mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for culturing circulating epithelial tumor cells from a body fluid from a human or animal affected by an epithelial tumor, wherein cells present in the body fluid and containing at least one nucleus in each case are separated from the body fluid without selection of certain of these cells, transferred to a cell culture medium and kept under cell culture conditions in a cell culture medium with addition of at least one growth factor, wherein the cells are cultured for at least 24 hours in suspension at least until a subpopulation of the tumor cells which does not require adherence to a surface for proliferation has formed spheroids by proliferation, wherein the growth factor is EGF, wherein the method does not comprise any treatment of the human or animal body by surgery.
Cooling system, in particular a motor vehicle cooling system, comprising 1.1 a cooling circuit, in which a cooling medium is circulated by means of a cooling medium pump; wherein 1.2 the cooling medium pump or another work machine is driven by means of a drive machine via a hydrodynamic coupling comprising a pump impeller driven by the drive machine and a turbine wheel driving the cooling medium pump, which together form a toroidal working chamber which can optionally be filled with working medium; wherein 1.3 the working medium is the cooling medium; 1.4 a compensating container, comprising a space filled with cooling medium and an air chamber above a cooling medium level in the space filled with cooling medium; characterised in that 1.5 the working chamber of the hydrodynamic coupling is always connected to the air chamber or can optionally be connected to the latter via an air-conducting connection. 1.1 a cooling circuit, in which a cooling medium is circulated by means of a cooling medium pump; wherein 1.2 the cooling medium pump or another work machine is driven by means of a drive machine via a hydrodynamic coupling comprising a pump impeller driven by the drive machine and a turbine wheel driving the cooling medium pump, which together form a toroidal working chamber which can optionally be filled with working medium; wherein 1.3 the working medium is the cooling medium; 1.4 a compensating container, comprising a space filled with cooling medium and an air chamber above a cooling medium level in the space filled with cooling medium; characterised in that 1.5 the working chamber of the hydrodynamic coupling is always connected to the air chamber or can optionally be connected to the latter via an air-conducting connection.
Method of controlling the spray droplet size of a spray nozzle apparatus, in particular for the manufacturing of food powders, delivered to the spray nozzle wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) providing a paste of a product to be sprayed by a spray nozzle; b) continuously determining the shear viscosity (η) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; c) determining the mass flow rate (Q m) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; d) determining the static pressure of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; e) determining the density (ρ) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; f) delivering the data obtained in steps b) to e) to a control device comprising a computer and a memory; g) calculating control data for adjusting the spray nozzle on the basis of the data obtained in steps b) to e) and on nozzle geometry parameters stored in the memory; h) sending the control data as control signals to a control means of the spray nozzle and adjusting the spray nozzle accordingly. a) providing a paste of a product to be sprayed by a spray nozzle; b) continuously determining the shear viscosity (η) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; c) determining the mass flow rate (Q m) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; d) determining the static pressure of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; e) determining the density (ρ) of the product paste delivered to the spray nozzle; f) delivering the data obtained in steps b) to e) to a control device comprising a computer and a memory; g) calculating control data for adjusting the spray nozzle on the basis of the data obtained in steps b) to e) and on nozzle geometry parameters stored in the memory; h) sending the control data as control signals to a control means of the spray nozzle and adjusting the spray nozzle accordingly.
A retainer assembly for an associated merchandising structure (310,364,840,1070) comprising: a first divider (322, 362, 480, 710, 1010, 1100), in use, mounted to the associated merchandising structure; a first retainer (330, 340, 350, 390A, 484, 770, 1150) mounted to a first side of the first divider; a second retainer (332, 342, 352, 390B, 486, 772, 1150') mounted to a second side of the first divider; a first biasing member (346, 347, 356, 780, 1140) which connects the first and second retainers to each other; wherein each of the first and second retainers is biased by the first biasing member into an orientation normal to a plane of the first divider and each of the first and second retainers is adapted to pivot omnidirectionally in relation to the plane of the first divider; wherein the first and second retainers each comprise a body and a base, the body being movable in relation to the base, wherein the body and base of the respective first and second retainers both lie along a common axis in a rest position of the first and second retainers; and wherein the first biasing member extends along the common axis. a first divider (322, 362, 480, 710, 1010, 1100), in use, mounted to the associated merchandising structure; a first retainer (330, 340, 350, 390A, 484, 770, 1150) mounted to a first side of the first divider; a second retainer (332, 342, 352, 390B, 486, 772, 1150') mounted to a second side of the first divider; a first biasing member (346, 347, 356, 780, 1140) which connects the first and second retainers to each other; wherein each of the first and second retainers is biased by the first biasing member into an orientation normal to a plane of the first divider and each of the first and second retainers is adapted to pivot omnidirectionally in relation to the plane of the first divider; wherein the first and second retainers each comprise a body and a base, the body being movable in relation to the base, wherein the body and base of the respective first and second retainers both lie along a common axis in a rest position of the first and second retainers; and wherein the first biasing member extends along the common axis.
A bottle cap comprising a body provided with a plurality of connection sections formed at an interior side, the connection sections including a top connection section with a screw thread suitable for a relatively narrower container neck and a bottom connection section with a screw thread suitable for a relatively bigger container neck, wherein when the bottle cap is connected to a container with a relatively bigger container neck, the top connection section is positioned in a place to wrap the screw thread at the top of the relatively bigger container neck, and the bottom connection section is engaged with the screw thread at the bottom of the relatively bigger container neck, characterised in that the top connection section has screw threads designed to be caught and fixed by a screw thread of a narrower container neck of 26.78 mm and the bottom connection section has screw threads designed to be caught and fixed by a screw thread of a relatively bigger container neck of 28.00 mm without influencing the operation of the screw thread of the narrower container neck of 26.78mm.
A coffee machine, in particular a fully automatic coffee machine comprises, - a pump with an electric pump motor and is embodied to pump a liquid and causing the liquid flow in the coffee machine, - a brewing unit, - a sensor which is provided to measure parameters of the electric current supplying the electric pump motor, - a processing unit for calculating and adjusting the coffee brewing parameters and for storing data, - a pump supply unit which is coupled to the electric pump motor and to the sensor 10 which is provided to detect an operating parameter of the electric current supplying the electric pump motor, - a control unit for controlling at least the pump supply unit, wherein the control unit is communicatively connected to the processing unit, - a user interface with a display communicatively connected with the processing unit, wherein the display displays the liquid pressure produced by the pump in the brewing unit, wherein the liquid pressure in the brewing unit is calculated by the processing unit based on the data stored in relation with the operating parameter measured by the sensor. - a pump with an electric pump motor and is embodied to pump a liquid and causing the liquid flow in the coffee machine, - a brewing unit, - a sensor which is provided to measure parameters of the electric current supplying the electric pump motor, - a processing unit for calculating and adjusting the coffee brewing parameters and for storing data, - a pump supply unit which is coupled to the electric pump motor and to the sensor 10 which is provided to detect an operating parameter of the electric current supplying the electric pump motor, - a control unit for controlling at least the pump supply unit, wherein the control unit is communicatively connected to the processing unit, - a user interface with a display communicatively connected with the processing unit, wherein the display displays the liquid pressure produced by the pump in the brewing unit, wherein the liquid pressure in the brewing unit is calculated by the processing unit based on the data stored in relation with the operating parameter measured by the sensor.
A curable isocyanate free formulation for preparing a polyurethane foam comprising the following compounds: - Compound A of formula (Ia): - Compound B chosen from compounds of formula (IIa), except polypropylene oxide bis-carbonate, or a mixture thereof: wherein: ▪ q represents an integer from 2 to 7, preferably from 2 to 4, even more preferably equal to 2, and ▪ n, m and p, identical or different, represent integers from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10 (thus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10). the weight ratio of compound A over compound B being from 20/80 to 80/20, - Compound C chosen from multifunctional amines of formula or a mixture thereof: wherein: k is an integer higher than or equal to 2, in particular from 2 to 6, R 2 is a linear or branched hydrocarbon chain one or several carbon atoms of which may be replaced with an heteroatom, a cycloalkyl or an heterocycle, said hydrocarbon chain having at least 2 carbon atoms, in particular from 2 to 60 carbon atoms, more particularly from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, even more particularly from 2 to 15 carbon atoms, - Compound D chosen from non-reactive blowing agents. - Compound A of formula (Ia): - Compound B chosen from compounds of formula (IIa), except polypropylene oxide bis-carbonate, or a mixture thereof: wherein: ▪ q represents an integer from 2 to 7, preferably from 2 to 4, even more preferably equal to 2, and ▪ n, m and p, identical or different, represent integers from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10 (thus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10). the weight ratio of compound A over compound B being from 20/80 to 80/20, ▪ q represents an integer from 2 to 7, preferably from 2 to 4, even more preferably equal to 2, and ▪ n, m and p, identical or different, represent integers from 1 to 20, preferably from 1 to 10 (thus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10). - Compound C chosen from multifunctional amines of formula or a mixture thereof: wherein: k is an integer higher than or equal to 2, in particular from 2 to 6, R 2 is a linear or branched hydrocarbon chain one or several carbon atoms of which may be replaced with an heteroatom, a cycloalkyl or an heterocycle, said hydrocarbon chain having at least 2 carbon atoms, in particular from 2 to 60 carbon atoms, more particularly from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, even more particularly from 2 to 15 carbon atoms, k is an integer higher than or equal to 2, in particular from 2 to 6, R 2 is a linear or branched hydrocarbon chain one or several carbon atoms of which may be replaced with an heteroatom, a cycloalkyl or an heterocycle, said hydrocarbon chain having at least 2 carbon atoms, in particular from 2 to 60 carbon atoms, more particularly from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, even more particularly from 2 to 15 carbon atoms, - Compound D chosen from non-reactive blowing agents.
An aqueous composition comprising a mixture of: water, (a) 0.05 to 10 weight % on a wet basis of at least one water soluble block copolymer comprising: at least one block water soluble in nature and containing hydrophobic units and at least one block predominantly hydrophobic in nature: (i) said at least one block water-soluble in nature containing at least 50% by weight of hydrophilic units with respect to the total weight of the units of the block water-soluble in nature, and (ii) said at least one block predominantly hydrophobic in nature, containing at least 67 wt.% hydrophobic units with respect to the totality of units, (b) 0.1 to 2 weight % on a wet basis of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 2 to 10, and (c) 0.1 to 10 weight % on a wet basis of at least one inorganic salt containing ions selected from the group consisting of mono-valent ions, and di-valent ions and trivalent ions. (a) 0.05 to 10 weight % on a wet basis of at least one water soluble block copolymer comprising: at least one block water soluble in nature and containing hydrophobic units and at least one block predominantly hydrophobic in nature: (i) said at least one block water-soluble in nature containing at least 50% by weight of hydrophilic units with respect to the total weight of the units of the block water-soluble in nature, and (ii) said at least one block predominantly hydrophobic in nature, containing at least 67 wt.% hydrophobic units with respect to the totality of units, (i) said at least one block water-soluble in nature containing at least 50% by weight of hydrophilic units with respect to the total weight of the units of the block water-soluble in nature, and (ii) said at least one block predominantly hydrophobic in nature, containing at least 67 wt.% hydrophobic units with respect to the totality of units, (b) 0.1 to 2 weight % on a wet basis of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 2 to 10, and (c) 0.1 to 10 weight % on a wet basis of at least one inorganic salt containing ions selected from the group consisting of mono-valent ions, and di-valent ions and trivalent ions.
A direct drive waveform generator comprising: an inductive boost circuit coupled to an output terminal and having a charge control input; a discharge circuit directly coupled to said output terminal and having a discharge control input, said discharge circuit comprising a resistor and a switching element electrically connected in series with each other between said output terminal and an electrical ground whereby said resistor is provided between said output terminal and said switching element, said discharge control input being electrically coupled to the control terminal of said switching element; a feedback circuit (47, 48) directly coupled to said output terminal, said feedback circuit comprising a feedback output; a piezoelectric actuator electrically coupled between said output terminal and the electrical ground; and a control circuit having a feedback input (52, 62, 81) coupled to said feedback output, a waveform input (53, 64, 82), a first output (55, 73) coupled to said charge control input, and a second output (56, 74) coupled to said discharge control input; wherein said control circuit produces pulse width modulated signals on either the first output or the second output to generate a high voltage waveform similar to the waveform on said waveform input; wherein said resistor and said switching element of said discharge circuit are configured and disposed to discharge any charge accumulated on said piezoelectric actuator. an inductive boost circuit coupled to an output terminal and having a charge control input; a discharge circuit directly coupled to said output terminal and having a discharge control input, said discharge circuit comprising a resistor and a switching element electrically connected in series with each other between said output terminal and an electrical ground whereby said resistor is provided between said output terminal and said switching element, said discharge control input being electrically coupled to the control terminal of said switching element; a feedback circuit (47, 48) directly coupled to said output terminal, said feedback circuit comprising a feedback output; a piezoelectric actuator electrically coupled between said output terminal and the electrical ground; and a control circuit having a feedback input (52, 62, 81) coupled to said feedback output, a waveform input (53, 64, 82), a first output (55, 73) coupled to said charge control input, and a second output (56, 74) coupled to said discharge control input; wherein said control circuit produces pulse width modulated signals on either the first output or the second output to generate a high voltage waveform similar to the waveform on said waveform input; wherein said resistor and said switching element of said discharge circuit are configured and disposed to discharge any charge accumulated on said piezoelectric actuator.
A medical image registration method in which an actual part of a patient's body is locationally assigned to a stored image of the part of the body with computer assistance, wherein the part of the patient's body comprises a rigid structure and a soft-tissue structure above it, characterised in that the location of at least one reference point on the rigid structure is ascertained, through the closed soft-tissue structure, by means of optical coherence tomography, when detecting the actual spatial location of the part of the body.
Use of a container with a fluid, said container comprising: a volume formed of a flexible material, one or more inlets in said container, one or more outlets in said container, an impeller assembly mounted at least partially within said volume of said container, and a flexible baffle in said volume of said container, said baffle being X-shaped so as to have elements with horizontal and vertical components in said container, in use of said container, a volume of fluid being in said container and said flexible baffle being only partially submerged in said volume of fluid and an element of the baffle having a horizontal and vertical component slicing through the fluid surface. said container comprising: a volume formed of a flexible material, one or more inlets in said container, one or more outlets in said container, an impeller assembly mounted at least partially within said volume of said container, and a flexible baffle in said volume of said container, said baffle being X-shaped so as to have elements with horizontal and vertical components in said container, in use of said container, a volume of fluid being in said container and said flexible baffle being only partially submerged in said volume of fluid and an element of the baffle having a horizontal and vertical component slicing through the fluid surface.
An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic compound layer including a light emitting layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer contains a host material and a light emitting material, and wherein the host material contains a metal complex having a tridentate or more ligand wherein the metal complex is a compound represented by Formula: wherein M 21 represents a metal ion; Q 23 and Q 24 each independently represents an atom group coordinating with M 21 selected from a benzene ring, a pyridine ring, a pyrazol ring and an imidazole ring, which may further have a condensed ring or a substituent group; L 22 represents one of a dimethyl methylene group and diphenyl methylene; R 21 and R 22 each independently represents a substituent group; m 21 and m 22 each independently represents an integer of from 0 to 3; M 21 -N bond (dotted line) represents a coordinate bond; and M 21 -Q 23 bond and M 21 -Q 24 bond each may be a covalent bond, a coordinate bond or an ion bond; wherein the content of the metal complex in the light emitting layer is in the range of 50 mass% to 99.9 mass%. a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic compound layer including a light emitting layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer contains a host material and a light emitting material, and wherein the host material contains a metal complex having a tridentate or more ligand wherein the metal complex is a compound represented by Formula: wherein M 21 represents a metal ion; Q 23 and Q 24 each independently represents an atom group coordinating with M 21 selected from a benzene ring, a pyridine ring, a pyrazol ring and an imidazole ring, which may further have a condensed ring or a substituent group; L 22 represents one of a dimethyl methylene group and diphenyl methylene; R 21 and R 22 each independently represents a substituent group; m 21 and m 22 each independently represents an integer of from 0 to 3; M 21 -N bond (dotted line) represents a coordinate bond; and M 21 -Q 23 bond and M 21 -Q 24 bond each may be a covalent bond, a coordinate bond or an ion bond; wherein the content of the metal complex in the light emitting layer is in the range of 50 mass% to 99.9 mass%. wherein M 21 represents a metal ion; Q 23 and Q 24 each independently represents an atom group coordinating with M 21 selected from a benzene ring, a pyridine ring, a pyrazol ring and an imidazole ring, which may further have a condensed ring or a substituent group; L 22 represents one of a dimethyl methylene group and diphenyl methylene; R 21 and R 22 each independently represents a substituent group; m 21 and m 22 each independently represents an integer of from 0 to 3; M 21 -N bond (dotted line) represents a coordinate bond; and M 21 -Q 23 bond and M 21 -Q 24 bond each may be a covalent bond, a coordinate bond or an ion bond; wherein the content of the metal complex in the light emitting layer is in the range of 50 mass% to 99.9 mass%.
A method of transmitting, by a user equipment, data units in wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station by the user equipment, configuration information related to a packet duplication function for a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, entity for a radio bearer, RB, wherein the PDCP entity for the RB is associated with M radio link control, RLC, entities, where M is an integer larger than 1, and wherein the configuration information includes path information regarding a single RLC entity; and based on receiving a layer-2 activation command to activate the packet duplication function for the M RLC entities: performing duplication of a first PDCP protocol data unit, PDU, for the M RLC entities, and submitting the duplication performed first PDCP PDU to each of the M RLC entities. receiving, from a base station by the user equipment, configuration information related to a packet duplication function for a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, entity for a radio bearer, RB, wherein the PDCP entity for the RB is associated with M radio link control, RLC, entities, where M is an integer larger than 1, and wherein the configuration information includes path information regarding a single RLC entity; and based on receiving a layer-2 activation command to activate the packet duplication function for the M RLC entities: performing duplication of a first PDCP protocol data unit, PDU, for the M RLC entities, and submitting the duplication performed first PDCP PDU to each of the M RLC entities. performing duplication of a first PDCP protocol data unit, PDU, for the M RLC entities, and submitting the duplication performed first PDCP PDU to each of the M RLC entities.