mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device comprising a specimen holder comprising an upper portion and a bottom portion for connection to said upper portion, an absorbent and means for securing said upper portion to said bottom portion - characterized in that said device is a combination evidence specimen absorbent collector and evidence specimen holder into which the absorbent collector is secured to maintain evidentiary chain of custody requirements over a collected evidence while providing unobstructed access to said absorbent collector to permit removal of a portion of said absorbent collector having said collected evidence thereon from the absorbent collector for conducting of evidence analysis on the portion of said absorbent, the combination comprising: a specimen collector comprising a collector absorbent attached to a handle the handle permitting manipulation of said collector absorbent during evidence collection, a biological specimen collected on said specimen collector, a cutter formed on said holder said cutter positioned for alignment of said collector absorbent with said cutter for separation of said handle from said collector absorbent by said cutter upon said securing of said absorbent in said holder, and a first void in said upper portion in unobstructed registration with a second void in said bottom portion said first and second voids (52a, 52b) being located on said upper and bottom portions to position said collected biological specimen of said absorbent collector therebetween to expose said collected evidence specimen within said voids to permit unobstructed removal through said registered first and second voids of a sample portion of said collected biological specimen from said absorbent collector; said means for securing of said upper portion to said bottom portion being tamper-proof. a specimen collector comprising a collector absorbent attached to a handle the handle permitting manipulation of said collector absorbent during evidence collection, a biological specimen collected on said specimen collector, a cutter formed on said holder said cutter positioned for alignment of said collector absorbent with said cutter for separation of said handle from said collector absorbent by said cutter upon said securing of said absorbent in said holder, and a first void in said upper portion in unobstructed registration with a second void in said bottom portion said first and second voids (52a, 52b) being located on said upper and bottom portions to position said collected biological specimen of said absorbent collector therebetween to expose said collected evidence specimen within said voids to permit unobstructed removal through said registered first and second voids of a sample portion of said collected biological specimen from said absorbent collector; said means for securing of said upper portion to said bottom portion being tamper-proof.
Disposable utensils, such as kitchen utensils and cutlery, comprising an elongated flat handle connected via a neck to a portion of a utensil for handling food, characterized by the handle having a through hole at the proximal end, and the utensil further comprising at least one plant seed arranged in the through hole, and a biodegradable, preferably composting barrier arranged on the handle so as to close the through hole on both sides and retain the plant seed in the through hole.
An input device comprising: a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device (102, 2202); a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device (102, 2202) physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device (102, 2202); and a flexible hinge that physically connects the connection portion to the key assembly; characterized by an outer layer (916, 918) that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, forms an outer surface of the flexible hinge, and is secured to the connection portion such that the outer layer (916, 918) wraps around at least two sides of the connection portion. a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device (102, 2202); a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device (102, 2202) physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device (102, 2202); and a flexible hinge that physically connects the connection portion to the key assembly; characterized by an outer layer (916, 918) that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, forms an outer surface of the flexible hinge, and is secured to the connection portion such that the outer layer (916, 918) wraps around at least two sides of the connection portion.
A method performed by an image-capture device, the method comprising: receiving instructions to enter a first mode to capture a plurality of still images before receiving an indication of a capture command; capturing and storing, in response to receiving the instructions to enter the first mode, the plurality of still images; receiving the indication of the capture command; and identifying, in response to receiving the indication of the capture command, a subset of the plurality of still images, the identified subset of the plurality of still images captured in temporal proximity to the receiving of the indication of the capture command; receiving instructions to enter a second mode to display the identified subset of the plurality of still images; determining, in response to receiving the instructions to enter the second mode, an image quality characteristic for first and second still images from the identified subset of the plurality of still images, the first still image captured in response to receiving the indication of the capture command; determining that the image quality characteristic for the second still image is better than the image quality characteristic for the first still image; displaying the identified subset of the plurality of still images, including the second still image; and in response to determining that the image quality characteristic for the second still image is better than the image quality characteristic for the first still image, highlighting the second still image. receiving instructions to enter a first mode to capture a plurality of still images before receiving an indication of a capture command; capturing and storing, in response to receiving the instructions to enter the first mode, the plurality of still images; receiving the indication of the capture command; and identifying, in response to receiving the indication of the capture command, a subset of the plurality of still images, the identified subset of the plurality of still images captured in temporal proximity to the receiving of the indication of the capture command; receiving instructions to enter a second mode to display the identified subset of the plurality of still images; determining, in response to receiving the instructions to enter the second mode, an image quality characteristic for first and second still images from the identified subset of the plurality of still images, the first still image captured in response to receiving the indication of the capture command; determining that the image quality characteristic for the second still image is better than the image quality characteristic for the first still image; displaying the identified subset of the plurality of still images, including the second still image; and in response to determining that the image quality characteristic for the second still image is better than the image quality characteristic for the first still image, highlighting the second still image.
A flexible retina device comprising: a plurality of photo sensors to receive light; a plurality of micro electrodes; and circuitry coupled to the photo sensors and the micro electrodes, the circuit being configured to drive the micro electrodes to stimulate neuron cells for enabling perception of a vision of the light captured by the photo sensors, characterized in that said plurality of photo sensors, the plurality of micro electrodes and the circuitry are integrated in a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate for supporting the plurality of micro electrodes, and the silicon substrate has a thickness to allow bending of the semiconductor device to conform to a shape of a human eyeball and to allow the micro electrodes to be in close proximity to the neuron cells to enable the stimulation, wherein the silicon substrate has a thickness of less then 20 micron. a plurality of photo sensors to receive light; a plurality of micro electrodes; and circuitry coupled to the photo sensors and the micro electrodes, the circuit being configured to drive the micro electrodes to stimulate neuron cells for enabling perception of a vision of the light captured by the photo sensors, characterized in that said plurality of photo sensors, the plurality of micro electrodes and the circuitry are integrated in a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate for supporting the plurality of micro electrodes, and the silicon substrate has a thickness to allow bending of the semiconductor device to conform to a shape of a human eyeball and to allow the micro electrodes to be in close proximity to the neuron cells to enable the stimulation, wherein the silicon substrate has a thickness of less then 20 micron.
Cooking element for steam cooker, comprising a tubular side wall (1; 1'; 51; 51'; 101; 101') secured to an inner supporting member (2; 2'; 52; 52'; 102; 102') forming at least one opening (3; 3'; 53; 53'; 103; 103') designed to allow the passage of steam, the inner supporting member (2; 2'; 52; 52'; 102; 102') forming a part of a base (6; 6'; 56; 56'; 106; 106') supporting the tubular side wall (1; 1'; 51; 51'; 101; 101'), said base (6; 6'; 56; 56'; 106; 106') being made from a material capable of resisting bending under load at a temperature of 100°C, the tubular side wall (1; 1'; 51; 51'; 101; 101') being made at least partially from transparent plastic material, characterised: - in that said transparent plastic material is plastically deformable by bending under load at a temperature of less than or equal to 100°C, - and in that the tubular side wall (1; 1'; 101; 101') is assembled by cast moulding, crimping or clipping with the base (6; 6'; 106; 106'). - in that said transparent plastic material is plastically deformable by bending under load at a temperature of less than or equal to 100°C, - and in that the tubular side wall (1; 1'; 101; 101') is assembled by cast moulding, crimping or clipping with the base (6; 6'; 106; 106').
Bacterial extract obtained from a suspension of a Nonpathogenic Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the class of Betaproteobacteria, subfamily of Neisseriaceae, the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene of said bacterium includes sequence SEQ ID No. 1; wherein the said extract is composed of membrane proteins, lipopolysaccharides, periplasmic proteins, protein fragments of the flagellum and primary and secondary metabolites produced by the bacterium, characterized in that the bacterium includes at least one plasmid comprising sequence SEQ ID No. 2, or any sequence with at least 80% identity with said sequence SEQ ID No. 2, further characterized in that the bacterium is nonfilamentous and wherein said bacterial extract includes a fraction ES0 obtainable by leaving the bacteria culture medium to incubate and to react in a basic medium (pH 9 to 11) for approximatively 5 hours at a temperature of 4°C, by centrifuging and by filtering at 0.2 μm and obtaining a clear ES0 solution and wherein the bacterium is deposited with the CNCM on April 8, 2010, under the reference I-4290.
A turning tool holder comprising a tool body, a cutting tool insert, a shim, and a clamping arrangement, wherein the tool body comprises a recess, the shim being arranged at a bottom portion of the recess and the cutting tool insert being releasably clamped by the clamping arrangement against the shim, and wherein a coolant conduit system extends through the turning tool holder, a first portion of the coolant conduit system extending through the tool body and an end portion of the coolant conduit system extending through the shim, characterized in that the end portion of the coolant conduit system comprises a through hole extending from a first surface of the shim facing a bottom of the recess to an opposite second surface of the shim, wherein the end portion comprises a coolant outlet opening at the second surface, the coolant outlet opening being formed by the shim alone, and wherein the shim and the coolant outlet opening are configured to direct a jet of coolant from the coolant outlet opening unobstructed by the cutting tool insert towards a space expected to comprise a cutting zone of a workpiece. a tool body, a cutting tool insert, a shim, and a clamping arrangement, wherein the tool body comprises a recess, the shim being arranged at a bottom portion of the recess and the cutting tool insert being releasably clamped by the clamping arrangement against the shim, and wherein a coolant conduit system extends through the turning tool holder, a first portion of the coolant conduit system extending through the tool body and an end portion of the coolant conduit system extending through the shim, characterized in that the end portion of the coolant conduit system comprises a through hole extending from a first surface of the shim facing a bottom of the recess to an opposite second surface of the shim, wherein the end portion comprises a coolant outlet opening at the second surface, the coolant outlet opening being formed by the shim alone, and wherein the shim and the coolant outlet opening are configured to direct a jet of coolant from the coolant outlet opening unobstructed by the cutting tool insert towards a space expected to comprise a cutting zone of a workpiece.
A probe (100;400;500) for scan testing a v-bank filter, characterized by a hollow body having an interior volume, a first end and a second end, the hollow body being a tube bent into a V-shaped or triangle configuration that is adapted to fit into the "V" defined by the filter banks, the hollow body configured to extend between banks of a v-bank filter during testing; an outlet (106;406A,B) formed at the second end of the body and adapted to fluidly couple the interior volume to a testing device; and a first plurality of apertures (110;510) formed through the hollow body and fluidly coupled to the interior volume.
A method of library preparation, the method comprising: partitioning a mixture comprising a nucleic acid, a hairpin primer, and a polymerase into a plurality of partitions, wherein the hairpin primer comprises a hairpin structure that inhibits non-specific interactions with the hairpin primer; annealing, within one of the partitions, the hairpin primer to the nucleic acid; and performing an amplification reaction to extend the annealed hairpin primer with the polymerase, thereby creating an amplicon; and performing a second amplification reaction with a universal primer that includes a targeting sequence complementary to a portion of the amplicon; wherein the amplification reaction is performed at a first temperature and the second amplification reaction is performed at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and lower than a third temperature at which the hairpin structure denatures. partitioning a mixture comprising a nucleic acid, a hairpin primer, and a polymerase into a plurality of partitions, wherein the hairpin primer comprises a hairpin structure that inhibits non-specific interactions with the hairpin primer; annealing, within one of the partitions, the hairpin primer to the nucleic acid; and performing an amplification reaction to extend the annealed hairpin primer with the polymerase, thereby creating an amplicon; and performing a second amplification reaction with a universal primer that includes a targeting sequence complementary to a portion of the amplicon; wherein the amplification reaction is performed at a first temperature and the second amplification reaction is performed at a second temperature lower than the first temperature and lower than a third temperature at which the hairpin structure denatures.
A water tank for a coffee machine equipped with a bifunctional element which movement is provided by a hinge geometry on the water tank and a cooperating sliding groove on the bifunctional element, wherein the bifunctional element in a first position is a cover for the water tank and in a second position a carrying handle for the water tank characterized in that the bifunctional element has at least one function part which is an integrated, elastic portion of the bifunctional element for unlocking and removing said bifunctional element from the water tank and the water tank has at least one opening through which the function part is to be pressed for releasing the bifunctional element.
A furniture fitting, comprising: - a flange configured to rest against a furniture part, - at least one fastening device for fixing the furniture fitting to the furniture part via the flange, - wherein the fastening device includes at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) configured to be inserted into an opening, in particular into a cylindrical bore, of the furniture part, and at least one pivotally mounted arresting element, wherein the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) can be moved, by pivoting the arresting element in a first pivoting direction, starting from an initial position relative to one another and relative to the flange and therewith into an expanded position in which the two fastening elements (10a, 10b) can be arrested within the opening of the furniture part, and wherein the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b), by pivoting the arresting element in a second pivoting direction, can be released from the opening, characterized in that the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) are prestressed by at least one force storage member in a direction of the initial position, so that the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) can be retracted from the expanded position into the initial position by pivoting the arresting element in the second pivoting direction, wherein the arresting element is pivotally mounted about a pivoting axis and the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) are linearly displaceably supported only in a direction extending at a right angle to the pivoting axis of the arresting element. - a flange configured to rest against a furniture part, - at least one fastening device for fixing the furniture fitting to the furniture part via the flange, - wherein the fastening device includes at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) configured to be inserted into an opening, in particular into a cylindrical bore, of the furniture part, and at least one pivotally mounted arresting element, wherein the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b) can be moved, by pivoting the arresting element in a first pivoting direction, starting from an initial position relative to one another and relative to the flange and therewith into an expanded position in which the two fastening elements (10a, 10b) can be arrested within the opening of the furniture part, and wherein the at least two fastening elements (10a, 10b), by pivoting the arresting element in a second pivoting direction, can be released from the opening,
Apparatus for providing a gas for the introduction thereof into an incubation chamber, comprising: an inlet port for introducing a gas; an outlet port for discharging a gas; a first gas path connecting the inlet port to the outlet port; a second gas path branching off from the first gas path and running back into the first gas path; a distributing element configured to allow a portion of the gas introduced through the inlet port to be conducted via the second gas path; and an enriching element arranged in the second gas path for enriching the gas flow with a liquid; wherein the enriching element comprises at least one, in particular heatable, gas washing bottle and/or at least one atomizer. an inlet port for introducing a gas; an outlet port for discharging a gas; a first gas path connecting the inlet port to the outlet port; a second gas path branching off from the first gas path and running back into the first gas path; a distributing element configured to allow a portion of the gas introduced through the inlet port to be conducted via the second gas path; and an enriching element arranged in the second gas path for enriching the gas flow with a liquid; wherein the enriching element comprises at least one, in particular heatable, gas washing bottle and/or at least one atomizer.
A method for indexing electronic devices, the method including the steps of: forming a plurality of first chips (115, 115') in a first wafer. forming a plurality of second chips in a second wafer, forming a plurality of electronic devices by coupling each first chip (115, 115') with a corresponding second chip, and forming an index on each electronic device, the index being indicative of a position of the corresponding first chip (115, 115') in the first wafer and composed of a first index portion (205, 205') and a second index portion, characterized in that the step of forming an index on each electronic device comprises forming the first index portion (205, 205') on each first chip (115, 115'), the first chip (115, 115') lacking a second index portion necessary for indicating the position of the first chip (115, 115') in the first wafer, and forming the second index portion on each second chip, the second chip lacking a first index portion necessary for indicating the position of the first chip (115, 115') in the first wafer. forming a plurality of first chips (115, 115') in a first wafer. forming a plurality of second chips in a second wafer, forming a plurality of electronic devices by coupling each first chip (115, 115') with a corresponding second chip, and forming an index on each electronic device, the index being indicative of a position of the corresponding first chip (115, 115') in the first wafer and composed of a first index portion (205, 205') and a second index portion, characterized in that the step of forming an index on each electronic device comprises forming the first index portion (205, 205') on each first chip (115, 115'), the first chip (115, 115') lacking a second index portion necessary for indicating the position of the first chip (115, 115') in the first wafer, and forming the second index portion on each second chip, the second chip lacking a first index portion necessary for indicating the position of the first chip (115, 115') in the first wafer.
Method for injecting a substance into a boiler of a waste incineration plant, using a gaseous propellant, the substance being conducted, starting from at least one distributor, via lines (14a-i) which branch off from the distributor, in each case to a nozzle (16a-i) which is assigned to the respective line (14a-i) and by means of which the substance and the propellant are injected into the boiler, and the substance quantity to be conducted to the respective nozzle (16a-i) being set in the distributor, wherein the substance and the propellant are combined upstream of the branch-off of the respective lines (14a-i), and the substance is a reducing agent for the reduction of nitrogen oxides, characterized in that a first propellant quantity is set for the nozzles acted upon by the reducing agent, while, for the nozzles not acted upon by the reducing agent, a second propellant quantity is set for cooling said nozzles.