mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electronic system configured to be combined with a wind musical instrument with lateral holes (600, 1800) comprising a tubular body defining, on the inside, an air column, said system comprising at least one device (E1, EN) for emitting elastic mechanical waves in the body of the instrument, at least one device (R1, RN) for receiving elastic mechanical waves positioned to receive the waves emitted by said at least one emission device (E1, EN) after their propagation in the material of the body of the instrument and designed to provide at least one reception signal characteristic of the waves received and a device for detecting and locating the disturbance induced by an action of closing at least one lateral hole of the instrument, configured to detect and identify a configuration of closing of the lateral holes of the instrument from the analysis of said at least one reception signal, said detection and location device being positioned removably inside the air column of the instrument.
A process for preparing composite components, characterized in that said composite components comprise a mat of stalks consisting of fielduntreated, unretted, field-dry and crushed flax fiber stalk segments in random distribution or ordered orientation essentially between a lower support material and an upper support material, wherein (a) untreated, unretted, field-dry plant fiber stalks without root and seed components are trimmed to stalk segments having a length of from 1 to 15 cm, and pretreated in a crushing/shearing mill, in which neither the fiber structure is damaged, nor is detachment of individual stalk components from the fiber effected; (b) and subsequently scattered onto a lower support material; (c) the stalk segments are fixed on said lower support material; (d) an upper support material is applied to said mat of stalks; (e) the composite obtained is converted to rolls or blanks as a semifinished product; and (f) processed into the desired composite component in a per se known manner. (a) untreated, unretted, field-dry plant fiber stalks without root and seed components are trimmed to stalk segments having a length of from 1 to 15 cm, and pretreated in a crushing/shearing mill, in which neither the fiber structure is damaged, nor is detachment of individual stalk components from the fiber effected; (b) and subsequently scattered onto a lower support material; (c) the stalk segments are fixed on said lower support material; (d) an upper support material is applied to said mat of stalks; (e) the composite obtained is converted to rolls or blanks as a semifinished product; and (f) processed into the desired composite component in a per se known manner.
Galvanic cell unit, comprising a galvanic cell package for generating electrical energy, which has a plurality of sheet electrodes and membranes stacked on top of one another, and comprising two end units, which each have a pressure plate or membrane for pressurising the galvanic cell package and which are arranged on either side of the galvanic cell package and fixed to one another for bracing with respect to the associated pressure plates, a pressure cushion for transmitting a sealing force to the galvanic cell package by means of one of the two pressure plates or membranes, the pressure cushion being arranged in the corresponding end unit which has this one of the pressure plates and being set up to receive a pressurised fluid, and the pressure cushion having a pressure chamber for receiving the pressurised fluid, and the end unit having a flow duct for admitting pressurised fluid into the pressure chamber and preferably for discharging pressurised fluid from the pressure chamber, the pressure chamber being delimited on the galvanic cell side by a plurality of pistons and being set up to apply a force to the plurality of pistons towards the galvanic cell package by means of pressurisation, characterised in that a pressure cushion for transmitting a sealing force to the galvanic cell package is arranged within each of the two end units, one of the pressure cushions containing a pressurised fluid and the other pressure cushion not being in fluid communication with an external pressure source.
A therapeutically effective amount of an anti-Dectin-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof operatively linked to Pam3CSK4 for use in a method for preventing or treating allergic and inflammatory disorders in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject the therapeutically effective amount of the anti-Dectin-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof operatively linked to Pam3CSK4.
Floor cleaning machine which is hand-guided and/or hand-held, comprising a support device, at least one cleaning roller which is arranged on the support device, is capable of being driven in rotation and is provided with a cleaning substrate, a fan device for creating a suction flow, and a suction channel device for the suction flow which provides at least one suction channel operatively connected for fluid communication between the fan device and the at least one cleaning roller, wherein the at least one suction channel has at least one mouth towards the at least one cleaning roller and wherein the at least one mouth comprises a first mouth wall and a spaced second mouth wall having a mouth opening formed therebetween, wherein the first mouth wall is positioned above the second mouth wall relative to the direction of gravity (g) when the at least one cleaning roller is placed on a floor that is to be cleaned, characterized in that the first mouth wall and/or the second mouth wall is in contact against or protrudes into the cleaning substrate of the at least one cleaning roller, and in that at least one sweeping lip is arranged at the suction channel device.
A step assistance device, adapted to be applied to a walking equipment, particularly a ski or a snowshoe, wherein said assistance device comprises: - a slide guide which extends in a longitudinal direction and which is adapted to be removably fixed to a face (2") of the equipment, - a sliding unit connected to the slide guide, the sliding unit being movable in the longitudinal direction relative to the slide guide between a forward position and a rearward position, - binding means fixed to the sliding unit and configured to removably secure a user's shoe to the sliding unit, - a motor rigidly joined to the sliding unit and operable to move the sliding unit relative to the slide guide between the forward position and the rearward position, - a battery connected to the motor for supplying power to the motor, - electronic means (12, 14) for measuring a load produced by the user on the slide guide and for controlling the motor, characterized in that: - the battery is removably fixed to the sliding unit, - the motor is manually removable from the sliding unit, and - the step assisting device comprises lock members configured to prevent the longitudinal movement of the sliding unit relative to the slide guide when the motor is separated from the sliding unit. - a slide guide which extends in a longitudinal direction and which is adapted to be removably fixed to a face (2") of the equipment, - a sliding unit connected to the slide guide, the sliding unit being movable in the longitudinal direction relative to the slide guide between a forward position and a rearward position, - binding means fixed to the sliding unit and configured to removably secure a user's shoe to the sliding unit, - a motor rigidly joined to the sliding unit and operable to move the sliding unit relative to the slide guide between the forward position and the rearward position, - a battery connected to the motor for supplying power to the motor, - electronic means (12, 14) for measuring a load produced by the user on the slide guide and for controlling the motor, - the battery is removably fixed to the sliding unit, - the motor is manually removable from the sliding unit, and - the step assisting device comprises lock members configured to prevent the longitudinal movement of the sliding unit relative to the slide guide when the motor is separated from the sliding unit.
An energy storage system having a system storage capacity and a system output and having a plurality of energy storage modules (2M, 2S) each having a module storage capacity and a module output, which are connected to each other via one or a plurality of data lines, preferably via a data bus system, wherein one of the energy storage modules (2M, 2S) is provided as master module and the other energy storage modules are provided as slave modules and the master module is designed for the overall control of all energy storage modules (2M, 2S) connected to the data line and at least the master module comprises at least one interface for receiving external control commands regarding the localized and non-localized control and system tasks (ORS; NORS) to be carried out and a master control unit for storing and carrying out (AO, ANO) the external control commands, characterized in that the energy storage system having a plurality of power connections (1 N) is designed as a public power supply system at least for connection to a non-local power supply system for carrying out non-localized control and system tasks (NORS), such as provision of primary and secondary reserve power or support of a black start, general storage of power peaks, or reactive power compensation in the non-local power supply system, and, for connection to one or a plurality of local power supply systems (61, 62), as power supply systems that are limited in space and comprise inhouse power supply systems or a power supply system inside a building or a complex of buildings to carry out localized control and system tasks to improve the local grid quality in the local power supply system(s) (61, 62) by collecting (En) and releasing (Ep) energy from/to the connected power supply system(s) (5, 61, 62), and that the master control unit is provided to have available the module storage capacities and module outputs of all energy storage modules (2M, 2S) connected to it in order to carry out (AO, ANO) the external control commands and to carry out the non-localized control and system tasks (NORS) only within the scope of the free contents (SKg, Lg) of the system storage capacities and system outputs which are not required for the localized control and system tasks, wherein, in the event of disturbed reception of the external control commands, the master control unit is provided to have available the module storage capacities and module outputs of all energy storage modules (2M, 2S) connected to it in order to exclusively carry out the control commands regarding the localized control and system tasks to be carried out in the connected local power supply system(s) (61, 62) until the reception of the external control commands has been reestablished.
A harvester header comprising a frame as well as a ground-following cutter bar which is disposed on a plurality of support arms which are pivotable about at least a horizontal axis and which are articulated upon the frame, wherein at least one sensor assembly is disposed on the harvester header in order to detect the pivotal movement of at least one of the support arms, wherein the at least one sensor assembly comprises at least one measurement pick-up onto which the pivotal movement of the support arms of the harvester header can be mechanically transmitted, characterized in that a position indicator is disposed on the harvester header and is coupled to the movement of the at least one measurement pick-up.
A hinge for doors or windows comprising a receiving body and comprising a hinge bracket, which is supported so as to be capable of rotating about a joint axis inside the receiving body, wherein the joint axis is guided in the receiving body so as to be capable of being displaced along a guide track, and wherein the hinge bracket has a connection end comprising a gear ring, which rolls on a toothed running surface arranged on the inner side of the receiving body in response to a pivoting of the hinge bracket about its joint axis between a hinge closed position and a hinge open position, wherein the hinge bracket has a stop surface, which, in the hinge closed position, abuts on a bottom-side surface of the receiving body, characterized in that, on the connection end of the hinge bracket, the gear ring has the shape of a parabola or of a section of an ellipse, the long semimajor axis of which, in the hinge closed position, is oriented perpendicular to the toothed running surface on the inner side of the receiving body.
A process component having a housing, an actuator which can be brought into a first end position and a second end position, having an adjusting arrangement by means of which the actuator can be brought out of the first end position into the second end position and vice versa in an axial direction, which adjusting arrangement comprises a first electric coil and a second electric coil, and which cooperates with a first permanent magnet arrangement which is arranged on the actuator, and the actuator rests against a first mechanical stop in the first end position, wherein the housing comprises a valve seat and a closing element which cooperates in a sealing manner with the valve seat in the first end position is arranged on the actuator, and wherein the first mechanical stop comprises the valve seat, further having a second permanent magnet arrangement which is provided on the housing and which cooperates with the first permanent magnet arrangement, and the adjusting arrangement is arranged between a first connection and a second connection of the process component and the process component comprises a continuous fluid connection between the first connection and the second connection in at least one position of the actuator, wherein the first permanent magnet arrangement and the second permanent magnet arrangement are designed such that the actuator is set in the first end position by means of the attractive force of the permanent magnet arrangements (11, 12), wherein the first electric coil is configured to compensate for the magnetic field that exists in the first position between the first and second permanent magnet arrangement (11, 12) during energization, such that the setting of the actuator in the first end position is cancelled, and the second electric coil is configured to cause a movement of the actuator in an axial direction during energization of the first coil, wherein the actuator comprises a closing body, characterized in that the first permanent magnet arrangement is arranged in the closing body and at least one blade that extends in the direction of movement is provided on the closing body, and in that the blade comprises a third permanent magnet arrangement which cooperates with the second permanent magnet arrangement.
An aptamer that binds to platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), wherein the aptamer has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 or 10.
Filling device of a fluid conducting system of an extracorporeal blood treatment device, comprising an anti-contamination device with a spike and a manually operable fluid blocking mechanism which is arranged directly downstream of the spike, wherein a non-return valve is provided between the spike and the fluid blocking mechanism, wherein the non-return valve is adapted to allow only a flow from the spike in the direction to the manually operable fluid blocking mechanism, wherein the manually operable fluid blocking mechanism has at least one fluid outlet connector which is adapted in such a way that an arterial blood line section of the fluid conducting system of the extracorporeal blood treatment device is connected to it in a detachable manner while the filling device is in operation, characterized in that the fluid blocking mechanism is a 3-way switch, preferably a 3-way valve, and a fluid or liquid container connected via the spike is provided, which is coupled with the arterial blood line section of the fluid conducting system for the filling process based on the single-pass principle by putting the 3-way switch, preferably the 3-way valve, of the filling device in a first switch position, in which a first conduit constituting a fluid inlet is fluidically connected with a second conduit of the 3-way switch, preferably of the 3-way valve, to which the arterial line section is connected, wherein a third conduit of the 3-way switch, preferably of the 3-way valve is closed, and the arterial line section is connected with a venous line section for the circulation process by putting the 3-way switch, preferably the 3-way valve, in a second switch position, wherein in this second switch position, the first conduit of the 3-way switch, preferably the 3-way valve, is closed and thus the fluid container is fluidically separated from the fluid conducting system of the extracorporeal blood treatment device, whereas the second conduit is fluidically connected with the third conduit to which the venous line section is connected, and in a third switch position of the 3-way switch, preferably the 3-way valve, all of its conduits (14a - 14c) are closed, so that in this switch position, the two line sections (2, 4) of the fluid conducting system are clamped from the fluid container.
A pharmaceutical composition suitable for parenteral administration comprising an azole pharmaceutical agent and a first solvent, said first solvent comprising a) an alcohol component selected from benzyl alcohol and/or acidified ethanol, and b) polyethylene glycol, wherein the azole agent is dissolved in said first solvent, wherein the composition is essentially free of non-ionic surfactants and comprises less than 5% water.
A sealed and thermally insulating tank for storing a fluid, wherein a tank wall comprises, successively in a thickness direction, a secondary thermal insulation barrier comprising a plurality of juxtaposed secondary insulating elements, the secondary insulating elements being retained against a support wall, a secondary sealing membrane supported by the secondary insulating elements of the secondary thermal insulation barrier, a primary thermal insulation barrier comprising a plurality of juxtaposed primary insulating elements, the primary insulating elements being retained against the secondary sealing membrane, and a primary sealing membrane supported by the primary thermal insulation barrier and intended to be in contact with the cryogenic fluid contained in the tank, wherein the secondary sealing membrane is a corrugated metal membrane comprising a series of parallel corrugations (25, 26) forming channels and flat portions located between said corrugations (25, 26), the primary insulating elements having an external face covering the flat portions of the secondary sealing membrane, the secondary insulating elements having an internal face supporting the flat portions of the secondary sealing membrane, characterized in that anti-convection filler elements (16, 20, 22) are disposed in the corrugations (25, 26) of the secondary sealing membrane to generate a head loss in said channels. wherein the secondary sealing membrane is a corrugated metal membrane comprising a series of parallel corrugations (25, 26) forming channels and flat portions located between said corrugations (25, 26), the primary insulating elements having an external face covering the flat portions of the secondary sealing membrane, the secondary insulating elements having an internal face supporting the flat portions of the secondary sealing membrane, characterized in that anti-convection filler elements (16, 20, 22) are disposed in the corrugations (25, 26) of the secondary sealing membrane to generate a head loss in said channels.
Pigment dispersant obtained by reacting amine-rich moieties C with at least one polymer P, said polymer P having one or more amine reactive groups, characterized in that said amine-rich moieties C having an amine density of at least 600 mg KOH/g and said amine-rich moieties C being obtainable from repetitive self-reaction of at least one type of substance B and from cross-reaction of at least one B with at least one A, wherein the reaction temperature remains below 230 °C, with - B being an adduct of at least one substance A and at least one linker D and B containing 1 - 15 amine-reactive groups and 4 - 15 in total number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary amines, - A being a branched and/or linear aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic or aromatic polyamine containing 4 - 15 total number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary amines, - Linker D being an acrylate, maleate/fumarate mono-ester or maleate/fumarate diester containing 1-15 amine-reactive groups, or a mixture thereof; the amine-reactive groups in B and D are reacted with reactive amines in B and/or A and if B has only one amine reactive group then additional D and/or mixture of B and A is reacted to a previously formed C, such additional reaction of D and/or mixture of B and A to a formed C is repeated for 1 to 10 times. - B being an adduct of at least one substance A and at least one linker D and B containing 1 - 15 amine-reactive groups and 4 - 15 in total number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary amines, - A being a branched and/or linear aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic or aromatic polyamine containing 4 - 15 total number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary amines, - Linker D being an acrylate, maleate/fumarate mono-ester or maleate/fumarate diester containing 1-15 amine-reactive groups, or a mixture thereof;