mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus comprising: a gasket band comprising a loop of a material; a bracket, wherein said gasket band is configured to match a shape of a rim of a gasket; a first gasket ring integrated in said gasket band configured to match a diameter of a first bracket hole; a second gasket ring integrated in said gasket band configured to match a diameter of a second bracket hole, wherein said loop of material comprises a material that provides environmental sealing and acoustic attenuation, and wherein said bracket comprises a mounting bracket for an ultrasonic meter transducer; a third gasket ring configured between said first gasket ring and said second gasket ring; and at least one gasket arm connecting said third gasket ring to said gasket band, wherein said gasket provides a separation between said gasket band and said first gasket ring and said gasket band and said second gasket ring. a gasket band comprising a loop of a material; a bracket, wherein said gasket band is configured to match a shape of a rim of a gasket; a first gasket ring integrated in said gasket band configured to match a diameter of a first bracket hole; a second gasket ring integrated in said gasket band configured to match a diameter of a second bracket hole, wherein said loop of material comprises a material that provides environmental sealing and acoustic attenuation, and wherein said bracket comprises a mounting bracket for an ultrasonic meter transducer; a third gasket ring configured between said first gasket ring and said second gasket ring; and at least one gasket arm connecting said third gasket ring to said gasket band, wherein said gasket provides a separation between said gasket band and said first gasket ring and said gasket band and said second gasket ring.
A method for protecting a substrate from corrosion, which method comprises in sequence: a first step including plasma polymerization of a precursor monomer and deposition of the resultant polymer onto at least one surface of a substrate, wherein the precursor monomer is acrylate, methacrylate or organosilane; a second step including exposing the polymer to an inert gas in the presence of a plasma without further deposition of polymer onto the or each surface of the substrate; a third step including plasma polymerization of the precursor monomer used in the first step and deposition of the resultant polymer onto the polymer deposited in the first step so as to increase the thickness of the polymer; and a fourth step including exposing the polymer to an inert gas in the presence of a plasma without further deposition of polymer onto the or each surface of the substrate. a first step including plasma polymerization of a precursor monomer and deposition of the resultant polymer onto at least one surface of a substrate, wherein the precursor monomer is acrylate, methacrylate or organosilane; a second step including exposing the polymer to an inert gas in the presence of a plasma without further deposition of polymer onto the or each surface of the substrate; a third step including plasma polymerization of the precursor monomer used in the first step and deposition of the resultant polymer onto the polymer deposited in the first step so as to increase the thickness of the polymer; and a fourth step including exposing the polymer to an inert gas in the presence of a plasma without further deposition of polymer onto the or each surface of the substrate.
A method for manufacturing an imaging device, including a thermopile structure having openings in a dielectric membrane, in a semiconductor wafer comprising a substrate with a first surface, a second surface substantially opposite the first surface, and a thickness defined by a distance between the first surface and the second surface, comprising the steps of: fabricating a trench in the first surface; applying a passivation layer (140, 115) over the first surface and the trench; fabricating the dielectric membrane upon the first surface; and from the second surface, forming a cavity in the substrate abutting the membrane and at least a portion of the trench via an unmasked region of the second surface. fabricating a trench in the first surface; applying a passivation layer (140, 115) over the first surface and the trench; fabricating the dielectric membrane upon the first surface; and from the second surface, forming a cavity in the substrate abutting the membrane and at least a portion of the trench via an unmasked region of the second surface.
Unitary oral composition comprising as the sole active ingredients: • Beta vulgaris dry extract, • magnesium oxide, • ascorbic acid and vitamins B1 and D3 for use in the control of mild to moderate arterial hypertension, wherein: i) the weight ratios between ascorbic acid and magnesium oxide are such to guarantee a molar ratio between ascorbic acid and magnesium ranging from a minimum of 0.25:1 to a maximum of 1:2; ii) said unitary oral composition is in the form of tablets, water-dispersible granulates or powders, or capsules. • Beta vulgaris dry extract, • magnesium oxide, • ascorbic acid and vitamins B1 and D3 i) the weight ratios between ascorbic acid and magnesium oxide are such to guarantee a molar ratio between ascorbic acid and magnesium ranging from a minimum of 0.25:1 to a maximum of 1:2; ii) said unitary oral composition is in the form of tablets, water-dispersible granulates or powders, or capsules.
An ophthalmic lens configured to improve vision for a patient's eye, the lens comprising: an optic (505, 905) with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface and the second surface meeting at a circumference, wherein the optic together with a cornea and an existing lens (510, 910) in the patient's eye is configured to improve image quality of an image produced by light incident on the patient's eye in an angular range between about 1 degree and about 50 degrees with respect to the optical axis and focused at a peripheral retinal location disposed at a distance from the fovea; a haptic comprising at least a first arm comprising a first end coupled with a first location of the circumference and a second arm comprising a first end coupled with a second location of the circumference, the first arm extending radially and anteriorly away from the first location, the second arms extending radially and anteriorly away from the second location; and a posterior displacer projecting posteriorly from the circumference of the optic to a free end configured to couple with the existing lens; wherein each of the first and second arm (916a, 916b) comprises a second end configured to brace against an ocular structure and when so braced to position the posterior displacer in contact with and at a location posterior of the existing lens whereby the existing lens is shifted posteriorly in the eye to displace the principle plane of the existing lens posteriorly in the eye by a distance d. an optic (505, 905) with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface and the second surface meeting at a circumference, wherein the optic together with a cornea and an existing lens (510, 910) in the patient's eye is configured to improve image quality of an image produced by light incident on the patient's eye in an angular range between about 1 degree and about 50 degrees with respect to the optical axis and focused at a peripheral retinal location disposed at a distance from the fovea; a haptic comprising at least a first arm comprising a first end coupled with a first location of the circumference and a second arm comprising a first end coupled with a second location of the circumference, the first arm extending radially and anteriorly away from the first location, the second arms extending radially and anteriorly away from the second location; and a posterior displacer projecting posteriorly from the circumference of the optic to a free end configured to couple with the existing lens; wherein each of the first and second arm (916a, 916b) comprises a second end configured to brace against an ocular structure and when so braced to position the posterior displacer in contact with and at a location posterior of the existing lens whereby the existing lens is shifted posteriorly in the eye to displace the principle plane of the existing lens posteriorly in the eye by a distance d.
Method for wide range gas detection using a gas detection system comprising a sample gas inlet, a reference gas inlet, a gas modulation valve and a gas analyzer, wherein the gas modulation valve alternatingly connects the sample gas inlet to the gas analyzer during a sample gas time period and the reference gas inlet to the gas analyzer during a reference gas time period, wherein the sample gas time period is shorter than the reference gas time period such that the sample gas concentration in the gas analyzer is reduced, characterized in that the gas analyzer is an infrared absorption gas analyzer comprising an infrared source for generating infrared radiation radiating through the gas to be analyzed, and an infrared detector for detecting the infrared radiation, and the power of the infrared source of the gas analyzer is modulated at a lamp modulation frequency which is lower than the gas modulation frequency, at which the gas modulation valve switches between the sample gas inlet and the reference gas inlet, and wherein the measurement signal of the gas analyzer is analyzed at an integer multiple of the lamp modulation frequency.
A tin-containing plating bath comprising: (a) a soluble stannous salt, or a mixture of a soluble stannous salt and at least one soluble salt selected from the group consisting of copper salts, bismuth salts, silver salts, indium salts, zinc salts, nickel salts, cobalt salts, and antimony salts; and (b) at least one purified aliphatic sulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of alkanesulfonic acids and alkanolsulfonic acids, wherein the purified aliphatic sulfonic acid is one obtained by purifying an aliphatic sulfonic acid that has been produced by hydrolyzing an alkylsulfonyl halide, the content of α-chlorodimethylsulfone in the plating bath is less than 4 ppm, and the content of α-methylsulfonyl-α,α-dichlorodimethylsulfone in the plating bath is less than 4 ppm. (a) a soluble stannous salt, or a mixture of a soluble stannous salt and at least one soluble salt selected from the group consisting of copper salts, bismuth salts, silver salts, indium salts, zinc salts, nickel salts, cobalt salts, and antimony salts; and (b) at least one purified aliphatic sulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of alkanesulfonic acids and alkanolsulfonic acids,
A method of manufacturing coil components comprising the steps of: holding, with a jig having holding portions (111,121), a plurality of coil components being semi-finished products, each of which includes a base, a coil and a metal-made lead frame, the jig holding a first end of each metal-made lead frame, a second end of each metal-made lead frame being connected to the base of the respective semi-finished product; setting the plurality of semi-finished products to the setting positions of the jig in a mold, wherein the base and the coil of the semi-finished product are set in a cavity of the mold while the jig holds the first end of the metal-made lead frame, and a portion of the metal-made lead frame between the first and second ends of the lead frame is sandwiched and held by the mold while the first end of the metal-made lead frame is held by the jig and located outside of the cavity of the mold and the second end of the lead frame is located inside the cavity of the mold; and sealing with resin the base and the coil of each semi-finished product, and said second end of the metal-made lead frame, by filling the resin into a cavity of the mold, wherein in the step of sealing with resin the base and the coil of each semi-finished product, a resin overmold-portion is formed over the base and coil and said second end of the metal-made lead frame. holding, with a jig having holding portions (111,121), a plurality of coil components being semi-finished products, each of which includes a base, a coil and a metal-made lead frame, the jig holding a first end of each metal-made lead frame, a second end of each metal-made lead frame being connected to the base of the respective semi-finished product; setting the plurality of semi-finished products to the setting positions of the jig in a mold, wherein the base and the coil of the semi-finished product are set in a cavity of the mold while the jig holds the first end of the metal-made lead frame, and a portion of the metal-made lead frame between the first and second ends of the lead frame is sandwiched and held by the mold while the first end of the metal-made lead frame is held by the jig and located outside of the cavity of the mold and the second end of the lead frame is located inside the cavity of the mold; and sealing with resin the base and the coil of each semi-finished product, and said second end of the metal-made lead frame, by filling the resin into a cavity of the mold, wherein in the step of sealing with resin the base and the coil of each semi-finished product, a resin overmold-portion is formed over the base and coil and said second end of the metal-made lead frame.
A method of controlling the growth of algae in an aqueous system, the method comprising: providing a composition comprising a combination of at least one lysozyme and at least one quaternary ammonium compound selected from N,N-diethyl-N-dodecyl-N-benzylammonium chloride, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-N-(dimethylbenzyl)ammonium chloride, N,N-dimethyl-N,N-didecylammonium chloride, N,N-dimethyl-N,N-didodecylammonium chloride, N,N,N-trimethyl-N-tetradecylammonium chloride, N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(C 12 -C 18 alkyl) ammonium chloride, N-(dichlorobenzyl)-N,-N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium chloride, N-hexadecylpyridinium chloride, N-hexadecylpyridinium bromide, N-hexadecyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide, N-dodecylpyridinium chloride, N-dodecylpyridinium bisulphate, N-benzyl-N-dodecyl-N,N-bis(beta-hydroxy-ethyl)ammonium chloride, N-dodecyl-N-benzyl-N,N-dimethylammonium chloride, N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(C 12 -C 18 alkyl) ammonium chloride, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-ethylammonium ethylsulfate, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(1-naphthylmethyl) ammonium chloride, N-hexadecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-benzylammonium chloride, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-benzylammonium chloride or poly(oxyethylene-(dimethyliminio)ethylene (dimethyliminio)ethylenedichloride). providing a composition comprising a combination of at least one lysozyme and at least one quaternary ammonium compound selected from N,N-diethyl-N-dodecyl-N-benzylammonium chloride, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-N-(dimethylbenzyl)ammonium chloride, N,N-dimethyl-N,N-didecylammonium chloride, N,N-dimethyl-N,N-didodecylammonium chloride, N,N,N-trimethyl-N-tetradecylammonium chloride, N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(C 12 -C 18 alkyl) ammonium chloride, N-(dichlorobenzyl)-N,-N-dimethyl-N-dodecylammonium chloride, N-hexadecylpyridinium chloride, N-hexadecylpyridinium bromide, N-hexadecyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide, N-dodecylpyridinium chloride, N-dodecylpyridinium bisulphate, N-benzyl-N-dodecyl-N,N-bis(beta-hydroxy-ethyl)ammonium chloride, N-dodecyl-N-benzyl-N,N-dimethylammonium chloride, N-benzyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(C 12 -C 18 alkyl) ammonium chloride, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-ethylammonium ethylsulfate, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-(1-naphthylmethyl) ammonium chloride, N-hexadecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-benzylammonium chloride, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-benzylammonium chloride or poly(oxyethylene-(dimethyliminio)ethylene (dimethyliminio)ethylenedichloride).
A waterborne anti-graffiti coating composition prepared from a composition comprising at least one polyol comprising a fluorinated polyol; and a blend of polyisocyanates comprising at least (i) a hydrophilically modified trimer of hexamethylene diisocyanate and (ii) a hydrophilically modified trimer of isophorone diisocyanate (IPDT), wherein is a mixture of acrylic polyol and fluorinated acrylic polyol.
A non-water based solution for selective application to parts of the surface of a dental ceramic, the solution comprising • a solvent being miscible with water but not being water, • an effect agent comprising metal ions, the effect caused by the effect agent being either colouring, providing fluorescence or a combination thereof • a complexing agent being able to form a complex with the metal ions of the effect agent, wherein the complex is soluble in the solvent, the non-water based solution having a viscosity above 200 mPa*s at 23°C, wherein the water-content of the solution is below 10 wt.-% with respect to the whole composition. • a solvent being miscible with water but not being water, • an effect agent comprising metal ions, the effect caused by the effect agent being either colouring, providing fluorescence or a combination thereof • a complexing agent being able to form a complex with the metal ions of the effect agent, wherein the complex is soluble in the solvent,
Chassis component comprising a first end section and a second end section, wherein a connecting section is arranged between the two end sections (2, 3), comprising at least one bearing (9, 10) in one of the two end sections (2, 3), and comprising a sensor device, wherein a sensor housing (14, 33) has a first sensor element of the sensor device and the two end sections (2, 3) and the connecting section are designed as a single-part profile which is open on one side over the longitudinal extent, wherein the open profile forms an at least partially free internal space, characterized in that the first sensor element is arranged within the internal space, wherein a wall of the open profile has a passage opening and the sensor housing extends from an outer side of the wall, through the passage opening, into the internal space.
A conductive material, comprising: a first continuous phase comprising a first polymer; a second continuous phase comprising a second polymer different from the first polymer, the second continuous phase co-continuous with the first continuous phase; a non-continuous phase comprising a third polymer different from the first polymer and different from the second polymer, the non-continuous phase substantially contained within the first continuous phase; and a plurality of conductive particles distributed in the first polymer or at a boundary between the first continuous phase and the second continuous phase, wherein the conductive particles form a conductive network and wherein the conductive material is melt-processable. a first continuous phase comprising a first polymer; a second continuous phase comprising a second polymer different from the first polymer, the second continuous phase co-continuous with the first continuous phase; a non-continuous phase comprising a third polymer different from the first polymer and different from the second polymer, the non-continuous phase substantially contained within the first continuous phase; and a plurality of conductive particles distributed in the first polymer or at a boundary between the first continuous phase and the second continuous phase, wherein the conductive particles form a conductive network and wherein the conductive material is melt-processable.
A cemented carbide body comprising: a. tungsten carbide grains; b. a binder matrix material comprising any of cobalt, nickel and iron or a mixture thereof, wherein the tungsten carbide grains are disposed in the binder matrix material; the binder matrix material also comprising tantalum-containing inclusions, the tantalum-containing inclusions being carbide nanoparticles or intermetallic nanoparticles, the tantalum-containing inclusions having the shape that is any one of spherical, platelet-like or needle-like; c. wherein the tantalum-containing inclusions have a mean largest linear dimension of no more than 80 nm measured using Transmission Electron Microscopy or High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), characterized in that d. the tantalum content is between 1.5 weight per cent and 3.5 weight per cent of the binder content and the cemented carbide body is free of Ta-containing grains having a largest linear dimension greater than 500nm. a. tungsten carbide grains; b. a binder matrix material comprising any of cobalt, nickel and iron or a mixture thereof, wherein the tungsten carbide grains are disposed in the binder matrix material; the binder matrix material also comprising tantalum-containing inclusions, the tantalum-containing inclusions being carbide nanoparticles or intermetallic nanoparticles, the tantalum-containing inclusions having the shape that is any one of spherical, platelet-like or needle-like; c. wherein the tantalum-containing inclusions have a mean largest linear dimension of no more than 80 nm measured using Transmission Electron Microscopy or High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), characterized in that d. the tantalum content is between 1.5 weight per cent and 3.5 weight per cent of the binder content and the cemented carbide body is free of Ta-containing grains having a largest linear dimension greater than 500nm.
A compound of Formula or a therapeutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 together with the atoms to which they are attached form a 6 membered unsubstituted heterocycle; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl and cycloalkyl; X is NR 4; R 4 is C1-C6 alkyl, hydrogen. R 1 and R 2 together with the atoms to which they are attached form a 6 membered unsubstituted heterocycle; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl and cycloalkyl; X is NR 4; R 4 is C1-C6 alkyl, hydrogen.
Composite moulded product comprising at least one polyamide-reinforcement layer consisting of a polyamide matrix and reinforcement fibres, characterised in that the polyamide-reinforcement layer is porous due to the consolidation of the matrix material in the form of fibres or powder or flakes and the reinforcement fibres using a pressurised saturated steam process.
Method for actuating a starting device for an internal combustion engine wherein the starting device has a starter relay with a lifting armature and an energizable pull-in winding and a switch-on device for switching on an electric starter motor, and the switch-on device can be actuated independently of the lifting armature and of the pull-in winding, wherein if the rotational speed of the ring gear is below a limiting value (n L) during a meshing process into the ring gear of the internal combustion engine, firstly only the lifting armature is adjusted, and the switch-on device of the starter motor is not switched on until after the meshing, and if the rotational speed of the ring gear exceeds a limiting value (n L) the switch-on device is already switched on, in order to increase the rotational speed of the starter pinion, before the contact of the starter pinion enters into contact with ring gear of the internal combustion engine.
A method for preparing a platelet-type zirconium phosphate, comprising: preparing a microemulsion by (i) mixing oil with water including zirconium ions, phosphate ions and hydrogen fluoride, to form a mixture, and (ii) adding a non-ionic surfactant to said mixture; and heating said microemulsion at 40 to 60°C for 15 to 30 hours. preparing a microemulsion by (i) mixing oil with water including zirconium ions, phosphate ions and hydrogen fluoride, to form a mixture, and (ii) adding a non-ionic surfactant to said mixture; and heating said microemulsion at 40 to 60°C for 15 to 30 hours.