mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Timepiece component comprising a movable part, a support and a flexible pivot connecting the movable part to the support for guiding the movable part in rotation with respect to the support about a virtual axis of rotation, the flexible pivot being arranged for elastically bringing the movable part back towards a rest position, the flexible pivot comprising first, second and third elastic strips (4a, 4b, 4c) crossing each other in a non-contacting manner, the respective median planes of said strips perpendicularly to the virtual axis of rotation being substantially parallel, said respective median planes of the first and third strips (4a, 4c) being substantially symmetrical with respect to said median plane of the second strip, the first and third strips (4a, 4c) having substantially the same stiffness, wherein, in plan view from above and when the movable part is in its rest position, the respective neutral fibres of the first and third strips (4a, 4c) are substantially symmetrical with respect to a straight line defined by the neutral fibre of the second strip and the point of junction of the second strip and of the movable part is located in a re-entrant angular sector defined by the first and third strips (4a, 4c), the timepiece component comprising superimposed and assembled monolithic assemblies, each monolithic assembly comprising a stage (2a, 2b, 2c) of the support, a stage (3a, 3b, 3c) of the movable part and at least one of the elastic strips (4a, 4b, 4c), each stage (2a, 2b, 2c) of the support being provided with holes allowing the support to be traversed by fastening elements for fastening the timepiece component in a timepiece movement, the holes of the stage (2a, 2b, 2c) of the support of one of the monolithic assemblies being oblong and extending in the direction of the elastic strip (4a, 4b, 4c) at rest of the same monolithic assembly.
A method performed at an optical receiver (102,300) comprising a polarizing beam splitter, an optical hybrid, photodetectors, analog-to-digital converters (324,326,328,330), and a processor, the method comprising: receiving an optical signal over an optical communications channel established between the optical receiver and an optical transmitter (102,200), wherein the received optical signal comprises a degraded version of a modulated optical signal generated at the optical transmitter; the polarizing beam splitter splitting the received optical signal into polarized components (354,356); the optical hybrid processing the polarized components to generate processed components (346,348,350,352); the photodetectors converting the processed components into received analog signals (332,334,336,338); the analog-to-digital converters converting the received analog signals into received digital signals (316,318,320,322) corresponding to a plurality of first dimensions of the received optical signal, wherein the first dimensions correspond to dimensions of an optical carrier modulated at the optical transmitter to represent a multi-bit symbol, and wherein the first dimensions are distributed over two or more timeslots; the processor applying an inverse dimensional transformation to the received digital signals to generate preliminary digital drive signal estimates (370,372,374,376) corresponding to a plurality of second dimensions; and the processor processing the preliminary digital drive signal estimates to generate an estimate of the multi-bit symbol. receiving an optical signal over an optical communications channel established between the optical receiver and an optical transmitter (102,200), wherein the received optical signal comprises a degraded version of a modulated optical signal generated at the optical transmitter; the polarizing beam splitter splitting the received optical signal into polarized components (354,356); the optical hybrid processing the polarized components to generate processed components (346,348,350,352); the photodetectors converting the processed components into received analog signals (332,334,336,338); the analog-to-digital converters converting the received analog signals into received digital signals (316,318,320,322) corresponding to a plurality of first dimensions of the received optical signal, wherein the first dimensions correspond to dimensions of an optical carrier modulated at the optical transmitter to represent a multi-bit symbol, and wherein the first dimensions are distributed over two or more timeslots; the processor applying an inverse dimensional transformation to the received digital signals to generate preliminary digital drive signal estimates (370,372,374,376) corresponding to a plurality of second dimensions; and the processor processing the preliminary digital drive signal estimates to generate an estimate of the multi-bit symbol.
A variant of an isolated HBV virus, wherein the variant comprises a mutation in the DNA polymerase selected from N/S/H584K, K587R and R588K with reference to the numbering used in Figure 2, wherein said variant exhibits decreased sensitivity to a nucleoside analogue.
A process of preparing a bituminous paving composition comprising the steps of a) injecting an aqueous solution comprising water and a lubricating substance into an asphalt binder heated to a temperature of 82-171 °C (180-340°F), to provide a heated foamed asphalt binder; b) mixing the heated foamed asphalt binder with heated aggregate to coat the aggregate and form a warm mix paving composition containing asphalt binder, lubricating substance and aggregate, wherein the lubricating substance is a soap, or a cationic, anionic, or non-ionic surfactant; the warm mix paving composition comprises 91-97 wit.% aggregate and 3-9 wt.% asphalt binder; and the amount of lubricating substance is 0.01-3 wt.% relative to the weight of the asphalt binder. a) injecting an aqueous solution comprising water and a lubricating substance into an asphalt binder heated to a temperature of 82-171 °C (180-340°F), to provide a heated foamed asphalt binder; b) mixing the heated foamed asphalt binder with heated aggregate to coat the aggregate and form a warm mix paving composition containing asphalt binder, lubricating substance and aggregate,
A method of operating a client device, comprising: receiving, from a network server that is external to a serving access network of the client device, a set of network registration credentials that are assigned to the client device and are configured to authorize access to one or more network services provided by the network server; and sharing the set of network registration credentials received from the network server by transmitting the set of network credentials from the client device to an external device via a device-to-device, D2D, connection to permit both the client device and the external device to access the one or more network services provided by the network server without requiring an independent registration between the external device and the network server based on the shared set of network registration credentials, and updating, in response to the receiving, a network registration credential table to include the set of network registration credentials, wherein the network registration credential table includes one or more sets of network registration credentials assigned by the network server or a different network server to one or more other client devices; identifying a set of network registration credentials in the network registration credential table based on a desired network service; and accessing the desired network service by using the identified set of network registration credentials. receiving, from a network server that is external to a serving access network of the client device, a set of network registration credentials that are assigned to the client device and are configured to authorize access to one or more network services provided by the network server; and sharing the set of network registration credentials received from the network server by transmitting the set of network credentials from the client device to an external device via a device-to-device, D2D, connection to permit both the client device and the external device to access the one or more network services provided by the network server without requiring an independent registration between the external device and the network server based on the shared set of network registration credentials, and updating, in response to the receiving, a network registration credential table to include the set of network registration credentials, wherein the network registration credential table includes one or more sets of network registration credentials assigned by the network server or a different network server to one or more other client devices; identifying a set of network registration credentials in the network registration credential table based on a desired network service; and accessing the desired network service by using the identified set of network registration credentials.
A method of electrochemical detection of an analyte in a sample comprising: (a) providing a sensor electrode comprising an electrically conductive electrode coated with a layer of electroconductive polymer; (b) contacting the sensor electrode with a solution comprising the sample to be tested for the presence of the analyte under conditions which permit formation of an electrochemically active analyte complex comprising the analyte and an electrochemically active label component on the electroconductive polymer layer; (c) contacting the sensor electrode plus electrochemically active analyte complex with an electrochemically active measuring solution which promotes electrochemical activity of the electrochemically active analyte complex; (d) applying a current to induce a pre-determined holding potential on the sensor electrode; (e) removing the current and allowing the sensor electrode to return to an open circuit resting potential; (f) measuring one or more of the following parameters as an indicator of the amount of analyte present in the sample: (i) the difference between the holding potential and the open circuit resting potential, (ii) the rate at which the sensor electrode returns from the holding potential to the open circuit resting potential, (iii) the amount of current required to hold the sensor electrode at the pre-determined holding potential. (a) providing a sensor electrode comprising an electrically conductive electrode coated with a layer of electroconductive polymer; (b) contacting the sensor electrode with a solution comprising the sample to be tested for the presence of the analyte under conditions which permit formation of an electrochemically active analyte complex comprising the analyte and an electrochemically active label component on the electroconductive polymer layer; (c) contacting the sensor electrode plus electrochemically active analyte complex with an electrochemically active measuring solution which promotes electrochemical activity of the electrochemically active analyte complex; (d) applying a current to induce a pre-determined holding potential on the sensor electrode; (e) removing the current and allowing the sensor electrode to return to an open circuit resting potential; (f) measuring one or more of the following parameters as an indicator of the amount of analyte present in the sample: (i) the difference between the holding potential and the open circuit resting potential, (ii) the rate at which the sensor electrode returns from the holding potential to the open circuit resting potential, (iii) the amount of current required to hold the sensor electrode at the pre-determined holding potential. (i) the difference between the holding potential and the open circuit resting potential, (ii) the rate at which the sensor electrode returns from the holding potential to the open circuit resting potential, (iii) the amount of current required to hold the sensor electrode at the pre-determined holding potential.
A flavor aspirator extending from a mouthpiece end to a distal end in a form of a rod or a cylinder, the flavor aspirator comprising: a first weight-concentrated part and a second weight concentrated part, wherein the first weight-concentrated part is provided at a position off the mouthpiece end and closer to the mouthpiece end side than to a midpoint position between the mouthpiece end and the distal end, and that accounts for at least approximately half of a total weight of the flavor aspirator, or that is provided in a part in a vicinity of the mouthpiece end and in a part in a vicinity of the distal end, and that has a weight accounting for at least approximately half of the total weight, the weight being a sum of the weight of the part in the vicinity of the mouthpiece end and the weight of the part in the vicinity of the distal end, wherein the total weight of the flavor aspirator and the weight of each constituent element are those measured and calculated before the flavor aspirator is used; and wherein a ratio of a length from the mouthpiece end to the center of gravity to a total length defined by a length from the mouthpiece end to the distal end is in a range of 0.20 to 0.45; and wherein the first weight-concentrated part has a weight-adjustment member, wherein the first weight-concentrated part is provided at a position off a mouthpiece end, and closer to the mouthpiece end than to a midpoint position between the mouthpiece end and the distal end, and wherein the second weight concentrated part consists of a part in the vicinity of the mouthpiece end and a part in the vicinity of the distal end. wherein the first weight-concentrated part is provided at a position off the mouthpiece end and closer to the mouthpiece end side than to a midpoint position between the mouthpiece end and the distal end, and that accounts for at least approximately half of a total weight of the flavor aspirator, or that is provided in a part in a vicinity of the mouthpiece end and in a part in a vicinity of the distal end, and that has a weight accounting for at least approximately half of the total weight, the weight being a sum of the weight of the part in the vicinity of the mouthpiece end and the weight of the part in the vicinity of the distal end, wherein the total weight of the flavor aspirator and the weight of each constituent element are those measured and calculated before the flavor aspirator is used; and wherein a ratio of a length from the mouthpiece end to the center of gravity to a total length defined by a length from the mouthpiece end to the distal end is in a range of 0.20 to 0.45; and wherein the first weight-concentrated part has a weight-adjustment member, wherein the first weight-concentrated part is provided at a position off a mouthpiece end, and closer to the mouthpiece end than to a midpoint position between the mouthpiece end and the distal end, and wherein the second weight concentrated part consists of a part in the vicinity of the mouthpiece end and a part in the vicinity of the distal end.
Method for estimating the surface water activity aws of a product being dried in a dryer comprising at least one relative humidity HR probe of the dryer atmosphere, the process comprises the following steps carried out by computational means: - obtaining by means of the at least one relative humidity HR probe a set of relative HRi humidity values of the dryer atmosphere at time points ti during the product drying process; - obtaining a set of HR ri (%) representative values based on the relative humidity HRi values during the drying process of the product; - obtaining a set of evaporation rate values TE i based on the set of HRi and ti values; - obtaining the regression line of the function F ( α,β) = F(HRri, TE i), such that: α = HReq, β = 0 β = T E m á x, α = 0 - wherein HReq is the relative humidity when the air and the surface of the product being dried are in equilibrium, - wherein TEmáx is the maximum evaporation rate when HR of the air of the dryer is zero, and - estimating the value of aws of the product being dried based on HReq, such that: aws = HReq 100 - obtaining by means of the at least one relative humidity HR probe a set of relative HRi humidity values of the dryer atmosphere at time points ti during the product drying process; - obtaining a set of HR ri (%) representative values based on the relative humidity HRi values during the drying process of the product; - obtaining a set of evaporation rate values TE i based on the set of HRi and ti values; - obtaining the regression line of the function F ( α,β) = F(HRri, TE i), such that: α = HReq, β = 0 β = T E m á x, α = 0 - wherein HReq is the relative humidity when the air and the surface of the product being dried are in equilibrium, - wherein TEmáx is the maximum evaporation rate when HR of the air of the dryer is zero, and - estimating the value of aws of the product being dried based on HReq, such that: aws = HReq 100
Sensor system for measuring a fluid level and a fluid quality, the sensor system comprising: at least one light emitting unit that is arranged for emitting light in a first direction into a container containing said fluid, at least one light receiving unit that is arranged for detecting said emitted light after it has passed a radiation path which is at least partly arranged in the container, at least one light reflecting unit (112, 124) that is arranged in the radiation path for reflecting said emitted light, and a control and evaluation unit, which is operable to calculate a speed of light of the light when passing the radiation path and to determine the fluid level and the fluid quality from the calculated speed of light, wherein the light emitting unit comprises a first light emitter and a second light emitter, and wherein the light receiving unit comprises a first light receiver and a second light receiver, and wherein the first light receiver is arranged to detect light emitted by the first light emitter, wherein the second light receiver is arranged to detect light emitted by the second light emitter, wherein a first radiation path leading from the first emitter to the first receiver leads through the container in order to measure the fluid level, and wherein a second radiation path leading from the second emitter to the second receiver leads through the container crossing the fluid surface and further leads along a predetermined distance without crossing the fluid surface. at least one light emitting unit that is arranged for emitting light in a first direction into a container containing said fluid, at least one light receiving unit that is arranged for detecting said emitted light after it has passed a radiation path which is at least partly arranged in the container, at least one light reflecting unit (112, 124) that is arranged in the radiation path for reflecting said emitted light, and a control and evaluation unit, which is operable to calculate a speed of light of the light when passing the radiation path and to determine the fluid level and the fluid quality from the calculated speed of light, wherein the light emitting unit comprises a first light emitter and a second light emitter, and wherein the light receiving unit comprises a first light receiver and a second light receiver, and wherein the first light receiver is arranged to detect light emitted by the first light emitter, wherein the second light receiver is arranged to detect light emitted by the second light emitter, wherein a first radiation path leading from the first emitter to the first receiver leads through the container in order to measure the fluid level, and wherein a second radiation path leading from the second emitter to the second receiver leads through the container crossing the fluid surface and further leads along a predetermined distance without crossing the fluid surface.
A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic organic polymer comprising a block copolymer elastomer, and a polyolefin elastomer, and a silicone base comprising a diorganopolysiloxane gum having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and optionally, from 1 to 50% by weight based on the diorganopolysiloxane gum of a reinforcing filler, and an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule a catalyst a coupling agent. a thermoplastic organic polymer comprising a block copolymer elastomer, and a polyolefin elastomer, and a block copolymer elastomer, and a polyolefin elastomer, and a silicone base comprising a diorganopolysiloxane gum having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and optionally, from 1 to 50% by weight based on the diorganopolysiloxane gum of a reinforcing filler, and a diorganopolysiloxane gum having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups per molecule and optionally, from 1 to 50% by weight based on the diorganopolysiloxane gum of a reinforcing filler, and an organohydrido silicone compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups per molecule a catalyst a coupling agent.
Offshore installation with a platform and with at least three legs (3a, 3b) and at least one frame connecting the at least three legs (3a, 3b) to one another, wherein the at least one frame is movable along a longitudinal direction of the at least three legs (3a, 3b) relative to the platform, and horizontal distances between neighbouring legs (3a, 3b) are in each case equal, at least along sections in which the at least one frame has contact with the legs (3a, 3b), wherein the at least three legs (3a, 3b) are individually movable relative to the at least one frame in the longitudinal direction, characterised in that in a transport position the frame is arranged running laterally around the platform, and in a grounding position it is arranged between the platform and a seabed.
A method for the simultaneous transfer of heat and moisture between at least two different gas flows (1, 2), wherein the two gas flows (1, 2) communicate with one another via at least one textile exchange area and wherein the moisture located in the one gas flow is transferred to the other gas flow following the moisture gradient and the textile exchange area has a planar carrier for this purpose which is coated with a water-binding filling material, characterized in that the planar carrier coated with the filling material has a three-dimensional form.
A process for the preparation of a compound of formula: wherein R 1 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl or benzyl; the process comprising i. reacting a compound of formula: wherein R 1 is as defined for formula; with 2-quinoline carboxaldehyde under acidic conditions and at a temperature of ≤ 10°C; to give an acid addition salt of a compound of formula: wherein R 1 is as defined for formula; ii. when the reaction of step (i) is substantially complete, treating the acid addition salt with a base to obtain the alcohol of formula, while maintaining the temperature at ≤ 10°C; and iii. reacting the compound of formula with a reducing agent to give a compound of formula. i. reacting a compound of formula: wherein R 1 is as defined for formula; with 2-quinoline carboxaldehyde under acidic conditions and at a temperature of ≤ 10°C; to give an acid addition salt of a compound of formula: wherein R 1 is as defined for formula; ii. when the reaction of step (i) is substantially complete, treating the acid addition salt with a base to obtain the alcohol of formula, while maintaining the temperature at ≤ 10°C; and iii. reacting the compound of formula with a reducing agent to give a compound of formula.