mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An optical fiber comprising an optical core surrounded by an outer optical cladding said optical core comprising from the center to the periphery a central core and a depressed inner cladding, - said central core having a radius r 1, and a refractive index difference Δn 1 with respect to the outer optical cladding; - said depressed inner cladding comprising at least a first and a second portion, - said first portion is adjacent to the central core and has a radius r 2, and a refractive index difference Δn 2 with respect to the outer optical cladding that is negative; - said second portion is adjacent to the first portion having a radius r 3, and a refractive index difference Δn 3 with respect to the outer optical cladding that is negative; the refractive index difference Δn 3 is more negative than the refractive index difference Δn 2, wherein the area of the second portion of the depressed inner cladding is defined by (Δn 2 -Δn 3)*(r 3 2 -r 2 2), is comprised between 0.8 and 3.6 μm 2; wherein the ratio r 2 /r 1 is greater than 6, wherein the outer radius of the depressed inner cladding is between 28 and 40 μm, wherein the LP01 mode leakage losses at a wavelength of 1550 nm are less than 0.01 dB/km, and wherein the cable cut-off wavelength is less than 1530 nm. - said central core having a radius r 1, and a refractive index difference Δn 1 with respect to the outer optical cladding; - said depressed inner cladding comprising at least a first and a second portion, - said first portion is adjacent to the central core and has a radius r 2, and a refractive index difference Δn 2 with respect to the outer optical cladding that is negative; - said second portion is adjacent to the first portion having a radius r 3, and a refractive index difference Δn 3 with respect to the outer optical cladding that is negative;
Method for determining the hardness of water, wherein the following steps are carried out with a water sample: a) determining at least two values of the electrical conductivity of the water sample under different conditions, and b) determining the hardness of the water of the water sample from the at least two values of the electrical conductivity, wherein the following two steps are carried out in advance: c) dividing the water sample into at least two fractions (202, 203, 204), d) subjecting at least one of the fractions to a treatment which can influence the electrical conductivity of the water, characterized in that e) after the treatment of the fractions (202, 203, 204), these are alternately directed to a conductivity measurement device by means of valves of a second distribution station, wherein f) the values of the electrical conductivity are determined at at least two of the fractions (202, 203, 204). a) determining at least two values of the electrical conductivity of the water sample under different conditions, and b) determining the hardness of the water of the water sample from the at least two values of the electrical conductivity, c) dividing the water sample into at least two fractions (202, 203, 204), d) subjecting at least one of the fractions to a treatment which can influence the electrical conductivity of the water, e) after the treatment of the fractions (202, 203, 204), these are alternately directed to a conductivity measurement device by means of valves of a second distribution station, wherein f) the values of the electrical conductivity are determined at at least two of the fractions (202, 203, 204).
An anti-VEGF antibody for use in a method of treating a patient diagnosed with a glioblastoma, wherein the method comprises administering to said patient a therapy comprising an effective amount of an anti-VEGF antibody, an effective amount of a chemotherapeutic and an effective amount of radiotherapy, wherein said treatment prolongs said patient's median progression-free survival time as compared to a glioblastoma patient receiving said chemotherapeutic without an anti-VEGF antibody.
VALVE WITH ON-OFF MECHANISM FOR BAG USED FOR CONDITIONING, RECONSTITUTING AND/OR DILUTING OF INJECTABLE PRODUCTS, intended for integration of a bag used in packaging, reconstitution and/or dilution of injectable products; wherein the bag is a functional single-entry bag, including a filling port, defined by a small access tube to be closed by a bung after filling; wherein the valve comprises: a first component being a tapered base; a second component being a mobile tapered part, assembled inside the first component; characterised in that it further comprises a third component being a smaller diameter sealing O-ring, assembled at a core of the tapered base; a fourth component being a larger diameter sealing O-ring, assembled in the lower groove of the mobile tapered part; and a fifth component being a cover which protects a terminal, formed as an integral part of the mobile tapered part and including a luer-lock type thread, assembled to the tapered base; wherein the cover is further configured to prevent detachment of the mobile tapered part from the tapered base; wherein the mobile tapered part features a surface with an angle, said angle being the same as the one found in the inner surface of the tapered base, wherein a channel of the mobile tapered part is defined by an initial portion, a median portion and a larger diameter portion and wherein the lower part of the tapered base includes liquid flow channels, which are defined between radial walls that connect the core to the inner structure of the tapered base.
A medical device for destroying an object in a body lumen, the medical device comprising: an elongated shaft portion that is rotationally driven; an expandable portion that is provided to a distal portion of the shaft portion; a fixing portion to which a distal end of the expandable portion and the shaft portion are fixed; a slide portion that is fixed to a proximal end of the expandable portion, and is slidably interlocked with the shaft portion in an axial direction; and an outer tube that houses therein the shaft portion, and is movable in the axial direction along the shaft portion, wherein the slide portion is movable by being directly or indirectly pressed by the outer tube, and the slide portion is relatively rotatable relative to the outer tube, characterized in that the medical device further comprises an interlock portion that is fixed to the slide portion, and is movable in the axial direction along the shaft portion, wherein the outer tube includes a press-side engagement portion that protrudes in a radial direction, the interlock portion includes a movement-side engagement portion that protrudes in the radial direction on at least one of a distal side and a proximal side of the press-side engagement portion, and the interlock portion is moved because the press-side engagement portion is attached with the movement-side engagement portion by the outer tube, and causes the slide portion to move. an elongated shaft portion that is rotationally driven; an expandable portion that is provided to a distal portion of the shaft portion; a fixing portion to which a distal end of the expandable portion and the shaft portion are fixed; a slide portion that is fixed to a proximal end of the expandable portion, and is slidably interlocked with the shaft portion in an axial direction; and an outer tube that houses therein the shaft portion, and is movable in the axial direction along the shaft portion, wherein the slide portion is movable by being directly or indirectly pressed by the outer tube, and the slide portion is relatively rotatable relative to the outer tube, characterized in that the medical device further comprises an interlock portion that is fixed to the slide portion, and is movable in the axial direction along the shaft portion, wherein the outer tube includes a press-side engagement portion that protrudes in a radial direction, the interlock portion includes a movement-side engagement portion that protrudes in the radial direction on at least one of a distal side and a proximal side of the press-side engagement portion, and the interlock portion is moved because the press-side engagement portion is attached with the movement-side engagement portion by the outer tube, and causes the slide portion to move.
A displacement sensor comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode displaceably mounted relative to the first electrode; capacitance measurement circuitry configured to make measurements of a capacitance associated with the first and second electrodes and to generate analogue capacitance measurement signals in response thereto; compensation circuitry configured to generate a compensated analogue capacitance measurement signal by reducing a magnitude of a current analogue capacitance measurement signal by an amount indicated by a compensation signal derived from at least one previous analogue capacitance measurement signal; and processing circuitry configured to digitise the compensated analogue capacitance measurement signal and to determine if there is a displacement of the second electrode relative to the first electrode based on the compensated analogue capacitance measurement signal; wherein the amount indicated by the compensation signal derived from at least one previous analogue capacitance measurement signal corresponds to a predetermined proportion of the at least one previous analogue capacitance measurement signal, and wherein the predetermined proportion is less than 100% to reduce the chance the compensated capacitance measurement will be reduced to below zero. a first electrode and a second electrode displaceably mounted relative to the first electrode; capacitance measurement circuitry configured to make measurements of a capacitance associated with the first and second electrodes and to generate analogue capacitance measurement signals in response thereto; compensation circuitry configured to generate a compensated analogue capacitance measurement signal by reducing a magnitude of a current analogue capacitance measurement signal by an amount indicated by a compensation signal derived from at least one previous analogue capacitance measurement signal; and processing circuitry configured to digitise the compensated analogue capacitance measurement signal and to determine if there is a displacement of the second electrode relative to the first electrode based on the compensated analogue capacitance measurement signal; wherein the amount indicated by the compensation signal derived from at least one previous analogue capacitance measurement signal corresponds to a predetermined proportion of the at least one previous analogue capacitance measurement signal, and wherein the predetermined proportion is less than 100% to reduce the chance the compensated capacitance measurement will be reduced to below zero.
A polyisoprene polymer which is comprised of repeat units that are derived from isoprene, wherein the polyisoprene polymer is characterized by: having a δ 13 C value which is within the range of -21‰ to -12‰ or within the range of -30‰ to -28.5‰; or having a δ 13 C value which is within the range of -34‰ to -24‰, and wherein the polyisoprene polymer (i) is free of protein, or (ii) has a cis-1,4-microstructure content of less than 99.9% and a trans-1,4-microstructure content of less than 99.9%, or (iii) has a 3,4-microstructure content of greater than 2%, or (iv) has a 1,2-microstructure content of greater than 2%; or wherein the polymer is comprised of repeat units that are derived from isoprene monomer and at least one additional monomer, wherein the polymer includes blocks of repeat units that are derived from isoprene, and wherein the blocks of repeat units that are derived from isoprene have a δ 13 C value of greater than -22‰ or between -34‰ to-24‰. having a δ 13 C value which is within the range of -21‰ to -12‰ or within the range of -30‰ to -28.5‰; or having a δ 13 C value which is within the range of -34‰ to -24‰, and wherein the polyisoprene polymer (i) is free of protein, or (ii) has a cis-1,4-microstructure content of less than 99.9% and a trans-1,4-microstructure content of less than 99.9%, or (iii) has a 3,4-microstructure content of greater than 2%, or (iv) has a 1,2-microstructure content of greater than 2%; or wherein the polymer is comprised of repeat units that are derived from isoprene monomer and at least one additional monomer, wherein the polymer includes blocks of repeat units that are derived from isoprene, and wherein the blocks of repeat units that are derived from isoprene have a δ 13 C value of greater than -22‰ or between -34‰ to-24‰.
A liquefied-gas vaporizer comprising: a heat exchange panel arranged to gasify liquefied gas at an interior thereof by means of heat exchange; and a trough (10A,10B) disposed adjacent to the heat exchange panel, wherein the liquefied gas is subjected to the heat exchange by making a heating-medium fluid overflow from an overflow opening of the trough (10A, 10B) and by making the heating-medium fluid flow on a surface of the heat exchange panel, and wherein the liquefied-gas vaporizer has a configuration in which a vertical height from a bottom plate to an edge portion of the trough (10A, 10B) that does not face the heat exchange panel is set so as to be greater than a vertical height from the bottom plate to an edge portion of the trough (10A, 10B) that faces the heat exchange panel, characterized in that an interior of the trough (10A,10B) is partitioned by a plurality of baffle plates into a plurality of water supply sections that are horizontally arranged in a longitudinal direction of the trough (10A,10B), wherein the height of the plurality of baffle plates is set to a height that it is lower than a surface of the heating-medium fluid in the trough (10A, 10B) when the trough (10A, 10B) is not tilted, and wherein the liquefied-gas vaporizer further comprises a distribution water nozzle for evenly distributing the heating-medium fluid to the plurality of water supply sections. a heat exchange panel arranged to gasify liquefied gas at an interior thereof by means of heat exchange; and a trough (10A,10B) disposed adjacent to the heat exchange panel,
A mesoporous particle having a flaky shape, having a single-layer structure, having a thickness of 0.1 μm to 0.4 μm, having an average pore diameter of 10 nm or more, having a specific surface area of 50 m 2 /g to 500 m 2 /g, and comprising metal oxide particles aggregated in such a manner as to form mesopores between the metal oxide particles, wherein the metal oxide particles consist of silicon oxide, characterized by a sodium concentration of 0.001% by weight to 0.7% by weight in terms of Na 2 O content.
A method of operating a distributed power generation system within a marine or aviation system comprising a plurality of electrical power sources and a plurality of electrical loads (5, 6), interconnected by a main distribution network, one or more switches for forming one or more local group distribution networks, each local distribution network comprising at least one electrical power source and at least one electrical load (5, 6), the method comprising: i) monitoring the main distribution network by comparing an electrical power flow in the main distribution network with a set of criteria as a pre-indicator of potential onset of a network fault, ii) determining if the electrical power flow on the main distribution network diverges from the set of criteria, iii) maintaining the switch between at least one of the local group distribution networks and the main distribution network closed and configuring the at least one of the local group distribution networks whereby electrical power from the or each electrical power source within the at least one of the local group distribution networks substantially matches the electrical power requirements of the electrical loads (5, 6) in the at least one of the local group distribution networks if the electrical power flow in the main distribution network diverges from the set of criteria. i) monitoring the main distribution network by comparing an electrical power flow in the main distribution network with a set of criteria as a pre-indicator of potential onset of a network fault, ii) determining if the electrical power flow on the main distribution network diverges from the set of criteria, iii) maintaining the switch between at least one of the local group distribution networks and the main distribution network closed and configuring the at least one of the local group distribution networks whereby electrical power from the or each electrical power source within the at least one of the local group distribution networks substantially matches the electrical power requirements of the electrical loads (5, 6) in the at least one of the local group distribution networks if the electrical power flow in the main distribution network diverges from the set of criteria.
An air conditioning system comprising: an inlet duct, supply duct, return duct and exhaust duct; a heat exchanger for providing heat transfer between air from the inlet duct and air from the return duct; a cooling coil positioned in the supply duct; a pan for collecting condensate from the cooling coil; a pump to pump condensate from the pan; and a sprayer coupled to the pump, the sprayer spraying condensate into an air path to increase efficiency of the air conditioning system; characterized by a chiller system having an evaporator coupled to the cooling coil and a condenser; a condenser sprayer spraying the condensate in an air path over coils of the condenser; and a second pump for pumping condensate from the condensate pan to the condenser sprayer. an inlet duct, supply duct, return duct and exhaust duct; a heat exchanger for providing heat transfer between air from the inlet duct and air from the return duct; a cooling coil positioned in the supply duct; a pan for collecting condensate from the cooling coil; a pump to pump condensate from the pan; and a sprayer coupled to the pump, the sprayer spraying condensate into an air path to increase efficiency of the air conditioning system;
A method for managing a system; the system comprising a wind turbine operable to generate electricity using wind energy, a control server comprising a wind turbine management module communicably coupled to the wind turbine; the method comprising: receiving, in the wind turbine management module, operational information on operational characteristics related to the operation of the wind turbine; analyzing the operational information based on a set of rules, the set of rules including conditions to be met for automatic reset of the wind turbine, determining whether a fault of the wind turbine is automatically resettable based on the analysis; and, reseting the wind turbine if the fault of the wind turbine is determined to be automatically resettable, and in a rules engine, configuring the set of rules. receiving, in the wind turbine management module, operational information on operational characteristics related to the operation of the wind turbine; analyzing the operational information based on a set of rules, the set of rules including conditions to be met for automatic reset of the wind turbine, determining whether a fault of the wind turbine is automatically resettable based on the analysis; and, reseting the wind turbine if the fault of the wind turbine is determined to be automatically resettable, and in a rules engine, configuring the set of rules.
A transportable case for containing equipment during transportation or storage, comprising: an inner portion, formed of expanded polypropylene (ePP), defining a cavity for receiving at least part of the equipment; and an outer layer, formed of self-reinforcing polypropylene (srPP), arranged to cover at least part of an outer surface of the inner portion; wherein the outer layer formed of srPP comprises a plurality of thermoformed, compressed layers. an inner portion, formed of expanded polypropylene (ePP), defining a cavity for receiving at least part of the equipment; and an outer layer, formed of self-reinforcing polypropylene (srPP), arranged to cover at least part of an outer surface of the inner portion; wherein the outer layer formed of srPP comprises a plurality of thermoformed, compressed layers.
A method for informing a user about a condition of human hair, comprising: a) obtaining via a measuring device measurement data about a zone under evaluation, wherein the measuring device is configured to generate measurement data relating to the hair condition, the measuring device being sensitive to friction and providing a coefficient of friction of hair; b) shaping the measurement data to obtain shaped data, the shaping comprising generating data based on a comparison of the measurement data with reference data relating to various degrees of damages to hair surface; and characterised by c) generating, in real time, based on the shaped data a sound user signal and/or tactile user signal to be perceived by the user, a frequency of the user signal depending on said shaped data. a) obtaining via a measuring device measurement data about a zone under evaluation, wherein the measuring device is configured to generate measurement data relating to the hair condition, the measuring device being sensitive to friction and providing a coefficient of friction of hair; b) shaping the measurement data to obtain shaped data, the shaping comprising generating data based on a comparison of the measurement data with reference data relating to various degrees of damages to hair surface; and characterised by c) generating, in real time, based on the shaped data a sound user signal and/or tactile user signal to be perceived by the user, a frequency of the user signal depending on said shaped data.
A substrate having a first pattern formed on a surface or in an inside of the substrate, or on the surface and in the inside of the substrate, wherein the first pattern is constituted by an aggregate of second patterns, characterised in that the second patterns are formed in uneven shapes including outer surface portions corresponding to projecting portions, and recessed portions, and in that the difference in the depth between the outer surface portion and the recessed portion is equal to or more than 0.4 μm. wherein the first pattern is constituted by an aggregate of second patterns, characterised in that the second patterns are formed in uneven shapes including outer surface portions corresponding to projecting portions, and recessed portions, and in that the difference in the depth between the outer surface portion and the recessed portion is equal to or more than 0.4 μm.