mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A process for producing fibrous or foil-like moldings made of a plastified mixture which is composed, based on its weight, of from 60 to 10 % by weight of a carrier component and from 40 to 90 % by weight of a phase change material, where, based on the weight of the plastified mixture, the carrier component comprises from 5 to 20 % by weight of a polymer or polymer blend from the group of LDPE, HDPE, PMMA, polycarbonate, and mixtures thereof, from 5 to 20 % by weight of a styrene block copolymer, and from 0 to 20 % by weight of one or more additives, and the phase change material has been selected from the group consisting of natural and synthetic paraffins, long-chain dialkyl ethers, long-chain alkyl alcohols, low-molecular-weight highly crystalline PE waxes, polyethylene glycol, and mixtures thereof, and the plastified mixture is extruded at a temperature of from 130 to 220 °C through an extrusion die to give fibrous or foil-like moldings, characterized in that, within a period of from 0.05 to 4 s after discharge from the extrusion die, the moldings are quenched to a temperature in the range from 10 to 80 °C.
A low binder, wear resistant material comprised of, in weight percent of raw materials, from 15 to 20% of molybdenum carbide added in either elemental or compound form; an alloy of 0.9 to 3% of cobalt, nickel or a combination of cobalt and nickel; 0 to 0.1% of chromium carbide, and the balance of tungsten carbide.
Tread for a heavy-duty vehicle tyre, having a tread surface in the new state that is intended to come into contact with a road surface when running, this tread comprising: - a first volume of cavities that open onto the tread surface in the new state, - a second volume of cavities that are formed entirely under the tread surface in the new state, this second volume of cavities comprising at least one channel of height Hc delimited by two main walls, these two main walls being spaced apart from one another by a width Lc and being connected together by a lower part forming a bottom and by an upper part that continues these main walls radially towards the outside, this channel being intended to form, after partial wear corresponding to a thickness Lu, an additional groove that opens onto the tread surface, each channel comprising a plurality of extensions forming cavities, each extension extending between this channel and the tread surface over a height He at least equal to 20% and at most equal to 75% of the thickness of material Lu between the upper part of the channel and the tread surface in the new state, this tread being characterized in that each extension opens at least into the upper part of the channel through an opening having a cross-sectional area Sa at least equal to 0.8*(Hc*Lc). - a first volume of cavities that open onto the tread surface in the new state, - a second volume of cavities that are formed entirely under the tread surface in the new state, this second volume of cavities comprising at least one channel of height Hc delimited by two main walls, these two main walls being spaced apart from one another by a width Lc and being connected together by a lower part forming a bottom and by an upper part that continues these main walls radially towards the outside, this channel being intended to form, after partial wear corresponding to a thickness Lu, an additional groove that opens onto the tread surface, each channel comprising a plurality of extensions forming cavities, each extension extending between this channel and the tread surface over a height He at least equal to 20% and at most equal to 75% of the thickness of material Lu between the upper part of the channel and the tread surface in the new state, this tread being characterized in that each extension opens at least into the upper part of the channel through an opening having a cross-sectional area Sa at least equal to 0.8*(Hc*Lc).
Electronic ballast for at least one gas discharge lamp with a rectifier circuit suitable for connection with an AC voltage source (Uo), a smoothing circuit, connected to the output of the rectifier circuit, for generating an intermediate circuit voltage (U z), and a power inverter fed with the intermediate circuit voltage (U z) with a load circuit connected to its output that contains connections for the lamp, wherein the smoothing circuit is formed by a switching regulator and the ballast furthermore has a control circuit, which detects at least one operating parameter (U i, I L, U z) of the smoothing circuit and actuates a controllable switch of the switching regulator depending on the value of the detected operating parameter (U i, I L, U z), wherein the control circuit has an analog/digital converter (ADC 1) for transforming the detected operating parameter (U i, I L, U z) of the smoothing circuit into a digital value consisting of at least 2 bits, wherein the control circuit calculates based on this digital value in a digital loop circuit switching information for operating the controllable switch of the switching regulator and transmits it to a driver circuit that transforms this switching information into a corresponding control signal for actuating the switch, and wherein the control circuit has at least one operating parameter of the load circuit for regulating the brightness or output of the lamp, characterized in that the control circuit has a further analog/digital converter (ADC 4) for transforming this operating parameter of the load circuit into a digital value consisting of at least 2 bits, calculates based on this digital value in a further digital loop circuit switching information for operating the power inverter and transmits it to the driver circuit, which transforms this switching information into a corresponding control signal for actuating the power converter.
Method for producing a printing substrate for direct printing onto a decorative panel, comprising the step of: a) providing a plate-shaped carrier; b) applying a resin layer onto the plate-shaped carrier; c) applying a paper or non-woven fabric layer onto the plate-shaped carrier; and d) calendering the resulting layered structure at a temperature between ≥ 40°C and ≤ 250°C; characterized in that after the calendering process a resin composition is applied, which comprises between ≥ 5 wt.-% and ≤ 85 wt.-%, preferably between ≥ 10 wt.-% and ≤ 80 wt.-% of a solid material having a mean grain diameter d 50 between ≥ 0.1 μm and ≤ 120 μm. a) providing a plate-shaped carrier; b) applying a resin layer onto the plate-shaped carrier; c) applying a paper or non-woven fabric layer onto the plate-shaped carrier; and d) calendering the resulting layered structure at a temperature between ≥ 40°C and ≤ 250°C;
A method for introducing an analyte of interest in a sample to a microfluidic device, comprising: providing an aqueous sample in a large volume reservoir, said sample containing the analyte and having a volume of greater than 1 microliter, wherein the analyte of interest is charged or has been associated with a charged molecule; electrophoresing the analyte via a connector from the large volume reservoir to a staging reservoir positioned in the microfluidic device for a time sufficient to result in a higher concentration of analyte in the staging reservoir than the concentration in the sample, wherein the staging reservoir comprises a microelectrode located therein; and transporting the analyte from the staging reservoir to an analysis area positioned in the microfluidic device for a time sufficient to result in a higher concentration of analyte in the analysis area than the concentration in the sample, wherein the analysis area comprises a capture site comprising a capture agent, said method further comprising transporting the analyte across the capture site under conditions where the analyte of interest is captured by the capture agent; wherein said analyte is covalently bound to an ionic moiety or is associated with a charged molecule by being bound to a carrier molecule selected from the group consisting of an antibody, a receptor, a ligand, and an antigen, and said carrier molecule is ionically charged or is modified to be ionically charged. providing an aqueous sample in a large volume reservoir, said sample containing the analyte and having a volume of greater than 1 microliter, wherein the analyte of interest is charged or has been associated with a charged molecule; electrophoresing the analyte via a connector from the large volume reservoir to a staging reservoir positioned in the microfluidic device for a time sufficient to result in a higher concentration of analyte in the staging reservoir than the concentration in the sample, wherein the staging reservoir comprises a microelectrode located therein; and transporting the analyte from the staging reservoir to an analysis area positioned in the microfluidic device for a time sufficient to result in a higher concentration of analyte in the analysis area than the concentration in the sample, wherein the analysis area comprises a capture site comprising a capture agent, said method further comprising transporting the analyte across the capture site under conditions where the analyte of interest is captured by the capture agent; wherein said analyte is covalently bound to an ionic moiety or is associated with a charged molecule by being bound to a carrier molecule selected from the group consisting of an antibody, a receptor, a ligand, and an antigen, and said carrier molecule is ionically charged or is modified to be ionically charged.
Nanocarriers having a mean geometric diameter of between 50 nm and 500 nm, the nanocarriers being polymeric and comprising a B cell peptide antigen, and an immunostimulatory agent; wherein the immunostimulatory agent is a toll-like receptor agonist; wherein the nanocarriers comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of: polylactic acid, poly(glycolic acid), and poly(lactic acid/glycolic acid) (PLGA); and, wherein the immunostimulatory agent is covalently bound to the nanocarriers or to a polymer from which the nanocarriers are formed, and the B cell peptide antigen is encapsulated.
Tyre provided with an external sidewall, the said external sidewall comprising at least one composition based on at least: - from 15 to 70 phr of isoprene elastomer, - from 25 to 85 phr of butadiene elastomer, - from 10 to 100 phr of carbon black, - from 0.5 to 10 phr of an antiozone wax exhibiting a distribution of its alkanes in which, among the linear and non-linear alkanes comprising from 18 to 52 carbon atoms, the content A of linear alkanes comprising from 28 to 34 carbon atoms, expressed as % by weight, and the content B of non-linear alkanes comprising from 29 to 35 carbon atoms, expressed as % by weight, are such that their sum A + B is greater than 50% by weight of the alkanes comprising from 18 to 52 carbon atoms, and such that the ratio of B with respect to A + B is greater than or equal to 0.38, - a crosslinking system. - from 15 to 70 phr of isoprene elastomer, - from 25 to 85 phr of butadiene elastomer, - from 10 to 100 phr of carbon black, - from 0.5 to 10 phr of an antiozone wax exhibiting a distribution of its alkanes in which, among the linear and non-linear alkanes comprising from 18 to 52 carbon atoms, the content A of linear alkanes comprising from 28 to 34 carbon atoms, expressed as % by weight, and the content B of non-linear alkanes comprising from 29 to 35 carbon atoms, expressed as % by weight, are such that their sum A + B is greater than 50% by weight of the alkanes comprising from 18 to 52 carbon atoms, and such that the ratio of B with respect to A + B is greater than or equal to 0.38, - a crosslinking system.
An ophthalmic formulation comprising a galactomannan, borate, a demulcent and a cis-diol, wherein said formulation comprises less than 5 parts per million of divalent cations, wherein said galactomannan is present at a concentration of 0.19 w/v% and said borate is present at a concentration of 0.7 w/v%, and said cis-diol is sorbitol at a concentration of 1.4 w/v%, wherein said demulcent is polypropylene glycol or polyethylene glycol.
Device (10, 10') for foot muscle training, with at least one stand plate (12, 14) for receiving a foot that is to be trained, wherein the stand plate (12, 14) is divided into a fixed part (12a, 14a), which can be placed on a floor, and a movable part (12b, 14b), which is pivotable relative to the fixed part (12a, 14a) about a pivot axis (12c, 14c), wherein the movable part (12b, 14b) of the stand plate (12, 14) can be or is subjected to an elastic restoring force in the direction away from the floor and, by pressure of the foot, is pivotable about the pivot axis (12c, 14c) in the direction towards the floor, characterized in that a lateral abutment (18, 20, 18', 20') for the foot is arranged on the stand plate (12, 14) in such a way that the abutment (18, 18', 20, 20') forms, with the pivot axis (12c, 14c, 12c', 14c') of the movable part (12b, 12b', 14b, 14b'), an angle (α) lying in a range from substantially -15° to substantially +90°, in that the lateral abutment (18, 20, 18', 20') is adjusted or adjustable such that a foot to be trained can be positioned on the stand plate (12, 14, 12', 14') such that the course of the pivot axis (12c, 14c, 12c', 14c') runs substantially, from the inner aspect of the heel, under the foot into a region under the second to fourth toe.
A system for scoring a spinal mesh cage that has a longitudinal axis in an inner channel of the cage with an open end, the system comprising: a scoring device (, 310) that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the mesh cage to create a score mark on the mesh cage: a fixed body having proximal and distal ends; a handle; a threaded rod coupled to the handle; first and second arms (317, 318) positioned at the distal end of the fixed body, the first and second arms being moveable with respect to one another between an open condition and a closed condition; and at least one scoring disc rotatably coupled to one of the first or second arms, the least one scoring disc being configured to engage the mesh cage when the first and second arms are in the closed condition, and characterized in that: the first arm or the second arm is positionable within the inner channel of the mesh cage, by introduction through the open end, and movable there, by rotation of the threaded rod, from the open to the closed condition prior to said rotation about the longitudinal axis for creation of said score mark on the mesh cage. a fixed body having proximal and distal ends; a handle; a threaded rod coupled to the handle; first and second arms (317, 318) positioned at the distal end of the fixed body, the first and second arms being moveable with respect to one another between an open condition and a closed condition; and at least one scoring disc rotatably coupled to one of the first or second arms, the least one scoring disc being configured to engage the mesh cage when the first and second arms are in the closed condition, and characterized in that: the first arm or the second arm is positionable within the inner channel of the mesh cage, by introduction through the open end, and movable there, by rotation of the threaded rod, from the open to the closed condition prior to said rotation about the longitudinal axis for creation of said score mark on the mesh cage.
A method for the differential quantitative detection of two or more, closely linked, homologous genes in a sample comprising the steps of: (i) subjecting the sample to separate amplification reactions using (a) a first primer pair of forward and reverse primers specific for the head region of each of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes and (b) a second primer pair of forward and reverse primers specific for the tail region of each of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes; and (ii) detecting and quantifying amplification products relative to a control product, wherein each first primer pair anneals upstream of and each second primer pair anneals downstream of an estimated breakpoint due to crossing-over on each of the corresponding two or more, closely linked, homologous genes, and wherein the head region of each of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes represents a nucleotide sequence at the 5' end of said gene and the tail region of each of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes represents a nucleotide sequence at the 3' end of said gene. with the proviso that the pair of forward and reverse primers are chosen such that a primer pair located at the tail region is not overlapping with a primer pair located at the head region of two neighbouring genes of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes. (i) subjecting the sample to separate amplification reactions using (a) a first primer pair of forward and reverse primers specific for the head region of each of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes and (b) a second primer pair of forward and reverse primers specific for the tail region of each of said two or more, closely linked, homologous genes; and (ii) detecting and quantifying amplification products relative to a control product,
A fluid-tight foot support system, comprising: a foot support bladder for supporting at least a portion of a wearer's foot; a pump; a first fluid transfer line extending between the foot support bladder and the pump; a first valve allowing fluid transmission from the foot support bladder to the pump via the first fluid transfer line but not allowing fluid transmission from the pump to the foot support bladder via the first fluid transfer line; a fluid reservoir; a second fluid transfer line extending between the pump and the fluid reservoir; a second valve allowing fluid transmission from the pump to the fluid reservoir via the second fluid transfer line but not allowing fluid transmission from the fluid reservoir to the pump via the second fluid transfer line; a third fluid transfer line extending between the first fluid transfer line and the second fluid transfer line; a fourth fluid transfer line extending between the first fluid transfer line and the second fluid transfer line, wherein the third fluid transfer line is separate from the fourth fluid transfer line; and a fluid flow direction regulating system for moving fluid: (a) in a first path from the foot support bladder to the fluid reservoir or (b) in a second path from the fluid reservoir to the foot support bladder, wherein when fluid moves in both the first path and the second path, the fluid moves in a direction from the first fluid transfer line, through the pump, to the second fluid transfer line. a foot support bladder for supporting at least a portion of a wearer's foot; a pump; a first fluid transfer line extending between the foot support bladder and the pump; a first valve allowing fluid transmission from the foot support bladder to the pump via the first fluid transfer line but not allowing fluid transmission from the pump to the foot support bladder via the first fluid transfer line; a fluid reservoir; a second fluid transfer line extending between the pump and the fluid reservoir; a second valve allowing fluid transmission from the pump to the fluid reservoir via the second fluid transfer line but not allowing fluid transmission from the fluid reservoir to the pump via the second fluid transfer line; a third fluid transfer line extending between the first fluid transfer line and the second fluid transfer line; a fourth fluid transfer line extending between the first fluid transfer line and the second fluid transfer line, wherein the third fluid transfer line is separate from the fourth fluid transfer line; and a fluid flow direction regulating system for moving fluid: (a) in a first path from the foot support bladder to the fluid reservoir or (b) in a second path from the fluid reservoir to the foot support bladder, wherein when fluid moves in both the first path and the second path, the fluid moves in a direction from the first fluid transfer line, through the pump, to the second fluid transfer line.
A multiple rings gas burner to be installed on a hob, with flames distributed over a substantially circular inner portion and over an outer portion of a flame divider, the circular inner portion and the outer portion separated by an annular secondary air cavity, with the following combination: - it presents a single gas inlet in communication with at least one injector disposed horizontally, - with said at least one injector there is associated a venturi conduit of linear extension disposed horizontally, - the primary air required for burner operation comes from the top external to the hob, - the secondary air required for burner operation comes from the top external to the hob - the air/gas mixture is supplied to both the outer and circular inner portion of the flame divider via the same linear venturi conduit. - it presents a single gas inlet in communication with at least one injector disposed horizontally, - with said at least one injector there is associated a venturi conduit of linear extension disposed horizontally, - the primary air required for burner operation comes from the top external to the hob, - the secondary air required for burner operation comes from the top external to the hob - the air/gas mixture is supplied to both the outer and circular inner portion of the flame divider via the same linear venturi conduit.
A hybrid propulsive engine, comprising: at least one axial-flow jet engine including at least one substantially axial-flow independently rotatable compressor rotor, wherein the at least one axial-flow jet engine is configured to provide at least one thrust associated with a working fluid passing through at least a portion of the at least one axial-flow jet engine; at least one energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from the working fluid passing through at least a portion of the at least one axial flow jet engine, and configured to at least partially convert that energy to electrical power; at least one torque conversion mechanism configured to convert at least a portion of the electrical power to torque; and the at least one substantially axial-flow independently rotatable compressor rotor is configured to be rotatably driven at least partially responsively from the torque provided by the at least one torque conversion mechanism. at least one axial-flow jet engine including at least one substantially axial-flow independently rotatable compressor rotor, wherein the at least one axial-flow jet engine is configured to provide at least one thrust associated with a working fluid passing through at least a portion of the at least one axial-flow jet engine; at least one energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from the working fluid passing through at least a portion of the at least one axial flow jet engine, and configured to at least partially convert that energy to electrical power; at least one torque conversion mechanism configured to convert at least a portion of the electrical power to torque; and the at least one substantially axial-flow independently rotatable compressor rotor is configured to be rotatably driven at least partially responsively from the torque provided by the at least one torque conversion mechanism.