mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for evaluating the reaction between dissolved hydrogen and dissolved oxygen, which comprises a step of forcibly reducing the dissolved oxygen amount in water by blowing thereinto any other gas than hydrogen to thereby make the dissolved oxygen amount in water reach a predetermined initial concentration, followed by measuring the temporal dissolved oxygen amount in water, a step of forcibly dissolving hydrogen in water to thereby adjust the dissolved oxygen amount in water to the initial concentration, followed by measuring the temporal dissolved oxygen amount in water, and a step of quantitatively evaluating the reaction between the dissolved hydrogen and the dissolved oxygen by stoichiometric analysis or reaction speed analysis based on the time-profile of the difference between the dissolved oxygen amount measured with forcibly dissolving hydrogen and the dissolved oxygen amount measured with blowing the other gas than hydrogen.
Unit for cutting filters for capsules of inhalation or vaporization articles, characterized in that said cutting unit comprises: - a positioning device configured to receive and guide at least a rod made of filtering material pre-cut to size from which to make a plurality of filters, said positioning device comprising a drawer provided with a housing compartment configured to receive at least one rod and guide means provided with one or more guide channels, - a cutting device configured to cut said at least one rod, sequentially making single filters, the length of which is a fraction of the length of said rod, - a thrust member able to cooperate with said cutting device and configured to make said rod advance step-wise acting on a tail end of said rod, distal with respect to said cutting device, in order to position a head end of said rod, opposite said tail end, on each occasion in a predefined cutting position with respect to said cutting device, along a cutting path through said drawer, and a respective guide channel at least temporarily aligned during the advance of said rod, - said positioning device comprising at least an alignment member configured to interfere with said head end of said rod, preventing an autonomous advance thereof, so as to define a desired predefined reference position, with respect to said cutting device, of the tail end on which said thrust member acts. - a positioning device configured to receive and guide at least a rod made of filtering material pre-cut to size from which to make a plurality of filters, said positioning device comprising a drawer provided with a housing compartment configured to receive at least one rod and guide means provided with one or more guide channels, - a cutting device configured to cut said at least one rod, sequentially making single filters, the length of which is a fraction of the length of said rod, - a thrust member able to cooperate with said cutting device and configured to make said rod advance step-wise acting on a tail end of said rod, distal with respect to said cutting device, in order to position a head end of said rod, opposite said tail end, on each occasion in a predefined cutting position with respect to said cutting device, along a cutting path through said drawer, and a respective guide channel at least temporarily aligned during the advance of said rod, - said positioning device comprising at least an alignment member configured to interfere with said head end of said rod, preventing an autonomous advance thereof, so as to define a desired predefined reference position, with respect to said cutting device, of the tail end on which said thrust member acts.
A positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a lithium metal oxide represented by Formula 1 below: [Formula 1] Li 2+a Ni 1-b-c-d Al b B c M1 d O 2+e (Here, M1 is at least one selected from W, Si, Ga and P, -0.2<a<0.2, 0<b≤0.05, 0<c≤0.05, 0<d≤0.05, and 0≤e≤0.2.) M1 is at least one selected from W, Si, Ga and P, -0.2<a<0.2, 0<b≤0.05, 0<c≤0.05, 0<d≤0.05, and 0≤e≤0.2.)
An imaging apparatus storing information for a plurality of auto focus modes, each auto focus mode being mapped to a different type of touch gesture, comprising: an image unit adapted to perform imaging; a drive unit adapted to move a location of a lens in the imaging unit to adjust a focus; a touch screen adapted to display a live view image generated by the imaging unit and receive a touch gesture for the live view image; and a controller adapted to determine a type of the touch gesture according to the received touch gesture, set an auto focus mode corresponding to the determined type of the touch gesture among the plurality of auto focus modes, based on the stored information, in response to the touch gesture being input in an auto focus setting mode, and to control the drive unit to adjust the focus according to the set auto focus mode among the plurality of auto focus modes. an image unit adapted to perform imaging; a drive unit adapted to move a location of a lens in the imaging unit to adjust a focus; a touch screen adapted to display a live view image generated by the imaging unit and receive a touch gesture for the live view image; and a controller adapted to determine a type of the touch gesture according to the received touch gesture, set an auto focus mode corresponding to the determined type of the touch gesture among the plurality of auto focus modes, based on the stored information, in response to the touch gesture being input in an auto focus setting mode, and to control the drive unit to adjust the focus according to the set auto focus mode among the plurality of auto focus modes.
A pair of compressive shorts that provides different resistance to stretch in different directions when worn by an athlete, the compressive shorts comprising: an exterior layer of elastic fabric; a first plurality of stitch lines (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) extending substantially parallel in a spaced apart relationship in a first direction along the exterior layer, each of the first plurality of stitch lines (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) formed from a first thread that penetrates the exterior layer of elastic fabric, the first thread being less elastic than the elastic fabric of the exterior layer; a second plurality of stitch lines (110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120) extending substantially parallel in a spaced apart relationship in a second direction different from the first direction along the exterior layer, each of the second plurality of stitch lines (110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120) formed from a second thread that penetrates the exterior layer of elastic fabric, the second thread being less elastic than the elastic fabric of the exterior layer; and an interior layer of fabric affixed to the exterior layer of elastic fabric and positioned between the skin of a wearer and the first plurality of stitch lines (122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132) and the second plurality of stitch lines (110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120) when the shorts are worn.
Fuel injector, having an injector housing in which an injection element is arranged so as to be longitudinally displaceable along a longitudinal axis, having a control chamber which is hydraulically connected to a high-pressure chamber of the injector housing and which can be hydraulically relieved via an outflow bore in the direction of a low-pressure chamber of the injector housing, wherein the flow of pressure medium through the outflow bore can be controlled by means of a valve element, wherein the valve element is arranged in axially displaceable fashion on a preferably rod-like guide element (65; 65a), which guide element (65; 65a) protrudes into a bore of the valve element and is supported, on the side averted from the valve element, on a positionally fixed housing element, and wherein the guide element (65; 65a) has, in a region between a guide section of the guide element in the valve element and the positionally fixed housing element, a first weakening region in which the cross section of the guide element (65; 65a) is reduced, characterized in that at least one second weakening region is formed, with an axial spacing (a) to the first weakening region, on the guide element (65; 65a), in which at least one second weakening region the cross section of the guide element (65; 65a) is reduced.
A device for maintaining a clear optical path immediately in front of the lens of a viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus, the device comprising: a. an elongated hollow body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the elongated hollow body defines a lumen adapted to receive the viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus; b. a first guide channel formed in the elongated hollow body terminating in a first guide slit at the distal end of the elongated hollow body and a second guide channel formed in the elongated hollow body terminating in a second guide slit at the distal end of the elongated hollow body, wherein the first guide channel is diametrically opposite and parallel to the second guide channel; c. a transparent lens cover film disposed within the elongated hollow body; wherein the transparent lens cover film is movable between the first guide channel through the first guide slit and the second guide channel through the second guide slit and passes over a means configured to allow the surface of the transparent lens cover film become parallel to the surface of the lens such that any particular section of the lens cover film passes in front of the lens of the viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus at the distal end to provide a continuously clear transparent covering for the lens such that a clear optical path immediately in front of the lens is maintained as the lens cover film passes in front of the lens of the viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus. a. an elongated hollow body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the elongated hollow body defines a lumen adapted to receive the viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus; b. a first guide channel formed in the elongated hollow body terminating in a first guide slit at the distal end of the elongated hollow body and a second guide channel formed in the elongated hollow body terminating in a second guide slit at the distal end of the elongated hollow body, wherein the first guide channel is diametrically opposite and parallel to the second guide channel; c. a transparent lens cover film disposed within the elongated hollow body; wherein the transparent lens cover film is movable between the first guide channel through the first guide slit and the second guide channel through the second guide slit and passes over a means configured to allow the surface of the transparent lens cover film become parallel to the surface of the lens such that any particular section of the lens cover film passes in front of the lens of the viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus at the distal end to provide a continuously clear transparent covering for the lens such that a clear optical path immediately in front of the lens is maintained as the lens cover film passes in front of the lens of the viewing apparatus or illuminating apparatus.
A controller for controlling a plurality of lighting devices (4a, 4b, 4c) to emit light for illuminating an environment, each in dependence on at least one respective setting, the controller being configured to perform operations of: obtaining a corneal image, captured by a camera, formed by light reflected into the camera from at least a portion of at least one cornea of a user; identifying, based on the emitted light from said lighting devices, those of the plurality of lighting devices which appear within and/or affect the corneal image; based on which of the identified lighting devices appear within and/or affect the corneal image, automatically determining updates to the respective settings of one or more of the identified lighting devices; controlling said one or more identified lighting devices in accordance with the updates; and repeating said obtaining, determining and controlling, as the user moves such that the corneal image changes, so as to dynamically adapt the settings of the identified lighting devices. obtaining a corneal image, captured by a camera, formed by light reflected into the camera from at least a portion of at least one cornea of a user; identifying, based on the emitted light from said lighting devices, those of the plurality of lighting devices which appear within and/or affect the corneal image; based on which of the identified lighting devices appear within and/or affect the corneal image, automatically determining updates to the respective settings of one or more of the identified lighting devices; controlling said one or more identified lighting devices in accordance with the updates; and repeating said obtaining, determining and controlling, as the user moves such that the corneal image changes, so as to dynamically adapt the settings of the identified lighting devices.
A method for producing a probiotic fruit beverage, said method comprising: (a) acid-adapting at least one strain of probiotic bacteria during propagation comprising (i) propagating the at least one strain of probiotic bacteria without pH stabilization at a temperature in the range of from 25°C to 43°C, in a suitable medium having an initial pH of between 6.0 and 7.0, said medium having a composition permitting said medium to reach a pH of between 5.0 and 4.0; (ii) harvesting the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; (iii) concentrating the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; and (iv) optionally freezing or freeze-drying the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; (b) inoculating a fruit beverage with the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria of step (a); and (c) optionally packaging the probiotic fruit beverage. (a) acid-adapting at least one strain of probiotic bacteria during propagation comprising (i) propagating the at least one strain of probiotic bacteria without pH stabilization at a temperature in the range of from 25°C to 43°C, in a suitable medium having an initial pH of between 6.0 and 7.0, said medium having a composition permitting said medium to reach a pH of between 5.0 and 4.0; (ii) harvesting the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; (iii) concentrating the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; and (iv) optionally freezing or freeze-drying the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; (i) propagating the at least one strain of probiotic bacteria without pH stabilization at a temperature in the range of from 25°C to 43°C, in a suitable medium having an initial pH of between 6.0 and 7.0, said medium having a composition permitting said medium to reach a pH of between 5.0 and 4.0; (ii) harvesting the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; (iii) concentrating the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; and (iv) optionally freezing or freeze-drying the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria; (b) inoculating a fruit beverage with the at least one strain of acid-adapted probiotic bacteria of step (a); and (c) optionally packaging the probiotic fruit beverage.
A method of implementing a bus protocol for interfacing a control unit to plural devices connected to the bus comprising: generating a pulse train comprising a plurality of cycles for transmission on the bus, each of the cycles comprising a low voltage level portion for a designated period of time and a high voltage level portion for a designated period of time and, at least some of the cycles being assigned to respective ones of the plural devices as input/output (I/O) channels; wherein the pulse train comprises bus scan cycles that each comprise a selected number of the I/O channels, and a synchronization pulse after the I/O channels, characterized in that the synchronization pulse after the I/O channels is configured by the control unit to vary in duration in accordance with a designated change in channel bandwidth. generating a pulse train comprising a plurality of cycles for transmission on the bus, each of the cycles comprising a low voltage level portion for a designated period of time and a high voltage level portion for a designated period of time and, at least some of the cycles being assigned to respective ones of the plural devices as input/output (I/O) channels; wherein the pulse train comprises bus scan cycles that each comprise a selected number of the I/O channels, and a synchronization pulse after the I/O channels, characterized in that the synchronization pulse after the I/O channels is configured by the control unit to vary in duration in accordance with a designated change in channel bandwidth.
A device for cleaning a filter cloth in a rotary disc filter, said filter cloth being arranged on disc-shaped filter elements which are arranged side by side along a longitudinal direction of the rotary disc filter and rotatably arranged about a centre axis of the rotary disc filter, said device comprising a flushing ramp, said flushing ramp having a driving device (30, 31) for moving the flushing ramp along the longitudinal direction of the rotary disc filter during cleaning characterised in that two spray nozzles are arranged on the flushing ramp, and said two spray nozzles are fixedly mounted on a flush tube each, which are in turn fixedly connected to the flushing ramp and extend in a plane substantially perpendicular to said axis, said nozzles being arranged on both sides of a disc-shaped filter element and being oriented towards each other and towards the filter cloth on one side each of the disc-shaped filter element.
Resistance welding apparatus having a welding controller for controlling a welding tool, wherein the welding controller comprises • an assignment device and • a first regulator, and the assignment device is configured to read a present point to be welded from a list of points to be welded, to read a first setpoint curve from a data set in a database that is assigned to the present point to be welded and to assign the first setpoint curve to the first regulator, and the first regulator is configured to regulate a temporal profile of an electrical current at the present point to be welded according to the first setpoint curve by means of at least one first regulator parameter, characterized in that the data set (tblBDK, tblStrom) in the database has at least one first value (tblStrom:K P, tblStrom:T N) for the first regulator parameter, and the assignment device has a parameterization device which is configured to read the first value from the data set for the point to be currently welded and to parameterize the first regulator parameter of the first regulator using the first value. • an assignment device and • a first regulator, and the assignment device is configured to read a present point to be welded from a list of points to be welded, to read a first setpoint curve from a data set in a database that is assigned to the present point to be welded and to assign the first setpoint curve to the first regulator, and the first regulator is configured to regulate a temporal profile of an electrical current at the present point to be welded according to the first setpoint curve by means of at least one first regulator parameter, characterized in that the data set (tblBDK, tblStrom) in the database has at least one first value (tblStrom:K P, tblStrom:T N) for the first regulator parameter, and the assignment device has a parameterization device which is configured to read the first value from the data set for the point to be currently welded and to parameterize the first regulator parameter of the first regulator using the first value.
A cryogenic liquid storage tank (100, 150, 150a, 200), comprising: a vessel (102, 151) for containing a cryogenic liquid; a fill pipe (108, 156, 156a, 208) in communication with the vessel wherein the vessel is filled with the cryogenic liquid via the fill pipe; a fill termination assembly (114, 152, 152a) associated with the fill pipe, the fill termination assembly including a valve (116, 154, 154a) having an open position for allowing cryogenic liquid to flow through the fill pipe and the valve during filing of the vessel and a closed position for preventing cryogenic liquid from flowing through the fill pipe and the valve when the vessel has been filled with a selected amount of cryogenic liquid; and wherein said fill termination assembly includes a chamber (118, 160) containing a gas, wherein the chamber includes a movable segment (122, 164, 164a) and a static segment (120, 162, 162a), wherein the movable segment is operatively connected to the valve via an arm (128, 170, 170a) that is attached to a valve head (138, 172, 172a) of the valve so as to move the valve head to engage a valve seat (140, 175, 175a) of the valve to place the valve in the closed position and to disengage the valve head from the valve seat to place the valve in the open position, wherein the valve of the fill termination assembly moves from the open position to the closed position when a pressure of the gas within the chamber decreases to a threshold pressure, the pressure of the gas decreasing to the threshold pressure when the vessel is filled to the selected amount. a vessel (102, 151) for containing a cryogenic liquid; a fill pipe (108, 156, 156a, 208) in communication with the vessel wherein the vessel is filled with the cryogenic liquid via the fill pipe; a fill termination assembly (114, 152, 152a) associated with the fill pipe, the fill termination assembly including a valve (116, 154, 154a) having an open position for allowing cryogenic liquid to flow through the fill pipe and the valve during filing of the vessel and a closed position for preventing cryogenic liquid from flowing through the fill pipe and the valve when the vessel has been filled with a selected amount of cryogenic liquid; and wherein said fill termination assembly includes a chamber (118, 160) containing a gas, wherein the chamber includes a movable segment (122, 164, 164a) and a static segment (120, 162, 162a), wherein the movable segment is operatively connected to the valve via an arm (128, 170, 170a) that is attached to a valve head (138, 172, 172a) of the valve so as to move the valve head to engage a valve seat (140, 175, 175a) of the valve to place the valve in the closed position and to disengage the valve head from the valve seat to place the valve in the open position, wherein the valve of the fill termination assembly moves from the open position to the closed position when a pressure of the gas within the chamber decreases to a threshold pressure, the pressure of the gas decreasing to the threshold pressure when the vessel is filled to the selected amount.
A perfume composition comprising a mixture of microcapsules including: (a) a first perfume microcapsule encapsulating a first perfume oil wherein at least 80% of individual compounds present in the perfume oil have a LogT greater than - 2.5 and a cLogP greater than 2.5 and a volatility value of at least 30 μg/l air; and (b) a second perfume microcapsule encapsulating a second perfume oil wherein at least 80% of individual compounds present in the perfume oil has a LogT less than - 2.5 and a cLogP greater than 2.5 and a volatility value of at least 30 μg/l air. (a) a first perfume microcapsule encapsulating a first perfume oil wherein at least 80% of individual compounds present in the perfume oil have a LogT greater than - 2.5 and a cLogP greater than 2.5 and a volatility value of at least 30 μg/l air; and (b) a second perfume microcapsule encapsulating a second perfume oil wherein at least 80% of individual compounds present in the perfume oil has a LogT less than - 2.5 and a cLogP greater than 2.5 and a volatility value of at least 30 μg/l air.