mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Valve actuator (1, 56, 57, 58), comprising at least one driving means for driving a valve to be actuated by said valve actuator (1, 56, 57, 58), at least one triggering unit for triggering a movement of said driving means to open and/or to close said valve, wherein said triggering unit is a directly driven triggering unit, converting an input signal directly into a triggering signal of said triggering unit without a change of the energy form of said input signal, wherein at least one mechanical energy storing unit (19, 20, 48) is provided, characterised by at least one preloading means (11, 12) for preloading said mechanical energy storing unit (19, 20, 48), wherein said preloading means (11, 12) is designed as a fluid actuated preloading means and wherein at least one internally operated controlling means (34, 41, 45, 46) and/or at least one externally operated controlling means (15, 32, 34, 54), controlling the operation of said preloading means (11, 12) is provided, that is designed as a cyclically operated unit.
A method for receiving remotely supported telephony services, the method being performed by a telephony handset and comprising the steps of: establishing an 802.11 peer-to-peer wireless link with a computing device that is coupled to a communication network, the computing device having a secure communication session established across the communication network with a remote enterprise network; registering with a call control system in the remote enterprise network using packet-based communications across the wireless link and the secure communication session; receiving assignment information from the call control system using packet-based communications across the communication session and the wireless link, the assignment information assigning at least one telephone number to the telephony handset in response to the registering step; and managing packet-based telephony services using the assigned telephone number, the packet-based telephony services being supported by the call control system in the remote enterprise network and being provided by the call control system to the telephony handset using packet based communications across the communication session and the wireless link. establishing an 802.11 peer-to-peer wireless link with a computing device that is coupled to a communication network, the computing device having a secure communication session established across the communication network with a remote enterprise network; registering with a call control system in the remote enterprise network using packet-based communications across the wireless link and the secure communication session; receiving assignment information from the call control system using packet-based communications across the communication session and the wireless link, the assignment information assigning at least one telephone number to the telephony handset in response to the registering step; and managing packet-based telephony services using the assigned telephone number, the packet-based telephony services being supported by the call control system in the remote enterprise network and being provided by the call control system to the telephony handset using packet based communications across the communication session and the wireless link.
A nucleic acid isolation method, comprising steps of: mixing a specimen containing a nucleic acid with an extraction solution to disperse the nucleic acid in the extraction solution; bringing the extraction solution containing the nucleic acid into contact with an anionic adsorbent; bringing a washing solution into contact with the anionic adsorbent; and bringing a collection solution into contact with the anionic adsorbent, the extraction solution containing a protein denaturant, the washing solution containing a basic compound and having a pH value equal to or less than a pKa value of a conjugate acid of the basic compound, the basic compound containing at least one selected from the group consisting of melamine, piperazine, and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, and the collection solution having a pH value equal to or more than the pKa value of the conjugate acid of the basic compound. mixing a specimen containing a nucleic acid with an extraction solution to disperse the nucleic acid in the extraction solution; bringing the extraction solution containing the nucleic acid into contact with an anionic adsorbent; bringing a washing solution into contact with the anionic adsorbent; and bringing a collection solution into contact with the anionic adsorbent, the extraction solution containing a protein denaturant, the washing solution containing a basic compound and having a pH value equal to or less than a pKa value of a conjugate acid of the basic compound, the basic compound containing at least one selected from the group consisting of melamine, piperazine, and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, and the collection solution having a pH value equal to or more than the pKa value of the conjugate acid of the basic compound.
A vent valve comprising: a valve body including a generally cylindrical portion that is formed by a side wall, and an inlet opening extends through the side wall and an outlet opening is defined by an open end of the side wall so as to form a flow path through the valve body; a poppet member provided on or about the valve body for sliding movement along the side wall of the valve body between an opened position and a closed position relative to the inlet opening; and a float member attached or operatively connected to the poppet member, the float member configured to move the poppet member between the opened and closed positions. chatacterized by the vent valve further comprising: a first seal and a second seal disposed between the valve body and the poppet member for sealing the inlet opening, wherein the first seal defines a first contact diameter that extends around the valve body and the poppet member, and the second seal defines a second contact diameter that extends around the valve body and the poppet member that is equal to the first contact diameter. a valve body including a generally cylindrical portion that is formed by a side wall, and an inlet opening extends through the side wall and an outlet opening is defined by an open end of the side wall so as to form a flow path through the valve body; a poppet member provided on or about the valve body for sliding movement along the side wall of the valve body between an opened position and a closed position relative to the inlet opening; and a float member attached or operatively connected to the poppet member, the float member configured to move the poppet member between the opened and closed positions. chatacterized by the vent valve further comprising: a first seal and a second seal disposed between the valve body and the poppet member for sealing the inlet opening, wherein the first seal defines a first contact diameter that extends around the valve body and the poppet member, and the second seal defines a second contact diameter that extends around the valve body and the poppet member that is equal to the first contact diameter. a first seal and a second seal disposed between the valve body and the poppet member for sealing the inlet opening, wherein the first seal defines a first contact diameter that extends around the valve body and the poppet member, and the second seal defines a second contact diameter that extends around the valve body and the poppet member that is equal to the first contact diameter.
A method for producing plastics moulded bodies and plastics material hollow bodies (1, 2; 7, 8), preferably to form air conveyance components for internal combustion engines, in which method two or more moulded body elements or hollow body elements (3, 4, 5; 9, 10, 11, 12) are produced in the injection moulding method, are thereafter pieced together and connected together by plastics material welding, wherein - the moulded body elements or hollow body elements (3, 4, 5; 9, 10, 11, 12) to be connected together are respectively produced separately in each case from at least two components in the multi-component injection moulding process which is known per se, - they are melted simultaneously in each case in the region of the joins at the melting temperature which has been preset for the respective component, - and are thereafter joined together under the effect of a pressing power, and wherein the different components are melted in the region of the join of the moulded body elements or hollow body elements (3, 4, 5; 9, 10, 11, 12) by heating specifically to the melting temperature of the respective component. - the moulded body elements or hollow body elements (3, 4, 5; 9, 10, 11, 12) to be connected together are respectively produced separately in each case from at least two components in the multi-component injection moulding process which is known per se, - they are melted simultaneously in each case in the region of the joins at the melting temperature which has been preset for the respective component, - and are thereafter joined together under the effect of a pressing power,
A prosthetic device for a lower extremity, comprising a prosthetic knee joint having an upper part, on which a proximal prosthetic component is arranged, a lower part, which is connected to the upper part so to be pivotable about a knee joint axis, and a distal prosthetic component, on which a prosthetic foot is formed or can be secured, characterized in that the distal prosthetic component is mounted so as to be displaceable in the direction of the knee joint axis by means of an axial force acting in the longitudinal extent of the distal prosthetic component, and the knee joint is assigned a force transmission device which, in the stance phase, converts a displacement of the distal prosthetic component in the direction of the knee joint axis into a flexion moment about the knee joint axis.
Female connector for a connecting blade, which connector is produced from a metal blank and comprises: - a connecting bow comprising at least two contact branches (10, 11) facing one another which define a slot for insertion of the connecting blade and which are intended to clamp the connecting blade, - and at least one fixing foot intended to rest against a circuit in order to be fixed thereto, the two contact branches (10, 11) each comprising a bowed contact end (14, 15) which is connected by a straight joining segment (30, 30') to a curved "U"-shaped or "C"-shaped web situated at the opposite end and facing the insertion slot, said contact end (14, 15) having at least one convex surface oriented towards the inside of the insertion slot, and in that one of the two contact branches, referred to as the main branch, laterally in the region of the corresponding joining segment, bears two fixing assemblies (31, 32) each comprising a fixing foot, the two fixing assemblies (31, 32) being symmetrical with respect to the web and situated one on either side of the joining segment of the main branch, characterized in that each contact end (14, 15) is slotted and comprises at least two parallel contact fingers (16, 17, 18, 19). - a connecting bow comprising at least two contact branches (10, 11) facing one another which define a slot for insertion of the connecting blade and which are intended to clamp the connecting blade, - and at least one fixing foot intended to rest against a circuit in order to be fixed thereto,
System for the production of animal feed and/or food products, by treatment of raw materials supplied to the system, comprising, under the control of a control system, carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different static treatments, carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different dynamic treatments, and transport operations carried out between and/or during these treatments, which system comprises a housing and/or framework with vertically stacked treatment layers, each extending substantially horizontally, of which the static treatment layers, arranged for the predominantly static treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, and the dynamic treatment layers, arranged for intermediate transport and/or the predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, alternate each other vertically characterized, in that the static treatment layers are provided with static treatment modules with at least one input docking port on the upper side and at least one output docking port on the bottom side, which static treatment modules are arranged for performing one or more of the predominantly static treatments, wherein the dynamic treatment layers, under the control of the control system, are provided with movable mobile treatment modules with an input docking port on the upper side and an output docking port on the bottom side, which mobile treatment modules are arranged for carrying out one or more treatments of the predominantly dynamic treatments, wherein the mobile treatment modules and/or the static treatment modules are arranged such that on the one hand the mobile treatment modules, under the control of the control system, are able to be docked to the static treatment modules of an above positioned static treatment layer and, on the other hand, are able to be docked, under the control of the control system, to one or more static treatment modules of a static treatment layer underneath, wherein the respective mobile treatment module, if the dock locations are different, under the control of the control system, is moved from the first docking location to the second docking location.
Cyclic peptides bearing antineoplastic and antiangiogenic activities, wherein said peptide has an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the sequences identified in the sequence listing as sequences SEQ ID No. 1-76.
A data scrubbing apparatus for correcting disturb data errors occurring in an array of memory cells, the array of memory cells being protecte by an error correction code, the data scrubbing apparatus being characterized by; an error flag bus configured for transferring an error flag signal indicating a number of errors occurring during a read operation in a grouping of the memory cells within the array of memory cells from the array of memory cells to the data scrubbing apparatus; - an error flag detector in communication with error flag bus for receiving the error flag signal from the error flag bus and to transfer an error count signal indicating the number of errors received from the error flag bus; and - a write back control device in communication with the error flag detector to receive the error count signal and compare the number of errors with a received scrub threshold signal that provides a threshold value for the number of errors within the grouping of the memory cells that are to be tolerated before correcting the errors that occurred during the read operation in the grouping of the memory cells, the threshold value correlating with the extent of the coverage of the ECC and for controlling writing back of data correcting the errors subsequent to the read operation to the grouping of the memory cells depending on outcome of the comparison. - an error flag detector in communication with error flag bus for receiving the error flag signal from the error flag bus and to transfer an error count signal indicating the number of errors received from the error flag bus; and - a write back control device in communication with the error flag detector to receive the error count signal and compare the number of errors with a received scrub threshold signal that provides a threshold value for the number of errors within the grouping of the memory cells that are to be tolerated before correcting the errors that occurred during the read operation in the grouping of the memory cells, the threshold value correlating with the extent of the coverage of the ECC and for controlling writing back of data correcting the errors subsequent to the read operation to the grouping of the memory cells depending on outcome of the comparison.
Sensor apparatus having at least one sensor element, in particular a Hall sensor element, and at least one magnetic element which is movable with respect to the sensor element and has a plurality of differently magnetized regions and at least one opening and/or recess between two magnetized regions, the sensor element being designed to output a sensor signal which represents a state with respect to magnetization of a region of the magnetic element which is in the measurement range of the sensor element by means of one of at least three predefined sensor signal values, characterized in that a diamagnetic material is arranged in the opening and/or the recess.
Method for setting the position of the end of the liquid phase in a cast strip in continuous casting of liquid metals in a continuous casting plant, in which the cast strip is cast in a mould and subsequently guided in a strip guide, wherein the method is characterised by the following steps: a) casting the cast strip at a first casting speed; b) delivering a pulse to the cast strip at a fixed location within the strip guide; c) observing the bath surface with regard to whether this exhibits a temporary elevation as a direct reaction to the pulse; d) repeating at least once, preferably several times, steps b) and c) each time at a changed casting speed, wherein the pulse is delivered on each occasion always at the fixed location within the strip guide; e) during the repeated performance of the steps b) and c), detecting a first casting speed v1 at which the pulse delivered to the cast strip does not trigger any reaction at the bath surface and detecting a second casting speed v2 which is higher than the first casting speed v1 and at which the pulse delivered to the cast strip triggers the reaction at the bath surface; and f) setting the end of the liquid phase in the cast strip at least approximately at the level of the fixed location by casting the cast strip at a casting speed vs, wherein v1 < vs ≤ v2. a) casting the cast strip at a first casting speed; b) delivering a pulse to the cast strip at a fixed location within the strip guide; c) observing the bath surface with regard to whether this exhibits a temporary elevation as a direct reaction to the pulse; d) repeating at least once, preferably several times, steps b) and c) each time at a changed casting speed, wherein the pulse is delivered on each occasion always at the fixed location within the strip guide; e) during the repeated performance of the steps b) and c), detecting a first casting speed v1 at which the pulse delivered to the cast strip does not trigger any reaction at the bath surface and detecting a second casting speed v2 which is higher than the first casting speed v1 and at which the pulse delivered to the cast strip triggers the reaction at the bath surface; and f) setting the end of the liquid phase in the cast strip at least approximately at the level of the fixed location by casting the cast strip at a casting speed vs, wherein v1 < vs ≤ v2.
A process for the preparation of compounds of the type E(NRR') x comprising the following steps: a) Conversion of M[AlH 4] with HNRR' to M[Al(NRR') 4] and hydrogen; b) Reaction of M[Al(NRR') 4] with EX x to E(NRR') x and M[AlX] 4, where M = Li, Na or K, R = C n H 2n+1 with n = 1 to 20 and independently thereof R' = C n H 2n+1 with n = 1 to 20, E is an element of group 3 to 15 of the periodic system of elements, X = F, CI, Br or I and x = 2, 3, 4 or 5. a) Conversion of M[AlH 4] with HNRR' to M[Al(NRR') 4] and hydrogen; b) Reaction of M[Al(NRR') 4] with EX x to E(NRR') x and M[AlX] 4,
Header for an agricultural harvester, the header comprising a connector adapted to be connected to a feeder of the agricultural harvester, the header further comprising a cutter bar and a first lateral crop transporting mechanism to move crop material towards a first opening at the connector, the header further comprising second lateral crop transporting mechanism provided at a distance from the first lateral crop transporting mechanism, the second lateral crop transporting mechanism being provided to move crop material towards a second opening, the second opening being different from the first opening, characterized in that said second opening is at the connector.
An environmental control system for an aircraft comprising: a compressing device including a compressor and a turbine configured to receive a flow of first medium sequentially, and a second turbine configured to receive a flow of second medium, the second medium being distinct from the first medium; a ram air circuit including a ram air duct having at least one heat exchanger positioned therein a dehumidification system in fluid communication with the turbine, the dehumidification system including a condenser and a water extractor and characterised by a bypass valve arranged downstream from the compressor and upstream from the at least on heat exchanger in the ram air circuit configured to divert the flow of the first medium output from the compressor around the at least one heat exchanger of the ram air circuit, a first pass through the condenser, the water extractor and the turbine. a compressing device including a compressor and a turbine configured to receive a flow of first medium sequentially, and a second turbine configured to receive a flow of second medium, the second medium being distinct from the first medium; a ram air circuit including a ram air duct having at least one heat exchanger positioned therein a dehumidification system in fluid communication with the turbine, the dehumidification system including a condenser and a water extractor and characterised by a bypass valve arranged downstream from the compressor and upstream from the at least on heat exchanger in the ram air circuit configured to divert the flow of the first medium output from the compressor around the at least one heat exchanger of the ram air circuit, a first pass through the condenser, the water extractor and the turbine.
A method of braking a hydroelectric turbine (10, 110, 210) comprising a stator (12, 112, 212), a rotor (14, 114, 214) housed for rotation within the stator, and a permanent magnet generator having a plurality of conductive coils and a plurality of magnets arranged for relative motion through rotation of the rotor within the stator, the method comprising the steps of; applying an electro-dynamic brake to the rotor; subsequently applying a secondary brake (24, 124, 224) to the rotor; automatically applying the electro-dynamic brake and/or secondary brake in response to an event; characterised by the electro-dynamic brake, responsive to a control signal, applying a resistive load or a short circuit across at least one of said plurality of coils, such that a current is induced in said at least one coil and an electrical load is applied to said permanent magnet generator, resulting in a braking torque being applied to the turbine.
Die of a spark plasma sintering apparatus, characterised in that said die is made of graphite and the outer surfaces of said die are coated with a layer made of silicon carbide having a thickness of 1 to 10 μm, said layer made of silicon carbide being further optionally coated with one or more other layer(s) made of a carbide other than silicon carbide, chosen from hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and titanium carbide, said other layer(s) each having a thickness of 1 to 10 μm.
An aircraft wing comprising: an upper wing cover assembly; a lower wing cover assembly; and a rib connecting the upper wing cover assembly to the lower wing cover assembly; wherein at least one of the wing cover assemblies comprises a panel assembly comprising: a panel; and a plurality of stiffeners on the panel, wherein each stiffener comprises an attachment part (25, 28) attached to the panel and a structural part (26, 27) spaced apart from the panel; characterised in that the panel assembly comprises a rib foot beam which crosses the stiffeners at a series of intersections, wherein the rib foot beam is attached to the rib between the intersections, and wherein at each intersection the rib foot beam is located between the panel and the structural part of a respective one of the stiffeners.