mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Arrangement (3; 103) for drying air, in particular for a compressed air system (4; 104) of a rail vehicle (1; 101), with an air dryer (12; 112) having an air dryer inlet (17; 117) for admitting the air to be dried, at least one drying chamber (22; 122) and an air duct system (32; 132) connected to the drying chamber for conducting air dried by means of the drying chamber, wherein the air duct system has at least two regeneration duct sections (32g, 32h; 132g, 132h) which are each connected in parallel and provided with a regeneration nozzle (30, 31; 130, 131), and in one of which, in series with the regeneration nozzle, a switching means (28, 128) for need-based switching on and off of the one regeneration duct section (32h; 132h) is arranged, characterised by a control device (16; 116) which is suitably designed to control the switching means (28; 128) as a function of the operating state of an air conditioning system (5; 105).
A flower pot comprising: an upper part; a middle part connected at one end to the upper part; and a bottom part connected to an opposite end of the middle part; the bottom part having a channel extending from one side of the bottom part to the other side of the bottom part; said channel having a plurality of slots on its apex for receiving teeth to hold the pot in position on a horizontal rail associated to a tray and prevent the pot from sliding along the rail, and wherein the height (H 2) of said channel is about 1/3 of the height (H 1) of said pot.
A method for combined pump-water pressure/compressed-air energy storage with a constant turbine water pressure, wherein with the energy which is to be stored a liquid medium, in particular water, is pumped into a pressure-resistant airtight cavity, in particular a pressurised-water container (1 - 1.5), so that a rising medium level in piston-like manner compresses a gas located in the pressurised-water container (1 - 1.5), in particular air, until it is filled with medium, and presses the gas through a connecting line into a pressurised-gas container (2 - 2.5) and closes it off with a shutoff valve (17.2), so that the energy is stored in the compressed gas, characterised in that the energy in the compressed air is maintained up to the time of the energy recovery by supplying the energy-stored compressed air through a second connecting line to the pressurised-water container (1 - 1.5) with opened closing valves (17.3, 17.4) and with an air-pressure reducing valve arranged therebetween which passes the highly-compressed compressed air in pressure-reduced manner into the filled pressurised-water container (1 - 1.5) and maintains the water pressure for driving e.g. turbines at a constant pressure level of the operating pressure which is set in the reducing valve.
A switch assembly for an ultrasonic surgical instrument including a handle housing configured to be supported in one hand, the switch assembly comprising: a first switch arrangement operably supported on a forward portion of the handle housing and being selectively pivotable relative to at least one first switch contact; and a second switch arrangement comprising at least one of: a right switch button having a barrel-like shape, the right switch button being movably supported on a right side of the handle housing, the right switch button being selectively pivotable relative to at least one right switch contact supported by the handle housing; and a left switch button having a barrel-like shape, the left switch button being movably supported on a left side of the handle housing, the left switch button being selectively pivotable relative to at least one left switch contact supported by the handle housing and wherein the first and second switch arrangements (5030, 5060) are configured to be selectively operated by a single hand supporting the handle housing, and the right and left switch buttons (5062, 5066) are configured to be activated by a sweeping motion of a thumb and/or finger of the single hand supporting the handle housing. a first switch arrangement operably supported on a forward portion of the handle housing and being selectively pivotable relative to at least one first switch contact; and a second switch arrangement comprising at least one of: a right switch button having a barrel-like shape, the right switch button being movably supported on a right side of the handle housing, the right switch button being selectively pivotable relative to at least one right switch contact supported by the handle housing; and a left switch button having a barrel-like shape, the left switch button being movably supported on a left side of the handle housing, the left switch button being selectively pivotable relative to at least one left switch contact supported by the handle housing and wherein the first and second switch arrangements (5030, 5060) are configured to be selectively operated by a single hand supporting the handle housing, and the right and left switch buttons (5062, 5066) are configured to be activated by a sweeping motion of a thumb and/or finger of the single hand supporting the handle housing.
Combination of a heart valve prosthesis and an instrument for the implantation thereof, the heart valve prosthesis (1; 1000) configured to be implanted at cardiac valve annulus located at an interface between a ventricle and an atrium, the heart valve prosthesis (1; 1000) including: - a first portion (2; 1002) configured for enclosing a plurality of chordae tendineae in the ventricle and native valve leaflets to which said chordae tendineae are connected, and - a second portion (4; 1004) including a radially expandable annular member (6; 1006) and a prosthetic heart valve (8; 1008) anchored to said radially expandable annular member (6; 1006), wherein the radially expandable annular member (6; 1006) of the second portion (4: 1004) is a stent member, wherein said first portion (2; 1002) is configured to be implanted in the ventricle, and wherein said second portion (4; 1004) is configured to be implanted and coupled to the first portion (2; 1002) at the cardiac valve annulus. wherein the second portion (4; 1004) is configured to be coupled to the first portion (2; 1002) in a snap-fit fashion, wherein the first portion (2; 1002) includes a spire-like member (20; 1020) having a plug member (23; 1023) configured to be coupled to a socket (62; 1062) on the second portion (4; 1004) to provide coupling of the first portion (2; 1002) to the second portion (4; 1004) in snap-fit fashion, the instrument for the implantation of the heart valve prosthesis including: - a proximal tip; - a shaft, - a sheath slidably mounted along said shaft and configured for holding the stent member of said second portion in a radially collapsed state, - a manipulation assembly, wherein said plug member defines said proximal tip, wherein said shaft is releasably coupled to said plug member, and wherein said second portion is mounted inside said sheath so that said socket member is also slidably mounted onto said shaft. - a first portion (2; 1002) configured for enclosing a plurality of chordae tendineae in the ventricle and native valve leaflets to which said chordae tendineae are connected, and - a second portion (4; 1004) including a radially expandable annular member (6; 1006) and a prosthetic heart valve (8; 1008) anchored to said radially expandable annular member (6; 1006), wherein the radially expandable annular member (6; 1006) of the second portion (4: 1004) is a stent member, - a proximal tip; - a shaft, - a sheath slidably mounted along said shaft and configured for holding the stent member of said second portion in a radially collapsed state, - a manipulation assembly,
A composition comprising: a MS2 virus-like particle comprising a MS2 bacteriophage single chain coat polypeptide dimer having at least one antigenic human papillomavirus L2 peptide corresponding to amino acids 17-31 of HPV type 16 L2 protein inserted at the amino terminus of the MS2 bacteriophage single chain coat polypeptide; wherein said peptide is displayed on said virus-like particle.
An in vitro method for detecting the presence of endometriosis in a human or animal subject which comprises the steps of: (i) determining the day or phase of the menstrual cycle; (ii) measuring an intact nucleosome in blood, serum or plasma samples which have been obtained from said subject at two or more different times during the menstrual cycle, characterised in that a first sample is taken during the menses phase of the menstrual cycle and a second sample is taken during the follicular or luteal phase of the menstrual cycle; and (iii) using the levels of the intact nucleosome in, and the difference in biomarker levels between, the two samples as an indicator of the presence of endometriosis in the human or animal subject. (i) determining the day or phase of the menstrual cycle; (ii) measuring an intact nucleosome in blood, serum or plasma samples which have been obtained from said subject at two or more different times during the menstrual cycle, characterised in that a first sample is taken during the menses phase of the menstrual cycle and a second sample is taken during the follicular or luteal phase of the menstrual cycle; and (iii) using the levels of the intact nucleosome in, and the difference in biomarker levels between, the two samples as an indicator of the presence of endometriosis in the human or animal subject.
A compression molding method for particulate matter filled in a cavity of a die by an upper punch arranged above the die, or by a lower punch arranged underneath the die, comprising: compressing the particulate matter filled in the cavity of the die to a predetermined pressure by moving the upper punch downwardly or moving the lower punch upwardly; characterized by comprising: detaching a reciprocating mechanism from an upper ram to create a clearance from the upper ram to allow the upper punch to be pushed upwardly by a reaction force of the particulate matter; applying a weight of the upper punch to the particulate matter by falling the upper punch gravitationally within the clearance; compressing the particulate matter by applying an impact force thereto by actuating a magnetostrictive actuator functioning as an impact force applying means arranged between the upper punch and an upper ram to which the upper punch is attached, or arranged between the lower punch and a lower ram to which the lower punch is attached; and thereafter further compressing the particulate matter by moving the upper punch downwardly or moving the lower punch upwardly. compressing the particulate matter filled in the cavity of the die to a predetermined pressure by moving the upper punch downwardly or moving the lower punch upwardly; detaching a reciprocating mechanism from an upper ram to create a clearance from the upper ram to allow the upper punch to be pushed upwardly by a reaction force of the particulate matter; applying a weight of the upper punch to the particulate matter by falling the upper punch gravitationally within the clearance; compressing the particulate matter by applying an impact force thereto by actuating a magnetostrictive actuator functioning as an impact force applying means arranged between the upper punch and an upper ram to which the upper punch is attached, or arranged between the lower punch and a lower ram to which the lower punch is attached; thereafter further compressing the particulate matter by moving the upper punch downwardly or moving the lower punch upwardly.
A method, performed in a base station (402, 500) in a telecommunications network, for beam index filtering, the method comprising: receiving a beam index for a User Equipment, UE (412, 800); storing the received beam index into a queue of length N for storing received beam indexes, N being greater than one; selecting a beam index from the queue according to a filtering algorithm; and using the selected beam index for transmissions to the UE. receiving a beam index for a User Equipment, UE (412, 800); storing the received beam index into a queue of length N for storing received beam indexes, N being greater than one; selecting a beam index from the queue according to a filtering algorithm; and using the selected beam index for transmissions to the UE.
A medical device for use in surgery, wherein said medical device comprises a metal, characterised in that the metal has a first hard coating layer applied to said metal, a second PTFE coating layer applied to said hard coating, and a third soap based lubricant coating layer applied to said PTFE layer.
A method for adjusting an emission parameter of a laser, wherein the method is applied to a wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network system, and comprises: monitoring a power value of output light of the laser and a power value of reflected light, wherein the reflected light is light reflected back by a Faraday rotation mirror when the output light passes through the Faraday rotation mirror; obtaining an insertion loss value according to the power value of the output light, the power value of the reflected light, and a parameter of the Faraday rotation mirror, wherein the insertion loss value is a power loss, of the output light of the laser, on a one-way link between the laser and the Faraday rotation mirror; obtaining a bias current value according to the insertion loss value; and adjusting the power value of the output light of the laser by using the obtained bias current value. monitoring a power value of output light of the laser and a power value of reflected light, wherein the reflected light is light reflected back by a Faraday rotation mirror when the output light passes through the Faraday rotation mirror; obtaining an insertion loss value according to the power value of the output light, the power value of the reflected light, and a parameter of the Faraday rotation mirror, wherein the insertion loss value is a power loss, of the output light of the laser, on a one-way link between the laser and the Faraday rotation mirror; obtaining a bias current value according to the insertion loss value; and adjusting the power value of the output light of the laser by using the obtained bias current value.
A method for producing a regenerative hair follicle germ for transplantation which is capable of permanently forming colored hair after transplantation, comprising: preparing a first cell mass comprising mesenchymal cells, preparing a second cell mass comprising epithelial cells, preparing a cell mass comprising pigment stem cells which is prepared from the subbulge region or from the hair matrix base of a hair follicle or from a combination thereof, and subjecting the cell mass comprising pigment stem cells to a unification treatment, binding the cell mass comprising the pigment stem cells to at least one among the first cell mass and the second cell mass, and subsequently closely contacting the first cell mass and the second cell mass, at least one of which has been bound to the cell mass comprising the pigment stem cells, and culturing them within a support. preparing a first cell mass comprising mesenchymal cells, preparing a second cell mass comprising epithelial cells, preparing a cell mass comprising pigment stem cells which is prepared from the subbulge region or from the hair matrix base of a hair follicle or from a combination thereof, and subjecting the cell mass comprising pigment stem cells to a unification treatment, binding the cell mass comprising the pigment stem cells to at least one among the first cell mass and the second cell mass, and subsequently closely contacting the first cell mass and the second cell mass, at least one of which has been bound to the cell mass comprising the pigment stem cells, and culturing them within a support.
Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cell for use as a medicament in the treatment of medical conditions associated with inflammation and/or an unwanted immune response in subjects without an alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, wherein said stem cells comprise an exogenous nucleic acid comprising (i) an Alpha-1 antitrypsin encoding region operably linked to (ii) a promoter or promoter/enhancer combination.
A sausage cutting apparatus including: a support base defining a feed path along which a sausage to be cut is supported and displaced; a first cutting assembly located at one side of the feed path, including an elongate continuous carrier member and a plurality of longitudinally-spaced first cutting devices which are fixedly connected to the carrier member, each first cutting device having a cutting blade and an adjacent abutment formation which is spaced therefrom;, the sausage cutting apparatus further including a second cutting assembly located at an opposite side of the feed path, including an elongate continuous carrier member and a plurality of longitudinally-spaced second cutting devices which are fixedly connected to the carrier member, each second cutting device having a cutting blade; and a guide system (41.2,43.21,43.22,49,50) for guiding displacement of the first and second cutting devices along first and second cutter paths, respectively, adjacent the feed path in an arrangement wherein each of the first cutting devices is associated with a particular one of the second cutting devices such that during a cutting operation, the associated first and second cutting devices are initially displaced inwardly towards one another until the cutting blade of the second cutting device is at least partially received within the space defined between the cutting blade and the abutment formation of the first cutting device in a conjugate meshing action so as to sever the sausage and thereafter displaced in a direction away from one another. a support base defining a feed path along which a sausage to be cut is supported and displaced; a first cutting assembly located at one side of the feed path, including an elongate continuous carrier member and a plurality of longitudinally-spaced first cutting devices which are fixedly connected to the carrier member, each first cutting device having a cutting blade and an adjacent abutment formation which is spaced therefrom;, the sausage cutting apparatus further including a second cutting assembly located at an opposite side of the feed path, including an elongate continuous carrier member and a plurality of longitudinally-spaced second cutting devices which are fixedly connected to the carrier member, each second cutting device having a cutting blade; and a guide system (41.2,43.21,43.22,49,50) for guiding displacement of the first and second cutting devices along first and second cutter paths, respectively, adjacent the feed path in an arrangement wherein each of the first cutting devices is associated with a particular one of the second cutting devices such that during a cutting operation, the associated first and second cutting devices are initially displaced inwardly towards one another until the cutting blade of the second cutting device is at least partially received within the space defined between the cutting blade and the abutment formation of the first cutting device in a conjugate meshing action so as to sever the sausage and thereafter displaced in a direction away from one another.
A polymer having at least a structural unit of formula: wherein A is a polymer of a C 2-20 -olefin and has a weight average molecular weight of 400-500,000, measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography; R is H, C 1-18 -alkyl or C 1-18 -aralkyl; one of X and Y is hydroxyl or a polyalkylene glycol group, and the other is -OR 7, -SR 7 or -N(R 8)(R 9), wherein R 7 -R 9 each independently are H, acyl, a hydrocarbon group or a polyalkylene glycol group; and X and Y may be bonded to each other to form a 5-membered ring. A is a polymer of a C 2-20 -olefin and has a weight average molecular weight of 400-500,000, measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography; R is H, C 1-18 -alkyl or C 1-18 -aralkyl; one of X and Y is hydroxyl or a polyalkylene glycol group, and the other is -OR 7, -SR 7 or -N(R 8)(R 9), wherein R 7 -R 9 each independently are H, acyl, a hydrocarbon group or a polyalkylene glycol group; and X and Y may be bonded to each other to form a 5-membered ring.
Method for processing a digital data stream comprising video content data CW scrambled with a first algorithm using at least one control word, audio content data KS encrypted with a secrete second algorithm using a system key and said digital data stream further comprising encrypted control messages comprising at least one of the control words, the digital data stream entering into a receiver comprising a video descrambler device, the receiver being coupled to a primary secure device and a secondary secure device, the method comprising steps of: - extracting by the receiver a control message from the digital data stream, - transmitting to the primary secure device the extracted control message, the primary secure device: - decrypting the control message, - obtaining the control word from the control message and - transmitting the control word to the receiver, - descrambling the video content data CW with the first algorithm by using the control word, the method is characterized in that it further comprise steps of - transmitting to the secondary secure device the encrypted audio content data KS, the secondary secure device: - decrypting the audio content data KS with the secrete second algorithm by using the system key, the secrete second algorithm and the system key being previously implemented in the secondary secure device, - adding a watermark on the decrypted audio content data (AU') and - returning the watermarked decrypted audio content data (AU' WM) to the receiver, - outputting by the receiver the descrambled video content data and the watermarked decrypted audio content data (AU' WM) to a display device. - extracting by the receiver a control message from the digital data stream, - transmitting to the primary secure device the extracted control message, the primary secure device: - decrypting the control message, - obtaining the control word from the control message and - transmitting the control word to the receiver, - descrambling the video content data CW with the first algorithm by using the control word, - transmitting to the secondary secure device the encrypted audio content data KS, the secondary secure device: - decrypting the audio content data KS with the secrete second algorithm by using the system key, the secrete second algorithm and the system key being previously implemented in the secondary secure device, - adding a watermark on the decrypted audio content data (AU') and - returning the watermarked decrypted audio content data (AU' WM) to the receiver, - outputting by the receiver the descrambled video content data and the watermarked decrypted audio content data (AU' WM) to a display device.
Apparatus for examining an object for checking a person for suspicious items, having a scanning system for scanning the object by way of waves and having an evaluation system, characterized in that an optical marking system is present which indicates the position of an item that has been classified as suspicious on the object itself or in a mirror image of the object using visible light.