mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cross-linked PEX-A pipe, wherein a pipe wall of the PEX-A pipe comprises a PEX-A antibacterial layer, a PEX-A main body layer, and an anti-ultraviolet layer from inside to outside, wherein the PEX-A antibacterial layer is attached to the PEX-A main body layer, and the PEX-A main body layer is attached to the anti-UV layer, wherein the PEX-A antibacterial layer, the PEX-A main body layer, and the anti-UV layer have a thickness ratio of::(0.5-1).
Method for increasing the dielectric strength of ambient air, dry air or a neutral gas present inside the enclosure of an electrical unit, this method consisting in placing a dielectric material inside said enclosure, this dielectric material being placed inside said enclosure in liquid form, then being brought to a temperature and/or a pressure allowing the total or partial evaporation thereof inside the enclosure, characterized in that said material is retained inside its container during the handling allowing said container to be put in place in the enclosure E, by virtue of means comprising an absorbent substrate filled with the dielectric liquid and a sealed packaging that is able to transport said substrate and from which said substrate can be removed before being placed in the enclosure just before said enclosure is closed, then the evaporation of this material is caused at a certain moment after this putting in place in the enclosure E so as to allow the dispersion of the gases g resulting from this evaporation inside the enclosure E.
Arrangement for removing moisture from a battery, in particular a lithium-ion battery, of a vehicle, comprising: a drying apparatus having a housing in which a desiccant for retaining moisture is accommodated, wherein the housing has a first connection which is guided out for fluid-conducting connection to the battery and has a second connection which is designed for outflow of fluid into the area surrounding the housing, wherein the drying apparatus further has a first valve element which is designed to close in a fluid-tight manner or open the first connection and a second valve element which is designed to close in a fluid-tight manner or open the second connection, a heat source; characterized in that the drying apparatus is connected to the heat source, and the heat source is a power electronics system or an exhaust gas section of the vehicle. a drying apparatus having a housing in which a desiccant for retaining moisture is accommodated, wherein the housing has a first connection which is guided out for fluid-conducting connection to the battery and has a second connection which is designed for outflow of fluid into the area surrounding the housing, wherein the drying apparatus further has a first valve element which is designed to close in a fluid-tight manner or open the first connection and a second valve element which is designed to close in a fluid-tight manner or open the second connection, a heat source; characterized in that the drying apparatus is connected to the heat source, and the heat source is a power electronics system or an exhaust gas section of the vehicle.
A composition comprising at least a first hydrogel forming polymer derivative and a second hydrogel forming polymer derivative, wherein said first hydrogel forming polymer derivative comprises a first modification and said second hydrogel forming polymer derivative comprises a second modification, said first modification is different from said second modification, and said first polymer derivative is capable of reacting with said second polymer derivative to form said hydrogel, said hydrogel enables sustained release of a target agent, wherein said first hydrogel forming polymer derivative and/or said second hydrogel forming polymer derivative comprises said degradable backbone, and wherein said degradable backbone comprises precursor polymers linked by a degradable linker; wherein said degradable linker comprises two or more modifications, and a degree of modification of said degradable linker is less than about 30%, said modification of said degradable linker is selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, a maleimide, a vinylsulfone, a thiol, an amine, and any combinations thereof; said degradable linker is hydrolysable without the involvement of degradative enzymes; optionally, said degradable linker comprises a hydrolysable functional group, optionally, said hydrolysable functional group is selected from an ester group, an anhydride group, and an amide group, optionally, said ester group is selected from an oxyester group and a thiolester group. wherein said degradable linker comprises two or more modifications, and a degree of modification of said degradable linker is less than about 30%, said modification of said degradable linker is selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, a maleimide, a vinylsulfone, a thiol, an amine, and any combinations thereof; said degradable linker is hydrolysable without the involvement of degradative enzymes; optionally, said degradable linker comprises a hydrolysable functional group, optionally, said hydrolysable functional group is selected from an ester group, an anhydride group, and an amide group, optionally, said ester group is selected from an oxyester group and a thiolester group.
A sensor apparatus for determining at least one downhole parameter of a wellsite, the sensor apparatus operatively connectable to a downhole tool deployable into a borehole of the wellsite, the downhole tool having a conduit system for receiving downhole fluid, the sensor apparatus comprising: a housing; at least one gauge, the at least one gauge comprising at least one pressure sensor and at least one temperature sensor; a gauge carrying body positionable in the housing for receiving the at least one gauge, the gauge carrying body comprising a pressure resistant block and a thermal absorber positionable about the at least one gauge; and a flowline extending through the gauge carrying body for operatively connecting the conduit system to the at least one gauge whereby parameters of the downhole fluid are measured, wherein an inner diameter of the flowline is smaller than approximately 5 mm. a housing; at least one gauge, the at least one gauge comprising at least one pressure sensor and at least one temperature sensor; a gauge carrying body positionable in the housing for receiving the at least one gauge, the gauge carrying body comprising a pressure resistant block and a thermal absorber positionable about the at least one gauge; and a flowline extending through the gauge carrying body for operatively connecting the conduit system to the at least one gauge whereby parameters of the downhole fluid are measured, wherein an inner diameter of the flowline is smaller than approximately 5 mm.
A living, three-dimensional engineered tissue or organ comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers characterized by being: a) substantially free of pre-formed scaffold at the time of bioprinting and at the time of use; and b) having at least one component bioprinted by extrusion of a bio-ink comprising a plurality of cells, the bio-ink being a solid or semi-solid composition, onto a biocompatible surface; the plurality of layers suitable for implantation in a vertebrate subject upon sufficient maturation; provided that at least one layer of the engineered tissue or organ comprises muscle cells and that the engineered tissue or organ is a sheet and is not a vascular tube, and the plurality of layers are cohered to one another. a) substantially free of pre-formed scaffold at the time of bioprinting and at the time of use; and b) having at least one component bioprinted by extrusion of a bio-ink comprising a plurality of cells, the bio-ink being a solid or semi-solid composition, onto a biocompatible surface; the plurality of layers suitable for implantation in a vertebrate subject upon sufficient maturation;
The use of a formulation to link protein to a solid support, the formulation comprising: one or more proteins; Oligo-dT; and glycerol or glycerol and at least one of sucrose, trehalose or sorbitol in an aqueous solution. one or more proteins; Oligo-dT; and glycerol or glycerol and at least one of sucrose, trehalose or sorbitol in an aqueous solution.
A method for re-sampling an input image having integrated chromatic information and luminance information comprising the steps of: (a) re-sampling said luminance information using a first re-sampling process, including (i) converting the image into a LAB color space, (ii) subsequently converting a luminance channel into a RGB color space, (iii)performing a sub-pixel sub-sampling process to obtain chromatic information, (iv) converting the obtained chromatic information to a LAB color space, and (v) attenuating (518, 520) a lower spatial frequency portion of chromatic information of the LAB color space, resulting from step (iv), with respect to a higher spatial frequency portion of said chromatic information; (b) re-sampling said chromatic information of the input image using a second re-sampling process, including converting the input image into a LAB color space and spatially filtering color channels by low pass filters (536, 538); (c) adding (i)the re-sampled chromatic information obtained by the first re-sampling process and (ii) the re-sampled chromatic information obtained as a result of said second re-sampling process, and (d) combining the added chromatic information and the re-sampled luminance information obtained by the first re-sampling process. (a) re-sampling said luminance information using a first re-sampling process, including (i) converting the image into a LAB color space, (ii) subsequently converting a luminance channel into a RGB color space, (iii)performing a sub-pixel sub-sampling process to obtain chromatic information, (iv) converting the obtained chromatic information to a LAB color space, and (v) attenuating (518, 520) a lower spatial frequency portion of chromatic information of the LAB color space, resulting from step (iv), with respect to a higher spatial frequency portion of said chromatic information; (i) converting the image into a LAB color space, (ii) subsequently converting a luminance channel into a RGB color space, (iii)performing a sub-pixel sub-sampling process to obtain chromatic information, (iv) converting the obtained chromatic information to a LAB color space, and (v) attenuating (518, 520) a lower spatial frequency portion of chromatic information of the LAB color space, resulting from step (iv), with respect to a higher spatial frequency portion of said chromatic information; (b) re-sampling said chromatic information of the input image using a second re-sampling process, including converting the input image into a LAB color space and spatially filtering color channels by low pass filters (536, 538); (c) adding (i)the re-sampled chromatic information obtained by the first re-sampling process and (ii) the re-sampled chromatic information obtained as a result of said second re-sampling process, and (d) combining the added chromatic information and the re-sampled luminance information obtained by the first re-sampling process.
An isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes human hepatitis C virus of genotype 3a, wherein said molecule is capable of infectivity when transfected into a chimpanzee, and wherein said molecule encodes the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence that has a sequence identity of at least 99% to that of SEQ ID NO: 1.
An insulated wire, comprising: a single conductor or multiple conductors; an insulating layer on the outer periphery of the single conductor or each of the multiple conductors; and an adhesion layer on the outer periphery of the insulating layer, wherein the thickness of the adhesion layer is 2 to 200 μm, wherein a resin constituting the adhesion layer does not have a melting point, wherein the resin constituting the adhesion layer does not have a melting point meaning that a crystal melting peak or a crystallization peak is not observed in a differential scanning calorimetric analysis, wherein the resin constituting the adhesion layer has a tensile modulus of 0.6 × 10 7 to 10 × 10 7 Pa at 250°C, and wherein a substance having 2 or more amino groups exists on the surface of the adhesion layer. a single conductor or multiple conductors; an insulating layer on the outer periphery of the single conductor or each of the multiple conductors; and an adhesion layer on the outer periphery of the insulating layer, wherein the thickness of the adhesion layer is 2 to 200 μm, wherein a resin constituting the adhesion layer does not have a melting point, wherein the resin constituting the adhesion layer does not have a melting point meaning that a crystal melting peak or a crystallization peak is not observed in a differential scanning calorimetric analysis, wherein the resin constituting the adhesion layer has a tensile modulus of 0.6 × 10 7 to 10 × 10 7 Pa at 250°C, and wherein a substance having 2 or more amino groups exists on the surface of the adhesion layer.
An apparatus comprising: a keyboard (500, 702) comprising a plurality of alphabetic keys that are disposed in an evenly-spaced grid pattern with respect to one another, wherein the alphabetic keys have keycaps having a common form factor including an eccentric tactile feature, said eccentric tactile features being vertically offset from one another in a curved configuration to substantially match standard touch-typing finger positions, and wherein the keycaps are configured to provide an upper surface with the eccentric tactile feature, the keycaps being disposed in a different one of two different orientations in adjacent rows. a keyboard (500, 702) comprising a plurality of alphabetic keys that are disposed in an evenly-spaced grid pattern with respect to one another, wherein the alphabetic keys have keycaps having a common form factor including an eccentric tactile feature, said eccentric tactile features being vertically offset from one another in a curved configuration to substantially match standard touch-typing finger positions, and wherein the keycaps are configured to provide an upper surface with the eccentric tactile feature, the keycaps being disposed in a different one of two different orientations in adjacent rows.
Back focus adjusting module for a camera comprising a supporting structure, a linear actuator with a motor, a gear mechanism and a component carrier, whereby the gear mechanism converts a rotational movement of the motor into a linear motion and displaces the component carrier in a linear direction, a spring component for biasing the component carrier in a direction opposite to the linear direction, a slider with at least one optical filter (31 a, b), whereby the slider can be slid in a guiding slot of the back focus adjusting module between at least two sliding positions in a sliding direction, characterized in that the spring component is shaped so as to provide a guiding surface (34a, b, c) of the guiding slot for the slider.
A method of operating a lock controlling access to an area secured by a physical barrier from a portable remote device, comprising: providing a sound frequency detection device (44a, 44b) on each side of the barrier and operatively connected to a controller for the lock; sending a radio frequency identification signal from the portable remote device to the controller for the lock; receiving the radio frequency identification signal at the lock controller and identifying the remote device as an authorized user of the lock; if the remote device is identified as an authorized user of the lock, sending a radio frequency signal from the lock controller to the remote device specifying a sound frequency identification signal to be sent from the portable remote device; sending the specified sound frequency identification signal from the portable remote device to the lock controller; attempting to detect the sound frequency identification signal with both sound frequency detection devices to determine the side of the barrier from which the sound frequency identification signal is sent from the portable remote device; receiving the sound frequency identification signal at the lock controller and identifying the remote device as an authorized user of the lock; and authorizing operation of the lock if both the radio frequency identification signal and the sound frequency identification signal indicate that the portable remote device is an authorized user, and only if the sound frequency identification signal is first detected from the sound frequency detection device on the desired side of the barrier. providing a sound frequency detection device (44a, 44b) on each side of the barrier and operatively connected to a controller for the lock; sending a radio frequency identification signal from the portable remote device to the controller for the lock; receiving the radio frequency identification signal at the lock controller and identifying the remote device as an authorized user of the lock; if the remote device is identified as an authorized user of the lock, sending a radio frequency signal from the lock controller to the remote device specifying a sound frequency identification signal to be sent from the portable remote device; sending the specified sound frequency identification signal from the portable remote device to the lock controller; attempting to detect the sound frequency identification signal with both sound frequency detection devices to determine the side of the barrier from which the sound frequency identification signal is sent from the portable remote device; receiving the sound frequency identification signal at the lock controller and identifying the remote device as an authorized user of the lock; and authorizing operation of the lock if both the radio frequency identification signal and the sound frequency identification signal indicate that the portable remote device is an authorized user, and only if the sound frequency identification signal is first detected from the sound frequency detection device on the desired side of the barrier.
Installation for recycling composite materials with carbon fiber and/or glass fiber reinforcement, wherein said reinforcement is contained in a matrix with which said composite material is formed, characterized in that it comprises a horizontal reactor split into a first zone, second zone and third zone, which are leak-tight and independent, arranged aligned with and separated from one another by means of respective separation gates that allow the passage of the composite material to be recycled from a previous zone to the next zone only when the process has ended in said previous zone, wherein the first zone further comprises an intake gate for taking in the composite material, a rotation mechanism for rotating said composite material and first gas outlet means for the gases generated by the decomposition of the matrix, wherein the second zone comprises air injectors and second gas outlet means for the gases generated by air reacting with matrix residues, and wherein the third zone comprises an outlet gate for the reinforcement material and cooling means for cooling the reinforcement material; wherein the installation is adapted such that it is suitable to heat in a first phase consisting of pyrolysis inside of the first zone, the composite material to a temperature comprised between 500 and 700°C in a controlled atmosphere with an absence of oxygen; and it is suitable to heat, in a second phase consisting of gassing the material resulting from the first phase within the second zone, the resulting material to a temperature comprised between 500 and 700°C, wherein the air introduced in this second phase reacts with the matrix residues.
A stereoscopic image device, comprising: a moving stage comprising a seat on which a viewer sits, and a seat movement mechanism configured to move the seat based on a displayed image; a first curved display located in front of the viewer facing thereto to display a first image, the first curved display being transparent and having a concavely curved shape in a direction viewed by the viewer; and a second curved display located behind the first curved display to display a second image overlapping the first image, the second curved display having a concavely curved shape in the direction viewed by the viewer; and further comprising a display movement mechanism configured to move positions of the first curved display and the second curved display in association with each other according to movement of the seat on the moving stage, wherein the second curved display has a size larger than a size of the first curved display, and wherein the second curved display is sized such that an edge thereof is located along a side of a viewing angle, which is defined by connecting the viewer to an edge of the first curved display, or is sized such that the edge thereof is located at a position deviating from the side of the viewing angle. a moving stage comprising a seat on which a viewer sits, and a seat movement mechanism configured to move the seat based on a displayed image; a first curved display located in front of the viewer facing thereto to display a first image, the first curved display being transparent and having a concavely curved shape in a direction viewed by the viewer; and a second curved display located behind the first curved display to display a second image overlapping the first image, the second curved display having a concavely curved shape in the direction viewed by the viewer; and further comprising a display movement mechanism configured to move positions of the first curved display and the second curved display in association with each other according to movement of the seat on the moving stage, wherein the second curved display has a size larger than a size of the first curved display, and wherein the second curved display is sized such that an edge thereof is located along a side of a viewing angle, which is defined by connecting the viewer to an edge of the first curved display, or is sized such that the edge thereof is located at a position deviating from the side of the viewing angle.
A method for the in vitro diagnosis of colorectal cancer by determining decrease of the concentration of the Apolipoprotein AI marker in a biological sample taken from a patient suspected of having colorectal cancer, relative to the reference values determined for healthy patients, said sample being remote from the tumor, it being understood that the assay carried out by immunoassay is not turbidimetry.
A tubular retrieval method including applying a cyclically varying fluid pressure to the interior of a section of cut bore-lining tubular (20, 120); comprising circulating fluid in the bore above the cut tubular (20, 120) and generating pressure pulses or pressure variations in the circulating fluid, and comprising providing fluid communication between the circulating fluid and an isolated section of the cut tubing (20, 120), whereby the pressure pulses or pressure variations are applied to fluid in the isolated section.
A method for adjusting the tack value of a binder material formed from a composition comprising an emulsion wherein the emulsion comprises water and an emulsifiable prepolymer and wherein the emulsifiable pre-polymer is the reaction product of (i) an isocyanate compound, (ii) a polyol compound, and (iii) a monol compound, the method comprising: (a) determining a desired tack profile for the emulsion, wherein the tack profile comprises a tack value ranging from 1 to 4 as measured by the TACK TEST METHOD, as defined in the description, for a particular time value, and adjusting the reactive group ratio of component (i) to (ii) to achieve the desired tack value profile; (b) introducing water to components (i), (ii), and (iii) to form the emulsion composition; and (c) applying the emulsion composition to a lignocellulosic substrate thereby forming a mixture having a moisture water content ranging from 7% to 25% based on the total weight of the mixture.