mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for determining characteristics of a medium, comprising the steps of: a) providing a container (1, 1') delimiting an interior space filled with the medium to be characterized such that an inner surface of a side wall of the container (1, 1') forms an interface with the medium, b) exciting acoustic waves in the container side wall by means of at least one transmitter, c) converting at least a part of the energy associated with the acoustic waves excited in the side wall of the container (1, 1') into volume sound waves of the medium, d) reconverting at least a part of the energy associated with the volume sound waves into acoustic waves in container side wall, characterized by receiving acoustic waves evoked by the transmitter by at least a first and a second receiver, determining a temperature of the medium and/or the container side wall from a signal generated by the first receiver upon receipt of acoustic waves travelling from the transmitter to the first receiver in the container side wall (100, 111), determining characteristics of the medium from a signal generated by the second receiver upon receipt of acoustic waves generated by reconverting energy of the volume sound waves according to step d), wherein the temperature determined using the signal of the first receiver is taken into account when evaluating the signal of the second receiver. a) providing a container (1, 1') delimiting an interior space filled with the medium to be characterized such that an inner surface of a side wall of the container (1, 1') forms an interface with the medium, b) exciting acoustic waves in the container side wall by means of at least one transmitter, c) converting at least a part of the energy associated with the acoustic waves excited in the side wall of the container (1, 1') into volume sound waves of the medium, d) reconverting at least a part of the energy associated with the volume sound waves into acoustic waves in container side wall,
Process for modulating the expression of a gene regulated by a microRNA in an eukaryotic plant cell, comprising carrying out a step of accumulation of a miPEP in said eukaryotic plant cell and said miPEP having: - a size from 3 to 100 amino acids, preferably 4 to 20 amino acids, and - a peptide sequence identical to that encoded by a nucleotide sequence contained in the primary transcript of a microRNA regulating the expression of said gene, and - being capable of modulating the accumulation of said microRNA, in which the accumulation of said miPEP in said eukaryotic plant cell induces a modulation of the expression of said gene with respect to the expression of said gene without accumulation of said miPEP. comprising carrying out a step of accumulation of a miPEP in said eukaryotic plant cell and said miPEP having: - a size from 3 to 100 amino acids, preferably 4 to 20 amino acids, and - a peptide sequence identical to that encoded by a nucleotide sequence contained in the primary transcript of a microRNA regulating the expression of said gene, and - being capable of modulating the accumulation of said microRNA, - a size from 3 to 100 amino acids, preferably 4 to 20 amino acids, and - a peptide sequence identical to that encoded by a nucleotide sequence contained in the primary transcript of a microRNA regulating the expression of said gene, and - being capable of modulating the accumulation of said microRNA, in which the accumulation of said miPEP in said eukaryotic plant cell induces a modulation of the expression of said gene with respect to the expression of said gene without accumulation of said miPEP.
A method for etching an element surface comprising: contacting an element surface having metal atoms therein with a compound that contains labile H + for a first time period to produce a first modified surface; contacting the first modified surface with a compound that contains labile H + and that can react with a metal for forming a ligand attached to the metal for a second time period that reacts with the first modified surface to form a volatile metal-containing compound including a metal atom and the protic ligand-forming compound; and removing the volatile metal-containing compound wherein said compound that contains labile H + is selected from the group consisting of, C 1-6 carboxylic acids, C 1-6 primary alcohols, C 2-8 secondary alcohols, C 6-10 phenols,, and combinations thereof and wherein said compound that contains labile H + and that can react with a metal for forming a ligand attached to the metal is selected from the group consisting of: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10 are each independently H or C 1-12 alkyl or N(R 11) 2 and R 11 is C 1-12 alkyl. contacting an element surface having metal atoms therein with a compound that contains labile H + for a first time period to produce a first modified surface; contacting the first modified surface with a compound that contains labile H + and that can react with a metal for forming a ligand attached to the metal for a second time period that reacts with the first modified surface to form a volatile metal-containing compound including a metal atom and the protic ligand-forming compound; and removing the volatile metal-containing compound wherein said compound that contains labile H + is selected from the group consisting of, C 1-6 carboxylic acids, C 1-6 primary alcohols, C 2-8 secondary alcohols, C 6-10 phenols,, and combinations thereof and wherein said compound that contains labile H + and that can react with a metal for forming a ligand attached to the metal is selected from the group consisting of: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10 are each independently H or C 1-12 alkyl or N(R 11) 2 and R 11 is C 1-12 alkyl.
A method of detecting an MTB nucleic acid in a biological sample, comprising: a) inactivating said biological sample with an inactivating reagent to generate an inactivated sample; b) extracting DNA from said inactivated sample; c) contacting said DNA with primer pairs SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2, SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4 and SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8, and nucleic acid probes SEQ ID NOs: 5, 6 and 9; d) performing an amplification assay to amplify one or more MTB nucleic acid targets; and e) identifying the presence of said MTB nucleic acid targets in said sample. a) inactivating said biological sample with an inactivating reagent to generate an inactivated sample; b) extracting DNA from said inactivated sample; c) contacting said DNA with primer pairs SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2, SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4 and SEQ ID NOs: 7 and 8, and nucleic acid probes SEQ ID NOs: 5, 6 and 9; d) performing an amplification assay to amplify one or more MTB nucleic acid targets; and e) identifying the presence of said MTB nucleic acid targets in said sample.
A transparent optical projection display for monitoring a display image, comprising a combiner system, an image producing arrangement, and a display image monitor for monitoring said display image in said transparent optical projection display characterized in that the display image monitor comprises a fiber optic face plate and an image sensor, wherein the fiber optic face plate comprises a first surface with optic fiber ends and a second surface with corresponding optic fiber ends, said fiber optic face plate being adapted to transfer light from the first surface to the second surface through the optic fibers, wherein the first surface is arranged to access a part of the display image in the transparent optical projection display at a focused image plane and thus allowing light of the part of the display image to enter the optic fiber ends, wherein the second surface is arranged to direct the part of the display image to the image sensor, thereby translating/transferring the part of the display image from the focused image plane to the image sensor, wherein the focused image plane is a focused image plane between the image producing arrangement and the combiner system. wherein the fiber optic face plate comprises a first surface with optic fiber ends and a second surface with corresponding optic fiber ends, said fiber optic face plate being adapted to transfer light from the first surface to the second surface through the optic fibers, wherein the first surface is arranged to access a part of the display image in the transparent optical projection display at a focused image plane and thus allowing light of the part of the display image to enter the optic fiber ends, wherein the second surface is arranged to direct the part of the display image to the image sensor, thereby translating/transferring the part of the display image from the focused image plane to the image sensor, wherein the focused image plane is a focused image plane between the image producing arrangement and the combiner system.
Process for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, in which the following steps are applied sequentially: a) an aqueous alkaline composition comprising one or more alkaline agents in an amount such that the pH of the composition is greater than at least 10 is applied to the said fibres, b) the said fibres are optionally rinsed, c) optionally, the treatment is neutralized, and the fibres are washed with shampoo and rinsed, d) optionally, the fibres are dried or left to dry, e) a dye composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, one or more natural dyes, chosen from lawsone and henna, curcumin, alizarin, purpurin, purpurogallin, indigo, Tyrian purple, chlorophylline, sorghum, kermesic acid, carminic acid, catechin, epicatechin, juglone, bixin, betanin, quercetin, chromene dyes and chroman dyes, and laccaic acids, is applied to the said fibres, f) optionally, the fibres are washed and rinsed, g) the fibres are dried or left to dry; the dye composition being applied on said fibres just after performing the permanent reshaping process of step a) and the optional rinsing, neutralizing, washing and drying steps. a) an aqueous alkaline composition comprising one or more alkaline agents in an amount such that the pH of the composition is greater than at least 10 is applied to the said fibres, b) the said fibres are optionally rinsed, c) optionally, the treatment is neutralized, and the fibres are washed with shampoo and rinsed, d) optionally, the fibres are dried or left to dry, e) a dye composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, one or more natural dyes, chosen from lawsone and henna, curcumin, alizarin, purpurin, purpurogallin, indigo, Tyrian purple, chlorophylline, sorghum, kermesic acid, carminic acid, catechin, epicatechin, juglone, bixin, betanin, quercetin, chromene dyes and chroman dyes, and laccaic acids, is applied to the said fibres, f) optionally, the fibres are washed and rinsed, g) the fibres are dried or left to dry;
A feedback torque limiter device for an actuator having an input shaft, output shaft and gear reduction for transmitting torque from the input shaft to the output shaft, the device comprising: an output torque sensor that is adapted to sense actuator output torque downstream from the gear reduction, an input torque limiter that grounds additional torque from the input shaft when engaged; and a feedback mechanism that engages the input torque limiter when the output torque sensed by the output torque sensor reaches a predetermined value, characterized in that the output torque sensor comprises: a torque sensor input shaft that is adapted to receive torque from the gear reduction; a piston that is configured to receive torque from the torque sensor input shaft, transmits torque to the actuator output shaft and connects to the feedback mechanism; and disc springs to provide a preload torque to the piston. an output torque sensor that is adapted to sense actuator output torque downstream from the gear reduction, an input torque limiter that grounds additional torque from the input shaft when engaged; and a feedback mechanism that engages the input torque limiter when the output torque sensed by the output torque sensor reaches a predetermined value, characterized in that the output torque sensor comprises: a torque sensor input shaft that is adapted to receive torque from the gear reduction; a piston that is configured to receive torque from the torque sensor input shaft, transmits torque to the actuator output shaft and connects to the feedback mechanism; and disc springs to provide a preload torque to the piston. a torque sensor input shaft that is adapted to receive torque from the gear reduction; a piston that is configured to receive torque from the torque sensor input shaft, transmits torque to the actuator output shaft and connects to the feedback mechanism; and disc springs to provide a preload torque to the piston.
A central processing center configured to process call information from a wireless communication device, the central processing center comprising: one or more circuits and/or processors configured to: communicate directly with the wireless communication device via a wireless access point using an Internet protocol; process payment for the call, the processing payment including: accessing a Debit Account stored on a server that is associated with the authenticated caller; verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the call; and deducting the payment from the Debit Account; performing call restriction processing on the call; and authenticating at least one of the wireless communication device and a caller, the authenticating including: receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and matching the received identifying information with identification information previously stored in the server, wherein the server provides database support for the processing of the call information. one or more circuits and/or processors configured to: communicate directly with the wireless communication device via a wireless access point using an Internet protocol; process payment for the call, the processing payment including: accessing a Debit Account stored on a server that is associated with the authenticated caller; verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the call; and deducting the payment from the Debit Account; performing call restriction processing on the call; and authenticating at least one of the wireless communication device and a caller, the authenticating including: receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and matching the received identifying information with identification information previously stored in the server, communicate directly with the wireless communication device via a wireless access point using an Internet protocol; process payment for the call, the processing payment including: accessing a Debit Account stored on a server that is associated with the authenticated caller; verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the call; and deducting the payment from the Debit Account; accessing a Debit Account stored on a server that is associated with the authenticated caller; verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the call; and deducting the payment from the Debit Account; performing call restriction processing on the call; and authenticating at least one of the wireless communication device and a caller, the authenticating including: receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and matching the received identifying information with identification receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and matching the received identifying information with identification information previously stored in the server, wherein the server provides database support for the processing of the call information.
A print liquid supply sub-assembly, the print liquid supply sub-assembly to connect to a printer to provide a print liquid to the printer, comprising: a print liquid output configured to connect to a print liquid input of the printer; a first fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, the first fluidic channel comprising a first fluidic valve configured to open under action of a pump within the printer and configured to bias to a closed position when connected to the printer but not under action of the pump, thereby preventing the print liquid from entering a supply container upstream of the first fluidic valve; and a second fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, wherein the second fluidic channel is fluidically coupled to the first fluidic channel and comprises a second fluidic valve configured to selectively prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve. a print liquid output configured to connect to a print liquid input of the printer; a first fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, the first fluidic channel comprising a first fluidic valve configured to open under action of a pump within the printer and configured to bias to a closed position when connected to the printer but not under action of the pump, thereby preventing the print liquid from entering a supply container upstream of the first fluidic valve; and a second fluidic channel upstream of the print liquid output, wherein the second fluidic channel is fluidically coupled to the first fluidic channel and comprises a second fluidic valve configured to selectively prevent the fluid from passing out of the supply container downstream from the second fluidic valve.
A cooking management method for scheduling a cooking operation of a food processor comprising the following steps: - Determining an entertainment program of an entertainment device, - Determining a scheduling interval in which at least a user of the food processor is at least partially bound to the entertainment device for enjoying the entertainment program, - Creating a schedule of the cooking operation as a function of the scheduling interval. - Determining an entertainment program of an entertainment device, - Determining a scheduling interval in which at least a user of the food processor is at least partially bound to the entertainment device for enjoying the entertainment program, - Creating a schedule of the cooking operation as a function of the scheduling interval.
A process for obtaining a combustible or a fuel respectively, by thermally cracking a heavy oil in the presence of a wet, hydrocarbonaceous biomass, by heating the heavy oil until the pyrolysis of the hydrocarbonaceous biomass, whereby the combustibles and fuels, respectively, are formed, removed from the heated heavy oil, and subsequently condensed, wherein a hydrocarbonaceous biomass having a moisture content of a maximum of 1.0 wt.-% based on the biomass, said moisture content having been adjusted by drying in a heated heavy oil, preferably vacuum gas oil, at temperatures up to a maximum of 200°C, is used.
Composite film, comprising a carrier film, an adhesion promoter, a PVDC film and a coating based on PVDC applied onto the PVDC film, characterized in that particles made of polymers, natural substances, modified natural substances, anorganic materials or mixtures thereof are contained in the polyvinylidene chloride of the coating, the density of the particles is in the range of from 0.1 to 2.0 g/cm 2, the mean diameter of the particles is 1 to 100 μm, a number of particles protrudes out of the coating, and the largest particle diameter is equal to/larger than the thickness of the coating.
A sintered metallic material having a lamellar structure and comprising at least one ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic portion, said material having open-ended oriented porosities of dimension of between 1 and 100 μm, characterized by a density varying by less than 20% from one 1 cm 3 sample to another taken from a single-piece part made from said material.
A mobile telecommunications network including: a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals registered with the telecommunications network and the telecommunications network having control means operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto; a core having content processing means (2200, 2250) operable to provide a core service relating to content; wherein the core is operable to provide the core service relating to content on a per user/per bearer basis, using a GTP-U based connection; and a cloud hosted content processing means operable to provide a cloud-based service relating to content corresponding to the core service; wherein the control means is operable to transmit data to the cloud hosted content processing means for the performance of the cloud-based service thereon; wherein the control means is operable to select whether content is sent to the processing means (2200, 2250) of the core or to the cloud hosted content processing means, wherein the cloud-based service includes at least one of content charging and lawful interception, wherein the content that requires mobility support on a per user/per bearer basis is sent to the processing means (2200, 2250) of the core and wherein the content for which mobility is not provided by a GTP-U encapsulation framework is sent to the cloud hosted content processing means for performing at least one of content charging and lawful interception. a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals registered with the telecommunications network and the telecommunications network having control means operable to provide services to the users of the terminals connected thereto; a core having content processing means (2200, 2250) operable to provide a core service relating to content; wherein the core is operable to provide the core service relating to content on a per user/per bearer basis, using a GTP-U based connection; and a cloud hosted content processing means operable to provide a cloud-based service relating to content corresponding to the core service; wherein the control means is operable to transmit data to the cloud hosted content processing means for the performance of the cloud-based service thereon; wherein the control means is operable to select whether content is sent to the processing means (2200, 2250) of the core or to the cloud hosted content processing means, wherein the cloud-based service includes at least one of content charging and lawful interception, wherein the content that requires mobility support on a per user/per bearer basis is sent to the processing means (2200, 2250) of the core and wherein the content for which mobility is not provided by a GTP-U encapsulation framework is sent to the cloud hosted content processing means for performing at least one of content charging and lawful interception.
An electrical feedthrough assembly for a biostimulator, comprising: an electrode body (302, 700, 800, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1602, 1802) including a cup (412, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1806) having an electrode wall (502, 1310, 1410, 1510, 1610, 1810) extending distally from an electrode base (504, 1312, 1412, 1512, 1612, 1812) around an electrode cavity (506, 1314, 1414, 1514, 1614, 1814) located on a longitudinal axis (108, 1324, 1424, 1524, 1624, 1824), and a pin (414, 1308, 1408, 1508, 1608, 1808) extending proximally from the electrode base (504, 1312, 1412, 1512, 1612, 1812) along the longitudinal axis (108, 1324, 1424, 1524, 1624, 1824), characterized in that the cup (412, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1806) and the pin (414, 1308, 1408, 1508, 1608, 1808) are integrally formed from a single blank material such that the electrode body (302, 700, 800, 1302, 1402, 1502, 1602, 1802) is monolithic.