mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A fuel supply pipe having corrosion resistance against fuel vapor which is provided for supplying fuel to a fuel tank, wherein the fuel supply pipe comprises: a large-diameter pipe portion through which the fuel passes; and a small-diameter pipe portion which connects an upper portion of the large-diameter pipe portion and a lower portion of the large-diameter pipe portion, so that they communicate with each other for ventilation, characterized in that a Fe-Ni diffusion layer and a softened Ni layer which is provided on the Fe-Ni diffusion layer are formed on an inner surface of at least the small-diameter pipe portion, and a thickness of the softened Ni layer is set to a value which falls within a range of 0.9 to 8.1 μm; wherein the fuel is gasoline, light oil, bioethanol or bio-diesel fuel; and wherein the thickness of the softened Ni layer is expressed by a measured time by the GDS analysis ranging from a measured time 0 indicative of a surface layer to a measured time where intensity of Fe becomes 1/10 of the maximum intensity value. a large-diameter pipe portion through which the fuel passes; and a small-diameter pipe portion which connects an upper portion of the large-diameter pipe portion and a lower portion of the large-diameter pipe portion, so that they communicate with each other for ventilation, characterized in that a Fe-Ni diffusion layer and a softened Ni layer which is provided on the Fe-Ni diffusion layer are formed on an inner surface of at least the small-diameter pipe portion, and a thickness of the softened Ni layer is set to a value which falls within a range of 0.9 to 8.1 μm; wherein the fuel is gasoline, light oil, bioethanol or bio-diesel fuel; and wherein the thickness of the softened Ni layer is expressed by a measured time by the GDS analysis ranging from a measured time 0 indicative of a surface layer to a measured time where intensity of Fe becomes 1/10 of the maximum intensity value.
A device for gathering tissue of a heart valve leaflet, the device comprising: an elongated tube; a tissue support member moveable relative to the tube between a retracted position and an extended position, the tissue support member having at least two spaced apart support elements; and a capture tool moveable relative to the tube and between the support elements between a retracted position and an extended position, the capture tool and the tissue support member being operable to capture tissue of the heart valve leaflet therebetween, such that the captured tissue has a gathered configuration, characterized in that, the capture tool includes a grasping wire slidably disposed in a containment tube, and a distal portion of the grasping wire is adapted to change from a linear shape to a hook shape when the distal portion of the grasping wire is extended out from the containment tube. an elongated tube; a tissue support member moveable relative to the tube between a retracted position and an extended position, the tissue support member having at least two spaced apart support elements; and a capture tool moveable relative to the tube and between the support elements between a retracted position and an extended position, the capture tool and the tissue support member being operable to capture tissue of the heart valve leaflet therebetween, such that the captured tissue has a gathered configuration, characterized in that, the capture tool includes a grasping wire slidably disposed in a containment tube, and a distal portion of the grasping wire is adapted to change from a linear shape to a hook shape when the distal portion of the grasping wire is extended out from the containment tube.
A method of operating a network comprising legacy switches and software-defined networking, SDN, switches, wherein the legacy switches and the SDN switches comprise a plurality of switchports, the method being performed by an SDN controller and comprising the following steps: abstracting the network into a logical software-defined network by designating the plurality of switchports in the network into a set of SDN ports and a set of legacy ports and dividing the network into a plurality of cell blocks, wherein each cell block consists of legacy switches that form a connected component of the network when considered without the SDN switches, and wherein the border of each one of the cell blocks consists of the SDN switches among the plurality of SDN switches in the network that are adjacent to the respective cell block; defining a spanning tree within each cell block and assigning a respective unique identification to the respective spanning tree, wherein the unique identifications of the spanning trees are reused across different ones of the cell blocks and wherein the unique identifications are VLAN IDs; and controlling the network such that traffic between two communicating ones of said designated SDN ports passes through at least one of the SDN switches by isolating the traffic in the network to the spanning trees defined within each one of the cell blocks using the VLAN IDs, wherein each one of the spanning trees provides a path from each SDN port to every switch in the border of the cell block. abstracting the network into a logical software-defined network by designating the plurality of switchports in the network into a set of SDN ports and a set of legacy ports and dividing the network into a plurality of cell blocks, wherein each cell block consists of legacy switches that form a connected component of the network when considered without the SDN switches, and wherein the border of each one of the cell blocks consists of the SDN switches among the plurality of SDN switches in the network that are adjacent to the respective cell block; defining a spanning tree within each cell block and assigning a respective unique identification to the respective spanning tree, wherein the unique identifications of the spanning trees are reused across different ones of the cell blocks and wherein the unique identifications are VLAN IDs; and controlling the network such that traffic between two communicating ones of said designated SDN ports passes through at least one of the SDN switches by isolating the traffic in the network to the spanning trees defined within each one of the cell blocks using the VLAN IDs, wherein each one of the spanning trees provides a path from each SDN port to every switch in the border of the cell block.
An information transmission method, applied to a first communication node, the method comprising: acquiring clock information, wherein the acquiring comprises: receiving capability information reported by a terminal, the capability information indicating clock related capability supported by the terminal; and sending m types of clock information to the terminal based on the acquired clock information, m being greater than or equal to 1. acquiring clock information, wherein the acquiring comprises: receiving capability information reported by a terminal, the capability information indicating clock related capability supported by the terminal; and sending m types of clock information to the terminal based on the acquired clock information, m being greater than or equal to 1.
A lighting device having a light source unit including a light emitting diode (42, 43), a receiver that receives a signal for remote control, and a PWM driver that drives the light source unit according to the signal received by the receiver, characterized in that the receiver is provided at a side where light is emitted from the light source unit, further comprising a translucent portion configured to cover the receiver and the light source unit, and to diffuse the light from the light source unit, and the PWM driver is structured to drive the light source unit by using a PWM frequency which is made different by separating a frequency band thereof from the frequency of the signal so that the signal is restrained from being affected by the turning on of the light source unit by the PWM frequency, so that remote control can be prevented from malfunctioning.
Antenna comprising a core, the antenna being intended to be integrated into a rubber compound, especially for a tyre, characterized in that it comprises: - an electromagnetic-signal conduction layer coating the core; - an external adhesion layer for the antenna to adhere to the rubber, and Characterized in that a chemical isolation layer coating the conduction layer, intended to chemically isolate the rubber from what the isolation layer coats and made of a different material from the material constituting the conduction layer in that the conduction layer is made of copper and in that the external adhesion layer coats the chemical isolation layer. - an electromagnetic-signal conduction layer coating the core; - an external adhesion layer for the antenna to adhere to the rubber, and
A radome for vehicles comprising: - an internal base layer formed of a radio transmissive resin; - an intermediate decoration layer; and - an external transparent resin layer that is transparent to RF and optical light, wherein the radome also comprises a camera, characterized in that the camera is placed behind the intermediate decoration layer and crosses a hole provided only in the internal base layer, such that a portion of the camera is placed inside the internal base layer of the radome. - an internal base layer formed of a radio transmissive resin; - an intermediate decoration layer; and - an external transparent resin layer that is transparent to RF and optical light,
A nanoparticle coated proppant comprising: a proppant particle comprising sand, ceramic material, or combinations thereof; and a nanoparticle proppant coating which coats the proppant particle, the nanoparticle proppant coating comprising unfunctionalized organic resin, a strengthening agent comprising at least one of carbon nanotubes, silica, alumina, glass, mica, graphite, talc, nanoclay, graphene, carbon nanofibers, boron nitride nanotubes, vanadium pentoxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, or aramid fibers, and functionalized nanoparticles adhered to the unfunctionalized organic resin, in which the functionalized nanoparticles comprise nanoparticles having at least one attached hydrophobic moiety, oleophobic moiety, or omniphobic moiety. a proppant particle comprising sand, ceramic material, or combinations thereof; and a nanoparticle proppant coating which coats the proppant particle, the nanoparticle proppant coating comprising unfunctionalized organic resin, a strengthening agent comprising at least one of carbon nanotubes, silica, alumina, glass, mica, graphite, talc, nanoclay, graphene, carbon nanofibers, boron nitride nanotubes, vanadium pentoxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, or aramid fibers, and functionalized nanoparticles adhered to the unfunctionalized organic resin, in which the functionalized nanoparticles comprise nanoparticles having at least one attached hydrophobic moiety, oleophobic moiety, or omniphobic moiety. proppant coating comprising unfunctionalized organic resin, a strengthening agent comprising at least one of carbon nanotubes, silica, alumina, glass, mica, graphite, talc, nanoclay, graphene, carbon nanofibers, boron nitride nanotubes, vanadium pentoxide, zinc oxide, calcium carbonate, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, or aramid fibers, and functionalized nanoparticles adhered to the unfunctionalized organic resin, in which the functionalized nanoparticles comprise nanoparticles having at least one attached hydrophobic moiety, oleophobic moiety, or omniphobic moiety.
A method of monitoring a turbojet, the method consisting in: acquiring a signal representative of a vibratory level of a rotor during operation of the turbojet; acquiring a speed of rotation of the rotor in operation, characterized in that it also consists in: comparing the amplitude of the signal with at least one vibratory threshold that is predetermined as a function of the speed of rotation of the rotor; and in the event of the threshold being crossed by an amplitude peak, analyzing the signal over a defined time window on either side of the amplitude peak in order to determine whether the phenomenon giving rise to the amplitude peak is a mechanical impact against the turbojet rotor or an electronic disturbance of the signal. acquiring a signal representative of a vibratory level of a rotor during operation of the turbojet; acquiring a speed of rotation of the rotor in operation, characterized in that it also consists in: comparing the amplitude of the signal with at least one vibratory threshold that is predetermined as a function of the speed of rotation of the rotor; and in the event of the threshold being crossed by an amplitude peak, analyzing the signal over a defined time window on either side of the amplitude peak in order to determine whether the phenomenon giving rise to the amplitude peak is a mechanical impact against the turbojet rotor or an electronic disturbance of the signal. comparing the amplitude of the signal with at least one vibratory threshold that is predetermined as a function of the speed of rotation of the rotor; and in the event of the threshold being crossed by an amplitude peak, analyzing the signal over a defined time window on either side of the amplitude peak in order to determine whether the phenomenon giving rise to the amplitude peak is a mechanical impact against the turbojet rotor or an electronic disturbance of the signal.
Apparatus for forming a linear channel in soft tissue, in particular nervous tissue, for implantation of an aggregate of living cells or a soft tissue fragment, in particular a fragment of embryonic tissue, comprising or consisting of an oblong rigid pin having a front end and a rear end and a layer comprising or consisting of dry gel forming agent disposed on a pin section extending from the front end in a distal direction and enclosing said section, wherein said layer contains less than 20 % by weight of water, preferably less than 10 % by weight, most preferred less than 5 % by weight, wherein the pin is sufficiently rigid to allow it to be inserted into nervous tissue in absence of its layer comprising or consisting of dry gel forming agent; wherein the pin comprises a passage extending between its front end and its rear end, wherein the passage is rectangular, rhomboid or trapezoid or about rectangular, rhomboid or trapezoid in a radial section.
A scanning probe microscope for measuring properties of a sample comprising a probe on a mechanical resonator, an oscillator generating a master signal at a frequency f, an actuator driven by said master signal and applying a mechanical force to said mechanical resonator at said frequency f, and, in addition, a DC voltage source applying a DC voltage (Udc) to said probe, an AC voltage source applying an AC voltage (Uac) at said frequency f to said probe, a detector measuring a phase and/or amplitude of a deflection of said mechanical resonator, said scanning probe microscope further comprising a driver (11, 12; 20) controlling said actuator and being adapted to keep a phase and or an amplitude of said deflection constant and a secondary control loop having a setpoint for the frequency or amplitude, respectively, of said master signal and controlling said DC voltage (Udc) to keep said frequency or amplitude, respectively, of said master signal at said setpoint, wherein, - if the driver (11, 12; 20) keeps the phase but not the amplitude of the deflection constant, said secondary control loop keeps the frequency at said setpoint, - if the driver (11, 12; 20) keeps the amplitude but not the phase of the deflection constant, said secondary control loop keeps the amplitude of the master signal at said setpoint or - if the driver (11, 12; 20) keeps the amplitude and phase of the deflection constant, said secondary control loop either keeps the amplitude or frequency of the master signal at said setpoint. - if the driver (11, 12; 20) keeps the phase but not the amplitude of the deflection constant, said secondary control loop keeps the frequency at said setpoint, - if the driver (11, 12; 20) keeps the amplitude but not the phase of the deflection constant, said secondary control loop keeps the amplitude of the master signal at said setpoint or - if the driver (11, 12; 20) keeps the amplitude and phase of the deflection constant, said secondary control loop either keeps the amplitude or frequency of the master signal at said setpoint.
A support film for tape which is used for a tape, comprising: a film-shaped support formed of polyurethane; and a barrier layer which includes polyvinyl alcohol and a layered inorganic compound, and which is formed on one surface of the support, wherein a degree of saponification of the polyvinyl alcohol is equal to or more than 70% and equal to or less than 95.5%, and wherein the film-shaped support can be elongated by a predetermined maximum elongation rate increasing equal to or more than 10% dimensionally. a film-shaped support formed of polyurethane; and a barrier layer which includes polyvinyl alcohol and a layered inorganic compound, and which is formed on one surface of the support, wherein a degree of saponification of the polyvinyl alcohol is equal to or more than 70% and equal to or less than 95.5%, and wherein the film-shaped support can be elongated by a predetermined maximum elongation rate increasing equal to or more than 10% dimensionally.
A substrate with a surface-collection-layer that is used for a gasoline direct injection engine, the substrate comprising a honeycomb substrate that includes a porous partition wall that defines and forms a plurality of cells serving as exhaust gas passages, and has a number of pores, and a plurality of plugging portions that plug an inlet-side open end of given cells among the plurality of cells, and plug an outlet-side open end of the remaining cells, wherein a surface-collection-layer that has an average pore size smaller than that of the partition wall being formed on a surface of the partition wall that defines the remaining cells, the thickness of the surface-collection-layer on the outlet-side open end being larger than the thickness of the surface-collection-layer in a center area of the substrate in a cross section parallel to a center axis of the substrate, the partition wall having a thickness of 76.2 to 127 μm, a porosity of 50% or more and less than 70%, and an average pore size of 15 to 40 μm, the surface-collection-layer having a thickness of 10 μm or more and less than 100 μm, a porosity of 50% or more and less than 90%, and an average pore size of 0.1 μm or more and less than 10 μm, and the substrate having a cell density of 15.5 to 62.0 cells/cm 2.
A grease condition monitoring sensor comprising: a substrate for engagement with the grease to be monitored; a two-dimensional matrix of electrodes distributed on the substrate, the electrodes being insulated from each other and arranged for contact with the grease, such that the grease acts as a dielectric between the electrodes; and an interrogation circuit for interrogating pairs of adjacent electrodes by application of an alternating voltage between the electrodes, measuring the current response and determining a capacitance of the respective equivalent circuits; and evaluating a composition of the grease based on the determined capacitance. a substrate for engagement with the grease to be monitored; a two-dimensional matrix of electrodes distributed on the substrate, the electrodes being insulated from each other and arranged for contact with the grease, such that the grease acts as a dielectric between the electrodes; and an interrogation circuit for interrogating pairs of adjacent electrodes by application of an alternating voltage between the electrodes, measuring the current response and determining a capacitance of the respective equivalent circuits; and evaluating a composition of the grease based on the determined capacitance.
A hand held mobile terminal housing comprising: an upper housing having a peripherally disposed elastomeric seal; and a lower housing that slidably engages with the upper housing via a first plurality of interlocking joints to vise the elastomeric seal and create a torsionally stiff structure, the first plurality of interlocking joints are evenly distributed about entire lateral members of a perimeter of the mobile terminal housing; characterized by a modular keypad coupled to the upper housing via a second plurality of interlocking joints, wherein the first plurality of interlocking joints comprise a first locking member located on the upper housing and a second locking member located on the lower housing, and at least one of the first and second locking members is an L-shaped member. an upper housing having a peripherally disposed elastomeric seal; and a lower housing that slidably engages with the upper housing via a first plurality of interlocking joints to vise the elastomeric seal and create a torsionally stiff structure, the first plurality of interlocking joints are evenly distributed about entire lateral members of a perimeter of the mobile terminal housing; characterized by a modular keypad coupled to the upper housing via a second plurality of interlocking joints, wherein the first plurality of interlocking joints comprise a first locking member located on the upper housing and a second locking member located on the lower housing, and at least one of the first and second locking members is an L-shaped member.
A method of obtaining standard values for chemotherapeutic drug response by a candidate multiple drug resistant ovarian cancer cell from a patient with a known history of chemotherapeutic drug response, said method comprising: analyzing the poly-N-acetyllactosamine expression level of a statistically significant number of ovarian cancer specimens with a known history of chemotherapeutic drug response from the same cell type of the candidate ovarian cancer cell; and generating threshold levels for chemotherapeutic drug responsiveness based on the poly-N-acetyllactosamine expression levels, thereby obtaining standard values for chemotherapeutic drug response by the candidate ovarian cancer cell. analyzing the poly-N-acetyllactosamine expression level of a statistically significant number of ovarian cancer specimens with a known history of chemotherapeutic drug response from the same cell type of the candidate ovarian cancer cell; and generating threshold levels for chemotherapeutic drug responsiveness based on the poly-N-acetyllactosamine expression levels, thereby obtaining standard values for chemotherapeutic drug response by the candidate ovarian cancer cell.
A gel composition comprising: (a) 10-30 wt.% silicone containing, film forming polymer, (b) 2-20 wt.% tackifier (c) at least 40 wt.% volatile solvent, and (d) 0.5 - 20 wt.% cationic polymer, wherein said cationic polymer comprises a crosslinked guanidinyl-containing aminopolymer; each based on the total weight of the gel composition, wherein the Brookfield viscosity of the gel composition is at least 50 Pa•s (50,000 cps) and no greater than 800 Pa•s (800,000 cps) when measured at 23°C using a Brookfield LVT viscometer. (a) 10-30 wt.% silicone containing, film forming polymer, (b) 2-20 wt.% tackifier (c) at least 40 wt.% volatile solvent, and (d) 0.5 - 20 wt.% cationic polymer, wherein said cationic polymer comprises a crosslinked guanidinyl-containing aminopolymer;