mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of measuring a lipoprotein's capability to accept cholesterol comprising the steps of: bringing a lipoprotein in a sample into contact with labeled cholesterol to incorporate the labeled cholesterol into the lipoprotein; bringing the lipoprotein having the labeled cholesterol into contact with an antibody that binds to the lipoprotein to form a complex of the lipoprotein and the antibody and bringing the complex into contact with a solid phase for trapping the complex, or bringing the lipoprotein having the labeled cholesterol into contact with an antibody that binds to the lipoprotein and that is immobilized on a solid phase to form a complex; separating labeled cholesterol from the complex by removing the labeled free cholesterol which is not incorporated into the lipoprotein; and measuring the label generated from the complex, wherein the lipoprotein is a high-density lipoprotein, and wherein the labeled cholesterol comprises a fluorophore comprising a boron-dipyrromethene skeleton represented by the following formula: or a benzoxadiazole skeleton represented by the following formula: bringing a lipoprotein in a sample into contact with labeled cholesterol to incorporate the labeled cholesterol into the lipoprotein; bringing the lipoprotein having the labeled cholesterol into contact with an antibody that binds to the lipoprotein to form a complex of the lipoprotein and the antibody and bringing the complex into contact with a solid phase for trapping the complex, or bringing the lipoprotein having the labeled cholesterol into contact with an antibody that binds to the lipoprotein and that is immobilized on a solid phase to form a complex; separating labeled cholesterol from the complex by removing the labeled free cholesterol which is not incorporated into the lipoprotein; and measuring the label generated from the complex,
Device for supporting the wrist and/or the forearm, in particular in the form of a mat for an office mouse or keyboard, comprising: - a protective coating, which is deformable and defines the top of the device; and - a pressure redistribution layer, in which a plurality of bubbles extends, the pressure redistribution layer comprising: - a compressible sheet; - a flexible element arranged to define an upper face of the pressure redistribution layer and defining an element for covering the compressible sheet; - a first piece of flexible film and a second piece of flexible film, separate from the flexible element, which extend under the flexible element and parallel to this element; with set bubbles of the plurality of bubbles being distributed parallel to the protective coating and included in the thickness of the pressure redistribution layer, the content of the bubbles being made up of a fluid and being encapsulated, for each of the set bubbles, between the first and second film parts (3, 4), where - the compressible sheet includes said first and second film parts (3, 4) for encapsulating the content of the bubbles, and the pressure redistribution layer comprises a fluid supplementing the fluid of the bubbles, contained between the first film part and the flexible element, allowing the bubbles to deform by virtue of spacing zones between the bubbles that contain the supplementary fluid; the protective coating being either defined by the flexible element or overlaid on the pressure redistribution layer and designed and arranged to resiliently bend in response to a pressure exerted on the top of the device. - a protective coating, which is deformable and defines the top of the device; and - a pressure redistribution layer, in which a plurality of bubbles extends, the pressure redistribution layer comprising: - a compressible sheet; - a flexible element arranged to define an upper face of the pressure redistribution layer and defining an element for covering the compressible sheet; - a first piece of flexible film and a second piece of flexible film, separate from the flexible element, which extend under the flexible element and parallel to this element; with set bubbles of the plurality of bubbles being distributed parallel to the protective coating and included in the thickness of the pressure redistribution layer, the content of the bubbles being made up of a fluid and being encapsulated, for each of the set bubbles, between the first and second film parts (3, 4), where - the compressible sheet includes said first and second film parts (3, 4) for encapsulating the content of the bubbles, and the pressure redistribution layer comprises a fluid supplementing the fluid of the bubbles, contained between the first film part and the flexible element, allowing the bubbles to deform by virtue of spacing zones between the bubbles that contain the supplementary fluid; the protective coating being either defined by the flexible element or overlaid on the pressure redistribution layer and designed and arranged to resiliently bend in response to a pressure exerted on the top of the device.
A shutter device which moves in conjunction with movement of a moving unit in a predetermined direction comprising: a first shutter which moves in the predetermined direction in conjuction with movement of the moving unit to cover part of an opening; and a second shutter arranged between an end of the opening and the first shutter to expand and contract in the predetermined direction in conjunction with movement of the moving unit, wherein the second shutter comprises a plurality of shutter plates overlapping each other, each of which having a first plate whose longitudinal direction is along the predetermined direction and a second plate whose longitudinal direction is along a perpendicular direction to the first plate, the first plate of the shutter plates of the second shutter is provided with a force receiving part which receives a force toward the predetermined direction from the first shutter, the shutter device being characterised in that the second plate of the shutter plates of the second shutter is provided with a coupling unit which couples the overlapping shutter plates in a manner that they can move in the predetermined direction relative to each other, the first shutter is provided with a first protrusion protruding toward the overlapping shutter plates, the force receiving part is a slit elongated in the predetermined direction and penetrating the first plate to receive the first protrusion, and each slit is longer in the predetermined direction as the shutter plate is closer to the end of the opening. a first shutter which moves in the predetermined direction in conjuction with movement of the moving unit to cover part of an opening; and a second shutter arranged between an end of the opening and the first shutter to expand and contract in the predetermined direction in conjunction with movement of the moving unit, wherein the second shutter comprises a plurality of shutter plates overlapping each other, each of which having a first plate whose longitudinal direction is along the predetermined direction and a second plate whose longitudinal direction is along a perpendicular direction to the first plate, the first plate of the shutter plates of the second shutter is provided with a force receiving part which receives a force toward the predetermined direction from the first shutter, the shutter device being characterised in that the second plate of the shutter plates of the second shutter is provided with a coupling unit which couples the overlapping shutter plates in a manner that they can move in the predetermined direction relative to each other, the first shutter is provided with a first protrusion protruding toward the overlapping shutter plates, the force receiving part is a slit elongated in the predetermined direction and penetrating the first plate to receive the first protrusion, and each slit is longer in the predetermined direction as the shutter plate is closer to the end of the opening.
A method of making a coated substrate, comprising: - providing a substrate having a functional coating with a first emissivity value of less than 0.1, wherein the functional coating includes a plurality of anti-reflective coating films comprising dielectric or anti-reflective materials selected from metal oxides or oxides of metal alloys and one or more infrared reflective films comprising a reflective noble metal; and - depositing a protective coating material comprising 35 wt.% to 100 wt.% alumina and 0 wt.% to 65 wt.% silica having a second emissivity value over at least a portion of the functional coating prior to heating in an amount sufficient to raise the emissivity of the coating stack by a factor of 2 or more over the emissivity of the functional coating alone; and - heating the coated substrate. - providing a substrate having a functional coating with a first emissivity value of less than 0.1, wherein the functional coating includes a plurality of anti-reflective coating films comprising dielectric or anti-reflective materials selected from metal oxides or oxides of metal alloys and one or more infrared reflective films comprising a reflective noble metal; and - depositing a protective coating material comprising 35 wt.% to 100 wt.% alumina and 0 wt.% to 65 wt.% silica having a second emissivity value over at least a portion of the functional coating prior to heating in an amount sufficient to raise the emissivity of the coating stack by a factor of 2 or more over the emissivity of the functional coating alone; and - heating the coated substrate.
Method for emptying cleaning robots having a dirt collection unit and a suction interface by means of a trolley which is designed to store the plurality of cleaning robots outside of their cleaning phase in which they carry out cleaning tasks, and which has a suction system having a foldable suction platform, a suction opening, a dirt container and a blower, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - folding out the suction platform of the trolley, if it is folded in, so that it is arranged on a surface on which the trolley stands in an operational set-up position. - arranging one of the cleaning robots on the folded-out suction platform, - aligning the suction interface with the suction opening, and - actuating the blower in order to empty the cleaning robot arranged and aligned on the suction platform so that dirt is transported from the dirt collection unit into the dirt container. - folding out the suction platform of the trolley, if it is folded in, so that it is arranged on a surface on which the trolley stands in an operational set-up position. - arranging one of the cleaning robots on the folded-out suction platform, - aligning the suction interface with the suction opening, and - actuating the blower in order to empty the cleaning robot arranged and aligned on the suction platform so that dirt is transported from the dirt collection unit into the dirt container.
A method of detecting a ligase expressing micro-organism in a sample containing mammalian cells comprising: (a) lysis of mammalian cells and any micro-organisms present in the sample (b) treating the lysed sample under high pH conditions that inhibit the activity of ATP-dependent ligase from mammalian cells but which do not inhibit the activity of the microbial ligases, (c) contacting the sample or a portion of the sample with a nucleic acid molecule which acts as a substrate for ligase activity in the sample, (d) incubating the thus contacted sample under conditions suitable for ligase activity; and (e) specifically determining the presence and/or the amount of a ligated nucleic acid molecule resulting from the action of the ligase on the substrate nucleic acid molecule to indicate the presence of the ligase expressing micro-organism. (a) lysis of mammalian cells and any micro-organisms present in the sample (b) treating the lysed sample under high pH conditions that inhibit the activity of ATP-dependent ligase from mammalian cells but which do not inhibit the activity of the microbial ligases, (c) contacting the sample or a portion of the sample with a nucleic acid molecule which acts as a substrate for ligase activity in the sample, (d) incubating the thus contacted sample under conditions suitable for ligase activity; and (e) specifically determining the presence and/or the amount of a ligated nucleic acid molecule resulting from the action of the ligase on the substrate nucleic acid molecule to indicate the presence of the ligase expressing micro-organism.
An indoor safety device for a liquefied fuel gas system, wherein the liquefied fuel gas system comprises at least one storage device storing liquefied fuel gas; a vent member arranged in fluid communication with the gas inside the storage device; and at least one safety valve arranged to evacuate gas from the storage device when the pressure inside the storage device exceeds a predetermined first value, characterized in that the indoor safety device comprises: a vent coupling; a pressure relief valve adapted to be arranged downstream of the vent coupling; and a conduit for conveying gas, adapted to be connected to the pressure relief valve, wherein the indoor safety device is adapted to be removably connected to the liquefied fuel gas system by connecting the vent coupling to the vent member, and wherein the pressure relief valve is configured to open when the pressure inside the storage device exceeds a predetermined second value, wherein the second value is lower than the first value. characterized in that the indoor safety device comprises: a vent coupling; a pressure relief valve adapted to be arranged downstream of the vent coupling; and a conduit for conveying gas, adapted to be connected to the pressure relief valve, a vent coupling; a pressure relief valve adapted to be arranged downstream of the vent coupling; and a conduit for conveying gas, adapted to be connected to the pressure relief valve, wherein the indoor safety device is adapted to be removably connected to the liquefied fuel gas system by connecting the vent coupling to the vent member, and wherein the pressure relief valve is configured to open when the pressure inside the storage device exceeds a predetermined second value, wherein the second value is lower than the first value.
Watertight membrane comprising: a bulkhead layer, a contact layer, the contact layer comprising coupling agent and contact mediator and the coupling agent being disposed between contact mediator and bulkhead layer, characterized in that the contact layer comprises elastic particles which are disposed on the surface of the side facing away from the bulkhead layer and which have an average size of 0.1 - 1200 μm and an elasticity modulus of 1 - 100 MPa. a bulkhead layer, a contact layer, the contact layer comprising coupling agent and contact mediator and the coupling agent being disposed between contact mediator and bulkhead layer, characterized in that the contact layer comprises elastic particles which are disposed on the surface of the side facing away from the bulkhead layer and which have an average size of 0.1 - 1200 μm and an elasticity modulus of 1 - 100 MPa.
A starting control method of a fuel cell vehicle for detecting a cold-running-mode condition including a fuel-cell coolant temperature to set a vehicle restarting process, characterized by: a) detecting, by a controller, a cold-running-mode condition including a fuel-cell coolant temperature when stopping the vehicle; b) determining, by the controller, whether the coolant temperature is less than a first set value that is preset in a memory; and c) setting, by the controller, a vehicle restarting process in the memory using information regarding a vehicle state when stopping the vehicle when the coolant temperature is less than the first set value. a) detecting, by a controller, a cold-running-mode condition including a fuel-cell coolant temperature when stopping the vehicle; b) determining, by the controller, whether the coolant temperature is less than a first set value that is preset in a memory; and c) setting, by the controller, a vehicle restarting process in the memory using information regarding a vehicle state when stopping the vehicle when the coolant temperature is less than the first set value.
A mobile unit apparatus comprising: a Global Positioning Satellite, GPS, receiver configured to receive a GPS signal from a space vehicle and configured to output GPS navigation data comprising a subframe to a predicting entity, the predicting entity configured to: receive, from the GPS receiver, the subframe; store the received subframe in a buffer; predict a next corresponding subframe associated with the space vehicle by: changing a time-of-week, TOW, value of the received subframe to correspond to a next frame, recalculating parity check bits of the changed received subframe, regenerating a checksum of the changed received subframe, and performing covering on the changed received subframe; and a prediction buffer coupled to the predicting entity configured to store the predicted subframe. a Global Positioning Satellite, GPS, receiver configured to receive a GPS signal from a space vehicle and configured to output GPS navigation data comprising a subframe to a predicting entity, the predicting entity configured to: receive, from the GPS receiver, the subframe; store the received subframe in a buffer; predict a next corresponding subframe associated with the space vehicle by: changing a time-of-week, TOW, value of the received subframe to correspond to a next frame, recalculating parity check bits of the changed received subframe, regenerating a checksum of the changed received subframe, and performing covering on the changed received subframe; and a prediction buffer coupled to the predicting entity configured to store the predicted subframe. receive, from the GPS receiver, the subframe; store the received subframe in a buffer; predict a next corresponding subframe associated with the space vehicle by: changing a time-of-week, TOW, value of the received subframe to correspond to a next frame, recalculating parity check bits of the changed received subframe, regenerating a checksum of the changed received subframe, and performing covering on the changed received subframe; and a prediction buffer coupled to the predicting entity configured to store the predicted subframe. changing a time-of-week, TOW, value of the received subframe to correspond to a next frame, recalculating parity check bits of the changed received subframe, regenerating a checksum of the changed received subframe, and performing covering on the changed received subframe; and a prediction buffer coupled to the predicting entity configured to store the predicted subframe.
An agricultural harvester, comprising: a chassis; a cleaning system carried by said chassis configured to clean crop material; a crop material elevator carried by said chassis and supplied with cleaned crop material from said cleaning system; and an unloading auger carried by said chassis and supplied with cleaned crop material that has passed through said crop material elevator, said unloading auger including a drive auger assembly having a drive coupling and a driven auger assembly, said driven auger assembly including: a hollow tube having an inner surface; an inner rod journaled within said hollow tube and defining a first end and a second end; and a coupler attached to said first end of said inner rod and configured to couple to said drive coupling; characterized by: a tube connector rotatably coupling said inner rod to said inner surface of said hollow tube adjacent to said second end of said inner rod, wherein said inner rod is only rotatably coupled to said hollow tube adjacent to said second end of said inner rod. a chassis; a cleaning system carried by said chassis configured to clean crop material; a crop material elevator carried by said chassis and supplied with cleaned crop material from said cleaning system; and an unloading auger carried by said chassis and supplied with cleaned crop material that has passed through said crop material elevator, said unloading auger including a drive auger assembly having a drive coupling and a driven auger assembly, said driven auger assembly including: a hollow tube having an inner surface; an inner rod journaled within said hollow tube and defining a first end and a second end; and a coupler attached to said first end of said inner rod and configured to couple to said drive coupling; a hollow tube having an inner surface; an inner rod journaled within said hollow tube and defining a first end and a second end; and a coupler attached to said first end of said inner rod and configured to couple to said drive coupling; characterized by: a tube connector rotatably coupling said inner rod to said inner surface of said hollow tube adjacent to said second end of said inner rod, wherein said inner rod is only rotatably coupled to said hollow tube adjacent to said second end of said inner rod. a tube connector rotatably coupling said inner rod to said inner surface of said hollow tube adjacent to said second end of said inner rod, wherein said inner rod is only rotatably coupled to said hollow tube adjacent to said second end of said inner rod.
A semiconductor construction, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a trench (20, 30) extending into the substrate; the trench comprising a narrow bottom portion (22, 32) having a substantially vertical sidewall and an upper wide portion (24, 34) over the bottom portion and joining the bottom portion; and a substantially solid electrically insulative material substantially filling the trench, wherein the trench has a void (42, 44) within the substantially solid electrically insulative material, and characterised by: the upper wide portion joining the bottom portion at a plurality of steps (26, 36) that extend perpendicularly to the sidewall; and the void being at least substantially entirely within the bottom portion of the trench. a semiconductor substrate; a trench (20, 30) extending into the substrate; the trench comprising a narrow bottom portion (22, 32) having a substantially vertical sidewall and an upper wide portion (24, 34) over the bottom portion and joining the bottom portion; and a substantially solid electrically insulative material substantially filling the trench, wherein the trench has a void (42, 44) within the substantially solid electrically insulative material, and characterised by: the upper wide portion joining the bottom portion at a plurality of steps (26, 36) that extend perpendicularly to the sidewall; and the void being at least substantially entirely within the bottom portion of the trench. the upper wide portion joining the bottom portion at a plurality of steps (26, 36) that extend perpendicularly to the sidewall; and the void being at least substantially entirely within the bottom portion of the trench.
A delivery device (10, 58) for delivering an instrument into a catheter assembly, comprising: a syringe having a barrel and a plunger movable within the barrel; characterized by a guide feature disposed within the barrel and movable with the plunger, wherein the guide feature comprises a channel, wherein the channel is generally U-shaped; and an instrument disposed within the barrel and extending through the channel, wherein in response to depression of the plunger, the guide feature moves in a distal direction, the instrument moves through the channel, and a first end of the instrument is advanced in the distal direction, wherein a second end of the instrument is fixed. a syringe having a barrel and a plunger movable within the barrel; characterized by a guide feature disposed within the barrel and movable with the plunger, wherein the guide feature comprises a channel, wherein the channel is generally U-shaped; and an instrument disposed within the barrel and extending through the channel, wherein in response to depression of the plunger, the guide feature moves in a distal direction, the instrument moves through the channel, and a first end of the instrument is advanced in the distal direction, wherein a second end of the instrument is fixed.