mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Thermoreversible hydrogel of general formula I: HO - {M - Y} n - A - H Formula I wherein: HO- represents a hydroxyl group; M represents a moiety which is represented by a moiety X or moiety Z, such that at least one X moiety and at least one Z moiety are present in the formula I, wherein: - each moiety X represents one of the poloxamers with the formula: -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) a -(CH 2 -CH(CH 3)-O) b -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) a - wherein a is an integer from 20 to 100 and b is an integer from 70 to 85; - each moiety Z represents one of the aliphatic di-urethanes with the formula: - R 1 - OOCNH - R 2 - NHCOO - R 1 -, wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic radical with 2 to 3 carbon atoms and R 2 represents an aliphatic moiety with 2 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 6 carbon atoms; each Y represents one of the aliphatic diester moieties with the formula: -OOC - (CH 2) y - COO-, wherein y represents an integer between 2 and 10, preferably between 2 and 8; A represents a PEG (polyethylene glycol) moiety having the formula: -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) w - with a molecular mass of 400 to 3000 g/mole, preferably 1000 to 2500 g/mole, most preferably about 2000 g/mole, wherein w is an integer representing the number of ethylene glycol moieties in the PEG; n represents the degree of polymerization and is an integer from 2 to 12, preferably from 2 to 6. HO- represents a hydroxyl group; M represents a moiety which is represented by a moiety X or moiety Z, such that at least one X moiety and at least one Z moiety are present in the formula I, wherein: - each moiety X represents one of the poloxamers with the formula: -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) a -(CH 2 -CH(CH 3)-O) b -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) a - wherein a is an integer from 20 to 100 and b is an integer from 70 to 85; - each moiety Z represents one of the aliphatic di-urethanes with the formula: - R 1 - OOCNH - R 2 - NHCOO - R 1 -, wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic radical with 2 to 3 carbon atoms and R 2 represents an aliphatic moiety with 2 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 6 carbon atoms; - each moiety X represents one of the poloxamers with the formula: -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) a -(CH 2 -CH(CH 3)-O) b -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) a - wherein a is an integer from 20 to 100 and b is an integer from 70 to 85; - each moiety Z represents one of the aliphatic di-urethanes with the formula: - R 1 - OOCNH - R 2 - NHCOO - R 1 -, wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic radical with 2 to 3 carbon atoms and R 2 represents an aliphatic moiety with 2 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably 3 to 6 carbon atoms; each Y represents one of the aliphatic diester moieties with the formula: -OOC - (CH 2) y - COO-, wherein y represents an integer between 2 and 10, preferably between 2 and 8; A represents a PEG (polyethylene glycol) moiety having the formula: -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) w - with a molecular mass of 400 to 3000 g/mole, preferably 1000 to 2500 g/mole, most preferably about 2000 g/mole, wherein w is an integer representing the number of ethylene glycol moieties in the PEG; n represents the degree of polymerization and is an integer from 2 to 12, preferably from 2 to 6.
A method, in a network device of a multi-carrier based wireless access network, for transmitting uplink data to access device side, wherein the network device has a plurality of transmitting antennas (TX_21a, TX_21b), and the method comprises the following steps: m. transmitting multipath subcarrier modulated symbols via the plurality of transmitting antennas (TX_21a, TX_21b), wherein, subcarrier sets used by at least two transmitting antennas (TX_21a, TX_21b) are different, wherein before the step m, the method further comprises: a. obtaining a corresponding relationship between the plurality of transmitting antennas (TX 21a, TX 21b) and the multiple subcarriers determined according to information related to the quality of the uplink signal between the network device and its uplink counterpart device; the step m comprising: - transmitting the multipath subcarrier modulated symbols via the plurality of transmitting antennas(TX 21a, TX 21b), based on the determined corresponding relationship between the plurality of transmitting antennas (TX 21a, TX 21b) and the multiple subcarriers.
A shower tray (117;217), or bath, provided with a heat recovery unit (121;221) in a well (135;235) of the shower tray, or bath, for pre-heating a cold water supply to a shower by heat exchange with wastewater from the shower that is collected in the well prior to discharge of the waste water from the shower tray, or bath, wherein the well comprises a heat recovery chamber (135a;235a) in which the heat recovery unit is located and an outlet (123;223) for discharge of waste water from the shower tray, or bath, wherein the well further comprises a partition (143;243) between the heat recovery chamber and the outlet to control a level of wastewater in the heat recovery chamber so that wastewater can fill the heat recovery chamber to a level covering the heat recovery unit when the shower is in use and can drain from the heat recovery chamber when the shower is not in use, and wherein the shower tray, or bath, is provided with a floor panel (137;237) that covers the well (135;235), and the heat recovery unit (121;221) is located in the heat recovery chamber (135a;235a) below the floor panel, characterised in that the well and floor panel are configured so that water flows into the heat recovery chamber via a clearance gap provided between the marginal edge of the floor panel and the surrounding surface of the shower tray, or bath, and in that the partition (143; 243) is provided with one or more drain channels (143a; 243a) providing a restricted flow of water lower that the flow normally occurring during operation of the shower so that the heat recovery chamber fills with wastewater to the level controlled by the partition during operation of the shower, and is drained when the shower is not in use.
A genetic tool allowing the transformation by homologous recombination of a solvent-forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium, characterized in that it comprises: - a first nucleic acid encoding at least Cas9, wherein the sequence encoding Cas9 is placed under the control of a promoter, and - at least one second nucleic acid containing a repair matrix allowing, by a homologous recombination mechanism, the replacement of a portion of the bacterial DNA targeted by Cas9 by a sequence of interest, in that i) at least one of said nucleic acids further encodes one or more guide RNAs (gRNAs) or ii) the genetic tool further comprises one or more guide RNAs, each guide RNA comprising a Cas9 enzyme binding RNA structure and a sequence complementary to the targeted portion of the bacterial DNA, said complementary sequence comprising at least 10 nucleotides, in that Cas9 causes double-stranded cleavage of the bacterial DNA, in that the bacterial DNA is the DNA of a solvent-forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium, and in that each of the first and second nucleic acids present in the tool belongs to a distinct vector. - a first nucleic acid encoding at least Cas9, wherein the sequence encoding Cas9 is placed under the control of a promoter, and - at least one second nucleic acid containing a repair matrix allowing, by a homologous recombination mechanism, the replacement of a portion of the bacterial DNA targeted by Cas9 by a sequence of interest,
Rotary pressure filter, comprising: - a filter drum, at which a material to be filtered is filtered, wherein a filter cake is formed on a surface of the filter drum, and - a housing, which surrounds the filter drum and in which the filter drum is rotatably mounted, wherein a sensor is attached to the housing, which is configured to emit light through a light-permeable section of the housing in the direction of the filter cake and to receive light reflected from the filter cake through the light-permeable section of the housing, wherein the rotary pressure filter further comprises a processing unit configured to compare properties of the emitted light with those of the received light and to determine an absolute thickness of the filter cake and/or a change in the thickness of the filter cake over a predetermined time, characterized in that the sensor is arranged outside of a process chamber of the rotary pressure filter, in which a filtration process takes place and which is configured to exhibit a pressure deviating from an external environment of the rotary pressure filter and/or a temperature deviating from an external environment of the rotary pressure filter. - a filter drum, at which a material to be filtered is filtered, wherein a filter cake is formed on a surface of the filter drum, and - a housing, which surrounds the filter drum and in which the filter drum is rotatably mounted, wherein a sensor is attached to the housing, which is configured to emit light through a light-permeable section of the housing in the direction of the filter cake and to receive light reflected from the filter cake through the light-permeable section of the housing, wherein the rotary pressure filter further comprises a processing unit configured to compare properties of the emitted light with those of the received light and to determine an absolute thickness of the filter cake and/or a change in the thickness of the filter cake over a predetermined time, characterized in that the sensor is arranged outside of a process chamber of the rotary pressure filter, in which a filtration process takes place and which is configured to exhibit a pressure deviating from an external environment of the rotary pressure filter and/or a temperature deviating from an external environment of the rotary pressure filter.
An implantable medical device which has a coating over a least a portion thereof formed from a drug-containing polymeric composition which comprises at least one therapeutic agent encapsulated in at least one biocompatible polymer, in which the therapeutic agent includes at least one of rapamycin, rapamycin ester, everolimus, zotarolimus, biolimus, tacrolimus and pimecrolimus, characterised in that more than 90% of the rapamycin, rapamycin ester, everolimus, zotarolimus, biolimus, tacrolimus or pimecrolimus that is present in the composition is in its crystalline form.
An exhaust emission control system that is applied to an internal combustion engine in which an automatic stop of engine operation is carried out when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and an automatic restart of engine operation is carried out when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, that includes an addition valve that supplies a reducing agent to an exhaust passage and a supply tube that supplies the reducing agent to the addition valve, and that recovers the reducing agent in the supply tube at the time of a manual stop of engine operation as a result of off operation of an ignition switch, characterized in that: the exhaust emission control system includes control means that carries out reducing agent recovery control at the time of the automatic stop of engine operation to recover the reducing agent in the addition valve and the supply tube, wherein a recovery amount of the reducing agent and a counter determination value (α) corresponding to the recovery amount of the reducing agent are set based on an exhaust gas temperature, and wherein the amount of the reducing agent recovered from the supply tube at the time of automatic stop of engine operation is smaller than the recovery amount of the reducing agent at the time of the manual stop of engine operation. the exhaust emission control system includes control means that carries out reducing agent recovery control at the time of the automatic stop of engine operation to recover the reducing agent in the addition valve and the supply tube, wherein a recovery amount of the reducing agent and a counter determination value (α) corresponding to the recovery amount of the reducing agent are set based on an exhaust gas temperature, and wherein the amount of the reducing agent recovered from the supply tube at the time of automatic stop of engine operation is smaller than the recovery amount of the reducing agent at the time of the manual stop of engine operation.
A field driven electroactive polymer actuator, comprising: an electroactive polymer structure; and a driver for providing an actuation drive signal to the electroactive polymer structure, wherein the driver is adapted to: provide a drive voltage for charging the electroactive polymer structure from a non-actuated state to an actuated state, wherein the drive voltage comprises a profiled portion having a start voltage and an end voltage with a duration of between 10 ms and 100 ms followed by a steady state drive portion based on a steady state voltage, wherein the profiled portion comprises a voltage curve or a set of voltage points which define a first voltage slope at the beginning of the profiled portion which is steeper than a linear ramp between the start voltage and the end voltage, and a second voltage slope at the end of the profiled portion which is shallower than a linear ramp between the start voltage and the end voltage. an electroactive polymer structure; and a driver for providing an actuation drive signal to the electroactive polymer structure, wherein the driver is adapted to: provide a drive voltage for charging the electroactive polymer structure from a non-actuated state to an actuated state, wherein the drive voltage comprises a profiled portion having a start voltage and an end voltage with a duration of between 10 ms and 100 ms followed by a steady state drive portion based on a steady state voltage, wherein the profiled portion comprises a voltage curve or a set of voltage points which define a first voltage slope at the beginning of the profiled portion which is steeper than a linear ramp between the start voltage and the end voltage, and a second voltage slope at the end of the profiled portion which is shallower than a linear ramp between the start voltage and the end voltage.
A constraining structure for a balloon catheter, comprising: a plurality of radial rings spaced apart along a length of the constraining structure; a plurality of longitudinal struts spaced along a circumference of the constraining structure that interconnect the radial rings, wherein the longitudinal struts define one end and an opposite end of the constraining structure, wherein the constraining structure is configured to be positioned over a balloon catheter and wherein the constraining structure has an expanded and a collapsed state and is biased to be in the collapsed state, characterized in that a longitudinal strut of the plurality of longitudinal struts extends from the one end of the constraining structure to the radial ring positioned nearest the opposite end and wherein, viewed in the circumferential direction, the following longitudinal strut of the plurality of longitudinal struts extends from the opposite end of the constraining structure to the radial ring near the one end of the constraining structure, and in that a said longitudinal strut extending from the one end to the radial ring positioned nearest the opposite end and a said following longitudinal strut extending from the opposite end to the radial ring positioned nearest the one end move in opposing longitudinal directions during expansion. a plurality of radial rings spaced apart along a length of the constraining structure; a plurality of longitudinal struts spaced along a circumference of the constraining structure that interconnect the radial rings, wherein the longitudinal struts define one end and an opposite end of the constraining structure, wherein the constraining structure is configured to be positioned over a balloon catheter and wherein the constraining structure has an expanded and a collapsed state and is biased to be in the collapsed state, characterized in that a longitudinal strut of the plurality of longitudinal struts extends from the one end of the constraining structure to the radial ring positioned nearest the opposite end and wherein, viewed in the circumferential direction, the following longitudinal strut of the plurality of longitudinal struts extends from the opposite end of the constraining structure to the radial ring near the one end of the constraining structure, and in that a said longitudinal strut extending from the one end to the radial ring positioned nearest the opposite end and a said following longitudinal strut extending from the opposite end to the radial ring positioned nearest the one end move in opposing longitudinal directions during expansion.
Receiving apparatus for receiving signals in a multi carrier system on the basis of a frame structure in a transmission bandwidth, each frame comprising at least two signalling patterns adjacent to each other in the frequency direction and data patterns following the at least two signalling patterns in the time direction in the time slot immediately succeeding the time slot in which the at least two signalling patterns are located, wherein each of the data patterns succeeding the at least two signalling patterns is respectively followed by further data patterns in succeeding time slots in the time direction, wherein all data patterns following each other in the time direction have the same frequency direction structure, each of the at least two signalling patterns and the data patterns comprising a plurality of frequency carriers, whereby identical first signalling data and pilot signals are arranged in said at least two signalling patterns, said first signalling data comprising the physical layer information necessary for the receipt of the succeeding data patterns, whereby the first signalling data are repeated in each of said at least two signalling patterns so that the identical first signalling data can be retrieved from each of said at least two signalling patterns, whereby data and pilot signals are arranged in said data patterns, whereby the data of said one or more data patterns are arranged in data frames (85, 85', 85", 85"'), each data frame comprising individual second signalling data (85a, 85a', 85a", 85a"') for the respective data frame and content data (85b, 85b', 85b", 85b"'), whereby two or more data frames are allocated to the data patterns following each other in the time direction and having the same frequency allocation, said second signalling data comprising information about one or more of the length of the respective data frame, the modulation of the content data in the respective data frame, the coding of the content data in the respective data frame, and the length of the content data in the respective data frame, wherein the second signalling data is encoded and a part of a synchronization sequence is modulated onto at least a part of the encoded second signalling data, said receiving apparatus comprising receiving means adapted to be tuned to and to receive a selected part of said transmission bandwidth, said selected part of said transmission bandwidth covering at least one data pattern to be received, first evaluation means for evaluating first signalling data included in a signalling pattern covered by the received part of the transmission bandwidth, demodulating means adapted to demodulate the second signalling data, correlation means adapted to perform a correlation on a synchronization sequence comprised in said second signalling data of a received data frame, second evaluation means adapted to evaluate said second signalling data comprised in a received data frame, and data de-mapping means adapted to de-map data from frequency carriers of a received data frame on the basis of the result of said evaluation of second signalling data and said correlation.
An alkali conversion composition for forming a chemical conversion coating having a corrosion resistance on a surface magnesium and magnesium alloy, wherein the alkali conversion composition of magnesium and magnesium alloy includes 2 to 10% by weight of a phosphoric acid compound, 1 to 5% by weight of an inorganic metal sol, 0.03 to 0.3% by weight of a vanadium compound, and characterised in that the alkali conversion composition further includes 0.5 to 5% by weight of a basic compound, 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of an acrylic resin and a remainder of water soluble solvent, wherein the pH has a value of 8.5 to 10.5.
Method of simultaneous data processing for an automatic extraction of respective mass peaks in multiple chromatographic spectra of a chromatogram comprising convoluted peaks, comprising the steps of: - accessing a database of characteristic mass peaks of known reference compounds; - combining the multiple chromatographic spectra into a single block of data along a retention time scale; - splitting the single block of data in smaller partly overlapping individual retention time blocks having a retention time window larger than an estimated peak width of an average single peak of the chromatogram; - selecting multiple partly overlapping individual blocks of data in said multiple chromatographic spectra for deconvolution; - deconvoluting the individual blocks of data into the respective mass peaks based on a plurality of characteristic mass peaks selected from said database using prior knowledge about expected constituents of the chromatographic spectrum, using multivariate statistical analysis, wherein extraction of mass peaks is terminated when a match is found between the extracted spectra and characteristic mass peaks of a reference compound. - accessing a database of characteristic mass peaks of known reference compounds; - combining the multiple chromatographic spectra into a single block of data along a retention time scale; - splitting the single block of data in smaller partly overlapping individual retention time blocks having a retention time window larger than an estimated peak width of an average single peak of the chromatogram; - selecting multiple partly overlapping individual blocks of data in said multiple chromatographic spectra for deconvolution; - deconvoluting the individual blocks of data into the respective mass peaks based on a plurality of characteristic mass peaks selected from said database using prior knowledge about expected constituents of the chromatographic spectrum, using multivariate statistical analysis, wherein extraction of mass peaks is terminated when a match is found between the extracted spectra and characteristic mass peaks of a reference compound.
A structural core comprising a fibrous web and a matrix resin, the matrix resin comprising from 15 to 75 weight percent of the weight of web plus resin, the matrix resin contains: (i) a first resin which is a tannin comprising 10 to 100 weight percent of the matrix resin; and (ii) a second resin in the event tannin is not present in an amount of 100 weight percent. (i) a first resin which is a tannin comprising 10 to 100 weight percent of the matrix resin; and (ii) a second resin in the event tannin is not present in an amount of 100 weight percent.