mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A micropump device comprising: a micropump including a microchannel serving as a channel for liquid, a gas generating material generating a gas through a decomposition reaction upon exposure to light and supplying the gas to the microchannel, and a light source for irradiating the gas generating material with light; and a controller configured for supplying a control pulse signal to the light source, the control pulse signal being a repeated pulse train pattern composed of a fixed number of bits each capable of having two states one of which is a first level allowing the light source to be turned on and the other of which is a second level allowing the light source to be turned off, for causing the light source to blink on and off in a binary manner; characterized in that the controller comprises: a pump output command value storage section for storing a pump output command value for an instruction on an output level of the micropump; a bit pattern conversion section for converting the pump output command value in the pump output command value storage section to a bit pattern corresponding to the pulse train pattern of the control pulse signal and outputting the bit pattern; and a control pulse signal generation section for generating the control pulse signal based on the bit pattern output from the bit pattern conversion section. a micropump including a microchannel serving as a channel for liquid, a gas generating material generating a gas through a decomposition reaction upon exposure to light and supplying the gas to the microchannel, and a light source for irradiating the gas generating material with light; and a controller configured for supplying a control pulse signal to the light source, the control pulse signal being a repeated pulse train pattern composed of a fixed number of bits each capable of having two states one of which is a first level allowing the light source to be turned on and the other of which is a second level allowing the light source to be turned off, for causing the light source to blink on and off in a binary manner; a pump output command value storage section for storing a pump output command value for an instruction on an output level of the micropump; a bit pattern conversion section for converting the pump output command value in the pump output command value storage section to a bit pattern corresponding to the pulse train pattern of the control pulse signal and outputting the bit pattern; and a control pulse signal generation section for generating the control pulse signal based on the bit pattern output from the bit pattern conversion section.
A polymer product comprising: a polymer substrate; and a metal layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the polymer substrate, wherein the surface of the polymer substrate covered by the metal layer is formed by a polymer composition comprising a polymer and a doped tin oxide; and the doped tin oxide has a coordinate L* value of about 70 to about 100, a coordinate a value of about -5 to about 5, and a coordinate b value of about -5 to about 5 in a CIELab color space, characterised in that a doping element of the doped tin oxide comprises niobium. a polymer substrate; and a metal layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the polymer substrate, wherein the surface of the polymer substrate covered by the metal layer is formed by a polymer composition comprising a polymer and a doped tin oxide; and the doped tin oxide has a coordinate L* value of about 70 to about 100, a coordinate a value of about -5 to about 5, and a coordinate b value of about -5 to about 5 in a CIELab color space, characterised in that a doping element of the doped tin oxide comprises niobium.
A reagent preparing apparatus for preparing a reagent for processing a sample, by using a first liquid and a second liquid, comprising: a storage unit for storing liquid (43, 46, 47); and a constant amount liquid quantifying unit comprising a constant amount holding instrument which is used in common to hold a constant amount of the first liquid and to hold a constant amount of the second liquid, the constant amount liquid quantifying unit performing an operation of holding the constant amount of the first liquid by the constant amount holding instrument and transferring the constant amount of the first liquid to the storage unit from the constant amount holding instrument and performing an operation of holding the constant amount of the second liquid by the constant amount holding instrument and transferring the constant amount of the second liquid from the constant amount holding instrument to the storage unit. a storage unit for storing liquid (43, 46, 47); and a constant amount liquid quantifying unit comprising a constant amount holding instrument which is used in common to hold a constant amount of the first liquid and to hold a constant amount of the second liquid, the constant amount liquid quantifying unit performing an operation of holding the constant amount of the first liquid by the constant amount holding instrument and transferring the constant amount of the first liquid to the storage unit from the constant amount holding instrument and performing an operation of holding the constant amount of the second liquid by the constant amount holding instrument and transferring the constant amount of the second liquid from the constant amount holding instrument to the storage unit.
A refrigerant composition consisting essentially of: HFC 134a 15-45% HFC 125 20-40% HFC 32 25-45% HFC 227ea 2-12% HFC 152a 2-10% together with an optional hydrocarbon component; wherein the amounts are by weight and selected to total 100%.
A viral vector comprising an expression cassette, wherein said expression cassette comprises a nucleic acid of a length of less than 1.5 kb having a promoter activity in retinal ganglion cells operably linked to a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide or nucleic acid of interest, said nucleic acid having promoter activity comprising, or consisting of, the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a functional variant thereof having at least 80% identity to SEQ ID NO:1.
Underwater vehicle, wherein the underwater vehicle has an X-rudder, wherein the rudder has a first, a second, a third and a fourth rudder blade, wherein the X-rudder has a first group with the first and second rudder blades, and a second group with the third and fourth rudder blades, wherein the first group and the second group are arranged offset in the longitudinal direction of the underwater vehicle, wherein the first group and the second group are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the underwater vehicle.
A method for deduplicating data, the method comprising: analyzing file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) of a file system, wherein each of the file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) is a tree data structure comprising at least a root node and one or more leaf nodes, and wherein each of the file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) is comprised of a plurality of metadata elements (401-407, 411-417, 412-427) that are nodes of the tree data structure; identifying a metadata element (407, 417, 427) that is duplicated as two or more instances of the metadata element among the analyzed file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3); and deduplicating the identified metadata element (407, 417, 427) that is duplicated among the file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) by: determining a reference count associated with each instance of said two or more instances of the identified metadata element, each reference count indicating a number of one or more other metadata elements that reference a respective instance; identifying an instance of the two or more instances having a highest reference count; and modifying a parent metadata element of each instance of the two or more instances not having the highest reference count to reference the instance identified as having the highest reference count. analyzing file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) of a file system, wherein each of the file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) is a tree data structure comprising at least a root node and one or more leaf nodes, and wherein each of the file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) is comprised of a plurality of metadata elements (401-407, 411-417, 412-427) that are nodes of the tree data structure; identifying a metadata element (407, 417, 427) that is duplicated as two or more instances of the metadata element among the analyzed file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3); and deduplicating the identified metadata element (407, 417, 427) that is duplicated among the file metadata structures (F1, F2, F3) by: determining a reference count associated with each instance of said two or more instances of the identified metadata element, each reference count indicating a number of one or more other metadata elements that reference a respective instance; identifying an instance of the two or more instances having a highest reference count; and modifying a parent metadata element of each instance of the two or more instances not having the highest reference count to reference the instance identified as having the highest reference count. determining a reference count associated with each instance of said two or more instances of the identified metadata element, each reference count indicating a number of one or more other metadata elements that reference a respective instance; identifying an instance of the two or more instances having a highest reference count; and modifying a parent metadata element of each instance of the two or more instances not having the highest reference count to reference the instance identified as having the highest reference count.
A method of controlling an autonomous mobile robot, comprising: controlling the robot in a processing mode for processing a floor surface with a floor processing module of the robot, detecting a soiling sensor signal representing the soiling of the floor surface by means of a soiling sensor arranged on the robot, changing the speed of the robot based on the soiling sensor signal while processing the floor surface, wherein the soiling sensor signal can assume a first state and a second state depending on the soiling of the floor surface, wherein the first state of the soiling sensor signal indicates normal soiling and the second state of the soiling sensor signal indicates heavy soiling, wherein the two states are distinguished based on a threshold of detected dirt particles, wherein in response to the second state of the soiling sensor signal, the speed of the robot is reduced from a first value to a second value. controlling the robot in a processing mode for processing a floor surface with a floor processing module of the robot, detecting a soiling sensor signal representing the soiling of the floor surface by means of a soiling sensor arranged on the robot, changing the speed of the robot based on the soiling sensor signal while processing the floor surface, wherein the soiling sensor signal can assume a first state and a second state depending on the soiling of the floor surface, wherein the first state of the soiling sensor signal indicates normal soiling and the second state of the soiling sensor signal indicates heavy soiling, wherein the two states are distinguished based on a threshold of detected dirt particles, wherein in response to the second state of the soiling sensor signal, the speed of the robot is reduced from a first value to a second value.
A method for installing guide rails of an elevator in a hoistway, comprising installing one or more guide rails to form a vertical guide rail line; positioning an elevator car at a first position in the hoistway; and placing a plurality of guide rails to stand in an upright position on the elevator car such that each of the guide rails rests on the floor structure (4a;4b) of the elevator car; and supporting the upper half of each of the guide rails laterally on the elevator car for blocking its lateral movement relative to the elevator car; and hoisting the elevator car in the hoistway upwards to a second position, along the guide rail line; and installing a guide rail belonging to said plurality into the elevator hoistway on top of the guide rail line for extending the guide rail line vertically, thereby making the guide rail being installed to form the uppermost section of the guide rail line, characterized in that in said placing said plurality guide rails are placed to stand on the floor structure of the elevator car such that they extend through an opening of the car ceiling. installing one or more guide rails to form a vertical guide rail line; positioning an elevator car at a first position in the hoistway; and placing a plurality of guide rails to stand in an upright position on the elevator car such that each of the guide rails rests on the floor structure (4a;4b) of the elevator car; and supporting the upper half of each of the guide rails laterally on the elevator car for blocking its lateral movement relative to the elevator car; and hoisting the elevator car in the hoistway upwards to a second position, along the guide rail line; and installing a guide rail belonging to said plurality into the elevator hoistway on top of the guide rail line for extending the guide rail line vertically, thereby making the guide rail being installed to form the uppermost section of the guide rail line, characterized in that in said placing said plurality guide rails are placed to stand on the floor structure of the elevator car such that they extend through an opening of the car ceiling.
A visible light-active photocatalyst material comprising a tungsten trioxide microparticle carrying on its surface a divalent copper salt, wherein said divalent copper salt carried on said tungsten trioxide has a copper content of 0.0001 % to 1 % by weight of said tungsten trioxide, characterized in that said divalent copper salt is composed of hydroxide anion.
Anti-flooding safety device for a washing machine, of the type comprising: - a valve body, preferably made of plastic material, which defines a passage duct comprising an inlet section for connecting the device to a liquid supply source, an outlet section for connecting the device to a pipe for supplying said liquid to a washing machine, and an intermediate section for connecting said inlet section to said outlet section; - a shut-off device, in particular comprising at least one solenoid valve, said shut-off device being associated with the passage duct of the valve body; - an electric cable which allows to control said shut-off device for the purpose of shutting off the passage duct, characterized in that said valve body comprises an orifice for inserting the electric cable in order to connect a terminal of said electric cable to the shut-off device, wherein said orifice comprises a first section substantially parallel to the passage duct and a second section substantially perpendicular to the passage duct. - a valve body, preferably made of plastic material, which defines a passage duct comprising an inlet section for connecting the device to a liquid supply source, an outlet section for connecting the device to a pipe for supplying said liquid to a washing machine, and an intermediate section for connecting said inlet section to said outlet section; - a shut-off device, in particular comprising at least one solenoid valve, said shut-off device being associated with the passage duct of the valve body; - an electric cable which allows to control said shut-off device for the purpose of shutting off the passage duct,
A method for displaying a title bar at a display of a display device (200, 300, 1100, 1200, 1202), the method comprising: displaying a first title bar in a maximized state at a first location within a viewable region of the display: displaying a second title bar in a minimized state (202, 304) at a second location within the viewable region of the display; receiving a gesture (212A, 212B, 308A, 308B) at the display; determining a third location within a viewable region of the display associated with the received gesture; determining whether the third location associated with the gesture at least partially coincides with the second location displaying the second title bar in the minimized state; and in response to determining that the third location at least partially coincides with the second location, switching the second title bar from the minimized state to a maximized state (216, 312), wherein the second title bar displays the same information and provides the same functionality as the first title bar. displaying a first title bar in a maximized state at a first location within a viewable region of the display: displaying a second title bar in a minimized state (202, 304) at a second location within the viewable region of the display; receiving a gesture (212A, 212B, 308A, 308B) at the display; determining a third location within a viewable region of the display associated with the received gesture; determining whether the third location associated with the gesture at least partially coincides with the second location displaying the second title bar in the minimized state; and in response to determining that the third location at least partially coincides with the second location, switching the second title bar from the minimized state to a maximized state (216, 312), wherein the second title bar displays the same information and provides the same functionality as the first title bar.
Operating method for a tool drive with spindle shaft for metal-cutting machining, comprising at least one electromagnetic axial actuator and an open-loop and/or closed-loop control device to operate the axial actuator for a position change of the spindle shaft in the longitudinal axis, said open-loop and/or closed-loop control device operating the axial actuator to generate a microvibration movement of the spindle shaft, at least one axial magnetic bearing and/or a linear motor being provided as at least a part of the axial actuator, characterized in that the electromagnetic axial actuator is superimposed, independently of a feed, on a settable axial microvibration movement of the spindle shaft in order to influence the resultant chip size and chip shape of the material removed during drilling, in particular during drilling of deep holes.
Method for estimating a torque which is applied to a pedal crank of an electric bicycle, comprising the steps: sensing an angular speed with which the pedal crank is driven, as a function of the time; determining at least one signal property of the angular speed and assigning the torque to the at least one determined signal property by means of a predetermined dependence between the at least one signal property and associated torque; characterized in that the signal property is a deviation of the shape of the signal of the alternating part of the angular speed from a sine curve which has the same frequency as the alternating part of the angular speed. sensing an angular speed with which the pedal crank is driven, as a function of the time; determining at least one signal property of the angular speed and assigning the torque to the at least one determined signal property by means of a predetermined dependence between the at least one signal property and associated torque; characterized in that the signal property is a deviation of the shape of the signal of the alternating part of the angular speed from a sine curve which has the same frequency as the alternating part of the angular speed.
A method for detecting in a sample a Gardnerella vaginalis target nucleic acid, wherein the target nucleic acid is a GV 16S rRNA or a gene encoding said 16S rRNA, said method comprising: (a) contacting a sample, said sample suspected of containing a GV bacterium, with at least two oligomers for amplifying a GV nucleic acid target region corresponding to the target nucleic acid, said oligomer combination comprising (i) a first amplification oligomer comprising a first target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:75 and that includes at least the sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NO:72 and SEQ ID NO:73; and (ii) a second amplification oligomer comprising a second target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:71 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:70; (b) performing an in vitro nucleic acid amplification reaction, wherein any GV target nucleic acid present in said sample is used as a template for generating an amplification product; and (c) detecting the presence or absence of the amplification product, thereby indicating the presence or absence of GV in said sample. (a) contacting a sample, said sample suspected of containing a GV bacterium, with at least two oligomers for amplifying a GV nucleic acid target region corresponding to the target nucleic acid, said oligomer combination comprising (i) a first amplification oligomer comprising a first target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:75 and that includes at least the sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NO:72 and SEQ ID NO:73; and (ii) a second amplification oligomer comprising a second target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:71 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:70; (i) a first amplification oligomer comprising a first target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:75 and that includes at least the sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NO:72 and SEQ ID NO:73; and (ii) a second amplification oligomer comprising a second target-hybridizing sequence that is from about 15 to about 27 contiguous nucleotides contained in the sequence of SEQ ID NO:71 and that includes at least the sequence of SEQ ID NO:70; (b) performing an in vitro nucleic acid amplification reaction, wherein any GV target nucleic acid present in said sample is used as a template for generating an amplification product; and (c) detecting the presence or absence of the amplification product, thereby indicating the presence or absence of GV in said sample.