mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for reducing an effective contour of a running surface of a working roller (3, 4) during the hot rolling of rolling stock in a roll stand to form a rolled strip, wherein the roll stand comprises: - an upper working roller and a lower working roller, wherein each working roller (3, 4) has two ends for the rotational mounting of the working roller (2, 3) in chocks, - wherein each working roller (3, 4) in an axial direction has a conical portion followed by a running surface, - wherein the running surfaces of the working rollers (3, 4) have a non-cylindrical initial contour prior to the hot rolling; - wherein the upper working roller is fitted in the opposite direction to the lower working roller, - wherein each working roller has a separate displacing device for axially displacing the working roller (3, 4), comprising the method steps of: - hot rolling the rolling stock between the two working rollers (3, 4), wherein the radial extent of the running surface of a working roller (3, 4) decreases by Δr during the rolling, - axially displacing the working rollers (3, 4) in opposite directions by a displacement distance s > Δr tan α, where Δr indicates the wear of the running surface in a radial direction and α indicates the pitch angle of the conical portion of the respective working roller (3, 4). - an upper working roller and a lower working roller, wherein each working roller (3, 4) has two ends for the rotational mounting of the working roller (2, 3) in chocks, - wherein each working roller (3, 4) in an axial direction has a conical portion followed by a running surface, - wherein the running surfaces of the working rollers (3, 4) have a non-cylindrical initial contour prior to the hot rolling; - wherein the upper working roller is fitted in the opposite direction to the lower working roller, - wherein each working roller has a separate displacing device for axially displacing the working roller (3, 4), comprising the method steps of: - hot rolling the rolling stock between the two working rollers (3, 4), wherein the radial extent of the running surface of a working roller (3, 4) decreases by Δr during the rolling, - axially displacing the working rollers (3, 4) in opposite directions by a displacement distance s > Δr tan α, where Δr indicates the wear of the running surface in a radial direction and α indicates the pitch angle of the conical portion of the respective working roller (3, 4). - hot rolling the rolling stock between the two working rollers (3, 4), wherein the radial extent of the running surface of a working roller (3, 4) decreases by Δr during the rolling, - axially displacing the working rollers (3, 4) in opposite directions by a displacement distance s > Δr tan α, where Δr indicates the wear of the running surface in a radial direction and α indicates the pitch angle of the conical portion of the respective working roller (3, 4).
Filtration membrane, consisting of a porous support, configured as a textile nonwoven, and of a membrane layer with a first zone and with a second zone disposed between the first zone and the support, characterized in that the first zone has a thickness of 5 to 15 μm and a mean pore size of < 0.4 μm and the second zone has a thickness of 5 to 40 μm and a mean pore size of 0.4 to 5.0 μm; in the first zone, the mean pore size increases with a mean gradient, determined by the slope of a regression line, of 20 to 80 nm per 1 μm distance from a surface of the filtration membrane that faces away from the support; in the second zone, the mean pore size increases with a mean gradient, determined by the slope of a regression line, of 200 to 800 nm per 1 μm distance from the surface, where the mean pore size is measured on membrane microtome sections by means of scanning transmission electron microscopy, as defined in the description in the section "mean pore size"; the first and second zones (2, 3) consist of polysulfone and polyvinylpyrrolidone, and the filtration membrane has a clean water permeability, measured with purified water at a temperature of 20 °C and in a pressure range of 0.1 to 1 bar, of 200 to 3000 L / (m 2 ·h·bar).
A substance that inhibits or reduces ubiquitination, wherein the inhibition or reduction of the ubiquitination is (i) an inhibition or reduction of the expression of a gene encoding the ubiquitinating enzyme Klhl18 in a retina, or (ii) an inhibition or reduction of an interaction between the klHl18 protein and the Unc119 protein in a retina, for use in amelioration or prevention of retinal degeneration or of a symptom associated with light reception, wherein the symptom associated with light reception is at least one selected from the group consisting of age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, Stargardt disease, cone-rod dystrophy, and light-induced damage of a retina.
A double-walled paper cup comprising: an inner cup; and an outer sleeve configured to circumferentially envelop the inner cup and to be attached at top and bottom circumferential edges thereof to the inner cup; wherein the top edge of the outer sleeve is folded inwards on itself to form a contact strip for attachment to a portion of the inner cup adjacent to a lip of the inner cup, the contact strip defining a gap between the inner cup and outer sleeve, wherein the contact strip is formed by folding a strip at the top edge of the outer sleeve inwards such that an inner surface of the folded strip contacts an inner surface of the outer sleeve, wherein the bottom edge of the outer sleeve is configured in the shape of a bottom curl which defines a gap between the bottom of the outer sleeve and the inner cup, wherein the contact strip and the bottom curl define a continuous gap between the inner cup and outer sleeve from the bottom to the top of the outer sleeve. an inner cup; and an outer sleeve configured to circumferentially envelop the inner cup and to be attached at top and bottom circumferential edges thereof to the inner cup; wherein the top edge of the outer sleeve is folded inwards on itself to form a contact strip for attachment to a portion of the inner cup adjacent to a lip of the inner cup, the contact strip defining a gap between the inner cup and outer sleeve, wherein the contact strip is formed by folding a strip at the top edge of the outer sleeve inwards such that an inner surface of the folded strip contacts an inner surface of the outer sleeve, wherein the bottom edge of the outer sleeve is configured in the shape of a bottom curl which defines a gap between the bottom of the outer sleeve and the inner cup, wherein the contact strip and the bottom curl define a continuous gap between the inner cup and outer sleeve from the bottom to the top of the outer sleeve.
A tire comprising a tread, at least one carcass ply placed radially inward of the tread and at least one ply placed radially inbetween the tread and the at least one carcass ply, the tread having a contact face of a contact width CW intended to come into contact with ground during rolling, the tread being axially divided into 3 regions, 2 shoulder regions located axially outward of the tread being composed of a shoulder rubber composition and a center region axially sandwiched by the 2 shoulder regions being composed of a center rubber composition different than the shoulder rubber composition, a glass transition temperature Tg of the center rubber composition being higher than a glass transition temperature Tg of the shoulder rubber composition, wherein the glass transition temperature Tg of the center rubber composition is at least equal to 10°C higher than the glass transition temperature Tg of the shoulder rubber composition, the tire being characterized in that the at least one ply comprises a plurality of reinforcing cords extending with an angle A in a range from 35 to 55 degrees relative to a circumferential orientation. the tread being axially divided into 3 regions, 2 shoulder regions located axially outward of the tread being composed of a shoulder rubber composition and a center region axially sandwiched by the 2 shoulder regions being composed of a center rubber composition different than the shoulder rubber composition, a glass transition temperature Tg of the center rubber composition being higher than a glass transition temperature Tg of the shoulder rubber composition, wherein the glass transition temperature Tg of the center rubber composition is at least equal to 10°C higher than the glass transition temperature Tg of the shoulder rubber composition, the tire being characterized in that the at least one ply comprises a plurality of reinforcing cords extending with an angle A in a range from 35 to 55 degrees relative to a circumferential orientation.
An elastic roller comprising a cylindrical pipe and flanges located at either of the two ends thereof; the cylindrical pipe is a thin-walled cylindrical pipe made of an elastically deformable material; and having a central longitudinal axis; characterized in that the flanges are made of an elastically deformable material; wherein the material of the cylindrical pipe and of the flanges deforms so as to produce a reactive-force-producing load and a reactive-force-producing elasticity when a load is applied in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical pipe; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of thin-walled annular rings of differing diameters that are peripheral to the central longitudinal axis and comprise an innermost ring and a plurality of annular rings (4a, 4b) towards the outside therefrom; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of ribs arranged so as to be perpendicular to the respective rings and uniformly spaced in annular gaps between those which, among these annular rings of differing diameters, are a small-diameter ring and a large-diameter ring mutually adjacent to this small-diameter ring; wherein the flanges are integrally formed from the plurality of ribs and the annular rings of differing diameters; wherein the two ends of the thin-walled cylindrical pipe engage with and are captured by outside circumferences of outermost annular rings of the flanges; and wherein the thin-walled cylindrical pipe and the flanges at both ends thereof are able to undergo elastic deformation in the same direction when a load is applied to the thin-walled cylindrical pipe. the cylindrical pipe is a thin-walled cylindrical pipe made of an elastically deformable material; and having a central longitudinal axis; characterized in that the flanges are made of an elastically deformable material; wherein the material of the cylindrical pipe and of the flanges deforms so as to produce a reactive-force-producing load and a reactive-force-producing elasticity when a load is applied in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical pipe; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of thin-walled annular rings of differing diameters that are peripheral to the central longitudinal axis and comprise an innermost ring and a plurality of annular rings (4a, 4b) towards the outside therefrom; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of ribs arranged so as to be perpendicular to the respective rings and uniformly spaced in annular gaps between those which, among these annular rings of differing diameters, are a small-diameter ring and a large-diameter ring mutually adjacent to this small-diameter ring; wherein the flanges are integrally formed from the plurality of ribs and the annular rings of differing diameters; wherein the two ends of the thin-walled cylindrical pipe engage with and are captured by outside circumferences of outermost annular rings of the flanges; and wherein the thin-walled cylindrical pipe and the flanges at both ends thereof are able to undergo elastic deformation in the same direction when a load is applied to the thin-walled cylindrical pipe.
An electrosurgical instrument, comprising: an elongated shaft; an end effector coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft and including opposing first and second jaw members, the end effector configured to move between an open configuration, in which the first and second jaw members define a first gap therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which the first and second jaw members define a second gap therebetween, smaller than the first gap; and a drive shaft operably coupled to the end effector to move the end effector between the open and closed configurations, a switch assembly including a first electrical contact coupled to the drive shaft and configured to move with the drive shaft and a second electrical contact configured to be engaged by the first electrical contact in response to a movement of the drive shaft to determine a first angle between the first and second jaw members, characterized by further comprising a third electrical contact coupled to the drive shaft and configured to move with the drive shaft, wherein the third electrical contact is configured to engage the second electrical contact in response to movement of the drive shaft to determine a second angle between the first and second jaw members wherein the first and third electrical contacts are coil springs and the third electrical contact has a reduced length compared to the first electrical contact. an elongated shaft; an end effector coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft and including opposing first and second jaw members, the end effector configured to move between an open configuration, in which the first and second jaw members define a first gap therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which the first and second jaw members define a second gap therebetween, smaller than the first gap; and a drive shaft operably coupled to the end effector to move the end effector between the open and closed configurations, a switch assembly including a first electrical contact coupled to the drive shaft and configured to move with the drive shaft and a second electrical contact configured to be engaged by the first electrical contact in response to a movement of the drive shaft to determine a first angle between the first and second jaw members, characterized by further comprising a third electrical contact coupled to the drive shaft and configured to move with the drive shaft, wherein the third electrical contact is configured to engage the second electrical contact in response to movement of the drive shaft to determine a second angle between the first and second jaw members wherein the first and third electrical contacts are coil springs and the third electrical contact has a reduced length compared to the first electrical contact.
A network function registration method comprising: sending (102, 201), by a first network function, a registration request to a second network function, wherein single-network slice selection assistance information, S-NSSAI, a data network name, DNN, and information of a data processing method applied in the first network function are carried in the registration request, wherein the first network function is an application function, AF, and wherein the second network function is a network function repository function, NRF; receiving (110, 112), by the first network function, a first Internet Protocol, IP, address of a terminal sent by a third network function, wherein the first IP address of the terminal is acquired by the third network function. sending (102, 201), by a first network function, a registration request to a second network function, wherein single-network slice selection assistance information, S-NSSAI, a data network name, DNN, and information of a data processing method applied in the first network function are carried in the registration request, wherein the first network function is an application function, AF, and wherein the second network function is a network function repository function, NRF; receiving (110, 112), by the first network function, a first Internet Protocol, IP, address of a terminal sent by a third network function, wherein the first IP address of the terminal is acquired by the third network function.
An input device suitable for a control system of a vehicle, the input device comprising at least one capacitive-sensing button, the capacitive-sensing button being provided for receiving an actuation from a user, wherein the actuation alters a capacitance value of the capacitive-sensing button, an actuation detection electrical circuit comprising a threshold value, wherein the actuation detection electrical circuit is configured to output a button actuation signal when the capacitance value exceeds the threshold value, a proximity sensor configured to generate a proximity signal when an object is provided in an area that is near the capacitive-sensing button, a proximity temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature measurement, and a processor comprising - a comparison unit configured to receive the temperature measurement and the proximity signal, wherein the comparison unit is configured to generate a comparison signal that is derived from the temperature measurement and from the proximity signal, and - an adjustment unit configured to adjust the threshold value to an adjustment value that is derived from the comparison signal, characterized in that the temperature measurement is of the surface temperature of the object in the vicinity of the capacitive-sensing button when the proximity signal is received. at least one capacitive-sensing button, the capacitive-sensing button being provided for receiving an actuation from a user, wherein the actuation alters a capacitance value of the capacitive-sensing button, an actuation detection electrical circuit comprising a threshold value, wherein the actuation detection electrical circuit is configured to output a button actuation signal when the capacitance value exceeds the threshold value, a proximity sensor configured to generate a proximity signal when an object is provided in an area that is near the capacitive-sensing button, a proximity temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature measurement, and a processor comprising - a comparison unit configured to receive the temperature measurement and the proximity signal, wherein the comparison unit is configured to generate a comparison signal that is derived from the temperature measurement and from the proximity signal, and - an adjustment unit configured to adjust the threshold value to an adjustment value that is derived from the comparison signal, characterized in that the temperature measurement is of the surface temperature of the object in the vicinity of the capacitive-sensing button when the proximity signal is received. - a comparison unit configured to receive the temperature measurement and the proximity signal, wherein the comparison unit is configured to generate a comparison signal that is derived from the temperature measurement and from the proximity signal, and - an adjustment unit configured to adjust the threshold value to an adjustment value that is derived from the comparison signal, characterized in that the temperature measurement is of the surface temperature of the object in the vicinity of the capacitive-sensing button when the proximity signal is received.
An interface for use in providing positive pressure respiratory therapy, the interface comprising: a mask assembly comprising a mask seal and a mask shell, the mask assembly configured to be fully positioned lower than a bridge of a nose of a face of a user and to provide an exposed bridge of the nose of the user, the mask seal being connected to the mask shell, a nasal region comprising at least one nasal opening, the mask seal comprising a first paddle on a first side of the nasal region and a second paddle on a second side of the nasal region, the first paddle configured to contact one side of the nose of the user and the second paddle configured to contact the other side of the nose of the user; the mask seal also comprising an upper front portion that is positioned above the mask shell and extends in a lateral direction across the front of the mask seal between the mask shell and the nasal region and is located in a front of the mask seal, the upper front portion having sides that extend into the paddles, wherein the upper front portion has a thickness that is equal to or less than a thickness of the nasal region a frame removably coupled to the mask assembly; a pair of covers supported by the frame relative to the mask assembly such that each of the covers is positioned adjacent and overlaps a portion of a respective one of the first and second paddles, wherein the covers limit expansion of at least the portion of the first and second paddles. a mask assembly comprising a mask seal and a mask shell, the mask assembly configured to be fully positioned lower than a bridge of a nose of a face of a user and to provide an exposed bridge of the nose of the user, the mask seal being connected to the mask shell, a nasal region comprising at least one nasal opening, the mask seal comprising a first paddle on a first side of the nasal region and a second paddle on a second side of the nasal region, the first paddle configured to contact one side of the nose of the user and the second paddle configured to contact the other side of the nose of the user; the mask seal also comprising an upper front portion that is positioned above the mask shell and extends in a lateral direction across the front of the mask seal between the mask shell and the nasal region and is located in a front of the mask seal, the upper front portion having sides that extend into the paddles, wherein the upper front portion has a thickness that is equal to or less than a thickness of the nasal region a frame removably coupled to the mask assembly; a pair of covers supported by the frame relative to the mask assembly such that each of the covers is positioned adjacent and overlaps a portion of a respective one of the first and second paddles, wherein the covers limit expansion of at least the portion of the first and second paddles.
A method of forming a propeller blade comprising: providing a mold; forming a foam core in the mold that includes a face side and a camber side; machining a slot through the foam core that connects the face side and the camber side; placing an internal stiffener through the machined slot; folding the internal stiffener, after it has been placed through the machined slot, such that it includes a face flange (107c; 107d) that contacts the face side of the foam core and a camber flange (107a; 107b) that contacts the camber side of the foam core; and forming a structural layer that surrounds the foam core and contacts face and camber flanges (107a; 107b; 107c; 107d) providing a mold; forming a foam core in the mold that includes a face side and a camber side; machining a slot through the foam core that connects the face side and the camber side; placing an internal stiffener through the machined slot; folding the internal stiffener, after it has been placed through the machined slot, such that it includes a face flange (107c; 107d) that contacts the face side of the foam core and a camber flange (107a; 107b) that contacts the camber side of the foam core; and forming a structural layer that surrounds the foam core and contacts face and camber flanges (107a; 107b; 107c; 107d)