mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A computer-implemented method for optimizing efficiency of a water purification apparatus comprising a fluid circuit including a Reverse Osmosis, RO, unit, providing a permeate flow and producing a reject flow, and an electrically controlled deionization unit downstream the RO unit receiving at least part of the permeate flow and producing a reject flow, the method comprising: - obtaining, using an electrical meter that measures or reacts to current and/or voltage passed from a power control unit to the electrically controlled deionization unit, a value indicative of power consumption by the electrically controlled deionization unit; - determining whether the obtained value meets at least one criterion; and - controlling, using a first valve unit, recirculation of reject water comprising a reject flow from the RO unit to an incoming flow of the RO unit and/or controlling, using a second valve unit, recirculation of reject water comprising a reject flow from the electrically controlled deionization unit to the incoming flow of the RO unit, based on a result of the determining, wherein the controlling comprises: - increasing (S3a1, S3a2) the recirculation of reject water in response to determining that the obtained value indicative of power consumption is below a first threshold, and/or - decreasing (S3b1, S3b2) the recirculation of reject water in response to determining that the obtained value indicative of power consumption is above a second threshold. - obtaining, using an electrical meter that measures or reacts to current and/or voltage passed from a power control unit to the electrically controlled deionization unit, a value indicative of power consumption by the electrically controlled deionization unit; - determining whether the obtained value meets at least one criterion; and - controlling, using a first valve unit, recirculation of reject water comprising a reject flow from the RO unit to an incoming flow of the RO unit and/or controlling, using a second valve unit, recirculation of reject water comprising a reject flow from the electrically controlled deionization unit to the incoming flow of the RO unit, based on a result of the determining, wherein the controlling comprises: - increasing (S3a1, S3a2) the recirculation of reject water in response to determining that the obtained value indicative of power consumption is below a first threshold, and/or - decreasing (S3b1, S3b2) the recirculation of reject water in response to determining that the obtained value indicative of power consumption is above a second threshold.
Cleansing composition comprising: a) 0.5 to 35% by wt. total composition of a surfactant system comprising anionic surfactant comprising salt of acyl glutamate, wherein salt of acyl glutamate is present at 50 wt% or more of all surfactant present, and wherein the surfactant system further comprises 0 to 20% by wt. total composition of a co-surfactant, wherein co-surfactant are surfactants which are not anionic, selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof; b) 0% to 30% by wt. total composition of a water-soluble or oil-soluble skin or hair benefit agent, not being a surfactant indicated under the surfactant system a) and; c) water wherein pH is 5.5_or lower, wherein • salt of glutamate comprises a mixture of C 10 and C coco glutamate, wherein the mixture of C 10 and C coco has a C 8 -C 10 chain length distribution wherein C 8 -C 10 is present in an amount of more than 13%, or • salt of glutamate comprises a mixture of C 10 and C 12 glutamate, wherein the ratio of C 10 to C 12 is at least 1/5, wherein the salt of glutamate has a cation which is sodium or potassium. a) 0.5 to 35% by wt. total composition of a surfactant system comprising anionic surfactant comprising salt of acyl glutamate, wherein salt of acyl glutamate is present at 50 wt% or more of all surfactant present, and wherein the surfactant system further comprises 0 to 20% by wt. total composition of a co-surfactant, wherein co-surfactant are surfactants which are not anionic, selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof; b) 0% to 30% by wt. total composition of a water-soluble or oil-soluble skin or hair benefit agent, not being a surfactant indicated under the surfactant system a) and; c) water • salt of glutamate comprises a mixture of C 10 and C coco glutamate, wherein the mixture of C 10 and C coco has a C 8 -C 10 chain length distribution wherein C 8 -C 10 is present in an amount of more than 13%, or • salt of glutamate comprises a mixture of C 10 and C 12 glutamate, wherein the ratio of C 10 to C 12 is at least 1/5,
A cooling manifold (140, 142), comprising: a housing that defines an interior region having path therein, the housing having a first plurality of grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) extending from a first surface of the housing into the housing, the grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) do not fluidly communicate with the interior region, the first plurality of grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) configured to receive a portion of a thermally conductive member therein to conduct heat energy from the thermally conductive member to the housing; a top cap configured to seal a first end of the housing, the top cap having first and second apertures extending therethrough; a bottom cap configured to seal a second end of the housing; a first fluid port coupled to the top cap such that the first fluid port fluidly communicates with the first aperture in the top cap; and a second fluid port coupled to the top cap such that the second fluid port fluidly communicates with the second aperture in the top cap, and characterized in that the path is a serpentine flow path and at least a first groove of the first plurality of grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) has first and second groove portions (221, 222), the first groove portion extends into the housing perpendicular to the first surface, and the second groove portion extends from an end of the first groove portion parallel to the first surface. a housing that defines an interior region having path therein, the housing having a first plurality of grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) extending from a first surface of the housing into the housing, the grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) do not fluidly communicate with the interior region, the first plurality of grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) configured to receive a portion of a thermally conductive member therein to conduct heat energy from the thermally conductive member to the housing; a top cap configured to seal a first end of the housing, the top cap having first and second apertures extending therethrough; a bottom cap configured to seal a second end of the housing; a first fluid port coupled to the top cap such that the first fluid port fluidly communicates with the first aperture in the top cap; and a second fluid port coupled to the top cap such that the second fluid port fluidly communicates with the second aperture in the top cap, and characterized in that the path is a serpentine flow path and at least a first groove of the first plurality of grooves (250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257) has first and second groove portions (221, 222), the first groove portion extends into the housing perpendicular to the first surface, and the second groove portion extends from an end of the first groove portion parallel to the first surface.
A fluorinated elastic copolymer having units based on the following monomer (a), units based on the following monomer (b) and optionally units based on the following monomer (c), which has an iodine atom bonded to a terminal of a molecular chain of the fluorinated elastic copolymer, and the unit based on the monomer (b) adjacent to the iodine atom, and which has a proportion of the units based on the monomer (b) of from 0.09 to 2.0 mol% to all units of the fluorinated elastic copolymer, wherein the proportion in mol% of the units constituting the fluorinated elastic copolymer is obtained by 1 H and 19 F-nuclear magnetic resonance analysis: monomer (a): a monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; monomer (b): a monomer having at least one type of adhesive functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group and a hydroxy group and having one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond; monomer (c): a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene. which has an iodine atom bonded to a terminal of a molecular chain of the fluorinated elastic copolymer, and the unit based on the monomer (b) adjacent to the iodine atom, and which has a proportion of the units based on the monomer (b) of from 0.09 to 2.0 mol% to all units of the fluorinated elastic copolymer, wherein the proportion in mol% of the units constituting the fluorinated elastic copolymer is obtained by 1 H and 19 F-nuclear magnetic resonance analysis: monomer (a): a monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; monomer (b): a monomer having at least one type of adhesive functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group and a hydroxy group and having one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond; monomer (c): a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene. monomer (a): a monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; monomer (b): a monomer having at least one type of adhesive functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group and a hydroxy group and having one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond; monomer (c): a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene.
A composite article, the composite article comprising: a substrate; a base polymer layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable base components comprising at least 60 percent by weight of at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by the formula wherein: each R 1 is independently H or methyl; and each R 2 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or two R 2 groups may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms; an inorganic barrier layer bonded to the base polymer layer; and a top polymer layer disposed on the inorganic barrier layer opposite the substrate, wherein the top polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable top components comprising at least 60 percent by weight of a cycloaliphatic (meth)acrylate having from 13 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the ring(s) structure, exclusive of substituents, is composed of 6 to 14 atoms chosen from C, N, O, and S. a substrate; a base polymer layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable base components comprising at least 60 percent by weight of at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by the formula wherein: each R 1 is independently H or methyl; and each R 2 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or two R 2 groups may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms; each R 1 is independently H or methyl; and each R 2 independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or two R 2 groups may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms; an inorganic barrier layer bonded to the base polymer layer; and a top polymer layer disposed on the inorganic barrier layer opposite the substrate, wherein the top polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable top components comprising at least 60 percent by weight of a cycloaliphatic (meth)acrylate having from 13 to 24 carbon atoms, wherein the ring(s) structure, exclusive of substituents, is composed of 6 to 14 atoms chosen from C, N, O, and S.
A smart juicer system comprising: a juicer configured to make green vegetable juice by extracting juice from input ingredients, and generate juice extraction information comprising at least one of time information about the juice extraction, identification information about the input ingredients subjected to the juice extraction, a recipe based on the juice extraction, or making conditions of the juice extraction; and a user terminal comprising a user interface for receiving an input about whether a user drinks green vegetable juice, a communication module for data communication with the juicer, and a terminal processor configured to generate information about the user's intake history of green vegetable juice based on the intake information and the juice extraction information obtained from the juicer through the communication module; wherein the juicer comprises a container comprising spaces partitioned by partition walls in which a plurality of heterogeneous input ingredients are placeable, an image sensor positioned at the container to capture the image of the input ingredients, and a juicer processor configured to identify identification information about the input ingredients based on the image by dividing the image according to said partitioned spaces. a juicer configured to make green vegetable juice by extracting juice from input ingredients, and generate juice extraction information comprising at least one of time information about the juice extraction, identification information about the input ingredients subjected to the juice extraction, a recipe based on the juice extraction, or making conditions of the juice extraction; and a user terminal comprising a user interface for receiving an input about whether a user drinks green vegetable juice, a communication module for data communication with the juicer, and a terminal processor configured to generate information about the user's intake history of green vegetable juice based on the intake information and the juice extraction information obtained from the juicer through the communication module; wherein the juicer comprises a container comprising spaces partitioned by partition walls in which a plurality of heterogeneous input ingredients are placeable, an image sensor positioned at the container to capture the image of the input ingredients, and a juicer processor configured to identify identification information about the input ingredients based on the image by dividing the image according to said partitioned spaces.
A safety switch (1, 1a) comprising: a case having an opening (213, 214) in which an actuator is insertable; a cam disposed in said case and that rotates about a rotational shaft upon engagement with a part of said actuator in accordance with an insertion operation of inserting said actuator into said opening and a withdrawal operation of withdrawing said actuator; a switch part (32, 32a) that includes a rod and detects an insertion state where said actuator is inserted in said opening, the rod reciprocating according to a rotation angle of said cam; and characterized in that a locking member (25, 51) that locks said actuator upon engagement with a part of said cam in said insertion state; and an unlocking part that unlocks said actuator locked by said locking member, the rod has a tip end face adapted to slide over an outer peripheral surface of said cam, and said locking member includes a coupling part (26, 52) that is coupled to and moves with said rod, and said unlocking part unlocks said actuator upon movement of said rod that is independent of rotation of said cam. a case having an opening (213, 214) in which an actuator is insertable; a cam disposed in said case and that rotates about a rotational shaft upon engagement with a part of said actuator in accordance with an insertion operation of inserting said actuator into said opening and a withdrawal operation of withdrawing said actuator; a switch part (32, 32a) that includes a rod and detects an insertion state where said actuator is inserted in said opening, the rod reciprocating according to a rotation angle of said cam; and characterized in that a locking member (25, 51) that locks said actuator upon engagement with a part of said cam in said insertion state; and an unlocking part that unlocks said actuator locked by said locking member, the rod has a tip end face adapted to slide over an outer peripheral surface of said cam, and said locking member includes a coupling part (26, 52) that is coupled to and moves with said rod, and said unlocking part unlocks said actuator upon movement of said rod that is independent of rotation of said cam.
A method of making a hydroxypropylated starch or hydroxypropylated/crosslinked starch having a propylene chlorohydrin level of less than 1 ppm comprising: a) adding an acid to a slurry comprising a hydroxypropylated or hydroxypropylated/crosslinked starch having pH greater than 11 to reduce the pH of the slurry to between 9.0 and 10.4; b) washing the slurry with a washing liquid; c) neutralizing the washed starch with sufficient acid to further reduce the pH of the slurry to less than 7.5. a) adding an acid to a slurry comprising a hydroxypropylated or hydroxypropylated/crosslinked starch having pH greater than 11 to reduce the pH of the slurry to between 9.0 and 10.4; b) washing the slurry with a washing liquid; c) neutralizing the washed starch with sufficient acid to further reduce the pH of the slurry to less than 7.5.
An anode mounting member of a fluorine electrolytic cell comprising: a plurality of annular packings,, which surround a sidewall of a cylindrical anode packing gland and are stacked along a longitudinal direction thereof; a cylindrical exterior member which surrounds an outer periphery of the packings; and an annular fastening member which fastens the packings and the exterior member to the anode packing gland, wherein among the packings, a first packing which is located at an end of the longitudinal direction on an electrolyte tank side is made of a ceramic material, and a second packing which is adjacent to the first packing is made of resin, central axes of the anode packing gland and the exterior member coincide, an inner diameter of the first packing is 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm larger than an outer diameter of the anode packing gland, and an outer diameter of the first packing is 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm smaller than an inner diameter of the exterior member. a plurality of annular packings,, which surround a sidewall of a cylindrical anode packing gland and are stacked along a longitudinal direction thereof; a cylindrical exterior member which surrounds an outer periphery of the packings; and an annular fastening member which fastens the packings and the exterior member to the anode packing gland, wherein among the packings, a first packing which is located at an end of the longitudinal direction on an electrolyte tank side is made of a ceramic material, and a second packing which is adjacent to the first packing is made of resin, central axes of the anode packing gland and the exterior member coincide, an inner diameter of the first packing is 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm larger than an outer diameter of the anode packing gland, and an outer diameter of the first packing is 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm smaller than an inner diameter of the exterior member.
An electric device arranged to provide electrical insulation of a conductor extending through the device, the electric device comprising at least two electrodes which are separated by a dielectric part, wherein at least one of said electrodes is arranged to be at a floating potential so as to control the electric field around the conductor; the dielectric part comprises at least one turn of at least one non-impregnatable electrically insulating film between two neighbouring electrodes; the electrodes are bonded to adjacent turns of non-impregnatable insulating film, and turns of non-impregnatable insulating film which are adjacent to each other, if any, are bonded to each other, so that the turns of non-impregnatable insulating film and the electrodes form a solid body. at least one of said electrodes is arranged to be at a floating potential so as to control the electric field around the conductor; the dielectric part comprises at least one turn of at least one non-impregnatable electrically insulating film between two neighbouring electrodes; the electrodes are bonded to adjacent turns of non-impregnatable insulating film, and turns of non-impregnatable insulating film which are adjacent to each other, if any, are bonded to each other, so that the turns of non-impregnatable insulating film and the electrodes form a solid body.
A composition comprising an advancement reaction product having the following chemical structure: where n is a number from 1 to about 3000; each m independently has a value of 0 or 1; each R 0 is independently -H or -CH 3; each R 1 is independently -H or a C 1 to C 6 alkylene radical (saturated divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical), Ar is a divalent aryl group or heteroarylene group; and X is a cycloalkylene group, including a substituted cycloalkylene group, where the substituent group includes an alkyl, cycloalkyl, an aryl or an aralkyl group or other substituent group, for example, a halogen, a nitro, or a blocked isocyanate, an alkyloxy group; the combination of cycloalkylene and alkylene groups and the combination of alkylene and cycloalkylene group with a bridging moiety in between and wherein the weight average molecular weight of the advancement reaction product is from 5,000 to 1,000,000.
System for collecting the lubricating oil of an engine, characterized in that it comprises: - an engine casing comprising inner walls and outer walls, said casing including a quantity of oil in a lower portion of this casing; - a timing chain including links that are capable of bringing oil up from a lower portion of the engine to an upper portion of the engine; - transfer means that are arranged in the lower portion of the casing so as to transfer the oil from said lower portion of the casing to the links in the timing chain, when the timing chain is in motion, said oil transfer means including a friction roller in contact with the chain. - an engine casing comprising inner walls and outer walls, said casing including a quantity of oil in a lower portion of this casing; - a timing chain including links that are capable of bringing oil up from a lower portion of the engine to an upper portion of the engine; - transfer means that are arranged in the lower portion of the casing so as to transfer the oil from said lower portion of the casing to the links in the timing chain, when the timing chain is in motion, said oil transfer means including a friction roller in contact with the chain.
A method for configuring a network of Content Delivery Network, CDN, caching nodes deployed as a hierarchy of virtual CDN caching nodes collocated in a single layer of physical CDN caching nodes, comprising: detecting a modification in the single layer of physical CDN caching nodes; receiving traffic load information from the physical CDN caching nodes; computing (60, 61) a new network configuration for the virtual CDN caching nodes based on the detected modification, the received traffic load information and geographic locations of the physical CDN caching nodes; and configuring the single layer of physical CDN caching nodes in accordance with the new network configuration. detecting a modification in the single layer of physical CDN caching nodes; receiving traffic load information from the physical CDN caching nodes; computing (60, 61) a new network configuration for the virtual CDN caching nodes based on the detected modification, the received traffic load information and geographic locations of the physical CDN caching nodes; and configuring the single layer of physical CDN caching nodes in accordance with the new network configuration.