mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A multi-well plate comprising a plate top having plate top openings and a plate bottom mated to said plate top to define wells of said multi-well plate, said plate bottom comprising a substrate having (i) a top surface with electrodes (1052; 1054) patterned thereon, wherein said electrodes comprise working and counter electrodes for each one of said wells, and (ii) a bottom surface with electrical contacts (1072; 1074) patterned thereon, characterized in that said electrodes (1052; 1054) and contacts (1072; 1074) are patterned to define two or more independently addressable sectors (602A-F; 622A-L) of two or more jointly addressable assay wells, each sector (602A-F; 622A-L) comprising two or more wells with: (a) jointly addressable working electrodes on said top surface of said substrate, wherein each of said working electrodes is electrically connected with each other and connected to at least a first of said electrical contacts; and (b) jointly addressable counter electrodes on said top surface of said substrate, wherein each of said counter electrodes is electrically connected with each other, but not with said working electrodes, and connected to at least a second of said electrical contacts. (a) jointly addressable working electrodes on said top surface of said substrate, wherein each of said working electrodes is electrically connected with each other and connected to at least a first of said electrical contacts; and (b) jointly addressable counter electrodes on said top surface of said substrate, wherein each of said counter electrodes is electrically connected with each other, but not with said working electrodes, and connected to at least a second of said electrical contacts.
An evaporation-limiting insert (820, 850, 870) for a container (840, 890) comprising: a hollow tubular body (822, 852, 872) configured to extend into a container (840, 890) from an opening of the container (840, 890) and having an upper end portion; a retainer feature (824, 854, 877) at the upper end portion of the tubular body (822, 852, 872) and configured to engage a portion of the container (840, 890) to secure the insert (820, 850, 870) within the container (840, 890), wherein the tubular body (822, 852, 872) includes a plurality of holes (828, 858, 878) formed through a wall of the tubular body (822, 852, 872) and distributed along at least a portion of the length of the body to permit fluid to flow through a space inside the tubular body (822, 852, 872), wherein at least a portion of the holes (828, 858, 878) are located below a midpoint of the tubular body (822, 852, 872), and wherein the holes (828, 858, 878) are arranged in two groups aligned axially along opposed sides of the tubular body (822, 852, 872). a hollow tubular body (822, 852, 872) configured to extend into a container (840, 890) from an opening of the container (840, 890) and having an upper end portion; a retainer feature (824, 854, 877) at the upper end portion of the tubular body (822, 852, 872) and configured to engage a portion of the container (840, 890) to secure the insert (820, 850, 870) within the container (840, 890), wherein the tubular body (822, 852, 872) includes a plurality of holes (828, 858, 878) formed through a wall of the tubular body (822, 852, 872) and distributed along at least a portion of the length of the body to permit fluid to flow through a space inside the tubular body (822, 852, 872), wherein at least a portion of the holes (828, 858, 878) are located below a midpoint of the tubular body (822, 852, 872), and wherein the holes (828, 858, 878) are arranged in two groups aligned axially along opposed sides of the tubular body (822, 852, 872).
A washing or cleaning agent, characterized in that it contains a mediator compound in the form of anionically substituted 1-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxide, or (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl.
A device to control a permanent magnet synchronous machine, PMSM, including a stator and a rotor and powered by an inverter, where the control device includes a sensor to sample a measurement θ m of the position of the rotor and control means to control an operating point of the PMSM according to the position of the rotor and the settings, characterised in that it also includes: - estimation means to determine an estimate θ̂ of the rotor position in an estimated Park frame of reference δ - γ associated with the rotor, where the said estimation means include adjustment means to make said estimated rotor position θ̂ track said measured rotor position θ m, - a malfunction detector to detect a malfunction of the said sensor, and - a switch configured to connect the control means to the sensor in order that the control means receive measured position θ m of the rotor while the malfunction detector does not indicate any malfunction of the said sensor, and otherwise to connect the control means to the estimation means in order that the control means receive estimated position θ̂ of the rotor when the malfunction detector indicates a malfunction of the said sensor. - estimation means to determine an estimate θ̂ of the rotor position in an estimated Park frame of reference δ - γ associated with the rotor, where the said estimation means include adjustment means to make said estimated rotor position θ̂ track said measured rotor position θ m, - a malfunction detector to detect a malfunction of the said sensor, and - a switch configured to connect the control means to the sensor in order that the control means receive measured position θ m of the rotor while the malfunction detector does not indicate any malfunction of the said sensor, and otherwise to connect the control means to the estimation means in order that the control means receive estimated position θ̂ of the rotor when the malfunction detector indicates a malfunction of the said sensor.
A method for separating lignin from a lignin containing liquid medium, such as liquid from a biomass conversion process, for example pulp mill black liquor, and treating the separated lignin, wherein the method comprises: - precipitating lignin from the lignin containing liquid medium - thereafter subjecting the lignin to a hydrothermal carbonization process in a wet state, and - recovering carbon containing material derived from the lignin as the result of the carbonization after the hydrothermal carbonization process, the method further comprising: - controlling particle size of the carbon containing material by adjusting the pH value of the lignin in a wet state before the hydrothermal carbonization process to a value above 7, preferably above 8. - precipitating lignin from the lignin containing liquid medium - thereafter subjecting the lignin to a hydrothermal carbonization process in a wet state, and - recovering carbon containing material derived from the lignin as the result of the carbonization after the hydrothermal carbonization process, the method further comprising: - controlling particle size of the carbon containing material by adjusting the pH value of the lignin in a wet state before the hydrothermal carbonization process to a value above 7, preferably above 8.
A method for producing a polymer, comprising a step of carrying out radical polymerization of a raw material vinyl monomer comprising a water-soluble vinyl monomer and/or a vinyl monomer that becomes the water-soluble vinyl monomer through hydrolysis, wherein the radical polymerization is carried out in the presence of water and a molecular weight controlling agent for radical polymerization comprising an iodine compound represented by the following formula as an active ingredient and having a solubility of the active ingredient in water of 0.5% by weight or more at 20°C, wherein the water-soluble vinyl monomer is a vinyl monomer soluble in an amount of at least 100 g in 100 g of water at 25°C,and wherein the radical polymerization of the raw material vinyl monomer is performed by carrying out aqueous solution polymerization or inverse phase suspension polymerization, wherein R 1 is -COOX, -CONR 4 R 5, an aromatic group or a cyano group, X is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an organic ammonium or an ammonium, and R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aromatic group or an aliphatic group. wherein the water-soluble vinyl monomer is a vinyl monomer soluble in an amount of at least 100 g in 100 g of water at 25°C,and wherein the radical polymerization of the raw material vinyl monomer is performed by carrying out aqueous solution polymerization or inverse phase suspension polymerization, wherein R 1 is -COOX, -CONR 4 R 5, an aromatic group or a cyano group, X is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an organic ammonium or an ammonium, and R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aromatic group or an aliphatic group.
Electrical machine, in particular AC generator, with a stator and a rotor, the rotor bearing a conductor arrangement for exciting an electromagnetic field, with a device for transmitting electrical energy to the conductor arrangement, the device for transmitting electrical energy comprising at least one sliding contact and at least one mating contact fixed to the rotor, with a fitting sleeve, in which a roller bearing for supporting a shaft is arranged, said fitting sleeve enveloping a large proportion of the at least one mating contact fixed to the rotor, characterized in that a fan is arranged in the fitting sleeve and the fitting sleeve has an opening (82, 126), which makes it possible for flushing air to enter and the fitting sleeve has outlet openings for flushing air which serve the purpose of letting out air which has been delivered from the fan, the outlet openings being arranged either radially outside the fan or axially offset with respect to the fan.
A laparoscopic microwave ablation instrument, comprising a handle assembly affixed to a tubular member (201, 908, 910, 912, 914, 916, 918, 920, 922, 924, 926, 928, 930), wherein the tubular member comprises: a proximal portion (202, 902); a distal portion (206, 906), wherein the distal portion is terminated by a distal tip forming a needle for piercing tissue during operation; and an intermediate portion (204, 904) interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein a maximum outer diameter (210, 970) of the proximal portion is greater than or equal to a maximum outer diameter of the intermediate portion, wherein the maximum outer diameter of the intermediate portion is greater than or equal to a maximum outer diameter (214, 964) of the distal portion, and a microwave transmission line having a radiating portion, wherein the microwave transmission line is inserted within the tubular member, wherein: the maximum outer diameter (210, 970) of the proximal portion is greater than the maximum outer diameter (214, 964) of the distal portion; and the intermediate portion (204, 904) has an outer diameter at least a portion of which increases in a direction from the distal portion (206, 906) to the proximal portion (202, 902). a proximal portion (202, 902); a distal portion (206, 906), wherein the distal portion is terminated by a distal tip forming a needle for piercing tissue during operation; and an intermediate portion (204, 904) interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion, wherein a maximum outer diameter (210, 970) of the proximal portion is greater than or equal to a maximum outer diameter of the intermediate portion, wherein the maximum outer diameter of the intermediate portion is greater than or equal to a maximum outer diameter (214, 964) of the distal portion, and a microwave transmission line having a radiating portion, wherein the microwave transmission line is inserted within the tubular member, wherein: the maximum outer diameter (210, 970) of the proximal portion is greater than the maximum outer diameter (214, 964) of the distal portion; and the intermediate portion (204, 904) has an outer diameter at least a portion of which increases in a direction from the distal portion (206, 906) to the proximal portion (202, 902). the maximum outer diameter (210, 970) of the proximal portion is greater than the maximum outer diameter (214, 964) of the distal portion; and the intermediate portion (204, 904) has an outer diameter at least a portion of which increases in a direction from the distal portion (206, 906) to the proximal portion (202, 902).
A computer-implemented method for providing virtual desktops, the method comprising: receiving a request from a user for a virtual desktop session via a client device, wherein the virtual desktop session includes one or more applications which require a stable machine identity between sessions; determining a static machine identity which is associated with the user; provisioning a virtual machine, VM,, wherein the VM is non-persistent and is distinct from a previous VM assigned to the user, including inserting the determined static machine identity into the non-persistent VM by providing the machine identity to an operating system of the non-persistent VM; providing the non-persistent VM with the inserted static machine identity to the user as the virtual desktop session via the client device; and presenting the static machine identity from the operating system of the non-persistent VM to the one or more applications executing in the non-persistent VM which require the stable machine identity between sessions, thereby implementing virtual persistence between the user and their virtual desktop session using the non-persistent VM. receiving a request from a user for a virtual desktop session via a client device, wherein the virtual desktop session includes one or more applications which require a stable machine identity between sessions; determining a static machine identity which is associated with the user; provisioning a virtual machine, VM,, wherein the VM is non-persistent and is distinct from a previous VM assigned to the user, including inserting the determined static machine identity into the non-persistent VM by providing the machine identity to an operating system of the non-persistent VM; providing the non-persistent VM with the inserted static machine identity to the user as the virtual desktop session via the client device; and presenting the static machine identity from the operating system of the non-persistent VM to the one or more applications executing in the non-persistent VM which require the stable machine identity between sessions, thereby implementing virtual persistence between the user and their virtual desktop session using the non-persistent VM.
A method of fusion generation, the method comprising: successively supplying electrical energy to a first series of magnets disposed along at least a first acceleration section to accelerate a first plasmoid toward an interaction chamber; successively supplying electrical energy to a second series of magnets disposed along at least a second acceleration section to accelerate a second plasmoid toward the interaction chamber; wherein said first and second plasmoids are initially separated from one another by a distance; compressing at least one of the first and second plasmoids while accelerating the at least one of the first and second plasmoids relatively to each other; and recovering electrical energy from at least some of at least one of the first or the second series of magnets after the first and the second plasmoids begin interacting to produce nuclear fusion reactions in a resultant plasmoid in the interaction chamber, whereby the rapid expansion of said resultant plasmoid, driven by the fusion products, returns magnetic energy back into the magnetic circuit. successively supplying electrical energy to a first series of magnets disposed along at least a first acceleration section to accelerate a first plasmoid toward an interaction chamber; successively supplying electrical energy to a second series of magnets disposed along at least a second acceleration section to accelerate a second plasmoid toward the interaction chamber; wherein said first and second plasmoids are initially separated from one another by a distance; compressing at least one of the first and second plasmoids while accelerating the at least one of the first and second plasmoids relatively to each other; and recovering electrical energy from at least some of at least one of the first or the second series of magnets after the first and the second plasmoids begin interacting to produce nuclear fusion reactions in a resultant plasmoid in the interaction chamber, whereby the rapid expansion of said resultant plasmoid, driven by the fusion products, returns magnetic energy back into the magnetic circuit.
An alkaline battery separator comprising alkali-resistant fibers, beaten cellulose fibers and a binder, wherein 1) an overall freeness, in terms of the Canadian Standard Freeness, is at least 700 ml, wherein 2) weight ratios of the alkali-resistant fibers and the beaten cellulose fibers are 28:72 to 72:28, and wherein 3) the beaten cellulose fibers comprise mercerized natural wood fibers having a freeness, in terms of CSF, of at least 150 ml and less than 550 ml, wherein a content of a fibrillated substance of organic solvent-spun cellulose fibers is 10% by weight or less based on the total weight of the separator, and wherein the values of the freeness, in terms of CSF, are values measured in accordance with the measurement method defined in JIS P8121 "Freeness Testing Method for Pulp". 1) an overall freeness, in terms of the Canadian Standard Freeness, is at least 700 ml, wherein 2) weight ratios of the alkali-resistant fibers and the beaten cellulose fibers are 28:72 to 72:28, and wherein 3) the beaten cellulose fibers comprise mercerized natural wood fibers having a freeness, in terms of CSF, of at least 150 ml and less than 550 ml,
System for generating electrical energy from radiation, characterized by a nanotube layer consisting of graphene, which releases free electrons in any radiation range when radiation impinges on it, irrespective of the wavelength, wired with a device for charge separation, the device for charge separation being a diode, a nanotube carrier with electrical contacting on one side, a module for temperature stabilization, consisting of at least one Seebeck element, a respective downstream latent heat store and an insulating layer comprising several sides.
A structured panel, comprising: a first skin with a plurality of perforations; a second skin; and a core forming a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin, each of the cavities respectively fluidly coupled with one or more of the perforations, and the cavities comprising a first cavity, characterised in that an element (156; 156A; 156B) of the core is configured with a multi-layered structure (158; 158A; 158B), the multi-layered structure (158; 158A; 158B) includes a first layer (162 A-F) and a second layer (164 A-F) attached to the first layer (162 A-F), and the first layer (162 A-F) is configured with a first rib (166A; 166B; 166D; 166F) projecting into the first cavity, wherein the first rib (166A; 166B; 166D; 166F) defines a channel in an interior side of the first layer (162A-F) such that the channel separates the material of the first layer (162A-F) from adjacent material of the second layer (164A-F), and wherein the channel is an empty channel or is filled with another material. a first skin with a plurality of perforations; a second skin; and a core forming a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin, each of the cavities respectively fluidly coupled with one or more of the perforations, and the cavities comprising a first cavity, characterised in that an element (156; 156A; 156B) of the core is configured with a multi-layered structure (158; 158A; 158B), the multi-layered structure (158; 158A; 158B) includes a first layer (162 A-F) and a second layer (164 A-F) attached to the first layer (162 A-F), and the first layer (162 A-F) is configured with a first rib (166A; 166B; 166D; 166F) projecting into the first cavity, wherein the first rib (166A; 166B; 166D; 166F) defines a channel in an interior side of the first layer (162A-F) such that the channel separates the material of the first layer (162A-F) from adjacent material of the second layer (164A-F), and wherein the channel is an empty channel or is filled with another material.
Liposomal formulation for pulmonary administration by nebulisation, wherein the formulation contains: A) liposomes comprising: i) a first phospholipid, which is disteaorylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC); ii) a second phospholipid which is a phosphatidylcholine or an ethanolamine, selected from the group consisting of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), and dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE), and iii) cholesterol; and B) at least one active agent and/or dye encapsulated in liposomes. A) liposomes comprising: i) a first phospholipid, which is disteaorylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC); ii) a second phospholipid which is a phosphatidylcholine or an ethanolamine, selected from the group consisting of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), and dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE), and iii) cholesterol; and i) a first phospholipid, which is disteaorylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC); ii) a second phospholipid which is a phosphatidylcholine or an ethanolamine, selected from the group consisting of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), and dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE), and iii) cholesterol; and B) at least one active agent and/or dye encapsulated in liposomes.