mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for operating a thermodynamic cycle, in particular an ORC process, the method during normal operation comprising the following steps: conveying liquid working medium to an evaporator by increasing the pressure by a feed pump; preheating, evaporating and optionally additionally superheating the working medium by supplying heat in the evaporator; expanding the evaporated working medium in an expansion machine; deheating, condensing and optionally additionally subcooling of the expanded working medium with at least two condensers (3, 4) connected in parallel between the expansion machine and the feed pump; characterized in that during a start-up operation carried out before normal operation, the following further steps are carried out:. providing a sufficient positive suction head of liquid working medium in front of the feed pump in order to prevent cavitation in the feed pump; starting the thermodynamic cycle with the condenser, in which the lowest condensation pressure is present; switching on the further condensers in the order of increasing condensation pressure. conveying liquid working medium to an evaporator by increasing the pressure by a feed pump; preheating, evaporating and optionally additionally superheating the working medium by supplying heat in the evaporator; expanding the evaporated working medium in an expansion machine; deheating, condensing and optionally additionally subcooling of the expanded working medium with at least two condensers (3, 4) connected in parallel between the expansion machine and the feed pump; characterized in that during a start-up operation carried out before normal operation, the following further steps are carried out:. providing a sufficient positive suction head of liquid working medium in front of the feed pump in order to prevent cavitation in the feed pump; starting the thermodynamic cycle with the condenser, in which the lowest condensation pressure is present; switching on the further condensers in the order of increasing condensation pressure.
A method of preparing a composition for oral delivery of an immunogenic agent comprising: (i) preparing an acidic aqueous solution comprising at least one bioadhesive polymer, wherein the bioadhesive polymer is chitosan and the acidic solution has a pH low enough to gelatinize the chitosan; (ii) combining a short chain polysaccharide or oligosaccharide into the solution with the chitosan to form a solution; (iii) combining a pharmaceutically active agent comprising said immunogenic agent with an adjuvant selected from the group consisting of beta-glucan, squalene and squalane oil in a water in oil emulsion; (iv) adding the emulsion of pharmaceutically active agent and adjuvant of step (iii) into the solution formed in step (ii); and (v) precipitating or extruding the product of step (iv) into a cross-linking solution. (i) preparing an acidic aqueous solution comprising at least one bioadhesive polymer, wherein the bioadhesive polymer is chitosan and the acidic solution has a pH low enough to gelatinize the chitosan; (ii) combining a short chain polysaccharide or oligosaccharide into the solution with the chitosan to form a solution; (iii) combining a pharmaceutically active agent comprising said immunogenic agent with an adjuvant selected from the group consisting of beta-glucan, squalene and squalane oil in a water in oil emulsion; (iv) adding the emulsion of pharmaceutically active agent and adjuvant of step (iii) into the solution formed in step (ii); and (v) precipitating or extruding the product of step (iv) into a cross-linking solution.
A stackable cup, the cup having a side wall and a base, wherein the side wall has an outer portion having an outer surface forming the exterior of the cup and an inner portion having an inner surface forming the interior of the cup, characterised in that the inner portion and outer portion each comprising a polymer and talc in an amount of from 8% to 22% by weight of each of the inner portion and outer portion, and the talc being present in each of the inner surface of the inner portion and the outer surface of the outer portion.
A loader device for loading porous substrates of three-dimensional shapes extending mainly in a longitudinal direction into a reaction chamber of an infiltration oven for densification of the preforms by directed flow chemical vapor infiltration, the device being characterized in that it comprises: at least one annular loader stage formed by first and second annular vertical walls (110, 111) arranged coaxially relative to each other and defining between them an annular loader space for the porous substrates to be densified; first and second plates (112, 113) respectively covering the bottom portion and the top portion of the annular loader space; each of the first and second annular vertical walls (110, 111) including support elements (1100, 1110) arranged in the annular loader space, the support elements of the first and second annular vertical walls being in radial alignment so as to define between them unit loader cells each for receiving a respective substrate to be densified; and the device also including at least one gas feed orifice and at least one gas exhaust orifice in the vicinity of each unit loader cell. at least one annular loader stage formed by first and second annular vertical walls (110, 111) arranged coaxially relative to each other and defining between them an annular loader space for the porous substrates to be densified; first and second plates (112, 113) respectively covering the bottom portion and the top portion of the annular loader space; each of the first and second annular vertical walls (110, 111) including support elements (1100, 1110) arranged in the annular loader space, the support elements of the first and second annular vertical walls being in radial alignment so as to define between them unit loader cells each for receiving a respective substrate to be densified; and the device also including at least one gas feed orifice and at least one gas exhaust orifice in the vicinity of each unit loader cell.
A process for the continuous production of multilayer composites comprising: - at least one substrate web (64, 66), - at least one bonding layer, - at least one polyurethane layer which has capillaries which extend through the entire thickness of the polyurethane layer, with the following steps: a) production of the at least one polyurethane layer in a matrix, with passage through at least one coating unit (26, 30) and a plurality of heating units (24, 28, 32), b) automated introduction of the matrix according to step a) to the input point at a transfer section for substrate web (64, 66), c) application of a structured side of the matrix to the substrate web (64, 66) passing continuously through the transfer section, d) treatment of a composite made of matrix and of substrate web (64, 66) in a heatable press device with transfer of the at least one polyurethane layer to the substrate web (64, 66), e) removal of the matrix for substrate web (64, 66), f) transfer of the matrix to a treatment section, and g) continuous wind-up of the substrate web (64, 66) at a wind-up unit. - at least one substrate web (64, 66), - at least one bonding layer, - at least one polyurethane layer which has capillaries which extend through the entire thickness of the polyurethane layer, a) production of the at least one polyurethane layer in a matrix, with passage through at least one coating unit (26, 30) and a plurality of heating units (24, 28, 32), b) automated introduction of the matrix according to step a) to the input point at a transfer section for substrate web (64, 66), c) application of a structured side of the matrix to the substrate web (64, 66) passing continuously through the transfer section, d) treatment of a composite made of matrix and of substrate web (64, 66) in a heatable press device with transfer of the at least one polyurethane layer to the substrate web (64, 66), e) removal of the matrix for substrate web (64, 66), f) transfer of the matrix to a treatment section, and g) continuous wind-up of the substrate web (64, 66) at a wind-up unit.
An Azelastine compound in an antiviral effective amount of 0.1 - 500 μg per dose, for use as an antiviral substance in a pharmaceutical preparation for use in the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a subject in need of anti-SARS-CoV-2 treatment, wherein the Azelastine compound is Azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A temporary safety barrier system comprising a plurality of temporary safety barrier posts, a plurality of mesh panels, and a plurality of mesh panel holders (7, 49), wherein each mesh panel holder is mountable on a respective post of said plurality of posts, and comprises a post coupler (11, 51) and a mesh panel support (13, 57), which is attached to said post coupler, and said post coupler being movable along the post when mounted thereon, and comprising a locking member for releasably locking the post coupler in a holding position at the post, characterized by: further comprising a height adjustment aid for aiding height adjustment of the mesh panels in the mounted state, said height adjustment aid comprising a lever, a support member, which is connectible with the respective post for supporting the aid, said lever being pivotably connected with said support member at a first connection portion, and a mesh panel holder connector pivotably connected with the lever at a second connection portion, and connectible with an aid connector (45, 59) comprised in said mesh panel holder, said first and second connection portions being spaced along said lever.
A portable electronic device comprising: a display; an actuator that can be actuated to impart a force on the display; a depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) movable from a first position in which the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) is disengaged from the display to a second position in which the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) is engaged with the display; and a switch (152, 752, 952, 1152) that is activated by the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) when the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) is moved to the second position; wherein the switch (152, 752, 952, 1152) and the actuator are arranged so that, when the switch (152, 752, 952, 1152) is activated, the actuator is actuated to provide tactile feedback that is transferred from the display to the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102). a display; an actuator that can be actuated to impart a force on the display; a depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) movable from a first position in which the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) is disengaged from the display to a second position in which the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) is engaged with the display; and a switch (152, 752, 952, 1152) that is activated by the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) when the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102) is moved to the second position; wherein the switch (152, 752, 952, 1152) and the actuator are arranged so that, when the switch (152, 752, 952, 1152) is activated, the actuator is actuated to provide tactile feedback that is transferred from the display to the depressible element (216, 702, 902, 1102).
Method for dispensing a photoresist layer on a substantially plane substrate placed on a horizontal support, the photoresist being deposited on the substrate by an apparatus comprising a photoresist dispensing device placed above the substrate, connected to a photoresist tank, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - first creating a partial vacuum inside an enclosure encompassing at least the photoresist dispensing device, the support and the substrate, - activating a driving device generating, on the support of the substrate, translation movements along a first axis (X or Y) and on the photoresist dispensing device, translation movements along a second axis (Y or X) perpendicular to the first axis (X or Y), the first axis and the second axis (X, Y) being parallel to the plane of the substrate or generating on the support of the substrate and/or on the photoresist dispensing device translation movements along the first axis and the second axis (X, Y), and - depositing by means of the dispensing device a photoresist layer on the substrate, the photoresist flowing through at least one opening of said dispensing device along a predetermined path on the substrate spreads into a homogeneous layer having a uniform thickness on said substrate. - first creating a partial vacuum inside an enclosure encompassing at least the photoresist dispensing device, the support and the substrate, - activating a driving device generating, on the support of the substrate, translation movements along a first axis (X or Y) and on the photoresist dispensing device, translation movements along a second axis (Y or X) perpendicular to the first axis (X or Y), the first axis and the second axis (X, Y) being parallel to the plane of the substrate or generating on the support of the substrate and/or on the photoresist dispensing device translation movements along the first axis and the second axis (X, Y), and - depositing by means of the dispensing device a photoresist layer on the substrate, the photoresist flowing through at least one opening of said dispensing device along a predetermined path on the substrate spreads into a homogeneous layer having a uniform thickness on said substrate.
Air purifier comprising a housing, an inlet which is formed in the housing and is designed to let air into the housing, an outlet which is formed in the housing and is designed to let air out of the housing, a fan arranged in the housing for generating an air flow which flows from the inlet to the outlet, at least one filter which is designed to purify the air flow flowing from the inlet to the outlet, characterised by a bioreactor, which is arranged in the housing such that the air flow flows through the bioreactor and which contains at least one living being designed to convert CO 2 contained in the air flow at least partially into O 2 by means of photosynthesis, the living being that performs at least one photosynthesis process being at least one alga, more preferably a microalga, the air purifier comprising a lighting device, characterised in that the bioreactor is designed as a tube, on each of the tube ends of which a membrane module is arranged through which the air flow flows, the lighting device being arranged coaxially in the bioreactor.
A staple cartridge, comprising: a cartridge body, comprising: a deck; a first set of staple cavities defined in said deck; and a second set of staple cavities defined in said deck, wherein said first set is different than said second set; a plurality of staples removably stored within said cartridge body; and an implantable layer assembly, comprising: a first layer positioned over said first set of staple cavities; and a second layer configured to support the first layer and wherein said first set of staple cavities is not covered by said second layer, and characterized in that the second layer is positioned against said deck over said second set of staple cavities. a cartridge body, comprising: a deck; a first set of staple cavities defined in said deck; and a second set of staple cavities defined in said deck, wherein said first set is different than said second set; a deck; a first set of staple cavities defined in said deck; and a second set of staple cavities defined in said deck, wherein said first set is different than said second set; a plurality of staples removably stored within said cartridge body; and an implantable layer assembly, comprising: a first layer positioned over said first set of staple cavities; and a second layer configured to support the first layer and wherein said first set of staple cavities is not covered by said second layer, and a first layer positioned over said first set of staple cavities; and a second layer configured to support the first layer and wherein said first set of staple cavities is not covered by said second layer, and characterized in that the second layer is positioned against said deck over said second set of staple cavities.
An aircraft comprising: a body that includes an aerodynamic component with a leading edge and an exposed surface, wherein the exposed surface is exposed to the atmosphere; wherein the exposed surface includes a passive deicing structure including: an ice nucleating zone that is elongated with an elongated direction oriented substantially parallel to the leading edge and including nucleating particles configured to nucleate disordered ice on the ice nucleating zone; and an ice resisting zone that is elongated with an elongated direction oriented substantially parallel to the leading edge; wherein the ice resisting zone is separated from the leading edge by the ice nucleating zone; and wherein a wettability of the ice nucleating zone is greater than a wettability of the ice resisting zone. a body that includes an aerodynamic component with a leading edge and an exposed surface, wherein the exposed surface is exposed to the atmosphere; wherein the exposed surface includes a passive deicing structure including: an ice nucleating zone that is elongated with an elongated direction oriented substantially parallel to the leading edge and including nucleating particles configured to nucleate disordered ice on the ice nucleating zone; and an ice resisting zone that is elongated with an elongated direction oriented substantially parallel to the leading edge; an ice nucleating zone that is elongated with an elongated direction oriented substantially parallel to the leading edge and including nucleating particles configured to nucleate disordered ice on the ice nucleating zone; and an ice resisting zone that is elongated with an elongated direction oriented substantially parallel to the leading edge; wherein the ice resisting zone is separated from the leading edge by the ice nucleating zone; and wherein a wettability of the ice nucleating zone is greater than a wettability of the ice resisting zone.
An integrated optical device that includes a diffractive optical element for combining coherent beams having different angular displacements and a spectral beam combiner for combining incoherent beams having different wavelengths and angular displacements, said device comprising: a substrate having a top planar surface; and a periodic structure formed into the substrate in a first direction that defines the diffractive optical element and a periodic grating having channels formed into the substrate in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction that defines the spectral beam combiner, wherein the periodic structure includes periodic modulations along the length of the channels that are orthogonal to a channel-to-channel periodicity of the periodic grating. a substrate having a top planar surface; and a periodic structure formed into the substrate in a first direction that defines the diffractive optical element and a periodic grating having channels formed into the substrate in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction that defines the spectral beam combiner, wherein the periodic structure includes periodic modulations along the length of the channels that are orthogonal to a channel-to-channel periodicity of the periodic grating.
A system comprising: a circuit board and a power connector comprising: a circuit board contact (106, 206, 306) to insert into the circuit board; a pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) to removably plug into a power distribution system of an electronic system external to the circuit board; and a conductive body (104, 204, 304) connecting the pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) and the circuit board contact (106, 206, 306), the conductive body (104, 204, 304) being narrowed to a fusible region (108, 208, 308) between the pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) and the circuit board contact (106, 206, 306); the system being characterized in that: a primary protection is installed on the circuit board; and the fusible region (108, 208, 308) has an interrupting rating greater than an interrupting rating of the primary protection of the circuit board. a circuit board and a power connector comprising: a circuit board contact (106, 206, 306) to insert into the circuit board; a pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) to removably plug into a power distribution system of an electronic system external to the circuit board; and a conductive body (104, 204, 304) connecting the pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) and the circuit board contact (106, 206, 306), the conductive body (104, 204, 304) being narrowed to a fusible region (108, 208, 308) between the pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) and the circuit board contact (106, 206, 306); a circuit board contact (106, 206, 306) to insert into the circuit board; a pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) to removably plug into a power distribution system of an electronic system external to the circuit board; and a conductive body (104, 204, 304) connecting the pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) and the circuit board contact (106, 206, 306), the conductive body (104, 204, 304) being narrowed to a fusible region (108, 208, 308) between the pluggable power input contact (102, 202, 302) and the circuit board contact (106, 206, 306); the system being characterized in that: a primary protection is installed on the circuit board; and the fusible region (108, 208, 308) has an interrupting rating greater than an interrupting rating of the primary protection of the circuit board. a primary protection is installed on the circuit board; and the fusible region (108, 208, 308) has an interrupting rating greater than an interrupting rating of the primary protection of the circuit board.
Plug for a temporary closure of the tap hole of a tilting converter, consisting of a cylindrical, malleable plug body consisting of a clay mixture, lightweight bodies consisting of easily meltable hydrocarbon compounds, plasticizers and celluloses as well as oil as a moulding aid, a base plate limiting the plug body underneath, a end plate limiting the plug body above and a pipe connecting both plates, whereby the plug body can be introduced into the tapping hole from the cold edge via an applicator and fixed in it and is washed out of the tap hole via the liquid steel, characterized in that the plug body is easily malleable as a soft mass through the addition of viscous oils and that it is provided with retaining claws (15, 16), which are shaped to attach themselves to the inner wall of the tapping hole with their hooks (26, 26') when the plug body is inserted, whereby the base plate is then movable in the direction of the end plate connected with retaining claws (15, 16) and thereby a distortion of the plug body between base plate and end plate is carried out with the help of the rod-shaped applicator.