mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method of MR imaging of an object placed in an examination volume of a MR device, the method comprising the steps of: - subjecting the object to an imaging sequence, which comprises at least one excitation RF pulse and switched magnetic field gradients, wherein two echo signals, a first echo signal and a second echo signal, are generated at different echo times (TE1, TE2), - acquiring the first and second echo signals from the object using bipolar readout magnetic field gradients by multiple repetitions of the imaging sequence using different phase encodings to completely cover a region of k-space, - reconstructing a first single echo image from the first echo signals and a second single echo image from the second echo signals, - computing a zero echo time phase-image by extrapolating the phase of the first single echo image at each voxel position to a zero echo time using the phase difference between the first and the second single echo image at the respective voxel position, wherein the computed zero echo time phase-image reflects phase contributions from RF excitation and flow only, - identifying and estimating flow-induced phase errors from local phase variations in the zero echo time phase-image, - correcting the phase of the first single echo image according to the estimated flow-induced phase errors, and - reconstructing a water image and/or a fat image from the echo signals, wherein contributions from water and fat to the echo signals are separated using the phase-corrected first single echo image and the second single echo image. - subjecting the object to an imaging sequence, which comprises at least one excitation RF pulse and switched magnetic field gradients, wherein two echo signals, a first echo signal and a second echo signal, are generated at different echo times (TE1, TE2), - acquiring the first and second echo signals from the object using bipolar readout magnetic field gradients by multiple repetitions of the imaging sequence using different phase encodings to completely cover a region of k-space, - reconstructing a first single echo image from the first echo signals and a second single echo image from the second echo signals, - computing a zero echo time phase-image by extrapolating the phase of the first single echo image at each voxel position to a zero echo time using the phase difference between the first and the second single echo image at the respective voxel position, wherein the computed zero echo time phase-image reflects phase contributions from RF excitation and flow only, - identifying and estimating flow-induced phase errors from local phase variations in the zero echo time phase-image, - correcting the phase of the first single echo image according to the estimated flow-induced phase errors, and - reconstructing a water image and/or a fat image from the echo signals, wherein contributions from water and fat to the echo signals are separated using the phase-corrected first single echo image and the second single echo image.
A structural frame comprising a plurality of pairs of members (5, 6) formed from fibre reinforced polymer that are arranged between a pair of spaced apart fiber reinforced polymer chords (3, 4), wherein each pair of the members comprises a first member and a second member that engage one another at a first joint, characterized in that the joint comprises a notch that is provided in an outer surface of the first member of the pair of members and which is arranged to receive an end portion of the second member of the pair of members.
A device for insertion into the human or animal body, comprising at least one permanently implantable sensor unit with transmitter and receiver for detecting a signal representative for an oxygen content along a measurement path between the transmitter and receiver, wherein a reflector is provided on the device, said reflector being arranged in the measurement path between the transmitter and receiver for reflection of the signal, characterised by arrangement of the reflector on or in a fixing device for permanently fixing the device comprising the sensor unit to or in a bodily tissue.
A catalyst composition comprising a mixture consisting essentially of titania and a zeolite EU-2 having a molar bulk ratio of silica-to-alumina of greater than 110:1, wherein the term "zeolite EU-2" refers to EU-2 alone, or ZSM-48 zeolite alone, or both zeolites EU-2 and ZSM-48; wherein the zeolite EU-2 content of the composition is at least 30 wt% and at most 55 wt%, and the titania content is at least 45 wt% and no more than 70 %wt, with such %wt being based on the total dry weight of said composition; and wherein the titania contains at least 75 wt% up to 100 wt% anatase titania, wherein said mixture contains less than 0.05 wt% silica, other than the silica contained in the EU-2 zeolite framework, and less than 1 wt% alumina, other than the alumina contained in the EU-2 zeolite framework such that said catalyst composition is substantially free of silica other than the silica contained in said EU-2 zeolite framework and substantially free of alumina other than the alumina contained in said EU-2 zeolite framework; and wherein the catalyst composition further comprises a noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum and palladium; wherein said titania has a B.E.T. surface area exceeding 100 m 2 /gm. wherein the titania contains at least 75 wt% up to 100 wt% anatase titania, wherein said mixture contains less than 0.05 wt% silica, other than the silica contained in the EU-2 zeolite framework, and less than 1 wt% alumina, other than the alumina contained in the EU-2 zeolite framework such that said catalyst composition is substantially free of silica other than the silica contained in said EU-2 zeolite framework and substantially free of alumina other than the alumina contained in said EU-2 zeolite framework; and wherein the catalyst composition further comprises a noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum and palladium; wherein said titania has a B.E.T. surface area exceeding 100 m 2 /gm.
A computer- implemented method, comprising: partitioning each of two or more fabric modules, FMs, into two or more banks; programming two or more entries in a LPM table of a line card, LC; programming the two or more banks in each of the two or more FMs based upon the two or more entries in the LPM table; in response to receiving a Layer-3 packet, looking up the Layer-3 packet in the LPM table of the LC; and routing the Layer-3 packet to a corresponding bank in one of the two or more FMs. partitioning each of two or more fabric modules, FMs, into two or more banks; programming two or more entries in a LPM table of a line card, LC; programming the two or more banks in each of the two or more FMs based upon the two or more entries in the LPM table; in response to receiving a Layer-3 packet, looking up the Layer-3 packet in the LPM table of the LC; and routing the Layer-3 packet to a corresponding bank in one of the two or more FMs.
Li 2 O-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 glass for producing a transparent glass-ceramic, characterized in that it contains the following components (in % by weight): Al 2 O 3 19-23 Fe 2 O 3 0.01-0.02 Li 2 O 3.2-4.2 P 2 O 5 0.01 - < 1.6 SiO 2 64-68 SnO 2 0-0.5 TiO 2 1.6-2.5 ZnO 1.0-2.5 ZrO 2 1.2-2.0 where a condition B1: 20 < Li 2 O + Al 2 O 3 + SiO 2 / SnO 2 + TiO 2 + ZrO 2 + Fe 2 O 3 < 25 and a condition B2: 22 < Li 2 O + Al 2 O 3 + SiO 2 + ZnO + P 2 O 5 / SnO 2 + TiO 2 + ZrO 2 + Fe 2 O 3 < 26, apply.
A method comprising: in a normal mode, causing display of plural discrete items on a touch screen; in response to detecting when in the normal mode a user's digit at a location hovering over but not touching the touch screen while plural discrete items are being displayed in the normal mode, entering a zoom-pan mode; in response to entering the zoom-pan mode, causing zooming of the displayed plural discrete items; when in the zoom-pan mode, responding to detection of movement of the user's digit to a different hover location over the touch screen by causing panning of the plural discrete items displayed on the touch screen; when in the zoom-pan mode, responding to detection of a touch input by entering a pointing mode; when in the pointing mode, preventing panning of the displayed plural discrete items with movement of the location of the touch input within predefined criteria; and when in the pointing mode, causing movement of a cursor, pointer or marker as the location of the touch input changes. in a normal mode, causing display of plural discrete items on a touch screen; in response to detecting when in the normal mode a user's digit at a location hovering over but not touching the touch screen while plural discrete items are being displayed in the normal mode, entering a zoom-pan mode; in response to entering the zoom-pan mode, causing zooming of the displayed plural discrete items; when in the zoom-pan mode, responding to detection of movement of the user's digit to a different hover location over the touch screen by causing panning of the plural discrete items displayed on the touch screen; when in the zoom-pan mode, responding to detection of a touch input by entering a pointing mode; when in the pointing mode, preventing panning of the displayed plural discrete items with movement of the location of the touch input within predefined criteria; and when in the pointing mode, causing movement of a cursor, pointer or marker as the location of the touch input changes.
A device for controlling upstream transmission of bursts from optical network units (131-13n; A-G), abbreviated ONUs, to an optical line termination, abbreviated OLT, in a passive optical network, abbreviated PON, said upstream transmission being organized in time intervals that form part of an upstream timeframe, wherein said device comprises: - means configured to obtain respective optical power levels received at said OLT for said ONUs (131-13n; A-G); - means configured to obtain respective extinction ratios at said OLT for said ONUs (131-13n; A-G); - means configured to obtain respective transmission wavelengths for said ONUs (131-13n; A-G); characterised in that the device further comprises: - means (305, 306) configured to distinguish pairable ONUs (B, C, D, F, G) and non-pairable ONUs (A, E) amongst said ONUs (A-G) at least based on said wavelengths; - means (301; 305) configured for pairing said pairable ONUs based on said optical power levels and/or said extinction ratios, thereby generating one or plural subsets of paired ONUs (D, F; B, C, G); - means (306, 307) configured for allowing paired ONUs (D, F; B, C, G) that belong to a same subset amongst said subsets to simultaneously transmit bursts within a time interval (406; 407) of said upstream timeframe. - means configured to obtain respective optical power levels received at said OLT for said ONUs (131-13n; A-G); - means configured to obtain respective extinction ratios at said OLT for said ONUs (131-13n; A-G); - means configured to obtain respective transmission wavelengths for said ONUs (131-13n; A-G); characterised in that the device further comprises: - means (305, 306) configured to distinguish pairable ONUs (B, C, D, F, G) and non-pairable ONUs (A, E) amongst said ONUs (A-G) at least based on said wavelengths; - means (301; 305) configured for pairing said pairable ONUs based on said optical power levels and/or said extinction ratios, thereby generating one or plural subsets of paired ONUs (D, F; B, C, G); - means (306, 307) configured for allowing paired ONUs (D, F; B, C, G) that belong to a same subset amongst said subsets to simultaneously transmit bursts within a time interval (406; 407) of said upstream timeframe.
Apparatus for coating the outer contour of a workpiece, comprising - a chamber, - a pump for generating a pressure in the chamber that is smaller than the pressure outside the chamber, - an entrance opening through which the workpiece can be conveyed into the chamber, - an exit opening, through which the workpiece can be conveyed out of the chamber, and - an application unit (20, 22, 24) for applying the coating onto the workpiece comprising at least two plates (20, 22), which surround said entrance opening and which form a hollow space through which coating material flows to said entrance opening, and nozzles adapted for injection of coating material into said hollow space, characterized in that - said nozzles (46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e, 46f) are arranged at a curve surrounding said entrance opening such that an average pitch angle between the nozzles is 60° or smaller. - a chamber, - a pump for generating a pressure in the chamber that is smaller than the pressure outside the chamber, - an entrance opening through which the workpiece can be conveyed into the chamber, - an exit opening, through which the workpiece can be conveyed out of the chamber, and - an application unit (20, 22, 24) for applying the coating onto the workpiece comprising at least two plates (20, 22), which surround said entrance opening and which form a hollow space through which coating material flows to said entrance opening, and nozzles adapted for injection of coating material into said hollow space, - said nozzles (46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e, 46f) are arranged at a curve surrounding said entrance opening such that an average pitch angle between the nozzles is 60° or smaller.
A method of manufacturing a tablet using a tablet compression machine, wherein the tablet has a plurality of layers (2, 3, 4), the method comprising applying secondary compression molding to a columnar primary compression molded product which is formed by a plurality of layers (2, 3, 4) and whose two bottom faces may be bulged, wherein the tablet compression machine comprises at least a mortar, an upper pestle, and a lower pestle, said mortar being substantially in a shape in which a part of a flat plate is punched by a closed curve in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the flat plate; said upper and lower pestles having a shape fitted with an inner face of said mortar, and a space formed by an inner face of said mortar, a lower face of the upper pestle, and an upper face of the lower pestle being in a shape of an intended tablet in the secondary compression molding; a dent formed by the inner face of said mortar and the upper face of the lower pestle being capable of constituting a shape suitable for receiving said primary compression molded product; characterised in that a direction of said secondary compression molding being different from the compression molding direction of the primary compression molded product.
Device for anchoring a second concrete component to a first concrete component, comprising an anchor stud which is provided for incorporation in the first concrete component, a mould element which is provided for incorporation in the second concrete component, the anchor stud being passed through an opening in the mould element, and a head nut which is arranged on the anchor stud and with which the mould element can be anchored to the first concrete component, wherein the opening in the mould element is a slot, so that the mould element is displaceable relative to the anchor stud in order to compensate for displacements between the two concrete components (1,2), characterised in that the mould element has a multi-part configuration with a plate-like sliding part and a foot part, the slot being arranged in the sliding part, and wherein the foot part has at least one projection which extends into the slot in the sliding part, wherein the mould element has at least one removable extension body (71, 72) with which the height of the mould element, and therefore the anchoring depth, can be varied.
An electric grinder with a switched reluctance motor, comprising a body, including a first casing and a second casing, wherein the first casing includes a chamber thereinside, and wherein the second casing is disposed corresponding to the first casing and includes an accommodation room interconnecting with the chamber; a transmission assembly, including a switched reluctance motor disposed inside the chamber; a driving module electrically connected with the switched reluctance motor to output a control signal to the switched reluctance motor; a transmission shaft connected with the switched reluctance motor; and an assemblage seat disposed at one end of the transmission shaft and opposite to the switched reluctance motor, wherein the assemblage seat includes an assemblage member joined with the transmission shaft and an airflow guiding member joined with the assemblage member having a stepped structure with respect to the assemblage member, the airflow guiding member rotating with the transmission shaft to generate a heat-dissipation airflow; and a grinding wheel and a dust-proof assembly, wherein the grinding wheel is assembled to the assemblage member and rotates together with the transmission shaft, wherein the dust-proof assembly includes a dust-proof hood disposed in the first casing with a gap existing between the dust-proof hood and the grinding wheel and a dust-exhaust pipe disposed corresponding to the second casing, connected with the dust-proof hood, receiving a sucking airflow from a suction device, and including an opening corresponding to the accommodation room and allowing the sucking airflow to dissipate heat from the driving module; characterized in that the driving module is disposed inside the accommodation room, wherein the driving module includes a variable-angle control mechanism and a voltage pulse width modulation control mechanism, wherein the driving module determines the proportion of the outputs of the variable-angle control mechanism and the voltage pulse width modulation control mechanism according to a monitoring signal transmitted by each of plurality of photoelectric switches.
Distributor tube for cooling metal or similar products, in particular steel strips, leaving a hot-rolling mill comprising a) along the longitudinal extension of said distributor tube, a plurality of outlet openings through which a cooling fluid can be ejected; (b) an inlet located at one end of said distributor tube for said cooling fluid and a closure of said distributor tube at the other end, (c) a connection for connecting a source of cooling fluid and feeding said distributor tube with said fluid; wherein at least on the inlet side of said distributor tube there is a zone of change in the diameter of the tube, which varies from a sector with a smaller diameter, followed in the direction of flow by a sector with a larger diameter, characterized in that upstream of said plurality of outlet openings there is an orifice in the area of the flow section wherein said orifice is a plate, preferably circular, with a plurality of holes. a) along the longitudinal extension of said distributor tube, a plurality of outlet openings through which a cooling fluid can be ejected; (b) an inlet located at one end of said distributor tube for said cooling fluid and a closure of said distributor tube at the other end, (c) a connection for connecting a source of cooling fluid and feeding said distributor tube with said fluid; wherein at least on the inlet side of said distributor tube there is a zone of change in the diameter of the tube, which varies from a sector with a smaller diameter, followed in the direction of flow by a sector with a larger diameter, characterized in that upstream of said plurality of outlet openings there is an orifice in the area of the flow section wherein said orifice is a plate, preferably circular, with a plurality of holes.
An offshore structure comprising: an original structure comprising a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed; and an extension structure comprising a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, characterized in that said extension support extends downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation. an original structure comprising a main platform supported via a foundation on a seabed; and an extension structure comprising a platform extension positioned laterally of the main platform and a platform extension support, characterized in that said extension support extends downwardly from the platform extension, into contact with the foundation, so as to support the extension structure directly on the foundation.
A valve assembly for a pressure vessel, comprising: a) a valve housing operatively associated with an outlet of the pressure vessel; b) a frangible disc sealing the outlet of the pressure vessel; c) a poppet valve mounted for movement within the valve housing between a first position supporting the frangible disc within the outlet of the pressure vessel and a second position spaced apart from the frangible disc to permit the frangible disc to burst under pressure and permit the egress of pressurized material from the pressure vessel through the outlet; and d) a locking mechanism for releasably securing the poppet valve in the first position, characterised in that the locking mechanism includes a valve stem extension having an annular retention slot formed in an outer periphery thereof, and in that the locking mechanism further includes a collet associated with the valve housing and surrounding the valve stem extension, the collet including a radially inwardly projecting retainer ring adapted and configured to releasably engage the annular retention slot in the valve stem extension. a) a valve housing operatively associated with an outlet of the pressure vessel; b) a frangible disc sealing the outlet of the pressure vessel; c) a poppet valve mounted for movement within the valve housing between a first position supporting the frangible disc within the outlet of the pressure vessel and a second position spaced apart from the frangible disc to permit the frangible disc to burst under pressure and permit the egress of pressurized material from the pressure vessel through the outlet; and d) a locking mechanism for releasably securing the poppet valve in the first position,
Process to obtain a carboxylic acid of formula from a tertiary alcohol of formula, in which R1, R2 and R3 independently represent an optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted aryl group, by reaction of said alcohol with a combination of formic acid with a strong acid, wherein: a. said strong acid is CF 3 SO 3 H, present in an amount of at least 15 molar equivalents per equivalent of compound; b. the reaction is conducted in a microflow reactor at a temperature of at least 50°C, and with a residence time within the reactor of at least 50 seconds. a. said strong acid is CF 3 SO 3 H, present in an amount of at least 15 molar equivalents per equivalent of compound; b. the reaction is conducted in a microflow reactor at a temperature of at least 50°C, and with a residence time within the reactor of at least 50 seconds.
A method of using an anchor assembly, said anchor assembly comprising: an anchor device and an article; the anchor device comprising an article securing arrangement to which the article can be secured; and the article comprising a movable securing mechanism having a main part and a securing member movably mounted on the main part; wherein the article securing arrangement defines a cavity having an inner surface, the cavity being configured to receive the movable securing mechanism, and the securing member being movable relative to the main part from a non-securing position, to allow the securing member to be inserted into the cavity, to a securing position, to secure the securing member in the cavity and thereby secure the article to the anchor device; wherein the securing member extends transverse to the main part when the securing member is in the securing position; characterised in that the securing member projects beyond the main part when the securing member is in the non-securing position, and wherein the method comprises inserting the article into the cavity, and engaging the securing member against the inner surface of the cavity to move the securing member to the securing position.