mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A film dispenser, comprising an elongated housing having a substantially rectangular housing floor, a back wall, two side walls (7a, 7b) and a housing front, which delimit a receiving space together, wherein a front roll holder and a back roll holder are arranged perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the housing offset from each other on each side of said receiving space, wherein these roll holders (29, 31) are designed for rotatingly bearing a front film roll and a back film roll in the housing, and wherein a withdrawal opening is formed in the housing front, said withdrawal opening extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing, characterized in that the housing floor defines the lowermost level of the housing and in that a lower rim of the withdrawal opening comprises at least one portion having a resting surface which protrudes into the receiving space on a level spaced over the housing floor so as to support an end portion of a film strip rolled onto the front film roll and to hold it in an ergonomical position for removal spaced apart from the housing floor. the housing floor defines the lowermost level of the housing and in that a lower rim of the withdrawal opening comprises at least one portion having a resting surface which protrudes into the receiving space on a level spaced over the housing floor so as to support an end portion of a film strip rolled onto the front film roll and to hold it in an ergonomical position for removal spaced apart from the housing floor.
A mass spectrometer including: an ion source for ionizing a compound in a sample; a mass separation unit for separating ions originating from a compound according to their mass-to-charge ratios; and a detection unit for detecting ions separated according to their mass-to-charge ratios, the mass spectrometer capable of repeatedly performing a cycle of performing a plurality of selected ion monitoring measurements with different target ions or a plurality of multiple reaction monitoring measurements with different MRM transitions which are combinations of a precursor ion and a product ion to be subjected to a measurement, and the mass spectrometer further comprising: a) an information collector for collecting information concerning the target ions of the plurality of SIM measurements or the target MRM transitions of the plurality of MRM measurements performed in one cycle within an arbitrary measurement time range; and b) a measurement order determiner for determining an order in which the SIM measurements for the different ions or the MRM measurements for the different MRM transitions are performed within one cycle, characterized in that the measurement order determiner configured to organize the measurements for the target ions of the plurality of SIM measurements or the target MRM transitions of the plurality of MRM measurements within one cycle collected by the information collector, into groups with respect to each suitable polarity of an application voltage to the ion source for each of the ions or MRM transitions, and to determine the order of the measurements within one cycle by sorting the measurements by an absolute value of the application voltage within each group of the same polarity. a) an information collector for collecting information concerning the target ions of the plurality of SIM measurements or the target MRM transitions of the plurality of MRM measurements performed in one cycle within an arbitrary measurement time range; and b) a measurement order determiner for determining an order in which the SIM measurements for the different ions or the MRM measurements for the different MRM transitions are performed within one cycle,
A batch processing method of pyrolysing and/or gasifying material such as organically coated waste and organic materials including biomass, industrial waste, municipal solid water and sludge, the method comprising: in a first mode of operation heating the material in a processing chamber, by recirculating hot gas therethrough, to pyrolyse and/or gasify it to produce syngas and soot and a residual material; and in a second mode of operation, carried out in the same processing chamber as the first mode of operation, increasing the oxygen content of the recirculating hot gas such that the oxygen reacts with the soot to form carbon monoxide; and in the second mode of operation: monitoring one or more of the calorific value of the gas, the hydrogen content of the gas, and the carbon monoxide content of the gas; and if one or more of the calorific value, the hydrogen content, and the carbon monoxide content of the gas is very low or substantially zero ending the process; and/or monitoring the temperature of the gas and if the temperature of the gas remains substantially constant, ending the process. in a first mode of operation heating the material in a processing chamber, by recirculating hot gas therethrough, to pyrolyse and/or gasify it to produce syngas and soot and a residual material; and in a second mode of operation, carried out in the same processing chamber as the first mode of operation, increasing the oxygen content of the recirculating hot gas such that the oxygen reacts with the soot to form carbon monoxide; and in the second mode of operation: monitoring one or more of the calorific value of the gas, the hydrogen content of the gas, and the carbon monoxide content of the gas; and if one or more of the calorific value, the hydrogen content, and the carbon monoxide content of the gas is very low or substantially zero ending the process; and/or monitoring the temperature of the gas and if the temperature of the gas remains substantially constant, ending the process. monitoring one or more of the calorific value of the gas, the hydrogen content of the gas, and the carbon monoxide content of the gas; and if one or more of the calorific value, the hydrogen content, and the carbon monoxide content of the gas is very low or substantially zero ending the process; and/or monitoring the temperature of the gas and if the temperature of the gas remains substantially constant, ending the process.
A supplementary device configured to be attached to a drug delivery device, the supplementary device comprising: a Hall sensor configured to measure a magnetic field produced by a moveable component (500, 502) within the drug delivery device and to output signals indicative of the position of the moveable component; an additional Hall sensor configured to measure the magnetic field produced by the moveable component within the drug delivery device, wherein the Hall sensor and the additional Hall sensor are separated from each other in a direction of movement of the moveable component; characterized in further comprising a capacitive sensor, wherein components of the capacitive sensor are arranged within the supplementary device such that the attached drug delivery device forms at least a part of a dielectric layer of the capacitive sensor; and a processor configured to receive the signals output from the Hall sensor, the additional Hall sensor and the capacitive sensor and to determine based on the signals whether the drug delivery device is in a pre-activation state or a post-activation state. a Hall sensor configured to measure a magnetic field produced by a moveable component (500, 502) within the drug delivery device and to output signals indicative of the position of the moveable component; an additional Hall sensor configured to measure the magnetic field produced by the moveable component within the drug delivery device, wherein the Hall sensor and the additional Hall sensor are separated from each other in a direction of movement of the moveable component; characterized in further comprising a capacitive sensor, wherein components of the capacitive sensor are arranged within the supplementary device such that the attached drug delivery device forms at least a part of a dielectric layer of the capacitive sensor; and a processor configured to receive the signals output from the Hall sensor, the additional Hall sensor and the capacitive sensor and to determine based on the signals whether the drug delivery device is in a pre-activation state or a post-activation state.
A method for automatic calibration of a brake pad comprising a block of friction material, a support plate or backplate and force sensors capable of detecting forces that are exchanged between the block of friction material and an element to be braked, characterised in that of comprising following steps: - providing an automatic calibration device comprising a supporting fixed base, at least one control panel, brake pad mechanical stress means generating on said pad a normal force in combination with a shear force, and brake pad retaining means in turn comprising a first lock-in means for locking in said friction material with said mechanical stress means and a second lock-in means for locking said brake pad on said fixed base, and sensors for detecting said normal force and said shear force; - locking in said brake pad on said supporting fixed base by said a second lock-in means; - locking in said friction material with said mechanical stress means by said a first lock-in means; - generating on said brake pad locked in by said first and second lock-in means (10, 11), a normal force in combination with a shear force adjusted to reach a condition, in terms of ratio of shear force to normal force, equal or close to a value known from a design stage of the friction coefficient between said block of friction material and said retaining means; - receiving from the force sensors in the brake pad signals providing calibration data, wherein measurements of force from the force sensors in the brake pad are synchronised and compared with the measurements of force from the sensors installed in the device; - memorising said calibration data. - providing an automatic calibration device comprising a supporting fixed base, at least one control panel, brake pad mechanical stress means generating on said pad a normal force in combination with a shear force, and brake pad retaining means in turn comprising a first lock-in means for locking in said friction material with said mechanical stress means and a second lock-in means for locking said brake pad on said fixed base, and sensors for detecting said normal force and said shear force; - locking in said brake pad on said supporting fixed base by said a second lock-in means; - locking in said friction material with said mechanical stress means by said a first lock-in means; - generating on said brake pad locked in by said first and second lock-in means (10, 11), a normal force in combination with a shear force adjusted to reach a condition, in terms of ratio of shear force to normal force, equal or close to a value known from a design stage of the friction coefficient between said block of friction material and said retaining means; - receiving from the force sensors in the brake pad signals providing calibration data, wherein measurements of force from the force sensors in the brake pad are synchronised and compared with the measurements of force from the sensors installed in the device; - memorising said calibration data.
An isolated polypeptide having peroxygenase activity, which has at least 80% sequence identity to the mature polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2; or a fragment thereof that has peroxygenase activity.
A working channel element for an endoscope, wherein the working channel element has a tubular shape which has an inner circumference and an outer circumference and through which an instrument can be pushed, wherein the working channel element is adapted to be temporarily inserted into a working channel of an endoscope with its distal side ahead, and wherein the working channel element comprises a flexible tube element; the working channel element has a transition element at a proximal side of the flexible tube element, wherein the proximal end of the flexible tube element und the transition element are arranged on the same axis; and the transition element comprises an outer wall that is penetrated laterally by an instrument access, wherein instruments can be pushed through the instrument access into an inner channel of the working channel element, the working channel element has a bending portion on the distal side, the working channel element has, on the proximal side, a control unit for controlling the bending of the bending portion, the control unit is configured such that it tensions at least one control wire guided in the working channel element between the inner circumference and the outer circumference and anchored at the bending portion, so as to control the bending of the bending portion, the control unit is configured as a slider in which the proximal end of the control wire is anchored, characterized in that the working channel element comprises, on the proximal side, a locking means for fixing a bent position of the distal bending portion, wherein the locking means is located on the slider. wherein the working channel element has a tubular shape which has an inner circumference and an outer circumference and through which an instrument can be pushed, wherein the working channel element is adapted to be temporarily inserted into a working channel of an endoscope with its distal side ahead, and wherein the working channel element comprises a flexible tube element; the working channel element has a transition element at a proximal side of the flexible tube element, wherein the proximal end of the flexible tube element und the transition element are arranged on the same axis; and the working channel element has a bending portion on the distal side, the working channel element has, on the proximal side, a control unit for controlling the bending of the bending portion, the control unit is configured such that it tensions at least one control wire guided in the working channel element between the inner circumference and the outer circumference and anchored at the bending portion, so as to control the bending of the bending portion, the control unit is configured as a slider in which the proximal end of the control wire is anchored,
Optoelectronic assembly, comprising - a substrate, which has at least one first contact region at a first side of the substrate, - an optoelectronic component, which is arranged on the first side of the substrate and which has a first contact electrically coupled to the first contact region, - a printed circuit board, which has conductor tracks and which is physically coupled to the first side of the substrate at a first side of the printed circuit board and which has a central cutout, in which the optoelectronic component is exposed, and which has a first contact cutout, which overlaps the first contact region, - at least one electronic component which is arranged on a second side of the printed circuit board, facing away from the first side of the printed circuit board, and which is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductor tracks, - an electrically conductive first connection element, which is arranged in the first contact cutout and electrically couples the first contact region to at least one of the conductor tracks, wherein the connection element fixes the substrate to the printed circuit board. - a substrate, which has at least one first contact region at a first side of the substrate, - an optoelectronic component, which is arranged on the first side of the substrate and which has a first contact electrically coupled to the first contact region, - a printed circuit board, which has conductor tracks and which is physically coupled to the first side of the substrate at a first side of the printed circuit board and which has a central cutout, in which the optoelectronic component is exposed, and which has a first contact cutout, which overlaps the first contact region, - at least one electronic component which is arranged on a second side of the printed circuit board, facing away from the first side of the printed circuit board, and which is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductor tracks, - an electrically conductive first connection element, which is arranged in the first contact cutout and electrically couples the first contact region to at least one of the conductor tracks, wherein the connection element fixes the substrate to the printed circuit board.
An optical coupling system for optically connecting two optical fibers, the system comprising a graded-index ("GRIN") fiber lens defining an optical axis and two ends disposed apart along the optical axis, the GRIN fiber lens being optically connectable to two optical fibers, each at a respective one of the two ends, the GRIN fiber lens having a half-pitch length that differ by no more than about 1 μm over a wavelength range of at least about 200 nm, characterized in that the GRIN fiber lens further defining a total lens length of substantially an integer multiple of the half-pitch length along the optical axis, and the GRIN fiber lens comprises a core defined along the optical axis and a cladding axially surrounding the core, the cladding having a lower refractive index than pure silica.
Process for the synthesis of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (FOX-7) or a salt of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, characterized in that a carbodiimide is reacted with a dinitromethane anion.
A luminescent accessory to be attached to clothing, such as Western clothes, a kimono or an obi, the luminescent accessory comprising: an attachment part; a power source; a luminous object connected to the power source; a substrate and a circuit; characterized by an ON/OFF switch by which a power supply from the power source can be turned on and off; the substrate and circuit being located between the power source and the luminous object such that a power supply from the power source to the luminous object is changed by an instruction from the substrate and the circuit whereby to change a luminous pattern of the luminous object; wherein the power source, the luminous object, the substrate and the circuit are housed within the accessory, the accessory further comprises a cover, and the power source is accessible for exchange via an opening/closing mechanism. an attachment part; a power source; a luminous object connected to the power source; a substrate and a circuit; characterized by an ON/OFF switch by which a power supply from the power source can be turned on and off; the substrate and circuit being located between the power source and the luminous object such that a power supply from the power source to the luminous object is changed by an instruction from the substrate and the circuit whereby to change a luminous pattern of the luminous object; wherein the power source, the luminous object, the substrate and the circuit are housed within the accessory, the accessory further comprises a cover, and the power source is accessible for exchange via an opening/closing mechanism.
A method for decoding a compressed motion compensated video image sequence from image data comprising a plurality of reference pictures and motion vectors for deriving intermediate pictures from preceding pictures in the sequence, the motion vectors having a maximum vertical extent corresponding to a number of lines of image data, the method comprising: receiving, at a first decoding core, image data for deriving a picture in the sequence; deriving said picture, at the first decoding core, from the received image data; receiving, at a second decoding core, motion vectors for deriving a next picture in the sequence from said picture derived by the first decoding core; detecting, from the received motion vectors, the maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for one or more blocks of the next picture; and decoding the one or more blocks of the next picture at the second decoding core using the motion vectors for the one or more blocks, wherein the decoding of said one or more blocks of the next picture commences once it is determined that, according to the detected maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for said one or more blocks, an area of said picture pointed to by the motion vectors for said one or more blocks has been decoded by the first decoding core and before the first decoding core has decoded the whole of said picture. receiving, at a first decoding core, image data for deriving a picture in the sequence; deriving said picture, at the first decoding core, from the received image data; receiving, at a second decoding core, motion vectors for deriving a next picture in the sequence from said picture derived by the first decoding core; detecting, from the received motion vectors, the maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for one or more blocks of the next picture; and decoding the one or more blocks of the next picture at the second decoding core using the motion vectors for the one or more blocks, wherein the decoding of said one or more blocks of the next picture commences once it is determined that, according to the detected maximum vertical extent of the motion vectors for said one or more blocks, an area of said picture pointed to by the motion vectors for said one or more blocks has been decoded by the first decoding core and before the first decoding core has decoded the whole of said picture.
A gas turbine engine, comprising: an inner case disposed about a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section; an outer case disposed about the inner case; and a seal damper assembly disposed about an engine component that extends through at least one of the inner case and the outer case, the seal damper assembly being configured to dampen displacement of the engine component, the seal damper assembly comprising: a seal housing (70, 160) having a base (80, 170) defining a central opening (84, 178) through which the engine component extends and a wall (82, 172) axially extending from the base, the base and the wall defining a cavity; a sliding seal (72, 164) that is disposed within the cavity; and a damping member (74, 166) that is disposed within the cavity, disposed about the sliding seal, and is disposed between the wall and the sliding seal. an inner case disposed about a compressor section, a combustor section, and a turbine section; an outer case disposed about the inner case; and a seal damper assembly disposed about an engine component that extends through at least one of the inner case and the outer case, the seal damper assembly being configured to dampen displacement of the engine component, the seal damper assembly comprising: a seal housing (70, 160) having a base (80, 170) defining a central opening (84, 178) through which the engine component extends and a wall (82, 172) axially extending from the base, the base and the wall defining a cavity; a sliding seal (72, 164) that is disposed within the cavity; and a damping member (74, 166) that is disposed within the cavity, disposed about the sliding seal, and is disposed between the wall and the sliding seal. a seal housing (70, 160) having a base (80, 170) defining a central opening (84, 178) through which the engine component extends and a wall (82, 172) axially extending from the base, the base and the wall defining a cavity; a sliding seal (72, 164) that is disposed within the cavity; and a damping member (74, 166) that is disposed within the cavity, disposed about the sliding seal, and is disposed between the wall and the sliding seal.