mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of assessing fertility of sperm cells from a male of a non-human species of mammal, comprising: a. obtaining sperm cells from at least two males of a non-human species of mammal; b. exposing said sperm cells from each of said at least two males of said non-human species to the same flow cytometric treatment comprising sex selecting sperm cells from each of said at least two males; c. inseminating at least one female of said non-human species of mammal with a mixture of equal numbers of said sex selected sperm cells from each of said at least two males of said non-human species of mammal exposed to the same flow cytometric treatment, wherein said mixture comprises an X-chromosome bearing population of sex-selected sperm cells from one of said at least two males and a Y-chromosome bearing population of sex-selected sperm cells from another of said at least two males; d. collecting embryos from said at least one female of said non-human species of mammal; e. determining which of said at least two males of said non-human species of mammal sired each embryo using sex as a genetic marker; and f. ranking comparative fertility of said at least two males of said non-human species of mammal based on comparative number of embryos sired by each of said at least two males. a. obtaining sperm cells from at least two males of a non-human species of mammal; b. exposing said sperm cells from each of said at least two males of said non-human species to the same flow cytometric treatment comprising sex selecting sperm cells from each of said at least two males; c. inseminating at least one female of said non-human species of mammal with a mixture of equal numbers of said sex selected sperm cells from each of said at least two males of said non-human species of mammal exposed to the same flow cytometric treatment, wherein said mixture comprises an X-chromosome bearing population of sex-selected sperm cells from one of said at least two males and a Y-chromosome bearing population of sex-selected sperm cells from another of said at least two males; d. collecting embryos from said at least one female of said non-human species of mammal; e. determining which of said at least two males of said non-human species of mammal sired each embryo using sex as a genetic marker; and f. ranking comparative fertility of said at least two males of said non-human species of mammal based on comparative number of embryos sired by each of said at least two males.
Use of a pseudotyped lentiviral vector particle in the in-vitro targeted transduction of undifferentiated pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), said vector comprising a morbillivirus fusion protein and a mutated hemagglutinin protein of the measles virus (MeV) or the Edmonton strain of the measles virus (MeV Edm), wherein the cytoplasmic portions of the F and the H protein are truncated and the truncated F protein is FcΔ24 (24 amino acids removed from C-terminus) or FcΔ30 (30 amino acids removed from C-terminus) and the mutated and truncated H protein is selected from the group consisting of HcΔ14 (amino acids 2-15 removed), HcΔ15 (amino acids 2-16 removed), HcΔ16 (amino acids 2-17 removed), HcΔ17 (amino acids 2-18 removed), HcΔ18 (amino acids 2-19 removed), HcΔ19 (amino acids 2-20 removed), HcΔ20 (amino acids 2-21 removed), HcΔ21+A (amino acids 2-22 replaced by one alanine) and HcΔ24+4A (amino acids 2-25 replaced by four alanines), preferably HcΔ18, HcΔ19, and HcΔ24+4A, wherein the amino acids necessary for receptor recognition in the H protein are mutated so that it does not interact with CD46, SLAM and/or nectin-4 and wherein the H protein further has a single chain antibody directed against CD30, EpCAM, CD9, Thy-1, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, TRA-1-60, or TRA-1-81 at its ectodomain.
A link clamp for holding a part on a fixture, the link clamp comprising: a housing with a bore having a longitudinal axis; a piston received in the bore and shiftable between retracted and extended positions; a clamping lever pivotally connected to one end of the piston, the clamping lever configured to rotate relative to the housing in a single plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bore; a link coupled with the clamping lever for shifting the clamping lever to a clamped position when the piston is shifted to the extended position and for shifting the clamping lever to a released position when the piston is shifted to the retracted position; characterized in that the housing has a circular recess with a floor and a raised circular rail extending from the floor and surrounding the central bore; the link clamp further comprises: a circular lug rotatably positioned in the circular recess for supporting the link and permitting the clamping lever to be rotated relative to the housing. a housing with a bore having a longitudinal axis; a piston received in the bore and shiftable between retracted and extended positions; a clamping lever pivotally connected to one end of the piston, the clamping lever configured to rotate relative to the housing in a single plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bore; a link coupled with the clamping lever for shifting the clamping lever to a clamped position when the piston is shifted to the extended position and for shifting the clamping lever to a released position when the piston is shifted to the retracted position; characterized in that the housing has a circular recess with a floor and a raised circular rail extending from the floor and surrounding the central bore; the link clamp further comprises: a circular lug rotatably positioned in the circular recess for supporting the link and permitting the clamping lever to be rotated relative to the housing.
Module cover for a key module for a key, wherein the module cover comprises: a through-hole for a passage of a key tappet of the key; a light injection region for injecting light from a light source into the module cover; a first light output region for outputting a first portion of the light; characterized by a second light output region for outputting a second portion of the light out of the module cover, wherein the first light output region and the second light output region are arranged on different sides of the through-hole; and a first light directing portion and a second light directing portion, which are arranged on different sides of the through-hole, wherein the first light directing portion is formed to direct a first portion of the light to the first light output region and a second portion of the light to the second light directing portion, and wherein the second light directing portion is formed to direct at least part of the second portion of the light to the second light output region. a through-hole for a passage of a key tappet of the key; a light injection region for injecting light from a light source into the module cover; a first light output region for outputting a first portion of the light; characterized by a second light output region for outputting a second portion of the light out of the module cover, wherein the first light output region and the second light output region are arranged on different sides of the through-hole; and a first light directing portion and a second light directing portion, which are arranged on different sides of the through-hole, wherein the first light directing portion is formed to direct a first portion of the light to the first light output region and a second portion of the light to the second light directing portion, and wherein the second light directing portion is formed to direct at least part of the second portion of the light to the second light output region.
A portable apparatus for transport and incubation of a medical sample in a blood culture flask, the apparatus comprising: a blood culture flask 1 for holding the medical sample; a sealable container having a thermally insulated compartment for receiving the blood culture flask; a heater (4;11) for heating the medical sample to a temperature suitable for pre-culturing of the medical sample; and an agitator for agitating the medical sample in the blood culture flask, wherein the agitator comprises a means for generating a rotating magnetic field and the blood culture flask includes a magnetic stir bar, or wherein the agitator comprises a means for producing a differential temperature on different sides of the blood culture flask, in order to agitate the medical sample by thermal convection.
A combined-type phase plug, comprising: a first phase plug, comprising: a cone; a plurality of fins located on an outer surface of the cone; and a base ring located below the cone, wherein the plurality of fins extends downward to the base ring, and the base ring is connected to the plurality of fins, wherein the base ring and the cone are connected by the plurality of fins; and a second phase plug located under the first phase plug and comprising: a tapered cone located inside the base ring, wherein a first space is formed between the tapered cone and the base ring; and a second space is formed between the tapered cone and the cone, and the second space extends to the first space; and a base extending horizontally outward from the tapered cone, wherein the base ring is located on the base. a cone; a plurality of fins located on an outer surface of the cone; and a base ring located below the cone, wherein the plurality of fins extends downward to the base ring, and the base ring is connected to the plurality of fins, wherein the base ring and the cone are connected by the plurality of fins; and a tapered cone located inside the base ring, wherein a first space is formed between the tapered cone and the base ring; and a second space is formed between the tapered cone and the cone, and the second space extends to the first space; and a base extending horizontally outward from the tapered cone, wherein the base ring is located on the base.
An injectable flowable composition comprising: (a) 15 wt.% to 70 wt.% of a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester selected from a polylactide, a polyglycolide, a copolymer thereof, a terpolymer thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) 10 wt.% to 70 wt.% of a biocompatible polar aprotic organic liquid which is selected from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, propylene carbonate, caprolactam, triacetin, PEG, or any combination thereof; and (c) 8 wt.% to 30 wt.% of buprenorphine; wherein the composition transforms in situ into a solid implant by contact with water, body fluid, or other aqueous medium. (a) 15 wt.% to 70 wt.% of a biodegradable thermoplastic polyester selected from a polylactide, a polyglycolide, a copolymer thereof, a terpolymer thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) 10 wt.% to 70 wt.% of a biocompatible polar aprotic organic liquid which is selected from N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, propylene carbonate, caprolactam, triacetin, PEG, or any combination thereof; and (c) 8 wt.% to 30 wt.% of buprenorphine;
A method for installing a profile of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, performed by a network device (330, 420, 710), the method comprising: acquiring, from a Subscription Manager Data Preparation, SM-DP, server (410, 510, 700), at least one profile encrypted with a first password key and an encrypted first password key which is encrypted with a second password key; decrypting the encrypted first password key encrypted with the second password key and re-encrypting the first password key with a third password key; and transmitting, to at least one eUICC, the at least one encrypted profile and the encrypted first password key which is re-encrypted with a third password key based on starting of a profile installation for the at least one eUICC, wherein the at least one encrypted profile is decrypted by the first password key and installed in the at least one eUICC, respectively. acquiring, from a Subscription Manager Data Preparation, SM-DP, server (410, 510, 700), at least one profile encrypted with a first password key and an encrypted first password key which is encrypted with a second password key; decrypting the encrypted first password key encrypted with the second password key and re-encrypting the first password key with a third password key; and transmitting, to at least one eUICC, the at least one encrypted profile and the encrypted first password key which is re-encrypted with a third password key based on starting of a profile installation for the at least one eUICC, wherein the at least one encrypted profile is decrypted by the first password key and installed in the at least one eUICC, respectively.
An apparatus for industrial process control comprising a plurality of processor assemblies and a plurality of second assemblies (22, 26), each of the second assemblies comprising an input or output assembly (22, 26), wherein the plurality of processor assemblies include a source assembly and the plurality of second assemblies (22, 26) include a destination assembly, or the plurality of processor assemblies include a destination assembly and the plurality of second assemblies (22, 26) include a source assembly; wherein the source assembly and the destination assembly are arranged for communication with one another; wherein a first one of the second assemblies (22, 26) is one of the source assembly or the destination assembly; wherein the first one of the second assemblies (22, 26) comprises an input channel or an output channel, the input or output channel being allocated a respective input or output channel number; and wherein the source assembly transmitting data to the destination assembly is arranged to include a checksum which is calculated using a seed which is uniquely dependent upon the first one of the second assemblies (22, 26), the seed comprising the input or output channel number of the first one of the second assemblies. wherein a first one of the second assemblies (22, 26) is one of the source assembly or the destination assembly; wherein the first one of the second assemblies (22, 26) comprises an input channel or an output channel, the input or output channel being allocated a respective input or output channel number; and wherein the source assembly transmitting data to the destination assembly is arranged to include a checksum which is calculated using a seed which is uniquely dependent upon the first one of the second assemblies (22, 26), the seed comprising the input or output channel number of the first one of the second assemblies.
A method, performed in a radio receiver, for evaluating multiple-input multiple-output, MIMO, antenna deployment, the method comprising the steps of - receiving a first composite signal via a first receive antenna, the first composite signal comprising a first tone transmitted from a first transmit antenna at a first variable frequency and a second tone transmitted from a second transmit antenna at a second variable frequency different from the first variable frequency, - receiving a second composite signal via a second receive antenna, the second composite signal comprising the first tone transmitted from the first transmit antenna and the second tone transmitted from the second transmit antenna, - determining a first power signal from the first composite signal, - determining a second power signal from the second composite signal, - determining a phase difference between the phase of the first power signal and the phase of the second power signal, - evaluating MIMO antenna deployment based on the determined phase difference. - receiving a first composite signal via a first receive antenna, the first composite signal comprising a first tone transmitted from a first transmit antenna at a first variable frequency and a second tone transmitted from a second transmit antenna at a second variable frequency different from the first variable frequency, - receiving a second composite signal via a second receive antenna, the second composite signal comprising the first tone transmitted from the first transmit antenna and the second tone transmitted from the second transmit antenna, - determining a first power signal from the first composite signal, - determining a second power signal from the second composite signal, - determining a phase difference between the phase of the first power signal and the phase of the second power signal, - evaluating MIMO antenna deployment based on the determined phase difference.
Method of sampling a sample and displaying obtained information on a display, the method comprising: • Scanning a beam over the sample in a series of N overlapping sub-frames, one sub-frame at a time, each sub-frame comprising M n scan positions, the scan positions of each sub-frame not overlapping with the scan positions of other sub-frames, the beam thereby irradiating the sample at N x M n scan positions, the N x M n scan positions forming the field of view; • Using a detector detecting a signal emanating from the sample in response to the irradiation of the sample by said beam, said signal sampled for each scan positions; and • Displaying the sub-frames on the display having at least N x M n pixels in such a way, that after the series of N scans each of the pixels displays information derived from the signal from one or more scan positions; Characterized in that • In which after the scan of the first sub-frame each of the pixels displays information derived from the scan positions of the first sub-frame or interpolated information derived from two or more scan positions of the first sub-frame; and • In which after the scan of the second sub-frame each of the pixels displays information derived during the scanning of the first sub-frame, the second sub-frame, or both sub-frames. • Scanning a beam over the sample in a series of N overlapping sub-frames, one sub-frame at a time, each sub-frame comprising M n scan positions, the scan positions of each sub-frame not overlapping with the scan positions of other sub-frames, the beam thereby irradiating the sample at N x M n scan positions, the N x M n scan positions forming the field of view; • Using a detector detecting a signal emanating from the sample in response to the irradiation of the sample by said beam, said signal sampled for each scan positions; and • Displaying the sub-frames on the display having at least N x M n pixels in such a way, that after the series of N scans each of the pixels displays information derived from the signal from one or more scan positions; • In which after the scan of the first sub-frame each of the pixels displays information derived from the scan positions of the first sub-frame or interpolated information derived from two or more scan positions of the first sub-frame; and • In which after the scan of the second sub-frame each of the pixels displays information derived during the scanning of the first sub-frame, the second sub-frame, or both sub-frames.
A method of evaluating the likelihood of a relapse for a patient that has a lymph node-negative, estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, the method comprising: (a) detecting in a breast tumor sample from the patient the levels of expression of the 17 genes identified in Table 1 as primary predictors, wherein at least one alternate gene listed in Table 1 can be detected in place of the corresponding primary gene listed in Table 1; or (b) detecting in a breast tumor sample from the patient the levels of expression of the 8 genes identified in Table 2 as primary predictors, wherein at least one alternate gene listed in Table 2 can be detected in place of the corresponding primary gene listed in Table 2; correlating the levels of expression with the likelihood of a relapse. (a) detecting in a breast tumor sample from the patient the levels of expression of the 17 genes identified in Table 1 as primary predictors, wherein at least one alternate gene listed in Table 1 can be detected in place of the corresponding primary gene listed in Table 1; or (b) detecting in a breast tumor sample from the patient the levels of expression of the 8 genes identified in Table 2 as primary predictors, wherein at least one alternate gene listed in Table 2 can be detected in place of the corresponding primary gene listed in Table 2;
A battery module that includes a plurality of sub-modules, wherein the plurality of sub-modules are integrated and each of the plurality of sub-modules includes a cell group configured using a plurality of cells connected in series each of which is a rectangular plate with its input and output terminals of an intra-cell current disposed on both ends of its longitudinal direction and, the plurality of cells configuring the cell group are arranged linearly such that intra-cell current directions are parallel and the intra-cell current direction of each of the cells is opposite to the intra-cell current direction of the cell adjacent to each cell in the cell group, and each of the plurality of sub-modules includes an input terminal to input a current to the cell group and an output terminal to output the current from the cell group, the plurality of sub-modules are arranged in a lamination direction of the cells or in a matrix with directions perpendicular to the intra-cell current directions of the cells as a row direction and a column direction.
A container carrier for securing together and carrying multiple containers comprising an integrally molded body with a plurality of annular structures, each annular structure being connected by a bridge to at least one adjacent annular structure of the plurality of annular structures, and each annular structure including a side wall formed of side wall portions separated by side wall voids formed in the side wall, a top surface connecting the side wall portions, and a respective flange positioned proximate a bottom end of each side wall void, the flanges of each annular structure being collectively configured to releasably engage a corresponding container of the multiple containers, characterised in that: each side wall portion is formed to have a respective upper side wall segment with a reduced diameter (D 1) relative to a respective lower side wall segment of the side wall portion, the upper and lower side wall segments (24, 26) being joined at a ledge that spans a difference between respective diameters (D 1, D 2) in the upper and lower side wall segments (24, 26); and a bottom portion of the lower side wall segment is shaped to have an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the upper side wall segment and smaller than an outer diameter of the ledge, so that the bottom portion of the lower side wall segment will rest upon the ledge of a second, same-shaped container carrier when stacked. each side wall portion is formed to have a respective upper side wall segment with a reduced diameter (D 1) relative to a respective lower side wall segment of the side wall portion, the upper and lower side wall segments (24, 26) being joined at a ledge that spans a difference between respective diameters (D 1, D 2) in the upper and lower side wall segments (24, 26); and a bottom portion of the lower side wall segment is shaped to have an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the upper side wall segment and smaller than an outer diameter of the ledge, so that the bottom portion of the lower side wall segment will rest upon the ledge of a second, same-shaped container carrier when stacked.