mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An inflator comprising: a housing at least in part defining a first chamber containing a quantity of gas generant; an initiator operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant, the initiator, upon actuation, to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas; the housing further at least in part defining a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber, the second chamber containing a sealed storage reservoir containing a quantity of liquid, and a piston assembly, the piston assembly including a piston, wherein during deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant; and the housing further having at least one discharge opening to permit gas to exit the housing, characterised in that the sealed storage reservoir comprises a liner including a cup-shaped base having a closed first end and an oppositely disposed open second end, the cup-shaped base including a side wall covering an interior side wall surface of the second chamber and an end wall covering an end wall surface of the second chamber, the storage reservoir also comprises a lid to seal close the second end of the base. a housing at least in part defining a first chamber containing a quantity of gas generant; an initiator operatively associated with the first chamber and in reaction initiating communication with at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant, the initiator, upon actuation, to ignite at least a portion of the quantity of gas generant to form gas; the housing further at least in part defining a second chamber adjacently disposed to the first chamber, the second chamber containing a sealed storage reservoir containing a quantity of liquid, and a piston assembly, the piston assembly including a piston, wherein during deployment, the piston moves to unseal the storage reservoir to release at least a portion of the quantity of liquid such that the released liquid contacts and cools gas formed by the ignition of the gas generant; and the housing further having at least one discharge opening to permit gas to exit the housing, characterised in that the sealed storage reservoir comprises a liner including a cup-shaped base having a closed first end and an oppositely disposed open second end, the cup-shaped base including a side wall covering an interior side wall surface of the second chamber and an end wall covering an end wall surface of the second chamber, the storage reservoir also comprises a lid to seal close the second end of the base.
A long bone implant for providing stability of long bone fractures, the implant comprising: an elongate member configured to be positioned substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bone, the elongate member comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis; wherein the distal end comprises a distal tip that is expandable to become wider radially and is configured to engage the bone to anchor the distal end; and wherein the proximal end comprises a locking mechanism that is configured to fixate the elongate member to the bone, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a bone component and a locking component that are configured to be coupled together and to be attached to the proximal end of the bone, wherein the bone component comprises a cannulated screw that is configured to receive the elongate member and to threadably engage with the bone for fixation, wherein the bone component comprises an internal cannulation of a shape configured to mate with and compress the locking component on the elongate member. an elongate member configured to be positioned substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bone, the elongate member comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis; wherein the distal end comprises a distal tip that is expandable to become wider radially and is configured to engage the bone to anchor the distal end; and wherein the proximal end comprises a locking mechanism that is configured to fixate the elongate member to the bone, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a bone component and a locking component that are configured to be coupled together and to be attached to the proximal end of the bone, wherein the bone component comprises a cannulated screw that is configured to receive the elongate member and to threadably engage with the bone for fixation, wherein the bone component comprises an internal cannulation of a shape configured to mate with and compress the locking component on the elongate member.
Apparatus for spectral analysis of a sample, comprising: delivery optics arranged to direct probe light to a delivery region of a sample; wherein the sample is a solid pharmaceutical dosage form; collection optics separate from the delivery optics, arranged to collect probe light scattered from a collection region of the sample; and a spectrometer having an entrance port, the spectrometer being arranged to receive the scattered light collected and processed by the collection optics at the entrance port of the spectrometer, and to detect spectral features in the received probe light; an analyser arranged to receive, analyse and process the spectral features from the spectrometer, so as to determine one or more properties of the solid pharmaceutical dosage form; wherein the collection optics comprise Koehler integration optics arranged to collect and process the scattered light, wherein the collection optics comprises a bundle of optical fibres having an entry face arranged to receive the collected probe light following processing by the Koehler integration optics, and an exit face arranged to deliver the collected probe light to the entrance port of the spectrometer; whereby the Koehler integration optics collect and process the scattered light such that scattered light from each point of the collection region is collected and processed so as to be distributed across the entry face of the bundle of optical fibres and consequently distributed across the entrance port of the spectrometer; and wherein the collection region is on an opposite side of the sample from the delivery region. delivery optics arranged to direct probe light to a delivery region of a sample; wherein the sample is a solid pharmaceutical dosage form; collection optics separate from the delivery optics, arranged to collect probe light scattered from a collection region of the sample; and a spectrometer having an entrance port, the spectrometer being arranged to receive the scattered light collected and processed by the collection optics at the entrance port of the spectrometer, and to detect spectral features in the received probe light; an analyser arranged to receive, analyse and process the spectral features from the spectrometer, so as to determine one or more properties of the solid pharmaceutical dosage form; wherein the collection optics comprise Koehler integration optics arranged to collect and process the scattered light, wherein the collection optics comprises a bundle of optical fibres having an entry face arranged to receive the collected probe light following processing by the Koehler integration optics, and an exit face arranged to deliver the collected probe light to the entrance port of the spectrometer; whereby the Koehler integration optics collect and process the scattered light such that scattered light from each point of the collection region is collected and processed so as to be distributed across the entry face of the bundle of optical fibres and consequently distributed across the entrance port of the spectrometer; and wherein the collection region is on an opposite side of the sample from the delivery region.
A load-strapping device including at least two frame parts (1,2) connected by a pivotable joint, where one frame part is attached to a strap, where the joint between the pivotable parts (1,2) is provided with a spindle extending between parallel flanges _ (7,8) of the frame parts (1,2) the pivotable joint between the pivotable parts (1,2) provided at opposite ends of the spindle with a pawl-and-ratchet mechanism (10,11) which provides one-way rotation of the spindle when the pivotable basic parts (1,2) are pivoted repeatedly in opposing directions, the spindle itself being a two-part design, where a first part of the spindle can be moved relatively to a second part of the spindle in order to engage and/or release a strap between the parts (12,13) of the spindle, characterised in that the first part of the spindle is suspended pivotably about a pivot axis extending through one end of the spindle and substantially at right angles to the spindle so that the first part can be pivoted between a closed position defined as substantially in parallel with the second part of the spindle and so that a plane containing the pivot axis extends longitudinally through the first and second parts (13,12) of the spindle, and an open position defined as the first part being pivoted so as to form an angle with the plane.
Thrust bearing assembly, essentially consisting of two rotatable support components (1, 2) with circular end faces (3, 4), between which there is arranged a rolling element thrust bearing which has a first annular angle disc, that bears against the end face of the first support component and is made of thin steel sheet, and a second annular angle disc, that bears against the end face of the second support component and is made of thin steel sheet, and a needle ring rolling between the axial inner sides (8, 9) of the angle discs (6, 7), which is formed by a multiplicity of bearing needles arranged next to one another and held at a regular distance from one another by a bearing cage; and which is lubricated and cooled by a lubricant flow from a shaft passing centrally through the rolling element thrust bearing, characterized in that between the first support component and the first angle disc there is arranged a resilient circular ramp disc with which it is possible to prevent misrouting of the lubricant flow through a radial annular gap between the first support component and the first angle disc, which gap appears in the unloaded state due to the axial play of the rolling element thrust bearing, and at the same time to convey the lubricant flow in a targeted manner into the bearing interior between the angle discs (6, 7).
An aptamer that binds to an autotaxin, which comprises a nucleotide sequence represented by the following formula GWAACAGGUUUUGCU (SEQ ID NO: 42) wherein W is A or U (provided that uracil is optionally thymine), and which is the following (a) or (b): (a) an aptamer wherein, in the nucleotides contained in the aptamer, (i) the 2'-position of the ribose of each pyrimidine nucleotide is a fluorine atom, (ii) the 2'-position of the ribose of each purine nucleotide is a hydroxy group; (b) the aptamer of (a), wherein (i) the fluorine atom at the 2'-position of the ribose of each pyrimidine nucleotide is independently unsubstituted, or substituted by an atom or group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group and a methoxy group, (ii) the hydroxy group at the 2'-position of the ribose of each purine nucleotide is independently unsubstituted, or substituted by an atom or group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methoxy group and a fluorine atom. (a) an aptamer wherein, in the nucleotides contained in the aptamer, (i) the 2'-position of the ribose of each pyrimidine nucleotide is a fluorine atom, (ii) the 2'-position of the ribose of each purine nucleotide is a hydroxy group; (i) the 2'-position of the ribose of each pyrimidine nucleotide is a fluorine atom, (ii) the 2'-position of the ribose of each purine nucleotide is a hydroxy group; (b) the aptamer of (a), wherein (i) the fluorine atom at the 2'-position of the ribose of each pyrimidine nucleotide is independently unsubstituted, or substituted by an atom or group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group and a methoxy group, (ii) the hydroxy group at the 2'-position of the ribose of each purine nucleotide is independently unsubstituted, or substituted by an atom or group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methoxy group and a fluorine atom. (i) the fluorine atom at the 2'-position of the ribose of each pyrimidine nucleotide is independently unsubstituted, or substituted by an atom or group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group and a methoxy group, (ii) the hydroxy group at the 2'-position of the ribose of each purine nucleotide is independently unsubstituted, or substituted by an atom or group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methoxy group and a fluorine atom.
A method of dark current correction in an instrument having a detector adapted to receive a light spectrum from a sample with a Raman spectrometer, wherein the light spectrum from the sample includes a Raman spectrum, the method comprising the steps of: (a) initialize by collecting a first set A of dark exposures with an exposure time D; (b) collecting a first set of signal exposures with an exposure time S; (c) collecting a second set B of dark exposures with an exposure time D, wherein D represents a total exposure time of equal to or less than that of S/2, thereby splitting the dark exposures to bracket the signal, so that half are taken before the signal exposure, and half are taken after the signal exposure; (d) averaging or summing A and B, and scaling the result for an equivalent total dark exposure time to the signal exposure time S; (e) averaging or summing the signal exposures; (f) subtracting the result of (d) from the result of (e) to deliver a dark-corrected collection, (g) storing the result of (f) in a first-in/first-out buffer of length N; (h) discarding set A and renaming set B as set A if the buffer is not full; (i) repeating steps (b) through (g) until the buffer is full, and re-using the second set B of dark exposures as the beginning half-series of dark exposures for the following collection; and if a spectrum result is desired: (j) averaging or summing the N buffer elements to output the spectrum result; and if a spectrum result is not desired: (k) discarding the oldest element in the buffer and returning to step (h). (a) initialize by collecting a first set A of dark exposures with an exposure time D; (b) collecting a first set of signal exposures with an exposure time S; (c) collecting a second set B of dark exposures with an exposure time D, wherein D represents a total exposure time of equal to or less than that of S/2, thereby splitting the dark exposures to bracket the signal, so that half are taken before the signal exposure, and half are taken after the signal exposure; (d) averaging or summing A and B, and scaling the result for an equivalent total dark exposure time to the signal exposure time S; (e) averaging or summing the signal exposures; (f) subtracting the result of (d) from the result of (e) to deliver a dark-corrected collection, (g) storing the result of (f) in a first-in/first-out buffer of length N; (h) discarding set A and renaming set B as set A if the buffer is not full; (i) repeating steps (b) through (g) until the buffer is full, and re-using the second set B of dark exposures as the beginning half-series of dark exposures for the following collection; and if a spectrum result is desired: (j) averaging or summing the N buffer elements to output the spectrum result; and if a spectrum result is not desired: (k) discarding the oldest element in the buffer and returning to step (h).
A method for converting carbon dioxide into chemical starting materials, the method comprising the steps of: (a) isolating the carbon dioxide from flue gas emitted by a combustion system; (b) burning an electropositive metal in an atmosphere of said isolated carbon dioxide to reduce said carbon dioxide into said chemical starting materials, characterized in that, a part of the thermal energy provided by the exothermic burning reaction of said electropositive metal with said isolated carbon dioxide is used to supply heat to a desorption process of a carbon dioxide capture/isolation process. (a) isolating the carbon dioxide from flue gas emitted by a combustion system; (b) burning an electropositive metal in an atmosphere of said isolated carbon dioxide to reduce said carbon dioxide into said chemical starting materials, characterized in that, a part of the thermal energy provided by the exothermic burning reaction of said electropositive metal with said isolated carbon dioxide is used to supply heat to a desorption process of a carbon dioxide capture/isolation process.
A method by a mobility management entity, MME, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving (306, 401), from an evolved Node B, eNB, a cell traffic trace message; identifying whether the cell traffic trace message includes an indicator indicating anonymization of minimization of drive test, MDT, data; and transmitting (307, 402), to a trace collection entity, TCE, a type allocation code, TAC, of a terminal if the cell traffic trace message includes the indicator. receiving (306, 401), from an evolved Node B, eNB, a cell traffic trace message; identifying whether the cell traffic trace message includes an indicator indicating anonymization of minimization of drive test, MDT, data; and transmitting (307, 402), to a trace collection entity, TCE, a type allocation code, TAC, of a terminal if the cell traffic trace message includes the indicator.
A laser system (50;150) comprising an active region, a first waveguide region, a second waveguide region and a device layer, and further comprising: a first electrode (66;164) to transmit first electrical carriers (104;204) into the active region (64;162) via the first waveguide region (60;158) in response to first electrical stimulation; a second electrode (68; 166,168) to transmit second electrical carriers (106;206) into the active region via the second waveguide region (62;160) in response to second electrical stimulation, in operation the first and second electrical carriers being combined in the active region to emit photons to generate an optical signal; a third electrode (70:170) configured to be responsive to third electrical stimulation to affect a concentration of third electrical carriers (110;210) in the device layer (58;156) located proximal to the second waveguide region to change a capacitance of an internal capacitance region (73;173) associated with and defined between the second waveguide region and the device layer, the third electrical stimulation being configured to be modulated to modulate the optical signal based on the change to the capacitance of the internal capacitance region; and a trench (74;174) etched into the device layer to confine the internal capacitance region to beneath the active region. a first electrode (66;164) to transmit first electrical carriers (104;204) into the active region (64;162) via the first waveguide region (60;158) in response to first electrical stimulation; a second electrode (68; 166,168) to transmit second electrical carriers (106;206) into the active region via the second waveguide region (62;160) in response to second electrical stimulation, in operation the first and second electrical carriers being combined in the active region to emit photons to generate an optical signal; a third electrode (70:170) configured to be responsive to third electrical stimulation to affect a concentration of third electrical carriers (110;210) in the device layer (58;156) located proximal to the second waveguide region to change a capacitance of an internal capacitance region (73;173) associated with and defined between the second waveguide region and the device layer, the third electrical stimulation being configured to be modulated to modulate the optical signal based on the change to the capacitance of the internal capacitance region; and a trench (74;174) etched into the device layer to confine the internal capacitance region to beneath the active region.
A separation matrix comprising a plurality of separation ligands defined by formula R 1 -L 1 -N(R 3)-L 2 -R 2 immobilized on a support Su via the amine group, wherein R 1 is a five- or six-membered, substituted or non-substituted ring structure or a hydroxyethyl group; L 1 is either a methylene group or a covalent bond; R 2 is a five- or six-membered, substituted or non-substituted ring structure; L 2 is either a methylene group or a covalent bond; R 3 is a methyl group; wherein if R 1 is a hydroxyethyl group, L 1 is a covalent bond and R 2 is a substituted aromatic ring structure or a substituted or non-substituted aliphatic ring structure; and wherein the ligands are defined by formula,, or R 1 is a five- or six-membered, substituted or non-substituted ring structure or a hydroxyethyl group; L 1 is either a methylene group or a covalent bond; R 2 is a five- or six-membered, substituted or non-substituted ring structure; L 2 is either a methylene group or a covalent bond; R 3 is a methyl group; wherein if R 1 is a hydroxyethyl group, L 1 is a covalent bond and R 2 is a substituted aromatic ring structure or a substituted or non-substituted aliphatic ring structure; and wherein the ligands are defined by formula,, or
Compounds of formula wherein A is a radical of formula W-N=N-Ar-; or Ar-N=N-W-; R 4 is methyl; or tert. butyl; and W is a fused or non-fused, aromatic or nonaromatic heterocycle comprising a quaternary ammonium; X 1 is selected from saturated or unsaturated C 1 -C 30 hydrocarbon chains, optionally interrupted by at least one bivalent group chosen from -N(R 1)-; N + (R 1)(R 2)-; -O-; -S-; -CO-; -SO 2 -; and/or optionally interrupted by an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused, aromatic or nonaromatic (hetero)cyclic radical optionally comprising at least one identical or different heteroatom; C sat is an optionally substituted, optionally cyclic, linear or branched C 1 -C 18 alkylene chains; R 1 and R 2, independently from each other are chosen from hydrogen; C 1 -C 4 alkyl; hydroxyalkyl; or aminoalkyl; and Ar is chosen from C 5 or C 6 aryl radicals and aromatic bicycles of the naphthyl type, which are optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, at least one alkyl group, at least one hydroxyl group; at least one alkoxy group, at least one hydroxyalkyl group or at least one amino group or (di)alkylamino group. A is a radical of formula W-N=N-Ar-; or Ar-N=N-W-; R 4 is methyl; or tert. butyl; and W is a fused or non-fused, aromatic or nonaromatic heterocycle comprising a quaternary ammonium; X 1 is selected from saturated or unsaturated C 1 -C 30 hydrocarbon chains, optionally interrupted by at least one bivalent group chosen from -N(R 1)-; N + (R 1)(R 2)-; -O-; -S-; -CO-; -SO 2 -; and/or optionally interrupted by an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused, aromatic or nonaromatic (hetero)cyclic radical optionally comprising at least one identical or different heteroatom; C sat is an optionally substituted, optionally cyclic, linear or branched C 1 -C 18 alkylene chains; R 1 and R 2, independently from each other are chosen from hydrogen; C 1 -C 4 alkyl; hydroxyalkyl; or aminoalkyl; and Ar is chosen from C 5 or C 6 aryl radicals and aromatic bicycles of the naphthyl type, which are optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, at least one alkyl group, at least one hydroxyl group; at least one alkoxy group, at least one hydroxyalkyl group or at least one amino group or (di)alkylamino group.