mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A hydrocarbon composition having reduced drag comprising: a liquid hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of crude oil, heavy oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, naphtha, asphalt, and mixtures thereof; and an effective amount of a drag reducing composition to reduce the drag of the liquid hydrocarbon, the drag reducing composition comprising a drag reducing latex comprising a polymer having at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates, styrene, acrylic acid, and combinations thereof; and at least one plasticizer, wherein the weight ratio of the at least one plasticizer to drag reducing latex ranges from 1/99 to 10/90. a liquid hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of crude oil, heavy oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, naphtha, asphalt, and mixtures thereof; and an effective amount of a drag reducing composition to reduce the drag of the liquid hydrocarbon, the drag reducing composition comprising a drag reducing latex comprising a polymer having at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates, styrene, acrylic acid, and combinations thereof; and at least one plasticizer, wherein the weight ratio of the at least one plasticizer to drag reducing latex ranges from 1/99 to 10/90. a polymer having at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates, styrene, acrylic acid, and combinations thereof; and at least one plasticizer, wherein the weight ratio of the at least one plasticizer to drag reducing latex ranges from 1/99 to 10/90.
The use of thermoplastic molding compositions comprising, as essential components A) from 29 to 99.99% by weight of a polyester, B) from 0.01 to 3.0% by weight of an alkali metal salt of nitrous acid or of phosphoric acid or of carbonic acid, or a mixture of these, based on 100% by weight of A) and B), and also moreover C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives, where the sum of the % by weight values for A) to C) is 100 %, for the production of cable sheathing or optical waveguide sheathing via blowmolding, profile extrusion, and/or pipe extrusion. A) from 29 to 99.99% by weight of a polyester, B) from 0.01 to 3.0% by weight of an alkali metal salt of nitrous acid or of phosphoric acid or of carbonic acid, or a mixture of these, based on 100% by weight of A) and B), and also moreover C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives, where the sum of the % by weight values for A) to C) is 100 %,
Method for the production of fucosylated oligosaccharides using a genetically modified prokaryotic host cell, the method comprising the steps of: - providing a prokaryotic host cell, which has been genetically modified, such, that at least (i) the activity of a fructose-6-phosphate-converting enzyme, which in the unmodified host cell has a regular level, is lowered or abolished, wherein said fructose-6-phosphate converting enzyme is selected from the group consisting of phosphofructokinase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, fructose-6-phosphate aldolase, a transketolase, or a transaldolase, and/or by increasing the activity of a fructose-1,6-bisphosphate phosphatase; (ii) at least one gene encoding an enzyme necessary for the de novo synthesis of GDP-fucose is overexpressed in the host cell, wherein the at least one gene encoding an enzyme necessary for the de novo synthesis of GDP-fucose is a gene encoding a ManA enzyme catalyzing the isomerization of fructose-6-phosphate to mannose-6-phosphate, a phosphomannomutase encoding gene, a mannose-1-phosphate guanosyltransferase encoding gene, a GDP-mannose-4,6-dehydratase encoding gene, or a GDP-L-fucose synthase encoding gene; (iii) an exogenous gene, encoding an alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase and/or alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferase, is expressed in the host cell; - cultivating and/or growing said genetically modified host cell in a cultivation medium from a carbon and/or energy source that is selected from at least one of the following: glycerol, succinate, malate, pyruvate, lactate, ethanol, citrate; and - providing lactose to the cultivation medium; thereby producing the fucosylated oligosaccharide obtainable from the medium the host cell is cultivated in. - providing a prokaryotic host cell, which has been genetically modified, such, that at least (i) the activity of a fructose-6-phosphate-converting enzyme, which in the unmodified host cell has a regular level, is lowered or abolished, wherein said fructose-6-phosphate converting enzyme is selected from the group consisting of phosphofructokinase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, fructose-6-phosphate aldolase, a transketolase, or a transaldolase, and/or by increasing the activity of a fructose-1,6-bisphosphate phosphatase; (ii) at least one gene encoding an enzyme necessary for the de novo synthesis of GDP-fucose is overexpressed in the host cell, wherein the at least one gene encoding an enzyme necessary for the de novo synthesis of GDP-fucose is a gene encoding a ManA enzyme catalyzing the isomerization of fructose-6-phosphate to mannose-6-phosphate, a phosphomannomutase encoding gene, a mannose-1-phosphate guanosyltransferase encoding gene, a GDP-mannose-4,6-dehydratase encoding gene, or a GDP-L-fucose synthase encoding gene; (iii) an exogenous gene, encoding an alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase and/or alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferase, is expressed in the host cell; - cultivating and/or growing said genetically modified host cell in a cultivation medium from a carbon and/or energy source that is selected from at least one of the following: glycerol, succinate, malate, pyruvate, lactate, ethanol, citrate; and - providing lactose to the cultivation medium;
A pulp mixture comprising: a lignocellulosic material; at least 80 wt.%, based on the total weight of said pulp mixture, of water; lignin; an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of NaOH, Na 2 S, Na 2 CO 3, Na 2 SO 4, Na 2 S 2 O 3 and combinations thereof; and, a copolymer comprising two or more structural units chosen from ethylene oxide units, propylene oxide units, (meth)acrylic acid units, ethyl acrylate units, and combinations thereof; wherein said copolymer is free of silicone-containing structural units; and, wherein said lignin is present in an amount of greater than 150 ppm, based on a total weight of said pulp mixture. a lignocellulosic material; at least 80 wt.%, based on the total weight of said pulp mixture, of water; lignin; an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of NaOH, Na 2 S, Na 2 CO 3, Na 2 SO 4, Na 2 S 2 O 3 and combinations thereof; and, a copolymer comprising two or more structural units chosen from ethylene oxide units, propylene oxide units, (meth)acrylic acid units, ethyl acrylate units, and combinations thereof; wherein said copolymer is free of silicone-containing structural units; and, wherein said lignin is present in an amount of greater than 150 ppm, based on a total weight of said pulp mixture.
A hot water supply system comprising: a hot water supply apparatus including a heating apparatus configured to heat water, a tank configured to store the water heated by the heating apparatus, and a water circuit through which the water in the tank circulates; a plurality of supply paths each coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of hot water supply targets and each configured to supply the water from the tank; and an estimation unit configured to predict a total amount of hot water supply demand, based on time-series data of a first index that indicates an amount of heat of water used in each of the plurality of hot water supply targets, characterized in that the estimation unit is configured to predict the total amount of hot water supply demand, based on the time-series data and at least one of types of the hot water supply targets and specifications of faucets of the hot water supply targets. a hot water supply apparatus including a heating apparatus configured to heat water, a tank configured to store the water heated by the heating apparatus, and a water circuit through which the water in the tank circulates; a plurality of supply paths each coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of hot water supply targets and each configured to supply the water from the tank; and an estimation unit configured to predict a total amount of hot water supply demand, based on time-series data of a first index that indicates an amount of heat of water used in each of the plurality of hot water supply targets, characterized in that the estimation unit is configured to predict the total amount of hot water supply demand, based on the time-series data and at least one of types of the hot water supply targets and specifications of faucets of the hot water supply targets.
Implant consisting of a material resorbable by the body, characterized in that the metallic material is a magnesium alloy consisting of 96 to 97.9 % w/w of magnesium, 1.6 to 2 % w/w of manganese and 0.5 to 2 % w/w of rare earth metal.
A gun cleaning kit comprising a handle, an elongate rod, a cylindrical brush comprising radially outwardly projecting metal bristles and a cylindrical wiping element, wherein the handle defines a first part of a two-part coupling and a first end of the rod defines a second part of the two-part coupling such that the handle is capable of being detachably coupled to the first end of the rod via the first two-part coupling; a second end of the rod defines a first part of a second two-part coupling; and each of the cylindrical brush and cylindrical wiping element defines a second part (26, 28) of the second two-part coupling, such that the cylindrical brush and the cylindrical wiping element are each separately capable of being detachably coupled to the second end of the rod via the second two-part coupling, characterised in that the elongate rod is padded along its length.
A robot cleaner comprising: a main body configured to include components for performing a traveling operation or a cleaning operation of the robot cleaner; a plurality of dust sensors (20a, 20b) provided at different positions of the main body and sensing dust in a traveling route of the main body; and a control unit configured to control traveling and cleaning operation of the main body on the basis of sensing results from the plurality of dust sensors, characterized in that the plurality of dust sensors (20a, 20b) includes a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the control unit controls the main body to perform cleaning on a cleaning area according to a result obtained by comparing a first sensing result of the first sensor and a preset first reference before cleaning the cleaning area, and wherein the first reference is preset to be different according to any one of topography, a geographic feature and an object of the cleaning area. a main body configured to include components for performing a traveling operation or a cleaning operation of the robot cleaner; a plurality of dust sensors (20a, 20b) provided at different positions of the main body and sensing dust in a traveling route of the main body; and a control unit configured to control traveling and cleaning operation of the main body on the basis of sensing results from the plurality of dust sensors, characterized in that the plurality of dust sensors (20a, 20b) includes a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the control unit controls the main body to perform cleaning on a cleaning area according to a result obtained by comparing a first sensing result of the first sensor and a preset first reference before cleaning the cleaning area, and wherein the first reference is preset to be different according to any one of topography, a geographic feature and an object of the cleaning area.
A vehicle door panel comprising a bidirectional loudspeaker, the bidirectional loudspeaker comprising: a first loudspeaker configured to output sound in a first direction; and a second loudspeaker configured to output sound in a second direction, wherein the first loudspeaker and second loudspeaker are arranged in a coaxial arrangement; wherein the first loudspeaker is configured to output sound to a vehicle interior and wherein the second loudspeaker is configured to output sound to a vehicle exterior; and wherein the vehicle door panel further comprises: a movable element associated with the position of the second loudspeaker to allow for an opening associated with the second loudspeaker, thereby to selectively provide speaker venting for the second loudspeaker, wherein the movable element is a sliding door or shutter system to open or close a rear chamber of the bidirectional speaker to the vehicle exterior. a first loudspeaker configured to output sound in a first direction; and a second loudspeaker configured to output sound in a second direction, wherein the first loudspeaker and second loudspeaker are arranged in a coaxial arrangement; wherein the first loudspeaker is configured to output sound to a vehicle interior and wherein the second loudspeaker is configured to output sound to a vehicle exterior; and wherein the vehicle door panel further comprises: a movable element associated with the position of the second loudspeaker to allow for an opening associated with the second loudspeaker, thereby to selectively provide speaker venting for the second loudspeaker, wherein the movable element is a sliding door or shutter system to open or close a rear chamber of the bidirectional speaker to the vehicle exterior.
A take-up drum apparatus (100, 200) for receiving, storing and dispensing a plurality of flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance hoses simultaneously, the apparatus (100, 200) having a base (102, 202), a hollow take-up drum assembly (120, 220) rotatably supported from the base (102, 202) via a rotary swivel (130, 230), and a high pressure fluid supply connection (148, 248) to the rotary swivel (130, 230), characterized by the drum assembly (120, 220) having a hollow cylindrical shell (122, 222) having a cylindrical side wall, a bottom plate (126, 226) fastened to the side wall, the bottom plate (126, 226) having a hub (128, 228), a manifold positioned on the bottom plate (126, 226) of the shell (122, 222) for connection of one end of each of a plurality of flexible lance hoses to the high pressure fluid supply connection via the manifold (138, 238), a plurality of axially extending guide posts (152, 252) extending upward from the bottom plate and spaced from the hub (128, 228) to help ensure that the hoses do not cross over the hub (128, 228) and instead wrap around the inside of the shell (122, 222), a support arm (170, 270) extending from the base (102, 202) outside of and across the cylindrical side wall of the shell (122, 222), and one or more guide tubes (174, 274) attached to and supported by the support arm (170, 270) oriented tangent to the shell (122, 222) for guiding the plurality of flexible lance hoses into and out of the take-up drum assembly (120, 220).
A control valve for installing on an internal combustion engine, comprising a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a control body which controls a passage between the inlet and the outlet, an actuating element to which the control body is fixed, an actuator via which the actuating element can be moved and which is fixed to the housing, and a heat shield which is arranged between the actuator and the internal combustion engine, characterized in that the heat shield is integrally formed with the housing of the control valve.
Device for clamping an electronic box on a tyre rim, the device comprising an electronic box of a pressure and/or temperature sensor, at least one flexible tie forming at least one loop around the rim and at least one means for tensioning said flexible tie, characterised by the fact that said tensioning means comprises a lever mounted so as to be able to pivot with respect to a plate that comes into abutment on the rim, said lever passing from a raised position to a position folded down against the plate, said plate accepting a first end of said flexible tie, said lever accepting the second end of said flexible tie, the raised position enabling the ends (210 and 220) to be mounted and the folded-down position tensioning said flexible tie for the purpose of fixing the box to the rim.
A method for the automatic pairing of a device wirelessly with a first secure wireless LAN provided by an access point, wherein the access point is a pairing access point providing the first secure wireless LAN and a second wireless LAN, the method including the steps of: i) establishing automatically a connection between the device and a wireless LAN provided by an available access point using security credentials stored on the device; ii) subsequently determining if the available access point in step (i) is the pairing access point for that device, such that said wireless LAN is the second wireless LAN; and iii) if the available access point is determined to be the pairing access point, then enabling access to a local provisioning server on the pairing access point, and using the connection established in step i) to securely transfer second security credentials from the pairing access point to the device, wherein the second security credentials are requested by the device from the enabled local provisioning server on the pairing access point, and using the transferred second security credentials to establish a secure connection between the device and the first secure wireless LAN provided by the pairing access point. i) establishing automatically a connection between the device and a wireless LAN provided by an available access point using security credentials stored on the device; ii) subsequently determining if the available access point in step (i) is the pairing access point for that device, such that said wireless LAN is the second wireless LAN; and iii) if the available access point is determined to be the pairing access point, then enabling access to a local provisioning server on the pairing access point, and using the connection established in step i) to securely transfer second security credentials from the pairing access point to the device, wherein the second security credentials are requested by the device from the enabled local provisioning server on the pairing access point, and using the transferred second security credentials to establish a secure connection between the device and the first secure wireless LAN provided by the pairing access point.
A method for performing copy-on-write snapshot management during a block-level backup of a source volume comprising: a) establishing a snapshot of data found on the source volume; b) sequentially performing the block-level backup of the snapshot of the source volume while maintaining a backup offset location identifying a location in the snapshot currently being backed up; c) receiving a first write request to write a first data element to the source volume at a first offset that is not smaller than the backup offset location; d) copying the data found on the source volume at the first offset to a snapshot space; e) after step d) writing the first data element to the source volume at the first offset; f) receiving a second write request to write a second data element to the source volume at a second offset that is smaller than the backup offset location; and g) writing the second data element to the source volume at the second offset without first copying the data found on the source volume at the second offset to the snapshot space. a) establishing a snapshot of data found on the source volume; b) sequentially performing the block-level backup of the snapshot of the source volume while maintaining a backup offset location identifying a location in the snapshot currently being backed up; c) receiving a first write request to write a first data element to the source volume at a first offset that is not smaller than the backup offset location; d) copying the data found on the source volume at the first offset to a snapshot space; e) after step d) writing the first data element to the source volume at the first offset; f) receiving a second write request to write a second data element to the source volume at a second offset that is smaller than the backup offset location; and g) writing the second data element to the source volume at the second offset without first copying the data found on the source volume at the second offset to the snapshot space.
A device for emptying a canister with a nozzle with a first opening, comprising an adapter to be at least partially arranged inside the first opening of the nozzle, a connector connectable to the adapter for connecting a suction machine to the adapter, and a reclosable fitment comprising a first fitment part and a second fitment part, wherein the first fitment part is arranged on the adapter and the second fitment part is arranged on the connector, wherein the first fitment part includes an element that is movably arranged at an end of the first fitment part between a closed position that closes the first fitment part and an opened position at which the first fitment part is fluid permeable, and wherein the second fitment part includes openings through which fluid is drawn from the canister when the element is in the opened position, characterized in that the adapter comprises a suction lance attached to a second opening of the adapter.
Safety binding for skiing, characterized in that it comprises a front stop comprising: - a body mounted so as to be able to slide vertically with respect to a front plinth connected to the ski and defining an upper stop for a boot; - a device for adjusting the vertical position of the body, which can be handled by the user at the upper portion of the body; - at least one lever (701, 702) mounted so as to be able to pivot with respect to the body about an essentially vertical axis (703, 704) between a position of holding and a position of releasing a boot; - a spring urging the lever towards its position of holding a boot; characterized in that said spring is mounted transversely in the body. - a body mounted so as to be able to slide vertically with respect to a front plinth connected to the ski and defining an upper stop for a boot; - a device for adjusting the vertical position of the body, which can be handled by the user at the upper portion of the body; - at least one lever (701, 702) mounted so as to be able to pivot with respect to the body about an essentially vertical axis (703, 704) between a position of holding and a position of releasing a boot; - a spring urging the lever towards its position of holding a boot;
Radiation shield device for radiation- and radiation-guided imaging, therapy, diagnosis or prognosis of a subject, wherein said radiation shield device is sterilisable; wherein said radiation shield device comprises a sheet of material comprising a plurality of flaps (3a, 3b, 3c) configured to be foldable so as to selectively expose a target area of the subject, wherein said sheet comprises a barrier to ionising radiation; characterised in that the device comprises a peripheral hem partially or completely along the periphery of the device, sheet and/or flaps (3a, 3b, 3c), wherein the hem has a higher density than the sheet material; or a plurality of spines or battens. wherein said radiation shield device comprises a sheet of material comprising a plurality of flaps (3a, 3b, 3c) configured to be foldable so as to selectively expose a target area of the subject, wherein said sheet comprises a barrier to ionising radiation; characterised in that the device comprises a peripheral hem partially or completely along the periphery of the device, sheet and/or flaps (3a, 3b, 3c), wherein the hem has a higher density than the sheet material; or a plurality of spines or battens.