mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A variable diffuser comprising: a passage defined between opposing faces of a hub and a tip; at least one vane (118, 201) within the passage, said vane comprising a vane body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the vane body extending between the hub face and the tip face; and at least one rotatable penny coupled to said vane body and having a drive shaft extending from the penny, and an actuator, wherein the penny is coupled to the vane body near an edge of the penny and the penny being rotatable within an aperture of the hub face about an axis defined by the drive shaft; wherein the hub face defines a slot and the vane body is coupled to the hub face via a pin extending from the vane body and into the slot, the pin movable laterally within the slot; wherein rotation of the at least one penny changes an orientation of the at least one vane (118, 201) relative to the hub face by pivoting action about the pin of the at least one vane (118, 201) as well as translation of the vane as the pin moves laterally within the slot. a passage defined between opposing faces of a hub and a tip; at least one vane (118, 201) within the passage, said vane comprising a vane body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the vane body extending between the hub face and the tip face; and at least one rotatable penny coupled to said vane body and having a drive shaft extending from the penny, and an actuator, wherein the penny is coupled to the vane body near an edge of the penny and the penny being rotatable within an aperture of the hub face about an axis defined by the drive shaft; wherein the hub face defines a slot and the vane body is coupled to the hub face via a pin extending from the vane body and into the slot, the pin movable laterally within the slot; wherein rotation of the at least one penny changes an orientation of the at least one vane (118, 201) relative to the hub face by pivoting action about the pin of the at least one vane (118, 201) as well as translation of the vane as the pin moves laterally within the slot.
A breathing assistance apparatus (10, 10', 3010') for delivering a flow of gas, comprising: an apparatus main housing (100, 100') with a recess (250, 3250) for receipt of, or containing, a motor module (400, 1400, 2400), and a gasflow passage (264, 3264) from the recess and that is in fluid communication with an outlet port (322, 1322) for a flow of gas, wherein the recess (250, 3250) is defined by at least one wall (252, 262, 3256, 3262) of the apparatus main housing that is substantially continuous, gas impermeable, and unbroken, other than the gasflow passage (264, 3264) from the recess, wherein an interior of the apparatus main housing (100, 100') comprises electrical and/or electronic components, and wherein the at least one wall (252, 262, 3256, 3262) of the recess (250, 3250) is/are configured to pneumatically isolate the electrical and/or electronic components from gasflow through or from the motor module (400, 1400, 2400), wherein the apparatus comprises an inlet (350, 356') to deliver gases to the motor module (400, 1400, 2400) in the recess, wherein the recess comprises a recess opening in an exterior wall (30, 3230) of the apparatus main housing, wherein the recess opening is for receipt of a motor module, and wherein the recess (250, 3250) extends into the apparatus main housing (100, 100') from the recess opening, wherein the exterior wall (30, 3230) is a bottom wall, characterised in that: said at least one wall (252, 262, 3256, 3262) that defines the recess is integrally formed with said bottom wall. an apparatus main housing (100, 100') with a recess (250, 3250) for receipt of, or containing, a motor module (400, 1400, 2400), and a gasflow passage (264, 3264) from the recess and that is in fluid communication with an outlet port (322, 1322) for a flow of gas, wherein the recess (250, 3250) is defined by at least one wall (252, 262, 3256, 3262) of the apparatus main housing that is substantially continuous, gas impermeable, and unbroken, other than the gasflow passage (264, 3264) from the recess, wherein an interior of the apparatus main housing (100, 100') comprises electrical and/or electronic components, and wherein the at least one wall (252, 262, 3256, 3262) of the recess (250, 3250) is/are configured to pneumatically isolate the electrical and/or electronic components from gasflow through or from the motor module (400, 1400, 2400), wherein the apparatus comprises an inlet (350, 356') to deliver gases to the motor module (400, 1400, 2400) in the recess, wherein the recess comprises a recess opening in an exterior wall (30, 3230) of the apparatus main housing, wherein the recess opening is for receipt of a motor module, and wherein the recess (250, 3250) extends into the apparatus main housing (100, 100') from the recess opening, wherein the exterior wall (30, 3230) is a bottom wall, characterised in that: said at least one wall (252, 262, 3256, 3262) that defines the recess is integrally formed with said bottom wall.
Liquid clarifier for treating a liquid, comprising a liquid reactor which comprises a cylindrical vertical tank having an upper section with vertical walls and a lower tapered section having an outlet for discharging waste, an inner cylinder forming an inner chamber and having a lower region and an upper region, where the inner cylinder extends along at least part of the upper section of the tank, and an outlet for clarified liquid at the top of the tank, where the liquid clarifier further comprises a gas source adapted to inject compressed gas into the lower region of the inner cylinder characterized in that an inlet is provided for an unclear liquid at the upper region of the inner cylinder, and in that the liquid reactor further comprises at least one partition wall inside the lower region of the inner cylinder and which extends out of the lower region of the inner cylinder, where the at least one partition wall create flow channels (21, 22) in the lower region of the inner chamber, where the compressed gas is adapted to be injected through gas inlets in flow channel/s in order to create an upward liquid flow in the flow channel/s having gas inlets, which will create a downward liquid flow in the flow channel/s without gas inlets,.
A sliding component comprising dimples, which are provided on one sealing face of the sliding component, the sliding component being configured as one of a pair of sliding parts (3, 5) that mutually slide relative to each other, characterized in that a plurality of grooves with directionality are provided in only some parts of the bottom of a cavitation formation area provided on an upstream side in each dimple (10, 11).
A catalyst system comprising a) a metal complex of the formula CyLMZ p, wherein M is a group 4 metal Z is an anionic ligand, p is number of 1 to 2, preferably 2, Cy is a cyclopentadienyl-type ligand and, L is a ligand of the formula wherein each A is independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and phosphorus and R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl, unsubstituted or substituted silyl and unsubstituted or substituted germyl residues, and b) a boron containing activator, characterized in that the molar ratio of the boron of the activator to M of the metal complex is greater than 2.5. a) a metal complex of the formula CyLMZ p, wherein M is a group 4 metal Z is an anionic ligand, p is number of 1 to 2, preferably 2, Cy is a cyclopentadienyl-type ligand and, L is a ligand of the formula wherein each A is independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and phosphorus and R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl, unsubstituted or substituted silyl and unsubstituted or substituted germyl residues, and wherein each A is independently selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and phosphorus and R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbyl, unsubstituted or substituted silyl and unsubstituted or substituted germyl residues, and b) a boron containing activator, characterized in that the molar ratio of the boron of the activator to M of the metal complex is greater than 2.5.
A thermoplastic composition comprising: a homopolycarbonate; a poly(carbonate siloxane) present in an amount effective to provide 0.5-10 wt% total siloxane content, based on the total weight of the composition; an antimicrobial agent comprising silver silicate powder, silver silicate glass powder, or a combination thereof. a homopolycarbonate; a poly(carbonate siloxane) present in an amount effective to provide 0.5-10 wt% total siloxane content, based on the total weight of the composition; an antimicrobial agent comprising silver silicate powder, silver silicate glass powder, or a combination thereof.
A method of determining the power consumption of a lighting device, the lighting device comprising a lamp unit for emitting illumination to illuminate a space, and a powering device which supplies an electrical power signal to power the lamp unit to emit said illumination; wherein said method comprises: storing power consumption data of a plurality of types of powering device under different lamp unit loading conditions; at the lamp unit, determining a type of the powering device to which the lamp unit is coupled at the lamp unit, determining an operating status of the lamp unit; determining a corresponding power consumption of the powering device from the stored power consumption data, based on the determined type of the powering device and on the operating status of the lamp unit; and calculating the total power consumption of the lighting device as the sum of the power consumption of the powering device and the lamp unit; characterised in that said determination of a type of powering device is based on an analysis of the electrical power signal received at the lamp unit from the powering device. storing power consumption data of a plurality of types of powering device under different lamp unit loading conditions; at the lamp unit, determining a type of the powering device to which the lamp unit is coupled at the lamp unit, determining an operating status of the lamp unit; determining a corresponding power consumption of the powering device from the stored power consumption data, based on the determined type of the powering device and on the operating status of the lamp unit; and calculating the total power consumption of the lighting device as the sum of the power consumption of the powering device and the lamp unit; characterised in that said determination of a type of powering device is based on an analysis of the electrical power signal received at the lamp unit from the powering device.
A digital processing method for transforming a Doppler velocity dataset into a velocity vector field, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a 2D or 3D Doppler velocity dataset, acquired by means of 2D or 3D ultrasonography from an object, wherein the 2D or 3D Doppler velocity dataset represents blood flow in a blood vessel; b) calculating a velocity vector field by assuming the velocity at each point of the dataset to be the sum of the provided Doppler velocity and an additional vector field, derived from an irrotational flow velocity, thus obtained by solving an elliptical equation of the Poisson type, therefore ensuring the velocity vector field to be mathematically continuous and further comprising the steps of c) providing a sequence of 2D or 3D greyscale ultrasound datasets acquired from the same, moving object at sequential time points, the datasets covering at least approximately the same field-of-view as the 2D or 3D Doppler velocity datasets, d) processing the 2D or 3D greyscale ultrasound datasets to extract information on the tissue morphology and tissue motion during the sequence, in particular of the walls of blood vessels, e) using the tissue morphology and tissue motion information extracted in step d) in step b) as boundary conditions or internal constraints. a) providing a 2D or 3D Doppler velocity dataset, acquired by means of 2D or 3D ultrasonography from an object, wherein the 2D or 3D Doppler velocity dataset represents blood flow in a blood vessel; b) calculating a velocity vector field by assuming the velocity at each point of the dataset to be the sum of the provided Doppler velocity and an additional vector field, derived from an irrotational flow velocity, thus obtained by solving an elliptical equation of the Poisson type, therefore ensuring the velocity vector field to be mathematically continuous c) providing a sequence of 2D or 3D greyscale ultrasound datasets acquired from the same, moving object at sequential time points, the datasets covering at least approximately the same field-of-view as the 2D or 3D Doppler velocity datasets, d) processing the 2D or 3D greyscale ultrasound datasets to extract information on the tissue morphology and tissue motion during the sequence, in particular of the walls of blood vessels, e) using the tissue morphology and tissue motion information extracted in step d) in step b) as boundary conditions or internal constraints.
A method for producing a surface-treated metal powder, comprising: a step of preparing a metal powder dispersion liquid by mixing a metal powder with an aqueous solution of an amino group-containing coupling agent; a step of collecting the metal powder as a residue from the metal powder dispersion liquid; and a step of washing the metal powder collected as a residue with an aqueous solvent; wherein the amino group-containing coupling agent is an aminosilane represented by the following Formula I or an amino group-containing titanate represented by the following Formula II: H 2 N-R 1 -Si(OR 2) 2 (R 3) (Formula I) (H 2 N-R 1 -O) p Ti(OR 2) q (Formula II) wherein, in Formula I: R 1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon divalent group being linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic, and having a heterocycle or no heterocycle; R 2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group; and R 3 is a C1-C5 alkyl group, or a C1-C5 alkoxy group, and wherein, in Formula II: R 1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon divalent group being linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic, and having a heterocycle or no heterocycle; R 2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group being linear or branched; and p and q are each an integer of 1 to 3, and p + q = 4. a step of preparing a metal powder dispersion liquid by mixing a metal powder with an aqueous solution of an amino group-containing coupling agent; a step of collecting the metal powder as a residue from the metal powder dispersion liquid; and a step of washing the metal powder collected as a residue with an aqueous solvent; wherein the amino group-containing coupling agent is an aminosilane represented by the following Formula I or an amino group-containing titanate represented by the following Formula II: H 2 N-R 1 -Si(OR 2) 2 (R 3) (Formula I) (H 2 N-R 1 -O) p Ti(OR 2) q (Formula II) wherein, in Formula I: R 1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon divalent group being linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic, and having a heterocycle or no heterocycle; R 2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group; and R 3 is a C1-C5 alkyl group, or a C1-C5 alkoxy group, and wherein, in Formula II: R 1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon divalent group being linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic, and having a heterocycle or no heterocycle; R 2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group being linear or branched; and p and q are each an integer of 1 to 3, and p + q = 4. wherein, in Formula I: R 1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon divalent group being linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic, and having a heterocycle or no heterocycle; R 2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group; and R 3 is a C1-C5 alkyl group, or a C1-C5 alkoxy group, and wherein, in Formula II: R 1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon divalent group being linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or acyclic, and having a heterocycle or no heterocycle; R 2 is a C1-C5 alkyl group being linear or branched; and p and q are each an integer of 1 to 3, and p + q = 4.
A support device for attaching an optical termination box to a wall mounting element (201, 220), the support device comprising: - a frame having one or more walls, the walls defining an opening and surrounding the opening; - attachment members projecting from the frame and comprising first attachment members configured to attach the frame to the optical termination box and second attachment members configured to attach the frame to the wall mounting element (201, 220), characterised in that: - at least one wall has a resiliently deformable portion; and - the first attachment members are configured to mutually move upon resilient deformation of the resiliently deformable portion; - the second attachment members are configured to mutually move upon resilient deformation of the resiliently deformable portion; - the first attachment members and the second attachment members move in antagonist way upon application of forces on the walls - a frame having one or more walls, the walls defining an opening and surrounding the opening; - attachment members projecting from the frame and comprising first attachment members configured to attach the frame to the optical termination box and second attachment members configured to attach the frame to the wall mounting element (201, 220), - at least one wall has a resiliently deformable portion; and - the first attachment members are configured to mutually move upon resilient deformation of the resiliently deformable portion; - the second attachment members are configured to mutually move upon resilient deformation of the resiliently deformable portion; - the first attachment members and the second attachment members move in antagonist way upon application of forces on the walls
Adjustable blade cascade for a turbomachine, in particular a compressor or turbine stage of a gas turbine, comprising at least one first blade which has a first distance in the circumferential direction from at least one blade that is adjacent in the circumferential direction, at least one second blade, in particular stator blade, which has a second distance in the circumferential direction from at least one blade that is adjacent in the circumferential direction, which second distance is smaller than the first distance, and an adjustment device for jointly adjusting the first and second blade from a first position, in which at least one airfoil profile section of the first blade and one airfoil profile section of the second blade each have a first stagger angle (β 1B; β 1A), into a second position, in which these airfoil profile sections (11,21) have second stagger angles (β 2B; β 2A), characterized in that the first stagger angle (β 1B) of the first blade is equal to the first stagger angle (β 1A) of the second blade, and the second stagger angle (β 2B) of the first blade differing from the second stagger angle (β 2A) of the second blade, in particular being larger than the second stagger angle (β 2A) of the second blade.
An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit (204, 206, 208) configured to image a subject to acquire RAW data; a peak image generating unit configured to extract a peak signal from the RAW data by using a band pass filter to generate peak image data, wherein the peak signal is a peak portion of contrast of the RAW data; a background image generating unit comprising a basic image processing unit and a special effect processing unit, wherein: the basic image processing unit is configured to subject the RAW data to basic image processing necessary to display or record images, the background image generating unit is configured to generate background image data, and the special effect processing unit is configured to add a special effect to the background image data; a peak correction unit configured to change the peak image data in accordance with the special effect added to the background image data; a composing unit configured to compose the changed peak image data with the corrected background image data to generate composite image data, the peak correction data being changed by the peak correction unit so that the peak image data is composed at the position where the influence of the image change by the special effect is small or where the special effect is not added; and a display unit configured to display an image based on the composite image data. an imaging unit (204, 206, 208) configured to image a subject to acquire RAW data; a peak image generating unit configured to extract a peak signal from the RAW data by using a band pass filter to generate peak image data, wherein the peak signal is a peak portion of contrast of the RAW data; a background image generating unit comprising a basic image processing unit and a special effect processing unit, wherein: the basic image processing unit is configured to subject the RAW data to basic image processing necessary to display or record images, the background image generating unit is configured to generate background image data, and the special effect processing unit is configured to add a special effect to the background image data; the basic image processing unit is configured to subject the RAW data to basic image processing necessary to display or record images, the background image generating unit is configured to generate background image data, and the special effect processing unit is configured to add a special effect to the background image data; a peak correction unit configured to change the peak image data in accordance with the special effect added to the background image data; a composing unit configured to compose the changed peak image data with the corrected background image data to generate composite image data, the peak correction data being changed by the peak correction unit so that the peak image data is composed at the position where the influence of the image change by the special effect is small or where the special effect is not added; and a display unit configured to display an image based on the composite image data.