mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus, comprising: a body having a central axis; a fluid inlet coupled to said body, said fluid inlet being adapted to receive a flow of a fluid; a fluid outlet coupled to said body, said fluid outlet being adapted to receive at least a portion of said flow of said fluid from said fluid inlet, wherein said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet are substantially coaxially aligned so as to define a flow axis through said apparatus, said flow axis being laterally offset from and substantially perpendicular to said central axis of said body; and a rotating blade assembly disposed within said body and comprising a plurality of blades, and characterized in that said rotating blade assembly is adapted to be continuously and controllably rotated about said central axis to thereby control a fluid level of said flow of said fluid entering said fluid inlet during said controlled rotation. a body having a central axis; a fluid inlet coupled to said body, said fluid inlet being adapted to receive a flow of a fluid; a fluid outlet coupled to said body, said fluid outlet being adapted to receive at least a portion of said flow of said fluid from said fluid inlet, wherein said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet are substantially coaxially aligned so as to define a flow axis through said apparatus, said flow axis being laterally offset from and substantially perpendicular to said central axis of said body; and a rotating blade assembly disposed within said body and comprising a plurality of blades, and characterized in that said rotating blade assembly is adapted to be continuously and controllably rotated about said central axis to thereby control a fluid level of said flow of said fluid entering said fluid inlet during said controlled rotation.
A rib (10") for supporting an excavation which comprises at least one structural element (12") and at least one connection assembly (14") for connecting the structural element of the rib to a structural element of a similar adjacent rib, wherein the connection assembly comprises a male engagement element (30") and a female engagement element, wherein the male engagement element comprises a head and a neck having a transverse dimension which is less than a corresponding transverse dimension of the head (26") and wherein the female engagement element comprises a retention member (40") which is housed in a housing (34", 50"), the female engagement element (32") being capable of receiving the head of the male engagement element of the connection assembly of the similar adjacent rib in such a manner that the retention member of the female engagement element (32") of the rib retains the neck of the male engagement element of the similar adjacent rib, wherein the housing (34'', 50'') for the retention member (40") comprises an abutment surface (58"), against which the retention member (40") moves into abutment following a traction which tends to move the rib (10") away from the adjacent rib, preventing the release of the head of the male engagement element of the adjacent rib, characterized in that the retention member of the female engagement element is a slotted disc spring washer which comprises tabs which are inclined at an angle greater than 0° with respect to a plane which is defined by an external annular edge of the disc spring washer, and wherein the abutment surface is inclined at an angle and the difference between the angle of the abutment surface and the inclination angle of the tabs is at a maximum 15°.
A pull-out system having a pull-out unit that is configured to be pulled out of a piece of furniture, having a mounting element for the pull-out system, and having a constituent part of the pull-out system that is different from the mounting element, wherein, in the mounted condition of the pull-out system, the mounting element is connected to the piece of furniture and the mounting element includes at least one positioning aid for locating a mounting position of a constituent part of the pull-out system on a constituent part of the piece of furniture, characterised in that the mounting element includes at least one extrinsic positioning aid for locating a mounting position of the constituent part of the pull-out system that is different from the mounting element on a constituent part of the piece of furniture, wherein, in the mounted condition of the pull-out system, the mounting element is arranged on a constituent part of the piece of furniture that is different from the constituent part of the piece of furniture on which the constituent part of the pull-out system that was positioned by means of an extrinsic positioning aid of the mounting element is arranged.
A device for removing feed from a feed store, comprising a separating unit for separating feed from the feed store, which comprises a separating tool arranged on a movable framework, a conveyor unit moved along with the framework for conveying separated feed material from a supply region of the conveyor unit arranged on the separating unit to a discharge region of the conveyor unit moved along with the framework, and also a transport container provided for filling with separated feed material in a filling position in the discharge region of the conveyor unit, characterized in that the transport container is embodied as a container movable independently from the movable separating unit and self-propelled between the feed store and a feed supply, wherein in the filling position, a coupling unit is provided for aligning and carrying along the transport container in relation to the discharge region of the conveyor unit moved along with the framework.
An apparatus for the shaping of plastics material preforms into plastics material containers with a plurality of blow moulding stations which are arranged on a movable carrier, wherein the blow moulding stations have blow moulds which in each case have at least two blow mould parts and which in their interior form a cavity inside which the plastics material preforms are capable of being expanded, and wherein the blow moulding stations have in each case stressing devices which act upon the plastics material preforms in order to expand them with a flowable medium, wherein the blow moulding stations have a locking mechanism in order to lock the blow mould carriers (6a, 6b) together in a closed state, and this locking mechanism has a first locking element and a second locking element which is movable with respect to the first locking element, characterized in that the blow mould parts are arranged in each case on blow mould carriers and the blow mould carriers are movable with respect to one another in order to open and close the blow mould and at least one first bearing device is provided for the movable mounting of the blow mould carriers with respect to each other and/or at least one second bearing device is provided for the movable mounting of the first locking element with respect to the second locking element, and at least one of these bearing devices (60, 70) is designed in the form of a slide bearing without lubricant or in the form of a bearing which is injection moulded at least in part from a plastics material between bearing parts movable relative to each other.
A method of aligning at least one mask in an X-ray imaging apparatus in at least one translational and/or rotational direction of the at least one mask (6,8), the mask having a plurality of apertures, the method including: (a) directing X-rays from a source in a z-direction through the mask to the X-ray detector orientated perpendicularly to the X-rays, the X-ray detector having pixels arranged in an x-direction and in a perpendicular y-direction, and for each of a plurality of potential alignment positions in at least one of the translational and/or rotational directions, translating the mask (6,8) in the x- or y- direction with respect to the X-ray detector to a plurality of translational position increments; characterised in that the method further includes the steps of: (b) identifying for pixels in the detector the value of a predetermined function representing the translational position increment corresponding to an extremum of the detected intensity profile for that pixel as the mask is translated, and identifying steps in the predetermined function as a function of position for all pixels in that area, the steps separating the regions of the detector that have the same value of the predetermined function corresponding to the extremum; (c) selecting the alignment position in which the steps in the identified translational position increment over the two-dimensional area of the X-ray detector are minimised and/or aligned with the x- and y- directions, and (d) moving the mask (6,8) to the selected alignment position. (a) directing X-rays from a source in a z-direction through the mask to the X-ray detector orientated perpendicularly to the X-rays, the X-ray detector having pixels arranged in an x-direction and in a perpendicular y-direction, and for each of a plurality of potential alignment positions in at least one of the translational and/or rotational directions, translating the mask (6,8) in the x- or y- direction with respect to the X-ray detector to a plurality of translational position increments; (b) identifying for pixels in the detector the value of a predetermined function representing the translational position increment corresponding to an extremum of the detected intensity profile for that pixel as the mask is translated, and identifying steps in the predetermined function as a function of position for all pixels in that area, the steps separating the regions of the detector that have the same value of the predetermined function corresponding to the extremum; (c) selecting the alignment position in which the steps in the identified translational position increment over the two-dimensional area of the X-ray detector are minimised and/or aligned with the x- and y- directions, and (d) moving the mask (6,8) to the selected alignment position.
A method performed at a first electronic device associated with a media-providing service, the method comprising: determining a first audio event of a first media content item, wherein the first audio event is identified as an audio event in accordance with a determination that the first audio event occurs at an amplitude of an audio signal of the first media content item above a threshold amplitude; modifying the first media content item by superimposing a first set of data over the first audio event, wherein: the first audio event has a first audio profile configured to be presented over a first channel (402; 404) for playback, and the first set of data is encoded to a second audio profile configured to be presented over the first channel for playback, wherein the audio profile of the first audio event has a first amplitude that is higher than a second amplitude of the audio profile of the first set of the data such that playback of the second audio profile is masked by auditory masking by the first audio profile during playback of the first media content item; and transmitting, to a second electronic device, the modified first media content item; wherein the audio profile of the first set of data has a frequency profile that corresponds to a frequency profile of the audio profile of the first audio event. determining a first audio event of a first media content item, wherein the first audio event is identified as an audio event in accordance with a determination that the first audio event occurs at an amplitude of an audio signal of the first media content item above a threshold amplitude; modifying the first media content item by superimposing a first set of data over the first audio event, wherein: the first audio event has a first audio profile configured to be presented over a first channel (402; 404) for playback, and the first set of data is encoded to a second audio profile configured to be presented over the first channel for playback, wherein the audio profile of the first audio event has a first amplitude that is higher than a second amplitude of the audio profile of the first set of the data such that playback of the second audio profile is masked by auditory masking by the first audio profile during playback of the first media content item; and the first audio event has a first audio profile configured to be presented over a first channel (402; 404) for playback, and the first set of data is encoded to a second audio profile configured to be presented over the first channel for playback, wherein the audio profile of the first audio event has a first amplitude that is higher than a second amplitude of the audio profile of the first set of the data such that playback of the second audio profile is masked by auditory masking by the first audio profile during playback of the first media content item; and transmitting, to a second electronic device, the modified first media content item; wherein the audio profile of the first set of data has a frequency profile that corresponds to a frequency profile of the audio profile of the first audio event.
A vaginal ring sensor device comprising: a ring body; at least one through hole that passes through the ring body, wherein the at least one through hole includes a first opening and a second opening, the at least one through hole defining a through surface extending through the ring body from the first opening to the second opening; at least one biosensor partially embedded into and/or secured to a wall of the through surface of the ring body such that the at least one biosensor is structured and arranged to sense and/or measure a parameter of vaginal fluid as such fluid passes through said at least one through hole. a ring body; at least one through hole that passes through the ring body, wherein the at least one through hole includes a first opening and a second opening, the at least one through hole defining a through surface extending through the ring body from the first opening to the second opening; at least one biosensor partially embedded into and/or secured to a wall of the through surface of the ring body such that the at least one biosensor is structured and arranged to sense and/or measure a parameter of vaginal fluid as such fluid passes through said at least one through hole.
A mouse hole apparatus having a main tube for receiving a pipe, characterised in that the main tube is coupled to a deck via at least one tension strut adapted to absorb kinetic energy from a falling pipe or pipe stand by going through a plastic deformation.
A method for preparing a modified chitosan, chitosan variant or chitosan derivative, the method comprises the step of: (a) incubating chitosan in an aqueous solution of an organic carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, wherein the organic carboxylic acid is selected form the group consisting of valeric acid, para -aminobenzoic acid, glucuronic acid or a salt of any of said acids, in particular a valeric acid chloride, wherein the chitosan has a degree of deacetylation of 62% to 98%. (a) incubating chitosan in an aqueous solution of an organic carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, wherein the organic carboxylic acid is selected form the group consisting of valeric acid, para -aminobenzoic acid, glucuronic acid or a salt of any of said acids, in particular a valeric acid chloride,
A hybrid vehicle equipped with a mechanism which outputs power generated from an engine and two motor generators (4,5) to a drive shaft through a power transmitting mechanism and fixes an output shaft of the engine, the hybrid vehicle comprising: a control means which limits a torque generated from the two motor generators (4,5) so that the torque acting on the mechanism for fixing the output shaft of the engine does not exceed an upper-limit value when the engine is stopped, the output shaft of the engine is fixed, and the vehicle runs only by the power generated by the two motor generators (4,5). a control means which limits a torque generated from the two motor generators (4,5) so that the torque acting on the mechanism for fixing the output shaft of the engine does not exceed an upper-limit value when the engine is stopped, the output shaft of the engine is fixed, and the vehicle runs only by the power generated by the two motor generators (4,5).
Device for feeding loops and clips to the movement path for clips of a clipping machine comprising a magazine bar, the outer wall of which is dimensioned such that it can have the legs of the clips engaged over it, such that the clips can be guided thereon in a manner arranged in a row, means for fixing the angular position of the clips in planes perpendicular to the course of the magazine bar, and an air duct (1a, 4a, 5a) for transporting the loops, and characterized in that the air duct (1a, 4a, 5a) extends inside the magazine bar at least in the duct portion immediately upstream of the movement path for clips.
A topical composition comprising bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, polysilicone-15 and D-panthenol, wherein the weight ratio of D-panthenol to bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine is at least 1.25.
A method to control the shape of an opening in a formation, the method comprising the steps of: emitting a laser beam from a fiber optic cable into a direction unit, wherein the direction unit comprises a focusing lens and a collimating lens; focusing the laser beam in the focusing lens to produce a focused beam; collimating the focused beam in the collimating lens to produce a directed beam; directing the directed beam onto a motorized master, wherein the motorized master is contained in a compact scanner, wherein the compact scanner further comprises a motorized slave, wherein the motorized master comprises a master mirror and a master motor, wherein the motorized slave comprises a slave mirror and a slave motor; operating the motorized master and the motorized slave to produce a controlled beam, wherein the controlled beam moves in a movement pattern; introducing the controlled beam to a laser head, wherein the laser head comprises an inlet lens, an outlet lens, an air knife, a purging nozzle, a vacuum nozzle, and a temperature sensor; passing the controlled beam through the inlet lens and the outlet lens, wherein the inlet lens and outlet lens protect the compact scanner from debris; sweeping the outlet lens with gas from the air knife; purging the path of the controlled beam with a purging fluid from the purging nozzle; sublimating the formation to produce the opening, wherein the shape of the opening is dictated by the movement pattern of the controlled beam; and vacuuming the dust and vapor with the vacuum nozzle. emitting a laser beam from a fiber optic cable into a direction unit, wherein the direction unit comprises a focusing lens and a collimating lens; focusing the laser beam in the focusing lens to produce a focused beam; collimating the focused beam in the collimating lens to produce a directed beam; directing the directed beam onto a motorized master, wherein the motorized master is contained in a compact scanner, wherein the compact scanner further comprises a motorized slave, wherein the motorized master comprises a master mirror and a master motor, wherein the motorized slave comprises a slave mirror and a slave motor; operating the motorized master and the motorized slave to produce a controlled beam, wherein the controlled beam moves in a movement pattern; introducing the controlled beam to a laser head, wherein the laser head comprises an inlet lens, an outlet lens, an air knife, a purging nozzle, a vacuum nozzle, and a temperature sensor; passing the controlled beam through the inlet lens and the outlet lens, wherein the inlet lens and outlet lens protect the compact scanner from debris; sweeping the outlet lens with gas from the air knife; purging the path of the controlled beam with a purging fluid from the purging nozzle; sublimating the formation to produce the opening, wherein the shape of the opening is dictated by the movement pattern of the controlled beam; and vacuuming the dust and vapor with the vacuum nozzle.
Ball head coupling for a vehicle trailer, comprising - a coupling housing, - a coupling element that is movably mounted in the coupling housing and designed to hold the ball head coupling (1, 1') on the ball head, - a control lever that interacts with the coupling element in order to lock the coupling element in a closed position, the control lever being pivotably held on the coupling housing, - a toggle lever device (19, 19') for operating the control lever, the toggle lever assembly (19, 19') having a first toggle lever arm (21, 21') that is connected to the control lever in an articulated manner, and having a second toggle lever arm (22, 22') that is supported on the coupling housing in an articulated manner or on a part rigidly connected thereto, - a hand lever (3, 3') for operating the toggle lever device (19, 19'), characterised in that the ball head coupling (1, 1') has a motorised clamp device (20, 20') integrated in the toggle lever device (19, 19') in order to clamp the ball head coupling (1, 1'). - a coupling housing, - a coupling element that is movably mounted in the coupling housing and designed to hold the ball head coupling (1, 1') on the ball head, - a control lever that interacts with the coupling element in order to lock the coupling element in a closed position, the control lever being pivotably held on the coupling housing, - a toggle lever device (19, 19') for operating the control lever, the toggle lever assembly (19, 19') having a first toggle lever arm (21, 21') that is connected to the control lever in an articulated manner, and having a second toggle lever arm (22, 22') that is supported on the coupling housing in an articulated manner or on a part rigidly connected thereto, - a hand lever (3, 3') for operating the toggle lever device (19, 19'),