mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A viscosity modifier concentrate consisting essentially of from 3 to 30 mass% of a linear di- or tri-block copolymer, in a selected diluent oil or diluent oil blend, wherein said di- or tri-block copolymer comprises a first polymer block derived from monoalkenyl arene covalently linked to one or more second blocks derived from diene; said selected diluent oil or diluent oil blend has, or has on average, a total saturates content of greater than 90 mass%, a viscosity index of at least 80, and a sulfur content of no greater than 0.3 mass%, and wherein said first block of said linear di- or tri-block copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of at least 4000 daltons and wherein said di- or tri-block copolymer has a Δkv 100 value of no greater than 0.3, wherein Δkv 100 is the difference, as measured at 100°C according to ASTM D445 between the kv 100 of a first blend and a second blend of 1 mass% of said di- or tri-block copolymer in said selected diluent oil or diluent oil blend, said first blend being prepared at a temperature of 60°C which is below the glass transition temperature (Tg) of said monoalkenyl arene and said second blend being prepared at a temperature of 180°C which is between the glass transition temperature of the monoalkenyl arene material and the decomposition temperature of said monoalkenyl arene.
An exerciser comprising: • a frame assembly (12; 202)); • a movable body support (14; 204) disposed on said frame assembly (12; 202) and constructed and arranged to support the body of an exercising person in a position which allows the body of the exercising person to move with the movable body support (14; 204); and • a foot support (16; 100; 206) coupled to said frame assembly (12; 202) and constructed and arranged to be engaged by the feet of the exercising person supported on said movable body support (14; 204), • said movable body support (14; 204) being mounted on said frame assembly (12; 202) for movement in a first direction away from said foot support (16; 100; 206) and in a second direction toward said foot support (16; 100; 206); characterized by • said foot support (16; 100; 206) being a movable foot support comprising a flexible sheet attached to and mounted within a peripheral frame, the movable foot support (16; 100; 206) capable of providing a spring force in response to the engagement of the feet of the exercising person moving with the movable body support (14; 204) in said second direction and to establish, as a result of the spring force, a return movement by the movable foot support (16; 100; 206) in said first direction which can be translated by the exercising person into a movement of said movable body support (14; 204) in said first direction. • a frame assembly (12; 202)); • a movable body support (14; 204) disposed on said frame assembly (12; 202) and constructed and arranged to support the body of an exercising person in a position which allows the body of the exercising person to move with the movable body support (14; 204); and • a foot support (16; 100; 206) coupled to said frame assembly (12; 202) and constructed and arranged to be engaged by the feet of the exercising person supported on said movable body support (14; 204), • said movable body support (14; 204) being mounted on said frame assembly (12; 202) for movement in a first direction away from said foot support (16; 100; 206) and in a second direction toward said foot support (16; 100; 206); • said foot support (16; 100; 206) being a movable foot support comprising a flexible sheet attached to and mounted within a peripheral frame, the movable foot support (16; 100; 206) capable of providing a spring force in response to the engagement of the feet of the exercising person moving with the movable body support (14; 204) in said second direction and to establish, as a result of the spring force, a return movement by the movable foot support (16; 100; 206) in said first direction which can be translated by the exercising person into a movement of said movable body support (14; 204) in said first direction.
Glazing system comprising at least one object having at least one body to be glazed, wherein the body to be glazed incorporates a sealed chamber extending inside said body, the chamber having at least one inlet situated at a bottom of the chamber and at least one evacuation outlet situated at a top of the chamber, and wherein the system comprises a refrigeration device comprising a refrigeration circuit coupled to the inlet and the evacuation outlet, the refrigeration device being designed to circulate a refrigerated liquid between the inlet and the evacuation outlet, the system being characterised in that the chamber incorporates at least one dip-tube providing the evacuation outlet, the dip-tube being situated inside the chamber and communicating with the refrigeration circuit, such that the body to be glazed does not have an evacuation pipe running from an upper end of the object.
A coupling part having a rotationally-symmetrical region and a working surface, in particular a machined surface, wherein the working surface is plane, wherein the normal direction of the working surface is oriented parallel to the axis of rotational symmetry, in particular rotational axis, of the rotationally-symmetrical region, wherein the coupling part has an annular groove encircling in a circumferential direction related to the axis of rotational symmetry - which annular groove is incomplete in a circumferential angular region covered by the working surface, in particular is absent as far as the groove base of the annular groove - and which annular groove is complete in a circumferential angular region not covered by the working surface, wherein an axially projecting region is formed at the rotationally-symmetrical region, wherein a region of the annular groove is arranged between the rotationally-symmetrical region and the axially projecting region, the encircling annular groove is arranged at the radially outer shell surface of the coupling part, wherein the coupling part is a claw coupling part, wherein the axially projecting region is a claw region, wherein the rotationally-symmetrical region is a cylindrical or hollow-cylindrical region, in particular wherein the working surface adjoins the annular groove and/or opens into the annular groove. wherein the working surface is plane, wherein the normal direction of the working surface is oriented parallel to the axis of rotational symmetry, in particular rotational axis, of the rotationally-symmetrical region, wherein the coupling part has an annular groove encircling in a circumferential direction related to the axis of rotational symmetry - which annular groove is incomplete in a circumferential angular region covered by the working surface, in particular is absent as far as the groove base of the annular groove - and which annular groove is complete in a circumferential angular region not covered by the working surface, - which annular groove is incomplete in a circumferential angular region covered by the working surface, in particular is absent as far as the groove base of the annular groove - and which annular groove is complete in a circumferential angular region not covered by the working surface, wherein an axially projecting region is formed at the rotationally-symmetrical region, wherein a region of the annular groove is arranged between the rotationally-symmetrical region and the axially projecting region, the encircling annular groove is arranged at the radially outer shell surface of the coupling part, wherein the coupling part is a claw coupling part, wherein the axially projecting region is a claw region, wherein the rotationally-symmetrical region is a cylindrical or hollow-cylindrical region, in particular wherein the working surface adjoins the annular groove and/or opens into the annular groove.
Method for configuring at least one device (11, 12) in a network, which network extends over a first rail vehicle and a second rail vehicle coupled to the first rail vehicle and in which network a first server of the first rail vehicle and a second server of the second rail vehicle are arranged, in which method the first and second rail vehicle (2, 4) are mechanically connected to one another during coupling and the network is set up, characterised in that the first server reports its existence in the network, the second server receives the existence message from the first server, a device (11, 12) of the second rail vehicle is configured using the existence message from the first server for communication with at least one specific device (10, 12) of the first rail vehicle, the first server communicates retrieval information with the existence message, the second server retrieves device information about the at least one specific device (10, 12) of the first rail vehicle based on the retrieval information received with the existence message, and by means of said retrieved device information, at least one device (11, 12) of the second rail vehicle is configured for communication with the at least one specific device (10, 12) of the first rail vehicle.
A guidance device for accessing an access port that is subcutaneously implanted in a body of a patient, the device comprising: a body defining a cavity for receiving therein at least a portion of the implanted access port and skin surface above the port, the body further defining: a needle guide for guiding a needle for insertion into a septum of the implanted access port; characterized by a slot for enabling removal of the guidance device past the needle after insertion into the septum of the implanted access port; and at least one deformation cutout for permitting deformation of the body so as to enable removal of the guidance device past the needle after insertion into the septum of the implanted access port. a body defining a cavity for receiving therein at least a portion of the implanted access port and skin surface above the port, the body further defining: a needle guide for guiding a needle for insertion into a septum of the implanted access port; characterized by a slot for enabling removal of the guidance device past the needle after insertion into the septum of the implanted access port; and at least one deformation cutout for permitting deformation of the body so as to enable removal of the guidance device past the needle after insertion into the septum of the implanted access port.
A process for continuously preparing a polymer by free-radical solution polymerization or bulk polymerization, comprising the following steps: (a) providing at least two liquid streams, said at least two liquid streams each comprising one or more of the following components: a free-radically polymerizable monomer, a regulator selected from solvents which act as regulators and regulators different therefrom, and an initiator, with the proviso that the stream comprising the initiator does not also comprise the regulator, (b) mixing said at least two liquid streams to obtain a reaction mixture, the liquid streams being mixed at least 20°C below the reaction temperature of the subsequent polymerization and at least one mixer with microstructures being used, and (c) free-radically polymerizing the reaction mixture obtained in step (b) in at least one microstructured reaction zone having a characteristic dimension of at most 4mm. (a) providing at least two liquid streams, said at least two liquid streams each comprising one or more of the following components: a free-radically polymerizable monomer, a regulator selected from solvents which act as regulators and regulators different therefrom, and an initiator, with the proviso that the stream comprising the initiator does not also comprise the regulator, a free-radically polymerizable monomer, a regulator selected from solvents which act as regulators and regulators different therefrom, and an initiator, with the proviso that the stream comprising the initiator does not also comprise the regulator, (b) mixing said at least two liquid streams to obtain a reaction mixture, the liquid streams being mixed at least 20°C below the reaction temperature of the subsequent polymerization and at least one mixer with microstructures being used, and (c) free-radically polymerizing the reaction mixture obtained in step (b) in at least one microstructured reaction zone having a characteristic dimension of at most 4mm.
A balloon catheter, comprising: an elongated, tubular outer member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an outer member lumen extending therebetween; a tubular inner member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an inner member lumen extending therebetween, wherein the inner member lumen is in communication with a distal opening of the inner member, the inner member being at least partially disposed in the outer member lumen such that an outer surface of the inner member and an inner surface of the outer member together define an annular inflation lumen; a balloon member having respective proximal and distal ends (148, 150) secured to and circumferentially around an outer surface of the distal portion of the outer member such that an inner surface of the balloon member and the outer surface of the outer member together define an inflatable balloon interior; and the outer member having one or more inflation passages through the wall of the outer member that form a fluid pathway between the annular inflation lumen and the balloon interior; characterized in that, the tubular outer member is formed of a microporous material such that a wall of the outer member has micropores that are configured such that when a contrast agent is injected into the outer member lumen, the micropores allow air to pass therethrough and thereafter become clogged by the contrast agent and thereby sealing micropores from allowing contrast agent to pass through the micropores. an elongated, tubular outer member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an outer member lumen extending therebetween; a tubular inner member having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an inner member lumen extending therebetween, wherein the inner member lumen is in communication with a distal opening of the inner member, the inner member being at least partially disposed in the outer member lumen such that an outer surface of the inner member and an inner surface of the outer member together define an annular inflation lumen; a balloon member having respective proximal and distal ends (148, 150) secured to and circumferentially around an outer surface of the distal portion of the outer member such that an inner surface of the balloon member and the outer surface of the outer member together define an inflatable balloon interior; and the outer member having one or more inflation passages through the wall of the outer member that form a fluid pathway between the annular inflation lumen and the balloon interior; characterized in that, the tubular outer member is formed of a microporous material such that a wall of the outer member has micropores that are configured such that when a contrast agent is injected into the outer member lumen, the micropores allow air to pass therethrough and thereafter become clogged by the contrast agent and thereby sealing micropores from allowing contrast agent to pass through the micropores.
A method for providing sound generation instructions from a digitized input signal, said method comprising: transforming by use of time-frequency transformation at least part of the digitized input signal into a feature representation, extracting characteristic features of the obtained feature representation, comparing at least part of the extracted characteristic features against stored data representing a number of signal classes, selecting a signal class to represent the digitized input signal based on said comparison, selecting, from stored data representing a number of sound effects, sound effect data representing the selected signal class, determining sound volume data from stored reference volume data corresponding to the selected signal class and/or sound effect and from at least part of the obtained characteristic features, and generating sound generation instructions based at least partly on the obtained sound effect data and the obtained sound volume data, said method being characterised in that for the selected signal class the corresponding stored reference volume data is at least partly based on a number of training maximum amplitudes obtained at corresponding peak frequencies during a preceding training process including generation of several digitized input signals, each said digitized input signal being based on one or more generated signals to be represented by the selected signal class. transforming by use of time-frequency transformation at least part of the digitized input signal into a feature representation, extracting characteristic features of the obtained feature representation, comparing at least part of the extracted characteristic features against stored data representing a number of signal classes, selecting a signal class to represent the digitized input signal based on said comparison, selecting, from stored data representing a number of sound effects, sound effect data representing the selected signal class, determining sound volume data from stored reference volume data corresponding to the selected signal class and/or sound effect and from at least part of the obtained characteristic features, and generating sound generation instructions based at least partly on the obtained sound effect data and the obtained sound volume data, said method being characterised in that for the selected signal class the corresponding stored reference volume data is at least partly based on a number of training maximum amplitudes obtained at corresponding peak frequencies during a preceding training process including generation of several digitized input signals, each said digitized input signal being based on one or more generated signals to be represented by the selected signal class.
A device for loading surgical anchors into a surgical tubular needle, the device comprising: a) a longitudinal channel dimensioned to receive a surgical needle having a cannula; b) a stop limiting the insertion of the surgical tubular needle into the channel; c) a surgical anchor longitudinally aligned with the channel; d) a length of suture connected to the surgical anchor; and e) a selectively operable push rod longitudinally aligned with the channel and adapted to slide past the stop to push the anchor into the cannula of a surgical needle positioned in the channel against the stop. a) a longitudinal channel dimensioned to receive a surgical needle having a cannula; b) a stop limiting the insertion of the surgical tubular needle into the channel; c) a surgical anchor longitudinally aligned with the channel; d) a length of suture connected to the surgical anchor; and e) a selectively operable push rod longitudinally aligned with the channel and adapted to slide past the stop to push the anchor into the cannula of a surgical needle positioned in the channel against the stop.
An electronic apparatus comprising: a battery configured to supply power to the electronic apparatus; a first detector configured to receive a voltage value of the battery, to convert the voltage value into a signal, and to output the signal; a second detector configured to detect a temporary drop in the voltage value of the battery to a reference voltage value or lower and to output a detection result; and a controller configured to receive the output values of the first and second detectors, to inform on a remaining utility of the battery based on the output values of the first detector, and to inform on an abnormal state of the battery if the output value of the second detector indicates that the temporary drop in the voltage value of the battery is lower than the reference voltage value, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the remaining utility of the battery is normal or abnormal based on a decrease of the output value of the second detector and from the output value of the first detector. a battery configured to supply power to the electronic apparatus; a first detector configured to receive a voltage value of the battery, to convert the voltage value into a signal, and to output the signal; a second detector configured to detect a temporary drop in the voltage value of the battery to a reference voltage value or lower and to output a detection result; and a controller configured to receive the output values of the first and second detectors, to inform on a remaining utility of the battery based on the output values of the first detector, and to inform on an abnormal state of the battery if the output value of the second detector indicates that the temporary drop in the voltage value of the battery is lower than the reference voltage value, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the remaining utility of the battery is normal or abnormal based on a decrease of the output value of the second detector and from the output value of the first detector.
A method in a network node for triggering a re-configuration of a radio base station, RBS, supporting a configured performance mode and an increased performance mode, the method comprising the steps of: - estimating a future demand for resource usage in the RBS by at least one wireless device (202, 203), - determining a re-configuration gain as a difference between a performance metric of the RBS for meeting the estimated future demand for resource usage in the increased performance mode and the performance metric in the configured mode, - triggering a performance mode re-configuration of the RBS into the increased performance mode if the re-configuration gain exceeds a pre-determined threshold, - wherein the step of determining a re-configuration gain comprises taking into account - the amount of data left in the device's transmit buffer and - that the wireless device experiences a worsened service during a time window which it would take the RBS to activate the increased performance mode. - estimating a future demand for resource usage in the RBS by at least one wireless device (202, 203), - determining a re-configuration gain as a difference between a performance metric of the RBS for meeting the estimated future demand for resource usage in the increased performance mode and the performance metric in the configured mode, - triggering a performance mode re-configuration of the RBS into the increased performance mode if the re-configuration gain exceeds a pre-determined threshold, - wherein the step of determining a re-configuration gain comprises taking into account - the amount of data left in the device's transmit buffer and - that the wireless device experiences a worsened service during a time window which it would take the RBS to activate the increased performance mode.