mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A toner replenishing device comprising: a toner container that contains toner; a toner detection sensor that is located on a wall surface in the toner container and detects whether the toner remains at a height at which the toner detection sensor is located; and a toner collecting unit that collects toner to a vicinity of a detection surface of the toner detection sensor in the toner container, wherein the toner collecting unit includes a rotatable toner collecting member, and wherein the toner collecting member is a plate-like paddle, and an opening is provided on the paddle; characterised by further comprising a detection surface cleaning member that rotates in the toner container and cleans the detection surface of the toner detection sensor. a toner container that contains toner; a toner detection sensor that is located on a wall surface in the toner container and detects whether the toner remains at a height at which the toner detection sensor is located; and a toner collecting unit that collects toner to a vicinity of a detection surface of the toner detection sensor in the toner container, wherein the toner collecting unit includes a rotatable toner collecting member, and wherein the toner collecting member is a plate-like paddle, and an opening is provided on the paddle; characterised by further comprising a detection surface cleaning member that rotates in the toner container and cleans the detection surface of the toner detection sensor.
A method for determining a cancer therapy regimen for treating a tumor in a patient comprising: a) determining the level of expression of a predictive marker in a patient sample comprising tumor cells, b) comparing the level of expression of the predictive marker to a control expression level to determine whether the level of expression of the predictive marker is an informative expression level; and c) determining a cancer therapy regimen for treating the tumor based on the expression of the predictive marker, wherein said cancer therapy regimen is a proteasome inhibition-based regimen, wherein the predictive marker is identified by a probeset of marker number 660 of Table 1B, and wherein an informative expression level is a level that falls within a range of expression that is predictive of responsiveness or non-responsiveness and is thus indicative that the patient is either a responsive patient or a non-responsive patient, wherein a responsive patient would benefit from said cancer therapy regimen and a non-responsive patient would not benefit from said cancer therapy regimen. a) determining the level of expression of a predictive marker in a patient sample comprising tumor cells, b) comparing the level of expression of the predictive marker to a control expression level to determine whether the level of expression of the predictive marker is an informative expression level; and c) determining a cancer therapy regimen for treating the tumor based on the expression of the predictive marker, wherein said cancer therapy regimen is a proteasome inhibition-based regimen, wherein the predictive marker is identified by a probeset of marker number 660 of Table 1B, and wherein an informative expression level is a level that falls within a range of expression that is predictive of responsiveness or non-responsiveness and is thus indicative that the patient is either a responsive patient or a non-responsive patient, wherein a responsive patient would benefit from said cancer therapy regimen and a non-responsive patient would not benefit from said cancer therapy regimen.
A combined patient sling and bed covering including a substantially rectangular sheet and a plurality of coupling elements fixed to the substantially rectangular sheet for attachment to a lifting device, the coupling elements disposed along longitudinal sides of the sheet, the coupling elements including straps, and first and second side valances attached or attachable to longitudinal sides of the sheet, wherein the sheet comprises a single layer of material free of surface characteristics across the majority of its extent so as not to cause the patient having discomfort, characterised in that the ends of the straps attached to the edges of the sheet are visible at the junction between the sheet and the side valances.
Multi-vehicle arrangement for heavy haulage comprising at least a first tractor unit mechanically connected with a second tractor unit, wherein each tractor unit (1, 2) forms a separately drivable tractor unit (1, 2) comprising a driver cab (3, 3'), steering wheels (5, 5'), a braking system (6, 6'), and a power train comprising a power source (7, 7'), a friction clutch (8, 8'), and a transmission (9, 9'), where said friction clutch (8, 8') is arranged to be disengaged or engaged for drive torque transmission from said power source (7, 7') to said transmission (9, 9'), characterised in that said transmissions are automatic transmissions and each tractor unit further comprising a digital communication device, and where a digital communication link is provided between said tractor units (1, 2) by means of said digital communication devices (4, 4'), and a control system of said first tractor unit is arranged to control at least a clutch load of said friction clutch (8, 8') of each of said first and second tractor units (1, 2) for the purpose of reducing the risk of over-heating of any of said friction clutches (8, 8') during engagement or disengagement of said friction clutches (8, 8').
A cooking appliance comprising a base unit and a removable vessel, wherein said base unit includes: a driving unit operating a stirring device contained in said vessel; a heating unit heating the vessel; and a control device for controlling said driving and heating units, and said vessel includes: a vessel wall having a rim arranged around an upper opening; and a lid having an elastic sealing gasket (10, 52) which fits to said rim of the upper opening of the vessel when the lid is closed and a safety closure element (9, 53) which is arranged in an active position when the lid is closed, allowing the operation of said driving unit and/or said heating unit; characterized in that said lid is a pressure-resistant closure lid further comprising: a pressure-resistant closure device cooperating with the rim of the upper opening of the vessel to keep said pressure-resistant closure lid in a closed position in which the pressure-resistant closure lid withstands a working overpressure in the vessel of at least 1.25 times the atmospheric pressure; a regulating valve set for limiting said working overpressure to a predetermined maximum overpressure; and a safety locking element which is driven by the working overpressure to a locking position in which said safety locking element locks said safety closure element in the active position and the pressure-resistant closure device in said closed position, and which in the absence of working overpressure is driven by gravity to a release position, in which the safety locking element does not interfere with the safety closure element and the pressure-resistant closure device is released. a driving unit operating a stirring device contained in said vessel; a heating unit heating the vessel; and a control device for controlling said driving and heating units, a vessel wall having a rim arranged around an upper opening; and a lid having an elastic sealing gasket (10, 52) which fits to said rim of the upper opening of the vessel when the lid is closed and a safety closure element (9, 53) which is arranged in an active position when the lid is closed, allowing the operation of said driving unit and/or said heating unit; a pressure-resistant closure device cooperating with the rim of the upper opening of the vessel to keep said pressure-resistant closure lid in a closed position in which the pressure-resistant closure lid withstands a working overpressure in the vessel of at least 1.25 times the atmospheric pressure; a regulating valve set for limiting said working overpressure to a predetermined maximum overpressure; and a safety locking element which is driven by the working overpressure to a locking position in which said safety locking element locks said safety closure element in the active position and the pressure-resistant closure device in said closed position, and which in the absence of working overpressure is driven by gravity to a release position, in which the safety locking element does not interfere with the safety closure element and the pressure-resistant closure device is released.
A structural guide vane for use in a gas turbine engine, the structural guide vane comprising: a vane having a leading edge section, a trailing edge, a pressure surface and a suction surface; and a first erosion coating on the pressure side extending from the leading edge section to the trailing edge and a second erosion coating on the suction surface extending from the leading edge section to the trailing edge with both the first and second erosion coatings starting rearward of the leading edge section and the leading edge section is an exposed portion of the structural guide vane; characterised in that: the structural guide vane is a fan exit guide vane and the erosion coating is a polyurethane resin. a vane having a leading edge section, a trailing edge, a pressure surface and a suction surface; and a first erosion coating on the pressure side extending from the leading edge section to the trailing edge and a second erosion coating on the suction surface extending from the leading edge section to the trailing edge with both the first and second erosion coatings starting rearward of the leading edge section and the leading edge section is an exposed portion of the structural guide vane; characterised in that: the structural guide vane is a fan exit guide vane and the erosion coating is a polyurethane resin.
A method for increasing security of an embedded processor of a system-on-chip by using an existing debug infrastructure of a processor core of the embedded processor, wherein neutral instructions whose insertion pattern forms a random signal and do not affect an actual program code of the processor are inserted in the actual program code, the actual program code is performed by the processor, wherein the debug infrastructure is used to implement the insertion of the neutral instructions, and wherein an external logic out of the processor core postprocesses the random signal to ensure that the neutral instructions are inserted within a pre-determined rate, wherein the neutral instructions are standard instruction set architecture compliant breakpoint instructions and hold mechanisms of the processor core.
A system for controlling an irradiating direction of a vehicle lamp (RHL, LHL), the system comprising: a target swivel angle calculating section arranged to calculate a target swivel angle based on a vehicle steering angle; a swivel driver arranged to execute, based on the target swivel angle, swivel control to swivel the irradiating direction; and a fail-safe controller arranged to execute, upon detection of a failure in the system, a fail-safe operation to stop the swivel control, characterized in that, the fail-safe controller is arranged so that, when the system is restored after the failure, the fail-safe controller determines whether the target swivel angle is within a straight-ahead range that includes an angle corresponding to a straight-ahead direction (Ox) of a vehicle, and if the fail-safe controller determines that the target swivel angle is within the straight-ahead range, the fail-safe controller further determines whether the target swivel angle has changed across the straight-ahead range, and if the fail-safe controller determines that the target swivel angle has changed across the straight-ahead range, the fail-safe controller deactivates the fail-safe operation to restart the swivel control. a target swivel angle calculating section arranged to calculate a target swivel angle based on a vehicle steering angle; a swivel driver arranged to execute, based on the target swivel angle, swivel control to swivel the irradiating direction; and a fail-safe controller arranged to execute, upon detection of a failure in the system, a fail-safe operation to stop the swivel control, characterized in that, the fail-safe controller is arranged so that, when the system is restored after the failure, the fail-safe controller determines whether the target swivel angle is within a straight-ahead range that includes an angle corresponding to a straight-ahead direction (Ox) of a vehicle, and if the fail-safe controller determines that the target swivel angle is within the straight-ahead range, the fail-safe controller further determines whether the target swivel angle has changed across the straight-ahead range, and if the fail-safe controller determines that the target swivel angle has changed across the straight-ahead range, the fail-safe controller deactivates the fail-safe operation to restart the swivel control.
A bogey assembly comprising: a body configured to carry a cantilevered hanger bolt of the assembly for supporting a folding panel, toward one end of the body and to support the hanger bolt in an overhead track so that the hanger bolt hangs in a vertical orientation through a slot in the track, the track being formed of a top rail section and a bottom rail section with rails on either side of the slot; a single set of wheels to provide rolling support of the body on the rails, the set of wheels being positioned toward the one end of the body and comprising a wheel mounted on a first axle of the body on either side of the body; and a set of rollers for rolling engagement against an underside of the top rail section of the track, the set of rollers comprising two rollers positioned toward an opposite end of the body from the set of wheels, mounted on a second axle on either side of the body characterised in that a retainer is mounted in the said one end of the body and threadedly engaged with the hanger bolt, the retainer being able to pivot relative to the body so that the hanger bolt is able to swing relative to the body in order to maintain the vertical orientation; the set of rollers are in an elevated position relative to the set of wheels so that, when in use, the hanger bolt hangs in the vertical orientation, the rollers engage the underside of the top rail section and the set of wheels engage the rails, whereby: the set of rollers counterbalance rotational forces applied to the body through the cantilevered hanger bolt. a body configured to carry a cantilevered hanger bolt of the assembly for supporting a folding panel, toward one end of the body and to support the hanger bolt in an overhead track so that the hanger bolt hangs in a vertical orientation through a slot in the track, the track being formed of a top rail section and a bottom rail section with rails on either side of the slot; a single set of wheels to provide rolling support of the body on the rails, the set of wheels being positioned toward the one end of the body and comprising a wheel mounted on a first axle of the body on either side of the body; and a set of rollers for rolling engagement against an underside of the top rail section of the track, the set of rollers comprising two rollers positioned toward an opposite end of the body from the set of wheels, mounted on a second axle on either side of the body characterised in that a retainer is mounted in the said one end of the body and threadedly engaged with the hanger bolt, the retainer being able to pivot relative to the body so that the hanger bolt is able to swing relative to the body in order to maintain the vertical orientation; the set of rollers are in an elevated position relative to the set of wheels so that, when in use, the hanger bolt hangs in the vertical orientation, the rollers engage the underside of the top rail section and the set of wheels engage the rails, whereby: the set of rollers counterbalance rotational forces applied to the body through the cantilevered hanger bolt.
An ex vivo method of isolating extracellular vesicles comprising: loading one or more of blood or bone marrow into an input port of a concentration system; centrifuging one or more of the blood or bone marrow to separate one or more of red blood cells, platelet poor plasma, or platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions via a centrifuge device of the concentration system; pumping one or more of bone marrow/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions into a first receptacle of the concentration system, the first receptacle coupled to the centrifuge device; adding a concentrated aqueous two-phase solution to one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions; drawing the concentrated aqueous two-phase solution and one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions or platelet poor plasma fractions back into the centrifuge device to isolate (i) extracellular vesicles or (ii) extracellular vesicles and platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions; and pumping one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions and isolated extracellular vesicles into a syringe for injection. centrifuging one or more of the blood or bone marrow to separate one or more of red blood cells, platelet poor plasma, or platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions via a centrifuge device of the concentration system; pumping one or more of bone marrow/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions into a first receptacle of the concentration system, the first receptacle coupled to the centrifuge device; adding a concentrated aqueous two-phase solution to one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions; drawing the concentrated aqueous two-phase solution and one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions or platelet poor plasma fractions back into the centrifuge device to isolate (i) extracellular vesicles or (ii) extracellular vesicles and platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions; and pumping one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions and isolated extracellular vesicles into a syringe for injection.
A charge control device for a vehicle comprising: a battery for charging or discharging electricity; a battery heater for heating the battery; a battery temperature detection means for detecting a temperature of the battery; a battery control means configured to control the battery heater, while monitoring a temperature condition of the battery, to carry out heating of the battery; a charger for supplying electric power to both the battery and the battery heater; a timed charge reservation means via which a given charge time slot based on information about a preset charge initiation time and a preset charge suspension time and a target charge amount can be arbitrarily specified by a user; and a charge control means configured to carry out a timed charge in the charge time slot specified via the timed charge reservation means in a timed charge control mode, and to carry out a normal charge based on a state of charge of the battery in a normal charge control mode; and the charge control means configured to determine whether the heating of the battery is being carried out during the timed charge, characterized in that the charge control means is configured to delay a charge suspension time of the charge time slot based on the information about the preset charge initiation time, the preset charge suspension time and whether the heating of the battery is being carried out during the timed charge, until such time that an amount of energy, consumed when the heating of the battery is being carried out during the timed charge, has been complementarily charged. a battery for charging or discharging electricity; a battery heater for heating the battery; a battery temperature detection means for detecting a temperature of the battery; a battery control means configured to control the battery heater, while monitoring a temperature condition of the battery, to carry out heating of the battery; a charger for supplying electric power to both the battery and the battery heater; a timed charge reservation means via which a given charge time slot based on information about a preset charge initiation time and a preset charge suspension time and a target charge amount can be arbitrarily specified by a user; and a charge control means configured to carry out a timed charge in the charge time slot specified via the timed charge reservation means in a timed charge control mode, and to carry out a normal charge based on a state of charge of the battery in a normal charge control mode; and the charge control means configured to determine whether the heating of the battery is being carried out during the timed charge, characterized in that the charge control means is configured to delay a charge suspension time of the charge time slot based on the information about the preset charge initiation time, the preset charge suspension time and whether the heating of the battery is being carried out during the timed charge, until such time that an amount of energy, consumed when the heating of the battery is being carried out during the timed charge, has been complementarily charged.
A processor comprising: a retire queue configured to store entries corresponding to instruction operations that have not been retired; and control logic configured to: receive a first instruction operation corresponding to a first decoded instruction and a second instruction operation corresponding to a second decoded instruction different from the first decoded instruction, to be stored in the retire queue; and compress the first instruction operation and the second instruction operation together into a single retire queue entry responsive to determining that the first instruction operation and the second instruction operation meet one or more conditions for being compressed together into a single retire queue entry. a retire queue configured to store entries corresponding to instruction operations that have not been retired; and control logic configured to: receive a first instruction operation corresponding to a first decoded instruction and a second instruction operation corresponding to a second decoded instruction different from the first decoded instruction, to be stored in the retire queue; and compress the first instruction operation and the second instruction operation together into a single retire queue entry responsive to determining that the first instruction operation and the second instruction operation meet one or more conditions for being compressed together into a single retire queue entry. receive a first instruction operation corresponding to a first decoded instruction and a second instruction operation corresponding to a second decoded instruction different from the first decoded instruction, to be stored in the retire queue; and compress the first instruction operation and the second instruction operation together into a single retire queue entry responsive to determining that the first instruction operation and the second instruction operation meet one or more conditions for being compressed together into a single retire queue entry.