mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of removing methane from ventilation air by cycling metal or metal oxide particles in a chemical looping process in one or more reactors where the metal particles are alternately reduced and oxidised, and passing ventilation air through one or more of said reactors to convert the air plus methane into reduced air plus water plus carbon dioxide, wherein the method includes the steps of: i. generating hydrogen in a hydrogen generator fed with steam and reduced metal oxide to produce hydrogen and oxidised metal oxide, ii. combusting the ventilation air in a combustor fed with said hydrogen in the presence of highly oxidised metal oxides to produce a gaseous mixture of air plus water plus carbon dioxide, and iii. feeding said gaseous mixture to a regenerator together with the oxidised metal oxide from step i to produce reduced air plus water plus carbon dioxide, and highly oxidised metal oxide which is fed to the combustor for use in step ii. i. generating hydrogen in a hydrogen generator fed with steam and reduced metal oxide to produce hydrogen and oxidised metal oxide, ii. combusting the ventilation air in a combustor fed with said hydrogen in the presence of highly oxidised metal oxides to produce a gaseous mixture of air plus water plus carbon dioxide, and iii. feeding said gaseous mixture to a regenerator together with the oxidised metal oxide from step i to produce reduced air plus water plus carbon dioxide, and highly oxidised metal oxide which is fed to the combustor for use in step ii.
A process for making an edible oil-continuous emulsion, which emulsion comprises 15-65% by weight on the total emulsion of an aqueous phase and 35-85% by weight on the total emulsion of a fat phase, said fat phase comprising a first hardstock fat, a second hardstock fat, and edible oil, said process comprising the steps of: a) preparing a dispersion comprising edible oil and fat crystals, by mixing 65% to 98% by weight on the dispersion of edible oil with 2 to 35% by weight on the dispersion of first hardstock fat, wherein the fat crystals in the dispersion have an average crystal thickness of less than 50 nm at temperature of between 15° and 20°C as measured with small angle x-ray scattering; b) providing an aqueous phase at a temperature from 0 to 25°C; c) mixing the dispersion prepared under a. with the aqueous phase prepared under b. to form an emulsion; d) mixing the emulsion prepared under c. with 1-35% by weight based on the total fat phase of said second hardstock fat, which second hardstock fat is liquid and at a temperature of between 30 and 80°C. a) preparing a dispersion comprising edible oil and fat crystals, by mixing 65% to 98% by weight on the dispersion of edible oil with 2 to 35% by weight on the dispersion of first hardstock fat, wherein the fat crystals in the dispersion have an average crystal thickness of less than 50 nm at temperature of between 15° and 20°C as measured with small angle x-ray scattering; b) providing an aqueous phase at a temperature from 0 to 25°C; c) mixing the dispersion prepared under a. with the aqueous phase prepared under b. to form an emulsion; d) mixing the emulsion prepared under c. with 1-35% by weight based on the total fat phase of said second hardstock fat, which second hardstock fat is liquid and at a temperature of between 30 and 80°C.
An apparatus for the gas phase polymerisation of olefins, said apparatus comprising: a) a reaction zone comprising a grid at its base, b) an inlet located in the lower half of the reaction zone for introduction of a reaction gas to the reaction zone, c) an outlet located in the upper half of the reaction zone for removal of the reaction gas from the reaction zone, and d) a solids separation unit having an inlet fluidly connected to the outlet for removal of the reaction gas from the reaction zone, characterised in that the inlet of the solids separation unit is located at a vertical height lower than the outlet for removal of reaction gas from the reaction zone and such that the angle to the horizontal of a straight line drawn between the inlet of the solids separation unit and the outlet for removal of reaction gas from the reaction zone is greater than 20°, and wherein the reaction zone comprises an inlet for introduction of recycled solids to the reaction zone which is fluidly connected to a solids outlet of the solids separation unit. a) a reaction zone comprising a grid at its base, b) an inlet located in the lower half of the reaction zone for introduction of a reaction gas to the reaction zone, c) an outlet located in the upper half of the reaction zone for removal of the reaction gas from the reaction zone, and d) a solids separation unit having an inlet fluidly connected to the outlet for removal of the reaction gas from the reaction zone,
A method of producing an antibody, comprising culturing a cell which strongly expresses a bicarbonate transporter and has a transferred DNA encoding an antibody and thereby allowing the cell to produce said antibody, wherein the cell which strongly expresses a bicarbonate transporter is a cell into which a DNA encoding the bicarbonate transporter has been transferred.
Electrical assist device for a bicycle, said device comprising: - an electric machine comprising a rotor, - a drive pinion driven by the rotor of the electric machine, - fixing means for fixing the electric machine to the bicycle in the vicinity of a tyre of a wheel (61; 62) of said bicycle, - a source of electrical energy for powering the electric machine, - means for controlling the electric machine, the drive pinion includes teeth intended to mesh tangentially with complementary teeth fastened to said tyre, characterized in that the teeth of the drive pinion are asymmetrical teeth comprising driving faces and non-driving faces, the aperture angle of the driving faces being smaller than the aperture angle of the non-driving faces. - an electric machine comprising a rotor, - a drive pinion driven by the rotor of the electric machine, - fixing means for fixing the electric machine to the bicycle in the vicinity of a tyre of a wheel (61; 62) of said bicycle, - a source of electrical energy for powering the electric machine, - means for controlling the electric machine,
A tin oxide forming composition comprising: a tin precursor; sulfate ions; and a solvent, wherein the molar ratio of sulfate ions to tin (sulfate ions/tin) is 3 to 10. a tin precursor; sulfate ions; and a solvent, wherein the molar ratio of sulfate ions to tin (sulfate ions/tin) is 3 to 10.
A robotic vehicle chassis, comprising: - a first chassis section; - a second chassis section; - a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction; - at least one rotation stop (826, 828) positioned to prevent undesired rotation about the hinge joint; - a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections; and - an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections, the omni-wheel being mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel. - a first chassis section; - a second chassis section; - a hinge joint connecting the first and second chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction; - at least one rotation stop (826, 828) positioned to prevent undesired rotation about the hinge joint; - a drive wheel mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections; and - an omni-wheel mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections, the omni-wheel being mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel.
Operating and observation system for a technical installation with a gesture controller for operating components of the installation and for presenting measured values, process variables and/or state messages from the components of the installation in a control room, having at least one large screen and having a multiplicity of user workstations (50a-50d) for presenting the components, measured values, process variables and/or state messages, characterized in that o sensors are provided, which recognize gestures, o the large screen and the user workstations have an installed piece of motion recognition and motion control software that allows operation and/or polling of the components, the measured values, the process variables and/or the state messages from the components of the installation by means of a gesture from a user by virtue of its o having a position identification module that determines the position of the individual users of the installation within the control room, o using a model to identify the target system to which a gesture relates, wherein the model uses a first component to depict the control room and shows what screens and/or real items are situated where within the control room, and ∘ sending selection and position information to the identified target system for evaluation and initiation of appropriate actions. o sensors are provided, which recognize gestures, o the large screen and the user workstations have an installed piece of motion recognition and motion control software that allows operation and/or polling of the components, the measured values, the process variables and/or the state messages from the components of the installation by means of a gesture from a user by virtue of its o having a position identification module that determines the position of the individual users of the installation within the control room, o using a model to identify the target system to which a gesture relates, wherein the model uses a first component to depict the control room and shows what screens and/or real items are situated where within the control room, and ∘ sending selection and position information to the identified target system for evaluation and initiation of appropriate actions.
A vehicle controller comprising: a plurality of functional modules; and signal lines and power lines connected with the functional modules, wherein one of the sides of the functional module is an interface side provided with signal-line terminals to which the signal lines are connected and power-line terminals to which the power lines are connected, wherein each of the interface sides is divided into a first interface region where signal-line terminals to which the signal lines are connected are disposed and a second interface region where power-line terminals to which the power lines are connected are disposed, wherein the plurality of functional modules, as a group, is arranged in such a way that the respective interface sides thereof are adjacent to one another and oriented in the same direction; the first interface regions are disposed in the vicinity of one and the same end; and the second interface regions are disposed in the vicinity of the other and the same end, wherein the signal lines and the power lines can be attached or detached from one side, and wherein the plurality of functional modules includes a functional module having a monitoring circuit that monitors a voltage and a current, a functional module (4L, 4P) having an overvoltage protection circuit, a functional module having an inverter that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a functional module that connects the overhead line and said functional modules. a plurality of functional modules; and signal lines and power lines connected with the functional modules, wherein one of the sides of the functional module is an interface side provided with signal-line terminals to which the signal lines are connected and power-line terminals to which the power lines are connected, wherein each of the interface sides is divided into a first interface region where signal-line terminals to which the signal lines are connected are disposed and a second interface region where power-line terminals to which the power lines are connected are disposed, wherein the plurality of functional modules, as a group, is arranged in such a way that the respective interface sides thereof are adjacent to one another and oriented in the same direction; the first interface regions are disposed in the vicinity of one and the same end; and the second interface regions are disposed in the vicinity of the other and the same end, wherein the signal lines and the power lines can be attached or detached from one side, and wherein the plurality of functional modules includes a functional module having a monitoring circuit that monitors a voltage and a current, a functional module (4L, 4P) having an overvoltage protection circuit, a functional module having an inverter that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a functional module that connects the overhead line and said functional modules.
Device for defrosting a leading edge of an aircraft, whereby said device comprises at least one opening for ejecting hot air, a pipe for directing the hot air from a power plant to said ejection opening, and means for measuring the pressure inside said pipe, said pipe comprising at least one cross-section reduction called a chokepoint upstream from the means for measuring pressure, the chokepoint has a cross-section S' that is equal to the total cross-section of the ejection opening(s) increased by a cross-section that corresponds to a margin and to pressure drops that are present in the pipe between said chokepoint and the opening(s), the relative position of means for measuring the pressure and the cross-section reduction permitting to obtain in the case of leak a significant and detectable variation of pressure compared to a normal operating pressure.
A method in a network node, the method comprising: - receiving, from a wireless device, a request to resume a connection in a communication network; - in response to the request, sending a resume message to the wireless device, the method being characterized in that the message comprising an indication to perform a full configuration. - receiving, from a wireless device, a request to resume a connection in a communication network; - in response to the request, sending a resume message to the wireless device, the method being characterized in that the message comprising an indication to perform a full configuration.
A method for determining a subject's risk for progression to acute renal failure, comprising: performing one or more assays configured to detect one or more kidney injury markers on a body fluid sample obtained from the subject to provide one or more assay results, wherein the one or more kidney injury markers comprise Clusterin; and correlating the assay result(s) to a likelihood of occurrence of future ARF based on the assay result(s), wherein an elevated Clusterin assay result is indicative of an increased likelihood of occurrence of future ARF, and wherein the likelihood of occurrence of future ARF is within a period of 72 hours of the time at which the body fluid sample is obtained from the subject, and wherein the body fluid sample is a urine, a blood, a serum, a plasma, or a cerebrospinal fluid sample. performing one or more assays configured to detect one or more kidney injury markers on a body fluid sample obtained from the subject to provide one or more assay results, wherein the one or more kidney injury markers comprise Clusterin; and correlating the assay result(s) to a likelihood of occurrence of future ARF based on the assay result(s), wherein an elevated Clusterin assay result is indicative of an increased likelihood of occurrence of future ARF, and wherein the likelihood of occurrence of future ARF is within a period of 72 hours of the time at which the body fluid sample is obtained from the subject, and wherein the body fluid sample is a urine, a blood, a serum, a plasma, or a cerebrospinal fluid sample.
A sport ball comprising: a plurality of panels defining a first surface forming a majority of an exterior surface of the ball; an interior layer secured on an interior side of the panels and forming substantially all of the interior surface of the ball wherein the interior layer extends between the panels to join the panels together and the interior layer is bonded at seams between each of the panels, wherein said interior layer forms a sealed structure within the ball for retaining a pressurized fluid; and a valve secured to the interior layer. a plurality of panels defining a first surface forming a majority of an exterior surface of the ball; an interior layer secured on an interior side of the panels and forming substantially all of the interior surface of the ball wherein the interior layer extends between the panels to join the panels together and the interior layer is bonded at seams between each of the panels, wherein said interior layer forms a sealed structure within the ball for retaining a pressurized fluid; and a valve secured to the interior layer.
Device for controlling blowing media in a stretch blow-moulding machine for producing hollows bodies from heated preforms, wherein the device has the following: a housing block with a first through-bore for accommodating at least one blowing nozzle; a first valve which is fluidically connected to the first through-bore and is designed to selectively connect a blowing nozzle, accommodated in the through-bore, to a first fluid connection; a second valve which is fluidically connected to the first through-bore and is designed to selectively connect the blowing nozzle, accommodated in the through-bore, to a second fluid connection, wherein the housing block also has first and second valve ducts (12, 13) for accommodating the first and second valves (20, 30) within the housing block, wherein the first and second valve ducts (12, 13) are fluidically connected to the first through-bore and are oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the first through-bore, characterized in that the first valve duct and the second valve duct are oriented at an angle of between 70° and 110° with respect to one another and so as to be spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the first through-bore, with the result that the first and second valves (20, 30) are arranged in the form of a cross. a housing block with a first through-bore for accommodating at least one blowing nozzle; a first valve which is fluidically connected to the first through-bore and is designed to selectively connect a blowing nozzle, accommodated in the through-bore, to a first fluid connection; a second valve which is fluidically connected to the first through-bore and is designed to selectively connect the blowing nozzle, accommodated in the through-bore, to a second fluid connection, wherein the housing block also has first and second valve ducts (12, 13) for accommodating the first and second valves (20, 30) within the housing block, wherein the first and second valve ducts (12, 13) are fluidically connected to the first through-bore and are oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the first through-bore, characterized in that the first valve duct and the second valve duct are oriented at an angle of between 70° and 110° with respect to one another and so as to be spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the first through-bore, with the result that the first and second valves (20, 30) are arranged in the form of a cross.
A carbon composite comprising: a plurality of expanded graphite particles; and a second phase comprising a carbide; the second phase bonding at least two adjacent basal planes of the same expanded graphite particle together, wherein the carbon composite further comprises a filler selected from SiO2, Si, B, B 2 O 3, a metal selected from aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel, tungsten, chromium, or iron, an alloy of the metal, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing materials. a plurality of expanded graphite particles; and a second phase comprising a carbide; the second phase bonding at least two adjacent basal planes of the same expanded graphite particle together, wherein the carbon composite further comprises a filler selected from SiO2, Si, B, B 2 O 3, a metal selected from aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel, tungsten, chromium, or iron, an alloy of the metal, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing materials.
A vehicle seat intended to receive a passenger, equipped with a system for stimulating the lower limbs of the passenger of a vehicle, the stimulation system including a support and a bearing device, the bearing device comprising a first bearing member and a second bearing member, the first bearing member and the second bearing member being disposed on either side of a midplane, the midplane being intended to be superimposed to a plane of symmetry of the seat, each amongst the first bearing member and the second bearing member being intended to receive at least partially a foot of the passenger, each of the first bearing member and the second bearing member being pivotally mounted, relative to the support, about a corresponding axis of rotation (X-X; A-A, B-B), the stimulation system further including a device for damping the movement of at least one amongst the first bearing member and the second bearing member relative to the support, the stimulation system being fastened to a footrest of the seat, to bottom portions of the seat or to feet of the seat, the stimulation system being intended to be actuated by the passenger when the passenger is sitting on the seat, characterised in that each axis of rotation (X-X, A-A, B-B) forming an angle smaller than or equal to 45° with the midplane. the bearing device comprising a first bearing member and a second bearing member, the first bearing member and the second bearing member being disposed on either side of a midplane, the midplane being intended to be superimposed to a plane of symmetry of the seat, each amongst the first bearing member and the second bearing member being intended to receive at least partially a foot of the passenger, each of the first bearing member and the second bearing member being pivotally mounted, relative to the support, about a corresponding axis of rotation (X-X; A-A, B-B), the stimulation system further including a device for damping the movement of at least one amongst the first bearing member and the second bearing member relative to the support, the stimulation system being fastened to a footrest of the seat, to bottom portions of the seat or to feet of the seat, the stimulation system being intended to be actuated by the passenger when the passenger is sitting on the seat, characterised in that each axis of rotation (X-X, A-A, B-B) forming an angle smaller than or equal to 45° with the midplane.