mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A thermoplastic elastomer foam, made by a method comprising: providing a polymer mixture comprising: a thermoplastic elastomer; from 0.1 wt% to 20 wt%, based on total polymer weight, of a semi-crystalline polymer; and a gaseous or supercritical blowing agent incorporated into the polymer mixture under pressure; wherein the polymer mixture is formed by combining a molten thermoplastic elastomer and from 0.1 wt% to 20 wt%, based on total polymer weight, of a molten semi-crystalline polymer, then cooling the combined polymers to below a temperature at which the semi-crystalline polymer forms polymeric crystalline domains; and releasing the pressure at a temperature below the crystallization temperature of the semi-crystalline polymer to foam the mixture thereby forming the thermoplastic elastomer foam, wherein the semi-crystalline polymer is selected from copolymers of ethylene with at least one vinyl monomer, polyamides, polyesters, and combinations of these. providing a polymer mixture comprising: a thermoplastic elastomer; from 0.1 wt% to 20 wt%, based on total polymer weight, of a semi-crystalline polymer; and a gaseous or supercritical blowing agent incorporated into the polymer mixture under pressure; wherein the polymer mixture is formed by combining a molten thermoplastic elastomer and from 0.1 wt% to 20 wt%, based on total polymer weight, of a molten semi-crystalline polymer, then cooling the combined polymers to below a temperature at which the semi-crystalline polymer forms polymeric crystalline domains; and releasing the pressure at a temperature below the crystallization temperature of the semi-crystalline polymer to foam the mixture thereby forming the thermoplastic elastomer foam, wherein the semi-crystalline polymer is selected from copolymers of ethylene with at least one vinyl monomer, polyamides, polyesters, and combinations of these.
Panel suitable for assembling a waterproof floor or wall covering by interconnecting a plurality of said panels with each other, wherein the panel has a substantially planar top surface, and a substantially planar bottom surface, at least four substantially linear side edges of which at least one pair of opposite side edges (4, 5, 6, 7) which are provided with interconnecting coupling means (8, 9, 10) for interconnecting one panel within another, the panel having a sandwich structure which comprises a core layer basically composed of a thermoplastic material, a top layer and a reinforcing layer situated in between the core layer and the top layer, said reinforcing layer being substantially made of at least one thermoplastic material, wherein at least a part of the thermoplastic material of the core layer has a foam structure, characterized in that a top surface or a bottom surface of the core layer is formed by a crust layer.
A method for manufacturing a windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, particularly for automobiles, comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein said oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof, wherein said connecting device is connected to the flexible material of said wiper blade by at least one pin, wherein said pin is moved from a first position, wherein said pin in a pre-mounted position is fixed to said connecting device, into a second position, wherein said pin in a mounted position as a single constructional element is interconnecting said connecting device and the flexible material of said wiper blade, characterized in that said pin is mounted through the flexible material of said wiper blade at the location of the interconnection of said connecting device and said wiper blade in order to block any lateral movement of longitudinal strip at the location of the interconnection of said connecting device and said wiper blade.
A method for performing transmit power control at a subscriber unit on a reverse link signal transmitted at a reverse link transmit power, wherein the reverse link signal has a traffic channel transmitted at a traffic channel transmit power, and a pilot channel transmitted at a pilot channel transmit power, comprising the steps of: receiving a power control command at said subscriber unit; wherein the power control command is generated in accordance with a comparison of a receive energy of the reverse link pilot channel measured at a base station with an energy threshold; characterised by: examining said power control command at said subscriber unit to deter nine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and selectively adjusting the transmit power of either the reverse link pi lot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with the examining step. receiving a power control command at said subscriber unit; wherein the power control command is generated in accordance with a comparison of a receive energy of the reverse link pilot channel measured at a base station with an energy threshold; characterised by: examining said power control command at said subscriber unit to deter nine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and selectively adjusting the transmit power of either the reverse link pi lot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with the examining step. examining said power control command at said subscriber unit to deter nine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and selectively adjusting the transmit power of either the reverse link pi lot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with the examining step.
Apparatus for sterilising containers with a transport device which transports the containers along a pre-specified transport path, with a multiplicity of sterilisation devices for sterilising at least one region of the inner wall of the containers, wherein the first sterilisation devices each have a rod-like sterilisation element, the longitudinal direction of which extends substantially perpendicular to the transport path and always parallel to the longitudinal direction of the containers to be sterilised of the containers and which by a relative movement of the container in relation to the radiation element can be introduced through a mouth of the containers to be sterilised into the interior of the containers to be sterilised, as well as a radiation generation device forming a component of the first radiation device which generates an electron radiation, wherein the apparatus has at least one second sterilisation device which is suitable and determined to sterilise at least one outer wall of the containers, wherein the second sterilisation device comprises a radiation generation device which generates an electron radiation wherein the apparatus comprises a shielding device, which at least partially shields the X-rays having been generated by said sterilising radiation with respect to the environment in order to allow for a protection of the operator and the environment, wherein the shielding device for the linear way of the X-rays to the outside comprises a wall made of lead with a thickness of at least 5mm or of another material with an equivalent thickness, wherein the shielding device comprises a housing which at least partially surrounds the transport device, the housing comprising at least one supply opening in order to supply the containers to the housing and wherein in the interior of the housing inner walls (23, 24, 25, 26, 28) are arranged which are determined and effect that the X-rays being generated in the interior are reflected at least twice before reaching the supply opening, wherein these inner walls in the interior of the housing form a labyrinth, through which the containers are guided.
A method for illuminating greenhouse plants, character i s e d by arranging above the plants at least one guide, hanging from the guide at least one illuminator unit that is moved in the direction of the guide to illuminate the plants close to the plants and that comprises at least one bracket, and arranging into each bracket at least one illuminator in such a manner that each bracket with its illuminator is movable upward by lifting up the bracket by turning the bracket relative to a turning joint, which turning joint is a separate joint that belongs to the suspension of the bracket or a suspension element acting as a joint, for instance when the plants are maintained.
A process for preparing asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives including the steps of: (a) treating a delipidated egg yolk with Pronase or Orientase to obtain a mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides, (b) removing components other than peptide-linked oligosaccharides from the mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides, (c) treating the purified mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides with actinase to obtain a mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, (d) introducing a lipophilic protective group into the asparagine-linked oligosaccharides in the mixture to obtain a mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives, wherein said lipophilic protective group is selected from the group consisting of 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) group, t-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) group, allyloxycarbonate (Alloc) group, acetyl (Ac) group, allyl group or benzyl group, and (e) subjecting the mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives to a fractionating chromatography using a reverse phase column to separate the mixture into individual asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives. (a) treating a delipidated egg yolk with Pronase or Orientase to obtain a mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides, (b) removing components other than peptide-linked oligosaccharides from the mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides, (c) treating the purified mixture of peptide-linked oligosaccharides with actinase to obtain a mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, (d) introducing a lipophilic protective group into the asparagine-linked oligosaccharides in the mixture to obtain a mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives, wherein said lipophilic protective group is selected from the group consisting of 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) group, t-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) group, allyloxycarbonate (Alloc) group, acetyl (Ac) group, allyl group or benzyl group, and (e) subjecting the mixture of asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives to a fractionating chromatography using a reverse phase column to separate the mixture into individual asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivatives.
A host vehicle with a vehicle driving guidance device comprising a predicted traveling route setting section configured to set a predicted traveling route to the host vehicle: the host vehicle being an autonomous driving vehicle configured to autonomous driving controlled by the host vehicle itself without a driver's operation and the vehicle driving guidance device further comprises: a traveling plan formulation section, configured to formulate a traveling plan indicative of how to autonomously drive the host vehicle along a predicted traveling route, said traveling plan formulation section being also configured to serve as a road information detection section for detecting information of the road on which the host vehicle travels on the predicted traveling route, the traveling plan formulation section being also configured to serve as a predicted traveling state setting section for setting the host vehicle to either an accelerating state or a decelerating state when the host vehicle travels on the predicted traveling route to a road ahead of the host vehicle based on the information of the road and a the speed of the vehicle, characterized by a traveling plan image generation section configured to generate a traveling plan image in which a plurality of traveling state distinction images indicating the accelerating state or the decelerating state set by the predicted traveling state setting section are positioned in a route image corresponding to the predicted traveling route; and a display unit configured to display the traveling plan image. the host vehicle being an autonomous driving vehicle configured to autonomous driving controlled by the host vehicle itself without a driver's operation and the vehicle driving guidance device further comprises: a traveling plan formulation section, configured to formulate a traveling plan indicative of how to autonomously drive the host vehicle along a predicted traveling route, said traveling plan formulation section being also configured to serve as a road information detection section for detecting information of the road on which the host vehicle travels on the predicted traveling route, the traveling plan formulation section being also configured to serve as a predicted traveling state setting section for setting the host vehicle to either an accelerating state or a decelerating state when the host vehicle travels on the predicted traveling route to a road ahead of the host vehicle based on the information of the road and a the speed of the vehicle, characterized by a traveling plan image generation section configured to generate a traveling plan image in which a plurality of traveling state distinction images indicating the accelerating state or the decelerating state set by the predicted traveling state setting section are positioned in a route image corresponding to the predicted traveling route; and a display unit configured to display the traveling plan image.
A computer implemented method for providing an interface between a platform-specific Trusted Execution Environment, TrEE, and a client environment, the client environment with a different security policy from the TrEE, using a TrEE driver as a combination of a first TrEE framework in the client environment and a second TrEE framework in the TrEE, the method comprising: implementing, by the first TrEE framework, a non-extensible communication interface in the client environment for discovering or exchanging messages with secure applications or services executed in the TrEE; implementing, by the second TrEE framework, an extensible communication interface in the TrEE comprising platform-specific mini drivers to translate message packages into a suitable TrEE format, and to drive a hardware interface to transmit the message packages to the TrEE; receiving from a first application or service within the client environment, via the non-extensible communication interface, a message to establish a communication with a second application or service within the TrEE; selecting, by the extensible communication interface, an appropriate platform-specific mini-driver associated with the second application or service within the TrEE; and establishing the communication between the first application or service and the second application or service. implementing, by the first TrEE framework, a non-extensible communication interface in the client environment for discovering or exchanging messages with secure applications or services executed in the TrEE; implementing, by the second TrEE framework, an extensible communication interface in the TrEE comprising platform-specific mini drivers to translate message packages into a suitable TrEE format, and to drive a hardware interface to transmit the message packages to the TrEE; receiving from a first application or service within the client environment, via the non-extensible communication interface, a message to establish a communication with a second application or service within the TrEE; selecting, by the extensible communication interface, an appropriate platform-specific mini-driver associated with the second application or service within the TrEE; and establishing the communication between the first application or service and the second application or service.
A glass bottle cleaning additive for use in treatment by cleaning glass bottles in a primary caustic tank and a secondary caustic tank, said cleaning additive consisting of a component A, a component B and a component C, wherein the component A contains an organic phosphine chelating agent, the component B contains a peroxide, and the component C contains an antifoaming agent selected from silicone polyethers, fatty alcohol polyethers, ethylenediamine polyethers or any combination thereof, the component A is added in the primary caustic tank, the component B is selectively added in the primary caustic tank, the component A and the component B are added in the secondary caustic tank, and the component C is selectively added in the primary caustic tank or the secondary caustic tank, characterized in that said component A further contains gluconate, gluconic acid, lactic acid, or a mixture thereof.
Item, in particular for domestic and/or furnishing use, particularly a worktop or furniture unit, made up of at least one glass ceramic sheet and elements for its operation, at least one of said elements being positioned on a two-dimensional or three-dimensional mobile support coupled to a safety device, so that, when the support is in a first position, said element lies facing one face of the sheet at a distance of at most 10 cm from the sheet and can be activated, and, when the support is in a second position, obtained by a movement thereof, in which position at least one of the ends of the support is moved by, or lies at, a distance of at least 2 mm with respect to the sheet and perpendicular thereto and is moved by, or lies at, a distance of at least 5 cm with respect to its first position, said element is deactivated.
Method for operating a direct converter circuit, wherein the direct converter circuit has at least two phase modules and serves to connect phases (U, V, W) of a first current system or voltage system with phases (R, S, T) of a second current system or voltage system, each phase module comprises a plurality of two-pole switching cells connected in series with one another, and each switching cell has controllable two-way power semiconductor switches with a controlled one-way current-carrying direction and a capacitive energy store, in which the power semiconductor switches of the switching cells of the associated phase module are controlled by means of a control signal and each phase module has an inductor (L UR, L US, L UT; L VR, L VS, L VT; L WR, L WS, L WT) in series with the series circuit of the switching cells, characterized in that, for each phase module, the control signal is formed from the difference between a reference signal (V ref,UR, V ref,US, V ref,UT, V ref,VR, V ref,VS, V ref,VT, V ref,NR, V ref,WS, V ref,WT) in relation to the voltage (U UR, U US, U UT; U VR, U VS, U VT; U WR, U WS, U WT) over the phase module and a voltage signal (V LUR, V LUS, V LUT, V LVR, V LVS, V LVT, V LWR, V LWS, V LWT) over the inductor (L UR, L US, L UT; L VR, L VS, L VT; L WR, L WS, L WT), and that the voltage signal (V LUR, V LUS, V LUT, V LVR, V LVS, V LVT, V LWR, V LWS, V LWT) over the inductor (L UR, L US, L UT; L VR, L VS, L VT; L WR, L WS, L WT) is formed from a reference signal (i ref,UR, i ref,US, i ref,UT, i ref,VR, i ref,VS, i ref,VT, i ref,WR, i ref,WS, i ref,WT) in relation to the current (i UR, i US, i UT; i VR, i VS, i VT; i WR, i WS, i WT) through the phase module, and that the reference signal (i ref,URP i ref,US, i ref,UT, i ref,VR, i ref,VS, i ref,VT, i ref,WR, i ref,WS, i ref,WT) in relation to the current (i UR, i US, i UT; i VR, i VS, i VT; i WR, I WS, i WT) through the phase module is formed from a mean value ( P U, P V, P W) or instantaneous value (P U, P V, Pw) of a phase power of a phase (U, V, W) of the first current system or voltage system connected to the phase module, from a mean value ( P R, P S, P T) or instantaneous value (P R, P S, P T) of a phase power of a phase (R, S, T) of the second current system or voltage system connected to the phase module, from the sum of the instantaneous values (P UVW) or of the mean values (P UVWM) of the phase powers of the phases (U, V, W) of the first current system or voltage system and from the sum of the instantaneous values (P RST) or of the mean values (P RSTM) of the phase powers of the phases (R, S, T) of the second current system or voltage system.
A process for producing a compound of formula: wherein X each independently is F or Cl, and n is an integer of 0-2; which process comprises (i) reacting at least one chlorine-containing compound of formula: wherein X each independently is F or Cl, and n is an integer of 0-2; with anhydrous HF as a fluorinating agent under an increased pressure of 0.3-5 MPa in a gas phase in the presence of at least one fluorination catalyst selected from chromium oxide and fluorinated chromium oxide; and (ii) heating the product of step (i) containing a compound of the formula CF 3 -(CX 2) n -CF 2 -CH 3 wherein X and n are as defined above, in a gas phase wherein the amount of anhydrous HF is 10-200 moles per mole of the compound of formula and under a pressure in the range of from atmospheric pressure to 0.3 MPa and lower than that of step (i) to dehydrohalogenate the compound. (i) reacting at least one chlorine-containing compound of formula: wherein X each independently is F or Cl, and n is an integer of 0-2; with anhydrous HF as a fluorinating agent under an increased pressure of 0.3-5 MPa in a gas phase in the presence of at least one fluorination catalyst selected from chromium oxide and fluorinated chromium oxide; and X each independently is F or Cl, and n is an integer of 0-2; (ii) heating the product of step (i) containing a compound of the formula CF 3 -(CX 2) n -CF 2 -CH 3 wherein X and n are as defined above, in a gas phase wherein the amount of anhydrous HF is 10-200 moles per mole of the compound of formula and under a pressure in the range of from atmospheric pressure to 0.3 MPa and lower than that of step (i) to dehydrohalogenate the compound.
An α-chloromethoxycarboxylic acid ester represented by General Formula: (CF 3) 2 C(OCH 2 Cl)COOR, wherein R is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted with at least one atom selected from the group consisting of halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms.
Method for the production of customised sheet metal strips in a production line (12, 12') comprising at least one joining station and at least one strip supply means (4, 8), wherein at least one sheet metal strip (1, 1') having a substantially planar surface, is firmly and endlessly bonded along its longitudinal edge with at least one further web-shaped semi-finished metal product (2, 2', 2"), wherein the at least one further web-shaped semi-finished product (2, 2', 2") is different from the at least one sheet metal strip (1, 1') in at least one of its properties, and wherein the at least one sheet metal strip (1, 1') and the at least one further web-shaped semi-finished product (2, 2', 2") are continuously fed to the at least one joining station, characterised in that the at least one further web-shaped semi-finished product (2, 2', 2") that is fed to the joining station, is so reshaped in a machining station within the production line, that it has a three-dimensional structure (2.1), a hollow profile and/or a plurality of successive recesses (2.2) and/or holes (2.3, 2.4) along its longitudinal edge.