mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Confocal laser scanning microscope having at least one optical fibre, a plug and a laser, the illumination light of which is transmitted via the at least one optical fibre by means of the plug in the direction of the microscope objective, wherein the plug is a unit made of the optical fibre and a lens element and is able to be connected to a first housing of a scanning head of the laser scanning microscope, and the optical fibre and the lens element are held in a housing and are fixedly connected to one another, characterized in that the housing includes, at its end that is remote from the optical fibre, the lens element as a first optical unit in a mount for transmitting the laser light exiting divergently from the optical fibre, and an at least partially displaceable collimator is provided in the first housing, which has the effect that the laser light which is exiting divergently from the optical fibre and is transmitted in the direction of the collimator forms a parallel beam behind the collimator.
Method for producing a protective layer for protecting a component against high temperatures and aggressive media, a surface layer comprising aluminum and chromium being formed on the surface of the component to be provided with the protective layer, and a chromizing process being carried out in a first substep and an alitizing process being carried out in a second substep, characterized in that the chromizing process and/or the alitizing process is carried out simultaneously in different local regions of the component surface to be protected, but in a different manner such that the protective layer is a layer containing aluminum and chromium, is formed differently in different regions of the protective layer and has different chromium contents.
A co-extruded monofilament having a first and a second cross sectional part, wherein the first part is a shell around the second part, wherein the first part has a pyrethroid incorporated but no PBO incorporated in a polymeric material of the first part, the second part having PBO incorporated in a polymeric material of the second part.
A vacuum cleaner nozzle, in particular for household vacuum cleaners, comprising a floor-sliding piece, which is supported in a housing of the vacuum cleaner nozzle in a tiltably moveable manner and which, on its underside, has a sliding surface for bearing on a textile floor surface, and a suction port, wherein the floor-sliding piece is embodied as rocker, the pivot axis of which is arranged in operating direction behind the suction port, characterized in that the floor-sliding piece has a member, which is open on the underside and which, on its upper side, has an outlet for suction air, and on its underside, the sliding surface for bearing on a textile floor surface, and that arms, which stick out laterally and which comprise cylindrical bearing surfaces for the pivotably movable support of the floor-sliding piece, are arranged on the body.
A composition for use in a method promoting a tolerogenic immune response to an antigen that would otherwise cause an undesired immune response when administered to a subject, wherein: (a) the composition comprises synthetic nanocarriers coupled to: rapamycin or a rapamycin analog at a load of no more than 25% (w/w); and B cell and/or MHC Class II-restricted epitopes of the said antigen at a load of no more than 25% (w/w); and (b) the composition is in an amount effective to generate regulatory B cells specific for the said antigen in the subject. (a) the composition comprises synthetic nanocarriers coupled to: rapamycin or a rapamycin analog at a load of no more than 25% (w/w); and B cell and/or MHC Class II-restricted epitopes of the said antigen at a load of no more than 25% (w/w); and (b) the composition is in an amount effective to generate regulatory B cells specific for the said antigen in the subject.
A plurality of packaged products, each member of the plurality comprising a reactive label, the reactive label comprising: a) a display, b) control logic, c) an input sensor, d) an electronic communications element, and e) a motion sensitive sensor wherein each member of the plurality of packaged products comprises a product selected from a group consisting of a variations of a common product type, and each label is communicatively coupled to the plurality of labels, wherein the display of at least one member of the plurality is altered in response to input received by the label of another member of the plurality of packaged products when the another member is physically displaced as determined by its motion sensitive sensor, such that locating the at least one member of the plurality within a retail environment is made easier. a) a display, b) control logic, c) an input sensor, d) an electronic communications element, and e) a motion sensitive sensor wherein each member of the plurality of packaged products comprises a product selected from a group consisting of a variations of a common product type, and each label is communicatively coupled to the plurality of labels, wherein the display of at least one member of the plurality is altered in response to input received by the label of another member of the plurality of packaged products when the another member is physically displaced as determined by its motion sensitive sensor, such that locating the at least one member of the plurality within a retail environment is made easier.
A solid state floor lighting unit, comprising: a printed circuit board carrying an array of solid state lighting elements; and a protective cover provided over the printed circuit board, comprising a sheet having an array of openings or light output regions aligned with the solid state lighting elements, wherein the protective cover comprises at least one edge having a line of downwardly projecting spaced supporting tabs, characterized in that the supporting tabs each have a width along the edge direction which is the same as the space along the edge direction between the tabs, the tab design being such that the tabs of one protective cover are fittable, in use, into the spaces between tabs of an adjacent protective cover. a printed circuit board carrying an array of solid state lighting elements; and a protective cover provided over the printed circuit board, comprising a sheet having an array of openings or light output regions aligned with the solid state lighting elements, wherein the protective cover comprises at least one edge having a line of downwardly projecting spaced supporting tabs, characterized in that the supporting tabs each have a width along the edge direction which is the same as the space along the edge direction between the tabs, the tab design being such that the tabs of one protective cover are fittable, in use, into the spaces between tabs of an adjacent protective cover.
A method for reducing surface cracks of a casting slab by ferrite phase, wherein in production of metallurgical continuous casting, a surface layer temperature of a casting slab is controlled to keep at an austenite-to-ferrite transition temperature range of 900°C-600°C for 0.44-35 min, thereby obtaining a high-proportion ferrite phase so that the proportion of the ferrite phase on a surface layer of the casting slab reaches 35% or more before a straightening point of a casting machine; wherein the surface layer temperature of the casting slab is controlled in a bow section of the casting machine and a second cooling rate of the ferrite phase of the steel determined by a continuous cooling characteristic CCT curve of steel is controlled to 3-0.05°C/s.
A method for manufacturing a personalized applicator for applying a product, notably make-up product, to keratinous materials, comprising an application surface, the method comprising the following steps: a) applying to a surface of the keratinous materials of an individual a composition that modifies the appearance thereof, b) performing an optical acquisition of the topography of the surface thus covered and of at least one image providing information as to the location of the composition, and c) from this acquisition creating the applicator or a mold intended for the manufacture thereof. a) applying to a surface of the keratinous materials of an individual a composition that modifies the appearance thereof, b) performing an optical acquisition of the topography of the surface thus covered and of at least one image providing information as to the location of the composition, and c) from this acquisition creating the applicator or a mold intended for the manufacture thereof.
Limit switch comprising: - a body and a head arranged on a main axis, - an actuation member fixed to the head and that can be actuated by pivoting in a pivoting plane, - a shaft that can be actuated in rotation about an axis of rotation by pivoting of the actuation member, - a plunger mounted on a spring, - a cam mechanism arranged on the shaft and on the plunger to convert the rotational movement of the shaft into a translational movement of the plunger and vice versa, - a switching device controlled by the plunger, characterized in that the cam mechanism comprises: - a first cam and a first cam follower, arranged to cooperate with one another so as to generate between them a first non-zero rotational torque over a first range of rotation of the shaft in a direction of rotation of the shaft, - a second cam and a second cam follower, arranged to cooperate with one another so as to generate between them a second non-zero rotational torque over a second range of rotation of the shaft, situated beyond the first range of rotation in the same direction of rotation of the shaft. - a body and a head arranged on a main axis, - an actuation member fixed to the head and that can be actuated by pivoting in a pivoting plane, - a shaft that can be actuated in rotation about an axis of rotation by pivoting of the actuation member, - a plunger mounted on a spring, - a cam mechanism arranged on the shaft and on the plunger to convert the rotational movement of the shaft into a translational movement of the plunger and vice versa, - a switching device controlled by the plunger, - a first cam and a first cam follower, arranged to cooperate with one another so as to generate between them a first non-zero rotational torque over a first range of rotation of the shaft in a direction of rotation of the shaft, - a second cam and a second cam follower, arranged to cooperate with one another so as to generate between them a second non-zero rotational torque over a second range of rotation of the shaft, situated beyond the first range of rotation in the same direction of rotation of the shaft.
An actuator device comprising: an electroactive polymer actuator; and a piezoelectric transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the actuator device comprises a piezoelectric electroactive polymer layer comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the electroactive polymer layer forms part of the secondary side of the piezoelectric transformer and the second portion of the electroactive polymer layer forms part of the electroactive polymer actuator, wherein the primary side and secondary side of the piezoelectric transformer are formed from different electroactive polymer materials. an electroactive polymer actuator; and a piezoelectric transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the actuator device comprises a piezoelectric electroactive polymer layer comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the electroactive polymer layer forms part of the secondary side of the piezoelectric transformer and the second portion of the electroactive polymer layer forms part of the electroactive polymer actuator, wherein the primary side and secondary side of the piezoelectric transformer are formed from different electroactive polymer materials.
System for detecting intrusions or incidents in networks and systems, the system for detecting intrusions or incidents characterized by comprising a processing core and a distributed set of sensors (4,7), responsible for collecting information from networks and/or systems; such processing core comprising: - a specification Interpreter module; - a sensors configuration manager module; - a database; - a process verification module, wherein the process verification module is configured to receive data collected by the sensors (4, 7), which monitor a set of systems and/or networks (5, 6) which cooperate in a monitored business process, to compare the received data with the specific business process description and rules stored in the specification interpreter module, thus indicating a potential intrusion or incident; and wherein the sensors configuration manager module is configured to acquire from the database the extraction rules of the specific business process to apply to each sensor (4, 7) in order for the sensor to collect from the monitored systems and/or networks the correspondent business process data which correspond to activities of the monitored business process. - a specification Interpreter module; - a sensors configuration manager module; - a database; - a process verification module,
A lithographic ink comprising (a) a pigment and (b) a resin having an ethylenically unsaturated group and a hydrophilic group, further comprising (g) a pigment dispersant, wherein content of the pigment dispersant (g) is 5 to 50 mass % in relation to 100 mass % of the pigment (a), and wherein the pigment dispersant (g) contains an acidic group.
A nasal high flow system configured for providing a hypoxic flow of gases to a user, comprising: an apparatus comprising a gas flow path, an ambient air inlet, and a hypoxic gas source inlet configured to connect to a hypoxic gas source and configured to create a hypoxic gas composition upon mixing of ambient air and hypoxic gas; a user interface comprising a nasal cannula comprising nasal prongs; a gas flow generation element configured to deliver the hypoxic gas composition to nares of the user at a predetermined high flow rate of at least about 10 liters/minute; a sensor configured to measure a physiological parameter of the user, wherein the physiological parameter is blood oxygen saturation; and a controller configured to automatically control the delivery of the hypoxic gas composition based on the measured physiological parameter; wherein the nasal cannula is non-sealed. an apparatus comprising a gas flow path, an ambient air inlet, and a hypoxic gas source inlet configured to connect to a hypoxic gas source and configured to create a hypoxic gas composition upon mixing of ambient air and hypoxic gas; a user interface comprising a nasal cannula comprising nasal prongs; a gas flow generation element configured to deliver the hypoxic gas composition to nares of the user at a predetermined high flow rate of at least about 10 liters/minute; a sensor configured to measure a physiological parameter of the user, wherein the physiological parameter is blood oxygen saturation; and a controller configured to automatically control the delivery of the hypoxic gas composition based on the measured physiological parameter; wherein the nasal cannula is non-sealed.
A sample concentrator for concentrating analytes in a solvent-containing liquid sample stream, said concentrator comprising (a) a concentrator housing having a sample stream flow channel and a gas stream flow channel having an inlet and an outlet, (b) a gas source, (c) a gas stream conduit providing continuous or discontinuous fluid communication between said gas source and said gas stream flow channel inlet, (d) a heater (52, 134) operatively associated with said gas source, gas stream conduit or gas stream flow channel, (e) a hydrophilic membrane barrier including ion exchange sites separating said gas stream flow channel and said sample stream flow channel, said membrane barrier preventing bulk liquid flow but permitting the flow of solvent evaporated from said liquid sample stream in said sample stream flow channel in or at the interface with said membrane barrier, when said gas stream is at an elevated temperature, and (f) a source of a regenerant liquid in continuous or discontinuous fluid communication with said gas stream flow channel or said sample stream flow channel.. (a) a concentrator housing having a sample stream flow channel and a gas stream flow channel having an inlet and an outlet, (b) a gas source, (c) a gas stream conduit providing continuous or discontinuous fluid communication between said gas source and said gas stream flow channel inlet, (d) a heater (52, 134) operatively associated with said gas source, gas stream conduit or gas stream flow channel, (e) a hydrophilic membrane barrier including ion exchange sites separating said gas stream flow channel and said sample stream flow channel, said membrane barrier preventing bulk liquid flow but permitting the flow of solvent evaporated from said liquid sample stream in said sample stream flow channel in or at the interface with said membrane barrier, when said gas stream is at an elevated temperature, and (f) a source of a regenerant liquid in continuous or discontinuous fluid communication with said gas stream flow channel or said sample stream flow channel..
A providing apparatus configured to provide three-dimensional geometric data to be used to generate a virtual viewpoint image, the providing apparatus comprising: reception means for receiving a data request from a communication apparatus; deciding means (S804-S811, 5a) for deciding which of a plurality of pieces of three-dimensional geometric data including first three-dimensional geometric data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a specific object using a point cloud or voxels and second three-dimensional geometric data indicating the three-dimensional shape of the specific object using a mesh is to be provided to the communication apparatus from which the data request received by the reception means was transmitted; and providing means for providing three-dimensional geometric data including the three-dimensional geometric data decided on from among the plurality of pieces of three-dimensional geometric data by the deciding means, and further including background geometric data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a region other than the specific object, to the communication apparatus as a response to the data request received by the reception means. reception means for receiving a data request from a communication apparatus; deciding means (S804-S811, 5a) for deciding which of a plurality of pieces of three-dimensional geometric data including first three-dimensional geometric data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a specific object using a point cloud or voxels and second three-dimensional geometric data indicating the three-dimensional shape of the specific object using a mesh is to be provided to the communication apparatus from which the data request received by the reception means was transmitted; and providing means for providing three-dimensional geometric data including the three-dimensional geometric data decided on from among the plurality of pieces of three-dimensional geometric data by the deciding means, and further including background geometric data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a region other than the specific object, to the communication apparatus as a response to the data request received by the reception means.
A method for managing Packet Flow Description, PFD, which is applied to a Network Exposure Element, NEF, the method comprising, acquiring and storing PFD management request information sent by an Application Function, AF, characterized in that the PFD management request information comprises access point name, APN, information, an application identifier, APP ID, and a PFD, and the APN information and APP ID are associated with the PFD; and forwarding the APN information, the APP ID, and the PFD in the PFD management request information to a User Plane Function, UPF, through a Session Management Function, to cause the UPF to store the PFD according to the APN information and the APP ID. acquiring and storing PFD management request information sent by an Application Function, AF, characterized in that the PFD management request information comprises access point name, APN, information, an application identifier, APP ID, and a PFD, and the APN information and APP ID are associated with the PFD; and forwarding the APN information, the APP ID, and the PFD in the PFD management request information to a User Plane Function, UPF, through a Session Management Function, to cause the UPF to store the PFD according to the APN information and the APP ID.
A method for processing an audio signal, the method comprising: processing audio frames of the audio signal at an audio decoder by filtering the frames using an audio codec postfilter for reducing a level of coding noise between signal harmonics; and using linear predictive filtering for removing (S102, S104, S300-S308, S400-S402) a discontinuity (106a, 106b) between a filtered past frame and a filtered current frame of the audio signal, wherein the method comprises filtering the current frame of the audio signal and removing the discontinuity by modifying a beginning portion of the filtered current frame by a signal obtained by linear predictive filtering a predefined signal with initial states of the linear predictive filter defined on the basis of a last part of the unfiltered past frame filtered using the set of filter parameters for filtering the current frame. processing audio frames of the audio signal at an audio decoder by filtering the frames using an audio codec postfilter for reducing a level of coding noise between signal harmonics; and using linear predictive filtering for removing (S102, S104, S300-S308, S400-S402) a discontinuity (106a, 106b) between a filtered past frame and a filtered current frame of the audio signal, wherein the method comprises filtering the current frame of the audio signal and removing the discontinuity by modifying a beginning portion of the filtered current frame by a signal obtained by linear predictive filtering a predefined signal with initial states of the linear predictive filter defined on the basis of a last part of the unfiltered past frame filtered using the set of filter parameters for filtering the current frame.