mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A rotary apparatus for a prime mover, the rotary apparatus comprising: a carrier (112, 220) defining a fixed mount flange (134, 220); and a support structure mounted to the fixed mount flange (134, 220) via a pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230), the support structure having a shaft (142, 242) rotatably mounted within the support structure, the shaft (142, 242) defining a shaft axis; wherein the pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230) used to mount the support structure to the fixed mount flange (134, 220) includes spherical connection joints (148, 248, 249) the spherical connection joints (148, 248, 249) being movably connected to the support structure and to the fixed mount flange (134, 220), the spherical connection joints (148, 248, 249) further allowing the support structure to move with respect to the fixed mount flange (134, 220), characterized in that the pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230) includes a first pair of spherical connection joints (148a, 248), aligned along a first pivot axis and a second pair of spherical connection joints (148b, 249) aligned along a second pivot axis, the first and second pivot axes (P1, P2) being transverse relative to one another; wherein the pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230) is configured to allow the shaft (142, 242) to move in an axial direction. a carrier (112, 220) defining a fixed mount flange (134, 220); and a support structure mounted to the fixed mount flange (134, 220) via a pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230), the support structure having a shaft (142, 242) rotatably mounted within the support structure, the shaft (142, 242) defining a shaft axis; wherein the pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230) used to mount the support structure to the fixed mount flange (134, 220) includes spherical connection joints (148, 248, 249) the spherical connection joints (148, 248, 249) being movably connected to the support structure and to the fixed mount flange (134, 220), the spherical connection joints (148, 248, 249) further allowing the support structure to move with respect to the fixed mount flange (134, 220), characterized in that the pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230) includes a first pair of spherical connection joints (148a, 248), aligned along a first pivot axis and a second pair of spherical connection joints (148b, 249) aligned along a second pivot axis, the first and second pivot axes (P1, P2) being transverse relative to one another; wherein the pivotally flexible mounting interface (130, 230) is configured to allow the shaft (142, 242) to move in an axial direction.
Annular heat exchanger with a longitudinal axis for a turbomachine, intended for example to be supported by an annular shell of a casing of the turbomachine, comprising a one-piece annular part comprising a first fluidic circuit comprising at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit extending annularly and a second fluidic circuit comprising at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit extending annularly and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction on either side of the first conduit and second conduit of the first circuit, characterised in that the first and second conduits of the first circuit and the first and second conduits of the second circuit open at a first end of said annular part into a cavity which itself opens in the circumferential direction and into which is inserted a first sealing member which is shaped so as to: - delimit with the annular part at least a first channel for fluidic connection of the first conduit of the first circuit with the second conduit of the first circuit, and - delimit with the annular part at least one second channel (56, 58) for fluidic connection of the first conduit of the second circuit with the second conduit of the second circuit, the second connecting channel (56, 58) being fluidically independent of the first connecting channel. - delimit with the annular part at least a first channel for fluidic connection of the first conduit of the first circuit with the second conduit of the first circuit, and - delimit with the annular part at least one second channel (56, 58) for fluidic connection of the first conduit of the second circuit with the second conduit of the second circuit, the second connecting channel (56, 58) being fluidically independent of the first connecting channel.
A system, characterized by comprising: a peripheral display; a peripheral bar code scanner; a payment interface device having a casing, an integrated touch display, and an integrated card reader; an applications microprocessor in operative communication with: (i) the peripheral bar code scanner; and (ii) the peripheral display; a first pin and a second pin on the applications microprocessor; and a secure microprocessor in operative communication with the integrated card reader; wherein: the applications microprocessor separately controls the peripheral display and integrated touch display; the applications microprocessor controls the peripheral display using the first pin and controls the integrated touch display using the second pin; the secure microprocessor processes payment information for the system received via the integrated card reader; and the secure microprocessor and the applications microprocessor are: (i) located within the casing of the payment interface device; and (ii) at least one of: logically separate from each other, and physically separate from each other. a peripheral display; a peripheral bar code scanner; a payment interface device having a casing, an integrated touch display, and an integrated card reader; an applications microprocessor in operative communication with: (i) the peripheral bar code scanner; and (ii) the peripheral display; a first pin and a second pin on the applications microprocessor; and a secure microprocessor in operative communication with the integrated card reader; wherein: the applications microprocessor separately controls the peripheral display and integrated touch display; the applications microprocessor controls the peripheral display using the first pin and controls the integrated touch display using the second pin; the secure microprocessor processes payment information for the system received via the integrated card reader; and the secure microprocessor and the applications microprocessor are: (i) located within the casing of the payment interface device; and (ii) at least one of: logically separate from each other, and physically separate from each other. the applications microprocessor separately controls the peripheral display and integrated touch display; the applications microprocessor controls the peripheral display using the first pin and controls the integrated touch display using the second pin; the secure microprocessor processes payment information for the system received via the integrated card reader; and the secure microprocessor and the applications microprocessor are: (i) located within the casing of the payment interface device; and (ii) at least one of: logically separate from each other, and physically separate from each other.
A method for reducing combustion emissions produced during normal operating conditions in a combustion system having a gas flowpath that travels sequentially from a combustion chamber through an air preheater, a particulate collection device and a spray dryer absorber to a baghouse downstream of the spray dryer absorber, the method comprising: mixing a dry calcium hydroxide powder into a flue gas at an injection location downstream of the combustion chamber and upstream of the air preheater, or at an injection location between the spray dryer absorber and the baghouse; spraying water into the flue gas in the spray dryer absorber to humidify and reduce the temperature of the flue gas; and passing the flue gas through the baghouse, wherein the calcium hydroxide powder captures pollutants in the flue gas. mixing a dry calcium hydroxide powder into a flue gas at an injection location downstream of the combustion chamber and upstream of the air preheater, or at an injection location between the spray dryer absorber and the baghouse; spraying water into the flue gas in the spray dryer absorber to humidify and reduce the temperature of the flue gas; and passing the flue gas through the baghouse, wherein the calcium hydroxide powder captures pollutants in the flue gas.
An apparatus for treating dry eye in humans wherein the flow of naturally occurring secretion to an eye is occluded due to the presence of an obstruction of a meibomian gland in an eyelid, comprising: a regulated heater for softening the obstruction through the application of regulated thermal energy to heat the obstruction; a back plate; and at least one roller; wherein the apparatus is arranged such that there is an opening disposed between the at least one roller and the back plate, wherein the opening is configured to receive at least a portion of the eyelid, and wherein the apparatus is configured to: apply the regulated thermal energy to soften the obstruction by application of heat to the obstruction; and grip the eyelid between the at least one roller and the back plate such that when the at least one roller is actuated, the at least one roller moves and comes into contact with a front surface of the eyelid, and an arc of the roller as it moves is such that the eyelid is squeezed between the at least one roller and the back plate, and a regulated force is applied to the eyelid to express the obstruction from the meibomian gland; and wherein the regulated heater is located in the back plate. a regulated heater for softening the obstruction through the application of regulated thermal energy to heat the obstruction; a back plate; and at least one roller; wherein the apparatus is arranged such that there is an opening disposed between the at least one roller and the back plate, wherein the opening is configured to receive at least a portion of the eyelid, and wherein the apparatus is configured to: apply the regulated thermal energy to soften the obstruction by application of heat to the obstruction; and grip the eyelid between the at least one roller and the back plate such that when the at least one roller is actuated, the at least one roller moves and comes into contact with a front surface of the eyelid, and an arc of the roller as it moves is such that the eyelid is squeezed between the at least one roller and the back plate, and a regulated force is applied to the eyelid to express the obstruction from the meibomian gland; and apply the regulated thermal energy to soften the obstruction by application of heat to the obstruction; and grip the eyelid between the at least one roller and the back plate such that when the at least one roller is actuated, the at least one roller moves and comes into contact with a front surface of the eyelid, and an arc of the roller as it moves is such that the eyelid is squeezed between the at least one roller and the back plate, and a regulated force is applied to the eyelid to express the obstruction from the meibomian gland; and wherein the regulated heater is located in the back plate.
A drone comprising: a lift mechanism configured to lift and propel the drone; an error detection circuit configured to: detect an error in operation of the drone, the error indicating a failure of the drone, and upon detecting the error, send a trigger event; a parachute securely attached to the drone and configured to slow a decent of the drone when deployed; a parachute deployment mechanism configured to release the parachute in response to the trigger event, or in response to another trigger event generated in response to a command from a base unit operated by a remote user; and a cut-off circuit configured to disable the lift mechanism in response to the trigger event, the cut-off circuit comprising one or more multiplexers configured to block a throttle signal from a flight controller to the lift mechanism and substitute the throttle signal with a zero-throttle signal. a lift mechanism configured to lift and propel the drone; an error detection circuit configured to: detect an error in operation of the drone, the error indicating a failure of the drone, and upon detecting the error, send a trigger event; detect an error in operation of the drone, the error indicating a failure of the drone, and upon detecting the error, send a trigger event; a parachute securely attached to the drone and configured to slow a decent of the drone when deployed; a parachute deployment mechanism configured to release the parachute in response to the trigger event, or in response to another trigger event generated in response to a command from a base unit operated by a remote user; and a cut-off circuit configured to disable the lift mechanism in response to the trigger event, the cut-off circuit comprising one or more multiplexers configured to block a throttle signal from a flight controller to the lift mechanism and substitute the throttle signal with a zero-throttle signal.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a nucleic acid agent that selectively reduces the level of a wild-type tau gene product in a cell; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the nucleic acid agent targets a tau-encoding nucleotide sequence set forth in one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, 6, and 8; and wherein the nucleic acid agent does not target any of the following: 5'-tcgaagtgatggaagatcacgc-3' (SEQ ID NO:18); 5'-cagccgggagtcgggaaggtgc-3' (SEQ ID NO:19); 5'-acgtcctcggcggcggcagtgtgc-3' SEQ ID NO:20); 5'-acgtctccatggcatctcagc-3' SEQ ID NO:21); 5'-gtggccagatggaagtaaaatc-3' SEQ ID NO:22); 5'-gtggccacatggaagtaaaatc-3' SEQ ID NO:23); and 5'-gtggccagatgcaagtaaaatc-3' SEQ ID NO:24); wherein the nucleic acid agent comprises at least one modification that enhances stability and/or biological activity of the agent. a) a nucleic acid agent that selectively reduces the level of a wild-type tau gene product in a cell; and b) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, 5'-tcgaagtgatggaagatcacgc-3' (SEQ ID NO:18); 5'-cagccgggagtcgggaaggtgc-3' (SEQ ID NO:19); 5'-acgtcctcggcggcggcagtgtgc-3' SEQ ID NO:20); 5'-acgtctccatggcatctcagc-3' SEQ ID NO:21); 5'-gtggccagatggaagtaaaatc-3' SEQ ID NO:22); 5'-gtggccacatggaagtaaaatc-3' SEQ ID NO:23); and 5'-gtggccagatgcaagtaaaatc-3' SEQ ID NO:24);
A secure sigmoid function calculation system in which map σ is assumed to be secure batch mapping defined by parameters (a 0,..., a k-1) representing a domain of definition of a sigmoid function σ(x) and parameters (σ(a 0),..., σ(a k-1)) representing a range of the sigmoid function σ(x), where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and a 0,..., a k-1 are real numbers that satisfy a 0 <... < a k-1, and the secure sigmoid function calculation system is a secure sigmoid function calculation system that is configured with three or more secure sigmoid function calculation apparatuses and calculates, from a share [[x^]] = ([[x 0]],..., [[x m-1]]) of an input vector x^ = (x 0,..., x m_1), a share [[y']] = ([[y 0]],..., [[y m-1]]) of a value y' = (y 0,..., y m-1) of a sigmoid function for the input vector x^, the secure sigmoid function calculation system comprising: a secure batch mapping calculating means that calculates map σ ([[x →]]) = ([[σ(a f)]],..., [[σ(a f(m-1))]]), where f(i) (0 ≤ i ≤ m-1) is j that makes a j ≤ x i < a j+1 hold, from the share [[x']] and calculates the share [[y →]] by ([[y 0]],..., [[y m-1]]) = ([[σ(a f)]],..., [[σ(a f(m-1))]]). map σ is assumed to be secure batch mapping defined by parameters (a 0,..., a k-1) representing a domain of definition of a sigmoid function σ(x) and parameters (σ(a 0),..., σ(a k-1)) representing a range of the sigmoid function σ(x), where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and a 0,..., a k-1 are real numbers that satisfy a 0 <... < a k-1, and the secure sigmoid function calculation system is a secure sigmoid function calculation system that is configured with three or more secure sigmoid function calculation apparatuses and calculates, from a share [[x^]] = ([[x 0]],..., [[x m-1]]) of an input vector x^ = (x 0,..., x m_1), a share [[y']] = ([[y 0]],..., [[y m-1]]) of a value y' = (y 0,..., y m-1) of a sigmoid function for the input vector x^, the secure sigmoid function calculation system comprising: a secure batch mapping calculating means that calculates map σ ([[x →]]) = ([[σ(a f)]],..., [[σ(a f(m-1))]]), where f(i) (0 ≤ i ≤ m-1) is j that makes a j ≤ x i < a j+1 hold, from the share [[x']] and calculates the share [[y →]] by ([[y 0]],..., [[y m-1]]) = ([[σ(a f)]],..., [[σ(a f(m-1))]]).
A radial or diagonal impeller for a fan with impeller blades curved about an axis of rotation in the circumferential direction, formed from a single-layer sheet metal, which each have a suction side and a pressure side as well as a blade leading edge and a blade trailing edge, wherein at least the blade leading edge of the impeller blades adjacent to their suction side has a geometrical edge modification in the shape of a rounding limited over a predetermined partial length of a blade thickness of the impeller blades, characterised in that the blade leading edge of the impeller blades adjacent to their pressure side is designed without the edge modification and has a bevelled shape.
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising: depositing a TiW layer on a main side of a semiconductor substrate, depositing a Ti layer on the TiW layer, depositing a Ni alloy layer on the Ti layer, depositing an Ag layer on the Ni alloy layer, at least partially covering the Ag layer with photoresist, wet etching the Ag layer and the Ni alloy layer so that the Ag layer and the Ni alloy layer comprise side faces (152, 142) which are arranged at an angle (α1, α2) smaller than 90° with respect to the main side, and dry etching the Ti layer and the TiW layer so that the Ti layer and the TiW layer comprise side faces (132, 122) which are perpendicular to the main side. depositing a TiW layer on a main side of a semiconductor substrate, depositing a Ti layer on the TiW layer, depositing a Ni alloy layer on the Ti layer, depositing an Ag layer on the Ni alloy layer, at least partially covering the Ag layer with photoresist, wet etching the Ag layer and the Ni alloy layer so that the Ag layer and the Ni alloy layer comprise side faces (152, 142) which are arranged at an angle (α1, α2) smaller than 90° with respect to the main side, and dry etching the Ti layer and the TiW layer so that the Ti layer and the TiW layer comprise side faces (132, 122) which are perpendicular to the main side.
Support for a biological species sample collected on a sampling device, the device comprising: - a gripping rod, - a capture element having a capture surface for receiving the sample, the capture element being assembled with the gripping rod in order to form a distal portion of the sampling device; the support having: - a flat main face delimited by at least one side; - a recess opening out onto the side of the support into which the sampling device can be inserted, the recess consisting of a groove formed on the main face of the support in order to receive the distal portion of the sampling device, the groove being configured to cooperate with the distal portion in order to fixedly hold it on or in the support; the support being characterised in that it comprises a member for attaching a wall onto the main face of the support to form a reservoir above at least part of the groove. - a gripping rod, - a capture element having a capture surface for receiving the sample, the capture element being assembled with the gripping rod in order to form a distal portion of the sampling device; - a flat main face delimited by at least one side; - a recess opening out onto the side of the support into which the sampling device can be inserted, the recess consisting of a groove formed on the main face of the support in order to receive the distal portion of the sampling device, the groove being configured to cooperate with the distal portion in order to fixedly hold it on or in the support;
A heat exchanger plate for a plate heat exchanger for treatment of a liquid feed, the heat exchanger plate defining a first vertical edge, an opposite second vertical edge extending parallel to the first vertical edge and a central vertical axis extending substantially centrally between and in parallel with the first vertical edge and the second vertical edge, each heat exchanger plate further defining an evaporation section for vaporizing the feed, a condensation section for condensing the vaporized feed, and a separation section for separating vaporized feed and non-vaporized feed, the separation section being located between the evaporation section and the condensation section along the direction of the central vertical axis and forms alternating ridges and valleys, the separation section defines: a central part extending on both sides of the central vertical axis, the ridges and valleys in the central part extending at an oblique angle relative to the central vertical axis, a first part extending between the first vertical edge and the central part, the ridges and valleys in the first part extending horizontally and connect with respective ridges and valleys in the central part, and a second part extending between the second vertical edge and the central part, the ridges and valleys in the second part extending horizontally and connect with respective ridges and valleys in the central part, the ridges in the first part being horizontally level with the valleys in the second part and vice versa, characterized in that there is a transition at the central vertical axis, where ridges and valleys meet. a central part extending on both sides of the central vertical axis, the ridges and valleys in the central part extending at an oblique angle relative to the central vertical axis, a first part extending between the first vertical edge and the central part, the ridges and valleys in the first part extending horizontally and connect with respective ridges and valleys in the central part, and a second part extending between the second vertical edge and the central part, the ridges and valleys in the second part extending horizontally and connect with respective ridges and valleys in the central part, the ridges in the first part being horizontally level with the valleys in the second part and vice versa,
An infectious clone comprising an infectious polynucleotide which has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12 or SEQ ID NO: 13 and a vector sequence that replicates in a prokaryotic host cell, wherein said polynucleotide has a deletion in the nsp2 encoding sequence.