mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An isolated constitutive promoter, which is a size variant of the Pichia pastoris pCS1 promoter set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, which size variant has a length of 500-1500 bp, at least 90% identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and comprises a nucleic acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to any one of SEQ ID NO: 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein said size variant exhibits the same expression or transcriptional strength as the pCS1 promoter set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 +/- 20%, and/or at least a 1.1-fold increase compared to the native P. pastoris pGAP promoter set forth in SEQ ID NO:13, wherein the size variant is not SEQ ID NO:2 of WO2014/138703 A1. wherein said size variant exhibits the same expression or transcriptional strength as the pCS1 promoter set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 +/- 20%, and/or at least a 1.1-fold increase compared to the native P. pastoris pGAP promoter set forth in SEQ ID NO:13, wherein the size variant is not SEQ ID NO:2 of WO2014/138703 A1.
A solid polymer electrolyte comprising: a lithium salt; a lithium ion conductor selected from Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12, Li 1+x Al x Ge 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0<x<1) and/or Li 1+x Al x Ti 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0<x<1); and a polymer represented by the following Formula 1: wherein n and m represent the number of moles of a repeating unit, and the molar ratio of n:m is in the range of 5:1 to 50:1. a lithium salt; a lithium ion conductor selected from Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12, Li 1+x Al x Ge 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0<x<1) and/or Li 1+x Al x Ti 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0<x<1); and a polymer represented by the following Formula 1: wherein n and m represent the number of moles of a repeating unit, and the molar ratio of n:m is in the range of 5:1 to 50:1. wherein n and m represent the number of moles of a repeating unit, and the molar ratio of n:m is in the range of 5:1 to 50:1.
A slat armor module for protecting a body against a threat having an anticipated impact direction, comprising a ballistic armor unit including a plurality of spaced apart slats, angled with respect to the anticipated impact direction, and a low density arrangement in the form of a solid structure used as a substrate for attachment thereto, or placing thereon, of said slats, providing the entire armor module with an average density lower than that of water, characterized in that the solid structure comprises a first member having a first mounting surface and second member having a second mounting surface, the arrangement being such that the slats are placed on the first mounting surface and clamped between the first member and the second member.
A system for measuring the state of degradation of cooking oil comprising: a cooking appliance comprising a fryer pot; a vat with a receiving space configured for receipt of cooking oil, the vat remote from the cooking appliance used to cook food product with cooking oil, wherein the vat is movable with respect to the cooking appliance; a pump in fluid communication with the vat, the pump taking suction from the receiving space; a sensor disposed within the vat and adapted to measure an electrical property that is indicative of the quality of the cooking oil within the vat; and a controller, characterized in that: the system further comprises a second sensor, the second sensor being rigidly mounted upon the fryer pot and being configured interact with oil disposed within the cooking appliance, wherein the second sensor is adapted to measure the electrical property of the cooking oil within the fryer pot that is indicative of the quality of the cooking oil, wherein the second sensor is configured to send a signal to the controller that is representative of the measurement of the electrical property of the cooking oil within the fryer pot by the second sensor, and the controller is configured to compare the measurement of the second sensor with a measurement of the electrical property of the cooking oil within the vat received from the sensor, and the controller is configured to modify a calibration of the sensor based upon a determined difference between the measurement by the sensor and the measurement by the second sensor. a cooking appliance comprising a fryer pot; a vat with a receiving space configured for receipt of cooking oil, the vat remote from the cooking appliance used to cook food product with cooking oil, wherein the vat is movable with respect to the cooking appliance; a pump in fluid communication with the vat, the pump taking suction from the receiving space; a sensor disposed within the vat and adapted to measure an electrical property that is indicative of the quality of the cooking oil within the vat; and a controller, characterized in that: the system further comprises a second sensor, the second sensor being rigidly mounted upon the fryer pot and being configured interact with oil disposed within the cooking appliance, wherein the second sensor is adapted to measure the electrical property of the cooking oil within the fryer pot that is indicative of the quality of the cooking oil, wherein the second sensor is configured to send a signal to the controller that is representative of the measurement of the electrical property of the cooking oil within the fryer pot by the second sensor, and the controller is configured to compare the measurement of the second sensor with a measurement of the electrical property of the cooking oil within the vat received from the sensor, and the controller is configured to modify a calibration of the sensor based upon a determined difference between the measurement by the sensor and the measurement by the second sensor.
Method for comminuting a thermoplastic polymer, and for producing a powdery substance with a predefined grain distribution therefrom, having the following method steps: - predefining a desired grain distribution of the powdery substance, - comminuting the thermoplastic polymer, provided in lump form, in a comminution apparatus to produce a starting powder comprising grains, - sieving said starting powder at least once until the powdery substance with the predefined grain distribution is obtained, wherein a release agent is introduced into the comminution apparatus in the comminution step, wherein the release agent has the form of a fine powder and coats the grains of the starting powder in the manner of dust, thereby reducing the starting powder's tack and agglomerate formation capability, wherein a) the comminution step is carried out in a mill that is part of the comminution apparatus and during this process a coolant is fed into the comminution apparatus at a temperature < -50°C, or b) the comminution step uses a spray tower, in which the thermoplastic polymer is comminuted by melting or dissolving and then atomising by means of at least one spray nozzle, wherein an coolant is fed into the comminution apparatus at a temperature < -50°C. - predefining a desired grain distribution of the powdery substance, - comminuting the thermoplastic polymer, provided in lump form, in a comminution apparatus to produce a starting powder comprising grains, - sieving said starting powder at least once until the powdery substance with the predefined grain distribution is obtained, wherein a release agent is introduced into the comminution apparatus in the comminution step, wherein the release agent has the form of a fine powder and coats the grains of the starting powder in the manner of dust, thereby reducing the starting powder's tack and agglomerate formation capability, wherein a) the comminution step is carried out in a mill that is part of the comminution apparatus and during this process a coolant is fed into the comminution apparatus at a temperature < -50°C, or b) the comminution step uses a spray tower, in which the thermoplastic polymer is comminuted by melting or dissolving and then atomising by means of at least one spray nozzle, wherein an coolant is fed into the comminution apparatus at a temperature < -50°C.
Apparatus for attaching an object to bone, the apparatus comprising: a suture assembly comprising: a first suture having a generally U-shaped configuration comprising a first arm, a second arm and a first bridge connecting the first arm of the first suture to the second arm of the first suture; characterized in that the suture assembly further comprises a second suture comprising a first arm, a second arm and a second bridge connecting the first arm of the second suture to the second arm of the second suture; the first arm of the second suture being helically wound around the first arm of the first suture in a single first direction, and the second arm of the second suture being helically wound around the second arm of the first suture in a single second, opposite direction; the suture assembly being capable of assuming (i) a longitudinally-extended, radially-contracted first configuration, and (ii) a longitudinally-contracted, radially-expanded second configuration; wherein at least one of the first suture and the second suture comprises a hollow tubular structure. a first suture having a generally U-shaped configuration comprising a first arm, a second arm and a first bridge connecting the first arm of the first suture to the second arm of the first suture; characterized in that the suture assembly further comprises a second suture comprising a first arm, a second arm and a second bridge connecting the first arm of the second suture to the second arm of the second suture; the first arm of the second suture being helically wound around the first arm of the first suture in a single first direction, and the second arm of the second suture being helically wound around the second arm of the first suture in a single second, opposite direction; the suture assembly being capable of assuming (i) a longitudinally-extended, radially-contracted first configuration, and (ii) a longitudinally-contracted, radially-expanded second configuration; wherein at least one of the first suture and the second suture comprises a hollow tubular structure.
A reciprocating vitrectomy probe (100, 100-2) for use in ophthalmic surgery, comprising: a housing body; a cutter extending from a distal end of the housing body, the cutter comprising a moveable inner cutter element, wherein the cutter further comprises an outer cutter element, and wherein the moveable inner cutter element is reciprocable within the outer cutter element; a magnetic drive unit disposed in the housing body, the magnetic drive unit comprising: a permanent magnet; and at least one electromagnetic coil, one of the permanent magnet and the electromagnetic coil being fixed to the housing body and the other of the permanent magnet and the electromagnetic coil being fixed to the moveable inner cutter element and the magnetic drive unit operable to reciprocate the moveable inner cutter element, characterized in that the magnetic drive unit comprises a voice coil actuator and in that the magnetic drive unit is configured to reciprocate the moveable inner cutter element at a rate within a range of 300 to 500 cycles per second. a housing body; a cutter extending from a distal end of the housing body, the cutter comprising a moveable inner cutter element, wherein the cutter further comprises an outer cutter element, and wherein the moveable inner cutter element is reciprocable within the outer cutter element; a magnetic drive unit disposed in the housing body, the magnetic drive unit comprising: a permanent magnet; and at least one electromagnetic coil, one of the permanent magnet and the electromagnetic coil being fixed to the housing body and the other of the permanent magnet and the electromagnetic coil being fixed to the moveable inner cutter element and the magnetic drive unit operable to reciprocate the moveable inner cutter element, a permanent magnet; and at least one electromagnetic coil, one of the permanent magnet and the electromagnetic coil being fixed to the housing body and the other of the permanent magnet and the electromagnetic coil being fixed to the moveable inner cutter element and the magnetic drive unit operable to reciprocate the moveable inner cutter element,
A method of treating aqueous fluid, the method comprising: adding an organic compound to a mass of aqueous fluid comprising at least one Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor, the organic compound comprising a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head, the hydrophobic tail comprising at least one C-H bond and the hydrophilic head comprising a hydroxyl (-OH) group whereby at least a part of the KHI transfers from the mass of aqueous fluid to a separate phase formed by the organic compound; and after the step of adding the organic compound to the mass of aqueous fluid physically removing from the mass of aqueous fluid the separate phase formed by the organic compound and transferred KHI, the organic compound comprising at least one of: an alcohol having the general formula R-OH, where R has the formula C n H m, and having a carbon number of at least 4 and no more than 11; and a glycol ether having a carbon number of at least 6 and no more than 9. adding an organic compound to a mass of aqueous fluid comprising at least one Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor, the organic compound comprising a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head, the hydrophobic tail comprising at least one C-H bond and the hydrophilic head comprising a hydroxyl (-OH) group whereby at least a part of the KHI transfers from the mass of aqueous fluid to a separate phase formed by the organic compound; and after the step of adding the organic compound to the mass of aqueous fluid physically removing from the mass of aqueous fluid the separate phase formed by the organic compound and transferred KHI, the organic compound comprising at least one of: an alcohol having the general formula R-OH, where R has the formula C n H m, and having a carbon number of at least 4 and no more than 11; and a glycol ether having a carbon number of at least 6 and no more than 9. an alcohol having the general formula R-OH, where R has the formula C n H m, and having a carbon number of at least 4 and no more than 11; and a glycol ether having a carbon number of at least 6 and no more than 9.
A respiratory mask, comprising: a frame having a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface defining a connecting hole, the rear surface defining a receiving chamber, the connecting hole being in communication with the receiving chamber at the rear surface; and an elbow having a first end portion, the first end portion being connected with the connecting hole; characterized in that the first end portion comprises a main flange which defines at least one groove on an outer surface of the main flange; wherein the at least one groove and the frame cooperatively define at least one air flow path communicating air in the receiving chamber with external air, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the groove close to the front surface is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the groove close to the rear surface. a frame having a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface defining a connecting hole, the rear surface defining a receiving chamber, the connecting hole being in communication with the receiving chamber at the rear surface; and an elbow having a first end portion, the first end portion being connected with the connecting hole; characterized in that the first end portion comprises a main flange which defines at least one groove on an outer surface of the main flange; wherein the at least one groove and the frame cooperatively define at least one air flow path communicating air in the receiving chamber with external air, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the groove close to the front surface is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the groove close to the rear surface.
A surgical stapler, comprising: a pusher; and at least one generally planar staple comprising two tines with respective distal ends and a longitudinal centerline of the staple extending between the two tines, wherein said pusher holds at least one said staple; characterized by a splay arm that includes spaced-apart splay fingers extending generally distally; wherein at least one splay finger includes a splay tip extending therefrom; and wherein relative motion of said pusher and said splay fingers causes said at least one splay tip to engage and then splay at least one said staple so that the distal ends of the tines move apart from one another, each in a direction away from the longitudinal centerline of the staple. a pusher; and at least one generally planar staple comprising two tines with respective distal ends and a longitudinal centerline of the staple extending between the two tines, wherein said pusher holds at least one said staple; characterized by a splay arm that includes spaced-apart splay fingers extending generally distally; wherein at least one splay finger includes a splay tip extending therefrom; and wherein relative motion of said pusher and said splay fingers causes said at least one splay tip to engage and then splay at least one said staple so that the distal ends of the tines move apart from one another, each in a direction away from the longitudinal centerline of the staple.
Use of a stationary phase for supercritical fluid chromatography, wherein the stationary phase comprises a support being silica gel to which is chemically bonded a polymer that includes a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring on repeating units of the main chain, and the stationary phase has a structure of formula below: wherein W' is a single bond or an alkylene group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a branched chain; X is an amide group, an N-alkylamide group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an ether group, a sulfoxide group, a sulfone group, a sulfide group or a phosphoric acid ester group; Y is an alkylene group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms; A is a group having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring; B is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group; and V is an ether group bonded to the silica gel surface, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an unreacted Z group, which is an alkoxy group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a halogen, an alkylmercaptyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a pyrrolidino group, an imidazolyl group, an allyl group or a 2-methyl-2-propenyl group; p is from 1 to 10 and q is from 10 to 300. the stationary phase comprises a support being silica gel to which is chemically bonded a polymer that includes a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring on repeating units of the main chain, and the stationary phase has a structure of formula below: wherein W' is a single bond or an alkylene group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a branched chain; X is an amide group, an N-alkylamide group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an ether group, a sulfoxide group, a sulfone group, a sulfide group or a phosphoric acid ester group; Y is an alkylene group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms; A is a group having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring; B is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group; and V is an ether group bonded to the silica gel surface, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an unreacted Z group, which is an alkoxy group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a halogen, an alkylmercaptyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a pyrrolidino group, an imidazolyl group, an allyl group or a 2-methyl-2-propenyl group; p is from 1 to 10 and q is from 10 to 300.
A track manufacturing system (105, 106, 202,1102) comprising: flexible tracks; a base attaching system; a structure, which structure can be selected from a group comprising an assembly, a sub-assembly, a fuselage section, a wing, a wing box, a horizontal stabilizer, a landing gear system, a hydraulic system, a skin panel, a stringer, a fuselage section, a composite fuselage section, and other suitable structures, and a base system connecting the base attaching system and the flexible tracks to each other in which the base system maintains a desired distance between the flexible tracks and a surface of the structure to which the base attaching system is attached in which the base system enables flexible tracks to bridge structural frames (197, 273) on the surface of the structure, wherein the base system comprises: a variable height base system (114, 242) connecting the base attaching system and the flexible tracks to each other, wherein the variable height base system (114, 242) has heights (116,) selected to maintain the desired distance between the flexible tracks and the surface of the structure to which the base attaching system is attached. flexible tracks; a base attaching system; a structure, which structure can be selected from a group comprising an assembly, a sub-assembly, a fuselage section, a wing, a wing box, a horizontal stabilizer, a landing gear system, a hydraulic system, a skin panel, a stringer, a fuselage section, a composite fuselage section, and other suitable structures, and a base system connecting the base attaching system and the flexible tracks to each other in which the base system maintains a desired distance between the flexible tracks and a surface of the structure to which the base attaching system is attached in which the base system enables flexible tracks to bridge structural frames (197, 273) on the surface of the structure, wherein the base system comprises: a variable height base system (114, 242) connecting the base attaching system and the flexible tracks to each other, wherein the variable height base system (114, 242) has heights (116,) selected to maintain the desired distance between the flexible tracks and the surface of the structure to which the base attaching system is attached.