mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of decreasing the nitrate concentration in the leaves of a test plant to below that of the corresponding nitrate concentration in leaves of a wild-type plant cultured under the same conditions, or decreasing the concentration of amino acids involved in the nitrogen assimilation of leaves of a test plant compared to the amino acid profile of corresponding leaves of a wild-type plant cultured under the same conditions, wherein the amino acids involved in nitrogen assimilation are Glu, Asp, Pro, Gin and/or Asn; the method comprising:- (i) transforming a plant cell with a genetic construct comprising a promoter operably linked to a coding sequence encoding a polypeptide having low affinity nitrate transporter activity, wherein a) the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence as set out in either SEQ ID No.2 or SEQ ID No.4, or an amino acid sequence which has at least 85% identity therewith, or b) the coding sequence comprises a nucleic acid sequence as set out in either SEQ ID No.1 or SEQ ID No.3, or a polynucleotide sequence which has at least 85% identity therewith, and wherein the promoter is the Carnation Etch Ring Virus (CERV) promoter, or a vector comprising said genetic construct; and (ii) regenerating a plant from the transformed cell. (i) transforming a plant cell with a genetic construct comprising a promoter operably linked to a coding sequence encoding a polypeptide having low affinity nitrate transporter activity, wherein a) the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence as set out in either SEQ ID No.2 or SEQ ID No.4, or an amino acid sequence which has at least 85% identity therewith, or b) the coding sequence comprises a nucleic acid sequence as set out in either SEQ ID No.1 or SEQ ID No.3, or a polynucleotide sequence which has at least 85% identity therewith, and wherein the promoter is the Carnation Etch Ring Virus (CERV) promoter, or a vector comprising said genetic construct; and a) the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence as set out in either SEQ ID No.2 or SEQ ID No.4, or an amino acid sequence which has at least 85% identity therewith, or b) the coding sequence comprises a nucleic acid sequence as set out in either SEQ ID No.1 or SEQ ID No.3, or a polynucleotide sequence which has at least 85% identity therewith, (ii) regenerating a plant from the transformed cell.
A protection switching method, wherein a protection group comprises a first protection switching node and a second protection switching node, and at least two transmission paths between the first protection switching node and the second protection switching node; a mapping relationship between a path bandwidth combination and a channel allocation policy is configured on the first protection switching node; and the path bandwidth combination is formed by bandwidths of the at least two transmission paths; the switching method comprises: monitoring, by the first protection switching node, bandwidth state of each transmission path in the protection group, and determining that the bandwidth of at least one of the transmission paths changes; obtaining, a final path bandwidth combination according to the bandwidth of the transmission path whose bandwidth changes, wherein the final path bandwidth combination is formed by bandwidths of the at least two transmission paths after the bandwidth of at least one transmission path changes; querying the stored mapping relationship between the path bandwidth combination and the channel allocation policy according to the final path bandwidth combination, and determining the channel allocation policy on a path corresponding to the final path bandwidth combination; and updating an initial channel allocation policy to the channel allocation policy on the path corresponding to the final path bandwidth combination. monitoring, by the first protection switching node, bandwidth state of each transmission path in the protection group, and determining that the bandwidth of at least one of the transmission paths changes; obtaining, a final path bandwidth combination according to the bandwidth of the transmission path whose bandwidth changes, wherein the final path bandwidth combination is formed by bandwidths of the at least two transmission paths after the bandwidth of at least one transmission path changes; querying the stored mapping relationship between the path bandwidth combination and the channel allocation policy according to the final path bandwidth combination, and determining the channel allocation policy on a path corresponding to the final path bandwidth combination; and updating an initial channel allocation policy to the channel allocation policy on the path corresponding to the final path bandwidth combination.
A lighting device comprising: a housing; a first light emitting diode located on the housing; and a second light emitting diode located on the housing and spaced from the first light emitting diode; a rear housing having a battery compartment, characterized in that the lighting device further comprises: a first magnifier lens arranged in a light path of the first light emitting diode for focusing a first light beam onto a target area; a second magnifier lens arranged in a light path of the second light emitting diode for focusing a second light beam onto the same target area; a support member for supporting the first and second magnifier lenses (34,36) relative to the first and second light emitting diodes (24,26), respectively; and a third light emitting diode, disposed between the first and the second light emitting diodes (24, 26), that generates a light beam that extends between an opening between the first and second magnifier lenses (34, 36), providing non-magnified and unfocused light. a housing; a first light emitting diode located on the housing; and a second light emitting diode located on the housing and spaced from the first light emitting diode; a rear housing having a battery compartment, characterized in that the lighting device further comprises: a first magnifier lens arranged in a light path of the first light emitting diode for focusing a first light beam onto a target area; a second magnifier lens arranged in a light path of the second light emitting diode for focusing a second light beam onto the same target area; a support member for supporting the first and second magnifier lenses (34,36) relative to the first and second light emitting diodes (24,26), respectively; and a third light emitting diode, disposed between the first and the second light emitting diodes (24, 26), that generates a light beam that extends between an opening between the first and second magnifier lenses (34, 36), providing non-magnified and unfocused light. a first magnifier lens arranged in a light path of the first light emitting diode for focusing a first light beam onto a target area; a second magnifier lens arranged in a light path of the second light emitting diode for focusing a second light beam onto the same target area; a support member for supporting the first and second magnifier lenses (34,36) relative to the first and second light emitting diodes (24,26), respectively; and a third light emitting diode, disposed between the first and the second light emitting diodes (24, 26), that generates a light beam that extends between an opening between the first and second magnifier lenses (34, 36), providing non-magnified and unfocused light.
System including an inoculation apparatus and an automatic molten metal pouring machine, wherein the inoculation apparatus is adapted to feed inoculants to molten metal that has been poured from the automatic molten metal pouring machine having a ladle to a mold with a predetermined proportion that corresponds to the quantity of the molten metal that has been poured and is progressively varied, comprising: a traveling means for traveling along a pouring line in which a plurality of flasks each contains a mold are arranged in a line; a holding means for holding inoculants, wherein the holding means is mounted on the traveling means; a feeding means for receiving the inoculants to be added to the mold from the holding means and feeding the received inoculants, wherein the feeding means is located beneath the holding means; a driving means, which is drivingly connected to the feeding means, for driving the feeding means; and a controlling means for controlling the driving means; a load cell for detecting the weight of the molten metal in the ladle of the automatic molten metal pouring machine and for generating a signal that indicates the detected weight; characterized in that the controlling means is configured to determine the amount of the driving of the driving means by a calculation based on the signal from the load cell to control the driving means; wherein the controlling means is further configured to drive the feeding means through the driving means based on the quantity of the molten metal that has been poured into the mold such that the inoculants are added from the feeding means to the molten metal to be poured into the mold from the automatic molten metal pouring machine such that the inoculants are added into the molten metal in a proportion that corresponds to the quantity of the molding metal that has been poured from the ladle into the mold. a traveling means for traveling along a pouring line in which a plurality of flasks each contains a mold are arranged in a line; a holding means for holding inoculants, wherein the holding means is mounted on the traveling means; a feeding means for receiving the inoculants to be added to the mold from the holding means and feeding the received inoculants, wherein the feeding means is located beneath the holding means; a driving means, which is drivingly connected to the feeding means, for driving the feeding means; and a controlling means for controlling the driving means; a load cell for detecting the weight of the molten metal in the ladle of the automatic molten metal pouring machine and for generating a signal that indicates the detected weight;
A method of manufacturing a ceramic molten metal filter characterized in comprising: electronically defining a filter mesh having a plurality of three-dimensional interconnected passages with a geometry configured to capture contaminants from a molten metal, wherein the electronically defining includes controlling aspects of the filter mesh via engineered and electronically defined geometries, including sizes, of the passages, and an engineered and electronically defined tortuosity of the passages; freeform fabricating the filter mesh using a polymerizable ceramic loaded resin; and sintering the filter mesh. electronically defining a filter mesh having a plurality of three-dimensional interconnected passages with a geometry configured to capture contaminants from a molten metal, wherein the electronically defining includes controlling aspects of the filter mesh via engineered and electronically defined geometries, including sizes, of the passages, and an engineered and electronically defined tortuosity of the passages; freeform fabricating the filter mesh using a polymerizable ceramic loaded resin; and sintering the filter mesh.
A projection display device comprising: a light source (2, 24) for emitting a light; an imaging element for forming an image by using the light and an input image signal; a projection lens (9, 23) for enlarging and projecting the image on a screen; and an angle shifter disposed between the imaging element and the screen, for periodically changing the position of the image projected on the screen, wherein the angle shifter comprises a light transmitting plate arranged to periodically change the position of the projected light through repetitive rotational motions and an eccentric cam arranged to drive the repetitive rotational motions of the light transmitting plate, wherein the eccentric cam includes a driving motor, and a motor boss decentered from a rotational center of the driving motor and to which the light transmitting plate is attached, and wherein the angle shifter further comprises: a dummy holder connected to the light transmitting plate, for driving the light transmitting plate; a rotation reference boss provided at end portions of upper and lower surfaces of the dummy holder; a reference holder having a rotation reference hole into which the rotation reference boss is inserted; and an elliptical insertion hole formed long in a vertical direction at one side of the dummy holder, the elliptical insertion hole being connected to the motor boss. a light source (2, 24) for emitting a light; an imaging element for forming an image by using the light and an input image signal; a projection lens (9, 23) for enlarging and projecting the image on a screen; and an angle shifter disposed between the imaging element and the screen, for periodically changing the position of the image projected on the screen, wherein the angle shifter comprises a light transmitting plate arranged to periodically change the position of the projected light through repetitive rotational motions and an eccentric cam arranged to drive the repetitive rotational motions of the light transmitting plate, wherein the eccentric cam includes a driving motor, and a motor boss decentered from a rotational center of the driving motor and to which the light transmitting plate is attached, and wherein the angle shifter further comprises: a dummy holder connected to the light transmitting plate, for driving the light transmitting plate; a rotation reference boss provided at end portions of upper and lower surfaces of the dummy holder; a reference holder having a rotation reference hole into which the rotation reference boss is inserted; and an elliptical insertion hole formed long in a vertical direction at one side of the dummy holder, the elliptical insertion hole being connected to the motor boss. a dummy holder connected to the light transmitting plate, for driving the light transmitting plate; a rotation reference boss provided at end portions of upper and lower surfaces of the dummy holder; a reference holder having a rotation reference hole into which the rotation reference boss is inserted; and an elliptical insertion hole formed long in a vertical direction at one side of the dummy holder, the elliptical insertion hole being connected to the motor boss.
A connection verifier for ensuring that a fluid connection comprising a snap ring is securely connected, comprising: a collar adapted to receive the fluid connection; a circuit board non-rotatably connected to the collar, the circuit board including at least one terminal (51, 52); a switch rotatably connected to the collar and arranged to contact the at least one terminal (51, 52), the switch including at least one finger (70, 72) extending in a first axial direction; and, an indication device arranged to activate when the switch contacts the at least one terminal (51, 52) caused by engagement of the at least one finger (70, 72) with the snap ring of the fluid connection. a collar adapted to receive the fluid connection; a circuit board non-rotatably connected to the collar, the circuit board including at least one terminal (51, 52); a switch rotatably connected to the collar and arranged to contact the at least one terminal (51, 52), the switch including at least one finger (70, 72) extending in a first axial direction; and, an indication device arranged to activate when the switch contacts the at least one terminal (51, 52) caused by engagement of the at least one finger (70, 72) with the snap ring of the fluid connection.
Optical system for measuring position and acceleration of a sliding bow of a pantograph, and the contact force between said sliding bow and the catenary suspension line, comprising: - a pantograph comprising a sliding bow and a support of the sliding bow; - at least a camera installed on the ceiling of a railway vehicle and configured so that a region containing at least a portion of said sliding bow is framed; - at least a light source focused on a sheet arranged on a substantially vertical plane and directed towards said pantograph, said sheet intersecting said region framed by said camera; - at least a target installed integrally to said sliding bow in a position in which said target is lighted by said light source and framed by said camera, characterized in that said light source is a laser said target is realized in material reflecting to the frequency of the light emitted by said laser, and in that said target is cylindrical and installed with axis parallel to the one of said sliding bow and in that the system further comprises at least another cylindrical target installed integrally to said support of said sliding bow, in a position in which said further target is lighted by said laser and framed by said camera. - a pantograph comprising a sliding bow and a support of the sliding bow; - at least a camera installed on the ceiling of a railway vehicle and configured so that a region containing at least a portion of said sliding bow is framed; - at least a light source focused on a sheet arranged on a substantially vertical plane and directed towards said pantograph, said sheet intersecting said region framed by said camera; - at least a target installed integrally to said sliding bow in a position in which said target is lighted by said light source and framed by said camera,
An axial turbine comprising a turbine rotor, a stationary body inner wall located outside of said rotor, stationary blades provided on the inside of said stationary body inner wall, and moving blades provided on said turbine rotor, wherein a plurality of turbine stages is formed by said stationary blades and said moving blades, each of turbine stages comprising said stationary blades adjacent to each other along the turbine circumferential direction and said moving blades adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction, said moving blades being opposed to said stationary blades at the downstream of said stationary blades along a flow direction of a working fluid, the stationary blade of which the radial height of an outlet thereof is higher than the radial height of an inlet thereof is formed so that an intersection line between a plane containing the central axis of the turbine and the outer peripheral portion of the stationary blade has a portion that includes the outlet of the stationary blade and that extends in the extending direction of the central axis of the turbine, the portion that extends in the extending direction of the central axis of the turbine includes a throat portion in which the working fluid is most accelerated, the throat portion being defined between the stationary blade and a circumferentially adjacent stationary blade, the stationary blade is formed so that the intersection line between the plane containing the central axis of the turbine and the outer peripheral portion of the stationary blade is formed so as to have, on the upstream side of the portion that extends in the extending direction of the central axis of the turbine, a portion that inclines to the outer peripheral side in the turbine radial direction, towards the downstream side, and the stationary blades including the portion that extends in the extending direction of the central axis of the turbine constitute a stage together with moving blades, whose front-end peripheral velocity Mach number, obtained by dividing a rotational peripheral velocity of the moving blade front end by the sound velocity in the working fluid flowing into the moving blade front end, exceeds 1.0.
An optical collimator comprising: a plastic-coated optical fiber; and a cylindrical holding member which is configured to hold a collimator lens at an end and has an insertion hole at an opposite end for inserting the plastic-coated optical fiber, wherein the plastic-coated optical fiber is sandwiched by the inner surfaces of a recess which is formed in the holding member in proper alignment with the collimator lens, and the collimator lens and the plastic-coated optical fiber are positioned by making the collimator lens and the plastic-coated optical fiber abut inclined opposite surfaces (11f 1, 11f 2) of a positioning recess formed in a part of the holding member. a plastic-coated optical fiber; and a cylindrical holding member which is configured to hold a collimator lens at an end and has an insertion hole at an opposite end for inserting the plastic-coated optical fiber, wherein the plastic-coated optical fiber is sandwiched by the inner surfaces of a recess which is formed in the holding member in proper alignment with the collimator lens, and the collimator lens and the plastic-coated optical fiber are positioned by making the collimator lens and the plastic-coated optical fiber abut inclined opposite surfaces (11f 1, 11f 2) of a positioning recess formed in a part of the holding member.
A network node comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to receive instructions from the memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the network node to: receive a path computation request; calculate a first path from a first ingress node to an egress node; calculate a second path from a second ingress node to a destination node; transmit a first message comprising the first path to the first ingress node; and transmit a second message comprising the second path to the second ingress node, characterised by the network node being further configured to receive a third message from the second ingress node, the third message indicating the second ingress node supports ingress protection; and wherein the third message comprises a first flag, the first flag indicating the second ingress node is configured to detect an adjacent node failure. a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to receive instructions from the memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the network node to: receive a path computation request; calculate a first path from a first ingress node to an egress node; calculate a second path from a second ingress node to a destination node; transmit a first message comprising the first path to the first ingress node; and transmit a second message comprising the second path to the second ingress node, characterised by the network node being further configured to receive a third message from the second ingress node, the third message indicating the second ingress node supports ingress protection; and wherein the third message comprises a first flag, the first flag indicating the second ingress node is configured to detect an adjacent node failure. receive a path computation request; calculate a first path from a first ingress node to an egress node; calculate a second path from a second ingress node to a destination node; transmit a first message comprising the first path to the first ingress node; and transmit a second message comprising the second path to the second ingress node, characterised by the network node being further configured to receive a third message from the second ingress node, the third message indicating the second ingress node supports ingress protection; and wherein the third message comprises a first flag, the first flag indicating the second ingress node is configured to detect an adjacent node failure.