mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of preparing a catalyst support comprising: contacting an acid-soluble titanium-containing compound with an acid to form a first mixture; contacting the first mixture with an alkali metal silicate to form a hydrogel which has a silica content of from 18 wt.% to 35 wt.% based on the total weight of the hydrogel; contacting the hydrogel with an alkaline solution to form an aged hydrogel; washing the aged hydrogel to form a washed hydrogel; and drying the washed hydrogel to produce a titanium-containing-silica support wherein the support has a pore volume equal to or greater than 1.4 cm 3 /g. contacting an acid-soluble titanium-containing compound with an acid to form a first mixture; contacting the first mixture with an alkali metal silicate to form a hydrogel which has a silica content of from 18 wt.% to 35 wt.% based on the total weight of the hydrogel; contacting the hydrogel with an alkaline solution to form an aged hydrogel; washing the aged hydrogel to form a washed hydrogel; and drying the washed hydrogel to produce a titanium-containing-silica support wherein the support has a pore volume equal to or greater than 1.4 cm 3 /g.
A variant ActRIIB polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to the sequence of amino acids 29-109 of SEQ ID NO: 1, comprises glutamic acid or aspartic acid at the position corresponding to position 79 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and inhibits signalling by myostatin and/or GDF-11 in a cell-based assay for use in a method of increasing red blood cell levels or a method of treating an anemia in a patient in need thereof.
A deodorant comprising: metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers containing a metal other than sodium in salt form and having a number-average fiber diameter of 100 nm or less, wherein the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers have an average degree of polymerization of 100 to 2,000, wherein the metal other than sodium is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, and silver, wherein the average degree of polymerization is measured with the following method: the prepared metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers were reduced with sodium borohydride to reduce remaining aldehyde groups in the molecules to their alcohols; thereafter, the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers subjected to the reduction treatment were dissolved in a 0.5M copper ethylenediamine solution and the degree of polymerization was determined by the viscosity method, and wherein the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers are metal-containing carboxylated cellulose nanofibers. metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers containing a metal other than sodium in salt form and having a number-average fiber diameter of 100 nm or less, wherein the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers have an average degree of polymerization of 100 to 2,000, wherein the metal other than sodium is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, and silver, wherein the average degree of polymerization is measured with the following method: the prepared metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers were reduced with sodium borohydride to reduce remaining aldehyde groups in the molecules to their alcohols; thereafter, the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers subjected to the reduction treatment were dissolved in a 0.5M copper ethylenediamine solution and the degree of polymerization was determined by the viscosity method, and wherein the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers are metal-containing carboxylated cellulose nanofibers.
A method for checking the quality of a product comprising at least two cardboard portions connected to each other such that a slot extends between the cardboard portions from one side of the product to the opposite side, with the slot being expected to extend perpendicularly with respect to an outer edge of the product, comprising the steps of: - capturing a two-dimensional image of the slot at one side of the product and of the slot at the opposite side of the product, - analyzing the images so as to recognize the slot, Characterized in that the method comprises - comparing the positions of the slot of one product at the opposite sides, - each of the position being measured along the outer edge of the product and expressed as a one-dimensional number, - making a determination whether or not a difference between the positions is within a predefined range of tolerance. - capturing a two-dimensional image of the slot at one side of the product and of the slot at the opposite side of the product, - analyzing the images so as to recognize the slot, - comparing the positions of the slot of one product at the opposite sides, - each of the position being measured along the outer edge of the product and expressed as a one-dimensional number, - making a determination whether or not a difference between the positions is within a predefined range of tolerance.
A vehicle battery mounting structure for mounting a plurality of batteries under a floor panel of a vehicle, comprising: a battery unit comprising a plurality of the batteries; and a connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) which controls electrical connection relating to the battery unit; characterised in that the battery unit comprises two groups (S1R, S1L) of the batteries disposed to have a space there-between, and the connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) is disposed in the space. a battery unit comprising a plurality of the batteries; and a connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) which controls electrical connection relating to the battery unit; characterised in that the battery unit comprises two groups (S1R, S1L) of the batteries disposed to have a space there-between, and the connection control device (35a, 35b, 36a, 36b, 36d, 36e) is disposed in the space.
Apparatus for keeping an optical element of a vehicle clean, wherein the optical element has a rigid sleeve on the outer periphery of its lens, and at least one nozzle is arranged on a nozzle carrier, wherein a medium is able to be applied, using the nozzle, on the lens of the optical element at an angle (α) in the range from 30° to 50° with respect to an optical axis of the optical element, such that, when the medium is supplied, a positive pressure and eddies develop within the sleeve that prevent particles from being able to deposit on the lens of the optical element, and the nozzle is arranged outside the sleeve, and wherein a supply line of the medium is arranged within the nozzle carrier, and wherein the nozzle carrier is arranged outside a field of view of the optical element.
A system for attaching a battery pack (100, 200) to a vehicle frame of a vehicle, the system comprising: a battery pack (100,200), and a fastening arrangement comprising one or more main brackets arranged attachable to the vehicle frame, each main bracket comprising a receiving member arranged to hangably support a corresponding mounting element (170, 220), the fastening arrangement also comprising one or more of the mounting elements (170, 220) configured attachable to the battery pack (100, 200), characterized in that the fastening arrangement further comprises one or more mounting straps (350', 350") arranged to press the battery pack (100, 200) against the one or more main brackets, wherein a pretension or stiffness of a first mounting strap is different from a pretension or stiffness of a second mounting strap (350"), thereby allowing for control of load distribution between the first and second mounting straps (350', 350"). a battery pack (100,200), and a fastening arrangement comprising one or more main brackets arranged attachable to the vehicle frame, each main bracket comprising a receiving member arranged to hangably support a corresponding mounting element (170, 220), the fastening arrangement also comprising one or more of the mounting elements (170, 220) configured attachable to the battery pack (100, 200), characterized in that the fastening arrangement further comprises one or more mounting straps (350', 350") arranged to press the battery pack (100, 200) against the one or more main brackets, wherein a pretension or stiffness of a first mounting strap is different from a pretension or stiffness of a second mounting strap (350"), thereby allowing for control of load distribution between the first and second mounting straps (350', 350").
A method for evaluating the wall thickness of a hollow part, with a curved surface, of the turbomachine blade type, at least at a point having a determined radius of curvature and thickness at this point, comprising the determination of impedance values of an electrical circuit formed by an eddy current detector applied to the wall, and the insertion of these values into a digital processing unit of the neural network type, wherein the network parameters have been defined in advance by learning on spacers having a determined radius of curvature in the range of the radii of curvature of said surface and a determined thickness, each spacer having the shape of a portion of a cylinder with a radius equal to a radius of curvature taken within the range of the radii of curvature on said part and with a plurality of wall thicknesses chosen according to the range of thicknesses to be measured.
A column structure for the containment of high surface area packing and absorbent liquid reagent for the removal of a target gas from a gas stream comprising at least one vessel module having an elongate upright wall structure to define and fluidly enclose an absorption process volume for the containment of high surface area packing and for the countercurrent flow of absorbent liquid reagent and target gas in use; and a column perimeter structure comprising an elongate upright wall structure having a continuous and closed perimeter disposed around the at least one vessel module in such manner that an inner wall of the elongate upright wall structure and an outer wall of a vessel module cooperably define and fluidly enclose at least one secondary fluid volume; wherein absorbent liquid supply means are provided to supply absorbent liquid reagent to the process volume(s) and means to supply a gas to be processed are provided to supply a gas to be processed to the process volume(s) to flow counter-currently with the absorbent liquid reagent,; characterized in that the at least one secondary fluid volume is fluidly isolated from the absorption process volume(s), and in that the absorbent liquid supply means are provided to supply absorbent liquid reagent only to the process volume(s) and in that the means to supply a gas to be processed are additionally provided to supply the gas to be processed to the secondary volume(s) without absorbent liquid reagent.
Pump module comprising a casing (2, 8, 26, 28) in which at least one pump piston is mounted in a reciprocating manner and provided with at least one sealing element which in a pumping operation sealingly abuts against a cylinder, wherein said pump piston can be fixated in a parking position in which said sealing element does not abut against said cylinder, characterized by a locking element which is arranged on said casing (2, 8, 26, 28) and which in the parking position interacts with a locking counter-element (104, 106, 108) provided on said pump piston.
An apparatus for recording events in a vehicle based on driver status of driver, the apparatus comprising: a vehicle interface device configured to: receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; receive at least one vehicle event signal corresponding to vehicle events in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver; store the at least one vehicle event signal to record the vehicle events; receive a distance signal corresponding to the distance traveled by the secondary driver; generate a report including the recorded vehicle events in response to determining that the distance signal corresponds to a predetermined distance value, wherein the recorded vehicle events included in the report correspond to vehicle events that have occurred prior to determining that the distance signal corresponds to the predetermined distance value; and transmit the report to the at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver in response to determining that the distance signal corresponds to the predetermined distance value. a vehicle interface device configured to: receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; receive at least one vehicle event signal corresponding to vehicle events in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver; store the at least one vehicle event signal to record the vehicle events; receive a distance signal corresponding to the distance traveled by the secondary driver; generate a report including the recorded vehicle events in response to determining that the distance signal corresponds to a predetermined distance value, wherein the recorded vehicle events included in the report correspond to vehicle events that have occurred prior to determining that the distance signal corresponds to the predetermined distance value; and transmit the report to the at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver in response to determining that the distance signal corresponds to the predetermined distance value. receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; receive at least one vehicle event signal corresponding to vehicle events in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver; store the at least one vehicle event signal to record the vehicle events; receive a distance signal corresponding to the distance traveled by the secondary driver; generate a report including the recorded vehicle events in response to determining that the distance signal corresponds to a predetermined distance value, wherein the recorded vehicle events included in the report correspond to vehicle events that have occurred prior to determining that the distance signal corresponds to the predetermined distance value; and transmit the report to the at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver in response to determining that the distance signal corresponds to the predetermined distance value.
Dispositif de fabrication d'éléments moulés en béton dans une machine de moulage, dans lequel le dispositif comprend un moule interchangeable disposé dans la machine de moulage, qui comprend une partie inférieure de moule avec une ou plusieurs niches de moulage et une partie supérieure de moule avec un agencement de plaques de pression avec une ou plusieurs plaque(s) de pression tournée(s) vers les niches de moulage, dans lequel la partie supérieure de moule est déplaçable par rapport à la partie inférieure de moule, de telle manière que les plaques de pression puissent être déplacées verticalement, lors de la compression d'une substance de remplissage dans la partie inférieure de moule, le long d'une fente contre une force de rappel d'un élément d'amortissement élastiquement déformable jusqu'à un côté extérieur d'un élément de butée au moyen d'une plaque de poinçons garnie de poinçons et reliée par ceux-ci à une plaque intermédiaire, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de butée est de forme creuse et l'élément d'amortissement est disposé à l'intérieur de celui-ci.
A composition comprising: a) from about 20 wt.% to about 90 wt.% of a polar aprotic solvent other than dimethyl sulfoxide; b) from about 1 wt.% to about 70 wt.% of at least one alkanolamine; c) less than about 3 wt.% a quaternary ammonium hydroxide; and d) greater than 0 and less than 5 wt.% water. a) from about 20 wt.% to about 90 wt.% of a polar aprotic solvent other than dimethyl sulfoxide; b) from about 1 wt.% to about 70 wt.% of at least one alkanolamine; c) less than about 3 wt.% a quaternary ammonium hydroxide; and d) greater than 0 and less than 5 wt.% water.
A phosphor-based lamp comprising a fluorescent cell containing a fluorescent material in a liquid carrier, a pump for circulating said liquid carrier, a heat sink for cooling said liquid carrier, and an excitation laser having an output directed at said fluorescent cell for causing said fluorescent material to emit light and further comprising a filter disposed between said fluorescent cell and said excitation laser which is designed to transmit the excitation laser light wavelength to the fluorescent cell and reflect the fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent material in an output direction.
A method for manufacturing a micro-fluidic device, the method comprising: - providing a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side; - providing at least one micro-reactor in said semiconductor substrate; - providing one or more micro-fluidic channels in the front side of said semiconductor substrate, connected to said at least one micro-reactor; the method characterized in - sealing said micro-fluidic channels by bonding of a cover layer to the front side of the semiconductor substrate, over the micro-fluidic channels and over the location where a through-substrate trench is to be formed; and - thereafter, from the semiconductor backside, providing at least a partial etch for forming at least one through-substrate trench surrounding said at least one micro-reactor and the one or more micro-fluidic channels. - providing a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side; - providing at least one micro-reactor in said semiconductor substrate; - providing one or more micro-fluidic channels in the front side of said semiconductor substrate, connected to said at least one micro-reactor; - sealing said micro-fluidic channels by bonding of a cover layer to the front side of the semiconductor substrate, over the micro-fluidic channels and over the location where a through-substrate trench is to be formed; and - thereafter, from the semiconductor backside, providing at least a partial etch for forming at least one through-substrate trench surrounding said at least one micro-reactor and the one or more micro-fluidic channels.
Method for designing a model of a bone plate comprising the steps of: generating a 2D or 3D model of a bone defect or envisaged osteotomy based on one or more images of a bone and a surgical plan; designing, based on said 2D or 3D model, a model of an envisioned repair of said bone defect or result of the envisaged osteotomy; designing a model of a bone plate with a rigid structure or supporting element based on the information above comprising: a) one or more patient-specific features comprising at least a portion of a surface of the supporting element intended for placement on the bone matching a surface of a bone fragment in an area close to the bone defect or osteotomy, b) one or more fixation features of which the position and/or orientation is such that fixation elements will enter the bone in areas suitable for fixing the bone plate to said bone fragment, and c) one or more positioning elements extending from the surface of the supporting element; and designing a model of a guide wherein the guide comprises a guide for drilling holes in the bone in positions matching positions of the one or more positioning elements. generating a 2D or 3D model of a bone defect or envisaged osteotomy based on one or more images of a bone and a surgical plan; designing, based on said 2D or 3D model, a model of an envisioned repair of said bone defect or result of the envisaged osteotomy; designing a model of a bone plate with a rigid structure or supporting element based on the information above comprising: a) one or more patient-specific features comprising at least a portion of a surface of the supporting element intended for placement on the bone matching a surface of a bone fragment in an area close to the bone defect or osteotomy, b) one or more fixation features of which the position and/or orientation is such that fixation elements will enter the bone in areas suitable for fixing the bone plate to said bone fragment, and c) one or more positioning elements extending from the surface of the supporting element; and a) one or more patient-specific features comprising at least a portion of a surface of the supporting element intended for placement on the bone matching a surface of a bone fragment in an area close to the bone defect or osteotomy, b) one or more fixation features of which the position and/or orientation is such that fixation elements will enter the bone in areas suitable for fixing the bone plate to said bone fragment, and c) one or more positioning elements extending from the surface of the supporting element; and designing a model of a guide wherein the guide comprises a guide for drilling holes in the bone in positions matching positions of the one or more positioning elements.
An optical fiber assembly (A1, A2) comprising: a circuit board including a first face and a second face on one and the other (Z') sides, respectively, in the thickness direction (Z-Z') of the circuit board, the first face having first and second regions being different regions from each other, and the second face having a third region on the opposite side to the first region and a fourth region on the opposite side to the second region; a converter being an opto-electronic or electro-optic converter on the first region of the circuit board; an optical fiber including a first portion being a leading end portion of the optical fiber, the first portion being optically connected to the converter; a circuit on the first region of the circuit board, the circuit being electrically connected to the converter; an external connecting part provided on the fourth region of the circuit board and connected to the circuit via the circuit board, the external connecting part being configured to be connected with a connecting part of an electronic device; and characterised by further comprising a pressable part (612, 630, 630') fixed directly or indirectly to the circuit board such as to be positioned on the second region of the circuit board without contacting any of the converter, the optical fiber, or the circuit, the pressable part (612, 630, 630') being configured to press-fit or connect the external connecting part of the assembly (A1, A2) to the connecting part of the electronic device by applying the load on the pressable part of the assembly (A1, A2). a circuit board including a first face and a second face on one and the other (Z') sides, respectively, in the thickness direction (Z-Z') of the circuit board, the first face having first and second regions being different regions from each other, and the second face having a third region on the opposite side to the first region and a fourth region on the opposite side to the second region; a converter being an opto-electronic or electro-optic converter on the first region of the circuit board; an optical fiber including a first portion being a leading end portion of the optical fiber, the first portion being optically connected to the converter; a circuit on the first region of the circuit board, the circuit being electrically connected to the converter; an external connecting part provided on the fourth region of the circuit board and connected to the circuit via the circuit board, the external connecting part being configured to be connected with a connecting part of an electronic device; and