mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An illumination device comprising: a light source emitting light having a first wavelength range; a wavelength converting element that receives the emitted light from the light source, the wavelength converting element at least partially converting the emitted light having a first wavelength range into light having a second wavelength range; characterized in that the wavelength converting element is a ceramic poshpor slab and the illumination device further comprises a heat sink, wherein the ceramic phosphor slab is thermally coupled to and held by one or more sides by the heat sink so that the ceramic phosphor slab is not in direct contact with the light source, the heat sink holding the ceramic phosphor slab by at least one side of the ceramic phosphor slab so that neither an input area of the ceramic phosphor slab that receives the emitted light from the light source nor an output area of the ceramic phosphor slab from which the light having a second wavelength range is emitted by the ceramic phosphor slab are supported by the heat sink. a light source emitting light having a first wavelength range; a wavelength converting element that receives the emitted light from the light source, the wavelength converting element at least partially converting the emitted light having a first wavelength range into light having a second wavelength range; characterized in that the wavelength converting element is a ceramic poshpor slab and the illumination device further comprises a heat sink, wherein the ceramic phosphor slab is thermally coupled to and held by one or more sides by the heat sink so that the ceramic phosphor slab is not in direct contact with the light source, the heat sink holding the ceramic phosphor slab by at least one side of the ceramic phosphor slab so that neither an input area of the ceramic phosphor slab that receives the emitted light from the light source nor an output area of the ceramic phosphor slab from which the light having a second wavelength range is emitted by the ceramic phosphor slab are supported by the heat sink.
A plate heat exchanger comprising: a cover plate comprising: a body; an opening formed in the body; and a flanging surrounding the opening and protruding in a direction from the body of the cover plate towards an outside of the heat exchanger; and a connection pipe comprising: a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and a body between the first end and the second end, wherein one of the first end of the connection pipe and the flanging of the cover plate is inserted in the other of the first end of the connection pipe and the flanging of the cover plate, characterised in that the first end of the connection pipe has a less radial size than the body of the connection pipe, the connection pipe further comprises a step between the body and the first end of the connection pipe, and the first end of the connection pipe is inserted in the flanging of the cover plate, the step of the connection pipe abuts against an end of the flanging of the cover plate, and a heat exchange medium circulation pipe inserted in the connection pipe, and having an end abutting against the step of the connection pipe. a cover plate comprising: a body; an opening formed in the body; and a flanging surrounding the opening and protruding in a direction from the body of the cover plate towards an outside of the heat exchanger; and a connection pipe comprising: a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and a body between the first end and the second end, wherein one of the first end of the connection pipe and the flanging of the cover plate is inserted in the other of the first end of the connection pipe and the flanging of the cover plate, characterised in that the first end of the connection pipe has a less radial size than the body of the connection pipe, the connection pipe further comprises a step between the body and the first end of the connection pipe, and the first end of the connection pipe is inserted in the flanging of the cover plate, the step of the connection pipe abuts against an end of the flanging of the cover plate, and a heat exchange medium circulation pipe inserted in the connection pipe, and having an end abutting against the step of the connection pipe.
A metal halide lamp comprising a ceramic discharge vessel and two electrodes (4,5), the discharge vessel enclosing a discharge volume containing an ionizable gas filling comprising at least a metal halide, two current lead-through conductors (20,21) connected to the respective electrodes (4,5), and a seal by means of a sealing material through which at least one of the current lead-through conductors (20,21) issues to the exterior of the discharge vessel, characterized in that the sealing material of the seal comprises a ceramic sealing material comprising cerium oxide, aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide, as a mixture of oxides and/or one or more mixed oxides.
A toner comprising a toner particle having a binder resin, a wax and a colorant, and strontium titanate fine particles having a perovskite crystal structure, wherein in cross section observation of the toner using a transmission electron microscope, when a proportion of an area occupied by the wax in a surface layer region from the surface of the toner particle to a depth of 1.0 μm as determined according to the description is denoted by As, the As is from 5.0% to 30.0%, and a number average particle diameter of primary particles of the strontium titanate fine particles, as determined according to the description, is from 10 nm to 80 nm. a toner particle having a binder resin, a wax and a colorant, and strontium titanate fine particles having a perovskite crystal structure, wherein in cross section observation of the toner using a transmission electron microscope, when a proportion of an area occupied by the wax in a surface layer region from the surface of the toner particle to a depth of 1.0 μm as determined according to the description is denoted by As, the As is from 5.0% to 30.0%, and a number average particle diameter of primary particles of the strontium titanate fine particles, as determined according to the description, is from 10 nm to 80 nm. in cross section observation of the toner using a transmission electron microscope, when a proportion of an area occupied by the wax in a surface layer region from the surface of the toner particle to a depth of 1.0 μm as determined according to the description is denoted by As, the As is from 5.0% to 30.0%, and a number average particle diameter of primary particles of the strontium titanate fine particles, as determined according to the description, is from 10 nm to 80 nm.
A method for reducing or eliminating a saltwater solution that is generated as a result of oil and gas production, fracking, or other processes, comprising: (a) delivering the saltwater solution through an evaporative fluid cooler which evaporates a portion of the water in the saltwater solution to produce a concentrated saltwater solution and (b) boiling off or evaporating additional water from the concentrated saltwater solution, to produce a further concentrated stream, characterized by: (c) driving an electrical generator using a zero emissions engine which produces a ZEE exhaust stream, wherein the ZEE exhaust stream is used in step (b) to heat the concentrated saltwater solution, and optionally to heat liquid nitrogen to drive a nitrogen turbine. (a) delivering the saltwater solution through an evaporative fluid cooler which evaporates a portion of the water in the saltwater solution to produce a concentrated saltwater solution and (b) boiling off or evaporating additional water from the concentrated saltwater solution, to produce a further concentrated stream,
A method for biasing an EEPROM array comprising a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns, each of said memory cells being operatively coupled to a first switch and to a second switch, and having a first current-conduction terminal selectively connectable to a bitline of said EEPROM array through the first switch and a control terminal selectively connectable to a gate-control line (Cgt) of said memory array through the second switch, wherein a first wordline (WL_seltr) and a second wordline (WL_bsw) are associated to each row, and are connected to the control terminals of the first switches and, respectively, of the second switches operatively coupled to the memory cells of said row; said method comprising the step of selecting at least one memory cell for a given memory operation between a programming operation and an erasing operation, by biasing the first wordline (WL_seltr) and the second wordline (WL_bsw) of the row associated thereto with voltages generated starting from an internal supply voltage (V DD); wherein said step of selecting comprises biasing said first wordline (WL_seltr) and said second wordline (WL_bsw) with voltages different from one another and having values that are higher than said internal supply voltage (V DD) and are a function of the given memory operation for each of said operations of programming and erasing, said values being chosen in such a way as to limit electrical stresses in said EEPROM array, characterized in that said step of biasing said first wordline (WL_seltr) and second wordline (WL_bsw) comprises at least one of: - during said programming operation, biasing said first wordline (WL_seltr) at a first row-biasing voltage (HV p1), higher than a programming voltage (V prog) present on the bitline associated to said at least one memory cell, and said second wordline (WL_bsw) at a second row-biasing voltage (HV p2), lower than said first row-biasing voltage (HV p1); and - during said erasing operation, biasing said second wordline (WL_bsw) at a first row-biasing voltage (HV p1), higher than an erasing voltage (V erase) present on the gate-control line (Cgt) associated to said at least one memory cell, and said first wordline (WL_seltr) at a second row-biasing voltage (HV p2), lower than said first row-biasing voltage (HV p1). - during said programming operation, biasing said first wordline (WL_seltr) at a first row-biasing voltage (HV p1), higher than a programming voltage (V prog) present on the bitline associated to said at least one memory cell, and said second wordline (WL_bsw) at a second row-biasing voltage (HV p2), lower than said first row-biasing voltage (HV p1); and - during said erasing operation, biasing said second wordline (WL_bsw) at a first row-biasing voltage (HV p1), higher than an erasing voltage (V erase) present on the gate-control line (Cgt) associated to said at least one memory cell, and said first wordline (WL_seltr) at a second row-biasing voltage (HV p2), lower than said first row-biasing voltage (HV p1).
A fiber scanning system comprising: an actuator defined by an actuator natural frequency; and a fiber optic scanning element coupled to the actuator, wherein the fiber optic scanning element is cantilevered and the fiber optic scanning element is characterized by a fiber natural frequency that is within a 10% threshold of the actuator natural frequency such that a displacement gain of the actuator is minimized when the actuator is driven at an operating frequency substantially equal to the actuator natural frequency. an actuator defined by an actuator natural frequency; and a fiber optic scanning element coupled to the actuator, wherein the fiber optic scanning element is cantilevered and the fiber optic scanning element is characterized by a fiber natural frequency that is within a 10% threshold of the actuator natural frequency such that a displacement gain of the actuator is minimized when the actuator is driven at an operating frequency substantially equal to the actuator natural frequency.
An electrophoresis assisted method for purifying a target nucleic acid from a nucleic acid containing sample, comprising (a) binding the target nucleic acid to a solid phase; (b) placing the solid phase with the bound target nucleic acid into a loading chamber of a device, wherein the device comprises a passage which comprises the loading chamber and a liquid permeable collection matrix and wherein the solid phase with the bound target nucleic acid is present in the loading chamber in a liquid medium comprising at least one water-miscible organic solvent and wherein the target nucleic acid remains bound to the solid phase in said liquid medium; (c) generating an electric field between a cathode and an anode and using a running solution that conducts the electric current, wherein the running solution dilutes the liquid medium comprised in the loading chamber resulting in elution of the bound target nucleic acid, and wherein the eluted target nucleic acid migrates according to its charge in the electric field and is retained by the collection matrix; (d) collecting the purified target nucleic acid. (a) binding the target nucleic acid to a solid phase; (b) placing the solid phase with the bound target nucleic acid into a loading chamber of a device, wherein the device comprises a passage which comprises the loading chamber and a liquid permeable collection matrix and wherein the solid phase with the bound target nucleic acid is present in the loading chamber in a liquid medium comprising at least one water-miscible organic solvent and wherein the target nucleic acid remains bound to the solid phase in said liquid medium; (c) generating an electric field between a cathode and an anode and using a running solution that conducts the electric current, wherein the running solution dilutes the liquid medium comprised in the loading chamber resulting in elution of the bound target nucleic acid, and wherein the eluted target nucleic acid migrates according to its charge in the electric field and is retained by the collection matrix; (d) collecting the purified target nucleic acid.
A vehicle travel control apparatus comprising: a turning behavior detection unit configured to detect turning behavior of a vehicle; a target turning behavior setting unit configured to set target turning behavior of the vehicle; a braking force control unit configured to, when deviation between turning behavior detected by the turning behavior detection unit and target turning behavior set by the target turning behavior setting unit is larger than a predetermined threshold, activate braking force control to control traveling in accordance with the deviation; a steering mechanism (ST IN) configured to be steered by a driver; a turning mechanism (St OUT) configured to turn a wheel; a clutch configured to join the steering mechanism (ST IN) and the turning mechanism (St OUT) disconnectably; a turning actuator, configured to be capable of giving turning force to the turning mechanism(St OUT); and a steering control unit, configured to set a target turning angle of the wheel in accordance with steering manipulation by the driver in a state that the clutch is disconnected to control driving of the turning actuator, in accordance with the target turning angle; characterized by a turning angle detection unit configured to detect turning angle of the wheel, wherein when neutral position displacement occurs so that the target turning angle and the turning angle are different, the braking force control unit sets the threshold larger than a threshold without the neutral position displacement. a turning behavior detection unit configured to detect turning behavior of a vehicle; a target turning behavior setting unit configured to set target turning behavior of the vehicle; a braking force control unit configured to, when deviation between turning behavior detected by the turning behavior detection unit and target turning behavior set by the target turning behavior setting unit is larger than a predetermined threshold, activate braking force control to control traveling in accordance with the deviation; a steering mechanism (ST IN) configured to be steered by a driver; a turning mechanism (St OUT) configured to turn a wheel; a clutch configured to join the steering mechanism (ST IN) and the turning mechanism (St OUT) disconnectably; a turning actuator, configured to be capable of giving turning force to the turning mechanism(St OUT); and a steering control unit, configured to set a target turning angle of the wheel in accordance with steering manipulation by the driver in a state that the clutch is disconnected to control driving of the turning actuator, in accordance with the target turning angle;
A method for shot peening, wherein shot media are peened onto a processed steel that has an amount of retained austenite in a range between 5 to 30%, and wherein a change in the amount of retained austenite at the depth where the maximum compressive residual stress is generated is controlled to be in a range of 2 to 30% before and after shot peening to produce a compressive residual stress in the processed steel that exceeds 60% of yield strength at 0.2% offset.
Plastisol composition suitable for sealing of metal parts comprising - 20 to 40 wt% PVC based polymer, comprising - a PVC homo-polymer, preferably an emulsion-type PVC homo-polymer, and - a suspension-type PVC co-polymer, wherein the suspension-type PVC co-polymer comprises vinyl chloride co-monomer units and vinyl acetate co-monomer units; - 20 to 50 wt% of one or more plasticizers, preferably esters; - 0.5 to 5 wt% of amino and/or amido-functional compounds and/or a blocked polyurethane; wherein the suspension-type PVC co-polymer comprises at least 10 %, preferably between 11 and 16 %, more preferably between 12 and 14 % vinyl acetate co-monomer units and wherein the suspension-type PVC co-polymer is a resin with a mean particle diameter D 50 of 0.8 to 1.2 μm according to ISO 1624:2001. - 20 to 40 wt% PVC based polymer, comprising - a PVC homo-polymer, preferably an emulsion-type PVC homo-polymer, and - a suspension-type PVC co-polymer, wherein the suspension-type PVC co-polymer comprises vinyl chloride co-monomer units and vinyl acetate co-monomer units; - a PVC homo-polymer, preferably an emulsion-type PVC homo-polymer, and - a suspension-type PVC co-polymer, wherein the suspension-type PVC co-polymer comprises vinyl chloride co-monomer units and vinyl acetate co-monomer units; - 20 to 50 wt% of one or more plasticizers, preferably esters; - 0.5 to 5 wt% of amino and/or amido-functional compounds and/or a blocked polyurethane;
Method for controlling a ballast water treatment system, the system comprising a flow transmitter that is a magnetic inductive flowmeter being configured to detect voltage between two electrodes in contact with the ballast water as a conductive fluid, the voltage corresponding to the conductivity value and being proportional to the flow velocity, and a programmable logic controller for controlling the method, the method comprising the steps of leading ballast water through a ballast water treatment unit for treating said ballast water in order to kill, render harmless or making non-viable organisms in said ballast water at ballasting and/or deballasting, and wherein the method comprises further steps of leading the ballast water through the flow transmitter before said ballast water treatment unit, measuring the conductivity of the ballast water by the flow transmitter, calculating a salinity value from said measured conductivity value, and regulating the intensity of the treatment of the ballast water in response to said salinity value.
A disposable delivery assembly for a drug delivery device to dispense a liquid medicament, the delivery assembly comprising: - a disposable injector comprising an injection needle, a flexible tube and an injector fluid coupling, wherein the injection needle is in fluid communication with the fluid coupling via the flexible tube, - a disposable cartridge comprising a reservoir at least partially filled with the liquid medicament and comprising a cartridge fluid coupling in fluid communication with the reservoir, - wherein the injector and the cartridge are mechanically interconnected in an undeployed configuration, in which the injector fluid coupling and the cartridge fluid coupling are disconnected, and - wherein the cartridge is displaceable relative to the injector into a deployed configuration, in which the injector fluid coupling and the cartridge fluid coupling are in fluid communication, characterized in that - the cartridge comprises a housing forming a protective sheath for a flexible bag forming the reservoir, - the injector comprises a base with a track through which the flexible tube is guided and wherein - the assembly of the injector and the cartridge is insertable into a receptacle of a housing of the drug delivery device only when in the undeployed configuration, and wherein the assembly of injector and cartridge is configured for drug delivery devices having a feeder member to squeeze the flexible tube in the region of the track to transport the liquid medicament from the reservoir of the cartridge towards the injection needle of the injector. - a disposable injector comprising an injection needle, a flexible tube and an injector fluid coupling, wherein the injection needle is in fluid communication with the fluid coupling via the flexible tube, - a disposable cartridge comprising a reservoir at least partially filled with the liquid medicament and comprising a cartridge fluid coupling in fluid communication with the reservoir, - wherein the injector and the cartridge are mechanically interconnected in an undeployed configuration, in which the injector fluid coupling and the cartridge fluid coupling are disconnected, and - wherein the cartridge is displaceable relative to the injector into a deployed configuration, in which the injector fluid coupling and the cartridge fluid coupling are in fluid communication, characterized in that - the cartridge comprises a housing forming a protective sheath for a flexible bag forming the reservoir, - the injector comprises a base with a track through which the flexible tube is guided and wherein - the assembly of the injector and the cartridge is insertable into a receptacle of a housing of the drug delivery device only when in the undeployed configuration, and wherein the assembly of injector and cartridge is configured for drug delivery devices having a feeder member to squeeze the flexible tube in the region of the track to transport the liquid medicament from the reservoir of the cartridge towards the injection needle of the injector.
A coding system for a drug delivery device, comprising: a collar or first ring feature (310, 360) comprising a first coding feature (208, 208a, 208b, 316, 362) of a component (120, 200, 304, 352) of the drug delivery device and a second ring feature (312, 354) comprising a second coding feature (210, 210a, 210b, 314, 354) of a reservoir holder (104, 212, 308, 356), wherein the first coding feature (208, 208a, 208b, 316, 362) and the second coding feature (210, 210a, 210b, 314, 354) are keyed to each other, characterized in that the collar or first ring feature (310, 360) is arranged in the reservoir holder (104, 212, 308) or in the component, and the component (120, 200, 304, 352) and the reservoir holder (104, 212, 308, 356) can be correctly assembled only when the first coding feature (208, 208a, 208b, 316, 362) and the second coding feature (210, 210a, 210b, 314, 354) match. a collar or first ring feature (310, 360) comprising a first coding feature (208, 208a, 208b, 316, 362) of a component (120, 200, 304, 352) of the drug delivery device and a second ring feature (312, 354) comprising a second coding feature (210, 210a, 210b, 314, 354) of a reservoir holder (104, 212, 308, 356), wherein the first coding feature (208, 208a, 208b, 316, 362) and the second coding feature (210, 210a, 210b, 314, 354) are keyed to each other, the collar or first ring feature (310, 360) is arranged in the reservoir holder (104, 212, 308) or in the component, and the component (120, 200, 304, 352) and the reservoir holder (104, 212, 308, 356) can be correctly assembled only when the first coding feature (208, 208a, 208b, 316, 362) and the second coding feature (210, 210a, 210b, 314, 354) match.