mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An immunodeficient, genetically modified rodent that comprises: a nucleic acid encoding human IL-6 operably linked to an IL-6 promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human IL-6 polypeptide and does not express a functional native IL-6 polypeptide, and at least one additional nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of: i) a nucleic acid encoding human SIRPa operably linked to a SIRPa promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human SIRPa polypeptide; ii) a nucleic acid encoding human M-CSF operably linked to a M-CSF promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human M-CSF polypeptide; iii) a nucleic acid encoding human IL-3 operably linked to an IL-3 promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human IL-3 polypeptide; iv) a nucleic acid encoding human GM-CSF operably linked to a GM-CSF promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human GM-CSF polypeptide; and v) a nucleic acid encoding human TPO operably linked to a TPO promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human TPO polypeptide, and wherein the rodent comprises an engraftment of human hematopoietic cells and produces human B cells. a nucleic acid encoding human IL-6 operably linked to an IL-6 promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human IL-6 polypeptide and does not express a functional native IL-6 polypeptide, and at least one additional nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of: i) a nucleic acid encoding human SIRPa operably linked to a SIRPa promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human SIRPa polypeptide; ii) a nucleic acid encoding human M-CSF operably linked to a M-CSF promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human M-CSF polypeptide; iii) a nucleic acid encoding human IL-3 operably linked to an IL-3 promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human IL-3 polypeptide; iv) a nucleic acid encoding human GM-CSF operably linked to a GM-CSF promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human GM-CSF polypeptide; and v) a nucleic acid encoding human TPO operably linked to a TPO promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human TPO polypeptide, and i) a nucleic acid encoding human SIRPa operably linked to a SIRPa promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human SIRPa polypeptide; ii) a nucleic acid encoding human M-CSF operably linked to a M-CSF promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human M-CSF polypeptide; iii) a nucleic acid encoding human IL-3 operably linked to an IL-3 promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human IL-3 polypeptide; iv) a nucleic acid encoding human GM-CSF operably linked to a GM-CSF promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human GM-CSF polypeptide; and v) a nucleic acid encoding human TPO operably linked to a TPO promoter, wherein the rodent expresses a human TPO polypeptide, and wherein the rodent comprises an engraftment of human hematopoietic cells and produces human B cells.
An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image input unit that inputs an image; a designating unit that receives designation of an initial tracking-target region that is a first region in a first image frame of time-series image frames that have been input from the image input unit; a feature value extracting unit that extracts a predetermined feature value from a target region in the first image frame; a first search unit that searches for a second region obtained by changing a size of the first region and by determining whether the feature value extracted from the second region satisfies a predetermined condition for enabling successful tracking and sets the second region as a new initial tracking-target region; and a second search unit that searches for a region similar to the newly set initial tracking-target region as a tracking-result region in a second image frame subsequent to the first image frame of the time-series image frames, wherein the feature value is an entropy of a color histogram of the first image frame, and the first search unit searches for a region that maximizes the entropy as the newly set initial tracking-target region, characterized in that when a maximum value of the entropy is equal to or less than an initially-set threshold value, the first search unit is configured to cause the second search unit to stop performing the search. an image input unit that inputs an image; a designating unit that receives designation of an initial tracking-target region that is a first region in a first image frame of time-series image frames that have been input from the image input unit; a feature value extracting unit that extracts a predetermined feature value from a target region in the first image frame; a first search unit that searches for a second region obtained by changing a size of the first region and by determining whether the feature value extracted from the second region satisfies a predetermined condition for enabling successful tracking and sets the second region as a new initial tracking-target region; and a second search unit that searches for a region similar to the newly set initial tracking-target region as a tracking-result region in a second image frame subsequent to the first image frame of the time-series image frames, wherein the feature value is an entropy of a color histogram of the first image frame, and the first search unit searches for a region that maximizes the entropy as the newly set initial tracking-target region, characterized in that when a maximum value of the entropy is equal to or less than an initially-set threshold value, the first search unit is configured to cause the second search unit to stop performing the search.
A mitral regurgitation treatment system, comprising: an annuloplasty device configured for placement on an atrial side of a mitral valve; a tethering element configured to extend between a first papillary muscle and a second papillary muscle, wherein the tethering element includes a first anchor securing the tethering element to the first papillary muscle and a second anchor securing the tethering element to the second papillary muscle; and characterized by a linking element extending from the annuloplasty device to the tethering element, wherein the linking element includes a spring element disposed between the annuloplasty device and the tethering element. an annuloplasty device configured for placement on an atrial side of a mitral valve; a tethering element configured to extend between a first papillary muscle and a second papillary muscle, wherein the tethering element includes a first anchor securing the tethering element to the first papillary muscle and a second anchor securing the tethering element to the second papillary muscle; and characterized by a linking element extending from the annuloplasty device to the tethering element, wherein the linking element includes a spring element disposed between the annuloplasty device and the tethering element.
A method for disassembling two ultrasonically welded elements, one of the elements comprising, at a surface opposite the other element, an energy director that concentrates the heating during ultrasonic welding and forms a material junction between the two assembled elements after the ultrasonic welding, characterized in that the method consists of positioning a wire between the two assembled elements, so as to be secant to the energy director, said wire having suitable mechanical characteristics allowing it to cut the junction formed by the energy director and move the wire between the two assembled elements so as to cut said junction.
A gas turbine engine seal assembly (78; 78') comprising: a resilient first wall (80; 80'); and a resilient second wall (82; 82') including a plurality of metering apertures (86; 86') in fluid communication with a cavity (84; 84') defined between the first and second walls (80; 80', 82; 82'), wherein the first wall (80; 80') has no apertures, characterised in that the first and second walls (80; 80', 82; 82') are ring shaped, each extending around an axis; and the first wall (80; 80') is a radially inner wall and the second wall (82; 82') is a radially outer wall relative to said axis. a resilient first wall (80; 80'); and a resilient second wall (82; 82') including a plurality of metering apertures (86; 86') in fluid communication with a cavity (84; 84') defined between the first and second walls (80; 80', 82; 82'), wherein the first wall (80; 80') has no apertures, characterised in that the first and second walls (80; 80', 82; 82') are ring shaped, each extending around an axis; and the first wall (80; 80') is a radially inner wall and the second wall (82; 82') is a radially outer wall relative to said axis.
A method, in an SCR system in which reducing agent is supplied to an exhaust flow upstream of an SCR catalyst, for deciding whether a NO x sensor (245; 255) is situated in the exhaust duct (241; 251) of an engine for NO x measurement according to an intended measuring configuration, characterised by the steps of - using said NO x sensor (245; 255) to measure an oxygen content (Oxmeas) at the NO x sensor's measuring position, and - deciding on the basis of the measured oxygen content (Oxmeas) whether said measuring position corresponds to the intended measuring configuration. - using said NO x sensor (245; 255) to measure an oxygen content (Oxmeas) at the NO x sensor's measuring position, and - deciding on the basis of the measured oxygen content (Oxmeas) whether said measuring position corresponds to the intended measuring configuration.
A process for the preparation of mortar or concrete compositions containing: cement + mixing water + aggregate(s) selected from sand and gravel, and filler(s), in which the filler(s) is/are consisting of calcium carbonate - based filler(s), characterized in that it comprises at least one step where the said filler(s) is / are treated with an efficient treating amount of at least one treating agent consisting of superplastifier(s) and optionally air entrainment agents, anti-foam agents, setting retarders or accelerators, and wherein the superplastifier(s) is /are selected among the following products or families and their blends: Polycarboxylates, polycarboxylate ethers, or much less preferred products manufactured from sulfonated naphthalene condensate or sulfonated melamine formaldehyde, and wherein the dosage in superplastifier(s) is ranging from 0.02 to 0.15 % by weight of dry weight cement. Polycarboxylates, polycarboxylate ethers, or much less preferred products manufactured from sulfonated naphthalene condensate or sulfonated melamine formaldehyde, and wherein the dosage in superplastifier(s) is ranging from 0.02 to 0.15 % by weight of dry weight cement.
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member to which lubricant mixed with toner is supplied; a toner image forming section configured to form a toner image on the image bearing member; a patch image forming section configured to form a patch image different from the toner image on the image bearing member; and a control section configured to control the toner image forming section and the patch image forming section such that a first development condition for forming the patch image and a second development condition for forming the toner image are different from each other, such that a first potential difference between a first developing bias and a first surface potential of the image bearing member in formation of the patch image is smaller than a second potential difference between a second developing bias and a second surface potential of the image bearing member in formation of the toner image; characterised in that the toner consumption amount in patch image formation is smaller than the toner consumption amount in toner image formation. an image bearing member to which lubricant mixed with toner is supplied; a toner image forming section configured to form a toner image on the image bearing member; a patch image forming section configured to form a patch image different from the toner image on the image bearing member; and a control section configured to control the toner image forming section and the patch image forming section such that a first development condition for forming the patch image and a second development condition for forming the toner image are different from each other, such that a first potential difference between a first developing bias and a first surface potential of the image bearing member in formation of the patch image is smaller than a second potential difference between a second developing bias and a second surface potential of the image bearing member in formation of the toner image;
A system for holding sample tubes, the system comprising: a rack with a top plate defining a first plurality of holes, each of the first plurality of holes being a through hole through the top plate and sized for accommodating an outer diameter of a respective sample tube; a bottom plate defining a second plurality of holes, each of the second plurality of holes sized to accommodate a tip of a respective sample tube, wherein the first and second pluralities of holes (106, 107) are positioned to cooperatively hold the sample tubes in a pair of parallel rows; a pair of end plates (103, 104) to which the top and bottom plates (101, 102) are attached at opposing ends, and that hold the top and bottom plates (101, 102) in spaced-apart relation; and a removable magnet holder configured to slide between the top plate and the bottom plate and between the two rows of sample tubes, the magnet holder holding a plurality of magnets that, when the magnet holder is fully inserted between the rows of sample tubes, align with the sample tubes in the parallel rows, wherein a first of the two endplates defines an opening through which the magnet holder slides when the magnet holder is inserted between the rows of sample tubes; and wherein the system further comprises a ferromagnetic retainer affixed to the second of the two endplates and aligned with a distal end of the magnet holder, such that the magnet nearest the distal end of the magnet holder and the ferromagnetic retainer, by magnetic attraction, cooperate to removably retain the magnet holder in position between the rows of sample tubes. a rack with a top plate defining a first plurality of holes, each of the first plurality of holes being a through hole through the top plate and sized for accommodating an outer diameter of a respective sample tube; a bottom plate defining a second plurality of holes, each of the second plurality of holes sized to accommodate a tip of a respective sample tube, wherein the first and second pluralities of holes (106, 107) are positioned to cooperatively hold the sample tubes in a pair of parallel rows; a pair of end plates (103, 104) to which the top and bottom plates (101, 102) are attached at opposing ends, and that hold the top and bottom plates (101, 102) in spaced-apart relation; and a removable magnet holder configured to slide between the top plate and the bottom plate and between the two rows of sample tubes, the magnet holder holding a plurality of magnets that, when the magnet holder is fully inserted between the rows of sample tubes, align with the sample tubes in the parallel rows, wherein a first of the two endplates defines an opening through which the magnet holder slides when the magnet holder is inserted between the rows of sample tubes; and wherein the system further comprises a ferromagnetic retainer affixed to the second of the two endplates and aligned with a distal end of the magnet holder, such that the magnet nearest the distal end of the magnet holder and the ferromagnetic retainer, by magnetic attraction, cooperate to removably retain the magnet holder in position between the rows of sample tubes.
A clutch comprising a housing having at least one thin-walled sleeve that forms an axially extended wall of an annular chamber having a small radial thickness, the chamber being arranged to be supplied with a pressurized fluid for substantially elastic deformation of the sleeve so that a surface of the sleeve engages a smooth complementary shaped surface of a shaft shank to be drivingly connected to the clutch, the chamber being connected to a channel system, which is arranged to co-operate with members (104, 105) for disengagement of the clutch, said members (104, 105) being arranged to be activated upon a relative motion between the shaft shank and the clutch into a state in which the pressurized fluid can flow through the channel system away from the chamber, in order to allow the shaft shank to rotate independently of the clutch, said members (104, 105) comprising a branch conduit (101, 102) that is connected to the channel system and has a valve device, which is arranged to allow emptying of fluid from the channel system, and a piston (300, 305) that is movable along a branch-conduit section connected to the channel system, the piston (300, 305) being arranged to, in a first displacement end position, prevent the valve device from conveying away fluid from the channel system, and, in a second displacement position, readjust the valve device for conveying away fluid from the channel system, and a support device that is carried by the piston (300, 305) and, upon relative motion between the clutch and the shaft shank, arranged to allow the piston (300, 305) to be displaced to the second position thereof, characterized in that the support device comprises a support leg that, by means of a pivot mounting, is pivotally connected to the piston (300, 305), that the support leg, at the free end thereof, has a support surface that affords the support leg a limited pivotal stabilization by surface contact with a support surface perpendicular to the displacement direction of the piston (300, 305) and rotationally symmetrical around the axis of the shaft shank, the support surface being formed on an element fixedly connected to the shaft shank, that the support leg is biased toward the supporting pivotal position thereof by a spring device, wherein a line, which is parallel to the displacement direction of the piston (300, 305) and extends through the axis of the pivot mounting, extends centrally through the support surface of the support leg, and that the piston (300, 305) is in the first displacement end position thereof when the support leg is in the supporting pivotal position thereof and rests against the support surface.
A suture passer apparatus, the apparatus comprising: an elongate body having a proximal end connected to a proximal handle and a distal end, wherein the elongate body extends in a long axis; a lower jaw member (107, 113) extending from the distal end region of the elongate body; an upper jaw member (109, 111, 209) configured to retract and extend from within the distal end region of the elongate body; and a tissue penetrator (115, 215) housed within the lower jaw member and configured to slide distally within the lower jaw member and extend from the lower jaw member and between the upper and lower jaw members to carry a suture from the lower jaw member and be deflected against the upper jaw member to extend distally or proximally, characterised in that the upper jaw member curves away from the long axis of the elongate body as it is extended from the distal end of the elongate body. an elongate body having a proximal end connected to a proximal handle and a distal end, wherein the elongate body extends in a long axis; a lower jaw member (107, 113) extending from the distal end region of the elongate body; an upper jaw member (109, 111, 209) configured to retract and extend from within the distal end region of the elongate body; and a tissue penetrator (115, 215) housed within the lower jaw member and configured to slide distally within the lower jaw member and extend from the lower jaw member and between the upper and lower jaw members to carry a suture from the lower jaw member and be deflected against the upper jaw member to extend distally or proximally, characterised in that the upper jaw member curves away from the long axis of the elongate body as it is extended from the distal end of the elongate body.
Electronic protection switch for a single-phase or three-phase AC voltage network, having - two semiconductor switches of the same kind, each with a switching element and a diode arranged antiparallel to the switching element, and - a first network terminal and a second network terminal, each with a positive potential terminal (31,41) and a negative potential terminal (32,42), wherein the semiconductor switches of the same kind are of an identical type, wherein a first of the two semiconductor switches of the same kind is arranged without a semiconductor series connection between the positive potential terminal of the first network terminal and the positive potential terminal of the second network terminal and a second of the two semiconductor switches of the same kind is arranged without a semiconductor series connection between the negative potential terminal of the first network terminal and the negative potential terminal of the second network terminal, wherein the switching element of the respective semiconductor switch is arranged so as to be able to conduct and switch off a current from the first network terminal to the second network terminal, wherein the two semiconductor switches of the same kind are each formed by an IGBT semiconductor switch. - two semiconductor switches of the same kind, each with a switching element and a diode arranged antiparallel to the switching element, and - a first network terminal and a second network terminal, each with a positive potential terminal (31,41) and a negative potential terminal (32,42),
A load absorber of the roof bolting having a connection with the end of the bolting embedded in the rock mass, characterized in that it is constituted by a dome bolting washer and a special bolt having at one end a cylindrical section provided with a thread, passing into tapered shaft, the diameter of which increases towards the other end, equipped with a head of any known shape, while in the working position, the bolt is passed through a hole in the domed bolting washer, inverted convexly towards the excavation and connected to the bolting rod by means of a connecting sleeve screwed onto the threaded end of the bolting rod and onto the threaded cylindrical section of the bolt so that the hole of the dome bolting washer, encompasses tapered shaft of the bolt in the vicinity of half of its length, and, in addition, the section of tapered shaft on the side of the head has a graduated strain marker.