mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus for solder recover, comprising: i) a housing and a chamber for receiving dross, the chamber being mounted to the housing and being provided with an inlet for dross and an outlet through which recovered solder can pass, the outlet being provided at or near the bottom of the chamber; ii) a heater for heating dross in the chamber; and iii) an impeller inside the chamber for agitating heated dross, to separate good solder from the residue; and being characterised in that the outlet is provided with an additional heater which when activated, melts the solder at the outlet and allows solder to flow out of the chamber, thereby controlling the flow of solder out of the chamber, and the chamber is pivotably mounted to the housing to allow the chamber to be tilted and dross to be tipped out. i) a housing and a chamber for receiving dross, the chamber being mounted to the housing and being provided with an inlet for dross and an outlet through which recovered solder can pass, the outlet being provided at or near the bottom of the chamber; ii) a heater for heating dross in the chamber; and iii) an impeller inside the chamber for agitating heated dross, to separate good solder from the residue; and being characterised in that the outlet is provided with an additional heater which when activated, melts the solder at the outlet and allows solder to flow out of the chamber, thereby controlling the flow of solder out of the chamber, and the chamber is pivotably mounted to the housing to allow the chamber to be tilted and dross to be tipped out.
A method for measuring the orientation vector y magnet between two bodies (7, 77), at least two magnetic field sensors being attached to one body, and a magnetic system being attached to another body, which consists of at least one permanent magnet, said permanent magnets generating a magnetic field H measurement at the positions of the sensors, and wherein at least one component of the magnetic field is measured by at least two sensors, characterized in that the orientation vector of the magnetic system y Magnet is determined by calculating the expected magnetic field H theory ( y magnet) at the positions of the sensors at a known geometry, positioning and magnetizing direction of the permanent magnets for a certain orientation of the magnetic system, the number of field values of the sensors measured being higher than the number of components of the vector y magnet, and that the difference d ( y magnet) = H theory ( y magnet) - H measurement between the theoretical field H theory ( y magnet) and the measured field H measurement is determined, and that the orientation vector of the magnetic system y Magnet is determined, such that a mathematical norm of the vector d is minimized and, thus, the orientation vector y Magnet of the permanent magnet system can be determined.
A mixing bottle for mixing two liquids (23, 24), comprising a first and a second storage compartment (2, 3) for storing liquids (23, 24), the first and the second storage compartments (2, 3) being separated from each other, and a mixing compartment, the mixing compartment being connected to the first storage compartment by a first dosing device of the mixing bottle, to the second storage compartment by a second dosing device of the mixing bottle, and to an outlet opening of the mixing bottle, wherein the first dosing device comprises a first outlet, and the second dosing device comprises a second outlet, the first and the second outlets (16, 17) interconnecting the first and the second storage compartments (2, 3) with the mixing compartment, characterized in that. at least one of the first dosing device and the second dosing device comprises a closing element (329, 330) for closing the outlet (16, 17) by buoyancy forces caused by a liquid (23, 24) in the respective storage compartment (2, 3).
A protective cap to be releasably connected to a medicament delivery device having a medicament delivery member shield, the cap comprising a generally tubular body and a generally tubular medicament delivery member shield remover for removing the medicament delivery member shield, the medicament delivery member shield remover comprises an attachment element on the proximal end and the protective cap comprises a lid attached to the protective cap tubular body proximal end so that the medicament delivery member shield remover is held in place in this position by the end lid being in contact with the attachment element of the medicament delivery member shield remover, wherein the tubular body comprises an end wall provided with a passage through which the medicament delivery member shield remover protrudes and at least one opening, wherein the attachment element comprises radially outwardly extending support surfaces on the medicament delivery member shield remover, which support surfaces are positioned between the end wall and the lid, wherein the end wall is arranged with a seat, namely a recess, for said support surfaces; characterized in that the end lid is further arranged with one or more distally directed protrusions, wherein the one or more protrusions are in contact with the ledge of the medicament delivery member shield remover so as to hold the medicament delivery member shield remover in place in the recess. wherein the tubular body comprises an end wall provided with a passage through which the medicament delivery member shield remover protrudes and at least one opening, wherein the attachment element comprises radially outwardly extending support surfaces on the medicament delivery member shield remover, which support surfaces are positioned between the end wall and the lid, wherein the end wall is arranged with a seat, namely a recess, for said support surfaces; characterized in that the end lid is further arranged with one or more distally directed protrusions, wherein the one or more protrusions are in contact with the ledge of the medicament delivery member shield remover so as to hold the medicament delivery member shield remover in place in the recess.
A device useful for collecting bodily fluid from a patient, the device comprising: a body having a forwardly projecting, rearwardly biased, releasably constrained, selectively retractable needle, the body being configured to receive a fluid collection tube into selectively releasable fluid communication with a rear end of the retractable needle; an actuator connected in pivotable relation to the body; the device is characterized by a lug ring rotatably mounted in the body; whereby pivotal movement of the actuator relative to the body following release of the fluid collection tube from the body rotates the lug ring and thereby releases the rearwardly biased needle to retract into a retraction cavity disposed inside the actuator. a body having a forwardly projecting, rearwardly biased, releasably constrained, selectively retractable needle, the body being configured to receive a fluid collection tube into selectively releasable fluid communication with a rear end of the retractable needle; an actuator connected in pivotable relation to the body; the device is characterized by a lug ring rotatably mounted in the body; whereby pivotal movement of the actuator relative to the body following release of the fluid collection tube from the body rotates the lug ring and thereby releases the rearwardly biased needle to retract into a retraction cavity disposed inside the actuator.
A process to form a first composition comprising a functionalized olefin-based polymer, said process comprising at least the following steps: a) polymerizing a composition comprising an olefin to form a reaction product comprising an olefin-based polymer; b) subjecting at least a portion of the reaction product to at least one devolatilization to form a polymer-rich melt; and wherein step b) occurs downstream from and in-line with step a); and c) injecting, downstream from and in-line with step b), at least one functionalization agent, and, optionally, at least one free-radical initiator into the polymer-rich melt; and d) reacting at least a portion of the polymer-rich melt with at least one functionalization agent, and, optionally, at least one free-radical initiator, in a static mixer to form the first composition, wherein step d) occurs downstream from and in-line with step b), wherein "the viscosity of the functionalized olefin-based polymer (177°C/350°F)" to "the viscosity of the olefin-based polymer (177°C/350°F)" is from 0.1 to 5.0.
An adipose derived mesenchymal stem cell that constitutively expresses IDO which comprises a nucleic acid expression construct comprising at least one polynucleotide encoding indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and a polynucleotide encoding a constitutive promoter for directing the expression of the at least one polynucleotide encoding indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
An apparatus, comprising: a video encoder for encoding an image block in a picture by generating a measurement vector for the image block, encoding the measurement vector, and reconstructing the image block by minimizing a signal sparsity of the image block responsive to the encoded measurement vector, the signal sparsity being determined in the image domain, and the measurement vector including transform coefficients relating to the image block, characterized in that the signal sparsity of the image block is minimized using a minimization function formulated as a weighted sum of the signal sparsity and a measurement error through a weighting factor that is adaptive to a quantization parameter, the measurement error representing a difference between a reconstructed measurement and an estimated measurement for the image block. a video encoder for encoding an image block in a picture by generating a measurement vector for the image block, encoding the measurement vector, and reconstructing the image block by minimizing a signal sparsity of the image block responsive to the encoded measurement vector, the signal sparsity being determined in the image domain, and the measurement vector including transform coefficients relating to the image block, characterized in that the signal sparsity of the image block is minimized using a minimization function formulated as a weighted sum of the signal sparsity and a measurement error through a weighting factor that is adaptive to a quantization parameter, the measurement error representing a difference between a reconstructed measurement and an estimated measurement for the image block.
A process for the preparation of NCC from a cellulose-containing sludge, the process comprising (i) treating a sludge cellulose source with a dilute acid selected from HCl, HBr, H 3 PO 4 and HNO 3 to separate pure cellulose thereform under conditions permitting dissolution of non-cellulose material and suspension of the cellulose, wherein said dissolution conditions do not alter cellulose morphology, (ii) causing preferential degradation of cellulose amorphous domains while maintaining intact the cellulose crystalline domains, wherein the preferential degradation is achieved by acidification using sulfuric acid; and (iii) isolating the crystalline domains, and (iv) dispersing the product obtained in step (iii) to obtain NCC. (i) treating a sludge cellulose source with a dilute acid selected from HCl, HBr, H 3 PO 4 and HNO 3 to separate pure cellulose thereform under conditions permitting dissolution of non-cellulose material and suspension of the cellulose, wherein said dissolution conditions do not alter cellulose morphology, (ii) causing preferential degradation of cellulose amorphous domains while maintaining intact the cellulose crystalline domains, wherein the preferential degradation is achieved by acidification using sulfuric acid; and (iii) isolating the crystalline domains, and (iv) dispersing the product obtained in step (iii) to obtain NCC.
A method for control of a low-pressure circuit in a fuel system of a vehicle, which circuit provides an engine with fuel from at least one fuel tank (311a, 311b, 313) via a pressure change system,comprising - determining a future working point for said engine on the basis of information about a section of road ahead of said vehicle, and - controlling at least one controllable fuel pump (312, 314) which forms part of said low-pressure circuit on the basis of said future working point, characterized in that said at least one fuel pump (312, 314) comprises a transfer pump which transfers fuel from at least one main tank (311a, 311b) to a buffer tank, and in which a feed pressure P trans for said transfer pump is controlled in such a way that said buffer tank is overfilled when said future working point for said engine indicates a decrease in torque offtake and/or a retardation, whereupon cold fuel from said main tank (311a, 311b) is supplied to said overfilled buffer tank and warm fuel from said overfilled buffer tank flows to said main tank (311a, 311b) via a return duct, thereby lowering the temperature of the fuel in said buffer tank. - determining a future working point for said engine on the basis of information about a section of road ahead of said vehicle, and - controlling at least one controllable fuel pump (312, 314) which forms part of said low-pressure circuit on the basis of said future working point, characterized in that
Beverage machine comprising an dispensing unit, the height of which can be automatically adjusted and beneath which at least one container, which is suitable for filling with a beverage made in the beverage machine, can be placed, characterised in that the beverage machine comprises a compressed-air dispensing device for the targeted output of an air jet produced by a compressed-air generating apparatus, the pressure (p L) of the air jet being greater than atmospheric pressure (p U) and, corresponding to the compressed-air dispensing device, at least one transducer being present for detecting a physical variable produced by the air jet as the dispensing unit is lowered.
Continuous operation method for the microwave high-temperature pyrolysis of a solid material comprising an organic matter, characterized in that the method comprises the following continuously performed steps: mixing the solid material comprising an organic matter with a liquid organic medium; transferring the resulting mixture to a microwave field; and in the microwave field, under an inert atmosphere or under vacuum, continuously contacting the mixture with a strongly wave-absorbing material, wherein the strongly wave-absorbing material continuously generates a high temperature of 500-3000°C in the microwave field, so that the solid material comprising an organic matter and the liquid organic medium are continuously pyrolyzed together wherein the strongly wave-absorbing material is a porous composite material that can generate electric arcs in a microwave field, and the liquid organic medium refers to a medium that is liquid at a temperature of 60°C and contains at least one carbon atom and is one selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, vegetable oils, silicone oils, ester oils, phosphate esters and alcohols, or a mixture thereof. mixing the solid material comprising an organic matter with a liquid organic medium; transferring the resulting mixture to a microwave field; and in the microwave field, under an inert atmosphere or under vacuum, continuously contacting the mixture with a strongly wave-absorbing material, wherein the strongly wave-absorbing material continuously generates a high temperature of 500-3000°C in the microwave field, so that the solid material comprising an organic matter and the liquid organic medium are continuously pyrolyzed together wherein the strongly wave-absorbing material is a porous composite material that can generate electric arcs in a microwave field, and the liquid organic medium refers to a medium that is liquid at a temperature of 60°C and contains at least one carbon atom and is one selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, vegetable oils, silicone oils, ester oils, phosphate esters and alcohols, or a mixture thereof.
A compound according to structural formula: R-X-O-C -R' or a salt or a hydrate thereof, wherein: R is a residue of a phorbol ester; X is an alkylene chain containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R' is a moiety that either bears a permanent charge or that is ionizable at a pH in the range of 2 to 8; the illustrated -X-O-C -R' group is linked to the 6-carbon of R; and the illustrated -X-O-C -R' group hydrolyzes under biological conditions to yield a group of the formula -X-OH, where the residue of a phorbol ester is based on structural formula or: wherein one or more substituents can be present on each of rings A, B, C and D. R is a residue of a phorbol ester; X is an alkylene chain containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R' is a moiety that either bears a permanent charge or that is ionizable at a pH in the range of 2 to 8; the illustrated -X-O-C -R' group is linked to the 6-carbon of R; and the illustrated -X-O-C -R' group hydrolyzes under biological conditions to yield a group of the formula -X-OH, where the residue of a phorbol ester is based on structural formula or:
A portable electronic device comprising: a battery to provide power to operate the device; a connector including a power supply pin to be coupled to an external power supply; and a power manager having a battery charger circuit that draws current through the power supply pin to charge the battery, the power manager having a current limit feedback control loop that limits the drawn current in accordance with a predetermined output current rating of the external power supply, characterized in that the power manager is to automatically change the behavior of the control loop by one of a) modifying its loop frequency response and b) changing a bias current of an error amplifier to one of increase and decrease bandwidth of the control loop to stabilize operation of the coupled external power supply. a battery to provide power to operate the device; a connector including a power supply pin to be coupled to an external power supply; and a power manager having a battery charger circuit that draws current through the power supply pin to charge the battery, the power manager having a current limit feedback control loop that limits the drawn current in accordance with a predetermined output current rating of the external power supply, characterized in that the power manager is to automatically change the behavior of the control loop by one of a) modifying its loop frequency response and b) changing a bias current of an error amplifier to one of increase and decrease bandwidth of the control loop to stabilize operation of the coupled external power supply. the power manager having a current limit feedback control loop that limits the drawn current in accordance with a predetermined output current rating of the external power supply, characterized in that the power manager is to automatically change the behavior of the control loop by one of a) modifying its loop frequency response and b) changing a bias current of an error amplifier to one of increase and decrease bandwidth of the control loop to stabilize operation of the coupled external power supply.
An electronic device, comprising: a first electronic component; a second electronic component slidably coupled to the first electronic component; an antenna assembly, comprising: a radio frequency, RF, module disposed in the first electronic component; an antenna radiator disposed in the second electronic component, and an RF cable disposed between and coupled to the radio frequency module and the antenna radiator; the RF cable having a first segment and a second segment integrally extending from the first segment; the first segment being coupled to the antenna radiator; the second segment being coupled to the radio frequency module; and a holder coupled to the second electronic component, the holder slidably extending into the first electronic component by moving the second electronic component; wherein the first segment is held by the holder, and the RF cable is configured to be driven to move by the holder; the electronic device being characterized in that the holder defines a holding groove; the first segment is disposed in the holding groove; the holder comprises a body portion and a block portion, the body portion is spaced from the block portion; the holding groove is defined between the body portion and the block portion. a first electronic component; a second electronic component slidably coupled to the first electronic component; an antenna assembly, comprising: a radio frequency, RF, module disposed in the first electronic component; an antenna radiator disposed in the second electronic component, and an RF cable disposed between and coupled to the radio frequency module and the antenna radiator; the RF cable having a first segment and a second segment integrally extending from the first segment; the first segment being coupled to the antenna radiator; the second segment being coupled to the radio frequency module; and a radio frequency, RF, module disposed in the first electronic component; an antenna radiator disposed in the second electronic component, and an RF cable disposed between and coupled to the radio frequency module and the antenna radiator; the RF cable having a first segment and a second segment integrally extending from the first segment; the first segment being coupled to the antenna radiator; the second segment being coupled to the radio frequency module; and a holder coupled to the second electronic component, the holder slidably extending into the first electronic component by moving the second electronic component; wherein the first segment is held by the holder, and the RF cable is configured to be driven to move by the holder; the electronic device being characterized in that the holder defines a holding groove; the first segment is disposed in the holding groove; the holder comprises a body portion and a block portion, the body portion is spaced from the block portion; the holding groove is defined between the body portion and the block portion.