mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A gas processing system comprising: a vessel defining a cavity for processing a gas and comprising a process gas inlet for accepting process gas at an input pressure, and a process gas outlet for discharging process gas at an output pressure; a shaft coupled to the vessel and configured to transfer mechanical energy to or from gas in the vessel; and a progressive sealing system that defines an intermediate pressure space between adjacent seals spaced along the shaft between the cavity and atmosphere, characterised in that the intermediate pressure space between the adjacent seals spaced along the shaft is in hydraulic communication with the process gas inlet of the vessel via a flow line spaced from the shaft, and wherein the gas processing system is configured such that in operation, maximum pressure in the intermediate pressure space is lower than a greater of the input pressure and the output pressure, and higher than atmospheric pressure. a vessel defining a cavity for processing a gas and comprising a process gas inlet for accepting process gas at an input pressure, and a process gas outlet for discharging process gas at an output pressure; a shaft coupled to the vessel and configured to transfer mechanical energy to or from gas in the vessel; and a progressive sealing system that defines an intermediate pressure space between adjacent seals spaced along the shaft between the cavity and atmosphere, characterised in that the intermediate pressure space between the adjacent seals spaced along the shaft is in hydraulic communication with the process gas inlet of the vessel via a flow line spaced from the shaft, and wherein the gas processing system is configured such that in operation, maximum pressure in the intermediate pressure space is lower than a greater of the input pressure and the output pressure, and higher than atmospheric pressure.
A vibration isolation section for use in a seismic streamer system, said section including a resilient sheath arranged to be connected end-to-end in a seismic streamer system and receive axial loads transmitted through said system and a support structure (42,44) housed within said resilient sheath characterised in that said resilient sheath is configured to stretch upon receiving an axial load and substantially convert said axial load into a radial stress; and said support structure (42,44) includes one or more members having substantially constant diameter under load which are adapted to provide a reaction to said radial stress, thereby providing attenuation to said received axial load.
A step wave power converter (10, 20, 100) comprising: multiple different bridge circuits configured to convert DC voltage inputs into AC voltage outputs; and a processor configured to: predict an average output voltage V op_av [n] from the bridge circuits for a next switching period [n,n+1] according to a measured average grid voltage V grid-av [n] and a measured load current I load [n] for a switching period; control current output I load [n] from the bridge circuits according to the predicted average output voltage; identify which of the bridge circuits are needed to provide the predicted average output voltage; and control the identified bridge circuits during the next switching period to generate a combined inverter output voltage that corresponds with the predicted average output voltage. multiple different bridge circuits configured to convert DC voltage inputs into AC voltage outputs; and a processor configured to: predict an average output voltage V op_av [n] from the bridge circuits for a next switching period [n,n+1] according to a measured average grid voltage V grid-av [n] and a measured load current I load [n] for a switching period; control current output I load [n] from the bridge circuits according to the predicted average output voltage; identify which of the bridge circuits are needed to provide the predicted average output voltage; and control the identified bridge circuits during the next switching period to generate a combined inverter output voltage that corresponds with the predicted average output voltage. predict an average output voltage V op_av [n] from the bridge circuits for a next switching period [n,n+1] according to a measured average grid voltage V grid-av [n] and a measured load current I load [n] for a switching period; control current output I load [n] from the bridge circuits according to the predicted average output voltage; identify which of the bridge circuits are needed to provide the predicted average output voltage; and control the identified bridge circuits during the next switching period to generate a combined inverter output voltage that corresponds with the predicted average output voltage.
A modified human T cell comprising a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a T cell receptor, wherein the T cell is capable of direct recognition of a cancer cell expressing a NY-ESO-1 antigen, wherein the direct recognition of the cancer cell comprises human leukocyte antigen class II-restricted binding of the TCR to the NY-ESO-1 antigen expressed by the cancer cell; and wherein the recombinant polynucleotide encodes a TCR alpha chain having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 and a TCR beta chain having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, or a TCR alpha chain having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:11 and a TCR beta chain having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:12.
Measuring device for an injection-moulding machine for determining a batch-specific characteristic of a plasticized plastic, comprising a flow channel, which is arranged between a plasticizing unit of an injection-moulding machine and a tool, a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor and a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor being arranged along the flow channel, the flow channel having a taper between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor, characterized in that an external first evaluation module and an external second evaluation module are provided, the measuring device being set up in such a way - that, during a first injection-moulding operation, first measurement data of the first pressure sensor, arranged along the flow channel, and of the second pressure sensor, arranged along the flow channel, are detected during a first measuring interval with a first lower measuring time and a first upper measuring time, that - the first measurement data of the first measurement are passed on to the first evaluation module and to the second evaluation module, that - a second measuring interval is calculated in the first evaluation module with a second lower measuring time and a second upper measuring time, the second measuring interval covering the time period within the injection operation within which a laminar flow can be assumed in the measuring device and/or the flow channel, that - a first batch-specific characteristic is determined in the second evaluation module, - the first lower and upper measuring times and the first batch-specific characteristic are stored and that - a second measurement, in which second measurement data of the first pressure sensor and of the second pressure sensor are detected during the second measuring interval, is carried out during a second injection-moulding operation. - that, during a first injection-moulding operation, first measurement data of the first pressure sensor, arranged along the flow channel, and of the second pressure sensor, arranged along the flow channel, are detected during a first measuring interval with a first lower measuring time and a first upper measuring time, that - the first measurement data of the first measurement are passed on to the first evaluation module and to the second evaluation module, that - a second measuring interval is calculated in the first evaluation module with a second lower measuring time and a second upper measuring time, the second measuring interval covering the time period within the injection operation within which a laminar flow can be assumed in the measuring device and/or the flow channel, that - a first batch-specific characteristic is determined in the second evaluation module, - the first lower and upper measuring times and the first batch-specific characteristic are stored and that - a second measurement, in which second measurement data of the first pressure sensor and of the second pressure sensor are detected during the second measuring interval, is carried out during a second injection-moulding operation.
A chip-scale package for an optical sensor semiconductor device, comprising: - a semiconductor substrate with a main surface, - an optical sensor element integrated in the substrate at the main surface, - a filter element arranged above the sensor element, and - a glass wafer arranged above the main surface, so that the filter element is arranged between the main surface and the glass wafer, the thickness (t) of the glass wafer in the direction perpendicular to the main surface being less than 200 μm, wherein - an intermediate layer covering an entire area opposite the main surface is arranged between the filter element and the glass wafer, and - the glass wafer is directly attached to the intermediate layer, which is selected to be suitable for bonding, characterized in that - a passivation layer is arranged between the sensor element and the filter element, - a further passivation layer is arranged on the passivation layer, - the further passivation layer is recessed in the area above the sensor element, - the filter element is arranged on a planarizing layer filling a recess of the further passivation layer, - a further planarizing layer is arranged on the level of the filter element, and - a thin layer portion of the further planarization layer is left on the filter element, between the filter element and the intermediate layer. - a semiconductor substrate with a main surface, - an optical sensor element integrated in the substrate at the main surface, - a filter element arranged above the sensor element, and - a glass wafer arranged above the main surface, so that the filter element is arranged between the main surface and the glass wafer, the thickness (t) of the glass wafer in the direction perpendicular to the main surface being less than 200 μm, wherein - an intermediate layer covering an entire area opposite the main surface is arranged between the filter element and the glass wafer, and - the glass wafer is directly attached to the intermediate layer, which is selected to be suitable for bonding, characterized in that - a passivation layer is arranged between the sensor element and the filter element, - a further passivation layer is arranged on the passivation layer, - the further passivation layer is recessed in the area above the sensor element, - the filter element is arranged on a planarizing layer filling a recess of the further passivation layer, - a further planarizing layer is arranged on the level of the filter element, and - a thin layer portion of the further planarization layer is left on the filter element, between the filter element and the intermediate layer.
A footwear article (10, 310, 510) comprising: a sole (12, 312, 512) having a ground-contacting surface, a superior surface facing a foot-receiving cavity (16, 316), a lateral edge, a medial edge, and a sidewall; an upper (14, 314, 514) coupled to the sole (12, 312, 512) and comprising an ankle collar (36, 336, 536) that is movable between a lowered state positioned closer to the sole (12, 312, 512) and a raised state positioned farther from the sole (12, 312, 512); a collar elevator (350, 550) operable to return the ankle collar (36, 336, 536) from the lowered state to the raised state, the collar elevator (350, 550) having a medial lever arm (352, 552), a lateral lever arm (354, 554), and a center connecting band (356, 556) that couples the medial lever arm (352, 552) to the lateral lever arm (354, 554) and that is located near a rear portion of the ankle collar (36, 336, 536), wherein the center connecting band (356, 556) comprises a forwardly inclined angle in a range of 52 degrees to 62 degrees relative to a horizontal reference plane when the ankle collar (36, 336, 536) is in the raised state, wherein the medial lever arm (352, 552) and the lateral lever arm (354, 554) attach to a base affixed to or near a foot-facing surface of the sole (12, 312, 512) and comprising a forward terminal edge and a posterior terminal edge, wherein the forward terminal edge and the posterior terminal edge each begins at the lateral edge of the sole (12, 312, 512), extends linearly and continuously across the superior surface of the sole (12, 312, 512), and terminates at the medial edge of the sole (12, 312, 512), and wherein the terminal posterior edge is spaced forwardly of a rearmost point of the superior surface; and the sidewall comprising a doffing ledge that is in a heel portion of the sole (12, 312, 512) and that protrudes outwardly from a doffing-ledge first portion closer to the upper (14, 314, 514) to a doffing-ledge second portion farther from the upper (14, 314, 514), wherein the doffing ledge comprises a doffing surface that declines from the doffing-ledge first portion to the doffing-ledge second portion at a doffing angle in a range of 45 degrees to 55 degrees, which is relative to the horizontal reference plane and is less than the forwardly inclined angle, and wherein the footwear article (10, 310, 510) is configured such that when a first force is applied normal to the doffing surface, and when a second force is applied normal to the center connecting band (356, 556) having the forwardly inclined angle in the raised state, a direction of the first force is more vertical relative to the horizontal reference plane than a direction of the second force.
A method for evaluating the in vitro efficacy of an active agent or a formulation in preventing the harmful effects of urine on children's skin, characterized in that said method comprises the following steps: a) contacting said active agent or said formulation with a reconstructed skin model, said model being obtained from a skin sample from a child; b) exposing the reconstructed skin model of step a) to urine; c) measuring the expression level of at least one biological marker in the skin model of step b); and d) evaluating the efficacy of said active agent or said formulation as a function of the level of step c); wherein said marker is selected from: - the skin inflammation markers, said skin inflammation marker being selected from prostaglandin E2, PTGS2, IL-1α, IL-8, TRPV1 and SPR; - the barrier function markers, said barrier function marker being selected from CNDSM, IVL, SMPD and CLDN1; and - the markers preferentially expressed in stem cells, said marker preferentially expressed in stem cells being selected from KRT19, BIRC5, LRIG1, ITGA6, ITGB1 and ITGB4. a) contacting said active agent or said formulation with a reconstructed skin model, said model being obtained from a skin sample from a child; b) exposing the reconstructed skin model of step a) to urine; c) measuring the expression level of at least one biological marker in the skin model of step b); and d) evaluating the efficacy of said active agent or said formulation as a function of the level of step c); - the skin inflammation markers, said skin inflammation marker being selected from prostaglandin E2, PTGS2, IL-1α, IL-8, TRPV1 and SPR; - the barrier function markers, said barrier function marker being selected from CNDSM, IVL, SMPD and CLDN1; and - the markers preferentially expressed in stem cells, said marker preferentially expressed in stem cells being selected from KRT19, BIRC5, LRIG1, ITGA6, ITGB1 and ITGB4.
A surgical access port comprising: a flexible sleeve having proximal and distal ends (24, 22); and a roller assembly engageable with the proximal end of the sleeve, the roller assembly including a frame assembly having an octagonal shape and a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted on the frame assembly, wherein the frame assembly includes a plurality of shafts rotatably supporting the rollers and interconnected by corner members. a flexible sleeve having proximal and distal ends (24, 22); and a roller assembly engageable with the proximal end of the sleeve, the roller assembly including a frame assembly having an octagonal shape and a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted on the frame assembly,
A fluid injector for injecting an injection fluid into a hot flow, comprising: a flow structure defining an injection flow channel and configured to extend at least partially into a flow path to introduce the injection fluid into the hot flow in the flow path, wherein the flow structure includes heat resistance features to protect the flow structure and the fluid from heat of the hot flow wherein the flow structure includes a base, a stem extending from the base, and an injector head at a distal end of the stem; wherein the heat resistance features include active cooling; wherein the flow structure defines a cooling channel enclosed therein and configured to circulate a cooling fluid from an inlet on the base, through the stem, to the injector head, and back through the stem to an outlet on the base; wherein the cooling channel includes at least one tortuous path in the injector head to wind at least partially around the injector head in at least one direction; and characterized in that: the heat resistance features include an insulating structure, and wherein the insulating structure defines a heat shield gap within at least a portion of the stem and the injector head. a flow structure defining an injection flow channel and configured to extend at least partially into a flow path to introduce the injection fluid into the hot flow in the flow path, wherein the flow structure includes heat resistance features to protect the flow structure and the fluid from heat of the hot flow wherein the flow structure includes a base, a stem extending from the base, and an injector head at a distal end of the stem; wherein the heat resistance features include active cooling; wherein the flow structure defines a cooling channel enclosed therein and configured to circulate a cooling fluid from an inlet on the base, through the stem, to the injector head, and back through the stem to an outlet on the base; wherein the cooling channel includes at least one tortuous path in the injector head to wind at least partially around the injector head in at least one direction; and
A method for flushing of air conditioning systems, such as air conditioning systems in vehicles or similar mobile air conditioning systems, comprising the steps of a) flushing the coolant in liquid form from an internal cylinder in a service station through the air conditioning system, b) extracting a mixture of gaseous coolant and oil and/or particulates, which has been flushed from the air conditioning system and passing the mixture to a heated flushing accumulator mounted inside the service station, c) separating the oil and/or particulates from the coolant in the heated flushing accumulator by the compressor sucking gaseous coolant from the heated flushing accumulator, d) condensing the coolant by cooling, and e) transferring the liquefied coolant to the internal cylinder characterized in that the air conditioning systems operates on an inflammable coolant and the method further comprising cooling the coolant in a heating coil mounted in the heated flushing accumulator and simultaneously heating the mixture of coolant, oil and/or particulates present in the heated flushing accumulator. a) flushing the coolant in liquid form from an internal cylinder in a service station through the air conditioning system, b) extracting a mixture of gaseous coolant and oil and/or particulates, which has been flushed from the air conditioning system and passing the mixture to a heated flushing accumulator mounted inside the service station, c) separating the oil and/or particulates from the coolant in the heated flushing accumulator by the compressor sucking gaseous coolant from the heated flushing accumulator, d) condensing the coolant by cooling, and e) transferring the liquefied coolant to the internal cylinder
A network interface device configured to interface between a network and a host computing device, the network interface device comprising: a physical layer signalling unit for connection to a network; a device application configured to terminate a first transport stream, such that payload data of the first transport stream either originates, or is consumed by, the device application; and a device transport engine in hardware coupled to the network by the physical layer signalling unit and configured to perform transport processing of the first transport stream on behalf of the device application in response to receiving a message, from a host transport engine of the host computing device, indicating that the device transport engine is permitted to perform transport processing of the first transport stream, the message comprising transport stream state sufficient to allow the device transport engine to perform transport processing of the first transport stream. a physical layer signalling unit for connection to a network; a device application configured to terminate a first transport stream, such that payload data of the first transport stream either originates, or is consumed by, the device application; and a device transport engine in hardware coupled to the network by the physical layer signalling unit and configured to perform transport processing of the first transport stream on behalf of the device application in response to receiving a message, from a host transport engine of the host computing device, indicating that the device transport engine is permitted to perform transport processing of the first transport stream, the message comprising transport stream state sufficient to allow the device transport engine to perform transport processing of the first transport stream.
A glass forehearth temperature control system that includes a glass forehearth, at least one burner associated with said forehearth for heating glass in said forehearth, a manifold coupled to said burner, a combustion fuel supply coupled to said burner, a combustion air blower for delivering ambient air under pressure to said manifold, a controller coupled to said burner for controlling operation of said burner, and a temperature sensor operatively coupled downstream of said blower and upstream of said manifold for providing to said controller a temperature signal indicative of temperature of combustion air being delivered to said manifold by said blower, characterized in that said controller is responsive to said temperature signal for controlling operation of said burner as a function of current temperature of combustion air fed to said manifold.