mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for producing an L-amino acid or a nucleic acid utilizing a microorganism, which comprises culturing the microorganism in a medium to produce and accumulate the L-amino acid or the nucleic acid in the medium, and collecting the L-amino acid or the nucleic acid from culture, wherein: the microorganism has been imparted with the activity of isomaltase EC 3.2.1.122 to decompose phosphorylated isomaltose, produced when isomaltose is taken up into cells, into glucose and glucose phosphate, or modified to increase the activity; and wherein the microorganism is an Enterobacteriaceae bacterium or a coryneform bacterium. the microorganism has been imparted with the activity of isomaltase EC 3.2.1.122 to decompose phosphorylated isomaltose, produced when isomaltose is taken up into cells, into glucose and glucose phosphate, or modified to increase the activity; and wherein the microorganism is an Enterobacteriaceae bacterium or a coryneform bacterium.
A method for controlling molluscs in a liquid location comprising: administering an effective amount of a composition having protein that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, to control said molluscs at said liquid location.
A computer-implemented method for aligning images, the method comprising the steps performed by one or more computers of: (a) determining initial correspondent point features between a first image and a second image; (b) creating triangular meshes for the images from the initial correspondent point features within the images; (c) refining point correspondence between the first and second images based on a first affine transformation estimation applied to the triangular meshes; (d) creating refined triangular meshes for the images from the point correspondence refined in (c); and (e) determining coordinate alignment within the areas of pairs of correspondent triangles in the refined triangular meshes through interpolation of a second affine transformation computed for the pairs of correspondent triangles, wherein (c) refining point correspondence comprises partitioning the second image into a plurality of sub-image windows; identifying in the first image correspondent sub-image windows based on said first affine transformation estimation using the triangular meshes of (b); and identifying correspondent points between the first and second images for corresponding sub-image windows in the first and second images. (a) determining initial correspondent point features between a first image and a second image; (b) creating triangular meshes for the images from the initial correspondent point features within the images; (c) refining point correspondence between the first and second images based on a first affine transformation estimation applied to the triangular meshes; (d) creating refined triangular meshes for the images from the point correspondence refined in (c); and (e) determining coordinate alignment within the areas of pairs of correspondent triangles in the refined triangular meshes through interpolation of a second affine transformation computed for the pairs of correspondent triangles, wherein (c) refining point correspondence comprises partitioning the second image into a plurality of sub-image windows;
Press roller for a roller press for the briquetting, compacting or grinding of granular material, with a roller core and a coolable sleeve fastened to the roller core, wherein the sleeve is designed as a fully circumferential, one-piece ring sleeve, wherein the sleeve is fastened to the roller core by means of shrink fitting, wherein arranged in the sleeve, underneath the sleeve surface and distributed around the circumference there are several cooling channels extending in an axially parallel manner, which, via radial inlet and outlet channels are connected with an axial central channel in the roller core, wherein arranged on the roller core are at least two distributor rings which are each connected at the face end to the sleeve and in which the circumferentially extending ring channels are arranged, which on the one hand are connected to the radial inlet and outlet channels and on the other hand to the axially parallel cooling channels, characterised in the radial inlet and outlet channels on the one hand and the axially parallel cooling channels on the other hand are connected via the distributor rings dispensing with pipeline systems of steel corrugated tubes, and in that in the area of the inlet and outlet channels, the distributor rings are each arranged on the roller core so that they overlap the radial inlet and outlet channels. wherein the sleeve is designed as a fully circumferential, one-piece ring sleeve, wherein the sleeve is fastened to the roller core by means of shrink fitting, wherein arranged in the sleeve, underneath the sleeve surface and distributed around the circumference there are several cooling channels extending in an axially parallel manner, which, via radial inlet and outlet channels are connected with an axial central channel in the roller core, wherein arranged on the roller core are at least two distributor rings which are each connected at the face end to the sleeve and in which the circumferentially extending ring channels are arranged, which on the one hand are connected to the radial inlet and outlet channels and on the other hand to the axially parallel cooling channels, characterised in the radial inlet and outlet channels on the one hand and the axially parallel cooling channels on the other hand are connected via the distributor rings dispensing with pipeline systems of steel corrugated tubes, and in that in the area of the inlet and outlet channels, the distributor rings are each arranged on the roller core so that they overlap the radial inlet and outlet channels.
An ink jet printing penetrant which is used to penetrate an ink jet printing color ink containing a dye in a cloth, the ink jet printing penetrant comprising: at least one glycol-based solvent having an HSP value of 13.6 or more; and water; wherein a content of the glycol-based solvent with respect to a total mass of at least one organic solvent contained in the ink jet printing penetrant is 95 percent by mass or more, and the total content of the glycol-based solvent and the other organic solvent with respect to a total mass of the ink jet printing penetrant is 25 percent by mass or more; the glycol-based solvent has a standard boiling point of 243°C or less; the number of the glycol-based solvents is at least two; and the penetrant further comprises a surfactant, and the content of the surfactant is 0.1 to 1.5 percent by mass with respect to the total mass of the penetrant. at least one glycol-based solvent having an HSP value of 13.6 or more; and water; wherein a content of the glycol-based solvent with respect to a total mass of at least one organic solvent contained in the ink jet printing penetrant is 95 percent by mass or more, and the total content of the glycol-based solvent and the other organic solvent with respect to a total mass of the ink jet printing penetrant is 25 percent by mass or more; the glycol-based solvent has a standard boiling point of 243°C or less; the number of the glycol-based solvents is at least two; and the penetrant further comprises a surfactant, and the content of the surfactant is 0.1 to 1.5 percent by mass with respect to the total mass of the penetrant.
A sun lounger cover, comprising: a main body portion configured to in use rest substantially flat against and at least partly cover the upper surface of a sun lounger; at least one sensor located in the main body portion and configured to register the presence of a person or object resting on the cover; an occupancy status indicator configured to indicate the occupancy status of the lounger; a CPU, the CPU configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor and to alter the occupancy status displayed on the occupancy status indicator between occupancy status states; the occupancy status indicator further comprising a plurality of timer units, a first one of the timer units configured to display the current local time, the CPU further configured to control a second timer unit to display current time when the signals received from the at least one pressure sensor indicate that an object or person is resting on the sun lounger cover, and to freeze or stop the second timer unit when the weight is removed. a main body portion configured to in use rest substantially flat against and at least partly cover the upper surface of a sun lounger; at least one sensor located in the main body portion and configured to register the presence of a person or object resting on the cover; an occupancy status indicator configured to indicate the occupancy status of the lounger; a CPU, the CPU configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor and to alter the occupancy status displayed on the occupancy status indicator between occupancy status states; the occupancy status indicator further comprising a plurality of timer units, a first one of the timer units configured to display the current local time, the CPU further configured to control a second timer unit to display current time when the signals received from the at least one pressure sensor indicate that an object or person is resting on the sun lounger cover, and to freeze or stop the second timer unit when the weight is removed.
A light guide for a lighting device, the light guide comprising: an incoupling element configured for receiving light and coupling the received light into the light guide, wherein the light guide is configured to convey the received light within the light guide; and at least a first group and a second group of conically shaped outcoupling surface structures distributed on, and recessed into or protruding from, a side of the light guide, wherein each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure is configured for coupling of light out of the light guide; wherein each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure of the first group is geometrically shaped in accordance with a first cone or conical frustum and each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure of the second group is geometrically shaped in accordance with a second cone or conical frustum, wherein the first cone or conical frustum has a height different from a height of the second cone or conical frustum, wherein the first cone or conical frustum has a base diameter different from a base diameter of the second cone or conical frustum, characterized in that the first cone or conical frustum has a height to base diameter ratio in a range of 0.4 to 0.7, and in that the second cone or conical frustum has a height to base diameter ratio in a range of 0.7 to 1.4. an incoupling element configured for receiving light and coupling the received light into the light guide, wherein the light guide is configured to convey the received light within the light guide; and at least a first group and a second group of conically shaped outcoupling surface structures distributed on, and recessed into or protruding from, a side of the light guide, wherein each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure is configured for coupling of light out of the light guide; wherein each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure of the first group is geometrically shaped in accordance with a first cone or conical frustum and each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure of the second group is geometrically shaped in accordance with a second cone or conical frustum, wherein the first cone or conical frustum has a height different from a height of the second cone or conical frustum, wherein the first cone or conical frustum has a base diameter different from a base diameter of the second cone or conical frustum, characterized in that the first cone or conical frustum has a height to base diameter ratio in a range of 0.4 to 0.7, and in that the second cone or conical frustum has a height to base diameter ratio in a range of 0.7 to 1.4.
A pharmaceutical composition or dietary supplement for use in the treatment of neuropathies and/or neuropathic pain, comprising the combination of curcumin, acetyl ester of L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid as the active ingredients, characterized in that the active ingredients acetyl ester of L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid are present in the composition in the form of particles of acetyl ester of L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid, respectively, or in the form of particles of acetyl ester of L-carnitine in admixture with alpha-lipoic acid, said particles being directly coated with one or more layers of coating membrane capable of isolating the relevant active ingredient from the external environment and of adjusting the release thereof in a predetermined manner, said coating membrane consisting of talc, silicon dioxide and ethylcellulose.
A method of identifying a personalized tumor marker for a cancer patient that has a cancer that is not a leukemia, lymphoma, sarcoma or prostate cancer, comprising: making a mate-paired library from circulating tumor DNA obtained from the blood of the patient, wherein mate pairs of said library comprise two genomic tags that are co-linear but not contiguous in a segment of the tumor DNA; determining sequence of a plurality of mate pairs of the library; determining regions of copy number differences among regions in the tumor DNA of the patient; identifying mate paired tags which map within a region of copy number difference or spanning a boundary of copy number difference as potential markers of a tumor-specific DNA rearrangement in the cancer patient; and testing identified paired tags by comparing to non-tumor DNA or to sequence of non-tumor DNA, and confirming a tumor-specific DNA rearrangement if the two genomic tags of a mate paired tag are at different locations or in a different orientation within a chromosome or on different chromosomes of non-tumor DNA compared to tumor DNA. making a mate-paired library from circulating tumor DNA obtained from the blood of the patient, wherein mate pairs of said library comprise two genomic tags that are co-linear but not contiguous in a segment of the tumor DNA; determining sequence of a plurality of mate pairs of the library; determining regions of copy number differences among regions in the tumor DNA of the patient; identifying mate paired tags which map within a region of copy number difference or spanning a boundary of copy number difference as potential markers of a tumor-specific DNA rearrangement in the cancer patient; and testing identified paired tags by comparing to non-tumor DNA or to sequence of non-tumor DNA, and confirming a tumor-specific DNA rearrangement if the two genomic tags of a mate paired tag are at different locations or in a different orientation within a chromosome or on different chromosomes of non-tumor DNA compared to tumor DNA.
A method of identifying a transplant donor for a recipient in need of a transplant, the method comprising: a) isolating a nucleic acid sample from a biological sample obtained from the potential transplant donor and/or the recipient b) determining the presence of one or more single nucleotide polymorphism alleles within a gene located in the MHC gamma block of the recipient in need of a transplant; c) determining the presence of one or more single nucleotide polymorphism alleles within a gene located in the MHC gamma block of one or more potential transplant donors; and d) identifying a transplant donor based on the presence of one or more single nucleotide polymorphism alleles within a gene located in the MHC gamma block of both the transplant donor and the recipient in need of a transplant; wherein the single nucleotide allele polymorphism is selected from C2321, T9763, C9796, T9819, T9881, T10289, T10309, C10676, A11437, A11483, G12071, A12152, A12568, A12837, G12749, A12877, A13189, C13193, A13950, A14483, T14563, T14757, A14831, T14952, G15108, C16954, T17316, T19588, and/or A20170. a) isolating a nucleic acid sample from a biological sample obtained from the potential transplant donor and/or the recipient b) determining the presence of one or more single nucleotide polymorphism alleles within a gene located in the MHC gamma block of the recipient in need of a transplant; c) determining the presence of one or more single nucleotide polymorphism alleles within a gene located in the MHC gamma block of one or more potential transplant donors; and d) identifying a transplant donor based on the presence of one or more single nucleotide polymorphism alleles within a gene located in the MHC gamma block of both the transplant donor and the recipient in need of a transplant; wherein the single nucleotide allele polymorphism is selected from C2321, T9763, C9796, T9819, T9881, T10289, T10309, C10676, A11437, A11483, G12071, A12152, A12568, A12837, G12749, A12877, A13189, C13193, A13950, A14483, T14563, T14757, A14831, T14952, G15108, C16954, T17316, T19588, and/or A20170.
A kitchen appliance comprising: a food preparation chamber; a storage container in which contents are storable prior to delivery to the food preparation chamber, the food preparation chamber and the storage container being integrated in a main assembly of the kitchen appliance; a support member on which at least part of the storage container is supportable; characterised in that it further comprises: a weighing sensor assembly on which the main assembly, other than said at least part of the storage container, is supportable so as to be weighed by the weighing sensor assembly. a food preparation chamber; a storage container in which contents are storable prior to delivery to the food preparation chamber, the food preparation chamber and the storage container being integrated in a main assembly of the kitchen appliance; a support member on which at least part of the storage container is supportable; characterised in that it further comprises: a weighing sensor assembly on which the main assembly, other than said at least part of the storage container, is supportable so as to be weighed by the weighing sensor assembly.
A method of forming an electrode, comprising: providing an article (20, 100) comprising a current collector and a protective structure; providing a source of alkali metal ions, wherein the source of alkali metal ions is a layer of alkali metal positioned adjacent the protective structure on a side opposite the current collector; transporting the alkali metal ions from the source across the protective structure; and forming an electroactive layer comprising an alkali metal between the current collector and the protective structure, wherein the protective structure is separated from the current collector by one or more intervening layers having a total thickness of less than 2 microns, characterized in that the intervening layer is formed of or comprises said alkali metal, and acts as a seed layer for forming the electroactive layer, and wherein (a) an anisotropic force, having a component normal to a surface of the article, is applied to the article to facilitate formation of the electroactive layer, the component defining a pressure of at least 50 Newtons/cm 2; or (b) the protective structure is a multi-layered structure comprising a polymer layer and a single-ion conductive layer. providing an article (20, 100) comprising a current collector and a protective structure; providing a source of alkali metal ions, wherein the source of alkali metal ions is a layer of alkali metal positioned adjacent the protective structure on a side opposite the current collector; transporting the alkali metal ions from the source across the protective structure; and forming an electroactive layer comprising an alkali metal between the current collector and the protective structure, wherein the protective structure is separated from the current collector by one or more intervening layers having a total thickness of less than 2 microns, characterized in that the intervening layer is formed of or comprises said alkali metal, and acts as a seed layer for forming the electroactive layer, and wherein (a) an anisotropic force, having a component normal to a surface of the article, is applied to the article to facilitate formation of the electroactive layer, the component defining a pressure of at least 50 Newtons/cm 2; or (b) the protective structure is a multi-layered structure comprising a polymer layer and a single-ion conductive layer. (a) an anisotropic force, having a component normal to a surface of the article, is applied to the article to facilitate formation of the electroactive layer, the component defining a pressure of at least 50 Newtons/cm 2; or (b) the protective structure is a multi-layered structure comprising a polymer layer and a single-ion conductive layer.
A frozen product dispenser, comprising: a product barrel configured to receive a product solution; a refrigeration system coupled to the product barrel and configured to cool the product solution within the product barrel; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the product solution within the product barrel; a drive motor configured to rotate a scrapper blade within the product barrel; a torque sensor configured to measure a torque applied by the drive motor; and a control unit configured to control operation of the refrigeration system based on the measured temperature and the measured torque, and wherein the control unit is configured to control operation of a compressor of the refrigeration system and the control unit is further configured to turn off the compressor and/or open a hot gas bypass of the refrigeration system when a determined rate of change in the measured torque exceeds a configured rate of change. a product barrel configured to receive a product solution; a refrigeration system coupled to the product barrel and configured to cool the product solution within the product barrel; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the product solution within the product barrel; a drive motor configured to rotate a scrapper blade within the product barrel; a torque sensor configured to measure a torque applied by the drive motor; and a control unit configured to control operation of the refrigeration system based on the measured temperature and the measured torque, and wherein the control unit is configured to control operation of a compressor of the refrigeration system and the control unit is further configured to turn off the compressor and/or open a hot gas bypass of the refrigeration system when a determined rate of change in the measured torque exceeds a configured rate of change.