mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Anchorless crash cushion apparatus comprising in combination: a plurality of crash cushion elements including interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a forward element; vehicle capture structure operatively associated with said forward element operable to capture a vehicle frontally impacting the forward element, resist upward tilting of the impacting vehicle and substantially prevent ramping of the impacting vehicle over the forward element; and stabilizing structure operatively associated with said plurality of crash cushion elements (10, 12) to resist relative rotation therebetween in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact, wherein each of said crash cushion elements (10, 12) has an element front, an element back, an element bottom, an element top and element sides (22, 24), characterized in that the element sides of said plurality of crash cushion elements each forming an elongated cavity extending the length thereof, the elongated cavities of adjacent crash cushion elements being in substantial alignment, and wherein vertical buckling cavities are formed in said element sides (22, 24), said stabilizing structure including a top stiffness spine formed at the element top spaced from and positioned between the locations of said buckling cavities. a plurality of crash cushion elements including interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a forward element; vehicle capture structure operatively associated with said forward element operable to capture a vehicle frontally impacting the forward element, resist upward tilting of the impacting vehicle and substantially prevent ramping of the impacting vehicle over the forward element; and stabilizing structure operatively associated with said plurality of crash cushion elements (10, 12) to resist relative rotation therebetween in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact, wherein each of said crash cushion elements (10, 12) has an element front, an element back, an element bottom, an element top and element sides (22, 24), characterized in that the element sides of said plurality of crash cushion elements each forming an elongated cavity extending the length thereof, the elongated cavities of adjacent crash cushion elements being in substantial alignment, and wherein vertical buckling cavities are formed in said element sides (22, 24), said stabilizing structure including a top stiffness spine formed at the element top spaced from and positioned between the locations of said buckling cavities.
Refrigeration appliance, in particular household refrigeration appliance, having a thermally insulating inner container (6, 7) which delimits a coolable interior chamber (8, 9) and forms a first appliance component, on which a frame-like peripheral outer rim (20, 21, 58) having a surface is embodied, at least one further appliance component and a front area strip (3, 4, 5, 22) which connects the inner container (6, 7) to the further appliance component and, to fasten it to the outer rim (20, 21, 58) of the inner container (6, 7), has a clamping facility (23, 44, 54), which comprises a resilient bracket (37, 40) which encompasses the outer rim (20, 21, 58) of the inner container (6, 7) at its outer edge (42, 52), characterised in that the resilient bracket (37, 40) has a plurality of latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57) on an inner wall of the resilient bracket (37, 40) facing towards the surface of the outer rim (20, 21, 58), that the latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57) are embodied to engage into the surface of the outer rim (20, 21, 58) at different rim spacings from the outer edge (42, 52) of the outer rim (20, 21, 58) and that the latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57) are arranged in groups and each group (24, 25, 26) of latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57) has a plurality of latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57) which are spaced apart from the outer edge (42, 52) to different extents, wherein the latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57) of one group have smaller spacings apart from one another than the spacing between two adjacent groups of latching teeth (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 45, 55, 56, 57).
A method for performing maintenance on a blade (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine, the method comprising: positioning the blade (11, 12, 13) of the wind turbine so as to extend vertically downwards, thereby a leading edge of the blade is inclined to the vertical direction; stretching at least one rope over a blade (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine; attaching a device for performing maintenance on a blade (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine onto the leading edge, comprising connecting the at least one rope to the device, fixing at least two ropes different from the at least one rope to the device, and attaching, by at least a pair of frame assemblies, the device onto the leading edge while using the at least two ropes to control an inclination of the device; moving, by the device, on the leading edge along a direction in which the at least one rope is stretched while pushing the device against the leading edge by the gravity acting on the device; and performing, by the device, maintenance on the blade of the wind turbine during movement of the device along a direction in which the at least one rope is stretched; wherein the at least two ropes are used to control the inclination of the device by adjusting at least an angle between the at least two ropes and a horizontal plane of a ground; and wherein each frame assembly comprises at least a first frame and a second frame, the first frame and the second frame are pivotably coupled to each other. positioning the blade (11, 12, 13) of the wind turbine so as to extend vertically downwards, thereby a leading edge of the blade is inclined to the vertical direction; stretching at least one rope over a blade (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine; attaching a device for performing maintenance on a blade (11, 12, 13) of a wind turbine onto the leading edge, comprising connecting the at least one rope to the device, fixing at least two ropes different from the at least one rope to the device, and attaching, by at least a pair of frame assemblies, the device onto the leading edge while using the at least two ropes to control an inclination of the device; moving, by the device, on the leading edge along a direction in which the at least one rope is stretched while pushing the device against the leading edge by the gravity acting on the device; and performing, by the device, maintenance on the blade of the wind turbine during movement of the device along a direction in which the at least one rope is stretched; wherein the at least two ropes are used to control the inclination of the device by adjusting at least an angle between the at least two ropes and a horizontal plane of a ground; and wherein each frame assembly comprises at least a first frame and a second frame, the first frame and the second frame are pivotably coupled to each other.
Membrane module for the separation of substances, in particular by cross-flow filtration, comprising a housing and at least one self-supporting, replaceable filter cartridge arranged therein and having semipermeable hollow fibre membranes, preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction, which are embedded at their ends in a casting compound (potting compound) (3, 4), characterised in that the two potting bodies (3, 4) are provided with end caps, in particular sleeve-shaped end rings (7, 8), and in that the filter cartridge comprises a support (12, 13) for fixing the end caps or end rings to the potting bodies, the filter cartridge being, from one side of the housing, installable in and removable from said housing, and in that the support is formed as an intermediate pipe that forms the outer casing of the cartridge and consists of a plurality of interconnected, longitudinally divided shells, in particular of two semi-tubular half-shells (12, 13), which comprise in particular openings (25, 26) for the outflow of permeate.
Method for managing a converged address book capability of a user with an address book which includes a plurality of contacts, said user is subscribed to a converged address book service, wherein a service tuple associated to a presence enabler in a presence document stored in a presence server is defined and the method is comprising the next steps: a) setting a value of converged address book capability in the service tuple indicating whether the converged address book service is supported by the user; b) publishing in the presence server both the converged address book capability of the user and a user identifier on the converged address book service; c) receiving in a converged address book capability function module updates from the presence server of converged address capabilities of the plurality of contacts of the user; d) updating (36,48) a network address book, stored in a converged address book XML document management server, with both the converged address book capabilities and converged address book service address of the plurality of contacts and an indication that this information was obtained by means of the presence enabler. a) setting a value of converged address book capability in the service tuple indicating whether the converged address book service is supported by the user; b) publishing in the presence server both the converged address book capability of the user and a user identifier on the converged address book service; c) receiving in a converged address book capability function module updates from the presence server of converged address capabilities of the plurality of contacts of the user; d) updating (36,48) a network address book, stored in a converged address book XML document management server, with both the converged address book capabilities and converged address book service address of the plurality of contacts and an indication that this information was obtained by means of the presence enabler.
A method for microwave assisted solid phase peptide synthesis, comprising the steps of: providing an apparatus having a generally cylindrical reactor vial being essentially vertical and made of microwave transparent material and having a central axis, the reactor having an inlet and an outlet, a porous frit associated with the outlet of the reactor, the porous frit preventing discharge of beads and allowing discharge of the solvent from the reactor and means for concentric rotation of the reactor around the central axis in alternating clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, wherein the reactor contains functionalized resin beads, solvent and reactant; subjecting the reactor to microwave heating; and mixing the contents of the reactor by rotating the reactor around the central axis in alternating clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. providing an apparatus having a generally cylindrical reactor vial being essentially vertical and made of microwave transparent material and having a central axis, the reactor having an inlet and an outlet, a porous frit associated with the outlet of the reactor, the porous frit preventing discharge of beads and allowing discharge of the solvent from the reactor and means for concentric rotation of the reactor around the central axis in alternating clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, wherein the reactor contains functionalized resin beads, solvent and reactant; subjecting the reactor to microwave heating; and mixing the contents of the reactor by rotating the reactor around the central axis in alternating clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.
A circuit card assembly comprising: a printed circuit board; at least one electronic component (244, 246) mounted on said printed circuit board; a frame coupled to said printed circuit board such that said electronic component is disposed between said printed circuit board and said frame; a heat transfer device coupled to said frame, wherein said heat transfer device comprises a heat pipe disposed at least in part between said frame and said printed circuit board; and a pivotable brace coupled to the frame, the pivotable brace biasing said heat pipe toward said electronic component (244, 246) to facilitate cooling said electronic component (244, 246). a printed circuit board; at least one electronic component (244, 246) mounted on said printed circuit board; a frame coupled to said printed circuit board such that said electronic component is disposed between said printed circuit board and said frame; a heat transfer device coupled to said frame, wherein said heat transfer device comprises a heat pipe disposed at least in part between said frame and said printed circuit board; and a pivotable brace coupled to the frame, the pivotable brace biasing said heat pipe toward said electronic component (244, 246) to facilitate cooling said electronic component (244, 246).
A composition, preferably a cosmetic composition, in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, comprising: - a dispersed fatty phase comprising:. at least one triglyceride made of glycerol and fatty acids, preferably at least one triglyceride made of glycerol and fatty acids with saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, chains comprising from 8 to 36 carbon atoms, and. at least one hydrophobic polymer selected from the ester-terminated poly(ester-amide)s; wherein said dispersed fatty phase comprises at least 10% by weight of triglyceride(s) in relation to the total weight of said dispersed fatty phase; and - a continuous aqueous phase comprising at least one hydrophilic gelling agent selected from the group consisting of the polymers comprising at least one monomer being acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, the optionally modified carboxyvinyl polymers, and mixtures thereof. - a dispersed fatty phase comprising:. at least one triglyceride made of glycerol and fatty acids, preferably at least one triglyceride made of glycerol and fatty acids with saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, chains comprising from 8 to 36 carbon atoms, and. at least one hydrophobic polymer selected from the ester-terminated poly(ester-amide)s; wherein said dispersed fatty phase comprises at least 10% by weight of triglyceride(s) in relation to the total weight of said dispersed fatty phase; and. at least one triglyceride made of glycerol and fatty acids, preferably at least one triglyceride made of glycerol and fatty acids with saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, chains comprising from 8 to 36 carbon atoms, and. at least one hydrophobic polymer selected from the ester-terminated poly(ester-amide)s; - a continuous aqueous phase comprising at least one hydrophilic gelling agent selected from the group consisting of the polymers comprising at least one monomer being acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, the optionally modified carboxyvinyl polymers, and mixtures thereof.
A process for the preparation of hydrocarbon fuel, which comprises contacting fatty acid glycerides with a C1 - C5 alcohol in the presence of a solid, double metal cyanide catalyst, at a temperature in the range of 150- 200°C, for a period of 2- 6 hrs., cooling the above said reaction mixture to a temperature in the range of 20- 35°C, filtering the above said reaction mixture to separate out the catalyst, followed by removing the unreacted alcohol from the resultant filtrate by vacuum distillation to obtain the desired fatty acid alkyl ester-based hydrocarbon fuel, wherein one of the metals of the double metal cyanide catalyst is Zn 2+ while the other is a transition metal ion; wherein the solid, double metal cyanide catalyst used has a molecular formula: Zn 3 M 2 n.xZnCl 2.yH 2 O wherein R is tertiary-butyl, M is a transition metal ion, x varies from 0 to 0.5, y varies from 3-5 and n is 10 or 12.
A method for requesting allocation of a band Adaptive Modulation and Coding, AMC, channel by a subscriber station, SS, in a wireless communication system in which a full frequency band is divided into a plurality of bands, each of which is a set of a predetermined number of subbands, each of which is a set of a predetermined number of contiguous subcarriers, the method being performed by the SS and comprising the steps of: recognizing a need for use of a band AMC channel, when the SS is in a band AMC disabled state in which no band AMC channel is allocated to the SS; measuring reception quality of each band among said plurality of bands; making a list of bands having high reception quality according to the reception quality measurements; sending the list of bands together with a request for allocation to a base station, BS, said request indicating that the type of channel being requested is a band AMC channel; receiving, as a response to the request from the BS, an indication as to whether a band AMC channel is to be allocated to the SS; and transitioning to a band AMC enabled state in which a band AMC channel is allocated to the SS, according to the indication indicating that the band AMC channel is to be allocated; and when the indication indicates that no band AMC channel is to be allocated, the SS stays in the band AMC disabled state and exchanges data with the BS through a diversity channel. recognizing a need for use of a band AMC channel, when the SS is in a band AMC disabled state in which no band AMC channel is allocated to the SS; measuring reception quality of each band among said plurality of bands; making a list of bands having high reception quality according to the reception quality measurements; sending the list of bands together with a request for allocation to a base station, BS, said request indicating that the type of channel being requested is a band AMC channel; receiving, as a response to the request from the BS, an indication as to whether a band AMC channel is to be allocated to the SS; and transitioning to a band AMC enabled state in which a band AMC channel is allocated to the SS, according to the indication indicating that the band AMC channel is to be allocated; and when the indication indicates that no band AMC channel is to be allocated, the SS stays in the band AMC disabled state and exchanges data with the BS through a diversity channel.
Pouch containing a portion of foodstuffs intended to be introduced into a heating fluid in order to cook or heat said portion of foodstuffs that the pouch is designed to hold in it, said foodstuffs being designed so as to increase in volume by taking on or absorbing heating fluid, said pouch comprising a chamber in which said portion of foodstuffs is packaged and at least one zone which is permeable to said heating fluid, firstly enabling said heating fluid to be put in contact with said portion of foodstuffs to cook it or heat it inside the pouch and secondly allowing the creation, inside said pouch, of a flow of fluid vapour from the heating fluid during the cooking or heating of the portion of foodstuffs, said pouch being characterised in that it comprises at least one zone which is impermeable to the heating fluid in order at least partially to retain the flow of fluid vapour inside said pouch, and in that said chamber has a volume suitable for creating said flow of fluid vapour in order to allow an at least partial emersion of said pouch in the heating fluid, said volume also being suitable for modifying the volume of said portion of foodstuffs during cooking or heating, said impermeability zone having a sufficient surface area for the confinement of the fluid vapour in it to allow swelling of the impermeability zone caused by the heating-fluid vapour and to entrain said pouch in emersion on the surface of the heating fluid.
A method for bonding a connector (101, 201) on a substrate, comprising: - bringing an installation device (103a, 103b, 103c) into contact with the substrate in such a way that the installation device and the substrate delimit a hermetic space, said connector (101, 201) being installed in said hermetic space and arranged with a gap to the substrate; - reducing the pressure (106a, 106b) within said hermetic space, the reduction in pressure bringing the pressure within the hermetic space below a saturation vapor pressure of water or below 900mbar; - when the conditions relative to humidity or the presence of liquid water in the hermetic space are suitable for bonding the adhesive, moving the connector toward the substrate to compress an adhesive between the substrate and the connector. - bringing an installation device (103a, 103b, 103c) into contact with the substrate in such a way that the installation device and the substrate delimit a hermetic space, said connector (101, 201) being installed in said hermetic space and arranged with a gap to the substrate; - reducing the pressure (106a, 106b) within said hermetic space, the reduction in pressure bringing the pressure within the hermetic space below a saturation vapor pressure of water or below 900mbar; - when the conditions relative to humidity or the presence of liquid water in the hermetic space are suitable for bonding the adhesive, moving the connector toward the substrate to compress an adhesive between the substrate and the connector.
A method for exciting at least one electrode (2, 3; 10, 12) of a capacitively coupled reactive plasma reactor containing a substrate (4; 11); wherein - the electrode (2, 3; 10, 12) is excited by applying a RF voltage with a trapezoidal waveform, - the plasma density and fluxes of ionic and neutral species to a substrate are controlled by adjusting the duration of the ramp-up (t 1) and/or the duration of the ramp-down (t 3) of the trapezoidal waveform, and characterized in that - the ion energy distribution function at the substrate is controlled by adjusting the relative duration between the high plateau (t 2) and the low plateau (t 4) of the trapezoidal waveform. - the electrode (2, 3; 10, 12) is excited by applying a RF voltage with a trapezoidal waveform, - the plasma density and fluxes of ionic and neutral species to a substrate are controlled by adjusting the duration of the ramp-up (t 1) and/or the duration of the ramp-down (t 3) of the trapezoidal waveform, and - the ion energy distribution function at the substrate is controlled by adjusting the relative duration between the high plateau (t 2) and the low plateau (t 4) of the trapezoidal waveform.