mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pump shaft for a multi-stage pump, in particular a centrifugal pump, comprising: a circumferential groove region for engagement of a load-relieving device which comprises a ring, in order to impart a force acting in the axial direction of the pump shaft to the pump shaft, wherein the groove region has, in a view of the pump shaft in longitudinal section, a plurality of grooves spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, characterized in that the plurality of grooves are formed by respective circumferential grooves separated from one another or by a single-start or multi-start closed screwthread, wherein a respective groove base of the plurality of grooves is configured in the shape of a segment of a circle, viewed in a longitudinal section. a circumferential groove region for engagement of a load-relieving device which comprises a ring, in order to impart a force acting in the axial direction of the pump shaft to the pump shaft, wherein the groove region has, in a view of the pump shaft in longitudinal section, a plurality of grooves spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, characterized in that the plurality of grooves are formed by respective circumferential grooves separated from one another or by a single-start or multi-start closed screwthread, wherein a respective groove base of the plurality of grooves is configured in the shape of a segment of a circle, viewed in a longitudinal section.
An inhaled medicament delivery device, comprising a housing and a cartridge capable of assembly with the housing, wherein: a. the cartridge has a proximal end and a distal end, and said cartridge comprises: i. a penetrable seal positioned at said proximal end of said cartridge and positionable adjacent to said distal end of said slideable reservoir tap to enable said slideable reservoir tap to pierce said penetrable seal; ii. a reservoir positioned adjacent to said penetrable seal within said cartridge iii. an inhalable medicament within said reservoir of said cartridge; and iv. a gaseous propellant within said cartridge, the gaseous propellant compressing said inhalable medicament to a pressure above ambient pressure, and characterized by b. the housing including a slideable reservoir tap capable of movement along at least a portion of a length of the housing, said slideable reservoir tap having a hollow interior and a first port, wherein said first port is positioned to create a communication between said hollow interior and an exterior space outside of said slideable reservoir tap when said first port is open, and wherein said slideable reservoir tap has a proximal end and a distal end. a. the cartridge has a proximal end and a distal end, and said cartridge comprises: i. a penetrable seal positioned at said proximal end of said cartridge and positionable adjacent to said distal end of said slideable reservoir tap to enable said slideable reservoir tap to pierce said penetrable seal; ii. a reservoir positioned adjacent to said penetrable seal within said cartridge iii. an inhalable medicament within said reservoir of said cartridge; and iv. a gaseous propellant within said cartridge, the gaseous propellant compressing said inhalable medicament to a pressure above ambient pressure, and characterized by i. a penetrable seal positioned at said proximal end of said cartridge and positionable adjacent to said distal end of said slideable reservoir tap to enable said slideable reservoir tap to pierce said penetrable seal; ii. a reservoir positioned adjacent to said penetrable seal within said cartridge iii. an inhalable medicament within said reservoir of said cartridge; and iv. a gaseous propellant within said cartridge, the gaseous propellant compressing said inhalable medicament to a pressure above ambient pressure, b. the housing including a slideable reservoir tap capable of movement along at least a portion of a length of the housing, said slideable reservoir tap having a hollow interior and a first port, wherein said first port is positioned to create a communication between said hollow interior and an exterior space outside of said slideable reservoir tap when said first port is open, and wherein said slideable reservoir tap has a proximal end and a distal end.
A multi-agent shared machine learning system for energy storage devices, comprising: a centralized machine learning system, including one controller configured to train a machine learning model; and a plurality of agents, each agent including another controller configured to receive a trained machine learning model from the machine learning system, record temporal data for a respective energy storage device, periodically transmit the temporal data to the machine learning system, perform a mode prediction for controlling the energy storage device using the trained machine learning model and the temporal data, and send a control signal to the energy storage device to operate in the predicted mode, wherein the centralized machine learning system aggregates the temporal data transmitted by each agent and uses the aggregated temporal data to update the machine learning model. a centralized machine learning system, including one controller configured to train a machine learning model; and a plurality of agents, each agent including another controller configured to receive a trained machine learning model from the machine learning system, record temporal data for a respective energy storage device, periodically transmit the temporal data to the machine learning system, perform a mode prediction for controlling the energy storage device using the trained machine learning model and the temporal data, and send a control signal to the energy storage device to operate in the predicted mode, wherein the centralized machine learning system aggregates the temporal data transmitted by each agent and uses the aggregated temporal data to update the machine learning model.
A composite material comprising: a fibrous structure at least partially impregnated first with a carbon interface material, followed by a first ceramic material comprising silicon carbide; followed by a ceramic mixture comprising at least two of silicon carbide, boron carbide, carbon-rich boron carbide, carbon, zirconium carbide, zirconium oxide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide, tantalum nitride, or silicon nitride; and followed by a metal alloy comprising silicon; a coating disposed at least partially on an outer surface of said fibrous structure, said coating comprising a coating of boron carbide followed by a coating of silicon carbide. a fibrous structure at least partially impregnated first with a carbon interface material, followed by a first ceramic material comprising silicon carbide; followed by a ceramic mixture comprising at least two of silicon carbide, boron carbide, carbon-rich boron carbide, carbon, zirconium carbide, zirconium oxide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide, tantalum nitride, or silicon nitride; and followed by a metal alloy comprising silicon; a coating disposed at least partially on an outer surface of said fibrous structure, said coating comprising a coating of boron carbide followed by a coating of silicon carbide.
A structural element, comprising a first component comprising a light metal and a second component, which comprises a steel material and is integrally joined to the first component with the involvement of a zinc-based filler material, wherein the joint to the steel material of the second component is provided by a soldered connection, which has a phase seam comprising at least one intermetallic phase composed of iron and the light metal, characterized in that, in the phase seam of the hardened soldered connection, the intermetallic phase(s) is or are embedded in an at least predominantly zinc-comprising solder matrix.
Method of detecting objects in a monitoring region by means of an optical sensor comprising a transmitter emitting transmitted light beams, a receiver, which receives received light beams, in the form of an avalanche photodiode, and an evaluating unit in which an object detection signal is generated in dependence on received signals of the receiver, wherein means for detecting the break-through voltage of the avalanche photodiode are provided and in dependence on the determined break-through voltage the bias voltage of the avalanche photodiode is determined for carrying out the object detection, characterised in that for determination of the break-through voltage of the avalanche photodiode the bias voltage thereof is continuously increased until a break-through takes place, wherein through series connection of a resistance with the avalanche photodiode a permanent break-through is prevented and only short current pulses are generated and that the number of current pulses within a time interval T1 is evaluated as a measure for the break-through voltage.
A method of identifying a modified cytosine residue in a sample nucleotide sequence comprising; (i) providing a population of polynucleotides which comprise the sample nucleotide sequence, (ii) oxidising or reducing a first portion of said population, (iii) treating the oxidised or reduced first portion of said population and a second portion of said population with bisulfite, (iv) sequencing the polynucleotides in the first and second portions of the population following steps ii) and iii) to produce first and second nucleotide sequences, respectively and; (v) identifying the residue in the first and second nucleotide sequences which corresponds to a cytosine residue in the sample nucleotide sequence, wherein the modified cytosine is 5-methylcytosine, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine or 5-formylcytosine. (i) providing a population of polynucleotides which comprise the sample nucleotide sequence, (ii) oxidising or reducing a first portion of said population, (iii) treating the oxidised or reduced first portion of said population and a second portion of said population with bisulfite, (iv) sequencing the polynucleotides in the first and second portions of the population following steps ii) and iii) to produce first and second nucleotide sequences, respectively and; (v) identifying the residue in the first and second nucleotide sequences which corresponds to a cytosine residue in the sample nucleotide sequence,
A drive assembly suitable for a medication delivery device, the drive assembly comprising: - a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, an axis running between the proximal end and the distal end; - a drive member being axially displaceable with respect to the housing for delivering a dose of a medication; - a piston rod which is rotatable with respect to the housing; - a rotation sleeve which is rotatable and axially displaceable with respect to the housing; characterised in that the assembly also comprises: - a guide member having at least one guide track extending axially, the rotation sleeve being arranged to releasably engage the at least one guide track; and - a biasing member, wherein the rotation sleeve is arranged to be displaced in the distal direction when the drive member is displaced in the distal direction by mechanical interaction of the drive member and the rotation sleeve with the rotation sleeve and the drive member both being guided axially by the at least one guide track as long as the rotation sleeve engages the at least one guide track, and wherein the biasing member is biased during distal movement of the rotation sleeve, the biased biasing member exerts a force on the rotation sleeve acting in the proximal direction, said force being transformed into a rotational movement of the rotation sleeve with respect to the housing and a proximal movement of the rotation sleeve with respect to the drive member after the rotation sleeve has disengaged the at least one guide track, the rotational movement of the rotation sleeve being transformed into a rotational movement of the piston rod with respect to the housing. - a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, an axis running between the proximal end and the distal end; - a drive member being axially displaceable with respect to the housing for delivering a dose of a medication; - a piston rod which is rotatable with respect to the housing; - a rotation sleeve which is rotatable and axially displaceable with respect to the housing; characterised in that the assembly also comprises: - a guide member having at least one guide track extending axially, the rotation sleeve being arranged to releasably engage the at least one guide track; and - a biasing member, wherein - a guide member having at least one guide track extending axially, the rotation sleeve being arranged to releasably engage the at least one guide track; and - a biasing member, wherein
A frame for a secondary battery, comprising: a cooling plate made of a thermally conductive material with a plate shape; and a main frame, made of a material different from the cooling plate, wherein the cooling plate has a polygonal shape with central portions and several sides, each sides having a rim, wherein the main frame covers the rim of each side of the cooling plate so that the central portions of the cooling plate are exposed upwards or downwards, the main frame has a plurality of unit frames (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 and E6) spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance, and characterized in that on one or more side of the cooling plate there are more than two units frames (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 and E6) separated from each other in a direction by a predetermined distance. a cooling plate made of a thermally conductive material with a plate shape; and a main frame, made of a material different from the cooling plate, wherein the cooling plate has a polygonal shape with central portions and several sides, each sides having a rim, wherein the main frame covers the rim of each side of the cooling plate so that the central portions of the cooling plate are exposed upwards or downwards, the main frame has a plurality of unit frames (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 and E6) spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance, and characterized in that on one or more side of the cooling plate there are more than two units frames (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 and E6) separated from each other in a direction by a predetermined distance.
Fuel injector (200; 300) for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the fuel injector (200; 300) having - a pole piece (202; 302), - an armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b) which can be moved along a movement axis, - a coil (206; 306) and - a permanent magnet (208; 308), characterized in that the movable armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b) has at least one electrically insulating element which is designed to reduce eddy currents in the armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b), and wherein the permanent magnet (208; 308) is fitted such that it generates a magnetic field which produces a force which acts on the armature in the direction of the pole piece (202; 302), wherein the permanent magnet (208; 308) is subsequently fitted radially toward the outside of the coil (206; 306) relative to the movement axis of the armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b) and is magnetized in a direction which is parallel to the movement axis of the armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b). - a pole piece (202; 302), - an armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b) which can be moved along a movement axis, - a coil (206; 306) and - a permanent magnet (208; 308), characterized in that the movable armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b) has at least one electrically insulating element which is designed to reduce eddy currents in the armature (204; 304; 404a; 404b), and wherein the permanent magnet (208; 308) is fitted such that it generates a magnetic field which produces a force which acts on the armature in the direction of the pole piece (202; 302),
A tire pressure sensor, the tire pressure sensor comprising: a pressure sensing element; a radio communication interface configured as an NFC interface, a Bluetooth interface or a Bluetooth low energy interface (BLE interface); a microcontroller coupled to the pressure sensing element and to the radio communication interface, the microcontroller being switchable between a reduced power consumption state and an active operating state, and a battery or an energy generator for power supply, characterized in that the radio communication interface is arranged to establish radio communication with a reader arranged for radio communication and, in dependence on the establishment of the radio communication, to cause the switching of the microcontroller from its state with reduced energy consumption to its active operating state. a pressure sensing element; a radio communication interface configured as an NFC interface, a Bluetooth interface or a Bluetooth low energy interface (BLE interface); a microcontroller coupled to the pressure sensing element and to the radio communication interface, the microcontroller being switchable between a reduced power consumption state and an active operating state, and a battery or an energy generator for power supply, characterized in that the radio communication interface is arranged to establish radio communication with a reader arranged for radio communication and, in dependence on the establishment of the radio communication, to cause the switching of the microcontroller from its state with reduced energy consumption to its active operating state.
A contact element (10, 10'; 30, 30'; 100) having a spring-elastic carrier strip (11, 31, 111), which extends in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of web elements (17; 36, 37, 117), which are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip and are attached to the carrier strip (11, 31, 111) resiliently compressable in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the carrier strip, for establishing electrical contact between two opposite surfaces (26, 27; 46, 47, 1261, 1271), characterized in that the web elements (17; 36, 37, 117) are formed in an asymmetrical manner relative to a center plane (M1, M2) which runs in the longitudinal direction of the carrier strip, in that the web elements comprise contact fins (20, 120), which have the shape of a triangle, wherein the contact fins are in connection with the carrier strip, that said triangle is an essentially right-angled triangle, and that said triangle is connected to the carrier strip via clamping feet (18, 19; 38, 39; 42, 43, 118, 119).
A surface cleaning apparatus having a dirt collection container which is removable from a remainder of the apparatus, wherein the dirt collection container is held in a stored position relative to the remainder of the apparatus by a holding device, said holding device including: a first co-operating member provided in, provided on or connected to the dirt collection container; and a second co-operating member provided in, provided on or connected to the remainder of the apparatus, wherein movement of the dirt collection container towards its stored position engages the first and second cooperating members (18, 16) with each other and effects either: rotation of the first co-operating member relative to the dirt collection container: and/or rotation of the second co-operating member relative to the remainder of the apparatus, characterised in that the dirt collection container is moveable linearly relative to the remainder of the apparatus as it is moved towards its stored position. a first co-operating member provided in, provided on or connected to the dirt collection container; and a second co-operating member provided in, provided on or connected to the remainder of the apparatus, wherein movement of the dirt collection container towards its stored position engages the first and second cooperating members (18, 16) with each other and effects either: rotation of the first co-operating member relative to the dirt collection container: and/or rotation of the second co-operating member relative to the remainder of the apparatus, rotation of the first co-operating member relative to the dirt collection container: and/or rotation of the second co-operating member relative to the remainder of the apparatus, characterised in that the dirt collection container is moveable linearly relative to the remainder of the apparatus as it is moved towards its stored position.
A method of determining a rotational speed associated with a turbocharger, the method comprising: determining, by a control module of a device mounted to the turbocharger, a first speed value based on first output signals from an acceleration sensing arrangement of the device; determining, by the control module, a second speed value based on second output signals from an acoustic sensing arrangement of the device; outputting, by the control module via a communications interface of the device, the first speed value as the rotational speed when the first speed value is stable; and when the first speed value is unstable: outputting, by the control module via the communications interface, the second speed value as the rotational speed when the second speed value is stable; and outputting, by the control module via the communications interface, an estimated value as the rotational speed when the second speed value is unstable. determining, by a control module of a device mounted to the turbocharger, a first speed value based on first output signals from an acceleration sensing arrangement of the device; determining, by the control module, a second speed value based on second output signals from an acoustic sensing arrangement of the device; outputting, by the control module via a communications interface of the device, the first speed value as the rotational speed when the first speed value is stable; and when the first speed value is unstable: outputting, by the control module via the communications interface, the second speed value as the rotational speed when the second speed value is stable; and outputting, by the control module via the communications interface, an estimated value as the rotational speed when the second speed value is unstable. outputting, by the control module via the communications interface, the second speed value as the rotational speed when the second speed value is stable; and outputting, by the control module via the communications interface, an estimated value as the rotational speed when the second speed value is unstable.
An antibody or fragment thereof that is capable of specifically binding to and blocking TREM-1, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof is capable of blocking PGLYRP1-induced activation of TREM-1; wherein the antibody or fragment thereof comprises: a CDRH1 sequence TYAMH corresponding to amino acid residues 31 to 35 of SEQ ID NO: 6; a CDRH2 sequence RIRTKSSNYATYYAASVKG corresponding to amino acids 50 to 68 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and a CDRH3 sequence DMGQRRQFAY corresponding to amino acid residues 101 to 110 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and wherein the antibody or fragment thereof comprises: a CDRL1 sequence RASESVDTFDYSFLH corresponding to amino acid residues 24 to 38 of SEQ ID NO: 7; a CDRL2 sequence RASNLES corresponding to amino acid residues 54 to 60 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and a CDRL3 sequence QQSNEDPYT corresponding to amino acid residues 93 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 7. a CDRH1 sequence TYAMH corresponding to amino acid residues 31 to 35 of SEQ ID NO: 6; a CDRH2 sequence RIRTKSSNYATYYAASVKG corresponding to amino acids 50 to 68 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and a CDRH3 sequence DMGQRRQFAY corresponding to amino acid residues 101 to 110 of SEQ ID NO: 6; and wherein the antibody or fragment thereof comprises: a CDRL1 sequence RASESVDTFDYSFLH corresponding to amino acid residues 24 to 38 of SEQ ID NO: 7; a CDRL2 sequence RASNLES corresponding to amino acid residues 54 to 60 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and a CDRL3 sequence QQSNEDPYT corresponding to amino acid residues 93 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 7. a CDRL1 sequence RASESVDTFDYSFLH corresponding to amino acid residues 24 to 38 of SEQ ID NO: 7; a CDRL2 sequence RASNLES corresponding to amino acid residues 54 to 60 of SEQ ID NO: 7; and a CDRL3 sequence QQSNEDPYT corresponding to amino acid residues 93 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 7.