mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Electrode supporting beam structure of an electric arc furnace, said structure conducting electric current and being adapted to have coolant flow therethrough and having at the end face thereof adapters for the connection of high-current cables, with the side of the electrode supporting beam structure facing away from the adapters adapted to have electrode receiving means coupled thereto, characterized in that - the electrode supporting beam structure includes a supporting beam component comprising a profiled-section beam and a conduit body spaced therefrom by spacers (61, 62) and formed to have a dual-shell across-sectional configuration, - the profiled-section beam has on or in it electrode supporting beam mounting elements for securing the electrode supporting beam structure to electrode lifting means, and - the supporting beam component has a closed profile of which the maximum area moment of inertia is higher by 25 % than the maximum area moment of inertia of the conduit body in the same cross-section. - the electrode supporting beam structure includes a supporting beam component comprising a profiled-section beam and a conduit body spaced therefrom by spacers (61, 62) and formed to have a dual-shell across-sectional configuration, - the profiled-section beam has on or in it electrode supporting beam mounting elements for securing the electrode supporting beam structure to electrode lifting means, and - the supporting beam component has a closed profile of which the maximum area moment of inertia is higher by 25 % than the maximum area moment of inertia of the conduit body in the same cross-section.
A finger guided suture device comprising: a tube connected at a distal end to a housing defining an exit point and an entry point that opposes the exit point; a needle disposed within the housing, the needle including a hooked-shaped distal portion that forms a notch adapted to retain a suture and a tissue-penetrating tip distal of the hooked-shaped distal portion; and a needle driving mechanism coupled to the needle and for imparting a rotational motion for moving the needle between the exit and entry points, characterized in that the housing comprises a thimble-like element adapted to surround a portion of a finger. a tube connected at a distal end to a housing defining an exit point and an entry point that opposes the exit point; a needle disposed within the housing, the needle including a hooked-shaped distal portion that forms a notch adapted to retain a suture and a tissue-penetrating tip distal of the hooked-shaped distal portion; and a needle driving mechanism coupled to the needle and for imparting a rotational motion for moving the needle between the exit and entry points, characterized in that the housing comprises a thimble-like element adapted to surround a portion of a finger.
A tire mold (2, 3, 4) for curing a tire by transferring heat to the tire, comprising: a plurality of hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) formed inside the tire mold (2, 3, 4); and a heating medium held inside the hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) and heating the tire via the tire mold (2, 3, 4); wherein the plurality of hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) are formed independently of each other, characterised in that a distance of the hollow cavity (2b, 3b, 4b) formed in a center molding range (Rc) with the thinnest gauge thickness of the tire is set to be the farthest, a distance of the hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) formed in a shoulder molding ranges (RSh1, RSh2) with the thickest gauge thickness of the tire is set to be the closest and a distance of the hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) formed in a buttress molding ranges (Rbl, Rb2) with the gauge thickness thicker than the center molding range (Rc) and thinner than the shoulder molding ranges (RSh1, RSh2) is set to be closer than the distance and further than the distance. a plurality of hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) formed inside the tire mold (2, 3, 4); and a heating medium held inside the hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) and heating the tire via the tire mold (2, 3, 4); wherein the plurality of hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) are formed independently of each other, characterised in that a distance of the hollow cavity (2b, 3b, 4b) formed in a center molding range (Rc) with the thinnest gauge thickness of the tire is set to be the farthest, a distance of the hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) formed in a shoulder molding ranges (RSh1, RSh2) with the thickest gauge thickness of the tire is set to be the closest and a distance of the hollow cavities (2b, 3b, 4b) formed in a buttress molding ranges (Rbl, Rb2) with the gauge thickness thicker than the center molding range (Rc) and thinner than the shoulder molding ranges (RSh1, RSh2) is set to be closer than the distance and further than the distance.
A closure for a container of a pourable product, said closure comprising: - a pouring spout having a neck to define a product pour opening and a cover portion integral with said neck and closing one end of the neck; - a cap which can be fitted to, and removed from, the pouring spout and which has a lateral wall cooperating in use with said neck and an end wall facing in use said cover portion; - a weakening line provided on said end of said neck; - first opening promoting means provided on said pouring spout; and - second opening promoting means provided on said cap and arranged for engaging said first opening promoting means upon removal of said cap from the pouring spout to produce separation of the cover portion from said neck along the weakening line; after separation, said cover portion being held by said second opening promoting means in a containing zone of said cap limited by said end wall and by an adjacent portion of said lateral wall; said second opening promoting means comprising a number of opening elements projecting inside said cap from the lateral wall thereof and angularly spaced from one another around an axis of said cap; characterized by further comprising flow hampering means (40; 50), distinct from said second opening promoting means, for limiting, after separation of said cover portion from said neck, the product flow towards and/or from said containing zone, wherein said flow hampering means (40; 50) project inside said cap from the lateral wall thereof. - a pouring spout having a neck to define a product pour opening and a cover portion integral with said neck and closing one end of the neck; - a cap which can be fitted to, and removed from, the pouring spout and which has a lateral wall cooperating in use with said neck and an end wall facing in use said cover portion; - a weakening line provided on said end of said neck; - first opening promoting means provided on said pouring spout; and - second opening promoting means provided on said cap and arranged for engaging said first opening promoting means upon removal of said cap from the pouring spout to produce separation of the cover portion from said neck along the weakening line; after separation, said cover portion being held by said second opening promoting means in a containing zone of said cap limited by said end wall and by an adjacent portion of said lateral wall; said second opening promoting means comprising a number of opening elements projecting inside said cap from the lateral wall thereof and angularly spaced from one another around an axis of said cap;
An airfoil surface layer skin, comprising: a base layer of a solid material having a predetermined flexibility; a network element comprising a solid core material having a higher rigidity than that of the base layer, the network element being embedded in the base layer with at least part of the network element at a depth offset from the center of the thickness of the base layer; and at least one fluid connector disposed such that pressurized fluid from the connector is applied to at least one point at an interface between the network element and the surrounding base layer, causing peeling of the base layer from the network element, wherein a surface shape of an airfoil comprising the skin is configured to change on adjustment of the pressure of the fluid applied to the skin. a base layer of a solid material having a predetermined flexibility; a network element comprising a solid core material having a higher rigidity than that of the base layer, the network element being embedded in the base layer with at least part of the network element at a depth offset from the center of the thickness of the base layer; and at least one fluid connector disposed such that pressurized fluid from the connector is applied to at least one point at an interface between the network element and the surrounding base layer, causing peeling of the base layer from the network element, wherein a surface shape of an airfoil comprising the skin is configured to change on adjustment of the pressure of the fluid applied to the skin.
A method of producing an ytterbium sputtering target, wherein ytterbium target material surface having Vickers hardness (Hv) of 15 or more and 40 or less is prepared in advance, wherein an ytterbium cast ingot is subject to cold rolling, thereafter annealed in a vacuum or an inert gas at 350°C or higher and 700°C or lower, and the surface of the obtained ytterbium target material is subject to final finish processing by machining.
A vehicle control device for controlling operation of a vehicle including a vehicle body, and a tire (2, 3) for supporting the vehicle body and contacting with a ground surface, the vehicle control device comprising: an operation condition detecting means configured to detect an operation condition that influences a side vibration of the vehicle body that occurs from a force acting on the tire (2,3) from the road surface; a suspension geometry adjusting means configured to adjust a suspension geometry of the vehicle; and a control means configured to control operation of the suspension geometry adjusting means to suppress vibration in a side direction of the vehicle body based on a detection result of the operation condition detecting means; wherein the control means stores a relationship of a control amount of the suspension geometry calculated in advance and an operation condition detection result, and calculates the control amount based on the relationship and the detection result that cancels out a force in the side direction applied on a center of gravity of the tire (2, 3) and a force in the side direction applied on a contact point with the ground surface of the tire (2, 3) for said operation condition; and the operation of the suspension geometry adjusting means is controlled to obtain the condition of the suspension geometry of the vehicle that cancels out the force in the side direction applied on the center of gravity of the tire (2, 3) and the force in the side direction applied on the contact point with the ground surface of the tire (2, 3) based on the detection result of the operation condition detecting means. an operation condition detecting means configured to detect an operation condition that influences a side vibration of the vehicle body that occurs from a force acting on the tire (2,3) from the road surface; a suspension geometry adjusting means configured to adjust a suspension geometry of the vehicle; and a control means configured to control operation of the suspension geometry adjusting means to suppress vibration in a side direction of the vehicle body based on a detection result of the operation condition detecting means; wherein the control means stores a relationship of a control amount of the suspension geometry calculated in advance and an operation condition detection result, and calculates the control amount based on the relationship and the detection result that cancels out a force in the side direction applied on a center of gravity of the tire (2, 3) and a force in the side direction applied on a contact point with the ground surface of the tire (2, 3) for said operation condition; and the operation of the suspension geometry adjusting means is controlled to obtain the condition of the suspension geometry of the vehicle that cancels out the force in the side direction applied on the center of gravity of the tire (2, 3) and the force in the side direction applied on the contact point with the ground surface of the tire (2, 3) based on the detection result of the operation condition detecting means.
A method of producing a building panel comprising the steps of: - applying a powder mix layer on a substrate, wherein the powder mix layer comprises wood fibres and a binder; and - applying heat and pressure to the powder mix layer when arranged on the substrate and curing the powder mix layer having a loss on cure in the range of about 2 to about 7 wt-%, preferably in the range of about 4 to about 6 wt-%, more preferably about 5 wt-%, and thereby obtaining a layer formed by the powder mix layer. - applying a powder mix layer on a substrate, wherein the powder mix layer comprises wood fibres and a binder; and - applying heat and pressure to the powder mix layer when arranged on the substrate and curing the powder mix layer having a loss on cure in the range of about 2 to about 7 wt-%, preferably in the range of about 4 to about 6 wt-%, more preferably about 5 wt-%, and thereby obtaining a layer formed by the powder mix layer.
A method of performing a channel access procedure on a shared spectrum by a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving configuration information for channel access based on UE-initiated channel occupancy; determining whether an uplink, UL, transmission associated with the UE-initiated channel occupancy is allowed during a first period that is based on the configuration information; and accessing a channel based on a result of the determination, characterized in that based on that resources for the UL transmission associated with the UE-initiated channel occupancy in the first period are related to a random access procedure, and that the random access procedure is a contention-based random access procedure, the UE determines that the UL transmission associated with the UE-initiated channel occupancy is not allowed in the first period. receiving configuration information for channel access based on UE-initiated channel occupancy; determining whether an uplink, UL, transmission associated with the UE-initiated channel occupancy is allowed during a first period that is based on the configuration information; and accessing a channel based on a result of the determination, characterized in that based on that resources for the UL transmission associated with the UE-initiated channel occupancy in the first period are related to a random access procedure, and that the random access procedure is a contention-based random access procedure, the UE determines that the UL transmission associated with the UE-initiated channel occupancy is not allowed in the first period.
An implantable device configured to be placed in a patient's stomach and duodenum region transorally without surgery to treat and prevent obesity, comprising: a gastric balloon residing in the patient's stomach and formed of a material that can withstand the acidic environment of the patient's stomach for at least 6 months, the inflated gastric balloon having an inflated volume sufficient ensure that the gastric balloon cannot pass through patient's pylorus; an intra-duodenal balloon having a deflated volume that will fit within the patient's duodenum and allow food to pass and an inflated volume that contacts the walls of the duodenum; a fluid transfer conduit coupled between the gastric balloon and intraduodenal balloon; characterized by a first valve located between the gastric balloon and intra-duodenal balloon, the first valve configured to allow fluid to flow freely from the gastric balloon to the fluid transfer conduit and limit backflow. a gastric balloon residing in the patient's stomach and formed of a material that can withstand the acidic environment of the patient's stomach for at least 6 months, the inflated gastric balloon having an inflated volume sufficient ensure that the gastric balloon cannot pass through patient's pylorus; an intra-duodenal balloon having a deflated volume that will fit within the patient's duodenum and allow food to pass and an inflated volume that contacts the walls of the duodenum; a fluid transfer conduit coupled between the gastric balloon and intraduodenal balloon; characterized by a first valve located between the gastric balloon and intra-duodenal balloon, the first valve configured to allow fluid to flow freely from the gastric balloon to the fluid transfer conduit and limit backflow.
An aluminum alloy plate for a lithographic printing plate comprising 0.08 to 0.45 wt% of iron and 0.05 to 0.20 wt% of silicon, with the balance being inadvertent impurities and aluminum, wherein aluminum-iron intermetallic compounds are contained in an amount of not more than 0.05 wt%, and wherein a ratio of iron content to silicon content (Fe/Si) in the aluminum alloy plate is from 0.5 to 1.4.
A method of forming a laminate charge, the laminate charge having first, second and third parts, the method comprising: mounting the laminate charge on a forming tool, the forming tool having a male corner and a female corner; in a forming step, generating a suction force between the forming tool and an impermeable sheet which causes the impermeable sheet to press the laminate charge against the male corner of the forming tool and into the female corner of the forming tool, wherein the male corner of the forming tool is positioned between the first and second parts of the laminate charge, and the female corner of the forming tool is positioned between the second and third parts of the laminate charge; and, characterised by, during the forming step, injecting gas between the forming tool and the third part of the laminate charge to create a gas cushion between the forming tool and the third part of the laminate charge. mounting the laminate charge on a forming tool, the forming tool having a male corner and a female corner; in a forming step, generating a suction force between the forming tool and an impermeable sheet which causes the impermeable sheet to press the laminate charge against the male corner of the forming tool and into the female corner of the forming tool, wherein the male corner of the forming tool is positioned between the first and second parts of the laminate charge, and the female corner of the forming tool is positioned between the second and third parts of the laminate charge; and, characterised by, during the forming step, injecting gas between the forming tool and the third part of the laminate charge to create a gas cushion between the forming tool and the third part of the laminate charge.
A method for operating a wireless network, wherein the use of network radio resources is managed by a management entity within the network, wherein the management entity performs a network traffic forecast for a definable time period, wherein the network traffic forecast estimates expected traffic demands with a predefined or tunable confidence degree, divides forecasted available network radio resources into one or more classes of traffic reflecting different service quality within said classes using the confidence degree, and defines and allocates at least one network radio resource slice of said class or classes of traffic to third parties and/or MVNOs for the time period considering an SLA of incoming service requests from 3rd parties and MVNOs, wherein said management entity performs admission control when allocating a network slice for a MNVO or third party by maximizing the use of free radio resources inside the network while satisfying the SLA.
The use of a hot-melt adhesive for producing multi-layer films for food packaging, wherein the hot-melt adhesive for resealable packaging comprises: a) from 30 to 90 wt.% of at least one copolymer that is obtained by metallocenecatalyzed polymerization, is based on ethylene and/or propylene together with C 4 to C 12 -α-olefins and has a melt index of from 5 to 100 g/10 min (DIN ISO 1133); b) from 5 to 50 wt.% of tackifying resins having a softening point of from 80 to 140 °C; c) from 0.5 to 15 wt.% wax having a melting point of from 120 to 170 °C; and d) from 0.1 to 20 wt.% additives and auxiliary agents; and wherein the adhesive has a viscosity of from 25,000 mPas to 250,000 mPas measured at a temperature of from 170 to 190 °C (EN ISO 2555). a) from 30 to 90 wt.% of at least one copolymer that is obtained by metallocenecatalyzed polymerization, is based on ethylene and/or propylene together with C 4 to C 12 -α-olefins and has a melt index of from 5 to 100 g/10 min (DIN ISO 1133); b) from 5 to 50 wt.% of tackifying resins having a softening point of from 80 to 140 °C; c) from 0.5 to 15 wt.% wax having a melting point of from 120 to 170 °C; and d) from 0.1 to 20 wt.% additives and auxiliary agents; and
Wide-field imaging system for the infrared spectral range comprising a vacuum chamber optically open via a porthole for the passage of field rays coming from the scene to be imaged, a cooled dark chamber provided with a cold diaphragm, an infrared detector placed inside the cooled dark chamber and an optical conjugation device of the field rays with the infrared detector, the optical conjugation device comprising at least one cold converging lens placed inside said cooled dark chamber in order to focus the field rays on the infrared detector and at least one warm converging or diverging lens placed outside said cooled dark chamber, characterised in that the cold converging lens carries most of the optical power; the cold diaphragm is the diaphragm of the optical conjugation device; the warm lens forms a virtual intermediate image located either upstream of the warm lens, or downstream of the cold lens, and the shape of the warm lens is such that the absolute value of the difference between the radii of curvature (Rg) and (Rd) of the two refractive surfaces of the warm lens is less than or equal to e(1-1/n), where e and n are respectively the thickness and the optical index of the warm lens.