mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for non-intrusively monitoring a load including a plurality of appliances, the method comprising: retrieving a plurality of mathematical models, each of the models modeling operation of a respective subset of the appliances, each subset including multiple appliances, wherein the models model operation of a respective subset of the appliances as having continuous dynamics, the models modeling the appliances conjunctively as a discrete state system; predicting a value of a respective operational parameter for each said subset of the appliances; measuring an output of the load; calculating a respective value of each of the operational parameters, the calculating being based on the mathematical models and the output of the load; repeating the predicting, measuring and calculating steps until a metric pertaining to a difference error between the predicted value and the measured output and the predicted output calculated from the operational parameter and the mathematical models is equal to or below a threshold for one said subset of the appliances; and deciding that each said appliance in the one said subset of the appliances whose metric pertaining to the difference error is equal to or below the threshold is currently operating, wherein the method comprises the further step of deciding which of the subsets of appliances has most recently begun operating, the deciding being based upon the predicted and calculated values of the operational parameters of the subsets of appliances. retrieving a plurality of mathematical models, each of the models modeling operation of a respective subset of the appliances, each subset including multiple appliances, wherein the models model operation of a respective subset of the appliances as having continuous dynamics, the models modeling the appliances conjunctively as a discrete state system; predicting a value of a respective operational parameter for each said subset of the appliances; measuring an output of the load; calculating a respective value of each of the operational parameters, the calculating being based on the mathematical models and the output of the load; repeating the predicting, measuring and calculating steps until a metric pertaining to a difference error between the predicted value and the measured output and the predicted output calculated from the operational parameter and the mathematical models is equal to or below a threshold for one said subset of the appliances; and deciding that each said appliance in the one said subset of the appliances whose metric pertaining to the difference error is equal to or below the threshold is currently operating, wherein the method comprises the further step of deciding which of the subsets of appliances has most recently begun operating, the deciding being based upon the predicted and calculated values of the operational parameters of the subsets of appliances.
Partition wall having at least one wall element, wherein the wall element consists of at least one panel, and wherein at least one clamping fitting is arranged on at least one outer edge of the panel, and wherein the clamping fitting has at least one basic body and at least one clamping jaw, and wherein the clamping jaw, while clamping the panel, can be secured to the basic body by means of at least one clamping screw, and that the clamping screw engages in a threaded bore of a hammerhead nut, wherein the hammerhead nut can be arranged at any desired position along the extent of a receiving groove of the basic body, wherein the receiving groove is undercut in form, characterized in that the hammerhead nut is dimensioned in such a way that its width is less than and its length is greater than a clear width between boundary webs of the receiving groove.
Method for imaging polarimetry, in which - a chipless, passive transponder, which has a number of partial surfaces (T1-T9) with different polarimetric properties, is irradiated by means of radar radiation with at least two differently polarized waves, in particular is illuminated fully polarimetrically, - at least one polarization-coded image (B1-B3) of the transponder is generated based on the radar radiation reflected therefrom, and - the different partial surfaces (T1-T9) of the transponder are detected in the polarization-coded image (B1-B3) by means of their at least one polarimetric property, wherein - at least one polarimetric property of at least one of these partial surfaces (T1-T9) is generated based on an introduced polarimetrically effective structure (2, α) characterized in that the structure has at least one side wall, which has a predetermined angle of inclination. - a chipless, passive transponder, which has a number of partial surfaces (T1-T9) with different polarimetric properties, is irradiated by means of radar radiation with at least two differently polarized waves, in particular is illuminated fully polarimetrically, - at least one polarization-coded image (B1-B3) of the transponder is generated based on the radar radiation reflected therefrom, and - the different partial surfaces (T1-T9) of the transponder are detected in the polarization-coded image (B1-B3) by means of their at least one polarimetric property, wherein - at least one polarimetric property of at least one of these partial surfaces (T1-T9) is generated based on an introduced polarimetrically effective structure (2, α)
An installation means for a device for treating, in particular humidifying and/or cleaning, a net fluid, in particular a gas, by means of a working fluid, in particular a liquid, and particularly for cooling water vapor by means of spray water and/or drip water, comprising - at least one installation package of several square, waved mat elements being arranged in an overlying or adjoining manner, - wherein adjacent mat elements are mechanically connected to each other by pin-hole-arrangements in which pins protruding from the one mat element and each comprising a free end are inserted in receiving openings formed in the other mat element, characterized in that - the receiving openings each comprise an opening edge from which a flexible clamping tongue protrudes into the receiving opening, and - each receiving opening comprises an area size limited by the free end of the at least one clamping tongue and the region of the opening edge opposite to said end, or by the free ends of several, in particular two or three clamping tongues, the area size being smaller than the cross-section of the pin in the state of the pin in which the pin is received by the receiving opening, and in which the at least one clamping tongue is bend with its free end to the free end of the pin and abuts against the pin. - at least one installation package of several square, waved mat elements being arranged in an overlying or adjoining manner, - wherein adjacent mat elements are mechanically connected to each other by pin-hole-arrangements in which pins protruding from the one mat element and each comprising a free end are inserted in receiving openings formed in the other mat element, - the receiving openings each comprise an opening edge from which a flexible clamping tongue protrudes into the receiving opening, and - each receiving opening comprises an area size limited by the free end of the at least one clamping tongue and the region of the opening edge opposite to said end, or by the free ends of several, in particular two or three clamping tongues, the area size being smaller than the cross-section of the pin in the state of the pin in which the pin is received by the receiving opening, and in which the at least one clamping tongue is bend with its free end to the free end of the pin and abuts against the pin.
A portable electronic device comprising a camera unit adapted to capture images of an object on a first side of the portable electronic device; a memory unit for storing data; a control unit adapted to - analyze images captured by the camera unit in order to trace movement of a pointer device, said movement forming a selection path; - determine when said selection path is closed thereby forming a selection area; - in response thereto, generate image data representing the part of an image of the object captured by the camera unit that is within the selection area; and - save said image data to the memory unit. - analyze images captured by the camera unit in order to trace movement of a pointer device, said movement forming a selection path; - determine when said selection path is closed thereby forming a selection area; - in response thereto, generate image data representing the part of an image of the object captured by the camera unit that is within the selection area; and - save said image data to the memory unit.
A method of user-assisted resource usage determination in a domestic setting, the method comprising: - defining, by a user, a resource consuming user activity by means of a resource consuming user activity identifier, such as a free-form description or descriptive identifier; - defining an interval for metering resource usage; - determining the resource usage during the defined interval; and - storing and/or reporting information based on the determined resource usage, the defined interval and the association thereof with the resource consuming user activity identifier. - defining, by a user, a resource consuming user activity by means of a resource consuming user activity identifier, such as a free-form description or descriptive identifier; - defining an interval for metering resource usage; - determining the resource usage during the defined interval; and - storing and/or reporting information based on the determined resource usage, the defined interval and the association thereof with the resource consuming user activity identifier.
Plastics processing machine, in particular injection moulding machine, comprising a first component which is arranged to be displaceable relative to a second component in a translatory direction, wherein at least one screw drive is provided for carrying out a relative translatory movement, wherein the screw drive comprises a threaded nut which is connected to one of the two components, and comprises a threaded spindle which is connected directly or indirectly to the other of the two components, wherein the threaded nut has a first axial end region and a second axial end region, wherein a seal is arranged in the first axial end region of the threaded nut, which seal prevents lubricant from escaping from the threaded nut, and wherein a feed element for the addition of lubricant is arranged adjacent to the first axial end region of the threaded nut, with which lubricant can be fed into the interior of the threaded nut, wherein a collecting element for collecting used lubricant is arranged at the second axial end region of the threaded nut, characterized in that a wiper is arranged in the second axial end region of the threaded nut, which impedes lubricant to escape from the threaded nut, wherein the feed element being arranged at an axial distance (a) from the first axial end region of the threaded nut which is less than 25 % of the axial distance between the seal and the wiper, and wherein the collecting element is designed as a pot-shaped structure which is fastened with its open end to the second axial end region of the threaded nut.
A dressing for an internal cavity, the dressing comprising: a connector; a negative pressure pathway layer coupled with the connector at a first portion of the negative pressure pathway layer, wherein a portion of the negative pressure pathway layer is substantially free; an instillation pathway layer coupled with the connector at a first portion of the instillation pathway layer, wherein a portion of the instillation pathway layer is substantially free; a negative pressure manifold disposed within the negative pressure pathway layer, wherein a first portion of the negative pressure manifold is fluidly coupled with a first channel of the connector; and an instillation manifold disposed within the instillation pathway layer, wherein a portion of the instillation manifold is fluidly coupled with a second channel of the connector; wherein the negative pressure pathway layer and the instillation pathway layer are sealed along one or more portions of a perimeter of the negative pressure pathway layer and a perimeter of the instillation pathway layer and are configured to cooperatively form an inner volume therebetween, wherein the inner volume is configured to receive a space filler; and wherein the negative pressure pathway layer, the instillation pathway layer, and the space filler are collectively configured to be positioned within the internal cavity. a connector; a negative pressure pathway layer coupled with the connector at a first portion of the negative pressure pathway layer, wherein a portion of the negative pressure pathway layer is substantially free; an instillation pathway layer coupled with the connector at a first portion of the instillation pathway layer, wherein a portion of the instillation pathway layer is substantially free; a negative pressure manifold disposed within the negative pressure pathway layer, wherein a first portion of the negative pressure manifold is fluidly coupled with a first channel of the connector; and an instillation manifold disposed within the instillation pathway layer, wherein a portion of the instillation manifold is fluidly coupled with a second channel of the connector; wherein the negative pressure pathway layer and the instillation pathway layer are sealed along one or more portions of a perimeter of the negative pressure pathway layer and a perimeter of the instillation pathway layer and are configured to cooperatively form an inner volume therebetween, wherein the inner volume is configured to receive a space filler; and wherein the negative pressure pathway layer, the instillation pathway layer, and the space filler are collectively configured to be positioned within the internal cavity.
A portable cart for containing medical waste in a bag, the cart including: a mobile base; a frame attached to said base that is located above said base, said frame having an outer surface and an opening and being adapted to removably mount the bag; a sensor mounted to the frame that detects if metal is passed through the frame opening and that asserts a sensor signal when metal is passed through the frame opening; a light alarm (79, 87) connected to the base or frame; an audible alarm connected to the base or frame; and a processor configured to receive the sensor signal, wherein said processor is configured to actuate the audible alarm for a defined period of time when the sensor signal indicates that metal is passed through the frame opening, characterized in that the processor is further configured to actuate, when the sensor signal indicates that metal is passed through the frame opening, the light alarm (79, 87) until a user-generated command is received and, upon receipt of the user-generated command, negate the actuation of the light alarm (79, 87), wherein, irrespective of the light alarm (79, 87) being negated or not, the processor is configured to further monitor the sensor signal for indication of metal being passed through the frame opening and actuate the audible alarm and, if not still actuated, the light alarm (79, 87) again. a mobile base; a frame attached to said base that is located above said base, said frame having an outer surface and an opening and being adapted to removably mount the bag; a sensor mounted to the frame that detects if metal is passed through the frame opening and that asserts a sensor signal when metal is passed through the frame opening; a light alarm (79, 87) connected to the base or frame; an audible alarm connected to the base or frame; and a processor configured to receive the sensor signal, wherein said processor is configured to actuate the audible alarm for a defined period of time when the sensor signal indicates that metal is passed through the frame opening, characterized in that the processor is further configured to actuate, when the sensor signal indicates that metal is passed through the frame opening, the light alarm (79, 87) until a user-generated command is received and, upon receipt of the user-generated command, negate the actuation of the light alarm (79, 87), wherein, irrespective of the light alarm (79, 87) being negated or not, the processor is configured to further monitor the sensor signal for indication of metal being passed through the frame opening and actuate the audible alarm and, if not still actuated, the light alarm (79, 87) again.
Tipifarnib and etoposide combination for use in the treatment of a patient diagnosed with an hematological disorder, wherein the use comprises: determining if a ratio of RASGRP1 and APTX expression, each level computed using the ΔΔCt method, exceeds a ΔΔCt threshold corresponding to a specified sensitivity or specificity or a maximized sum of sensitivity and specificity in a ROC analysis in a test population; and administering a therapeutically effective amount of tipifarnib and a therapeutically effective amount of etoposide if the ratio exceeds the ΔΔCt threshold. determining if a ratio of RASGRP1 and APTX expression, each level computed using the ΔΔCt method, exceeds a ΔΔCt threshold corresponding to a specified sensitivity or specificity or a maximized sum of sensitivity and specificity in a ROC analysis in a test population; and administering a therapeutically effective amount of tipifarnib and a therapeutically effective amount of etoposide if the ratio exceeds the ΔΔCt threshold.
A method for scanning a graphic medium scan target, the method comprising the steps of: capturing an image of the scan target over an exposure duration; actuating an illumination of the scan target during an illumination duration for capturing an image of the scan target over an exposure duration; deactivating the illumination of the scan target upon an expiration of the illumination duration, wherein the illumination duration is brief relative to the exposure duration and wherein the exposure duration persists after the expiration of the illumination duration, characterized by: evaluating a saturation related quality characteristic of the captured image relative to a target quality metric; and managing the exposure duration based on the saturation related quality related evaluation of the captured image. capturing an image of the scan target over an exposure duration; actuating an illumination of the scan target during an illumination duration for capturing an image of the scan target over an exposure duration; deactivating the illumination of the scan target upon an expiration of the illumination duration, wherein the illumination duration is brief relative to the exposure duration and wherein the exposure duration persists after the expiration of the illumination duration, characterized by: evaluating a saturation related quality characteristic of the captured image relative to a target quality metric; and managing the exposure duration based on the saturation related quality related evaluation of the captured image. evaluating a saturation related quality characteristic of the captured image relative to a target quality metric; and managing the exposure duration based on the saturation related quality related evaluation of the captured image.
A thin-film composite membrane for the separation of alkanes from alkenes, comprising: a) a separation layer comprising a silver ionomer of a polymeric sulfonic acid; b) a high diffusion rate gutter layer comprising one or more fluorinated polymers having a permeance to nitrogen of at least 235 x 10 -8 mol m -2 s -1 Pa -1 (250 GPU), permeance being defined by: Q = F / A ⋅ Δp where Q is the permeance, F is the permeate flow rate, Δp is the transmembrane pressure difference, and A is the effective area of the membrane, F, Δp and A being measured to determine Q according to the method recited in the description, wherein said high diffusion rate gutter layer is laminated to said separation layer; and c) a porous layer which is laminated to said high diffusion rate gutter layer. a) a separation layer comprising a silver ionomer of a polymeric sulfonic acid; b) a high diffusion rate gutter layer comprising one or more fluorinated polymers having a permeance to nitrogen of at least 235 x 10 -8 mol m -2 s -1 Pa -1 (250 GPU), permeance being defined by: Q = F / A ⋅ Δp where Q is the permeance, F is the permeate flow rate, Δp is the transmembrane pressure difference, and A is the effective area of the membrane, F, Δp and A being measured to determine Q according to the method recited in the description, wherein said high diffusion rate gutter layer is laminated to said separation layer; and where Q is the permeance, F is the permeate flow rate, Δp is the transmembrane pressure difference, and A is the effective area of the membrane, F, Δp and A being measured to determine Q according to the method recited in the description, c) a porous layer which is laminated to said high diffusion rate gutter layer.
A porous magnesium oxide carbonate for use as an agent for binding phosphates in the small intestine with the aim of reducing non-transmissible diseases, characterized by - a mean particle size between 0.5 and 3 μm, preferably between 0.8 and 2 μm, in particular preferably of 1 μm; - mesopores with a mean pore diameter between 3.5 and 6.5 nm, preferably between 4 and 6 nm, in particular preferably of 5 nm, and macropores with a mean pore diameter between 50 and 200 nm, preferably between 100 and 150 nm, in particular preferably of 125 nm, each determined by mercury porosimetry; - wherein the specific surface area of the mesopores lies between 70 and 90 m 2 /g, preferably between 75 and 85 m 2 /g, in particular preferably is 80 m 2 /g, and the specific surface area of the macropores lies between 10 and 14 m 2 /g, preferably between 11 and 13 m 2 /g, in particular preferably is 12 m 2 /g, each determined by mercury porosimetry; and - an absorption index AB IDX for binding phosphate between 30 and 40, preferably of 32 to 38, in particular preferably of 35. - a mean particle size between 0.5 and 3 μm, preferably between 0.8 and 2 μm, in particular preferably of 1 μm; - mesopores with a mean pore diameter between 3.5 and 6.5 nm, preferably between 4 and 6 nm, in particular preferably of 5 nm, and macropores with a mean pore diameter between 50 and 200 nm, preferably between 100 and 150 nm, in particular preferably of 125 nm, each determined by mercury porosimetry; - wherein the specific surface area of the mesopores lies between 70 and 90 m 2 /g, preferably between 75 and 85 m 2 /g, in particular preferably is 80 m 2 /g, and the specific surface area of the macropores lies between 10 and 14 m 2 /g, preferably between 11 and 13 m 2 /g, in particular preferably is 12 m 2 /g, each determined by mercury porosimetry; and - an absorption index AB IDX for binding phosphate between 30 and 40, preferably of 32 to 38, in particular preferably of 35.
A fluorinated sulfonamide surfactant composition comprising: a neutral surfactant according to the formula: R f SO2 N [CH 2 CH(CH 3)OH] 2; or R f SO 2 N[CH 2 CH(CH 3)OH][(CH 2 CH 2 O) n H], where n is an integer from 1-6;and a solvent; wherein R f is a fluoroalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms. a neutral surfactant according to the formula: R f SO2 N [CH 2 CH(CH 3)OH] 2; or R f SO 2 N[CH 2 CH(CH 3)OH][(CH 2 CH 2 O) n H], where n is an integer from 1-6;and a solvent; wherein R f is a fluoroalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.