mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A gas sensor comprising a gas sensor element which includes: - a reference electrode for contacting a reference gas; - a solid electrolyte layer having oxygen ion conductivity; - a detection electrode for contacting a gas to be measured; and - an electrode-protecting layer covering said detection electrode, the electrode-protecting layer comprising a porous body carrying catalytic metal, characterized in that said electrode-protecting layer includes: (i) a detection electrode side portion provided at the inner surface of said electrode-protecting layer, said electrode side portion having catalytic metal loading ratio of more than 0 % by weight and not more than 0,005 % by weight, the electrode side portion having a thickness of 25 μm; and (ii) a surface side portion provided at the outer surface of said electrode-protecting layer, said surface side portion having a catalytic metal loading ratio of 0,01 % by weight or more, such that the catalytic metal loading in the detection electrode side portion is less than in the surface side portion, the surface side portion having a thickness of 25 μm, wherein said electrode-protecting layer has a thickness of 150 to 500 μm, wherein the catalytic metal loading ratio of said electrode-protecting layer decreases in a thickness direction from the outer surface side of said electrode-protecting layer to the detection electrode side of said electrode-protecting layer, and wherein the catalytic metal loading ratios of said electrode-protecting layer have consecutive 25 μm thickness ranges that progressively decrease from the outer surface side to the detection electrode side in the thickness direction. - a reference electrode for contacting a reference gas; - a solid electrolyte layer having oxygen ion conductivity; - a detection electrode for contacting a gas to be measured; and - an electrode-protecting layer covering said detection electrode, the electrode-protecting layer comprising a porous body carrying catalytic metal, (i) a detection electrode side portion provided at the inner surface of said electrode-protecting layer, said electrode side portion having catalytic metal loading ratio of more than 0 % by weight and not more than 0,005 % by weight, the electrode side portion having a thickness of 25 μm; and (ii) a surface side portion provided at the outer surface of said electrode-protecting layer, said surface side portion having a catalytic metal loading ratio of 0,01 % by weight or more, such that the catalytic metal loading in the detection electrode side portion is less than in the surface side portion, the surface side portion having a thickness of 25 μm,
A superabsorbent polymer comprising: a base resin powder comprising a crosslinked polymer of a water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an acid group of which at least a part is neutralized; a surface crosslinked layer formed on the base resin powder, comprising a first inorganic material; and a second inorganic material dispersed on a surface of the surface crosslinked layer, wherein the second inorganic material comprises alumina with a BET specific surface area of 50 m 2 /g to 200 m 2 /g, and the first inorganic material comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of silica, clay, alumina, silica-alumina composite, titania, and zinc oxide.
A contact lens having a central optic zone and a peripheral zone surrounding the central optic zone, the contact lens being formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity, the first material being incorporated into the peripheral zone; and a second material incorporated into the central optic zone of the contact lens, the central optic zone having a second modulus of elasticity, wherein the second modulus of elasticity is greater than the first modulus of elasticity; wherein the first material is formed from curing a first monomer and the second material is formed from curing a second monomer; characterized in that the contact lens further comprises an intermediate zone located between the central optic zone and the peripheral zone, wherein the central optic zone and the peripheral zone are smoothly blended in the intermediate zone; wherein the first and second monomers are immiscible; and wherein there is a slight blending of the two materials in the intermediate zone changing the stiffness of the lens gradually outside the optic zone, as a function of position from the center of the contact lens. peripheral zone surrounding the central optic zone, the contact lens being formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity, the first material being incorporated into the peripheral zone; and a second material incorporated into the central optic zone of the contact lens, the central optic zone having a second modulus of elasticity, wherein the second modulus of elasticity is greater than the first modulus of elasticity; wherein the first material is formed from curing a first monomer and the second material is formed from curing a second monomer; characterized in that the contact lens further comprises an intermediate zone located between the central optic zone and the peripheral zone, wherein the central optic zone and the peripheral zone are smoothly blended in the intermediate zone; wherein the first and second monomers are immiscible; and wherein there is a slight blending of the two materials in the intermediate zone changing the stiffness of the lens gradually outside the optic zone, as a function of position from the center of the contact lens.
Method for operating a wireless device, the wireless device being D2D enabled, wherein the method comprises: entering, by the wireless device, an energy-saving mode; monitoring, by the wireless device, a pre-defined channel for a D2D wake-up signal at pre-defined times during the energy-saving mode; determining, by the wireless device, if a received wake-up signal is intended for the wireless device; performing, by the wireless device, a wake-up procedure for D2D communication, wherein said wake-up procedure is performed based on a selection of said wake-up procedure from one of: a network node assisted Proximity Services, ProSe, wake-up procedure, and a non-network node assisted ProSe wake-up procedure, and wherein the selection of said wake-up procedure is based on at least one of: a coverage status; Radio Resource Control, RRC, states; a traffic type; and a user equipment, UE, category. entering, by the wireless device, an energy-saving mode; monitoring, by the wireless device, a pre-defined channel for a D2D wake-up signal at pre-defined times during the energy-saving mode; determining, by the wireless device, if a received wake-up signal is intended for the wireless device; performing, by the wireless device, a wake-up procedure for D2D communication, wherein said wake-up procedure is performed based on a selection of said wake-up procedure from one of: a network node assisted Proximity Services, ProSe, wake-up procedure, and a non-network node assisted ProSe wake-up procedure, and wherein the selection of said wake-up procedure is based on at least one of: a coverage status; Radio Resource Control, RRC, states; a traffic type; and a user equipment, UE, category.
A seat tilting mechanism comprising a main body, a seat support, a backrest support and an articulation mechanism, in which said articulation mechanism comprises a lever rotationally mounted at a midpoint thereof to said main body, and comprising a first portion rotationally mounted at an upper point of said lever to said seat support, and a second portion rotationally mounted at a lower point of said lever to said backrest support, in which said articulation mechanism comprises a first arm, a first end of which is rotationally mounted to said main body and a second end of which is rotationally mounted to said seat support, said first arm defining with said first portion, said seat support and said main body a first quadrilateral hinge, in which said articulation mechanism comprises a second arm, a first end of which is rotationally mounted to said main body and a second end of which is rotationally mounted to said backrest support, said second arm defining with said second portion, said backrest support and said main body 92) a second quadrilateral hinge, in which interior corner angles and lengths of each side of said first quadrilateral hinge, and interior corner angles and lengths of each side of said second quadrilateral hinge are such that a predetermined angular displacement ratio of said backrest support in relation to said seat support is provided, and in which an extension resistance device is mounted between said main body and said first portion to provide resistance to rotation of said lever, characterised in that a first end of said extension resistance device is rotationally mounted to said lever at a first mounting point located between said midpoint and said upper point, and in which said first mounting point is angularly displaced from a line extending between said midpoint and said upper point.
Process for producing a hydroxy compound of the formula in which R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is 1 or 2 and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, by decarboxylation of a carboxylic acid compound of the formula or of a corresponding salt of said carboxylic acid compound of the formula in which R, n and m are as defined above, optionally with the use of at least one heterogeneous catalyst, characterized in that at least one Brønsted base is present during the decarboxylation reaction, wherein the Brønsted base is not ammonia, primary amine, secondary amine or a mixture of two or more of said nitrogen-containing Brønsted bases and wherein the decarboxylation reaction is carried out in an aqueous medium. R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n is 1 or 2 and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, by decarboxylation of a carboxylic acid compound of the formula or of a corresponding salt of said carboxylic acid compound of the formula in which R, n and m are as defined above, optionally with the use of at least one heterogeneous catalyst, characterized in that at least one Brønsted base is present during the decarboxylation reaction, wherein the Brønsted base is not ammonia, primary amine, secondary amine or a mixture of two or more of said nitrogen-containing Brønsted bases and wherein the decarboxylation reaction is carried out in an aqueous medium.
A medical system comprising: an endoscope defining at least one working channel; a patch comprising a biocompatible material; and a cap coupled to a distal end of the endoscope, the patch covering a distal end of the cap and being releasable from the cap, characterized in that a proximal end of the cap is fitted onto the distal end of the endoscope. an endoscope defining at least one working channel; a patch comprising a biocompatible material; and a cap coupled to a distal end of the endoscope, the patch covering a distal end of the cap and being releasable from the cap, characterized in that a proximal end of the cap is fitted onto the distal end of the endoscope.
A composition for food, comprising a seaweed polyphenol, a tea extract and an extract of a plant of the genus Salacia, wherein the seaweed polyphenol is a brown algae-derived polyphenol.
A method of crosslinking protein fibers, said method comprising: providing a crosslinking agent comprising an oxidized sugar having at least two aldehyde groups; and infiltrating a plurality of non-crosslinked protein fibers with the crosslinking agent under conditions effective to cause protein molecules contained in the non-crosslinked protein fibers to become crosslinked, thereby yielding a population of crosslinked protein fibers, wherein the protein molecules of the non-crosslinked protein fibers comprise amine groups that react with the aldehyde groups of the oxidized sugar to achieve the crosslinking of the protein molecules to yield the crosslinked protein fibers, wherein the crosslinking agent is an aqueous solution having at least 1-60 weight percent of the oxidized sugar, wherein the protein fibers are keratin-containing fibers, wherein the keratin-containing fibers comprise human hair, animal fibers, or a mixture thereof. providing a crosslinking agent comprising an oxidized sugar having at least two aldehyde groups; and infiltrating a plurality of non-crosslinked protein fibers with the crosslinking agent under conditions effective to cause protein molecules contained in the non-crosslinked protein fibers to become crosslinked, thereby yielding a population of crosslinked protein fibers, wherein the protein molecules of the non-crosslinked protein fibers comprise amine groups that react with the aldehyde groups of the oxidized sugar to achieve the crosslinking of the protein molecules to yield the crosslinked protein fibers, wherein the crosslinking agent is an aqueous solution having at least 1-60 weight percent of the oxidized sugar, wherein the protein fibers are keratin-containing fibers, wherein the keratin-containing fibers comprise human hair, animal fibers, or a mixture thereof.
Portable electronic device, comprising - a housing - a chemical sensor (12,22,32,42,52,62) arranged inside the housing, which chemical sensor (12,22,32,42 52,62) is adapted to measure a property of at least one analyte, a duct (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61) germinating at an opening (196,107) in the housing for exposing the chemical sensor to the fluid to be analyzed, and an actuator to create an air flow within the duct, characterized in that the actuator comprises a vibratory actuator applied for generating vibration alarms of the portable electronic device, or comprises an electro-acoustic transducer in form of a loudspeaker used for general sound reproduction in the portable electronic device generating a sound wave in the duct. - a housing - a chemical sensor (12,22,32,42,52,62) arranged inside the housing, which chemical sensor (12,22,32,42 52,62) is adapted to measure a property of at least one analyte,
An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the topsheet having a first side and a second side, the first side being a body-facing side and the second side being in fluid communication with the absorbent core, said topsheet further characterized by: a. being a laminate of a second relatively hydrophobic web and a first relatively hydrophilic nonwoven web; b. said relatively hydrophilic nonwoven web extending through said relatively hydrophobic web and being disposed on both of said sides (3,5) of said topsheet; c. the first side of the topsheet comprising a plurality of discrete tufts comprising fibers (8, 18) from said relatively hydrophilic nonwoven web, d. wherein said absorbent article exhibits a rewet value of less than 94 mg, and a fluid acquisition rate of at least 0.10 ml/sec when tested by the Gush Acquisition and Rewet Test Method, as measured with the method described herein. a. being a laminate of a second relatively hydrophobic web and a first relatively hydrophilic nonwoven web; b. said relatively hydrophilic nonwoven web extending through said relatively hydrophobic web and being disposed on both of said sides (3,5) of said topsheet; c. the first side of the topsheet comprising a plurality of discrete tufts comprising fibers (8, 18) from said relatively hydrophilic nonwoven web, d. wherein said absorbent article exhibits a rewet value of less than 94 mg, and a fluid acquisition rate of at least 0.10 ml/sec when tested by the Gush Acquisition and Rewet Test Method, as measured with the method described herein.
A moisture conditioning method for tobacco material, in which the tobacco material and steam are supplied to an interior of a rotor to condition moisture of the tobacco material while the tobacco material passes through the interior of the rotor, comprising: a process of detecting an outlet material temperature (Ta) of the tobacco material having just been discharged from an outlet of the rotor while the steam is supplied to the interior of the rotor at a supply flow rate (Qa); a process of obtaining a first deviation (Δt) between a target temperature (To) of the tobacco material at the outlet of the rotor and the outlet material temperature (Ta); and a main control process of controlling the supply flow rate (Qa) based on a reference flow rate (Qb) of the steam in accordance with the first deviation (Δt), wherein said main control process includes selecting a control area corresponding to the first deviation (Δt), from among a plurality of control areas demarcated according to magnitude and positivity/negativity of the first deviation (Δt), and controlling the supply flow rate (Qa) of the steam in accordance with a control procedure of the selected control area, characterized in that the moisture conditioning method further comprises a sub-control process executed in parallel with said main control process, wherein said sub-control process includes a reference flow rate resetting control area repeated on a periodic basis, and the resetting control area includes resetting the reference flow rate (Qb) in accordance with an average value of the first deviation (Δt) within a fixed period. a process of detecting an outlet material temperature (Ta) of the tobacco material having just been discharged from an outlet of the rotor while the steam is supplied to the interior of the rotor at a supply flow rate (Qa); a process of obtaining a first deviation (Δt) between a target temperature (To) of the tobacco material at the outlet of the rotor and the outlet material temperature (Ta); and a main control process of controlling the supply flow rate (Qa) based on a reference flow rate (Qb) of the steam in accordance with the first deviation (Δt), wherein said main control process includes selecting a control area corresponding to the first deviation (Δt), from among a plurality of control areas demarcated according to magnitude and positivity/negativity of the first deviation (Δt), and controlling the supply flow rate (Qa) of the steam in accordance with a control procedure of the selected control area, characterized in that the moisture conditioning method further comprises a sub-control process executed in parallel with said main control process, wherein said sub-control process includes a reference flow rate resetting control area repeated on a periodic basis, and the resetting control area includes resetting the reference flow rate (Qb) in accordance with an average value of the first deviation (Δt) within a fixed period.
A method of generating composite images with a projection system comprising a first projector and at least a second projector, comprising the step of:- I) receiving a source image; and further comprising the steps of: II) generating a correspondence map of pixels for images by determining offsets between pixels from at least a second image from the second projector and corresponding pixels from a first image from the first projector; III) warping the source image based at least in part on the correspondence map to produce a warped image; and IV) displaying the source image by the first projector and displaying the warped image by the second projector to create a composite image; characterized by: V) the warped image comprising image pixels that are offset by a fraction of a pixel with respect to corresponding image pixels of the source image. I) receiving a source image; and further comprising the steps of: II) generating a correspondence map of pixels for images by determining offsets between pixels from at least a second image from the second projector and corresponding pixels from a first image from the first projector; III) warping the source image based at least in part on the correspondence map to produce a warped image; and IV) displaying the source image by the first projector and displaying the warped image by the second projector to create a composite image; characterized by: V) the warped image comprising image pixels that are offset by a fraction of a pixel with respect to corresponding image pixels of the source image. II) generating a correspondence map of pixels for images by determining offsets between pixels from at least a second image from the second projector and corresponding pixels from a first image from the first projector; III) warping the source image based at least in part on the correspondence map to produce a warped image; and IV) displaying the source image by the first projector and displaying the warped image by the second projector to create a composite image; characterized by: V) the warped image comprising image pixels that are offset by a fraction of a pixel with respect to corresponding image pixels of the source image. V) the warped image comprising image pixels that are offset by a fraction of a pixel with respect to corresponding image pixels of the source image.
A hand-held urinalysis device comprising a handle and a measuring head configured to be immersed in a urine sample, the measuring head comprising: a. a lighting module configured to emit light in said urine sample; characterised in that the measuring head further comprises: b. an electrical conductivity probe; and c. a multispectral optical sensor configured to receive light emitted by said urine sample and/or light transmitted through said urine sample. a. a lighting module configured to emit light in said urine sample; b. an electrical conductivity probe; and c. a multispectral optical sensor configured to receive light emitted by said urine sample and/or light transmitted through said urine sample.
A method for combining radio surveillance data, the method comprising: receiving air traffic surveillance data from one or more reporting aircraft (100, 106, 108, 130) via one or more remotely operable data link systems; and combining the air traffic surveillance data from the one or more reporting aircraft into a composite air traffic surveillance data set, wherein the air traffic surveillance data is based at least in part on radio surveillance messages generated by the one or more reporting aircraft and on radio surveillance messages collected by the one or more reporting aircraft from one or more additional aircraft. receiving air traffic surveillance data from one or more reporting aircraft (100, 106, 108, 130) via one or more remotely operable data link systems; and combining the air traffic surveillance data from the one or more reporting aircraft into a composite air traffic surveillance data set, wherein the air traffic surveillance data is based at least in part on radio surveillance messages generated by the one or more reporting aircraft and on radio surveillance messages collected by the one or more reporting aircraft from one or more additional aircraft.