mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Drain (1,20,30,40,50,70,80,90) provided with - an inlet opening (6, 22, 32, 45, 57, 73, 84, 93) for carrying liquid for draining into the drain; - an outlet space (12, 77) which is connected to an outlet opening (3,4,5); - a connection (37, 87) between the outlet space (12, 77) and the inlet opening (6, 22, 32, 45, 57, 73, 84, 93); and - one or more unidirectional seals (8,27,35,36,41,42,60,75,76,85,86,94,95) incorporated in the drain and configured to together close the connection (37,87) in a starting position, and configured to move into a free passage position under the influence of liquid for draining that is present, wherein the one or more unidirectional seals (8,27,35,36,41,42,60,75,76,85,86,94,95) allow passage of the liquid for draining to the outlet space (12, 77) via a passage opening (11,47,63), wherein the connection (37, 87) extends along the direction in which the drain (1,20,30,40,50,70,80,90) extends and wherein the connection (37, 87) and the drain (1,20,30,40,50,70,80,90) extend in elongate form, characterized in that the one or more unidirectional seals are flexible flaps (8, 27, 35, 36, 41, 42, 60, 75, 76, 85, 86, 94, 95) which are elongate in the direction in which the drain (1,20,30,40,50,70,80,90) extends. - an inlet opening (6, 22, 32, 45, 57, 73, 84, 93) for carrying liquid for draining into the drain; - an outlet space (12, 77) which is connected to an outlet opening (3,4,5); - a connection (37, 87) between the outlet space (12, 77) and the inlet opening (6, 22, 32, 45, 57, 73, 84, 93); and - one or more unidirectional seals (8,27,35,36,41,42,60,75,76,85,86,94,95) incorporated in the drain and configured to together close the connection (37,87) in a starting position, and configured to move into a free passage position under the influence of liquid for draining that is present, wherein the one or more unidirectional seals (8,27,35,36,41,42,60,75,76,85,86,94,95) allow passage of the liquid for draining to the outlet space (12, 77) via a passage opening (11,47,63), wherein the connection (37, 87) extends along the direction in which the drain (1,20,30,40,50,70,80,90) extends and wherein the connection (37, 87) and the drain (1,20,30,40,50,70,80,90) extend in elongate form,
A method for deploying a perimeter truss reflector, comprising: forming a perimeter truss assembly, PTA, from a plurality of battens, each having a length which traverses a PTA thickness as defined along a direction aligned with a reflector central axis; transitioning the PTA from a collapsed configuration in which the battens are closely spaced with respect to one another, to an expanded configuration in which the PTA defines a hoop in which a distance between the battens is increased as compared to the collapsed configuration; causing the transitioning of the PTA by urging one or more storable extensible member, SEM, longerons which extend around at least a portion of a periphery of the PTA from a spooled condition in which the SEM longerons are flattened and rolled around a spool, to an unspooled condition in which the SEM longeron are unspooled and exhibit beam-like structural characteristics; and bending each SEM longeron around one or more truss corners, each respectively defined at one of the plurality of battens, responsive to the transitioning, deploying a mesh reflector surface secured to the PTA from a collapsed state in which the mesh reflector is compactly stowed, to an expanded state, wherein the mesh reflector surface is shaped by using a network of cords supported by the battens so as to urge the mesh reflector surface to a shape that is configured to concentrate RF energy in a predetermined pattern. forming a perimeter truss assembly, PTA, from a plurality of battens, each having a length which traverses a PTA thickness as defined along a direction aligned with a reflector central axis; transitioning the PTA from a collapsed configuration in which the battens are closely spaced with respect to one another, to an expanded configuration in which the PTA defines a hoop in which a distance between the battens is increased as compared to the collapsed configuration; causing the transitioning of the PTA by urging one or more storable extensible member, SEM, longerons which extend around at least a portion of a periphery of the PTA from a spooled condition in which the SEM longerons are flattened and rolled around a spool, to an unspooled condition in which the SEM longeron are unspooled and exhibit beam-like structural characteristics; and bending each SEM longeron around one or more truss corners, each respectively defined at one of the plurality of battens, responsive to the transitioning, deploying a mesh reflector surface secured to the PTA from a collapsed state in which the mesh reflector is compactly stowed, to an expanded state, wherein the mesh reflector surface is shaped by using a network of cords supported by the battens so as to urge the mesh reflector surface to a shape that is configured to concentrate RF energy in a predetermined pattern.
Striking mechanism for the movement of a timepiece such as a wrist watch, pocket watch, pendant watch, alarm timepiece or a small desk clock, comprising: - a gong, - a hammer which moves between a recoiled position, remote from the gong, and a striking position where a part of the hammer is in contact with the gong, the hammer being arranged such that said part thereof strikes the gong when the striking mechanism is in the striking mode, - a drive spring of the hammer acting directly or indirectly on the hammer and able to be cocked and then released, this drive spring, upon release, propelling the hammer against the gong from the recoiled position of the hammer when the striking mechanism is in the striking mode in order to produce a sound; the striking mechanism being characterised in that it is arranged such that, when the striking mechanism is in the inoperative mode, the hammer is in its recoiled position and the drive spring of the hammer is held in the cocked position. - a gong, - a hammer which moves between a recoiled position, remote from the gong, and a striking position where a part of the hammer is in contact with the gong, the hammer being arranged such that said part thereof strikes the gong when the striking mechanism is in the striking mode, - a drive spring of the hammer acting directly or indirectly on the hammer and able to be cocked and then released, this drive spring, upon release, propelling the hammer against the gong from the recoiled position of the hammer when the striking mechanism is in the striking mode in order to produce a sound; the striking mechanism being characterised in that it is arranged such that, when the striking mechanism is in the inoperative mode, the hammer is in its recoiled position and the drive spring of the hammer is held in the cocked position.
Section of length (h) of a traffic infrastructure, comprising several structures (10a,...) installed successively along the longitudinal direction (x) of said section, whereby - said structures comprise at least two side elements (1a, 1b,...) disposed successively in at least a sideway (a1, a2) or a circulation dividing area (a3,...) along the longitudinal direction (x) of said traffic infrastructure, and respective means for installing said side elements (1a, 1b,...), and - at least some of said side elements (1a,...) carry at least one lighting array, and - at least some of said side elements (1b,...) directly or indirectly, individually or collectively support at least one top element (2a,...) adding to a total width (b), at a height (a) above said traffic infrastructure, and - said at least one top element (2a,...) directly or indirectly supports at least one PV array (50a,...), and - at least two consecutive said side elements (1a, 1b,...), or two consecutive respective side elements (1a, 1a',...) are disposed at a distance (c) from each other, as measured along a respective sideway (a1, a2) or circulation dividing area of said traffic infrastructure, characterized in that any successive structures (10a, 10b,...) are installed at distances (g 1,...) apart from each other that are multiples or divisors of the distance (c) between side elements (1a, 1b; 1a, 1a'), and in that the total lengths (f 1, f 2,...) of successive structures (10a, 10b,...) and/ or respective distances apart (g 1,...), vary in a regular or random distribution along said length (h). - said structures comprise at least two side elements (1a, 1b,...) disposed successively in at least a sideway (a1, a2) or a circulation dividing area (a3,...) along the longitudinal direction (x) of said traffic infrastructure, and respective means for installing said side elements (1a, 1b,...), and - at least some of said side elements (1a,...) carry at least one lighting array, and - at least some of said side elements (1b,...) directly or indirectly, individually or collectively support at least one top element (2a,...) adding to a total width (b), at a height (a) above said traffic infrastructure, and - said at least one top element (2a,...) directly or indirectly supports at least one PV array (50a,...), and - at least two consecutive said side elements (1a, 1b,...), or two consecutive respective side elements (1a, 1a',...) are disposed at a distance (c) from each other, as measured along a respective sideway (a1, a2) or circulation dividing area of said traffic infrastructure,
A method for identifying a target, the method comprising: forming a plurality of aqueous droplets surrounded by an immiscible carrier fluid, each aqueous droplet comprising a target analyte, a first binding agent specific for a first binding site on the target analyte and comprising a target identifier that is a barcode oligonucleotide, and a second binding agent specific for a second binding site on the target analyte, wherein a portion of the second binding agent is functionalized for immobilization to a solid support; producing in the aqueous droplets, a complex comprising the first and second binding agents with the target analyte; releasing contents from the aqueous droplets; immobilizing the complexes to the solid supports via the functionalized portions of the second binding agents; separating the immobilized complexes from the released contents; and detecting target identifiers of the separated complexes, thereby identifying the target analyte. forming a plurality of aqueous droplets surrounded by an immiscible carrier fluid, each aqueous droplet comprising a target analyte, a first binding agent specific for a first binding site on the target analyte and comprising a target identifier that is a barcode oligonucleotide, and a second binding agent specific for a second binding site on the target analyte, wherein a portion of the second binding agent is functionalized for immobilization to a solid support; producing in the aqueous droplets, a complex comprising the first and second binding agents with the target analyte; releasing contents from the aqueous droplets; immobilizing the complexes to the solid supports via the functionalized portions of the second binding agents; separating the immobilized complexes from the released contents; and detecting target identifiers of the separated complexes, thereby identifying the target analyte.
A tire comprising a tread portion, wherein the tread portion has a plurality of blocks formed by circumferential grooves and lateral grooves, the plurality of blocks include at least recess-equipped blocks having recesses disposed inward of a tread surface (5a, 6a) in a tire radial direction and outward of groove bottoms of the lateral grooves in the tire radial direction, a ratio Ar/At of a total area Ar of the recesses to a total area At of tread surfaces of the plurality of blocks is 10% to 20% in a ground contact surface when the tire is mounted on a normal rim and inflated to a normal internal pressure, a normal load is applied to the tire, and the tire is brought into contact with a plane at a camber angle of 0°, the recesses include a chamfered portion, a stepped portion, and a midway terminating groove, and the recess-equipped blocks each have at least one sipe, characterized in that the recesses further include a raised portion, the sipe includes the raised portion formed by raising a sipe bottom. a tread portion, wherein the tread portion has a plurality of blocks formed by circumferential grooves and lateral grooves, the plurality of blocks include at least recess-equipped blocks having recesses disposed inward of a tread surface (5a, 6a) in a tire radial direction and outward of groove bottoms of the lateral grooves in the tire radial direction, a ratio Ar/At of a total area Ar of the recesses to a total area At of tread surfaces of the plurality of blocks is 10% to 20% in a ground contact surface when the tire is mounted on a normal rim and inflated to a normal internal pressure, a normal load is applied to the tire, and the tire is brought into contact with a plane at a camber angle of 0°, the recesses include a chamfered portion, a stepped portion, and a midway terminating groove, and the recess-equipped blocks each have at least one sipe, characterized in that the recesses further include a raised portion, the sipe includes the raised portion formed by raising a sipe bottom.
A method for flushing water pipe networks in buildings, in particular drinking water pipe networks and/or tap water pipe networks, a water temperature and/or a water flow in a water pipe network connected to the public supply network via a water entry point of the building and realized having a plurality of sub-distribution pipes and extraction points being determined by means of sensors, the water pipe network being at least partially flushed by means of a plurality of flush valves of a flushing device, the control device storing the measured values of the sensors over a time period, characterized in that the flushing of the water pipe network is initiated as a function of measured values determined by means of the sensors by actuating the flush valves by means of a control device connected to the sensors and the flush valves, the flush valves being actuated by means of the control device taking into account the stored measured values, the control device performing a pattern analysis of the measured values of the sensors stored over the time period, the control device deriving a flushing strategy for the actuation of the flush valves from the pattern analysis.
An orthopedic device for limiting the movement of a joint disposed between a first body portion and a second body portion, comprising at least one reception fixable to the first body portion, and a pull-out body fixable to the second body portion and movable relative to the reception, wherein perpendicular to a pull out direction between the reception and the pull-out body a passage cross section filled with a shear thickening fluid is provided, characterized in that at least one passage limiting element for changing the passage cross section is provided.
A refrigerator comprising a cabin with thermal insulation; an inner lining that surrounds the inner section of the cabin so as to define a refrigeration chamber; a temperature sensor that is directly disposed on the inner lining; a fan casing that covers a fan positioned on a rear wall of the inner lining away from the temperature sensor, so as to allow radial air flow, and an air blocking element comprising a curtain extending from the fan casing toward the refrigeration chamber, characterized by - the fan casing that is in the form of a wire grill and has an outer peripheral edge, - the air blocking element that is directly fixed on the wire that forms the outer peripheral edge of the fan casing such that the inner edge of the curtain is seated on the outer surface of the wire-shaped outer peripheral edge, and the air blocking element is provided in the part of the fan casing facing the temperature sensor so as to at least partially block the cooling air that is accelerated by the fan, such that the curtain axially directs the radial air flow in the section facing the temperature sensor. - the fan casing that is in the form of a wire grill and has an outer peripheral edge, - the air blocking element that is directly fixed on the wire that forms the outer peripheral edge of the fan casing such that the inner edge of the curtain is seated on the outer surface of the wire-shaped outer peripheral edge, and the air blocking element is provided in the part of the fan casing facing the temperature sensor so as to at least partially block the cooling air that is accelerated by the fan, such that the curtain axially directs the radial air flow in the section facing the temperature sensor.
A safety valve for closing, in response to a temperature increase, a flow path of a fluid, which fluid is combustible or capable of supporting combustion, the safety valve comprising: a valve body (100, 200); and within the valve body (100, 200): a closure member (160, 285); a valve seat; and a thermally activated fuse member (130+140, 230+240); wherein the closure member (160, 285) is biased towards the valve seat by magnetic force, and the thermally activated fuse member (130+140, 230+240) acts in normal operation to maintain the closure member (160, 285) spaced from the valve seat, but, when a critical temperature is exceeded, the thermally activated fuse member (130+140, 230+240) acts to allow the closure member (160, 285) to move into sealing engagement with the valve seat. a closure member (160, 285); a valve seat; and a thermally activated fuse member (130+140, 230+240); wherein the closure member (160, 285) is biased towards the valve seat by magnetic force, and the thermally activated fuse member (130+140, 230+240) acts in normal operation to maintain the closure member (160, 285) spaced from the valve seat, but, when a critical temperature is exceeded, the thermally activated fuse member (130+140, 230+240) acts to allow the closure member (160, 285) to move into sealing engagement with the valve seat.
A vibration and noise mapping system, which enables to generate the vibration and acoustic maps of the vibration and noise sources, and to quickly determine areas that are wanted to be worked on and/or areas with problems quickly in order to improve the vibration and acoustic performance, comprising - at least one mobile arm which can move in different axes and directions at preferred speeds, - at least one vibration measurement unit which moves together with the mobile arm, which is adapted to measure the vibrations created on a test object in three axes, in other words as three-dimensional, - at least one geometric scanning unit, which moves together with the mobile arm, which is adapted to scan the surfaces of the object, and to create three-dimensional vibration shell model of the object, and characterized by - at least one acoustic measurement unit which moves together with the mobile arm, which is adapted to measure tri-directional particle speed and sound pressure on the test object, - at least one contactless acoustic excitation unit which moves together with the mobile arm, and enables the preferred points on the test object to be excited without contact, - at least one control unit which is adapted to operate the vibration measurement unit and the acoustic measurement unit at the same time or separately, to generate the vibration and noise map of the test object according to the data it receives from the units (3, 5), and preferably determine the areas that are wanted to be improved on the test object and/or the problematic areas. - at least one mobile arm which can move in different axes and directions at preferred speeds, - at least one vibration measurement unit which moves together with the mobile arm, which is adapted to measure the vibrations created on a test object in three axes, in other words as three-dimensional, - at least one geometric scanning unit, which moves together with the mobile arm, which is adapted to scan the surfaces of the object, and to create three-dimensional vibration shell model of the object, and characterized by - at least one acoustic measurement unit which moves together with the mobile arm, which is adapted to measure tri-directional particle speed and sound pressure on the test object, - at least one contactless acoustic excitation unit which moves together with the mobile arm, and enables the preferred points on the test object to be excited without contact, - at least one control unit which is adapted to operate the vibration measurement unit and the acoustic measurement unit at the same time or separately, to generate the vibration and noise map of the test object according to the data it receives from the units (3, 5), and preferably determine the areas that are wanted to be improved on the test object and/or the problematic areas.
A stabilized fire extinguishing composition comprising: 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; cyclohexene oxide or cyclopentene oxide in a concentration in the range of 500 ppm to 10,000 ppm, based upon the weight of the stabilized composition; and at least one antioxidant selected from the group consisting of: 2,5-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol; a C 7-9 branched alkyl ester of 3,5,-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxycinnamic acid; and 1,2,5,6-diepoxycyclooctane in a concentration in the range of 100 ppm to 5000 ppm based upon the weight of the stabilized composition. 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene; cyclohexene oxide or cyclopentene oxide in a concentration in the range of 500 ppm to 10,000 ppm, based upon the weight of the stabilized composition; and at least one antioxidant selected from the group consisting of: 2,5-di-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol; a C 7-9 branched alkyl ester of 3,5,-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxycinnamic acid; and 1,2,5,6-diepoxycyclooctane in a concentration in the range of 100 ppm to 5000 ppm based upon the weight of the stabilized composition.
Process for manufacturing a composite material comprising the steps of: i.a) providing a pair of slabs (2, 4) made of natural stone; i.b) optionally cleansing at least one development surface of each slab (2, 4); ii) making one or more fabric layers through the interweaving of a plurality of reinforcing fibres, such as glass fibres; iii) applying an adhesive resin (8, 8') to at least part of the development surfaces of one or both slabs (2, 4) and/or on at least one development area of the fabric layer; iv) arranging at least part of the fabric layer between the slabs (2, 4), in contact with the adhesive resin (8, 8'); v) cross-linking the adhesive resin (8, 8') between said slabs (2, 4) to obtain the composite material; said process being characterized in that the thickness of the slabs (2,4) is in the range 2.5 - 4 millimetres. i.a) providing a pair of slabs (2, 4) made of natural stone; i.b) optionally cleansing at least one development surface of each slab (2, 4); ii) making one or more fabric layers through the interweaving of a plurality of reinforcing fibres, such as glass fibres; iii) applying an adhesive resin (8, 8') to at least part of the development surfaces of one or both slabs (2, 4) and/or on at least one development area of the fabric layer; iv) arranging at least part of the fabric layer between the slabs (2, 4), in contact with the adhesive resin (8, 8'); v) cross-linking the adhesive resin (8, 8') between said slabs (2, 4) to obtain the composite material;