mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A liquid crystal optical element comprising: a first substrate; an insulating layer provided onto a first surface of the first substrate; a pair of first electrodes being provided onto the insulating layer, both extending in a first direction, and being arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; a pair of second electrodes being provided between the pair of first electrodes on the first surface, both extending in the first direction, and being arranged in the second direction; a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface of the first substrate; a counter electrode provided onto the second surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, characterised in that the insulating layer has a groove respectively provided directly adjacent to each region of the insulating layer immediately below one of the second electrodes, and each extending in the first direction. a first substrate; an insulating layer provided onto a first surface of the first substrate; a pair of first electrodes being provided onto the insulating layer, both extending in a first direction, and being arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; a pair of second electrodes being provided between the pair of first electrodes on the first surface, both extending in the first direction, and being arranged in the second direction; a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface of the first substrate; a counter electrode provided onto the second surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, characterised in that the insulating layer has a groove respectively provided directly adjacent to each region of the insulating layer immediately below one of the second electrodes, and each extending in the first direction.
Floor panel in the form of a rectangular oblong strip, comprising a core, a print and a wear resistant layer, wherein the material of the core is assembled from a plurality of paper sheets, or other carrier sheets, impregnated with a thermosetting resin, wherein said floor panel has a thickness between 2 and 6 mm and comprises at least at two opposite edges coupling parts of the type allowing to couple two of such panels to each other, wherein these coupling parts form a first locking system, which effects a locking in the plane of the panels and perpendicularly to said edges, as well as form a second locking system, which effects a locking perpendicularly to the plane of the panels, characterized in that said material of the core comprises 5 to 15 carrier sheets and in that said floor panel has a density between 1000 and 2000 kilograms per cubic meter, wherein said coupling parts are realized integrally from the material of said core, and comprise a groove present in one of said opposite edges, wherein said groove is bordered by an upper lip and a lower lip, the thickness of the upper lip and the lower lip always being greater than one times the thickness of each core carrier layer.
Local navigation system comprising: a plurality of beacons (30a-y) located in a local environment and being configured to send signals indicative of different routes in said local environment; a plurality of mobile devices, each of them comprising: - client control means, - a wireless communication link configured to receive the signals sent by the beacons; - output means configured to display/emit navigation guide data; in which local navigation system the client control means are configured to process the signals received via the wireless communication link and to process this data into said navigation guide data outputted on said output means of the mobile device, whereby each beacon (30a-y) is located in one specific location of the local environment along at least one of said routes, and whereby the client control means obtain ID regarding a chosen destination (x, y, v, w) from a destination input device (53, 62) of the local navigation system and/or of the mobile device, characterized in that each route comprised in the local environment is assigned a unitary ID, and each beacon (30a-y) is configured to send signals with the IDs of all the routes passing along its specific location, whereby said ID regarding a chosen destination (x, y, v, w) is the route ID to the chosen destination (x, y, v, w), and which client control means are configured to provide said navigation guide data based on said signals with the route IDs of the chosen location sent by each beacon (30a-y). a plurality of beacons (30a-y) located in a local environment and being configured to send signals indicative of different routes in said local environment; a plurality of mobile devices, each of them comprising: - client control means, - a wireless communication link configured to receive the signals sent by the beacons; - output means configured to display/emit navigation guide data; - client control means, - a wireless communication link configured to receive the signals sent by the beacons; - output means configured to display/emit navigation guide data; in which local navigation system the client control means are configured to process the signals received via the wireless communication link and to process this data into said navigation guide data outputted on said output means of the mobile device, whereby each beacon (30a-y) is located in one specific location of the local environment along at least one of said routes, and whereby the client control means obtain ID regarding a chosen destination (x, y, v, w) from a destination input device (53, 62) of the local navigation system and/or of the mobile device, characterized in that each route comprised in the local environment is assigned a unitary ID, and each beacon (30a-y) is configured to send signals with the IDs of all the routes passing along its specific location, whereby said ID regarding a chosen destination (x, y, v, w) is the route ID to the chosen destination (x, y, v, w), and which client control means are configured to provide said navigation guide data based on said signals with the route IDs of the chosen location sent by each beacon (30a-y).
A variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, wherein (a) the variant comprises one or more of the following substitutions: E376K; S417T; A420Q or R; S356A; or Y358F and further K176R+I201F+ H205N using the numbering in SEQ ID NO: 4, wherein the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase has a degree of identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 of at least 80%, and (b) the variant has alpha-amylase activity and further the variants have and an increased stability at pH below 7.0, and/or at calcium concentrations below 1 mM at temperatures in the range from 95°C to 160°C relative to the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase. (a) the variant comprises one or more of the following substitutions: E376K; S417T; A420Q or R; S356A; or Y358F and further K176R+I201F+ H205N using the numbering in SEQ ID NO: 4, wherein the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase has a degree of identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 of at least 80%, and (b) the variant has alpha-amylase activity and further the variants have and an increased stability at pH below 7.0, and/or at calcium concentrations below 1 mM at temperatures in the range from 95°C to 160°C relative to the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase.
A radiation curable matting composition comprising: - from 10 to 40 wt% of a radiation curable coating composition consisting essentially of: a. from 20 to 95 wt% of one or more (meth)acrylated compounds (a), b. from 5 to 80 wt% of one or more metal salts of a C10 to C22 fatty acid (b), and c. from 0 to 10 wt% of one or more of compounds (c) different from (an) and (b), wherein the wt% of compounds (a) to (c) add up to 100%, and - optionally, from 0 to 20 wt% of one or more matting agents (d), different from compounds (b), - wherein after curing by radiation a matt coating is obtained with a gloss level of at most 15 at 60° angle and at most 50 at 85° angle at a cured film thickness of 12 μm. - from 10 to 40 wt% of a radiation curable coating composition consisting essentially of: a. from 20 to 95 wt% of one or more (meth)acrylated compounds (a), b. from 5 to 80 wt% of one or more metal salts of a C10 to C22 fatty acid (b), and c. from 0 to 10 wt% of one or more of compounds (c) different from (an) and (b), wherein the wt% of compounds (a) to (c) add up to 100%, and a. from 20 to 95 wt% of one or more (meth)acrylated compounds (a), b. from 5 to 80 wt% of one or more metal salts of a C10 to C22 fatty acid (b), and c. from 0 to 10 wt% of one or more of compounds (c) different from (an) and (b), wherein the wt% of compounds (a) to (c) add up to 100%, and - optionally, from 0 to 20 wt% of one or more matting agents (d), different from compounds (b), - wherein after curing by radiation a matt coating is obtained with a gloss level of at most 15 at 60° angle and at most 50 at 85° angle at a cured film thickness of 12 μm.
Insert wedge for fixedly clamping a first panel within a groove in a second panel in order to connect the two panels (11, 12) to each other, comprising a broad limb having an inner side determined to bear against the second panel, and a wedge-like, narrow limb for pushing in a clamping manner into a gap, which is present within the groove when the first panel is inserted, until the broad limb bears by way of its inner side against the second panel, wherein the broad and the narrow limb (3, 4) form an angle of 90°, and a spring tongue which is integrally formed on the outer side of the broad limb, is inclined in relation to the inner side of the broad limb, and extends by way of its free tongue end beyond the outer side of the narrow limb in order to be erected by the inserted first panel and be pressed against the first panel.
A knitted fabric comprising multifilament yarns which each comprise a plurality of filaments having a flat cross-section and comprising a fibre-forming thermoplastic polymer as a main component; wherein: each of the filaments has three or more expanded portions and two or more constricted portions between the expanded portions on both sides of the longitudinal central line of the flat cross-section, the expanded and constricted portions (3,4) being approximately symmetrical about the longitudinal central line; each of the filaments has a cross-section flatness B/C1 of 2-6, B being the length of the filament cross-section in the direction of the longitudinal central line and C1 being the maximum width of the filament cross-section in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal central line; characterised in that the multifilament yarns are contained in the knitted fabric in an amount of 50-100 wt% based on the total weight of the fabric; and the knitted fabric has a K value of no more than 35 × 10 3, the K value being calculated using the following formula: K = Co × We × (D/1.1) 1/2 wherein Co is the course number in terms of courses/2.54 cm of the knitted fabric, We is the wale number in terms of wales/2.54 cm of the knitted fabric, and D is the average value in dtex of the total finenesses of the yarns. each of the filaments has three or more expanded portions and two or more constricted portions between the expanded portions on both sides of the longitudinal central line of the flat cross-section, the expanded and constricted portions (3,4) being approximately symmetrical about the longitudinal central line; each of the filaments has a cross-section flatness B/C1 of 2-6, B being the length of the filament cross-section in the direction of the longitudinal central line and C1 being the maximum width of the filament cross-section in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal central line; characterised in that the multifilament yarns are contained in the knitted fabric in an amount of 50-100 wt% based on the total weight of the fabric; and the knitted fabric has a K value of no more than 35 × 10 3, the K value being calculated using the following formula: K = Co × We × (D/1.1) 1/2 K = Co × We × (D/1.1) 1/2 wherein Co is the course number in terms of courses/2.54 cm of the knitted fabric, We is the wale number in terms of wales/2.54 cm of the knitted fabric, and D is the average value in dtex of the total finenesses of the yarns.
A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising: a) from 3 to 60% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of one or more detersive surfactants selected from non-soap anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; b) from 0.01 to 1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a fragrance formulation which is in the form of free droplets dispersed in the composition; c) from 0.01 to 1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a fragrance formulation which is entrapped within discrete polymeric microparticles dispersed in the composition, in which the polymeric microparticles are polymeric core-shell microcapsules in which at least one generally spherical continuous shell of polymeric material surrounds a core containing the fragrance formulation; in which the total amount of fragrance formulation and fragrance formulation ranges from 0.6 to 0.9% by weight based on the total weight of the composition; and in which the weight ratio of fragrance formulation to fragrance formulation in the composition ranges from 40:60 to 60:40; and in which the polymeric core-shell microcapsule is an aminoplast microcapsule with an aminoplast shell surrounding a core containing the fragrance formulation; in which a deposition aid is attached to the outside of the shell by means of covalent bonding. a) from 3 to 60% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of one or more detersive surfactants selected from non-soap anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; b) from 0.01 to 1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a fragrance formulation which is in the form of free droplets dispersed in the composition; c) from 0.01 to 1% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a fragrance formulation which is entrapped within discrete polymeric microparticles dispersed in the composition, in which the polymeric microparticles are polymeric core-shell microcapsules in which at least one generally spherical continuous shell of polymeric material surrounds a core containing the fragrance formulation; in which the total amount of fragrance formulation and fragrance formulation ranges from 0.6 to 0.9% by weight based on the total weight of the composition; and in which the weight ratio of fragrance formulation to fragrance formulation in the composition ranges from 40:60 to 60:40; and in which the polymeric core-shell microcapsule is an aminoplast microcapsule with an aminoplast shell surrounding a core containing the fragrance formulation; in which a deposition aid is attached to the outside of the shell by means of covalent bonding.
An apparatus configured to identify a material having an electric charge, the apparatus comprising: an array of sensor cells each comprising: a gate surface of a sensor field effect transistor, FET, configured to cause the sensor cell to produce a signal based on the electric charge of the material, and an inverting gain amplifier comprising a first field effect transistor coupled to a second FET, a gate of the first FET being coupled to the signal, and an output of the amplifier providing an output value that identifies the material; a row select circuit; and a column multiplexing circuit configured to obtain the output value from each sensor cell in the array. an array of sensor cells each comprising: a gate surface of a sensor field effect transistor, FET, configured to cause the sensor cell to produce a signal based on the electric charge of the material, and an inverting gain amplifier comprising a first field effect transistor coupled to a second FET, a gate of the first FET being coupled to the signal, and an output of the amplifier providing an output value that identifies the material; a row select circuit; and a column multiplexing circuit configured to obtain the output value from each sensor cell in the array.
An antiperspirant composition comprising: a) wax structurant comprising, based on the total weight of the wax structurant: (i) from 50% by weight to 75% by weight of paraffin wax; (ii) from 15% to 50% by weight of hydrocarbon wax comprising a microcrystalline wax other than paraffin wax, the melting point of the hydrocarbon wax other than paraffin wax being at least 70°C and not more than 95°C, preferably not more than 90°C; (iii) optionally, up to 10% by weight of silicone wax; b) carrier oil; c) at least 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of astringent antiperspirant active; and d) optionally, silicone elastomer wherein: A) the composition is in the form of a substantially anhydrous soft solid; B) the ratio, by weight, of the wax structurant to the carrier oil is from 0.085:1 to 0.2:1; and C) carrier oil is present in an amount of at least 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition; and D) additional wax, if present, does not exceed 20% by weight of the total weight of the wax structurant a) wax structurant comprising, based on the total weight of the wax structurant: (i) from 50% by weight to 75% by weight of paraffin wax; (ii) from 15% to 50% by weight of hydrocarbon wax comprising a microcrystalline wax other than paraffin wax, the melting point of the hydrocarbon wax other than paraffin wax being at least 70°C and not more than 95°C, preferably not more than 90°C; (iii) optionally, up to 10% by weight of silicone wax; (i) from 50% by weight to 75% by weight of paraffin wax; (ii) from 15% to 50% by weight of hydrocarbon wax comprising a microcrystalline wax other than paraffin wax, the melting point of the hydrocarbon wax other than paraffin wax being at least 70°C and not more than 95°C, preferably not more than 90°C; (iii) optionally, up to 10% by weight of silicone wax; b) carrier oil; c) at least 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of astringent antiperspirant active; and d) optionally, silicone elastomer A) the composition is in the form of a substantially anhydrous soft solid; B) the ratio, by weight, of the wax structurant to the carrier oil is from 0.085:1 to 0.2:1; and C) carrier oil is present in an amount of at least 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition; and D) additional wax, if present, does not exceed 20% by weight of the total weight of the wax structurant
A liquid damper device having a cylinder in which a working fluid is enclosed, a piston disposed in the cylinder to divide an inside of the cylinder into a pressure chamber side and a contra pressure chamber side and movable toward the pressure chamber side and the contra pressure chamber side, the piston being provided with a piston rod protruding outwardly from the cylinder, a flow passage formed through the piston to communicate with the pressure chamber side and the contra pressure chamber side so that the working fluid moves to the pressure chamber side or the contra pressure chamber side to cause a pressure to be adjusted, and a flexible valve body operating toward a closing position with respect to the flow passage when the piston moves toward the pressure chamber side and operating toward an opening position with respect to the flow passage when the piston moves toward the contra pressure chamber side, whereby convex surface portions are formed on an outer peripheral portion of a surface of the piston in the pressure chamber side to support an outer peripheral portion of the valve body, and a concave surface portion is formed on the surface of the piston in the pressure chamber side to allow a gap for narrowing down to be defined between the valve body and the concave surface portion, in a state of the valve body supported with the convex surface portions, to open the flow passage, characterized in that the valve body receives a pressure of the working fluid and moves to come into contact with the convex surface portions, when the piston moves in the cylinder toward the pressure chamber side, which forms the fixed gap between the valve body and the concave surface portion of the piston at low load so that the working fluid in the pressure chamber side is narrowed down by the gap between the valve body and the concave surface portion and passes through the flow passage to the contra pressure chamber side, and bends along the concave surface portion at a middle portion between the convex surface portions by a pressure of the working fluid at high load and comes into contact with the concave surface portion of the piston to close the flow passage.
A method for monitoring the sensor function of a potentiometric sensor, the potentiometric sensor comprising - an ion-sensitive electrode including an ion-sensitive glass bulb, - a reference electrode assembly including a reference electrode, - an ion-sensing circuit having a first terminal connected to the ion-sensitive electrode and a second terminal connected to the reference electrode, said circuit being designed to measure the potential difference that develops in the loop between the reference and the ion-sensitive electrode (5, 2), the method comprising the steps of a) injecting a pre-defined electric test current from the ion-sensing circuit into the loop comprising the reference and the ion-sensitive electrode (5, 2), b) monitoring an additional potential difference (ΔV1) that develops in the loop between the reference and the ion-sensitive electrode (5, 2) in reaction to the injection of the test current, c) determining if the additional potential difference (ΔV1) is within an expected range characterizing healthy function of the sensor, and g) issuing an "out of solution" warning, in case the ion-sensitive electrode is not immersed in a aqueous solution, if the additional potential difference (ΔV1) is larger than an expected range characterizing healthy function of the sensor, and issuing a "broken glass" warning, if the additional potential difference (ΔV1) is lower than an expected range characterizing healthy function of the sensor. - an ion-sensitive electrode including an ion-sensitive glass bulb, - a reference electrode assembly including a reference electrode, - an ion-sensing circuit having a first terminal connected to the ion-sensitive electrode and a second terminal connected to the reference electrode, said circuit being designed to measure the potential difference that develops in the loop between the reference and the ion-sensitive electrode (5, 2), a) injecting a pre-defined electric test current from the ion-sensing circuit into the loop comprising the reference and the ion-sensitive electrode (5, 2), b) monitoring an additional potential difference (ΔV1) that develops in the loop between the reference and the ion-sensitive electrode (5, 2) in reaction to the injection of the test current, c) determining if the additional potential difference (ΔV1) is within an expected range characterizing healthy function of the sensor, and g) issuing an "out of solution" warning, in case the ion-sensitive electrode is not immersed in a aqueous solution, if the additional potential difference (ΔV1) is larger than an expected range characterizing healthy function of the sensor, and issuing a "broken glass" warning, if the additional potential difference (ΔV1) is lower than an expected range characterizing healthy function of the sensor.