mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An emulsion comprising 1.5 to 4 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, of at least one carotenoid, chosen from the group consisting of β-carotene and 8'-apo-β-carotenal and 8 to 31 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, of an emulsifier mixture, and 3 to 8 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, of at least one oil chosen from the group consisting of MCT, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, palm oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, hazelnut oil, almond oil, cashew oil, macadamia oil, mongongo nut oil, pracaxi oil, pecan oil, pine nut oil, pistachio oil, sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) oil, walnut oil and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and 0 to 1 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, of at least one antioxidant chosen from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, tocopherol (synthetic or natural), butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, propyl gallate, tert. butyl hydroxyquinoline and ascorbic acid esters of a fatty acid, (preferably dl-alpha-tocopherol), and 56 to 87.5 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, of water, characterized in that the mixture of emulsifiers comprises (a) at least one polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid ester and (b) at least one other emulsifier having a HLB value of at least 6, and wherein (i) the ratio of carotenoid: polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid ester is 1:5 to 1:6.5 and (ii) emulsifier (b) is present in amount of 0.5 - 5 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, and wherein the mixture of emulsifiers comprises 80 to 98 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsifier mixture, of at least one polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid ester and 2 to 20 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsifier mixture, of at least one other (not a polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid) emulsifier with a HLB value of at least 6. (a) at least one polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid ester and (b) at least one other emulsifier having a HLB value of at least 6, (i) the ratio of carotenoid: polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid ester is 1:5 to 1:6.5 and (ii) emulsifier (b) is present in amount of 0.5 - 5 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsion, 80 to 98 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsifier mixture, of at least one polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid ester and 2 to 20 wt-%, based on the total weight of the emulsifier mixture, of at least one other (not a polyoxyethylene sorbitan monofatty acid) emulsifier with a HLB value of at least 6.
A method for producing a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the method comprising: a mixing step of preparing a mixture comprising fine carbon particles, an organic dispersant, a hydrophobic coat formingagent, an organic solvent, and positive electrode active material particles, wherein the mixing step comprises preparing the mixture in such a manner that an average particle diameter of the fine carbon particles in the mixture is 10 to 100 nm; a drying step of drying the mixture to obtain the mixture containing the organic solvent in a reduced amount; and aheat treatment step of heat-treating the mixture containing the organic solvent in the reduced amount to obtain a positive electrode active material having a coating layer comprising at least the fine carbon particles, the organic dispersant, and the hydrophobic coat forming agent; wherein the hydrophobic coat forming agent is hydroxyl-containing polydimethylsiloxane; and the average particle diameter is a volume mean diameter obtained by laser diffraction/scattering. a mixing step of preparing a mixture comprising fine carbon particles, an organic dispersant, a hydrophobic coat formingagent, an organic solvent, and positive electrode active material particles, wherein the mixing step comprises preparing the mixture in such a manner that an average particle diameter of the fine carbon particles in the mixture is 10 to 100 nm; a drying step of drying the mixture to obtain the mixture containing the organic solvent in a reduced amount; and aheat treatment step of heat-treating the mixture containing the organic solvent in the reduced amount to obtain a positive electrode active material having a coating layer comprising at least the fine carbon particles, the organic dispersant, and the hydrophobic coat forming agent; wherein the hydrophobic coat forming agent is hydroxyl-containing polydimethylsiloxane; and the average particle diameter is a volume mean diameter obtained by laser diffraction/scattering.
A hair styling device having: a body (212; 1312) defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, the chamber having a primary opening through which the length of hair may enter the chamber; a rotatable element adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening, the rotatable element having a leading edge which in use rotates around an elongate member to wind the length of hair around the elongate member; a movable panel (256; 1356), the movable panel being movable relative to the primary opening between an open position and a closed position; a guide part (254; 1354) which is, when the movable panel is in the open position, outside of the chamber and adapted to guide the length of hair towards the primary opening, the rotatable element being rotatable relative to the guide part, the guide part being movable relative to the body, characterised in that the guide part (254; 1354) is movable relative to the movable panel (256; 1356). a body (212; 1312) defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, the chamber having a primary opening through which the length of hair may enter the chamber; a rotatable element adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening, the rotatable element having a leading edge which in use rotates around an elongate member to wind the length of hair around the elongate member; a movable panel (256; 1356), the movable panel being movable relative to the primary opening between an open position and a closed position; a guide part (254; 1354) which is, when the movable panel is in the open position, outside of the chamber and adapted to guide the length of hair towards the primary opening, the rotatable element being rotatable relative to the guide part, the guide part being movable relative to the body, characterised in that the guide part (254; 1354) is movable relative to the movable panel (256; 1356).
A lid of a container, especially a beverage can, comprising a substantially flat lid surface and at least one pouring opening arranged on the lid surface, which pouring opening can be closed in a gas-tight and/or fluid-tight manner by way of at least one closure element, with the closure element being movable via a relative motion of an actuating element from a closed position to an open position, and at least one pressure equalizing device with at least one pressure equalizing opening is provided which cooperates with the actuating element, wherein the pressure equalizing device has at least one closure element for closing the pressure equalizing opening during the position of the actuating element in the closed position, and the at least one pressure equalizing opening can be exposed upon movement of the actuating element from the closed position to the open position, wherein the at least one closure element is arranged as a tube element made of a flexible material and is connected to the at least one pressure equalizing opening such that a pressure equalization can be effected via the tube element, with the tube element being closed in a gas-tight and/or fluid-tight manner by way of a reversible cross-sectional constriction when the at least one actuating element is in the closed position, wherein the tube element can be closed during motion of the actuating element to the closed position by direct action of the actuating element on the tube element or via an operating element which cooperates with the actuating element; characterized in that the pressure equalizing opening is provided in the closure element.
An implantable RFID-enabled micro-electronic neurostimulator system for the therapeutic treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, the system comprising: (a) an internal subsystem implant having: (i) a plurality of electrodes arranged in a matrix of pairs of complementary anode and cathode elements (162,163), where at least one electrode pair contact a hypoglossal nerve, enabling selective stimulation of particular areas of the hypoglossal nerve; (ii) a multiplexer; (iii) digital to analog signal converter; and (iv) a RFID based control and stimulation chip (141,145) for controlling the selective stimulation of the electrodes when implanted on the hypoglossal nerve; and (b) an external subsystem having: (i) a controller; and (ii) an RF interface; whereby, in use, components of the internal subsystem implant are layered on the hypoglossal nerve such that a bottom layer serves as an attachment mechanism with components of the internal subsystem implant on a top layer; and the bottom layer is complementary to the top layer such that the internal subsystem implant encompasses the hypoglossal nerve. (a) an internal subsystem implant having: (i) a plurality of electrodes arranged in a matrix of pairs of complementary anode and cathode elements (162,163), where at least one electrode pair contact a hypoglossal nerve, enabling selective stimulation of particular areas of the hypoglossal nerve; (ii) a multiplexer; (iii) digital to analog signal converter; and (iv) a RFID based control and stimulation chip (141,145) for controlling the selective stimulation of the electrodes when implanted on the hypoglossal nerve; and (i) a plurality of electrodes arranged in a matrix of pairs of complementary anode and cathode elements (162,163), where at least one electrode pair contact a hypoglossal nerve, enabling selective stimulation of particular areas of the hypoglossal nerve; (ii) a multiplexer; (iii) digital to analog signal converter; and (iv) a RFID based control and stimulation chip (141,145) for controlling the selective stimulation of the electrodes when implanted on the hypoglossal nerve; and (b) an external subsystem having: (i) a controller; and (ii) an RF interface; (i) a controller; and (ii) an RF interface;
A system for magnetic separation of a target bioentity from a fluid suspension of target bioentities and bystander bioentities, comprising: a separation chamber having an opening through which the chamber can be filled with a cell suspension having magnetized or magnetizable target bioentities, wherein the separation chamber is a fluid chamber having a collection surface; a magnetic element adjacent the separation chamber wherein the magnetic element applies a magnetic field to the separation chamber to attract the target bioentities to the collection surface; a chamber control assembly connected with the separation chamber, wherein the chamber control assembly comprises a pivot axis for pivoting the separation chamber; wherein the magnetic element includes a magnetic array composed of block magnets mounted on a magnetically conductive plate, with the polarity perpendicular to the magnetically conductive plate, and wherein the polarity of the magnetic blocks alternates. a separation chamber having an opening through which the chamber can be filled with a cell suspension having magnetized or magnetizable target bioentities, wherein the separation chamber is a fluid chamber having a collection surface; a magnetic element adjacent the separation chamber wherein the magnetic element applies a magnetic field to the separation chamber to attract the target bioentities to the collection surface; a chamber control assembly connected with the separation chamber, wherein the chamber control assembly comprises a pivot axis for pivoting the separation chamber; wherein the magnetic element includes a magnetic array composed of block magnets mounted on a magnetically conductive plate, with the polarity perpendicular to the magnetically conductive plate, and wherein the polarity of the magnetic blocks alternates.
A shoe roll end module comprising: a pedestal; a roll head configured to support a belt tensioned about the shoe roll; and an axially elongated annular structure being attached to the pedestal, and supporting the roll head. a pedestal; a roll head configured to support a belt tensioned about the shoe roll; and an axially elongated annular structure being attached to the pedestal, and supporting the roll head.
A cosmetic composition for temporarily shaping keratin fibers, containing: (a) at least one crosslinked copolymer (a), which is made up of at least the following monomer units: at least one (meth)acrylic acid unit, at least one vinyl neodecanoate unit and (b) at least one anionic copolymer (b), which is composed only of the units, and, wherein comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid unit which comprises methacrylic acid, comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid ethyl ester unit which comprises ethyl acrylate, and comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid ester unit which is different from the (meth)acrylic acid ethyl ester unit and is a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester which has a linear or branched alkyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms. (a) at least one crosslinked copolymer (a), which is made up of at least the following monomer units: at least one (meth)acrylic acid unit, at least one vinyl neodecanoate unit and at least one (meth)acrylic acid unit, at least one vinyl neodecanoate unit and (b) at least one anionic copolymer (b), which is composed only of the units, and, wherein comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid unit which comprises methacrylic acid, comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid ethyl ester unit which comprises ethyl acrylate, and comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid ester unit which is different from the (meth)acrylic acid ethyl ester unit and is a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester which has a linear or branched alkyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms. comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid unit which comprises methacrylic acid, comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid ethyl ester unit which comprises ethyl acrylate, and comprises at least one (meth)acrylic acid ester unit which is different from the (meth)acrylic acid ethyl ester unit and is a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester which has a linear or branched alkyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
An iris expander for acting against a margin of an iris of a patient's eye in causing expansion of the iris, the iris expander comprising: a non-metallic, unitary, multi-segmented body which is expandable from a first state to a second state, said second state defining a larger footprint than said first state, said body being a closed loop defined by a plurality of segments connected by living hinges, said body having an inwardly-facing inner surface and an outwardly-facing outer surface, wherein said living hinges being formed by sections of said body between said segments which are thinner between said inner surface and said outer surface than adjacent portions of said body, wherein said body includes a first lobe, circumferentially spaced from said living hinges in the second state, protruding from a first of said segments, said first lobe protruding outwardly from said outer surface of said first segment, and, wherein said body includes at least one aperture, radially spaced from said living hinges, being formed in said first segment with a channel extending therefrom into a portion of said first segment, said channel being spaced inwardly of both said inner surface and said outer surface and located within a portion of said first segment from which said first lobe protrudes, wherein, with the iris expander introduced within the iris of the patient's eye, said channel being formed to accommodate a portion of an instrument inwardly of the margin of the iris for causing adjustment of said body.
An oligomer extended insulin or insulin analogue, which insulin or insulin analogue is a two-chain insulin molecule comprising an A- and a B-chain, and which insulin or insulin analogue is extended at the N-terminal end of the B-chain, and/or from the C-terminal end of the A-chain with an extension consisting only of amino acid residues selected from the group of His, Gln, Ala, Asp, Glu, Gly, Pro, Ser and Thr; in which extension: I) one or both of the (two) amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of His and Gln; which number of amino acid residues of Group I is combined with II) no more than three times this number of the amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of Ala, Asp, Glu, Gly, Pro, Ser and Thr; to render an oligomer extended insulin or insulin analogue, with an extension comprising of from about 100 to about 800 contiguous amino acid residues; wherein the insulin or insulin analogue is extended with a motif of Group A selected from;;;;; and; and/or any combination hereof; and/or a motif of Group B selected from [GAPH]; [GAPQ]; [GAQP]; [GEHP]; [GEPH]; [GEPQ]; [GEQH]; [GEQP]; [GHEP]; [GHEQ]; [GHPE]; [GHQE]; [GPAQ]; [GPEH]; [GPEQ]; [GPHE]; [GPQA]; [GPQE]; [GQAP]; [GQEH]; [GQEP]; [GQHE]; [GQPA]; and[GQPE]; and/or any combination hereof; and/or a motif of Group C selected from [GHEPGQHP]; [GQEPGQHP]; [GQAPGQAPGQAPGAPH]; and [GQAPGQAPGAPHGAPH]; and/or any combination hereof; and/or a motif of Group D selected from [GEHPGAPHGQEPGQAP]; [GQEPGQEPGQEPGAPH]; [GQEPGQEPGAPHGAPH]; and [A,E,G,P,H,Q]; and/or any combination hereof. I) one or both of the (two) amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of His and Gln; which number of amino acid residues of Group I is combined with II) no more than three times this number of the amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of Ala, Asp, Glu, Gly, Pro, Ser and Thr; to render an oligomer extended insulin or insulin analogue, with an extension comprising of from about 100 to about 800 contiguous amino acid residues;
A method of automatic remote detection of a type of an antenna, said antenna configured with a resistor-inductor-capacitor, RLC, circuit generating a return-loss profile that serves as an antenna signature of the antenna, said method implemented by an automatic remote detection device of a Radio Network Controller, RNC,, the method comprising: remotely activating, for each antenna of a plurality of antennas, each antenna being installed in a respective NodeB (502, 504) connected to the RNC, an evaluation circuit in the antenna to automatically determine the antenna signature of the antenna; and determining the type of the antenna based on the antenna signature. remotely activating, for each antenna of a plurality of antennas, each antenna being installed in a respective NodeB (502, 504) connected to the RNC, an evaluation circuit in the antenna to automatically determine the antenna signature of the antenna; and determining the type of the antenna based on the antenna signature.
An aqueous slurry composition, comprising an aqueous medium having dispersed therein oily medium-containing microcapsules, wherein the oily medium-containing microcapsules comprise an ionic acrylate copolymer shell encapsulating said oily medium, wherein said ionic acrylate copolymer was made from only water-soluble monomers, wherein said ionic acrylate copolymer is comprised of a mono-functional acrylate monomer having an ionic group and a multi- functional acrylate monomer, wherein the mono-functional acrylate monomer has an ester moiety and the ester moiety of the mono-functional acrylate monomer contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the ionic group is a substituent on one of the carbon atoms of the ester moiety and the ionic group is selected from a carboxylic acid, a sulfonic acid or an ammonium group; wherein the multi-functional acrylate monomer is a bi-acrylate or tri-acrylate monomer; wherein said microcapsules release less than 10% of said oily medium over four weeks of storage but release all of the oily medium once the aqueous medium is removed and said microcapsules release 80-100% of the oily medium within 6 hours after aqueous medium removal. wherein the multi-functional acrylate monomer is a bi-acrylate or tri-acrylate monomer; wherein said microcapsules release less than 10% of said oily medium over four weeks of storage but release all of the oily medium once the aqueous medium is removed and said microcapsules release 80-100% of the oily medium within 6 hours after aqueous medium removal.
A method of producing a lenticular printed material, comprising: an ink jetting step of jetting an aqueous ink, containing a colorant, resin particles, water and a water-soluble high boiling point solvent, onto an ink receiving layer of a lenticular sheet including a resin layer, a lens layer disposed at one surface side of the resin layer, and the ink receiving layer, which is disposed at the other surface side of the resin layer, the ink receiving layer containing particles and a resin, the ink receiving layer having a porous structure and a void volume of 50% or greater, according to an ink jetting method, a thickness of the ink receiving layer being in a range of from 3 μm to 10 μm; and a drying step of drying the aqueous ink, under conditions in which a surface temperature of the ink receiving layer is set to 30°C or higher, to form a parallax picture. an ink jetting step of jetting an aqueous ink, containing a colorant, resin particles, water and a water-soluble high boiling point solvent, onto an ink receiving layer of a lenticular sheet including a resin layer, a lens layer disposed at one surface side of the resin layer, and the ink receiving layer, which is disposed at the other surface side of the resin layer, the ink receiving layer containing particles and a resin, the ink receiving layer having a porous structure and a void volume of 50% or greater, according to an ink jetting method, a thickness of the ink receiving layer being in a range of from 3 μm to 10 μm; and a drying step of drying the aqueous ink, under conditions in which a surface temperature of the ink receiving layer is set to 30°C or higher, to form a parallax picture.
Vacuum pump or vacuum pump stage comprising a housing which has at least one inlet, and comprising a rotor which has a shaft, the inlet being arranged radially to the shaft, wherein the vacuum pump or vacuum pump stage has at least one Holweck pump stage with a rotor which has a shaft, a hub connected to the shaft, and a sleeve which is connected to the hub and is concentric with the shaft, characterised in that the inlet widens in the direction of the sleeve and in the direction of the shaft, and in that the inlet widens in the direction of rotation of the rotor.
Façade glazing with a metallic frame and an insulating glazing unit inserted into the frame, which unit has at least two glass panes (4a, 4b) and a spacer and sealing profile (5, 6) extending circumferentially therebetween close to their edges, wherein at least one RFID transponder is attached to the insulating glazing unit as an identification element and wherein the frame engages around the edges of the insulating glazing unit and, at the same time, covers the transponder(s) in the through-vision direction (arrow A) through the glass panes (4a, 4b), wherein at least one separate metal coupling element (10; 10'; 10") is inserted into the frame adjacent the transponder for coupling out and coupling in HF radiation transmitted via the transponder to the outside of the façade glazing and received from the outside, and wherein the metal coupling element is placed in the frame in a position only partially overlapping with the transponder.