mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
General cargo box with at least one general cargo chamber for receiving at least one general cargo, wherein the at least one general cargo chamber is assigned at least one holder, which can be adjusted from a storage position for storing the at least one general cargo in the general cargo chamber to a transfer position, which is arranged at least partially outside of the general cargo chamber and is used for transferring the general cargo from the general cargo box and/or to the general cargo box, wherein the holder has, at least in the transfer position, two, in particular lateral, holding areas for at least indirectly holding the at least one general cargo at least in the transfer position, in the transfer position between the holding areas of the at least one holder is provided at least one free space accessible in a horizontal direction from outside the general cargo chamber and arranged outside of the general cargo chamber, wherein the general cargo chamber in the storage position of the holder has an access opening sealed by a hatch, wherein the hatch, in the transfer position, releases the access opening, wherein the holder is provided so as to be displaceable at least partially through the access opening and wherein the hatch is held pivotably on the general cargo box, characterised in that the hatch is pivotably connected to the holder, in that the hatch can be pivoted forwards and upwards to the open position by adjusting the holder from the storage position to the pick-up position and by adjusting the holder from the pick-up position to the storage position, the hatch can be pivoted backwards and downwards to the closed position, in that the upper edge of the hatch in the closed position corresponds to the upper edge of the hatch in the open position such that the front side of the hatch points forwards both in the closed position and in the open position and that the hatch, in the open position, is arranged behind the free space, viewed horizontally in the direction of the general cargo box.
A fuel filter device for a fuel formed from gasoline and alcohol, in which a filter assembly (20A, 20D, 20E) comprising filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E, 52) of first multiple layers is disposed in a fuel flow path extending from the interior of a fuel tank to fuel consumption means via a fuel pump, the filter layers of the first multiple layers include filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E) of second multiple layers, and a finest filter layer (23A, 23D, 23E) is disposed downstream-most in the filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E) of the second multiple layers, characterized in that an aggregation-promoting part (24A, 24D, 24E, 24F, 24G) is provided so as to cover the surface of the filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D, 21E, 22E, 23E, 52) of the first multiple layers of the filter assembly (20A, 20D, 20E) and comprises an aggregation-promoting body (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E), said agregation-promoting body being a sponge, having a thickness allowing fuel, that flows through the aggregation-promoting body (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E) to change its flow direction or flow velocity three or more times, the aggregation-promoting body having a coarseness permitting passage of dust in fuel through the aggregation-promoting part and promoting aggregation of dust in fuel at the filter layers of the first multiple layers positioned downstream of the aggregation-promoting part so that aggregation of dust in fuel, that is passing the aggregation-promoting part, is promoted before the upstream side of at least the second finest filter layer (22A, 22D, 22E) among the filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E) of the second multiple layers. the filter layers of the first multiple layers include filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E) of second multiple layers, and a finest filter layer (23A, 23D, 23E) is disposed downstream-most in the filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E) of the second multiple layers, characterized in that an aggregation-promoting part (24A, 24D, 24E, 24F, 24G) is provided so as to cover the surface of the filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D, 21E, 22E, 23E, 52) of the first multiple layers of the filter assembly (20A, 20D, 20E) and comprises an aggregation-promoting body (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E), said agregation-promoting body being a sponge, having a thickness allowing fuel, that flows through the aggregation-promoting body (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E) to change its flow direction or flow velocity three or more times, the aggregation-promoting body having a coarseness permitting passage of dust in fuel through the aggregation-promoting part and promoting aggregation of dust in fuel at the filter layers of the first multiple layers positioned downstream of the aggregation-promoting part so that aggregation of dust in fuel, that is passing the aggregation-promoting part, is promoted before the upstream side of at least the second finest filter layer (22A, 22D, 22E) among the filter layers (21A, 22A, 23A; 21D, 22D, 23D; 21E, 22E, 23E) of the second multiple layers.
Support, to be applied in a corner, in particular covered with wall tiles, said support being provided with an overlay for a tile and, with respect to the tile, with two projecting lengths (9, 10) for being introduced in particular into a joint extending across the corner, wherein an angled section, at least partially covering the edge of the overlying tile, is connected to at least one free side of the flat overlay, and wherein, in a top view, the two freely terminating projecting lengths (9, 10) project past the support and the angled section in each case by less than the thickness of a wall tile (11, 13; 12, 14), characterized in that the angled section is formed integrally with the overlay.
A battery system comprising a battery and a control apparatus, wherein the battery has a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active material, an anode active material layer containing a Si-containing anode active material, and an electrolyte layer formed between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, at least one of the anode active material layer and the electrolyte layer comprises a Ge-containing solid electrolyte material comprising a Li element, a Ge element and a S element, and the control apparatus is an apparatus to control an electric potential of the Si-containing anode active material so as to be reduction potential or less of the Ge-containing solid electrolyte material, characterized in that the control apparatus comprises a switch part to cut off electric current of the battery, and controls the switch part so as to continue charge until the electric potential of the Si-containing anode active material becomes smaller than the reduction potential of the Ge-containing solid electrolyte material in the case where charge is started when the electric potential of the Si-containing anode active material is larger than the reduction potential of the Ge-containing solid electrolyte material.
A method of recovering lithium from a lithium-containing material, the method comprising: mixing a lithium-containing material in an acid solution to form an acidic lithium solution, the mixing at a temperature of 10°C to 100°C, and the acidic lithium solution including at least one or more of the acid solution, lithium, soluble organics, soluble metals, and suspended solids; delivering the acidic lithium solution to an ultrafiltration pretreatment membrane to retain a majority of the suspended solids and to permeate a filtered acidic lithium solution including at least one or more of the acid solution, the lithium, the soluble organics, and the soluble metals; delivering the filtered acidic lithium solution to a nanofiltration membrane to form a retentate and a permeate, the nanofiltration retentate includes one or both of the soluble organics and the soluble metals and the nanofiltration permeate forms a filtered acid and lithium solution including the acid solution and the lithium; delivering the filtered acid and lithium solution to a reverse osmosis membrane to form a retentate and permeate, the reverse osmosis retentate includes the lithium and the reverse osmosis permeate includes the acid solution; and recovering lithium salts from the reverse osmosis retentate to form the recovered lithium and, optionally, recycling the reverse osmosis permeate to the mixing step; and wherein the lithium-containing material is a lithium ion cell or battery or a lithium-containing mineral deposit, characterized in that the acid solution has a pH of 2.5 or less. mixing a lithium-containing material in an acid solution to form an acidic lithium solution, the mixing at a temperature of 10°C to 100°C, and the acidic lithium solution including at least one or more of the acid solution, lithium, soluble organics, soluble metals, and suspended solids; delivering the acidic lithium solution to an ultrafiltration pretreatment membrane to retain a majority of the suspended solids and to permeate a filtered acidic lithium solution including at least one or more of the acid solution, the lithium, the soluble organics, and the soluble metals; delivering the filtered acidic lithium solution to a nanofiltration membrane to form a retentate and a permeate, the nanofiltration retentate includes one or both of the soluble organics and the soluble metals and the nanofiltration permeate forms a filtered acid and lithium solution including the acid solution and the lithium; delivering the filtered acid and lithium solution to a reverse osmosis membrane to form a retentate and permeate, the reverse osmosis retentate includes the lithium and the reverse osmosis permeate includes the acid solution; and recovering lithium salts from the reverse osmosis retentate to form the recovered lithium and, optionally, recycling the reverse osmosis permeate to the mixing step; and wherein the lithium-containing material is a lithium ion cell or battery or a lithium-containing mineral deposit, characterized in that the acid solution has a pH of 2.5 or less.
Household appliance, having an adjusting apparatus with at least one at least two-dimensional touch-sensitive sensor region (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) for setting at least one adjusted variable and with a computing unit, which is provided to take into consideration at least one characteristic variable different from an operating position during the setting and/or a switching of the adjusted variable, characterised in that the characteristic variable is an operator contact surface dependent upon a number of fingers used for actuation.
Method for determining a rotor frequency (f) and/or a rotor angle (φ) of a rotor of a reluctance machine, wherein the reluctance machine comprises a stator having a stator winding and the rotor having a magnetically anisotropic rotor core, by means of - applying a temporal sequence of voltage pulses (U k) to the stator winding, - determining a sequential pulse response of an electric current (I k) flowing in the stator winding, which current (I k) arises as a result of the voltage pulses (U k) and a flux (Φ k) sequentially impressed therefrom as a result of the magnetically anisotropic rotor core, and - determining the rotor frequency (f) and/or the rotor angle (φ) on the basis of the measured sequential pulse response of the electric current (I k) by means of an evaluating device, characterised in that - for the purpose of applying the temporal sequence of voltage pulses (U k), a voltage value of fixed amount and fixed direction and a pulse block are output alternately in each case in sequential repetition using a frequency converter, - the rotor frequency (f) and/or the rotor angle (φ) is determined on the basis of the sequence of a negative-phase component (I' k) of the electric current (I k), which describes that part of the electric current (I k) which changes as a function of the rotor angle (φ), and - for the purpose of determining the rotor frequency (f) and/or the rotor angle (φ), a positive-phase component (I 0) of the electric current (I k) is determined, which describes that part of the electric current (I k) which does not undergo change as a function of the rotor angle (φ). - applying a temporal sequence of voltage pulses (U k) to the stator winding, - determining a sequential pulse response of an electric current (I k) flowing in the stator winding, which current (I k) arises as a result of the voltage pulses (U k) and a flux (Φ k) sequentially impressed therefrom as a result of the magnetically anisotropic rotor core, and - determining the rotor frequency (f) and/or the rotor angle (φ) on the basis of the measured sequential pulse response of the electric current (I k) by means of an evaluating device, - for the purpose of applying the temporal sequence of voltage pulses (U k), a voltage value of fixed amount and fixed direction and a pulse block are output alternately in each case in sequential repetition using a frequency converter, - the rotor frequency (f) and/or the rotor angle (φ) is determined on the basis of the sequence of a negative-phase component (I' k) of the electric current (I k), which describes that part of the electric current (I k) which changes as a function of the rotor angle (φ), and - for the purpose of determining the rotor frequency (f) and/or the rotor angle (φ), a positive-phase component (I 0) of the electric current (I k) is determined, which describes that part of the electric current (I k) which does not undergo change as a function of the rotor angle (φ).
A pneumatic system for operating an array of pneumatically operated apertures comprised in a first carrier for an imprint apparatus, the first carrier for holding a flexible stamp having an imprinting pattern, each one of the pneumatically operated apertures being operable in a first configuration in which a holding pressure is provided to it for holding a part of the flexible stamp relative to the first carrier and operable in a second configuration in which a releasing pressure is provided to it for releasing the part of the flexible stamp from the first carrier, the pneumatic system comprising a high pressure duct system for providing the releasing pressure to each one of the plurality of pneumatically operated apertures, the high pressure duct system being configured to: - comprise a gas entrance opening for receiving gas at a supply pressure from a gas supply; and - comprise a pressure regulator for regulating the releasing pressure for one or more apertures of the array of apertures connected to a section of the high pressure duct system to be between a regulator pressure set by the pressure regulator and the supply pressure, when the gas supply is attached to the high pressure duct system, while at least temporarily allowing a gas flow from the gas supply along the section of the high pressure duct system towards the pressure regulator. - comprise a gas entrance opening for receiving gas at a supply pressure from a gas supply; and - comprise a pressure regulator for regulating the releasing pressure for one or more apertures of the array of apertures connected to a section of the high pressure duct system to be between a regulator pressure set by the pressure regulator and the supply pressure, when the gas supply is attached to the high pressure duct system, while at least temporarily allowing a gas flow from the gas supply along the section of the high pressure duct system towards the pressure regulator.
A method for producing a stent, the method comprising: an insertion step of inserting a rod-shaped core metal into a hollow portion of a tube-shaped stent base; a tube drawing step of lengthen an overall length of the stent base with the core metal inserted therein by shrinking a diameter of the stent base; a cutting step of maintaining, as needed, linearity of the stent base drawn with the core metal inserted therein, and thereafter, of cutting slot forming portions with a laser light while suppressing a heat effect by the laser light on a periphery of the slot forming portions so as to form slots and thus to make a stent; and a removal step of removing the core metal from the stent. an insertion step of inserting a rod-shaped core metal into a hollow portion of a tube-shaped stent base; a tube drawing step of lengthen an overall length of the stent base with the core metal inserted therein by shrinking a diameter of the stent base; a cutting step of maintaining, as needed, linearity of the stent base drawn with the core metal inserted therein, and thereafter, of cutting slot forming portions with a laser light while suppressing a heat effect by the laser light on a periphery of the slot forming portions so as to form slots and thus to make a stent; and a removal step of removing the core metal from the stent.
A coarse-dust mixing device for adding tobacco dust in the production process of pa-permaking tobacco sheet, the device includes a vertical stirring drum having an upper part and a lower part, a mixed slurry outlet equipped on a lower portion of the lower part of the vertical stirring drum and for discharging mixed slurry from the vertical stirring drum, a vertical stirring device axially arranged in the upper part of the vertical stirring drum, and a horizontal stirring device radially installed in the lower part of the vertical stirring drum, wherein the mixing device further includes a raw slurry inlet horizontally equipped on a lower portion of the upper part of the vertical stirring drum at which the vertical stirring device is arranged and for feeding raw slurry into the vertical stirring drum, a coarse-dust hopper connected to the upper part of the said vertical stirring drum via a coarse-dust feeding device for feeding coarse-dust into the vertical stirring drum, wherein the coarse-dust feeding device is a screw feeding device and is horizontally arranged at an upper portion of the upper part of the vertical stirring drum, and a cleaning pipe equipped at the upper part of the vertical stirring drum for cleaning the vertical stirring drum with cleaning liquid.
A speculum comprising: a first arm having a first channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid; a second arm having a second channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid, said second channel facing away from said first channel; a living hinge unitarily formed with said first and second arms (12, 14), said hinge permitting said first and second arms (12, 14) to selectively rotate about an axis of rotation, said selective rotation causing said first and second channels to selectively move closer and farther apart; and, a position retaining arrangement including: two first elements formed unitarily with said first arm, said first elements being spaced in a direction parallel to said axis of rotation so as to define a channel therebetween; and, a second element formed unitarily with said second arm; wherein, said two first elements and second element being configured to cooperatively retain said first and second arms (12, 14) in a selected rotational position, wherein, the speculum is unitarily formed by molding as one piece, wherein with said two first elements and second element being in cooperative retention, said two first elements straddle said second arm with a portion of said second arm received in said channel. a first arm having a first channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid; a second arm having a second channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid, said second channel facing away from said first channel; a living hinge unitarily formed with said first and second arms (12, 14), said hinge permitting said first and second arms (12, 14) to selectively rotate about an axis of rotation, said selective rotation causing said first and second channels to selectively move closer and farther apart; and, a position retaining arrangement including: two first elements formed unitarily with said first arm, said first elements being spaced in a direction parallel to said axis of rotation so as to define a channel therebetween; and, a second element formed unitarily with said second arm; two first elements formed unitarily with said first arm, said first elements being spaced in a direction parallel to said axis of rotation so as to define a channel therebetween; and, a second element formed unitarily with said second arm; wherein, said two first elements and second element being configured to cooperatively retain said first and second arms (12, 14) in a selected rotational position, wherein, the speculum is unitarily formed by molding as one piece, wherein with said two first elements and second element being in cooperative retention, said two first elements straddle said second arm with a portion of said second arm received in said channel.
A side rearview vision assembly for a vehicle comprising: a base fixedly secured to the vehicle; a support arm pivotally secured to said base; a positioning arm secured to said support arm to telescope with respect to said support arm and movable with respect to said support arm, said positioning arm defining a distal end; an image generating device comprising at least one camera attached to said distal end of said positioning arm such that said camera moves with said positioning arm as said positioning arm moves relative to said support arm, said camera being configured to provide images exterior to the vehicle; and a camera motor operatively connected to said camera to change position, in particular orientation, of said camera with respect to said distal end of said positioning arm. a base fixedly secured to the vehicle; a support arm pivotally secured to said base; a positioning arm secured to said support arm to telescope with respect to said support arm and movable with respect to said support arm, said positioning arm defining a distal end; an image generating device comprising at least one camera attached to said distal end of said positioning arm such that said camera moves with said positioning arm as said positioning arm moves relative to said support arm, said camera being configured to provide images exterior to the vehicle; and a camera motor operatively connected to said camera to change position, in particular orientation, of said camera with respect to said distal end of said positioning arm.
A method of bonding a first material to a second material, the first material and second material defining a bonding region, the method comprising the steps of: placing a multi-layer interlayer of metallic materials between the first material and the second material to create an assembly, the interlayer having a thickness; heating the assembly to a bonding temperature to produce a liquid in the bonding region; holding the assembly at the bonding temperature for a suitable time until the liquid has isothermally solidified due to diffusion within the interlayer and until a sufficiently homogenized interlayer has been created; and precipitation hardening the interlayer by holding the interlayer at a hardening temperature lower than the bonding temperature for a specified period of time, thereby creating a precipitation-hardened PTLP bond. placing a multi-layer interlayer of metallic materials between the first material and the second material to create an assembly, the interlayer having a thickness; heating the assembly to a bonding temperature to produce a liquid in the bonding region; holding the assembly at the bonding temperature for a suitable time until the liquid has isothermally solidified due to diffusion within the interlayer and until a sufficiently homogenized interlayer has been created; and precipitation hardening the interlayer by holding the interlayer at a hardening temperature lower than the bonding temperature for a specified period of time, thereby creating a precipitation-hardened PTLP bond.