mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An inhalable pharmaceutical composition comprising a glucocorticoid selected from budesonide, fluticasone propionate, beclomethasone dipropionate, ciclesonide, flunisolide, mometasone furoate, or triamcinolone acetonide for use in the therapy of a subject suffering from asthma, the subject being a neonate, infant or child younger than 12 years wherein said composition is administered as an aerosol via a mouthpiece or a facemask, and wherein said aerosol is comprised in a gas phase, and wherein said gas phase is administered to said subject: (a) at a flow rate of from about 4 L/min to about 9 L/min during the inhalation period of the subject, (b) wherein the gas phase comprising the aerosol is administered via an inhalation interface exhibiting a static dead volume (DVs) between a nascent aerosol outlet at the upstream end of the inhalation interface and an outlet opening at the downstream end of the inhalation interface facing the subject's mouth of not more than 150 ml, characterized in that (c) said gas phase is administered at a total volume of about 0.10 L to about 0.80 L per inhalation. (a) at a flow rate of from about 4 L/min to about 9 L/min during the inhalation period of the subject, (b) wherein the gas phase comprising the aerosol is administered via an inhalation interface exhibiting a static dead volume (DVs) between a nascent aerosol outlet at the upstream end of the inhalation interface and an outlet opening at the downstream end of the inhalation interface facing the subject's mouth of not more than 150 ml, characterized in that (c) said gas phase is administered at a total volume of about 0.10 L to about 0.80 L per inhalation.
An apparatus for detecting tilt of a fixture, including: a visible element having a pattern visibly distinguishable from its surrounding area, the pattern being a special arrangement of shapes, colours, and/or lines; a part having a plane reflective surface being configured to be engaged with the fixture in alignment and being arranged to reflect light beams propagating directly from the visible element so as to produce a first virtual image of the visible element; an image capture device configured for identifying the pattern by image processing technology and being disposed at same side of the visible element with respective to the part having a plane reflective surface and being configured to have a field of view covering the first virtual image and a second virtual image of the visible element produced by the part having a plane reflective surface; wherein the second virtual image was produced where the part having a plane reflective surface assumed a levelling orientation; and a controller being adapted for detecting tilt of the fixture using a deviation of the first virtual image from the second virtual image of the visible element in the field of view of the image capture device. a visible element having a pattern visibly distinguishable from its surrounding area, the pattern being a special arrangement of shapes, colours, and/or lines; a part having a plane reflective surface being configured to be engaged with the fixture in alignment and being arranged to reflect light beams propagating directly from the visible element so as to produce a first virtual image of the visible element; an image capture device configured for identifying the pattern by image processing technology and being disposed at same side of the visible element with respective to the part having a plane reflective surface and being configured to have a field of view covering the first virtual image and a second virtual image of the visible element produced by the part having a plane reflective surface; wherein the second virtual image was produced where the part having a plane reflective surface assumed a levelling orientation; and a controller being adapted for detecting tilt of the fixture using a deviation of the first virtual image from the second virtual image of the visible element in the field of view of the image capture device.
A casting valve for supplying melts to a casting device, comprising: - a valve housing comprising a melt channel connection as an inlet and a valve outlet as a run-out, - a valve compartment for receiving the melt; - a closing means for modifying a cross-sectional surface of the valve outlet, wherein - the valve compartment is connectable via the melt channel connection with a melt channel that is pressurizable by means of a casting pressure; and - the casting valve comprises a post-compression piston configured to post-compress the melt after completion of a mold filling. - a valve housing comprising a melt channel connection as an inlet and a valve outlet as a run-out, - a valve compartment for receiving the melt; - a closing means for modifying a cross-sectional surface of the valve outlet, wherein - the valve compartment is connectable via the melt channel connection with a melt channel that is pressurizable by means of a casting pressure; and - the casting valve comprises a post-compression piston configured to post-compress the melt after completion of a mold filling.
An exposure apparatus that exposes a substrate with exposure light from a projection optical system via an immersion region formed with liquid below the projection optical system, the exposure apparatus comprising: a stage having a table provided on the stage, the table including a substrate holder to hold the substrate, the stage being movable relative to the projection optical system; a detachable member which is detachably disposed on the table and which has an upper surface which is arranged to come into contact with the liquid of the immersion region; and a sensor (400, 500) which includes a light transmissive member disposed on the table so as to transmit exposure light from the immersion region, and which is for detecting the exposure light from the light transmissive member, wherein an opening is formed in the upper surface of the detachable member; and the light transmissive member is arranged within the opening. a stage having a table provided on the stage, the table including a substrate holder to hold the substrate, the stage being movable relative to the projection optical system; a detachable member which is detachably disposed on the table and which has an upper surface which is arranged to come into contact with the liquid of the immersion region; and a sensor (400, 500) which includes a light transmissive member disposed on the table so as to transmit exposure light from the immersion region, and which is for detecting the exposure light from the light transmissive member, wherein an opening is formed in the upper surface of the detachable member; and the light transmissive member is arranged within the opening.
A nozzle for use in a flow cytometry apparatus for analyzing particles in a fluid stream, the fluid stream including a sheath stream surrounding a core stream containing the particles; the nozzle including: a nozzle body having an interior surface defining a flow path for the fluid stream, and an orifice for exit of the fluid stream from the nozzle; characterised in that the nozzle further includes a baffle positioned in the flow path upstream from the orifice for deflecting the fluid stream off the longitudinal axis of the nozzle as it moves along the flow path, and the interior surface of the nozzle comprising at least two axially tapered regions downstream from said baffle for progressively accelerating the speed of the fluid stream in a downstream direction toward the nozzle orifice, the baffle and the at least two axially tapered regions being configured to orient the particles in a desired orientation as they exit the orifice. a nozzle body having an interior surface defining a flow path for the fluid stream, and an orifice for exit of the fluid stream from the nozzle; characterised in that the nozzle further includes a baffle positioned in the flow path upstream from the orifice for deflecting the fluid stream off the longitudinal axis of the nozzle as it moves along the flow path, and the interior surface of the nozzle comprising at least two axially tapered regions downstream from said baffle for progressively accelerating the speed of the fluid stream in a downstream direction toward the nozzle orifice, the baffle and the at least two axially tapered regions being configured to orient the particles in a desired orientation as they exit the orifice.
A cutting device (10, 60, 150) for cutting a film of material, the device (10, 60, 150) comprising: a film support plate (18, 68, 153); a pressure plate (20, 62, 172) configured to move relative to the film support plate (18, 68, 153) to hold the film of material on the film support plate (18, 68, 153); one or more blades (16, 30, 74, 74A); and a linear actuator (14, 14A) configured to move the one or more blades (16, 30, 74, 74A) relative to the film support plate (18, 68, 153) to cut the film of material held on the film support plate (18, 68, 153); characterised in that one of the film support plate (18, 68, 153) and the pressure plate (20, 62, 172) comprises a plurality of tongues (29, 104, 174), and the other of the film support plate (18, 68, 153) and the pressure plate (20, 62, 172) comprises a plurality of grooves (28, 102, 176), wherein the plurality of tongues (29, 104, 174) are configured to mate with the plurality of grooves (28, 102, 176) to hold the film of material therebetween. a film support plate (18, 68, 153); a pressure plate (20, 62, 172) configured to move relative to the film support plate (18, 68, 153) to hold the film of material on the film support plate (18, 68, 153); one or more blades (16, 30, 74, 74A); and a linear actuator (14, 14A) configured to move the one or more blades (16, 30, 74, 74A) relative to the film support plate (18, 68, 153) to cut the film of material held on the film support plate (18, 68, 153); characterised in that one of the film support plate (18, 68, 153) and the pressure plate (20, 62, 172) comprises a plurality of tongues (29, 104, 174), and the other of the film support plate (18, 68, 153) and the pressure plate (20, 62, 172) comprises a plurality of grooves (28, 102, 176), wherein the plurality of tongues (29, 104, 174) are configured to mate with the plurality of grooves (28, 102, 176) to hold the film of material therebetween.
Haptic control device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which comprises a tactile transversal panel mounted movably relative to a fixed support, the support including a peripheral wall which surrounds the tactile panel and which extends generally towards the front in an axial direction at right-angles to the plane of the tactile panel, the tactile panel being provided with at least one tactile zone at the front and with at least one drive system, a switching signal being able to be triggered when the tactile zone is touched so that the tactile panel is driven by the drive system in the plane of the tactile panel performing movements relative to the support, characterised by the fact that a seal is arranged on the periphery of the tactile panel, in an annular space situated between the tactile panel and the peripheral wall of the support, the seal including: - an inner portion in sealed contact with the tactile panel, - an outer portion in sealed contact with the peripheral wall of the support, and - a connecting portion which extends between the inner portion and the outer portion and which is elastically deformable so as to absorb the relative displacements of the tactile panel relative to the peripheral wall of the support without removing the haptic affect produced by the movements of the tactile panel. - an inner portion in sealed contact with the tactile panel, - an outer portion in sealed contact with the peripheral wall of the support, and - a connecting portion which extends between the inner portion and the outer portion and which is elastically deformable so as to absorb the relative displacements of the tactile panel relative to the peripheral wall of the support without removing the haptic affect produced by the movements of the tactile panel.
A method for boarding an aircraft, the method comprising: lining up passengers in a first line and a second line relative to a doorway for the aircraft; and controlling (1102, 1104) a flow of the passengers in the first line and the second line through the doorway and a corridor connecting the doorway to an interior of the aircraft in which the flow of the passengers passes through a number of spaces in the corridor in which the number of spaces is reserved for a number of crew members during an emergency operation in which the passengers exit the aircraft. lining up passengers in a first line and a second line relative to a doorway for the aircraft; and controlling (1102, 1104) a flow of the passengers in the first line and the second line through the doorway and a corridor connecting the doorway to an interior of the aircraft in which the flow of the passengers passes through a number of spaces in the corridor in which the number of spaces is reserved for a number of crew members during an emergency operation in which the passengers exit the aircraft.
A method of manufacturing a display unit, the method comprising: preparing an optical film; forming a first alignment mark (M11a, M12a) on the optical film; forming a cut-out line, corresponding to a predetermined closed curve layout, on the optical film based on a position of the first alignment mark (M11a, M12a); preparing a panel having a second alignment mark (M21a, M22a); aligning one of the optical film and the panel with the other of the optical film and the panel based on the positions of the first alignment mark (M11a, M12a) and the second alignment mark (M21a, M22a); and laminating the optical film, after the processing of forming the cut-out line, on the panel; wherein the optical film has a polarizing film, a surface protective film disposed at one side of the polarizing film, and a carrier film disposed at the other side of the polarizing film; wherein the cut-out line is formed by cutting the surface protective film and the polarizing film without cutting the carrier film; wherein the first alignment mark (M11a, M12a) is formed on the carrier film. preparing an optical film; forming a first alignment mark (M11a, M12a) on the optical film; forming a cut-out line, corresponding to a predetermined closed curve layout, on the optical film based on a position of the first alignment mark (M11a, M12a); preparing a panel having a second alignment mark (M21a, M22a); aligning one of the optical film and the panel with the other of the optical film and the panel based on the positions of the first alignment mark (M11a, M12a) and the second alignment mark (M21a, M22a); and laminating the optical film, after the processing of forming the cut-out line, on the panel; wherein the optical film has a polarizing film, a surface protective film disposed at one side of the polarizing film, and a carrier film disposed at the other side of the polarizing film; wherein the cut-out line is formed by cutting the surface protective film and the polarizing film without cutting the carrier film; wherein the first alignment mark (M11a, M12a) is formed on the carrier film.
An aircraft comprising a battery power source, an electric parking brake, and a system for providing control to the electric parking brake, said system comprising: a panel of the aircraft accessible from an exterior of the aircraft and including a tow status indicator; a parking brake switch disposed on the panel and configured to provide control over the engagement and disengagement of the electric parking brake on the aircraft, the electric parking brake using said battery power source; wherein the tow status indicator is configured to provide an indication to the exterior of the aircraft as to whether or not the aircraft may be towed, wherein the tow status indicator is configured to indicate that towing is permitted and a steering is free to rotate and the electric parking brake is disengaged, and the tow status indicator is configured to indicate that towing is not permitted when the electric parking brake is engaged, and wherein if active power systems of the aircraft are turned on, the system for providing control to the electric parking brake is disabled so that it is not available to the ground crew and power for the electric brake is provided by said active power systems.. a panel of the aircraft accessible from an exterior of the aircraft and including a tow status indicator; a parking brake switch disposed on the panel and configured to provide control over the engagement and disengagement of the electric parking brake on the aircraft, the electric parking brake using said battery power source; wherein the tow status indicator is configured to provide an indication to the exterior of the aircraft as to whether or not the aircraft may be towed, wherein the tow status indicator is configured to indicate that towing is permitted and a steering is free to rotate and the electric parking brake is disengaged, and the tow status indicator is configured to indicate that towing is not permitted when the electric parking brake is engaged, and wherein if active power systems of the aircraft are turned on, the system for providing control to the electric parking brake is disabled so that it is not available to the ground crew and power for the electric brake is provided by said active power systems.. wherein the tow status indicator is configured to indicate that towing is permitted and a steering is free to rotate and the electric parking brake is disengaged, and the tow status indicator is configured to indicate that towing is not permitted when the electric parking brake is engaged, and wherein if active power systems of the aircraft are turned on, the system for providing control to the electric parking brake is disabled so that it is not available to the ground crew and power for the electric brake is provided by said active power systems..
A damping valve with an annular valve seat provided at an intermediate position of a flow path allowing communication between one chamber and another chamber, a valve body capable of being seated on and lifted from the valve seat and an actuator for driving the valve body in an axial direction, comprising: a valve case including a valve hole into which the valve body is slidably inserted, wherein: the valve body includes a valve main body and a shaft arranged on a side of the valve main body opposite to the valve seat, projecting out of the valve hole and configured to transmit a thrust force of the actuator to the valve main body; the valve main body includes a flange held in sliding contact with the inner periphery of the valve hole to partition the interior of the valve hole into a valve seat side chamber and an opposite valve seat side chamber, a shaft portion extending from the flange and projecting out of the valve hole and a valve head provided on the tip of the shaft portion to be seated on and lifted from the valve seat; the valve seat side chamber and the opposite valve seat side chamber communicate via a communication passage; characterized in that the valve seat side chamber and the flow path communicate via a throttle passage. the valve body includes a valve main body and a shaft arranged on a side of the valve main body opposite to the valve seat, projecting out of the valve hole and configured to transmit a thrust force of the actuator to the valve main body; the valve main body includes a flange held in sliding contact with the inner periphery of the valve hole to partition the interior of the valve hole into a valve seat side chamber and an opposite valve seat side chamber, a shaft portion extending from the flange and projecting out of the valve hole and a valve head provided on the tip of the shaft portion to be seated on and lifted from the valve seat; the valve seat side chamber and the opposite valve seat side chamber communicate via a communication passage; characterized in that the valve seat side chamber and the flow path communicate via a throttle passage.
A method for making wet laid non wovens, in which method an aqueous suspension comprising fibers is deposited onto a wire and in order for a sheet of a non woven web to be formed is dewatered by suction boxes below the wire, said non woven web, prior to being capable of being wound-up, being removed from the wire and being guided to at least one subsequent treatment units, and transferring the non woven web from the wire to the at least one subsequent treatment unit, and/or transferring the non woven web at junction points between treatment units (4, 6) in the case of a production start-up and/or upon a production interruption with the aid of a web feeding, and wherein a hydroentanglement installation is provided as at least one treatment unit, characterized in that web feeding is performed by way of a transfer that in each case is temporarily closed and is part of a free transfer between the wire and the at least one subsequent treatment unit and/or of a free transfer at a junction between treatment units, and that the transfer that in each case is temporarily closed is generated by air flows which by blowing lifts an end feeding strip as part of the running non woven web, by generating negative pressure attach said end feeding strip to a transportation path installation, and by suctioning pick up said end feeding strip at the respective subsequent treatment unit.
An engine control method comprising: opening and closing an EGR passage by an EGR control valve, wherein the EGR passage is configured to recirculate a part of exhaust gas from an exhaust passage to an intake passage; setting a basic opening of the EGR control valve, based on a current engine operation state; sensing an actual exhaust system temperature that is a current temperature of an exhaust system; calculating a differential pressure (ΔP1) across the EGR control valve, based on the actual exhaust system temperature; calculating a reference differential pressure (ΔP0) that is a differential pressure across the EGR control valve in a steady state corresponding to the current engine operation state; calculating a reference pulsation amplitude that is an amplitude of pulsation of the reference differential pressure (ΔP0); and correcting the basic opening, based on the differential pressure (ΔP1), the reference differential pressure (ΔP0), and the reference pulsation amplitude. opening and closing an EGR passage by an EGR control valve, wherein the EGR passage is configured to recirculate a part of exhaust gas from an exhaust passage to an intake passage; setting a basic opening of the EGR control valve, based on a current engine operation state; sensing an actual exhaust system temperature that is a current temperature of an exhaust system; calculating a differential pressure (ΔP1) across the EGR control valve, based on the actual exhaust system temperature; calculating a reference differential pressure (ΔP0) that is a differential pressure across the EGR control valve in a steady state corresponding to the current engine operation state; calculating a reference pulsation amplitude that is an amplitude of pulsation of the reference differential pressure (ΔP0); and correcting the basic opening, based on the differential pressure (ΔP1), the reference differential pressure (ΔP0), and the reference pulsation amplitude.
Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat having a seat rail pair (5, 8), having a first seat rail fixed to a structure, a second seat rail which is guided in that first seat rail and which is connected to the vehicle seat, a releasable locking device having at least one catch plate for releasably locking the position of the first seat rail relative to the second seat rail, characterized in that a four-bar linkage (15a-15c-15b-15c) which cooperates with the catch plate (s) in order to unlock the longitudinal adjuster is provided within the second seat rail.