mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A specimen collection assembly comprising: a specimen collection container having an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior adapted for receiving a specimen therein; a cap removably engagable with the open top end of the specimen collection container; characterized by a first label disposed on a portion of the specimen collection container; a second label disposed on a portion of the cap, wherein a first indicia comprising information is provided on each of the specimen collection container and the first label, wherein a second indicia comprising the same information as the first indicia is provided on each of the cap and the second label, wherein the first indicia provided on the specimen collection container is provided directly on the specimen collection container, wherein the second indicia provided on the cap is provided directly on the cap, and wherein the first indicia and the second indicia comprise an RFID tag, wherein the first label and the second label are substantially clear, wherein the cap is opaque, wherein the cap, when engaged with the open top end of the specimen collection container, at least partially obscures the first indicia. a specimen collection container having an open top end, a closed bottom end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining an interior adapted for receiving a specimen therein; a cap removably engagable with the open top end of the specimen collection container; characterized by a first label disposed on a portion of the specimen collection container; a second label disposed on a portion of the cap, wherein a first indicia comprising information is provided on each of the specimen collection container and the first label, wherein a second indicia comprising the same information as the first indicia is provided on each of the cap and the second label, wherein the first indicia provided on the specimen collection container is provided directly on the specimen collection container, wherein the second indicia provided on the cap is provided directly on the cap, and wherein the first indicia and the second indicia comprise an RFID tag, wherein the first label and the second label are substantially clear, wherein the cap is opaque, wherein the cap, when engaged with the open top end of the specimen collection container, at least partially obscures the first indicia.
A translucent polycrystalline material comprising: a group of single crystal grains of a plurality of types, wherein an orientation direction of the group of single crystal grains varies continuously in the material, and optical properties vary continuously in the material, characterized in that the composition of the single crystal grains varies continuously in the material.
A variable resistance device, comprising: a first electrode, a film of metal oxide disposed on the first electrode, the metal oxide comprising at least one element having an absolute value of free energy for formation of oxide smaller than an absolute value of free energy for formation of aluminum oxide in at least a partial range of a temperature range from 0°C to 400°C, island-shaped or particulate objects of amorphous aluminum oxide or aluminum oxycarbide having an average particle size from 0.1 nm to 0.6 nm deposited on the film of metal oxide to form oxygen vacancy at interfaces between the layer of metal oxide and the island-shaped or particulate objects, the oxygen vacancy serving as nuclei of filaments in the layer of metal oxide when applying forming voltage, and a second electrode deposited on a surface of the layer of metal oxide between the deposited island-shaped or particulate objects and over the island-shaped or particulate objects. a first electrode, a film of metal oxide disposed on the first electrode, the metal oxide comprising at least one element having an absolute value of free energy for formation of oxide smaller than an absolute value of free energy for formation of aluminum oxide in at least a partial range of a temperature range from 0°C to 400°C, island-shaped or particulate objects of amorphous aluminum oxide or aluminum oxycarbide having an average particle size from 0.1 nm to 0.6 nm deposited on the film of metal oxide to form oxygen vacancy at interfaces between the layer of metal oxide and the island-shaped or particulate objects, the oxygen vacancy serving as nuclei of filaments in the layer of metal oxide when applying forming voltage, and a second electrode deposited on a surface of the layer of metal oxide between the deposited island-shaped or particulate objects and over the island-shaped or particulate objects.
A rotary electrical machine comprising: a stator fixed to a housing of the machine, a rotor fixed to a shaft with the possibility of free rotation relative to the stator, as the machine uses a magnetic induction for transmitting energy between the stator and the rotor, wherein the rotor is hollow; the rotary electrical machine also comprises at least one auxiliary movable stator able to self-orientate towards the magnetic field generated by the machine as it is made at least partially from ferromagnetic materials and is located coaxially inside the hollow rotor and mounted by means of bearings to the inner part of the rotor or to the shaft with the possibility of free rotation with respect to both the stator and the rotor; wherein the rotor is located between the stationary stator and said at least one movable stator, characterized in that the rotor includes windings and in that the rotary electrical machine is either a brushed DC machine or an induction machine with a squirrel cage rotor winding. a stator fixed to a housing of the machine, a rotor fixed to a shaft with the possibility of free rotation relative to the stator, as the machine uses a magnetic induction for transmitting energy between the stator and the rotor, wherein the rotor is hollow; the rotary electrical machine also comprises at least one auxiliary movable stator able to self-orientate towards the magnetic field generated by the machine as it is made at least partially from ferromagnetic materials and is located coaxially inside the hollow rotor and mounted by means of bearings to the inner part of the rotor or to the shaft with the possibility of free rotation with respect to both the stator and the rotor; wherein the rotor is located between the stationary stator and said at least one movable stator, characterized in that the rotor includes windings and in that the rotary electrical machine is either a brushed DC machine or an induction machine with a squirrel cage rotor winding.
1. A transmission (1; 41) for an electric or hybrid drive mechanism, having an input which can be connected to an electromotor/generator, and an output which can be connected to a load, which transmission comprises a first planetary gear set comprising at least three rotational members (21, 23, 25) formed by a sun gear, a carrier on which planet gears are present and an annulus gear, of which gear set a first rotational member is connected to the input, a second rotational member is connected to the output and the third rotational member is connected to a first brake, and a second planetary gear set comprising at least three rotational members (29, 31, 33) of which gear set a first rotational member is connected to the input, a second rotational member is connected to the output and the third rotational member is connected to a second brake, characterized in that the first brake is arranged as a friction brake and the second brake is arranged as a lock up brake.
A maintenance method, comprising: performing maintenance of a device using a maintenance liquid, the device being equipped with a discharge head which has been used to discharge an ultraviolet ray curable-type composition containing an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator toward an attachment object and the device having an ultraviolet ray emitting diode for irradiating the discharged ultraviolet ray curable-type composition with ultraviolet rays, wherein the maintenance liquid comprises a polymerizable compound in which a saturation solubility of an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator at 20°C is equal to or greater than 5.0% by mass, and wherein the polymerizable compound includes at least any one of vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylic acid ester represented by the following general formula and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate compound having an aromatic ring. CH 2 =CR 1 -COOR 2 -O-CH=CH-R 3 where the formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 represents a divalent organic residue having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue having 1 to 11 carbon atoms. performing maintenance of a device using a maintenance liquid, the device being equipped with a discharge head which has been used to discharge an ultraviolet ray curable-type composition containing an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator toward an attachment object and the device having an ultraviolet ray emitting diode for irradiating the discharged ultraviolet ray curable-type composition with ultraviolet rays, wherein the maintenance liquid comprises a polymerizable compound in which a saturation solubility of an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator at 20°C is equal to or greater than 5.0% by mass, and wherein the polymerizable compound includes at least any one of vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylic acid ester represented by the following general formula and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate compound having an aromatic ring. CH 2 =CR 1 -COOR 2 -O-CH=CH-R 3 where the formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 represents a divalent organic residue having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic residue having 1 to 11 carbon atoms.
A composition comprising Von Willebrand Factor for use in a method of treating atherosclerosis in a subject comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of said composition such that VWF binds complement C1q to form C1q-VWF complexes and the C1q-VWF complex binds cholesterol crystals, thereby forming a CC-C1q-VWF complex and inhibiting atherosclerotic plaque progression, wherein the VWF is recombinant VWF (rVWF).
An image processing apparatus for processing an image obtained by fluoroscopying a subject, the image processing apparatus includes: a band-image generating device configured to generate a band image (α,β,γ) by extracting a part of frequency components in an original image with a figure of the subject appearing therein; a gradient calculating device configured to calculate magnitude and a direction of gradient (m) of a pixel value for each pixel of the band image (α,β,γ); an isotropic blurring device configured to generate an isotropic blur image by applying an isotropic smoothing filter to the band image (α,β,γ); an anisotropic blurring device configured to generate an anisotropic blur image by applying an anisotropic smoothing filter to the band image (α,β,γ), the anisotropic smoothing filter depending on the direction of the gradient (m); an edge-reliability obtaining device configured to calculate an index for the each pixel in accordance with the magnitude of the gradient (m) and pixel values surrounding the pixel in the band image (α,β,γ); and a processed image generating device configured to superimpose the band image (α,β,γ), the isotropic blur image, and the anisotropic blur image for the each pixel with weighting based on the index, thereby generating a processed image with a noise component removed from the original image. a band-image generating device configured to generate a band image (α,β,γ) by extracting a part of frequency components in an original image with a figure of the subject appearing therein; a gradient calculating device configured to calculate magnitude and a direction of gradient (m) of a pixel value for each pixel of the band image (α,β,γ); an isotropic blurring device configured to generate an isotropic blur image by applying an isotropic smoothing filter to the band image (α,β,γ); an anisotropic blurring device configured to generate an anisotropic blur image by applying an anisotropic smoothing filter to the band image (α,β,γ), the anisotropic smoothing filter depending on the direction of the gradient (m); an edge-reliability obtaining device configured to calculate an index for the each pixel in accordance with the magnitude of the gradient (m) and pixel values surrounding the pixel in the band image (α,β,γ); and a processed image generating device configured to superimpose the band image (α,β,γ), the isotropic blur image, and the anisotropic blur image for the each pixel with weighting based on the index, thereby generating a processed image with a noise component removed from the original image.
A polypeptide, for use as a pharmaceutical, comprising a) an amino acid sequence comprising one or more surface exposed fragments of the same outer membrane protein expressed in a serotype of Chlamydia sp.; and b) two or more additional amino acid sequences which is either the same sequence as defined in a) or is the corresponding surface exposed fragments from a variant of said outer membrane protein expressed in a serotype of Chlamydia sp., which is different from the serotype in a); wherein the outer membrane protein is MOMP from any serotype and wherein the polypeptide comprises one or more of the variable domains 1, 2, 3, 4 of MOMP. a) an amino acid sequence comprising one or more surface exposed fragments of the same outer membrane protein expressed in a serotype of Chlamydia sp.; and b) two or more additional amino acid sequences which is either the same sequence as defined in a) or is the corresponding surface exposed fragments from a variant of said outer membrane protein expressed in a serotype of Chlamydia sp., which is different from the serotype in a);
An organometallic complex having a chemical structure of structure I: wherein R 1 -R 5 are independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted alkyl having substituents which are halogen, alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, heteroaryl radicals, alkenyl radicals, groups which display a +I and/or +M effect or groups which display a -I and/or -M effect, cycloalkyl, an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl having substituents which are halogen, alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, heteroaryl radicals, alkenyl radicals, groups which display a +I and/or +M effect or groups which display a -I and/or -M effect, acyl, alkoxy, acyloxy, amino, nitro, acylamino, aralkyl, cyano, carboxyl, thio, styryl, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyl, aryloxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, or an alkoxycarbonyl group; X is halogen, wherein A is carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, phosphorus, sulphur, arsenic and selenium; B is a chemical bonding connecting R 17 and R 19, R 6 -R 15 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl having substituents which are halogen, alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, heteroaryl radicals, alkenyl radicals, groups which display a +I and/or +M effect or groups which display a -I and/or -M effect, cycloalkyl, aryl, and substituted aryl group having substituents which are halogen, alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, heteroaryl radicals, alkenyl radicals, groups which display a +I and/or +M effect or groups which display a -I and/or -M effect; R 16 - R 23 are independently carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, phosphorus, sulphur, arsenic and selenium; Z 1 - Z 8 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl having substituents which are halogen, alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, heteroaryl radicals, alkenyl radicals, groups which display a +I and/or +M effect or groups which display a -I and/or -M effect, cycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl group having substituents which are halogen, alkyl radicals, aryl radicals, heteroaryl radicals, alkenyl radicals, groups which display a +I and/or +M effect or groups which display a -I and/or -M effect, and Z 1 - Z 8 can form 5 - 7 member ring(s) with neighboring groups.
A method for producing a built-up object by melting and solidifying a filler metal, thereby forming weld beads with a torch, the method characterized in that it comprises: producing maps before producing the object, the maps indicating bead heights and bead widths, which do not cause the weld bead to drip or arouse humping, for a base-surface inclination angle (θ) and a track inclination angle (φ), wherein the base-surface inclination angle (θ) is an angle between a base surface on which the weld beads are to be formed and a vertical direction, and the track inclination angle (φ) is an angle between a track direction of the torch and a vertical direction on the base surface; producing layer profile data representing a profile of each layer by dividing profile data of the built-up object into data for each layer, thereby determining a movement track for the torch based on the layer profile data; selecting a bead height (BH 0) and a bead width (BW 0) corresponding to the base-surface inclination angle (θ 0) and the track inclination angle (φ 0) from the maps and the movement track in forming a weld bead on the base surface; and forming the weld bead having the selected bead height (BH 0) and bead width (BW 0). producing maps before producing the object, the maps indicating bead heights and bead widths, which do not cause the weld bead to drip or arouse humping, for a base-surface inclination angle (θ) and a track inclination angle (φ), wherein the base-surface inclination angle (θ) is an angle between a base surface on which the weld beads are to be formed and a vertical direction, and the track inclination angle (φ) is an angle between a track direction of the torch and a vertical direction on the base surface; producing layer profile data representing a profile of each layer by dividing profile data of the built-up object into data for each layer, thereby determining a movement track for the torch based on the layer profile data; selecting a bead height (BH 0) and a bead width (BW 0) corresponding to the base-surface inclination angle (θ 0) and the track inclination angle (φ 0) from the maps and the movement track in forming a weld bead on the base surface; and forming the weld bead having the selected bead height (BH 0) and bead width (BW 0).
An electronic ruler system, comprising: a light strip; a trough comprising an open end and a closed end; a distance meter (104, 302, 303, 304, 305) attached to the open end of the trough; and a microcontroller; wherein the light strip is oriented such that the light strip is bounded by the open end and the closed end of the trough; wherein the microcontroller is configured to illuminate the light strip after one or more distance measurements are received from the distance meter when an object is inserted into the trough; wherein a position of the illumination of the light strip corresponds to the one or more distance measurements received from the distance meter. a light strip; a trough comprising an open end and a closed end; a distance meter (104, 302, 303, 304, 305) attached to the open end of the trough; and a microcontroller; wherein the light strip is oriented such that the light strip is bounded by the open end and the closed end of the trough; wherein the microcontroller is configured to illuminate the light strip after one or more distance measurements are received from the distance meter when an object is inserted into the trough; wherein a position of the illumination of the light strip corresponds to the one or more distance measurements received from the distance meter.
A tray for watering animals including a bottom topped by a peripheral wall having an inner face, an outer face, a lower end connected to said bottom and an upper edge defining an access opening to the inner volume of said tray, said side wall including at least two parallel flanks (35, 36) having a flat general shape, at least one of said flanks (35, 36) including at least one mechanical reinforcement zone in which the peripheral wall has a first deformation and a second deformation, characterized in that said first and second deformations are nested in one another and are defined alternately by a bulge and a recess or by a recess and a bulge or by two bulges relative to the outer face of the peripheral wall.
A lighting lens comprising: a first lens, a second lens comprising an opening, wherein the second lens flares away from the first lens towards a light output region and is configured so as to couple light disengaged from the first lens in the opening and to output it out of the second lens via the light output region, guided by a deflection surface of the second lens, wherein the first lens and the second lens are movably arranged in series and relative to one another along the optical axis, when viewed in the direction of an optical axis of the lighting lens, in order to change a light output characteristic of the lighting lens, characterized in that the first lens converges into a tip extending away from a light input region, and the first lens projects into the opening at least with the tip. a first lens, a second lens comprising an opening, wherein the second lens flares away from the first lens towards a light output region and is configured so as to couple light disengaged from the first lens in the opening and to output it out of the second lens via the light output region, guided by a deflection surface of the second lens, wherein the first lens and the second lens are movably arranged in series and relative to one another along the optical axis, when viewed in the direction of an optical axis of the lighting lens, in order to change a light output characteristic of the lighting lens, characterized in that the first lens converges into a tip extending away from a light input region, and the first lens projects into the opening at least with the tip.
A transport refrigeration unit comprising: a dedicated combustion engine system configured to dissipate residual heat when shut-down; an evaporator; an electronic controller configured to initialize a defrost cycle when it determines its necessity and the combustion engine system is shut-down and a defrost heat exchanger configured to flow engine coolant in a heated state for defrosting the evaporator when the dedicated combustion engine system is shut-down and the controller determines the necessity of a defrost cycle. a dedicated combustion engine system configured to dissipate residual heat when shut-down; an evaporator; an electronic controller configured to initialize a defrost cycle when it determines its necessity and the combustion engine system is shut-down and a defrost heat exchanger configured to flow engine coolant in a heated state for defrosting the evaporator when the dedicated combustion engine system is shut-down and the controller determines the necessity of a defrost cycle.
A structure, for example a ship, comprising a metal body including a welded joint and a sensor (1, 101) for determining fatigue lifetime of the welded joint, wherein the sensor (1, 101) is mounted to the body at or close to the welded joint, characterized in that the sensor comprises a plate which extends in a main plane, wherein at least one side edge of the plate is provided with a notch, wherein at least a bottom portion of the notch at a location where it has its greatest depth is provided with a microscopically grooved surface structure having elongate grooves which extend in transverse direction of the main plane such that its surface roughness Ra in longitudinal direction of the side edge is larger than 0.5 μm, or larger than 1 μm or larger than 2 μm and smaller than 15 μm, or smaller than 12 μm, or smaller than 10 μm, wherein the thickness of the sensor is more than 2% or more than 5% of the thickness of the body adjacent to the joint, wherein the notch has a V-shape including a notch angle which is larger than 90°, preferably between 130 and 140°.