mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A nanoparticle comprising: a carbon material support infused with elemental sulfur, wherein the nanoparticle is obtainable by forming a porous carbon material support using a solution coating and pyrolysis method upon a template nanoparticle to provide a carbon material coated template nanoparticle, dissolving the template nanoparticle from the carbon material coated template nanoparticle to form a hollow shape carbon material nanoparticle, and infusing said hollow shape carbon material nanoparticle with said elemental sulfur at a temperature of at least 450 degrees centigrade and at a pressure of at least 2 atmospheres. a carbon material support infused with elemental sulfur, wherein the nanoparticle is obtainable by forming a porous carbon material support using a solution coating and pyrolysis method upon a template nanoparticle to provide a carbon material coated template nanoparticle, dissolving the template nanoparticle from the carbon material coated template nanoparticle to form a hollow shape carbon material nanoparticle, and infusing said hollow shape carbon material nanoparticle with said elemental sulfur at a temperature of at least 450 degrees centigrade and at a pressure of at least 2 atmospheres.
A package containing foodstuff products that have brittle edges or ends, in particular confectionery products, of the type comprising: - a container constituted by at least one folded rigid or semirigid sheet and having a bottom and side walls that surround said bottom; and - a plurality of said products contained in said container; said package being characterized in that: the bottom of said container has one or more channels, each defined by at least one inclined wall provided in said bottom, wherein said inclined wall is configured to support said products in a region thereof close to said edges or ends, but in such a way that said edges or ends are housed within said channel without coming into contact with any wall or other part of said bottom. - a container constituted by at least one folded rigid or semirigid sheet and having a bottom and side walls that surround said bottom; and - a plurality of said products contained in said container;
A method of forming a coating composition, said method comprising the steps of: A. introducing an organoborane-amine complex, a radical polymerizable compound, and optionally an amine onto a substrate to form a coating composition; B. introducing carbon dioxide into the coating composition in a molar ratio of at least 1:1 of the carbon dioxide to free amine groups present in the coating composition; C. reacting the carbon dioxide and the free amine groups to form a carbamic zwitterion in-situ and to dissociate the organoborane-amine complex thereby forming a radical; and D. polymerizing the radical polymerizable compound using the radical, optionally in the absence of external heating, or optionally at a temperature of from 20°C to 30°C. A. introducing an organoborane-amine complex, a radical polymerizable compound, and optionally an amine onto a substrate to form a coating composition; B. introducing carbon dioxide into the coating composition in a molar ratio of at least 1:1 of the carbon dioxide to free amine groups present in the coating composition; C. reacting the carbon dioxide and the free amine groups to form a carbamic zwitterion in-situ and to dissociate the organoborane-amine complex thereby forming a radical; and D. polymerizing the radical polymerizable compound using the radical, optionally in the absence of external heating, or optionally at a temperature of from 20°C to 30°C.
An aircraft comprising: first and second wings; a plurality of propulsion assemblies, the plurality of propulsion assemblies comprising a propulsion assembly connected to each end of each of the first and second wings; first and second vertical supports disposed between the first and second wings; and a removable storage pod disposed between the first and second vertical supports, the storage pod comprising a nose portion that extends forward of the plurality of propulsion assemblies, characterized by the nose portion comprising at least one radar and a plurality of cameras, wherein the at least one radar and the plurality of cameras are initially calibrated relative to each other, and wherein the plurality of cameras are configured to provide a combined field of view first and second wings; a plurality of propulsion assemblies, the plurality of propulsion assemblies comprising a propulsion assembly connected to each end of each of the first and second wings; first and second vertical supports disposed between the first and second wings; and a removable storage pod disposed between the first and second vertical supports, the storage pod comprising a nose portion that extends forward of the plurality of propulsion assemblies, characterized by the nose portion comprising at least one radar and a plurality of cameras, wherein the at least one radar and the plurality of cameras are initially calibrated relative to each other, and wherein the plurality of cameras are configured to provide a combined field of view
A tissue compression device for forming an anastomosis between first and second anatomical structures, the device comprising: (a) a first device portion; (b) a second device portion configured to mate with the first device portion, wherein the first and second device portions (132, 134) are configured to magnetically draw together to compress tissue positioned therebetween; and (c) a first circuit assembly carried by at least one of said first and second device portions, wherein the circuit assembly includes a first electrical element and a battery configured to energize the first electrical element, characterized in that the first electrical element includes an illumination device. (a) a first device portion; (b) a second device portion configured to mate with the first device portion, wherein the first and second device portions (132, 134) are configured to magnetically draw together to compress tissue positioned therebetween; and (c) a first circuit assembly carried by at least one of said first and second device portions, wherein the circuit assembly includes a first electrical element and a battery configured to energize the first electrical element, characterized in that the first electrical element includes an illumination device.
An alkaline battery in which a positive electrode containing manganese dioxide and a negative electrode are contained in a cylindrical battery case having a closed bottom with a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and an opening of the battery case is sealed via a sealing plate with a gasket interposed between the battery case and the sealing plate, wherein a thickness of a body of the battery case is in a range of 0.10-0.17 mm, and a half-width of a 110 plane of the manganese dioxide measured by powder X-ray diffraction is in a range of 2.30-2.70 degrees.
A system for measuring the focus state of an optical instrument, said system comprising: - at least one first optical element (7, 8a, 8b, 8) configured to form an image (P') of an exit pupil of an objective of said optical instrument; - at least one second optical element (9, 9a, 9b, 9', 12) placed substantially where said image (P') of said exit pupil is formed and configured to deviate at least part of the rays coming from said exit pupil so that, downstream said image (P') of said exit pupil, first rays coming from a first portion of said exit pupil and second rays coming from a second portion of said exit pupil follow separate optical paths, said first portion and said second portion of said exit pupil being non overlapping, and are focused into two bidimensional images (IM1, IM2); and - a computer configured to determine a mutual distance between said two bidimensional images (IM1, IM2) as a mutual rigid lateral displacement between said bidimensional images (IM1, IM2) and, based on said mutual distance, to determine a corresponding defocus of said optical instrument, wherein said computer is configured to apply to said two bidimensional images (IM1, IM2) a global merit function, providing a measurement of their similarity, and to determine said mutual distance as the mutual rigid lateral displacement between said two bidimensional images (IM1, IM2) which maximizes the value of said global merit function. - at least one first optical element (7, 8a, 8b, 8) configured to form an image (P') of an exit pupil of an objective of said optical instrument; - at least one second optical element (9, 9a, 9b, 9', 12) placed substantially where said image (P') of said exit pupil is formed and configured to deviate at least part of the rays coming from said exit pupil so that, downstream said image (P') of said exit pupil, first rays coming from a first portion of said exit pupil and second rays coming from a second portion of said exit pupil follow separate optical paths, said first portion and said second portion of said exit pupil being non overlapping, and are focused into two bidimensional images (IM1, IM2); and - a computer configured to determine a mutual distance between said two bidimensional images (IM1, IM2) as a mutual rigid lateral displacement between said bidimensional images (IM1, IM2) and, based on said mutual distance, to determine a corresponding defocus of said optical instrument,
A composition having sex pheromone activity on San Jose scale, the composition comprising 3,7-dimethyl-7-octenyl propionate as a substance having sex pheromone activity on San Jose scale and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of 7-methyl-3-methylene-7-octenyl propionate, -3,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadienyl propionate and -3,7-dimethyl-2,7-octadienyl propionate.
A method for producing a xylan-containing material, comprising the steps of: (a) adding an acid and/or carbon dioxide to a black liquor discharged during a soda cooking step of wood chips including hardwood chips to adjust the pH of the black liquor to be in the range of 1 to 9, thereby giving a suspension; (b) dehydrating and washing an insoluble matter generated in the suspension to separately collect the insoluble matter; and (c) adding an organic solvent to the insoluble matter obtained at the step (b) to give a suspension, and separately collecting a xylan-containing material made of the insoluble matter present in the suspension by solid/liquid separation. (a) adding an acid and/or carbon dioxide to a black liquor discharged during a soda cooking step of wood chips including hardwood chips to adjust the pH of the black liquor to be in the range of 1 to 9, thereby giving a suspension; (b) dehydrating and washing an insoluble matter generated in the suspension to separately collect the insoluble matter; and (c) adding an organic solvent to the insoluble matter obtained at the step (b) to give a suspension, and separately collecting a xylan-containing material made of the insoluble matter present in the suspension by solid/liquid separation.
A device for obtaining a skin graft, the device comprising: a frame for placement on skin; a lid for placement on the frame; a mechanism for raising at least one blister; and a harvesting member fitted in said frame for cutting said blister produced on said skin, characterized in that the harvesting member comprises a bottom plate, a cutter plate and a top plate, each plate (203, 205, 206) having more than one hole, said holes forming an aligned hole array such that a raised skin blister can be pulled through the holes in each of the plates (203, 205, 206), the harvesting member further comprising an actuator (208, 209, 210) for moving the cutter plate to disrupt the alignment of holes and cut the raised blister. a frame for placement on skin; a lid for placement on the frame; a mechanism for raising at least one blister; and a harvesting member fitted in said frame for cutting said blister produced on said skin, characterized in that the harvesting member comprises a bottom plate, a cutter plate and a top plate, each plate (203, 205, 206) having more than one hole, said holes forming an aligned hole array such that a raised skin blister can be pulled through the holes in each of the plates (203, 205, 206), the harvesting member further comprising an actuator (208, 209, 210) for moving the cutter plate to disrupt the alignment of holes and cut the raised blister.
Method of data transmission between nodes (P1-P3, T1-T3) of a MANET communication network on a high-frequency radio channel shared by division of the access time, comprising the determination of a time reference for access to the channel shared by the network nodes (P1-P3, T1-T3), including at each node (P1; P2; P3; T1; T2; T3) receiving a positioning signal (S GPS) from a geographical positioning system equipping said node (P1; P2; P3; T1; T2; T3), and determining a universal reference time (S t) therefrom, characterized in that, at the time of network planning, each network node (P1; P2; P3; T1; T2; T3) is assigned a transmission time slot in a transmission frame, each of said nodes (P1-P3, T1-T3) being arranged for maintaining a local timing reference (Sc) for the determination of the corresponding transmission slot, and at least one auxiliary transmission slot in a transmission frame is provided, which is accessible by a node (P1; P2; P3; T1; T2; T3) that has detected the occupation of the radio channel in the time slot assigned to said node (P1; P2; P3; T1; T2; T3).
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament, said method comprising: providing a multi-screw extruder that comprises: eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H), wherein each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) comprise a satellite screw mounted to rotate about a respective central axis of each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H); and a pressure regulation system that is adapted to maintain a pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars; using said pressure regulation system to reduce a pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars while maintaining said pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars, passing a melt comprising recycled polymer through said multi-screw extruder so that at least a portion of said melt passes through each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H); after said step of passing said melt of recycled polymer through said multi-screw extruder, forming said recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament by feeding the melt comprising recycled polymer directly into a spinning machine after optionally passing the polymer melt through at least one filter. providing a multi-screw extruder that comprises: eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H), wherein each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) comprise a satellite screw mounted to rotate about a respective central axis of each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H); and a pressure regulation system that is adapted to maintain a pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars; eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H), wherein each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) comprise a satellite screw mounted to rotate about a respective central axis of each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H); and a pressure regulation system that is adapted to maintain a pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars; using said pressure regulation system to reduce a pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars while maintaining said pressure within said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H) below about 1.8 millibars, passing a melt comprising recycled polymer through said multi-screw extruder so that at least a portion of said melt passes through each of said eight satellite screw extruders (425A-H); after said step of passing said melt of recycled polymer through said multi-screw extruder, forming said recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament by feeding the melt comprising recycled polymer directly into a spinning machine after optionally passing the polymer melt through at least one filter.
Production and/or packaging installation, in particular for producing and/or packaging cigarettes, having a number of production units, in particular a maker, packer, film-wrapping machine and a multipacker, each production unit or all the production units being assigned a sensor system provided for picking up performance data, characterized by a performance-monitoring device, which is provided for scaling the production or packaging performance level which can be retrieved by the installation, with a performance-detecting device, a performance-specifying device, a comparator and a performance-limiting device, wherein the performance-specifying device is provided for producing a performance-related desired value with reference to a performance level which is guaranteed to an operator of the production and/or packaging installation with respect to the production or packaging performance level that can be retrieved by the installation, namely with respect to a number of acceptable packs that can be produced during a predetermined or predeterminable period of time, wherein the performance-detecting device is provided for receiving performance data, in particular from the sensor system, and for producing a performance-related actual value with reference to the performance data, wherein the comparator is provided for comparing the performance-related actual value and performance-related desired value and, if the performance-related actual value exceeds the performance-related desired value, for generating an activating signal for the performance-limiting device, and wherein a performance-limiting device is provided for reducing the performance level of individual production units or of all the production units.
A gas turbine engine component having a hot gas side which is intended to face a hot gas flow, and a coolant side which is intended to face a coolant flow; said component comprising a monolithic first member which is made of a first material via an additive manufacturing method, and a second member which is made of a second material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of said first material, and is form-locked into said first member, characterized in that the second member is plate- or layer- shaped and is fully enclosed by the first member, the first member has a cavity in which the second member is located, wherein the cavity and the second member have shapes complementary to each other.
A method for detecting an analyte in a test fluid, the method comprising: providing a set of biochemically active microparticles, each microparticle comprising: a first material comprising two or more separate cuboid segments aligned along an axis to provide a spatial code; a second material fully enclosing each segment of the first material such that the segments are detectable through the second material using a desired detection method, wherein the second material forms a substantially rectangular parallel piped shape; and the microparticle being a structure with a volume of 1mm 3 or less; wherein the first and second material have different optical, electrical, magnetic, fluid dynamic or other properties compatible with the desired detection method, the difference in properties being sufficient to be detectable using the desired detection method; detecting electromagnetic radiation from the microparticles in order to detect the spatial codes of the individual microparticles; and detecting an analyte using a detected spatial code of a microparticle. providing a set of biochemically active microparticles, each microparticle comprising: a first material comprising two or more separate cuboid segments aligned along an axis to provide a spatial code; a second material fully enclosing each segment of the first material such that the segments are detectable through the second material using a desired detection method, wherein the second material forms a substantially rectangular parallel piped shape; and the microparticle being a structure with a volume of 1mm 3 or less; wherein the first and second material have different optical, electrical, magnetic, fluid dynamic or other properties compatible with the desired detection method, the difference in properties being sufficient to be detectable using the desired detection method; a first material comprising two or more separate cuboid segments aligned along an axis to provide a spatial code; a second material fully enclosing each segment of the first material such that the segments are detectable through the second material using a desired detection method, wherein the second material forms a substantially rectangular parallel piped shape; and the microparticle being a structure with a volume of 1mm 3 or less; wherein the first and second material have different optical, electrical, magnetic, fluid dynamic or other properties compatible with the desired detection method, the difference in properties being sufficient to be detectable using the desired detection method; detecting electromagnetic radiation from the microparticles in order to detect the spatial codes of the individual microparticles; and detecting an analyte using a detected spatial code of a microparticle.
A scoring balloon catheter that comprises: a shaft; an inflatable balloon mounted on a distal section of the shaft; a hub or spring associated with the shaft, proximal to the balloon; and a scoring wire having: a fixed end mounted on the shaft between a shaft distal end and the balloon; a longitudinally movable end terminating at and directly attached to the hub or spring; and an intermediate portion running exterior, alongside a working region of the balloon, characterised in that the scoring wire comprises a helical coil section adapted to longitudinally expand in response to inflation of the inflatable balloon, and in that the scoring wire is connected to a vibrating means. a shaft; an inflatable balloon mounted on a distal section of the shaft; a hub or spring associated with the shaft, proximal to the balloon; and a scoring wire having: a fixed end mounted on the shaft between a shaft distal end and the balloon; a longitudinally movable end terminating at and directly attached to the hub or spring; and an intermediate portion running exterior, alongside a working region of the balloon, characterised in that the scoring wire comprises a helical coil section adapted to longitudinally expand in response to inflation of the inflatable balloon, and in that the scoring wire is connected to a vibrating means. a fixed end mounted on the shaft between a shaft distal end and the balloon; a longitudinally movable end terminating at and directly attached to the hub or spring; and an intermediate portion running exterior, alongside a working region of the balloon, characterised in that the scoring wire comprises a helical coil section adapted to longitudinally expand in response to inflation of the inflatable balloon, and in that the scoring wire is connected to a vibrating means.