mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An optical element, comprising a substrate including ZnSe and, formed on at least one surface of the substrate, an infrared anti-reflective film which (a) has a surface roughness Ra of ≤ 3 nm, (b) has an absorption at a wavelength of 10.6 μm of ≤ 0.25%, and (c) includes - a low-refractive-index layer made mainly of BaF 2, - a high-refractive-index layer made of ZnSe, ZnS, or Ge, and - an intermediate layer of an amorphous or anisotropic material, made of one or more fluorides selected from lanthanoid fluorides, PbF 2, and YF 3, or made of a solid solution including one or more fluorides selected from lanthanoid fluorides, PbF 2 and YF 3, and BaF 2, wherein the intermediate layer includes a first intermediate layer having a thickness of 10-1,000 nm and being formed between the low-refractive-index layer and the substrate, and a second intermediate layer formed between the high-refractive-index layer and the low-refractive-index layer. (a) has a surface roughness Ra of ≤ 3 nm, (b) has an absorption at a wavelength of 10.6 μm of ≤ 0.25%, and (c) includes - a low-refractive-index layer made mainly of BaF 2, - a high-refractive-index layer made of ZnSe, ZnS, or Ge, and - an intermediate layer of an amorphous or anisotropic material, made of one or more fluorides selected from lanthanoid fluorides, PbF 2, and YF 3, or made of a solid solution including one or more fluorides selected from lanthanoid fluorides, PbF 2 and YF 3, and BaF 2, wherein the intermediate layer includes a first intermediate layer having a thickness of 10-1,000 nm and being formed between the low-refractive-index layer and the substrate, and a second intermediate layer formed between the high-refractive-index layer and the low-refractive-index layer. - a low-refractive-index layer made mainly of BaF 2, - a high-refractive-index layer made of ZnSe, ZnS, or Ge, and - an intermediate layer of an amorphous or anisotropic material, made of one or more fluorides selected from lanthanoid fluorides, PbF 2, and YF 3, or made of a solid solution including one or more fluorides selected from lanthanoid fluorides, PbF 2 and YF 3, and BaF 2,
A composite annular seal having a flexible body, preferably elastomeric, and a rigid reinforcement, the seal being usable in a rapid fluid-transfer coupling comprising a female tubular sleeve and a male tubular endpiece that is mounted radially inside the sleeve in order to produce globally static sealing between an inner recess of the sleeve and a cylindrical outer surface of the endpiece, the seal comprising: - a radially inner axial wing having a radially inner face which has a radially innermost flexible peripheral portion designed to be applied tightly against said outer surface of the endpiece, said innermost peripheral portion is convex, with a rounded shape in axial section - a radially outer axial wing having a flexible radially outer face designed to be pressed firmly against said recess, and - a core connecting said inner wing to said outer wing, characterized in that - said outer face of said outer wing comprises at least one circumferential flexible boss (37a, 37b) that is suitable for being pressed against said recess and that has, in axial section, an arc of circle shape giving it a truncated torus circumferential shape, and - said outer wing comprises a free end formed by a circumferential flexible sealing lip that is suitable for being pressed by said pressurized fluid against said recess, and which extends axially while moving away from said core and radially inward. - a radially inner axial wing having a radially inner face which has a radially innermost flexible peripheral portion designed to be applied tightly against said outer surface of the endpiece, said innermost peripheral portion is convex, with a rounded shape in axial section - a radially outer axial wing having a flexible radially outer face designed to be pressed firmly against said recess, and - a core connecting said inner wing to said outer wing, - said outer face of said outer wing comprises at least one circumferential flexible boss (37a, 37b) that is suitable for being pressed against said recess and that has, in axial section, an arc of circle shape giving it a truncated torus circumferential shape, and - said outer wing comprises a free end formed by a circumferential flexible sealing lip that is suitable for being pressed by said pressurized fluid against said recess, and which extends axially while moving away from said core and radially inward.
A nickel-based superalloy consisting of, on a weight basis of the overall superalloy: 9.5% to 10.5% tungsten; 9.0% to 11.0% cobalt; 8.0% to 8.8% chromium; 5.3% to 5.7% aluminum; 2.8% to 3.3% tantalum; 0.3% to 1.6% hafnium; 0.5% to 0.8% molybdenum; 0.005% to 0.04% carbon; and optionally: silicon in an amount of less than 0.005%; boron in an amount of less than 0.005%; zirconium in an amount of less than 0.005%; titanium in an amount of less than 0.005%; phosphorous in an amount of less than 0.005%; sulfur in an amount of less than 0.002%; manganese, iron, copper, and niobium in amounts of less than 0.1% each; the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. 9.5% to 10.5% tungsten; 9.0% to 11.0% cobalt; 8.0% to 8.8% chromium; 5.3% to 5.7% aluminum; 2.8% to 3.3% tantalum; 0.3% to 1.6% hafnium; 0.5% to 0.8% molybdenum; 0.005% to 0.04% carbon; and silicon in an amount of less than 0.005%; boron in an amount of less than 0.005%; zirconium in an amount of less than 0.005%; titanium in an amount of less than 0.005%; phosphorous in an amount of less than 0.005%; sulfur in an amount of less than 0.002%; manganese, iron, copper, and niobium in amounts of less than 0.1% each; the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities.
A mandrel (300; 400) for a molding process, the mandrel (300; 400) comprising: a first portion (302; 402) having a first portion outer surface, a first portion inner surface, a first portion first end, and a first portion second end, wherein a thickness (H 1) of the first portion first end is greater than a thickness (H 2) of the first portion second end; and a second portion (304; 404) having a second portion outer surface, a second portion inner surface, a second portion first end, and a second portion second end, wherein a thickness (H 2) of the second portion first end is smaller than the thickness (H 1) of the second portion second end, the first portion inner surface engages the second portion inner surface to form the mandrel (300; 400) having a constant cross-section, characterised in that: a channel (330; 430) is formed between the first and second portions (302, 304; 402, 404), extending along a length of the mandrel (300; 400); and a locking pin is inserted into an end of the channel. a first portion (302; 402) having a first portion outer surface, a first portion inner surface, a first portion first end, and a first portion second end, wherein a thickness (H 1) of the first portion first end is greater than a thickness (H 2) of the first portion second end; and a second portion (304; 404) having a second portion outer surface, a second portion inner surface, a second portion first end, and a second portion second end, wherein a thickness (H 2) of the second portion first end is smaller than the thickness (H 1) of the second portion second end, the first portion inner surface engages the second portion inner surface to form the mandrel (300; 400) having a constant cross-section, characterised in that: a channel (330; 430) is formed between the first and second portions (302, 304; 402, 404), extending along a length of the mandrel (300; 400); and a locking pin is inserted into an end of the channel. a channel (330; 430) is formed between the first and second portions (302, 304; 402, 404), extending along a length of the mandrel (300; 400); and a locking pin is inserted into an end of the channel.
A method for producing a seamless steel pipe for line pipe, wherein the steel pipe having the chemical composition consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.03 to 0.15%, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 1.0 to 2.0%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 0.1 to 1.0%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, N: 0.01% or less, Ni: 0.05 to 2.0%, B: 0.0005 to 0.0015%, Ca: 0.0002 to 0.0050%, Mo: 0.10 to 0.50%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cu: 0 to 2.0%, Nb: 0 to 0.05%, V: 0 to 0.10%, the balance: Fe and impurities, and satisfying the following formula (i), is conveyed into a furnace after the finish of hot rolling, being heated in an atmosphere with the temperature of Ac 3 +50°C or higher and the water vapor concentration of 5% or higher, and thereafter is subjected to quenching treatment in which accelerated cooling is performed at a rate of 10°C/s or higher, subsequently being tempered at a temperature of Ac 1 -50°C or lower: 2 Nb + 4 V + Mo ≤ 0.50 where each symbol of element in formula (i) represents the content, by mass% of each element.
Method for controlling of a biofilm, for removing of a formed biofilm and/or for controlling a growth of microorganisms, preferably bacteria, in an aqueous environment of an industrial manufacturing process comprising cellulosic fibre material, which is selected from manufacture of paper, board, pulp, tissue, moulded pulp, non-woven or viscose, preferably manufacture of pulp, paper or board, by administering to the aqueous environment of the process a composition comprising a compound selected from a group consisting of 3-[(4-methylphenyl)sulphonyl]-2-propenenitrile and 4-amino-N-2-thiazolyl-benzenesulphonamide.
An endovascular implant comprising: a generally tubular graft extending along a longitudinal axis (L-L) from a first opening to a second opening spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (L-L), the generally tubular graft comprising an inner tubular graft and an outer tubular graft; a plurality of stent hoops attached between the inner tubular graft and the outer tubular graft and disposed between the first opening and the second opening of the generally tubular graft to define a stent-graft, each of the stent hoops having a sinusoidal configuration disposed about the longitudinal axis (L-L) with apices spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (L-L), the apices of one stent hoop are spaced apart at a predetermined distance (y) along the longitudinal axis (L-L) from adjacent apices of another stent hoop; and at least one suture connecting one apex of one stent hoop to two apices (AP2, AP3) of another stent hoop to reduce the predetermined distance (y) so that in a released configuration in a body vessel, the stent-graft is curved away from the longitudinal axis (L-L) to conform to the body vessel and reduce formation of a gap between one end of the stent-graft with an inner surface of the body vessel. a generally tubular graft extending along a longitudinal axis (L-L) from a first opening to a second opening spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (L-L), the generally tubular graft comprising an inner tubular graft and an outer tubular graft; a plurality of stent hoops attached between the inner tubular graft and the outer tubular graft and disposed between the first opening and the second opening of the generally tubular graft to define a stent-graft, each of the stent hoops having a sinusoidal configuration disposed about the longitudinal axis (L-L) with apices spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (L-L), the apices of one stent hoop are spaced apart at a predetermined distance (y) along the longitudinal axis (L-L) from adjacent apices of another stent hoop; and at least one suture connecting one apex of one stent hoop to two apices (AP2, AP3) of another stent hoop to reduce the predetermined distance (y) so that in a released configuration in a body vessel, the stent-graft is curved away from the longitudinal axis (L-L) to conform to the body vessel and reduce formation of a gap between one end of the stent-graft with an inner surface of the body vessel.
A Venturi device (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a body defining a passageway having a motive section and a discharge section spaced a distance apart from one another to define a Venturi gap and both having inner tapering portions converging toward the Venturi gap, and defining a first suction port and a second suction port generally opposite one another, and each in fluid communication with the Venturi gap; wherein the body further defines a chamber spacing the first suction port and the second suction port apart from one another by a distance and having an outlet end of the motive section extending into the chamber at a position where the chamber provides fluid flow around the entire outer surface of the outlet end and an inlet end of the discharge section extending into the chamber at a position where the chamber provides fluid flow around the entire outer surface of the inlet end of the discharge section; characterized in that the width of the Venturi gap tapers symmetrically from a maximum width (W 1) at an upper portion and a lower portion of the Venturi gap proximate the suction ports (110a, 110b) to a minimum width (W 2) at a center portion therebetween.
A method for typing a RNA sample of an individual suffering from cancer, or suspected of suffering there from, the method comprising a. providing an RNA sample that is prepared from a tissue sample from said individual, said tissue sample comprising colorectal cancer cells or suspected to comprise colorectal cancer cells; b. determining RNA levels for a set of genes in said RNA sample, whereby the set of genes comprises all genes listed in Table 9, and wherein said typing differentiates cancer cells with one or more activating mutations in an EGFR-pathway from cancer cells without an activating mutation in said EGFR-pathway. a. providing an RNA sample that is prepared from a tissue sample from said individual, said tissue sample comprising colorectal cancer cells or suspected to comprise colorectal cancer cells; b. determining RNA levels for a set of genes in said RNA sample, whereby the set of genes comprises all genes listed in Table 9, and wherein said typing differentiates cancer cells with one or more activating mutations in an EGFR-pathway from cancer cells without an activating mutation in said EGFR-pathway.
A method for operating a secondary station to search control signalling messages on the Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH, comprising the second-ary station searching a plurality of carriers (200a-e), with a search space having a first structure, the first structure comprising a common search subspace on at least one carrier which may be common to a plurality of secondary stations, wherein at least part of the common search subspace is on a first carrier of the plurality of carriers and a first search subspace and a second search subspace which are specific to the secondary station, the second search subspace being smaller than the first search subspace, and the first search subspace being on a second carrier of the plurality of carriers, characterized in that the identity of the first carrier and the identity of the second carrier of the plurality of carriers (200a-e) are changed in a preconfigured way with the time without explicit signalling necessary to change said identities and in that the second search subspace is on a carrier of the plurality of carriers whose identity is not changed when the identities of the first or of the second carriers are changed.
An air conditioner comprising: a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a decompression mechanism and an outdoor heat exchanger, the refrigerant circuit being adapted for sequentially circulating a refrigerant through the compressor, the indoor heat exchanger, the decompression mechanism and the outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation; a switching valve connected to the refrigerant circuit for switching a flow direction of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; an outdoor fan; and a controller configured to execute a defrosting operation control of deactivating the outdoor fan and causing the switching valve to direct the refrigerant discharged from the compressor towards the outdoor heat exchanger during a defrosting operation, wherein the controller is configured to keep the operation of directing the refrigerant discharged from the compressor towards the outdoor heat exchanger and execute a fan defrosting operation control of rotating the outdoor fan for a predetermined period of time after completion of the defrosting operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied, characterized in that the controller is further configured to activate the compressor during the fan defrosting operation control at a specific operating frequency lower than an operating frequency during the defrosting operation. a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a decompression mechanism and an outdoor heat exchanger, the refrigerant circuit being adapted for sequentially circulating a refrigerant through the compressor, the indoor heat exchanger, the decompression mechanism and the outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation; a switching valve connected to the refrigerant circuit for switching a flow direction of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; an outdoor fan; and a controller configured to execute a defrosting operation control of deactivating the outdoor fan and causing the switching valve to direct the refrigerant discharged from the compressor towards the outdoor heat exchanger during a defrosting operation, wherein the controller is configured to keep the operation of directing the refrigerant discharged from the compressor towards the outdoor heat exchanger and execute a fan defrosting operation control of rotating the outdoor fan for a predetermined period of time after completion of the defrosting operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied, characterized in that the controller is further configured to activate the compressor during the fan defrosting operation control at a specific operating frequency lower than an operating frequency during the defrosting operation.
A method of making a load bearing member for use in an elevator system, comprising: applying a polymer jacket to generally surround at least one tension member and provide a formed assembly; and finishing the formed assembly by displacing at least some polymeric material on at least one surface of the polymer jacket, wherein the jacket comprises polyurethane and the displacing step includes chemically or mechanically removing the material from the one surface to at least partially dispatch some of an amide-rich layer that migrates to the surface of the jacket during the application of the jacket, thereby exposing pure polyurethane on at least some of the one surface. applying a polymer jacket to generally surround at least one tension member and provide a formed assembly; and finishing the formed assembly by displacing at least some polymeric material on at least one surface of the polymer jacket, wherein the jacket comprises polyurethane and the displacing step includes chemically or mechanically removing the material from the one surface to at least partially dispatch some of an amide-rich layer that migrates to the surface of the jacket during the application of the jacket, thereby exposing pure polyurethane on at least some of the one surface.
A robot comprising: a flange that is capable of attaching a welding torch and configured to rotate about a first axis; a wrist arm configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and configured to support the flange; a forearm configured to rotate about a third axis perpendicular to second axis and to support the wrist arm; a feeder attached to a position between a base end and a tip end of the forearm and configured to feed a welding wire; and a power cable that is a supply route of electricity to the welding torch and is provided separately from a feeding route of the welding wire, characterized in that the forearm is formed in a shape with bifurcated portions in a planar view, and in that the feeder is disposed at an area between the bifurcated portions and closer to a base of the bifurcated portions. a flange that is capable of attaching a welding torch and configured to rotate about a first axis; a wrist arm configured to rotate about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and configured to support the flange; a forearm configured to rotate about a third axis perpendicular to second axis and to support the wrist arm; a feeder attached to a position between a base end and a tip end of the forearm and configured to feed a welding wire; and a power cable that is a supply route of electricity to the welding torch and is provided separately from a feeding route of the welding wire, characterized in that the forearm is formed in a shape with bifurcated portions in a planar view, and in that the feeder is disposed at an area between the bifurcated portions and closer to a base of the bifurcated portions.
A container for the treatment of a biological tissue by centrifugal separation, comprising: - a first, tubular, body in which the biological tissue is collected, - a separator element, which is slidably engaged inside the first body so as to form a first chamber and a second chamber of the container, the separator element having at least one opening for putting the first and second chambers into fluid communication, - a second body connected to the separator element and coupled to the first body so as to be movable relative thereto in order to adjust the position of the separator element inside the first body, - a closing element which is associated with the separator element and is selectively movable by an operator between a first operating position, in which the opening is closed to prevent the passage of fluid between the first and second chambers, and a second operating position, in which the opening is open to allow the passage of fluid between the first and second chambers, characterized in that it comprises a third body connected to the closing element and coupled to the first body or the second body while being movable relative to the second body so as to move the closing element between the first operating position and the second operating position, independently of the position of the separator element inside the first body. - a first, tubular, body in which the biological tissue is collected, - a separator element, which is slidably engaged inside the first body so as to form a first chamber and a second chamber of the container, the separator element having at least one opening for putting the first and second chambers into fluid communication, - a second body connected to the separator element and coupled to the first body so as to be movable relative thereto in order to adjust the position of the separator element inside the first body, - a closing element which is associated with the separator element and is selectively movable by an operator between a first operating position, in which the opening is closed to prevent the passage of fluid between the first and second chambers, and a second operating position, in which the opening is open to allow the passage of fluid between the first and second chambers,
A method for chemically cleaning and passivating a Cu-containing chalcogenide layer, wherein the method comprises contacting the Cu-containing chalcogenide layer with an ammonium sulfide containing ambient, wherein contacting the Cu-containing chalcogenide layer with the ammonium sulfide containing ambient comprises immersing the Cu-containing chalcogenide layer in a liquid solution containing ammonium sulfide at ambient temperature.