mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A composition comprising: (a) a first photochromic anodic species, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is a diarylethene; (b) a cathodic species, wherein the cathodic species comprises a viologen, a substituted viologen, a phenazinium, a substituted phenazinium, a ferrocenium or a substituted ferrocenium salt, and wherein the cathodic species has a reduction potential at least 600 mV less anodic than a ring-closed oxidation potential of the first photochromic anodic species; and (c) an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises: (i) a supporting electrolyte; and (ii) a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is soluble in the electrolyte at a concentration of at least 50 mM, 75 mM, 100 mM or 200 mM. (a) a first photochromic anodic species, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is a diarylethene; (b) a cathodic species, wherein the cathodic species comprises a viologen, a substituted viologen, a phenazinium, a substituted phenazinium, a ferrocenium or a substituted ferrocenium salt, and wherein the cathodic species has a reduction potential at least 600 mV less anodic than a ring-closed oxidation potential of the first photochromic anodic species; and (c) an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises: (i) a supporting electrolyte; and (ii) a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is soluble in the electrolyte at a concentration of at least 50 mM, 75 mM, 100 mM or 200 mM. (i) a supporting electrolyte; and (ii) a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents,
1. An insert for a flow wrapped packaging assembly comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending from said bottom wall to define with the bottom wall an interior volume for containing product, said insert comprising at least one tongue (22, 22a) at a top end of the peripheral wall distal from the bottom wall, said at least one tongue (22, 22a) being movable between at least one closed position in which it at least partially closes the interior volume at the top end of the insert and at least one open position in which it does not impede access to the interior volume through the open top end, said peripheral wall comprising opposed front and rear wall portions (32, 30) and opposed side wall portions (34, 36) extending between said front and rear wall portions (32, 30), wherein the front and rear wall portions (32, 30) are substantially planar and said side wall portions (34, 36) are curved, said at least one tongue (22, 22a) is connected to the distal upper end of the rear wall portion by a hinge or fold line, characterised in that a dispensing aperture is defined in said front wall portion.
A method for operating a light curtain arrangement for monitoring a safety area, the light curtain arrangement comprising a plurality of first light emitter elements (4a - 4o) placed at an emitter side of the safety area, wherein the light emitter elements (4a - 4o) are arranged in a fixed geometric pattern, and a plurality of second light receiver elements (5a - 5c) placed at a receiver side of the safety area, wherein the light receiver elements (5a - 5c) are arranged in a fixed geometric pattern, and wherein the emitter side and the receiver side are separated by a predetermined distance, the method characterized by comprising the steps of: assigning a plurality of dedicated light emitter elements (4a - 4o) among the plurality of first light emitter elements to a respective one light receiver element (5a - 5c) among the plurality of second light receiver elements, wherein the assigned light emitter elements (4a - 4o) form an array (7a - 7c); and activating the dedicated light emitter elements (4a - 4o) of a respective array (7a - 7c) to contemporaneously emit light, and at the same time, receiving the emitted light from the activated light emitter elements (4a - 4o) by the respective light receiver element (5a - 5c). assigning a plurality of dedicated light emitter elements (4a - 4o) among the plurality of first light emitter elements to a respective one light receiver element (5a - 5c) among the plurality of second light receiver elements, wherein the assigned light emitter elements (4a - 4o) form an array (7a - 7c); and activating the dedicated light emitter elements (4a - 4o) of a respective array (7a - 7c) to contemporaneously emit light, and at the same time, receiving the emitted light from the activated light emitter elements (4a - 4o) by the respective light receiver element (5a - 5c).
Laser source of the type comprising a III-V material die bonded onto a silicon on insulator, named SOI hereinafter, material wafer, a central waveguide being formed in the III-V material die and coupled to two end waveguides (8A, 8B) formed in the SOI material wafer, the III-V material die comprising a contact layer, a p-doped layer, a multi-quantum well active region, and a n-doped layer, the laser source further comprising a shallow ridge structure in an etched region of the III-V material die and a deep ridge structure in a tapered region of the III-V material die for efficient mode coupling between the central waveguide formed in the III-V material die and the end waveguides (8A, 8B) formed in the SOI material wafer, the shallow ridge structure being a structure wherein the ridge is etched only above an active layer of the III-V material die, whereas the deep ridge structure being a structure wherein the central waveguide is formed by etching through the active layer down to the n-doped layer, and wherein each end waveguide (8A, 8B) formed in the SOI material wafer directed towards the central waveguide is tapered (8C, 8D) and shrinking towards the latter so that a tapered region is formed, and wherein each tapered end waveguide between the central waveguide and the end waveguides formed in the SOI material wafer comprises a first taper (18A, 18B) formed at each end of a central part of the central waveguide that represents the area without any etching of the III-V material die, a second taper (19A, 19B) formed at each end of a lateral part of the central waveguide, this lateral part being the area in which the etching of the III-V material die is stopped above the active region of the III-V material die, and a third taper (20A, 20B) comprising a first part (21A, 21B) that extends the corresponding first taper (18A, 18B) and that is overlapping a second part (8C, 8D) belonging to the tapered region of the corresponding end waveguide (8A, 8B) formed in the SOI material wafer.
A de-coating method comprising: placing a coated body in which a coating made of an inorganic material is formed on a surface of a metal body at an ion flow-concentrated portion where two or more ion flows overlap each other; grounding the coated body; and exposing the coated body to the ion flows to peel off the coating from the metal body, the de-coating method comprising: a first step which includes turning a first gas containing at least 67 vol% of oxygen into plasma to generate ions of the gas and exposing the coated body to the resulting ion flows to perform de-coating, and a second step which includes turning a second gas containing at least 80 vol% of argon into plasma to generate ions of the gas and exposing the coated body to the resulting ion flows to perform de-coating, wherein the first step is followed by the second step. a first step which includes turning a first gas containing at least 67 vol% of oxygen into plasma to generate ions of the gas and exposing the coated body to the resulting ion flows to perform de-coating, and a second step which includes turning a second gas containing at least 80 vol% of argon into plasma to generate ions of the gas and exposing the coated body to the resulting ion flows to perform de-coating, wherein the first step is followed by the second step.
A wireless communication device comprising: timer means for measuring a time period elapsed from a user's operation made at the wireless communication device for initiating processing for establishing a wireless communication (S1002, S602, S702, S802, S902) characterized by; detection means for detecting a printer at which a user's operation for initiating processing for establishing a wireless communication has been made (S1002, S605, S607, S706, S708, S806, S905); communication establishment means for establishing a wireless communication with the printer in response to detection of the printer before a predetermined time is measured by the timer means(S1002, S606, S707, S808, S909); selection means for enabling a user to select image data; sending means for, if the user has already selected image data when said communication establishment means establishes the wireless communication with the printer, transmitting the already selected image data to the printer in response to the establishment of the wireless communication between the wireless communication device and the printer, and for, after transmission of the already selected image data, transmitting selected new image data to the printer in response to the user selecting the new image data while the wireless communication remains established with the printer (S1003-1006). timer means for measuring a time period elapsed from a user's operation made at the wireless communication device for initiating processing for establishing a wireless communication (S1002, S602, S702, S802, S902) detection means for detecting a printer at which a user's operation for initiating processing for establishing a wireless communication has been made (S1002, S605, S607, S706, S708, S806, S905); communication establishment means for establishing a wireless communication with the printer in response to detection of the printer before a predetermined time is measured by the timer means(S1002, S606, S707, S808, S909); selection means for enabling a user to select image data; sending means for, if the user has already selected image data when said communication establishment means establishes the wireless communication with the printer, transmitting the already selected image data to the printer in response to the establishment of the wireless communication between the wireless communication device and the printer, and for, after transmission of the already selected image data, transmitting selected new image data to the printer in response to the user selecting the new image data while the wireless communication remains established with the printer (S1003-1006).
An electronic device (101; 200), comprising: a first camera device having a first characteristic; a second camera device having a second characteristic different from the first characteristic, wherein the second characteristic and the first characteristic include at least one of an angle of view, resolution, noise characteristic, and transmittance characteristic; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the first camera device, the second camera device, and the memory, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when being executed, cause the processor to: receive a request for registration of face information through the first camera device; acquire, based on the request, multiple first images through the first camera device; perform filtering for each of the multiple first images to generate multiple second images reflecting the second characteristic of the second camera device; generate multiple first templates, based on the multiple first images; generate multiple second templates, based on the multiple second images; and store the multiple first templates and the multiple second templates in the memory, thereby completing the registration of the face information. a first camera device having a first characteristic; a second camera device having a second characteristic different from the first characteristic, wherein the second characteristic and the first characteristic include at least one of an angle of view, resolution, noise characteristic, and transmittance characteristic; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the first camera device, the second camera device, and the memory, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when being executed, cause the processor to: receive a request for registration of face information through the first camera device; acquire, based on the request, multiple first images through the first camera device; perform filtering for each of the multiple first images to generate multiple second images reflecting the second characteristic of the second camera device; generate multiple first templates, based on the multiple first images; generate multiple second templates, based on the multiple second images; and store the multiple first templates and the multiple second templates in the memory, thereby completing the registration of the face information. receive a request for registration of face information through the first camera device; acquire, based on the request, multiple first images through the first camera device; perform filtering for each of the multiple first images to generate multiple second images reflecting the second characteristic of the second camera device; generate multiple first templates, based on the multiple first images; generate multiple second templates, based on the multiple second images; and store the multiple first templates and the multiple second templates in the memory, thereby completing the registration of the face information.
Elevator shaft, which comprises at least a plurality of vertical elements (2, 3), a plurality of first horizontal elements and a plurality of second horizontal elements, which horizontal elements (7, 8) are supported on vertical elements (2, 3), as well as at least guide rails guiding the movement of the elevator car, characterized in that the guide rails are fixed directly or indirectly to the first horizontal elements at least by means of fixing elements adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal elements, the guide rails are fixed to an essentially vertical guide rail base, which guide rail base is further fixed in its position by means of horizontal elements and fixing elements, and that the guide rail base is fixed to the fixing elements in the horizontal element by means of a fixing piece such that the horizontal element can move essentially freely in the vertical direction, characterized in that the guide rail base is hollow in terms of its profile, and in that both the fixing pieces and the counterpieces of the fixing of the guide rail to the fixing element are disposed inside the guide rail base such that the fixing pieces can be moved in the vertical direction past the counterpieces.
A system for supplying electric power from an AC power source (AC-PS-1) to ships, each of the ships being moored at a respective berth (A, B, C, D) of a quay and the AC power source being a main power grid with a frequency of either 50 Hz or 60 Hz, said system comprising: a rectifier, having an AC and a DC side, for converting AC electric power from the AC power source to a DC power, the AC side arranged to be connected to the AC power source, and a plurality of ship connection arrangements for supplying electric power to a respective ship, each of the ship connection arrangements placed at one of the berths and comprising an inverter (11, 12, 13, 14) configurable to output AC power at a first or a second frequency independently at each of the berths and a ship connector for connecting the ship, characterized in that the system further comprises a DC distribution network connected to the DC side of the rectifier and that the rectifier is placed at a distance from the quay and each of the inverters (11, 12, 13, 14) is connected to the DC distribution network and each of ship connection arrangements further comprises a transformer (17, 18, 19, 20) arranged between the ship connector and the inverter of the ship connection arrangement and adapted to provide outputs at least at two voltage levels. a rectifier, having an AC and a DC side, for converting AC electric power from the AC power source to a DC power, the AC side arranged to be connected to the AC power source, and a plurality of ship connection arrangements for supplying electric power to a respective ship, each of the ship connection arrangements placed at one of the berths and comprising an inverter (11, 12, 13, 14) configurable to output AC power at a first or a second frequency independently at each of the berths and a ship connector for connecting the ship, characterized in that the system further comprises a DC distribution network connected to the DC side of the rectifier and that the rectifier is placed at a distance from the quay and each of the inverters (11, 12, 13, 14) is connected to the DC distribution network and each of ship connection arrangements further comprises a transformer (17, 18, 19, 20) arranged between the ship connector and the inverter of the ship connection arrangement and adapted to provide outputs at least at two voltage levels.
A method for manufacturing an expandable structure, comprising the steps of: joining together a first and second sheet of material with a seal along the lengths of the sheets (102 & 104); cutting the first and second sheets (102 & 104) along the seal; joining at least a portion of the periphery of a third sheet of material to at least a portion of the periphery of the first sheet; joining at least a portion of the periphery of a fourth sheet of material to at least a portion of the periphery of the second sheet; and cutting a concertina pattern along at least a portion of the periphery of the sheets; wherein the expandable structure is adapted to be inflated with a fluid so that the sheets form a generally rectangular shape having a concertina pattern on its sides. joining together a first and second sheet of material with a seal along the lengths of the sheets (102 & 104); cutting the first and second sheets (102 & 104) along the seal; joining at least a portion of the periphery of a third sheet of material to at least a portion of the periphery of the first sheet; joining at least a portion of the periphery of a fourth sheet of material to at least a portion of the periphery of the second sheet; and cutting a concertina pattern along at least a portion of the periphery of the sheets;
A process for producing 2,2-difluoroethylamine, wherein (a) difluoroacetonitrile is employed as starting material and said difluoroacetonitrile (b) is hydrogenated with hydrogen (c) at a hydrogen partial pressure of 2 to 25 MPa and (d) a temperature of 20°C to 250°C (e) in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one element from the group Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd and Pt, wherein the hydrogenation is performed at (f) a molar ratio of water to difluoroacetonitrile of 0 to 0.2; and (g) a molar ratio of ammonia to difluoroacetonitrile of 0 to 1. (a) difluoroacetonitrile is employed as starting material and said difluoroacetonitrile (b) is hydrogenated with hydrogen (c) at a hydrogen partial pressure of 2 to 25 MPa and (d) a temperature of 20°C to 250°C (e) in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least one element from the group Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd and Pt, wherein the hydrogenation is performed at (f) a molar ratio of water to difluoroacetonitrile of 0 to 0.2; and (g) a molar ratio of ammonia to difluoroacetonitrile of 0 to 1.
A piece of hygiene equipment to be used by one or more operators, comprising: - a sensor section configured to generate a usage signal in response to an operator using the piece of hygiene equipment; and - a detection section configured to forward, in response to receiving said usage signal, a usage event signal to a determination section for determining a control command based on a random rule and said usage event signal; - a control section configured to control a reward action, in response to receiving said control command; - a reward action execution section comprising a display; and - a code generation section configured to generate a code as a reward token, wherein the reward action execution section is configured to display said code as the reward action on said display. - a sensor section configured to generate a usage signal in response to an operator using the piece of hygiene equipment; and - a detection section configured to forward, in response to receiving said usage signal, a usage event signal to a determination section for determining a control command based on a random rule and said usage event signal; - a control section configured to control a reward action, in response to receiving said control command; - a reward action execution section comprising a display; and - a code generation section configured to generate a code as a reward token,
An isolated nephrospheroid comprising human adult kidney cells, said nephrospheroid being capable of generating proximal distal tubules and collecting ducts when allowed to differentiate in vivo following grafting to the chorioallantoic membrane of the chick embryo, wherein said isolated nephrospheroid is obtainable by culturing human adult kidney cells in serum free medium and low-attachment conditions, said nephrospheroid being characterized by enhanced expression of at least one polypeptide selected from the group consisting of salll, pax2, six2 and WT1 as compared to said adult kidney cells grown under adherent conditions.
Device for cooling a vehicle battery, comprising a plurality of electrical storage elements and a cooling element through which a cooling fluid can flow, wherein at least one of the electrical storage elements is attached to at least one cooling plate in thermal contact, and wherein the cooling plate is connected to the cooling element in order to transmit heat from the storage element to the fluid, wherein the cooling plate has a full-area mechanical connection to the cooling element, characterized in that the cooling plate has, at its end facing the cooling element, a formation tapering in a shallow angle, wherein the formation engages in a corresponding recess of the cooling element, in particular frictionally.
A method of preparing an aqueous dispersion of an ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer, comprising: mixing 30 % by weight or more of an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, a basic compound, and water to form a mixed solution; and adding an inorganic salt compound to the mixed solution, wherein the inorganic salt compound includes at least one of calcium chloride (CaCl 2) and sodium sulfite (Na 2 SO 3), wherein the inorganic salt compound is added in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3 % by weight based on a total weight of the aqueous dispersion. mixing 30 % by weight or more of an ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, a basic compound, and water to form a mixed solution; and adding an inorganic salt compound to the mixed solution, wherein the inorganic salt compound includes at least one of calcium chloride (CaCl 2) and sodium sulfite (Na 2 SO 3), wherein the inorganic salt compound is added in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3 % by weight based on a total weight of the aqueous dispersion.