mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A damp proofing plate for use in between sloping slates in a slated roof, wherein the plate has a cross-section which comprises: a first and second outer ridge and a first and second inner ridge; at least one first intermediary ridge between the first outer and inner ridges, and at least one second intermediary ridge between the second outer and inner ridges; wherein the outer ridges are inclined towards the inner ridges; wherein the height of the outer ridge is the same or greater than said height of the inner and intermediary ridges; and wherein each outer ridge is formed by an inturned edge of the plate; the damp proofing plate being characterised in that: the plate is roll-formed; the maximum height of the first and second inner ridges and the at least one first and second intermediary ridges from the plate is such that when said damp proofing plate is installed between roofing slates, the gap created between the slates is more than 0.5mm but less than 3mm; and the cross section further comprises a dividing ridge between the inner ridges, wherein the dividing ridge is not as tall as the remaining ridges (R1; R2). a first and second outer ridge and a first and second inner ridge; at least one first intermediary ridge between the first outer and inner ridges, and at least one second intermediary ridge between the second outer and inner ridges; wherein the outer ridges are inclined towards the inner ridges; wherein the height of the outer ridge is the same or greater than said height of the inner and intermediary ridges; and wherein each outer ridge is formed by an inturned edge of the plate; the damp proofing plate being characterised in that: the plate is roll-formed; the maximum height of the first and second inner ridges and the at least one first and second intermediary ridges from the plate is such that when said damp proofing plate is installed between roofing slates, the gap created between the slates is more than 0.5mm but less than 3mm; and the cross section further comprises a dividing ridge between the inner ridges, wherein the dividing ridge is not as tall as the remaining ridges (R1; R2). the plate is roll-formed; the maximum height of the first and second inner ridges and the at least one first and second intermediary ridges from the plate is such that when said damp proofing plate is installed between roofing slates, the gap created between the slates is more than 0.5mm but less than 3mm; and the cross section further comprises a dividing ridge between the inner ridges, wherein the dividing ridge is not as tall as the remaining ridges (R1; R2).
An optical device comprising: an electrically tunable lens disposed within an optical path and in working relationship with an aspherical correction lens disposed within the optical path and dimensioned and configured to reduce spherical aberration in a light beam exiting the electrically tunable lens, wherein the aspherical correction lens comprises a first face defining a spherical surface and a second face defining an aspherical surface; and characterized in that the diameter of the light beam entering the aspherical correction lens increases as the focal length of the ETL decreases; wherein the aspherical surface of the aspherical correction lens is shaped in such a fashion as to yield progressive spherical aberration reduction through the entire focal length range of the electronically tunable lens, and asphericity of the aspherical correction lens increases progressively with increased beam diameter passing through the aspherical correction lens. an electrically tunable lens disposed within an optical path and in working relationship with an aspherical correction lens disposed within the optical path and dimensioned and configured to reduce spherical aberration in a light beam exiting the electrically tunable lens, wherein the aspherical correction lens comprises a first face defining a spherical surface and a second face defining an aspherical surface; and characterized in that the diameter of the light beam entering the aspherical correction lens increases as the focal length of the ETL decreases; wherein the aspherical surface of the aspherical correction lens is shaped in such a fashion as to yield progressive spherical aberration reduction through the entire focal length range of the electronically tunable lens, and asphericity of the aspherical correction lens increases progressively with increased beam diameter passing through the aspherical correction lens.
A pipe comprising a pipe body made of a first material, which forms an inner wall of the pipe and which has axially extending first regions and at least two axially extending second regions, the inner wall of the pipe being made of the first material and the second regions each being a radially circumferential recess in the pipe body between the two first regions, which recess is at least partially filled with a second material applied to the first material, the first material being different from the second material, which is fiber-reinforced, and characterized in that at least one of the first regions is arranged between the two second regions and has a rib-like circumferential design. which forms an inner wall of the pipe and which has axially extending first regions and at least two axially extending second regions, the inner wall of the pipe being made of the first material and the second regions each being a radially circumferential recess in the pipe body between the two first regions, which recess is at least partially filled with a second material applied to the first material, the first material being different from the second material, which is fiber-reinforced, and characterized in that at least one of the first regions is arranged between the two second regions and has a rib-like circumferential design.
An engineered ligase comprising a polypeptide sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or more sequence identity to the reference sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 6, 32, 34, and/or 38, wherein the engineered ligase comprises a 451K or 451G substitution in its polypeptide sequence, wherein the amino acid positions of the polypeptide sequence are numbered with reference to SEQ ID NO: 6, and wherein said engineered ligase exhibits increased enzymatic activity of at least 1.1-fold, at least 2-fold or at least 5-fold the enzymatic activity of the wild-type T4 DNA ligase.
An electric machine comprising: a stator including stator windings, the stator windings comprising stator bars connected each other, phase rings connected to the stator windings, a rotor, whereas the reciprocally connected parts of the stator bars are connected through a connecting element, which allows an electric contact, wherein the connecting element comprises a frame and protruding from opposite faces (15a, 15b) of the frame penetrating portions penetrating parts of the stator bars and/or stator bars and phase rings, and the electric machine comprises at least a fixing element to connect the frame to a part of a stator bar and/or to the stator bars and the phase rings, characterised in that the material of at least the penetrating portions of the at least a conductive element is harder than the material of the parts of the stator bars. a stator including stator windings, the stator windings comprising stator bars connected each other, phase rings connected to the stator windings, a rotor, whereas the reciprocally connected parts of the stator bars are connected through a connecting element, which allows an electric contact, wherein the connecting element comprises a frame and protruding from opposite faces (15a, 15b) of the frame penetrating portions penetrating parts of the stator bars and/or stator bars and phase rings, and the electric machine comprises at least a fixing element to connect the frame to a part of a stator bar and/or to the stator bars and the phase rings, characterised in that the material of at least the penetrating portions of the at least a conductive element is harder than the material of the parts of the stator bars.
A refrigeration system comprising: a condenser, an evaporator, an economizer, and a main compressor fluidly connected by a main refrigerant line to form a main refrigerant circuit; an expansion device connected to the main refrigerant line intermediate the condenser and the economizer; an auxiliary compressor; an auxiliary refrigerant line fluidly connecting the economizer to the auxiliary compressor and fluidly connecting the auxiliary compressor to the main refrigerant line at a location intermediate the main compressor and the condenser to form an economizer refrigerant circuit, wherein the auxiliary compressor is configured to compress refrigerant flowing through the economizer refrigerant circuit; and wherein the auxiliary compressor is independently controllable with respect to the main compressor, characterized in that the auxiliary compressor and expansion device are controllable to maintain a preselected pressure in the economizer independent of changes in other parts of the refrigeration system, the preselected pressure in the economizer is selected with reference to net power savings, the auxiliary compressor is controllable to receive refrigerant at the preselected pressure and to discharge refrigerant at a pressure substantially equal to a discharge pressure of the main compressor, and a flow rate of refrigerant at the selected operating pressure passing through the auxiliary compressor is controllable independent of a flow rate of refrigerant passing through the main compressor. a condenser, an evaporator, an economizer, and a main compressor fluidly connected by a main refrigerant line to form a main refrigerant circuit; an expansion device connected to the main refrigerant line intermediate the condenser and the economizer; an auxiliary compressor; an auxiliary refrigerant line fluidly connecting the economizer to the auxiliary compressor and fluidly connecting the auxiliary compressor to the main refrigerant line at a location intermediate the main compressor and the condenser to form an economizer refrigerant circuit, wherein the auxiliary compressor is configured to compress refrigerant flowing through the economizer refrigerant circuit; and wherein the auxiliary compressor is independently controllable with respect to the main compressor, characterized in that the auxiliary compressor and expansion device are controllable to maintain a preselected pressure in the economizer independent of changes in other parts of the refrigeration system, the preselected pressure in the economizer is selected with reference to net power savings, the auxiliary compressor is controllable to receive refrigerant at the preselected pressure and to discharge refrigerant at a pressure substantially equal to a discharge pressure of the main compressor, and a flow rate of refrigerant at the selected operating pressure passing through the auxiliary compressor is controllable independent of a flow rate of refrigerant passing through the main compressor.
A securing clip for installation of flooring elements on a supporting element having a guiding groove for engagement with the securing clip, the securing clip having a cross section of a double-flange T type with an upper flange, a web and a lower flange, the upper flange being adapted to be engaged on its both sides with neighboring flooring elements, wherein the upper flange comprises at least two parts (2a', 2b') located on the opposite sides of the web and the lower flange comprises lips extending beyond each end of the web in the direction along the web, the lips being blocked in the guiding groove, characterized in that the securing clip is made of a single piece of an elastic sheet material that has been repeatedly bent so that: - the lower flange consists of a lower wall, two side walls and two upper walls that are parallel to the lower wall, and - the lower wall is formed by a central section of the sheet material, - the side and upper walls (4b', 4g') are formed by the sections of the sheet material adjoining the central section on its both sides, - the web consists of two sections of the sheet material adjoining on both sides the sections of the upper walls, with the sections forming the web being shorter than the sections forming the lower flange, and - the parts of the upper flange being formed by the two opposite border sections of the sheet material. - the lower flange consists of a lower wall, two side walls and two upper walls that are parallel to the lower wall, and - the lower wall is formed by a central section of the sheet material, - the side and upper walls (4b', 4g') are formed by the sections of the sheet material adjoining the central section on its both sides, - the web consists of two sections of the sheet material adjoining on both sides the sections of the upper walls, with the sections forming the web being shorter than the sections forming the lower flange, and - the parts of the upper flange being formed by the two opposite border sections of the sheet material.
A mass spectrometer having a virtual multipole rod type ion transport optical system in which 2n, where n is an integer equal to or more than two, virtual rod electrodes composed of m, where m is an integer equal to or more than two, electrode plain plate portions (41, 25) which are mutually separated in an ion optical axis direction C are provided in such a manner as to surround the ion optical axis C, wherein n electrode plain plate portions (41, 25) belonging to every other virtual rod electrode around the ion optical axis C and being provided in a plane orthogonal to the ion optical axis C, and a connector portion (22, 26) for electrically connecting these n electrode plain plate portions (41, 25) are integrated with a conducting plate to form an electrode member (15, 12), and 2m electrode members (15, 12) are arranged in such a manner as to be mutually separated in the ion optical axis direction to form the virtual multipole rod type ion transport system, and the electrode member (15, 12) has a shape in which the electrode plain plate portion (41, 25) extends inward from an inside edge end of the connector portion (22, 26) which is substantially loop shaped; characterized in that the 2m electrode members (15, 12) are composed of m first electrode members in which the electrode plain plate portion and the connector portion are not in a same plane and m second electrode members in which the electrode plain plate portion and the connector portion are in a same plane; and the first electrode members and the second electrode members are alternately arranged in the ion optical axis direction C to form respective pairs of one first electrode member and one second electrode member so that each of the total of 2n electrode plain plate portions of each respective pair is placed in a same plane orthogonal to the ion optical axis.
A test device for electrically testing a component having a component body and one or more component contacts adjacent to or extending from a side of the component body orthogonal to a contact direction in a horizontal plane, at least one of the component contacts electrically connected to an electrical circuit disposed in the component body, the test device having two or more test terminals for being electrically connected to at least one of the component contacts, characterized in that the two or more test terminals are arranged parallel to each other and extend in a terminal direction different from the contact direction where the terminal direction is defined by the projection of the terminals on the horizontal plane.
A bumping preventing arrangement for a lock device (38, 52, 68), the bumping preventing arrangement comprising: - a transfer member (12, 46, 64, 74) having a magnet, the transfer member (12, 46, 64, 74) being movable along an actuation axis between a locked position and an unlocked position; - a plurality of electric conductors, each electric conductor enclosing the actuation axis; and - a plurality of switches, each switch being associated with a respective electric conductor, and being arranged to selectively close an electric circuit comprising the associated electric conductor such that eddy currents are induced in the electric conductors when the magnet moves along the actuation axis from the locked position towards the unlocked position. - a transfer member (12, 46, 64, 74) having a magnet, the transfer member (12, 46, 64, 74) being movable along an actuation axis between a locked position and an unlocked position; - a plurality of electric conductors, each electric conductor enclosing the actuation axis; and - a plurality of switches, each switch being associated with a respective electric conductor, and being arranged to selectively close an electric circuit comprising the associated electric conductor such that eddy currents are induced in the electric conductors when the magnet moves along the actuation axis from the locked position towards the unlocked position.
A method comprising: receiving, with a processing unit, a torso-surface potential signal from each of a plurality of electrodes distributed on a torso of a patient; and characterized by, for at least a subset of the plurality of electrodes, calculating, with the processing unit, a torso-surface activation time based on the signal sensed from the electrode; and presenting, by the processing unit, to a user, an indication of a degree of dyssynchrony of the torso-surface activation times via a display. receiving, with a processing unit, a torso-surface potential signal from each of a plurality of electrodes distributed on a torso of a patient; and characterized by, for at least a subset of the plurality of electrodes, calculating, with the processing unit, a torso-surface activation time based on the signal sensed from the electrode; and presenting, by the processing unit, to a user, an indication of a degree of dyssynchrony of the torso-surface activation times via a display.
A method of marine surveying comprising: towing an electromagnetic source having an electromagnetic cross-talk zone and an entanglement zone; towing a plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S); actuating the electromagnetic source; and while actuating the electromagnetic source, acquiring seismic survey data with the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S), wherein: a survey vessel tows both the electromagnetic source and at least one of the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S), the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S) comprises a port seismic streamer spread and a starboard seismic streamer spread, the port seismic streamer spread is towed to a port side of the electromagnetic source, and the starboard seismic streamer spread is towed to a starboard side of the electromagnetic source; characterized in that a separation between the electromagnetic source and each piece of seismic equipment is at least 100 m such that each piece of seismic equipment is towed outside of the electromagnetic cross-talk zone and the entanglement zone. towing an electromagnetic source having an electromagnetic cross-talk zone and an entanglement zone; towing a plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S); actuating the electromagnetic source; and while actuating the electromagnetic source, acquiring seismic survey data with the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S), wherein: a survey vessel tows both the electromagnetic source and at least one of the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S), the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S) comprises a port seismic streamer spread and a starboard seismic streamer spread, the port seismic streamer spread is towed to a port side of the electromagnetic source, and the starboard seismic streamer spread is towed to a starboard a survey vessel tows both the electromagnetic source and at least one of the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S), the plurality of pieces of seismic equipment (103, 113-S) comprises a port seismic streamer spread and a starboard seismic streamer spread, the port seismic streamer spread is towed to a port side of the electromagnetic source, and the starboard seismic streamer spread is towed to a starboard side of the electromagnetic source; characterized in that a separation between the electromagnetic source and each piece of seismic equipment is at least 100 m such that each piece of seismic equipment is towed outside of the electromagnetic cross-talk zone and the entanglement zone. characterized in that a separation between the electromagnetic source and each piece of seismic equipment is at least 100 m such that each piece of seismic equipment is towed outside of the electromagnetic cross-talk zone and the entanglement zone.
Filter system for an extractor hood, comprising: - a plastic housing; - a suction opening; - a fan operatively connected to the suction opening for drawing in air through the suction opening; - an electric filter for creating an electrostatic field; - a sensor for measuring an indrawn airflow; and - control means operatively connected to the sensor for switching the electric filter on the basis of the measured indrawn airflow; - a plasma-filter; and - a carbon mat that is configured for capturing excess ozone, wherein a conical body extends in the housing and is provided in or close to the suction opening, and wherein the conical body has an apex near the opening and a base near an opposite end of the housing. - a plastic housing; - a suction opening; - a fan operatively connected to the suction opening for drawing in air through the suction opening; - an electric filter for creating an electrostatic field; - a sensor for measuring an indrawn airflow; and - control means operatively connected to the sensor for switching the electric filter on the basis of the measured indrawn airflow; - a plasma-filter; and - a carbon mat that is configured for capturing excess ozone, wherein a conical body extends in the housing and is provided in or close to the suction opening, and wherein the conical body has an apex near the opening and a base near an opposite end of the housing.