mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A composite structure, comprising: a protective structure comprising a plurality of ballistic layers arranged as a stack; and an ancillary structure adjacent to the protective structure adapted to at least partly absorb a force acting on the protective structure, wherein the ancillary structure comprises at least one first layer comprising an aerogel arranged to at least partly absorb a force acting on the protective structure; wherein a part of each ballistic layer is connected to at least one adjacent ballistic layer so as to restrict relative movement of a part of each of the adjacent ballistic layers, characterised in that a part of each ballistic layer is moveable relative to at least one adjacent ballistic layer and; and in that each ballistic layer is connected to at least one adjacent ballistic layer at or adjacent the edges of the ballistic layer so as to constrain movement of a part of each layer around the perimeter of each layer. a protective structure comprising a plurality of ballistic layers arranged as a stack; and an ancillary structure adjacent to the protective structure adapted to at least partly absorb a force acting on the protective structure, wherein the ancillary structure comprises at least one first layer comprising an aerogel arranged to at least partly absorb a force acting on the protective structure; wherein a part of each ballistic layer is connected to at least one adjacent ballistic layer so as to restrict relative movement of a part of each of the adjacent ballistic layers, characterised in that a part of each ballistic layer is moveable relative to at least one adjacent ballistic layer and; and in that each ballistic layer is connected to at least one adjacent ballistic layer at or adjacent the edges of the ballistic layer so as to constrain movement of a part of each layer around the perimeter of each layer.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground station , comprising: a landing surface having a perimeter and a center ; a plurality of pushers held above said landing surface by a plurality of linear actuators ; at least one electro-mechanical connector attached to one of said plurality of pushers , mechanically adapted to be electrically connected to a compatible electro-mechanical connector of a UAV ; and a landing detection controller adapted to instruct said plurality of linear actuators to move said plurality of pushers from said perimeter toward said center when a landing event related to said UAV is detected; characterized in that said electro-mechanical connector includes a set of horizontally aligned teeth adapted to be mechanically combined and electrically coupled to a matching set of horizontally aligned teeth of said compatible electro-mechanical connector . a landing surface having a perimeter and a center ; a plurality of pushers held above said landing surface by a plurality of linear actuators ; at least one electro-mechanical connector attached to one of said plurality of pushers , mechanically adapted to be electrically connected to a compatible electro-mechanical connector of a UAV ; and a landing detection controller adapted to instruct said plurality of linear actuators to move said plurality of pushers from said perimeter toward said center when a landing event related to said UAV is detected; characterized in that said electro-mechanical connector includes a set of horizontally aligned teeth adapted to be mechanically combined and electrically coupled to a matching set of horizontally aligned teeth of said compatible electro-mechanical connector .
A running gear of a rail vehicle defining a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a height direction, said running gear comprising - a first wheel unit (103.1) and a second wheel unit (103.2) defining a wheel unit axle distance, - a running gear frame supported on said first wheel unit (103.1) and said second wheel unit (103.2), and - a first drive unit (107.1) driving said first wheel unit (103.1); - said first drive unit (107.1) comprising a first gear unit , a first motor unit and a first reaction moment support unit connected to said running gear frame at a first support location to balance a drive moment exerted onto said first wheel unit (103.1) by said first drive unit (107.1); - said first reaction moment support unit being a substantially plate shaped element defining a plane of main extension; - said first support location, in said transverse direction, being laterally offset from a center of said running gear frame ; characterized in that - said first reaction moment support unit is connected to said first gear unit , and - said first support location, in said longitudinal direction, is located at a first support location distance from a first wheel unit axle of said first wheel unit (103.1), which is at least 35% of said wheel unit axle distance. - a first wheel unit (103.1) and a second wheel unit (103.2) defining a wheel unit axle distance, - a running gear frame supported on said first wheel unit (103.1) and said second wheel unit (103.2), and - a first drive unit (107.1) driving said first wheel unit (103.1); - said first drive unit (107.1) comprising a first gear unit , a first motor unit and a first reaction moment support unit connected to said running gear frame at a first support location to balance a drive moment exerted onto said first wheel unit (103.1) by said first drive unit (107.1); - said first reaction moment support unit being a substantially plate shaped element defining a plane of main extension; - said first support location, in said transverse direction, being laterally offset from a center of said running gear frame ; - said first reaction moment support unit is connected to said first gear unit , and - said first support location, in said longitudinal direction, is located at a first support location distance from a first wheel unit axle of said first wheel unit (103.1), which is at least 35% of said wheel unit axle distance.
A composition for use in treating obesity, food-induced Cushing's syndrome, metabolic syndrome, fatty tissue buildup in the liver, fatty tissue buildup in the omentum, or subcutaneous fatty tissue buildup, comprising: a pharmaceutically effective amount of a molecular antagonist of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), wherein the molecular antagonist of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) is a single-chain variable fragment (scFv), an F(ab')2 fragment, a Fab or Fab' fragment, a diabody, a triabody, a tetrabody, or a monoclonal antibody and comprises a light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain, wherein the light chain variable domain has a first complementarity determining region (CDR) having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20; a second CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 24; and a third CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22; and wherein the heavy chain variable domain has a first CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, a second CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, and a third CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33. a pharmaceutically effective amount of a molecular antagonist of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), wherein the molecular antagonist of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) is a single-chain variable fragment (scFv), an F(ab')2 fragment, a Fab or Fab' fragment, a diabody, a triabody, a tetrabody, or a monoclonal antibody and comprises a light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain, wherein the light chain variable domain has a first complementarity determining region (CDR) having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20; a second CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 24; and a third CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22; and wherein the heavy chain variable domain has a first CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, a second CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, and a third CDR having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33.
Arrangement for addressing seat-mounted electrical equipment , wherein - each piece of equipment is non-varyingly logically linked to a transceiver device having a unique identifier and a plurality of transceiver antennae with non-identically oriented antenna lobes , wherein the transceiver device is configured to transmit a signal comprising its unique identifier via each of the transceiver antennae individually and to receive any signal of a neighboring transceiver device attributing it to the actually receiving transceiver antennae in order to determine pattern information pairs, and - a central instance is configured to collect the pattern information pairs from the transceiver devices and to compare the pattern information pairs with a stored pattern of the equipment to identify each transceiver devices' position in the stored pattern; wherein the pattern information pair comprises the unique identifier of the neighboring transceiver device having transmitted the signal, the unique identifier of the transceiver device having received said signal and a unique identification over which transceiver antenna said signal was received. - each piece of equipment is non-varyingly logically linked to a transceiver device having a unique identifier and a plurality of transceiver antennae with non-identically oriented antenna lobes , wherein the transceiver device is configured to transmit a signal comprising its unique identifier via each of the transceiver antennae individually and to receive any signal of a neighboring transceiver device attributing it to the actually receiving transceiver antennae in order to determine pattern information pairs, and - a central instance is configured to collect the pattern information pairs from the transceiver devices and to compare the pattern information pairs with a stored pattern of the equipment to identify each transceiver devices' position in the stored pattern;
A surface treatment method for gold or gold alloy comprising: a) providing a copper or copper alloy-made electronic component; b) nickel plating the copper or copper alloy-made electronic component; c) gold or gold alloy plating the nickel; and d) contacting a surface of the gold or the gold alloy with an aqueous solution comprising a cationic polymer comprising a reaction product of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound and epihalohydrin; and a phosphorus compound to seal pinholes in the gold or the gold alloy.
A microorganism having putrescine productivity, which is modified to have increased activity of a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 21 or 23, wherein the activity is increased as compared to the activity of the protein of the unmodified microorganism, wherein the activity is increased by increasing the copy number of the polynucleotide encoding the protein, and wherein the microorganism is an Escherichia sp. or a Corynebacterium sp.
A method of producing a cold-rolled steel sheet, comprising steps of, in sequence, cold rolling a steel sheet, continuously annealing, pickling and further repickling it; wherein a Si-containing oxide layer is removed from the surface of the steel sheet, by said pickling, to a level that peaks of Si, O do not appear when the surface of the steel sheet is analyzed in depth direction by means of glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy, and wherein the repickling uses a non-oxidizable acid different from an acid used in the pickling before repickling, wherein the non-oxidizable acid is any of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, acetic acid, citric acid, hydrofluoric acid, and a mixed acid of two or more thereof, whereby a surface covering ratio of an iron-based oxide existing on the surface of the steel sheet after said repickling is not more than 40%, wherein the surface covering ratio is determined by observing the surface of the steel sheet at about five fields with an ulta-low acceleration voltage scanning type electron microscope capable of detecting information of an extremely surface layer under conditions of acceleration voltage; 2kV, operating distance: 3.0mm, and magnification: about 1000 times; spectroscopy is conducted with an energy dispersion type X-ray spectrometer to obtain a reflection electron image, and the reflection electron image is binarized with an image analysis software to measure an area ratio of a black portion, wherein the measured results on the fields can be averaged to obtain a surface covering ratio of the iron-based oxide; and wherein the steel sheet comprises 0.5-3.0 mass% of Si.
A motor vehicle comprising: - a cross member of a front bumper ; - a shield of the front bumper , arranged in front of the cross member ; - two headlamps arranged laterally on either side of the vehicle and vertically at a distance from and above the cross member ; - at least one attachment part for one of the headlamps , connecting the said headlamp to the crossbar ; characterised in that the shield comprises, on an internal face, at least one support zone (3B.5) of said shield , and the or each of the fastening pieces comprises a holding zone cooperating with said or at least one of said support zones (3B.5). - a cross member of a front bumper ; - a shield of the front bumper , arranged in front of the cross member ; - two headlamps arranged laterally on either side of the vehicle and vertically at a distance from and above the cross member ; - at least one attachment part for one of the headlamps , connecting the said headlamp to the crossbar ; characterised in that the shield comprises, on an internal face, at least one support zone (3B.5) of said shield , and the or each of the fastening pieces comprises a holding zone cooperating with said or at least one of said support zones (3B.5). characterised in that the shield comprises, on an internal face, at least one support zone (3B.5) of said shield , and the or each of the fastening pieces comprises a holding zone cooperating with said or at least one of said support zones (3B.5).
A passenger seat assembly comprising: a seat back comprising a rearward surface ; a seat frame ; a seat shroud positioned proximate to the rearward surface of the seat back and fixedly coupled to the seat frame, wherein the seat shroud remains stationary as the seat back moves between a stowed position and a deployed position, and wherein the seat shroud permits access to at least a portion of the rearward surface of the seat back; and at least one moveable shroud member coupled to the seat shroud at an attachment point and positioned proximate a rearward surface of the seat shroud, wherein a location of the attachment point is adjustable. a seat back comprising a rearward surface ; a seat frame ; a seat shroud positioned proximate to the rearward surface of the seat back and fixedly coupled to the seat frame, wherein the seat shroud remains stationary as the seat back moves between a stowed position and a deployed position, and wherein the seat shroud permits access to at least a portion of the rearward surface of the seat back; and at least one moveable shroud member coupled to the seat shroud at an attachment point and positioned proximate a rearward surface of the seat shroud, wherein a location of the attachment point is adjustable.
A dieless crimping tool comprising: a working head having a head frame , a movable indentor having a body , a front face extending from the body and an impact surface extending from the front face, and an indentor guide assembly , wherein the head frame has open access to a working area of the working head and a nest having a base portion and at least a pair of side walls extending from the base portion formed into the head frame and within the working area for receiving a crimping member; a tool frame having a piston coupled to the indentor that moves the indentor along the indentor guide assembly between a home position adjacent the tool frame and an impacting position adjacent the nest ; and wherein the front face and impact surface are configured to fit within a portion of the nest , wherein the impact surface is used to impact a crimping member resting within the nest and wherein the front surface may contact one or more walls of the nest to minimize the force applied to the crimping of small crimping members. a working head having a head frame , a movable indentor having a body , a front face extending from the body and an impact surface extending from the front face, and an indentor guide assembly , wherein the head frame has open access to a working area of the working head and a nest having a base portion and at least a pair of side walls extending from the base portion formed into the head frame and within the working area for receiving a crimping member; a tool frame having a piston coupled to the indentor that moves the indentor along the indentor guide assembly between a home position adjacent the tool frame and an impacting position adjacent the nest ; and wherein the front face and impact surface are configured to fit within a portion of the nest , wherein the impact surface is used to impact a crimping member resting within the nest and wherein the front surface may contact one or more walls of the nest to minimize the force applied to the crimping of small crimping members.
A sensor , comprising: - a sensor element ; - electrical leads ; whereby the sensor element is connected to the electrical leads ; - a housing ; whereby the housing has an opening and the sensor element is arranged in the housing such that the electrical leads protrude from the opening; and whereby the electrical leads have kinks in a portion that is located inside of the housing ; - epoxy resin ; whereby the housing is filled with the epoxy resin and the epoxy resin fixes the sensor element and the electrical leads in the housing , characterized in that the housing has two grooves on an inner surface of the housing which extend from the opening along a longitudinal axis into the housing , and in that the electrical leads are arranged in the grooves and a lateral force is generated by the kinks of the electrical leads which supports a latching of the electrical leads in the grooves . - a sensor element ; - electrical leads ; whereby the sensor element is connected to the electrical leads ; - a housing ; whereby the housing has an opening and the sensor element is arranged in the housing such that the electrical leads protrude from the opening; and whereby the electrical leads have kinks in a portion that is located inside of the housing ; - epoxy resin ; whereby the housing is filled with the epoxy resin and the epoxy resin fixes the sensor element and the electrical leads in the housing , characterized in that the housing has two grooves on an inner surface of the housing which extend from the opening along a longitudinal axis into the housing , and in that the electrical leads are arranged in the grooves and a lateral force is generated by the kinks of the electrical leads which supports a latching of the electrical leads in the grooves . whereby the housing is filled with the epoxy resin and the epoxy resin fixes the sensor element and the electrical leads in the housing , characterized in that the housing has two grooves on an inner surface of the housing which extend from the opening along a longitudinal axis into the housing , and in that the electrical leads are arranged in the grooves and a lateral force is generated by the kinks of the electrical leads which supports a latching of the electrical leads in the grooves .
Dispensing machines capsule for infusion beverage, composed by a watertight box divided into one or more upper sections containing liquid [Fig1 ] one or more lower sections containing infusion mixture [Fig1 ] and a spout placed into the base of the lowersection containing the infusion mixture [Fig1 ], wherein: - the section containing the liquid and the section containing the infusion mixture are mutually joined by a mechanical watertight connection [Fig4] or ultrasonic weld; - the section containing the liquid is equipped with a mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage placed on the lower side [Fig1 ], connected with the section containing the infusion mixture; - the section containing the infusion mixture is equipped with a diffuser filter placed on the upper side [Fig1 ] communicating with the section containing the liquid for infusion, a diffuser filter placed on the lower side [Fig1 ] and a lower mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage [Fig1 ] communicating with the spout; - characterized in that : the section containing the liquid is equipped with a mechanical seal valve placed on the upper side [Fig1 ]; the mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage placed on infusion mixture section [Fig1 ] has an opening threshold higher than the threshold of mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage placed into the upper section containing the infusion liquid[Fig1 ]. - the section containing the liquid and the section containing the infusion mixture are mutually joined by a mechanical watertight connection [Fig4] or ultrasonic weld; - the section containing the liquid is equipped with a mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage placed on the lower side [Fig1 ], connected with the section containing the infusion mixture; - the section containing the infusion mixture is equipped with a diffuser filter placed on the upper side [Fig1 ] communicating with the section containing the liquid for infusion, a diffuser filter placed on the lower side [Fig1 ] and a lower mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage [Fig1 ] communicating with the spout; - characterized in that : the section containing the liquid is equipped with a mechanical seal valve placed on the upper side [Fig1 ]; the mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage placed on infusion mixture section [Fig1 ] has an opening threshold higher than the threshold of mechanical seal valve with programmed breakage placed into the upper section containing the infusion liquid[Fig1 ].
A method of expanding pluripotent stem cells and maintaining the pluripotent stem cells in an undifferentiated state, the method comprising culturing the pluripotent stem cells in a suspension culture under culturing conditions devoid of substrate adherence and devoid of cell encapsulation and which allow expansion of the pluripotent stem cells in the undifferentiated state, wherein a culture medium of said suspension culture is serum-free and feeder cell-free, said culture medium comprises ascorbic acid at a concentration range of 400-600 μg/ml, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) at a concentration range of 50-200 ng/ml, thereby expanding and maintaining the pluripotent stem cells in the undifferentiated state, wherein the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic stem cells or human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Height-adjustable armrest for a chair, in particular an office chair, having an arm support , which is held by an armrest holder , wherein the armrest holder is pivotable, said pivoting causing the armrest to be adjusted in height, and having an arresting device for fixing the armrest holder in a height position, wherein the arresting device is positioned at the upper, alterable-height end of the armrest holder and has a linearly movable latching element , which latching element is connected to the armrest holder via a link element such that each pivoting movement of the armrest holder induces a linear movement of the latching element , wherein the link element acts directly on the latching element and guides the latter back and forth in a linear guide , wherein the linear movement of the latching element runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the arm support , characterized in that the armrest holder comprises at least one supporting arm which is articulated, on the one hand, on a part of the chair frame, a first pivot pin being formed in the process, and, on the other hand, on the arm support , a second pivot pin being formed in the process, wherein said supporting arm is connected to the link element in an articulated manner at a point of rotation , which is spaced apart from the pivot pins , such that pivoting of the supporting arm is converted into a back and forth movement of the link element .