mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of forming a wired pipe coupler (34, 100) including: molding with plastic in a molding machine a carrier ring (110, 700) that includes one or more recesses (701, 702); injecting metal into the one or more recesses (701, 702) while the carrier ring (110, 700) is in the molding machine, the melting point of the metal not exceeding the melting point of the plastic; connecting an electrical connector to the metal; and covering the plastic, the metal and at least a portion of the electrical connector with a plastic covering; wherein molding, injecting, and covering are all done in a single mold. molding with plastic in a molding machine a carrier ring (110, 700) that includes one or more recesses (701, 702); injecting metal into the one or more recesses (701, 702) while the carrier ring (110, 700) is in the molding machine, the melting point of the metal not exceeding the melting point of the plastic; connecting an electrical connector to the metal; and covering the plastic, the metal and at least a portion of the electrical connector with a plastic covering; wherein molding, injecting, and covering are all done in a single mold.
A system for preparation of a beverage from a beverage ingredient, the system comprising: i) a beverage preparation machine; and ii) a capsule; wherein the beverage preparation machine comprises: a receptacle for holding an alternative piercable capsule, a fluid dispensing apparatus for supplying aqueous medium to the receptacle, and an inlet piercer for piercing an inlet in the alternative piercable capsule; wherein the capsule comprises: a first section and a second section which together form a beverage ingredient compartment of the capsule in which is received a beverage ingredient; the first section comprising a pre-formed inlet for entry of aqueous medium into the capsule; the second section comprising a pre-formed outlet for beverage formed, in use, from the beverage ingredient and the aqueous medium; wherein the capsule is compressible when the capsule is inserted into the receptacle of the beverage preparation machine by the first section of the capsule being engaged by the inlet piercer of the beverage preparation machine so as to cause movement of the first section of the capsule towards the second section of the capsule without piercing of the first or second sections (55, 56). i) a beverage preparation machine; and ii) a capsule; a receptacle for holding an alternative piercable capsule, a fluid dispensing apparatus for supplying aqueous medium to the receptacle, and an inlet piercer for piercing an inlet in the alternative piercable capsule; wherein the capsule comprises: a first section and a second section which together form a beverage ingredient compartment of the capsule in which is received a beverage ingredient; the first section comprising a pre-formed inlet for entry of aqueous medium into the capsule; the second section comprising a pre-formed outlet for beverage formed, in use, from the beverage ingredient and the aqueous medium; wherein the capsule is compressible when the capsule is inserted into the receptacle of the beverage preparation machine by the first section of the capsule being engaged by the inlet piercer of the beverage preparation machine so as to cause movement of the first section of the capsule towards the second section of the capsule without piercing of the first or second sections (55, 56). a first section and a second section which together form a beverage ingredient compartment of the capsule in which is received a beverage ingredient; the first section comprising a pre-formed inlet for entry of aqueous medium into the capsule; the second section comprising a pre-formed outlet for beverage formed, in use, from the beverage ingredient and the aqueous medium; wherein the capsule is compressible when the capsule is inserted into the receptacle of the beverage preparation machine by the first section of the capsule being engaged by the inlet piercer of the beverage preparation machine so as to cause movement of the first section of the capsule towards the second section of the capsule without piercing of the first or second sections (55, 56).
A method of typing a pregnant female subject as being at risk of developing gestational diabetes, the method comprising: a) determining a level of expression of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 4 (sFRP4) in a sample which has been obtained from the subject; b) comparing the determined level of expression of sFRP4 with a level of expression of sFRP4 in a reference sample; and c) typing said subject as being at risk of developing gestational diabetes if the level of expression of sFRP4 is increased in the sample of the subject, when compared to the reference sample. a) determining a level of expression of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 4 (sFRP4) in a sample which has been obtained from the subject; b) comparing the determined level of expression of sFRP4 with a level of expression of sFRP4 in a reference sample; and c) typing said subject as being at risk of developing gestational diabetes if the level of expression of sFRP4 is increased in the sample of the subject, when compared to the reference sample.
A brush seal having: a bristle part formed by multiple bristles (5, 15, 17) attached to a stationary part between the stationary part and a rotational part that undergo relative motion by maintaining a space in between; and a back plate attached adjacent to the bristle part on a low-pressure side to restrict movement of the bristle part, said brush seal for sealing the fluid flowing between the stationary part and the rotational part, characterized in that the bristle part formed by multiple bristles (5, 15, 17) is such that the multiple bristles (5, 15, 17) arranged in a direction of pressure difference between the high-pressure side and low-pressure side are mutually fixed in a single row between a base end and free end to form planar bristles (10, 16, 19), whereby the planar bristles (10, 16, 19) thus formed are then arranged continuously in layers in a circumferential direction to form the bristle part.
Metal-based shelf configured to equip a device for presenting items of merchandise, for example particularly a gondola, comprising an upper panel extending substantially longitudinally and forming an outside surface for exposing items of merchandise as well as an inside surface which is an opposite surface to the outside surface, a front face and a back face which is an opposite face to the front face each extending transversely from the upper panel and within the length of the shelf, a first side and a second side which is an opposite side to the first side, each extending transversely from the upper panel and within the depth of the shelf, and at least one reinforcing part (35; 135; 235; 335; 435) extending substantially longitudinally and comprising a bottom wall (47; 147; 247; 347; 447), two legs (48; 148; 248; 348; 448) extending vertically from opposite ends of the bottom wall, and two bearing lugs (49; 149; 249; 349; 449) extending respectively from the two legs, remote from the bottom wall, the two bearing lugs being mechanically connected to the upper panel by its inside surface; characterized in that the bottom wall comprises at least three portions (80, 81, 82, 83, 84; 180, 181, 182, 183, 184; 280, 281, 282, 283, 284; 380, 381, 382; 480, 481, 482, 483, 484) each extending at least partly between the legs and being folded onto themselves so as to form at least three superposed plies between the legs.
A method for manufacturing a blisk including a circular disk and a plurality of rotor blades arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction along an outer peripheral surface of the disk, the method comprising: an intermediate product molding step of molding a blisk intermediate product including a circular disk-corresponding part having a cutting margin in addition to the disk, a plurality of rotor blade-corresponding parts arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction along an outer peripheral surface of the disk-corresponding part and each having a cutting margin in addition to the respective rotor blades, and bridges each connecting a front edge of one of each pair of the rotor blade-corresponding parts adjacent to each other and a rear edge of another one of the rotor blade-corresponding parts; wherein the blisk intermediate product is molded such that a metal block is subjected to forging processing in the intermediate product molding step; a disk finishing step of cutting the disk-corresponding part so as to finish the disk-corresponding part into a form of the disk; and characterized by a rotor blade finishing step of milling the cutting margin of the respective rotor blade-corresponding parts in a direction from a tip end to a base side of the respective rotor blade-corresponding parts while each bridge is removed by milling so as to finish the respective rotor blade-corresponding parts into a product form of the respective rotor blades. an intermediate product molding step of molding a blisk intermediate product including a circular disk-corresponding part having a cutting margin in addition to the disk, a plurality of rotor blade-corresponding parts arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction along an outer peripheral surface of the disk-corresponding part and each having a cutting margin in addition to the respective rotor blades, and bridges each connecting a front edge of one of each pair of the rotor blade-corresponding parts adjacent to each other and a rear edge of another one of the rotor blade-corresponding parts; wherein the blisk intermediate product is molded such that a metal block is subjected to forging processing in the intermediate product molding step; a disk finishing step of cutting the disk-corresponding part so as to finish the disk-corresponding part into a form of the disk; and characterized by a rotor blade finishing step of milling the cutting margin of the respective rotor blade-corresponding parts in a direction from a tip end to a base side of the respective rotor blade-corresponding parts while each bridge is removed by milling so as to finish the respective rotor blade-corresponding parts into a product form of the respective rotor blades.
A device for reconstructing a clock signal of a baseband serial signal (NRZ-D), comprising: • a pulse generator circuit designed to generate pulses at each transition, whether rising or falling, of the baseband serial signal (NRZ-D); • a phase-locked loop comprising a voltage-controlled oscillator which generates an oscillator output signal (VCO-S) and a filter providing a setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator, the phase-locked loop also including a switch inserted between the oscillator and the filter whose switching is controlled by the output (Cde-S) of the pulse generator circuit, and in which the filter is such that: - in the presence of a pulse generated by the pulse generator circuit, the switch is closed and the filter then averages the oscillator output signal (VCO-S) passing through the switch to provide the setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator; - in the absence of a pulse generated by the pulse generator circuit, the switch is open and the filter then stores a constant level signal to deliver the setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator; the device being characterized in that the filter includes an RC network which is composed of two resistors (R1, R2) and of a capacitor, said filter further including a second capacitor, the capacitors of the filter being capable of storing and providing a constant setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator in the absence of transitions of the output (Cde-S) of the pulse generator, the RC network corresponding to a first, low cutoff frequency, the resistors of the filter authorizing a residual loop gain to a second cutoff frequency of the filter, linked to the second capacitor and to one of the resistors. • a pulse generator circuit designed to generate pulses at each transition, whether rising or falling, of the baseband serial signal (NRZ-D); • a phase-locked loop comprising a voltage-controlled oscillator which generates an oscillator output signal (VCO-S) and a filter providing a setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator, the phase-locked loop also including a switch inserted between the oscillator and the filter whose switching is controlled by the output (Cde-S) of the pulse generator circuit, and in which the filter is such that: - in the presence of a pulse generated by the pulse generator circuit, the switch is closed and the filter then averages the oscillator output signal (VCO-S) passing through the switch to provide the setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator; - in the absence of a pulse generated by the pulse generator circuit, the switch is open and the filter then stores a constant level signal to deliver the setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator; - in the presence of a pulse generated by the pulse generator circuit, the switch is closed and the filter then averages the oscillator output signal (VCO-S) passing through the switch to provide the setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator; - in the absence of a pulse generated by the pulse generator circuit, the switch is open and the filter then stores a constant level signal to deliver the setpoint signal (VCO-E) to the oscillator;
An electronic device comprising: a housing comprising one or more lockings and hooks, the housing for enclosing at least a portion of the electronic device; and a keypad assembly coupled with the housing that comprises a plurality of keys for receiving inputs for the electronic device, wherein edge keys from the plurality of keys are disposed on an outside edge of the electronic device, and each of the edge keys includes a protruding portion for connecting with a corresponding hook of the housing; wherein the keypad assembly is coupled with the housing through one or more lockings in the keypad assembly that are configured to interlock with corresponding one or more lockings in the housing to prevent lateral movement between the housing and the keypad assembly; and wherein the combination of the protruding portions and hooks, as well as the lockings in the keypad assembly and the lockings in the housing, secure the keypad assembly to the housing. a housing comprising one or more lockings and hooks, the housing for enclosing at least a portion of the electronic device; and a keypad assembly coupled with the housing that comprises a plurality of keys for receiving inputs for the electronic device, wherein edge keys from the plurality of keys are disposed on an outside edge of the electronic device, and each of the edge keys includes a protruding portion for connecting with a corresponding hook of the housing; wherein the keypad assembly is coupled with the housing through one or more lockings in the keypad assembly that are configured to interlock with corresponding one or more lockings in the housing to prevent lateral movement between the housing and the keypad assembly; and wherein the combination of the protruding portions and hooks, as well as the lockings in the keypad assembly and the lockings in the housing, secure the keypad assembly to the housing.
A method for setting a motion trigger level to be used in detection of motion in a video stream depicting a scene, the method comprising: receiving data pertaining to a video stream depicting the scene; dividing the scene into a plurality of specific portions; wherein each image frame of the video stream comprises multiple blocks of pixels, wherein each specific portion of the scene is associated with one or more block of pixels; and for each specific portion of the scene: evaluating, over time, statistical features of bitrate associated with an encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; determining a motion base level based on the evaluated statistical features of bitrate associated with the encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; and setting a motion trigger level based on the motion base level. receiving data pertaining to a video stream depicting the scene; dividing the scene into a plurality of specific portions; wherein each image frame of the video stream comprises multiple blocks of pixels, wherein each specific portion of the scene is associated with one or more block of pixels; and for each specific portion of the scene: evaluating, over time, statistical features of bitrate associated with an encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; determining a motion base level based on the evaluated statistical features of bitrate associated with the encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; and setting a motion trigger level based on the motion base level. evaluating, over time, statistical features of bitrate associated with an encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; determining a motion base level based on the evaluated statistical features of bitrate associated with the encoding of block of pixels pertaining to the specific portion of the scene; and setting a motion trigger level based on the motion base level.
A system for authorizing an access request for a home network, comprising: at least one accessed device, provided therein with a connection request managing module configured to acquire access request information of an accessing device and send the access request information; an authorizing proxy server, configured to receive the access request information, forward the access request information, and feedback information of "authorized" to the accessed device upon receipt of information of "authorized", wherein if no reply is received or reply information of rejection for authorization is received, the authorizing proxy server is configured to feedback a message of "rejected for authorization" to the accessed device; an authorizing device, configured to receive the access request information forwarded by the authorizing proxy server, and send the information of "authorized" to the authorizing proxy server after the authorization is determined based on the access request information, wherein if the authorizing device rejects for authorization based on the access request information, it provides no reply to the authorizing proxy server, or reply information of rejection for authorization to the authorizing proxy server. at least one accessed device, provided therein with a connection request managing module configured to acquire access request information of an accessing device and send the access request information; an authorizing proxy server, configured to receive the access request information, forward the access request information, and feedback information of "authorized" to the accessed device upon receipt of information of "authorized", wherein if no reply is received or reply information of rejection for authorization is received, the authorizing proxy server is configured to feedback a message of "rejected for authorization" to the accessed device; an authorizing device, configured to receive the access request information forwarded by the authorizing proxy server, and send the information of "authorized" to the authorizing proxy server after the authorization is determined based on the access request information, wherein if the authorizing device rejects for authorization based on the access request information, it provides no reply to the authorizing proxy server, or reply information of rejection for authorization to the authorizing proxy server.
A method of making a composite material, comprising: providing a dispersion comprising CNTs and an anionic glycosaminoglycan or an anionic polysaccharide; depositing a dispersion onto a surface to form a film; wherein the film comprises the CNTs and the anionic glycosaminoglycan or anionic polysaccharide; and washing the film with an aqueous acidic solution having a pH between 0 and 4; and wherein the anionic glycosaminoglycan or anionic polysaccharide contains cations that are at least partly removed by the washing with the aqueous acidic solution. providing a dispersion comprising CNTs and an anionic glycosaminoglycan or an anionic polysaccharide; depositing a dispersion onto a surface to form a film; wherein the film comprises the CNTs and the anionic glycosaminoglycan or anionic polysaccharide; and washing the film with an aqueous acidic solution having a pH between 0 and 4; and wherein the anionic glycosaminoglycan or anionic polysaccharide contains cations that are at least partly removed by the washing with the aqueous acidic solution.
A recyclable and adjustable interventional stent for intravascular constriction, comprising stent and composite delivery catheter, wherein, the stent is dumbbell-shaped and comprises the upper expanded segment, the middle segment with variable diameter, and the lower expanded segment; the middle segment with variable diameter and the upper half of the lower expanded segment are covered with pericardium treated to prevent calcification; while the lower edge of the stent is threaded with a wire ring; the composite delivery catheter comprises an outer sheath and an inner core, wherein, the inner core is a hollow tube, and there is a groove for thread hanging on the outer wall at the front tip of the tube, and it is intended to hook the wire ring on the lower edge of the stent, and there is a mounting bolt on the outer sheath; wherein the upper expanded segment and the lower expanded segment of the stent are made of memory alloy mesh, while the middle segment with variable diameter is formed by jointing diamond shaped medical stainless steel wire, and the diamond shaped medical stainless steel wire is connected to memory alloy mesh in the upper and lower expanded ends, respectively; and wherein when the distance between the upper and lower expanded segments of the stent is prolonged, the diamond shaped medical stainless steel wire is unfolded to increase the stent diameter and when the distance between the upper and lower expanded segments of the stent is decreased the diamond shaped medical stainless steel wire folds into the lumen of the stent to decrease the stent diameter.
A valve pin bushing for use in an injection molding system, the valve pin bushing comprising: a body portion; a projecting portion that extends from the body portion, and a bore extending through the body portion and the projecting portion to accommodate a valve pin; the projecting portion having an inlet opening in an upstream side thereof and an outlet opening in a downstream end thereof, and the projecting portion in combination with the valve pin define an annular section of a flow channel; characterized in that an upstream side of the projecting portion includes a flow restrictor disposed in the annular section of the flow channel, the flow restrictor defines a restricted region of the annular section and a wider unrestricted region opposite the restricted region, and wherein the flow restrictor is a thickened wall portion of the projecting portion that is separated from the valve pin by a gap that defines the restricted region of the annular section, and the flow restrictor partially defines an outside boundary of the annular section. a body portion; a projecting portion that extends from the body portion, and a bore extending through the body portion and the projecting portion to accommodate a valve pin; the projecting portion having an inlet opening in an upstream side thereof and an outlet opening in a downstream end thereof, and the projecting portion in combination with the valve pin define an annular section of a flow channel; characterized in that an upstream side of the projecting portion includes a flow restrictor disposed in the annular section of the flow channel, the flow restrictor defines a restricted region of the annular section and a wider unrestricted region opposite the restricted region, and wherein the flow restrictor is a thickened wall portion of the projecting portion that is separated from the valve pin by a gap that defines the restricted region of the annular section, and the flow restrictor partially defines an outside boundary of the annular section.