mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A non-naturally occurring microorganism comprising disruption of the genes adhE, aspA, ldhA and mdh, and a disruption of the genes encoding the enzymes catalyzing the SUCOAS reaction as defined in Table 8, wherein said microorganism further comprises a 1,4-butanediol biosynthetic pathway, said pathway comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding 4-hydroxybutanoate dehydrogenase, CoA-independent succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, succinyl-CoA synthetase, CoA-dependent succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, 4-hydroxybutyrate:CoA transferase, glutamate:succinic semialdehyde transaminase, glutamate decarboxylase, CoA-independent aldehyde dehydrogenase, CoA-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase or alcohol dehydrogenase, wherein said exogenous nucleic acid is expressed in sufficient amounts to produce 1,4-butanediol.
An apparatus to facilitate treating a patient's treatment volume with therapeutic radiation using a multi-leaf collimation system, the apparatus comprising: a control circuit configured to optimize a radiation treatment plan for the patient's treatment volume using an automatically iterating optimization process that optimizes the radiation treatment plan as a function, at least in part, of predetermined cost functions; and a radiation treatment platform operably configured to administer the therapeutic radiation to the patient in accordance with the radiation treatment plan as optimized by the control circuit; characterized in that: at least a first one of the cost functions favors apertures for the multi-leaf collimation system having local curvature that deviates only minimally from a reference curvature by increasing a cost associated with increasing deviations from a standard set by the reference curvature; and the control circuit is further configured to determine the reference curvature as a function, at least in part, of setting the reference curvature to a static minimal local curvature. a control circuit configured to optimize a radiation treatment plan for the patient's treatment volume using an automatically iterating optimization process that optimizes the radiation treatment plan as a function, at least in part, of predetermined cost functions; and a radiation treatment platform operably configured to administer the therapeutic radiation to the patient in accordance with the radiation treatment plan as optimized by the control circuit; characterized in that: at least a first one of the cost functions favors apertures for the multi-leaf collimation system having local curvature that deviates only minimally from a reference curvature by increasing a cost associated with increasing deviations from a standard set by the reference curvature; and the control circuit is further configured to determine the reference curvature as a function, at least in part, of setting the reference curvature to a static minimal local curvature. at least a first one of the cost functions favors apertures for the multi-leaf collimation system having local curvature that deviates only minimally from a reference curvature by increasing a cost associated with increasing deviations from a standard set by the reference curvature; and the control circuit is further configured to determine the reference curvature as a function, at least in part, of setting the reference curvature to a static minimal local curvature.
A quantum cryptography apparatus having a receiver station, an emitter station, connected together through a quantum channel, wherein the apparatus has a processing unit and a subsystem (110, 120) with at least one single photon detector, characterized in that the subsystem (110, 120) has an alarm subsystem adapted to randomly change efficiency or activation timing setting parameters of the at least one single photon detector and the processing unit is able to measure the detection probability value of the at least one single photon detector and compare it with the expected detection probability value for the chosen setting parameters, the detection of mismatch between measured and expected detection probability values indicating attack attempts comprising the sending of light through the quantum channel into the said subsystem (110, 120) to either take control of the single photon detector or obtain knowledge of the quantum state preparation or the quantum measurement basis chosen by one of subsystems (110,120), where in the processing unit or the subsystem (110, 120) sends an alarm when it detects a probability mismatch revealing said attack attempts.
Hammer tool connection, in particular hammer drill tool connection, comprising at least two hammer tool components (4, 5, 6) which along a geometric tool axis are in each case connected to one another by way of a threaded connection, wherein the respective hammer tool components (4, 5, 6) connected to one another are selected from the group comprising a tool head piece having a tool head, in particular a drill head, a tool end piece having an insertion portion, and a tool intermediate piece for axial disposal between a tool head piece and a tool end piece, wherein when establishing the threaded connection the attainment of a defined relative terminal position of the respective hammer tool components (4, 5, 6) connected to one another is acoustically indicated in that two elements (9, 10) of the hammer tool components (4, 5, 6) abruptly impact one another, characterized in that, in the defined terminal position, an axial end face of the one hammer tool component (4, 5, 6) bears axially on an axial end face of the respective other hammer tool component (4, 5, 6).
Autonomous mobile green-area treatment robot, wherein the green-area treatment robot comprises: - a treatment tool, wherein a tool height of the treatment tool is adjustable, - a protection device, wherein the protection device is configured to protect against access into the treatment tool, and wherein a protection height of the protection device is adjustable, and - a height-adjustment device, characterised in that the height-adjustment device is configured for the coupled adjustment of the tool height and the protection height together, such that a tool height adjustment value of the adjustment of the tool height and a protection height adjustment value of the adjustment of the protection height are different, and that a distance between the treatment tool and the protection device is changed. - a treatment tool, wherein a tool height of the treatment tool is adjustable, - a protection device, wherein the protection device is configured to protect against access into the treatment tool, and wherein a protection height of the protection device is adjustable, and - a height-adjustment device, characterised in that the height-adjustment device is configured for the coupled adjustment of the tool height and the protection height together, such that a tool height adjustment value of the adjustment of the tool height and a protection height adjustment value of the adjustment of the protection height are different, and that a distance between the treatment tool and the protection device is changed.
A battery module, comprising a plurality of round cells of identical dimensions, target charge capacity and voltage, which are grouped into a series of round cell stacks, which round cell stacks are arranged one behind the other in a row and which round cell stacks all consist of an identical plurality of round cells which lie in each round cell stack axis-parallel to the stack row direction, adjacent and on top of each other in identical position in the stack row direction, wherein contact plates (2; 2c; 22) interposed between adjacent round cell stacks are provided, as well as end-side contact plates (2; 2a, 2b; 22a, 22b) at the ends of the round cell stack row disposed in the stack row direction, which connect the round cells of each round cell stack in an electrically parallel manner at their poles disposed in the stack row direction, and wherein all the round cells are arranged in such a way that all identical electrical poles face in the same direction and form a plurality of aligned round cell rows corresponding to the plurality of round cells per round cell stack, the round cells of each round cell row are respectively electrically connected in series via the interposed contact plates (2; 2c; 22), characterized in that at least the interposed contact plates (2; 2c; 22) comprise protrusions (7; 7, 7a) for contacting the poles of the round cells and are electrically conductive at the protrusions (7; 7, 7a) and in the flat sections between the protrusions (7; 7, 7a), wherein the protrusions (7; 7, 7a) press on the poles, but are not integrally connected to the poles, and wherein, at the two ends of the round cell stack row, a respective pole plate (3, 4) rests on the outside on the end-side contact plate (2; 2a, 2b; 22a, 22b) there, which pole plates (3, 4) are thicker-walled as compared to the contact plates (2; 2a, 2b, 2c; 22a, 22b, 22), and which form the ends of the round cell stack row forming the poles of the battery module, and wherein the protrusions have either identical dimensions and are provided on the contact plates at the positions corresponding to the axes of the round cell rows, wherein the protrusions each contact a pole of a round cell or both mutually facing poles of two adjoining round cells of a round cell row, so that all round cell poles are contacted via one of the protrusions, or the contact plates (2b, 2c; 22b, 22), which contact the plus poles of a round cell stack, comprise respective protrusions of identical dimensions on their sides facing the plus poles on the axes of the round cell rows, which protrusions each contact a plus pole of a round cell, and the contact plates (2a, 2c; 22a, 22), which contact the minus poles of a round cell stack, respectively comprise a plurality, especially three, protrusions of identical dimension on their sides facing the minus poles around the positions corresponding to the axes of the round cell regions, which protrusions each contact one of the minus poles of a round cell.
A mountable and ventilated doghouse comprising a floor base; a front wall provided with an opening for the dog's and air flow entry and exit and a rear wall; a right side wall placed at the right of the opening and a left side wall placed at the left of the opening engaged between said front wall and said rear wall; a roof; and a ventilation system configured for raising the roof with respect to the front wall and rear wall and to at least one of the right or left side wall, said roof moving from a normal use position to at least one ventilation position (B, C, D) enabling the entry and the exit of an air flow greater than the air flow flowing through the opening, characterized in that said ventilation system comprises: - at least two gripping elements provided on the outer face of each side wall in correspondence of indents formed along the upper profile of each side wall; - interlocking closure latch elements provided, two by two, under the lateral lower profiles of the roof; and - at least one right hooking / unhooking handle and at least one left hooking / unhooking handle, provided in each side wall, formed by a rectangular element having an area able to overlap the indents and comprising, on the upper edge of its inner surface, cylindrical gripping pins able to be engaged with the interlocking closure latch elements, and, on the inner surface immediately below the cylindrical gripping pins, two upper interlocking latches and two lower interlocking latches, to which the gripping elements are alternately two by two engageable. - at least two gripping elements provided on the outer face of each side wall in correspondence of indents formed along the upper profile of each side wall; - interlocking closure latch elements provided, two by two, under the lateral lower profiles of the roof; and - at least one right hooking / unhooking handle and at least one left hooking / unhooking handle, provided in each side wall, formed by a rectangular element having an area able to overlap the indents and comprising, on the upper edge of its inner surface, cylindrical gripping pins able to be engaged with the interlocking closure latch elements, and, on the inner surface immediately below the cylindrical gripping pins, two upper interlocking latches and two lower interlocking latches, to which the gripping elements are alternately two by two engageable.
A device for supplementing an electrode plate with lithium, comprising a first lithium strip unwinding mechanism, an electrode plate unwinding mechanism, a roller pressing mechanism, a first traction mechanism, an electrode plate winding mechanism, and a first coating mechanism, wherein the first lithium strip unwinding mechanism is configured to dispose a lithium strip, and the electrode plate unwinding mechanism is configured to dispose an electrode plate; the roller pressing mechanism comprises a first calendering roller, a first laminating roller, and a second laminating roller; the first traction mechanism is configured to draw the lithium strip into between the first calendering roller and the first laminating roller, and the electrode plate winding mechanism is configured to wind up the electrode plate and draw the electrode plate to pass through between the first laminating roller and the second laminating roller; and in a traveling direction of the lithium strip, the first coating mechanism precedes the roller pressing mechanism, and the first coating mechanism is configured to apply a coating layer on a surface of the lithium strip; the roller pressing mechanism further comprises a first backup roller, wherein the first backup roller and the first calendering roller are configured to be in contact with each other and relatively rotatable, and the first backup roller is located at a side of the first calendering roller farther away from the first laminating roller; and a roller diameter of the first backup roller is greater than the roller diameter of the first calendering roller. the first lithium strip unwinding mechanism is configured to dispose a lithium strip, and the electrode plate unwinding mechanism is configured to dispose an electrode plate; the roller pressing mechanism comprises a first calendering roller, a first laminating roller, and a second laminating roller; the first traction mechanism is configured to draw the lithium strip into between the first calendering roller and the first laminating roller, and the electrode plate winding mechanism is configured to wind up the electrode plate and draw the electrode plate to pass through between the first laminating roller and the second laminating roller; and in a traveling direction of the lithium strip, the first coating mechanism precedes the roller pressing mechanism, and the first coating mechanism is configured to apply a coating layer on a surface of the lithium strip; the roller pressing mechanism further comprises a first backup roller, wherein the first backup roller and the first calendering roller are configured to be in contact with each other and relatively rotatable, and the first backup roller is located at a side of the first calendering roller farther away from the first laminating roller; and a roller diameter of the first backup roller is greater than the roller diameter of the first calendering roller.
A cold-rolled steel sheet having: a chemical composition consisting of, in mass%, C: 0.06 to 0.3%, Si: 0.4 to 2.5%, Mn: 0.6 to 3.5%, P: at most 0.1%, S: at most 0.05%, Ti: 0 to 0.08%, Nb: 0 to 0.04%, a total content of Ti and Nb: 0 to 0.10%, sol.Al: 0 to 2.0%, Cr: 0 to 1%, Mo: 0 to 0.3%, V: 0 to 0.3%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Ca: 0 to 0.003%, REM: 0 to 0.003% and the remainder of Fe and impurities, a microstructure having a main phase of ferrite comprising at least 40 area%, and a second phase of a low-temperature transformation phase consisting of either or both of martensite and bainite comprising at least 10 area% in total and retained austenite at least comprising 3 area%, characterised by satisfying Equations to: d F ≤ 5.0 d M + B ≤ 2.0 d As ≤ 1.5 and r As ≥ 50 where d F is an average grain diameter (μm) of ferrite defined by high angle grain boundaries having a tilt angle of at least 15°; d M+B is an average grain diameter (μm) of the low-temperature transformation phase; d As is an average grain diameter (μm) of retained austenite having an aspect ratio of less than 5; and r As is an area fraction (%) of retained austenite having an aspect ratio of less than 5 relative to all the retained austenite, wherein for each of the average grain diameters and the area fractions above, a value of measurement at a depth of 1/4 of a sheet thickness of the steel sheet is employed. a chemical composition consisting of, in mass%, C: 0.06 to 0.3%, Si: 0.4 to 2.5%, Mn: 0.6 to 3.5%, P: at most 0.1%, S: at most 0.05%, Ti: 0 to 0.08%, Nb: 0 to 0.04%, a total content of Ti and Nb: 0 to 0.10%, sol.Al: 0 to 2.0%, Cr: 0 to 1%, Mo: 0 to 0.3%, V: 0 to 0.3%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Ca: 0 to 0.003%, REM: 0 to 0.003% and the remainder of Fe and impurities, a microstructure having a main phase of ferrite comprising at least 40 area%, and a second phase of a low-temperature transformation phase consisting of either or both of martensite and bainite comprising at least 10 area% in total and retained austenite at least comprising 3 area%, characterised by satisfying Equations to: d F ≤ 5.0 d M + B ≤ 2.0 d As ≤ 1.5 and r As ≥ 50 where d F is an average grain diameter (μm) of ferrite defined by high angle grain boundaries having a tilt angle of at least 15°; d M+B is an average grain diameter (μm) of the low-temperature transformation phase; d As is an average grain diameter (μm) of retained austenite having an aspect ratio of less than 5; and r As is an area fraction (%) of retained austenite having an aspect ratio of less than 5 relative to all the retained austenite, wherein for each of the average grain diameters and the area fractions above, a value of measurement at a depth of 1/4 of a sheet thickness of the steel sheet is employed.
A clothing dryer comprising: a drum to receive clothing; at least two hot air heaters (36, 38) to supply hot air into the drum; a humidity sensor to sense internal humidity of the drum; and a controller, said hot air heaters (36, 38) comprise a first hot air heater with a higher heat capacity than a second hot air heater, said controller is adapted to calculate a humidity change amount in the drum, to compare the calculated humidity change amount with a predetermined change amount, and to control the first or second air heater (36, 38) to be operated to adjust a heater capacity characterized in that it stops the operation of the first air heater, in a falling rate drying period in which the humidity change amount is greater than the predetermined change amount. a drum to receive clothing; at least two hot air heaters (36, 38) to supply hot air into the drum; a humidity sensor to sense internal humidity of the drum; and a controller,
Hose coupling for mutually coupling hose parts comprising: - a first hose part; - a second hose part; - an eyelet provided on the first hose part; - a coupling element provided on the second hose part; characterised in that the hose coupling further comprises a guide which is connected to the coupling element and which is configured to be threaded through the eyelet such that the coupling element can then be threaded through the eyelet for the purpose of connecting the first and second horse parts (8, 14). - a first hose part; - a second hose part; - an eyelet provided on the first hose part; - a coupling element provided on the second hose part;
Facility for storing and cooling a liquefied gas, for example a liquefied natural gas, the facility comprising: - at least one tank configured to contain liquefied gas, said tank comprising at least one lower region (4.1) intended to contain the liquefied gas in the liquid state, and at least one upper region (4.2) intended to contain the vapours of the liquefied gas, - at least one closed cooling circuit situated outside the tank and configured to be supplied with liquefied gas in the liquid state coming from the tank, the cooling circuit comprising at least one first heat exchanger configured to effect a heat exchange outside the tank between liquefied gas in the liquid state coming from the tank and a cycle gas, for example nitrogen, so as to cool liquefied gas coming from the tank when the facility is in service, and - at least one injection member fluidically connected to the cooling circuit via an injection pipe, the injection member being configured to reinject the cooled liquefied gas into the tank, - at least one connection line configured to recover a gas to be cooled from at least one remote container, which is separate and independent from the facility, said connection line being fluidically connected to the tank of the facility, the facility being characterized in that the cooling circuit comprises at least one compressor configured to compress a cycle gas, at least one motor, and at least one turbine, the motor being mechanically connected, on the one hand, to the compressor in order to drive the compressor and, on the other hand, to the turbine so that the turbine drives the motor, and in that the facility comprises at least one bypass pipe connected to the injection pipe, said bypass pipe comprising a valve, in particular an isolation valve, and being configured to transfer some of the cooled liquefied gas to a remote container, which is separate and independent from the facility.
A method of acquiring and displaying x-ray images comprising: - acquiring x-ray tomosynthesis image data Tp representative of projection images Tp taken at different angles of an origin of imaging x-rays relative to a patient's breast; - reconstructing at least a subset of the acquired Tp data into reconstructed tomosynthesis image data Tr representative of images Tr of slices of the breast that have selected orientations and thicknesses; - identifying calcifications that meet selected criteria of number, size, location and other properties by processing said Tp images; - displaying, for identifying images Tr, which contain calcifications, one of the Tp images, in which calcifications meeting said selected criteria are identified - receiving information of a user pointing to one of the identified calcifications in the displayed one of the Tp images; and - displaying an image Tr of a slice of the breast, that image Tr being selected in response to the user pointing to one of the identified calcifications in said displayed one of the Tp images, that image Tr containing said one of the identified calcifications. - acquiring x-ray tomosynthesis image data Tp representative of projection images Tp taken at different angles of an origin of imaging x-rays relative to a patient's breast; - reconstructing at least a subset of the acquired Tp data into reconstructed tomosynthesis image data Tr representative of images Tr of slices of the breast that have selected orientations and thicknesses; - identifying calcifications that meet selected criteria of number, size, location and other properties by processing said Tp images; - displaying, for identifying images Tr, which contain calcifications, one of the Tp images, in which calcifications meeting said selected criteria are identified - receiving information of a user pointing to one of the identified calcifications in the displayed one of the Tp images; and - displaying an image Tr of a slice of the breast, that image Tr being selected in response to the user pointing to one of the identified calcifications in said displayed one of the Tp images, that image Tr containing said one of the identified calcifications.