mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for the automatic preparation of a brewed beverage with the following steps: placing of a drinking vessel or a serving vessel onto a vessel support, insertion of a receptacle with a brewing substance, especially tea, into a holding device, filling of water into a water-storage unit, displacement of the holding device, so that the receptacle with the brewing substance is positioned in the drinking vessel or in the serving vessel, automatic pumping or draining of the water into the drinking vessel or into the serving vessel, automatic movement up-and-down and/or to-and-fro and/or in rotation of the holding device in the drinking vessel or the serving vessel, and automatic withdrawal of the receptacle for containing the brewing substance from the drinking vessel or the serving vessel after a specified time, characterised in that after the step of withdrawal, the method comprises the following steps: automatic checking of the vessel support for whether the drinking vessel or the serving vessel is present, and, when the drinking vessel or the serving vessel has been removed, release of the lower aperture of the holding device through movement of a locking element of the holding device into a release position. placing of a drinking vessel or a serving vessel onto a vessel support, insertion of a receptacle with a brewing substance, especially tea, into a holding device, filling of water into a water-storage unit, displacement of the holding device, so that the receptacle with the brewing substance is positioned in the drinking vessel or in the serving vessel, automatic pumping or draining of the water into the drinking vessel or into the serving vessel, automatic movement up-and-down and/or to-and-fro and/or in rotation of the holding device in the drinking vessel or the serving vessel, and automatic withdrawal of the receptacle for containing the brewing substance from the drinking vessel or the serving vessel after a specified time, characterised in that after the step of withdrawal, the method comprises the following steps: automatic checking of the vessel support for whether the drinking vessel or the serving vessel is present, and, when the drinking vessel or the serving vessel has been removed, release of the lower aperture of the holding device through movement of a locking element of the holding device into a release position. automatic checking of the vessel support for whether the drinking vessel or the serving vessel is present, and, when the drinking vessel or the serving vessel has been removed, release of the lower aperture of the holding device through movement of a locking element of the holding device into a release position.
Heatable high pressure cleaning appliance with a undercarriage on which a plurality of wheels (16, 18) are rotatably mounted, and with a housing lower part, arranged on the undercarriage, in which a motor and a pump driven by the motor for pressurizing water are arranged, and with a fuel-operated heat exchanger for heating the water, and a fuel tank for storing liquid fuel for the heat exchanger, wherein the fuel tank is configured as a one-piece plastic hollow body, which forms the housing lower part and which is held on a rigid support frame, wherein the support frame forms a shock protector that at least partially surrounds the fuel tank in the circumferential direction, characterized in that the fuel tank comprises a recess, which forms a decoupling tank that comprises an inlet connectable to a water supply network and that is in flow connection with the pump.
A therapeutic agent for use in a treatment of an inflammatory disease, which comprises a monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof which binds to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SSVLYGGPPSAA (SEQ ID NO:1) or a conjugate of the peptide and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a light chain variable region comprising CDR1 consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by RASSSVSYMH (SEQ ID NO:2), CDR2 consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by ATSNLAS (SEQ ID NO:3), and CDR3 consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by QQWSSNPWT (SEQ ID NO:4), and a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1 consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by GYNMN (SEQ ID NO:7), CDR2 consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by NINPYYGSTSYNQKFKG (SEQ ID NO:8), and CDR3 consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by SPYYSNYWRYFDY (SEQ ID NO:9), wherein the light chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof comprises an amino acid sequence represented by Position 23 to Position 128 of SEQ ID NO:6, and wherein the heavy chain variable region of the monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof comprises an amino acid sequence represented by Position 20 to Position 141 of SEQ ID NO:11.
A tamper-evident closure for a container having a mouth, said closure comprising: - a cap for closing the mouth of the container, - a capsule associated outside with said cap and having fixing means for fixing the capsule to the container, - tamper-evident means for providing evidence of first opening of the closure, wherein said tamper-evident means comprise a first tear-off seal configured to remove at least one portion of said capsule, once it has been torn off, characterized in that: - said tamper-evident means comprise a second tear-off seal for attaching the cap to the container and allowing removal of the cap from the mouth of the container, once it has been torn off. - a cap for closing the mouth of the container, - a capsule associated outside with said cap and having fixing means for fixing the capsule to the container, - tamper-evident means for providing evidence of first opening of the closure, - said tamper-evident means comprise a second tear-off seal for attaching the cap to the container and allowing removal of the cap from the mouth of the container, once it has been torn off.
A sleeve (12; 12a', 12b') for establishing a connection, comprising: - a stop flange (10; 10'), - a widenable free end portion (20; 20a', 20b') provided for insertion into a bore and having at least one elevation (18; 18'); - a further widenable portion (24; 24a', 24b'); - wherein the sleeve (12; 12a', 12b') is a circumferentially closed sleeve (12; 12a', 12b'), the circumferentially closed state of which can also be maintained during widening, characterized in that - at least the free end portion of the sleeve (12a'; 12b') has an external sleeve part and an internal sleeve part which are connected in a form-fitting and/or friction-locking manner. - a stop flange (10; 10'), - a widenable free end portion (20; 20a', 20b') provided for insertion into a bore and having at least one elevation (18; 18'); - a further widenable portion (24; 24a', 24b'); - wherein the sleeve (12; 12a', 12b') is a circumferentially closed sleeve (12; 12a', 12b'), the circumferentially closed state of which can also be maintained during widening, characterized in that - at least the free end portion of the sleeve (12a'; 12b') has an external sleeve part and an internal sleeve part which are connected in a form-fitting and/or friction-locking manner.
A method for monitoring and administering many video conference devices within a network, comprising the steps of: a) gathering and merging call information such as protocols and duration from the devices in the call, b) checking whether a device is capable of carrying out a specific command upon receiving an administration function, c) executing the command on the devices capable of carrying out the specific command, characterized in that said step of checking includes: - checking whether a master Multi-point Control Unit is capable of carrying out a specific command upon receiving the administration function, - checking whether slave MCUs are capable of carrying out the specific command if the master MCU is not capable of performing said command, and - checking whether the end point that the commands is going to be carried out on is capable of carrying out the specific command if the master or slave MCUs are not capable of performing this command. a) gathering and merging call information such as protocols and duration from the devices in the call, b) checking whether a device is capable of carrying out a specific command upon receiving an administration function, c) executing the command on the devices capable of carrying out the specific command, - checking whether a master Multi-point Control Unit is capable of carrying out a specific command upon receiving the administration function, - checking whether slave MCUs are capable of carrying out the specific command if the master MCU is not capable of performing said command, and - checking whether the end point that the commands is going to be carried out on is capable of carrying out the specific command if the master or slave MCUs are not capable of performing this command.
A pump comprising: a body; a partition wall configured to divide an interior of the body into two spaces; a first chamber located under the partition wall, the first chamber having an introduction portion, through which water is introduced; a second chamber located above the partition wall, the second chamber having a discharge portion, through which water is discharged; a communication hole formed through the partition wall to allow the first chamber and the second chamber to communicate with each other therethrough; an impeller provided in the second chamber to move water to the discharge portion; an opening provided in a bottom surface of the first chamber; a housing configured to close the opening and form the bottom surface of the first chamber, the housing being made of a conductor; a heater configured to heat the housing; and a steam discharge port formed through the first chamber to allow steam to be discharged therethrough. a body; a partition wall configured to divide an interior of the body into two spaces; a first chamber located under the partition wall, the first chamber having an introduction portion, through which water is introduced; a second chamber located above the partition wall, the second chamber having a discharge portion, through which water is discharged; a communication hole formed through the partition wall to allow the first chamber and the second chamber to communicate with each other therethrough; an impeller provided in the second chamber to move water to the discharge portion; an opening provided in a bottom surface of the first chamber; a housing configured to close the opening and form the bottom surface of the first chamber, the housing being made of a conductor; a heater configured to heat the housing; and a steam discharge port formed through the first chamber to allow steam to be discharged therethrough.
A print construction comprising: (a) a printing substrate having an image-receiving surface; (b) a receptive layer, at least partially covering said image-receiving surface, and having a particle reception surface distally disposed to said image-receiving surface, said receptive layer optionally having a thickness of at least 1000 nanometer (nm); and (c) a plurality of individual particles adhered to said particle reception surface, and forming a monolayer thereon; wherein a number-averaged aspect ratio of said plurality of particles is defined by: ASPavg = Lavg / Havg wherein Lavg is a number-averaged maximum long dimension of said plurality of particles; wherein Havg is a number-averaged maximum thickness of said plurality of particles; and wherein said plurality of particles exhibit at least one of the following structural properties: Lavg is at most 800 micrometers; Havg is at least 20 nm and at most 1200 nm; ASPavg is at least 20:1; wherein said monolayer has an optical surface coverage percentage of at least 20%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, or at least 90%, and wherein an outer surface of said particles is hydrophobic." (a) a printing substrate having an image-receiving surface; (b) a receptive layer, at least partially covering said image-receiving surface, and having a particle reception surface distally disposed to said image-receiving surface, said receptive layer optionally having a thickness of at least 1000 nanometer (nm); and (c) a plurality of individual particles adhered to said particle reception surface, and forming a monolayer thereon; wherein a number-averaged aspect ratio of said plurality of particles is defined by: ASPavg = Lavg / Havg wherein Lavg is a number-averaged maximum long dimension of said plurality of particles; wherein Havg is a number-averaged maximum thickness of said plurality of particles; and wherein said plurality of particles exhibit at least one of the following structural properties: Lavg is at most 800 micrometers; Havg is at least 20 nm and at most 1200 nm; ASPavg is at least 20:1; Lavg is at most 800 micrometers; Havg is at least 20 nm and at most 1200 nm; ASPavg is at least 20:1; wherein said monolayer has an optical surface coverage percentage of at least 20%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, or at least 90%, and wherein an outer surface of said particles is hydrophobic."
Method for monitoring a tire of a motor vehicle, implemented in the wheel comprising said tire, said method comprising: - a step of measuring (T(k)) a temperature in said tire, - a step of measuring (P(k)) a pressure in said tire, said method being characterized in that it further comprises: - a step of calculating a variation, as an absolute value, of the ratio between said measured pressure and said measured temperature, over a period of time less than a predetermined duration, - a step of comparing said calculated variation to a predetermined threshold (seuil_P), - and a step of sending an alert message to a computer of said vehicle if said calculated variation is above said predetermined threshold (seuil_P) over said time period. - a step of measuring (T(k)) a temperature in said tire, - a step of measuring (P(k)) a pressure in said tire, - a step of calculating a variation, as an absolute value, of the ratio between said measured pressure and said measured temperature, over a period of time less than a predetermined duration, - a step of comparing said calculated variation to a predetermined threshold (seuil_P), - and a step of sending an alert message to a computer of said vehicle if said calculated variation is above said predetermined threshold (seuil_P) over said time period.
A wireless transmit/receive unit WTRU comprising: a selectively configurable transceiver having a connected mode defined by a plurality of functional states including: a monitoring state wherein the transceiver is configured for reception only; a duplex state wherein the transceiver is configured for both transmission and reception in which the WTRU has a received temporary identifier; and a transition state wherein the transceiver is configured for reception and is configured for transmission of only predefined initiation communications of predefined procedures wherein each predefined procedure is associated with a predefined WTRU event and wherein at least one respective predefined initiation communication requests a response that includes a temporary identifier; the transceiver configured to transition from the monitoring state into the transition state upon occurrence of one of the predefined WTRU events to transmit the respective predefined initiation communication; and the transceiver configured to transition from the transition state into the duplex state after receiving a response with a requested temporary identifier. a selectively configurable transceiver having a connected mode defined by a plurality of functional states including: a monitoring state wherein the transceiver is configured for reception only; a duplex state wherein the transceiver is configured for both transmission and reception in which the WTRU has a received temporary identifier; and a transition state wherein the transceiver is configured for reception and is configured for transmission of only predefined initiation communications of predefined procedures wherein each predefined procedure is associated with a predefined WTRU event and wherein at least one respective predefined initiation communication requests a response that includes a temporary identifier; a monitoring state wherein the transceiver is configured for reception only; a duplex state wherein the transceiver is configured for both transmission and reception in which the WTRU has a received temporary identifier; and a transition state wherein the transceiver is configured for reception and is configured for transmission of only predefined initiation communications of predefined procedures wherein each predefined procedure is associated with a predefined WTRU event and wherein at least one respective predefined initiation communication requests a response that includes a temporary identifier;
A system for intravascular imaging, the system comprising: an ultrasonic transducer disposed at a distal portion of an intravascular imaging instrument; a module operably coupled to a proximal portion of the intravascular imaging instrument, the module operable to provide a plurality of trigger signals; and a processor operable to trigger a first sequencer operation and a second sequencer operation in response to each trigger signal, wherein each sequencer operation includes stimulating the ultrasonic transducer to transmit an ultrasonic signal into a vessel; wherein the first sequencer operation consists of sending an ultrasonic signal into the vessel at one frequency and the second sequencer operation comprises sending and receiving a second ultrasonic signal, wherein the second ultrasonic signal is at a harmonic frequency of the frequency of the ultrasonic signal of the first sequencer operation. an ultrasonic transducer disposed at a distal portion of an intravascular imaging instrument; a module operably coupled to a proximal portion of the intravascular imaging instrument, the module operable to provide a plurality of trigger signals; and a processor operable to trigger a first sequencer operation and a second sequencer operation in response to each trigger signal, wherein each sequencer operation includes stimulating the ultrasonic transducer to transmit an ultrasonic signal into a vessel; wherein the first sequencer operation consists of sending an ultrasonic signal into the vessel at one frequency and the second sequencer operation comprises sending and receiving a second ultrasonic signal, wherein the second ultrasonic signal is at a harmonic frequency of the frequency of the ultrasonic signal of the first sequencer operation.
A method for forming an arcuate component by additive layer manufacture, said method comprising: depositing a first layer of powdered material on a base plate in a first position; fusing a portion of the powdered material using an energy beam generated by an energy beam source; moving the base plate away from the energy beam source to a vertically lower second position; depositing a second layer of powdered material on the fused portion of material; and fusing a further portion of the powdered material using the energy beam, wherein moving the base plate from the first position to the second position comprises moving the base plate along an arcuate path such that an outer transverse edge of the base plate traces an outer arc having a greater radius than an inner arc traced by an opposing inner transverse edge of the base plate. depositing a first layer of powdered material on a base plate in a first position; fusing a portion of the powdered material using an energy beam generated by an energy beam source; moving the base plate away from the energy beam source to a vertically lower second position; depositing a second layer of powdered material on the fused portion of material; and fusing a further portion of the powdered material using the energy beam, wherein moving the base plate from the first position to the second position comprises moving the base plate along an arcuate path such that an outer transverse edge of the base plate traces an outer arc having a greater radius than an inner arc traced by an opposing inner transverse edge of the base plate.
Lifting device for loading and unloading of pallet goods onto and from a transport pallet, such as a standard pallet, for example a euro pallet, with a pallet support structure forming lateral access clearances for example for a lift truck, and a rest forming the upper side of the pallet on which the respective transport or pallet goods is to be deposited and which comprises a plurality of longitudinal panels, such as longitudinal boards, spaced apart from each other by forming at least two, preferably four, longitudinal gaps arranged parallel to each other, wherein the longitudinal gaps are open to the upper side of the pallet, the lifting device comprising a support frame, a tine assembly, which is liftably mounted on the support frame, of at least two, preferably four, tines extending parallel to each other for lifting and receiving the transport goods from the transport pallet and/or for depositing the transport goods on the transport pallet, wherein a tine spacing of two tines is adapted to a gap spacing of two longitudinal gaps and at least the at least two tines are adapted in shape to the at least two longitudinal gaps in such a way that they can be retracted in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal gaps, wherein a height dimension for the at least two tines particularly at their transport goods carrying section is at most 25 mm or at most 22 mm, wherein a width dimension particularly at the transport goods carrying section is at most 40 mm or at most 30 mm, wherein the cross-section of the tines is substantially unchanged particularly along the transport goods carrying section.
A method for screening for and selecting at least one test compound that has an effect upon the chronological lifespan of a population of organisms by determining a change in the mobility of the population of organisms over time, wherein the organisms are selected from the group consisting of: Caenorhabditis elegans and Danio rerio; and wherein the organisms are labelled, said method comprising applying at least one test compound to the population of organisms and: a) obtaining a first image of the population at a first time point b) obtaining a second image of the population at a second time point c) calculating the absolute difference between 11 and 12 (ΔD1) d) obtaining a third image of the population at a third time point e) obtaining a fourth image of the population at a fourth time point f) calculating the absolute difference between 13 and 14 (ΔD2). g) calculating the change between ΔD1 and ΔD2 to calculate a change in the mobility of the population as a whole, and (h) determining whether the at least one test compound exhibits an effect upon the chronological lifespan of the population when compared to a population that has not been exposed to the at least one test compound, wherein test compounds that extend the chronological lifespan of the population of organisms are candidate compounds useful for combatting the effects of aging or for the treatment of an age related disorder. a) obtaining a first image of the population at a first time point b) obtaining a second image of the population at a second time point c) calculating the absolute difference between 11 and 12 (ΔD1) d) obtaining a third image of the population at a third time point e) obtaining a fourth image of the population at a fourth time point f) calculating the absolute difference between 13 and 14 (ΔD2). g) calculating the change between ΔD1 and ΔD2 to calculate a change in the mobility of the population as a whole, and (h) determining whether the at least one test compound exhibits an effect upon the chronological lifespan of the population when compared to a population that has not been exposed to the at least one test compound, wherein test compounds that extend the chronological lifespan of the population of organisms are candidate compounds useful for combatting the effects of aging or for the treatment of an age related disorder.