mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A shading textile, comprising a plurality of strip-shaped photovoltaic lamellas which, aligned next to one another or spaced apart from one another in their longitudinal direction, form a continuous product by means of a yarn system, wherein the yarn system is designed to be elastic in at least one direction, so that by tensioning the shading textile, a spacing between adjacent photovoltaic lamellas can be varied perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, characterized in that the shading textile, in a tensioned state, comprises openings between the adjacent photovoltaic lamellas which form only when the shading textile is tensioned, or which are covered by the photovoltaic lamellas when the shading textile is not tensioned.
Process for reducing metal oxides to metallized material by contact with hot reduction gas, giving a top gas, wherein dry dedusting of the top gas takes place, and wherein the reduction gas is at least partly obtained by catalytic reforming of a crude gas mixture, wherein the crude gas mixture is prepared at least on the basis of - gaseous hydrocarbons, preferably natural gas, and - at least a portion of the dry-dedusted top gas, characterized in that the water vapor content of the dry-dedusted top gas intended for the preparation of the crude gas mixture is adjusted either solely in a saturator in countercurrent with saturation water or else in a saturator in countercurrent with saturation water, wherein the temperature of the saturation water, by mixing cold water with a hot water having a higher temperature than the cold water, is adjusted to a target value for production of the saturation water, and a portion of the dry-dedusted top gas intended for the preparation of the crude gas mixture is guided in a bypass past the saturator, in which the remainder of the dry-dedusted top gas intended for the preparation of the crude gas mixture is subjected to adjustment of the water vapor content, and the portion and the remainder are subsequently combined. - gaseous hydrocarbons, preferably natural gas, and - at least a portion of the dry-dedusted top gas,
A structured light projector, comprising: a laser array comprising a plurality of individual light emitters (112A-112N); wherein the laser array is configured such that when the laser array is activated, light from each of the individual emitters (112A-112N) diverges, and in association with the divergence of the light from the individual emitters, a light intensity distribution of the laser array changes with distance from the laser array; and a mask configured to provide a structured light pattern when illuminated, wherein the mask is positioned at a distance relative to the laser array, characterized in that there is no optical element between the laser array and the mask, that, when the laser array emits light, rays from adjacent emitters overlap at a mask plane, and that such overlaps provide uniform light intensity distribution across the mask plane. a laser array comprising a plurality of individual light emitters (112A-112N); wherein the laser array is configured such that when the laser array is activated, light from each of the individual emitters (112A-112N) diverges, and in association with the divergence of the light from the individual emitters, a light intensity distribution of the laser array changes with distance from the laser array; and a mask configured to provide a structured light pattern when illuminated, wherein the mask is positioned at a distance relative to the laser array, characterized in that there is no optical element between the laser array and the mask, that, when the laser array emits light, rays from adjacent emitters overlap at a mask plane, and that such overlaps provide uniform light intensity distribution across the mask plane.
A dental matrix for use when filling inter-proximal cavities with a dental restorative material, the dental matrix comprising: (a) a metal matrix band comprising an internal surface and an external surface (26, 28); and (b) an organic light emitting diode (OLED) disposed on at least a first portion of the internal surface of the metal matrix band, the OLED layer comprising a first electroluminescent layer disposed between a first and a second electrode layer (32, 36). (a) a metal matrix band comprising an internal surface and an external surface (26, 28); and (b) an organic light emitting diode (OLED) disposed on at least a first portion of the internal surface of the metal matrix band, the OLED layer comprising a first electroluminescent layer disposed between a first and a second electrode layer (32, 36).
A method of preparing a sample comprising one or more proteins of interest, the method comprising: - providing a sample comprising a population of proteins of interest solubilised with a surfactant in a medium; - exposing said sample to a mild acid precipitant to cause precipitation of said proteins of interest; - wherein the mild acid precipitant causes the protein solubilised with surfactant to precipitate to form a suspension of particles of protein, wherein said particles of protein are sensitive to protease digestion - during or after the precipitation step, bringing said sample into contact with a matrix adapted to capture said precipitated proteins of interest and prevent excessive aggregation of precipitated protein particles; and - washing the matrix with captured precipitated proteins of interest to remove the surfactant, preferably using an aqueous methanolic solution; the method optionally comprising one or more of the following steps: - exposing the matrix with protein particles captured thereon to a protease to generate fragments of the proteins of interest; - eluting the proteins of interest and/or fragments thereof from the matrix, suitably using one or more of a basic solution, an acidic solution, and a salt solution; and - analysing the proteins of interest and/or fragments thereof by mass spectrometry. - providing a sample comprising a population of proteins of interest solubilised with a surfactant in a medium; - exposing said sample to a mild acid precipitant to cause precipitation of said proteins of interest; - wherein the mild acid precipitant causes the protein solubilised with surfactant to precipitate to form a suspension of particles of protein, wherein said particles of protein are sensitive to protease digestion - during or after the precipitation step, bringing said sample into contact with a matrix adapted to capture said precipitated proteins of interest and prevent excessive aggregation of precipitated protein particles; and - washing the matrix with captured precipitated proteins of interest to remove the surfactant, preferably using an aqueous methanolic solution; - exposing the matrix with protein particles captured thereon to a protease to generate fragments of the proteins of interest; - eluting the proteins of interest and/or fragments thereof from the matrix, suitably using one or more of a basic solution, an acidic solution, and a salt solution; and - analysing the proteins of interest and/or fragments thereof by mass spectrometry.
A method for producing rock wool and cast iron by melting a mixture of materials such as basalt, blast-furnace slag, coke and components necessary for melting, with an adjuvant containing alumina, said adjuvant making it possible to adjust the alumina content to obtain rock wool having the following composition (in wt%): Al 2 O 3: 18-22; SiO 2: 40-50; CaO: 10-15; MgO: <10; FeO <2; Na 2 O <4; K 2 O <2, a method of the type comprising the operations of producing slag and cast iron by melting, separating the slag and the cast iron and subjecting the slag to a fiber forming operation and then bonding to obtain rock wool, characterized in that at least one spent catalyst and/or at least one spent adsorbent is used as adjuvant, said catalyst and/or adsorbent containing alumina in the form of Al 2 O 3.
A remote control, comprising: a remote-control body; and a control lever assembly at least partially accommodated in the remote-control body; the control lever assembly comprising: a housing disposed in the remote-control body; a rotating member disposed in the housing and rotatably connected to the housing; a control lever connected to the rotating member, the control lever driving the rotating member to rotate around at least one direction relative to the housing; wherein the control lever has a handle and a dust-proof portion connected to the handle, the rotating member being connected to the dust-proof portion, the dust-proof portion being partially accommodated in the housing, and the rotating member being shielded by the dust-proof portion, characterized in that it further comprises a dust-proof cover sleeved on the control lever and connected to the housing. a remote-control body; and a control lever assembly at least partially accommodated in the remote-control body; the control lever assembly comprising: a housing disposed in the remote-control body; a rotating member disposed in the housing and rotatably connected to the housing; a control lever connected to the rotating member, the control lever driving the rotating member to rotate around at least one direction relative to the housing; a housing disposed in the remote-control body; a rotating member disposed in the housing and rotatably connected to the housing; a control lever connected to the rotating member, the control lever driving the rotating member to rotate around at least one direction relative to the housing; wherein the control lever has a handle and a dust-proof portion connected to the handle, the rotating member being connected to the dust-proof portion, the dust-proof portion being partially accommodated in the housing, and the rotating member being shielded by the dust-proof portion, characterized in that it further comprises a dust-proof cover sleeved on the control lever and connected to the housing.
A panel splice connector configured to splice and thereby mechanically connect two adjacent linear panels at their respective longitudinal ends, the connector comprising a longitudinally extending base portion, having a length and a width, and two wall portions, each extending from the base portion at opposed, longitudinally extending sides thereof, wherein one or each wall portion comprises a resilient section (7, 9) that allows a free, longitudinally extending edge of said wall portion to be resiliently displaceable towards the base portion, wherein the or each resilient section is made of or includes a resilient material, and the resilient material is positioned at an edge of the or each wall portion remote from the base portion; characterized in that: the resilient material is a friction material having a friction coefficient that is larger than that of the remainder of the panel splice connector, and the friction material is provided on a part of the connector that, in mounted condition, contacts the linear panels, is provided on at least a part of the wall portions, and is an elongate strip extending along at least a part of the longitudinal length of the connector.
Apparatus for operating a vehicle, comprising: - a control device designed to guide the vehicle in an automated manner, and - a monitoring device designed to monitor the control device for a fault during the automated guidance of the vehicle by means of the control device and to take over the automated guidance of the vehicle from the control device if a fault is detected, characterized in that the monitoring device has, as a range of functions, a subset of a range of functions comprising a plurality of functions of the control device, wherein the monitoring device is designed, for the purpose of monitoring the control device, to monitor only those functions in the range of functions of the control device which correspond to the subset for a fault. - a control device designed to guide the vehicle in an automated manner, and - a monitoring device designed to monitor the control device for a fault during the automated guidance of the vehicle by means of the control device and to take over the automated guidance of the vehicle from the control device if a fault is detected,
A handheld XRF device for measuring elemental composition of a test material, the device comprising: a. a source of penetrating radiation for irradiating an irradiated region of the test material; b. a detector for detecting fluorescence emission by the test material and generating a detector signal; c. a controller for converting the detector signal into a spectrum characterizing the composition of the test material; and d. a radiation shield for shielding the user from ionizing radiation emitted from the surface of the test material, comprising a platen of attenuating material of varying thickness characterized in that the thickness varies such that, when the platen abuts a surface of the test material in use, the thickness decreases with radial distance from the irradiated region in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the test material at a rate faster than the square of the radial distance. a. a source of penetrating radiation for irradiating an irradiated region of the test material; b. a detector for detecting fluorescence emission by the test material and generating a detector signal; c. a controller for converting the detector signal into a spectrum characterizing the composition of the test material; and d. a radiation shield for shielding the user from ionizing radiation emitted from the surface of the test material, comprising a platen of attenuating material of varying thickness characterized in that the thickness varies such that, when the platen abuts a surface of the test material in use, the thickness decreases with radial distance from the irradiated region in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the test material at a rate faster than the square of the radial distance.
A method of controlling actions associated with a plurality of resources available on a computing device, the method comprising: presenting, in a user interface, a request for one or more answers to one or more questions wherein the one or more answers reflect a usage preference that indicates a manner in which the computing device is preferred to be used; in response to the request, receiving input answers indicating the usage preference; the answers defining a general permissions policy; processing, by a decision engine, the general permission policy to generate a model, the model operable to regulate one or more applications on the computing device; determining an action for at least one resource of the plurality of resources that is to be controlled in order to satisfy the usage preference, wherein the determining is performed according to application of a heuristic of the model that maps the usage preference to the action for the at least one resource, application of the heuristic involving consideration of one or more states of the computing device when controlling whether or not to allow the action to be performed for the at least one resource, in order to satisfy the usage preference; and controlling through the model whether or not to allow the action to be performed for the at least one resource mapped to the usage preference; wherein the one or more questions for the usage preference or the input answers identifying the usage preference do not explicitly indicate that the determined action for the at least one resource is to be controlled in order to satisfy the usage preference. presenting, in a user interface, a request for one or more answers to one or more questions wherein the one or more answers reflect a usage preference that indicates a manner in which the computing device is preferred to be used; in response to the request, receiving input answers indicating the usage preference; the answers defining a general permissions policy; processing, by a decision engine, the general permission policy to generate a model, the model operable to regulate one or more applications on the computing device; determining an action for at least one resource of the plurality of resources that is to be controlled in order to satisfy the usage preference, wherein the determining is performed according to application of a heuristic of the model that maps the usage preference to the action for the at least one resource, application of the heuristic involving consideration of one or more states of the computing device when controlling whether or not to allow the action to be performed for the at least one resource, in order to satisfy the usage preference; and controlling through the model whether or not to allow the action to be performed for the at least one resource mapped to the usage preference; wherein the one or more questions for the usage preference or the input answers identifying the usage preference do not explicitly indicate that the determined action for the at least one resource is to be controlled in order to satisfy the usage preference.
A non-ionic polyether-polyester copolymer for extending workability to a cementitious mixture containing hydraulic cement and water, wherein the copolymer comprises residues of at least the following monomers: Component A comprising an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer comprising a moiety hydrolysable in the cementitious mixture, wherein the hydrolyzed monomer residue comprises an active binding site for a component of the cementitious mixture; wherein the hydrolysable moiety comprises at least one of hydroxyalkyl monoester, hydroxyalkyl diester or mixtures thereof; and, at least one of: Component B comprising an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether monomer comprising at least one C 2-4 oxyalkylene side group of 1 to 30 units; or, Component C comprising an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether monomer comprising at least one C 2-4 oxyalkylene side group of 31 to 350 units; wherein the molar ratio of Component A to the sum of the molar ratios of Component B and Component C is 1:1 to 10:1. Component A comprising an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer comprising a moiety hydrolysable in the cementitious mixture, wherein the hydrolyzed monomer residue comprises an active binding site for a component of the cementitious mixture; wherein the hydrolysable moiety comprises at least one of hydroxyalkyl monoester, hydroxyalkyl diester or mixtures thereof; and, at least one of: Component B comprising an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether monomer comprising at least one C 2-4 oxyalkylene side group of 1 to 30 units; or, Component C comprising an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether monomer comprising at least one C 2-4 oxyalkylene side group of 31 to 350 units; Component B comprising an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether monomer comprising at least one C 2-4 oxyalkylene side group of 1 to 30 units; or, Component C comprising an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether monomer comprising at least one C 2-4 oxyalkylene side group of 31 to 350 units;
Method of producing a charge air pipe from plastic, characterized in that the method has the following steps: A) braiding a pipe outline on a core using continuous fibers (3, 4), where at least some of the continuous fibers consist of thermoplastically formable material, B) laying the fiber braid together with the core into a heatable mold, C) heating the mold such that the thermoplastic continuous fibers melt, D) cooling the mold with application of a pressure in the mold, E) removing the component (2, 3, 4) from the mold and removing the core. A) braiding a pipe outline on a core using continuous fibers (3, 4), where at least some of the continuous fibers consist of thermoplastically formable material, B) laying the fiber braid together with the core into a heatable mold, C) heating the mold such that the thermoplastic continuous fibers melt, D) cooling the mold with application of a pressure in the mold, E) removing the component (2, 3, 4) from the mold and removing the core.
Device (1, 8, 80) for treating a plurality of surfaces of objects, comprising at least one treatment apparatus (51, 52, 53, 54, 86) capable of carrying out a treatment on a surface of an object (21, 22, 23, 91, 92, 93, 94) which is presented opposite said treatment apparatus; characterized in that it also comprises: - a shuttle (4, 83, 88) having at least two locations (41, 42, 831, 832, 833, 834) which are suitable for receiving objects, said shuttle being movably mounted between a first position and a second position, passing through intermediate positions in which it presents a surface of the objects positioned in said locations to be opposite said processing apparatus(es); - a first handling apparatus (32, 85), capable of positioning an object in a first of said locations, when said shuttle is in said first position; - a second handling apparatus capable of removing an object which is positioned in the second of said locations; and - a third handling apparatus capable of removing an object which is positioned in said first location and turning it before positioning it in said second location. - a shuttle (4, 83, 88) having at least two locations (41, 42, 831, 832, 833, 834) which are suitable for receiving objects, said shuttle being movably mounted between a first position and a second position, passing through intermediate positions in which it presents a surface of the objects positioned in said locations to be opposite said processing apparatus(es); - a first handling apparatus (32, 85), capable of positioning an object in a first of said locations, when said shuttle is in said first position; - a second handling apparatus capable of removing an object which is positioned in the second of said locations; and - a third handling apparatus capable of removing an object which is positioned in said first location and turning it before positioning it in said second location.
A medical system for treating fluid overload, comprising: a catheter configured for at least partial placement within a vein of a patient, the catheter including an indwelling catheter shaft having a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen configured to receive a drive shaft having a distal end thereof operatively coupled to an impeller; and a motor configured to rotate the drive shaft and thereby rotate the impeller coupled to the drive shaft; wherein the catheter is characterized in that the catheter comprises a first selectively deployable restriction member adjacent to the impeller, wherein the impeller is disposed distal to the first restriction member, the first selectively deployable restriction member disposed around a first portion of the catheter shaft, and a second selectively deployable restriction member proximal to the first restriction member, the second selectively deployable restriction member disposed around a second portion of the catheter shaft, wherein the term proximal refers to a portion of the catheter closest to a clinician manipulating the catheter, and the term distal refers to a portion of the catheter located furthest from the clinician. a catheter configured for at least partial placement within a vein of a patient, the catheter including an indwelling catheter shaft having a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen configured to receive a drive shaft having a distal end thereof operatively coupled to an impeller; and a motor configured to rotate the drive shaft and thereby rotate the impeller coupled to the drive shaft; wherein the catheter is characterized in that the catheter comprises a first selectively deployable restriction member adjacent to the impeller, wherein the impeller is disposed distal to the first restriction member, the first selectively deployable restriction member disposed around a first portion of the catheter shaft, and a second selectively deployable restriction member proximal to the first restriction member, the second selectively deployable restriction member disposed around a second portion of the catheter shaft, wherein the term proximal refers to a portion of the catheter closest to a clinician manipulating the catheter, and the term distal refers to a portion of the catheter located furthest from the clinician.