mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A protective screen for stoves that comprises: - a substantially frame-like supporting framework, - a protective grille that is supported by said supporting framework and is configured to be arranged in front of a glass of a stove, and - means for association with the stove on the rear side of said supporting framework; said supporting framework being made of wood, said protective grille is made of wood and is constituted by parallel bars. - a substantially frame-like supporting framework, - a protective grille that is supported by said supporting framework and is configured to be arranged in front of a glass of a stove, and - means for association with the stove on the rear side of said supporting framework;
A process for detecting and/or capturing at least one chemical element chosen from poor metals, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, actinide metals and rare earth metals in a sample which comprises bringing: - at least one amine and at least one aldehyde and/or one imine and/or CO 2, or - an adduct formed by bringing an amine and CO 2 into contact, into contact with a sample that may comprise at least one of said chemical elements. - at least one amine and at least one aldehyde and/or one imine and/or CO 2, or - an adduct formed by bringing an amine and CO 2 into contact,
A smoking article comprising: a rod of smokeable material, said rod comprising a filler and a wrapper; said wrapper comprising: a base web; and a banded region of add-on material applied to said base web, said banded region comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge and a plurality of add-on material-free openings between said leading edge and said trailing edge, said add-on material formed from an aqueous starch solution containing an anti-wrinkling agent, calcium carbonate and starch, said smoking article being characterised in that said plurality of add-on material-free openings establish a predetermined, nominal opened-area within said banded region in the range of about 4% to about 9% of a total nominal area of said banded region, said plurality of add-on material-free openings comprising a pattern including two or more rows of dot-like openings. a base web; and a banded region of add-on material applied to said base web, said banded region comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge and a plurality of add-on material-free openings between said leading edge and said trailing edge, said add-on material formed from an aqueous starch solution containing an anti-wrinkling agent, calcium carbonate and starch, said smoking article being characterised in that said plurality of add-on material-free openings establish a predetermined, nominal opened-area within said banded region in the range of about 4% to about 9% of a total nominal area of said banded region, said plurality of add-on material-free openings comprising a pattern including two or more rows of dot-like openings.
A solid state disconnect comprising: a hollow vertical tube having an outer diameter of no more than 4.5 inches (11.43 centimetres); an SSD device installed within the vertical tube; a disconnect switch provided on an above-ground SSD test panel of the solid state disconnect, the disconnect switch being switchable between an operating configuration and a testing configuration; a plurality of SSD cables interconnecting the SSD device with the disconnect switch, with a metallic underground pipeline, and with an underground grounding conductor; wherein when the disconnect switch is in the operating configuration, the SSD device functions as an AC mitigation device by providing AC conductivity between the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor, while blocking DC conductivity between the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor; wherein when the disconnect switch is in the testing configuration, the SSD device is disconnected from at least one of the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor, thereby interrupting the AC conductivity between the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor; and wherein the solid state disconnect further comprises visible indicia that are similar or identical to indicia that are applied to a conventional pipeline location marker or pipeline corrosion test station. a hollow vertical tube having an outer diameter of no more than 4.5 inches (11.43 centimetres); an SSD device installed within the vertical tube; a disconnect switch provided on an above-ground SSD test panel of the solid state disconnect, the disconnect switch being switchable between an operating configuration and a testing configuration; a plurality of SSD cables interconnecting the SSD device with the disconnect switch, with a metallic underground pipeline, and with an underground grounding conductor; wherein when the disconnect switch is in the operating configuration, the SSD device functions as an AC mitigation device by providing AC conductivity between the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor, while blocking DC conductivity between the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor; wherein when the disconnect switch is in the testing configuration, the SSD device is disconnected from at least one of the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor, thereby interrupting the AC conductivity between the underground pipeline and the underground grounding conductor; and wherein the solid state disconnect further comprises visible indicia that are similar or identical to indicia that are applied to a conventional pipeline location marker or pipeline corrosion test station.
An implantable access port configured for providing fluid access to a patient, the access port comprising: a septum; a housing secured to the septum; and a plurality of rotatable anchor assemblies fixed to the housing, each anchor assembly comprising a wire portion and a molded portion secured to the wire portion, wherein the wire portion is made of metal and the molded portion is made of plastic, wherein the molded portion is molded or overmolded to the wire portion, and wherein the molded portion includes a pivot axle having an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane of rotation of the wire portion. a septum; a housing secured to the septum; and a plurality of rotatable anchor assemblies fixed to the housing, each anchor assembly comprising a wire portion and a molded portion secured to the wire portion, wherein the wire portion is made of metal and the molded portion is made of plastic, wherein the molded portion is molded or overmolded to the wire portion, and wherein the molded portion includes a pivot axle having an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane of rotation of the wire portion.
A filter assembly for the treatment and purification of groundwater with a multiple assembly of filter units arranged in a subterranean shaft, wherein the filter units are arranged at a distance one above the other in the shaft, two adjacent filter units being separated by a water-tight layer of swelling material and peripheral riser pipes opening out at the individual filter units and extending as far as the surface of the ground.
A coated substrate, obtainable by a method comprising: applying a first coating layer comprising a poly(ethylene oxide) having an average molecular weight of from 80,000 to 600,000 to an exterior surface of a substrate; curing the first coating layer to provide a coating comprising a cross-linked poly(ethylene oxide); applying a second coating layer comprising a polyvinylpyrrolidone to the first coating layer; and curing the second coating layer to provide a second coating comprising a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone; wherein the first coating layer is substantially covered by the second coating layer and the second coating layer at least partially interpenetrates the first coating layer. applying a first coating layer comprising a poly(ethylene oxide) having an average molecular weight of from 80,000 to 600,000 to an exterior surface of a substrate; curing the first coating layer to provide a coating comprising a cross-linked poly(ethylene oxide); applying a second coating layer comprising a polyvinylpyrrolidone to the first coating layer; and curing the second coating layer to provide a second coating comprising a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone;
Method for processing lignocellulose materials, comprising hydrothermal treatment of said material with saturated or superheated steam in a hydrothermal pressure vessel, wherein said treatment is performed at a pressure of 5-30 bars, and at a temperature of 160-240 °C for a duration of 1-20 minutes, wherein said saturated or superheated steam is provided from steam supplying means comprising a steam boiler, said method further comprising: - discharging hydrothermally treated lignocellulose material and steam from the pressure vessel by means of pressure reduction; - separating steam and vapours released from said lignocellulose material; - burning said steam and vapours together with additional fuel and combustion air in the furnace of said steam boiler; - recovering latent heat of condensation from flue gas from said steam boiler with a condensing flue gas cooler; and - using the recovered heat from the flue gas cooler for drying of the lignocellulose material prior to being supplied to said hydrothermal pressure vessel. - discharging hydrothermally treated lignocellulose material and steam from the pressure vessel by means of pressure reduction; - separating steam and vapours released from said lignocellulose material; - burning said steam and vapours together with additional fuel and combustion air in the furnace of said steam boiler; - recovering latent heat of condensation from flue gas from said steam boiler with a condensing flue gas cooler; and - using the recovered heat from the flue gas cooler for drying of the lignocellulose material prior to being supplied to said hydrothermal pressure vessel.
An anti-RSV immune response inducing composition for use by administration to an infant in a method of providing protective immunity against RSV or protecting from a disease caused by RSV in an infant, wherein the method comprises (a) administering a first anti-RSV immune response inducing composition to a female during the second or third trimester of pregnancy; and (b) administering a second anti-RSV immune response inducing composition to the infant that is born from the pregnancy, wherein the infant is less than six months old, wherein the first anti-RSV immune response inducing composition comprises an RSV F glycoprotein subunit composition and the second anti-RSV immune response inducing composition comprises a self-replicating ribonucleic acid that encodes an RSV F protein antigen administered in combination with a delivery system that introduces the RNA into target cells, which comprises (i) liposomes, or (ii) a cationic submicron oil-in-water emulsion.
A turbine blade comprising: an internal vibration damping system disposed within the turbine blade, the internal vibration damping system comprising: a plurality of unit cells, each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells comprising: an impacting structure; a cavity encapsulating the impacting structure, the cavity comprising a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere, the cavity disposed within a substrate of the turbine blade, the substrate forming an outer casing of the cavity; and at least one fluid disposed in each of the first and second hemispheres (32A, 32B) between the impacting structure and the outer casing; wherein the internal vibration damping system is configured to dampen at least one vibration mode in the turbine blade; characterized by each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells further comprising at least one fluid passage disposed in the impacting structure, the at least one fluid passage fluidly connecting the first and second hemispheres (32A, 32B); wherein movement of the at least one fluid through the at least one fluid passage is arranged to cause viscous damping of the at least one vibration mode within the turbine blade. an internal vibration damping system disposed within the turbine blade, the internal vibration damping system comprising: a plurality of unit cells, each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells comprising: an impacting structure; a cavity encapsulating the impacting structure, the cavity comprising a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere, the cavity disposed within a substrate of the turbine blade, the substrate forming an outer casing of the cavity; and at least one fluid disposed in each of the first and second hemispheres (32A, 32B) between the impacting structure and the outer casing; an impacting structure; a cavity encapsulating the impacting structure, the cavity comprising a first hemisphere and a second hemisphere, the cavity disposed within a substrate of the turbine blade, the substrate forming an outer casing of the cavity; and at least one fluid disposed in each of the first and second hemispheres (32A, 32B) between the impacting structure and the outer casing; wherein the internal vibration damping system is configured to dampen at least one vibration mode in the turbine blade; characterized by each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells further comprising at least one fluid passage disposed in the impacting structure, the at least one fluid passage fluidly connecting the first and second hemispheres (32A, 32B); wherein movement of the at least one fluid through the at least one fluid passage is arranged to cause viscous damping of the at least one vibration mode within the turbine blade.
A yarn comprising copolymer derived from the copolymerization of para-phenylenediamine, 5 -amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole, and terephthaloyl dichloride wherein the ratio of moles of 5 -amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole to the moles of para-phenylenediamine is 30/70 to 85/15; said yarn having a sulfur content greater than 0.1%; and said yarn having an Effective Polymer Cation to Sulfur Content Molar Ratio of at least 0.3, wherein said Effective Polymer Cation to Sulfur Content Molar Ratio = Na + 2 Ca + K − Cl S where the symbols [Na], [Ca],, [Cl], and are the concentration of these ions in moles/kilogram of polymer.
A network access entity for providing access to a communication network for a user equipment and a home gateway, the home gateway being connected to the network access entity via a first communication link, the user equipment being being connected to the network access entity via a second communication link and being connected to the home gateway via a third communication link, the first communication link and the third communication link forming a composite communication link, the network access entity comprising: a network interface being configured to receive a first status signal indicating a link quality of the first communication link, a second status signal indicating a link quality of the second communication link, and a third status signal indicating a link quality of the composite communication link; and a data flow manager for distributing data of a data stream towards the user equipment via the first communication link and via the second communication link, wherein the data flow manager is configured to determine a reduction of an amount of data of the data stream communicated over the first communication link; and to determine an increase of an amount of data of the data stream communicated over the second communication link, if at least one of the first status signal or the second status signal indicates a higher link quality than a link quality that is indicated by the third status signal. a network interface being configured to receive a first status signal indicating a link quality of the first communication link, a second status signal indicating a link quality of the second communication link, and a third status signal indicating a link quality of the composite communication link; and a first status signal indicating a link quality of the first communication link, a second status signal indicating a link quality of the second communication link, and a third status signal indicating a link quality of the composite communication link; and a data flow manager for distributing data of a data stream towards the user equipment via the first communication link and via the second communication link, wherein the data flow manager is configured to determine a reduction of an amount of data of the data stream communicated over the first communication link; and to determine an increase of an amount of data of the data stream communicated over the second communication link, if at least one of the first status signal or the second status signal indicates a higher link quality than a link quality that is indicated by the third status signal. to determine a reduction of an amount of data of the data stream communicated over the first communication link; and to determine an increase of an amount of data of the data stream communicated over the second communication link, if at least one of the first status signal or the second status signal indicates a higher link quality than a link quality that is indicated by the third status signal.
Apparatus for generating an artificial surf wave, comprising a ramp whose lower end leads into a wave pool and whose upper end can be supplied by means of a pumping device with water from the wave pool via a return channel in a circuit, in order to generate downstream of the ramp a hydraulic jump of the water that can be used as a surf wave, characterized in that a movable barrier is arranged in the wave pool at a distance from the ramp, which barrier can serve as a lowerable weir or a check valve that is permeable in downstream direction and blocking in upstream direction, and with which barrier, for starting the apparatus, a higher water level can be set downstream of the barrier than upstream of the barrier, wherein the return channel originates downstream of the barrier from the wave pool.
Pressure-tight hose and fitting assembly (1; 1'; 1"; 1'"; 1""), designed for connecting an apparatus to a supply network, comprising: a flexible hose comprising at least one inner layer made of thermoplastic material and at least one textile or metallic reinforcing layer on the outside of said inner layer; a fitting made of thermoplastic material and comprising an attachment lug introduced inside an attachment end of said flexible hose, said fitting defining internally a fluid path between a first opening and a second opening at the end of said attachment lug; a weld between said attachment lug and the inner layer of said flexible hose at said attachment end, which weld locally defines a fluid seal; and an annular fixing member coupled with interference fit on the outside of the attachment end of said flexible hose, said fixing member (15; 15'; 15"; 15"'; 15"") exerting a clamping pressure on said attachment end; wherein said weld is a spin weld; wherein said reinforcing layer is a braided, spiralled, meshed, netted or otherwise formed layer made from one or more yarns or wires, characterized in that said inner layer is a corrugated hose.
A MEMS device, wherein a sensor system is resiliently mounted on a carrier by means of spring elements the spring elements are metallic and comprise an elongated structure that is linear, bent or angled a first end of the extended structure is coupled to a first anchor point on the carrier a second end of the extended structure is coupled to a second anchor point on the sensor system characterized in that a damping structure formed as a layer is arranged between sensor system and carrier on a surface chosen from a first surface located on the carrier and a second surface located on the sensor system an air gap is provided between the damping structure and one of the second and the first surface the height of the air gap normal to the surface is smaller than the distance normal to the surface between first and second anchor point and controlled by the thickness of the damping layer. a sensor system is resiliently mounted on a carrier by means of spring elements the spring elements are metallic and comprise an elongated structure that is linear, bent or angled a first end of the extended structure is coupled to a first anchor point on the carrier a second end of the extended structure is coupled to a second anchor point on the sensor system characterized in that a damping structure formed as a layer is arranged between sensor system and carrier on a surface chosen from a first surface located on the carrier and a second surface located on the sensor system an air gap is provided between the damping structure and one of the second and the first surface the height of the air gap normal to the surface is smaller than the distance normal to the surface between first and second anchor point and controlled by the thickness of the damping layer.
A slim type touch panel comprising: a first sensor electrode cover sheet in which a sensor electrode layer is patterned and comprising an upper substrate; a first adhesive layer disposed at a lower part of the first sensor electrode cover sheet; a film layer disposed at a lower part of the first adhesive layer and comprising a second sensor electrode layer; the slim type touch panel further characterized by a dummy pattern layer formed with the same material as that of the sensor electrode layer in the upper substrate area in which the sensor electrode layer is not formed, the dummy pattern layer being formed at least in part in an area between sensor electrode lines; and a signal line connected to the dummy pattern layer to output an antenna signal. a first sensor electrode cover sheet in which a sensor electrode layer is patterned and comprising an upper substrate; a first adhesive layer disposed at a lower part of the first sensor electrode cover sheet; a film layer disposed at a lower part of the first adhesive layer and comprising a second sensor electrode layer; the slim type touch panel further characterized by a dummy pattern layer formed with the same material as that of the sensor electrode layer in the upper substrate area in which the sensor electrode layer is not formed, the dummy pattern layer being formed at least in part in an area between sensor electrode lines; and a signal line connected to the dummy pattern layer to output an antenna signal.
A process for direct smelting a metalliferous feed material containing at least 0.2 wt. % sulphur and producing metal with sulphur content below 0.25%, the process comprising (a) at least partially reducing and partially melting the metalliferous feed material in a smelt cyclone and (b) completely smelting the at least partially reduced/melted material in a molten bath of a direct smelting vessel, and the process being characterised by maintaining an oxygen potential in the smelt cyclone so that an offgas from the smelt cyclone has a post combustion degree of 75-100%, wherein said oxygen potential is maintained by injecting oxygen into the smelt cyclone and the direct smelting vessel, wherein a temperature of at least 1100°C is maintained in the smelt cyclone; wherein particle size of the metalliferous feed material is no more than 6 mm; and wherein 50-80% of sulphur is released into the offgas in the smelt cyclone.