mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Device for storing temperature-controlled fluids with at least one container, having a Peltier element whose hot side is in contact with at least one wall of the container, having at least one device for delivering ambient air to the cold side of the Peltier element and having at least one electric power source for supplying the Peltier element and the device with ambient air, characterized in that for the low-loss storage of the fluid in the container, the device for delivering ambient air is operable as a function of the temperature of the ambient air, wherein the cold side of the Peltier element is arranged in a vertically disposed channel for guiding the ambient air or forms part of a wall of this channel, wherein said channel comprises at least one ascending part and one descending part and a transition from the ascending part to the descending part, which is closed at the top and the heating power of the Peltier element, can be controlled as a function of the currently generated electrical energy of a photovoltaic generator forming the electric energy source.
Modular system for holding a number of electric conductors, comprising a number of electrically insulating holders with a number of through-holes spaced at a distance from one another for allowing the passage of said electric conductors, characterised by - a base plate, which consists of a material with better insulating properties than the holders, and which is configured for insulation to a base surface, on which the modular system can be attached, wherein the base plate extends over the several holders lined up laterally alongside one another, - first means (5, 9) for connecting the holders and the base plate and - a cover plate extending over the several holders lined up laterally alongside one another wherein a) two means (5, 9) are provided for connecting the holders and cover plate or b) the first connecting means (5, 9) are configured for connecting the holders, base plate and cover plate. - a base plate, which consists of a material with better insulating properties than the holders, and which is configured for insulation to a base surface, on which the modular system can be attached, wherein the base plate extends over the several holders lined up laterally alongside one another, - first means (5, 9) for connecting the holders and the base plate and - a cover plate extending over the several holders lined up laterally alongside one another wherein a) two means (5, 9) are provided for connecting the holders and cover plate or b) the first connecting means (5, 9) are configured for connecting the holders, base plate and cover plate.
A ski, wherein the ski comprises: a. a ski core; b. a ski coating which forms an underside of the ski; c. a lower flange (40; 50; 60) which is arranged between the ski core and the ski coating; d. steel edges; e. and side walls; f. wherein the lower flange (40; 50; 60) comprises at least a front region (40a; 60a) and/or a rear region (40b; 60b) which is broader, in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the ski, than a distance between the steel edges in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ski in said region, characterised in that g. the lower flange (40; 50; 60) extends up to and onto an upper side of the side walls which faces away from the steel edges, in the front region (40a; 60a) and/or in the rear region (40b; 60b), on both sides. a. a ski core; b. a ski coating which forms an underside of the ski; c. a lower flange (40; 50; 60) which is arranged between the ski core and the ski coating; d. steel edges; e. and side walls; f. wherein the lower flange (40; 50; 60) comprises at least a front region (40a; 60a) and/or a rear region (40b; 60b) which is broader, in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the ski, than a distance between the steel edges in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ski in said region, characterised in that g. the lower flange (40; 50; 60) extends up to and onto an upper side of the side walls which faces away from the steel edges, in the front region (40a; 60a) and/or in the rear region (40b; 60b), on both sides.
A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge post; a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl for securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl; a nut threadably coupled to the threaded shaft of the bolt; characterized by an adaptor having a first segment coupled to the head of the bolt, a second segment, and a shear segment connecting the first and second segments (118, 122), the first and second segments (118, 122) both configured to be engaged by a tool to rotate the bolt, the shear segment having a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments (118, 122) such that the shear segment breaks when a torque applied to the second segment reaches a predetermined amount; and wherein the head of the bolt is fit into the adaptor such that the first segment of the adaptor surrounds the head and remains around the head of the bolt after the second segment is sheared off. a hinge post; a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl for securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl; a nut threadably coupled to the threaded shaft of the bolt; characterized by an adaptor having a first segment coupled to the head of the bolt, a second segment, and a shear segment connecting the first and second segments (118, 122), the first and second segments (118, 122) both configured to be engaged by a tool to rotate the bolt, the shear segment having a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments (118, 122) such that the shear segment breaks when a torque applied to the second segment reaches a predetermined amount; and wherein the head of the bolt is fit into the adaptor such that the first segment of the adaptor surrounds the head and remains around the head of the bolt after the second segment is sheared off.
A system for preventing air leakage within a turbine, comprising: a turbine disk including a plurality of disk posts extending radially therefrom and a plurality of disk slots between adjacent disk posts, said turbine disk being of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a plurality of turbine blades, one of said turbine blades being received in each said disk slot, said turbine blades being of a second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion; and a plurality of seal plates, wherein one of said seal plates is positioned in each disk slot radially inward of the turbine blade, said seal plates being of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially similar to that of either said disk posts or said turbine blades such that said seal plates thermally expand or contract an amount similar to a thermal expansion or contraction of at least one of the plurality of disk posts or the plurality of turbine blades; a sealing member coupled with at least a portion of the system and configured to seal said disk slots; characterised in that a first end of said sealing member couples with said turbine blades, a second end of said sealing member couples with said turbine disk, and a middle portion between said first and second ends of said sealing member couples with said seal plates and one of the plurality of turbine blades or plurality of disk posts. a turbine disk including a plurality of disk posts extending radially therefrom and a plurality of disk slots between adjacent disk posts, said turbine disk being of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a plurality of turbine blades, one of said turbine blades being received in each said disk slot, said turbine blades being of a second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion; and a plurality of seal plates, wherein one of said seal plates is positioned in each disk slot radially inward of the turbine blade, said seal plates being of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially similar to that of either said disk posts or said turbine blades such that said seal plates thermally expand or contract an amount similar to a thermal expansion or contraction of at least one of the plurality of disk posts or the plurality of turbine blades; a sealing member coupled with at least a portion of the system and configured to seal said disk slots; characterised in that a first end of said sealing member couples with said turbine blades, a second end of said sealing member couples with said turbine disk, and a middle portion between said first and second ends of said sealing member couples with said seal plates and one of the plurality of turbine blades or plurality of disk posts.
Method of operating a node (101, 201) in a mobile communication system, wherein the node (101, 201) serves a user equipment (103, 203) located within a service area of the node (101, 201), the method comprising: receiving a signal from the user equipment (103, 203); characterized in that the method further comprises: ascertaining whether the received signal includes a channel quality report; and if it is ascertained that the received signal does not include the channel quality report, then estimating a channel quality report for use in determining modulation and coding schemes for use in subsequent transmission operations, wherein estimating the channel quality report for use in determining modulation and coding schemes for use in subsequent transmission operations is based on one or more channel quality reports that were most recently received from the user equipment. ascertaining whether the received signal includes a channel quality report; and if it is ascertained that the received signal does not include the channel quality report, then estimating a channel quality report for use in determining modulation and coding schemes for use in subsequent transmission operations, wherein estimating the channel quality report for use in determining modulation and coding schemes for use in subsequent transmission operations is based on one or more channel quality reports that were most recently received from the user equipment.
Method for cooling dust-laden exhaust gas from a metallurgical plant, wherein the exhaust gas is cooled by a cooling gas by way of indirect heat transfer, characterized in that the exhaust gas is supplied to the cooling process at a temperature of over 650°C, preferably over 680°C, particularly preferably over 700°C, and, for the cooling gas, the flow direction is changed, preferably reversed, at least once, and the exhaust gas is cooled in accordance with the counterflow principle, wherein the exhaust gas flows, for cooling purposes, through flat pockets of a counterflow exhaust-gas duct, wherein pocket surfaces of the flat pockets are set in oscillation, and the oscillation of the pocket surfaces causes detachment of a dust lining on the pocket surfaces.
A planning system, comprising: a processor; memory coupled to the processor and storing a planning module; and a user interface coupled to the processor and configured to permit a user to select a path through a pathway system; wherein the planning module is configured to sequentially display one or more two-dimensional slices of an image volume corresponding to a user-controlled cursor point guided using the user interface such that as the path is navigated the one or more slices are updated in accordance with a depth of the cursor point in the path, wherein the two-dimensional slices of the image volume are stacked along a depth and the planning module is configured to generate a trace line to indicate the path, to perform a local extraction of an endoluminal structure of the pathway system in two directions about a cursor location, to compute a center location for the endoluminal structure in the path and to compare the center location to the trace line of the path to determine whether the slice being viewed should be updated. a processor; memory coupled to the processor and storing a planning module; and a user interface coupled to the processor and configured to permit a user to select a path through a pathway system; wherein the planning module is configured to sequentially display one or more two-dimensional slices of an image volume corresponding to a user-controlled cursor point guided using the user interface such that as the path is navigated the one or more slices are updated in accordance with a depth of the cursor point in the path, wherein the two-dimensional slices of the image volume are stacked along a depth and the planning module is configured to generate a trace line to indicate the path, to perform a local extraction of an endoluminal structure of the pathway system in two directions about a cursor location, to compute a center location for the endoluminal structure in the path and to compare the center location to the trace line of the path to determine whether the slice being viewed should be updated.
A fluid line connection system for a peritoneal dialysis system, the fluid line connection system comprising: a fluid handling cassette comprising a generally planar body with at least one pump chamber formed as a depression in a first side of the body and a plurality of flowpaths for fluid and a plurality of dialysate solution line spikes located at a first end of the body, the solution line spikes being in fluid communication with the at least one pump chamber via at least one flowpath and arranged so that the spikes are generally coplanar with the generally planar body of the fluid handling cassette; and a housing that encloses components of the system and a door that is movably mounted to the housing, a carriage mounted to the door and including a plurality of grooves, each arranged to receive a corresponding solution line of a plurality of solution lines, each solution line having a connector end, a carriage drive mounted to the housing for moving the carriage along a first direction, wherein the carriage drive engages the carriage when the door is moved to a closed position, and disengages from the carriage when the door is moved to an open position, the carriage being arranged to automatically fluidly connect a connector end of a solution line with a corresponding spike when the door is in said closed position. a fluid handling cassette comprising a generally planar body with at least one pump chamber formed as a depression in a first side of the body and a plurality of flowpaths for fluid and a plurality of dialysate solution line spikes located at a first end of the body, the solution line spikes being in fluid communication with the at least one pump chamber via at least one flowpath and arranged so that the spikes are generally coplanar with the generally planar body of the fluid handling cassette; and a housing that encloses components of the system and a door that is movably mounted to the housing, a carriage mounted to the door and including a plurality of grooves, each arranged to receive a corresponding solution line of a plurality of solution lines, each solution line having a connector end, a carriage drive mounted to the housing for moving the carriage along a first direction, wherein the carriage drive engages the carriage when the door is moved to a closed position, and disengages from the carriage when the door is moved to an open position, the carriage being arranged to automatically fluidly connect a connector end of a solution line with a corresponding spike when the door is in said closed position.
A container of thermoplastic material with at least one support, which is arranged in the interior of the container, extends between two opposing walls of the container and is anchored at each end to the walls of the container with a positive engagement and/or a material bond, the support comprising at least one supporting strut, wherein the supporting strut substantially absorbs only a supporting load on the container walls induced by negative pressure in the container, and a tensile force that is induced by positive pressure is absorbed by at least one tension-resistant bracing element which extends between the container walls characterized in that the supporting strut is provided at each end with a base, which is connected to the container wall and in that the supporting strut is engaged compliantly in the longitudinal direction in at least one base.
A pipette tip container comprising: a pipette tip having a lumen extending between a proximal opening of a first diameter and a distal orifice of a second diameter, smaller than the first diameter; at least one pellet of material arranged in the lumen of the pipette tip between said proximal opening and distal orifice, wherein the second diameter is too narrow to let the pellet pass; and a retainer arranged in the lumen between the pellet and said proximal opening, the retainer being arranged to prevent the at least one pellet from moving past the retainer in the lumen but to let fluid move past the retainer in the lumen; the retainer having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the retainer is circumscribed within a third diameter and the proximal end of the retainer is circumscribed within a fourth diameter, larger than the third diameter, wherein at least a first portion of a periphery of the distal end of the retainer does not contact an inner wall of the lumen and wherein at least a portion of a periphery of the proximal end of the retainer exerts resilient pressure on the inner wall of the lumen and maintains the retainer in the lumen by friction with the inner wall of the lumen. a pipette tip having a lumen extending between a proximal opening of a first diameter and a distal orifice of a second diameter, smaller than the first diameter; at least one pellet of material arranged in the lumen of the pipette tip between said proximal opening and distal orifice, wherein the second diameter is too narrow to let the pellet pass; and a retainer arranged in the lumen between the pellet and said proximal opening, the retainer being arranged to prevent the at least one pellet from moving past the retainer in the lumen but to let fluid move past the retainer in the lumen; the retainer having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the retainer is circumscribed within a third diameter and the proximal end of the retainer is circumscribed within a fourth diameter, larger than the third diameter, wherein at least a first portion of a periphery of the distal end of the retainer does not contact an inner wall of the lumen and wherein at least a portion of a periphery of the proximal end of the retainer exerts resilient pressure on the inner wall of the lumen and maintains the retainer in the lumen by friction with the inner wall of the lumen.
An apparatus, comprising: a rotor; a first primary array comprising a first annular Halbach array attached to said rotor; a support structure configured to be stationary with respect to said rotor; a second primary array comprising a second annular Halbach array attached to said support structure, wherein said first primary array and said second primary array are configured to interact magnetically one with another to provide a levitation force to said rotor; characterised by a first secondary array comprising a third annular Halbach array attached to said rotor; a second secondary array comprising a fourth annular Halbach array attached to said support structure, wherein said first secondary array and said second secondary array are configured to interact magnetically one with another to provide a force that is opposite to said levitation force to said rotor; and an extra primary array comprising a fifth annular Halbach array configured to augment said levitation force, wherein said extra primary array is attached to said support structure. a rotor; a first primary array comprising a first annular Halbach array attached to said rotor; a support structure configured to be stationary with respect to said rotor; a second primary array comprising a second annular Halbach array attached to said support structure, wherein said first primary array and said second primary array are configured to interact magnetically one with another to provide a levitation force to said rotor; characterised by a first secondary array comprising a third annular Halbach array attached to said rotor; a second secondary array comprising a fourth annular Halbach array attached to said support structure, wherein said first secondary array and said second secondary array are configured to interact magnetically one with another to provide a force that is opposite to said levitation force to said rotor; and an extra primary array comprising a fifth annular Halbach array configured to augment said levitation force, wherein said extra primary array is attached to said support structure.
A method for constructing a fiber optic system having an optical fiber defined by a central portion, a first end portion with a first end, and a second end portion with a second end, the method comprising: forming a crystalline substrate support structure operable to support the first end portion of the optical fiber and the second end portion of the optical fiber; forming a V-groove in the support structure along an axis, the V-groove defined by a central V-groove portion, a first end V-groove portion, and a second end V-groove portion, each of the V-groove portions aligned end-to-end along the axis; physically coupling the first end portion of the optical fiber to the first end V-groove portion so that the first end of the optical fiber is directed towards the central V-groove portion and is aligned along the axis; physically coupling the second end portion of the optical fiber to the second end V-groove portion so that the second end of the optical fiber is directed towards the central V-groove portion, is aligned along the axis, and is facing the first end of the optical fiber; positioning a first transmissive mirror along the axis between the first end portion of the optical fiber and the second end portion of the optical fiber; and positioning a second transmissive mirror along the axis between the first transmissive mirror and the second end portion of the optical fiber. forming a crystalline substrate support structure operable to support the first end portion of the optical fiber and the second end portion of the optical fiber; forming a V-groove in the support structure along an axis, the V-groove defined by a central V-groove portion, a first end V-groove portion, and a second end V-groove portion, each of the V-groove portions aligned end-to-end along the axis; physically coupling the first end portion of the optical fiber to the first end V-groove portion so that the first end of the optical fiber is directed towards the central V-groove portion and is aligned along the axis; physically coupling the second end portion of the optical fiber to the second end V-groove portion so that the second end of the optical fiber is directed towards the central V-groove portion, is aligned along the axis, and is facing the first end of the optical fiber; positioning a first transmissive mirror along the axis between the first end portion of the optical fiber and the second end portion of the optical fiber; and positioning a second transmissive mirror along the axis between the first transmissive mirror and the second end portion of the optical fiber.