mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Controller, in particular an idle rotational speed controller, of an internal combustion engine including an intake path for sucking air to be supplied to a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a throttle valve arranged at the intake path for controlling an intake amount, an auxiliary intake path for communicating the intake path on an upstream side of the throttle valve and the intake path on a downstream side by bypassing of the throttle valve, and an opening/closing type control valve arranged at the auxiliary intake path for controlling an intake air amount, in particular an idling intake amount, the speed controller and comprising an intake pressure detecting unit for detecting an intake pressure of the intake path, and a controlling unit, characterized in that said controlling unit is capable of synchronizing a drive reference position for driving to open or close the control valve with a timing of detecting the intake pressure by the intake pressure detecting unit.
A holder-equipped window glass comprising a window glass mounted on a vehicle door so as to be vertically movable up and down, and a holder attached to a part of a lower edge of the window glass and having a connecting portion to be connected to a lifting and lowering device for the window glass, wherein said holder is an integrally molded product comprising an inner layer portion and an outer layer portion, said inner layer portion is U-shaped in cross-section to clamp a part of the lower edge of the window glass in the thickness direction of the lower edge, said outer layer portion is located outside said inner layer portion, is made of a material harder than said inner layer portion and is U-shaped in cross section, and said outer layer portion has said connecting portion projecting in a direction departing from the lower edge of the window glass, characterized in that said inner layer portion of the holder is made of a thermoplastic elastomer, and said outer layer portion is made of a thermoplastic elastomer containing fibers.
A method of preparing a unit of fruit for consumption by a consumer, comprising: cleaning the unit of fruit while the unit of fruit is supported by a cup assembly within a housing; impaling the unit of fruit on a lance located within the housing; sensing the size of the unit of fruit while impaled on the lance, and using the sensed size of the unit of fruit for determining a cutting operation for the unit of fruit; performing the determined cutting operation on the unit of fruit with a cutting assembly while the unit of fruit is impaled on the lance, thereby to produce a plurality of consumable cut pieces, while leaving a remainder core of the unit of fruit still impaled on the lance; and collecting the consumable cut pieces of fruit adjacent an opening in the housing. cleaning the unit of fruit while the unit of fruit is supported by a cup assembly within a housing; impaling the unit of fruit on a lance located within the housing; sensing the size of the unit of fruit while impaled on the lance, and using the sensed size of the unit of fruit for determining a cutting operation for the unit of fruit; performing the determined cutting operation on the unit of fruit with a cutting assembly while the unit of fruit is impaled on the lance, thereby to produce a plurality of consumable cut pieces, while leaving a remainder core of the unit of fruit still impaled on the lance; and collecting the consumable cut pieces of fruit adjacent an opening in the housing.
A needle protector assembly comprising a needle defining an axial direction, a protective cover for the needle, and a locking mechanism adapted to secure the needle hub in the proximal position, wherein the needle is attached to a needle hub which is provided with wings on opposite sides thereof and which can be moved relative to the protective cover between a distal position in which at least a tip of the needle protrudes from the protective cover, and a proximal position in which the needle is fully received in the protective cover, wherein the protective cover comprises first and second parts (26, 28) which together form an elongate housing along which the needle hub can move between the distal and proximal positions, wherein the first and second parts (26, 28) define elongate slots on opposite sides of the housing through which the wings protrude, wherein the first and second parts (26, 28) are connected to one another by means of a film hinge in the region of a first axial end of the housing and by means of a latching mechanism in the region of a second axial end of the housing, and wherein the locking mechanism comprises a pair of first and second locking means engaging with each other when the needle hub is in the proximal position, wherein the first locking means is provided on the needle hub and the second locking means is provided on the protective cover, characterized in that the first and second parts (26, 28) form a flat housing portion in the region of a proximal end of the tube-like housing portion, the flat housing portion defining an internal passage in which the needle hub is received when the needle hub is in the proximal position.
A process for making a foamed composition, comprising the steps of a. providing a liquid hair treatment composition, b. providing a foaming device comprising a chamber, a removable or rechargeable pressurised gas unit and a dispensing nozzle, c. placing the liquid hair treatment composition in the chamber of the foaming device, d. charging the chamber with the gas, e. mixing the liquid hair treatment composition with the gas, and f. operating said foaming device such that the composition is ejected from the nozzle as a foam, wherein the liquid hair treatment composition comprises at least one conditioning ingredient and is free from hair styling polymer. a. providing a liquid hair treatment composition, b. providing a foaming device comprising a chamber, a removable or rechargeable pressurised gas unit and a dispensing nozzle, c. placing the liquid hair treatment composition in the chamber of the foaming device, d. charging the chamber with the gas, e. mixing the liquid hair treatment composition with the gas, and f. operating said foaming device such that the composition is ejected from the nozzle as a foam,
A method implemented in a multiple-input, multiple-output, MIMO, wireless communication system, comprising: determining a quality metric for each of a plurality of data streams at a first station; determining a condensed quality metric at the first station based on the quality metric for each of the plurality of data streams, the condensed quality metric comprising a reference quality metric and a delta quality metric, wherein the quality metric for each data stream comprises a signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, wherein the condensed quality metric is represented by a reference SNR value and a ΔSNR value, where the reference SNR value corresponds to the SNR of a first decoded data stream, and the ΔSNR value corresponds to the difference between the SNR values of successive data streams; transmitting the condensed quality metric from the first station to a second station; receiving the plurality of data streams from the second station over a plurality of MIMO channels, wherein each data stream is received over all of the plurality of MIMO channels and is encoded according to a data rate for the data stream determined based on the condensed quality metric; and decoding each of the plurality of data streams at the first station according to the data rate for the data stream. determining a quality metric for each of a plurality of data streams at a first station; determining a condensed quality metric at the first station based on the quality metric for each of the plurality of data streams, the condensed quality metric comprising a reference quality metric and a delta quality metric, wherein the quality metric for each data stream comprises a signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, wherein the condensed quality metric is represented by a reference SNR value and a ΔSNR value, where the reference SNR value corresponds to the SNR of a first decoded data stream, and the ΔSNR value corresponds to the difference between the SNR values of successive data streams; transmitting the condensed quality metric from the first station to a second station; receiving the plurality of data streams from the second station over a plurality of MIMO channels, wherein each data stream is received over all of the plurality of MIMO channels and is encoded according to a data rate for the data stream determined based on the condensed quality metric; and decoding each of the plurality of data streams at the first station according to the data rate for the data stream.
An ultrasound transducer element (20; 20A; 20B; 20C; 20D; 20E; 20F), comprising: a plurality of electrostatic capacitance type ultrasound cells (10; 10A; 10B; 10C; 10D; 10E; 10F) each having a lower electrode portion (12A; 12C; 12D; 12F) and a membrane including an upper electrode portion (16A; 16D; 16E; 16F) that are oriented and disposed via a cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) circular in plan view, characterized in that the thickness of the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) strictly monotonically decreases such that the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) has a curved shape toward an outer circumferential portion from the center axis of the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F), wherein the thickness of the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) at the center axis is t0 and the thickness distribution t(r) decreases toward the outer circumferential portion from the center axis according to t r = t 0 × J 0 2.4 / R × r, wherein r is the distance from the center axis, R is the distance of the circumference of the cavity from the center axis and J0 is the Bessel function of the zeroth order, within a difference of approximately ±5%. a plurality of electrostatic capacitance type ultrasound cells (10; 10A; 10B; 10C; 10D; 10E; 10F) each having a lower electrode portion (12A; 12C; 12D; 12F) and a membrane including an upper electrode portion (16A; 16D; 16E; 16F) that are oriented and disposed via a cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) circular in plan view, characterized in that the thickness of the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) strictly monotonically decreases such that the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) has a curved shape toward an outer circumferential portion from the center axis of the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F), wherein the thickness of the cavity (14; 14A1; 14B; 14C; 14D; 14E; 14F) at the center axis is t0 and the thickness distribution t(r) decreases toward the outer circumferential portion from the center axis according to t r = t 0 × J 0 2.4 / R × r, wherein r is the distance from the center axis, R is the distance of the circumference of the cavity from the center axis and J0 is the Bessel function of the zeroth order, within a difference of approximately ±5%.
Injection supporting device for a syringe, the syringe comprising a cartridge for a medicament, the injection supporting device having a housing to receive at least a part of the cartridge, the syringe comprising an injection needle extending in a z-direction from the cartridge to dispense the contents of the cartridge or the housing comprising a needle hub carrying an injection needle extending in a z-direction from the needle hub to dispense the contents of the cartridge, the injection supporting device further having a needle shield with a distal portion and a proximal portion, a distal opening in a front end of the distal portion and a needle guide for guiding the injection needle towards the distal opening, the needle shield being slidably attached to the housing and slidable relative to the housing along the z-direction between a guarding position covering a tip of the injection needle and an injection position in which a front end portion of the injection needle extends through the distal opening of the needle shield, and a resilient member coupled to the needle shield and the housing for urging the needle shield towards the guarding position, the interior of the needle shield comprising a lower inner extension extending from the distal portion along a longitudinal axis of the needle shield towards the housing, the housing comprising an upper inner extension extending from it distally along its longitudinal axis to the needle channel, the needle shield and the housing comprising stopping means to define the injection position of the needle shield by preventing the needle shield from retracting further into the housing than in the injection position, wherein the stopping means comprise a first stopping surface of the housing and a corresponding second stopping surface of the needle shield, the injection position being the position when the two stopping surfaces (25, 39) contact each other, characterized in that the needle guide comprises a needle channel extending from the distal opening through the interior of the needle shield, the needle channel being formed to receive and guide the injection needle, the lower inner extension defines a cylindrical wall that defines the needle channel and encases the injection needle, the second stopping surface constitutes a cover surface of the lower inner extension, and the first stopping surface constitutes a bottom surface of the upper inner extension.
A 3D projection apparatus, comprising a projection apparatus and a polarizing and splitting device, wherein the projection apparatus comprises a light source device and an opto-mechanical device, the light source device comprising: a laser generation unit configured to output laser light; a light modification element; a light guide unit, configured to receive the laser light output by the laser generation unit and guide the laser light to a homogenizing unit; and the homogenizing unit, configured to receive the laser light from the light guide unit, and homogenize and output the laser light, wherein the opto-mechanical device comprises at least one lens and is configured to receive homogeneous light from the light source device, process the homogeneous light through the lens, and then output the homogeneous light, wherein the polarizing and splitting device comprises a prism unit and a lens assembly, and is configured to convert light emitted from the projection apparatus into polarized light through the prism unit and the lens assembly, and project the polarized light on a screen, and characterized in that the prism unit is formed by three or four prisms spliced together and therefore forms a prism seam located on the optical axis of the light emitted from the projection apparatus, and the light modification element is disposed in the light guide unit or between the light guide unit and a homogenizing unit and is configured to cause an angular distribution of the laser light uniform and continuous and to weaken the diffraction phenomenon produced by the laser at the prism seam of the polarizing and splitting device. a laser generation unit configured to output laser light; a light modification element; a light guide unit, configured to receive the laser light output by the laser generation unit and guide the laser light to a homogenizing unit; and the homogenizing unit, configured to receive the laser light from the light guide unit, and homogenize and output the laser light, wherein the opto-mechanical device comprises at least one lens and is configured to receive homogeneous light from the light source device, process the homogeneous light through the lens, and then output the homogeneous light, wherein the polarizing and splitting device comprises a prism unit and a lens assembly, and is configured to convert light emitted from the projection apparatus into polarized light through the prism unit and the lens assembly, and project the polarized light on a screen, and characterized in that the prism unit is formed by three or four prisms spliced together and therefore forms a prism seam located on the optical axis of the light emitted from the projection apparatus, and the light modification element is disposed in the light guide unit or between the light guide unit and a homogenizing unit and is configured to cause an angular distribution of the laser light uniform and continuous and to weaken the diffraction phenomenon produced by the laser at the prism seam of the polarizing and splitting device.
Setting unit for producing a breakaway tool with breakaway pins and/or breakaway claws with a base plate which includes a breakaway pin insertion device and a breakaway claw insertion device, wherein the breakaway pin insertion device interacts with a first tappet unit and the breakaway claw insertion device interacts with a second tappet unit, characterised in that between the base plate and a head plate is disposed a press plate, wherein the press plate is movable between the base plate and the head plate and has at least four passages (33, 33.1, 33.2, 34, 34.1, 34.2), wherein at least one of the passages (33, 34) can be closed by means of a pivot module and thereby the first tappet unit and/or the second tappet unit can be activated.
A deflavored pea composition comprising: protein, but no more than 60 weight percent protein; and 10 to 150 ppm of bound saponins associated with compounds having a molecular weight of 4,1513e-20 grams (25 kDa) to 8,3027e-20 grams (50 kDA); wherein the deflavored pea composition has substantially no pea flavor or bitter tastes; wherein the deflavored pea composition is made by a process that hydrates a raw pea flour to form a raw pea slurry having 10 to 20 weight percent solids, steam jet cooks the raw pea slurry to form a steam jet cooked pea slurry, and then drum dries the steam jet cooked pea slurry to form the deflavored pea composition; wherein the step of steam jet cooking is at a temperature of 65,55°C (150°F) to 148,89°C (300°F), a time of 30 seconds to 10 minutes, and a pressure of 34473,8 Pascals (5 psi) to 172379 Pascals (25 psi); wherein the step of drum drying is at a temperature of 37,78° C (100°F) to 121°C (250°F) and for a time of 2 minutes to 15 minutes. protein, but no more than 60 weight percent protein; and 10 to 150 ppm of bound saponins associated with compounds having a molecular weight of 4,1513e-20 grams (25 kDa) to 8,3027e-20 grams (50 kDA); wherein the deflavored pea composition has substantially no pea flavor or bitter tastes; wherein the deflavored pea composition is made by a process that hydrates a raw pea flour to form a raw pea slurry having 10 to 20 weight percent solids, steam jet cooks the raw pea slurry to form a steam jet cooked pea slurry, and then drum dries the steam jet cooked pea slurry to form the deflavored pea composition; wherein the step of steam jet cooking is at a temperature of 65,55°C (150°F) to 148,89°C (300°F), a time of 30 seconds to 10 minutes, and a pressure of 34473,8 Pascals (5 psi) to 172379 Pascals (25 psi); wherein the step of drum drying is at a temperature of 37,78° C (100°F) to 121°C (250°F) and for a time of 2 minutes to 15 minutes.
A method for determining the operation of a metering device, which device is used to generate a specific single dose of an aerosol and the aerosol contains particles of an active ingredient, wherein the particles of the active ingredient are mixed with a carrier medium to form the single dose of the aerosol, wherein a duration (t) for producing the single dose is ascertained, characterized in that a laser triangulation measurement is carried out, during which a travel path (s) of at least one movable component (41, 41') of the metering device is measured and the duration for the travel path (s) is ascertained, the movement along the travel path being necessary for the generation of the single dose.
A water-soluble film, comprising: a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a plasticizer, and a filler, wherein the plasticizer contains a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of more than 50°C and 100°C or less, a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of 50°C or less, and a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of more than 100°C, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is sorbitol, the polyhydric alcohol is glycerin, the polyhydric alcohol is maltitol, and wherein the content of the filler is from 1 part by weight to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin. a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a plasticizer, and a filler, wherein the plasticizer contains a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of more than 50°C and 100°C or less, a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of 50°C or less, and a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of more than 100°C, a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of more than 50°C and 100°C or less, a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of 50°C or less, and a polyhydric alcohol having a melting point of more than 100°C, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is sorbitol, the polyhydric alcohol is glycerin, the polyhydric alcohol is maltitol, and wherein the content of the filler is from 1 part by weight to 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.
A headphone device comprising an adjustable headband and a pair of sound outputting ear cups one at each end of the headband, the ear cups comprising an ear cushion which is a hybrid of supra-aural and circum-aural ear cups, wherein the upper part of the ear cushion fits over the top of a user's ear and the lower part of the ear cushion rests on the ear lobe of the user's ear; and wherein the headband comprises a central core generally U-shaped mid-section inserted into which are movably engageable legs (46, 48) each of which supports one of the ear cups such that the headband fits more closely to a person's head; and wherein each ear cushion is provided with an inner cavity about which is located a foam cushioned rim including an upper rim contactable with a user's head, which fits over the top of the user's ear and a lower rim contactable with the lower part of a user's ear, the foam cushion material of the upper rim being of a lower density then the foam cushion material of the lower rim; wherein each ear cushion is removable and replaceable by a like ear cushion, in which each ear cushion is mounted on a rotatable disc which is interengaged with a base surface in the ear cup, to enable the ear cushion to be rotatable about its axis and in which a plurality of arcuately formed slots are positioned on the base surface into which are inserted interengaging co-operating lugs positioned on the rotatable disc, wherein the upper part of the ear cushion fits over the top of a user's ear and the lower part of the ear cushion rests on the ear lobe of the user's ear; and wherein the headband comprises a central core generally U-shaped mid-section inserted into which are movably engageable legs (46, 48) each of which supports one of the ear cups such that the headband fits more closely to a person's head; and wherein each ear cushion is provided with an inner cavity about which is located a foam cushioned rim including an upper rim contactable with a user's head, which fits over the top of the user's ear and a lower rim contactable with the lower part of a user's ear, the foam cushion material of the upper rim being of a lower density then the foam cushion material of the lower rim; wherein each ear cushion is removable and replaceable by a like ear cushion, in which each ear cushion is mounted on a rotatable disc which is interengaged with a base surface in the ear cup, to enable the ear cushion to be rotatable about its axis and in which a plurality of arcuately formed slots are positioned on the base surface into which are inserted interengaging co-operating lugs positioned on the rotatable disc,