mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A surgical tool system for performing a procedure in a body cavity, said system comprising: a surgical tool shaft having a second diameter; a plurality of interchangeable surgical tool tips, each of the tips having a third diameter that is larger than the second diameter, the surgical tool tips each including an end effector; means for detachably connecting one surgical tool tip to the surgical tool shaft; and means for transferring control actuation through the surgical tool shaft to the end effector of the surgical tool tip, wherein the means for transferring control actuation comprises means for making a mechanical connection between an end effector of the surgical tool tip and the surgical tool shaft and means for making an electrical connection between an end effector of the surgical tool tip and the surgical tool shaft, wherein at least one of the plurality of interchangeable surgical tool tips has an end effector that couples to the means for making a mechanical connection and at least one of the plurality of interchangeable surgical tool tips has an end effector that couples to the means for making an electrical connection. a surgical tool shaft having a second diameter; a plurality of interchangeable surgical tool tips, each of the tips having a third diameter that is larger than the second diameter, the surgical tool tips each including an end effector; means for detachably connecting one surgical tool tip to the surgical tool shaft; and means for transferring control actuation through the surgical tool shaft to the end effector of the surgical tool tip, wherein the means for transferring control actuation comprises means for making a mechanical connection between an end effector of the surgical tool tip and the surgical tool shaft and means for making an electrical connection between an end effector of the surgical tool tip and the surgical tool shaft, wherein at least one of the plurality of interchangeable surgical tool tips has an end effector that couples to the means for making a mechanical connection and at least one of the plurality of interchangeable surgical tool tips has an end effector that couples to the means for making an electrical connection.
A device for producing the junction between the end of a shielded coaxial cable and a metal connector, said cable including a peripheral metal braid and an axial conductor, characterized in that it comprises a conducting overmolding at least partially surrounding the end of the shielded cable and one end of said connector, said overmolding being in contact with said metal braid and said connector, so as to ensure the continuity of the electromagnetic shielding of the junction, said conducting overmolding comprising a nonconductive polymer material charged with conducting particles, said conducting particles being chosen from the list comprising: - Graphite-covered Nickel particles, - Silver-covered Copper particles, or - Silver-covered Aluminum particles. - Graphite-covered Nickel particles, - Silver-covered Copper particles, or - Silver-covered Aluminum particles.
A method of transmitting additional data over a preexisting signal, comprising: providing a first modulated signal; overlaying additional information on the first modulated signal by applying an amplitude offset to the symbols of said first modulated signal to create an output signal, said amplitude offset sometimes being added and at other times being subtracted from the symbols of the first modulated signal, characterised in that: said first modulated signal being a differentially modulated COFDM signal; said overlay information is applied by changing the amplitude of said first modulated symbols from 1 to one of (1-C) and (1 +D) to encode a 1 and the other of said (1-C) and (1+D) to encode a 0, for real numbers C and D, and wherein the values of C and D satisfy the following equation: 1 - C 2 + 1 + D 2 / 2 * 2 = 1. providing a first modulated signal; overlaying additional information on the first modulated signal by applying an amplitude offset to the symbols of said first modulated signal to create an output signal, said amplitude offset sometimes being added and at other times being subtracted from the symbols of the first modulated signal, said first modulated signal being a differentially modulated COFDM signal; said overlay information is applied by changing the amplitude of said first modulated symbols from 1 to one of (1-C) and (1 +D) to encode a 1 and the other of said (1-C) and (1+D) to encode a 0, for real numbers C and D, and wherein the values of C and D satisfy the following equation: 1 - C 2 + 1 + D 2 / 2 * 2 = 1.
Use of a plaster-based material that includes an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde chosen from compounds comprising active methylene(s), sulphites, tannins and their mixtures, for reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the air inside buildings, wherein the compounds comprising active methylene(s) correspond to the following formula: in which: - R 1 and R 2, which are identical or different, represent a C 1 -C 20, preferably C 1 -C 6, alkyl radical, an amino radical or a radical of formula in which R 4 represents a radical or where R 5 = H or -CH 3 and p is an integer varying from 1 to 6 - R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl radical, a phenyl radical or a halogen atom - a is equal to 0 or 1 - b is equal to 0 or 1 - n is equal to 1 or 2. - R 1 and R 2, which are identical or different, represent a C 1 -C 20, preferably C 1 -C 6, alkyl radical, an amino radical or a radical of formula in which R 4 represents a radical or where R 5 = H or -CH 3 and p is an integer varying from 1 to 6 - R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl radical, a phenyl radical or a halogen atom - a is equal to 0 or 1 - b is equal to 0 or 1 - n is equal to 1 or 2.
An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, and SEQ ID NO: 5, or a conservative variant thereof containing 1 to 5 conservative substitutions or a deletion of one amino acid from the carboxy terminus, for use in a method of treating or preventing macular degeneration in a subject, comprising administering to the subject the polypeptide.
An absorbent article for absorbing blood comprising a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet and an absorbent body between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein the top sheet includes a nonwoven fabric having a plurality of projections and a plurality of recesses, the projections and recesses each having a coating consisting of a blood slipping agent or a blood slipping agent-containing composition, wherein the blood slipping agent-containing composition includes the blood slipping agent and a basis weight of 0.0 to 1.0 g/m 2 of a surfactant, and wherein the blood slipping agent has a kinematic viscosity of 0.01 to 80 mm 2 /s at 40°C measured according to JIS K 2283:2000, "5. Kinematic Viscosity Test Method", using a Cannon-Fenske reverse-flow viscometer, at a testing temperature of 40°C, a water holding percentage of 0.01 to 4.0 mass% as described in the description and a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000 as described in the description, the amount of blood slipping agent in the top sections of the projections and the amount of blood slipping agent at the bottom sections of the recesses is greater than the amount of blood slipping agent at the sections of the nonwoven fabric other than the top sections of the projections and the bottom sections of the recesses. wherein the top sheet includes a nonwoven fabric having a plurality of projections and a plurality of recesses, the projections and recesses each having a coating consisting of a blood slipping agent or a blood slipping agent-containing composition, wherein the blood slipping agent-containing composition includes the blood slipping agent and a basis weight of 0.0 to 1.0 g/m 2 of a surfactant, and wherein the blood slipping agent has a kinematic viscosity of 0.01 to 80 mm 2 /s at 40°C measured according to JIS K 2283:2000, "5. Kinematic Viscosity Test Method", using a Cannon-Fenske reverse-flow viscometer, at a testing temperature of 40°C, a water holding percentage of 0.01 to 4.0 mass% as described in the description and a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000 as described in the description,
A communication system, comprising: a node(s) (20, 310) that requests a processing rule for processing a packet; a control apparatus that notifies the node(s) of the processing rule in response to the request; and a communication apparatus management apparatus for managing a connection relationship between a communication apparatus that is a packet destination and the node(s), wherein the control apparatus, upon being notified of change of the connection relationship between the communication apparatus and the node(s), is adapted, before the node(s) receives a packet addressed to the communication apparatus, to determine a forwarding path for the packet addressed to the communication apparatus and notify the node(s) of a processing rule for realizing the forwarding path, the communication apparatus comprises a virtual machine(s) arranged in a virtual resource(s) by the communication apparatus management apparatus, the communication apparatus management apparatus, upon arranging the virtual machine(s) in the virtual resource(s), notifies the control apparatus of change of a connection relationship between the virtual machine(s) and the node(s), the communication system further comprising: a user terminal that requests creation of the virtual machine(s); and a communication policy management apparatus that manages an access rule indicating connectivity between a virtual machine(s), creation of which is requested by the user terminal, and another virtual machine(s), wherein based on the access rule supplied from the communication policy management apparatus, the control apparatus is adapted, before the node(s) receives a packet addressed to the virtual machine(s), to determine a forwarding path for the packet addressed to the virtual machine(s) and notify the node(s) of a processing rule for realizing the forwarding path. a node(s) (20, 310) that requests a processing rule for processing a packet; a control apparatus that notifies the node(s) of the processing rule in response to the request; and a communication apparatus management apparatus for managing a connection relationship between a communication apparatus that is a packet destination and the node(s), wherein a user terminal that requests creation of the virtual machine(s); and a communication policy management apparatus that manages an access rule indicating connectivity between a virtual machine(s), creation of which is requested by the user terminal, and another virtual machine(s), wherein
A method for preparing a polyarylene sulfide monomer having the following formula: wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 are substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups that are the same or different, comprising: reacting hydrogen peroxide with (i) a compound having the following formula, sulfuric acid or R'SO 3 H, wherein R' is CH 3, CF 3, phenyl, or toluene, and (ii) a cationic thioether intermediate having the following formula at 20°C to 25°C for 80 minutes to 90 minutes to obtain a cationic sulfoxide intermediate having the following formula: wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl group; and wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 are as defined above and Y is an anion; and demethylating the cationic sulfoxide intermediate to obtain the polyarylene sulfide monomer. reacting hydrogen peroxide with (i) a compound having the following formula, sulfuric acid or R'SO 3 H, wherein R' is CH 3, CF 3, phenyl, or toluene, and (ii) a cationic thioether intermediate having the following formula at 20°C to 25°C for 80 minutes to 90 minutes to obtain a cationic sulfoxide intermediate having the following formula: wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl group; and wherein Ar 1 and Ar 2 are as defined above and Y is an anion; and demethylating the cationic sulfoxide intermediate to obtain the polyarylene sulfide monomer.
A method of diagnosing the susceptibility of an individual suffering from a disease to treatment with an HDAC inhibitor, the method comprising assessing the level of expression or activity of a gene or its expression products, or the sequence of a gene, in a tissue sample from a patient and comparing said level of expression or activity or sequence to a reference, wherein a level of expression or activity or sequence that is different to said reference is indicative of an altered susceptibility to treatment with the HDAC inhibitor relative to the reference state, and wherein said gene is Myd88 (myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88).
(Currently Amended) An optical film, which is disposed at the outermost side of a display device or at an outside of a polarizing layer of the display device in which the polarizing layer is disposed at a visible side, comprising: a liquid crystal layer having an in-plane retardation with respect to light with a wavelength of 550 nm of 80 nm to 200 nm, and a surface hardness of 1H or more, wherein the liquid crystal layer is a cured layer of a liquid crystal composition comprising a polymerizable liquid crystal material comprising a monofunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a multifunctional liquid crystal compound mixture in 50 wt% to 60 wt%, and a reactive non-liquid crystal compound having a functional group capable of reacting with a polymerizable functional group of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in less than 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable liquid crystal material, wherein the multifunctional liquid crystal compound mixture comprises a liquid crystal compound having two polymerizable functional groups, and a liquid crystal compound having at least three polymerizable functional groups. a liquid crystal layer having an in-plane retardation with respect to light with a wavelength of 550 nm of 80 nm to 200 nm, and a surface hardness of 1H or more, wherein the liquid crystal layer is a cured layer of a liquid crystal composition comprising a polymerizable liquid crystal material comprising a monofunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a multifunctional liquid crystal compound mixture in 50 wt% to 60 wt%, and a reactive non-liquid crystal compound having a functional group capable of reacting with a polymerizable functional group of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in less than 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable liquid crystal material, wherein the multifunctional liquid crystal compound mixture comprises a liquid crystal compound having two polymerizable functional groups, and a liquid crystal compound having at least three polymerizable functional groups.
A luminaire, comprising a luminaire housing having a light exit surface, a luminous means comprising LEDs for generating a luminous flux, and operating devices for operating the luminous means, and an optical conductor (4, 6) arranged in front of the LEDs in the direction of radiation, which optical conductor distributes the light on a section of the light exit surface and/or suppresses the glare thereof, wherein the optical conductor (4, 6) comprises light apertures which are assigned to the LEDs, and the optical conductor (4, 6) has, on its surface, a protective apparatus acting as a spacer element, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the protective apparatus comprises projections (4K, 4L).
A composition, comprising: a polymer nanoparticle comprising a methoxy polyethylene glycol-block-polycaprolactone (mPEG- b -PCL) copolymer comprising a mPEG moiety of from 2,000 Da to 8,000 Da and a PCL moiety of from 7,000 Da to 13,000 Da; and a photosensitive compound encapsulated within the polymer nanoparticle, the photosensitive compound having a formula wherein R 1, R 4, R 5, R 8, R 9, R 12, R 13 and R 16 -R 32 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, NO 2, cyano, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy or heteroarylthio, or any two adjacent R groups together form an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl ring; and M is silicon bis(trihexylsilyloxide), hydroxysilyl methyl succinate or dimethyl O,O'-silanediyl disuccinate. a polymer nanoparticle comprising a methoxy polyethylene glycol-block-polycaprolactone (mPEG- b -PCL) copolymer comprising a mPEG moiety of from 2,000 Da to 8,000 Da and a PCL moiety of from 7,000 Da to 13,000 Da; and a photosensitive compound encapsulated within the polymer nanoparticle, the photosensitive compound having a formula wherein R 1, R 4, R 5, R 8, R 9, R 12, R 13 and R 16 -R 32 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, NO 2, cyano, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy or heteroarylthio, or any two adjacent R groups together form an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl ring; and M is silicon bis(trihexylsilyloxide), hydroxysilyl methyl succinate or dimethyl O,O'-silanediyl disuccinate.
A method of multiplexing a plurality of intrinsically safe inputs for the purpose of functional redundancy using: a plurality of switching modules (28, 30) connected to an intrinsically safe output; and a plurality of substantially identical inputs from a plurality of intrinsically safe input sources (18, 20; 24, 26) to the plurality of respective switching modules (28, 30); characterised in that a plurality of interlock signals between each of the switching modules are employed to permit a maximum of one of the switching modules to be active at any point in time, thereby permitting a maximum of one of the plurality of inputs from the plurality of input sources to be connected to the intrinsically safe output; and further including the step of providing a guaranteed minimum period where no input is connected to the intrinsically safe output during switching to an alternative switching module. a plurality of switching modules (28, 30) connected to an intrinsically safe output; and a plurality of substantially identical inputs from a plurality of intrinsically safe input sources (18, 20; 24, 26) to the plurality of respective switching modules (28, 30); characterised in that a plurality of interlock signals between each of the switching modules are employed to permit a maximum of one of the switching modules to be active at any point in time, thereby permitting a maximum of one of the plurality of inputs from the plurality of input sources to be connected to the intrinsically safe output; and further including the step of providing a guaranteed minimum period where no input is connected to the intrinsically safe output during switching to an alternative switching module.
Use of at least one secondary structure in the form of fluid lines and a fluid distribution system, in the form of a helium tank, or in the form of an electronics box, in a spacecraft, at least in sections, as a primary structure for the transmission of an engine thrust.
An optical data-storage system, comprising: a laser configured to emit a sub-picosecond pulsed wavefront having uniform phase and polarization; an imaging optic configured to modulate the phase and polarization of different portions of the wavefront by different amounts, and to diffract light from the different portions to a substrate with writeable optical properties, the imaging optic being configured to modulate the different portions of the wavefront to different near-field polarizations and to image the light to an array of substrate voxels at different far-field polarizations, wherein a substrate voxel comprises a discrete locus of a substrate where an individual data value and/or symbol may be stored, and operatively coupled to the imaging optic, logic (18, 22) configured to receive data and to control modulation of the phase and polarization such that the light diffracted from the imaging optic writes the data to the substrate, characterized in that the imaging optic is a single liquid-crystal spatial light modulator, LCSLM, having an array of pixel elements configured to modulate the phase and polarization of different portions of the wavefront by different amounts, and to diffract the light from the different portions to the substrate, wherein the LCSLM includes two independently addressable electrodes per pixel element and is configured to modulate the phase independent of the polarization based on a first controllable voltage applied to a first electrode and a second controllable voltage applied to a second electrode per pixel element. a laser configured to emit a sub-picosecond pulsed wavefront having uniform phase and polarization; an imaging optic configured to modulate the phase and polarization of different portions of the wavefront by different amounts, and to diffract light from the different portions to a substrate with writeable optical properties, the imaging optic being configured to modulate the different portions of the wavefront to different near-field polarizations and to image the light to an array of substrate voxels at different far-field polarizations, wherein a substrate voxel comprises a discrete locus of a substrate where an individual data value and/or symbol may be stored, and operatively coupled to the imaging optic, logic (18, 22) configured to receive data and to control modulation of the phase and polarization such that the light diffracted from the imaging optic writes the data to the substrate, characterized in that the imaging optic is a single liquid-crystal spatial light modulator, LCSLM, having an array of pixel elements configured to modulate the phase and polarization of different portions of the wavefront by different amounts, and to diffract the light from the different portions to the substrate, wherein the LCSLM includes two independently addressable electrodes per pixel element and is configured to modulate the phase independent of the polarization based on a first controllable voltage applied to a first electrode and a second controllable voltage applied to a second electrode per pixel element.