mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An exhaust treatment apparatus for an internal combustion engine, the apparatus comprising: a manifold chamber defined by an exhaust manifold and containing a diesel oxidation catalyst; a plurality of exhaust gas inlets (11A-D) for supplying exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine to the manifold chamber; and an exhaust gas outlet for supplying exhaust gases from the manifold chamber to a turbocharger; wherein the catalyst has a three-dimensional open structure which permits flow of exhaust gases from said plurality of exhaust gas inlets (11A-D) to said exhaust gas outlet; the apparatus further comprising an injection nozzle for introducing a reductant into the exhaust gases; wherein the catalyst is carried on a substrate, the substrate defining the three-dimensional open structure; characterised in that the substrate substantially fills the manifold chamber and is divided into first and second regions (37, 39) arranged in sequence, wherein the catalyst is provided only on the substrate in the first region and the second region comprises a mixing chamber defined by a recess formed in the substrate which is aligned with the injection nozzle. a manifold chamber defined by an exhaust manifold and containing a diesel oxidation catalyst; a plurality of exhaust gas inlets (11A-D) for supplying exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine to the manifold chamber; and an exhaust gas outlet for supplying exhaust gases from the manifold chamber to a turbocharger; wherein the catalyst has a three-dimensional open structure which permits flow of exhaust gases from said plurality of exhaust gas inlets (11A-D) to said exhaust gas outlet; the apparatus further comprising an injection nozzle for introducing a reductant into the exhaust gases; wherein the catalyst is carried on a substrate, the substrate defining the three-dimensional open structure; characterised in that the substrate substantially fills the manifold chamber and is divided into first and second regions (37, 39) arranged in sequence, wherein the catalyst is provided only on the substrate in the first region and the second region comprises a mixing chamber defined by a recess formed in the substrate which is aligned with the injection nozzle.
A spiro bisphosphite based compound represented by the following formula VII': wherein R represents a cyclic, linear or branched alkyl group with 4 to 9 carbon atoms.
A metabolically enhanced cyanobacterium for the production of a first chemical compound, comprising: - at least two first production genes encoding first biocatalysts for the production of the first chemical compound; - wherein one of the two first production genes is under the transcriptional control of a first promoter for the first production gene; - wherein the other of the two first production genes is under the transcriptional control of a second promoter for the first production gene; - wherein the first promoter and second promoter are separately inducible under different conditions; - wherein the at least two first biocatalysts catalyze the same chemical reaction. - at least two first production genes encoding first biocatalysts for the production of the first chemical compound; - wherein one of the two first production genes is under the transcriptional control of a first promoter for the first production gene; - wherein the other of the two first production genes is under the transcriptional control of a second promoter for the first production gene; - wherein the first promoter and second promoter are separately inducible under different conditions; - wherein the at least two first biocatalysts catalyze the same chemical reaction.
A steering control device that has a steering actuator configured to turn turning wheels as an operation target, the steering actuator including a motor and a steering mechanism mechanically connected to a rotary shaft of the motor, the steering control device comprising a controller, wherein the controller is configured to perform i) a low-temperature process of changing a torque of the motor when an estimated value (Tge) estimated from a temperature of a lubrication target part of the steering mechanism is equal to or lower than a predetermined value with respect to when the estimated value (Tge) estimated from the temperature of the lubrication target part of the steering mechanism is higher than the predetermined value and ii) an estimation process of calculating the estimated value (Tge) which is set to be a value lower than a detected value (Tbc) of a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of a predetermined member attached to the steering mechanism based on a heat emission parameter of the steering actuator associated with a current flow with the detected value (Tbc) as an input; characterized in that the temperature sensor satisfies at least one condition of a first condition that the temperature sensor is accommodated in a housing in which at least one of a voltage application circuit applying a voltage to the motor and the motor is accommodated, a second condition that a temperature of a predetermined member is detected, the predetermined member being the steering control device, and a third condition that a shorter distance of a distance between the motor and the temperature sensor and a distance between the voltage application circuit and the temperature sensor is shorter than a distance between the lubrication target part and the temperature sensor; wherein the estimation process includes a drive correction value calculating process; the drive correction value calculating process includes calculating a corrected drive correction value (Tdh) when the heat emission parameter of the steering actuator is greater than a predetermined value to be greater than the drive correction value (Tdh) when the heat emission parameter of the steering actuator is equal to or less than the predetermined value with the heat emission parameter which is one of a current (iq) flowing in the motor and a torque of the motor as an input; and the estimation process includes calculating the estimated value (Tge) while setting a calculating value by which the estimated value (Tge) calculated in the estimation process is less than the detected value (Tbc) based on the drive correction value (Tdh); wherein the estimation process includes calculating a value which is equal to or less than one of a first value obtained by performing low-pass filtering on a subtracted value acquired by subtracting the drive correction value (Tdh) from the detected value (Tbc) and a second value obtained by subtracting a value acquired by performing the low-pass filtering on the drive correction value (Tdh) from a value acquired by performing the low-pass filtering on the detected value (Tbc) as the estimated value (Tge).
A leadless cardiac pacemaker, comprising: a hermetic housing; a pacing electrode disposed on a distal portion of the housing; an electronics package disposed in the housing, the electronics package configured to generate and deliver pacing signals to the pacing electrode; and a fixation mechanism separate from the pacing electrode and disposed on the distal portion of the housing, the fixation mechanism having a diameter less than or equal to an outer diameter of the hermetic housing and comprising less than two turns of rotation from a distal end of the fixation mechanism to a proximal end of the fixation mechanism, wherein the fixation mechanism comprises a helix; wherein the pacing electrode is separated from but surrounded partially by the helix; wherein the pacing electrode comprises a dome shape, and the pacing electrode is an atraumatic surface, characterized in that the helix comprises a constant diameter with respect to a central axis of the pacemaker; the helix has a wire diameter of 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm and a pitch of 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. a hermetic housing; a pacing electrode disposed on a distal portion of the housing; an electronics package disposed in the housing, the electronics package configured to generate and deliver pacing signals to the pacing electrode; and a fixation mechanism separate from the pacing electrode and disposed on the distal portion of the housing, the fixation mechanism having a diameter less than or equal to an outer diameter of the hermetic housing and comprising less than two turns of rotation from a distal end of the fixation mechanism to a proximal end of the fixation mechanism, wherein the fixation mechanism comprises a helix; wherein the pacing electrode is separated from but surrounded partially by the helix; wherein the pacing electrode comprises a dome shape, and the pacing electrode is an atraumatic surface, characterized in that the helix comprises a constant diameter with respect to a central axis of the pacemaker; the helix has a wire diameter of 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm and a pitch of 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm.
A tracking system comprising: a computer; and an endoscope comprising: a body having a distal end and at least one channel formed therein, the body being adapted for insertion through bronchi to reach a target area; an accelerometer connected to the body and positioned in proximity to the distal end; an imaging device operably coupled with the body; and a light source operably coupled with the body, wherein the accelerometer is in communication with the computer for transmitting acceleration data thereto, and the imaging device is in communication with the computer for transmitting real-time images thereto, characterized in that an orientation of the endoscope with respect to the bronchi is determined by the computer based on the acceleration data, and that a bifurcation of the bronchi is detected in the real-time images, such that the combined information of the determined orientation of the endoscope and the detection of the bifurcation facilitates, at the bifurcation, navigation to the target region. a computer; and an endoscope comprising: a body having a distal end and at least one channel formed therein, the body being adapted for insertion through bronchi to reach a target area; an accelerometer connected to the body and positioned in proximity to the distal end; an imaging device operably coupled with the body; and a light source operably coupled with the body, wherein a body having a distal end and at least one channel formed therein, the body being adapted for insertion through bronchi to reach a target area; an accelerometer connected to the body and positioned in proximity to the distal end; an imaging device operably coupled with the body; and a light source operably coupled with the body, the accelerometer is in communication with the computer for transmitting acceleration data thereto, and the imaging device is in communication with the computer for transmitting real-time images thereto, characterized in that an orientation of the endoscope with respect to the bronchi is determined by the computer based on the acceleration data, and that a bifurcation of the bronchi is detected in the real-time images, such that the combined information of the determined orientation of the endoscope and the detection of the bifurcation facilitates, at the bifurcation, navigation to the target region.
A track system of a vehicle, the track system comprising: a) a track including a carcass having an outer face and an inner face, a plurality of drive lugs on the inner face of the carcass; b) a first idler wheel; c) a frame; d) a drive wheel; e) an autonomously powered sensor, wherein the autonomously powered sensor is embedded within the track, wherein the autonomously powered sensor is configured to sense at least one of the following parameters of the track: temperature, acceleration, angular moment, magnetic field or geolocation, wherein the autonomously powered sensor comprises: - at least one sensor embedded in the drive lugs, and - at least one sensor embedded in the carcass. a) a track including a carcass having an outer face and an inner face, a plurality of drive lugs on the inner face of the carcass; b) a first idler wheel; c) a frame; d) a drive wheel; e) an autonomously powered sensor, - at least one sensor embedded in the drive lugs, and - at least one sensor embedded in the carcass.
An intravenous catheter inserter device, comprising: a catheter having a base portion; a Luer adapter having a first end comprising a septum and a second end comprising a catheter hood having a base, the Luer adapter further comprising a wedge seal interposed between the first and second ends and being annular shaped having an inner diameter configured to receive the base portion of the catheter in a fluid-tight manner; an inserter body having a distal end for receiving the first end of the Luer adapter; a septum activator slidably coupled to the inserter body, a distal portion of the septum activator being configured to provide a pathway through the septum, the septum activator further having an aperture; a catheter threader slidably coupled to the inserter body, the catheter threader having a probe for contacting the base portion of said catheter, the probe being configured to advance the base portion of the catheter through the aperture of the septum activator and the pathway through the septum and into the wedge seal, the wedge seal being configured to retain the catheter and form a fluid-tight seal between the base portion and the wedge seal, the probe further having an opening providing a pathway through the probe; and a needle hub slidably coupled to the inserter body and including a needle which extends through the opening of the probe, the aperture of the septum activator, the pathway through the septum, and the catheter to assist in inserting the catheter into a patient. a catheter having a base portion; a Luer adapter having a first end comprising a septum and a second end comprising a catheter hood having a base, the Luer adapter further comprising a wedge seal interposed between the first and second ends and being annular shaped having an inner diameter configured to receive the base portion of the catheter in a fluid-tight manner; an inserter body having a distal end for receiving the first end of the Luer adapter; a septum activator slidably coupled to the inserter body, a distal portion of the septum activator being configured to provide a pathway through the septum, the septum activator further having an aperture; a catheter threader slidably coupled to the inserter body, the catheter threader having a probe for contacting the base portion of said catheter, the probe being configured to advance the base portion of the catheter through the aperture of the septum activator and the pathway through the septum and into the wedge seal, the wedge seal being configured to retain the catheter and form a fluid-tight seal between the base portion and the wedge seal, the probe further having an opening providing a pathway through the probe; and a needle hub slidably coupled to the inserter body and including a needle which extends through the opening of the probe, the aperture of the septum activator, the pathway through the septum, and the catheter to assist in inserting the catheter into a patient.
Exhaust-gas aftertreatment system for nitrogen oxide reduction by means of SCR for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising at least two exhaust tracts, which include in each case one SCR catalytic converter and, upstream thereof, in each case one auxiliary substance injection chamber, and comprising an auxiliary tank which feeds said injection chambers, wherein, at each of said exhaust tracts, there is provided in each case one associated auxiliary substance dosing unit and in each case one associated auxiliary substance delivery unit, which supplies auxiliary substance to the dosing unit at an elevated pressure level, and in that said delivery units are connected in each case via a feed line (2+2.1, 2+2.2) to the auxiliary substance tank, wherein the respective feed lines (2+2.1, 2+2.2) to the delivery units have substantially the same line length, characterized in that, for a supply of compressed air to the delivery units, a common compressed-air main line is provided, which splits into branch lines and feeds the delivery units via these.
A nanocomposite solid lubricant coating containing a carbon matrix with copper grains characterized in that it contains an additional metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, in bulk proportions, at.%: carbon 5 - 35; copper 50 - 90; additional metal 5 - 15; the carbon matrix with copper grains is reinforced with interlayers of the additional metal; the thickness of each layer of the carbon matrix with copper grains is in the range between 30 and 150 nanometers and the thickness of each interlayer of the additional metal is in the range between 5 and 20 nanometers; the hardness of said coating is in the range between 200 and 1000 HV.
Metal complex in powder form comprising the product of the reaction of (a) at least one polyphenol or of at least one β-diketone and at least one polyphenol with (b) at least one metal alkoxide obtainable by mechanochemical synthesis by grinding or milling together reactant (a) and reactant (b), with less than 10 wt.% of solvents, based on the total weight of the reaction mixture, wherein the mechanochemical synthesis includes the use of a mechanical mortar or pestle, high speed milling, ball milling, attrition milling or planetary milling, wherein the at least one metal alkoxide (b) is a compound of formula M x or [ M x] n or heterometallic alkoxide or polymeric metal alkoxide or metal-oxo-alkoxide, wherein, - M is titanium, or one M of the heterometalic alkoxide is titanium, - R is an organic radical such as methoxide, ethoxide, propoxide (n- and iso-), butoxide (n-, iso-, sec-, and tert-), amiloxide (n-, sec-, tert-) and neopentyloxide, aryloxide, - x corresponds to the valency of the metal M, - n corresponds to the degree of molecular association. (a) at least one polyphenol or of at least one β-diketone and at least one polyphenol with (b) at least one metal alkoxide - M is titanium, or one M of the heterometalic alkoxide is titanium, - R is an organic radical such as methoxide, ethoxide, propoxide (n- and iso-), butoxide (n-, iso-, sec-, and tert-), amiloxide (n-, sec-, tert-) and neopentyloxide, aryloxide, - x corresponds to the valency of the metal M, - n corresponds to the degree of molecular association.
A wireless terminal, comprising a first antenna, a second antenna, printed circuit board, board, a bracket, and a resonator, wherein the first antenna is located at one side of the printed circuit board, the second antenna is located at another side of the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board functions as a metal ground of the first antenna and the second antenna, characterized in that the resonator is located on the bracket, a ground point of the resonator is located on the printed circuit board, and a clearance exists between the resonator and the printed circuit board, wherein the bracket is plastic bracket.
Corrugated packing grid with consecutively arranged wave troughs and wave crests for a structured packing assembled from several packing grids for gas-liquid contacting apparatuses, wherein in the region of the wave troughs of the packing grid, elements (10, 11, 12, 14) are arranged which extend into the wave troughs, characterized in that the wave crests and the wave troughs are formed by wavelike bands, wherein the wavelike bands are arranged at distances to each other and are connected to an open structure with cross struts extending transversely to the bands.
A multi-functional cleaning and floor care system, comprising a reservoir defining an interior space operable to hold a fresh cleaning liquid, a wet vacuum assembly including a vacuum recovery tank, and a vacuum motor assembly fluidly connected to the vacuum recovery tank, a wheeled chassis configured to support at least one of the fresh liquid reservoir and the vacuum recovery tank, a spigot fluidly connected to the reservoir interior space, the spigot adjustable between a fully open position and a fully closed position, whereby when the reservoir contains a fresh cleaning liquid, a user may regulate the flow of the fresh cleaning liquid from the reservoir through the spigot by adjusting the spigot, a liquid spreader assembly connected to at least one of the fresh liquid reservoir, the wet vacuum assembly and the wheeled chassis, the liquid spreader assembly including a frame and a spreader pad, and a squeegee head assembly connected to at least one of the fresh liquid reservoir, the wet vacuum assembly, and the wheeled chassis, the squeegee head assembly fluidly connectable to the vacuum recovery tank, the liquid spreader assembly operable to spread on a floor surface at least a portion of the fresh cleaning liquid from the reservoir and the squeegee head assembly operable to vacuum at least a portion of the liquid on the floor surface into the vacuum recovery tank, wherein the multi-functional cleaning and floor care system is operable in a spread-only mode, a vacuum-only mode, and in a spread-and-vacuum mode.
Dermatological preparations having a content of 4-n-butylresorcinol for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of periorbital dark circles caused a) not on a consequence of a pigment disorder, but b) by an impaired blood circulation in the skin in the eye area. a) not on a consequence of a pigment disorder, but b) by an impaired blood circulation in the skin in the eye area.
A fluid delivery device comprising: - a body; - a solution flow path defined at the body, the solution flow path extending from a solution inlet defined at the body to a solution outlet defined at the body, wherein the solution flow path comprises a cross channel, an inlet channel and an outlet channel, the inlet channel extending from the solution inlet to the cross channel, and the outlet channel extending from the cross channel to the solution outlet; and - a flush flow path defined at the body, the flush flow path extending from a flush inlet defined at the body to a flush outlet defined at the body, wherein the solution outlet fluidly connects the solution flow path to the flush flow path, characterised in that the cross-sectional area of the flush flow path is greater than a cross-sectional area of some portions, or the entirety, of the solution flow path. - a body; - a solution flow path defined at the body, the solution flow path extending from a solution inlet defined at the body to a solution outlet defined at the body, wherein the solution flow path comprises a cross channel, an inlet channel and an outlet channel, the inlet channel extending from the solution inlet to the cross channel, and the outlet channel extending from the cross channel to the solution outlet; and - a flush flow path defined at the body, the flush flow path extending from a flush inlet defined at the body to a flush outlet defined at the body, wherein the solution outlet fluidly connects the solution flow path to the flush flow path, characterised in that the cross-sectional area of the flush flow path is greater than a cross-sectional area of some portions, or the entirety, of the solution flow path.