mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for producing an aromatic L-amino acid selected from the group consisting of L-tryptophan, L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine by fermentation comprising cultivating an L-amino acid-producing bacterium of Escherichia coli, wherein the bacterium has been modified to have enhanced activity of phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase, in a culture medium to cause accumulation of L-amino acid in the culture medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the culture medium, wherein the activity of PEP carboxykinase is enhanced by modifying an expression control sequence of the PEP carboxykinase gene on the chromosome of the bacterium so that the expression of the gene is enhanced, or by increasing copy number of the gene, and wherein the bacterium is further modified to have enhanced expression of yddG open reading frame by increasing the copy number of the yddG open reading frame, wherein the yddG gene can be cloned using the primers depicted in SEQ ID No. 7 and No. 8.
Method for determining the eye position, in which points (P1, P2, P3, P4) of the transition region between sclera and iris of the eye are determined, the coordinates of which are calculated, and the position of the iris plane or of a plane aligned parallel thereto is determined therefrom, characterised in that a light pattern (19a, 19b, 19c, 19d) is projected onto a surface of the eye, the light pattern (19a, 19b, 19c, 19d) intersecting the transition region between the sclera and the iris; and an image of the light pattern (19a, 19b, 19c, 19d) displayed on the ocular surface is acquired, from which the spatial coordinates of the points (P1, P2, P3, P4) of the transition region between the sclera and the iris are determined by triangulation or by stereovision; wherein the position of the iris plane or a plane parallel thereto is determined from the spatial coordinates of the points (P1, P2, P3, P4) a light pattern (19a, 19b, 19c, 19d) is projected onto a surface of the eye, the light pattern (19a, 19b, 19c, 19d) intersecting the transition region between the sclera and the iris; and an image of the light pattern (19a, 19b, 19c, 19d) displayed on the ocular surface is acquired, from which the spatial coordinates of the points (P1, P2, P3, P4) of the transition region between the sclera and the iris are determined by triangulation or by stereovision; wherein the position of the iris plane or a plane parallel thereto is determined from the spatial coordinates of the points (P1, P2, P3, P4)
A lens driving device comprising: a first housing; a second housing disposed in the first housing; a bobbin disposed in the second housing; a board disposed on the first housing; a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, and a fourth coil disposed on the board; a first magnet disposed on the second housing and disposed to correspond to the first coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin and disposed to correspond to the second coil; and a third magnet disposed on the bobbin and disposed to correspond to the third coil; wherein the first coil, the second coil, the third coil, and the fourth coil are disposed to be spaced apart from each other, characterized in that an aperture is disposed on the bobbin, and a fourth magnet is disposed on the aperture and disposed to correspond to the fourth coil, wherein the second housing is configured to move in an optical axis direction by the first magnet and the first coil, wherein the bobbin is configured to move in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction by the second magnet and the second coil, wherein the bobbin is configured to move in a second direction perpendicular to both the optical axis direction and the first direction by the third magnet and the third coil, wherein the aperture comprises a first blade including a first groove and a second blade including a second groove, and wherein an area of a hole formed by the first groove and the second groove is configured to be adjusted by the fourth magnet and the fourth coil. a first housing; a second housing disposed in the first housing; a bobbin disposed in the second housing; a board disposed on the first housing; a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, and a fourth coil disposed on the board; a first magnet disposed on the second housing and disposed to correspond to the first coil; a second magnet disposed on the bobbin and disposed to correspond to the second coil; and a third magnet disposed on the bobbin and disposed to correspond to the third coil; wherein the first coil, the second coil, the third coil, and the fourth coil are disposed to be spaced apart from each other, characterized in that an aperture is disposed on the bobbin, and a fourth magnet is disposed on the aperture and disposed to correspond to the fourth coil, wherein the second housing is configured to move in an optical axis direction by the first magnet and the first coil, wherein the bobbin is configured to move in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction by the second magnet and the second coil, wherein the bobbin is configured to move in a second direction perpendicular to both the optical axis direction and the first direction by the third magnet and the third coil, wherein the aperture comprises a first blade including a first groove and a second blade including a second groove, and wherein an area of a hole formed by the first groove and the second groove is configured to be adjusted by the fourth magnet and the fourth coil.
A method for processing images of a scene including a surface made of a material of unknown reflectance, the method comprising the following steps: - from at least 3 known different positions of an image sensor, the respective positions and orientations being known, acquiring images of the scene illuminated by a light source, each image containing at least one specularity generated by reflection of the light source from said surface and depending on the position of the source, on the shape of the source, on the intensity of the light source and on the reflectance of the material; - in each image, detecting each specularity; - for each specularity, estimating a conic approximating said specularity; characterized in that it further comprises the following step: - constructing a quadric representing the position of the source, the intensity of the source and the shape of the light source and the reflectance of the material, on the basis of the conics, and of the position and orientation of the image sensor during the acquisition of the images containing the specularities respectively approximated by these conics. - from at least 3 known different positions of an image sensor, the respective positions and orientations being known, acquiring images of the scene illuminated by a light source, each image containing at least one specularity generated by reflection of the light source from said surface and depending on the position of the source, on the shape of the source, on the intensity of the light source and on the reflectance of the material; - in each image, detecting each specularity; - for each specularity, estimating a conic approximating said specularity; characterized in that it further comprises the following step: - constructing a quadric representing the position of the source, the intensity of the source and the shape of the light source and the reflectance of the material, on the basis of the conics, and of the position and orientation of the image sensor during the acquisition of the images containing the specularities respectively approximated by these conics.
Insert for a bag, in particular for a handbag, for self-defense, having a metal structure that is rigid in at least one spatial direction (z), wherein the metal structure is configured to be variably inserted into a bag, in particular into the outer skin of the bag, or to be integrally connected to the bag, in particular to the outer skin of the bag, and so that the bag can be used as an impact weapon, characterized in that the insert has a handle for holding and guiding the insert for the purpose of self-defense, wherein the handle is configured in the form of a grip or in the form of an inner pocket for receiving a hand clenched into a fist.
A method of making an article of footwear, comprising: positioning a sheet (840, 1540,1640) of upper material within a chamber, the sheet (840, 1540, 1640) dividing the chamber into a first compartment on a first side of the sheet (840, 1540,1640) and a second compartment on a second side of the sheet (840, 1540,1640); applying an environmental pressure differential across the sheet (840, 1540, 1640) of upper material to conform the sheet (840, 1540,1640) of upper material to a first portion (830,1630) of a footwear last and a second portion (835,1635) of the footwear last, thereby forming a first upper portion (115,615,715,832, 1632) and a second upper portion (120,620,720, 837, 1637) of the article of footwear, wherein the first portion (830,1630) of the footwear last and the second portion (835,1635) of the footwear last are in the first compartment; joining the first upper portion (115,615,715, 832, 1632) and the second upper portion (120,620,720, 837, 1637) to form an upper (105,605,1532) of the article of footwear; and assembling the article of footwear including fixedly attaching the upper (105,605,1532) of the article of footwear to a sole structure. positioning a sheet (840, 1540,1640) of upper material within a chamber, the sheet (840, 1540, 1640) dividing the chamber into a first compartment on a first side of the sheet (840, 1540,1640) and a second compartment on a second side of the sheet (840, 1540,1640); applying an environmental pressure differential across the sheet (840, 1540, 1640) of upper material to conform the sheet (840, 1540,1640) of upper material to a first portion (830,1630) of a footwear last and a second portion (835,1635) of the footwear last, thereby forming a first upper portion (115,615,715,832, 1632) and a second upper portion (120,620,720, 837, 1637) of the article of footwear, wherein the first portion (830,1630) of the footwear last and the second portion (835,1635) of the footwear last are in the first compartment; joining the first upper portion (115,615,715, 832, 1632) and the second upper portion (120,620,720, 837, 1637) to form an upper (105,605,1532) of the article of footwear; and assembling the article of footwear including fixedly attaching the upper (105,605,1532) of the article of footwear to a sole structure.
A self-sealed metal electrode for rechargeable oxide-ion battery cells comprises: A metal electrode having a shape with sides, capable of capturing and releasing oxygen via redox reactions; an oxide-ion conducting electrolyte covering part of the outer surface of the metal electrode to provide oxide-ion transport path; and an interconnection covering the rest of the outer surface of the metal electrode not covered by the electrolyte to provide a hermetic seal and to provide an electron transport path. A metal electrode having a shape with sides, capable of capturing and releasing oxygen via redox reactions; an oxide-ion conducting electrolyte covering part of the outer surface of the metal electrode to provide oxide-ion transport path; and an interconnection covering the rest of the outer surface of the metal electrode not covered by the electrolyte to provide a hermetic seal and to provide an electron transport path.
An applicator for use in treating a wound, the applicator comprising: a nozzle including a proximal portion, a distal opening and a valve interface, the proximal portion being engagable with a portion of an ultrasound wound therapy device comprising a transducer assembly having a transducer tip, the distal opening allowing at least a portion of the transducer tip of the ultrasound wound therapy device to pass therethrough, the valve interface defining an axis therethrough; a valve comprising a valve opening, an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being engagable with the valve interface of the nozzle, and the valve opening selectively allows fluid to flow therethrough; and a cup including an aperture, the aperture in fluid communication with at least the upper portion of the valve, whereby, fluid can flow through the aperture of the cup, through the valve and onto at least a portion of the transducer tip of the ultrasound wound therapy device, characterised by an IC chip or an RFID tag disposed on the applicator, said IC chip or RFID tag being configured to prevent activation of the transducer assembly if the applicator has been previously attached to the transducer assembly. a nozzle including a proximal portion, a distal opening and a valve interface, the proximal portion being engagable with a portion of an ultrasound wound therapy device comprising a transducer assembly having a transducer tip, the distal opening allowing at least a portion of the transducer tip of the ultrasound wound therapy device to pass therethrough, the valve interface defining an axis therethrough; a valve comprising a valve opening, an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being engagable with the valve interface of the nozzle, and the valve opening selectively allows fluid to flow therethrough; and a cup including an aperture, the aperture in fluid communication with at least the upper portion of the valve, whereby, fluid can flow through the aperture of the cup, through the valve and onto at least a portion of the transducer tip of the ultrasound wound therapy device, characterised by an IC chip or an RFID tag disposed on the applicator, said IC chip or RFID tag being configured to prevent activation of the transducer assembly if the applicator has been previously attached to the transducer assembly.
Method for obtaining the position of a person in a space of a building via a thermal imager located at height in said space and comprising a wide-angle lens, the method comprising steps of: a) acquiring, with the thermal imager, through its wide-angle lens, a deformed thermal image of a scene in the space comprising the person, the thermal image being optically deformed by the wide-angle lens, and the deformed thermal image comprising a hot zone; b) extracting a region of interest corresponding to the person from the deformed thermal image using an algorithm for detecting hot zones; c) determining the position of the region of interest in the deformed thermal image by identifying the polar coordinates distance r and angle θ of the centre of the region of interest in a polar coordinate system the origin of which is located at the centre of the deformed thermal image; d) obtaining the actual position of the person in the space by applying a wide-angle correction function to the distance r so as to compensate for the deformation of the thermal image due to the wide-angle lens. a) acquiring, with the thermal imager, through its wide-angle lens, a deformed thermal image of a scene in the space comprising the person, the thermal image being optically deformed by the wide-angle lens, and the deformed thermal image comprising a hot zone; b) extracting a region of interest corresponding to the person from the deformed thermal image using an algorithm for detecting hot zones; c) determining the position of the region of interest in the deformed thermal image by identifying the polar coordinates distance r and angle θ of the centre of the region of interest in a polar coordinate system the origin of which is located at the centre of the deformed thermal image; d) obtaining the actual position of the person in the space by applying a wide-angle correction function to the distance r so as to compensate for the deformation of the thermal image due to the wide-angle lens.
A luminescence measurement apparatus comprising: a nozzle for dispensing liquid into wells in a microplate; a luminescence measurement unit configured for measuring luminescence occurring in the wells; and a moving unit configured to move the nozzle and the luminescence measurement unit together vertically and horizontally, wherein: the nozzle is secured to the moving unit; and the luminescence measurement unit is mounted to be vertically movable with respect to the moving unit, characterized in that the moving unit is provided with a nozzle position adjusting part that is capable of adjusting a horizontal position of the nozzle. a nozzle for dispensing liquid into wells in a microplate; a luminescence measurement unit configured for measuring luminescence occurring in the wells; and a moving unit configured to move the nozzle and the luminescence measurement unit together vertically and horizontally, wherein: the nozzle is secured to the moving unit; and the luminescence measurement unit is mounted to be vertically movable with respect to the moving unit, characterized in that the moving unit is provided with a nozzle position adjusting part that is capable of adjusting a horizontal position of the nozzle. the nozzle is secured to the moving unit; and the luminescence measurement unit is mounted to be vertically movable with respect to the moving unit, characterized in that the moving unit is provided with a nozzle position adjusting part that is capable of adjusting a horizontal position of the nozzle.
Method for producing a prosthetic knit made in one piece, said method comprising the following steps: - a) knitting, on at least three guide bars of a warp knitting machine or raschel knitting machine, first yarns of biocompatible polymer materials, a second yarn, which is a monofilament yarn, and a third yarn, which is a monofilament yarn, said second yarn and third yarn being made of the same biocompatible hot-melt material, the second yarn having a diameter D2, the third yarn having a diameter D3, such that D3 is strictly smaller than D2, according to the following distribution: - a first guide bar B1 and a second guide bar B2 are threaded continuously with said first yarns over the entire width of said knitting machine and form mutually opposite first and second faces for said knit, - a third guide bar B3 is threaded intermittently with said second yarn and third yarn, the chart followed by said second and third yarns generating loops protruding outwards from at least the first face of said knit, - b) thermosetting the knit obtained at a), - c) placing the first face of the knit, provided with said loops, flat on a cylinder brought to a temperature T resulting in i) the complete melting of the loops formed from said third yarn and the elimination of every part of these loops protruding outwards from the first face of said knit, and ii) the partial melting of the loops formed from said second yarn, said partial melting causing the rupture of each loop and, therefore, the formation, from each loop, of two barbs protruding outwards from the first face of said knit. - a) knitting, on at least three guide bars of a warp knitting machine or raschel knitting machine, first yarns of biocompatible polymer materials, a second yarn, which is a monofilament yarn, and a third yarn, which is a monofilament yarn, said second yarn and third yarn being made of the same biocompatible hot-melt material, the second yarn having a diameter D2, the third yarn having a diameter D3, such that D3 is strictly smaller than D2, according to the following distribution: - a first guide bar B1 and a second guide bar B2 are threaded continuously with said first yarns over the entire width of said knitting machine and form mutually opposite first and second faces for said knit, - a third guide bar B3 is threaded intermittently with said second yarn and third yarn, the chart followed by said second and third yarns generating loops protruding outwards from at least the first face of said knit, - b) thermosetting the knit obtained at a), - c) placing the first face of the knit, provided with said loops, flat on a cylinder brought to a temperature T resulting in i) the complete melting of the loops formed from said third yarn and the elimination of every part of these loops protruding outwards from the first face of said knit, and ii) the partial melting of the loops formed from said second yarn, said partial melting causing the rupture of each loop and, therefore, the formation, from each loop, of two barbs protruding outwards from the first face of said knit.
A device for generating a signal to be transmitted, comprising: an encoder for generating an encoded signal from an information signal, wherein the encoder is implemented to generate data for a main channel and data for a side channel which may be decoded separate from each other and represent the information signal, and to generate the data for the main channel and the data for the side channel so that the side channel is more robust against transmission-channel influences than the main channel, wherein the encoder comprises a source encoder which is implemented to generated both the data for the main channel and also the data for the side channel, wherein the source encoder further comprises a selector to select a part of the data generated by the source encoder to form the data for the side channel using this data, wherein the side channel includes scale factors representing energies per different subbands of an information signal, or wherein the side channel comprises code book indices of code books which were used for encoding the main channel, wherein the code books represent values of different value ranges. an encoder for generating an encoded signal from an information signal, wherein the encoder is implemented to generate data for a main channel and data for a side channel which may be decoded separate from each other and represent the information signal, and to generate the data for the main channel and the data for the side channel so that the side channel is more robust against transmission-channel influences than the main channel, wherein the encoder comprises a source encoder which is implemented to generated both the data for the main channel and also the data for the side channel, wherein the source encoder further comprises a selector to select a part of the data generated by the source encoder to form the data for the side channel using this data, wherein the side channel includes scale factors representing energies per different subbands of an information signal, or wherein the side channel comprises code book indices of code books which were used for encoding the main channel, wherein the code books represent values of different value ranges.
A method to produce a multilayer hollow tube comprising the following steps: i) dipping a rod into a pre-polymerized solution comprising: - gelatin; and - a photo-initiator; wherein the gelatin is chemically functionalized to become reactive to polymerization or crosslinking in presence of free radicals; ii) exposing the pre-polymerized solution attached to the rod to light, visible, UV light or infrared depending on the nature of the photo-initiator while the rod is rotating and emerging from the pre-polymerized solution to obtain a polymerized or crosslinked layer; iii) repeating steps i) and ii) to obtain the desired number of layers; and iv) depositing a polymer fiber on at least one of the layers of the multilayer hollow tube, while the rod is rotating; wherein the pre-polymerized solutions used for each layer can have the same or different compositions and wherein the depositing of the polymer fibers is performed by means of solution blow spinning. i) dipping a rod into a pre-polymerized solution comprising: - gelatin; and - a photo-initiator; wherein the gelatin is chemically functionalized to become reactive to polymerization or crosslinking in presence of free radicals; - gelatin; and - a photo-initiator; ii) exposing the pre-polymerized solution attached to the rod to light, visible, UV light or infrared depending on the nature of the photo-initiator while the rod is rotating and emerging from the pre-polymerized solution to obtain a polymerized or crosslinked layer; iii) repeating steps i) and ii) to obtain the desired number of layers; and iv) depositing a polymer fiber on at least one of the layers of the multilayer hollow tube, while the rod is rotating;