mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for making a sulfonate-based grease composition comprising the steps of: adding and mixing an overbased calcium sulfonate having amorphous calcium carbonate dispersed therein, an overbased magnesium sulfonate, a facilitating acid comprising an alkyl benzene sulfonic acid, a first portion of water, a non-aqueous converting agent, and added calcium carbonate to form a pre-conversion mixture; converting the pre-conversion mixture to a converted mixture by heating until conversion of the amorphous calcium carbonate contained in the overbased calcium sulfonate to a crystalline form has occurred; heating the converted mixture and then cooling to form the sulfonate-based grease composition; wherein there is one or more converting agent delay periods between the addition of the first portion of water and the addition of at least a portion of the non-aqueous converting agent. adding and mixing an overbased calcium sulfonate having amorphous calcium carbonate dispersed therein, an overbased magnesium sulfonate, a facilitating acid comprising an alkyl benzene sulfonic acid, a first portion of water, a non-aqueous converting agent, and added calcium carbonate to form a pre-conversion mixture; converting the pre-conversion mixture to a converted mixture by heating until conversion of the amorphous calcium carbonate contained in the overbased calcium sulfonate to a crystalline form has occurred; heating the converted mixture and then cooling to form the sulfonate-based grease composition; wherein there is one or more converting agent delay periods between the addition of the first portion of water and the addition of at least a portion of the non-aqueous converting agent.
Hand-held hair dryer comprising an air supply device (4, 5, 11), outlet for air blown out, grip for handling the hair dryer during use, air flow and air temperature control device, and heating element for heating air, wherein said outlet comprises two separate air outlets (2, 3) extending in substantially mutual opposite directions from the air supply device, wherein said separate air outlets (2, 3) comprise an upper air outlet and a lower air outlet, respectively, arranged to blow air out from the dryer, and wherein the hair dryer further comprises a guiding device arranged at the air supply device to direct the heated air flow either to the upper or lower air outlet by means of an air flow direction control device.
A method of merging postal articles with a stack of mailpieces that have already been machine-sorted into a certain sorting order, said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: • inserting the postal articles in sequence into a sorting frame having slots so that the postal articles are in said certain sorting order, the frame being designed to enable said postal articles to be taken manually in handfuls; • placing said stack of mailpieces on a merge table in the vicinity of said frame; • displaying an indication on a display screen of a monitoring and control unit that keeps in a memory sorting data for the sequence of postal articles and sorting data for the stack of mailpieces, which indication is representative both of an insertion position at which the postal articles should be inserted into the stack of mailpieces, and also of a number of postal articles to be taken from the frame and to be merged with said stack of mailpieces at said insertion position; • manually taking from said frame said number of postal articles indicated on the screen, and inserting said postal articles into the stack of mailpieces at said insertion position indicated on the screen; and • having said monitoring and control unit measure first and second distances (D1, D2) relative to the first postal article in the sorting frame at the head of the sequence respectively before and after said number of postal articles indicated on the screen are taken, and, on the basis of these two distance measurements, if the monitoring and control unit detects an error in the taking of the postal articles from the frame, having said unit generate an error signal. • inserting the postal articles in sequence into a sorting frame having slots so that the postal articles are in said certain sorting order, the frame being designed to enable said postal articles to be taken manually in handfuls; • placing said stack of mailpieces on a merge table in the vicinity of said frame; • displaying an indication on a display screen of a monitoring and control unit that keeps in a memory sorting data for the sequence of postal articles and sorting data for the stack of mailpieces, which indication is representative both of an insertion position at which the postal articles should be inserted into the stack of mailpieces, and also of a number of postal articles to be taken from the frame and to be merged with said stack of mailpieces at said insertion position; • manually taking from said frame said number of postal articles indicated on the screen, and inserting said postal articles into the stack of mailpieces at said insertion position indicated on the screen; and • having said monitoring and control unit measure first and second distances (D1, D2) relative to the first postal article in the sorting frame at the head of the sequence respectively before and after said number of postal articles indicated on the screen are taken, and, on the basis of these two distance measurements, if the monitoring and control unit detects an error in the taking of the postal articles from the frame, having said unit generate an error signal.
A vertebral fusion system for fusing a first vertebra to a second vertebra, said second vertebra being immediately adjacent and above the first vertebra, the system comprising: a first bone screw sized and configured to be positioned through the first vertebra along a transpedicular passage of said first vertebra, wherein the first bone screw is sized and configured to extend from a posterior end of a pedicle of the first vertebra through a superior endplate of the first vertebra, such that the passage extends into an intervertebral space located generally between the first and second vertebrae; a facet implant (1000, 1100) comprising a first portion and a second portion, said facet implant positioned in a facet joint between the first and second vertebrae; and a connector coupling the first bone screw to the first portion of the facet implant; wherein the second portion of the facet implant is configured to secure to the second vertebra; wherein the first and second portions of the facet implant are configured to be fixedly secured to one another following implantation. a first bone screw sized and configured to be positioned through the first vertebra along a transpedicular passage of said first vertebra, wherein the first bone screw is sized and configured to extend from a posterior end of a pedicle of the first vertebra through a superior endplate of the first vertebra, such that the passage extends into an intervertebral space located generally between the first and second vertebrae; a facet implant (1000, 1100) comprising a first portion and a second portion, said facet implant positioned in a facet joint between the first and second vertebrae; and a connector coupling the first bone screw to the first portion of the facet implant; wherein the second portion of the facet implant is configured to secure to the second vertebra; wherein the first and second portions of the facet implant are configured to be fixedly secured to one another following implantation.
Floating equipment for injecting a gas into liquid effluents or sewage, and more particularly a gas which is rich in oxygen, into a tank from the surface, comprising the following elements: - a drive device, which is intended to be arranged above the liquid, provided with a vertical output shaft equipped at the end thereof with a propeller, which propeller is immersed in the liquid; - a pre-mixing device, comprising an injection device which is positioned above or below a mobile unit having inclined blades, the propeller being situated at the end of the shaft, under the pre-mixing reactor. - a drive device, which is intended to be arranged above the liquid, provided with a vertical output shaft equipped at the end thereof with a propeller, which propeller is immersed in the liquid; - a pre-mixing device, comprising an injection device which is positioned above or below a mobile unit having inclined blades, the propeller being situated at the end of the shaft, under the pre-mixing reactor.
A voltage source converter comprising first and second DC terminals (32, 34) for connection to a DC electrical network, the voltage source converter further including at least one limb connected between the first and second DC terminals (32, 34), the or each limb including: a phase element including a plurality of switching elements to interconnect the DC electrical network and an AC electrical network; an auxiliary sub-converter configured to be controllable to act as a waveform synthesizer to modify a first DC voltage presented to the DC electrical network; and a tertiary sub-converter connected with the phase element in an electrical block, the auxiliary sub-converter being connected in parallel with the electrical block, the tertiary sub-converter being configured to be controllable to act as a waveform synthesizer to modify a second DC voltage presented to a DC side of the phase element, the tertiary sub-converter including at least one energy storage device; characterized by a controller configured to selectively control the or each tertiary sub-converter to synthesize at least one tertiary voltage component to be in phase with a current component of a current flowing through that tertiary sub-converter so as to transfer energy to or from that tertiary sub-converter and thereby regulate an energy level of that tertiary sub-converter. a phase element including a plurality of switching elements to interconnect the DC electrical network and an AC electrical network; an auxiliary sub-converter configured to be controllable to act as a waveform synthesizer to modify a first DC voltage presented to the DC electrical network; and a tertiary sub-converter connected with the phase element in an electrical block, the auxiliary sub-converter being connected in parallel with the electrical block, the tertiary sub-converter being configured to be controllable to act as a waveform synthesizer to modify a second DC voltage presented to a DC side of the phase element, the tertiary sub-converter including at least one energy storage device; characterized by a controller configured to selectively control the or each tertiary sub-converter to synthesize at least one tertiary voltage component to be in phase with a current component of a current flowing through that tertiary sub-converter so as to transfer energy to or from that tertiary sub-converter and thereby regulate an energy level of that tertiary sub-converter.
A device for sampling an initial volume of a liquid flow, comprising: - an inlet conduit for receiving the liquid flow, - an outlet conduit for draining a subsequent volume of the liquid flow, - a valve casing arranged between the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit and having a passageway formed therethrough to fluidly connect the inlet conduit to the outlet conduit, a sample outlet for draining the initial volume of the liquid flow extending through the valve casing and into said passageway, - a valve structure arranged for axial movement in the valve casing traverse to a direction of liquid flow through the passageway, the valve structure comprising a gate for obstructing the passageway and preventing the initial volume of the liquid flow from being transferred to the outlet conduit when the valve structure is in a sampling position, and the valve structure further comprising a stem connected to the gate and adapted for obstructing the sample outlet without obstructing the passageway when the valve structure is in a diverting position, - a buoyancy-driven lifting member connected to the stem for moving the valve structure from the sampling position to the diverting position while the initial volume of the liquid flow is being sampled through the sample outlet, characterized in that at least one elongated groove is formed in a surface of the gate facing the inlet conduit and the at least one groove extends from the gate to the stem, said at least one groove being adapted for receiving the initial volume of the liquid flow and for guiding said initial volume along the gate, the stem, and through the sample outlet towards a receptacle, connectable to the valve casing, when the valve structure is in the sampling position. - an inlet conduit for receiving the liquid flow, - an outlet conduit for draining a subsequent volume of the liquid flow, - a valve casing arranged between the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit and having a passageway formed therethrough to fluidly connect the inlet conduit to the outlet conduit, a sample outlet for draining the initial volume of the liquid flow extending through the valve casing and into said passageway, - a valve structure arranged for axial movement in the valve casing traverse to a direction of liquid flow through the passageway, the valve structure comprising a gate for obstructing the passageway and preventing the initial volume of the liquid flow from being transferred to the outlet conduit when the valve structure is in a sampling position, and the valve structure further comprising a stem connected to the gate and adapted for obstructing the sample outlet without obstructing the passageway when the valve structure is in a diverting position, - a buoyancy-driven lifting member connected to the stem for moving the valve structure from the sampling position to the diverting position while the initial volume of the liquid flow is being sampled through the sample outlet,
An injection device comprising: first and second body portions (12, 14) each having a longitudinal axis (L1 L2); and configured to couple together at a coupling, said first and second body portions being complementarily formed so as to be movable about said coupling, an axially-displaceable plunger; a reservoir being disposed in said first body portion, biasing means for advancing said plunger a predetermined distance, and wherein, in an initial state, said axes of said first and second body portions are not axially aligned and said plunger is in said first state and wherein, in a coupled state, said axes of said first and second body portions are axially aligned and an axially-displaceable plunger being located within the second body portion in said initial state; characterized in that said injection device further comprises a displaceable cam member including a protruding stop member formed to interferingly engage a shoulder of the plunger for releasably retaining said plunger in a first state against the force of said biasing means, wherein, in a coupled state, the releasable cam member releases said plunger thereby allowing said biasing means to advance said plunger said predetermined distance when said plunger is released. first and second body portions (12, 14) each having a longitudinal axis (L1 L2); and configured to couple together at a coupling, said first and second body portions being complementarily formed so as to be movable about said coupling, an axially-displaceable plunger; a reservoir being disposed in said first body portion, biasing means for advancing said plunger a predetermined distance, and wherein, in an initial state, said axes of said first and second body portions are not axially aligned and said plunger is in said first state and wherein, in a coupled state, said axes of said first and second body portions are axially aligned and an axially-displaceable plunger being located within the second body portion in said initial state; characterized in that said injection device further comprises a displaceable cam member including a protruding stop member formed to interferingly engage a shoulder of the plunger for releasably retaining said plunger in a first state against the force of said biasing means, wherein, in a coupled state, the releasable cam member releases said plunger thereby allowing said biasing means to advance said plunger said predetermined distance when said plunger is released.
An axle arrangement for an agricultural vehicle having ground-engaging wheels or tracks supporting a chassis, the axle arrangement suitable for coupling the ground-engaging wheels or tracks to the chassis, the axle arrangement comprising a support structure defining an internal mounting volume configured for mounting a transmission assembly therein; and first and second stub axles (32, 34) extending from opposite sides of the support structure along an axle axis; wherein the internal mounting volume is disposed along the axle axis and each of the stub axles (32, 34) is a weldment (32a, 34a) of multiple metal plates fixed with respect to the support structure and extending between the support structure and a drive plate at a free end of the stub axles (32, 34), wherein the drive plate is configured to attach one of the ground-engaging wheels or tracks to the stub axle (32, 34), characterized by further including a structural tie member extending between the drive plates.
Apparatus for machining spectacle lens blanks, comprising a workpiece turret mounted to be rotatable about a main axis of rotation, with at least two workpiece receptacles (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) which are arranged outside the main axis of rotation and mounted on the workpiece turret so as to be rotatable about spindle axes (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6), each workpiece receptacle (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) comprising a workpiece receiving surface (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) having a surface curvature (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6) which is rotationally symmetrical about the spindle axis (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6), the surface curvatures (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6) of the workpiece receiving surfaces (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) being different from each other.
An electrochemical cell, which comprises: a) a casing; b) a first electrode comprising a first active material (14 A) contacted to a rod-shaped couple serving as a first current collector to form a cathode having a generally circular cross-section along a longitudinal axis of the first current collector; c) a second, counter electrode comprising a second active material contacted to a second current collector to form an anode, wherein the second electrode comprises lithium or a second active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; d) a separator segregating the first electrode from direct contact with the second electrode housed inside the casing, wherein the second electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the casing serving as its terminal; and e) an electrolyte activating the first and second electrodes housed in the casing; wherein the rod-shaped couple has a length extending to first and second ends (34A; 34B) with two or more irregularly shaped areas between the ends, wherein the irregularly shaped areas are selected from the group consisting of a flat, a scalloped shaped area, a V-shaped area, a triangular shaped area, a rectangular shaped area, and combinations thereof, being capable of preventing the active material (14 A) from sliding in an axial direction along the couple and from separating and delaminating from the couple surface. a) a casing; b) a first electrode comprising a first active material (14 A) contacted to a rod-shaped couple serving as a first current collector to form a cathode having a generally circular cross-section along a longitudinal axis of the first current collector; c) a second, counter electrode comprising a second active material contacted to a second current collector to form an anode, wherein the second electrode comprises lithium or a second active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; d) a separator segregating the first electrode from direct contact with the second electrode housed inside the casing, wherein the second electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the casing serving as its terminal; and e) an electrolyte activating the first and second electrodes housed in the casing; wherein the rod-shaped couple has a length extending to first and second ends (34A; 34B) with two or more irregularly shaped areas between the ends, wherein the irregularly shaped areas are selected from the group consisting of a flat, a scalloped shaped area, a V-shaped area, a triangular shaped area, a rectangular shaped area, and combinations thereof, being capable of preventing the active material (14 A) from sliding in an axial direction along the couple and from separating and delaminating from the couple surface.
A method of preparing cell masses of purified cardiomyocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells, characterized in that purified cardiomyocytes derived from pluripotent stem cell are obtained by dispersing aggregated cell masses that contain cardiomyocytes differentiated and induced from pluripotent stem cells to single cells, and culturing the dispersed cardiomyocytes in a culture medium under serum-free conditions in suspension culture conditions in a non-cell-adhesive round-bottomed well so that they are reaggregated.
A card processing unit, equipped with a communication antenna for communicating with a non-contact IC card, comprising: two transfer rollers for transferring the non-contact IC card while contacting a surface of the non-contact IC card; pad rollers placed so as to face and bias themselves to the transfer rollers; fixed shafts for supporting the pad rollers so as to be rotatable; and coil springs for biasing the pad rollers toward the transfer rollers; characterized in that the fixed shafts protrude at both sides of the pad rollers in axial direction; and the coil springs are provided at both sides of the pad rollers in axial direction and contact the fixed shafts for biasing the fixed shafts in a direction for pressing the pad rollers toward the transfer rollers. two transfer rollers for transferring the non-contact IC card while contacting a surface of the non-contact IC card; pad rollers placed so as to face and bias themselves to the transfer rollers; fixed shafts for supporting the pad rollers so as to be rotatable; and coil springs for biasing the pad rollers toward the transfer rollers; characterized in that