mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A gasket for sealing two mating surfaces having: a) an outer portion comprising a core interposed between sealing layers (4, 6), the outer portion defining a first aperture therein, the core and/or the sealing layers (4, 6) defining an inner edge of the outer portion, the said inner edge immediately surrounding the first aperture; b) an inner portion comprising deformable material defining a second aperture therein, the inner portion having an inner edge defining the second aperture and an outer region secured to the outer portion, the thickness of the inner portion being greater than the thickness of the outer portion so that in use the inner portion deforms to a greater extent than the outer portion, wherein the compression of the inner portion is within the range 30-90% compression in use, characterised in that the inner portion material is PTFE. a) an outer portion comprising a core interposed between sealing layers (4, 6), the outer portion defining a first aperture therein, the core and/or the sealing layers (4, 6) defining an inner edge of the outer portion, the said inner edge immediately surrounding the first aperture; b) an inner portion comprising deformable material defining a second aperture therein, the inner portion having an inner edge defining the second aperture and an outer region secured to the outer portion, the thickness of the inner portion being greater than the thickness of the outer portion so that in use the inner portion deforms to a greater extent than the outer portion, wherein the compression of the inner portion is within the range 30-90% compression in use, characterised in that the inner portion material is PTFE.
A system comprising a storage device, a host and peripheral devices (1110, 1130, 1170), wherein the storage device is connected to the host, which enables the peripheral devices (1110, 1130, 1170) to send commands to the storage device, the host using a virtual memory for enabling direct memory access to the storage device for the peripheral devices (1110, 1130, 1170) registered to the virtual memory, the storage device comprising: a solid state drive comprising a nonvolatile memory and a buffer, the solid state drive configured to receive a streaming access command including a logical block address, LBA, list and a chunk size from one of the peripheral devices (1110, 1130, 1170), and to prefetch onto the buffer requested stream data from the nonvolatile memory according to the LBA list in units of the chunk size without an additional command; and an in-storage computing block configured to sequentially read from the buffer the stream data loaded onto the buffer in units of the chunk size included in the streaming access command, the in-storage computing block accessing a streaming region registered on said virtual memory to thereby provide results of the sequential read to the virtual memory; wherein the buffer is mapped onto a virtual memory address of said registered streaming region, and wherein the chunk size is a management unit of the stream data. a solid state drive comprising a nonvolatile memory and a buffer, the solid state drive configured to receive a streaming access command including a logical block address, LBA, list and a chunk size from one of the peripheral devices (1110, 1130, 1170), and to prefetch onto the buffer requested stream data from the nonvolatile memory according to the LBA list in units of the chunk size without an additional command; and an in-storage computing block configured to sequentially read from the buffer the stream data loaded onto the buffer in units of the chunk size included in the streaming access command, the in-storage computing block accessing a streaming region registered on said virtual memory to thereby provide results of the sequential read to the virtual memory; wherein the buffer is mapped onto a virtual memory address of said registered streaming region, and wherein the chunk size is a management unit of the stream data.
A composition for use in treating sickle cell disease, comprising an extract from Sorghum bicolor plant material, without using material from any other plant, said extract having anti-sickling activity, and wherein said extract is from an aqueous sodium bicarbonate extraction in a pH range of 8 to 8.3 of Sorghum bicolor plant material.
A reduction processing apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) for a steel-making slag that continuously performs reduction processing to a hot steel-making slag by using an electric furnace, the apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a slag-supplying container that charges the hot steel-making slag into the electric furnace; an electrode that is provided at the electric furnace and heats a molten slag layer on a molten iron produced by reducing the hot steel-making slag together with the molten iron; an auxiliary-raw-material supplying unit that supplies an auxiliary-raw-material including a reducing agent to the molten slag layer; and a tilting unit that tilts the slag-supplying container and adjusts a charging amount of the hot steel-making slag to the electric furnace, characterized in that the electric furnace is a closed-type electric furnace which is a fixed type. a slag-supplying container that charges the hot steel-making slag into the electric furnace; an electrode that is provided at the electric furnace and heats a molten slag layer on a molten iron produced by reducing the hot steel-making slag together with the molten iron; an auxiliary-raw-material supplying unit that supplies an auxiliary-raw-material including a reducing agent to the molten slag layer; and a tilting unit that tilts the slag-supplying container and adjusts a charging amount of the hot steel-making slag to the electric furnace,
Battery system, comprising a metallic battery housing and a metallic component housing, wherein at least one battery module having at least one battery cell and a control unit for controlling and monitoring the at least one battery module are arranged in the battery housing, and wherein at least one electrical component is arranged in the component housing, which electrical component is electrically connected to the at least one battery module, wherein the component housing is arranged on the battery housing, wherein the component housing and the battery housing are mechanically connected to one another and electrically insulated from one another, and wherein the battery housing is connected to a first earth potential and the component housing is connected to a second earth potential, wherein the first earth potential is different from the second earth potential, wherein a first temperature-control device is formed between the battery housing and the component housing, wherein the first temperature-control device is insulated from the battery housing and the component housing, and wherein the first temperature-control device is designed in such a way that a seal is inserted between a battery housing upper part and a component housing lower part, wherein a first temperature-control channel is designed in a region enclosed by the seal between the battery housing upper part and the component housing lower part, or the first temperature-control device is in the form of a Peltier element unit. a metallic battery housing and a metallic component housing, wherein at least one battery module having at least one battery cell and a control unit for controlling and monitoring the at least one battery module are arranged in the battery housing, and wherein at least one electrical component is arranged in the component housing, which electrical component is electrically connected to the at least one battery module, wherein the component housing is arranged on the battery housing, wherein the component housing and the battery housing are mechanically connected to one another and electrically insulated from one another, and wherein the battery housing is connected to a first earth potential and the component housing is connected to a second earth potential, wherein the first earth potential is different from the second earth potential, wherein a first temperature-control device is formed between the battery housing and the component housing, wherein the first temperature-control device is insulated from the battery housing and the component housing, and wherein the first temperature-control device is designed in such a way that a seal is inserted between a battery housing upper part and a component housing lower part, wherein a first temperature-control channel is designed in a region enclosed by the seal between the battery housing upper part and the component housing lower part, or the first temperature-control device is in the form of a Peltier element unit.
A peptide, which consists of 7-17 adjacent amino acids and includes the hexamer TX 1 EX 2 X 3 E, wherein X 1, X 2 and X 3 can be any natural or non-natural amino acid, wherein the peptide has no TNF-receptor binding activity and is cyclicized, for use in preventing oedemas by reducing the hyperpermeability, due to damage to the endothelial and epithelial layers.
Orthopedic surgical pliers-like tool for performing surgery on the patella bone comprising: - at least a couple of jaws (2, 3) coupled to corresponding handle members (12, 13) pivotally mounted with a hinge bolt in relation with one another; - a distal clamp portions (8, 9) on each jaw (2, 3) for gripping and holding at least the periphery of a patella bone; - an intermediate force transmission mechanism between the tool handle members (12, 13) and the jaws (2, 3); - a couple of arms (20, 30) in said intermediate force transmission mechanism structurally independent from the handle members (12, 13) and interposed between these handle members (12, 13) and the jaws (2, 3); - an elastic portion (25, 35) in each arm (20, 30) for coupling each arm to a corresponding handle member (12, 13) in a first linking point (38, 39); - a second more distal linking point (31, 33) in each arm (20, 30) engaging a corresponding distal end (46, 42) of a handle member (12,13); - the first linking point (38, 39) of one arm (20, 30) and the second linking point (31, 33) of the other arm being cross linked to the same handle member (12, 13), characterized in that each of said arms (20, 30) is substantially flat and has an arched shape with a distal end (22, 32) coupled to a corresponding jaw (2, 3) and a proximal end (24, 34) overlapping the handle members (12, 13) more proximally with reference to the hinge bolt. - at least a couple of jaws (2, 3) coupled to corresponding handle members (12, 13) pivotally mounted with a hinge bolt in relation with one another; - a distal clamp portions (8, 9) on each jaw (2, 3) for gripping and holding at least the periphery of a patella bone; - an intermediate force transmission mechanism between the tool handle members (12, 13) and the jaws (2, 3); - a couple of arms (20, 30) in said intermediate force transmission mechanism structurally independent from the handle members (12, 13) and interposed between these handle members (12, 13) and the jaws (2, 3); - an elastic portion (25, 35) in each arm (20, 30) for coupling each arm to a corresponding handle member (12, 13) in a first linking point (38, 39); - a second more distal linking point (31, 33) in each arm (20, 30) engaging a corresponding distal end (46, 42) of a handle member (12,13); - the first linking point (38, 39) of one arm (20, 30) and the second linking point (31, 33) of the other arm being cross linked to the same handle member (12, 13), characterized in that each of said arms (20, 30) is substantially flat and has an arched shape with a distal end (22, 32) coupled to a corresponding jaw (2, 3) and a proximal end (24, 34) overlapping the handle members (12, 13) more proximally with reference to the hinge bolt.
A ball joint comprising: a ball stud (21, 41) including a stud portion (21a, 41a) and a ball portion (21b, 41b); a metal housing (23, 43) that rotatably supports the ball portion (21b, 41b) of the ball stud (21, 41); and a resin ball seat (25, 45) interposed between the ball portion (21b, 41b) and the housing (23, 43), the housing (23, 43) has a bottomed cylindrical shape formed by press work or forging, the housing (23, 43) has a bottom wall (23a, 43a) and a peripheral side wall (23b, 43b) having a substantially equal thickness, characterized in that the housing (23, 43) has an inner bottom having a plurality of bead portions formed by press work or forging wherein an end of a support bar is joined by welding to a flat support-bar joint surface formed in the center of the outer bottom of the housing. a ball stud (21, 41) including a stud portion (21a, 41a) and a ball portion (21b, 41b); a metal housing (23, 43) that rotatably supports the ball portion (21b, 41b) of the ball stud (21, 41); and a resin ball seat (25, 45) interposed between the ball portion (21b, 41b) and the housing (23, 43), the housing (23, 43) has a bottomed cylindrical shape formed by press work or forging, the housing (23, 43) has a bottom wall (23a, 43a) and a peripheral side wall (23b, 43b) having a substantially equal thickness, characterized in that the housing (23, 43) has an inner bottom having a plurality of bead portions formed by press work or forging wherein an end of a support bar is joined by welding to a flat support-bar joint surface formed in the center of the outer bottom of the housing.
A pleated filtration media pack comprising: (a) filtration media (110, 250) having a first set of pleat folds forming a first face of the media pack and a second set of pleat folds forming a second face of the media pack, such that the filtration media (110, 250) extends between the first set of pleat folds and the second set of pleat folds in a back and forth arrangement; and (b) a plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) formed in the filtration media (110, 250), said flutes extending between the first and second faces (108, 109) of the media pack; wherein at least a portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrate a taper from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack, characterized in that the portion of the plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) demonstrating a taper have a taper in cross sectional area and a substantially uniform height from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack and a substantially uniform width from the first face of the media pack to the second face of the media pack, wherein at least 25% of the flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) in the pleated filtration media pack comprise at least two ridges between adjacent flute peaks. (a) filtration media (110, 250) having a first set of pleat folds forming a first face of the media pack and a second set of pleat folds forming a second face of the media pack, such that the filtration media (110, 250) extends between the first set of pleat folds and the second set of pleat folds in a back and forth arrangement; and (b) a plurality of flutes (210, 220, 252, 254) formed in the filtration media (110, 250), said flutes extending between the first and second faces (108, 109) of the media pack;
A battery with a hexacyanometallate cathode and non-metal anode, the battery comprising: a cathode with hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector, the hexacyanometallate particles having a chemical formula A' n' A m M1 x M2 y 6, and having a Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure, where A cations are selected from a group consisting of alkali and alkaline-earth cations; where A' cations are selected from a group consisting of alkali and alkaline-earth cations; where M1 is a metal selected from a group consisting of 2+ or 3+ valance positions; where M2 is a metal selected from a group consisting of 2+ or 3+ valance positions; where m is in a range of 0.5 to 2; where x is in a range of 0.5 to 1.5; where y is in a range of 0.5 to 1.5; where n' is in a range of 0 to 2; an electrolyte capable of conducting A cations; a non-metal anode; and, an ion-permeable membrane separating the anode from the cathode, wherein the A cations are X cations; wherein the ion-permeable membrane is a X-ion-permeable membrane; wherein the electrolyte is a X soluble non-aqueous electrolyte; and X is selected from the group consisting of Na +, K +, Mg 2+ and Ca 2+. a cathode with hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector, the hexacyanometallate particles having a chemical formula A' n' A m M1 x M2 y 6, and having a Prussian Blue hexacyanometallate crystal structure, where A cations are selected from a group consisting of alkali and alkaline-earth cations; where A' cations are selected from a group consisting of alkali and alkaline-earth cations; where M1 is a metal selected from a group consisting of 2+ or 3+ valance positions; where M2 is a metal selected from a group consisting of 2+ or 3+ valance positions; where m is in a range of 0.5 to 2; where x is in a range of 0.5 to 1.5; where y is in a range of 0.5 to 1.5; where n' is in a range of 0 to 2; an electrolyte capable of conducting A cations; a non-metal anode; and, an ion-permeable membrane separating the anode from the cathode, wherein the A cations are X cations; wherein the ion-permeable membrane is a X-ion-permeable membrane; wherein the electrolyte is a X soluble non-aqueous electrolyte; and X is selected from the group consisting of Na +, K +, Mg 2+ and Ca 2+.
A method for laser marking a metal surface with a desired colour, which method comprises: • forming at least one first pattern on the metal surface with a first laser beam having a first pulse fluence and then • forming at least one second pattern on the metal surface with a second laser beam having a second pulse fluence • causing the second pattern to overlay the first pattern, characterized by • arranging the first pulse fluence to be at least five times greater than the second pulse fluence • the colour being given by the first and second pulse fluences and spot spacings in the first and second patterns; and • selecting the first and second pulse fluences and the spot spacings to form the desired colour, the spot spacing being the distance from the centres of adjacent spots. • forming at least one first pattern on the metal surface with a first laser beam having a first pulse fluence and then • forming at least one second pattern on the metal surface with a second laser beam having a second pulse fluence • causing the second pattern to overlay the first pattern, characterized by • arranging the first pulse fluence to be at least five times greater than the second pulse fluence • the colour being given by the first and second pulse fluences and spot spacings in the first and second patterns; and • selecting the first and second pulse fluences and the spot spacings to form the desired colour, the spot spacing being the distance from the centres of adjacent spots.
A CCR9 chemokine receptor inhibitor for use in a method of treating or reducing the development of inflammatory bowel disease in a mammal, said method comprising administering a suitable amount of a CCR9 chemokine receptor inhibitor with an anti-α4β7 integrin blocking antibody, wherein the CCR9 chemokine receptor inhibitor is or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
An apparatus comprising: a lens assembly including at least one surface shaped to direct ingress light received substantially within a first angular range towards a focal plane, and to direct egress light away from the focal plane into the first angular range; a planar array including a plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) arranged on the focal plane of the lens assembly, wherein each of the plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) comprises at least one of a plurality of optical communication link endpoints; a first substrate, wherein each of a first subset of the plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) are optical transmitters manufactured on the first substrate; and a second substrate including a second subset of the plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) wherein each of the second subset of the plurality of optical communication devices are photodetectors; and wherein the first substrate is perforated to include perforations that permit a plurality of beams of ingress or egress light to pass through the perforations to or from the second subset of optical communication devices (211, 221) on the second substrate. a lens assembly including at least one surface shaped to direct ingress light received substantially within a first angular range towards a focal plane, and to direct egress light away from the focal plane into the first angular range; a planar array including a plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) arranged on the focal plane of the lens assembly, wherein each of the plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) comprises at least one of a plurality of optical communication link endpoints; a first substrate, wherein each of a first subset of the plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) are optical transmitters manufactured on the first substrate; and a second substrate including a second subset of the plurality of optical communication devices (211, 221) wherein each of the second subset of the plurality of optical communication devices are photodetectors; and wherein the first substrate is perforated to include perforations that permit a plurality of beams of ingress or egress light to pass through the perforations to or from the second subset of optical communication devices (211, 221) on the second substrate.
Pipe arrangement for a turbomachine for drainage of lube oil from bearings comprising - a fluid pipe for guiding fluids, the fluids being the lube oil, and - a coupling element for coupling the fluid pipe to a temperature affected component, wherein - the coupling element consists of a first end, a second end, and a sleeve portion, - the coupling element is configured to be able to provide a first connection between the coupling element and the component by the first end of the coupling element, - the coupling element provides a second connection between the coupling element and a first surface section of the fluid pipe by the second end of the coupling element, - the coupling element comprises a sleeve portion surrounding a second surface section of the fluid pipe, characterised in that the sleeve portion and the first end are continuously spaced apart to the second surface section of the fluid pipe without any struts or means for stabilizing, and wherein an area of contact between the coupling element and the fluid pipe is limited to the second connection. - a fluid pipe for guiding fluids, the fluids being the lube oil, and - a coupling element for coupling the fluid pipe to a temperature affected component, - the coupling element consists of a first end, a second end, and a sleeve portion, - the coupling element is configured to be able to provide a first connection between the coupling element and the component by the first end of the coupling element, - the coupling element provides a second connection between the coupling element and a first surface section of the fluid pipe by the second end of the coupling element, - the coupling element comprises a sleeve portion surrounding a second surface section of the fluid pipe,