mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A self-aligning valve port for use with a fluid regulating device, the fluid regulating device including an inlet, an outlet, wherein the self-aligning valve port is disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and a control assembly having a control member adapted to be displaced relative to the valve port, thereby controlling the flow of a fluid between the inlet and the outlet, the self-aligning valve port comprising: a retaining portion; a biased portion at least partly disposed within the retaining portion and including a seat ring and a retention member configured to limit axial displacement of the biased portion relative to the retaining portion, wherein the biased portion includes a circumferential recess and the retention member is disposed within the circumferential recess of the biased portion to help secure the retaining portion to the biased portion; and a biasing member disposed between the retaining portion and the biased portion, wherein, after a portion of the control member contacts a portion of the seat ring of the biased portion, the biased portion automatically rotates about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the retaining portion until alignment and sealing engagement between a seating face of the control member and the seat ring of the biased portion is achieved. a retaining portion; a biased portion at least partly disposed within the retaining portion and including a seat ring and a retention member configured to limit axial displacement of the biased portion relative to the retaining portion, wherein the biased portion includes a circumferential recess and the retention member is disposed within the circumferential recess of the biased portion to help secure the retaining portion to the biased portion; and a biasing member disposed between the retaining portion and the biased portion, wherein, after a portion of the control member contacts a portion of the seat ring of the biased portion, the biased portion automatically rotates about an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the retaining portion until alignment and sealing engagement between a seating face of the control member and the seat ring of the biased portion is achieved.
A system for administrating a plurality of packages of playing cards or chips, which has been provided with an ID code being unique to each of the packages of playing cards or the chips, the system comprising: a storage for containing the packages of playing cards or the chips for monitoring each of ID codes provided with the packages of playing cards or the chips; and an administrating controller, which has been provided with a computer readable medium that stores a database in relation to the ID codes of the packages of playing cards or the chips, wherein further the system has a ID code reader for obtaining ID-code information on each of the ID codes of the packages of playing cards or the chips in the storage, and a communication means for sending the ID-code information obtained by the ID code reader to the administrating controller, characterized in that the administrating controller is configured to obtain repeatedly every ID-code information of each packages of playing cards or the chips in the storage and inspect whether there is a mismatch between the packages of playing cards or the chips existing in the storage and the packages of playing cards or the chips which had been contained in the storage. a storage for containing the packages of playing cards or the chips for monitoring each of ID codes provided with the packages of playing cards or the chips; and an administrating controller, which has been provided with a computer readable medium that stores a database in relation to the ID codes of the packages of playing cards or the chips, wherein further the system has a ID code reader for obtaining ID-code information on each of the ID codes of the packages of playing cards or the chips in the storage, and a communication means for sending the ID-code information obtained by the ID code reader to the administrating controller,
Container comprising a plastics material container body, the container body having a side wall and a container base, the container base having an inner face and an outer face, the container body being provided with a label in the region of the side wall, the container body being a plastics material injection-moulded part which is produced using an injection mould, the container body and the label being connected in that, during the production of the container body, the label is laid in the injection mould and subsequently the plastics material is injected into the injection mould, the container base having a first portion which is concave on the inner face and concave on the outer face, the container base having a second portion which is concave on the inner face and convex on the outer face, and the second portion being arranged further outward than the first portion in a radial direction.
A method for trusted protocols for a non-secure computing-environment, the method comprising the steps of: a) upon request for determining that an untrusted computing resource is trustworthy, vouching for said untrusted computing resource as trustworthy by a trusted computing resource, wherein said untrusted computing resource and said trusted computing resource are computing resources in the computing-environment, upon satisfying at least one criterion selected from the group consisting of: i) said trusted computing resource was directly involved in setting up and/or activating said untrusted computing resource; and ii) said trusted computing resource has access to a database of identifying credentials and/or identifying information which allow said trusted computing resource to verify that said untrusted computing resource is trustworthy; and b) concealing at least one key that needs to be present at least on said trusted computing resource and said untrusted computing resource in establishing said untrusted computing resource as trustworthy, wherein said at least one key is concealed differently, using a different key-encryption key, on each said computing resource; and c) transmitting said at least one key from any of said computing resources to any other said computing resource in accordance with said step of concealing which changes said key-encryption key without any of said computing resources knowing said at least one key. a) upon request for determining that an untrusted computing resource is trustworthy, vouching for said untrusted computing resource as trustworthy by a trusted computing resource, wherein said untrusted computing resource and said trusted computing resource are computing resources in the computing-environment, upon satisfying at least one criterion selected from the group consisting of: i) said trusted computing resource was directly involved in setting up and/or activating said untrusted computing resource; and ii) said trusted computing resource has access to a database of identifying credentials and/or identifying information which allow said trusted computing resource to verify that said untrusted computing resource is trustworthy; and i) said trusted computing resource was directly involved in setting up and/or activating said untrusted computing resource; and ii) said trusted computing resource has access to a database of identifying credentials and/or identifying information which allow said trusted computing resource to verify that said untrusted computing resource is trustworthy; and b) concealing at least one key that needs to be present at least on said trusted computing resource and said untrusted computing resource in establishing said untrusted computing resource as trustworthy, wherein said at least one key is concealed differently, using a different key-encryption key, on each said computing resource; and c) transmitting said at least one key from any of said computing resources to any other said computing resource in accordance with said step of concealing which changes said key-encryption key without any of said computing resources knowing said at least one key.
A method of stratifying a subject having or at risk of developing scoliosis, said method comprising: (i) providing a cell sample isolated from the subject; (ii) (a) detecting PTPμ expression and/or activity in the cell sample; (b) detecting PIPK1γ expression and/or activity in the cell sample; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b); and (iii) stratifying said subject into an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis subclass based on the level of expression or activity of PTPμ and/or PIPK1γ in the cell sample of the subject. (i) providing a cell sample isolated from the subject; (ii) (a) detecting PTPμ expression and/or activity in the cell sample; (b) detecting PIPK1γ expression and/or activity in the cell sample; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b); and (a) detecting PTPμ expression and/or activity in the cell sample; (b) detecting PIPK1γ expression and/or activity in the cell sample; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b); and (iii) stratifying said subject into an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis subclass based on the level of expression or activity of PTPμ and/or PIPK1γ in the cell sample of the subject.
A compound of the formula or a salt thereof: In the formula, R 1 is aryl or monocyclic nitrogen-containing heteroaryl, each of which may be substituted with group(s) selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, -O-lower alkyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, -O-halogeno-lower alkyl, -CN, dimethylamino and cycloalkyl; X is CH, N, or C; is i) a single bond in a case where X is CH or N and ii) a double bond in a case where X is C; Y is a cyclic group described below: here, Y 1 is CR h or N, Y 2 is CR i or N, provided that Y 1 and Y 2 are not N at the same time, R a, R h and R i which are the same as or different from each other are H or halogen, R b is H or lower alkyl, R c is lower alkyl, Y 3 is CH or N, R a and R e which are the same as or different from each other are H or lower alkyl, R f is H or lower alkyl, Y 4 is O or S, Y 5 is CH or N, Y 6 is CH or N, R g is H or lower alkyl; R 2 is H or lower alkyl; R 3 and R 4 which are the same as or different from each other are H, halogen, lower alkyl, - O-lower alkyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, -O-halogeno-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or -CN, or R 3 and R 4 may form 2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxole by joining together with the benzene ring to which R 3 and R 4 are bonded; and lower alkyl is a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Y 1 is CR h or N, Y 2 is CR i or N, provided that Y 1 and Y 2 are not N at the same time, R a, R h and R i which are the same as or different from each other are H or halogen, R b is H or lower alkyl, R c is lower alkyl, Y 3 is CH or N, R a and R e which are the same as or different from each other are H or lower alkyl, R f is H or lower alkyl, Y 4 is O or S, Y 5 is CH or N, Y 6 is CH or N, R g is H or lower alkyl; R 2 is H or lower alkyl; R 3 and R 4 which are the same as or different from each other are H, halogen, lower alkyl, - O-lower alkyl, halogeno-lower alkyl, -O-halogeno-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or -CN, or R 3 and R 4 may form 2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxole by joining together with the benzene ring to which R 3 and R 4 are bonded; and lower alkyl is a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
A three-axis spacecraft (10, 70) comprising: a spacecraft body (12, 72) being generally rectangular in shape and including first and second opposing radiator/equipment panels (32, 34), first and second opposing mounting panels, an earth deck thermally coupled to the first radiator/equipment panel and a zenith deck thermally coupled to the second radiator/equipment panel, wherein the first and second radiator/equipment panels (32, 34) generally face a north and south direction relative to the Earth when the spacecraft (10,70) is on orbit, the first and second mounting panels generally face an east and west direction relative to the Earth when the spacecraft (10, 70) is on orbit, the earth deck faces the Earth when the spacecraft (10, 70) is on orbit, the zenith deck faces away from the Earth when the spacecraft (10, 70) is on orbit; a mounting cylinder extending through the spacecraft body (12, 72) and out of the first and second mounting panels, wherein the mounting cylinder includes a mounting flange (16, 18) at each end of the cylinder and being operable to be mounted to a mounting flange of a mounting cylinder of other spacecraft, wherein a plurality of antennas including a downlink phased array and an uplink phased array is mounted to the earth deck at a central location on the earth deck. a spacecraft body (12, 72) being generally rectangular in shape and including first and second opposing radiator/equipment panels (32, 34), first and second opposing mounting panels, an earth deck thermally coupled to the first radiator/equipment panel and a zenith deck thermally coupled to the second radiator/equipment panel, wherein the first and second radiator/equipment panels (32, 34) generally face a north and south direction relative to the Earth when the spacecraft (10,70) is on orbit, the first and second mounting panels generally face an east and west direction relative to the Earth when the spacecraft (10, 70) is on orbit, the earth deck faces the Earth when the spacecraft (10, 70) is on orbit, the zenith deck faces away from the Earth when the spacecraft (10, 70) is on orbit; a mounting cylinder extending through the spacecraft body (12, 72) and out of the first and second mounting panels, wherein the mounting cylinder includes a mounting flange (16, 18) at each end of the cylinder and being operable to be mounted to a mounting flange of a mounting cylinder of other spacecraft, wherein a plurality of antennas including a downlink phased array and an uplink phased array is mounted to the earth deck at a central location on the earth deck.
An optical film, film, comprising: a blended layer comprising first and second polymer materials separated into distinct first and second phases, respectively, the layer extending from a first zone to a second zone (114, 116), and having substantially the same composition and thickness in the first and second zones; wherein at least one of the first and second phases is a continuous phase, and the first and/or second polymer material associated with the continuous phase is birefringent in the first zone; wherein in the first zone the layer has a first diffusely reflective characteristic; wherein in the second zone (114, 116) the layer has a second diffusely reflective characteristic different from the first diffusely reflective characteristic; characterised in that the difference between the first and second diffusely reflective characteristics is substantially attributable to a difference in birefringence of at least one of the first or second polymer materials between the first and second zones (114, 116), and wherein the difference between the first and second diffusely reflective characteristics under normally incident unpolarized visible light is at least 10 %. a blended layer comprising first and second polymer materials separated into distinct first and second phases, respectively, the layer extending from a first zone to a second zone (114, 116), and having substantially the same composition and thickness in the first and second zones; wherein at least one of the first and second phases is a continuous phase, and the first and/or second polymer material associated with the continuous phase is birefringent in the first zone; wherein in the first zone the layer has a first diffusely reflective characteristic; wherein in the second zone (114, 116) the layer has a second diffusely reflective characteristic different from the first diffusely reflective characteristic; characterised in that
Cooling device comprising: - a cooling plate, - a cooling system provided with a cooling fluid, - a hollow cold finger closed at one end by the cooling plate, the cooling fluid being located in the cold finger to cool the cooling plate, the cold finger comprising at least one side wall defining a confinement channel of the cooling fluid from the cooling system, - said at least one side wall being at least partially formed by an area made from at least partially amorphous metal alloy so as to form a thermal insulator, cooling device characterized in that: - the area made from at least partially amorphous metal alloy is formed by an at least ternary alloy containing at least 17.5% in atomic % of hafnium and possibly of copper with a maximum content equal to 40% in atomic % of copper. - a cooling plate, - a cooling system provided with a cooling fluid, - a hollow cold finger closed at one end by the cooling plate, the cooling fluid being located in the cold finger to cool the cooling plate, the cold finger comprising at least one side wall defining a confinement channel of the cooling fluid from the cooling system, - said at least one side wall being at least partially formed by an area made from at least partially amorphous metal alloy so as to form a thermal insulator, - the area made from at least partially amorphous metal alloy is formed by an at least ternary alloy containing at least 17.5% in atomic % of hafnium and possibly of copper with a maximum content equal to 40% in atomic % of copper.
Device for the production of bags filled with infusible material having a base plate which separates a drive side from an operating side, where a bag production device is provided on said operating side in which a batch of the infusible material is placed onto the bag material which is shaped into a tube and the tube sections are processed to form closed bags, where said bag production device is provided in a work space between said base plate and at least one protective door characterized by a ventilation device for generating an air flow in said work space comprising a suction opening provided in the lower region of the work space and is in communication with a blower, and an opening for introducing air in the work space in an upper region of the work space so that the resulting air flow sweeps over the entire height of the work space in which components of the device are provided that release the that release the finest particles of the brewable material to be packaged.
A metering valve comprising: a flange having a plurality of slots spaced circumferentially about an axial centreline; a metering ring for controlling the amount of a fluid flowing through the slots in an axial direction; a bushing positioned within each of the flange slots; and said metering ring riding on a surface of said bushing; wherein said metering ring rotates, said bushing has a raised flange portion that is located between said rotating metering ring and said flange, and said rotating metering ring rides on a surface of said raised flange portion; characterised in that: said bushing further has a rear lip portion for securing said bushing in position within said slot; wherein: said rear lip portion abuts a surface of said flange; or said metering valve further comprises a spacer positioned adjacent said flange, said rear lip portion abutting said spacer. a flange having a plurality of slots spaced circumferentially about an axial centreline; a metering ring for controlling the amount of a fluid flowing through the slots in an axial direction; a bushing positioned within each of the flange slots; and said metering ring riding on a surface of said bushing; wherein said metering ring rotates, said bushing has a raised flange portion that is located between said rotating metering ring and said flange, and said rotating metering ring rides on a surface of said raised flange portion; characterised in that: said bushing further has a rear lip portion for securing said bushing in position within said slot; wherein: said rear lip portion abuts a surface of said flange; or said metering valve further comprises a spacer positioned adjacent said flange, said rear lip portion abutting said spacer. said bushing further has a rear lip portion for securing said bushing in position within said slot; wherein: said rear lip portion abuts a surface of said flange; or said metering valve further comprises a spacer positioned adjacent said flange, said rear lip portion abutting said spacer.
A fuel system for an internal combustion engine, the fuel system comprising a liquefied gas tank arranged to store liquefied gas, and a pressurized gas production unit (306, 351) connected to the liquefied gas tank, the pressurized gas production unit (306, 351) being arranged to receive liquefied gas from the liquefied gas tank and to produce pressurized gas from the liquefied gas, wherein a mixing unit is provided between the liquefied gas tank and the pressurized gas production unit (306, 351) whereby the pressurized gas production unit (306, 351) is arranged to receive the liquefied gas via the mixing unit, wherein the mixing unit is arranged to receive excess gas in the form of vaporized gas from the liquefied gas tank and/or pressurized gas from a fuel rail of the fuel system, the fuel rail being connected to the pressurized gas production unit (306, 351) and arranged to receive the pressurized gas and to deliver the pressurized gas to a fuel injector adapted to inject the pressurized gas into a cylinder of the engine, the mixing unit being arranged to mix excess gas with the liquefied gas received from the liquefied gas tank, wherein the mixing unit presents a mixing chamber arranged to receive the excess gas and the liquefied gas, wherein the mixing unit is arranged to receive the liquefied gas from the liquefied gas tank via a liquefied gas connection, characterized in that a nozzle is arranged to be fed by the liquefied gas connection and to spray the liquefied gas into the mixing chamber, wherein the mixing unit is arranged to guide a mix of the liquefied gas and the excess gas away from the mixing chamber to the pressurized gas production unit (306, 351) via an outlet at a bottom region of the mixing chamber.
A secondary battery comprising: a cover (170;180); a bare cell having an electrode terminal provided at a surface thereof; a protective circuit module adapted to control charging and discharging of the bare cell; a fuse electrically connected between the bare cell and the protective circuit module; and a first heat insulating member provided between the fuse and the protective circuit module; wherein the protective circuit module, the fuse and the first heat insulating member are located within the cover, and the first heat insulating member com prises a plurality of layers, characterized in that said plurality of layers further comprises a contoured layer (542; 642; 742) wherein the contoured layer (542;642;742) comprises a recess (541; 641; 741) that accommodates a main body of the fuse. a cover (170;180); a bare cell having an electrode terminal provided at a surface thereof; a protective circuit module adapted to control charging and discharging of the bare cell; a fuse electrically connected between the bare cell and the protective circuit module; and a first heat insulating member provided between the fuse and the protective circuit module; wherein the protective circuit module, the fuse and the first heat insulating member are located within the cover, and the first heat insulating member com prises a plurality of layers, characterized in that said plurality of layers further comprises a contoured layer (542; 642; 742) wherein the contoured layer (542;642;742) comprises a recess (541; 641; 741) that accommodates a main body of the fuse.
Granules consisting of natural, preferably purely vegetable ingredients comprising starch and thickener and gelling agents having a solid composition consisting of Vegetable starch 40-60 wt% Thickener and/or gelling agent 40-60 wt%, and Optional additives 0-20 wt%, wherein the granules have a residual moisture of 10-30%, preferably 15-22%.