mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for determining the position of at least one edge of an object, in particular a strand, comprising the steps: - illuminating the object with light from at least one coherent light source (12, 12b), diffraction fringe being generated at the two geometric boundaries of the shadow caused by the object, - recording the spatial intensity profile of at least one diffraction fringe with at least one single-line or multi-line optical sensor (16, 16b), - the at least one recorded intensity curve is differentiated according to the location and plotted over a quadratic local axis, - comparison of the at least one recorded intensity curve differentiated according to the location and plotted over the quadratic local axis with at least one periodic reference intensity curve, - determining the position of at least one edge of the object on the basis of the comparison made. - illuminating the object with light from at least one coherent light source (12, 12b), diffraction fringe being generated at the two geometric boundaries of the shadow caused by the object, - recording the spatial intensity profile of at least one diffraction fringe with at least one single-line or multi-line optical sensor (16, 16b), - the at least one recorded intensity curve is differentiated according to the location and plotted over a quadratic local axis, - comparison of the at least one recorded intensity curve differentiated according to the location and plotted over the quadratic local axis with at least one periodic reference intensity curve, - determining the position of at least one edge of the object on the basis of the comparison made.
An X-ray scanner, comprising: an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays; a detector configured to detect the X-rays that are emitted from the X-ray source, wherein the detector and the X-ray source are spaced apart by a space; an indicator configured to indicate a target position, wherein the indicator is located on a periphery of the space; an actuator configured to actuate the indicator to perform a translation or a combination of a translation and a swing, wherein the actuator is connected with the indicator; and a frame connected with the detector; characterised in that the indicator includes a laser light connected with only a first side of the frame, and the actuator is configured to actuate the laser light to perform the translation only along the first side of the frame. an X-ray source configured to emit X-rays; a detector configured to detect the X-rays that are emitted from the X-ray source, wherein the detector and the X-ray source are spaced apart by a space; an indicator configured to indicate a target position, wherein the indicator is located on a periphery of the space; an actuator configured to actuate the indicator to perform a translation or a combination of a translation and a swing, wherein the actuator is connected with the indicator; and a frame connected with the detector; characterised in that the indicator includes a laser light connected with only a first side of the frame, and the actuator is configured to actuate the laser light to perform the translation only along the first side of the frame.
Process for producing a self-sealing tyre sealant containing at least one crosslinking chemical, characterized in that at least one crosslinking chemical in a liquid composition Z having a dynamic shear viscosity at 20°C of 1 to 1000 mPas is added.
A portable conveyor system including a modularly constructed conveyor, in particular a modularly constructed overhead conveyor, and a plurality of transport modules each formed of a plurality of pre-installed and pre-tested conveyor components, wherein the modules are arranged directly adjacent next to each other and/or on top of each other for commonly forming the system in a state of being connected to each other, characterized in that the conveyor comprises: a plurality of conveying lines commonly forming, with regard to material flow, a pre-defined course of conveying lines, which is preferaby closed, and comprising straight elements, curved elements, and actuators, wherein each of the conveying lines comprises a separate machine frame; at least one drive unit; at least one control device; and transport means movable along the course of conveying lines by the at least one drive unit for transporting load supports, preferably hanging hangers, bags, or trolleys, through the system; and wherein each module comprises: a standardized exterior dimension (H, B, L); a support structure, dimension (H, B, L) of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension (H, B, L); and at least one of the conveying lines, wherein the machine frame of each of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure, wherein each of the transport modules comprises spatially standardized conveyor interfaces, wherein each of the conveyor interfaces couples, in terms of material flow, to a different spatially standardized conveyor interface of a module arranged directly adjacent, and wherein the spatially standardized conveyor interfaces are defined along one single uniform grid along which the course of conveying lines and the dimensions of the transport modules as well as the support structure und transport-structure interfaces are orientated also, wherein the grid is structured like a lattice and comprises in the longitudinal direction a lattice constant a, in the transversal direction a lattice constant b, and in the height direction a lattice constant c, which are equal in magnitude, wherein the conveyor enters the respective transport modules and exits the respective transport modules at locations arranged along the grid. a plurality of conveying lines commonly forming, with regard to material flow, a pre-defined course of conveying lines, which is preferaby closed, and comprising straight elements, curved elements, and actuators, wherein each of the conveying lines comprises a separate machine frame; at least one drive unit; at least one control device; and transport means movable along the course of conveying lines by the at least one drive unit for transporting load supports, preferably hanging hangers, bags, or trolleys, through the system; a standardized exterior dimension (H, B, L); a support structure, dimension (H, B, L) of which is adapted to the standardized exterior dimension (H, B, L); and at least one of the conveying lines, wherein the machine frame of each of the conveying lines is connected permanently to the support structure,
A process for treatment of wastewater containing phenol or derivatives thereof, said process comprising the following steps: (i) adjusting the pH of the wastewater to more than 9 to obtain phenoxide ions; (ii) cooling the pH adjusted wastewater to a temperature below 10 °C; (iii) adding the pH adjusted wastewater containing the phenoxide ions, to an aqueous slurry of diazonium salt of aniline or derivatives thereof, slowly under stirring, at a temperature below 10 °C, to obtain a reaction mixture; wherein the aqueous slurry of diazonium salt of aniline or derivatives thereof, is prepared by reacting aniline or derivatives thereof, in water with an alkali metal nitrite and hydrochloric acid at a temperature in the range of 0 °C to 5 °C at a pH below 2; (iv) adjusting the pH of the reaction mixture in the range of 5 to 7.5, and stirring at a temperature in the range of 20 °C to 30 °C to obtain a product mixture comprising an azo compound, wherein the azo compound is 4-hydroxyazobenzene or derivatives thereof; and (v) separating the azo compound from the product mixture to obtain a filtrate containing treated water, wherein the content of phenol or derivatives thereof, in the filtrate is less than 200 ppm. (i) adjusting the pH of the wastewater to more than 9 to obtain phenoxide ions; (ii) cooling the pH adjusted wastewater to a temperature below 10 °C; (iii) adding the pH adjusted wastewater containing the phenoxide ions, to an aqueous slurry of diazonium salt of aniline or derivatives thereof, slowly under stirring, at a temperature below 10 °C, to obtain a reaction mixture; wherein the aqueous slurry of diazonium salt of aniline or derivatives thereof, is prepared by reacting aniline or derivatives thereof, in water with an alkali metal nitrite and hydrochloric acid at a temperature in the range of 0 °C to 5 °C at a pH below 2; (iv) adjusting the pH of the reaction mixture in the range of 5 to 7.5, and stirring at a temperature in the range of 20 °C to 30 °C to obtain a product mixture comprising an azo compound, wherein the azo compound is 4-hydroxyazobenzene or derivatives thereof; and (v) separating the azo compound from the product mixture to obtain a filtrate containing treated water, wherein the content of phenol or derivatives thereof, in the filtrate is less than 200 ppm.
A compound comprising an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group bonded to a 1,3,4-oxadiazole group having more than one carbazole group bound thereto, the compound having the formula: wherein a) Ar is a C 1 -C 30 aryl or heteroaryl group optionally comprising one to five substituent groups independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, fluoride, cyano, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxide, or perfluoroalkoxide groups; and b) R 1, R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from hydrogen, fluoride, cyano, optionally substituted carbazole groups, or C 1 -C 20 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxide or perfluoroalkoxide groups, wherein at least one of the R 1, R 2 and R 3 groups is an optionally substituted carbazole group. a) Ar is a C 1 -C 30 aryl or heteroaryl group optionally comprising one to five substituent groups independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, fluoride, cyano, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxide, or perfluoroalkoxide groups; and b) R 1, R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from hydrogen, fluoride, cyano, optionally substituted carbazole groups, or C 1 -C 20 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, alkoxide or perfluoroalkoxide groups, wherein at least one of the R 1, R 2 and R 3 groups is an optionally substituted carbazole group.
A method of producing a food or malt-based beverage, the method comprising mixing barley grain, or malt, flour or wholemeal produced from said grain, with at least one other food or beverage ingredient thereby producing the food or malt-based beverage, wherein said barley grain is from a plant which is homozygous for at least two loci for genetic variations which are, - i) an allele which deletes most or all of the B-hordein encoding genes at the Hor2 locus, and - ii) a mutant allele at the Lys3 locus of barley such that the grain lacks both B and C hordeins, said genetic variations being present in barley lines Riso 56 and Riso 1508 respectively, the lack of B hordeins being detectable by absence of amplified DNA using the primers 5'B1hor: 5'-CAACAATGAAGACCTTCCTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:2) 3'B1hor: 5'-TCGCAGGATCCTGTACAACG-3' (SEQ ID NO:3) and the lack of C hordeins being detectable by absence of a 70kDa band on examination of an alcohol-soluble prolamin extract of the grain by SDS-PAGE, said extract being extractable from a water-insoluble flour pellet of the grain by addition of 50% (v/v) aqueous propan-2-ol containing 1% (w/v) DTT. wherein said barley grain is from a plant which is homozygous for at least two loci for genetic variations which are, - i) an allele which deletes most or all of the B-hordein encoding genes at the Hor2 locus, and - ii) a mutant allele at the Lys3 locus of barley - i) an allele which deletes most or all of the B-hordein encoding genes at the Hor2 locus, and - ii) a mutant allele at the Lys3 locus of barley such that the grain lacks both B and C hordeins, said genetic variations being present in barley lines Riso 56 and Riso 1508 respectively, the lack of B hordeins being detectable by absence of amplified DNA using the primers 5'B1hor: 5'-CAACAATGAAGACCTTCCTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:2) 3'B1hor: 5'-TCGCAGGATCCTGTACAACG-3' (SEQ ID NO:3) and the lack of C hordeins being detectable by absence of a 70kDa band on examination of an alcohol-soluble prolamin extract of the grain by SDS-PAGE, said extract being extractable from a water-insoluble flour pellet of the grain by addition of 50% (v/v) aqueous propan-2-ol containing 1% (w/v) DTT.
A protease variant having protease activity, wherein the variant when compared to SEQ ID NO: 4 comprises a substitution at a position corresponding to position 199 of SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the substitution is N199G, N199L, N199Ror N199W, and wherein the variant has at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90% or at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4.
Tyre trim ring (1, 20, 30, 40) having a radially inwardly directed, ring-shaped clamping web which can be clamped in an encircling manner between the wheel-rim flange of a wheel rim and a tyre bead of a tyre mounted on the wheel rim, and having an encircling ring wall which is arranged in the region of the side wall, situated radially outside the wheel-rim flange, of the tyre, which ring wall is integrally connected to the clamping web by way of a connecting section, wherein the tyre trim ring (1, 20, 30, 40) is of resiliently elastic, flexible form, wherein the ring wall, in its radially inner region and radially outside the wheel-rim flange of the wheel rim, has a thickened portion towards the side wall of the tyre and forms an axially inwardly protruding, encircling pressure surface which can be placed in contact with the side wall of the tyre under pressure, wherein the ring wall is connected resiliently elastically by way of the connecting section to the clamping web such that the ring wall, when its pressure surface is acted on with pressure, is, with its region situated radially outside the pressure surface and with its outer encircling outer edge, pushed away from the side wall, wherein the ring wall, when the pressure surface is acted on with pressure, has, with its region situated radially outside the pressure surface and with its outer encircling outer edge, a spacing of 0.5 to 5 mm to the side wall, and wherein the clamping web has, in the region of its inner edge situated radially at the inside, an encircling securing web which engages behind the tyre bead of the tyre, characterized in that the clamping web is of wedge-shaped form in cross section and has a greater thickness in the radially inner region than in the region of the connecting section situated radially at the outside.
A peptide for use in a method for treating an infectious disease or condition in a subject in need of such treatment, wherein said peptide comprises the amino acid sequence KENWVQRVVEKFLKRAENS (SEQ ID NO: 1) and further comprises a core motif characterized by the following consensus sequence formula: NH 2 -[X 10-13]-[GX 2-3 C]-[X 2]- COOH wherein X indicates variable amino acids, and wherein said peptide consists of 40 amino acids or less.
Method for producing a target breaking point on a breakable ampoule, characterised in that, along a peripheral line on an ampoule neck disposed between an ampoule spike to be broken off and an ampoule body, an initial crack on the peripheral line is introduced into the surface of the breakable ampoule, and a stress zone between the ampoule spike and ampoule body is produced by heating and at least the stress zone is subsequently cooled, as a result of which a separation crack is formed in the stress zone, wherein a radial penetration depth (d 106) of the stress zone is less than the wall thickness (d) of the breakable ampoule, as a result of which the separation crack forms a target breaking point for breaking off the ampoule spike which extends along the peripheral line.
Method of making a ready-to-use catheter assembly (1, 1') comprising the following steps: - Placing a catheter with a hydrophilic coating and a wetting fluid in a catheter package (2, 2') made of a material with low moisture transmission while the catheter package (2, 2') is in a first condition wherein at least an insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, - Sterilizing the catheter package (2, 2') with the catheter and the wetting fluid by means of radiation sterilization while the catheter package (2, 2') is kept in a condition in which at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, - Transferring the catheter package (2, 2') with the catheter and the wetting fluid into a second condition, thereby bringing the wetting fluid into contact with at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter and activating at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter via gravity and/or inertia, wherein the catheter and the wetting fluid are arranged in the catheter package (2, 2') in such a way that there is a free-flow communication between the catheter and the wetting fluid in the first and in the second condition. - Placing a catheter with a hydrophilic coating and a wetting fluid in a catheter package (2, 2') made of a material with low moisture transmission while the catheter package (2, 2') is in a first condition wherein at least an insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, - Sterilizing the catheter package (2, 2') with the catheter and the wetting fluid by means of radiation sterilization while the catheter package (2, 2') is kept in a condition in which at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, - Transferring the catheter package (2, 2') with the catheter and the wetting fluid into a second condition, thereby bringing the wetting fluid into contact with at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter and activating at least the insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter via gravity and/or inertia, wherein the catheter and the wetting fluid are arranged in the catheter package (2, 2') in such a way that there is a free-flow communication between the catheter and the wetting fluid in the first and in the second condition.
Combination of an apparatus for storing sensitive materials including one or more rigid sealable containers for the storage of the sensitive materials and apparatus for purging the interior of the container or containers to condition the gaseous environment within the container or containers, wherein the container or containers have sealable inlet and sealable exhaust ports, and the apparatus for purging the interior of the container or containers comprises means to connect a source of compressed purge gas inlet on the container or containers and is adapted to allow purge gas to pass from the source to the container or containers and to turn off the purge gas flow after a given time, include a timer that comprises means to vary the time between commencement and cessation of purge gas flow through the container or containers, a main gas flow valve connected to the timer and a trigger valve connected to the main gas flow valve, characterised in that the means to connect a source of compressed purge gas to a purge gas inlet on the container or containers include an inlet connector for connecting to the source of compressed purge gas, which inlet connector is connected to the main gas flow valve and the trigger valve, the main gas flow valve is pneumatically actuated and when the trigger valve is actuated, the trigger valve delivers a pneumatic signal to the main gas flow valve, causing the main gas flow valve to open and gas to flow through the main gas flow valve to the timer until the time set on the timer expires, which sends a pneumatic signal to the main control valve for returning the main gas flow valve to its normally closed state.
A device for creating a cavity during spinal surgery, the device comprising: an inner body with a first end and a second end; an outer sleeve coaxial with the inner body, the outer sleeve movable relative to the inner body between a retracted position and an extended position; a trigger mechanism mechanically connected to the outer sleeve and configured to apply an axial force to the outer sleeve; a first strip of resilient material having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first strip of resilient material fixed in position relative to the outer sleeve; and a second strip of resilient material having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second strip of resilient material fixed in position relative to the outer sleeve; wherein the second ends of the first strip of resilient material and the second strip of resilient material are releasably engaged with the second end of the inner body when the outer sleeve is in its extended position and disengaged from the inner body when the outer sleeve is in its retracted position. an inner body with a first end and a second end; an outer sleeve coaxial with the inner body, the outer sleeve movable relative to the inner body between a retracted position and an extended position; a trigger mechanism mechanically connected to the outer sleeve and configured to apply an axial force to the outer sleeve; a first strip of resilient material having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first strip of resilient material fixed in position relative to the outer sleeve; and a second strip of resilient material having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second strip of resilient material fixed in position relative to the outer sleeve; wherein the second ends of the first strip of resilient material and the second strip of resilient material are releasably engaged with the second end of the inner body when the outer sleeve is in its extended position and disengaged from the inner body when the outer sleeve is in its retracted position.
An aircraft system for an aircraft comprising two or more engines, a landing gear and a landing gear bay door associated with the landing gear, the aircraft system comprising a controller that is configured, during a take-off procedure, to: determine that a one engine inoperative condition is met; determine that a predetermined take-off criterion is met; and on the basis of a determination that the one engine inoperative condition is met, and prior to receiving a command to retract the landing gear: initiate automatic opening of the landing gear bay door from a closed position towards an open position when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is met, and inhibit the automatic opening of the landing gear bay door when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is not met. determine that a one engine inoperative condition is met; determine that a predetermined take-off criterion is met; and on the basis of a determination that the one engine inoperative condition is met, and prior to receiving a command to retract the landing gear: initiate automatic opening of the landing gear bay door from a closed position towards an open position when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is met, and inhibit the automatic opening of the landing gear bay door when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is not met. initiate automatic opening of the landing gear bay door from a closed position towards an open position when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is met, and inhibit the automatic opening of the landing gear bay door when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is not met.