mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pigment based inks including: a non-polar carrier fluid; and a surface-functionalized pigment particle including a nitrogen-linked moiety to the surface of the pigment particle through a nitrogen link at one end of the nitrogen-linked moiety and a segment copolymer having at least two blocks attached at another end, the pigment particle suspended in the non-polar carrier fluid and wherein the segment copolymer attached to the nitrogen-linked moiety has a formula selected from the group consisting of segment copolymer 1, segment copolymer 2, and segment copolymer 3 as shown below: wherein, L 1, L 2, and L 3 are each independently a chemical structure providing a covalent bond between different blocks selected from the group consisting of C-C, C=C, C=N; SG 1 and SG 2 each independently represent a solublizing and sterically bulky group, which helps to improve the solubility of the polymer and stabilize the colorant particles, selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, branched alkyl groups, branched alkoxy groups, aliphatic esters, branched aliphatic esters, substituted phenyl groups, and macromolecular monomers; FG represents a functional group that provides charging sites to pigment surfaces, selected from acidic functional groups and basic groups; x, y and z are each independently an integer between 1 and about 5,000; and n is an integer between 2 and about 100. a non-polar carrier fluid; and a surface-functionalized pigment particle including a nitrogen-linked moiety to the surface of the pigment particle through a nitrogen link at one end of the nitrogen-linked moiety and a segment copolymer having at least two blocks attached at another end, the pigment particle suspended in the non-polar carrier fluid and L 1, L 2, and L 3 are each independently a chemical structure providing a covalent bond between different blocks selected from the group consisting of C-C, C=C, C=N; SG 1 and SG 2 each independently represent a solublizing and sterically bulky group, which helps to improve the solubility of the polymer and stabilize the colorant particles, selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, branched alkyl groups, branched alkoxy groups, aliphatic esters, branched aliphatic esters, substituted phenyl groups, and macromolecular monomers; FG represents a functional group that provides charging sites to pigment surfaces, selected from acidic functional groups and basic groups; x, y and z are each independently an integer between 1 and about 5,000; and n is an integer between 2 and about 100.
Method for operating a regenerative electrohydraulic motor-vehicle brake system having a master cylinder that can be supplied with hydraulic fluid from a reservoir, an electromechanical actuator for actuating a piston (112; 114) accommodated in the master cylinder, and a shut-off valve (170; 172) provided between the master cylinder and the reservoir, comprising the steps of actuating the electromechanical actuator with the shut-off valve (170; 172) being closed for generating a hydraulic pressure at a wheel brake that is fluidically connected to the master cylinder; and activating a regenerative braking operation and actuating the shut-off valve (170; 172) for opening same, wherein the master cylinder remains fluidically connected to the wheel brake and the electromechanical actuator is actuated in order to at least partially maintain the hydraulic pressure at the wheel brake.
A fuel cell system, comprising: a solid oxide fuel cell; a fuel gas supply passage supplying a fuel gas to an anode of the solid oxide fuel cell; an oxidizer gas supply passage supplying an oxidizer gas to a cathode of the solid oxide fuel cell; and a capturing component provided in a portion on the fuel gas supply passage and/or the oxidizer gas supply passage and containing a capturing agent to capture a poisonous substance, the capturing component being a thin film including the capturing agent formed on an inner surface of a gas channel (42, 44) of an interconnector (40a, 40b, 40c) of the solid oxide fuel cell without being formed on a surface of the interconnector that is in direct contact with the cathode or the anode, the interconnector (40a, 40b, 40c) being made of ferritic stainless steel, the poisonous substance being Cr and/or S, and the capturing agent including an oxide having a corundum structure and/or a titania-based oxide. a solid oxide fuel cell; a fuel gas supply passage supplying a fuel gas to an anode of the solid oxide fuel cell; an oxidizer gas supply passage supplying an oxidizer gas to a cathode of the solid oxide fuel cell; and a capturing component provided in a portion on the fuel gas supply passage and/or the oxidizer gas supply passage and containing a capturing agent to capture a poisonous substance, the capturing component being a thin film including the capturing agent formed on an inner surface of a gas channel (42, 44) of an interconnector (40a, 40b, 40c) of the solid oxide fuel cell without being formed on a surface of the interconnector that is in direct contact with the cathode or the anode, the interconnector (40a, 40b, 40c) being made of ferritic stainless steel, the poisonous substance being Cr and/or S, and the capturing agent including an oxide having a corundum structure and/or a titania-based oxide.
A mask cushion for a full-face mask, having only one sealing lip, a sealing area facing the patient's face and leading into the sealing lip, a contact area to the mask body, and a deformation area which extends between the contact area and the sealing area, the deformation area having a first height at the bottom at the base, a second height at the top in the nose bridge area, and a third height laterally in the paranasal area, with the first height being at least twice as high as the third height, the mask cushion having a maximum length and a maximum width and an outer width in the nose bridge area and a width in the inner section of the nose area, characterized in that the maximum length is 105 mm +/- 6 mm and the maximum width is 90 mm +/- 4 mm and the outer width in the nose bridge area being at least 3x, preferably 4x, wider than the width in the inner section of the nose area.
A flow-through assay device for detecting an analyte in a test sample, said flow-through assay device comprising a detection zone immobilized with a receptive material, said detection zone being in fluid communication with detection probes containing polymer particles that individually define a hollow interior constituting from about 20% to about 100% of the spatial volume occupied by said particle, wherein said detection probes are capable of generating a detection signal while within said detection zone so that the amount of the analyte within the test sample is determined from said detection signal, said particles are conjugated with a specific binding member for the analyte, said specific binding member is covalently bonded to said particles and said particles are formed from one or more natural or synthetic latex polymers.
A process for preparing compounds of formula I, in which R 1 is in each case independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl and C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; R 2 is in each case independently selected from hydrogen and halogen; R 10 is in each case independently selected from H, halogen, O(R 95), C 1 -C 6 -alkyl and C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; wherein R 95 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; comprising the following steps: (i) selective chlorination of a compound of the formula II wherein R 1, R 2 and R 10 are as defined above with a chlorinating agent, wherein the chlorinating agent is trichloroisocyanuric acid, to provide a compound of the formula III (ii) and a selective fluorination of the compound of the formula III using a fluorination agent, wherein the fluorination agent is KF or a polyhydrofluoride complex of a trialkylamine to provide the compound of the formula I. R 1 is in each case independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl and C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; R 2 is in each case independently selected from hydrogen and halogen; R 10 is in each case independently selected from H, halogen, O(R 95), C 1 -C 6 -alkyl and C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; wherein R 95 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; R 95 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -halogenalkyl; (i) selective chlorination of a compound of the formula II wherein R 1, R 2 and R 10 are as defined above with a chlorinating agent, wherein the chlorinating agent is trichloroisocyanuric acid, to provide a compound of the formula III (ii) and a selective fluorination of the compound of the formula III using a fluorination agent, wherein the fluorination agent is KF or a polyhydrofluoride complex of a trialkylamine to provide the compound of the formula I.
A compound of formula: or a salt, or a hydrate thereof, for use in decreasing a patient's risk for developing coronary heart disease or having a recurrent cardiovascular event, wherein the patient is on a stable dose of statin and has an LDL cholesterol level above the treatment goal.
A cleaning assembly for a harvester operable to clean a crop while moving along a direction of the crop flow and comprising: - multiple cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3), each comprising: - a fan (212, 312) for generating a flow of air at a fan outlet (216, 316); - a sieve assembly (20, 30) comprising at least one reciprocating sieve (22, 24; 32, 34) extending along the direction of the crop flow between an upstream end (202, 302) and a downstream end (204, 304), the upstream end (202, 302) being arranged near the fan outlet (216, 316) such that the flow of air output by the fan outlet (216, 316) generally flows along the sieve assembly and the direction of the crop flow; and - a clean grain auger (26, 36) arranged below the sieve assembly (20, 30) and operable to receive cleaned grain from the sieve assembly (20, 30), the downstream end of a first one of the multiple cleaning sub-assemblies being arranged at the upstream end of a second one of the multiple cleaning sub-assemblies, characterized in that the cleaning assembly further comprises - a control system coupled to each of the cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3) and operable to control the operation of each of the cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3) in function of separate cleaning sub-assembly control settings for each of the cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3). - multiple cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3), each comprising: - a fan (212, 312) for generating a flow of air at a fan outlet (216, 316); - a sieve assembly (20, 30) comprising at least one reciprocating sieve (22, 24; 32, 34) extending along the direction of the crop flow between an upstream end (202, 302) and a downstream end (204, 304), the upstream end (202, 302) being arranged near the fan outlet (216, 316) such that the flow of air output by the fan outlet (216, 316) generally flows along the sieve assembly and the direction of the crop flow; and - a clean grain auger (26, 36) arranged below the sieve assembly (20, 30) and operable to receive cleaned grain from the sieve assembly (20, 30), the downstream end of a first one of the multiple cleaning sub-assemblies being arranged at the upstream end of a second one of the multiple cleaning sub-assemblies, characterized in that the cleaning assembly further comprises - a fan (212, 312) for generating a flow of air at a fan outlet (216, 316); - a sieve assembly (20, 30) comprising at least one reciprocating sieve (22, 24; 32, 34) extending along the direction of the crop flow between an upstream end (202, 302) and a downstream end (204, 304), the upstream end (202, 302) being arranged near the fan outlet (216, 316) such that the flow of air output by the fan outlet (216, 316) generally flows along the sieve assembly and the direction of the crop flow; and - a clean grain auger (26, 36) arranged below the sieve assembly (20, 30) and operable to receive cleaned grain from the sieve assembly (20, 30), - a control system coupled to each of the cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3) and operable to control the operation of each of the cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3) in function of separate cleaning sub-assembly control settings for each of the cleaning sub-assemblies (2, 3).
CPR apparatus comprising a chest compression unit and a means, such as a frame or scaffold, for mounting the chest compression unit on a patient in need of CPR, the chest compression unit comprising a plunger disposed in a housing (4; 58) and having a compression disk affixed at its proximal end extending from the housing (4; 58), the housing (4; 58) having a proximal opening through which extends a proximal terminal portion of the plunger so as to make the compression disk disposed outside and proximally of the housing (4; 58), a distal end of the housing being closed by a top wall, the plunger being driven in a reciprocating manner by a reversible electromotor via a mechanical means for translating rotational motion to linear motion (7, 8), the chest compression unit further comprising an electromotor control unit (24; 52) including microprocessor means, characterized in first monitoring means (22, 23, 24) for monitoring the position of the plunger in respect of the housing (4; 58), that the means for translating rotational motion to linear motion (7, 8) comprises a ball screw nut disposed in the housing (4; 58) and mounted on a ball screw shaft driven by the electromotor, the ball screw nut being disposed centered in a nut holder by which it is firmly held to prevent it from rotation, a proximal portion of the nut holder extending into the plunger through a distal opening thereof, the ball screw shaft being disposed in the housing (4; 58) and being rotatably fixed to the top wall of the housing (4; 58), wherein the plunger, the nut holder and the ball screw shaft have a common axis disposed in parallel with an axis of an electromotor drive shaft, the ball screw shaft running freely in a nut holder lumen and the nut holder having a radially extending flange at its proximal end, wherein a first compression coil spring operable by the mechanical means for translating rotational motion to linear motion (7, 8) is mounted between a proximal face of the flange of the nut holder and a distal face of the compression disk, wherein a second compression coil spring operable by the mechanical means for translating rotational motion to linear motion (7, 8) is mounted between a distal face of the flange of the nut holder and a proximal face of a radially inwardly extending flange of the plunger disposed at a distal end thereof, and the chest compressing unit further comprising second monitoring means (22, 23, 24; 52) for monitoring the position of the plunger in respect of the mechanical means for translating rotational motion to linear motion (7, 8), said positions monitored by the first monitoring means (22, 23) and the second monitoring means (22, 23, 24; 52) being communicated to the electromotor control unit (24; 52).
A device for detecting transport boats (62, 64) in the sense of workpiece carriers, comprising: a contact element for contacting a transport boat (62, 64), and a connecting element spring mounted in a housing of the device, which has an elongated form with a longitudinal axis, wherein the connecting element is biased into an initial position and linearly displaceably guided via a guide of the housing, the contact element being attached to an end of the spring mounted connecting element that is opposite to the spring mounting and being displaceable together therewith along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element in such a way that contact of the transport boat (62, 64) with the contact element causes deflection of the connecting element against the bias from the initial position into a detection position, and wherein the device comprises a detection device adapted to detect a reaching of the detection position by the connecting element characterized in that the contact element and the connecting element connected thereto are arranged rotationally fixed in the housing, in that the contact element, the connecting element and the housing being interconnected via a bolt which extends through bores in the contact element and the connecting element and is displaceably received at opposite ends in a respective associated slotted hole of the housing. a contact element for contacting a transport boat (62, 64), and a connecting element spring mounted in a housing of the device, which has an elongated form with a longitudinal axis, wherein the connecting element is biased into an initial position and linearly displaceably guided via a guide of the housing, the contact element being attached to an end of the spring mounted connecting element that is opposite to the spring mounting and being displaceable together therewith along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element in such a way that contact of the transport boat (62, 64) with the contact element causes deflection of the connecting element against the bias from the initial position into a detection position, and wherein the device comprises a detection device adapted to detect a reaching of the detection position by the connecting element characterized in that the contact element and the connecting element connected thereto are arranged rotationally fixed in the housing, in that the contact element, the connecting element and the housing being interconnected via a bolt which extends through bores in the contact element and the connecting element and is displaceably received at opposite ends in a respective associated slotted hole of the housing.
An apparatus (205, 305, 405, 505, 605) comprising: - a cylindrical member (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) formed with an optically transparent material including a first end (220, 320, 420, 520, 620) with a shaped tip (215, 315, 415, 515, 615) and a second end (255, 355) operable to receive an optical conductor; and - first and second electrodes (225, 230, 325, 330) disposed on opposing sides of a lateral surface of the cylindrical member (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) operable to receive first and second electrical conductors (260, 265), respectively. - a cylindrical member (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) formed with an optically transparent material including a first end (220, 320, 420, 520, 620) with a shaped tip (215, 315, 415, 515, 615) and a second end (255, 355) operable to receive an optical conductor; and - first and second electrodes (225, 230, 325, 330) disposed on opposing sides of a lateral surface of the cylindrical member (210, 310, 410, 510, 610) operable to receive first and second electrical conductors (260, 265), respectively.
A piezoelectric ceramic composition represented by a composition formula A x BO 3 the piezoelectric ceramic composition comprising: potassium sodium niobate containing K and Na that account for 80% or more of an amount of A-site elements and containing Nb that accounts for 70% or more of an amount of B-site elements, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic composition comprises Ta and Fe at a B-site; the piezoelectric ceramic composition being represented by a composition formula {(K 1-u-v Na u Li v) 1-w-α Ag w A1 α} x {(Nb 1-y-z Ta y Sb z) 1-β-γ-δ B1 β B2 γ Fe δ}O 3 wherein A1 is Bi, La, Ce, Nd, or Sm or a combination thereof, B1 is Zn, Mg, Yb, Fe, Cu, Co, or Ni or a combination thereof, and B2 is Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ce, Ge, V, W, Nb, Sb, or Ta or a combination thereof; characterized in that the following inequalities are satisfied: 0.500 ≤ u ≤ 0.540, 0.00 < v ≤ 0.06, 0.00 < w ≤ 0.06, 0.99 ≤ x ≤ 1.02, 0.00 < y ≤ 0.12, 0.00 < z ≤ 0.10, 0.0000 < α ≤ 0.0275, 0.000 < β ≤ 0.005, 0.000 < γ ≤ 0.005, and 0.0000 < δ ≤ 0.0125. potassium sodium niobate containing K and Na that account for 80% or more of an amount of A-site elements and containing Nb that accounts for 70% or more of an amount of B-site elements, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic composition comprises Ta and Fe at a B-site; wherein A1 is Bi, La, Ce, Nd, or Sm or a combination thereof, B1 is Zn, Mg, Yb, Fe, Cu, Co, or Ni or a combination thereof, and B2 is Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ce, Ge, V, W, Nb, Sb, or Ta or a combination thereof; characterized in that
A system for viewing weather hazards in a predetermined region, said system being adapted to be on-board a aircraft and comprising: - communication means for receiving weather information at each point of said region; - a processor for determining, for each point of said region, from the current position of the vehicle and said navigation parameters, a future instant at which the vehicle would reach this point; - an expert system using a Bayesian network representing a probabilistic model for estimating, at each point of said region, from said weather information, a weather hazard at that point at said future instant, said system being characterized in that, the weather hazard consisting of the presence of a weather event bounded by a boundary, the Bayesian network estimates the weather hazard at a point P of said region and at the future instant, t 1, at which the aircraft would reach this point, from at least the forecast weather information in said region for the instant t 1, the distance d separating the current position A of the aircraft and the point P, the distance between the straight line and the boundary of the weather event, and the age of said forecast weather information, said system further comprising - a graphic interface for representing, at each point of said region, the weather hazard thus estimated by the expert system. - communication means for receiving weather information at each point of said region; - a processor for determining, for each point of said region, from the current position of the vehicle and said navigation parameters, a future instant at which the vehicle would reach this point; - an expert system using a Bayesian network representing a probabilistic model for estimating, at each point of said region, from said weather information, a weather hazard at that point at said future instant, said system being characterized in that, the weather hazard consisting of the presence of a weather event bounded by a boundary, the Bayesian network estimates the weather hazard at a point P of said region and at the future instant, t 1, at which the aircraft would reach this point, from at least the forecast weather information in said region for the instant t 1, the distance d separating the current position A of the aircraft and the point P, the distance between the straight line and the boundary of the weather event, and the age of said forecast weather information, said system further comprising - a graphic interface for representing, at each point of said region, the weather hazard thus estimated by the expert system.
A cartridge for storing and dispensing a two-component dental material, comprising two compartments each extending within the cartridge at a cross-section which substantially corresponds to a D-shape, wherein the perimeter of the D-shape is defined by a plurality of circle segments only, wherein at least two of the circle segments are based on different definite radii, the cartridge comprising at a front portion an outlet for each of the compartments for extruding one of the two components from the cartridge, the cartridge further having a rear portion opposite of the front portion, wherein the rear portion is configured to receive a piston within the compartment.
A catalyst for oxidation reaction of metallic mercury and reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide, the catalyst comprising: an oxide of titanium, an oxide of molybdenum and/or tungsten, an oxide of vanadium, an oxide of phosphorus, and gypsum, wherein the catalyst is obtained by mixing compounds to be used as raw materials for components constituting the catalyst with water, so as to obtain a paste, shape forming or applying the paste to a substrate, and then drying and calcining the resultant. an oxide of titanium, an oxide of molybdenum and/or tungsten, an oxide of vanadium, an oxide of phosphorus, and gypsum, wherein the catalyst is obtained by mixing compounds to be used as raw materials for components constituting the catalyst with water, so as to obtain a paste, shape forming or applying the paste to a substrate, and then drying and calcining the resultant.