mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A treatment process of produced water, obtained from a method using viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds, said treatment process comprising the steps of: - obtaining an oil-water mixture; - treating the oil-water mixture, for separating an oil product from a produced water, wherein the produced water comprises the viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds, said viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds having a molecular weight ranging from about 1 to about 30MDa; - directing the produced water to a filtration device, and subj ecting the produced water to filtration, for obtaining a retentate stream and a permeate stream, wherein the filtration device comprises a microfiltration ceramic membrane unit having a cut-off of from about 2μm to about 8μm, wherein the permeate comprises said viscosity-increasing polymeric compound, and wherein the permeate is substantially free of suspended solids, free oil and emulsified oil - and wherein the produced water comprises from about 50 to about 5000 ppm of viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds, per total of the produced water. - obtaining an oil-water mixture; - treating the oil-water mixture, for separating an oil product from a produced water, wherein the produced water comprises the viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds, said viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds having a molecular weight ranging from about 1 to about 30MDa; - directing the produced water to a filtration device, and subj ecting the produced water to filtration, for obtaining a retentate stream and a permeate stream, wherein the filtration device comprises a microfiltration ceramic membrane unit having a cut-off of from about 2μm to about 8μm, wherein the permeate comprises said viscosity-increasing polymeric compound, and wherein the permeate is substantially free of suspended solids, free oil and emulsified oil - and wherein the produced water comprises from about 50 to about 5000 ppm of viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds, per total of the produced water.
A dynamic intervertebral spacer 10 comprising: a ring having an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a right lateral portion, a left lateral portion, and an open center portion; wherein the ring is split in the anterior portion and superior and inferior surfaces on a right side thereof are vertically offset from superior and inferior surfaces on a left side thereof; and wherein the posterior portion of the ring is configured to act as a torsion spring to allow the vertical offset to decrease under load on the superior and inferior surfaces of the ring, wherein a superior surface of the right lateral portion and an inferior surface of the left lateral portion have an attachment feature to attach the ring to adjacent vertebral bodies and the inferior surface of the right lateral portion and superior surface of the left lateral portion do not have the attachment feature. a ring having an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a right lateral portion, a left lateral portion, and an open center portion; wherein the ring is split in the anterior portion and superior and inferior surfaces on a right side thereof are vertically offset from superior and inferior surfaces on a left side thereof; and wherein the posterior portion of the ring is configured to act as a torsion spring to allow the vertical offset to decrease under load on the superior and inferior surfaces of the ring, wherein a superior surface of the right lateral portion and an inferior surface of the left lateral portion have an attachment feature to attach the ring to adjacent vertebral bodies and the inferior surface of the right lateral portion and superior surface of the left lateral portion do not have the attachment feature.
A method of predicting resistance to androgen receptor targeted therapy in a prostate cancer patient comprising (a) performing a direct analysis comprising immunofluorescent staining and morphological characterization of nucleated cells in a blood sample obtained from the patient to identify circulating tumor cells (CTCs), wherein the direct analysis means the detection of CTCs in the context of all surrounding nucleated cells present in the sample as opposed to after enrichment of the sample for CTCs prior to detection; and (b) based on said direct analysis further determining the presence of a biomarker signature that is predictive of resistance to AR targeted therapy in the prostate cancer patient, wherein the biomarker signature comprises a subpopulation of said CTCs which is cytokeratin positive (CK+), AR positive (AR+), and comprises nucleoli (nucleoli+), and wherein said CTCs are further characterized by AR N-terminal positive staining and AR C-terminal loss. (a) performing a direct analysis comprising immunofluorescent staining and morphological characterization of nucleated cells in a blood sample obtained from the patient to identify circulating tumor cells (CTCs), wherein the direct analysis means the detection of CTCs in the context of all surrounding nucleated cells present in the sample as opposed to after enrichment of the sample for CTCs prior to detection; and (b) based on said direct analysis further determining the presence of a biomarker signature that is predictive of resistance to AR targeted therapy in the prostate cancer patient,
A method comprising: receiving (512; 604), by a misbehavior detection device from a vehicle-to-everything, V2X, application server, first information comprising location information of an intelligent transport system, ITS, station; and collecting (514; 516; 518) by the misbehavior detection device a second information of the ITS station from a cellular network; detecting, by the misbehavior detection device based on the first information corresponding to the ITS station and based on the second information of the ITS station from the cellular network, misbehavior of the ITS station, the second information relating to the ITS station and including location information acquired by the cellular network; wherein detecting misbehavior of the ITS station comprises comparing the location information of the first information from the V2X application server, and the location information of the second information acquired by the cellular network. receiving (512; 604), by a misbehavior detection device from a vehicle-to-everything, V2X, application server, first information comprising location information of an intelligent transport system, ITS, station; and collecting (514; 516; 518) by the misbehavior detection device a second information of the ITS station from a cellular network; detecting, by the misbehavior detection device based on the first information corresponding to the ITS station and based on the second information of the ITS station from the cellular network, misbehavior of the ITS station, the second information relating to the ITS station and including location information acquired by the cellular network; wherein detecting misbehavior of the ITS station comprises comparing the location information of the first information from the V2X application server, and the location information of the second information acquired by the cellular network.
A kerbstone (10, 110, 210) comprising a body formed from a plastics or rubber material, the body having a hollow cavity defined by front, rear, top, opposite first and second end faces (20, 22) and a base, wherein the hollow cavity is open at the base; the body also defining a plurality of ribs (54, 254) that divide the cavity into two or more compartments; the body comprising flanges (30, 130, 156) extending outwards from the front (18, 118) and rear faces (24, 124) proximate the base to assist retention of the kerbstone (10, 110, 210), in use; the body having a further retention formation comprising first and second retention elements (36, 38) on the first and second end faces (20, 22), respectively, wherein the first retention element projects from the first end face and the second retention element is recessed into the second end face; and characterised in that the first and second retention elements (36, 38) extend from proximate the base to a position short of the top face and the ribs have a higher density in the upper part of the kerbstone. the body also defining a plurality of ribs (54, 254) that divide the cavity into two or more compartments; the body comprising flanges (30, 130, 156) extending outwards from the front (18, 118) and rear faces (24, 124) proximate the base to assist retention of the kerbstone (10, 110, 210), in use; the body having a further retention formation comprising first and second retention elements (36, 38) on the first and second end faces (20, 22), respectively, wherein the first retention element projects from the first end face and the second retention element is recessed into the second end face; and characterised in that the first and second retention elements (36, 38) extend from proximate the base to a position short of the top face and the ribs have a higher density in the upper part of the kerbstone.
A press forming method for press-forming a press-formed product having a hat-shaped cross section and including: a top portion; side wall portions continuous from the top portion; and flange portions continuous from the side wall portions, the press-forming product curving along a longitudinal direction in a planar view, the press forming method comprising: a first forming step of press-forming a preformed part (11, 21) including: a top portion (13, 23) and flange portions (17, 27) having same shapes as the top portion and the flange portions in a target shape of the press-formed product; and side wall portions (15, 25) having an outwardly projecting chevron shape in a cross-section in a press-forming direction as compared with the side wall portions in the target shape of the press-formed product; and a second forming step of press-forming the preformed part (11, 21) into the target shape, wherein each of the side wall portions (15, 25) in the first forming step includes: a side wall portion (15a, 25a) adjacent to top connecting to the top portion (13, 23); a side wall portion (15b, 25b) adjacent to flange connecting to the flange portion (17, 27); and a bent portion (15c, 25c) between the side wall portion (15a, 25a) adjacent to top and the side wall portion (15b, 25b) adjacent to flange, characterized in that an angle on an acute side formed by the side wall portion adjacent to top and a horizontal plane is set so as to decrease toward an end portion from a center in the longitudinal direction, or a height from the top portion to the bent portion in the press-forming direction is set so as to increase toward an end portion from a center in the longitudinal direction. a first forming step of press-forming a preformed part (11, 21) including: a top portion (13, 23) and flange portions (17, 27) having same shapes as the top portion and the flange portions in a target shape of the press-formed product; and side wall portions (15, 25) having an outwardly projecting chevron shape in a cross-section in a press-forming direction as compared with the side wall portions in the target shape of the press-formed product; and a second forming step of press-forming the preformed part (11, 21) into the target shape, wherein each of the side wall portions (15, 25) in the first forming step includes: a side wall portion (15a, 25a) adjacent to top connecting to the top portion (13, 23); a side wall portion (15b, 25b) adjacent to flange connecting to the flange portion (17, 27); and a bent portion (15c, 25c) between the side wall portion (15a, 25a) adjacent to top and the side wall portion (15b, 25b) adjacent to flange, characterized in that an angle on an acute side formed by the side wall portion adjacent to top and a horizontal plane is set so as to decrease toward an end portion from a center in the longitudinal direction, or a height from the top portion to the bent portion in the press-forming direction is set so as to increase toward an end portion from a center in the longitudinal direction.
A fast-dispersing solid oral dosage form comprising an effective amount of an allergen suitable for oromucosal administration which allergen is selected from grass pollen allergen, dust mite allergen, ragweed pollen allergen, cedar pollen allergen, cat allergen and birch pollen allergen for use in a method for treating a human afflicted with allergy by providing a kit comprising a plurality of said fast-dispersing solid oral dosage forms in a sealed container, each of said solid oral dosage forms being held in a sealed enclosure and comprising an effective amount of said allergen, and each of said solid dosage forms containing the same amount of said allergen, and repeatedly administering to said human at least one of said solid dosage forms by sublingual administration from the kit until the allergy symptoms are relieved, wherein the repeated administration lacks an updosing step, wherein the solid oral dosage form disintegrates in less than 90 seconds after being received in the oral cavity, and wherein the effective amount of allergen is between 2.5 μg - 3.75 mg extract/solid dosage form.
A system for transmitting light effects specified in a light script to at least one of a plurality of lighting devices, said system comprising: at least one transmitter; and at least one processor configured to: - determine for each respective light effect of said light effects an allocation of said respective light effect to one or more first lighting devices of said plurality of lighting devices, characterised in that the at least one processor is further configured to: - select, from said plurality of lighting devices, a second lighting device to which none of said light effects has been allocated, and - transmit, via said least one transmitter, a request to said second lighting device, said request requesting said second lighting device to control said one or more first lighting devices to render said light effects, said request defining said light effects for said one or more first lighting devices as specified in said light script. at least one transmitter; and at least one processor configured to: - determine for each respective light effect of said light effects an allocation of said respective light effect to one or more first lighting devices of said plurality of lighting devices, - determine for each respective light effect of said light effects an allocation of said respective light effect to one or more first lighting devices of said plurality of lighting devices, - select, from said plurality of lighting devices, a second lighting device to which none of said light effects has been allocated, and - transmit, via said least one transmitter, a request to said second lighting device, said request requesting said second lighting device to control said one or more first lighting devices to render said light effects, said request defining said light effects for said one or more first lighting devices as specified in said light script.
Method for an activation of at least one safety function of a safety system of a vehicle, characterized by the following steps: a) detecting at least one distance information about a distance of a mobile identification transmitter to the vehicle by a detection device of the vehicle, b) transmitting the distance information by a data transmission from the detection device via a transmission system of the vehicle to a processing device of the vehicle, wherein the data transmission of the distance information is carried out in a forgery-proof manner. a) detecting at least one distance information about a distance of a mobile identification transmitter to the vehicle by a detection device of the vehicle, b) transmitting the distance information by a data transmission from the detection device via a transmission system of the vehicle to a processing device of the vehicle,
Timepiece mechanism comprising at least one pair of components including a first component including a material taken from a first group including natural diamond, micro- or nano-crystalline CVD diamond, solid monocrystalline diamond, and amorphous carbon known as diamond-like carbon or "DLC", and having a first friction surface arranged to cooperate with a second friction surface comprised in a second opposing component, characterized in that said second opposing component includes, at least in said second friction surface thereof, a material with a high concentration of boron, greater than 10 atomic percent, and characterized in that said second component includes at least one ceramic containing boron, or in the mass of said second component, on a surface layer in which case said second component is in one-piece with said surface layer in a material comprised of a ceramic containing boron or containing at least one ceramic containing boron.
Drawer for a laundry treatment appliance, wherein the drawer comprises: a drawer body having at least two compartments (220 1,220 2) each one adapted to contain multiple doses of a respective laundry treatment agent for performing multiple laundry treatment cycles, associated with the at least two compartments (220 1,220 2), at least two access openings (230 1,230 2) each one for accessing a respective one of said at least two compartments (220 1,220 2) for laundry treatment agent loading, and a single door associated with the at least two access openings (230 1,230 2), the door being actuatable between open and closed positions for uncovering and covering, respectively, said at least two access openings jointly (230 1,230 2), characterized in that the door comprises a sealing member. a drawer body having at least two compartments (220 1,220 2) each one adapted to contain multiple doses of a respective laundry treatment agent for performing multiple laundry treatment cycles, associated with the at least two compartments (220 1,220 2), at least two access openings (230 1,230 2) each one for accessing a respective one of said at least two compartments (220 1,220 2) for laundry treatment agent loading, and a single door associated with the at least two access openings (230 1,230 2), the door being actuatable between open and closed positions for uncovering and covering, respectively, said at least two access openings jointly (230 1,230 2), characterized in that the door comprises a sealing member.
A method for calibrating a depth-disparity mapping for a plenoptic imaging system, the method comprising: presenting one or more test objects to the plenoptic imaging system, the test objects located at known field positions and known depths; the plenoptic imaging system capturing plenoptic images of the test objects, the plenoptic images comprising multiple images of the test objects captured from different viewpoints; calculating disparity angles for the test objects based on the multiple images taken from different viewpoints; wherein in a field position - viewpoint plane (x,u), with one axis (x) being the field position axis, and the other axis (u) being the viewpoint axis, each point of the test objects in the plenoptic images creates a line in the field position - viewpoint plane (x,u), and the angle of the line with respect to the normal to the field position axis is defined to be the disparity angle, and determining coefficients for a linear mapping between depth and disparity angle as a function of field position, based on the calculated disparity angles and the corresponding known depths for the test objects for different known field positions of the test objects. presenting one or more test objects to the plenoptic imaging system, the test objects located at known field positions and known depths; the plenoptic imaging system capturing plenoptic images of the test objects, the plenoptic images comprising multiple images of the test objects captured from different viewpoints; calculating disparity angles for the test objects based on the multiple images taken from different viewpoints; wherein in a field position - viewpoint plane (x,u), with one axis (x) being the field position axis, and the other axis (u) being the viewpoint axis, each point of the test objects in the plenoptic images creates a line in the field position - viewpoint plane (x,u), and the angle of the line with respect to the normal to the field position axis is defined to be the disparity angle, and determining coefficients for a linear mapping between depth and disparity angle as a function of field position, based on the calculated disparity angles and the corresponding known depths for the test objects for different known field positions of the test objects.
A device for starting a turbopump of a rocket motor of an aircraft comprising an aircraft-propelling turbine engine and said rocket motor, characterised in that the device includes a pneumatic supply for starting a turbine of the turbopump by a circuit for injecting compressed air collected by means of a tap on a compressor stage of the aircraft-propelling turbine engine upstream of a first combustion chamber of said turbine engine, the pneumatic supply including the circuit and the tap, and in that the device comprises a second combustion chamber of a gas generator dedicated to rotatably driving the turbine of the turbopump, said second combustion chamber being adapted to be supplied with liquid propellant (11, 12) through the prior driving of the turbopump by the compressed air of the injection circuit.
Electrical connection, comprising a housing having a housing wall, a plug outside the housing, and a circuit carrier within the housing, wherein the plug comprises at least one plug contact and has an end face in the direction of the housing wall, and wherein the circuit carrier comprises a receptacle for a plug contact, and wherein the plug contact protrudes through an opening in the housing wall in order to establish the electrical connection, wherein the cross-sectional area of the opening is smaller than the end face of the plug, wherein the end face completely covers the opening, and the circuit carrier at least partially covers the opening, characterized in that the circuit carrier is connected in a force-fitting or interlocking manner through corresponding recesses in the circuit carrier and in the housing wall to the plug outside the contact pins, wherein the connection of a connection contact to the corresponding receptacle in the circuit carrier is designed as a press-fit contact.