mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A sound signal processing apparatus comprising: a directional microphone configured to receive a mixed sound signal comprising a user's voice and an external sound, to detect a user voice signal comprising the user's voice, and configured such that in use the directional microphone faces an utterance point of the user's voice; a non-directional microphone configured to detect the mixed sound signal; and a processor configured to generate an external sound signal by attenuating the user's voice from the mixed sound signal, by differentially calculating the user voice signal from the mixed sound signal; and characterized in that the sound signal processing apparatus is a glasses-type wearable apparatus, the directional microphone and the non-directional microphone are arranged on a glasses frame of the glasses-type wearable apparatus, and the directional microphone is arranged so that one plane for receiving the mixed sound faces the utterance point of the user's voice, and wherein the directional microphone is arranged on a glasses bridge or the glasses frame of the glasses-type wearable apparatus, and the non-directional microphone is separated from the directional microphone and is arranged on a frame or leg of the glasses-type wearable apparatus. a directional microphone configured to receive a mixed sound signal comprising a user's voice and an external sound, to detect a user voice signal comprising the user's voice, and configured such that in use the directional microphone faces an utterance point of the user's voice; a non-directional microphone configured to detect the mixed sound signal; and a processor configured to generate an external sound signal by attenuating the user's voice from the mixed sound signal, by differentially calculating the user voice signal from the mixed sound signal; and characterized in that the sound signal processing apparatus is a glasses-type wearable apparatus, the directional microphone and the non-directional microphone are arranged on a glasses frame of the glasses-type wearable apparatus, and the directional microphone is arranged so that one plane for receiving the mixed sound faces the utterance point of the user's voice, and wherein the directional microphone is arranged on a glasses bridge or the glasses frame of the glasses-type wearable apparatus, and the non-directional microphone is separated from the directional microphone and is arranged on a frame or leg of the glasses-type wearable apparatus.
An aqueous dispersion [dispersion] comprising particles of a vinylidene fluoride copolymer [polymer] comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride monomer and recurring units derived from at least one hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer of formula: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, equal or different from each other, is independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and R OH is a hydroxyl group or a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group, said polymer (i) comprising more than 85.0 % moles of recurring units derived from VDF and from 0.05 to 10 % by moles of recurring units derived from said hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer, with respect to the total number of recurring units of polymer; (ii) possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, when determined at a shear rate of 100 s -1, and at a temperature of 230°C, according to ASTM D3835, and (iii) possessing an amount of end groups of formula -CH 2 -OH of at least 5 mmol/kg and at most 20 mmol/kg as determined by 1 H-NMR as described in the description; wherein said dispersion is substantially free from fluorinated surfactants. wherein each of R1, R2, R3, equal or different from each other, is independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and R OH is a hydroxyl group or a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group, said polymer (i) comprising more than 85.0 % moles of recurring units derived from VDF and from 0.05 to 10 % by moles of recurring units derived from said hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer, with respect to the total number of recurring units of polymer; (ii) possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, when determined at a shear rate of 100 s -1, and at a temperature of 230°C, according to ASTM D3835, and (iii) possessing an amount of end groups of formula -CH 2 -OH of at least 5 mmol/kg and at most 20 mmol/kg as determined by 1 H-NMR as described in the description; (i) comprising more than 85.0 % moles of recurring units derived from VDF and from 0.05 to 10 % by moles of recurring units derived from said hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer, with respect to the total number of recurring units of polymer; (ii) possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, when determined at a shear rate of 100 s -1, and at a temperature of 230°C, according to ASTM D3835, and (iii) possessing an amount of end groups of formula -CH 2 -OH of at least 5 mmol/kg and at most 20 mmol/kg as determined by 1 H-NMR as described in the description; wherein said dispersion is substantially free from fluorinated surfactants.
A combustible aerosol composition, comprising 40-87 wt.% of an oxidizer comprising potassium bromate; 10-50 wt.% of a fuel comprising potassium cyanurate; and from greater than 0 wt.% to 10 wt.% of a hydrated mineral comprising hydromagnesite. 40-87 wt.% of an oxidizer comprising potassium bromate; 10-50 wt.% of a fuel comprising potassium cyanurate; and from greater than 0 wt.% to 10 wt.% of a hydrated mineral comprising hydromagnesite.
Method for displaying the minimum radar cross-section, RCS, of targets that a radar can detect for a given probability of detection P d,0 and a given probability of false alarm Pfa, characterised in that said method consists of statistically analysing the data received by the radar, measuring the probability law followed by the received radar data and measuring a threshold of detection η using the complementary distribution function for a value of the given probability of false alarm, Pfa, the threshold being then convertedinto an RCS value, said RCS value being the value minimising the expression | P d (η,σ) - P d,0 |function of P d, 0, in which P d ( η, σ) is the value of the probability of detection based on said threshold η and an average RCS σ of the target calculated for a zone of the given distance-azimuth space, the value P d ( η, σ) being obtained by a convolution of the desired probability of false alarm Pfa with the corresponding density of probability p X ( x, σ) from the probability law followed by the radar data, the obtained values being then transmitted to a display device that displays according to distance, azimuth, elevation.
Fluid conduit element, comprising a metallic annularly corrugated hose and a connecting component (3, 4) for connection to further elements of a fluid conduit, on which annularly corrugated hose there is formed a first and a second connection end, on each of which connection ends (2a, 2b) there is arranged a connecting component (3, 4) for connection to further elements of a fluid conduit, at least one of the connecting components being in the form of a flange connector, which flange connector surrounds the annularly corrugated hose around the circumference at the relevant connection end and is held on the annularly corrugated hose by compression of the annularly corrugated hose in the region of the relevant connection end, characterised in that a soldering agent, only preferably a solder paste or solder ring, has been introduced into an outer corrugation of the annularly corrugated hose in the region surrounded by the flange connector, and the annularly corrugated hose and the flange connector have been material-bonded by means of a soldered connection, preferably continuously around the circumference.
Method for influencing insects by means of electromagnetic radiation, in which method a time-based course of an antenna supply with pulses is generated by a transmitter and is radiated via an antenna as electromagnetic radiation with corresponding pulses and the antenna supply comprises bursts, or packets or salvoes, of pulses, wherein the time interval between directly successive pulses of a burst is in the range from 5 μs to 9 μs, characterised in that the time extension of the bursts is in the range of 1 to 4 ms, and all pulses of a burst as well as all pulses of a series of closely consecutive bursts are formed of the same positive or negative type. characterised in that the time extension of the bursts is in the range of 1 to 4 ms, and all pulses of a burst as well as all pulses of a series of closely consecutive bursts are formed of the same positive or negative type.
Rim (10; 1010; 1110; 1210; 1310) of a bicycle wheel (1000; 1100; 1200; 1300) comprising a wall that, viewed in a radial section, extends along a closed line enclosing at least one annular cavity concentric with the rim (10; 1010; 1110; 1210; 1310), and wherein, considering a partition of the rim (10; 1010; 1110; 1210; 1310) in three slices (18, 19, 20) of equal size along the axis of rotation (X-X), said wall projects radially outwards to a greater extent in the axially central slice than in the axially outer slices (18, 20), and wherein a first radially outer region of the wall is overall radially convex outwards, wherein the rim (10; 1010; 1110; 1210; 1310) itself is convex radially outwards, characterized in that a second radially outer region of the wall, coinciding with or contained within the first radially outer region, follows, viewed in the radial section, an arc of circumference that is part of a reference circle centered at a reference point, wherein said arc of circumference subtends an angle (ALFA) comprised in the range between 90° and 115°. wherein the rim (10; 1010; 1110; 1210; 1310) itself is convex radially outwards, characterized in that a second radially outer region of the wall, coinciding with or contained within the first radially outer region, follows, viewed in the radial section, an arc of circumference that is part of a reference circle centered at a reference point, wherein said arc of circumference subtends an angle (ALFA) comprised in the range between 90° and 115°.
An antisense oligonucleotide directed against the 5' region of the open reading frame of the cytosolic phospholipase A 2 (cPLA 2) mRNA sequence, wherein said antisense oligonucleotide has the sequence as denoted by SEQ. ID. No.1.
A method of forming a gypsum based product, the method comprising the steps of: calcining a mixture of water and gypsum at a temperature within the range 110°C to 170°C and a pressure within the range 2 to 8 Bars within a vessel to produce an alpha-hemihydrate slurry therein; reducing the water content of the alpha-hemihydrate slurry to provide a separate water stream from the alpha-hemihydrate slurry; and subsequently passing the alpha-hemihydrate slurry to a mixer for mixing with additional water to decrease the temperature of the slurry and produce a settable slurry, which is arranged to set to form the gypsum based product; wherein the step of passing the alpha-hemihydrate slurry from the vessel to the mixer comprises the step of maintaining the temperature of the alpha-hemihydrate slurry at over 70°C. calcining a mixture of water and gypsum at a temperature within the range 110°C to 170°C and a pressure within the range 2 to 8 Bars within a vessel to produce an alpha-hemihydrate slurry therein; reducing the water content of the alpha-hemihydrate slurry to provide a separate water stream from the alpha-hemihydrate slurry; and subsequently passing the alpha-hemihydrate slurry to a mixer for mixing with additional water to decrease the temperature of the slurry and produce a settable slurry, which is arranged to set to form the gypsum based product; wherein the step of passing the alpha-hemihydrate slurry from the vessel to the mixer comprises the step of maintaining the temperature of the alpha-hemihydrate slurry at over 70°C.
A subsea electrical actuator for providing a subsea electrical actuation of a valve, the actuator comprising: a screw assembly comprising a screw and a threaded part for receiving the screw; a housing for the screw assembly; an axial stop for preventing axial movement relative to the housing of at least one of the screw and the threaded part; a primary drive for providing a rotational movement to the screw assembly in a normal mode of operation, the screw assembly converting the rotational movement to an axial movement of a valve member relative to the housing; an override for operating the actuator in an override mode of operation, the override being configured to release at least one of the screw and the threaded part for axial movement relative to the housing and wherein the screw comprises a roller screw and the threaded part comprises a roller nut; and the override is configured to release the axial stop to release at least one of the roller screw and the roller nut for axial movement relative to the housing. a screw assembly comprising a screw and a threaded part for receiving the screw; a housing for the screw assembly; an axial stop for preventing axial movement relative to the housing of at least one of the screw and the threaded part; a primary drive for providing a rotational movement to the screw assembly in a normal mode of operation, the screw assembly converting the rotational movement to an axial movement of a valve member relative to the housing; an override for operating the actuator in an override mode of operation, the override being configured to release at least one of the screw and the threaded part for axial movement relative to the housing and wherein the screw comprises a roller screw and the threaded part comprises a roller nut; and the override is configured to release the axial stop to release at least one of the roller screw and the roller nut for axial movement relative to the housing.
A vertical pressurized immersion membrane system for filtering water, the system including at least one vertically-set pressure vessel with its ends sealed, and two layers of membrane modules which are provided and sealed in said pressure vessel, each membrane module layer having at least two membrane modules, the membrane modules in each layer being in parallel to each other, a clearance being provided between said membrane modules and said pressure vessel, the uppermost and lowest ends of each membrane module layer being provided with an end plate (6,6) respectively, said two end plates separating the space in the pressure vessel into two sealed end compartments (8,8) and a middle compartment, the two end compartments (8,8) being provided at the upper and lower ends of the pressure vessel, and the middle compartment being provided between said two end compartments (8,8), said membrane module includes interior membrane fibres and an outer perforated supporting cylinder surrounding the exterior of the membrane fibres, wherein the outside of each end compartment of said pressure vessel is provided with end water inlet/outlets, the outside of said middle compartment of the pressure vessel being provided with a middle water inlet/outlet at the outside of said middle compartment, wherein, in case of multiple pressure vessels, these pressure vessels are provided in parallel, characterized in that adjacent membrane modules between said two layers of membrane modules are air-tightly connected by connectors.
A tensioning ancillary instrument for tensioning an elongate element to fasten an implant on a portion of bone, in particular at least a portion of a vertebral body, by surrounding said portion of bone at least in part, said instrument comprising a body having proximal and distal ends (6a, 6b), the distal end being provided with a device for bearing against the implant, said body extending along a longitudinal axis, the instrument further comprising a carriage that is movable along the longitudinal axis, and a fastener device for fastening to the elongate element, the instrument being characterized in that the instrument includes a rotary shaft rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the body, the shaft being configured to co-operate with the carriage in such a manner that rotation of the shaft drives movement of the carriage in translation along the longitudinal axis and correspondingly moves the carriage away from the distal end of the body and tensions the elongate element, and in that the instrument includes a clutching and declutching device for clutching and declutching the carriage and the rotary shaft, the carriage having a declutched position in which the carriage is free to slide longitudinally relative to the longitudinal axis (l) of the rotary shaft, and a clutched position in which the carriage is coupled with the rotary shaft.
Indicating device, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a pointer which is arranged pivotably about an axis of rotation and points away from the axis of rotation in a direction, wherein, with the pointer arranged pivotably about the axis of rotation, a counterweight is provided, wherein the counter-weight is provided pointing away from the axis of rotation in the counter direction opposed to the direction, wherein the counterweight balances the pointer to the effect that the material of the counterweight and the material of the pointer has essentially the same density, and that the counterweight has an extent starting from the axis of rotation in the counter direction of approximately 80% to approximately 120%, like the pointer starting from the axis of rotation in the direction, characterized in that the pointer is designed as a hook pointer with a pointer vane, wherein the pointer vane intersects a first plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and wherein the counterweight intersects a second plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, wherein the first and the second plane are provided in a manner displaced in parallel, wherein the centre of gravity of the counterweight and the centre of gravity of the pointer are substantially provided in a common plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
An antenna rod for a rod antenna arrangement, wherein: - the antenna rod includes a plastic rod on which an antenna coil is applied; - an elongated electrically conductive element as a coupling conductor for the electromagnetic coupling to the antenna coil is guided at the lower end of the plastic rod and in parallel with its rod axis with a coverage of at least two windings of the antenna coil; - the coupling conductor is galvanically separated from the antenna coil by a low-loss insulator such that a capacitive coupling to the antenna coil is present; - the coupling conductor, the low-loss insulator and the antenna rod are mechanically fixedly connected to one another; and - the coupling conductor is equipped with an electromechanical connection element at its lower end, characterized in that the coupling conductor is configured as an electrically conductive sleeve which is lined in its inner boundary with an electrically insulating plastic jacket as a low-loss insulator which comprises the plastic rod in a shape-matched manner at least over the length of the coverage, said plastic rod supporting the antenna coil and being inserted into the electrically conductive sleeve comprising the plastic jacket; and in that the electrically conductive sleeve includes the electromechanical connection element at its lower end. - the antenna rod includes a plastic rod on which an antenna coil is applied; - an elongated electrically conductive element as a coupling conductor for the electromagnetic coupling to the antenna coil is guided at the lower end of the plastic rod and in parallel with its rod axis with a coverage of at least two windings of the antenna coil; - the coupling conductor is galvanically separated from the antenna coil by a low-loss insulator such that a capacitive coupling to the antenna coil is present; - the coupling conductor, the low-loss insulator and the antenna rod are mechanically fixedly connected to one another; and - the coupling conductor is equipped with an electromechanical connection element at its lower end,
A negative electrode active material, comprising: a secondary graphite particle assembled with an initial natural graphite particle coated with amorphous carbon material, and an initial artificial graphite particle, characterised in that, by X-ray powder diffraction, a size of a crystallite of the initial natural graphite particle in an a-axis direction ranges from 45 nm to 55 nm, and a size of a crystallite of the initial natural graphite particle in a c-axis direction ranges from 25 nm to 35 nm, and a size of a crystallite of the initial artificial graphite particle in an a-axis direction ranges from 35 nm to 45 nm, and a size of a crystallite of the initial artificial graphite particle in a c-axis direction ranges from 15 nm to 30 nm. a secondary graphite particle assembled with an initial natural graphite particle coated with amorphous carbon material, and an initial artificial graphite particle, characterised in that, by X-ray powder diffraction, a size of a crystallite of the initial natural graphite particle in an a-axis direction ranges from 45 nm to 55 nm, and a size of a crystallite of the initial natural graphite particle in a c-axis direction ranges from 25 nm to 35 nm, and a size of a crystallite of the initial artificial graphite particle in an a-axis direction ranges from 35 nm to 45 nm, and a size of a crystallite of the initial artificial graphite particle in a c-axis direction ranges from 15 nm to 30 nm.
An implantable medical device, comprising: a device body; an optional primer layer disposed over the device body; a drug reservoir layer disposed over the device body or the primer layer, if opted, wherein the drug reservoir layer comprises one or more therapeutic agents; and a topcoat layer disposed as an outermost layer over the drug reservoir layer, wherein the topcoat layer comprises a phosphoryl choline acrylate polymer; at least one therapeutic agent of the drug reservoir layer is an antiproliferative agent selected from the group consisting of actinomycin D; natural proteineous agents; taxoids; olimus drugs; FKBP-12 mediated mTOR inhibitors, perfenidone, and combinations thereof; and the drug reservoir layer comprises a poly(acrylate) or poly(methacrylate) having the formula: wherein: m = 0.005 to 0.90; n = 0.10 to 0.995; m + n = 1; x = 65 to 6960; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; Hydrocarbon Group is selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated or saturated, branched or straight chain C 1 to C 16 aliphatic, a cycloaliphatic or an aromatic moiety; and the Polar Group is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl ether which is selected from the group consisting of: and from an amide which is selected from the group consisting of: a device body; an optional primer layer disposed over the device body; a drug reservoir layer disposed over the device body or the primer layer, if opted, wherein the drug reservoir layer comprises one or more therapeutic agents; and a topcoat layer disposed as an outermost layer over the drug reservoir layer, the topcoat layer comprises a phosphoryl choline acrylate polymer; at least one therapeutic agent of the drug reservoir layer is an antiproliferative agent selected from the group consisting of actinomycin D; natural proteineous agents; taxoids; olimus drugs; FKBP-12 mediated mTOR inhibitors, perfenidone, and combinations thereof; and the drug reservoir layer comprises a poly(acrylate) or poly(methacrylate) having the formula: wherein: m = 0.005 to 0.90; n = 0.10 to 0.995; m + n = 1; x = 65 to 6960; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; Hydrocarbon Group is selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated or saturated, branched or straight chain C 1 to C 16 aliphatic, a cycloaliphatic or an aromatic moiety; and m = 0.005 to 0.90; n = 0.10 to 0.995; m + n = 1; x = 65 to 6960; R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; Hydrocarbon Group is selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated or saturated, branched or straight chain C 1 to C 16 aliphatic, a cycloaliphatic or an aromatic moiety; and