mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pressure reducing valve having a valve housing, in the housing interior space of which there is provided a valve carrier which has at least one throughflow channel, and having a cup-shaped valve body which is displaceably guided from an open position to a closed position counter to a restoring force, in which closed position the valve body by way of the circumferential edge of its cup shape abuts a valve seat, which is provided on the valve carrier and is in the form of a sealing ring, in such a way that the valve body closes at least one channel opening in the at least one throughflow channel, wherein the sealing ring is held in an annular groove of the valve carrier that is open on the outer circumference and is axially supported on either side by the groove flanks (33, 34) of the annular groove, wherein the groove flank facing the valve body ends in front of the inner circumference of the valve body, which abuts the sealing ring when the pressure reducing valve is in the closed position, wherein a sealing-lip-like circumferential moulded-on formation is moulded on that end face of the sealing ring that faces the valve body, and wherein this sealing-lip-like moulded-on formation can come to lie against the inner circumference of the valve body when the primary pressure prevailing on the inlet side of the pressure reducing valve rises, characterized in that - an annular space, which communicates with the inlet side of the pressure reducing valve, is provided between a groove base of the annular groove and the sealing-lip-like moulded-on formation, and - at least one pressure equalization channel, which connects the inlet side of the pressure reducing valve to the annular space, is provided in the region of the annular groove, and/or in that at least one depression or indentation is provided on that face edge of the sealing-lip-like moulded-on formation that faces the valve body, which at least one depression or indentation connects the annular space to an annular gap, which is arranged between the valve carrier and the valve body when the pressure reducing valve is in the closed position, in a fluid-carrying manner. - an annular space, which communicates with the inlet side of the pressure reducing valve, is provided between a groove base of the annular groove and the sealing-lip-like moulded-on formation, and - at least one pressure equalization channel, which connects the inlet side of the pressure reducing valve to the annular space, is provided in the region of the annular groove, and/or in that at least one depression or indentation is provided on that face edge of the sealing-lip-like moulded-on formation that faces the valve body, which at least one depression or indentation connects the annular space to an annular gap, which is arranged between the valve carrier and the valve body when the pressure reducing valve is in the closed position, in a fluid-carrying manner.
Fuel injector for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, comprising a nozzle needle which can perform a stroke movement and by way of the stroke movement of which at least one injection opening can be opened or closed, and comprising a control valve for controlling the stroke movement of the nozzle needle by virtue of a hydraulic pressure, which acts on the nozzle needle in a closing direction, in a control chamber being varied in a manner dependent on the respective switching position of the control valve, and comprising a force or pressure sensor with at least one sensor element composed of a piezoelectric material for detecting characteristic pressure changes during the opening and closing of the nozzle needle, wherein the force or pressure sensor is arranged in a low-pressure region of the fuel injector and, at least during the closing of the nozzle needle, can be acted on directly or indirectly with an axial force which is proportional to the hydraulic pressure in the control chamber, wherein the force or pressure sensor is furthermore directly or indirectly axially preloaded against a support plate or a housing part by way of a preload element, characterized in that the control valve is in the form of a solenoid valve and the preload element is a constituent part of the control valve, wherein the control valve comprises a magnet core which is axially preloaded by means of the preload element.
Energy supply controlling device of a medical instrument which is suitable to be operated in a plurality of different energy supply operating modes depending on the selection of an energy supply device of the medical instrument by an operator, wherein the energy supply controlling device has at least one actuating detection operating mode which is suitable to detect one or a plurality of properties of a manual actuation of an energy supply operating element arranged on the medical instrument and/or of an instrument operating element and on the basis of the detected actuation property(ies) to operate the energy supply device in a first operating mode or a second operating mode which is different to this or preferably another operating mode (Bx) which is different to this, characterised in that on the energy supply device the first operating mode and/or the second operating mode and the actuation detection operating mode as a third operating mode can be preselected manually which differ from one another and are provided to supply the medical instrument with energy depending on the selected energy supply operating mode.
A wet friction material comprising: a friction interfacing surface for experiencing frictional engagement with an opposed surface in the presence of a lubricant, at least a portion of the friction interfacing surface comprising fibrillated nanofibers that define a nanofibrous web, friction adjusting particles held by the nanofibrous web, and a cured resin that adheres the fibrillated nanofibers and the friction adjusting particles, the cured resin comprising a phenolic or phenolic-based resin.
An appliance, comprising: a cyclical mechanical strain component configured to cause induction of mechanical strain within a portion of skin sufficient to modulate one or more cutaneous proteins; wherein the cyclical mechanical strain component is configured to apply a mechanical strain to a portion of skin for a duration sufficient to affect upregulation of one or more cutaneous proteins in the portion of skin; wherein applying the mechanical strain to a portion of skin includes applying a cyclical mechanical strain having a peak cyclic or oscillation frequency ranging from about 50 hertz to about 100 hertz for a duration sufficient to affect upregulation of one or more cutaneous proteins in the portion of skin; wherein the cyclical mechanical strain component includes circuitry operably coupled to an end effector configured to cause induction of mechanical strain within a portion of skin, characterized in that the end effector includes a plurality of contact points each located at a target distance from each other that is based on an inverse of a target stimulation frequency at which the end effector is configured to contact the portion of skin, wherein the contact points are located at a target distance from each other that is a whole integer increment of the inverse of the stimulation frequency, using the speed of sound in skin, and wherein the appliance is configured to move the end effector in a motion selected from the group consisting of oscillation, vibration, reciprocation, rotation, cyclical, and combinations thereof. a cyclical mechanical strain component configured to cause induction of mechanical strain within a portion of skin sufficient to modulate one or more cutaneous proteins; wherein the cyclical mechanical strain component is configured to apply a mechanical strain to a portion of skin for a duration sufficient to affect upregulation of one or more cutaneous proteins in the portion of skin; wherein applying the mechanical strain to a portion of skin includes applying a cyclical mechanical strain having a peak cyclic or oscillation frequency ranging from about 50 hertz to about 100 hertz for a duration sufficient to affect upregulation of one or more cutaneous proteins in the portion of skin; wherein the cyclical mechanical strain component includes circuitry operably coupled to an end effector configured to cause induction of mechanical strain within a portion of skin, characterized in that the end effector includes a plurality of contact points each located at a target distance from each other that is based on an inverse of a target stimulation frequency at which the end effector is configured to contact the portion of skin, wherein the contact points are located at a target distance from each other that is a whole integer increment of the inverse of the stimulation frequency, using the speed of sound in skin, and wherein the appliance is configured to move the end effector in a motion selected from the group consisting of oscillation, vibration, reciprocation, rotation, cyclical, and combinations thereof.
An igniter shield for use in combination with a hot surface igniter, the igniter shield comprising: a substantially cylindrical-shaped body that includes: a proximal portion; a distal portion; a first longitudinally oriented support and a second longitudinally oriented support, wherein the first and second longitudinally oriented supports extend between and are connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion; a longitudinally oriented baffle circumferentially spaced apart from the first and second longitudinally oriented supports, wherein the longitudinally oriented baffle extends between and is connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion characterized in that the longitudinally oriented baffle includes a radially outward facing convex surface and a radially inward facing concave surface, the radially inward facing concave surface having a radius of curvature that is smaller than a radius of curvature of the proximal portion. a substantially cylindrical-shaped body that includes: a proximal portion; a distal portion; a first longitudinally oriented support and a second longitudinally oriented support, wherein the first and second longitudinally oriented supports extend between and are connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion; a longitudinally oriented baffle circumferentially spaced apart from the first and second longitudinally oriented supports, wherein the longitudinally oriented baffle extends between and is connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion a proximal portion; a distal portion; a first longitudinally oriented support and a second longitudinally oriented support, wherein the first and second longitudinally oriented supports extend between and are connected to the proximal portion and the distal portion; characterized in that the longitudinally oriented baffle includes a radially outward facing convex surface and a radially inward facing concave surface, the radially inward facing concave surface having a radius of curvature that is smaller than a radius of curvature of the proximal portion.
Device for the treatment of arthritis, arthrosis, chronic inflammations, pain reduction and muscle tension in the extremities, which in general has the shape of a case, such as a glove or a sock, which is configured to house the extremity to be protected, the device comprising: - A first inner layer, - A second inner layer or volume in the form of a paraffin-filled bladder, which covers the inner space entirely or partially, the areas targeted for treatment comprising resistive coils configured to heat said second inner layer, - A very thin layer made of latex or an insulating material, - An outer cover that surrounds all the aforementioned layers, the device further being equipped with a control unit for turning on, and for controlling the temperatures and types of currents to be applied, wherein - The first layer is made of a porous material, - Surrounding said second paraffin layer, a teflon or similar splint is placed in the form of stack splints equipped with means that force fingers or toes to progressively straighten, - the means intended to progressively straighten the fingers or toes comprise wires made of Nitinol or bimetallic materials placed in a spiral design or fixed to the opening of the stack splints, where the Nitinol or bimetallic material wires change their dimensions when the temperature increases and subsequently, if the temperature decreases, recover their initial position. - A first inner layer, - A second inner layer or volume in the form of a paraffin-filled bladder, which covers the inner space entirely or partially, the areas targeted for treatment comprising resistive coils configured to heat said second inner layer, - A very thin layer made of latex or an insulating material, - An outer cover that surrounds all the aforementioned layers, the device further being equipped with a control unit for turning on, and for controlling the temperatures and types of currents to be applied, wherein - The first layer is made of a porous material, - Surrounding said second paraffin layer, a teflon or similar splint is placed in the form of stack splints equipped with means that force fingers or toes to progressively straighten, - the means intended to progressively straighten the fingers or toes comprise wires made of Nitinol or bimetallic materials placed in a spiral design or fixed to the opening of the stack splints, where the Nitinol or bimetallic material wires change their dimensions when the temperature increases and subsequently, if the temperature decreases, recover their initial position.
A station (100, 110) for inspecting rolled strips wound in coils, comprising: - a first pair of mutually opposed pinch rolls (3, 4), adapted to receive a rolled strip from a coil; - a carriage sliding between a first start position, near said first pair of pinch rolls (3, 4), and a second end position, said sliding carriage comprising a gripping member to grasp said rolled strip coming from said first pair of pinch rolls (3, 4). - a first pair of mutually opposed pinch rolls (3, 4), adapted to receive a rolled strip from a coil; - a carriage sliding between a first start position, near said first pair of pinch rolls (3, 4), and a second end position, said sliding carriage comprising a gripping member to grasp said rolled strip coming from said first pair of pinch rolls (3, 4).
Unmanned missile having a fuselage and at least one wing device that is mounted on the fuselage in such a manner that said wing device may pivot about at least one wing pivot axis, wherein the at least one wing device that may pivot comprises a first wing (30; 30') and a second wing (34; 34') that is spaced from said first wing in the direction of the yaw axis (z) and wherein at least one connecting surface (33, 37; 33', 33"; 37'; 37") extends between the free end of the first wing (30; 30') and the free end of the second wing (34; 34') and the respective free ends of the wings (30, 34; 30', 34') are connected or may be connected to one another using said connecting surface, characterised in that the wing pivot axis is arranged in the longitudinal centre of the first wing (30, 30') and the second wing (34; 34') and also in the region of the longitudinal centre of the fuselage, that a connecting surface (33, 37) is provided on each of the free ends of the wings (30, 34), said connecting surface connecting the associated free end of the first wing to the associated free end of the second wing, and that the distance between the two connecting surfaces (30, 37 is larger than the length of the fuselage.
A composition comprising an immunomodulatory cytokine for use in the treatment of an unresectable pancreatic cancer tumor in a subject in need thereof, the treatment comprising: a) administering to said tumor an effective amount of ionizing radiation; and b) administering to said subject an effective amount of the composition comprising an immunomodulatory cytokine. a) administering to said tumor an effective amount of ionizing radiation; and b) administering to said subject an effective amount of the composition comprising an immunomodulatory cytokine.
A resin supply material for press molding or vacuum-pressure molding of a fiber-reinforced resin, the resin supply material comprising a continuous porous material and a thermosetting resin, wherein an average pore cross-sectional area ratio P expressed by the following formula is 1.1 or more. P = AII / AI AI: average pore cross-sectional area in region I All: average pore cross-sectional area in region II Region I: region occupying 10% of total volume of continuous porous material from surface layer on both surfaces thereof Region II: whole region of continuous porous material AI: average pore cross-sectional area in region I All: average pore cross-sectional area in region II Region I: region occupying 10% of total volume of continuous porous material from surface layer on both surfaces thereof Region II: whole region of continuous porous material
A DC motor with a one-way bearing, comprising: a chassis, a motor shaft disposed in the chassis, and a front output shaft and a rear output shaft disposed at both ends of the chassis respectively wherein a front one-way bearing is installed between the front end of the motor shaft and the inner end of the front output shaft, and a rear one-way bearing is installed between the rear end of the motor shaft and the inner end of the rear output shaft, and the front and rear one-way bearings are installed with a relation of rotating in opposite directions with respect to each other; the forward rotation of the motor shaft drives the front output shaft to rotate in the forward direction synchronously through the front one-way bearing and the rear output shaft remains still, or the reverse rotation of the motor shaft drives the rear output shaft to rotate in a reverse direction through the rear one-way bearing and the front output shaft remains still; both ends of the chassis have a front end cover and a rear end cover respectively, and the front end cover has a front bearing cavity formed thereon, and the rear end cover has a rear bearing cavity formed thereon; and characterized in that the inner end of the front output shaft, the front one-way bearing, and the front end of the motor shaft are disposed in the front bearing cavity, and the front bearing cavity further has a rolling bearing disposed between a wall of the front bearing cavity and the inner end of the front output shaft and for rotating and supporting the inner end of the front output shaft and the front end of the motor shaft; and the inner end of the rear output shaft, the rear one-way bearing, and the rear end of the motor shaft are disposed in the rear bearing cavity, and the rear bearing cavity further has a rolling bearing disposed between a wall of the rear bearing cavity and the inner end of the rear output shaft and for rotating and supporting the inner end of the rear output shaft and the rear end of the motor shaft, wherein the front bearing cavity has an oil seal for sealing the inner end of the front output shaft, and the oil seal is installed on the outer side of the rolling bearing that rotates and supports the inner end of the front output shaft; and the rear bearing cavity has an oil seal for sealing the inner end of the rear output shaft, and the oil seal is installed on the outer side of the rolling bearing that rotates and supports the inner end of the rear output shaft.
Thermoresponsive optical switch element for the temperature-dependent regulation of radiant energy flow between an interior space and the environment, having a switching temperature of between 20 and 50 °C, and comprising a liquid-crystalline medium in the form of a thin layer, which comprises one or more compounds of the formula where R 11, R 12 are on each occurrence, identically or differently, selected from an alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 10 C atoms or an alkenyl, alkenyloxy or thioalkenyloxy group having 2 to 10 C atoms, where one or more H atoms in the groups mentioned above may be replaced by F or Cl and where one or more CH 2 groups may be replaced by O or S, or are selected from the group comprising F, Cl, CN, NCS, R 1 -O-CO- and R 1 -CO-O-; where R 1 is, identically or differently on each occurrence, an alkyl or an alkenyl group having 1 to 10 C atoms, in which one or more H atoms may be replaced by F or Cl; and is selected from and and is selected from and and Z 11 is selected from -CO-O- and -O-CO-; and X is on each occurrence, identically or differently, F, Cl, CN or an alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 10 C atoms, where one or more H atoms in the groups mentioned above may be replaced by F or Cl and where one or more CH 2 groups may be replaced by O or S; and Y is on each occurrence, identically or differently, selected from H and X; with the proviso that compounds according to the following formula where R 21 is defined as R 11, are present in a concentration of 0-40%. R 11, R 12 are on each occurrence, identically or differently, selected from an alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 10 C atoms or an alkenyl, alkenyloxy or thioalkenyloxy group having 2 to 10 C atoms, where one or more H atoms in the groups mentioned above may be replaced by F or Cl and where one or more CH 2 groups may be replaced by O or S, or are selected from the group comprising F, Cl, CN, NCS, R 1 -O-CO- and R 1 -CO-O-; where R 1 is, identically or differently on each occurrence, an alkyl or an alkenyl group having 1 to 10 C atoms, in which one or more H atoms may be replaced by F or Cl; and is selected from and and is selected from and and Z 11 is selected from -CO-O- and -O-CO-; and X is on each occurrence, identically or differently, F, Cl, CN or an alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkoxy group having 1 to 10 C atoms, where one or more H atoms in the groups mentioned above may be replaced by F or Cl and where one or more CH 2 groups may be replaced by O or S; and Y is on each occurrence, identically or differently, selected from H and X;