mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A flooring system, comprising: a flooring substrate; a heating or cooling element in heat transfer relationship with said flooring substrate; characterized in that the flooring system comprises a high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader, in heat transfer relationship with said flooring substrate, said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader comprising a layer of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a density of at least 0.6 g/cm 3 a floor covering overlying said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader, whereby temperature variations across an exposed surface of said floor covering are reduced by the presence of said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader. a flooring substrate; a heating or cooling element in heat transfer relationship with said flooring substrate; characterized in that the flooring system comprises a high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader, in heat transfer relationship with said flooring substrate, said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader comprising a layer of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a density of at least 0.6 g/cm 3 a floor covering overlying said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader, whereby temperature variations across an exposed surface of said floor covering are reduced by the presence of said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader. a high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader, in heat transfer relationship with said flooring substrate, said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader comprising a layer of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a density of at least 0.6 g/cm 3 a floor covering overlying said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader, whereby temperature variations across an exposed surface of said floor covering are reduced by the presence of said high density, anisotropic graphite foil heat spreader.
A method for regenerating foundry sand, in particular for producing foundry molds and/or foundry mold cores anew from the regenerated foundry sand, by removing bonding agent from a mixture of foundry sand and bonding agent by using a solid carrier agent, said solid carrier agent coming into contact with the mixture of foundry sand and bonding agent, and said bonding agent and said solid carrier agent being separated from the foundry sand, characterized in that the solid carrier agent is absorbent, and in that adhesion promoter is added to the mixture of foundry sand and bonding agent for improving transporting the bonding agent to the solid carrier agent and/or for improving the adhesiveness of the bonding agent to the solid carrier agent and/or the absorption of the bonding agent in the solid carrier agent, and in that the adhesion promoter comprises or is a liquid, in particular water, or is available at least temporarily in liquid form, in particular by melting, simultaneously to the solid carrier agent, and in that the solid carrier agent is separated from the foundry sand in conjunction with the bonding agent adhering to and/or absorbed by the solid carrier agent.
A retroreflector element (7, 7', 107) for use at short range and at long range of a sensor arrangement having a light entry side as a front side (11, 111) and a rear side (13, 113) arranged at a distance to the light entry side, wherein a regular arrangement made up of a large number of triples (15, 115) is provided on the rear side (13, 113), which each have three lateral surfaces standing nearly perpendicular to one another, wherein the edges of each triple (15, 115) have a projection on the front side (11, 111) and/or on the rear side (13, 113) in the form of an equilateral hexagon, a square, or a rectangle, and wherein the angles between the lateral surfaces deviate at most from right angles such that at least 90% of the light which is not incident in its beam path on the structure (19, 119) is emitted retroreflected within a light cone having an emission angle less than 20 arc minutes, characterized in that at most 20% of the surface area of the front side (11, 111) or the rear side (13, 113) has a structure (19, 119) for expanding a retroreflected beam (21, 21').
A visualization system comprising: an endoscope having a lens and a working channel for a tool; a lens clearing flow field adjustment mechanism for delivering purging fluid radially across the lens; a cap (1900, 2000) at least partially surrounding the endoscope, the cap (1900, 2000) comprising: an angled partition surrounding the lens, a first drain and a second drain; wherein the cap (1900, 2000) comprises the lens cleaning flow field adjustment mechanism; characterised in that a portion of the angled partition opposing the lens clearing flow field adjustment mechanism across the lens is configured to direct a gas phase of the radially delivered purging fluid away from the lens; wherein the cap (1900, 2000) further comprises a guide configured to direct the flow of the purging fluid after it has traveled across the lens; and wherein the first drain is positioned adjacent to the guide and the second drain is positioned below the guide. an endoscope having a lens and a working channel for a tool; a lens clearing flow field adjustment mechanism for delivering purging fluid radially across the lens; a cap (1900, 2000) at least partially surrounding the endoscope, the cap (1900, 2000) comprising: an angled partition surrounding the lens, a first drain and a second drain; wherein the cap (1900, 2000) comprises the lens cleaning flow field adjustment mechanism; characterised in that a portion of the angled partition opposing the lens clearing flow field adjustment mechanism across the lens is configured to direct a gas phase of the radially delivered purging fluid away from the lens; wherein the cap (1900, 2000) further comprises a guide configured to direct the flow of the purging fluid after it has traveled across the lens; and wherein the first drain is positioned adjacent to the guide and the second drain is positioned below the guide. an angled partition surrounding the lens, a first drain and a second drain; wherein the cap (1900, 2000) comprises the lens cleaning flow field adjustment mechanism; characterised in that a portion of the angled partition opposing the lens clearing flow field adjustment mechanism across the lens is configured to direct a gas phase of the radially delivered purging fluid away from the lens; wherein the cap (1900, 2000) further comprises a guide configured to direct the flow of the purging fluid after it has traveled across the lens; and wherein the first drain is positioned adjacent to the guide and the second drain is positioned below the guide.
A method for manufacturing a heavy wall steel pipe comprising a cooling step in which a steel pipe, with a wall thickness of 1/2 inch or more, that has been heated to the gamma range is dipped in water while supporting and rotating the steel pipe about the axis of pipe, an axial stream which is a water flow in the direction of axis of pipe is applied to the inside surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water, and an impinging stream which is a water flow impinging on the outer surface of the pipe is applied to the outer surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water, the method being characterized in that the rotation is performed at a circumferential velocity of pipe of 4 m/s or more, the application of the axial stream and the impinging stream is started within 1.1 s after the entire steel pipe is dipped, and continued until the temperature of the steel pipe is decreased to 150°C or lower, the flow velocity of the axial stream in the pipe is set at 7 m/s or more, and the discharge flow velocity of the impinging stream is set at 9 m/s or more, wherein the steel pipe has a composition consisting of, in percent by mass: 0.15% to 0.50% of C, 0.1% to 1.0% of Si, 0.3% to 1.0% of Mn, 0.015% or less of P, 0.005% or less of S, 0.01% to 0.1% of Al, 0.01% or less of N, 0.1% to 1.7% of Cr, 0.40% to 1.1% of Mo, 0.01% to 0.12% of V, 0.01% to 0.08% of Nb, 0.0005% to 0.003% of B, and further optionally one or two or more of 1.0% or less of Cu, 1.0% or less of Ni, 0.03% or less of Ti, 2.0% or less of W, and 0.001% to 0.005% of Ca, and the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.
An armor plate for protection against projectiles, the armor plate being made of at least one metal layer, the metal layer being made of cast steel, the cast steel containing (8 to 25) % by mass, preferably (10 to 20) % by mass, manganese (Mn) as an alloy component, characterized in that the armor plate has a support layer and a cover layer, the cover layer being realized by means of cold forming the cast steel and being cold-hardened, the cover layer having a mostly martensitic structure, the plate being treated using a side milling cutter to form grooves, which extend parallel and equidistantly, before cold forming.
A lateral field effect transistor, comprising: a P-type body region; a P + -type drain region; a P + -type source region; an N-type channel region wherein the N-type channel region is positioned between the source region and the drain region and the drain region and channel region are separated by an extended drain region of P-type semiconductor; a dielectric material provided at a surface of the extended drain region and a field plate, configured to act as a RESURF structure, extending from the channel towards the drain region and positioned such that the dielectric material is between the field plate and the extended drain region, the field plate having an end; and in which the field plate extends from, and is electrically coupled to, a gate of the field effect transistor towards the drain region of the field effect transistor; wherein an N-type region buried in the P-type body region and forming a conductive structure being positioned such that a portion of the extended drain region is located between the conductive structure and the dielectric material, the conductive structure having an end aligned to within 0 to 3 microns of the end of the field plate located closer to the drain region; and wherein the conductive structure contacts the channel region of the field effect transistor. a P-type body region; a P + -type drain region; a P + -type source region; an N-type channel region wherein the N-type channel region is positioned between the source region and the drain region and the drain region and channel region are separated by an extended drain region of P-type semiconductor; a dielectric material provided at a surface of the extended drain region and a field plate, configured to act as a RESURF structure, extending from the channel towards the drain region and positioned such that the dielectric material is between the field plate and the extended drain region, the field plate having an end; and in which the field plate extends from, and is electrically coupled to, a gate of the field effect transistor towards the drain region of the field effect transistor; wherein an N-type region buried in the P-type body region and forming a conductive structure being positioned such that a portion of the extended drain region is located between the conductive structure and the dielectric material, the conductive structure having an end aligned to within 0 to 3 microns of the end of the field plate located closer to the drain region; and wherein the conductive structure contacts the channel region of the field effect transistor.
An optical glucose sensor comprising: an optical fiber having a proximal end and an opposing distal end; a glucose-permeable membrane having a hollow interior, an open proximal end, and a closed distal end, wherein the membrane's proximal end is coupled to the optical fiber's distal end so as to define a compartment in said hollow interior between the optical fiber's distal end and the membrane's distal end; and a competitive glucose binding affinity assay disposed in said compartment, the assay including a glucose receptor and a glucose analog; characterized in that the glucose receptor is Mannan Binding Lectin labeled with Alexa Fluor 594; the glucose analog is dextran labeled with hexamethoxy crystalviolet-1 (HMCV 1); and the assay further includes a macro molecule labeled with Alexa Fluor 700 as a reference fluorophore. an optical fiber having a proximal end and an opposing distal end; a glucose-permeable membrane having a hollow interior, an open proximal end, and a closed distal end, wherein the membrane's proximal end is coupled to the optical fiber's distal end so as to define a compartment in said hollow interior between the optical fiber's distal end and the membrane's distal end; and a competitive glucose binding affinity assay disposed in said compartment, the assay including a glucose receptor and a glucose analog; characterized in that the glucose receptor is Mannan Binding Lectin labeled with Alexa Fluor 594; the glucose analog is dextran labeled with hexamethoxy crystalviolet-1 (HMCV 1); and the assay further includes a macro molecule labeled with Alexa Fluor 700 as a reference fluorophore.
A hearing protection device comprising an attenuating body (12, 22) that comprises a damped SBR or SEBS material, characterized in that the SBR or SEBS material includes a resin with a relative viscosity higher than approximately 2.5, and a plasticizer with an average molecular weight higher than approximately 800 for increasing a damping factor of the material, wherein the damping factor is equivalent to a ratio of loss modulus to storage modulus of the material.
A system comprising: an acoustic shell (100a, b, c) comprising a plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) arranged in a tessellated pattern relative to one another, the plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) including at least one sound reflecting panel and at least one sound absorbing panel, the at least one sound reflecting panel having an exposed surface a majority of which comprises a sound reflecting surface, the at least one sound absorbing panel having an exposed surface a majority of which comprises a sound absorbing surface; a plurality of hinges connecting edges of at least three of the panels to edges of immediately adjacent panels such that each panel is movably connected to at least one other immediately adjacent panel; a plurality of surficial actuators, each surficial actuator connected between at least two of the plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) for moving the two panels relative to each other such that the plurality of surficial actuators can manipulate the plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) to change the overall sound reflecting and sound absorbing properties of the acoustic shell (100a, b, c); and a controller for at least controlling the surficial actuators. an acoustic shell (100a, b, c) comprising a plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) arranged in a tessellated pattern relative to one another, the plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) including at least one sound reflecting panel and at least one sound absorbing panel, the at least one sound reflecting panel having an exposed surface a majority of which comprises a sound reflecting surface, the at least one sound absorbing panel having an exposed surface a majority of which comprises a sound absorbing surface; a plurality of hinges connecting edges of at least three of the panels to edges of immediately adjacent panels such that each panel is movably connected to at least one other immediately adjacent panel; a plurality of surficial actuators, each surficial actuator connected between at least two of the plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) for moving the two panels relative to each other such that the plurality of surficial actuators can manipulate the plurality of panels (106a, b, c, d) to change the overall sound reflecting and sound absorbing properties of the acoustic shell (100a, b, c); and a controller for at least controlling the surficial actuators.
A holographic insert for use in producing a laminated credential, the insert comprising a polycarbonate layer and a holographic feature, and at least one side of the insert provided with an adhesive, and at least half of the surface area of the said side being substantially devoid of adhesive, the adhesive being provided as a pattern, and said holographic feature being at least one of a holographic feature embossed onto the polycarbonate layer, and a holographic feature UV cast onto the polycarbonate layer, and further wherein the holographic feature is arranged to cover only part of the surface area of the surface of the insert on which it is provided.
Rotary joint system for inductively coupling electrical power from a stationary part to a rotating part comprising of - a first input circuit for converting an AC power line voltage into a first DC voltage and a second input circuit for converting an AC power line voltage into a second DC voltage, - an AC power generator for generating an AC signal from the first or second DC voltage, - an inductive rotary joint having a primary winding at the stationary part and a secondary winding at the rotating part for transferring the AC signal from the AC power generator coupled into the primary winding to the secondary winding, - a load at the rotating part connected to the secondary winding of the inductive rotary joint, and - a control unit located at the primary side for controlling at least the AC power generator and a control unit located at the secondary side for controlling at least the load, characterized in, that the first input circuit is configured for generating the first DC voltage, which is a comparatively lower DC voltage, the second input circuit is configured for generating the second DC voltage, which is a comparatively higher DC voltage, the output signals of both input circuits are connected to deliver power to the AC power generator, the AC power generator together with the inductive rotary joint (21, 11) produces a comparatively lower voltage at the secondary side when receiving the first DC voltage from the first input circuit or produces a comparatively higher voltage at the secondary side when receiving the second DC voltage from the second input circuit, and the control unit located at the secondary side is connected to measure the voltage produced for the secondary side, to distinguish between the first DC voltage from the first input circuit and the second DC voltage from the second input circuit and to enable the load when the second DC voltage from the second input circuit is measured at the secondary side. - a first input circuit for converting an AC power line voltage into a first DC voltage and a second input circuit for converting an AC power line voltage into a second DC voltage, - an AC power generator for generating an AC signal from the first or second DC voltage, - an inductive rotary joint having a primary winding at the stationary part and a secondary winding at the rotating part for transferring the AC signal from the AC power generator coupled into the primary winding to the secondary winding, - a load at the rotating part connected to the secondary winding of the inductive rotary joint, and - a control unit located at the primary side for controlling at least the AC power generator and a control unit located at the secondary side for controlling at least the load,
Device for holding towels or the like on seats, comprising a base part which is formed by a support leg and a clamping leg, which are joined to one another by a web whereat an extension arm is arranged on the clamping leg, on which extension arm a clamping hook is provided characterised in that the extension arm has two sections (52, 53) and the section ends in a curve which the clamping hook adjoins and that the clamping leg, together with sections (52, 53) and the clamping hook all form a loop-like shape.
A tissue cassette for holding a tissue sample comprising, a retaining member, a tissue retaining element having a first tissue engaging surface and at least one biasing element, the first tissue engaging surface being moveably attached to the retaining member by said biasing element; and a base comprising a second tissue engaging surface and configured to engage the retaining member to form an interior area with the first and second tissue engaging surfaces (20, 14) facing each other, wherein the at least one biasing element urges the first tissue engaging surface toward the second tissue engaging surface to retain the tissue sample therebetween in the interior area characterized in that the biasing element comprises: a first member connected at a first end to the first tissue engaging surface and that extends substantially parallel to the first tissue engaging surface; a first angled member which extends downward from a second end of the first member; a second angled member connected to the first angle member extending upward, wherein the second angled member and the first angled member form an angle less than 90°; a third angle member connected to the second angled member extending downward, wherein the third angled member and the second angled member form an angle less than 90°; and a second member connected to the third angle member and that extends substantially parallel to the first tissue engaging surface. a retaining member, a tissue retaining element having a first tissue engaging surface and at least one biasing element, the first tissue engaging surface being moveably attached to the retaining member by said biasing element; and a base comprising a second tissue engaging surface and configured to engage the retaining member to form an interior area with the first and second tissue engaging surfaces (20, 14) facing each other, wherein the at least one biasing element urges the first tissue engaging surface toward the second tissue engaging surface to retain the tissue sample therebetween in the interior area characterized in that a first member connected at a first end to the first tissue engaging surface and that extends substantially parallel to the first tissue engaging surface; a first angled member which extends downward from a second end of the first member; a second angled member connected to the first angle member extending upward, wherein the second angled member and the first angled member form an angle less than 90°; a third angle member connected to the second angled member extending downward, wherein the third angled member and the second angled member form an angle less than 90°; and a second member connected to the third angle member and that extends substantially parallel to the first tissue engaging surface.