mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A composite tie rod, comprising: a body having first and second ends; a pair of rod ends, each of the rod ends forming an attachment point on the tie rod; and a pair of fittings for rigidly connecting the rod ends respectively with the first and second ends of the body; the body comprising an open lattice tie rod body formed of interlaced filaments (68, 70) held in a solid matrix, wherein at least certain of the filaments (68, 70) extend beyond the first and second ends of the body and have a first state prior to curing and a second state after curing, wherein the filaments are flexible in the state prior to curing; characterized in that each of the fittings includes means for clamping the at least certain of the filaments in the first state. a body having first and second ends; a pair of rod ends, each of the rod ends forming an attachment point on the tie rod; and a pair of fittings for rigidly connecting the rod ends respectively with the first and second ends of the body; the body comprising an open lattice tie rod body formed of interlaced filaments (68, 70) held in a solid matrix, wherein at least certain of the filaments (68, 70) extend beyond the first and second ends of the body and have a first state prior to curing and a second state after curing, wherein the filaments are flexible in the state prior to curing;
A method comprising: migrating (114, 116) a virtual machine, VM, and a policy from a first physical server to a second physical server upon detecting that the VM is to be migrated to the second physical server, wherein the policy controls quality of service, QoS, for a virtual interface for the VM; if it is determined that a conflict exists between the migrated policy and a second policy on the second physical server, automatically adapting the migrated policy to optimize the migrated policy based on conditions at the second physical server; passing a communication flow through a virtual network switch connected to the migrated VM via the virtual interface on the second physical server; and selectively controlling the virtual network switch on the second physical server to control the QoS for the communication flow, based on the adapted policy. migrating (114, 116) a virtual machine, VM, and a policy from a first physical server to a second physical server upon detecting that the VM is to be migrated to the second physical server, wherein the policy controls quality of service, QoS, for a virtual interface for the VM; if it is determined that a conflict exists between the migrated policy and a second policy on the second physical server, automatically adapting the migrated policy to optimize the migrated policy based on conditions at the second physical server; passing a communication flow through a virtual network switch connected to the migrated VM via the virtual interface on the second physical server; and selectively controlling the virtual network switch on the second physical server to control the QoS for the communication flow, based on the adapted policy.
Lock (1, 1', 1") to secure a leaf of a door or window to a jamb, comprising: - a lock device (2, 2'), insertable in a first leaf seat and comprising a bolt, movable between a release configuration and a locking configuration of the leaf to the jamb; - a square pin, passing through the lock device (2, 2') so as to protrude from both sides of the latter; - actuation elements (14, 16), for example knobs, each engaged with one end of the square pin and manually rotatable about a rotation axis for moving the bolt between said configurations; wherein said pin is telescopic and comprises a female portion that comprises one or more walls that circumscribe a pin compartment slidably receiving a male portion of said pin; said lock (1, 1', 1") being characterized in that said wall delimits at least one longitudinal slit in which the male portion is partly housed for coupling of the latter with the lock device (2, 2'), the female portion and the male portion each delimiting an abutment surface (34, 36) with a through seat, optionally squared, of the lock device (2, 2'). - a lock device (2, 2'), insertable in a first leaf seat and comprising a bolt, movable between a release configuration and a locking configuration of the leaf to the jamb; - a square pin, passing through the lock device (2, 2') so as to protrude from both sides of the latter; - actuation elements (14, 16), for example knobs, each engaged with one end of the square pin and manually rotatable about a rotation axis for moving the bolt between said configurations; wherein said pin is telescopic and comprises a female portion that comprises one or more walls that circumscribe a pin compartment slidably receiving a male portion of said pin; said lock (1, 1', 1") being characterized in that said wall delimits at least one longitudinal slit in which the male portion is partly housed for coupling of the latter with the lock device (2, 2'), the female portion and the male portion each delimiting an abutment surface (34, 36) with a through seat, optionally squared, of the lock device (2, 2').
Horseshoe nail for nailing a horseshoe to a hoof, wherein the horseshoe nail contains a shank with a tip at one end and a widened head at the other end and whereby the head is at least hardened over a part of its length from its free end, whereas the shank is not hardened over its entire or almost entire length from the tip, characterized in that the horseshoe nail is made from steel with a carbon weight percentage between 0.18 and 0.25.
Protection device (10; 30; 40; 50) for an electric unit, wherein the protection device (10; 30; 40; 50) is arranged in a current-conducting line (13; 35; 46; 54) for the electric unit and interrupts an electrical supply to the electric unit in the event of a critical operating state arising, wherein the protection device (10; 30; 40; 50) consists, in at least one region and over its entire cross section area, of a material which is corroded under the influence of water, and that in the event of corrosion the current-conveying cross section area of the protection device (10; 30; 40; 50) is interrupted, wherein the protection device (10; 30; 40; 50) consists, at least in its region inclined to corrosion, of a material which tends only to superficial oxidation under the influence of moist air and has low electrical resistance, characterized in that the material is a metal alloy having magnesium, aluminium or a lanthanide as principal constituent, in that lithium, calcium or another alkaline earth metal is used as an alloying constituent, and in that the protection device is surface-coated with a lacquer layer, in particular a watersoluble protective lacquer, for example on the basis of polyvinyl alcohol.
A rubber formulation which is comprised of a rubbery polymer, a reinforcing silica, and a silica compounding additive of the structural formula: wherein M represents a divalent metal, and wherein R 1 and R 2 can be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkylene groups, hydroxyl substituted alkyl or alkylene groups, amine substituted alkyl or alkylene groups and thiol substituted alkyl or alkylene groups.
A non-invasive sensing system for measuring the concentration of a substance within an object, said system including: a. a support means adapted to be placed near to, or against, a surface of the object, and b. a first transmitting antenna mounted upon or within the support means for transmitting electromagnetic radiation signals into the object, c. a second receiving antenna mounted upon or within the support means, and adjacent to the first transmitting antenna, such that the first transmitting antenna and the second receiving antenna are not overlapping, for receiving at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation signals that are reflected back to the same surface of the object covered by the support means, due to the transmitted electromagnetic radiation signals having interacted with the substance within the object being measured, and characterized by: d. the longitudinal axis of the first transmitting antenna is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the second receiving antenna, e. the first antenna and the second antenna lie in substantially the same plane with respect to each other, and; f. the central longitudinal axis of the second receiving antenna passes substantially through the midpoint of the first transmitting antenna, or vice versa. a. a support means adapted to be placed near to, or against, a surface of the object, and b. a first transmitting antenna mounted upon or within the support means for transmitting electromagnetic radiation signals into the object, c. a second receiving antenna mounted upon or within the support means, and adjacent to the first transmitting antenna, such that the first transmitting antenna and the second receiving antenna are not overlapping, for receiving at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation signals that are reflected back to the same surface of the object covered by the support means, due to the transmitted electromagnetic radiation signals having interacted with the substance within the object being measured, and characterized by: d. the longitudinal axis of the first transmitting antenna is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the second receiving antenna, e. the first antenna and the second antenna lie in substantially the same plane with respect to each other, and; f. the central longitudinal axis of the second receiving antenna passes substantially through the midpoint of the first transmitting antenna, or vice versa. d. the longitudinal axis of the first transmitting antenna is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the second receiving antenna, e. the first antenna and the second antenna lie in substantially the same plane with respect to each other, and; f. the central longitudinal axis of the second receiving antenna passes substantially through the midpoint of the first transmitting antenna, or vice versa.
Underground water reservoir having a purification system for rainwater which is introduced into the water reservoir, wherein the water reservoir has an inflow member and a reservoir body, wherein the reservoir body is formed from reservoir mineral, plastic cuboidal blocks or combinations thereof characterized in that the purification system has at least one flat filter, consisting of a filter web for filtering sediments, and/or at least one settling layer, which are or is integrated within the reservoir body.
A method of analysis of X-ray spectra in an instrument, comprising: measuring a reference spectrum as a plurality of measured values R pr (i) for a plurality of energy bins i from at least one reference sample; selecting n pr region or regions of interest indexed by j corresponding to a plurality of bins i and recording the profile R pr j i for the respective plurality of bins from the measured reference spectrum, where n pr is a positive integer; measuring a sample spectrum as a plurality of intensity values R spe (i) for a plurality of energy bins i; fitting the measured sample spectrum R spe (i) to a fit function, wherein: the fit function includes a term ∑ j = 1 n gr R gr j i and a term ∑ j = 1 n pr P pr j i. R pr j i − i s; there are an integer n gr calculated functions and respective line groups; R gr j i represents the j th calculated function which is a response value of a line group j; there are n pr profiles each in a respective region of interest; R pr j i − i s represents the j th profile; P pr j i is a profile modifying function for the j th profile; and i s is a shift parameter for the profiles. measuring a reference spectrum as a plurality of measured values R pr (i) for a plurality of energy bins i from at least one reference sample; selecting n pr region or regions of interest indexed by j corresponding to a plurality of bins i and recording the profile R pr j i for the respective plurality of bins from the measured reference spectrum, where n pr is a positive integer; measuring a sample spectrum as a plurality of intensity values R spe (i) for a plurality of energy bins i; fitting the measured sample spectrum R spe (i) to a fit function, wherein: the fit function includes a term ∑ j = 1 n gr R gr j i and a term ∑ j = 1 n pr P pr j i. R pr j i − i s; there are an integer n gr calculated functions and respective line groups; R gr j i represents the j th calculated function which is a response value of a line group j; there are n pr profiles each in a respective region of interest; R pr j i − i s represents the j th profile; P pr j i is a profile modifying function for the j th profile; and i s is a shift parameter for the profiles. the fit function includes a term ∑ j = 1 n gr R gr j i and a term ∑ j = 1 n pr P pr j i. R pr j i − i s; there are an integer n gr calculated functions and respective line groups; R gr j i represents the j th calculated function which is a response value of a line group j; there are n pr profiles each in a respective region of interest; R pr j i − i s represents the j th profile; P pr j i is a profile modifying function for the j th profile; and i s is a shift parameter for the profiles.
Pneumatic power tool comprising a speed control device for controlling the speed of the pneumatic power tool including a housing with a pressure air inlet passage, an air turbine with a turbine wheel drivingly coupled to an output spindle, and one or more air nozzles arranged in the housing for directing a flow of pressure air onto the turbine wheel, a pressure activated speed governor comprising a valve element that is balanced between the air pressure in the air inlet passage and a turbine speed responsive control pressure supplied to the speed governor via a control pressure passage, characterised in that a control pressure regulator is arranged to communicate on one side with the control pressure passage and on the other side with the air inlet passage upstream of the speed governor, and the control pressure regulator is arranged to adjust the control pressure in response to the actual level of the pressure in the air inlet passage.
A compression device comprising: a compression garment positionable on the limb of the wearer, the garment comprising an inflatable bladder for providing compression treatment to the limb; a pump assembly supported by the compression garment, the pump assembly in fluid communication with the bladder for pressurized fluid delivery; characterized in that the compression device further comprises the pump assembly comprising at least first and second pumps; and passaging connecting each of the first and second pumps for fluid communication with the inflatable bladder. a compression garment positionable on the limb of the wearer, the garment comprising an inflatable bladder for providing compression treatment to the limb; a pump assembly supported by the compression garment, the pump assembly in fluid communication with the bladder for pressurized fluid delivery; characterized in that the compression device further comprises the pump assembly comprising at least first and second pumps; and passaging connecting each of the first and second pumps for fluid communication with the inflatable bladder.
An image processing device comprising: at least one processor, a memory storing a program configured to cause the processor to: detect a spicula candidate region having a radial line structure from each of a plurality of tomographic images (P1, P2) indicating a plurality of tomographic planes of an object, select, as a tomographic image group, a plurality of the tomographic images corresponding to a plurality of the spicula candidate regions indicating the same radial line structure among a plurality of the detected spicula candidate regions, and generate a composite two-dimensional image using all or a plurality of the tomographic images included in the selected tomographic image group, and wherein the program causes the processor to detect a lesion candidate region having a structure other than the radial line structure in addition to the spicula candidate region, and in a case in which a candidate region is not the spicula candidate region, the program causes the processor to select only one tomographic image from the plurality of tomographic images to generate the composite two-dimensional image. at least one processor, a memory storing a program configured to cause the processor to: detect a spicula candidate region having a radial line structure from each of a plurality of tomographic images (P1, P2) indicating a plurality of tomographic planes of an object, select, as a tomographic image group, a plurality of the tomographic images corresponding to a plurality of the spicula candidate regions indicating the same radial line structure among a plurality of the detected spicula candidate regions, and generate a composite two-dimensional image using all or a plurality of the tomographic images included in the selected tomographic image group, and wherein the program causes the processor to detect a lesion candidate region having a structure other than the radial line structure in addition to the spicula candidate region, and in a case in which a candidate region is not the spicula candidate region, the program causes the processor to select only one tomographic image from the plurality of tomographic images to generate the composite two-dimensional image. detect a spicula candidate region having a radial line structure from each of a plurality of tomographic images (P1, P2) indicating a plurality of tomographic planes of an object, select, as a tomographic image group, a plurality of the tomographic images corresponding to a plurality of the spicula candidate regions indicating the same radial line structure among a plurality of the detected spicula candidate regions, and generate a composite two-dimensional image using all or a plurality of the tomographic images included in the selected tomographic image group, and wherein the program causes the processor to detect a lesion candidate region having a structure other than the radial line structure in addition to the spicula candidate region, and in a case in which a candidate region is not the spicula candidate region, the program causes the processor to select only one tomographic image from the plurality of tomographic images to generate the composite two-dimensional image.
Use of a urease-inhibiting quantity of a compound selected from the group consisting of calcium polysulfide, potassium polysulfide, calcium thiosulfate, magnesium thiosulfate, and blends thereof for inhibiting urease activity on urea-containing fertilizer applied to soil or foliage, wherein the compound is applied to the soil or foliage.
A graft preparation holder (100, 200) comprising: an elongate support rail having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends (102a, 102b); and a plurality of leaf segments (104, 104a... 104e) positioned along the longitudinal axis in a spaced relationship and extending laterally from the support rail; wherein: each leaf segment has an attachment end at the support rail and an opposite, terminal end, an inner surface and an outer surface; characterized in that: each leaf segment is bendable at a living hinge (110, 100a... 1 10e) disposed between the attachment end and the terminal end of each leaf segment; and each leaf segment is configured to bend along at least the living hinge thereof to a graft holding configuration in which the terminal ends of the leaf segments are in proximity to the attachment ends of the leaf segments to form a holder having a graft receiving channel defined by the inner surfaces of the leaf segments. an elongate support rail having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends (102a, 102b); and a plurality of leaf segments (104, 104a... 104e) positioned along the longitudinal axis in a spaced relationship and extending laterally from the support rail; wherein: each leaf segment has an attachment end at the support rail and an opposite, terminal end, an inner surface and an outer surface; characterized in that: each leaf segment is bendable at a living hinge (110, 100a... 1 10e) disposed between the attachment end and the terminal end of each leaf segment; and each leaf segment is configured to bend along at least the living hinge thereof to a graft holding configuration in which the terminal ends of the leaf segments are in proximity to the attachment ends of the leaf segments to form a holder having a graft receiving channel defined by the inner surfaces of the leaf segments. each leaf segment has an attachment end at the support rail and an opposite, terminal end, an inner surface and an outer surface; characterized in that: each leaf segment is bendable at a living hinge (110, 100a... 1 10e) disposed between the attachment end and the terminal end of each leaf segment; and each leaf segment is configured to bend along at least the living hinge thereof to a graft holding configuration in which the terminal ends of the leaf segments are in proximity to the attachment ends of the leaf segments to form a holder having a graft receiving channel defined by the inner surfaces of the leaf segments. each leaf segment is bendable at a living hinge (110, 100a... 1 10e) disposed between the attachment end and the terminal end of each leaf segment; and each leaf segment is configured to bend along at least the living hinge thereof to a graft holding configuration in which the terminal ends of the leaf segments are in proximity to the attachment ends of the leaf segments to form a holder having a graft receiving channel defined by the inner surfaces of the leaf segments.
A method for targeted haplotyping of an organism comprising; incubating a cell of the organism or a nucleus thereof, wherein the cell or nucleus thereof contains a set of chromosomes having genomic DNA, with a fixation agent for a period of time to allow crosslinking of the genomic DNA in situ and thereby to form crosslinked genomic DNA; fragmenting the crosslinked genomic DNA and ligating the proximally located crosslinked and fragmented DNA to form a proximally ligated complex having a first genomic DNA fragment and a second genomic DNA fragment; shearing the proximally ligated complex to form proximally-ligated DNA fragments; contacting the proximally-ligated DNA fragments with one or more oligonucleotides that hybridize to pre-selected regions of a subset of the proximally-ligated fragments to provide a subset of proximally-ligated fragments hybridized to the oligonucleotides, isolating the subset of proximally-ligated fragments hybridized to the oligonucleotides to form a library, and separating the subset of proximally-ligated fragments from the oligonucleotides; sequencing the subset of proximally-ligated DNA fragments to obtain a plurality of sequence reads and assembling the plurality of sequence reads to construct a targeted haplotype.