mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
Electric smoking product with components which comprise at least one electrical energy source , a storage reservoir for storing at least one flavouring agent , an electrical transducer for changing the physical state of the flavouring agent and an electric heating element , in particular a vaporiser with a heating element , in the case of which, in the case of a plurality of cylindrical segments (31 to 36), each segment contains at least one component, wherein the electric smoking product has a connecting structure which, for the formation of the electric smoking product , connects the cylindrical segments (31 to 36) with one another in substantially coaxial alignment and contacting each other end-to-end to form a rod or strand , wherein the connecting structure has fastening means which are provided on the end faces of the cylindrical segments (31 to 36), characterized in that at least partially a plurality of electrical conductor tracks are provided on the outside, which is to be differentiated from the end face, in particular on its enveloping face, at least of one cylindrical segment (31 to 36).
A process for the preparation of a shaped bulk catalyst comprising metal oxidic particles comprising one or more Group VIII metals and two or more Group VIB metals, which process comprises the steps of i) providing first metal oxidic particles comprising one or more first Group VIII metals and one or more first Group VIB metals ii) providing separately prepared second metal oxidic particles comprising one or more second Group VIII metals and one or more second Group VIB metals, wherein the composition of Group VIB and Group VIII metals in the first and second metal oxidic particles are different and wherein the first metal oxidic particles comprise Group VIB metal molybdenum and the second metal oxidic particles comprise Group VIB metal tungsten; iii) combining the first and second metal oxidic particles to form a bulk catalyst composition before and/or during shaping and iv) shaping the combined first and second metal oxide particles to form the shaped bulk catalyst, wherein shaping in step iii) and iv) comprises one of extruding, pilling, pelletizing, spray drying, grinding and agglomerating; wherein the metal oxidic particles are composited with a binder and then shaped to form shaped bulk catalyst particles. i) providing first metal oxidic particles comprising one or more first Group VIII metals and one or more first Group VIB metals ii) providing separately prepared second metal oxidic particles comprising one or more second Group VIII metals and one or more second Group VIB metals, wherein the composition of Group VIB and Group VIII metals in the first and second metal oxidic particles are different and wherein the first metal oxidic particles comprise Group VIB metal molybdenum and the second metal oxidic particles comprise Group VIB metal tungsten; iii) combining the first and second metal oxidic particles to form a bulk catalyst composition before and/or during shaping and iv) shaping the combined first and second metal oxide particles to form the shaped bulk catalyst,
An end cap assembly for a battery cell , the battery cell comprising an electrode assembly, the end cap assembly comprising: an end cap provided with an electrode lead-out hole which penetrates the end cap in a thickness direction (Z) of the end cap ; an electrode terminal being configured to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a connector being configured to connect the end cap to fix the electrode terminal , wherein the electrode terminal is provided opposite to the electrode lead-out hole , and a projection of the electrode terminal in the thickness direction (Z) does not overlap with a projection of the end cap in the thickness direction (Z). an end cap provided with an electrode lead-out hole which penetrates the end cap in a thickness direction (Z) of the end cap ; an electrode terminal being configured to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a connector being configured to connect the end cap to fix the electrode terminal , wherein the electrode terminal is provided opposite to the electrode lead-out hole , and a projection of the electrode terminal in the thickness direction (Z) does not overlap with a projection of the end cap in the thickness direction (Z).
A method of identifying vulnerabilities in a software package that includes two or more build files, the build files including at least an application file and one or more resource files, the method comprising: scanning the build files to identify strings; labelling at least one of the identified strings as an orphaned string based on it appearing in one of the resource files and it not being referenced in the application file; labelling at least one of the identified strings as a hardcoded string based on it appearing in the application file and not in any of the resource files; and outputting the identity of the orphaned strings and the hardcoded strings. scanning the build files to identify strings; labelling at least one of the identified strings as an orphaned string based on it appearing in one of the resource files and it not being referenced in the application file; labelling at least one of the identified strings as a hardcoded string based on it appearing in the application file and not in any of the resource files; and outputting the identity of the orphaned strings and the hardcoded strings.
A method for improving the heating efficiency of steam in a heating step of heating a material to be heated by the steam via a metallic material, wherein a polyamine represented by the following general formula is caused to be present in a system of the steam: R 1 -[NH-(CH 2 ) m ] n -NH 2 ... wherein R 1 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 10 to 22 carbon atoms; m is an integer of 1 to 8, and n is an integer of 1 to 7; and when n is 2 or more, a plurality of NH-(CH 2 ) m may be identical or different, wherein the polyamine is added so that a concentration of the polyamine in the steam becomes 0.01 to 10 ppm, and wherein the heating step is a step of heating the material to be heated by a steam dryer; and the polyamine is added to a place, of a steam pipe or a steam header for supplying steam to the steam dryer, right before the steam dryer. wherein a polyamine represented by the following general formula is caused to be present in a system of the steam: R 1 -[NH-(CH 2 ) m ] n -NH 2 ... wherein R 1 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 10 to 22 carbon atoms; m is an integer of 1 to 8, and n is an integer of 1 to 7; and when n is 2 or more, a plurality of NH-(CH 2 ) m may be identical or different, wherein the polyamine is added so that a concentration of the polyamine in the steam becomes 0.01 to 10 ppm, and wherein the heating step is a step of heating the material to be heated by a steam dryer; and the polyamine is added to a place, of a steam pipe or a steam header for supplying steam to the steam dryer, right before the steam dryer.
A drum unit detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including a driving shaft provided with a recess , said drum unit comprising: a photosensitive drum ; and a coupling member provided on said photosensitive drum and including, (2 - 1) an engageable member having a driving force receiving portion configured to enter the recess to receive a driving force for rotating said photosensitive drum , characterized in that said coupling member further includes, (2 - 2) a holding member configured to hold said engageable member so as to be slidable at least in a radial direction of said drum unit , and (2 - 3) an urging member configured to urge said engageable member . a photosensitive drum ; and a coupling member provided on said photosensitive drum and including, (2 - 1) an engageable member having a driving force receiving portion configured to enter the recess to receive a driving force for rotating said photosensitive drum , (2 - 2) a holding member configured to hold said engageable member so as to be slidable at least in a radial direction of said drum unit , and (2 - 3) an urging member configured to urge said engageable member .
A fixing device for fixing a toner image to a sheet, the fixing device comprising: a rotatable heated body with a length dimension in a first direction and having an inner facing surface and an outer facing surface; a heater for heating the rotatable heated body, the heater having a length dimension in the first direction corresponding to the length dimension of the rotatable heated body; a pressing member contacting the inner facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a first position; a pressing roller configured to press against the outer facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a position corresponding to the pressing member; a lubricant holding member with a length dimension in the first direction and a lubricating surface contacting the inner facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a second position, the lubricant holding member having a plurality of recesses in the lubricating surface spaced from each other along the length dimension of the lubricant holding member, a first lubricant of a first viscosity applied to the lubricating surface of the lubricant holding member; and a second lubricant of a second viscosity greater than the first viscosity in the plurality of recesses, characterized in that the lubricating holding member has a plurality of slits formed in the lubricating contact surface between adjacent recesses of the plurality of recesses. a rotatable heated body with a length dimension in a first direction and having an inner facing surface and an outer facing surface; a heater for heating the rotatable heated body, the heater having a length dimension in the first direction corresponding to the length dimension of the rotatable heated body; a pressing member contacting the inner facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a first position; a pressing roller configured to press against the outer facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a position corresponding to the pressing member; a lubricant holding member with a length dimension in the first direction and a lubricating surface contacting the inner facing surface of the rotatable heated body at a second position, the lubricant holding member having a plurality of recesses in the lubricating surface spaced from each other along the length dimension of the lubricant holding member, a first lubricant of a first viscosity applied to the lubricating surface of the lubricant holding member; and a second lubricant of a second viscosity greater than the first viscosity in the plurality of recesses, characterized in that the lubricating holding member has a plurality of slits formed in the lubricating contact surface between adjacent recesses of the plurality of recesses.
A system for delivering a medical device within a body lumen, the system comprising: a tubular inner shaft member having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an inner shaft guide wire lumen extending at least partially therethrough; a tubular outer shaft member (102, 500, 500', 500", 1005) having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an outer shaft guide wire lumen extending at least partially therethrough and opening exterior of the outer shaft member at a location proximal of the distal end of the outer shaft member, the outer shaft member slidably disposed about the inner shaft member; a medical device disposed intermediate the inner and outer shaft members; and an alignment mechanism maintaining rotational alignment and communication between the portions of the guide wire lumen extending at least partially through the inner shaft member and the outer shaft member, characterised in that the alignment mechanism comprises a contact surface disposed along an inner lumen of the tubular outer shaft member, the contact surface comprising a plurality of axial ridges disposed along the inner lumen of the tubular outer shaft member, and configured to contact at least a portion of the medical device. a tubular inner shaft member having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an inner shaft guide wire lumen extending at least partially therethrough; a tubular outer shaft member (102, 500, 500', 500", 1005) having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an outer shaft guide wire lumen extending at least partially therethrough and opening exterior of the outer shaft member at a location proximal of the distal end of the outer shaft member, the outer shaft member slidably disposed about the inner shaft member; a medical device disposed intermediate the inner and outer shaft members; and an alignment mechanism maintaining rotational alignment and communication between the portions of the guide wire lumen extending at least partially through the inner shaft member and the outer shaft member, characterised in that the alignment mechanism comprises a contact surface disposed along an inner lumen of the tubular outer shaft member, the contact surface comprising a plurality of axial ridges disposed along the inner lumen of the tubular outer shaft member, and configured to contact at least a portion of the medical device.
A particle and intracellular organelle alignment liquid (PIOAL) for use in a combined viscosity and geometric hydrofocusing analyzer, the PIOAL directing flow of a blood sample fluid of a given viscosity that is injected into a narrowing flowcell transition zone of the analyzer so as to produce a sample fluid stream enveloped by the PIOAL, the PIOAL comprising: a fluid having a higher viscosity than the viscosity of the blood sample fluid, and a viscosity agent, wherein a viscosity hydrofocusing effect induced by an interaction between the PIOAL fluid and the sample fluid associated with the viscosity difference, in combination with a geometric hydrofocusing effect induced by an interaction between the PIOAL fluid and the sample fluid associated with the narrowing flowcell transition zone, is effective to provide a target imaging state in at least some of a plurality of particles at an imaging site of the analyzer while the viscosity agent retains viability of cells in the sample fluid stream leaving structure and content of the cells intact when the cells extend from the sample fluid stream into a flowing sheath fluid, characterized in that the viscosity agent comprises glycerol at a concentration of 5.0% to 8.0% (v/v). a fluid having a higher viscosity than the viscosity of the blood sample fluid, and a viscosity agent, wherein a viscosity hydrofocusing effect induced by an interaction between the PIOAL fluid and the sample fluid associated with the viscosity difference, in combination with a geometric hydrofocusing effect induced by an interaction between the PIOAL fluid and the sample fluid associated with the narrowing flowcell transition zone, is effective to provide a target imaging state in at least some of a plurality of particles at an imaging site of the analyzer while the viscosity agent retains viability of cells in the sample fluid stream leaving structure and content of the cells intact when the cells extend from the sample fluid stream into a flowing sheath fluid, characterized in that the viscosity agent comprises glycerol at a concentration of 5.0% to 8.0% (v/v).
A computer-implemented method for displaying advertisements in a video on a client device, the method comprising: transmitting, by the client device, a request for the video to a server; receiving the video at the client device from the server responsive to transmitting the request, the video including a plurality of advertisement insertion points; identifying, by the client device, the advertisement insertion points included in the video, each advertisement insertion point describing attributes for selection of an advertisement to be inserted into the video at the advertisement insertion point; responsive to the client device operating offline, selecting, by the client device, an advertisement from a plurality of candidate advertisements available for display at each advertisement insertion point according to the described attributes; and displaying, by the client device, the advertisements selected by the client device at the advertisement insertion points. transmitting, by the client device, a request for the video to a server; receiving the video at the client device from the server responsive to transmitting the request, the video including a plurality of advertisement insertion points; identifying, by the client device, the advertisement insertion points included in the video, each advertisement insertion point describing attributes for selection of an advertisement to be inserted into the video at the advertisement insertion point; responsive to the client device operating offline, selecting, by the client device, an advertisement from a plurality of candidate advertisements available for display at each advertisement insertion point according to the described attributes; and displaying, by the client device, the advertisements selected by the client device at the advertisement insertion points.
A shoe member consisting of a material comprising a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the material has a glass transition temperature Tg of no more than 10°C, for determination of glass transition temperature using a test of dynamic viscoelasticity according to JIS K 6394 2007, a loss tangent tan δ of no less than 0.4, for determination of loss tangent tan δ in a test of dynamic viscoelasticity according to JIS K 6394 2007, and a Δ tan δ, which is the amount of change of tan δ, of no less than 0.15 when strain is changed from 5% to 100%, for determination of Δ tan δ in a test of viscoelasticity according to JIS K 6394 2007. the material has a glass transition temperature Tg of no more than 10°C, for determination of glass transition temperature using a test of dynamic viscoelasticity according to JIS K 6394 2007, a loss tangent tan δ of no less than 0.4, for determination of loss tangent tan δ in a test of dynamic viscoelasticity according to JIS K 6394 2007, and a Δ tan δ, which is the amount of change of tan δ, of no less than 0.15 when strain is changed from 5% to 100%, for determination of Δ tan δ in a test of viscoelasticity according to JIS K 6394 2007.
A method of making an adhesive tape roll having a detackified side face comprising the steps of: a) providing an adhesive tape roll having first and second side faces; b) providing an ink jet printing system; and c) applying one or more first inks to at least a portion of the first side face of the adhesive tape roll with the ink jet printing system. a) providing an adhesive tape roll having first and second side faces; b) providing an ink jet printing system; and c) applying one or more first inks to at least a portion of the first side face of the adhesive tape roll with the ink jet printing system.
A method for biosensing a binding ability among a biomolecule, such as an antibody, a membrane protein or the like, and a virus, comprising the steps of: a) labelling the virus by conjugating a plurality of dyes, preferably fluorescein dyes, to the virus in order to achieve a labelled virus being controllable with respect to the density of labelled dyes per virus molecule; b) solutions-phase-wise binding the labelled virus to the biomolecule in a liquid solution to the extent the binding characteristics among the biomolecule and the labelled virus in order to generate biomolecule virus compounds and to allow for a mix-and-measure ligand-binding homogenous assay that non-disruptively measures the lasing response of the biomolecule virus compounds; c) pumping the liquid solution comprising the biomolecule virus compound with light having a wavelength and/or an intensity being adopted to the type of the effective mechanism of the dyes, preferably the effective fluorescence mechanism of the fluorescein dyes, labelled to the virus; d) amplifying the light emitted from the pumped dyes in an optical resonator in the attempt to achieve a lasing response from the excited dyes in the optical resonator; and e) measuring the intensity of the amplified emitted light and evaluating the intensity of the amplified emitted light against the intensity of the amplified emitted light from a known density of labelled fluorescein dyes per virus molecule or against an equivalent concentration of unbound labelled virus with the same number of dyes per virus in order to determine the binding ability of the biomolecule to the labelled virus. a) labelling the virus by conjugating a plurality of dyes, preferably fluorescein dyes, to the virus in order to achieve a labelled virus being controllable with respect to the density of labelled dyes per virus molecule; b) solutions-phase-wise binding the labelled virus to the biomolecule in a liquid solution to the extent the binding characteristics among the biomolecule and the labelled virus in order to generate biomolecule virus compounds and to allow for a mix-and-measure ligand-binding homogenous assay that non-disruptively measures the lasing response of the biomolecule virus compounds; c) pumping the liquid solution comprising the biomolecule virus compound with light having a wavelength and/or an intensity being adopted to the type of the effective mechanism of the dyes, preferably the effective fluorescence mechanism of the fluorescein dyes, labelled to the virus; d) amplifying the light emitted from the pumped dyes in an optical resonator in the attempt to achieve a lasing response from the excited dyes in the optical resonator; and e) measuring the intensity of the amplified emitted light and evaluating the intensity of the amplified emitted light against the intensity of the amplified emitted light from a known density of labelled fluorescein dyes per virus molecule or against an equivalent concentration of unbound labelled virus with the same number of dyes per virus in order to determine the binding ability of the biomolecule to the labelled virus.
A mounting assembly for mounting a device to a support, the assembly comprising: a base plate comprising a connector to removably connect, in use, the base plate to the device, and an engagement means for engagement with the support; and characterized by an arm being a plate having an aperture therethrough thereby forming a ring, the ring having an opening in a side providing a break in the ring, the break giving the ring a C-shape, the arm having a plurality of attachment elements arranged, in use, to attach the arm to the base plate, wherein the position of the opening in the side of the ring causing the orientation of the C-shape to change relative to the base plate when the arm is connected to the base plate by each respective attachment element. a base plate comprising a connector to removably connect, in use, the base plate to the device, and an engagement means for engagement with the support; and characterized by an arm being a plate having an aperture therethrough thereby forming a ring, the ring having an opening in a side providing a break in the ring, the break giving the ring a C-shape, the arm having a plurality of attachment elements arranged, in use, to attach the arm to the base plate, wherein the position of the opening in the side of the ring causing the orientation of the C-shape to change relative to the base plate when the arm is connected to the base plate by each respective attachment element.