mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A skimmer for aquariums comprising a base and a container which is provided with at least two lateral connectors (21, 22) which comprise a main connector which is configured for connecting a pump for generating a mixed flow of water and air which can be introduced into the container through the main connector and which, by rising upwards, forms a foam, and an auxiliary connector which is configured for connecting an additional pump for supplying water inside the container or alternatively for being closed by means of a first closure element, the skimmer further comprising a cup, in which the foam is collected, and being characterized in that the base comprises at least four openings (11, 12, 13, 14), a first opening and a second opening opening inside the container and being connected to a third opening and a fourth opening, respectively, so that the skimmer can operate at least in two different configurations: - a first single-pump configuration, in which the auxiliary connector is closed by means of the first closure element and the third opening is closed by a second closure element so that the pump can operate both as a water supply pump inside the container and as a foaming pump for producing foam in the skimmer; - a second double-pump configuration which provides for the connection of the additional pump, which is suitable for supplying water inside the container, to the auxiliary lateral connector and which provides for the connection of the pump to the third opening of the base and the main connector of the container. - a first single-pump configuration, in which the auxiliary connector is closed by means of the first closure element and the third opening is closed by a second closure element so that the pump can operate both as a water supply pump inside the container and as a foaming pump for producing foam in the skimmer; - a second double-pump configuration which provides for the connection of the additional pump, which is suitable for supplying water inside the container, to the auxiliary lateral connector and which provides for the connection of the pump to the third opening of the base and the main connector of the container.
Hydraulic device (H, H') for transmission lubrication and clutch cooling in a motor vehicle, with a pump having two pump ports (P1, P2) for conveying a hydraulic fluid, a suction inlet for drawing in the hydraulic fluid from a storage container, a first outlet for the output of hydraulic fluid for transmission lubrication, a second outlet for the output of hydraulic fluid for clutch cooling, and a valve arrangement for conducting the hydraulic fluid from the suction inlet to the outlets (A1, A2), the pump is configured as a reversing pump so that depending on the rotation direction of the pump, the one pump port (P1; P2) lies on the suction side and the other pump port (P2; P1) lies on the pressure side, wherein the valve arrangement comprises at least four check valves (R1, R2, R3, R4) which are arranged between the pump ports (P1, P2), the suction inlet and the outlets (A1, A2) such that the hydraulic fluid can only be drawn in via the suction inlet on the suction side and can only be output on the pressure side in the direction of the outlets (A1, A2), wherein the outlets (A1, A2) are hydraulically connected by means of a connecting portion having a diaphragm and a check valve which blocks in the direction of the second outlet, so that depending on the rotation direction of the pump, transmission lubrication or combined clutch cooling and transmission lubrication takes place, wherein a first pressure line portion lies between a first of the pump ports (P1, P2) and the first outlet for transmission lubrication, and contains a check valve of the valve arrangement which blocks in the direction of the first pump port, wherein a second pressure line portion lies between a second of the pump ports (P1, P2) and the second outlet for clutch cooling, and contains a check valve of the valve arrangement which blocks in the direction of the second pump port, characterized in that the connecting portion connects the second pressure line portion to the first pressure line portion, wherein the connecting portion, viewed from the pump, branches off the second pressure line portion upstream of the check valve of the second pressure line portion.
A tire comprising a spiral belt layer provided at an outer periphery side of a tire carcass member, the spiral belt layer being structured with a belt cord wound in a helical shape; and a ring-shaped band respectively disposed at a tire diameter direction outer side of each of an end portion (28Ce1) of the spiral belt layer at one side in a tire width direction and an end portion (28Ce2) of the spiral belt layer at another side in the tire width direction, the band including a belt-shaped member that is wound at least one full circumference in a tire circumference direction, wherein: a region of the spiral belt layer in which a number of strands of the belt cord counted in the tire width direction is greater and a region in which the number is smaller are formed by one end portion and another end portion in the tire circumference direction of the belt cord being disposed at different positions in the tire circumference direction, and the band is provided with an overlap portion at which a number of layers of the belt-shaped member is greater than in another region of the band in the circumference direction, the overlap portion being provided at the region in which the number of strands of the belt cord is smaller. a spiral belt layer provided at an outer periphery side of a tire carcass member, the spiral belt layer being structured with a belt cord wound in a helical shape; and a ring-shaped band respectively disposed at a tire diameter direction outer side of each of an end portion (28Ce1) of the spiral belt layer at one side in a tire width direction and an end portion (28Ce2) of the spiral belt layer at another side in the tire width direction, the band including a belt-shaped member that is wound at least one full circumference in a tire circumference direction, wherein: a region of the spiral belt layer in which a number of strands of the belt cord counted in the tire width direction is greater and a region in which the number is smaller are formed by one end portion and another end portion in the tire circumference direction of the belt cord being disposed at different positions in the tire circumference direction, and the band is provided with an overlap portion at which a number of layers of the belt-shaped member is greater than in another region of the band in the circumference direction, the overlap portion being provided at the region in which the number of strands of the belt cord is smaller. a region of the spiral belt layer in which a number of strands of the belt cord counted in the tire width direction is greater and a region in which the number is smaller are formed by one end portion and another end portion in the tire circumference direction of the belt cord being disposed at different positions in the tire circumference direction, and the band is provided with an overlap portion at which a number of layers of the belt-shaped member is greater than in another region of the band in the circumference direction, the overlap portion being provided at the region in which the number of strands of the belt cord is smaller.
An ultrasonic flow meter (8, 8a, 8b, 8c) comprising: a meter body comprising a fluid passageway therethrough and an outer surface having a curved portion; a transducer assembly coupled to said meter body; a shroud on said outer surface of said meter body and covering said transducer assembly, said shroud comprising a first shroud member and a second shroud member, each shroud member (120a, 120b) including a pair of ends (120c, 120d), a pair of side members including radially inner edges, and a curved outer strip; a first fastener disposed between adjacent ends (120c, 120d) of each of said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b) at a first location on said meter body and configured to draw said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b), including said inner edges, toward one another; a second fastener disposed between adjacent ends (120c, 120d) of each of said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b) at a second location on said meter body that is angularly spaced from and opposite said first location; and a wireway defined by said outer surface of said meter body and said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b), wherein said wireway comprises a cross sectional area that varies from a minimum area to a maximum area; wherein each of said first fastener and second fastener is free of threaded members that engage the meter body. a meter body comprising a fluid passageway therethrough and an outer surface having a curved portion; a transducer assembly coupled to said meter body; a shroud on said outer surface of said meter body and covering said transducer assembly, said shroud comprising a first shroud member and a second shroud member, each shroud member (120a, 120b) including a pair of ends (120c, 120d), a pair of side members including radially inner edges, and a curved outer strip; a first fastener disposed between adjacent ends (120c, 120d) of each of said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b) at a first location on said meter body and configured to draw said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b), including said inner edges, toward one another; a second fastener disposed between adjacent ends (120c, 120d) of each of said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b) at a second location on said meter body that is angularly spaced from and opposite said first location; and a wireway defined by said outer surface of said meter body and said first and second shroud members (120a, 120b), wherein said wireway comprises a cross sectional area that varies from a minimum area to a maximum area; wherein each of said first fastener and second fastener is free of threaded members that engage the meter body.
Intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising: - an upper plate having an outer surface for bearing on an upper vertebra and a surface oriented towards the inside of the prosthesis, - a lower plate having an outer surface for bearing on a lower vertebra and a surface oriented towards the inside of the prosthesis as well as - an intermediate element forming a ball joint between the upper plate and the lower plate, comprising a convex bulging element, cooperating with an imprint complementary to the convex bulging element and in contact with said convex bulging element, said intermediate element comprising at least one hole (24,25) allowing it to deform during the sudden or vibrational movements of the daily life of an individual, such as in the case of a vertical impact, characterised in that either the intermediate element comprises a lower surface having a concavity opening towards the outside in order to bear on a flat surface of the lower plate oriented towards the inside of the prosthesis and thus form a hole, or a concavity is provided in the surface of the lower plate oriented towards the inside of the prosthesis, said concavity being closed by the intermediate element in order to form a hole, and characterised in that said prosthesis is made from three elements. - an upper plate having an outer surface for bearing on an upper vertebra and a surface oriented towards the inside of the prosthesis, - a lower plate having an outer surface for bearing on a lower vertebra and a surface oriented towards the inside of the prosthesis as well as - an intermediate element forming a ball joint between the upper plate and the lower plate, comprising a convex bulging element, cooperating with an imprint complementary to the convex bulging element and in contact with said convex bulging element, said intermediate element comprising at least one hole (24,25) allowing it to deform during the sudden or vibrational movements of the daily life of an individual, such as in the case of a vertical impact,
A light emitting device comprising: a first electrode, a laminated body including a layer containing a light emitting substance in contact with the first electrode, a first layer having an acceptor level in contact with the laminated body, a first layer having a donor level in contact with the first layer having the acceptor level, and a second electrode in contact with the first layer having the donor level, wherein the first layer having the acceptor level contains a first substance of which a hole mobility is higher than an electron mobility and a second substance that can accept an electron from the first substance, and wherein the first layer having the donor level contains a third substance of which an electron mobility is higher than a hole mobility and a fourth substance that can donate an electron to the third substance. a first electrode, a laminated body including a layer containing a light emitting substance in contact with the first electrode, a first layer having an acceptor level in contact with the laminated body, a first layer having a donor level in contact with the first layer having the acceptor level, and a second electrode in contact with the first layer having the donor level, wherein the first layer having the acceptor level contains a first substance of which a hole mobility is higher than an electron mobility and a second substance that can accept an electron from the first substance, and wherein the first layer having the donor level contains a third substance of which an electron mobility is higher than a hole mobility and a fourth substance that can donate an electron to the third substance.
An audio signal processing method executed by an audio signal processing device, comprising: a decoding step of decoding auxiliary information transmitted from an encoder, the auxiliary information relating to a sudden increase of an amplitude of decoded audio obtained by decoding an audio packet; a determining step of determining the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio using the auxiliary information decoded by the decoding step; and a mitigating step of mitigating the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio when a sudden increase of an amplitude of an audio signal is determined by the determining step, and not mitigating the decoded audio when the sudden increase is not determined by the determining step; wherein the sudden increase of the amplitude of the audio signal occurs when the amplitude of the decoded audio obtained by decoding the audio packet suddenly increases in response to a first audio packet received correctly after an occurrence of a packet loss, and wherein mitigating the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio comprises a stability processor subjecting a Line Spectral Frequency parameter of a current frame to a process of expanding a distance between two adjacent elements to become wider than an ordinary distance. a decoding step of decoding auxiliary information transmitted from an encoder, the auxiliary information relating to a sudden increase of an amplitude of decoded audio obtained by decoding an audio packet; a determining step of determining the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio using the auxiliary information decoded by the decoding step; and a mitigating step of mitigating the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio when a sudden increase of an amplitude of an audio signal is determined by the determining step, and not mitigating the decoded audio when the sudden increase is not determined by the determining step; wherein the sudden increase of the amplitude of the audio signal occurs when the amplitude of the decoded audio obtained by decoding the audio packet suddenly increases in response to a first audio packet received correctly after an occurrence of a packet loss, and wherein mitigating the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio comprises a stability processor subjecting a Line Spectral Frequency parameter of a current frame to a process of expanding a distance between two adjacent elements to become wider than an ordinary distance.
Liquid filter system with a connecting body and with a filter, in particular spin-on filter, in particular for motor vehicles, industrial engines, in particular oil filters, fuel filter or coolant filters, wherein the filter is provided with a filter housing in which a filter element is accommodated and wherein the filter features a frontal connecting end with a cover which is designed in such a way that it is sealingly connectable by means of a plug-in and/or rotational movement (S, D) with the connecting body corresponding with the connecting end, wherein the cover features an opening for a fluid connection between the connecting body and the filter housing, wherein at the connecting end of the filter housing are disposed a sealing area and a holding area which are designed in such a way that they extend concentrically substantially axially to the plug-in direction and face radially inwards and which can interact with a respective radially outwardly facing, substantially axially extending sealing area and a holding area of the connecting body, wherein the cover features an S-shaped profile, wherein the legs (72a, 72b) of the profile at least form also the sealing area and holding area at the connecting end of the filter housing, and wherein the connecting body designed as connecting flange features on its side facing the filter housing a radially inner holding cylinder and a radially outer sealing cylinder which extend axially to a plug-in direction of the filter housing.
A method of producing a printable conductive ink, comprising: forming a mixture of a first composition, comprising at least one amine; a second composition, comprising at least one carboxylic acid; and a conductive material; wherein the conductive material comprises silver nanowires, wherein the silver nanowires are coated with a dispersant. forming a mixture of a first composition, comprising at least one amine; a second composition, comprising at least one carboxylic acid; and a conductive material; wherein the conductive material comprises silver nanowires, wherein the silver nanowires are coated with a dispersant.
A method of measuring the size of particles in a liquid sample, comprising: suspending the liquid sample in a capillary tube, illuminating the suspended liquid sample along an illumination axis, detecting at least a portion of the light along a first detection axis after it is scattered by the particles in the suspended liquid sample, wherein the illumination axis and the detection axis are oriented at an angle with respect to each other, and deriving a dynamic or static light scattering measurement for a predetermined angular resolution from results of the step of detecting to derive the size of the particles; and characterized by: holding the capillary tube in a capillary carrier that is dimensioned to match a standard cuvette so that the carrier is configured to be removably placed in a standard cuvette carrier; and placing the capillary carrier in a cuvette carrier of a static or dynamic light scattering instrument. suspending the liquid sample in a capillary tube, illuminating the suspended liquid sample along an illumination axis, detecting at least a portion of the light along a first detection axis after it is scattered by the particles in the suspended liquid sample, wherein the illumination axis and the detection axis are oriented at an angle with respect to each other, and deriving a dynamic or static light scattering measurement for a predetermined angular resolution from results of the step of detecting to derive the size of the particles; and characterized by: holding the capillary tube in a capillary carrier that is dimensioned to match a standard cuvette so that the carrier is configured to be removably placed in a standard cuvette carrier; and placing the capillary carrier in a cuvette carrier of a static or dynamic light scattering instrument. holding the capillary tube in a capillary carrier that is dimensioned to match a standard cuvette so that the carrier is configured to be removably placed in a standard cuvette carrier; and placing the capillary carrier in a cuvette carrier of a static or dynamic light scattering instrument.
A medical plug connector to be plugged on a connection section, of for example a blood treatment apparatus, or to be plugged on a connection section of a connecting adapter, wherein the plug connector comprises at least one main body with a receiving section for receiving one end of a fluid pipe of the connection section, the main body comprising: - a first latching element having a first section, wherein the first section is designed to be elastically bendable or elastically tiltable; - optionally, a second latching element having a second section; - wherein at least one of the elements of a group, which consists of the first latching element and the second latching element, comprises a recess for receiving a protrusion of the connection section and/or an elevation to reach into a recess, for example of the blood treatment apparatus, or of the connecting adapter, wherein the recess (15a, 17a) or the elevation of a latching element (15, 17) from the group faces the other latching element (17, 15) from the group respectively and/or the receiving section, or is arranged on an inner side of the respective latching element (15, 17), wherein the plug connector comprises a fluid guiding section in its main body, through which fluid can flow through the plug connector in a longitudinal direction therefrom, wherein the main body consists of a first material, or comprises such a material, wherein the plug connector comprises at least one sealing element made of a second material different from the first material, characterized in that the sealing element comprises a through opening with at least one inner diameter, which corresponds to an inner diameter of the fluid guiding section of the main body. - a first latching element having a first section, wherein the first section is designed to be elastically bendable or elastically tiltable; - optionally, a second latching element having a second section; - wherein at least one of the elements of a group, which consists of the first latching element and the second latching element, comprises a recess for receiving a protrusion of the connection section and/or an elevation to reach into a recess, for example of the blood treatment apparatus, or of the connecting adapter, wherein the recess (15a, 17a) or the elevation of a latching element (15, 17) from the group faces the other latching element (17, 15) from the group respectively and/or the receiving section, or is arranged on an inner side of the respective latching element (15, 17), wherein the main body consists of a first material, or comprises such a material, wherein the plug connector comprises at least one sealing element made of a second material different from the first material, characterized in that the sealing element comprises a through opening with at least one inner diameter, which corresponds to an inner diameter of the fluid guiding section of the main body.
A transaminase enzyme, comprising: a polypeptide having transaminase activity with increased thermostability at 50°C as compared to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 18 and has one or more residue differences as compared to SEQ ID NO: 2 of X9 is T; X86 is Y and X294 is V.