mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An audio / video network comprising: a packet-switched network over which data including audio and/or video data packets can be carried; at least one data source (S1...S10) connected to the network and operable to assemble packetised data comprising audio / video data at a first resolution and at a second resolution greater than the first resolution, and to transmit data packets carrying audio / video streams at the first resolution by multicast network transmission; at least one destination (D1...D3, D8, D9), being a data handling device for handling data from the packetized data sources, coupled to the network and being arranged to send requests to join multicast groups to receive audio / video streams at the first resolution; at least one client (6, 61) connected to the network, being a data handling device for handling packetised audio / video data; the client being associated with selecting means for selecting an audio / video stream, the selecting means being arranged to issue a unicast command to cause multicast transmission of a selected audio / video stream at the second resolution from a source to a destination. a packet-switched network over which data including audio and/or video data packets can be carried; at least one data source (S1...S10) connected to the network and operable to assemble packetised data comprising audio / video data at a first resolution and at a second resolution greater than the first resolution, and to transmit data packets carrying audio / video streams at the first resolution by multicast network transmission; at least one destination (D1...D3, D8, D9), being a data handling device for handling data from the packetized data sources, coupled to the network and being arranged to send requests to join multicast groups to receive audio / video streams at the first resolution; at least one client (6, 61) connected to the network, being a data handling device for handling packetised audio / video data; the client being associated with selecting means for selecting an audio / video stream, the selecting means being arranged to issue a unicast command to cause multicast transmission of a selected audio / video stream at the second resolution from a source to a destination.
A method for non-destructive judgment of pearl quality, by measuring either the ultraviolet-visible fluorescence spectrum of a pearl or pearl shell to be inspected or the ultraviolet-visible reflection spectrum and the ultraviolet-visible fluorescence spectrum of a pearl or pearl shell to be inspected and comparing the values obtained with those preliminarily measured for a normal pearl or pearl shell, wherein the spectral reflectance Ra in the range of 250 to 260 nm and the spectral reflectance Rb in the range of 270 to 290 nm are measured as the reflection spectrum to obtain the spectral reflectance ratio Ra/Rb or the difference thereof, wherein a fluorescence peak intensity of the fluorescence spectrum in the range of 320 to 360 nm generated by irradiating the pearl or pearl shell with ultraviolet light in the range of 250 to 300 nm as the excitation light is measured, and wherein the degree of the deterioration of the pearl or pearl shell to be inspected is judged based either on the results of said fluorescence intensity measurement or on the spectral reflectance ratio Ra/Rb or the difference thereof and the results of said fluorescence intensity measurement.
A packaging device for packaging a composition, in particular a cosmetic composition, the device comprising: a casing (10; 110; 210, 209, 208) having an open end (10'; 110'; 210'); a composition support (12; 112; 212) that is movable in the casing between a retracted position and an extended position that provides access to the composition via said open end; and an actuator (16; 116; 210A, 208A) that is suitable for being moved so as to cause the support to move from its retracted position to its extended position; the device further comprising first and second magnetic elements (20, 22; 120, 122; 220, 222) that are secured to the support and to the casing respectively so that, when the support (12; 112; 212) is in its retracted position in which said magnetic elements are in a first relative position, the elements generate magnetic forces between them, which magnetic forces are suitable for holding said support in its retracted position, so that the actuator (16; 116; 210A, 208A) is connected to the support (12; 112; 212) in such a manner that actuating the actuator causes a first movement of the support, moving the magnetic elements away from said first relative position, thereby reducing said magnetic forces in such a manner as to enable the support to move towards its extended position, characterized in that the device further comprises thrust means (24; 124; 224) that are suitable for causing the support (12; 112; 212) to move towards its extended position after the first movement of the support.
A respiratory connector for connecting corresponding ends of a plurality of gas flow lines (22,24,26) to a corresponding plurality of ports in use, the connector comprising: a first connector formation comprising a first inlet opening, a first outlet opening and a first internal passage extending there-between; a second connector formation comprising a second inlet opening, a second outlet opening and a second internal passage extending there-between; and a bridge extending between the first and second connector formations (36,38), wherein the bridge is actuable to allow a spacing between the first and second connector formations (36,38) to be varied in use; and characterised in that the bridge comprises a hinge. a first connector formation comprising a first inlet opening, a first outlet opening and a first internal passage extending there-between; a second connector formation comprising a second inlet opening, a second outlet opening and a second internal passage extending there-between; and a bridge extending between the first and second connector formations (36,38), wherein the bridge is actuable to allow a spacing between the first and second connector formations (36,38) to be varied in use; and characterised in that the bridge comprises a hinge.
An internal combustion engine having a bearing arrangement of a first camshaft and a second camshaft on a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine, in which the particular camshaft (12, 14) is rotatably mounted on the cylinder head and has a recess that is formed in a particular outer circumferential jacket surface of the particular camshaft (12, 14) and is open to the outside in the radial direction of the particular camshaft (12, 14), into which recess a tool can be inserted and thereby brought into positive engagement with the particular camshaft (12, 14), whereby the particular camshaft (12, 14) can be secured against rotation by means of the tool, wherein the particular recess is arranged offset in the radial direction with respect to the particular center of the particular camshaft (12, 14), and wherein a cylinder head cover is placed on the cylinder head and the camshafts (12, 14), which cylinder head cover has, for each recess, a through opening associated with the particular recess through which the tool can be inserted, characterized in that a first wall region of the cylinder head cover at least partially delimiting a first of the through openings and a second wall region of the cylinder head cover at least partially delimiting a second of the through openings and the recesses are arranged at different heights.
A long lasting active bio-conjugate comprising a chitosan derivative coupled to antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) according to the general formula: C - S - L - Cys - AMP where: C represents a chitosan derivative selected from the group consisting of O-carboxymethyl chitosan, O-carboxymethyl-N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan, N-(4-N,N-dimethylamino cinnamyl) chitosan (DMCMC) or methylated N-(4-pyridylmethyl) chitosan chloride (MPyMeC); S is a spacer consisting of a C 1 -C 12 aliphatic carbon chain terminated with one amino group at both ends; L is a sulfo-crosslinker selected from the group consisting of 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid 3-sulfo-N-hydroxysuccinimide (sulfo-SMCC); sulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidophenyl)butyrate (sulfo-SMPB); sulfo-N-succinimidyl 4-maleimidobutyrate (sulfo-GMBS); N-(ε-maleimidocaproyloxy) sulfosuccinimide (sulfo-EMCS); N-(κ-maleimidoundecanoyloxy) sulfosuccinimide (sulfo-KMUS); sulfosuccinimidyl 6-[3'-(2-pyridyldithio)propionamido]hexanoate (sulfo-LC-SPDP) and sulfosuccinimidyl (4-iodoacetyl)aminobenzoate (sulfo-SIAB); Cys is cysteine; and AMP is a peptide or a peptide dendrimer with an antimicrobial activity represented by a minimum inhibitory concentration MIC lower than 100 μg/mL, with the proviso that said peptide or peptide dendrimer is not RGD peptide; and wherein said long lasting active bio-conjugate preserves its antimicrobial activity for at least 1 week when applied to a patient, for use in the treatment or prevention of microbial infections. C represents a chitosan derivative selected from the group consisting of O-carboxymethyl chitosan, O-carboxymethyl-N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan, N-(4-N,N-dimethylamino cinnamyl) chitosan (DMCMC) or methylated N-(4-pyridylmethyl) chitosan chloride (MPyMeC); S is a spacer consisting of a C 1 -C 12 aliphatic carbon chain terminated with one amino group at both ends; L is a sulfo-crosslinker selected from the group consisting of 4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid 3-sulfo-N-hydroxysuccinimide (sulfo-SMCC); sulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidophenyl)butyrate (sulfo-SMPB); sulfo-N-succinimidyl 4-maleimidobutyrate (sulfo-GMBS); N-(ε-maleimidocaproyloxy) sulfosuccinimide (sulfo-EMCS); N-(κ-maleimidoundecanoyloxy) sulfosuccinimide (sulfo-KMUS); sulfosuccinimidyl 6-[3'-(2-pyridyldithio)propionamido]hexanoate (sulfo-LC-SPDP) and sulfosuccinimidyl (4-iodoacetyl)aminobenzoate (sulfo-SIAB); Cys is cysteine; and AMP is a peptide or a peptide dendrimer with an antimicrobial activity represented by a minimum inhibitory concentration MIC lower than 100 μg/mL, with the proviso that said peptide or peptide dendrimer is not RGD peptide; and wherein said long lasting active bio-conjugate preserves its antimicrobial activity for at least 1 week when applied to a patient, for use in the treatment or prevention of microbial infections.
A control device configured to communicate with other control devices on a network, comprising: a processor; a memory device in communication with the processor storing a transmission schedule and a plurality of processor executable instructions; and a network interface in communication with the processor, the network interface further comprising: one or more ports configured to connect to the industrial network, each port having a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, wherein the transmit circuit includes a plurality of queues (Q1-Q3); and a switch circuit in communication with each port defining a configurable number of priority windows (34, 36, 38, 40), each priority window having a variable start time and a variable duration (42, 44, 46, 48) and a configurable number of zero or more queues assigned to be transmitted within the priority window, wherein each queue is assigned to one or more priority windows, wherein during the duration of each priority window, the switch circuit is configured to initiate a transfer of a data packet present in the queues assigned to the priority window if no data packet from a higher priority queue assigned to the priority window is present. a processor; a memory device in communication with the processor storing a transmission schedule and a plurality of processor executable instructions; and a network interface in communication with the processor, the network interface further comprising: one or more ports configured to connect to the industrial network, each port having a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, wherein the transmit circuit includes a plurality of queues (Q1-Q3); and a switch circuit in communication with each port defining a configurable number of priority windows (34, 36, 38, 40), each priority window having a variable start time and a variable duration (42, 44, 46, 48) and a configurable number of zero or more queues assigned to be transmitted within the priority window, wherein each queue is assigned to one or more priority windows, wherein during the duration of each priority window, the switch circuit is configured to initiate a transfer of a data packet present in the queues assigned to the priority window if no data packet from a higher priority queue assigned to the priority window is present. one or more ports configured to connect to the industrial network, each port having a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, wherein the transmit circuit includes a plurality of queues (Q1-Q3); and a switch circuit in communication with each port defining a configurable number of priority windows (34, 36, 38, 40), each priority window having a variable start time and a variable duration (42, 44, 46, 48) and a configurable number of zero or more queues assigned to be transmitted within the priority window, wherein each queue is assigned to one or more priority windows, wherein during the duration of each priority window, the switch circuit is configured to initiate a transfer of a data packet present in the queues assigned to the priority window if no data packet from a higher priority queue assigned to the priority window is present.
A method for measuring a concentration of an analyte in a test solution wherein the analyte is mevalonic acid and/or 3-hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A, comprising the following steps (p) and (q): (p) a step of allowing an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction represented by Reaction Formula 1: Mevalonic acid + Coenzyme A + 2 Hydrogen acceptor X → 3-Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A + 2 Reduced hydrogen acceptor X (Reaction Formula 1) and an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction represented by Reaction Formula 2: Mevalonic acid + Coenzyme A + 2 Oxidized hydrogen donor Y ← 3-Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A + 2 Hydrogen donor Y (Reaction Formula 2) to act on the test solution containing mevalonic acid and/or 3-hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A in the presence of a hydrogen acceptor X, a hydrogen donor Y, and coenzyme A; and (q) a step of measuring an amount of: a reduced hydrogen acceptor X that is produced; or an oxidized hydrogen donor Y that is produced; or a hydrogen acceptor X that is decreased; or a hydrogen donor Y that is decreased, wherein the hydrogen donor Y and the reduced hydrogen acceptor X are not the same. (p) a step of allowing an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction represented by Reaction Formula 1: Mevalonic acid + Coenzyme A + 2 Hydrogen acceptor X → 3-Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A + 2 Reduced hydrogen acceptor X (Reaction Formula 1) and an enzyme that catalyzes a reaction represented by Reaction Formula 2: Mevalonic acid + Coenzyme A + 2 Oxidized hydrogen donor Y ← 3-Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A + 2 Hydrogen donor Y (Reaction Formula 2) to act on the test solution containing mevalonic acid and/or 3-hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A in the presence of a hydrogen acceptor X, a hydrogen donor Y, and coenzyme A; and (q) a step of measuring an amount of: a reduced hydrogen acceptor X that is produced; or an oxidized hydrogen donor Y that is produced; or a hydrogen acceptor X that is decreased; or a hydrogen donor Y that is decreased,
A computer implemented method for detecting malicious events occurring with respect to a blockchain data structure comprising: defining a transaction creation profile according to which transactions can be generated and submitted to the blockchain; submitting a transaction to the blockchain, the transaction causing the generation of a profiler data structure in the blockchain including executable code to generate profile transactions to be submitted to the blockchain according to the transaction creation profile; monitoring the blockchain to identify profile transactions; and comparing identified profile transactions with the transaction creation profile to detect a deviation from the transaction creation profile, such detection corresponding to a malicious event occurring with respect to the blockchain. defining a transaction creation profile according to which transactions can be generated and submitted to the blockchain; submitting a transaction to the blockchain, the transaction causing the generation of a profiler data structure in the blockchain including executable code to generate profile transactions to be submitted to the blockchain according to the transaction creation profile; monitoring the blockchain to identify profile transactions; and comparing identified profile transactions with the transaction creation profile to detect a deviation from the transaction creation profile, such detection corresponding to a malicious event occurring with respect to the blockchain.
A method for recycling AgInCd control rod absorber bar material from a used control rod comprising an AgInCd absorber bar, the method comprising: sectioning the AgInCd absorber bar from a used control rod into a first section and a second section, the first section having a higher radioactivity than the second section; and recycling the material of the second section of the AgInCd absorber bar. sectioning the AgInCd absorber bar from a used control rod into a first section and a second section, the first section having a higher radioactivity than the second section; and recycling the material of the second section of the AgInCd absorber bar.
An electronic IP seal for indicating the legitimate use of a feature of a physical product covered by an intellectual property right, the electronic IP seal comprising an electronic intellectual property tag, the electronic IP tag comprising a wireless data communication interface, a memory for storing data, and a data processor, whereby: the memory is adapted to store digital IP sign data associated with said intellectual property right and comprising an identifier of said intellectual property right; the electronic IP tag is adapted to communicate with an electronic reading device using said wireless data communication interface for sending said digital IP sign data to said electronic reading device and for exchanging data with said electronic reading device for authenticating said digital IP sign data or said electronic IP tag to said electronic reading device; the memory is further adapted to store a private key of a public-private key pair associated to said intellectual property right; and the data processor is adapted to perform an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm parameterized with said private key for said authenticating said digital IP sign data or said electronic IP tag to said electronic reading device; the electronic IP seal further comprising a tamper detection component connected to the electronic IP tag, the tamper detection component having a physical state, wherein the tamper detection component is adapted to irreversibly change its state from an initial state into another state in response to physical deformation of an object that the tamper detection component is embedded in, and wherein the electronic IP tag and the tamper detection component are adapted such that if the tamper detection component is no longer in the initial state then said authenticating of said digital IP sign data or said electronic IP tag cannot be done successfully. the memory is adapted to store digital IP sign data associated with said intellectual property right and comprising an identifier of said intellectual property right; the electronic IP tag is adapted to communicate with an electronic reading device using said wireless data communication interface for sending said digital IP sign data to said electronic reading device and for exchanging data with said electronic reading device for authenticating said digital IP sign data or said electronic IP tag to said electronic reading device; the memory is further adapted to store a private key of a public-private key pair associated to said intellectual property right; and the data processor is adapted to perform an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm parameterized with said private key for said authenticating said digital IP sign data or said electronic IP tag to said electronic reading device;
A guard door monitoring system, comprising: - a guard door as an entrance to a safety area, - a guard door monitoring module for monitoring a state of the guard door, having an actuator and a sensor, which can be brought into interaction with one another in an electrically contactless manner and thereby generate a guard door signal, - a control unit, which is configured to read the guard door signal and to control a machine or system located in the safety area depending on the guard door signal, and - a locking device with a main body and a locking lever arranged on the main body, which locking lever is moveable relative to the main body from a release position into a blocking position in which the locking lever prevents the electrically contactless interaction between the actuator and the sensor, wherein the locking device comprises a receptacle for a lockable securing part, which, when introduced into the receptacle, keeps the locking lever in the blocking position, wherein the locking lever is mechanically pivotable relative to the main body about a pivot axis from the release position into the blocking position, characterized in that the locking lever is coupled to the main body via a spring element which is arranged along the pivot axis, wherein the spring element in the release position and/or in the blocking position exerts a spring force that pushes the locking lever against the main body, and wherein a first and a second recess (72, 70) are provided on the main body, wherein the locking lever latches in the release position by arrangement in the first recess and latches in the blocking position by arrangement in the second recess. - a guard door as an entrance to a safety area, - a guard door monitoring module for monitoring a state of the guard door, having an actuator and a sensor, which can be brought into interaction with one another in an electrically contactless manner and thereby generate a guard door signal, - a control unit, which is configured to read the guard door signal and to control a machine or system located in the safety area depending on the guard door signal, and - a locking device with a main body and a locking lever arranged on the main body, which locking lever is moveable relative to the main body from a release position into a blocking position in which the locking lever prevents the electrically contactless interaction between the actuator and the sensor, wherein the locking device comprises a receptacle for a lockable securing part, which, when introduced into the receptacle, keeps the locking lever in the blocking position, wherein the locking lever is mechanically pivotable relative to the main body about a pivot axis from the release position into the blocking position,