mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A portable audio listening apparatus comprising: a portable transmission apparatus and a portable receiving apparatus electrically and mechanically structured as different units, the portable transmission apparatus comprising: means (32; 36) for generating a first audio modulated signal modulated in a band in which a signal is transferred by using a human body; a first electrode for outputting the generated first audio modulated signal; and an authentication section to execute individual authentication; the portable receiving apparatus comprising: a second electrode for receiving the first audio modulated signal transferred through the first electrode and a human body; means (52; 53)for demodulating the first audio modulated signal received by the second electrode; means (56; 57) for generating audible sound according to the demodulated signal; and an authentication-data storage section for storing individual authentication data. a portable transmission apparatus and a portable receiving apparatus electrically and mechanically structured as different units, the portable transmission apparatus comprising: means (32; 36) for generating a first audio modulated signal modulated in a band in which a signal is transferred by using a human body; a first electrode for outputting the generated first audio modulated signal; and an authentication section to execute individual authentication; the portable receiving apparatus comprising: a second electrode for receiving the first audio modulated signal transferred through the first electrode and a human body; means (52; 53)for demodulating the first audio modulated signal received by the second electrode; means (56; 57) for generating audible sound according to the demodulated signal; and an authentication-data storage section for storing individual authentication data. means (32; 36) for generating a first audio modulated signal modulated in a band in which a signal is transferred by using a human body; a first electrode for outputting the generated first audio modulated signal; and an authentication section to execute individual authentication; the portable receiving apparatus comprising: a second electrode for receiving the first audio modulated signal transferred through the first electrode and a human body; means (52; 53)for demodulating the first audio modulated signal received by the second electrode; means (56; 57) for generating audible sound according to the demodulated signal; and an authentication-data storage section for storing individual authentication data. a second electrode for receiving the first audio modulated signal transferred through the first electrode and a human body; means (52; 53)for demodulating the first audio modulated signal received by the second electrode; means (56; 57) for generating audible sound according to the demodulated signal; and an authentication-data storage section for storing individual authentication data.
A suction unit, comprising: a suction motor to generate airflow; a noise reduction unit surrounding the suction motor and arranged to act as a resonator in order to reduce noise generated during the operation of the suction motor; and a motor chamber surrounding the noise reduction unit, wherein the noise reduction unit includes an air flow path arranged to provide a path for air flow generated by the suction motor, a noise reduction chamber (212, 262, 264) arranged to reduce the noise of at least one frequency band, and wherein the air flow path is separated from the noise reduction chamber (212, 262, 264) and wherein at least one communicating hole (224, 254, 272) is arranged to allow the sound wave of the noise to enter the noise reduction chamber (212, 262, 264). a suction motor to generate airflow; a noise reduction unit surrounding the suction motor and arranged to act as a resonator in order to reduce noise generated during the operation of the suction motor; and a motor chamber surrounding the noise reduction unit, wherein the noise reduction unit includes an air flow path arranged to provide a path for air flow generated by the suction motor, a noise reduction chamber (212, 262, 264) arranged to reduce the noise of at least one frequency band, and wherein the air flow path is separated from the noise reduction chamber (212, 262, 264) and wherein at least one communicating hole (224, 254, 272) is arranged to allow the sound wave of the noise to enter the noise reduction chamber (212, 262, 264).
A method of detecting an analyte comprising a target nucleotide sequence, the method comprising: amplifying the target nucleotide sequence and optionally at least one additional nucleotide sequence with one or more primers comprising. a 5' anchor region configured to hybridize to a nucleotide sequence outside of the target nucleotide sequence and is at least partially complementary to said nucleotide sequence outside of the target nucleotide sequence; a 3' extension region configured to hybridize to a portion of the target nucleotide sequence; and a bubble region therebetween, said bubble region being not complementary or only partly complementary to the target nucleotide sequence, wherein at least part of the 5' anchor region is removed after amplification from an amplified nucleotide sequence, thereby generating a probe and optionally the one or more primers comprises nucleotide sequences that are cleaved by a nuclease, said probe comprising part of the amplified nucleotide sequence remaining after removal of said at least part of the 5' anchor region; contacting the analyte with the probe under hybridizing conditions; and detecting a signal related to the presence, level and/or sequence variation of the target nucleotide sequence in the analyte. amplifying the target nucleotide sequence and optionally at least one additional nucleotide sequence with one or more primers comprising. a 5' anchor region configured to hybridize to a nucleotide sequence outside of the target nucleotide sequence and is at least partially complementary to said nucleotide sequence outside of the target nucleotide sequence; a 3' extension region configured to hybridize to a portion of the target nucleotide sequence; and a bubble region therebetween, said bubble region being not complementary or only partly complementary to the target nucleotide sequence, a 5' anchor region configured to hybridize to a nucleotide sequence outside of the target nucleotide sequence and is at least partially complementary to said nucleotide sequence outside of the target nucleotide sequence; a 3' extension region configured to hybridize to a portion of the target nucleotide sequence; and a bubble region therebetween, said bubble region being not complementary or only partly complementary to the target nucleotide sequence,
An antibody that binds a KIR3DL2 polypeptide and depletes KIR3DL2-expressing tumor cells, for use in the treatment or prevention of a non-cutaneous Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL) in an individual, wherein the PTCL is selected from the list consisting of enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma (EATL), an adult T cell leukemia or lymphoma, NK/T- lymphoma and an anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).
An imaging arrangement providing an extended depth of focus of the imaging arrangement and comprising an imaging lens assembly including: at least one ophthalmic lens for imaging visible light at a patient's eye, and at least one optical element associated with said at least one lens, the optical element together with its associated lens defining a predetermined pattern formed by optically transparent phase transition regions of the optical element spaced by the regions of the lens in the imaging lens plane, wherein the optical element is a mask formed by a pattern of concentric rings which form the phase transition regions, the phase transition regions and the regions of the lens differently affecting the phase of visible light passing through the imaging lens assembly, wherein said phase transition regions along concentric rings of said mask are pi-phase transitions and said regions between said rings are zero-phase transitions for a wavelength of ambient light for which the optical element is designed, a spatial frequency of the mask formed by the concentric rings of the optical element having a period of about 1000 wavelengths such that the optical element is substantially non-diffractive in respect to the wavelength of visible light passing through the imaging lens assembly, the optical element being configured not to add optical power to the associated lens. at least one ophthalmic lens for imaging visible light at a patient's eye, and at least one optical element associated with said at least one lens, the optical element together with its associated lens defining a predetermined pattern formed by optically transparent phase transition regions of the optical element spaced by the regions of the lens in the imaging lens plane, wherein the optical element is a mask formed by a pattern of concentric rings which form the phase transition regions, the phase transition regions and the regions of the lens differently affecting the phase of visible light passing through the imaging lens assembly, wherein said phase transition regions along concentric rings of said mask are pi-phase transitions and said regions between said rings are zero-phase transitions for a wavelength of ambient light for which the optical element is designed, a spatial frequency of the mask formed by the concentric rings of the optical element having a period of about 1000 wavelengths such that the optical element is substantially non-diffractive in respect to the wavelength of visible light passing through the imaging lens assembly, the optical element being configured not to add optical power to the associated lens.
A method for fabricating a layered structure, the method comprising: (a) depositing a sacrificial layer on a substrate assembly that functions as a bottom electrode; (b) patterning the sacrificial layer into a first shape; (c) depositing a first polymer-based layer on the patterned sacrificial layer; (d) patterning a top electrode on the first polymer-based layer above the patterned sacrificial layer; (e) depositing a second polymer-based layer on the top electrode such that the top electrode is between the first and second polymer-based layers, wherein the second polymer-based layer is at least five times thicker than the first polymer-based layer; and (f) after the second polymer-based layer has been deposited on the top electrode, etching away the patterned sacrificial layer to form a cavity under the top electrode. (a) depositing a sacrificial layer on a substrate assembly that functions as a bottom electrode; (b) patterning the sacrificial layer into a first shape; (c) depositing a first polymer-based layer on the patterned sacrificial layer; (d) patterning a top electrode on the first polymer-based layer above the patterned sacrificial layer; (e) depositing a second polymer-based layer on the top electrode such that the top electrode is between the first and second polymer-based layers, wherein the second polymer-based layer is at least five times thicker than the first polymer-based layer; and (f) after the second polymer-based layer has been deposited on the top electrode, etching away the patterned sacrificial layer to form a cavity under the top electrode.
A method for detecting unexploded ordnance by characterizing a metallic interference mass that lies concealed under a ground surface, where at the ground surface, a bore hole is sunk close to a position of the metallic interference mass at least down to a depth that corresponds to the position of the metallic interference mass and electromagnetic pulses are transmitted via an excitation loop (Tx) into the ground around the bore hole and a pulse response is measured in a receiver unit (Rx), with the receiver unit (Rx) being lowered into the bore hole, wherein a pulse response of the interference mass with a chronological progression is detected and evaluated in the receiver unit (Rx) by means of a magnetic sensor or magnetometer, in all three spatial axes x, y, z in the bore hole, where close to the position of the metallic interference mass, in order to arrive at clearer conclusions regarding its shape and orientation in the ground, at least three bore holes are sunk, which form an equilateral triangle with one another and the position of the metallic interference mass is situated at the centroid of this triangle, where a chronological evaluation of magnetic reaction signals is carried out in the three spatial axes that are orthogonal to one another in order to arrive at clearer conclusions regarding a shape and orientation of the metallic interference mass in the ground to distinguish between a piece of unexploded ordnance and a largely non-hazardous metal part.
A method of activating T cells or NK cells comprising culturing a sample containing T cells or NK cells with a composition comprising at least one soluble monospecific complex, wherein each soluble monospecific complex comprises two binding proteins which are linked and bind to the same antigen on the T cells or the NK cells, and wherein the antigen on the T cells or the NK cells is any antigen that activates said T cells or NK cells.
Evaporator for a refrigerator, in particular a domestic refrigerator, comprising at least one plate and at least one refrigerant channel, the plate further comprising a receptacle for positioning a tube, which receptacle is formed by at least one projection which forms a longitudinal guide of the tube on the at least one plate, along which said tube is held, the longitudinal guide being formed by at least one channel (6, 7, 9) stamped into the plate, the tube bearing at least partially against the channel wall thereof in the longitudinal direction, characterised in that the longitudinal guide is stamped-in by a recess extending in the at least one channel in the longitudinal direction thereof, in which the tube is at least partially supported in the longitudinal direction.
A helicopter comprising: - a tail boom; - a fin projecting from said tail boom; and - a tailplane arranged at said tail boom and transversal to said fin; at least one of said fin and said tailplane defining a first aerodynamic surface (11, 10) generating, in use, a first aerodynamic force; characterized in that it comprises: - at least a first element (20, 90) transversal to said first aerodynamic surface (10, 11); and - a second aerodynamic surface (21, 21ʹ, 21ʺ, 92) generating, in use, a second aerodynamic force, connected to said first element (20, 90), facing and spaced from said first aerodynamic surface (11, 10); said second aerodynamic surface (21, 21', 21ʺ, 92) being spaced from the other of said fin and said tailplane; said second aerodynamic surface (21, 21ʹ, 21ʺ, 92) extending in a spanwise direction in parallel to the spanwise direction of said first aerodynamic surface (11, 10). - a tail boom; - a fin projecting from said tail boom; and - a tailplane arranged at said tail boom and transversal to said fin; - at least a first element (20, 90) transversal to said first aerodynamic surface (10, 11); and - a second aerodynamic surface (21, 21ʹ, 21ʺ, 92) generating, in use, a second aerodynamic force, connected to said first element (20, 90), facing and spaced from said first aerodynamic surface (11, 10);
A gas turbine engine comprising: a nose cone including a nose cone upstream end (X 1) and an inlet housing including a plurality of separate flow paths at a housing upstream end which is downstream of said nose cone upstream end (X 1), said inlet housing including a mixing portion downstream of the housing upstream end which mixes airflow from separate flow paths; and a rotor and a turbine driving a shaft to drive the rotor, the rotor being an impeller positioned entirely within the inlet housing, said shaft including a bearing mounted at a location downstream of said nose cone upstream end (X 1), and the bearing mounting the shaft adjacent to the nose cone, wherein the airflow generally surrounds 360 degrees of a rotational axis of the gas turbine engine, there are two of said plurality of separate flow paths, said gas turbine engine is a miniature gas turbine engine, said inlet housing defines two spaced flow areas to separate said separate flow paths, said two spaced flow areas are separated by webs which support said bearing within an outer housing portion, and the mixing portion extends about 360 degrees around the rotational axis of the gas turbine engine and is configured to be reached by the airflow prior to the rotor. a nose cone including a nose cone upstream end (X 1) and an inlet housing including a plurality of separate flow paths at a housing upstream end which is downstream of said nose cone upstream end (X 1), said inlet housing including a mixing portion downstream of the housing upstream end which mixes airflow from separate flow paths; and a rotor and a turbine driving a shaft to drive the rotor, the rotor being an impeller positioned entirely within the inlet housing, said shaft including a bearing mounted at a location downstream of said nose cone upstream end (X 1), and the bearing mounting the shaft adjacent to the nose cone, wherein the airflow generally surrounds 360 degrees of a rotational axis of the gas turbine engine, there are two of said plurality of separate flow paths, said gas turbine engine is a miniature gas turbine engine, said inlet housing defines two spaced flow areas to separate said separate flow paths, said two spaced flow areas are separated by webs which support said bearing within an outer housing portion, and the mixing portion extends about 360 degrees around the rotational axis of the gas turbine engine and is configured to be reached by the airflow prior to the rotor.
An isolated compound of formula I: where: X 1 is hydroxy or β-D-xylopyranoside, X 2 is hydroxy or β-D-glucopyranoside, and X 3 is hydroxy; OR 1 is hydroxy; and R 2 forms, together with carbon 9, a fused cyclopropyl ring, and ---- represents a single bond between carbons 9 and 11, in an effective amount for use in treating an HIV infection. X 1 is hydroxy or β-D-xylopyranoside, X 2 is hydroxy or β-D-glucopyranoside, and X 3 is hydroxy; OR 1 is hydroxy; and R 2 forms, together with carbon 9, a fused cyclopropyl ring, and ---- represents a single bond between carbons 9 and 11, in an effective amount for use in treating an HIV infection.
A method for isolating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from a liquid biological sample from a mammal, said method comprising: a) contacting a liquid biological sample containing cfDNA with a plurality of magnetic beads that reversibly bind to DNA; b) separating the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads from the unbound components of the liquid biological sample by inserting a rod-shaped magnet into the liquid biological sample to magnetically bind the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads, and removing the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads from the unbound components of the liquid biological sample; c) transferring the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads to a vessel containing an elution solution; and d) separating the magnetic beads from the elution solution by contacting the vessel containing the magnetic beads in the elution solution to a magnetic plate, wherein the magnetic plate comprises a ring magnet or causes the magnetic beads to adhere to the vessel walls, and collecting the elution solution containing the cfDNA. a) contacting a liquid biological sample containing cfDNA with a plurality of magnetic beads that reversibly bind to DNA; b) separating the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads from the unbound components of the liquid biological sample by inserting a rod-shaped magnet into the liquid biological sample to magnetically bind the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads, and removing the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads from the unbound components of the liquid biological sample; c) transferring the cfDNA-bound magnetic beads to a vessel containing an elution solution; and d) separating the magnetic beads from the elution solution by contacting the vessel containing the magnetic beads in the elution solution to a magnetic plate, wherein the magnetic plate comprises a ring magnet or causes the magnetic beads to adhere to the vessel walls, and collecting the elution solution containing the cfDNA.
A metallic glass laminate, comprising a thermal sprayed coating layer of a metallic glass (114, 214) of an amorphous phase being formed on a substrate surface and having a thickness of at least 10μm wherein no continuous pore (pinhole) through the thermal sprayed coating layer of the metallic glass (114, 214) is present, and wherein the metallic glass consists of a plurality of elements containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Ti, Zr, Mg, Cu, and Pd as its main component in the range of 30-80 atomic%, wherein the supercooled liquid temperature range ×Tx of the metallic glass is equal to or more than 30 degrees, the porosity of the thermal sprayed coating layer of the metallic glass is equal to or less than 2%, characterized in that the crystallization degree of the thermal sprayed coating layer of the metallic glass(114, 214) is 10% or lower.
A blocked polyisocyanate compound having a hydrophilic group and at least one blocked isocyanate group selected from the group consisting of a blocked isocyanate group represented by the following formula: wherein R 1, R 2, R 4 and R 5 each independently represent a C1-12 hydrocarbon group and R 3 represents a C1-12 straight or branched alkylene group, a blocked isocyanate group represented by the following formula: wherein R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are as defined above, and a blocked isocyanate group represented by the following formula: wherein R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are as defined above, and R 6 represents a C1-12 hydrocarbon group, wherein the blocked polyisocyanate compound is produced by reacting the isocyanate groups of a polyisocyanate compound (b 1) having two or more isocyanate groups in the molecule with an active hydrogen-containing compound having a hydrophilic group (b 2) and an active methylene compound (b 3) to obtain a blocked polyisocyanate compound precursor having a hydrophilic group (b 4),and then reacting the blocked polyisocyanate compound precursor having a hydrophilic group (b 4) with a secondary alcohol (b 5). wherein R 1, R 2, R 4 and R 5 each independently represent a C1-12 hydrocarbon group and R 3 represents a C1-12 straight or branched alkylene group, a blocked isocyanate group represented by the following formula: wherein R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are as defined above, and a blocked isocyanate group represented by the following formula: wherein R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are as defined above, and R 6 represents a C1-12 hydrocarbon group, wherein the blocked polyisocyanate compound is produced by reacting the isocyanate groups of a polyisocyanate compound (b 1) having two or more isocyanate groups in the molecule with an active hydrogen-containing compound having a hydrophilic group (b 2) and an active methylene compound (b 3) to obtain a blocked polyisocyanate compound precursor having a hydrophilic group (b 4),and then reacting the blocked polyisocyanate compound precursor having a hydrophilic group (b 4) with a secondary alcohol (b 5).