mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Derivatives of dimer fatty acids obtainable by the process comprising the following steps: i) dimerization of fatty acids feedstock, whose oleic acid content is more than 80 wt% based on weight of fatty acids contained in the feedstock, by heating in the presence of a clay catalyst; ii) separation of the monomer fatty acids from the dimer fatty acids formed during step i); iii) derivatization of dimer fatty acids to produce dimer fatty esters, amides, alcohols or alkanes; wherein the derivatization step is an esterification, an amidification, a reduction or a decarboxylation reaction of the carboxylic functions of dimer fatty acids, wherein the dimerizing step is followed by an additional step of treatment with an inorganic acid; and, wherein the fatty acids feedstock is fatty acids obtained from high oleic sunflower oil. i) dimerization of fatty acids feedstock, whose oleic acid content is more than 80 wt% based on weight of fatty acids contained in the feedstock, by heating in the presence of a clay catalyst; ii) separation of the monomer fatty acids from the dimer fatty acids formed during step i); iii) derivatization of dimer fatty acids to produce dimer fatty esters, amides, alcohols or alkanes; wherein the derivatization step is an esterification, an amidification, a reduction or a decarboxylation reaction of the carboxylic functions of dimer fatty acids, wherein the dimerizing step is followed by an additional step of treatment with an inorganic acid; and, wherein the fatty acids feedstock is fatty acids obtained from high oleic sunflower oil.
A process for producing a compound of formula wherein Rf is C 1-8 -fluoroalkyl: comprising reacting vinylene carbonate with a compound of the formula Rf-X wherein Rf is C 1-8 -fluoroalkyl and X is a halogen atom, to provide a compound of formula: wherein Rf and X are as defined above, and reacting the compound of formula with a base or metal.
A computer implemented method of processing mesh data defining the spatial co-ordinates in a co-ordinate space of vertices of a mesh surface and texture co-ordinate data associating vertices of a mesh surface with locations in an image space of an image to be rendered onto the mesh surface, the method comprising: determining a mapping between the co-ordinate space of the mesh data and the image space of an image to be rendered onto the mesh surface (S4-3, S4-5, S4-6); the method being characterised in that it comprises: determining for each of the vertices of the mesh surface represented by mesh data, spatial error vectors identifying the differences in between spatial co-ordinates of vertices of the mesh surface as defined by the mesh data and the spatial co-ordinates of corresponding vertices in a mesh surface generated from an encoded representation of the mesh data (S4-2); and modifying texture co-ordinate data to associate vertices of the mesh with locations in image space which differ from the locations identified by the unmodified texture co-ordinate data by amounts corresponding to a mapping of the determined spatial error vector associated with a vertex to the image space in accordance with the determined mapping (S4-4, S4-7). determining a mapping between the co-ordinate space of the mesh data and the image space of an image to be rendered onto the mesh surface (S4-3, S4-5, S4-6); the method being characterised in that it comprises: determining for each of the vertices of the mesh surface represented by mesh data, spatial error vectors identifying the differences in between spatial co-ordinates of vertices of the mesh surface as defined by the mesh data and the spatial co-ordinates of corresponding vertices in a mesh surface generated from an encoded representation of the mesh data (S4-2); and modifying texture co-ordinate data to associate vertices of the mesh with locations in image space which differ from the locations identified by the unmodified texture co-ordinate data by amounts corresponding to a mapping of the determined spatial error vector associated with a vertex to the image space in accordance with the determined mapping (S4-4, S4-7). determining for each of the vertices of the mesh surface represented by mesh data, spatial error vectors identifying the differences in between spatial co-ordinates of vertices of the mesh surface as defined by the mesh data and the spatial co-ordinates of corresponding vertices in a mesh surface generated from an encoded representation of the mesh data (S4-2); and modifying texture co-ordinate data to associate vertices of the mesh with locations in image space which differ from the locations identified by the unmodified texture co-ordinate data by amounts corresponding to a mapping of the determined spatial error vector associated with a vertex to the image space in accordance with the determined mapping (S4-4, S4-7).
An apparatus, comprising: a magnetic field generator; a first magnetic field sensor configured for attachment to a proximal end of a rigid surgical tool configured to be inserted into a living body; a calibration device, including a second magnetic field sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the first and the second field sensors are configured to generate respective location signals responsive to a magnetic field emanating from the magnetic field generator and traversing the sensors, and wherein the proximity sensor is configured to generate a proximity signal indicating a contact with the calibration device; and a control unit, which is configured to receive the signals from all the sensors, extract respective location and orientation coordinates of the magnetic field sensors based on the signals, compute a conversion relation between the coordinates of the first magnetic field sensor and a distal end of the tool that is brought into contact with the calibration device, and subsequently apply the conversion relation, together with the coordinates of the first magnetic field sensor, in providing a visual indication of a location of the distal end of the tool inside the body. a magnetic field generator; a first magnetic field sensor configured for attachment to a proximal end of a rigid surgical tool configured to be inserted into a living body; a calibration device, including a second magnetic field sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the first and the second field sensors are configured to generate respective location signals responsive to a magnetic field emanating from the magnetic field generator and traversing the sensors, and wherein the proximity sensor is configured to generate a proximity signal indicating a contact with the calibration device; and a control unit, which is configured to receive the signals from all the sensors, extract respective location and orientation coordinates of the magnetic field sensors based on the signals, compute a conversion relation between the coordinates of the first magnetic field sensor and a distal end of the tool that is brought into contact with the calibration device, and subsequently apply the conversion relation, together with the coordinates of the first magnetic field sensor, in providing a visual indication of a location of the distal end of the tool inside the body.
Linear drive for an automated manual transmission of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, for moving a gearshift lever in the manual transmission, with a pushrod, which can be moved pneumatically or hydraulically in a housing, wherein the pushrod is assigned a first piston with at least one working chamber to which pneumatic or hydraulic pressure can be applied, wherein the pushrod has a second piston (32, 57), which can be moved in a pressure chamber (37, 59), wherein the pressure chamber (37, 59) is filled with an incompressible medium and has an opening for the incompressible medium to enter and leave, wherein the opening or an adjoining line (36, 60) is assigned an electrically activatable valve (34, 64), wherein the second piston (32, 57) and the pressure chamber (37, 59) are part of an external unit (30, 55) having an additional housing (33, 66), wherein the additional housing (33, 66) is connected to the housing for the pushrod, wherein the pushrod has approximately centrally on the side a recess as an interface for power transmission to the manual transmission.
A method comprising: receiving a command from an external source at a processor for a portable electronic device, the command instructing the portable electronic device to disable an internal power pack for the portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is communicatively coupled to a network, wherein the external source comprises a network device communicatively coupled to the network; providing a warning indicating that the internal power pack is to be disabled; sending a signal from the processor to the internal power pack to disable the internal power pack in response to the command such that a system component of the portable electronic device remains enabled and free to receive power from an enabled power source, wherein the internal power pack can only be re-enabled by a testing device external to the body of the portable electronic device; and waiting for a period of time after receiving the command from the external source before sending the signal. receiving a command from an external source at a processor for a portable electronic device, the command instructing the portable electronic device to disable an internal power pack for the portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is communicatively coupled to a network, wherein the external source comprises a network device communicatively coupled to the network; providing a warning indicating that the internal power pack is to be disabled; sending a signal from the processor to the internal power pack to disable the internal power pack in response to the command such that a system component of the portable electronic device remains enabled and free to receive power from an enabled power source, wherein the internal power pack can only be re-enabled by a testing device external to the body of the portable electronic device; and waiting for a period of time after receiving the command from the external source before sending the signal.
A physiological supplement or medicament for ophthalmic use, in the form of eye-drops, comprising as active ingredient L-carnitine, or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, in combination with sodium hyaluronate as humidifying agent, antioxidants, taurine, sodium and potassium as organic and inorganic elements for the regulation of the cellular osmolarity, inorganic elements as components of enzymes present in the tear film, and, optionally, ophthalmologically acceptable excipients and/or diluents, wherein the physiological supplement or medicament is for use in the treatment of corneal diseases.
A woven or knit fabric, comprising two or more types of yarn different in elongation rate, wherein the two or more types of yarn different in elongation rate are separately arranged as independent threads in the same direction in at least one of warp and weft; and wherein a stress-strain curve obtained by applying load in a direction parallel to the direction of the arrangement of the threads has an inflection point; characterized in that said stress-strain curve includes a point satisfying an equation: 5.0 ≤ B / A ≦ 12 where, with a reference where the woven or knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P (%), A is an elastic modulus of the woven or knit fabric when the woven or knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P 0.8 (%) and B is an elastic modulus of the woven or knit fabric when the woven or knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P 1.2 (%), and wherein the content of a yarn having the highest elongation rate among the two or more types of yarn different in elongation rate in the entire yarn is 10 to 90 mass%. wherein a stress-strain curve obtained by applying load in a direction parallel to the direction of the arrangement of the threads has an inflection point; characterized in that said stress-strain curve includes a point satisfying an equation: 5.0 ≤ B / A ≦ 12 where, with a reference where the woven or knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P (%), A is an elastic modulus of the woven or knit fabric when the woven or knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P 0.8 (%) and B is an elastic modulus of the woven or knit fabric when the woven or knit fabric is subjected to load and has an elongation of P 1.2 (%), and wherein the content of a yarn having the highest elongation rate among the two or more types of yarn different in elongation rate in the entire yarn is 10 to 90 mass%.
A fluorescent member comprising: a plurality of fluorescent particles; an inorganic binder; and a plurality of pores, wherein an upper surface of the fluorescent member is a light extraction surface of the fluorescent member, and wherein the plurality of pores are localized in a vicinity of the fluorescent particles in a cross section that is parallel to the upper surface of the fluorescent member and extends through the fluorescent particles and the pores, characterized in that the inorganic binder is formed by sintering ceramic particles that have a sintering temperature lower than the sintering temperature of the fluorescent particles. a plurality of fluorescent particles; an inorganic binder; and a plurality of pores, wherein an upper surface of the fluorescent member is a light extraction surface of the fluorescent member, and wherein the plurality of pores are localized in a vicinity of the fluorescent particles in a cross section that is parallel to the upper surface of the fluorescent member and extends through the fluorescent particles and the pores, characterized in that
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) a salt formed between a protonated aptamer and a pharmaceutically acceptable organic base; and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable organic solvent. (i) a salt formed between a protonated aptamer and a pharmaceutically acceptable organic base; and (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable organic solvent.
A method of monitoring the mechanical behavior of an undersea pipe for transporting fluid under pressure, the undersea pipe being made by assembling together a plurality of unit pipe elements arranged end to end, the method comprising: • a mechanical calibration step consisting in using at least one measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor using at least Brillouin backscattering and positioned along the entire length of the unit pipe elements to measure the deformations experienced by each unit pipe element while it is being subjected on land to various different mechanical stresses in predetermined directions and of predetermined magnitudes, and, on the basis of the deformation measurements, in establishing the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element; and • a monitoring step consisting in using a measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor that makes use of Brillouin backscattering and that is helically positioned at a constant pitch ( p) on each unit pipe element, with the handedness of the helical pitch alternating for two adjacent unit pipe elements, to recover variations in the optical signal injected into said optical fiber sensors while the pipe is in service, and, on the basis of such variations in the optical signal and of the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element, to determine the stresses experienced by each unit pipe element. • a mechanical calibration step consisting in using at least one measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor using at least Brillouin backscattering and positioned along the entire length of the unit pipe elements to measure the deformations experienced by each unit pipe element while it is being subjected on land to various different mechanical stresses in predetermined directions and of predetermined magnitudes, and, on the basis of the deformation measurements, in establishing the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element; and • a monitoring step consisting in using a measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor that makes use of Brillouin backscattering and that is helically positioned at a constant pitch ( p) on each unit pipe element, with the handedness of the helical pitch alternating for two adjacent unit pipe elements, to recover variations in the optical signal injected into said optical fiber sensors while the pipe is in service, and, on the basis of such variations in the optical signal and of the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element, to determine the stresses experienced by each unit pipe element.
A process of preparing an alkylene glycol comprising: reacting water and an alkylene oxide in at least one reactor under conditions to form an alkylene glycol, wherein said at least one reactor includes a catalyst based on an ion exchange resin and said reactor is operating in an upflow direction at an upward velocity sufficient to fluidize the catalyst bed. reacting water and an alkylene oxide in at least one reactor under conditions to form an alkylene glycol, wherein said at least one reactor includes a catalyst based on an ion exchange resin and said reactor is operating in an upflow direction at an upward velocity sufficient to fluidize the catalyst bed.
A method performed by a network node (200, 600), where the network node is connected to a plurality of antenna nodes (210, 220, 230) that are located along a path where a plurality of wireless communication devices (201, 261, 263, 265) are located, the method comprising: - controlling the antenna nodes to maintain reception radio lobes (211, 221, 231) substantially along the path such that the wireless communication devices can communicate with the network node via the reception radio lobes, - detecting a radio frequency, RF, signal, - determining that the detected RF signal originates from a wireless communication device of one or more specific subsets among said plurality of wireless communication devices, each said specific subset consisting of wireless communication devices that are associated with a common Doppler radio frequency characteristic associated with a respective frequency offset, and - processing the detected RF signal, said processing comprising frequency compensation utilizing said respective frequency offset that is associated with said specific subset of wireless communication devices, thereby restricting the number of frequency offsets to take into account to one per said specific subset. - controlling the antenna nodes to maintain reception radio lobes (211, 221, 231) substantially along the path such that the wireless communication devices can communicate with the network node via the reception radio lobes, - detecting a radio frequency, RF, signal, - determining that the detected RF signal originates from a wireless communication device of one or more specific subsets among said plurality of wireless communication devices, each said specific subset consisting of wireless communication devices that are associated with a common Doppler radio frequency characteristic associated with a respective frequency offset, and - processing the detected RF signal, said processing comprising frequency compensation utilizing said respective frequency offset that is associated with said specific subset of wireless communication devices, thereby restricting the number of frequency offsets to take into account to one per said specific subset.
Botulinum neurotoxin for use in a method for the prophylactic treatment of a Herpes recurrence in a patient, the method comprising the step of locally administering a therapeutically effective amount of said botulinum neurotoxin to a nerve or in the proximity of a nerve of the patient, thereby prophylactically treating the Herpes recurrence in a patient.
A cable clamping bracket configured to detachably mount to a cable clamping area in a telecommunications system the cable clamping bracket including: a base plate configured to mount to the cable clamping area; and a cable holding plate extending from the base plate and including a plurality of cable clamping structures, wherein the cable holding plate includes a main plate portion and opposite side portions (162, 164) arranged to be generally perpendicular to the main plate portion and generally parallel to each other, wherein each of the cable clamping structures includes: a cable securing device configured to secure the cable with a tie wrap; and a cable alignment device configured to align the cable in a cable extension direction; wherein each cable clamping structure is configured to retain a cable thereto; and wherein the cable alignment device includes grooves (172, 174) provided in the opposite side portions and configured to at least partially receive the cable. a base plate configured to mount to the cable clamping area; and a cable holding plate extending from the base plate and including a plurality of cable clamping structures, wherein the cable holding plate includes a main plate portion and opposite side portions (162, 164) arranged to be generally perpendicular to the main plate portion and generally parallel to each other, wherein each of the cable clamping structures includes: a cable securing device configured to secure the cable with a tie wrap; and a cable alignment device configured to align the cable in a cable extension direction; wherein each cable clamping structure is configured to retain a cable thereto; and wherein the cable alignment device includes grooves (172, 174) provided in the opposite side portions and configured to at least partially receive the cable. a cable securing device configured to secure the cable with a tie wrap; and a cable alignment device configured to align the cable in a cable extension direction; wherein each cable clamping structure is configured to retain a cable thereto; and wherein the cable alignment device includes grooves (172, 174) provided in the opposite side portions and configured to at least partially receive the cable.