mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electrical energy meter for measuring a phase current (Icons) flowing in a phase conductor and consumed under a phase voltage (Vnet) by a destination installation situated downstream from the meter, the meter having a measurement stage comprising a phase current sensor connected in series with a cut-off relay, two series-connected measurement impedances (Z, R) connected in parallel with the sensor and the relay, and measurement means for measuring the electrical potential between the measurement impedances (Z, R), the two measurement impedances (Z, R) being positioned in such a manner that a first impedance is connected to the phase conductor upstream from the sensor and the relay, and the second impedance is connected to the phase conductor downstream from the sensor and the relay, the meter being characterized in that the measurement stage further includes an additional voltage source (Vadd) connected in series with the measurement impedances (Z, R).
A steering-wheel power generation device comprising: a gripping portion having a circular outer shape and formed into a cylindrical shape; a curved guide case which is provided inside the gripping portion; a ring-shaped rack which is provided on an inner wall of the gripping portion; a case-side pinion gear which is fitted to the rack; and a gear power generator which is provided in the guide case.
A refrigerant circuit system comprising: a compressor having a refrigerant suction pipe; a first accumulator; a second accumulator; the first and the second accumulators being provided in series inside the refrigerant suction pipe of the compressor along a refrigerant circulation direction, wherein the first accumulator and the second accumulator are adapted to satisfy V1 > V2 where V1 is a volume of the first accumulator and V2 is a volume of the second accumulator; characterized in that the first accumulator and the second accumulator are also adapted to satisfy A1 < A2 where A1 is an opening area of a first oil return hole provided in a refrigerant exit pipe of the first accumulator and A2 is an opening area of a second oil return hole provided in a refrigerant exit pipe of the second accumulator; and in that an oil separator is provided in a refrigerant discharge pipe of the compressor, the refrigerant system further comprising an oil return circuit which returns the oil separated in the oil separator toward the compressor side and is connected to a refrigerant pipe between the first accumulator and the second accumulator. a compressor having a refrigerant suction pipe; a first accumulator; a second accumulator; the first and the second accumulators being provided in series inside the refrigerant suction pipe of the compressor along a refrigerant circulation direction, wherein the first accumulator and the second accumulator are adapted to satisfy V1 > V2 where V1 is a volume of the first accumulator and V2 is a volume of the second accumulator; characterized in that the first accumulator and the second accumulator are also adapted to satisfy A1 < A2 where A1 is an opening area of a first oil return hole provided in a refrigerant exit pipe of the first accumulator and A2 is an opening area of a second oil return hole provided in a refrigerant exit pipe of the second accumulator; and in that an oil separator is provided in a refrigerant discharge pipe of the compressor, the refrigerant system further comprising an oil return circuit which returns the oil separated in the oil separator toward the compressor side and is connected to a refrigerant pipe between the first accumulator and the second accumulator.
A single-stranded RNA molecule that mediates RNA interference against a target RNA, wherein said single-stranded RNA molecule comprises: (a) a nucleic acid portion comprising a first nucleotide portion and a second nucleotide portion that are not self complementary, wherein said nucleic acid portion comprises at least 8 nucleotides that can base pair with a target site of the target RNA, and wherein the total number of nucleotides within the nucleic acid portion is from 14 to 26 nucleotides; and, (b) an internal spacer portion, wherein said spacer portion comprises at least a first non-nucleotide spacer portion that covalently links the first and second nucleotide portions, wherein said single-stranded RNA molecule comprises the following structure: 5' N1- S1- N2 3' wherein: (i) N1 is 13 to 20 nucleotides long; (ii) S1 is selected from a group consisting of a C3 alkyl and a C6 alkyl covalently linking N1 and N2; and, (iii) N2 contains either one nucleotide or a contiguous stretch of nucleotides, wherein the single-stranded RNA molecule represents a miRNA mimetic or a siRNA mimetic, wherein S1 takes the place of from one to 4 internal nucleotides of the naturally-occurring, endogenous nucleotide sequence. (a) a nucleic acid portion comprising a first nucleotide portion and a second nucleotide portion that are not self complementary, wherein said nucleic acid portion comprises at least 8 nucleotides that can base pair with a target site of the target RNA, and wherein the total number of nucleotides within the nucleic acid portion is from 14 to 26 nucleotides; and, (b) an internal spacer portion, wherein said spacer portion comprises at least a first non-nucleotide spacer portion that covalently links the first and second nucleotide portions, (i) N1 is 13 to 20 nucleotides long; (ii) S1 is selected from a group consisting of a C3 alkyl and a C6 alkyl covalently linking N1 and N2; and, (iii) N2 contains either one nucleotide or a contiguous stretch of nucleotides,
A polypeptide having the formula: St-R1-S1-Q-S2-R2 wherein St is a stalk sequence which, when the polypeptide is expressed at the surface of a target cell, causes the R and Q epitopes to be projected from the cell surface; R1 and R2 are a Rituximab-binding epitopes each having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No. 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16; S1 and S2 are spacer sequences, which may be the same or different; and which have a combined length of at least about 10 amino acids such that the distance between R1 and R2 is too long for the polypeptide to bind both antigen binding sites of Rituximab simultaneously; and Q is a QBEnd10-binding epitope having the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No. 2. St is a stalk sequence which, when the polypeptide is expressed at the surface of a target cell, causes the R and Q epitopes to be projected from the cell surface; R1 and R2 are a Rituximab-binding epitopes each having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID No. 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16; S1 and S2 are spacer sequences, which may be the same or different; and which have a combined length of at least about 10 amino acids such that the distance between R1 and R2 is too long for the polypeptide to bind both antigen binding sites of Rituximab simultaneously; and Q is a QBEnd10-binding epitope having the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No. 2.
An object position and orientation detection system comprising: an object, at least part of which comprises a patterned marker having a detectable pattern arranged thereon; imaging means adapted to create one or more images of the object; and image processing means adapted to calculate the position and orientation of the object in space from the appearance of the patterned marker in the one or more images; characterised in that: the image processing means artificially generates a projected image of the patterned marker corresponding to an artificial position and orientation of the patterned marker in the field of view of the imaging means according to a mathematical model describing the patterned marker, imaging means and light rays travelling from the patterned marker to the imaging means; and wherein the image processing means calculates in real time the position and orientation of the object in space by fine tuning the artificial position and orientation to find a best match between the artificially generated projected image of the patterned marker and the patterned marker in the image of the object created by the imaging means. an object, at least part of which comprises a patterned marker having a detectable pattern arranged thereon; imaging means adapted to create one or more images of the object; and image processing means adapted to calculate the position and orientation of the object in space from the appearance of the patterned marker in the one or more images; characterised in that: the image processing means artificially generates a projected image of the patterned marker corresponding to an artificial position and orientation of the patterned marker in the field of view of the imaging means according to a mathematical model describing the patterned marker, imaging means and light rays travelling from the patterned marker to the imaging means; and wherein the image processing means calculates in real time the position and orientation of the object in space by fine tuning the artificial position and orientation to find a best match between the artificially generated projected image of the patterned marker and the patterned marker in the image of the object created by the imaging means. the image processing means artificially generates a projected image of the patterned marker corresponding to an artificial position and orientation of the patterned marker in the field of view of the imaging means according to a mathematical model describing the patterned marker, imaging means and light rays travelling from the patterned marker to the imaging means; and wherein the image processing means calculates in real time the position and orientation of the object in space by fine tuning the artificial position and orientation to find a best match between the artificially generated projected image of the patterned marker and the patterned marker in the image of the object created by the imaging means.
A method for controlling a transmission device of a vehicle, the device comprising a hydraulic transmission having n hydraulic motors driving the carrying wheels (51,52) of the vehicle, n being a non-zero integer, and a hydraulic pump able to be driven by a drive to supply the hydraulic motors with fluid, wherein the displacement of the hydraulic pump is piloted so that it delivers a constant flow rate to the n hydraulic motors that is proportional to the speed of main wheels (31, 32) driven in rotation by the drive, characterized in that the displacement piloting of the hydraulic pump is carried out by means of a correction constant (Cc) and a correction variable (Vc), the correction variable (Vc) being determined in real time, the correction constant (Cc) being composed of the sum of a theoretical constant (Ct) and an adjusted constant (Ca), the theoretical constant (Ct) being defined as a function of the theoretical behavior of the hydraulic transmission, and the adjusted constant (Ca) being defined and corrected when the vehicle is under predetermined conditions of use, in order to reflect the real state of the vehicle.
Hydroponic cultivation facility with a structure comprising a pair of parallel longitudinal threads, bars or a rigid channel (1,1'), with a certain inclination, which comprise the physical support for an upper sheet with orifices for planting the respective plants, a closed lower sheet, and one or more intermediate sheets (3,3') forming a series of dihedral channels connected cascading down by means of orifices established for said effect, wherein the upper sheet is a multi-layered sheet comprising a plurality of layers (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) slightly separated between them, so that they define independent channels of a small height used selectively to plant the roots of plants, for which purpose, facing the orifices for planting the plants on the upper layer, characterised in that the remaining layers (2b, 2c, 2d) comprise die cuts or fragile fold lines that can be torn off by using the roots of the plant itself as a perforating element, so that said roots reach the channel chosen by the user, which is different than that of the adjacent plants; and in that an orifice is placed at the end of the channels corresponding to each plant and at the lowest point of said channels in the direction of the inclination, with said orifices affecting simultaneously the three upper layers (2b, 2c and 2d) and connecting the aforementioned channels of the upper sheet with the channels defined by the intermediate sheets (3, 3') and the closed lower sheet, in order to allow the water carrying nutrients to cascade down parallel to the trajectory of the roots of the plants.
A method for producing cadaverine, said method comprising culturing a microorganism that extracellularly secretes lysine decarboxylase, wherein the lysine decarboxylase is extracellularly secreted such that the lysine decarboxylase is transported to the outside of the microorganism cell and finally put into the completely free state in the medium or culture liquid; wherein said microorganism intracellularly expresses a protein comprising lysine decarboxylase having a secretory signal peptide attached to the N-terminus side of the amino acid sequence thereof, which lysine decarboxylase is thereby extracellularly secreted; wherein said secretory signal peptide is a peptide represented by the amino acid sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs: 13 to 43 or a peptide represented by an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of not less than 85% to the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 13 to 43, having the function as a secretory signal peptide.
A method for printing an inkjet marking on a surface that cannot be wetted by the ink in liquid form, comprising the following steps: (a) forming at least a first drop of solidified ink E1 on the surface, by ejecting, by means of a printhead, a first drop of liquid ink at a first given ejection velocity V1 and with a first given volume VOL1, and (b) depositing, on at least one portion of said first drop of solidified ink, at least a second drop of ink E2 having a second volume VOL2, by ejecting, by means of a printhead, a second drop of liquid ink at an ejection velocity V2, characterized in that the first velocity V1 is determined to, at step a), flatten said first drop of ink on said surface that cannot be wetted, and to, at step b), give said first drop of solidified ink a contact area with said surface that cannot be wetted equivalent to the contact area obtained at equilibrium for a drop of liquid ink of the same volume VOL1 on a surface that can be wetted, i.e a surface on which the drop of liquid ink forms a static contact angle of less than or equal to 80°, preferably less than or equal to 60°, (a) forming at least a first drop of solidified ink E1 on the surface, by ejecting, by means of a printhead, a first drop of liquid ink at a first given ejection velocity V1 and with a first given volume VOL1, and (b) depositing, on at least one portion of said first drop of solidified ink, at least a second drop of ink E2 having a second volume VOL2, by ejecting, by means of a printhead, a second drop of liquid ink at an ejection velocity V2,
A method comprising: receiving, by processing circuitry of an implantable medical device, an activity signal generated by the implantable medical device and indicative of an activity level of a patient during charging of a rechargeable power source of the implantable medical device implanted in the patient; determining, by the processing circuitry and based on the activity signal, a patient status for the patient during charging of the rechargeable power source; and controlling, by the processing circuitry and based on the patient status, charging of the rechargeable power source of the implantable medical device. receiving, by processing circuitry of an implantable medical device, an activity signal generated by the implantable medical device and indicative of an activity level of a patient during charging of a rechargeable power source of the implantable medical device implanted in the patient; determining, by the processing circuitry and based on the activity signal, a patient status for the patient during charging of the rechargeable power source; and controlling, by the processing circuitry and based on the patient status, charging of the rechargeable power source of the implantable medical device.
A load dump apparatus for varying the output of the alternator in an automobile electrical system having an alternator drivingly connected to a vehicle engine, said alternator having a polyphase output winding (14A, 14B, 14C) producing an output voltage for each phase winding (VA, VB, VC), the load dump apparatus comprising a control bridge coupled to said polyphase output winding and having a pair of direct voltage output terminals, said control bridge including a first switchable element (80L, 82L, 84L) and a second switchable element (80U, 82U, 84U) for each corresponding phase winding, said first and second switchable elements being connected in series across the output of the bridge and having a common input node (44A, 44B, 44C) connected to the corresponding phase winding, each controllable in accordance with a respective conduction signal applied thereto, a controller for generating a plurality of conduction signals (a-a1, b-b1, c-c1) said conduction signals being applied to said first and second switchable elements for controlling the conduction thereof under normal operating condition and for controlling the switchable elements under an over voltage condition; and the normal operating condition occurs when the output voltage of each phase winding is up to a selected limit and the over-voltage condition occurs when the output voltage of any phase winding is above the selected limit, characterized by an over- voltage sensing device for sensing an alternating voltage in each phase winding of the polyphase output winding and producing a voltage level signal therefrom, and means for comparing the phase voltage in each phase winding with a selected voltage limit to generate an over voltage signal, said controller responsive to the signal for adjusting the conduction timing of the conduction signals so as to reduce the phase voltage to a desired level. and the conduction of the first switching element for a phase being on for a time when the corresponding phase voltage is above the selected limit and kept on for the remaining portion of the cycles.
A method of manufacturing a fibre-reinforced blade for a wind energy plant, said blade being configured with at least a blade shell and means for conducting to earth adapted for conducting a lightning current to an earth connection, wherein the method comprises that the blade is provided with bands or strips comprising segmented conductor means that are configured for conducting a lightning current outside the blade to the means for conducting current to earth; and wherein the method is characterised in that the method includes the step of: distributing and securing the conductor means to an external surface of the blade shell in such a manner that the conductor means are essentially flush with the external surface of the blade shell, and so that the conductor means are distributed in at least one path, which is arranged essentially transversally to a longitudinal direction of the blade and spanning at least one main laminate in the blade shell, which main laminate comprises electrically conductive fibres.
A nucleic acid detection device, comprising: a graphene chip that comprises a substrate, a graphene surface on the substrate, a conducting substance at two ends of the graphene surface to form a first electrode and a second electrode, and an insulating substance to insulate the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the insulating substance further forms a solution reservoir on the graphene surface to receive a nucleic acid probe and a sample nucleic acid; a double-stranded nucleic acid probe attached to the graphene surface of the reservoir, wherein the nucleic acid probe comprises a normal strand having a toehold at one end and a weak strand comprising one or more inosines substituting guanines; and a microcontroller board that comprises a digital meter to measure electric current that passes through the graphene chip when an input voltage is applied to the graphene chip, and a communication module to send values of the measured electric current and the input voltage. a graphene chip that comprises a substrate, a graphene surface on the substrate, a conducting substance at two ends of the graphene surface to form a first electrode and a second electrode, and an insulating substance to insulate the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the insulating substance further forms a solution reservoir on the graphene surface to receive a nucleic acid probe and a sample nucleic acid; a double-stranded nucleic acid probe attached to the graphene surface of the reservoir, wherein the nucleic acid probe comprises a normal strand having a toehold at one end and a weak strand comprising one or more inosines substituting guanines; and a microcontroller board that comprises a digital meter to measure electric current that passes through the graphene chip when an input voltage is applied to the graphene chip, and a communication module to send values of the measured electric current and the input voltage.
An infusion system including an infusion pump (2; 40) comprising a wireless memory reading unit, and a barcode reader, and a medication reservoir comprising an outlet port as well as a wireless memory adapted to be read through direct wireless connection by the wireless memory reading unit provided at the infusion pump (2; 40) and a barcode adapted to be read by the barcode reader also provided at the infusion pump (2; 40), characterized in that the wireless memory reading unit and the barcode reader are arranged side by side at the infusion pump (2; 40) at a predetermined distance from each other, and the wireless memory and the barcode are arranged side by side at the medication reservoir at a distance from each other essentially corresponding to the predetermined distance between the wireless memory reading unit and the barcode reader at the infusion pump (2; 40). an infusion pump (2; 40) comprising a wireless memory reading unit, and a barcode reader, and a medication reservoir comprising an outlet port as well as a wireless memory adapted to be read through direct wireless connection by the wireless memory reading unit provided at the infusion pump (2; 40) and a barcode adapted to be read by the barcode reader also provided at the infusion pump (2; 40), characterized in that the wireless memory reading unit and the barcode reader are arranged side by side at the infusion pump (2; 40) at a predetermined distance from each other, and the wireless memory and the barcode are arranged side by side at the medication reservoir at a distance from each other essentially corresponding to the predetermined distance between the wireless memory reading unit and the barcode reader at the infusion pump (2; 40).