mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electric field and discharge generator comprising: a first frame having a first opening for introducing air; a second frame having a second opening for exhausting air; a discharge electrode having a plate-like shape and so disposed that the discharge electrode is perpendicular to an opening surface of the first frame and an opening surface of the second frame, the discharge electrode having a rectangular cross-sectional shape surrounded by shorter sides and longer sides; and a counter electrode having a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion, the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion having a plate-like shape and disposed in parallel to each other, the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion obliquely disposed with respect to the opening surface of the first frame and the opening surface of the second frame, the discharge electrode having one side surface obliquely facing the first electrode portion and the other side surface obliquely facing the second electrode portion. a first frame having a first opening for introducing air; a second frame having a second opening for exhausting air; a discharge electrode having a plate-like shape and so disposed that the discharge electrode is perpendicular to an opening surface of the first frame and an opening surface of the second frame, the discharge electrode having a rectangular cross-sectional shape surrounded by shorter sides and longer sides; and a counter electrode having a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion, the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion having a plate-like shape and disposed in parallel to each other, the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion obliquely disposed with respect to the opening surface of the first frame and the opening surface of the second frame, the discharge electrode having one side surface obliquely facing the first electrode portion and the other side surface obliquely facing the second electrode portion.
A naso/orogastric device, comprising: a naso/orogastric tube sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that at least a distal segment thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient; characterized in that it comprises at least one self expanding element made of biocompatible porous material and disposed around a peripheral surface of said naso/orogastric tube above said distal segment so that when said naso/orogastric tube is disposed within the esophagus said at least one self expanding element is disposed above a lower esophageal sphincter, said at least one self expanding element having a first thickness in a compressed state and a second thickness in an expanded state, said at least one self expanding element switching from said compressed state to said expanded state when absorbing biological fluids of said patient within the esophagus; wherein said first thickness is thinner than said second thickness; wherein when said at least one self expanding element is within the esophagus in said expanded state, said biocompatible porous material is in contact with esophageal walls of the esophagus. a naso/orogastric tube sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that at least a distal segment thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient; characterized in that it comprises at least one self expanding element made of biocompatible porous material and disposed around a peripheral surface of said naso/orogastric tube above said distal segment so that when said naso/orogastric tube is disposed within the esophagus said at least one self expanding element is disposed above a lower esophageal sphincter, said at least one self expanding element having a first thickness in a compressed state and a second thickness in an expanded state, said at least one self expanding element switching from said compressed state to said expanded state when absorbing biological fluids of said patient within the esophagus; wherein said first thickness is thinner than said second thickness; wherein when said at least one self expanding element is within the esophagus in said expanded state, said biocompatible porous material is in contact with esophageal walls of the esophagus.
A method for recognizing a recognition code using a mobile terminal, the method comprising: detecting a recognition code from an image including the recognition code using a code recognition application; determining a rotation angle of the recognition code; determining whether a rotation angle of icons included in a User Interface, UI, of the code recognition application corresponds to the rotation angle of the recognition code; if the rotation angle of the icons included in the UI does not correspond to the rotation angle of the recognition code, rotating the icon included in the UI so that the rotation angle of the icons included in the Ul corresponds to the rotation angle of the recognition code; identifying the recognition code; and determining and performing an operation related to an analysis result of the recognized recognition code, wherein the icons included in the UI are defined so as to correspond to functions of the code recognition application for detecting the recognition code, and wherein the rotation angle is 90 or 270 degrees. detecting a recognition code from an image including the recognition code using a code recognition application; determining a rotation angle of the recognition code; determining whether a rotation angle of icons included in a User Interface, UI, of the code recognition application corresponds to the rotation angle of the recognition code; if the rotation angle of the icons included in the UI does not correspond to the rotation angle of the recognition code, rotating the icon included in the UI so that the rotation angle of the icons included in the Ul corresponds to the rotation angle of the recognition code; identifying the recognition code; and determining and performing an operation related to an analysis result of the recognized recognition code, wherein the icons included in the UI are defined so as to correspond to functions of the code recognition application for detecting the recognition code, and wherein the rotation angle is 90 or 270 degrees.
Method for obtaining an antibody comprising the following steps a) providing a multitude of antibodies, b) determining the association rate constant of each antibody to its antigen at 37 °C and the association rate constant of each antibody to its antigen at 13 °C, c) calculating the ratio of the association rate constant at 37 °C to the association rate constant at 13 °C, d) selecting an antibody with a ratio of 10 or less and thereby obtaining an antibody. a) providing a multitude of antibodies, b) determining the association rate constant of each antibody to its antigen at 37 °C and the association rate constant of each antibody to its antigen at 13 °C, c) calculating the ratio of the association rate constant at 37 °C to the association rate constant at 13 °C, d) selecting an antibody with a ratio of 10 or less and thereby obtaining an antibody.
A method of producing a fatty ester, the method comprising culturing a bacterial host cell in the presence of a carbon source, wherein the bacterial host cell is genetically engineered to overexpress a heterologous gene encoding an improved ester synthase, and isolating the fatty ester, wherein the gene encodes a polypeptide having at least 90% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 and having a substitution at glycine residue 395.
Header for a combine harvester comprising: a primary implement comprising a main cutting unit; and a secondary implement with a processing unit and a roller unit for guiding the processing unit parallel to the ground, the roller unit comprising: a frame element, an outer droller set with a rotatably supported roller, and a central roller set with a rotatably supported roller, characterised in that the central roller set is guided on the frame element to be lowerable relatively to the external roller set. a primary implement comprising a main cutting unit; and a secondary implement with a processing unit and a roller unit for guiding the processing unit parallel to the ground, the roller unit comprising: a frame element, an outer droller set with a rotatably supported roller, and a central roller set with a rotatably supported roller, characterised in that the central roller set is guided on the frame element to be lowerable relatively to the external roller set. a frame element, an outer droller set with a rotatably supported roller, and a central roller set with a rotatably supported roller, characterised in that the central roller set is guided on the frame element to be lowerable relatively to the external roller set.
An autonomous travel system for a work vehicle comprising, an autonomous travel control unit that, using a positioning system, is capable of causing autonomous traveling of the work vehicle along a travel path having a plurality of work paths along which work is performed by a work section and a turning path connecting adjacent work paths among the plurality of work paths, wherein the work vehicle includes a vehicle speed control unit that controls a vehicle speed of the work vehicle and a vehicle speed operation unit that performs operations on the vehicle speed of the work vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle speed control unit is capable of executing a vehicle speed maintenance control that, even after release of an operation force on the vehicle speed operation unit, maintains the vehicle speed of the work vehicle corresponding to an operating position of the vehicle speed operation unit before the release, and the autonomous travel control unit permits the vehicle speed maintenance control by the vehicle speed control unit when the work vehicle is caused to autonomously travel along the work path, and prohibits the vehicle speed maintenance control by the vehicle speed control unit when the work vehicle is caused to autonomously travel along the turning path. an autonomous travel control unit that, using a positioning system, is capable of causing autonomous traveling of the work vehicle along a travel path having a plurality of work paths along which work is performed by a work section and a turning path connecting adjacent work paths among the plurality of work paths, wherein the work vehicle includes a vehicle speed control unit that controls a vehicle speed of the work vehicle and a vehicle speed operation unit that performs operations on the vehicle speed of the work vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle speed control unit is capable of executing a vehicle speed maintenance control that, even after release of an operation force on the vehicle speed operation unit, maintains the vehicle speed of the work vehicle corresponding to an operating position of the vehicle speed operation unit before the release, and the autonomous travel control unit permits the vehicle speed maintenance control by the vehicle speed control unit when the work vehicle is caused to autonomously travel along the work path, and prohibits the vehicle speed maintenance control by the vehicle speed control unit when the work vehicle is caused to autonomously travel along the turning path.
Valve, comprising: - a spring with a spring force (Ff), - an actuator with an actuator force (Fa) which can act counter to the spring force (Ff), - a pin which can be actuated by means of the actuator, - a sealing element which can be coupled to the pin, - a sealing seat, with the result that the valve is closed when the sealing element bears against the sealing seat, - wherein the pin can be moved in the direction of the sealing element by means of the actuator, - the pin can be moved in the direction away from the sealing element by means of the spring, wherein the sealing element can be moved independently of the pin into an open position, in which a fluid flow through the valve is released, wherein - the actuator comprises: - an electromagnet, comprising a coil which surrounds a pole core, - a magnet armature which can be moved by means of the electromagnet, wherein - the pin is coupled to the magnet armature and is arranged in such a way that it runs along a longitudinal axis of the electromagnet through the pole core, with the result that the magnet armature is arranged on one side of the pole core and a separate stop element is arranged on the opposite side of the pole core, which separate stop element limits a movement of the pin in the direction of the pole core, the valve is characterized in that - the stop element is formed from a harder material than the pole core, wherein - the pin has a projecting region which faces the sealing seat, and - the movement of the pin in the direction of the sealing element is limited by the projecting region and the sealing seat. - a spring with a spring force (Ff), - an actuator with an actuator force (Fa) which can act counter to the spring force (Ff), - a pin which can be actuated by means of the actuator, - a sealing element which can be coupled to the pin, - a sealing seat, with the result that the valve is closed when the sealing element bears against the sealing seat, - wherein the pin can be moved in the direction of the sealing element by means of the actuator, - the pin can be moved in the direction away from the sealing element by means of the spring, wherein the sealing element can be moved independently of the pin into an open position, in which a fluid flow through the valve is released, wherein - the actuator comprises: - an electromagnet, comprising a coil which surrounds a pole core, - a magnet armature which can be moved by means of the electromagnet, wherein - the pin is coupled to the magnet armature and is arranged in such a way that it runs along a longitudinal axis of the electromagnet through the pole core, with the result that the magnet armature is arranged on one side of the pole core and a separate stop element is arranged on the opposite side of the pole core, which separate stop element limits a movement of the pin in the direction of the pole core, the valve is characterized in that - the stop element is formed from a harder material than the pole core, wherein - the pin has a projecting region which faces the sealing seat, and - the movement of the pin in the direction of the sealing element is limited by the projecting region and the sealing seat.
A lectin, comprised in an extracorporeal device, for use in a method of treating or inhibiting a sequelae associated with COVID-19 infection, wherein the sequela associated with COVID-19 infection comprises COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, in a patient having no COVID-19 viral particles and exhibiting the CAC, the method comprising: a) introducing blood or plasma obtained from the patient comprising exosomes associated with the sequela associated with a COVID-19 infection into the extracorporeal device comprising the lectin that binds to said exosomes; b) contacting the blood or plasma from the patient with the lectin in the extracorporeal device for a time sufficient to allow the exosomes present in the blood or plasma to bind to said lectin; c) reintroducing the blood or plasma obtained after (b) into said patient, wherein the blood or plasma obtained after (b) has a reduced amount of the exosomes as compared to the blood or plasma of said patient prior to (b); and d) measuring levels of D-dimer, C-reactive protein, T-Troponin, IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IL-15, CXCL10, CCL2, Myeloperoxidase,VCAM-1 and/or TNF alpha in a sample of the patient's blood taken after (b) relative to a sample of the patient's blood taken before (b). a) introducing blood or plasma obtained from the patient comprising exosomes associated with the sequela associated with a COVID-19 infection into the extracorporeal device comprising the lectin that binds to said exosomes; b) contacting the blood or plasma from the patient with the lectin in the extracorporeal device for a time sufficient to allow the exosomes present in the blood or plasma to bind to said lectin; c) reintroducing the blood or plasma obtained after (b) into said patient, wherein the blood or plasma obtained after (b) has a reduced amount of the exosomes as compared to the blood or plasma of said patient prior to (b); and d) measuring levels of D-dimer, C-reactive protein, T-Troponin, IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IL-15, CXCL10, CCL2, Myeloperoxidase,VCAM-1 and/or TNF alpha in a sample of the patient's blood taken after (b) relative to a sample of the patient's blood taken before (b).
A safety needle device (10, 210) comprising: an elongate housing (12, 212); a needle assembly movably mounted for movement from an advanced position to a retracted position within the elongate housing; and an actuator secured to the needle assembly and movably mounted for movement between a first position, in which the needle assembly is prevented from moving between the advanced position and the retracted position, and a second position, in which the needle assembly is allowed to move from the advanced position to the retracted position; wherein the actuator includes a release button (44, 244) positioned to engage a distal portion of the elongate housing (12, 212) when the actuator is in the first position to retain the needle assembly in the advanced position, the release button (44, 244) being positioned to slide within the elongate housing (12, 212) when the actuator is moved to the second position to permit movement of the needle assembly from the advanced position to the retracted position; and said safety needle device being characterized by a blocking member removably positioned between the actuator and the needle assembly to prevent movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position. an elongate housing (12, 212); a needle assembly movably mounted for movement from an advanced position to a retracted position within the elongate housing; and an actuator secured to the needle assembly and movably mounted for movement between a first position, in which the needle assembly is prevented from moving between the advanced position and the retracted position, and a second position, in which the needle assembly is allowed to move from the advanced position to the retracted position; wherein the actuator includes a release button (44, 244) positioned to engage a distal portion of the elongate housing (12, 212) when the actuator is in the first position to retain the needle assembly in the advanced position, the release button (44, 244) being positioned to slide within the elongate housing (12, 212) when the actuator is moved to the second position to permit movement of the needle assembly from the advanced position to the retracted position; and said safety needle device being characterized by a blocking member removably positioned between the actuator and the needle assembly to prevent movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position.
An automotive transmission control device for controlling a transmission mounted on a vehicle, comprising: a first operation device which determines a state of a shift range of the transmission; and first, second, and third input circuits (211, 221, 222) which receive shift range signals showing shift range states of the transmission and output the shift range signals to the first operation device, characterized in that the first operation device includes a primary determination unit which provisionally determines the state of the shift range by a majority decision of the shift range signals received from the first, second, and third input circuits and an estimation unit which receives travel state data showing a travel state of the vehicle and estimates the state of the shift range on the basis of the travel state shown by the travel state data, and the primary determination unit determines abnormality of the state of the shift range in a majority in the majority decision, by using both a result of the provisional determination and a result of the estimation; wherein when the shift range is in a state other than the travel state of the transmission in the provisional determination, the primary determination unit further executes an initial state determination to determine whether there is the result of the estimation, and when there is not the result of the estimation in the initial state determination, the primary determination unit uses the result of the provisional determination as a final determination result of the shift range. a first operation device which determines a state of a shift range of the transmission; and first, second, and third input circuits (211, 221, 222) which receive shift range signals showing shift range states of the transmission and output the shift range signals to the first operation device, characterized in that the first operation device includes a primary determination unit which provisionally determines the state of the shift range by a majority decision of the shift range signals received from the first, second, and third input circuits and an estimation unit which receives travel state data showing a travel state of the vehicle and estimates the state of the shift range on the basis of the travel state shown by the travel state data, and the primary determination unit determines abnormality of the state of the shift range in a majority in the majority decision, by using both a result of the provisional determination and a result of the estimation; wherein when the shift range is in a state other than the travel state of the transmission in the provisional determination, the primary determination unit further executes an initial state determination to determine whether there is the result of the estimation, and when there is not the result of the estimation in the initial state determination, the primary determination unit uses the result of the provisional determination as a final determination result of the shift range.
A rigid fluid container (100, 200) comprising: two or more matched pairs of recesses (106, 206) in a body (101, 201) of the container (100, 200), each recess in a matched pair oriented on opposing sides of the container (100, 200), the recesses configured to interface with hardware to physically manipulate the container (100, 200); two or more stiffening ribs (107, 207), each stiffening rib extending between two of the recesses (106, 206) in the body (101, 201) of the container (100, 200); and characterised by comprising two input/output assemblies (102, 104, 202, 204) recessed into the body of the container, each configured to selectively act as an input for fluid into the container (100, 200), an output of fluid from the container (100, 200), and a vent for pressure equalization within the container (100, 200) to atmospheric pressure. two or more matched pairs of recesses (106, 206) in a body (101, 201) of the container (100, 200), each recess in a matched pair oriented on opposing sides of the container (100, 200), the recesses configured to interface with hardware to physically manipulate the container (100, 200); two or more stiffening ribs (107, 207), each stiffening rib extending between two of the recesses (106, 206) in the body (101, 201) of the container (100, 200); and characterised by comprising two input/output assemblies (102, 104, 202, 204) recessed into the body of the container, each configured to selectively act as an input for fluid into the container (100, 200), an output of fluid from the container (100, 200), and a vent for pressure equalization within the container (100, 200) to atmospheric pressure.