mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A hearing aid comprising a microphone for conversion of sound into an input audiosignal, a signal processor for processing the input audiosignal, the signal processor including a compressor. a receiver for conversion of the processed signal into sound, characterized in that the compressor is adapted to vary the attack time constant as a function of the difference between instantaneous band power and peak detected power and to vary the release time constant as a function of the difference between instantaneous band power and peak detected power.
A thermoplastic composition comprising a. a thermoplastic polymer component comprising at least one polycarbonate; b. an impact modifier component; c. 5 wt% - 30 wt% of a mineral filler component; and d. a poly(alkylene oxide) additive component comprising poly(ethylene oxide), or poly(propylene oxide), or a combination thereof, wherein the thermoplastic polymer component comprises a first polycarbonate and a second polycarbonate, and wherein the combined wt% value of the first polycarbonate and the second polycarbonate is from 40 wt% to 90 wt% a. a thermoplastic polymer component comprising at least one polycarbonate; b. an impact modifier component; c. 5 wt% - 30 wt% of a mineral filler component; and d. a poly(alkylene oxide) additive component comprising poly(ethylene oxide), or poly(propylene oxide), or a combination thereof,
An aerosol delivery device comprising: a vaporising chamber housing a vaporiser; a chamber airflow path through the vaporising chamber, the chamber airflow path being a unitary, deflected path extending through a single lateral aperture on a transverse baffle mounted within the vaporising chamber downstream of the vaporiser; a tank housing defining a tank for containing vaporisable liquid; and an insert integral with the transverse baffle and having an inner longitudinally-extending sleeve that defines the vaporising chamber, characterised in that: the insert is inserted into an open end of the tank so as to seal against an inside surface of the tank housing. a vaporising chamber housing a vaporiser; a chamber airflow path through the vaporising chamber, the chamber airflow path being a unitary, deflected path extending through a single lateral aperture on a transverse baffle mounted within the vaporising chamber downstream of the vaporiser; a tank housing defining a tank for containing vaporisable liquid; and an insert integral with the transverse baffle and having an inner longitudinally-extending sleeve that defines the vaporising chamber, characterised in that: the insert is inserted into an open end of the tank so as to seal against an inside surface of the tank housing.
An apparatus for producing a beverage by mixing a liquid-soluble medium and a liquid, having a portioning unit connected to a storage container for storing the medium and supplying a portioned amount of the liquid-soluble medium from the storage container to a pre-mixer, wherein the medium is mixed with air, steam and/or a gas in the pre-mixer and transported to a main mixing chamber with an air, steam and/or gas flow, in which chamber the medium is mixed with the liquid, and a beverage outlet, via which the beverage produced from the liquid and the liquid-soluble medium is output, characterized in that the pre-mixer has an inlet for the air, steam and/or gas flow and a nozzle unit downstream of the inlet in the flow direction, via which the air, steam and/or gas flow is accelerated at least at times and passed through the pre-mixer such that the portion of the medium is entrained from an intake by the air, steam and/or gas flow and the medium is transported to the main mixing chamber with the air, steam and/or gas flow.
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor layer; spaced apart source and drain regions (402, 403) in the semiconductor layer with a channel region extending therebetween; a gate on the channel region; a body contact in the semiconductor layer and comprising a body contact dopant diffusion blocking superlattice within the semiconductor layer and extending through the body contact to divide the body contact into a first body contact region and a second body contact region with the second body contact region having a same conductivity and higher dopant concentration than the first body contact region; and a metal contact on the second body contact region; the body contact dopant diffusion blocking superlattice comprising a respective plurality of stacked groups of layers (45a-45n), each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion (46a-46n), and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. a semiconductor layer; spaced apart source and drain regions (402, 403) in the semiconductor layer with a channel region extending therebetween; a gate on the channel region; a body contact in the semiconductor layer and comprising a body contact dopant diffusion blocking superlattice within the semiconductor layer and extending through the body contact to divide the body contact into a first body contact region and a second body contact region with the second body contact region having a same conductivity and higher dopant concentration than the first body contact region; and a metal contact on the second body contact region; the body contact dopant diffusion blocking superlattice comprising a respective plurality of stacked groups of layers (45a-45n), each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion (46a-46n), and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions.
A method of modifying a surface of bone-implantable medical device comprising the steps of: coating at least a first portion of the surface of the medical device with an osteoinductive agent to form a coated surface region; and first irradiating at least a portion of the coated surface region with a first gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) forming an infused shallow surface and subsurface layer of 1-10 nanometres thickness, the layer comprising embedded molecules and/or dissociation products of the osteoinductive and exposed material of the medical device surface; wherein the surface of the bone-implantable medical device comprises, separately or in combination, any of a metal, an oxide, or a ceramic. coating at least a first portion of the surface of the medical device with an osteoinductive agent to form a coated surface region; and first irradiating at least a portion of the coated surface region with a first gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) forming an infused shallow surface and subsurface layer of 1-10 nanometres thickness, the layer comprising embedded molecules and/or dissociation products of the osteoinductive and exposed material of the medical device surface; wherein the surface of the bone-implantable medical device comprises, separately or in combination, any of a metal, an oxide, or a ceramic.
An electrical stimulation lead implantation kit, comprising: an electrical stimulation lead (106, 106', 306, 506) having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal length, a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end of the lead, a plurality of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the body, and a plurality of conductors, each conductor electrically coupling at least one of the electrodes to at least one of the terminals, wherein the distal end of the electrical stimulation lead is formed in a hook or coil shape; and a series of hollow introducers (502a, 502b, 502c, 502d) configured and arranged for sequential insertion into the back of a patient starting with the introducer having a smallest inner diameter to open a passage to a dorsal root ganglion (420a, 420b), each introducer in the series having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of a preceding introducer in the series. an electrical stimulation lead (106, 106', 306, 506) having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal length, a plurality of electrodes disposed along the distal end of the lead, a plurality of terminals disposed on the proximal end of the body, and a plurality of conductors, each conductor electrically coupling at least one of the electrodes to at least one of the terminals, wherein the distal end of the electrical stimulation lead is formed in a hook or coil shape; and a series of hollow introducers (502a, 502b, 502c, 502d) configured and arranged for sequential insertion into the back of a patient starting with the introducer having a smallest inner diameter to open a passage to a dorsal root ganglion (420a, 420b), each introducer in the series having an inner diameter larger than an inner diameter of a preceding introducer in the series.
A woven fabric for bonding as a skin material to a resinous vehicle interior base, the woven fabric being woven by using synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) and side emission type optical fibers as warps or wefts, characterized in that a ratio dS/df of fineness dS of the synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) to fineness df of the side emission type optical fibers is from 1.5 to 7.0; and heat fusible fibers are woven between the synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) and the side emission type optical fibers adjacent to the synthetic resin fibers (1a, 1b) for bonding them in respective longitudinal directions by the heat fusible fibers.
A radio frequency transmission-line structure, comprising: an open parallel-plate transmission line through which RF signals may propagate, the open parallel-plate transmission-line formed from a first conducting plate and a second conducting plate, the second conducting plate spaced apart from the first conducting plate and substantially parallel to the first conducting plate; a support member having a first part and a second part, the first part connected to the first conducting plate and the second part connected to the second conducting plate, the support member operative to maintain a fixed mechanical spacing between the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; and characterised in that the structure comprises at least one feature configured to isolate or suppress RF interaction of the support member with RF fields within the open parallel-plate transmission line; wherein the at least one feature comprises a choke structure formed by a portion of the support member, the choke structure configured to inhibit longitudinal RF currents along a surface of the support member bridging the first and second conducting plates. an open parallel-plate transmission line through which RF signals may propagate, the open parallel-plate transmission-line formed from a first conducting plate and a second conducting plate, the second conducting plate spaced apart from the first conducting plate and substantially parallel to the first conducting plate; a support member having a first part and a second part, the first part connected to the first conducting plate and the second part connected to the second conducting plate, the support member operative to maintain a fixed mechanical spacing between the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; and characterised in that the structure comprises at least one feature configured to isolate or suppress RF interaction of the support member with RF fields within the open parallel-plate transmission line; wherein the at least one feature comprises a choke structure formed by a portion of the support member, the choke structure configured to inhibit longitudinal RF currents along a surface of the support member bridging the first and second conducting plates.
A process for the preparation of a biodegradable plastic film starting from an untreated vegetal waste material, said process being characterised in that it consists of the following steps: i) dissolution at a temperature lower than 50°C of said waste material in form of a powder in an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, optionally added with acetic acid, wherein the total concentration of acid is equal to or lower than 5% by weight; ii) transfer the solution obtained in step i), optionally filtered or centrifuged and/or subjected to dialysis against pure water, in a casting mould and evaporation of said aqueous solution, to yield said biodegradable plastic film. i) dissolution at a temperature lower than 50°C of said waste material in form of a powder in an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, optionally added with acetic acid, wherein the total concentration of acid is equal to or lower than 5% by weight; ii) transfer the solution obtained in step i), optionally filtered or centrifuged and/or subjected to dialysis against pure water, in a casting mould and evaporation of said aqueous solution, to yield said biodegradable plastic film.
A composition for use in preventing, decreasing and/or treating obesity, the composition containing an acacia bark derivative(s) selected from the group consisting of Acacia mearnsii De Wild., Acacia mangium Willd., Acacia dealbata Link, Acacia decurrens Willd. and Acacia pycnantha Benth as the sole substance having anti-obesity action, wherein the acacia bark derivative(s) is an extract(s) of acacia bark, and wherein the composition is for oral administration.
A chiral compound S-5-substituted-N-2'-(thien-2-yl-)ethyl-tetralin-2-amine represented by the following formula 2, or its chiral acid salts: wherein R is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 fatty acyl.
A syringe assembly 2 comprising: - a syringe barrel 4 comprising an inner chamber 14 filled or adapted to be filled with medicament, and a channel 18 in fluid communication with the chamber 14 and through which medicament is dispensed; and - an outer sheath 6 configured to be removably attached to the syringe barrel 4, and comprising a projection 40 which is received by the channel 18 when the outer sheath 6 is attached to the barrel 4, thereby creating a seal, which prevents medicament from flowing therethrough, wherein the syringe barrel 4 and outer sheath 6 each comprise engagement means 44 which are configured to mutually engage with each other in order to create a second seal, which prevents leakage or discharge of the medicament from the chamber 14 when the outer sheath 6 is attached to the barrel 4, characterised in that the engagement means 44 is disposed on an external surface of the syringe barrel 4, at least adjacent or towards the end 12 of the barrel 4, which is opposite to that from which medicament is dispensed. - a syringe barrel 4 comprising an inner chamber 14 filled or adapted to be filled with medicament, and a channel 18 in fluid communication with the chamber 14 and through which medicament is dispensed; and - an outer sheath 6 configured to be removably attached to the syringe barrel 4, and comprising a projection 40 which is received by the channel 18 when the outer sheath 6 is attached to the barrel 4, thereby creating a seal, which prevents medicament from flowing therethrough,
A method for processing a signal, the method comprising: receiving a mix signal comprising at least one source signal and side information of the mix signal; generating a unified side information corresponding to a unified source signal using the side information; receiving a unified control information for controlling the unified source signal; and generating a remix signal based on the unified side information, the unified control information and the mix signal, wherein the unified source signal is generated by grouping the at least one source signal, and wherein the side information is to be generated when the at least one source signal is downmixed into the mix signal. receiving a mix signal comprising at least one source signal and side information of the mix signal; generating a unified side information corresponding to a unified source signal using the side information; receiving a unified control information for controlling the unified source signal; and generating a remix signal based on the unified side information, the unified control information and the mix signal, wherein the unified source signal is generated by grouping the at least one source signal, and wherein the side information is to be generated when the at least one source signal is downmixed into the mix signal.
A polymer having a) a polymer backbone and b) one or more polymeric side chains covalently linked to the polymer backbone, wherein the polymeric side chains comprise a polyether segment and a polysiloxane segment, said polysiloxane segment having a number average molecular weight, measured by GPC, in the range of 1050 to 6000, and said polyether segment being positioned between the polymer backbone and the polysiloxane segment. a) a polymer backbone and b) one or more polymeric side chains covalently linked to the polymer backbone, wherein the polymeric side chains comprise a polyether segment and a polysiloxane segment, said polysiloxane segment having a number average molecular weight, measured by GPC, in the range of 1050 to 6000, and said polyether segment being positioned between the polymer backbone and the polysiloxane segment.
An electroactive device, which is switchable between a bleached state and a tinted state or between two or more tinted states, comprising: a stack comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode; and an electroactive layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, wherein the stack comprises a mitigated area essentially free of material corresponding with the first electrode, and wherein at least a portion of the second electrode and electroactive layer, as contained in the mitigated area, are functional, the mitigated area being the result of removing the first electrode from the stack, wherein the mitigated area is entirely surrounded by tintable functional portions of the electroactive device, wherein the first electrode has a surface abutting the mitigated area, and wherein the surface has a non-linear profile. a stack comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode; and an electroactive layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, a first electrode and a second electrode; and an electroactive layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, wherein the stack comprises a mitigated area essentially free of material corresponding with the first electrode, and wherein at least a portion of the second electrode and electroactive layer, as contained in the mitigated area, are functional, the mitigated area being the result of removing the first electrode from the stack, wherein the mitigated area is entirely surrounded by tintable functional portions of the electroactive device, wherein the first electrode has a surface abutting the mitigated area, and wherein the surface has a non-linear profile.
A gas turbine comprising: a compressor section and a turbine section extending along an axis; an outer casing and an inner casing, delimiting an annular cavity between one another in the turbine section; a cooling circuit, configured to direct a cooling fluid flow from the compressor section to the annular cavity of the turbine section through cooling inlets in the outer casing; and baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) arranged in the annular cavity between respective cooling inlets and the inner casing and configured to intercept at least part of the cooling fluid flow fed through the respective cooling inlets and to prevent the intercepted cooling fluid flow from directly impinging on the inner casing, characterized in that said baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) are in the form of plates extending in a circumferential direction around the inner casing over an angle (α) between 15° and 65°. a compressor section and a turbine section extending along an axis; an outer casing and an inner casing, delimiting an annular cavity between one another in the turbine section; a cooling circuit, configured to direct a cooling fluid flow from the compressor section to the annular cavity of the turbine section through cooling inlets in the outer casing; and baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) arranged in the annular cavity between respective cooling inlets and the inner casing and configured to intercept at least part of the cooling fluid flow fed through the respective cooling inlets and to prevent the intercepted cooling fluid flow from directly impinging on the inner casing, characterized in that said baffles (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620) are in the form of plates extending in a circumferential direction around the inner casing over an angle (α) between 15° and 65°.
Method for measuring the flatness of a metallic flat product, preferably of a rolled product made of steel or aluminium, in particular of steel strip, characterised by the following method steps: - bending the flat product in a bending device, so that after bending a planar flat product would form an arc with a target bending radius r 0; - measuring the contour, in particular the actual bending radii r(y), in the region of the arc of the bent flat product in a number of positions (y) in the width direction of the flat product; and - determining the flatness of the flat product taking into account the measured contour of the bent flat product. - bending the flat product in a bending device, so that after bending a planar flat product would form an arc with a target bending radius r 0; - measuring the contour, in particular the actual bending radii r(y), in the region of the arc of the bent flat product in a number of positions (y) in the width direction of the flat product; and - determining the flatness of the flat product taking into account the measured contour of the bent flat product.
A method of detecting a phytase activity or a protease activity comprising the steps of: (a) providing a medium comprising a continuous phase and a disperse phase, wherein the disperse phase comprises: i) a first component which is a phytate or a phytic acid ii) a second component which is a protein wherein the first component and second component are held together in a complex by one or more intermolecular interactions; wherein the disperse phase provides a detectable property to the medium; (b) providing a sample that comprises or is suspected of comprising phytase activity and/or protease activity, wherein the phytase and/or protease activity is capable of affecting the disperse phase to cause a change in the detectable property of the medium; (c) contacting the medium with the sample; (d) determining if there is a detectable change in the detectable property of the medium. (a) providing a medium comprising a continuous phase and a disperse phase, wherein the disperse phase comprises: i) a first component which is a phytate or a phytic acid ii) a second component which is a protein wherein the first component and second component are held together in a complex by one or more intermolecular interactions; wherein the disperse phase provides a detectable property to the medium; i) a first component which is a phytate or a phytic acid ii) a second component which is a protein (b) providing a sample that comprises or is suspected of comprising phytase activity and/or protease activity, wherein the phytase and/or protease activity is capable of affecting the disperse phase to cause a change in the detectable property of the medium; (c) contacting the medium with the sample; (d) determining if there is a detectable change in the detectable property of the medium.