mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A tube-shaped reinforcing structure for a hollow fibre membrane comprising, a) a plurality of reinforcing filaments characterized in that said reinforcing filaments comprise, i) a plurality of warp filaments, the plurality of warp filaments being longitudinally extending filaments that are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other circumferentially; and, ii) one or more wrap filaments, each of the one or more wrap filaments extending obliquely between at least two of the plurality of warp filaments; wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) do not cross each other radially and wherein the one or more wrap filaments are located radially outside of the plurality of warp filaments, wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) are bonded together at one or more points of contact where they intersect. a) a plurality of reinforcing filaments characterized in that said reinforcing filaments comprise, i) a plurality of warp filaments, the plurality of warp filaments being longitudinally extending filaments that are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other circumferentially; and, ii) one or more wrap filaments, each of the one or more wrap filaments extending obliquely between at least two of the plurality of warp filaments; wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) do not cross each other radially and wherein the one or more wrap filaments are located radially outside of the plurality of warp filaments, wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) are bonded together at one or more points of contact where they intersect. i) a plurality of warp filaments, the plurality of warp filaments being longitudinally extending filaments that are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other circumferentially; and, ii) one or more wrap filaments, each of the one or more wrap filaments extending obliquely between at least two of the plurality of warp filaments; wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) do not cross each other radially and wherein the one or more wrap filaments are located radially outside of the plurality of warp filaments, wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) are bonded together at one or more points of contact where they intersect. wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) do not cross each other radially and wherein the one or more wrap filaments are located radially outside of the plurality of warp filaments, wherein the plurality of reinforcing filaments (18, 22) are bonded together at one or more points of contact where they intersect.
Final separator for a final separator device for separating water from a liquid that differs from water, in particular from an oil or fuel flow, comprising a filter body through which the liquid can flow, which has at least one filter material through which the liquid can flow, wherein - the filter body has a first side and a second side facing away from the first side, - a nanofibre layer is applied to the first side at least in some regions, - at least the nanofibre layer is configured to be hydrophobic, characterized in - that the nanofibre layer is treated such that the hydrophobic property is provided or increased in the nanofiber layer by way of an activation, - that a porosity of the filter body on the first side is smaller than on the second side. - the filter body has a first side and a second side facing away from the first side, - a nanofibre layer is applied to the first side at least in some regions, - at least the nanofibre layer is configured to be hydrophobic, - that the nanofibre layer is treated such that the hydrophobic property is provided or increased in the nanofiber layer by way of an activation, - that a porosity of the filter body on the first side is smaller than on the second side.
A stainless steel member for a separator for a solid polymer fuel cell comprising a stainless steel base metal, and a passive film and electrically conductive precipitates both of which are provided on a surface of the stainless steel base metal, wherein the electrically conductive precipitates penetrate the passive film and include a substance originating from the stainless steel base metal, wherein the electrically conductive precipitates include substances which originate from dissolving the stainless steel base metal and which have precipitated on the surface of the stainless steel base metal as an electrically conductive smut when the stainless steel base metal is immersed in a nonoxidizing acid solution.
Plug connection for an electrical connection between a first line and a second line, comprising: - a contact stud that can be connected to the first line, - a collet that can be connected to the second line, said collet having - a recess for plugging in the contact stud, - a conical collet outer surface, and - at least n slots for forming n clamping jaws, with n ≥ 1, - a clamping ring having a conical clamping ring inner surface against which the conical collet outer surface lies, wherein the at least one clamping jaw can be clamped against the contact stud by means of a relative movement between the collet and clamping ring, characterized in that - the contact stud and the collet are embodied in such a manner that the collet is pressed into the clamping ring when inserting the contact stud into the recess, or the contact stud and the clamping ring are embodied in such a manner that the clamping ring is pressed onto the collet when inserting the contact stud into the recess. - a contact stud that can be connected to the first line, - a collet that can be connected to the second line, said collet having - a recess for plugging in the contact stud, - a conical collet outer surface, and - at least n slots for forming n clamping jaws, with n ≥ 1, - a recess for plugging in the contact stud, - a conical collet outer surface, and - at least n slots for forming n clamping jaws, with n ≥ 1, - a clamping ring having a conical clamping ring inner surface against which the conical collet outer surface lies, wherein the at least one clamping jaw can be clamped against the contact stud by means of a relative movement between the collet and clamping ring, characterized in that - the contact stud and the collet are embodied in such a manner that the collet is pressed into the clamping ring when inserting the contact stud into the recess, or the contact stud and the clamping ring are embodied in such a manner that the clamping ring is pressed onto the collet when inserting the contact stud into the recess.
A method of mixing voice signals while mitigating talker collisions between the voice signals, the method comprising: receiving two or more voice signals (i1, i2, i3, i4) with a common time base; detecting a signal interval (L 0, L 1, L 2) in which there is a talker collision between at least a first and a second voice signal out of said voice signals; processing, in case of a positive detection result, the first voice signal of said voice signals with the aim of making it perceptually distinguishable, wherein the processing is restricted to time segments where it is needed; and mixing the at least one processed voice signal with the remaining voice signals in accordance with the common time base to obtain an output signal, characterised in that said detecting comprises: deriving a frequency-variable energy content indicator for each of the voice signals; and based on the energy content indicator, applying a detection condition including having comparable energy content in the first and the second voice signal in a talker collision location being a frequency sub-range in a signal interval. receiving two or more voice signals (i1, i2, i3, i4) with a common time base; detecting a signal interval (L 0, L 1, L 2) in which there is a talker collision between at least a first and a second voice signal out of said voice signals; processing, in case of a positive detection result, the first voice signal of said voice signals with the aim of making it perceptually distinguishable, wherein the processing is restricted to time segments where it is needed; and mixing the at least one processed voice signal with the remaining voice signals in accordance with the common time base to obtain an output signal, characterised in that said detecting comprises: deriving a frequency-variable energy content indicator for each of the voice signals; and based on the energy content indicator, applying a detection condition including having comparable energy content in the first and the second voice signal in a talker collision location being a frequency sub-range in a signal interval.
A method for splitting optical signals carried by F input optical fibres, the method comprising the step of receiving the F input optical fibres (15A; 15B) at respective F switch input ports (102; 202) of an optical matrix switch (101; 201), and characterised by the steps of: identifying a number of independent wavelength channels carried by each of the F input optical fibres; and for each of the F input optical fibres carrying at least two independent wavelength channels, optically coupling the corresponding switch input port (102; 202) to a respective optical splitting arrangement (103; 203; 203A, 203B) having a number of output ports (105; 205) equal to the identified number of independent wavelength channels carried by that input optical fibre, optically coupling those output ports (105; 205) to respective switch input ports (105; 205) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201), and controlling the optical matrix switch (101; 201) to optically couple those respective switch input ports (105; 205) to respective switch output ports (106; 206) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201), whereby the number of said respective switch output ports (106; 206) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201) is the same number as the number of carried independent wavelength channels. identifying a number of independent wavelength channels carried by each of the F input optical fibres; and for each of the F input optical fibres carrying at least two independent wavelength channels, optically coupling the corresponding switch input port (102; 202) to a respective optical splitting arrangement (103; 203; 203A, 203B) having a number of output ports (105; 205) equal to the identified number of independent wavelength channels carried by that input optical fibre, optically coupling those output ports (105; 205) to respective switch input ports (105; 205) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201), and controlling the optical matrix switch (101; 201) to optically couple those respective switch input ports (105; 205) to respective switch output ports (106; 206) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201), whereby the number of said respective switch output ports (106; 206) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201) is the same number as the number of carried independent wavelength channels. optically coupling the corresponding switch input port (102; 202) to a respective optical splitting arrangement (103; 203; 203A, 203B) having a number of output ports (105; 205) equal to the identified number of independent wavelength channels carried by that input optical fibre, optically coupling those output ports (105; 205) to respective switch input ports (105; 205) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201), and controlling the optical matrix switch (101; 201) to optically couple those respective switch input ports (105; 205) to respective switch output ports (106; 206) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201), whereby the number of said respective switch output ports (106; 206) of the optical matrix switch (101; 201) is the same number as the number of carried independent wavelength channels.
A piezoelectric composition comprising a plurality of crystal particles, wherein the piezoelectric composition includes bismuth, iron, barium, titanium, and oxygen; characterised in that the crystal particles include a core and a shell having a content of bismuth higher than that in the core and covering the core; and a total area of cross sections of the cores exposed to a cross section of the piezoelectric composition is expressed as S CORE, a total area of cross sections of the shells exposed to the cross section of the piezoelectric composition is expressed as S SHELL, and 100·S CORE /(S CORE + S SHELL) is 50 to 90.
A transcutaneous access tool for injecting the distal tip of a first cannula into the skin of a patient comprising: a first cannula moveable along an axis of the transcutaneous access tool; a fixed member including an elongated prong extending parallel with the axis; a deployment member secured to the first cannula and movable along the axis away from the fixed member, the deployment member including spaced-apart, resiliently flexible fingers extending parallel with the axis and slidingly received on the prong of the fixed member, the fingers having distal ends that are laterally enlarged with respect to the axis; a second cannula disposed within the lumen of the first cannula; and a retraction member secured to the second cannula and movable along the axis between the fixed member and the deployment member, wherein the retraction member includes at least one catch extending laterally inwardly with respect to the axis and catching on the laterally enlarged distal ends of the fingers of the deployment element when the fingers are laterally held apart by the prong of the fixed member, such that after the second cannula has injected the distal tip of the first cannula into the skin of a patient, movement of the retraction member away from the deployment member and towards the fixed member withdraws the second cannula from the skin of the patient. a first cannula moveable along an axis of the transcutaneous access tool; a fixed member including an elongated prong extending parallel with the axis; a deployment member secured to the first cannula and movable along the axis away from the fixed member, the deployment member including spaced-apart, resiliently flexible fingers extending parallel with the axis and slidingly received on the prong of the fixed member, the fingers having distal ends that are laterally enlarged with respect to the axis; a second cannula disposed within the lumen of the first cannula; and a retraction member secured to the second cannula and movable along the axis between the fixed member and the deployment member, wherein the retraction member includes at least one catch extending laterally inwardly with respect to the axis and catching on the laterally enlarged distal ends of the fingers of the deployment element when the fingers are laterally held apart by the prong of the fixed member, such that after the second cannula has injected the distal tip of the first cannula into the skin of a patient, movement of the retraction member away from the deployment member and towards the fixed member withdraws the second cannula from the skin of the patient.
A machine for converting a web of preformed pouches to dunnage units, the web comprising a top layer and a bottom layer, the pouches being defined by transverse seals that extend from a remote edge to within a predetermined distance of an inflation edge, the machine comprising: a guide pin for insertion between the transverse seals and the inflation edge to define a path of travel of the web; a drive comprising a pair of drive rollers and a pair of drive belts for moving the web along the path of travel; a separating member to open the web for inflation; a blower for inflating the preformed pouches; a sealing assembly positioned to provide a longitudinal seal that intersects the transverse seals to close the preformed pouches and form inflated dunnage units; characterized by: an air outlet of the blower being positioned after the separating member and ending at a location that is 6.35 mm (0.25 inches) or less from a closing position where the scaling assembly pinches the top and bottom layers 16], a guide pin for insertion between the transverse seals and the inflation edge to define a path of travel of the web; a drive comprising a pair of drive rollers and a pair of drive belts for moving the web along the path of travel; a separating member to open the web for inflation; a blower for inflating the preformed pouches; a sealing assembly positioned to provide a longitudinal seal that intersects the transverse seals to close the preformed pouches and form inflated dunnage units; an air outlet of the blower being positioned after the separating member and ending at a location that is 6.35 mm (0.25 inches) or less from a closing position where the scaling assembly pinches the top and bottom layers 16],
An intervention system comprising a cable being configured to be lowered into a wellbore, said cable having an inner tube enclosing one or more electrical conductors, an outer tube surrounding the inner tube, wherein the intervention system further comprises a downhole tool being connected to a distal end of the cable and being configured to pull the cable into the wellbore, wherein the tool is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical conductors of the cable, the tool is configured to receive and/or transmit data signals and/or power via at least one of the electrical conductors of the cable, characterised in that the outer tube is made of a composite material being electrically conducting, and the tool is electrically connected to the composite material for providing current return via the composite material for transmitting and/or receiving data signals and/or power.
An implantable active medical device system comprising: an active medical device; a lead extending between a proximal portion electrically coupled to the active medical device and a distal end portion configured to emit light, the distal end portion comprising: a solid state light source disposed within a light transmissive ring element, the light transmissive ring element forming an exterior segment of the distal end portion, the light transmissive ring element defining at least a portion of a hermetic cavity. an active medical device; a lead extending between a proximal portion electrically coupled to the active medical device and a distal end portion configured to emit light, the distal end portion comprising: a solid state light source disposed within a light transmissive ring element, the light transmissive ring element forming an exterior segment of the distal end portion, the light transmissive ring element defining at least a portion of a hermetic cavity. a solid state light source disposed within a light transmissive ring element, the light transmissive ring element forming an exterior segment of the distal end portion, the light transmissive ring element defining at least a portion of a hermetic cavity.
A milk frothing device comprising a mechanical emulsification device, said emulsification device comprising a stator and a rotor which can be driven to rotate relative to said stator around a rotation axis, wherein milk and air can be supplied to said emulsification device via the inlet side and exposed to shearing forces by means of the rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, whereby milk froth is produced, said milk froth being removable via the outlet side, and the rotor as well as the stator having a plurality of shear element rows (15, 19) comprising shear elements (16, 20) for generating the shearing forces, wherein the shear element rows of the rotor and the shear element rows of the stator mesh in such a manner that milk and air flowing through the intermitting shear element rows (15, 19) are each shearable between one of the shear element rows of the rotor and one directly adjacent shear element row of the stator during rotation of the rotor, characterized in that the shear element rows of the rotor and the shear element rows of the stator are arranged alternately along the rotation axis, and that at least some of the shear elements of at least some of the shear element rows of the rotor and/or at least some of the shear elements of at least some of the shear element rows of the stator are contoured in such a manner that milk and air are transportable through the emulsification device in the axial direction along the rotation axis by means of rotation of the rotor.
A steering lock device comprising: a lock portion which is held in a lock portion accommodation recess formed in a frame and is freely movable between a lock position and an unlock position; and a plug which is rotatably operated from an outside of the frame and is configured to move the lock portion to the unlock position against a reaction force of a compression spring, wherein one end of the lock portion is biased toward the lock position by the compression spring which is supported by a spring receiving seat formed at a ceiling portion of the lock portion accommodation recess, and wherein the spring receiving seat is formed to project from a ceiling surface of the lock portion accommodation recess toward an opposite surface, wherein the lock portion is configured to cover an abutting side end of the compression spring which is abutted on the lock portion, and is provided with a shielding portion fitted to a periphery of the spring receiving seat in the unlock position, characterized in that the compression spring is completely covered by the shielding portion over the entire length thereof, when the lock portion is at the lock position, so that the access path to the compression spring can be completely closed, and a projecting height of the spring receiving seat and a projecting height of the shielding portion are substantially the same as a stroke length of the lock portion, and a tip end of the shielding portion corresponds to a height of a tip end of the spring receiving seat when the lock portion is at the lock position. a lock portion which is held in a lock portion accommodation recess formed in a frame and is freely movable between a lock position and an unlock position; and a plug which is rotatably operated from an outside of the frame and is configured to move the lock portion to the unlock position against a reaction force of a compression spring, wherein one end of the lock portion is biased toward the lock position by the compression spring which is supported by a spring receiving seat formed at a ceiling portion of the lock portion accommodation recess, and wherein the spring receiving seat is formed to project from a ceiling surface of the lock portion accommodation recess toward an opposite surface, wherein the lock portion is configured to cover an abutting side end of the compression spring which is abutted on the lock portion, and is provided with a shielding portion fitted to a periphery of the spring receiving seat in the unlock position, characterized in that the compression spring is completely covered by the shielding portion over the entire length thereof, when the lock portion is at the lock position, so that the access path to the compression spring can be completely closed, and a projecting height of the spring receiving seat and a projecting height of the shielding portion are substantially the same as a stroke length of the lock portion, and a tip end of the shielding portion corresponds to a height of a tip end of the spring receiving seat when the lock portion is at the lock position.