mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A porous three-dimensional structure of polytetrafluoroethylene made of mixture of the free-flow polytetrafluoroethylene having the granules sized from 100 to 300 microns, and the constraint-flow polytetrafluoroethylene having the granules sized up to 20 microns and having porous three-dimensional structure of polytetrafluoroethylene, designed as a three-dimensional body, wherein it contains the open through pores and the dead-end pores, uniformly distributed over the inner surface of the open pores and connected therewith, wherein the cumulative volume of the open pores is greater than the cumulative volume of the dead-end pores and the average size of the dead-end pores constitutes 0.01 to 1.0 of the average size of the open pores, wherein the pores sizes are randomly distributed in the range of 150 to 300 μm.
A method for producing fuel pellets, comprising the steps of: introducing a lignocellulosic biomass having a moisture content of less than about 30% by weight into a reactor; applying a vacuum to the reactor; injecting steam having a temperature of between about 180°C and about 235°C into the reactor; maintaining the biomass in the reactor between about 1 and about 12 minutes; removing the treated biomass from the reactor; and forming the treated biomass into a pellet. introducing a lignocellulosic biomass having a moisture content of less than about 30% by weight into a reactor; applying a vacuum to the reactor; injecting steam having a temperature of between about 180°C and about 235°C into the reactor; maintaining the biomass in the reactor between about 1 and about 12 minutes; removing the treated biomass from the reactor; and forming the treated biomass into a pellet.
Apparatus for connecting to a motor vehicle and for carrying one or more bicycles, the apparatus comprising: • a central frame for connecting to a motor vehicle, • a rail connected to the central frame and aligned perpendicular to the central frame, • a rear wheel connector connected to the rail at one end thereof and for connecting to a rear wheel of a bicycle, • a front wheel stop connected to the rail for bracing against a front wheel of a bicycle, and • a front wheel connector rotationally connected to the rail at an opposite end of the rail to the rear wheel connector and for connecting to a front wheel of a bicycle, • characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a stop connected to the front wheel connector and for preventing rotation of the front wheel connector beyond a specific point, so that when the front wheel connector is forward of the axis of a front wheel of a bicycle, the front wheel connector is restricted from rotating further outboard by the stop. • a central frame for connecting to a motor vehicle, • a rail connected to the central frame and aligned perpendicular to the central frame, • a rear wheel connector connected to the rail at one end thereof and for connecting to a rear wheel of a bicycle, • a front wheel stop connected to the rail for bracing against a front wheel of a bicycle, and • a front wheel connector rotationally connected to the rail at an opposite end of the rail to the rear wheel connector and for connecting to a front wheel of a bicycle, • characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a stop connected to the front wheel connector and for preventing rotation of the front wheel connector beyond a specific point, so that when the front wheel connector is forward of the axis of a front wheel of a bicycle, the front wheel connector is restricted from rotating further outboard by the stop.
A system for measuring and recording a quantity of liquid in an absorbing material, which system comprises a sensor comprising a first pair of electrodes (4, 7) for measuring the quantity of liquid, which first pair of electrodes (4, 7) is arranged to be placed around the absorbing material, and a data logger, which is arranged to apply an alternating voltage across the first pair of electrodes (4, 7) and, concurrently herewith, to measure the capacitance between the two electrodes of the first pair of electrodes (4, 7) and to calculate, based on the measured capacitance, an estimate of the quantity of liquid in the absorbing material, characterised in that the sensor with the one pair of electrodes (4, 7) is arranged to be placed so that it extends along two opposite surfaces of the absorbing material. a first pair of electrodes (4, 7) for measuring the quantity of liquid, which first pair of electrodes (4, 7) is arranged to be placed around the absorbing material, and a data logger, which is arranged to apply an alternating voltage across the first pair of electrodes (4, 7) and, concurrently herewith, to measure the capacitance between the two electrodes of the first pair of electrodes (4, 7) and to calculate, based on the measured capacitance, an estimate of the quantity of liquid in the absorbing material, characterised in that the sensor with the one pair of electrodes (4, 7) is arranged to be placed so that it extends along two opposite surfaces of the absorbing material.
Cleaning method for cleaning a glazed surface of a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a cleaning device comprising a wiping system with at least one spray device for spraying a liquid (Lq), characterized in that said cleaning method comprises the steps of: - verifying a first condition that the current season (sc) is spring or summer, - verifying a second condition which is the probability (pb) of there being insect strike (is) on said glazed surface, - verifying a third condition that said vehicle is stopped, - if all of said conditions are met, then activating said cleaning device in order to begin a cleaning cycle (Cy), and - executing said cleaning cycle (Cy) using said cleaning device. - verifying a first condition that the current season (sc) is spring or summer, - verifying a second condition which is the probability (pb) of there being insect strike (is) on said glazed surface, - verifying a third condition that said vehicle is stopped, - if all of said conditions are met, then activating said cleaning device in order to begin a cleaning cycle (Cy), and - executing said cleaning cycle (Cy) using said cleaning device.
Hanger with a base part on which an approximately U-shaped spring clip with two longitudinal arms and one central area connecting the starting areas of the longitudinal arms to each other, wherein each longitudinal arm has in the central area a passage opening for a pin-shaped article which can be fed through both passage openings, in particular a pin, a rod, a wire or such like, which is inserted when the longitudinal arms are flexibly deformed, in particular pressed together, and after the release of the longitudinal arms are held tight by them, the base part has two recesses arranged at a distance from each other in a shape of a slot according to the width of the central area, wherein the two longitudinal arms of the spring clip can be fed through said recesses to secure the spring clip on the base part, the spring clip has lateral locking recesses (9, 9') at least in the starting area of the longitudinal arms along at least one longitudinal edge, characterised in that, to secure the spring clip on the base part at least one slot-shaped recess has two partial areas (2a, 2b) of different widths, the wider partial area of which is slightly wider than the longitudinal arm and the narrower partial area of which is at least slightly narrower than the longitudinal arm and is wider than the longitudinal arm in the reduced area around the locking recess(es) (9 and 9').
A method for operating an industrial robot with an operating device, comprising the method step of touching a virtual operating element (92, 98, 104, 106) on a touch-sensitive display of a graphical operator interface which display is surrounded by a frame, wherein when the virtual operating element (92, 98, 104, 106) is touched, a function associated with the operating element is initiated, wherein the speed or the stretch of a deflection of a finger of an operating person when touching the virtual operating element (92, 98, 104, 106) of the touch display, which operating element is constructed as a defined moving surface, is detected, and a control signal is generated from the speed or the stretch of the deflection which signal is used for setting the speed or the position for movements of the industrial robot, characterized in that a first moving surface for a two-dimensional setting of position is defined at a distance from and alongside a frame section serving as a haptic mark, and a second moving surface for a third setting of position of the industrial robot is defined inside the distance running along the frame section, wherein the finger is guided during the moving inside the second moving surface along the frame section, wherein during the moving of the finger inside the first moving surface the finger makes no contact with the frame section serving as haptic mark, and during the moving of the finger inside the second moving surface (101 the finger makes a perceptible contact with the frame section.
An elastic wave device comprising a piezoelectric member and at least one IDT electrode, wherein said at least one IDT electrode has first and second electrode fingers (31,32) that are arranged next to each other in a propagation direction of elastic wave and are connected to different electric potentials, wherein gaps (33,35) are provided external to tip ends of the first and second electrode fingers (31,32) in a longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers, and wherein a projection is provided in at least one of a position on a side edge of the first electrode finger and a position on a side edge of the second electrode finger, the position on the side edge of the first electrode finger corresponding to that of the gap located external to the tip end of the second electrode finger in the longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers, the position on the side edge of the second electrode finger corresponding to that of the gap located external to the tip end of the first electrode finger in the longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers, and the projection projects towards the corresponding gap, wherein the projection has a trapezoid shape in plan view such that a lower base of the trapezoid continues along the side edge of the electrode finger that is provided with the projection, and wherein an internal angle (α) formed between the lower base and sides (13c,13d) of the trapezoid that connect an upper base and the lower base of the trapezoid is less than 90°, and wherein the center of the lower base of the projection in the longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers is substantially aligned with the center of the corresponding gap at the tip end of the other electrode finger in the longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers, so as to compensate a phase shift that occurs between an elastic wave propagating through an area provided with the gaps and an elastic wave propagating through an area without the gaps, and wherein the lower base has a length that is larger than a gap width, the gap width being a dimension of the gap in the longitudinal direction of the electrode fingers, and wherein the upper base has a length that is smaller than the gap width.
An exhaust turbocharger with a compressor for conveying intake air for an internal combustion engine, wherein a suction chamber of the compressor can be connected to a pressure chamber of the compressor to guide gas via a bypass and wherein an air quantity conveyed by the bypass can be adjusted by an adjusting element, wherein the adjusting element is controlled by a pressure difference between the suction chamber and the pressure chamber, characterised in that the adjusting element is a bolt-shaped piston, which is axially slideably movable, controlled by a pressure membrane, by pressure prevailing in the pressure chamber against a spring force of a return spring, with a first and a second stop.
A steam generator for a steaming device comprising: - a chamber having a base and a liquid receiving space above the base, - a heater for heating water in the liquid receiving space, - a steam outlet, and - a foaming restriction barrier disposed between the steam outlet and the base that comprises a first barrier section spaced from the liquid receiving space between the steam outlet and the liquid receiving space, and a second barrier section spaced from the first barrier section between the first barrier section and the liquid receiving space, the first barrier section being configured to prevent foam from passing into said steam outlet, the second barrier section being configured to prevent foam from passing from said liquid receiving space into an intermediate space between said first and second barrier sections (71, 72), wherein the second barrier section is configured so that all the steam generated from heating water in the liquid receiving space below the second barrier section passes through the second barrier section into the intermediate space and, from the intermediate space through the first barrier section, before passing through the steam outlet, characterized in that the second barrier section extends across the extent of the chamber to cover the liquid receiving space. - a chamber having a base and a liquid receiving space above the base, - a heater for heating water in the liquid receiving space, - a steam outlet, and - a foaming restriction barrier disposed between the steam outlet and the base that comprises a first barrier section spaced from the liquid receiving space between the steam outlet and the liquid receiving space, and a second barrier section spaced from the first barrier section between the first barrier section and the liquid receiving space, the first barrier section being configured to prevent foam from passing into said steam outlet, the second barrier section being configured to prevent foam from passing from said liquid receiving space into an intermediate space between said first and second barrier sections (71, 72), wherein the second barrier section is configured so that all the steam generated from heating water in the liquid receiving space below the second barrier section passes through the second barrier section into the intermediate space and, from the intermediate space through the first barrier section, before passing through the steam outlet, characterized in that the second barrier section extends across the extent of the chamber to cover the liquid receiving space.
A direct orientation vector rotor (DOVER), comprising; (a) a rotor; (b) an articulated rigid mast attached to the rotor; (c) a drive shaft; (d) a rotating turret housing an inclination mechanism, wherein the inclination mechanism is configured to incline the articulated rigid mast in relation to the drive shaft, and wherein the rotating turret is configured to azimuthally rotate the articulated rigid mast in relation to the drive shaft; and (e) gears configured to transfer torque from the drive shaft to the articulated rigid mast at a plurality of incline and/or azimuthal rotation positions. (a) a rotor; (b) an articulated rigid mast attached to the rotor; (c) a drive shaft; (d) a rotating turret housing an inclination mechanism, wherein the inclination mechanism is configured to incline the articulated rigid mast in relation to the drive shaft, and wherein the rotating turret is configured to azimuthally rotate the articulated rigid mast in relation to the drive shaft; and (e) gears configured to transfer torque from the drive shaft to the articulated rigid mast at a plurality of incline and/or azimuthal rotation positions.
A method for analyzing engine sound to obtain harmonic and residual model parameters for synthesizing the engine sound; the method comprising: providing an input signal representing the engine sound to be analyzed; determining a fundamental frequency of the input signal using one or more guide signals, and determining the frequencies, magnitudes, and phases of higher harmonics of the fundamental frequency, thus determining the harmonic model parameters associated with the determined frequencies, wherein the one or more guide signals include a rotational speed signal of the engine; synthesizing a harmonic signal based on the harmonic model parameters; determining a residual signal by subtracting the harmonic signal from the input signal; calculating the residual model parameters based on the residual signal. providing an input signal representing the engine sound to be analyzed; determining a fundamental frequency of the input signal using one or more guide signals, and determining the frequencies, magnitudes, and phases of higher harmonics of the fundamental frequency, thus determining the harmonic model parameters associated with the determined frequencies, wherein the one or more guide signals include a rotational speed signal of the engine; synthesizing a harmonic signal based on the harmonic model parameters; determining a residual signal by subtracting the harmonic signal from the input signal; calculating the residual model parameters based on the residual signal.
A canopy module, in particular for a motor vehicle, intended to be disposed between a motor compartment of a vehicle and a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the module having a front face facing the motor compartment and a posterior face disposed facing the passenger compartment, characterized in that the canopy module includes an air inlet duct comprising an air inlet orifice disposed on the periphery of the canopy module and a primary air filtering assembly, connected to the air inlet duct, comprising a primary filtering element located in a primary chamber from which the filtered air is channeled towards a primary connection orifice disposed on the periphery of the canopy module, the primary connection orifice being intended to be connected to an air inlet system of the motor.
A laser device comprising: a laser oscillator emitting a laser beam, and an optical unit receiving the laser beam emitted from the laser oscillator and emitting the laser beam to outside of the optical unit, the optical unit including: a partially transmissive mirror reflecting a part of the laser beam toward the outside while transmitting a remaining part of the laser beam; a light deflecting member diffusing a laser beam passed through the partially transmissive mirror and deflecting the laser beam in a predetermined direction, at a predetermined diffusion angle; and a light receiver receiving the laser beam deflected by the light deflecting member and outputting an electric signal, the laser device being configured such that deviation of the optical axis of the laser beam is monitored based on an output signal of the light receiver. a laser oscillator emitting a laser beam, and an optical unit receiving the laser beam emitted from the laser oscillator and emitting the laser beam to outside of the optical unit, the optical unit including: a partially transmissive mirror reflecting a part of the laser beam toward the outside while transmitting a remaining part of the laser beam; a light deflecting member diffusing a laser beam passed through the partially transmissive mirror and deflecting the laser beam in a predetermined direction, at a predetermined diffusion angle; and a light receiver receiving the laser beam deflected by the light deflecting member and outputting an electric signal, the laser device being configured such that deviation of the optical axis of the laser beam is monitored based on an output signal of the light receiver.
Retaining part for the pull-resistant holding of a pin-shaped contact element, comprising a housing with an accommodation space for accommodating the contact element and at least one primary securing element which protrudes into the interior of the accommodation space and can be radially deflected, having an axial stop for a projection of the contact element in order to secure this in a pull direction opposite to an insertion direction, and a secondary securing element which in a securing position contacts, at least in sections, the outside of the primary securing element in order to prevent the radial deflection of the primary securing element, wherein the housing includes the primary securing element and a second housing part includes the secondary securing element, characterized in that there is a space for an axial compensating movement of the contact element to be integrated in the accomodation room by shifting of the secondary securing element.
A device for operating tools or underwater equipment employed in connection with exploration and recovery of hydrocarbons, characterised in that the device comprises a hollow sleeve, where a movement mechanism comprising an inner slide and an outer slide provided with pawls, a stopper element provided with pawls and a block release element provided with a passage, in which passage at least one roller (9, 10) is mounted, are arranged in non-through-going recesses (U, Ut1, Ut2) in the body of the hollow sleeve, the movement mechanism, the stopper element and the block release element being in contact with one another and a closed volume defined by a part of the hollow sleeve, an annular piston and an elongated hollow element, which closed volume contains a fluid, where, upon cyclic loading, in the form of pressure increases and reductions to the fluid, of the device, the outer slide of the movement mechanism will be moved relative to the stopper element and the block release element until a position where the block release element via a release pin will open up a connection between the closed volume and a number of relief recesses, whereby at least one push rod through the annular piston is activated for operating the tool or the underwater equipment.
A medical device comprising a poly-4-hydroxybutyrate polymer or copolymer, wherein the polymer or copolymer is derived by acidic hydrolysis of a higher molecular weight poly-4-hydroxybutyrate polymer or copolymer, wherein the polymer or copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 100,000 Da as measured by gel permeation chromatography relative to polystyrene, wherein the polymer or copolymer has a polydispersity between 3 and 1, and wherein the higher molecular weight poly-4-hydroxybutyrate polymer or copolymer is produced by microorganisms.
Apparatus, configured and adapted for separating materials of different flowability that are mixed together, comprising a frame or frame structure; a hollow drum which is mounted on the frame structure and driven in rotation in the rotational direction and has a perforated peripheral surface and at least one at least partially open end face (S V, S H); a continuous press belt which can be pressed from the outside onto the peripheral surface when wrapped around part of the circumference of the hollow drum and which is driven in circulation in the conveying direction F; a product intake wedge formed by the press belt and hollow drum, for conducting a product stream, consisting of a product to be pressed, into the apparatus between the hollow drum and the press belt in an inlet area or inlet zone of the product stream; and a device for discharging separated product pressed from the outside through the perforated peripheral surface into the hollow or hollow chamber of the hollow drum from the at least partially open end face (S V, S H) of the hollow drum; characterized in that the device for discharging the separated product comprises a scraping element which is arranged in the upper region of the hollow drum, in particular in a position that corresponds at least substantially to the 12 o'clock position, and which comprises at least one scraping element section (231, 232, 233), wherein the scraping element section is a first scraping element section which is adjacent to the inside of the peripheral surface and has a tilt angle (α) of more than 90° to the tangential plane of the peripheral surface against the direction of rotation.