mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body provided with an opening; a cover to open and close the opening; a plurality of development units developing electrostatic latent images into visible images through developers; a transfer device including an intermediate transfer belt receiving the developers from the plurality of development units and transferring the developers to printing media; and a movable sensor unit provided with light windows located at first positions opposite the intermediate transfer belt when the opening is closed by the cover, and located at second positions exposed to the opening when the opening is opened by the cover, characterized by further comprising brushes disposed between the first positions and the second positions, wherein the brushes are arranged to clean the light windows when the light windows move between the first positions and the second positions. a main body provided with an opening; a cover to open and close the opening; a plurality of development units developing electrostatic latent images into visible images through developers; a transfer device including an intermediate transfer belt receiving the developers from the plurality of development units and transferring the developers to printing media; and a movable sensor unit provided with light windows located at first positions opposite the intermediate transfer belt when the opening is closed by the cover, and located at second positions exposed to the opening when the opening is opened by the cover, characterized by further comprising brushes disposed between the first positions and the second positions, wherein the brushes are arranged to clean the light windows when the light windows move between the first positions and the second positions.
Method for operating a washing machine having a tub, a drum for receiving items of laundry, a drive motor for the drum, an electrochemical sensor in the tub for measuring an electrochemical signal as a function of a composition of an aqueous liquid in the tub, and a control facility, wherein the following steps are carried out: (a) providing an aqueous liquid containing detergent in the tub; (b) rotating the drum according to a predetermined movement program; (c) terminating a rotational movement of the drum and allowing the aqueous liquid containing detergent to rest until a predetermined calm state of the aqueous liquid containing detergent is reached; and (d) measuring the concentration c ten of a detergent in the aqueous liquid containing detergent and provided in step (a) by recording and evaluating electrochemical signals of the electrochemical sensor using an association between electrochemical signals and detergent concentrations stored in the control facility, wherein a current voltage curve is recorded with the electrochemical sensor as a measure of a calm state in step (c) and is evaluated in respect of a proportion of electricity not conditioned by diffusion with respect to the electrochemical sensor, and wherein the proportion of electricity conditioned by diffusion with respect to the electrochemical sensor comprises a contribution of convection. (a) providing an aqueous liquid containing detergent in the tub; (b) rotating the drum according to a predetermined movement program; (c) terminating a rotational movement of the drum and allowing the aqueous liquid containing detergent to rest until a predetermined calm state of the aqueous liquid containing detergent is reached; and (d) measuring the concentration c ten of a detergent in the aqueous liquid containing detergent and provided in step (a) by recording and evaluating electrochemical signals of the electrochemical sensor using an association between electrochemical signals and detergent concentrations stored in the control facility, wherein a current voltage curve is recorded with the electrochemical sensor as a measure of a calm state in step (c) and is evaluated in respect of a proportion of electricity not conditioned by diffusion with respect to the electrochemical sensor, and wherein the proportion of electricity conditioned by diffusion with respect to the electrochemical sensor comprises a contribution of convection.
A method comprising: receiving a free-form user input on a navigational map display; assigning a geographic location to the free-form user input based on a position of the free-form user input on the navigational map display, wherein assigning the geographic location comprises assigning the geographic location displayed on the navigational map display to the free-form user input; and generating a graphical indication representing the free-form user input on a second display, different to the navigational map display, at a respective position on the second display corresponding to the geographic location assigned to the free-form user input concurrent to displaying a graphical representation of the free-form user input on the navigational map display, wherein the generated graphical indication corresponding to the free-form user input on the second display corresponds to the geographic location of the graphical representation of the free-form user input displayed on the navigational map display. receiving a free-form user input on a navigational map display; assigning a geographic location to the free-form user input based on a position of the free-form user input on the navigational map display, wherein assigning the geographic location comprises assigning the geographic location displayed on the navigational map display to the free-form user input; and generating a graphical indication representing the free-form user input on a second display, different to the navigational map display, at a respective position on the second display corresponding to the geographic location assigned to the free-form user input concurrent to displaying a graphical representation of the free-form user input on the navigational map display, wherein the generated graphical indication corresponding to the free-form user input on the second display corresponds to the geographic location of the graphical representation of the free-form user input displayed on the navigational map display.
A substructure for mounting self-supporting photovoltaic modules comprising ground sockets, wherein the ground sockets have holders for receiving the self-supporting photovoltaic modules, a ground anchoring body and a rod-shaped support, wherein the substructure exclusively comprises ground sockets to which the self-supporting photovoltaic modules can be directly attached, so that the use of longitudinal and transverse supports can be dispensed with, and wherein the ground sockets are designed as initial ground sockets, standard ground sockets and end ground sockets, wherein - each of the initial ground sockets comprises a first holder; wherein a support surface of the first support encloses an angle α with the rod-shaped support of the ground socket, which has a value of greater than 90° - the standard ground sockets each have a second and a third holder, which are offset in height to each other and wherein a support surface of the second holder encloses an angle β and a support surface of the third holder encloses an angle γ with the rod-shaped support of the ground socket, wherein the angle β has a value smaller than 90° and the angle γ has a value greater than 90° - the end ground sockets each comprise a fourth support; wherein a support surface of the fourth support includes an angle δ with the rod-shaped support of the ground sockets, which has a value smaller than 90°, wherein the holders each have an insertion sleeve, a clamp opening and centering elements, wherein the inner cross-section of the insertion sleeve corresponds to the outer cross-section of the rod-shaped support, so that the holder is fixed on the rod-shaped support by means of the insertion sleeve, wherein the centering elements project above the support surface of the holder and are configured such that they guide a frame of a self-supporting photovoltaic module, and wherein the clamp opening serves to receive a clamp by means of which the frame of the self-supporting photovoltaic module can be connected to the holder in a frictional manner. - each of the initial ground sockets comprises a first holder; - the standard ground sockets each have a second and a third holder, which are offset in height to each other and - the end ground sockets each comprise a fourth support; wherein a support surface of the fourth support includes an angle δ with the rod-shaped support of the ground sockets, which has a value smaller than 90°, wherein the inner cross-section of the insertion sleeve corresponds to the outer cross-section of the rod-shaped support, so that the holder is fixed on the rod-shaped support by means of the insertion sleeve, wherein the centering elements project above the support surface of the holder and are configured such that they guide a frame of a self-supporting photovoltaic module, and wherein the clamp opening serves to receive a clamp by means of which the frame of the self-supporting photovoltaic module can be connected to the holder in a frictional manner.
An auxiliary scheduler subsystem for reducing interference in an optical wireless communication, OWC, network having a line-of-sight character, the OWC network comprising at least two coordinators (C1-Cn) and a plurality of network devices (D1-Dn) selectively associated to and synchronized with a respective one of the coordinators (C1-Cn), and wherein the at least two coordinators and the plurality of network devices share a same optical wireless medium of the OWC network via a time-division multiple access, TDMA, approach by dividing the wireless medium into consecutive time slots, at least part of the auxiliary scheduler subsystem co-located with a coordinator; the auxiliary scheduler subsystem is characterized in that: the auxiliary scheduler subsystem is configured: - to determine a first margin representing a time-interval needed to tolerate a deviation of a local time of the coordinator from a remote timing reference due to timing synchronization uncertainty of the coordinator against the remote timing reference; and - to reserve the first margin within an allocated time slot of the coordinator, which is adjacent to a neighboring time slot allocated to another coordinator than the allocated time slot. - to determine a first margin representing a time-interval needed to tolerate a deviation of a local time of the coordinator from a remote timing reference due to timing synchronization uncertainty of the coordinator against the remote timing reference; and - to reserve the first margin within an allocated time slot of the coordinator, which is adjacent to a neighboring time slot allocated to another coordinator than the allocated time slot.
A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a first rotor disk configured to rotate about a rotational axis; a second rotor disk configured to rotate about the rotational axis; a plurality of rotor blades arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis, each of the plurality of rotor blades axially between and mounted to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk; and a plurality of disk mounts connecting the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk together, the plurality of disk mounts comprising a first disk mount; the first disk mount being integral with the first rotor disk; and characterised by the first disk mount projecting axially through the second rotor disk. a first rotor disk configured to rotate about a rotational axis; a second rotor disk configured to rotate about the rotational axis; a plurality of rotor blades arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis, each of the plurality of rotor blades axially between and mounted to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk; and a plurality of disk mounts connecting the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk together, the plurality of disk mounts comprising a first disk mount; the first disk mount being integral with the first rotor disk; and characterised by the first disk mount projecting axially through the second rotor disk.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre with a tread comprising a contact surface, wherein the tread has rows of shoulder profile block elements (6a, 6b) extending from a tyre crown to tyre shoulders (5a, 5b), wherein the rows of shoulder profile block elements (6a, 6b) are separated from a central tread region with one or more rows of central profile block elements by circumferential grooves running around in the circumferential direction, wherein, in the rows of shoulder profile block elements (6a, 6b), individual shoulder profile block elements (6a, 6b) are separated from one another by transverse grooves, and wherein, in the row or rows of central profile block elements, individual central profile block elements are separated from one another by transverse grooves, wherein at least one profile block element of all the shoulder profile block elements (6a, 6b) and the central profile block elements has at least one sipe, wherein the sipe has an overall length of extent L GES, running parallel to the contact surface, wherein the sipe has a channel-shaped region in the form of a bead and with a channel length L R, running parallel to the contact surface, wherein the channel length L R corresponds to 20% to 100% of the overall length of extent L GES of the sipe, characterized in that the sipe is located in at least one shoulder profile block element (6a, 6b) and - a cross section of the sipe is u-shaped and - the sipe has a main extent, along a main direction of extent, and two secondary extents (20, 21), respectively along a secondary direction of extent (22, 23). - a cross section of the sipe is u-shaped and - the sipe has a main extent, along a main direction of extent, and two secondary extents (20, 21), respectively along a secondary direction of extent (22, 23).
A horizontal joint assembly between two telescopic wind turbine tower portions comprising the head fraction of a lower tower portion, the base fraction of an upper tower portion, and anchoring means intended for anchoring said head fraction of the lower tower portion to said base fraction of the upper tower portion, said upper tower portion also being intended for being lifted along the inner face of said lower tower portion; wherein said head fraction of the lower tower portion is provided with a thickening in its inner face and said base fraction of the upper tower portion is provided with a thickening in its outer face, such that both thickenings substantially contact one another when the upper segment is lifted; wherein the relative position of the thickenings and is such that they define a considerably horizontal contact surface and a considerably vertical contact surface; characterized in that the walls of the considerably vertical contact surface are provided with indentations and a layer of hardenable filler material is arranged along the contact surfaces and.
A method for separating a lignin derivative comprising the step of; contacting the lignin derivative with a metal oxide in a liquid medium, separating the metal oxide carrying the lignin derivative from the liquid medium, and recovering the lignin derivative from the metal oxide under alkaline conditions at a temperature of not higher than 100°C to prevent alkali degradation of the lignin derivative, wherein the lignin derivative has a 1,1-diphenylpropane unit and/or a unit derived from a 1,1-diphenylpropane unit. contacting the lignin derivative with a metal oxide in a liquid medium, separating the metal oxide carrying the lignin derivative from the liquid medium, and recovering the lignin derivative from the metal oxide under alkaline conditions at a temperature of not higher than 100°C to prevent alkali degradation of the lignin derivative, wherein the lignin derivative has a 1,1-diphenylpropane unit and/or a unit derived from a 1,1-diphenylpropane unit.
A method for removing leukocytes from a leukocyte-containing liquid comprising flowing a leukocyte-containing liquid through a leukocyte-removing filter comprising a container having a liquid inlet and outlet and a porous filter material packed in the container, wherein the filter comprises a porous filter material having a permeation coefficient (kx) in the direction vertical to the filtration surface of 0.5 × 10 -12 m 2 to 2.0 × 10 -12 m 2 and a ratio (ky/kx) of a permeation coefficient (ky) in the direction parallel to the filtration surface to the permeation coefficient (kx) of 0.5 to 1.5, wherein the permeation coefficients kx and ky are measured as described in paragraphs, and of the description.
An electrode for a lithium secondary battery, which comprises an electrode active material, an aqueous binder, and either: a compound represented by the following Formula 1 and a compound represented by the following Formula 2 or a compound represented by the following Formula 3 in which the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2 are chemically combined: wherein, in Formula 1, 2, and 3, R 1 to R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R 4 is one selected from the group consisting of N(R 7) 2, CO 2 R 7, R 8 SH and R 8 Si(OR 7) 3, R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 to R 7 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 8 is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n is an integer selected from 1 to 6, wherein one compound selected from the group consisting of the compound represented by Formula 1, the compound represented by Formula 2 and combinations thereof is a cross-linker which crosslinks the aqueous binder and wherein the cross-linker is included in the amount of 0.1 to 20% by weight based on a total weight of the electrode. a compound represented by the following Formula 1 and a compound represented by the following Formula 2 or a compound represented by the following Formula 3 in which the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2 are chemically combined: R 1 to R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and R 4 is one selected from the group consisting of N(R 7) 2, CO 2 R 7, R 8 SH and R 8 Si(OR 7) 3, R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 to R 7 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 8 is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and n is an integer selected from 1 to 6, wherein one compound selected from the group consisting of the compound represented by Formula 1, the compound represented by Formula 2 and combinations thereof is a cross-linker which crosslinks the aqueous binder and wherein the cross-linker is included in the amount of 0.1 to 20% by weight based on a total weight of the electrode.
A reciprocating mechanism for a fishing reel, comprising: a worm shaft (5; 105) having intersecting spiral grooves (5a; 105a); an engagement pin (7; 107) configured to engage the spiral grooves (5a; 105a); and a torque limiting mechanism (10; 110) configured to limit a rotational drive force which rotates the worm shaft (5; 105), wherein the engagement pin (7; 107) comprises a shaft portion (7a; 107a), and an engagement portion (7b; 107b) integrally disposed on one end of the shaft portion (7a; 107a) and configured to engage the spiral grooves (5a; 105a) of the worm shaft (5; 105), characterized in that, at least a portion of the worm shaft (5; 105) is made of synthetic resin, the shaft portion (7a; 107a) and the engagement portion (7b; 107b) are integrally formed of synthetic resin, the shaft portion (7a; 107a) comprises a first flat surface (7f; 107f) disposed along an axial direction of the shaft portion (7a; 107a), and the shaft portion (7a; 107a) further comprises a second flat surface (7g; 107g) that is parallel to the first flat surface (7f; 107f). a worm shaft (5; 105) having intersecting spiral grooves (5a; 105a); an engagement pin (7; 107) configured to engage the spiral grooves (5a; 105a); and a torque limiting mechanism (10; 110) configured to limit a rotational drive force which rotates the worm shaft (5; 105), wherein the engagement pin (7; 107) comprises a shaft portion (7a; 107a), and an engagement portion (7b; 107b) integrally disposed on one end of the shaft portion (7a; 107a) and configured to engage the spiral grooves (5a; 105a) of the worm shaft (5; 105), characterized in that, at least a portion of the worm shaft (5; 105) is made of synthetic resin, the shaft portion (7a; 107a) and the engagement portion (7b; 107b) are integrally formed of synthetic resin, the shaft portion (7a; 107a) comprises a first flat surface (7f; 107f) disposed along an axial direction of the shaft portion (7a; 107a), and the shaft portion (7a; 107a) further comprises a second flat surface (7g; 107g) that is parallel to the first flat surface (7f; 107f).
Use of a compound with the general formula in the form of racemic mixture, an enantiomer or any combination of these forms, wherein: A represents a radical in which R 5 represents a hydrogen atom and R 6, R 7 and R 8 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; B represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; n represents 0; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; R 3 and R 4 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; or of a salt with the general formula defined above to prepare a drug for treating or preventing dyskinesias caused by a chemical treatment. in which R 5 represents a hydrogen atom and R 6, R 7 and R 8 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; B represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; n represents 0; R 1 represents a hydrogen atom and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; R 3 and R 4 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical;
A catheter comprising a distal end, a central line connected to the distal end, a flushing line and a valve, wherein the valve comprises a microfluidic movable pressure switch, said microfluidic movable pressure switch is configured to move between the distal end and the flushing line, wherein the valve is configured so that when the microfluidic movable pressure switch is engaged to said flushing line, fluid flows from said central line to said distal end and when said microfluidic movable switch is engaged to said distal end, fluid flows from said flushing line to said central line, wherein said valve is attached within an end of said flushing line and said valve being engaged on the outside with said central line with a bracing structure that allows the passage of fluid through the central line; said microfluidic movable pressure switch is attached to a central rod which is disposed within and attached to at least two internal bracing features, wherein a tip of said microfluidic movable pressure switch is configured to block a narrowed portion of said central line on a tip of said catheter to prevent fluid flow.