mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A capsule, comprising a deformable and/or compressible casing provided with a base wall and with a side wall defining a cavity suitable for containing an initial product to be combined with a fluid to make a final product, said base wall being provided with an outlet passage for the outflow and dispensing of said final product, said capsule being characterized in that said base wall is deformable and suitable to be arranged, when said casing is compressed and/or crushed, from an initial configuration to a final configuration, and in that it comprises closing means (10; 30) arranged inside said cavity, substantially facing and adjacent to said base wall and provided with: - a closing portion (12; 32) arranged for engaging and closing said outlet passage, in said initial configuration of said base wall, and for disengaging and opening said outlet passage so as to allow the outflow and dispensing of said final product, in said final configuration of said base wall; and - a lateral portion (11; 31) suitable for abutting on, in particular with interference, said side wall and/or a connecting wall of said casing, said connecting wall being interposed between said base wall and said side wall. - a closing portion (12; 32) arranged for engaging and closing said outlet passage, in said initial configuration of said base wall, and for disengaging and opening said outlet passage so as to allow the outflow and dispensing of said final product, in said final configuration of said base wall; and - a lateral portion (11; 31) suitable for abutting on, in particular with interference, said side wall and/or a connecting wall of said casing, said connecting wall being interposed between said base wall and said side wall.
A first aid kit for the inside of bicycle handlebars, characterised in that it comprises a compression storage portion, wherein the compression storage portion defines a space adapted for storing objects and, furthermore, the first aid kit comprises an elongated retraction element attached to one end of the compression storage portion, wherein the other end of the compression storage portion is provided with a plug and wherein the retraction element is configured for pulling the compression storage portion into the handlebars.
A heat exchange system for exchanging heat with working fluid from an intravascular heat exchange catheter or an external heat exchange pad, comprising: a fluid cassette; a working fluid circuit (14/20, L1/L3, 12/18, L2/L4) configured for circulating working fluid between the fluid cassette and the catheter or pad; and a refrigerant circuit (14/20, 38, 40, 42; also 100, 102, 104, 106, 108) configured for circulating refrigerant between a compressor and sides of heat transfer plates (30, 32) between which the fluid cassette is disposable, a chamfer being formed in at least one of the heat transfer plates (30, 32) and configured to accommodate ballooning in the fluid cassette. a fluid cassette; a working fluid circuit (14/20, L1/L3, 12/18, L2/L4) configured for circulating working fluid between the fluid cassette and the catheter or pad; and a refrigerant circuit (14/20, 38, 40, 42; also 100, 102, 104, 106, 108) configured for circulating refrigerant between a compressor and sides of heat transfer plates (30, 32) between which the fluid cassette is disposable, a chamfer being formed in at least one of the heat transfer plates (30, 32) and configured to accommodate ballooning in the fluid cassette.
A method of defrosting an evaporator in a cooling system that includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and a refrigerant that is circulated in sequence from the compressor to the condenser, to the evaporator and back to the compressor during routine operation of the cooling system, the method comprising: shutting off the flow of the refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator through the condenser by closing a first valve arrangement while the flow of the refrigerant to the evaporator that bypasses the condenser is concurrently shut off by closing of a second valve arrangement and continuing to operate the compressor so as to apply suction to the refrigerant in the evaporator; and the first valve arrangement closing the flow path to the flow of refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator, the second valve arrangement opening the flow path to the flow of refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator and the compressor being inoperative, directing compressed refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator while bypassing the condenser and continuing to shut off the flow of the refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator through the condenser. shutting off the flow of the refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator through the condenser by closing a first valve arrangement while the flow of the refrigerant to the evaporator that bypasses the condenser is concurrently shut off by closing of a second valve arrangement and continuing to operate the compressor so as to apply suction to the refrigerant in the evaporator; and the first valve arrangement closing the flow path to the flow of refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator, the second valve arrangement opening the flow path to the flow of refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator and the compressor being inoperative, directing compressed refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator while bypassing the condenser and continuing to shut off the flow of the refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator through the condenser.
A chemical mechanical polishing composition comprising ceria particles, a protein comprising cysteine as amino acid unit, and water. ceria particles, a protein comprising cysteine as amino acid unit, and water.
A physical layer device comprising a media independent interface (300; 400), the device further comprising: - a selection means to select between a first mode that links the physical layer device (304; 402) to a media access control if the media access control is present, and a second mode that links the physical layer device (304; 402) to another physical layer device if a media access control is absent; and - a translator (502; 610) coupled to the selection means and configured to control a first flow of data for the first mode and a second flow of data for the second mode, characterized by: - the media independent interface (300; 400; 500; 602) being coupled to the selection means to provide an interconnection between the physical layer device (304; 402) and one of the media access control and the other physical layer device, wherein when the physical layer device (304; 402) is connected to the other physical layer device, the physical layer device emulates the behaviour of the media access control side of the media independent interface (300; 400; 500; 602). - a selection means to select between a first mode that links the physical layer device (304; 402) to a media access control if the media access control is present, and a second mode that links the physical layer device (304; 402) to another physical layer device if a media access control is absent; and - a translator (502; 610) coupled to the selection means and configured to control a first flow of data for the first mode and a second flow of data for the second mode, characterized by: - the media independent interface (300; 400; 500; 602) being coupled to the selection means to provide an interconnection between the physical layer device (304; 402) and one of the media access control and the other physical layer device, wherein when the physical layer device (304; 402) is connected to the other physical layer device, the physical layer device emulates the behaviour of the media access control side of the media independent interface (300; 400; 500; 602).
A de-coupling mechanism (10, 84), comprising: a link slidably received in a link aperture created in a member; a pin slidably received in each of a pin bore created in the link (12, 86) and a receiving bore created in the member to releasably retain the link in a first position; a first block connected to the member, the first block including an initiator receiving passage in communication with the pin bore; a second block connected to the member and oppositely positioned about the member with respect to the first block, the second block including a longitudinal channel having a channel diameter larger than each of the diameter of the pin bore created in the link and the diameter of the receiving bore created in the member; a retaining cap including a stepped portion having a step diameter smaller than the channel diameter and smaller than the pin diameter, wherein an end face of the retaining cap connects to an end wall of the second block, and wherein the retaining cap includes an open passage to atmosphere opposite the end wall of the second block; and an initiator positioned in the initiator receiving passage and retained against an edge of a connecting passage, the initiator when actuated releasing a pressurized gas to displace the pin out of the pin bore and freely displace the pin into the longitudinal channel and thereby releasing the link from the first position. a link slidably received in a link aperture created in a member; a pin slidably received in each of a pin bore created in the link (12, 86) and a receiving bore created in the member to releasably retain the link in a first position; a first block connected to the member, the first block including an initiator receiving passage in communication with the pin bore; a second block connected to the member and oppositely positioned about the member with respect to the first block, the second block including a longitudinal channel having a channel diameter larger than each of the diameter of the pin bore created in the link and the diameter of the receiving bore created in the member; a retaining cap including a stepped portion having a step diameter smaller than the channel diameter and smaller than the pin diameter, wherein an end face of the retaining cap connects to an end wall of the second block, and wherein the retaining cap includes an open passage to atmosphere opposite the end wall of the second block; and an initiator positioned in the initiator receiving passage and retained against an edge of a connecting passage, the initiator when actuated releasing a pressurized gas to displace the pin out of the pin bore and freely displace the pin into the longitudinal channel and thereby releasing the link from the first position.
A method for controlling a washing course of a washing machine having a motor for rotating a drum in a first direction, the method comprising measuring a laundry amount of a laundry put in the drum, characterized by further comprising the following steps: if the measured laundry amount exceeds a prescribed laundry amount, driving the motor to rotate the drum at a prescribed angle in the first direction; stopping driving the motor so that the drum is rotated by a gravitational force of the laundry within the drum in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and rotating the drum in the first direction again by driving the motor while the drum is rotated in the first direction switched from the second direction by the gravitational force of the laundry. if the measured laundry amount exceeds a prescribed laundry amount, driving the motor to rotate the drum at a prescribed angle in the first direction; stopping driving the motor so that the drum is rotated by a gravitational force of the laundry within the drum in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and rotating the drum in the first direction again by driving the motor while the drum is rotated in the first direction switched from the second direction by the gravitational force of the laundry.
An acoustic barrier for hail cannons, said cannons having a conical internal shape with a lower vertex and a lower combustion chamber, which comprises a laterally closed outer shell that is separated from the cannon, and that is provided with an upper opening, such that said opening has a section that is at least equal to that of the extension of the cone making up the cannon at the level of said opening, characterised in that it is cylindrical in shape with a diameter that is approximately two times the diameter of the cannon, and in that the maximum height of the shell is from 1.2 to 2 times the maximum height of the corresponding hail cannon, and in that it comprises at least one opening in the lower portion of the outer shell, in the area of the combustion chamber of the cannon, and in that the outside portion of the outer shell is formed of an outer layer which is made up of a composite, namely a glass fibre with a polymer matrix, and in that the inside portion of the outer shell is formed of a resistant inner layer or shell, and in particular of a perforated steel plate.
A self-locking connector block for locking a pulse generator to a lead pin having a distal end, the self-locking connector block comprising: a. a housing having a wall structure defining an interior chamber, a first end, a second end, a pair of aligned pin receiver openings (130, 132) in the wall structure intermediate the first end and the second end and adapted to permit the distal end of a lead pin to pass therethrough, and a housing stop surface extending inwardly into the chamber from the wall structure at a location between the pair of aligned pin receiver openings and the first end; b. a plunger movable within the chamber of said housing between a locked position and an unlocked position, said plunger having a first section extending between a proximal end and a plunger stop surface, a second section extending between said plunger stop surface and a distal end, a pin receiver orifice extending through said second section and adapted to permit the distal end of a lead pin to pass therethrough; c. a biasing member adapted to engage the second section of the plunger to bias the plunger into the locked position wherein said housing stop surface and said plunger stop surface engage each other. a. a housing having a wall structure defining an interior chamber, a first end, a second end, a pair of aligned pin receiver openings (130, 132) in the wall structure intermediate the first end and the second end and adapted to permit the distal end of a lead pin to pass therethrough, and a housing stop surface extending inwardly into the chamber from the wall structure at a location between the pair of aligned pin receiver openings and the first end; b. a plunger movable within the chamber of said housing between a locked position and an unlocked position, said plunger having a first section extending between a proximal end and a plunger stop surface, a second section extending between said plunger stop surface and a distal end, a pin receiver orifice extending through said second section and adapted to permit the distal end of a lead pin to pass therethrough; c. a biasing member adapted to engage the second section of the plunger to bias the plunger into the locked position wherein said housing stop surface and said plunger stop surface engage each other.
A microorganism comprising an increased activity of an enzyme having the function of a carbamoylphosphate synthase compared to the respective enzymic activity in the wildtype microorganism and comprising at least one heterologous gene coding for a protein having the activity of a L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase, wherein the increased activity of the enzyme having the function of a carbamoylphosphate synthase is achieved by overexpression of a gene coding for the enzyme having the function of a carbamoylphosphate synthase.
A radio frequency, RF, antenna to be coupled to a local RF communications device to provide an elongate RF coverage pattern, the RF antenna comprising: a) a conductive resonant cavity backed housing; b) a conical RF launch structure having an apex positioned within the cavity backed housing; c) an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end extending through the apex of the conical RF launch structure, and a distal end spaced apart from the conical RF launch structure configured to define the elongate RF coverage pattern to permit at least one remote RF communications device within the elongate RF coverage pattern to wirelessly communicate with the local RF communications device; and wherein d) the elongate electrical conductor is a coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor adapted to provide a wired service, and an outer shield conductor adapted to provide a wireless communications service by guiding surface waves excited by the conical RF launch structure. a) a conductive resonant cavity backed housing; b) a conical RF launch structure having an apex positioned within the cavity backed housing; c) an elongate electrical conductor having a proximal end extending through the apex of the conical RF launch structure, and a distal end spaced apart from the conical RF launch structure configured to define the elongate RF coverage pattern to permit at least one remote RF communications device within the elongate RF coverage pattern to wirelessly communicate with the local RF communications device; and wherein d) the elongate electrical conductor is a coaxial cable comprising an inner conductor adapted to provide a wired service, and an outer shield conductor adapted to provide a wireless communications service by guiding surface waves excited by the conical RF launch structure.
An exhaust pipe formed from two pipe elbows (1, 2) each having a pipe wall and a centre axis (4.1), each pipe elbow being formed from two half shells (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b), wherein each half shell (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b) has an inner edge side (Ri) and an outer edge side (Ra), which inner edge sides and outer edge sides can be brought into contact with each other in order to form the pipe elbow (1, 2), wherein each pipe elbow (1, 2) has a face (S1, S2) and the two faces (S1, S2) can be brought into contact with each other in order to form the exhaust pipe, wherein each pipe elbow (1, 2) has only one inlet opening (E1, E2) and only one outlet opening (A1, A2), characterised in that all four half shells (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b) are identical parts.
A cutting machine for producing slices (101, 102) and in particular portions assembled from plural slices, in particular in a weight precise manner from meat strands of an elastic material e.g. meat strands, wherein the cutting machine - comprises a least one form tube that is open at a front side and at a back side and extends in a longitudinal pressing direction, the axial direction for a respective meat strand, - a longitudinal press plunger is provided for each of the form tubes wherein the press plunger is insertable into the form tube from a rear loading end in the longitudinal pressing direction of the form tube, - a blade for cutting off the slices (101, 102) form the meat strands is arranged at a forward cutting end of the form tubes, - wherein in circumferential direction, the at least one form tube consist of multiple form elements that can be moved relative to each other in at least one of the two transversal directions (11.1, 11.2), and thus has a cross section that is adjustable in at least one of the two transversal directions (11.1, 11.2) with respect to the longitudinal direction, characterized in that - each form tube is divided at least with respect to one form element in the longitudinal pressing direction into a front form tube (2.1) and a rear form tube (2.2) that in particular connects directly to the former, which are movable relative to each other transversally to the pressing direction between a position in which they are aligned to each other and a position in which they are not aligned to each other. - comprises a least one form tube that is open at a front side and at a back side and extends in a longitudinal pressing direction, the axial direction for a respective meat strand, - a longitudinal press plunger is provided for each of the form tubes wherein the press plunger is insertable into the form tube from a rear loading end in the longitudinal pressing direction of the form tube, - a blade for cutting off the slices (101, 102) form the meat strands is arranged at a forward cutting end of the form tubes, - wherein in circumferential direction, the at least one form tube consist of multiple form elements that can be moved relative to each other in at least one of the two transversal directions (11.1, 11.2), and thus has a cross section that is adjustable in at least one of the two transversal directions (11.1, 11.2) with respect to the longitudinal direction, - each form tube is divided at least with respect to one form element in the longitudinal pressing direction into a front form tube (2.1) and a rear form tube (2.2) that in particular connects directly to the former, which are movable relative to each other transversally to the pressing direction between a position in which they are aligned to each other and a position in which they are not aligned to each other.
A method for calculating a voice quality estimate in a packet based voice communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving data comprising a sequence of encoded voice packets transmitted from one or more end-points in the voice communication system, using a voice quality estimating algorithm to calculate the voice quality estimate based on an input which is switchable between a first and a second input mode, wherein, in the first input mode, the input is a statistical metric relating to the sequence of encoded voice packets, wherein, in the second input mode, the input is a pre-processed version of the statistical metric relating to the sequence of encoded voice packets, and wherein a prediction error of the voice quality estimate based on the pre-processed version of the statistical metric is reduced compared with the prediction error of the voice quality estimate based on the statistical metric. receiving data comprising a sequence of encoded voice packets transmitted from one or more end-points in the voice communication system, using a voice quality estimating algorithm to calculate the voice quality estimate based on an input which is switchable between a first and a second input mode, wherein, in the first input mode, the input is a statistical metric relating to the sequence of encoded voice packets, wherein, in the second input mode, the input is a pre-processed version of the statistical metric relating to the sequence of encoded voice packets, and wherein a prediction error of the voice quality estimate based on the pre-processed version of the statistical metric is reduced compared with the prediction error of the voice quality estimate based on the statistical metric.