mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A microorganism variant of E.coli having a fatty acid synthesis metabolic pathway and having the ability to produce alkanes selected from the group consisting of pentadecane, heptadecane, octane, nonane, and nonene, wherein a gene encoding acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase; and a fadR gene encoding a DNA-binding transcriptional dual regulator are deleted or attenuated; and a tesA gene encoding an acyl-CoA thioesterase, an atoDA gene encoding an acetyl-CoA: acetoacetyl-CoA transferase, a luxC gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase, a cer1 gene encoding a fatty aldehyde decarbonylase, and an atoE gene encoding a short-chain fatty acid outer membrane transporter are introduced or amplified; and the native promoter of the gene encoding acyl-CoA synthetase and the attenuator containing native promoter of the gene encoding the fatty acid outer membrane transporter are further substituted with a strong promoter selected from the group consisting of trc promoter, tac promoter, T7 promoter, lac promoter, and trp promoter, wherein the native promoter of the fabDHG operon and the native promoter of fabA operon are further substituted with a strong promoter, wherein additionally the acetate kinase A-encoding gene (ackA) is deleted, wherein the gene encoding the acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase is fadE, and wherein the gene encoding acyl-CoA synthetase is fadD and the gene encoding the fatty acid outer membrane transporter is fadL.
A surface combustion burner comprising a first and at least one further burner zone (34, 35) which have each an feeder tube (29, 37) for supplying a fuel-air mixture to a combustion zone and which comprise, for each burner zone (34, 35), a fabric diaphragm adjoining the combustion zone and a flashback barrier which is disposed upstream of the fabric diaphragm at a given distance thereof, wherein each burner zone (34, 35) has a separate feeder tube (29, 37) for the fuel-air mixture and wherein the respective fabric diaphragms of the burner zones (34, 35) are oriented either on the same plane or with some parallel offset with respect to each other, such that the burner zones (34, 35) have a flame matrix which is oriented in the same direction within the combustion zone, and wherein for each burner zone (34, 35), a respective blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided or one shared blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided for the burner zones (34, 35), with a control valve being provided in at least one of the feeder tubes (29, 37) leading to the burner zones (34, 35). wherein each burner zone (34, 35) has a separate feeder tube (29, 37) for the fuel-air mixture and wherein the respective fabric diaphragms of the burner zones (34, 35) are oriented either on the same plane or with some parallel offset with respect to each other, such that the burner zones (34, 35) have a flame matrix which is oriented in the same direction within the combustion zone, and wherein for each burner zone (34, 35), a respective blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided or one shared blower for supplying the fuel-air mixture is provided for the burner zones (34, 35), with a control valve being provided in at least one of the feeder tubes (29, 37) leading to the burner zones (34, 35).
A method of enabling media recording compatibility between client devices, comprising: provisioning a first client device associated with a subscriber identifier with a household key also associated with said subscriber identifier; receiving a media content stream at said first client device, said media content stream having been encrypted by a content provider; decrypting said media content stream at said first client device; creating a recording with said first client device by digitally recording a portion of said media content stream; encrypting said recording with said household key at said first client device; saving said recording to a memory device; and loading said recording onto a second client device that has also been provisioned with said household key, said second client device also being associated with said subscriber identifier, such that said second client device uses said household key to decrypt and play back said recording, wherein the household key is for use to encrypt and decrypt content stored on all client devices associated with said subscriber identifier, wherein when one of said client devices associated with said subscriber identifier has content encrypted with the household key the content can be played back after being received from another one of said client devices associated with said subscriber identifier and decrypted, and wherein the household key is provided from an update server to all of said client devices associated with said subscriber identifier, the update server being operated by the manufacturer of said client devices. provisioning a first client device associated with a subscriber identifier with a household key also associated with said subscriber identifier; receiving a media content stream at said first client device, said media content stream having been encrypted by a content provider; decrypting said media content stream at said first client device; creating a recording with said first client device by digitally recording a portion of said media content stream; encrypting said recording with said household key at said first client device; saving said recording to a memory device; and loading said recording onto a second client device that has also been provisioned with said household key, said second client device also being associated with said subscriber identifier, such that said second client device uses said household key to decrypt and play back said recording, wherein the household key is for use to encrypt and decrypt content stored on all client devices associated with said subscriber identifier, wherein when one of said client devices associated with said subscriber identifier has content encrypted with the household key the content can be played back after being received from another one of said client devices associated with said subscriber identifier and decrypted, and wherein the household key is provided from an update server to all of said client devices associated with said subscriber identifier, the update server being operated by the manufacturer of said client devices.
A portable X-ray scanner (100;200), comprising: an X-ray detector (106;206) configured to generate digital images based on incident X-ray radiation; an X-ray tube (104;218) configured to output X-ray radiation; a computing device configured to control the X-ray tube (104;218), receive the digital images from the X-ray detector (106;206), and output the digital images in real-time to a display device (118;212); a battery configured to provide power to the X-ray tube (104;218), the X-ray detector (106;206), and the computing device; and a frame (102;202) configured to: hold the X-ray detector (106;206), the computing device, and the battery; hold the X-ray tube (104;218) such that the X-ray tube (104;218) directs the X-ray radiation to the X-ray detector (106;206); and enable a single user to position the X-ray detector (106;206) and the X-ray tube (104;218) while carrying the frame (102;202) during output of the X-ray radiation; wherein the portable X-ray scanner (100, 200) weighs less than 9,1 kg (20 pounds); wherein the portable X-ray scanner (100;200) further comprises a first handle attached to the frame (102;202), and said portable X-ray scanner (100; 200) being characterized in that said first handle is configured to be attachable to a plurality of locations on the frame (102; 202). an X-ray detector (106;206) configured to generate digital images based on incident X-ray radiation; an X-ray tube (104;218) configured to output X-ray radiation; a computing device configured to control the X-ray tube (104;218), receive the digital images from the X-ray detector (106;206), and output the digital images in real-time to a display device (118;212); a battery configured to provide power to the X-ray tube (104;218), the X-ray detector (106;206), and the computing device; and a frame (102;202) configured to: hold the X-ray detector (106;206), the computing device, and the battery; hold the X-ray tube (104;218) such that the X-ray tube (104;218) directs the X-ray radiation to the X-ray detector (106;206); and enable a single user to position the X-ray detector (106;206) and the X-ray tube (104;218) while carrying the frame (102;202) during output of the X-ray hold the X-ray detector (106;206), the computing device, and the battery; hold the X-ray tube (104;218) such that the X-ray tube (104;218) directs the X-ray radiation to the X-ray detector (106;206); and enable a single user to position the X-ray detector (106;206) and the X-ray tube (104;218) while carrying the frame (102;202) during output of the X-ray radiation; wherein the portable X-ray scanner (100, 200) weighs less than 9,1 kg (20 pounds); wherein the portable X-ray scanner (100;200) further comprises a first handle attached to the frame (102;202), and said portable X-ray scanner (100; 200) being characterized in that said first handle is configured to be attachable to a plurality of locations on the frame (102; 202).
A method of preparing microspheres, in which a bioactive substance is encapsulated in a polymer for a carrier, comprising: 1) forming a secondary emulsion by injecting a primary emulsion, in which the bioactive substance and the polymer for a carrier are mixed, into an aqueous medium in which a polymer having a sol-gel transition property is dissolved (Step 1); and 2) performing a gelation reaction on the secondary emulsion in order to reduce diffusion speed of a solvent in the primary emulsion diffused into the aqueous medium (Step 2). 1) forming a secondary emulsion by injecting a primary emulsion, in which the bioactive substance and the polymer for a carrier are mixed, into an aqueous medium in which a polymer having a sol-gel transition property is dissolved (Step 1); and 2) performing a gelation reaction on the secondary emulsion in order to reduce diffusion speed of a solvent in the primary emulsion diffused into the aqueous medium (Step 2).
A spinal implant comprising: a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a pair of substantially planar sidewalls extending in parallel between the upper and lower surfaces, and a central opening extending therethrough between the upper and lower surfaces to facilitate bony ingrowth therethrough, characterized in that the upper surface and lower surface are non-parallel such that one of the pair of sidewalls has a greater height than the other sidewall to form a wedge-shaped_body configured for lateral insertion between vertebral bodies of a patient's spine, the anterior portion comprising a leading edge formed from panels extending from the upper and lower surfaces at an angle relative to one another and converging at a sharpened tip to allow concomitant distraction of soft tissue during insertion; and one or more apertures are within the posterior portion of the body for receiving at least one fixation element, wherein at least one of the apertures is configured to permit a predetermined amount of nutation by a fixation element. a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a pair of substantially planar sidewalls extending in parallel between the upper and lower surfaces, and a central opening extending therethrough between the upper and lower surfaces to facilitate bony ingrowth therethrough, characterized in that the upper surface and lower surface are non-parallel such that one of the pair of sidewalls has a greater height than the other sidewall to form a wedge-shaped_body configured for lateral insertion between vertebral bodies of a patient's spine, the anterior portion comprising a leading edge formed from panels extending from the upper and lower surfaces at an angle relative to one another and converging at a sharpened tip to allow concomitant distraction of soft tissue during insertion; and one or more apertures are within the posterior portion of the body for receiving at least one fixation element, wherein at least one of the apertures is configured to permit a predetermined amount of nutation by a fixation element.
A flexible-manipulator guide member that is provided in an inserted portion of a flexible manipulator equipped with the elongated flexible inserted portion; a movable portion disposed at a distal end of the inserted portion; a drive portion disposed at a base end of the inserted portion; and an elongated driving-force transmitting member that transmits motive power of the drive portion to the movable portion, the flexible-manipulator guide member comprising: a lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) through which the driving-force transmitting member passes in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) has a twisted shape about a longitudinal axis of the inserted portion, wherein the lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) is formed in a spiral shape, characterised in that the lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) satisfies the following conditional expression: 2 ⁢ πr / √ a 2 − 1 ≤ l ≤ 6.25 RdL R / r, where, R is the radius of curvature of the inserted portion, r is the radius of the spiral shape, I is the pitch of the spiral shape, dL R is the maximum tolerance of the driving-force transmitting member with respect to a relative path-length difference, and a is the maximum tolerance of a ratio of the path length of the spiral shape to the pitch of the inserted portion. a lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) through which the driving-force transmitting member passes in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) has a twisted shape about a longitudinal axis of the inserted portion, wherein the lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) is formed in a spiral shape, characterised in that the lumen (12, 12a, 12b, 121, 122, 123) satisfies the following conditional expression: 2 ⁢ πr / √ a 2 − 1 ≤ l ≤ 6.25 RdL R / r, where, R is the radius of curvature of the inserted portion, r is the radius of the spiral shape, I is the pitch of the spiral shape, dL R is the maximum tolerance of the driving-force transmitting member with respect to a relative path-length difference, and a is the maximum tolerance of a ratio of the path length of the spiral shape to the pitch of the inserted portion.
A downhole tool having a throughbore for use in a tubular located in a wellbore, the downhole tool comprising: a sealing element configured to seal an annulus between the downhole tool and an inner wall of the tubular; and a flow path formed in the downhole tool, wherein the flow path is configured to allow fluids in the annulus to flow past the sealing element when the sealing element is in a sealed position; characterised by: a first valve in fluid communication with the flow path and configured to allow the fluids to flow through the flow path in a first direction while preventing the fluids from flowing through the flow path in a second direction; characterised in that the tool further comprises a run-in flow path configured to allow the fluids to flow through the downhole tool and past the sealing element prior to sealing the sealing element; and a second valve configured to close the run-in flow path upon actuation of the sealing element. a sealing element configured to seal an annulus between the downhole tool and an inner wall of the tubular; and a flow path formed in the downhole tool, wherein the flow path is configured to allow fluids in the annulus to flow past the sealing element when the sealing element is in a sealed position; characterised by: a first valve in fluid communication with the flow path and configured to allow the fluids to flow through the flow path in a first direction while preventing the fluids from flowing through the flow path in a second direction; characterised in that the tool further comprises a run-in flow path configured to allow the fluids to flow through the downhole tool and past the sealing element prior to sealing the sealing element; and a second valve configured to close the run-in flow path upon actuation of the sealing element. a first valve in fluid communication with the flow path and configured to allow the fluids to flow through the flow path in a first direction while preventing the fluids from flowing through the flow path in a second direction; characterised in that the tool further comprises a run-in flow path configured to allow the fluids to flow through the downhole tool and past the sealing element prior to sealing the sealing element; and a second valve configured to close the run-in flow path upon actuation of the sealing element.
A method for detecting an ectopic signal in an electrocardiogram, the ectopic signal being caused by an ectopic cardiac beat, the method comprising the following steps that are performed by a processor of an implantable medical device when a computer-readable program comprised in a memory of the implantable medical device is executed on the processor: detecting, with a detection unit of the implantable medical device, consecutive R-R intervals in an electrocardiogram; calculating an average R-R interval for a determinable number of latest R-R intervals; recognizing a signal as ectopic signal if the signal belongs to at least one of two consecutive R-R intervals, wherein i) a first of the two consecutive R-R intervals is at least 5% shorter than the average R-R interval; and ii) a second of the two consecutive R-R intervals is at least 5% longer than the average R-R interval, wherein the second R-R interval occurs later than the first R-R interval; wherein the first and the second of the two consecutive R-R intervals are discarded from calculating the average R-R interval, if the signal is recognized as ectopic signal. detecting, with a detection unit of the implantable medical device, consecutive R-R intervals in an electrocardiogram; calculating an average R-R interval for a determinable number of latest R-R intervals; recognizing a signal as ectopic signal if the signal belongs to at least one of two consecutive R-R intervals, wherein i) a first of the two consecutive R-R intervals is at least 5% shorter than the average R-R interval; and ii) a second of the two consecutive R-R intervals is at least 5% longer than the average R-R interval, wherein the second R-R interval occurs later than the first R-R interval; i) a first of the two consecutive R-R intervals is at least 5% shorter than the average R-R interval; and ii) a second of the two consecutive R-R intervals is at least 5% longer than the average R-R interval, wherein the second R-R interval occurs later than the first R-R interval; wherein the first and the second of the two consecutive R-R intervals are discarded from calculating the average R-R interval, if the signal is recognized as ectopic signal.
An internal combustion engine with a supercharger including a communication passage that connects between those portions of an exhaust passage which are upstream and downstream of an exhaust gas turbine of the supercharger, and a waste gate valve that is arranged in said communication passage so as to open from an upstream side of said communication passage to a downstream side thereof, further comprising an intake air throttle valve that is arranged in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine for adjusting the flow rate of intake air in accordance with the degree of accelerator opening, characterized by comprising a drive unit comprising an electric motor that applies a force not depending on the degree of opening of the waste gate valve directed from the downstream side to the upstream side of said communication passage to said waste gate valve, wherein when the accelerator opening is less than or equal to a degree of accelerator opening at which the degree of opening of said intake air throttle valve becomes a predetermined degree of opening, a fixed current and a fixed voltage are applied to the electric motor so that the force not depending on the degree of opening of the waste gate valve directed from the downstream side to the upstream side of said communication passage being applied to said waste gate valve is a constant force, whereas when the accelerator opening is larger than the degree of accelerator opening at which the degree of opening of said intake air throttle valve becomes the predetermined degree of opening, the force applied to said waste gate valve in a direction from the downstream side to the upstream side of said communication passage is increased in accordance with the increasing degree of accelerator opening by increasing the current flowing to the electric motor while impressing the fixed voltage.
An electronic pipette comprising: a. an electrically driven unit for pipetting, and b. an operating and display unit, consisting of an operating unit and a display unit, c. the pipette being divided into a device module and an operating and display module, d. wherein the device module comprises the unit for pipetting, and does not have a display unit, e. wherein the operating and display module is physically separate from the device module, and completely comprises the display unit, wherein the operating and display module is portable and handheld by one person, that is it can be held in only one hand when being used by a user, and f. means are provided in the operating and display module and the device module for wireless communication between the device module and the operating and display module, so that the pipette can be used when the operating and display module is separate from the device module, and g. the operating and display module is releasably connectable to the device module, so that the pipette can be used in a connected state like a conventional pipette. a. an electrically driven unit for pipetting, and b. an operating and display unit, consisting of an operating unit and a display unit, c. the pipette being divided into a device module and an operating and display module, d. wherein the device module comprises the unit for pipetting, and does not have a display unit, e. wherein the operating and display module is physically separate from the device module, and completely comprises the display unit, wherein the operating and display module is portable and handheld by one person, that is it can be held in only one hand when being used by a user, and f. means are provided in the operating and display module and the device module for wireless communication between the device module and the operating and display module, so that the pipette can be used when the operating and display module is separate from the device module, and g. the operating and display module is releasably connectable to the device module, so that the pipette can be used in a connected state like a conventional pipette.
Battery comprising at least one battery string, wherein a plurality of battery modules which can be connected in series and each have at least one battery cell are arranged in the battery string, and the battery string is embodied such that, by means of at least one disconnecting device assigned to the battery string, said battery string can be connected between the battery string terminals (21, 22) assigned to it or can be decoupled from the battery string terminals (21, 22) assigned to it, characterized in that the disconnecting device is embodied as a switching device having bidirectional blocking capability, wherein a semiconductor switch is arranged in the disconnecting device in the current path of a battery string current and the disconnecting device is furthermore designed to switch the current through the battery string independently of its current direction by means of the switching of the semiconductor switch.