mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An aqueous-based drilling fluid comprising an anti-accretion additive and optionally a viscosifier, the anti-accretion additive comprising: i from 5 to 30 parts by weight of a propoxylated alcohol of the formula: RO- x wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl having from 8 to 16 carbons, and x is from 1 to 10, and ii from 95 to 70 parts by weight of a propoxylated and ethoxylated alcohol of the formula: R 1 O- y - z, wherein R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl having from 8 to 16 carbons, y is from 2 to 10, and z is from 3 to 20, wherein parts by weight is based on the combined weight of the propoxylated alcohol i and a propoxylated and ethoxylated alcohol ii and EO and PO denote ethylene oxide and propylene oxide units, respectively. i from 5 to 30 parts by weight of a propoxylated alcohol of the formula: RO- x wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl having from 8 to 16 carbons, and x is from 1 to 10, and R is a linear or branched alkyl having from 8 to 16 carbons, and x is from 1 to 10, ii from 95 to 70 parts by weight of a propoxylated and ethoxylated alcohol of the formula: R 1 O- y - z, wherein R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl having from 8 to 16 carbons, y is from 2 to 10, and z is from 3 to 20, R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl having from 8 to 16 carbons, y is from 2 to 10, and z is from 3 to 20,
Wind turbine, having at least one closed-off region (412; 420) with at least one access door, a nacelle with a stationary region and a rotor, at least one blocking unit for blocking the rotor, and an access control system, which controls a locking of the at least one access door (411, 421, 431) to the closed-off region (410, 420, 430) depending on a blocking of the rotor by the least one blocking unit, characterized in that the closed-off region is a converter cabinet with a fan in the nacelle, wherein the access control system comprises a key transfer system (3150, 3200, 3300) and a hydraulic control unit for controlling the blocking unit, wherein the key transfer system comprises a hydraulic key unit for preventing an unintentional activation of the hydraulic control unit and an access door key unit for locking or unlocking the access door (411, 422, 431), wherein the key transfer system having at least one first and second key, wherein the hydraulic control unit being locked or unlocked by means of the first key, wherein the access door key unit being locked or unlocked by means of the second key, wherein the key transfer system also having a fan key transfer unit for activating or deactivating a fan, wherein the fan key transfer unit comprises a first key unit, into which the first fan key can be introduced, and a second key unit, which serves to receive the first key, wherein the first key of the hydraulic key unit being used to lock and unlock the fan key transfer unit, and the first fan key being used as a second key for locking or unlocking the access door key unit.
A method for distinguishing an asthma patient who is inadequately controlled by medium-to high-dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy and treatment with other asthma drugs, and with high exacerbation risk, the method comprising the steps of: measuring a biomarker in a blood sample of an asthma patient; and determining drug response and exacerbation risk in the asthma patient by comparing the measured levels of the biomarkers acquired in the measurement step with a predetermined threshold level corresponding to each biomarker, wherein it is determined that the exacerbation risk in the asthma patient is high, and the drug response is low when the measured level of IL-17 is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold level and the measured level of any one of IL-10, IL-4, IL-25, IL-9 and IFN-γ is equal to or larger than the corresponding predetermined threshold level, wherein the drug response is the response to medium-to high dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy and treatment with other asthma drugs, and wherein the biomarker comprises IL-17 and at least one selected from the group consisting of IL-10, IL-4, IL-25, IL-9 and IFN-γ. measuring a biomarker in a blood sample of an asthma patient; and determining drug response and exacerbation risk in the asthma patient by comparing the measured levels of the biomarkers acquired in the measurement step with a predetermined threshold level corresponding to each biomarker, wherein it is determined that the exacerbation risk in the asthma patient is high, and the drug response is low when the measured level of IL-17 is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold level and the measured level of any one of IL-10, IL-4, IL-25, IL-9 and IFN-γ is equal to or larger than the corresponding predetermined threshold level, wherein the drug response is the response to medium-to high dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy and treatment with other asthma drugs, and wherein the biomarker comprises IL-17 and at least one selected from the group consisting of IL-10, IL-4, IL-25, IL-9 and IFN-γ.
A resist composition comprising a base material component having an acid dissociable dissolution inhibiting group in which alkali solubility enhances under an action of an acid, and an acid generator component which generates an acid upon exposure, wherein the base material component contains a compound in which a portion of hydrogen atoms of phenolic hydroxyl groups in a polyhydric phenol compound (a) having two or more phenolic hydroxyl groups and having a molecular weight of 500 to 2,500 are substituted with an acid dissociable dissolution inhibiting group represented by the following general formula: wherein R 1 represents a polycyclic alkyl group, and may contain a hetero atom in the structure; and n' represents an integer of 1 to 3, wherein a protection rate of the phenolic hydroxyl group in the component is from 5 to 50 mol%, and wherein the proportion of the compound in the component is more than 50 mass%.
An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: determine a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user; identify the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device; and associate at least one user identification with the determined location of the user, based on the sound data, and wherein the user is identified by comparing the at least one user identification and the determined location of the user with the user identification information and the location information received from the mobile device. determine a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user; identify the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device; and associate at least one user identification with the determined location of the user, based on the sound data, and wherein the user is identified by comparing the at least one user identification and the determined location of the user with the user identification information and the location information received from the mobile device.
A method for enriching pancreatic endocrine cells comprising: a) exposing an in vitro cell population comprising pancreatic endocrine cells to a ligand that binds the cell-surface marker CD49A; and b) selecting cells from said in vitro cell population that express said CD49A, thereby enriching for pancreatic endocrine cells. a) exposing an in vitro cell population comprising pancreatic endocrine cells to a ligand that binds the cell-surface marker CD49A; and b) selecting cells from said in vitro cell population that express said CD49A,
Fixing device for fixing a component configured to be mounted on a support against an element protruding from said support, the fixing device comprising: - a plate configured to receive the component along a surface of the component, and - a retaining element arranged on a first end of the plate, and configured to cooperate with a complementary retaining element of the element to fix the component against the element when the component is mounted on the support, the component being disposed between the plate and the element, wherein the plate comprises a second end, notably opposite from the first end, configured to receive a portion of the component so that said portion protrudes from the plate for an insertion into a hole in the support when mounting the component on the support, and characterized by the second end of the plate which has a cross-section comprising at least a cylindrical portion configured to allow a pivot of the plate between a first position wherein the angle formed between the plate and the support is different from zero to a second position wherein the plate is substantially perpendicular to the support. - a plate configured to receive the component along a surface of the component, and - a retaining element arranged on a first end of the plate, and configured to cooperate with a complementary retaining element of the element to fix the component against the element when the component is mounted on the support, the component being disposed between the plate and the element, wherein the plate comprises a second end, notably opposite from the first end, configured to receive a portion of the component so that said portion protrudes from the plate for an insertion into a hole in the support when mounting the component on the support, and characterized by the second end of the plate which has a cross-section comprising at least a cylindrical portion configured to allow a pivot of the plate between a first position wherein the angle formed between the plate and the support is different from zero to a second position wherein the plate is substantially perpendicular to the support.
An air intake assembly for an automobile engine, comprising an air intake pipe, a flowmeter and an air flow straightening device positioned upstream of the flowmeter with respect to the direction of circulation of the air flow in the pipe, the device for straightening an air flow comprising a peripheral part and a perforated part fixed to the peripheral part, said perforated part comprising a plurality of annular walls, the peripheral part comprising a first transverse face and a second transverse face and the perforated part comprising a plurality of walls defining a plurality of through cells, said cells between the annular walls having distinct dimensions, the air intake assembly being characterized in that, between the first transverse face and the second transverse face, the peripheral part has a longitudinal dimension that varies along a longitudinal axis of the peripheral part, the second transverse face having a concave portion and a convex portion varying the longitudinal side between a maximum and a minimum and in that the annular walls are eccentric with respect to each other and are also eccentric with respect to the peripheral part.
A network device for dynamic allocation of hash table resources, the network device comprising a plurality of lookup functions to determine how to process network packets that are received by the network device, wherein each of the plurality of lookup functions is mapped by a logical table to a corresponding logical hash table of a plurality of logical hash tables, wherein each corresponding logical hash table maps to physical hash table resources, the network device further comprising a programmable hardware processor configured to: receive, from a particular lookup function of the plurality of lookup functions, a lookup request (132, 222); identify, based on the particular lookup function, a logical hash table that corresponds to the particular lookup function, the logical hash table mapping to at least two physical hash table resources; obtain, from one of the at least two physical hash table resources, response data (142, 252) that is responsive to the lookup request (132, 222); and provide the response data (142, 252) to the particular lookup function. receive, from a particular lookup function of the plurality of lookup functions, a lookup request (132, 222); identify, based on the particular lookup function, a logical hash table that corresponds to the particular lookup function, the logical hash table mapping to at least two physical hash table resources; obtain, from one of the at least two physical hash table resources, response data (142, 252) that is responsive to the lookup request (132, 222); and provide the response data (142, 252) to the particular lookup function.
An image correction apparatus configured to correct an image generated by an image capturing unit, said image being generated by illuminating with near-infrared light, including an image sensor having a plurality of sets of sensor elements, each of the plurality of sets of the sensor elements including at least a sensor element with a first filter having a first transmittance characteristic and a sensor element with a second filter having a second transmittance characteristic different from the first transmittance characteristic, the image correcting apparatus comprising: a correction factor calculating unit configured to calculate a correction factor such that an evaluation value E(α) according to the equation: E α = ∑ i = 1 N α ⋅ x 1, i − x 2, i 2 becomes minimum, wherein α is the correction factor, x 1,i is a luminance value of a first pixel on the image corresponding to the sensor element with the first filter in each of the plurality of sets and x 2,i is a luminance value of a second pixel on the image corresponding to the sensor element with the second filter in each of the plurality of sets and N is a total number of sensor elements with the first filter; and a correcting unit configured to generate a corrected image by multiplying the luminance value of the first pixel in each of the plurality of sets by the correction factor. a correction factor calculating unit configured to calculate a correction factor such that an evaluation value E(α) according to the equation: E α = ∑ i = 1 N α ⋅ x 1, i − x 2, i 2 becomes minimum, wherein α is the correction factor, x 1,i is a luminance value of a first pixel on the image corresponding to the sensor element with the first filter in each of the plurality of sets and x 2,i is a luminance value of a second pixel on the image corresponding to the sensor element with the second filter in each of the plurality of sets and N is a total number of sensor elements with the first filter; and a correcting unit configured to generate a corrected image by multiplying the luminance value of the first pixel in each of the plurality of sets by the correction factor.
An audio signal encoder for providing a downmix signal representation and an object-related parametric information on the basis of a plurality of object signals (x 1 to x N), the audio encoder comprising: a downmixer configured to provide one or more downmix signals in dependence on downmix coefficients (d 1 to d N) associated with the object signals (x 1 to x N), such that the one or more downmix signals comprise a superposition of a plurality of object signals; a side information provider configured to provide an inter-object-relationship side information (OLD, IOC) describing level differences and correlation characteristics of object signals (x 1 to x N) and an individual-object side information describing one or more individual properties of the individual object signals (x 1 to x N), characterized in that the individual-object side information comprises an object signal tonality information (N i) which describes tonalities of the individual object signals. a downmixer configured to provide one or more downmix signals in dependence on downmix coefficients (d 1 to d N) associated with the object signals (x 1 to x N), such that the one or more downmix signals comprise a superposition of a plurality of object signals; a side information provider configured to provide an inter-object-relationship side information (OLD, IOC) describing level differences and correlation characteristics of object signals (x 1 to x N) and an individual-object side information describing one or more individual properties of the individual object signals (x 1 to x N), characterized in that the individual-object side information comprises an object signal tonality information (N i) which describes tonalities of the individual object signals.
A plant comprising: - an ammonia-producing unit; and - a urea-producing unit, comprising: a gas compressor; a steam turbine fluidly connected to the ammonia-producing unit for receiving steam produced by the ammonia-producing unit, the steam turbine being connected to the gas compressor and configured to provide power to the gas compressor during continuous operation of the urea-producing unit, which is the continuous phase in a production cycle wherein the unit produces urea and operates at a given working load; and an electric motor; characterized in that the electric motor is connected to the gas compressor and configured to provide power to the gas compressor during continuous operation of the urea-producing unit, which is the continuous phase in a production cycle wherein the unit produces urea and operates at a given working load. - an ammonia-producing unit; and - a urea-producing unit, comprising: a gas compressor; a steam turbine fluidly connected to the ammonia-producing unit for receiving steam produced by the ammonia-producing unit, the steam turbine being connected to the gas compressor and configured to provide power to the gas compressor during continuous operation of the urea-producing unit, which is the continuous phase in a production cycle wherein the unit produces urea and operates at a given working load; and an electric motor; a gas compressor; a steam turbine fluidly connected to the ammonia-producing unit for receiving steam produced by the ammonia-producing unit, the steam turbine being connected to the gas compressor and configured to provide power to the gas compressor during continuous operation of the urea-producing unit, which is the continuous phase in a production cycle wherein the unit produces urea and operates at a given working load; and an electric motor;
A product of reacting: (a) a compound of Formula I, R 1 -OH wherein R 1 is an aliphatic group containing from 4 to 36 carbon atoms; (b) a compound of Formula II, H-(OR 2) m -OH wherein R 2 is ethylene, propylene, butylene, or a combination thereof, and m is a number from 1 to 50, and (c) a linking compound of Formula III, R 3 3 wherein R 3 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and wherein each X is independently a halogen, or two carbon atoms from the R 3 group and an oxygen atom form an epoxy group. (a) a compound of Formula I, R 1 -OH wherein R 1 is an aliphatic group containing from 4 to 36 carbon atoms; (b) a compound of Formula II, H-(OR 2) m -OH wherein R 2 is ethylene, propylene, butylene, or a combination thereof, and m is a number from 1 to 50, and (c) a linking compound of Formula III, R 3 3 wherein R 3 is an alkanetriyl group containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and wherein each X is independently a halogen, or two carbon atoms from the R 3 group and an oxygen atom form an epoxy group.
An abrasive article (100, 200, 300) comprising: a carrier film having opposed first and second major surfaces (105, 107); an abrasive composite comprising a plurality of shaped features, the abrasive composite being disposed on the first major surface of the carrier film; and a nonwoven web (114, 214, 314) disposed on the second major surface of the carrier film, wherein the nonwoven web and the carrier film have respective patterns of discrete, three-dimensional protrusions that are aligned with each other, wherein the shaped features of the abrasive composite and three-dimensional protrusions of the nonwoven web have an average diameter:average diameter ratio ranging from 1:5 to 1:50. a carrier film having opposed first and second major surfaces (105, 107); an abrasive composite comprising a plurality of shaped features, the abrasive composite being disposed on the first major surface of the carrier film; and a nonwoven web (114, 214, 314) disposed on the second major surface of the carrier film, wherein the nonwoven web and the carrier film have respective patterns of discrete, three-dimensional protrusions that are aligned with each other, wherein the shaped features of the abrasive composite and three-dimensional protrusions of the nonwoven web have an average diameter:average diameter ratio ranging from 1:5 to 1:50.
A plate heat exchanger in which a plurality of plates (2, 3) each having an inlet (9, 11) and an outlet (10, 12) for a fluid are stacked, and a passage (13, 14) through which the fluid having flowed therein from the inlet (9, 11) flows toward the outlet (10, 12) is provided between adjacent plates, wherein each of the plates (2, 3) has a wavy portion (15, 16) provided between the inlet (9, 11) and the outlet (10, 12) and waving in a plate stacking direction, the wavy portion (15, 16) having a plurality of top parts (18, 21) and a plurality of bottom parts (19, 22) provided alternately from a side on which the inlet (9, 11) is provided toward a side on which the outlet (10, 12) is provided, wherein the wavy portions (15, 16) of the respective plates each have a V shape when seen in the stacking direction, wherein the adjacent plates (2, 3) are bonded to each other at regions thereof where the top parts (18, 21) of the V-shaped wavy portion provided in a lower one of the plates (2, 3) that is on a lower side in the stacking direction and the bottom parts (19, 22) of the V-shaped wavy portion provided in an upper one of the plates (2, 3) that is on an upper side overlap each other, and characterised in that an adjacent top part of the top parts (18, 21) of the V-shaped wavy portion of the lower plate and being adjacent to at least one of the inlet (9, 11) and the outlet (10, 12) has a planar shape and the top parts other than the adjacent top part has convex shape.
A thermal extraction method of producing a taxane-rich thermal extract, comprising: i. providing a diterpenoid-containing biomass starting material comprising a species of the genus Taxus or Austrotaxus, wherein the biomass has an average diameter of less than 2 cm in its smallest dimension; ii. introducing the biomass starting material into a thermal extraction system comprising a contained vessel, a heat source, and at least one recovery unit; iii. heating the thermal extraction system to a temperature of from 320 °C to 400 °C to form a taxane-containing vapor; iv. quenching the taxane-containing vapor with a quench liquid in a direct liquid contact condenser; and v. obtaining a taxane-rich extract from the quenched taxane-containing vapor, wherein the total residence time is 2 seconds, wherein the residence time of the material in the thermal extraction system is measured as the time interval from the heating up of the starting material in the thermal extraction system to quenching. i. providing a diterpenoid-containing biomass starting material comprising a species of the genus Taxus or Austrotaxus, wherein the biomass has an average diameter of less than 2 cm in its smallest dimension; ii. introducing the biomass starting material into a thermal extraction system comprising a contained vessel, a heat source, and at least one recovery unit; iii. heating the thermal extraction system to a temperature of from 320 °C to 400 °C to form a taxane-containing vapor; iv. quenching the taxane-containing vapor with a quench liquid in a direct liquid contact condenser; and v. obtaining a taxane-rich extract from the quenched taxane-containing vapor, wherein the total residence time is 2 seconds, wherein the residence time of the material in the thermal extraction system is measured as the time interval from the heating up of the starting material in the thermal extraction system to quenching.