mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A shape-memory reflector configured to maintain both a first stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, the shape-memory reflector comprising: a reflector surface; and a plurality of shape-memory stiffeners having a first end and a second end, wherein the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners are coupled with a back surface of the reflector surface and the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners extend from the first end to the second end across a portion of the reflector surface, wherein the shape-memory stiffeners comprise a shape-memory polymer; a plurality of stiffeners coupled with the back surface of the reflector; and a backing structure coupled with the plurality of stiffeners, the backing structure comprising a plurality of rigid beams, wherein each of the plurality of rigid beams is coupled with one of the plurality of stiffeners; wherein in the deployed configuration the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners are unpleated and the reflector surface defines a deployed three dimensional geometry; wherein in the stowed configuration the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners are pleated into a first plurality of pleats, and the reflector surface is pleated into a second plurality of pleats; and wherein when one or more of the shape-memory stiffeners in the stowed configuration are heated to a temperature greater than a glass transition temperature of the shape-memory material, the shape-memory stiffeners actuate the reflector surface into the deployed configuration. a reflector surface; and a plurality of shape-memory stiffeners having a first end and a second end, wherein the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners are coupled with a back surface of the reflector surface and the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners extend from the first end to the second end across a portion of the reflector surface, wherein the shape-memory stiffeners comprise a shape-memory polymer; a plurality of stiffeners coupled with the back surface of the reflector; and a backing structure coupled with the plurality of stiffeners, the backing structure comprising a plurality of rigid beams, wherein each of the plurality of rigid beams is coupled with one of the plurality of stiffeners; wherein in the deployed configuration the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners are unpleated and the reflector surface defines a deployed three dimensional geometry; wherein in the stowed configuration the plurality of shape-memory stiffeners are pleated into a first plurality of pleats, and the reflector surface is pleated into a second plurality of pleats; and wherein when one or more of the shape-memory stiffeners in the stowed configuration are heated to a temperature greater than a glass transition temperature of the shape-memory material, the shape-memory stiffeners actuate the reflector surface into the deployed configuration.
A control apparatus for a portable device for storing media content, the portable device having a storage medium for storing media content and means for communicating (62, 64) with a media player external to the portable device, the control apparatus comprising: - means to determine when a user selects a new item of media content for presentation by the media player; and, - means to request a copy of the user-selected media content to be transferred from the media player to the storage medium on the portable device. - means to determine when a user selects a new item of media content for presentation by the media player; and, - means to request a copy of the user-selected media content to be transferred from the media player to the storage medium on the portable device.
A device that effects mitral valve annulus geometry of a heart, comprising: a first anchor configured to be anchored within the coronary sinus of the heart adjacent the mitral valve annulus within the heart; a second anchor configured to be positioned within the heart proximal to the first anchor and adjacent the mitral valve annulus within the heart; and a connecting member having a fixed length permanently attached to the first and second anchors, whereby when the first and second anchors are within the heart with the first anchor anchored in the coronary sinus, the second anchor may be displaced proximally to effect the geometry of the mitral valve annulus and released to maintain the effect on the mitral valve geometry, characterised by the first anchor bending backwards and forming a loop-shape, and the second anchor bending backwards and forming a loop shape. a first anchor configured to be anchored within the coronary sinus of the heart adjacent the mitral valve annulus within the heart; a second anchor configured to be positioned within the heart proximal to the first anchor and adjacent the mitral valve annulus within the heart; and a connecting member having a fixed length permanently attached to the first and second anchors, whereby when the first and second anchors are within the heart with the first anchor anchored in the coronary sinus, the second anchor may be displaced proximally to effect the geometry of the mitral valve annulus and released to maintain the effect on the mitral valve geometry, characterised by the first anchor bending backwards and forming a loop-shape, and the second anchor bending backwards and forming a loop shape.
An energy storage battery cabinet, comprising a main body, a first side door disposed on one side of the main body, and a second side door disposed on an other side of the main body, wherein the main body includes a panel, a back plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate; the panel and the back plate are arranged opposite to each other and are each in a shape of a rectangle, wherein the rectangle has a width that is greater than a first distance between the panel and the back plate; the top plate and the bottom plate are arranged opposite to each other and integrally formed with the panel and/or the back plate, and the top plate and the bottom plate are spaced apart from each other by a second distance; and the first side door and the second side door are respectively and detachably connected with the main body; characterized in that the energy storage battery cabinet further comprises a first inner side plate and a second inner side plate, wherein the first inner side plate is disposed between the first side door and the main body and detachably connected with the main body, and the second inner side plate is disposed between the second side door and the main body and detachably connected with the main body; wherein a ratio of the first distance to the width is less than 1/2. the main body includes a panel, a back plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate; the panel and the back plate are arranged opposite to each other and are each in a shape of a rectangle, wherein the rectangle has a width that is greater than a first distance between the panel and the back plate; the top plate and the bottom plate are arranged opposite to each other and integrally formed with the panel and/or the back plate, and the top plate and the bottom plate are spaced apart from each other by a second distance; and the first side door and the second side door are respectively and detachably connected with the main body; characterized in that the energy storage battery cabinet further comprises a first inner side plate and a second inner side plate, wherein the first inner side plate is disposed between the first side door and the main body and detachably connected with the main body, and the second inner side plate is disposed between the second side door and the main body and detachably connected with the main body; wherein a ratio of the first distance to the width is less than 1/2.
A robot comprising - a horizontal or horizontally slanted experiment layer being adapted to support items (8, 21) at arbitrary positions on or in the experiment layer, wherein said experiment layer being transparent and/or comprising one or more openings adapted to receive one or more items (8, 21) to display the at least a part of the bottom of the item (8, 21), said openings being either through going the experiment layer or comprising a transparent bottom; - a moveable sensor arranged below the experimental layer said sensor being configured for providing a sensor signal indicative of item(s)' location on the experiment layer; - an actuator arranged for being moved into different positions above the horizontal transparent layer; - a display device being configured for visually representing located item(s); - a user input device; wherein the robot further comprising a processor configured to - on the basis of the sensor signal locate an item on the experiment layer; - display the located item(s) or a graphical presentation thereof on the display device; - receive a manipulation input through the user input device, and - in response to said manipulation input, control the actuator to manipulate the content of the displayed item(s). - a horizontal or horizontally slanted experiment layer being adapted to support items (8, 21) at arbitrary positions on or in the experiment layer, wherein said experiment layer being transparent and/or comprising one or more openings adapted to receive one or more items (8, 21) to display the at least a part of the bottom of the item (8, 21), said openings being either through going the experiment layer or comprising a transparent bottom; - a moveable sensor arranged below the experimental layer said sensor being configured for providing a sensor signal indicative of item(s)' location on the experiment layer; - an actuator arranged for being moved into different positions above the horizontal transparent layer; - a display device being configured for visually representing located item(s); - a user input device; - on the basis of the sensor signal locate an item on the experiment layer; - display the located item(s) or a graphical presentation thereof on the display device; - receive a manipulation input through the user input device, and - in response to said manipulation input, control the actuator to manipulate the content of the displayed item(s).
An impeller assembly, comprising: an impeller located within an associated impeller housing, the associated impeller housing defines an interior wall, said impeller includes a central axis of rotation and an outer circumference, said impeller defines a mounting slot (108, said impeller comprising: a hub located about said central axis of rotation; an impeller blade connected to said hub, wherein said impeller blade extends from said hub toward said outer circumference, and comprising a wiper mounted adjacent said impeller blade, said wiper comprising a wiper portion that slides into said mounting slot to mount said wiper to said impeller, wherein said wiper contacts said interior wall of the associated impeller housing during rotational operation of said impeller in order to limit a gap between said impeller blade and said interior wall, characterised in that the impeller further comprises: a plurality of retainer plates on a trailing side of said impeller blade, wherein said retainer plates define said mounting slots, wherein said wiper portion includes a first wiper length and one of said retainer plates is mounted a distance of a mounting length from the other of said retainer plates, wherein said mounting length is greater than said first wiper length thereby enabling said wiper to move in a generally radial direction away from said hub in order to maintain contact with said interior wall. a hub located about said central axis of rotation; an impeller blade connected to said hub, wherein said impeller blade extends from said hub toward said outer circumference, and comprising a wiper mounted adjacent said impeller blade, said wiper comprising a wiper portion that slides into said mounting slot to mount said wiper to said impeller, wherein said wiper contacts said interior wall of the associated impeller housing during rotational operation of said impeller in order to limit a gap between said impeller blade and said interior wall, characterised in that the impeller further comprises: a plurality of retainer plates on a trailing side of said impeller blade, wherein said retainer plates define said mounting slots, wherein said wiper portion includes a first wiper length and one of said retainer plates is mounted a distance of a mounting length from the other of said retainer plates, wherein said mounting length is greater than said first wiper length thereby enabling said wiper to move in a generally radial direction away from said hub in order to maintain contact with said interior wall.
Device for storing thermal energy extracted from a fluid in the form of latent heat, comprising a chamber, which has an inlet and an outlet and through which the fluid can flow, and at least two storage media (7, 9), which are arranged separately from each other in the chamber and around which the fluid can flow and the phase transition temperatures of which differ from each other, characterised in that the positioning of the storage media (7, 9) relative to the chamber is selected as a function of the design-related different flow rates of the fluid in the chamber such that the storage medium having the lower phase transition temperature is arranged in a region of the chamber where the flow rate of the fluid is lower than in the region of the chamber where the storage medium having the higher phase transition temperature is arranged.
- A method for manufacturing a water-soluble acrylic polymer, having: - an FTU turbidity value, turbidity unit relative to formazine, less than 10, for a concentration of 25% of polymer by dry weight in water, - and a polymolecularity index comprised between 1.5 and 3.0 for a molecular mass by weight comprised between 5,000 g/mol and 15,000 g/mol, measured by gel permeation chromatography, fully or partially neutralized by at least one monovalent agent and at least one divalent agent, characterized in that the neutralization of said polymer is carried out via the steps of: 1) manufacturing an aqueous solution of said monovalent agent and of said divalent agent, 2) mixing said solution with the aqueous solution containing the polymer in acid form. - an FTU turbidity value, turbidity unit relative to formazine, less than 10, for a concentration of 25% of polymer by dry weight in water, - and a polymolecularity index comprised between 1.5 and 3.0 for a molecular mass by weight comprised between 5,000 g/mol and 15,000 g/mol, measured by gel permeation chromatography, 1) manufacturing an aqueous solution of said monovalent agent and of said divalent agent, 2) mixing said solution with the aqueous solution containing the polymer in acid form.
A polymer providing soil release properties (also termed a "soil release polymer" or SRP) when incorporated in a laundry detergent composition, the polymer comprising a capped polyoxyalkylene end block connected to a polyester segment; the polyester segment comprising alternating -B 1 -A-B 2 - and -R- units; in which B 1 and B 2 are each independently selected from -OC - and -C O-groups; A is a 2,5-furanylene ring and R is a divalent alkylene radical.
A gas-operated flame bowl serving to provide an agreeable atmosphere, comprising a burner unit with a burner (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) which can be connected to a fuel supply, said burner (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) comprising a plurality of gas outlet openings (16, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3), from which, during the operation of the burner (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3), gas emerges in order to operate the flame bowl, and means for establishing uniformity of the flame pattern presented during the operation of the burner (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3), wherein the burner unit is provided, in addition to the burner (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3), with at least one gas outlet deflection component (12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4), through which the gas flows emerging from the gas outlet openings (16, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3) pass, with a gas deflection surface (14, 14.1, 14.2) as an impact surface, which gas deflection surface (14, 14.1, 14.2) is arranged in a transverse direction to the flow direction of the gas flowing out of the gas outlet openings (16, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3), and through which the gas part flows are brought together before their flame formation so as to produce a uniform flame pattern.
A device for transcutaneous insertion comprising a flexible insertion piece for transcutaneous insertion, the flexible insertion piece comprising a deformation measurement device for detecting one or more deformation signals, wherein the deformation measurement device comprises two strain measurement devices.
Concealed door hinge with a holder on the door leaf for arrangement in a door leaf with one door rabbet, which has a base body for arrangement in one door-leaf base body of the door leaf and a projection for arrangement in the door rabbet, and a hinge with swivel connection to the holder on the door leaf, which is encompassed by on both sides by the projection and which is connected to a holder on the frame for fastening to a door frame, characterized by a shaped gasket with two seating limbs, which each abut the inner side of the projection on both sides of the hinge and stick out over an inner side of the door rabbet, and with a connection section connecting the seating limbs with one another.
Dual clutch transmission of countershaft design for a vehicle, having two clutches (K1, K2), the input sides of which are connected to a drive shaft and the output sides of which are connected to in each case one of two transmission input shafts (EW1, EW2) which are arranged coaxially with respect to a main shaft axis and are in each case assigned a component transmission, having at least two countershafts (VW1, VW2), having a plurality of gear planes (I, II, III, V, VI, VII) which are assigned transmission stages (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I), and having at least one output shaft which can be connected via an output gear plane to the component transmissions, characterized in that only six gear planes (I, II, III, V, VI, VII), without the output gear plane, with at least nine associated transmission stages (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I) can be provided via only four double shifting elements (S1-S2, S3-S4, S5-S6, S7-S8) and via at least one single shifting element (S9, S10), it being possible for each countershaft (VW1, VW2) to be coupled to four transmission stages (A, B, C, D; E, F, G, H) of the at least nine transmission stages via double shifting elements (S1-S2, S3-S4, S5-S6, S7-S8) of the only four double shifting elements, and it being possible for one of the transmission input shafts (EW1, EW2) to be coupled to a further transmission stage of the at least nine transmission stages via a first single shifting element of the at least one single shifting element (S9, S10), the output gear plane lying between the two component transmissions.
A strain of Francisella species wherein the capB gene has been inactivated, and which is able to produce a protective immune response in an animal, for use as live prophylactic or therapeutic vaccine against infection by said Francisella species.
Fusion polypeptide comprising a TIR domain and a dimerization domain, wherein the TIR domain and the dimerization domain are connected by a linker peptide, and wherein the dimerization domain has the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16.
A centralized maintenance device installed on-board an aircraft, comprising at least one man-machine interface to display maintenance data, characterised in that it receives as input data relating to: • failures originating from systems of the aircraft; • warnings coming from a warning system of the aircraft; • configurations of the systems of the aircraft; • operational contexts of functioning of the systems of the aircraft; • event flags, set by a crew of the aircraft; • a logbook, filled in by the crew of the aircraft; said on-board maintenance system also carrying out the following functions: • temporal correlation of data relating to failures, warnings, configurations, operational contexts, flags and the logbook, received by the on-board maintenance system; • storage of the data received by the on-board maintenance system in a first database; • management of a historical record of the data received and of their correlation; • transmission to said at least one man-machine interface of the data received, of their correlation, and of a date associated with each item of data received; • display of the received data, their correlation and the date associated with each item of data, by said at least one man-machine interface of the on-board maintenance system in which the data are ordered according to the associated date. • failures originating from systems of the aircraft; • warnings coming from a warning system of the aircraft; • configurations of the systems of the aircraft; • operational contexts of functioning of the systems of the aircraft; • event flags, set by a crew of the aircraft; • a logbook, filled in by the crew of the aircraft; • temporal correlation of data relating to failures, warnings, configurations, operational contexts, flags and the logbook, received by the on-board maintenance system; • storage of the data received by the on-board maintenance system in a first database; • management of a historical record of the data received and of their correlation; • transmission to said at least one man-machine interface of the data received, of their correlation, and of a date associated with each item of data received; • display of the received data, their correlation and the date associated with each item of data, by said at least one man-machine interface of the on-board maintenance system in which the data are ordered according to the associated date.
Modular system for formworks, which comprises at least one modular angle member comprising two section bars (1, 2) having two parallel side walls joined by a perpendicular base so as to have a substantially rectangular U-shaped cross-section, wherein these section bars (1, 2) are mutually joined in a perpendicular manner so that the bases form a L and the side walls protrude outside this L, wherein the side walls of the section bars (1, 2) are provided with holes which are arranged along one or more rows parallel to the longitudinal axis of these section bars and are spaced by a distance D or whole multiples thereof, whereby the ends of the bases of the section bars (1,2) do not protrude outside said L, characterized in that the width between the outer sides of side walls of the first section bar is substantially equal to the distance between the inner sides of the side walls of the second section bar, so that the first section bar can be fixed in a coaxial manner into the second section bar of a second modular angle member of the same kind of said modular angle member by means of fixing members (30, 31) arranged in these holes.
Hydrophobic silica powder, which has the following physicochemical properties; - average primary particle size is 30 - 2000 nm, - B * D < 430, whilst B stands for weight % of adsorbed water vapor on silica (100 weight %) when the partial pressure of water to the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at 25°C is 80 % and D stands for average primary particle size (nm) of the silica powder, - B / C < 2.7, whilst C stands for weight % of adsorbed water vapor on silica (100 weight %) when the partial pressure of water to the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at 25°C is 20 %, and - carbon content (weight %) > 0.30. - average primary particle size is 30 - 2000 nm, - B * D < 430, whilst B stands for weight % of adsorbed water vapor on silica (100 weight %) when the partial pressure of water to the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at 25°C is 80 % and D stands for average primary particle size (nm) of the silica powder, - B / C < 2.7, whilst C stands for weight % of adsorbed water vapor on silica (100 weight %) when the partial pressure of water to the equilibrium vapor pressure of water at 25°C is 20 %, and - carbon content (weight %) > 0.30.