mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A conveying unit for a conveyance of a printing sleeve from a supply position to a working position in a printing press having a receiving means for receiving the printing sleeve and a closure unit, wherein the closure unit can be brought into a safety state, into a supply state and into a discharge state, wherein the printing sleeve can be received by the receiving means in the supply state of the closure unit, wherein the printing sleeve can be removed from the receiving means in the discharge state of the closure unit, and a removal of the printing sleeve is prevented in the safety state of the closure unit, characterized in that the closure unit has a first closure element and a second closure element, wherein the first closure element in the discharge state fixes a first end (11.1) of the receiving means and the second closure element in the supply state fixes a second end (11.2) of the receiving means, wherein the first closure element in the discharge state and the second closure element in the supply state act as torque support relative to the receiving means. wherein the closure unit can be brought into a safety state, into a supply state and into a discharge state, wherein the printing sleeve can be received by the receiving means in the supply state of the closure unit, wherein the printing sleeve can be removed from the receiving means in the discharge state of the closure unit, and a removal of the printing sleeve is prevented in the safety state of the closure unit, characterized in that the closure unit has a first closure element and a second closure element, wherein the first closure element in the discharge state fixes a first end (11.1) of the receiving means and the second closure element in the supply state fixes a second end (11.2) of the receiving means, wherein the first closure element in the discharge state and the second closure element in the supply state act as torque support relative to the receiving means.
A microwave powered sensor assembly (100, 200, 300) for microwave ovens, comprising: a microwave antenna having a predetermined tuning frequency for generating an RF antenna signal in response to microwave radiation at a predetermined excitation frequency, an RF power limiter coupled to the RF antenna signal for limiting an amplitude or power of the RF antenna signal in accordance with predetermined signal limiting characteristics to produce a limited RF antenna signal (V LIM), a dc power supply circuit coupled to the limited RF antenna signal (V LIM) and configured to rectify the limited RF antenna signal (V LIM) and produce a power supply voltage (V DD), a sensor connected to the power supply voltage (V DD) and configured to measure a physical or chemical property of a food item (528, 628) under heating in a microwave oven chamber. a microwave antenna having a predetermined tuning frequency for generating an RF antenna signal in response to microwave radiation at a predetermined excitation frequency, an RF power limiter coupled to the RF antenna signal for limiting an amplitude or power of the RF antenna signal in accordance with predetermined signal limiting characteristics to produce a limited RF antenna signal (V LIM), a dc power supply circuit coupled to the limited RF antenna signal (V LIM) and configured to rectify the limited RF antenna signal (V LIM) and produce a power supply voltage (V DD), a sensor connected to the power supply voltage (V DD) and configured to measure a physical or chemical property of a food item (528, 628) under heating in a microwave oven chamber.
A method for monitoring the quality of a communication channel involving a physical layer and protocol layers, said communication channel being supported by a device for transmitting electrical signals between two mutually mobile elements forming a sliding contact, the method comprising: controlling the application of a DC electrical signal to one of the elements of the transmission device, receiving a plurality of electrical signal values V(n) measured on the other of the elements of the transmission device, estimating, from said plurality of measured values, a variance parameter value σ V V moy, comparing the variance parameter value to a threshold THR chosen as a function of at least one protocol parameter of the communication channel, as a function of the result of the comparison, generating a signal (CHANNEL_OK, CHANNEL_NOK) representative of the quality of the communication channel, and taking a decision as to whether said communication protocol will be able to be supported or not by this sliding contact. controlling the application of a DC electrical signal to one of the elements of the transmission device, receiving a plurality of electrical signal values V(n) measured on the other of the elements of the transmission device, estimating, from said plurality of measured values, a variance parameter value σ V V moy, comparing the variance parameter value to a threshold THR chosen as a function of at least one protocol parameter of the communication channel, as a function of the result of the comparison, generating a signal (CHANNEL_OK, CHANNEL_NOK) representative of the quality of the communication channel, and taking a decision as to whether said communication protocol will be able to be supported or not by this sliding contact.
Installation for processing of optical lenses for spectacles, with several separate processing apparatus (3C, 3D) for independent forming and/or polishing of the lenses, wherein each processing apparatus (3C, 3D) is assigned its own conveyor apparatus for conveyance of the lenses or lens carriers, wherein the installation comprises a transfer system for conveyance of the lenses to and from the processing apparatus (3C, 3D), wherein the transfer system has a first transport track for conveyance of lenses or lens carriers from one processing apparatus (3C, 3D) to the next one, and a second parallel transport track for parallel conveyance of lenses or lens carriers, wherein the transfer system has transfer apparatus located between the processing apparatus (3C, 3D) for receiving and temporary intermediate storage in a receiving area and, if required, for continued conveyance of at least one lens or one lens carrier selectively to the conveyor apparatus of a following processing apparatus (3C, 3D) or to the second transport track, wherein the transfer apparatus and the conveyor apparatus form the continuous first transport track and are independently controllable or drivable for independent conveyance, and wherein the transfer apparatus each form a track switch.
A recombinant protein, comprising an isolated R domain of the diphtheria toxin comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 70% identity with residues 380 to 535 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, said sequence comprising the combination of the following substitutions: - Y380K and L390T, and said sequence lacking at the N- or C-terminal of said R domain, the sequence of the C domain and the T domain of the diphtheria toxin and the sequence of a protein or a protein domain capable of improving the stability or purification of said R domain, and said recombinant protein being an inhibitory ligand of HB-EGF. - Y380K and L390T,
A thermal system comprising a plurality of heating elements and a control system (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) having a plurality of power nodes (136a, 136b, 136c, 138a, 138b, 138c; 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222; 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322; 412, 414, 416, 418, 420, 422; 514, 516), wherein each heating element is connected between a first power node and a second power node of the plurality of power nodes, characterized in that each heating element is connected in electrical series with an addressable switch configured to activate and deactivate the heating element, wherein each heating element is independently controlled by the control system.
A banner raising apparatus adapted to be used in conjunction with a halyard for raising and lowering a banner, the apparatus comprising: (a) an elongate conduit, the conduit adapted to be mounted to a support surface so as to extend generally vertically up the support surface, the elongate conduit comprising a secure halyard passageway; (b) a halyard guide located at the operatively upper end of the elongate conduit for guiding a halyard travelling in the secure halyard passageway; (c) a halyard fastener for releasably attaching the halyard, the halyard fastener located at the operatively lower end of the elongate conduit; and (d) a secure housing located at the operatively lower end of the elongate conduit, the housing containing the halyard fastener; characterized in that - the apparatus is adapted to be mounted to a generally vertical support surface; - the elongate conduit further comprises a weight containment passageway, the weight containment passageway adapted to contain a weight which is in use secured to the operatively lower end of a banner so as to weigh down the lower end of the banner, and also to facilitate dropping of the banner when the halyard is released; - fastening the halyard to the halyard fastener restrains the banner in a raised position; and - the secure housing has an internal volume of sufficient capacity to contain a length of the halyard which lowered when raising the banner. (a) an elongate conduit, the conduit adapted to be mounted to a support surface so as to extend generally vertically up the support surface, the elongate conduit comprising a secure halyard passageway; (b) a halyard guide located at the operatively upper end of the elongate conduit for guiding a halyard travelling in the secure halyard passageway; (c) a halyard fastener for releasably attaching the halyard, the halyard fastener located at the operatively lower end of the elongate conduit; and (d) a secure housing located at the operatively lower end of the elongate conduit, the housing containing the halyard fastener; - the apparatus is adapted to be mounted to a generally vertical support surface; - the elongate conduit further comprises a weight containment passageway, the weight containment passageway adapted to contain a weight which is in use secured to the operatively lower end of a banner so as to weigh down the lower end of the banner, and also to facilitate dropping of the banner when the halyard is released; - fastening the halyard to the halyard fastener restrains the banner in a raised position; and - the secure housing has an internal volume of sufficient capacity to contain a length of the halyard which lowered when raising the banner.
A mucoadhesive orodispersible tablet, obtainable by a method comprising the steps of (i) mixing a solid active agent, selected from probiotics, with a mucoadhesive polymer and with a binder solution to obtain a wetted blend; (ii) granulating the wetted blend of step (i) to obtain wetted granules; (iii) drying and sieving the wetted granules of step (ii) to obtain the mucoadhesive active granules, (iv) mixing the mucoadhesive active granules obtained in step (iii) with excipients to obtain a mixture, wherein the excipients comprise at least one disintegrant, (v) compressing the mixture of step (iv) to obtain orodispersible tablets, wherein the mucoadhesive polymer is chitosan. (i) mixing a solid active agent, selected from probiotics, with a mucoadhesive polymer and with a binder solution to obtain a wetted blend; (ii) granulating the wetted blend of step (i) to obtain wetted granules; (iii) drying and sieving the wetted granules of step (ii) to obtain the mucoadhesive active granules, (iv) mixing the mucoadhesive active granules obtained in step (iii) with excipients to obtain a mixture, wherein the excipients comprise at least one disintegrant, (v) compressing the mixture of step (iv) to obtain orodispersible tablets,
A peptide with a sequence length from 13 to 50 amino acids, the N-terminal region of said peptide consisting in the sequence: HXaa 1 EGTFTSDXaa 2 SXaa 3 Xaa 4 (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein: Xaa 1 is an amino acid selected from alanine and glycine; Xaa 2 is an amino acid selected from valine and leucine; Xaa 3 is an amino acid selected from serine and lysine; Xaa 4 is an amino acid selected from tyrosine and glutamine; and hystidine is the N-terminal residue; for use in the topical eye treatment and/or prevention of a retinal neurodegenerative disease. HXaa 1 EGTFTSDXaa 2 SXaa 3 Xaa 4 (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein: Xaa 1 is an amino acid selected from alanine and glycine; Xaa 2 is an amino acid selected from valine and leucine; Xaa 3 is an amino acid selected from serine and lysine; Xaa 4 is an amino acid selected from tyrosine and glutamine; and hystidine is the N-terminal residue; Xaa 1 is an amino acid selected from alanine and glycine; Xaa 2 is an amino acid selected from valine and leucine; Xaa 3 is an amino acid selected from serine and lysine; Xaa 4 is an amino acid selected from tyrosine and glutamine; and
A catheter for creating a passage through apposed luminal walls and stent delivery, the catheter comprising; a catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central passage therethrough; a dilator tip coupled to the distal end of the catheter body; a needle having a penetrating distal tip, said needle being reciprocatably mounted in the central passage so that said distal tip can be advanced beyond the dilator tip of the catheter body to penetrate the apposed luminal walls; an anchor structure deployable from the needle and comprising a plurality of radially expandable wings, said anchor structure adapted to be expanded and drawn proximally by the needle against the apposed the luminal walls; a blade extendable from the dilator tip to cut the passage as the dilator tip is advanced through the passage; and a radially expandable stent carried on a distal region of the catheter body.
Method for operating a length sensor, in particular a length/angle sensor of a crane, with a resetting system, having a drum and a cable which is wound onto this drum and can be unwound from this drum in order to detect a length, wherein the resetting system has a controllable electric motor, and the motor is actuated in such a way that a predefinable force profile of the cable is obtained when the latter is unwound from the drum and/or wound onto the drum, characterized in that the force acting on the cable is measured with a force sensor.
A process for producing a cathode carbon block for aluminum smelting, wherein - an organic binder is added to a mixture wherein the proportion of particles of a carbon raw material of 64 to 97% by mass, said carbon raw material including calcined coke, graphite, or a mixture thereof, and the proportion of particles of titanium carbide of 3 to 36% by mass, said particles of titanium carbide having an average particle size in the range of 1 μm to 50 μm, wherein the particle size of the mixture is controlled such that there are: - particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less, wherein the proportion of said titanium carbide particles in the particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less is 5 to 100%, - and carbon raw material particles having a particle size greater than 1 mm - the mixture added with the organic binder is kneaded, formed, baked in a non-oxidative atmosphere, and then graphitized to obtain a carbon block. - an organic binder is added to a mixture wherein the proportion of particles of a carbon raw material of 64 to 97% by mass, said carbon raw material including calcined coke, graphite, or a mixture thereof, and the proportion of particles of titanium carbide of 3 to 36% by mass, said particles of titanium carbide having an average particle size in the range of 1 μm to 50 μm, wherein the particle size of the mixture is controlled such that there are: - particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less, wherein the proportion of said titanium carbide particles in the particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less is 5 to 100%, - and carbon raw material particles having a particle size greater than 1 mm - particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less, wherein the proportion of said titanium carbide particles in the particles having a particle size of 1 mm or less is 5 to 100%, - and carbon raw material particles having a particle size greater than 1 mm - the mixture added with the organic binder is kneaded, formed, baked in a non-oxidative atmosphere, and then graphitized to obtain a carbon block.
An apparatus, comprising: a digital transmitter including a generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module including an analog to digital convertor; and a reversibly removable personality module operationally coupled to the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module, wherein the reversibly removable personality module includes an RF filter with a cutoff frequency and a programmable memory that stores parameters that define, at least in part, a specific adapted configuration for the generic adaptable reconfigurable digital transmitter module including an analog to digital sampling rate as a function of a signal bandwidth read from the programmable memory of the reversibly removable personality module.
A disposable wearing article comprising: an absorber having a crosswise direction extending to a front of the body and a back of the body of a wearer, a widthwise direction perpendicular to the crosswise direction, an inner direction facing the wearer, and an outer direction facing the opposite side of the inner direction, and is configured such that the absorber has a crotch region that is in contact with a crotch portion of the wearer, a front region arranged anterior to the crotch region, and a back region arranged posterior to the crotch region and in contact with a hip portion of the wearer, said disposable wearing article, wherein in the crotch region, a pair of curving means are provided along the crosswise direction so as to enable the absorber to curve in a convex shape in the inner direction, outside the widthwise direction of the curving means, a pair of lifting units are provided along the crosswise direction so as to enable the absorber to be lifted up in the inner direction in the back region, and the back ends of the curving means are positioned anterior to the back ends of the lifting units, wherein the curving means are first elastic materials arranged along the crosswise direction, and the lifting units are second elastic materials arranged along the crosswise direction, and wherein the back ends of the curving means are positioned posterior to the front ends of the lifting units, and the distance in the crosswise direction between the back ends of the curving means and the front ends of the lifting units is 20 mm or less.
An aqueous binder composition for use in the formation of fiberglass insulation and non-woven mats comprising: 40 to 95% maltodextrin having a dextrose equivalent number from 9 to 14, and a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 8,000; and 5 to 40% citric acid or a salt thereof, wherein the percentages are weight percentages of total binder solids. 40 to 95% maltodextrin having a dextrose equivalent number from 9 to 14, and a number average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 8,000; and 5 to 40% citric acid or a salt thereof, wherein the percentages are weight percentages of total binder solids.
A package comprising a container, a slider (54, 202) slidably mounted within the container, and a carrier (56, 203) for a blister pack, the carrier comprising; a first panel (80, 204) having an opening (84, 208) for movably receiving a blister of said blister pack; a second panel (82, 206) having one or more dispensing openings (81, 210) aligned with said first panel opening, the first panel and the second panel slidably receiving the blister pack therebetween; and a blocking member (86, 216) selectively moveable between a blocking position and a dispensing position, said blocking member in its blocking position preventing movement of said blister in said first panel opening (84, 208) into alignment with a said dispensing opening (81, 210), thereby preventing dispensing of the blister's contents through the dispensing opening, and in said dispensing position permitting said blister to be moved into alignment with a said dispensing opening for dispensing the blister's contents; wherein the blocking member is connected to a free edge of one of the first and second panels (80, 82, 204, 206) about a fold line (89, 228), and wherein one of the first and second panels of the blister pack carrier is connected to a panel of the slider (54, 202); and wherein the first and second panels (80, 82, 204, 206) of the blister pack carrier each have end edges and side edges, and the free edge of the first or second panel is a side edge of the panel.
A method for removing radioactive cesium by applying removal processing to radioactive cesium in a radioactive waste liquid and/or a radioactive solid matter using a hydrophilic resin composition comprising a hydrophilic resin and a zeolite, wherein the hydrophilic resin composition comprises at least one hydrophilic resin selected from the group consisting of a hydrophilic polyurethane resin, a hydrophilic polyurea resin, and a hydrophilic polyurethane-polyurea resin each having a hydrophilic segment; and the hydrophilic resin composition comprises the zeolite dispersed therein in a ratio of at least 1 to 200 mass parts relative to 100 mass parts of the hydrophilic resin.
A handle assembly for a surgical tool comprising a handle having a distal end and a first retaining mechanism attached to the distal end of the handle, the first retaining mechanism including: a first retaining housing having a first central cavity for receiving a surgical tool, and a first locking mechanism moveable between first and second positions relative to the housing, the first locking mechanism including a through hole for receiving the surgical tool characterised in that the first retaining mechanism further includes a pair of alignment tabs separate from and disposed about opposite lateral sides of the first locking mechanism that limit movement of the first locking mechanism relative thereto. a first retaining housing having a first central cavity for receiving a surgical tool, and a first locking mechanism moveable between first and second positions relative to the housing, the first locking mechanism including a through hole for receiving the surgical tool a pair of alignment tabs separate from and disposed about opposite lateral sides of the first locking mechanism that limit movement of the first locking mechanism relative thereto.
A folding electronic card with secured switch connection, comprising a circuit board and an insulation sheet; further comprising a contact plate and an elastic sheet provided on the circuit board and acting as a switch, the elastic sheet resiliently pressed against the contact plate, the insulation sheet being slidable between the contact plate and the elastic sheet; the folding electronic card being characterised by further comprising a U-shaped snap-engaging sleeve provided on the circuit board and located above the contact plate and the elastic sheet, the insulation sheet being slidably inserted in the U-shaped snap-engaging sleeve, one end of the insulation sheet being provided with a through hole, the circuit board and a fixed end of the insulation sheet being fixed on two sides of the folding electronic card respectively; and when the folding electronic card is unfolded, a movable end of the insulation sheet slides so that the contact plate and the elastic sheet are in contact with each other at the through hole, and when the card is folded, the movable end of the insulation sheet slides between the contact plate and the elastic sheet so that the contact plate and the elastic sheet are insulated from each other by the insulation sheet.