mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A golf club head, comprising: a face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof; a body connected to the face, the body having a sole extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face; and a single brace extending from the sole to a contact area on an inner surface of the face, wherein the brace applies force to the face such that an area of the face surrounding the contact area has less flexibility relative to other areas of the face located away from the contact area, the golf club head being characterized in that: the brace has only a single end portion that contacts the inner surface of the face, and the end portion has an elongated shape such that the entire contact area between the brace and the face is elongated in shape and extends diagonally across a portion of the face in a direction extending from a high-heel area to a low-toe area or in a direction extending from a high-toe area to a low-heel area. a face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof; a body connected to the face, the body having a sole extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face; and a single brace extending from the sole to a contact area on an inner surface of the face, wherein the brace applies force to the face such that an area of the face surrounding the contact area has less flexibility relative to other areas of the face located away from the contact area, the brace has only a single end portion that contacts the inner surface of the face, and the end portion has an elongated shape such that the entire contact area between the brace and the face is elongated in shape and extends diagonally across a portion of the face in a direction extending from a high-heel area to a low-toe area or in a direction extending from a high-toe area to a low-heel area.
Process for biological nitrogen elimination from raw water with autotrophic nitrification and subsequent denitrification, wherein raw water is passed through at least one common rotary cylinder reactor according to any of claims 10 to 13 with at least three subsequent reaction zones, wherein by addition of at least one gaseous and/or liquid oxidizing agent into the reactor, a first reaction zone is adjusted to milieu conditions for microbial nitrification and a subsequent further reaction zone is adjusted to milieu conditions for microbial denitrification, and at least one intermediate reaction zone arranged between the first and the further reaction zone is adjusted to milieu conditions for microbial nitrification and microbial denitrification, wherein the gaseous and/or liquid oxidant flows into the reactor axially along the longitudinal axis of the reactor and passes radially along the longitudinal axis into the first reaction zone, wherein the dissolved oxygen concentration decreases over the reaction zones, wherein the first reaction zone is set to aerobic conditions and to a dissolved oxygen concentration of at least 2.5 mg/l, wherein the intermediate reaction zone is set to an average dissolved oxygen concentration which is smaller than the average dissolved oxygen concentration in the first reaction zone and larger than the average dissolved oxygen concentration in the further reaction zone, and to a dissolved oxygen concentration of at least 0.5 to 2.5 mg/l, and wherein the further reaction zone is set to anaerobic conditions and to a dissolved oxygen concentration of at most 0.5 ml/l, and wherein the denitrification is carried out autotrophically. wherein by addition of at least one gaseous and/or liquid oxidizing agent into the reactor, a first reaction zone is adjusted to milieu conditions for microbial nitrification and a subsequent further reaction zone is adjusted to milieu conditions for microbial denitrification, and at least one intermediate reaction zone arranged between the first and the further reaction zone is adjusted to milieu conditions for microbial nitrification and microbial denitrification, wherein the gaseous and/or liquid oxidant flows into the reactor axially along the longitudinal axis of the reactor and passes radially along the longitudinal axis into the first reaction zone, wherein the dissolved oxygen concentration decreases over the reaction zones, wherein the first reaction zone is set to aerobic conditions and to a dissolved oxygen concentration of at least 2.5 mg/l, wherein the intermediate reaction zone is set to an average dissolved oxygen concentration which is smaller than the average dissolved oxygen concentration in the first reaction zone and larger than the average dissolved oxygen concentration in the further reaction zone, and to a dissolved oxygen concentration of at least 0.5 to 2.5 mg/l, and wherein the further reaction zone is set to anaerobic conditions and to a dissolved oxygen concentration of at most 0.5 ml/l, and wherein the denitrification is carried out autotrophically.
A method of cross-talk suppression of adjacent inkjet nozzles (101, 109; N1 - N6), the method comprising: receiving a print pulse (302 - 312; 402 - 408; 432a - 438a; 432b - 438b) to simultaneously fire ink from an array of adjacent nozzles (101, 109; N1 - N6) of an inkjet printhead; and actuating groups (N1 - N3; N4 - N6) of three or more adjacent nozzles of said array of nozzles (101, 109; N1 - N6) with a time delay (d1 - d3) between actuations of said three or more nozzles of the groups (N1 - N3; N4 - N6), characterized in that the time delay (d1 - d3) between different actuation pulses within the group of adjacent nozzles varies. receiving a print pulse (302 - 312; 402 - 408; 432a - 438a; 432b - 438b) to simultaneously fire ink from an array of adjacent nozzles (101, 109; N1 - N6) of an inkjet printhead; and actuating groups (N1 - N3; N4 - N6) of three or more adjacent nozzles of said array of nozzles (101, 109; N1 - N6) with a time delay (d1 - d3) between actuations of said three or more nozzles of the groups (N1 - N3; N4 - N6), characterized in that the time delay (d1 - d3) between different actuation pulses within the group of adjacent nozzles varies.
A method for preparing a composition including a candidate active component, comprising the steps of: a. selecting a first inactive component in a first mixture, the first inactive component being most similar in odor character to said candidate active component; b. selecting a second inactive component in said first mixture, the second inactive component being most dissimilar in odor character to said candidate active component; c. preparing a second mixture, wherein said second mixture is the same as the first mixture, except that the first inactive component is replaced with an iso-intense concentration of the candidate active component and the second inactive component is replaced by a known active from the same odor class as the second inactive component; d. assess the intensity of the second mixture to determine whether the second mixture is significantly more intense than the first mixture, wherein if the second mixture is significantly more intense than the first mixture, then the candidate active component is considered to have demonstrated resilient activity; and e. preparing a perfume composition including said candidate active component. a. selecting a first inactive component in a first mixture, the first inactive component being most similar in odor character to said candidate active component; b. selecting a second inactive component in said first mixture, the second inactive component being most dissimilar in odor character to said candidate active component; c. preparing a second mixture, wherein said second mixture is the same as the first mixture, except that the first inactive component is replaced with an iso-intense concentration of the candidate active component and the second inactive component is replaced by a known active from the same odor class as the second inactive component; d. assess the intensity of the second mixture to determine whether the second mixture is significantly more intense than the first mixture, wherein if the second mixture is significantly more intense than the first mixture, then the candidate active component is considered to have demonstrated resilient activity; and e. preparing a perfume composition including said candidate active component.
A wedge for use in an electric machine comprising: a central leg extending in a direction that will be radially inward when the wedge is mounted on a lamination stack, and said wedge having arms extending in both circumferential directions from said central leg, with a circumferentially outermost part of said arms having a curved contact surface that will be radially outward, and a flat inner surface that will be radially inward when the wedge in mounted in the lamination stack; said curved contact surface being formed about a radius of curvature centered on a point (C 1) that will be spaced radially inwardly of said curved contact surface when the wedge is mounted on a lamination stack; said wedge having a radially outer full surface defining a cylindrical aperture through an axial length of said full surface; said wedge being characterised in that it has ledge surfaces at each axial end of said full surface of said wedge; and a curved merging portion on an outer surface of said arms merging into said curved contact surface, said curved merging portion being formed on a radius of curvature centered from a point (C 0) that will be spaced radially outwardly of said arm when said wedge is mounted on a lamination stack. a central leg extending in a direction that will be radially inward when the wedge is mounted on a lamination stack, and said wedge having arms extending in both circumferential directions from said central leg, with a circumferentially outermost part of said arms having a curved contact surface that will be radially outward, and a flat inner surface that will be radially inward when the wedge in mounted in the lamination stack; said curved contact surface being formed about a radius of curvature centered on a point (C 1) that will be spaced radially inwardly of said curved contact surface when the wedge is mounted on a lamination stack; said wedge having a radially outer full surface defining a cylindrical aperture through an axial length of said full surface; said wedge being characterised in that it has ledge surfaces at each axial end of said full surface of said wedge; and a curved merging portion on an outer surface of said arms merging into said curved contact surface, said curved merging portion being formed on a radius of curvature centered from a point (C 0) that will be spaced radially outwardly of said arm when said wedge is mounted on a lamination stack.
A process for refining sand for use as frac sand comprising the steps of passing the sand through a first fines separation stage to remove fine particles of contaminant from the sand, reducing the water content of the sand to less than 20%, passing the sand into an attrition scrubber unit containing moving blades to delaminate clay and other contaminants from the sand grains, passing the sand from the attrition scrubber unit through a second fines separation stage to separate fine contaminants from the sand and dewatering the resulting sand product in a further dewatering stage.
Wheel comprising a rim mounted to rotate on a support comprising a shaft defining a primary rotational axis, and an eddy current magnetic braking device comprising at least one first braking set comprising a first stator and a second stator which are connected to the support and a rotor connected to the rim and disposed between the stators (2a, 2b), such that each stator (2a, 2b) has a first face (2.1) opposite a face (1.1, 1.2) of the rotor (2a, 2b) and separated from said face by an air gap (e), the rotor being made of electrically conductive material and the stators (2a, 2b) carrying a plurality of magnets (11, 12, 13, 14) emitting via the first face (2.1), a magnetic flux capable of causing, in accordance with the air gap (e), eddy currents in the rotor when the rotor pivots with the wheel, the device comprising an actuator, characterized in that the actuator comprises at least one first transmission assembly and one second transmission assembly each comprising a pinion (6a, 6b) mounted on the support to pivot about a secondary rotational axis (6a', 6b') parallel to the primary axis, an operating bar (5, 5b) extending about the secondary axis (6a', 6b'), a first mechanical connecting member (21a, 21b; 21a', 21b') connecting the operating bar (5a, 5b) to the pinion (6a, 6b) of the transmission assembly in question and at least one second mechanical connecting member (22a, 22b; 22a', 22b') connecting the operating bar (5a, 5b) to one of the stators (2a, 2b); and in that the mechanical connecting members are arranged, such that the rotation of the pinions causes a movement of the stators parallel to the secondary axis in opposite directions, for varying the air gap, at least one of the mechanical connecting members of each transmission assembly being arranged to ensure a screw-nut helical connection.
An apparatus for managing, accepting and/or dispensing valuables, in particular money, having a closed first safe region and an operator and service region, wherein said first safe region and the operator and service region have separate closing systems, with furthermore a second safe region being provided that is separate both from the first safe region and from the operator and service region and that is separately closable, characterized in that both all the valuables and the controlling units of the first safe region are completely arranged in said first safe region and all the control electronics for controlling the controlling units of the first safe region are arranged in the second safe region, with the first and second safe regions (20, 30) being seated directly on one another and having mutually adjacent safe walls (21, 33), with the control electronics arranged in the interior of the second safe region being connected to the controlling units of the first safe region by at least one connection line, and with said connection line being completely received in the first and second safe regions (20, 30) and having a releasable interface that is arranged countersunk in a passage cut-out connecting the two safe regions (20 and 30) and having two coupling parts (18a, 18b) that can be connected to one another, that are received in the passage cut-out, and that are each held by a coupling holder such that one coupling part (18a; 18b) is connectable to/releasable from the other coupling part (18b; 18a) without accessing said other coupling part (18b; 18a).
An electrostatic ink composition comprising: a) chargeable particles comprising a resin; b) a charge director comprising a sulfosuccinate salt of the general formula MA m, wherein M is a metal, m is the valence of M, and A is an ion of the general formula: [R 1 -O-C CH 2 CH(SO 3)C -O-R 2] - wherein each of R 1 and R 2 is an alkyl group; and c) a non-polymeric, non-fatty acid having a pK a, when measured in water at 20°C, of at least 1. a) chargeable particles comprising a resin; b) a charge director comprising a sulfosuccinate salt of the general formula MA m, wherein M is a metal, m is the valence of M, and A is an ion of the general formula: [R 1 -O-C CH 2 CH(SO 3)C -O-R 2] - wherein each of R 1 and R 2 is an alkyl group; and c) a non-polymeric, non-fatty acid having a pK a, when measured in water at 20°C, of at least 1.
An image processing apparatus comprising: display means; a web browser for displaying an operation screen to accept a setting for a job from a user on the display means; job control means for executing a job on the image processing apparatus; storage means for storing capability information indicating a job processing capability of said image processing apparatus; a HTTP server for receiving an HTTP request from the web browser and sending to the web browser an HTTP response including a script for rewriting an operation screen in accordance with the job processing capability, the script for rewriting the operation screen being generated by the storage means and being received by the HTTP server from the storage means; wherein the web browser receives from an external server an HTTP response including HTML data of the operation screen in response to a user input instruction, receives from the HTTP server the script for rewriting the operation screen received in the HTTP response in response to an HTTP request for the job processing capability of said image processing apparatus, processes (S713, S714) the script for rewriting the operation screen received in the HTTP response in accordance with the job processing capability to change whether or not to allow input or selection of an input element on the operation screen received in the HTTP response, and displays the rewritten operation screen obtained as a result of said script processing. display means; a web browser for displaying an operation screen to accept a setting for a job from a user on the display means; job control means for executing a job on the image processing apparatus; storage means for storing capability information indicating a job processing capability of said image processing apparatus; a HTTP server for receiving an HTTP request from the web browser and sending to the web browser an HTTP response including a script for rewriting an operation screen in accordance with the job processing capability, the script for rewriting the operation screen being generated by the storage means and being received by the HTTP server from the storage means; wherein the web browser receives from an external server an HTTP response including HTML data of the operation screen in response to a user input instruction, receives from the HTTP server the script for rewriting the operation screen received in the HTTP response in response to an HTTP request for the job processing capability of said image processing apparatus, processes (S713, S714) the script for rewriting the operation screen received in the HTTP response in accordance with the job processing capability to change whether or not to allow input or selection of an input element on the operation screen received in the HTTP response, and displays the rewritten operation screen obtained as a result of said script processing.
An engine mount (100, 102, 104, 106, 108) device comprising: a housing (120, 200, 290); a carrier (140, 220) that is at least partially inside the housing (120, 200, 290), the carrier (140, 220) comprising a hole (142, 222) through at least a partial thickness of the carrier (140, 220), the hole (142, 222) being configured to receive a trunnion pin; and at least one flexure (160, 160C, 240, 280) connecting the carrier (140, 220) to the housing (120, 200, 290), wherein the at least one flexure (160, 160C, 240, 280) is configured to provide higher stiffness in one or more radial directions of the hole (142, 222) compared to a stiffness provided in an axial direction of the hole (142, 222); characterised in that the at least one flexure (160, 160C, 240) is in a shape of a stadium having two semicircular ends connected by substantially linear connecting portions. a housing (120, 200, 290); a carrier (140, 220) that is at least partially inside the housing (120, 200, 290), the carrier (140, 220) comprising a hole (142, 222) through at least a partial thickness of the carrier (140, 220), the hole (142, 222) being configured to receive a trunnion pin; and at least one flexure (160, 160C, 240, 280) connecting the carrier (140, 220) to the housing (120, 200, 290), wherein the at least one flexure (160, 160C, 240, 280) is configured to provide higher stiffness in one or more radial directions of the hole (142, 222) compared to a stiffness provided in an axial direction of the hole (142, 222); characterised in that the at least one flexure (160, 160C, 240) is in a shape of a stadium having two semicircular ends connected by substantially linear connecting portions.
Method for encrypting and storing a computer file, the method being implemented by a device, known as a "key store", for securing accesses to said computer file, the key store being embedded in equipment of the home network gateway type, the method comprising: - establishing a list of n pairs of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi), each pair of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi) comprising respectively a so-called private key (ALPHAi) and a so-called public key (BETAi), wherein each of the pairs of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi) is associated with a unique identifier (CIDi) of an i th client (Ci) authorised to access said computer file, - receiving said computer file and encrypting it as an encrypted version (FCRYPT) of said computer file, by means of a key for encrypting said computer file, - encrypting the encryption key in as many encrypted versions as there are public keys (BETAi), each of the encrypted versions of the encryption key being encrypted with one of the public keys in the pairs of keys of the clients authorised to access the file F, - recording an encrypted version (FCRYPT) of said computer file, encrypted by means of said key for encrypting said computer file, in a file storage space accessible from the key store, the encrypted version (FCRYPT) of the computer file being associated with the encrypted versions of the encryption key, - associating the file, in a list of files (Fi) encrypted and stored under the control of said key store, with one or more unique identifiers (KIDi) of pairs of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi), as well as with a pointer (FPTRi) to an encrypted version (FCRYPTi) of said computer file (Fi) recorded in the file storage space. - establishing a list of n pairs of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi), each pair of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi) comprising respectively a so-called private key (ALPHAi) and a so-called public key (BETAi), wherein each of the pairs of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi) is associated with a unique identifier (CIDi) of an i th client (Ci) authorised to access said computer file, - receiving said computer file and encrypting it as an encrypted version (FCRYPT) of said computer file, by means of a key for encrypting said computer file, - encrypting the encryption key in as many encrypted versions as there are public keys (BETAi), each of the encrypted versions of the encryption key being encrypted with one of the public keys in the pairs of keys of the clients authorised to access the file F, - recording an encrypted version (FCRYPT) of said computer file, encrypted by means of said key for encrypting said computer file, in a file storage space accessible from the key store, the encrypted version (FCRYPT) of the computer file being associated with the encrypted versions of the encryption key, - associating the file, in a list of files (Fi) encrypted and stored under the control of said key store, with one or more unique identifiers (KIDi) of pairs of keys (ALPHAi, BETAi), as well as with a pointer (FPTRi) to an encrypted version (FCRYPTi) of said computer file (Fi) recorded in the file storage space.
Solar junction box for an electric connection for a solar panel, the Housing comprising: - a first chassis element; - a second chassis element; - a bushing for sealing a cable running between the outside and the inside of the solar junction box against the chassis elements (102, 104), - wherein the first and second chassis elements (102, 104) lie on opposite lateral sides of the bushing and both chassis elements (102, 104) comprise a recess for receiving a section of the bushing, - characterized in that - the bushing comprises first and second axial end sections (114, 116) and an axial middle section and the middle section has a smaller diameter than the axial end sections (114, 116). - a first chassis element; - a second chassis element; - a bushing for sealing a cable running between the outside and the inside of the solar junction box against the chassis elements (102, 104), - wherein the first and second chassis elements (102, 104) lie on opposite lateral sides of the bushing and both chassis elements (102, 104) comprise a recess for receiving a section of the bushing, - characterized in that - the bushing comprises first and second axial end sections (114, 116) and an axial middle section and the middle section has a smaller diameter than the axial end sections (114, 116).