mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of removing fluid contaminants from a composite material, comprising: applying a wicking medium adjacent to a surface of the composite material; applying a solvent medium having a cleaning solution adjacent to the wicking medium; applying a vapor barrier over the solvent medium; applying a breather material over the wicking medium and the vapor barrier; applying a vacuum bagging film over the breather material, the vacuum bagging film having at least one vacuum port; allowing the cleaning solution to migrate out of the solvent medium and into the composite material, thereby mixing with the fluid contaminants; and drawing a vacuum through the at least one vacuum port, thereby drawing substantially all of the mixture of fluid contaminants and cleaning solution out of the composite material. applying a wicking medium adjacent to a surface of the composite material; applying a solvent medium having a cleaning solution adjacent to the wicking medium; applying a vapor barrier over the solvent medium; applying a breather material over the wicking medium and the vapor barrier; applying a vacuum bagging film over the breather material, the vacuum bagging film having at least one vacuum port; allowing the cleaning solution to migrate out of the solvent medium and into the composite material, thereby mixing with the fluid contaminants; and drawing a vacuum through the at least one vacuum port, thereby drawing substantially all of the mixture of fluid contaminants and cleaning solution out of the composite material.
A medical instrument (100, 300, 400) comprising: - a memory for storing machine executable instructions; - a processor for controlling the medical instrument, wherein execution of the machine executable instructions cause the processor to: - receive three dimensional medical image data descriptive of a subject, wherein the three dimensional medical image data comprises voxels; - receive a segmentation of the three dimensional medical image data, wherein the segmentation divides the three dimensional image data into non-tumor voxels and tumor voxels; - choose a center point of the tumor voxels; - divide the tumor voxels into multiple groups using a set of orthogonal planes (502, 504, 600), wherein the center point is within each of the orthogonal planes; - calculate at least one group radiomic feature selected from a set of radiomic features for each of the multiple voxel groups; - compute a statistical measure for each of the at least one group radiomic feature; - calculate a scalar value by calculating the sum of each statistical measure multiplied by a predetermined group weighting value, wherein the predetermined group weighting value is unique for each statistical measure; and - provide a signal using a signaling interface device (108, 402) if the scalar value is above a predetermined threshold. - a memory for storing machine executable instructions; - a processor for controlling the medical instrument, wherein execution of the machine executable instructions cause the processor to: - receive three dimensional medical image data descriptive of a subject, wherein the three dimensional medical image data comprises voxels; - receive a segmentation of the three dimensional medical image data, wherein the segmentation divides the three dimensional image data into non-tumor voxels and tumor voxels; - choose a center point of the tumor voxels; - divide the tumor voxels into multiple groups using a set of orthogonal planes (502, 504, 600), wherein the center point is within each of the orthogonal planes; - calculate at least one group radiomic feature selected from a set of radiomic features for each of the multiple voxel groups; - compute a statistical measure for each of the at least one group radiomic feature; - calculate a scalar value by calculating the sum of each statistical measure multiplied by a predetermined group weighting value, wherein the predetermined group weighting value is unique for each statistical measure; and - provide a signal using a signaling interface device (108, 402) if the scalar value is above a predetermined threshold.
An extra cavity harmonic generator system configured to produce a round, non-astigmatic third harmonic output beam from a nominally round, non-astigmatic, diffraction limited input fundamental beam, the system comprising: a second harmonic generation crystal having an input face oriented at an angle of incidence within about 5 degrees of Brewster angle with respect to the input fundamental beam wherein the fundamental beam size is expanded in a non-walkoff direction for the SHG crystal at the input face, the SHG crystal being configured to generate a second harmonic beam from the input fundamental beam; a third harmonic generation crystal having an output face oriented at an oblique angle of incidence in a non-walkoff direction for the THG crystal such that the third harmonic beam size is contracted in this direction, the THG crystal being configured to generate a third harmonic beam from the second harmonic beam and a residual fundamental beam from the SHG crystal; wherein an expansion of the input fundamental beam at the input face of the SHG crystal exceeds a reduction of a third harmonic beam at the output face of the THG crystal and the angle of incidence of the input face and angle of incidence of the fundamental and second harmonic beams (209, 209') at the output face of the THG crystal are selected to optimize net efficiency of conversion of the fundamental beam to third harmonic radiation and roundness of the harmonic beam. a second harmonic generation crystal having an input face oriented at an angle of incidence within about 5 degrees of Brewster angle with respect to the input fundamental beam wherein the fundamental beam size is expanded in a non-walkoff direction for the SHG crystal at the input face, the SHG crystal being configured to generate a second harmonic beam from the input fundamental beam; a third harmonic generation crystal having an output face oriented at an oblique angle of incidence in a non-walkoff direction for the THG crystal such that the third harmonic beam size is contracted in this direction, the THG crystal being configured to generate a third harmonic beam from the second harmonic beam and a residual fundamental beam from the SHG crystal; wherein an expansion of the input fundamental beam at the input face of the SHG crystal exceeds a reduction of a third harmonic beam at the output face of the THG crystal and the angle of incidence of the input face and angle of incidence of the fundamental and second harmonic beams (209, 209') at the output face of the THG crystal are selected to optimize net efficiency of conversion of the fundamental beam to third harmonic radiation and roundness of the harmonic beam.
A planetary gear hub assembly including: a housing, a planetary sun gear rotatably mounted within the housing, said planetary sun gear meshing with a set of planet gears, said planet gears meshing with a ring gear, a thrust bearing mounted on an end wall of the housing for engagement by an outer end of the planetary sun gear, characterised in that the thrust bearing is formed by a wear pad mounted on an inner face of the end wall, an oil passage extending through the wear pad and communicating between an interior of the housing and an oil filling port extending through the end wall, and a plug demountably engaged with the oil filling port to close said oil filling port. a housing, a planetary sun gear rotatably mounted within the housing, said planetary sun gear meshing with a set of planet gears, said planet gears meshing with a ring gear, a thrust bearing mounted on an end wall of the housing for engagement by an outer end of the planetary sun gear,
Near Field Communication-NFC-reader, intended to wireless cooperate with a transponder including a contactless card or a mobile phone or a phablet and having an NFC transponder antenna, said reader comprising a NFC controller, a matching network coupled to said NFC controller, a receptacle capable to lodge at least partially said transponder, said receptacle having a bottom wall, a lateral wall and a shape designed in a way that the transponder cannot be placed horizontally into the receptacle leading to the situation where the complete transponder does touch the surface of the bottom wall of the receptacle, characterized in that said receptacle including at least two NFC reader antennas (ANT1, ANT2) respectively contained in at least two non-parallel parts of said lateral wall, and connecting means configured to connect said at least two reader antennas to said matching network.
A process for the producing squalene from microalgae belonging to the Thraustochytriales sp. family selected from the group consisting of Schizochytrium sp., Aurantiochytrium sp. and Thraustochytrium sp, wherein it comprises the steps of: - culturing microalgae belonging to the Thraustochytriales sp. family selected from the group consisting of Schizochytrium sp., Aurantiochytrium sp. and Thraustochytrium sp at a temperature of between 25 and 35°C, and - adding to preculture medium or culture medium from 1 to 1000μg of vitamin B12 per liter of said culture medium. - culturing microalgae belonging to the Thraustochytriales sp. family selected from the group consisting of Schizochytrium sp., Aurantiochytrium sp. and Thraustochytrium sp at a temperature of between 25 and 35°C, and - adding to preculture medium or culture medium from 1 to 1000μg of vitamin B12 per liter of said culture medium.
A motor-driven chimney draft system comprising: a flue gas inlet for receiving a flow of flue gases, a flue gas outlet for discharging the flow of flue gases, a flue gas compartment in fluid communication with the flue gas inlet and with the flue gas outlet, the flow of flue gases in the flue gas compartment having a flow direction from the flue gas inlet to the flue gas outlet, a motor compartment housing a motor having a motor shaft extending through a separating wall of the flue gas compartment, the motor shaft carrying an impeller for driving the received flow of flue gases in the flow direction, wherein the separating wall of the flue gas compartment and a separating wall of the motor compartment, each separating wall (19, 20) extending parallel to the flow direction of flue gases, are arranged facing each other so as to define an air space therebetween, the air space having openings allowing ambient air to flow through the air space, characterized in that the air space, defined by the separating walls (19, 20) which are at a distance from each other, is oriented vertically, and the air space is closed downwardly and has openings to the ambient air at two opposite vertical sides and upwardly, allowing ambient air to flow through the air space due to thermally induced natural convection. a flue gas inlet for receiving a flow of flue gases, a flue gas outlet for discharging the flow of flue gases, a flue gas compartment in fluid communication with the flue gas inlet and with the flue gas outlet, the flow of flue gases in the flue gas compartment having a flow direction from the flue gas inlet to the flue gas outlet, a motor compartment housing a motor having a motor shaft extending through a separating wall of the flue gas compartment, the motor shaft carrying an impeller for driving the received flow of flue gases in the flow direction, wherein the separating wall of the flue gas compartment and a separating wall of the motor compartment, each separating wall (19, 20) extending parallel to the flow direction of flue gases, are arranged facing each other so as to define an air space therebetween, the air space having openings allowing ambient air to flow through the air space, characterized in that the air space, defined by the separating walls (19, 20) which are at a distance from each other, is oriented vertically, and the air space is closed downwardly and has openings to the ambient air at two opposite vertical sides and upwardly, allowing ambient air to flow through the air space due to thermally induced natural convection.
A method for prediction or diagnosis of a liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the method comprising a measurement step of measuring the expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a growth differentiation factor 15 protein or the concentration of the GDF15 protein in a sample, wherein said expression or said concentration indicates the liver fibrosis.
A method of applying discrete stretched film portions (28,30) to a carrier web, the method comprising: conveying a continuous elastic film in a machine direction; operating a cutting unit to cut the continuous elastic film into a series of discrete first film portions (28,28b) and discrete second film portions (30,30b); selectively adjusting a feed rate of the continuous elastic film upstream of the cutting unit; transferring a first film portion of the series of discrete first film portions (28,28b) from a vacuum drum to a first pair of arms of a stretch unit; transferring a second film portion of the series of discrete second film portions (30,30b) from the vacuum drum to a second pair of arms of the stretch unit; stretching the first film portion in a cross-machine direction by separating the first pair of arms in the CD as the stretch unit rotates from a pickup position to a transfer position; stretching the second film portion in the CD by separating the second pair of arms in the CD as the stretch unit rotates from the pickup position to the transfer position; and transferring the stretched first and second film portions (28,30) from the stretch unit to the carrier web. conveying a continuous elastic film in a machine direction; operating a cutting unit to cut the continuous elastic film into a series of discrete first film portions (28,28b) and discrete second film portions (30,30b); selectively adjusting a feed rate of the continuous elastic film upstream of the cutting unit; transferring a first film portion of the series of discrete first film portions (28,28b) from a vacuum drum to a first pair of arms of a stretch unit; transferring a second film portion of the series of discrete second film portions (30,30b) from the vacuum drum to a second pair of arms of the stretch unit; stretching the first film portion in a cross-machine direction by separating the first pair of arms in the CD as the stretch unit rotates from a pickup position to a transfer position; stretching the second film portion in the CD by separating the second pair of arms in the CD as the stretch unit rotates from the pickup position to the transfer position; and transferring the stretched first and second film portions (28,30) from the stretch unit to the carrier web.
A stop line position estimation device (101; 201) comprising: a traffic signal recognition unit configured to recognize a traffic signal at an intersection ahead of a vehicle based on a detection result by an external sensor of the vehicle; and a stop line position estimation unit (12; 22) configured to estimate, when the traffic signal recognition unit recognizes only one traffic signal, that a position of a stop line is a position from the traffic signal by a first distance (X a) toward a vehicle side, the stop line position estimation unit being characterised by that it is further configured to estimate, when the traffic signal recognition unit recognizes a plurality of traffic signals and the stop line position estimation unit (12; 22) recognizes an immediate front traffic signal and a rear traffic signal based on a positional relationship between the plurality of traffic signals, that the position of the stop line is a position from the immediate front traffic signal by a second distance (X b) toward the vehicle side, the second distance (X b) being shorter than the first distance (X a), the immediate front traffic signal being a traffic signal on the vehicle side of the intersection and closest to the vehicle, and the rear traffic signal being a traffic signal on a far side of the intersection. a traffic signal recognition unit configured to recognize a traffic signal at an intersection ahead of a vehicle based on a detection result by an external sensor of the vehicle; and a stop line position estimation unit (12; 22) configured to estimate, when the traffic signal recognition unit recognizes only one traffic signal, that a position of a stop line is a position from the traffic signal by a first distance (X a) toward a vehicle side, the stop line position estimation unit being characterised by that it is further configured to estimate, when the traffic signal recognition unit recognizes a plurality of traffic signals and the stop line position estimation unit (12; 22) recognizes an immediate front traffic signal and a rear traffic signal based on a positional relationship between the plurality of traffic signals, that the position of the stop line is a position from the immediate front traffic signal by a second distance (X b) toward the vehicle side, the second distance (X b) being shorter than the first distance (X a), the immediate front traffic signal being a traffic signal on the vehicle side of the intersection and closest to the vehicle, and the rear traffic signal being a traffic signal on a far side of the intersection.
A window comprising at least: a frame; a first sash with a first window pane; a second sash with a second window pane; an intermediate space between the first window pane and the second window pane; an air inlet for receiving supply air into the window; an outlet air channel for outputting the supply air from the window, wherein the air inlet comprises a space between the frame and the first sash, and the outlet air channel comprises at least a slit in the second sash or a space between the frame and the second sash; a ventilation element between the first sash and the second sash for providing supply air via the window, wherein the ventilation element comprises: a base part; a first support for a filter; a second support for another filter (11, 26); a filter and another filter (11, 26); characterised in that the ventilation element further comprises one or more fixing parts which attach the base part inside the intermediate space at a distance from the frame of the window, wherein the ventilation element is adapted to control the flow of the supply air from the air inlet to the outlet air channel either directly from the air inlet to the outlet air channel or at least partly via the filter. a frame; a first sash with a first window pane; a second sash with a second window pane; an intermediate space between the first window pane and the second window pane; an air inlet for receiving supply air into the window; an outlet air channel for outputting the supply air from the window, wherein the air inlet comprises a space between the frame and the first sash, and the outlet air channel comprises at least a slit in the second sash or a space between the frame and the second sash; a ventilation element between the first sash and the second sash for providing supply air via the window, wherein the ventilation element comprises: a base part; a first support for a filter; a second support for another filter (11, 26); a filter and another filter (11, 26); characterised in that the ventilation element further comprises one or more fixing parts which attach the base part inside the intermediate space at a distance from the frame of the window, a base part; a first support for a filter; a second support for another filter (11, 26); a filter and another filter (11, 26); characterised in that the ventilation element further comprises one or more fixing parts which attach the base part inside the intermediate space at a distance from the frame of the window, wherein the ventilation element is adapted to control the flow of the supply air from the air inlet to the outlet air channel either directly from the air inlet to the outlet air channel or at least partly via the filter.
A barrier system comprising at least one post and a longitudinal beam, the at least one post and longitudinal beam being indirectly linked via at least one fastener passing through an aperture in each of the at least one post and the longitudinal beam, and at least one washer, the washer having at least one aperture that receives the at least one fastener therethrough, the post aperture being elongated to allow vertical movement of the at least one fastener within the post aperture; characterized in that the at least one washer further comprises at least one deformable region extending at least partly about the aperture that at least partially bears on at least a part of the at least one fastener and an opposing face that bears on at least part of a post wall, the deformable region being a region of the washer that is structurally weaker or lower stiffness relative to another part of the washer; and, in the event of an applied force or a displacement being applied on the longitudinal beam or fastener of sufficient magnitude, the at least one fastener and at least one washer attached to the at least one fastener is able to move to a predetermined extent in the direction of the elongation in the post aperture before deformation forces are applied to the at least one washer, and, at least part of the at least one deformable region of the at least one washer is able to deform during movement or when the at least one fastener and at least one washer impact the top of the post aperture to an extent that the indirect link ceases to provide indirect attachment between the post and longitudinal beam, thereby being able to release or loosen the connection between the post and longitudinal beam.