mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for expanding hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, comprising culturing the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in the presence of (a) one or more Notch agonists comprising (i) a Notch 1 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 1, (ii) a Notch 2 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 2, or (iii) a Notch 1 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 1 and a Notch 2 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 2, and (b) growth factors, thereby producing an expanded hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell population. (a) one or more Notch agonists comprising (i) a Notch 1 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 1, (ii) a Notch 2 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 2, or (iii) a Notch 1 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 1 and a Notch 2 paralog specific agonist which is an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to an extracellular EGF repeat domain of Notch 2, and (b) growth factors,
An ACR tube for use in an air conditioning and refrigeration heat exchanger, wherein the tube comprises a copper alloy consisting of: a) nickel at from 0.3% to 0.7% by weight; b) tin at from 0.3% to 0.7% by weight; and c) phosphorus at from 0.01% to 0.07% by weight, wherein the remainder of the alloy is copper and naturally-occurring impurities are present at a maximum of 0.6 % by weight; the alloy has a grain size of from 1 micron to 50 microns; and the tube has a wall thickness of from 0.10 mm (0.004 inch) to 1.0 mm (0.040 inch). a) nickel at from 0.3% to 0.7% by weight; b) tin at from 0.3% to 0.7% by weight; and c) phosphorus at from 0.01% to 0.07% by weight,
A surgical cutting and fastening instrument comprising: an end effector; a shaft connected to the end effector, the shaft comprising a drive train for powering the end effector, and a handle connected to the shaft, the handle comprising: an electric, DC motor connected to the drive train for powering the drive train; a DC power source, characterised by a power regulator having an input connected to the DC power source and an output connected to an input of the motor, wherein the power regulator comprises a DC-DC power converter. an end effector; a shaft connected to the end effector, the shaft comprising a drive train for powering the end effector, and a handle connected to the shaft, the handle comprising: an electric, DC motor connected to the drive train for powering the drive train; a DC power source, characterised by an electric, DC motor connected to the drive train for powering the drive train; a DC power source, characterised by
A method of quenching extruded granular sorbent comprising: extruding a starch-containing admixture from an extruder at an extruder temperature and an extruder pressure forming sorbent pellets extruded from the extruder at a pellet extrusion temperature and having at least 10% cold water-soluble starches by pellet weight, and characterized by quenching the extruded sorbent pellets with air immediately upon extrusion from the extruder, the quenching of the extruded sorbent pellets with air reducing a temperature of the extruded sorbent pellets to a temperature at least 15 degrees Celsius less than the pellet extrusion temperature and drying the extruded sorbent pellets to a moisture content of no greater than 15% by pellet weight before each one of the extruded sorbent pellets are removed from the extruder. extruding a starch-containing admixture from an extruder at an extruder temperature and an extruder pressure forming sorbent pellets extruded from the extruder at a pellet extrusion temperature and having at least 10% cold water-soluble starches by pellet weight, and characterized by quenching the extruded sorbent pellets with air immediately upon extrusion from the extruder, the quenching of the extruded sorbent pellets with air reducing a temperature of the extruded sorbent pellets to a temperature at least 15 degrees Celsius less than the pellet extrusion temperature and drying the extruded sorbent pellets to a moisture content of no greater than 15% by pellet weight before each one of the extruded sorbent pellets are removed from the extruder.
A method of providing a housing for lighting devices, the method including: - providing a planar element of thermally and electrically conductive material, the planar element including a first portion with electrically conductive lines for an electrically-powered light radiation source and a second portion with a thermally conductive pattern, - coupling the planar element with a vat-like body of thermally conductive and electrically insulating material, the vat-like body having a bottom wall with at least one window portion therein, the planar element coupled with the bottom wall of the vat-like body with the electrically conductive lines extending over said bottom wall and the thermally conductive pattern extending at said at least one window portion, and - coupling with the bottom wall of the vat-like body having the planar element coupled therewith a further body of thermally and electrically conductive material, whereby the thermally conductive pattern of the planar element extends at said at least one window portion of the bottom wall of the vat-like body in thermal contact with said further body. - providing a planar element of thermally and electrically conductive material, the planar element including a first portion with electrically conductive lines for an electrically-powered light radiation source and a second portion with a thermally conductive pattern, - coupling the planar element with a vat-like body of thermally conductive and electrically insulating material, the vat-like body having a bottom wall with at least one window portion therein, the planar element coupled with the bottom wall of the vat-like body with the electrically conductive lines extending over said bottom wall and the thermally conductive pattern extending at said at least one window portion, and - coupling with the bottom wall of the vat-like body having the planar element coupled therewith a further body of thermally and electrically conductive material, whereby the thermally conductive pattern of the planar element extends at said at least one window portion of the bottom wall of the vat-like body in thermal contact with said further body.
A transmitting system of an optical network, comprising: first Passive Optical Network, PON, equipment, configured to output a binary digital signal; and an M-order digital modulator, configured to modulate the binary digital signal into an M-order digital signal, and output the M-order digital signal, wherein each transmission symbol in the M-order digital signal carries information of N = log 2 M bits, where N is a natural number greater than 1 and M is a natural number; characterized in that the M-order digital modulator is further configured to judge whether to perform modulation or not; and based on that a judgment result is not to perform modulation, determine to perform modulation through a binary digital modulator; and in that the M-order digital modulator is further configured to judge whether to output both paths of received binary digital signals or not; based on that a judgment result is to output both paths of received binary digital signals, modulate the two paths of binary digital signals in combination with the binary digital modulator; and based on that a judgment result is not to output both paths of received binary digital signals, judge whether to perform modulation by the M-order digital modulator or not. first Passive Optical Network, PON, equipment, configured to output a binary digital signal; and an M-order digital modulator, configured to modulate the binary digital signal into an M-order digital signal, and output the M-order digital signal, wherein each transmission symbol in the M-order digital signal carries information of N = log 2 M bits, where N is a natural number greater than 1 and M is a natural number; characterized in that the M-order digital modulator is further configured to judge whether to perform modulation or not; and based on that a judgment result is not to perform modulation, determine to perform modulation through a binary digital modulator; and in that the M-order digital modulator is further configured to judge whether to output both paths of received binary digital signals or not; based on that a judgment result is to output both paths of received binary digital signals, modulate the two paths of binary digital signals in combination with the binary digital modulator; and based on that a judgment result is not to output both paths of received binary digital signals, judge whether to perform modulation by the M-order digital modulator or not.
A packaging configured to generate a protective atmosphere for a perishable fresh food product generating exudate, the packaging comprising an interior, and characterized by a coating on the interior of the packaging, the coating comprising a mixture of a polymer, citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, wherein the amounts of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate are chosen such that a non-stoichiometric reaction can occur between the citric acid and sodium bicarbonate when the exudate from the food product enters into contact with the coating. an interior, and characterized by a coating on the interior of the packaging, the coating comprising a mixture of a polymer, citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, wherein the amounts of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate are chosen such that a non-stoichiometric reaction can occur between the citric acid and sodium bicarbonate when the exudate from the food product enters into contact with the coating.
A torque tool for applying a controlled torsional moment to a mechanical device, comprising: an electrical machine drive system comprising a synchronous reluctance motor, the synchronous reluctance motor comprising: a rotor attached to a motor shaft, the rotor having a pattern of regions of relatively high magnetic permeability extending generally parallel to the motor shaft, interspersed with regions of relatively low magnetic permeability extending generally parallel to the motor shaft in such a way that there is a plurality of magnetic poles distributed circumferentially around the motor shaft; and a stator arranged around the rotor and comprising electrical windings dispersed in slots disposed around an inner surface of the stator, the slots extending generally parallel to the motor shaft such that, when current flows in the windings, a stator magnetic field generated by the current has the same number of magnetic poles as the rotor; and an electronic controller configured to control the current flow in the stator windings to cause the stator poles to rotate in synchronism with rotation of the motor; the drive system further comprising a gear system mechanically coupled to the motor shaft and configured to apply the torsional moment to the device. an electrical machine drive system comprising a synchronous reluctance motor, the synchronous reluctance motor comprising: a rotor attached to a motor shaft, the rotor having a pattern of regions of relatively high magnetic permeability extending generally parallel to the motor shaft, interspersed with regions of relatively low magnetic permeability extending generally parallel to the motor shaft in such a way that there is a plurality of magnetic poles distributed circumferentially around the motor shaft; and a stator arranged around the rotor and comprising electrical windings dispersed in slots disposed around an inner surface of the stator, the slots extending generally parallel to the motor shaft such that, when current flows in the windings, a stator magnetic field generated by the current has the same number of magnetic poles as the rotor; and a rotor attached to a motor shaft, the rotor having a pattern of regions of relatively high magnetic permeability extending generally parallel to the motor shaft, interspersed with regions of relatively low magnetic permeability extending generally parallel to the motor shaft in such a way that there is a plurality of magnetic poles distributed circumferentially around the motor shaft; and a stator arranged around the rotor and comprising electrical windings dispersed in slots disposed around an inner surface of the stator, the slots extending generally parallel to the motor shaft such that, when current flows in the windings, a stator magnetic field generated by the current has the same number of magnetic poles as the rotor; and an electronic controller configured to control the current flow in the stator windings to cause the stator poles to rotate in synchronism with rotation of the motor; the drive system further comprising a gear system mechanically coupled to the motor shaft and configured to apply the torsional moment to the device.
A downhole tool (10, 110, 210) comprising: a tool body (12, 112, 212) with at least one side port (18, 118, 218); a piston sleeve (22, 122, 222) movable within the body (12, 112, 212), and an isolation device (70, 170, 270) deployable to isolate an upper area of the sleeve (22, 122, 222) from internal fluid pressure whereby a higher internal fluid pressure than an external fluid pressure urges the sleeve (22, 122, 222) upstream.
A system for testing at least one of a plurality of RFID devices spaced closely together, said system comprising: (a) a short-range tester for reading/writing a unique identifier for an RFID device positioned at a short-range testing position; (b) a first long-range tester for testing an RFID device positioned at a first long-range testing position, said first long-range testing position being spaced apart from said short-range testing position by a predetermined distance; (c) means for moving an RFID device from one to the other of said short-range testing position and said first long-range testing position; and characterized by (d) means for distinguishing the results of the long-range testing of an RFID device positioned at the first long-range testing position from the results of any other simultaneously detected RFID devices; wherein the short-range tester is configured to read/write a unique identifier for an RFID device of interest, and the unique identifier for the RFID device of interest is used to determine the long-range test results for the RFID device of interest. (a) a short-range tester for reading/writing a unique identifier for an RFID device positioned at a short-range testing position; (b) a first long-range tester for testing an RFID device positioned at a first long-range testing position, said first long-range testing position being spaced apart from said short-range testing position by a predetermined distance; (c) means for moving an RFID device from one to the other of said short-range testing position and said first long-range testing position; and characterized by (d) means for distinguishing the results of the long-range testing of an RFID device positioned at the first long-range testing position from the results of any other simultaneously detected RFID devices;
A needle shroud for an injector, the needle shroud including a body provided with: connecting means for releasable connection to the injector when in a first mode of operation, the body having an aperture therethrough shaped and dimensioned to allow a needle to extend through the body when the needle shroud is connected to the injector in the first mode of operation; and a cavity shaped and dimensioned to receive the needle when in use in a second mode of operation, the cavity including a formation shaped and dimensioned to be engageable with a complementary formation of the needle when the needle has been received in the cavity, so that rotation of the needle shroud causes rotation of the needle, thereby allowing disengagement of the needle from the injector whilst the needle is housed in the cavity, characterised in that the aperture and the cavity are both provided adjacent one another in the same face of the body of the shroud.
A method for forming boron nitride nanotube - boron nitride (BN-BN) nanocomposites, comprising: synthesizing a ceramic precursor; combining a boron nitride nanotube solution with the ceramic precursor to form a composite precursor; forming at least one green body from the composite precursor; and pyrolizing the formed green body into BN-BN composite ceramics; characterised in that the ceramic precursor is a boron nitride inorganic polymer precursor; and the at least one green body is pyrolized under an inert gas under pressure. synthesizing a ceramic precursor; combining a boron nitride nanotube solution with the ceramic precursor to form a composite precursor; forming at least one green body from the composite precursor; and pyrolizing the formed green body into BN-BN composite ceramics; characterised in that the ceramic precursor is a boron nitride inorganic polymer precursor; and the at least one green body is pyrolized under an inert gas under pressure.
A method for preparing an aromatic polyether polymer which comprises contacting, in a solvent of low polarity, substantially equimolar amounts of at least one alkali metal salt of a dihydroxy-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon and at least one bis((N-(chlorophthalimido))aromatic compound, in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst which is substantially stable at the temperatures employed; wherein all of the particles of said alkali metal salt has a diameter inferior or equal to 200 microns.
A method for determining the position of a vehicle within an installation, wherein the installation has vehicles which in each case have at least one camera, wherein stationary markings are arranged at known positions in the installation, wherein mapping, i.e. determination of the positions of the stationary markings on an electronically available map is made available to the vehicles, so that the position of the vehicle can be determined from the spatial markings, wherein each of the vehicles additionally has one or more mobile markings on its outside, wherein each marking (3, 5) in each case has a known characterising shape and size, wherein one or more marking or markings arranged on a further vehicle and/or in the installation are detected by means of a camera of the vehicle, i.e. an image are [sic] acquired and/or recorded, wherein from the size and distortion of the image of the marking (3, 5) taken by the respective camera an estimated value for the distance between camera and marking (3, 5) and an estimated value for the angle between the normal direction of that plane in which the marking (3, 5) is arranged, i.e. the viewing direction of the camera, and the connecting line between the camera and marking, is determined, and from the estimated values for distance and angle and also from the known positions of the stationary markings from an image, detected in each case, of at least one marking (3, 5) the position of a vehicle relative to the marking (3, 5) is estimated and/or determined, wherein a first mobile marking is arranged on the first vehicle, and once the vehicle determines its position, and hence the position of its first mobile marking, the vehicle transmits the position of this marking together with its error interval to a further vehicle, wherein with the camera thereof the mobile marking on the outside of the first vehicle is detected and from the transmitted position value and from the estimated values which are determined from the image of the marking taken by the camera of the further vehicle, a position of the further vehicle is ascertained. an estimated value for the distance between camera and marking (3, 5) and an estimated value for the angle between the normal direction of that plane in which the marking (3, 5) is arranged, i.e. the viewing direction of the camera, and the connecting line between the camera and marking, is determined,
Data-transmission device having an elongated hollow profile with a cavity running in a longitudinal direction of the hollow profile and a longitudinal slot running in longitudinal direction and a transmitting and/or receiving unit, wherein the elongated hollow profile is a slotted waveguide and the transmitting and/or receiving unit is an antenna for data transmission to and from the slotted waveguide, and wherein the hollow profile and/or the transmitting and/or receiving unit are movable towards one another for moving in and moving out of the transmitting and/or receiving unit into the longitudinal slot of the hollow profile in at least one delivery direction by means of a delivery device, characterised in that guide walls (5, 5') of an introduction funnel moving towards one another lead into the longitudinal slot of the hollow profile, wherein a resetting device (21, 21') is provided which exerts a resetting force on the transmitting and/or receiving unit in the direction of the longitudinal slot on displacement of the transmitting and/or receiving unit from a preset rest position in delivery direction away from the longitudinal slot.
A method for extracting cardiac frequency angiographic phenomena from an angiographic study obtained at a rate faster than cardiac frequency, the method comprising: acquiring or receiving data from an angiographic study obtained at a rate faster than cardiac frequency; acquiring a contemporaneously measured cardiac signal that varies as a function of time; obtaining from the contemporaneously measured cardiac signal a momentary cardiac frequency; using the cardiac frequency as a cross correlation target to provide a cardiac frequency bandpass filter limited in range by the cardiac frequency; applying the cardiac frequency bandpass filter to the angiographic data to generate a spatiotemporal reconstruction of cardiac frequency angiographic phenomena without the use of wavelets; and displaying the spatiotemporal reconstruction of cardiac frequency angiographic phenomena in one or more images. acquiring or receiving data from an angiographic study obtained at a rate faster than cardiac frequency; acquiring a contemporaneously measured cardiac signal that varies as a function of time; obtaining from the contemporaneously measured cardiac signal a momentary cardiac frequency; using the cardiac frequency as a cross correlation target to provide a cardiac frequency bandpass filter limited in range by the cardiac frequency; applying the cardiac frequency bandpass filter to the angiographic data to generate a spatiotemporal reconstruction of cardiac frequency angiographic phenomena without the use of wavelets; and displaying the spatiotemporal reconstruction of cardiac frequency angiographic phenomena in one or more images.