mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Closing or concealing device for a building, said device comprising both a shutter and at least one anti-break-in system, comprising: - a locking means, which the shutter comprises, and which is movable relative to said shutter between an inactive locking position and an active locking position; - at least one complementary locking means, which the shutter comprises, and which, on the one hand and in the inactive locking position of said locking means, is movable relative to said shutter, does not cooperate with said locking means and adopts an inactive locking position, and which, on the other hand and only in the active locking position of said locking means, cooperates with said locking means and adopts an active locking position; - an actuating means, which the shutter comprises, and which is intended for actuating the movement of the locking means from the inactive locking position to the active locking position in the event of a break-in; - at least one immobilization means, which the shutter comprises, and which is movable relative to said shutter, is secured to said at least one complementary locking means for movement therewith, and, in the active locking position of said locking means, adopts an active immobilization position; - at least one complementary immobilization means which is intended to be secured to the building, and which cooperates, in each case, with said at least one immobilization means. - a locking means, which the shutter comprises, and which is movable relative to said shutter between an inactive locking position and an active locking position; - at least one complementary locking means, which the shutter comprises, and which, on the one hand and in the inactive locking position of said locking means, is movable relative to said shutter, does not cooperate with said locking means and adopts an inactive locking position, and which, on the other hand and only in the active locking position of said locking means, cooperates with said locking means and adopts an active locking position; - an actuating means, which the shutter comprises, and which is intended for actuating the movement of the locking means from the inactive locking position to the active locking position in the event of a break-in; - at least one immobilization means, which the shutter comprises, and which is movable relative to said shutter, is secured to said at least one complementary locking means for movement therewith, and, in the active locking position of said locking means, adopts an active immobilization position; - at least one complementary immobilization means which is intended to be secured to the building, and which cooperates, in each case, with said at least one immobilization means.
An in vitro method for inserting a desired nucleic acid into a predetermined site in a nucleic acid contained in a cell, wherein the nucleic acid contained in the cell includes a region formed of a first nucleotide sequence, the predetermined site, and a region formed of a second nucleotide sequence in the stated order in a 5'-end to 3'-end direction, the method comprising: introducing a vector encoding a nuclease into the cell, wherein the nuclease specifically cleaves a moiety including the region formed of the first nucleotide sequence and the region formed of the second nucleotide sequence included in the cell, introducing a donor vector into the cell, wherein the donor vector includes a region formed of a first nucleotide sequence, the desired nucleic acid, and a region formed of a second nucleotide sequence in the stated order in a 5'-end to 3'-end direction, wherein the nuclease acts on the donor vector to produce a nucleic acid fragment including the region formed of the first nucleotide sequence, the desired nucleic acid, and the region formed of the second nucleotide sequence in the stated order in the 5'-end to 3'-end direction, and wherein the first nucleotide sequence in the nucleic acid contained in the cell and the first nucleotide sequence from the donor vector are joined by microhomology-mediated end joining, and the second nucleotide sequence in the nucleic acid contained in the cell and the second nucleotide sequence from the donor vector are joined by microhomology-mediated end joining, whereby the desired nucleic acid is inserted. introducing a vector encoding a nuclease into the cell, wherein the nuclease specifically cleaves a moiety including the region formed of the first nucleotide sequence and the region formed of the second nucleotide sequence included in the cell, introducing a donor vector into the cell, wherein the donor vector includes a region formed of a first nucleotide sequence, the desired nucleic acid, and a region formed of a second nucleotide sequence in the stated order in a 5'-end to 3'-end direction, wherein the nuclease acts on the donor vector to produce a nucleic acid fragment including the region formed of the first nucleotide sequence, the desired nucleic acid, and the region formed of the second nucleotide sequence in the stated order in the 5'-end to 3'-end direction, and wherein the first nucleotide sequence in the nucleic acid contained in the cell and the first nucleotide sequence from the donor vector are joined by microhomology-mediated end joining, and the second nucleotide sequence in the nucleic acid contained in the cell and the second nucleotide sequence from the donor vector are joined by microhomology-mediated end joining, whereby the desired nucleic acid is inserted.
Electromagnetic switching valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, having: - a valve region with a closing element for closing the switching valve; and - an actuator region for moving the closing element along a movement axis; wherein the actuator region has an armature which can be moved along the movement axis and which, for the purpose of moving the closing element, is coupled to the closing element, has a fixed pole piece, and has a solenoid for generating a magnetic flux in the armature and the pole piece, wherein the pole piece has a magnetic flux concentration region in which a magnetic flux can be saturated, wherein the magnetic flux concentration region is formed by a constriction in a pole piece outer circumference (Up), wherein the solenoid is arranged around the pole piece, wherein the constriction is arranged at the height of the solenoid along the movement axis, wherein a constant armature outer circumference (U A) corresponds substantially to the constant pole piece outer circumference (U P), characterized in that, in the armature region directly adjacent to the pole piece, the armature outer circumference (U A) has a shoulder at which the armature outer circumference (U A2) transitions into a reduced armature outer circumference (U A1). - a valve region with a closing element for closing the switching valve; and - an actuator region for moving the closing element along a movement axis;
A suture lock for holding a tensioning suture in tension, comprising: a housing having first and second through holes (96, 98) extending between a distal surface and a proximal surface, the first and second through holes being laterally separated, the housing having a side hole through a side surface and adjacent the proximal surface, the side hole communicating with the first through hole; a snare within the first through hole and adapted to move longitudinally through the first through hole, the snare having an opening; an anchor wire passing through a proximal portion of the first through hole and through the side hole; wherein the suture lock has an open configuration in which the opening of the snare is at least partially out of the first through hole and the tensioning suture passes through the opening of the suture and the second through hole of the housing and can be freely translated with respect to the snare and the second through hole of the housing, and a locked configuration in which the opening of the snare is within the first through hole and the tensioning suture is held against translation by the snare in a tortuous configuration. a housing having first and second through holes (96, 98) extending between a distal surface and a proximal surface, the first and second through holes being laterally separated, the housing having a side hole through a side surface and adjacent the proximal surface, the side hole communicating with the first through hole; a snare within the first through hole and adapted to move longitudinally through the first through hole, the snare having an opening; an anchor wire passing through a proximal portion of the first through hole and through the side hole; wherein the suture lock has an open configuration in which the opening of the snare is at least partially out of the first through hole and the tensioning suture passes through the opening of the suture and the second through hole of the housing and can be freely translated with respect to the snare and the second through hole of the housing, and a locked configuration in which the opening of the snare is within the first through hole and the tensioning suture is held against translation by the snare in a tortuous configuration.
Use of tar extract from a discarded cigarette butt as a raw material of a flavor, or in the preparation of a flavor, or in the preparation of a cigarette, wherein the tar extract is obtained by a method of preparing the tar extract from the discarded cigarette butt comprising the following steps: adding the discarded cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out microwave-assisted extraction to obtain an extraction solution; and centrifuging the extraction solution, carrying out silica gel column chromatography on the supernatant, carrying out elution by using a mixed solution of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate as a mobile phase, and collecting the resulted elution fraction to obtain the tar extract. adding the discarded cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out microwave-assisted extraction to obtain an extraction solution; and centrifuging the extraction solution, carrying out silica gel column chromatography on the supernatant, carrying out elution by using a mixed solution of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate as a mobile phase, and collecting the resulted elution fraction to obtain the tar extract.
An integrated device for analyzing a plurality of samples in parallel, the device comprising: a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate, wherein an individual pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises: a sample well having an excitation region configured to retain a biological sample; an excitation-coupling structure located adjacent to or within the sample well and configured to affect coupling of at least excitation energy into the excitation region; and a sensor having N photodetector segments that is configured to discriminate between more than N spectrally distinct emission bands from the sample well, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 10; and circuitry arranged on the substrate to receive signals from said photodetector segments. a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate, wherein an individual pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises: a sample well having an excitation region configured to retain a biological sample; an excitation-coupling structure located adjacent to or within the sample well and configured to affect coupling of at least excitation energy into the excitation region; and a sensor having N photodetector segments that is configured to discriminate between more than N spectrally distinct emission bands from the sample well, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 10; and a sample well having an excitation region configured to retain a biological sample; an excitation-coupling structure located adjacent to or within the sample well and configured to affect coupling of at least excitation energy into the excitation region; and a sensor having N photodetector segments that is configured to discriminate between more than N spectrally distinct emission bands from the sample well, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 10; and circuitry arranged on the substrate to receive signals from said photodetector segments.
A cell structure comprising: a cathode; an anode; and a protonically conductive solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer comprises a compound having a perovskite structure and containing zirconium, cerium, and a rare-earth element other than cerium, and if the solid electrolyte layer has a thickness of T, the elemental ratio of zirconium to cerium at a position 0.25T from a surface of the solid electrolyte layer opposite the cathode, Zr C /Ce C, and the elemental ratio of zirconium to cerium at a position 0.25T from a surface of the solid electrolyte layer opposite the anode, Zr A /Ce A, satisfy Zr C /Ce C > Zr A /Ce A, and Zr C /Ce C > 1. a cathode; an anode; and a protonically conductive solid electrolyte layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer comprises a compound having a perovskite structure and containing zirconium, cerium, and a rare-earth element other than cerium, and if the solid electrolyte layer has a thickness of T, the elemental ratio of zirconium to cerium at a position 0.25T from a surface of the solid electrolyte layer opposite the cathode, Zr C /Ce C, and the elemental ratio of zirconium to cerium at a position 0.25T from a surface of the solid electrolyte layer opposite the anode, Zr A /Ce A, satisfy Zr C /Ce C > Zr A /Ce A, and Zr C /Ce C > 1.
A system, comprising: an energy object extension to an industrial protocol having a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages and services utilized for the monitoring and control of an energy resource (110; 210) by a manufacturing automation application, wherein the energy object extension comprises: an identifier associated with the energy resource that is associated with the manufacturing automation application, wherein the energy resource is an energy consuming or producing resource, and wherein the manufacturing automation application is associated with reducing a base load, sequencing a start up, or shedding a non-critical load; an energy type associated with the energy resource; and a measurement characteristic associated with the energy resource to facilitate energy management by the manufacturing automation application. an energy object extension to an industrial protocol having a comprehensive suite of attributes, messages and services utilized for the monitoring and control of an energy resource (110; 210) by a manufacturing automation application, wherein the energy object extension comprises: an identifier associated with the energy resource that is associated with the manufacturing automation application, wherein the energy resource is an energy consuming or producing resource, and wherein the manufacturing automation application is associated with reducing a base load, sequencing a start up, or shedding a non-critical load; an energy type associated with the energy resource; and a measurement characteristic associated with the energy resource to facilitate energy management by the manufacturing automation application. an identifier associated with the energy resource that is associated with the manufacturing automation application, wherein the energy resource is an energy consuming or producing resource, and wherein the manufacturing automation application is associated with reducing a base load, sequencing a start up, or shedding a non-critical load; an energy type associated with the energy resource; and a measurement characteristic associated with the energy resource to facilitate energy management by the manufacturing automation application.
Rubber composition based on at least - a diene elastomer with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than -40°C, - a reinforcing filler at a content within a range extending from 60 to 110 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of elastomer (phr), - a vulcanization system, - a combination of plasticizers, the said combination of plasticizers comprising more than 10 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of elastomer) of at least one hydrocarbon resin with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of between -40°C and 20°C and at least one supplementary plasticizer selected from the group consisting of plasticizing oils, hydrocarbon resins with a Tg of greater than 20°C and their mixtures, the total content of plasticizer being within a range extending from 25 to 65 phr, - the contents of reinforcing filler and of plasticizer being such that the ratio of the total content of filler to the total content of plasticizer is within a range extending from 1.8 to 2.5. - a diene elastomer with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than -40°C, - a reinforcing filler at a content within a range extending from 60 to 110 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of elastomer (phr), - a vulcanization system, - a combination of plasticizers, the said combination of plasticizers comprising more than 10 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of elastomer) of at least one hydrocarbon resin with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of between -40°C and 20°C and at least one supplementary plasticizer selected from the group consisting of plasticizing oils, hydrocarbon resins with a Tg of greater than 20°C and their mixtures, the total content of plasticizer being within a range extending from 25 to 65 phr, - the contents of reinforcing filler and of plasticizer being such that the ratio of the total content of filler to the total content of plasticizer is within a range extending from 1.8 to 2.5.
A fluid droplet system for cleaning teeth, comprising: a source of fluids; and a fluid droplet generator and directing assembly (44, 46, 42, 52) for creating a stream of individual fluid droplets from the fluid and directing them for cleaning a selected oral surface area, wherein effective fluid droplets have a diameter greater than 5 microns and have a velocity greater than 20 meters per second, and wherein the effective fluid droplets have a combined specific momentum of approximately at least 3 x 10 3 Newton·meters -2, effective to produce a sufficient cleansing effect to remove biofilm from the oral surface area without discomfort or damage to the teeth or surrounding tissues of the user. a source of fluids; and a fluid droplet generator and directing assembly (44, 46, 42, 52) for creating a stream of individual fluid droplets from the fluid and directing them for cleaning a selected oral surface area, wherein effective fluid droplets have a diameter greater than 5 microns and have a velocity greater than 20 meters per second, and wherein the effective fluid droplets have a combined specific momentum of approximately at least 3 x 10 3 Newton·meters -2, effective to produce a sufficient cleansing effect to remove biofilm from the oral surface area without discomfort or damage to the teeth or surrounding tissues of the user.
Knitted semi-finished product for manufacturing stockings, footwear and gloves, comprising: a main waterproofed portion configured to contain a user's foot or hand; wherein the main waterproofed portion comprises an outer knitted portion and an inner waterproofing portion configured to prevent the passage of liquids from the outside to the inside of the semi-finished product; an auxiliary knitted portion delimiting an opening configured to receive the user's foot or hand; wherein the auxiliary knitted portion comprises at least one ring-shaped portion; wherein said at least one ring-shaped portion is directly connected to the outer knitted portion; characterised in that the at least one ring-shaped portion has a lower hydrophilic characteristic than a hydrophilic characteristic of said outer knitted portion and is configured to stop or at least slow down the capillarity rise of a liquid absorbed by the outer knitted portion. a main waterproofed portion configured to contain a user's foot or hand; wherein the main waterproofed portion comprises an outer knitted portion and an inner waterproofing portion configured to prevent the passage of liquids from the outside to the inside of the semi-finished product; an auxiliary knitted portion delimiting an opening configured to receive the user's foot or hand; wherein the auxiliary knitted portion comprises at least one ring-shaped portion; wherein said at least one ring-shaped portion is directly connected to the outer knitted portion; characterised in that the at least one ring-shaped portion has a lower hydrophilic characteristic than a hydrophilic characteristic of said outer knitted portion and is configured to stop or at least slow down the capillarity rise of a liquid absorbed by the outer knitted portion.
A method, comprising: charging, by a charging device, a user device connected to the charging device; when charging the user device: receiving, by the charging device, data including logs representative of activities and/or errors associated with the user device from the user device; analyzing, by the charging device, at least some of the data to identify causes of current and/or predicted performance degradation in the user device and based at least in part on analyzing the data, providing, by the charging device, recommendations to the user device for remedying and/or preventing the current and/or predicted performance degradation in the user device, characterized in that: the charging device is an outlet charger or a wireless charger. charging, by a charging device, a user device connected to the charging device; when charging the user device: receiving, by the charging device, data including logs representative of activities and/or errors associated with the user device from the user device; analyzing, by the charging device, at least some of the data to identify causes of current and/or predicted performance degradation in the user device and based at least in part on analyzing the data, providing, by the charging device, recommendations to the user device for remedying and/or preventing the current and/or predicted performance degradation in the user device, characterized in that: the charging device is an outlet charger or a wireless charger. receiving, by the charging device, data including logs representative of activities and/or errors associated with the user device from the user device; analyzing, by the charging device, at least some of the data to identify causes of current and/or predicted performance degradation in the user device and based at least in part on analyzing the data, providing, by the charging device, recommendations to the user device for remedying and/or preventing the current and/or predicted performance degradation in the user device, characterized in that: the charging device is an outlet charger or a wireless charger.
A brush holder comprising a central body made of conductive material provided with a plurality of fixing means (12', 12") for electrical connections and a plurality of through connection openings (13, 13') disposed transversely and in correspondence to the opposite ends of said central body, one or more arms (14, 14') rotationally disposed in proximity of the opposite ends of said central body and defining a first and a second end (16, 16'), at least one brush slidably disposed in a housing inside said arms (14, 14'), said brushes being cooperating with at least on elastic element; characterised in that said arms (14, 14') define on the respective first ends quick couplings (24, 24'), said arms being pivoted to each other at second ends, said arms being further connected in a swivelling manner and in proximity to said second ends at the opposite ends of said central body, said quick couplings (24, 24') being formed by a snap-opening having open circular section on one side and disposed transversely with respect to the longitudinal extension of said arms (14,14').