mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Cartridge for use in a showerhead or tap for dispensing a liquid, in particular water or a water-based mixture, comprising a set of at least two, in particular exactly two, nozzles arranged to create colliding jets of the liquid at a collision point and thereby create a spray of droplets of the liquid, and a spray shaper for guiding the spray, wherein the cartridge comprises a front surface, wherein an inner diameter of the nozzles is between 0.8 and 1.5 millimetres, and wherein, a throat of each of the nozzles, along which the nozzle has a constant diameter, has a length, wherein the length of the throat is at least three times this inner diameter, and in particular at least 2.4 or at least three millimetres, characterised in that the spray shaper, at an outer end of the spray shaper opposite to a spray shaper back end, ends with a flow guiding edge forming an acute angle between an inner surface of the spray shaper and an adjacent, intermediate surface, wherein the acute angle is an angle of less than 85°. wherein an inner diameter of the nozzles is between 0.8 and 1.5 millimetres, and wherein, a throat of each of the nozzles, along which the nozzle has a constant diameter, has a length, wherein the length of the throat is at least three times this inner diameter, and in particular at least 2.4 or at least three millimetres, characterised in that the spray shaper, at an outer end of the spray shaper opposite to a spray shaper back end, ends with a flow guiding edge forming an acute angle between an inner surface of the spray shaper and an adjacent, intermediate surface, wherein the acute angle is an angle of less than 85°.
An electrolysis cell for producing an organic chemical hydride, comprising: a solid polymer electrolyte film which has proton conductivity; a cathode which is provided on one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte film and generates a hydride by reducing a substance to be hydrogenated; a cathode chamber which accommodates the cathode and to which the substance to be hydrogenated is supplied; an electrode catalyst-containing anode which is provided on another surface of the solid polymer electrolyte film and generates a proton by oxidizing water; and an anode chamber which accommodates the anode and to which an electrolytic solution is supplied, wherein the surface of the anode side or both the surfaces of the anode and cathode sides of the solid polymer electrolyte film are roughened for hydrophilization, and the maximum height of the roughened surface in conformity with JIS B 0601 is 30 μm or less. a solid polymer electrolyte film which has proton conductivity; a cathode which is provided on one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte film and generates a hydride by reducing a substance to be hydrogenated; a cathode chamber which accommodates the cathode and to which the substance to be hydrogenated is supplied; an electrode catalyst-containing anode which is provided on another surface of the solid polymer electrolyte film and generates a proton by oxidizing water; and an anode chamber which accommodates the anode and to which an electrolytic solution is supplied, wherein the surface of the anode side or both the surfaces of the anode and cathode sides of the solid polymer electrolyte film are roughened for hydrophilization, and the maximum height of the roughened surface in conformity with JIS B 0601 is 30 μm or less.
A method of controlling a mining machine that includes a body arranged to be progressed along a mineral face being cut, the body having at each end a ranging arm pivotally mounted on the body and each arm carrying a rotatable cutting drum, a plurality of sensors (54,55,56) being mounted on the machine and being adapted to measure different parameters of the mining operation and to generate signals representative of said parameters, a first of said sensors being arranged to measure the positions of each of said arms with respect to the machine, a second of said sensors being arranged to measure the movement and direction of the machine, a third of said sensors being arranged to measure a roll of the machine along the mineral face, the method comprising the steps of: establishing from the first and second and third sensors (54,55,56), signals indicating the direction of movement of the machine and the position of the machine relative to the mineral face, and signals indicating the position of the ranging arm relative to a mine floor, processing the signals to determine if the machine is leaving a gate end of the mineral face in a direction towards an opposite gate end of the mineral face, determining a current position of at least one ranging arm, comparing the current position of the ranging arm with an undercut limit defined along the mineral face, and stopping movement of the machine when the current position of the ranging arm is below the undercut limit and the machine is leaving the gate end of the mine face. establishing from the first and second and third sensors (54,55,56), signals indicating the direction of movement of the machine and the position of the machine relative to the mineral face, and signals indicating the position of the ranging arm relative to a mine floor, processing the signals to determine if the machine is leaving a gate end of the mineral face in a direction towards an opposite gate end of the mineral face, determining a current position of at least one ranging arm, comparing the current position of the ranging arm with an undercut limit defined along the mineral face, and stopping movement of the machine when the current position of the ranging arm is below the undercut limit and the machine is leaving the gate end of the mine face.
A transmitting device for wireless transmission of measured parameters characterizing a tire of a vehicle, said transmitting device comprising a microcontroller and pulse generating means connected to said microcontroller, said microcontroller being configured to receive at least one detection signal representative of at least one measured parameter value, said microcontroller being also configured to control said pulse generating means so that said pulse generating means generate at least one pulse position modulation signal comprising information corresponding to said at least one measured parameter value, said transmitting device further comprising or being connectable to an antenna for the wireless transmission of said PPM signal, said pulse generating means comprising an oscillator and a power amplifier connected to said oscillator in order to amplify the pulses output from said oscillator and to output said PPM signal, characterized in that said microcontroller is configured, for each pulse of said PPM signal to be generated, to activate only said oscillator for a first period of time and then to activate also said power amplifier only for a second period of time following said first period of time, said microcontroller being also configured to maintain deactivated said oscillator and said power amplifier outside the time interval defined by said first and second periods of time (T1, T2).
Heavy-duty ledger for use on a scaffolding, said ledger comprising an upper profile, a central profile and a lower profile, the upper profile being designed in such a way that fastening means for fastening the heavy-duty ledger are fastenable to the upper profile, the upper profile, the central profile and the lower profile being designed in one piece, characterized in that the central profile has recesses for the passage of scaffolding elements, the heavy-duty ledger having at least one recess of a first type with a first length in the direction of a longitudinal axis and a recess of a second type with a second length in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the first length and the second length differing in size.
A method for expanding human corneal endothelial stem cells, the method comprising: (a) placing onto an isolated amniotic membrane with amniotic cells, wherein the amniotic membrane has an extracellular matrix, a sheet of human corneal endothelial layer, or a human corneal endothelial cell suspension including human corneal endothelial stem cells, which are obtained from a corneal endothelial layer of a posterior limbal biopsy performed on a healthy eye, or a peripheral corneal endothelial layer taken from a donor; and (b) culturing the human corneal endothelial cells on the amniotic membrane for a duration sufficient for the human corneal endothelial stem cells to reach an appropriate area. (a) placing onto an isolated amniotic membrane with amniotic cells, wherein the amniotic membrane has an extracellular matrix, a sheet of human corneal endothelial layer, or a human corneal endothelial cell suspension including human corneal endothelial stem cells, which are obtained from a corneal endothelial layer of a posterior limbal biopsy performed on a healthy eye, or a peripheral corneal endothelial layer taken from a donor; and (b) culturing the human corneal endothelial cells on the amniotic membrane for a duration sufficient for the human corneal endothelial stem cells to reach an appropriate area.
A bandage of elongate form characterised in that it is made of sections of bandage of a woven or non-woven fabric, comprising multiple sections, wherein the sections are held together via water-soluble fibre material.
A radiation sensor for detecting the position and intensity of a radiation source, comprising: - at least two photodetectors, each photodetector having a radiation-sensitive surface, - a reflector that reflects radiation emitted by the radiation source from specific directions at least partly in the direction of the radiation-sensitive surface of the photodetector, - wherein the reflector is arranged on the side of the radiation sensor that faces away from a light incidence side, characterised in that - the radiation-sensitive surfaces of two photodetectors are arranged in relation to each other at an angle (α) such that the photodetectors each have a maximum in the measuring signal at different elevation angles of the radiation incident on the photodetectors. - at least two photodetectors, each photodetector having a radiation-sensitive surface, - a reflector that reflects radiation emitted by the radiation source from specific directions at least partly in the direction of the radiation-sensitive surface of the photodetector, - wherein the reflector is arranged on the side of the radiation sensor that faces away from a light incidence side, characterised in that - the radiation-sensitive surfaces of two photodetectors are arranged in relation to each other at an angle (α) such that the photodetectors each have a maximum in the measuring signal at different elevation angles of the radiation incident on the photodetectors.
A method for determining the potential of pharmaceutical substances to lower the cellular glutathione content and to raise the cellular ROS content, thus determining the potential of the pharmaceutical substances to be used in the therapy of T-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases, comprising the following steps: a) incubation of cells with different concentrations of the given pharmaceutical substance to be tested; and b1) determination of the glutathione content of the cells in comparison to control cells, for determining the potential to lower the cellular glutathione content and b2) staining of the cells with at least one fluorescent or chemiluminescent dye, in particular with 2',7' dichlorofluorescein (H 2 DCFDA), for determining the potential to induce ROS. a) incubation of cells with different concentrations of the given pharmaceutical substance to be tested; and b1) determination of the glutathione content of the cells in comparison to control cells, for determining the potential to lower the cellular glutathione content and b2) staining of the cells with at least one fluorescent or chemiluminescent dye, in particular with 2',7' dichlorofluorescein (H 2 DCFDA), for determining the potential to induce ROS.
A method for machining a part, the method comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of spatial representations associated with a plurality of positions identified by a machining pattern associated with the part, the plurality of spatial representations including a first spatial representation, generated using a plurality of sensors, identifying a first orientation of a machining tool relative to the part at a first position; moving an end effector to the first position, the end effector including the machining tool and a coupling tool; and then mechanically coupling, using the coupling tool, the end effector to the part at the first position; and then generating a second spatial representation using the plurality of sensors identifying a second orientation of the machining tool relative to the part at the first position; and adjusting the machining tool in response to determining that the second spatial representation is different than the first spatial representation at the first position, wherein the adjusting of the machining tool returns the machining tool to the first orientation relative to the part at the first position. generating a plurality of spatial representations associated with a plurality of positions identified by a machining pattern associated with the part, the plurality of spatial representations including a first spatial representation, generated using a plurality of sensors, identifying a first orientation of a machining tool relative to the part at a first position; moving an end effector to the first position, the end effector including the machining tool and a coupling tool; and then mechanically coupling, using the coupling tool, the end effector to the part at the first position; and then generating a second spatial representation using the plurality of sensors identifying a second orientation of the machining tool relative to the part at the first position; and adjusting the machining tool in response to determining that the second spatial representation is different than the first spatial representation at the first position, wherein the adjusting of the machining tool returns the machining tool to the first orientation relative to the part at the first position.
Seating device with an adjustable supporting unit provided for integration in a seat component and comprising at least one pneumatic supporting means (14, 16, 18) and at least one adjustable mechanical supporting means, characterised in that the mechanical supporting means is implemented by a pivotably supported flap and extends over a nearly entire width of a backrest and is supported, pivotably about a pivot axis, on a backrest frame in an edge region facing away from a seat bottom.
A method of integrating an on-demand compute environment into a local compute environment, the method comprising: receiving a request, at a first time, to integrate the on-demand compute environment with the local compute environment, the on-demand compute environment comprising a plurality of compute nodes (124,126) under a first common management and the local compute environment comprising a plurality of compute nodes (130,132,134) under a second common management separate from the first common management; in response to the request, routing local workload information and resource configuration information from the local compute environment comprising policy controls for the local compute environment to the on-demand compute environment; and customizing flexible attributes of compute resources within the on-demand compute environment for consumption at a second time by workload submitted by a requestor to yield a customized environment, wherein customizing the flexible attributes is based at least in part on the local workload information and comprises dynamically provisioning an operating system, whereby the customized environment firstly complies with at least one of rigid resource attributes and flexible resource attributes from the local compute environment and secondly complies with the policy controls associated with the local compute environment. receiving a request, at a first time, to integrate the on-demand compute environment with the local compute environment, the on-demand compute environment comprising a plurality of compute nodes (124,126) under a first common management and the local compute environment comprising a plurality of compute nodes (130,132,134) under a second common management separate from the first common management; in response to the request, routing local workload information and resource configuration information from the local compute environment comprising policy controls for the local compute environment to the on-demand compute environment; and customizing flexible attributes of compute resources within the on-demand compute environment for consumption at a second time by workload submitted by a requestor to yield a customized environment, wherein customizing the flexible attributes is based at least in part on the local workload information and comprises dynamically provisioning an operating system, whereby the customized environment firstly complies with at least one of rigid resource attributes and flexible resource attributes from the local compute environment and secondly complies with the policy controls associated with the local compute environment.
An application processing method for an embedded universal integrated circuit card, comprising: activating, by a terminal device, an embedded universal integrated circuit card, eUICC; characterized in that the method further comprises: selecting, by a modem of the terminal device, an Issuer Security Domain Root, ISD-R, application on the eUICC during an initialization process of the eUICC; obtaining, by the modem of the terminal device, eUICC information during the initialization process of the eUICC; and sending, by the modem of the terminal device, the eUICC information to an Local Profile Assistant, LPA, module in the terminal device. selecting, by a modem of the terminal device, an Issuer Security Domain Root, ISD-R, application on the eUICC during an initialization process of the eUICC; obtaining, by the modem of the terminal device, eUICC information during the initialization process of the eUICC; and sending, by the modem of the terminal device, the eUICC information to an Local Profile Assistant, LPA, module in the terminal device.
An implant having a movable implant component for a functionalization of the implant, in order to control functions in a targeted manner such as a change in geometry in length, volume or surface, an additional anchoring of the implant or a release of drug depots, characterized in that the movable implant component comprises a prestressed system held by a triggering mechanism, wherein the triggering mechanism comprises an actuator formed with a shape-memory metal and a structural change in the shape-memory metal and thus the triggering, that is, the release of the prestressed system, can be achieved by a wireless energy input, so that the implant component can be moved. characterized in that the movable implant component comprises a prestressed system held by a triggering mechanism, wherein the triggering mechanism comprises an actuator formed with a shape-memory metal and a structural change in the shape-memory metal and thus the triggering, that is, the release of the prestressed system, can be achieved by a wireless energy input, so that the implant component can be moved.
A sintered refractory product comprising a refractory granulate bonded with a matrix, the matrix being composed for more than 70% by weight, by grains made of a material chosen among alumina, in particular corundum, white or black, or tubular alumina, spinels, notably alumina-magnesia spinels, mullite, mullite precursors, chromium oxide, zirconia, zircon, nitrides, silicon nitride Si 3 N 4, carbides, notably silicon carbide SiC, amorphous carbon or carbon in an at least partially crystalline form, and mixtures of said materials, and/or it is composed of a mixture of the grains mentioned above, the matrix representing at least 5% and less than 60% of the mass of the product, the complement being constituted by the granulate, said matrix comprising, in its bulk, a SiAlON crystalline phase with formula Si x Al y O u N v, in which • x is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1; • y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1; • u is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1; and • v is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1; at least one of the stoichiometric indices x, y, u, and v being equal to 1, said product comprising; • a quantity of more than 5% of said crystalline phase with formula Si x Al y O u N v; • a quantity of boron other than in the form of hexagonal phase BN of more than 0.05% and less than 3.0%; and • a quantity of hexagonal phase BN of less than 10%; and • a quantity of Si 3 N 4 phase of less than 5%; as percentages by weight based on said product. • x is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1; • y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1; • u is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1; and • v is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1; at least one of the stoichiometric indices x, y, u, and v being equal to 1, said product comprising; • a quantity of more than 5% of said crystalline phase with formula Si x Al y O u N v; • a quantity of boron other than in the form of hexagonal phase BN of more than 0.05% and less than 3.0%; and • a quantity of hexagonal phase BN of less than 10%; and • a quantity of Si 3 N 4 phase of less than 5%;
A client device for a communication system, the client device comprising a processor configured to operate in a sidelink Discontinuous Reception, DRX, mode, and further being configured to monitor a sidelink control channel when a sidelink DRX ON timer is running; and characterized by the processor further being configured to start a sidelink DRX OFF timer upon reception of a sidelink broadcast data packet. wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the value of the sidelink DRX ON timer and/or the value of the sidelink DRX OFF timer based on the received sidelink broadcast data packet. monitor a sidelink control channel when a sidelink DRX ON timer is running; and characterized by the processor further being configured to start a sidelink DRX OFF timer upon reception of a sidelink broadcast data packet. wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the value of the sidelink DRX ON timer and/or the value of the sidelink DRX OFF timer based on the received sidelink broadcast data packet.
A laminate film comprising at least a base layer, which is water and/or oxygen resistant, and a co-extrusion layer, said co-extrusion layer comprising a tie layer and a contact layer, wherein the contact layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of a cyclic olefin copolymer, a polyamide, or, an ethylene vinyl alcohol, wherein the total loading of the tie layer is in the range of 3-9 g/m 2 and wherein the loading of the contact layer is: loading contact = x ∗ loadingtie, where x is in the range of 1 to 3, more preferred prefered 1.33 to 2.75; wherein the contact layer is the innermost layer and is suitable for facing a composition packaged within the film. loading contact = x ∗ loadingtie, where x is in the range of 1 to 3, more preferred prefered 1.33 to 2.75; wherein the contact layer is the innermost layer and is suitable for facing a composition packaged within the film.