mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Sliding device for a vehicle seat, comprising a pair of parallel tracks (20a, 20b), each comprising a lower rail (30a, 30b) and an upper rail (40a, 40b), each of said upper rails (40a, 40b) being constrained to a respective lower rail, but slidable relative to said lower rail, wherein said lower rails (30a, 30b) are provided with a plurality of apertures (32a, 32b) arranged along the longitudinal axes of said lower rails, wherein said sliding device is provided with a locking arrangement including two locking assemblies, one for each of said tracks (20a, 20b), wherein each of said locking assemblies (1a, 1b) comprises a support plate (3a, 3b) fastened to the respective upper rail (40a, 40b) and one or more locking pins (5a, 5b), which are configured to pass through a window provided in said support plate (3a, 3b) and penetrate into corresponding apertures (32a, 32b) of the respective lower rail (30a, 30b), wherein said locking arrangement further comprises a releasing assembly for moving said locking pins (5a, 5b) from a locking configuration to an unlocking configuration, wherein said releasing assembly comprises a releasing member and a pair of connecting members (11a, 11b), one for each locking assembly (1a, 1b), each connecting member (11a, 11b) being in a force transmission connection with said releasing member, on one hand, and with said locking pins (5a, 5b) of said locking assembly, on the other hand, wherein said connecting members (11a, 11b) are entirely received inside the respective tracks (20a, 20b), each of said connecting members being arranged between the upper rail and the lower rail of the respective track, characterised in that each of said connecting members (11a, 11b) is made as a spring plate, which is arranged above the support plate (3a, 3b) of the respective locking assembly and substantially extends from the rear end of the support plate (3a, 3b) and projects beyond the front end of the support plate (3a, 3b).
A system comprising: a first conduit for flowing a multiphase fluid; a flotation gas source; a mixing system having a first inlet in fluid communication with a downstream end of the first conduit, a second inlet in fluid communication with the flotation gas source, and an outlet, the mixing system configured to mix the multiphase fluid flowing from the downstream end of the first conduit with flotation gas from the flotation gas source so as to produce at the outlet an enhanced multiphase fluid having bubbles of the flotation gas therein; a second conduit having an upstream end in fluid communication with the outlet of the mixing system; a bubble control system associated with the second conduit and configured to: determine one of a fluid velocity or flow rate of the multiphase fluid in the first conduit and the enhanced multiphase fluid in the second conduit to determine a fluid velocity or flowrate increase across the mixing system; and characterised in that it is further configured to control the mixing system as a function of the flow rate or velocity drop so as to maintain the velocity or flowrate increase within a desired range that maintains the bubble size distribution of bubbles within the enhanced multiphase fluid within a desired range. a first conduit for flowing a multiphase fluid; a flotation gas source; a mixing system having a first inlet in fluid communication with a downstream end of the first conduit, a second inlet in fluid communication with the flotation gas source, and an outlet, the mixing system configured to mix the multiphase fluid flowing from the downstream end of the first conduit with flotation gas from the flotation gas source so as to produce at the outlet an enhanced multiphase fluid having bubbles of the flotation gas therein; a second conduit having an upstream end in fluid communication with the outlet of the mixing system; a bubble control system associated with the second conduit and configured to: determine one of a fluid velocity or flow rate of the multiphase fluid in the first conduit and the enhanced multiphase fluid in the second conduit to determine a fluid velocity or flowrate increase across the mixing system; and characterised in that it is further configured to control the mixing system as a function of the flow rate or velocity drop so as to maintain the velocity or flowrate increase within a desired range that maintains the bubble size distribution of bubbles within the enhanced multiphase fluid within a desired range. determine one of a fluid velocity or flow rate of the multiphase fluid in the first conduit and the enhanced multiphase fluid in the second conduit to determine a fluid velocity or flowrate increase across the mixing system; and characterised in that it is further configured to control the mixing system as a function of the flow rate or velocity drop so as to maintain the velocity or flowrate increase within a desired range that maintains the bubble size distribution of bubbles within the enhanced multiphase fluid within a desired range.
A microparticle comprising a core, a first layer on the core, and a second layer on the first layer, the core comprising a mixture of a bioactive substance and a solid agglomerating agent; the first layer comprising at least one emulsifier and the second layer comprising at least one edible solid fat, wherein the second layer has been formed by heating the at least one edible solid fat to above its melting point and spraying uniformly over the first layer, wherein the solid agglomerating agent forms a bridge, film or matrix filler and produces bonding strength within the core, and wherein the core is encased in the first and second layers.
An electronic cigarette device, comprising: a housing having a power source; a disposable tank capable of holding an electronic cigarette liquid; the housing having a tank receptacle into which the disposable tank is removably attachable; and a connection mechanism (224, 400) that is part of the disposable tank and the tank receptacle configured to securely connect the disposable tank to the tank receptacle and to provide power from the housing to the disposable tank; the disposable tank comprising: a heater element that is connected to the power source when the disposable tank is attached to the housing; a wick element arranged to be wetted by the electronic cigarette liquid and heated by the heater element to vaporize the electronic cigarette liquid; an air input; and a mouthpiece portion; the disposable tank being configured with an airflow wherein air entering the air input can travel away from the mouthpiece portion, and then interacts with the heater element and the wicking element that generate the vaporized liquid for inhalation through the mouthpiece portion. a housing having a power source; a disposable tank capable of holding an electronic cigarette liquid; the housing having a tank receptacle into which the disposable tank is removably attachable; and a connection mechanism (224, 400) that is part of the disposable tank and the tank receptacle configured to securely connect the disposable tank to the tank receptacle and to provide power from the housing to the disposable tank; the disposable tank comprising: a heater element that is connected to the power source when the disposable tank is attached to the housing; a wick element arranged to be wetted by the electronic cigarette liquid and heated by the heater element to vaporize the electronic cigarette liquid; an air input; and a mouthpiece portion; a heater element that is connected to the power source when the disposable tank is attached to the housing; a wick element arranged to be wetted by the electronic cigarette liquid and heated by the heater element to vaporize the electronic cigarette liquid; an air input; and a mouthpiece portion; the disposable tank being configured with an airflow wherein air entering the air input can travel away from the mouthpiece portion, and then interacts with the heater element and the wicking element that generate the vaporized liquid for inhalation through the mouthpiece portion.
A method for restoring an intra prediction mode, comprising: restoring a first intra prediction mode group indicator and a prediction mode index of a current prediction unit; generating a first intra prediction mode group using available intra prediction modes of a left prediction unit and an above prediction unit neighboring the current prediction unit, wherein the number of intra prediction modes belonging to the first intra prediction mode group is fixed to three; and determining an intra prediction mode which is included in the first intra prediction mode group and indicated by the intra prediction mode index as the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit when the first intra prediction mode group indicator indicates that the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit belongs to the first intra prediction mode group, and wherein, when only one intra prediction mode out of the intra prediction modes of the left prediction unit and the above prediction unit is available, the first intra prediction mode group includes the one available intra prediction mode of the respective prediction units and two additional intra prediction modes that are determined such that when the one available intra prediction mode is a non-directional intra prediction mode, the two additional intra prediction modes include another non-directional intra prediction mode and a vertical mode. restoring a first intra prediction mode group indicator and a prediction mode index of a current prediction unit; generating a first intra prediction mode group using available intra prediction modes of a left prediction unit and an above prediction unit neighboring the current prediction unit, wherein the number of intra prediction modes belonging to the first intra prediction mode group is fixed to three; and determining an intra prediction mode which is included in the first intra prediction mode group and indicated by the intra prediction mode index as the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit when the first intra prediction mode group indicator indicates that the intra prediction mode of the current prediction unit belongs to the first intra prediction mode group, and wherein, when only one intra prediction mode out of the intra prediction modes of the left prediction unit and the above prediction unit is available, the first intra prediction mode group includes the one available intra prediction mode of the respective prediction units and two additional intra prediction modes that are determined such that when the one available intra prediction mode is a non-directional intra prediction mode, the two additional intra prediction modes include another non-directional intra prediction mode and a vertical mode.
A method for making an ion exchange coated substrate, said method comprising: (a) providing a substrate; (b) reacting at least a first polyfunctional compound comprising two or more amine-reactive functional groups with a member selected from ammonia and a primary amine, forming a first polymer layer on the substrate with a population of reactive tertiary amines; (c) reacting at least a portion of said population of reactive tertiary amines with a second polyfunctional compound comprising two or more amine-reactive functional groups, forming a second polymer layer with pendant amine-reactive functional groups; and (d) reacting the pendant amine-reactive functional groups of the second polymer layer with a polytertiary amine reagent in which two or more tertiary amines are linked via a linker that is at least two carbons in length, forming a third polymer layer with quaternary-nitrogen-atom-containing moieties and pendant reactive tertiary amines, wherein said amine-reactive functional groups are independently selected from the epoxides, alkyl halides, benzylhalides, tosylates, mesylates, and methylsulfides. (a) providing a substrate; (b) reacting at least a first polyfunctional compound comprising two or more amine-reactive functional groups with a member selected from ammonia and a primary amine, forming a first polymer layer on the substrate with a population of reactive tertiary amines; (c) reacting at least a portion of said population of reactive tertiary amines with a second polyfunctional compound comprising two or more amine-reactive functional groups, forming a second polymer layer with pendant amine-reactive functional groups; and (d) reacting the pendant amine-reactive functional groups of the second polymer layer with a polytertiary amine reagent in which two or more tertiary amines are linked via a linker that is at least two carbons in length, forming a third polymer layer with quaternary-nitrogen-atom-containing moieties and pendant reactive tertiary amines,
A composition for use in preventing or treating chronic renal failure in a feline with hyperthyroidism, wherein if the composition is for use in preventing chronic renal failure, the composition comprises from 28 to 35% protein on a dry matter basis wherein the protein comprises at least 75% vegetable protein; and preferably, wherein the composition comprises from 31 to 35% protein, wherein if the composition is for use in treating chronic renal failure, the composition comprises from 28 to 30% protein on a dry matter basis, wherein the protein comprises at least 75% vegetable protein, and wherein the composition for use in preventing or treating chronic renal failure further comprises from 0.1 to less than 1 mg/kg iodine on a dry matter basis and/or from 0.1 to 1 mg/kg selenium on a dry matter basis.
A piezoelectric laminate, comprising: a substrate; and a piezoelectric film formed on the substrate, characterized in that the piezoelectric film is a film containing an alkali niobium oxide of a perovskite structure represented by a composition formula of (K 1-x Na x)NbO 3 (0<x<1), and having Young's modulus of 53 GPa or more and 73 GPa or less. a substrate; and a piezoelectric film formed on the substrate, characterized in that the piezoelectric film is a film containing an alkali niobium oxide of a perovskite structure represented by a composition formula of (K 1-x Na x)NbO 3 (0<x<1), and having Young's modulus of 53 GPa or more and 73 GPa or less. characterized in that the piezoelectric film is a film containing an alkali niobium oxide of a perovskite structure represented by a composition formula of (K 1-x Na x)NbO 3 (0<x<1), and having Young's modulus of 53 GPa or more and 73 GPa or less.
A movable diffraction element for use in a spectroscope, the moveable diffraction element comprising: a movable component having a comb-like shape; a fixed component having a comb-like shape, the teeth of the fixed component being disposed between the teeth of the moveable component; a supporting unit configured to support the movable component; a first arm comprising a first cantilever actuator coupled to the supporting unit; a second arm comprising a second cantilever actuator coupled to the moveable component, the second arm disposed parallel to the first arm; and a coupler connecting the first arm and the second arm a region of the first arm placed between the first cantilever actuator and the coupler serving as a displacement determiner wherein the first cantilever actuator and the second cantilever actuator are configured such that a slope generated when the second cantilever actuator deforms is approximately equivalent to a slope generated at the first cantilever actuator. a movable component having a comb-like shape; a fixed component having a comb-like shape, the teeth of the fixed component being disposed between the teeth of the moveable component; a supporting unit configured to support the movable component; a first arm comprising a first cantilever actuator coupled to the supporting unit; a second arm comprising a second cantilever actuator coupled to the moveable component, the second arm disposed parallel to the first arm; and a coupler connecting the first arm and the second arm a region of the first arm placed between the first cantilever actuator and the coupler serving as a displacement determiner wherein the first cantilever actuator and the second cantilever actuator are configured such that a slope generated when the second cantilever actuator deforms is approximately equivalent to a slope generated at the first cantilever actuator.
A flexible-electronic-device manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an electronic device including a flexible base material and a plurality of functional layers (110, 120, 130, 140) provided thereon, the flexible-electronic-device manufacturing apparatus comprising: an impression cylinder configured to hold and transport the base material; impression-cylinder driving means for rotating the impression cylinder in forward and reverse directions; processing means (40, 50, 60, 70) for performing a plurality of processes for providing the plurality of functional layers (110, 120, 130, 140) by a printing method or a coating applying method on the base material held on the impression cylinder; impression-cylinder phase detecting means for detecting a phase of the impression cylinder; and controlling means for controlling the impression-cylinder driving means such that the impression-cylinder driving means rotates the impression cylinder in the forward and reverse directions and for controlling the processing means (40, 50, 60, 70) such that the processing means (40, 50, 60, 70) performs the plurality of processes on the base material held on the impression cylinder based on a result of detection by the impression-cylinder phase detecting means. an impression cylinder configured to hold and transport the base material; impression-cylinder driving means for rotating the impression cylinder in forward and reverse directions; processing means (40, 50, 60, 70) for performing a plurality of processes for providing the plurality of functional layers (110, 120, 130, 140) by a printing method or a coating applying method on the base material held on the impression cylinder; impression-cylinder phase detecting means for detecting a phase of the impression cylinder; and controlling means for controlling the impression-cylinder driving means such that the impression-cylinder driving means rotates the impression cylinder in the forward and reverse directions and for controlling the processing means (40, 50, 60, 70) such that the processing means (40, 50, 60, 70) performs the plurality of processes on the base material held on the impression cylinder based on a result of detection by the impression-cylinder phase detecting means.
A flexible ethernet, FlexE, path establishment method, comprising: receiving, by a first forwarding node, a first path establishment request message sent by a first source node, wherein the first path establishment request message is used to establish a first FlexE path between the first source node and a first destination node, the first FlexE path is used to transmit a first service flow, the first path establishment request message comprises first routing information, the first routing information is used to indicate information about a node on the first FlexE path, and the first forwarding node on the first FlexE path is an upstream node of a second forwarding node on the first FlexE path; establishing, by the first forwarding node, a second FlexE path between the first forwarding node and the second forwarding node based on the first path establishment request message, characterised by further comprising: deleting an established third FlexE path between the first forwarding node and the second forwarding node after the second FlexE path is established, wherein the third FlexE path is used to transmit a second service flow, and the second FlexE path can meet a bandwidth requirement of the first service flow and a bandwidth requirement of the second service flow; and establishing and storing, by the first forwarding node, a correspondence between the first FlexE path and the second FlexE path, so that the first service flow and the second service flow are mapped to a slot on the second FlexE path. receiving, by a first forwarding node, a first path establishment request message sent by a first source node, wherein the first path establishment request message is used to establish a first FlexE path between the first source node and a first destination node, the first FlexE path is used to transmit a first service flow, the first path establishment request message comprises first routing information, the first routing information is used to indicate information about a node on the first FlexE path, and the first forwarding node on the first FlexE path is an upstream node of a second forwarding node on the first FlexE path; establishing, by the first forwarding node, a second FlexE path between the first forwarding node and the second forwarding node based on the first path establishment request message, characterised by further comprising: deleting an established third FlexE path between the first forwarding node and the second forwarding node after the second FlexE path is established, wherein the third FlexE path is used to transmit a second service flow, and the second FlexE path can meet a bandwidth requirement of the first service flow and a bandwidth requirement of the second service flow; and establishing and storing, by the first forwarding node, a correspondence between the first FlexE path and the second FlexE path, so that the first service flow and the second service flow are mapped to a slot on the second FlexE path.
An automated cooking appliance comprising at least one heating device and one or more sensors of mechanical or acoustic vibrations connected directly or indirectly to a control unit, wherein at least one sensor of mechanical or acoustic vibrations is a 3-axis accelerometer (1 A), capable to detect three spatial components (V x, Vy, V z) of vibration vector in three independent directions (x, y, z) and to convert them into three independent electric signals (V x (t), Vy(t), V z (t)), either analogue or digital, and to feed these signals to the control unit, characterised in that the control unit has a means to determine a phase of the cooking process on a basis of temporal evolution of the 3-component vector (V x, Vy, V z') of vibration/acoustic signal in transformed spatial coordinates (x', y', z'), and temporal evolution of the vibration/acoustic waveforms (V x,(t), Vy(t), V z.(t)) extracted from the 3-component vector analysed in time (t) domain in transformed spatial coordinates (x', y', z').
A method for conducting a conference call between three or more participants, comprising: receiving an indication of a request for text from a participant of the conference call; in response to the indication from the participant, converting any speech of the other participants of the conference call into text; and sending the text to a device associated with the participant from which the indication of a request for text was received, the device operable to display the text; wherein the indication of a request for text is received in response to a participant placing the conference call on hold or muting the call. receiving an indication of a request for text from a participant of the conference call; in response to the indication from the participant, converting any speech of the other participants of the conference call into text; and sending the text to a device associated with the participant from which the indication of a request for text was received, the device operable to display the text; wherein the indication of a request for text is received in response to a participant placing the conference call on hold or muting the call.