mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of performing well intervention work in a subsea well, which is provided with a subsea well control package and a subsea well access system on the well, the well access system comprising a lubricator, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a light well intervention vessel, dynamically positioning the light well intervention vessel over the well; (b) suspending a first tool string on a first spooled flexible elongate member that extends into the sea from the light well intervention vessel; (c) inserting the first tool string on the first spooled flexible elongate member into the well through the lubricator; and (d) using the first tool string on the first spooled flexible elongate member to perform intervention work in the well; characterised in that the method further comprises the steps of: (e) suspending a second tool string on a second spooled flexible elongate member that extends into the sea from the light well intervention vessel, wherein the second tool string is located in the sea for a period of time before insertion into the well, the first tool string being used in the well in said period of time; (f) removing the first tool string on the first spooled flexible elongate member from the well and from the lubricator; (g) after step f, inserting the second tool string on the second spooled flexible elongate member into the well through the lubricator; and (h) using the inserted second tool string on the second spooled flexible elongate member in the well to perform further intervention work. (a) providing a light well intervention vessel, dynamically positioning the light well intervention vessel over the well; (b) suspending a first tool string on a first spooled flexible elongate member that extends into the sea from the light well intervention vessel; (c) inserting the first tool string on the first spooled flexible elongate member into the well through the lubricator; and (d) using the first tool string on the first spooled flexible elongate member to perform intervention work in the well; (e) suspending a second tool string on a second spooled flexible elongate member that extends into the sea from the light well intervention vessel, wherein the second tool string is located in the sea for a period of time before insertion into the well, the first tool string being used in the well in said period of time; (f) removing the first tool string on the first spooled flexible elongate member from the well and from the lubricator; (g) after step f, inserting the second tool string on the second spooled flexible elongate member into the well through the lubricator; and (h) using the inserted second tool string on the second spooled flexible elongate member in the well to perform further intervention work.
Commercial vehicle structure comprising a cargo space extending above a cargo space floor, which space can be closed and opened, in regions, by at least one sliding tarpaulin which can be moved along a guide and a structural external beam profile by means of at least one tarpaulin roller unit, the tarpaulin roller unit comprising at least one rotatable roller which can be rolled along the guide of the structural external beam profile and the tarpaulin roller unit comprising at least one additional roller which, in addition to the roller which can be rolled along the guide and the structural external beam profile, can be rolled along an additional guide of the commercial vehicle structure, characterised in that the axis of rotation of one roller and the axis of rotation of the additional roller have different orientations relative to the horizontal, the axis of rotation of the additional roller having an angular measure (β) of < 90° relative to the horizontal, the angular measure (α) and the angular measure (β) of the axes of rotation of the rollers (6 and 10) being coordinated such that the axes of rotation of the rollers (6 and 10) intersect at an acute angle.
A monoclonal antibody that binds to human sclerostin; increases at least one of bone formation, bone mineral density, bone mineral content, bone mass, bone quality and bone strength in a mammal; and binds to a portion of human sclerostin consisting of amino acids 51-64, 73-90, 101-117, and 138-149 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said portion has all three of: (a) a disulfide bond between amino acids 57 and 111; (b) a disulfide bond between amino acids 82 and 142; and (c) a disulfide bond between amino acids 86 and 144. (a) a disulfide bond between amino acids 57 and 111; (b) a disulfide bond between amino acids 82 and 142; and (c) a disulfide bond between amino acids 86 and 144.
Apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) for bonding a layer comprising short fibers with a layer comprising long fibers to form a non-woven web, having a first circulating belt on which the layer comprising long fibers can be deposited and displaced in a direction of production, and having a second circulating belt, by means of which the layer comprising short fibers can be transferred at a transition point (Ü) to the layer comprising long fibers, characterized in that the apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) comprises a pre-bonding unit which is arranged directly behind the transition point (Ü) in the direction of production and has two compactors (10, 10') which are spaced apart from one another in the direction of production and which act in one region on the first circulating belt or the second circulating belt, and having a bonding device arranged between the two compactors (10, 10') in the direction of production, by means of which bonding device the two layers (5, 13) can be bonded together by twirling the long and short fibers (5, 12), the compactors (10, 10') and the bonding device being integrated into the apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) in such a way that they are always in the operating state together when the layer comprising short fibers is transferred using the second circulating belt. having a first circulating belt on which the layer comprising long fibers can be deposited and displaced in a direction of production, and having a second circulating belt, by means of which the layer comprising short fibers can be transferred at a transition point (Ü) to the layer comprising long fibers, characterized in that the apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) comprises a pre-bonding unit which is arranged directly behind the transition point (Ü) in the direction of production and has two compactors (10, 10') which are spaced apart from one another in the direction of production and which act in one region on the first circulating belt or the second circulating belt, and having a bonding device arranged between the two compactors (10, 10') in the direction of production, by means of which bonding device the two layers (5, 13) can be bonded together by twirling the long and short fibers (5, 12), the compactors (10, 10') and the bonding device being integrated into the apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) in such a way that they are always in the operating state together when the layer comprising short fibers is transferred using the second circulating belt.
A screw compressor comprising a screw rotor having a plurality of helical grooves (41, 41,...) formed, a casing for containing the screw rotor and provided with a discharge port on an inner peripheral surface thereof, and a gate rotor having gates (51, 51,...) meshing with the helical grooves (41, 41,...) of the screw rotor, and compressing gas in compression chambers (23, 23,...) formed by the helical grooves (41, 41,...), the casing, and the gates (51, 51,...) to discharge this gas from the discharge ports (73, 73), wherein the discharge port is divided into a first port and a second port, in a state of the two adjacent helical grooves (41, 41) among the helical grooves (41, 41,...) being open in the discharge port as a result of the screw rotor, one of the two adjacent helical grooves (41, 41) being open in the first port, the other being open in the second port.
Tread for a heavy-duty vehicle tyre having a total thickness corresponding to the thickness of material to be worn away during running, this tread having, in the new state, a tread surface intended to come into contact with a roadway when running, this tread comprising at least one hidden cavity intended to form a new groove opening onto the tread surface after a predetermined amount of partial wear, this at least one hidden cavity comprising two opposite lateral walls (21, 22) connected together by a bottom radially towards the inside and by a crown part radially towards the outside, the tread being characterized in that the crown part of the at least one hidden cavity is provided with a plurality of fine ribs, the height of which extends radially towards the inside of the at least one hidden cavity from the crown part delimiting the at least one hidden cavity.
An accommodating intraocular lens for placement within a lens capsule of an eye, the accommodating intraocular lens comprising: a first component having a first lens region and a first bellows region; a second component having a second lens region and a second bellows region, the second component coupled to the first component; a fluid chamber between the first lens region and the second lens region; and a fluid reservoir between the first bellows region and the second bellows region, the fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid chamber to transfer fluid between the fluid chamber and the fluid reservoir in response to shape changes of the lens capsule to provide optical power changes to the accommodating intraocular lens; wherein the first component comprises a first annularly shaped coupling structure extending circumferentially between the first lens region and the first bellows region, wherein the first coupling structure is configured to inhibit radial movement of the first lens region with radial movement of the first bellows region, wherein the second component comprises a second annularly shaped coupling structure extending circumferentially between the second lens region and the second bellows region, and wherein the second coupling structure is configured to inhibit radial movement of the second lens region with radial movement of the second bellows region; and wherein the first bellows region extends continuously circumferentially around the first lens region and the second bellows region extends continuously circumferentially around the second lens region. a first component having a first lens region and a first bellows region; a second component having a second lens region and a second bellows region, the second component coupled to the first component; a fluid chamber between the first lens region and the second lens region; and a fluid reservoir between the first bellows region and the second bellows region, the fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid chamber to transfer fluid between the fluid chamber and the fluid reservoir in response to shape changes of the lens capsule to provide optical power changes to the accommodating intraocular lens; wherein the first component comprises a first annularly shaped coupling structure extending circumferentially between the first lens region and the first bellows region, wherein the first coupling structure is configured to inhibit radial movement of the first lens region with radial movement of the first bellows region, wherein the second component comprises a second annularly shaped coupling structure extending circumferentially between the second lens region and the second bellows region, and wherein the second coupling structure is configured to inhibit radial movement of the second lens region with radial movement of the second bellows region; and wherein the first bellows region extends continuously circumferentially around the first lens region and the second bellows region extends continuously circumferentially around the second lens region.
A connector terminal comprising: a main body including two straps, the straps defining a first section, a curved section, and a second section wherein the first section, the curved section and the second section generally define a U-shape; a retention portion connected to an end of the first section of the connector terminal and configured to secure the terminal into a housing; and a solder tail connected to the retention portion, wherein the straps are separated by a first distance in the first section and the curved section of the connector terminal, the straps angle in towards one another in the second section of the connector terminal to a distance that is less than the first distance to define a contact region of the connector terminal, and the straps are joined at an end of the second section of the connector terminal; wherein the distance between the straps at the contact region remains substantially the same when the contact region of the connector terminal is moved laterally within a plane defined by the straps in the second section of the connector terminal. a main body including two straps, the straps defining a first section, a curved section, and a second section wherein the first section, the curved section and the second section generally define a U-shape; a retention portion connected to an end of the first section of the connector terminal and configured to secure the terminal into a housing; and a solder tail connected to the retention portion, wherein the straps are separated by a first distance in the first section and the curved section of the connector terminal, the straps angle in towards one another in the second section of the connector terminal to a distance that is less than the first distance to define a contact region of the connector terminal, and the straps are joined at an end of the second section of the connector terminal; wherein the distance between the straps at the contact region remains substantially the same when the contact region of the connector terminal is moved laterally within a plane defined by the straps in the second section of the connector terminal.
A fastening assembly comprising: a tab defining a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end connected to a portion of an outer body, the tab comprising a first material; and an inner body comprising a second material; wherein the inner body is separate from the outer body; wherein the inner body and the tab are configured to receive a cord therebetween, and characterized in that at least a portion of the inner body is configured to deform during insertion of the cord between the tab and the inner body. a tab defining a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end connected to a portion of an outer body, the tab comprising a first material; and an inner body comprising a second material; wherein the inner body is separate from the outer body; wherein the inner body and the tab are configured to receive a cord therebetween, and characterized in that at least a portion of the inner body is configured to deform during insertion of the cord between the tab and the inner body. wherein the inner body is separate from the outer body; wherein the inner body and the tab are configured to receive a cord therebetween, and characterized in that at least a portion of the inner body is configured to deform during insertion of the cord between the tab and the inner body.
A method for treating a sludge derived from sewage or wastewater, the method comprising: (a) subjecting the sludge to a treatment step at a pH of 8.9 or greater and a free ammonia content of from 250 mg to 680 mg NH 3 -N/L, wherein the sludge has a residence time in a reactor where it is contacted with free ammonia of from 2 hours to 1 week; (b) sending the sludge from step (a) to an anaerobic digester, to form methane and an anaerobic digestion liquor in the anaerobic digester; and (c) returning at least part of the anaerobic digestion liquor to step (a). (a) subjecting the sludge to a treatment step at a pH of 8.9 or greater and a free ammonia content of from 250 mg to 680 mg NH 3 -N/L, wherein the sludge has a residence time in a reactor where it is contacted with free ammonia of from 2 hours to 1 week; (b) sending the sludge from step (a) to an anaerobic digester, to form methane and an anaerobic digestion liquor in the anaerobic digester; and (c) returning at least part of the anaerobic digestion liquor to step (a).
A printer having a frame, an imaging element attached to the frame and an image transfer mechanism, the image transfer mechanism comprising: a load arm having a proximal end pivotally attached to the frame, and a distal end; a transfer element arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a transfer element attached to the transfer element arm in a position different from the proximal end; wherein the proximal end of the transfer element arm is attached to the load arm so that the load arm urges the transfer element toward the imaging element; and wherein the printer comprises a stop provided on a fixed portion of the frame, the stop being configured to limit pivoting of the load arm in the loading direction; and wherein the image transfer mechanism further comprises an engaging mechanism (27, 28) configured to selectively move the distal end of the transfer element arm in an engaging direction toward the imaging element to urge the transfer element toward the imaging element by the leverage of the transfer element arm. a load arm having a proximal end pivotally attached to the frame, and a distal end; a transfer element arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a transfer element attached to the transfer element arm in a position different from the proximal end; wherein the proximal end of the transfer element arm is attached to the load arm so that the load arm urges the transfer element toward the imaging element; and wherein the printer comprises a stop provided on a fixed portion of the frame, the stop being configured to limit pivoting of the load arm in the loading direction; and wherein the image transfer mechanism further comprises an engaging mechanism (27, 28) configured to selectively move the distal end of the transfer element arm in an engaging direction toward the imaging element to urge the transfer element toward the imaging element by the leverage of the transfer element arm.
An infusion unit comprising: a receptacle for receiving at least one ingredient in bulk form for the preparation of a beverage; a brewing piston arranged for insertion in the receptacle and forming a brewing chamber therewith; a hydraulic actuator constrained to the brewing piston and controlling the movement of the brewing piston so as to adjust the volume of the brewing chamber by moving the brewing piston in a brewing position inside the receptacle, the brewing position being adapted to the amount of the ingredient in the brewing chamber; a hot water delivery circuit for delivering hot water in the interior of the brewing chamber and performing a brewing cycle; wherein said hot water delivery circuit comprises a hot-water delivery duct in fluid communication with a surface of the brewing piston, the surface facing the interior of the brewing chamber when the brewing piston is inside the receptacle; characterized in that: the brewing piston is provided with a sealing arrangement in sliding and sealing contact with an inner side wall of the receptacle when the brewing piston is in the receptacle; and the hydraulic actuator is a single-acting cylinder-piston actuator (53, 55) in fluid communication with a cold water delivery duct arranged for delivering pressurized cold water to the hydraulic actuator. a receptacle for receiving at least one ingredient in bulk form for the preparation of a beverage; a brewing piston arranged for insertion in the receptacle and forming a brewing chamber therewith; a hydraulic actuator constrained to the brewing piston and controlling the movement of the brewing piston so as to adjust the volume of the brewing chamber by moving the brewing piston in a brewing position inside the receptacle, the brewing position being adapted to the amount of the ingredient in the brewing chamber; a hot water delivery circuit for delivering hot water in the interior of the brewing chamber and performing a brewing cycle; wherein said hot water delivery circuit comprises a hot-water delivery duct in fluid communication with a surface of the brewing piston, the surface facing the interior of the brewing chamber when the brewing piston is inside the receptacle; characterized in that: the brewing piston is provided with a sealing arrangement in sliding and sealing contact with an inner side wall of the receptacle when the brewing piston is in the receptacle; and the hydraulic actuator is a single-acting cylinder-piston actuator (53, 55) in fluid communication with a cold water delivery duct arranged for delivering pressurized cold water to the hydraulic actuator.
A method of operating an emissions aftertreatment system, EAS, including a close coupled SCR unit and a downstream SCR unit, the method comprising: introducing a diesel exhaust fluid into an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine upstream of the close coupled SCR unit; introducing a reductant into the exhaust gas downstream of the close-coupled SCR unit and upstream of the downstream SCR unit; flowing the reductant and the exhaust gas into a diesel oxidation catalyst, DOC, unit; oxidizing the reductant in the DOC unit; increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas in the DOC unit; flowing the exhaust gas from the DOC unit to a diesel particulate filter, DPF, unit; oxidizing soot in the DPF unit; and during the oxidizing soot, reducing the NOx content of the exhaust gas in the close coupled SCR unit, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT during the oxidizing soot in the DPF unit further comprises: - introducing thermal energy to the exhaust gas downstream of where the diesel exhaust fluid flows into the exhaust gas stream and upstream of the close coupled SCR unit, - adjusting the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the close coupled SCR unit, and - reducing an overall NOx content of the exhaust gas in the close coupled SCR unit, over 70 percent of the reduction in the overall NOx content of the exhaust gas provided by the close coupled SCR unit, wherein the introducing thermal energy to the exhaust gas downstream of where the diesel exhaust fluid flows into the exhaust gas stream and upstream of the close coupled SCR unit includes introducing thermal energy to the exhaust stream utilizing an electric heater. introducing a diesel exhaust fluid into an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine upstream of the close coupled SCR unit; introducing a reductant into the exhaust gas downstream of the close-coupled SCR unit and upstream of the downstream SCR unit; flowing the reductant and the exhaust gas into a diesel oxidation catalyst, DOC, unit; oxidizing the reductant in the DOC unit; increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas in the DOC unit; flowing the exhaust gas from the DOC unit to a diesel particulate filter, DPF, unit; oxidizing soot in the DPF unit; and - introducing thermal energy to the exhaust gas downstream of where the diesel exhaust fluid flows into the exhaust gas stream and upstream of the close coupled SCR unit, - adjusting the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the close coupled SCR unit, and - reducing an overall NOx content of the exhaust gas in the close coupled SCR unit, over 70 percent of the reduction in the overall NOx content of the exhaust gas provided by the close coupled SCR unit,