mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An ex vivo method wherein the measurement of multiple SNP loci on a given segment of a given chromosome of a human fetus is used to determine the number of instances of the given segment in the genome of the fetus, the method comprising: (i) creating a set of one or more hypotheses about the number of instances of the given segment present in the genome of the fetus, (ii) measuring the amount of genetic material for some or all of the possible alleles at a plurality of SNP loci on the given segment using tools and or techniques taken from the group comprising Molecular Inversion Probes, Genotyping Microarrays, the Taqman SNP Genotyping Assay, quantitative PCR, the Illumina Genotyping System, other genotyping assays, fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH), and combinations thereof, (iii) determining the relative probability of each of the hypotheses given the measurements of the fetal genetic material, where the determination of the relative probability of each hypothesis is made using quantitative techniques that do not make allele calls and where the mean and standard deviation for the measurement of each locus is either known, unknown, or uniform, and (iv) using the relative probabilities associated with each hypothesis to determine the most likely state of the actual genetic material of the fetus wherein the determination of the number of instances of the given chromosome segment in the fetal genome is to screen for a chromosomal abnormality, said abnormality being selected from a list comprising monosomy, uniparental disomy, trisomy, other aneuploidies, unbalanced translocation, and combinations thereof. (i) creating a set of one or more hypotheses about the number of instances of the given segment present in the genome of the fetus, (ii) measuring the amount of genetic material for some or all of the possible alleles at a plurality of SNP loci on the given segment using tools and or techniques taken from the group comprising Molecular Inversion Probes, Genotyping Microarrays, the Taqman SNP Genotyping Assay, quantitative PCR, the Illumina Genotyping System, other genotyping assays, fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH), and combinations thereof, (iii) determining the relative probability of each of the hypotheses given the measurements of the fetal genetic material, where the determination of the relative probability of each hypothesis is made using quantitative techniques that do not make allele calls and where the mean and standard deviation for the measurement of each locus is either known, unknown, or uniform, and (iv) using the relative probabilities associated with each hypothesis to determine the most likely state of the actual genetic material of the fetus
An adjustable headgear, comprising: a first strap having a first endcap attached to the first strap, the first endcap having a first through hole; a second strap having a second endcap attached to the second strap, the second endcap having a second through hole, wherein the first strap passes through the second through hole and the second strap passes through the first through hole; and a sleeve extending between the first and second endcaps (502, 504) and surrounding the first and second straps (302, 304). a first strap having a first endcap attached to the first strap, the first endcap having a first through hole; a second strap having a second endcap attached to the second strap, the second endcap having a second through hole, wherein the first strap passes through the second through hole and the second strap passes through the first through hole; and a sleeve extending between the first and second endcaps (502, 504) and surrounding the first and second straps (302, 304).
Thermal sheet stock, being roll formed for use in forming a spacer frame for use in an insulating glass unit, the thermal stock comprising: first and second flat frame stock portions comprising a first thermal conductivity; a thermal interruption strip coupling the first frame stock portion to the second frame stock portion, the thermal interruption strip spacing the first frame stock portion a gap distance from the second frame stock portion, the thermal interruption strip comprising a second thermal conductivity, said second thermal conductivity is less than the first thermal conductivity. first and second flat frame stock portions comprising a first thermal conductivity; a thermal interruption strip coupling the first frame stock portion to the second frame stock portion, the thermal interruption strip spacing the first frame stock portion a gap distance from the second frame stock portion, the thermal interruption strip comprising a second thermal conductivity, said second thermal conductivity is less than the first thermal conductivity.
A biosensor component for use in analyzing a biological sample, said biosensor component comprising: a substrate; a composite layer deposited on said substrate; and a biological reactant for electrochemically reacting with said biological sample, said biosensor component comprises an electrode chosen from a working electrode or a reference electrode or a counter electrode; and said composite layer comprises a conductive metal component and a resistive material component; wherein said conductive metal component comprises one or more non-noble metals, wherein the conductive metal component can comprise a metal or an alloy chosen from Ni, Cr, Mo, Mn, Cu, Ti, Co, Al, Fe, W, S, P, V, Nb, Zr, or combinations thereof and at least comprises Cr, Ni or an alloy of Cr and Ni; wherein the resistive material component comprises one or more elements chosen from carbon, silicon, boron, oxygen, and combinations thereof; characterized in that the amount of the resistive material component in the composite layer is greater than 20 atomic percent. a substrate; a composite layer deposited on said substrate; and a biological reactant for electrochemically reacting with said biological sample, said biosensor component comprises an electrode chosen from a working electrode or a reference electrode or a counter electrode; and said composite layer comprises a conductive metal component and a resistive material component; wherein said conductive metal component comprises one or more non-noble metals, wherein the conductive metal component can comprise a metal or an alloy chosen from Ni, Cr, Mo, Mn, Cu, Ti, Co, Al, Fe, W, S, P, V, Nb, Zr, or combinations thereof and at least comprises Cr, Ni or an alloy of Cr and Ni; wherein the resistive material component comprises one or more elements chosen from carbon, silicon, boron, oxygen, and combinations thereof; characterized in that the amount of the resistive material component in the composite layer is greater than 20 atomic percent.
A method for automatically controlling vehicle speeds of a track-based work vehicle, the method comprising: receiving, with a computing device, one or more signals associated with an operating temperature for a track component (22,24,26,28) of a track assembly (12,14) of the track-based work vehicle, wherein said one or more signals are associated with one or more vehicle parameters, said one or more parameters are associated to a load on the track component, a current vehicle speed for the track-based work vehicle and a time at which the track-based work vehicle has been operating at the current vehicle speed, predicting the operating temperature for the track component based on the monitored vehicle parameters comparing, with the computing device, the predicted operating temperature for the track component (22,24,26,28) to a predetermined temperature threshold defined for the track component; and automatically limiting, with the computing device, a vehicle speed of the track-based work vehicle when the predicted operating temperature for the track component exceeds the predetermined temperature threshold. receiving, with a computing device, one or more signals associated with an operating temperature for a track component (22,24,26,28) of a track assembly (12,14) of the track-based work vehicle, wherein said one or more signals are associated with one or more vehicle parameters, said one or more parameters are associated to a load on the track component, a current vehicle speed for the track-based work vehicle and a time at which the track-based work vehicle has been operating at the current vehicle speed, predicting the operating temperature for the track component based on the monitored vehicle parameters comparing, with the computing device, the predicted operating temperature for the track component (22,24,26,28) to a predetermined temperature threshold defined for the track component; and automatically limiting, with the computing device, a vehicle speed of the track-based work vehicle when the predicted operating temperature for the track component exceeds the predetermined temperature threshold.
A time-controlled ignition system for an internal combustion engine comprising: an ignition coil having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a power supply for supplying power to said primary winding; a switching device for allowing or interrupting the flow of primary current through said primary winding at controlled timings; a control unit configured to (a) operate charging and discharging phases of said ignition coil by actuation of said switching device in order to create a first spark followed by a plurality of subsequent sparks and (b) during a respective spark-interval (Tsi), monitor the energy level in the secondary winding by monitoring the secondary current flowing therethrough, wherein the discharge phase is terminated when the measured secondary current equals or drops below a time-dependent, variable secondary current threshold; characterized in that the control unit is configured to operate the charging and discharging phases such that the first spark and subsequent sparks are created at prescribed timings (ts1... ts4), whereby the spark intervals, respectively spark timings, are input values in the charge or discharge phases; and in that said variable secondary current threshold is designed in consideration of the charging characteristic of the primary winding such that the control unit is configured to stop the discharge phase and operate a charging phase at the moment when the remaining time until the next prescribed timing (tsi) corresponds to the time required to charge the primary winding to a prescribed energy level (IP_tgt). an ignition coil having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a power supply for supplying power to said primary winding; a switching device for allowing or interrupting the flow of primary current through said primary winding at controlled timings; a control unit configured to (a) operate charging and discharging phases of said ignition coil by actuation of said switching device in order to create a first spark followed by a plurality of subsequent sparks and (b) during a respective spark-interval (Tsi), monitor the energy level in the secondary winding by monitoring the secondary current flowing therethrough, wherein the discharge phase is terminated when the measured secondary current equals or drops below a time-dependent, variable secondary current threshold; characterized in that the control unit is configured to operate the charging and discharging phases such that the first spark and subsequent sparks are created at prescribed timings (ts1... ts4), whereby the spark intervals, respectively spark timings, are input values in the charge or discharge phases; and in that said variable secondary current threshold is designed in consideration of the charging characteristic of the primary winding such that the control unit is configured to stop the discharge phase and operate a charging phase at the moment when the remaining time until the next prescribed timing (tsi) corresponds to the time required to charge the primary winding to a prescribed energy level (IP_tgt).
A toner for developing an electrostatic image comprising: toner particles, and an external additive, wherein the toner particles comprise a binder resin and a colorant, the external additive is introduced onto the surface of the toner particles, and the external additive liberates from the surface of the toner particles in a rate of 7 % to 50 % based on the external additive under the condition that the toner is dispersed within a surfactant-containing electrolyte at 20 W output power and 20 kHz frequency for one minute by means of an ultrasonic homogenizer, and the external additive liberates from the surface of the toner particles in a rate of 0.1 part to 0.7 part based on 100 parts of the toner, wherein the toner has Dv of 3.0 μm to 8.0 μm and Dv/Dn of 1.00 to 1.40 (Dv: volume-average particle diameter of toner particles, Dn: number-average particle diameter of toner particles), and the toner comprises an external additive having a number-average particle diameter of 8 nm to 80 nm and another external additive having a number-average particle diameter of 120 nm to 300 nm. toner particles, and an external additive, wherein the toner particles comprise a binder resin and a colorant, the external additive is introduced onto the surface of the toner particles, and the external additive liberates from the surface of the toner particles in a rate of 7 % to 50 % based on the external additive under the condition that the toner is dispersed within a surfactant-containing electrolyte at 20 W output power and 20 kHz frequency for one minute by means of an ultrasonic homogenizer, and the external additive liberates from the surface of the toner particles in a rate of 0.1 part to 0.7 part based on 100 parts of the toner, wherein the toner has Dv of 3.0 μm to 8.0 μm and Dv/Dn of 1.00 to 1.40 (Dv: volume-average particle diameter of toner particles, Dn: number-average particle diameter of toner particles), and the toner comprises an external additive having a number-average particle diameter of 8 nm to 80 nm and another external additive having a number-average particle diameter of 120 nm to 300 nm.
Oily composition of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for parenteral administration comprising: - at least one NSAID bearing an acidic function; and - a biocompatible oily vehicle; said composition being characterised in that: - said NSAID bearing an acidic function is ketoprofen; - said NSAID is in free acid form, - said NSAID meets the following specifications: a median diameter D (v,0.5), value of which 50% of the distribution is inferior or equal, of 25μm and a value D (v,0.9), for which 90% of the distribution is inferior or equal, of 80μm; the values of D (v,0.5) and D (v,0.9) being measured by a Laser Mastersizer 2000 granulometer; and - said composition does not contain an added liquid agent capable of solubilising said NSAID. - at least one NSAID bearing an acidic function; and - a biocompatible oily vehicle; - said NSAID bearing an acidic function is ketoprofen; - said NSAID is in free acid form, - said NSAID meets the following specifications: a median diameter D (v,0.5), value of which 50% of the distribution is inferior or equal, of 25μm and a value D (v,0.9), for which 90% of the distribution is inferior or equal, of 80μm; the values of D (v,0.5) and D (v,0.9) being measured by a Laser Mastersizer 2000 granulometer; and - said composition does not contain an added liquid agent capable of solubilising said NSAID.
Method for making an associative connection between an electric vehicle and a charging station (EVSE), comprising the following steps: - setting up the associative connection between the electric vehicle and the charging station (EVSE) by forming a directional radio link; - checking the associative connection between the electric vehicle and the charging station (EVSE) with the collaboration of at least one first transmitter that prompts the directional radio link with an omnidirectional transmitter, wherein the associative connection is checked by comparing a transmission strength of the directional radio link with a transmission strength transmitted via the omnidirectional transmitter and wherein a negative result of the check is output if the transmission strength transmitted via the omnidirectional transmitter exceeds the transmission strength of the directional radio link. - setting up the associative connection between the electric vehicle and the charging station (EVSE) by forming a directional radio link; - checking the associative connection between the electric vehicle and the charging station (EVSE) with the collaboration of at least one first transmitter that prompts the directional radio link with an omnidirectional transmitter,
Saw blade having saw teeth which are arranged along a toothed side and have an increasing pitch from a clamping end of the saw blade to a saw blade tip, characterized in that the saw teeth consist of a tooth support and a hard metal tooth which is joined to the tooth support, wherein several tooth supports have the same geometrical shape and size and larger tooth gaps are provided for the increasing pitch between the tooth supports with identical geometrical shape and size.
A positive electrode comprising: a current collector; a first active material layer including first active material particles and disposed on the current collector; and a first pattern and a second pattern alternately disposed separately from each other on the first active material layer, wherein: the first pattern includes first pattern active material particles; the second pattern includes second pattern active material particles; the first pattern has a thickness greater than that of the second pattern; and the second pattern has a volume expansion rate greater than that of the first pattern, wherein the volume expansion rate is calculated by Equation 1 below in which A represents a thickness of a first pattern or a second pattern before charging and discharging and B represents a thickness of a first pattern or a second pattern after charging and discharging Volume expansion rate = B − A / A × 100; and the thickness is measured using a Mauser micrometer or a scanning electron microscope, wherein at least a portion of the first active material layer is exposed to an outside. a current collector; a first active material layer including first active material particles and disposed on the current collector; and a first pattern and a second pattern alternately disposed separately from each other on the first active material layer, wherein: the first pattern includes first pattern active material particles; the second pattern includes second pattern active material particles; the first pattern has a thickness greater than that of the second pattern; and the second pattern has a volume expansion rate greater than that of the first pattern, wherein the volume expansion rate is calculated by Equation 1 below in which A represents a thickness of a first pattern or a second pattern before charging and discharging and B represents a thickness of a first pattern or a second pattern after charging and discharging Volume expansion rate = B − A / A × 100; and the thickness is measured using a Mauser micrometer or a scanning electron microscope, wherein at least a portion of the first active material layer is exposed to an outside. the first pattern includes first pattern active material particles; the second pattern includes second pattern active material particles; the first pattern has a thickness greater than that of the second pattern; and the second pattern has a volume expansion rate greater than that of the first pattern, wherein the volume expansion rate is calculated by Equation 1 below in which A represents a thickness of a first pattern or a second pattern before charging and discharging and B represents a thickness of a first pattern or a second pattern after charging and discharging Volume expansion rate = B − A / A × 100; and the thickness is measured using a Mauser micrometer or a scanning electron microscope, wherein at least a portion of the first active material layer is exposed to an outside.
Awning lifting device for a vehicle roof, such as can be spanned by a tarpaulin such as, in particular, a utility vehicle, heavy goods vehicle, or a trailer, having a roof cross-member at its ends, connected in each case to a longitudinal frame and arranged transverse to a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, which comprises an upper side on which the tarpaulin can be laid, and at which a lifting element is provided, by means of which the tarpaulin can be lifted, wherein the lifting element comprises a lifting surface, characterized in that the lifting surface can be raised, such that a distance interval pertains in relation to the roof cross-member, by means of a lifting device which is held in its entirety at the roof cross-member and, in this situation, can handled together with this cross-member as a structural unit, wherein an actuation means is accommodated in a cavity space of the roof cross-member, by means of which a linkage of the lifting device can be adjusted.
An oral care composition comprising a silica abrasive, non-ionic surfactant comprising a polyethylene glycol ethers of fatty alcohols and a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer having a molecular weight (Mn) 300,000 or greater.
Safety device for a building-related passenger transport system, the safety device comprising a microcontroller having a memory, a processor (56, 56'), and a communication interface; a safety module being stored in the memory; an update module being stored in the memory which, when it is executed on the processor (56, 56'), receives a software package via the communication interface and updates at least parts of the safety module with the software package; the microcontroller being configured in such a way that the safety module is able to be amended only, i.e. solely, by the update module; characterized in that when the safety module is executed on the processor (56, 56'), it receives safety-relevant signals from components of the passenger transport system, evaluates them with regard to a safety problem, and transmits a warning signal to a controller of the passenger transport system in the event of a safety problem, in that the processor has a first processor core on which the safety module is executed; in that the processor has a second processor core on which the update module is executed; and in that the access of the second processor core is restricted to regions of the memory in which the safety module is stored. the safety device comprising a microcontroller having a memory, a processor (56, 56'), and a communication interface; a safety module being stored in the memory; an update module being stored in the memory which, when it is executed on the processor (56, 56'), receives a software package via the communication interface and updates at least parts of the safety module with the software package; the microcontroller being configured in such a way that the safety module is able to be amended only, i.e. solely, by the update module; characterized in that when the safety module is executed on the processor (56, 56'), it receives safety-relevant signals from components of the passenger transport system, evaluates them with regard to a safety problem, and transmits a warning signal to a controller of the passenger transport system in the event of a safety problem, in that the processor has a first processor core on which the safety module is executed; in that the processor has a second processor core on which the update module is executed; and in that the access of the second processor core is restricted to regions of the memory in which the safety module is stored.