mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A recombinant chordopoxvirus comprising: a) a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous, single-polypeptide, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, wherein the first nucleic acid sequence is functionally linked to a chordopoxvirus pre-replicative promoter; b) a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous repressor protein, wherein the second nucleic acid sequence is functionally linked to a chordopoxvirus post-replicative promoter; c) at least one inactivating mutation in a chordopoxvirus ORF required for the expression of chordopoxvirus post-replicative genes; and, d) a third nucleic acid sequence comprising at least one polynucleotide sequence encoding at least one heterologous polypeptide, wherein the recombinant chordopoxvirus is capable of replicating its genome. a) a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous, single-polypeptide, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, wherein the first nucleic acid sequence is functionally linked to a chordopoxvirus pre-replicative promoter; b) a second nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous repressor protein, wherein the second nucleic acid sequence is functionally linked to a chordopoxvirus post-replicative promoter; c) at least one inactivating mutation in a chordopoxvirus ORF required for the expression of chordopoxvirus post-replicative genes; and, d) a third nucleic acid sequence comprising at least one polynucleotide sequence encoding at least one heterologous polypeptide, wherein the recombinant chordopoxvirus is capable of replicating its genome.
An electronic flameless candle, comprising: a body comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a sidewall between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a cavity defined by the top surface, the bottom surface and the sidewall, the body configured in shape and size to simulate a true flame candle; a light source operably connected to the body, the light source electrically operated to illuminate in a way that simulates a natural flicker of a real candle flame; a sensor component embedded within the body, configured to emit a plurality of electromagnetic waves and to receive different reflected electromagnetic waves that are indicative of different hand motions over a working range of about five meters; and a control circuit coupled to the sensor component to process output signals corresponding to the different reflected electromagnetic waves and control different functions of the electronic flameless candle based on the different hand motions. a body comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a sidewall between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a cavity defined by the top surface, the bottom surface and the sidewall, the body configured in shape and size to simulate a true flame candle; a light source operably connected to the body, the light source electrically operated to illuminate in a way that simulates a natural flicker of a real candle flame; a sensor component embedded within the body, configured to emit a plurality of electromagnetic waves and to receive different reflected electromagnetic waves that are indicative of different hand motions over a working range of about five meters; and a control circuit coupled to the sensor component to process output signals corresponding to the different reflected electromagnetic waves and control different functions of the electronic flameless candle based on the different hand motions.
A process for converting powdery aluminium dross into an agglomerated alumina containing product in the absence of a binder, the process comprises the steps of: a) providing a powdery aluminium dross which contains aluminium values in the form of Al 2 O 3, AlN and Al (m); b) wetting the powdery aluminium dross by mixing it with water to obtain a mouldable wetted aluminium dross mixture; c) forming the wetted aluminium dross mixture into agglomerated pellets or briquettes; d) introducing the agglomerated pellets or briquettes formed from the wetted aluminium dross mixture into a pressure vessel; e) allowing a spontaneous exothermic reaction between the components of the pellets or briquettes formed from the wetted aluminium dross mixture to occur at an elevated pressure and temperature during which reaction ammonia gas is formed; f) allowing the agglomerated pellets or briquettes to be partially dried to acquire sufficient strength to allow them to be removed from the pressure vessel; g) removing the partially dried pellets or briquettes from the pressure vessel; and h) optionally collecting the ammonia gas formed during the spontaneous exothermic reaction between the components of the wetted aluminium dross mixture. a) providing a powdery aluminium dross which contains aluminium values in the form of Al 2 O 3, AlN and Al (m); b) wetting the powdery aluminium dross by mixing it with water to obtain a mouldable wetted aluminium dross mixture; c) forming the wetted aluminium dross mixture into agglomerated pellets or briquettes; d) introducing the agglomerated pellets or briquettes formed from the wetted aluminium dross mixture into a pressure vessel; e) allowing a spontaneous exothermic reaction between the components of the pellets or briquettes formed from the wetted aluminium dross mixture to occur at an elevated pressure and temperature during which reaction ammonia gas is formed; f) allowing the agglomerated pellets or briquettes to be partially dried to acquire sufficient strength to allow them to be removed from the pressure vessel; g) removing the partially dried pellets or briquettes from the pressure vessel; and h) optionally collecting the ammonia gas formed during the spontaneous exothermic reaction between the components of the wetted aluminium dross mixture.
A method to manufacture a printed circuit board, PCB, configured to have components coupled to a top surface and/or a bottom surface thereof, the method comprising: forming a plurality of layers (104, 112, 114) of insulator material, each layer having a planar side that mates with an adjacent layer of the plurality of layers, one or more layers including formed metallic connections on a top and/or bottom side; embedding a connector (108, 308) between at least some of the plurality of layers, the connector oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the connector is parallel with the planar side; and configuring the connector to receive a corresponding connector, creating an electrical connection to at least some of the plurality of layers via the connector, wherein the connector comprises retention features (314, 322, 328, 334, 340, 342, 356) for engaging the corresponding connector to secure the corresponding connector to the connector. forming a plurality of layers (104, 112, 114) of insulator material, each layer having a planar side that mates with an adjacent layer of the plurality of layers, one or more layers including formed metallic connections on a top and/or bottom side; embedding a connector (108, 308) between at least some of the plurality of layers, the connector oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the connector is parallel with the planar side; and configuring the connector to receive a corresponding connector, creating an electrical connection to at least some of the plurality of layers via the connector, wherein the connector comprises retention features (314, 322, 328, 334, 340, 342, 356) for engaging the corresponding connector to secure the corresponding connector to the connector.
Apparatus for fermentation, comprising a multi-stage arrangement of two or more tanks (30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5), coupled to one another in a cascade, for fermenting a liquid in order to produce a beverage, in which arrangement at least one removal line of a first tank (30 1) for fermentation is connected to at least one filling line of a second tank (30 2) for fermentation, the at least one removal line of which second tank leads to at least one further filling line of a third tank (30 3) for fermentation that is arranged downstream, and wherein cooling regions are assigned to the tanks (30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5), which cooling regions can be selectively also/or exclusively attached to the guide pipes such that the temperature of each of the tanks (30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) can be differently and/or individually controlled; and wherein each of the tanks (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) comprises at least one filling line for supplying the liquid to be fermented and at least one removal line for conducting away an at least partially fermented liquid, the temperature of each of the tanks (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) for fermentation can be controlled, each of the tanks for fermentation comprises an outlet line in the lower region (30 u) of the tank (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5), which lower region tapers in the manner of a funnel, a guide pipe extends in each of the tanks (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) inside the tank (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) for fermentation, wherein the guide pipe is intended for deflecting and/or calming the liquids located in the tank (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) and is not connected to the outlet line, and in each of the tanks (30, 30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) the at least one filling line or at least one removal line is connected to the guide pipe and the guide pipe is open at the bottom such that a continuous inflow and outflow of substrate or at least partially fermented liquid is ensured; and wherein the outlet line in the bottom region of at least one of the tanks (30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) is connected to the at least one filling line of a different tank (30 1, 30 2, 30 3, 30 4, 30 5) that is connected upstream and/or downstream.
A pressure valve that comprises a body forming a flow channel through the pressure valve, closing blades arranged to be turned between a closed position, in which the closing blades are essentially transverse to the flow channel of the pressure valve essentially preventing flow through the pressure valve, and an open position, in which the closing blades are at an angle to the flow channel of the pressure valve or essentially parallel to the flow channel allowing flow through the pressure valve, prestressing means (10, 12, 14) for prestressing the closing blades into the open position and for triggering them to turn into the closed position in response to a pressure increase in the flow channel of the pressure valve, and a separate trigger (20, 22) operationally connected to the prestressing means (10, 12, 14) to trigger the closing blades to turn into the closed position, characterised in that the separate trigger (20, 22) is arranged to trigger the closing blades to turn into the closed position in response to a pressure increase in the flow channel of the pressure valve; that the trigger (20, 22) is arranged to trigger the turning of the closing blades into the closed position when a predefined threshold pressure or threshold force or threshold flow generated by pressure is exceeded; and that the position of the trigger (20, 22) in relation to the flow channel and/or the flow through the pressure valve is made adjustable for setting the threshold pressure or threshold force or threshold flow generated by pressure.
Projectile according to the PELE principle, which extends along a longitudinal axis, - with a core extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein at least one section thereof is implemented as a passive core of an incompressible passive core material, - with a case extending along the longitudinal axis which radially surrounds the core externally, wherein at least one section of the case is implemented as a passive case made of a passive case material, - wherein the core material has a lower density and penetration capacity and final ballistic effect than the case material, - characterized in that, the projectile contains at least one reactive element of reactive material which is not an explosive and which is only used when the projectile hits a target in the intended manner under the effect of an impact energy and/or by reaction with a component of its impact environment with a release of heat and/or a volume expansion. - with a core extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein at least one section thereof is implemented as a passive core of an incompressible passive core material, - with a case extending along the longitudinal axis which radially surrounds the core externally, wherein at least one section of the case is implemented as a passive case made of a passive case material, - wherein the core material has a lower density and penetration capacity and final ballistic effect than the case material, - characterized in that,
A bead core comprising an annular body in which a strip member comprising one or more bead wires coated with a coating resin is wound and stacked, wherein in an axial cross section of the annular body, an interface between stacks adjacent to each other is non-linear, and wherein the coating resin is formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer.
A fluid flow shut-off valve, of the type comprising a main valve body equipped with at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit, which allow the inflow and outflow of fluid in and from said valve, at least one plug equipped with at least one through conduit and rotatably housed in at least one cavity of said valve body for its rotation between at least one open position of the valve and at least one closed position of the valve, said through conduit placing said first conduit in fluidic communication with said second conduit in said open position of the valve, the fluid flow shut-off valve comprising at least one bypass channel for the direct or indirect fluidic connection of said first conduit with said second conduit of said valve at least when said plug is in said at least one closed position of said valve, wherein in said at least one closed position of said valve, said plug fluidically connects said first conduit with said cavity within which the plug is housed, and wherein said bypass channel fluidically connects said second conduit with said cavity, in which there is a cut-off and/or regulation element of the flow inside said bypass channel, housed in a respective seat having a first end on said valve body, wherein said valve has a driving shaft to drive said plug, said valve being characterised by further having a covering cap to cover said driving shaft constrained to the valve body such that, in at least one position of the plug, said covering cap covers at least partially said first end of said seat of said cut-off and/or regulation element.
A data-exchange system comprising a master device as claimed in claim 10, a slave device, and a synchronous serial connection therebetween, wherein the slave device is configured to transmit said slave-to-master binary message, containing data and message-length information relating to the length of the slave-to-master binary message, to the master device at the same time as the master device transmits said master-to-slave binary message, containing data, to the slave device.
A substance determining apparatus for determining a substance within a fluid, the substance determining apparatus comprising: - particles for being attached to the substance within the fluid, - a binding surface for binding the particles, if the particles have been attached to the substance, - a sensing unit for sensing the particles on the binding surface, wherein the sensing unit is adapted to generate a sensing signal depending on the bound particles, characterized in that the substance determining apparatus further comprises: - a binding event determination unit for determining binding events indicating a binding of a particle on the binding surface from the generated sensing signal, - a substance determination unit for determining the substance within the fluid based on the determined binding events, wherein the sensing unit is adapted such that the generated sensing signal is indicative of starting moments and ending moments of binding events and wherein the binding event determination unit is adapted to determine a number of starting moments per unit time at a certain time for determining a particle arrival rate, or to determine a number of ending moments per unit time at a certain time for determining a particle desorption rate, or to determine the lifetimes of binding events as the time which has passed between a starting moment and an ending moment of a single binding event from the generated sensing signal. - particles for being attached to the substance within the fluid, - a binding surface for binding the particles, if the particles have been attached to the substance, - a sensing unit for sensing the particles on the binding surface, wherein the sensing unit is adapted to generate a sensing signal depending on the bound particles, - a binding event determination unit for determining binding events indicating a binding of a particle on the binding surface from the generated sensing signal, - a substance determination unit for determining the substance within the fluid based on the determined binding events, wherein the sensing unit is adapted such that the generated sensing signal is indicative of starting moments and ending moments of binding events and wherein the binding event determination unit is adapted to determine a number of starting moments per unit time at a certain time for determining a particle arrival rate, or to determine a number of ending moments per unit time at a certain time for determining a particle desorption rate, or to determine the lifetimes of binding events as the time which has passed between a starting moment and an ending moment of a single binding event from the generated sensing signal.
An internal combustion engine comprising a piston positioned for reciprocal movement in a combustion engine cylinder between a bottom dead center position and a top dead center position, said piston including a piston crown comprising an upper surface facing a combustion chamber, said piston crown containing a piston bowl formed by an outwardly opening cavity, said piston bowl comprising an outwardly flared outer bowl section having a concave curvilinear shape in cross section, at least one intake port (10, 12) arranged to provide the combustion chamber with intake air substantially without swirl, an injector arranged to inject fuel into the combustion chamber from a position adjacent a geometrical centre of said combustion chamber and having an impingement area of a progressing flame plume in said outer bowl section, and where substantially half way between said impingement areas and in a plane substantially perpendicular to said reciprocal movement are arranged a first type of protrusions (60, 70, 81, 140) protruding into the combustion chamber from the outer bowl section and having a smooth form adapted for preserving kinetic energy in a flame plume and where each of said first type of protrusions (60,70,81,140) has a shape of a longitudinal ridge that extends only in the outer bowl section, and where said first type of protrusions (60,70,81,160) having a left side flank and a right side flank of said ridge when seen from said injector, and where said left side flank is formed differently compared to said right side flank in order to redirect the movement of a flame plume progressing towards said left side flank in a plane perpendicular to said reciprocal movement differently compared to corresponding flame plume progressing towards said right side flank, characterized in that an upper part of said ridge, positioned away from a bottom of said piston bowl, having a form that is swept in one first direction (103 or 104) in a plane perpendicular to an axis of reciprocation of the piston and when seen from said injector, and a lower part of said ridge, positioned close to said bottom of said piston bowl, having a form that is swept in an opposite direction (103 or 104) to said first direction when seen from said injector and in another plane perpendicular to said axis of reciprocation of the piston, and where a distance parallel to an axis of reciprocation of the piston and between said planes (101, 102) is at least half of a total length of said ridge.
An intraluminal endoprosthesis comprising a main structure and a sensor assembly for measuring a body parameter, wherein the sensor assembly comprises at least one electrical conductor and at least one capacitor, which are connected in such a way that the conductor and capacitor form at least one electrical resonant circuit, wherein the electrical conductor is insulated with respect to the intraluminal endoprosthesis and/or another electrical conductor, the electrical conductor is arranged in the form of a coil having at least one turn, and the capacitor is in contact at least on one side with the surrounding environment and its capacitance changes depending on the body parameter that is to be determined, characterized in that the main structure has a cavity or recess, and the sensor assembly is integrated in the main structure in the cavity or recess.
A method for priming an extracorporeal blood circuit of an apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood, wherein the apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood comprises: optionally a blood treatment unit; an extracorporeal blood circuit, optionally coupled to the blood treatment unit; a blood pump configured to be coupled to a pump section of the extracorporeal blood circuit; a membrane gas exchanger operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood circuit to exchange gas with blood flowing in the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the membrane gas exchanger comprises a blood side in fluid communication with the blood circuit and a gas side; wherein the method comprises: - feeding a priming fluid in the extracorporeal blood circuit and into the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger; - generating a transitory pressurization step in the priming fluid flowing in the blood circuit and in the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger to prevent release of air bubbles at a blood outlet of the membrane gas exchanger. optionally a blood treatment unit; an extracorporeal blood circuit, optionally coupled to the blood treatment unit; a blood pump configured to be coupled to a pump section of the extracorporeal blood circuit; a membrane gas exchanger operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood circuit to exchange gas with blood flowing in the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the membrane gas exchanger comprises a blood side in fluid communication with the blood circuit and a gas side; - feeding a priming fluid in the extracorporeal blood circuit and into the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger; - generating a transitory pressurization step in the priming fluid flowing in the blood circuit and in the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger to prevent release of air bubbles at a blood outlet of the membrane gas exchanger.