mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A refrigerator comprising an ice making unit having - at least one ice cube tray wherein water is filled for making ice cubes, - a water filling means providing the filling of the ice cube tray with water and - a casing that encloses the ice cube tray, and when in a closed position the water filling means almost entirely stays in the casing; characterized by - the water filling means that is mounted to the casing so as to rotate around an axis whereto it is connected, that is changed to an open position by being rotated and by being moved away from the casing so as to allow the water to be easily filled therein and that is changed to the closed position so as to stay in the casing by being rotated towards the casing, wherein the water therein is emptied into the ice cube tray in the closed position. - at least one ice cube tray wherein water is filled for making ice cubes, - a water filling means providing the filling of the ice cube tray with water and - a casing that encloses the ice cube tray, and when in a closed position the water filling means almost entirely stays in the casing; - the water filling means that is mounted to the casing so as to rotate around an axis whereto it is connected, that is changed to an open position by being rotated and by being moved away from the casing so as to allow the water to be easily filled therein and that is changed to the closed position so as to stay in the casing by being rotated towards the casing, wherein the water therein is emptied into the ice cube tray in the closed position.
A method of detecting an analyte in a fluid sample, the method comprising: passing a fluid sample containing a labeled analyte through a cartridge having an inlet, an assay surface containing a plurality of capture agents for the analyte, and an outlet, the fluid sample passing through the inlet, across the assay surface and through the outlet; detecting the labeled analyte; repeating the passing and detecting steps at least once using the assay surface to obtain at least two detections of the labeled analyte; creating a binding curve for the analyte based on the at least two detections of the labeled analyte; distinguishing specific binding from non-specific binding in the detected labeled analyte using the binding curve and/or a rate constant associated with the binding curve; and determining an initial concentration of the analyte in the sample based on the specific binding. passing a fluid sample containing a labeled analyte through a cartridge having an inlet, an assay surface containing a plurality of capture agents for the analyte, and an outlet, the fluid sample passing through the inlet, across the assay surface and through the outlet; detecting the labeled analyte; repeating the passing and detecting steps at least once using the assay surface to obtain at least two detections of the labeled analyte; creating a binding curve for the analyte based on the at least two detections of the labeled analyte; distinguishing specific binding from non-specific binding in the detected labeled analyte using the binding curve and/or a rate constant associated with the binding curve; and determining an initial concentration of the analyte in the sample based on the specific binding.
A solid state material comprising a plurality of reconfigurable polar molecules, wherein each of the reconfigurable polar molecules has the following structure: wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a C 2 -C 4 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 4 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 4 alkynyl group, a cyano group, or any combination thereof; R 3 is a positively charged ionic group; R 4 is a negatively charged ionic group; and R 5 is a first non-polar support portion (190, 690) and R 6 is a second non-polar support portion (191, 691); wherein the first support portion (190, 690) and the second support portion (191, 691) comprise pillared clays; and wherein the first support portion (190, 690) and the second support portion (191, 691) are mirror images of one another; and wherein the plurality of the reconfigurable polar molecules are ordered in a lattice. wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a C 2 -C 4 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 4 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 4 alkynyl group, a cyano group, or any combination thereof; R 3 is a positively charged ionic group; R 4 is a negatively charged ionic group; and R 5 is a first non-polar support portion (190, 690) and R 6 is a second non-polar support portion (191, 691); wherein the first support portion (190, 690) and the second support portion (191, 691) comprise pillared clays; and wherein the first support portion (190, 690) and the second support portion (191, 691) are mirror images of one another; and wherein the plurality of the reconfigurable polar molecules are ordered in a lattice.
A combined safety and imaging system for an industrial machine, said machine having first and second members arranged for relative movement, the first member including a tool holding portion and the second member including a work piece holding portion, and said system including at least one light transmitter (26; 42) arranged to transmit at least one substantially collimated beam of light (30; 44) to at least one corresponding receiver, wherein said system is configured to provide a safety mode arranged to halt said relative movement when said beam (30; 44) is interrupted, and characterised in that said system is further configured to provide an imaging mode to continuously image a workpiece to be worked to monitor in real time an extent of work carried out on said workpiece.
Use of microcapsules in a laundry composition to improve the hand of a fabric, wherein the microcapsules have a microcapsule wall and the microcapsule wall comprises protein polymers, polysaccharide polymers, or combinations thereof.
A device, comprising: - a first signal line coupled to a first storage area; - a second signal line coupled to a second storage area; and - a controller configured to output a signal to the first signal line or the second signal line to select the first storage area or the second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a removable data storage card and the second storage area is an embedded storage area in the device and wherein the signal is a reset signal for the selected one of the first storage area and the second storage area; characterized in that the device further comprises: - a third signal line being commonly connected from the controller to respective clock pins of the first storage area and the second storage area; and - a further signal line being commonly connected from the controller to the first storage area and the second storage area, wherein the further signal line is a bidirectional input/output line to carry data; wherein the controller is further configured to drive the selected one of the first storage area and the second storage area by transmitting a clock signal along the third signal line, and to output data to or receive data from the selected one of the first storage area and the second storage area along the further signal line. - a first signal line coupled to a first storage area; - a second signal line coupled to a second storage area; and - a controller configured to output a signal to the first signal line or the second signal line to select the first storage area or the second storage area, wherein the first storage area is a removable data storage card and the second storage area is an embedded storage area in the device and wherein the signal is a reset signal for the selected one of the first storage area and the second storage area; - a third signal line being commonly connected from the controller to respective clock pins of the first storage area and the second storage area; and - a further signal line being commonly connected from the controller to the first storage area and the second storage area, wherein the further signal line is a bidirectional input/output line to carry data;
Measurement device for selective and non-invasive determination of biomechanical, contractile and viscoelastic properties of a subject of measurement from the group of skeletal muscles, muscle parts, tendons, and ligaments, the device comprising: a force or pressure measurement sensor with a sensor tip, which is adapted to be pressed into the skin surface above the subject of measurement, a microprocessor, a supporting part, which provides for the suitable positioning of the measurement device on the skin surface, and an attachment means, wherein the supporting part along with the attachment provide for the attachment and fixation of the device on the skin surface, characterized in that the supporting part is adapted to contact the skin surface and to be pressed onto the skin surface by the attachment means, and the attachment means is made of an adhesive plaster.
A vessel for transporting compressed gas, comprising cargo holds with tanks for storing gas during transportation arranged in said cargo holds equipped with pipelines, signaling sensors, a shutoff fitting and a connecting fitting, and compressors, characterized in that the hull of the vessel is divided into cells with vertical guides, at least one bulkhead (4, 5) in said cells is impermeable to water and gas, and unified containers with the tanks for compressed gas arranged horizontally therein are mounted one on top of the other in the guides, said containers being connected to a vessel system for compressed gas transfer, wherein the hull of the vessel is divided into the cells in such a way that, in the zone of at least one bulkhead delimiting the cell, a distance of from 0.8 to 2 metres is ensured, and collectors for distributing the compressed gas, the pipelines with the shutoff valves, the compressor and accident monitoring and control equipment are arranged in this space.
An apparatus for processing an audio signal for reproduction by a sound transducer, the apparatus comprising: an equalization parameter determinator for determining a set of equalization parameters; and an equalizer configured to equalize an input audio signal, to obtain an equalized audio signal; wherein the equalization parameter determinator is configured to obtain a set of equalization parameters using a measurement of an impedance of the sound transducer over frequency; characterized in that the equalization parameter determinator is configured to combine equalization parameters associated with a plurality of reference sound transducers, reference impedance curves over frequency of which have at least a similarity in at least one distinctive feature with the measured impedance over frequency of the sound transducer, to obtain the set of equalization parameters. an equalization parameter determinator for determining a set of equalization parameters; and an equalizer configured to equalize an input audio signal, to obtain an equalized audio signal; wherein the equalization parameter determinator is configured to obtain a set of equalization parameters using a measurement of an impedance of the sound transducer over frequency; characterized in that the equalization parameter determinator is configured to combine equalization parameters associated with a plurality of reference sound transducers, reference impedance curves over frequency of which have at least a similarity in at least one distinctive feature with the measured impedance over frequency of the sound transducer, to obtain the set of equalization parameters.
A patch comprising an adhesive layer containing a drug, which is formed on a support, wherein the aforementioned adhesive layer comprises a thermoplastic elastomer, a non-volatile hydrocarbon oil in an amount exceeding 150 parts by weight and not more than 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the elastomer, and rivastigmine or a salt thereof, and the aforementioned adhesive layer is free of a tackifier, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is a mixture of a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and a styrene-isoprene block copolymer, and the mixing ratio of the styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and the styrene-isoprene block copolymer in weight ratio is 10/90 - 82/18, and the non-volatile hydrocarbon oil is liquid paraffin. wherein the aforementioned adhesive layer comprises a thermoplastic elastomer, a non-volatile hydrocarbon oil in an amount exceeding 150 parts by weight and not more than 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the elastomer, and rivastigmine or a salt thereof, and the aforementioned adhesive layer is free of a tackifier, a thermoplastic elastomer, a non-volatile hydrocarbon oil in an amount exceeding 150 parts by weight and not more than 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the elastomer, and rivastigmine or a salt thereof, and the aforementioned adhesive layer is free of a tackifier, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is a mixture of a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and a styrene-isoprene block copolymer, and the mixing ratio of the styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and the styrene-isoprene block copolymer in weight ratio is 10/90 - 82/18, and the non-volatile hydrocarbon oil is liquid paraffin.
Iron comprising a heating body comprising a steam chamber having a bottom wall over which water is intended to flow to produce steam, the heating body comprising an electric heating resistor extending to the periphery of the bottom wall, characterised in that the bottom wall has a domed shape and comprises at least one V-Shaped rib configured to channel the water flowing over the bottom wall towards the electric heating resistor.
A TOF depth imaging system for providing a depth image of an object, the system comprising: a light source configured to illuminate an object with amplitude modulated light characterized by a wavelength λ and a modulation frequency f; a surface-normal electroabsorption modulator (106, 400) configured to receive and to modulate reflected light from the object with the modulation frequency f, the electroabsorption modulator comprising a top doped layer of semiconductor, a bottom doped layer of semiconductor having opposite polarity to the top doped layer, and an active layer between the top and bottom doped layers, the active layer configured as a superlattice structure comprising multiple sublayers of semiconductor configured to provide alternating quantum wells and barriers; and an image sensor configured to receive and to detect modulated reflected light from the electroabsorption modulator, characterised in that the active layer comprises quantum wells configured to exhibit delocalized electron-hole behavior, and in that the electroabsoprtion modulator does not comprise an optical cavity. a light source configured to illuminate an object with amplitude modulated light characterized by a wavelength λ and a modulation frequency f; a surface-normal electroabsorption modulator (106, 400) configured to receive and to modulate reflected light from the object with the modulation frequency f, the electroabsorption modulator comprising a top doped layer of semiconductor, a bottom doped layer of semiconductor having opposite polarity to the top doped layer, and an active layer between the top and bottom doped layers, the active layer configured as a superlattice structure comprising multiple sublayers of semiconductor configured to provide alternating quantum wells and barriers; and a top doped layer of semiconductor, a bottom doped layer of semiconductor having opposite polarity to the top doped layer, and an active layer between the top and bottom doped layers, the active layer configured as a superlattice structure comprising multiple sublayers of semiconductor configured to provide alternating quantum wells and barriers; and an image sensor configured to receive and to detect modulated reflected light from the electroabsorption modulator, characterised in that the active layer comprises quantum wells configured to exhibit delocalized electron-hole behavior, and in that the electroabsoprtion modulator does not comprise an optical cavity.
A card connector dampening assembly, comprising: a connector coupled to a printed circuit board and configured to receive an electronic card connected therewith; and a dampening member disposed at least partially between the printed circuit board and the electronic card, wherein the connector in configured to enable the electronic card to be positioned and/or oriented parallel to a plane of the printed circuit board, wherein the dampening member is disposed between the electronic card and the printed circuit board in a parallel orientation with the electronic card and the printed circuit board, and wherein the dampening member is formed from a compressible material to facilitate the dampening member being slightly compressed in response to installation of the electronic card in the connector. a connector coupled to a printed circuit board and configured to receive an electronic card connected therewith; and a dampening member disposed at least partially between the printed circuit board and the electronic card, wherein the connector in configured to enable the electronic card to be positioned and/or oriented parallel to a plane of the printed circuit board, wherein the dampening member is disposed between the electronic card and the printed circuit board in a parallel orientation with the electronic card and the printed circuit board, and wherein the dampening member is formed from a compressible material to facilitate the dampening member being slightly compressed in response to installation of the electronic card in the connector.
A cross-linked polyethylene comprising a multimodal ethylene polymer with a density of less than 950 kg/m 3 obtained by polymerisation with a single-site catalyst and having an MFR 21 in the range of 2 to 15, a shear thinning index SHI 2.7/210 of between 5 and 10 which has been crosslinked.
A method for producing chassis components for commercial vehicles, comprising the following steps: a) providing a first element and a second element, wherein the first element has a first contact region, in which it is designed essentially rotationally symmetrically about a rotational axis, wherein the second element has a second contact region, which is curved and arranged opposite the first contact region, and characterized in that the second element along its circumferential direction has a first end and a second end, and characterized by b) causing one of the elements (2, 4) to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the respective other element (4, 2), c) pressing the elements (2, 4) against one another across the rotational axis such as to generate friction between the second contact region and the first contact region and partial melting in the first and second contact regions (22; 42), d) delaying the rotation of the elements (2, 4) relative to one another, wherein the partially melted regions transition into the solid state and a bonded connection is established between the first element and the second element. a) providing a first element and a second element, wherein the first element has a first contact region, in which it is designed essentially rotationally symmetrically about a rotational axis, wherein the second element has a second contact region, which is curved and arranged opposite the first contact region, and characterized in that the second element along its circumferential direction has a first end and a second end, and characterized by b) causing one of the elements (2, 4) to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the respective other element (4, 2), c) pressing the elements (2, 4) against one another across the rotational axis such as to generate friction between the second contact region and the first contact region and partial melting in the first and second contact regions (22; 42), d) delaying the rotation of the elements (2, 4) relative to one another, wherein the partially melted regions transition into the solid state and a bonded connection is established between the first element and the second element.
A solar heat utilization system comprising a solar heat recovery apparatus for collecting solar thermal energy, characterised in that the system further comprises: a boiler for burning fossil fuel; a primary air system for pneumatically transporting pulverized fossil fuel to a burner attached to the boiler; a secondary air system for supplying preheated air for combustion to the boiler; and a secondary air superheater provided at the secondary air system, the secondary air superheater further superheating the preheated air for combustion with solar thermal energy collected by the solar heat recovery apparatus. a boiler for burning fossil fuel; a primary air system for pneumatically transporting pulverized fossil fuel to a burner attached to the boiler; a secondary air system for supplying preheated air for combustion to the boiler; and a secondary air superheater provided at the secondary air system, the secondary air superheater further superheating the preheated air for combustion with solar thermal energy collected by the solar heat recovery apparatus.
A data centre for accommodating a plurality of racks of IT equipment, the data centre comprising: a. a plurality of hot aisles interleaved with a plurality of cold aisles, wherein each hot aisle is separated from an adjacent cold aisle by a rack storage area, each rack storage area being arranged to accommodate a row of racks of IT equipment; and b. an air handling unit configured to supply cooling air to the rack storage areas via the cold aisles; wherein, the data centre additionally comprises: c. a services area for accommodating at least one uninterruptible power supply switchboard for directing electrical power to a plurality of racks of IT equipment, the services area comprising at least one hot zone and at least one cold zone, the at least one hot zone being separated from the at least one cold zone by at least one of (i) a UPS switchboard storage area and (ii) a partition, the UPS switchboard storage area being configured to accommodate at least one UPS switchboard; wherein, in use, cooling air is supplied to the UPS switchboard storage area from the air handling unit via the cold zone of the services area; and wherein, the data centre additionally comprises a cooling air supply space for transporting cooling air (1004, 1005, 1007) from the air handling unit and to: i) the plurality of cold aisles, and ii) the cold zone of the services area, the cooling air supply space being configured to receive air (1004, 1008) from: i) the air handling unit, and ii) the hot zone of the services area. a. a plurality of hot aisles interleaved with a plurality of cold aisles, wherein each hot aisle is separated from an adjacent cold aisle by a rack storage area, each rack storage area being arranged to accommodate a row of racks of IT equipment; and b. an air handling unit configured to supply cooling air to the rack storage areas via the cold aisles; c. a services area for accommodating at least one uninterruptible power supply switchboard for directing electrical power to a plurality of racks of IT equipment, the services area comprising at least one hot zone and at least one cold zone, the at least one hot zone being separated from the at least one cold zone by at least one of (i) a UPS switchboard storage area and (ii) a partition, the UPS switchboard storage area being configured to accommodate at least one UPS switchboard; wherein, in use, cooling air is supplied to the UPS switchboard storage area from the air handling unit via the cold zone of the services area; and wherein, the data centre additionally comprises a cooling air supply space for transporting cooling air (1004, 1005, 1007) from the air handling unit and to: i) the plurality of cold aisles, and ii) the cold zone of the services area, i) the plurality of cold aisles, and ii) the cold zone of the services area, the cooling air supply space being configured to receive air (1004, 1008) from: i) the air handling unit, and ii) the hot zone of the services area. i) the air handling unit, and ii) the hot zone of the services area.