mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for forming a three-dimensional article through successively depositing individual layers of powder material that are fused together so as to form the article, said method comprising the steps of: providing at least one high energy beam source for emitting a high energy beam for at least one of heating or fusing said powder material; providing a deflection source for deflecting the high energy beam on said powder material; providing a focus lens for focusing said high energy beam on said powder material; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of shaping the high energy beam on said powder layer with at least one astigmatism lens so that the shape of the high energy beam on said layer of powder is longer in a direction parallel to a deflection direction of said high energy beam than in a direction perpendicular to said deflection direction of said high energy beam, varying a ratio of a length of said high energy beam in said parallel direction and said perpendicular direction as a function of the power of said energy beam on said workpiece for minimizing the boiling or evaporation of powder material. providing at least one high energy beam source for emitting a high energy beam for at least one of heating or fusing said powder material; providing a deflection source for deflecting the high energy beam on said powder material; providing a focus lens for focusing said high energy beam on said powder material; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of shaping the high energy beam on said powder layer with at least one astigmatism lens so that the shape of the high energy beam on said layer of powder is longer in a direction parallel to a deflection direction of said high energy beam than in a direction perpendicular to said deflection direction of said high energy beam, varying a ratio of a length of said high energy beam in said parallel direction and said perpendicular direction as a function of the power of said energy beam on said workpiece for minimizing the boiling or evaporation of powder material.
A smear preparation apparatus comprising: a smearing unit configured to smear samples on respective glass slides; a staining vessel comprising: a first staining vessel for storing a first staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein, the first staining vessel comprising first holders each configured to hold a glass slide; and a second staining vessel for storing a second staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein, the second staining vessel comprising second holders each configured to hold a glass slide; and a transfer unit for holding and transferring each glass slide, wherein the transfer unit is configured to put in and take out the glass slides one by one with respect to a plurality of the first holders of the staining vessel, and to thereafter put in and take out the glass slides having samples stained with the first staining liquid one by one with respect to a plurality of the second holders of the staining vessel. a smearing unit configured to smear samples on respective glass slides; a staining vessel comprising: a first staining vessel for storing a first staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein, the first staining vessel comprising first holders each configured to hold a glass slide; and a second staining vessel for storing a second staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein, the second staining vessel comprising second holders each configured to hold a glass slide; and a first staining vessel for storing a first staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein, the first staining vessel comprising first holders each configured to hold a glass slide; and a second staining vessel for storing a second staining liquid therein so as to allow a plurality of glass slides each having a sample smeared thereon to be immersed therein, the second staining vessel comprising second holders each configured to hold a glass slide; and a transfer unit for holding and transferring each glass slide, wherein the transfer unit is configured to put in and take out the glass slides one by one with respect to a plurality of the first holders of the staining vessel, and to thereafter put in and take out the glass slides having samples stained with the first staining liquid one by one with respect to a plurality of the second holders of the staining vessel.
A method for processing a plurality of data substrings within a data string for determining whether the data string contains an approximate match to any of a plurality of patterns, the data string comprising a plurality of data symbols, the method comprising: querying a filter circuit with the data substrings to detect a plurality of potential matches, each potential match representing a potential match between a data substring and a pattern piece, wherein each pattern of a plurality of the patterns comprises a plurality of corresponding pattern pieces, the filter circuit being programmed with the pattern pieces; applying the detected potential matches to a reduction stage to determine a plurality of pattern sets (136/164), each pattern set corresponding to a detected potential match and comprising (i) data representative of a pattern which corresponds to the pattern piece which produced the corresponding potential match, and (ii) data representative of an allowable error associated with that pattern; and determining with an approximate match engine whether at least a portion of the data string is an approximate match to any of the patterns within the determined pattern sets taking into consideration the allowable error data within the determined pattern sets. querying a filter circuit with the data substrings to detect a plurality of potential matches, each potential match representing a potential match between a data substring and a pattern piece, wherein each pattern of a plurality of the patterns comprises a plurality of corresponding pattern pieces, the filter circuit being programmed with the pattern pieces; applying the detected potential matches to a reduction stage to determine a plurality of pattern sets (136/164), each pattern set corresponding to a detected potential match and comprising (i) data representative of a pattern which corresponds to the pattern piece which produced the corresponding potential match, and (ii) data representative of an allowable error associated with that pattern; and determining with an approximate match engine whether at least a portion of the data string is an approximate match to any of the patterns within the determined pattern sets taking into consideration the allowable error data within the determined pattern sets.
A method of determining movement dynamics of a drillstring in an angled or deviated borehole, comprising the steps of: (a) calculating or measuring a friction coefficient for a sliding contact between the drillstring and a sidewall of the angled or deviated borehole, wherein a frictional force is present between the drillstring and the angled or deviated borehole, wherein the total frictional force comprises a component approximately proportional to a normal side force between the drillstring and the angled or deviated borehole, and wherein the friction coefficient is a varying function of non-zero sliding velocities; and (b) predicting movement dynamics of the drillstring using a model of drillstring behaviour that includes the calculated or measured friction coefficient as a parameter. (a) calculating or measuring a friction coefficient for a sliding contact between the drillstring and a sidewall of the angled or deviated borehole, wherein a frictional force is present between the drillstring and the angled or deviated borehole, wherein the total frictional force comprises a component approximately proportional to a normal side force between the drillstring and the angled or deviated borehole, and wherein the friction coefficient is a varying function of non-zero sliding velocities; and (b) predicting movement dynamics of the drillstring using a model of drillstring behaviour that includes the calculated or measured friction coefficient as a parameter.
A flexible direct-current submarine cable, comprising a water-blocking conductor and an optical fiber assembly, wherein the water-blocking conductor is wrapped around an outer side of the optical fiber assembly along a circumferential direction; the water-blocking conductor comprises a conductor core wrapped around the outer side of the optical fiber assembly, the conductor core comprises at least two conductor layers comprising a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer, the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are alternately provided along a radial direction of the optical fiber assembly, the first conductor layer is formed by stranding a plurality of first metal wires arranged along the circumferential direction of the optical fiber assembly, the second conductor layer is formed by stranding a plurality of second metal wires arranged along the circumferential direction of the optical fiber assembly; the first metal wires each have a concave part and a convex part arranged sequentially in the radial direction of the optical fiber assembly, and both a concave direction of the concave part and a convex direction of the convex part are along the circumferential direction of the optical fiber assembly, and the convex part of one of two adjacent first metal wires is stuck into the concave part of the other; the second metal wires each have two straight side wall surfaces arranged opposite, the straight side wall surfaces extend along the radial direction of the optical fiber assembly, and the straight side wall surfaces of two adjacent second metal wires fit each other. the water-blocking conductor comprises a conductor core wrapped around the outer side of the optical fiber assembly, the conductor core comprises at least two conductor layers comprising a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer, the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are alternately provided along a radial direction of the optical fiber assembly, the first conductor layer is formed by stranding a plurality of first metal wires arranged along the circumferential direction of the optical fiber assembly, the second conductor layer is formed by stranding a plurality of second metal wires arranged along the circumferential direction of the optical fiber assembly; the first metal wires each have a concave part and a convex part arranged sequentially in the radial direction of the optical fiber assembly, and both a concave direction of the concave part and a convex direction of the convex part are along the circumferential direction of the optical fiber assembly, and the convex part of one of two adjacent first metal wires is stuck into the concave part of the other; the second metal wires each have two straight side wall surfaces arranged opposite, the straight side wall surfaces extend along the radial direction of the optical fiber assembly, and the straight side wall surfaces of two adjacent second metal wires fit each other.
A drive, wherein the drive has a transmission driven by an electric motor, wherein the transmission has a transmission housing in which an output shaft is rotatably mounted and has a gearing part, which is connected to the output shaft in a torsion-resistant manner, wherein the gearing part is arranged in the interior space surrounded by the transmission housing, wherein the electric motor has a motor housing, wherein the motor housing is connected to the transmission housing on the driving side of the transmission housing and therefore closes an opening of the transmission housing, wherein the opening is the assembly opening of the transmission so that the opening has an internal diameter value which exceeds the greatest diameter value of the gearing part, wherein the drive has signal electronics and power electronics, characterised in that a fan is connected to the rotor shaft in a torsion-resistant manner, wherein the air flow sucked in by the fan at least also cools the power electronics, wherein a housing part of the drive has a yoke portion, a first housing portion and a second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion is at a spacing from the second housing portion and the yoke portion is connected to the first housing portion and is connected to the second housing portion in such a way that the intermediate region arranged between the first and the second housing portion leads into the ambient air, wherein the first housing portion surrounds a fan to at least partially form a housing, wherein the first housing portion has a recess which is formed as an inflow opening, runs through the wall of the housing portion and leads into the intermediate region.
A saw blade for a medical bone saw, in particular for a femur and/or tibia resection, with a proximal holding area, which serves for coupling to a sawing device, a guide area with at least one sliding element, which is arranged on a non-bendable saw blade core and provides a contact surface for guiding the saw blade in a guide slot of a saw template, and a distal sawing area having saw teeth, wherein the sliding element and the saw blade core have different materials or consist of different materials with respect to each other, wherein the sliding element has or consists of a biocompatible and/or bioresorbable plastic, characterized in that the saw blade core forms a lattice-like or herringbone-like framework, which has an arrangement of interconnected webs or struts and is encased by the sliding element. a proximal holding area, which serves for coupling to a sawing device, a guide area with at least one sliding element, which is arranged on a non-bendable saw blade core and provides a contact surface for guiding the saw blade in a guide slot of a saw template, and a distal sawing area having saw teeth, wherein the sliding element and the saw blade core have different materials or consist of different materials with respect to each other, wherein the sliding element has or consists of a biocompatible and/or bioresorbable plastic, characterized in that the saw blade core forms a lattice-like or herringbone-like framework, which has an arrangement of interconnected webs or struts and is encased by the sliding element.
A method of manufacturing a composition comprising ex-vivo expanded primary culture adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) mixed with harvested fat tissue; the method comprising - ex-vivo expanding the ASCs from an isolated Stromal vascular fraction in a growth medium consisting of Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) or Alpha minimal essential medium (α-MEM),1-5% penicillin-streptomycin, 1-5 IU/mL preservative-free heparin and 2-20% pooled Human Platelet Lysate (pHPL), - harvesting said ASCs in the primary passage, and - mixing said ASCs with harvested fat tissue at a ratio of 20 x 10 6 - 20 x 10 7 ASCs/mL fat. - ex-vivo expanding the ASCs from an isolated Stromal vascular fraction in a growth medium consisting of Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) or Alpha minimal essential medium (α-MEM),1-5% penicillin-streptomycin, 1-5 IU/mL preservative-free heparin and 2-20% pooled Human Platelet Lysate (pHPL), - harvesting said ASCs in the primary passage, and - mixing said ASCs with harvested fat tissue at a ratio of 20 x 10 6 - 20 x 10 7 ASCs/mL fat.
A recombinant binding protein comprising an ankyrin repeat domain, wherein said ankyrin repeat domain binds HGF in PBS with a dissociation constant (K D) below 10 -7 M, and wherein said ankyrin repeat domain comprises an ankyrin repeat module having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 25, and sequences in which up to 2 amino acids in SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 25 are exchanged by another amino acid. SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 25, and sequences in which up to 2 amino acids in SEQ ID NOs: 12 to 25 are exchanged by another amino acid.
A device having a drug delivery coating comprising (a) a first coated layer comprising a non-ionic polymer comprising one or more chemical groups selected from the group consisting of amides, ethers, and alcohols, and photoreactive groups, wherein the photoreactive groups are pendent from the non-ionic polymer or from a cross-linking agent, wherein the cross-linking agent comprises at least two photoreactive groups, or both; (b) a second coated layer that is in direct contact with the first coated layer, the second coated layer comprising an acid polymer, wherein the first coated layer is between the second coated layer and a device surface, and wherein the acid polymer is present in the second coated layer in an amount in the range of 50-100% (wt) of the total polymeric content of the second coated layer; (c) a particle comprising a hydrophobic therapeutic agent; and (d) a cationic agent; wherein the cationic agent is associated with the particle, and the particle is within the second coated layer, associated with an outer surface of the second coated layer, or associated with an optional coated layer that is distal to the second coated layer, wherein the device surface to the second coated layer represents a proximal to distal direction, respectively. (a) a first coated layer comprising a non-ionic polymer comprising one or more chemical groups selected from the group consisting of amides, ethers, and alcohols, and photoreactive groups, wherein the photoreactive groups are pendent from the non-ionic polymer or from a cross-linking agent, wherein the cross-linking agent comprises at least two photoreactive groups, or both; (b) a second coated layer that is in direct contact with the first coated layer, the second coated layer comprising an acid polymer, wherein the first coated layer is between the second coated layer and a device surface, and wherein the acid polymer is present in the second coated layer in an amount in the range of 50-100% (wt) of the total polymeric content of the second coated layer; (c) a particle comprising a hydrophobic therapeutic agent; and (d) a cationic agent; wherein the cationic agent is associated with the particle, and the particle is within the second coated layer, associated with an outer surface of the second coated layer, or associated with an optional coated layer that is distal to the second coated layer, wherein the device surface to the second coated layer represents a proximal to distal direction, respectively.
Plate, having a base body that essentially determines the dimensions of the plate and having an RFID chip, where the plate incorporates a mark-bearing or front face and an opposing rear face and the base body, which is an injection-moulded component, is made from a plastic material, and the base body, which is an injection-moulded component, encloses the RFID chip, characterised in that the plate is used as a plate for marking during technical processes and the base body contains embedded particles made from a mineral material such that the base body has a temperature stability of at least 100 °C that ensures the shape stability of the plate, where and that the RFID chip is enclosed by the material of the base body on all sides.
Method for operating a floor conveyor in an intralogistics system, wherein monitoring of at least one safety region (14, 16, 17) in a surrounding region of the floor conveyor is performed by means of at least one safety system, characterized in that an electronic living being recognition system is used as a safety system which can detect and recognize living objects, wherein the living being recognition system authorizes safe release of the floor conveyor if no living objects are detected and recognized in the safety region (14, 16, 17), wherein the monitoring of the safety region (14, 16, 17) by means of the living being recognition system is performed before goods and/or load carriers are entered into or removed from storage in the safety region (14, 16, 17), and the entering into and removal from storage are performed only after the safe release by the living being recognition system.
Screw (1, 1', 1", 1′′′), in particular wood screw, having a head (2, 2', 2", 2′′′), characterized in that the head (2, 2', 2", 2′′′) is stepped, wherein the head (2, 2', 2", 2′′′) has support pieces (9, 9', 9", 9′′′, 9 IV, 9 V, 9 VI, 9 VII, 9 VIII, 9 IX, 9 X, 9 XI, 9 XII, 9 XIII, 9 XIV, 9 XV) on the steps (3, 3', 3", 3′′′, 3 IV, 3 V, 3 VI, 3 VII, 3 VIII, 3 IX, 3 X) for support in a fitting.
A method, comprising: generating, from a sample containing a plurality of protein isoforms, a first sample portion and a second sample portion, at least some protein isoforms from the plurality of protein isoforms having one or more free thiol groups; applying, to the first sample portion, a fluorescent detection binder configured to bind to free thiol groups to produce conjugated thiols, without reducing the plurality of protein isoforms included in the first sample portion; separating the plurality of protein isoforms in the first sample portion to generate a first set of separated protein isoforms; separating the plurality of protein isoforms in the second sample portion to generate a second set of separated protein isoforms; detecting a first fluorescence signal associated with the conjugated thiols and an absorbance signal associated with the first set of separated protein isoforms; identifying, based on the absorbance signal, at least one of a quantity or an identity of each separated protein isoform from the first set of separated protein isoforms; detecting a second fluorescence signal associated with the second set of separated protein isoforms; and measuring, based on a difference between the first fluorescence signal and the second fluorescence signal, a quantity of free thiol groups associated with each separated protein isoform from the first set of separated protein isoforms. generating, from a sample containing a plurality of protein isoforms, a first sample portion and a second sample portion, at least some protein isoforms from the plurality of protein isoforms having one or more free thiol groups; applying, to the first sample portion, a fluorescent detection binder configured to bind to free thiol groups to produce conjugated thiols, without reducing the plurality of protein isoforms included in the first sample portion; separating the plurality of protein isoforms in the first sample portion to generate a first set of separated protein isoforms; separating the plurality of protein isoforms in the second sample portion to generate a second set of separated protein isoforms; detecting a first fluorescence signal associated with the conjugated thiols and an absorbance signal associated with the first set of separated protein isoforms; identifying, based on the absorbance signal, at least one of a quantity or an identity of each separated protein isoform from the first set of separated protein isoforms; detecting a second fluorescence signal associated with the second set of separated protein isoforms; and measuring, based on a difference between the first fluorescence signal and the second fluorescence signal, a quantity of free thiol groups associated with each separated protein isoform from the first set of separated protein isoforms.