mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Use of a chicory extract obtainable by a process comprising the consecutive steps of: a) providing a chicory plant material; b) contacting the chicory plant material with an extraction solvent chosen from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, and combinations thereof, preferably chosen from the group consisting of water, ethanol or ethyl acetate, preferably at a temperature between 15 and 70 °C, preferably for a period between 30 and 90 minutes, preferably using 1- 20 liters of extraction solvent per kg of chicory plant material; c) separating the extraction solvent comprising dissolved sesquiterpene lactones from the particulate plant material resulting in a chicory extract; and d) optionally subjecting the chicory extract obtained in step c) to one or more further steps resulting in further purification and/or concentration thereof, as a fungicide on crops against fungal pathogens of the genus Stemphylium, preferably Stemphylium beticola sp, and/or as a fungicide on crops against fungal pathogens of the genus Cercospora, preferably Cercospora beticola sp. a) providing a chicory plant material; b) contacting the chicory plant material with an extraction solvent chosen from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, and combinations thereof, preferably chosen from the group consisting of water, ethanol or ethyl acetate, preferably at a temperature between 15 and 70 °C, preferably for a period between 30 and 90 minutes, preferably using 1- 20 liters of extraction solvent per kg of chicory plant material; c) separating the extraction solvent comprising dissolved sesquiterpene lactones from the particulate plant material resulting in a chicory extract; and d) optionally subjecting the chicory extract obtained in step c) to one or more further steps resulting in further purification and/or concentration thereof,
A golf club, comprising: a golf club shaft; a collet having an inner periphery and an outer periphery; a club head having an interior chamber configured to receive the collet; a receiving mechanism configured to releasably receive and secure the collet; a rotation inhibiting structure configured to mate with a rotation inhibiting structure of the collet, wherein the receiving mechanism and the rotation inhibiting structure are inside the interior chamber; a shaft adapter configured to fit on an end of the golf club shaft; wherein the inner periphery of the collet is configured to releasably receive the shaft adapter and the outer periphery is configured to be releasably secured by the receiving mechanism of the club head; and a ferrule configured to releasably engage the collet and constrict the interior diameter of the collet to prevent rotational movement of the shaft adapter with respect to the club head, wherein the collet is releasably received within the interior chamber of the golf club head at a plurality of different configurations, wherein at least one configuration provides different club characteristics than another configuration. a golf club shaft; a collet having an inner periphery and an outer periphery; a club head having an interior chamber configured to receive the collet; a receiving mechanism configured to releasably receive and secure the collet; a rotation inhibiting structure configured to mate with a rotation inhibiting structure of the collet, wherein the receiving mechanism and the rotation inhibiting structure are inside the interior chamber; a shaft adapter configured to fit on an end of the golf club shaft; wherein the inner periphery of the collet is configured to releasably receive the shaft adapter and the outer periphery is configured to be releasably secured by the receiving mechanism of the club head; and a ferrule configured to releasably engage the collet and constrict the interior diameter of the collet to prevent rotational movement of the shaft adapter with respect to the club head, wherein the collet is releasably received within the interior chamber of the golf club head at a plurality of different configurations, wherein at least one configuration provides different club characteristics than another configuration.
A mold frame for producing molded pieces, comprising: at least one mold cavity, wherein the at least one mold cavity is delimited by multiple mold walls, wherein at least one mold wall of the mold cavity is a mold wall that is attached to the mold frame so as to be displaceable; wherein the displaceable mold wall is structured and/or embossed; and wherein the at least one displaceable mold wall is attached to a supporting wall of the mold frame so as to be pivotable by means of a multiple joint guide comprising two pivot levers; characterized in that a cover seals an upper region between the at least one displaceable mold wall and the supporting wall during a filling process for the mold cavity. at least one mold cavity, wherein the at least one mold cavity is delimited by multiple mold walls, wherein at least one mold wall of the mold cavity is a mold wall that is attached to the mold frame so as to be displaceable; wherein the displaceable mold wall is structured and/or embossed; and wherein the at least one displaceable mold wall is attached to a supporting wall of the mold frame so as to be pivotable by means of a multiple joint guide comprising two pivot levers; characterized in that a cover seals an upper region between the at least one displaceable mold wall and the supporting wall during a filling process for the mold cavity.
A fuel injection arrangement for a cylinder of a four-stroke piston engine, the cylinder being provided with two intake valves, which are arranged on an intake valve side of an imaginary plane that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder and divides the cylinder into two sections (25, 26), and with two exhaust valves, which are arranged on an exhaust valve side of said imaginary plane, the arrangement comprising - a first fuel injection nozzle comprising a plurality of nozzle holes, - a second fuel injection nozzle comprising a plurality of nozzle holes, - a first injector needle for controlling fuel injection through the first nozzle, and - a second injector needle for controlling fuel injection through the second nozzle, wherein - both the first fuel injection nozzle and the second fuel injection nozzle are configured to inject liquid fuel directly into the cylinder, - the total cross-sectional area of the nozzle holes of the second nozzle is greater than the total cross-sectional area of the nozzle holes of the first nozzle, - the nozzle holes of the first nozzle are arranged so that a greater part of the fuel injected through the first nozzle is injected towards the exhaust valve side than towards the intake valve side of the cylinder, and - the nozzle holes of the second nozzle are arranged so that a greater part of the fuel injected through the second nozzle is injected towards the intake valve side than towards the exhaust valve side of the cylinder. - a first fuel injection nozzle comprising a plurality of nozzle holes, - a second fuel injection nozzle comprising a plurality of nozzle holes, - a first injector needle for controlling fuel injection through the first nozzle, and - a second injector needle for controlling fuel injection through the second nozzle, - both the first fuel injection nozzle and the second fuel injection nozzle are configured to inject liquid fuel directly into the cylinder, - the total cross-sectional area of the nozzle holes of the second nozzle is greater than the total cross-sectional area of the nozzle holes of the first nozzle, - the nozzle holes of the first nozzle are arranged so that a greater part of the fuel injected through the first nozzle is injected towards the exhaust valve side than towards the intake valve side of the cylinder, and - the nozzle holes of the second nozzle are arranged so that a greater part of the fuel injected through the second nozzle is injected towards the intake valve side than towards the exhaust valve side of the cylinder.
A lancing system, comprising test elements, lancing elements, test elements each assigned to a lancing element, and a hand-held device, comprising a holder, which during a puncture holds a lancing element and a test element assigned to it, a lancing drive, which during a puncture moves the holder out of a starting position into a piercing position and back into the starting position, a light-sensitive sensor for analyzing a body fluid sample taken up by a test element, and a light source for illuminating the test element, a housing in which the sensor is arranged, characterized in that the holder in its starting position touches the housing in which the sensor is arranged.
A portable terminal for being operated in an image forming control system which further comprises an image forming apparatus, a network, an image processing apparatus and beacon transmitters, and wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to receive a print job from the image processing apparatus via the network, characterized in that the portable terminal comprises: an ID acquisition section configured to acquire from the information processing apparatus a document ID information that specifies the print job sent by the information processing apparatus to the image forming apparatus; a position information acquisition section configured to acquire, when the document ID information is acquired by the ID acquisition section and a beacon signal is received from a beacon transmitter located nearby the image forming apparatus, position information according to the received beacon signal, wherein the position information is information relating to a position of the portable terminal relative to the image forming apparatus; and a return instruction section configured to send an instruction to return from a power-saving mode to a normal mode to the beacon transmitter which is configured to further send said instruction to the image forming apparatus, when the position information acquired by the position information acquisition section meets a specific condition indicating the approach of the portable terminal to the image forming apparatus. an ID acquisition section configured to acquire from the information processing apparatus a document ID information that specifies the print job sent by the information processing apparatus to the image forming apparatus; a position information acquisition section configured to acquire, when the document ID information is acquired by the ID acquisition section and a beacon signal is received from a beacon transmitter located nearby the image forming apparatus, position information according to the received beacon signal, wherein the position information is information relating to a position of the portable terminal relative to the image forming apparatus; and a return instruction section configured to send an instruction to return from a power-saving mode to a normal mode to the beacon transmitter which is configured to further send said instruction to the image forming apparatus, when the position information acquired by the position information acquisition section meets a specific condition indicating the approach of the portable terminal to the image forming apparatus.
A bone fixation/fusion device comprising a metal body adapted for placement transversely across a fracture line or transversely across a joint between two different bone segments, characterized in that at least a portion of the body includes a porous region permitting bony in-growth and/or through-growth and in that the body includes a cannulated region and an elongated, rectilinear configuration of triangular cross-section.
Silencer for an exhaust system, which is dual-flow at least in part, of an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising: - a housing which encloses an interior space; - two exhaust pipes through which exhaust gas can flow in parallel, each of which are led through the interior space and comprise a lateral opening within the housing; - a neck body which connects the two lateral openings in the exhaust pipes in a communicating manner to form a Helmholtz resonator together with the interior space of the housing, which interior space of the housing forms a resonance volume, characterised in that the neck body comprises two plate-shaped longitudinal walls, each of which are in contact with the two exhaust pipes and define a neck volume into which the lateral openings in the exhaust pipes open and which is open towards the resonance volume. - a housing which encloses an interior space; - two exhaust pipes through which exhaust gas can flow in parallel, each of which are led through the interior space and comprise a lateral opening within the housing; - a neck body which connects the two lateral openings in the exhaust pipes in a communicating manner to form a Helmholtz resonator together with the interior space of the housing, which interior space of the housing forms a resonance volume, characterised in that the neck body comprises two plate-shaped longitudinal walls, each of which are in contact with the two exhaust pipes and define a neck volume into which the lateral openings in the exhaust pipes open and which is open towards the resonance volume.
A method for preparing a gelling agent, said method comprises the following consecutive steps: a) mixing propyleneglycol laurate and propyleneglycol isostearate, providing a first mixture, b) adding ethylcellulose to the first mixture under stirring, thereby providing a second mixture, c) continuously stirring the second mixture until a substantially homogeneous gelling agent is formed, and wherein step a), b) and c) are performed at a temperature between about 90°C and about 110°C, and wherein the amount of ethylcellulose added in step b) is between 4.5 wt% and 5.5 wt% based on the total weight of the gelling agent, and wherein the amount of propyleneglycol laurate added in step a) is at least 70 wt% and not more than 90 wt%, based on the total weight of the gelling agent, and the amount of propyleneglycol isostearate added in step a), is at least 5 wt% and not more than 25 wt%, based on the total weight of the gelling agent. a) mixing propyleneglycol laurate and propyleneglycol isostearate, providing a first mixture, b) adding ethylcellulose to the first mixture under stirring, thereby providing a second mixture, c) continuously stirring the second mixture until a substantially homogeneous gelling agent is formed, and wherein step a), b) and c) are performed at a temperature between about 90°C and about 110°C, and wherein the amount of ethylcellulose added in step b) is between 4.5 wt% and 5.5 wt% based on the total weight of the gelling agent, and wherein the amount of propyleneglycol laurate added in step a) is at least 70 wt% and not more than 90 wt%, based on the total weight of the gelling agent, and the amount of propyleneglycol isostearate added in step a), is at least 5 wt% and not more than 25 wt%, based on the total weight of the gelling agent.
A power converter comprising a power structure of power factor corrector type regulating its output current, said power structure having an input for receiving, as input, an AC voltage comprising at least one phase and delivering, as output, a DC voltage (Vs), said power converter comprising a voltage regulation loop comprising a corrector circuit, characterized in that it comprises a secondary current loop configured to track the output current of the power converter, said secondary current loop comprising a multiplier configured to control the output power delivered by the power structure, said multiplier comprising an input for receiving a current control signal (I_commande) and an input for receiving a signal proportional to a measurement of the output voltage of the power structure, as well as a current correction module comprising an output configured to generate and deliver said current control signal (I_commande); said current correction module comprising an input for receiving a signal proportional to a difference between a measurement of the output current (Lect_Is) of the power structure and an output current setpoint signal (I_consigne) delivered by the corrector circuit of the voltage regulation loop, the setpoint signal (I_consigne) taking a predetermined fixed value in the event of output short circuit operation.
A computer-implemented method performed by an identity and access management module, comprising: storing a token associated with a user (110, 210), wherein the token is to be validated by a server (106, 206) for allowing access to a service (108, 208) hosted by the server to the user; storing an identifier of the user (110, 210), the identifier being different from the token; sharing the identifier with the user (110, 210); storing, in a database (104, 204), service usage information relating to usage of the service (108, 208) hosted by the server (106, 206); and accessing the service usage information in the database (104, 204), and based on the service usage information, sending the token associated with the user (110, 210) to the server (106, 206). storing a token associated with a user (110, 210), wherein the token is to be validated by a server (106, 206) for allowing access to a service (108, 208) hosted by the server to the user; storing an identifier of the user (110, 210), the identifier being different from the token; sharing the identifier with the user (110, 210); storing, in a database (104, 204), service usage information relating to usage of the service (108, 208) hosted by the server (106, 206); and accessing the service usage information in the database (104, 204), and based on the service usage information, sending the token associated with the user (110, 210) to the server (106, 206). accessing the service usage information in the database (104, 204), and based on the service usage information, sending the token associated with the user (110, 210) to the server (106, 206).
The use of a low-dusting granular composition comprising at least 30% (w/w) crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVPP), wherein the granules are dry and are greater than 200 μm in size, in the preparation of beverages, wherein the composition possesses 80% or more of the polyphenol absorptivity compared to ungranulated feedstock.
A latch valve (120; 220) comprising: a shell; a permanent magnet; an electromagnet; a ferromagnetic plunger (129; 229) disposed within the shell; a liner fluidly isolating the ferromagnetic plunger (129; 229) from the permanent magnet and the electromagnet, wherein the shell is a ferromagnetic shell having a ferromagnetic pole, the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are co-axially arranged, and the ferromagnetic pole is also co-axially arranged with the permanent magnet and the electromagnet; and characterized in that the ferromagnetic plunger (129; 229) includes a ferromagnetic core and a jacket sealing the ferromagnetic core; the latch valve (120; 220) is free of any mechanical springs; and the permanent magnet is arranged axially between the ferromagnetic pole and the electromagnet, with the ferromagnetic pole axially forward of the permanent magnet. a shell; a permanent magnet; an electromagnet; a ferromagnetic plunger (129; 229) disposed within the shell; a liner fluidly isolating the ferromagnetic plunger (129; 229) from the permanent magnet and the electromagnet, wherein the shell is a ferromagnetic shell having a ferromagnetic pole, the permanent magnet and the electromagnet are co-axially arranged, and the ferromagnetic pole is also co-axially arranged with the permanent magnet and the electromagnet; and characterized in that the ferromagnetic plunger (129; 229) includes a ferromagnetic core and a jacket sealing the ferromagnetic core; the latch valve (120; 220) is free of any mechanical springs; and the permanent magnet is arranged axially between the ferromagnetic pole and the electromagnet, with the ferromagnetic pole axially forward of the permanent magnet.
A method for mapping sweat production from the human skin, said method comprising the application to the surface of the human skin of a polydiacetylene prepared from a derivative of a conjugated diynoic acid having at least 18 carbon atoms, characterised in that the PDA is a homopolymer of 3-(pentacosa-10,12-diynamido)propyl-imidazole or a salt thereof.
Method for grinding a workpiece with a toothing or a profile, wherein in the grinding machine in a single workpiece clamping in a first working step the toothing or the profile is pre-machined with a rough-grinding tool and subsequently in a second working step the toothing or the profile is finish-machined with a finishing grinding tool, wherein simultaneously with the first working step, the toothing or the profile is measured by means of at least one sensor (3, 4, 5), wherein a geometric variable determining the toothing or the profile or a variable connected to the geometry is measured, and wherein the deviation of the measured geometric variable or the variable connected to the geometry from a setpoint value is determined in the machine control, characterized in that a dressable grinding wheel or a dressable grinding worm is used at least as rough-grinding tool, wherein the machine control initiates a dressing operation for the rough-grinding tool if the deviation between the measured geometric variable and its setpoint value is above a predetermined limit.
A method of producing hydrogen from ammonia, the method comprising: (i) providing ammonia as a fuel source; (ii) introducing ammonia into a reactor; (iii) contacting at least some of the ammonia in the reactor with a metal-containing-compound to form hydrogen; (iv) removing at least some of the hydrogen formed in step (iii); and (v) contacting the metal-containing-compound with further ammonia; wherein the metal-containing-compound comprises Li or alloys thereof; and wherein the metal-containing-compound is a metal imide. (i) providing ammonia as a fuel source; (ii) introducing ammonia into a reactor; (iii) contacting at least some of the ammonia in the reactor with a metal-containing-compound to form hydrogen; (iv) removing at least some of the hydrogen formed in step (iii); and (v) contacting the metal-containing-compound with further ammonia;
A processor executing a plurality of instructions, comprising: an arithmetic logic unit; and a plurality of registers coupled to the ALU, each register programmable to store a register value, wherein one of the registers stores a pointer to a stack; wherein said processor is adapted to execute a test and skip instruction that includes a first register reference and a second register reference, characterized in that the processor further comprises means arranged to determine an address mode based on a bit in the test and skip instruction; and means arranged to compare the register value stored in one of the plurality of registers corresponding to the first register reference to a second value stored in the second register, if the bit is in a first state, or to compare the first register value to a third value stored in a non-register location (122,146) that may be accessed by the processor, if the bit is in a second state, and to execute or not execute a subsequent instruction that follows the test and skip instruction based on the comparison, wherein the third value is stored in memory or in the stack, the second register reference containing a value used to compute a pointer to a location containing the third value. an arithmetic logic unit; and a plurality of registers coupled to the ALU, each register programmable to store a register value, wherein one of the registers stores a pointer to a stack;