mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cooking hob with a design frame and at least one fastening element, wherein - the fastening element is detachably or permanently attached or attachable at an outer portion of the cooking hob, - the fastening element is provided to attach the cooking hob at an inner side wall of a cutout in a worktop enclosing circumferentially said cooking hob, - the design frame encloses a top sheet of the cooking hob in order to cover a gap between the inner side wall of the cutout and the top sheet of the cooking hob, characterized in that - the design frame is made of a flexible material, so that the top sheet and the worktop can be arranged at different levels, and the fastening element comprises a spring element in order to clamp the cooking hob within the cutout of the worktop, wherein the spring element has a U-shaped form and/or the spring element is a leaf-spring, and wherein, the top sides of the design frame, the top sheet and the worktop form substantially a continuous surface. - the fastening element is detachably or permanently attached or attachable at an outer portion of the cooking hob, - the fastening element is provided to attach the cooking hob at an inner side wall of a cutout in a worktop enclosing circumferentially said cooking hob, - the design frame encloses a top sheet of the cooking hob in order to cover a gap between the inner side wall of the cutout and the top sheet of the cooking hob, characterized in that - the design frame is made of a flexible material, so that the top sheet and the worktop can be arranged at different levels, and the fastening element comprises a spring element in order to clamp the cooking hob within the cutout of the worktop, wherein the spring element has a U-shaped form and/or the spring element is a leaf-spring, and wherein, the top sides of the design frame, the top sheet and the worktop form substantially a continuous surface.
A method of producing 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan and/or 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran and/or 1,2,6-hexanetriol; the method comprising the step of (a) contacting hydroxymethylfurfural with a catalyst comprising Ni and Ce in an atmosphere comprising Hz at a temperature in the range 100 to 250°C; the content of Ni in the catalyst being 1-30 wt%; the content of Ce in the catalyst being 1-30 wt%. the method comprising the step of (a) contacting hydroxymethylfurfural with a catalyst comprising Ni and Ce in an atmosphere comprising Hz at a temperature in the range 100 to 250°C; the content of Ni in the catalyst being 1-30 wt%; the content of Ce in the catalyst being 1-30 wt%.
A pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), from 50 to 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) as measured in accordance with ASTM D7426 in a range of from -65 °C to -55 °C; from 50 to 10 phr of a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg as measured in accordance with ASTM D7426 in a range of from -80 to -110 °C; and from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of an oil and a terpene phenol resin, the terpene phenol resin having a Tg as measured in accordance with ASTM D6604 greater than 100 °C. from 50 to 90 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) as measured in accordance with ASTM D7426 in a range of from -65 °C to -55 °C; from 50 to 10 phr of a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg as measured in accordance with ASTM D7426 in a range of from -80 to -110 °C; and from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of an oil and a terpene phenol resin, the terpene phenol resin having a Tg as measured in accordance with ASTM D6604 greater than 100 °C.
A variant polypeptide having chymosin activity, wherein the variant has an amino acid sequence which, when aligned with the chymosin comprising the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO: 2, comprises at least one substitution of an amino acid residue corresponding to amino acid 51, said position being defined with reference to SEQ ID NO: 2 and wherein the variant has one or more altered properties as compared with a reference polypeptide having chymosin activity and wherein the reference polypeptide is the chymosin of SEQ ID NO: 2 and wherein said at least one substitution comprises an A51V, A51T, A51I, A51L or A51N substitution and wherein said variant polypeptide has at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:2.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising: a sole body portion, the sole body portion including an outsole surface facing away from the article of footwear and an upper surface disposed opposite the outsole surface; and a plurality of sensory node elements disposed within apertures in the sole body portion, the apertures being located along portions of a lateral side perimeter edge and a medial side perimeter edge of the sole structure; each of the plurality of sensory node elements including a bottom surface configured to engage a ground surface and a top surface disposed opposite the bottom surface; the bottom surface of each of the sensory node elements extending above the outsole surface of the sole body portion when the sensory node element is in an uncompressed condition; and wherein each of the plurality of sensory node elements are configured to move vertically within the apertures in the sole body portion so that the bottom surface of the sensory node element moves closer towards the outsole surface of the sole body portion when the sensory node element is in a compressed condition, wherein the top surface of each sensory node element is attached to a base layer and wherein the base layer is attached to the upper surface of the sole body portion such that the sole body portion and the sensory node elements are not directly joined to each other. a sole body portion, the sole body portion including an outsole surface facing away from the article of footwear and an upper surface disposed opposite the outsole surface; and a plurality of sensory node elements disposed within apertures in the sole body portion, the apertures being located along portions of a lateral side perimeter edge and a medial side perimeter edge of the sole structure; each of the plurality of sensory node elements including a bottom surface configured to engage a ground surface and a top surface disposed opposite the bottom surface; the bottom surface of each of the sensory node elements extending above the outsole surface of the sole body portion when the sensory node element is in an uncompressed condition; and wherein each of the plurality of sensory node elements are configured to move vertically within the apertures in the sole body portion so that the bottom surface of the sensory node element moves closer towards the outsole surface of the sole body portion when the sensory node element is in a compressed condition, wherein the top surface of each sensory node element is attached to a base layer and wherein the base layer is attached to the upper surface of the sole body portion such that the sole body portion and the sensory node elements are not directly joined to each other.
A prosthetic device for repairing or augmenting a tissue, muscle or organ defect, comprising: a first portion of biological tissue that is constructed and arranged to cover or plug a defect; and a second portion of biological tissue having sufficient pullout strength so that said prosthetic device is fixatable through said second portion, characterised in thatsaid first portion of biological tissue is non-crosslinked or minimally crosslinked, and said second portion of biological tissue is cross-linked, and in that said first and second portions of biological tissue are acelluar, lyophilized, porcine dermis. a first portion of biological tissue that is constructed and arranged to cover or plug a defect; and a second portion of biological tissue having sufficient pullout strength so that said prosthetic device is fixatable through said second portion, characterised in thatsaid first portion of biological tissue is non-crosslinked or minimally crosslinked, and said second portion of biological tissue is cross-linked, and in that said first and second portions of biological tissue are acelluar, lyophilized, porcine dermis.
Connector, in particular direct connector for contacting contact openings of a circuit board, - with a contact carrier, which can have coding means, in particular coding pins and a polarity securing, in particular in the form of polarity projections, - with conductor insert channels formed by the contact carrier to receive connecting conductors and contact recesses to receive plug contacts, - with a primary securing holding the contact carrier on the circuit board, in particular in the form of latching elements, characterised in that the contact carrier is provided with a secondary securing, which fixes the contact carrier, in addition to the primary securing, on the circuit board and can be handled independently of the primary securing, wherein the secondary securing is a latching pin that can be assembled separately on the contact carrier, wherein the latching pin is pre-locked in an assembly position on the contact carrier and is definitively locked on the circuit board in a functional position fixing the contact carrier on the circuit board and the latching pin is provided with a first latching geometry, which serves the pre-assembly, and it has a second latching geometry, which cooperates with the circuit board to fix the contact carrier. - with a contact carrier, which can have coding means, in particular coding pins and a polarity securing, in particular in the form of polarity projections, - with conductor insert channels formed by the contact carrier to receive connecting conductors and contact recesses to receive plug contacts, - with a primary securing holding the contact carrier on the circuit board, in particular in the form of latching elements, characterised in that the contact carrier is provided with a secondary securing, which fixes the contact carrier, in addition to the primary securing, on the circuit board and can be handled independently of the primary securing, wherein the secondary securing is a latching pin that can be assembled separately on the contact carrier, wherein the latching pin is pre-locked in an assembly position on the contact carrier and is definitively locked on the circuit board in a functional position fixing the contact carrier on the circuit board and the latching pin is provided with a first latching geometry, which serves the pre-assembly, and it has a second latching geometry, which cooperates with the circuit board to fix the contact carrier.
A device for adjusting the position of an elevator system, having position measuring means that can be assigned to an elevator car which is movable in an elevator shaft, the position measuring means being designed for generating position data corresponding to a current shaft position of the elevator car, and position control means which interact with the position measuring means and which are paired with configuration means that can be actuated manually and/or by means of data input means, in such a way that as a response to a manual actuation and/or actuation of the data input means, a plurality of car stopping positions that are distributed along the elevator shaft can be adjusted and stored, characterised in that a mobile data processing unit which is wirelessly linked to the configuration means and which has a display unit is paired with the configuration means, in such a way that position data corresponding to the plurality of car stopping positions can be displayed together on the display, in particular in tabular and/or graphical form, and the mobile data processing unit has manually actuatable operating means for changing at least one of the items of position data and for transmitting the changed item of position data to the configuration means.
Method for cleaning gases containing VOCs, characterized in that - the gas containing VOCs is led through an inlet pipe to an inlet zone, from which the gas is transferred to a first catalyser zone, in which most of the VOCs are oxidated, and the gas thus obtained is led to a second catalyser zone, where the rest of the VOCs are oxidated, - after which the gas is led to an exhaust zone, from which the gas is removed with the aid of an exhaust pipe, wherein - each catalyser zone is located in its own chamber and the inlet zone and correspondingly the exhaust zone are located in an intermediate space, which separates the catalyser zones from each other, - the heat released in connection with the oxidated of the VOCs is recovered using heat exchangers arranged in at least the second catalyser zone, and - the flow of the gas from the inlet zone to the first catalyser zone is controlled using a direction control valve. - the gas containing VOCs is led through an inlet pipe to an inlet zone, from which the gas is transferred to a first catalyser zone, in which most of the VOCs are oxidated, and the gas thus obtained is led to a second catalyser zone, where the rest of the VOCs are oxidated, - after which the gas is led to an exhaust zone, from which the gas is removed with the aid of an exhaust pipe, - each catalyser zone is located in its own chamber and the inlet zone and correspondingly the exhaust zone are located in an intermediate space, which separates the catalyser zones from each other, - the heat released in connection with the oxidated of the VOCs is recovered using heat exchangers arranged in at least the second catalyser zone, and - the flow of the gas from the inlet zone to the first catalyser zone is controlled using a direction control valve.
A catheter system for imparting pressure to induce fractures at a treatment site within or adjacent a vessel wall, comprising: a catheter configured to advance to the treatment site, the catheter comprising an elongate shaft, a balloon coupled to the elongate shaft, and a first light guide disposed along the elongate shaft, the elongate shaft defining a first recess within the balloon, the balloon being configured to be filled with a balloon fluid, the first light guide being positioned at least partially within the balloon and in optical communication with a light source and the balloon fluid, the first light guide including a first portion that extends into the first recess; and a first protection structure that contacts the first portion of the first light guide, the first protection structure being optically matched to the first light guide; wherein the light source selectively provides pulses of light through the first light guide to the balloon fluid so that plasma formation and rapid bubble formation in the balloon fluid occur, thereby imparting pressure waves upon the treatment site, and wherein the first protection structure is configured to provide structural protection from the pressure waves to the first portion of the first light guide. a catheter configured to advance to the treatment site, the catheter comprising an elongate shaft, a balloon coupled to the elongate shaft, and a first light guide disposed along the elongate shaft, the elongate shaft defining a first recess within the balloon, the balloon being configured to be filled with a balloon fluid, the first light guide being positioned at least partially within the balloon and in optical communication with a light source and the balloon fluid, the first light guide including a first portion that extends into the first recess; and a first protection structure that contacts the first portion of the first light guide, the first protection structure being optically matched to the first light guide; wherein the light source selectively provides pulses of light through the first light guide to the balloon fluid so that plasma formation and rapid bubble formation in the balloon fluid occur, thereby imparting pressure waves upon the treatment site, and wherein the first protection structure is configured to provide structural protection from the pressure waves to the first portion of the first light guide.
Light module comprising an at least partially covered circuit carrier which has at least one light-emitting diode mounted to the circuit carrier as a light source and at least one lens assigned to the at least one light-emitting diode for forming a light distribution, and comprising an electrical connection module provided on the circuit carrier, wherein at least one supply line is provided at the circuit carrier for connecting the at least one light-emitting diode to the electrical connection module, characterized in that a silicone overmolding is provided as cover for the circuit carrier, wherein the at least one lens associated with the at least one light-emitting diode is manufactured as part of the silicone overmolding.
A fan assembly having an axis of rotation and comprising: a centrifugal fan impeller comprising an inlet ring and a rear plate that together define an inner fan impeller chamber, wherein said fan impeller has backward curved fan blades, and an axial flux motor comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein said motor does not include a shaft extending therethrough, wherein said motor is coupled to said rear plate, characterized in that said rear plate is planar except at its radially outer edge and in that said motor is positioned entirely outside said fan impeller chamber to facilitate preventing interference between said motor and an airflow within said fan impeller chamber. a centrifugal fan impeller comprising an inlet ring and a rear plate that together define an inner fan impeller chamber, wherein said fan impeller has backward curved fan blades, and an axial flux motor comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein said motor does not include a shaft extending therethrough, wherein said motor is coupled to said rear plate, characterized in that said rear plate is planar except at its radially outer edge and in that said motor is positioned entirely outside said fan impeller chamber to facilitate preventing interference between said motor and an airflow within said fan impeller chamber.
A hydrogen generator comprising: a reformer for generating a hydrogen-rich gas from a feed gas and water by a reaction using a reforming catalyst body and sending it out from an outlet port; material feed means for feeding the feed gas to the reformer; a burner for supplying, to the reforming catalyst body, heat generated by mixing a fuel gas with air and burning it; air supply means for supplying air to the burner; and a controller configured to perform control such that, when purging an interior of the reformer using the feed gas in shutting down the hydrogen generator, an amount of the air supplied is increased to put out a flame of the burner, and a purge gas sent out from the outlet port by the purging is mixed and diluted with the air in the burner and is discharged outside. a reformer for generating a hydrogen-rich gas from a feed gas and water by a reaction using a reforming catalyst body and sending it out from an outlet port; material feed means for feeding the feed gas to the reformer; a burner for supplying, to the reforming catalyst body, heat generated by mixing a fuel gas with air and burning it; air supply means for supplying air to the burner; and a controller configured to perform control such that, when purging an interior of the reformer using the feed gas in shutting down the hydrogen generator, an amount of the air supplied is increased to put out a flame of the burner, and a purge gas sent out from the outlet port by the purging is mixed and diluted with the air in the burner and is discharged outside.
Charging station for electric vehicles with - an induction coil arranged for inductive coupling with an induction coil of an electric vehicle, - a grid connection point arranged for connection to an electrical grid, - a meter arranged to obtain an electrical power flow from the induction coil to the grids connection point, and - a processor, characterized in that - the processor generates during inductive feedback from the energy storage of an electric vehicle at least one synchronization signal for the electric vehicle coupled to the induction coil for synchronization of the input voltage at the induction coil with a grid frequency at the grid connection point, wherein the processor determines the mains frequency and zero crossings in order to generate the synchronization signal. - an induction coil arranged for inductive coupling with an induction coil of an electric vehicle, - a grid connection point arranged for connection to an electrical grid, - a meter arranged to obtain an electrical power flow from the induction coil to the grids connection point, and - a processor, characterized in that - the processor generates during inductive feedback from the energy storage of an electric vehicle at least one synchronization signal for the electric vehicle coupled to the induction coil for synchronization of the input voltage at the induction coil with a grid frequency at the grid connection point, wherein the processor determines the mains frequency and zero crossings in order to generate the synchronization signal.
A device for producing at least one product generatively manufactured from contour layers arranged one above the other and joined together from a sheet material, the device comprising a lifting table configured to receive the product, which can be moved vertically over a lifting range and is further configured to position the sheet material relative to the product before it is cut out, wherein further a cutting device is provided with which a contour layer can be cut out of a first and each further layer of the sheet material, wherein a relative movement of the cutting device and the sheet material during the cutting process results in the contour layer being cut out of the sheet material, characterized in that the lifting table is configured to move the sheet material received on the lifting table or on the surface of the partially formed product horizontally relative to the cutting device over a processing region of the stationarily acting cutting device.
A method of producing an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion, comprising concentrating a pretreatment aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion obtained by polymerization of one or more fluorine-containing monomer(s) in an aqueous medium in the presence of 0.001-10 mass-%, based on the aqueous medium, of a fluorine-containing surfactant having an octanol/water partition coefficient, measured according to OECD Guideline 107, of 1.5-3.5; and being selected from compounds of the formulae -: F(CF 2) n1 COOM H(CF 2) n2 COOM Rf 1 -O-(CF(CF 3)CF 2 O) n3 CF(CF 3)COOM wherein n1 is an integer of 3-6, n2 is an integer of 4-8, Rf 1 is C 1-5 -perfluoroalkyl, n3 is an integer of 0-3, and M is H, NH 4 or an alkali metal; wherein the ratio [M 1 /M 0] of the mass [M 0] of the fluorine-containing surfactant in the pretreatment aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion and the mass [M 1] of the fluorine-containing surfactant removed by carrying out the concentration operation once is ≥ 0.5. n1 is an integer of 3-6, n2 is an integer of 4-8, Rf 1 is C 1-5 -perfluoroalkyl, n3 is an integer of 0-3, and M is H, NH 4 or an alkali metal;