mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for removal from mammalian blood of a toxin from a pathogen wherein said pathogen is a member selected from the group consisting of Bacillus anthracis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus, wherein the toxin from Bacillus anthracis is a member selected form the group of the anthrax lethal toxin, anthrax protective antigen, anthrax edema factor, anthrax lethal factor, anthrax polyglutamic acid capsule, anthralysin O, anthralysin B; wherein the toxin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is Las A; and wherein the toxin from Staphylococcus aureus is a member selected from the group consisting of S. aureus α-toxin, and S. aureus β-toxin, said method comprising: a. bringing a sample of blood in contact with a carbohydrate immobilized on a solid substrate, said carbohydrate having binding affinity for said toxin, under conditions allowing the binding of said substrate to said toxin in said sample of blood; b. separating the sample from said substrate whereby said toxin is at least partially retained or said substrate and the removed sample has a reduced amount of toxin. a. bringing a sample of blood in contact with a carbohydrate immobilized on a solid substrate, said carbohydrate having binding affinity for said toxin, under conditions allowing the binding of said substrate to said toxin in said sample of blood; b. separating the sample from said substrate whereby said toxin is at least partially retained or said substrate and the removed sample has a reduced amount of toxin.
A drive device for at least one pivotable and/or displaceable door leaf of a passenger transport vehicle, comprising a rail and a first slide, which can be driven along the rail, for connection to the door leaf, and a motor for causing a movement of the first slide and thus a closing and opening movement between an opened position and a closed position of the door leaf, characterized in that means (7, 11) for displaceably mounting the door leaf relative to the first slide and a gear unit (8, 9, 10) are provided, wherein the gear unit (8, 9, 10) is configured for causing the relative movement of the door leaf relative to the first slide by means of the movement of the first slide, and the means (7, 11) for displaceably mounting the door leaf relative to the first slide include a further rail and a second slide that can be driven along the further rail, wherein the second slide is rigidly connected to the first slide and the further rail is connected to the door leaf, so that the further rail and the door leaf are displaceable, relative to the second slide and thus also to the first slide, in a direction substantially parallel to the travel path of the first slide, that the gear unit (8, 9, 10) comprises a first toothed rack stationary with respect to the first slide and at least one first gear wheel, which is mounted on the first slide and is in meshing engagement with the first toothed rack, in order to cause a relative movement of the door leaf by the rotary movement of the gear wheel, and that the gear unit (8, 9, 10) comprises a second toothed rack, which is attached to the door leaf and with which the first gear wheel, or a second gear wheel in operative engagement with the first gear wheel, is in meshing engagement.
An elevator car lining panel configured to be attached to at least one structural panel of an elevator car, wherein the elevator car lining panel comprises at least one first connection portion, which is configured for connecting with at least one corresponding second connection portion of an adjacent elevator car lining panel in order to fix two adjacent elevator car lining panels with each other; and characterized in that the at least one first connection portion comprises a fixing structure allowing to fix the elevator car lining panel to an adjacent structural panel of the elevator car.
A tow element for coupling a tow lift to a bicycle, the tow element comprising: - a tube; - a tow loop, extending from one end of the tube; and - a connector, extending from the opposite end of the tube and configured to connect the tow element to the tow lift; wherein the tow loop comprises two side portions and a loop portion, connecting the end parts of the side portions to form a loop shape such that the tow loop is configured to be hooked onto the stem of a bicycle, and wherein a grip is placed at the end of the tube from which the tow loop extends and is configured to be grabbed and pulled to release the tow loop from the stem. - a tube; - a tow loop, extending from one end of the tube; and - a connector, extending from the opposite end of the tube and configured to connect the tow element to the tow lift;
Timepiece escape mechanism sub-assembly including at least one bar, said bar comprises at least one bearing (44, 45) or a bearing carrier for the pivoting of a pivot of a wheel, and at least one said balance spring the outer end of which is secured to a stud, characterized in that at least one said balance spring and said stud associated therewith form a single-piece assembly with said bar.
An electrical heater for treatment of an exhaust or supplemental air, flow comprising: a heater body having a resistive portion, the resistive portion being configured to generate heat when electrical current is passed therethrough, wherein the resistive portion comprises an intersecting array of walls defining channels extending axially through the electrical heater, the channels being configured to enable the exhaust or supplemental air to flow through the heater body; a pair of electrode attachment portions at opposite ends of the resistive portion; a plurality of slots (38, 38') that extend into the resistive portion from an outer periphery of the resistive portion and electrically disconnect segments of the resistive portion from each other to define a serpentine current-carrying path extending through the resistive portion between the pair of electrode attachment portions, wherein each of the electrode attachment portions is connected to a respective end segment of the resistive portion that is bounded between an outer periphery of the resistive portion and a respective first slot of the plurality of slots (38, 38'), characterized by at least one auxiliary slot in each of the end segments that extends from the outer periphery toward the first slot in a direction transverse to the first slot to bias current flow through a concentrated region adjacent to and extending along the first slot in each end segment. a heater body having a resistive portion, the resistive portion being configured to generate heat when electrical current is passed therethrough, wherein the resistive portion comprises an intersecting array of walls defining channels extending axially through the electrical heater, the channels being configured to enable the exhaust or supplemental air to flow through the heater body; a pair of electrode attachment portions at opposite ends of the resistive portion; a plurality of slots (38, 38') that extend into the resistive portion from an outer periphery of the resistive portion and electrically disconnect segments of the resistive portion from each other to define a serpentine current-carrying path extending through the resistive portion between the pair of electrode attachment portions, wherein each of the electrode attachment portions is connected to a respective end segment of the resistive portion that is bounded between an outer periphery of the resistive portion and a respective first slot of the plurality of slots (38, 38'), characterized by at least one auxiliary slot in each of the end segments that extends from the outer periphery toward the first slot in a direction transverse to the first slot to bias current flow through a concentrated region adjacent to and extending along the first slot in each end segment.
A fuel injector for a reciprocating engine, the fuel injector comprising - an injector body having a fuel chamber for storing fuel before injection, - a nozzle opening through which fuel is injected into a cylinder of the engine, - an injector needle for opening and closing flow communication between the fuel chamber and the nozzle opening, - a fuel inlet for feeding pressurized fuel into the fuel chamber, and - a fuel outlet for discharging fuel from the fuel injector, the fuel injector further comprising: - a movable control piston, - a fuel space delimited by the control piston and the injector needle, whereby fuel pressure in the fuel space is arranged to press the injector needle toward a closed position, - a first outlet flow path (14, 21, 19) for connecting the fuel space to the fuel outlet, - a piezoelectric actuator (17, 20) for opening and closing the flow communication through the first outlet flow path (14, 21, 19), and which control piston has a first position, where the fuel space is in flow communication with the fuel inlet and the flow communication between the fuel space and the fuel outlet is closed, characterized in that: - it comprises a second outlet flow path (26, 22, 19) for connecting the fuel space to the fuel outlet, and - the control piston has a second position, where the fuel space is in flow communication with the fuel outlet through first outlet flow path (14, 21, 19) and the second outlet flow path (26, 22, 19). - an injector body having a fuel chamber for storing fuel before injection, - a nozzle opening through which fuel is injected into a cylinder of the engine, - an injector needle for opening and closing flow communication between the fuel chamber and the nozzle opening, - a fuel inlet for feeding pressurized fuel into the fuel chamber, and - a fuel outlet for discharging fuel from the fuel injector, - a movable control piston, - a fuel space delimited by the control piston and the injector needle, whereby fuel pressure in the fuel space is arranged to press the injector needle toward a closed position, - a first outlet flow path (14, 21, 19) for connecting the fuel space to the fuel outlet, - a piezoelectric actuator (17, 20) for opening and closing the flow communication through the first outlet flow path (14, 21, 19), and - it comprises a second outlet flow path (26, 22, 19) for connecting the fuel space to the fuel outlet, and - the control piston has a second position, where the fuel space is in flow communication with the fuel outlet through first outlet flow path (14, 21, 19) and the second outlet flow path (26, 22, 19).
Multi-turn rotary encoder for measuring an angular position, of a shaft which can be rotated about an axis, wherein a first angular scale (7.1) which can be scanned by a first detector (1.12) is fastened to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the multi-turn rotary encode also has a gear, a metal body (2; 2') and a printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board has a first region (1.1), in which the first detector (1.12) is arranged, and a second region (1.2), in which electronic components (1.21) which are electrically connected to the first detector (1.12) are arranged, the metal body (2; 2') has at least one recess (2.11, 2.21; 2.11', 2.21'), a first layer (2.1) having a first surface and a cond layer (2.2, 2.2') having a second surface, the first region (1.1) of the printed circuit board is fastened on the first surface and the second region (1.2) of the printed circuit board is fastened on the second surface, with the result that the first region (1.1) is arranged in a first plane and the second region (1.2) is arranged in a second plane, and the gear can be driven by the shaft, wherein the gear has at least one output-side gear wheel (8.1, 8.2; 8.2') which is at least partially arranged inside the recess (2.11, 2.21; 2.11', 2.21') over its axial extent (h), wherein the recess (2.11, 2.21; 2.11', 2.21') is between the first plane and the second plane based on the axial direction.
Method for isolating, preferably in preparative scale, one or more target compounds, wherein the or, respectively, one, more or all of the target compounds are selected from the group consisting of flavor compounds and fragrance compounds, in particular compounds having one, more or all of the taste impressions sweet, umami, warming and tingling, and compounds having a bitter and/or an astringent taste impression, and compounds with flavor and/or fragrance modifying properties, comprising the following steps: (i) providing a composition consisting of the target compound(s) to be isolated and one or more further compounds, (ii) providing one or more aptamers having specific binding capability towards the target compound to be isolated or, respectively, towards one, more or all of the target compounds to be isolated, wherein the aptamer(s) is/are immobilized, preferably covalently immobilized, on a support, the support being preferably selected from the group consisting of magnetic particles, organic polymers, inorganic polymers, bio-polymers, membrane adsorbers and monolithic materials, (iii) mixing the aptamer(s) with the composition consisting of the target compound(s) to be isolated and one or more further compounds, and specifically binding the compound(s) to be isolated to the aptamer(s), (iv) optionally removing one, more or all compounds of the composition which are not specifically bound to the aptamer(s) and/or removing (other) impurities, and (v) releasing the bound target compound(s) from the aptamer(s). (i) providing a composition consisting of the target compound(s) to be isolated and one or more further compounds, (ii) providing one or more aptamers having specific binding capability towards the target compound to be isolated or, respectively, towards one, more or all of the target compounds to be isolated, wherein the aptamer(s) is/are immobilized, preferably covalently immobilized, on a support, the support being preferably selected from the group consisting of magnetic particles, organic polymers, inorganic polymers, bio-polymers, membrane adsorbers and monolithic materials, (iii) mixing the aptamer(s) with the composition consisting of the target compound(s) to be isolated and one or more further compounds, and specifically binding the compound(s) to be isolated to the aptamer(s), (iv) optionally removing one, more or all compounds of the composition which are not specifically bound to the aptamer(s) and/or removing (other) impurities, and (v) releasing the bound target compound(s) from the aptamer(s).
A device for finishing a curved surface of a workpiece (88, 104), comprising a drive device for generating an oscillating swivel movement in a finishing-tool holder for holding a finishing tool, whereby an active surface of the finishing tool swivels not about a physical swivel axis but rather about a virtual swivel axis, the drive device includes a coupler for driving the finishing-tool holder, and the coupler, which is connected to two rocker arms (32, 34) that are mounted on the frame, is capable of a twisting motion, characterized in that a distance-setting device is provided for setting the distance between the frame-mounted bearings (36, 38) of the two rocker arms (32, 34).
Method for providing information (PINF) to a user of a communication terminal, said information (i) being based on data (d) relating to at least one object connected (OCi) to a communication network and associated with the destination user, the information-providing method (PINF) including: - selecting (SLCT) a broadcasting channel (cd j) from among several broadcasting channels the communication terminal is able to use, the selected broadcasting channel being selected depending on the broadcasting channel actively used by the communication terminal (TU n) of the destination user, - generating a piece of information (i) formatted to be reproduced by the communication terminal and depending: ∘ on the at least one datum (d) originating from at least one connected object (OCi) associated with the user; and ∘ on a behavior of the communication terminal; and - integrating the generated piece of information into useful data of a signal in the process of being transmitted via the selected broadcasting channel that is actively used by the communication terminal. - selecting (SLCT) a broadcasting channel (cd j) from among several broadcasting channels the communication terminal is able to use, the selected broadcasting channel being selected depending on the broadcasting channel actively used by the communication terminal (TU n) of the destination user, - generating a piece of information (i) formatted to be reproduced by the communication terminal and depending: ∘ on the at least one datum (d) originating from at least one connected object (OCi) associated with the user; and ∘ on a behavior of the communication terminal; and ∘ on the at least one datum (d) originating from at least one connected object (OCi) associated with the user; and ∘ on a behavior of the communication terminal; and - integrating the generated piece of information into useful data of a signal in the process of being transmitted via the selected broadcasting channel that is actively used by the communication terminal.
A security element, in particular a security label or security adhesive tape, with tamper evidence, comprising a carrier substrate and a self-adhesive layer arranged on the carrier substrate, wherein the security element can be attached to a surface of an object by means of the self-adhesive layer, and wherein a partial separating layer is formed on the side of the carrier substrate facing the self-adhesive layer, and that a deformable layer is formed between the carrier substrate and the self-adhesive layer and between the partial separating layer and the self-adhesive layer, characterized in that the deformable layer has a greater elasticity compared to the partial separating layer and/or compared to the carrier substrate.
A communication network (18, 118) extending between a plurality of input blocks (E 1,..., E N1) and a plurality of output blocks (S 1,..., S N2), each input block (E 1,..., E N1) comprising a predetermined number P1 of input ports (W 1,...,W P1), the predetermined number P1 of input ports being a multiple of the number N1 of input blocks (E 1,..., E N1) and being strictly greater than 1, each output block (S 1,..., S N2) comprising a number P2 of output ports (Z 1,..., Z P2) greater than or equal to the predetermined number P1 of input ports, the network comprising a plurality of switches (C 1,..., C N3), each switch (C 1,..., C N3) comprising a first and second input terminals and a first and second output terminals and being able to connect the first and second input terminals, respectively, to the first and second output terminals or vice versa, based on a command signal received by the switch, characterized in that: - when the predetermined number P1 of input ports is even, the number N3 of switches is equal to: N 3 = N 1 × P 1 2, and - when the predetermined number P1 of input ports is odd, the number N3 of switches is equal to: N 3 = N 1 P 1 × P 1 2 − 1 2, and for N 1 P 1 input blocks, one of the input ports (W 1,..., W P1) of this input block is connected directly via a respective data link to one of the output ports (Z 1,..., Z P2) of a respective output block (S 1,..., S N2), and in that for each switch (C 1,..., C N3), the first and second input terminals are each connected directly via a respective data link to different input blocks (E 1,..., E N1) and the first and second output terminals are each connected directly via a respective data link to different output blocks (S 1,..., S N2). - when the predetermined number P1 of input ports is even, the number N3 of switches is equal to: N 3 = N 1 × P 1 2, and - when the predetermined number P1 of input ports is odd, the number N3 of switches is equal to: N 3 = N 1 P 1 × P 1 2 − 1 2, and for N 1 P 1 input blocks, one of the input ports (W 1,..., W P1) of this input block is connected directly via a respective data link to one of the output ports (Z 1,..., Z P2) of a respective output block (S 1,..., S N2),
A blister packaging comprising - a thermoformed web with cavities for a product formed therein, comprising at least two co-extruded layers: a main layer comprising HDPE and a first additive, the first additive being present in an amount of up to 2%, and a sealing layer comprising HDPE and - a flat lid, wherein the thermoformed web and the flat lid are heat-sealed together, characterised in that - the sealing layer of the web also comprises LLDPE, with LLDPE being present in an amount of at most 50%, and in that - the lid comprises at least three co-extruded layers: an outer HOPE layer containing a second additive, the second additive being present in an amount of up to 5%, an intermediate HDPE layer comprising a third additive suitable to decrease elongation at break, and an inner sealing layer. - a thermoformed web with cavities for a product formed therein, comprising at least two co-extruded layers: a main layer comprising HDPE and a first additive, the first additive being present in an amount of up to 2%, and a sealing layer comprising HDPE and - a flat lid, - the sealing layer of the web also comprises LLDPE, with LLDPE being present in an amount of at most 50%, and in that - the lid comprises at least three co-extruded layers: an outer HOPE layer containing a second additive, the second additive being present in an amount of up to 5%, an intermediate HDPE layer comprising a third additive suitable to decrease elongation at break, and an inner sealing layer.
An optical member comprising: a light guide plate; a low refractive layer disposed on the light guide plate and having a refractive index less than that of the light guide plate; a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the low refractive layer; wherein the optical member further comprises a low refractive underlying layer disposed between the low refractive layer and the light guide plate; and a low refractive overlying layer disposed between the low refractive layer and the wavelength conversion layer, wherein a difference in refractive index between the light guide plate and the low refractive layer is 0.2 or more, wherein a refractive index of the low refractive layer is 1.2 to 1.3, wherein a thickness of the low refractive layer is 0.4 μm to 2 μm, and wherein the low refractive underlying layer is formed directly on an upper side of the light guide plate to contact the upper side of the light guide plate. a light guide plate; a low refractive layer disposed on the light guide plate and having a refractive index less than that of the light guide plate; a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the low refractive layer; wherein the optical member further comprises a low refractive underlying layer disposed between the low refractive layer and the light guide plate; and a low refractive overlying layer disposed between the low refractive layer and the wavelength conversion layer, wherein a difference in refractive index between the light guide plate and the low refractive layer is 0.2 or more, wherein a refractive index of the low refractive layer is 1.2 to 1.3, wherein a thickness of the low refractive layer is 0.4 μm to 2 μm, and wherein the low refractive underlying layer is formed directly on an upper side of the light guide plate to contact the upper side of the light guide plate.