mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus with facing bell members for modified-atmosphere packaging of products contained in trays, of the type: which comprises a top bell member which is open downwards and contains the sealing means and preferably also the means for cutting the barrier film closing the trays and a bottom bell member which is open upwards, with a chamber and with at least one seat for receiving at least one tray which may be inserted into and extracted from this seat by special means; which comprises means for positioning a taut section of film between the said two bell members (1, 8) and above the trays; which also comprises means for moving the said bell members towards each other so as to close between them the edge of the tray and on top of the latter the said film; and which comprises means for performing in synchronism extraction of the air from the tray and introduction, into the latter, of service gases for conserving the product contained inside the tray, before the subsequent step of tightly closing and welding the film on the edge of the said tray and subsequent perimetral cutting of the portion of film welded to the said tray; of the type which comprises means for ensuring that, during the closing step, the said bell members (1, 8) form inside them a main chamber which is defined at the top by the film covering the tray, at the bottom by the said tray with the product and on the sides by any suitable mechanical interface structure which surrounds and connects the perimeter of the said film to the perimeter of the top edge of the tray and this interface structure being provided with holes and/or eyelets (23, 23') which are suitably distributed and positioned on the outside of the tray perimeter and communicate with the said main chamber, characterized in that, when the two bell members are closed, two volumes which do not directly communicate which each other are formed inside said bell members, i.e. a first volume formed by the said main chamber with the tray and with the covering film and a second volume formed by the internal intercommunicating chambers of the said two bell members.
An in vitro method for designing a customized therapy for a subject with ER+ breast cancer which comprises (i) quantifying the c-MAF gene expression level in a tumor tissue sample of said subject and (ii) comparing the expression level previously obtained with the expression level of said gene in a control sample, wherein if the expression level is increased with respect to the expression level of said gene in the control sample, then said subject is susceptible to receive a therapy aiming to prevent and/or treat the bone metastasis wherein said therapy is a c-MAF inhibitory agent. (i) quantifying the c-MAF gene expression level in a tumor tissue sample of said subject and (ii) comparing the expression level previously obtained with the expression level of said gene in a control sample,
A controller for use with a machine comprising a machine body, and a load handling apparatus (6, 7) coupled to the machine body and moveable by a movement actuator (8, 10) with respect to the machine body, wherein the controller is configured to receive a signal representative of an orientation of the load handling apparatus (6, 7) with respect to a reference orientation and a signal representative of a moment of tilt of the machine, wherein the controller is further configured to issue a signal for use by an element of the machine including the movement actuator (8, 10) to restrict or substantially prevent a movement of the load handling apparatus (6, 7) when a value of the signal representative of the moment of tilt reaches a threshold value, characterised in that the reference orientation is an absolute orientation that is configured to be fixed in space irrespective of the orientation of the machine itself, and in that the threshold value is dependent on the signal representative of the orientation of the load handling apparatus (6, 7) with respect to the reference orientation.
Wiper blade for a windscreen wiper, with a wiper strip and an adapter unit for coupling the wiper strip to a wiper arm, wherein the adapter unit has a base connection device, which is fastened to the wiper strip, with a wall element which faces the wiper strip and on which is provided at least one rounded supporting surface for the wiper arm, on which the wiper arm can be mounted so as to be pivotable at least in regions about an axis of rotation assigned to the supporting surface, characterized in that the adapter unit is assigned a bearing element, which is designed in the manner of a rocker, for arrangement between the wiper arm and the base connection device, wherein the bearing element can be mounted pivotably on the base connection device.
A method for controlling an elevator lighting, the elevator comprising a car moving upwards and downwards in a well, a controller controlling the elevator, and a well lighting comprising a first movable well lighting in the form of a top of car well lighting mounted on a top of the car and a second movable well lighting in the form of a bottom of car well lighting mounted at a bottom of the car, the method comprising: detecting a manual unlocking or a manual opening of a landing door, activating the well lighting automatically when the controller detects a manual unlocking of a landing door or a manual opening of a landing door so that the surrounding of the car is illuminated when a service technician enters the well making it possible for the service technician to locate the position of the car in the well in a safe way. detecting a manual unlocking or a manual opening of a landing door, activating the well lighting automatically when the controller detects a manual unlocking of a landing door or a manual opening of a landing door so that the surrounding of the car is illuminated when a service technician enters the well making it possible for the service technician to locate the position of the car in the well in a safe way.
An assembly for an exhaust gas system for guiding an exhaust gas flow, in particular of an internal combustion engine, having a base body, which at least sectionally comprises a first material having a first thermal conductivity, and having a coating which comprises a second material having a second thermal conductivity lower relative to the first thermal conductivity and which at least sectionally covers the base body, in a region of the first material, on a side facing the exhaust gas flow, characterized in that the second material is nickel, an alloy containing nickel or a stainless steel.
A haemostatic valve assembly including: a valve housing; a conformable valve element (26, 30) including an internal passage extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, the valve element being located within the valve housing and being configurable between an open configuration in which the internal passage is open and a sealing configuration in which the internal passage is sealed; a chamber between the housing and the conformable valve element; and a resilient element disposed within the chamber, which biases the conformable valve element towards said sealing configuration, characterised in that the resilient element is a foam element; wherein the valve element is responsive to the application of a vacuum to said chamber to compress said resilient element so as to attain said open configuration. a valve housing; a conformable valve element (26, 30) including an internal passage extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, the valve element being located within the valve housing and being configurable between an open configuration in which the internal passage is open and a sealing configuration in which the internal passage is sealed; a chamber between the housing and the conformable valve element; and a resilient element disposed within the chamber, which biases the conformable valve element towards said sealing configuration, characterised in that the resilient element is a foam element; wherein the valve element is responsive to the application of a vacuum to said chamber to compress said resilient element so as to attain said open configuration.
A method of performing a non-isothermal nucleic acid amplification reaction, the method comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a target sequence with one or more complementary single stranded primers in conditions which permit a hybridisation event in which the primers hybridise to the target, which hybridisation event, directly or indirectly, leads to the formation of a duplex structure comprising two nicking sites disposed at or near opposite ends of the duplex; and performing an amplification process by; (b) causing a nick at each of said nicking sites in the strands of the duplex; (c) using a polymerase to extend the nicked strands so as to form newly synthesised nucleic acid, which extension with the polymerase recreates nicking sites; (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) as desired so as to cause the production of multiple copies of the newly synthesised nucleic acid; characterised in that the temperature at which the method is performed is non-isothermal, and subject to a reduction of at least 2°C during the amplification process of steps (b)-(d), and wherein the temperature of the reaction does not return to a predetermined temperature. (a) mixing a target sequence with one or more complementary single stranded primers in conditions which permit a hybridisation event in which the primers hybridise to the target, which hybridisation event, directly or indirectly, leads to the formation of a duplex structure comprising two nicking sites disposed at or near opposite ends of the duplex; and performing an amplification process by; (b) causing a nick at each of said nicking sites in the strands of the duplex; (c) using a polymerase to extend the nicked strands so as to form newly synthesised nucleic acid, which extension with the polymerase recreates nicking sites; (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) as desired so as to cause the production of multiple copies of the newly synthesised nucleic acid;
An electric drive assembly for driving a motor vehicle, comprising: a housing arrangement with a first housing element and a second housing element between which an intermediate plate is arranged; a drive unit accommodated in the first housing element, comprising a drive shaft which is rotatingly drivable about a first axis of rotation; a transmission arrangement with an intermediate shaft which extends through an opening in the intermediate plate and is rotatingly drivable by the drive shaft about a second axis of rotation parallel to the first axis of rotation, and with a power split unit which is drivingly connected to the intermediate shaft and is rotatably supported by a first bearing (18") in a bearing seat of the intermediate plate and a second bearing (19") in the second housing element about a third axis of rotation coaxial to the first axis of rotation; and a controllable clutch arrangement with a clutch device which is configured to selectively establish or interrupt a torque transmission between the drive unit and the power split unit, and with an actuating device for actuating the clutch device; characterized in that the clutch device is arranged coaxially to the intermediate shaft, and the opening of the intermediate plate has a clutch receptacle on which at least one element of the clutch arrangement is axially supported. a housing arrangement with a first housing element and a second housing element between which an intermediate plate is arranged; a drive unit accommodated in the first housing element, comprising a drive shaft which is rotatingly drivable about a first axis of rotation; a transmission arrangement with an intermediate shaft which extends through an opening in the intermediate plate and is rotatingly drivable by the drive shaft about a second axis of rotation parallel to the first axis of rotation, and with a power split unit which is drivingly connected to the intermediate shaft and is rotatably supported by a first bearing (18") in a bearing seat of the intermediate plate and a second bearing (19") in the second housing element about a third axis of rotation coaxial to the first axis of rotation; and a controllable clutch arrangement with a clutch device which is configured to selectively establish or interrupt a torque transmission between the drive unit and the power split unit, and with an actuating device for actuating the clutch device; characterized in that the clutch device is arranged coaxially to the intermediate shaft, and the opening of the intermediate plate has a clutch receptacle on which at least one element of the clutch arrangement is axially supported.
Contact system for contacting an aluminium braided shield with a contact element, comprising - an electrically conductive cable having an inner electrical conductor, a primary insulation surrounding the inner electrical conductor, and a secondary insulation surrounding the primary insulation; - the aluminium braided shield which comprises a plurality of aluminium wires and which is arranged so as to extend at least in part between the primary insulation and the secondary insulation of the electrically conductive cable; - the contact element which can be pushed onto the electrically conductive cable and which comprises an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve that can be pushed at least in part into the outer sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve has a first contact surface and the outer sleeve has a second contact surface, wherein the first and/or second contact surface has regions with a differently sized cross-section with respect to a conductor axis of the electrically conductive cable, wherein the contact surfaces (2a, 3a) are designed to clamp and to contact the aluminium wires of the aluminium braided shield, wherein the contact system can be brought into a contact position by axially pushing the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve one inside the other with the interposition of the aluminium wires of the aluminium braided shield, in which contact position the aluminium wires of the aluminium braided shield are clamped between the contact surfaces (2a, 3a) and are contacted with the contact element, characterized in that the first contact surface has at least one step with a circumferential contact edge so as to define a region in which, when the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are axially pushed one inside the other, a pressure peak forms in order to clamp the aluminium braided shield, and in that the aluminium braided shield is contacted by the contact edge in the contact position. - an electrically conductive cable having an inner electrical conductor, a primary insulation surrounding the inner electrical conductor, and a secondary insulation surrounding the primary insulation; - the aluminium braided shield which comprises a plurality of aluminium wires and which is arranged so as to extend at least in part between the primary insulation and the secondary insulation of the electrically conductive cable; - the contact element which can be pushed onto the electrically conductive cable and which comprises an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve that can be pushed at least in part into the outer sleeve,
A method of fabricating a yarn constituted by a multi-filament core coated in a polymer sheath, said sheath comprising two coaxial polymer zones (2, 3) in succession, referred to as an inner zone and an outer zone, the outer zone incorporating at least one flame-retarding agent, the concentration of the flame-retarding agent in the outer zone being greater than the concentration of the flame-retarding agent in the inner zone, characterized in that the sheath is made by depositing a miscible mixture of molten polymers on the multi-filament core, the mixture comprising: * said at least one flame-retarding agent; and * at least two polymers that, in the molten state, do not establish mutual permanent chemical bonds, with one of the polymers, referred to as the co-flame-retarding polymer, presenting both a glass transition temperature that is at least 10°C less than the glass transition temperature of the other polymer, referred to as the base polymer, and also a melting temperature that is likewise at least 10°C less than the melting temperature of the base polymer; said deposition being followed by a cooling step during which the base polymer freezes first and the co-flame-retarding polymer migrates outwards entraining at least a fraction of the flame-retarding agent therewith. * said at least one flame-retarding agent; and * at least two polymers that, in the molten state, do not establish mutual permanent chemical bonds, with one of the polymers, referred to as the co-flame-retarding polymer, presenting both a glass transition temperature that is at least 10°C less than the glass transition temperature of the other polymer, referred to as the base polymer, and also a melting temperature that is likewise at least 10°C less than the melting temperature of the base polymer;
A printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) provided onto a printable substrate, which printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) includes a printed area (11; 21; 31; 41; 51; 61; 71; 81; 91; 101; 111) with at least a first printed section consisting of a multiplicity of geometric elements (GE; 15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65-66; 75; 85-86; 95-97; 105-107; 115-117) printed with a given distribution over the printed area (11; 21; 31; 41; 51; 61; 71; 81; 91; 101; 111), wherein the geometric elements (GE; 15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65-66; 75; 85-86; 95-97; 105-107; 115-117) are printed with at least first and second inks which exhibit the same or substantially the same optical appearance when illuminated with visible white light, such that the printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) produces a first graphical representation (A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; A6; A7; A8; A9; A10; A11) when illuminated with visible white light, at least the first ink being an ink which responds to non-visible light excitation by producing a characteristic optical response differentiating the first ink from the second ink, wherein the printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) produces a second graphical representation (B1; B2; B3; B4; B5; B6; B7; B8; B9; B10; B11) when illuminated with non-visible light, which second graphical representation (B1; B2; B3; B4; B5; B6; B7; B8; B9; B10; B11) exhibits a distinctive two-dimensional graphic element which is revealed only when the printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) is illuminated with non-visible light, wherein the first printed section is subdivided into at least three printed portions (P1, P2, P3) including first and second printed portions (P1, P2), adjacent to the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element, and a third printed portion, inside boundaries of the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element, wherein, in the first printed portion, the geometric elements (GE; 15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65-66; 75; 85-86; 95-97; 105-107; 115-117) are printed with the first ink, wherein, in the second printed portion, the geometric elements (GE; 15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65-66; 75; 85-86; 95-97; 105-107; 115-117) are printed with the second ink, and wherein, in the third printed portion, the geometric elements (GE; 15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65-66; 75; 85-86; 95-97; 105-107; 115-117) are subdivided into first and second contiguous portions (GE_a, GE_b), the first contiguous portions (GE_a) being printed with the first ink and the second contiguous portions (GE_b) being printed with the second ink, the first and second inks being printed in register one with respect to the other so that the boundaries of the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element are not visible when the printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) is illuminated with visible white light and the distinctive two-dimensional graphic element only becomes visible when the printed security feature (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110) is illuminated with non-visible light.
A steam turbine driver (1A;1B) comprising: a high pressure-side turbine that is arranged to be driven upon supply of steam; a first drive shaft that is arranged to be driven by the high pressure-side turbine; a low pressure-side turbine (11,13) that is arranged to be driven upon supply of steam discharged from the high pressure-side turbine; and a second drive shaft that is arranged to be driven by the low pressure-side turbine (11,13), a pressure control means (33,35) that is arranged to control a pressure of the steam discharged from the high pressure-side turbine and supplied to the low pressure-side turbine (11,13), characterized in that the low pressure-side turbine (11,13) is composed of two low-pressure turbines of a first low-pressure turbine and a second low-pressure turbine provided in parallel with respect to the superheated steam supplied from the high pressure-side turbine, and the steam turbine driver (1A;1B) is arranged such that steam guided from a separate system from an exhaust system of the high pressure-side turbine is only supplied to the first low-pressure turbine. a high pressure-side turbine that is arranged to be driven upon supply of steam; a first drive shaft that is arranged to be driven by the high pressure-side turbine; a low pressure-side turbine (11,13) that is arranged to be driven upon supply of steam discharged from the high pressure-side turbine; and a second drive shaft that is arranged to be driven by the low pressure-side turbine (11,13), a pressure control means (33,35) that is arranged to control a pressure of the steam discharged from the high pressure-side turbine and supplied to the low pressure-side turbine (11,13), characterized in that the low pressure-side turbine (11,13) is composed of two low-pressure turbines of a first low-pressure turbine and a second low-pressure turbine provided in parallel with respect to the superheated steam supplied from the high pressure-side turbine, and the steam turbine driver (1A;1B) is arranged such that steam guided from a separate system from an exhaust system of the high pressure-side turbine is only supplied to the first low-pressure turbine.