mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Rod-like structure having a plurality of tubular segments which are arranged along a longitudinal rod axis and can be braced with a central tensioning core to form a rod which is dimensionally stable during operation, having connecting pieces (1, 2) for connecting segments in the braced state, and having an overload-prevention means, by way of which the rod kinks with bending action when subjected to pronounced bending moments, characterized in that the connecting pieces (1, 2) have sliding surfaces (7, 7') which, in the case of moment loading in the direction transverse to the rod and counter to spring pretensioning of the tensioning core, give rise to axial displacement and rotary movement between the segments about a current centre of rotation spaced apart from the tensioning core, wherein the sliding surfaces (7, 7') are curved such that opposite sliding surfaces (7, 7') on the connecting pieces (1, 2) each have radii around the same current centre of rotation.
A method of image processing comprising: setting k-space comprising a first part and a second part (1001, 1201); wherein the second part (1001, 1201) is outside of the first part; filling, in the first part of the k-space, a matrix comprising sampled magnetic resonance imaging data applying a filter on the matrix in the first part to produce a filtered data matrix in the first part; padding the second part (1001, 1201) of the k-space with padded data; reconstructing an initial image based on the filtered data matrix in the first part of the k-space and the padded data in the second part (1001, 1201) of the k-space; performing, based on a constraint, a plurality of iterations of an objective function for a target array related to the initial image in image domain, wherein the objective function is based on a total variation of the target array; and reconstructing an image based on the target array, characterized in that the first part is divided into a first region (1004, 1202, 1205) and a second region (1003, 1203, 1206), and the constraint is given by setting the filtered data in the second region (1003, 1203, 1206) of the first part of the k-space to be invariant. setting k-space comprising a first part and a second part (1001, 1201); wherein the second part (1001, 1201) is outside of the first part; filling, in the first part of the k-space, a matrix comprising sampled magnetic resonance imaging data applying a filter on the matrix in the first part to produce a filtered data matrix in the first part; padding the second part (1001, 1201) of the k-space with padded data; reconstructing an initial image based on the filtered data matrix in the first part of the k-space and the padded data in the second part (1001, 1201) of the k-space; performing, based on a constraint, a plurality of iterations of an objective function for a target array related to the initial image in image domain, wherein the objective function is based on a total variation of the target array; and reconstructing an image based on the target array, characterized in that the first part is divided into a first region (1004, 1202, 1205) and a second region (1003, 1203, 1206), and the constraint is given by setting the filtered data in the second region (1003, 1203, 1206) of the first part of the k-space to be invariant.
A method for producing a contact lens based on a given pupillary diameter, comprising the steps of: a.) providing a multifocal optical design with a plurality of radially symmetric optical zones (16, 17); and b.) scaling the optical design by determining the effective pupillary diameters correcting for the Stiles Crawford Effect and adjusting the radius of each optical zone (16, 17) based on the effective pupillary diameters and based on providing as large an area of distance vision correcting optic as the given pupillary diameter will allow whilst meeting near vision correction needs. a.) providing a multifocal optical design with a plurality of radially symmetric optical zones (16, 17); and b.) scaling the optical design by determining the effective pupillary diameters correcting for the Stiles Crawford Effect and adjusting the radius of each optical zone (16, 17) based on the effective pupillary diameters and based on providing as large an area of distance vision correcting optic as the given pupillary diameter will allow whilst meeting near vision correction needs.
Device for producing welded blanks comprising: - a device for supplying at least one first and one second steel sheets, pre-coated with aluminium or with aluminium alloy or with alloy based on aluminium, - a positioning device of said metal sheets, in order to obtain a median plane between said metal sheets and, characterized in that it further comprises - a device for clamping said metal sheets (11, 12), - at least one source which makes it possible to obtain a laser beam in order to remove by melting and vaporisation the metallic layer of aluminium or of aluminium alloy or based on aluminium, simultaneously on a peripheral zone (61, 62) of said at least one first and second metal sheets, - at least one guidance device which makes it possible to position said laser beam relative to said median plane, and - at least one welding device of said sheets (11, 12), in the removal zone of the metallic layer of aluminium (61, 62) or of aluminium alloy or based on aluminium, in order to obtain a welded joint, the welding device being a device for welding by means of a laser beam, wherein, in use, the clamping of the sheets (11, 12) by the clamping device is maintained during the operation of removal by melting and vaporisation up to and including during the welding operation. - a device for supplying at least one first and one second steel sheets, pre-coated with aluminium or with aluminium alloy or with alloy based on aluminium, - a positioning device of said metal sheets, in order to obtain a median plane between said metal sheets and, characterized in that it further comprises - a device for clamping said metal sheets (11, 12), - at least one source which makes it possible to obtain a laser beam in order to remove by melting and vaporisation the metallic layer of aluminium or of aluminium alloy or based on aluminium, simultaneously on a peripheral zone (61, 62) of said at least one first and second metal sheets, - at least one guidance device which makes it possible to position said laser beam relative to said median plane, and - at least one welding device of said sheets (11, 12), in the removal zone of the metallic layer of aluminium (61, 62) or of aluminium alloy or based on aluminium, in order to obtain a welded joint, the welding device being a device for welding by means of a laser beam, wherein, in use, the clamping of the sheets (11, 12) by the clamping device is maintained during the operation of removal by melting and vaporisation up to and including during the welding operation.
An information processing device comprising: a first port for supplying power to one or more other information processing device by current; a second port provided so as to configure a closed loop with the one or more information processing device connected in series through a power line from the first port; a wireless communication section for receiving control information wirelessly transmitted from a control device and for causing a desired information processing device to exhibit a prescribed function; and a transmission section for superimposing transmission information on the current and transmitting the transmission information through the power line from the first port, the transmission information including the control information received from the wireless communication section and reception destination information of the desired information processing device transmitting the control information. a first port for supplying power to one or more other information processing device by current; a second port provided so as to configure a closed loop with the one or more information processing device connected in series through a power line from the first port; a wireless communication section for receiving control information wirelessly transmitted from a control device and for causing a desired information processing device to exhibit a prescribed function; and a transmission section for superimposing transmission information on the current and transmitting the transmission information through the power line from the first port, the transmission information including the control information received from the wireless communication section and reception destination information of the desired information processing device transmitting the control information.
A combination of -(-)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine or a salt thereof, or a solvate of -(-)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-1,4-homopiperazine or the salt thereof and an α 2 agonist for use in preventing or treating glaucoma, wherein the α 2 agonist is brimonidine or a salt thereof, and being a combination drug incorporated in a single dosage form.
Drainage gutter system (100, 100a-100d) comprising a drainage gutter (1, 1a-1c), at least one bridge-like insert part (8a-8e) and a cover plate (3, 3a-3b), wherein the drainage gutter (1, 1a-1c) features in cross-section a recess with two opposite, vertical support surfaces (26a, 26b) and two V-shaped tapering inclined support surfaces (27a, 27b), wherein a levelling screw with a support head in a thread of the bridge-like insert part (8a-8e) is a height-adjustable support for the cover plate (3, 3a-3b), characterised in that the drainage gutter (1, 1a-1c) features a drainage surface (28a, 28b), wherein the drainage surface (28a, 28b) blunts horizontally in cross-section the V-shaped inclined support surfaces (27a, 27b) of the drainage gutter (1, 1a-1c) and is inclined towards at least one discharge nozzle (5, 5a, 5b), and that the bridge-like insert (8a-8e) is insertable with vertical insert-part support surfaces (34a, 34b) to the vertical support surfaces (26a, 26b) of the drainage gutter (1, 1a-1c) and with inclined insert part support surfaces (35a, 35b) on an upper region of the inclined support surfaces (27a, 27b) of the drainage gutter (1, 1a-1c).
A window with a leaf pivotable against a frame and with at least one hollow chamber profile of the frame or of the leaf, with an opening of the hollow chamber profile and with at least one electrical component inserted in the hollow chamber profile, wherein the at least one electrical component has dimensions for introduction into the hollow chamber profile via the opening, characterized in that the opening, via which the at least one electrical component can be introduced into the hollow chamber profile, is closed by a fitting part of a drive rod fitting locking the wing in the frame.
Optical position measuring device for detecting the position of two objects that are movable relative to one another, the optical position measuring device having: - a scale, which is connected to one of the two objects, and - a scanning unit, which is connected to the other object and comprises at least one scanning plate (22; 122; 222) having at least one scanning grating (22.1, 22.2, 22.3; 122; 222) that is arranged on a carrier element (124; 224) and is arranged on that side of the scanning plate (22; 122; 222) that faces towards the scale, wherein beams, emitted by a light source, with a scanning beam path impinge on the scale and the scanning grating (22.1, 22.2, 22.3; 122; 222) in each case once or multiple times, and wherein - the scanning grating (22.1, 22.2, 22.3; 122; 222) comprises at least one first and one second grating material (122.1, 122.2; 222.1, 222.2), which are arranged in alternation, wherein at least the first grating material (122.1; 222.1) has a different refractive index than the second grating material (122.2; 222.2) and has a different hardness than the second grating material (122.2; 222.2), wherein that surface of the scanning plate (22; 122; 222) that faces towards the scale has a planar form and forms the exposed termination of the scanning plate (22; 122; 222) in the direction of the scale, characterized in that the surface of the scanning plate (22; 122; 222) comprises at least one of the grating materials (122.1, 122.2; 222.1, 222.2). - a scale, which is connected to one of the two objects, and - a scanning unit, which is connected to the other object and comprises at least one scanning plate (22; 122; 222) having at least one scanning grating (22.1, 22.2, 22.3; 122; 222) that is arranged on a carrier element (124; 224) and is arranged on that side of the scanning plate (22; 122; 222) that faces towards the scale, wherein beams, emitted by a light source, with a scanning beam path impinge on the scale and the scanning grating (22.1, 22.2, 22.3; 122; 222) in each case once or multiple times, and wherein - the scanning grating (22.1, 22.2, 22.3; 122; 222) comprises at least one first and one second grating material (122.1, 122.2; 222.1, 222.2), which are arranged in alternation, wherein at least the first grating material (122.1; 222.1) has a different refractive index than the second grating material (122.2; 222.2) and has a different hardness than the second grating material (122.2; 222.2),
A round baler for forming a bale from a crop product, comprising - a first bale forming chamber provided with a first bale forming mechanism, - a second bale forming chamber provided with a second bale forming mechanism, - a working unit, comprising a rotor rotatable around a rotor axis of a cutting mechanism and / or feeding mechanism, - a scraper unit, comprising a scraper working tool functionally assigned to the cutting mechanism and / or the feeding mechanism, and - a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer a partially formed bale from the first bale forming chamber into the second bale forming chamber and comprising a transfer working tool, characterized in that the scraper working tool and the transfer working tool are movable on an arc of a circle the center of which is provided by the rotor axis, such movement of the scraper working tool and the transfer working tool being decoupled from each other as well as from rotation of the rotor of the working unit. - a first bale forming chamber provided with a first bale forming mechanism, - a second bale forming chamber provided with a second bale forming mechanism, - a working unit, comprising a rotor rotatable around a rotor axis of a cutting mechanism and / or feeding mechanism, - a scraper unit, comprising a scraper working tool functionally assigned to the cutting mechanism and / or the feeding mechanism, and - a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer a partially formed bale from the first bale forming chamber into the second bale forming chamber and comprising a transfer working tool,
A pre-mix composition for use in an agricultural oil-based suspension formulation, wherein the composition comprises an unsaturated rubber-type copolymer comprising at least styrene as a residue in oil and another olefin molecule selected from one or more of butadiene, ethylene, propylene, isoprene and butylenes, the composition further comprising a surfactant dispersant suitable for dispersing hydrophobic solid media in an oil, wherein the surfactant dispersant comprises at least one polyalkylene glycol-fatty acid condensate.
18 F-fluorodeoxysorbitol for use in identifying an infectious prokaryotic Enterobacteriaceae organism in a mammalian host, wherein the identity of the infectious prokaryotic organism is determined by detecting the labeled substrate in the body of the mammalian host.
A system for monitoring animals, for example dairy cattle or beef cattle, in a livestock enclosure, said system comprising at least one comfort mattress, wherein said comfort mattress includes: - at least one resilient layer adapted to undergo an elastic deformation, and - an upper surface on which an animal in intended to rest, wherein said comfort mattress is equipped with means for determining at least one parameter of at least one animal resting on said upper surface, intended to be connected to remote data collection / processing means, wherein said determination means comprise detection means comprising at least one pressure sensor, for measuring the weight of said at least one animal resting on said upper surface, said comfort mattress including several juxtaposed housing modules that are each adapted to accommodate at least one animal and that are each equipped with said determination means, the determination means comprising at least one pressure sensor that is positioned at each of said housing modules, said system comprising remote data collection and / or processing means, connected to the determination means equipping said at least one comfort mattress, and the remote means being connected to each of said determination means present within the enclosure. - at least one resilient layer adapted to undergo an elastic deformation, and - an upper surface on which an animal in intended to rest,
An implant comprising an oriented poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) laminated structure comprising P4HB, a P4HB copolymer or a blend thereof, wherein the laminated structure comprises two or more layers of constructs of P4HB, P4HB copolymer or a blend thereof oriented in one or more directions, and is formed using a temperature equal to or greater than the softening temperature of the P4HB, copolymer or blend thereof and less than the de-orientation temperature of the oriented P4HB, copolymer or blend thereof, wherein one or more layers have been annealed under tension prior to lamination.
Device for receiving bottles with swing stoppers in a cleaning machine of a beverage filling system, comprising a container cell for receiving a bottle with swing stopper to be cleaned during the cleaning, characterised in that the container cell has a magnet assembly for holding the swing of the bottle with swing stopper.
An exhaust gas treatment system for an advanced humid air turbine system, for treating a moisture contained in an exhaust gas discharged from a gas turbine system in which a working fluid is humidified, the exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a water recovery unit (32; 32B) for recovering the moisture contained in the exhaust gas by cooling the exhaust gas discharged from the gas turbine system with a coolant; an exhaust gas reheater disposed downstream of the water recovery unit (32; 32B) with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas, for heating the exhaust gas that has passed through the water recovery unit with a heat medium; and a coolant circulation system (33; 33B) for supplying the coolant that has exchanged heat with the exhaust gas in the water recovery unit (32; 32B) as the coolant to the water recovery unit, characterized in that the exhaust gas treatment system further comprises a heat medium system (42; 42A; 42B) connected to the exhaust gas reheater and the coolant circulation system (33; 33B), for supplying part of the coolant that has exchanged heat with the exhaust gas in the water recovery unit(32; 32B), as the heat medium to the exhaust gas reheater, and returning the coolant to the coolant circulation system, wherein the coolant that has exchanged heat with the exhaust gas in the water recovery unit (32; 32B) is used as the heat medium for the exhaust gas reheater. a water recovery unit (32; 32B) for recovering the moisture contained in the exhaust gas by cooling the exhaust gas discharged from the gas turbine system with a coolant; an exhaust gas reheater disposed downstream of the water recovery unit (32; 32B) with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas, for heating the exhaust gas that has passed through the water recovery unit with a heat medium; and a coolant circulation system (33; 33B) for supplying the coolant that has exchanged heat with the exhaust gas in the water recovery unit (32; 32B) as the coolant to the water recovery unit, characterized in that the exhaust gas treatment system further comprises a heat medium system (42; 42A; 42B) connected to the exhaust gas reheater and the coolant circulation system (33; 33B), for supplying part of the coolant that has exchanged heat with the exhaust gas in the water recovery unit(32; 32B), as the heat medium to the exhaust gas reheater, and returning the coolant to the coolant circulation system, wherein the coolant that has exchanged heat with the exhaust gas in the water recovery unit (32; 32B) is used as the heat medium for the exhaust gas reheater.
A polymerizable composition comprising: a) a benzoxazine, and b) an elemental halogen or an onium polyhalide catalyst, wherein the onium polyhalide is of the formula Q + X (2n+1) -, where 1 ≤ n ≤ 4, Q is onium group, selected from ammonium, sulfonium phosphonium and ferrocenium and each X is a halide, and when the composition is heated, produces a poly(benzoxazine. a) a benzoxazine, and b) an elemental halogen or an onium polyhalide catalyst, wherein the onium polyhalide is of the formula Q + X (2n+1) -, where 1 ≤ n ≤ 4, Q is onium group, selected from ammonium, sulfonium phosphonium and ferrocenium and each X is a halide, and when the composition is heated, produces a poly(benzoxazine. where 1 ≤ n ≤ 4, Q is onium group, selected from ammonium, sulfonium phosphonium and ferrocenium and each X is a halide, and when the composition is heated, produces a poly(benzoxazine.
A lipid-based, creamy food filling that is bake-stable, the creamy food filling comprising: a continuous lipid phase including a low-melting lipid having a melting point of 40°C or lower; a solid phase dispersed in the continuous lipid phase and including a hydrophilic powder and a high-melting lipid with a melting point of at least 70°C; a water activity of 0.5 or lower; and particles of the hydrophilic powder and the high-melting lipid forming a particle size distribution of the creamy food filling which renders the creamy food filling bake stable as evidenced by substantially no spreading of the filling and substantially no oil bleeding of the filling upon a sample of the creamy food filling heated for 10 minutes at 150°C, wherein the particle size distribution is a bi-modal particle size distribution including a dust particle portion having a sub-distribution of dust particles less than 4 microns with a sufficient amount of sub-micron dust particles of 1 micron or less effective to render the creamy food filling bake stable, the dust particle portion including at least 0.1% by volume of sub-micron particles of high melting lipid that are less than 1 micron, and a creamy particle portion having a sub-distribution of creamy particles greater than 4 microns, and wherein the hydrophilic powder includes a cheese powder. a continuous lipid phase including a low-melting lipid having a melting point of 40°C or lower; a solid phase dispersed in the continuous lipid phase and including a hydrophilic powder and a high-melting lipid with a melting point of at least 70°C; a water activity of 0.5 or lower; and particles of the hydrophilic powder and the high-melting lipid forming a particle size distribution of the creamy food filling which renders the creamy food filling bake stable as evidenced by substantially no spreading of the filling and substantially no oil bleeding of the filling upon a sample of the creamy food filling heated for 10 minutes at 150°C, wherein the particle size distribution is a bi-modal particle size distribution including a dust particle portion having a sub-distribution of dust particles less than 4 microns with a sufficient amount of sub-micron dust particles of 1 micron or less effective to render the creamy food filling bake stable, the dust particle portion including at least 0.1% by volume of sub-micron particles of high melting lipid that are less than 1 micron, and a creamy particle portion having a sub-distribution of creamy particles greater than 4 microns, and wherein the hydrophilic powder includes a cheese powder.