mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for calibrating the axle load display of an ECAS level control system, having at least the following steps of: inputting a key combination into the operating keys of an operating panel of an ECAS operating unit in order to activate the change mode, and inputting change data into the operating keys of the ECAS operating unit, the key combination being free of keys specially provided for activating the change mode, one of the keys being able to be pressed for a predefined period. inputting a key combination into the operating keys of an operating panel of an ECAS operating unit in order to activate the change mode, and inputting change data into the operating keys of the ECAS operating unit, the key combination being free of keys specially provided for activating the change mode, one of the keys being able to be pressed for a predefined period.
A microbial fuel cell comprising: a liquid comprising organic matter; an anode placed in the liquid comprising the organic matter; an air cathode having an air intake portion for taking air into the air cathode; and an oxygen-blocking portion for blocking oxygen from dissolving in the liquid comprising the organic matter through the surface of the liquid comprising the organic matter, the oxygen-blocking portion having floating properties for the liquid comprising the organic matter. a liquid comprising organic matter; an anode placed in the liquid comprising the organic matter; an air cathode having an air intake portion for taking air into the air cathode; and an oxygen-blocking portion for blocking oxygen from dissolving in the liquid comprising the organic matter through the surface of the liquid comprising the organic matter, the oxygen-blocking portion having floating properties for the liquid comprising the organic matter.
An intervertebral device, comprising: a base element having a top inner surface, and a first plurality of engaging elements on the top inner surface of the base element; a first body portion slidably attached to the base element and configured to move in at least a first direction with respect to the base element, the first body portion including a second plurality of engaging elements on a bottom surface of the first body portion, and a first plurality of curvilinear surfaces, a second body portion slidably attached to the base element and configured to move in at least a second direction with respect to the base element, the second body portion including a second plurality of curvilinear surfaces, each of the first plurality of curvilinear surfaces being configured to couple with a respective one of the second plurality of curvilinear surfaces, such that the second body portion at least rotates with respect to the base element as the first body portion moves in the first direction; one of the first plurality of engaging elements of the base element being configured to couple with successive ones of the second plurality of engaging elements as the first body portion moves in the first direction, such that the engaging elements (1136, 1150) become immovable in the presence of an compression force between the base element and the second body portion. a base element having a top inner surface, and a first plurality of engaging elements on the top inner surface of the base element; a first body portion slidably attached to the base element and configured to move in at least a first direction with respect to the base element, the first body portion including a second plurality of engaging elements on a bottom surface of the first body portion, and a first plurality of curvilinear surfaces, a second body portion slidably attached to the base element and configured to move in at least a second direction with respect to the base element, the second body portion including a second plurality of curvilinear surfaces, each of the first plurality of curvilinear surfaces being configured to couple with a respective one of the second plurality of curvilinear surfaces, such that the second body portion at least rotates with respect to the base element as the first body portion moves in the first direction; one of the first plurality of engaging elements of the base element being configured to couple with successive ones of the second plurality of engaging elements as the first body portion moves in the first direction, such that the engaging elements (1136, 1150) become immovable in the presence of an compression force between the base element and the second body portion.
A storage bag having a generally rectangular bottom wall; a front wall; spaced substantially parallel side walls; a rear wall spaced from said front wall a distance D, said front wall, side walls and rear wall having substantially equal heights and together defining an upper opening; a lid for exposing said upper opening when moved to an open position and closing said upper opening when moved to a closed position, said lid comprising front and rear lid portions (22a, 22b) movably joined to upper ends of respective ones of said front and rear walls, said front lid portion having an upper edge and a height A when upright and generally coextensive with said front wall and said rear lid portion having an upper edge and a height B when upright and generally coextensive with said rear wall, wherein A<D/2, B> D/2 and A+B≈D to define a side inclined relative to said bottom wall between said upper edges of said lid portions in their open positions, said inclined side having a length C wherein C 2 =(B-A) 2 +D 2; a flexible web generally co-planar with each of said side walls in said open positions of said lid portions, each web being joined to said front and rear lid portions and an associated side wall and extending along an associated inclined side; and a closure device extending along said edges of said front and rear lid portions, an associated side wall and along and an associated inclined side of each web, whereby closure of said lid portions causes said webs to fold on the outside of the storage bag on the exteriors of said side walls and opening of said lid provides enhanced visibility of the interior of the bag.
A heat reflective member, comprising a laminated structure in which quartz glass layers (18, 40a, 40b) are formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of a siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44), wherein the heat reflective member (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) comprises: an impermeable layer which is formed at a portion of the siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44) at an end portion of the heat reflective member (10, 10A, 10B, 10C), said impermeable layer has a width at least larger than half of a thickness of the siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44) and through which a gas or a liquid is prevented from penetrating; and a buffer layer which is formed between the impermeable layer and the siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44), and which changes in density from the impermeable layer toward the sintered powder layer (12, 44). an impermeable layer which is formed at a portion of the siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44) at an end portion of the heat reflective member (10, 10A, 10B, 10C), said impermeable layer has a width at least larger than half of a thickness of the siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44) and through which a gas or a liquid is prevented from penetrating; and a buffer layer which is formed between the impermeable layer and the siliceous sintered powder layer (12, 44), and which changes in density from the impermeable layer toward the sintered powder layer (12, 44).
Use of a gaseous mixture selected from the group consisting of: - propane in a concentration from 74% to 79% by weight and a gas selected from the group consisting of isobutene and butene or mixtures thereof in a concentration from 21% to 26% by weight as a replacement or alternative refrigerant gas for R134a. - propane in a concentration from 74% to 79% by weight and a gas selected from the group consisting of isobutene and butene or mixtures thereof in a concentration from 21% to 26% by weight as a replacement or alternative refrigerant gas for R134a.
Riser duct for connecting a glass melting vessel to a fining vessel, the riser duct comprising - a lower electrode section and an upper electrode section, - a flow duct connected to the lower electrode section for feeding a glass melt from the glass melting vessel into the riser duct, and - an outlet arranged in the upper electrode section for feeding the glass melt from the riser duct into the fining vessel, wherein - the lower electrode section and the upper electrode section are each provided with one or more heating circuits each comprising at least one pair of electrodes. - a lower electrode section and an upper electrode section, - a flow duct connected to the lower electrode section for feeding a glass melt from the glass melting vessel into the riser duct, and - an outlet arranged in the upper electrode section for feeding the glass melt from the riser duct into the fining vessel, wherein - the lower electrode section and the upper electrode section are each provided with one or more heating circuits each comprising at least one pair of electrodes.
A system for stowing a mobile solar array which comprises: a support column mounted on a docking pad to support the solar array, wherein the support column has an upper column and a lower column with a hinge connection there between; a hydraulic ram engaged to interconnect the lower column with the docking pad; and a means for activating the hydraulic ram to rotate the upper column relative to the lower column about the hinge connection in a rotation plane, wherein during this rotation the upper column maintains a vertical orientation and the lower column rotates from a vertical orientation into a horizontal orientation, to move the solar array between an operational configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein for the operational configuration the support column is extended and the solar array is flat for collecting solar radiation, and wherein for the retracted configuration the support column is collapsed to lower the solar array toward the docking pad and the solar array is folded to provide a compact unit for transport of the mobile solar array and to present the solar array as a less aerodynamic body to minimize adverse wind effects. a support column mounted on a docking pad to support the solar array, wherein the support column has an upper column and a lower column with a hinge connection there between; a hydraulic ram engaged to interconnect the lower column with the docking pad; and a means for activating the hydraulic ram to rotate the upper column relative to the lower column about the hinge connection in a rotation plane, wherein during this rotation the upper column maintains a vertical orientation and the lower column rotates from a vertical orientation into a horizontal orientation, to move the solar array between an operational configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein for the operational configuration the support column is extended and the solar array is flat for collecting solar radiation, and wherein for the retracted configuration the support column is collapsed to lower the solar array toward the docking pad and the solar array is folded to provide a compact unit for transport of the mobile solar array and to present the solar array as a less aerodynamic body to minimize adverse wind effects.
An additively manufactured attritable engine comprising: a compressor section; a combustion section; a turbine section; and an engine case wall (102, 104) surrounding the compressor section, the combustion section, and the turbine section, characterized by the engine case wall (102, 104) comprising: a first cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining an injector, wherein the injector is in fluid communication with the combustion section; a second cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining a fuel feed passage, wherein the fuel feed passage is adjacent to and in thermal communication with an exterior surface of the engine case wall (102, 104); and a third cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining a fuel line, wherein the fuel line is connected to and in fluid communication with the fuel feed passage, a fuel inlet is configured to deliver fuel to a fuel manifold, the fuel manifold is configured to deliver the fuel to the fuel line, and the fuel line is configured to deliver the fuel to the fuel feed passage, and the fuel feed passage is configured to deliver the fuel to the injector. a compressor section; a combustion section; a turbine section; and an engine case wall (102, 104) surrounding the compressor section, the combustion section, and the turbine section, characterized by the engine case wall (102, 104) comprising: a first cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining an injector, wherein the injector is in fluid communication with the combustion section; a second cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining a fuel feed passage, wherein the fuel feed passage is adjacent to and in thermal communication with an exterior surface of the engine case wall (102, 104); and a third cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining a fuel line, wherein the fuel line is connected to and in fluid communication with the fuel feed passage, a fuel inlet is configured to deliver fuel to a fuel manifold, the fuel manifold is configured to deliver the fuel to the fuel line, and the fuel line is configured to deliver the fuel to the fuel feed passage, and the fuel feed passage is configured to deliver the fuel to the injector. a first cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining an injector, wherein the injector is in fluid communication with the combustion section; a second cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining a fuel feed passage, wherein the fuel feed passage is adjacent to and in thermal communication with an exterior surface of the engine case wall (102, 104); and a third cavity, embedded within the engine case wall (102, 104), defining a fuel line, wherein the fuel line is connected to and in fluid communication with the fuel feed passage, a fuel inlet is configured to deliver fuel to a fuel manifold, the fuel manifold is configured to deliver the fuel to the fuel line, and the fuel line is configured to deliver the fuel to the fuel feed passage, and the fuel feed passage is configured to deliver the fuel to the injector.
A phacoemulsification surgical handpiece, comprising: a cutting tip a horn configured to torsionally vibrate the cutting tip at a rate of approximately 10 to 60 kHZ; wherein the cutting tip comprises: a first portion comprising a straight shaft comprising proximal portion of the cutting tip length secured in the horn of the surgical handpiece, wherein the straight shaft has a centerline; a second portion forming an angle with the first portion; a third, distal portion forming a hook which defines a distal end of the tip; wherein the first portion, second portion, and third portion are comprised in a single piece; wherein motion of the proximal portion of the cutting tip is constrained due to its close proximity to the horn gripping the cutting tip, such that an axis of rotation of the proximal portion lies along the extended shaft centerline; characterized in that the distal end of the hook is disposed entirely on one side of the extended shaft centerline and at least a portion of the hook is disposed on an opposing side of the centerline, wherein the hook is configured to effectively move a line through the center of mass of the cutting tip and parallel to the extended shaft centerline to lie close to the extended shaft centerline to reduce eccentric movement in the cutting tip during rotational and/or longitudinal movements. a cutting tip a horn configured to torsionally vibrate the cutting tip at a rate of approximately 10 to 60 kHZ; wherein the cutting tip comprises: a first portion comprising a straight shaft comprising proximal portion of the cutting tip length secured in the horn of the surgical handpiece, wherein the straight shaft has a centerline; a second portion forming an angle with the first portion; a third, distal portion forming a hook which defines a distal end of the tip; a first portion comprising a straight shaft comprising proximal portion of the cutting tip length secured in the horn of the surgical handpiece, wherein the straight shaft has a centerline; a second portion forming an angle with the first portion; a third, distal portion forming a hook which defines a distal end of the tip; wherein the first portion, second portion, and third portion are comprised in a single piece; wherein motion of the proximal portion of the cutting tip is constrained due to its close proximity to the horn gripping the cutting tip, such that an axis of rotation of the proximal portion lies along the extended shaft centerline; characterized in that the distal end of the hook is disposed entirely on one side of the extended shaft centerline and at least a portion of the hook is disposed on an opposing side of the centerline, wherein the hook is configured to effectively move a line through the center of mass of the cutting tip and parallel to the extended shaft centerline to lie close to the extended shaft centerline to reduce eccentric movement in the cutting tip during rotational and/or longitudinal movements.
An apparatus comprising: a laser light source (130, 1010) to produce infrared, IR, laser light pulses (210, 220, 230) at multiple energy levels at times corresponding to a plurality of depth measurement points in a field of view; a scanning mirror assembly to scan the IR laser light pulses (210, 220, 230) along a scan trajectory in the field of view; a first IR light detector to detect reflections of the IR laser light pulses from within the field of view; time-of-flight, TOF, circuitry responsive to the first IR light detector to measure distances to objects at the plurality of depth measurement points along the scan trajectory in the field of view; and a virtual protective housing circuit (180, 184) that, for each depth measurement point of the plurality of depth measurement points along the scan trajectory in the field of view, causes the laser light source (130, 1010) to: (i) emit a first IR laser light pulse at a first pulse energy to detect an object within a short range, and (ii) responsive to determining that there is no object within the short range, emit at least one second IR laser light pulse (220, 230) having a total second energy level to detect an object within a long range, and otherwise not emit the at least one second IR laser light pulse (220, 230), wherein the first energy level is lower than the total second energy level. a laser light source (130, 1010) to produce infrared, IR, laser light pulses (210, 220, 230) at multiple energy levels at times corresponding to a plurality of depth measurement points in a field of view; a scanning mirror assembly to scan the IR laser light pulses (210, 220, 230) along a scan trajectory in the field of view; a first IR light detector to detect reflections of the IR laser light pulses from within the field of view; time-of-flight, TOF, circuitry responsive to the first IR light detector to measure distances to objects at the plurality of depth measurement points along the scan trajectory in the field of view; and a virtual protective housing circuit (180, 184) that, for each depth measurement point of the plurality of depth measurement points along the scan trajectory in the field of view, causes the laser light source (130, 1010) to: (i) emit a first IR laser light pulse at a first pulse energy to detect an object within a short range, and (ii) responsive to determining that there is no object within the short range, emit at least one second IR laser light pulse (220, 230) having a total second energy level to detect an object within a long range, and otherwise not emit the at least one second IR laser light pulse (220, 230), wherein the first energy level is lower than the total second energy level. (i) emit a first IR laser light pulse at a first pulse energy to detect an object within a short range, and (ii) responsive to determining that there is no object within the short range, emit at least one second IR laser light pulse (220, 230) having a total second energy level to detect an object within a long range, and otherwise not emit the at least one second IR laser light pulse (220, 230),
A polymer composition comprising: - a (per)fluoropolyether having more than two carboxy groups and - a polyamine. - a (per)fluoropolyether having more than two carboxy groups and - a polyamine.
An nucleic acid amplification and analysis instrument comprising: a microfluidic device having at least one microfluidic channel, the at least one microfluidic channel having a heated portion and an analysis portion; a fluid director configured to introduce fluid comprising the nucleic acid and amplification reagents into the microfluidic channel so that the fluid flows from the heated portion to the analysis portion of the channel; at least one non-joule heating unit proximal to or in thermal contact with heated portion and at least one non-joule heating unit proximal to or in thermal contact with the analysis portion wherein the at least one non-joule heating unit is independently selected from the group consisting of a thermal heating block, Peltier device, resistive heating element, thermoelectric cooler, or a gas or liquid that transfers heat conductively or convectively; a temperature controller configured to (i) cause the at least one non-joule heating unit to cycle the temperature in the heated portion so that the nucleic acid undergoes amplification, and (ii) cause the at least one non-joule heating unit to subject the fluid to a series of temperatures in the analysis portion, wherein the series of temperatures includes a temperature high enough to cause denaturation of the nucleic acid; a detector configured to detect a detectable property emanating from the fluid that is indicative of the extent of denaturation of the nucleic acid in the analysis portion; and a computer configured to measure the property detected by the detector; wherein the nucleic acid is preferably DNA. a microfluidic device having at least one microfluidic channel, the at least one microfluidic channel having a heated portion and an analysis portion; a fluid director configured to introduce fluid comprising the nucleic acid and amplification reagents into the microfluidic channel so that the fluid flows from the heated portion to the analysis portion of the channel; at least one non-joule heating unit proximal to or in thermal contact with heated portion and at least one non-joule heating unit proximal to or in thermal contact with the analysis portion wherein the at least one non-joule heating unit is independently selected from the group consisting of a thermal heating block, Peltier device, resistive heating element, thermoelectric cooler, or a gas or liquid that transfers heat conductively or convectively; a temperature controller configured to (i) cause the at least one non-joule heating unit to cycle the temperature in the heated portion so that the nucleic acid undergoes amplification, and (ii) cause the at least one non-joule heating unit to subject the fluid to a series of temperatures in the analysis portion, wherein the series of temperatures includes a temperature high enough to cause denaturation of the nucleic acid; a detector configured to detect a detectable property emanating from the fluid that is indicative of the extent of denaturation of the nucleic acid in the analysis portion; and a computer configured to measure the property detected by the detector; wherein the nucleic acid is preferably DNA.