mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A textile sheet which is in the form of a three-dimensional multi-layer knit structure having at least three layers, characterised in that the first and third layers each have at least two sections, wherein • the first layer receives the liquid and transports it to the intermediate layer and wherein the first layer has an upper portion which is hydrophobic and a lower portion which is hydrophilic and both portions are smooth knitted and the portions are plated, • the second layer, namely the intermediate layer, absorbs and retains the liquid, wherein the intermediate layer has hydrophobic transverse threads (3:1) connecting the first and third layers and is a hydrophilic inlay, and • the third layer prevents the liquid from escaping from the fabric and wherein the third layer has an upper portion that is hydrophobic and a lower portion that is waterproof and both portions are smooth knitted and the portions are plated. • the first layer receives the liquid and transports it to the intermediate layer and wherein the first layer has an upper portion which is hydrophobic and a lower portion which is hydrophilic and both portions are smooth knitted and the portions are plated, • the second layer, namely the intermediate layer, absorbs and retains the liquid, wherein the intermediate layer has hydrophobic transverse threads (3:1) connecting the first and third layers and is a hydrophilic inlay, and • the third layer prevents the liquid from escaping from the fabric and wherein the third layer has an upper portion that is hydrophobic and a lower portion that is waterproof and both portions are smooth knitted and the portions are plated.
A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) at least one block copolymer having at least one hard segment and at least one soft segment; (b) at least one tackifier component; (c) at least one phenylated silicone; (d) at least one solvent, and (e) optionally, at least one colorant, wherein the at least one hard segment is styrene, and wherein the at least one tackifier component is a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin derived from a styrene/methyl styrene/indene copolymer. (a) at least one block copolymer having at least one hard segment and at least one soft segment; (b) at least one tackifier component; (c) at least one phenylated silicone; (d) at least one solvent, and (e) optionally, at least one colorant,
A shaker screen, the shaker screen comprising: a composite frame (402; 602) including cross members, transverse ribs and a plurality of contact points extending from the top of the cross members and/or the transverse ribs; a removable grid (302; 502; 603) attached to the composite frame (402; 602), wherein the removable grid (302; 502; 603) is configured to be detachable from the composite frame (402; 602); and at least one filtering element (301; 501; 601) attached to the removable grid (302; 502; 603), characterised in that the filtering element (301; 501; 601) is attached to a plurality of filtering element attachment points extending from ends of the removable grid (302; 502; 603) for attaching and pre-tensioning to the removable grid (302; 502; 603), and in that the filtering element (301; 501; 601) is attached to the plurality of contact points on the composite frame (402; 602). a composite frame (402; 602) including cross members, transverse ribs and a plurality of contact points extending from the top of the cross members and/or the transverse ribs; a removable grid (302; 502; 603) attached to the composite frame (402; 602), wherein the removable grid (302; 502; 603) is configured to be detachable from the composite frame (402; 602); and at least one filtering element (301; 501; 601) attached to the removable grid (302; 502; 603), characterised in that the filtering element (301; 501; 601) is attached to a plurality of filtering element attachment points extending from ends of the removable grid (302; 502; 603) for attaching and pre-tensioning to the removable grid (302; 502; 603), and in that the filtering element (301; 501; 601) is attached to the plurality of contact points on the composite frame (402; 602).
A controllable coolant pump which is driven mechanically by an internal combustion engine, comprising: a pump housing with an axially supplying inlet and a radially discharging first outlet for a main conveying circuit which are connected to a pump chamber of the pump housing, a pump impeller for conveying coolant, which is rotatably accommodated on a pump shaft in the pump chamber and is driven via a belt drive, a hydraulic control circuit derived from the coolant, with an auxiliary pump on the input side, a proportional valve on the output side and a regulating slide as a hydraulic actuator for limiting the flow of the main conveying circuit, wherein, in order to radially shield the pump impeller, a cylindrical section of the regulating slide is axially displaceable in the pump chamber against a reset force by means of a pressure in the hydraulic control circuit; and a second outlet for a secondary conveying circuit which is connected to the pump chamber; characterized in that a regulating valve, as a hydraulic actuator for limiting the flow of the secondary conveying circuit, is connected to the hydraulic control circuit, wherein actuations of the regulating slide and of the regulating valve are assigned or associated to respective pressure ranges within the hydraulic control circuit. a pump housing with an axially supplying inlet and a radially discharging first outlet for a main conveying circuit which are connected to a pump chamber of the pump housing, a pump impeller for conveying coolant, which is rotatably accommodated on a pump shaft in the pump chamber and is driven via a belt drive, a hydraulic control circuit derived from the coolant, with an auxiliary pump on the input side, a proportional valve on the output side and a regulating slide as a hydraulic actuator for limiting the flow of the main conveying circuit, wherein, in order to radially shield the pump impeller, a cylindrical section of the regulating slide is axially displaceable in the pump chamber against a reset force by means of a pressure in the hydraulic control circuit; and a second outlet for a secondary conveying circuit which is connected to the pump chamber; characterized in that a regulating valve, as a hydraulic actuator for limiting the flow of the secondary conveying circuit, is connected to the hydraulic control circuit, wherein actuations of the regulating slide and of the regulating valve are assigned or associated to respective pressure ranges within the hydraulic control circuit.
A low-friction sliding material comprising: a sliding member having a sliding surface; and a fluorine fiber or a fluorine fiber-containing composite fiber that is disposed in parallel at least on the outermost part of the sliding surface in a direction the same as a sliding direction with a deviation within ±30°, characterized in that the fiber is wound around the outer perimeter of the sliding member such that 60% or more of the sliding surface is covered with the fiber. a sliding member having a sliding surface; and a fluorine fiber or a fluorine fiber-containing composite fiber that is disposed in parallel at least on the outermost part of the sliding surface in a direction the same as a sliding direction with a deviation within ±30°, characterized in that the fiber is wound around the outer perimeter of the sliding member such that 60% or more of the sliding surface is covered with the fiber.
A system for managing flexible conduit or tubing used in pharmaceutical, bioprocess, or food/dairy applications comprising: a segment of flexible conduit or tubing; and a plurality of conduit tracks (30, 32; 84, 86, 88, 90, 92; 102, 104, 106), each conduit track including a conduit channel (34,36) disposed on a first side thereof and extending along the length of each respective conduit track and dimensioned to receive the segment of flexible conduit or tubing therein, each conduit track (30, 32, 102, 104, 106) further including a connector channel (38, 40) disposed on a second, opposing side and extending along the length of each respective conduit track, wherein each connector channel (38, 40) is formed by a pair of walls (42, 44) that extend from the conduit channels (34, 36) and terminate at respective retaining tabs (46, 48), characterized in that each connector channel (38, 40) contains one or more connectors (50; 94; 108, 110) that connect adjacent conduit tracks (30, 32; 84, 86, 88, 90, 92; 102, 104, 106) in an end-to-end fashion, each of the one or more connectors (50; 94; 108, 110) comprising a base with a pair of retaining members that extend along a length of the connector (50; 94; 108, 110), wherein the pair of retaining members includes angled walls or edges having tabs formed along their length that engage with the corresponding retaining tabs (46, 48) in the connector channels (38, 40). a segment of flexible conduit or tubing; and a plurality of conduit tracks (30, 32; 84, 86, 88, 90, 92; 102, 104, 106), each conduit track including a conduit channel (34,36) disposed on a first side thereof and extending along the length of each respective conduit track and dimensioned to receive the segment of flexible conduit or tubing therein, each conduit track (30, 32, 102, 104, 106) further including a connector channel (38, 40) disposed on a second, opposing side and extending along the length of each respective conduit track, wherein each connector channel (38, 40) is formed by a pair of walls (42, 44) that extend from the conduit channels (34, 36) and terminate at respective retaining tabs (46, 48), characterized in that each connector channel (38, 40) contains one or more connectors (50; 94; 108, 110) that connect adjacent conduit tracks (30, 32; 84, 86, 88, 90, 92; 102, 104, 106) in an end-to-end fashion, each of the one or more connectors (50; 94; 108, 110) comprising a base with a pair of retaining members that extend along a length of the connector (50; 94; 108, 110), wherein the pair of retaining members includes angled walls or edges having tabs formed along their length that engage with the corresponding retaining tabs (46, 48) in the connector channels (38, 40).
A method of utilizing a probe system to generate a calibrated capacitive height measurement, wherein the probe system includes a probe assembly with a probe support body that supports a capacitive displacement sensor that terminates in a sensing tip that is configured to be positioned in a spaced-apart relation relative to a substrate, and wherein the capacitive displacement sensor is configured to generate an uncalibrated capacitive height measurement that at least partially represents a sensing tip distance of the sensing tip from the substrate, the method comprising: receiving, with a controller, a height calibration structure architecture of a height calibration structure of the substrate, wherein the height calibration structure architecture includes information regarding one or more substrate layers of the height calibration structure; calculating, with the controller and based, at least in part, on the height calibration structure architecture, a layer impedance magnitude of each substrate layer of the one or more substrate layers; calculating, with the controller and based, at least in part, on the calculating the layer impedance magnitude of each substrate layer of the one or more substrate layers, a total layer impedance magnitude of the height calibration structure; measuring, with the capacitive displacement sensor, a measured impedance magnitude; and calculating, with the controller and based, at least in part, on the total layer impedance magnitude and the measured impedance magnitude, the calibrated capacitive height measurement. receiving, with a controller, a height calibration structure architecture of a height calibration structure of the substrate, wherein the height calibration structure architecture includes information regarding one or more substrate layers of the height calibration structure; calculating, with the controller and based, at least in part, on the height calibration structure architecture, a layer impedance magnitude of each substrate layer of the one or more substrate layers; calculating, with the controller and based, at least in part, on the calculating the layer impedance magnitude of each substrate layer of the one or more substrate layers, a total layer impedance magnitude of the height calibration structure; measuring, with the capacitive displacement sensor, a measured impedance magnitude; and calculating, with the controller and based, at least in part, on the total layer impedance magnitude and the measured impedance magnitude, the calibrated capacitive height measurement.
A method of detecting staining on a media item, the method comprising: receiving an image of the media item (step 418), where the image comprises a plurality of pixels having different intensity values within a range of intensity values; using pixels from the image having intensity values within a central portion of the range of intensity values to create a centrally-weighted image (step 422); applying a threshold to each pixel in the centrally-weighted image to transform each pixel to a binary value thereby creating an evaluation image comprising a plurality of pixels, each having one of two possible values (step 424); calculating a difference image between a binary reference image and the evaluation image (step 430) by comparing a pixel in the evaluation image with a pixel in the binary reference image at a corresponding spatial location, so that the difference image includes (i) a stain pixel at each spatial location in which a pixel in the evaluation image has a low intensity pixel and the corresponding pixel in the binary reference image has a high intensity pixel, and (ii) a non-stain pixel at all other spatial locations; indicating that the media item is stained (step 434) in the event that the difference image meets a staining criterion (step 432). receiving an image of the media item (step 418), where the image comprises a plurality of pixels having different intensity values within a range of intensity values; using pixels from the image having intensity values within a central portion of the range of intensity values to create a centrally-weighted image (step 422); applying a threshold to each pixel in the centrally-weighted image to transform each pixel to a binary value thereby creating an evaluation image comprising a plurality of pixels, each having one of two possible values (step 424); calculating a difference image between a binary reference image and the evaluation image (step 430) by comparing a pixel in the evaluation image with a pixel in the binary reference image at a corresponding spatial location, so that the difference image includes (i) a stain pixel at each spatial location in which a pixel in the evaluation image has a low intensity pixel and the corresponding pixel in the binary reference image has a high intensity pixel, and (ii) a non-stain pixel at all other spatial locations; indicating that the media item is stained (step 434) in the event that the difference image meets a staining criterion (step 432).
Hair styling accessory for the shaping of hair, intended to be connected to an air outlet of a hair styling device with a blown air stream, said accessory comprising: - a hollow body provided with an end configured to be connected to said air outlet, - two hollow arms (9,10) which extend the hollow body branching off, and which each comprise at least one opening, said arms being configured such that the ends (12, 13) thereof have between them a clearance E making it possible for the passage of hair, said openings extend longitudinally and parallel to said longitudinal axis of each of the arms (9, 10), characterised in that said openings are configured to eject blown air in a direction tilted by an angle of between 30° and 80° with respect to a plane P passing through the two arms (9, 10) and extending parallel to the arms and wherein the longitudinal axis falls within each of the two arms (9, 10). - a hollow body provided with an end configured to be connected to said air outlet, - two hollow arms (9,10) which extend the hollow body branching off, and which each comprise at least one opening,
A pressure actuator for controlling a valve connected to a heating and/or cooling flow system, where the pressure actuator comprises two conduits (9a, 9b), a low pressure communicating conduit which may be connected to said flow system, and high pressure communicating conduit connected to a different position of said flow system, to react to regulate the flow rate through the connected valve in a response to a change in the differential pressure over the positions of said flow system whereto the respectively said low pressure communication conduit and said high pressure communication conduit are connected, characterized in that one of said conduits (9a, 9b) comprises a flow passage with a reduced orifice section having an opening (11, 11') dynamically changing according to the differential pressure over the reduced orifice section comprised in one of said two conduits or.
A turbomachine blade, comprising: a base portion configured for mounting on a rotor; an airfoil portion having a first end coupled to the base portion, and a second end opposite the first end, wherein a creep resistance of the airfoil portion is greater than the base portion, and wherein a fracture toughness of the airfoil portion is less than the base portion; characterized in that the turbomachine blade further comprises; a tip portion coupled to the second end of the airfoil portion, wherein a creep resistance of the tip portion is less than the airfoil portion and greater than the base portion, and wherein a fracture toughness of the tip portion is less than the base portion and greater than the airfoil portion; wherein each of the base portion, the airfoil portion, and the tip portion of the airfoil component are formed of a single alloy or superalloy material; wherein a material composition of the tip portion includes a particle size larger than a particle size of a material composition of the airfoil portion; and wherein a material composition of the tip portion includes a particle size larger than a material composition of the airfoil portion, and smaller than the particle size of the material composition of the base portion. a base portion configured for mounting on a rotor; an airfoil portion having a first end coupled to the base portion, and a second end opposite the first end, wherein a creep resistance of the airfoil portion is greater than the base portion, and wherein a fracture toughness of the airfoil portion is less than the base portion; characterized in that the turbomachine blade further comprises; a tip portion coupled to the second end of the airfoil portion, wherein a creep resistance of the tip portion is less than the airfoil portion and greater than the base portion, and wherein a fracture toughness of the tip portion is less than the base portion and greater than the airfoil portion; wherein each of the base portion, the airfoil portion, and the tip portion of the airfoil component are formed of a single alloy or superalloy material; wherein a material composition of the tip portion includes a particle size larger than a particle size of a material composition of the airfoil portion; and wherein a material composition of the tip portion includes a particle size larger than a material composition of the airfoil portion, and smaller than the particle size of the material composition of the base portion.
A system for preventing an excess user authentication token utilization condition in an enterprise computer environment, the system characterised by: an excess user authentication token utilization condition predictor operable for calculating a number of additional group memberships of each of said enterprise users that can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition; a group membership estimator operable, for each said enterprise user, for estimating a number of additional group memberships of said enterprise user that will be created by an anticipated activity; and an anticipated excess user authentication token utilization condition preventer operable, in a case where said anticipated activity can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition, for modifying said anticipated activity so as to ensure that execution of said modified activity cannot be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition. an excess user authentication token utilization condition predictor operable for calculating a number of additional group memberships of each of said enterprise users that can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition; a group membership estimator operable, for each said enterprise user, for estimating a number of additional group memberships of said enterprise user that will be created by an anticipated activity; and an anticipated excess user authentication token utilization condition preventer operable, in a case where said anticipated activity can be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition, for modifying said anticipated activity so as to ensure that execution of said modified activity cannot be expected to result in an excess user authentication token utilization condition.
Method for operating an internal combustion engine (1, 1', 1', 1"'), wherein, during an exhaust cycle of a cylinder, pressurised exhaust gas located therein is discharged from the cylinder and fed via an exhaust pipe of an exhaust train to an exhaust device, and, in a first cycle phase of the exhaust cycle, all or some of the exhaust gas flowing out of the cylinder being introduced into a branch line which branches off from an exhaust pipe of the exhaust train and leads into an exhaust charge pump (30, 30', 30") which is divided, by a number of elastically deformable separating units, into a plurality of partial volumes that are separate from one another on the gas side, in such a way that the pulse produced by the exhaust pressure wave coming from the cylinder is transmitted in full or in part to a first partial volume that forms the primary side of an exhaust charge pump (30, 30', 30"), before, in a second cycle phase of the exhaust cycle, exhaust gas located in the branch line is pushed back into the exhaust channel and supplied via said channel to the exhaust device, a preload force being applied to the or each separating unit in such a way that, in an unpressurised state, the partial volume provided for connection to the exhaust system of the internal combustion engine has a minimal value in terms of the elastic deformability of the or each separating unit.