mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An absorbent article in which an absorber is interposed between a surface sheet and a back sheet, wherein the absorbent article is an incontinence pad for a medium volume or more capable of absorbing 20 cc or more of urine, and the surface sheet is formed by applying a water repellent to a spunlace non-woven fabric containing 100 wt % of cotton fiber, and is provided on a side of a skin-facing surface with a plurality of protrusions formed along a line in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article with an interval between the protrusions in the widthwise direction, and a plurality of recesses formed between the adjacent protrusions and along the line in the longitudinal direction, wherein the recesses are formed thinner than the protrusions in the thickness direction, and there is provided, at least in a section corresponding to an excretory opening, a plurality of openings along the recess, the plurality of openings passing through the surface sheet from the recto-side to the verso-side, wherein the surface sheet is formed such that a basis weight of the recesses is lower than an average basis weight of the protrusions and a density of the recesses is lower than an average density of the protrusions, and wherein the density of side portions of each of the protrusion is higher than the density of a central portion including a top portion of the protrusion.
Autonomous movable vehicle comprising - a propelling device, - a container which can be filled with a liquid, the vehicle further including - a fluid receiving means having at least one fill opening through which the container can be filled and - a fluid dispensing means including at least one fluid dispensing opening through which the fluid can be dispensed, and the vehicle further being adapted to autonomously approach a fluid delivery station that is separate from the vehicle and to couple the fill opening to the fluid delivery station such that when the fill opening and the fluid delivery station are in an interfacing position fluid can be transferred from the fluid delivery station into the container, characterized in that the fill opening of the fluid receiving means is located spaced apart from and to one side of a central mirror axis of the vehicle which axis extends in the direction of travel of the vehicle and wherein the vehicle is a cleaning vehicle and further comprises, - a manure slide disposed such that the vehicle can displace manure over the floor of a stable, and - the fluid dispensing means is adapted to dispense fluid onto the floor, and is characterized in that the fluid dispensing opening is located such that fluid is dispensed onto the floor to the front of the manure slide when seen in the direction of travel of the vehicle. - a propelling device, - a container which can be filled with a liquid, - a fluid receiving means having at least one fill opening through which the container can be filled and - a fluid dispensing means including at least one fluid dispensing opening through which the fluid can be dispensed, and - a manure slide disposed such that the vehicle can displace manure over the floor of a stable, and - the fluid dispensing means is adapted to dispense fluid onto the floor, and
Seismic dissipation module to isolate the load-bearing structure of buildings from the effects of an earthquake that consists of a prefabricated panel or module to be installed between a reinforced concrete bed to be made on the ground and the foundation structures of a building, wherein said prefabricated panel or module is made up of compression-resistant spheres arranged inside the prefabricated panel or module with a pre-set centre-to-centre distance between them, said prefabricated panel or module being characterized in that said compression-resistant spheres are made of sintered alumina and bound by low and variable density substances, such as polyurethane foams or polystyrene.
Transport device for conveying products, more particularly blister packets, with at least one movable slide carriage (6, 8, 10) for conveying at least one product, a locally fixed circumferentially arranged running track for guiding the at least one slide carriage (6, 8, 10) and a linear motor drive device for driving the at least one slide carriage (6, 8, 10) wherein the at least one slide carriage (6, 8, 10) has a least one permanent magnet which is in active connection with the linear motor drive device, characterised in that a holding element is arranged on the slide carriage (6, 8, 10) for holding a product insert assigned to the at least one product, that the holding element for holding the product insert can be brought into an activated state and for receiving or releasing the product insert into a deactivated state, and that the holding element is arranged on the slide carriage (6, 8, 10) so that the product insert is held at the side next to the path of movement of the at least one product and is moved along the running track alongside the movement of the at least one product.
A driving system for an automatic sliding door, the driving system including: a driver; and, a pinion with a shaft, the pinion being adapted to cause sliding movement of the door in a first or second direction (A, B) when operatively connected to a corresponding rack associated with the door, characterised in that the driver has a hollow, in which the pinion is received, wherein the shaft of the pinion is secured in the hollow by a bolt, the pinion being selectively attachable to the driver in two positions: (a) a first position adopted to cause sliding movement of the door in the first direction in which the shaft is inserted into the hollow from a first side of the driver; and, (b) a second position adopted to cause sliding movement of the door in the second direction in which the shaft is inserted into the hollow from a second side of the driver opposite to the first side of the driver. a driver; and, a pinion with a shaft, the pinion being adapted to cause sliding movement of the door in a first or second direction (A, B) when operatively connected to a corresponding rack associated with the door, characterised in that the driver has a hollow, in which the pinion is received, wherein the shaft of the pinion is secured in the hollow by a bolt, the pinion being selectively attachable to the driver in two positions: (a) a first position adopted to cause sliding movement of the door in the first direction in which the shaft is inserted into the hollow from a first side of the driver; and, (b) a second position adopted to cause sliding movement of the door in the second direction in which the shaft is inserted into the hollow from a second side of the driver opposite to the first side of the driver. (a) a first position adopted to cause sliding movement of the door in the first direction in which the shaft is inserted into the hollow from a first side of the driver; and, (b) a second position adopted to cause sliding movement of the door in the second direction in which the shaft is inserted into the hollow from a second side of the driver opposite to the first side of the driver.
Seat with a device for influencing a backward movement of the seat, wherein the seat comprises a backrest part (1.1) and a seating part (1.2), comprising - at least one deformation element arranged in a hinged area of the seating part (1.2) between a side part of the seating part (1.2) and one end of a transverse strut, - wherein the deformation element is designed such that it is deformable due to a force acting on the seating part (1.2) and/or the backrest part (1.1) at a predefined torque curve, - wherein the deformation element is formed in one piece from one part with a plurality of partial regions (4.3 to 4.5) and the one-piece deformation element comprises two partial regions (4.3, 4.4) which are spaced apart radially from one another and are connected together by means of further partial regions (4.5), an internal partial region (4.4) being fastened to the transverse strut and an external partial region (4.3) to the side part, and - the partial regions (4.3 to 4.5) have a different expansion behaviour and/or different strengths. - at least one deformation element arranged in a hinged area of the seating part (1.2) between a side part of the seating part (1.2) and one end of a transverse strut, - wherein the deformation element is designed such that it is deformable due to a force acting on the seating part (1.2) and/or the backrest part (1.1) at a predefined torque curve, - wherein the deformation element is formed in one piece from one part with a plurality of partial regions (4.3 to 4.5) and the one-piece deformation element comprises two partial regions (4.3, 4.4) which are spaced apart radially from one another and are connected together by means of further partial regions (4.5), an internal partial region (4.4) being fastened to the transverse strut and an external partial region (4.3) to the side part, and - the partial regions (4.3 to 4.5) have a different expansion behaviour and/or different strengths.
A method of cooling a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: rotating, using an electric drive motor, rotational components of a gas turbine engine, the rotational components comprising an engine compressor, an engine turbine, and a rotor shaft operably connecting the engine turbine to the engine compressor; wherein each rotational component is configured to rotate when any one of the rotational components is rotated; wherein the electric drive motor is operably connected to at least one of the rotational components through an electro-pneumatic starter; and detecting a failure in a starter air valve prior to rotating the gas turbine engine with the electric drive motor, the starter air valve being fluidly connected to the electro-pneumatic starter and configured to provide air to the electro-pneumatic starter; and/or detecting when a temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature; displaying a message on a cockpit display when the temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature; and stopping the utilization of the electric drive motor to rotate the gas turbine engine when a temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature. rotating, using an electric drive motor, rotational components of a gas turbine engine, the rotational components comprising an engine compressor, an engine turbine, and a rotor shaft operably connecting the engine turbine to the engine compressor; wherein each rotational component is configured to rotate when any one of the rotational components is rotated; wherein the electric drive motor is operably connected to at least one of the rotational components through an electro-pneumatic starter; and detecting a failure in a starter air valve prior to rotating the gas turbine engine with the electric drive motor, the starter air valve being fluidly connected to the electro-pneumatic starter and configured to provide air to the electro-pneumatic starter; and/or detecting when a temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature; displaying a message on a cockpit display when the temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature; and stopping the utilization of the electric drive motor to rotate the gas turbine engine when a temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature. detecting a failure in a starter air valve prior to rotating the gas turbine engine with the electric drive motor, the starter air valve being fluidly connected to the electro-pneumatic starter and configured to provide air to the electro-pneumatic starter; and/or detecting when a temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature; displaying a message on a cockpit display when the temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature; and stopping the utilization of the electric drive motor to rotate the gas turbine engine when a temperature of the gas turbine engine is less than a selected temperature.
Use of transparent polymer compositions, which, when the transparency measurement is performed according to ASTM standard D 1746-03, in the form of a plate being 4 mm thick, allows at least 75 % of visible light radiation to pass through, in which nanoparticles of calcium carbonate, with a particle size, measured by X-ray diffraction technique, of less than or equal to 150 nm and greater than or equal to 0.5 nm, have been incorporated, wherein the content of calcium carbonate nanoparticles is equal to or less than 25 % by weight of the total composition, as glass substitution materials in the motor vehicle sector and the optics sector.
A method for coupling a CAD system to a database and planning system for exchanging data between the two systems, a first CAD-sided interface operating with a first communication protocol and a second database-sided interface operating with a second communication protocol being provided, and the data to be transferred from the first communication protocol to the second communication protocol and vice versa being converted between the first and the second interface (8, 9), with an interface module being provided, which contains an utility layer and a CAD abstraction layer and in which the conversion between the communication protocols takes place in two sub-steps in such a way that the data are converted from the first communication protocol in the CAD abstraction layer into a third communication protocol and subsequently from said third communication protocol into the second communication protocol in the utility layer and vice versa, and wherein a CAD event generated by the CAD system and sent to the CAD abstraction layer is converted in the CAD abstraction layer into a neutral CAD event which can be processed using connected modules in the utility layer.
A combined ceiling fan and light fitting (1, 31) having folding fan blades (12, 33a, 33b, 60a, 60b) comprising: a blade support means (13, 35, 66) arranged to be rotated by an electric motor; a plurality of fan blades (12, 33a, 33b, 60a, 60b) secured to the blade support means, a root end (38, 64) of each blade being pivotable between folded and operative positions about a blade pivot axis (14, 34) fixed in the blade support means; characterised in that a planet gear associated with each blade is arranged to rotate with that blade; a sun gear is mounted to the blade support means coaxially with the electric motor and rotatable relative to the blade support means, wherein each planet gear is arranged to mesh with the sun gear so that the blades are pivotable about their respective pivot axes in synchronization with each other; and further comprising resilient means arranged to bias the fan blades into their folded positions, the fan blades being arranged to be unfolded by centrifugal force when the electric motor is operative. a blade support means (13, 35, 66) arranged to be rotated by an electric motor; a plurality of fan blades (12, 33a, 33b, 60a, 60b) secured to the blade support means, a root end (38, 64) of each blade being pivotable between folded and operative positions about a blade pivot axis (14, 34) fixed in the blade support means; characterised in that a planet gear associated with each blade is arranged to rotate with that blade; a sun gear is mounted to the blade support means coaxially with the electric motor and rotatable relative to the blade support means, wherein each planet gear is arranged to mesh with the sun gear so that the blades are pivotable about their respective pivot axes in synchronization with each other; and further comprising resilient means arranged to bias the fan blades into their folded positions, the fan blades being arranged to be unfolded by centrifugal force when the electric motor is operative.
An in vitro method for the prediction of fast progression of chronic kidney disease in a subject, comprising the steps of evaluating the expression of biomarkers in a biological sample obtained from said subject, wherein said biomarkers are transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α), epidermal growth factor, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, and Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin (NGAL); wherein the expression of one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of: Growth and Differentiation Factor 15, Cystatin C, Fatty Acid Binding Protein (FABP), Fibronectin, Kidney Injury Molecule 1, Osteopontin, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloprotease 1 (TIMP1), Uromodulin, Interleukin-6, Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, Matrix Metallopeptidase 9 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) is further evaluated.
A method to aid in classifying metaphase chromosomes of a cell, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a digital image of a metaphase cell; (b) segmenting the image into objects, whereby digital images of metaphase chromosomes of the cell are obtained; (c) analyzing each chromosome image using a classifying pre-trained deep convolutional neural network comprising a first output layer for chromosome classification and a second output layer for chromosome rotation, thereby obtaining for each chromosome (i) a probability vector for use in assigning a class of the chromosome and (ii) a rotation angle of the chromosome in said digital image of the metaphase cell; (d) assigning the chromosome image with the highest assignment probability to the class predicted for that probability, and (e) repeating step (d) with the chromosome image having the next highest assignment probability, until all chromosome images from the image of the metaphase cell have been assigned, with the proviso that once an expected total number of chromosomes for a given class has been reached, assignment probabilities for that class are set to zero or can be recalculated for all remaining unclassified chromosome images; (f) preparing a karyogram using the classified metaphase chromosome images. (a) providing a digital image of a metaphase cell; (b) segmenting the image into objects, whereby digital images of metaphase chromosomes of the cell are obtained; (c) analyzing each chromosome image using a classifying pre-trained deep convolutional neural network comprising a first output layer for chromosome classification and a second output layer for chromosome rotation, thereby obtaining for each chromosome (i) a probability vector for use in assigning a class of the chromosome and (ii) a rotation angle of the chromosome in said digital image of the metaphase cell; (d) assigning the chromosome image with the highest assignment probability to the class predicted for that probability, and (e) repeating step (d) with the chromosome image having the next highest assignment probability, until all chromosome images from the image of the metaphase cell have been assigned, with the proviso that once an expected total number of chromosomes for a given class has been reached, assignment probabilities for that class are set to zero or can be recalculated for all remaining unclassified chromosome images; (f) preparing a karyogram using the classified metaphase chromosome images.
A method of extending the lifetime of brazed fin structures of heat exchanger cores comprising providing fins with a mechanical compliance, increasing the mechanical compliance of hot and cold fins near the hot gas entry region by inserting crack arrestors in the fin structure, and characterised in that the crack arrestors are provided with slots in the fins.
A window unit comprising a glazing panel, a frame (102, 302, 312, 322, 402, 412, 422, 502, 602) which has a frame profile and encompasses the edge of the glazing panel on at least two peripheral sides, and grips the glazing panel or encompasses the glazing panel on at least two peripheral sides in the form of a ring and the frame (102, 302, 312, 322, 402, 412, 422, 502, 602) comprises a primary part (102a, 302a, 312a, 323a, 402a, 412a, 422a, 502a, 602a) which is in the form of a hard component characterized in that the primary part (102a, 302a, 312a, 323a, 402a, 412a, 422a, 502a, 602a) of the frame (102, 302, 312, 322, 402, 412, 422, 502, 602) comprises at least one constraints releasing mean (103, 303, 313, 323, 403, 413, 423, 503, 603), in that the frame (102, 302, 312, 322, 402, 412, 422, 502, 602) comprises an secondary part (102b, 402b, 412b, 422b, 502b) which is in the form of soft component, placed at least partially over the primary part (102a, 302a, 312a, 323a, 402a, 412a, 422a, 502a, 602a), in that the primary part (102a, 302a, 312a, 323a, 402a, 412a, 422a, 502a, 602a) is in direct contact with the glazing panel, in that the glazing panel is a glass panel and in that the at least one constraints releasing mean (103, 303, 313, 323, 403, 413, 423, 503, 603) comprises at least one notch.
Modified diene elastomer comprising: a) at least 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the modified diene elastomer, of a linear diene elastomer functionalized predominantly in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolysed to give silanol, the alkoxysilane group optionally bearing another functional group capable of interacting with a reinforcing filler, the alkoxysilane group being bonded to the two branches of the diene elastomer via the silicon atom, the said functionalized diene elastomer exhibiting a polydispersity index before functionalization of less than or equal to 1.6, b) more than 0 and up to 30% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the modified diene elastomer, of a star-branched diene elastomer exhibiting a polydispersity index before star-branching of less than or equal to 1.6, the Mooney viscosity of the said modified diene elastomer varying from 30 to 80. a) at least 70% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the modified diene elastomer, of a linear diene elastomer functionalized predominantly in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolysed to give silanol, the alkoxysilane group optionally bearing another functional group capable of interacting with a reinforcing filler, the alkoxysilane group being bonded to the two branches of the diene elastomer via the silicon atom, the said functionalized diene elastomer exhibiting a polydispersity index before functionalization of less than or equal to 1.6, b) more than 0 and up to 30% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the modified diene elastomer, of a star-branched diene elastomer exhibiting a polydispersity index before star-branching of less than or equal to 1.6,
An aqueous polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion comprising (i) a silicone glycol surfactant having a viscosity at 25°C of between 3 x 10 -5 m 2 /s and 6 x 10 -5 m 2 /s (30 and 60 centistokes) and (ii) polytetrafluoroethylene powder, wherein said polytetrafluoroethylene powder is present in said dispersion in an amount of 500-700 grams/1000 grams of dispersion.
Device for recycling residual concrete, comprising a vat, which has a vat wall having an at least substantially circle-segment-shaped cross section and extends axially from a first vat end wall, to which a filling opening for the residual concrete is assigned, to a second vat end wall, comprising a feed screw which extends axially through the vat and is mounted rotatably in such a way that in normal operation it feeds towards the second vat end wall and carries a first transverse partition wall, which is arranged at a distance from the first vat end wall and has a radial distance from the vat wall, and comprising at least one outlet opening in the vat wall, which is located downstream from the first transverse partition wall in the feed direction of the feed screw, above a low point of the vat wall, characterised in that a guide element, projecting from the vat wall towards the transverse partition wall, is assigned opposite the first transverse partition wall and extends parallel to the transverse partition wall over only part of the vat wall in such a way that solid constituents of the residual concrete are transported past the outlet opening by the feed screw.