mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A diaphragm pump, in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprising: a pump housing with at least a first check valve and a second check valve, a fluid chamber, a diaphragm defining a wall of the fluid chamber and reciprocatingly movable, driving means with a driving shaft for reciprocating said diaphragm, a control unit, wherein the driving means is connected to the diaphragm by an eccentric and a con rod, wherein the driving means is configured as a gearless drive to directly reciprocate the diaphragm; characterized in that a detector unit is provided for detecting an angular position of the driving means and/or the eccentric and wherein the detector unit comprises an indicating means connectable to the driving means and/or the eccentric and a sensor for detecting the indicating means, wherein the diaphragm pump is configured to directly move the diaphragm into a defined position along the shortest way. a pump housing with at least a first check valve and a second check valve, a fluid chamber, a diaphragm defining a wall of the fluid chamber and reciprocatingly movable, driving means with a driving shaft for reciprocating said diaphragm, a control unit, wherein the driving means is connected to the diaphragm by an eccentric and a con rod, wherein the driving means is configured as a gearless drive to directly reciprocate the diaphragm; characterized in that a detector unit is provided for detecting an angular position of the driving means and/or the eccentric and wherein the detector unit comprises an indicating means connectable to the driving means and/or the eccentric and a sensor for detecting the indicating means, wherein the diaphragm pump is configured to directly move the diaphragm into a defined position along the shortest way.
An electromagnet, at least comprising an armature supported in an armature space, a coil 1 and a core (10, 11), wherein the armature space is surrounded by the coil which carries a plurality of windings to which an electric current can be applied, and the magnetic field generated when the electric current is applied moves the armature against the core (10, 11), wherein the armature acts on a pin belonging to the electromagnet and the armature has a recess on its end face as seen in the direction of movement, and wherein a molded part belonging to the electromagnet is inserted into the recess and the pin is supported in the molded part, wherein the armature is formed by an armature body and an armature bar which is received in the armature bar, characterized in that at least one transverse bore which is oriented transversely with respect to the direction of movement of the armature is disposed on the armature, the armature body or the armature bar.
A method for reducing the immunogenicity of a CRISPR-associated (Cas) protein, the method comprising introducing one or more amino acid substitutions into one or more residues corresponding to one or more major histocompatibility Class I and/or Class II binding sites of the Cas protein to form a recombinant Cas protein; wherein the Cas protein is a Cas9 protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO:5; and wherein the one or more amino acid substitution is selected from one or more of the following substitutions: Positio n Original residue Possible substitutions 105 F D,E 106 L D,E,G,K,P,Q,R 107 V D,E,G 258 L D, E, G, K, P 263 K A,D,E,G,N,P,S,T 264 L A,D,E,G,H,K,N,P,Q,R,S,T,V 265 Q D,E,G,N,P,T 266 L A,D,E,G,N,P,Q,S,T, V 267 S A,D,E,G,H,P,T 696 L E,G,P 846 F E,W 847 L D,E,F,G,H,K,N,P,Q,S,T,W 852 I D,E,F,G,Y 855 K D,E,G,P,S 1278 K A,D,E,F,G,N,P,Q,S,T,V,W 1279 R D,E,H,K,Q 1280 V A,D,E,G,K,N,P,Q,S,T 1281 I A,D,E,F,G,H,K,N,P,Q,R,S,T,W 1282 L A,D,E,G,H,N,P,S,T
Device for monitoring rotating components in centrifugal pumps or systems which comprise centrifugal pumps, composed of a first unit which is permanently connected to the component to be monitored, comprising a source for supplying energy, at least one sensor, a microprocessor, a transmitting unit for transmitting a signal to a receiver which is spatially separate from the monitored component, and a second unit comprising a receiver unit, a means for evaluating the transmitted signal and means for representing and/or passing on a sensed component property, characterized in that the signal is transmitted acoustically by means of sound waves.
A condenser adapted to be used in a vapor compression system, the condenser comprising: a shell having a refrigerant inlet that at least refrigerant with gas refrigerant flows therethrough and a refrigerant outlet that at least refrigerant with liquid refrigerant flows therethrough, with a longitudinal center axis of the shell extending generally parallel to a horizontal plane; and a tube bundle including a plurality of heat transfer tubes (34a, 34b) disposed inside of the shell so that the refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant inlet is supplied onto the tube bundle, the heat transfer tubes extending generally parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the shell, the plurality of heat transfer tubes in the tube bundle being arranged to form a first vapor passage extending generally vertically along a first passage lengthwise direction through at least some of the heat transfer tubes of the tube bundle, wherein the first vapor passage is formed between the tube bundle and a longitudinal sidewall of the shell, characterised in that the first vapor passage having a first minimum width measured perpendicularly relative to the first passage lengthwise direction and the longitudinal axis, the first minimum width being larger than a tube diameter of the heat transfer tubes of the tube bundle, and the first minimum width being smaller than four times the tube diameter. a shell having a refrigerant inlet that at least refrigerant with gas refrigerant flows therethrough and a refrigerant outlet that at least refrigerant with liquid refrigerant flows therethrough, with a longitudinal center axis of the shell extending generally parallel to a horizontal plane; and a tube bundle including a plurality of heat transfer tubes (34a, 34b) disposed inside of the shell so that the refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant inlet is supplied onto the tube bundle, the heat transfer tubes extending generally parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the shell, the plurality of heat transfer tubes in the tube bundle being arranged to form a first vapor passage extending generally vertically along a first passage lengthwise direction through at least some of the heat transfer tubes of the tube bundle, wherein the first vapor passage is formed between the tube bundle and a longitudinal sidewall of the shell, characterised in that the first vapor passage having a first minimum width measured perpendicularly relative to the first passage lengthwise direction and the longitudinal axis, the first minimum width being larger than a tube diameter of the heat transfer tubes of the tube bundle, and the first minimum width being smaller than four times the tube diameter.
A method for vaporizing and/or heating a first liquefied gas for use as fuel for a ship (1, 6) having at least one cargo tank (2, 7) containing a second liquefied gas, the first liquefied gas having a lower boiling point than the second liquefied gas, the heat for vaporization and/or heating the first liquefied gas being taken at least partially from the contents of said at least one cargo tank, characterized in that at least part of said heat Is obtained through heat exchange with and condensation of boil-off from the contents of said at least one cargo tank.
A method for infrared watermarking using modified gray component replacement/undercolor removal schemes comprising: providing a substrate; using a first black strategy (403,405) to obtain a low infrared absorption gamut color conversion strategy yielding a low infrared absorption transform; using a second black strategy (407,409) to obtain a high infrared absorption gamut color conversion strategy yielding a high infrared absorption transform; creating a gamut correlation mechanism which creates new high and low infrared absorption transforms by combining both said original low infrared absorption gamut and said high infrared absorption gamut into limited substantially similar shaped new gamuts; and printing a watermark on said substrate incorporating said limited substantially similar shaped gamuts for infrared watermark printing. providing a substrate; using a first black strategy (403,405) to obtain a low infrared absorption gamut color conversion strategy yielding a low infrared absorption transform; using a second black strategy (407,409) to obtain a high infrared absorption gamut color conversion strategy yielding a high infrared absorption transform; creating a gamut correlation mechanism which creates new high and low infrared absorption transforms by combining both said original low infrared absorption gamut and said high infrared absorption gamut into limited substantially similar shaped new gamuts; and printing a watermark on said substrate incorporating said limited substantially similar shaped gamuts for infrared watermark printing.
System for installing at least one rear seat in a lorry cab comprising at least one front seat, the installation system including: - a seat assembly comprising at least two anchorage points ( 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) for a seat belt; - a fastening assembly intended to rigidly fasten the seat assembly on a wall ( 101, 102) of the cab, - at least one fastening element ( 5, 5a, 5b, 5c), the system being characterized in that the fastening element ( 5, 5a, 5b, 5c) comprises a clamp ( 6, 6a, 6b, 6c) and a spacer ( 7, 7a, 7b, 7c) secured to the clamp ( 6, 6a, 6b, 6c) by means of a tightening device ( 8, 8a, 8b, 8c) making it possible to adjust the tightening force between the clamp ( 6, 6a, 6b, 6c) and the spacer ( 7, 7a, 7b, 7c), the clamp ( 6, 6a, 6b, 6c) being intended to be inserted into a pre-existing opening in a wall ( 101, 102) of the lorry cab such that the fastening element ( 5, 5a, 5b, 5c) tightens the wall ( 101, 102) between the clamp ( 6, 6a, 6b, 6c) and the spacer ( 7, 7a, 7b, 7c), the spacer ( 7, 7a, 7b, 7c) moreover comprising a device ( 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 11, 11a, 11b, 11c) for rigid fastening on the seat assembly. - a seat assembly comprising at least two anchorage points ( 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) for a seat belt; - a fastening assembly intended to rigidly fasten the seat assembly on a wall ( 101, 102) of the cab, - at least one fastening element ( 5, 5a, 5b, 5c),
A Transforming Growth Factor-beta-bound IgG (TIGG) for use in reducing pain or promoting cartilage growth in a subject having a musculoskeletal disease, wherein the TIGG comprises an immunoglobulin (Ig) portion and a transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) portion, wherein the TGF-beta portion contains a TGF-beta protein having at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence of amino acids set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; the Ig portion contains an Ig protein with an Fc region having at least 80% sequence identity to the sequence of amino acids set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO:5; and the Ig protein and TGF-beta protein are associated via a non-covalent bond.
A tire comprising: a tread section provided with a groove portion formed to extend in a tire circumferential direction; a plurality of projection parts provided on a groove bottom (50B2) of the groove portion, wherein each of the projection parts extends from one of side walls forming the groove portion toward the other side wall (50B3) opposed to the one side wall (50B1), the projection parts are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion, a relationship of 0.75L≤P≤10L is satisfied in a tread face view of the tire, where L denotes a length of the projection parts along a groove center line passing a widthwise center of the groove portion, and P denotes the predetermined intervals, a relationship of 0.4≤FW/W<1 is satisfied, where W denotes a groove width of the groove portion and FW denotes a length of the projection parts in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the extending direction of the groove portion, characterised in that each of projection parts is separated into plural projection segments (500a, 500b) in a tread face view, and a relationship of TWf/cosθf ≤ 0.9W is satisfied, where TWf denotes a width of the projection parts in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the projection parts and θf is an angle that the extending direction of the projection parts forms with a groove center line passing the center of the groove portion in a tread width direction (twd) in the tread face view. a tread section provided with a groove portion formed to extend in a tire circumferential direction; a plurality of projection parts provided on a groove bottom (50B2) of the groove portion, wherein each of the projection parts extends from one of side walls forming the groove portion toward the other side wall (50B3) opposed to the one side wall (50B1), the projection parts are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion, a relationship of 0.75L≤P≤10L is satisfied in a tread face view of the tire, where L denotes a length of the projection parts along a groove center line passing a widthwise center of the groove portion, and P denotes the predetermined intervals, a relationship of 0.4≤FW/W<1 is satisfied, where W denotes a groove width of the groove portion and FW denotes a length of the projection parts in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the extending direction of the groove portion, characterised in that each of projection parts is separated into plural projection segments (500a, 500b) in a tread face view, and a relationship of TWf/cosθf ≤ 0.9W is satisfied, where TWf denotes a width of the projection parts in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the projection parts and θf is an angle that the extending direction of the projection parts forms with a groove center line passing the center of the groove portion in a tread width direction (twd) in the tread face view.
A method for removing skin pigmentation, due to pigment particles, comprising exposing pigmented skin to pulsed laser energy with pulses which invoke photomechanical disruption of the targeted pigment particles, thereby facilitating their removal by the body's natural removal processes, wherein the pulses are delivered at a duration that is from two times to five times the acoustic transit time across a pigment particle having a diameter of about 1 micrometer, wherein the acoustic transit time of a sound wave in a particle is calculated by dividing the radius of the particle by the speed of sound in the particle.
A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element, the coupling assembly comprising a receiving part having a first end, a second end and a central axis extending though the first end and the second end, a recess for receiving a rod, and an accommodation space (61a, 61b) for accommodating a head of a bone anchor, the accommodation space (61a, 61b) having an opening at the second end for inserting the head; a pressure element (7, 7', 7", 7"', 700) configured to be positioned at least partly in the accommodation space (61a, 61b), the pressure element (7, 7', 7", 7"', 700) having a first end comprising a first end surface and a second end facing towards the second end of the receiving part, a central axis coaxial with the central axis of the receiving part, and a flexible portion (71; 71', 71") to clamp an inserted head, a rod receiving element (8, 8', 800) that is a separate part comprising a first end comprising a first end surface and a channel for inserting a rod (100,100') adjacent to the first end and a second end having a second end surface facing towards the second end of the receiving part; characterized in that the first end surface of the pressure element (7, 7', 7", 7"', 700) is configured to extend into the channel of the rod receiving element (8, 8'); and wherein the pressure element (7,7', 7", 7"', 700) comprises a portion that is configured to cooperate with a portion of the rod receiving element (8, 8', 800) under axial load such that the portion of the pressure element (7, 7', 7", 7"', 700) or the portion of the rod receiving element (8, 8', 800) or both are deformed so as to move the first end surface of the pressure element (7, 7', 7", 7"', 700) further into the channel of the rod receiving element (8, 8') in an axial direction.
An assay device comprising a reaction chamber and at least two sets of individually encoded microcarriers wherein the at least two sets of microcarriers have different functionalization, wherein the reaction chamber is a microchannel; and wherein the microcarriers have a shape relative to the cross-section of the microchannel that allows having, over the entire length of the microchannel, at least two of any of the microcarriers arranged side by side without touching each other and without touching the perimeter of the microchannel so that microcarriers that would be moving in the longitudinal direction of the microchannel at different speeds would be able to pass each other until the point where their longitudinal movement is restricted, the two or more microcarriers (i) are in a configuration such as the two or more microcarriers fit inside the microchannel and (ii) intersect the cross-section at that given position and (iii) their projected surfaces along the longitudinal direction, at that given position, do not overlap and are enclosed in the surface of the cross-section, at that given position; and wherein the device comprises a means to restrict the movement of the microcarriers in the longitudinal direction of the microchannel while still letting the fluids flow through; and wherein the code of the microcarriers is indicative of the function.
A device for transferring coins from the mobile supply device to a coin receiving module (1, 1', 1 "), wherein the mobile supply device comprises a coin 1 reservoir (4, 5) for the storage of a number of coins to be transferred, having a device for the detachable connection of the mobile supply device to the coin inlet of the coin receiving module (1, 1', 1 "), wherein the mobile supply device is in a coin transfer position, having a control unit (7, 9) for data processing, wherein the coin reservoir (4, 5) of the mobile supply device is designed such that the coins collected in the coin reservoir (4, 5) are transferred to the coin inlet of the coin receiving module (1, 1', 1") in portions depending on a supply request, and that the control unit (7, 9) is assigned an inventory data memory in which the coin inventories of the mobile supply device and/or of the coin receiving module (1, 1', 1") are stored, characterized in that the mobile supply device comprises at least two coin reservoirs (4, 5), in each of which a specifiable coin quantity is stored, and that a storage reservoir and a supply storage unit are provided as coin reservoirs (4, 5), which are connected to one another by means of a coupling device in order to transfer the coin quantity from the storage reservoir to the supply storage unit and that the supply storage unit releases the coin quantity stored in it to the coin inlet of the coin receiving module (1, 1', 1") on receipt of a supply request.
An audio decoder (500; 600; 1300; 1600; 2000) for providing at least four bandwidth-extended audio channel signals (520, 522, 524, 526) on the basis of an encoded representation (510; 610, 682; 1310, 1312), wherein the audio decoder is configured to provide a first downmix signal (532; 632; 1342) and a second downmix signal (534; 634; 1344) on the basis of a jointly encoded representation (510; 610; 1310) of the first downmix signal and the second downmix signal using a multi-channel decoding (530; 630; 1340); wherein the audio decoder is configured to provide at least a first audio channel signal (542; 642; 1372) and a second audio channel signal (544; 644; 1374) on the basis of the first downmix signal using a multi-channel decoding (540; 640; 1370); wherein the audio decoder is configured to provide at least a third audio channel signal (556; 656; 1382) and a fourth audio channel signal (558; 658; 1384) on the basis of the second downmix signal using a multi-channel decoding (550; 650; 1380); wherein the audio decoder is configured to perform a first joint multi-channel bandwidth extension (560; 660; 1390) on the basis of the first audio channel signal and the third audio channel signal, to obtain a first bandwidth-extended channel signal (520; 620; 1320) and a third bandwidth-extended channel signal (524; 624; 1324), wherein the multi-channel bandwidth extension uses a relationship between the first audio channel signal and the third audio channel signal; and wherein the audio decoder is configured to perform a second joint multi-channel bandwidth extension (570; 670; 1394) on the basis of the second audio channel signal and the fourth audio channel signal, to obtain a second bandwidth extended channel signal (522; 622; 1322) and a fourth bandwidth extended channel signal (526; 626; 1326).
A device for high-contrast imaging comprises: - a beam splitter for splitting a beam into a probe beam and a reference beam, wherein the probe beam is directed to an object; - a self-imaging system receiving the probe beam from the object and imaging the object on itself, generating a reflected beam, preferably the system preserves the reflected probe beam divergence, wherein - the beam (3, 31) interacts with the object at least twice; and - the reflected probe beam is further directed to the splitter after the last interaction; and - detection means receiving the reflected probe beam from the splitter. - a beam splitter for splitting a beam into a probe beam and a reference beam, wherein the probe beam is directed to an object; - a self-imaging system receiving the probe beam from the object and imaging the object on itself, generating a reflected beam, preferably the system preserves the reflected probe beam divergence, wherein - the beam (3, 31) interacts with the object at least twice; and - the reflected probe beam is further directed to the splitter after the last interaction; and - the beam (3, 31) interacts with the object at least twice; and - the reflected probe beam is further directed to the splitter after the last interaction; and - detection means receiving the reflected probe beam from the splitter.
A butylphthalide intravenous emulsion comprising butylphthalide as an active ingredient in an amount of 0.01~50wt% and an excipient in an amount of 50~99.99wt%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, wherein the excipient comprises an oil phase in an amount of 0.01~40wt%, an aqueous phase in an amount of 50~98wt%, an emulsifier in an amount of 0.01~50wt%, a stabilizer in an amount of 0~50wt%, and an osmoregulation agent in an amount of 0~10wt%, based on the total weight of the excipient.
A process for depositing an aerogel of carbon nanotubes directly on a substrate which is passed across the outlet of a reactor in which the carbon nanotube aerogel is prepared characterised in that the substrate is a tape having on one side an adhesive material to retain carbon nanotubes.
Electric buckle comprising - a frame with an insertion slit for a tongue, and - a latch, which is moveable from a latched to a de-latched position and vice versa, wherein - an electric actuator is provided, which initiates the movement of the latch when activated characterized in that - a locking bar is provided, which is moved by the activation of the electric actuator to a locking position, in which the locking bar secures the latch in the latched position. - a frame with an insertion slit for a tongue, and - a latch, which is moveable from a latched to a de-latched position and vice versa, wherein - an electric actuator is provided, which initiates the movement of the latch when activated characterized in that - a locking bar is provided, which is moved by the activation of the electric actuator to a locking position, in which the locking bar secures the latch in the latched position.