mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An ultrasound probe comprising a pMUT array in which a plurality of pMUTs (100, 200) are arranged, wherein: the plurality of pMUTs (100, 200) include a plurality of first pMUTs for ultrasound transmission, and a plurality of second pMUTs for ultrasound wave reception, each second pMUT having a structure different from that of each first pMUT; and a cell region of each first pMUT and a cell region of each second pMUT are separated from each other in an ultrasound wave radiation plane, wherein each second pMUT has a non-diaphragm structure and receives ultrasound waves by a thickness vibration mode. the plurality of pMUTs (100, 200) include a plurality of first pMUTs for ultrasound transmission, and a plurality of second pMUTs for ultrasound wave reception, each second pMUT having a structure different from that of each first pMUT; and a cell region of each first pMUT and a cell region of each second pMUT are separated from each other in an ultrasound wave radiation plane, wherein each second pMUT has a non-diaphragm structure and receives ultrasound waves by a thickness vibration mode.
A flat knitting machine comprising: a needle bed having a plurality of knitting needles; a yarn feeder that is attached to a rail that is parallel to a length direction of the needle beds, the yarn feeder travelling along the rail and capable of feeding a knitting yarn to a needle bed gap of the needle beds; the yarn feeder includes a carrier portion that is attached to the rail, and a suspended portion that extends downward from the carrier portion and has a smaller width than the carrier portion a knitting condition adjustment apparatus that is a tension adjustment apparatus that is provided on the yarn feeder and adjusts the tension of the knitting yarn by acting on a portion of the knitting yarn that is upstream of the tension sensor; and a knitting condition control unit that controls the knitting condition adjustment apparatus based on a tension of the knitting yarn, wherein the yarn feeder includes a tension sensor that acquires information correlated with the tension of the knitting yarn and outputs the information to the knitting condition control unit; characterized in that the tension adjustment apparatus is provided completely under the rail at a position on a lateral side of the suspended portion in a front view of the yarn feeder from a direction orthogonal to the rail. a needle bed having a plurality of knitting needles; a yarn feeder that is attached to a rail that is parallel to a length direction of the needle beds, the yarn feeder travelling along the rail and capable of feeding a knitting yarn to a needle bed gap of the needle beds; the yarn feeder includes a carrier portion that is attached to the rail, and a suspended portion that extends downward from the carrier portion and has a smaller width than the carrier portion a knitting condition adjustment apparatus that is a tension adjustment apparatus that is provided on the yarn feeder and adjusts the tension of the knitting yarn by acting on a portion of the knitting yarn that is upstream of the tension sensor; and a knitting condition control unit that controls the knitting condition adjustment apparatus based on a tension of the knitting yarn, wherein the yarn feeder includes a tension sensor that acquires information correlated with the tension of the knitting yarn and outputs the information to the knitting condition control unit;
A method for removing the coating from a gas-turbine component, namely for completely or partially removing a multi-layer or multi-coat wear-protection coating from the surface of the gas-turbine component, wherein the wear-protection coating comprises relatively hard ceramic layers and relatively soft metallic layers, having in each case at least one first layer of titanium, palladium or platinum, a second layer of a TiCrAl material, a third layer of a TiAlN(1-x) material and a fourth layer of TiAlN, wherein in order to remove the multi-layer or multi-coat wear-protection coating the gas-turbine component is alternately positioned in two different chemical baths, wherein a first bath is used exclusively to remove each relatively hard ceramic layer, and a second bath is used exclusively to remove each relatively soft metallic layer of the wear-protection coating, characterised in that the first bath, which is used exclusively to remove each relatively hard ceramic layer, is an acid consisting of a hydrogen peroxide solution and at least one sodium salt and/or potassium salt of an organic acid contained therein, and the second bath, which is used exclusively to remove each relatively soft metallic layer, is a base consisting of an aqueous solution of at least one alkali hydroxide or an alkaline earth hydroxide with silicon and/or phosphorus contained therein.
A cargo bike container comprising: a bottom element, two side walls opposite each other, a rear wall, a front wall, and a step opening provided at at least one of the side walls and/or the rear wall and/or the front wall, characterized in that the step opening is completely surrounded by the side wall and/or the rear wall and/or the front wall, the step opening being, in particular, completely surrounded by the material of the side wall and/or the rear wall and/or the front wall. a bottom element, two side walls opposite each other, a rear wall, a front wall, and a step opening provided at at least one of the side walls and/or the rear wall and/or the front wall, characterized in that the step opening is completely surrounded by the side wall and/or the rear wall and/or the front wall, the step opening being, in particular, completely surrounded by the material of the side wall and/or the rear wall and/or the front wall.
A cold crucible induction melter having integrated an induction coil and a melting furnace which heats and melts waste using an induced current which is generated in a water cooled segment by a high frequency current applied by an inductor, the cold crucible induction melter characterized in that the inductor is positioned vertically beneath and integral with the water cooled segment so that the current that is generated by the inductor is directly induced in the molten material of the waste.
A computer-implemented method for allowing modification of a region of original code of a computer program, the method comprising: annotating a region of original code for extraction with a compiler directive; and compiling code including the original code and the compiler directive, wherein the compiler directive causes the annotated region of the original code to be extracted, stored in a separate file, and linked to a function call at a position in the original code from which the extracted region was extracted; and wherein the compiler directive instruments the remaining original code to allow starting and ending working sets to be saved; further comprising performing a capture execution of the code including the original code and the extracted region to capture the starting and ending working sets for the extracted region and further comprising comparing an ending working set of the extracted region in a replay of the extracted region with the captured ending working set. annotating a region of original code for extraction with a compiler directive; and compiling code including the original code and the compiler directive, wherein the compiler directive causes the annotated region of the original code to be extracted, stored in a separate file, and linked to a function call at a position in the original code from which the extracted region was extracted; and wherein the compiler directive instruments the remaining original code to allow starting and ending working sets to be saved; further comprising performing a capture execution of the code including the original code and the extracted region to capture the starting and ending working sets for the extracted region and further comprising comparing an ending working set of the extracted region in a replay of the extracted region with the captured ending working set.
A noninvasive method for measuring skin health in a mammal subject comprising: a) collecting an epithelial cell /skin cell sample from the subject; b) detecting a level of the antimicrobial peptide biomarker Histone H2B type 1-M in the epithelial cell sample/skin cell sample; c) diagnosing the subject as having a defense mechanism due to microbial attack on skin or a measure of the system being in balance with environment homeostasis based on the level of the antimicrobial peptide biomarker Histone H2B type 1-M; and d) determining the amount of the antimicrobial peptide biomarker in the epithelial cells as compared to a baseline sample. a) collecting an epithelial cell /skin cell sample from the subject; b) detecting a level of the antimicrobial peptide biomarker Histone H2B type 1-M in the epithelial cell sample/skin cell sample; c) diagnosing the subject as having a defense mechanism due to microbial attack on skin or a measure of the system being in balance with environment homeostasis based on the level of the antimicrobial peptide biomarker Histone H2B type 1-M; and d) determining the amount of the antimicrobial peptide biomarker in the epithelial cells as compared to a baseline sample.
Device for influencing the movement of furniture parts (1, 2) which can be moved relative to one another, in particular for drawer runners (3, 3a), wherein the furniture parts (1, 2) can be moved guided relative to one another in a first movement segment, wherein a coupling device for connecting the furniture parts (1, 2) which can be moved relative to one another is provided for a coupled movement in a second movement segment, and wherein the coupling device comprises stop surfaces, which absorb the essential impact during a coupling process for a coupled movement of the furniture parts during a movement process, which represents the type of controlled operation for the movement of the furniture parts relative to one another, wherein on a first device part which can be assigned to a furniture part a carrier is formed and on a second device part which can be assigned to the other furniture part a coupler is formed for receiving the carrier, wherein the coupler is secured pivotably on the second device part and wherein in a pivot position of the coupler a retraction energy for retracting a furniture part into a predefined position is saved, characterised in that at least one of the stop surfaces (11a, 13a) is formed on a spring element (13, 21a-21c, 26, 27a-27c), which is provided on the carrier and/or coupler, wherein in spring direction behind the stop surface a recess is formed for providing a spring deflection of the stop surface and after the coupling process in the second movement segment the carrier is clamped in a recess of the coupler.
A workpiece having a metal doped carbon coating wherein the Me-doped C coating is for operation in boundary lubrication conditions, in which the metal is present in the coating in an amount of from 5 to 20% by atomic percent and the ratio of the atomic percentage of the metal Me to the atomic percentage of the carbon C does not exceed 1:4, the metal being capable of forming a metal sulphide with sulphur present in a lubricant and being a mixture of W and Mo in a ratio in the range by atomic percent of W:Mo from 0.5:1 to 4:1.
System for stain removing, washing, drying and ironing treatment of garments in plumbing fixtures chosen in the group comprising showers, bathtub, combined shower - bathtub and shower - sauna and similar each provided with a protective stall, the system comprising: - a frame composed of at least two posts connected by a top crossbeam placed transversely inside said stall; - means on said frame for hanging garments thereon to be treated, said means being constituted of hangers or models; - means (19, 20) for supplying and delivering a washing and rinsing fluid for garments carried by said hangers or models; and - means for supplying airflow in said stall for drying and ironing said garments, while the latter are hung up on said hangers or models, wherein said hangers or models for the garments to be treated have different dimensions, thickness and shapes to support garments of various sizes and to keep each garment spread and stretched so that its front parts are separated from the rear parts; characterized in that the system is further provided with one or more rotating spraying nozzle, flush with and directing onto the dirtier parts, in particular the neck and/or cuffs of a garment to be washed; in that the system further comprises one or more nozzles for delivering water jets into at least some spread and stretched garments on hangers or models; and in that the garment washing is programmable so that to insist on dirty areas with the nozzles, or brushes if present, for all the time necessary to obtain the desired cleanliness. - a frame composed of at least two posts connected by a top crossbeam placed transversely inside said stall; - means on said frame for hanging garments thereon to be treated, said means being constituted of hangers or models; - means (19, 20) for supplying and delivering a washing and rinsing fluid for garments carried by said hangers or models; and - means for supplying airflow in said stall for drying and ironing said garments, while the latter are hung up on said hangers or models,
A method for producing a graphene well comprising: placing a graphene sheet on a substrate; depositing a first metal layer on top of the graphene sheet; depositing a passivation layer on top of the first metal layer; and depositing a photoresist layer on top of the passivation layer. placing a graphene sheet on a substrate; depositing a first metal layer on top of the graphene sheet; depositing a passivation layer on top of the first metal layer; and depositing a photoresist layer on top of the passivation layer.
A method of increasing the percentage of monomer in a composition of recombinantly expressed antibody molecules characterised in that the antibody molecule comprises at least one Fv with specificity for an antigen of interest comprising one VH and one VL wherein said VH and VL are connected directly or indirectly via one or more linkers and are stabilised by a disulfide bond therebetween, said method comprises: a) a conversion step of treating the composition with a denaturant selected from the group consisting of urea and guanidine hydrochloride, wherein the urea is at a concentration of 1 to 5 molar or the guanidine hydrochloride is at a concentration of 1 to 2 molar; b) wherein step a) is performed in the presence of a reducing agent or after treatment with a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is a thiol reducing agent which comprises a single thiol group, and wherein the reducing agent is at a concentration of 10 to 150 millimolar. a) a conversion step of treating the composition with a denaturant selected from the group consisting of urea and guanidine hydrochloride, wherein the urea is at a concentration of 1 to 5 molar or the guanidine hydrochloride is at a concentration of 1 to 2 molar; b) wherein step a) is performed in the presence of a reducing agent or after treatment with a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is a thiol reducing agent which comprises a single thiol group, and wherein the reducing agent is at a concentration of 10 to 150 millimolar.
A video transport system, comprising: graphics processing circuitry to generate a video transport unit, TU, corresponding to a scan line of a first video frame that is unchanged from a second video frame, wherein the video TU includes a control sequence and an unchanged data payload corresponding to a defined number of pixels of the scan line of the first video frame; and source tunneling bridge circuitry to generate a bus TU based on the video TU; the source tunneling bridge circuitry to parse the control sequence or the unchanged data payload of the video TU, and to generate the bus TU having a header that includes a field to identify the defined number of pixels of the unchanged data payload, and to eliminate, in whole or in part, the unchanged data payload in the bus TU. graphics processing circuitry to generate a video transport unit, TU, corresponding to a scan line of a first video frame that is unchanged from a second video frame, wherein the video TU includes a control sequence and an unchanged data payload corresponding to a defined number of pixels of the scan line of the first video frame; and source tunneling bridge circuitry to generate a bus TU based on the video TU; the source tunneling bridge circuitry to parse the control sequence or the unchanged data payload of the video TU, and to generate the bus TU having a header that includes a field to identify the defined number of pixels of the unchanged data payload, and to eliminate, in whole or in part, the unchanged data payload in the bus TU.
Surgical instrument, in particular endoscopic instrument, with a longitudinal shaft which is a tube having an interior, a proximal end and a distal end, with at least one tool arranged on the distal end, with a handle arranged on the proximal end, with at least one actuating device arranged on the handle, with at least one wire which extends through the interior of the shaft and is movable therein in order to transmit a movement of the actuating device to the tool, with at least one sealing element which is arranged in the interior of the tube forming the shaft and closes the entire cross-section of the shaft so that the wire extends through the sealing element in a linearly movable fashion, characterised in that the sealing element in the shaft is formed by first forming to a length which is greater than the internal diameter and shorter than the length of the shaft.
A method of providing a connection between at least one communications service provider (8, 83, 104) and an Internet Protocol, IP, server (12, 51, 91, 114) in a perimeter network (11, 90, 113), said IP server (12, 51, 91, 114) providing a service over a public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106), said method comprising the steps of, in said perimeter network (11, 90, 113): - detecting an irregularity in IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106), wherein said irregularity comprises any of: - overload in IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106); - absence of IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) for said service over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106); and in response to the detection of the irregularity in IP traffic: - disregarding IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106), and - enabling a connection between said IP server (12, 51, 91, 114) and said at least one communications service provider (8, 83, 104) for said service provided by said IP server (12, 51, 91, 114) over at least one private IP network (9, 41, 87, 105, 117). - detecting an irregularity in IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106), wherein said irregularity comprises any of: - overload in IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106); - absence of IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) for said service over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106); - overload in IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106); - absence of IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) for said service over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106); - disregarding IP traffic arriving at said perimeter network (11, 90, 113) over said public IP network (6, 37, 39, 82, 106), and - enabling a connection between said IP server (12, 51, 91, 114) and said at least one communications service provider (8, 83, 104) for said service provided by said IP server (12, 51, 91, 114) over at least one private IP network (9, 41, 87, 105, 117).
A method comprising: measuring at least one characteristic of fluids and solids disposed in an annulus (104, 204) defined between a casing (102, 202) and a wellbore (100, 200) with at least one of: a cement bond log tool, an ultrasonic device, or a neutron sensor, and thereby providing an as-logged annulus; modeling a liquid-filled annulus based on the as-logged annulus without solids therein; modeling a plurality of cut casings (114, 214) at different cutting depths; calculating a total force for the as-logged annulus ( F tot,as log) for extracting each of the plurality of cut casings; calculating a total force for the liquid-filled annulus ( F tot,liq) for extracting each of the plurality of cut casings; and determining a preferred cutting depth based on the F tot,as log for each of the plurality of cut casings, the F tot,liq for each of the plurality of cut casings, and specifications of casing retrieval equipment. measuring at least one characteristic of fluids and solids disposed in an annulus (104, 204) defined between a casing (102, 202) and a wellbore (100, 200) with at least one of: a cement bond log tool, an ultrasonic device, or a neutron sensor, and thereby providing an as-logged annulus; modeling a liquid-filled annulus based on the as-logged annulus without solids therein; modeling a plurality of cut casings (114, 214) at different cutting depths; calculating a total force for the as-logged annulus ( F tot,as log) for extracting each of the plurality of cut casings; calculating a total force for the liquid-filled annulus ( F tot,liq) for extracting each of the plurality of cut casings; and determining a preferred cutting depth based on the F tot,as log for each of the plurality of cut casings, the F tot,liq for each of the plurality of cut casings, and specifications of casing retrieval equipment.
A composition comprising an inhibitor of VEGF-C or VEGF-D mediated signal transduction by VEGFR-2 or VEGFR-3 for use in treating dry eye disease in a human, wherein the inhibitor is selected from a VEGF-C antibody, a VEGF-D antibody, a VEGFR-3 antibody, a polypeptide comprising a soluble VEGFR-3 fragment that binds VEGF-C or VEGF-D and a polypeptide comprising a soluble VEGFR-2 fragment that binds VEGF-C or VEGF-D.