mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Device for locking a first furniture part in a closed position relative to a second furniture part, wherein the first furniture part is mounted guided movably on the second furniture part, with a touch-latch arrangement with locking means, by means of which the first furniture part can be locked in the closed position and after releasing the locking by a release process the first furniture part can be ejected by ejection means out of the closed position, wherein the ejection means comprise an energy storage mechanism for providing an ejection effect and the energy storage mechanism can be charged, in that the first furniture part is moved from an open position into the closed position by overcoming a counter force produced by the energy storage mechanism, comprising an actuating element, which is provided for transmitting movements of the first furniture part to the touch-latch arrangement, and with a catching element, which catches the first furniture part when driving into the closed position and couples to the actuating element, characterised in that between the catching element and the actuating element a damping element (5, 16) is arranged and in that the damping element (5, 16) is designed to damp impact-like forces acting on the first furniture element when the first furniture part moves into the closed position.
A device for supporting raised floors, comprising: - a base, - an annular element, internally threaded, supported by said base, - a cylindrical body, threaded externally and designed to engage by screwing with said annular element, - a support head designed to house one or more elements of a floor, said support head being stably connected to said cylindrical body, - adjusting means for adjusting the distance of said support head from said base, said adjusting means comprising gripping organs emerging from said support head and configured to allow engagement with said support head to cause its rotation, in screwing/unscrewing with respect to said annular element, said adjusting means also comprising an engagement portion centrally obtained in said support head and configured to be engageable by a tool to cause rotation of said support head, in screwing/unscrewing with respect to said annular element, characterised in that said gripping organs emerging from said head comprise at least two hexagonal elements extending below said support head and configured to be engaged by a wrench. - a base, - an annular element, internally threaded, supported by said base, - a cylindrical body, threaded externally and designed to engage by screwing with said annular element, - a support head designed to house one or more elements of a floor, said support head being stably connected to said cylindrical body, - adjusting means for adjusting the distance of said support head from said base, said adjusting means comprising gripping organs emerging from said support head and configured to allow engagement with said support head to cause its rotation, in screwing/unscrewing with respect to said annular element, said adjusting means also comprising an engagement portion centrally obtained in said support head and configured to be engageable by a tool to cause rotation of said support head, in screwing/unscrewing with respect to said annular element, characterised in that said gripping organs emerging from said head comprise at least two hexagonal elements extending below said support head and configured to be engaged by a wrench.
A cell culture comprising an isolated population of cells and a culture medium suitable for differentiating pluripotent stem cells, wherein the culture medium lacks serum and is supplemented with BSA, GDF-8 and 14-Prop-2-en-1-yl-3,5,7,14,17,23,27-heptaazatetracyclo[19.3.1.1∼2,6∼.1∼8,12∼]heptacosa-1,2,3,5,8,9,11, 21,23-nonaen-16-one and a factor selected from the group consisting of insulin and IGF-1, wherein greater than 85% of the cells in the population express markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage, wherein said population of cells is obtained by differentiating pluripotent stem cells in the culture medium.
A vehicle braking system having a piston rod extendable from an air brake chamber and a rotatable cam shaft, the system comprising: - a slack adjuster coupled to the piston rod and the cam shaft and configured to rotate the cam shaft as the piston rod extends, the slack adjuster having: - a control gear coupled to the cam shaft such that the control gear rotates as the cam shaft is rotated; - a pinion gear that meshes with the control gear such that the pinion gear rotates as the control gear rotates; - optionally a take-off gear that meshes with the pinion gear such that the take-off gear rotates as the control gear rotates; and - a magnet coupled to the pinion gear or to the take-off gear and configured to rotate as the pinion gear or take-off gear rotates; - a sensor configured to sense rotation of the magnet; and - an indicator configured to indicate brake stroke of the piston rod. - a slack adjuster coupled to the piston rod and the cam shaft and configured to rotate the cam shaft as the piston rod extends, the slack adjuster having: - a control gear coupled to the cam shaft such that the control gear rotates as the cam shaft is rotated; - a pinion gear that meshes with the control gear such that the pinion gear rotates as the control gear rotates; - optionally a take-off gear that meshes with the pinion gear such that the take-off gear rotates as the control gear rotates; and - a magnet coupled to the pinion gear or to the take-off gear and configured to rotate as the pinion gear or take-off gear rotates; - a control gear coupled to the cam shaft such that the control gear rotates as the cam shaft is rotated; - a pinion gear that meshes with the control gear such that the pinion gear rotates as the control gear rotates; - optionally a take-off gear that meshes with the pinion gear such that the take-off gear rotates as the control gear rotates; and - a magnet coupled to the pinion gear or to the take-off gear and configured to rotate as the pinion gear or take-off gear rotates; - a sensor configured to sense rotation of the magnet; and - an indicator configured to indicate brake stroke of the piston rod.
A carburetor assembly for a two-stroke internal combustion engine, comprising: a main intake passage accommodating a throttle valve; an additional air passage accommodating an additional air valve; a pivotable air valve lever turning together with the air valve; and an interlock lever turning together with the throttle valve, which interlock lever is configured to be settable in an interlocked pivotal position, in which the throttle valve is open to a certain degree in order to provide a start gas position of the throttle valve, said interlock arranged to be released if the interlock lever is pivoted further in the opening direction of the throttle valve; and a pivotable trigger lever responsive to pulling of a throttle trigger and being operatively connected to the air valve lever, wherein the pivotable trigger lever being operatively connectable to the interlock lever or a member that moves with the interlock lever via an abutting engagement at predetermined relative positions of the trigger lever and the interlock lever; and the trigger lever is arranged to permit the interlock lever to pivot away from the abutting engagement in the opening direction of the throttle valve at least to an offset angle (a) relative to the trigger lever, such that the interlock lever can be set in the interlocked position without affecting the pivotal position of the trigger lever.
A water-soluble composition having enhanced bioavailability useful for the treatment of depression comprising curcumin, an antioxidant, a fat, and a hydrophilic carrier, wherein the amount of the antioxidant ranges from 1% to 10% by weight of the total composition, the amount of the hydrophilic carrier ranges from 10% to 85% by weight of the total composition, and the amount of the fat ranges from 1% to 25% by weight of the total composition.
Bearing bush for an elastomer spring, wherein the elastomer spring has a circumferential bead, via which the elastomer spring is centred on the outside by means of radial preloading and force fittingly inserted into and retained within the bearing bush, wherein the bearing bush comprises recesses lying opposite each other in the area of the circumferential bead in which the bead engages, characterised in that the bead protrudes from the recesses.
A method for processing a photolithographic substrate, comprising: loading the photolithographic substrate into a vacuum chamber; cooling the photolithographic substrate to less than minus thirty degrees Celsius prior to etching said substrate using a plasma within the vacuum chamber; introducing at least one processing gas into said vacuum chamber; igniting a plasma from said processing gas after said cooling step; etching the photolithographic substrate using said plasma, wherein there is no active cooling of said photolithographic substrate during said plasma etching step and wherein the temperature of the photolithographic substrate increases during the plasma etching step; and unloading the photolithographic substrate from said vacuum chamber. loading the photolithographic substrate into a vacuum chamber; cooling the photolithographic substrate to less than minus thirty degrees Celsius prior to etching said substrate using a plasma within the vacuum chamber; introducing at least one processing gas into said vacuum chamber; igniting a plasma from said processing gas after said cooling step; etching the photolithographic substrate using said plasma, wherein there is no active cooling of said photolithographic substrate during said plasma etching step and wherein the temperature of the photolithographic substrate increases during the plasma etching step; and unloading the photolithographic substrate from said vacuum chamber.
A method for manufacturing optical interference coatings, comprising: a) providing a first optical coating (9.1) having layers of alternating high and low refractive indices on a first host substrate (21.1) as a base coating structure (11.1); b) providing a second optical coating (9.2) having layers of alternating high and low refractive indices on a second host substrate (21.2); c) directly bonding the base coating structure (11.1) to the second optical coating (9.2), thereby obtaining one combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3'); d) detaching one of the first host substrate (21.1) and the second host substrate (21.2) from the combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3'); determining (i) whether a thickness of the combined coating is larger than a predefined thickness, or (ii) whether a predefined number n of repetitions of steps b) to d) has been performed, where n is a positive integer larger than or equal to 1; e) if the result of the determining step is negative, taking the combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3') together with the remaining host substrate as the base coating structure (11.1) to be processed next and continuing with step b); f) if the result of the determining step is positive, providing an optical substrate and directly bonding the optical substrate to the combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3'); g) removing the other one of the first host substrate (21.1) and the second host substrate (21.2); wherein the maximum reflectivity of the combined coating depends on the refractive index contrast of the individual layers, the total number of layers, and a refractive index of the first or second host substrate. a) providing a first optical coating (9.1) having layers of alternating high and low refractive indices on a first host substrate (21.1) as a base coating structure (11.1); b) providing a second optical coating (9.2) having layers of alternating high and low refractive indices on a second host substrate (21.2); c) directly bonding the base coating structure (11.1) to the second optical coating (9.2), thereby obtaining one combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3'); d) detaching one of the first host substrate (21.1) and the second host substrate (21.2) from the combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3'); e) if the result of the determining step is negative, taking the combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3') together with the remaining host substrate as the base coating structure (11.1) to be processed next and continuing with step b); f) if the result of the determining step is positive, providing an optical substrate and directly bonding the optical substrate to the combined coating (11.1', 11.2', 11.3'); g) removing the other one of the first host substrate (21.1) and the second host substrate (21.2);
Process for obtaining polyphenol-rich cocoa powder extracts characterized by the following steps: a. Peeling the cocoa pods to obtain fresh cocoa seeds, b. Depulping the seeds of step a), c. Blanching the seeds of step b) with water to reach an internal seed temperature of not less than 85°C and not more than 100°C during a period of not less than 3 minutes and not more than 15 minutes, d. Drying the seeds at a temperature of not more than 80°C, e. Defatting the dried seeds obtained in step d) by means of pressing, f. Stabilizing the defatted product obtained in step e), g. Grinding the product obtained in step f), h. Solid-liquid extraction using a polar extraction mixture formed by ethanol and water at a temperature range from 40 to 80°C for more than 30 minutes, i. Solid-liquid separation, j. Concentrating the extract liquid, k. Obtaining the hydroalcoholic extract obtained by drying the concentrate obtained in j), or l. Liquid-liquid extraction of the extract concentrated in j) using ethyl acetate and separating the aqueous and organic phases, m. Concentrating the aqueous phase obtained in I), n. Obtaining the semi-purified extract by drying the concentrate obtained in m), or o. Concentrating the organic phase obtained in I), and p. Obtaining the purified extract by drying the concentrate obtained in o). a. Peeling the cocoa pods to obtain fresh cocoa seeds, b. Depulping the seeds of step a), c. Blanching the seeds of step b) with water to reach an internal seed temperature of not less than 85°C and not more than 100°C during a period of not less than 3 minutes and not more than 15 minutes, d. Drying the seeds at a temperature of not more than 80°C, e. Defatting the dried seeds obtained in step d) by means of pressing, f. Stabilizing the defatted product obtained in step e), g. Grinding the product obtained in step f), h. Solid-liquid extraction using a polar extraction mixture formed by ethanol and water at a temperature range from 40 to 80°C for more than 30 minutes, i. Solid-liquid separation, j. Concentrating the extract liquid, k. Obtaining the hydroalcoholic extract obtained by drying the concentrate obtained in j), or l. Liquid-liquid extraction of the extract concentrated in j) using ethyl acetate and separating the aqueous and organic phases, m. Concentrating the aqueous phase obtained in I), n. Obtaining the semi-purified extract by drying the concentrate obtained in m), or o. Concentrating the organic phase obtained in I), and p. Obtaining the purified extract by drying the concentrate obtained in o).
Vibronic sensor designed to monitor a process variable of a medium in a vessel, wherein said sensor comprises at least a unit that is capable of vibrating mechanically, a drive/reception unit and an electronics unit, wherein the unit that is capable of vibrating mechanically has two vibrating rods (7, 8) and an adjustment element, wherein said adjustment element is mechanically connected to at least one of the vibrating rods (7, 8) and has a variable rigidity, wherein at least the first external vibrating rod is tubular and coaxially surrounds the second interior vibrating rod, wherein each of the two vibrating rods (7, 8) is secured to a common membrane in such a way that it can produce vibrations perpendicularly to its longitudinal direction, wherein the drive/reception unit is designed to use an electrical excitation signal (U a) to excite the two vibrating rods (7, 8) to produce opposite, transversal, mechanical, resonant vibrations via the membrane, and to receive the vibrations of the unit that is capable of vibrating mechanically and to convert them to an electrical reception signal (U e), wherein the electronics unit is designed to regulate the rigidity of the adjustment element and to determine the at least one process variable at least from the electrical reception signal (U e), and wherein the adjustment element at least comprises a component made from a material that has a giant delta E effect. wherein the unit that is capable of vibrating mechanically has two vibrating rods (7, 8) and an adjustment element, wherein said adjustment element is mechanically connected to at least one of the vibrating rods (7, 8) and has a variable rigidity, wherein at least the first external vibrating rod is tubular and coaxially surrounds the second interior vibrating rod, wherein each of the two vibrating rods (7, 8) is secured to a common membrane in such a way that it can produce vibrations perpendicularly to its longitudinal direction, wherein the drive/reception unit is designed to use an electrical excitation signal (U a) to excite the two vibrating rods (7, 8) to produce opposite, transversal, mechanical, resonant vibrations via the membrane, and to receive the vibrations of the unit that is capable of vibrating mechanically and to convert them to an electrical reception signal (U e), wherein the electronics unit is designed to regulate the rigidity of the adjustment element and to determine the at least one process variable at least from the electrical reception signal (U e), and wherein the adjustment element at least comprises a component made from a material that has a giant delta E effect.
An adaptor for connecting mobile terminals (700, 1300), the adaptor comprising: a main body having a terminal hole; a fixing portion coupled to or forming part of the main body; a first connector coupled to the main body; a rotation portion coupled to or forming part of the first connector; a hinge portion connecting the fixing portion and the rotation portion; and a second connector coupled to the main body and electrically connected to the first connector; wherein the first connector is coupled to the main body such that the rotational position of the first connector relative to the main body is biased to one or more predetermined rotational positions; wherein the first connector is arranged to rotate relative to the main body and to detachably couple to a mobile terminal and to electrically connect the adapter to the mobile terminal; wherein the hinge portion comprises a stopper arranged to engage the fixing portion at the one or more predetermined rotational positions to resist further rotational movement; wherein the terminal hole is arranged to house a further mobile terminal; and wherein the second connector is arranged relative to the terminal hole to detachably couple to the further mobile terminal housed in the terminal hole and to electrically connect the adapter to the further mobile terminal. a main body having a terminal hole; a fixing portion coupled to or forming part of the main body; a first connector coupled to the main body; a rotation portion coupled to or forming part of the first connector; a hinge portion connecting the fixing portion and the rotation portion; and a second connector coupled to the main body and electrically connected to the first connector; wherein the first connector is coupled to the main body such that the rotational position of the first connector relative to the main body is biased to one or more predetermined rotational positions; wherein the first connector is arranged to rotate relative to the main body and to detachably couple to a mobile terminal and to electrically connect the adapter to the mobile terminal; wherein the hinge portion comprises a stopper arranged to engage the fixing portion at the one or more predetermined rotational positions to resist further rotational movement; wherein the terminal hole is arranged to house a further mobile terminal; and wherein the second connector is arranged relative to the terminal hole to detachably couple to the further mobile terminal housed in the terminal hole and to electrically connect the adapter to the further mobile terminal.
A method of monitoring voice quality of a teleconference, the method being characterized by comprising: receiving one or more alarms corresponding to an endpoint terminal being used during a teleconference, the one or more alarms being selected from a group consisting of uplink transmission alarms, downlink transmission alarms and acoustic quality alarms; analyzing, by an alarm analyzer, the one or more alarms to determine an alarm score; determining whether the alarm score equals or exceeds an alarm score threshold; and sending a request for voice quality estimation to at least one quality estimator module if the alarm score exceeds the alarm score threshold. receiving one or more alarms corresponding to an endpoint terminal being used during a teleconference, the one or more alarms being selected from a group consisting of uplink transmission alarms, downlink transmission alarms and acoustic quality alarms; analyzing, by an alarm analyzer, the one or more alarms to determine an alarm score; determining whether the alarm score equals or exceeds an alarm score threshold; and sending a request for voice quality estimation to at least one quality estimator module if the alarm score exceeds the alarm score threshold.
A fiducial element for constraint of oral arch geometry reconstructed from optical intraoral scan data, the fiducial element comprising an oral insert which removably fits into a mouth, and is shaped to extend over an occlusal surface of an oral arch to rigidly interconnect at least three fiducial features; wherein at least one of the fiducial features is carried on an at least one plate positioned and oriented to extend at least partially along a facial surface of a tooth position when the oral insert is in the mouth; wherein: the oral insert is shaped as an insert with at least one arm and at least one of the fiducial features is positioned near an end of the arm; wherein at least one of a length of the arm and an angle of the arm is adjustable; and characterized in that: an adjustment of the arm is encoded by at least one of an electronic encoder and a marked scale. wherein at least one of the fiducial features is carried on an at least one plate positioned and oriented to extend at least partially along a facial surface of a tooth position when the oral insert is in the mouth; wherein: the oral insert is shaped as an insert with at least one arm and at least one of the fiducial features is positioned near an end of the arm; wherein at least one of a length of the arm and an angle of the arm is adjustable; and characterized in that: an adjustment of the arm is encoded by at least one of an electronic encoder and a marked scale. the oral insert is shaped as an insert with at least one arm and at least one of the fiducial features is positioned near an end of the arm; wherein at least one of a length of the arm and an angle of the arm is adjustable; and characterized in that: an adjustment of the arm is encoded by at least one of an electronic encoder and a marked scale.
Reagent carrier unit being a vessel card or a microplate having a plurality of reaction vessels, comprising a coupling section for releasable coupling with a pipetting arm coupling section of a pipetting means of a laboratory robot for releasable coupling a pipetting tip, wherein the coupling section is a tapered recess having an inner surface being complementary shaped with respect to the outer surface of the pipetting arm coupling section for fixing the reagent carrier unit to the pipetting arm coupling section by frictional force and/or by means of a vacuum applied by the pipetting arm, wherein the recess is a special blind hole of the reagent carrier unit, which is different compared to the reaction vessel.