mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Air-conditioned seat comprising at least one fluid distribution system for venting a sitting component and/or a backrest component, wherein the fluid distribution system comprises at least one exposed region, a fluid distribution duct which in an unloaded state has a variable cross section in comparison with an unloaded state of the fluid distribution system and has at least one venting opening in a sitting face of the sitting component and/or a leaning face of the backrest component, wherein at least one element which maintains the cross section of the fluid distribution duct which is in the loaded state is arranged in the at least one fluid distribution duct, characterized in that the at least one supporting/reinforcement element which maintains the cross section of the at least one fluid distribution duct is a fitting with a body whose geometry does not change in the case of loading, wherein the fitting comprises, in addition to the function which maintains the cross section of the at least one fluid distribution duct, an open-loop or closed-loop control function of a volume flow of a fluid which flows through the at least one fluid distribution duct.
A system for supplying direct electric power to at least two loads from an alternating electric power source, the system comprising: - a circulation bus for the alternating power (14; 40) adapted to be connected to the alternating power source (12; 38); - at least one converter for converting alternating power into direct power, connected to the circulation bus; characterized in that the system comprises - at least two connection interfaces (20A,..., 20E), each connection interface being connected to a corresponding converter and being adapted to be connected to at least one electric load to supply direct electric power for the or each corresponding load; - control means for controlling the connection interfaces (20A,..., 20E), the control means being capable of time-shifting the start-up moment for the supply of direct power from one interface to the other. - a circulation bus for the alternating power (14; 40) adapted to be connected to the alternating power source (12; 38); - at least one converter for converting alternating power into direct power, connected to the circulation bus; - at least two connection interfaces (20A,..., 20E), each connection interface being connected to a corresponding converter and being adapted to be connected to at least one electric load to supply direct electric power for the or each corresponding load; - control means for controlling the connection interfaces (20A,..., 20E), the control means being capable of time-shifting the start-up moment for the supply of direct power from one interface to the other.
An imaging system configured to reduce or prevent the effect of unwanted specular reflections reflected by specular surfaces located in a scene, comprising: at least one image acquisition device for acquiring a scene image comprising a specular surface providing specular light reflections; the at least one image acquisition device comprising at least one first image sensor and imaging optics having an optical axis for guiding light received from the scene along the optical axis onto the at least one first image sensor; at least one polarization filter operably positioned between the at least one first image sensor and an object; a processor and a memory which are configured to perform the following: determining an orientation of the specular surface relative to the optical axis of the imaging optics; and determining, based on the orientation of the surface relative to the optical axis of the imaging optics, a polarization filter orientation such that an amount of specular light reflections incident onto the at least one first image sensor is reduced or eliminated. at least one image acquisition device for acquiring a scene image comprising a specular surface providing specular light reflections; the at least one image acquisition device comprising at least one first image sensor and imaging optics having an optical axis for guiding light received from the scene along the optical axis onto the at least one first image sensor; at least one polarization filter operably positioned between the at least one first image sensor and an object; a processor and a memory which are configured to perform the following: determining an orientation of the specular surface relative to the optical axis of the imaging optics; and determining, based on the orientation of the surface relative to the optical axis of the imaging optics, a polarization filter orientation such that an amount of specular light reflections incident onto the at least one first image sensor is reduced or eliminated. determining an orientation of the specular surface relative to the optical axis of the imaging optics; and determining, based on the orientation of the surface relative to the optical axis of the imaging optics, a polarization filter orientation such that an amount of specular light reflections incident onto the at least one first image sensor is reduced or eliminated.
A diagnostic method for detecting a salmonella infection/contamination in excretions of patients/animals, carcasses, eggs and food/feed by the detection of the SipC protein excreted by the salmonellae, characterized in that SipC is determined by the use of monoclonal antibodies directed against the following peptide sequences of SipC: • NH 2 -V-A-S-T-A-S-D-E-A-R-E-S-S-R-K-S-COOH (SEQ ID NO 1) • NH 2 -N-N-H-S-V-E-N-S-S-Q-T-A-S-Q-S-V-COOH (SEQ ID NO 2), • NH 2 -G-Q-Y-A-A-T-Q-E-R-S-E-Q-Q-I-S-COOH (SEQ ID NO 3), • NH 2 -L-G-I-K-D-S-N-K-Q-I-S-P-E-H-COOH (SEQ ID NO 4) und • NH 2 -L-N-M-K-K-T-G-T-D-A-T-K-N-L-N-COOH (SEQ ID NO 5). • NH 2 -V-A-S-T-A-S-D-E-A-R-E-S-S-R-K-S-COOH (SEQ ID NO 1) • NH 2 -N-N-H-S-V-E-N-S-S-Q-T-A-S-Q-S-V-COOH (SEQ ID NO 2), • NH 2 -G-Q-Y-A-A-T-Q-E-R-S-E-Q-Q-I-S-COOH (SEQ ID NO 3), • NH 2 -L-G-I-K-D-S-N-K-Q-I-S-P-E-H-COOH (SEQ ID NO 4) und • NH 2 -L-N-M-K-K-T-G-T-D-A-T-K-N-L-N-COOH (SEQ ID NO 5).
On-demand horological display mechanism, including a plurality of primary mechanisms each capable of determining the value of a variable, and at least one actuator that can be manoeuvred by a user for the selection of the display of the instantaneous value of a specific variable determined by one of said primary mechanisms, each said display being performed by the cooperation of a moveable display including a hand or a disc, with a complementary display including at least one graduated index, where said display or/and said complementary display is common to all of the displays that said display mechanism may produce, where said complementary display includes a plurality of said graduated indexes each corresponding to the display of the value of a specific variable, in which display mechanism, either the complementary display is moveable in relation to a window so as to show, at a given moment, only one said graduated index for the user to view, or the window is moveable above said complementary display so as to show, at a given moment, only one said graduated index for the user to view, characterised in that said at least one actuator is arranged to control the position of a column wheel determining the position of an operating lever arranged for the control of a lifting-lever, which is arranged to uncouple one of the primary mechanisms from said display when said at least one actuator is in an inactive state, and to couple same to said display when said actuator is activated, and so as to then exert on said display a torque greater than that exerted on said display by another of the primary mechanisms that said display mechanism comprises.
A monolithic composite structural component including a rechargeable battery using lithium ion chemistry, the battery having an anode structure, a cathode structure, and a separator structure said separator structure is formed from a composite material which includes electrically insulating fibers, which separates the anode from the cathode and contains an electrolyte in which the anode structure and the cathode structure are each formed from a composite material which includes electrically conductive fibres and electrochemically active material, wherein said anode, cathode and separator structures are in a cured common binder matrix and wherein the battery is structurally inseparable from the rest of the component.
An antigen-binding protein comprising an immunoglobulin (Ig) scaffold which is linked to one or more immunoglobulin single variable domains wherein the antigen-binding protein has at least two antigen binding sites at least one of which is from an immunoglobulin single variable domain and at least one of which is from a paired VH/VL domain, wherein the immunoglobulin single variable domain is linked to the Ig scaffold by a peptide linker comprising SEQ ID NO: 78 or multiples of such a linker.
A silicone member (10, 21, 30), which is used as a micro device (10, 30) and has a holding part (11, 31) for holding samples, or defines the holding part (23, 24, 25) through the combination with a counterpart member, wherein the silicone member (10, 21, 22, 30) includes a silicone material which has silicone and an ionic conductive agent, and a content of the ionic conductive agent is 0.01 part by mass or higher and 1 part by mass or lower with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silicone. the silicone member (10, 21, 22, 30) includes a silicone material which has silicone and an ionic conductive agent, and a content of the ionic conductive agent is 0.01 part by mass or higher and 1 part by mass or lower with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silicone.
Door frame having an anti-trap device, in which an opening leaf B is articulated to its fixed frame A by at least two hinges the vertical axis of articulation of which is arranged transversely mid-way across the thickness of the fixed frame, said opening leaf B having a rounded edge corner facing the fixed frame A, each hinge comprising, on the one hand, an element in the form of a couched U-shaped bracket that fits into a housing in the fillet of the opening leaf B forming a continuation thereof, and, on the other hand, an element projecting from the fixed frame A to which it is connected and having a cylindrical articulation body that fits into the element in the form of a bracket, characterized in that the fixed frame A has, over its entire height and facing the rounded edge corner of the opening leaf B, an inclined face of which the distance from the fixed frame A increases in the direction from the inside to the outside and which joins onto the interior face of a cover strip, this strip being arranged parallel to the wall that bears the fixed frame and extending at least past the rounded edge of the opening leaf B to oppose any access to the exterior gap D between opening leaf and fixed frame, while each hinge is comprised of a male element and a female element, each of the flanges of its male element, in the form of a bracket, bears a vertical hinge pin projecting toward the other flange, and the female element is monolithic and has two parts, namely a cylindrical articulation body that fits into the male element, and a fixing mount that fits into a housing opening onto the inclined face of the fixed frame in the continuation of this face.
An earplug (100; 200; 300) comprising: an elongate core (110; 210; 310) comprising a first material and having first and second ends (111, 112) and an outer major surface; and an outer layer (120; 220; 320; 420) comprising a second material and covering at least a portion of the outer major surface of the elongate core (110; 210; 310); wherein the outer layer (120; 220; 320; 420) comprises a sound attenuating portion (121; 221; 321; 421) and a stem portion (122; 222; 322; 422), characterized in that the sound attenuating portion (121; 221; 321; 421) has a first average density ρ1 and the stem portion (122; 222; 322; 422) has a second average density p2, and | ρ2 > 1.2 ρ1 |. an elongate core (110; 210; 310) comprising a first material and having first and second ends (111, 112) and an outer major surface; and an outer layer (120; 220; 320; 420) comprising a second material and covering at least a portion of the outer major surface of the elongate core (110; 210; 310); wherein the outer layer (120; 220; 320; 420) comprises a sound attenuating portion (121; 221; 321; 421) and a stem portion (122; 222; 322; 422), characterized in that the sound attenuating portion (121; 221; 321; 421) has a first average density ρ1 and the stem portion (122; 222; 322; 422) has a second average density p2, and | ρ2 > 1.2 ρ1 |.
A scratch test apparatus, the scratch test apparatus comprising: (i) an indentor wherein a tip thereof is configured to engage a sample surface at a contact location; (ii) a drive mechanism configured to cause the indentor to move along the sample surface to form a scratch; (iii) a surface-referencing device configured to establish the position of the indentor relative to the sample surface, the surface-referencing device including a first member disposed on one side of the indentor, positioned laterally from the indentor, and a second member disposed on the opposite side of the indentor from the first member, to control a position of the indentor in a direction normal to the sample surface at the same time that the scratch is being made, wherein the position of the indentor is controlled by maintaining the elevations of the surface referencing members on either side of the indentor at the same value, to control a slope of a trajectory of the indentor. and to provide a lateral tilt correction of the slope in a direction perpendicular to the trajectory of the indentor; (iv) a measurement device configured to measure a pile-up height of sample material removed from the scratch, and/or a width of the scratch; and (v) a support structure configured to support the indentor, the surface-referencing device, and the measurement device. (i) an indentor wherein a tip thereof is configured to engage a sample surface at a contact location; (ii) a drive mechanism configured to cause the indentor to move along the sample surface to form a scratch; (iii) a surface-referencing device configured to establish the position of the indentor relative to the sample surface, the surface-referencing device including a first member disposed on one side of the indentor, positioned laterally from the indentor, and a second member disposed on the opposite side of the indentor from the first member, to control a position of the indentor in a direction normal to the sample surface at the same time that the scratch is being made, wherein the position of the indentor is controlled by maintaining the elevations of the surface referencing members on either side of the indentor at the same value, to control a slope of a trajectory of the indentor. and to provide a lateral tilt correction of the slope in a direction perpendicular to the trajectory of the indentor; (iv) a measurement device configured to measure a pile-up height of sample material removed from the scratch, and/or a width of the scratch; and (v) a support structure configured to support the indentor, the surface-referencing device, and the measurement device.
Method for operating an optical sensor on the exterior in front of a window to a combustion chamber of a heater, which is configured for observing a flame in the combustion chamber during an operation of the heater, wherein the optical sensor is arranged in an interior space of a housing which is substantially impermeable for light and air with respect to the surroundings, characterised in that during operation of the heater, the interior space is under negative pressure with respect to the surroundings, and wherein a leak, damage and/or incomplete closure of the housing is recognised on the basis of measurement values when starting the heater and further operation is prevented or facilitated only as emergency operation until a correct state is established.
A method for operating area based policy for user equipments, UEs, operating in a plurality of different enterprise operating areas (114, 116, 118) of a single shared home Long Term Evolution, LTE, system, wherein the single shared home LTE system comprises a core network that provides service to a plurality of radio access networks, each UE having at least one of the plurality of different enterprise operating areas (114, 116, 118) designated as its home enterprise operating area such that UEs operating in their home enterprise operating area receive priority over other UEs that visit the same enterprise operating area, the method comprising: detecting a trigger, and responsive to the trigger, determining a first enterprise operating area in which a first UE is currently located out of the plurality of enterprise operating areas (114, 116, 118) of the single shared home LTE system; determining whether the first enterprise operating area is a home enterprise operating area for the first UE from among the plurality of enterprise operating areas or a visited enterprise operating area for the first UE from among the plurality of enterprise operating areas; when the determination is that the first enterprise operating area is the home enterprise operating area for the first UE, selecting a first set of policy rules for the first UE that gives priority to the first UE over other UEs for which the first enterprise operating area is a visited enterprise operating area, wherein the other UEs are further located in the first enterprise operating area; when the determination is that the first enterprise operating area is the visited enterprise operating area for the first UE, selecting a second set of policy rules for the first UE. detecting a trigger, and responsive to the trigger, determining a first enterprise operating area in which a first UE is currently located out of the plurality of enterprise operating areas (114, 116, 118) of the single shared home LTE system; determining whether the first enterprise operating area is a home enterprise operating area for the first UE from among the plurality of enterprise operating areas or a visited enterprise operating area for the first UE from among the plurality of enterprise operating areas; when the determination is that the first enterprise operating area is the home enterprise operating area for the first UE, selecting a first set of policy rules for the first UE that gives priority to the first UE over other UEs for which the first enterprise operating area is a visited enterprise operating area, wherein the other UEs are further located in the first enterprise operating area; when the determination is that the first enterprise operating area is the visited enterprise operating area for the first UE, selecting a second set of policy rules for the first UE.
A pipette tip (400, 600, 700) for use in carrying out electroporation comprising: a combining part having a body (410, 610, 710), a proximal end, a distal end, and a combining part void (411,611,711); a connecting part (420, 620) having a proximal end, a distal end and a connecting part void (421, 621), and located at least partially on or within the distal end of the body; an elongated part (430, 630, 730) having an elongated part void (431, 631, 731) and located at the distal end of the connecting part, wherein the void of the combining part, the void of the connecting part, and the void of the elongated part are in fluid communication with each other, the pipette tip having an outer surface and a void located within the outer surface comprising the combining part void, the connecting part void and the elongated part void; and further comprising a conductor (422, 622, 734) located at least partially on or within the outer surface, wherein the conductor is in electrical communication with at least a portion of the outer surface and the void, the conductor having an inner surface capable of applying an electric current to the connecting part void, whereby the conductor can provide a single electrode of the electrode pair required for performing electroporation and the pipette tip contains no other electrode structure, and sample drawn into both the connecting part void and the elongated part void can be subjected to an electric field when the pipette tip is combined with another electrode in an electroporation system. a combining part having a body (410, 610, 710), a proximal end, a distal end, and a combining part void (411,611,711); a connecting part (420, 620) having a proximal end, a distal end and a connecting part void (421, 621), and located at least partially on or within the distal end of the body; an elongated part (430, 630, 730) having an elongated part void (431, 631, 731) and located at the distal end of the connecting part, wherein the void of the combining part, the void of the connecting part, and the void of the elongated part are in fluid communication with each other, the pipette tip having an outer surface and a void located within the outer surface comprising the combining part void, the connecting part void and the elongated part void; and further comprising a conductor (422, 622, 734) located at least partially on or within the outer surface, wherein the conductor is in electrical communication with at least a portion of the outer surface and the void, the conductor having an inner surface capable of applying an electric current to the connecting part void, whereby the conductor can provide a single electrode of the electrode pair required for performing electroporation and the pipette tip contains no other electrode structure, and
A minimally invasive auxiliary tool for knee surgery, comprising a handle in proximal position, a shaft defining an axis and a shaped tip in distal position, wherein - the handle, the shaft and the shaped tip define a channel which connects the proximal end of the tool with the distal end of the tool, characterized in that the perimeter of the shaped tip comprises a plurality of sectors, wherein each sector is defined by a respective circular arc centred on the axis and wherein the circular arcs defining various sectors have respective radii which are different the one from the others, for visually comparing the curvature of a condyle of a knee with the curvature of one of the sectors by rotating the tool around the axis until identifying the optimal sector. - the handle, the shaft and the shaped tip define a channel which connects the proximal end of the tool with the distal end of the tool,
A protection system for a piece of electronic equipment, characterized in that this system includes a housing comprising a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment delimiting a first closed chamber, the second compartment delimiting a second closed chamber separated from the first chamber and able to receive at least one electronic component, the second compartment comprising a cooling system including at least one Peltier module attached on the bottom of the second chamber, characterized in that the first compartment is detachable from the second compartment, and in that the protection system includes a control circuit placed inside the first compartment and configured to steer the Peltier modules in order to ensure regulation of the temperature inside the second chamber as a function of a setpoint temperature. characterized in that the first compartment is detachable from the second compartment, and in that the protection system includes a control circuit placed inside the first compartment and configured to steer the Peltier modules in order to ensure regulation of the temperature inside the second chamber as a function of a setpoint temperature.