mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An implantable biomaterial formed by: providing a polyether-diisocyanate prepolymer; reacting the prepolymer with one or more chain extender molecules to form a mouldable polymer selected from a polyurethane polymer, a polyurethane-urea polymer, and a polyurethane-urea block copolymer; and shaping and curing the mouldable polymer to form the implantable biomaterial, characterised in that the diisocyanate is a toluene diisocyanate and the mouldable polymer is a thermosetting polymer. providing a polyether-diisocyanate prepolymer; reacting the prepolymer with one or more chain extender molecules to form a mouldable polymer selected from a polyurethane polymer, a polyurethane-urea polymer, and a polyurethane-urea block copolymer; and shaping and curing the mouldable polymer to form the implantable biomaterial,
A communications system, comprising a mobile radio network comprising a plurality of base stations arranged to communicate data to and from mobile communications devices via a wireless access interface which includes a random access communications channel for uplink transmission of a burst of signals, and a plurality of associated communications devices forming a group, each of the associated communications devices being capable of transmitting and receiving data from one or more of the base stations, wherein each of the associated communications devices of the group includes a common identifier, with respect to which a communications session can be established to communicate data via the mobile radio network, to or from any of the associated communications devices of the group, each of the communications devices of the group of associated communications devices is configured, when transmitting uplink data within the communications session, to transmit a random access burst in the random access communications channel (102, 104) in accordance with a predetermined arrangement, each of the associated mobile communications devices of the group is associated with the common identifier and one of a group of predefined sequences of data for forming the random access burst, each predefined sequences of data uniquely identifying the mobile communications device with which it is associated, the mobile radio network is arranged to transmit a signalling message in response to the random access burst, using the predefined data sequence which was used to form the random access burst transmitted by a communications device.
A method of writing a pre-polymeric formulation on a substrate, to produce a polymeric rule die, the method comprising: (a) providing a pre-polymeric formulation in a canister; said formulation comprising: (i) at least one pre-polymer; (ii) a photoinitiator selected to polymerize said pre-polymer; and (iii) a thickening agent; (b) extruding the formulation from said canister onto the substrate, to form at least one uncured elongate rule; and (c) curing said uncured elongate rule on the substrate to form the polymeric rule die, the rule die including at least one cured elongate rule having a length of at least 5 mm and a width within a range of 0.4 to 1.0mm; wherein said pre-polymeric formulation in said canister is degassed to a gas concentration sufficiently low to ensure that over a total length of a contact surface of said cured elongate rule, said contact surface has at most 3 surface pocks/meter, said surface pocks having a diameter above 0.1mm. (a) providing a pre-polymeric formulation in a canister; said formulation comprising: (i) at least one pre-polymer; (ii) a photoinitiator selected to polymerize said pre-polymer; and (iii) a thickening agent; (i) at least one pre-polymer; (ii) a photoinitiator selected to polymerize said pre-polymer; and (iii) a thickening agent; (b) extruding the formulation from said canister onto the substrate, to form at least one uncured elongate rule; and (c) curing said uncured elongate rule on the substrate to form the polymeric rule die, the rule die including at least one cured elongate rule having a length of at least 5 mm and a width within a range of 0.4 to 1.0mm;
A safety system for the localization of a movable machine, comprising a safety controller; at least one radio location system; and at least one sensor for position determination, wherein the radio location system has radio stations arranged in a stationary manner, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the movable machine, or wherein the radio location system has radio transponders arranged in a stationary manner, wherein at least three radio stations are arranged at the movable machine, wherein position data of the movable machine can be determined by means of the radio location system, wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio station or the radio transponder of the radio location system to the safety controller, and position data of the movable machine can be determined by means of the sensor, characterized in that the safety controller is configured to compare the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the sensor and, in the event of an agreement, to form checked position data, whereby the position is determined by a redundant and diverse system, with outputs of the safety controller being redundant safety outputs, with the sensor being configured for an at least areal monitoring of a monitored zone and/or the sensor being configured for an at least spatial monitoring of a monitored zone, with the radio location system being an ultra-broadband radio location system, with the frequency used being in a range from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz, with the transmission energy per radio station amounting to at most 0.5 mW. a safety controller; at least one radio location system; and at least one sensor for position determination, wherein the radio location system has radio stations arranged in a stationary manner, wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the movable machine, or wherein the radio location system has radio transponders arranged in a stationary manner, wherein at least three radio stations are arranged at the movable machine, wherein position data of the movable machine can be determined by means of the radio location system, wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio station or the radio transponder of the radio location system to the safety controller, and position data of the movable machine can be determined by means of the sensor, characterized in that the safety controller is configured to compare the position data of the radio location system and the position data of the sensor and, in the event of an agreement, to form checked position data, whereby the position is determined by a redundant and diverse system, with outputs of the safety controller being redundant safety outputs, with the sensor being configured for an at least areal monitoring of a monitored zone and/or the sensor being configured for an at least spatial monitoring of a monitored zone, with the radio location system being an ultra-broadband radio location system, with the frequency used being in a range from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz, with the transmission energy per radio station amounting to at most 0.5 mW.
A sensor clearing system comprising: an air knife configured to clear a sensor housing of debris; an air bearing comprising a bearing ring and a static ring, wherein the air knife is attached to the bearing ring; and a motor, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the bearing ring around the sensor housing. an air knife configured to clear a sensor housing of debris; an air bearing comprising a bearing ring and a static ring, wherein the air knife is attached to the bearing ring; and a motor, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the bearing ring around the sensor housing.
Cooling apparatus, in particular a chest freezer with an inner casing and a cooling chamber for products that are to be cooled, with at least an device for applying temperature to the cooling chamber, wherein at least in part by means of at least one side wall of the inner casing the device applies a temperature to the cooling chamber with the aid of evaporator pipes of a coolant circuit circling the cooling chamber, wherein the evaporator pipes are arranged vertically in respect of one another, with a channel for capturing defrosting and/or condensed water, wherein the lowest evaporator pipe is arranged substantially at the same height as the channel, and wherein an electric heating device is arranged in the channel, characterised in that the electric heating device is connected to a control device, and that said control device is assigned a control program which defines a defrost cycle comprising work phases in respect of a cooling operation of the cooling apparatus, a pre-heating period, a defrost safety period, a standstill period and a post-heating period.
A monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding portion thereof that specifically binds to either IGFL1 or TMEM149, characterized in that the antibody is capable of blocking the interaction between IGFL1 and TMEM149.
A method for recovering metals from metalliferous starting materials comprising steps of i) leaching the metalliferous starting material in chloride-based leaching liquor, ii) withdrawing from the leaching step i) aqueous chloride solution with dissolved metals, iii) recovering metal value from the aqueous chloride solution in a metal recovery process step, iv) neutralizing hydrogen chloride content of the aqueous chloride solution in the metal recovery process step with adding hydrolyzed ammonia to the process solution so as to form ammonium chloride, v) withdrawing ammonium chloride containing process solution to an ammonium regeneration step where calcium-containing reagent is added to generate calcium chloride and ammonia gas and recycling ammonia back to the metal recovery process step iii), vi) regenerating the CaCl 2 -solution with H 2 SO 4 so as to provide a aqueous HCI solution for recycling to the leaching step i). i) leaching the metalliferous starting material in chloride-based leaching liquor, ii) withdrawing from the leaching step i) aqueous chloride solution with dissolved metals, iii) recovering metal value from the aqueous chloride solution in a metal recovery process step, iv) neutralizing hydrogen chloride content of the aqueous chloride solution in the metal recovery process step with adding hydrolyzed ammonia to the process solution so as to form ammonium chloride, v) withdrawing ammonium chloride containing process solution to an ammonium regeneration step where calcium-containing reagent is added to generate calcium chloride and ammonia gas and recycling ammonia back to the metal recovery process step iii), vi) regenerating the CaCl 2 -solution with H 2 SO 4 so as to provide a aqueous HCI solution for recycling to the leaching step i).
A method performed by a user equipment, UE, in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, a system information block, SIB; in a case that the SIB includes an indication indicating to shift first resource blocks, RBs, for a new radio, NR, system by a certain frequency value, shifting the first RBs by the certain frequency value to align a grid of the first RBs with a grid of second RBs for a long term evolution, LTE, system; and transmitting, to the base station, an uplink signal on the first RBs shifted by the certain frequency value, wherein the certain frequency value is 7.5kHz, and wherein the uplink signal is transmitted using a 15kHz subcarrier spacing. receiving, from a base station, a system information block, SIB; in a case that the SIB includes an indication indicating to shift first resource blocks, RBs, for a new radio, NR, system by a certain frequency value, shifting the first RBs by the certain frequency value to align a grid of the first RBs with a grid of second RBs for a long term evolution, LTE, system; and transmitting, to the base station, an uplink signal on the first RBs shifted by the certain frequency value, wherein the certain frequency value is 7.5kHz, and wherein the uplink signal is transmitted using a 15kHz subcarrier spacing.
A device for reducing a bone fracture, comprising: a first arm extending from a handle at a proximal end to a distal end having a first substantially spherical tip; a second arm extending from a handle at a proximal end to a distal end having a second substantially spherical tip, the second arm being pivotally connected to the first arm; and an insert removably attachable to a selected one of the first and second spherical tips, the insert comprising a connection mechanism configured to lockingly engage the selected one of the first and second spherical tips, the insert including a first face sized and shaped to be seated over a target portion of skin in an operative configuration, characterized in that the first face has a first substantially planar portion and a second substantially curved portion attached thereto, the first and second portions (160, 162) defining a contour conforming to a contour of the target portion of skin. a first arm extending from a handle at a proximal end to a distal end having a first substantially spherical tip; a second arm extending from a handle at a proximal end to a distal end having a second substantially spherical tip, the second arm being pivotally connected to the first arm; and an insert removably attachable to a selected one of the first and second spherical tips, the insert comprising a connection mechanism configured to lockingly engage the selected one of the first and second spherical tips, the insert including a first face sized and shaped to be seated over a target portion of skin in an operative configuration, characterized in that the first face has a first substantially planar portion and a second substantially curved portion attached thereto, the first and second portions (160, 162) defining a contour conforming to a contour of the target portion of skin.
Valve top having a head piece in which a spindle is rotatably but axially immovably mounted and which receives a non-return piston, wherein between the spindle and the non-return piston a sleeve in which the non-return piston is received and by means of which the spindle can be axially displaced by turning is disposed and wherein the sleeve is connected to a pressure piece that is mounted axially movably in the head piece, characterised in that the pressure piece engages with an external screw thread on the spindle by means of an internal screw thread, where a shoulder is formed inside the pressure piece at a distance from the internal screw thread which shoulder is provided with an internal screw thread, by means of which the pressure piece is bolted to an external screw thread disposed on the sleeve and where the pressure piece is sealed off from the head piece and the sleeve by means of O rings (91, 92, 95).
Method for operating a window wiper device, in particular of a motor vehicle, wherein the window wiper device has at least one wiper blade which is provided on a wiper arm and has a flexible wiping lip which is in contact with a window of the motor vehicle, and the wiper blade is moved, with respect to the window, alternately between a first turning position (ψ',ψ"';t',t"') and a second turning position (ψ";t") via a wiper motor which is operatively connected to the wiper arm via a driveshaft, wherein within a specific time period (t b) after each turning point (ψ',ψ",ψ"';t',t",t'"), the absolute rotational speed (|n|) of the driveshaft is selected, at a first point in time (t 1) which is a specific time period (Δt) after the respective turning point (ψ',ψ",ψ"';t',t",t"'), in accordance with a first absolute rotational speed (|n 1 |), in such a way that it is different from a second absolute rotational speed (|n 2 |) which occurs at a second point in time (t 2) which is before the respective turning point (ψ',ψ",ψ'";t',t",t"') by the specific time period (Δt), characterized in that the time period (t b) starts at one of the turning points (ψ',ψ",ψ"';t',t",t"') and ends at a point in time which occurs at at least 20% of the turning point time period ( Δ t w) after the respective turning point (ψ',ψ",ψ'";t',t",t"'), wherein the turning point time period ( Δ t w) corresponds to the difference in time between the first and second turning points (ψ',ψ",ψ"';t',t",t"').
A method of adjusting energy demand of at least one outdoor lighting network connected to a smart power grid, comprising: dimming first zone lighting units (132A, 132B, 132C) of said lighting network according to one of a plurality of first zone lighting unit dimming vectors (D 1, D 2, D 3,...) each corresponding to one of a plurality of first zone demand response levels (DR1, DR2, DR3,...), wherein said first zone lighting units are dimmed most at a highest of said first zone demand response levels and are dimmed least at a lowest of said first zone demand response levels; receiving a first zone demand response signal corresponding to one of said first zone demand response levels; transmitting a first zone dimming signal to cause dimming of said first zone lighting units in correspondence with said first zone demand response signal; wherein when said first zone demand response signal corresponds to said lowest of said first zone demand response levels a first security level to transmit and authenticate said first zone dimming signal is applied and wherein when said first zone demand response signal corresponds to said highest of said first zone demand response levels a second security level to transmit and authenticate said first zone dimming signal is applied; wherein said second security level is more secure than said first security level. dimming first zone lighting units (132A, 132B, 132C) of said lighting network according to one of a plurality of first zone lighting unit dimming vectors (D 1, D 2, D 3,...) each corresponding to one of a plurality of first zone demand response levels (DR1, DR2, DR3,...), wherein said first zone lighting units are dimmed most at a highest of said first zone demand response levels and are dimmed least at a lowest of said first zone demand response levels; receiving a first zone demand response signal corresponding to one of said first zone demand response levels; transmitting a first zone dimming signal to cause dimming of said first zone lighting units in correspondence with said first zone demand response signal; wherein when said first zone demand response signal corresponds to said lowest of said first zone demand response levels a first security level to transmit and authenticate said first zone dimming signal is applied and wherein when said first zone demand response signal corresponds to said highest of said first zone demand response levels a second security level to transmit and authenticate said first zone dimming signal is applied; wherein said second security level is more secure than said first security level.
A method for transferring data, the method comprising: generating, at a host device, a Universal Serial Bus redirect configuration request for establishing a connection between a first USB device connected to a USB hub and a second USB device connected to the USB hub, wherein the connection between the first USB device and the second USB device does not include the host device; and requesting, after the connection between the first USB device and the second USB device has been established, data to be routed from the first USB device to the second USB device via the USB hub; receiving, at the host device, an acknowledgement from the USB hub comprising an indication of a size of the data routed from the first USB device to the second USB device via the USB hub; sending, by the host device, the size of the data as indicated in the acknowledgement to a device driver for the first USB device. generating, at a host device, a Universal Serial Bus redirect configuration request for establishing a connection between a first USB device connected to a USB hub and a second USB device connected to the USB hub, wherein the connection between the first USB device and the second USB device does not include the host device; and requesting, after the connection between the first USB device and the second USB device has been established, data to be routed from the first USB device to the second USB device via the USB hub; receiving, at the host device, an acknowledgement from the USB hub comprising an indication of a size of the data routed from the first USB device to the second USB device via the USB hub; sending, by the host device, the size of the data as indicated in the acknowledgement to a device driver for the first USB device.
A method for controlling the movement of transparent media during final curing of an image expressed onto the surface of said transparent media via an inkjet print head to minimize inkjet print head degradation, comprising the steps of: a. applying an image to the exterior of said transparent media while said media is rotated; b. using a UV lamp to partially cure said image into a gelled state such that said applied image is held in place on said exterior of said media during rotation thereof; c. moving said media laterally along its rotational axis into proximity to a UV curing lamp and exposing said expressed image to UV light from said curing lamp to achieve final curing of said image on said media; and, d. wherein UV radiation applied to the exterior of said media by said final curing lamp is modulated during said lateral movement step so that reflections of UV light from said media toward said inkjet print head are reduced to avoid causing fouling of said inkjet print head. a. applying an image to the exterior of said transparent media while said media is rotated; b. using a UV lamp to partially cure said image into a gelled state such that said applied image is held in place on said exterior of said media during rotation thereof; c. moving said media laterally along its rotational axis into proximity to a UV curing lamp and exposing said expressed image to UV light from said curing lamp to achieve final curing of said image on said media; and, d. wherein UV radiation applied to the exterior of said media by said final curing lamp is modulated during said lateral movement step so that reflections of UV light from said media toward said inkjet print head are reduced to avoid causing fouling of said inkjet print head.
A system for monitoring a medium voltage network comprising a plurality of medium voltage overhead lines, the system comprising a control centre computer; a plurality of remote monitoring devices distributed throughout the medium voltage network, each of the monitoring devices comprising three measurement sensors (2a, 2b, 2c), each measurement sensor being mounted on a separate medium voltage overhead line (3a, 3b, 3c) to the other two measurement sensors and each having means to measure the current and voltage of the medium voltage overhead line (3a,3b,3c) and communication means for communication with at least one of the control centre computer and another measurement sensor, wherein at least one measurement sensor has means to communicate with the control centre computer and with the other two sensors; a plurality of Data Acquisition Communicators (DACs) intermediate the control centre computer and the plurality of monitoring devices, each Data Acquisition Communicator associated with, and, in communication with, a plurality of monitoring devices and configured to receive and process measurement data from its associated monitoring devices and to compare the phase of the zero sequence current with the phase of the zero sequence voltage of the medium voltage overhead lines (3a, 3b, 3c) of each associated monitoring device and to determine that there is a fault on an overhead line (3a, 3b, 3c) if phase difference is less than a predetermined level; wherein the control center computer is configured to receive and analyze measurement data and line fault data from the plurality of Data Acquisition Communicators, the control center computer comprising a graphical user interface (30, 32) configured to display the location of faults on the medium voltage network display and a log of actions taken to rectify the fault by an automatic line repair system.