mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A steering wheel of a vehicle, the rim of which is formed by a braided tube made of a fibre composite material which encases a core structure at least in part, and which also comprises a steering wheel hub and a spoke structure (2, 2b), which connects the steering wheel rim to the steering wheel hub (2, 2a), the connection being established between the steering wheel hub (2, 2a) and the steering wheel rim and the spoke structure (2, 2b) at least also by wrapping a strip-like fibre composite material around these steering wheel components, characterised in that the spoke structure (2, 2b) is pre-shaped and is shaped with its free end remote from the steering wheel hub (2, 2a) in such a way that an interlocking connection to the steering wheel rim or interlocking support on the steering wheel rim is provided and is secured by layers of strip-like fibre composite material wrapped around the steering wheel rim.
A machine for making at least one continuous rod of filter material or tobacco, comprising: - a process station for processing filter material or tobacco to make at least one semi-finished, continuous stream of filter material or tobacco, - a preforming device located downstream of the process station and adapted to receive the at least one semi-finished, continuous stream in order to make at least one continuous stream of filter material or tobacco, - a garniture tongue configured to form at least one continuous rod of filter material or tobacco, located downstream of the preforming device and adapted to receive the at least one continuous stream, the garniture tongue having a forming channel along which the at least one continuous rod is progressively formed as it feeds along a forming feed direction; the preforming device comprising at least one oblong tile-shaped member having a directrix which makes a first defined angle (α) with the forming feed direction, the at least one oblong tile-shaped member having an inside surface which is configured to progressively reduce the transverse cross section of the semi-finished, continuous stream feeding along it between an infeed cross section and an outfeed cross section of the oblong tile-shaped member and to channel the stream into the forming channel; wherein the machine comprises suction means for extracting particles of filter material or tobacco from the semi-finished, continuous stream and wherein the pre-forming device has a plurality of openings connected to the suction means to extract the particles of filter material or tobacco; the machine being characterized in that the plurality of openings comprises lateral suction openings (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) made on at least one lateral outside surface of the preforming device located above the oblong tile-shaped member, the preforming device comprising lateral suction ducts (15, 15a, 15b, 15c) leading to the lateral openings (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) and connected to the suction means. - a process station for processing filter material or tobacco to make at least one semi-finished, continuous stream of filter material or tobacco, - a preforming device located downstream of the process station and adapted to receive the at least one semi-finished, continuous stream in order to make at least one continuous stream of filter material or tobacco, - a garniture tongue configured to form at least one continuous rod of filter material or tobacco, located downstream of the preforming device and adapted to receive the at least one continuous stream, the garniture tongue having a forming channel along which the at least one continuous rod is progressively formed as it feeds along a forming feed direction;
A warming container comprising: a mixing bowl; a heating cradle configured to receive the mixing bowl; a shell having an inner surface and coupled to a lower edge of the heating cradle at a seat, wherein the seat is configured to receive a base of the mixing bowl; a cavity defined between the heating cradle and the shell; a conductive heating structure disposed within the cavity, the conductive heating structure including a plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges; and a wire heating element disposed about the plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges, wherein the wire heating element is disposed about the conductive heating structure in a sinusoidal configuration, and wherein the wire heating element is in thermal communication with the heating cradle via the plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges. a mixing bowl; a heating cradle configured to receive the mixing bowl; a shell having an inner surface and coupled to a lower edge of the heating cradle at a seat, wherein the seat is configured to receive a base of the mixing bowl; a cavity defined between the heating cradle and the shell; a conductive heating structure disposed within the cavity, the conductive heating structure including a plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges; and a wire heating element disposed about the plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges, wherein the wire heating element is disposed about the conductive heating structure in a sinusoidal configuration, and wherein the wire heating element is in thermal communication with the heating cradle via the plurality of conductive longitudinal flanges.
A refrigeration apparatus, comprising: a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit by a compressor to perform a refrigeration cycle, wherein, as refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit, refrigerant represented by Molecular Formula 1: C 3 H m F n where "m" and "n" are integers equal to or greater than 1 and equal to or less than 5, and a relationship represented by an expression m + n = 6 is satisfied, and having a single double bond in a molecular structure, or refrigerant mixture containing the refrigerant is used, predetermined functional resin components (61, 62, 63, 64, 65) arranged so as to contact the refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit are made of any of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyphenylene sulfide, phenolic resin, polyamide resin, chloroprene rubber, silicone rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, fluorine-containing rubber, and hydrin rubber, in the compressor, refrigerant oil is used, which has a saturated water amount of equal to or greater than 2000 ppm at a temperature of 30°C and a relative humidity of 90%, the refrigerant oil mainly contains at least one of polyalkylene glycol, polyol ester, and polyvinyl ether, the refrigerant oil has surface tension of equal to or greater than 0.02 N/m and equal to or less than 0.04 N/m at 20°C, and the refrigerant contains as an acid trapping agent an epoxy compound selected from the group consisting of phenyl glycidyl ether, alkyl glycidyl ether, alkylene glycol glycidyl ether, cyclohexene oxide, α-olefin oxide, and epoxidized soybean oil. a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit by a compressor to perform a refrigeration cycle, wherein, as refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit, refrigerant represented by Molecular Formula 1: C 3 H m F n where "m" and "n" are integers equal to or greater than 1 and equal to or less than 5, and a relationship represented by an expression m + n = 6 is satisfied, and having a single double bond in a molecular structure, or refrigerant mixture containing the refrigerant is used, predetermined functional resin components (61, 62, 63, 64, 65) arranged so as to contact the refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit are made of any of polytetrafluoroethylene, polyphenylene sulfide, phenolic resin, polyamide resin, chloroprene rubber, silicone rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, fluorine-containing rubber, and hydrin rubber, in the compressor, refrigerant oil is used, which has a saturated water amount of equal to or greater than 2000 ppm at a temperature of 30°C and a relative humidity of 90%, the refrigerant oil mainly contains at least one of polyalkylene glycol, polyol ester, and polyvinyl ether, the refrigerant oil has surface tension of equal to or greater than 0.02 N/m and equal to or less than 0.04 N/m at 20°C, and the refrigerant contains as an acid trapping agent an epoxy compound selected from the group consisting of phenyl glycidyl ether, alkyl glycidyl ether, alkylene glycol glycidyl ether, cyclohexene oxide, α-olefin oxide, and epoxidized soybean oil.
Gas-blowing-holes plate with a gas-intake-port array structure for a soldering apparatus for performing soldering by discharging gas from plural gas-blowing holes arranged in the gas-blowing-holes plate and blowing the gas to a board to be soldered while a conveyed member, which mounts the board, is conveyed, wherein the gas-blowing-holes plate has a predetermined nozzle layout region (Ia; Ib); the nozzle layout region is divided into four divided sections, that is a lower left (I,I'), a lower right (III,III'), an upper left (II,II') and an upper right (IV, IV'); wherein in an arrangement pattern of the gas-blowing holes arranged in one of the divided sections, a first row is formed so that first and second gas-blowing holes are arranged with a predetermined opening width pitch along a direction that is orthogonal to a conveying direction of the conveyed member, plural other rows are formed with a predetermined row arrangement pitch along the conveying direction with them being parallel to the first row, characterized in that the first gas-blowing hole in every other row is arranged with a predetermined space (p11, p12, p13), along a width direction from the first gas-blowing hole in every other row, and the first gas-blowing holes in the first row and other rows have such a configuration that they have different phases from each other on the orthogonal direction; wherein in the upper left and right divided sections (II, IV; II', IV') and the lower left and right divided sections (I, III; I', III')relative to a center portion of the nozzle layout region (Ia; Ib) in which the width direction and the conveying direction are orthogonal to each other, a first arrangement pattern of the gas-blowing holes (P1, P1') and a second arrangement pattern of the gas-blowing holes (P2, P2'), which is an inverse first arrangement pattern thereof, are provided so that the arrangement patterns that are arranged on a diagonal line in the nozzle layout region (Ia, Ib) are identical; and wherein gas intake oval ports (3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) each having a predetermined opening width for circulating the gas blown from the gas-blowing holes are arranged between the first and second gas-blowing holes and across the first row and the plural other rows having different phases and the opening widths of the oval ports are formed so as to be gradually narrower with increasing distance from the center portion.
A magnetic compass assembly for a craft which includes - a transparent horizontal plate defining a vertical axis and supporting a pointer, said plate being supported on a gimbal arrangement, - a transparent dish extending from a hub with a vertical pivot pin supported by the plate, the dish having a cylindrical ring depending downwards from an outer periphery of the dish, said cylindrical ring having graduation markings corresponding to 360 degree visible on its inner surface, and - a pointer located radially within the depending cylindrical ring and fixed to the plate, said pointer being aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the craft in which the compass is mounted, wherein the transparent dish and plate enable viewing the graduated markings on the inner surface of the cylindrical ring from below and from above the plane of the dish. - a transparent horizontal plate defining a vertical axis and supporting a pointer, said plate being supported on a gimbal arrangement, - a transparent dish extending from a hub with a vertical pivot pin supported by the plate, the dish having a cylindrical ring depending downwards from an outer periphery of the dish, said cylindrical ring having graduation markings corresponding to 360 degree visible on its inner surface, and - a pointer located radially within the depending cylindrical ring and fixed to the plate, said pointer being aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the craft in which the compass is mounted,
Inherently rigid fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft with fuselage elements of CRP construction, wherein the fuselage elements each have an outer skin and an inner skin, which are each at least partially formed from a CRP material, wherein a composite core element is provided between the outer skin and the inner skin, characterised in that the fuselage elements form an inherently rigid structure bracing the fuselage cross section, and wherein the fuselage in the interior has a metal framework that is connected to the fuselage elements and which forms part of the Faraday cage.
A protein crystal comprising: (a) a first protein crystal having available space in the lattice, the first protein being a p21-activated kinase 4, PAK 4, or a catalytic domain thereof; and (b) a second protein crystal to be accommodated in the available space in the lattice, the second protein being an iBox of Inka1, the first and second proteins are co-expressed from one or more nucleic acid construct, wherein the crystal further accommodates a moiety in the available space in the lattice. (a) a first protein crystal having available space in the lattice, the first protein being a p21-activated kinase 4, PAK 4, or a catalytic domain thereof; and (b) a second protein crystal to be accommodated in the available space in the lattice, the second protein being an iBox of Inka1, the first and second proteins are co-expressed from one or more nucleic acid construct, wherein the crystal further accommodates a moiety in the available space in the lattice.
A method for characterizing the condition of diseased cells, characterized in that it comprises the measurement of natural abundance isotope variations of elements of cells, the contents of which are modified in a situation of disease, using an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer (abbreviated as IRMS), advantageously using an elemental analyzer coupled with an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer (abbreviated as EA-IRMS).
An electronic smoking article operable to produce an aerosol, comprising: a liquid aerosol formulation; at least one filamentary wick operable to transfer the liquid aerosol formulation; at least one heater operable upon a portion of the at least one filamentary wick to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form the aerosol; a power supply operable to apply voltage across the at least one heater; and a support plate operable to support the at least one heater and the at least one filamentary wick and to form an electrical connection between the at least one heater and the power supply, the support plate having a surface, characterised by the surface of the support plate being positioned to be transverse to a direction of air flow traveling through the electronic smoking article while the electronic smoking article is in operational use, and wherein the at least one filamentary wick includes a first wick and a second wick, the first wick including a first end extending into a reservoir, and the first wick including a second end penetrating through an orifice in the support plate and being connected to the second wick, the first wick and the second wick collectively being T-shaped. a liquid aerosol formulation; at least one filamentary wick operable to transfer the liquid aerosol formulation; at least one heater operable upon a portion of the at least one filamentary wick to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form the aerosol; a power supply operable to apply voltage across the at least one heater; and a support plate operable to support the at least one heater and the at least one filamentary wick and to form an electrical connection between the at least one heater and the power supply, the support plate having a surface, characterised by the surface of the support plate being positioned to be transverse to a direction of air flow traveling through the electronic smoking article while the electronic smoking article is in operational use, and wherein the at least one filamentary wick includes a first wick and a second wick, the first wick including a first end extending into a reservoir, and the first wick including a second end penetrating through an orifice in the support plate and being connected to the second wick, the first wick and the second wick collectively being T-shaped.
Reflection microwave barrier for monitoring a limit level in at least one working area by outputting a switching signal, comprising a microwave transmitter for continuously transmitting a time-modulated microwave signal, a microwave receiver arranged on the same side of the at least one working area along the propagation direction of the microwave signal as the microwave transmitter, and for receiving a reflection of the microwave signal, a control unit communicating with the microwave receiver for detecting and monitoring echo signals (11a-11c) in the received reflection of the microwave signal, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate the time of flight of an echo signal when the amplitude of the echo signal of the reflection arises or increases, to determine by means of the calculated time of flight whether the origin of the echo signal lies within the at least one working area, and, only in case that the origin of the echo signal of the reflection lies within the at least one working area, to output the switching signal characterized in that the control unit is configured to, in case that the origin of the echo signal along the propagation direction of the microwave signal does not lie within the at least one working area, to ignore the echo signal of the reflection of a foreign body during a fill level detection. a microwave transmitter for continuously transmitting a time-modulated microwave signal, a microwave receiver arranged on the same side of the at least one working area along the propagation direction of the microwave signal as the microwave transmitter, and for receiving a reflection of the microwave signal, a control unit communicating with the microwave receiver for detecting and monitoring echo signals (11a-11c) in the received reflection of the microwave signal, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate the time of flight of an echo signal when the amplitude of the echo signal of the reflection arises or increases, to determine by means of the calculated time of flight whether the origin of the echo signal lies within the at least one working area, and, only in case that the origin of the echo signal of the reflection lies within the at least one working area, to output the switching signal characterized in that the control unit is configured to, in case that the origin of the echo signal along the propagation direction of the microwave signal does not lie within the at least one working area, to ignore the echo signal of the reflection of a foreign body during a fill level detection.
A tubular gripping assembly, comprising: a power tong fluid grip housing configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position; and an inflatable bladder apparatus coupled to an inner surface of the power tong fluid grip housing and configured to grip a tubular member when the power tong fluid grip housing is in the closed position and the inflatable bladder apparatus is inflated; characterized in that the assembly further comprises: a mechanized docking and undocking fluid connector configured to provide hydraulic communication to the tubular gripping assembly when in a docked position and to allow for rotation of the power tong fluid grip housing when in an undocked position; a latch mechanism, operative in response to a remote control signal provided through the mechanized docking and undocking fluid connector in the docked position, to secure the power tong fluid grip housing in the closed position when the latch mechanism is in the engaged position and to allow the power tong fluid grip housing to be actuated to the open position when the latch mechanism is in the disengaged position. a power tong fluid grip housing configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position; and an inflatable bladder apparatus coupled to an inner surface of the power tong fluid grip housing and configured to grip a tubular member when the power tong fluid grip housing is in the closed position and the inflatable bladder apparatus is inflated; characterized in that the assembly further comprises: a mechanized docking and undocking fluid connector configured to provide hydraulic communication to the tubular gripping assembly when in a docked position and to allow for rotation of the power tong fluid grip housing when in an undocked position; a latch mechanism, operative in response to a remote control signal provided through the mechanized docking and undocking fluid connector in the docked position, to secure the power tong fluid grip housing in the closed position when the latch mechanism is in the engaged position and to allow the power tong fluid grip housing to be actuated to the open position when the latch mechanism is in the disengaged position. a mechanized docking and undocking fluid connector configured to provide hydraulic communication to the tubular gripping assembly when in a docked position and to allow for rotation of the power tong fluid grip housing when in an undocked position; a latch mechanism, operative in response to a remote control signal provided through the mechanized docking and undocking fluid connector in the docked position, to secure the power tong fluid grip housing in the closed position when the latch mechanism is in the engaged position and to allow the power tong fluid grip housing to be actuated to the open position when the latch mechanism is in the disengaged position.