mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Hand shower switchover unit for a sanitary or kitchen hand shower, having at least: - a housing (20, 30, 40) with a distributor chamber, into which at least one inlet duct leads and from which at least one first output duct and a second output duct branch; - a switchover element with a shaft and, attached thereto, an annular or annular-disc shaped gasket element which is displaceable in the distributor chamber between a first position, in which the inlet duct is connected to the first output duct, and a second position, in which the inlet duct is connected to the second output duct; - a restoring element for returning the switchover element into a starting position; and - a bearing element for supporting the shaft of the switchover element in the housing (20, 30, 40); characterized - in that the switchover element with the shaft, the gasket element, the restoring element and the bearing element is formed integrally from an elastomeric material, - in that the bearing element and the restoring element are formed on the switchover element by a diaphragm element (12, 13) surrounding the shaft, said diaphragm element being clamped into the housing (20, 30, 40), and - in that an actuating surface protrudes out of the housing (20, 30, 40) or is actuable through an opening in the housing (20, 30, 40). - a housing (20, 30, 40) with a distributor chamber, into which at least one inlet duct leads and from which at least one first output duct and a second output duct branch; - a switchover element with a shaft and, attached thereto, an annular or annular-disc shaped gasket element which is displaceable in the distributor chamber between a first position, in which the inlet duct is connected to the first output duct, and a second position, in which the inlet duct is connected to the second output duct; - a restoring element for returning the switchover element into a starting position; and - a bearing element for supporting the shaft of the switchover element in the housing (20, 30, 40); - in that the switchover element with the shaft, the gasket element, the restoring element and the bearing element is formed integrally from an elastomeric material, - in that the bearing element and the restoring element are formed on the switchover element by a diaphragm element (12, 13) surrounding the shaft, said diaphragm element being clamped into the housing (20, 30, 40), and - in that an actuating surface protrudes out of the housing (20, 30, 40) or is actuable through an opening in the housing (20, 30, 40).
A method of measuring impedance, comprising: exciting a device under test with a multispectral excitation signal for an excitation time period while the device under test is under a load condition from a load operably coupled to the device under test; sampling a response of the device under test over a sample time period, wherein the excitation time period is within the sample time period such that the sample time period includes an in-band interval during the excitation time period, and one or more out-of-band intervals outside of the in-band interval; estimating a load response of the device under test to the load condition during the in-band interval by analyzing samples of the response from the one or more out-of-band intervals, wherein estimating the load response comprises fitting a mathematical expression to samples of the response from the one or more out-of-band intervals; computing adjusted samples by subtracting the estimated load response during the in-band interval from the samples from the in-band interval; and estimating an impedance of the device under test by analyzing the adjusted samples, characterised in that computing the adjusted samples comprises analyzing the mathematical expression at time points corresponding to the samples from the in-band interval. exciting a device under test with a multispectral excitation signal for an excitation time period while the device under test is under a load condition from a load operably coupled to the device under test; sampling a response of the device under test over a sample time period, wherein the excitation time period is within the sample time period such that the sample time period includes an in-band interval during the excitation time period, and one or more out-of-band intervals outside of the in-band interval; estimating a load response of the device under test to the load condition during the in-band interval by analyzing samples of the response from the one or more out-of-band intervals, wherein estimating the load response comprises fitting a mathematical expression to samples of the response from the one or more out-of-band intervals; computing adjusted samples by subtracting the estimated load response during the in-band interval from the samples from the in-band interval; and estimating an impedance of the device under test by analyzing the adjusted samples, characterised in that computing the adjusted samples comprises analyzing the mathematical expression at time points corresponding to the samples from the in-band interval.
A retreaded tire, comprising: a precured tread band comprising a tread groove having a bottom and a top, the top of the tread groove open to a ground contacting front face of the tread band, the precured tread band further comprising a back face, the back face bonded to a prepared bonding surface of a base portion comprising a worn grooved tread area of the tire by use of a bonding material layer between the precured tread band and the worn grooved tread area, the bottom of the tread groove open to the back face of the tread band; a base groove formed in the worn grooved tread area of the tire and open to the prepared bonding surface of the tire, wherein the bottom of the tread groove is aligned over a length of the base groove. a precured tread band comprising a tread groove having a bottom and a top, the top of the tread groove open to a ground contacting front face of the tread band, the precured tread band further comprising a back face, the back face bonded to a prepared bonding surface of a base portion comprising a worn grooved tread area of the tire by use of a bonding material layer between the precured tread band and the worn grooved tread area, the bottom of the tread groove open to the back face of the tread band; a base groove formed in the worn grooved tread area of the tire and open to the prepared bonding surface of the tire, wherein the bottom of the tread groove is aligned over a length of the base groove.
An outboard motor comprising: a steering shaft extending in an up-down direction; an outboard motor main body that rotates around a centerline (As) of the steering shaft together with the steering shaft and that includes a prime mover that generates power to rotate a propeller; a steering arm that extends forward from the steering shaft and that turns around the centerline (As) of the steering shaft together with the steering shaft; a steering actuator including a steering tube that moves in a right-left direction; and a motion converter that converts a movement of the steering tube in the right-left direction into a turning motion of the steering arm around the centerline (As) of the steering shaft, and that includes a bushing holder in which the steering arm extends in a front-rear direction and a bushing interposed between the steering arm and the bushing holder and including an outer surface provided with a pair of first sliding portions each including a convex arc-shaped vertical section that is perpendicular to the right-left direction, characterized in that the bushing is located behind the steering tube and does not overlap the steering tube in a side view of the outboard motor. a steering shaft extending in an up-down direction; an outboard motor main body that rotates around a centerline (As) of the steering shaft together with the steering shaft and that includes a prime mover that generates power to rotate a propeller; a steering arm that extends forward from the steering shaft and that turns around the centerline (As) of the steering shaft together with the steering shaft; a steering actuator including a steering tube that moves in a right-left direction; and a motion converter that converts a movement of the steering tube in the right-left direction into a turning motion of the steering arm around the centerline (As) of the steering shaft, and that includes a bushing holder in which the steering arm extends in a front-rear direction and a bushing interposed between the steering arm and the bushing holder and including an outer surface provided with a pair of first sliding portions each including a convex arc-shaped vertical section that is perpendicular to the right-left direction, characterized in that the bushing is located behind the steering tube and does not overlap the steering tube in a side view of the outboard motor.
A mounting system, comprising: a compressible structure having a first surface, a second surface, and at least one boss hole extending through the compressible structure from the first surface to the second surface; an interior plate mounted on the first surface of the compressible structure, wherein the interior plate includes a boss protruding from the interior plate and into the boss hole of the compressible structure; and an exterior plate in contact with the second surface of the compressible structure and in contact with an end surface of the boss of the interior plate, and secured to the interior plate; wherein the compressible structure is compressed a predetermined amount as a function of a length of the boss, wherein a portion of the compressible structure between the interior plate and the exterior plate has a reduced thickness relative to a portion of the compressible structure that is not between the interior plate and the exterior plate, and wherein the compressible structure is a vehicle chassis. a compressible structure having a first surface, a second surface, and at least one boss hole extending through the compressible structure from the first surface to the second surface; an interior plate mounted on the first surface of the compressible structure, wherein the interior plate includes a boss protruding from the interior plate and into the boss hole of the compressible structure; and an exterior plate in contact with the second surface of the compressible structure and in contact with an end surface of the boss of the interior plate, and secured to the interior plate; wherein the compressible structure is compressed a predetermined amount as a function of a length of the boss, wherein a portion of the compressible structure between the interior plate and the exterior plate has a reduced thickness relative to a portion of the compressible structure that is not between the interior plate and the exterior plate, and wherein the compressible structure is a vehicle chassis.
An ion trap mass spectrometer having an ion source for supplying pulsed ions and an ion trap for capturing the ions by an electric field formed in a space surrounded by a plurality of electrodes, wherein ions supplied from the ion source are injected into and captured in the ion trap, and a mass analysis is performed in the ion trap or after the ions are ejected from the ion trap, the ion trap mass spectrometer comprising: a) a voltage applier for applying an AC voltage to at least one of the plurality of electrodes which compose the ion trap; and b) a controller for controlling the voltage applier; characterized in that the controller is adapted to control the voltage applier such that the voltage applier performs selectively a first operation and a second operation, wherein, in the first operation, the AC voltage having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude is applied to one of the plurality of electrodes to capture the ions in the ion trap, and, in the second operation, the frequency of the AC voltage is increased from the predetermined frequency with the amplitude thereof kept constant or the amplitude of the AC voltage is decreased from the predetermined amplitude with the frequency thereof kept constant, when further ions supplied in a pulsed fashion from the ion source reach an ion inlet of the ion trap, in order that, while the ions are captured in the ion trap, the further ions supplied from the ion source are additionally injected into the ion trap. a) a voltage applier for applying an AC voltage to at least one of the plurality of electrodes which compose the ion trap; and b) a controller for controlling the voltage applier;
Method of high-resolution imaging a structure of a sample, the structure being marked with fluorescence markers, - wherein the sample is subjected to a light intensity distribution including an intensity maximum of focused fluorescence excitation light, wherein partial areas of interest of the sample are scanned with the light intensity distribution and wherein fluorescence light emitted out of the sample is registered and allocated to the respective location of the light intensity distribution, and - wherein at least the subjection of the sample to a part of the light intensity distribution is terminated for the respective location, if, within a predetermined first period of time (Δt2), a predetermined minimum light amount of the fluorescence light emitted out of the sample has not yet been registered, characterised in - that at least the subjection of the sample to the part of the light intensity distribution is also terminated for the respective location, if, within a predetermined further second period of time (Δt3), which is longer than the first period of time (Δt2), a further predetermined minimum light amount of the fluorescence light emitted out of the sample, which is higher than the predetermined minimum light amount, has not yet been registered. - wherein the sample is subjected to a light intensity distribution including an intensity maximum of focused fluorescence excitation light, wherein partial areas of interest of the sample are scanned with the light intensity distribution and wherein fluorescence light emitted out of the sample is registered and allocated to the respective location of the light intensity distribution, and - wherein at least the subjection of the sample to a part of the light intensity distribution is terminated for the respective location, if, within a predetermined first period of time (Δt2), a predetermined minimum light amount of the fluorescence light emitted out of the sample has not yet been registered, - that at least the subjection of the sample to the part of the light intensity distribution is also terminated for the respective location, if, within a predetermined further second period of time (Δt3), which is longer than the first period of time (Δt2), a further predetermined minimum light amount of the fluorescence light emitted out of the sample, which is higher than the predetermined minimum light amount, has not yet been registered.
A method of conforming a blank onto forming surface sections of a forming tool by drawing vacuum against an elastic vacuum bag for transmitting forming forces from the elastic vacuum bag to the blank, the elastic vacuum bag comprises at least one bag section having a different stiffness than other bag sections, the method includes the steps of: - providing the at least one bag section as an elongated bag section (13', 13") having a stiffness larger than that of surrounding bag sections, the location of the elongated bag section (13', 13") of the elastic vacuum bag corresponds, when the elastic vacuum bag after said completion lies against the forming surface sections having the blank in between, with an elongated forming surface section of the forming tool where the blank requires a forming force being larger than that of the surrounding bag sections; - applying the blank to the forming tool; - enclosing the blank within the elastic vacuum bag by mounting a peripheral edge of the elastic vacuum bag onto the forming tool such that the elastic vacuum bag initially will be stretched before conforming the blank onto the elongated forming surface section; - evacuating the elastic vacuum bag for allowing the elastic vacuum bag to stretch and conform the blank to the forming surface sections; - stretching the vacuum bag by the vaccum such that the forming force, in a direction corresponding with the prolongation of the elongated bag section (13', 13"), is generated by the elastic vacuum bag within the area of the elongated bag section (13', 13"); and - removing the formed blank, constituting an article, from the forming tool after completion of the evacuation. - providing the at least one bag section as an elongated bag section (13', 13") having a stiffness larger than that of surrounding bag sections, the location of the elongated bag section (13', 13") of the elastic vacuum bag corresponds, when the elastic vacuum bag after said completion lies against the forming surface sections having the blank in between, with an elongated forming surface section of the forming tool where the blank requires a forming force being larger than that of the surrounding bag sections; - applying the blank to the forming tool; - enclosing the blank within the elastic vacuum bag by mounting a peripheral edge of the elastic vacuum bag onto the forming tool such that the elastic vacuum bag initially will be stretched before conforming the blank onto the elongated forming surface section; - evacuating the elastic vacuum bag for allowing the elastic vacuum bag to stretch and conform the blank to the forming surface sections; - stretching the vacuum bag by the vaccum such that the forming force, in a direction corresponding with the prolongation of the elongated bag section (13', 13"), is generated by the elastic vacuum bag within the area of the elongated bag section (13', 13"); and - removing the formed blank, constituting an article, from the forming tool after completion of the evacuation.
A purification process for a feed gas stream containing at least one contaminant in which the at least one contaminant in the feed gas stream has a concentration of ≤ 1000 ppm, the process comprising: passing the feed gas stream through a layer containing a mixture comprising a selective material for removal of the at least one contaminant and a less selective material having a lower selectivity toward the at least one contaminant relative to the selective material; wherein the mixture layer has a thickness dimension (L ML) in a direction of the feed gas stream flow of the mixed layer, the (L ML) being less than or equal to a length of a mass transfer zone (L MTZ) at the end of the adsorption step, in which the L MTZ is defined by conditions of the process and the selective material; and wherein the removal of the at least one contaminant results in a purified product containing the at least one contaminant at a concentration ≤ 1ppm. passing the feed gas stream through a layer containing a mixture comprising a selective material for removal of the at least one contaminant and a less selective material having a lower selectivity toward the at least one contaminant relative to the selective material; wherein the mixture layer has a thickness dimension (L ML) in a direction of the feed gas stream flow of the mixed layer, the (L ML) being less than or equal to a length of a mass transfer zone (L MTZ) at the end of the adsorption step, in which the L MTZ is defined by conditions of the process and the selective material; and wherein the removal of the at least one contaminant results in a purified product containing the at least one contaminant at a concentration ≤ 1ppm.
A process to treat a natural gas stream by removing heavier hydrocarbons comprising C5, C6 and heavier hydrocarbons, said process comprising: sending said natural gas stream through an adsorbent bed to remove said heavier hydrocarbons and producing a product stream comprising C1 to C4 hydrocarbons; sending a portion of said product stream through a regeneration heater to produce a heated regeneration gas stream; sending said heated regeneration gas stream through said adsorbent bed to desorb said heavier hydrocarbons; and cooling said regeneration gas stream and sending a cooled regeneration gas stream to a separation unit to divide said regeneration gas stream into a liquid stream comprising heavier hydrocarbons and a recovered regeneration gas stream; wherein said separation unit comprises a refluxed absorber; wherein said recovered regeneration gas stream is combined with said product stream and is sent through a chiller or condenser; and wherein said chiller or condenser produces a liquid stream to be returned to said separation unit. sending said natural gas stream through an adsorbent bed to remove said heavier hydrocarbons and producing a product stream comprising C1 to C4 hydrocarbons; sending a portion of said product stream through a regeneration heater to produce a heated regeneration gas stream; sending said heated regeneration gas stream through said adsorbent bed to desorb said heavier hydrocarbons; and cooling said regeneration gas stream and sending a cooled regeneration gas stream to a separation unit to divide said regeneration gas stream into a liquid stream comprising heavier hydrocarbons and a recovered regeneration gas stream; wherein said separation unit comprises a refluxed absorber; wherein said recovered regeneration gas stream is combined with said product stream and is sent through a chiller or condenser; and
An absorbent core for an absorbent article, the absorbent core comprising at least two layers (2,3), each layer having a width (w) and a length along a first plane and a thickness (t) extending perpendicular thereto, wherein said layers (2,3) are arranged in facing relationship along said first plane, and wherein said layers (2,3) comprise a polymeric foam having an open cell and interconnected porous structure characterized in that the first layer and the second layer comprise an anisotropic cell structure having an axis of anisotropy extending substantially parallel to a longest length of a plurality of substantially neighbouring cells, in that the axis of anisotropy of the second layer extends substantially perpendicular to said thickness (t) and parallel to said first plane, in that the axis of anisotropy of the first layer is substantially perpendicular to the axis of anisotropy of the second layer, and in that the second layer has a porosity that is less than or equal to that of the first layer.