mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Device in the form of personal protective equipment for stabilizing and relieving the trapeziometacarpal joint in a human hand, with a half shell adapted ergonomically to the hand, having a proximal half shell section which partially surrounds the thumb-side region of the wrist, and a distal half shell section which at least partially surrounds the thumb metacarpal, and having a fastening means connected to both the distal and proximal half shell sections (2, 3) for fixing the half shell to the thumb and the wrist, wherein the proximal half shell is of dimensionally stable construction, and the distal half shell is supported so as to be rotatable about at least one axis with respect to the proximal half shell, and wherein the half shell includes at least one lengthwise section extending from the proximal to the distal half shell section (2, 3), which has a profile in the form of a deflection closest to the hand side in the region of the transition from the proximal to the distal half shell section (2, 3), characterized in that the distal half shell has a shell section of web-like design extending in the direction of the lengthwise section, with a proximal web end connected integrally with the proximal half shell section, the shape and size of which are selected according to the structure of the flexure joint. wherein the proximal half shell is of dimensionally stable construction, and the distal half shell is supported so as to be rotatable about at least one axis with respect to the proximal half shell, and wherein the half shell includes at least one lengthwise section extending from the proximal to the distal half shell section (2, 3), which has a profile in the form of a deflection closest to the hand side in the region of the transition from the proximal to the distal half shell section (2, 3), characterized in that the distal half shell has a shell section of web-like design extending in the direction of the lengthwise section, with a proximal web end connected integrally with the proximal half shell section, the shape and size of which are selected according to the structure of the flexure joint.
A biglycan-related therapeutic polypeptide for use in treating a muscular dystrophy selected from Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy, and myotonic in a subject in need thereof, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to amino acids 38-365 of SEQ ID NO: 9, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises an alanine at each of the positions corresponding to residues 42 and 47 of SEQ ID NO: 9.
A positive electrode plate, comprising: a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector; characterized in that, the positive electrode active material layer comprises a first positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula and a second positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula: Li 1+x Na a Co 1+y Al z Mg p Ti u M v O 2+w, wherein in chemical formula, M comprises at least one of Zr, La, or Y, - 0.1<x<0.1, 0<a<0.005, -0.05<y<0.05, 0.01<z<0.05, 0.001<p<0.01, 0<u<0.005, 0<v<0.005, and -0.05<w<0.05; and Li 2+r Na s N 1+q O 2+t, wherein in chemical formula, -0.2<r<0.2, 0<s≤0.05, -0.1<q<0.1, -0.05<t<0.05, and N comprises at least one of Ni, Cu, Mn, Fe, or Co, and wherein a mass ratio of the first positive electrode active material to the second positive electrode active material ranges from 4:1 to 200:1. the positive electrode active material layer comprises a first positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula and a second positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula: Li 1+x Na a Co 1+y Al z Mg p Ti u M v O 2+w, wherein in chemical formula, M comprises at least one of Zr, La, or Y, - 0.1<x<0.1, 0<a<0.005, -0.05<y<0.05, 0.01<z<0.05, 0.001<p<0.01, 0<u<0.005, 0<v<0.005, and -0.05<w<0.05; and Li 2+r Na s N 1+q O 2+t, wherein in chemical formula, -0.2<r<0.2, 0<s≤0.05, -0.1<q<0.1, -0.05<t<0.05, and N comprises at least one of Ni, Cu, Mn, Fe, or Co, and wherein a mass ratio of the first positive electrode active material to the second positive electrode active material ranges from 4:1 to 200:1.
A stabilised aqueous formazin composition having a turbidity of 400 NTU or less, said composition comprising: 100 parts by weight water; up to 0.03 parts by weight formazin polymer; 0.4 to 5 parts by weight hexamethylenetetramine; and a buffer composition, wherein the buffer composition is adjusted to a pH of the formazin composition in a range of from 8.4 to 10, preferably from 8.4 to 9. 100 parts by weight water; up to 0.03 parts by weight formazin polymer; 0.4 to 5 parts by weight hexamethylenetetramine; and a buffer composition, wherein the buffer composition is adjusted to a pH of the formazin composition in a range of from 8.4 to 10, preferably from 8.4 to 9.
An automated warehouse system for storing loads in a plurality of storage areas built from a plurality of support pillars that extend in the vertical direction and a plurality of beams that extend in the horizontal direction, for transferring loads to a plurality of storage areas and transferring loads from the plurality of storage areas, the automated warehouse system comprising: a vertical guide rail that is disposed on a support pillar; a horizontal guide rail that is disposed on a beam; and a movable platform (50; 150) having a frame body (51; 151) that has a vertical frame and a horizontal frame of a rectangular shape that is the same as at least one of said storage areas, and four guide rollers (52; 152) that engage with the vertical guide rail that is disposed on the support pillar or the horizontal guide rail that is disposed on the beam, and wherein each guide roller (52; 152) is disposed at a corner portion of the frame body (51; 152), and when the movable platform moves in the vertical direction (z), two guide rollers (52A, 52C) rotate in the clockwise direction, and two other guide rollers (52B, 52D) rotate in the counterclockwise direction, and when moving in the horizontal direction, the four guide rollers (52, 152) rotate in the same direction. a vertical guide rail that is disposed on a support pillar; a horizontal guide rail that is disposed on a beam; and a movable platform (50; 150) having a frame body (51; 151) that has a vertical frame and a horizontal frame of a rectangular shape that is the same as at least one of said storage areas, and four guide rollers (52; 152) that engage with the vertical guide rail that is disposed on the support pillar or the horizontal guide rail that is disposed on the beam, and wherein each guide roller (52; 152) is disposed at a corner portion of the frame body (51; 152), and when the movable platform moves in the vertical direction (z), two guide rollers (52A, 52C) rotate in the clockwise direction, and two other guide rollers (52B, 52D) rotate in the counterclockwise direction, and when moving in the horizontal direction, the four guide rollers (52, 152) rotate in the same direction.
A processing device comprising: a filter suitable for out-of-head localization of a reproduction signal; a frequency information acquisition unit configured to acquire a peak frequency being a peak in a frequency response of the filter; a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire, on the basis of the peak frequency and a reproduction signal, a peak time at which an amplitude of the reproduction signal reaches its peak, the amplitude evaluated at the peak frequency or at a frequency band in which the peak frequency is included; an extraction unit configured to extract, from the reproduction signal, a time signal comprising at least some time of the reproduction signal based on the peak time; a filter processing unit configured to perform filter processing using the filter on the time signal; and a gain acquisition unit configured to acquire a gain for a sound volume of the reproduction signal on the basis of the time signal not having undergone filter processing and a processed time signal having undergone filter processing. a filter suitable for out-of-head localization of a reproduction signal; a frequency information acquisition unit configured to acquire a peak frequency being a peak in a frequency response of the filter; a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire, on the basis of the peak frequency and a reproduction signal, a peak time at which an amplitude of the reproduction signal reaches its peak, the amplitude evaluated at the peak frequency or at a frequency band in which the peak frequency is included; an extraction unit configured to extract, from the reproduction signal, a time signal comprising at least some time of the reproduction signal based on the peak time; a filter processing unit configured to perform filter processing using the filter on the time signal; and a gain acquisition unit configured to acquire a gain for a sound volume of the reproduction signal on the basis of the time signal not having undergone filter processing and a processed time signal having undergone filter processing.
A rotary impact tool, comprising: an anvil that receives rotational impact force from a hammer of an impact mechanism; a bearing that holds the anvil; a driver cover that covers the impact mechanism, wherein the bearing is press fitted into and fixed to the driver cover; a bearing separation restricting component configured to restrict separation of the bearing from the driver cover, wherein the bearing separation restricting component is hidden inside the driver cover and is invisible from an outer surface of the driver cover; characterized in that the driver cover has an inner circumferential surface that includes a first groove, the bearing includes an outer circumferential surface that includes a second groove, the first groove cooperates with the second groove to form a void, and the bearing separation restricting component includes a C-shaped spring accommodated in the void. an anvil that receives rotational impact force from a hammer of an impact mechanism; a bearing that holds the anvil; a driver cover that covers the impact mechanism, wherein the bearing is press fitted into and fixed to the driver cover; a bearing separation restricting component configured to restrict separation of the bearing from the driver cover, wherein the bearing separation restricting component is hidden inside the driver cover and is invisible from an outer surface of the driver cover; characterized in that the driver cover has an inner circumferential surface that includes a first groove, the bearing includes an outer circumferential surface that includes a second groove, the first groove cooperates with the second groove to form a void, and the bearing separation restricting component includes a C-shaped spring accommodated in the void.
A method (10, 30, 40, 50) of transmitting communications traffic in an optical communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, the method (10, 30, 40, 50) comprising, at a source node: receiving communications traffic to be transmitted across the optical communication network to a target node; obtaining a path sequence defining an order in which a plurality of optical paths from the source node to the target node across the optical communication network are to be used, at least part of each optical path being spatially separate from each other optical path; and transmitting (16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 36, 38, 39) the communications traffic as a series of traffic portions, each traffic portion being transmitted for a respective preselected transmission period on a respective optical path according to the path sequence, wherein the path sequence is a preselected sequence. receiving communications traffic to be transmitted across the optical communication network to a target node; obtaining a path sequence defining an order in which a plurality of optical paths from the source node to the target node across the optical communication network are to be used, at least part of each optical path being spatially separate from each other optical path; and transmitting (16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 36, 38, 39) the communications traffic as a series of traffic portions, each traffic portion being transmitted for a respective preselected transmission period on a respective optical path according to the path sequence, wherein the path sequence is a preselected sequence.
A connector for the mechanical connection of a frame profile to a mullion, transom or muntin profile in window and door construction, comprising: a connecting plate, which comprises frame bores for fastening the connecting plate to the frame profile; at least one insertion element for inserting into a hollow chamber of the mullion, transom or muntin profile, wherein the insertion element comprises at least one transition element for easier transition of the mullion or muntin profile over the insertion element; and at least one abutment element (18, 18') for abutting against a wall of the mullion or muntin profile, characterised in that at least one abutment element (18, 18') is mounted rotatably about an axis. a connecting plate, which comprises frame bores for fastening the connecting plate to the frame profile; at least one insertion element for inserting into a hollow chamber of the mullion, transom or muntin profile, wherein the insertion element comprises at least one transition element for easier transition of the mullion or muntin profile over the insertion element; and at least one abutment element (18, 18') for abutting against a wall of the mullion or muntin profile, characterised in that at least one abutment element (18, 18') is mounted rotatably about an axis.
A system for producing chemically-modified, dried, and/or thermally-modified wood, said system comprising: at least one microwave generator (422, 1022) for generating microwave energy; a microwave heater (430, 530, 730, 830, 930, 1030) for receiving a bundle of wood (702, 902); and a microwave distribution system (440, 740, 840, 940, 1040) for directing at least a portion of said microwave energy from said at least one microwave generator (422, 1022) to said microwave heater (430, 530, 730, 830, 930, 1030), wherein said microwave distribution system (440, 740, 840, 940, 1040) comprises at least a first split launcher (444, 844, 944, 1044) at least partly disposed within the interior of said microwave heater (430, 530, 730, 830, 930, 1030), characterized in that said first split launcher (444, 844, 944, 1044) comprises a TM ab waveguide segment, at least two TE xy waveguide segments, and a mode converting splitter (850, 950) coupled between said TM ab waveguide segment and said at least two TE xy waveguide segments (842, 942) wherein said mode converting splitter (850, 950) is configured to convert TM ab mode microwave energy received from said TM ab waveguide segment into at least two separate fractions of TE xy mode microwave energy that are each directed to one of said at least two TE xy waveguide segments (842, 942), wherein a and y are 0 and b and x are integers between 1 and 5. at least one microwave generator (422, 1022) for generating microwave energy; a microwave heater (430, 530, 730, 830, 930, 1030) for receiving a bundle of wood (702, 902); and a microwave distribution system (440, 740, 840, 940, 1040) for directing at least a portion of said microwave energy from said at least one microwave generator (422, 1022) to said microwave heater (430, 530, 730, 830, 930, 1030), wherein said microwave distribution system (440, 740, 840, 940, 1040) comprises at least a first split launcher (444, 844, 944, 1044) at least partly disposed within the interior of said microwave heater (430, 530, 730, 830, 930, 1030), characterized in that said first split launcher (444, 844, 944, 1044) comprises a TM ab waveguide segment, at least two TE xy waveguide segments, and a mode converting splitter (850, 950) coupled between said TM ab waveguide segment and said at least two TE xy waveguide segments (842, 942) wherein said mode converting splitter (850, 950) is configured to convert TM ab mode microwave energy received from said TM ab waveguide segment into at least two separate fractions of TE xy mode microwave energy that are each directed to one of said at least two TE xy waveguide segments (842, 942), wherein a and y are 0 and b and x are integers between 1 and 5.
A centrifugal droplet separator for separating liquid droplets out of a gas stream, comprising a shell having a circular cross section and a vertical longitudinal axis, an upper hood that bounds the shell at the top and has a gas exit port for the gas stream cleaned in the centrifugal droplet separator, a drip plate disposed beneath the gas exit port, a lower hood that bounds the shell at the bottom and has a liquid exit port for removal of the deposited liquid droplets and an inlet that opens tangentially into the shell for supply of the gas stream, wherein there are at least two nozzles for feeding a stabilizer liquid into the interior of the centrifugal droplet separator, the nozzle outlet of the respective nozzle is above the tangential inlet and below the drip plate in the centrifugal droplet separator, the main spraying direction for each individual nozzle is directed upward at an internal angle in the range from 0 to 60° relative to the vertical longitudinal axis and hence all walls in the interior of the centrifugal droplet separator are fully wettable. a shell having a circular cross section and a vertical longitudinal axis, an upper hood that bounds the shell at the top and has a gas exit port for the gas stream cleaned in the centrifugal droplet separator, a drip plate disposed beneath the gas exit port, a lower hood that bounds the shell at the bottom and has a liquid exit port for removal of the deposited liquid droplets and an inlet that opens tangentially into the shell for supply of the gas stream, wherein there are at least two nozzles for feeding a stabilizer liquid into the interior of the centrifugal droplet separator, the nozzle outlet of the respective nozzle is above the tangential inlet and below the drip plate in the centrifugal droplet separator, the main spraying direction for each individual nozzle is directed upward at an internal angle in the range from 0 to 60° relative to the vertical longitudinal axis and hence all walls in the interior of the centrifugal droplet separator are fully wettable.
Method for emptying in a bubble-free manner viscous material out of a cartridge open to both sides, which has a pusher therein that is tightly fitting and can be moved in a pressing direction and a closable removal opening at the other end, in that - by pushing the pusher forward, i.e. in the direction of the removal opening, the material M is pressed out of the removal opening, characterized in that - in pressing out the material, it is divided into a plurality of thin strands (S1, S2, S3), - the strands (S1, S2, S3) are dropped into a collecting container open at the top on the outlet opening of which in its lower portion in particular a discharge line is tightly connected, and - at least the area from dividing the material into the plurality of thin strands (S1, S2, S3) up to the upper open end of the collecting container is kept under negative pressure during the emptying process. - by pushing the pusher forward, i.e. in the direction of the removal opening, the material M is pressed out of the removal opening, characterized in that - in pressing out the material, it is divided into a plurality of thin strands (S1, S2, S3), - the strands (S1, S2, S3) are dropped into a collecting container open at the top on the outlet opening of which in its lower portion in particular a discharge line is tightly connected, and - at least the area from dividing the material into the plurality of thin strands (S1, S2, S3) up to the upper open end of the collecting container is kept under negative pressure during the emptying process.
An AC/DC PFC converter, comprising: an AC input; a rectifier; a half bridge inverter comprising a first switch and a second switch, wherein a first output is defined from a node between the switches; a self-oscillating resonant circuit coupled to the first output and having a second output for providing a converter output voltage or current and wherein the self-oscillating resonant circuit is arranged for providing an electrical feedback parameter; and a self-oscillating control circuit for generating a gate drive signal for controlling the switching of the first switch and second switch in dependence on the electrical feedback parameter in order to control the converter output voltage or current, wherein a high gate drive signal turns on one switch and turns off the other switch and a low gate drive signal turns off the one switch and turns on the other switch, wherein the self-oscillating control circuit comprises: - an input for receiving a threshold value (Vref) for the electrical feedback parameter; - an output circuit for generating the gate drive signal based on a comparison of the electrical feedback parameter with the threshold in a first mode; and - a timeout circuit (398, 400) arranged to provide a restart signal for restarting switching of the gate drive in a second mode wherein the electrical feedback parameter fails to achieve the desired threshold. an AC input; a rectifier; a half bridge inverter comprising a first switch and a second switch, wherein a first output is defined from a node between the switches; a self-oscillating resonant circuit coupled to the first output and having a second output for providing a converter output voltage or current and wherein the self-oscillating resonant circuit is arranged for providing an electrical feedback parameter; and a self-oscillating control circuit for generating a gate drive signal for controlling the switching of the first switch and second switch in dependence on the electrical feedback parameter in order to control the converter output voltage or current, wherein a high gate drive signal turns on one switch and turns off the other switch and a low gate drive signal turns off the one switch and turns on the other switch, wherein the self-oscillating control circuit comprises: - an input for receiving a threshold value (Vref) for the electrical feedback parameter; - an output circuit for generating the gate drive signal based on a comparison of the electrical feedback parameter with the threshold in a first mode; and - a timeout circuit (398, 400) arranged to provide a restart signal for restarting switching of the gate drive in a second mode wherein the electrical feedback parameter fails to achieve the desired threshold. - an input for receiving a threshold value (Vref) for the electrical feedback parameter; - an output circuit for generating the gate drive signal based on a comparison of the electrical feedback parameter with the threshold in a first mode; and - a timeout circuit (398, 400) arranged to provide a restart signal for restarting switching of the gate drive in a second mode wherein the electrical feedback parameter fails to achieve the desired threshold.