mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of forming an active-containing film product in a film forming apparatus, comprising the steps of: a. providing a coating head capable of depositing a film forming matrix in a first lane and in a second lane onto a substrate, wherein said first lane and said second lane are separate from one another; b. providing a first batch of a first film forming matrix comprising at least one polymer; c. providing a second batch of a second film forming matrix comprising at least one polymer and an active component; d. applying a layer of said first batch through said coating head in said first lane and drying said first applied layer to form a resulting surrogate film; e. measuring said resulting surrogate film for at least one physical property and determining whether said at least one physical property meets pre-determined criteria; f. optionally, adjusting at least one processing parameter and repeating steps (d) and (e) above; and thereafter g. applying a layer of said second batch in said second lane and drying said second applied layer to form an active-containing resulting film; wherein said surrogate film comprises less active than said active-containing film or comprises no active. a. providing a coating head capable of depositing a film forming matrix in a first lane and in a second lane onto a substrate, wherein said first lane and said second lane are separate from one another; b. providing a first batch of a first film forming matrix comprising at least one polymer; c. providing a second batch of a second film forming matrix comprising at least one polymer and an active component; d. applying a layer of said first batch through said coating head in said first lane and drying said first applied layer to form a resulting surrogate film; e. measuring said resulting surrogate film for at least one physical property and determining whether said at least one physical property meets pre-determined criteria; f. optionally, adjusting at least one processing parameter and repeating steps (d) and (e) above; and thereafter g. applying a layer of said second batch in said second lane and drying said second applied layer to form an active-containing resulting film; wherein said surrogate film comprises less active than said active-containing film or comprises no active.
A method for calibrating a homodyne receiver in a signal distribution network (200, 300, 400, 500, 600) for time division duplex, the method being performed by a baseband calibration module, the method comprising: acquiring a transmission signal being input to a homodyne transmitter of the signal distribution network; acquiring, from a heterodyne transmitter observation receiver of the signal distribution network, a first received version of said transmission signal; acquiring, from a homodyne receiver of the signal distribution network, a second received version of said transmission signal; and calibrating the homodyne receiver using a comparison of said first received version of said transmission signal and said second received version of said transmission signal, using said first received version of said transmission signal as a reference signal, and using said transmission signal as a calibration signal, wherein said calibrating comprises: determining (Sio8c) correction filter coefficients; and determining (Sio8b) a difference between said first received version of said transmission signal and said second received version of said transmission signal; and wherein the correction filter coefficients are determined based on said difference and said transmission signal, said correction filter coefficients defining calibration of the homodyne receiver. acquiring a transmission signal being input to a homodyne transmitter of the signal distribution network; acquiring, from a heterodyne transmitter observation receiver of the signal distribution network, a first received version of said transmission signal; acquiring, from a homodyne receiver of the signal distribution network, a second received version of said transmission signal; and calibrating the homodyne receiver using a comparison of said first received version of said transmission signal and said second received version of said transmission signal, using said first received version of said transmission signal as a reference signal, and using said transmission signal as a calibration signal, wherein said calibrating comprises: determining (Sio8c) correction filter coefficients; and determining (Sio8b) a difference between said first received version of said transmission signal and said second received version of said transmission signal; and determining (Sio8c) correction filter coefficients; and determining (Sio8b) a difference between said first received version of said transmission signal and said second received version of said transmission signal; and wherein the correction filter coefficients are determined based on said difference and said transmission signal, said correction filter coefficients defining calibration of the homodyne receiver.
A monitoring apparatus (110, 130) comprising means for performing a method for monitoring smart devices, the method comprising obtaining a definition of a cluster of smart devices to be monitored, wherein the cluster to be monitored comprises a plurality of smart devices in one or more networks; obtaining monitoring requirements for the cluster to be monitored, wherein the monitoring requirements comprises one or more user-defined conditions to be met by the plurality of smart devices for guaranteeing a user-defined interdependency between the plurality of smart devices in the cluster to be monitored and one or more operations to be triggered; wherein the one or more user-defined conditions to be met by the plurality of smart devices are for guaranteeing an interdependent working of the plurality of smart devices in the cluster to be monitored; monitoring the plurality of smart devices based on the monitoring requirements to determine whether or not the one or more user-defined conditions are met by the plurality of smart devices; triggering the one or more operations when the one or more user-defined conditions are not met. obtaining a definition of a cluster of smart devices to be monitored, wherein the cluster to be monitored comprises a plurality of smart devices in one or more networks; obtaining monitoring requirements for the cluster to be monitored, wherein the monitoring requirements comprises one or more user-defined conditions to be met by the plurality of smart devices for guaranteeing a user-defined interdependency between the plurality of smart devices in the cluster to be monitored and one or more operations to be triggered; wherein the one or more user-defined conditions to be met by the plurality of smart devices are for guaranteeing an interdependent working of the plurality of smart devices in the cluster to be monitored; monitoring the plurality of smart devices based on the monitoring requirements to determine whether or not the one or more user-defined conditions are met by the plurality of smart devices; triggering the one or more operations when the one or more user-defined conditions are not met.
An SP1-polypeptide associated with a nanoparticle or nanoparticles, wherein said SP-1 polypeptide is a boiling- and detergent stable protein having at least 65 % sequence homology with SEQ ID NO: 1, having a chaperone-like activity and capable of forming stable dimers.
A near-field wireless device (300, 400), comprising: a coil (205, 505, 605), including a first feed-point (235, 535, 635) and a second feed-point (240, 540, 640), and configured to carry non-propagating quasi-static near-field magnetic-induction wireless signals; a first conductive surface (225, 525, 625), including a third feed-point (245, 545, 645), and configured to carry non-propagating quasi-static near-field electric-induction wireless signals; a tuning circuit including a first tuning element (C1, R1), a second tuning element (C2, R2), and a mid-point; wherein a first end of the first tuning element (C1, R1) is coupled to the first feed-point (235, 535, 635); wherein a first end of the second tuning element (C2, R2) is coupled to the second feed-point (240, 540, 640); wherein a second end of the first tuning element (C1, R1) and a second end of the second tuning element (C2, R2) are coupled to the mid-point; a second conductive surface coupled to either the first feed-point (235, 535, 635) or the second feed-point (240, 540, 640); and wherein the first and second conductive surfaces are configured to carry the near-field electric-induction wireless signals for wireless communication; characterized in that the third feed-point (245, 545, 645) is directly connected to the mid-point. a coil (205, 505, 605), including a first feed-point (235, 535, 635) and a second feed-point (240, 540, 640), and configured to carry non-propagating quasi-static near-field magnetic-induction wireless signals; a first conductive surface (225, 525, 625), including a third feed-point (245, 545, 645), and configured to carry non-propagating quasi-static near-field electric-induction wireless signals; a tuning circuit including a first tuning element (C1, R1), a second tuning element (C2, R2), and a mid-point; wherein a first end of the first tuning element (C1, R1) is coupled to the first feed-point (235, 535, 635); wherein a first end of the second tuning element (C2, R2) is coupled to the second feed-point (240, 540, 640); wherein a second end of the first tuning element (C1, R1) and a second end of the second tuning element (C2, R2) are coupled to the mid-point; a second conductive surface coupled to either the first feed-point (235, 535, 635) or the second feed-point (240, 540, 640); and wherein the first and second conductive surfaces are configured to carry the near-field electric-induction wireless signals for wireless communication; characterized in that the third feed-point (245, 545, 645) is directly connected to the mid-point.
A method for monitoring a fluid carrying conduit (206; 302) comprising: interrogating an optic fibre (202; 304; 306; 308; 312) positioned along the path of said conduit to provide acoustic sensing; introducing an acoustic pulse into the conduit; measuring the response to said acoustic pulse; and deriving from a plurality of measurements a conduit condition profile; wherein said conduit is a pipeline; characterised in that: the optic fibre is interrogated to provide distributed acoustic sensing and the response to said acoustic pulse is measured by distributed acoustic sensing at each of a plurality of discrete longitudinal sensing portions of said optic fibre; and the acoustic pulse is generated by a pig passing through the pipeline. interrogating an optic fibre (202; 304; 306; 308; 312) positioned along the path of said conduit to provide acoustic sensing; introducing an acoustic pulse into the conduit; measuring the response to said acoustic pulse; and deriving from a plurality of measurements a conduit condition profile; wherein said conduit is a pipeline; the optic fibre is interrogated to provide distributed acoustic sensing and the response to said acoustic pulse is measured by distributed acoustic sensing at each of a plurality of discrete longitudinal sensing portions of said optic fibre; and the acoustic pulse is generated by a pig passing through the pipeline.
A method of separating nickel bearing sulphides from mined ores or concentrates of mined ores that contain talc, the method comprising treating a slurry of mined ores or concentrates of mined ores with an initial grinding step, the method further comprising separating the slurry on the basis of particle size into a coarse particles stream and a fines particles stream whereby the method comprises a coarse particles flotation stage and a fines particles flotation stage; characterized in that the method further comprises a series of re-grinding steps on particles in process streams carried out at different stages of the method after the initial grinding step whereby particles in the slurry are subjected to more than one grinding operation, wherein at least one regrinding step involves regrinding at least part of the concentrate from the coarse particles flotation stage and the fines particles flotation stage.
Method for contactless checking of the character of a metallurgical cast product 91) in a production line, wherein the checking of the cast product is based on ultrasonic technology and possible internal faults of the cast product particularly in the form of shrink holes, pores, segregations, internal cracks or non-metallic inclusions are detected by means of the check by ultrasonic technology and wherein the character of the cast product determined by means of the check by ultrasonic technology is analysed by way of an evaluating device, characterised in that a marking device which is arranged after the ultrasonic device in casting direction and by means of which the cast product is marked in dependence on character detected by the check by ultrasonic technology is provided and the cast product is divided up by a cutting device which is arranged after the marking device in casting direction and which is activated in dependence on the measurement results analysed by the evaluating device, wherein the character of separated pieces of the cast product is checked by means of an additional ultrasonic device, preferably in that the separated pieces of the cast product are marked by a second marking device in dependence on the check by means of the additional ultrasonic device.
A method comprising: operating an aerial vehicle to travel along a first closed path (450A, 550A, 650A) while oriented in a crosswind-flight orientation, wherein a tether is connected to the aerial vehicle on a first end and is connected to a ground station on a second end; while the aerial vehicle is in the crosswind-flight orientation, operating the aerial vehicle to travel along a second closed path (450B, 550B, 650B), such that a speed of the aerial vehicle is reduced; and after or while the speed of the aerial vehicle is reduced, transitioning the aerial vehicle from traveling along the second closed path while in the crosswind-flight orientation to a hover-flight orientation. operating an aerial vehicle to travel along a first closed path (450A, 550A, 650A) while oriented in a crosswind-flight orientation, wherein a tether is connected to the aerial vehicle on a first end and is connected to a ground station on a second end; while the aerial vehicle is in the crosswind-flight orientation, operating the aerial vehicle to travel along a second closed path (450B, 550B, 650B), such that a speed of the aerial vehicle is reduced; and after or while the speed of the aerial vehicle is reduced, transitioning the aerial vehicle from traveling along the second closed path while in the crosswind-flight orientation to a hover-flight orientation.
Method for welding two components (1, 2), in which two joining surfaces (3, 4) of the two components (1, 2) in abutting contact with one another are pressed against one another by applying a force, characterized in that the two components (1, 2) respectively have an upper side, which is planar and lies in a plane and on which a region that is elevated in comparison with adjacent regions of the upper side is formed in a coupling-in region of a heat source to form a melting region, wherein, in the elevated region, a thermal energy is coupled in by means of the heat source, whereby the two components (1, 2) are heated and the two components (1, 2) are melted in the elevated region and only over a partial region of the height or the thickness of the components (1, 2) to form a molten bath, wherein the molten bath and the coupled-in thermal energy has the effect that a heat influencing zone (16, 17) is formed on both sides of the joining surfaces (3, 4) over the entire height of the two components (1, 2), so that as a consequence of the action of the force the material of the two components (1, 2) is intimately bonded at the atomic level in the region of the joining surfaces (3, 4), and wherein, after the cooling down of the components (1, 2), the elevated region is removed.
A polymerizable compound represented by general formula: wherein A represents a ring assembly composed of at least two 6-membered rings each optionally having a substituent; X 1 and X 2 each represent a (meth)acryloyloxy group; and Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent a single bond, an optionally branched alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an ether linkage, -COO-, -OCO-, a 6-membered ring optionally having a substituent, a naphthalene ring optionally having a substituent, or a combination thereof; the substituent being a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitrile group, an optionally branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an optionally branched alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an optionally branched alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the alkyl, alkoxy, or alkenyl group may have its -CH 2 - moiety replaced with a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom and may have its hydrogen atom replaced with a halogen atom or a nitrile group.
A method for validating a transaction comprising: - sending a transaction amount comprising digits from a host processor to a secure processor; - sending a request for amount validation from the secure processor to the host processor in response to receipt of the transaction amount by the secure processor; - sending the transaction amount from the host processor to a non-secure display for display to a user digit by digit in the form of drawn gestures; accepting an input of the transaction amount digit by digit in the form of a user trace of the individual drawn gestures shown on the non-secure display on a touch screen overlaying the non-secure display; - sending the input from the touch screen to the secure processor; - comparing the input to the transaction amount digit by digit; and - validating the transaction if the respective digits match. - sending a transaction amount comprising digits from a host processor to a secure processor; - sending a request for amount validation from the secure processor to the host processor in response to receipt of the transaction amount by the secure processor; - sending the transaction amount from the host processor to a non-secure display for display to a user digit by digit in the form of drawn gestures; accepting an input of the transaction amount digit by digit in the form of a user trace of the individual drawn gestures shown on the non-secure display on a touch screen overlaying the non-secure display; - sending the input from the touch screen to the secure processor; - comparing the input to the transaction amount digit by digit; and - validating the transaction if the respective digits match.
A nitric oxide delivery apparatus (100, 200)) comprising: a source of therapeutic gas containing nitric oxide; a conduit in fluid communication with the source of therapeutic gas that provides a flow of therapeutic gas to a nasal cannula and subsequently through cannula nares to a patient; a valve disposed along the conduit that regulates the flow of therapeutic gas through the conduit and the nasal cannula and subsequently through the cannula nares to the patient; a sensor that detects inspiration and/or expiration of the patient; a timer; and a control system in communication with the timer and the valve that initiates purging of one or more of the conduit, the nasal cannula and the cannula nares when an elapsed time between successive openings of the valve exceeds a predetermined period of time, characterised in that the purge volume is large enough to purge the cannula nares but less than a total internal volume of the nasal cannula. a source of therapeutic gas containing nitric oxide; a conduit in fluid communication with the source of therapeutic gas that provides a flow of therapeutic gas to a nasal cannula and subsequently through cannula nares to a patient; a valve disposed along the conduit that regulates the flow of therapeutic gas through the conduit and the nasal cannula and subsequently through the cannula nares to the patient; a sensor that detects inspiration and/or expiration of the patient; a timer; and a control system in communication with the timer and the valve that initiates purging of one or more of the conduit, the nasal cannula and the cannula nares when an elapsed time between successive openings of the valve exceeds a predetermined period of time, characterised in that the purge volume is large enough to purge the cannula nares but less than a total internal volume of the nasal cannula.
Position measurement device, comprising a material measure and a scanning unit, which are arranged to be movable in a measurement direction relative to one another, wherein arranged on the material measure is a measurement graduation which is scannable by the scanning unit for generating position signals and the scanning unit to this end comprises an illumination unit and a detector unit, wherein light is emittable by the illumination unit in the direction of the measurement graduation and light which has been modulated by the measurement graduation is detectable by the detector unit, and wherein the detector unit comprises a printed circuit board and a sensor unit which is embodied in the form of a semiconductor chip, wherein at least two photodetectors are arranged on a front side of the sensor unit facing the measurement graduation, characterized in that the electrical connections of the sensor unit are guided by way of metallic vias to contact surfaces on the rear side thereof and the sensor unit is connected by way of the contact surfaces to corresponding contact surfaces on the printed circuit board, wherein a scanning distance (d) between the front side of the sensor unit and the surface of the measurement graduation is less than 0.55 mm.
A device for washing or impregnating a strip of filter membrane comprising - a hollow cylinder with a porous cylinder wall; - a means of guiding the strip of filter membrane over the cylinder wall of the hollow cylinder that comprises a first deflection roller and a second deflection roller, and where the hollow cylinder is arranged between the first deflection roller and the second deflection roller such that the strip of filter membrane can be deflected on the hollow cylinder; and - a pumping device connected to a feed connection on the hollow cylinder and designed to conduct a fluid into the hollow cylinder and through the pores of the cylinder wall. - a hollow cylinder with a porous cylinder wall; - a means of guiding the strip of filter membrane over the cylinder wall of the hollow cylinder that comprises a first deflection roller and a second deflection roller, and where the hollow cylinder is arranged between the first deflection roller and the second deflection roller such that the strip of filter membrane can be deflected on the hollow cylinder; and - a pumping device connected to a feed connection on the hollow cylinder and designed to conduct a fluid into the hollow cylinder and through the pores of the cylinder wall.