mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A process for producing a toner for electrophotography comprising the following steps to: step: adding an aggregating agent to a resin particle dispersion (a) so as to attain an aggregating agent concentration Ea (% by weight), to thereby aggregate resin particles in the resin particle dispersion (a), whereby an aggregated particle dispersion is produced; step: adding a resin microparticle dispersion (b) to the aggregated particle dispersion produced in step, to thereby produce a dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles having an aggregating agent concentration Eb (% by weight) satisfying the following formula 1: 0.60 ≤ Eb / Ea < 1 step: modifying the aggregating agent concentration of the dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles produced in step, to thereby produce a dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles, having an aggregating agent concentration Ec (% by weight) satisfying the following formula 2: 0 < Ec / Ea ≤ 0.30 and step: heating the resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles in the dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles having the aggregating agent concentration Ec and produced in step at a temperature falling within a range between a glass transition point Tg (°C) of the resin microparticles in the resin microparticle dispersion (b) and (Tg + 20) (°C), to thereby coalesce the aggregated particles. step: adding an aggregating agent to a resin particle dispersion (a) so as to attain an aggregating agent concentration Ea (% by weight), to thereby aggregate resin particles in the resin particle dispersion (a), whereby an aggregated particle dispersion is produced; step: adding a resin microparticle dispersion (b) to the aggregated particle dispersion produced in step, to thereby produce a dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles having an aggregating agent concentration Eb (% by weight) satisfying the following formula 1: 0.60 ≤ Eb / Ea < 1 step: modifying the aggregating agent concentration of the dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles produced in step, to thereby produce a dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles, having an aggregating agent concentration Ec (% by weight) satisfying the following formula 2: 0 < Ec / Ea ≤ 0.30 and step: heating the resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles in the dispersion of resin microparticle-deposited aggregated particles having the aggregating agent concentration Ec and produced in step at a temperature falling within a range between a glass transition point Tg (°C) of the resin microparticles in the resin microparticle dispersion (b) and (Tg + 20) (°C), to thereby coalesce the aggregated particles.
A composition for use in a method of treatment of colon cancer, the composition comprising a) tumour-reactive CD4+ helper T-lymphocytes and/or CD8+ T-lymphocytes, derived from sentinel lymph nodes and/or metinel lymph nodes; characterized in that it further comprises b) one or more VEGF-inhibitors, wherein one VEGF-inhibitor is bevacizumab (Avastin ®), wherein the composition is either a single composition or the composition comprises two separate preparations wherein one preparation comprises the therapeutic effective amount of tumour-reactive CD4+ helper T-lymphocytes and/or CD8+ T-lymphocytes and the second preparation comprises the therapeutic effective amount of one or more VEGF-inhibitors. a) tumour-reactive CD4+ helper T-lymphocytes and/or CD8+ T-lymphocytes, derived from sentinel lymph nodes and/or metinel lymph nodes; characterized in that it further comprises b) one or more VEGF-inhibitors, wherein one VEGF-inhibitor is bevacizumab (Avastin ®),
A method for sealing enclave data, comprising: sending, to a source enclave hosted on a first native enclave platform, a first attestation report of a sealing enclave hosted on a second native enclave platform; receiving, at the sealing enclave, a permitted list and associated enclave data from the source enclave, wherein the permitted list includes a list of one or more enclave identities permitted to unseal the enclave data, and wherein the received enclave data is encrypted; securely storing, at the sealing enclave, the enclave data and the permitted list; and restricting (2008, 2010, 2012) access of the enclave data to enclaves with authenticated identities as permitted according to the permitted list, wherein the method further comprises: executing an attestation process between the source enclave and the sealing enclave; and decrypting the encrypted enclave data with a key generated during the attestation process. sending, to a source enclave hosted on a first native enclave platform, a first attestation report of a sealing enclave hosted on a second native enclave platform; receiving, at the sealing enclave, a permitted list and associated enclave data from the source enclave, wherein the permitted list includes a list of one or more enclave identities permitted to unseal the enclave data, and wherein the received enclave data is encrypted; securely storing, at the sealing enclave, the enclave data and the permitted list; and restricting (2008, 2010, 2012) access of the enclave data to enclaves with authenticated identities as permitted according to the permitted list, wherein the method further comprises: executing an attestation process between the source enclave and the sealing enclave; and decrypting the encrypted enclave data with a key generated during the attestation process. executing an attestation process between the source enclave and the sealing enclave; and decrypting the encrypted enclave data with a key generated during the attestation process.
A method for manufacturing an acoustic absorption panel in which a reflective wall is added on at least one portion of one of the faces (111, 113) of a set of acoustic absorption cells, at least one passage is formed on the face (111, 113) opposite to said one of the faces (111, 113) over a portion of the thickness of said assembly, said passage forming at least one main communication channel between the cells and being intended for the circulation of a de-icing fluid, said method being characterized in that at least one groove forming at least one passage is machined on one of the faces (111, 113) of the set of acoustic absorption cells.
Magnetic-inductive flowmeter, having at least one measuring tube for the flow of an electrically conductive medium, having at least one magnetic field generating device for generating an alternating magnetic field extending at least also perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube, having at least two measuring electrodes (4, 5), having a signal voltage source or signal current source connected to the measuring electrodes (4, 5) for generating conductivity measuring signals, having a control circuit for the magnetic field generating device and for the signal voltage source or the signal current source, as well as with an evaluation circuit, wherein the control circuit and/or the evaluation circuit is/are designed in such a way that only during a flow measuring operation the signal voltage source or the signal current source is/are generated in such a way that the measuring voltage tapped or tappable from the measuring electrodes (4, 5) is evaluated for the flow measurement only during a flow measurement time which is less than half the period duration of the magnetic field generation, and wherein the control circuit is designed in such a way that conductivity measurement signals are applied to the measuring electrodes (4, 5) only during a conductivity measurement time which lies outside the flow measurement time, characterized in that the control circuit is designed in such a way that, in addition to the conductivity measurement signals, the signal voltage source or the signal current source generates, with a time delay relative to the conductivity measurement signals, correction signals for reducing or eliminating measurement errors of different types or causes.
A laparoscopic insufflating surgical instrument adapted for movement across an abdominal wall and arranged to receive insufflation gas under pressure from an insufflation gas line to insufflate an abdominal region of a patient, the instrument comprising: a shaft forming a lumen and having a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft being configured to enable insertion of a laparoscope into the lumen of the shaft; a transparent tip at the distal end of the shaft; the tip being configured to penetrate tissue; a vent hole formed in the transparent tip; a cannula having a lumen and configured such that the shaft is removably insertable into the lumen of the cannula; and an insufflation channel having a proximal end and a distal end and extending along an axis of the shaft, the insufflation channel being configured to receive the insufflation gas from the insufflation gas line and to expel the gas under pressure through the vent hole while a laparoscope is inserted within the lumen of the shaft. a shaft forming a lumen and having a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft being configured to enable insertion of a laparoscope into the lumen of the shaft; a transparent tip at the distal end of the shaft; the tip being configured to penetrate tissue; a vent hole formed in the transparent tip; a cannula having a lumen and configured such that the shaft is removably insertable into the lumen of the cannula; and an insufflation channel having a proximal end and a distal end and extending along an axis of the shaft, the insufflation channel being configured to receive the insufflation gas from the insufflation gas line and to expel the gas under pressure through the vent hole while a laparoscope is inserted within the lumen of the shaft.
A femoral implant (2,3) for resurfacing a femoral head comprising: a head comprising an external bearing surface having a centre and defining a head axis passing through the centre, and an internal surface defining a recess within the head and a recess axis; and a stem extending from the internal surface of the head and having a stem axis, characterised in that the stem and the head are integral to provide a one-piece implant, and wherein the stem axis is offset compared to the head bearing surface centre and parallel to the head axis and co-axial to the recess axis such that the internal surface of the head remains symmetric in use, and wherein the stem extends downwardly beyond the external bearing surface of the head. a head comprising an external bearing surface having a centre and defining a head axis passing through the centre, and an internal surface defining a recess within the head and a recess axis; and a stem extending from the internal surface of the head and having a stem axis, characterised in that the stem and the head are integral to provide a one-piece implant, and wherein the stem axis is offset compared to the head bearing surface centre and parallel to the head axis and co-axial to the recess axis such that the internal surface of the head remains symmetric in use, and wherein the stem extends downwardly beyond the external bearing surface of the head.
A method of producing pancreatic cells or pancreatic cell precursors where at least 5% of the cells co-express PDX1 and NKX6.1, comprising exposing definitive endoderm cells to an effective amount of at least one compound from each of the following groups: a. BMP inhibitor, and b. Kinase inhibitors, and c. Retinoic acid receptor agonists to differentiate the definitive endoderm cells into the pancreatic cell or pancreatic cell precursors, wherein the kinase inhibitor is 1,9-pyrazoloanthrone (JNK inhibitor II) including isomers or tautomers of 1,9-pyrazoloanthrone with or without N-alkylation and is in combination with retinoic acid receptor agonist AM580. a. BMP inhibitor, and b. Kinase inhibitors, and c. Retinoic acid receptor agonists
A computer-implemented method performed by at least one processor, wherein the method is for managing a lighting system of a plurality of devices (104, 106, 108, 110) through an application of rules that constrain a sum of units metrics that are consumable within the lighting system, the method comprising: accessing, by the at least one processor, usage data indicating, for each of the plurality of devices (104, 106, 108, 110) in an Internet-of-Things environment that includes the lighting system, a units metric describing a current operation of a respective device of the plurality of devices; accessing, by the at least one processor, a model that includes a rule that constrains usage of the lighting system by governing the sum of units metrics that are concurrently in use by the lighting system, wherein the rule constrains the sum of the units metrics of the plurality of devices in the lighting system according to a maximum units parameter for the lighting system; applying, by the at least one processor, the rule to the usage data; and dynamically performing, by the at least one processor, at least one action based on a result of applying the rule to the usage data, wherein the result indicates that the sum of the units metrics for the plurality of devices exceeds the maximum units parameter, wherein the at least one action includes transmitting a signal to alter operation of one or more of the plurality of devices to reduce the units metric of the plurality of devices. accessing, by the at least one processor, usage data indicating, for each of the plurality of devices (104, 106, 108, 110) in an Internet-of-Things environment that includes the lighting system, a units metric describing a current operation of a respective device of the plurality of devices; accessing, by the at least one processor, a model that includes a rule that constrains usage of the lighting system by governing the sum of units metrics that are concurrently in use by the lighting system, wherein the rule constrains the sum of the units metrics of the plurality of devices in the lighting system according to a maximum units parameter for the lighting system; applying, by the at least one processor, the rule to the usage data; and dynamically performing, by the at least one processor, at least one action based on a result of applying the rule to the usage data, wherein the result indicates that the sum of the units metrics for the plurality of devices exceeds the maximum units parameter, wherein the at least one action includes transmitting a signal to alter operation of one or more of the plurality of devices to reduce the units metric of the plurality of devices.
Video composition apparatus configured to compose a composed video datastream using at least one input video datastream, the composed video datastream and the at least one input video datastream being encoded using motion-compensated temporal prediction, the video composition apparatus being configured to compose the composed video datastream by forming a sequence of inherited pictures of the composed video datastream with filling a spatial portion of the inherited pictures by collecting and copying motion-compensation side information and prediction residual data of the at least one input video datastream, wherein a spatial location of the spatial portion temporally changes from one inherited picture to the next in the sequence of inherited pictures, and inserting at least one no-output picture into the composed video datastream between the inherited pictures of the sequence of inherited pictures, the at least one no-output picture referencing, via motion-compensated temporal prediction, a subset of the inherited pictures.
A sentiment classifier in a machine learning system for sentiment classification of content associated with a domain comprising several aspects, wherein lexicon knowledge is incorporated into the machine learning system and wherein an aspect describes a feature of the domain, the sentiment classifier comprising: an aspect classifier configured to classify content as being related to a particular aspect of information, the aspect classifier incorporating at least a portion of a domain specific sentiment lexicon; a polarity classifier configured to classify the content classified by the aspect classifier as having one of a positive sentiment of the particular aspect of information, a negative sentiment of the particular aspect of information or as having no sentiment of the particular aspect of information, the polarity classifier incorporating at least a portion of the domain specific sentiment lexicon; and the sentiment classifier further comprising an aggregator configured to aggregate the classified content of the aspect classifier predicting the particular aspect and the classified content of the polarity classifier predicting the sentiment associated with the particular aspect to produce and output a final prediction of the sentiment associated with the particular aspect. an aspect classifier configured to classify content as being related to a particular aspect of information, the aspect classifier incorporating at least a portion of a domain specific sentiment lexicon; a polarity classifier configured to classify the content classified by the aspect classifier as having one of a positive sentiment of the particular aspect of information, a negative sentiment of the particular aspect of information or as having no sentiment of the particular aspect of information, the polarity classifier incorporating at least a portion of the domain specific sentiment lexicon; and the sentiment classifier further comprising an aggregator configured to aggregate the classified content of the aspect classifier predicting the particular aspect and the classified content of the polarity classifier predicting the sentiment associated with the particular aspect to produce and output a final prediction of the sentiment associated with the particular aspect.
An apparatus for use in treating a breathing condition, comprising: an oral appliance (500, 600) configured to receive at least some of a wearer's teeth; a mask configured to deliver gas to the wearer, the mask comprising a chamber configured to cover the wearer's mouth, the chamber at least partially enclosed by an interior of the mask; and a tensioning device coupling the mask to the oral appliance (500, 600), the tensioning device comprising a flexible tension element at least partially disposed between the oral appliance (500, 600) and the mask and within the chamber, the flexible tension element configured to apply a tensile force between the mask and the oral appliance (500, 600), characterized in that each end portion of the flexible tension element is adapted to extend through a respective opening in the mask and removeably engage a respective fastener coupled to an exterior of the mask. an oral appliance (500, 600) configured to receive at least some of a wearer's teeth; a mask configured to deliver gas to the wearer, the mask comprising a chamber configured to cover the wearer's mouth, the chamber at least partially enclosed by an interior of the mask; and a tensioning device coupling the mask to the oral appliance (500, 600), the tensioning device comprising a flexible tension element at least partially disposed between the oral appliance (500, 600) and the mask and within the chamber, the flexible tension element configured to apply a tensile force between the mask and the oral appliance (500, 600), characterized in that each end portion of the flexible tension element is adapted to extend through a respective opening in the mask and removeably engage a respective fastener coupled to an exterior of the mask.
A method for coating a surface of a supporting element using a layer of ligneous material to form a trim element, comprising the following successive steps: - precutting the coating layer so as to form at least one precut area in the layer of ligneous material, - attaching the layer of ligneous material to the surface of the supporting element, and characterized by the step of positioning the layer of ligneous material with respect to the supporting element using the precut area, the layer of ligneous material being fastened to a first part of a forming tool of a trim element by means of the precut area so as to keep the layer of ligneous material in position with respect to the first part of the forming tool. - precutting the coating layer so as to form at least one precut area in the layer of ligneous material, - attaching the layer of ligneous material to the surface of the supporting element, and characterized by the step of positioning the layer of ligneous material with respect to the supporting element using the precut area, the layer of ligneous material being fastened to a first part of a forming tool of a trim element by means of the precut area so as to keep the layer of ligneous material in position with respect to the first part of the forming tool.
A method (900-a) of wireless communication by a user equipment, UE, in communication with a first cell and a second cell, comprising: establishing a first component carrier at the UE associated with the first cell; establishing a second component carrier at the UE associated with the second cell while maintaining the first component carrier; determining a set of logical channel groups having available data for uplink transmission from the UE; detecting (942-a) that a first buffer status reporting condition has occurred; determining (944-a) a first buffer status value based at least in part on a total amount of the available data for the set of logical channel groups upon occurrence of the first buffer status reporting condition; comparing the total amount of the available data to a threshold; and reporting (946-a) the first buffer status value to the first cell or both first and second cell based on the comparison; wherein the reporting comprises: reporting the first buffer status value to the first cell when the total amount of the available data is below the threshold; and reporting the first buffer status value to the first cell and the second cell when the total amount of the available data is equal to or above the threshold. establishing a first component carrier at the UE associated with the first cell; establishing a second component carrier at the UE associated with the second cell while maintaining the first component carrier; determining a set of logical channel groups having available data for uplink transmission from the UE; detecting (942-a) that a first buffer status reporting condition has occurred; determining (944-a) a first buffer status value based at least in part on a total amount of the available data for the set of logical channel groups upon occurrence of the first buffer status reporting condition; comparing the total amount of the available data to a threshold; and reporting (946-a) the first buffer status value to the first cell or both first and second cell based on the comparison; wherein the reporting comprises: reporting the first buffer status value to the first cell when the total amount of the available data is below the threshold; and reporting the first buffer status value to the first cell and the second cell when the total amount of the available data is equal to or above the threshold. reporting the first buffer status value to the first cell when the total amount of the available data is below the threshold; and reporting the first buffer status value to the first cell and the second cell when the total amount of the available data is equal to or above the threshold.