mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A subsea well safing package for installing between a subsea well and a marine riser, characterized in that the package comprises: a safing assembly connector interconnecting a lower safing assembly and an upper safing assembly, the safing assembly connector operable to a disconnected position, wherein the lower safing assembly is adapted to be connected to a blowout preventer on a subsea well and the upper safing assembly is adapted to be connected to the marine riser; the lower safing assembly comprising lower slips operable to engage a tubular suspended in a bore formed through the lower and the upper safing assemblies; the upper safing assembly comprising upper slips operable to engage the tubular; and a shear positioned between the upper slips and the lower slips, the shear operable to shear the tubular. a safing assembly connector interconnecting a lower safing assembly and an upper safing assembly, the safing assembly connector operable to a disconnected position, wherein the lower safing assembly is adapted to be connected to a blowout preventer on a subsea well and the upper safing assembly is adapted to be connected to the marine riser; the lower safing assembly comprising lower slips operable to engage a tubular suspended in a bore formed through the lower and the upper safing assemblies; the upper safing assembly comprising upper slips operable to engage the tubular; and a shear positioned between the upper slips and the lower slips, the shear operable to shear the tubular.
A process for the preparation of Indacaterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, comprising reacting the compound of formula I with 2-amino-5,6-diethylindan of formula II, preferably in the presence of a base, to the compound of formula III and then converting the compound of formula III to Indacaterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R 1 is benzyl, R 2 is a protecting group, which is stable under mildly alkaline conditions, and X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chloro, bromo, and iodo.
A method for transmitting data between a plurality of radio stations of a same network, each station comprising a transmitter and a receiver, the method comprising: - a first data transmission mode in which the network operates with frequency hopping in a first frequency plan, the frequency used for data transmission being maintained for a FH dwell time, and changing from one FH dwell time to the other according to a frequency change law, - a second data transmission mode in a second frequency plan in which a transmitter station from among the plurality of stations transmits data on a fixed frequency to a receiver station among the plurality of stations, the second mode comprising a determination step to determine the fixed frequency, the determination step comprising the transmission of a test word on each frequency of the second frequency plan during a respective test dwell time, characterized in that the duration of the test dwell time is equal to the duration of the FH dwell time multiplied by an integer factor, the value of the integer factor being between 1 and 6. - a first data transmission mode in which the network operates with frequency hopping in a first frequency plan, the frequency used for data transmission being maintained for a FH dwell time, and changing from one FH dwell time to the other according to a frequency change law, - a second data transmission mode in a second frequency plan in which a transmitter station from among the plurality of stations transmits data on a fixed frequency to a receiver station among the plurality of stations, the second mode comprising a determination step to determine the fixed frequency, the determination step comprising the transmission of a test word on each frequency of the second frequency plan during a respective test dwell time,
Carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens, in particular a contact lens such as a soft contact lens, during its treatment in a bath, the carrier comprising: a basket comprising a basket wall defining a concave cavity for accommodating an ophthalmic lens; and a retainer comprising at least three retainer arms arranged in a star-shaped configuration, characterized in that the basket further comprises at least three recesses arranged in the basket wall at different locations along the circumference of the basket, in that the star-shaped configuration in which the at least three retainer arms are arranged corresponds to the arrangement of the recesses along the circumference of the basket, and in that in an assembled state each retainer arm of the retainer engages with a corresponding one of the recesses in the basket wall of the basket to retain the ophthalmic lens in the cavity. a basket comprising a basket wall defining a concave cavity for accommodating an ophthalmic lens; and a retainer comprising at least three retainer arms arranged in a star-shaped configuration, characterized in that the basket further comprises at least three recesses arranged in the basket wall at different locations along the circumference of the basket, in that the star-shaped configuration in which the at least three retainer arms are arranged corresponds to the arrangement of the recesses along the circumference of the basket, and in that in an assembled state each retainer arm of the retainer engages with a corresponding one of the recesses in the basket wall of the basket to retain the ophthalmic lens in the cavity.
A learning processing method for machine learning by a learning processing apparatus, the learning processing apparatus comprising a state data acquisition unit, a learning processing unit, a generation unit, and a supply unit, the method comprising the steps: acquiring, by the state data acquisition unit, a first indicated variable and a first process variable measured by a sensor provided in an equipment provided with a controlled object or supplied by a simulator; generating, by the learning processing unit, a control model that outputs a manipulated variable corresponding to a combination of the first indicated variable and the first process variable by means of machine learning; generating, by the generation unit, controlling data that indicates a correspondence relation of the combination of the first indicated variable and the first process variable to the manipulated variable corresponding to that combination by using the control model; and supplying, by the supply unit, the controlling data to a predetermined control apparatus. acquiring, by the state data acquisition unit, a first indicated variable and a first process variable measured by a sensor provided in an equipment provided with a controlled object or supplied by a simulator; generating, by the learning processing unit, a control model that outputs a manipulated variable corresponding to a combination of the first indicated variable and the first process variable by means of machine learning; generating, by the generation unit, controlling data that indicates a correspondence relation of the combination of the first indicated variable and the first process variable to the manipulated variable corresponding to that combination by using the control model; and supplying, by the supply unit, the controlling data to a predetermined control apparatus.
A process for the modification of a surface of a solid material of a microfluidic chip, wherein the surface of the solid material is an internal surface of a microchannel of the microfluidic chip, said process comprising: contacting the surface of the solid material comprising nucleophilic groups with a hydrosilane in a first step to produce a hydrosilanized surface, wherein the surface is said internal surface of the microchannel of the microfluidic chip, and contacting said hydrosilanized surface with at least one alkene and/or alkyne under irradiation with visible and/or ultraviolet light in a second step through a mask, wherein the process adds a patterned monolayer of the at least one alkene/alkyne to the internal surface of the microchannel. contacting the surface of the solid material comprising nucleophilic groups with a hydrosilane in a first step to produce a hydrosilanized surface, wherein the surface is said internal surface of the microchannel of the microfluidic chip, and contacting said hydrosilanized surface with at least one alkene and/or alkyne under irradiation with visible and/or ultraviolet light in a second step through a mask, wherein the process adds a patterned monolayer of the at least one alkene/alkyne to the internal surface of the microchannel.
A device to improve the drying performance of a tumble dryer, comprising: a three-dimensional body portion defining a single outwardly facing curved surface therearound, wherein the body portion is substantially resistant to conducting heat and collapse during a tumble-drying cycle; and a heat reflective layer disposed on and substantially covering the curved surface, characterised in that the body portion comprises a plastics material and the heat reflective layer is metallic, and wherein a maximum cross-sectional dimension of the device is 30-100mm and a weight of the device is 3-55g. a three-dimensional body portion defining a single outwardly facing curved surface therearound, wherein the body portion is substantially resistant to conducting heat and collapse during a tumble-drying cycle; and a heat reflective layer disposed on and substantially covering the curved surface, characterised in that the body portion comprises a plastics material and the heat reflective layer is metallic, and wherein a maximum cross-sectional dimension of the device is 30-100mm and a weight of the device is 3-55g.
An imaging catheter assembly, comprising: a flexible elongate member including a distal portion and a proximal portion; and an imaging component coupled to the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, wherein the imaging component includes: an integrated circuit layer that includes a semiconductor material; an array of ultrasound transducer elements coupled to a first side of the IC layer; and a backing layer coupled to a second side of the IC layer opposite the first side, wherein the backing layer includes a backing material, characterized in that a coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor material and the backing material is less than 23 parts per million per degree Centigrade (ppm/C) and in that the backing material is selected from the group of materials consisting of high density particles in a hard epoxy matrix and includes a CTE between 15 parts per million per degree Centigrade (ppm/C) and 25 ppm/C. a flexible elongate member including a distal portion and a proximal portion; and an imaging component coupled to the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, wherein the imaging component includes: an integrated circuit layer that includes a semiconductor material; an array of ultrasound transducer elements coupled to a first side of the IC layer; and an integrated circuit layer that includes a semiconductor material; an array of ultrasound transducer elements coupled to a first side of the IC layer; and
A medicine supply apparatus for dividing, into small portions, tablets or medicines having a dosage form similar to a tablet form and supplying the divided tablets or the medicines, the medicine supply apparatus comprising a tablet supplying portion that temporarily houses the tablets or the medicines, wherein the tablet supplying portion includes a tablet supplying portion body, a bottom plate, and a bottom plate supporting member, the tablet supplying portion body includes a supply cell, the supply cell includes an upper opening portion opened upward and a lower opening portion opened downward, a tablet housing space is formed between the upper opening portion and the lower opening portion, the bottom plate is provided so as to correspond to the supply cell, and includes a bottom plate upper surface, a first end portion, and a second end portion, the first end portion of the bottom plate is attached to the tablet supplying portion body such that the lower opening portion may be opened and closed by a pivotal movement of the second end portion of the bottom plate, the bottom plate supporting member supports the bottom plate from below to thereby make a pivotal movement of the bottom plate restrictable, and is relatively movable in a horizontal direction with respect to the tablet supplying portion body, and the bottom plate may pivotally move between a state where the lower opening portion is blocked from opening and an opened state, along with the relative movement in the horizontal direction, characterized in that in a state where the bottom plate closes the lower opening portion, at least part of the bottom plate upper surface located at a position closer to the second end portion is located higher than a lower surface of a periphery of the lower opening portion.
A surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensor comprising: a sensing substrate comprising at least two spaced apart nanorods attached at first ends to the sensing substrate, second ends of the nanorods being movable into close proximity to one another, the nanorods comprising a Raman active surface; and characterised by a nanoparticle having a functionalized surface comprising a Raman signal generator, the nanoparticle being independent of the nanorods, an interaction between the nanoparticle and the nanorod second ends in close proximity being detectable, wherein the nanorods and the functionalized surface of the nanoparticle each further comprises a linking moiety (127, 137) and a blocking (129, 139) agent to block non-specific binding to the nanoparticle and the nanorods, the interaction comprising the linking moiety on the nanoparticle and the linking moiety on the nanorods associating with each other except in the presence of an analyte, an action of the analyte selectively dissociating the nanoparticle from the nanorods, the dissociation being detectable as a decrease in a Raman signal generated by the interaction. a sensing substrate comprising at least two spaced apart nanorods attached at first ends to the sensing substrate, second ends of the nanorods being movable into close proximity to one another, the nanorods comprising a Raman active surface; and characterised by a nanoparticle having a functionalized surface comprising a Raman signal generator, the nanoparticle being independent of the nanorods, an interaction between the nanoparticle and the nanorod second ends in close proximity being detectable, wherein the nanorods and the functionalized surface of the nanoparticle each further comprises a linking moiety (127, 137) and a blocking (129, 139) agent to block non-specific binding to the nanoparticle and the nanorods, the interaction comprising the linking moiety on the nanoparticle and the linking moiety on the nanorods associating with each other except in the presence of an analyte, an action of the analyte selectively dissociating the nanoparticle from the nanorods, the dissociation being detectable as a decrease in a Raman signal generated by the interaction.
A process for the production of an oil in water emulsion suitable for use the prevention and/or treatment of disease comprising the step of: a. introducing an oil phase into a mixing device by applying a positive pressure in the oil phase containing tank, wherein the oil phase comprises squalene; b. introducing an aqueous phase into said mixing device by applying a positive pressure in the aqueous phase containing tank; c. mixing the oil and aqueous phases to form an oil in water emulsion. d. subjecting the oil in water emulsion of step c) to high pressure homogenization to form a submicron oil in water emulsion; e. pre-filtering the oil in water emulsion; and f. filtering an oil in water emulsion filtered according to step e) through a sterile grade filter. wherein the oil and/or aqueous phases are introduced into the mixing device by adjusting the pressure to about 2 to 6 bars. a. introducing an oil phase into a mixing device by applying a positive pressure in the oil phase containing tank, wherein the oil phase comprises squalene; b. introducing an aqueous phase into said mixing device by applying a positive pressure in the aqueous phase containing tank; c. mixing the oil and aqueous phases to form an oil in water emulsion. d. subjecting the oil in water emulsion of step c) to high pressure homogenization to form a submicron oil in water emulsion; e. pre-filtering the oil in water emulsion; and f. filtering an oil in water emulsion filtered according to step e) through a sterile grade filter. wherein the oil and/or aqueous phases are introduced into the mixing device by adjusting the pressure to about 2 to 6 bars.
A process for the formation of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a fluorination catalyst; (b) reacting 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane with hydrogen fluoride in the liquid phase in the presence of the fluorination catalyst to co-produce trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane, wherein step (b) further comprises simultaneous removal of byproduct HCl and co-products trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane; (c) separating and purifying byproduct HCl; (d) separating excess HF and recycling the HF to step (b); (e) purifying trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene using two continuously operating distillation columns, wherein the first column is used to remove light ends from the trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and the second column is used to remove the heavier components, primarily 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane, which is reacted further in step (f); (f) dehydrochlorinating the 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane formed in step (b) to produce trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and byproduct HCl; and (g) purifying trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. (a) preparing a fluorination catalyst; (b) reacting 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane with hydrogen fluoride in the liquid phase in the presence of the fluorination catalyst to co-produce trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane, wherein step (b) further comprises simultaneous removal of byproduct HCl and co-products trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane; (c) separating and purifying byproduct HCl; (d) separating excess HF and recycling the HF to step (b); (e) purifying trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene using two continuously operating distillation columns, wherein the first column is used to remove light ends from the trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and the second column is used to remove the heavier components, primarily 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane, which is reacted further in step (f); (f) dehydrochlorinating the 1-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropane formed in step (b) to produce trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and byproduct HCl; and (g) purifying trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene.
A steering system comprising: a steering mechanism including a steered shaft configured to move in an axial direction of the steered shaft to steer steered wheels and a steering shaft configured to rotate in response to a movement of the steered shaft in the axial direction, the rotational motion of the steering shaft being converted into a linear reciprocating motion of the steered shaft in an axial direction X via a rack-and-pinion mechanism; a motor configured to apply a steering assist force for steering the steered wheels to the steering mechanism; a housing in which the steered shaft is housed; an end member fitted to an end portion of the steered shaft, the end member being coupled to a corresponding one of the steered wheels; and a shock-absorbing member provided between an end face of the housing and an end face of the end member in the axial direction of the steered shaft, the shock-absorbing member being configured to absorb an impact by being compressed; characterized by a control unit configured to control the motor such that, when the shock-absorbing member and the end member come into contact with each other in a state where the shock-absorbing member still has a compression margin, generation of the steering assist force in a direction in which the shock-absorbing member is further compressed is stopped or reduced. a steering mechanism including a steered shaft configured to move in an axial direction of the steered shaft to steer steered wheels and a steering shaft configured to rotate in response to a movement of the steered shaft in the axial direction, the rotational motion of the steering shaft being converted into a linear reciprocating motion of the steered shaft in an axial direction X via a rack-and-pinion mechanism; a motor configured to apply a steering assist force for steering the steered wheels to the steering mechanism; a housing in which the steered shaft is housed; an end member fitted to an end portion of the steered shaft, the end member being coupled to a corresponding one of the steered wheels; and a shock-absorbing member provided between an end face of the housing and an end face of the end member in the axial direction of the steered shaft, the shock-absorbing member being configured to absorb an impact by being compressed; characterized by a control unit configured to control the motor such that, when the shock-absorbing member and the end member come into contact with each other in a state where the shock-absorbing member still has a compression margin, generation of the steering assist force in a direction in which the shock-absorbing member is further compressed is stopped or reduced.
- A gyrostabilised projectile including a hollow body carrying a payload formed of a set of inert sub-projectiles that can be dispersed on trajectory and are contained in a cup that includes a piston closing one of its ends, the body being provided at its rear part with a base housing a pyrotechnic charge separated from the sub-projectiles by the piston, which can translate with respect to the body of the projectile so as to push the cup and the sub-projectiles axially out of the body, the single cup being substantially cylindrical and of a diameter corresponding to that of a cylindrical bore inside the body, the cup being formed by the assembly of at least two sectors, independent of each other and joined along their edges parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile, the projectile being characterised in that the piston is secured to the sectors when they are contained in the body and in that the cup is secured to the body by a weakened connecting means that is dimensioned so as to break under the force of the piston pushed by the gases generated by the pyrotechnic charge, a forebody being secured to the cup with a securing means that is coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the projectile and locked by the sectors of the cup.