mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A polyimide resin composition comprising a polyimide resin that contains repeating units represented by the following formula and the following formula: and silica fine particles, wherein the proportion of the repeating unit represented by the formula to the total amount of the repeating units represented by the formula and the formula is from 20 to 60 mol %. wherein the proportion of the repeating unit represented by the formula to the total amount of the repeating units represented by the formula and the formula is from 20 to 60 mol %.
A sewing machine for decorative and functional seams, apt to make running-stitch and said running-stitch being formed from a single thread of a predetermined length that passes through the edges of a fabric in process for a determined length, so as to arrange alternately on the straight and reverse of the fabric, in a way that the seam stitches, having varying and adjustable length, are alternately visible on one side and on the other side of the fabric, comprising a needle with a vertical axis, arranged perpendicular to a support plate or plaque, where it is placed on the fabric to be sewn, and operable with an alternating motion along its vertical axis, in which said sewing machine includes a drive assembly which drives at least one shaft (10, 11) by means of an electric motor which actuates a rocker system, between a working position, according to which said at least one shaft (10, 11) is inserted lower to said support plate of the fabric in a prefixed position corresponding to a hole of said plate where said needle runs during its vertical motion, and a rest position, according to which said at least one shaft (10, 11) is dis-inserted from said prefixed position, characterized in that said rocker system comprises two sleds co-operating with a shaped central core, which allows to alternatively move in translation two shafts (10, 11), in order to create a greater provisional thickness of said fabric, drawing more thread to complete a lower stitch.
A clutch control device comprising: an engine; a gearbox; a clutch device that disconnects and connects a power transmission between the engine and the gearbox; a clutch actuator that drives the clutch device and changes a clutch capacity; a controller that calculates a control target value of the clutch capacity; a control parameter sensor that detects a control parameter of the clutch capacity; a clutch operator that manually operates the clutch device; and a clutch operation amount sensor that converts an operation amount of the clutch operator into an electrical signal, characterised in that the controller sets a control target value of the clutch capacity according to the operation amount detected by the clutch operation amount sensor, executes feedback control so that the control parameter which is detected by the control parameter sensor approaches the control target value, and changes a method of the feedback control when the control parameter reaches a predetermined control state change determination value during the feedback control. an engine; a gearbox; a clutch device that disconnects and connects a power transmission between the engine and the gearbox; a clutch actuator that drives the clutch device and changes a clutch capacity; a controller that calculates a control target value of the clutch capacity; a control parameter sensor that detects a control parameter of the clutch capacity; a clutch operator that manually operates the clutch device; and a clutch operation amount sensor that converts an operation amount of the clutch operator into an electrical signal, characterised in that the controller sets a control target value of the clutch capacity according to the operation amount detected by the clutch operation amount sensor, executes feedback control so that the control parameter which is detected by the control parameter sensor approaches the control target value, and changes a method of the feedback control when the control parameter reaches a predetermined control state change determination value during the feedback control.
A refrigerator comprising a body, a door which provides access into the body and one or more shelf mounted on the door, and two upright members mounted on two opposite side walls of the door between which the shelf is placed, said refrigerator being characterized by - at least two storage containers (6, 106) shaped as open-top boxes, attached to one another from their side walls and placed between the upright members, remaining in a side by side array between the upright members in a first position, and can be changed to a second position by being moved upwards/downwards in the vertical axis with respect to one another. - at least two storage containers (6, 106) shaped as open-top boxes, attached to one another from their side walls and placed between the upright members, remaining in a side by side array between the upright members in a first position, and can be changed to a second position by being moved upwards/downwards in the vertical axis with respect to one another.
An air filter element comprising: - a filter medium pack being formed from coiled fluted filter media, the filter medium pack having an outer circumference defining a convex portion and a concave portion; - a first guiding rim mounted to a first end of the filter medium pack, the first guiding rim defining a convex portion corresponding to the filter medium pack convex portion and defining a concave portion corresponding to the filter medium pack concave portion; and - a seal portion supported by the first guiding rim, the seal portion defining an outwardly directed radial sealing surface. - a filter medium pack being formed from coiled fluted filter media, the filter medium pack having an outer circumference defining a convex portion and a concave portion; - a first guiding rim mounted to a first end of the filter medium pack, the first guiding rim defining a convex portion corresponding to the filter medium pack convex portion and defining a concave portion corresponding to the filter medium pack concave portion; and - a seal portion supported by the first guiding rim, the seal portion defining an outwardly directed radial sealing surface.
A container for food-safe liquids for beverage dispensers, comprising: - a first end, or bottom wall; - a second end, or neck, equipped with an outlet portion for the water configured to be connected to a beverage dispenser; - a tubular wall extending annularly along a respective main central axis between the first and the second end; wherein the tubular wall extends along the central axis with a succession of ridges and grooves shaped in such a way as to make the tubular wall collapsible along the central axis to reduce the overall dimensions of the container, so as to compensate the negative pressure generated inside the container during dispensing of the liquid preventing contact between the liquid and the air outside the container; characterised in that the tubular wall comprises a plurality of polygonal modules positioned relative to one another in succession along the central axis, each having a different orientation relative to the two adjacent modules, wherein the orientation is measured in a plane at right angles to the central axis, in such a way as to deform between an undeformed configuration, with maximum extension along the central axis, and a deformed configuration, where its extension along the central axis is reduced by at least 2/3 compared to the maximum extension. - a first end, or bottom wall; - a second end, or neck, equipped with an outlet portion for the water configured to be connected to a beverage dispenser; - a tubular wall extending annularly along a respective main central axis between the first and the second end; wherein the tubular wall extends along the central axis with a succession of ridges and grooves shaped in such a way as to make the tubular wall collapsible along the central axis to reduce the overall dimensions of the container, so as to compensate the negative pressure generated inside the container during dispensing of the liquid preventing contact between the liquid and the air outside the container; characterised in that the tubular wall comprises a plurality of polygonal modules positioned relative to one another in succession along the central axis, each having a different orientation relative to the two adjacent modules, wherein the orientation is measured in a plane at right angles to the central axis, in such a way as to deform between an undeformed configuration, with maximum extension along the central axis, and a deformed configuration, where its extension along the central axis is reduced by at least 2/3 compared to the maximum extension.
An instrument for securing a knot disposed in surgical suture, the instrument comprising: a shaft comprising a proximal portion coupled to a handle and a distal portion, the distal portion including a distal end; and a side-loading channel disposed along the side of the distal portion and extending through the distal end, wherein the distal end comprises a knot pushing surface, the side-loading channel configured to receive the suture, wherein the shaft comprises a cannulated tip for receiving the suture from the side-loading channel and is configured to retain the knot in a knot retainer disposed in the distal end; wherein the cannulated tip comprises a cutting surface for cutting the suture; and, a cutting sleeve movably disposed over the shaft with a user manipulable control for controlling the cutting sleeve and sliding the cutting sleeve over the shaft; the cutting sleeve comprising a knife edge configured for cutting the suture and said instrument is characterized in that the cutting sleeve further comprises at least one aperture at the distal end of said sleeve configured to pass debris and positioned to allow a surgeon to arthroscopically view the suture within the shaft. a shaft comprising a proximal portion coupled to a handle and a distal portion, the distal portion including a distal end; and a side-loading channel disposed along the side of the distal portion and extending through the distal end, wherein the distal end comprises a knot pushing surface, the side-loading channel configured to receive the suture, wherein the shaft comprises a cannulated tip for receiving the suture from the side-loading channel and is configured to retain the knot in a knot retainer disposed in the distal end; wherein the cannulated tip comprises a cutting surface for cutting the suture; and, a cutting sleeve movably disposed over the shaft with a user manipulable control for controlling the cutting sleeve and sliding the cutting sleeve over the shaft; the cutting sleeve comprising a knife edge configured for cutting the suture and said instrument is characterized in that the cutting sleeve further comprises at least one aperture at the distal end of said sleeve configured to pass debris and positioned to allow a surgeon to arthroscopically view the suture within the shaft.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an effective amount of an inhibitor of micro RNA (miRNA) let-7b levels for use in treatment of a diabetic retinopathy, in which stabilization of vasculature and protection of retinal thickness in an eye of a subject is desired; wherein vascular stabilization is stimulated and retinal thickness is protected; or hyperproliferation of microvascular cells, retinal capillary dropout, and microvascular leakage is reduced; and wherein the miRNA let-7b inhibitor is selected from a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, or a modification of SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said modification is selected from the group consisting of a detectable label, phosphorothioate modification, 2'-O-methyl modification, 2'-O-methoxyethyl modification, 3'-cholesterol (chl) modification, and locked nucleic acid modification. wherein vascular stabilization is stimulated and retinal thickness is protected; or hyperproliferation of microvascular cells, retinal capillary dropout, and microvascular leakage is reduced; and wherein the miRNA let-7b inhibitor is selected from a nucleic acid comprising SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, or a modification of SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said modification is selected from the group consisting of a detectable label, phosphorothioate modification, 2'-O-methyl modification, 2'-O-methoxyethyl modification, 3'-cholesterol (chl) modification, and locked nucleic acid modification.
A valve assembly (200, 300, 400) comprising: a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet that is angled from the inlet, the valve housing defining a fluid passage therein and fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet, the valve housing further defining a valve chamber offset from the fluid passage; a valve member slidably disposed within the valve housing between a first position wherein the valve member is closed and abuts a seat within the valve housing, and a second position wherein the valve member is in a position a distance away from the seat and enables fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet via the fluid passage; a biasing element configured to bias the valve member; a pressure regulator (210, 410) fluidly coupled to the valve chamber and adapted to provide pneumatic pressure into the valve chamber; and a position sensor assembly (240, 340) provided within the valve housing, the position sensor assembly (240, 340) adapted to determine a location of the valve member, characterized in that the biasing element is configured to bias the valve member toward the second position. a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet that is angled from the inlet, the valve housing defining a fluid passage therein and fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet, the valve housing further defining a valve chamber offset from the fluid passage; a valve member slidably disposed within the valve housing between a first position wherein the valve member is closed and abuts a seat within the valve housing, and a second position wherein the valve member is in a position a distance away from the seat and enables fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet via the fluid passage; a biasing element configured to bias the valve member; a pressure regulator (210, 410) fluidly coupled to the valve chamber and adapted to provide pneumatic pressure into the valve chamber; and a position sensor assembly (240, 340) provided within the valve housing, the position sensor assembly (240, 340) adapted to determine a location of the valve member, characterized in that the biasing element is configured to bias the valve member toward the second position.
A method for determining whether feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) is present in a sample, comprising determining whether said sample comprises a feline coronavirus, and if a feline coronavirus is present determining the identity of an amino acid in a spike protein of said feline coronavirus at a position corresponding to amino acid position 1049 as depicted in figure 2B, and determining that FIPV is present if said amino acid is leucine.
A bassinet, comprising: a support frame comprising at least one leg; and a child receiving portion (104, 304, 410, 510) supported by the at least one leg of the support frame, the child receiving portion comprising an upper frame member (308, 514), a floor (306, 512) for supporting a child within the child receiving portion spaced apart from the upper frame member, and a sidewall (310, 516) extending between the upper frame member and the floor, the sidewall including a layered mesh having a light transmittance coefficient, wherein the light transmittance coefficient is less than a first threshold at which brightness of light passing into the child-receiving portion via the layered mesh decreases by thirty percent and greater than a second threshold at which the layered mesh is opaque to a view point outside the child-receiving portion and located along an axis passing through the child receiving portion and the layered mesh. a support frame comprising at least one leg; and a child receiving portion (104, 304, 410, 510) supported by the at least one leg of the support frame, the child receiving portion comprising an upper frame member (308, 514), a floor (306, 512) for supporting a child within the child receiving portion spaced apart from the upper frame member, and a sidewall (310, 516) extending between the upper frame member and the floor, the sidewall including a layered mesh having a light transmittance coefficient, wherein the light transmittance coefficient is less than a first threshold at which brightness of light passing into the child-receiving portion via the layered mesh decreases by thirty percent and greater than a second threshold at which the layered mesh is opaque to a view point outside the child-receiving portion and located along an axis passing through the child receiving portion and the layered mesh.
An agricultural vehicle, in particular a combine harvester, a forage harvester or a fodder harvesting machine, comprising a running gear which includes a rigid axle body and a floating axle body, and a chassis which is mounted to the rigid axle body and to the floating axle body, wherein it is mounted swingingly to the floating axle body about a swing axis, wherein the agricultural vehicle includes at least one active element for changing the stiffness of the mounting of the chassis to the floating axle body, that co-operates with the running gear and/or the chassis so that a tilt inclination of the chassis with respect to the running gear and/or a tilt inclination of the vehicle is reduced in dependence on a current tilt inclination, characterised in that the at least one active element is a brake, in particular a disc brake.
A sole mold (200; 300) for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles comprising: a. at least one first opening for supplying the particles; b. at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and / or fuse the particles together; c. wherein at least a portion of the sole mold (200; 300) comprising the at least two second openings is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method and is adapted to reduce a heat capacity of the sole mold (200; 300); and d. wherein up to 50 %, preferably up to 60 % and more preferably up to 70 % of the surface of the sole mold (200; 300) is provided with the at least two second openings for a homogenous distribution of an inflow of the gaseous and/or liquid medium, and as a result to achieve a uniform supplying of the gaseous and/or liquid medium so that the particles of the sole are uniformly interconnected. a. at least one first opening for supplying the particles; b. at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and / or fuse the particles together; c. wherein at least a portion of the sole mold (200; 300) comprising the at least two second openings is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method and is adapted to reduce a heat capacity of the sole mold (200; 300); and d. wherein up to 50 %, preferably up to 60 % and more preferably up to 70 % of the surface of the sole mold (200; 300) is provided with the at least two second openings for a homogenous distribution of an inflow of the gaseous and/or liquid medium, and as a result to achieve a uniform supplying of the gaseous and/or liquid medium so that the particles of the sole are uniformly interconnected.
A catheter for delivering an agent from a supply to targeted tissue of a mammalian body comprising a first elongate tubular member, a second elongate tubular member adapted for coupling to the supply, the first and second tubular members (23, 24) forming an annular cavity within the first tubular member, and a stiffening member having at least a portion disposed within the annular cavity for facilitating accurate placement of a distal end of the second tubular member relative to the targeted tissue in the mammalian body and removable from the annular cavity after such placement without removal of the second elongate tubular member from the mammalian body, characterized by the first elongate tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal end wall and the second elongate tubular member having a portion extending through first elongate tubular member and a distal end extending beyond the end wall.
A water heater including a refrigerant circuit including a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, a capacity of the compressor being variable, a refrigerant/water heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and water, a decompression device that decompresses the refrigerant by opening degree adjustment, and an evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant by heat exchange, the compressor, the refrigerant/water heat exchanger, the decompression device, and the evaporator being connected by pipes, the water heater comprising: a water supply pump configured to form a flow of water passing through the refrigerant/water heat exchanger, a water flow rate of the water supply pump being variable; and water inlet temperature detection means for detecting a water inlet temperature of the water flowing into the refrigerant/water heat exchanger; water outlet temperature detection means for detecting a water outlet temperature of the water flowing out of the refrigerant/water heat exchanger; characterized by a controller configured to, when the water inlet temperature is determined to be at or above a preset first temperature, control the capacity of the compressor to be fixed, and, furthermore, control the water flow rate of the water supply pump to be variable so that the water outlet temperature is made equal to a preset second temperature. a water supply pump configured to form a flow of water passing through the refrigerant/water heat exchanger, a water flow rate of the water supply pump being variable; and water inlet temperature detection means for detecting a water inlet temperature of the water flowing into the refrigerant/water heat exchanger; water outlet temperature detection means for detecting a water outlet temperature of the water flowing out of the refrigerant/water heat exchanger; characterized by a controller configured to, when the water inlet temperature is determined to be at or above a preset first temperature, control the capacity of the compressor to be fixed, and, furthermore, control the water flow rate of the water supply pump to be variable so that the water outlet temperature is made equal to a preset second temperature.
A furniture made of a plurality of interconnectable plate-shaped elements (1, 2), in particular designed as children's furniture such as a playhouse, wherein at least two of the adjacent plate-shaped elements (1, 2) can be connected by at least one plug-in connection, and wherein this plug-in connection is formed by a projection formed on the end face of a first plate-shaped element with a breakthrough extending transversely to the flat side of the plate-shaped element, a recess in a second plate-shaped element, into which the projection of the first plate-shaped element can be inserted, and a securing element which can be positively inserted into the breakthrough at the projection, wherein the second plate-shaped element includes in the region of the recess a blind-hole shaped receptacle, which passes through the recess from the nearest end face of the plate-shaped element, which, in the assembled state, is aligned with the breakthrough in the projection of the first plate-shaped element, and wherein the securing element, in the assembled state, lies completely within the blind-hole shaped receptacle and in the breakthrough of the projection, characterised in that in the region of the blind-hole shaped receptacle in the second plate-shaped element at the flat side of the element an opening is provided, which extends into the blind-hole shaped receptacle and, in the assembled state, is approximately aligned with an opening in the securing element, whereby the securing element can be released from the fixed position by inserting a tool such as a pin into the openings (9, 10) and by subsequently performing a pushing movement.