mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A personal smoking product manufacturing device, in particular a personal cigarette manufacturing device, comprising: - a tobacco receptacle; - a smoking product sleeve receptacle; - a smoking product manufacturing unit for manufacturing smoking products using tobacco from the tobacco receptacle and sleeves from the smoking product sleeve receptacle; - a transport unit or transport system for transporting tobacco from the tobacco receptacle and/or smoking product sleeves from the smoking product sleeve receptacle to the smoking product manufacturing unit; - a selection system for the desired properties of the cigarette to be manufactured, which can be controlled by inputs from a user; and - a control unit for controlling the operational sequence and/or the components of the personal cigarette manufacturing device in accordance with the user inputs, characterised in that the tobacco receptacle and/or the smoking product sleeve receptacle comprises receptacle elements for at least two different types of tobacco and/or sleeve, and the personal smoking product manufacturing device comprises a security array which enables the function of the device only when specifically embodied receptacle elements or cartridges are inserted or docked. - a tobacco receptacle; - a smoking product sleeve receptacle; - a smoking product manufacturing unit for manufacturing smoking products using tobacco from the tobacco receptacle and sleeves from the smoking product sleeve receptacle; - a transport unit or transport system for transporting tobacco from the tobacco receptacle and/or smoking product sleeves from the smoking product sleeve receptacle to the smoking product manufacturing unit; - a selection system for the desired properties of the cigarette to be manufactured, which can be controlled by inputs from a user; and - a control unit for controlling the operational sequence and/or the components of the personal cigarette manufacturing device in accordance with the user inputs,
A system for introducing an elongated medical instrument into a body of a subject, comprising: a manually operable rooter with a rotatable element that oscillates between clockwise and counterclockwise rotation upon manual operation of the manually operable rooter; and an elongated medical instrument securable to the rotatable element of the manually operable rooter; wherein the elongated medical instrument comprises a mascerator (200") including a wire and an expanded element (210"); characterised in that said expanded element (210") has a basket-like configuration manufactured by forming one or more cuts along a portion of the length of the wire and then forcing uncut portions of the wire on opposite sides of the cuts toward each other to define the expanded element (210") formed from a cut portion of the wire. a manually operable rooter with a rotatable element that oscillates between clockwise and counterclockwise rotation upon manual operation of the manually operable rooter; and an elongated medical instrument securable to the rotatable element of the manually operable rooter; wherein the elongated medical instrument comprises a mascerator (200") including a wire and an expanded element (210"); characterised in that said expanded element (210") has a basket-like configuration manufactured by forming one or more cuts along a portion of the length of the wire and then forcing uncut portions of the wire on opposite sides of the cuts toward each other to define the expanded element (210") formed from a cut portion of the wire.
A yeast cell having the following characteristics and genotypes: characteristic II: capable of utilizing panose as sole carbon source; and genotype IV: comprising at least 3 genes encoding IMA1p, wherein IMA1p is selected from the group consisting of IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:12, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:13, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:14, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:15, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:21, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:22, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:23, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:24, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:25 and functional homologues of any of the aforementioned sharing at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, yet more preferably at least 95%, such as at least 98% sequence identity therewith; and genotype VI: comprising at least 2 genes encoding AGT1 selected from the group consisting of AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:18, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:19, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:20, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:27, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:28, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:30, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:31, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:32 and functional homologues of any of the aforementioned sharing at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, yet more preferably at least 95%, such as at least 98% sequence identity therewith; and characteric VIII: capable of utilizing melibiose as the sole carbon source. characteristic II: capable of utilizing panose as sole carbon source; and genotype IV: comprising at least 3 genes encoding IMA1p, wherein IMA1p is selected from the group consisting of IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:12, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:13, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:14, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:15, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:21, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:22, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:23, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:24, IMA1p of SEQ ID NO:25 and functional homologues of any of the aforementioned sharing at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, yet more preferably at least 95%, such as at least 98% sequence identity therewith; and genotype VI: comprising at least 2 genes encoding AGT1 selected from the group consisting of AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:18, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:19, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:20, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:27, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:28, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:30, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:31, AGT1 of SEQ ID NO:32 and functional homologues of any of the aforementioned sharing at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, yet more preferably at least 95%, such as at least 98% sequence identity therewith; and characteric VIII: capable of utilizing melibiose as the sole carbon source.
A demonstration device for demonstrating at least one thermally-reversible characteristic of an optical article having at least one photochromic material, the demonstration device comprising: a housing having a sidewall defining an interior; an inspection platform within the interior of the housing configured for supporting at least a portion of the optical article; at least one ultraviolet light source configured to radiate ultraviolet light into the interior of the housing; and at least one inspection light source configured to illuminate at least a portion of the interior of the housing; characterized in that at least a portion of the sidewall is transparent to allow viewing of the housing interior from the outside of the housing through the sidewall; and the demonstration device further comprising at least one heating device configured to heat at least a portion of the interior of the housing, wherein the at least one heating device comprises at least one heat source and at least one fan. a housing having a sidewall defining an interior; an inspection platform within the interior of the housing configured for supporting at least a portion of the optical article; at least one ultraviolet light source configured to radiate ultraviolet light into the interior of the housing; and at least one inspection light source configured to illuminate at least a portion of the interior of the housing; characterized in that at least a portion of the sidewall is transparent to allow viewing of the housing interior from the outside of the housing through the sidewall; and the demonstration device further comprising at least one heating device configured to heat at least a portion of the interior of the housing, wherein the at least one heating device comprises at least one heat source and at least one fan.
A vehicle collision mitigation system comprising a detecting device and a control unit, the detecting device being arranged to detect a certain field of view, the field of view comprising a trigger area having an adjustable trigger width that is defined by trigger borders (9a, 9b; 10a, 10b), where the adjustable trigger width (w) is adjustable between a minimum trigger width (w min) and a maximum trigger width (w max), where the collision mitigation system is arranged to issue a system trigger signal at least in dependence of an object being determined to at least partly being present within the trigger borders, where the adjustable trigger width (w) is adjustable in dependence of the number of system trigger signals that have been issued during a certain time period, characterized in that the vehicle collision mitigation system is arranged to maintain a desired trigger rate by adapting the adjustable trigger width (w) based on the vehicle's total driving time (t tot) as well as the number and timing of earlier trigger occasions according to: w t tot > t n = f t tot, t 1, t 2,..., t n, where w is the adjustable trigger width, t i is the timing of the i:th trigger occasion, n is the total number of trigger occasions at the total driving time (t tot), t tot is the total driving time and f is a pre-determined, multi-variable function that depends on the timing of previous trigger occasions and the total driving time (t tot).
A collar for a swage-type fastener (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), the collar including a generally straight collar shank adapted to be swaged into look grooves (26, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d) on a pin member of the swage-type fastener (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) in response to a relative axial force or swage load applied between said pin member and said collar by an installation tool, characterized in that the collar is an as-headed collar which is produced directly from cold working and which is strain hardened directly from cold working without changing hardness using a thermal process, and in that said as-headed collar has an outer diameter and an inner diameter; and wherein the ratio of the outer diameter to the inner diameter of said as-headed collar is between about 1.47 to 1.55 such as to reduce the swage load required to swage said as-headed collar.
Brake provided with an electric motor comprising: - a rotor, - a stator, and - at least one phase, characterised in that the motor is adapted to emit a sound when the or at least one of the phases of the motor is supplied with an electric current without turning the rotor relative to the stator, the sound having a sound level greater than 35 dB, preferably greater than 40 dB, even 50 dB, and having at least one predetermined frequency. - a rotor, - a stator, and - at least one phase,
An intravascular blood pump, comprising: a collapsible housing comprising a fluid lumen, the fluid lumen having a distal end and a proximal end; and a collapsible distal impeller, axially spaced from a collapsible proximal impeller, at least a portion of the distal impeller and the proximal impeller disposed axially between the distal end and the proximal end of the fluid lumen, wherein the distal impeller has an expanded configuration in an expanded state, and the proximal impeller has an expanded configuration in an expanded state, wherein the expanded configuration of the distal impeller is different than the expanded configuration of the proximal impeller, and wherein the proximal impeller has a distal end and the distal impeller has a proximal end, characterized in that a distance between the distal end of the proximal impeller and the proximal end of the distal impeller, along a longitudinal axis of the collapsible housing, is from 2cm to 7cm. a collapsible housing comprising a fluid lumen, the fluid lumen having a distal end and a proximal end; and a collapsible distal impeller, axially spaced from a collapsible proximal impeller, at least a portion of the distal impeller and the proximal impeller disposed axially between the distal end and the proximal end of the fluid lumen, wherein the distal impeller has an expanded configuration in an expanded state, and the proximal impeller has an expanded configuration in an expanded state, wherein the expanded configuration of the distal impeller is different than the expanded configuration of the proximal impeller, and wherein the proximal impeller has a distal end and the distal impeller has a proximal end,
A hydraulic machine comprising a barrel driven in rotation by an input shaft, comprising cylinders each receiving a piston bearing on one side on a tiltable tray that can pivot about a first inclination axis perpendicular to the input shaft, the cylinders bearing, on the side opposite the tray, on a circular closing plate comprising a low pressure manifold and a high pressure manifold separated at the ends of same by two intermediate spaces, at least one of these spaces comprising at least one connection (36, 40) to a precompression chamber (34, 38), the inclination of the tray comprising a second angle of inclination that gives an angular offset (α) of the top and bottom dead centres of the pistons, relative to the mid points of the intermediate spaces, said hydraulic machine being characterized in that said second angle of inclination is perpendicular to the axis of the input shaft and to the first inclination axis.
An assembly for transmitting force from a rocker arm to ends of two valve stems in an internal combustion piston engine, comprising a guide pin and a yoke part, wherein the guide pin comprising a guiding outer surface, and the yoke part comprising an axially elongated guide opening to receive the guide pin, the opening having a guiding surface arranged to cooperate with the guiding surface of the guide pin, two arms (20.2, 20.3) configured to transmit force from the yoke part to an end of a valve stems, and wherein the yoke part and the guide pin are arranged to cooperate with each other in linearly sliding manner such that when the guide pin is assembled for use, the yoke part is arranged movable under guidance of the guide pin in the axially elongated guide opening, characterized in that axially elongated guide opening in the yoke part is a through hole and that the guide pin is arranged to extend through the axially elongated guide opening wherein contact area between the guide opening and the guide pin is arranged to be lubricated via a first conduit arranged in the guide pin for introducing lubrication oil to the contact area. the guide pin comprising a guiding outer surface, and the yoke part comprising an axially elongated guide opening to receive the guide pin, the opening having a guiding surface arranged to cooperate with the guiding surface of the guide pin, two arms (20.2, 20.3) configured to transmit force from the yoke part to an end of a valve stems, and wherein an axially elongated guide opening to receive the guide pin, the opening having a guiding surface arranged to cooperate with the guiding surface of the guide pin, two arms (20.2, 20.3) configured to transmit force from the yoke part to an end of a valve stems, and wherein the yoke part and the guide pin are arranged to cooperate with each other in linearly sliding manner such that when the guide pin is assembled for use, the yoke part is arranged movable under guidance of the guide pin in the axially elongated guide opening, characterized in that axially elongated guide opening in the yoke part is a through hole and that the guide pin is arranged to extend through the axially elongated guide opening wherein contact area between the guide opening and the guide pin is arranged to be lubricated via a first conduit arranged in the guide pin for introducing lubrication oil to the contact area.
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin for use in treating an established autoimmune disease in a human, wherein the autoimmune disease is selected from insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, premature ovarian failure, scleroderma, Sjögren's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, vitiligo, alopecia, polyglandular failure, Grave's disease, hypothyroidism, polymyositis, pemphigus, Crohn's disease, colitis, autoimmune hepatitis, hypopituitarism, myocarditis, Addison's disease, an autoimmune skin disease, uveitis, pernicious anemia, hypoparathyroidism, and rheumatoid arthritis.
A method for a communications system comprising: determining a touch input characteristic, at an apparatus; generating an audio signal, at the apparatus; generating, at the apparatus, a tactile signal dependent on the touch input characteristic; mixing, at the apparatus, the tactile signal and the audio signal to form a combined signal during an active communication; providing the combined signal, from the apparatus, to one or more further apparatus during the active communication; and wherein the combined signal is configured to generate a tactile output representing the touch input characteristic during the active communication. determining a touch input characteristic, at an apparatus; generating an audio signal, at the apparatus; generating, at the apparatus, a tactile signal dependent on the touch input characteristic; mixing, at the apparatus, the tactile signal and the audio signal to form a combined signal during an active communication; providing the combined signal, from the apparatus, to one or more further apparatus during the active communication; and wherein the combined signal is configured to generate a tactile output representing the touch input characteristic during the active communication.
A bearing arrangement of a rotating brush roller of a floor cleaning device, in particular carpet cleaning device in the form of a brush vacuum cleaner or brush attachment, wherein the brush roller is arranged in a support device of a brush housing via end pieces located on the outside and the brush roller has a receiving shaft, which runs in the shape of a spiral, comprising a passage area located on the outside for receiving and holding a continuous brush strip as well as a frontal opening for supply and removal and the outer area is covered by a closing part as support device, wherein the closing part has a releasable partial element, which releases a frontal opening for removing the brush strip, characterized in that the partial element can be releasably fixed in the brush housing by means of a holding element, such as a latching element, for a corresponding unlockable counter bearing, and the partial element supports a segment of a deflector element, which is arranged concentrically to the brush roller in addition to a fixed deflector element, which is arranged on the brush roller body as thread deflector by means of a counter element in the form of a rib, wherein the brush roller comprising the counter element as rib made of plastic corresponds to the deflector elements (7, 11) of the support element made of metal.
An apparatus comprising: a frequency reference configured to generate a clock signal in a local time domain; a scheduling processor (26, 102) configured to extract a bandwidth allocation message from a data stream and to re-stamp each of at least one timestamp in the bandwidth allocation message in the local time domain based on the clock signal and to generate a corresponding updated bandwidth allocation message comprising a respective at least one re-stamped timestamp, wherein the scheduling processor (26, 102) comprises a message sniffer configured to monitor the data stream provided in a data tunnel from a network termination system for the bandwidth allocation message and to extract the bandwidth allocation message for processing via the scheduling processor (26, 102); and a physical interface configured to transmit the updated bandwidth allocation message to schedule upstream burst transmissions of data from at least one modem based on the at least one re-stamped timestamp. a frequency reference configured to generate a clock signal in a local time domain; a scheduling processor (26, 102) configured to extract a bandwidth allocation message from a data stream and to re-stamp each of at least one timestamp in the bandwidth allocation message in the local time domain based on the clock signal and to generate a corresponding updated bandwidth allocation message comprising a respective at least one re-stamped timestamp, wherein the scheduling processor (26, 102) comprises a message sniffer configured to monitor the data stream provided in a data tunnel from a network termination system for the bandwidth allocation message and to extract the bandwidth allocation message for processing via the scheduling processor (26, 102); and a physical interface configured to transmit the updated bandwidth allocation message to schedule upstream burst transmissions of data from at least one modem based on the at least one re-stamped timestamp.
A cable comprising: at least one optical fiber; a plurality of buffer tubes; and a flooding composition comprising in weight percent (wt%) based on the weight of the composition: 10-80 wt% of a first component comprising a polyolefin elastomer consisting of only α-olefin residues, the polyolefin elastomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene/α-olefin copolymers, propylene/a-olefin copolymers, and combinations thereof; and 20-90 wt% of a second component comprising a bio-based fluid. at least one optical fiber; a plurality of buffer tubes; and a flooding composition comprising in weight percent (wt%) based on the weight of the composition: 10-80 wt% of a first component comprising a polyolefin elastomer consisting of only α-olefin residues, the polyolefin elastomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene/α-olefin copolymers, propylene/a-olefin copolymers, and combinations thereof; and 20-90 wt% of a second component comprising a bio-based fluid. 10-80 wt% of a first component comprising a polyolefin elastomer consisting of only α-olefin residues, the polyolefin elastomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene/α-olefin copolymers, propylene/a-olefin copolymers, and combinations thereof; and 20-90 wt% of a second component comprising a bio-based fluid.
Consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable (4, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser, the system comprising: - a light sensor (32, 301, 312, 321, 332) for sensing light reflected from a reflection element (42, 52, 62, 73, 82, 92) of the consumable during a relative movement between the consumable and the light sensor to obtain a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal depends on the position, reflectivity and/or pattern of said reflection element, - a signal processor for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on said sensor signal, the consumable recognition system being characterized by - a movable sensor carrier carrying said light sensor (301, 312, 321), wherein said light sensor is configured to sense light reflected from said reflection element (52, 62, 73, 82, 92) during a movement of said sensor carrier. - a light sensor (32, 301, 312, 321, 332) for sensing light reflected from a reflection element (42, 52, 62, 73, 82, 92) of the consumable during a relative movement between the consumable and the light sensor to obtain a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal depends on the position, reflectivity and/or pattern of said reflection element, - a signal processor for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on said sensor signal, the consumable recognition system being characterized by - a movable sensor carrier carrying said light sensor (301, 312, 321), wherein said light sensor is configured to sense light reflected from said reflection element (52, 62, 73, 82, 92) during a movement of said sensor carrier.