mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for ray tracing 2-D representations of 3-D scenes, comprising: in a shader routine, instantiating a ray, to be tested for intersection with geometric objects comprising scene primitives and elements of geometry acceleration data, by providing a data structure comprising data defining an origin and a direction of the ray arid ray specific clipping information indicative of a maximum distance from the origin that the instantiate ray is to be traced, and in an intersection tester, testing the ray for intersection only with geometric objects within a maximum distance indicated by the ray specific clipping information, and outputting an indication of an identified intersection between the ray and any tested scene primitive. in a shader routine, instantiating a ray, to be tested for intersection with geometric objects comprising scene primitives and elements of geometry acceleration data, by providing a data structure comprising data defining an origin and a direction of the ray arid ray specific clipping information indicative of a maximum distance from the origin that the instantiate ray is to be traced, and instantiating a ray, to be tested for intersection with geometric objects comprising scene primitives and elements of geometry acceleration data, by providing a data structure comprising data defining an origin and a direction of the ray arid ray specific clipping information indicative of a maximum distance from the origin that the instantiate ray is to be traced, and in an intersection tester, testing the ray for intersection only with geometric objects within a maximum distance indicated by the ray specific clipping information, and outputting an indication of an identified intersection between the ray and any tested scene primitive. testing the ray for intersection only with geometric objects within a maximum distance indicated by the ray specific clipping information, and outputting an indication of an identified intersection between the ray and any tested scene primitive.
Use of a chromatographic device comprising: 1. A hollow body having an inlet and an outlet, the hollow body comprising a solid matrix, 2. a porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane, placed between the outlet and the solid matrix, to retain the solid matrix within the chromatographic unit, allowing nucleic acids of any size to pass, 3. a non-porous ring, placed between the porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane and the matrix, sealing the outer area of the frit, filter, fleece or membrane, to prevent the mobile phase from entering the frit without passing the matrix, wherein the solid matrix is a gel-forming polymer having a size exclusion limit of 150 to 500 bp, for isolation or purification of a mixture of genomic DNA and RNA from a lysate obtained by (i) mixing a cell-containing sample with a lysis buffer (ii) incubating the mixture to obtain a lysate comprising at least DNA, RNA and proteins (iii) selectively precipitating dissolved contaminants from the lysate, wherein the lysis buffer in step (i) is comprising a source of anionic surfactants, but is essentially free of a complexing or chelating agent, and selective precipitation in step (iii) is obtained by adding to the lysate a solution comprising monovalent ions of alkali metals and/or divalent ions of alkaline earth metals selected from the group Rb+, Cs+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+ or mixtures thereof, and wherein the sample in step (ii) is heated to a temperature of up to 58 °C. 1. A hollow body having an inlet and an outlet, the hollow body comprising a solid matrix, 2. a porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane, placed between the outlet and the solid matrix, to retain the solid matrix within the chromatographic unit, allowing nucleic acids of any size to pass, 3. a non-porous ring, placed between the porous frit, filter, fleece or membrane and the matrix, sealing the outer area of the frit, filter, fleece or membrane, to prevent the mobile phase from entering the frit without passing the matrix, wherein the solid matrix is a gel-forming polymer having a size exclusion limit of 150 to 500 bp, for isolation or purification of a mixture of genomic DNA and RNA from a lysate obtained by (i) mixing a cell-containing sample with a lysis buffer (ii) incubating the mixture to obtain a lysate comprising at least DNA, RNA and proteins (iii) selectively precipitating dissolved contaminants from the lysate, (i) mixing a cell-containing sample with a lysis buffer (ii) incubating the mixture to obtain a lysate comprising at least DNA, RNA and proteins (iii) selectively precipitating dissolved contaminants from the lysate, wherein the lysis buffer in step (i) is comprising a source of anionic surfactants, but is essentially free of a complexing or chelating agent, and selective precipitation in step (iii) is obtained by adding to the lysate a solution comprising monovalent ions of alkali metals and/or divalent ions of alkaline earth metals selected from the group Rb+, Cs+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+ or mixtures thereof, and wherein the sample in step (ii) is heated to a temperature of up to 58 °C.
An apparatus for forming absorbent cores that include absorbent pads of cellulose fluff and superabsorbent polymers, comprising a forming section configured for forming a continuous moving chain including a continuous succession of absorbent pads oriented in a direction transverse with respect to the direction of movement of the chain, the forming section comprising a dispenser device configured for applying superabsorbent polymers on said absorbent pads oriented in a transverse direction at a variable concentration in a direction transverse with respect to said direction of movement of the continuous chain.
A system for cutting the cornea of an eye, said system comprising: a frame which can be immobilized relative to the cornea, said frame defining a plane having an X axis and a Y axis; a moveable member having a cutting element for cutting an internal pocket in the cornea, wherein the cutting element is at a distal end of the moveable member, wherein the moveable member is mounted on a pivot, wherein the moveable member is pivotable in an angular path limited by a restraining element, characterised in that the position of the pivot is adjustable relative to the frame in both the X axis and the Y axis to allow the cutting element to create a relatively large pocket (P') through a small external opening in the cornea, the restraining element is located in a hollow slot of a cutting guide restraint at an end of the moveable member opposite the distal end, and the pivot is mounted on a wheel rotatable about a pivot point and wherein the restraining element is mounted on a gear (G') concentric with the wheel and rotatable about the pivot point. a frame which can be immobilized relative to the cornea, said frame defining a plane having an X axis and a Y axis; a moveable member having a cutting element for cutting an internal pocket in the cornea, wherein the cutting element is at a distal end of the moveable member, wherein the moveable member is mounted on a pivot, wherein the moveable member is pivotable in an angular path limited by a restraining element, characterised in that the position of the pivot is adjustable relative to the frame in both the X axis and the Y axis to allow the cutting element to create a relatively large pocket (P') through a small external opening in the cornea, the restraining element is located in a hollow slot of a cutting guide restraint at an end of the moveable member opposite the distal end, and the pivot is mounted on a wheel rotatable about a pivot point and wherein the restraining element is mounted on a gear (G') concentric with the wheel and rotatable about the pivot point.
A test module for testing a fingerprint sensing device comprising: an electrically conductive bottom element comprising an exterior surface portion configured to contact a sensing surface of said fingerprint sensing device; an electrically conductive intermediate element, connected to the bottom element on a side opposing said exterior surface portion, said intermediate element comprising a flexible material enabling said bottom element to change alignment in response to an applied force occurring when said exterior surface portion is pressed against a surface being tilted with respect to the exterior surface of the bottom element, wherein the intermediate element is hollow comprising electrically conductive flexible sidewalls and wherein the intermediate element comprises an electrically conductive fluid; and a top element configured to connect the test module to a test fixture. an electrically conductive bottom element comprising an exterior surface portion configured to contact a sensing surface of said fingerprint sensing device; an electrically conductive intermediate element, connected to the bottom element on a side opposing said exterior surface portion, said intermediate element comprising a flexible material enabling said bottom element to change alignment in response to an applied force occurring when said exterior surface portion is pressed against a surface being tilted with respect to the exterior surface of the bottom element, wherein the intermediate element is hollow comprising electrically conductive flexible sidewalls and wherein the intermediate element comprises an electrically conductive fluid; and a top element configured to connect the test module to a test fixture.
An elevator system comprising: a car having a car door and being raised and lowered in a hoistway; a controller for monitoring whether or not a speed of the car reaches a preset overspeed; a plurality of landing doors; and door opening/closing detection means for detecting open/close states of the car door and the landing doors, characterized in that the controller includes settings of an overspeed pattern for a normal operation and an overspeed pattern for a maintenance operation, the controller sets a current overspeed on the basis of information of a position of the car, information of a running direction of the car, information from the door opening/closing detection means, and the overspeed pattern, and the controller lowers a set value of the overspeed when the door opening/closing detection means detects that at least one of the car door and the landing doors is opened. a car having a car door and being raised and lowered in a hoistway; a controller for monitoring whether or not a speed of the car reaches a preset overspeed; a plurality of landing doors; and door opening/closing detection means for detecting open/close states of the car door and the landing doors, characterized in that the controller includes settings of an overspeed pattern for a normal operation and an overspeed pattern for a maintenance operation, the controller sets a current overspeed on the basis of information of a position of the car, information of a running direction of the car, information from the door opening/closing detection means, and the overspeed pattern, and the controller lowers a set value of the overspeed when the door opening/closing detection means detects that at least one of the car door and the landing doors is opened.
A hot melt adhesive composition comprising: (a) 30% to 72% by weight of a first polymer comprising a unimodal copolymer of propylene and ethylene and having a weight average molecular weight of between 5,000 and 60,000 g/mol (daltons); (b) 0.1% to 8% of a second polymer comprising a copolymer of propylene and ethylene and having a weight average molecular weight of at least 100,000 g/mol (daltons); (c) 25% to 65% by weight of a tackifying resin having a Ring & Ball softening point of at most 115°C; and (d) 2% to 25% by weight of a plasticizer, wherein the weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is between 75: 1 and 10:1 and the viscosity of the composition is equal to or less than 35,000 mPas (cP) at 121°C. (a) 30% to 72% by weight of a first polymer comprising a unimodal copolymer of propylene and ethylene and having a weight average molecular weight of between 5,000 and 60,000 g/mol (daltons); (b) 0.1% to 8% of a second polymer comprising a copolymer of propylene and ethylene and having a weight average molecular weight of at least 100,000 g/mol (daltons); (c) 25% to 65% by weight of a tackifying resin having a Ring & Ball softening point of at most 115°C; and (d) 2% to 25% by weight of a plasticizer, wherein the weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is between 75: 1 and 10:1 and the viscosity of the composition is equal to or less than 35,000 mPas (cP) at 121°C.
A fluid flow pump having a dielectric barrier discharge element for accelerating a fluid flow, comprising: a first dielectric layer (18, 20) having a first electrode (22, 24, 24") embedded therein; a second electrode (32, 32") upstream of said first electrode relative to a direction of flow of fluid flow, and further being supported apart from a dielectric surface of the first dielectric layer so as to form an air gap therebetween; a high voltage source for supplying a high voltage signal to the second electrode; said second electrode and said first electrode cooperating to generate a plasma field (38, 40") in said gap that creates an induced air flow within said gap, said induced air flow adapted to accelerate said fluid flow as said fluid flow moves through said gap, characterized in that said second electrode is positioned such that said fluid can flow around all sides of said second electrode. a first dielectric layer (18, 20) having a first electrode (22, 24, 24") embedded therein; a second electrode (32, 32") upstream of said first electrode relative to a direction of flow of fluid flow, and further being supported apart from a dielectric surface of the first dielectric layer so as to form an air gap therebetween; a high voltage source for supplying a high voltage signal to the second electrode; said second electrode and said first electrode cooperating to generate a plasma field (38, 40") in said gap that creates an induced air flow within said gap, said induced air flow adapted to accelerate said fluid flow as said fluid flow moves through said gap, characterized in that said second electrode is positioned such that said fluid can flow around all sides of said second electrode.
A portable device (110, 120), comprising: a control circuit transitionable between a disconnected state where a power supply (220, 301) is electrically disconnected from an electrical load, and a connected state where the power supply (220, 301) is electrically connected to the electrical load, the control circuit characterized in that it comprises an input node (310, 311) configured to receive a control signal; a first transistor activatable to permit the supply of power from the power supply (220, 301) through the first transistor to the electrical load, and deactivatable to prevent the supply of power from the power supply (220, 301) to the electrical load, a second transistor coupled with the input node (310, 311) and configured to activate a fourth transistor in response to a first voltage of the control signal; and a third transistor coupled with the input node (310, 311) and the fourth transistor, and configured to control the activation of the first transistor in response to a second voltage of the control signal; and the fourth transistor that, when activated, is configured to maintain the third transistor in a deactivated state. a control circuit transitionable between a disconnected state where a power supply (220, 301) is electrically disconnected from an electrical load, and a connected state where the power supply (220, 301) is electrically connected to the electrical load, the control circuit characterized in that it comprises an input node (310, 311) configured to receive a control signal; a first transistor activatable to permit the supply of power from the power supply (220, 301) through the first transistor to the electrical load, and deactivatable to prevent the supply of power from the power supply (220, 301) to the electrical load, a second transistor coupled with the input node (310, 311) and configured to activate a fourth transistor in response to a first voltage of the control signal; and a third transistor coupled with the input node (310, 311) and the fourth transistor, and configured to control the activation of the first transistor in response to a second voltage of the control signal; and the fourth transistor that, when activated, is configured to maintain the third transistor in a deactivated state.
Fungicidal mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) 1-[2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrazol-3-yl]oxymethyl]-3-methyl-phenyl]-4-methyl-tetrazol-5-one (I-3) as fungicidal compound I and 2) one further fungicidal compound II selected from fenpropimorph (II-61) and metrafenone (II-75). 1) 1-[2-[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrazol-3-yl]oxymethyl]-3-methyl-phenyl]-4-methyl-tetrazol-5-one (I-3) as fungicidal compound I and 2) one further fungicidal compound II selected from fenpropimorph (II-61) and metrafenone (II-75).
An anti-CD28 Fab' antibody fragment consisting of a heterodimer of (i) a first protein of SEQ ID NO: 1, which is pegylated at its C-terminus, and (ii) a second protein of SEQ ID NO: 2, for use in the treatment of a condition susceptible of being improved or prevented by inhibiting a T cell immune response, said condition being a transplanted tissue rejection, a chronic allograft vasculopathy, a graft-versus-host disease, a T-lymphocyte-mediated autoimmune disease, atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disease, or type IV hypersensitivity, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of said anti-CD28 Fab' antibody fragment is administered intravenously to a human subject in need thereof and wherein the therapeutically effective amount of the anti-CD28 Fab' antibody fragment is between 0.05 and 1.5 mg/kg body weight at a dosing schedule of once per week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every five weeks or once every 6 weeks, once every 7 weeks, once every 8 weeks or once every more than 8 weeks.
A hair iron, comprising first and second jaws (3, 5) at least one of which carries a heating element (7, 9), the jaws (3, 5) being moveable such that, in use, the jaws (3, 5) can be moved to an open configuration and hair introduced between them and then the jaws (3, 5) can be moved to a closed configuration with hair lying there between, and wherein the iron comprises connector means for connecting to a battery unit and a heating element (7, 9) of the iron is arranged to be powered by said battery unit, wherein the connector means comprises a receptacle for receiving a battery unit and having a connector for forming an electrical connection with the battery unit and characterised in that the receptacle comprises a cavity formed in one of the jaws (3, 5) and the other jaw (3, 5) comprises a cavity for receiving a protruding part of the battery unit when the jaws (3, 5) are closed.
Method of enforcing appropriate policies for data traffic in a radio communications system which comprises at least one mobile terminal and at least one service network with at least one entry network node (GGSN) and at least one policy unit (CRF/PDF), in which policy information is stored, wherein for determination of the policy information which is to be applied for a connection (PDP Context) with a mobile terminal at least one part of user data relating to the mobile terminal is used as binding parameter between a connection (PDP Context), which is used by the mobile terminal, and a session or events at the application level and upon establishing of a further connection (secondary PDP Context) which is put onto an existing connection (primary PDP Context) with the mobile terminal indications on the distribution of uplink- and/or downlink traffic on several existing connections is being used as additional binding parameter, characterized in that an indication of a non-amendment of the binding information or the distribution information or an indication on the amendment or deletion of distribution information is included in a credit-control-amendment-request-message and in case of an invalid binding, an indication on the invalidity of a binding is included in a credit-control-application-message.
A resin composition comprising: a maleimide compound represented by the following formula; a photo initiator having an absorbance of 0.1 or more at a wavelength of 405 nm (h-line); and a maleimide compound represented by the following formula; wherein a content of the maleimide compound is 10 to 95 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content in the resin composition, and wherein a content of the maleimide compound represented by the following formula is 5 to 90 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content in the resin composition: wherein R 1, R 2, and R 3 each independently represent an alkyl group or an alkoxy group which may have a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a substituent, R 4 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, an alkoxylene group, or an arylene group which may have a substituent, and R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and wherein n 7 represents an integer of 1 to 10. a maleimide compound represented by the following formula; a photo initiator having an absorbance of 0.1 or more at a wavelength of 405 nm (h-line); and a maleimide compound represented by the following formula; wherein a content of the maleimide compound is 10 to 95 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content in the resin composition, and wherein a content of the maleimide compound represented by the following formula is 5 to 90 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solid content in the resin composition: wherein R 1, R 2, and R 3 each independently represent an alkyl group or an alkoxy group which may have a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a substituent, R 4 represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, an alkoxylene group, or an arylene group which may have a substituent, and R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and wherein n 7 represents an integer of 1 to 10.
An apocynin derivative according to the structure: wherein R 1 is C=O, (CH=CH) or CH 2, wherein R 2 is O, NH or COO, wherein R 3 is H, COCH 3 or CO(CH 2)mCH 3, wherein X - is Cl -, Br -, or I -, wherein n is 2-16, and wherein m is 1-16, or a solvate or hydrate thereof.
A bioresorbable implant for supplementing or replacing hard tissue and/or soft tissue, comprising at least one reinforcing fiber which is made from a first material component and which, after being mixed with a second material component, is embedded in a matrix, wherein the material of the first material component contains at least one of the elements of the group consisting of silk, chitosan, collagen, polycaprolactone, poly(D,L-lactide), poly(lactide-co-glycolide), polyglycolide, polyurethane and polypropylene, characterized in that the second material component is present in granular or powdery form at the point in time at which the material component is mixed with the at least one reinforcing fiber, wherein the entirety of fibers contains at least two of the elements of the group consisting of silk, chitosan, collagen, polycaprolactone, poly(D,L-lactide), poly(lactide-co-glycolide), polyglycolide, polyurethane and polypropylene.