mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for removing genetic linkage between a first locus A and a second locus B present on a first plant chromosome in a plant or plant cell, the method comprising: (a) providing at least one plant cell comprising said first chromosome comprising said first locus A and said second locus B and further comprising at least a second chromosome, wherein said chromosomes are homologous or homeologous chromosomes of each other; and (b) introducing a double strand break in the first chromosome, wherein the double strand break in the first chromosome is introduced between said first locus A and said second locus B thereby providing a first part of the first chromosome comprising the first locus A and a second part of the first chromosome comprising the second locus B and introducing a double strand break in the second chromosome at a corresponding locus or location, thereby providing a first part of the second chromosome and a second part of the second chromosome, and further, wherein the first part of the first chromosome comprising the first locus A is ligated to the second part of the second chromosome; wherein the double strand break in the first chromosome is introduced by a site-specific nuclease, preferably selected from the group consisting of zinc finger nuclease, meganuclease, TAL-effector nuclease and a site-specific nuclease of the CRISPR system and wherein the double strand break in the second chromosome is introduced by a site-specific nuclease, preferably selected from the group consisting of zinc finger nuclease, meganuclease, TAL-effector nuclease and a site-specific nuclease of the CRISPR system. (a) providing at least one plant cell comprising said first chromosome comprising said first locus A and said second locus B and further comprising at least a second chromosome, wherein said chromosomes are homologous or homeologous chromosomes of each other; and (b) introducing a double strand break in the first chromosome, wherein the double strand break in the first chromosome is introduced between said first locus A and said second locus B thereby providing a first part of the first chromosome comprising the first locus A and a second part of the first chromosome comprising the second locus B and introducing a double strand break in the second chromosome at a corresponding locus or location, thereby providing a first part of the second chromosome and a second part of the second chromosome, and further, wherein the first part of the first chromosome comprising the first locus A is ligated to the second part of the second chromosome;
A shaft assembly for use with a surgical instrument, said shaft assembly comprising: a shaft; an end effector; an articulation joint connecting said end effector to said shaft; a firing driver movable relative to said end effector; an articulation driver configured to articulate said end effector about said articulation joint; and a clutch configured to selectively engage said articulation driver to said firing driver to impart the movement of said firing driver to said articulation driver, wherein said clutch comprises a lock sleeve positioned around said firing driver, wherein said lock sleeve is rotatable about said firing driver between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein said lock sleeve operably couples said firing driver and said articulation driver when said lock sleeve is in said engaged position, and wherein said articulation driver is not operably coupled with said firing driver when said lock sleeve is in said disengaged position. a shaft; an end effector; an articulation joint connecting said end effector to said shaft; a firing driver movable relative to said end effector; an articulation driver configured to articulate said end effector about said articulation joint; and a clutch configured to selectively engage said articulation driver to said firing driver to impart the movement of said firing driver to said articulation driver, wherein said clutch comprises a lock sleeve positioned around said firing driver, wherein said lock sleeve is rotatable about said firing driver between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein said lock sleeve operably couples said firing driver and said articulation driver when said lock sleeve is in said engaged position, and wherein said articulation driver is not operably coupled with said firing driver when said lock sleeve is in said disengaged position.
A device for generating droplets of a dispersed phase in a continuous phase, comprising a plurality of channels, wherein each channel comprises an inlet and an outlet, and wherein each channel extends from said inlet along a respective longitudinal axis to said outlet, so that droplets of a dispersed phase can be generated in a continuous phase at said outlets when a flow of said dispersed phase from said inlets to said outlets is provided and said outlets are in flow connection with a reservoir or conduit containing said continuous phase, wherein said device comprises a plurality of layers of a substrate material arranged in a stack, wherein each layer comprises a first side and a second side, wherein the first side faces away from the second side, and wherein the first side of each layer comprises a plurality of grooves, wherein the grooves of each first side are covered by a second side of an adjacent layer, such that said plurality of channels is formed, wherein the inlets are arranged on a front side of the stack and the outlets are arranged on an opposing back side of the stack, characterized in that each of the channels comprises a nozzle positioned at said outlet of the respective channel, wherein said nozzle comprises a first maximum cross-sectional extension (e 1) and wherein the respective channel comprises a second cross-sectional extension (e 2) adjacent to said nozzle, wherein said first maximum cross-sectional extension (e 1) is larger than said second cross-sectional extension (e 2). wherein said device comprises a plurality of layers of a substrate material arranged in a stack, wherein each layer comprises a first side and a second side, wherein the first side faces away from the second side, and wherein the first side of each layer comprises a plurality of grooves, wherein the grooves of each first side are covered by a second side of an adjacent layer, such that said plurality of channels is formed, wherein the inlets are arranged on a front side of the stack and the outlets are arranged on an opposing back side of the stack, characterized in that each of the channels comprises a nozzle positioned at said outlet of the respective channel, wherein said nozzle comprises a first maximum cross-sectional extension (e 1) and wherein the respective channel comprises a second cross-sectional extension (e 2) adjacent to said nozzle, wherein said first maximum cross-sectional extension (e 1) is larger than said second cross-sectional extension (e 2).
A low-voltage circuit breaker comprising: - a containment structure; - a control mechanism; - a plurality of circuit breaking poles, chosen between a first type of pole and a second type of pole, said first type of pole comprising a first housing containing a first fixed contact and a corresponding first moving contact that can become coupled to said first fixed contact by rotating around a point, and said second type of pole comprising a second housing containing a second fixed contact and a corresponding second moving contact that can be coupled to said second fixed contact by means of a translatory movement along an axis; - a first kinematic coupling between said control mechanism and said first moving contact, in the case of said poles belonging to said first type of pole, or a second kinematic coupling between said control mechanism and said second moving contact, in the case of said poles belonging to said second type of pole, said first and said second types of pole being modular and being interchangeable one with one another, said circuit breaker being capable of changing from one type of circuit breaker to another type of circuit breaker by replacing said poles and at least partially replacing the kinematic coupling between the control mechanism and the pole, characterised in that said control mechanism comprises a drive shaft that is connected to a first drive lever operatively connected to one of said kinematic couplings (6, 7), said drive shaft and said drive lever forming an interface between said control mechanism and said kinematic couplings (6, 7), said first and said second types of poles being interchangeable one with one another while said containment structure and said control mechanism remain unchanged. - a containment structure; - a control mechanism; - a plurality of circuit breaking poles, chosen between a first type of pole and a second type of pole, said first type of pole comprising a first housing containing a first fixed contact and a corresponding first moving contact that can become coupled to said first fixed contact by rotating around a point, and said second type of pole comprising a second housing containing a second fixed contact and a corresponding second moving contact that can be coupled to said second fixed contact by means of a translatory movement along an axis; - a first kinematic coupling between said control mechanism and said first moving contact, in the case of said poles belonging to said first type of pole, or a second kinematic coupling between said control mechanism and said second moving contact, in the case of said poles belonging to said second type of pole,
A composition comprising a capsule including a core and a shell, wherein the capsule is prepared via interfacial polymerization of a polyisocyanate and a compound including an active hydrogen, characterized that the compound including an active hydrogen is a polyhydrazide according to Formula I, wherein L H is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group, and n is an integer ranging from 2 to 4. L H is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group, and n is an integer ranging from 2 to 4.
A method for vertical flight path control of an aircraft, comprising: providing a model having a lateral equation of aircraft motion and a longitudinal equation of aircraft motion, wherein the lateral equation is decoupled from the longitudinal equation individually analyzing the lateral equation of motion and the longitudinal equation of motion; and characterized by controlling the vertical flight path of the aircraft with a feedback command loop that is operably associated with the aircraft model, the feedback command loop having: a vertical flight path angle control law; an altitude control law; and a vertical speed control law; wherein the vertical speed control law is operably associated with the altitude control law when an aircraft altitude hold device is activated; and wherein the vertical speed control law is operably associated with a summation of the vertical flight path angle control law and a vertical speed command when the altitude hold device is deactivated. providing a model having a lateral equation of aircraft motion and a longitudinal equation of aircraft motion, wherein the lateral equation is decoupled from the longitudinal equation individually analyzing the lateral equation of motion and the longitudinal equation of motion; and characterized by controlling the vertical flight path of the aircraft with a feedback command loop that is operably associated with the aircraft model, the feedback command loop having: a vertical flight path angle control law; an altitude control law; and a vertical speed control law; a vertical flight path angle control law; an altitude control law; and a vertical speed control law; wherein the vertical speed control law is operably associated with the altitude control law when an aircraft altitude hold device is activated; and wherein the vertical speed control law is operably associated with a summation of the vertical flight path angle control law and a vertical speed command when the altitude hold device is deactivated.
A device for retrieving an object from a lumen defined by a lumen wall, the device comprising: a sheath configured to fit within the lumen, the sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; and a snare slidably disposed within the sheath, the snare having a shaft with a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of loop elements in connection with the distal end of the shaft, wherein each of the plurality of loop element has a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the plurality of loop elements has a collapsed configuration within the sheath and at least one deployed configuration outside the sheath, wherein the plurality of loop elements are configured to be deployed through an opening at the distal end of the sheath, wherein the at least one deployed configuration includes a fully deployed configuration in which the plurality of loop elements are deployed such that the distal portions of the loop elements are arranged in a substantially continuous, circumferential, planar configuration, wherein the loop elements are arranged in a substantially elliptical or oval configuration that is transverse to the longitudinal axis; and wherein the most distal part of the device is formed by the loop elements when the loop elements are deployed in a fully deployed configuration.. a sheath configured to fit within the lumen, the sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; and a snare slidably disposed within the sheath, the snare having a shaft with a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of loop elements in connection with the distal end of the shaft, wherein each of the plurality of loop element has a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the plurality of loop elements has a collapsed configuration within the sheath and at least one deployed configuration outside the sheath, wherein the plurality of loop elements are configured to be deployed through an opening at the distal end of the sheath, wherein the at least one deployed configuration includes a fully deployed configuration in which the plurality of loop elements are deployed such that the distal portions of the loop elements are arranged in a substantially continuous, circumferential, planar configuration, wherein the loop elements are arranged in a substantially elliptical or oval configuration that is transverse to the longitudinal axis; and wherein the most distal part of the device is formed by the loop elements when the loop elements are deployed in a fully deployed configuration..
A system configured for installing a tensioning tendon into an equipment tower without the use of an overhead crane, the system comprising: a sheave frame attachable to a first anchor rod extending from a portion of an equipment tower; a stability bar connectable between the sheave frame and a second anchor rod extending from the portion of the equipment tower; and a pulley supported by the sheave frame through which a hoisting cable is passed for connection to an end of a tensioning tendon, the pulley supported by the sheave frame so the hoisting cable lifts the tensioning tendon to a position for attachment to the first and second anchor rods (139, 141). a sheave frame attachable to a first anchor rod extending from a portion of an equipment tower; a stability bar connectable between the sheave frame and a second anchor rod extending from the portion of the equipment tower; and a pulley supported by the sheave frame through which a hoisting cable is passed for connection to an end of a tensioning tendon, the pulley supported by the sheave frame so the hoisting cable lifts the tensioning tendon to a position for attachment to the first and second anchor rods (139, 141).
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan; a compressor section (24, 26); a combustor; a turbine system, including a first turbine including a shaft to drive said compressor, and at least a fan drive turbine, said fan drive turbine being operable to drive said fan through a speed reduction; and a sensor to sense a speed of rotation of said fan and communicate said sensed speed to a control, characterised in that: said control is configured to develop an expected speed for said fan and identify a problem, caused by failure of the speed reduction, should said sensed speed be less than the expected speed by more than a predetermined amount. a fan; a compressor section (24, 26); a combustor; a turbine system, including a first turbine including a shaft to drive said compressor, and at least a fan drive turbine, said fan drive turbine being operable to drive said fan through a speed reduction; and a sensor to sense a speed of rotation of said fan and communicate said sensed speed to a control,
Lock for a vehicle with a locking mechanism having a catch and at least two pawls, namely a pre-latching pawl for a first latching of the catch and a main-latching pawl for a subsequent latching of the pawl, with a rotatable blocking lever, which blocks the main-latching pawl when it locks the catch, as well as with a spring, which is clamped between the pre-latching pawl and the blocking lever and which allows moving the blocking lever by means of bias, wherein by the rotation of the blocking lever the main-latching pawl is released and thereby also the catch is released such that opening is enabled, characterized in that a rotation of the pre-latching pawl effects that the blocking lever is rotated out of the blocking position in a way that the spring is moved together therewith such that there is no spring force to overcome in this phase, wherein the bias of the spring can be controlled and provided by moving the pre-latching pawl, and the bias can be increased by moving of the main-latching pawl and a corresponding movement of the blocking lever.
A Q switch resonator, comprising: an optical resonator formed of at least two mirrors (11, 12), and configured to accumulate power of a continuous wave or an intermittent continuous wave incident from an outside; and a switching element provided in the optical resonator, wherein, when the power accumulated in the optical resonator increases to a predetermined level, the switching element outputs an optical pulse by lowering a Q factor from a first level to a second level lower than the first level; characterized in that the optical resonator does not contain a gain medium inside the optical resonator. an optical resonator formed of at least two mirrors (11, 12), and configured to accumulate power of a continuous wave or an intermittent continuous wave incident from an outside; and a switching element provided in the optical resonator, wherein, when the power accumulated in the optical resonator increases to a predetermined level, the switching element outputs an optical pulse by lowering a Q factor from a first level to a second level lower than the first level; characterized in that the optical resonator does not contain a gain medium inside the optical resonator.
A method for designing an anti-reflective structure (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) in which a plurality of nanostructures formed of projected portions on a substrate surface are provided at intervals equal to or less than a visible light wavelength, the method being configured such that an average height of the nanostructures from a flat portion of the substrate surface is 180 nm or greater and 290 nm or less; and a filling rate of the nanostructures, which is a ratio of an area of a bottom surface of the nanostructures to an area of the substrate surface in a plan view of the anti-reflective structure (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D), is defined, in terms of a relationship between the filling rate and a chroma (√(a* 2 + b *2)) of reflected light from the anti-reflective structure (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) with respect to white light when using the L * a * b * colorimetric system, so as to fall within a range of ±5% of the filling rate at which the chroma takes on a minimum value.
A prefilled syringe comprising: a syringe body including a hollow body portion; a proximal-end opening portion that is disposed at a proximal end portion of the body portion; and a distal-end nozzle that is disposed at a distal end portion of the body portion, a gasket that is slidably inserted into the body portion; a cap including a sealing portion that seals an opening portion of the distal-end nozzle; and a drug solution that is filled in a filling space formed by the syringe body and the gasket, wherein a nominal volume of the syringe body is in a range of 0.1 to 5 mL, and wherein the body portion is made of a cyclic olefin polymer or a cyclic olefin copolymer, characterized in that a wall thickness of the body portion is in a range of 2.23 to 2.40 mm, and wherein an outer surface of the syringe body has been sterilized with a hydrogen peroxide or ethylene oxide gas. a syringe body including a hollow body portion; a proximal-end opening portion that is disposed at a proximal end portion of the body portion; and a distal-end nozzle that is disposed at a distal end portion of the body portion, a gasket that is slidably inserted into the body portion; a cap including a sealing portion that seals an opening portion of the distal-end nozzle; and a drug solution that is filled in a filling space formed by the syringe body and the gasket, wherein a nominal volume of the syringe body is in a range of 0.1 to 5 mL, and wherein the body portion is made of a cyclic olefin polymer or a cyclic olefin copolymer, characterized in that a wall thickness of the body portion is in a range of 2.23 to 2.40 mm, and wherein an outer surface of the syringe body has been sterilized with a hydrogen peroxide or ethylene oxide gas.
Transformer comprising a transformer core having transformer core laminates, comprising at least one high-voltage coil and comprising at least one low-voltage coil, wherein a core limb of the transformer core is routed through the low-voltage coil, wherein the low-voltage coil is held by the core limb by way of at least one fixing bolt (200, 210), wherein - there is at least one bolt holding recess (220, 230) on a first side of the core limb, a first bolt end of the fixing bolt (200, 210) being inserted into the said bolt holding recess, - the low-voltage coil has at least one hanging recess (260, 270), and - the second bolt end of the fixing bolt (200, 210) is inserted into the hanging recess (260, 270) of the low-voltage coil, and the fixing bolt (200, 210) holds the low-voltage coil. - there is at least one bolt holding recess (220, 230) on a first side of the core limb, a first bolt end of the fixing bolt (200, 210) being inserted into the said bolt holding recess, - the low-voltage coil has at least one hanging recess (260, 270), and - the second bolt end of the fixing bolt (200, 210) is inserted into the hanging recess (260, 270) of the low-voltage coil, and the fixing bolt (200, 210) holds the low-voltage coil.
A method comprising the steps of: Mixing a siliconate solution and a starch to form a siliconate solution/ starch mixture, wherein the siliconate solution comprises a siliconate, wherein the siliconate percentage of the siliconate solution / starch mixture is at least 0.5%; wherein the total moisture of the siliconate solution / starch mixture is at least 5% and not greater than 50%; and sufficiently mixing the mixture to result in a hydrophobic starch mixture. Mixing a siliconate solution and a starch to form a siliconate solution/ starch mixture, wherein the siliconate solution comprises a siliconate, wherein the siliconate percentage of the siliconate solution / starch mixture is at least 0.5%; wherein the total moisture of the siliconate solution / starch mixture is at least 5% and not greater than 50%; and wherein the siliconate solution comprises a siliconate, wherein the siliconate percentage of the siliconate solution / starch mixture is at least 0.5%; wherein the total moisture of the siliconate solution / starch mixture is at least 5% and not greater than 50%; and sufficiently mixing the mixture to result in a hydrophobic starch mixture.