mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for the production of a potato (Solanum tuberosum), wherein said method involves homology-directed mutagenesis using a CRISPR/Cas9 technique, and wherein the target nucleotide sequence of the CRISPR/Cas9 complex consists of 20 bp, and comprises the following steps: a) provision of potato protoplasts, b) introduction of sgRNA and Cas9 protein, produced outside the potato cell, into the nuclei of said potato protoplasts wherein one or more of the CRISPR/Cas9 complexes formed each comprises a specific targeting ribonucleotide sequence which is fully or more than 75 % homologous to a target nucleotide sequence located in a DNA sequence immediately upstream of a PAM (5'-NGG-3'protospacer adjacent motif) in a gene coding for a GBSS enzyme and also in a gene coding for an SSII enzyme and in a gene coding for an SSIII enzyme, and transient operation of said CRISPR/Cas9 complexes in the potato protoplasts leading to lack of any residual exogenous DNA, wherein said mutagenesis takes place in one or more of the four alleles of the potato genome, wherein when said targeting ribonucleotide sequence identifies the complementary strand of the target nucleotide sequence, said one or more CRISPR/Cas9 complexes cut(s) said DNA sequence, leading to a subsequent complete lack of the ability of the potato to produce a functional GBSSI enzyme, and also a functional SSII and SSIII enzyme, c) wherein step b) is repeated until the potato lacks the ability to produce said functional GBSSI enzyme, functional SSII enzyme, and functional SSIII enzyme in all of the alleles. a) provision of potato protoplasts, b) introduction of sgRNA and Cas9 protein, produced outside the potato cell, into the nuclei of said potato protoplasts wherein one or more of the CRISPR/Cas9 complexes formed each comprises a specific targeting ribonucleotide sequence which is fully or more than 75 % homologous to a target nucleotide sequence located in a DNA sequence immediately upstream of a PAM (5'-NGG-3'protospacer adjacent motif) in a gene coding for a GBSS enzyme and also in a gene coding for an SSII enzyme and in a gene coding for an SSIII enzyme, and transient operation of said CRISPR/Cas9 complexes in the potato protoplasts leading to lack of any residual exogenous DNA, wherein said mutagenesis takes place in one or more of the four alleles of the potato genome, wherein when said targeting ribonucleotide sequence identifies the complementary strand of the target nucleotide sequence, said one or more CRISPR/Cas9 complexes cut(s) said DNA sequence, leading to a subsequent complete lack of the ability of the potato to produce a functional GBSSI enzyme, and also a functional SSII and SSIII enzyme, c) wherein step b) is repeated until the potato lacks the ability to produce said functional GBSSI enzyme, functional SSII enzyme, and functional SSIII enzyme in all of the alleles.
Set control composition for cementitious systems comprising a) an amine-glyoxylic acid condensate, b) at least one of (i) a borate source and (ii) a carbonate source, wherein the carbonate source is selected from inorganic carbonates having an aqueous solubility of 0.1 gL -1 or more, and organic carbonates. a) an amine-glyoxylic acid condensate, b) at least one of (i) a borate source and (ii) a carbonate source, wherein the carbonate source is selected from inorganic carbonates having an aqueous solubility of 0.1 gL -1 or more, and organic carbonates.
A method of predicting the volume of a component separated from a composite fluid comprising: loading a composite fluid into a separation cavity on a centrifuge; sensing the fluid pressure in the separation cavity after the loading step; predicting the volume of the composite fluid from the sensing the fluid pressure step; separating the composite fluid into at least a first and second component; expressing the first separated component from the separation cavity to a collection cavity; sensing the movement of the first separated component; determining the volume of the expressed separated component from the sensing the movement step; and predicting the volume of the second component remaining in the separation cavity from the predicted volume of the composite fluid and the determined volume of the expressed first component. loading a composite fluid into a separation cavity on a centrifuge; sensing the fluid pressure in the separation cavity after the loading step; predicting the volume of the composite fluid from the sensing the fluid pressure step; separating the composite fluid into at least a first and second component; expressing the first separated component from the separation cavity to a collection cavity; sensing the movement of the first separated component; determining the volume of the expressed separated component from the sensing the movement step; and predicting the volume of the second component remaining in the separation cavity from the predicted volume of the composite fluid and the determined volume of the expressed first component.
An improved insulating block comprising a block body whereby the block body is made of a block material and comprises a top face, a bottom face, a front face, a back face, two side faces and at least one cavity, whereby the back face is parallel to the front face, whereby said cavity extends from the top face to the bottom face and comprises a first thermally insulating material, whereby the front face and the back face are both substantially made of the block material, and are connected to each other by the block material, whereby a shortest path from the front face to the back face through only the block material is always longer than the front face is distanced from the back face for providing thermal insulation between the front face and the back face and for increasing strength between the bottom face and the top face, characterized in that the block material represents less than 42% of the volume of a convex hull of the block body, and whereby the block body has a substantially constant material cross section parallel to the bottom face over the entire height of the block body.
A method of triggering an active device of a vehicle, the method comprising: providing a first input of lateral acceleration of the vehicle; providing a second input of steering angle; providing a third input of rate of change of steering angle; determining an estimated vehicle roll rate from said first, second and third inputs and no further inputs; and triggering an active device of the vehicle if the estimated vehicle roll rate exceeds a threshold roll rate. providing a first input of lateral acceleration of the vehicle; providing a second input of steering angle; providing a third input of rate of change of steering angle; determining an estimated vehicle roll rate from said first, second and third inputs and no further inputs; and triggering an active device of the vehicle if the estimated vehicle roll rate exceeds a threshold roll rate.
A reinforcement layer for a pressure hose, comprising: a plurality of beams braided together in the form of a hollow, cylindrically-shaped body, wherein each beam in the plurality of beams comprises a plurality of ends; wherein the plurality of ends within each beam are arranged in a multiple-layer orientation such that the ends within the beam have varying overall length; wherein each beam of the plurality of beams includes the same number of ends arranged in an identical multiple-layer orientation such that all of the beams in the reinforcement layer have the same overall length; and wherein an average reinforcement volumetric ratio of all of the layers of the reinforcement layer is greater than or equal to 126%, wherein the plurality of beams are braided together in paired off clockwise and counterclockwise helices and the RVR for each layer in the reinforcement layer = n helix × ∑ CSL n × n ends π × Φ, where n helix is the number of paired off clockwise and counterclockwise helices in the layer, CSL n is the cylindrical segment length of a particular end in the layer, and n ends is the number of ends with that particular CSL in the layer, and the summation is performed over all of the ends in the layer, where CSL n = End Diameter cos θ,, where End Diameter is the diameter of the end, and θ is a braid angle between the beam and a center line longitudinal axis of the cylindrically-shaped body, and Φ is the mean helix diameter. a plurality of beams braided together in the form of a hollow, cylindrically-shaped body, wherein each beam in the plurality of beams comprises a plurality of ends; wherein the plurality of ends within each beam are arranged in a multiple-layer orientation such that the ends within the beam have varying overall length; wherein each beam of the plurality of beams includes the same number of ends arranged in an identical multiple-layer orientation such that all of the beams in the reinforcement layer have the same overall length; and wherein an average reinforcement volumetric ratio of all of the layers of the reinforcement layer is greater than or equal to 126%, wherein the plurality of beams are braided together in paired off clockwise and counterclockwise helices and the RVR for each layer in the reinforcement layer = n helix × ∑ CSL n × n ends π × Φ, where n helix is the number of paired off clockwise and counterclockwise helices in the layer, CSL n is the cylindrical segment length of a particular end in the layer, and n ends is the number of ends with that particular CSL in the layer, and the summation is performed over all of the ends in the layer, where CSL n = End Diameter cos θ,, where End Diameter is the diameter of the end, and θ is a braid angle between the beam and a center line longitudinal axis of the cylindrically-shaped body, and Φ is the mean helix diameter.
A pair of grips for tippable apparatus comprising at least one wheel, a body portion for receiving a load, and a pair of handles by which the tippable apparatus is able to be pushed and tipped about the wheel, and the pair of grips being such that each grip comprises: (i) a connecting portion for connecting to one of the handles; (ii) a hand grip portion; (iii) at least one guide slot which is curved; and (iv) at least one slide portion which extends from the connecting portion and into the guide slot, (v) the guide slot is in the hand grip portion; (vi) the slide portion is retained in the guide slot and during the pushing and tipping is slideable backwards and forwards in the guide slot in order to allow the tipping of the tippable apparatus about the wheel and without a person having to change their hand position on the grip; and the grip being characterised in that: (vii) the slide portion comprises a curved formation which has a curve which is complementary to the curve of the guide slot. (i) a connecting portion for connecting to one of the handles; (ii) a hand grip portion; (iii) at least one guide slot which is curved; and (iv) at least one slide portion which extends from the connecting portion and into the guide slot, (v) the guide slot is in the hand grip portion; (vi) the slide portion is retained in the guide slot and during the pushing and tipping is slideable backwards and forwards in the guide slot in order to allow the tipping of the tippable apparatus about the wheel and without a person having to change their hand position on the grip; and the grip being characterised in that: (vii) the slide portion comprises a curved formation which has a curve which is complementary to the curve of the guide slot.
A filter holder for an espresso coffee machine having a brewhead, the filter holder comprising a handle and an outer holder, which outer holder is adapted to receive a filter, wherein the filter comprises a filter plate having a plurality of upstanding elements adapted to tear, in use, a surface of a coffee capsule, and a plurality of perforations adapted to allow passage of coffee from a capsule to a cup, the holder further comprising a retaining member, which retaining member is adapted to retain the capsule in position and further adapted to permit hot water or steam to be applied under pressure to a surface of the capsule remote from the surface adjacent to the filter plate, the retaining member comprising a trapezoidal or truncated conical structure having a central opening adapted to engage with and positively retain the capsule in the installed position, the retaining member having a rim, wherein the rim is adapted to engage in a sealing fashion with the brewhead and an interior wall of the outer holder adjacent to the brewhead in the installed position and in that the outer holder comprises a plurality of lugs adapted to engage with a brewhead on an espresso machine, characterised in that the outer holder further comprises a cut out adapted to co-operate with the retaining member in the operational position so that the interior of the outer holder and retaining member remains substantially pressure tight when water is pumped through by the espresso machine.
A paper sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising: a supply unit configured to supply feedstock; a defibrating unit configured to defibrate the feedstock; a depositing unit configured to deposit defibrated material defibrated by the defibrating unit; a forming unit configured to form a sheet from a web laid by the depositing unit; a marking unit configured to apply a mark to at least one of the web and the sheet; and a reading unit configured to read the mark imparted to the feedstock when a sheet having mark imparted thereto is supplied as the feedstock. a supply unit configured to supply feedstock; a defibrating unit configured to defibrate the feedstock; a depositing unit configured to deposit defibrated material defibrated by the defibrating unit; a forming unit configured to form a sheet from a web laid by the depositing unit; a marking unit configured to apply a mark to at least one of the web and the sheet; and a reading unit configured to read the mark imparted to the feedstock when a sheet having mark imparted thereto is supplied as the feedstock.
A polymer comprising polymerized units of a first monomer represented by Formula 1 below of which homopolymer has a Hansen solubility parameter of less than 10.0 (cal/cm 3) 1/2; polymerized units of a second monomer represented by Formula 2 or 3 below of which homopolymer has a Hansen solubility parameter of 10.0 (cal/cm 3) 1/2 or more; and polymerized units of a vinyl monomer represented by Formula 6 below, wherein the polymer comprises 70 weight% or more of the polymerized units derived from the first monomer, wherein the polymer comprises 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of the polymerized units derived from the second monomer and 0.1 to 60 parts by weight of the polymerized units derived from the vinyl monomer relative to 100 parts by weight of the polymerized units derived from the first monomer: wherein in Formula 1, Q is an alkyl group, and B is a straight or branched alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; wherein in Formula 2, Q is hydrogen or an alkyl group, U is an alkylene group, Z is hydrogen or an alkyl group, and m is 1 to 20: wherein in Formula 3, Q is hydrogen or an alkyl group, A and U are each independently an alkylene group, X is a hydroxy group or a cyano group, and n is 1 to 20; wherein in Formula 6, X is a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom, Y is a carbonyl group or a single bond, R 1 and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group, or R 1 and R 3 are linked together to form an alkylene group, and R 2 is an alkenyl group, provided that when X is an oxygen atom, R 1 is not present.
A refrigerator door, comprising: an outer case formed of a metal material and constituting an exterior of the door; and a dispenser to dispense water, wherein the dispenser includes: a recess integrally formed with the outer case by inwardly recessing a portion of the outer case for receiving a container; a first cut part formed by cutting a portion of the outer case corresponding to an upper end of the recess; an upper decor disposed in and covering the first cut part; a dispensing member disposed in the upper decor, the dispensing member including a pipe or tube shape for dispensing water; a second cut part formed by cutting a portion of the outer case corresponding to a lower end of the recess; and a lower decor disposed in and covering the second cut part. an outer case formed of a metal material and constituting an exterior of the door; and a dispenser to dispense water, wherein the dispenser includes: a recess integrally formed with the outer case by inwardly recessing a portion of the outer case for receiving a container; a first cut part formed by cutting a portion of the outer case corresponding to an upper end of the recess; an upper decor disposed in and covering the first cut part; a dispensing member disposed in the upper decor, the dispensing member including a pipe or tube shape for dispensing water; a second cut part formed by cutting a portion of the outer case corresponding to a lower end of the recess; and a lower decor disposed in and covering the second cut part. a recess integrally formed with the outer case by inwardly recessing a portion of the outer case for receiving a container; a first cut part formed by cutting a portion of the outer case corresponding to an upper end of the recess; an upper decor disposed in and covering the first cut part; a dispensing member disposed in the upper decor, the dispensing member including a pipe or tube shape for dispensing water; a second cut part formed by cutting a portion of the outer case corresponding to a lower end of the recess; and a lower decor disposed in and covering the second cut part.
A hot-band annealing method for improving a descaling property of a Si-containing hot rolled steel sheet containing not less than 1.0 mass% of Si, which is a raw material for an electrical steel sheet, the method comprising subjecting the Si-containing hot rolled steel sheet to hot-band annealing with a hot-band annealing equipment provided with a heating zone, a soaking zone and a cooling zone, wherein a rapid heating device is disposed at an upper stream side of the heating zone and/or an inlet side of the heating zone, said rapid heating device is an induction heating device or an electric heating device, characterized in that the Si-containing hot rolled steel sheet is heated from a start temperature to an end temperature by a temperature rising amount of not less than 50°C at a heating rate of not less than 15°C/s using the rapid heating device, wherein the start temperature is within a range between a room temperature and 600°C.
A multi-layered article comprising: a first textile including a first surface and an opposed second surface; and an adhesive layer positioned on the first surface of the first textile, said adhesive layer containing first adhesive regions and second adhesive regions, wherein said first adhesive regions contain an amount of adhesive that is greater than an amount of adhesive present in said second adhesive regions, and wherein said multi-layered article has a stretch force at 20% elongation using the stretch force measurement as described in the test methods section of the description of less than three times the stretch force of said first textile at 20% elongation, wherein a radius of curvature of said first adhesive regions is from 1 mm to 20 mm, using the method described in the test methods section of the description. a first textile including a first surface and an opposed second surface; and an adhesive layer positioned on the first surface of the first textile, said adhesive layer containing first adhesive regions and second adhesive regions, wherein said first adhesive regions contain an amount of adhesive that is greater than an amount of adhesive present in said second adhesive regions, and wherein said multi-layered article has a stretch force at 20% elongation using the stretch force measurement as described in the test methods section of the description of less than three times the stretch force of said first textile at 20% elongation, wherein a radius of curvature of said first adhesive regions is from 1 mm to 20 mm, using the method described in the test methods section of the description.
A data processing method, performed by a computer, for determining implant positions of two implant components (3, 4) relative to two bones (1, 2), wherein each of the implant components (3, 4) is to be attached to one of the bones (1, 2) such that the implant components (3, 4) form a joint between the bones (1, 2), and wherein an implant position is a relative position between the implant component (3, 4) and the corresponding bone (1, 2), said method comprising the steps of: a) acquiring a set of target poses, wherein a target pose represents a relative position to be achieved between the two bones (1, 2); and b) calculating a set of virtual poses for a pair of virtual test implant positions, wherein the set of virtual poses comprises one virtual pose for each of the target poses and wherein a virtual pose represents a relative position between the two bones (1, 2) if the virtual test implant positions were applied as the implant positions; said data processing method being characterized in that it further comprises the steps of c) calculating a pose deviation value for each of the target poses, wherein a pose deviation value represents the difference between a target pose and the corresponding virtual pose; d) calculating an overall pose deviation value from all the individual pose deviation values; e) repeating steps b) to d) for different pairs of virtual test implant positions until the overall pose deviation value fulfils a minimisation criterion; and f) using the pair of virtual test implant positions for which the minimisation criterion is fulfilled as the implant positions. a) acquiring a set of target poses, wherein a target pose represents a relative position to be achieved between the two bones (1, 2); and b) calculating a set of virtual poses for a pair of virtual test implant positions, wherein the set of virtual poses comprises one virtual pose for each of the target poses and wherein a virtual pose represents a relative position between the two bones (1, 2) if the virtual test implant positions were applied as the implant positions; said data processing method being characterized in that it further comprises the steps of c) calculating a pose deviation value for each of the target poses, wherein a pose deviation value represents the difference between a target pose and the corresponding virtual pose; d) calculating an overall pose deviation value from all the individual pose deviation values; e) repeating steps b) to d) for different pairs of virtual test implant positions until the overall pose deviation value fulfils a minimisation criterion; and f) using the pair of virtual test implant positions for which the minimisation criterion is fulfilled as the implant positions.
Method for processing solid inorganic waste comprising: - placing solid inorganic waste in a closed reactor tank of a processing installation; - introducing binder into the reactor tank; - mixing the solid inorganic waste with the binder in the reactor tank; - discharging immobilized waste from the reactor tank; - storage of the immobilized waste in a landfill; wherein the reactor tank comprises an upright agitator shaft, the agitator shaft comprising at least one agitator arm, with the agitator arm extending transverse to the agitator shaft, wherein the agitator shaft and the reactor tank are rotated in an opposite sense of rotation, characterised in that said agitator shaft is placed eccentrically in the reactor tank, the reactor tank being rotatable about a central rotational axis. - placing solid inorganic waste in a closed reactor tank of a processing installation; - introducing binder into the reactor tank; - mixing the solid inorganic waste with the binder in the reactor tank; - discharging immobilized waste from the reactor tank; - storage of the immobilized waste in a landfill;