mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A modular audio processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of separate, connectable, modules including: a shaped, ear module (12A,D); a microphone module ; a rechargeable battery module ; and an electronics module connected to the microphone module by an adjustable length tube , wherein a receiver module is carried on the electronics module and wherein the electronics module includes digital signal processing circuits operable to process incoming audio signals, and a relatively short range wireless transceiver which is operable to receive signals from a displaced compatible transceiver, wherein the ear module (12A,D), is coupled to the receiver module and the receiver module is coupled to the electronics module , and wherein the adjustable length tube is adjustable in length and is lockable, thereby to provide the apparatus with an adjustable length interconnection between the electronics module and the microphone module. a plurality of separate, connectable, modules including: a shaped, ear module (12A,D); a microphone module ; a rechargeable battery module ; and an electronics module connected to the microphone module by an adjustable length tube , a shaped, ear module (12A,D); a microphone module ; a rechargeable battery module ; and an electronics module connected to the microphone module by an adjustable length tube , wherein a receiver module is carried on the electronics module and wherein the electronics module includes digital signal processing circuits operable to process incoming audio signals, and a relatively short range wireless transceiver which is operable to receive signals from a displaced compatible transceiver, wherein the ear module (12A,D), is coupled to the receiver module and the receiver module is coupled to the electronics module , and wherein the adjustable length tube is adjustable in length and is lockable, thereby to provide the apparatus with an adjustable length interconnection between the electronics module and the microphone module.
Apparatus for retaining an end (E) of an elongate object (O), in particular of a self-supporting load, which has a base frame on which a bracket to which the elongate object (O) can be secured is pivotably arranged, and which preferably has at least one actuation device by means of which the bracket can be pivoted relative to the base frame , characterised in that the apparatus has at at least one eccentrically arranged measurement location of at least one measurement position a load sensor by means of which an asymmetric loading of the apparatus by the elongate object (O) which is intended to be retained can be detected.
An electronic monitor , comprising: a housing having a first end with a bore extending into the housing and a second end spaced apart from the first end along an axial length, wherein the housing comprises a first sidewall , and the housing further comprises a second sidewall and a third sidewall, the electronic monitor further comprising a first handle structure rigidly coupled to the second sidewall, and a second handle structure rigidly coupled to the third sidewall; a first coupling mechanism at the first end configured to removably couple the first end of the housing to a temporary support strut; a second coupling mechanism at the second end of the housing , the second coupling mechanism comprising a cylindrical shaft with a circumferential channel ; a monitoring device positioned within the housing , the monitoring device comprising a load cell configured to measure at least a portion of a force exerted upon the first coupling mechanism by the temporary support strut; and an electronic interface , configured to communicate to a user information about the force measured by the load cell, characterized in that the first and second handle structures each comprise a closed-loop structure additionally configured to prevent the electronic interface from being accidentally impacted by an external surface. a housing having a first end with a bore extending into the housing and a second end spaced apart from the first end along an axial length, wherein the housing comprises a first sidewall , and the housing further comprises a second sidewall and a third sidewall, the electronic monitor further comprising a first handle structure rigidly coupled to the second sidewall, and a second handle structure rigidly coupled to the third sidewall; a first coupling mechanism at the first end configured to removably couple the first end of the housing to a temporary support strut; a second coupling mechanism at the second end of the housing , the second coupling mechanism comprising a cylindrical shaft with a circumferential channel ; a monitoring device positioned within the housing , the monitoring device comprising a load cell configured to measure at least a portion of a force exerted upon the first coupling mechanism by the temporary support strut; and an electronic interface , configured to communicate to a user information about the force measured by the load cell, characterized in that the first and second handle structures each comprise a closed-loop structure additionally configured to prevent the electronic interface from being accidentally impacted by an external surface.
A method for manufacturing a composite structure comprising: manufacturing an interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric ; laying up at least one layer of the interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric onto a mold ; infusing said interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric with a matrix material ; and curing said matrix material ; wherein the step of manufacturing an interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric comprises: providing a reinforcing layer formed of structural tows; providing a plurality of fiber-modified interlayers ; disposing or arranging the reinforcing layer and the fiber-modified interlayers in an alternating configuration; bonding or otherwise securing together the reinforcing layer and the fiber-modified interlayers ; and forming the interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric ; wherein the step of providing a plurality of fiber-modified interlayers comprises: drawing a nonwoven fabric formed of continuous fibers through a slurry of discontinuous fibers suspended in a dispersive liquid ; forming a network of said discontinuous fibers attached to said nonwoven fabric ; and forming said fiber-modified interlayer . manufacturing an interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric ; laying up at least one layer of the interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric onto a mold ; infusing said interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric with a matrix material ; and curing said matrix material ; wherein the step of manufacturing an interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric comprises: providing a reinforcing layer formed of structural tows; providing a plurality of fiber-modified interlayers ; disposing or arranging the reinforcing layer and the fiber-modified interlayers in an alternating configuration; bonding or otherwise securing together the reinforcing layer and the fiber-modified interlayers ; and forming the interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric ; wherein the step of providing a plurality of fiber-modified interlayers comprises: drawing a nonwoven fabric formed of continuous fibers through a slurry of discontinuous fibers suspended in a dispersive liquid ; forming a network of said discontinuous fibers attached to said nonwoven fabric ; and forming said fiber-modified interlayer . providing a reinforcing layer formed of structural tows; providing a plurality of fiber-modified interlayers ; disposing or arranging the reinforcing layer and the fiber-modified interlayers in an alternating configuration; bonding or otherwise securing together the reinforcing layer and the fiber-modified interlayers ; and forming the interlayer-toughened reinforcing fabric ; wherein the step of providing a plurality of fiber-modified interlayers comprises: drawing a nonwoven fabric formed of continuous fibers through a slurry of discontinuous fibers suspended in a dispersive liquid ; forming a network of said discontinuous fibers attached to said nonwoven fabric ; and forming said fiber-modified interlayer . drawing a nonwoven fabric formed of continuous fibers through a slurry of discontinuous fibers suspended in a dispersive liquid ; forming a network of said discontinuous fibers attached to said nonwoven fabric ; and forming said fiber-modified interlayer .
An airfoil comprising: a core structure ; a passage ; and a panel (64-1,64-2,64-3,64-4) attached with the core structure adjacent the passage , the panel (64-1...64-4) having an exterior gas path side and an opposed interior side bordering the passage ; characterised in that : the interior side includes at least one flow guide (78-4) in the passage ; and a baffle borders the passage , wherein the at least one flow guide (78-4) forms a serpentine with the baffle , and the at least one flow guide (78-4) is a rail. a core structure ; a passage ; and a panel (64-1,64-2,64-3,64-4) attached with the core structure adjacent the passage , the panel (64-1...64-4) having an exterior gas path side and an opposed interior side bordering the passage ; characterised in that : the interior side includes at least one flow guide (78-4) in the passage ; and a baffle borders the passage , wherein the at least one flow guide (78-4) forms a serpentine with the baffle , and the at least one flow guide (78-4) is a rail. the interior side includes at least one flow guide (78-4) in the passage ; and a baffle borders the passage , wherein the at least one flow guide (78-4) forms a serpentine with the baffle , and the at least one flow guide (78-4) is a rail.
Needle module for a skin puncturing device for local puncturing of human or animal skin in an inclined direction, comprising: - a housing having a needle module tip ; - a needle outlet opening which is arranged on the needle module tip at the front; - a needle insertion opening which is arranged on the needle module tip at the rear; - a needle channel which extends in the needle module tip between the needle insertion opening and the needle outlet opening and is designed to receive a flexible puncturing needle in a needle-guiding manner; - a channel portion of the needle channel , which portion is proximal with respect to the needle outlet opening , extends at the rear of the needle outlet opening and in which a proximal needle guide which guides the flexible puncturing needle toward the needle outlet opening is formed; and - a channel portion of the needle channel , which portion is distal with respect to the needle outlet opening , extends at the rear of the proximal channel portion and in which the needle channel is bent; characterized in that the needle channel has a channel widening in a bent region of the distal channel portion , in which widening the needle channel is formed in the bent region so as to have a channel cross section which is larger than a channel cross section in the proximal channel portion such that a deflection space for the flexible puncturing needle is provided, into which space the flexible puncturing needle can deflect by means of bending due to a puncture resistance. - a housing having a needle module tip ; - a needle outlet opening which is arranged on the needle module tip at the front; - a needle insertion opening which is arranged on the needle module tip at the rear; - a needle channel which extends in the needle module tip between the needle insertion opening and the needle outlet opening and is designed to receive a flexible puncturing needle in a needle-guiding manner; - a channel portion of the needle channel , which portion is proximal with respect to the needle outlet opening , extends at the rear of the needle outlet opening and in which a proximal needle guide which guides the flexible puncturing needle toward the needle outlet opening is formed; and - a channel portion of the needle channel , which portion is distal with respect to the needle outlet opening , extends at the rear of the proximal channel portion and in which the needle channel is bent; characterized in that the needle channel has a channel widening in a bent region of the distal channel portion , in which widening the needle channel is formed in the bent region so as to have a channel cross section which is larger than a channel cross section in the proximal channel portion such that a deflection space for the flexible puncturing needle is provided, into which space the flexible puncturing needle can deflect by means of bending due to a puncture resistance.
A stackable box for the receiving and for the transportation of objects and for the stacking up in a stacking direction with at least one other box of the same type, wherein the box has a base and a lateral wall which projects beyond the base and which encircles at least regions of the base , in particular the entire base , wherein the base and the lateral wall together bound a receiving space of the box for receiving the objects, wherein in the lateral wall there are arranged at least two adaptors, arranged at a distance from one another, for the mechanical gripping of the box by means of at least one gripping device , wherein the adaptors in the lateral wall are in each case in the form of channels which extend longitudinally in a longitudinal extension direction running parallel to the stacking direction , wherein the channels each have an entry opening and an exit opening and therebetween a channel inner cavity , which is bounded by a channel boundary wall of the box , extends longitudinally in the respective longitudinal extension direction and is for the guiding of the gripping device through the entry opening and the channel inner cavity and the exit opening , wherein in and/or at the channel boundary wall of the respective channel there is formed at least one undercut for the formation of a positive fit, acting in the longitudinal extension direction of the channel , with the gripping device , characterised in that the undercut is formed in the region of the exit opening of the respective channel and a clearance for the introduction of a bolt of the gripping device is made in the region of the entry opening of the respective channel , or in that the undercut is in the form of a constriction region of the channel inner cavity , wherein in the case of the constriction region , the channel inner cavity is formed by two truncated cones meeting in the constriction region .
An aircraft system comprising a combination of an aircraft cockpit door pivotally mounted within a partition for separating an aircraft cockpit from an aircraft passenger cabin and a shock absorber fastened thereto, the shock absorber , comprising: a first end configured to be mechanically fastened to a first component; a second end configured to be mechanically fastened to a second component; a main body that is attached to the first end ; a main shaft that is attached to the second end ; a primary piston configured to be received in the main body ; the primary piston being attached to the main shaft and the primary piston being further configured to be movable with the main shaft ; the primary piston configured to move within the main body and further configured to provide a first damping force by movement of a fluid through the primary piston while the main shaft moves a first distance; a deformable solid material arranged in the main body ; and the primary piston configured to further move within the main body and further configured to provide a second damping force by deforming the deformable solid material after the main shaft moves the first distance, wherein one of the first component and the second component comprises a fixed structure; wherein the other one of the first component and the second component comprises a movable structure; and wherein the movable structure is the aircraft cockpit door , pivotally mounted within the partition separating the aircraft cockpit from the aircraft passenger cabin. a first end configured to be mechanically fastened to a first component; a second end configured to be mechanically fastened to a second component; a main body that is attached to the first end ; a main shaft that is attached to the second end ; a primary piston configured to be received in the main body ; the primary piston being attached to the main shaft and the primary piston being further configured to be movable with the main shaft ; the primary piston configured to move within the main body and further configured to provide a first damping force by movement of a fluid through the primary piston while the main shaft moves a first distance; a deformable solid material arranged in the main body ; and the primary piston configured to further move within the main body and further configured to provide a second damping force by deforming the deformable solid material after the main shaft moves the first distance, wherein one of the first component and the second component comprises a fixed structure; wherein the other one of the first component and the second component comprises a movable structure; and wherein the movable structure is the aircraft cockpit door , pivotally mounted within the partition separating the aircraft cockpit from the aircraft passenger cabin.
An emulsion polymer comprising: (a) structural units of a polymerizable surfactant having the structure of formula (I), wherein R 1 is a phenyl group or where R is an alkylene group; m1 is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R 2 is an alkyl or a substituted alkyl; m2 is 0 or 1; A represents an alkylene group or a substituted alkylene group, having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; n is an integer in the range of from 1 to 30; and X represents -(CH 2 ) a -SO 3 M or -(CH 2 ) b -COOM, where a and b are each independently an integer of from 0 to 4, and M is an aminium ion having one ethylenically unsaturated bond; (b) structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated anionic monomer; and (c) structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; wherein polymer segments that comprise structural units of the ethylenically unsaturated anionic monomer and polymer segments that comprise structural units of the ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer together have the following Hansen solubility parameters: 16.42 ⩽ δD ⩽ 16.64 , 2.87 ⩽ δP ⩽ 3.79 , and 3.94 ⩽ δH ⩽ 4.57 . (a) structural units of a polymerizable surfactant having the structure of formula (I), wherein R 1 is a phenyl group or where R is an alkylene group; m1 is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R 2 is an alkyl or a substituted alkyl; m2 is 0 or 1; A represents an alkylene group or a substituted alkylene group, having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; n is an integer in the range of from 1 to 30; and X represents -(CH 2 ) a -SO 3 M or -(CH 2 ) b -COOM, where a and b are each independently an integer of from 0 to 4, and M is an aminium ion having one ethylenically unsaturated bond; (b) structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated anionic monomer; and (c) structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer;
Devulcanized rubber obtained by reaction of vulcanized rubber with vinylsilane, characterized in that the Total Area of Visible Particles (TAVP)of the devulcanized rubber is < 2.7 %, the TAVP being measured as described in the description.
An optical isolator comprising: a plurality of optical components arranged along a first direction, each optical component having an optical surface , a first surface intersecting with the optical surface , and a second surface intersecting with the optical surface and the first surface ; and a base member that integrally holds the plurality of the optical components and has a first holding surface and a second holding surface , the first holding surface holding the optical components and fixing positions of the optical components in a second direction intersecting with the first direction in a state of being in contact with the optical components on the first surface , the second holding surface holding the second surface of the optical components with an adhesive interposed therebetween and fixing positions of the optical components in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction, characterized in that the base member comprises a second wall having the second holding surface , and the second wall has a first hole that penetrates through the second wall in the range including at least part of a region intersecting with the optical surface on the second holding surface . a plurality of optical components arranged along a first direction, each optical component having an optical surface , a first surface intersecting with the optical surface , and a second surface intersecting with the optical surface and the first surface ; and a base member that integrally holds the plurality of the optical components and has a first holding surface and a second holding surface , the first holding surface holding the optical components and fixing positions of the optical components in a second direction intersecting with the first direction in a state of being in contact with the optical components on the first surface , the second holding surface holding the second surface of the optical components with an adhesive interposed therebetween and fixing positions of the optical components in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction, characterized in that the base member comprises a second wall having the second holding surface , and the second wall has a first hole that penetrates through the second wall in the range including at least part of a region intersecting with the optical surface on the second holding surface .
A fastening device for mounting an accessory structure on a cladding of a building and wherein the cladding comprises metallic elements and standing seams between the adjacent elements ; and wherein the fastening device comprises: a bracket for providing support for the accessory structure; a support element for mounting the bracket to the standing seam ; at least one force element actuation of which is configured to generate fastening force; the bracket is configured to be moved (A) in transverse direction towards the standing seam in response to the actuation of the force element ; and the support element comprises a first branch and a second branch , and the bracket and the standing seam are mountable between the branches ; characterized in that the bracket is provided with at least one protrusion facing transversally towards a lateral side of the standing seam and is configured the generate a local deformation to the standing seam when the protrusion is forced against the standing seam under influence of the fastening force; and wherein the support element is a longitudinal bar-like piece cross section of which resembles an inverted letter U wherein the parallel first branch and second branch are connected by means of a transverse connecting part . a bracket for providing support for the accessory structure; a support element for mounting the bracket to the standing seam ; at least one force element actuation of which is configured to generate fastening force; the bracket is configured to be moved (A) in transverse direction towards the standing seam in response to the actuation of the force element ; and the support element comprises a first branch and a second branch , and the bracket and the standing seam are mountable between the branches ; characterized in that the bracket is provided with at least one protrusion facing transversally towards a lateral side of the standing seam and is configured the generate a local deformation to the standing seam when the protrusion is forced against the standing seam under influence of the fastening force; and wherein the support element is a longitudinal bar-like piece cross section of which resembles an inverted letter U wherein the parallel first branch and second branch are connected by means of a transverse connecting part .