mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A bearing cage for an oil lubricated rotor bearing of a turbomolecular pump wherein the bearing cage comprises a plurality of bearing pockets each of which, in use, houses a bearing ball such that the bearing ball may operably engage an inner race and an outer race of the rotor bearing, each bearing pocket having a primary chamber for housing the bearing ball, wherein each bearing pocket further comprises an oil sump, wherein the sump is located at a second end of the pocket opposite a first end and each pocket comprises an opening at the first end, wherein the primary chamber is at least partially defined by a substantially arcuate surface for enclosing a portion of a bearing ball housed therein and wherein the sump is in the form of a secondary chamber extending radially outwardly from the substantially arcuate surface, characterised in that the sump is defined by a single substantially arcuate surface and the substantially arcuate surface defining the sump has a substantially uniform radius that is less than a radius of the substantially arcuate surface defining the primary chamber, and wherein the sump is open sided. wherein the primary chamber is at least partially defined by a substantially arcuate surface for enclosing a portion of a bearing ball housed therein and wherein the sump is in the form of a secondary chamber extending radially outwardly from the substantially arcuate surface, characterised in that the sump is defined by a single substantially arcuate surface and the substantially arcuate surface defining the sump has a substantially uniform radius that is less than a radius of the substantially arcuate surface defining the primary chamber, and wherein the sump is open sided.
A method, comprising: measuring a wireless interference level over wireless communication channels using fitting software configured for a wireless programmer configured to communicate with a hearing assistance device; identifying a source of wireless interference; if the source of wireless interference is unknown, generating a log of the interference for diagnosis; and using a graphical display in communication with the wireless programmer to assist a user to physically move the wireless programmer or the hearing assistance device to minimize the measured wireless interference level. measuring a wireless interference level over wireless communication channels using fitting software configured for a wireless programmer configured to communicate with a hearing assistance device; identifying a source of wireless interference; if the source of wireless interference is unknown, generating a log of the interference for diagnosis; and using a graphical display in communication with the wireless programmer to assist a user to physically move the wireless programmer or the hearing assistance device to minimize the measured wireless interference level.
A manufacturing method of a press-formed body made of a high-tensile strength steel sheet of 390 MPa or more having approximately a groove-shaped cross section including a groove bottom part, ridge line parts continuous to the groove bottom part, and side wall parts continuous to the ridge line parts, and in which an outward flange is formed at a range across the ridge line part, at least a portion of each of the groove bottom part and the side wall part at both sides thereof, from among an end part in a longitudinal direction by performing a press-forming of a press-forming material by a press-forming apparatus which includes a punch, a die, and a pad pressing the press-forming material to the punch, the manufacturing method comprising: a first step of performing the press-forming while the pad presses a part to be formed into the groove bottom part and at least a portion of a part to be formed into the ridge line part at the press-forming material; and a second step of performing the press-forming of parts which are not able to be formed by the first step, wherein the pad presses the part to be formed into the ridge line part within a predetermined range from a root part of the outward flange in a direction where the ridge line part extends in a longitudinal direction of the part to be formed into the ridge line part. a first step of performing the press-forming while the pad presses a part to be formed into the groove bottom part and at least a portion of a part to be formed into the ridge line part at the press-forming material; and a second step of performing the press-forming of parts which are not able to be formed by the first step, wherein the pad presses the part to be formed into the ridge line part within a predetermined range from a root part of the outward flange in a direction where the ridge line part extends in a longitudinal direction of the part to be formed into the ridge line part.
A control system for controlling a feed of a solid biofuel in a combustion process, comprising a control unit (120, 220), online measuring instruments (130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 230), a fuel reception unit (106a, 106b, 106c), a fuel silo (104, 108a, 108b), and silo feeding and discharging means (110a, 110b, 110c, 112a, 112b, 112c), wherein the control unit is adapted to communicate in the system by way of a communications link, to receive from the online measuring instruments online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from the fuel reception unit, to calculate continuously from the measurement data at least one criterion of the fuel, and to establish a content model of a fuel distribution of the fuel silo on a basis of the at least one criterion, characterized in that the control unit informs the silo feeding means (110a, 110b, 110c) on a basis of its content model and the measurement data to which part of the silo the measured fuel is delivered, and the silo discharging means (112a, 112b, 112c) on a basis of at least the content model from which part of the silo fuel is discharged, and wherein said content model is at least a two-dimensional content model.
A vacuum cleaner (i) comprising a suction portion formed with a suction port through which air and foreign matter are sucked, wherein the suction portion comprises a housing and a drum brush rotatably provided in the housing, wherein the drum brush comprises a rotating drum rotating by receiving a driving force and a brush (142, 143, 143a) mounted on the rotating drum, and wherein the housing is provided with an annular blocking rib, and the brush comprises a first brush portion having first bristles configured to pick up foreign matter from a surface to be cleaned and a second brush portion (143, 143a) comprising second bristles, the second brush portion (143, 143a) located at one end of the first brush portion, characterised in that the second brush portion (143, 143a) is configured to be accommodated in the blocking rib, and that the second bristles are shorter than the first bristles. wherein the suction portion comprises a housing and a drum brush rotatably provided in the housing, wherein the drum brush comprises a rotating drum rotating by receiving a driving force and a brush (142, 143, 143a) mounted on the rotating drum, and wherein the housing is provided with an annular blocking rib, and the brush comprises a first brush portion having first bristles configured to pick up foreign matter from a surface to be cleaned and a second brush portion (143, 143a) comprising second bristles, the second brush portion (143, 143a) located at one end of the first brush portion, characterised in that the second brush portion (143, 143a) is configured to be accommodated in the blocking rib, and that the second bristles are shorter than the first bristles.
Compound (m) 3-Z-[1-(4-(N-dimethylaminomethylcarbonyl-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone, the tautomers, the diastereomers, the enantiomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, for use in the prevention or treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (m) 3-Z-[1-(4-(N-dimethylaminomethylcarbonyl-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone, the tautomers, the diastereomers, the enantiomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, for use in the prevention or treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
A device for sampling in vivo biological or biochemical species comprising a rod to which a nanoporous material is fixed having a capture surface of said biological or biochemical species, arranged so that it can be brought into contact with a biological tissue or fluid, said rod is placed inside a guide tube characterized in that the tube has a lateral or axial opening, said rod being movable within said guide tube so as to bring said capture surface into correspondence with said opening.
A method for predicting excretions of a nappy wearer in a nappy with the aid of a nappy module, wherein the nappy module comprises an excretion sensor, a motion sensor and a processing unit, wherein the nappy module is arranged at least in parts on the nappy, wherein the motion sensor detects movement patterns of the nappy wearer, wherein the processing unit with the aid of the excretion sensor links the movement patterns to data of the excretion sensor, wherein in the case of detected excretions, the movement patterns are stored as definitive movement patterns and are linked to the preferably subsequently detected excretions, wherein the processing unit substantiates with the aid of the definitive movement patterns a movement pattern recognition and learns to distinguish definitive from non-definitive movement patterns, wherein the movement patterns are classified with the aid of the movement pattern recognition in such a manner that some of the movement patterns are assigned to the definitive movement patterns, with the result that predictions on imminent excretions are made, wherein in the case of a prediction, the nappy module outputs a prediction signal to warn a user, characterized in that some of the prediction signals are checked by the user and the results of these checks are stored to improve the movement pattern recognition by a processing unit.
A surface-treated steel sheet for cans having, on both surfaces of a steel sheet, a coating of a compound comprising chiefly Zr and containing F and O, wherein: - the amount of Zr is 80 to 200 mg/m 2 and the amount of F is not less than 12 mg/m 2 in the coating on the surface that becomes the outer surface side of the can; and - the amount of Zr is 80 to 200 mg/m 2 and the amount of F is 0.5 to 10 mg/m 2 in the coating on the surface that becomes the inner surface side of the can. - the amount of Zr is 80 to 200 mg/m 2 and the amount of F is not less than 12 mg/m 2 in the coating on the surface that becomes the outer surface side of the can; and - the amount of Zr is 80 to 200 mg/m 2 and the amount of F is 0.5 to 10 mg/m 2 in the coating on the surface that becomes the inner surface side of the can.
An in vitro method of generating an induced cardiomyocyte, the method comprising: introducing into a post-natal fibroblast the three, and only three, reprogramming factor polypeptides Gata4, Mef2c and Tbx5, wherein said introducing results in direct reprogramming of the post-natal fibroblast into a cardiomyocyte, thereby generating an induced cardiomyocyte.
Audio encoder for encoding a non-speech audio signal so as to produce therefrom a bitstream, the audio encoder comprising: a combination (2, 3) of a linear predictive coding filter having a plurality of linear predictive coding coefficients and a time-frequency converter, wherein the combination (2, 3) is configured to filter and to convert a frame of the audio signal into a frequency domain in order to output a spectrum based on the frame and on the linear predictive coding coefficients; a low frequency emphasizer configured to calculate a processed spectrum based on the spectrum, wherein spectral lines of the processed spectrum representing a lower frequency than a reference spectral line are emphasized; a control device configured to control the calculation of the processed spectrum by the low frequency emphasizer depending on the linear predictive coding coefficients of the linear predictive coding filter; a quantization device configured to produce a quantized spectrum based on the processed spectrum; and a bitstream producer configured to embed the quantized spectrum and the linear predictive coding coefficients into the bitstream. a combination (2, 3) of a linear predictive coding filter having a plurality of linear predictive coding coefficients and a time-frequency converter, wherein the combination (2, 3) is configured to filter and to convert a frame of the audio signal into a frequency domain in order to output a spectrum based on the frame and on the linear predictive coding coefficients; a low frequency emphasizer configured to calculate a processed spectrum based on the spectrum, wherein spectral lines of the processed spectrum representing a lower frequency than a reference spectral line are emphasized; a control device configured to control the calculation of the processed spectrum by the low frequency emphasizer depending on the linear predictive coding coefficients of the linear predictive coding filter; a quantization device configured to produce a quantized spectrum based on the processed spectrum; and a bitstream producer configured to embed the quantized spectrum and the linear predictive coding coefficients into the bitstream.
Adjustable screw-down crown for a watch case including a middle with at least one housing passing all the way through for the reception of said adjustable screw-down crown, which adjustable screw-down crown is arranged to cooperate with said housing and plug it in a sealed manner, said adjustable screw-down crown including a pattern on an end face or near it, said adjustable screw-down crown including, mobile axially in an axial direction with respect to one another, on the one hand a subassembly including a crown body that can be manipulated by a user and including said pattern, and on the other hand a tube arranged to be screwed or driven into said housing in said axial direction, said subassembly including, rigidly connected to said crown body, a frontal indexing relief extending substantially radially with respect to said axial direction and arranged to, in a connected position, frontally cooperate in a complementary manner, in said axial direction, with a complementary frontal indexing relief included by a fixed cannon that said subassembly includes and that extends substantially radially with respect to said axial direction and tends to be returned towards said crown body and pushed back in a direction opposite to said middle by at least one crown spring interposed and set captive between said crown body and said fixed cannon that it tends to move closer to one another, and to, in a disconnected position by compression of said crown spring, remain at a distance from said complementary frontal indexing relief and without cooperation with it, the cooperation between said frontal indexing relief and said complementary frontal indexing relief defining a discrete number of relative indexing positions corresponding to as many relative orientations of said pattern with respect to said case, said subassembly and said tube being arranged to cooperate by screwing until a stop position corresponding to a completely screwed-down position of said subassembly in said tube, said subassembly including a first axial stop means fastened to said crown body to axially trap, in said axial direction, said fixed cannon with an axial travel corresponding to the range of deformation of said crown spring to allow the disconnection by a traction of said crown body between said frontal indexing relief and said complementary frontal indexing relief.
Device for filling a container with a filling product, preferably in a beverage filling plant, wherein the device has: a product tank for providing the filling product, wherein a head space with a gas atmosphere is located above the filling product in the product tank; at least one filling member having a filling valve which is fluidically connected to the product tank, for introducing the filling product from the product tank into the container to be filled, and having a gas channel for treating the container to be filled with a gas and/or for discharging gas from the container; a measuring apparatus for analysing the gas atmosphere in the head space of the product tank; and a control apparatus which is communicatively coupled to the measuring apparatus and is configured to determine a process quality, preferably quality of the filled product, from the analysis of the gas atmosphere in the head space of the product tank, characterised in that the measuring apparatus has at least one gas sensor which is configured to determine or contributes to determining the gas composition in the head space of the product tank, and the control apparatus is configured to alter a treatment of the tank, comprising filling and/or flushing and/or pressurising the container with a gas, preferably carbon dioxide, nitrogen or oxygen, depending on the process quality determined by the control apparatus. a product tank for providing the filling product, wherein a head space with a gas atmosphere is located above the filling product in the product tank; at least one filling member having a filling valve which is fluidically connected to the product tank, for introducing the filling product from the product tank into the container to be filled, and having a gas channel for treating the container to be filled with a gas and/or for discharging gas from the container; a measuring apparatus for analysing the gas atmosphere in the head space of the product tank; and a control apparatus which is communicatively coupled to the measuring apparatus and is configured to determine a process quality, preferably quality of the filled product, from the analysis of the gas atmosphere in the head space of the product tank, characterised in that the measuring apparatus has at least one gas sensor which is configured to determine or contributes to determining the gas composition in the head space of the product tank, and the control apparatus is configured to alter a treatment of the tank, comprising filling and/or flushing and/or pressurising the container with a gas, preferably carbon dioxide, nitrogen or oxygen, depending on the process quality determined by the control apparatus.
Laundry care device having a device housing, wherein the device housing delimits a device interior and has a housing opening, and having a closure flap for closing the housing opening, wherein the laundry care device has an adapter with a flap hinge for holding the closure flap on the device housing, wherein when the closure flap is open a gap can be exposed between the adapter and the device housing, characterised in that - the laundry care device has a sealing element for sealing the gap, wherein the sealing element is connected to the flap hinge, wherein the sealing element abuts the device housing, - wherein the flap hinge is designed to press the sealing element against the adapter when the closure flap is open, in order fluidically to seal the gap between the adapter and the device housing and wherein the sealing element is designed to convey liquid from the device interior through the housing opening via the sealing element to an outer region of the laundry care device in order to prevent liquid from penetrating into the gap when a closure flap is open. - the laundry care device has a sealing element for sealing the gap, wherein the sealing element is connected to the flap hinge, wherein the sealing element abuts the device housing, - wherein the flap hinge is designed to press the sealing element against the adapter when the closure flap is open, in order fluidically to seal the gap between the adapter and the device housing and wherein the sealing element is designed to convey liquid from the device interior through the housing opening via the sealing element to an outer region of the laundry care device in order to prevent liquid from penetrating into the gap when a closure flap is open.
Method for allocating elevator calls in an elevator system comprising at least one elevator (12a-12c), which elevator system is controlled by an elevator control comprising a destination call allocation control, wherein passenger IDs are inputted into at least one I/O-device of the elevator system, whereafter based on the passenger ID a destination call is issued comprising the floor of the I/O-device as departure floor and a preset or inputted destination floor as destination floor of the elevator call, characterized in that when a new destination call is issued, it is checked whether or not a destination call is still pending under the same passenger ID, and if a destination call of said person is still pending, either the new call or the pending call is cancelled, and that the passenger is prompted to confirm the new call, and only if this confirmation is given, the new call is entered to call allocation, whereas if the confirmation is not given the new claim is cancelled whereas the pending call is kept in call allocation or the new call and the pending call are displayed on the I/O-device and the passenger is prompted to select between the new call and the pending call whereafter the selected call is entered to call allocation whereas the not selected call is cancelled.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in protection of a patient's gastrointestinal microbiome, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of beta-lactamase that is 150 mg, the beta-lactamase comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the composition is administered: a) in combination with a proton pump inhibitor selected from one or more of omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, and dexlansoprazole; and b) to a patient that is undergoing treatment or has recently undergone treatment with a beta-lactam antibiotic, selected from a penicillin and a cephalosporin, wherein the penicillin is selected from amoxicillin, ampicillin, azlocillin, carbenicillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin, mezlocillin, methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, penicillin G, penicillin V, piperacillin, temocillin, and ticarcillin, wherein the cephalosporin is selected from a first generation cephalosporin such as cefadroxil, cefazolin, ceftolozane, cefalotin/cefalothin, cefalexin; a second generation cephalosporin such as cefaclor, cefamandole, cefoxitin, cefprozil, cefuroxime; a third generation cephalosporin such as cefixime, cefdinir, cefditoren, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, ceftazidime, ceftibuten, ceftizoxime, ceftriaxone; a fourth generation cephalosporin such as cefepime; or a fifth generation cephalosporin such as ceftaroline fosamil, ceftobiprole, and wherein the beta-lactam antibiotic is for administration parenterally, optionally selected from administration intravenously and/or by infusion. a) in combination with a proton pump inhibitor selected from one or more of omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, and dexlansoprazole; and b) to a patient that is undergoing treatment or has recently undergone treatment with a beta-lactam antibiotic, selected from a penicillin and a cephalosporin, wherein the penicillin is selected from amoxicillin, ampicillin, azlocillin, carbenicillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin, mezlocillin, methicillin, nafcillin, oxacillin, penicillin G, penicillin V, piperacillin, temocillin, and ticarcillin, wherein the cephalosporin is selected from a first generation cephalosporin such as cefadroxil, cefazolin, ceftolozane, cefalotin/cefalothin, cefalexin; a second generation cephalosporin such as cefaclor, cefamandole, cefoxitin, cefprozil, cefuroxime; a third generation cephalosporin such as cefixime, cefdinir, cefditoren, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, ceftazidime, ceftibuten, ceftizoxime, ceftriaxone; a fourth generation cephalosporin such as cefepime; or a fifth generation cephalosporin such as ceftaroline fosamil, ceftobiprole, and wherein the beta-lactam antibiotic is for administration parenterally, optionally selected from administration intravenously and/or by infusion.