mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A lubrication system (210, 310, 410, 510) for a bearing assembly (200, 300, 400, 500), the bearing assembly (200, 300, 400, 500) having at least one bearing (205, 205', 205", 305, 405, 405', 405", 505, 505', 505"), comprising: a pump circuit, having at least a pump; a lubricant injection circuit (230, 530) for providing lubricant to the bearing during an injection mode of operation; a lubricant extraction circuit (250, 350, 450) for extracting used lubricant from the bearing during an extraction mode of operation; characterised in that it comprises: at least a first three-way valve (270, 370, 470, 570), having a first port coupled to the pump circuit, a second port to the lubricant injection circuit (230, 530) and a third port to the lubricant extraction circuit (250, 350, 450), wherein the first three-way valve (270, 370, 470, 570) allows operation of the lubrication system in the injection mode or in the extraction mode or in both modes simultaneously. a pump circuit, having at least a pump; a lubricant injection circuit (230, 530) for providing lubricant to the bearing during an injection mode of operation; a lubricant extraction circuit (250, 350, 450) for extracting used lubricant from the bearing during an extraction mode of operation; characterised in that it comprises: at least a first three-way valve (270, 370, 470, 570), having a first port coupled to the pump circuit, a second port to the lubricant injection circuit (230, 530) and a third port to the lubricant extraction circuit (250, 350, 450), wherein the first three-way valve (270, 370, 470, 570) allows operation of the lubrication system in the injection mode or in the extraction mode or in both modes simultaneously. at least a first three-way valve (270, 370, 470, 570), having a first port coupled to the pump circuit, a second port to the lubricant injection circuit (230, 530) and a third port to the lubricant extraction circuit (250, 350, 450), wherein the first three-way valve (270, 370, 470, 570) allows operation of the lubrication system in the injection mode or in the extraction mode or in both modes simultaneously.
A collapsible container, preferably selected from the group consisting of a cup, tumbler, and bowl, having a plurality of sections, said collapsible container comprising: a rigid top ring; a rigid base; one or more rigid intermediate rings disposed between said top ring and said base; and a flexible wall peripherally fixed to said base, said top ring, and said one or more intermediate rings; wherein said collapsible container is adjustable between an expanded position with the top ring spaced upward from said base and forming a container interior, and a collapsed position with said top ring surrounding said base in outwardly spaced substantially concentric relation thereto, characterised in that the flexible wall is peripherally fixed by being over-molded to said base, said top ring and said one or more intermediate rings. a rigid top ring; a rigid base; one or more rigid intermediate rings disposed between said top ring and said base; and a flexible wall peripherally fixed to said base, said top ring, and said one or more intermediate rings; wherein said collapsible container is adjustable between an expanded position with the top ring spaced upward from said base and forming a container interior, and a collapsed position with said top ring surrounding said base in outwardly spaced substantially concentric relation thereto, characterised in that the flexible wall is peripherally fixed by being over-molded to said base, said top ring and said one or more intermediate rings.
A monitoring device for monitoring substances comprising: a group of at least two sensors (200a, 200b), each of the sensors in said group separately monitoring the same substance and providing a respective output signal in response to the detection of said same substance; an orientation sensor that provides an orientation output signal indicating the physical orientation of the monitoring device; a processing unit with memory, said processing unit being responsive to each of the respective output signals of the sensors in said group and responsive to the orientation output signal to determine a sensor orientation of each of the sensors in said group, and to determine a detection signal for said substance based on the output signals and the sensor orientations; a display that is responsive to the detection signal of said processing unit, said display showing the detection condition for said substance in accordance with said detection signal; and an alarm that is responsive to said processing unit, said alarm being activated at times when said detection signal deviates from a level that corresponds to a predetermined concentration of said substance. a group of at least two sensors (200a, 200b), each of the sensors in said group separately monitoring the same substance and providing a respective output signal in response to the detection of said same substance; an orientation sensor that provides an orientation output signal indicating the physical orientation of the monitoring device; a processing unit with memory, said processing unit being responsive to each of the respective output signals of the sensors in said group and responsive to the orientation output signal to determine a sensor orientation of each of the sensors in said group, and to determine a detection signal for said substance based on the output signals and the sensor orientations; a display that is responsive to the detection signal of said processing unit, said display showing the detection condition for said substance in accordance with said detection signal; and an alarm that is responsive to said processing unit, said alarm being activated at times when said detection signal deviates from a level that corresponds to a predetermined concentration of said substance.
A method of producing microparticles that stabilize and/or control the release of an agent disposed therein, the method comprising (a) providing a solution comprising a mixture of from 5 % w/w to 20 % w/w of cross-linked high amylose starch and the agent to be released; and (b) spray drying the mixture of step (a) in a spray dryer to produce microparticles having a mean diameter of from 1 μm to 200 μm. (a) providing a solution comprising a mixture of from 5 % w/w to 20 % w/w of cross-linked high amylose starch and the agent to be released; and (b) spray drying the mixture of step (a) in a spray dryer to produce microparticles having a mean diameter of from 1 μm to 200 μm.
An image processing method comprising the following steps: preparing a dither matrix having a plurality of dot regions and having a threshold value at each of the dot regions; dividing the plurality of dot regions into a plurality of sub-matrices such that the plurality of sub-matrices include a first sub-matrix and a second sub-matrix, the first sub-matrix having a first threshold value smallest among threshold values in the first sub-matrix, the second sub-matrix having a plurality of threshold values that are smaller than the first threshold value and are arranged adjacent to each other, each of all remaining sub-matrices having at least one threshold value smaller than the first threshold value, and the plurality of sub-matrices include a third sub-matrix and a fourth sub-matrix, the third sub-matrix having a second threshold value largest among threshold values in the third sub-matrix, the fourth sub-matrix having a plurality of threshold values that are larger than the second threshold value and are arranged adjacent to each other, each of all remaining sub-matrices having at least one threshold value larger than the second threshold value; storing the dither matrix into a storing unit; and creating binary image data by comparing an input value to the threshold values. preparing a dither matrix having a plurality of dot regions and having a threshold value at each of the dot regions; dividing the plurality of dot regions into a plurality of sub-matrices such that the plurality of sub-matrices include a first sub-matrix and a second sub-matrix, the first sub-matrix having a first threshold value smallest among threshold values in the first sub-matrix, the second sub-matrix having a plurality of threshold values that are smaller than the first threshold value and are arranged adjacent to each other, each of all remaining sub-matrices having at least one threshold value smaller than the first threshold value, and the plurality of sub-matrices include a third sub-matrix and a fourth sub-matrix, the third sub-matrix having a second threshold value largest among threshold values in the third sub-matrix, the fourth sub-matrix having a plurality of threshold values that are larger than the second threshold value and are arranged adjacent to each other, each of all remaining sub-matrices having at least one threshold value larger than the second threshold value; storing the dither matrix into a storing unit; and creating binary image data by comparing an input value to the threshold values.
A heating device for thermally conditioning preforms made of a thermoplastic material to a temperature profile, which is suitable for a blow moulding, wherein the heating device has several heating means (30, 30') arranged one behind the other along a heating section, comprising transport means for transporting the preforms on a transport path along the heating section and along the heating means (30, 30'), wherein the transport means are connected in a chain-like manner to form a closed revolving transport chain, wherein the transport means have a rotary drive body, which cooperates with a first engaging means, which is arranged and driven so as to revolve spaced apart from the transport chain, for introducing an intrinsic rotational movement around a longitudinal axis of the transport means by engaging with the rotational drive body, wherein the heating device has a first heating section comprising first heating means for uniformly controlling the temperature of the preforms in the circumferential direction thereof, and a second heating section comprising second heating means for unevenly controlling the temperature of the preforms in the circumferential direction thereof (Preferential Heating), wherein the first engaging means is arranged in such a way that it engages with the rotary drive body in the region of the first heating section, and does not engaged with the rotary drive body in the region of the second section, characterised in that the heating device has a second engaging means (45, 45', 45"), which is arranged and can be driven so as to revolve spaced apart from the transport chain in such a way that it engages with the rotary drive body in the region of the second heating section and thereby has the circumferential speed of the transport chain.
An optical system, comprising: - a substrate including a handle layer, a device layer and an etch stop layer between the handle layer and the device layer; and - a moveable three-dimensional curved optical element etched in the device layer of the substrate and optically coupled to receive and to focus or collimate a first optical beam to provide a second optical beam, said first optical beam being a free-space propagating optical beam; - a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) actuator coupled to the moveable optical element, - an optical axis of the first optical beam, a central axis of the three-dimensional curved optical element and an optical axis of the second optical beam lying within the device layer and being parallel to the plane of the substrate, characterized in that the three-dimensional curved optical element is a doubly-curved optical element having curvatures in both in-plane and out-of-plane directions. - a substrate including a handle layer, a device layer and an etch stop layer between the handle layer and the device layer; and - a moveable three-dimensional curved optical element etched in the device layer of the substrate and optically coupled to receive and to focus or collimate a first optical beam to provide a second optical beam, said first optical beam being a free-space propagating optical beam; - a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) actuator coupled to the moveable optical element, - an optical axis of the first optical beam, a central axis of the three-dimensional curved optical element and an optical axis of the second optical beam lying within the device layer and being parallel to the plane of the substrate,
A telescopic slide with rail elements which can be displaced in longitudinal directions against one another and a bearing cage, wherein the bearing cage comprises a base section and a first retaining section and a second retaining section which extend laterally of the base section in the longitudinal direction, so that the bearing cage has an essentially U-shaped cross section, wherein two free sides are formed by the first and the second retaining section which are connected together via the base section, and wherein apertures are provided in the first retaining section and in the second retaining section which are disposed adjacent to each other along the longitudinal direction and which are separated by webs, and in which roller members are disposed, wherein the bearing cage comprises at least four roller members in the first retaining section, wherein each of the spacings of at least four successive roller members in the longitudinal direction in the first retaining section differ with respect to each other, wherein the spacings are not the sum of two successive spacings of these at least four successive roller members and the spacings of successive roller members in the longitudinal direction with respect to each other increase from both ends of the bearing cage to the centre of the bearing cage, characterized in that each of the spacings of the at least four successive roller members in the longitudinal direction with respect to each other are not an integral multiple of another spacing of these four successive roller members.
A minimally invasive surgical system comprising: an elongate flexible body including a proximal portion (220, 330), a distal portion (221, 331, 331'), an inner sheath (365, 705), and a steerable tube (450, 450'); a plurality of conduits, each conduit including a lumen and extending within the inner sheath; a plurality of tendons (310, 318, 401) extending from the proximal portion and beyond distal ends of the plurality of conduits to the distal portion of the elongate flexible body; and wherein the distal portion comprises the steerable tube (450, 450') including an inner surface, an outer surface (454, 454'), a wall having a thickness extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, a plurality of grooves (470a-d, 470a'-d') having an open cross-sectional shape in one of the inner or outer surfaces of the wall, the grooves configured to receive the tendons and protrusions of the inner sheath through which the tendons extend, and proximal and distal ends, wherein each tendon is actuatable to bend the steerable tube. an elongate flexible body including a proximal portion (220, 330), a distal portion (221, 331, 331'), an inner sheath (365, 705), and a steerable tube (450, 450'); a plurality of conduits, each conduit including a lumen and extending within the inner sheath; a plurality of tendons (310, 318, 401) extending from the proximal portion and beyond distal ends of the plurality of conduits to the distal portion of the elongate flexible body; and wherein the distal portion comprises the steerable tube (450, 450') including an inner surface, an outer surface (454, 454'), a wall having a thickness extending between the inner surface and the outer surface, a plurality of grooves (470a-d, 470a'-d') having an open cross-sectional shape in one of the inner or outer surfaces of the wall, the grooves configured to receive the tendons and protrusions of the inner sheath through which the tendons extend, and proximal and distal ends, wherein each tendon is actuatable to bend the steerable tube.
A multilayer tube (10; 110), particularly for fluids, which comprises a sheath (11; 111) made of fluorinated polymers which is located in the innermost layer and is adapted to be in contact with a circulating fluid, wherein said sheath (11; 111) has a smooth internal surface (30; 130) and is reinforced with external layers that are predominantly made of rubber, and wherein it comprises one or more intermediate reinforcement layers (12; 112), which are arranged coaxially to said sheath (11; 111), and an external covering layer (13; 113) which is made of elastomeric material and is coaxial to said one or more reinforcement layers (12; 112), said one or more intermediate reinforcement layers comprising at least one first textile reinforcement layer (17; 117) and at least one second textile reinforcement layer (18;118), with the interposition of a filler layer (19; 119) made of elastomeric material, said sheath (11; 111) having an external surface (31; 131) which is cemented by way of a chemical process that renders the fluorinated polymer bondable by adhesive to other surfaces, said sheath (11; 111) and said one or more intermediate reinforcement layers (12; 112) being coupled stably by way of the interposition of a layer of rubber (16; 116) characterized in that said sheath (11, 111) is constituted by coupling a first, nonconducting material (14; 114) to a second, black-pigmented material that is electrically at least antistatic in the form of one or more continuous strips (15; 115), said one or more continuous strips having a helical extension.
A friction brake device comprising a brake rotor which includes first and second disk parts (20A,22) spaced apart along a rotation axis and extending around said rotation axis over the entire circumference and a connection part integrally connecting said first and second disk parts (20A,22); first and second rotating friction members (14AA,14AB,14BA,14BB) which are supported by a stationary member so that said rotating friction members can rotate about associated autorotation axes parallel to said rotation axis; first and second rotational torque transmission mechanisms (66A,66B) which mutually transmit rotational torques between said brake rotor and said first and second rotating friction members (14AA,14AB,14BA,14BB) without depending on the friction forces between said brake rotor and said first and second rotating friction members (14AA,14AB,14BA,14BB); and first and second pressing devices (60A,60B) which are supported by said stationary member and press said first and second rotating friction members (14AA,14AB,14BA,14BB) against first and second mutually opposed friction surfaces of said first disk part, characterized in that said connection part integrally connecting the outer peripheral portions of said first and second disk parts (20A,22); said first and second rotating friction members (14AA,14AB,14BA,14BB) are supported between said first and second disk parts (20A,22) by said stationary member; said first and second pressing devices (60A,60B) are supported between said first and second disk parts (20A,22) by said stationary member; and said first and second pressing devices (60A,60B) press said first and second rotating friction members (14AA,14AB,14BA,14BB) against first and second mutually opposed friction surfaces of said first and second disk parts (20A,22), respectively.
A fabric handling apparatus, comprising: a layup table; a mold disposed adjacent to the layup table; a fabric handling array suspended above the layup table and the mold, the fabric handling array being adapted to transfer at least one fabric shape from the layup table to the mold, the fabric handling array comprising a plurality of attractors in an attractor array, wherein an orientation of the fabric handling array is alterable with respect to at least one of the layup table and the mold so that the at least one fabric shape is positionable on the mold in a predetermined orientation. wherein the fabric handling array further comprises a frame, and the attractors are suspended from the frame such that the attractors are displaceable vertically with respect to the frame, characterized in that the attractors operate via electrostatic principles and are connected to one another via a mat of material so that the array of attractors presents a continuous flexible surface adapted to pick up a fabric, whereby intermediate portions of the mat maintain the attractors in a substantially constant positional relationship with respect to each other. a layup table; a mold disposed adjacent to the layup table; a fabric handling array suspended above the layup table and the mold, the fabric handling array being adapted to transfer at least one fabric shape from the layup table to the mold, the fabric handling array comprising a plurality of attractors in an attractor array, wherein an orientation of the fabric handling array is alterable with respect to at least one of the layup table and the mold so that the at least one fabric shape is positionable on the mold in a predetermined orientation. wherein the fabric handling array further comprises a frame, and the attractors are suspended from the frame such that the attractors are displaceable vertically with respect to the frame, characterized in that the attractors operate via electrostatic principles and are connected to one another via a mat of material so that the array of attractors presents a continuous flexible surface adapted to pick up a fabric, whereby intermediate portions of the mat maintain the attractors in a substantially constant positional relationship with respect to each other.
A thermoplastic elastomer composite, satisfying the following relationship: E / H ≤ 0.6 wherein E represents a compression set (%) at 70°C and H represents a hardness at 23°C, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer composite comprises at least one fiber, wherein the fiber is a microfibrillated plant fiber, wherein the microfibrillated plant fiber is an oxidized microfibrillated plant fiber, wherein the oxidized microfibrillated plant fiber is obtained by oxidation process using an N-oxyl compound, wherein the N-oxyl compound is 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, wherein an average fiber diameter of the microfibrillated plant fibers is 20 nm or more and 50 nm or less, and wherein an average fiber length of the microfibrillated plant fibers is 300 nm or more and 3 pm or less, wherein the shore hardness (JIS-A hardness) at 23°C of the thermoplastic elastomer composite is measured using a type A durometer in accordance with JIS K6253-3 "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness - Part 3: Durometer method", wherein the compression set (%) at 70°C of the thermoplastic elastomer composite is measured at a temperature of 70°C and a compression rate (strain) of 25% for a test time of 24 hours in accordance with JIS K6262:2013 "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of compression set at ambient, elevated or low temperatures". wherein the thermoplastic elastomer composite comprises at least one fiber, wherein the fiber is a microfibrillated plant fiber, wherein the microfibrillated plant fiber is an oxidized microfibrillated plant fiber, wherein the oxidized microfibrillated plant fiber is obtained by oxidation process using an N-oxyl compound, wherein the N-oxyl compound is 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, wherein an average fiber diameter of the microfibrillated plant fibers is 20 nm or more and 50 nm or less, and wherein an average fiber length of the microfibrillated plant fibers is 300 nm or more and 3 pm or less, wherein the shore hardness (JIS-A hardness) at 23°C of the thermoplastic elastomer composite is measured using a type A durometer in accordance with JIS K6253-3 "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness - Part 3: Durometer method", wherein the compression set (%) at 70°C of the thermoplastic elastomer composite is measured at a temperature of 70°C and a compression rate (strain) of 25% for a test time of 24 hours in accordance with JIS K6262:2013 "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of compression set at ambient, elevated or low temperatures".