mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cartilage injury and/or cartilage defects comprising: a signal source that generates at least one specific and selective signal having a sine wave configuration and electrodes or coils connected to the signal source so as to receive said at least one specific and selective signal and that are operatively disposed with respect to target cartilage tissue, said electrodes or coils upon receipt of said at least one specific and selective signal causing the generation of a field having an amplitude of about 10-20 mV/cm in the target cartilage tissue at 60 kHz, said field being specific and selective for up-regulating gene expression of aggrecan mRNA in said target cartilage tissue, characterised in that: said signal source is configured to apply said at least one specific and selective signal applied to said electrodes or coils with approximately a 50% duty cycle for 30 cycles of one minute on and one minute off, so as to selectively up-regulate gene expression of aggrecan mRNA in said target cartilage tissue as a result of application of the specific and selective field. a signal source that generates at least one specific and selective signal having a sine wave configuration and electrodes or coils connected to the signal source so as to receive said at least one specific and selective signal and that are operatively disposed with respect to target cartilage tissue, said electrodes or coils upon receipt of said at least one specific and selective signal causing the generation of a field having an amplitude of about 10-20 mV/cm in the target cartilage tissue at 60 kHz, said field being specific and selective for up-regulating gene expression of aggrecan mRNA in said target cartilage tissue, characterised in that: said signal source is configured to apply said at least one specific and selective signal applied to said electrodes or coils with approximately a 50% duty cycle for 30 cycles of one minute on and one minute off, so as to selectively up-regulate gene expression of aggrecan mRNA in said target cartilage tissue as a result of application of the specific and selective field. said signal source is configured to apply said at least one specific and selective signal applied to said electrodes or coils with approximately a 50% duty cycle for 30 cycles of one minute on and one minute off, so as to selectively up-regulate gene expression of aggrecan mRNA in said target cartilage tissue as a result of application of the specific and selective field.
A process for producing phenol, which comprises a step of allowing a phenol-producing transformant of Corynebacterium glutamicum comprising a gene which encodes an enzyme having tyrosine phenol-lyase activity to react in a reaction mixture containing tyrosine, a salt thereof, or an ester thereof under reducing conditions, and a step of collecting phenol from the reaction mixture, with the provisio that the case, in which a reaction mixture containing a saccharide as a carbon source is used, is excluded.
A method of producing a coagulated latex composite, comprising: flowing a coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex comprising a first elastomer and a particulate filler slurry along a conduit; and introducing a second elastomer latex comprising a second elastomer into the flow of the coagulating mixture. flowing a coagulating mixture of a first elastomer latex comprising a first elastomer and a particulate filler slurry along a conduit; and introducing a second elastomer latex comprising a second elastomer into the flow of the coagulating mixture.
A method of controlling an electrical machine comprising stator windings (3a-3c) which are re-configurable between a 3-phase configuration and a 3n-phase configuration, where n is any integer in the range of 1 to N, wherein the method comprises: a) switching the number of electrical phases of the electrical machine between 3-phase and 3n-phase based on an operating speed of the electrical machine, wherein switching between a 3n-phase configuration and a 3(n+1) configuration is performed in a speed range between n and (n+1) times a nominal speed of the 3-phase configuration, characterized in that each stator winding (3a-3c) comprises a plurality of series-connected coils (c1-c6, c7-c12, c13-c18) in the three-phase configuration, wherein in all configurations all the stator windings (3a-3c) are used by subdividing the coils (c1-c6, c7-c12, c13-c18) to adjust the number of electrical phases. a) switching the number of electrical phases of the electrical machine between 3-phase and 3n-phase based on an operating speed of the electrical machine,
A stator assembly for a radial-axial expansion stage of a steam turbine, comprising: an anchoring ring extending around an axis; a guide ring, extending around the axis; a plurality of stator vanes, each having a respective airfoil connected to respective portions of the anchoring ring and of the guide ring, the stator vanes being arranged around the axis and configured to tangentially accelerate a steam flow entering from the outside toward the inside of the stator assembly; wherein the stator vanes are formed in a single piece with the respective portions of the anchoring ring and of the guide ring; characterized in that: the stator vanes are tangential stator vanes; the anchoring ring, the guide ring and the vanes define a cylindrical region around the axis; in each stator vane, the airfoil has a leading edge and a trailing edge extending axially between the anchoring ring and the guide ring; and the airfoil of each stator vane has a concave side facing the outside of the cylindrical region and a convex side facing the inside of the cylindrical region. an anchoring ring extending around an axis; a guide ring, extending around the axis; a plurality of stator vanes, each having a respective airfoil connected to respective portions of the anchoring ring and of the guide ring, the stator vanes being arranged around the axis and configured to tangentially accelerate a steam flow entering from the outside toward the inside of the stator assembly; wherein the stator vanes are formed in a single piece with the respective portions of the anchoring ring and of the guide ring; characterized in that: the stator vanes are tangential stator vanes; the anchoring ring, the guide ring and the vanes define a cylindrical region around the axis; in each stator vane, the airfoil has a leading edge and a trailing edge extending axially between the anchoring ring and the guide ring; and the airfoil of each stator vane has a concave side facing the outside of the cylindrical region and a convex side facing the inside of the cylindrical region. the stator vanes are tangential stator vanes; the anchoring ring, the guide ring and the vanes define a cylindrical region around the axis; in each stator vane, the airfoil has a leading edge and a trailing edge extending axially between the anchoring ring and the guide ring; and the airfoil of each stator vane has a concave side facing the outside of the cylindrical region and a convex side facing the inside of the cylindrical region.
A lamp for use under water, comprising: an electrical lighting means, electrical connections for power supply of the electrical lighting means, and a housing, wherein the housing is translucent at least in sections, wherein the housing forms a mechanical shell surrounding the electrical lighting means and the electrical connections, the mechanical shell having a double curvature at each point of the mechanical shell, wherein the mechanical shell is composed of two mechanical partial shells (6a, 6b), wherein the mechanical partial shells (6a, 6b) are formed by connected housing parts (3, 4), characterized in that the two housing parts each comprise a connecting flange (8, 9), wherein the two connecting flanges are connected with one another, wherein at least one of the housing parts comprises mechanical struts, wherein the mechanical struts start from the connecting flange of the at least one of the housing parts and converge in a dome-shaped manner at a vertex (S1, S2) of the respective housing part. an electrical lighting means, electrical connections for power supply of the electrical lighting means, and a housing, wherein the housing is translucent at least in sections, wherein the housing forms a mechanical shell surrounding the electrical lighting means and the electrical connections, the mechanical shell having a double curvature at each point of the mechanical shell, wherein the mechanical shell is composed of two mechanical partial shells (6a, 6b), wherein the mechanical partial shells (6a, 6b) are formed by connected housing parts (3, 4), characterized in that the two housing parts each comprise a connecting flange (8, 9), wherein the two connecting flanges are connected with one another, wherein at least one of the housing parts comprises mechanical struts, wherein the mechanical struts start from the connecting flange of the at least one of the housing parts and converge in a dome-shaped manner at a vertex (S1, S2) of the respective housing part.
A terminal for supporting an operation of a three-dimensional handler, comprising: a display unit for displaying the three-dimensional handler in a three-dimensional handler region having at least one link object thereon and for displaying a link object information region outputting a link object information corresponding to the at least one link object, wherein the at least one link object is classified into at least one link object group; and a controller for collecting the link object information in response to a movement of the three-dimensional handler or a selection of the at least one link object on the three-dimensional handler and for outputting the collected link object information in the link object information region; wherein the terminal further comprises a communication unit for forming a communication channel for receiving the link object information from a specific server or another terminal, the controller is configured to output an indicator region comprising at least one indicator (410, 420, 430) defining user function characteristics of a link object group (311, 312, 313) on the display unit, and the indicator region is interposed between the three-dimensional handler region and the link object information region, and each of the at least one indicator corresponds to one of the at least one link object groups. a display unit for displaying the three-dimensional handler in a three-dimensional handler region having at least one link object thereon and for displaying a link object information region outputting a link object information corresponding to the at least one link object, wherein the at least one link object is classified into at least one link object group; and a controller for collecting the link object information in response to a movement of the three-dimensional handler or a selection of the at least one link object on the three-dimensional handler and for outputting the collected link object information in the link object information region; wherein the terminal further comprises a communication unit for forming a communication channel for receiving the link object information from a specific server or another terminal, the controller is configured to output an indicator region comprising at least one indicator (410, 420, 430) defining user function characteristics of a link object group (311, 312, 313) on the display unit, and the indicator region is interposed between the three-dimensional handler region and the link object information region, and each of the at least one indicator corresponds to one of the at least one link object groups.
A protective cage comprising - a plurality of ribs having an arcuate shape and two extremities (141a, 141b), each of the ribs being provided with a ring connection point at each extremity (141a, 141b), and comprising several string connexion points (111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, 111e) along their length, - a first ring and a second ring, each ring passing through the corresponding ring connexion points at each of said extremities, so that said ribs are combined together at their extremities by means of a corresponding ring, and allowing an angular shift between the ribs of said plurality of ribs from a folded position to a deployed position, - at least one string passing through said string connexion points (111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, 111e) of adjacent ribs from the first until the last rib of said plurality of ribs, wherein the length of said at least one string corresponds to the maximal angular shift between the first and the last ribs, - at least one locking means adapted to maintain the ribs at predetermined relative angular positions, once fully deployed, selected among: - a cap comprising a head and a cap body adapted to be removably inserted in said rings (106a, 106b) and - a closing part comprising one or more rods having at least one hook, adapted to removably and directly connect the first and the last ribs at their maximal angular shift, while maintaining said at least one string under tension. - a plurality of ribs having an arcuate shape and two extremities (141a, 141b), each of the ribs being provided with a ring connection point at each extremity (141a, 141b), and comprising several string connexion points (111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, 111e) along their length, - a first ring and a second ring, each ring passing through the corresponding ring connexion points at each of said extremities, so that said ribs are combined together at their extremities by means of a corresponding ring, and allowing an angular shift between the ribs of said plurality of ribs from a folded position to a deployed position, - at least one string passing through said string connexion points (111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, 111e) of adjacent ribs from the first until the last rib of said plurality of ribs, wherein the length of said at least one string corresponds to the maximal angular shift between the first and the last ribs, - at least one locking means adapted to maintain the ribs at predetermined relative angular positions, once fully deployed, selected among: - a cap comprising a head and a cap body adapted to be removably inserted in said rings (106a, 106b) and - a closing part comprising one or more rods having at least one hook, adapted to removably and directly connect the first and the last ribs at their maximal angular shift, while maintaining said at least one string under tension.
A base and body assembly comprising a base member,, a body member and a locking member; one of the base member or the body member having a connecting section defining a locking bore, for receiving the locking member, the bore having a longitudinal axis extending in an axial direction, and the other of the base member or the body member having a receiving section defining a volume for receiving the connecting section; wherein when the connecting section is received by the receiving section, the locking member is movable along the locking bore to an attachment position is which first and second ends of the locking member are disposed on opposite axial sides of the locking bore to form a locking abutment with the other of the base member and body member to substantially prevent the connecting section being removed from the receiving section; the base and/or body member having a first engagement surface and the locking member having a second engagement surface arranged such that when the locking member is received within the locking bore and travels along the locking bore towards the attachment position, the first and second engagement surfaces engage with each other such that at least part of the locking member is moved in a first direction inclined relative to the axial direction; and wherein a biasing member is coupled to the locking member such that the movement of the at least part of the locking member in the first direction causes the biasing member to urge at least a part of the locking member in a second direction against said other of the base member and body member.
A method for HARQ link layer protocol synchronization for an uplink transmission between a transmitter and a receiver in a wireless Long Term Evolution, LTE, communication system, the method comprising: - transmitting a first protocol data unit in response to a received explicit scheduling grant, - receiving a HARQ feedback message for the transmitted first protocol data unit, - transmitting a subsequent second protocol data unit distinct from the first protocol data unit in response to a subsequent explicit scheduling grant received in addition to the HARQ feedback message, wherein the subsequent explicit scheduling grant indicates to the transmitter to be authorized for transmitting the second protocol data unit, and - re-transmitting the first protocol data unit in absence of receiving a subsequent explicit scheduling grant upon interpreting the HARQ feedback message as a negative acknowledgement for the transmitted first protocol data unit. - transmitting a first protocol data unit in response to a received explicit scheduling grant, - receiving a HARQ feedback message for the transmitted first protocol data unit, - transmitting a subsequent second protocol data unit distinct from the first protocol data unit in response to a subsequent explicit scheduling grant received in addition to the HARQ feedback message, wherein the subsequent explicit scheduling grant indicates to the transmitter to be authorized for transmitting the second protocol data unit, and - re-transmitting the first protocol data unit in absence of receiving a subsequent explicit scheduling grant upon interpreting the HARQ feedback message as a negative acknowledgement for the transmitted first protocol data unit.
A hybrid conversion kit for vehicles equipped with an endothermic engine and an oil-hydraulic pump, comprising: - a support frame, - an electric motor fixed to the support frame, - an oil-hydraulic pump fixed to the support frame and actuated by the electric motor and - an anchoring group of the support frame to the vehicle, characterized by the fact that said anchoring group comprises: - a first guide with which the support frame is slidably associated according to a first sliding axis, - a second guide fixed to the first guide and provided with a pair of hooks, each of which is slidably associated with the second guide along a second sliding axis orthogonal to the first sliding axis, said hooks being configured to be fixed to a mounting surface (60,70) made available on the vehicle. - a support frame, - an electric motor fixed to the support frame, - an oil-hydraulic pump fixed to the support frame and actuated by the electric motor and - an anchoring group of the support frame to the vehicle, - a first guide with which the support frame is slidably associated according to a first sliding axis, - a second guide fixed to the first guide and provided with a pair of hooks, each of which is slidably associated with the second guide along a second sliding axis orthogonal to the first sliding axis, said hooks being configured to be fixed to a mounting surface (60,70) made available on the vehicle.
A method of decoding a MIMO signal comprising multiple QAM constellations defining a search space, comprising the steps of: determining a vector of the MIMO signal; for all possible constellation points in a selected one of the QAM constellations: determining a most likely symbol for the vector for each constellation point of another selected constellation within the search space for the vector by determining the nearest symbol; determining a distance for the most likely symbol; determining selected counter hypothesis symbols related to the most likely symbol; and determining for each counter hypothesis symbol a distance from the vector for each of the bit positions in the symbol; determining the lowest of the distance values for each of the bit positions in the symbol when the bit is one and when it is zero; calculating, using the lowest distance values for each of the bit positions, a likelihood value indicating the relative likelihood that the bit at that position is a zero or one; and outputting the likelihood values. determining a vector of the MIMO signal; for all possible constellation points in a selected one of the QAM constellations: determining a most likely symbol for the vector for each constellation point of another selected constellation within the search space for the vector by determining the nearest symbol; determining a distance for the most likely symbol; determining selected counter hypothesis symbols related to the most likely symbol; and determining for each counter hypothesis symbol a distance from the vector for each of the bit positions in the symbol; determining a most likely symbol for the vector for each constellation point of another selected constellation within the search space for the vector by determining the nearest symbol; determining a distance for the most likely symbol; determining selected counter hypothesis symbols related to the most likely symbol; and determining for each counter hypothesis symbol a distance from the vector for each of the bit positions in the symbol; determining the lowest of the distance values for each of the bit positions in the symbol when the bit is one and when it is zero; calculating, using the lowest distance values for each of the bit positions, a likelihood value indicating the relative likelihood that the bit at that position is a zero or one; and outputting the likelihood values.
Method for producing a hydrocarbon, comprising: - a first production process, in which a raw material is converted to a product and carbon dioxide (CO 2) in an endothermic reaction, and - a second production process, in which the carbon dioxide (CO 2) produced in the first production process is reacted with hydrogen (H 2) in an exothermic reaction to obtain the hydrocarbon, wherein the first and the second production process (11, 12) are coupled to each other such that thermal energy released in the second production process is supplied to the first production process to at least partially cover its energy requirement, characterized by - an oxy-fuel process, in which a fuel is combusted using enriched or pure oxygen (O 2), wherein at least some of the thermal energy released in the oxy-fuel process is supplied to the first production process to at least partially cover its energy requirement and wherein carbon dioxide (CO 2) produced in the oxy-fuel process is fed to the second production process bypassing the first production process. - a first production process, in which a raw material is converted to a product and carbon dioxide (CO 2) in an endothermic reaction, and - a second production process, in which the carbon dioxide (CO 2) produced in the first production process is reacted with hydrogen (H 2) in an exothermic reaction to obtain the hydrocarbon, wherein the first and the second production process (11, 12) are coupled to each other such that thermal energy released in the second production process is supplied to the first production process to at least partially cover its energy requirement, - an oxy-fuel process, in which a fuel is combusted using enriched or pure oxygen (O 2), wherein at least some of the thermal energy released in the oxy-fuel process is supplied to the first production process to at least partially cover its energy requirement and wherein carbon dioxide (CO 2) produced in the oxy-fuel process is fed to the second production process bypassing the first production process.