mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of making a toothbrush head, including the steps of molding a plastic toothbrush head in a mold, the head having two distinct portions (20, 22) which are spaced a predetermined distance from each other, removing the head from the mold, heating at least that part of the head where the two head portions (20, 22) connect, moving the two head portions (20, 22) towards each other, and cooling at least that part of the head where the two head portions (20, 22) connect such that the two head portions (20, 22) will now remain in positions where they will be spaced apart a distance which is less than the predetermined distance, characterised by said molding step being effective to secure a tooth cleaning element (28, 34, 36, 38) to one of the two head portions (20, 22), and said molding step being effective to mold a hole into one of the two head portions (20, 22), the hole extending all the way through the head portion (20, 22).
A paddle board, comprising: - a body unit made of a double space sheet, wherein a plurality of fiber threads are adhered between an upper sheet and a lower sheet by a thermal melting method or a bonding method or the like, and wherein an air injection port is formed at one side of said body unit so as to inject air into said body unit; - a cut-away part is formed in a V-shape at one side on an upper surface of a front side of the body unit, wherein after removal of the present fiber threads which are attached to the cut-away part, both sides of the cut-away part are pulled together, and are contacted with each other; - a wedge unit is formed by injecting air into the inside of the body unit, the wedge unit having a V-shaped cross section and protruding from a lower surface of a front end of the body unit; - a reinforcing sheet attached to the cut-away part. - a body unit made of a double space sheet, wherein a plurality of fiber threads are adhered between an upper sheet and a lower sheet by a thermal melting method or a bonding method or the like, and wherein an air injection port is formed at one side of said body unit so as to inject air into said body unit; - a cut-away part is formed in a V-shape at one side on an upper surface of a front side of the body unit, wherein after removal of the present fiber threads which are attached to the cut-away part, both sides of the cut-away part are pulled together, and are contacted with each other; - a wedge unit is formed by injecting air into the inside of the body unit, the wedge unit having a V-shaped cross section and protruding from a lower surface of a front end of the body unit; - a reinforcing sheet attached to the cut-away part.
Apparatus for operating an infotainment system of a movement means comprising: - a line or curve shaped finger strip for the haptic guidance of a finger of a user, - a detection unit for detecting swiping gestures effected on the finger strip, - an evaluation unit for processing detected swiping gestures, and - a line-shaped light outlet which extends at least approximately completely along the finger strip, wherein the device is arranged to acknowledge the user gesture by means of a light signal emitted from the light outlet in response to a user gesture detected by the detection unit, characterized in that the finger strip is delimited on both sides by optically and/or haptically delimited end regions (43, 44) to form key fields. - a line or curve shaped finger strip for the haptic guidance of a finger of a user, - a detection unit for detecting swiping gestures effected on the finger strip, - an evaluation unit for processing detected swiping gestures, and - a line-shaped light outlet which extends at least approximately completely along the finger strip,
A bicycle battery holder for retaining a battery comprising: a bracket member configured to be fixedly coupled to the bicycle frame; an engaging member movably mounted to the bracket member and configured to selectively retain the battery to the bracket member; and a lever member movably mounted to the bracket member and operatively coupled to the engaging member to move the engaging member in a first direction with respect to the bracket member when the lever member is moved from a first lever position to a second lever position, characterized in that the bicycle battery holder further comprises a release button movably mounted to the bracket member and operatively coupled to the engaging member to move the engaging member to a battery release position when the release button is moved from a first button position to a second button position; wherein the lever member is arranged with respect to the release button such that the release button is inaccessible with the lever member in the second lever position and accessible with the lever member in the first lever position. a bracket member configured to be fixedly coupled to the bicycle frame; an engaging member movably mounted to the bracket member and configured to selectively retain the battery to the bracket member; and a lever member movably mounted to the bracket member and operatively coupled to the engaging member to move the engaging member in a first direction with respect to the bracket member when the lever member is moved from a first lever position to a second lever position, characterized in that
A method to impart chain extension properties on a let down polymer with at least one carboxyl reactive group said method comprises melt compounding with the let down polymer a composition comprising at least one chain-extender and at least one carrier resin in a thermoplastic forming apparatus at a temperature appropriate for melting or softening the polymer, wherein the chain-extender is a compound of the formula wherein R 1, R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and denote a C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, and the let down polymer is a step-growth polycondensate, characterized in that the carrier resin is a polycarbonate.
A coupler assembly for detachably coupling an arm to a work tool, the coupler assembly comprising a first linkage having an idle link and a power link, a first attachment member provided on the arm, and a second attachment member provided on the power link, the first and second attachment members (30, 32) being receivable in corresponding openings (34, 36) on the work tool, the coupling assembly characterized by: a second linkage provided between the first and second attachment members (30, 32), comprising a first link and a second link joined at a shaft; the first link being fixed to the shaft to prevent rotation therebetween; wherein a portion of the shaft comprises a gear; wherein the second link comprises: a body mounted on the shaft so as to be rotatable thereabout, the body comprising a chamber in which a piston is received, the piston including a geared section that is meshed with the gear. a second linkage provided between the first and second attachment members (30, 32), comprising a first link and a second link joined at a shaft; the first link being fixed to the shaft to prevent rotation therebetween; wherein a portion of the shaft comprises a gear; wherein the second link comprises: a body mounted on the shaft so as to be rotatable thereabout, the body comprising a chamber in which a piston is received, the piston including a geared section that is meshed with the gear.
A device (100; 200) for containing a graft material, comprising an outer member (102; 202) and an inner member (108; 208), characterized in that the outer member (102; 202) is formed via an outer mesh (104; 204) sheet biased toward a coiled configuration in which the outer mesh sheet (104; 204) is coiled about a longitudinal axis thereof so that, when the outer member (102; 202) is positioned about separated portions (14, 16) of a target bone in an operative position, the outer member (102; 202) reverts to the coiled configuration and contracts about and engages the separated portions (14, 16); and the inner member (108; 208) is formed via an inner mesh sheet (110; 210) coiled about a longitudinal axis thereof, the inner member (108; 208) movable between a first biased coiled configuration and a second coiled configuration, a diameter of the inner member (108; 208) in the first coiled configuration being larger than a diameter of the inner member (108; 208) in the second coiled configuration. the outer member (102; 202) is formed via an outer mesh (104; 204) sheet biased toward a coiled configuration in which the outer mesh sheet (104; 204) is coiled about a longitudinal axis thereof so that, when the outer member (102; 202) is positioned about separated portions (14, 16) of a target bone in an operative position, the outer member (102; 202) reverts to the coiled configuration and contracts about and engages the separated portions (14, 16); and the inner member (108; 208) is formed via an inner mesh sheet (110; 210) coiled about a longitudinal axis thereof, the inner member (108; 208) movable between a first biased coiled configuration and a second coiled configuration, a diameter of the inner member (108; 208) in the first coiled configuration being larger than a diameter of the inner member (108; 208) in the second coiled configuration.
Method for homogenising the puncture pattern in a needled non-woven fabric comprising the following steps: Setting up a first needling unit and a second needling unit which are arranged in series wherein each needling unit (2, 4) comprises a plurality of needles (10, 16) attached to at least one movable needle board (8, 14) for needling an incoming non-woven fabric; needling the incoming non-woven fabric in the first needling unit whereby a plurality of punctures is produced in the non-woven fabric; detecting the faulty puncture sites in the non-woven fabric in a region between the first needling unit and the second needling unit; further needling the non-woven fabric, which has been needled by the first needling unit, in the second needling unit wherein at least one operating parameter and/or at least one structure parameter of the second needling unit is adapted on the basis of the results of the detection of the faulty puncture sites in the non-woven fabric in such a way that during further needling of the non-woven fabric in the second needling unit at least some parts of the faulty puncture sites are purposefully filled up. Setting up a first needling unit and a second needling unit which are arranged in series wherein each needling unit (2, 4) comprises a plurality of needles (10, 16) attached to at least one movable needle board (8, 14) for needling an incoming non-woven fabric; needling the incoming non-woven fabric in the first needling unit whereby a plurality of punctures is produced in the non-woven fabric; detecting the faulty puncture sites in the non-woven fabric in a region between the first needling unit and the second needling unit; further needling the non-woven fabric, which has been needled by the first needling unit, in the second needling unit wherein at least one operating parameter and/or at least one structure parameter of the second needling unit is adapted on the basis of the results of the detection of the faulty puncture sites in the non-woven fabric in such a way that during further needling of the non-woven fabric in the second needling unit at least some parts of the faulty puncture sites are purposefully filled up.
A method comprising: receiving an audio input via one or more microphones of a playback device; detecting, via a first activation-word detector of the playback device, a first activation word in the audio input; after detecting the first activation word, transmitting, via the playback device, a voice utterance of the audio input to a first voice assistant service; characterised by: receiving, from the first VAS, first content to be played back via the playback device; receiving, from a second VAS different from the first VAS, second content to be played back via the playback device; and determining whether to play back, via the playback device, the first content while suppressing playback of the second content or to play back the second content while suppressing the first content. receiving an audio input via one or more microphones of a playback device; detecting, via a first activation-word detector of the playback device, a first activation word in the audio input; after detecting the first activation word, transmitting, via the playback device, a voice utterance of the audio input to a first voice assistant service; characterised by: receiving, from the first VAS, first content to be played back via the playback device; receiving, from a second VAS different from the first VAS, second content to be played back via the playback device; and determining whether to play back, via the playback device, the first content while suppressing playback of the second content or to play back the second content while suppressing the first content. receiving, from the first VAS, first content to be played back via the playback device; receiving, from a second VAS different from the first VAS, second content to be played back via the playback device; and determining whether to play back, via the playback device, the first content while suppressing playback of the second content or to play back the second content while suppressing the first content.
A process for producing a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate resin, polyester resin and polyester carbonate resin, by reacting a dihydroxy component containing 30 mole% or more of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene with at least one component selected from the group consisting of a dicarboxylic acid component and a carbonic acid ester component, wherein (i) 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is produced by reacting phenoxyethanol and fluoren-9-one represented by the following formula, (ii) the purity of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is 99 wt% or more, (iii) the content of phenoxyethanol in the 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is 1 to 500 ppm, (iv) the obtained thermoplastic resin has a content of phenyl vinyl ether represented by the following formula of 100 ppm or less, and (v) the obtained thermoplastic resin has a content of acetaldehyde represented by the following formula of 200 ppm or less. (i) 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is produced by reacting phenoxyethanol and fluoren-9-one represented by the following formula, (ii) the purity of 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is 99 wt% or more, (iii) the content of phenoxyethanol in the 9,9-bis(4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl)fluorene is 1 to 500 ppm, (iv) the obtained thermoplastic resin has a content of phenyl vinyl ether represented by the following formula of 100 ppm or less, and (v) the obtained thermoplastic resin has a content of acetaldehyde represented by the following formula of 200 ppm or less.
A glass article comprising: a preform, and a complexly-curved continuous glass sheet that is bent to adopt a shape of the preform, the glass sheet having a first bend in a first portion of the sheet defining a first bend region and having a set of first bend line segments, and a second bend in a second portion of the sheet defining a second bend region and having a set of second bend line segments, wherein the continuous glass sheet comprises different levels of compressive stress at opposing major surfaces thereof in the first bend region and the second bend region, wherein the continuous glass sheet comprises a thickness in a range from 25 micrometers to 5 millimeters, wherein the first bend and the second bend comprise radii of curvature that are greater than 25 millimeters and less than 5 meters, and wherein the first bend line segments and the second bend line segments are independent, are not parallel, and do not intersect. a preform, and a complexly-curved continuous glass sheet that is bent to adopt a shape of the preform, the glass sheet having a first bend in a first portion of the sheet defining a first bend region and having a set of first bend line segments, and a second bend in a second portion of the sheet defining a second bend region and having a set of second bend line segments, wherein the continuous glass sheet comprises different levels of compressive stress at opposing major surfaces thereof in the first bend region and the second bend region, wherein the continuous glass sheet comprises a thickness in a range from 25 micrometers to 5 millimeters, wherein the first bend and the second bend comprise radii of curvature that are greater than 25 millimeters and less than 5 meters, and wherein the first bend line segments and the second bend line segments are independent, are not parallel, and do not intersect.
A cooling system for use in a superconducting magnet (31, 41) comprising a high temperature superconductor, HTS, coil (31, 41), the cooling system comprising: a refrigeration unit (33, 43) configured to cool a gas, wherein the gas is hydrogen or helium; one or more coolant channels (32, 42) configured to be placed in thermal contact with components of the superconducting magnet (31, 41) and to carry said gas; a pumping unit (34, 44) configured to pump said gas through the coolant channels; wherein the refrigeration unit (33, 43) and pumping unit (34, 44) are configured to maintain the gas at a pressure and temperature such that a Joule-Thompson coefficient of the gas is positive, and the coolant channel is configured to reduce the pressure of gas continually along a section of the channel in thermal contact with components of the superconducting magnet and/or at a plurality of pressure drops along said section as it flows through the channel by one or more of: plurality of throttles; plurality of valves; and variation of a cross section of the coolant channel. a refrigeration unit (33, 43) configured to cool a gas, wherein the gas is hydrogen or helium; one or more coolant channels (32, 42) configured to be placed in thermal contact with components of the superconducting magnet (31, 41) and to carry said gas; a pumping unit (34, 44) configured to pump said gas through the coolant channels; wherein the refrigeration unit (33, 43) and pumping unit (34, 44) are configured to maintain the gas at a pressure and temperature such that a Joule-Thompson coefficient of the gas is positive, and the coolant channel is configured to reduce the pressure of gas continually along a section of the channel in thermal contact with components of the superconducting magnet and/or at a plurality of pressure drops along said section as it flows through the channel by one or more of: plurality of throttles; plurality of valves; and variation of a cross section of the coolant channel.
A point-of-care assay device comprising a. a sample application zone, and b. a detection zone with a first detection reagent with binding affinity to Mx-B-protein (Mx-B), and a second detection reagent with binding affinity to C-reactive Protein or procalcitonin (CRP/PCT), and c. wherein the device is configured to detect Mx-B and CRP/PCT in a sample from a subject to discriminate between bacterial and viral infection. a. a sample application zone, and b. a detection zone with a first detection reagent with binding affinity to Mx-B-protein (Mx-B), and a second detection reagent with binding affinity to C-reactive Protein or procalcitonin (CRP/PCT), and c. wherein the device is configured to detect Mx-B and CRP/PCT in a sample from a subject to discriminate between bacterial and viral infection.
A mobile terminal comprising: an elongated body having a central axis and being structured to form an outer side having a circumference; an end portion located at one end of the elongated body; a projector positioned at the end portion and configured to project an image onto a surface; characterized in that the mobile terminal further comprises: a touch screen coupled to the elongated body, wherein the touch screen is positioned relative to the elongated body to cooperatively form at least a portion of the outer side of the elongated body and is configured to receive user input responsive to contact with the touch screen; a camera coupled to the elongated body and configured to capture at least a portion of the image projected onto the surface, wherein the captured image permits detection of user contact with the surface at a location that is associated with a particular portion of the projected image; a motion sensor module disposed on the elongated body and configured to detect a movement of the elongated body; and a controller configured to project one of a first and a second partial image of the image according to the movement of the elongated body. an elongated body having a central axis and being structured to form an outer side having a circumference; an end portion located at one end of the elongated body; a projector positioned at the end portion and configured to project an image onto a surface; characterized in that the mobile terminal further comprises: a touch screen coupled to the elongated body, wherein the touch screen is positioned relative to the elongated body to cooperatively form at least a portion of the outer side of the elongated body and is configured to receive user input responsive to contact with the touch screen; a camera coupled to the elongated body and configured to capture at least a portion of the image projected onto the surface, wherein the captured image permits detection of user contact with the surface at a location that is associated with a particular portion of the projected image; a motion sensor module disposed on the elongated body and configured to detect a movement of the elongated body; and a controller configured to project one of a first and a second partial image of the image according to the movement of the elongated body. a touch screen coupled to the elongated body, wherein the touch screen is positioned relative to the elongated body to cooperatively form at least a portion of the outer side of the elongated body and is configured to receive user input responsive to contact with the touch screen; a camera coupled to the elongated body and configured to capture at least a portion of the image projected onto the surface, wherein the captured image permits detection of user contact with the surface at a location that is associated with a particular portion of the projected image; a motion sensor module disposed on the elongated body and configured to detect a movement of the elongated body; and a controller configured to project one of a first and a second partial image of the image according to the movement of the elongated body.