mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for sequencing a nucleic acid molecule using a sequencing cell comprising a nanopore in a membrane that resides over a well, a first electrode at a bottom of the well, a second electrode in a chamber above the membrane, and an electrolyte in the well and the chamber, wherein the first electrode facilitates non-Faradaic conduction of ionic current and forms a capacitance with ions in the electrolyte, the method comprising: applying a first voltage signal across the first electrode and the second electrode, thereby creating a force that moves a nucleic acid molecule in the sequence cell through the nanopore, wherein the first voltage signal increases at a first rate that compensates for a change in the capacitance at the first electrode during application of the first voltage signal; determining a first set of signal values measured during the first voltage signal, the first set of signal values corresponding to one or more nucleotides in the nucleic acid molecule; characterized in that it further comprises: monitoring a nanopore voltage across the nanopore relative to a preset reference voltage; upon detecting a magnitude of nanopore voltage falling below the preset reference voltage, increasing the magnitude of the first voltage signal to a second voltage higher than the preset reference voltage; and determining a second set of signal values measured during the first voltage signal, the second set of signal values corresponding to one or more nucleotides in the nucleic acid molecule. applying a first voltage signal across the first electrode and the second electrode, thereby creating a force that moves a nucleic acid molecule in the sequence cell through the nanopore, wherein the first voltage signal increases at a first rate that compensates for a change in the capacitance at the first electrode during application of the first voltage signal; determining a first set of signal values measured during the first voltage signal, the first set of signal values corresponding to one or more nucleotides in the nucleic acid molecule; monitoring a nanopore voltage across the nanopore relative to a preset reference voltage; upon detecting a magnitude of nanopore voltage falling below the preset reference voltage, increasing the magnitude of the first voltage signal to a second voltage higher than the preset reference voltage; and determining a second set of signal values measured during the first voltage signal, the second set of signal values corresponding to one or more nucleotides in the nucleic acid molecule.
Wheel clamp for fastening to a wheel, in particular to a wheel of a motor vehicle, the wheel clamp comprising: at least two arms (22, 23, 24) extending outward from a center of the wheel clamp in a radial direction; each of the arms (22, 23, 24) respectively having at least one stationary inner element (32b, 33b, 34b) and at least one movable outer element (32a, 33a, 34a) that is movable with respect to the respective stationary inner element (32b, 33b, 34b) in the radial direction; a central rotary element which is arranged rotatably in the center of the wheel clamp; and at least two coupling elements (52, 53, 54), respectively extending between one of the movable elements and the central rotary element such that the movable elements are movable in the radial direction by rotating the rotary element such that the lengths of the arms are variable in the radial direction by moving the movable elements; wherein the rotary element is coupled to an elastic element, which is formed in a spiral shape around the axis of rotation of the rotary element, such that the elastic element applies an elastic force to the rotary element which urges the movable elements in the direction toward the center of the wheel clamp via the rotary element and the coupling elements. at least two arms (22, 23, 24) extending outward from a center of the wheel clamp in a radial direction; each of the arms (22, 23, 24) respectively having at least one stationary inner element (32b, 33b, 34b) and at least one movable outer element (32a, 33a, 34a) that is movable with respect to the respective stationary inner element (32b, 33b, 34b) in the radial direction; a central rotary element which is arranged rotatably in the center of the wheel clamp; and at least two coupling elements (52, 53, 54), respectively extending between one of the movable elements and the central rotary element such that the movable elements are movable in the radial direction by rotating the rotary element such that the lengths of the arms are variable in the radial direction by moving the movable elements; wherein the rotary element is coupled to an elastic element, which is formed in a spiral shape around the axis of rotation of the rotary element, such that the elastic element applies an elastic force to the rotary element which urges the movable elements in the direction toward the center of the wheel clamp via the rotary element and the coupling elements.
A touch sensing apparatus, comprising: a light transmissive element that defines a touch surface; a set of emitters arranged around the periphery of the touch surface to emit beams of light such that an object touching the touch surface causes an attenuation of the propagating light; a set of light detectors arranged around the periphery of the touch surface to receive light from the set of emitters on a plurality of light paths, wherein each light detector is arranged to receive light from more than one emitter; and a processing element configured to determine, based on output signals of the light detectors, a light energy value for each light path; to generate a transmission value for each light path based on the light energy value; and to operate an image reconstruction algorithm on at least part of the thus-generated transmission values so as to determine the position of the object on the touch surface, characterised in that the image reconstruction algorithm is an algorithm for transmission tomography. a light transmissive element that defines a touch surface; a set of emitters arranged around the periphery of the touch surface to emit beams of light such that an object touching the touch surface causes an attenuation of the propagating light; a set of light detectors arranged around the periphery of the touch surface to receive light from the set of emitters on a plurality of light paths, wherein each light detector is arranged to receive light from more than one emitter; and a processing element configured to determine, based on output signals of the light detectors, a light energy value for each light path; to generate a transmission value for each light path based on the light energy value; and to operate an image reconstruction algorithm on at least part of the thus-generated transmission values so as to determine the position of the object on the touch surface, characterised in that the image reconstruction algorithm is an algorithm for transmission tomography.
Solenoid valve with a housing in which a coil wound on a coil carrier, an armature element, a core and a magnetic reflux arrangement are arranged, which form an electromagnetic circuit, wherein the movable armature element ( is supported by bearing means in the coil carrier and acts upon a valve closure member provided in a valve sleeve, wherein the coil carrier forms a first workpiece part adapted to be connected with the valve sleeve via a joining zone, characterized in that the first workpiece part of the coil carrier is configured as a plastic material workpiece part transparent to laser beams and the valve sleeve is configured as a metal workpiece part absorbing laser beams, wherein the valve sleeve has at least one rib element in the region of the joining zone.
A method for realizing a secure forking call session, comprising: performing authentication between a calling party and a Key Management Server and between each called party and the KMS, and acquiring a shared key between the calling party and the KMS and a shared key between each called party and the KMS; generating a random number by the calling party and calling each called party through an IP Multimedia Subsystem; generating a random number by each called party and acquiring a media root key from the KMS; generating a media key, which is shared with the calling party, by each called party according to the media root key and the random number generated by the called party; forwarding a message encrypted by the KMS containing the media root key and the generated random number by a called response party in the called parties, who responds the call, to the calling party through the IMS network, wherein the message from the KMS to the called response party is encrypted with the shared key between the KMS and the calling party; generating a media key identical to that of the called response party by the calling party according to the media root key and the random number generated by the called response party; and performing a secure media session between the calling party and the called response party with the identical media key. performing authentication between a calling party and a Key Management Server and between each called party and the KMS, and acquiring a shared key between the calling party and the KMS and a shared key between each called party and the KMS; generating a random number by the calling party and calling each called party through an IP Multimedia Subsystem; generating a random number by each called party and acquiring a media root key from the KMS; generating a media key, which is shared with the calling party, by each called party according to the media root key and the random number generated by the called party; forwarding a message encrypted by the KMS containing the media root key and the generated random number by a called response party in the called parties, who responds the call, to the calling party through the IMS network, wherein the message from the KMS to the called response party is encrypted with the shared key between the KMS and the calling party; generating a media key identical to that of the called response party by the calling party according to the media root key and the random number generated by the called response party; and performing a secure media session between the calling party and the called response party with the identical media key.
Method of manufacturing a vehicle seat structure, a vehicle seat or a vehicle seat bench, wherein a groove is formed at an edge on an areal back shell (2.1, 2.2), and, on the back shell (2.1, 2.2), there are integrally formed a frame structure (1.1, 1.2) and stiffening ribs (6.1) situated at a front side in a direction of travel and absorption ribs (6.2) situated at a rear side in a direction of travel, characterized in that the frame structure (1.1, 1.2) is formed in encircling fashion at the inside in relation to the groove, and the back shell (2.1, 2.2) is reinforced on the front side and rear side by means of a multiplicity of horizontal ribs (5.1) and vertical ribs (5.2), and wherein insertion components are arranged in or on the back shell (2.1, 2.2) and/or the frame structure (1.1, 1.2) and are encased at least in areas by the thermoplastic plastic of the back shell (2.1, 2.2) and/or of the frame structure (1.1, 1.2).
A distributed fibre optic sensor comprising a first fibre optic, an optical source coupled to transmit optical radiation to the first fibre optic, a detector coupled to the first fibre optic to detect optical radiation back-scattered from the first fibre optic and a processor arranged to process the detected back-scattered radiation to provide a plurality of longitudinal sensing portions of the first fibre optic; characterised in that the fibre optic has a stiffness in a first transverse direction that is greater than the stiffness in a second transverse direction, the second transverse direction being different to the first transverse direction.
A method of operating a vacuum coater for coating a web with a succession of aluminium oxide and aluminium metal; said vacuum coater comprising a vacuum deposition region with a deposition source of aluminium for creating a vapour cloud and a drum; said method comprising the steps of providing a web about at least part of the circumference of said drum to allow a succession of aluminium oxide and aluminium metal to be deposited onto the web's surface; characterized in that the coater further comprises an oxygen injector (5, 8) linearly extended along the width direction of the web; said method comprising providing said oxygen injector in close proximity to the web's entrance to the vacuum deposition region and relatively distant to the web's exit from the vacuum deposition region and comprising the step of injecting oxygen at a tangent to said drum; exposing the web to oxygen sufficiently prior to and during deposition of aluminium metal to oxygenate the surface of the web to cause aluminium oxide to be deposited on the web prior to and during the deposition of aluminium metal and further depositing evaporated aluminium metal over said aluminium oxide to form a layer of sufficient opacity to provide a UV light barrier of deposited aluminium metal.
A mounting device for a recessed ceiling light comprising • an installation frame, which is intended for insertion into the opening of a ceiling and has a means for holding the light, as well as • at least one locking element for fixing the installation frame in the ceiling, wherein the locking element is designed bistable such that it can assume two stable states, wherein it can be transferred from a first stable state, in which the insertion of the installation frame into the ceiling opening or the removal of the installation frame from the ceiling opening is enabled, to a second stable state, in which the installation frame is fixed in the ceiling, characterized in that the locking element is deformable, in particular bendable and has a spring by means of which the locking element is pre-stressed into the first stable state or the second stable state. • an installation frame, which is intended for insertion into the opening of a ceiling and has a means for holding the light, as well as • at least one locking element for fixing the installation frame in the ceiling,
Tyre layer application assembly for applying a tyre layer around a substantially circular circumferential surface of an object, wherein the assembly is provided with a drive which, during application, is coupled to the object for driving the object in a driven rotation about a concentric axis of rotation with respect to said circumferential surface, wherein the assembly comprises a tracking device which, during application, is arranged to be fixed to a part of the tyre layer that is applied to the circumferential surface, wherein the tracking device is rotatable in a tracking rotation about the axis of rotation of the object independent of the driven rotation of the object about the same axis of rotation.
A method for assaying urinary carboxylic acids, comprising the steps of: - supplying a predetermined volume of a urine sample containing derivatives of urinary carboxylic acids and constituent components of urine, - obtaining a dry residue of said urinary carboxylic acids isolated from said constituent components of urine, wherein said step of obtaining said dry residue comprises the steps of: ∘ treating said urine sample to form said urinary carboxylic acids, ∘ isolating said urinary carboxylic acids from the constituent components of urine using a predetermined volume of an elution phase, and ∘ evaporating said predetermined volume of said elution phase to obtain said dry residue, - esterifying said dry residue of said urinary carboxylic acids by a mixture consisting of N-Methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) and trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) in anhydrous dry acetonitrile to form a solution comprising trimethylsilane ester groups derived from said urinary carboxylic acids, - assaying by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry of said trimethylsilane esters to obtain a measurement of the quantity of said trimethylsilane esters, characterized in that the step of isolating said carboxylic acids is obtained by adsorption on diatomaceous earth of said carboxylic acids and an elution of said carboxylic acids from the diatomaceous earth by said predetermined volume of said elution phase containing ethyl acetate and methyl tert-butyl ether. - supplying a predetermined volume of a urine sample containing derivatives of urinary carboxylic acids and constituent components of urine, - obtaining a dry residue of said urinary carboxylic acids isolated from said constituent components of urine, wherein said step of obtaining said dry residue comprises the steps of: ∘ treating said urine sample to form said urinary carboxylic acids, ∘ isolating said urinary carboxylic acids from the constituent components of urine using a predetermined volume of an elution phase, and ∘ evaporating said predetermined volume of said elution phase to obtain said dry residue, ∘ treating said urine sample to form said urinary carboxylic acids, ∘ isolating said urinary carboxylic acids from the constituent components of urine using a predetermined volume of an elution phase, and ∘ evaporating said predetermined volume of said elution phase to obtain said dry residue, - esterifying said dry residue of said urinary carboxylic acids by a mixture consisting of N-Methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) and trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) in anhydrous dry acetonitrile to form a solution comprising trimethylsilane ester groups derived from said urinary carboxylic acids, - assaying by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry of said trimethylsilane esters to obtain a measurement of the quantity of said trimethylsilane esters,
A method for combining legacy transmit-rate data with one or more additional differing transmit-rate data conveyed on a uni-directional or bi-directional model railroad layout control system link, comprising: (i) said legacy transmit-rate data, (ii) at least one said additional differing transmit-rate data, (iii) conveyed on said model railroad layout control system link, and further comprising; (iv) a system control device, with at least; (v) a control unit logic to enable and/or control data flow on said model railroad layout control system link, communicating with a protocol codec configured for processing; a legacy output as encoding and/or decoding of said legacy transmit-rate data, including an additional codec protocol for encoding and/or decoding of said differing transmit-rate data as an additional output, and combining this with said legacy output, whereby said additional codec protocol allows said system control device to combine said legacy and additional outputs such that the transmitted combination of said additional differing transmit-rate data conveyed along with a said legacy transmit-rate data provides codec outputs valid and/or compatible for processing. (i) said legacy transmit-rate data, (ii) at least one said additional differing transmit-rate data, (iii) conveyed on said model railroad layout control system link, and further comprising; (iv) a system control device, with at least; (v) a control unit logic to enable and/or control data flow on said model railroad layout control system link, communicating with a protocol codec configured for processing; a legacy output as encoding and/or decoding of said legacy transmit-rate data, including an additional codec protocol for encoding and/or decoding of said differing transmit-rate data as an additional output, and combining this with said legacy output,
An inlet guide vane for gas turbine engines comprising: a fixed airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a variable incidence airfoil having a leading edge aft of the trailing edge of the fixed airfoil, the variable incidence airfoil being pivotable about an axis near the leading edge of the variable incidence airfoil; wherein the variable incidence airfoil has a pressure side surface and a suction side surface between the leading edge and the trailing edge, the pressure side surface having a first peak spaced aft of the leading edge by a first distance, the suction side surface having a second peak spaced aft of the leading edge by a second distance greater than the first distance; characterised in that: the leading edge of the variable incidence airfoil remains masked behind the trailing edge of the fixed airfoil throughout the full variable range of incidence of the variable incidence airfoil; and the fixed airfoil and the variable incidence airfoil are such that low momentum air in a gap between the fixed airfoil and the variable incidence airfoil is energized and entrained in a boundary layer of the variable incidence airfoil. a fixed airfoil having a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a variable incidence airfoil having a leading edge aft of the trailing edge of the fixed airfoil, the variable incidence airfoil being pivotable about an axis near the leading edge of the variable incidence airfoil; wherein the variable incidence airfoil has a pressure side surface and a suction side surface between the leading edge and the trailing edge, the pressure side surface having a first peak spaced aft of the leading edge by a first distance, the suction side surface having a second peak spaced aft of the leading edge by a second distance greater than the first distance; characterised in that: the leading edge of the variable incidence airfoil remains masked behind the trailing edge of the fixed airfoil throughout the full variable range of incidence of the variable incidence airfoil; and the fixed airfoil and the variable incidence airfoil are such that low momentum air in a gap between the fixed airfoil and the variable incidence airfoil is energized and entrained in a boundary layer of the variable incidence airfoil. the leading edge of the variable incidence airfoil remains masked behind the trailing edge of the fixed airfoil throughout the full variable range of incidence of the variable incidence airfoil; and the fixed airfoil and the variable incidence airfoil are such that low momentum air in a gap between the fixed airfoil and the variable incidence airfoil is energized and entrained in a boundary layer of the variable incidence airfoil.
A fishing rod comprising: a rod body; a sheet member including a first region and a second region and fixed on an outer circumferential surface of the rod body via the first region; a fitting (15, 13) including a mounting portion placed on a surface of the first region of the sheet member; a thread-like part-fixing member wound around the mounting portion and the rod body; and a resin layer coating the part-fixing member and the sheet member, wherein the sheet member is bent at a border between the first region and the second region, characterised in that the sheet member is bent at a border between the first region and the second region such that the second region covers a surface of the part-fixing member. a rod body; a sheet member including a first region and a second region and fixed on an outer circumferential surface of the rod body via the first region; a fitting (15, 13) including a mounting portion placed on a surface of the first region of the sheet member; a thread-like part-fixing member wound around the mounting portion and the rod body; and a resin layer coating the part-fixing member and the sheet member,