mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Use of a heat-shrinkable polyester film made of a polyester resin comprising ethylene terephthalate unit as the main constituent in an amount of 50 % by mole or more and containing 7 % by mole or more and 27 % by mole or less of the of at least one monomer capable of forming an amorphous component in the whole component of the polyester resin, said monomer being selected from at least one of neopentylglycol, 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol and isophthalic acid, wherein the film satisfies the following requirements to: the glycerin shrinkage rate in the width direction is not more than 10 % when the film is treated for 10 seconds in glycerin at 80 °C; the glycerin shrinkage rate in the longitudinal direction is not less than 0 % and not more than 10 % and a glycerin shrinkage rate in the width direction is not less than 20 % and not more than 40 % when the film is treated for 10 seconds in glycerin at 100 °C; the glycerin shrinkage rate in the width direction is not less than 40 % and not more than 70 % when the film is treated for 10 seconds in glycerin at 120°C; the shrinkage rate of the film in the width direction after aging for 672 hours under an atmosphere of a temperature of 60°C and a relative humidity of 40 % (so-called natural shrinkage rate) is not more than 1.5 %; and the number of initial breakages, which is the number of samples are broken at not more than 5 % elongation when a tensile test is repeated 10 times in the film longitudinal direction using a tensile tester with a distance between chucks being kept at 100 mm after aging for 672 hours under an atmosphere of a temperature of 60°C and a relative humidity of 40 %, is not more than 2 times, for storage in an outside warehouse which is not temperature-controlled during a hot summer. the glycerin shrinkage rate in the width direction is not more than 10 % when the film is treated for 10 seconds in glycerin at 80 °C; the glycerin shrinkage rate in the longitudinal direction is not less than 0 % and not more than 10 % and a glycerin shrinkage rate in the width direction is not less than 20 % and not more than 40 % when the film is treated for 10 seconds in glycerin at 100 °C; the glycerin shrinkage rate in the width direction is not less than 40 % and not more than 70 % when the film is treated for 10 seconds in glycerin at 120°C; the shrinkage rate of the film in the width direction after aging for 672 hours under an atmosphere of a temperature of 60°C and a relative humidity of 40 % (so-called natural shrinkage rate) is not more than 1.5 %; and the number of initial breakages, which is the number of samples are broken at not more than 5 % elongation when a tensile test is repeated 10 times in the film longitudinal direction using a tensile tester with a distance between chucks being kept at 100 mm after aging for 672 hours under an atmosphere of a temperature of 60°C and a relative humidity of 40 %, is not more than 2 times,
Motor vehicle trim element, the trim element being monolithic and intended to be mounted on one face of a bodyshell side panel oriented toward the exterior of the vehicle, and configured to form a trim of an A pillar of the motor vehicle and of at least a portion of a roof rail of the motor vehicle forming an extension of the A pillar, the trim element being characterized in that it is formed of a composite material and that it has locally different thicknesses and/or zones of different compositions of the material and in that the composite material includes a matrix consisting of a hardened thermoplastic or thermoset resin and an assembly of fibers.
Refrigerating system comprising a refrigerating circuit having, in flowing direction, a compressor, a gas cooler, a first expansion device, an intermediate pressure container, a second expansion device, an evaporator and refrigerant conduits (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32) circulating a refrigerant therethrough; wherein the first expansion device expands the refrigerant to an intermediate pressure level; wherein a first refrigerant conduit of the refrigerant conduits (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32) connects the compressor and the gas cooler, and a second refrigerant conduit of the refrigerant conduits (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32) connects the gas cooler and the first expansion device, the first refrigerant conduit, the gas cooler, and the second refrigerant conduit forming a transcritical portion of the refrigerating circuit; wherein the compressor is operable such that the refrigerant is in a transcritical state in the transcritical portion; wherein the intermediate pressure container of the refrigerating circuit in operation separates liquid refrigerant from gaseous refrigerant and wherein the refrigerating circuit further comprises an additional refrigerant conduit (34, 36) connecting the gaseous phase portion of the intermediate pressure container with the suction side of the compressor; and wherein the refrigerating system further comprises a desuperheating unit, the desuperheating unit being in a heat exchange relationship with at least a part of the second refrigerant conduit, thereby in operation desuperheating the refrigerant being circulated in the refrigerating circuit; characterized in that a third expansion device is arranged in the additional refrigerant conduit (34, 36) and in that a plurality of fan stages is provided with the gas cooler, wherein the performance of the refrigerating system is in part controlled by operating an appropriate number of fan stages and by operating the desuperheating unit, which can selectively be switched on and off, thereby achieving a desired level of desuperheating of the refrigerant in the refrigerating circuit.
A method for manufacturing an optical fiber preform, comprising: synthesizing glass particles using a plasma flame generated by a plasma torch; depositing the glass particles containing fluorine as a dopant on a glass rod by blowing the glass rod with the plasma flame with the glass particles containing fluorine while the glass rod moves relative to the plasma torch in a forward direction; narrowing, in a direction of the relative movement, a region in which the glass particles in the plasma flame are affixed to the glass rod by narrowing the flame flow of the plasma flame to retract an edge of the flame in the forward direction of the glass rod, and moving the glass rod relative to the plasma torch in a backward direction while blowing the glass rod with the plasma flame without the glass particles containing fluorine, wherein the narrowing comprises providing a room temperature air or cool air supplying section (10,11) for obstructing affixation of the glass particles on the glass rod only in a front portion of the region, where the front portion is blown by the plasma flame before a rear portion of the region. synthesizing glass particles using a plasma flame generated by a plasma torch; depositing the glass particles containing fluorine as a dopant on a glass rod by blowing the glass rod with the plasma flame with the glass particles containing fluorine while the glass rod moves relative to the plasma torch in a forward direction; narrowing, in a direction of the relative movement, a region in which the glass particles in the plasma flame are affixed to the glass rod by narrowing the flame flow of the plasma flame to retract an edge of the flame in the forward direction of the glass rod, and moving the glass rod relative to the plasma torch in a backward direction while blowing the glass rod with the plasma flame without the glass particles containing fluorine, wherein the narrowing comprises providing a room temperature air or cool air supplying section (10,11) for obstructing affixation of the glass particles on the glass rod only in a front portion of the region, where the front portion is blown by the plasma flame before a rear portion of the region.
An article of apparel comprising: a pad component formed from a polymer foam material and having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the pad component defining a plurality of (a) grooves in the second surface that extend through only a portion of the thickness of the pad component, and (b) voids that extend through the pad component and from the first surface to the second surface; an outer material element secured to the first surface of the pad component and forming at least a portion of an outer surface of the apparel, the outer material element being substantially fluid impermeable adjacent to the voids; an inner material element secured to the second surface of the pad component and forming at least a portion of an inner surface of the apparel, the inner material element being substantially fluid permeable adjacent to at least the grooves and the voids; and a fluid connector joined with at least the outer material element and providing fluid communication between an exterior of the apparel and both of the grooves and the voids, wherein the grooves and voids extend through a back portion of the article of apparel, over a shoulder portion of the article of apparel and also through a front portion of the article of apparel. a pad component formed from a polymer foam material and having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the pad component defining a plurality of (a) grooves in the second surface that extend through only a portion of the thickness of the pad component, and (b) voids that extend through the pad component and from the first surface to the second surface; an outer material element secured to the first surface of the pad component and forming at least a portion of an outer surface of the apparel, the outer material element being substantially fluid impermeable adjacent to the voids; an inner material element secured to the second surface of the pad component and forming at least a portion of an inner surface of the apparel, the inner material element being substantially fluid permeable adjacent to at least the grooves and the voids; and
A rubber article-reinforcing steel cord (1, 11, 21, 31, 41) in which plural sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43) each formed by twisting together plural steel filaments are twisted together around at least one core strand (2, 12, 22, 32, 42) formed by twisting together plural steel filaments, wherein the steel filaments are brass plated, characterized in that either the respective sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43) are zinc plated on at least the outer circumference of the brass plating of outermost-layer steel filaments of the sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43), or the steel cord (1, 11, 21, 31, 41) is zinc plated on at least the outer circumference of the brass plating of outermost-layer steel filaments of the sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43), and a gauge of the brass plating is smaller than that of the zinc plating. wherein the steel filaments are brass plated, characterized in that either the respective sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43) are zinc plated on at least the outer circumference of the brass plating of outermost-layer steel filaments of the sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43), or the steel cord (1, 11, 21, 31, 41) is zinc plated on at least the outer circumference of the brass plating of outermost-layer steel filaments of the sheath strands (3, 13, 23, 33, 43), and a gauge of the brass plating is smaller than that of the zinc plating.
A radar cover for covering a radar unit, from a front side of a vehicle, which detects a situation around the vehicle, comprising: a fitting portion which is configured of a base portion which serves as a frame, and a bright layer which is formed directly on a surface of a front side of the base portion and is a discontinuous metal layer having openings (12b1) penetrating therethrough in a layer thickness direction, the surface of the front side of the base portion being formed of the same material as the base portion; a transparent top coat layer formed on a surface of a front side of the bright layer, parts of the top coat layer being directly in close contact with the surface of the front side of the base portion through the openings (12b1) of the bright layer; a transparent layer including a recessed portion; and a support member fixed to the transparent layer and supporting a side of the fitting portion opposite to the transparent layer, wherein the fitting portion has a convex shape to fill the recessed portion and is visible from the outside of the vehicle through the transparent layer, and the fitting portion is disposed such that the top coat layer faces an inner wall surface of the recessed portion, and the support member includes a pedestal portion which contacts the fitting portion. a fitting portion which is configured of a base portion which serves as a frame, and a bright layer which is formed directly on a surface of a front side of the base portion and is a discontinuous metal layer having openings (12b1) penetrating therethrough in a layer thickness direction, the surface of the front side of the base portion being formed of the same material as the base portion; a transparent top coat layer formed on a surface of a front side of the bright layer, parts of the top coat layer being directly in close contact with the surface of the front side of the base portion through the openings (12b1) of the bright layer; a transparent layer including a recessed portion; and a support member fixed to the transparent layer and supporting a side of the fitting portion opposite to the transparent layer, wherein the fitting portion has a convex shape to fill the recessed portion and is visible from the outside of the vehicle through the transparent layer, and the fitting portion is disposed such that the top coat layer faces an inner wall surface of the recessed portion, and the support member includes a pedestal portion which contacts the fitting portion.
An audio processor, comprising: a central processing unit; a digital signal processor; a number of ports (106a, 106b, 106c) wherein at least some of the ports are bi-directional and are configurable by the central processing unit to supply signals to or receive signals from the digital signal processor; and a resistor, wherein each bi-directional port includes: a jack; an input audio circuit electrically connected to the jack; an output audio circuit; and a switch controllable to selectively connect an output of the output audio circuit to the jack or to disconnect the output of the output audio circuit from the jack, wherein the switch is bypassed by the resistor that is in parallel with the switch. a central processing unit; a digital signal processor; a number of ports (106a, 106b, 106c) wherein at least some of the ports are bi-directional and are configurable by the central processing unit to supply signals to or receive signals from the digital signal processor; and a resistor, wherein each bi-directional port includes: a jack; an input audio circuit electrically connected to the jack; an output audio circuit; and a switch controllable to selectively connect an output of the output audio circuit to the jack or to disconnect the output of the output audio circuit from the jack, wherein the switch is bypassed by the resistor that is in parallel with the switch. a jack; an input audio circuit electrically connected to the jack; an output audio circuit; and a switch controllable to selectively connect an output of the output audio circuit to the jack or to disconnect the output of the output audio circuit from the jack, wherein the switch is bypassed by the resistor that is in parallel with the switch.
A vascular dilator 300 comprising: a main body 302 having a tapered distal portion and a generally cylindrical proximal portion; characterized in that the dilator 300 further comprises an adjustable shoulder portion 304 coupled to the tapered distal portion; and a mandrel 306 extending through the main body 302 and configured to affect a radial positioning of the adjustable shoulder portion 304. a main body 302 having a tapered distal portion and a generally cylindrical proximal portion; characterized in that the dilator 300 further comprises an adjustable shoulder portion 304 coupled to the tapered distal portion; and a mandrel 306 extending through the main body 302 and configured to affect a radial positioning of the adjustable shoulder portion 304.
A method for transmitting pilot data in a wireless communication system employing Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, the method comprising: determining a pilot pattern in at least one resource block for each of one or more pilot streams; and transmitting the one or more pilot streams based on the determined respective pilot pattern in the at least one resource block, wherein the at least one resource block comprises a plurality of subcarriers and a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, wherein the pilot pattern is determined in the at least one resource block for each of the one or more pilot streams by mapping pilot stream k to pilot pattern i, and characterised in that the pilot pattern i is determined by a function which uses k, N, and USER_ID as parameters, or the pilot stream k is determined by i, N, and USER_ID as parameters and, wherein N denotes an index of a pilot pattern set, and, wherein USER_ID denotes a identifier of a targeted mobile station. determining a pilot pattern in at least one resource block for each of one or more pilot streams; and transmitting the one or more pilot streams based on the determined respective pilot pattern in the at least one resource block, wherein the at least one resource block comprises a plurality of subcarriers and a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, wherein the pilot pattern is determined in the at least one resource block for each of the one or more pilot streams by mapping pilot stream k to pilot pattern i, and characterised in that the pilot pattern i is determined by a function which uses k, N, and USER_ID as parameters, or the pilot stream k is determined by i, N, and USER_ID as parameters and, wherein N denotes an index of a pilot pattern set, and, wherein USER_ID denotes a identifier of a targeted mobile station.
An ice maker comprising: a frame provided on a rear side of a refrigerator door; an ice tray rotatably installed in the frame; and a tray cover provided to the frame and selectively opening or closing the ice tray when the ice tray rotates, wherein the ice maker comprises a sealing member provided on one side of the tray cover to selectively contact an upper surface of the ice tray when the ice tray rotates, and which is elastically deformed by rotation of the ice tray. a frame provided on a rear side of a refrigerator door; an ice tray rotatably installed in the frame; and a tray cover provided to the frame and selectively opening or closing the ice tray when the ice tray rotates, wherein the ice maker comprises a sealing member provided on one side of the tray cover to selectively contact an upper surface of the ice tray when the ice tray rotates, and which is elastically deformed by rotation of the ice tray.
A hinged valve, comprising a handle, a valve body, a valve stem, a valve core, sealing rings (6, 7, 9) and a valve cover, said valve body is a housing, wherein the housing is formed with a valve stem hole for partially accommodating the valve stem, and a channel having an inlet and an outlet is formed in the housing, wherein the hinged valve further comprises a guide and a slide for transferring the motion of the valve stem to the valve core; the valve core is connected to the valve body by means of a hinge such that the valve core can be rotated around a rotation axis of the hinge, wherein a locking column and connecting holes (45, 46) are provided on the valve core; a locking hook is provided on the bottom end of the valve stem; a guiding structure is provided on the guide, wherein the guide and the valve stem are connected to each other so as to move synchronously without motion relative to each other; and rotating shafts (31, 32) and another guiding structure for engaging with the guiding structure of the guide are provided on the slide, wherein the rotating shafts (31, 32) are respectively connected to the connecting holes (45, 46) and rotatable in the connecting holes (45, 46) such that the rotation of the valve stem will be transferred to the valve core via the slide by the guide and is converted into a rotation of the valve core around the rotation axis of the hinge so as to open or close the valve, and wherein the valve core is locked to the valve body through the locking hook and the locking column when the valve is closed.
A fuel cell comprising: - a container configured to receive a dihydrogen generation cartridge; - an assembly comprising at least one unit cell comprising a cathode and an anode separated by an electrolyte, the anode at least partially surrounding the container; and - means (50, 60, 62) for concentrating the heat generated by the assembly towards the container, the internal surface of the outer casing of the cell being covered with a material reflecting the infrared radiation resulting from the operation of the fuel cell towards the container. - a container configured to receive a dihydrogen generation cartridge; - an assembly comprising at least one unit cell comprising a cathode and an anode separated by an electrolyte, the anode at least partially surrounding the container; and - means (50, 60, 62) for concentrating the heat generated by the assembly towards the container, the internal surface of the outer casing of the cell being covered with a material reflecting the infrared radiation resulting from the operation of the fuel cell towards the container.
Voltage converter for converting an input voltage to an output voltage comprising: - an input circuitry for receiving the input voltage from a power supply, wherein the input circuitry includes chopper means configured to chop a voltage derived from the input voltage at a chopper frequency to a chopped voltage, - an inductive transformer unit configured to transform the chopped voltage to a chopped AC voltage, and - an output circuitry configured to convert the chopped AC voltage of the inductive transformer unit to the output voltage having a lower frequency than the chopper frequency. - an input circuitry for receiving the input voltage from a power supply, wherein the input circuitry includes chopper means configured to chop a voltage derived from the input voltage at a chopper frequency to a chopped voltage, - an inductive transformer unit configured to transform the chopped voltage to a chopped AC voltage, and - an output circuitry configured to convert the chopped AC voltage of the inductive transformer unit to the output voltage having a lower frequency than the chopper frequency.