mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: a recording medium storage unit (10/10A) operable to store a recording medium (P); a pickup unit (20/20A) to pick up the recording medium (P) stored in the recording medium storage unit (10/10A); a transport unit comprising a first transport roller and a second transport roller , the first and second transport rollers being engaged with each other, to rotate and transport the recording medium (P) picked up by the pickup unit (20/20A); and an image forming unit to form an image on the recording medium (P) transported by the pair of transport rollers ; characterised in that the electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a base frame comprising a first support region to support the second transport roller , and a second support region to support at least a part of the image forming unit , and side frames supporting the first transport roller , the side frames being disposed on two sides of the base frame ; wherein the base frame connects the first support region and the second support region directly to each other without using the side frames , and wherein the base frame further comprises a vibration blocking slit that is disposed between the first and second support regions and adapted to block vibrations that are generated in the transport unit when the recording medium is released from the pickup unit and are transmitted from the second transport roller to the first support region from being directly transmitted through the base frame from the first support region to the second support region . a recording medium storage unit (10/10A) operable to store a recording medium (P); a pickup unit (20/20A) to pick up the recording medium (P) stored in the recording medium storage unit (10/10A); a transport unit comprising a first transport roller and a second transport roller , the first and second transport rollers being engaged with each other, to rotate and transport the recording medium (P) picked up by the pickup unit (20/20A); and an image forming unit to form an image on the recording medium (P) transported by the pair of transport rollers ; characterised in that the electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a base frame comprising a first support region to support the second transport roller , and a second support region to support at least a part of the image forming unit , and side frames supporting the first transport roller , the side frames being disposed on two sides of the base frame ; wherein the base frame connects the first support region and the second support region directly to each other without using the side frames , and wherein the base frame further comprises a vibration blocking slit that is disposed between the first and second support regions and adapted to block vibrations that are generated in the transport unit when the recording medium is released from the pickup unit and are transmitted from the second transport roller to the first support region from being directly transmitted through the base frame from the first support region to the second support region .
A neural bridge system comprising: electrodes configured to measure brain neural activity of a user ; a target having multiple joints; and an electronic data processing device programmed to perform operations including: based on the measured brain neural activity, determining a desired compound movement of the target; identifying actions about multiple joints of the target that will result in the desired compound movement consisting of simultaneous movement of the multiple joints; identifying actuating signals to the multiple joints that do not interfere with each other and that will result in the desired compound movement consisting of the simultaneous movement of the multiple joints; and delivering a multiplexed signal to the target to produce the desired compound movement of the target consisting of the simultaneous movement of the multiple joints, wherein the multiplexed signal contains the multiple actuating signals interleaved together. electrodes configured to measure brain neural activity of a user ; a target having multiple joints; and an electronic data processing device programmed to perform operations including: based on the measured brain neural activity, determining a desired compound movement of the target; identifying actions about multiple joints of the target that will result in the desired compound movement consisting of simultaneous movement of the multiple joints; identifying actuating signals to the multiple joints that do not interfere with each other and that will result in the desired compound movement consisting of the simultaneous movement of the multiple joints; and delivering a multiplexed signal to the target to produce the desired compound movement of the target consisting of the simultaneous movement of the multiple joints, wherein the multiplexed signal contains the multiple actuating signals interleaved together. based on the measured brain neural activity, determining a desired compound movement of the target; identifying actions about multiple joints of the target that will result in the desired compound movement consisting of simultaneous movement of the multiple joints; identifying actuating signals to the multiple joints that do not interfere with each other and that will result in the desired compound movement consisting of the simultaneous movement of the multiple joints; and delivering a multiplexed signal to the target to produce the desired compound movement of the target consisting of the simultaneous movement of the multiple joints, wherein the multiplexed signal contains the multiple actuating signals interleaved together.
Toilet seat ring arrangement comprising a seat ring a support element for connecting the toilet seat ring arrangement to a toilet , and at least one hinge having a first hinge part and a second hinge part , wherein the first hinge part is mounted in a movable manner in a receptacle delimited partially by walls via a ball joint , such that, when the seat ring is subjected to a weight load, the hinge , or the first hinge part , moves in the receptacle from a starting position into a loaded position, wherein the receptacle is part of the support element or is firmly connectable thereto, and wherein the second hinge part is pivotable with respect to the first hinge part such that the seat ring is pivotable with respect to the support element , wherein a contactless sensor having a first sensor part fixed to the receptacle and a second sensor part fixed to the first hinge part is provided in the region of the receptacle , with which sensor the displacement of the first hinge part is able to be sensed and a sensor signal is able to be output on the basis of the displacement travel.
A compensation reservoir for a hydraulic actuating system , in particular a hydraulic brake system or a coupling system, comprising a housing , in the interior space of which a storage space provided for the storage of hydraulic medium is limited by a separating element which alters its shape in correspondence with a volume of the storage space , wherein the housing overlaps in protective manner the separating element in all its shapes, which correspond to possible volumes of the storage space , wherein a level-indicating-region of the separating element changes its position in the housing when there is a change in the volume occupied by the hydraulic medium stored in the storage space and this position respectively represents a level-indicating position and wherein the level indicating position located within the housing is visible from outside the housing through a viewing region of the housing , characterised in that the separating element comprises a membrane body , which is formed as a shape-variable membrane or as a bellows, in that the separating element comprises a sealing body , which seals the storage space at the transition between the separating element and the housing , and in that a bead region of the sealing body is arranged with a connection portion on the membrane body .
A synergistic herbicidal mixture for the selective control of weeds and grasses in crops of cultivated plants, comprising a) a herbicide which inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis; and b) a herbicide which inhibits the action of ALS/AHAS; wherein the herbicide which inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis is aclonifen and salts, esters, acids, or partial acid forms thereof; wherein the herbicide which inhibits the action of ALS/AHAS is imazamox and salts, esters, acids, or partial acid forms thereof; and wherein the weight ratio of the herbicide which inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis, to the herbicide which inhibits the action of ALS/AHAS is from 1:15 to 15:1. wherein the herbicide which inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis is aclonifen and salts, esters, acids, or partial acid forms thereof; wherein the herbicide which inhibits the action of ALS/AHAS is imazamox and salts, esters, acids, or partial acid forms thereof; and wherein the weight ratio of the herbicide which inhibits carotenoid biosynthesis, to the herbicide which inhibits the action of ALS/AHAS is from 1:15 to 15:1.
A method of recovering an oxidation activity of a first oxidation catalyst aged in an exhaust gas of a lean-burn internal combustion engine, which first oxidation catalyst comprising platinum supported on a first metal oxide support and disposed on a first flow-through honeycomb monolith substrate in combination with a second oxidation catalyst different from the first oxidation catalyst, which method comprising the step of intermittently contacting the first oxidation catalyst with exhaust gas modulated to a rich lambda composition, wherein the first metal oxide support comprises at least one reducible oxide and the second oxidation catalyst comprises at least one precious metal supported on a second metal oxide support, wherein the first and second oxidation catalysts are each disposed in separate layers and wherein the first oxidation catalyst is substantially free of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, wherein the first honeycomb monolith is disposed upstream of (i) an optionally catalysed filter for filtering particulate matter from the exhaust gas; and/or (ii) a monolith substrate comprising a catalyst for selectively reducing oxides of a nitrogen using a nitrogenous reductant.
A thermal device comprising a garment that may be placed against at least a part of a body, the garment defining at least one enclosed compartment defined between an inner wall and an outer wall , the inner wall being closer to the part of the body than the outer wall , the inner wall and the outer wall being flexible and being impermeable to liquid water, wherein each enclosed compartment contains a dry material comprising a soluble chemical compound; the thermal device being characterised in that the dry material comprises at least one soluble chemical compound that dissolves in liquid water endothermically or exothermically, in that the garment comprises an inlet tube including an inlet valve through which the liquid water may be introduced into each such enclosed compartment , and in that each enclosed compartment also contains at least one element of a compressed sponge, wherein the compressed sponge , when dry, extends throughout the area of the enclosed compartment .
A surgical device , comprising: a jaw assembly including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw; an articulating assembly including a distal joint member , a proximal joint member , and a pivot pin fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member , wherein the distal joint member is removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly, wherein the proximal joint member defines a first longitudinal axis (A-A), and the jaw assembly and the distal joint member define a second longitudinal axis (C-C) extending between a distal end of the jaw assembly and a proximal end of the distal joint member ; and a first drive shaft disposed within the proximal joint member , the first drive shaft including a gear element meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element fixedly coupled to the pivot pin , wherein longitudinal movement of the first drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis (B-B) defined by the pivot pin, the pivot axis being perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis (A-A) and second longitudinal axis (C-C), wherein the first drive shaft includes a proximal stop and a distal stop , and a thrust plate is fixedly connected to the proximal joint member , positioned between the proximal and distal stops, and slidably attached to the first drive shaft to prevent longitudinal translation of the first drive shaft beyond the proximal and distal stops. a jaw assembly including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw; an articulating assembly including a distal joint member , a proximal joint member , and a pivot pin fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member , wherein the distal joint member is removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly, wherein the proximal joint member defines a first longitudinal axis (A-A), and the jaw assembly and the distal joint member define a second longitudinal axis (C-C) extending between a distal end of the jaw assembly and a proximal end of the distal joint member ; and a first drive shaft disposed within the proximal joint member , the first drive shaft including a gear element meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element fixedly coupled to the pivot pin , wherein longitudinal movement of the first drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis (B-B) defined by the pivot pin, the pivot axis being perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis (A-A) and second longitudinal axis (C-C), wherein the first drive shaft includes a proximal stop and a distal stop , and a thrust plate is fixedly connected to the proximal joint member , positioned between the proximal and distal stops, and slidably attached to the first drive shaft to prevent longitudinal translation of the first drive shaft beyond the proximal and distal stops.
A method, comprising: arranging at least one semiconductor die on a first surface of a thermally and electrically conductive die pad in a substrate, the die pad having a second surface opposite the first surface, molding an encapsulation of insulating material onto the die pad having the at least one semiconductor die arranged on the first surface, wherein, at the second surface of the die pad , the encapsulation borders on the die pad at a borderline around the die pad , providing at said borderline around the die pad a recessed portion of the encapsulation around the die pad , and filling thermally and electrically conductive material in said recessed portion of the encapsulation , wherein the thermally and electrically conductive die pad is augmented by thermally and electrically conductive material in said recessed portion of the encapsulation . arranging at least one semiconductor die on a first surface of a thermally and electrically conductive die pad in a substrate, the die pad having a second surface opposite the first surface, molding an encapsulation of insulating material onto the die pad having the at least one semiconductor die arranged on the first surface, wherein, at the second surface of the die pad , the encapsulation borders on the die pad at a borderline around the die pad , providing at said borderline around the die pad a recessed portion of the encapsulation around the die pad , and filling thermally and electrically conductive material in said recessed portion of the encapsulation , wherein the thermally and electrically conductive die pad is augmented by thermally and electrically conductive material in said recessed portion of the encapsulation .
A drive assembly for a drug delivery system , the drive assembly comprising: a plunger member configured to engage and move a stopper within a container , the plunger member having a first position and a second position axially spaced from the first position; a biasing member configured to move the plunger member from the first position to the second position; and an adjustable spacer assembly 1300 positioned between the plunger member and the stopper , wherein the biasing member drives the plunger member from the first position to the second position against the adjustable spacer assembly to move the stopper to dispense medicament from the container , wherein the adjustable spacer assembly comprises a spacer element and a holder to which the spacer element is attached by a threaded engagement, characterized in that the spacer element comprises an annular ring , the holder comprises a sidewall and a central post , and wherein an exterior surface of the annular ring of the spacer element is in threaded engagement with an interior surface of the sidewall of the holder, and an interior surface of the ring of the spacer is in threaded engagement with an exterior surface of the central post . a plunger member configured to engage and move a stopper within a container , the plunger member having a first position and a second position axially spaced from the first position; a biasing member configured to move the plunger member from the first position to the second position; and an adjustable spacer assembly 1300 positioned between the plunger member and the stopper , wherein the biasing member drives the plunger member from the first position to the second position against the adjustable spacer assembly to move the stopper to dispense medicament from the container , wherein the adjustable spacer assembly comprises a spacer element and a holder to which the spacer element is attached by a threaded engagement, characterized in that the spacer element comprises an annular ring , the holder comprises a sidewall and a central post , and wherein an exterior surface of the annular ring of the spacer element is in threaded engagement with an interior surface of the sidewall of the holder, and an interior surface of the ring of the spacer is in threaded engagement with an exterior surface of the central post .
A motor controller that controls energization of a motor in which a plurality of coils (U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2) of motor phases (U, V, W) are arranged in a circular pattern for applying torque to a rotor, the motor controller comprising: a rotation speed detection sensor that detects a rotation speed of the motor ; and an energization control unit comprising a coil excitation control unit configured to control energization of the plurality of coils (U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2) of the phases (U, V, W) using the detected rotation speed, wherein the energization control unit : sequentially energizes respective coils of the plurality of coils (U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2) so that all of the phases (U, V, W) are excited in the order of predetermined phase energization patterns if the detected rotation speed is outside of predetermined range; characterized in that if the detected rotation speed is within the predetermined range, the energization control unit stops energization in a specific energization pattern such that occurrence of resonant vibration of the motor is suppressed. a rotation speed detection sensor that detects a rotation speed of the motor ; and an energization control unit comprising a coil excitation control unit configured to control energization of the plurality of coils (U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2) of the phases (U, V, W) using the detected rotation speed, wherein the energization control unit : sequentially energizes respective coils of the plurality of coils (U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2) so that all of the phases (U, V, W) are excited in the order of predetermined phase energization patterns if the detected rotation speed is outside of predetermined range; characterized in that if the detected rotation speed is within the predetermined range, the energization control unit stops energization in a specific energization pattern such that occurrence of resonant vibration of the motor is suppressed. sequentially energizes respective coils of the plurality of coils (U1, V1, W1, U2, V2, W2) so that all of the phases (U, V, W) are excited in the order of predetermined phase energization patterns if the detected rotation speed is outside of predetermined range; characterized in that if the detected rotation speed is within the predetermined range, the energization control unit stops energization in a specific energization pattern such that occurrence of resonant vibration of the motor is suppressed.
Method for shaping hair fibres comprising the following stages: (i) application to the hair fibres of a reducing composition comprising one or more cationic polymers, the ratio of the concentration by weight of the reducing agent to the concentration by weight of the cationic polymer being between 0.1 and 10, this application being followed by a rinsing operation, (ii) application of a care composition, preferably a leave-in care composition, comprising one or more aminated silicones, (iii) raising the temperature of the hair fibres, using a heating means, to a temperature of between 50 and 280°C, the raising of the temperature being carried out before or after the optional rinsing of the hair fibres, stage (ii) being carried out after stage (i) and optionally before stage (i), the method not employing any oxidizing composition. (i) application to the hair fibres of a reducing composition comprising one or more cationic polymers, the ratio of the concentration by weight of the reducing agent to the concentration by weight of the cationic polymer being between 0.1 and 10, this application being followed by a rinsing operation, (ii) application of a care composition, preferably a leave-in care composition, comprising one or more aminated silicones, (iii) raising the temperature of the hair fibres, using a heating means, to a temperature of between 50 and 280°C, the raising of the temperature being carried out before or after the optional rinsing of the hair fibres, stage (ii) being carried out after stage (i) and optionally before stage (i), the method not employing any oxidizing composition. stage (ii) being carried out after stage (i) and optionally before stage (i), the method not employing any oxidizing composition.
A nuclear fast reactor comprising: a reactor vessel configured to maintain criticality of a molten nuclear fuel salt; and a neutron reflector assembly surrounding the nuclear reactor vessel , wherein the neutron reflector assembly is configured to adjust fast neutron flux and thermal neutron flux within the reactor vessel by altering reflectivity characteristics of a reflector material in the neutron reflector assembly, and wherein the neutron reflector assembly includes a plurality of cylindrical tubes adapted to flow the reflector material in neutronic communication with the nuclear reactor, at least two of the tubes in the plurality of tubes having different radius values. a reactor vessel configured to maintain criticality of a molten nuclear fuel salt; and a neutron reflector assembly surrounding the nuclear reactor vessel , wherein the neutron reflector assembly is configured to adjust fast neutron flux and thermal neutron flux within the reactor vessel by altering reflectivity characteristics of a reflector material in the neutron reflector assembly, and wherein the neutron reflector assembly includes a plurality of cylindrical tubes adapted to flow the reflector material in neutronic communication with the nuclear reactor, at least two of the tubes in the plurality of tubes having different radius values.