mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A lens apparatus for an image pickup system, the image pickup system including a camera configured to perform moving image pickup of objects in an image pickup area through the lens apparatus and an output image generator configured to generate an output moving image containing (a) a captured moving image captured by the camera and (b) distance information showing at least one of an object distance from the camera or the lens apparatus to an object in each of plural ranging areas set in the image pickup area and a difference between the object distances, wherein the lens apparatus is configured to be detachably attached to the camera and comprises: a ranging sensor configured to simultaneously detect focus states in plural focus detection areas, which correspond to the ranging areas set in the image pickup area, said ranging sensor including a phase difference detector which is configured to detect a phase difference between object images formed with light entering the lens apparatus; a zoom state detector configured to detect a zoom state; a ranging area changer configured to change at least one of positions and sizes of the plural ranging areas based on the zoom state detected by the zoom state detector; a focus detection calculating part configured to calculate, based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detector, a defocus amount of the lens apparatus; a distance information generator configured to generate the distance information based on the defocus amount; and a lens communicating part configured to communicate with a camera communicating part provided in the camera so as to send the distance information. a ranging sensor configured to simultaneously detect focus states in plural focus detection areas, which correspond to the ranging areas set in the image pickup area, said ranging sensor including a phase difference detector which is configured to detect a phase difference between object images formed with light entering the lens apparatus; a zoom state detector configured to detect a zoom state; a ranging area changer configured to change at least one of positions and sizes of the plural ranging areas based on the zoom state detected by the zoom state detector; a focus detection calculating part configured to calculate, based on the phase difference detected by the phase difference detector, a defocus amount of the lens apparatus; a distance information generator configured to generate the distance information based on the defocus amount; and a lens communicating part configured to communicate with a camera communicating part provided in the camera so as to send the distance information.
A seat cushion frame for a vehicle, having a C-shaped planar shape opening to a rear side thereof, said C-shaped frame comprises a thermoplastic resin, characterised in that said C-shaped frame has a structure wherein an upper surface side of a front section (1a, 21, 31) of said C-shaped frame is formed into a surface intermittently extending in a seat width direction and a lower surface side thereof is formed into a surface continuously extending in said seat width direction.
A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument having an anvil, said staple cartridge comprising: a frame; a circular cartridge body; staple cavities arranged in a circular array in said circular cartridge body; staples removably stored in said staple cavities; a staple driver configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities; a firing member operably engaged with said staple driver, wherein said firing member is movable in a first direction and a second direction, wherein said firing member is configured to move said staple driver toward the anvil when said firing member is moved in said first direction, wherein said firing member is configured to retract said staple driver away from the anvil when said firing member is moved in said second direction; and a firing member lockout, wherein said lockout is configured to couple said firing member and said frame when said staple driver is retracted by said firing member, and wherein said lockout is configured to prevent said firing member from moving in said first direction once said lockout has coupled said firing member and said frame. a frame; a circular cartridge body; staple cavities arranged in a circular array in said circular cartridge body; staples removably stored in said staple cavities; a staple driver configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities; a firing member operably engaged with said staple driver, wherein said firing member is movable in a first direction and a second direction, wherein said firing member is configured to move said staple driver toward the anvil when said firing member is moved in said first direction, wherein said firing member is configured to retract said staple driver away from the anvil when said firing member is moved in said second direction; and a firing member lockout, wherein said lockout is configured to couple said firing member and said frame when said staple driver is retracted by said firing member, and wherein said lockout is configured to prevent said firing member from moving in said first direction once said lockout has coupled said firing member and said frame.
Passenger transport device which is designed as an escalator or moving walkway, comprising at least one drive sprocket for driving and deflecting a conveyor belt and further comprising at least one detection device for detecting the rotational speed of the drive sprocket, characterized in that slot-shaped recesses are arranged on at least one annular lateral face of the drive sprocket, the longitudinal extension of the slot-shaped recesses extending at least partially over the annular lateral face in the radial direction with respect to the center of rotation of the drive sprocket, and it being possible for a signal representing the rotational speed to be generated by the detection device by means of scanning the slot-shaped recesses which are movable relative to the detection device and the elevations present between the slot-shaped recesses.
A power adjustment device configured to supply power received from a power grid and power of a power storage apparatus to an electric load in a consumer's facility, the power adjustment device comprising: a prediction portion configured to obtain a prediction value of demand power that is power to be consumed in the electric load in a planning period, the planning period being a period in which the power storage apparatus is charged and is configured to discharge; a planning portion configured to determine a control content of charging of and discharging by the power storage apparatus in the planning period depending on the prediction value of the demand power under a condition that any one of an amount of power to be received from the power grid, a compensation for power to be received from the power grid, and an emission amount of carbon dioxide is minimized; a controller configured to control the power storage apparatus in accordance with the control content; and a verification portion configured to estimate a prediction error of the prediction value obtained by the prediction portion, the planning portion being configured to set the planning period using a maximum value of the demand power in which the prediction error is considered. a prediction portion configured to obtain a prediction value of demand power that is power to be consumed in the electric load in a planning period, the planning period being a period in which the power storage apparatus is charged and is configured to discharge; a planning portion configured to determine a control content of charging of and discharging by the power storage apparatus in the planning period depending on the prediction value of the demand power under a condition that any one of an amount of power to be received from the power grid, a compensation for power to be received from the power grid, and an emission amount of carbon dioxide is minimized; a controller configured to control the power storage apparatus in accordance with the control content; and a verification portion configured to estimate a prediction error of the prediction value obtained by the prediction portion, the planning portion being configured to set the planning period using a maximum value of the demand power in which the prediction error is considered.
Method for producing a satinized surface on an aluminium substrate, comprising the method steps: - providing an aluminium substrate; - treating by blasting with a blasting material the surface regions of the aluminium substrate provided that are to be satinized; characterized in that there is used as the blasting material a mixture of angular and spherical particles having a grain diameter D 90 of ≤ 0.3 mm. - providing an aluminium substrate; - treating by blasting with a blasting material the surface regions of the aluminium substrate provided that are to be satinized;
An operating fluid container made of thermoplastic for a motor vehicle, comprising the following features: - the operating fluid container has two openings (13, 14) in mutually opposite container walls (11, 12) of the operating fluid container, and a stiffening element projecting through the two openings (13, 14); and - two stiffening elements (23, 23') engage behind the container walls (11, 12) from the outside, and therefore the stiffening element counteracts deformation caused by the internal pressure of the operating fluid container, wherein the operating fluid container is characterized by the following features: - a stabilizing element is arranged between at least one stiffening element end (23, 23') and a container wall (11, 12); - the stabilizing element has a passage opening through which the stiffening element projects; - the stabilizing element comprises a first and a second thermoplastic; and - the stabilizing element is welded to a container wall (11, 12). - the operating fluid container has two openings (13, 14) in mutually opposite container walls (11, 12) of the operating fluid container, and a stiffening element projecting through the two openings (13, 14); and - two stiffening elements (23, 23') engage behind the container walls (11, 12) from the outside, and therefore the stiffening element counteracts deformation caused by the internal pressure of the operating fluid container, - a stabilizing element is arranged between at least one stiffening element end (23, 23') and a container wall (11, 12); - the stabilizing element has a passage opening through which the stiffening element projects; - the stabilizing element comprises a first and a second thermoplastic; and - the stabilizing element is welded to a container wall (11, 12).
A process for preparing 4-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-2-butanol, comprising: a) reaction of styrene with isopropanol at a temperature in the range from 250 to 500°C and under conditions under which isopropanol is in the supercritical state to obtain 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol, and b) heterogeneously catalyzed hydrogenation of 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol over a catalyst suitable for ring hydrogenation of aromatics, where the molar ratio of the styrene used in step a) to the isopropanol used in step a) is in the range from 1:below 5 to 1:0.5. a) reaction of styrene with isopropanol at a temperature in the range from 250 to 500°C and under conditions under which isopropanol is in the supercritical state to obtain 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol, and b) heterogeneously catalyzed hydrogenation of 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol over a catalyst suitable for ring hydrogenation of aromatics,
A rotary blade structure for a cylindrical cabinet indoor unit, comprising: an air-duct mounting frame; a sweep blade arranged at the air-duct mounting frame, both ends of the sweep blade being rotatably connected with the air-duct mounting frame; and a shaft sleeve, at least one of the both ends of the sweep blade being rotatably connected with the air-duct mounting frame through the shaft sleeve, wherein the shaft sleeve comprises: a positioning post; a limiting rib arranged at one end of the positioning post and parallel to an end face of the one end of the positioning post; and a snap arranged at the other end of the positioning post and perpendicular to an end face of the other end of the positioning post, characterized in that the snap comprises a limiting post and a snapping leg, one end of the limiting post is fixedly connected with the positioning post, an outer peripheral wall of the limiting post is provided with symmetrical cut planes, and the snapping leg is arranged at the cut plane and extends away from the positioning post. an air-duct mounting frame; a sweep blade arranged at the air-duct mounting frame, both ends of the sweep blade being rotatably connected with the air-duct mounting frame; and a shaft sleeve, at least one of the both ends of the sweep blade being rotatably connected with the air-duct mounting frame through the shaft sleeve, wherein the shaft sleeve comprises: a positioning post; a limiting rib arranged at one end of the positioning post and parallel to an end face of the one end of the positioning post; and a snap arranged at the other end of the positioning post and perpendicular to an end face of the other end of the positioning post, characterized in that the snap comprises a limiting post and a snapping leg, one end of the limiting post is fixedly connected with the positioning post, an outer peripheral wall of the limiting post is provided with symmetrical cut planes, and the snapping leg is arranged at the cut plane and extends away from the positioning post. a positioning post; a limiting rib arranged at one end of the positioning post and parallel to an end face of the one end of the positioning post; and a snap arranged at the other end of the positioning post and perpendicular to an end face of the other end of the positioning post, characterized in that the snap comprises a limiting post and a snapping leg, one end of the limiting post is fixedly connected with the positioning post, an outer peripheral wall of the limiting post is provided with symmetrical cut planes, and the snapping leg is arranged at the cut plane and extends away from the positioning post.
Device for determining wind speed comprising at least two laser sources emitting coplanar beams in different directions, each laser source being associated with: - means for focusing the emitted beam, - means for receiving a reflected beam obtained after reflection by a particle present in the air of the corresponding emitted beam, - means for transmitting an interference signal occurring between the emitted beam and the reflected beam, - means for processing the obtained interference signals, each laser source comprising an optical cavity into which the reflected beam is reinjected in order to obtain an interference with the emitted beam, characterised in that it comprises four laser sources forming two pairs of sources, in that each pair of sources defines an orthogonal reference in the plane, in that the two orthogonal references thus defined have the same origin, and in that the two orthogonal references are offset with respect to one another by an angle of more than 10°. - means for focusing the emitted beam, - means for receiving a reflected beam obtained after reflection by a particle present in the air of the corresponding emitted beam, - means for transmitting an interference signal occurring between the emitted beam and the reflected beam, - means for processing the obtained interference signals,
Gas diffusion layer comprising a substrate of carbonaceous material and a microporous layer, wherein the gas diffusion layer can be obtained using a method comprising the following steps: i) dispersing carbon black having a BET surface area of at most 200 m 2 /g, carbon nanotubes having a BET surface area of at least 200 m 2 /g and having an average outer diameter (d 50) of at most 25 nm, and a dispersion-medium-containing mixture at a shear rate of at least 1,000 s -1 and such that, in the produced dispersion, at least 90% of all the carbon nanotubes have an average agglomerate size of at most 25 μm, wherein the sum of the amounts of carbon black and carbon nanotubes is 1 to 15 wt.%, based on the total amount of the mixture, ii) applying the dispersion produced in step i) to at least part of at least one side of the substrate and iii) drying the dispersion applied in step ii). i) dispersing carbon black having a BET surface area of at most 200 m 2 /g, carbon nanotubes having a BET surface area of at least 200 m 2 /g and having an average outer diameter (d 50) of at most 25 nm, and a dispersion-medium-containing mixture at a shear rate of at least 1,000 s -1 and such that, in the produced dispersion, at least 90% of all the carbon nanotubes have an average agglomerate size of at most 25 μm, wherein the sum of the amounts of carbon black and carbon nanotubes is 1 to 15 wt.%, based on the total amount of the mixture, ii) applying the dispersion produced in step i) to at least part of at least one side of the substrate and iii) drying the dispersion applied in step ii).
Steering column (1, 20) at least having a casing tube, a steering spindle and at least one steering bearing (4, 5) for mounting the steering spindle in the casing tube such that it can be rotated about a centre axis of the steering spindle, the steering bearing (4, 5) at least having an outer ring which is seated in the casing tube, an inner ring (7, 7') and rolling bodies which are arranged between the outer ring and a raceway section (7a, 7'a) of the inner ring (7, 7'), the inner ring (7, 7') bearing against the steering spindle at only two points (11, 12), and to this end having a first section (7b, 7'b) which axially adjoins the raceway section (7a, 7'a) and bears against the steering spindle at the point under prestress, and having a second section (7c, 7'c) which is spaced apart axially from the first section (7b, 7'b), axially adjoins the raceway section (7a, 7'a), and has a first end which delimits the inner ring (7, 7') in interaction with the steering spindle at the second point, a section (7b, 7'd) of the inner ring (7, 7') having at least one radially projecting holding means, by way of which the outer ring is engaged behind partially in at least one axial direction which is directed in the same direction as the centre axis of the steering spindle, that the inner ring (7, 7') has, at the first end of the inner ring, at least one edge in interaction with the steering spindle at the second point, characterized in that the first end has at least two of the edges, each of the edges being configured in each case on a prong-like lobe which is configured in one piece with the inner ring and extends in each case to the surface of the steering spindle, the at least two of the lobes being separated from one another on the circumferential side by way of recesses which are configured at the first end.
A polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence comprising an open reading frame for a modified Oplophorus luciferase, wherein the modified Oplophorus luciferase comprises an internal insertion relative to a corresponding unmodified Oplophorus luciferase, which insertion is at a residue or in a region which in a corresponding wild-type Oplophorus luciferase is tolerant to modification, wherein the insertion comprises an amino acid which directly or indirectly interacts with a molecule of interest, and wherein the activity of the modified Oplophorus luciferase is detectable, wherein the insertion is in a region corresponding to residue 45 to 55 or residue 79 to 89 of an Oplophorus luciferase.
Two-part dental implant having an anchoring region for anchoring in a bone, which preferably has a thread for screwing into the bone, and having a fastening region which has a depression with fastening elements for fastening an abutment, wherein the dental implant has an abutment region adjoining the anchoring region, which abutment region has on its outer surface a guide structure with a plurality of outwardly projecting webs (18, 18a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h), wherein a groove is formed in each case between adjacent webs (18, 18a-e, h), characterized in that the webs (18, 18a-e, h) extend at an angle (□) to the longitudinal axis of the dental implant which is between 10° and 70°, or in that the webs (18, 18a-e, h) of the guide structure, starting from a course parallel to the longitudinal axis of the implant, have an angle to the longitudinal axis of the implant of at most 70°, such that the webs (18, 18a-e, h) do not have any self-locking, and in that the mutually adjacent webs and grooves extend up to an edge of the implant, which edge is at the same time the coronal end of the implant.
Process for the purification of a sialic acid from a fermentation broth, comprising the following steps: removing biomass from a fermentation broth comprising a sialic acid, wherein a clarified solution is provided, providing a purified solution by subjecting the clarified solution to a cationic ion exchanger treatment with a cationic ion exchanger material, wherein the cationic ion exchanger treatment is performed under conditions in which the sialic acid passes the cationic ion exchanger material and is present in the flowthrough; and an anionic ion exchanger treatment with an anionic ion exchange material, wherein the anionic ion exchanger treatment is performed under conditions in which the sialic acid passes the anionic ion exchanger material and is present in the flowthrough; and removing salts from the purified solution by electrodialysis. removing biomass from a fermentation broth comprising a sialic acid, wherein a clarified solution is provided, providing a purified solution by subjecting the clarified solution to a cationic ion exchanger treatment with a cationic ion exchanger material, wherein the cationic ion exchanger treatment is performed under conditions in which the sialic acid passes the cationic ion exchanger material and is present in the flowthrough; and an anionic ion exchanger treatment with an anionic ion exchange material, wherein the anionic ion exchanger treatment is performed under conditions in which the sialic acid passes the anionic ion exchanger material and is present in the flowthrough; and a cationic ion exchanger treatment with a cationic ion exchanger material, wherein the cationic ion exchanger treatment is performed under conditions in which the sialic acid passes the cationic ion exchanger material and is present in the flowthrough; and an anionic ion exchanger treatment with an anionic ion exchange material, wherein the anionic ion exchanger treatment is performed under conditions in which the sialic acid passes the anionic ion exchanger material and is present in the flowthrough; and removing salts from the purified solution by electrodialysis.
A method of preparing a decellularized soft tissue in which soft tissue of animal origin is decellularized, the method comprising: an application step of disrupting cells in the soft tissue by applying an ultrahigh hydrostatic pressure to an isolated soft tissue in a medium; and a removal step of removing the disrupted cells, wherein the medium is an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble polysaccharide. an application step of disrupting cells in the soft tissue by applying an ultrahigh hydrostatic pressure to an isolated soft tissue in a medium; and a removal step of removing the disrupted cells, wherein the medium is an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble polysaccharide.