mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of developing hydrocarbon production from hydrocarbon containing reservoirs (22,24,26), the method comprising: developing a first conventional hydrocarbon reservoir (22,24) containing water and hydrocarbons including at least one of oil and natural gas; developing a second natural gas hydrate reservoir containing natural gas hydrates; constructing a production facility including water separation apparatus; and fluidly connecting the first conventional hydrocarbon and second hydrate reservoirs with the hydrocarbon production facility; whereby a first mixture of hydrocarbons and water from the first conventional hydrocarbon reservoir and a second mixture of natural gas and water concurrently produced from the second natural gas hydrate reservoir are separated into water and at least one of the gas and oil by the production facility. developing a first conventional hydrocarbon reservoir (22,24) containing water and hydrocarbons including at least one of oil and natural gas; developing a second natural gas hydrate reservoir containing natural gas hydrates; constructing a production facility including water separation apparatus; and fluidly connecting the first conventional hydrocarbon and second hydrate reservoirs with the hydrocarbon production facility; whereby a first mixture of hydrocarbons and water from the first conventional hydrocarbon reservoir and a second mixture of natural gas and water concurrently produced from the second natural gas hydrate reservoir are separated into water and at least one of the gas and oil by the production facility.
A composition comprising: - at least one aromatic sulfone polymer [polymer]; - at least one organic UV absorber [absorber] selected from the group consisting of hydroxylphenyl-triazine compounds [compounds], cyanoacrylate compounds [compounds], benzoxazin-4-one compounds [compounds], and benzotriazole compounds [compounds]; and - at least one basic compound [compound] selected from MgO, CaO, and mixed oxides comprising the same. - at least one aromatic sulfone polymer [polymer]; - at least one organic UV absorber [absorber] selected from the group consisting of hydroxylphenyl-triazine compounds [compounds], cyanoacrylate compounds [compounds], benzoxazin-4-one compounds [compounds], and benzotriazole compounds [compounds]; and - at least one basic compound [compound] selected from MgO, CaO, and mixed oxides comprising the same.
A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising: establishing whether a persistent connection is desired for a connection between the wireless device and a peer-to-peer, P2P, group; and communicating, prior to determining whether to join the peer-to-peer, P2P, group, persistence information with the P2P group, wherein the information comprises a Persistent Group Info field providing persistence information about the P2P group and the wireless device; and determining whether to join the P2P group based on the persistence information for the P2P group. establishing whether a persistent connection is desired for a connection between the wireless device and a peer-to-peer, P2P, group; and communicating, prior to determining whether to join the peer-to-peer, P2P, group, persistence information with the P2P group, wherein the information comprises a Persistent Group Info field providing persistence information about the P2P group and the wireless device; and determining whether to join the P2P group based on the persistence information for the P2P group.
A rack store for storing items in storage locations of racks, wherein at least one rack lane is formed between at least two racks, and wherein first guide tracks are provided substantially in the direction of the racks and second guide tracks are provided substantially transverse to the racks, on which guide tracks (7, 8) at least one rail vehicle can be moved in a controlled manner by control means for storing and removing items, wherein a self-contained guide track is formed by first guide tracks and second guide tracks of a rack level and wherein each track section of the closed guide track is determined from an intersection point of one of the first guide tracks with one of the second guide tracks to the next intersection point of one of the first guide tracks with one of the second guide tracks, characterized in that the rack store comprises control means, which are configured for controlling the rail vehicles on the track sections of the closed guide track during storing and removing the items in a main direction in the form of a roundabout such that the track section of the closed guide track, on which more than one rail vehicle is located, is used by the rail vehicles only in the main direction and such that the track section of the closed guide track, on which no other rail vehicle is located, is trafficable by a rail vehicle against the main direction.
A galactose oral composition, comprising: galactose; a buffer; and an antioxidant in an amount of from about 0 to about 99 percent by volume; wherein said galactose oral composition has a pH value ranging from 3.0 to 6.0; and wherein said galactose includes at least one of D-(+)- galactose, L-(-)- galactose, stable isotope galactose, galactose ring, or galactose derivatives, and wherein said antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, sodium bisulfite, polyphenols, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), flavonoids, Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and NTA -Nitrilotriacetate acid. a buffer; and an antioxidant in an amount of from about 0 to about 99 percent by volume; wherein said galactose oral composition has a pH value ranging from 3.0 to 6.0; and wherein said galactose includes at least one of D-(+)- galactose, L-(-)- galactose, stable isotope galactose, galactose ring, or galactose derivatives, and wherein said antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, sodium bisulfite, polyphenols, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), flavonoids, Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and NTA -Nitrilotriacetate acid.
A method of extracting odours from a room including a water closet, comprising the steps of: - providing an extraction device comprising: - an extraction box provided with a first extraction opening, a second extraction opening and a discharge opening communicating with the second extraction opening; and - a switching valve housed in the extraction box, interposed between the discharge opening and the first extraction opening, and configured to selectively connect the discharge opening with the first extraction opening and configured to be normally open, - connecting the first extraction opening to the room; - connecting the second extraction opening to the water closet through a localized extraction conduit; - connecting the discharge opening to a centralized extraction system; and - switching the switching valve to a closed position, the centralized extraction system being thereby connected to the water closet only. - providing an extraction device comprising: - an extraction box provided with a first extraction opening, a second extraction opening and a discharge opening communicating with the second extraction opening; and - a switching valve housed in the extraction box, interposed between the discharge opening and the first extraction opening, and configured to selectively connect the discharge opening with the first extraction opening and configured to be normally open, - an extraction box provided with a first extraction opening, a second extraction opening and a discharge opening communicating with the second extraction opening; and - a switching valve housed in the extraction box, interposed between the discharge opening and the first extraction opening, and configured to selectively connect the discharge opening with the first extraction opening and configured to be normally open, - connecting the first extraction opening to the room; - connecting the second extraction opening to the water closet through a localized extraction conduit; - connecting the discharge opening to a centralized extraction system; and - switching the switching valve to a closed position, the centralized extraction system being thereby connected to the water closet only.
Oral hygiene case consisting of a body of polygonal prismatic, cylindrical or combined polygonal prismatic/cylindrical shape, a dental floss lid compartment, a conventional spool and a knife, wherein the body consists of a lower part (1-A), a central part (1-B) and a superior part (1-C); wherein the lower part (1-A) is closed or contains a conventional lid, wherein the central part (1-B) has room for advertising and comprises a folding area; and wherein, the superior part (1-C) has an opening in which the dental floss lid compartment is fitted; wherein the dental floss lid compartment has a dimension and section compatible with the superior part (1-C) of the body, and consists of a frame (2-A), a base (2-B) and a lid (2-C); wherein the frame (2-A) has a shape compatible with the opening and fits into the opening of the superior part (1-C) of the body, and consists of a containing ring (2-A-1) having a handle (2-A-1-A), a flap (2-A-2) having an opening (2-A-3), wherein the base (2-B) has a polygonal prismatic shape or cylindrical or combined polygonal prismatic/cylindrical shape, contains a closed bottom and an open top, and includes a fitting spool tube (2-B-1) fixed on its centre for fitting the conventional spool; a first flap (2-B-2) and a second flap (2-B-3) on the opposite side of the first flap, an opening (2-B-4) for dental floss crossing, and an opening (2-B-5) in which the knife is fitted, wherein the lid (2-C) has a shape compatible with the base (2-B), a flap (2-C-1), and two guides (2-C-2) placed on a surface of the lid (2-C) facing the closed bottom of the base (2-B) next to the conventional spool that is placed on that same surface of the lid (2-C), and wherein flap (2-A-2) and flap (2-B-2) form a hinge, and wherein flap (2-B-3) and flap (2-C-1) form a hinge.
A vehicle fender panel mounting structure comprising: a triangular fixed window mounted between a lower part of a front pillar and an outside panel; and a fender panel covering an outer surface of the outside panel and having a protrusion formed at an upper edge thereof so as to cover a lower end of the front pillar, characterised in that the protrusion has a flange extending from a side edge thereof facing the fixed window toward and along an inner surface of the fixed window, wherein the fixed window has an opening edge provided with a clip having a slit formed at a position corresponding to the flange and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the flange is detachably engaged with the slit of the clip to thereby lock the protrusion to the opening edge of the fixed window. a triangular fixed window mounted between a lower part of a front pillar and an outside panel; and a fender panel covering an outer surface of the outside panel and having a protrusion formed at an upper edge thereof so as to cover a lower end of the front pillar, the protrusion has a flange extending from a side edge thereof facing the fixed window toward and along an inner surface of the fixed window, wherein the fixed window has an opening edge provided with a clip having a slit formed at a position corresponding to the flange and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the flange is detachably engaged with the slit of the clip to thereby lock the protrusion to the opening edge of the fixed window.
A vehicle control system, which is configured to adjust control characteristics governing behaviors of a vehicle in accordance with a driving preference of a driver, comprising: a shifting means that shifts a driving mode of the vehicle between a first mode in which a driving force to be generated is moderated and a second mode in which a driving force to be generated is larger than that generated under the first mode, upon exceedance of a predetermined threshold value by an index that is changed according to a change in a behavior of the vehicle resulting from an accelerating or a decelerating operation executed by the driver; characterized in that the threshold value is set to a limit value of acceleration for human beings to sense a linear change in the acceleration from zero based on stimulus of acceleration perceived by a driver and intensity of acceleration, and the vehicle control system is further configured to increase the acceleration linearly to a maximum value at which the driver can sense a linear change of the acceleration, and then shift the driving mode to increase the acceleration from zero again. a shifting means that shifts a driving mode of the vehicle between a first mode in which a driving force to be generated is moderated and a second mode in which a driving force to be generated is larger than that generated under the first mode, upon exceedance of a predetermined threshold value by an index that is changed according to a change in a behavior of the vehicle resulting from an accelerating or a decelerating operation executed by the driver; characterized in that the threshold value is set to a limit value of acceleration for human beings to sense a linear change in the acceleration from zero based on stimulus of acceleration perceived by a driver and intensity of acceleration, and the vehicle control system is further configured to increase the acceleration linearly to a maximum value at which the driver can sense a linear change of the acceleration, and then shift the driving mode to increase the acceleration from zero again.
A method for transglycosylation of β-glucan oligo- and/or polysaccharides for making branched oligo- and/or polysaccharides, comprising: - providing an isolated enzyme of bacterial origin, wherein said isolated enzyme belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family GH17, and comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, said enzyme having glycosyltransferase activity on β-glucan oligo- and/or polysaccharides, such that it cleaves a donor β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide and transfers a part of said β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide to internal glucose unit of an additional β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide acting as acceptor to covalently bind said part to the acceptor through a (β1→6) linkage, - bringing the enzyme in contact with a substrate comprising beta-glucan oligo- or - polysaccharides with chains comprising five or more glucose units, and - forming a covalently linked branch comprising three or more glucose units from a donor β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide, on an acceptor oligo- or polysaccharide through a (β1→6) linkage. - providing an isolated enzyme of bacterial origin, wherein said isolated enzyme belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family GH17, and comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, said enzyme having glycosyltransferase activity on β-glucan oligo- and/or polysaccharides, such that it cleaves a donor β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide and transfers a part of said β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide to internal glucose unit of an additional β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide acting as acceptor to covalently bind said part to the acceptor through a (β1→6) linkage, - bringing the enzyme in contact with a substrate comprising beta-glucan oligo- or - polysaccharides with chains comprising five or more glucose units, and - forming a covalently linked branch comprising three or more glucose units from a donor β-glucan oligo- or polysaccharide, on an acceptor oligo- or polysaccharide through a (β1→6) linkage.
Method of producing a wafer layer, comprising the method steps of: A providing a carrier element; B porosifying the carrier element on at least one surface for generating a separation layer; C epitaxially applying a wafer layer to the separation layer of the carrier element; and D detaching the wafer layer from the carrier element, wherein the method steps B to D are repeated at least once, preferably multiple times, with the carrier element; wherein the method step A comprises the further method steps of A1 providing a carrier substrate; and A2 epitaxially applying a seed layer to at least one surface and at least one lateral face of the carrier substrate for the production of the carrier element, characterised in that a contact layer is applied, formed or arranged on the surface of the carrier substrate facing away from the seed layer before, during or after the application of the seed layer. A providing a carrier element; B porosifying the carrier element on at least one surface for generating a separation layer; C epitaxially applying a wafer layer to the separation layer of the carrier element; and D detaching the wafer layer from the carrier element, wherein the method steps B to D are repeated at least once, preferably multiple times, with the carrier element; wherein the method step A comprises the further method steps of A1 providing a carrier substrate; and A2 epitaxially applying a seed layer to at least one surface and at least one lateral face of the carrier substrate for the production of the carrier element, A1 providing a carrier substrate; and A2 epitaxially applying a seed layer to at least one surface and at least one lateral face of the carrier substrate for the production of the carrier element, characterised in that a contact layer is applied, formed or arranged on the surface of the carrier substrate facing away from the seed layer before, during or after the application of the seed layer.
Composite part including a resin based core, and incorporating mechanically reinforcing complex, said complex comprising a reinforcing textile structure, impregnated with a thermoset resin conferring mechanical properties, characterized in that the reinforcing complex comprises a layer of open-cell foam, present on the inner face of the complex, coming into contact with the resin of the injected core, where the resin of the core is partially present in the thickness of the layer of open-cell foam of the mechanicalkly reinforcing complex.
A tree stand for removably supporting a tree, comprising: a water basin; a base associated with or defining the water basin and an expandable clamp associated with the water basin and biased towards a closed position wherein the clamp comprises a plurality of spaced apart jaws biased upwardly and inwardly of an axis of the base, wherein each jaw comprises a tree trunk outer surface engaging face, an angled ramp at an upper end thereof for engaging an end of a tree trunk and a leg extending therefrom that is slidably movable within a track formed in the base; wherein an end of the trunk of a tree forcibly expands the clamp against its bias as the trunk is inserted into the water basin, and the clamp engages an outer surface of the trunk as it is biased towards a closed position to hold the tree upright with respect to the water basin, and at least one tension band encircling the jaws and biasing the jaws towards one another, characterized in that the track is formed at an angle of between 35 degrees and 85 degrees with respect to a generally horizontal support surface of the base. a water basin; a base associated with or defining the water basin and an expandable clamp associated with the water basin and biased towards a closed position wherein the clamp comprises a plurality of spaced apart jaws biased upwardly and inwardly of an axis of the base, wherein each jaw comprises a tree trunk outer surface engaging face, an angled ramp at an upper end thereof for engaging an end of a tree trunk and a leg extending therefrom that is slidably movable within a track formed in the base; wherein an end of the trunk of a tree forcibly expands the clamp against its bias as the trunk is inserted into the water basin, and the clamp engages an outer surface of the trunk as it is biased towards a closed position to hold the tree upright with respect to the water basin, and
An electrosurgical device comprising: a probe extending in a longitudinal direction between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the probe includes a proximal region and a distal region, wherein an inner diameter of the probe defines a lumen, wherein the probe has an electrically insulated portion extending from the proximal region to the distal region and an electrically exposed conductive portion located at the distal region, wherein the electrically exposed conductive portion delivers radiofrequency energy to an area of tissue adjacent the distal region of the probe; and a heat transfer system for removing thermal energy from the area of tissue, wherein the heat transfer system is in thermal contact with the area of tissue, wherein the heat transfer system removes from about 0.1 Watts to about 50 Watts of energy from the area of tissue, and the heat transfer system comprises a heat removal material in thermal contact with the area of tissue, characterized in that the heat removal material comprises a heat transfer material and a heat sink, the heat transfer material comprises at least two Peltier circuits (138A-F) positioned within the lumen and a connection exists between the at least two Peltier circuits (138A-F) and the distal region of the probe, each Peltier circuit (138A-F) comprising a hot side (139A-F) and a cold side (140A-F), wherein the hot side (139A-F) is in thermal contact with the heat sink, with the hot side (139A-F) positioned closer to the proximal end of the probe and the cold side (140A-F) positioned closer to the distal end of the probe. a probe extending in a longitudinal direction between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the probe includes a proximal region and a distal region, wherein an inner diameter of the probe defines a lumen, wherein the probe has an electrically insulated portion extending from the proximal region to the distal region and an electrically exposed conductive portion located at the distal region, wherein the electrically exposed conductive portion delivers radiofrequency energy to an area of tissue adjacent the distal region of the probe; and a heat transfer system for removing thermal energy from the area of tissue, wherein the heat transfer system is in thermal contact with the area of tissue, wherein the heat transfer system removes from about 0.1 Watts to about 50 Watts of energy from the area of tissue, and the heat transfer system comprises a heat removal material in thermal contact with the area of tissue, characterized in that the heat removal material comprises a heat transfer material and a heat sink, the heat transfer material comprises at least two Peltier circuits (138A-F) positioned within the lumen and a connection exists between the at least two Peltier circuits (138A-F) and the distal region of the probe, each Peltier circuit (138A-F) comprising a hot side (139A-F) and a cold side (140A-F), wherein the hot side (139A-F) is in thermal contact with the heat sink, with the hot side (139A-F) positioned closer to the proximal end of the probe and the cold side (140A-F) positioned closer to the distal end of the probe.