mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A planter having a body suitable for receiving a volume of plant growth medium and the root structure of a plant, the planter having a lower opening such that a plant hangs downward from the planter through the lower opening when the planter is hung in an elevated disposition, a retainer means to hold the plant in place, and a reservoir for holding a body of fluid, the reservoir having a wall and/or floor of a porous material such that the fluid can gradually move from the reservoir into the plant growth medium by seeping into, being held in, and passing through the reservoir wall and/or floor to water and/or nourish a plant when planted within the planter, the planter being formed such that when it is in use it is secured in said elevated disposition with the root structure of a plant contained within the body and a stem and/or foliage of the plant passing through the lower opening and through the retainer means to hang in a downwards disposition from the planter, the planter being characterised in that the retainer means is able to removably engage the lower opening from a position outside the planter and the lower opening and be locked in place when the planter is in use to significantly reduce the effective size of the lower opening to hold the plant in place.
A method of fabricating a component for use in a watch, including a step of depositing a first thin film on a wafer wherein the first thin film is adapted to allow light reflected away from the wafer to be indicative of a first colour characteristic, and a further step of fabricating a second colour characteristic on the wafer, the further step including defining a pattern on the first thin film, and, processing a region within a boundary of the pattern so that the region is adapted to be indicative of the second colour characteristic, the step of processing the region within the boundary of the pattern includes at least one of: (a) depositing a metal material within the boundary of the pattern which is indicative of the second colour characteristic; (b) removing at least some of the first thin film within the boundary of the pattern and thereafter depositing a second thin film therein wherein the second thin film is adapted to produce the second colour characteristic; and (c) depositing a second thin film within the region within the boundary of the pattern without removing any of the first thin film within the boundary of the pattern such that the second thin film either alone or in combination with the first thin film is adapted to produce the second colour characteristic; and (d) wherein, the method is characterised in that the step of defining the pattern on the first thin film is performed using photolithography. (a) depositing a metal material within the boundary of the pattern which is indicative of the second colour characteristic; (b) removing at least some of the first thin film within the boundary of the pattern and thereafter depositing a second thin film therein wherein the second thin film is adapted to produce the second colour characteristic; and (c) depositing a second thin film within the region within the boundary of the pattern without removing any of the first thin film within the boundary of the pattern such that the second thin film either alone or in combination with the first thin film is adapted to produce the second colour characteristic; and (d) wherein, the method is characterised in that the step of defining the pattern on the first thin film is performed using photolithography.
An apparatus comprising: a Physical layer, PHY, block; a Media Access Control layer, MAC, block; and a PHY/MAC interface including, a low pin count Physical Interface for PCI Express, PIPE, interface comprising, a small number of wires coupled between the PHY and MAC blocks; a PHY PIPE register implemented in the PHY block; and a MAC PIPE register implemented in the MAC block, wherein control and status signals defined for the low pin count PIPE interface are mapped to the PHY PIPE and MAC PIPE registers (920, 915) and the low pin count PIPE interface is configured to transfer register commands between the PHY and MAC blocks (910, 905) over the small number of wires in a time-multiplexed manner, the register commands are to access the PHY PIPE and MAC PIPE registers (920, 915) to facilitate messaging of the control and status signals. a Physical layer, PHY, block; a Media Access Control layer, MAC, block; and a PHY/MAC interface including, a low pin count Physical Interface for PCI Express, PIPE, interface comprising, a small number of wires coupled between the PHY and MAC blocks; a PHY PIPE register implemented in the PHY block; and a MAC PIPE register implemented in the MAC block, wherein control and status signals defined for the low pin count PIPE interface are mapped to the PHY PIPE and MAC PIPE registers (920, 915) and the low pin count PIPE interface is configured to transfer register commands between the PHY and MAC blocks (910, 905) over the small number of wires in a time-multiplexed manner, the register commands are to access the PHY PIPE and MAC PIPE registers (920, 915) to facilitate messaging of the control and status signals. a low pin count Physical Interface for PCI Express, PIPE, interface comprising, a small number of wires coupled between the PHY and MAC blocks; a PHY PIPE register implemented in the PHY block; and a MAC PIPE register implemented in the MAC block, a small number of wires coupled between the PHY and MAC blocks; a PHY PIPE register implemented in the PHY block; and a MAC PIPE register implemented in the MAC block,
A 3D glasses, comprising a lens, a power module connected with a peripheral circuit of the lens, and control means connected with the power module and the peripheral circuit of the lens; the control means comprises a power control module connected with the power module, for controlling the power module to switch polarity of voltages applied on respective transparent electrodes; wherein the lens comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate forming a box; electronic ink, the electronic ink being filled in the box cavity of the box, and the electronic ink comprising opaque charged particles; and a transparent electrode formed on the first substrate; characterized in that block transparent electrodes (6, 7) are formed on at least two opposite side walls of the box cavity; the opaque charged particles are uniformly distributed at an electrode side formed on the at least two opposite side walls of the box cavity when the transparent electrode formed on the first substrate is not applied with a voltage while the block transparent electrodes (6, 7) formed on the at least two opposite side walls of the box cavity are negative polarity, thereby realizing a light transmissive state; the opaque charged particles are uniformly distributed at a side of the first substrate when the transparent electrode is negative polarity, and no voltage is applied on the block transparent electrodes (6, 7), thereby realizing a non-light transmissive state. a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate forming a box; electronic ink, the electronic ink being filled in the box cavity of the box, and the electronic ink comprising opaque charged particles; and a transparent electrode formed on the first substrate; characterized in that block transparent electrodes (6, 7) are formed on at least two opposite side walls of the box cavity; the opaque charged particles are uniformly distributed at an electrode side formed on the at least two opposite side walls of the box cavity when the transparent electrode formed on the first substrate is not applied with a voltage while the block transparent electrodes (6, 7) formed on the at least two opposite side walls of the box cavity are negative polarity, thereby realizing a light transmissive state; the opaque charged particles are uniformly distributed at a side of the first substrate when the transparent electrode is negative polarity, and no voltage is applied on the block transparent electrodes (6, 7), thereby realizing a non-light transmissive state.
An automated clinical chemistry analyzer comprising a plurality of analyzer modules (205, 205A, 205B) linked by an automation system, the automation system comprising: a track (100; 150; 170; 200) having a first surface and sub-paths (210, 210A, 210B); at least one independently movable carrier (250; 300) configured to move along the first surface and observe a relative motion of the first surface to determine a trajectory of the at least one independently movable carrier (250; 300); and one or more marks (505,510,520,601,610) that indicate absolute position information on the first surface, characterized in that each sub-path is integrated in a corresponding analyzer module (205, 205A, 205B) and each analyzer module comprises internal handlings mechanisms to coordinate with the track sub-paths; and the at least one independently movable carrier is further configured to: illuminate the first surface; observe successive images of the first surface; and compare successive images to determine a direction and a magnitude of the relative motion, and wherein the carrier is further configured to obtain non-positional data from the one or more marks on the first surface. a track (100; 150; 170; 200) having a first surface and sub-paths (210, 210A, 210B); at least one independently movable carrier (250; 300) configured to move along the first surface and observe a relative motion of the first surface to determine a trajectory of the at least one independently movable carrier (250; 300); and one or more marks (505,510,520,601,610) that indicate absolute position information on the first surface, characterized in that each sub-path is integrated in a corresponding analyzer module (205, 205A, 205B) and each analyzer module comprises internal handlings mechanisms to coordinate with the track sub-paths; and the at least one independently movable carrier is further configured to: illuminate the first surface; observe successive images of the first surface; and compare successive images to determine a direction and a magnitude of the relative motion, and wherein the carrier is further configured to obtain non-positional data from the one or more marks on the first surface. illuminate the first surface; observe successive images of the first surface; and compare successive images to determine a direction and a magnitude of the relative motion, and wherein the carrier is further configured to obtain non-positional data from the one or more marks on the first surface.
A jaw member comprising: a sealing plate including a sealing surface having at least two electrical impedance zones, the at least two impedance zones including a first zone having a first impedance value and a second zone having a second impedance value that is different from the first impedance value, wherein each impedance zone is homogenous in that the impedance value over a thickness of the zone is consistent throughout the impedance zone; and an insulator supporting the sealing plate thereon wherein the sealing surface further includes an interphase disposed between the first and second zones, the interphase having an electrical impedance value over a thickness of the interphase that gradually transitions from the first zone to the second zone. a sealing plate including a sealing surface having at least two electrical impedance zones, the at least two impedance zones including a first zone having a first impedance value and a second zone having a second impedance value that is different from the first impedance value, wherein each impedance zone is homogenous in that the impedance value over a thickness of the zone is consistent throughout the impedance zone; and an insulator supporting the sealing plate thereon wherein the sealing surface further includes an interphase disposed between the first and second zones, the interphase having an electrical impedance value over a thickness of the interphase that gradually transitions from the first zone to the second zone.
A topical, oral, pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of inflammation-based diseases of the oral cavity, wherein the active ingredient consists of at least one probiotic yeast, alive and viable, capable of crossing the gastric barrier undamaged and reaching the gut in alive and viable form, said yeast being the Kluyveromyces marxianus fragilis B0399 and being present in an amount ≥ 10 7 cfu/dose.
A method for testing a fuel cell interconnect, comprising: providing a fuel cell interconnect; and performing a non-destructive test on the fuel cell interconnect, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of detecting the magnetic response of the interconnect by measuring the attractive force of the interconnect to a fixed magnet as a function of position across the interconnect; and determining whether at least one of a coefficient of thermal expansion uniformity and an average coefficient of thermal expansion of the interconnect is within a predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion condition range based on the detected magnetic response of the interconnect. providing a fuel cell interconnect; and performing a non-destructive test on the fuel cell interconnect, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of detecting the magnetic response of the interconnect by measuring the attractive force of the interconnect to a fixed magnet as a function of position across the interconnect; and determining whether at least one of a coefficient of thermal expansion uniformity and an average coefficient of thermal expansion of the interconnect is within a predetermined coefficient of thermal expansion condition range based on the detected magnetic response of the interconnect.
Method for detecting a computer attack against a database by means of requests sent to that database by a suitable access application; at least some of the data of the database, called marked data, being associated with markers, each marker comprising metadata describing the datum with which it is associated; at least some of the marked data being baits; the method comprising an active phase which is carried out each time a request is sent by the access application to the database in order to retrieve a datum stored in that database, each request being formulated by the access application following a corresponding request by a user; the active phase comprising the following steps: - interception of the datum sent by the database in response to the corresponding request; - analysis of the intercepted datum and, if a marker associated therewith is detected, processing of the intercepted datum in accordance with a predetermined responses policy and, when an alert or countermeasure is necessary, execution of an action in accordance with a predetermined alerts and countermeasures policy, the need for the alert or countermeasure being determined as a function of the identity of the user and of the metadata of the detected marker; - return to the user of the intercepted datum or of the processed intercepted datum. - interception of the datum sent by the database in response to the corresponding request; - analysis of the intercepted datum and, if a marker associated therewith is detected, processing of the intercepted datum in accordance with a predetermined responses policy and, when an alert or countermeasure is necessary, execution of an action in accordance with a predetermined alerts and countermeasures policy, the need for the alert or countermeasure being determined as a function of the identity of the user and of the metadata of the detected marker; - return to the user of the intercepted datum or of the processed intercepted datum.
Insertion arrangement for moving an injection needle between a retracted position and an extended position, comprising a disposable unit, comprising a needle base, to which the needle is fixed, and a drive mechanism, wherein a needle retainer is adapted to retain the needle base, the drive mechanism being arranged as a bistable mechanism with at least one pivoted link (10, 11) having two stable end positions (LEP, UEP) and an instable transitional central position, the drive mechanism further comprising a spring biasing the link (10, 11) out of the transitional central position, wherein at least one trigger unit (17, 21) is arranged for moving the link (10, 11) out of at least one of the stable end positions (LEP, UEP) towards and beyond the transitional central position against the bias of the spring, the needle retainer arranged to be linearly moved between a retracted position and an extended position, characterized in that the needle retainer is a forked needle retainer adapted to retain an injection needle, wherein one end of the link (10, 11) is adapted to abut an upper prong (7.1) and a lower prong (7.2) on the forked needle retainer, wherein the upper prong (7.1) is spaced from the lower prong (7.2) for allowing a pre-determined free travel of the link (10, 11) between disengaging one of the prongs (7.1, 7.2) and engaging the other one of the prongs (7.2, 7.1).
An adhesive roller-type cleaning tool comprising: a case member (1, 100); an adhesive roller unit (27, 110) deployed inside the case member to be rotatable forward and backward; and a take-up unit (39, 115) for winding up adhesive sheet after being drawn out of the adhesive roller unit and having lint and the like adhered thereon, wherein, the take-up unit (39, 115) is capable of forward and backward rotation synchronized through a rotation transmission unit (51, 125) with forward and backward rotation of the adhesive roller unit, and characterized in that the adhesive roller unit engages the rotation transmission unit when pressed onto a contact surface and moved forward and is energized to release the engagement with the rotation transmission unit when moved backward and when separated from the contact surface; and further comprising: a rotation inhibiting mechanism for inhibiting rotation of both the adhesive roller unit (27, 110) and the take-up unit (39, 115) when the adhesive roller unit separates from the contact surface. a case member (1, 100); an adhesive roller unit (27, 110) deployed inside the case member to be rotatable forward and backward; and a take-up unit (39, 115) for winding up adhesive sheet after being drawn out of the adhesive roller unit and having lint and the like adhered thereon, wherein, the take-up unit (39, 115) is capable of forward and backward rotation synchronized through a rotation transmission unit (51, 125) with forward and backward rotation of the adhesive roller unit, and characterized in that the adhesive roller unit engages the rotation transmission unit when pressed onto a contact surface and moved forward and is energized to release the engagement with the rotation transmission unit when moved backward and when separated from the contact surface; and further comprising: a rotation inhibiting mechanism for inhibiting rotation of both the adhesive roller unit (27, 110) and the take-up unit (39, 115) when the adhesive roller unit separates from the contact surface.
A method for receiving a differential quadrature phase shift keying, DQPSK, signal, comprising: splitting the DQPSK signal to obtain two optical signals; optically bandpass filtering the two optical signals respectively by using two optical bandpass filters (BPF1, BPF2) that respectively have a positive frequency offset and a negative frequency offset from a central frequency of the DQPSK signal; and photoelectrically convert the filtered optical signals respectively to obtain data signals; wherein the DQPSK signal is obtained by: pre-coding input data according to pre-coding transforming equations of I k = u - ⁢ v - ⁢ I k - 1 + u - ⁢ v ⁢ Q - k - 1 + u v I k - 1 - ⁢ u ⁢ v - ⁢ Q k - 1 I k = u - ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q k - 1 - + v ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 - + u ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 + v - ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q k - 1 Q k = u - ⁢ v - ⁢ Q k - 1 + u ⁢ v - ⁢ I k - 1 - + u - ⁢ v I k - 1 + u v Q - k - 1 or Q k = v - ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 + u ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 - + u - ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q k - 1 + v ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q - k - 1 to obtain two driving signals; modulating an input optical carrier respectively by using the two driving signals, so as to obtain a real-part signal and an imaginary-part signal; and combining the real-part signal with the imaginary-part signal to generate the DQPSK signal. splitting the DQPSK signal to obtain two optical signals; optically bandpass filtering the two optical signals respectively by using two optical bandpass filters (BPF1, BPF2) that respectively have a positive frequency offset and a negative frequency offset from a central frequency of the DQPSK signal; and photoelectrically convert the filtered optical signals respectively to obtain data signals; wherein the DQPSK signal is obtained by: pre-coding input data according to pre-coding transforming equations of I k = u - ⁢ v - ⁢ I k - 1 + u - ⁢ v ⁢ Q - k - 1 + u v I k - 1 - ⁢ u ⁢ v - ⁢ Q k - 1 I k = u - ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q k - 1 - + v ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 - + u ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 + v - ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q k - 1 Q k = u - ⁢ v - ⁢ Q k - 1 + u ⁢ v - ⁢ I k - 1 - + u - ⁢ v I k - 1 + u v Q - k - 1 or Q k = v - ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 + u ⁢ I k - 1 - ⁢ Q k - 1 - + u - ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q k - 1 + v ⁢ I k - 1 ⁢ Q - k - 1 to obtain two driving signals; modulating an input optical carrier respectively by using the two driving signals, so as to obtain a real-part signal and an imaginary-part signal; and combining the real-part signal with the imaginary-part signal to generate the DQPSK signal.