mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A motor vehicle provided with a disc brake and comprising an anti-theft system, in turn comprising a disc lock that is removably couplable with a disc of said disc brake of said motor vehicle, including: a seat for receiving said disc lock; a presence device suitable for detecting whether the disc lock is in said seat and suitable for producing a presence signal that is a function of the performed measurements; and a processing unit, connected to said presence device and configured for inhibiting or permitting the startup of the motor vehicle, in function of said presence signal; characterized in that said disc lock comprises an opening / closing lock that is drivable by a starter key of the motor vehicle itself. a seat for receiving said disc lock; a presence device suitable for detecting whether the disc lock is in said seat and suitable for producing a presence signal that is a function of the performed measurements; and a processing unit, connected to said presence device and configured for inhibiting or permitting the startup of the motor vehicle, in function of said presence signal; characterized in that said disc lock comprises an opening / closing lock that is drivable by a starter key of the motor vehicle itself.
Terminal cap for a streamlined flat windscreen wiper, in particular for a vehicle, comprising means (36, 37, 38) for slidable guiding which are configured to cooperate with a longitudinal member for retaining a wiper blade of the wiper, the means for guiding comprising two substantially L-shaped lateral hooks, which are configured to extend on each side of said member, each hook comprising a substantially vertical part, the lower end thereof being connected to a substantially horizontal part extending on the side of the other hook, wherein the terminal cap is characterized in that the vertical part of at least one of said hooks comprising means for bearing at regular intervals against said member.
A method of making a plastic panel assembly having a permanent mark therein, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plastic substrate; applying a protective coating on top of the substrate, a surface of the protective coating defining an exterior surface of the panel assembly; wherein laser active particles are dispersed within a portion of the panel assembly; and after the step of applying the protective coating, exposing a location beneath the exterior surface of the portion of the panel assembly to a laser light so as to cause the laser active particles to physically change and define the mark at a subsurface location of the panel assembly; wherein the panel assembly is an automotive glazing. providing a plastic substrate; applying a protective coating on top of the substrate, a surface of the protective coating defining an exterior surface of the panel assembly; wherein laser active particles are dispersed within a portion of the panel assembly; and after the step of applying the protective coating, exposing a location beneath the exterior surface of the portion of the panel assembly to a laser light so as to cause the laser active particles to physically change and define the mark at a subsurface location of the panel assembly; wherein the panel assembly is an automotive glazing.
Pneumatic massage device for a vehicle seat comprising: an array of distributed inflatable air cells (22, 22', 22") equipped with an air conduit structure (24, 26) which is connectable to receive pressurized air for inflation and to vent off air from the air cell array for deflation, and which has for each air cell a flow connection for air flow to and from the air cell; a valve arrangement for controlling flow into and out of the air cell array by selectively establishing inflation and deflation states, wherein the valve arrangement is configured to permit, in the inflation state, pressurized air flow to the air cell array, and to permit, in the deflation state, air to flow from the air cells out of the conduit structure for venting off; and a plurality of flow resistors (50, 82) arranged in the array of air cells such that the flow resistance to the air cells is increasing along the air cell array, and such that expansion of air cells due to inflation is propagating through the array and reaching at last a pneumatic end region of the array with a time delay; characterized in that at least some of the flow resistors (52, 80) of the array of air cells are asymmetric flow resistors in terms of flow direction in that the flow resistance generated by each asymmetric flow resistor for the flow direction during inflation is higher than the flow resistance generated for flow in reverse direction during deflation. an array of distributed inflatable air cells (22, 22', 22") equipped with an air conduit structure (24, 26) which is connectable to receive pressurized air for inflation and to vent off air from the air cell array for deflation, and which has for each air cell a flow connection for air flow to and from the air cell; a valve arrangement for controlling flow into and out of the air cell array by selectively establishing inflation and deflation states, wherein the valve arrangement is configured to permit, in the inflation state, pressurized air flow to the air cell array, and to permit, in the deflation state, air to flow from the air cells out of the conduit structure for venting off; and a plurality of flow resistors (50, 82) arranged in the array of air cells such that the flow resistance to the air cells is increasing along the air cell array, and such that expansion of air cells due to inflation is propagating through the array and reaching at last a pneumatic end region of the array with a time delay; characterized in that at least some of the flow resistors (52, 80) of the array of air cells are asymmetric flow resistors in terms of flow direction in that the flow resistance generated by each asymmetric flow resistor for the flow direction during inflation is higher than the flow resistance generated for flow in reverse direction during deflation.
Device for forming elastication strips for application in stretched condition (S') on sanitary articles, including at least one pair of combined drawing members to operate in gripping relation on the ends of said strips to receive said strips arranged bridge-like therebetween in non-stretched condition at an inlet end of the device, where said drawing members are at a first distance corresponding to the length of said strips in non-stretched condition; said drawing members being moveable (102, 104) following trajectories diverging from each other to draw said strips arranged bridge-like therebetween towards an outlet end of the device, where said drawing members are at a second distance, greater than said first distance and corresponding to the length of said strips in elastically stretched condition, the device including a supply unit for supplying said strips in non-stretched condition to said inlet end of the device with a given supply pitch, characterised in that said drawing members are moved by motor means with selectively variable velocity (106, K) when transferring said strips between said inlet end and said outlet end to selectively vary the application pitch of said strips in stretched condition (S') on said sanitary articles, the variation of the speed of said drawing members between said inlet end and said outlet end determining the application pitch of said strips (S') in stretched condition on said sanitary articles.
A flexible tube comprising: a tube made of metal and having a bellows shape; a covering made of metal, configured to be flexible and covering the tube; and a fluorine-based resin film provided between the tube and the covering, the fluorine-based film being provided on an inner circumferential surface of the covering or on an outer circumferential surface of the tube, wherein said tube does not rub directly against the metal of the tube circumference covering and is allowed to slide without being scratched; characterized in that the thickness of the fluorine-based resin film is 10 μm to 100 μm. a tube made of metal and having a bellows shape; a covering made of metal, configured to be flexible and covering the tube; and a fluorine-based resin film provided between the tube and the covering, the fluorine-based film being provided on an inner circumferential surface of the covering or on an outer circumferential surface of the tube, wherein said tube does not rub directly against the metal of the tube circumference covering and is allowed to slide without being scratched; characterized in that the thickness of the fluorine-based resin film is 10 μm to 100 μm.
A generator for a wind turbine having a tower, a nacelle, and a hub, comprising: a stator supporting frame having a stator supporting portion, a radially extending portion and a rotor frame supporting portion, wherein the stator supporting frame is stationarily mountable within the nacelle; a rotor frame rotatably supported on the rotor frame supporting portion, wherein the rotor frame is connected to the hub; a gear driven by the rotor frame, the gear comprising: a ring gear stationarily mounted to the stator support frame; a carrier gear assembly; and characterised by: a ring-shaped sun gear; a rotor generator ring support frame rotatably supported and radially positioned outward of the rotor frame supporting portion. a stator supporting frame having a stator supporting portion, a radially extending portion and a rotor frame supporting portion, wherein the stator supporting frame is stationarily mountable within the nacelle; a rotor frame rotatably supported on the rotor frame supporting portion, wherein the rotor frame is connected to the hub; a gear driven by the rotor frame, the gear comprising: a ring gear stationarily mounted to the stator support frame; a carrier gear assembly; and characterised by: a ring-shaped sun gear; a ring gear stationarily mounted to the stator support frame; a carrier gear assembly; and characterised by: a ring-shaped sun gear; a ring-shaped sun gear; a rotor generator ring support frame rotatably supported and radially positioned outward of the rotor frame supporting portion.
Method to prepare a thermoplastic capstock composition, comprising blending: a.) 15 to 60 parts by weight of a halogen-containing polymer; b.) 1 to 50 part by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane; c.) at least one acrylic polymer; d.) 10 to 50 parts by weight of at least one styrene acrylonitrile copolymer, wherein the acrylic polymer comprises a polyacrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, wherein the halogen-containing polymer comprises polyvinyl chloride, wherein all said parts are based on 100 total parts by weight of the composition, and wherein the blending is performed at a temperature between 140 and 200 °C. a.) 15 to 60 parts by weight of a halogen-containing polymer; b.) 1 to 50 part by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane; c.) at least one acrylic polymer; d.) 10 to 50 parts by weight of at least one styrene acrylonitrile copolymer, wherein the acrylic polymer comprises a polyacrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, wherein the halogen-containing polymer comprises polyvinyl chloride, wherein all said parts are based on 100 total parts by weight of the composition, and wherein the blending is performed at a temperature between 140 and 200 °C.
A method for authorizing, at a client, a plurality of key servers, comprising the steps of: a. determining whether a public key of a first key server is authorized; b. determining whether a second key server requires authorization; and c. if so, signing the public key of the second key server to authorize the second key server and the public key of the second key server, so that either of the public key of the first key server and the public key of the second key server can be used to authorize an additional key server. a. determining whether a public key of a first key server is authorized; b. determining whether a second key server requires authorization; and c. if so, signing the public key of the second key server to authorize the second key server and the public key of the second key server, so that either of the public key of the first key server and the public key of the second key server can be used to authorize an additional key server.
A method of removing immunogenic antigens from an intact tissue, comprising: a) contacting the intact tissue with one or more actin depolymerization agents, and/or one or more microtubule depolymerization or microtubule destabilizing agents; b) solubilizing water-soluble antigens in the tissue, wherein the water-soluble antigens are solubilized in a first solution comprising a first buffering agent, a reducing agent, a protease inhibitor, and one or more metal halide salts, wherein the first solution does not comprise an amphiphile; c) separating the tissue from the solubilized water-soluble antigens; d) solubilizing lipid-soluble antigens in the tissue, wherein the lipid-soluble antigens are solubilized in a second solution comprising a second buffering agent, a reducing agent, a protease inhibitor, one or more salts suitable for maintaining protein solubility and an amphiphile; and e) separating the tissue from the solubilized lipid-soluble antigens; thereby removing immunogenic antigens from the tissue, wherein the method yields a substantially intact extracellular matrix compatible with viable cell repopulation. a) contacting the intact tissue with one or more actin depolymerization agents, and/or one or more microtubule depolymerization or microtubule destabilizing agents; b) solubilizing water-soluble antigens in the tissue, wherein the water-soluble antigens are solubilized in a first solution comprising a first buffering agent, a reducing agent, a protease inhibitor, and one or more metal halide salts, wherein the first solution does not comprise an amphiphile; c) separating the tissue from the solubilized water-soluble antigens; d) solubilizing lipid-soluble antigens in the tissue, wherein the lipid-soluble antigens are solubilized in a second solution comprising a second buffering agent, a reducing agent, a protease inhibitor, one or more salts suitable for maintaining protein solubility and an amphiphile; and e) separating the tissue from the solubilized lipid-soluble antigens; thereby removing immunogenic antigens from the tissue, wherein the method yields a substantially intact extracellular matrix compatible with viable cell repopulation.
Tiltable converter with a converter vessel surrounded by a support ring spaced away therefrom, wherein the support ring has two opposing support pins (4, 5) for tilting about a tilting axis (a) and wherein a suspension of the converter vessel on the support ring comprises four pendulum suspension elements (6, 7, 8, 9) distributed on the circumference, which transmit vertical forces from the converter vessel onto the support ring when the converter is upright, characterised in that the mounting positions (62, 63, 72, 73, 82, 83, 92, 93) of at least two pendulum suspension elements (6, 7, 8, 9) on the converter vessel and/or on the support ring are arranged horizontally and/or vertically offset from a rotationally symmetrical arrangement relative to a longitudinal axis (b) of the converter, so that not all lines of action of the forces transmitted by the pendulum suspension elements (6, 7, 8, 9) have a common point of intersection or approach one another in a point or run in parallel.
A method of operating a storage device (100, 100a-c) including first and second memory devices and a memory controller, which are connected to a single channel, the method comprising: transmitting first data output from the first memory device to the memory controller through a data signal line in the single channel; and transmitting a command to the second memory device through the data signal line while the memory controller receives the first data, wherein a voltage level of the data signal line is based on the command and the first data of the first memory device (1 10a) is loaded on the data signal line, and the first data and the command are transmitted in both directions of the data signal line in the single channel, wherein the first data is transmitted to the memory controller at a transmission rate of a first frequency, and the command is transmitted to the second memory device at a transmission rate of a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is higher than the second frequency. transmitting first data output from the first memory device to the memory controller through a data signal line in the single channel; and transmitting a command to the second memory device through the data signal line while the memory controller receives the first data, wherein a voltage level of the data signal line is based on the command and the first data of the first memory device (1 10a) is loaded on the data signal line, and the first data and the command are transmitted in both directions of the data signal line in the single channel, wherein the first data is transmitted to the memory controller at a transmission rate of a first frequency, and the command is transmitted to the second memory device at a transmission rate of a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is higher than the second frequency.
A narrow-groove gas-shielded arc welded joint with a groove angle of 20° or less and the narrowest groove width between steel materials to be welded being 50% or less of the sheet thickness of the steel materials obtained by multilayer, narrow-groove gas-shielded arc welding of thick steel materials having a sheet thickness of 22 mm or more, a depth of fusion at a bottom portion of the thick steel materials being 1.5 mm or more, and a total amount of oxygen and sulfur contained in a weld metal being in a range of 400 mass ppm or more to 1000 mass ppm or less, wherein in initial layer welding during the narrow-groove gas-shielded arc welding, a weld deposit height is 0.4 times or more to 1.0 times or less a bottom portion groove gap.
Cells for use in the inhibition of a peripheral inflammatory response in a subject; wherein said cells are obtained by (a) providing a culture of mesenchymal stem cells; (b) contacting the cell culture of step (a) with a polynucleotide comprising sequences encoding a Notch intracellular domain (NICD) wherein said polynucleotide does not encode a full-length Notch protein; (c) selecting cells that comprise the polynucleotide of step (b); and (d) further culturing the selected cells of step (c) in the absence of selection. (a) providing a culture of mesenchymal stem cells; (b) contacting the cell culture of step (a) with a polynucleotide comprising sequences encoding a Notch intracellular domain (NICD) wherein said polynucleotide does not encode a full-length Notch protein; (c) selecting cells that comprise the polynucleotide of step (b); and (d) further culturing the selected cells of step (c) in the absence of selection.
Annular sealing sleeve for a pipe clamp, wherein the sealing sleeve has, on an inner side, a first sealing lip (5a, 5b) having a first cross-sectional geometry and a second sealing lip (6a, 6b) having a second cross-sectional geometry, wherein the first cross-sectional geometry and the second cross-sectional geometry differ, wherein the first sealing lip (5a, 5b) has a greater extent in the axial direction than in the radial direction and the second sealing lip (6a, 6b) has an identical or smaller extent in the axial direction than in the radial direction, wherein the second cross-sectional geometry is formed tapering in the radial direction, namely in partially circular or pyramid-shaped form with a rounded or pointed head region, as a result of which the second sealing lip (6a, 6b) acts as an O-ring, characterized in that the first sealing lip (5a, 5b) because of its cross-sectional geometry is stiffer than the second sealing lip (6a, 6b).
A system for the treatment of metal bars, in particular bars for the reinforcement of concrete, of the type comprising: - at least one operating unit, such as, for example, a bending unit or a cutting unit; and - a device for picking up, separating, and transferring the bars, for feeding a plurality of bars to the operating unit, picking them up in any desired predetermined number from a bundle of bars deposited in a magazine and separating them from the remaining bars of the bundle, wherein said device for picking up, separating, and transferring the bars comprises: - pick-up means (70, 71), designed to bring each time the portion of one or more bars from the bundle of bars in the magazine up to a position at a distance from the bundle of bars; - separating means (68, 64), designed to separate completely said one or more bars from the bundle of bars in the magazine whenever portions of said one or more bars reach said position at a distance from the bundle; and - transfer means (58, 64, 14), designed to transfer said one or more bars picked up and separated to the operating unit, wherein said pick-up means, said separating means, and said transfer means are provided for displacing the bars up to the aforesaid operating unit by displacing them substantially only in directions transverse to their longitudinal dimension, characterised in that said transfer means are designed to feed the bars to said operating unit one after another, keeping them separate and at a distance at least in a final step of conveyance to the operating unit so as to bring them up to the latter in times that are close to one another but distinct. - at least one operating unit, such as, for example, a bending unit or a cutting unit; and - a device for picking up, separating, and transferring the bars, for feeding a plurality of bars to the operating unit, picking them up in any desired predetermined number from a bundle of bars deposited in a magazine and separating them from the remaining bars of the bundle, - pick-up means (70, 71), designed to bring each time the portion of one or more bars from the bundle of bars in the magazine up to a position at a distance from the bundle of bars; - separating means (68, 64), designed to separate completely said one or more bars from the bundle of bars in the magazine whenever portions of said one or more bars reach said position at a distance from the bundle; and - transfer means (58, 64, 14), designed to transfer said one or more bars picked up and separated to the operating unit,
A routing and wavelength assignment method for use in an optical system, comprising: (i) in an optical path between a source node and a destination node, selecting a block of spectrum resource comprising one or more adjacent wavelength channels, the block being of a width sufficient to accommodate a demand having a spectral width occupying one or more adjacent wavelength channels; characterised by: (ii) determining a value of the spectrum entropy level of the selected block based on a logarithm of the ratio of the number of wavelength channels in the block, to the total number of wavelength channels across the spectrum band of the optical path, (iii) iterating steps (i) and (ii) for at least one further block of spectrum resource in the optical path, and (vi) making a routing and wavelength assignment decision by choosing the block of spectrum resource having the lower or lowest entropy value. (i) in an optical path between a source node and a destination node, selecting a block of spectrum resource comprising one or more adjacent wavelength channels, the block being of a width sufficient to accommodate a demand having a spectral width occupying one or more adjacent wavelength channels; (ii) determining a value of the spectrum entropy level of the selected block based on a logarithm of the ratio of the number of wavelength channels in the block, to the total number of wavelength channels across the spectrum band of the optical path, (iii) iterating steps (i) and (ii) for at least one further block of spectrum resource in the optical path, and (vi) making a routing and wavelength assignment decision by choosing the block of spectrum resource having the lower or lowest entropy value.