mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus for unwinding reels and for joining a ply between two reels comprising a first unwinder adapted to unwind a first reel and a second unwinder adapted to unwind a second reel, said apparatus comprising a joining device adapted to join a first ply belonging to said first reel with a second ply belonging to said second reel, said joining device comprising joining means configured to join, in a joining point along said joining path, said flap of said first ply with said second ply or said flap of said second ply with said first ply, said joining device comprising first cutting means configured to cut said first ply or said second ply upstream of said joining point where the join is performed between said first ply and said second ply and second cutting means configured to cut said flap of said first ply or said flap of said second ply downstream of said joining point, said apparatus being characterized in that said joining device comprises a pair of pulling bars (40, 41), a first pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said first ply along a joining path with said second ply, a second pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said second ply along a joining path with said first ply. a first unwinder adapted to unwind a first reel and a second unwinder adapted to unwind a second reel, said apparatus comprising a joining device adapted to join a first ply belonging to said first reel with a second ply belonging to said second reel, said joining device comprising joining means configured to join, in a joining point along said joining path, said flap of said first ply with said second ply or said flap of said second ply with said first ply, said joining device comprising first cutting means configured to cut said first ply or said second ply upstream of said joining point where the join is performed between said first ply and said second ply and second cutting means configured to cut said flap of said first ply or said flap of said second ply downstream of said joining point, said apparatus being characterized in that said joining device comprises a pair of pulling bars (40, 41), a first pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said first ply along a joining path with said second ply, a second pulling bar being adapted to pull a flap of said second ply along a joining path with said first ply.
A system comprising: a vestibular inhibitor configured to inhibit a recipient's vestibular system; characterized by a stimulator configured to stimulate tissue of the recipient via one or more non-vestibular sensory channels of the recipient based on balance compensation output signals to compensate for a balance dysfunction. a vestibular inhibitor configured to inhibit a recipient's vestibular system; characterized by a stimulator configured to stimulate tissue of the recipient via one or more non-vestibular sensory channels of the recipient based on balance compensation output signals to compensate for a balance dysfunction.
A drug delivery device comprising: a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one side wall connecting the top wall and the bottom wall; a primary container disposed in the housing for containing a medicament; a needle for delivering the medicament from the primary container to a patient; and at least one pressure communication channel defined as at least one groove in an outer surface of the bottom wall of the housing, wherein the at least one pressure communication channel is operative for distributing a negative fluid pressure across the outer surface of the bottom wall, the negative fluid pressure drawing the body tissue toward the bottom wall. a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one side wall connecting the top wall and the bottom wall; a primary container disposed in the housing for containing a medicament; a needle for delivering the medicament from the primary container to a patient; and at least one pressure communication channel defined as at least one groove in an outer surface of the bottom wall of the housing, wherein the at least one pressure communication channel is operative for distributing a negative fluid pressure across the outer surface of the bottom wall, the negative fluid pressure drawing the body tissue toward the bottom wall.
SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATION BY MEANS OF ROBOTS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PALLET AND THE CAGE IN PALLETIZED AND CAGED CONTAINERS, of the type used in an assembly line, said system being applicable to components of various materials such as wood, metal, plastic, etc., CHARACTERIZED in that it comprises at least two robotic units, the first robotic unit incorporating means, such as video cameras provided with optical inspection capabilities, butt ends, touch-sensitive accessories, separators, to detect those drilling operations if they have already been performed and to determine the suitable positions for said drilling operations if they have not already been performed, said first robotic unit being provided with suitable means for carrying out said drilling operations; the second robotic unit being provided with suitable means for carrying the insertion of the bolts or screws, into said drillings thereby fixing the assembly at mapped x,y positions received from the first robotic unit of suitable position holes of the drillings performed on the cage-pallet coupling, upon centering and fixing of said coupling by automatic means within the system.
A package comprising a packaging material having a fibrous bulk layer and being formed into a three-dimensional container (8, 200) by folding said packaging material along predefined crease lines thus forming a fracture along said crease lines, characterised in that at least one of said fractures forms a hinge mechanism having a single axis of rotation and said crease lines are formed as an elongated groove having a triangular profile.
Antibody specifically reactive with a citrullinated epitope on the N-terminus of deiminated histone H2A or H4 for use in the prevention or treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, wherein the citrullinated epitope resides on a peptide comprising a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2.
A device for performing flow assays, comprising - a desktop enclosure having a horizontal upper enclosure wall with a placement surface on the upper face and a first opening which is configured therein for positioning a test module having a base plate and a test arrangement for flow assays arranged thereon, - a first connection which is accessible from the outside for connecting a hose to an enclosure wall so that the first connection can be connected by means of a first hose to a second connection of the test module for supplying test fluid into the test arrangement when the test module is positioned on the placement surface, - a trough-shaped storage container for test fluid, which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is directly accessible from above through the first opening in the placement surface so that test fluid can be discharged from the test arrangement through a first outlet of the test arrangement on the lower face of the base plate into the storage container when the test module is positioned on the placement surface, - a first pump which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is connected on the inlet side to the interior of the storage container and on the outlet side to the first connection, - an electric motor which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is coupled to the first pump and - an electric control apparatus which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is connected to the electric motor, and which is configured to set the rotational speed of the first pump. - a desktop enclosure having a horizontal upper enclosure wall with a placement surface on the upper face and a first opening which is configured therein for positioning a test module having a base plate and a test arrangement for flow assays arranged thereon, - a first connection which is accessible from the outside for connecting a hose to an enclosure wall so that the first connection can be connected by means of a first hose to a second connection of the test module for supplying test fluid into the test arrangement when the test module is positioned on the placement surface, - a trough-shaped storage container for test fluid, which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is directly accessible from above through the first opening in the placement surface so that test fluid can be discharged from the test arrangement through a first outlet of the test arrangement on the lower face of the base plate into the storage container when the test module is positioned on the placement surface, - a first pump which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is connected on the inlet side to the interior of the storage container and on the outlet side to the first connection, - an electric motor which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is coupled to the first pump and - an electric control apparatus which is arranged in the desktop enclosure and which is connected to the electric motor, and which is configured to set the rotational speed of the first pump.
A forehead support for a mask assembly, comprising: a frame connector provided to a mask frame; a forehead cushion support movably mounted to the frame connector for movement between retracted and extended positions with respect to the frame connector; and an adjustment knob movably mounted to the frame connector characterized in that the adjustment knob is threadably engaged with the forehead cushion support such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion support to be moved between the retracted and extended positions and in that the adjustment knob includes a resilient prong having a bump, the bump adapted to selectively engage a series of ridges provided to the frame connector to provide indexed incremental adjustment. a frame connector provided to a mask frame; a forehead cushion support movably mounted to the frame connector for movement between retracted and extended positions with respect to the frame connector; and an adjustment knob movably mounted to the frame connector characterized in that the adjustment knob is threadably engaged with the forehead cushion support such that turning movement of the adjustment knob causes the forehead cushion support to be moved between the retracted and extended positions and in that the adjustment knob includes a resilient prong having a bump, the bump adapted to selectively engage a series of ridges provided to the frame connector to provide indexed incremental adjustment.
An electrically conductive path device (28, 29) comprising, three bus bars (33, 42, 52, 61) which electrically connect one object to the other object and a capacitance portion for creating stray capacitance, wherein the capacitance portion is formed between facing portions of the bus bars (33, 42, 52, 61), and characterized in that the three bus bars (33, 42, 52, 61) are formed into a same shape, and are positioned so that the surface area of the facing surfaces of the facing portions is the same and the distance between the facing portions is uniform.
A lubricant composition comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) 0.6 to 6 percent by weight of a dispersant comprising the condensation product of a carboxylic functionalized polymer with an aromatic amine having at least 3 aromatic rings and at least one primary or secondary amino group; wherein the carboxylic functionalized polymer comprises a polyisobutylene of number average molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 bearing at least one succinic anhydride group; and (c) an overbased metal detergent comprising an oil-soluble neutral metal salt component and a metal carbonate component; wherein the total amount of neutral metal salt component in the lubricant composition is at least 0.75 percent by weight and wherein the sulfated ash level of the lubricant composition is less than 1.1 percent. (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) 0.6 to 6 percent by weight of a dispersant comprising the condensation product of a carboxylic functionalized polymer with an aromatic amine having at least 3 aromatic rings and at least one primary or secondary amino group; wherein the carboxylic functionalized polymer comprises a polyisobutylene of number average molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 bearing at least one succinic anhydride group; and (c) an overbased metal detergent comprising an oil-soluble neutral metal salt component and a metal carbonate component;
A decoration for food stuffs comprising: a) an edible substrate; b) an edible image disposed on the edible substrate; wherein the edible substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of pectin, citric acid, citric acid esters, vegetable oil, collagen, and combinations thereof; wherein said material is present in the substrate in an amount of at least 50wt% relative to the total weight of the non-water components of the substrate; wherein the substrate has a water solubility of at least 70%, wherein water solubility is measured at 20 °C. a) an edible substrate; b) an edible image disposed on the edible substrate;
Use of a roller of multiple-layer construction which has a relatively soft inner layer and a relatively hard and wear-resistant outer layer which follows the said inner layer, the inner layer being softer than the outer layer, and the outer layer having a hardness of from 5 to 80 P&J and consisting of solid rubber, and the softer layer having a hardness of from 30 to 150 P&J and consisting of solid rubber, as a coating roller for surface finishing of paper, cardboard or pulp.
A sealing assembly for an input shaft, comprising: a support structure; a bearing assembly having an outer race coupled to the support structure, an inner race coupleable to the input shaft, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the outer race and the inner race; and an input seal including: an input seal housing affixed to the support structure, the input seal housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being arranged in contact with an adjacent surface of the support structure and a distal end of the first portion being arranged in direct contact with a side surface of the bearing assembly; and a face plate positioned adjacent the second portion, the face plate being configured to directly contact the input shaft; characterized by: at least one face plate anti-rotation pin coupled to the input seal housing arranged within a clearance between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the face plate anti-rotation pin is disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with a side surface of the bearing assembly, or the face plate anti-rotation pin directly contacts the clearance between the inner and outer races (60, 62). a support structure; a bearing assembly having an outer race coupled to the support structure, an inner race coupleable to the input shaft, and a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the outer race and the inner race; and an input seal including: an input seal housing affixed to the support structure, the input seal housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being arranged in contact with an adjacent surface of the support structure and a distal end of the first portion being arranged in direct contact with a side surface of the bearing assembly; and a face plate positioned adjacent the second portion, the face plate being configured to directly contact the input shaft; an input seal housing affixed to the support structure, the input seal housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being arranged in contact with an adjacent surface of the support structure and a distal end of the first portion being arranged in direct contact with a side surface of the bearing assembly; and a face plate positioned adjacent the second portion, the face plate being configured to directly contact the input shaft; characterized by: at least one face plate anti-rotation pin coupled to the input seal housing arranged within a clearance between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the face plate anti-rotation pin is disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with a side surface of the bearing assembly, or the face plate anti-rotation pin directly contacts the clearance between the inner and outer races (60, 62). at least one face plate anti-rotation pin coupled to the input seal housing arranged within a clearance between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the face plate anti-rotation pin is disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with a side surface of the bearing assembly, or the face plate anti-rotation pin directly contacts the clearance between the inner and outer races (60, 62).
Suspension means suitable for use in a luminaire, said suspension mean comprising: - a hook formed of an elastic wire/rod/tube of a cross-sectional diameter Dw and having two remote, essentially oppositely arranged end portions (13a, 13b) mutually connected by a loop portion, each end portion (13a, 13b) forming a spindle (17a, 17b) with length Ls, - a base comprising two elongated channel elements (19a, 19b) axially arranged along a rotation axis, wherein in an assembled configuration of hook and base, at least a portion of a respective spindle (17a, 17b) is accommodated with a snugly fit in a respective channel (25a, 25b) of a respective channel element (19a, 19b), characterized in that the spindles (17a, 17b) and/or the channels (25a, 25b) are mutually misaligned with respect to the rotation axis for the hook to be in a relatively low tension state when in a first rotational position, and to be in a relatively high tension state when in further rotational positions and wherein the hook is urged to rotate to assume the first rotational position. - a hook formed of an elastic wire/rod/tube of a cross-sectional diameter Dw and having two remote, essentially oppositely arranged end portions (13a, 13b) mutually connected by a loop portion, each end portion (13a, 13b) forming a spindle (17a, 17b) with length Ls, - a base comprising two elongated channel elements (19a, 19b) axially arranged along a rotation axis, wherein in an assembled configuration of hook and base, at least a portion of a respective spindle (17a, 17b) is accommodated with a snugly fit in a respective channel (25a, 25b) of a respective channel element (19a, 19b), characterized in that the spindles (17a, 17b) and/or the channels (25a, 25b) are mutually misaligned with respect to the rotation axis for the hook to be in a relatively low tension state when in a first rotational position, and to be in a relatively high tension state when in further rotational positions and wherein the hook is urged to rotate to assume the first rotational position. at least a portion of a respective spindle (17a, 17b) is accommodated with a snugly fit in a respective channel (25a, 25b) of a respective channel element (19a, 19b), characterized in that the spindles (17a, 17b) and/or the channels (25a, 25b) are mutually misaligned with respect to the rotation axis for the hook to be in a relatively low tension state when in a first rotational position, and to be in a relatively high tension state when in further rotational positions and wherein the hook is urged to rotate to assume the first rotational position.
A position measurement method using an encoder-type position measurement system, comprising: providing an encoder-type position measurement system to measure a position of a movable object with respect to another object, the encoder-type position measurement system comprising a grid plate and an encoder head, wherein the grid plate is mounted on a first of the movable object and the other object, and the encoder head is mounted on a second of the movable object and the other object, the encoder head comprising a radiation beam source configured to emit a radiation beam towards a measurement location on the grid plate and comprising two or more detectors; receiving with each of the detectors a respective part of the radiation beam reflected by the grid plate; generating respective signals based on the respective parts of the radiation beam; characterized in that the method comprises combining the respective signals to determine a reflectivity signal representative of a reflectivity of the grid plate at the measurement location, determining a presence of a defect at the measurement location based on the reflectivity signal. providing an encoder-type position measurement system to measure a position of a movable object with respect to another object, the encoder-type position measurement system comprising a grid plate and an encoder head, wherein the grid plate is mounted on a first of the movable object and the other object, and the encoder head is mounted on a second of the movable object and the other object, the encoder head comprising a radiation beam source configured to emit a radiation beam towards a measurement location on the grid plate and comprising two or more detectors; receiving with each of the detectors a respective part of the radiation beam reflected by the grid plate; generating respective signals based on the respective parts of the radiation beam; characterized in that the method comprises combining the respective signals to determine a reflectivity signal representative of a reflectivity of the grid plate at the measurement location, determining a presence of a defect at the measurement location based on the reflectivity signal.
Process for the regeneration of a waste solution for chemical attack on titanium based on hydrofluoric acid and on nitric acid, containing dissolved titanium, characterized in that it comprises: - the determination of the concentrations of hydrofluoric acid and of nitric acid in the solution, - the comparison of each of the values thus measured respectively with an associated predetermined "minimum" threshold value, - and the addition to the solution of KF and/or of KNO 3 when the concentration respectively of HF and/or HNO 3 in the solution is less than the associated minimum threshold value, so as to respectively form HF and/or HNO 3 in the solution by reaction with the dissolved titanium. - the determination of the concentrations of hydrofluoric acid and of nitric acid in the solution, - the comparison of each of the values thus measured respectively with an associated predetermined "minimum" threshold value, - and the addition to the solution of KF and/or of KNO 3 when the concentration respectively of HF and/or HNO 3 in the solution is less than the associated minimum threshold value, so as to respectively form HF and/or HNO 3 in the solution by reaction with the dissolved titanium.
Laminate to be applied to a carrier material, in particular to a carrier plate, comprising - a resin-impregnated decorative layer and - at least one resin-impregnated core layer (6, 8, 10), - wherein the decorative layer and the at least one core layer (6, 8, 10) are suitable for being pressed together by a multi-piston short-cycle press under high pressure and heat, characterised in that - after pressing, the thickness of the stack of the decorative layer and of the at least one core layer (6, 8, 10) is less than 2 mm, and - the decorative layer and the at least one core layer (6, 8, 10) have a width of more than 1800 mm. - a resin-impregnated decorative layer and - at least one resin-impregnated core layer (6, 8, 10), - wherein the decorative layer and the at least one core layer (6, 8, 10) are suitable for being pressed together by a multi-piston short-cycle press under high pressure and heat, - after pressing, the thickness of the stack of the decorative layer and of the at least one core layer (6, 8, 10) is less than 2 mm, and - the decorative layer and the at least one core layer (6, 8, 10) have a width of more than 1800 mm.