mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for producing a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface topography on a smooth or structured surface of a pressing tool in the form of a pressing plate, endless belt or an embossing roller for producing material plates, plastic films, separating films, PVC surfaces and LVTs (luxury vinyl tiles), comprising the steps: - preparing a surface template having a microstructure, - making an impression of the surface by means of a resin, - scanning the molded surface by means of a 3-D microscope, - converting the digitized data from the scanning process with depth measurement to grayscale bitmaps, - using the grayscale bitmaps to control the treatment process of an abrasive surface treatment or to apply a mask for chemically processing the pressing tool for producing the surface topography. - preparing a surface template having a microstructure, - making an impression of the surface by means of a resin, - scanning the molded surface by means of a 3-D microscope, - converting the digitized data from the scanning process with depth measurement to grayscale bitmaps, - using the grayscale bitmaps to control the treatment process of an abrasive surface treatment or to apply a mask for chemically processing the pressing tool for producing the surface topography.
An interim store for the interim storage of articles to be painted, in the form of vehicle bodies and/or parts of vehicle bodies, and/or for conveying articles to be painted, in the form of vehicle bodies and/or parts of vehicle bodies, from a processing section (184, 230, 300) of a painting system to another processing section (230, 300, 316) of the painting system, wherein the interim store includes a plurality of selectively occupiable storage compartments for articles to be painted, characterised in that the interim store is provided with a housing that separates the interim store from the building interior of a building shell in which the interim store is arranged, in that the interim store takes the form of a clean room area, and in that a positive air pressure is producible within the interim store.
A suspended scaffolding, of the type including at least one means for attaching to a structure working essentially in traction, a bearing point on the structure working essentially in compression, a support structure for a floor and/or fall-protecting railing, the attachment means and the bearing point operating with said support structure, the support structure including at least one component element and at least one connecting part, which connects either two component elements of the support structure, or one component element and the attachment means, to each other, each component element, such as a jamb, crosspiece, post and optionally beam being made in the form of a profile assuming the form of a tubular element including, on two opposite faces, a rail (9, 9'), the rails (9, 9') and body of said profile being made in a single piece, and each connecting piece being provided with at least two rails (11, 11') each made with a shape complementary to the rails (9, 9') of the component element(s) of the support structure, each connecting piece having, in the state connected with a component element, any one of its rails (11, 11') mounted nesting with a single one of the rails (9, 9') of said component element for freely sliding reception of said connecting piece axially movable along the entire length of said element while leaving the other rail (9, 9') of said component element free such that two connecting parts positioned one on one rail, the other on the other rail of the same component element are axially movable in parallel or against one another over the entire length of said component element, characterized in that the movement of the two connecting parts is done without telescoping or touching.
A system, comprising: an exhaust gas recirculation cooler configured to receive exhaust gas from an engine, cool the exhaust gas, and recirculate the cooled exhaust gas back to an intake of the engine; and a cooling fluid circuit in which the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and an engine are positioned in series with the exhaust gas recirculation cooler disposed upstream of the engine, all cooling fluid to the engine entering the engine only from the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, wherein the system further comprises a pump positioned in the cooling fluid circuit and disposed upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, the pump operable to supply the exhaust gas recirculation cooler with pressurized cooling fluid, the exhaust gas recirculation cooler configured to cool the exhaust gas via heat exchange with the pressurized cooling fluid; a thermostat positioned in the cooling fluid circuit and disposed upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and downstream of the engine, the thermostat being operable to maintain an engine out cooling fluid temperature by adjusting the amount of cooling fluid passing the thermostat in direction to the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and a vessel cooler; and the vessel cooler positioned in the cooling fluid circuit downstream of the thermostat and upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, the vessel cooler coupled to a bilge water system which pumps ambient marine water therethrough to cool cooling fluid in the cooling fluid circuit. an exhaust gas recirculation cooler configured to receive exhaust gas from an engine, cool the exhaust gas, and recirculate the cooled exhaust gas back to an intake of the engine; and a cooling fluid circuit in which the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and an engine are positioned in series with the exhaust gas recirculation cooler disposed upstream of the engine, all cooling fluid to the engine entering the engine only from the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, wherein the system further comprises a pump positioned in the cooling fluid circuit and disposed upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, the pump operable to supply the exhaust gas recirculation cooler with pressurized cooling fluid, the exhaust gas recirculation cooler configured to cool the exhaust gas via heat exchange with the pressurized cooling fluid; a thermostat positioned in the cooling fluid circuit and disposed upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and downstream of the engine, the thermostat being operable to maintain an engine out cooling fluid temperature by adjusting the amount of cooling fluid passing the thermostat in direction to the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and a vessel cooler; and the vessel cooler positioned in the cooling fluid circuit downstream of the thermostat and upstream of the exhaust gas recirculation cooler, the vessel cooler coupled to a bilge water system which pumps ambient marine water therethrough to cool cooling fluid in the cooling fluid circuit.
An introducer sheath (100, 300) comprising: a catheter body (110, 310) to be percutaneously introduced into a biological lumen; a hub connected to a proximal side of the catheter body (110, 310); and a drug part (160, 360) having a hemostatic agent capable of treating a wound site in biological tissue, wherein the drug part (160, 360) is disposed on a proximal side of an outer surface of the catheter body (110, 310), characterized in that the introducer sheath (100, 300) further comprises a strain relief (130, 330) covering a distal portion of the hub and surrounding a predetermined range of the proximal side of the catheter body (110, 310), wherein the drug part (160, 360) is disposed in the predetermined range of the catheter body (110, 310) surrounded by the strain relief (130, 330). a catheter body (110, 310) to be percutaneously introduced into a biological lumen; a hub connected to a proximal side of the catheter body (110, 310); and a drug part (160, 360) having a hemostatic agent capable of treating a wound site in biological tissue, wherein the drug part (160, 360) is disposed on a proximal side of an outer surface of the catheter body (110, 310),
A process for preparing a polyamide based on dicarboxylic acids and diamines, comprising the following stages: A) providing an aqueous monomer mixture composed of dicarboxylic acids and diamines, where the molar ratio of dicarboxylic acids to diamines is adjusted such that, at the outlet of stage C), there is a molar deficiency of dicarboxylic acids or diamines of 1 to 10 mol%, based on the respective other component, B) transferring the aqueous mixture from stage A) into a continuous evaporator reactor in which diamines and dicarboxylic acids are converted at a temperature in the range from 100 to 370°C and a pressure in the range from 1 to 50 bar, C) transferring the mixture from stage B) into a separator which is operated at a temperature in the range from 100 to 370°C and a pressure in the range from 1 to 50 bar with removal of gaseous components, D) transferring the mixture from stage C) together with diamine or dicarboxylic acid in an amount suitable for compensation for the molar deficiency into a tubular reactor which is operated at a temperature in the range from 100 to 370°C and a pressure in the range from 1 to 50 bar, for a residence time in the range from 10 seconds to 30 minutes, E) transferring the mixture from stage D) into an extruder which is operated at a temperature in the range from 150 to 400°C for a residence time in the range from 10 seconds to 30 minutes with removal of gaseous components through venting orifices, where the monomer mixture in stage A) consists of a dicarboxylic acid mixture of 60 to 88% by weight of terephthalic acid and 12 to 40% by weight of isophthalic acid, in which up to 20% by weight of the dicarboxylic acid mixture may also be replaced by other dicarboxylic acids, and hexamethylenediamine, up to 20% by weight of which may be replaced by other C 2-30 -diamines. A) providing an aqueous monomer mixture composed of dicarboxylic acids and diamines, where the molar ratio of dicarboxylic acids to diamines is adjusted such that, at the outlet of stage C), there is a molar deficiency of dicarboxylic acids or diamines of 1 to 10 mol%, based on the respective other component, B) transferring the aqueous mixture from stage A) into a continuous evaporator reactor in which diamines and dicarboxylic acids are converted at a temperature in the range from 100 to 370°C and a pressure in the range from 1 to 50 bar, C) transferring the mixture from stage B) into a separator which is operated at a temperature in the range from 100 to 370°C and a pressure in the range from 1 to 50 bar with removal of gaseous components, D) transferring the mixture from stage C) together with diamine or dicarboxylic acid in an amount suitable for compensation for the molar deficiency into a tubular reactor which is operated at a temperature in the range from 100 to 370°C and a pressure in the range from 1 to 50 bar, for a residence time in the range from 10 seconds to 30 minutes, E) transferring the mixture from stage D) into an extruder which is operated at a temperature in the range from 150 to 400°C for a residence time in the range from 10 seconds to 30 minutes with removal of gaseous components through venting orifices,
A motor vehicle headlight having a housing, a first light module and a second light module, both of which are located in the housing, in which the first light module is pivotable about its own first axis and about its own second axis, the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis and intersects the first axis at a common first point, and the second axis passes through a third point of the first light module, and in which the second light module is pivotable about its own first axis and about its own second axis, the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis and intersects the first axis at a common first point and the second axis passes through a third point of the second light module, and in which the respective third points (C, F) of the two light modules (12, 14) are connected movably to one another via a coupling rod, so that both light modules (12, 14) are pivotable simultaneously and by identical pivot angles about their respective first axis (18, 22), and in which the first axes, when the headlight is used as intended, are located horizontally in the vehicle, characterized in that the coupling rod has a first rodlike coupling element and a second rodlike coupling element, and a first one of the two rodlike coupling elements is movably articulated onto the first light module at the third point of the first light module, and a second one of the two rodlike coupling elements is movably articulated onto the second light module at the third point of the second light module, and the coupling elements (34, 36) are connected to one another, on a second end that is opposite the respective first end, by means of a threaded connection, and one of the coupling elements is not rotatable on the threaded connection and a first part of the other coupling element is rotatable on the threaded connection; and that the second coupling element can be rotated by means of a worm gear, and a gear wheel is located on the second coupling element coaxially to a rotary axis of the threaded connection and a worm shaft is located perpendicular to the rotary axis.
A module (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) for providing security to an in-vehicle communication network having a bus (61, 71) and at least one node (62-66, 72-79) connected to the bus, the module comprising: a memory (45, 46) having software comprising data characterizing messages that the at least one node transmits and receives via the bus during normal operation of the node; a communication port (42, 52) via which the module receives and transmits messages configured to be connected to a portion of the in-vehicle network; and a processor that processes messages received via the port from the portion of the in-vehicle network responsive to the software in the memory to: identify an anomalous message in the received messages indicative of exposure of the in-vehicle network to damage from a cyber attack; cause the module to transmit at least one signal via the port to the portion of the in-vehicle network that alters the anomalous message so that the at least one node will discard the anomalous message; keep a log of performance data relevant to determining how frequently the processor generates false positives or false negatives in identifying messages as anomalous messages; and process the logged data to determine how to process messages the module receives via the port or transmit the logged data to an external hub. a memory (45, 46) having software comprising data characterizing messages that the at least one node transmits and receives via the bus during normal operation of the node; a communication port (42, 52) via which the module receives and transmits messages configured to be connected to a portion of the in-vehicle network; and a processor that processes messages received via the port from the portion of the in-vehicle network responsive to the software in the memory to: identify an anomalous message in the received messages indicative of exposure of the in-vehicle network to damage from a cyber attack; cause the module to transmit at least one signal via the port to the portion of the in-vehicle network that alters the anomalous message so that the at least one node will discard the anomalous message; keep a log of performance data relevant to determining how frequently the processor generates false positives or false negatives in identifying messages as anomalous messages; and process the logged data to determine how to process messages the module receives via the port or transmit the logged data to an external hub. identify an anomalous message in the received messages indicative of exposure of the in-vehicle network to damage from a cyber attack; cause the module to transmit at least one signal via the port to the portion of the in-vehicle network that alters the anomalous message so that the at least one node will discard the anomalous message; keep a log of performance data relevant to determining how frequently the processor generates false positives or false negatives in identifying messages as anomalous messages; and process the logged data to determine how to process messages the module receives via the port or transmit the logged data to an external hub.
Device for the rapid reactivation of a helicopter turbine engine, characterised in that it comprises: - a pneumatic turbine mechanically connected to said turbine engine so as to be able to rotate it and ensure reactivation thereof, - a pneumatic storage connected to said pneumatic turbine by means of a pneumatic circuit for supplying pressurised gas to said pneumatic turbine, - a controlled fast-opening pneumatic valve arranged on the pneumatic circuit between said storage and said pneumatic turbine and suitable for being on demand placed at least in an open position in which the gas can supply said pneumatic turbine, thus allowing reactivation of said turbine engine, or in a closed position in which said pneumatic turbine is no longer supplied with pressurised gas. - a pneumatic turbine mechanically connected to said turbine engine so as to be able to rotate it and ensure reactivation thereof, - a pneumatic storage connected to said pneumatic turbine by means of a pneumatic circuit for supplying pressurised gas to said pneumatic turbine, - a controlled fast-opening pneumatic valve arranged on the pneumatic circuit between said storage and said pneumatic turbine and suitable for being on demand placed at least in an open position in which the gas can supply said pneumatic turbine, thus allowing reactivation of said turbine engine, or in a closed position in which said pneumatic turbine is no longer supplied with pressurised gas.
A method for locating a leak in a distribution system (100a, 100b) configured to distribute a liquid, the distribution system (100a, 100b) comprising at least one conduit (102, 103, 104) configured to transport the liquid, the at least one conduit (102, 103, 104) being at least partly buried in ground, the method comprising: receiving an alarm indicating existence of a leak in the distribution system (100a, 100b); characterized in, in response to the alarm, adjusting a temperature of the liquid of the distribution system (100a, 100b); and locating the leak by detecting, using thermography, a position along the at least one conduit (102, 103, 104) at which position a deviation in ground temperature, induced by the adjusted temperature, exists. receiving an alarm indicating existence of a leak in the distribution system (100a, 100b); characterized in, in response to the alarm, adjusting a temperature of the liquid of the distribution system (100a, 100b); and locating the leak by detecting, using thermography, a position along the at least one conduit (102, 103, 104) at which position a deviation in ground temperature, induced by the adjusted temperature, exists.
A method of making an aqueous cementing composition, comprising the steps of (a) compounding at least one water soluble polymer powder and a liquid in a manner effective to form a compounded mass; (b) comminuting the compounded mass to provide a plurality of water effusing particles, wherein said water effusing particles comprise reversibly agglomerated, water soluble polymer particles comprising the at least one water soluble polymer in a manner such that the water effusing particles effuse in the presence of water to release water-thickening, water soluble portions of the water effusing particles, said portions comprising the at least one water soluble polymer, and wherein the rate of effusion of the water soluble portions is a function of the size of the water effusing particles; and (c) preparing an aqueous cementing composition comprising the water effusing particles, an inorganic, hydraulic cement, a dispersant, and an aqueous liquid carrier. (a) compounding at least one water soluble polymer powder and a liquid in a manner effective to form a compounded mass; (b) comminuting the compounded mass to provide a plurality of water effusing particles, wherein said water effusing particles comprise reversibly agglomerated, water soluble polymer particles comprising the at least one water soluble polymer in a manner such that the water effusing particles effuse in the presence of water to release water-thickening, water soluble portions of the water effusing particles, said portions comprising the at least one water soluble polymer, and wherein the rate of effusion of the water soluble portions is a function of the size of the water effusing particles; and (c) preparing an aqueous cementing composition comprising the water effusing particles, an inorganic, hydraulic cement, a dispersant, and an aqueous liquid carrier.
A jacquard thread-guide bar for warp knitting machines, comprising a supporting body pro-vided with a plurality of housing seats configured and predisposed for engaging each removably a mounting body of a single piezoelectric actuator and for carrying out an individual removable mounting of said single piezoelectric actuator onto said supporting body, characterized in that the supporting body is provided with prop areas apt to cooperate with a corresponding plurality of rest areas of a bearing portion of the mounting body of the actuator, in the mounting position of the actuator onto the supporting body and of the inserting of an inserting portion of the actuator into a housing seat of the supporting body.
An ultrasound probe comprising: a) a housing; b) a transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy towards a zone of the probe adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest; c) a cooling system comprising a heat transfer device (2, 5) arranged to transfer heat generated by the transducer assembly to one or more regions or areas (103, 7) located outside such transducer assembly, and a heat storing device (103, 7) in thermal communication with the heat transfer device (2, 5), characterized in that the heat storing device (103, 7) comprises a composite material including a Phase Change Material and a filler charged with graphene, such heat storing device being arranged to fill available spaces inside the probe housing to temporarily store heat drained away from the transducer assembly. a) a housing; b) a transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy towards a zone of the probe adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest; c) a cooling system comprising a heat transfer device (2, 5) arranged to transfer heat generated by the transducer assembly to one or more regions or areas (103, 7) located outside such transducer assembly, and a heat storing device (103, 7) in thermal communication with the heat transfer device (2, 5),
Pump mechanism for a drum or container pump, with a pump housing and a drive shaft accommodated therein and rotatably mounted in a shaft guide tube on a rotor-side bearing and a pump mechanism coupling, characterized in that the drive shaft is furthermore guided freely between the bearing and the pump mechanism coupling, the drive shaft being guided in a non-rotating manner by a support ring which is fixed relative to the pump housing and which has an inner diameter that is larger than the outer diameter of the drive shaft guided therein.
Transport apparatus for pneumatically conveying NMR test samples from a region outside an NMR spectrometer through a tubular transport channel into the NMR spectrometer, and from there back outside the NMR spectrometer, the transport apparatus comprising a device for producing positive pressure in the end of the tubular transport channel that is remote from the NMR spectrometer, characterized in that the tubular transport channel has a tube system (5, 6) which comprises a gastight outer tube having an outer diameter D a and an inner diameter d a and an inner tube, arranged coaxially with respect to said outer tube, having an outer diameter D i < d a and an inner diameter d i, through which the test samples are conveyed during operation, and in that the inner tube comprises cross-holes that are mutually spaced in the axial direction and are designed as through-holes.