mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Hardener system for a synthetic resin composition which includes free-radical-polymerisable compounds, which comprises the following constituents: a) at least one activator in the form of a metal salt, and as free-radical starter b1) at least one aldehyde and/or ketone and at least one primary amine, and/or b2) an imine which includes one or more imine structural increments of the formula: wherein independently of one another: the wavy line represents the organic radical of the amine used, or denotes hydrogen; and R 2 and R 3 each independently of the other denotes hydrogen and/or an unsubstituted or substituted, optionally double-bond- and/or hetero-atom-containing, singly or multiply branched or straight-chain organic radical which includes at least one aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic molecular structure, or a combination of two or more of the afore-mentioned molecular structures; and/or salts thereof. a) at least one activator in the form of a metal salt, and as free-radical starter b1) at least one aldehyde and/or ketone and at least one primary amine, and/or b2) an imine which includes one or more imine structural increments of the formula: wherein independently of one another: the wavy line represents the organic radical of the amine used, or denotes hydrogen; and R 2 and R 3 each independently of the other denotes hydrogen and/or an unsubstituted or substituted, optionally double-bond- and/or hetero-atom-containing, singly or multiply branched or straight-chain organic radical which includes at least one aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, alicyclic or heterocyclic molecular structure, or a combination of two or more of the afore-mentioned molecular structures; and/or salts thereof.
A metallic and composite material joint comprising: a composite member comprising a cylinder having a flared end extending along a centerline axis, an outer surface of the flared end oriented at a first angle relative to the centerline axis; a metallic member perimetrically surrounding the outer surface of the flared end and having an inner surface oriented at a second angle relative to the centerline axis, wherein, before assembly, the inner surface of the metallic member and the outer surface of the composite member are separated by a first gap at a first location and are separated by a second gap at a second location, the first gap being greater than the second gap, the first location being axially spaced from the second location, and the first gap and the second gap being measured in a direction substantially orthogonal to the centerline axis. a composite member comprising a cylinder having a flared end extending along a centerline axis, an outer surface of the flared end oriented at a first angle relative to the centerline axis; a metallic member perimetrically surrounding the outer surface of the flared end and having an inner surface oriented at a second angle relative to the centerline axis, wherein, before assembly, the inner surface of the metallic member and the outer surface of the composite member are separated by a first gap at a first location and are separated by a second gap at a second location, the first gap being greater than the second gap, the first location being axially spaced from the second location, and the first gap and the second gap being measured in a direction substantially orthogonal to the centerline axis.
An object comprising a region of its surface suitable for showing a plurality of images such that each image is observable by a user from a different direction, characterised in that the flat region comprises: • a plurality of cavities (1.1) in low relief regularly distributed on the surface of the region; • each of the cavities (1.1) shows a plurality of side facets (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4), at least one facet per image, where each facet (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4) is associated with either a first light level or a light level different from the first; • the facets (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4) which determine an image and are associated with the first light level have the same orientation and inclination with respect to the surface where the cavity (1.1) is located; and this orientation is different from the orientation of the facets (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4) of another different image. • a plurality of cavities (1.1) in low relief regularly distributed on the surface of the region; • each of the cavities (1.1) shows a plurality of side facets (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4), at least one facet per image, where each facet (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4) is associated with either a first light level or a light level different from the first; • the facets (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4) which determine an image and are associated with the first light level have the same orientation and inclination with respect to the surface where the cavity (1.1) is located; and this orientation is different from the orientation of the facets (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4) of another different image.
A valve assembly, comprising: a housing including a plurality of fluid couplings (103, 104a-104d); two or more valve members (107a-107d) movable within the housing between a first position and a second position; and a shape memory alloy element coupled to the two or more valve members (107a-107d) to independently actuate each of the two or more valve members (107a-107d) between the first and second positions upon heating a selected portion of the shape memory alloy element above a transformation temperature. a housing including a plurality of fluid couplings (103, 104a-104d); two or more valve members (107a-107d) movable within the housing between a first position and a second position; and a shape memory alloy element coupled to the two or more valve members (107a-107d) to independently actuate each of the two or more valve members (107a-107d) between the first and second positions upon heating a selected portion of the shape memory alloy element above a transformation temperature.
Mixing device for intermixing powder particles and/or granular particles or a similar free-flowing solid with at least one liquid, the mixing device comprising: a feed duct for the solid; an inlet for the liquid; at least one mixing implement, which is rotatable about an axis in a mixing chamber; and an outlet for the mixture; wherein the feed duct for the solid leads into the mixing chamber, and wherein the mixing implement is formed by a rotor-stator device (9, 10) with a rotor rim and a stator rim, characterized by a delivery pump, which is arranged between the inlet and the mixing implement located in the mixing chamber in a delivery stage of the mixing device. a feed duct for the solid; an inlet for the liquid; at least one mixing implement, which is rotatable about an axis in a mixing chamber; and an outlet for the mixture;
An apparatus for heating parisons made of thermoplastic material, comprising: - a conveyor configured to transport the parisons along a predetermined path; - heating means operatively active on the parisons along at least one stretch of the predetermined path, wherein the heating means comprise at least one laser emitter configured to generate a laser beam which strikes at least one portion of the parisons along the predetermined path, characterized in that the conveyor defines an input station, where the parisons are fed to the apparatus, and an output station, where the heated parisons are made available at output of the apparatus, wherein the at least one laser emitter is arranged at the output station and wherein the heating means further comprise heaters of other typologies, other than laser emitters, comprising incandescent lamps or hot air nozzles, arranged in a region of the apparatus along the conveyor between the input station and the output station. - a conveyor configured to transport the parisons along a predetermined path; - heating means operatively active on the parisons along at least one stretch of the predetermined path, wherein the heating means comprise at least one laser emitter configured to generate a laser beam which strikes at least one portion of the parisons along the predetermined path,
A micro-mirror device, comprising: a substrate having a surface; a plate spaced from and oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate, the plate and the surface of the substrate defining a cavity therebetween; a liquid disposed in the cavity, the liquid being capable of movement when an electrical signal is applied to the device; and a reflective element interposed between the surface of the substrate and the plate, wherein the reflective element is adapted to move between a first position and at least one second position, characterized in that the liquid is a dielectrophoretic liquid and includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of siloxanes which do not have asymmetrical ether linkages and silanes which do not have asymmetrical ether linkages, wherein the dielectrophoretic liquid includes at least one compound selected from 3-phenylheptamethyltrisiloxane, 1,1,5,5-tetraphenyl-1,3,3,5-tetramethyltrisiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane, polyphenylmethylsiloxane, phenyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane, silanes with Si-O-Si backbones, and silanes with Si-C backbones; in that the reflective element is connected to the substrate by a post; and in that a conductive via extends through the post into the substrate and is electrically coupled to the reflective element.
A method of configuring for use in different media a vibrating fork level switch, said method comprising the steps of: establishing for said switch a relationship between wet fork frequency and density in different media; establishing for said switch a relationship between density and switching frequency at a given point for said switch; determining a frequency of vibration of the fork in air; determining a WWF by fully immersing said switch in a medium with which said switch is to be used; combining measures of DFF and WFF to determine a density of said medium; and from the determined density establishing a switching frequency for said switch in said medium. establishing for said switch a relationship between wet fork frequency and density in different media; establishing for said switch a relationship between density and switching frequency at a given point for said switch; determining a frequency of vibration of the fork in air; determining a WWF by fully immersing said switch in a medium with which said switch is to be used; combining measures of DFF and WFF to determine a density of said medium; and from the determined density establishing a switching frequency for said switch in said medium.
An imprint method in which an alignment control of a mold and a substrate is effected with respect to an in-plane direction of the substrate and a pattern formed on the mold is transferred onto a pattern forming layer provided on the substrate, the imprint method comprising: a step of bringing the mold and the substrate near to each other while effecting the alignment control to bring the mold and the pattern forming layer into contact with each other; a step of detecting if the mold and the pattern forming layer are in contact with each other; when the mold and the pattern forming layer are in contact with each other: a step of bringing the substrate and the mold being in contact with the pattern forming layer further near to each other (2, 3); a step of curing the pattern forming layer in a state in which the substrate and the mold being in contact with the pattern forming layer are brought further near to each other; a step of increasing (7, 8) a gap between the mold and the substrate, after the pattern forming layer is cured; and a step of changing, in the step of bringing the substrate and the mold being in contact with the pattern forming layer further near to each other (2, 3), a driving profile for the alignment control, wherein the driving profile is a profile for moving at least one of a mold holding portion for holding the mold and a substrate holding portion for holding the substrate to a target position, and the driving profile includes at least one of an acceleration, a speed, a driving voltage, and a driving current of at least one of the mold holding portion and the substrate holding portion. a step of bringing the mold and the substrate near to each other while effecting the alignment control to bring the mold and the pattern forming layer into contact with each other; a step of detecting if the mold and the pattern forming layer are in contact with each other; when the mold and the pattern forming layer are in contact with each other: a step of bringing the substrate and the mold being in contact with the pattern forming layer further near to each other (2, 3); a step of curing the pattern forming layer in a state in which the substrate and the mold being in contact with the pattern forming layer are brought further near to each other; a step of increasing (7, 8) a gap between the mold and the substrate, after the pattern forming layer is cured; and a step of changing, in the step of bringing the substrate and the mold being in contact with the pattern forming layer further near to each other (2, 3), a driving profile for the alignment control, wherein the driving profile is a profile for moving at least one of a mold holding portion for holding the mold and a substrate holding portion for holding the substrate to a target position, and the driving profile includes at least one of an acceleration, a speed, a driving voltage, and a driving current of at least one of the mold holding portion and the substrate holding portion.
An aqueous ink for ink jet comprising: a pigment; and a surfactant, wherein the pigment comprises a self-dispersible pigment in which at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of (i) an anionic group and (ii) a group in which another atomic group and an anionic group are bonded to each other is bonded to a surface of a particle of carbon black and a density of the functional group is 0.10 μmol/m 2 or more to 0.48 μmol/m 2 or less and wherein the surfactant comprises an amino acid type surfactant in which a nitrogen atom capable of becoming a cation has a structure of a secondary amine or a tertiary amine. a pigment; and a surfactant, wherein the pigment comprises a self-dispersible pigment in which at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of (i) an anionic group and (ii) a group in which another atomic group and an anionic group are bonded to each other is bonded to a surface of a particle of carbon black and a density of the functional group is 0.10 μmol/m 2 or more to 0.48 μmol/m 2 or less and wherein the surfactant comprises an amino acid type surfactant in which a nitrogen atom capable of becoming a cation has a structure of a secondary amine or a tertiary amine.
A method for reducing blocking artefacts between a first and a second block in a block wise coded and decoded video picture by performing a first test of adjacent blocks and a second test of pixel lines crossing a boundary between the first and the second block and executing a de-blocking filter operation on boundary neighbouring pixels if the second test indicates artefacts, performing the second test on one pixel line only, and if the test indicates artefacts, executing a de-blocking filter operation on the boundary neighbouring pixels in each of the pixel lines crossing the boundary, characterized by performing the second test on said one line includes testing the following relation for said one line: a − 2 b + c + d − 2 e + f < β QP wherein a is the third closest pixel on the left hand side of the boundary, b is the second closest pixel on the left hand side of the boundary, c is the closest pixel on the left hand side of the boundary, d is the closest pixel on the right hand side of the boundary, e is the second closest pixel on the right hand side of the boundary and f is the third closest pixel on the right hand side of the boundary and β is a threshold value found in a first look-up table dependent on a quantization parameter for the video coding, if the relation is true, executing the following re-calculation operation of the neighbouring pixels on each of the pixel lines crossing the boundary: Δ = a − b − 2 c + 2 d + e − f / 4 clipping within a value range (-γ, γ), wherein γ is a parameter found in a second look-up table dependent on the quantization parameter and a strength value for the boundary, bʹ = b + Δ / 2 cʹ = c + Δ dʹ = d − Δ eʹ = e − Δ / 2 wherein b', c', d' and e' are re-calculated values of corresponding original pixels values.
A carrier positioning device, comprising: a carrying base, a clamp being disposed on the carrying base, characterised by a protruding hook protruding from one side of a distal end of the clamp; and a carrier including a pipe and a joint disposed at one end of the pipe, wherein the protruding hook hooks one side of the joint so that at least another portion of the carrier is in contact with the carrying base, a carrying base, a clamp being disposed on the carrying base, characterised by a protruding hook protruding from one side of a distal end of the clamp; and a carrier including a pipe and a joint disposed at one end of the pipe, wherein the protruding hook hooks one side of the joint so that at least another portion of the carrier is in contact with the carrying base,
An electrical connector for downhole well equipment, comprising: a lower housing; the lower housing having a plurality of upward protruding bosses, the bosses having axes parallel with each other that are located in a single plane, each of the bosses having an annular external side wall; a plurality of passages within the lower housing, each extending through one of the bosses; a plurality of electrical lines, each of the electrical lines extending through one of the passages; a plurality of isolation boots, each extending around the external side wall of one of the bosses and a portion of one of the electrical lines, each of the isolation boots sealing one of the electrical lines to one of the bosses; an upper housing secured to the lower housing, the upper housing having an interior containing the isolation boots; and wherein the upper housing is characterized by: first and second members (45a, 45b) that clamp around the electrical lines, each of the first and second members having a plurality of recesses, the recesses of the first member mating with the recesses of the second member to define cavities within the interior of the upper housing, each of the cavities receiving one of the isolation boots. a lower housing; the lower housing having a plurality of upward protruding bosses, the bosses having axes parallel with each other that are located in a single plane, each of the bosses having an annular external side wall; a plurality of passages within the lower housing, each extending through one of the bosses; a plurality of electrical lines, each of the electrical lines extending through one of the passages; a plurality of isolation boots, each extending around the external side wall of one of the bosses and a portion of one of the electrical lines, each of the isolation boots sealing one of the electrical lines to one of the bosses; an upper housing secured to the lower housing, the upper housing having an interior containing the isolation boots; and wherein the upper housing is characterized by: first and second members (45a, 45b) that clamp around the electrical lines, each of the first and second members having a plurality of recesses, the recesses of the first member mating with the recesses of the second member to define cavities within the interior of the upper housing, each of the cavities receiving one of the isolation boots.
A method for in vitro propagation of Babesia microti, the method comprising incubating B. microti in culture medium comprising host erythrocytes in the presence of a source of complement and a source of anti- B. microti IgM antibody, wherein the source of the anti- B. microti IgM antibody has between about 0% and 10% IgG antibody, and wherein the source of complement comprises a cell or cell line that is co-cultured with the host erythrocytes, and wherein the cell or cell line secretes complement into the culture medium.
A method of generating a PDX1+ progenitor cell by contacting an embryonic stem cell with an effective amount of a retinoic acid compound, and not contacting the embryonic stem cell with a bone morphogenic protein inhibitor prior to expression of NKX6.1 by the cell, thereby inducing formation of a PDX1+ progenitor cell, wherein the embryonic stem cell is contacted with an effective amount of retinoic acid compound alone to induce formation of a PDX1+ progenitor cell.
A system comprising a laser ultrasound testing system and a composite structure including a matrix material and a reinforcement material, the reinforcement material having a higher modulus than the matrix material and being surrounded and thus constrained by the matrix material, wherein the laser ultrasound testing system is configured to test the composite structure, the laser ultrasound testing system comprising: a generation laser system configured to generate a pulsed laser beam having a number of properties in which each of the number of properties is within a selected range; wherein the number of properties includes a pulse repetition rate, a spot size, and an energy per pulse; and a transmission system configured to direct the pulsed laser beam generated by the generation laser system towards a composite structure comprised of a number of composite materials, wherein a number of ultrasonic waves are formed in the composite structure when the pulsed laser beam contacts the composite structure without causing any undesired inconsistencies in the composite structure outside of selected tolerances; wherein the laser beam is generated such that at least a portion of the energy is absorbed into the reinforcement material instead of the matrix material; wherein the selected range for the spot size is less than about 1 millimeter; the selected range for the pulse repetition rate is between about 10,000 hertz and about 500,000 hertz, and the selected range for the energy per pulse is between about 1 microjoule and about 10,000 microjoules. a generation laser system configured to generate a pulsed laser beam having a number of properties in which each of the number of properties is within a selected range; wherein the number of properties includes a pulse repetition rate, a spot size, and an energy per pulse; and a transmission system configured to direct the pulsed laser beam generated by the generation laser system towards a composite structure comprised of a number of composite materials, wherein a number of ultrasonic waves are formed in the composite structure when the pulsed laser beam contacts the composite structure without causing any undesired inconsistencies in the composite structure outside of selected tolerances; wherein the laser beam is generated such that at least a portion of the energy is absorbed into the reinforcement material instead of the matrix material; wherein the selected range for the spot size is less than about 1 millimeter; the selected range for the pulse repetition rate is between about 10,000 hertz and about 500,000 hertz, and the selected range for the energy per pulse is between about 1 microjoule and about 10,000 microjoules.