mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for fault recognition in a distributed real-time computer system comprising fault containment units (FCUs), more particularly a fault-tolerant system of systems (SoS), which has a global timebase, wherein the fault containment units communicate by means of messages via at least one message distribution unit, and wherein a message distribution unit that receives a message relays the message to one or more fault containment units operating in parallel, characterised in that a commitment time is associated with a message formed by a fault containment unit, and an incoming message is copied by the message distribution unit, and a copy of the message is transmitted immediately to a monitor fault containment unit, and a second copy of the message is delayed until a commitment time associated with the message before the second copy of the message is transmitted from the message distribution unit to the following processing fault containment unit, and wherein a processing fault containment unit (VFCU) does not transmit any of its results that are influenced by one or more of the received messages to the environment of a processing fault containment unit or use them for changing the inner state of the processing fault containment unit before the commitment times associated with the messages.
Circuit arrangement for frequency-dependent adjustment of a high-frequency amplifier stage, in which, at the output of the high-frequency amplifier stage, a total high-frequency path (HF_G) carrying the total frequency band is split into a frequency subpath for a lower frequency band and a frequency subpath for an upper frequency band for respectively prescribed frequency subbands and, after the frequency subbands have been processed, these frequency subpaths (3, 4) are recombined to form the total high-frequency path (HF_G), characterized in that the frequency subpath for the lower frequency band has a matching network for adjusting the high-frequency amplifier stage in the prescribed frequency subband, which matching network has its input side and its output side respectively connected to a low-pass filter, and in that the frequency subpath for the upper frequency band has a matching network for adjusting the high-frequency amplifier stage in the prescribed frequency subband, which matching network has its input side and its output side respectively connected to a high-pass filter, and in that at least one frequency subpath (3, 4) is switchable when a control signal is supplied.
An isolated monoclonal antibody that binds to B7-H4, wherein the antibody comprises (i) HVR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39, (ii) HVR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40, (iii) HVR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41; (iv) HVR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42, (v) HVR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43, and (vi) HVR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44.
An irreversible thermochromic ink composition comprising: a liquid carrier and thermochromic capsules dispersed in the carrier, the thermochromic capsules comprising a shell and a core, the core comprising a volatile solvent and a sublimable dye dissolved in the core solvent, wherein the liquid carrier comprises a volatile solvent, and wherein the shell is frangible. a liquid carrier and thermochromic capsules dispersed in the carrier, the thermochromic capsules comprising a shell and a core, the core comprising a volatile solvent and a sublimable dye dissolved in the core solvent, wherein the liquid carrier comprises a volatile solvent, and wherein the shell is frangible.
Apparatus for testing a prosthetic heart valve leaflet, the apparatus comprising: a horizontal bar having a bar-axis (ax 1) that lies on a vertical bar-plane, the bar being configured to support the leaflet along the bar-axis such that the leaflet drapes over the bar; wherein the apparatus further comprises: a vertical post, having a longitudinal axis; a linear actuator, movably coupling the bar to the post, actuation of the actuator moving the bar vertically in the bar-plane; a light source, configured to emit a beam of light, and oriented to direct the beam through the bar-plane; a gauge, configured to measure an elevation of the bar above the beam; and a detector, configured and positioned to detect the beam, and to generate a detection-signal indicative of detection of the beam. a vertical post, having a longitudinal axis; a linear actuator, movably coupling the bar to the post, actuation of the actuator moving the bar vertically in the bar-plane; a light source, configured to emit a beam of light, and oriented to direct the beam through the bar-plane; a gauge, configured to measure an elevation of the bar above the beam; and a detector, configured and positioned to detect the beam, and to generate a detection-signal indicative of detection of the beam.
A water-dispersible or water-soluble composition comprising one or more water-dispersible or water-soluble star polymers, wherein the one or more star polymers comprises: (a) a core comprising C1-6 linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon having at least one reactive group; (b) one or more arms radiating out from the core, each arm having the following Formula 1: -[O-C(=O)-N -R1-N -C(=O)-O-(CH 2 CH 2 -O) n]-H wherein n=4-12, R1 is the same or different and is dicyclohexylmethane, diphenylmethane, or toluene. (a) a core comprising C1-6 linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon having at least one reactive group; (b) one or more arms radiating out from the core, each arm having the following Formula 1: -[O-C(=O)-N -R1-N -C(=O)-O-(CH 2 CH 2 -O) n]-H wherein n=4-12, R1 is the same or different and is dicyclohexylmethane, diphenylmethane, or toluene.
A positioning spacer (7; 9) for positioning electrical energy-storage elements in an electrical energy storage module, characterized in that the spacer comprises a first support part (6; 92) and a second part (71, 91) forming a rim (71, 91) relative to the first part (6; 92), the positioning spacer comprising at the free end of its second part (71, 91) at least one housing recess (72, 93), the spacer being made of electrically insulating material.
A method for producing an ophthalmic oil-in-water emulsion-containing composition comprising the steps of: selecting at least one ophthalmically-acceptable oil which is not a mineral oil and which comprises only aliphatic side chains free of polar pendent groups; selecting a hydrophobic therapeutic agent for topical delivery to an eye; selecting a hydrophobic non-co-block surfactant having an HLB value less than 8; selecting a hydrophilic surfactant having an HLB value greater than 8; and admixing the oil(s), the hydrophobic therapeutic agent, the hydrophobic surfactant and the hydrophilic surfactant with water to form a stable emulsion having an average oil particle diameter less than 1 μm; wherein the ratio of the hydrophilic surfactant content to the hydrophobic non-co-block surfactant content is 1:1 - 10:1. selecting at least one ophthalmically-acceptable oil which is not a mineral oil and which comprises only aliphatic side chains free of polar pendent groups; selecting a hydrophobic therapeutic agent for topical delivery to an eye; selecting a hydrophobic non-co-block surfactant having an HLB value less than 8; selecting a hydrophilic surfactant having an HLB value greater than 8; and admixing the oil(s), the hydrophobic therapeutic agent, the hydrophobic surfactant and the hydrophilic surfactant with water to form a stable emulsion having an average oil particle diameter less than 1 μm; wherein the ratio of the hydrophilic surfactant content to the hydrophobic non-co-block surfactant content is 1:1 - 10:1.
Movable vane of a turbine engine comprising a blade having inner cooling cavities and a root by means of which the vane can be mounted on a rotor disc, the root comprising at least two channels communicating with said inner cavities and opening out on the base, said base comprising at least two openings (11 b1, 11 b2) through which the channels open out, and a calibrating plate provided with calibrated perforations (21, 22) corresponding to said openings being attached to the base of the root, characterised in that a mechanical means (25, 26; 11 m1, 11 m2) forming a sealing barrier between the two openings is arranged between the plate and the base of the root, said means comprising a tenon (25, 26) arranged on the plate or base of the root and a mortise (11 m1, 11 m2) arranged facing the tenon on the base or plate, the tenon being slotted into the mortise.
A method employing a portable user device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the portable user device also including at least a camera and a microphone for capturing image and audio data from the user's environment the method comprising: receiving audio data captured by the microphone; determining a verbal directive based on the received audio data; receiving an image captured by the camera; determining object data based on the verbal directive using the received image data; terminating a processing operation already underway or not starting processes on the processer for the object data based on the verbal directive. receiving audio data captured by the microphone; determining a verbal directive based on the received audio data; receiving an image captured by the camera; determining object data based on the verbal directive using the received image data; terminating a processing operation already underway or not starting processes on the processer for the object data based on the verbal directive.
A turret for a laser machine and/or a measuring machine suitable for mounting at least one optical device and for rotating it into a correspondence with a workpiece to be processed and/or measured, said turret comprising: - at least one turret body supported by the machine; - at least one rotating drum supported by said turret body and adapted to support at least two devices chosen from optical, gripping, processing, measuring or vision devices; - a laser scanner mounted, in whole or in part, inside the rotating drum of the above-mentioned turret; - said laser scanner being able to use a laser beam, the above-mentioned laser beam having a reflection axis and being generated by a laser generator external to the above-mentioned turret; wherein - the above-mentioned rotating drum is mounted rotating around said turret body so as to rotate to bring each device alternatively in alignment or in correspondence with the above-mentioned axis of reflection of the laser beam coming from the above-mentioned laser scanner. - at least one turret body supported by the machine; - at least one rotating drum supported by said turret body and adapted to support at least two devices chosen from optical, gripping, processing, measuring or vision devices; - a laser scanner mounted, in whole or in part, inside the rotating drum of the above-mentioned turret; - said laser scanner being able to use a laser beam, the above-mentioned laser beam having a reflection axis and being generated by a laser generator external to the above-mentioned turret; wherein - the above-mentioned rotating drum is mounted rotating around said turret body so as to rotate to bring each device alternatively in alignment or in correspondence with the above-mentioned axis of reflection of the laser beam coming from the above-mentioned laser scanner.
A portable tank for storing and transporting diesel fuel and AdBlue whose inside forms a container for direct storing and transporting diesel fuel and a container for direct storing and transporting AdBlue and in the upper part of the tank there is mounted a lid whereby the shell of the container for direct storing and transporting diesel fuel has on its outer surface a profiled recess in which there is mounted a container for direct storing and transporting AdBlue, characterised in that each of the containers comprises a separate inlet and filling installation situated in the upper part of the respective container, wherein the inlet installation of the container for diesel fuel consists of an inlet cap and a level sensor, while the filling installation consists of a dispensing pump and a connected thereto dispensing hose with a dispensing nozzle, whereas the inlet installation of the container for AdBlue consists of an inlet cap while the filling installation is equipped with a dispensing hose with a dispensing nozzle, and with a submersible pump.
A device for sealing an aperture in a tissue, the device comprising: a foot including a distal portion configured to be disposed distally beyond a distal surface of the tissue when the device is in a sealing position, and a proximal portion configured to extend proximally through the aperture and proximally beyond a proximal surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position; a flexible wing positionable against the distal surface of the tissue adjacent the aperture such that the flexible wing is disposed between the anterior distal portion of the foot and the distal surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position, the flexible wing having (a) an anterior surface configured to face the distal surface when the wing is positioned against the distal surface of the tissue and (b) a posterior surface configured to face away from the distal surface of the tissue when the wing is positioned against the distal surface of the tissue; characterised in that the device comprises: an extra-luminal pin housed by the proximal portion of the foot, the extra-luminal pin being moveable with respect to the proximal portion of the foot from a retracted proximal position to a distal deployed position in which a portion of the tissue is disposed between the extra-luminal pin and the flexible wing when the device is in the sealing position. a foot including a distal portion configured to be disposed distally beyond a distal surface of the tissue when the device is in a sealing position, and a proximal portion configured to extend proximally through the aperture and proximally beyond a proximal surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position; a flexible wing positionable against the distal surface of the tissue adjacent the aperture such that the flexible wing is disposed between the anterior distal portion of the foot and the distal surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position, the flexible wing having (a) an anterior surface configured to face the distal surface when the wing is positioned against the distal surface of the tissue and (b) a posterior surface configured to face away from the distal surface of the tissue when the wing is positioned against the distal surface of the tissue; characterised in that the device comprises: an extra-luminal pin housed by the proximal portion of the foot, the extra-luminal pin being moveable with respect to the proximal portion of the foot from a retracted proximal position to a distal deployed position in which a portion of the tissue is disposed between the extra-luminal pin and the flexible wing when the device is in the sealing position.
A method for manufacture of a filtration article, comprising: providing a porous, fluoropolymer membrane (1, 10, 20) having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils; and, applying a force, having a non-normal directional component with respect to the membrane surface, to at least a portion (2, 12, 22) of a first side surface (2a, 12a, 22a) of said fluoropolymer membrane (1, 10, 20); characterized in that said applying step comprises contacting said first side surface (2a, 12a, 22a) with a contact surface of a surface modification device (50,60) to mechanically modify the first side surface (2a, 12a, 22a) by displacing laterally a portion of said nodes and fibrils in response to said applying step, such that the surface layer of nodes and fibrils is smeared into a film-like structure. providing a porous, fluoropolymer membrane (1, 10, 20) having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils; and, applying a force, having a non-normal directional component with respect to the membrane surface, to at least a portion (2, 12, 22) of a first side surface (2a, 12a, 22a) of said fluoropolymer membrane (1, 10, 20); characterized in that said applying step comprises contacting said first side surface (2a, 12a, 22a) with a contact surface of a surface modification device (50,60) to mechanically modify the first side surface (2a, 12a, 22a) by displacing laterally a portion of said nodes and fibrils in response to said applying step, such that the surface layer of nodes and fibrils is smeared into a film-like structure.
Method for treating an aqueous solution containing ammonium perchlorate and optionally nitrate ions, said method having a nitrification/denitrification sequence then a step of reducing perchlorates, the liquid effluent obtained at the end of the step of reducing perchlorates being subjected to a first membrane filtration, wherein the permeate obtained following the first membrane filtration is put into contact, in a reactor in aerobic conditions, with microorganisms able to carry out the oxidation of organic materials, then in that the liquid effluent leaving the reactor is subjected to a second membrane filtration, the first membrane filtration and the second membrane filtration being carried out on a same membrane filtration unit which is a device outside the various bioreactors. wherein the permeate obtained following the first membrane filtration is put into contact, in a reactor in aerobic conditions, with microorganisms able to carry out the oxidation of organic materials, then in that the liquid effluent leaving the reactor is subjected to a second membrane filtration, the first membrane filtration and the second membrane filtration being carried out on a same membrane filtration unit which is a device outside the various bioreactors.
A method for correcting errors comprising: receiving (58, 60) a plurality of error indications from a plurality of respective receivers, wherein the receivers are configured to receive a data stream of packets transmitted within a multicast channel, each error indication indicating which ones of a number of the packets were not received; and analyzing the error indications to determine a first set of receivers of the plurality of receivers to which forward error correction, FEC, code is transmitted and a second set of receivers of the plurality of receivers to which unicast data is transmitted; characterised in that the analyzing comprises: in response to determining that the error indications convey a pattern that can be represented by customized FEC code, creating customized FEC code based on the pattern; the method comprising transmitting the customized FEC code to the first set of receivers. receiving (58, 60) a plurality of error indications from a plurality of respective receivers, wherein the receivers are configured to receive a data stream of packets transmitted within a multicast channel, each error indication indicating which ones of a number of the packets were not received; and analyzing the error indications to determine a first set of receivers of the plurality of receivers to which forward error correction, FEC, code is transmitted and a second set of receivers of the plurality of receivers to which unicast data is transmitted; characterised in that the analyzing comprises: in response to determining that the error indications convey a pattern that can be represented by customized FEC code, creating customized FEC code based on the pattern; the method comprising transmitting the customized FEC code to the first set of receivers. in response to determining that the error indications convey a pattern that can be represented by customized FEC code, creating customized FEC code based on the pattern; the method comprising transmitting the customized FEC code to the first set of receivers.
Lavatory unit for use in an aircraft, having a container for storing trash thrown therein through a pivotable lid attached to a trash slot, characterized by comprising a trash compactor for compressing the trash stored in the container, the trash compactor comprising a trash compressing member having a pair of arms that are pivotably supported via a shaft on a frame in which the container is housed, a plate member attached to an end of the trash compressing member and connecting the pair of arms and a manipulating handle attached to one of said arms, wherein the lid is a hinged door that opens downward, said lid being disposed on an upper surface of the frame, the trash compressing member comprises a spring disposed around the shaft for biasing the trash compressing member towards a stand-by position in which the end of the trash compressing member contacts a ceiling of the frame, wherein a space is provided in the trash compressing member so as to let the trash fall into the container when the trash compressing member is returned to its standby position, wherein the trash compressing member is positioned so that a line of pivoting action thereof does not interfere with a line of pivoting action of the lid.
A method for wireless coverage redundancy performed by an access point "AP" base station adapted to operate as an AP base station for a femto cell and as a repeater for a macro base station, comprising: monitoring a communication backhaul in operative communication with a macro network; in response to the backhaul being available, facilitating communication between an access terminal "AT" and the macro network via the backhaul and determining whether the access point AP base station simultaneously operates as an AP base station for a femto cell and a repeater for a macro base station, wherein an authorized AT uses the AP base station as an AP base station for a femto cell while an unauthorized AT uses the AP base station as a repeater for a macro base station; and in response to the backhaul not being available, boosting a communication signal between the AT and the AP base station in operative communication with the macro network, wherein the AT uses the AP base station as a repeater for a macro base station. monitoring a communication backhaul in operative communication with a macro network; in response to the backhaul being available, facilitating communication between an access terminal "AT" and the macro network via the backhaul and determining whether the access point AP base station simultaneously operates as an AP base station for a femto cell and a repeater for a macro base station, wherein an authorized AT uses the AP base station as an AP base station for a femto cell while an unauthorized AT uses the AP base station as a repeater for a macro base station; and in response to the backhaul not being available, boosting a communication signal between the AT and the AP base station in operative communication with the macro network, wherein the AT uses the AP base station as a repeater for a macro base station.