mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An energy absorbing member (22b-22f) made using a metal material that is plastically deformable and comprising: a base section (27, 27a, 27d, 27e) that is supported by one of portions that are supported by either of a steering column or a vehicle; and an impact absorbing section (28b-28g) that continues from the base section and extends in one direction in the forward-backward direction, and having a bent back curved section (29b-29g) in the middle section that is bent in a U shape, with the tip end facing the other direction in the forward-backward direction; the energy absorbing member (22b-22f) capable of absorbing an impact load that is applied during a secondary collision when the steering column displaces in the forward direction due to the impact load, by allowing the bent back curved section (29b-29g) to move toward the tip end side while a stroking section, which is provided on the other of the portions that are supported by either the steering column or vehicle, strokes the bent back curved section; characterized in that the impact absorbing section (28b-28g) has the same cross-sectional area along the entire length, and the section modulus with respect to an axis in the width direction of a stroking surface of the stroking section gradually increases going toward the tip end side in at least a portion thereof nearer the tip end side than the bent back curved section (29b-29g). a base section (27, 27a, 27d, 27e) that is supported by one of portions that are supported by either of a steering column or a vehicle; and an impact absorbing section (28b-28g) that continues from the base section and extends in one direction in the forward-backward direction, and having a bent back curved section (29b-29g) in the middle section that is bent in a U shape, with the tip end facing the other direction in the forward-backward direction; the energy absorbing member (22b-22f) capable of absorbing an impact load that is applied during a secondary collision when the steering column displaces in the forward direction due to the impact load, by allowing the bent back curved section (29b-29g) to move toward the tip end side while a stroking section, which is provided on the other of the portions that are supported by either the steering column or vehicle, strokes the bent back curved section; characterized in that the impact absorbing section (28b-28g) has the same cross-sectional area along the entire length, and the section modulus with respect to an axis in the width direction of a stroking surface of the stroking section gradually increases going toward the tip end side in at least a portion thereof nearer the tip end side than the bent back curved section (29b-29g).
A battery comprising, stacked successively above a first face of a support, in a stacking direction, at least: • one cathode including a lower face, an upper face and a side wall directed in the stacking direction from the lower face to the upper face, • one solid electrolyte, • one anode, characterised in that it comprises: • a coating portion surrounding, and in contact with, the entire side wall of the cathode, without covering the upper face of the cathode, the coating portion comprising an upper face, and • at least one electrical connection element passing through the coating portion and opening onto the upper face of the coating portion and onto a second face of the support, which is opposite the first face. • one cathode including a lower face, an upper face and a side wall directed in the stacking direction from the lower face to the upper face, • one solid electrolyte, • one anode, • a coating portion surrounding, and in contact with, the entire side wall of the cathode, without covering the upper face of the cathode, the coating portion comprising an upper face, and • at least one electrical connection element passing through the coating portion and opening onto the upper face of the coating portion and onto a second face of the support, which is opposite the first face.
An renal neuromodulation apparatus, comprising: an intravascular catheter comprising a helical distal section forming a helix having a pitch; one or more electrodes at the helical distal section, and an internal pull wire, wherein the pull wire is configured for adjusting the pitch of the helix, and wherein the helical distal section can actively be expanded via the pull wire to contact the inner surface of the wall of the renal artery. an intravascular catheter comprising a helical distal section forming a helix having a pitch; one or more electrodes at the helical distal section, and an internal pull wire, wherein the pull wire is configured for adjusting the pitch of the helix, and wherein the helical distal section can actively be expanded via the pull wire to contact the inner surface of the wall of the renal artery.
A text entry apparatus for entering characters of a logographic character set on an electronic device, the apparatus comprising: a user interface having a plurality of discrete contact regions, the interface being configured to generate an intermediate signal each time a user contacts a contact region with at least one finger or thumb or pointing device, the value of the intermediate signal being dependent on the type of contact made on the contact region and a processing circuit which is configured to receive a temporal sequence of intermediate signals and from the values of the intermediate signals in the sequence generate a corresponding temporal sequence of fundamental strokes in which each value of each intermediate signal is mapped to a fundamental stroke, each stroke defining a visual part of a character of the logographic character set; characterized in that the contact regions are grouped into one or more elongate rows or columns of contact regions with each row or column providing an elongate virtual string that the user can interact with; and wherein each virtual string is responsive to contact from the user at any position along said virtual string. a user interface having a plurality of discrete contact regions, the interface being configured to generate an intermediate signal each time a user contacts a contact region with at least one finger or thumb or pointing device, the value of the intermediate signal being dependent on the type of contact made on the contact region and a processing circuit which is configured to receive a temporal sequence of intermediate signals and from the values of the intermediate signals in the sequence generate a corresponding temporal sequence of fundamental strokes in which each value of each intermediate signal is mapped to a fundamental stroke, each stroke defining a visual part of a character of the logographic character set; characterized in that the contact regions are grouped into one or more elongate rows or columns of contact regions with each row or column providing an elongate virtual string that the user can interact with; and wherein each virtual string is responsive to contact from the user at any position along said virtual string.
A surgical instrument comprising: an end effector comprising: an ultrasonic blade configured to ultrasonically oscillate against tissue; and a clamp arm configured to pivot relative to the ultrasonic blade; an electrode configured to receive electrosurgical energy from a generator and apply the received electrosurgical energy to the end effector to weld tissue based on the generator generating a drive signal; an ultrasonic transducer acoustically coupled to the ultrasonic blade, the ultrasonic transducer configured to ultrasonically oscillate the ultrasonic blade in response to the drive signal; a sensor coupled to a control circuit, wherein the sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of a surgical parameter to the control circuit; and the control circuit coupled to the end effector, wherein the control circuit is configured to: receive the sensor signal; determine a weld time of a surgical operation performed by the surgical instrument based on the sensor signal; and vary a clamp arm pressure applied by the clamp arm to maintain one or more of a predefined heat flux or power applied to tissue loaded in the end effector. an end effector comprising: an ultrasonic blade configured to ultrasonically oscillate against tissue; and a clamp arm configured to pivot relative to the ultrasonic blade; an ultrasonic blade configured to ultrasonically oscillate against tissue; and a clamp arm configured to pivot relative to the ultrasonic blade; an electrode configured to receive electrosurgical energy from a generator and apply the received electrosurgical energy to the end effector to weld tissue based on the generator generating a drive signal; an ultrasonic transducer acoustically coupled to the ultrasonic blade, the ultrasonic transducer configured to ultrasonically oscillate the ultrasonic blade in response to the drive signal; a sensor coupled to a control circuit, wherein the sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of a surgical parameter to the control circuit; and the control circuit coupled to the end effector, wherein the control circuit is configured to: receive the sensor signal; determine a weld time of a surgical operation performed by the surgical instrument based on the sensor signal; and vary a clamp arm pressure applied by the clamp arm to maintain one or more of a predefined heat flux or power applied to tissue loaded in the end effector. receive the sensor signal; determine a weld time of a surgical operation performed by the surgical instrument based on the sensor signal; and vary a clamp arm pressure applied by the clamp arm to maintain one or more of a predefined heat flux or power applied to tissue loaded in the end effector.
An array substrate, including: a base substrate; and a TFT, a gate line, a data line and a pixel electrode formed on the base substrate, the TFT includes: a bottom gate, a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, a second gate insulating layer, a top gate, a gate isolation layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode sequentially formed on the base substrate; the source electrode and the drain electrode are in contact with the active layer through a first via hole and a second via hole passing through the gate isolation layer and the second insulating layer, respectively; the pixel electrode is in contact with the drain electrode; and characterized in that the array substrate further includes a nickel layer, and the nickel layer is disposed between the source electrode and the active layer and/or between the drain electrode and the active layer, and a thickness of the nickel layer is in the range of 20nm-25nm. the TFT includes: a bottom gate, a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, a second gate insulating layer, a top gate, a gate isolation layer and a source electrode and a drain electrode sequentially formed on the base substrate; the source electrode and the drain electrode are in contact with the active layer through a first via hole and a second via hole passing through the gate isolation layer and the second insulating layer, respectively; the pixel electrode is in contact with the drain electrode; and characterized in that the array substrate further includes a nickel layer, and the nickel layer is disposed between the source electrode and the active layer and/or between the drain electrode and the active layer, and a thickness of the nickel layer is in the range of 20nm-25nm.
An Intermediate Bulk Container, said IBC comprises a side plate, a base and a channel located in said base and used to receive a built-in valve; said IBC further comprises a cover device used to cover a built-in valve mounting channel port of the IBC, and said cover device comprises a cover (4,8) and structures or components used to detachably connect said cover (4,8) to the side plate over said channel; and said cover (4,8) is installed on said base at a position adjacent to said side plate and can be rotated around a rotational axis of the cover itself, so as to open or cover said channel port; wherein said cover (4,8) is a plate member, characterized in that said plate member comprises a fitting part (40,80) and a cover body (41,81), wherein said rotational axis is located between said fitting part (40,80) and said cover body (41,81), so that said cover body (41,81) can be rotated around said rotational axis; the structure used to be detachably engaged with the side plate is provided on said cover body (41,81), and a mating structure corresponding to said structure on said cover body (41,81) is provided at the side plate; fitting pins (42, 82) used to assemble said cover (4, 8) to said base are provided at the left and right sides of the fitting part (40, 80) respectively, and grooves for engaging with the fitting pins (42, 82) of the cover (4,8) are provided at the upper edge of the base of the container, wherein the fitting pins (42, 82) of the cover (4,8) can be mounted to and removed from said grooves when the side plate is collapsed and wherein the side plate limits the position of the fitting pins (42, 82) of the cover (4, 8) so that they cannot escape from said grooves when the side plate is erected up.
A total heat exchange element comprising: a plurality of partitions disposed in a state of being opposed to each other; and a spacer portion to keep a space between the partitions and form a passage between the partitions, characterized in that the spacer portion has a laminate structure in which nonwoven fabric base layers using a nonwoven fabric as a base material are layered on both sides of a paper layer, a first nonwoven fabric base layer that is the nonwoven fabric base layer of the spacer portion layered on one side of the paper layer is joined to the partition opposed to the first nonwoven fabric base layer, and a second nonwoven fabric base layer that is the nonwoven fabric base layer of the spacer portion layered on another side of the paper layer is joined to the partition opposed to the second nonwoven fabric base layer. a plurality of partitions disposed in a state of being opposed to each other; and a spacer portion to keep a space between the partitions and form a passage between the partitions, characterized in that the spacer portion has a laminate structure in which nonwoven fabric base layers using a nonwoven fabric as a base material are layered on both sides of a paper layer, a first nonwoven fabric base layer that is the nonwoven fabric base layer of the spacer portion layered on one side of the paper layer is joined to the partition opposed to the first nonwoven fabric base layer, and a second nonwoven fabric base layer that is the nonwoven fabric base layer of the spacer portion layered on another side of the paper layer is joined to the partition opposed to the second nonwoven fabric base layer.
A method for manufacturing brine-salted cheese with a homogeneous salt distribution and/or organic acid distribution and/or eyes distribution and/or texture on only one axis of said cheese, wherein the method comprises, before a brining step, a step of applying a hydrophobic barrier only on the whole outer parts of said cheese which are located at the ends of said cheese axis, and said hydrophobic barrier is kept on said cheese outer parts at least during part of the brining step.
A nickel-chromium alloy comprising (in % by mass) 29 to 37 % chromium, 0.001 to 1.8 % aluminum, 0.10 to 7.0 % iron, 0.001 to 0.50 % silicon, 0.005 to 2.0 % manganese, 0.00 to 1.00 % titanium and/or 0.00 to 1.10 % niobium, respectively 0.0002 to 0.05 % magnesium and/or calcium, 0.005 to 0.12 % carbon, 0.001 to 0.050 % nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030 % phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020 % oxygen, max. 0.010 % sulphur, max. 2.0 % molybdenum, max. 2.0 % tungsten, if necessary, furthermore comprising a content of 0.01 to 0.20 % Y, a content of 0.01 to 0.20 % La, a content of 0.001 to 0.20 % cerium, a content of 0.001 to 0.20 % cerium mischmetall, a content of 0.01 to 0.20 % of Zr, wherein Zr can be completely or partly substituted by 0.001 to 0.20 % Hf, a content of 0.0001 to 0.008 % B, 0.0 to 5.0 % Co, max. 0.5 % Cu, max. 0.5 % V, if necessary, furthermore comprising a rest of nickel and the usual process-related impurities, wherein the following conditions have to be met: Cr + Al > 30 and Fp ≤ 39.9 with Fp = Cr + 0, 272 * Fe + 2, 36 * Al + 2, 22 * Si + 2, 48 * Ti + 1, 26 * Nb + 0, 374 * Mo + 0, 538 * W − 11, 8 * C wherein Cr, Fe, Al, Si, Ti, Nb, C, W and Mo are the concentrations of the concerning elements in % by mass.
An obturator comprising: a handle, the handle having a rotatable switch arranged to rotate with respect to the handle about a rotational axis from a first position to a second position; and a shaft (33, 53b, 57) connected to the handle and having a longitudinal axis parallel with the rotational axis, the shaft (33, 53b, 57) having a movable portion and a fixed portion (53b35b, 57) with a blade connected to the fixed portion of the shaft; characterized in that the rotatable switch in the first position obstructs the movable portion of the shaft to prevent movement of the movable portion of the shaft along the longitudinal axis to prevent exposure of the blade and in the second position frees the movable portion of the shaft to subsequently allow the movable portion of the shaft to retract along the longitudinal axis to expose the blade. a handle, the handle having a rotatable switch arranged to rotate with respect to the handle about a rotational axis from a first position to a second position; and a shaft (33, 53b, 57) connected to the handle and having a longitudinal axis parallel with the rotational axis, the shaft (33, 53b, 57) having a movable portion and a fixed portion (53b35b, 57) with a blade connected to the fixed portion of the shaft;
A burner, in particular a residual gas burner for a fuel cell system, - comprising a combustion chamber that is bordered at the inlet end by the supply wall and is bordered at the outlet end by the heat exchanger and is enclosed laterally by a burner wall, - whereby the supply wall has a burner zone with oxidizer gas openings for supplying oxidizer gas to the combustion chamber and with combustion gas openings for supplying combustion gas to the combustion chamber, - whereby the supply wall has a bypass zone with bypass openings for supplying bypass gas to the combustion chamber, Characterized in - that the heat exchanger is designed as a cross-current heat exchanger, the burner exhaust can flow as the primary medium through the primary path of said heat exchanger in a primary direction, and a secondary medium can flow through the secondary path of said heat exchanger, linked to the primary path to allow heat transfer, in a secondary direction oriented across the primary direction, - that the bypass zone is arranged in a section of the supply wall which is allocated to an area of the heat exchanger that is adjacent to the primary path as well as to the secondary path at the inlet end, so that the bypass gas or a bypass gas-burner exhaust gas mixture acts upon this area on the primary end during operation of the burner, - the bypass zone is arranged exclusively in the section of the supply wall allocated to this area of the heat exchanger. - comprising a combustion chamber that is bordered at the inlet end by the supply wall and is bordered at the outlet end by the heat exchanger and is enclosed laterally by a burner wall, - whereby the supply wall has a burner zone with oxidizer gas openings for supplying oxidizer gas to the combustion chamber and with combustion gas openings for supplying combustion gas to the combustion chamber, - whereby the supply wall has a bypass zone with bypass openings for supplying bypass gas to the combustion chamber, Characterized in - that the heat exchanger is designed as a cross-current heat exchanger, the burner exhaust can flow as the primary medium through the primary path of said heat exchanger in a primary direction, and a secondary medium can flow through the secondary path of said heat exchanger, linked to the primary path to allow heat transfer, in a secondary direction oriented across the primary direction, - that the bypass zone is arranged in a section of the supply wall which is allocated to an area of the heat exchanger that is adjacent to the primary path as well as to the secondary path at the inlet end, so that the bypass gas or a bypass gas-burner exhaust gas mixture acts upon this area on the primary end during operation of the burner, - the bypass zone is arranged exclusively in the section of the supply wall allocated to this area of the heat exchanger.
System for analysis of a fluid sample, the system at least comprising: a carrier with a channel for the fluid sample, wherein the carrier is a microfluidic chip, and the channel is a microfluidic channel; a socket for a plug, wherein the socket is arranged on the carrier and is open towards the channel; characterised by a plug for plugging into the socket, the plug carrying a sensor and configured such that the sensor is in contact with an interior volume of the channel when the plug is plugged into the socket, wherein the sensor has an optical behaviour dependent on at least one variable of the sample. a carrier with a channel for the fluid sample, wherein the carrier is a microfluidic chip, and the channel is a microfluidic channel; a socket for a plug, wherein the socket is arranged on the carrier and is open towards the channel; characterised by a plug for plugging into the socket, the plug carrying a sensor and configured such that the sensor is in contact with an interior volume of the channel when the plug is plugged into the socket, wherein the sensor has an optical behaviour dependent on at least one variable of the sample.
In a system for generating power utilizing a closed cycle with a working fluid, when the working fluid is in a supercritical state, the closed cycle including a turbomachine comprising a supercritical fluid compressor connected via a shaft to a supercritical fluid turbine, a method for starting the turbomachine comprising the steps of: a) charging a mass of working fluid that is not in the supercritical state in the closed cycle up to a starting mass that is greater than a design operating mass, wherein the design operating mass is the mass of working fluid in the closed cycle when operating at steady-state design point conditions; b) heating the working fluid; and c) venting a discharge mass of working fluid from the closed cycle at a location in the closed cycle that is on an exhaust side of the supercritical fluid turbine. a) charging a mass of working fluid that is not in the supercritical state in the closed cycle up to a starting mass that is greater than a design operating mass, wherein the design operating mass is the mass of working fluid in the closed cycle when operating at steady-state design point conditions; b) heating the working fluid; and c) venting a discharge mass of working fluid from the closed cycle at a location in the closed cycle that is on an exhaust side of the supercritical fluid turbine.
Extract of Vanilla planifolia obtainable according to a method comprising the steps consisting of: - performing an extraction from a mash of Vanilla planifolia by means of at least one solvent, - recovering the fat-soluble fraction, - and further comprising a step of molecular distillation of the fat-soluble fraction to obtain an oily distillate, said molecular distillation being performed at a temperature of between 100 and 250°C and under a pressure of between 0.1 and 0.001 mbar, and - recovering the distillate. - performing an extraction from a mash of Vanilla planifolia by means of at least one solvent, - recovering the fat-soluble fraction, - and further comprising a step of molecular distillation of the fat-soluble fraction to obtain an oily distillate, said molecular distillation being performed at a temperature of between 100 and 250°C and under a pressure of between 0.1 and 0.001 mbar, and - recovering the distillate.