mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A portable dispenser for a roll of web material in the form of tissue paper or nonwoven material intended for wiping purposes, said roll having a roll diameter and a length and having an end surface (11a, 11b) at each end, said web material being adapted to be unwound from the centre of the roll through one end surface thereof, the dispenser comprising an elongated housing in the shape of a casing for accommodating the roll, said housing having an end wall (14, 15) at each end covering the respective end surface (11a, 11b) of the roll, wherein a dispenser opening is arranged in at least one end wall of the housing,, the dispenser having a substantially cylindrical shape with two plane end walls (14, 15) and at least a substantial part of the dispenser being in the form of the casing, which is made of a moisture and tear resistant material adapted for multiple use, and the dispenser further comprising a reclosable opening through which the roll of web material may be inserted into the dispenser, said reclosable opening extending in a circumferential direction around at least 80% of the circumference of the dispenser at a distance of no more than 5 cm from an end wall (14, 15) thereof and being provided with refastenable adhesive or mechanical closure means for closing the opening, characterized in that said dispenser opening is provided with tearing means, in that said moisture and tear resistant material is flexible, in that the dispenser comprises a carrying handle, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the dispenser along a substantial part of the length thereof and in that a rigid strip is attached to the flexible walls of the dispenser just opposite the carrying handle, said strip also extending in the longitudinal direction of the dispenser.
A headphone device, comprising: a headband sized and shaped to rest on a user's head; and an ear cup at each of two ends of the headband, the ear cups being located proximate a user's ears when the user wears the headband, each ear cup supporting a speaker assembly within an internal cavity defined by a housing of each ear cup, each speaker assembly comprising: an audio speaker configured to produce audible sound in response to receiving an audio signal at the audio speaker; a tactile bass vibrator distinct from the audio speaker, the tactile bass vibrator being configured to produce tactile vibrations in response to receiving the audio signal at the tactile bass vibrator, the tactile bass vibrator being operatively connected to the audio speaker; characterized by a current divider operatively connected to the audio speaker and the tactile bass vibrator, the current divider providing greater electrical resistance to flow of current to the audio speaker than to flow of current to the tactile bass vibrator, wherein the current divider comprises a resistor in an electrical flow path directly connected to the audio speaker and lacks a resistor in an electrical flow path directly connected to the tactile bass vibrator; wherein each speaker assembly lacks a dedicated amplifier to power the tactile bass vibrator. a headband sized and shaped to rest on a user's head; and an ear cup at each of two ends of the headband, the ear cups being located proximate a user's ears when the user wears the headband, each ear cup supporting a speaker assembly within an internal cavity defined by a housing of each ear cup, each speaker assembly comprising: an audio speaker configured to produce audible sound in response to receiving an audio signal at the audio speaker; a tactile bass vibrator distinct from the audio speaker, the tactile bass vibrator being configured to produce tactile vibrations in response to receiving the audio signal at the tactile bass vibrator, the tactile bass vibrator being operatively connected to the audio speaker; an audio speaker configured to produce audible sound in response to receiving an audio signal at the audio speaker; a tactile bass vibrator distinct from the audio speaker, the tactile bass vibrator being configured to produce tactile vibrations in response to receiving the audio signal at the tactile bass vibrator, the tactile bass vibrator being operatively connected to the audio speaker; characterized by a current divider operatively connected to the audio speaker and the tactile bass vibrator, the current divider providing greater electrical resistance to flow of current to the audio speaker than to flow of current to the tactile bass vibrator, wherein the current divider comprises a resistor in an electrical flow path directly connected to the audio speaker and lacks a resistor in an electrical flow path directly connected to the tactile bass vibrator; wherein each speaker assembly lacks a dedicated amplifier to power the tactile bass vibrator.
An autoinjector for receiving in use a syringe containing a dose of medicament, said syringe comprising a syringe body of generally cylindrical form, a needle at the forward end of the syringe body, and a piston slideably mounted in said syringe body for expressing a dose, said autoinjector comprising: a housing for receiving in use said syringe for sliding movement between a retracted position and an extended, injection position in which said needle projects from said housing; a drive mechanism for being released from an energised condition to drive the syringe forwards to the injection position and to expel a dose; wherein said drive mechanism includes: a plunger adapted to drive said piston in use; an intermediate drive member; a first compression drive spring disposed between said intermediate drive member and said housing or a part associated therewith to urge said intermediate drive member forwardly, and a second compression spring acting between said intermediate drive member and said plunger to urge said plunger forwardly, wherein the second spring is selected such that the spring force it exerts when substantially fully compressed is less than the force exerted by the first spring when it is fully expanded the syringe is in its injection position. a housing for receiving in use said syringe for sliding movement between a retracted position and an extended, injection position in which said needle projects from said housing; a drive mechanism for being released from an energised condition to drive the syringe forwards to the injection position and to expel a dose; a plunger adapted to drive said piston in use; an intermediate drive member; a first compression drive spring disposed between said intermediate drive member and said housing or a part associated therewith to urge said intermediate drive member forwardly, and a second compression spring acting between said intermediate drive member and said plunger to urge said plunger forwardly,
An impacting tool having a tool bit adapted to carry out an operation with linear movement in a longitudinal direction of the tool bit to perform the prescribed processing operation on a workpiece, comprising a main body, a chuck as a tool holding device equipped in a tip of the main body, the chuck comprising a base portion, a tool holder arranged on an inner side of the base portion and having a bit inserting hole that allows the tool bit to be inserted in it, a locking part that is adapted to hold the tool bit inserted into the bit inserting hole so that it cannot be pulled out from the bit inserting hole, and an energizing part, wherein the locking part undergoes relative movement with respect to the tool holder in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit to allow to move between the bit holding position where it is engaged with the tool bit inserted in the bit inserting hole to restrain pulling of the tool bit from the bit inserting hole, and a bit holding released position where the lock is released and the tool bit can be pulled out from the bit inserting hole, wherein the locking part and the tool holder are integrated with each other while moving in the longitudinal direction of the tool bit to be driven to move between the bit anchored position where the locking part is set at the bit holding position to maintain the locked state with respect to the tool bit and the bit connection/disconnection allowed position where the locking part is set at the bit holding released position so that the lock can be released with respect to the tool bit, and wherein the energizing part energizes the tool holder and the locking part to the bit anchored position while they are integrated with each other, characterized in that the energizing part is arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the base portion.
A network computer system comprising: a central CS remote from a first retail store; a plurality of local computer systems (CSs) including a first local CS; said first local CS configured to log transactions occurring at a point of sale terminal in said first RS; said central CS configured to store a first set of image objects associated with marketing scalar vector graphics files previously transmitted from said central CS to said first local CS; said central CS configured to associate a set of first local CS customer identifications (CIDs) with a set of marketing SVG files, thereby forming a first customer identification/scalar vector graphics (CID/SVG) targeting set for said first local CS; said central CS configured to determine from image objects associated with marketing SVG files in said first CID/SVG targeting set and said first set of image objects, a second set of image objects not previously transmitted to said first local CS; and said central CS configured to transmit said second set of image objects to said first local CS. a central CS remote from a first retail store; a plurality of local computer systems (CSs) including a first local CS; said first local CS configured to log transactions occurring at a point of sale terminal in said first RS; said central CS configured to store a first set of image objects associated with marketing scalar vector graphics files previously transmitted from said central CS to said first local CS; said central CS configured to associate a set of first local CS customer identifications (CIDs) with a set of marketing SVG files, thereby forming a first customer identification/scalar vector graphics (CID/SVG) targeting set for said first local CS; said central CS configured to determine from image objects associated with marketing SVG files in said first CID/SVG targeting set and said first set of image objects, a second set of image objects not previously transmitted to said first local CS; and said central CS configured to transmit said second set of image objects to said first local CS.
A sole, comprising: an outer sole assembly including a plurality of outer sole members spaced apart from each other by a plurality of gaps; a middle sole assembly defining a plurality of grooves; and an intermediate layer comprising an elastomer, wherein the intermediate layer is disposed between the outer sole assembly and the middle sole assembly, and the intermediate layer connects the middle sole assembly to the outer sole assembly; wherein one of the plurality of gaps is vertically aligned with a respective one of the plurality of grooves, wherein the intermediate layer is more elastic than each of the plurality of outer sole members; the intermediate layer is more elastic than the middle sole assembly; characterized in that the intermediate layer includes a continuous medial side and a plurality of finger-like portions extending from the continuous medial side toward a lateral side of sole. an outer sole assembly including a plurality of outer sole members spaced apart from each other by a plurality of gaps; a middle sole assembly defining a plurality of grooves; and an intermediate layer comprising an elastomer, wherein the intermediate layer is disposed between the outer sole assembly and the middle sole assembly, and the intermediate layer connects the middle sole assembly to the outer sole assembly; wherein one of the plurality of gaps is vertically aligned with a respective one of the plurality of grooves, wherein the intermediate layer is more elastic than each of the plurality of outer sole members; the intermediate layer is more elastic than the middle sole assembly; characterized in that the intermediate layer includes a continuous medial side and a plurality of finger-like portions extending from the continuous medial side toward a lateral side of sole.
A method of producing a white pigment composite based on titanium dioxide particles according to which talcum is added to the titanium dioxide as pigment substitute particles and the titanium dioxide particles and the pigment substitute particles are connected to one another in a mill, wherein a vibratory disc mill or a drum mill or a vibration tube mill or a planetary mill or an impact mill or a ball mill is used as the mill, characterized in that the titanium dioxide particles and the pigment substitute particles are crushed before the physisorptive connection to one another in a separate process step to a particle size that is no more than 10 % greater than the final particle size in each case following the physisorptive connection and thereafter the titanium dioxide particles are connected to the pigment substitute particles physisorptively and permanently by mechanical attachment of the titanium dioxide particles to the pigment substitute particles, wherein the physisorptive connection of the titanium dioxide to the pigment substitute is made by pressing and/or rolling and/or pushing the particles of the titanium dioxide into the particles of the pigment substitute and titanium dioxide particles are used for this which are smaller than the pigment substitute particles and for the pressing-in, pushing-in or rolling-in of the particles of the titanium dioxide into the particles of the pigment substitute a mill is operated at a particle stressing rate of maximum 10 m/s.
An orodispersible solid pharmaceutical dosage unit having a weight between 30 and 1,000 mg, said dosage unit containing at least 100 μg of an estetrol component selected from estetrol, estetrol esters and combinations thereof; wherein the solid dosage unit can be obtained by a process comprising: • providing carrier particles having a volume median diameter of 10 μm to 400 μm; • providing an aqueous liquid comprising at least 60 wt.% water, 1-40 wt.% of estetrol component and optionally 0-40 wt.% of one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable ingredients; • mixing 1 part by weight of the aqueous liquid with 0.5-20 parts by weight of the carrier particles to produce wet particles; • removing water from the wet particles to produce loaded particles; • optionally mixing the loaded particles with one or more tabletting excipients; and • forming the loaded particles or the mixture of loaded particles and the one or more tabletting excipients into a solid dosage unit. • providing carrier particles having a volume median diameter of 10 μm to 400 μm; • providing an aqueous liquid comprising at least 60 wt.% water, 1-40 wt.% of estetrol component and optionally 0-40 wt.% of one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable ingredients; • mixing 1 part by weight of the aqueous liquid with 0.5-20 parts by weight of the carrier particles to produce wet particles; • removing water from the wet particles to produce loaded particles; • optionally mixing the loaded particles with one or more tabletting excipients; and • forming the loaded particles or the mixture of loaded particles and the one or more tabletting excipients into a solid dosage unit.
A surgical system comprising: a surgical device (500, 650) comprising a battery dock; a battery unit (616, 660, 716), wherein the battery unit (616, 660, 716) comprises: a first and second grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 611a, 611b; 662, 664; 668, 670; 710; 711); a translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) positioned proximate the first and second grouping of cells; wherein the translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) comprises a first and second set of contacts; wherein, in a first position, the first and second set of contacts are not electrically coupled to first and second grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 611a, 611b; 662, 664; 668, 670; 710; 711); and wherein, in a second position, the first set of contacts is electrically coupled to the first grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 662, 664; 710) and the second set of contacts is electrically coupled to the second grouping of cells (611a, 611b; 668, 670; 711); wherein the translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) translates from the first position to the second position upon attachment of the battery unit (616, 660, 716) to the battery dock. a surgical device (500, 650) comprising a battery dock; a battery unit (616, 660, 716), wherein the battery unit (616, 660, 716) comprises: a first and second grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 611a, 611b; 662, 664; 668, 670; 710; 711); a translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) positioned proximate the first and second grouping of cells; wherein the translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) comprises a first and second set of contacts; wherein, in a first position, the first and second set of contacts are not electrically coupled to first and second grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 611a, 611b; 662, 664; 668, 670; 710; 711); and wherein, in a second position, the first set of contacts is electrically coupled to the first grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 662, 664; 710) and the second set of contacts is electrically coupled to the second grouping of cells (611a, 611b; 668, 670; 711); wherein the translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) translates from the first position to the second position upon attachment of the battery unit (616, 660, 716) to the battery dock. a first and second grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 611a, 611b; 662, 664; 668, 670; 710; 711); a translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) positioned proximate the first and second grouping of cells; wherein the translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) comprises a first and second set of contacts; wherein, in a first position, the first and second set of contacts are not electrically coupled to first and second grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 611a, 611b; 662, 664; 668, 670; 710; 711); and wherein, in a second position, the first set of contacts is electrically coupled to the first grouping of cells (610a, 610b; 662, 664; 710) and the second set of contacts is electrically coupled to the second grouping of cells (611a, 611b; 668, 670; 711); wherein the translatable battery drain (612; 672, 674; 712) translates from the first position to the second position upon attachment of the battery unit (616, 660, 716) to the battery dock.
A paired-end sequencing method comprising: (a) providing a DNA array comprising a surface with at least 1,000 DNA concatemers immobilized thereon, (b) for each of a plurality of DNA concatemers on the array, (i) annealing first read primers to primer binding sites on the DNA concatemer, (ii) extending at least some of the first read primers to incorporate dNTPs or dNTP analogs, thereby producing first read strands, wherein each of the dNTPs or dNTP analogs being incorporated is identified to produce first reads, (c) performing controlled MDA by extending at least some of the first read strands with a polymerase having strand-displacement activity to generate a plurality of second strands, each second strand comprising a portion that is hybridized to the DNA concatemer, and an unhybridized, single-stranded branch; and (d) annealing second read primers to the single-stranded branches of the plurality of second strands, (e) extending the second read primers to generate the second reads. (a) providing a DNA array comprising a surface with at least 1,000 DNA concatemers immobilized thereon, (b) for each of a plurality of DNA concatemers on the array, (i) annealing first read primers to primer binding sites on the DNA concatemer, (ii) extending at least some of the first read primers to incorporate dNTPs or dNTP analogs, thereby producing first read strands, wherein each of the dNTPs or dNTP analogs being incorporated is identified to produce first reads, (i) annealing first read primers to primer binding sites on the DNA concatemer, (ii) extending at least some of the first read primers to incorporate dNTPs or dNTP analogs, thereby producing first read strands, wherein each of the dNTPs or dNTP analogs being incorporated is identified to produce first reads, (c) performing controlled MDA by extending at least some of the first read strands with a polymerase having strand-displacement activity to generate a plurality of second strands, each second strand comprising a portion that is hybridized to the DNA concatemer, and an unhybridized, single-stranded branch; and (d) annealing second read primers to the single-stranded branches of the plurality of second strands, (e) extending the second read primers to generate the second reads.
Method for torrefying biomass to produce torrefied biomass, whereby the method comprises a torrefaction step in which said biomass is thermally treated at a temperature between 220 °C and 330 °C in a reactor, whereby the biomass is present in said reactor as a bed of particles of biomass, whereby in the torrefaction step oxygen, either as pure oxygen or as a gas mixture containing oxygen, is injected into said reactor, whereby said oxygen is injected into said reactor underneath said bed or inside said bed, whereby in the reactor the biomass is heated by means of heat transfer from an external heat source through a reactor wall, whereby in the reactor the biomass is also heated by reaction with said oxygen, whereby an actual temperature of the biomass in said reactor is controlled to a target temperature, whereby the amount of oxygen that is injected is used for controlling said actual temperature to said target temperature, whereby the biomass is heated by means of said heat transfer to a first temperature below said target temperature, whereby said actual temperature is controlled from said first temperature to said target temperature by adjusting the quantity of oxygen that is injected, wherein the difference between said target temperature and said first temperature is at least 5 °C and at most 40 °C.
A heat-stable oligomeric recombinant polypeptide presenting at least one antigenic epitope of the pre-fusion Respiratory Syncytial Virus F protein, said polypeptide comprising the Respiratory Syncytial Virus F protein ectodomain, from which the HRB region is deleted, and from which the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains are deleted and replaced with a heterologous trimerization domain, and wherein the two multibasic furin cleavage sites in said Respiratory Syncytial Virus F protein ectodomain are mutated by the substitution of all arginine residues in said sites with lysine residues, thereby rendering said furin cleavage sites defective. the Respiratory Syncytial Virus F protein ectodomain, from which the HRB region is deleted, and from which the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains are deleted and replaced with a heterologous trimerization domain,