mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A variable vane system for a gas turbine, comprising: an actuator; a drive driven by the actuator; a drive gear driven by the drive; a first actuator gear mounted to a first variable vane of a first variable vane stage, the first actuator gear driven by the drive gear; and a second actuator gear mounted to a second variable vane of a second variable vane stage, the second actuator gear driven by the drive gear, characterised in that: the drive is a harmonic drive and the drive gear is a multi-planar drive gear including a first set of gear teeth in a first plane and a second set of gear teeth in a second plane. an actuator; a drive driven by the actuator; a drive gear driven by the drive; a first actuator gear mounted to a first variable vane of a first variable vane stage, the first actuator gear driven by the drive gear; and a second actuator gear mounted to a second variable vane of a second variable vane stage, the second actuator gear driven by the drive gear, characterised in that: the drive is a harmonic drive and the drive gear is a multi-planar drive gear including a first set of gear teeth in a first plane and a second set of gear teeth in a second plane.
A device for sealing a tracheostoma in a patient, comprising a seal member for insertion through the tracheostoma to the trachea, characterised in that the seal member comprises a disc having a predetermined line of weakness, wherein in a first configuration the seal member can form a seal by being pulled against the tracheostoma, and wherein in a second configuration the seal member can be removed from the trachea through the tracheostoma by breaking along the line of weakness, wherein the seal member further comprises: a first member attached to the disc, wherein the disc can be broken along the predetermined line of weakness by pulling the first member.
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner, comprising: a box-shaped main unit that includes an air blower and a heat exchanger and is disposable in a ceiling back space of an air conditioning room; and a decorative panel that is attached to a bottom surface of the main unit along a ceiling surface of the air conditioning room, the decorative panel being provided with an air suction part disposed on an air suction side of the air blower and an air blowing part disposed on an air sending side of the air blower, wherein the air blowing part includes a raised portion having an elliptical shape in plan view in which a part of the decorative panel is raised toward the air conditioning room, characterized in that the raised portion is formed with a fixed air blowing portion and movable air blowing portions disposed on both left and right sides, the movable air blowing portion includes a truncated cone-shaped rotation unit that is rotatable about an axis orthogonal to a panel surface of the decorative panel or the ceiling surface, semi-circular portions are formed on both ends of the raised portion by a part of the rotation unit, a first air blowing opening is provided on a side surface of the fixed air blowing portion, and a second air blowing opening is provided on a side surface of the rotation unit, and in use a conditioned air is blown out from the fixed air blowing portion and the second air blowing opening along the panel surface. a box-shaped main unit that includes an air blower and a heat exchanger and is disposable in a ceiling back space of an air conditioning room; and a decorative panel that is attached to a bottom surface of the main unit along a ceiling surface of the air conditioning room, the decorative panel being provided with an air suction part disposed on an air suction side of the air blower and an air blowing part disposed on an air sending side of the air blower, wherein the air blowing part includes a raised portion having an elliptical shape in plan view in which a part of the decorative panel is raised toward the air conditioning room, characterized in that the raised portion is formed with a fixed air blowing portion and movable air blowing portions disposed on both left and right sides, the movable air blowing portion includes a truncated cone-shaped rotation unit that is rotatable about an axis orthogonal to a panel surface of the decorative panel or the ceiling surface, semi-circular portions are formed on both ends of the raised portion by a part of the rotation unit, a first air blowing opening is provided on a side surface of the fixed air blowing portion, and a second air blowing opening is provided on a side surface of the rotation unit, and in use a conditioned air is blown out from the fixed air blowing portion and the second air blowing opening along the panel surface.
A foam-forming composition comprising: (a) a mixture of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane; and (b) an active hydrogen-containing compound having two or more active hydrogens, wherein the mixture contains 25 to 95 ut% of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and 75 to 5 wt% of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane. (a) a mixture of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane; and (b) an active hydrogen-containing compound having two or more active hydrogens, wherein the mixture contains 25 to 95 ut% of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and 75 to 5 wt% of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane.
A laundry appliance comprising: a drum for processing laundry; a blower that delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum; a lint filter positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate material from the process air to define entrapped lint particles; a lint disposal mechanism that removes the entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter to define removed lint; and a holding compartment that receives the removed lint for disposal, wherein the lint disposal mechanism includes a cyclonic separator that operates to separate the entrapped lint particles from the lint filter and direct the removed lint to the holding compartment, characterized in that the cyclonic separator includes a rotating filter that receives a helical flow of the process air and that rotates the rotating filter. a drum for processing laundry; a blower that delivers process air through an airflow path that includes the drum; a lint filter positioned within the airflow path that separates particulate material from the process air to define entrapped lint particles; a lint disposal mechanism that removes the entrapped lint particles from a surface of the lint filter to define removed lint; and a holding compartment that receives the removed lint for disposal, wherein the lint disposal mechanism includes a cyclonic separator that operates to separate the entrapped lint particles from the lint filter and direct the removed lint to the holding compartment, characterized in that the cyclonic separator includes a rotating filter that receives a helical flow of the process air and that rotates the rotating filter.
A release-preventing system for wall cupboard, wherein a cupboard (40, 70, 105, 110, 150) is hooked to a support (47, 76, 97, 115, 155) fixed to the wall (48, 77, 98, 114, 154) by means of a hook (41, 73, 91, 125, 162) of a cupboard holding (40, 90, 124, 163) characterized in that between said hook (41, 73, 91, 125, 162) and said support (47, 76, 97, 115, 155) are included unlacing means (51, 79, 101, 121, 160, 167) of reciprocal tie.
90° waveguide bend having the following features: - the waveguide bend has two waveguide connectors that are perpendicular to each other, - an angular portion producing the 90° change in direction is provided between the two waveguide connectors; - externally to the 90° change in direction, the angular portion has a quadratic chamfer and respective compensating wall portions as a delimiting wall for the waveguide bend, by means of which the waveguide channel is outwardly delimited; - the waveguide connectors have a quadratic internal cross section having an edge length a; - the side length of the chamfer is equal to the edge length a having a deviation of less than ± 0.1 %; - the chamfer is oriented perpendicularly to the bisecting line of the 90° waveguide bend; - the 90° waveguide bend is designed for transmitting a frequency range of from 10.7 GHz to 12.75 GHz; and - the 90° waveguide bend consists of a zinc diecasting material. - the waveguide bend has two waveguide connectors that are perpendicular to each other, - an angular portion producing the 90° change in direction is provided between the two waveguide connectors; - externally to the 90° change in direction, the angular portion has a quadratic chamfer and respective compensating wall portions as a delimiting wall for the waveguide bend, by means of which the waveguide channel is outwardly delimited; - the waveguide connectors have a quadratic internal cross section having an edge length a; - the side length of the chamfer is equal to the edge length a having a deviation of less than ± 0.1 %; - the chamfer is oriented perpendicularly to the bisecting line of the 90° waveguide bend; - the 90° waveguide bend is designed for transmitting a frequency range of from 10.7 GHz to 12.75 GHz; and - the 90° waveguide bend consists of a zinc diecasting material.
An optical device, comprising: a light pipe having a proximal end adapted for optical coupling to a light source to receive a plurality of light rays therefrom and a distal end providing an output surface for the light rays, said light pipe being configured to cause mixing of at least some of the light rays via total internal reflection at one or more lateral surfaces thereof as the light rays pass through the light pipe, said light pipe having an input surface at the proximal end for receiving said light rays from the light source, a lens optically coupled to the output surface of said light pipe to receive light thereofrom and to project the light onto a target surface, characterized in that said output surface comprises surface texturing formed thereon to spread the incident light rays; and wherein said light pipe comprises at least two portions exhibiting different cross-sectional shapes. a light pipe having a proximal end adapted for optical coupling to a light source to receive a plurality of light rays therefrom and a distal end providing an output surface for the light rays, said light pipe being configured to cause mixing of at least some of the light rays via total internal reflection at one or more lateral surfaces thereof as the light rays pass through the light pipe, said light pipe having an input surface at the proximal end for receiving said light rays from the light source, a lens optically coupled to the output surface of said light pipe to receive light thereofrom and to project the light onto a target surface, characterized in that said output surface comprises surface texturing formed thereon to spread the incident light rays; and wherein said light pipe comprises at least two portions exhibiting different cross-sectional shapes.
An accommodating intraocular lens, "IOL", comprising: an anterior lens; a posterior flexible surface; an articulating member joining the anterior lens and the posterior flexible surface, the articulating member comprising anterior and posterior arms (120, 140) and a peripheral portion having a thickness that is greater than each of a thickness of the anterior arm and a thickness of the posterior arm, the anterior and posterior arms (120, 140) coupling the anterior lens and the posterior flexible surface, respectively; and a posterior flex region disposed about the posterior arm and at a distance from the peripheral portion, the posterior flex region permitting the posterior flexible surface to articulate relative to the posterior arm, to decrease the radius of curvature of the posterior flexible surface as the peripheral portion on opposing sides of the IOL move toward one another in a first state and to increase the radius of curvature of the posterior flexible surface as the peripheral portion on opposite sides of the IOL move away from one another in a second state; wherein the posterior flex region has a reduced thickness as compared to each of the posterior arm and the posterior flexible surface. an anterior lens; a posterior flexible surface; an articulating member joining the anterior lens and the posterior flexible surface, the articulating member comprising anterior and posterior arms (120, 140) and a peripheral portion having a thickness that is greater than each of a thickness of the anterior arm and a thickness of the posterior arm, the anterior and posterior arms (120, 140) coupling the anterior lens and the posterior flexible surface, respectively; and a posterior flex region disposed about the posterior arm and at a distance from the peripheral portion, the posterior flex region permitting the posterior flexible surface to articulate relative to the posterior arm, to decrease the radius of curvature of the posterior flexible surface as the peripheral portion on opposing sides of the IOL move toward one another in a first state and to increase the radius of curvature of the posterior flexible surface as the peripheral portion on opposite sides of the IOL move away from one another in a second state; wherein the posterior flex region has a reduced thickness as compared to each of the posterior arm and the posterior flexible surface.
A hot-rolled steel product, such as a hot-rolled steel strip or plate product, wherein the microstructure of the steel product is martensitic, having a Brinell hardness of at least 450 HBW and consisting of the following chemical composition, in terms of weight percentages: C: 0.25-0.45%, Si: 0.01-1.5%, Mn: more than 0.35% and equal to or less than 3.0%, Ni: 0.5-4.0%, Al: 0.01-1.2%, Cr: less than 2.0%, Mo: less than 1.0%, Cu: less than 1.5%, V: less than 0.5%, Nb: less than 0.2%, Ti: less than 0.2%, B: less than 0.01%, Ca: less than 0.01%, the balance being iron, residual contents and unavoidable impurities, wherein the aspect ratio of the elongated prior austenite grain structure of the steel product is greater than or equal to 1.2. C: 0.25-0.45%, Si: 0.01-1.5%, Mn: more than 0.35% and equal to or less than 3.0%, Ni: 0.5-4.0%, Al: 0.01-1.2%, Cr: less than 2.0%, Mo: less than 1.0%, Cu: less than 1.5%, V: less than 0.5%, Nb: less than 0.2%, Ti: less than 0.2%, B: less than 0.01%, Ca: less than 0.01%,
An atomizer comprising: a fluid transport element in the form of a rigid, porous monolith, the fluid transport element having a first end and a second end; a conductive mesh heater circumferentially contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the fluid transport element, the conductive mesh heater comprising a network of intercrossing, conductive filaments 335a that defines a first end with a first clasp and a second end with a second clasp, the first clasp and the second clasp being configured to secure the conductive mesh heater to the fluid transport element. a fluid transport element in the form of a rigid, porous monolith, the fluid transport element having a first end and a second end; a conductive mesh heater circumferentially contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the fluid transport element, the conductive mesh heater comprising a network of intercrossing, conductive filaments 335a that defines a first end with a first clasp and a second end with a second clasp, the first clasp and the second clasp being configured to secure the conductive mesh heater to the fluid transport element.
An apparatus comprising: a filter housing having an opening for the receipt of water-lubricant mixture and having an open interior into which can be placed a series of vertically stacked filter cartridges, the filter housing having plurality of vertically spaced outlets corresponding to each filter in the series of vertically stacked filter cartridges such as to create a vertically stacked pairing of outlets and cartridges, each of the vertically spaced outlets in the pairing of outlets and cartridges positioned in proximity to a top of the cartridge that corresponds to the vertically spaced outlet in the pairing, the vertically spaced outlets configured to be selectively opened from a closed state by removal of a threaded cover that closes the vertically spaced outlets, characterized in that the housing includes vertically spaced internal registration surfaces useful to locate each filter cartridge of the series of vertically spaced filter cartridges, wherein the internal registration surfaces are protrusions that extend into an internal space defined by the filter housing and wherein each filter cartridge includes a registration surface structured to be placed in cooperative engagement with a registration surface of the filter housing. a filter housing having an opening for the receipt of water-lubricant mixture and having an open interior into which can be placed a series of vertically stacked filter cartridges, the filter housing having plurality of vertically spaced outlets corresponding to each filter in the series of vertically stacked filter cartridges such as to create a vertically stacked pairing of outlets and cartridges, each of the vertically spaced outlets in the pairing of outlets and cartridges positioned in proximity to a top of the cartridge that corresponds to the vertically spaced outlet in the pairing, the vertically spaced outlets configured to be selectively opened from a closed state by removal of a threaded cover that closes the vertically spaced outlets, characterized in that the housing includes vertically spaced internal registration surfaces useful to locate each filter cartridge of the series of vertically spaced filter cartridges, wherein the internal registration surfaces are protrusions that extend into an internal space defined by the filter housing and wherein each filter cartridge includes a registration surface structured to be placed in cooperative engagement with a registration surface of the filter housing.
A solar power generation unit comprising: at least one optical fiber comprising a light output region (Ro) comprising a light output window, and a light guide region (Ri) guiding a light wave to the light output region; said optical fiber comprising a core and a clad covering the core; a housing (12; 15; 16) of a tube type, wherein the housing has an inner space in which the at least one optical fiber is located; and a power generation part comprising at least one solar panel (30; 33) configured to generate power in response to the light wave incident thereon from the light output region of the at least one optical fiber, said at least one solar panel being provided at least at a side of the inner space of the housing; wherein the at least one solar panel and the optical fiber form a spatial gap; characterized in that the light output window is formed in the clad by partially removing the clad for the surface of the core to be exposed through a bottom of the light output window; in that the light output window comprises continuous or discontinuous grooves formed in a spiral shape in an outer circumferential surface of the at least one optical fiber. at least one optical fiber comprising a light output region (Ro) comprising a light output window, and a light guide region (Ri) guiding a light wave to the light output region; said optical fiber comprising a core and a clad covering the core; a housing (12; 15; 16) of a tube type, wherein the housing has an inner space in which the at least one optical fiber is located; and a power generation part comprising at least one solar panel (30; 33) configured to generate power in response to the light wave incident thereon from the light output region of the at least one optical fiber, said at least one solar panel being provided at least at a side of the inner space of the housing; wherein the at least one solar panel and the optical fiber form a spatial gap; the light output window is formed in the clad by partially removing the clad for the surface of the core to be exposed through a bottom of the light output window; in that the light output window comprises continuous or discontinuous grooves formed in a spiral shape in an outer circumferential surface of the at least one optical fiber.
A death receptor agonist comprising a tumor necrosis factor -related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) protein or TRAIL PEG which binds to death receptors DR4 and/or DR5, or an agonistic DR5 antibody which binds to death receptors DR4 or DR5, for use in a method for treating or preventing systemic sclerosis (SSc) in a mammalian subject, the method comprising: administering the death receptor agonist systemically or locally to the subject in an amount effective to induce apoptosis of activated myofibroblasts, thereby treating SSc in the subject. administering the death receptor agonist systemically or locally to the subject in an amount effective to induce apoptosis of activated myofibroblasts, thereby treating SSc in the subject.
Vertebral osteosynthesis equipment enabling iliac anchoring of a vertebral bar, comprising an iliac rod, a connecting assembly (3, 4) for connecting that iliac rod to a vertebral bar, an iliac anchoring member and an iliac part for connecting the iliac rod to that iliac anchoring member; said connecting assembly (3, 4) is independent of the iliac rod and comprises two portions, namely: - a first portion, for connecting to said vertebral bar, that forms a closed conduit for engagement of that portion on that bar, i.e., a conduit completely surrounding the bar when that first connecting portion is engaged on the bar; said conduit is dimensioned to allow an adjusted engagement of said first connecting portion on the bar, but with a pivoting capacity of that portion relative to that bar; and - a second portion, for connecting to said iliac rod, that forms a conduit for the engagement of that second portion on the iliac rod. charaterized in that: - said first portion is formed by a first connecting part and said second portion is formed by a second connecting part, said first and second connecting parts (3, 4) being independent of one another; - said first connecting part comprises a portion that forms said closed conduit and a threaded rod protruding from said portion; - said second connecting part forms a passage through it for the engagement of said threaded rod of the first connecting part, with a pivoting capacity of said second connecting part relative to said first connecting part; and - the equipment comprises a nut able to be screwed on said threaded rod so as to assemble said second connecting part to said first connecting part and, when it is tightened, to immobilize those two connecting parts relative to one another. - a first portion, for connecting to said vertebral bar, that forms a closed conduit for engagement of that portion on that bar, i.e., a conduit completely surrounding the bar when that first connecting portion is engaged on the bar; said conduit is dimensioned to allow an adjusted engagement of said first connecting portion on the bar, but with a pivoting capacity of that portion relative to that bar; and - a second portion, for connecting to said iliac rod, that forms a conduit for the engagement of that second portion on the iliac rod. - said first portion is formed by a first connecting part and said second portion is formed by a second connecting part, said first and second connecting parts (3, 4) being independent of one another; - said first connecting part comprises a portion that forms said closed conduit and a threaded rod protruding from said portion; - said second connecting part forms a passage through it for the engagement of said threaded rod of the first connecting part, with a pivoting capacity of said second connecting part relative to said first connecting part; and - the equipment comprises a nut able to be screwed on said threaded rod so as to assemble said second connecting part to said first connecting part and, when it is tightened, to immobilize those two connecting parts relative to one another.