to form a carboxylic acid-functional second intermediate product; and (c) reacting the second intermediate product with an epoxide-functional compound having one epoxide group to form the wax modified flexible hyperbranched polyol.
A watchband (10, 100) for a watch case, the watch case having straight upper and lower edges, each of the edges having a channel (402, 404), and a cylindrical boss protruding from a back surface of the watch case, the watchband (10, 100) comprising: a mounting structure (16, 116) including a base having a front surface, a rear surface, characterized in an aperture extending from the front surface to the rear surface, and first and second bars (28, 32) connected to the base at positions spaced from the front surface; and a bracelet (12, 112) extending in an elongation direction between a first end connected to the mounting structure (16, 116) and a free end (18, 118), the free end being spaced from the mounting structure (16, 116), wherein the first bar is oriented parallel to the second bar in a direction orthogonal to the elongation direction of the bracelet (12, 112). a mounting structure (16, 116) including a base having a front surface, a rear surface, characterized in an aperture extending from the front surface to the rear surface, and first and second bars (28, 32) connected to the base at positions spaced from the front surface; and a bracelet (12, 112) extending in an elongation direction between a first end connected to the mounting structure (16, 116) and a free end (18, 118), the free end being spaced from the mounting structure (16, 116), wherein the first bar is oriented parallel to the second bar in a direction orthogonal to the elongation direction of the bracelet (12, 112).
A method of synchronizing a plurality of content directory service, CDS, devices of a home network that is based on universal plug and play audio/video, UPnP AV, architecture, and the home network comprises at least three CDS devices and a control point, CP, the method comprising: (a) requesting, by the CP, a CDS list from each of the at least three CDS devices; (b) selecting objects, by the CP, which are to be synchronized, in the CDS list received from each of the at least three CDS devices; (c) selecting, by the CP, a pair of CDS devices of which the content is not synchronized from the at least three CDS devices and requesting one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices to start synchronization with an other CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices using the CP; (d) performing the synchronization of the selected pair of CDS devices; (e) repeating operations (c) and (d) to thereby synchronize the at least three CDS devices; wherein step (c) comprises requesting the one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices to generate a synchronization descriptor, which comprises synchronization information between the one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices and the other CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices, using the CP, and sharing the synchronization descriptor between the one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices and the other CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices; wherein step (d) comprises: comparing the synchronization descriptor shared by the one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices and the other CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices with a previously shared synchronization descriptor to obtain information regarding changes in the synchronization information; and performing synchronization using the information regarding the changes in the synchronization information. (a) requesting, by the CP, a CDS list from each of the at least three CDS devices; (b) selecting objects, by the CP, which are to be synchronized, in the CDS list received from each of the at least three CDS devices; (c) selecting, by the CP, a pair of CDS devices of which the content is not synchronized from the at least three CDS devices and requesting one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices to start synchronization with an other CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices using the CP; (d) performing the synchronization of the selected pair of CDS devices; (e) repeating operations (c) and (d) to thereby synchronize the at least three CDS devices; comparing the synchronization descriptor shared by the one CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices and the other CDS device of the selected pair of CDS devices with a previously shared synchronization descriptor to obtain information regarding changes in the synchronization information; and performing synchronization using the information regarding the changes in the synchronization information.
A method of obtaining an indication of fluid inflow in a section of a gas well having multiple perforations through which fluids comprising gas and/or liquid enter the well, the method characterised by the steps of: (i) monitoring the temperature at a plurality of locations within the section of the gas well, the locations comprising (a) a first set of locations, at or near a perforation; and (b) a second set of locations at which the temperature is substantially independent of the effects of inflow of gas at a perforation,wherein the step of monitoring is carried out by monitoring backscatter in an optical fibre suitable for use in a Distributed Acoustic Sensing apparatus; (ii) determining an indication of temperature excursions at the locations; (iii) obtaining an indication of the inflow of fluids to the well by relating the indications of temperature excursions from the second set of locations to liquid inflow and relating the indications of temperature excursions from the first set of locations to liquid and gas inflow. (i) monitoring the temperature at a plurality of locations within the section of the gas well, the locations comprising (a) a first set of locations, at or near a perforation; and (b) a second set of locations at which the temperature is substantially independent of the effects of inflow of gas at a perforation,wherein the step of monitoring is carried out by monitoring backscatter in an optical fibre suitable for use in a Distributed Acoustic Sensing apparatus; (ii) determining an indication of temperature excursions at the locations; (iii) obtaining an indication of the inflow of fluids to the well by relating the indications of temperature excursions from the second set of locations to liquid inflow and relating the indications of temperature excursions from the first set of locations to liquid and gas inflow.
A device for measuring biomechanical properties of the eye substantially shaped as a contact lens, wherein the device comprises a force sensor of annular shape and peripherally arranged and having a protrusion directed towards an eye when applied to the eye, the device having such an overall flexibility that an eye lid closing over the device can deform it sufficiently to indent the cornea by the protrusion, characterized in that the protrusion has flanks which comprise at least one step creating a transition zone from a larger height protrusion to a smaller height protrusion, defining thereby a discontinuity.
A decoding apparatus comprising: an acquisition section configured to acquire both encoded audio data obtained by encoding an audio signal of an audio object in a frame of a predetermined time segment and a plurality of metadata for the frame; a decoding section configured to decode the encoded audio data and to provide the resulting audio signal of the audio object in the frame of a predetermined time segment; a rendering section configured to perform rendering based on the audio signal obtained by the decoding and on the metadata; wherein each of the plurality of metadata is metadata for multiple samples in the frame of the audio signal; wherein each of the plurality of metadata is metadata for multiple samples counted by dividing the number of the samples making up the frame by the number of the metadata; and wherein identification of the positions of the samples including the metadata for the frame is based on a metadata count information indicating the number of metadata transmitted per frame and on a sample count information indicating the number of samples making up one frame, the metadata count information and the sample count information being included in the frame. an acquisition section configured to acquire both encoded audio data obtained by encoding an audio signal of an audio object in a frame of a predetermined time segment and a plurality of metadata for the frame; a decoding section configured to decode the encoded audio data and to provide the resulting audio signal of the audio object in the frame of a predetermined time segment; a rendering section configured to perform rendering based on the audio signal obtained by the decoding and on the metadata; wherein each of the plurality of metadata is metadata for multiple samples in the frame of the audio signal; wherein each of the plurality of metadata is metadata for multiple samples counted by dividing the number of the samples making up the frame by the number of the metadata; and wherein identification of the positions of the samples including the metadata for the frame is based on a metadata count information indicating the number of metadata transmitted per frame and on a sample count information indicating the number of samples making up one frame, the metadata count information and the sample count information being included in the frame.
A dielectric waveguide comprising: a dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b); and a dielectric waveguide end (2, 12c) having a lower density than the dielectric waveguide body (1, 12b), the dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b) and the dielectric waveguide end (2, 12c) being seamlessly and monolithically formed from a same material, characterized in that the dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b) has a density of 1.95 g/cm 3 or higher and 2.40 g/cm 3 or lower, the dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b) has a hardness of 95 or higher; and the dielectric waveguide end (2, 12c) has a density that is 90% or less of the density of the dielectric waveguide body. a dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b); and a dielectric waveguide end (2, 12c) having a lower density than the dielectric waveguide body (1, 12b), the dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b) and the dielectric waveguide end (2, 12c) being seamlessly and monolithically formed from a same material, characterized in that the dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b) has a density of 1.95 g/cm 3 or higher and 2.40 g/cm 3 or lower, the dielectric waveguide body (3, 12b) has a hardness of 95 or higher; and the dielectric waveguide end (2, 12c) has a density that is 90% or less of the density of the dielectric waveguide body.
Vacuum cleaner, preferably a handheld vacuum cleaner, comprising a fan having an impeller for generating an air flow, comprising an electric motor for driving the impeller of the fan, comprising a control unit for operating the electric motor of the fan, comprising a dust container which is designed and configured to have the air flow flowing therethrough, the dust container being arranged upstream of the fan throughout the air flow, and comprising a pressure sensor which is designed and configured to detect a pressure of the air flow upstream of the dust container throughout the air flow, characterised in that the control unit is designed to determine a filling level of the dust container and/or an attachment on the basis of the detected pressure of the pressure sensor and of the rotational speed of the electric motor of the fan. comprising a fan having an impeller for generating an air flow, comprising an electric motor for driving the impeller of the fan, comprising a control unit for operating the electric motor of the fan, comprising a dust container which is designed and configured to have the air flow flowing therethrough, the dust container being arranged upstream of the fan throughout the air flow, and comprising a pressure sensor which is designed and configured to detect a pressure of the air flow upstream of the dust container throughout the air flow, characterised in that the control unit is designed to determine a filling level of the dust container and/or an attachment on the basis of the detected pressure of the pressure sensor and of the rotational speed of the electric motor of the fan.