mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image fixing device for an electro-photographic type image forming apparatus, a heat source configured to generate heat; a fixing belt heated by the heat source and disposed to be rotatable; a rotational member disposed to be opposite to the fixing belt and to press a printing medium to the fixing belt; and a supporting member to support an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt so as to form a fixing nip between the fixing belt and the rotational member and having a plurality of heat insulation grooves formed in a surface thereof so as to reduce thermal conductivity of the supporting member, wherein the supporting member comprises: a first surface which is formed toward the rotational member; and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, and the plurality of heat insulation grooves are provided in one of the first and second surfaces (182a,b), characterised by further comprising a pressure member disposed in the fixing belt so as to press the second surface, wherein the plurality of heat insulation grooves are formed in the second surface so as not to be in contact with the pressure member. a first surface which is formed toward the rotational member; and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, and the plurality of heat insulation grooves are provided in one of the first and second surfaces (182a,b), characterised by further comprising a pressure member disposed in the fixing belt so as to press the second surface, wherein the plurality of heat insulation grooves are formed in the second surface so as not to be in contact with the pressure member.
A cyclic peptide comprising an active region which comprises the amino acid sequence X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X 5 X 6 or a salt thereof, wherein: X 2 and X 5 are arginine; and wherein: X 1 is 7-methoxy-coumarin-4-yl)-Ala-OH (Dac) and X 3, X 4 and X 6 are any non-polar amino acid selected from Dac, sarcosine (Sar), 3-amino-3-(2-naphthyl)propionic acid (Nap), and 5,5-dimethylproline (dmPro). X 2 and X 5 are arginine; and wherein: X 1 is 7-methoxy-coumarin-4-yl)-Ala-OH (Dac) and X 3, X 4 and X 6 are any non-polar amino acid selected from Dac, sarcosine (Sar), 3-amino-3-(2-naphthyl)propionic acid (Nap), and 5,5-dimethylproline (dmPro).
An in vitro Or method of evaluating a candidate compound for a heart failure treatment drug, comprising: bringing a candidate compound into contact with cells and measuring an amount of succinyl-CoA in the cells; and evaluating usefulness of the candidate compound as a heart failure treatment drug based on the obtained measurement value, wherein an increase in the amount of succinyl-CoA in the cells is indicative of the usefulness of the candidate compound as a heart failure treatment drug. bringing a candidate compound into contact with cells and measuring an amount of succinyl-CoA in the cells; and evaluating usefulness of the candidate compound as a heart failure treatment drug based on the obtained measurement value,
Equipment for connection of subsea pipelines in block architecture, comprising a machined block manifold provided of at least one fluid import mandrel of side input, at least one stop valves set provided on the surface of the machined block manifold, the latter also receiving the header and machined branches, the equipment further comprising at least a point for supporting a subsea line or pipeline, characterized in that the stop valves are located inside the machined block manifold, the machined block manifold has a valve block for directly fixing on the latter the subsea line or pipeline and the equipment comprises a device for subsea installation, which is a eyebolt fully fixed or articulated to the machined block manifold.
Cargo port arrangement for a cargo port with a plurality of cargo bays, whereby each cargo bay is adapted for accommodating a truck, whereby the cargo bays are realised as closed-off areas which are separated from each other, the cargo port arrangement comprising a reservation apparatus for reserving the cargo bays and for providing reservation data, at least one identification module for identifying the truck and for providing truck identifying data, whereby each cargo bay comprises an access module, whereby the access module is adapted to receive the reservation data for the cargo bay and the truck identifying data for the truck accessing the corresponding cargo bay and is adapted to decide on basis of the reservation data and the truck identifying data whether to grant or prevent access for the truck to the corresponding cargo bay, whereby in case of grant of access, a door or gate is opened in case of prevent of access, a door or gate is closed or is kept close, whereby the video surveillance system comprises an internal truck video surveillance section for monitoring the truck in the cargo bay, wherein in each cargo bay at least one camera (20 a, b, c, d) is placed to monitor the truck when it is parked in the cargo bay. the cargo port arrangement comprising a reservation apparatus for reserving the cargo bays and for providing reservation data, at least one identification module for identifying the truck and for providing truck identifying data, whereby each cargo bay comprises an access module, whereby the access module is adapted to receive the reservation data for the cargo bay and the truck identifying data for the truck accessing the corresponding cargo bay and is adapted to decide on basis of the reservation data and the truck identifying data whether to grant or prevent access for the truck to the corresponding cargo bay, whereby in case of grant of access, a door or gate is opened in case of prevent of access, a door or gate is closed or is kept close, whereby the video surveillance system comprises an internal truck video surveillance section for monitoring the truck in the cargo bay, wherein in each cargo bay at least one camera (20 a, b, c, d) is placed to monitor the truck when it is parked in the cargo bay.
Drug delivery device, comprising: - a housing adapted to receive a drug cartridge with an injection needle and a stopper, wherein the drug cartridge is axially movable within the housing so as to operatively cover the injection needle within the housing or advance the injection needle beyond a distal end (2.2) of the housing, - a gas tank containing a pressurized gas arranged within the housing, - a retraction release member fixed to the housing, characterized in that the gas tank is operatively connectable with an insertion cavity for moving the drug cartridge in a distal direction, a dispense cavity for moving the stopper in the distal direction and a retraction cavity for moving the drug cartridge in a proximal direction, and - a flexible membrane is arranged between the dispense cavity or the insertion cavity and the retraction release member adapted to operate the retraction release member if the flexible membrane is deformed by a pressure within the dispense cavity or the insertion cavity exceeding a predetermined value allowing movement of the drug cartridge relative to the housing in the proximal direction, the drug delivery device further comprising: - a retraction member slidably arranged within the housing, - an insertion member slidably arranged within the retraction member and adapted to hold the drug cartridge such that the insertion member and the drug cartridge cannot move relative to each other in an axial direction, wherein the retraction release member is adapted to engage the retraction member for restricting movement of the retraction member relative to the housing in the proximal direction. - a housing adapted to receive a drug cartridge with an injection needle and a stopper, wherein the drug cartridge is axially movable within the housing so as to operatively cover the injection needle within the housing or advance the injection needle beyond a distal end (2.2) of the housing, - a gas tank containing a pressurized gas arranged within the housing, - a retraction release member fixed to the housing, - a flexible membrane is arranged between the dispense cavity or the insertion cavity and the retraction release member adapted to operate the retraction release member if the flexible membrane is deformed by a pressure within the dispense cavity or the insertion cavity exceeding a predetermined value allowing movement of the drug cartridge relative to the housing in the proximal direction, the drug delivery device further comprising: - a retraction member slidably arranged within the housing, - an insertion member slidably arranged within the retraction member and adapted to hold the drug cartridge such that the insertion member and the drug cartridge cannot move relative to each other in an axial direction,
A transportable lifting device comprising: an upright; an arm connectable to the upper end of said upright; a diagonal for connecting said arm and said upright wherein said arm is fixed to said upright by means of a first joint (30, 35); said diagonal is fixed to said upright by means of a second joint (32, 41); said diagonal is fixed to said arm by means of a third joint (36, 40); said first joint (30, 35), said second joint (32, 41) and said third joint (36, 40) are of the double tenon and mortise type, characterised in that said first joint (30, 35) comprises: two hooks placed at the end of the arm; two vertical slots placed on the upright.
A process for converting synthesis gas to an oxygenate, which process comprises contacting a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a catalyst based on a transition metal-containing, Keggin-type heteropoly compound under conditions of temperature, pressure and gas hourly space velocity sufficient to convert said mixture to at least one alcohol wherein the alcohol is a one carbon to six carbon alcohol, the catalyst having a structure represented by general formula M 1 M 2 M 3 where M 1 is at least one metal selected from a group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, cobalt, iron, manganese, nickel or copper where sum net charge of M 1 is equal to net negative charge of HPA anion; HPA is represented by general formula [XMo 12- ( x+y) W x T y O 40] wherein Mo is molybdenum, W is tungsten, T is at least one transition metal selected from vanadium, copper, cobalt, iron, titanium, palladium, ruthenium, and manganese, x = 0-12, y = 0-3 provided that x + y = 0-12, and X is at least one of phosphorous, silicon, germanium, and cobalt; M 2 is at least one of rhodium, palladium, iridium, rhenium, ruthenium, platinum and gold, and M 3 is an optional material that is at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal, provided that when M 1 is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, it is a different alkali metal or alkaline earth metal than M 3, when M 1 is cobalt, X is at least one of phosphorous, silicon and germanium.
Device for closing an opening in particular for an air inlet on the front side of a vehicle, comprising: - a support frame, - a first flap and at least one second flap inside the support frame, the said first and at least one second flaps being mounted pivotably about a pivoting axis between an open position and a closed position, - at least one pivoting link-bar, the said first and at least one second flaps being connected to the said link-bar by means of a lever arm having a pin for connection with the said link-bar, the distance between the pivoting axis and the connection pin of the first flap being different from the distance between the pivoting axis and the connection pin of the at least one second flap, such that a displacement of the link-bar causes a rotation with an angle which is different for the first and at least one second flaps, the first and at least one second flaps forming a set of flaps and the connection pins of the flaps situated at the ends of the said set of flaps being connected to the link-bar via oblong slots inside which the said connection pins are able to slide, characterized in that the said oblong slots are rectilinear and perpendicular to the plane of the flap whose connection pin they guide, in the closed position. - a support frame, - a first flap and at least one second flap inside the support frame, the said first and at least one second flaps being mounted pivotably about a pivoting axis between an open position and a closed position, - at least one pivoting link-bar, the said first and at least one second flaps being connected to the said link-bar by means of a lever arm having a pin for connection with the said link-bar,
A sliding member comprising: a sliding surface coated with a Cr-B-Ti-V-(Mn, Mo)-N-based alloy film containing one or both of Mn and Mo and having a total content of the Mn and the Mo within a range of 2 mass% or less.
The method for manufacturing a light emitting device package, the light emitting device package comprising: a thermally-conductive substrate including a plurality of mounting regions on which chips are mounted and at least one bending region between the plurality of mounting regions; a light emitting device module including a light emitting device arranged on one surface of the mounting region of the thermally-conductive substrate; a driving device module including a driving unit (31, 32) arranged on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the thermally-conductive substrate; a first adhesive insulating layer disposed between the thermally-conductive substrate and the light emitting device module; and a second adhesive insulating layer disposed between the thermally-conductive substrate and the driving device module, wherein the light emitting device module includes a first substrate one surface of the first substrate is in contact with the first adhesive insulating layer and a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the other surface of the first substrate corresponding to the mounting regions, and wherein the first substrate is arranged on the mounting regions and the bending region, and wherein the driving device module includes a second substrate one surface of the second substrate is in contact with the second adhesive insulating layer and a driving unit (31, 32) disposed on the other surface of the second substrate to drive the plurality of light emitting devices, and wherein the second substrate is arranged on the mounting regions and the bending region, and wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged at mutually corresponding positions on the first and second adhesive insulating layers, respectively, and wherein the driving device module is mounted on an opposite surface of the mounting region where the light emitting device module is mounted and the driving device module and the light emitting device module are arranged symmetrically with each other, characterized in that the method comprising attaching the first and second substrates (20, 30) on the first and second adhesive insulating layers by an autoclave.
Therapy glove for fixation of at least one finger, - with a glove comprising a central area enclosing a back of the hand and/or a palm, - with at least one finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) extending from the central region, in which the finger to be fixed can be accommodated, - with at least one fixing rail (24, 41), which has a main rail section and at least one finger rail section (26, 27, 28, 29, 30) arranged thereon, - with a fastening means in the central region, by means of which the fixing rail (24, 41) is detachably fastened, characterized in that - the therapy glove has at least one fixing pocket arranged on the finger stall, into which the finger rail section (26, 27, 28, 29, 30) is insertable, and wherein the fixing rail (24, 41), which is inserted into the finger pocket and held by the fastening means, fixes the finger received in the finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) in a therapy position relative to the back of the hand, - wherein a releasable fastener is provided on each finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) having a fixing pocket, by means of which a contact position of the finger in the finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) with respect to the finger rail section (26, 27, 28, 29, 30) is adjustable. - with a glove comprising a central area enclosing a back of the hand and/or a palm, - with at least one finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) extending from the central region, in which the finger to be fixed can be accommodated, - with at least one fixing rail (24, 41), which has a main rail section and at least one finger rail section (26, 27, 28, 29, 30) arranged thereon, - with a fastening means in the central region, by means of which the fixing rail (24, 41) is detachably fastened, characterized in that - the therapy glove has at least one fixing pocket arranged on the finger stall, into which the finger rail section (26, 27, 28, 29, 30) is insertable, and wherein the fixing rail (24, 41), which is inserted into the finger pocket and held by the fastening means, fixes the finger received in the finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) in a therapy position relative to the back of the hand, - wherein a releasable fastener is provided on each finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) having a fixing pocket, by means of which a contact position of the finger in the finger stall (14, 15, 16, 46, 47) with respect to the finger rail section (26, 27, 28, 29, 30) is adjustable.
A method of pad gas management in a salt cavern, comprising: • storing a first compressible fluid in salt cavern and determining a minimum volume of gas, called pad gas, stored in the salt cavern to provide adequate pressure to maintain the integrity of the salt cavern, • determining a transient minimum operating pressure (P trans) for said salt cavern, • measuring the pressure (P act), of said salt cavern, • removing at least a portion of said first compressible fluid from said salt cavern, and • concurrently, introducing an incompressible fluid into said salt cavern, thereby producing a transient pressure condition, wherein the transient pressure condition is controlled by the flow rate of said incompressible fluid, such that P trans < P act, wherein a length of casing is included, permanently cemented into surrounding rock formations, with a final cemented casing shoe defining the practical endpoint at an approximate depth (D casing), wherein a transient pressure gradient (G trans) is determined for said salt cavern, characterised in that P trans < D casing × G trans, and in that the transient pressure condition has a duration of less than 7 days. • storing a first compressible fluid in salt cavern and determining a minimum volume of gas, called pad gas, stored in the salt cavern to provide adequate pressure to maintain the integrity of the salt cavern, • determining a transient minimum operating pressure (P trans) for said salt cavern, • measuring the pressure (P act), of said salt cavern, • removing at least a portion of said first compressible fluid from said salt cavern, and • concurrently, introducing an incompressible fluid into said salt cavern, thereby producing a transient pressure condition,
Window opening (1a, 1b, 1c) for stock, comprising an aperture which is framed by framing edges (3, 4, 5, 6) and which extends along a longitudinal axis defining its width and at least one transverse axis defining its height, which opening (1a, 1b, 1c) comprises at least one covering flap (7, 8, 9, 10; 7', 8', 9', 10') connected to at least one of the edges of said opening by connecting means, and varying means for varying the light intensity (11a, 11b, 11c) of at least one visual interaction portion (12, 12') of the aperture that is intended to be facing a user, said varying means being configured for passing the flap (7, 8, 9, 10; 7', 8', 9', 10') at least from a position moved clear of the height of said visual interaction portion (12, 12') of the aperture to a position for at least partially covering said visual interaction portion (12, 12'), wherein at least one part of the flap (7, 8, 9, 10; 7', 8', 9', 10') extends over the height of the aperture in its moved-clear position, and wherein the connecting means comprise: • at least two rails, respectively an upper rail and a lower rail, extending longitudinally at least over the width of the aperture and secured facing one another at the edges, respectively an upper edge and a lower edge, of the window opening, and • at least one guide axle (15, 16, 23, 24; 15', 16', 23', 24') which is parallel to the transverse axis and on which the considered flap (7, 8, 9, 10; 7', 8', 9', 10') is mounted, the opposite ends (17, 18, 25, 26; 17', 18', 25', 26') of said guide axle (15, 16, 23, 24; 15', 16', 23', 24') cooperating in translation with the two respective rails (13, 14), the two rails (13, 14) and the guide axle (15, 16) forming all or part of the varying means for varying the light intensity (11a, 11c) of the visual interaction portion (12, 12') of the aperture, and wherein the flap (9, 10; 9', 10') is mounted so as to pivot about the guide axle (15, 15', 23, 23'; 16, 16', 24, 24') thereof. • at least two rails, respectively an upper rail and a lower rail, extending longitudinally at least over the width of the aperture and secured facing one another at the edges, respectively an upper edge and a lower edge, of the window opening, and • at least one guide axle (15, 16, 23, 24; 15', 16', 23', 24') which is parallel to the transverse axis and on which the considered flap (7, 8, 9, 10; 7', 8', 9', 10') is mounted, the opposite ends (17, 18, 25, 26; 17', 18', 25', 26') of said guide axle (15, 16, 23, 24; 15', 16', 23', 24') cooperating in translation with the two respective rails (13, 14),
Vehicle wheel assembly, comprising - a wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges; - an outer tire having two beads secured at the circular rim flanges; - a non-pneumatic inner tire, characterized in that said inner tire comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (E-TPU), which inner tire is enclosed by the outer tire and the wheel rim; and in that - the inner tire in the assembly is in a compressed state S1, which state is compressed as compared to a relaxed state S2 when the inner tire is not enclosed by the outer tire, the compression being such that the cross-sectional surface area SA of the inner tire, which area is perpendicular to the plane of the tire, is smaller in state S1 than in state S2; - the inner tire, when in the relaxed state S2, has a density in the range of 200-400 kg m -3; - the SA in state S1 is 0.95 times or less the SA in state S2. - a wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges; - an outer tire having two beads secured at the circular rim flanges; - a non-pneumatic inner tire, characterized in that said inner tire comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (E-TPU), which inner tire is enclosed by the outer tire and the wheel rim; and in that - the inner tire in the assembly is in a compressed state S1, which state is compressed as compared to a relaxed state S2 when the inner tire is not enclosed by the outer tire, the compression being such that the cross-sectional surface area SA of the inner tire, which area is perpendicular to the plane of the tire, is smaller in state S1 than in state S2; - the inner tire, when in the relaxed state S2, has a density in the range of 200-400 kg m -3; - the SA in state S1 is 0.95 times or less the SA in state S2.
Testosterone for use in a method of treating a patient at risk of, or in need of avoiding, at least one side effect associated with testosterone replacement therapy or a pituitary gonadotropin deficiency, the method comprising pulsatile administration of testosterone to the patient, wherein the side effect is selected from the group consisting of azoospermia, oligozoospermia, decreased libido, gynecomastia, cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular accident, and wherein pulsatile administration comprises administering multiple doses to the nasal mucosae of the patient, with each dose administered no less than three hours and no more than 24 hours after an immediately preceding dose.