mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Use of polymers bearing functional groups (functionalized polymers) as low-profile additives (LPAs), characterized in that the polymers bearing functional groups are obtainable by emulsion or suspension polymerization initiated by free radicals, in an aqueous medium, of a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers which bear one or more additional functional groups selected from the group comprising carboxy-, sulphate-, sulphonate-, phosphate-, phosphonate-, hydroxy- and nitrogen-functional groups (functional monomers), and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers different from the monomers a), and then drying the resultant aqueous dispersions or aqueous solutions, where the aqueous dispersions or aqueous solutions comprise, during the drying procedure, ≤ 15% by weight, based on the dry weight of the aqueous dispersions or aqueous solutions to be dried, of one or more other, optionally protective-colloid-stabilized polymers (blend polymers) different from the polymers bearing functional groups. a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers which bear one or more additional functional groups selected from the group comprising carboxy-, sulphate-, sulphonate-, phosphate-, phosphonate-, hydroxy- and nitrogen-functional groups (functional monomers), and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers different from the monomers a), and then drying the resultant aqueous dispersions or aqueous solutions, where the aqueous dispersions or aqueous solutions comprise, during the drying procedure, ≤ 15% by weight, based on the dry weight of the aqueous dispersions or aqueous solutions to be dried, of one or more other, optionally protective-colloid-stabilized polymers (blend polymers) different from the polymers bearing functional groups.
A modular stock for a firearm, said modular stock comprising a foremost stock, an intermediate stock part and a buttstock, a butt plate mounted to the buttstock by a first adjustment device and a cheek piece mounted to the buttstock by a second adjustment device, wherein the first adjustment device comprises a first locking and releasing button, where the first locking and releasing button, from a locked state, is configured to be brought to an unlocked or released state by pushing the first locking and releasing button transversely relative the buttstock, either to left or right from the locked state, the first locking and releasing button being bilaterally operable.
A method of wireless communication performed by a scheduling entity (102, 1002), the method comprising: jointly encoding control information across a plurality of physical links using a convolutional code or turbo code; allocating a portion of the encoded control information to each of the plurality of physical links; transmitting data on a data channel using a first transmission time interval, TTI; puncturing, as indicated by the control information, the data being transmitted using the first transmission time interval, TTI, with other data utilizing a second TTI shorter in duration than the first TTI and overlapping with a portion of the first TTI used for transmitting the data, wherein the first TTI is used for latency-tolerant data and the second TTI is used for low latency data; and transmitting the encoded control information on a control channel comprising the plurality of physical links, via multi-link diversity, utilizing the second TTI shorter in duration than the first TTI and overlapping with the portion of the first TTI used for transmitting the data. jointly encoding control information across a plurality of physical links using a convolutional code or turbo code; allocating a portion of the encoded control information to each of the plurality of physical links; transmitting data on a data channel using a first transmission time interval, TTI; puncturing, as indicated by the control information, the data being transmitted using the first transmission time interval, TTI, with other data utilizing a second TTI shorter in duration than the first TTI and overlapping with a portion of the first TTI used for transmitting the data, wherein the first TTI is used for latency-tolerant data and the second TTI is used for low latency data; and transmitting the encoded control information on a control channel comprising the plurality of physical links, via multi-link diversity, utilizing the second TTI shorter in duration than the first TTI and overlapping with the portion of the first TTI used for transmitting the data.
A battery pack (10; 60) that is configured to be capable of slidably moving on a tool body of an electric power tool and to serve as a power source of the electric power tool and that includes battery-side connection terminals to which body-side connection terminals (91, 92, 93) of the tool body are connected by a relative slide movement when the battery pack (10; 60) slides to be mounted, wherein a housing case that forms an exterior of the battery pack (10; 60) is provided with terminal-connection openings, wherein the terminal-connection openings extend in a slide direction of slide mounting with the inside and outside of the housing case communicating with each other, such that the body-side connection terminals (91, 92, 93) can be connected to the battery-side connection terminals, characterized in that the terminal-connection openings are provided with foreign-material entry-regulating members (42; 70) that can close opening shapes of the terminal-connection openings when the battery pack (10; 60) is placed alone without being mounted on the tool body, and the foreign-material entry-regulating members (42; 70) serve not to interfere with the connection when the body-side connection terminals (91, 92, 93) are connected to the battery-side connection terminals.
A system, comprising: a hemodynamic system; and an interface for intravascular pressure sensing devices, the interface being configured to be communicatively coupled to the hemodynamic system via a connection and the interface comprising: a distal input configured to receive a distal pressure signal from a pressure sensing device (130,132,152); a distal output configured to output the distal pressure signal to the hemodynamic system in a format useable by the hemodynamic system; a proximal input configured to receive a proximal pressure signal from the pressure sensing device (130,132,152) or from a further pressure sensing device; a proximal output configured to output the proximal pressure signal to the hemodynamic system in a format useable by the hemodynamic system; a wireless transceiver coupled to the distal input, distal output, proximal input, and proximal output, the wireless transceiver being configured to wirelessly transmit the distal pressure and the proximal pressure to a computing system spaced from the interface, wherein the computing system is distinct from the hemodynamic system; and a power extraction device coupled to a pair of leads that receive an excitation signal from the hemodynamic system, the power extraction device being configured to extract power from the excitation signal, associated with the distal or proximal pressure measurement input of the hemodynamic system, for use in operating at least the wireless transceiver. a hemodynamic system; and an interface for intravascular pressure sensing devices, the interface being configured to be communicatively coupled to the hemodynamic system via a connection and the interface comprising: a distal input configured to receive a distal pressure signal from a pressure sensing device (130,132,152); a distal output configured to output the distal pressure signal to the hemodynamic system in a format useable by the hemodynamic system; a proximal input configured to receive a proximal pressure signal from the pressure sensing device (130,132,152) or from a further pressure sensing device; a proximal output configured to output the proximal pressure signal to the hemodynamic system in a format useable by the hemodynamic system; a wireless transceiver coupled to the distal input, distal output, proximal input, and proximal output, the wireless transceiver being configured to wirelessly transmit the distal pressure and the proximal pressure to a computing system spaced from the interface, wherein the computing system is distinct from the hemodynamic system; and a power extraction device coupled to a pair of leads that receive an excitation signal from the hemodynamic system, the power extraction device being configured to extract power from the excitation signal, associated with the distal or proximal pressure measurement input of the hemodynamic system, for use in operating at least the wireless transceiver.
A computer-implemented method of color matching a paint formulation for repairing a vehicle comprising: (a) identifying a color code for a vehicle paint; (b) selecting a color reference chip associated with the color code; and (c) visually determining a color shift between the paint on the vehicle and the color reference chip; the method being characterized by (d) searching a computer database for prime and variant paint formulations associated with the color code; (e) displaying a list of the prime and variant paint formulations associated with the color code, the list including an identification code or variant designation for the type of formulation and a symbol indicating the color shift direction of the formulation versus the prime color for each formulation; (f) using the color shift direction to select a plurality of paint formulations for display; (g) displaying digital color photographs of surfaces painted with the selected formulations taken at a plurality of viewing angles and/or at a plurality of illumination angles; (h) identifying one of the displayed digital color photographs that best matches the vehicle paint while accounting for the color shift; and (i) identifying the paint formulation for the best matched digital color photograph (a) identifying a color code for a vehicle paint; (b) selecting a color reference chip associated with the color code; and (c) visually determining a color shift between the paint on the vehicle and the color reference chip; (d) searching a computer database for prime and variant paint formulations associated with the color code; (e) displaying a list of the prime and variant paint formulations associated with the color code, the list including an identification code or variant designation for the type of formulation and a symbol indicating the color shift direction of the formulation versus the prime color for each formulation; (f) using the color shift direction to select a plurality of paint formulations for display; (g) displaying digital color photographs of surfaces painted with the selected formulations taken at a plurality of viewing angles and/or at a plurality of illumination angles; (h) identifying one of the displayed digital color photographs that best matches the vehicle paint while accounting for the color shift; and (i) identifying the paint formulation for the best matched digital color photograph
Method for generating chemical and/or pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic basic materials and/or feedstuff basic materials and/or foodstuff basic materials from the biomass of aquatic plants, wherein the aquatic plants are self-propagating aquatic plants and, starting from a starting quantity, are first propagated in a culture, and then harvested at regular intervals, characterized in that, in order to attain large quantities of biomass, the water areas/culture areas are set up in a closed greenhouse system in stacked racks of water-filled troughs or vats supplied with CO 2 from a CO 2 source, with which an effective illumination intensity of duckweed under low light conditions results, and that starting from said starting quantity, the propagation interval is waited until a target quantity or target area of the culture is attained, and either up to half of the area is harvested, until the next harvest and again reduced by harvesting to half of the area or weight, or that less than half is removed by daily harvesting, namely exactly as much as can regrow in the vats in a day.
An animal tissue sampling device comprising: sampling means having at least one cutting element, intended to cut an animal tissue sample, and possibly a push element that is mobile relative to the cutting element, enabling to push the sample cut by the cutting element, and storage means for storing the sample into which the cutting element or the push element is inserted after the sample has been collected, characterized in that said device also comprises removable closure means and in that said storage means forms a tube having two openings: - a first opening located at a first end of the tube, enabling said cutting element or said push element, and said sample, to be received, in which said cutting element or said push element blocks said first opening after its insertion therein; and - a second opening located at a second end of the tube, distinct from said first opening, and cooperating with removable closure means. sampling means having at least one cutting element, intended to cut an animal tissue sample, and possibly a push element that is mobile relative to the cutting element, enabling to push the sample cut by the cutting element, and storage means for storing the sample into which the cutting element or the push element is inserted after the sample has been collected, characterized in that said device also comprises removable closure means and in that said storage means forms a tube having two openings: - a first opening located at a first end of the tube, enabling said cutting element or said push element, and said sample, to be received, in which said cutting element or said push element blocks said first opening after its insertion therein; and - a second opening located at a second end of the tube, distinct from said first opening, and cooperating with removable closure means. - a first opening located at a first end of the tube, enabling said cutting element or said push element, and said sample, to be received, in which said cutting element or said push element blocks said first opening after its insertion therein; and - a second opening located at a second end of the tube, distinct from said first opening, and cooperating with removable closure means.
Hydraulic built-in valve for a valve block, comprising a sleeve which can be arranged in the valve block and a closing element, wherein - the sleeve can be fixedly connected via an upper end region to the valve block, - the sleeve comprises a lower end region opposite to the upper end region, wherein the lower end region - has a face opening in one end face and - forms a plug ring, wherein the plug ring - can be introduced into a locating hole in the valve block and - has an outer circumference with a plug ring diameter, and - the sleeve forms a shell between the upper end region and the lower end region, wherein the shell has a plurality of radial openings separated by bridges, and - the closing element is arranged in the sleeve, - the closing element is movable between an opening position and a blocking position, wherein in the opening position a fluid connection is enabled between the face opening and the radial openings, and in the blocking position the fluid connection between the face opening and the radial openings is blocked, and - the closing element has a sealing surface, and - the sleeve has a complementary sealing surface on the inner side thereof, wherein - when in the blocking position the sealing surfaces (15, 16) cooperate with each other to block the fluid connection and form a metal sealing seat, wherein - the sealing surfaces (15, 16) have an outer circumference with a sealing surface diameter, characterized in that the sealing surface diameter is equal to at least 90% of the plug ring diameter. - the sleeve can be fixedly connected via an upper end region to the valve block, - the sleeve comprises a lower end region opposite to the upper end region, wherein the lower end region - has a face opening in one end face and - forms a plug ring, wherein the plug ring - can be introduced into a locating hole in the valve block and - has an outer circumference with a plug ring diameter, and - has a face opening in one end face and - forms a plug ring, wherein the plug ring - can be introduced into a locating hole in the valve block and - has an outer circumference with a plug ring diameter, and - can be introduced into a locating hole in the valve block and - has an outer circumference with a plug ring diameter, and - the sleeve forms a shell between the upper end region and the lower end region, wherein the shell has a plurality of radial openings separated by bridges, and - the closing element is arranged in the sleeve, - the closing element is movable between an opening position and a blocking position, wherein in the opening position a fluid connection is enabled between the face opening and the radial openings, and in the blocking position the fluid connection between the face opening and the radial openings is blocked, and - the closing element has a sealing surface, and - the sleeve has a complementary sealing surface on the inner side thereof, wherein - when in the blocking position the sealing surfaces (15, 16) cooperate with each other to block the fluid connection and form a metal sealing seat, wherein - the sealing surfaces (15, 16) have an outer circumference with a sealing surface diameter,
A maintenance monitoring system for an in-vitro diagnostics system, comprising: an automation system comprising: a track and a plurality of carriers, each carrier having one or more magnets in a base of each carrier, and a plurality of coil boards (182, 204, 206) mounted to the track, each board (182, 204, 206) comprising one or more magnetic coils (180, 312) arranged along the longitudinal direction of the track and configured to selectively engage the one or more magnets (180, 312) in the base of each carrier and at least one sensor (314, 316, 318), wherein the magnetic coils (180, 312) can be activated in sequence to provide a linear motor in conjunction with the carrier magnets to traverse carriers along the track, wherein the at least one sensor (314, 316, 318) of each coil board comprises at least one Hall effect sensor monitoring magnetic field strength; at least one controller coupled to each of the plurality of coil boards (182, 204, 206), the at least one controller configured to selectively activate the magnetic coils (180, 312) of each coil board (182, 204, 206) and to collect sensor data from each sensor (314, 316, 318) of each coil board (182, 204, 206); and characterized in that: the automation system comprises at least one processor configured to store the sensor data including the Hall effect sensor data in memory, analyze the Hall effect sensor data to identify any coil boards (182, 204, 206) that are performing outside normal parameters from the Hall effect sensor data, and generate an alert for an operator automatically if any such coil boards (182, 204, 206) have been identified. a track and a plurality of carriers, each carrier having one or more magnets in a base of each carrier, and a plurality of coil boards (182, 204, 206) mounted to the track, each board (182, 204, 206) comprising one or more magnetic coils (180, 312) arranged along the longitudinal direction of the track and configured to selectively engage the one or more magnets (180, 312) in the base of each carrier and at least one sensor (314, 316, 318), wherein the magnetic coils (180, 312) can be activated in sequence to provide a linear motor in conjunction with the carrier magnets to traverse carriers along the track, wherein the at least one sensor (314, 316, 318) of each coil board comprises at least one Hall effect sensor monitoring magnetic field strength; at least one controller coupled to each of the plurality of coil boards (182, 204, 206), the at least one controller configured to selectively activate the magnetic coils (180, 312) of each coil board (182, 204, 206) and to collect sensor data from each sensor (314, 316, 318) of each coil board (182, 204, 206); and characterized in that: the automation system comprises at least one processor configured to store the sensor data including the Hall effect sensor data in memory, analyze the Hall effect sensor data to identify any coil boards (182, 204, 206) that are performing outside normal parameters from the Hall effect sensor data, and generate an alert for an operator automatically if any such coil boards (182, 204, 206) have been identified.
Device for coating paper or board webs, - having two rolls (1, 2) which are mounted axially in parallel beside each other and which form a nip through which the paper or board web is led, and - having an application and metering system (7, 8) for at least one of the rolls (1, 2) for applying a metered film of coating material to the surface thereof, which contains an application chamber which is open towards the roll (1, 2), which has a feed for coating material and, on the roll outlet side, is sealed off from the metering system, characterized in that at a distance upstream of the metering element of the metering system there is arranged a doctor, which extends over the width of the application chamber and can be set against the roll (1, 2) as an acute doctor, wherein coating material can be fed towards the roll surface both upstream and downstream of the doctor. - having two rolls (1, 2) which are mounted axially in parallel beside each other and which form a nip through which the paper or board web is led, and - having an application and metering system (7, 8) for at least one of the rolls (1, 2) for applying a metered film of coating material to the surface thereof, which contains an application chamber which is open towards the roll (1, 2), which has a feed for coating material and, on the roll outlet side, is sealed off from the metering system,
Method of making a three-dimensional preform of reinforcing fibres for the manufacture of a component from a fibre-reinforced plastic, comprising the steps: - Introducing at least one fibre layer comprising binder into a drape mould; - Forming of the at least one fibre layer by at least one forming element which can be moved along the drapery mould; - Application of an airtight film to the at least one fibre layer during or immediately after forming; - Applying a vacuum to the space between the airtight film and the drape form; - Activating the binder; and - Removing the vacuum after the binder has cured, characterised in that the drapery mould is divided into two halves (6a, 6b) which are movable relative to one another to form a gap, wherein the introduction of the at least one fibre layer comprises opening the gap to a first gap dimension, introducing the at least one fibre layer into the gap between the two halves (6a, 6b) of the drape mould, and reducing the gap dimension to a second gap dimension which determines the thickness of a web of the preform. - Introducing at least one fibre layer comprising binder into a drape mould; - Forming of the at least one fibre layer by at least one forming element which can be moved along the drapery mould; - Application of an airtight film to the at least one fibre layer during or immediately after forming; - Applying a vacuum to the space between the airtight film and the drape form; - Activating the binder; and - Removing the vacuum after the binder has cured,