mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A package (10; 110; 210) for supporting and dispensing one or more longitudinally stacked product pieces comprising: a sheet (14; 114) positioned about said stacked product pieces; said sheet (14; 114) including a plurality of longitudinally spaced weakened locations (20; 120; 220) extending transversely thereabout; each said weakened location (20; 120; 220) defining a severable location for said sheet (14; 114); characterized in that weakened locations (20; 120; 220) adjacent each longitudinal end of the package (10; 110; 210) are more easily severable than weakened locations (20; 120; 220) at the center of the package (10; 110; 210). a sheet (14; 114) positioned about said stacked product pieces; said sheet (14; 114) including a plurality of longitudinally spaced weakened locations (20; 120; 220) extending transversely thereabout; each said weakened location (20; 120; 220) defining a severable location for said sheet (14; 114); characterized in that weakened locations (20; 120; 220) adjacent each longitudinal end of the package (10; 110; 210) are more easily severable than weakened locations (20; 120; 220) at the center of the package (10; 110; 210).
A method for calibrating a sensor of a postage meter for ambient light conditions, the method comprising: measuring ambient light with a sensor of an emitter-sensor pair while an emitter of the pair is unpowered; conditional on the measured ambient light being less than a current trip level, measuring a current level of light with the sensor while the emitter is powered; conditional on the measured current level of light exceeding the current trip level, outputting from the sensor a signal indicating that an object is present at the sensor; conditional on the measured current level of light not being above the current trip level, concluding that the sensor is uncovered; and for the case in which the measured ambient light is greater than the current trip level, performing a calibration phase to compute a new trip level and re-executing the steps above using the new trip level in place of the current trip level; wherein computing the new trip level comprises, during the calibration phase: while no object is present at the sensor, determining a calibration threshold by again measuring a current level of light with the sensor while the emitter is powered; adding a pre-determined margin to the determined calibration threshold; and setting the new trip level in dependence on the sum of the calibration threshold and the pre-determined margin. measuring ambient light with a sensor of an emitter-sensor pair while an emitter of the pair is unpowered; conditional on the measured ambient light being less than a current trip level, measuring a current level of light with the sensor while the emitter is powered; conditional on the measured current level of light exceeding the current trip level, outputting from the sensor a signal indicating that an object is present at the sensor; conditional on the measured current level of light not being above the current trip level, concluding that the sensor is uncovered; and for the case in which the measured ambient light is greater than the current trip level, performing a calibration phase to compute a new trip level and re-executing the steps above using the new trip level in place of the current trip level; wherein computing the new trip level comprises, during the calibration phase: while no object is present at the sensor, determining a calibration threshold by again measuring a current level of light with the sensor while the emitter is powered; adding a pre-determined margin to the determined calibration threshold; and setting the new trip level in dependence on the sum of the calibration threshold and the pre-determined margin. while no object is present at the sensor, determining a calibration threshold by again measuring a current level of light with the sensor while the emitter is powered; adding a pre-determined margin to the determined calibration threshold; and setting the new trip level in dependence on the sum of the calibration threshold and the pre-determined margin.
An apparatus, comprising: a source (1, 20, 30) of an oxygen-containing fluid; and a branched conduit comprising a plurality of outlets, each outlet being connected to a microtube having an inlet aperture in fluid communication with the source of oxygen-containing fluid and having an outlet aperture; wherein said outlet aperture of each microtube is located in a tip region of the microtube for injecting an effective amount of said oxygen-containing fluid selectively and directly into a layer of wound tissue located below a surface layer of a wound. a source (1, 20, 30) of an oxygen-containing fluid; and a branched conduit comprising a plurality of outlets, each outlet being connected to a microtube having an inlet aperture in fluid communication with the source of oxygen-containing fluid and having an outlet aperture; wherein said outlet aperture of each microtube is located in a tip region of the microtube for injecting an effective amount of said oxygen-containing fluid selectively and directly into a layer of wound tissue located below a surface layer of a wound.
A switchable auto stereoscopic display device comprising: - a display panel having an array of display pixels (5 adapted to produce) a display, the display pixels being arranged in rows and columns; and - an imaging arrangement adapted to direct the output from different pixels to different spatial positions to enable a stereoscopic image to be viewed, wherein the imaging arrangement is electrically switchable between at least three modes comprising a 2D mode and at least two 3D modes, one 3D mode providing parallax substantially only in a first direction and the other 3D mode providing parallax substantially only in a second substantially perpendicular direction, wherein the imaging arrangement comprises an electrically configurable graded index lens array, wherein the lens array comprises a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between first and second electrode layers (92,94) wherein said layer of liquid crystal material, in response to a potential across the liquid crystal layer applied by the electrode layers, realizes a lens function of said electrically configurable graded index lens array, and where one or more of a lens size, a lens shape, and a lens orientation for the electrically configurable graded index lens array are controllably configured by said potential, and in that each electrode layer (92,94) comprises an electrode pattern comprising first and second interleaved comb electrodes (120,122), having comb fingers defining a plurality of parallel electrode portions wherein the parallel electrode portions of the first and second electrode layers are perpendicular to each other. - a display panel having an array of display pixels (5 adapted to produce) a display, the display pixels being arranged in rows and columns; and - an imaging arrangement adapted to direct the output from different pixels to different spatial positions to enable a stereoscopic image to be viewed,
A use of a material as oxygen storage material, the material being La 2 CuO 4 having a K 2 NiF 4 -type crystal structure, wherein some of the La sites are replaced with Ce.
A method of preparing a titania-doped quartz glass, comprising the steps of subjecting a silicon-providing reactant gas and a titanium-providing reactant gas to oxidation or flame hydrolysis with the aid of a combustible gas and a combustion-supporting gas, to thereby form synthetic silica-titania fine particles, depositing the silica-titania fine particles on a rotating target, and concurrently melting and vitrifying the deposited particles into titania-doped quartz glass, the method further comprising the step of feeding oxygen gas as the combustion-supporting gas through a central tube of a burner, the burner having a main burner with a central multi-tube assembly of at least three tubes including said central tube, a shell tube surrounding the multi-tube assembly at a spacing and a plurality of nozzles distributed in the spacing between the shell tube and the multi-tube assembly, and a dual tube disposed outside the main burner and surrounding the front opening thereof; said oxygen gas being fed in admixture with the silicon-providing reactant gas and the titanium-providing reactant gas in a molar ratio of oxygen gas to the sum of the silicon-providing reactant gas and the titanium-providing reactant gas of at least 5, and the step of injecting hydrogen gas as the combustible gas through one or more tubes (4,5) of the burner as hydrogen gas feed tubes at a linear velocity of less than or equal to 100 m/sec.
A mask assembly for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient, comprising: a frame defining a breathing chamber; an elbow connected to the frame, the elbow comprising an inlet conduit configured to deliver the flow of breathable gas to the frame; and a valve member (34, 34') provided between the frame and the elbow, wherein the valve member (34, 34') is configured to allow breathing of ambient air through at least one aperture of the elbow into the breathing chamber and to prevent a back flow of gas into the inlet conduit of the elbow in an absence of the flow of breathable gas and to permit the flow of breathable gas into the breathing chamber when delivered by the inlet conduit. a frame defining a breathing chamber; an elbow connected to the frame, the elbow comprising an inlet conduit configured to deliver the flow of breathable gas to the frame; and a valve member (34, 34') provided between the frame and the elbow, wherein the valve member (34, 34') is configured to allow breathing of ambient air through at least one aperture of the elbow into the breathing chamber and to prevent a back flow of gas into the inlet conduit of the elbow in an absence of the flow of breathable gas and to permit the flow of breathable gas into the breathing chamber when delivered by the inlet conduit.
Apparatus for the transanal instillation of an enema into the rectum respectively colon of a patient by means of a transanally placed inflatable balloon of dumbbell or hourglass-shaped form, where the balloon ends are invertedly positioned on the body of the catheter shank so that the terminal balloon sections each are moving in opposite direction towards each other over the centrally located narrowed balloon section during filling, and thereby the distal opening or the distal end of the catheter shank does not protrude in distal direction beyond the vertex of the forward frontal balloon radius while the shank body is not deflected in rest position in the in situ transanally placed balloon, characterized by a welded, preferably bag-like welded foil structure of foil layers with several fully shaped compartments, in which the catheter shank as well as the lubricant is packed, in which the compartments are arranged around the catheter in such a way that in the consecutive application of the included elements in chronological order of their linear sequence a succession of application steps is resulting that starts with wetting the catheter tip with lubricant, continues with taking the wetted catheter out of the tearable compartment, and finally comprises the insertion of an integrated quantum of irrigation liquid ready for application into the rectum.
A method for inter-frequency or inter-RAT reselection of a cell in a wireless network by a user device, the method comprising: a) detecting that a signal level of a current serving cell is below a threshold defined for the current serving cell; b) determining the availability of at least one target cell at a lower or equal priority layer than the current serving cell; and c) determining, for the at least one available target cell at a lower or equal priority layer than the current serving cell, whether the available target cell has a signal level above a threshold defined for the available target cell; d) selecting an available target cell among the at least one available target cell for which the determination at c) is affirmative, and, when the determination of c) is negative, then e) determining the availability of at least one target cell at any priority layer; f) determining, for the at least one available target cell at any priority layer, whether the available target cell has a signal level higher by a hysteresis than the signal level of the current serving cell; and g) selecting an available target cell among the at least one available target cell at any priority layer for which the determination at f) is affirmative. a) detecting that a signal level of a current serving cell is below a threshold defined for the current serving cell; b) determining the availability of at least one target cell at a lower or equal priority layer than the current serving cell; and c) determining, for the at least one available target cell at a lower or equal priority layer than the current serving cell, whether the available target cell has a signal level above a threshold defined for the available target cell; d) selecting an available target cell among the at least one available target cell for which the determination at c) is affirmative, and, when the determination of c) is negative, then e) determining the availability of at least one target cell at any priority layer; f) determining, for the at least one available target cell at any priority layer, whether the available target cell has a signal level higher by a hysteresis than the signal level of the current serving cell; and g) selecting an available target cell among the at least one available target cell at any priority layer for which the determination at f) is affirmative.
A damper seal (98;134) received in a cavity of a turbine blade (68a,68b) located between a platform and a retention shelf, the damper seal (98;134) comprising: a central body portion (102;136) having a first end region, an opposing second end region, and a width; a first downwardly curved portion (104;138) extending from the first end region of the central body portion (102; 136), wherein a first end region of the first downwardly curved portion (104;138) includes first outwardly extending tabs (108,110;142,144) that define a first enlarged portion (109;146) that has a first width greater than the width of the central body portion; and a second downwardly curved portion (106;140) extending from the opposing second end region of the central body portion (102;136); characterised in that a second end region of the second downwardly curved portion (106;140) includes second outwardly extending tabs (112,114;150,152) that define a second enlarged portion (113;154) that has a second width greater than the width of the central body portion (102;136), and in that the second downwardly curved portion (106;140) includes a second another tab (116;156) that extends substantially perpendicularly to the second outwardly extending tabs (112,114;150,152) in the same direction as the second downwardly curved portion (106; 140), such that the second outwardly extending tabs (112, 114; 150, 152) are located between the central body portion (102; 136) and the second another tab (116; 156), wherein the width of the second another tab (116; 156) is less than the second width of the second enlarged portion (113; 154). a central body portion (102;136) having a first end region, an opposing second end region, and a width; a first downwardly curved portion (104;138) extending from the first end region of the central body portion (102; 136), wherein a first end region of the first downwardly curved portion (104;138) includes first outwardly extending tabs (108,110;142,144) that define a first enlarged portion (109;146) that has a first width greater than the width of the central body portion; and a second downwardly curved portion (106;140) extending from the opposing second end region of the central body portion (102;136); characterised in that a second end region of the second downwardly curved portion (106;140) includes second outwardly extending tabs (112,114;150,152) that define a second enlarged portion (113;154) that has a second width greater than the width of the central body portion (102;136), and in that the second downwardly curved portion (106;140) includes a second another tab (116;156) that extends substantially perpendicularly to the second outwardly extending tabs (112,114;150,152) in the same direction as the second downwardly curved portion (106; 140), such that the second outwardly extending tabs (112, 114; 150, 152) are located between the central body portion (102; 136) and the second another tab (116; 156), wherein the width of the second another tab (116; 156) is less than the second width of the second enlarged portion (113; 154).
Hob apparatus, in particular an induction hob apparatus, having at least one variable cooking surface region, which is defined by an arrangement of at least two extended heating elements, which are arranged adjacent to one another relative to at least one longitudinal axis of the heating elements and having at least one further extended heating unit, the longitudinal axis of which is oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the heating elements, wherein the further heating unit is formed by just one heating element, wherein a centre point of the further heating unit is arranged at least substantially centrally between centre points of two adjacently arranged heating elements of the variable cooking surface region or at least substantially on one of the longitudinal axes of one of the heating elements of the variable cooking surface region relative to the longitudinal axis of the further heating unit, characterised by at least one further variable cooking surface region, which is defined by an arrangement of at least two extended heating elements, the longitudinal axes of which are oriented at least substantially parallel to the longitudinal axes of the heating elements of the variable cooking surface region and by at least one control unit, which is provided to assign the further heating unit to one of the variable cooking surface regions (12a, 26a) as a function of at least one operating parameter.
An oral care composition comprising: i) 0.1 to 10 wt% of a bipolar antimicrobial particle whose precursor is an asymmetric 1:1 or 2:1:1 clay particle comprising alternating tetrahedral and octahedral sheets terminating with a tetrahedral sheet at one external surface plane and an octahedral sheet at another external surface plane with an antibacterial agent attached to the coordinating cation on one of the said external surface plane, where the antibacterial agent is a quaternary ammonium compound; and, ii) 0.001 to 10 wt% of a compound of zinc, wherein the median diameter of said particles is 0.1 to 10 μm, wherein said compound of zinc is zinc sulphate, zinc chloride, zinc nitrate, zinc citrate, zinc oxide, zinc lactate, zinc gluconate, zinc glycinate, zinc oleate, zinc hydroxide or zinc peroxide. i) 0.1 to 10 wt% of a bipolar antimicrobial particle whose precursor is an asymmetric 1:1 or 2:1:1 clay particle comprising alternating tetrahedral and octahedral sheets terminating with a tetrahedral sheet at one external surface plane and an octahedral sheet at another external surface plane with an antibacterial agent attached to the coordinating cation on one of the said external surface plane, where the antibacterial agent is a quaternary ammonium compound; and, ii) 0.001 to 10 wt% of a compound of zinc, wherein the median diameter of said particles is 0.1 to 10 μm, wherein said compound of zinc is zinc sulphate, zinc chloride, zinc nitrate, zinc citrate, zinc oxide, zinc lactate, zinc gluconate, zinc glycinate, zinc oleate, zinc hydroxide or zinc peroxide.
An exhaust gas purification system of an internal combustion engine, comprising: an exhaust gas purification apparatus (50, 51, 52) which is arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and which includes a selective catalytic reduction catalyst; an EGR apparatus which recirculates a part of exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage as EGR gas; and an electronic control unit configured to control an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture burned in the internal combustion engine and an amount of EGR gas recirculated by the EGR apparatus, characterized in that the electronic control unit is configured: when increasing a NO2 proportion that is a proportion of nitrogen dioxide in NOx contained in the exhaust gas under a condition where a temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus (50, 51, 52) is higher than a predetermined temperature, to increase the air-fuel ratio without increasing the amount of EGR gas; and when increasing the NO2 proportion under a condition where the temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus (50,51,52) is not higher than the predetermined temperature, to increase the amount of EGR gas without increasing the air-fuel ratio. an exhaust gas purification apparatus (50, 51, 52) which is arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and which includes a selective catalytic reduction catalyst; an EGR apparatus which recirculates a part of exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage as EGR gas; and an electronic control unit configured to control an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture burned in the internal combustion engine and an amount of EGR gas recirculated by the EGR apparatus, characterized in that the electronic control unit is configured: when increasing a NO2 proportion that is a proportion of nitrogen dioxide in NOx contained in the exhaust gas under a condition where a temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus (50, 51, 52) is higher than a predetermined temperature, to increase the air-fuel ratio without increasing the amount of EGR gas; and when increasing the NO2 proportion under a condition where the temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus (50,51,52) is not higher than the predetermined temperature, to increase the amount of EGR gas without increasing the air-fuel ratio. when increasing a NO2 proportion that is a proportion of nitrogen dioxide in NOx contained in the exhaust gas under a condition where a temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus (50, 51, 52) is higher than a predetermined temperature, to increase the air-fuel ratio without increasing the amount of EGR gas; and when increasing the NO2 proportion under a condition where the temperature of the exhaust gas purification apparatus (50,51,52) is not higher than the predetermined temperature, to increase the amount of EGR gas without increasing the air-fuel ratio.