mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Crosslinkable or crosslinked rubber composition which can be used to form a tyre casing tread exhibiting an improved wear resistance, the said composition comprising a plasticizing resin with a number-average molecular weight ranging from 400 to 2000 g/mol, characterized in that the said resin is formed of the units resulting from the polymerization of an unsaturated monocyclic terpene and in that the said resin exhibits a transition temperature, measured according to the method described in the experimental part of the description, of greater than 50°C and less than 120°C.
A method of identifying and locating an underwater acoustic reflector having a shell surrounding a core wherein an incident acoustic wave is partially reflected by the front of the reflector and partially pass into the core to be reflected from the shell at the rear of the reflector by acoustically interrogating an underwater search area in which such an acoustic reflector may be present characterised in that it includes the step of identifying an object that reflects the acoustic interrogation with two spaced apart echoes, and measuring the acoustic diameter of the object, said acoustic diameter being half the time separation of the spaced apart echoes multiplied by the acoustic velocity of the core material, and comparing that diameter with known acoustic diameters of said underwater acoustic reflectors that may be present in the search area, and thus accepting or rejecting the reflected acoustic wave as potentially including the echo from the front of such an acoustic reflector and the echo from shell at the rear of the reflector.
An isolated modified OB-fold domain, obtainable from a naturally occurring OB-fold domain and removed from the naturally occurring protein within which it is contained, wherein said modified OB-fold domain comprises: a) at least one modified amino acid residue in a β- strand of the OB-fold domain binding face as compared to the naturally occurring OB-fold domain, or b) at least one modified amino acid residue in a β- strand of the OB-fold domain binding face and at least one modified amino acid residue in a strand of the OB-fold domain loop region, or c) at least one modified amino acid residue in a strand of the OB-fold domain loop region, wherein said isolated modified OB-fold domain is one selected from the group: Pyrobaculum aerophilum Asp tRNA synthase OB-fold domain comprising at most 17 modified amino acids and Pyrobaculum aerophilum initiation factor IF-5A OB-fold domain comprising at most 11 modified amino acid residues; and wherein said modified OB-fold domain is soluble and has altered binding characteristics as compared to the naturally occurring OB-fold domain, and wherein said domain specifically binds to a different binding partner than the naturally occurring OB-fold domain. a) at least one modified amino acid residue in a β- strand of the OB-fold domain binding face as compared to the naturally occurring OB-fold domain, or b) at least one modified amino acid residue in a β- strand of the OB-fold domain binding face and at least one modified amino acid residue in a strand of the OB-fold domain loop region, or c) at least one modified amino acid residue in a strand of the OB-fold domain loop region,
A degradation indicator for a component having one or more elastomeric elements, the indicator comprising: an indicator element in communication with at least a portion of the one or more elastomeric elements; wherein the indicator element is configured to show a visible degradation or damage when a specific and predetermined condition of the one or more elastomeric elements is reached; wherein the indicator element is in communication with a portion of the one or more elastomeric elements that is configured to experience damage first within the one or more elastomeric elements characterised in that the indicator element comprises at least one structural feature that is configured to accelerate the rate at which damage is incurred under normal operating loads on the portion of the one or more elastomeric elements. an indicator element in communication with at least a portion of the one or more elastomeric elements; wherein the indicator element is configured to show a visible degradation or damage when a specific and predetermined condition of the one or more elastomeric elements is reached; wherein the indicator element is in communication with a portion of the one or more elastomeric elements that is configured to experience damage first within the one or more elastomeric elements characterised in that the indicator element comprises at least one structural feature that is configured to accelerate the rate at which damage is incurred under normal operating loads on the portion of the one or more elastomeric elements.
A main mixer, comprising: a swirler along an axis; and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub having a fuel manifold and a centerbody, wherein the centerbody forms an inner surface of a contoured annular mixer passage, and an inner surface of the swirler forms an outer surface of the contoured annular mixer passage; characterised in that: an outer surface of the centerbody of the swirler hub forms an elliptical shape and an inner diameter of the swirler forms an elliptical shape. a swirler along an axis; and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub having a fuel manifold and a centerbody, wherein the centerbody forms an inner surface of a contoured annular mixer passage, and an inner surface of the swirler forms an outer surface of the contoured annular mixer passage; characterised in that: an outer surface of the centerbody of the swirler hub forms an elliptical shape and an inner diameter of the swirler forms an elliptical shape.
An article of footwear comprising: an upper having a medial side and a lateral side; a plurality of cables each having a proximal end and a distal end, each proximal end fixed to one of the medial side or the lateral side of the upper; and a first fastener portion, each distal end secured to the first fastener portion, and the first fastener portion fastenable to the upper; wherein the securement of the distal ends to the first fastener portion retains the plurality of cables through a plurality of looped cables, the plurality of looped cables extending in an array on an opposite one of the medial side or the lateral side of the upper, wherein each of the plurality of cables extends through a different respective one of the plurality of looped cables between the proximal end and the distal end; wherein the plurality of cables extends along the one of the medial side or the lateral side of the upper between the plurality of looped cables and the first fastener portion fastened to the upper; wherein the plurality of cables is configured to double back to the side of the upper at which each proximal end is fixed with the first fastener portion fastened to the upper; wherein a heel fastener portion is secured to a heel portion of the upper; and wherein the first fastener portion fastens to the heel fastener portion. an upper having a medial side and a lateral side; a plurality of cables each having a proximal end and a distal end, each proximal end fixed to one of the medial side or the lateral side of the upper; and a first fastener portion, each distal end secured to the first fastener portion, and the first fastener portion fastenable to the upper; wherein the securement of the distal ends to the first fastener portion retains the plurality of cables through a plurality of looped cables, the plurality of looped cables extending in an array on an opposite one of the medial side or the lateral side of the upper, wherein each of the plurality of cables extends through a different respective one of the plurality of looped cables between the proximal end and the distal end; wherein the plurality of cables extends along the one of the medial side or the lateral side of the upper between the plurality of looped cables and the first fastener portion fastened to the upper; wherein the plurality of cables is configured to double back to the side of the upper at which each proximal end is fixed with the first fastener portion fastened to the upper; wherein a heel fastener portion is secured to a heel portion of the upper; and wherein the first fastener portion fastens to the heel fastener portion.
A superconducting wire comprising: a wire formed of a superconducting material; and a superconducting stabilization material disposed in contact with the wire, wherein the superconducting stabilization material is formed of a copper material which contains: one or more types of additive elements selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, and rare earth elements in a total of 3 ppm by mass to 400 ppm by mass; and a balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, and in which a total concentration of the inevitable impurities excluding O, H, C, N, and S which are gas components is 5 ppm by mass to 100 ppm by mass, wherein the superconducting stabilization material is formed of the copper material with the inevitable impurities in which an Fe content is 10 ppm by mass or less, an Ni content is 10 ppm by mass or less, an As content is 5 ppm by mass or less, an Ag content is 50 ppm by mass or less, an Sn content is 4 ppm by mass or less, an Sb content is 4 ppm by mass or less, a Pb content is 6 ppm by mass or less, a Bi content is 2 ppm by mass or less, and a P content is 3 ppm by mass or less, wherein the superconducting stabilization material is formed of the copper material in which a ratio Y/X of a total amount of additive elements of one or more types selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, and rare earth elements (Y ppm by mass) to a total amount of S, Se, and Te (X ppm by mass) is in a range of 0.5≤Y/X≤100. a wire formed of a superconducting material; and a superconducting stabilization material disposed in contact with the wire, wherein the superconducting stabilization material is formed of a copper material which contains: one or more types of additive elements selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, and rare earth elements in a total of 3 ppm by mass to 400 ppm by mass; and a balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, and in which a total concentration of the inevitable impurities excluding O, H, C, N, and S which are gas components is 5 ppm by mass to 100 ppm by mass, wherein the superconducting stabilization material is formed of the copper material with the inevitable impurities in which an Fe content is 10 ppm by mass or less, an Ni content is 10 ppm by mass or less, an As content is 5 ppm by mass or less, an Ag content is 50 ppm by mass or less, an Sn content is 4 ppm by mass or less, an Sb content is 4 ppm by mass or less, a Pb content is 6 ppm by mass or less, a Bi content is 2 ppm by mass or less, and a P content is 3 ppm by mass or less, wherein the superconducting stabilization material is formed of the copper material in which a ratio Y/X of a total amount of additive elements of one or more types selected from Ca, Sr, Ba, and rare earth elements (Y ppm by mass) to a total amount of S, Se, and Te (X ppm by mass) is in a range of 0.5≤Y/X≤100.
A service aggregation system comprising embedded devices of end-customers, service provisioning infrastructure (102a, 102b) of plural service providers, and a network with connectivity to said embedded devices and connectivity to said service provisioning infrastructure (102a, 102b), said service aggregation system further comprises a back-end server (104, 200) of a service aggregator, said back-end server (104, 200) having connectivity to said embedded devices via said network and connectivity to said service provisioning infrastructure (102a, 102b) via said network, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said back-end server (104, 200) being adapted to act and execute business logic commands on each transaction between an embedded device of one of said end-customers and service provisioning infrastructure (102a, 102b) of one of said service providers, or vice versa.
A computer implemented method for associating a user with a wearable device, the method comprising: measuring, by the wearable device, first physiological information of the user; providing, by the wearable device, the first physiological information to a computing device, wherein the computing device compares the first physiological information against a stored physiological profile, updates a confidence parameter indicating the extent to which the first physiological information matches the stored physiological profile, and determines that the confidence parameter is below a first threshold; receiving, by the wearable device from the computing device, a request for the user to perform an activity or series of activities; measuring, by the wearable device, second physiological information while the user is carrying out the activity or series of activities to determine additional user credentials; and providing, by the wearable device to the computing device, the additional user credentials, wherein the computing device approves or denies a transaction based on the additional user credentials and the confidence parameter. measuring, by the wearable device, first physiological information of the user; providing, by the wearable device, the first physiological information to a computing device, wherein the computing device compares the first physiological information against a stored physiological profile, updates a confidence parameter indicating the extent to which the first physiological information matches the stored physiological profile, and determines that the confidence parameter is below a first threshold; receiving, by the wearable device from the computing device, a request for the user to perform an activity or series of activities; measuring, by the wearable device, second physiological information while the user is carrying out the activity or series of activities to determine additional user credentials; and providing, by the wearable device to the computing device, the additional user credentials, wherein the computing device approves or denies a transaction based on the additional user credentials and the confidence parameter.
Anti-theft device for a steering column of a motor vehicle, said device comprising: - a bolt mounted mobile in translation in said device between a locked position of the steering column and a released position of said column, and - a means for controlling the movement of said bolt, with said device further comprising a drive means connecting the control means and the bolt, with said drive means comprising a housing that receives at least a portion of the locking element when the locking element in the rest and active positions, said locking element being configured to cooperate with the control means in such a way as, in the active position, to lock the drive means when the bolt is in locked position. - a bolt mounted mobile in translation in said device between a locked position of the steering column and a released position of said column, and - a means for controlling the movement of said bolt, with said device further comprising a drive means connecting the control means and the bolt, with said drive means comprising a housing that receives at least a portion of the locking element when the locking element in the rest and active positions, said locking element being configured to cooperate with the control means in such a way as, in the active position, to lock the drive means when the bolt is in locked position.
An array antenna, comprising a first subarray, a second subarray, a first power detector, a second power detector, and a decision device, wherein the first power detector is connected to the first subarray, the second power detector is connected to the second subarray, the decision device is connected to the first power detector, the decision device is connected to the second power detector, wherein each subarray comprises a first array element, a second array element, a first phase shifter, a second phase shifter, and a subarray combiner, wherein the first phase shifter is connected to the first array element, the second phase shifter is connected to the second array element, the subarray combiner is connected to the first phase shifter, the subarray combiner is connected to the second phase shifter, the first phase shifter is configured to perform phase shifting on a signal from the first array element and send the phase-shifted signal to the subarray combiner, the second phase shifter is configured to perform phase shifting on a signal from the second array element and send the phase-shifted signal to the subarray combiner, and the subarray combiner is configured to combine the signal from the first phase shifter and the signal from the second phase shifter, and output a signal, wherein a receiving beam direction corresponding to an output signal of the first subarray is set as a first direction by setting parameters of the corresponding phase shifters and a receiving beam direction corresponding to an output signal of the second subarray is set as a second direction by setting parameters of the corresponding phase shifters, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction, and wherein the first power detector is configured to detect a power of the output signal of the first subarray, the second power detector is configured to detect a power of the output signal of the second subarray, and the decision device is configured to determine a first alignment direction of the array antenna according to the power of the output signal of the first subarray and the power of the output signal of the second subarray, wherein the decision device is specifically configured to determine the first alignment direction of the array antenna according to a power of the output signal of the first subarray at a first moment and a power of the output signal of the second subarray at the first moment.
Process for preparing a homogeneous spinning solution for the production of acrylic fibers which comprises the following steps: i) preparation of a homogeneous suspension by mixing a powder homopolymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile with a mixture of DMSO/water in an amount of from 94.5/5.5 to 97/3% w/w at a temperature of from 5°C to 10°C, preferably a mixture of DMSO/water 95/5 at a temperature of 5°C, said mixing being carried out in a time ranging from 5 to 30 minutes, by spraying a stream of the DMSO/water solvent on a stream of powder homopolymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile, disintegrated and premixed; ii) heating the homogeneous suspension coming from step i) at a temperature ranging from 70°C to 150°C in a time ranging of from 0.5 to 30 minutes, until the complete dissolution of the homopolymer or copolymer and the formation of a homogeneous solution. i) preparation of a homogeneous suspension by mixing a powder homopolymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile with a mixture of DMSO/water in an amount of from 94.5/5.5 to 97/3% w/w at a temperature of from 5°C to 10°C, preferably a mixture of DMSO/water 95/5 at a temperature of 5°C, said mixing being carried out in a time ranging from 5 to 30 minutes, by spraying a stream of the DMSO/water solvent on a stream of powder homopolymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile, disintegrated and premixed; ii) heating the homogeneous suspension coming from step i) at a temperature ranging from 70°C to 150°C in a time ranging of from 0.5 to 30 minutes, until the complete dissolution of the homopolymer or copolymer and the formation of a homogeneous solution.
Treatment apparatus for material strands, with a separation device for subdividing a material strand, with a transport system which has at least one front and one rear transport unit (12, 24), the separation device being arranged at a gap between the transport units (12, 24), with at least one drive unit, which is provided for moving at least one transport unit (12, 24) in relation to the other transport unit (12, 24), allowing the material strand to bridge the gap between the transport units (12, 24), and with a height setting unit, which is provided for causing a relative movement in a vertical direction, characterised in that the drive unit is provided for guiding an auxiliary apex line of the front transport unit over an auxiliary apex line of the rear transport unit, wherein, in a movement of the front transport unit towards the rear transport unit in a transport direction, the first transport unit experiences a lift, as a result of which a height offset between upper sides of conveyor belts (18, 30) of the two transport units (12, 24) is established by the height setting unit.
A method for controlling a digital television (30, 40, 212), DTV, located in a room of a hotel among a plurality of independent hotel rooms physically separated from one another in the hotel, wherein a compact wireless device serves as a room key, and wherein the DTV includes an access point, AP, card (131, 210, 311, 600, 700), the method comprising: receiving guest information recorded in a storage area of a compact wireless device and a wired equivalent privacy, WEP, key value of the AP card recorded in the storage area of the compact wireless device, wherein the compact wireless device communicates with the DTV, receiving a second WEP key value corresponding to the AP card of the DTV from a hotel management server; comparing the WEP key value received from the compact wireless device with the second WEP key value received from the hotel management server; switching an operation mode of the DTV from a power-off mode to a wake mode, if the WEP key values are identical to each other; and controlling at least one guest information received from the compact wireless device to be displayed, wherein the guest information to be displayed is content customized to only a guest using the compact wireless device, wherein the guest information to be displayed includes information comprising at least one of tourist attraction information, restaurant information, weather information, event information, and transportation information, wherein the AP card includes middleware to drive a variety of applications provided to the guest and supports a multi-protocol interface to control devices of respective hotel rooms. receiving guest information recorded in a storage area of a compact wireless device and a wired equivalent privacy, WEP, key value of the AP card recorded in the storage area of the compact wireless device, wherein the compact wireless device communicates with the DTV, receiving a second WEP key value corresponding to the AP card of the DTV from a hotel management server; comparing the WEP key value received from the compact wireless device with the second WEP key value received from the hotel management server; switching an operation mode of the DTV from a power-off mode to a wake mode, if the WEP key values are identical to each other; and controlling at least one guest information received from the compact wireless device to be displayed, wherein the guest information to be displayed is content customized to only a guest using the compact wireless device, wherein the guest information to be displayed includes information comprising at least one of tourist attraction information, restaurant information, weather information, event information, and transportation information, wherein the AP card includes middleware to drive a variety of applications provided to the guest and supports a multi-protocol interface to control devices of respective hotel rooms.