mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Sealing device comprising a seal (10, 20), a first item of equipment, a second item of equipment, the first item of equipment bearing the seal (10, 20), and the second item of equipment being intended to come into contact with the seal (10, 20) by docking in a given docking direction, the seal (10, 20) being made up of a plurality of seal segments (101, 102, 103, 101', 102', 501, 502) that each comprise at least one lip (110, 110', 510) made of deformable material, the lip (110, 110', 510) having: - a lip body (111, 111', 111", 511) that extends, from a root (112, 112', 512) fixed to the first item of equipment, along a cylindrical profile inclined in a given inclination direction, - a leading edge (120, 120', 120") that continues the lip body (110, 110', 510) in the given inclination direction, the leading edge (120, 120', 120") having a docking zone that is intended to make contact with the second item of equipment, the seal segments (101, 102, 103, 101', 102', 501, 502) being disposed such that, for any orientation (θ) of the docking direction of the second item of equipment, the lip bodies (111, 111', 111", 511) of the seal segments (101, 102, 103, 101', 102', 501, 502) are able to deform by bending in the associated inclination direction, and wherein the seal segments (501, 502) each comprise, - for the one part, the lip made of deformable material, known as main lip, and, - for the other part, a secondary lip made of deformable material and having a lip body that extends from a lip root fixed to the first item of equipment, on the inside of the cylindrical profile of the main lip along a cylindrical profile inclined in a second inclination direction opposite to the inclination direction of the main lip, such that, during docking of the second item of equipment, the lip body of the secondary lip deforms by bending in the second inclination direction under the compressive force exerted by the lip body of the main lip, wherein the lip roots (111, 511) of the main lip and secondary lip are combined in a single base, and wherein the single base bears at least one central rib against which the main lip bears during the docking of the second item of equipment on the main lip. - a lip body (111, 111', 111", 511) that extends, from a root (112, 112', 512) fixed to the first item of equipment, along a cylindrical profile inclined in a given inclination direction, - a leading edge (120, 120', 120") that continues the lip body (110, 110', 510) in the given inclination direction, the leading edge (120, 120', 120") having a docking zone that is intended to make contact with the second item of equipment, - for the one part, the lip made of deformable material, known as main lip, and, - for the other part, a secondary lip made of deformable material and having a lip body that extends from a lip root fixed to the first item of equipment, on the inside of the cylindrical profile of the main lip along a cylindrical profile inclined in a second inclination direction opposite to the inclination direction of the main lip,
A washing machine, comprising: a tub provided inside a cabinet to store wash water therein; and a plurality of super-hydrophobic micro-protrusions (13, 113, 213, 313, 513, 613) integrally formed on an inner surface of the tub to remove residual water in the tub; characterized in that the plurality of super-hydrophobic micro-protrusions (13, 113, 213, 313, 513, 613) are formed symmetrically on both sides with respect to first directional center lines spaced apart in parallel from each other along an inner surface of the tub and second directional center lines spaced apart in parallel from each other in a direction intersecting the first directional center lines, wherein the first directional center lines and the second directional center lines are formed in a lattice shape. a tub provided inside a cabinet to store wash water therein; and a plurality of super-hydrophobic micro-protrusions (13, 113, 213, 313, 513, 613) integrally formed on an inner surface of the tub to remove residual water in the tub; characterized in that the plurality of super-hydrophobic micro-protrusions (13, 113, 213, 313, 513, 613) are formed symmetrically on both sides with respect to first directional center lines spaced apart in parallel from each other along an inner surface of the tub and second directional center lines spaced apart in parallel from each other in a direction intersecting the first directional center lines, wherein the first directional center lines and the second directional center lines are formed in a lattice shape.
An opening device for the opening of a bag section of a film web in a bag filling system for filling with bulk material, having a suction device for the suction of both sides (212, 214) of the bag section with a movably mounted first suction jaw on the first side of the bag section and a movably mounted second suction jaw on the second side of the bag section, wherein at least one of the suction jaws (22, 24) is arranged at an acute angle to the corresponding side (212, 214) of the bag section and at least one of the suction jaws (22, 24) has at least one sealing lip, which is designed for a sealing against the side (212, 214) of the bag section, characterized in that at least one side edge of the suction jaw (22, 24) having the at least one sealing lip is designed free of the sealing lip, such that the negative pressure can generate an influx of air from there.
A method of producing a localised concentration of energy comprising: providing a series of projectiles and firing said projectiles at a target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42), said target being configured such that upon striking said target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42), a said projectile traps and compresses a volume of gas between the projectile and the target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42), characterised in that the target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42) and projectile further being configured such that impact of the projectile onto the target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42) gives rise to a converging shockwave inside the trapped volume of gas. providing a series of projectiles and firing said projectiles at a target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42), said target being configured such that upon striking said target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42), a said projectile traps and compresses a volume of gas between the projectile and the target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42), characterised in that the target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42) and projectile further being configured such that impact of the projectile onto the target (2; 4; 6; 14; 16; 18; 20; 30; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42) gives rise to a converging shockwave inside the trapped volume of gas.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antibody and at least one mesenchymal stromal cell-derived protein, wherein the antibody targets one or more of the cytokines selected from the group consisting of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), Interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), CCL-1 (I-309) and CCL24 (Eotaxin-2); wherein the mesenchymal stromal cell-derived protein is selected from the group consisting of PGE2 (prostaglandin E2), OPG, CCL7 (MCP-2), CCL8 (MCP-3), CCL20 (MIP-3α), CXCL5 (ENA-78), IL-10 and CXCL6 (GCP-2), and wherein the pharmaceutical composition is as shown in the table below: Composition C2a CXCL5; anti-CCL1; anti-IL1b; anti-M-CSF; anti-CCL24 C3a CCL8; CCL7; OPG; IL-10; anti-CCL24 C4a CCL8; CCL7; OPG; IL-10; CXCL5; anti-CCL1; anti-IL1b; anti-M-CSF C5a CCL20; CXCL6; OPG; IL-10; anti-IL1b; anti-M-CSF C6a CCL20; CXCL6; OPG; IL-10; CXCL5; anti-CCL1; anti-CCL24 C7a CCL20; CXCL6; CCL8; CCL7; anti-IL1b; anti-M-CSF; anti-CCL24 C8a CCL20; CXCL6; CCL8; CCL7; CXCL5; anti-CCL1 C9a PGE2; CXCL6; CCL7; IL-10; anti-CCL1; anti-M-CSF C10a PGE2; CXCL6; CCL7; IL-10; CXCL5; anti-IL1b; anti-CCL24 C11a PGE2; CXCL6; CCL8; OPG; anti-CCL1; anti-M-CSF; anti-CCL24 C12a PGE2; CXCL6; CCL8; OPG; CXCL5; anti-IL1b C13a PGE2; CCL20; CCL7; OPG; anti-CCL1; anti-IL1b C14a PGE2; CCL20; CCL7; OPG; CXCL5; anti-M-CSF; anti-CCL24 C15a PGE2; CCL20; CCL8; IL-10; anti-CCL1; anti-IL1b; anti-CCL24 C16a PGE2; CCL20; CCL8; IL-10; CXCL5; anti-M-CSF C17a CXCL5; CXCL6; anti-CCL1; CCL20 C18a IL-10; OPG; anti-CCL1; CCL20 C20a anti-CCL24; OPG; CXCL6; CCL20 C21a anti-CCL24; OPG; CXCL5; anti-CCL1 C22a anti-CCL24; IL-10; CXCL6; anti-CCL1 C23a anti-CCL24; IL-10; CXCL5; CCL20 C29a anti-CCL1; OPG C30a anti-CCL1; CXCL5 C31a anti-CCL24; OPG C32a anti-CCL24; CXCL5 C34a anti-CCL1; anti-CCL24; OPG C35a anti-CCL1; anti-CCL24; CXCL5 C36a anti-CCL1; OPG; CXCL5 C37a anti-CCL24; OPG; CXCL5 C38a anti-CCL1; anti-CCL24; OPG; CXCL5
An article of footwear, comprising: a plurality of traction elements attached to and extending outward from an outsole of the article, first and second traction elements of the plurality being positioned along the lateral edge of the forefoot region, the first traction element having a first portion positioned for ground contact; and a stabilizer having a base end located between and connected to the first and second traction elements, a remote end displaced from the base end, and a center portion extending away from the first traction element across the outsole and connecting the base end and the remote end and, the remote end having a second portion configured for ground contact, and wherein the stabilizer is configured to deflect, in response to forces resulting from activity of the wearer of the article, so as to place the first and second portions into ground contact, wherein the second portion of the remote end has a height that is greater than the height of the center portion and less than the height of the first traction element, wherein the outsole includes a base plate and the plurality of traction elements and the stabilizer are integral to the base plate. a plurality of traction elements attached to and extending outward from an outsole of the article, first and second traction elements of the plurality being positioned along the lateral edge of the forefoot region, the first traction element having a first portion positioned for ground contact; and a stabilizer having a base end located between and connected to the first and second traction elements, a remote end displaced from the base end, and a center portion extending away from the first traction element across the outsole and connecting the base end and the remote end and, the remote end having a second portion configured for ground contact, and wherein the stabilizer is configured to deflect, in response to forces resulting from activity of the wearer of the article, so as to place the first and second portions into ground contact, wherein the second portion of the remote end has a height that is greater than the height of the center portion and less than the height of the first traction element, wherein the outsole includes a base plate and the plurality of traction elements and the stabilizer are integral to the base plate.
An apparatus, comprising: a field detector, which is coupled to an intra-body probe inserted into an organ of a living body located in a predefined volume, and configured to measure a magnetic field generated in the volume; and a processor, which is configured to define a reference model, which models the magnetic field at multiple points in the volume using spherical harmonics, and a cost function by comparing the measured magnetic field with the reference magnetic field model, within the volume, to minimize the cost function by a computation over dipole terms in a derivative over the cost function so as to find a position and orientation that matches the measured magnetic field, and to output the found position and orientation as the position and orientation of the probe in the organ. a field detector, which is coupled to an intra-body probe inserted into an organ of a living body located in a predefined volume, and configured to measure a magnetic field generated in the volume; and a processor, which is configured to define a reference model, which models the magnetic field at multiple points in the volume using spherical harmonics, and a cost function by comparing the measured magnetic field with the reference magnetic field model, within the volume, to minimize the cost function by a computation over dipole terms in a derivative over the cost function so as to find a position and orientation that matches the measured magnetic field, and to output the found position and orientation as the position and orientation of the probe in the organ.
A cleaner head member attachable to and/or detachable from a cleaner head of a wet cleaning apparatus, the cleaner head member comprising: a connector that is connectable to a complementary connector of the cleaner head to provide a sealed dirt conduit between the cleaner head member and the cleaner head when the cleaner head member is attached to the cleaner head; a pliable support substrate; a dirt inlet structure (122A, 122B) defined in and/or arranged on a surface of the pliable support substrate, the dirt inlet structure extending across at least part of the surface; a cleaning liquid outlet structure defined in and/or arranged on the surface of the pliable support substrate, the cleaning liquid outlet structure being arranged to deliver cleaning liquid received therein towards the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning liquid outlet structure being separated from the dirt inlet structure by region(s) (134A, 134B) of the pliable support substrate; and a pliable cleaning member comprising a porous layer having pores for receiving liquid from a surface to be cleaned, the pliable cleaning member being arranged on the surface of the pliable support substrate to cover the dirt inlet structure, the dirt inlet structure being arranged to receive said liquid received by the pores of the porous layer and to carry the liquid to the dirt conduit. a connector that is connectable to a complementary connector of the cleaner head to provide a sealed dirt conduit between the cleaner head member and the cleaner head when the cleaner head member is attached to the cleaner head; a pliable support substrate; a dirt inlet structure (122A, 122B) defined in and/or arranged on a surface of the pliable support substrate, the dirt inlet structure extending across at least part of the surface; a cleaning liquid outlet structure defined in and/or arranged on the surface of the pliable support substrate, the cleaning liquid outlet structure being arranged to deliver cleaning liquid received therein towards the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning liquid outlet structure being separated from the dirt inlet structure by region(s) (134A, 134B) of the pliable support substrate; and a pliable cleaning member comprising a porous layer having pores for receiving liquid from a surface to be cleaned, the pliable cleaning member being arranged on the surface of the pliable support substrate to cover the dirt inlet structure, the dirt inlet structure being arranged to receive said liquid received by the pores of the porous layer and to carry the liquid to the dirt conduit.
A three-phase shunt reactor for power transmission or power distribution networks, the shunt reactor comprising - an iron core comprising an upper yoke, a lower yoke, a phase leg for each phase, at least one air-gap for each phase leg and at least one flux return leg which comprises at least one air-gap to adjust the reluctance of the flux return path, said iron core being arrangeable in a tank, - a winding wound surrounding each phase leg, the first end of each winding being connected to a corresponding phase and connectable to a bush insulator and the second ends of the windings being arranged to be star-coupled and earthed directly or via a one-phase zero-point coil, characterized in that at least one portion of the flux return leg is arranged to be moveable in a linear fashion relative to a fixed portion of the flux return leg to adjust the length of the air gap for making the reluctance of the flux return path continuously adjustable. - an iron core comprising an upper yoke, a lower yoke, a phase leg for each phase, at least one air-gap for each phase leg and at least one flux return leg which comprises at least one air-gap to adjust the reluctance of the flux return path, said iron core being arrangeable in a tank, - a winding wound surrounding each phase leg, the first end of each winding being connected to a corresponding phase and connectable to a bush insulator and the second ends of the windings being arranged to be star-coupled and earthed directly or via a one-phase zero-point coil, characterized in that at least one portion of the flux return leg is arranged to be moveable in a linear fashion relative to a fixed portion of the flux return leg to adjust the length of the air gap for making the reluctance of the flux return path continuously adjustable.
A honeycomb composite plate of plastic foam, comprising at least: a support body comprising at least a support core, which has a honeycomb structure and is formed of plastic foam; and a plastic surface sheet fixed to the support body and supported by it, the support core and the plastic surface sheet being fixed together, characterized in that said support body further comprises: - a support skeleton, the support skeleton being made of metal, the support core supporting the support skeleton and the plastic surface sheet to be fixed together; and - a plastic substrate fixed under the support body and supported by it, said support core /plastic surface sheet and plastic substrate being fixed together. a support body comprising at least a support core, which has a honeycomb structure and is formed of plastic foam; and a plastic surface sheet fixed to the support body and supported by it, the support core and the plastic surface sheet being fixed together, characterized in that said support body further comprises: - a support skeleton, the support skeleton being made of metal, the support core supporting the support skeleton and the plastic surface sheet to be fixed together; and - a plastic substrate fixed under the support body and supported by it, said support core /plastic surface sheet and plastic substrate being fixed together. - a support skeleton, the support skeleton being made of metal, the support core supporting the support skeleton and the plastic surface sheet to be fixed together; and - a plastic substrate fixed under the support body and supported by it, said support core /plastic surface sheet and plastic substrate being fixed together.
A method for validation of a capacitance measurement device comprising: sending a first drive signal from a capacitance measurement device to a capacitor emulator; modifying the first drive signal by a first four quadrant analog multiplier; directing the modified signal across a capacitor to produce a return signal; sending the return signal to the capacitance measurement device to validate the capacitor; and validating the return signal against an expected return signal by the capacitance measurement device. sending a first drive signal from a capacitance measurement device to a capacitor emulator; modifying the first drive signal by a first four quadrant analog multiplier; directing the modified signal across a capacitor to produce a return signal; sending the return signal to the capacitance measurement device to validate the capacitor; and validating the return signal against an expected return signal by the capacitance measurement device.
A slit rheometer for determining the viscosities of liquids comprising: a monolithic sensor plate formed from a combination of a pressure sensor membrane and a pressure sensor substrate having at least two cavities formed in the back or underside of the pressure sensor membrane, in the pressure sensor substrate or both, wherein a portion of the pressure sensor membrane extending over respective cavities of the at least two cavities will deflect into the respective cavities upon application of pressure to the portion of the pressure sensor membrane over a respective cavity, thereby forming pressure sensors, the amount of deflection providing an indication of the pressure applied to the pressure sensing surface over the cavity; a channel substrate configured to form a single liquid flow channel therein of uniform width, uniform length, and uniform depth between a liquid flow channel entrance and a liquid flow channel exit when combined with the monolithic sensor plate, wherein the pressure sensor membrane forms a monolithic, substantially smooth flow channel pressure sensing surface along one side of the flow channel; the width of the flow channel being at least about ten times larger than the depth of the flow channel and the depth being on the order of a micrometer; and wherein the at least two pressure sensors located in the respective cavities are sufficiently spaced away from the liquid flow channel entrance and the liquid flow channel exit such that a pressure drop of fully developed flow of liquid through the flow channel can be measured.
A surgical impactor for striking an object with a repeatable, controlled contacting force to impel the operation of a surgical implement in opposing directions, the impactor comprising: a control circuit to control storage and release of energy output from a drive to an energy storage mechanism to produce the repeatable, controlled contacting force; an adapter configured to receive a surgical implement to interface the object; and a mass operable to contact two distinct impact surfaces (26, 27) based upon the repeatable, controllable contacting force delivered thereto to provide the repeatable controlled contacting force to the adapter, the provision of the repeatable, controllable contacting force to a first impact surface being effective to impel the adapter in a first direction, the provision of the repeatable controllable contacting force to a second impact surface being effective to impel the adapter in a direction opposite the first direction; the surgical impactor characterized in further comprising a gas spring; a gas spring piston; and a cam arranged to displace the gas spring piston. a control circuit to control storage and release of energy output from a drive to an energy storage mechanism to produce the repeatable, controlled contacting force; an adapter configured to receive a surgical implement to interface the object; and a mass operable to contact two distinct impact surfaces (26, 27) based upon the repeatable, controllable contacting force delivered thereto to provide the repeatable controlled contacting force to the adapter, the provision of the repeatable, controllable contacting force to a first impact surface being effective to impel the adapter in a first direction, the provision of the repeatable controllable contacting force to a second impact surface being effective to impel the adapter in a direction opposite the first direction; the surgical impactor characterized in further comprising a gas spring; a gas spring piston; and a cam arranged to displace the gas spring piston.