mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of managing information in a utility monitoring system, the utility monitoring system including a host computer and an array of monitoring devices (102, 104, 106) operatively coupled together on a peer-to-peer network, the array of monitoring devices including at least a first monitoring device with a first memory, a second monitoring device with a second memory, and a third monitoring device with a third memory, the first, second, and third monitoring devices each being configured to receive data, convert measurements of a characteristic of a utility into corresponding data, and transmit data, the first, second, and third monitoring device being part of a cluster of the monitoring devices, each of the monitoring devices in the cluster storing therein configuration and commissioning information of the first monitoring device, the method comprising: storing data received by the first monitoring device in the first memory; storing data received by the second monitoring device in the second memory; responsive to the first memory being below a first threshold storage capacity, transferring at least some of the data received by the second monitoring device to the first monitoring device; storing the transferred data in the first memory; receiving an indication that the first monitoring device has been replaced with a first replacement monitoring device having a first replacement memory, the first replacement monitoring device being configured to receive data, convert measurements of the characteristic of the utility into data, and transmit data; transferring the configuration and commissioning information stored in at least one of the monitoring devices in the cluster to the first replacement monitoring device; and storing the configuration and commissioning information in the first replacement memory. storing data received by the first monitoring device in the first memory; storing data received by the second monitoring device in the second memory; responsive to the first memory being below a first threshold storage capacity, transferring at least some of the data received by the second monitoring device to the first monitoring device; storing the transferred data in the first memory; receiving an indication that the first monitoring device has been replaced with a first replacement monitoring device having a first replacement memory, the first replacement monitoring device being configured to receive data, convert measurements of the characteristic of the utility into data, and transmit data; transferring the configuration and commissioning information stored in at least one of the monitoring devices in the cluster to the first replacement monitoring device; and storing the configuration and commissioning information in the first replacement memory.
An absorbent article in a form of a sanitary napkin or incontinence pad having longitudinal side edges (2,3) and transversal end edges (4,5), and comprising a fluid permeable topsheet, a fluid impermeable backsheet and an absorbent core being located between the topsheet and the backsheet, the absorbent core comprising a first absorbent layer having a longitudinal front portion and a longitudinal back portion, the first absorbent layer having an opening extending there through and 20-50% of the longitudinal length of the opening located in the front portion of the first absorbent layer, and a fluid flow control structure being located between the first absorbent layer and the backsheet, and an elastic member being arranged along each longitudinal side edge (2, 3) of the absorbent article, characterized in a narrow transversal transition located between the front portion and the back portion of the first absorbent layer, the width of the narrow transversal transition is 50-75% of the widest transversal width of the front portion of the first absorbent layer, the front portion of the first absorbent layer constitutes 20-40% of the total longitudinal length of the first absorbent layer, and an interspace is located in an area between the elastic member and the first absorbent layer at least in an area laterally outside the narrow transversal transition.
A method for authenticating a timepiece comprising a dial, at least one hand mounted on the timepiece and having an upper side and a lower side facing the dial, and a security material including a medium containing one or more compounds having luminescent properties, wherein the security material is arranged only on the lower side of the at least one hand, the method comprising: illuminating the security material for a prescribed amount of time via a reflection on the dial to excite the security material; measuring a luminescence emitted by the security material; and authenticating the timepiece based on the measured luminescence. illuminating the security material for a prescribed amount of time via a reflection on the dial to excite the security material; measuring a luminescence emitted by the security material; and authenticating the timepiece based on the measured luminescence.
A bottle-closing device, comprising: - a cap having a first top portion and a side portion; - a diffusing group (14, 15) suitable for coupling at the top with said cap and at the bottom with a bottle neck; - a covering case comprising a second top portion and a bottom portion connected to each other along a breaking line having a plurality of connecting bridges, said second top portion of said covering case being suitable for coupling with said cap so as to move with respect to said cap between a first assembly position, in which said covering case fully covers the side of said cap, and a second position, following the first opening of the device, wherein said covering case partially covers the side of said cap and said second top portion is irreversibly constrained to it in this partial covering position by means of constraining means (24, 25, 26, 34, 35); said constraining means (24, 25, 26, 34, 35) comprise at least a protruding portion realized inside said second top portion and at least a first and at least a second receiving seat realized on said cap, said protruding portion is at least partially housed in said receiving seats (25, 26) when said second top portion is in an assembly and partial covering position respectively, characterised in that said at least first and said at least second receiving seat are realized on said side portion of said cap. - a cap having a first top portion and a side portion; - a diffusing group (14, 15) suitable for coupling at the top with said cap and at the bottom with a bottle neck; - a covering case comprising a second top portion and a bottom portion connected to each other along a breaking line having a plurality of connecting bridges, said second top portion of said covering case being suitable for coupling with said cap so as to move with respect to said cap between a first assembly position, in which said covering case fully covers the side of said cap, and a second position, following the first opening of the device, wherein said covering case partially covers the side of said cap and said second top portion is irreversibly constrained to it in this partial covering position by means of constraining means (24, 25, 26, 34, 35); said constraining means (24, 25, 26, 34, 35) comprise at least a protruding portion realized inside said second top portion and at least a first and at least a second receiving seat realized on said cap, said protruding portion is at least partially housed in said receiving seats (25, 26) when said second top portion is in an assembly and partial covering position respectively, characterised in that said at least first and said at least second receiving seat are realized on said side portion of said cap.
A nozzle arrangement for a hard floor cleaning device, comprising: - a single rotary brush rotatable about a brush axis, said brush being provided with flexible brush elements having tip portions for contacting the surface to be cleaned and picking up dirt particles and liquid from the surface during a pick-up period when the brush elements contact the surface during the rotation of the brush, wherein a linear mass density of a plurality of the brush elements is, at least at the tip portions, lower than 150 g per 10 km, and - a single squeegee element for pushing or wiping dirt particles and liquid across or off the surface to be cleaned during movement of the cleaning device, said squeegee element being spaced apart from the brush and extending substantially along a longitudinal direction being substantially parallel to the brush axis, wherein a suction area is defined within the nozzle arrangement between the squeegee element and the brush, and - a drive means for driving the brush in rotation, wherein the drive means are adapted to realize a centrifugal acceleration at the tip portions which is, in particular during a dirt release period when the brush elements are free from contact to the surface during rotation of the brush, at least 3,000 m/s 2. - a single rotary brush rotatable about a brush axis, said brush being provided with flexible brush elements having tip portions for contacting the surface to be cleaned and picking up dirt particles and liquid from the surface during a pick-up period when the brush elements contact the surface during the rotation of the brush, wherein a linear mass density of a plurality of the brush elements is, at least at the tip portions, lower than 150 g per 10 km, and - a single squeegee element for pushing or wiping dirt particles and liquid across or off the surface to be cleaned during movement of the cleaning device, said squeegee element being spaced apart from the brush and extending substantially along a longitudinal direction being substantially parallel to the brush axis, wherein a suction area is defined within the nozzle arrangement between the squeegee element and the brush, and - a drive means for driving the brush in rotation, wherein the drive means are adapted to realize a centrifugal acceleration at the tip portions which is, in particular during a dirt release period when the brush elements are free from contact to the surface during rotation of the brush, at least 3,000 m/s 2.
A shielding structure for a wire harness (W1, W2, W3) in which a wire (1, 11) constituting a wire harness (W1, W2, W3) is to be introduced into a shield wall of an electric apparatus while being shielded, comprising: a seal member (5, 15, 25) which is made of electrically conductive rubber, which has a wire through hole (5a, 15a) that allows the wire (1, 11) to pass therethrough while sealing a circumference of the wire (1, 11), and which is to be attached to the shield wall in a closely contacted state, wherein a terminal portion of the wire (1, 11) is passed through the wire through hole (5a, 15a) of the seal member (5, 15, 25) to be introduced into the shield wall to a position where the shield layer (4, 14) formed by the resin plating exists, whereby an inner circumference of the wire through hole (5a, 15a) of the seal member (5, 15, 25) is made in close contact with the shield layer (4, 14) of the wire (1, 11) to cause the shield layer (4, 14) and the seal member (5, 15, 25) made of electrically conductive rubber to be electrically conducted with each other characterized in that the wire (1, 11) has a structure where an insulating resin layer is formed on an outer circumference of a conductor, and a predetermined range in a length direction of the conductor is coated with a shield layer (4, 14) formed by resin plating to cover an outer circumferential surface of the insulating resin layer, a seal member (5, 15, 25) which is made of electrically conductive rubber, which has a wire through hole (5a, 15a) that allows the wire (1, 11) to pass therethrough while sealing a circumference of the wire (1, 11), and which is to be attached to the shield wall in a closely contacted state, wherein a terminal portion of the wire (1, 11) is passed through the wire through hole (5a, 15a) of the seal member (5, 15, 25) to be introduced into the shield wall to a position where the shield layer (4, 14) formed by the resin plating exists, whereby an inner circumference of the wire through hole (5a, 15a) of the seal member (5, 15, 25) is made in close contact with the shield layer (4, 14) of the wire (1, 11) to cause the shield layer (4, 14) and the seal member (5, 15, 25) made of electrically conductive rubber to be electrically conducted with each other characterized in that the wire (1, 11) has a structure where an insulating resin layer is formed on an outer circumference of a conductor, and a predetermined range in a length direction of the conductor is coated with a shield layer (4, 14) formed by resin plating to cover an outer circumferential surface of the insulating resin layer,
Rechargeable battery apparatus for a handheld power tool comprising a rechargeable battery cell unit and at least one inductive charging unit for charging the rechargeable battery cell unit, wherein the inductive charging unit has at least one inductive charging coil with at least one main winding, wherein the inductive charging coil has at least one secondary winding (22, 24, 26), the winding axis of which runs at least substantially perpendicularly to a winding axis of the main winding, wherein the main winding of the inductive charging coil is connected electrically in series to the at least one secondary winding (22, 24, 26) of the inductive charging coil, characterized in that the at least one secondary winding (22, 24, 26) can be pivoted into a plane with the main winding for the purpose of increasing the size of a charging area of the inductive charging coil, wherein the at least one secondary winding (22, 24, 26) can be pivoted about a pivot axis which runs at least substantially parallel to a winding plane of the main winding.
A method for production of recombinant human DNase I comprising the steps of; (a) culturing recombinant human DNase I-producing mammalian cells in a serum-free medium to let them secrete the recombinant human DNase I in the medium, (b) collecting culture supernatant by removing the cells from the culture that is obtained in step (a) above, (c) subjecting the culture supernatant collected in step (b) above to an anion-exchange column chromatography to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, (d) subjecting the fraction collected in step (c) above to a column chromatography employing as solid phase a material having affinity for phosphate group to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, (e) subjecting the fraction collected in step (d) above to a cation-exchange column chromatography to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, (f) subjecting the fraction collected in step (e) above to a dye affinity column chromatography to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, in the order. (a) culturing recombinant human DNase I-producing mammalian cells in a serum-free medium to let them secrete the recombinant human DNase I in the medium, (b) collecting culture supernatant by removing the cells from the culture that is obtained in step (a) above, (c) subjecting the culture supernatant collected in step (b) above to an anion-exchange column chromatography to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, (d) subjecting the fraction collected in step (c) above to a column chromatography employing as solid phase a material having affinity for phosphate group to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, (e) subjecting the fraction collected in step (d) above to a cation-exchange column chromatography to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, (f) subjecting the fraction collected in step (e) above to a dye affinity column chromatography to collect a fraction containing the recombinant human DNase I, in the order.
A bone peg configured for cooperation with a threaded aperture on a bone plate for use in stabilizing a fracture of a bone, the bone peg comprising: a head portion having a head threaded portion that incorporates head threads having a first pitch; and a shaft portion that extends from the head portion to a distal end of the bone peg, the shaft portion including: a shaft threaded portion that incorporates shaft threads having a second pitch, a first unthreaded portion, and a second unthreaded portion, wherein the shaft threaded portion is disposed intermediate the first and second unthreaded portions (52, 54) and wherein the first unthreaded portion axially offsets the head threaded portion from the shaft threaded portion, and wherein the first and second pitches are equivalent whereby the head threaded portion and the shaft threaded portion threadably advance along the threaded aperture of the bone plate and the bone, respectively, in a synchronized manner, and wherein the head threaded portion extends a first axial distance along the shaft portion, wherein the first unthreaded shaft portion extends a second axial distance along the shaft portion, characterised in that the first and second axial distances are substantially equivalent, wherein the first and second axial distances (80,82) are distinct by between 10 percent and 20 percent. a head portion having a head threaded portion that incorporates head threads having a first pitch; and a shaft portion that extends from the head portion to a distal end of the bone peg, the shaft portion including: a shaft threaded portion that incorporates shaft threads having a second pitch, a first unthreaded portion, and a second unthreaded portion, wherein the shaft threaded portion is disposed intermediate the first and second unthreaded portions (52, 54) and wherein the first unthreaded portion axially offsets the head threaded portion from the shaft threaded portion, and a shaft threaded portion that incorporates shaft threads having a second pitch, a first unthreaded portion, and a second unthreaded portion, wherein the shaft threaded portion is disposed intermediate the first and second unthreaded portions (52, 54) and wherein the first unthreaded portion axially offsets the head threaded portion from the shaft threaded portion, and wherein the first and second pitches are equivalent whereby the head threaded portion and the shaft threaded portion threadably advance along the threaded aperture of the bone plate and the bone, respectively, in a synchronized manner, and wherein the head threaded portion extends a first axial distance along the shaft portion, wherein the first unthreaded shaft portion extends a second axial distance along the shaft portion, characterised in that the first and second axial distances are substantially equivalent, wherein the first and second axial distances (80,82) are distinct by between 10 percent and 20 percent.
A compound of Formulae I-III wherein: each A is independently selected from the group consisting of each R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon residue containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or aryl; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon residue containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or C(=O)OR 4; R 4 is a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon residue containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms; each X is independently selected from the group consisting of H and Cl; and each Y 1 and Y 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H or F; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. each A is independently selected from the group consisting of each R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon residue containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or aryl; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon residue containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or C(=O)OR 4; R 4 is a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon residue containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms; each X is independently selected from the group consisting of H and Cl; and each Y 1 and Y 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H or F;
A method for pickling a steel plate having a first steel plate portion and a second steel plate portion which is connected to a tail end of the first steel plate portion and which requires a longer time for pickling than the first steel plate portion when pickled under the same condition, comprising: a step of pickling the steel plate by immersing the steel plate in an acid solution in at least one pickling tank while conveying the steel plate; a step of circulating the acid solution, through a circulation line connected to any of the at least one pickling tank, between the pickling tank and an oxidizing device disposed in the circulation line; a step of oxidizing Fe 2+ in the acid solution to Fe 3+ by the oxidizing device using a gaseous oxidant; and a feeding start step of, upon switching from pickling of the first steel plate portion to pickling of the second steel plate portion, starting feeding of a liquid oxidant for oxidizing Fe 2+ in the acid solution to Fe 3+ to any of the at least one pickling tank or to the circulation line, wherein the timing to start supply of the liquid oxidant is determined on the basis of information of the position of a first connection portion which is a connection portion connecting the first steel plate portion and the second steel plate portion. a step of pickling the steel plate by immersing the steel plate in an acid solution in at least one pickling tank while conveying the steel plate; a step of circulating the acid solution, through a circulation line connected to any of the at least one pickling tank, between the pickling tank and an oxidizing device disposed in the circulation line; a step of oxidizing Fe 2+ in the acid solution to Fe 3+ by the oxidizing device using a gaseous oxidant; and a feeding start step of, upon switching from pickling of the first steel plate portion to pickling of the second steel plate portion, starting feeding of a liquid oxidant for oxidizing Fe 2+ in the acid solution to Fe 3+ to any of the at least one pickling tank or to the circulation line, wherein the timing to start supply of the liquid oxidant is determined on the basis of information of the position of a first connection portion which is a connection portion connecting the first steel plate portion and the second steel plate portion.
An inhibitory nucleic acid comprising a sequence that is complementary to a contiguous sequence of at least 7 nucleotides present in hsa-miR-155 for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease by reducing inflammatory gene expression in spinal cord microglia in a subject in need thereof.