mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for estimating the active life of products configured for being collected and reissued by a provider, the method comprising the steps of: - providing a group of products; - dividing the group of products into multiple collections, wherein dividing is performed on basis of one or more properties of the respective product; - for each of the multiple collections, delivering the collection to an external party, thereby registering a period of time during which the collection is delivered; - for each of the multiple collections, determining the average delivery point of time of the period of time in which the one collection is delivered; - collecting products which are returned to the provider from an external party, characterized by registering the return point of time for each of the returned products; - for each returned product, determining to which collection the returned product belonged at the time of delivering the respective product; and - for each returned product, determining the time elapsed between the average delivery point of time of the determined collection, and the return point of time, thereby determining the active life of the returned product. - providing a group of products; - dividing the group of products into multiple collections, wherein dividing is performed on basis of one or more properties of the respective product; - for each of the multiple collections, delivering the collection to an external party, thereby registering a period of time during which the collection is delivered; - for each of the multiple collections, determining the average delivery point of time of the period of time in which the one collection is delivered; - collecting products which are returned to the provider from an external party, characterized by registering the return point of time for each of the returned products; - for each returned product, determining to which collection the returned product belonged at the time of delivering the respective product; and - for each returned product, determining the time elapsed between the average delivery point of time of the determined collection, and the return point of time, thereby determining the active life of the returned product.
A cell culture method comprising: a seeding process of singly seeding single pluripotent cells on a coating layer of a microchannel, the coating layer being present on an inner wall of the microchannel, and the coating layer containing laminin; and a circulation process of circulating a culture fluid in the microchannel where the single pluripotent cells have been singly seeded in the seeding process, wherein said pluripotency is maintained during said method. a seeding process of singly seeding single pluripotent cells on a coating layer of a microchannel, the coating layer being present on an inner wall of the microchannel, and the coating layer containing laminin; and a circulation process of circulating a culture fluid in the microchannel where the single pluripotent cells have been singly seeded in the seeding process, wherein said pluripotency is maintained during said method.
A valve arrangement comprising a valve body and a valve seat each having an opposed surface (39, 41), the valve arrangement also comprising a high-frequency cyclic actuator to move the valve body with respect to the valve seat to bring the opposed surfaces (39, 41) into and out of abutment, whereby the opposed surface (39, 41) of at least one of the valve body and the valve seat comprises a resiliently displaceable surface, characterised in that the actuator and the resiliently displaceable surface are configured such that the time constant of the actuator is shorter than the time constant of the resiliently displaceable surface.
A method for dispensing an effervescent beverage containing a grain degradation product by cooling the effervescent beverage and pouring it into a vessel to serve, wherein foam having a snow-like refreshing texture and a new texture of a prolonged creamy-foam retention is formed on the effervescent beverage, characterized in that said method comprises: forming a slurry containing extract-frozen microparticles by cooling and stirring the effervescent beverage liquid, preparing frozen foam of the effervescent beverage containing extract-frozen microparticles and fine bubbles by cooling and stirring the slurry and incorporating outside gas into the slurry, and supplying the prepared frozen foam of the effervescent beverage to the effervescent beverage poured into a vessel as a foam component, wherein the treatment to prepare the frozen foam of the effervescent beverage containing the extract-frozen microparticles and fine bubbles by cooling and stirring the slurry containing the extract-frozen microparticles formed by cooling and stirring the effervescent beverage liquid and incorporating the outside gas into the slurry is performed using atmospheric air or gas obtained by substituting a part or whole of the atmospheric air with nitrogen, as the outside gas. forming a slurry containing extract-frozen microparticles by cooling and stirring the effervescent beverage liquid, preparing frozen foam of the effervescent beverage containing extract-frozen microparticles and fine bubbles by cooling and stirring the slurry and incorporating outside gas into the slurry, and supplying the prepared frozen foam of the effervescent beverage to the effervescent beverage poured into a vessel as a foam component, wherein the treatment to prepare the frozen foam of the effervescent beverage containing the extract-frozen microparticles and fine bubbles by cooling and stirring the slurry containing the extract-frozen microparticles formed by cooling and stirring the effervescent beverage liquid and incorporating the outside gas into the slurry is performed using atmospheric air or gas obtained by substituting a part or whole of the atmospheric air with nitrogen, as the outside gas.
A method of increasing the sensitivity of cell-based detection of a botulinum toxin, comprising: (i) providing a transfected cell that produces a construct comprising; (a) a first terminus comprising a reporter-containing portion, wherein the reporter-containing portion exhibits a signal; and, (b) a cleavage site that interacts with the botulinum toxin in a manner that produces a cleavage of the reporter-containing portion from a remainder of the construct; (ii) exposing the transfected cell to the botulinum toxin at a first toxin exposure temperature; iii) transitioning the temperature of the transfected cell from the first toxin exposure temperature to a second toxin exposure temperature; wherein the first toxin exposure temperature is lower than the second toxin exposure temperature; or wherein the first toxin exposure temperature is greater than the second toxin exposure temperature; and (iv) obtaining the signal from the reporter-containing portion, wherein sensitivity of the transfected cell's response to the botulinum toxin is increased relative to sensitivity of the transfected cell's sensitivity to the botulinum toxin when maintained at 37 °C throughout exposure to the botulinum toxin; wherein the first toxin exposure temperature is 37° C and the second toxin exposure temperature is up to 41° C, or wherein the second toxin exposure temperature is 37° C and the first toxin exposure temperature is up to 41° C. (i) providing a transfected cell that produces a construct comprising; (a) a first terminus comprising a reporter-containing portion, wherein the reporter-containing portion exhibits a signal; and, (b) a cleavage site that interacts with the botulinum toxin in a manner that produces a cleavage of the reporter-containing portion from a remainder of the construct; (a) a first terminus comprising a reporter-containing portion, wherein the reporter-containing portion exhibits a signal; and, (b) a cleavage site that interacts with the botulinum toxin in a manner that produces a cleavage of the reporter-containing portion from a remainder of the construct; (ii) exposing the transfected cell to the botulinum toxin at a first toxin exposure temperature; iii) transitioning the temperature of the transfected cell from the first toxin exposure temperature to a second toxin exposure temperature; wherein the first toxin exposure temperature is lower than the second toxin exposure temperature; or wherein the first toxin exposure temperature is greater than the second toxin exposure temperature; and (iv) obtaining the signal from the reporter-containing portion,
A process of preparing a compound of formula D or a salt thereof: in which R 1 is selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, aryl substituted C 1 -C 2 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl substituted silyl, Rx is selected from H and C 1 - C 3 alkyl; and Ry is selected from C 1 -C 3 alkyl comprising (a) reacting 3-phenylprop-2-en-1-amine of formula B or a salt thereof, wherein Rx and Ry are defined as above with hydroxyphenylglycine or a derivative thereof denoted by formula A in which * denotes chiral C atom, R 1 is same as above, R is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or aryl-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl and Y is hydrogen or COR', in which R' is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, benzyloxy, p-substituted benzyloxy and fluorenyloxy, in the presence of an acid, (b) optionally removing R and Y, if different from H, and (c) oxidative decarboxylation in the presence of an oxidizing reagent. (a) reacting 3-phenylprop-2-en-1-amine of formula B or a salt thereof, wherein Rx and Ry are defined as above with hydroxyphenylglycine or a derivative thereof denoted by formula A in which * denotes chiral C atom, R 1 is same as above, R is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or aryl-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl and Y is hydrogen or COR', in which R' is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, benzyloxy, p-substituted benzyloxy and fluorenyloxy, in the presence of an acid, (b) optionally removing R and Y, if different from H, and (c) oxidative decarboxylation in the presence of an oxidizing reagent.
A nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber composition comprising a nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber having α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units and (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units and having an iodine value of 120 or less, and a polyether ester-based plasticizer having structural unit comprised of three or more ether compounds which are successively bonded, wherein the content of the (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units is 20 to 50 wt% with respect to the total monomer units forming the nitrile group-containing highly saturated copolymer rubber, and the polyether ester-based plasticizer has a viscosity of 15 to 200 mPa·s/25°C, a solidification point of 10 to -20°C, and an SP value of 7 to 11 (cal/cm 3) 1/2.
An electric heating apparatus, such as a radiator, said apparatus comprising: - a first housing that comprises a first heating body and a first air outlet zone situated in the upper part of said first housing; - a second housing having a second air outlet zone and a front façade provided with a second surface heating body, the upper part of the second housing being higher than the upper part of the first housing, the second air outlet zone being situated at a height greater than that of the first air outlet zone and oriented toward the space left free above the first housing; characterized in that, in the state of the apparatus fastened to a wall, the first housing, which forms the back of the apparatus, is situated between the wall and the second housing, which forms the front of the apparatus. - a first housing that comprises a first heating body and a first air outlet zone situated in the upper part of said first housing; - a second housing having a second air outlet zone and a front façade provided with a second surface heating body, the upper part of the second housing being higher than the upper part of the first housing, the second air outlet zone being situated at a height greater than that of the first air outlet zone and oriented toward the space left free above the first housing;
A method for suppressing an optical crosstalk in a rangefinder device, which has at least one light-sensitive receiver and at least one laser light source as a transmitter, wherein an electrical signal generated by the receiver is amplified by means of an amplifier and analyzed by a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor determines the temporal position of the reflected light pulses sent by the transmitter and therefrom calculates a distance to a target, characterized in that at least one counter signal corresponding to the optical crosstalk is generated and is superimposed to a signal generated by the receiver and the portion of the crosstalk is specifically reduced, wherein in each measurement, first pulses are used for determining the portion of the optical crosstalk, wherein the microprocessor analyzes a very early temporal window in which a part of the optical crosstalk is present, a counter pulse is generated with an information on a signal level in this time window via a controlled power source, said counter pulse being superimposed to the signal generated by the receiver upstream of the amplifier and reducing the portion of the crosstalk, wherein the new signal is controlled to correspond to a target value by amendment of the counter pulse.
A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer provided between the second semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode adjacent the first semiconductor layer and having a first prescribed width; an insulator extending from the second semiconductor layer through the active layer to the first semiconductor layer and having a second prescribed width; and a second electrode including a layer adjacent the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second electrode layer has a third prescribed width greater than the first and second prescribed widths and wherein the first electrode and the insulator overlap each other, wherein the second electrode includes an a second reflective layer having a protrusion portion which extends into a cavity into which the insulator extends, and a conductive supporting substrate formed over the second reflective layer, the conductive supporting substrate not extending into the cavity, wherein the cavity in the light emitting structure is partially filled with the insulator, and characterised in that the top surface of the protrusion portion of the second reflective layer is lower than a bottom surface of the active layer. a light emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer provided between the second semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode adjacent the first semiconductor layer and having a first prescribed width; an insulator extending from the second semiconductor layer through the active layer to the first semiconductor layer and having a second prescribed width; and a second electrode including a layer adjacent the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second electrode layer has a third prescribed width greater than the first and second prescribed widths and wherein the first electrode and the insulator overlap each other, wherein the second electrode includes an a second reflective layer having a protrusion portion which extends into a cavity into which the insulator extends, and a conductive supporting substrate formed over the second reflective layer, the conductive supporting substrate not extending into the cavity, wherein the cavity in the light emitting structure is partially filled with the insulator, and characterised in that the top surface of the protrusion portion of the second reflective layer is lower than a bottom surface of the active layer.
An assembly consisting of a first anchoring system and of a rail, the first anchoring system comprising a support and at least two tenons (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d), the tenons being aligned with each other and fixed on the support and each including a body (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) and a head (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d) configured so as to form an inverted T under the support, the rail comprising an upper side and a bottom, the upper side including a longitudinal groove configured for slidably receiving the bodies and for preventing the passage of the heads and, at least two passage apertures intersecting said groove and configured for allowing insertion of the heads in the rail and then the sliding of the bodies in said groove, said first anchoring system comprising at least one mobile stud and configured for passing through a passage aperture and remaining in abutment against the groove and, an actuation device of the stud configured for moving the stud into a retracted position on the support allowing the sliding of the bodies in the groove or vice versa in an active position according to which the stud is engaged into one of the passage apertures and exerts a thrust against the bottom of the rail giving the possibility of heightening the tenons (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) engaged in the groove and of flattening the heads (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d) against a lower face of the upper side, characterized in that the actuation device further comprises means for returning the stud configured for automatically inserting the stud into a passage aperture when the stud and the passage aperture coincide, in that the actuation device comprises a first manipulation handle and a transmission mechanism laid out between the first manipulation handle and the stud so that the actuation of the first manipulation handle allows translation of the stud from its retracted position to its active position and vice versa, in that the first manipulation handle includes a sole configured for allowing the actuation of said first manipulation handle with a foot, in that said assembly includes a second anchoring system provided with a second manipulation handle, and in that the first and second manipulation handles (18, 18') are connected together to the rear of the armchair with the sole, which gives the possibility of acting concomitantly on the first and second manipulation handles.
A high pressure gas container with a container body having a fusible plug valve and a boss portion arranged at a position different from the fusible plug valve, wherein: each of the fusible plug valve and the boss portion has a higher heat transfer rate than the container body; and the fusible plug valve and the boss portion are connected by a heat conductor, characterized in that the heat conductor is accommodated in the container body. each of the fusible plug valve and the boss portion has a higher heat transfer rate than the container body; and the fusible plug valve and the boss portion are connected by a heat conductor, characterized in that the heat conductor is accommodated in the container body.
A rotor device for a peristaltic pump comprising: a housing; a supporting shaft extending in an axial direction and supported in the housing; a rotor comprising a rotor-body mounted on the supporting shaft and extending in a radial direction from the supporting shaft and a plurality of rollers, mounted on the radially outer portion of the rotor-body; a driving device (26, 27, 28) connected to the supporting shaft for driving the rotor; wherein the rotor device further comprises a number of roller-markers corresponding to the number of rollers, wherein the roller-markers indicate a dead zone, the roller-markers are provided directly or indirectly on the supporting shaft, wherein the rotor device further comprises an initialization-marker to indicate an initial position of the rotor, the initialization marker is provided directly or indirectly on the supporting shaft, and the roller-markers and/or the initialization marker are formed on a control-disc, characterized in that the roller-markers and the initialization marker are formed as protrusions on the supporting shaft or on the control disc and that the protrusions (41, 42) are formed on the outer circumference of the supporting shaft or the control disc; and that the rotor device further comprises a sensor for detecting the markers (41, 42) on supporting shaft or the control disc. a housing; a supporting shaft extending in an axial direction and supported in the housing; a rotor comprising a rotor-body mounted on the supporting shaft and extending in a radial direction from the supporting shaft and a plurality of rollers, mounted on the radially outer portion of the rotor-body; a driving device (26, 27, 28) connected to the supporting shaft for driving the rotor; wherein the rotor device further comprises a number of roller-markers corresponding to the number of rollers, wherein the roller-markers indicate a dead zone, the roller-markers are provided directly or indirectly on the supporting shaft, wherein the rotor device further comprises an initialization-marker to indicate an initial position of the rotor, the initialization marker is provided directly or indirectly on the supporting shaft, and the roller-markers and/or the initialization marker are formed on a control-disc, characterized in that the roller-markers and the initialization marker are formed as protrusions on the supporting shaft or on the control disc and that the protrusions (41, 42) are formed on the outer circumference of the supporting shaft or the control disc; and that the rotor device further comprises a sensor for detecting the markers (41, 42) on supporting shaft or the control disc.
A method for road noise cancellation on a vehicle having a road noise cancellation system, wherein the road noise cancellation system is an adaptive Least Mean Square system that continuously adapts filters based on both acceleration inputs from sensors located in various positions around a vehicle's suspension system and on signals of microphones located in various positions inside a vehicle's cabin, the method carried out on a device having a processing unit including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium capable of executing instructions of a software program, the method comprising the steps of: determining a set of road noise cancellation parameters for the road noise cancellation system, wherein the set of road noise cancellation parameters is associated with a vehicle type, a tire type, a road surface type, or a vehicle location; programming a database that correlates data collected from one or more vehicles with the set of road noise cancellation parameters that optimize road noise cancellation system performance; comparing data being collected from one or more vehicles with the set of road noise cancellation parameters in the database and a road noise cancellation system performance threshold value; identifying the vehicle has traveled from a first road surface type to a second road surface type; and adjusting the set of road noise cancellation parameters that optimize the road noise cancellation system upon identifying the vehicle has traveled from the first road surface type to the second road surface type. determining a set of road noise cancellation parameters for the road noise cancellation system, wherein the set of road noise cancellation parameters is associated with a vehicle type, a tire type, a road surface type, or a vehicle location; programming a database that correlates data collected from one or more vehicles with the set of road noise cancellation parameters that optimize road noise cancellation system performance; comparing data being collected from one or more vehicles with the set of road noise cancellation parameters in the database and a road noise cancellation system performance threshold value; identifying the vehicle has traveled from a first road surface type to a second road surface type; and adjusting the set of road noise cancellation parameters that optimize the road noise cancellation system upon identifying the vehicle has traveled from the first road surface type to the second road surface type.