mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Tread for a pneumatic tyre, comprising a sequence of tread elements arranged in succession and interspersed with first grooves, each tread element having an overall V-shape with two lateral wings (7, 7'), each of said lateral wings (7, 7') being formed from three tread blocks (11, 21, 31) separated therebetween by second grooves (15, 16), wherein said three tread blocks (11, 21, 31) comprise at least one shoulder block having a first major extension direction inclined by a first angle (α) with respect to a line orthogonal to a center line of the tread ranging between 8° and 12°, wherein said at least one shoulder block comprises at least one first notch with a longitudinal evolution according to said first major extension direction, said at least one first notch having a zig-zag evolution for at least part of the length thereof, wherein each shoulder block comprises a channel with a longitudinally evolution which extends onto the shoulder block, until it reaches and emerges upon the corresponding second groove, wherein said channel with a longitudinal evolution comprises an end portion (300, 301) that opens onto said second groove, characterized in that said end portion (300, 301) having a variable depth, said end portion having at least one inclined portion wherein the depth gradually decreases from the outside towards the inside of the pneumatic tyre, as the interface with this second groove approaches, wherein said inclined portion has a length, in the longitudinal direction of the evolution of the channel itself, between 15 mm and 30 mm. wherein each shoulder block comprises a channel with a longitudinally evolution which extends onto the shoulder block, until it reaches and emerges upon the corresponding second groove, wherein said channel with a longitudinal evolution comprises an end portion (300, 301) that opens onto said second groove, characterized in that said end portion (300, 301) having a variable depth, said end portion having at least one inclined portion wherein the depth gradually decreases from the outside towards the inside of the pneumatic tyre, as the interface with this second groove approaches, wherein said inclined portion has a length, in the longitudinal direction of the evolution of the channel itself, between 15 mm and 30 mm.
A crimped conjugated fiber having a crimpable cross-sectional configuration, wherein a cross section of the fiber comprises at least two portions: a portion (a) and a portion (b); the mass ratio of the portion (a) to the portion (b) [(a): (b)] is in the range of 10:90 to 60:40; the portion (a) comprises an olefin polymer and the portion (b) comprises an olefin polymer; the olefin polymer differs from the olefin polymer in at least any one of Mz/Mw, melting point and MFR; and a fatty acid amide having 19 or less carbon atoms is added to the olefin polymer and/or the olefin polymer, wherein the blended amount of the fatty acid amide having 19 or less carbon atoms is in the range of 0.1 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the olefin polymer and/or the olefin polymer.
An intrauterine device (120, 140) for preventing egg fertilization comprising: a) a membrane (132, 152); b) an elongated tail portion (122, 142) positioned proximal of the membrane; and c) an expandable V-shaped frame (126, 146) having a first arm (127, 147) and a second arm (127, 147), the first and second arms extending distally and radially outwardly and being movable from a first position to a second more expanded position, the first and second arms of the frame supporting and attached to the membrane to move the membrane between a first position to a second more expanded position as the first and second arms move to expand the V-shape to spread the membrane, characterized in that the first and second arms are non-planar and each arm has a proximal portion, an intermediate portion and a distal portion, the first arm has a bend at the intermediate portion so the intermediate portion of the first arm lies in a different plane than the proximal portion of the first arm and the second arm has a bend at the intermediate portion so the intermediate portion of the second arm lies in a different plane than the proximal portion of the second arm to increase the surface area of the membrane, the membrane at an intermediate region curving inwardly in a concave manner with respect to the distal region due to the first and second arms. a) a membrane (132, 152); b) an elongated tail portion (122, 142) positioned proximal of the membrane; and c) an expandable V-shaped frame (126, 146) having a first arm (127, 147) and a second arm (127, 147), the first and second arms extending distally and radially outwardly and being movable from a first position to a second more expanded position, the first and second arms of the frame supporting and attached to the membrane to move the membrane between a first position to a second more expanded position as the first and second arms move to expand the V-shape to spread the membrane, characterized in that
Apparatus for purifying a fluid, which comprises: - a containment structure; - at least one pair of electrode layers facing each other, power supplied to different polarities by electric power supply means; - two or more electrically isolating spacer layers, interposed between said electrode layers, susceptible of being traversed by a flow of fluid to be treated containing ionized particles; - said at least one pair of electrode layers and said spacer layers being wound, respectively starting from their first and second internal sides (3', 5') and with spiral-like winding, around a longitudinal extension axis inside said containment structure; characterized in that said power supply means comprise at least one pair of electric connection collectors with different polarity, each of which extended with a corresponding internal portion arranged inside said containment structure and with an external portion (6") arranged outside said containment structure; the internal portions of said collectors being substantially parallel to said longitudinal extension axis and being connected to the corresponding first internal sides of the electrode layers of said at least one pair of electrode layers at said longitudinal extension axis; the internal portions of said collectors being arranged at the center of said spiral-like winding; the internal portion of each said collector being longitudinally extended with elongated shape according to an extension direction parallel to said longitudinal extension axis, said electrode layers being wound as a spiral around the corresponding said internal portions of said collectors. - a containment structure; - at least one pair of electrode layers facing each other, power supplied to different polarities by electric power supply means; - two or more electrically isolating spacer layers, interposed between said electrode layers, susceptible of being traversed by a flow of fluid to be treated containing ionized particles; - said at least one pair of electrode layers and said spacer layers being wound, respectively starting from their first and second internal sides (3', 5') and with spiral-like winding, around a longitudinal extension axis inside said containment structure; characterized in that said power supply means comprise at least one pair of electric connection collectors with different polarity, each of which extended with a corresponding internal portion arranged inside said containment structure and with an external portion (6") arranged outside said containment structure;
A device for optoacoustic imaging of an object comprising an irradiation unit for irradiating a region of interest of the object with electromagnetic radiation and a detection unit for detecting acoustic, in particular ultrasonic, waves generated in the region of interest of the object upon irradiation with the electromagnetic radiation, wherein the detection unit comprises one or more focused detection elements, wherein one or more focus points of the one or more focused detection elements correspond to one or more point-like detection locations, wherein each of the one or more point-like detection locations exhibits a divergent field of view, in which acoustic waves emitted from the object are collected, characterised in that the device further comprises an intermediate surface for arrangement between the one or more focus points and the object, such that during the optoacoustic imaging the one or more focus points are located outside of the region of interest of the object and the intermediate surface is in physical contact with the object, whereby an invariable distance between the one or more focus points and a surface of the object imaged is established, wherein the one or more focus points are placed 0.1 to 10 mm away from the surface of the object.
A method comprising: receiving signals of a first RF band and signals of a second RF band at a remote unit (102, 104) of a distributed antenna system, the first RF band including a trailing edge, a leading edge and a plateau, an inflection point of the first RF band transitions from the leading edge to the plateau, the second RF band including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a plateau, an inflection point of the second RF band transitions from the plateau to the trailing edge; positioning in frequency at least one of the first RF band or the second RF band to form a composite RF band, the composite RF band having the leading edge of the first RF band overlapping the trailing edge of the second RF band, the composite RF band including information from the signals of the first RF band and from the signals of the second RF band, the composite RF band having an edge offset that includes a difference between the inflection point of the first RF band and the inflection point of the second RF Band, wherein the composite RF band has a wider bandwidth than a total of the bandwidth of the first RF band and the bandwidth of the second RF band; and processing the composite RF band at the remote unit (102, 104). receiving signals of a first RF band and signals of a second RF band at a remote unit (102, 104) of a distributed antenna system, the first RF band including a trailing edge, a leading edge and a plateau, an inflection point of the first RF band transitions from the leading edge to the plateau, the second RF band including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a plateau, an inflection point of the second RF band transitions from the plateau to the trailing edge; positioning in frequency at least one of the first RF band or the second RF band to form a composite RF band, the composite RF band having the leading edge of the first RF band overlapping the trailing edge of the second RF band, the composite RF band including information from the signals of the first RF band and from the signals of the second RF band, the composite RF band having an edge offset that includes a difference between the inflection point of the first RF band and the inflection point of the second RF Band, wherein the composite RF band has a wider bandwidth than a total of the bandwidth of the first RF band and the bandwidth of the second RF band; and processing the composite RF band at the remote unit (102, 104).
Clutch comprising: a fixed hub, a movable hub, a plurality of plates interposed between said fixed hub and said movable hub; wherein said fixed hub and said movable hub are configured to rotate together and are further configured to axially slide respectively moving away or coming closer, to transmit a variable axial load on said plurality of plates and to selectively transmit a torque acting on said clutch; said clutch further comprising a centrifugal pressure-plate assembly to at least partially control said variable axial load, said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly comprising: - a mass carrier configured to rotate together with said clutch; - a plurality of mass elements radially movable in said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly, wherein each mass element comprises a pivot connected to said mass carrier for a displacement towards an external position under centrifugal effects; wherein, with said displacement under centrifugal effects, said plurality of mass elements are further configured to exert an axial thrust on a thrust surface of said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly, in order to bring said movable hub closer to said fixed hub and to increase said variable axial load; characterized in that each mass element comprises at least one respective rolling element contacting with said thrust surface, and in that said thrust surface comprises a sloped profile raised towards said external position. a fixed hub, a movable hub, a plurality of plates interposed between said fixed hub and said movable hub; wherein said fixed hub and said movable hub are configured to rotate together and are further configured to axially slide respectively moving away or coming closer, to transmit a variable axial load on said plurality of plates and to selectively transmit a torque acting on said clutch; said clutch further comprising a centrifugal pressure-plate assembly to at least partially control said variable axial load, said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly comprising: - a mass carrier configured to rotate together with said clutch; - a plurality of mass elements radially movable in said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly, wherein each mass element comprises a pivot connected to said mass carrier for a displacement towards an external position under centrifugal effects; - a mass carrier configured to rotate together with said clutch; - a plurality of mass elements radially movable in said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly, wherein each mass element comprises a pivot connected to said mass carrier for a displacement towards an external position under centrifugal effects; wherein, with said displacement under centrifugal effects, said plurality of mass elements are further configured to exert an axial thrust on a thrust surface of said centrifugal pressure-plate assembly, in order to bring said movable hub closer to said fixed hub and to increase said variable axial load; characterized in that each mass element comprises at least one respective rolling element contacting with said thrust surface, and in that said thrust surface comprises a sloped profile raised towards said external position.
A fuel injection control device for an internal combustion engine having a port injection injector for injecting fuel into an intake port and a direct injection injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber under a fuel pressure that increases according to an increase in an engine load, the fuel injection control device comprising: a sensor (42, 44, 46) that detects a running condition of the internal combustion engine; and a programmable controller programmed to: cause the port injection injector and the direct injection injector to inject a required fuel injection amount calculated on the basis of the running condition; and increase an injection amount that the direct injection injector injects within the required fuel injection amount when the internal combustion engine decelerates, above a normal injection amount of the direct injection injector, characterized in that the internal combustion engine comprises a variable compression ratio mechanism for varying a compression ratio, and the controller is further programmed to reduce the compression ratio via the variable compression ratio mechanism in a case where an injection amount required when the internal combustion engine decelerates is smaller than a minimum injection amount of the direct injection injector. a sensor (42, 44, 46) that detects a running condition of the internal combustion engine; and a programmable controller programmed to: cause the port injection injector and the direct injection injector to inject a required fuel injection amount calculated on the basis of the running condition; and increase an injection amount that the direct injection injector injects within the required fuel injection amount when the internal combustion engine decelerates, above a normal injection amount of the direct injection injector, cause the port injection injector and the direct injection injector to inject a required fuel injection amount calculated on the basis of the running condition; and increase an injection amount that the direct injection injector injects within the required fuel injection amount when the internal combustion engine decelerates, above a normal injection amount of the direct injection injector,
An orthogonal mode ultra wideband interfacing coupler of a waveguide at the wavelength λ, characterised in that it comprises - an external conductor including a cavity in which a centre conductor electrically insulated at radiofrequencies with the external conductor extends, said centre conductor being supplied by supply lines (15, 16, 17, 18) with radiofrequency signals passing through the external conductor and opening into the cavity of said external conductor, said centre conductor having a cross-shaped cross-section, and - four supply lines (15, 16, 17, 18) opening into the cavity of the external conductor, each supply line (15, 16, 17, 18) being connected to a branch (11, 12, 13, 14) of the cross-shaped centre conductor. - an external conductor including a cavity in which a centre conductor electrically insulated at radiofrequencies with the external conductor extends, said centre conductor being supplied by supply lines (15, 16, 17, 18) with radiofrequency signals passing through the external conductor and opening into the cavity of said external conductor, said centre conductor having a cross-shaped cross-section, and - four supply lines (15, 16, 17, 18) opening into the cavity of the external conductor, each supply line (15, 16, 17, 18) being connected to a branch (11, 12, 13, 14) of the cross-shaped centre conductor.
An interproximal dental tool comprising: at least one blade; and a substantially U-shaped thermoplastic housing fixed to said blade, said housing including a body sized to fit substantially within a patient's mouth, having spaced apart first and second ends, a terminal edge extending between said first and second ends (24, 24a) adjacent to the at least one blade, an outer edge which is thicker than the terminal edge and opposing side walls (18, 18a) which extend from the outer edge to the terminal edge, said opposing side walls (18, 18a) tapering inwardly from the outer edge toward the blade, said housing being thinner at a center point and thicker towards the ends (24, 24a) respectively such that the housing is essentially concaved along either side; whereby said at least one blade includes a first edge area extending along the length of said at least one blade which is permanently fixed within said substantially U-shaped housing and an exposed portion extending from the terminal edge and between the first and second ends (24, 24a), said exposed portion including at least one of serrations or a band of abrasive material for detaching unwanted dental material from teeth, wherein said at least one blade is designed for use within an interproximal space between teeth, and said terminal edge of the substantially U-shaped housing provides a stop which upon complete insertion between the teeth limits insertion of the at least one blade between the teeth such that said at least one blade cannot substantially penetrate the gum line during use. at least one blade; and a substantially U-shaped thermoplastic housing fixed to said blade, said housing including a body sized to fit substantially within a patient's mouth, having spaced apart first and second ends, a terminal edge extending between said first and second ends (24, 24a) adjacent to the at least one blade, an outer edge which is thicker than the terminal edge and opposing side walls (18, 18a) which extend from the outer edge to the terminal edge, said opposing side walls (18, 18a) tapering inwardly from the outer edge toward the blade, said housing being thinner at a center point and thicker towards the ends (24, 24a) respectively such that the housing is essentially concaved along either side; whereby said at least one blade includes a first edge area extending along the length of said at least one blade which is permanently fixed within said substantially U-shaped housing and an exposed portion extending from the terminal edge and between the first and second ends (24, 24a), said exposed portion including at least one of serrations or a band of abrasive material for detaching unwanted dental material from teeth, wherein said at least one blade is designed for use within an interproximal space between teeth, and said terminal edge of the substantially U-shaped housing provides a stop which upon complete insertion between the teeth limits insertion of the at least one blade between the teeth such that said at least one blade cannot substantially penetrate the gum line during use.
A catheter device configured to provide access to a hollow organ comprising: a catheter body extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the catheter body comprises: an elongate channel extending substantially along a longitudinal direction of the catheter body from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the channel is configured to receive an elongated needle of a removable needle device, one or more cutting edges extending in a proximal direction from a distal end of the catheter body, and characterised in that the device further comprises one or more recesses adapted to mate with one or more catches of the needle device for coupling the needle device to the catheter device. an elongate channel extending substantially along a longitudinal direction of the catheter body from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the channel is configured to receive an elongated needle of a removable needle device, one or more cutting edges extending in a proximal direction from a distal end of the catheter body, and characterised in that the device further comprises one or more recesses adapted to mate with one or more catches of the needle device for coupling the needle device to the catheter device.
A consumer product selected from the group consisting of laundry applications including softeners, liquid detergents, and powder detergents; personal care and hair care applications including shampoo, conditioners, combing creams, leave on conditioners, styling cream, soaps, body creams; deodorants and anti-perspirants; and household cleaning applications,containing microcapsules comprising a fragrance oil core, and a shell of a reaction product of at least two different at least difunctional isocyanates and, where the isocyanate must be an anionically modified isocyanate or a polyethylene oxide-containing isocyanate or mixtures of these types, and an at least difunctional amine, with the proviso that during the production of the microcapsules the weight ratio between the isocyanates and is in the range from 10:1 to 1:10.