mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Electromagnetic flowmeter comprising: a flowtube configured to carry a flowing conductive fluid, the flowtube having a flowtube wall comprising a conductive material, the flowtube wall having an inner surface surrounding a fluid flow path for the conductive fluid; a non-conductive liner positioned to electrically insulate the flowtube wall from the conductive fluid, the flowtube and non-conductive liner defining an electrode mounting hole; an electrode extending through the electrode mounting hole, the electrode and the non-conductive liner forming a fluidic seal between the electrode mounting hole and the fluid flow path, a non-conductive spacer disposed around at least a portion of the electrode in the electrode mounting hole between the electrode and the flowtube wall, wherein the non-conductive spacer comprises a cylindrically-shaped sleeve, wherein at least a portion of the electrode is arranged in fluid communication with the flowtube within the electrode mounting hole, characterised in that the non-conductive spacer has at least one fluidic path extending between the electrode and the flowtube wall so the conductive fluid can establish an electrical connection between the electrode and the flowtube wall in the event the conductive fluid leaks into the fluidic path, wherein the fluidic path is a transverse hole in the cylindrically-shaped sleeve. a flowtube configured to carry a flowing conductive fluid, the flowtube having a flowtube wall comprising a conductive material, the flowtube wall having an inner surface surrounding a fluid flow path for the conductive fluid; a non-conductive liner positioned to electrically insulate the flowtube wall from the conductive fluid, the flowtube and non-conductive liner defining an electrode mounting hole; an electrode extending through the electrode mounting hole, the electrode and the non-conductive liner forming a fluidic seal between the electrode mounting hole and the fluid flow path, a non-conductive spacer disposed around at least a portion of the electrode in the electrode mounting hole between the electrode and the flowtube wall, wherein the non-conductive spacer comprises a cylindrically-shaped sleeve, wherein at least a portion of the electrode is arranged in fluid communication with the flowtube within the electrode mounting hole, characterised in that the non-conductive spacer has at least one fluidic path extending between the electrode and the flowtube wall so the conductive fluid can establish an electrical connection between the electrode and the flowtube wall in the event the conductive fluid leaks into the fluidic path, wherein the fluidic path is a transverse hole in the cylindrically-shaped sleeve.
A device comprising - a chromatography column, - either i) one movable frit and one chromatography column support, or ii) two movable frits and two chromatography column supports, each chromatography column support consisting of - at least one plane of symmetry, - one axis of symmetry, - three legs in the form of rods, - three straight connectors, whereby the connectors define a plane that is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the support, whereby the connectors are connected to each other at the axis of symmetry, whereby each leg is connected to a connector, whereby each leg is perpendicular to the plane defined by the connectors, whereby all legs are on the same side of the plane defined by the connectors. wherein all moveable frits and chromatography column supports are inside the chromatography column, wherein the moveable frit and the chromatography column support both have an outer diameter that is of from 90 % to 99 % of the inner diameter of the chromatography column, wherein the moveable frit and the chromatography column support are placed within the chromatography material, and whereby the moveable frit is above the chromatography column support, when the chromatography column is placed vertically and viewed from the side. - a chromatography column, - either i) one movable frit and one chromatography column support, or ii) two movable frits and two chromatography column supports, each chromatography column support consisting of - at least one plane of symmetry, - one axis of symmetry, - three legs in the form of rods, - three straight connectors, whereby the connectors define a plane that is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the support, whereby the connectors are connected to each other at the axis of symmetry, whereby each leg is connected to a connector, whereby each leg is perpendicular to the plane defined by the connectors, whereby all legs are on the same side of the plane defined by the connectors. - at least one plane of symmetry, - one axis of symmetry, - three legs in the form of rods, - three straight connectors, whereby the connectors define a plane that is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the support, whereby the connectors are connected to each other at the axis of symmetry, whereby each leg is connected to a connector, whereby each leg is perpendicular to the plane defined by the connectors, whereby all legs are on the same side of the plane defined by the connectors. wherein all moveable frits and chromatography column supports are inside the chromatography column, wherein the moveable frit and the chromatography column support both have an outer diameter that is of from 90 % to 99 % of the inner diameter of the chromatography column, wherein the moveable frit and the chromatography column support are placed within the chromatography material, and whereby the moveable frit is above the chromatography column support, when the chromatography column is placed vertically and viewed from the side.
An aircraft tail cone assembly, comprising: a tail cone (60, 130); and a lighting unit mounted on said tail cone (60, 130), wherein said lighting unit comprises: a lighting unit housing; at least one light source disposed within said lighting unit; a proximal end in closely-spaced relation or interfacing relation with said tail cone (60, 130); a mounting flange, said mounting flange including at least one open space that projects in a direction of said tail cone (60, 130), wherein said proximal end comprises said mounting flange; and a thermal insulator, wherein said proximal end further comprises said thermal insulator, wherein said thermal insulator has a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of said mounting flange, and said thermal insulator is disposed within each open space of said at least one open space of said mounting flange. a tail cone (60, 130); and a lighting unit mounted on said tail cone (60, 130), wherein said lighting unit comprises: a lighting unit housing; at least one light source disposed within said lighting unit; a proximal end in closely-spaced relation or interfacing relation with said tail cone (60, 130); a mounting flange, said mounting flange including at least one open space that projects in a direction of said tail cone (60, 130), wherein said proximal end comprises said mounting flange; and a thermal insulator, wherein said proximal end further comprises said thermal insulator, wherein said thermal insulator has a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of said mounting flange, and said thermal insulator is disposed within each open space of said at least one open space of said mounting flange. a lighting unit housing; at least one light source disposed within said lighting unit; a proximal end in closely-spaced relation or interfacing relation with said tail cone (60, 130); a mounting flange, said mounting flange including at least one open space that projects in a direction of said tail cone (60, 130), wherein said proximal end comprises said mounting flange; and a thermal insulator, wherein said proximal end further comprises said thermal insulator, wherein said thermal insulator has a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of said mounting flange, and said thermal insulator is disposed within each open space of said at least one open space of said mounting flange.
A turbomachine part of an annular assembly extending around an axis, the part comprising a structural body and at least one connecting edge integral with the structural body, each connecting edge having at least one groove (120, 121) intended to receive a sealing tab (30, 31), characterised in that each connecting edge is made of composite material comprising a fibrous reinforcement consisting of randomly-oriented short fibres, said reinforcement being densified by a ceramic matrix, in that the structural body and said at least one connecting edge are of different materials and in that said at least one connecting edge is secured on the structural body.
A negative electrode for an electric device, comprising a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula: Si x Sn y M z A a in the formula, M is Al, A is an inevitable impurity, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy conditions of 31≤x≤50, 0<y≤45, 0<z≤43, 0≤a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100, and the binder contains a resin having an E elastic modulus measured in accordance with a tension test method prescribed in JIS K 7163 published in 1994 of 2.10 GPa or greater and 7.00 GPa or less. in the formula, M is Al, A is an inevitable impurity, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy conditions of 31≤x≤50, 0<y≤45, 0<z≤43, 0≤a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100, and the binder contains a resin having an E elastic modulus measured in accordance with a tension test method prescribed in JIS K 7163 published in 1994 of 2.10 GPa or greater and 7.00 GPa or less.
A flooring system, comprising a plurality of floor panels (1, 1') which are mechanically connectable to each other along one pair of adjacent edges, said floor panels comprising a groove at a first edge and a tongue at a second opposite edge, formed in one piece with the panels for mechanically locking together said one pair of adjacent edges at right angles to the principal plane of the panels, thereby forming a vertical mechanical connections between the panels and a first locking element at the first edge formed in one piece with the panel and a second locking element at the second edge, formed of a separate material connected to the panel, said first and second locking elements form a mechanical connection locking the panels to each other horizontally parallel to the principal plane and at right angles to the joint edges whereby said floor panels (1, 1') can be mechanically joined by displacement of said two panels horizontally towards each other, while the first locking element and the second locking element are displaced first vertically away from each other and then vertically towards each other characterised in that the second locking element is made of a sheet shaped material which has a higher density than the material of the first locking element and which second locking element has a first and a second surface and an edge portion between the first and second surfaces, whereby the edge portion forms at least a part of a second locking surface which is in contact with a first locking surface of the first locking element and prevents horizontal separation of the panels.
Air nozzle for conducting air flows, particularly for heating, air-conditioning and ventilating installations in motor vehicles, comprising at least one housing, a shaft with air diverter discs mounted thereon and a rotary drive for adjusting the shaft, characterised in that the housing of the air nozzle has an air outlet channel with a longitudinally curved structure or such an air outlet channel is mounted on a housing, that the shaft is a flexible shaft or a jointed shaft and that the air diverter discs are so mounted on the shaft fixedly or loosely, but to be secure against rotation, that they rotate with the shaft.
A hair fixative film comprising: at least one hair fixative polymer; which is a mixture of synthetic and natural polymers, wherein the ratio of synthetic to natural polymer is from 20:80 to 75:25, synthetic meaning not derived in any part from a plant, animal or bacteria, and natural meaning derived or partially derived from a plant, animal or bacteria; and 5 to 30 percent by weight of a plasticizer, based on total weight of the hair fixative dry film; wherein when the hair fixative polymer comprises at least 60% (wt/wt) of natural polymer based upon total weight of the hair fixative polymer, the plasticizer is present in an amount greater than 15 percent based upon the weight of the natural polymer, wherein the hair fixative film is an unsupported film and has a thickness of 1 to 500 microns, and wherein the hair fixative film dissolves when exposed to polar solvent. at least one hair fixative polymer; which is a mixture of synthetic and natural polymers, wherein the ratio of synthetic to natural polymer is from 20:80 to 75:25, synthetic meaning not derived in any part from a plant, animal or bacteria, and natural meaning derived or partially derived from a plant, animal or bacteria; and 5 to 30 percent by weight of a plasticizer, based on total weight of the hair fixative dry film; wherein when the hair fixative polymer comprises at least 60% (wt/wt) of natural polymer based upon total weight of the hair fixative polymer, the plasticizer is present in an amount greater than 15 percent based upon the weight of the natural polymer, wherein the hair fixative film is an unsupported film and has a thickness of 1 to 500 microns, and wherein the hair fixative film dissolves when exposed to polar solvent.
A signal processing module for use in a split signal processing system including multiple antennas (401A, 401B, 801A, 801B, 901) for receiving transmitted signals carrying an information-bearing symbol, the information bearing symbol being part of a transmission of coded bits, the signal processing module being associated with one of the multiple antennas and comprising: a data generator (410A, 810A, 810B, 910B) for generating a first bit log-likelihood ratio, LLR, sequence corresponding to the information-bearing symbol, the first LLR sequence based in part on a channel estimate from a channel estimator (408A, 808A, 808B, 908B) of the signal processing module and in part on an output of a fast Fourier transform, FFT, module (406A, 806A, 806B, 906B) of the signal processing module; a LLR combiner (411, 811A, 811B, 911) for combining the first bit LLR sequence with one or more second bit LLR sequences generated by one or more respective second signal processing modules associated with an antenna of the multiple antennas, corresponding to the information-bearing symbol; and a forward error correction, FEC, decoder (412, 812A, 812B, 912) configured to: decode the combined bit LLR sequences and output an information sequence; provide an estimate of the coded bits to the channel estimator, wherein the channel estimator also receives the output of the fast Fourier transform, FFT, module; and wherein the FEC decoder is also configured to output the estimate of the coded bits to the respective second signal processing module. a data generator (410A, 810A, 810B, 910B) for generating a first bit log-likelihood ratio, LLR, sequence corresponding to the information-bearing symbol, the first LLR sequence based in part on a channel estimate from a channel estimator (408A, 808A, 808B, 908B) of the signal processing module and in part on an output of a fast Fourier transform, FFT, module (406A, 806A, 806B, 906B) of the signal processing module; a LLR combiner (411, 811A, 811B, 911) for combining the first bit LLR sequence with one or more second bit LLR sequences generated by one or more respective second signal processing modules associated with an antenna of the multiple antennas, corresponding to the information-bearing symbol; and a forward error correction, FEC, decoder (412, 812A, 812B, 912) configured to: decode the combined bit LLR sequences and output an information sequence; provide an estimate of the coded bits to the channel estimator, wherein the channel estimator also receives the output of the fast Fourier transform, FFT, module; and decode the combined bit LLR sequences and output an information sequence; provide an estimate of the coded bits to the channel estimator, wherein the channel estimator also receives the output of the fast Fourier transform, FFT, module; and wherein the FEC decoder is also configured to output the estimate of the coded bits to the respective second signal processing module.
Method of diagnosing in a human subject the presence of higher and lower grade astrocytoma in biological sample wherein said method comprises determining the level of expression of the genes AP2A2, APOC3, BDNF, CALU, CXCL14, CXCL9, F11, GNRH1, LAD1, LAMP2, PRL, PSG9, SERPINC1, GPX3, and SPARCL1 in a test sample obtained from said human subject and in a control sample of a known normal healthy human subject, wherein a higher level of expression of any of said genes AP2A2, APOC3, BDNF, CALU, CXCL14, CXCL9, F11, GNRH1, LAD1, LAMP2, PRL, PSG9 and SERPINC1 in the test sample as compared to the control sample indicates the presence of higher grade astrocytoma in the human subject from which the test sample is obtained; and wherein a higher level of expression of GPX3 and/or SPARCL1 in the test sample, as compared to the control sample, indicates the presence of lower-grade astrocytoma in the human subject from which the test sample is obtained.
Method for optical distance measurement, wherein the method comprises the performance of measurements, wherein a measurement comprises the transmission of at least one measuring pulse and, in case of a reflection of the transmitted measuring pulse on an object, the reception of the reflected measuring pulse, wherein the measurements are performed taking into consideration previous information about objects and/or free spaces within a maximum measuring range or scan measuring range, in order to measure differently relevant sub-ranges of the maximum measuring range or the scan measuring range, characterized in that the method comprises a definition of sub-ranges of the maximum measuring range or the scan measuring range, a classification of the sub-ranges according to relevance and a different measurement of differently relevant sub-ranges, wherein relevant sub-ranges are measured more intensively compared to less relevant and/or non-relevant sub-ranges, so that more measuring pulses per spatial unit are sent to relevant sub-ranges than to less and/or non-relevant sub-ranges, wherein the method comprises the definition of at least one focus area, wherein a focus area is classified as a relevant sub-range of the maximum measuring range or as a more relevant sub-range of a scan measuring range compared to the rest of the scan measuring range, wherein the method comprises the performance of basic measurements to ensure a basic performance and of focus measurements to analyse the at least one focus area in detail, wherein the focus area is measured by means of the focus measurements and the scan measuring range or the maximum measuring range is measured by means of the basic measurements, wherein the method comprises a time budget, wherein the method comprises a one-time setting and/or dynamic adjustment of a distribution of the time budget to differently relevant sub-ranges of the maximum measuring range or scan measuring range, wherein a first portion of the time budget is used for the focus measurements and a second portion of the time budget is used for the basic measurements
Microelectromechanical and/or nanoelectromechanical device comprising a fixed part with respect to a substrate, at least one suspended part, with respect to the fixed part, configured to be moveable in the plane of said device with respect to the fixed part along at least one first direction, and a first suspension means for suspending said suspended part, said first suspension means comprising at least one suspension element (8.1, 8.2), said suspension element (8.1, 8.2) comprising a first end (8.1") fixed directly to the suspended part and a second end (8.1') connected to the fixed part, said suspension element (8.1, 8.2) having a curved shape contained in the plane and extending between the first end (8.1') and the second end (8.1") and such that during the displacement in the plane of said suspended part, said suspension element (8.1, 8.2) is only deformed elastically, in which said at least one suspension element (8.1, 8.2) is at least of half-ellipse shape, characterized in that the device comprises at least one strain gauge (14.1, 14.2), of which one of the ends of said at least one strain gauge is fixed on the suspension element (8.1, 8.2) and the other is anchored on the fixed part with respect to the substrate.
Front-end device of an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising - a support sleeve (1.2) with a first screw thread (1.2.1) adapted to engage a housing (3.1) of a back-end device of the auto-injector to attach the front-end device to the back-end device and - an outer sleeve (1.1) mounted onto said support sleeve (1.2) of the front-end device by a second screw thread (1.2.3), wherein the front-end device is adapted to receive a syringe with an injection needle (2.2) and a barrel (2.3) containing the dose of the medicament and wherein the direction of rotation of the first screw thread (1.2.1) is opposite to the direction of rotation of the second screw thread (1.2.3), characterized in that the support sleeve (1.2) comprises a support collar (1.2.6) which separates the first screw thread (1.2.1) from the second screw thread (1.2.3) and a latch (1.2.7) is formed to the outer sleeve (1.1), the latch (1.2.7) being arranged to latch to the support collar (1.2.6) of the support sleeve (1.2) to initially prevent a relative rotation between the outer sleeve (1.1) and the support sleeve (1.2). - a support sleeve (1.2) with a first screw thread (1.2.1) adapted to engage a housing (3.1) of a back-end device of the auto-injector to attach the front-end device to the back-end device and - an outer sleeve (1.1) mounted onto said support sleeve (1.2) of the front-end device by a second screw thread (1.2.3), wherein the front-end device is adapted to receive a syringe with an injection needle (2.2) and a barrel (2.3) containing the dose of the medicament and wherein the direction of rotation of the first screw thread (1.2.1) is opposite to the direction of rotation of the second screw thread (1.2.3), characterized in that the support sleeve (1.2) comprises a support collar (1.2.6) which separates the first screw thread (1.2.1) from the second screw thread (1.2.3) and a latch (1.2.7) is formed to the outer sleeve (1.1), the latch (1.2.7) being arranged to latch to the support collar (1.2.6) of the support sleeve (1.2) to initially prevent a relative rotation between the outer sleeve (1.1) and the support sleeve (1.2).