mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A power combiner/divider (10; 60; 102), comprising: a length of a single-conductor closed waveguide (16; 64) about an axis and terminated at one end by a conductive end plate (18; 68), said end plate having a plurality N of holes (22; 70) uniformly and symmetrically arranged about an axis coincident with the axis of the waveguide, said waveguide exhibiting an N-fold rotational symmetry about its axis; a conductive matching plate (26; 74), said matching plate positioned within the waveguide opposite and spaced apart from the conductive end plate and spaced apart from the inner walls of the waveguide, said matching plate exhibiting an N-fold rotational symmetry about the axis of the waveguide; and a plurality N of equivalent dual-conductor coaxial input/output ports (12; 62), each port having an outer conductor that is electrically and mechanically terminated at said end plate about one said hole and an inner conductor that extends through the associated hole into the waveguide and is electrically and mechanically terminated at the underside of said matching plate, characterised in that the conductive matching plate (26; 74) comprises a plurality of segments. a length of a single-conductor closed waveguide (16; 64) about an axis and terminated at one end by a conductive end plate (18; 68), said end plate having a plurality N of holes (22; 70) uniformly and symmetrically arranged about an axis coincident with the axis of the waveguide, said waveguide exhibiting an N-fold rotational symmetry about its axis; a conductive matching plate (26; 74), said matching plate positioned within the waveguide opposite and spaced apart from the conductive end plate and spaced apart from the inner walls of the waveguide, said matching plate exhibiting an N-fold rotational symmetry about the axis of the waveguide; and a plurality N of equivalent dual-conductor coaxial input/output ports (12; 62), each port having an outer conductor that is electrically and mechanically terminated at said end plate about one said hole and an inner conductor that extends through the associated hole into the waveguide and is electrically and mechanically terminated at the underside of said matching plate, characterised in that the conductive matching plate (26; 74) comprises a plurality of segments.
A method for detecting a chiral analyte, wherein the chiral analyte is an aromatic compound or comprises an aromatic group, comprising the steps of: a. bringing the chiral analyte, in an aqueous solution, in contact with an achiral supramolecular host guest complex consisting of i. a cucurbituril according to formula I wherein n=7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20, R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are selected, independently from each other, from the group comprising R, OH and COOR and wherein for every occurrence in formula, R respectively independently represents H or a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic, acyclic, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic group, and ii. a dye with a binding affinity with the cucurbituril I, thus forming a chiral supramolecular cucurbituril-dye-analyte-complex, and b. generating a circular dichroism spectrum of the chiral supramolecular cucurbituril-dye-analyte-complex. a. bringing the chiral analyte, in an aqueous solution, in contact with an achiral supramolecular host guest complex consisting of i. a cucurbituril according to formula I wherein n=7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20, R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are selected, independently from each other, from the group comprising R, OH and COOR and wherein for every occurrence in formula, R respectively independently represents H or a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic, acyclic, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic group, and ii. a dye with a binding affinity with the cucurbituril I, thus forming a chiral supramolecular cucurbituril-dye-analyte-complex, and i. a cucurbituril according to formula I wherein n=7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20, R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are selected, independently from each other, from the group comprising R, OH and COOR and wherein for every occurrence in formula, R respectively independently represents H or a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic, acyclic, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic group, and n=7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20, R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are selected, independently from each other, from the group comprising R, OH and COOR and wherein for every occurrence in formula, R respectively independently represents H or a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic, acyclic, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, aliphatic or aromatic group, and ii. a dye with a binding affinity with the cucurbituril I, thus forming a chiral supramolecular cucurbituril-dye-analyte-complex, and b. generating a circular dichroism spectrum of the chiral supramolecular cucurbituril-dye-analyte-complex.
An artificial leather comprising a multiple layered nonwoven stack, the multilayered stack nonwoven comprising discrete interconnected layers, each of the layers, which may be the same or different, comprising a composite fibre of from about 80 to 100% w/w leaf or stem fibres, wherein the leaf or stem fibre comprises the leaves of one or more plants of the Bromeliaceae family, and from about 1 to 20% w/w of a cured polymer.
Quantum dot comprising: • a core of a binary, ternary or quaternary III-V material consisting in: ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Ga and Al, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of P and As; • a first layer of a binary or ternary II-VI material consisting in: ∘ Zn, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of S and Se; • an external shell of a ternary or quaternary II-VI material consisting in: ∘ Zn, ∘ Cd, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of S and Se; and • a ligand layer at least partially covering the external shell. • a core of a binary, ternary or quaternary III-V material consisting in: ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Ga and Al, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of P and As; ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Ga and Al, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of P and As; • a first layer of a binary or ternary II-VI material consisting in: ∘ Zn, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of S and Se; ∘ Zn, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of S and Se; • an external shell of a ternary or quaternary II-VI material consisting in: ∘ Zn, ∘ Cd, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of S and Se; and ∘ Zn, ∘ Cd, and ∘ at least one element selected from the group consisting of S and Se; and • a ligand layer at least partially covering the external shell.
A sheet metal piece for use in a welding process, comprising: a base material layer having a thickness in a range of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm; a coating material layer having a thickness in a range of about 5 μm to about 100 μm; an intermediate material layer having a thickness in a range of about 1 μm to about 15 μm and being located between the base material layer and the coating material layer and including an intermetallic compound having at least one constituent from each of the base material layer and the coating material layer; and an edge region being located along an edge of the sheet metal piece that is to be welded and including a weld notch formed by a laser beam and defined at least partially by a weld notch surface (32, 34) that includes material from both the coating material layer and the intermediate material layer, wherein the weld notch has a depth and a width, characterised in that the depth of the weld notch varies across the width of the weld notch so that the average depth of the weld notch is greatest towards the edge of the sheet metal piece. a base material layer having a thickness in a range of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm; a coating material layer having a thickness in a range of about 5 μm to about 100 μm; an intermediate material layer having a thickness in a range of about 1 μm to about 15 μm and being located between the base material layer and the coating material layer and including an intermetallic compound having at least one constituent from each of the base material layer and the coating material layer;
A heat exchanger comprising: a heat exchanging part including a plurality of flat tubes aligned vertically in a state where the heat exchanger is installed; a first flow divider including a first pipe where a refrigerant enters and exits, a plurality of second pipes providing refrigerant flow paths between the heat exchanging part and the first pipe, and a main body internally including a first space that communicates with a first end of the first pipe and with first ends of the second pipes and that causes the refrigerant from one of the first pipe and the second pipes to flow into the other; and a plurality of second flow dividers internally including second spaces that provide refrigerant flow paths between the heat exchanging part and the first flow divider, that communicate with first end of the corresponding flat tube and with second end of the corresponding second pipe, and that cause the refrigerant from the corresponding flat tube and the corresponding second pipe to flow into the other, characterized in that the first end of the first pipe is connected to the main body such that the first pipe extends upward from the first space in the state where the heat exchanger is installed, and the first end of the second pipe is connected to the main body such that the second pipe extend downward from the first space in the state where the heat exchanger is installed. a heat exchanging part including a plurality of flat tubes aligned vertically in a state where the heat exchanger is installed; a first flow divider including a first pipe where a refrigerant enters and exits, a plurality of second pipes providing refrigerant flow paths between the heat exchanging part and the first pipe, and a main body internally including a first space that communicates with a first end of the first pipe and with first ends of the second pipes and that causes the refrigerant from one of the first pipe and the second pipes to flow into the other; and a plurality of second flow dividers internally including second spaces that provide refrigerant flow paths between the heat exchanging part and the first flow divider, that communicate with first end of the corresponding flat tube and with second end of the corresponding second pipe, and that cause the refrigerant from the corresponding flat tube and the corresponding second pipe to flow into the other, characterized in that the first end of the first pipe is connected to the main body such that the first pipe extends upward from the first space in the state where the heat exchanger is installed, and the first end of the second pipe is connected to the main body such that the second pipe extend downward from the first space in the state where the heat exchanger is installed.
An ammonia precursor refilling device (100; 200; 400; 500) comprising a container (110; 210; 410; 510) storing an ammonia precursor (120; 220; 420; 520) in solid form characterized in that; said container (110; 210; 410; 510) being configured to fit within a first volume during storage and to be enlarged to a second volume which is larger that the first volume; said container (110; 210; 410; 510) being provided with an opening (111; 211; 411) which is closed by an opening mechanism (130; 230; 430; 530); said second volume being measured for allowing the container (110; 210; 410; 510) to be filled through the opening (111; 211; 411) with water in an amount sufficient to allow said ammonia precursor (120; 220; 420; 520) in solid form to be at least partially dissolved to form an ammonia precursor solution.
A method for manufacturing a cationic microfibrillated plant fiber cationically modified with a quaternary-ammonium-group-containing compound, the cationic microfibrillated plant fiber having an average diameter of 4 to 200 nm, the method comprising the steps of reacting hydroxyl groups in a material containing a cellulose fiber with a quaternary-ammonium-group-containing cationization agent to cationically modify the material containing a cellulose fiber, and defibrating the resulting cationically modified fiber in the presence of water to an extent that a fiber average diameter becomes 4 to 200 nm using a twin-screw kneader, wherein the lower limit of the screw circumferential speed of the twin-screw kneader is 45 m/min, and wherein the proportion of the cationically modified cellulose-fiber-containing material from step in the mixture subjected to defibration is 10% to 70% by weight. reacting hydroxyl groups in a material containing a cellulose fiber with a quaternary-ammonium-group-containing cationization agent to cationically modify the material containing a cellulose fiber, and defibrating the resulting cationically modified fiber in the presence of water to an extent that a fiber average diameter becomes 4 to 200 nm using a twin-screw kneader,
Exhaust gas flap device for an internal combustion engine having a flow housing defining an exhaust channel, an actuating shaft, at least one flap body arranged rotatably on the actuating shaft in the exhaust channel, a housing bore in the flow housing through which the actuating shaft projects outwardly, a bearing bush which is arranged in the housing bore and in which the actuating shaft is supported, and a seal arrangement sealing a gap between the housing bore of the flow housing and the actuating shaft, characterized in that the seal arrangement is formed by a plurality of piston rings (66 1, 66 2) spaced apart in the axial direction, which abut radially on the housing bore or the actuating shaft, wherein the piston rings (66 1, 66 2, 66 3, 66 4), which abut on the housing bore form a radial gap (79, 82, 92, 97) to the actuating shaft and those abutting against the actuating shaft form a gap to the housing bore, which gap is covered in the radial direction by at least one adjacent piston ring (66 1, 66 2), an adjacent actuating shaft portion or an adjacent housing bore portion, and that the seal arrangement comprises at least a first piston ring (66 1) and a second adjacent piston ring (66 2), wherein a piston ring outer diameter of the first piston ring (66 1, 66 3) is greater in an unloaded state than an inner diameter of the housing bore, and that a piston ring inner diameter of the second piston ring (66 2, 66 3) is smaller in an unloaded state than an actuating shaft outer diameter of the actuating shaft.
A developer carrying member that is capable of carrying a developer on a surface thereof, and that supplies the developer carried on the surface to a surface of an image bearing member when a voltage is applied thereto, comprising: an elastic layer (14b1); and a surface layer (14b2) that covers the elastic layer (14b1), contains alumina, and has a higher volume resistivity than the elastic layer, wherein an Asker-C hardness of the developer carrying member is no lower than 45 degrees and no higher than 70 degrees, and a microhardness of the developer carrying member measured using a nanoindentation method is no lower than 50 MPa and no higher than 220 MPa. an elastic layer (14b1); and a surface layer (14b2) that covers the elastic layer (14b1), contains alumina, and has a higher volume resistivity than the elastic layer, wherein an Asker-C hardness of the developer carrying member is no lower than 45 degrees and no higher than 70 degrees, and a microhardness of the developer carrying member measured using a nanoindentation method is no lower than 50 MPa and no higher than 220 MPa.
Process for the preparation of a compound of formula or of a mixture of compounds of formula: in which the R 1 -C(=O)- group represents a saturated or unsaturated and linear or branched aliphatic radical comprising from 6 to 8 carbon atoms and R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl radical, said process comprising: - a stage a) in which a fatty acid of formula: R 1 COOH, in which R 1 is as defined in the formula, or a mixture of fatty acids of formula, is brought to a temperature of at least 100°C; - a stage b) in which an aqueous solution of proline or of 3-hydroxyproline comprising, per 100% of its weight, from 30% to 60% by weight of proline and from 40% to 70% by weight of water is poured onto the heated fatty acid or the heated mixture of fatty acids resulting from stage a), in order to obtain a mixture (M 1) in which the molar ratio of the fatty acid of formula or the mixture of fatty acids of formula to proline or 3-hydroxyproline is greater than or equal to 0.4/1 and less than or equal to 0.8/1; - a stage c) in which said mixture (M 1) obtained on conclusion of stage b) is maintained under mechanical stirring for at least 30 minutes and at a temperature of at least 100°C, in order to obtain an aqueous mixture (M 2) of the compound of formula as defined above and of the compound of formula: - a stage d) of isolation of said compound of formula or of said mixture of compounds of formula from said mixture (M 2). - a stage a) in which a fatty acid of formula: R 1 COOH, in which R 1 is as defined in the formula, or a mixture of fatty acids of formula, is brought to a temperature of at least 100°C; - a stage b) in which an aqueous solution of proline or of 3-hydroxyproline comprising, per 100% of its weight, from 30% to 60% by weight of proline and from 40% to 70% by weight of water is poured onto the heated fatty acid or the heated mixture of fatty acids resulting from stage a), in order to obtain a mixture (M 1) in which the molar ratio of the fatty acid of formula or the mixture of fatty acids of formula to proline or 3-hydroxyproline is greater than or equal to 0.4/1 and less than or equal to 0.8/1; - a stage c) in which said mixture (M 1) obtained on conclusion of stage b) is maintained under mechanical stirring for at least 30 minutes and at a temperature of at least 100°C, in order to obtain an aqueous mixture (M 2) of the compound of formula as defined above and of the compound of formula: - a stage d) of isolation of said compound of formula or of said mixture of compounds of formula from said mixture (M 2).
A metal insulator semiconductor field-effect transistor, MISFET, comprising: a semiconductor layer in which a source region, a channel region, and a drain region that have either an N-type or P-type conductivity in common are formed; and a gate electrode disposed adjacent to the channel region via a gate insulating film, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a dielectric whose relative dielectric constant changes in response to changes in electric field intensity, here referred to as nonlinearly responding dielectric, constituted by any one of: a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of a metal oxide having a perovskite-type crystalline structure, a metal oxide having a fluorite-type crystalline structure, and a metal oxide having the perovskite-type crystalline structure of a different kind; a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of metal oxides having the fluorite-type crystalline structure of different kinds; and a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of a metal oxide having the perovskite-type crystalline structure and a metal oxide having the fluorite-type crystalline structure, wherein the metal insulator semiconductor field-effect transistor operates as a normal-off type. a semiconductor layer in which a source region, a channel region, and a drain region that have either an N-type or P-type conductivity in common are formed; and a gate electrode disposed adjacent to the channel region via a gate insulating film, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a dielectric whose relative dielectric constant changes in response to changes in electric field intensity, here referred to as nonlinearly responding dielectric, constituted by any one of: a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of a metal oxide having a perovskite-type crystalline structure, a metal oxide having a fluorite-type crystalline structure, and a metal oxide having the perovskite-type crystalline structure of a different kind; a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of metal oxides having the fluorite-type crystalline structure of different kinds; and a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of a metal oxide having the perovskite-type crystalline structure and a metal oxide having the fluorite-type crystalline structure, a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of a metal oxide having a perovskite-type crystalline structure, a metal oxide having a fluorite-type crystalline structure, and a metal oxide having the perovskite-type crystalline structure of a different kind; a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of metal oxides having the fluorite-type crystalline structure of different kinds; and a superlattice structure formed by laminating layers of a metal oxide having the perovskite-type crystalline structure and a metal oxide having the fluorite-type crystalline structure, wherein the metal insulator semiconductor field-effect transistor operates as a normal-off type.
A method of compensation of momentary lack of filter segments in a manufacturing line of multi-segment filters used in tobacco industry, where filter rods are transferred from a container to flutes on a cutting drum, and then are cut into filter segments by means of cutters and removed from the flute in the form of a set of filter segments by means of pushers connected to an out-feeding unit and guided along an out-feeding path, first by the said pushers, and then by a delivery unit to a separating device, afterwards they are transferred onto a grouping tape for the purpose of arranging in a series enabling to obtain the required filter of segments fed from several modules, characterized in that in case of occurrence of a gap on the path feeding out the sets of filter segments of a flute of the cutting drum, caused by the lack of a filter rod in the flute of the said drum, the operation of the units situated downstream the gap is slowed down, with simultaneous acceleration of the operation of the units situated upstream the gap, until the moment of elimination of the gap.
A food dispensing device for the storage, provision, and dispensing of refrigerated food with at least one food accommodation area, a coolant circuit, and a phase change material storage, which has a permanently installed, at least partially metallic storage housing filled with a phase change material, wherein the phase change material storage is in heat exchange with the coolant circuit and is provided and equipped for autonomous cooling of the food when the coolant circuit is not operated, wherein the phase change material is a liquid with a freezing point between -15 °C and 0 °C, and the volume of the storage housing filled with the phase change material is between 2 1 and 20 1, wherein the coolant circuit has an electrically driven coolant compressor integrated into the food dispensing device, wherein the cooling output of the phase change material storage is greater than the cooling output of the coolant circuit.