mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A container for an ebb-flow plant growth system, said container comprising: i) a bottom wall, ii) sidewalls extending from the container bottom wall, wherein the sidewalls and the bottom wall define an interior space, wherein the interior space is capable of being filled with an aqueous liquid, iii) a support for plants, said support being removable, wherein the support extends between opposite sidewalls, wherein the support divides the interior space in a lower interior space (130") and an upper interior space, and wherein the support further comprises through holes to allow passage of fluid between the lower interior space (130") and the upper interior space, and iv) a gas duct in fluid communication with the lower interior space (130"), said gas duct comprising - a downstream end defining a gas inlet debouching in the lower interior space (130"), and - an upstream end; wherein the gas duct comprises a threshold portion upstream of the downstream end of the gas duct, which threshold portion comprises a lowest point located higher than the support; characterized in that the gas inlet extends along a length of a side wall for at least 25% of the length of said side wall. i) a bottom wall, ii) sidewalls extending from the container bottom wall, wherein the sidewalls and the bottom wall define an interior space, wherein the interior space is capable of being filled with an aqueous liquid, iii) a support for plants, said support being removable, wherein the support extends between opposite sidewalls, wherein the support divides the interior space in a lower interior space (130") and an upper interior space, and wherein the support further comprises through holes to allow passage of fluid between the lower interior space (130") and the upper interior space, and iv) a gas duct in fluid communication with the lower interior space (130"), said gas duct comprising - a downstream end defining a gas inlet debouching in the lower interior space (130"), and - an upstream end; - a downstream end defining a gas inlet debouching in the lower interior space (130"), and - an upstream end;
A method of controlling attitude of a marine vessel, the method comprising: identifying (102;120) a natural roll frequency of the marine vessel; measuring (104;122) a roll motion of the marine vessel with an attitude sensor; determining (106;124) that the roll motion exceeds a threshold roll, where no corresponding steering input is present; determining (108;126) a counteracting drive movement for at least one propulsion device (12a, 12b) based on the measured roll motion and the natural roll frequency of the marine vessel; and controlling (110;130) a steering actuator (21a,21b) to move the at least one propulsion device (12a,12b) to effectuate the counteracting drive movement so as to counteract the roll motion of the marine vessel. identifying (102;120) a natural roll frequency of the marine vessel; measuring (104;122) a roll motion of the marine vessel with an attitude sensor; determining (106;124) that the roll motion exceeds a threshold roll, where no corresponding steering input is present; determining (108;126) a counteracting drive movement for at least one propulsion device (12a, 12b) based on the measured roll motion and the natural roll frequency of the marine vessel; and controlling (110;130) a steering actuator (21a,21b) to move the at least one propulsion device (12a,12b) to effectuate the counteracting drive movement so as to counteract the roll motion of the marine vessel.
A mechanical latching accessory kit for a Medium Voltage contactor, the Medium Voltage contactor comprising one or more movable contacts connected through a mechanical link to a contact actuator moving said one or more movable contacts between a contact open position and a contact closed position, characterized in that said mechanical latching accessory kit comprises: a supporting interface adapted to be fixed to and removed from said Medium Voltage contactor; a latching element movable between a first operating position and a second resting position; a latching actuating system moving said latching element between said first, operating, position and said second, resting, position; said latching element is inserted in a space between a movable part of the mechanical link and a fixed part of the Medium Voltage contactor when said latching element is in said first operating position, and adapted to cooperate with the mechanical link of said Medium Voltage contactor to latch the mechanical link and said one or more movable contacts, and, when it is in said second resting position, to release said one or more movable contacts.
An apparatus for fabricating a spacer frame used in the construction of insulating glass unit windows, the apparatus comprising: a head arrangement having a body with first and second ends (414, 416), the first end for coupling to a cylinder that advances and retracts the head arrangement in a reciprocating motion during operation; an annular die support having a second annular wedge-shaped ridge for coupling to an annular wedge-shaped ridge of the second end of the head arrangement, collectively the wedge-shaped ridge and the second annular wedge-shaped ridge form a contact region comprising an annular torus surface, the die support for supporting at least one die for back and forth movement in response to movement of said cylinder, the die support having the at least one die for engaging the spacer frame during operation; and a collar having an annular torus-shaped recess corresponding with a shape and a profile of the annular torus surface to nest and couple said body to said die support. a head arrangement having a body with first and second ends (414, 416), the first end for coupling to a cylinder that advances and retracts the head arrangement in a reciprocating motion during operation; an annular die support having a second annular wedge-shaped ridge for coupling to an annular wedge-shaped ridge of the second end of the head arrangement, collectively the wedge-shaped ridge and the second annular wedge-shaped ridge form a contact region comprising an annular torus surface, the die support for supporting at least one die for back and forth movement in response to movement of said cylinder, the die support having the at least one die for engaging the spacer frame during operation; and a collar having an annular torus-shaped recess corresponding with a shape and a profile of the annular torus surface to nest and couple said body to said die support.
A surgical system, comprising: a primary construct (200, 300) having a spinal fixation rod (208, 612) configured to extend between an uppermost instrumented vertebra and a lowermost instrumented vertebra; an extension (202, 610) configured to be attached to a first attachment point (204, 304) and a second attachment point (206, 306), with the first attachment point longitudinally offset from the primary construct; and a connector (326, 600) with a body that defines a first channel configured to receive the spinal fixation rod and a second channel configured to receive the extension; wherein the first channel is open in a lateral direction, such that the rod can be inserted into the first channel by moving the rod laterally with respect to the connector or vice versa; wherein the second channel of the connector further comprises a tunnel (626, 630) formed in a distal arm of the connector body; and wherein the connector includes a locking element or set screw that can be actuated to lock the connector to the extension (202, 610) and to the rod (208, 612). a primary construct (200, 300) having a spinal fixation rod (208, 612) configured to extend between an uppermost instrumented vertebra and a lowermost instrumented vertebra; an extension (202, 610) configured to be attached to a first attachment point (204, 304) and a second attachment point (206, 306), with the first attachment point longitudinally offset from the primary construct; and a connector (326, 600) with a body that defines a first channel configured to receive the spinal fixation rod and a second channel configured to receive the extension; wherein the first channel is open in a lateral direction, such that the rod can be inserted into the first channel by moving the rod laterally with respect to the connector or vice versa; wherein the second channel of the connector further comprises a tunnel (626, 630) formed in a distal arm of the connector body; and wherein the connector includes a locking element or set screw that can be actuated to lock the connector to the extension (202, 610) and to the rod (208, 612).
Flow regulator adapted to be used in a hydraulic unit, the latter comprising a heat exchanger, said regulator comprising a body having a domestic water inlet, an outlet for such water, at least one first inlet for remote heated water and an outlet for such water, said regulator being adapted to be connected to the heat exchanger wherein said domestic water is heated through heat exchange with said heated water, said regulator allowing regulating the flow of heated water in said exchanger, the regulator comprising a first autonomous valve member (26, 27, 29, 35, 36) for regulating the flow of domestic water and a second autonomous valve member for regulating the flow of heated water therein, said first valve member (26, 27, 29, 35, 36) being moved within said body only by the domestic water flowing into the regulator, said first valve member comprising a driving shaft adapted to cooperate with a driven shaft integral with the second valve member and moveable in said body proportionally to the flow of domestic water flowing into the regulator, such movement being obtained by the action of the driving shaft on the driven shaft following the flow of the domestic water in the regulator, the aforementioned movement leading to a proportional movement of the second valve member so as to allow a flow of heated water in the regulator and thus in the exchanger proportional to the flow of domestic water flowing into the regulator and thus in the exchanger, characterised in that the first valve member comprises a first and a second ring nut (26, 27) spaced from each other and defining a first chamber connected to the inlet for the domestic water in the body of the regulator, said ring nuts (26, 27) being perforated and containing, passing through and moveable, the driving shaft integral with a membrane fixed within the body of the regulator and moveable under the action of the domestic water flowing into the aforementioned body, such membrane defining with the second ring nut and with an end of such body a second and a third separate chamber (37, 38), the second chamber communicating with a fourth chamber arranged downstream of the first ring nut and connected to the outlet for the domestic water, the third chamber communicating with the inlet for the domestic water through a conduit inside the driving shaft.
An adaptable lattice structure (110, 120, 130, 140) for an Unmanned Aerial System, UAS, comprising: a plurality of lattice voxels (100, 102), wherein each lattice voxel (100, 102) comprises: a plurality of same shape elements (10, 12), wherein the same shape elements (10, 12) are squares; wherein each same shape element (10, 12) comprises a plurality of connector elements, wherein the plurality of connector elements is configured to temporarily couple a first same shape element to at least a second same shape element; wherein the plurality of same shape elements (10, 12) is configured to be temporarily coupled so as to form a tetradecahedron; wherein at least one of the connector elements on a first lattice voxel is configured to temporarily couple the first lattice voxel to a second lattice voxel; and wherein at least one of the plurality of lattice voxels (100, 102) is configured to be temporarily coupled to an adaptable system for operation of the UAS, wherein the adaptable system comprises at least one of: - a cargo; and - a payload. a plurality of same shape elements (10, 12), wherein the same shape elements (10, 12) are squares; wherein each same shape element (10, 12) comprises a plurality of connector elements, wherein the plurality of connector elements is configured to temporarily couple a first same shape element to at least a second same shape element; wherein the plurality of same shape elements (10, 12) is configured to be temporarily coupled so as to form a tetradecahedron; wherein at least one of the connector elements on a first lattice voxel is configured to temporarily couple the first lattice voxel to a second lattice voxel; and wherein at least one of the plurality of lattice voxels (100, 102) is configured to be temporarily coupled to an adaptable system for operation of the UAS, wherein the adaptable system comprises at least one of: - a cargo; and - a payload. - a cargo; and - a payload.
A hearing aid comprising a power supply, a microphone, a receiver, a signal processor and an RF receiver adapted for receiving commands transmitted wirelessly from an external device, said processor being adapted for at least two modes of operation, where a first mode is a stand-by mode and a second mode is an operational mode, characterized in that the commands comprise power-off commands transmitted continuously at a low power level so as to limit the effective range of the power-off commands, in that the processor is adapted to respond to the power-off commands received by the RF receiver by switching from the second mode into the first mode, and in that the processor is adapted to respond to the absence of the power-off commands for a predetermined interval of time by switching from the first mode to the second mode.
A safety electrical outlet comprising: a. a socket body (10, 110) including at least two laterally engageable electrical contacts (14, 146); b. a socket cap (12, 112) including at least two apertures; said socket cap being pivotally or slideably mounted on said socket body (10, 110); and c. a safety mechanism moveable between: i. a locked state retaining said socket cap (12, 112) in a first position in which said apertures are in non-alignment with said electrical contacts (14, 146); and ii. an unlocked state; wherein said unlocked state is attained upon insertion of prongs of a plug through said apertures, releasing said socket cap (12, 112) to be moved reversibly into a second position in which said apertures are aligned with said electrical contacts (14, 146) so that said inserted prongs laterally engage said electrical contacts (14, 146); wherein said safety mechanism includes a locking pin (32, 32', 141) configured to restrict movement of said socket cap (12, 112) between said first position and said second position and wherein one of said prongs directly engages with said locking pin (32. 32', 141) to release said socket cap (12, 112) when said prongs are completely inserted in said apertures and when pressure is received on said locking pin (32, 32', 141) directly from said one prong the safety electrical outlet being characterised in that said safety mechanism further includes a safety barrier for preventing access of a foreign body protruding through one of said apertures to one of said electrical contacts when said socket cap is in said first position, and wherein said locking pin is operationally coupled to said safety barrier so as to expose said electrical contacts when pressure is received on said locking pin directly from said at least one prong, when said prongs are entered completely into said socket body. a. a socket body (10, 110) including at least two laterally engageable electrical contacts (14, 146); b. a socket cap (12, 112) including at least two apertures; said socket cap being pivotally or slideably mounted on said socket body (10, 110); and c. a safety mechanism moveable between: i. a locked state retaining said socket cap (12, 112) in a first position in which said apertures are in non-alignment with said electrical contacts (14, 146); and ii. an unlocked state; i. a locked state retaining said socket cap (12, 112) in a first position in which said apertures are in non-alignment with said electrical contacts (14, 146); and ii. an unlocked state;
A device for dispensing clip-type components intended in particular for part assembly, comprising: - a main store for bulk storage of said components, - a tray for temporary storage of components extracted from the main store configured to temporarily store the components waiting to be transferred out of the device, said tray being mounted in reciprocating translation according to at least one longitudinal direction so as to be able to agitate said temporarily stored components and promote positioning thereof inside said tray according to at least one predetermined stable position (P1, P2) related to their shape, - an optical detection system configured to detect, among the components temporarily stored inside the temporary storage tray, those having said predetermined stable position (P1, P2), - a transfer system configured to transfer, individually or in groups, the components having said predetermined stable position (P1, P2) to a downstream processing area located outside the device, - an electronic control unit in electronic connection with the optical detection system and the transfer system, said unit being configured to control the transfer system in particular as a function of detection signals received from the optical detection system, characterized in that the temporary storage tray is provided with a series of individual housings, each of said housings being configured to receive one single component according to said predetermined stable position (P1, P2). - a main store for bulk storage of said components, - a tray for temporary storage of components extracted from the main store configured to temporarily store the components waiting to be transferred out of the device, said tray being mounted in reciprocating translation according to at least one longitudinal direction so as to be able to agitate said temporarily stored components and promote positioning thereof inside said tray according to at least one predetermined stable position (P1, P2) related to their shape, - an optical detection system configured to detect, among the components temporarily stored inside the temporary storage tray, those having said predetermined stable position (P1, P2), - a transfer system configured to transfer, individually or in groups, the components having said predetermined stable position (P1, P2) to a downstream processing area located outside the device, - an electronic control unit in electronic connection with the optical detection system and the transfer system, said unit being configured to control the transfer system in particular as a function of detection signals received from the optical detection system,
A valve system (1, 100) for a vessel, the valve system comprising: a valve body (2, 101), a valve stem extending through the valve body (2, 101) and terminating in a plug (20, 102) for axial movement between open and closed position as the stem moves through the valve body, at least one probe passageway (12, 13, 108) through the valve stem (26, 121), and at least one of said passageways (12, 108) having a circumferential seal (9-11, 105-106) for engaging a probe inserted in the passageway the circumferential seal being adapted to seal around the probe in the passageway while allowing the probe to be inserted and removed by moving axially in the passageway, characterized in that, the stem, at least one passageway, and the seal are arranged to engage a probe so that it is exposed in the vessel; said circumferential seal (9-11, 105-106) is within the plug (20, 102); the system comprises a releasable coupler (4, 5) at a base of the system for removal and re-introduction of probes; and the system further comprises an actuator (15, 120) and a stem (80, 123) extending through the actuator and having a part of at least one of said probe passageways. a valve body (2, 101), a valve stem extending through the valve body (2, 101) and terminating in a plug (20, 102) for axial movement between open and closed position as the stem moves through the valve body, at least one probe passageway (12, 13, 108) through the valve stem (26, 121), and at least one of said passageways (12, 108) having a circumferential seal (9-11, 105-106) for engaging a probe inserted in the passageway the circumferential seal being adapted to seal around the probe in the passageway while allowing the probe to be inserted and removed by moving axially in the passageway, characterized in that, the stem, at least one passageway, and the seal are arranged to engage a probe so that it is exposed in the vessel; said circumferential seal (9-11, 105-106) is within the plug (20, 102); the system comprises a releasable coupler (4, 5) at a base of the system for removal and re-introduction of probes; and the system further comprises an actuator (15, 120) and a stem (80, 123) extending through the actuator and having a part of at least one of said probe passageways.
Process for removing the noble metal from noble metal-containing moulded catalyst bodies, involving the steps of A leaching the noble metal from loosely heaped moulded catalyst bodies; B removing the mother liquor; C automatic conveying of the moulded bodies into a centrifuge; D renewed leaching in the centrifuge; E separating of the residual mother liquor by centrifuging. A leaching the noble metal from loosely heaped moulded catalyst bodies; B removing the mother liquor; C automatic conveying of the moulded bodies into a centrifuge; D renewed leaching in the centrifuge; E separating of the residual mother liquor by centrifuging.
A fuse element (10B, 10C) comprising: a pair of terminal sections positioned at both ends of the fuse element; a plurality of parallel rows of elements (12c to 12e) arranged at a predetermined spacing therebetween, the elements (12c to 12e) connecting the terminal sections; and a plurality of fused sections formed in substantially central sections of the elements (12c to 12e), wherein all of the terminal sections positioned at both ends and the plurality of elements (12c to 12e) or the plurality of elements alone are each formed by stamping a single metal plate to separate a piece having a preset shape therefrom and bending the piece into a predetermined three-dimensional shape, characterized in that one of the plurality of elements (12c to 12e) which is positioned away from a central one of the plurality of elements (12c to 12e) has a smaller width than the central element,, and the element (12c, 12e) positioned away from the central element is bent at bending lines (L1, L2), the bending lines (L1, L2) being parallel to a line running through, and in direction of, both terminal sections. a pair of terminal sections positioned at both ends of the fuse element; a plurality of parallel rows of elements (12c to 12e) arranged at a predetermined spacing therebetween, the elements (12c to 12e) connecting the terminal sections; and a plurality of fused sections formed in substantially central sections of the elements (12c to 12e), wherein all of the terminal sections positioned at both ends and the plurality of elements (12c to 12e) or the plurality of elements alone are each formed by stamping a single metal plate to separate a piece having a preset shape therefrom and bending the piece into a predetermined three-dimensional shape, characterized in that one of the plurality of elements (12c to 12e) which is positioned away from a central one of the plurality of elements (12c to 12e) has a smaller width than the central element,, and the element (12c, 12e) positioned away from the central element is bent at bending lines (L1, L2), the bending lines (L1, L2) being parallel to a line running through, and in direction of, both terminal sections.