mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An underfloor-heating system (1,22) including - a lower plate (2,22) made of plastic for support on a substructure, - an insulating layer forming the substructure, - a plurality of spacers supporting themselves against the lower plate (2,22), - at least one heating pipe (14, 27), which is connected to a number of spacers in such a way that a distance between 30 mm and 60 mm, preferably between 35 mm and 45 mm, exists between an underside of the at least one heating pipe (14, 27) and a topside of the lower plate (2, 22), - a screed layer, which fills free spaces above the topside of the lower plate (2, 22) as well as between the spacers and the one or more heating pipes (14, 27) in such a way that the one or more heating pipes (14, 27) are at least essentially completely embedded in the screed layer, characterised by - receiving means (10, 30) of the spacers, with which the one or more heating pipes (14, 27) can be positioned such that their topsides are flush with high points or high areas of the spacers or protrude upwards past high points or high areas of the spacers. - a lower plate (2,22) made of plastic for support on a substructure, - an insulating layer forming the substructure, - a plurality of spacers supporting themselves against the lower plate (2,22), - at least one heating pipe (14, 27), which is connected to a number of spacers in such a way that a distance between 30 mm and 60 mm, preferably between 35 mm and 45 mm, exists between an underside of the at least one heating pipe (14, 27) and a topside of the lower plate (2, 22), - a screed layer, which fills free spaces above the topside of the lower plate (2, 22) as well as between the spacers and the one or more heating pipes (14, 27) in such a way that the one or more heating pipes (14, 27) are at least essentially completely embedded in the screed layer, - receiving means (10, 30) of the spacers, with which the one or more heating pipes (14, 27) can be positioned such that their topsides are flush with high points or high areas of the spacers or protrude upwards past high points or high areas of the spacers.
A rigid container for containing solid articles, preferably soap, extending along a main axis and comprising at least: a top wall and a bottom wall opposite each other and lying in respective planes transversal to the main axis, a front face and a rear face, extending from the top wall to the bottom wall, the front face comprising a front panel and the rear face comprising a rear panel, at least the front panel being convex, and two sides or lateral faces, extending from the top wall to the bottom wall; the convex front face comprising a first supporting portion and the rear panel comprises a second supporting portion; at least the first and second supporting portions (8, 11) being shaped to mutually match; wherein the container is designed for being stackable on a second container by superposing the second supporting portion of the container on a first supporting portion of the second container without leaving any gaps; characterised in that the convex front panel is delimited by a first fold line and a second fold line, each defined by two curved stretches between which are interposed a first straight stretch and a second straight stretch, respectively, the first supporting portion being a flat surface defined by the first straight stretch and the second straight stretch. a top wall and a bottom wall opposite each other and lying in respective planes transversal to the main axis, a front face and a rear face, extending from the top wall to the bottom wall, the front face comprising a front panel and the rear face comprising a rear panel, at least the front panel being convex, and two sides or lateral faces, extending from the top wall to the bottom wall; the convex front face comprising a first supporting portion and the rear panel comprises a second supporting portion; at least the first and second supporting portions (8, 11) being shaped to mutually match; wherein the container is designed for being stackable on a second container by superposing the second supporting portion of the container on a first supporting portion of the second container without leaving any gaps; characterised in that the convex front panel is delimited by a first fold line and a second fold line, each defined by two curved stretches between which are interposed a first straight stretch and a second straight stretch, respectively, the first supporting portion being a flat surface defined by the first straight stretch and the second straight stretch.
Steering rod (10, 30) or track rod having a one-piece connecting tube (11, 31, 41), wherein the end portions (19, 32, 33) of the connecting tube (11, 31, 41) each receive parts of articulated connections (12, 34, 35), characterized in that the connecting tube (11, 31, 41) is reinforced in regions by at least one tube portion (13, 39, 40) connected to the connecting tube (11, 31, 41) in a force-fitting manner, wherein the outer wall or the inner wall of the tube portion (13, 39, 40) lies over the full surface area against a wall of the connecting tube (11, 31, 41), forming a press connection, wherein the connecting tube (11, 31, 41) is plastically deformed radially circumferentially within a common connecting portion (16, 42) which is spaced apart from the ends of the connecting tube (11, 31, 41), wherein, in the connecting portion (16, 42), the connecting tube (11, 31, 41) has an increased inside and outside diameter or a reduced inside and outside diameter in comparison to the portions which are not plastically deformed radially.
Panel, more particularly a floor panel, wherein this panel comprises a core, an upper side, a bottom side and at least two opposite edges; wherein coupling parts are provided at said two opposite edges; wherein these coupling parts have such a configuration that two of such panels can be coupled to each other by means of a downward movement of one of the panels in respect to the other, such that a locking is obtained in the plane of the panels and perpendicular to said two opposite edges, as well as perpendicular to the plane of the panels; wherein the coupling parts at said two opposite edges comprise locking parts ensuring said locking in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels, wherein at least one of these locking parts forms part of a flexible portion made in one piece with said core, said flexible portion extending along the respective edge and being bendable at least in the plane of the panel, as a result of connecting two of such panels; wherein the flexible portion extends substantially in the plane of the floor panel and has a contact surface which is intended for cooperating with a locking part of a coupled floor panel and wherein the flexible portion, at least at the rear side, as well as at the contact surface, is free in respect to said core, whereas, in the direction of the lateral sides thereof, at least at one of its two extremities, it is in connection with the core, characterized in that the panel comprises at least one support portion, which, with two of such coupled panels, when exerting a force in a direction opposed to said downward movement, forms a support against bending of the flexible portion in a direction transverse to the plane of the coupled panels.
Use of a control device comprising a microprocessor and one or more model calculating units as a control device for controlling an engine system in a motor vehicle, wherein the model calculating unit is designed for calculating a layer of a multilayer perceptron model with a hardwired computing core formed in hardware for calculating a fixedly predefined computing algorithm in coupled functional blocks, wherein the computing core is designed, for a neuron layer of a multilayer perceptron model having a number of neurons, to calculate an output variable for each neuron depending on one or more input variables of an input variable vector (ut), a weighting matrix having weighting factors, and an offset value (p3[j]) predefined for each neuron, wherein for each neuron a sum of the values of the input variables weighted with a weighting factor - determined by the neuron and the input variable - and the offset value (p3[j]) predefined for the neuron is calculated and the result is transformed with an activation function (act) in order to obtain the output variable for the neuron, wherein the control device is configured to provide detected sensor signals as input variable vector (ut) and to apply a control variable to the engine system depending on a calculated output variable of the model calculating unit. wherein the model calculating unit is designed for calculating a layer of a multilayer perceptron model with a hardwired computing core formed in hardware for calculating a fixedly predefined computing algorithm in coupled functional blocks, wherein the computing core is designed, for a neuron layer of a multilayer perceptron model having a number of neurons, to calculate an output variable for each neuron depending on one or more input variables of an input variable vector (ut), a weighting matrix having weighting factors, and an offset value (p3[j]) predefined for each neuron, wherein for each neuron a sum of the values of the input variables weighted with a weighting factor - determined by the neuron and the input variable - and the offset value (p3[j]) predefined for the neuron is calculated and the result is transformed with an activation function (act) in order to obtain the output variable for the neuron, wherein the control device is configured to provide detected sensor signals as input variable vector (ut) and to apply a control variable to the engine system depending on a calculated output variable of the model calculating unit.
An ex vivo method for aiding the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a patient comprising: (i) determining the number of alleles of ApoE4 in the patient's genome; (ii) determining the combined expression level of three platelet proteins in a platelet sample from the patient; and (iii) comparing the resulting value of step (ii) to a control value, wherein the three platelet proteins include one isoform of alpha-tropomyosin containing exon 1a, monoamine oxidase-B, and one of wild-type GSTO-1 or mutant GSTO-1, wherein a resulting value higher than the control value is indicative of Alzheimer's disease, and wherein the number of alleles of ApoE4 determines the identity of the platelet proteins selected in step (ii), such that (a) if there are no alleles of ApoE4 in the patient's genome, the expression level of wild-type GSTO-1 is determined in step (ii), or (b) if there are one or two alleles of ApoE4 in the patient's genome, the expression level of mutant GSTO-1 is determined in step (ii). (i) determining the number of alleles of ApoE4 in the patient's genome; (ii) determining the combined expression level of three platelet proteins in a platelet sample from the patient; and (iii) comparing the resulting value of step (ii) to a control value, (a) if there are no alleles of ApoE4 in the patient's genome, the expression level of wild-type GSTO-1 is determined in step (ii), or (b) if there are one or two alleles of ApoE4 in the patient's genome, the expression level of mutant GSTO-1 is determined in step (ii).
A control unit for alerting a vehicle driver, having impaired eye sight, of an object present in a portion of a field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight, the control unit being configured to: receive an indication of a location of a detected object, relative the vehicle; determine, based on the received indication of the location of the object, that the detected object is at least partly within the portion of the field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight, characterized in that the individual driver's eye sight in the field of view from the driver's seat is pre-calibrated and stored in a predetermined map including indications of the portion of the field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight; and generate, in response to determining that the detected object is at least partly within the portion of the field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight, a signal to control an alerting device to provide an alert to the driver indicating the presence of the object. receive an indication of a location of a detected object, relative the vehicle; determine, based on the received indication of the location of the object, that the detected object is at least partly within the portion of the field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight, characterized in that the individual driver's eye sight in the field of view from the driver's seat is pre-calibrated and stored in a predetermined map including indications of the portion of the field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight; and generate, in response to determining that the detected object is at least partly within the portion of the field of view of the driver where the driver has impaired eye sight, a signal to control an alerting device to provide an alert to the driver indicating the presence of the object.
A spin coating material for use in a functional laminated spectacle lens which can be formed into a functional layer of a functional laminated spectacle lens by spin coating such that the functional layer imparts, to the functional laminated spectacle lens, an optical function required for the functional laminated spectacle lens, characterized in that the spin coating material is obtained by incorporating a functional pigment into an acrylic urethane resin which comprises, as a main component, an acrylic polyol containing from 30 to 45% by mass of 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, and, as a curable component, a polyisocyanate.
A servo valve torque motor apparatus comprising: a pair of pole pieces (4, 6); one or more permanent magnet(s) held between the pole pieces; an armature supported between the pole pieces for rotation about an axis; the armature being for connection to a member that resists rotation of the armature; and a coil on the armature; wherein when an electrical current is passed through the coil the armature is rotatable against the member; characterised in that the magnet(s) is/are secured to the two pole pieces by mechanical fixings passing through holes in the magnet(s). a pair of pole pieces (4, 6); one or more permanent magnet(s) held between the pole pieces; an armature supported between the pole pieces for rotation about an axis; the armature being for connection to a member that resists rotation of the armature; and a coil on the armature; wherein when an electrical current is passed through the coil the armature is rotatable against the member; characterised in that the magnet(s) is/are secured to the two pole pieces by mechanical fixings passing through holes in the magnet(s).
A polypeptide comprising at least two immunoglobulin antigen binding domains, which polypeptide is directed against or binds to chemokine receptor CXCR2 wherein said polypeptide includes a first antigen binding domain comprised within a first immunoglobulin single variable domain, recognising a first epitope on CXCR2 and capable of binding to a linear peptide consisting of the sequence of amino acids set forth in SEQ ID No. 7 and a second antigen binding domain comprised within a second immunoglobulin single variable domain of an antibody and wherein said second antigen binding domain binds to an epitope within the external loops of human CXCR2 (amino acid residues 106-120, 184-208 and 274-294 of SEQ ID No. 1), and wherein the polypeptide is an antagonist of CXCR2 signal transduction.
A device for detecting a non-compliant object (52; 54) comprising a plate, having a portion, recessed in top view, on which the object is intended to move, and individually-inclinable tabs (32 E, 32 I, 32 C) intended to be raised by said object, at least one of the tabs being pulled down against the hollow portion in the absence of said object, and a detection circuit capable of determining whether the tab raising amplitudes exceed a threshold.
A method of manufacturing a photoluminescent material, comprising the steps of: manufacturing according to a sol-gel method a sol and then a gel of first precursors of a first photoluminescent substance from the sol, the first photoluminescent substance being an aluminate or a silicate; grinding the gel; possibly, annealing the gel to form first particles of the first substance having an average size in the range from 1 μm to 20 μm; manufacturing a colloidal dispersion of second particles of a second photoluminescent substance, different from the first substance or identical to the first substance, having an average size in the range from 5 nm to 400 nm, the second substance being an aluminate, a silicate, a nitride, a fluoride or a sulfide, step comprising a step of solvothermal synthesis of the second particles; mixing the colloidal dispersion with the sol at step before the forming of the gel or with the first particles after step; and annealing the mixture obtained at step, which results in an increase in the compactness of the mixture, the average size of the second particles after anneal being in the range from 100 nm to 900 nm. manufacturing according to a sol-gel method a sol and then a gel of first precursors of a first photoluminescent substance from the sol, the first photoluminescent substance being an aluminate or a silicate; grinding the gel; possibly, annealing the gel to form first particles of the first substance having an average size in the range from 1 μm to 20 μm; manufacturing a colloidal dispersion of second particles of a second photoluminescent substance, different from the first substance or identical to the first substance, having an average size in the range from 5 nm to 400 nm, the second substance being an aluminate, a silicate, a nitride, a fluoride or a sulfide, step comprising a step of solvothermal synthesis of the second particles; mixing the colloidal dispersion with the sol at step before the forming of the gel or with the first particles after step; and annealing the mixture obtained at step, which results in an increase in the compactness of the mixture, the average size of the second particles after anneal being in the range from 100 nm to 900 nm.
A microporous biomaterial with macrotopographic surface features, wherein substantially all the pores are each interconnected to at least 2 other pores, a mean diameter of the pores is between 5 and 100 micrometers, and any two adjacent pores are connected by a throat, a mean throat diameter of the throats being between 5 micrometers and 50 micrometers, and wherein the macrotopography is defined by a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein each peak comprises a plurality of pores and has a height of between 100 micrometers and 2000 micrometers, and at least two adjacent peaks define a valley, the valley having a floor from which the heights of the adjacent peaks are measured.
Solid anhydrous cosmetic composition in particle form wherein the size of the particles is, in the largest dimension thereof, between 0.01 and 5 mm, comprising: - at least 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more anionic surfactants, - at least 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more amphoteric surfactants chosen from (C 8 -C 20)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylainido(C 1 -C 6)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphoacetates and (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphodiacetates, and mixtures thereof, - at least 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more fillers chosen from silicates and monosaccharides. - at least 30% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more anionic surfactants, - at least 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more amphoteric surfactants chosen from (C 8 -C 20)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylainido(C 1 -C 6)alkylbetaines, (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphoacetates and (C 8 -C 20)alkylamphodiacetates, and mixtures thereof, - at least 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more fillers chosen from silicates and monosaccharides.
A suture device configured to guide a suture thread, the suture device comprising: a sleeve including a sleeve body that defines a proximal end, a distal end spaced from the proximal end along a central axis, the sleeve defining an opening extending along the central axis between the proximal end and the distal end; and a plunger including a plunger body that extends along the central axis when the plunger is disposed in the opening of the sleeve, wherein the plunger defines a clamp, the clamp including a pair of opposed surfaces that are configured to capture the suture thread so as to releasably attach the suture thread to the plunger, and the plunger is slidably disposed in the opening of the sleeve and movable distally from a first retracted position in which a distal portion of the suture thread is located in the suture device to a second advanced position in which the distal portion of the suture thread extends out of the suture device, wherein the pair of opposed surfaces define a gap therebetween, wherein the opposed surfaces taper toward each other along a direction from a periphery of the plunger body towards the central axis, such that at least a portion of the gap is sized less than a cross-sectional dimension of the suture thread such that the opposed walls releasably compress and clamp the suture thread when the suture thread is disposed in the gap. a plunger including a plunger body that extends along the central axis when the plunger is disposed in the opening of the sleeve, wherein the plunger defines a clamp, the clamp including a pair of opposed surfaces that are configured to capture the suture thread so as to releasably attach the suture thread to the plunger, and the plunger is slidably disposed in the opening of the sleeve and movable distally from a first retracted position in which a distal portion of the suture thread is located in the suture device to a second advanced position in which the distal portion of the suture thread extends out of the suture device, wherein the pair of opposed surfaces define a gap therebetween, wherein the opposed surfaces taper toward each other along a direction from a periphery of the plunger body towards the central axis, such that at least a portion of the gap is sized less than a cross-sectional dimension of the suture thread such that the opposed walls releasably compress and clamp the suture thread when the suture thread is disposed in the gap.