mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A backing for an earring, the backing having a side wall and a surface which lies against the user's ear lobe in use, the backing having a hole which is sized to accommodate a post of the earring and to be a frictional fit upon the post, the hole extending in a direction (A-A) which is substantially aligned with the surface, characterised in that the surface is substantially planar, and in that the hole is open at the side wall. characterised in that the surface is substantially planar, and in that the hole is open at the side wall.
Rolling piston for a pneumatic spring of a motor vehicle, - wherein the rolling piston is formed from plastic, - wherein an outer lateral surface of an annular outer wall of the rolling piston is suitable for acting as an abutment surface for a rolling bellows of the pneumatic spring in an installed state of the rolling piston, - wherein a core which is surrounded by the outer wall and is arranged at the same time concentrically with respect to the outer wall extends from a bottom side of the rolling piston in the direction of a centre axis of the rolling piston, and - wherein inner ribs extend at least substantially radially away from the core, wherein the core has an end region which is spaced apart from the bottom side of the rolling piston and has an end face which is oriented facing away from the bottom side of the rolling piston, characterized in that a recess extending in the direction of the bottom side and at the same time closed on the bottom side is let into said end face in order, in an installed state of the rolling piston, by creating flexibility, to avoid local stress peaks in an edge region of the end face where the inner ribs strike against the outer circumference of the end face. - wherein the rolling piston is formed from plastic, - wherein an outer lateral surface of an annular outer wall of the rolling piston is suitable for acting as an abutment surface for a rolling bellows of the pneumatic spring in an installed state of the rolling piston, - wherein a core which is surrounded by the outer wall and is arranged at the same time concentrically with respect to the outer wall extends from a bottom side of the rolling piston in the direction of a centre axis of the rolling piston, and - wherein inner ribs extend at least substantially radially away from the core, wherein the core has an end region which is spaced apart from the bottom side of the rolling piston and has an end face which is oriented facing away from the bottom side of the rolling piston, characterized in that a recess extending in the direction of the bottom side and at the same time closed on the bottom side is let into said end face in order, in an installed state of the rolling piston, by creating flexibility, to avoid local stress peaks in an edge region of the end face where the inner ribs strike against the outer circumference of the end face.
A method of reducing asparagine in a food product comprising the steps of: (a) continuously providing an untreated potato feed having a first concentration of asparagine, wherein the untreated potato feed further contains starch; (b) leaching asparagine and starch out of said untreated potato feed with an asparagine-deficient potato extract, thereby forming: a post-wash extract containing asparagine and having excess unbound starch, and a treated potato stream having a second concentration of asparagine that is less than said first concentration; (c) removing excess unbound starch with a starch removal unit and removing asparagine from said post-wash extract with at least one asparagine removal unit, thereby regenerating said asparagine-deficient potato extract; (d) reusing said asparagine-deficient potato extract in step (b); wherein said asparagine-deficient potato extract is heated to a temperature of between 38°C (100°F) and 66°C (150°F). (a) continuously providing an untreated potato feed having a first concentration of asparagine, wherein the untreated potato feed further contains starch; (b) leaching asparagine and starch out of said untreated potato feed with an asparagine-deficient potato extract, thereby forming: a post-wash extract containing asparagine and having excess unbound starch, and a treated potato stream having a second concentration of asparagine that is less than said first concentration; a post-wash extract containing asparagine and having excess unbound starch, and a treated potato stream having a second concentration of asparagine that is less than said first concentration; (c) removing excess unbound starch with a starch removal unit and removing asparagine from said post-wash extract with at least one asparagine removal unit, thereby regenerating said asparagine-deficient potato extract; (d) reusing said asparagine-deficient potato extract in step (b);
An optical scanning apparatus comprising: a main waveguide structure (11; 101) formed as an elongated rectangle having a top surface and exit face; a main progressive delay layer (12; 104) disposed adjacent the top surface of the main waveguide; a second waveguide (21; 111) and second progressive delay layer disposed adjacent the exit face of the main waveguide, the second waveguide also having a top surface and an exit face; one or more detectors (30; 105), disposed adjacent the exit face of the second waveguide; and wherein an index of refraction (ε) of the waveguides and/or progressive delay layers are adjustable. a main waveguide structure (11; 101) formed as an elongated rectangle having a top surface and exit face; a main progressive delay layer (12; 104) disposed adjacent the top surface of the main waveguide; a second waveguide (21; 111) and second progressive delay layer disposed adjacent the exit face of the main waveguide, the second waveguide also having a top surface and an exit face; one or more detectors (30; 105), disposed adjacent the exit face of the second waveguide; and wherein an index of refraction (ε) of the waveguides and/or progressive delay layers are adjustable.
A catheter made of nylon, which has an outer surface, which is at least partially treated with a surface treatment agent for medical devices comprising a copolymer of a hydrophilic functional group-containing monomer and an epoxy group-containing monomer, wherein the copolymer is chemically fixed to the surface of the catheter, and wherein the hydrophilic functional group is at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal salt-containing hydrophilic group, a halogen salt-containing hydrophilic group and a zwitterionic group, wherein if the hydrophilic functional group-containing monomer has a zwitterionic group as the hydrophilic functional group, the hydrophilic functional group-containing monomer is one according formula (IV-1) or according to formula (IV-2) wherein in formulae (IV-1) and (IV-2) R 31 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and p and q each represent an integer of 1 to 10.
Method for treatment of a sulphide-containing spent caustic via chemical conversion of the sulphides, wherein the method is comprised of the following steps: Introducing the spent caustic into a reaction chamber that is comprised of at least one acoustic power converter and one cavitation element, treating the spent caustic with ultrasound from the at least one acoustic power converter, feeding a gas mixture containing ozone into the reaction chamber and distributing the gas mixture containing ozone in the spent caustic using the cavitation element, wherein the sulphide-containing spent caustic is converted with the gas mixture containing ozone, forming non-sulphide-bearing, inorganic sulphur compounds, characterized in that the temperature of the sulphide-containing spent caustic is measured and evaluated to control the quantity of ozone to be supplied to the spent caustic. Introducing the spent caustic into a reaction chamber that is comprised of at least one acoustic power converter and one cavitation element, treating the spent caustic with ultrasound from the at least one acoustic power converter, feeding a gas mixture containing ozone into the reaction chamber and distributing the gas mixture containing ozone in the spent caustic using the cavitation element, wherein the sulphide-containing spent caustic is converted with the gas mixture containing ozone, forming non-sulphide-bearing, inorganic sulphur compounds, characterized in that the temperature of the sulphide-containing spent caustic is measured and evaluated to control the quantity of ozone to be supplied to the spent caustic.
A mixing apparatus comprising: a first, inner, container for containing a first fluid comprising a liquid; a second, outer, container for receiving the first container; an external entry port for a second fluid at a fixed position relative to the second container; and passageways defined between the first and second containers, characterized in that the first container is configured to be received by the second container with a selected one of at least two different orientations, wherein the passageways comprise: when in the first orientation, a first set of passageways comprising: a first mixing chamber for mixing at least the first fluid and the second fluid, a first inlet channel which leads from the external entry port to the first mixing chamber and a first riser passage which leads from the first container to the first mixing chamber; and when in the second orientation, a second set of passageways comprising: a second mixing chamber for mixing at least the first fluid and the second fluid; a second inlet channel which leads from the external entry port to the second mixing chamber; and a second riser passage which leads from the first container to the second mixing chamber. a first, inner, container for containing a first fluid comprising a liquid; a second, outer, container for receiving the first container; an external entry port for a second fluid at a fixed position relative to the second container; and passageways defined between the first and second containers, characterized in that the first container is configured to be received by the second container with a selected one of at least two different orientations, wherein the passageways comprise: when in the first orientation, a first set of passageways comprising: a first mixing chamber for mixing at least the first fluid and the second fluid, a first inlet channel which leads from the external entry port to the first mixing chamber and a first riser passage which leads from the first container to the first mixing chamber; and when in the second orientation, a second set of passageways comprising: a second mixing chamber for mixing at least the first fluid and the second fluid; a second inlet channel which leads from the external entry port to the second mixing chamber; and a second riser passage which leads from the first container to the second mixing chamber. when in the first orientation, a first set of passageways comprising: a first mixing chamber for mixing at least the first fluid and the second fluid, a first inlet channel which leads from the external entry port to the first mixing chamber and a first riser passage which leads from the first container to the first mixing chamber; and when in the second orientation, a second set of passageways comprising: a second mixing chamber for mixing at least the first fluid and the second fluid; a second inlet channel which leads from the external entry port to the second mixing chamber; and a second riser passage which leads from the first container to the second mixing chamber.
A glass-based article comprising: a glass-based substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a substrate thickness (t) in a range of 0.1 millimeters to 3 millimeters, the glass-based substrate having a compressive region having a first compressive stress CS maximum at the first surface of the glass-based article extending to a depth of compression and second local CS maximum at a depth of at least 25 μm from the first surface, wherein the glass-based substrate comprises a glass-based core substrate having a first side and a second side, the glass-based core substrate sandwiched between a glass-based first cladding substrate and a glass-based second cladding substrate, the first cladding substrate and second cladding substrate directly bonded to the first side and the second cladding substrate directly bonded to the second side; wherein the core substrate comprises a first glass composition and the first cladding substrate and the second cladding substrate each comprises a second glass composition, wherein the first glass composition is different from the second glass composition; wherein the first glass composition has a first ion diffusivity and the second glass composition each has a second ion diffusivity, and the first ion diffusivity and second ion diffusivity are different; wherein the first glass composition has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the second glass composition each has a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and the first CTE and second CTE are different; and wherein the second CTE is higher than the first CTE. a glass-based substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a substrate thickness (t) in a range of 0.1 millimeters to 3 millimeters, the glass-based substrate having a compressive region having a first compressive stress CS maximum at the first surface of the glass-based article extending to a depth of compression and second local CS maximum at a depth of at least 25 μm from the first surface, wherein the glass-based substrate comprises a glass-based core substrate having a first side and a second side, the glass-based core substrate sandwiched between a glass-based first cladding substrate and a glass-based second cladding substrate, the first cladding substrate and second cladding substrate directly bonded to the first side and the second cladding substrate directly bonded to the second side; wherein the core substrate comprises a first glass composition and the first cladding substrate and the second cladding substrate each comprises a second glass composition, wherein the first glass composition is different from the second glass composition; wherein the first glass composition has a first ion diffusivity and the second glass composition each has a second ion diffusivity, and the first ion diffusivity and second ion diffusivity are different; wherein the first glass composition has a first coefficient of thermal expansion and the second glass composition each has a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and the first CTE and second CTE are different; and wherein the second CTE is higher than the first CTE.
An apparatus of a base station comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor operably coupled to the transceiver; wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the transceiver to transmit or receive signals in consecutive subframes, SFs, and wherein, in case of first four repetitions, a first redundancy version, RV, determined as 0 is applied to physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, transmitted in first four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the first RV associated with a first version of an encoded data transport block, TB, wherein, in case of second four repetitions, a third RV determined as 2 is applied to PDSCH transmitted in second four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the third RV associated with a third version of the encoded data TB, wherein, in case of third four repetitions, a fourth RV determined as 3 is applied to PDSCH transmitted in third four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the fourth RV associated with a fourth version of the encoded data TB, and wherein, in case of fourth four repetitions, a second RV determined as 1 is applied to PDSCH transmitted in fourth four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the second RV associated with a second version of the encoded data TB. a transceiver; and at least one processor operably coupled to the transceiver; wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the transceiver to transmit or receive signals in consecutive subframes, SFs, and wherein, in case of first four repetitions, a first redundancy version, RV, determined as 0 is applied to physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, transmitted in first four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the first RV associated with a first version of an encoded data transport block, TB, wherein, in case of second four repetitions, a third RV determined as 2 is applied to PDSCH transmitted in second four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the third RV associated with a third version of the encoded data TB, wherein, in case of third four repetitions, a fourth RV determined as 3 is applied to PDSCH transmitted in third four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the fourth RV associated with a fourth version of the encoded data TB, and wherein, in case of fourth four repetitions, a second RV determined as 1 is applied to PDSCH transmitted in fourth four consecutive SFs of the consecutive SFs, the second RV associated with a second version of the encoded data TB.
A computer implemented method for performing speech recognition for a digital assistant, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor at an audio responsive electronic device, a voice input from a user, wherein the audio responsive electronic device is communicatively coupled to a voice platform, and wherein the voice platform comprises a plurality of digital assistants; detecting, by the at least one processor, a trigger word in the voice input; processing, by the at least one processor, the voice input; transmitting, by the at least one processor, the voice input to the voice platform based on the detecting the trigger word in the voice input; performing, by the voice platform, a secondary trigger word detection on the voice input; selecting, by the voice platform, the digital assistant from the plurality of digital assistants based on the detected trigger word; generating, by the selected digital assistant in the voice platform, an intent based on the voice input; transmitting, by the voice platform, the intent to the audio responsive electronic device; receiving, by the at least one processor, the intent from the voice platform; and processing, by the at least one processor, the intent from the voice platform. receiving, by at least one processor at an audio responsive electronic device, a voice input from a user, wherein the audio responsive electronic device is communicatively coupled to a voice platform, and wherein the voice platform comprises a plurality of digital assistants; detecting, by the at least one processor, a trigger word in the voice input; processing, by the at least one processor, the voice input; transmitting, by the at least one processor, the voice input to the voice platform based on the detecting the trigger word in the voice input; performing, by the voice platform, a secondary trigger word detection on the voice input; selecting, by the voice platform, the digital assistant from the plurality of digital assistants based on the detected trigger word; generating, by the selected digital assistant in the voice platform, an intent based on the voice input; transmitting, by the voice platform, the intent to the audio responsive electronic device; receiving, by the at least one processor, the intent from the voice platform; and processing, by the at least one processor, the intent from the voice platform.
A planographic printing plate original comprising: a substrate; and at least a silicone rubber layer and a heat sensitive layer provided on the substrate, wherein the heat sensitive layer contains a polyurethane having a carbonate structure, and contains, in the main chain thereof, an alkyl chain having 6 or more carbon atoms.
Automated laser cutting station for the production of semi-finished components for prosthetic surgery instruments comprising - at least one first automated operator configured to pick up hollow untreated components from a storage space and supply them to - a laser cutting apparatus comprising: a cutting chamber in which there is allocated a second automated operator, provided with a laser cutting head to make both holes able to define a cutting part of said prosthetic surgery instrument, and also optional auxiliary apertures (117, 118, 120) on each of said untreated components, and a rotating mandrel, configured to retain each of said untreated components, which is mounted on movement means able to dispose it on each occasion inside said cutting chamber, - a control unit configured at least to move said second automated operator in order to orient said laser cutting head along a cutting path for cutting each hole to be made, with respect to the external surface of the untreated component. - at least one first automated operator configured to pick up hollow untreated components from a storage space and supply them to - a laser cutting apparatus comprising: a cutting chamber in which there is allocated a second automated operator, provided with a laser cutting head to make both holes able to define a cutting part of said prosthetic surgery instrument, and also optional auxiliary apertures (117, 118, 120) on each of said untreated components, and a rotating mandrel, configured to retain each of said untreated components, which is mounted on movement means able to dispose it on each occasion inside said cutting chamber, a cutting chamber in which there is allocated a second automated operator, provided with a laser cutting head to make both holes able to define a cutting part of said prosthetic surgery instrument, and also optional auxiliary apertures (117, 118, 120) on each of said untreated components, and a rotating mandrel, configured to retain each of said untreated components, which is mounted on movement means able to dispose it on each occasion inside said cutting chamber, - a control unit configured at least to move said second automated operator in order to orient said laser cutting head along a cutting path for cutting each hole to be made, with respect to the external surface of the untreated component.
Guide rail in particular of aluminium, for lateral guidance of roller blinds, sun protection installations or the like, with a substantially U-shaped cross-section, wherein the two limbs are used for lateral guidance of the movable roller blinds, sun protection installations or the like, wherein the guide rail is roll-formed from strip material, characterised in that the limbs comprise in each case two layers which are adhesively bonded to one another.