mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A gas turbine engine having a central region about a longitudinal driveshaft extending through the gas turbine engine, said gas turbine engine comprising a combustor; a turbine; and a compressor comprising a compressor casing having a compression chamber and at least one stator and at least one rotor disposed in the compression chamber, wherein the at least one stator comprises a stator body having a plurality of passages extending therethrough from an outwardly positioned opening to an inwardly positioned opening; characterised in that the stator body comprises a plurality of tubes for transporting cooling air through the stator body into the compression chamber, said plurality of tubes transporting in use the cooling air to the central region, with each of the plurality of tubes extending through the respective plurality of passages from an inlet to an outlet; and wherein each tube is spaced from walls of the respective passages to form an air gap between each tube and walls of the respective passages for insulating the tubes from the stator body. a stator body having a plurality of passages extending therethrough from an outwardly positioned opening to an inwardly positioned opening; characterised in that the stator body comprises a plurality of tubes for transporting cooling air through the stator body into the compression chamber, said plurality of tubes transporting in use the cooling air to the central region, with each of the plurality of tubes extending through the respective plurality of passages from an inlet to an outlet; and wherein each tube is spaced from walls of the respective passages to form an air gap between each tube and walls of the respective passages for insulating the tubes from the stator body.
A discharge chamber for an ion drive, comprising a circular diaphragm disposed and/or affixed in the discharge chamber, characterized in that the diaphragm comprises a magnet array that is affixed on the diaphragm, wherein the magnet array comprises at least two circular magnet rings.
An FBG sensor, comprising an optical fibre having an FBG, wherein - the optical fibre is fixed between two fixing elements (5a, 5b), the undersides of which are provided as adhesive surfaces, wherein the optical fibre and the fixing elements (5a, 5b) - are embedded in a protective compound consisting of a soft silicone rubber or a plastic material having similar mechanical properties and - the fibre is embedded between an upper and a lower thin low-friction film (7, 8) made of Teflon or of a plastic material having a similarly low coefficient of friction to that of Teflon, wherein - the underside of the lower low-friction film lies in a plane with the adhesive surfaces of the fixing elements (5a, 5b). - the optical fibre is fixed between two fixing elements (5a, 5b), the undersides of which are provided as adhesive surfaces, wherein the optical fibre and the fixing elements (5a, 5b) - are embedded in a protective compound consisting of a soft silicone rubber or a plastic material having similar mechanical properties and - the fibre is embedded between an upper and a lower thin low-friction film (7, 8) made of Teflon or of a plastic material having a similarly low coefficient of friction to that of Teflon, wherein - the underside of the lower low-friction film lies in a plane with the adhesive surfaces of the fixing elements (5a, 5b).
A conveying/positioning device for conveying a flat sheet-shaped mold in a predetermined direction and positioning the flat sheet-shaped mold at a position where transfer or peeling is performed to form the sheet-shaped mold on which a fine transfer pattern is formed into a flat shape, and to transfer a fine transfer pattern of the flat sheet-shaped mold to a flat molding target, and to peel off the molding target attached onto the flat sheet-shaped mold by the transfer from the flat sheet-shaped mold, the conveying/positioning device comprising: an unused-mold placing device configured to place a rolled mold of the sheet-shaped mold thereon; a mold rolling-up device configured to roll up the flat sheet-shaped mold supplied from the unused-mold placing device; characterized by a tension maintaining device configured to constantly maintains a tension of the flat sheet-shaped mold even if a form of the flat sheet-shaped mold is changed when the peeling is performed. an unused-mold placing device configured to place a rolled mold of the sheet-shaped mold thereon; a mold rolling-up device configured to roll up the flat sheet-shaped mold supplied from the unused-mold placing device; characterized by a tension maintaining device configured to constantly maintains a tension of the flat sheet-shaped mold even if a form of the flat sheet-shaped mold is changed when the peeling is performed.
An automaton system adapted for moving on a surface, the system comprising - movement means for moving the automaton system on said surface, - actuation means attached to the movement means adapted for acting on the surface, wherein - the movement means are adapted for being supported on the surface at a fixed height (h), - the actuation means are attached to the movement means by means of an adaptation structure, such that the adaptation structure allows the actuation means to act on the surface perpendicular to the tangent of the surface at a point of actuation, characterised by - the movement means comprising an outer structure and an inner structure internal to the outer structure and attached to the outer structure by means of at least one movement arm, wherein curved rails are mounted on the inner structure and wherein said curved rails can be disassembled and interchanged. - movement means for moving the automaton system on said surface, - actuation means attached to the movement means adapted for acting on the surface, wherein - the movement means are adapted for being supported on the surface at a fixed height (h), - the actuation means are attached to the movement means by means of an adaptation structure, such that the adaptation structure allows the actuation means to act on the surface perpendicular to the tangent of the surface at a point of actuation, characterised by - the movement means comprising an outer structure and an inner structure internal to the outer structure and attached to the outer structure by means of at least one movement arm, wherein curved rails are mounted on the inner structure and wherein said curved rails can be disassembled and interchanged. - the movement means are adapted for being supported on the surface at a fixed height (h), - the actuation means are attached to the movement means by means of an adaptation structure, such that the adaptation structure allows the actuation means to act on the surface perpendicular to the tangent of the surface at a point of actuation, - the movement means comprising an outer structure and an inner structure internal to the outer structure and attached to the outer structure by means of at least one movement arm, wherein curved rails are mounted on the inner structure and wherein said curved rails can be disassembled and interchanged.
Medical device which comprises a spiral needle, the spiral needle having a spiral-shaped needle body which is formed about a central axis, extends along a spiral path and also has a front end and a rear end, at least the front end being integrally formed with the needle body, the spiral path having an outer tangent surface (Ta), an inner tangent surface (Ti), an upper side and an underside opposite thereto, and the front end extending in the direction of the spiral path of the needle body, and the front end having a tip and a thread receptacle arranged therebehind, the thread receptacle having an opening (26, 28, 30, 32, 38, 42) and the front end being tapered between the upper side and the underside and a peak point being formed between the upper side and the underside, characterised in that the opening (26, 28, 30, 32, 38, 42) extends from the upper side to the underside, and in that the peak point is closer to the upper side than to the underside.
Device for drilling holes in a blade root of a wind turbine, wherein the device comprises: - a first base, which is to be stationary positioned on the ground; - a second base, which is moveably mounted to the first base and movable along a first direction; - first drive means for positioning the second base along the first direction; - a rotary arm, wherein in a first, operating, mode of the device, the rotary arm is pivotally mounted to the second base around a main axis; - second drive means for rotating the rotary arm around the main axis; - drilling means mounted on the rotary arm for drilling holes in the blade root; wherein the device has a second, transport, mode wherein the rotary arm extends approximately parallel to the first base, characterized in that the second base comprises a frame, which frame comprises a first frame part, which first frame part is positioned substantially parallel to the first base, and a second frame part, which second frame part is arranged for receiving the rotary arm and in the first mode of the device is substantially perpendicular attached to the first frame part and in the transport mode substantially parallel to the first frame part. - a first base, which is to be stationary positioned on the ground; - a second base, which is moveably mounted to the first base and movable along a first direction; - first drive means for positioning the second base along the first direction; - a rotary arm, wherein in a first, operating, mode of the device, the rotary arm is pivotally mounted to the second base around a main axis; - second drive means for rotating the rotary arm around the main axis; - drilling means mounted on the rotary arm for drilling holes in the blade root;
An optical surgical probe comprising: a cylindrical cannula; a light guide within the cannula, configured to receive a light beam from a light source, to guide the light beam to a distal end of the light guide, and to emit the light beam at the distal end of the light guide; and a multi-spot generator at a distal end of the cannula, the multi-spot generator having a faceted proximal surface with oblique facets, configured to receive the light beam emitted at the distal end of the light guide and to split the received light beam into multiple beam-components, and a distal surface through which the multiple beam-components exit the multi-spot generator, characterised in that only the distal surface of the multi-spot generator is micro-structured with a modulation length smaller than a wavelength of the light beam such that the micro-structured distal surface is anti-reflective. a cylindrical cannula; a light guide within the cannula, configured to receive a light beam from a light source, to guide the light beam to a distal end of the light guide, and to emit the light beam at the distal end of the light guide; and a multi-spot generator at a distal end of the cannula, the multi-spot generator having a faceted proximal surface with oblique facets, configured to receive the light beam emitted at the distal end of the light guide and to split the received light beam into multiple beam-components, and a distal surface through which the multiple beam-components exit the multi-spot generator, characterised in that only the distal surface of the multi-spot generator is micro-structured with a modulation length smaller than a wavelength of the light beam such that the micro-structured distal surface is anti-reflective.
A method or process of producing an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent selected from the group consisting of erythropoietin, a modified erythropoietin or an erythropoietin mimetic, wherein the method or process comprises the heterologous expression of said erythropoiesis-stimulating agent in a suitable expression system, wherein at least one step or feature is provided that results in a reduced O-acetylation rate of sialic acid residues in said erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, for the purpose of increasing mean corpuscular hemoglobin. the heterologous expression of said erythropoiesis-stimulating agent in a suitable expression system, wherein at least one step or feature is provided that results in a reduced O-acetylation rate of sialic acid residues in said erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, for the purpose of increasing mean corpuscular hemoglobin.
A method for performing communication by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: performing (506, 536, 567) channel contention for occupying a channel of an unlicensed band; if the channel of the unlicensed band is occupied, broadcasting (508, 540, 573) a first message including information about a time period for reservation of the channel of the unlicensed band, to at least one first user equipment, UE, that performs communication in the channel of the unlicensed band using a first communication scheme, the information comprising a request for preventing the at least one first UE from performing channel contention for the channel of the unlicensed band during the time period; and performing (522, 553, 581) communication with a second UE using a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme in the channel of the unlicensed band during the time period, wherein the second communication scheme corresponds to a cellular communication scheme, and the first message is transmitted to the at least one first UE based on the first communication scheme. performing (506, 536, 567) channel contention for occupying a channel of an unlicensed band; if the channel of the unlicensed band is occupied, broadcasting (508, 540, 573) a first message including information about a time period for reservation of the channel of the unlicensed band, to at least one first user equipment, UE, that performs communication in the channel of the unlicensed band using a first communication scheme, the information comprising a request for preventing the at least one first UE from performing channel contention for the channel of the unlicensed band during the time period; and performing (522, 553, 581) communication with a second UE using a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme in the channel of the unlicensed band during the time period, wherein the second communication scheme corresponds to a cellular communication scheme, and the first message is transmitted to the at least one first UE based on the first communication scheme.
A vacuum breaker, comprising a body and a cover which cooperate to define a cavity, the body being integrally formed with an inlet pipe section which defines a water inlet and an outlet pipe section which defines a water outlet, the cover being formed with an air port, wherein a tip portion of the inlet pipe section extends into the cavity in a direction towards the air port, characterized by further comprising a gasket movable between a first position for closing the inlet pipe section defining a water inlet and a second position for closing the air port and a gasket fixation shaft for fixing the gasket, the gasket fixation shaft extending downward into the inlet pipe section.
A coaxial cable extender comprising: - a first cable (120, 370, 590, 620); - a first connector (110, 200, 360, 500) arranged to couple a first end of the first cable (120, 370, 590, 620) with an end of a second cable, the coaxial cable extender being mountable in an outlet box terminating the second cable; and the coaxial cable extender further comprising: - a male connector (130, 250, 310, 372) or a female connector coupled to a second end of the first cable (120, 370, 590, 620); characterised in that the first connector (110, 200, 360, 500) comprises a first part and a second part being attached to each other with a hinge so that the first part and the second part are bendable in respect to each other, wherein the hinge is a floating hinge enabling the first part to move in parallel with respect to the second part, wherein when the first part and the second part are bent to a closed position, an opening and a clamp for a second cable is formed, said clamp or opening being suitable for enabling secure fastening and coupling of the second cable. - a first cable (120, 370, 590, 620); - a first connector (110, 200, 360, 500) arranged to couple a first end of the first cable (120, 370, 590, 620) with an end of a second cable, the coaxial cable extender being mountable in an outlet box terminating the second cable; and the coaxial cable extender further comprising: - a male connector (130, 250, 310, 372) or a female connector coupled to a second end of the first cable (120, 370, 590, 620);
A method for manufacturing a water absorption treatment material that is composed of a plurality of grains that bond to each other upon absorbing a liquid, the method comprising: a granulation step of forming a substantially cylindrical granule that constitutes each of the grains by granulating a granulation material; and a pressure application step of applying pressure to the granule formed in the granulation step from a longitudinal direction of the granule so as to reduce a length of the granule. a granulation step of forming a substantially cylindrical granule that constitutes each of the grains by granulating a granulation material; and a pressure application step of applying pressure to the granule formed in the granulation step from a longitudinal direction of the granule so as to reduce a length of the granule.
A method for dynamically determining at least one physico-chemical property and the composition of a multiphase fluid flow in a porous medium, said fluid comprising at least one chemical components, said method comprising: - the building of a geological model of said porous medium and the discretization of said model into a set of elementary meshes, - the determination of an initial state of each mesh, comprising the determination of the composition of said mesh in each component, and - the determination of a time-dependent change, in at least one of said meshes and in at least one predetermined time interval (ΔT i), of at least one physico-chemical property and of the composition of phases of said fluid in each component, including at least one step (52, 54) for determining an equilibrium within said mesh, said method being characterized in that the determination (52, 54) of the equilibrium within said mesh comprises the application of at least one neuron network, able to determine characteristics at equilibrium of said fluid from characteristics out of equilibrium of said fluid. - the building of a geological model of said porous medium and the discretization of said model into a set of elementary meshes, - the determination of an initial state of each mesh, comprising the determination of the composition of said mesh in each component, and - the determination of a time-dependent change, in at least one of said meshes and in at least one predetermined time interval (ΔT i), of at least one physico-chemical property and of the composition of phases of said fluid in each component, including at least one step (52, 54) for determining an equilibrium within said mesh,
Method for operating a cooktop having multiple heating devices, wherein the cooktop has a cooktop plate with a plurality of heating devices arranged underneath, comprising the steps: - placing a cooking vessel onto the cooktop plate in a first position thereby covering at least one heating device, - operating the at least one heating device with a certain predefined first area power density for heating the cooking vessel and the contents therein, respectively, characterized in that by - displacing the cooking vessel on the cooktop plate by an operator at least along a certain minimum displacement path to a second position, wherein in a step with case discrimination as a function of the certain predefined first area power density for the at least one heating device and by which the cooking vessel is heated, a future area power density for the heating of the cooking vessel in the second position is determined, - wherein, in a first case of previous heating of the cooking vessel with a small area power density, the cooking vessel is further heated with the previous first area power density also on the second position, - wherein, in a second case of previous heating of the cooking vessel with a great area power density, the future area power density by which the cooking vessel is heated in the second position, is reduced. - placing a cooking vessel onto the cooktop plate in a first position thereby covering at least one heating device, - operating the at least one heating device with a certain predefined first area power density for heating the cooking vessel and the contents therein, respectively, characterized in that by - displacing the cooking vessel on the cooktop plate by an operator at least along a certain minimum displacement path to a second position, wherein in a step with case discrimination as a function of the certain predefined first area power density for the at least one heating device and by which the cooking vessel is heated, a future area power density for the heating of the cooking vessel in the second position is determined, - wherein, in a first case of previous heating of the cooking vessel with a small area power density, the cooking vessel is further heated with the previous first area power density also on the second position, - wherein, in a second case of previous heating of the cooking vessel with a great area power density, the future area power density by which the cooking vessel is heated in the second position, is reduced.
A grill comprising: a base structure; a first platen assembly connected to the base structure; a second platen assembly connected to the base structure, wherein at least the second platen assembly is movable between a first position and a second position; and a latch mechanism operable to selectively retain the second platen assembly in the second position, the latch mechanism including a first portion and a second portion, characterized in that the second portion further comprises a retaining ring movable to receive and cooperate with the first portion when the first portion and the second portion of the latch mechanism are misaligned. a base structure; a first platen assembly connected to the base structure; a second platen assembly connected to the base structure, wherein at least the second platen assembly is movable between a first position and a second position; and a latch mechanism operable to selectively retain the second platen assembly in the second position, the latch mechanism including a first portion and a second portion, characterized in that the second portion further comprises a retaining ring movable to receive and cooperate with the first portion when the first portion and the second portion of the latch mechanism are misaligned.