mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A process for the preparation of a hydrocracking catalyst, which comprises the steps of: (a) mixing a zeolite Y having a unit cell size in the range of from 24.42 to 24.52 Å, a bulk silica to alumina molar ratio in the range of from 10 to 15, and a surface area of from 910 to 1020 m 2 /g with an alumina binder component and a first metals-containing solution, wherein the zeolite Y is present in an amount of 40 wt.% or greater, based on the total weight of the zeolite Y and the alumina binder component; (b) extruding the mixture as obtained in step (a); (c) drying the extruded mixture as obtained in step (b); (d) calcining the dried and extruded mixture as obtained in step (c); (e) impregnating the calcined product as obtained in step (d) with a second metals-containing solution; (f) calcining the impregnated product as obtained in step (e), wherein the first metals-containing solution and the second metals-containing solution comprise a catalytically active metal component chosen from the Group VIB metals and a catalytically active metal component chosen from the non-noble Group VIII metals. (a) mixing a zeolite Y having a unit cell size in the range of from 24.42 to 24.52 Å, a bulk silica to alumina molar ratio in the range of from 10 to 15, and a surface area of from 910 to 1020 m 2 /g with an alumina binder component and a first metals-containing solution, wherein the zeolite Y is present in an amount of 40 wt.% or greater, based on the total weight of the zeolite Y and the alumina binder component; (b) extruding the mixture as obtained in step (a); (c) drying the extruded mixture as obtained in step (b); (d) calcining the dried and extruded mixture as obtained in step (c); (e) impregnating the calcined product as obtained in step (d) with a second metals-containing solution; (f) calcining the impregnated product as obtained in step (e),
Oven, at least comprising a cooking chamber for heating food, a pre-heating unit for providing heated air for heating the cooking chamber, wherein the air can be heated inside a pre-heating chamber of the pre-heating unit, wherein an air supply is provided for conducting ambient air under pressure into the pre-heating chamber of the pre-heating unit for providing pressurized air inside the pre-heating chamber, wherein the cooking chamber and the pre-heating chamber are fluidly connected, wherein air pre-heated in the pre-heating chamber is conductable by means of a fluid connection from the pre-heating chamber to the cooking chamber, wherein at least one valve means is provided, wherein due to the valve means airflow through the fluid connection can be prevented or enabled, wherein the valve means is coupled with one or more sensor means, wherein the sensor means detects if a predefined pressure within the pre-heating chamber is reached, and/or if the pressurized air within the pre-heating chamber has a predefined temperature characterized in that the compressed air is expanded during that airflow through the fluid connection from a pressure above 1,5 bar to ambient pressure in the cooking chamber.
An inhibitor of miR-499 and an inhibitor of miR-208b for use in a method for the treatment of pathologic cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, or myocardial infarction in a subject in need thereof, wherein the inhibitors are antagomirs or antisense oligonucleotides.
A manufacturing machine for producing a cartridge, for an electronic cigarette, comprising a supporting base and at least one electrode (6, 7) fitted to the supporting base; the manufacturing machine comprising: a conveyor comprising a pocket for feeding the supporting base along a conveying path; a gripping device for gripping the electrode (6, 7); and an actuating device, which moves the gripping device cyclically back and forth in a fitting direction perpendicular to the conveying path, so as to fit the electrode (6, 7), gripped by the gripping device, to the supporting base during a forward stroke, and to detach the gripping device from the electrode (6, 7), fitted to the supporting base, during a return stroke; the manufacturing machine being characterized by comprising: a feed device for feeding a sheet metal strip to the gripping device; a tool located upstream from the gripping device, and which blanks the sheet metal strip to form the electrode (6, 7) in the sheet metal strip, leaving part of the electrode (6, 7) contacting the rest of the sheet metal strip; and a cutting device which cooperates with the gripping device to detach the electrode (6, 7) from the rest of the sheet metal strip when the gripping device grips the electrode (6, 7). a conveyor comprising a pocket for feeding the supporting base along a conveying path; a gripping device for gripping the electrode (6, 7); and an actuating device, which moves the gripping device cyclically back and forth in a fitting direction perpendicular to the conveying path, so as to fit the electrode (6, 7), gripped by the gripping device, to the supporting base during a forward stroke, and to detach the gripping device from the electrode (6, 7), fitted to the supporting base, during a return stroke; the manufacturing machine being characterized by comprising: a feed device for feeding a sheet metal strip to the gripping device; a tool located upstream from the gripping device, and which blanks the sheet metal strip to form the electrode (6, 7) in the sheet metal strip, leaving part of the electrode (6, 7) contacting the rest of the sheet metal strip; and a cutting device which cooperates with the gripping device to detach the electrode (6, 7) from the rest of the sheet metal strip when the gripping device grips the electrode (6, 7). a feed device for feeding a sheet metal strip to the gripping device; a tool located upstream from the gripping device, and which blanks the sheet metal strip to form the electrode (6, 7) in the sheet metal strip, leaving part of the electrode (6, 7) contacting the rest of the sheet metal strip; and a cutting device which cooperates with the gripping device to detach the electrode (6, 7) from the rest of the sheet metal strip when the gripping device grips the electrode (6, 7).
An image forming unit comprising: an image bearer to bear a toner image; a support frame to support the image bearer; a detachable unit to be attached to and detached from the support frame, the detachable unit including a contact member (50; 62) to contact the image bearer; and a position change mechanism to change a position in a rotation direction of the image bearer by rotating the image bearer in a reverse direction opposite to a direction of rotation of the image bearer in image formation in conjunction with the attachment of the detachable unit to change the position in the rotation direction of the image bearer; an image bearer gear attached to the image bearer; characterised in that the position change mechanism includes: a moving member to move between a first position and a second position, the first position at which the moving member is disposed in a state where the detachable unit is attached, the second position at which the moving member is disposed in a state where the detachable unit is detached; and an engaging portion disposed on the moving member, to engage the image bearer gear, and wherein, when the moving member moves from the second position to the first position in conjunction with the attachment of the detachable unit, the engaging portion engages with the image bearer gear to rotate the image bearer gear to rotate the image bearer in the reverse direction. an image bearer to bear a toner image; a support frame to support the image bearer; a detachable unit to be attached to and detached from the support frame, the detachable unit including a contact member (50; 62) to contact the image bearer; and a position change mechanism to change a position in a rotation direction of the image bearer by rotating the image bearer in a reverse direction opposite to a direction of rotation of the image bearer in image formation in conjunction with the attachment of the detachable unit to change the position in the rotation direction of the image bearer; an image bearer gear attached to the image bearer; characterised in that the position change mechanism includes: a moving member to move between a first position and a second position, the first position at which the moving member is disposed in a state where the detachable unit is attached, the second position at which the moving member is disposed in a state where the detachable unit is detached; and an engaging portion disposed on the moving member, to engage the image bearer gear, and a moving member to move between a first position and a second position, the first position at which the moving member is disposed in a state where the detachable unit is attached, the second position at which the moving member is disposed in a state where the detachable unit is detached; and an engaging portion disposed on the moving member, to engage the image bearer gear, and wherein, when the moving member moves from the second position to the first position in conjunction with the attachment of the detachable unit, the engaging portion engages with the image bearer gear to rotate the image bearer gear to rotate the image bearer in the reverse direction.
A method, comprising: monitoring an output arc voltage of an output arc between a workpiece and a welding electrode of a welding system during a welding operation; comparing the output arc voltage to a voltage threshold level and determining that the welding electrode has been retracted from the workpiece when the output arc voltage exceeds a voltage threshold level; triggering a timer when the output arc voltage exceeds the voltage threshold level; determining that the output arc between the workpiece and the welding electrode is to be extinquished and stopping an output weld current of the welding system when the output arc voltage remains above the voltage threshold level until a value of the timer exceeds a temporal threshold; and otherwise maintaining an output arc with the output weld current to continue the welding operation when the output arc voltage fails to exceed the voltage threshold level before the value of the timer exceeds the temporal threshold. monitoring an output arc voltage of an output arc between a workpiece and a welding electrode of a welding system during a welding operation; comparing the output arc voltage to a voltage threshold level and determining that the welding electrode has been retracted from the workpiece when the output arc voltage exceeds a voltage threshold level; triggering a timer when the output arc voltage exceeds the voltage threshold level; determining that the output arc between the workpiece and the welding electrode is to be extinquished and stopping an output weld current of the welding system when the output arc voltage remains above the voltage threshold level until a value of the timer exceeds a temporal threshold; and otherwise maintaining an output arc with the output weld current to continue the welding operation when the output arc voltage fails to exceed the voltage threshold level before the value of the timer exceeds the temporal threshold.
A method of identifying a compound that inhibits fertilization, comprising selecting a compound that binds to a region of mouse equatorin that contains an O-glycosylated threonine residue located at position 138 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3, or a region of human equatorin that contains an O-glycosylated threonine residue located at position 136 of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, wherein said region of mouse equatorin is a region comprising the amino acid sequence from position 101 to position 146 in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 3 of mouse equatorin, and said region of human equatorin is a region comprising the amino acid sequence from position 92 to position 144 in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 of human equatorin, wherein the method comprises the following steps: contacting mouse equatorin or human equatorin with a test compound, detecting binding of an antibody that recognizes said region to the mouse equatorin or the human equatorin, selecting a compound that reduces the binding compared to binding of the antibody to mouse equatorin or human equatorin without contacting with a test compound. contacting mouse equatorin or human equatorin with a test compound, detecting binding of an antibody that recognizes said region to the mouse equatorin or the human equatorin, selecting a compound that reduces the binding compared to binding of the antibody to mouse equatorin or human equatorin without contacting with a test compound.
A method of preparing a carbamate-functional material, comprising reacting a carbamate compound with a hydroxy-functional material using zirconium acetylacetonate as catalyst in a transcarbamation reaction, wherein the carbamate compound is an alkyl carbamate in which the carbamate group has the structure in which R is H or alkyl and wherein the zirconium acetylacetonate is used in an amount of from 0.25 wt.% to 1.4 wt.% based on the total weight of the hydroxyl-functional material and the carbamate compound, and wherein the reaction product obtained from reaction of said carbamate compound with said hydroxy-functional material has at least 80% of theoretical total replacement of hydroxyl groups with carbamate groups when the byproduct alcohol is removed as it forms.
A transfer carriage comprising side-by-side parallel longitudinal transfer units arranged to be movable and each of the transfer units comprises an outer beam and an inner beam which is arranged at least partly inside the outer beam, wherein - the first of the beams (2, 3) is a rectangular hollow beam, open at the top, and the second of the beams is a rectangular hollow beam (2, 3), open at the bottom, - the outer beam and inner beam are connected by a limiter allowing vertical movement, - each transfer unit has a channel for a medium, to which are connected successive members adjustable in the vertical direction by means of the medium and installed in a space formed between the outer and inner beam, - each transfer unit comprises an opening at the end of the transfer unit, and - the transfer units are interconnected at one end through the openings by a rod. - the first of the beams (2, 3) is a rectangular hollow beam, open at the top, and the second of the beams is a rectangular hollow beam (2, 3), open at the bottom, - the outer beam and inner beam are connected by a limiter allowing vertical movement, - each transfer unit has a channel for a medium, to which are connected successive members adjustable in the vertical direction by means of the medium and installed in a space formed between the outer and inner beam, - each transfer unit comprises an opening at the end of the transfer unit, and - the transfer units are interconnected at one end through the openings by a rod.
An image processing apparatus comprising: an extraction unit configured to extract a first character string appearing on a first image, and a second character string and a third character string which appear on a second image; a cut-out unit configured to cut out each of characters constituting the first character string, in units of a character, to cut out each of characters constituting the second character string, in units of a character, and to cut out each of characters constituting the third character string, in units of a character; a calculation unit configured to calculate a first similarity degree group which is composed of similarity degrees between the respective characters constituting the first character string and respective candidate characters in a candidate character group, to calculate a second similarity degree group which is composed of similarity degrees between the respective characters constituting the second character string and the respective candidate characters in the candidate character group, and to calculate a third similarity degree group which is composed of similarity degrees between the respective characters constituting the third character string and the respective candidate characters in the candidate character group; and a determination unit configured to determine which of the second character string and the third character string corresponds to a first subject which is identical to the first character string, by comparing the first similarity degree group with the second similarity degree group and the third similarity degree group. an extraction unit configured to extract a first character string appearing on a first image, and a second character string and a third character string which appear on a second image; a cut-out unit configured to cut out each of characters constituting the first character string, in units of a character, to cut out each of characters constituting the second character string, in units of a character, and to cut out each of characters constituting the third character string, in units of a character; a calculation unit configured to calculate a first similarity degree group which is composed of similarity degrees between the respective characters constituting the first character string and respective candidate characters in a candidate character group, to calculate a second similarity degree group which is composed of similarity degrees between the respective characters constituting the second character string and the respective candidate characters in the candidate character group, and to calculate a third similarity degree group which is composed of similarity degrees between the respective characters constituting the third character string and the respective candidate characters in the candidate character group; and a determination unit configured to determine which of the second character string and the third character string corresponds to a first subject which is identical to the first character string, by comparing the first similarity degree group with the second similarity degree group and the third similarity degree group.
A method of inspecting a component using computed tomography, the method comprising the steps of; (a) providing a computed tomography scanner; (b) (i) providing a target component that includes a solid area; and (ii) providing 3D reference data for the target component to 3D image software; (c) reviewing the geometry of the target component; (d) estimating the best component orientation, in order to minimize long X-Ray path lengths through the solid area; (e) orienting the target component in the estimated best component orientation; (f) scanning the target component with the CT scanner, to obtain best orientation CT scan data; (g) loading the obtained best orientation CT scan data into the 3D image software; (h) registering the best orientation CT scan data to the 3D reference data for the target component; (i) determining acceptable and unacceptable regions of the best orientation CT scan data; (j) if one or more regions of the best orientation CT scan data has been determined as being unacceptable, determining additional component orientations for additional scanning; (k) repeating steps (e) through (j) for one or more of the determined additional component orientations, until acceptable CT scan data has been obtained for all regions of the target component; and (l) creating a merged volume of acceptable CT scan data for the target component. (a) providing a computed tomography scanner; (b) (i) providing a target component that includes a solid area; and (ii) providing 3D reference data for the target component to 3D image software; (i) providing a target component that includes a solid area; and (ii) providing 3D reference data for the target component to 3D image software; (c) reviewing the geometry of the target component; (d) estimating the best component orientation, in order to minimize long X-Ray path lengths through the solid area; (e) orienting the target component in the estimated best component orientation; (f) scanning the target component with the CT scanner, to obtain best orientation CT scan data; (g) loading the obtained best orientation CT scan data into the 3D image software; (h) registering the best orientation CT scan data to the 3D reference data for the target component; (i) determining acceptable and unacceptable regions of the best orientation CT scan data; (j) if one or more regions of the best orientation CT scan data has been determined as being unacceptable, determining additional component orientations for additional scanning; (k) repeating steps (e) through (j) for one or more of the determined additional component orientations, until acceptable CT scan data has been obtained for all regions of the target component; and (l) creating a merged volume of acceptable CT scan data for the target component.
A method for removing contaminants from fracturing fluid in a hydraulic fracturing process comprising the steps of: drilling a borehole from the surface to the underground shale matrix containing gas or oil; inserting a pipe (20, 22) into the borehole; creating openings in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix; forming a first fracturing fluid comprising proppants (33, 46, 48) coated with a first contaminant-capturing substance; forming a second fracturing fluid; pumping the first fracturing fluid containing proppants coated with the first contaminant-capturing substance through the pipe and into the shale matrix; pumping the second fracturing fluid through the pipe and into the shale matrix; allowing the first and second fracturing fluid to re-enter the pipe from the shale matrix and move through the pipe to the surface; and allowing the gas or oil from the fractured shale to enter the pipe and move to the surface to be collected. drilling a borehole from the surface to the underground shale matrix containing gas or oil; inserting a pipe (20, 22) into the borehole; creating openings in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix; forming a first fracturing fluid comprising proppants (33, 46, 48) coated with a first contaminant-capturing substance; forming a second fracturing fluid; pumping the first fracturing fluid containing proppants coated with the first contaminant-capturing substance through the pipe and into the shale matrix; pumping the second fracturing fluid through the pipe and into the shale matrix; allowing the first and second fracturing fluid to re-enter the pipe from the shale matrix and move through the pipe to the surface; and allowing the gas or oil from the fractured shale to enter the pipe and move to the surface to be collected.