mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of measuring the harshness of a surfactant, comprising the steps of: i) preparing a solid protein-dye complex comprising: a) a protein, which is a non-denatured corn protein and which is soluble in aqueous alcohol; and b) a protein binding dye, which is specific to the protein (a); by dissolving a) and b) in aqueous alcohol to form a solution of protein-dye complex; and removing the aqueous alcohol to form a solid protein-dye complex; and ii) providing an aqueous solution of surfactant and taking a first colour measurement; iii) adding the solid protein-dye complex to the aqueous solution of surfactant, taking a second colour measurement and measuring the change in colour between the first colour measurement and the second colour measurement; and iv) matching the change in colour with a reference scale. i) preparing a solid protein-dye complex comprising: a) a protein, which is a non-denatured corn protein and which is soluble in aqueous alcohol; and b) a protein binding dye, which is specific to the protein (a); by dissolving a) and b) in aqueous alcohol to form a solution of protein-dye complex; and removing the aqueous alcohol to form a solid protein-dye complex; and a) a protein, which is a non-denatured corn protein and which is soluble in aqueous alcohol; and b) a protein binding dye, which is specific to the protein (a); ii) providing an aqueous solution of surfactant and taking a first colour measurement; iii) adding the solid protein-dye complex to the aqueous solution of surfactant, taking a second colour measurement and measuring the change in colour between the first colour measurement and the second colour measurement; and iv) matching the change in colour with a reference scale.
A resurfacing implant comprising: a head including: a hemispherical exterior articulating surface defining a terminating rim; a concave interior surface opposite said hemispherical exterior articulating surface; an anchoring stem extending from said interior surface; and characterised by: an extended articulating surface protruding from only a portion of said terminating rim, the extended articulating surface operable to articulate with at least one of a bone and a ligament, said extended articulating surface having a pair of interior intersecting flat planar surfaces that are generally parallel to a longitudinal centreline of the anchoring stem, wherein said extended articulating surface is located in a lateral region of said head when implanted in a patient. a head including: a hemispherical exterior articulating surface defining a terminating rim; a concave interior surface opposite said hemispherical exterior articulating surface; an anchoring stem extending from said interior surface; and characterised by: an extended articulating surface protruding from only a portion of said terminating rim, the extended articulating surface operable to articulate with at least one of a bone and a ligament, said extended articulating surface having a pair of interior intersecting flat planar surfaces that are generally parallel to a longitudinal centreline of the anchoring stem, wherein said extended articulating surface is located in a lateral region of said head when implanted in a patient. a hemispherical exterior articulating surface defining a terminating rim; a concave interior surface opposite said hemispherical exterior articulating surface; an anchoring stem extending from said interior surface; and characterised by: an extended articulating surface protruding from only a portion of said terminating rim, the extended articulating surface operable to articulate with at least one of a bone and a ligament, said extended articulating surface having a pair of interior intersecting flat planar surfaces that are generally parallel to a longitudinal centreline of the anchoring stem, wherein said extended articulating surface is located in a lateral region of said head when implanted in a patient. an extended articulating surface protruding from only a portion of said terminating rim, the extended articulating surface operable to articulate with at least one of a bone and a ligament, said extended articulating surface having a pair of interior intersecting flat planar surfaces that are generally parallel to a longitudinal centreline of the anchoring stem, wherein said extended articulating surface is located in a lateral region of said head when implanted in a patient.
Method for adjusting laser beams for scanners arranged on a support, notably dedicated to radiotherapy, which is positioned on said support, by means of a device which consists of a single one-piece assembly comprising a certain number of distinct parts, and assembled in a manner in which it cannot be dismantled, which includes both a certain number of position sensors, and an electronic control board suited to the one-piece structure of said assembly, said sensors making it possible to visualize the exact position of said beams, so as to accurately adjust them automatically by motor-driven systems, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: installing the apparatus on the table of the scanner; presetting the position using the three supporting feet and the embedded spirit levels; moving the table of the scanner to position the front face of the apparatus in the plane of the isocenter of the scanner, and a positioning using the internal lasers of the scanner; acquisition of images, wherein the images obtained make it possible to check the correct position of the apparatus by using at least 4 centering balls present on the front face; finalizing the position of the apparatus; once the position is validated, moving the table of the scanner by the nominal distance between the machine isocenter and the laser isocenter, wherein this distance is set, which is determined and validated at the time of installation of the lasers; connecting the apparatus to a PC tablet controlling the positions of the laser beam; powering the apparatus up, powering the lasers beams up and re-setting the positions to zero; starting up the laser beam search sequence by multiplexing, wherein the position of each laser beam is then determined using the embedded cells in the apparatus; doing the acquisition of the values and transfer to the tablet PC of the adjustment phase of each laser beam. installing the apparatus on the table of the scanner; presetting the position using the three supporting feet and the embedded spirit levels; moving the table of the scanner to position the front face of the apparatus in the plane of the isocenter of the scanner, and a positioning using the internal lasers of the scanner; acquisition of images, wherein the images obtained make it possible to check the correct position of the apparatus by using at least 4 centering balls present on the front face; finalizing the position of the apparatus; once the position is validated, moving the table of the scanner by the nominal distance between the machine isocenter and the laser isocenter, wherein this distance is set, which is determined and validated at the time of installation of the lasers; connecting the apparatus to a PC tablet controlling the positions of the laser beam; powering the apparatus up, powering the lasers beams up and re-setting the positions to zero; starting up the laser beam search sequence by multiplexing, wherein the position of each laser beam is then determined using the embedded cells in the apparatus; doing the acquisition of the values and transfer to the tablet PC of the adjustment phase of each laser beam.
A method for depositing an optoelectronic component having a monocrystalline, Si y Ge i.x.y Sn x semiconductor layer, wherein Si and Ge as a component of a first gaseous starting material in the form of a hydride, and Sn as a component of a second gaseous starting material in the form of the halide, SnCl 4, together with a carrier gas formed by an inert gas, are fed into a process chamber of a CVD reactor, wherein radicals, which in pure form have a decomposition temperature, are produced from the first starting material in a gas phase reaction, the radicals and the second starting material are brought together to the surface of a semiconductor substrate heated to a substrate temperature which is lower than the decomposition temperature of the pure radical, wherein the radicals in a first reaction react exothermically with the SnCl 4 on the surface, wherein Si, Ge and Sn atoms remain on the surface as reaction products, and the radicals decompose endothermically in a second reaction at the same time as the first reaction by absorbing the heat released during the first reaction, wherein the radicals formed in the gas phase reaction only react with the halide on the surface in the first reaction, so that the heat of reaction released in the exothermic reaction sets the second reaction in motion and leads to a local temperature increase on the surface of the layer or the substrate, in which the Si, Ge and Sn atoms are built into the surface in a crystalline order, and characterised in that a photoluminescent layer having an Sn component x between 0.1 and 0.14 and an Si component y between 0 and 0.2 is produced. wherein Si and Ge as a component of a first gaseous starting material in the form of a hydride, and Sn as a component of a second gaseous starting material in the form of the halide, SnCl 4, together with a carrier gas formed by an inert gas, are fed into a process chamber of a CVD reactor, wherein radicals, which in pure form have a decomposition temperature, are produced from the first starting material in a gas phase reaction, the radicals and the second starting material are brought together to the surface of a semiconductor substrate heated to a substrate temperature which is lower than the decomposition temperature of the pure radical, wherein the radicals in a first reaction react exothermically with the SnCl 4 on the surface, wherein Si, Ge and Sn atoms remain on the surface as reaction products, and the radicals decompose endothermically in a second reaction at the same time as the first reaction by absorbing the heat released during the first reaction, wherein the radicals formed in the gas phase reaction only react with the halide on the surface in the first reaction, so that the heat of reaction released in the exothermic reaction sets the second reaction in motion and leads to a local temperature increase on the surface of the layer or the substrate, in which the Si, Ge and Sn atoms are built into the surface in a crystalline order, and characterised in that a photoluminescent layer having an Sn component x between 0.1 and 0.14 and an Si component y between 0 and 0.2 is produced.
Reverse osmosis system having a first membrane unit and at least a second membrane unit, the membrane units (2, 3) forming a chain of membrane units, the first membrane unit having a first membrane separating a first feed chamber and a first permeate chamber, a first inlet connected to the first feed chamber, a first permeate outlet connected to the first permeate chamber, and a first concentrate outlet connected to the first feed chamber, the second membrane unit having a second membrane separating a second feed chamber and a second permeate chamber, a second inlet connected to the second feed chamber, a second permeate outlet connected to the second permeate chamber, and a second concentrate outlet connected to the second feed chamber, wherein the concentrate outlet of a membrane unit in the chain of membrane units is connected to an inlet of a following membrane unit and a concentrate outlet of at least one membrane unit downstream the first membrane unit in the chain of membrane units is connected to a hydraulic motor, wherein the hydraulic motor is operatively connected to a first electric machine, characterized in that the first electric machine is electrically connected to at least a second electric machine operatively connected to a pump (16, 19) located in a flow path upstream of one of the membrane units, wherein the hydraulic motor and the first electric machine form a generator drive, wherein the generator drive is configured to actively control the recovery rate of the reverse osmosis system and recuperate energy from a fluid stream passing through the hydraulic motor, wherein the generator drive is operable in two modes, a motor mode and a generator mode.
A method of cleaning a hollow fibre porous polymeric membrane having a feed side and a permeate side, the feed side being the module or shell side and the permeate side being a lumen side the method including the steps of: - providing a feed side fluid in contact with the feed side of the membrane; - introducing a fluid containing a cleaning agent to the permeate side of a membrane; and - allowing the cleaning agent to contact the permeate side of the membrane for at least 30 seconds to contact the pores of the membrane and diffuse into the feed side fluid, wherein the fluid containing the diffusible cleaning agent is retained in the membrane permeate side without applied pressure, wherein a concentration gradient between the feed side fluid and the lumen side fluid containing the cleaning agent causes cleaning agent to diffuse into the feed side fluid, wherein the feed side fluid is lower in concentration of cleaning agent than the lumen side fluid and the diffusion is only driven by a concentration gradient. - providing a feed side fluid in contact with the feed side of the membrane; - introducing a fluid containing a cleaning agent to the permeate side of a membrane; and - allowing the cleaning agent to contact the permeate side of the membrane for at least 30 seconds to contact the pores of the membrane and diffuse into the feed side fluid,
Sheet metal shelf, in particular shelf or drawer shelf, comprising two metal sheets (2, 3) spaced apart in parallel, and at least one reinforcing profile arranged between the two metal sheets (2, 3) and having at least two parallel-spaced profile legs (4a, 4c), wherein one profile leg is adhered to one metal sheet by means of a double-sided adhesive tape strip, which extends in the profile direction of the reinforcing profile, and the other profile leg is either adhered to the other metal sheet also by means of a double-sided adhesive tape strip, which extends in the profile direction of the reinforcing profile, or is welded to the other metal sheet. two metal sheets (2, 3) spaced apart in parallel, and at least one reinforcing profile arranged between the two metal sheets (2, 3) and having at least two parallel-spaced profile legs (4a, 4c), wherein one profile leg is adhered to one metal sheet by means of a double-sided adhesive tape strip, which extends in the profile direction of the reinforcing profile, and the other profile leg is either adhered to the other metal sheet also by means of a double-sided adhesive tape strip, which extends in the profile direction of the reinforcing profile, or is welded to the other metal sheet.
Belt retractor for a seatbelt, with - a belt reel for winding up and unwinding the seatbelt, and - a lockable locking base which is connected to the belt reel and, before locking, is rotated together with the belt reel and, after locking, is blocked in its rotational movement, - wherein, in the event of locking of the locking base for the purpose of limiting the belt force, a relative rotation between locking base and belt reel is possible and - wherein the belt retractor has a band which, in the event of a relative rotation between belt reel and locking base, is drawn into a gap, characterized in that - the edge of the gap is bounded by at least one deformable element (150, 200) which is deformed by the band drawn into the gap. - a belt reel for winding up and unwinding the seatbelt, and - a lockable locking base which is connected to the belt reel and, before locking, is rotated together with the belt reel and, after locking, is blocked in its rotational movement, - wherein, in the event of locking of the locking base for the purpose of limiting the belt force, a relative rotation between locking base and belt reel is possible and - wherein the belt retractor has a band which, in the event of a relative rotation between belt reel and locking base, is drawn into a gap, characterized in that - the edge of the gap is bounded by at least one deformable element (150, 200) which is deformed by the band drawn into the gap.
An oven comprising a body, a panel which is disposed on the body, a selection means which is disposed on the panel and utilized for selecting the cooking type, a knob which is utilized for adjusting the cooking temperature by being rotated and a ring-shaped scale which is disposed around the knob and whereon the temperature values are written, characterized by at least two indicators which are disposed on the knob, rotating together with the knob, utilized for displaying the adjusted cooking temperature and associated to cooking types and a control unit which provides the indicator related to the selected cooking type to be activated when the cooking type is selected by the selection means.
A pilot hole forming trocar assembly comprising: a position retention sleeve having a lumen extending therethrough and at least one position retention member proximate a distal end of the position retention sleeve, the at least one position retention member being configured to engage bone; and a trocar sized for being releasably disposed within the lumen of the position retention sleeve including two distally extending spikes, wherein when assembled for use the two distally extending spikes are configured to extend beyond the distal end of the position retention sleeve to form two pilot holes when contacted with bone; wherein the at least one position retention member comprises two longitudinally extending projections sized and designed to extend into the two pilot holes formed by the spikes and configured to remain in position with the position retaining sleeve when the trocar is removed. a position retention sleeve having a lumen extending therethrough and at least one position retention member proximate a distal end of the position retention sleeve, the at least one position retention member being configured to engage bone; and a trocar sized for being releasably disposed within the lumen of the position retention sleeve including two distally extending spikes, wherein when assembled for use the two distally extending spikes are configured to extend beyond the distal end of the position retention sleeve to form two pilot holes when contacted with bone; wherein the at least one position retention member comprises two longitudinally extending projections sized and designed to extend into the two pilot holes formed by the spikes and configured to remain in position with the position retaining sleeve when the trocar is removed.
Composite pane with an antenna structure and an integrated switching surface comprising an outer pane with an outer surface and an inner surface, an inner pane with an inner surface and an outer surface, and a thermoplastic intermediate layer, at least comprising: - a first electrically conductive structure which is an antenna conductor, and - a second electrically conductive structure which is a switching surface, and wherein the second electrically conductive structure serves as an antenna conductor, wherein the first electrically conductive structure and the second electrically conductive structure are arranged on the outer pane on the outer surface, on the inner surface, on the inner pane on the inner surface, on the outer surface or in the thermoplastic intermediate layer and are formed as wires, as printed conductive structures or as transparent conductive coatings. - a first electrically conductive structure which is an antenna conductor, and - a second electrically conductive structure which is a switching surface, and
A hinge for eyeglasses, comprising a first pivoting portion, to be associated with an end part of a front of eyeglasses, and a second pivoting portion, to be associated with an end part of a temple of said eyeglasses, said first and second portions (11, 13) being connected by way of a toggle mechanism, characterized in that said toggle mechanism comprises a first arm and a second arm which are angled in an intermediate region thereof and between said two pivoting portions (11, 13), in which they are mutually pivoted about a pivot, the angle defining: - for said first arm, a first front-side end portion, at the end of which said first arm is adapted to rotate and translate within said first pivoting portion, in the direction moving toward and away from said second pivoting portion, and a second temple-side end portion, with which said first arm is coupled so as to rotate in said second pivoting portion about a first rotation pivot which is integral with said second pivoting portion, - for said second arm, a first temple-side end portion, at the end of which said second arm is adapted to rotate and translate within said second pivoting portion, in the direction moving toward and away from said first pivoting portion, and coupled to elastic return means (23; 123; 223), and a second front-side end portion, with which said second arm is coupled so as to rotate in said first pivoting portion about a second rotation pivot (25; 325) which is integral with said first pivoting portion. - for said first arm, a first front-side end portion, at the end of which said first arm is adapted to rotate and translate within said first pivoting portion, in the direction moving toward and away from said second pivoting portion, and a second temple-side end portion, with which said first arm is coupled so as to rotate in said second pivoting portion about a first rotation pivot which is integral with said second pivoting portion, - for said second arm, a first temple-side end portion, at the end of which said second arm is adapted to rotate and translate within said second pivoting portion, in the direction moving toward and away from said first pivoting portion, and coupled to elastic return means (23; 123; 223), and a second front-side end portion, with which said second arm is coupled so as to rotate in said first pivoting portion about a second rotation pivot (25; 325) which is integral with said first pivoting portion.
Device for the selective detection of benzene gas, characterised in that it comprises, on a base substrate, a combination of: a) at least one functionalised multi- or single-wall carbon nanotube sensor decorated with rhodium (Rh) clusters, and b) at least one functionalised multi- or single-wall carbon nanotube sensor decorated with metal clusters selected from gold, palladium, nickel and titanium, and/or undecorated; where said base substrate further comprises means for measuring the variation in the resistance of said sensors. a) at least one functionalised multi- or single-wall carbon nanotube sensor decorated with rhodium (Rh) clusters, and b) at least one functionalised multi- or single-wall carbon nanotube sensor decorated with metal clusters selected from gold, palladium, nickel and titanium, and/or undecorated; where said base substrate further comprises means for measuring the variation in the resistance of said sensors.
An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a variant of a plant acyl-ACP thioesterase having increased activity with respect to the native thioesterase from which it is derived, wherein the variant comprises a mutation of the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position 174 of SEQ ID NO:29, further wherein the variant acyl-ACP thioesterase comprises the amino acid sequence from position 65 to position 355 of SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:43, or SEQ ID NO:45.