mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Block, particularly of concrete, for with a number of other, particularly identical blocks, forming a bond for covering a bank, coast or dike, including spillways, for protection against wave attacks and water flows, wherein the block comprises a lower surface, an upper surface and a circumferential surface (7,8), wherein the circumferential surface of the block is provided with vertical recesses (11, 20, 25) that extend to at least near the upper surface, preferably up into the upper surface, preferably at the location of a highest surface of the upper surface, characterised in that considered in a plane parallel to the upper surface, the cross-section of the recesses increases in a direction towards the upper surface, wherein, each time considered in a plane parallel to the upper surface, at least over a first portion of the recess, the cross-section of the recesses gradually increases in a direction towards the upper surface and wherein the circumferential surface (7,8) has a slight tapering in upward direction required for release from a mould/shuttering, particularly of 1% at the most, characterised in that the tapering of the circumferential surface is smaller than the gradient in the recess.
A method of placing a flowable construction material comprising a hydraulic binder for building structural components layer-by-layer, such as for 3D concrete printing, said method comprising: conveying the flowable construction material to a deposition head, placing the construction material through an outlet of the deposition head in order to form a layer of construction material, before placing the construction material, adding a rheology-modifying agent to the construction material so that the placed material has an increased yield stress before setting occurs when compared to the material during the conveying step, wherein the step of placing the construction material comprises extruding the construction material in a pasty form through a nozzle of the deposition head, and wherein after the placement of a first layer of construction material, at least one subsequent layer of construction material is placed onto the first layer, wherein the amount of rheology-modifying agent added to the construction material is selected so as to increase the yield stress so that the first layer does not collapse under the load of said at least one subsequent layer. conveying the flowable construction material to a deposition head, placing the construction material through an outlet of the deposition head in order to form a layer of construction material, before placing the construction material, adding a rheology-modifying agent to the construction material so that the placed material has an increased yield stress before setting occurs when compared to the material during the conveying step, wherein the step of placing the construction material comprises extruding the construction material in a pasty form through a nozzle of the deposition head, and wherein after the placement of a first layer of construction material, at least one subsequent layer of construction material is placed onto the first layer, wherein the amount of rheology-modifying agent added to the construction material is selected so as to increase the yield stress so that the first layer does not collapse under the load of said at least one subsequent layer.
A method for manufacturing a cooling member (19, 101, 123, 127, 215) including a heat-transfer member (9, 103, 207) having a groove (11, 105, 201) and at least one edge which is a longitudinal limit of the groove (11, 105, 201) and a refrigerant introducing pipe (17, 107, 213) disposed in the groove (11, 105, 201), the method comprising the steps of: preparing a punch (7, 211) having at least one corner formed in a curved surface shape at one end or more thereof, and a pressing surface adjacent to the corner to arrange the pressing surface of the punch (7, 211) at a position opposite to the groove (11, 105, 201); positioning the corner of the punch (7, 211) longitudinally inwardly of the edge of the heat-transfer member (9, 103, 207); and moving the punch (7, 211) closer to the groove (11, 105, 201) to press the refrigerant introducing pipe (17, 107, 213) into the groove (11, 105, 201) with the pressing surface. preparing a punch (7, 211) having at least one corner formed in a curved surface shape at one end or more thereof, and a pressing surface adjacent to the corner to arrange the pressing surface of the punch (7, 211) at a position opposite to the groove (11, 105, 201); positioning the corner of the punch (7, 211) longitudinally inwardly of the edge of the heat-transfer member (9, 103, 207); and moving the punch (7, 211) closer to the groove (11, 105, 201) to press the refrigerant introducing pipe (17, 107, 213) into the groove (11, 105, 201) with the pressing surface.
A method comprising: changing an intensity of light transmitted through a cantilevered optical fiber (134, 234) of a scanning fiber device (130, 230), the method comprising the step of providing a sensed condition of a temperature of at least one of the cantilevered optical fiber (134, 234), the method being characterised in that it comprises additionally the following steps of changing a setpoint temperature for the scanning fiber device based at least in part on the change in the intensity of the light, wherein the change in the setpoint temperature is operable to maintain a temperature of at least one of the cantilevered optical fiber (134, 234) and an adhesive attached to the cantilevered optical fiber substantially constant irrespective of the change in the intensity; providing a temperature adjustment device within the scanning fiber device, wherein the temperature adjustment device is configured to maintain a substantially constant temperature in the scanning fiber device; and providing a temperature control signal to the temperature control device based on the changed setpoint temperature and the sensed condition of the temperature. changing an intensity of light transmitted through a cantilevered optical fiber (134, 234) of a scanning fiber device (130, 230), the method comprising the step of providing a sensed condition of a temperature of at least one of the cantilevered optical fiber (134, 234), the method being characterised in that it comprises additionally the following steps of changing a setpoint temperature for the scanning fiber device based at least in part on the change in the intensity of the light, wherein the change in the setpoint temperature is operable to maintain a temperature of at least one of the cantilevered optical fiber (134, 234) and an adhesive attached to the cantilevered optical fiber substantially constant irrespective of the change in the intensity; providing a temperature adjustment device within the scanning fiber device, wherein the temperature adjustment device is configured to maintain a substantially constant temperature in the scanning fiber device; and providing a temperature control signal to the temperature control device based on the changed setpoint temperature and the sensed condition of the temperature.
An actuator device, in particular for ink-jet printheads, comprising: two or more solenoids aligned along a mean plane, each comprising a ferromagnetic core and a conductor winding or coil, arranged concentrically to the ferromagnetic core; a containment body, which encloses the solenoids and is provided with at least one cooling conduit, said containment body is provided with cavities; wherein the cooling conduit is formed on an outer lateral surface of the containment body and is delimited at least partly by an outer cover that is sealingly connected to the outer lateral surface of the containment body; each solenoid is inserted in the respective cavity which is formed within the containment body; the cooling conduit extends substantially between two planes parallel to the mean plane and laps the cavities wherein the solenoids are inserted inside of the containment body. two or more solenoids aligned along a mean plane, each comprising a ferromagnetic core and a conductor winding or coil, arranged concentrically to the ferromagnetic core; a containment body, which encloses the solenoids and is provided with at least one cooling conduit, said containment body is provided with cavities; wherein the cooling conduit is formed on an outer lateral surface of the containment body and is delimited at least partly by an outer cover that is sealingly connected to the outer lateral surface of the containment body; each solenoid is inserted in the respective cavity which is formed within the containment body; the cooling conduit extends substantially between two planes parallel to the mean plane and laps the cavities wherein the solenoids are inserted inside of the containment body.
A process for producing paraxylene from light and heavy hydrocarbons, particularly C 4 stream and C 5 + naphtha stream from catalytic cracking unit, said process comprising: a) separating C 5 and C 10 + from the C 5 + catalytic naphtha and separating C 6 -C 9 non-aromatics from C 6 -C 9 aromatics; b) forming aromatics from C 4 -C 9 non-aromatics or a subset thereof, wherein the C 4 -C 9 non-aromatics or the subset contains olefins; c) removing impurities from the aromatics before they are sent to the downstream processes; d) separating non-aromatics in the C 6 -C 7 stream or C 6 -C 8 stream to yield high purity aromatics, and to separate C 8 and C 9 + streams; and e) producing a high-purity paraxylene product. a) separating C 5 and C 10 + from the C 5 + catalytic naphtha and separating C 6 -C 9 non-aromatics from C 6 -C 9 aromatics; b) forming aromatics from C 4 -C 9 non-aromatics or a subset thereof, wherein the C 4 -C 9 non-aromatics or the subset contains olefins; c) removing impurities from the aromatics before they are sent to the downstream processes; d) separating non-aromatics in the C 6 -C 7 stream or C 6 -C 8 stream to yield high purity aromatics, and to separate C 8 and C 9 + streams; and e) producing a high-purity paraxylene product.
A method for handling a service request in a network, wherein the method is performed by a first service communication proxy, SCP, node that is configured to operate as an SCP between a first network function, NF, node of a service consumer and a second NF node of a service producer in the network, the method comprising: checking whether the first NF node supports being bound by one or more parameters; and initiating transmission of a second response towards the first NF node in response to receiving, from the second NF node, a first response to a first request (602, 614) transmitted towards the second NF node via the first SCP node, wherein the first request (602, 614) is for the second NF node to provide a first service requested by the first NF node, wherein the second response comprises binding information irrespective of whether the binding information is present in the first response, wherein the second response comprises the binding information only if the first NF node supports being bound by the one or more parameters, and wherein the binding information is indicative of the one or more parameters by which the first NF node is bound when selecting a second service (40, 80) in an NF node (30, 70) of a service producer for a subsequent second request (712, 716). checking whether the first NF node supports being bound by one or more parameters; and initiating transmission of a second response towards the first NF node in response to receiving, from the second NF node, a first response to a first request (602, 614) transmitted towards the second NF node via the first SCP node, wherein the first request (602, 614) is for the second NF node to provide a first service requested by the first NF node, wherein the second response comprises binding information irrespective of whether the binding information is present in the first response, wherein the second response comprises the binding information only if the first NF node supports being bound by the one or more parameters, and wherein the binding information is indicative of the one or more parameters by which the first NF node is bound when selecting a second service (40, 80) in an NF node (30, 70) of a service producer for a subsequent second request (712, 716).
A method of identifying an agent which regulates the activity or amount of a ubiquitinating enzyme comprising: (a) contacting a bacterial cell with the agent, wherein the bacterial cell outputs a detectable or selectable signal which correlates with the ubiquitination level of a substrate, wherein said bacterial cell is genetically modified to express: (i) said ubiquitinating enzyme; (ii) ubiquitin attached to a first polypeptide fragment; and (iii) said substrate attached to a second polypeptide fragment, wherein said first polypeptide fragment associates with said second polypeptide fragment to generate a reporter polypeptide on ubiquitination of said substrate; and (b) measuring the level or the rate of accumulation of said detectable or selectable signal, wherein a change in the level as compared to the level in the absence of said agent, is indicative of an agent which regulates the activity or amount of the ubiquitinating enzyme. (a) contacting a bacterial cell with the agent, wherein the bacterial cell outputs a detectable or selectable signal which correlates with the ubiquitination level of a substrate, wherein said bacterial cell is genetically modified to express: (i) said ubiquitinating enzyme; (ii) ubiquitin attached to a first polypeptide fragment; and (iii) said substrate attached to a second polypeptide fragment, wherein said first polypeptide fragment associates with said second polypeptide fragment to generate a reporter polypeptide on ubiquitination of said substrate; and (i) said ubiquitinating enzyme; (ii) ubiquitin attached to a first polypeptide fragment; and (iii) said substrate attached to a second polypeptide fragment, wherein said first polypeptide fragment associates with said second polypeptide fragment to generate a reporter polypeptide on ubiquitination of said substrate; and (b) measuring the level or the rate of accumulation of said detectable or selectable signal, wherein a change in the level as compared to the level in the absence of said agent, is indicative of an agent which regulates the activity or amount of the ubiquitinating enzyme.
An intermediate accessory configured to be removably attached between a camera body and a lens barrel, the intermediate accessory comprising: a second CPU;a second reset line configured to be used for resetting a third CPU provided in the lens barrel; and a power supply line configured to be used for supplying power from the camera body to the third CPU, characterized by a detection switch that is connected to the second CPU and is configured to detect completion of attachment of the lens barrel, wherein the intermediate accessory is configured to reset the third CPU provided in the lens barrel via the second reset line before the detection switch detects the completion of the attachment of the lens barrel, and cancel the reset of the third CPU after the detection switch detects the completion of the attachment of the lens barrel; and the second CPU configured to be reset by a first CPU provided in the camera body via a first reset line. a second CPU;a second reset line configured to be used for resetting a third CPU provided in the lens barrel; and a power supply line configured to be used for supplying power from the camera body to the third CPU, characterized by a detection switch that is connected to the second CPU and is configured to detect completion of attachment of the lens barrel, wherein the intermediate accessory is configured to reset the third CPU provided in the lens barrel via the second reset line before the detection switch detects the completion of the attachment of the lens barrel, and cancel the reset of the third CPU after the detection switch detects the completion of the attachment of the lens barrel; and the second CPU configured to be reset by a first CPU provided in the camera body via a first reset line.
A dispensing lid particularly applicable to containers for supplying food, comprising a first body fixed to the container made up of a frame defining an inner opening and a second movable body articulated to one end of the frame by means of a hinge formed by a common ridge of the bodies articulated thereto, which movable body is provided with two side walls and a front wall, characterised by the fact that the frame has at both ends of its upper inner ridge a pair of flexible tabs which in the closed position are coupled in respective recesses located on the upper ridge of the side walls of the movable body and at the end adjacent to the front wall.
A vehicle drive device comprising: a rotary electric machine having a stator core, a rotor core rotatably supported with respect to the stator core, and a tubular rotor shaft connected to the rotor core so as to rotate integrally with the rotor core, and serving as a driving force source for a wheel; a drive transmission mechanism provided in a power transmission path for connecting the rotor shaft and the wheel; a first hydraulic pump driven by a driving force transmitted through the power transmission path; a second hydraulic pump driven by a driving force source independent of the power transmission path; and a first oil passage that supplies oil discharged from the first hydraulic pump to a rotor bearing that supports the rotor shaft such that the rotor shaft is rotatable, wherein the rotor shaft is disposed so as to project from the rotor core to both sides in an axial direction, and the rotor bearing includes a first rotor bearing (B1a) that supports a portion of the rotor shaft that projects from the rotor core to one side in the axial direction such that the portion is rotatable, and a second rotor bearing (B1b) that supports a portion of the rotor shaft that projects from the rotor core to another side in the axial direction such that the portion is rotatable, characterized by a second oil passage that supplies oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to an inner peripheral surface of the rotor shaft. a rotary electric machine having a stator core, a rotor core rotatably supported with respect to the stator core, and a tubular rotor shaft connected to the rotor core so as to rotate integrally with the rotor core, and serving as a driving force source for a wheel; a drive transmission mechanism provided in a power transmission path for connecting the rotor shaft and the wheel; a first hydraulic pump driven by a driving force transmitted through the power transmission path; a second hydraulic pump driven by a driving force source independent of the power transmission path; and a first oil passage that supplies oil discharged from the first hydraulic pump to a rotor bearing that supports the rotor shaft such that the rotor shaft is rotatable, wherein the rotor shaft is disposed so as to project from the rotor core to both sides in an axial direction, and the rotor bearing includes a first rotor bearing (B1a) that supports a portion of the rotor shaft that projects from the rotor core to one side in the axial direction such that the portion is rotatable, and a second rotor bearing (B1b) that supports a portion of the rotor shaft that projects from the rotor core to another side in the axial direction such that the portion is rotatable, characterized by a second oil passage that supplies oil discharged from the second hydraulic pump to an inner peripheral surface of the rotor shaft.
A grinding or polishing unit of a sheet, in particular a glass sheet; the unit comprising a fixed guide, a slide coupled with said guide to run in a rectilinear direction, a motorized head connected to said slide and configured to carry a grinding wheel or a polishing wheel, and a configurable electro-pneumatic assembly for movement of said slide in said rectilinear direction; the electro-pneumatic assembly comprising: - an electric motor; - a movement transmission operated by said electric motor and having a first movable member; - a pneumatic actuator having a second movable member; and - command and control means for activating said electric motor at least when the grinding wheel is mounted on the wheel head or at least said pneumatic actuator when said polishing wheel is mounted on said wheel head; wherein said pneumatic actuator comprises a sleeve fixed to one end of said fixed guide, wherein said first and second movable member are both stably connected to said slide and wherein reversible connection means are interposed between said electric motor and said first movable member. - an electric motor; - a movement transmission operated by said electric motor and having a first movable member; - a pneumatic actuator having a second movable member; and - command and control means for activating said electric motor at least when the grinding wheel is mounted on the wheel head or at least said pneumatic actuator when said polishing wheel is mounted on said wheel head; wherein said pneumatic actuator comprises a sleeve fixed to one end of said fixed guide, wherein said first and second movable member are both stably connected to said slide and wherein reversible connection means are interposed between said electric motor and said first movable member.
A process of forming a planar diode comprising: providing a substrate of a first conductivity type; depositing a layer of oxide over the substrate; using a mask to expose the central portion of the oxide layer for etching; removing the central portion of the oxide via etching; diffusing dopants into the substrate via window diffusion to form a region having a second conductivity type; plating a metal onto the window and on the opposite side of the substrate; and coating the remaining oxide and a portion of the plating on a side of the substrate with a passivating agent, wherein said mask to expose the central portion of the oxide layer for etching is the only mask employed in the process. providing a substrate of a first conductivity type; depositing a layer of oxide over the substrate; using a mask to expose the central portion of the oxide layer for etching; removing the central portion of the oxide via etching; diffusing dopants into the substrate via window diffusion to form a region having a second conductivity type; plating a metal onto the window and on the opposite side of the substrate; and coating the remaining oxide and a portion of the plating on a side of the substrate with a passivating agent, wherein said mask to expose the central portion of the oxide layer for etching is the only mask employed in the process.
Apparatus for producing a string from a pasty material like sausagemeat or the like comprising at least an extrusion head which has at least one conveyor conduit for the pasty material to be shaped into a string, wherein the conveyor conduit has an inlet and an outlet, and which has a receiving chamber for a casing material to be applied to the string, wherein the receiving chamber has an entry for the casing material and an exit for applying the casing material to the string surface, and wherein arranged downstream of the extrusion head in the conveyor direction is a deflection device adapted to put the string covered with casing material into a predetermined curvature, characterised by an applicator device for applying an application agent for setting of the casing material to the sausage string, the applicator device being arranged downstream of the extrusion head, wherein the applicator device is in the form of a spray device for the application agent for causing setting of the casing material on the string and is arranged along a portion of the deflection device, wherein the deflection device has a coil-shaped or helically curved pipe conduit portion whose curvature has an angle of at least 45°.