mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Diblock copolymer consisting of a first block, a second block, and a linker, wherein the second block is covalently bound to the first block by the linker, wherein • the first block is a glycerol block comprising 1 to 10 glycerol subunits that are optionally substituted, and • the second block is a superhydrophobic block comprising a perfluoroether residue having at least 20 carbon atoms. • the first block is a glycerol block comprising 1 to 10 glycerol subunits that are optionally substituted, and • the second block is a superhydrophobic block comprising a perfluoroether residue having at least 20 carbon atoms.
A cannula for use as part of a surgical device, comprising: a base member at a proximal end; a sidewall connected to the base member and extending in an axial direction from the proximal end to a distal end; and a bore extending in the axial direction defined by the base member and the sidewall, the sidewall further defining an opening into the bore between axially-extending edges of the sidewall; wherein the base member includes a combination track including a first section and a second section, the first section being an opening through the base member into the bore and the second section being an opening into an action area outside of the bore and radially between the edges of the sidewall, the first section and the second section being interconnected to form a single opening of the combination track, wherein the combination track is configured to slidably receive a first surgical implement through the first section and into the bore and slidably receive a second surgical implement through the second section and into the action area, and the base member includes a first mating feature configured to engage with a second mating feature on the second surgical implement. a base member at a proximal end; a sidewall connected to the base member and extending in an axial direction from the proximal end to a distal end; and a bore extending in the axial direction defined by the base member and the sidewall, the sidewall further defining an opening into the bore between axially-extending edges of the sidewall; wherein the base member includes a combination track including a first section and a second section, the first section being an opening through the base member into the bore and the second section being an opening into an action area outside of the bore and radially between the edges of the sidewall, the first section and the second section being interconnected to form a single opening of the combination track, wherein the combination track is configured to slidably receive a first surgical implement through the first section and into the bore and slidably receive a second surgical implement through the second section and into the action area, and the base member includes a first mating feature configured to engage with a second mating feature on the second surgical implement.
A process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid comprising: a. contacting in a first reaction zone a feed stream containing acetic acid and hydrogen at an elevated temperature with a suitable hydrogenating catalyst to form ethylene, said first reaction zone optionally including a dehydrating catalyst or a cracking catalyst to form a first gaseous product stream comprising ethylene; b. enriching said first gaseous product stream with ethylene at least up to 50 percent; c. contacting in a second reaction zone said gaseous product stream obtained in step (b) in combination with a second feed stream comprising acetic acid and molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst to form a second gaseous product stream comprising vinyl acetate; and d. separating the vinyl acetate from said second gaseous product stream. a. contacting in a first reaction zone a feed stream containing acetic acid and hydrogen at an elevated temperature with a suitable hydrogenating catalyst to form ethylene, said first reaction zone optionally including a dehydrating catalyst or a cracking catalyst to form a first gaseous product stream comprising ethylene; b. enriching said first gaseous product stream with ethylene at least up to 50 percent; c. contacting in a second reaction zone said gaseous product stream obtained in step (b) in combination with a second feed stream comprising acetic acid and molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalyst to form a second gaseous product stream comprising vinyl acetate; and d. separating the vinyl acetate from said second gaseous product stream.
An appliance in the form of a washing machine comprising: - a liquid reservoir having a volume adapted to hold a liquid washing aids and including a liquid port; - a reservoir receptacle adapted to releasably receive the liquid reservoir and to communicate liquid washing aids between the appliance and the reservoir through the liquid port when the liquid reservoir is received within the reservoir receptacle; and - a liquid level sensing system that is adapted to sense the amount of liquid washing aids in the liquid reservoir when the liquid reservoir is received within the reservoir receptacle along a horizontal axis, characterized in that, for sensing the amount of liquid washing aids in the liquid reservoir when the liquid reservoir is received within the reservoir receptacle along the horizontal axis, the liquid reservoir includes a window configured to receive light along the horizontal axis and reflecting light from an interior surface of the window, said window being adapted to contact liquid washing aids; and in that the liquid level sensing system comprises an optical sensor assembly affixed with respect to the reservoir receptacle to transmit light along the horizontal axis into the window and to receive and measure light reflected along the horizontal axis from the window adapted to contact liquid washing aids. - a liquid reservoir having a volume adapted to hold a liquid washing aids and including a liquid port; - a reservoir receptacle adapted to releasably receive the liquid reservoir and to communicate liquid washing aids between the appliance and the reservoir through the liquid port when the liquid reservoir is received within the reservoir receptacle; and - a liquid level sensing system that is adapted to sense the amount of liquid washing aids in the liquid reservoir when the liquid reservoir is received within the reservoir receptacle along a horizontal axis, in that, for sensing the amount of liquid washing aids in the liquid reservoir when the liquid reservoir is received within the reservoir receptacle along the horizontal axis, the liquid reservoir includes a window configured to receive light along the horizontal axis and reflecting light from an interior surface of the window, said window being adapted to contact liquid washing aids; and in that the liquid level sensing system comprises an optical sensor assembly affixed with respect to the reservoir receptacle to transmit light along the horizontal axis into the window and to receive and measure light reflected along the horizontal axis from the window adapted to contact liquid washing aids.
A system comprising: an antenna module having: an antenna; an impedance varying component coupled with the antenna; and a waveform generator coupled with the antenna and the impedance varying component; a radio module coupled with the antenna module by a signaling interface, the radio module configured to communicate a radio-frequency 'RF' signal with the antenna module; a control module coupled with the waveform generator and the radio module, the control module configured to receive status information and to control the waveform generator to vary a response of the antenna based on the status information; and a filter coupled with the waveform generator and the impedance varying component, the filter configured to pass a control waveform to the impedance varying component and to block the radio frequency signal from the waveform generator. an antenna; an impedance varying component coupled with the antenna; and a waveform generator coupled with the antenna and the impedance varying component; a radio module coupled with the antenna module by a signaling interface, the radio module configured to communicate a radio-frequency 'RF' signal with the antenna module; a control module coupled with the waveform generator and the radio module, the control module configured to receive status information and to control the waveform generator to vary a response of the antenna based on the status information; and a filter coupled with the waveform generator and the impedance varying component, the filter configured to pass a control waveform to the impedance varying component and to block the radio frequency signal from the waveform generator.
Use of a compound represented in the general formula, or an unsaturated form thereof or a seco-, nor- or homo-derivative thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for treating cancer: wherein, as valence and stability permit, R 2 and R 3, for each occurrence, is an -OH, alkyl, -O-alkyl, -C -alkyl, or -C -R 8; R 4, for each occurrence, represents hydrogen, -OH, =O, alkyl, -O-alkyl, -C -alkyl, or -C -R 8; R 5 represents one or more substitutions to the ring to which it is attached, independently for each occurrence, selected from hydrogen, halogens, alkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, aryls, hydroxyl, =O, =S, alkoxyl, silyloxy, amino, nitro, thiol, amines, imines, amides, phosphoryls, phosphonates, phosphines, carbonyls, carboxyls, carboxamides, anhydrides, silyls, ethers, thioethers, alkylsulfonyls, arylsulfonyls, selenoethers, ketones, aldehydes, esters, or -(CH 2) m -R 8; R 6 represents a substituent selected from hydrogen, alkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, amines, imines, amides, carbonyls, carboxyls, carboxamides, ethers, thioethers, esters, or -(CH 2) m -R 8, R 7, and R' 7 taken together form a perhydrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine, with the proviso that at least one of R 6, R 7, or R' 7 includes a primary or secondary amine; Rg represents an aryl, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkenyl, a heterocycle, or a polycycle; and m is an integer in the range 0 to 8 inclusive, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R 2 and R 3, for each occurrence, is an -OH, alkyl, -O-alkyl, -C -alkyl, or -C -R 8; R 4, for each occurrence, represents hydrogen, -OH, =O, alkyl, -O-alkyl, -C -alkyl, or -C -R 8; R 5 represents one or more substitutions to the ring to which it is attached, independently for each occurrence, selected from hydrogen, halogens, alkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, aryls, hydroxyl, =O, =S, alkoxyl, silyloxy, amino, nitro, thiol, amines, imines, amides, phosphoryls, phosphonates, phosphines, carbonyls, carboxyls, carboxamides, anhydrides, silyls, ethers, thioethers, alkylsulfonyls, arylsulfonyls, selenoethers, ketones, aldehydes, esters, or -(CH 2) m -R 8; R 6 represents a substituent selected from hydrogen, alkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, amines, imines, amides, carbonyls, carboxyls, carboxamides, ethers, thioethers, esters, or -(CH 2) m -R 8, R 7, and R' 7 taken together form a perhydrofuro[3,2-b]pyridine, with the proviso that at least one of R 6, R 7, or R' 7 includes a primary or secondary amine; Rg represents an aryl, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkenyl, a heterocycle, or a polycycle; and m is an integer in the range 0 to 8 inclusive,
A process of forming an electrophoretic medium and of preparation of its interfaces, the process comprises: (a) providing a substrate; (b) applying to the substrate a coating material comprising a plurality of capsules in a liquid phase, each of the capsules comprising a suspending fluid and a plurality of electrically charged particles disposed in the suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough on application of an electric field to the capsule, and subjecting the coating material to conditions effective to cause formation of a coherent solid layer containing the capsules on the substrate; and (c) applying an adhesive layer over the capsule-containing layer on the substrate, the process being characterized by planarizing the capsule-containing layer on the substrate after step (b) but before step (c) by coating the capsule-containing layer with a material having a refractive index which does not differ from that of the capsule layer by more than 0.1. (a) providing a substrate; (b) applying to the substrate a coating material comprising a plurality of capsules in a liquid phase, each of the capsules comprising a suspending fluid and a plurality of electrically charged particles disposed in the suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough on application of an electric field to the capsule, and subjecting the coating material to conditions effective to cause formation of a coherent solid layer containing the capsules on the substrate; and (c) applying an adhesive layer over the capsule-containing layer on the substrate,
Apparatus for ultrasound joining and separating of sealable material, comprising: - a sonotrode, which can be set into a state of ultrasonic vibration, and - a counter tool, - a moving device for moving the sonotrode, and - a resilient suspension for movable attachment of the counter tool, - the sealable material being sealable and separable between the sonotrode and the counter tool, and - during moving of the sonotrode against the counter tool, the counter tool being movable against a restoring force of the resilient suspension, characterized in that - the counter tool is designed as a flexible plate that is clamped at one end, preferably as a metal sheet that is clamped at one end. - a sonotrode, which can be set into a state of ultrasonic vibration, and - a counter tool, - a moving device for moving the sonotrode, and - a resilient suspension for movable attachment of the counter tool, - the sealable material being sealable and separable between the sonotrode and the counter tool, and - during moving of the sonotrode against the counter tool, the counter tool being movable against a restoring force of the resilient suspension, - the counter tool is designed as a flexible plate that is clamped at one end, preferably as a metal sheet that is clamped at one end.
An apparatus comprising: a transmission; an engine coupled to an input side of the transmission; an electromechanical device coupled to an output side of the transmission; a differential coupled to the output side of the electromechanical device; a controller coupled to the electromechanical device, the controller including a user interface, the controller being programmed to: receive a travel range estimate input at the user interface; monitor an operating characteristic of the engine; monitor an operating characteristic of the transmission; monitor an operating characteristic of the electromechanical device; control operation of the electromechanical device based on the travel range estimate, the operating characteristic of the engine, the operating characteristic of the transmission, and the operating characteristic of the electromechanical device. a transmission; an engine coupled to an input side of the transmission; an electromechanical device coupled to an output side of the transmission; a differential coupled to the output side of the electromechanical device; a controller coupled to the electromechanical device, the controller including a user interface, the controller being programmed to: receive a travel range estimate input at the user interface; monitor an operating characteristic of the engine; monitor an operating characteristic of the transmission; monitor an operating characteristic of the electromechanical device; control operation of the electromechanical device based on the travel range estimate, the operating characteristic of the engine, the operating characteristic of the transmission, and the operating characteristic of the electromechanical device. receive a travel range estimate input at the user interface; monitor an operating characteristic of the engine; monitor an operating characteristic of the transmission; monitor an operating characteristic of the electromechanical device; control operation of the electromechanical device based on the travel range estimate, the operating characteristic of the engine, the operating characteristic of the transmission, and the operating characteristic of the electromechanical device.
A nuclear reactor, comprising a vessel that houses a core, comprising a bundle of fuel elements being arranged to be immersed in a primary cooling fluid, F, of the core; the reactor being characterized in that the fuel elements comprise a head, fuel rods forming an active part, and a connection shaft between the active part and the head, wherein the fuel elements extend along respective longitudinal and parallel axes, A, and wherein the head of said fuel elements is by means of the connection shaft hydraulically connected to a tubular structure that extends centrally for the entire active part of the fuel elements; the tubular structure being hydraulically sealed at the bottom end and provided with a plurality of holes along the entire length corresponding to the active part of the fuel elements.
Water-conducting domestic appliance, especially laundry treatment appliance for washing and/or drying laundry, having at least one pod receptacle, which is used to receive a pod having at least one treatment means, and a distributor head, characterised in that the distributor head has at least one cutting edge (16 to 19), wherein the distributor head can be adjusted relative to a pod arranged in the pod receptacle in order to pierce through a wall of the pod with the cutting edge (16 to 19) of the distributor head, and wherein the distributor head has at least one opening (20 to 23) assigned to the cutting edge (16 to 19), through which water supplied via the distributor head can be conducted into the pod in order to rinse out at least one treatment means from the pod at the pierced-through wall of the pod.
A system comprising at least one carrier and component (2, 2A, 2B) for detachably fixing the at least one component (2, 2A, 2B) to the carrier, wherein the carrier is formed as an at least partially tubular member having an inner surface facing away from the component (2, 2A, 2B) and an outer surface facing towards the component (2, 2A, 2B), the system further comprising: a pen-shaped connecting member passing through the component (2, 2A, 2B), the pen-shaped connecting member having a flange at one end and insertion noses at the other end; and a spring element for fixing the insertion noses in an insertion nose reception part, characterized by an insertion opening in the tubular member passing through the tubular member from the outer surface to the inner surface, and in that the insertion nose reception part is integrated in the tubular member and is disposed at the inner surface of the tubular member adjacent to the insertion opening. a pen-shaped connecting member passing through the component (2, 2A, 2B), the pen-shaped connecting member having a flange at one end and insertion noses at the other end; and a spring element for fixing the insertion noses in an insertion nose reception part, characterized by an insertion opening in the tubular member passing through the tubular member from the outer surface to the inner surface, and in that the insertion nose reception part is integrated in the tubular member and is disposed at the inner surface of the tubular member adjacent to the insertion opening. an insertion opening in the tubular member passing through the tubular member from the outer surface to the inner surface, and in that the insertion nose reception part is integrated in the tubular member and is disposed at the inner surface of the tubular member adjacent to the insertion opening.
Method for operating a motor vehicle multimedia system when an attempt is made to couple a mobile appliance to the motor vehicle, wherein an attempt is automatically made in the motor vehicle to set up a data link to the mobile appliance; characterized in that - the data link that has been set up is used in the motor vehicle to automatically check whether the mobile appliance stores a particular program which ensures that particular specifications prescribed by the motor vehicle manufacturer for interactions with the driver of the motor vehicle are observed while the mobile appliance and the multimedia system are cooperating; and - cooperation between the mobile appliance and the multimedia system that goes beyond the checking data link and that influences interactions between the multimedia system and the driver of the motor vehicle is rendered possible only when the particular program is running on the mobile appliance, and then takes place under the control of the particular program. - the data link that has been set up is used in the motor vehicle to automatically check whether the mobile appliance stores a particular program which ensures that particular specifications prescribed by the motor vehicle manufacturer for interactions with the driver of the motor vehicle are observed while the mobile appliance and the multimedia system are cooperating; and - cooperation between the mobile appliance and the multimedia system that goes beyond the checking data link and that influences interactions between the multimedia system and the driver of the motor vehicle is rendered possible only when the particular program is running on the mobile appliance, and then takes place under the control of the particular program.
An anchoring member suitable for use in a polyaxial bone anchoring device, the anchoring member (1, 1', 1 ", 1 "', 101) comprising: a bone anchoring section having a first end, a second end, and a bone engagement structure on at least a portion of an outer surface thereof; a head, wherein a central axis extends through respective centers of the head and the first and second ends of the bone anchoring section; a neck portion (24; 24'; 24") between the first end of the bone anchoring section and the head, the neck portion being asymmetric with respect to the central axis; and an alignment feature (331; 24) for identifying an orientation of the asymmetry of the neck portion relative to the central axis; characterized in that the alignment feature comprises a recess for an instrument wherein the recess is a torx-shaped recess with an enlarged portion at one side. a bone anchoring section having a first end, a second end, and a bone engagement structure on at least a portion of an outer surface thereof; a head, wherein a central axis extends through respective centers of the head and the first and second ends of the bone anchoring section; a neck portion (24; 24'; 24") between the first end of the bone anchoring section and the head, the neck portion being asymmetric with respect to the central axis; and an alignment feature (331; 24) for identifying an orientation of the asymmetry of the neck portion relative to the central axis; characterized in that the alignment feature comprises a recess for an instrument wherein the recess is a torx-shaped recess with an enlarged portion at one side.