mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An articulation mechanism for use with a surgical instrument, the articulation mechanism comprising: a lever; a first set of teeth; a second set of teeth; a first plunger for engaging the first set of teeth; a second plunger for engaging the second set of teeth; and a drive member including a drive shaft for mechanically engaging the lever, the drive shaft defining a shaft axis; wherein a predetermined amount of rotation of the lever in a first direction moves at least a portion of the first plunger away from the first set of teeth, a predetermined amount of rotation of the lever in a second direction moves at least a portion of the second plunger away from the second set of teeth, and wherein the first direction is opposite from the second direction. a lever; a first set of teeth; a second set of teeth; a first plunger for engaging the first set of teeth; a second plunger for engaging the second set of teeth; and a drive member including a drive shaft for mechanically engaging the lever, the drive shaft defining a shaft axis; wherein a predetermined amount of rotation of the lever in a first direction moves at least a portion of the first plunger away from the first set of teeth, a predetermined amount of rotation of the lever in a second direction moves at least a portion of the second plunger away from the second set of teeth, and wherein the first direction is opposite from the second direction.
A method of characterising a target polynucleotide, comprising: (a) contacting the target polynucleotide with a transmembrane pore and a RecD helicase such that the target polynucleotide moves through the pore and the RecD helicase controls the movement of the target polynucleotide through the pore; and (b) taking one or more measurements as the polynucleotide moves with respect to the pore wherein the measurements are indicative of one or more characteristics of the target polynucleotide and thereby characterising the target polynucleotide, wherein the method is carried out using a salt concentration of at least 0.3 M. (a) contacting the target polynucleotide with a transmembrane pore and a RecD helicase such that the target polynucleotide moves through the pore and the RecD helicase controls the movement of the target polynucleotide through the pore; and (b) taking one or more measurements as the polynucleotide moves with respect to the pore wherein the measurements are indicative of one or more characteristics of the target polynucleotide and thereby characterising the target polynucleotide,
A manually foldable rearview device, having a head for holding at least one reflective element, such as in the form of a rearview mirror, and/or a camera and/or a display, and having a foot for attaching the head to a vehicle, wherein the head is mounted in the foot so as to be foldable about an axis of rotation along a bearing bush, the bearing bush, which is connected rigidly to the foot, engaging in the head for support and rotation of the latter, wherein a pretensioned spiral spring arranged around the bearing bush presses the head onto the foot, wherein the bearing bush comprises • head and foot parts (41, 42), projecting radially relative to the axis of rotation, • a sliding disk, which is connected axially displaceably to the bearing bush, but not rotatably relative to the bearing bush, by a suitable fixing, • a wall externally surrounding the sliding disk for accommodating a lower end of the spiral spring, wherein the foot part engages in the foot and the head is held rotatably with an appropriately shaped bearing engagement means between foot and sliding disk, and the spiral spring is clamped between head part and sliding disk without direct contact with the head such that, on folding of the head, the spiral spring is compressed but not rotated, characterised in that the head part is integral with the bearing bush and the wall is an integral part of the sliding disc. • head and foot parts (41, 42), projecting radially relative to the axis of rotation, • a sliding disk, which is connected axially displaceably to the bearing bush, but not rotatably relative to the bearing bush, by a suitable fixing, • a wall externally surrounding the sliding disk for accommodating a lower end of the spiral spring,
A method performed by a wireless device configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving from a base station a configuration of a preconfigured uplink resource, PUR; initiating Uplink, UL, transmission using the PUR, while the wireless device is in radio resource control, RRC, IDLE or RRC INACTIVE; monitoring a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, to acquire downlink, DL, data from a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, after the UL transmission using the PUR; and based on the DL data including only a timing advance command, TAC, media access control, MAC, control element, CE, considering that the UL transmission using the PUR is successful. receiving from a base station a configuration of a preconfigured uplink resource, PUR; initiating Uplink, UL, transmission using the PUR, while the wireless device is in radio resource control, RRC, IDLE or RRC INACTIVE; monitoring a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, to acquire downlink, DL, data from a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, after the UL transmission using the PUR; and based on the DL data including only a timing advance command, TAC, media access control, MAC, control element, CE, considering that the UL transmission using the PUR is successful.
A method (200, 300) of programming a smart card by installing firmware provided from a host device that is external to the smart card, wherein said smart card comprises a contact-based interface unit and/or a contact-less interface unit (106, 108) for communication with the external host device, a secure element which controls the contact-based interface unit and/or the contact-less interface unit (106, 108), and a microcontroller unit which is connected to said secure element, the method (200, 300) comprising: (a) the secure element receives a firmware image from an external host device through the contact-based interface unit and/or the contact-less interface unit (106, 108) under control of the secure element; (b) the secure element validates the received firmware image; (c) the secure element forwards the firmware image to the microcontroller unit if the firmware image is valid (206, Y); (d) the microcontroller unit receives the firmware image from the secure element; (e) the microcontroller unit extracts firmware from the firmware image; and (f) the microcontroller unit installs the firmware in a memory unit of said smart card. (a) the secure element receives a firmware image from an external host device through the contact-based interface unit and/or the contact-less interface unit (106, 108) under control of the secure element; (b) the secure element validates the received firmware image; (c) the secure element forwards the firmware image to the microcontroller unit if the firmware image is valid (206, Y); (d) the microcontroller unit receives the firmware image from the secure element; (e) the microcontroller unit extracts firmware from the firmware image; and (f) the microcontroller unit installs the firmware in a memory unit of said smart card.
An air seed meter for an agricultural planter, comprising: a housing with an inner chamber; a disc mounted in said housing for rotation about an axis and having a plurality of seed cells spaced radially about the axis for retaining seeds, said disc having an internal gear (152, 152a) comprising gear teeth oriented toward the axis of the disc; and a power source with an output shaft (154, 154a) and an external gear (153, 153a) mounted to said output shaft (154, 154a), said external gear (153, 153a) engaged with the internal gear (152, 152a) of said disc to directly control the rotational speed of the disc; characterized in that said output shaft (154, 154a) has an axis that is separate from the axis of the disc. a housing with an inner chamber; a disc mounted in said housing for rotation about an axis and having a plurality of seed cells spaced radially about the axis for retaining seeds, said disc having an internal gear (152, 152a) comprising gear teeth oriented toward the axis of the disc; and a power source with an output shaft (154, 154a) and an external gear (153, 153a) mounted to said output shaft (154, 154a), said external gear (153, 153a) engaged with the internal gear (152, 152a) of said disc to directly control the rotational speed of the disc; characterized in that said output shaft (154, 154a) has an axis that is separate from the axis of the disc.
A process of production of 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-(3-methylpent-2-en-4-ynyl)cyclohex-1-ene (compound of formula) by dehydration of 3-methyl-5-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)pent-1-yn-3-ol (compound of formula), characterised in that at least one thiolate-bridged diruthenium complex is used as catalyst.
A data transmission method, comprising: receiving, by a station, a trigger frame sent by an access point, wherein the trigger frame comprises an identifier of a target frequency-domain resource unit, RU, allocated to the station; sending, by the station, an uplink orthogonal frequency division multiple access physical layer protocol data unit, OFDMA PPDU, wherein a data part of the uplink OFDMA PPDU is sent on the target RU, and a common physical layer preamble of the uplink OFDMA PPDU is sent on one or more channel units in which the target RU is located; and receiving, by the station, a downlink OFDMA PPDU comprising an acknowledgement frame for the uplink OFDMAPPDU, wherein the acknowledgement frame is received on a RU which is in the one or more channel units. receiving, by a station, a trigger frame sent by an access point, wherein the trigger frame comprises an identifier of a target frequency-domain resource unit, RU, allocated to the station; sending, by the station, an uplink orthogonal frequency division multiple access physical layer protocol data unit, OFDMA PPDU, wherein a data part of the uplink OFDMA PPDU is sent on the target RU, and a common physical layer preamble of the uplink OFDMA PPDU is sent on one or more channel units in which the target RU is located; and receiving, by the station, a downlink OFDMA PPDU comprising an acknowledgement frame for the uplink OFDMAPPDU, wherein the acknowledgement frame is received on a RU which is in the one or more channel units.
A method of determining core orientation of a core sample cut from the ground by a drill rig having a drill string and a drill bit coupled to a downhole end of the drill string, the method comprising: continuously acquiring drilling data (Cn, Rn), while the drill rig is operating to acquire the core sample wherein the drilling data (Cn, Rn) is a combination of core orientation data (Cn) and rig operational data (Rn), wherein the rig operational data (Rn) is constituted by either one or both of: (a) near bit rig data (Nn); and (b) at surface rig data (Sn); and analysing the drilling data (Cn, Rn) for a specific pattern of rig operational data (Rn) indicative of the core sample being broken from ground by operation of the drill rig and on detection of the specific pattern determining orientation of the core sample prior to being broken from the ground using the acquired core orientation data (Cn), wherein acquiring the drilling data (Cn, Rn) comprises acquiring the drilling data (Cn, Rn) at least for a period which includes a continuous period from commencement of operation of the drill rig to cut the core sample to any event occurring after commencement of operating the drill rig to break the core sample from in situ strata wherein the event is extraction of the core sample from the drill string. continuously acquiring drilling data (Cn, Rn), while the drill rig is operating to acquire the core sample wherein the drilling data (Cn, Rn) is a combination of core orientation data (Cn) and rig operational data (Rn), wherein the rig operational data (Rn) is constituted by either one or both of: (a) near bit rig data (Nn); and (b) at surface rig data (Sn); and analysing the drilling data (Cn, Rn) for a specific pattern of rig operational data (Rn) indicative of the core sample being broken from ground by operation of the drill rig and on detection of the specific pattern determining orientation of the core sample prior to being broken from the ground using the acquired core orientation data (Cn), wherein acquiring the drilling data (Cn, Rn) comprises acquiring the drilling data (Cn, Rn) at least for a period which includes a continuous period from commencement of operation of the drill rig to cut the core sample to any event occurring after commencement of operating the drill rig to break the core sample from in situ strata wherein the event is extraction of the core sample from the drill string.
A method of transmitting, comprising: determining, at an access node, a precoder matrix for precoding transmission from the access node to a plurality of downstream devices over a plurality of lines, the plurality of lines including high power lines and low power lines, wherein, the low power lines operate discontinuously, the high power lines being in active communication and transmitting more symbols per frame than the low power lines; precoding a signal vector using the precoder matrix regardless of the symbols the signal vector is sending over the low power lines, and the determining determines the precoder matrix such that the precoding does not mitigate the cross-talk effect the high power lines have on the low power lines; and transmitting over the plurality of lines based on the precoded signal vector. determining, at an access node, a precoder matrix for precoding transmission from the access node to a plurality of downstream devices over a plurality of lines, the plurality of lines including high power lines and low power lines, wherein, the low power lines operate discontinuously, the high power lines being in active communication and transmitting more symbols per frame than the low power lines; precoding a signal vector using the precoder matrix regardless of the symbols the signal vector is sending over the low power lines, and the determining determines the precoder matrix such that the precoding does not mitigate the cross-talk effect the high power lines have on the low power lines; and transmitting over the plurality of lines based on the precoded signal vector.
Method for producing a phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment, comprising the following steps: a) providing hydroxyapatite or calcium-magnesium phosphate particles or mixtures of the aforementioned as start particles in an aqueous solvent or dispersant, b) adding milk of lime, a magnesium compound and phosphoric acid to the aqueous solvent or dispersant in order to produce a reaction mixture, c) reacting the reaction mixture to form the phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment - at a temperature in the range of 20°C to 105°C and - at a pH in the range of 6.0 to 13.0, d) separating at least a part of the phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment from the aqueous solvent or dispersant, e) Optionally: drying the phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment. a) providing hydroxyapatite or calcium-magnesium phosphate particles or mixtures of the aforementioned as start particles in an aqueous solvent or dispersant, b) adding milk of lime, a magnesium compound and phosphoric acid to the aqueous solvent or dispersant in order to produce a reaction mixture, c) reacting the reaction mixture to form the phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment - at a temperature in the range of 20°C to 105°C and - at a pH in the range of 6.0 to 13.0, - at a temperature in the range of 20°C to 105°C and - at a pH in the range of 6.0 to 13.0, d) separating at least a part of the phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment from the aqueous solvent or dispersant, e) Optionally: drying the phosphate-containing anti-corrosion pigment.
A method of diagnosing a predisposition to pancreatic cancer in a human, compusing: detecting in a non-tumor sample obtained from a human, a germline mutation in the PALB2 gene or its encoded protein, wherein the presence of the germline mutation indicates a predisposition to pancreatic cancer. detecting in a non-tumor sample obtained from a human, a germline mutation in the PALB2 gene or its encoded protein, wherein the presence of the germline mutation indicates a predisposition to pancreatic cancer.
A device (1, 10) for producing a fluid reaction product, wherein the device comprises a reactor with a reaction space, a first device for filling level determination which is arranged in the reaction space, a plurality of fluidic connections for feeding fluid reactants into the reaction space and a closed-loop control unit and the first device for filling level determination in the reaction space is in direct contact with the fed fluids, characterised in that the first device for filling level determination comprises at least a number of switching points which corresponds to the number of fed reactants, said switching points being operatively coupled to the closed-loop control unit so that the feed of the fluid reactants into the reaction space can be carried out in a closed-loop controlled and sequential manner, wherein the reaction space by way of a transfer device with a lifting effect is in fluid connection with a receiving space for receiving the produced fluid reaction product, and the transfer device is provided between the reaction space and the receiving space which is arranged directly beneath the reaction space.
A salt of 4-methyl-N-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-5-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-ylamino)-benzamide, which is the monophosphate salt, or the methane sulfonate salt.
A vehicle body structure for a vehicle, the vehicle body structure comprising: a frame that constitutes a vehicle body and has a closed cross-section portion; and a reinforcement body disposed inside the closed cross-section portion and joined to the frame, characterized in that the reinforcement body is composed of a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, the first reinforcement portion has a first bonding surface on an upper side and wherein the first reinforcement portion is joined to an inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the first bonding surface, the second reinforcement portion has a second bonding surface facing the first bonding surface from above the first bonding surface, and wherein the second reinforcement portion is joined to the inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the second bonding surface, the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are bonded together through a damping member made of an adhesive material, and the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are disposed at an inclination angle of 30 degrees or less with respect to a horizontal plane. a frame that constitutes a vehicle body and has a closed cross-section portion; and a reinforcement body disposed inside the closed cross-section portion and joined to the frame, characterized in that the reinforcement body is composed of a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, the first reinforcement portion has a first bonding surface on an upper side and wherein the first reinforcement portion is joined to an inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the first bonding surface, the second reinforcement portion has a second bonding surface facing the first bonding surface from above the first bonding surface, and wherein the second reinforcement portion is joined to the inner wall of the closed cross-section portion at a portion other than the second bonding surface, the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are bonded together through a damping member made of an adhesive material, and the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are disposed at an inclination angle of 30 degrees or less with respect to a horizontal plane.
A pull lead indicating a pulling direction of the pull lead for a desired operation of a device, the pull lead comprising a ball chain or a bead chain (10, 91, 122) comprising: a plurality of beads (12, 92, 100) comprising: a first bead; and a second bead, said first bead comprising an upper hemisphere and a lower hemisphere that provide a directional indicator on a surface of the first bead, characterized in that the directional indicator includes the upper hemisphere having a different appearance or a different texture from the lower hemisphere; and in that the directional indicator is selected from the group consisting of a variation in color between the upper hemisphere and lower hemisphere, a color gradient between the upper hemisphere and lower hemisphere, distinct texture patterns between the upper hemisphere and lower hemisphere, a collar or a sleeve having a different color on the upper hemisphere or a portion of the collar or sleeve, and combinations thereof, so that a pulling direction is indicated for a desired operation of such device. a plurality of beads (12, 92, 100) comprising: a first bead; and a second bead, a first bead; and a second bead, said first bead comprising an upper hemisphere and a lower hemisphere that provide a directional indicator on a surface of the first bead, the directional indicator includes the upper hemisphere having a different appearance or a different texture from the lower hemisphere; and in that the directional indicator is selected from the group consisting of a variation in color between the upper hemisphere and lower hemisphere, a color gradient between the upper hemisphere and lower hemisphere, distinct texture patterns between the upper hemisphere and lower hemisphere, a collar or a sleeve having a different color on the upper hemisphere or a portion of the collar or sleeve, and combinations thereof, so that a pulling direction is indicated for a desired operation of such device.