mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Wall tile comprising a frame having at least one side edge (20a to 20d) and a cloth fixed under tension to said at least one side edge of the frame so as to cover one face of said frame, said cloth having a reflective front face and a rear face, wherein the wall tile further comprises at least one tension-reinforcing flat (4a to 4d) fixed to said at least one side edge of the frame, said at least one flat being positioned between the rear face of said cloth and said at least one side edge (20a to 20d) of said frame, at the edge of the ridge delimiting the said at least one side edge (20a to 20d) of the frame and the face of the frame covered by the cloth, the said at least one flat having a longitudinal edge bordering the said ridge in which the said at least one reinforcing flat (4a to 4d) is fixed to the cloth, except for a longitudinal zone bordering the longitudinal edge of the flat, wherein fixing of the said flat to the cloth is carried out by means of a first adhesive layer.
A method for operating items with multiple fingers, adapted to a portable apparatus (40, 60) having a touch screen (42, 62), the method comprising: detecting a first touch operation performed on at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) displayed on the touch screen (42, 62); accumulating a staying time of the first touch operation on the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642); determining whether the staying time is over a threshold; entering an edit mode of the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) when the staying time is over the threshold; detecting a second touch operation swiping on the touch screen (42, 62) while the first touch operation is staying on the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) and while the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) is in the edit mode; switching from a current page displayed by the touch screen (42, 62) to a result page according to a swiping direction of the second touch operation while the first touch operation is staying on the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642); and adding the at least one first item (641, 642) to the result page when the first touch operation is released. detecting a first touch operation performed on at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) displayed on the touch screen (42, 62); accumulating a staying time of the first touch operation on the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642); determining whether the staying time is over a threshold; entering an edit mode of the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) when the staying time is over the threshold; detecting a second touch operation swiping on the touch screen (42, 62) while the first touch operation is staying on the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) and while the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642) is in the edit mode; switching from a current page displayed by the touch screen (42, 62) to a result page according to a swiping direction of the second touch operation while the first touch operation is staying on the at least one first item (441, 442, 641, 642); and adding the at least one first item (641, 642) to the result page when the first touch operation is released.
Method for controlling a tail lift having a loading platform, wherein the loading platform can be both pivoted and lowered or raised, and wherein the pivot angle of the loading platform is determined during the movement thereof, characterized in that, in addition to the pivot angle, dynamic values are also determined during the movement of the loading platform and used for at least one subsequent movement sequence of the loading platform and, on the basis of the determined dynamic values, it is detected when the loading platform is completely lowered and/or completely raised.
An attachment structure for a personal care appliance, the attachment structure comprising: a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a coupling receptacle for coupling to a drive shaft of a handle of the personal care appliance; characterised in that the coupling receptacle has one or more portions of shear-thickening material on an interior surface thereof for contacting the drive shaft when the attachment structure is coupled to the handle of the personal care appliance, the shear thickening material being such that the rigidity or viscosity of the shear-thickening material increases with increasing vibration frequency of greater than 50 Hz of the drive shaft. a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a coupling receptacle for coupling to a drive shaft of a handle of the personal care appliance; characterised in that the coupling receptacle has one or more portions of shear-thickening material on an interior surface thereof for contacting the drive shaft when the attachment structure is coupled to the handle of the personal care appliance, the shear thickening material being such that the rigidity or viscosity of the shear-thickening material increases with increasing vibration frequency of greater than 50 Hz of the drive shaft.
A method of fabricating a turbine engine drum, the drum comprising at least two rotor disks (46, 48) on a common axis, each having slots in its outer periphery for receiving blade roots, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps consisting in: • positioning coaxially the two disks (46, 48) on a common axis spaced apart from each other and in a predetermined angular position relative to each other so that slots of the upstream disk are shifted circumferentially by a predetermined angle relative to slots of the downstream disk so as to achieve multi-stage aerodynamic coupling between two consecutive sets of rotor blades that are spaced apart from each other by a set of stator vanes; • placing a wall forming a body of revolution between the two disks (46, 48) coaxially about their common axis; • driving the wall in rotation about its axis; and • moving the disks (46, 48) axially towards the wall while maintaining them in their predetermined angular position relative to each other so as to put the disks (46, 48) into contact with the ends of the wall and thereby weld the disks (46, 48) to the wall by inertial friction welding. • positioning coaxially the two disks (46, 48) on a common axis spaced apart from each other and in a predetermined angular position relative to each other so that slots of the upstream disk are shifted circumferentially by a predetermined angle relative to slots of the downstream disk so as to achieve multi-stage aerodynamic coupling between two consecutive sets of rotor blades that are spaced apart from each other by a set of stator vanes; • placing a wall forming a body of revolution between the two disks (46, 48) coaxially about their common axis; • driving the wall in rotation about its axis; and • moving the disks (46, 48) axially towards the wall while maintaining them in their predetermined angular position relative to each other so as to put the disks (46, 48) into contact with the ends of the wall and thereby weld the disks (46, 48) to the wall by inertial friction welding.
Hearing protector for pressure compensation for airline passengers, comprising: - a hearing protector body, which comprises a central hole, is made of flexible material, and has sealing lamellae on the outer surface thereof for airtight sealing when used in the auditory canal of an ear, - a pressure regulator, which is provided in the hole, or a flow throttle unit, and - a central body inserted so as to fill out the hole tightly, characterised in that - the central body is formed by a cylindrical pin (10, 12) having a length of at least 1.5 times the diameter and/or in that at least one ball is inserted into the central body, - the cylindrical pin consists of air-impermeable material, - either an axial groove is provided in the hole and the cylindrical pin is smooth or the hole is formed smoothly and the cylindrical pin has an axial groove or a longitudinal bevel. - a hearing protector body, which comprises a central hole, is made of flexible material, and has sealing lamellae on the outer surface thereof for airtight sealing when used in the auditory canal of an ear, - a pressure regulator, which is provided in the hole, or a flow throttle unit, and - a central body inserted so as to fill out the hole tightly, - the central body is formed by a cylindrical pin (10, 12) having a length of at least 1.5 times the diameter and/or in that at least one ball is inserted into the central body, - the cylindrical pin consists of air-impermeable material, - either an axial groove is provided in the hole and the cylindrical pin is smooth or the hole is formed smoothly and the cylindrical pin has an axial groove or a longitudinal bevel.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a printer means; a scanner means provided above the printer means and configured to read a document, the scanner means being openable from the apparatus front side with respect to the printer means due to a first hinge portion positioned toward the apparatus rear side, opposite to the front side; a paper feed tray on which a sheet to be used by the printer means can be placed, the paper feed tray being arranged at an angle with respect to the printer means and communicable with a feed port to feed the sheet stacked thereon from the feed port to the printer means; and a cover provided to be openable with respect to the feed port, the cover being openable on the apparatus rear side due to a second hinge portion different from the first hinge portion, characterized in that the second hinge portion is provided within the scanner means, and the second hinge portion is provided in a higher position than the first hinge portion in the direction of gravity, wherein the scanner means and the cover are arranged in an interlocking manner so that in the case that an operation to open the scanner means is performed, the cover and the second hinge portion rotate about the first hinge portion and move toward the apparatus rear side. a printer means; a scanner means provided above the printer means and configured to read a document, the scanner means being openable from the apparatus front side with respect to the printer means due to a first hinge portion positioned toward the apparatus rear side, opposite to the front side; a paper feed tray on which a sheet to be used by the printer means can be placed, the paper feed tray being arranged at an angle with respect to the printer means and communicable with a feed port to feed the sheet stacked thereon from the feed port to the printer means; and a cover provided to be openable with respect to the feed port, the cover being openable on the apparatus rear side due to a second hinge portion different from the first hinge portion, characterized in that the second hinge portion is provided within the scanner means, and the second hinge portion is provided in a higher position than the first hinge portion in the direction of gravity, wherein the scanner means and the cover are arranged in an interlocking manner so that in the case that an operation to open the scanner means is performed, the cover and the second hinge portion rotate about the first hinge portion and move toward the apparatus rear side.
A combustion apparatus comprising: a device for mixing a fuel with an oxidant; a combustion chamber in which combustion of the fuel/oxidant mix takes place; a pre-chamber located between the device and the combustion chamber; and means for supplying a gas to the pre-chamber so as to form a film of gas on the interior surface of the pre-chamber so as to prevent a combustion flame from the combustion chamber attaching itself to this interior surface damaging the pre-chamber, the supply of gas to the pre-chamber being such that where the gas first reaches the interior surface of the pre-chamber it forms a substantially continuous film of gas over this interior surface, the means for supplying comprising a swirler (1, 5) for creating a swirling flow of the gas which travels over the interior surface of the pre-chamber to the combustion chamber, the swirler (1, 5) comprising a plurality of slots (15, 35) for guiding the gas, the slots (15, 35) being arranged in a circle and extending generally radially inwardly, characterised in that the swirler (1, 5) further comprising an annular base plate and a plurality of wedge pieces arranged circumferentially spaced around the annular base plate so as to form between adjacent wedge pieces the slots (15, 35) for guiding the gas, the wedge pieces being set back from the radially inner edge of the annular base plate thereby to define an annular ledge on the annular base plate immediately radially outward of the radially inner edge. a device for mixing a fuel with an oxidant; a combustion chamber in which combustion of the fuel/oxidant mix takes place; a pre-chamber located between the device and the combustion chamber; and means for supplying a gas to the pre-chamber so as to form a film of gas on the interior surface of the pre-chamber so as to prevent a combustion flame from the combustion chamber attaching itself to this interior surface damaging the pre-chamber, the supply of gas to the pre-chamber being such that where the gas first reaches the interior surface of the pre-chamber it forms a substantially continuous film of gas over this interior surface, the means for supplying comprising a swirler (1, 5) for creating a swirling flow of the gas which travels over the interior surface of the pre-chamber to the combustion chamber, the swirler (1, 5) comprising a plurality of slots (15, 35) for guiding the gas, the slots (15, 35) being arranged in a circle and extending generally radially inwardly, the swirler (1, 5) further comprising an annular base plate and a plurality of wedge pieces arranged circumferentially spaced around the annular base plate so as to form between adjacent wedge pieces the slots (15, 35) for guiding the gas, the wedge pieces being set back from the radially inner edge of the annular base plate thereby to define an annular ledge on the annular base plate immediately radially outward of the radially inner edge.
A digital-to-time converter, DTC, comprising: a coarse delay/phase segment generating a coarse delay/phase signal, the coarse delay/phase signal comprising an even delay/phase signal and an odd delay/phase signal; and a fine delay/phase segment comprising an even coarse delay/phase input and an odd coarse delay/phase input, the even coarse delay/phase input receiving the even coarse phase signal, the odd coarse delay/phase input receiving the odd coarse phase signal, the fine delay/phase segment responsive to a fine delay/phase control signal to generate a fine delay/phase output signal that is an interpolation of the even delay/phase signal and the odd delay/phase signal, characterized in that the fine delay/phase control signal comprises a binary signal having 2 N values in which N comprises an integer equal to or greater than 2, and wherein the fine delay/phase segment further comprises 2 N interpolators, each interpolator being coupled to the even coarse phase signal and the odd coarse phase signal and being controlled by the fine delay/phase control signal to be responsive to the even coarse phase signal or the odd coarse phase signal based on a value of the fine delay/phase control signal, an output of each interpolator being coupled together to form the fine delay/phase output signal. a coarse delay/phase segment generating a coarse delay/phase signal, the coarse delay/phase signal comprising an even delay/phase signal and an odd delay/phase signal; and a fine delay/phase segment comprising an even coarse delay/phase input and an odd coarse delay/phase input, the even coarse delay/phase input receiving the even coarse phase signal, the odd coarse delay/phase input receiving the odd coarse phase signal, the fine delay/phase segment responsive to a fine delay/phase control signal to generate a fine delay/phase output signal that is an interpolation of the even delay/phase signal and the odd delay/phase signal, characterized in that the fine delay/phase control signal comprises a binary signal having 2 N values in which N comprises an integer equal to or greater than 2, and wherein the fine delay/phase segment further comprises 2 N interpolators, each interpolator being coupled to the even coarse phase signal and the odd coarse phase signal and being controlled by the fine delay/phase control signal to be responsive to the even coarse phase signal or the odd coarse phase signal based on a value of the fine delay/phase control signal, an output of each interpolator being coupled together to form the fine delay/phase output signal.
A solid electrolyte composition comprising: an inorganic solid electrolyte having conductivity of ions of metals belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table; a binder; and a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium includes an alicyclic compound optionally comprising halogen atoms and not comprising any other heteroatoms, and a boiling point of the alicyclic compound at 760 mmHg is 110°C or higher and 180°C or lower. an inorganic solid electrolyte having conductivity of ions of metals belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table; a binder; and a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium includes an alicyclic compound optionally comprising halogen atoms and not comprising any other heteroatoms, and a boiling point of the alicyclic compound at 760 mmHg is 110°C or higher and 180°C or lower.
A middle or large-sized battery pack having a plurality of electrically connected battery modules (100, 102, 104), the battery pack comprising an electrode terminal connecting device (200, 300), wherein the electrode terminal connecting device comprises: a conductive connecting member coupled to electrode terminals of the battery modules to electrically connect the electrode terminals of the battery modules to each other; and characterized by a shut-off cutter mounted to the conductive connecting member to shut off the circuit of the conductive connecting member when impact is applied to the battery pack in a longitudinal direction of the battery pack, wherein the shut-off cutter is made of an insulative material or comprises a main body made of an insulative material and a metal pointed end provided at an end of the main body. a conductive connecting member coupled to electrode terminals of the battery modules to electrically connect the electrode terminals of the battery modules to each other; and characterized by a shut-off cutter mounted to the conductive connecting member to shut off the circuit of the conductive connecting member when impact is applied to the battery pack in a longitudinal direction of the battery pack, wherein the shut-off cutter is made of an insulative material or comprises a main body made of an insulative material and a metal pointed end provided at an end of the main body.
Double burner for gas hot plates with multiple concentric flame crowns, of the type comprising a head with multiple concentric flame crowns and a circular tub-shaped body, which houses a cross-piece with nozzles on top and two different and non-communicating gas inlet conduits (3 and 4) on the bottom, each of them being designed to selectively and respectively feed the nozzle associated with the central flame crown and the group of nozzles associated with the external flame crowns; in which the group of nozzles is formed of at least three regularly spaced nozzles that feed corresponding axial Venturi mixing chambers with inclined axis, and the nozzle feeds a corresponding radial Venturi mixing chamber with vertical axis; burner characterised in that it comprises a deflector partition situated in front of the outlet of each axial Venturi mixing chamber, which forces the mixture to deflect laterally in two directions and downwards until it passes through an opposite pair of openings astride each deflector partition, through which the said mixture reaches the corridors that feed the holes from which the external flames emanate.
A system for conveying a tool from surface to a target sub, the system comprising: a string comprising a plurality of subs (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e) including the target sub, each sub having a latch deflector and a latch-stopping shoulder, a distance between the latch deflector and the latch-stopping shoulder defining a deflection radius for each sub; and a lock mounted on the tool, having a knob capable of deflecting the lock away from the latch-stopping shoulder by interaction of the knob with one or more of the latch deflectors, placing the lock into a non-engageable posture, and a latch configured for latching engagement with a latch-stopping shoulder of the target sub when the lock is not in the non-engageable posture, a distance between the knob and the latch defining a latch radius of the lock, and the latch radius of the lock being less than or substantially equal to the deflection radius of the target sub, wherein, the latch is configured in use to be deflected away from the latch-stopping shoulder by the engagement of the latch deflector of each sub and the knob of the lock until the latch engages the latch stopping shoulder of the target sub of the plurality of subs whose latch radius is less than or equal to the deflection radius of the lock. a string comprising a plurality of subs (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e) including the target sub, each sub having a latch deflector and a latch-stopping shoulder, a distance between the latch deflector and the latch-stopping shoulder defining a deflection radius for each sub; and a lock mounted on the tool, having a knob capable of deflecting the lock away from the latch-stopping shoulder by interaction of the knob with one or more of the latch deflectors, placing the lock into a non-engageable posture, and a latch configured for latching engagement with a latch-stopping shoulder of the target sub when the lock is not in the non-engageable posture, a distance between the knob and the latch defining a latch radius of the lock, and the latch radius of the lock being less than or substantially equal to the deflection radius of the target sub, wherein, the latch is configured in use to be deflected away from the latch-stopping shoulder by the engagement of the latch deflector of each sub and the knob of the lock until the latch engages the latch stopping shoulder of the target sub of the plurality of subs whose latch radius is less than or equal to the deflection radius of the lock.
Mesogenic medium exhibiting a blue phase, comprising one or more components selected from the following two components, components A and B, a first component, component A, consisting of one or more compounds of formula I-M wherein R 1 is alkyl with 1 to 9 C-atoms, which is straight chain or branched, unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl or CN, and in which one or more CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NR 01 -, -SiR 01 R 02 -, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -OCO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CY 01 =CY 02 - or -C≡C- in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another, L 1 is H or F, X 1 is F, CN or CF 3, Y 01 and Y 02 are, independently of each other, F, Cl or CN, and alternatively one of them may be H, and R 01 and R 02 are, independently of each other, H or alkyl with 1 to 12 C-atoms, and a second component, component B, consisting of one or more compounds of formula I-U wherein R 1, L 1 and X 1 have the respective meanings given above. R 1 is alkyl with 1 to 9 C-atoms, which is straight chain or branched, unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl or CN, and in which one or more CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NR 01 -, -SiR 01 R 02 -, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -OCO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CY 01 =CY 02 - or -C≡C- in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another, L 1 is H or F, X 1 is F, CN or CF 3, Y 01 and Y 02 are, independently of each other, F, Cl or CN, and alternatively one of them may be H, and R 01 and R 02 are, independently of each other, H or alkyl with 1 to 12 C-atoms, and