mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A size-selective porous polymer for sorbing protein molecules from blood, said polymer comprising a plurality of pores, said pores sorbing protein molecules equal to or less than 50,000 Daltons, wherein said polymer is biocompatible, wherein said polymer is hemocompatible, wherein the geometry of said polymer is a spherical bead, wherein said polymer is used in direct contact with whole blood to adsorb protein molecules such as β2-microglobulin but excluding the sorption of large blood proteins, said large blood proteins being selected from a group consisting essentially of hemoglobin, albumin, immunoglobulins, fibrinogen, serum proteins larger than 50,000 Daltons and mixtures thereof, wherein said polymer has an internal surface selectivity for adsorbing proteins smaller than 50,000 Daltons, having little to no selectivity for adsorbing vitamins, glucose, electrolytes, fats, and other hydrophilic small molecular nutrients carried by the blood, wherein said polymer is made porous using macroreticular synthesis, or wherein said polymer is made porous using macronet synthesis; or wherein said polymer is made using droplet suspension polymerization; and wherein said polymer is constructed from aromatic monomers of styrene and ethylvinylbenzene with crosslinking provided by divinylbenzene, trivinylcyclohexane, trivinylbenzene, divinylnaphthalene, divinylsulfone, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate and mixtures thereof, wherein a stabilizing agent for the droplet suspension polymerization is selected from a group consisting essentially of hemocompatibilizing polymers, said polymers being poly(N-vinylpyrrolidinone), poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate), poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate), hydroxylethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, salts of poly(acrylic acid), salts of poly(methacrylic acid), poly(dimethylaminoethyl acrylate), poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly(diethylaminoethyl acrylate), poly(diethylaminoethyl methacrylate) and mixtures thereof, wherein said polymer is made hemocompatible by exterior coatings of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidinone), poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate), poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate), hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, salts of poy(acrylic acid), salts of poly(methacrylic acid), poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly(dimethylaminoethyl acrylate), poly(diethylaminoethyl acrylate), poly(diethylaminoethyl methacrylate) and mixtures thereof, wherein said polymer is made hemocompatible by surface grafting of the hemocompatible exterior coatings concomitantly with formation of the porous polymer beads.
Intervertebral implant having a hollow space formed within the implant and accessible through an elongate opening extending through a recessed portion of a side wall, wherein the hollow space is shaped to receive an engagement portion of a drive shaft of a device for insertion of an implant, and wherein the hollow space has a centre point, wherein the recessed portion of the side wall is arranged to be concentric about an axis extending through the centre point; wherein the recessed portion of the side wall is set back from an outer contour of the intervertebral implant such as to provide at least two guiding surfaces (16, 17) facing the recessed portion, characterised in that said at least two guiding surfaces extend around an end of the implant in an arc-shaped manner, the guiding surfaces (16, 17) being configured for sliding engagement by a portion of a sleeve of the device for insertion of an implant, the sleeve movably holding the drive shaft.
Machine tool for machining the edges of a workpiece, comprising a drive unit for a rotating tool with a vertical rotation axis, a guiding device for guiding the workpiece in a horizontal feed direction and a chip capturing hood, wherein the guiding device comprises at least two pressure elements (7, 8) opposite one another in a vertical direction for contacting the workpiece, namely an upper pressure element and a lower pressure element, such that at least one of the two pressure elements (7, 8) can be adjusted in the vertical direction relative to the respective other pressure element (8, 7) and also relative to the drive unit, and wherein the chip capturing hood has at least one sidewall that extends transversely to the feed direction, and which has a cut-out for receiving an edge area of the workpiece to be machined, characterised in that the sidewall comprises a basic wall component and at least one closing wall component (16, 17), such that the basic wall component is in a fixed position relative to the drive unit whereas the at least one closing wall component (16, 17) is in a fixed position relative to the pressure element (7, 8) so that together with the latter it can be adjusted in the vertical direction and during this it at least partially overlaps the basic wall component, and such that the at least one closing wall component (16, 17) delimits the cut-out for the edge area of the workpiece at least in the vertical direction.
A method of characterizing a fiber sample comprising applying imaging technology to the fiber sample, wherein the fiber sample is obtained from an acetate tow band which comprises fibers, wherein the fibers comprise standard fibers and identification fibers, wherein the standard fibers comprise cellulose acetate, wherein the identification fibers comprise multicomponent fibers, wherein each of the multicomponent fibers comprises 2 to 100 segments within a fiber cross-section, wherein each of the identification fibers exhibits at least one distinct feature, wh erein each of the multicomponent fibers exhibits the at least one distinct feature comprising one or more taggant segment counts, one or more taggant segment shapes, one or more taggant segment sizes, one or more taggant segment geometrical relationships, or one or more taggant segment pointers, wherein the identification fibers comprise one or more groups of distinguishable identification fibers, each group of the distinguishable identification fibers being formed by the identification fibers having the same distinct feature or a same combination of the distinct features, wherein a number of the identification fibers in each group of the distinguishable identification fibers is defined as a fiber count, wherein at least one of the fiber counts corresponds to a taggant fiber count; and wherein (i) the distinct features in each group of the distinguishable identification fibers and (ii) the one or more taggant fiber counts are representative of at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band, detecting the groups of the distinguishable identification fibers, and counting a number of each of the distinguishable identification fibers to determine the fiber counts of each group of the distinguishable identification fibers,
A nanopipette for use in an apparatus detecting analyte in a sample, comprising: (a) a capillary portion defining an interior bore of the nanopipette leading to a nanopore; (b) said interior bore adapted for containing therein an electrode and an interior solution communicating with an exterior solution through said nanopore; and (c) a coating on an interior surface of said nanopore, comprising (i) a polyelectrolyte layer bound directly to said interior surface; and (ii) a binding molecule, linked to said polyelectrolyte, specific for binding an analyte which is selected from the group consisting of: an ion, or a small molecule having a molecular weight of less than 200 atomic mass units, wherein said binding molecule is a boronic acid. (a) a capillary portion defining an interior bore of the nanopipette leading to a nanopore; (b) said interior bore adapted for containing therein an electrode and an interior solution communicating with an exterior solution through said nanopore; and (c) a coating on an interior surface of said nanopore, comprising (i) a polyelectrolyte layer bound directly to said interior surface; and (ii) a binding molecule, linked to said polyelectrolyte, specific for binding an analyte which is selected from the group consisting of: an ion, or a small molecule having a molecular weight of less than 200 atomic mass units, wherein said binding molecule is a boronic acid. (i) a polyelectrolyte layer bound directly to said interior surface; and (ii) a binding molecule, linked to said polyelectrolyte, specific for binding an analyte which is selected from the group consisting of: an ion, or a small molecule having a molecular weight of less than 200 atomic mass units, wherein said binding molecule is a boronic acid.
Mobile device for heating a rail of a railway track, comprising: at least one heating module comprising at least one heating zone and at least one radiating heat source which is oriented toward the heating zone; and a vehicle for transporting the heating module that is capable of traveling along a railway track in a laying direction so that, at each moment, a portion of a rail of the railway track that is not fixed to a sleeper (8, 10) of the railway track passes through the heating zone in a forward direction; the heating module comprising at least one heating unit, characterised in that the heating unit comprises a plurality of electric infrared-radiation lamps which are distributed around the edge of the heating zone and oriented toward the heating zone, each of the electric infrared-radiation lamps comprising at least one radiation source which is capable of emitting infrared radiation having a maximum power spectral density for a wavelength of less than 2 μm, and at least one primary reflector which is oriented so as to reflect the infrared radiation emitted by the radiation source toward the heating zone, the radiation source being arranged, directly facing the heating zone, between the primary reflector and the heating zone, the heating unit further comprising a secondary reflector having a concave reflective surface which surrounds the heating zone and is capable of returning reflected rays, which pass between the electric infrared-radiation lamps, toward the heating zone.
A forming mold for forming a PVB film for HUD, the forming mold comprising an upper mold and a lower mold, the two of which can form an enclosed mold cavity when clamped together, wherein protective films are disposed on inner surfaces of the upper mold and the lower mold, respectively, for supporting PVB material and preventing the PVB material from bonding with the upper mold and the lower mold, and wherein shapes of the protective films match shapes of the upper mold and the lower mold and wherein a cross section of the mold cavity in one direction is wedged, and a cross section of the mold cavity in another direction is curved.
Positioning device having five modules (5, 7, 13, 15, 17), wherein the modules (5, 7, 13, 15, 17) extend in module planes which run parallel to one another, wherein an x direction and a y direction extend perpendicular to one another in the module planes and a z direction extends perpendicularly to the module planes, wherein the modules (5, 7, 13, 15, 17) are arranged above one another in the z direction, wherein a first pair of modules (5, 7) which are directly supported on one another are movably coupled to one another directly in such a way that the first module of the first pair can be independently displaced with respect to the second module of the first pair along three first adjustment axes which run parallel to the z direction and which are arranged in a triangle, wherein a second pair of modules (7, 13) which are directly supported on one another are movably coupled to one another directly in such a way that the first module of the second pair can be displaced with respect to the second module of the second pair along the y direction, wherein a third pair of modules (13, 15) which are directly supported on one another are movably coupled to one another directly in such a way that the first module of the third pair can be displaced with respect to the second module of the third pair along the x direction, wherein a fourth pair of modules (15, 17) which are directly supported on one another are movably coupled to one another directly in such a way that the first module of the fourth pair can be pivoted with respect to the second module of the fourth pair about the z axis, and wherein the pairs of modules are different from one another.
A method for producing a microneedle device having a coating on microneedles comprising: a step A of drying a precursor composition containing a biologically active substance and a first solvent to obtain a freeze-dried composition, a step B of mixing the freeze-dried composition with a second solvent to obtain a coating composition, and a step C of applying the coating composition to the microneedles and consequently drying, wherein the precursor composition further contains a thickener, or a thickener is added when the freeze-dried composition and the second solvent are mixed. a step A of drying a precursor composition containing a biologically active substance and a first solvent to obtain a freeze-dried composition, a step B of mixing the freeze-dried composition with a second solvent to obtain a coating composition, and a step C of applying the coating composition to the microneedles and consequently drying, wherein the precursor composition further contains a thickener, or a thickener is added when the freeze-dried composition and the second solvent are mixed.
Use of a target, which consists of aluminium oxide and elemental chromium or of aluminium nitride and elemental chromium or of aluminium oxide and a combination of elemental chromium and a ceramic compound of chromium, for the deposition of mixed crystal layers of aluminium chromium oxide on a substrate by means of arc vapour deposition.
An air-floating thin film bonding apparatus, comprising: at least two feed rollers (31, 32), used to guide a base film and a bonding film to be bonded together, wherein the base film includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, and at least two thin-film components with a gap space therebetween are disposed on the second surface; a bonding roller, receiving the bonding film guided by one of the feed roller (31, 32); and an air-floating roller, receiving the base film guided by the another feed roller (31, 32), wherein the air-floating roller is disposed adjacent and corresponding to the bonding roller to press the bonding film to bond to the first surface of the base film, comprising: an outer roller, including a plurality of blowing holes on its outer surface and being rotatable; an inner cylinder, disposed in the outer roller and including a plurality of through holes within a predetermined angle (Θ) on its outer surface; and an air source, connected to the inner cylinder to provide an airflow to the inner cylinder, wherein the airflow is guided to the blowing holes of the outer roller via the through holes of the inner cylinder to fill the gap space of the second surface of the base film within the predetermined angle (θ); wherein the predetermined angle (Θ) is 20-90 degrees. at least two feed rollers (31, 32), used to guide a base film and a bonding film to be bonded together, wherein the base film includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, and at least two thin-film components with a gap space therebetween are disposed on the second surface; a bonding roller, receiving the bonding film guided by one of the feed roller (31, 32); and an air-floating roller, receiving the base film guided by the another feed roller (31, 32), wherein the air-floating roller is disposed adjacent and corresponding to the bonding roller to press the bonding film to bond to the first surface of the base film, comprising: an outer roller, including a plurality of blowing holes on its outer surface and being rotatable; an inner cylinder, disposed in the outer roller and including a plurality of through holes within a predetermined angle (Θ) on its outer surface; and an air source, connected to the inner cylinder to provide an airflow to the inner cylinder, wherein the airflow is guided to the blowing holes of the outer roller via the through holes of the inner cylinder to fill the gap space of the second surface of the base film within the predetermined angle (θ); wherein the predetermined angle (Θ) is 20-90 degrees. an outer roller, including a plurality of blowing holes on its outer surface and being rotatable; an inner cylinder, disposed in the outer roller and including a plurality of through holes within a predetermined angle (Θ) on its outer surface; and an air source, connected to the inner cylinder to provide an airflow to the inner cylinder, wherein the airflow is guided to the blowing holes of the outer roller via the through holes of the inner cylinder to fill the gap space of the second surface of the base film within the predetermined angle (θ); wherein the predetermined angle (Θ) is 20-90 degrees.
A lifting apparatus for highly mounted equipment (10, 20, 30), comprising: a main body installed at a predetermined height and having a hollow drum around which a wire rope is wound and a driving motor installed to give a rotation force to the drum; a moving body suspended from the wire rope and having an equipment coupling unit provided at a lower end thereof; a coupling unit located at a lower portion of the main body and having an accommodation structure with an open lower portion to be coupled to the moving body and a stopper installed at the accommodation structure to fix a coupled state of the moving body; and an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion respectively installed at the main body and the moving body to contact each other when the moving body ascends and is coupled to the main body by winding the wire rope, wherein the drum is disposed to lie down in the main body, the wire rope unwound from the drum passes through the hollow of the drum and is connected to the moving body, and characterized in that the accommodation structure is located in the hollow of the drum, the upper contact portion is fixed to an upper portion of the accommodation structure, and the lower contact portion is fixed to an upper portion of the moving body, which is inserted into the accommodation structure, and in that when the main body is coupled to the moving body, the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion contact each other in the hollow of the drum. a main body installed at a predetermined height and having a hollow drum around which a wire rope is wound and a driving motor installed to give a rotation force to the drum; a moving body suspended from the wire rope and having an equipment coupling unit provided at a lower end thereof; a coupling unit located at a lower portion of the main body and having an accommodation structure with an open lower portion to be coupled to the moving body and a stopper installed at the accommodation structure to fix a coupled state of the moving body; and an upper contact portion and a lower contact portion respectively installed at the main body and the moving body to contact each other when the moving body ascends and is coupled to the main body by winding the wire rope, wherein the drum is disposed to lie down in the main body, the wire rope unwound from the drum passes through the hollow of the drum and is connected to the moving body, and characterized in that the accommodation structure is located in the hollow of the drum, the upper contact portion is fixed to an upper portion of the accommodation structure, and the lower contact portion is fixed to an upper portion of the moving body, which is inserted into the accommodation structure, and in that when the main body is coupled to the moving body, the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion contact each other in the hollow of the drum.
An energy-saving method, comprising: receiving, by a terminal device, first information, the first information comprising paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to each terminal device group in multiple terminal device groups, wherein each terminal device group comprises at least one terminal device, and the paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to the terminal device group is used to determine whether to receive a paging message by the at least one terminal device in the terminal device group; and performing, by the terminal device, reception of the paging message according to the paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to the terminal device group to which the terminal device belongs, wherein the paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to the terminal device group comprises at least one piece of paging energy-saving indication information and time information respectively corresponding to the at least one piece of paging energy-saving indication information, the paging energy-saving indication information is used to indicate whether to receive the paging message by the at least one terminal device in the terminal device group, and the time information corresponding to the paging energy-saving indication information indicates a valid time period corresponding to contents indicated by the paging energy-saving indication information, and wherein the time period indicated by the time information corresponding to the paging energy-saving indication information comprises one or more paging frames, PFs. receiving, by a terminal device, first information, the first information comprising paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to each terminal device group in multiple terminal device groups, wherein each terminal device group comprises at least one terminal device, and the paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to the terminal device group is used to determine whether to receive a paging message by the at least one terminal device in the terminal device group; and performing, by the terminal device, reception of the paging message according to the paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to the terminal device group to which the terminal device belongs, wherein the paging energy-saving configuration information corresponding to the terminal device group comprises at least one piece of paging energy-saving indication information and time information respectively corresponding to the at least one piece of paging energy-saving indication information, the paging energy-saving indication information is used to indicate whether to receive the paging message by the at least one terminal device in the terminal device group, and the time information corresponding to the paging energy-saving indication information indicates a valid time period corresponding to contents indicated by the paging energy-saving indication information, and wherein the time period indicated by the time information corresponding to the paging energy-saving indication information comprises one or more paging frames, PFs.
An apparatus, comprising: a pull-down circuit (300, 350, D1) in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, the pull-down circuit (300, 350, D1) being connectable via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device, the pull-down circuit (300, 350, D1) being configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line (VBUS) of the cable to the apparatus. a pull-down circuit (300, 350, D1) in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, the pull-down circuit (300, 350, D1) being connectable via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device, the pull-down circuit (300, 350, D1) being configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line (VBUS) of the cable to the apparatus.