mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A handheld sinus treatment device comprising: - a housing configured to be held in a hand of a user; - a conductive tip coupled to the housing; - a return electrode positioned on the housing such that when a user holds the housing the hand of the user is in contact with the return electrode; and - sinus treatment circuitry (429, 500) positioned within the housing, characterized in that the sinus treatment circuitry is configured, while in a detection mode, to detect an impedance between the conductive tip and the return electrode by applying a detection current, the sinus treatment circuitry being further configured to enter a treatment mode responsive to the impedance dropping below a threshold, by applying a stimulation current between the conductive tip and the return electrode. - a housing configured to be held in a hand of a user; - a conductive tip coupled to the housing; - a return electrode positioned on the housing such that when a user holds the housing the hand of the user is in contact with the return electrode; and - sinus treatment circuitry (429, 500) positioned within the housing, characterized in that the sinus treatment circuitry is configured, while in a detection mode, to detect an impedance between the conductive tip and the return electrode by applying a detection current, the sinus treatment circuitry being further configured to enter a treatment mode responsive to the impedance dropping below a threshold, by applying a stimulation current between the conductive tip and the return electrode.
A mobile wireless device, comprising: first and second wireless interfaces (502, 516); a controller coupled with the wireless interfaces; wherein the controller determines from data received via the first wireless interface a current location; wherein the controller determines a regulatory domain associated with the current location; wherein the controller searches for a further wireless device to configure using the second wireless interface; and wherein the controller provisions the further wireless device with operating parameters for the regulatory domain associated with the current location using the second wireless interface. first and second wireless interfaces (502, 516); a controller coupled with the wireless interfaces; wherein the controller determines from data received via the first wireless interface a current location; wherein the controller determines a regulatory domain associated with the current location; wherein the controller searches for a further wireless device to configure using the second wireless interface; and wherein the controller provisions the further wireless device with operating parameters for the regulatory domain associated with the current location using the second wireless interface.
An operating method of a video display device including a display unit, the method comprising: receiving first information for automatic content recognition, wherein the first information is used for configuring the video display device, wherein the first information includes a first element indicating a maximum size of information on a usage that the video display device can store; obtaining an uncompressed AV content; extracting a signature from frames of the uncompressed AV content or a section of audio samples of the uncompressed AV content; obtaining an address of a server based on the signature; and reporting the information on a usage of the video display device to the server based on the address of the server, when a size of the information on the usage that is stored in the video display device exceeds a criteria according to the first element. receiving first information for automatic content recognition, wherein the first information is used for configuring the video display device, wherein the first information includes a first element indicating a maximum size of information on a usage that the video display device can store; obtaining an uncompressed AV content; extracting a signature from frames of the uncompressed AV content or a section of audio samples of the uncompressed AV content; obtaining an address of a server based on the signature; and reporting the information on a usage of the video display device to the server based on the address of the server, when a size of the information on the usage that is stored in the video display device exceeds a criteria according to the first element.
A method to run a stationary combustion system fueled by a methane-rich natural gas supply wherein the methane-rich natural gas supply is derived from a natural gas feedstream comprising methane and one or more of the natural gas liquids (NGLs): ethane, propane, butane, pentane, or heavier hydrocarbons, wherein some or all of the NGLs are separated from the natural gas feedstream by means of a NGLs separation unit to provide the methane-rich natural gas supply, wherein the NGLs separation unit comprises: (i) an adsorption unit comprising an adsorption bed comprising an adsorbent media which adsorbs NGLs to form a loaded adsorbent media and (ii) a regeneration unit comprising a means to regenerate loaded adsorbent media by causing the release of adsorbed NGLs from the loaded adsorbing media and forming regenerated adsorbent media wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) passing the natural gas feedstream through the adsorption unit generating the adsorbent loaded with NGLs and a methane-rich natural gas supply, (b) transporting the adsorbent loaded with NGLs from the adsorption unit to the regeneration unit, (c) regenerating the adsorbent loaded with NGLs by releasing the adsorbed NGLs from the loaded adsorbing media and forming regenerated adsorbent media (d) transporting the regenerated adsorbent media back to the adsorption unit for reuse, (e) discharging the released NGLs to be recovered, re-injected, or flared, and (f) using the methane-rich natural gas supply to fuel the combustion system, wherein the adsorption media is a cross-linked macroporous polymeric adsorbent, a partially pyrolized macroporous polymer having a carbon to hydrogen ratio of 1.5:1 to 20:1, or mixtures thereof. (i) an adsorption unit comprising an adsorption bed comprising an adsorbent media which adsorbs NGLs to form a loaded adsorbent media and (ii) a regeneration unit comprising a means to regenerate loaded adsorbent media by causing the release of adsorbed NGLs from the loaded adsorbing media and forming regenerated adsorbent media (a) passing the natural gas feedstream through the adsorption unit generating the adsorbent loaded with NGLs and a methane-rich natural gas supply, (b) transporting the adsorbent loaded with NGLs from the adsorption unit to the regeneration unit, (c) regenerating the adsorbent loaded with NGLs by releasing the adsorbed NGLs from the loaded adsorbing media and forming regenerated adsorbent media (d) transporting the regenerated adsorbent media back to the adsorption unit for reuse, (e) discharging the released NGLs to be recovered, re-injected, or flared, and (f) using the methane-rich natural gas supply to fuel the combustion system,
Dye composition in foam form comprising at least one oxidation dye precursor, at least one oxidizing agent, at least one alkaline agent and at least one nonionic surfactant of formula R-O-(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) n -H in which: R represents a linear or branched C 10 -C 18 alkyl or alkenyl radical, n represents a number ranging from 10 to 15. R represents a linear or branched C 10 -C 18 alkyl or alkenyl radical, n represents a number ranging from 10 to 15.
A method for the production of an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide, in which an acid, a chlorite and optionally water are introduced into a reactor, characterized in that in the method, the reaction temperature in the reactor is determined and the quantity of acid, chlorite and/or water which is introduced into the reactor is selected in a manner such that the acid introduced into the reactor is introduced into the reactor with a molar excess with respect to the chlorite introduced into the reactor in the range from 2.0 to 3.5 at a determined reaction temperature in the range from 10°C to 40°C, wherein the extent of the molar excess is varied with the level of the determined reaction temperature, with the extent of the molar excess increasing with the level of the reaction temperature.
A method for producing chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising the steps of: (i) inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into mesodermal cells in adherent culture in a medium containing Wnt3a, (ii) culturing the cells obtained by step (i) in adherent culture in a medium containing ascorbic acid, BMP2 and TGFβ, and (iii) culturing the cells obtained by step (ii) in suspension culture in a medium containing ascorbic acid, BMP2 and TGFβ. (i) inducing pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into mesodermal cells in adherent culture in a medium containing Wnt3a, (ii) culturing the cells obtained by step (i) in adherent culture in a medium containing ascorbic acid, BMP2 and TGFβ, and (iii) culturing the cells obtained by step (ii) in suspension culture in a medium containing ascorbic acid, BMP2 and TGFβ.
A method of forming an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst (200, 900) comprising: providing a carbon (210, 910) supported Pt nanoparticle (220, 920) (Pt/C) substrate; applying a tungsten nitride film onto at least a portion of a surface of the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920), wherein the step of applying the WN film onto at least the portion of the surface of the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920) comprises performing atomic layer deposition of WN onto the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920; oxidizing the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920) with the WN film at a first lower temperature, wherein the first lower temperature of the oxidizing step is at least 150 °C and is applied for at least 1 hour; annealing the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920) with the WN film at a second temperature that is elevated above the first lower temperature in order to reduce WN to metallic tungsten and form a W/WN blocking layer (230, 930) on the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920), wherein the second elevated temperature of the annealing step is at least 600 °C and is applied for at least 2.5 hours. providing a carbon (210, 910) supported Pt nanoparticle (220, 920) (Pt/C) substrate; applying a tungsten nitride film onto at least a portion of a surface of the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920), wherein the step of applying the WN film onto at least the portion of the surface of the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920) comprises performing atomic layer deposition of WN onto the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920; oxidizing the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920) with the WN film at a first lower temperature, wherein the first lower temperature of the oxidizing step is at least 150 °C and is applied for at least 1 hour; annealing the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920) with the WN film at a second temperature that is elevated above the first lower temperature in order to reduce WN to metallic tungsten and form a W/WN blocking layer (230, 930) on the Pt/C substrate (210, 220, 910, 920), wherein the second elevated temperature of the annealing step is at least 600 °C and is applied for at least 2.5 hours.
A method of producing a plurality of field-effect transistors on the surface of a substrate, comprising forming a plurality of structures containing at least one or more of a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, followed and characterized by the steps of: in each of said plurality of structures, measuring a physical quantity based on the one or more of the formed gate electrode, gate insulating layer, source electrode, and drain electrode; on the basis of the measured physical quantity in each of the structures, adjusting the coating quantity of a semiconductor material to be applied to each of the structures; and applying said semiconductor material in the adjusted coating quantity to each of the structures. in each of said plurality of structures, measuring a physical quantity based on the one or more of the formed gate electrode, gate insulating layer, source electrode, and drain electrode; on the basis of the measured physical quantity in each of the structures, adjusting the coating quantity of a semiconductor material to be applied to each of the structures; and applying said semiconductor material in the adjusted coating quantity to each of the structures.
A process for the hydroconversion of heavy oils, selected from crude oils, heavy crude oils, bitumens from tar sands, distillation residues, distillation heavy cuts, distillation deasphalted residues, vegetable oils, oils from coal and oil shale, oils from the thermo-decomposition of waste material, polymers, biomasses, comprising sending the heavy oil to a hydroconversion area, effected in one ebullated-bed reactor, wherein hydrogen is introduced, in the presence of a suitable heterogeneous, supported hydroconversion catalyst, wherein the supported heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst is made up of a carrier and an active phase, said active phase consisting of two components, the first component, is a mixture of sulphides, one of which obtained from a metal belonging to group VIB and at least one obtained from a metal belonging to group VIII, the second component consisting of acidic sites introduced either by regulating the composition of the carrier or by adding a second phase to the carrier selected from a zeolite or a clay; and also a suitable hydrogenation catalyst, nano-dispersed in said heavy oil, wherein the concentration of the transition metal in the nano-dispersed catalyst, nano-dispersed in the feedstock, comprising the recycled stream, fed to the hydroconversion area, defined on the basis of the concentration of metal(s) present, ranges from 1000 to 20,000 ppm; and sending the stream coming from the hydroconversion area to a separation area, in which the liquid fraction separated, containing the nano-dispersed catalyst, is recycled to the ebullated bed reactor.
An induction device comprising: a main body comprising a heater (211,213); a knob configured to be attachable to or detachable from a knob region provided on one surface of the main body; a touch sensor formed around the knob region and configured to, in response to the knob being attached to the knob region, be touched by a protruding part provided at a lower side of the knob; and a control unit configured to, in response to the knob rotating in a state in which the knob is attached to the knob region, determine a degree of rotation of the knob according to a touch position of the knob touched by the protruding part and adjust a temperature of the heater (211,213) based on the determined degree of rotation, characterised in that the touch sensor comprises a plurality of touch sensors arranged circlewise around the knob region, wherein the protruding part is formed on an edge part of a lower surface of the knob, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the degree of rotation and a direction of rotation according to an order and the number of the plurality of touch sensors touched by the protruding part in response to the knob rotating in a state in which the knob is attached to the knob region. a main body comprising a heater (211,213); a knob configured to be attachable to or detachable from a knob region provided on one surface of the main body; a touch sensor formed around the knob region and configured to, in response to the knob being attached to the knob region, be touched by a protruding part provided at a lower side of the knob; and a control unit configured to, in response to the knob rotating in a state in which the knob is attached to the knob region, determine a degree of rotation of the knob according to a touch position of the knob touched by the protruding part and adjust a temperature of the heater (211,213) based on the determined degree of rotation, characterised in that the touch sensor comprises a plurality of touch sensors arranged circlewise around the knob region, wherein the protruding part is formed on an edge part of a lower surface of the knob, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the degree of rotation and a direction of rotation according to an order and the number of the plurality of touch sensors touched by the protruding part in response to the knob rotating in a state in which the knob is attached to the knob region.
Spike for a vehicle tyre, having a spike body and a spike pin inserted therein, which spike pin has an upper part which at least partially projects out of or projects beyond the spike body and which has a top side which forms a rolling surface, wherein the upper part is a body whose shell surface follows the outer contour of the top side, wherein the upper part of the spike pin is a body which is elongate in plan view of its top side, having a length (l) which amounts to 1.3 to 2.4 times its greatest width (b), which body becomes continuously wider over at least half of its length (l) and has either no or only one plane of symmetry which bisects the upper part or the spike pin perpendicular to the top side and in the longitudinal direction of the upper part or spike pin, characterized in that the upper part of the spike pin becomes continuously wider over at least 65% of its length (l).
Method for monitoring a pneumatically operable brake for motor vehicles, wherein an air gap of the brake is determined by using measured position values of a brake wear sensor, comprising the following steps: - Determining a reference position value of the brake wear sensor in unbraked drive, - Determining several value pairs of discrete position values and one actual braking pressure P at the same point in time during braking, - Determining one of the value pairs of interpolating characteristic function, - Determining one characteristic position value according to the characteristic function for selected braking pressure and determining an actual value of the air gap by subtracting the reference position value from the characteristic position value, characterized in that the value pairs for the braking pressure above a predefined minimum pressure are used. - Determining a reference position value of the brake wear sensor in unbraked drive, - Determining several value pairs of discrete position values and one actual braking pressure P at the same point in time during braking, - Determining one of the value pairs of interpolating characteristic function, - Determining one characteristic position value according to the characteristic function for selected braking pressure and
Computer-implemented method for providing a positioning score regarding a positioning of an examining region in an X-ray image, comprising: - Receiving input data wherein the input data comprises an X-ray image comprising the examining region, - Applying a first trained function to the input data, wherein at least one region of interest (13.1, 13.2,..., 13.n) is detected in the X-ray image and a heatmap comprising the at least one region of interest is generated, - Applying a second trained function (14, 14.1, 14.2,..., 14.n) to the input data and the heatmap, wherein an individual score for each of the at least one region of interest is generated, and a score-weighted heatmap is generated based on the at least one region of interest and the individual scores (16.1, 16.2,..., 16.n), - Applying a third trained function to the input data and the score-weighted heatmap, wherein a positioning score is generated, - Providing the positioning score. - Receiving input data wherein the input data comprises an X-ray image comprising the examining region, - Applying a first trained function to the input data, wherein at least one region of interest (13.1, 13.2,..., 13.n) is detected in the X-ray image and a heatmap comprising the at least one region of interest is generated, - Applying a second trained function (14, 14.1, 14.2,..., 14.n) to the input data and the heatmap, wherein an individual score for each of the at least one region of interest is generated, and a score-weighted heatmap is generated based on the at least one region of interest and the individual scores (16.1, 16.2,..., 16.n), - Applying a third trained function to the input data and the score-weighted heatmap, wherein a positioning score is generated, - Providing the positioning score.
A process for making a compound of formula IV, comprising the steps of a) hydrogenating and reducing a compound of formula II wherein X is Br and Y is H and PG 1 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, methoxyethoxymethyl, benzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, 3,4-dichloro-benzyl; -CH 2 COOH, -CH 2 COOR x, and -CH 2 CH 2 OPG 2; and PG 2 is TBDMS; and R a is hydroxy; to obtain racemic compound of formula III; b) contacting racemic compound of formula III with Lipase AK in the presence of a solvent; and c) obtaining an optically pure compound IV; a) hydrogenating and reducing a compound of formula II wherein X is Br and Y is H and PG 1 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, methoxyethoxymethyl, benzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, 3,4-dichloro-benzyl; -CH 2 COOH, -CH 2 COOR x, and -CH 2 CH 2 OPG 2; and PG 2 is TBDMS; and R a is hydroxy; to obtain racemic compound of formula III; X is Br and Y is H and PG 1 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, methoxymethyl, benzyloxymethyl, methoxyethoxymethyl, benzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, 2,6-dichlorobenzyl, 3,4-dichloro-benzyl; -CH 2 COOH, -CH 2 COOR x, and -CH 2 CH 2 OPG 2; and PG 2 is TBDMS; and R a is hydroxy; to obtain racemic compound of formula III; b) contacting racemic compound of formula III with Lipase AK in the presence of a solvent; and c) obtaining an optically pure compound IV;
Hotplate device having a heating element support unit for supporting at least one heating element (12a-d) and an electronic support unit which differs from an electronic circuit board and the heating element support unit for supporting at least one electronic unit, wherein the heating element support unit and at least one part of the electronic unit are arranged on different sides of the electronic support unit, characterised in that the heating element support unit is formed entirely from sheet metal.
A porous multi-layered tubular structure containing a physiologically active substance in pores, the tubular structure comprising a tubular structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked, wherein a plurality of pores are formed in each of the layers, and the physiologically active substance is contained in the pores of at least one of the layers, characterized in that, each of the layers is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyurethane, the tubular structure is formed of three or more layers, and a porosity of a layer positioned next to an outermost layer of the tubular structure is smaller than porosities of the other layers, as measured according to International Standardization Organization standard 7198:1998. wherein a plurality of pores are formed in each of the layers, and the physiologically active substance is contained in the pores of at least one of the layers, characterized in that, each of the layers is made of at least one material selected from the group consisting of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, and polyurethane, the tubular structure is formed of three or more layers, and a porosity of a layer positioned next to an outermost layer of the tubular structure is smaller than porosities of the other layers, as measured according to International Standardization Organization standard 7198:1998.