mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Disc valve with a housing comprising a valve disc and a control disc, which has a fluid inflow and a fluid outflow, which are separated by the valve disc and the control disc, wherein the control disc is rotatably mounted to the valve disc about an axis of rotation running in the direction of flow and both discs are provided with at least one through opening in each case, so that when the through openings of the valve disc and the control disc are overlaid, it is possible for a fluid to flow along a direction of flow from the fluid inflow to the fluid outflow, a slider which can be moved in the direction of flow in the housing, which is arranged upstream of the valve disc and the control disc, which is held such that it cannot rotate about the axis of rotation and which has through openings, which correspond to those of the valve disc, as a facility for applying a fluid-pressure-dependent compressive force and seal elements upstream and downstream of the disc arrangement (5, 6) in each case, wherein a seal element is arranged between the slider and an input-side valve disc and the seal elements are additionally embodied as a facility for applying a compressive pretensioning to the disc arrangement (5, 6), wherein the compressive force resulting from a dimensioning of a pressure area and a fluid pressure of a pressurised fluid applied to the housing in the intended manner lies on the slider and thus on the disc arrangement (5, 6) via the pretensioning force which the facility generates for applying the compressive pretensioning, and wherein the slider and thus the disc arrangement (5, 6), without the fluid pressure being applied to the housing, are only influenced by the pretensioning.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of 5-aminosalicylic acid or a prodrug thereof that hydrolyses and/or metabolizes into 5-aminosalicylic acid, and one or more active substances selected from nicotinamide; a compound that converts in the body of an animal or human into nicotinamide selected from the group consisting of nicotinic acid esters and/or nicotinic acid; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP); an intermediate in the biosynthesis of NAD or NADP selected from the group consisting of N-formylkynurenine, L-kynurenine, 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine, 3-hydroxyanthranilate, 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate semialdehyde, quinolinate, and beta-nicotinate D-ribonucleotide; for beneficially influencing the intestinal microbiota, wherein the pharmaceutical composition releases one or both of the active substances for topical efficacy in the lower small intestine, the colon or both.
A calcium-fortified orange juice beverage having a good taste comprising; orange juice; a calcium source that provides no less than 100 mg calcium per 240 mL serving, the calcium source comprising 40% to 65% calcium lactate and 35% to 60% hydroxyapatite; and, an orange citrus flavor topnote in an amount from 0.001% to 0.004% by weight of the total composition.
A method of controlling a handheld electronic device having a touchscreen display, comprising: determining a location of a touch input on a touch-sensitive input surface of the touchscreen display; the method being characterized by the steps of: determining one or more characteristics of a motion signal of an accelerometer of the handheld electronic device; generating an input from one of at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal; determining whether the characteristics of the motion signal, comprising an acceleration peak component followed by a deceleration peak component, logically correspond to a normal tap or hard tap by evaluating the magnitude of the motion signal in reference to an upper limit threshold associated with the acceleration peak and a lower limit threshold associated with the deceleration peak; and selecting the input from the at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal. determining a location of a touch input on a touch-sensitive input surface of the touchscreen display; the method being characterized by the steps of: determining one or more characteristics of a motion signal of an accelerometer of the handheld electronic device; generating an input from one of at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal; determining whether the characteristics of the motion signal, comprising an acceleration peak component followed by a deceleration peak component, logically correspond to a normal tap or hard tap by evaluating the magnitude of the motion signal in reference to an upper limit threshold associated with the acceleration peak and a lower limit threshold associated with the deceleration peak; and selecting the input from the at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal. determining one or more characteristics of a motion signal of an accelerometer of the handheld electronic device; generating an input from one of at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal; determining whether the characteristics of the motion signal, comprising an acceleration peak component followed by a deceleration peak component, logically correspond to a normal tap or hard tap by evaluating the magnitude of the motion signal in reference to an upper limit threshold associated with the acceleration peak and a lower limit threshold associated with the deceleration peak; and selecting the input from the at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal.
A method of forming a heat exchange tube for a refrigerant-flooded evaporator comprising: feeding a pair of billets into a heating section and heating the pair of billets to a selected temperature; urging the billet pairs into and through an extrusion section, where the billet pairs are formed into two tube halves, each tube half including an outer wall and an inner wall having a plurality of channel halves; forming a textural element at one or more of the outer wall and the inner wall via one or more rotating dies; and joining the two tube halves to form the heat exchange tube; wherein a textural element is formed on the outer wall of the heat exchange tube after joining of the two tube halves; wherein the textural elements at the inner wall are formed as a plurality of dimples, or a plurality of grooves or fins that are configured to increase heat transfer between a cooling medium flowing through the channels and the outer wall by improving mixing of the cooling medium in the channels; and wherein the textural elements on the outer wall are formed as ridges, pockets, or other similar shape with sharp edges to improve nucleate boiling of a volume of refrigerant in which tubes are submerged. feeding a pair of billets into a heating section and heating the pair of billets to a selected temperature; urging the billet pairs into and through an extrusion section, where the billet pairs are formed into two tube halves, each tube half including an outer wall and an inner wall having a plurality of channel halves; forming a textural element at one or more of the outer wall and the inner wall via one or more rotating dies; and joining the two tube halves to form the heat exchange tube; wherein a textural element is formed on the outer wall of the heat exchange tube after joining of the two tube halves; wherein the textural elements at the inner wall are formed as a plurality of dimples, or a plurality of grooves or fins that are configured to increase heat transfer between a cooling medium flowing through the channels and the outer wall by improving mixing of the cooling medium in the channels; and wherein the textural elements on the outer wall are formed as ridges, pockets, or other similar shape with sharp edges to improve nucleate boiling of a volume of refrigerant in which tubes are submerged.
A process for producing polyurethane sandwich moldings comprising at least one core layer and at least one reinforcing fiber layer, wherein i. at least one reinforcing fiber layer is applied onto a core layer and a moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive is applied to the reinforcing fiber layer, ii. the part from i. is placed into a mold and pressed in the mold and the moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive is cured, and iii.the molding from ii. is removed from the mold and optionally subjected to further operations, wherein the moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive has a viscosity of 5000 mPas to 50 000 mPas, measured at 25°C according to DIN 53 018, comprises at least 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive, of isocyanate-terminated prepolymer which is obtainable by mixing a stoichiometric excess of aromatic isocyanate with polymeric compounds having at least two isocyanate-reactive groups and optionally compounds having only one isocyanate-reactive group and optionally chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents and the moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive is applied before or after application of the reinforcing fiber layer onto the at least one core layer and for the curing the moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive is brought into contact with water or with a solution comprising water. i. at least one reinforcing fiber layer is applied onto a core layer and a moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive is applied to the reinforcing fiber layer, ii. the part from i. is placed into a mold and pressed in the mold and the moisture-curing polyurethane adhesive is cured, and iii.the molding from ii. is removed from the mold and optionally subjected to further operations,
A method for determining receiver coupling efficiency of a half active optical cable (111, 211, 303) that includes a photodetector (107, 207) and a transimpedance amplifier connected to an output of the photodetector (107, 207), wherein the transimpedance amplifier squelches its output when optical power incident on the photodetector (107, 207) is below a threshold optical power, characterized in that the method comprises: varying optical power inputted into the half active optical cable (11, 211, 303) to determine a maximum optical power at which the transimpedance amplifier squelches its output; and determining a receiver coupling efficiency by calculating a ratio of the threshold optical power to the maximum optical power at which the transimpedance amplifier squelches its output. varying optical power inputted into the half active optical cable (11, 211, 303) to determine a maximum optical power at which the transimpedance amplifier squelches its output; and determining a receiver coupling efficiency by calculating a ratio of the threshold optical power to the maximum optical power at which the transimpedance amplifier squelches its output.
A torsion spring element rotatably connected to a substrate and suitable for use in micro-electro-mechanical devices, wherein the torsion spring element can be twisted relative to the substrate, as well as moved linearly relative to the substrate; the torsion spring element is designed in one piece and comprises: a frame structure; an anchor structure preferably arranged within the frame structure; and spring structures connecting the anchor structure to the frame structure; the anchor structure connects the spring structures and the frame structure to the substrate; the frame structure, with deformation of the spring structures, moves as a whole relative to the anchor structure to produce rotational movements and linear movements of the torsion spring element relative to the substrate; and the spring structure has at least one pairing of two bending beam springs which extend from the anchor structure at an angle not equal to 0°, characterized in that the two bending beam springs of the pairing each have a kink, converge towards each other after the kink, meet at the frame structure, and are connected to the frame structure at that point. the torsion spring element can be twisted relative to the substrate, as well as moved linearly relative to the substrate; the torsion spring element is designed in one piece and comprises: a frame structure; an anchor structure preferably arranged within the frame structure; and spring structures connecting the anchor structure to the frame structure; a frame structure; an anchor structure preferably arranged within the frame structure; and spring structures connecting the anchor structure to the frame structure; the anchor structure connects the spring structures and the frame structure to the substrate; the frame structure, with deformation of the spring structures, moves as a whole relative to the anchor structure to produce rotational movements and linear movements of the torsion spring element relative to the substrate; and the spring structure has at least one pairing of two bending beam springs which extend from the anchor structure at an angle not equal to 0°, characterized in that the two bending beam springs of the pairing each have a kink, converge towards each other after the kink, meet at the frame structure, and are connected to the frame structure at that point.
An echo suppression unit for an electronic device comprising a loudspeaker and a microphone; wherein a transmit signal is either captured by the microphone or derived from a signal captured by the microphone and comprises an echo of a receive signal rendered by the loudspeaker; wherein the electronic device is so configured that it exhibits N different distorting frequencies, with N>1; such that resonances of the electronic device are triggered in response to rendering the receive signal comprising at least one of the N distorting frequencies; wherein the echo suppression unit is configured, for each of said N distorting frequencies, to - apply an analysis filter of N pre-determined analysis filters to the receive signal to yield an analysis filtered signal; wherein the analysis filter is configured to isolate a frequency component of the receive signal at said distorting frequency of the N distorting frequencies; - determine, based on the analysis filtered signal, whether the frequency component of the received signal at the distorting frequency causes the echo of the receive signal to comprise a distortion component; wherein the distortion component comprises one or more frequencies which are not comprised within the frequency component; and - apply a post-filter of N pre-determined post-filters to the transmit signal, in response to a determination that the frequency component of the received signal at the distorting frequency causes a distortion component; wherein the post-filter is configured to selectively attenuate the distortion component caused by the distorting frequency. - apply an analysis filter of N pre-determined analysis filters to the receive signal to yield an analysis filtered signal; wherein the analysis filter is configured to isolate a frequency component of the receive signal at said distorting frequency of the N distorting frequencies; - determine, based on the analysis filtered signal, whether the frequency component of the received signal at the distorting frequency causes the echo of the receive signal to comprise a distortion component; wherein the distortion component comprises one or more frequencies which are not comprised within the frequency component; and - apply a post-filter of N pre-determined post-filters to the transmit signal, in response to a determination that the frequency component of the received signal at the distorting frequency causes a distortion component; wherein the post-filter is configured to selectively attenuate the distortion component caused by the distorting frequency.
A method of synthesizing a borane having n boron atoms and m hydrogen atoms, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a mixture of a borane anion of the formula [B n+2 H m-4] 2- and at least one solvent with an acidic ion-exchange resin to produce H 2 [B n+2 H m-4]•xH 2 O; (b) degrading at least a portion of H 2 [B n+2 H m-4]•xH 2 O to generate B n H m by concentrating and drying the mixture comprising H 2 [B n+2 H m-4]•xH 2 O; (c) separating residual borane anion from product B n H m; and (d) repeating steps (a)-(c) with residual borane anion recovered in step (c), wherein n is an integer of from 5 to 96, m ≤ n+8, and x is a non-negative real number. (a) contacting a mixture of a borane anion of the formula [B n+2 H m-4] 2- and at least one solvent with an acidic ion-exchange resin to produce H 2 [B n+2 H m-4]•xH 2 O; (b) degrading at least a portion of H 2 [B n+2 H m-4]•xH 2 O to generate B n H m by concentrating and drying the mixture comprising H 2 [B n+2 H m-4]•xH 2 O; (c) separating residual borane anion from product B n H m; and (d) repeating steps (a)-(c) with residual borane anion recovered in step (c),
A storage system attachable to an inner surface (101;103) of a cargo or a back space of a service vehicle, said system comprises: a module unit, at least one elongated fastening rail comprising at least one fastening zone, said elongated fastening rail being adapted to be attached to said inner surface of said cargo or back space of said service vehicle and to extend substantially horizontally, a bracket adapted for attaching said module unit to said rail, said module unit being attachable to said bracket, said bracket comprising a guide portion adapted to be in contact with a part of said elongated fastening rail, said bracket further comprising a through-hole through a central body portion of said bracket, a securing element adapted to extend through said through-hole of said bracket and to attach said bracket to said fastening zone of said elongated fastening rail, wherein, said securing element is adapted to secure said bracket to said elongated fastening rail and to prevent said bracket from sliding on said elongated fastening rail, wherein said module unit is pivotably attachable to said bracket, thereby said module unit is movable between at least a first position and a second position, characterized in that said module unit is a shelf, wherein said first position is a use position, and wherein said second position is a non-use position to which the module unit is movable by rotation of the module unit towards the ceiling of the back space of the service vehicle. a module unit, at least one elongated fastening rail comprising at least one fastening zone, said elongated fastening rail being adapted to be attached to said inner surface of said cargo or back space of said service vehicle and to extend substantially horizontally, a bracket adapted for attaching said module unit to said rail, said module unit being attachable to said bracket, said bracket comprising a guide portion adapted to be in contact with a part of said elongated fastening rail, said bracket further comprising a through-hole through a central body portion of said bracket, a securing element adapted to extend through said through-hole of said bracket and to attach said bracket to said fastening zone of said elongated fastening rail, wherein, said securing element is adapted to secure said bracket to said elongated fastening rail and to prevent said bracket from sliding on said elongated fastening rail, wherein said module unit is pivotably attachable to said bracket, thereby said module unit is movable between at least a first position and a second position, characterized in that said module unit is a shelf, wherein said first position is a use position, and wherein said second position is a non-use position to which the module unit is movable by rotation of the module unit towards the ceiling of the back space of the service vehicle.
A modified polyvinyl alcohol comprising 0.1 to 10 mol% of a monomer unit represented by formula below and having a viscosity-average degree of polymerization measured according to JIS K6726 exceeding 2000, wherein in formula, R 1 represents a methyl group.
A cable storage device for receiving and dispensing a cable realized as a data cable, at whose end an inspection camera is arranged, signals being able to be transmitted from and to the inspection camera via the cable, said cable storage device comprising: a storage reel mounted in a rotatable manner, on which the cable can be wound; a reel drive, which can drive the storage reel in an unwinding and winding direction; a controlling or regulating device for controlling the reel drive; a cable guide; and a cable buffer arranged between the cable guide and the storage reel, said cable buffer being able to receive a variable buffered cable length, characterized in that a measuring device connected to the regulating device can determine the filling level of the cable buffer, said regulating device being able to automatically control the reel drive in the unwinding and winding direction in dependence of the filling level, the final speed of the end of the cable being far from the storage reel being able to be identified using a speedometer of the inspection camera, and said final speed being able to be transmitted to the regulating device for regulating the reel drive. a storage reel mounted in a rotatable manner, on which the cable can be wound; a reel drive, which can drive the storage reel in an unwinding and winding direction; a controlling or regulating device for controlling the reel drive; a cable guide; and a cable buffer arranged between the cable guide and the storage reel, said cable buffer being able to receive a variable buffered cable length, characterized in that a measuring device connected to the regulating device can determine the filling level of the cable buffer, said regulating device being able to automatically control the reel drive in the unwinding and winding direction in dependence of the filling level, the final speed of the end of the cable being far from the storage reel being able to be identified using a speedometer of the inspection camera, and said final speed being able to be transmitted to the regulating device for regulating the reel drive.
A computer implemented method for load balancing within a mobile wireless communications network, the method comprising: i. collecting performance parameters; ii. determining if load balancing is applicable in response to the collected performance parameters, wherein in response to determining that load balancing is applicable the method comprises: iii. adjusting geometry of a cell in the mobile wireless communications network by adjusting one or more of a pilot power associated with the cell or antenna tilt associated with the cell; and iv. adjusting radio access network (110, 120) parameters by adjusting a handover parameter of the cell and/or a handover parameter of a neighboring cell to reallocate traffic from the cell to the neighboring cell if the neighboring cell has spare capacity. i. collecting performance parameters; ii. determining if load balancing is applicable in response to the collected performance parameters, wherein in response to determining that load balancing is applicable the method comprises: iii. adjusting geometry of a cell in the mobile wireless communications network by adjusting one or more of a pilot power associated with the cell or antenna tilt associated with the cell; and iv. adjusting radio access network (110, 120) parameters by adjusting a handover parameter of the cell and/or a handover parameter of a neighboring cell to reallocate traffic from the cell to the neighboring cell if the neighboring cell has spare capacity. iii. adjusting geometry of a cell in the mobile wireless communications network by adjusting one or more of a pilot power associated with the cell or antenna tilt associated with the cell; and iv. adjusting radio access network (110, 120) parameters by adjusting a handover parameter of the cell and/or a handover parameter of a neighboring cell to reallocate traffic from the cell to the neighboring cell if the neighboring cell has spare capacity.