mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Use of a sulfide quinone reductase enzyme, having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID 3, for scavenging hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptans from a liquid or gaseous stream which comprises; bringing the liquid or gaseous stream into contact with a catalytically effective amount of the sulfide quinone reductase enzyme; and scavenging the hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptans in the liquid or gaseous stream with the sulfide quinone reductase enzyme.
A gas turbine engine comprising a compressor, a combustor plenum housing at least one combustion chamber, at least one turbine having at least a first stage, wherein the at least one turbine comprises an outer housing and a turbine vane carrier, wherein a cooling plenum for air is defined between the outer housing and the turbine vane carrier, and an annular element (15, 19) upstream of a vane of the first stage with respect to the hot gas direction separating the cooling plenum from the combustor plenum and preventing mixture of the air contained in the combustor plenum with the air contained in the cooling plenum; characterized by a heat exchanger hydraulically connected between the combustor plenum and the cooling plenum, whereby air extracted from the combustor plenum is cooled in the heat exchanger and is directed into the cooling plenum. wherein the at least one turbine comprises an outer housing and a turbine vane carrier, wherein a cooling plenum for air is defined between the outer housing and the turbine vane carrier, and an annular element (15, 19) upstream of a vane of the first stage with respect to the hot gas direction separating the cooling plenum from the combustor plenum and preventing mixture of the air contained in the combustor plenum with the air contained in the cooling plenum; characterized by a heat exchanger hydraulically connected between the combustor plenum and the cooling plenum, whereby air extracted from the combustor plenum is cooled in the heat exchanger and is directed into the cooling plenum.
A heat-bonding apparatus comprising: a vacuum chamber for housing an object to be heat-bonded and a buffer part; a heater for applying heat to the buffer part placed into contact with the object housed in the vacuum chamber; an object temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the object heated through the buffer part; a buffer temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the buffer part; and further characterised by: a vacuum breaker for breaking a vacuum in the vacuum chamber; and a controller for operating the vacuum breaker to break the vacuum in the vacuum chamber when a temperature difference between a first detected temperature of the object temperature sensor and a second detected temperature of the buffer temperature sensor falls within a range of specified temperature difference. a vacuum chamber for housing an object to be heat-bonded and a buffer part; a heater for applying heat to the buffer part placed into contact with the object housed in the vacuum chamber; an object temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the object heated through the buffer part; a buffer temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the buffer part; and further characterised by: a vacuum breaker for breaking a vacuum in the vacuum chamber; and a controller for operating the vacuum breaker to break the vacuum in the vacuum chamber when a temperature difference between a first detected temperature of the object temperature sensor and a second detected temperature of the buffer temperature sensor falls within a range of specified temperature difference. a vacuum breaker for breaking a vacuum in the vacuum chamber; and a controller for operating the vacuum breaker to break the vacuum in the vacuum chamber when a temperature difference between a first detected temperature of the object temperature sensor and a second detected temperature of the buffer temperature sensor falls within a range of specified temperature difference.
A device comprising: a housing; and a tissue conductance communication transmitter enclosed by the housing and including a coupling capacitor for coupling TCC signals to a transmitting electrode vector, the TCC transmitter configured to: generate a TCC ramp on signal having a peak-to-peak amplitude that is stepped up from a starting peak-to-peak amplitude to an ending peak-to-peak amplitude according to a step increment and a step up interval; transmit the TCC ramp on signal via the coupling capacitor coupled to the transmitting electrode vector; and transmit a second TCC signal after the TCC ramp on signal. a housing; and a tissue conductance communication transmitter enclosed by the housing and including a coupling capacitor for coupling TCC signals to a transmitting electrode vector, the TCC transmitter configured to: generate a TCC ramp on signal having a peak-to-peak amplitude that is stepped up from a starting peak-to-peak amplitude to an ending peak-to-peak amplitude according to a step increment and a step up interval; transmit the TCC ramp on signal via the coupling capacitor coupled to the transmitting electrode vector; and transmit a second TCC signal after the TCC ramp on signal. generate a TCC ramp on signal having a peak-to-peak amplitude that is stepped up from a starting peak-to-peak amplitude to an ending peak-to-peak amplitude according to a step increment and a step up interval; transmit the TCC ramp on signal via the coupling capacitor coupled to the transmitting electrode vector; and transmit a second TCC signal after the TCC ramp on signal.
A method for using magnetic resonance images obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging scanner which generates a magnetic field with a magnetic center (isocenter), as origin for locating anatomical targets in a patient, wherein at least one fiducial marker (4, 5) is applied to the body of the patient at a distance from the isocenter, comprising the following steps: - obtaining a first magnetic resonance image of the anatomical target, wherein the anatomical target has an accurate geometrical position, - obtaining a second magnetic resonance image at a shifted position, wherein the fiducial marker (4, 5) has an accurate geometrical position; and - merging the accurate geometrical position of the target and the accurate geometrical position of the fiducial marker (4, 5) in a single image. - obtaining a first magnetic resonance image of the anatomical target, wherein the anatomical target has an accurate geometrical position, - obtaining a second magnetic resonance image at a shifted position, wherein the fiducial marker (4, 5) has an accurate geometrical position; and - merging the accurate geometrical position of the target and the accurate geometrical position of the fiducial marker (4, 5) in a single image.
A method for processing a variable length code encoded image comprising a plurality of scan lines, each scan line comprising a number of code blocks comprising a differentially encoded parameter, wherein a code block comprises a discrete cosine transformed sub-block of a minimum coded unit of a JPEG encoded image, said method comprising: - defining a subarea of the image comprising parts of a number of said scan lines; - extracting said subarea; and - generating a set of auxiliary code blocks, wherein a first of said auxiliary code blocks comprises an auxiliary differentially encoded parameter based on said differentially encoded parameter of a first code block of a first scan line in said subarea, and wherein a second of said auxiliary code blocks comprises an auxiliary differentially encoded parameter based on said differentially encoded parameter in a last code block of said first scan line in said subarea and on said differentially encoded parameter of a first code block of a second scan line in said subarea, wherein the second scan line follows the first scan line along a scanning direction; said method characterised by - associating said set of auxiliary code blocks with said subarea and inserting said auxiliary code blocks between code blocks associated with the extracted subarea, whereby the code blocks associated with the extracted subarea remain unmodified. - defining a subarea of the image comprising parts of a number of said scan lines; - extracting said subarea; and - generating a set of auxiliary code blocks, wherein a first of said auxiliary code blocks comprises an auxiliary differentially encoded parameter based on said differentially encoded parameter of a first code block of a first scan line in said subarea, and wherein a second of said auxiliary code blocks comprises an auxiliary differentially encoded parameter based on said differentially encoded parameter in a last code block of said first scan line in said subarea and on said differentially encoded parameter of a first code block of a second scan line in said subarea, wherein the second scan line follows the first scan line along a scanning direction; said method characterised by - associating said set of auxiliary code blocks with said subarea and inserting said auxiliary code blocks between code blocks associated with the extracted subarea, whereby the code blocks associated with the extracted subarea remain unmodified.
A notably basic mineral enriching agent containing, as a base, a mineral carbonate characterised in that it is compacted before spreading and in that it contains at least one "dynamic disintegration" agent, capable of causing in the granule bursting, a great fragmentation, a dispersal, or a great "dispersal", i.e. implying a force within and/or on the surface of the granule, tending to cause the granule to burst or "explode" when the said granule is in contact with water and/or moisture, and notably with the ground, and more specifically the ground water or moisture, and characterised in that the said dynamic disintegration agent is incorporated in the range of 0.5 - 0.7 to 6 - 7% by dry weight mass of the material to be granulated of the said moderately swelling product or of the said swelling clay in the granule, preferably 1 to 6 - 7%, and even more preferably 1 to 5%, preferentially around 2, 3 and 4%, or better still 2%, by dry weight mass and is chosen from among the weak acids such as formic or citric acid or, less preferentially, phosphoric acid, or an anionic super-absorbent polymer of cross-linked copolymer of acrylamide and potassium acrylate types, which are not water-soluble or consists of, or contains, a moderately swelling product chosen from moderately swelling clays.
Drive unit for a joint being arranged between two arm members (A1,A2) of a manipulator of a robotic system, the drive unit being intended for the rotatory drive of the one arm member in relation to the other arm member, having a first drive module with a housing, which first drive module is to be connected to a first arm member by means of at least one connecting element in a force- and torque-transmitting manner, and having a second drive module with a housing, which second drive module is to be connected with a second arm member by means of at least one connecting element in a force- and torque-transmitting manner, in which the second drive module is co-axially arranged with respect to the first drive module and is rotatably supported in relation thereto, in which the connecting elements (3;7) are configured to cooperate with the arm members (A1,A2) in radial direction with respect to the rotary axis of the drive unit, characterized in that the connecting elements are formed as radially surrounding grooves (3;7) being integral with the housings (1;6) and opening radially to the outside.
Structural element for producing a manhole element, wherein the structural element is substantially plate-shaped and has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, which sides are arranged flat and substantially parallel to one another, a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, wherein connecting means (8, 9) are provided on the third side and on the fourth side, such that a first connecting means is formed on the third side and a second connecting means is formed on the fourth side, and a fifth side and a sixth side, wherein the sixth side is opposite the fifth side and both are arranged flat and substantially parallel to one another, wherein connecting means (10, 11) are provided on the fifth side and on the sixth side, such that a third connecting means is formed on the fifth side and a fourth connecting means is formed on the sixth side, wherein the first connecting means on the third side and the second connecting means on the fourth side are congruent with one another in order to establish a connection state in one spatial direction between two adjacent identical structural elements (1, 1'), and wherein the third connecting means on the fifth side and the fourth connecting means on the sixth side are congruent with one another in order to establish a connection state in another spatial direction between two adjacent structural elements (1, 1'), and wherein a protrusion projects approximately vertically from the second side and is preferably formed at the end of the second side facing the sixth side, wherein the first connecting means on the third side and the second connecting means on the fourth side each have two undercut sections (12, 13), wherein one undercut section comprises an arrow-shaped tip and a recess in the form of such an arrow-shaped tip, and the other undercut section comprises a blunt nose and a recess in the form of such a blunt nose.
A seal assembly for use with a surgical instrument, the seal assembly comprising: a housing; and a septum seal disposed within the housing, the septum seal including an orifice and a plurality of apertures, the orifice being configured for providing a seal about a portion of an instrument inserted therethrough; a lower seal support including an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to engage a portion of the septum seal, the engagement surface including a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; an upper seal support including a plurality of fingers, wherein each of the plurality of fingers is configured to extend through a corresponding aperture of the septum seal; characterised in that it further comprises a return spring including a collar portion and a plurality of spokes, the plurality of spokes extending radially outward from the collar portion, at least a portion of the return spring being sandwiched between the lower seal support and the upper seal support; wherein the plurality of spokes is configured to bias the seal assembly toward a radial center of the housing. a housing; and a septum seal disposed within the housing, the septum seal including an orifice and a plurality of apertures, the orifice being configured for providing a seal about a portion of an instrument inserted therethrough; a lower seal support including an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to engage a portion of the septum seal, the engagement surface including a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; an upper seal support including a plurality of fingers, wherein each of the plurality of fingers is configured to extend through a corresponding aperture of the septum seal; characterised in that it further comprises a return spring including a collar portion and a plurality of spokes, the plurality of spokes extending radially outward from the collar portion, at least a portion of the return spring being sandwiched between the lower seal support and the upper seal support; wherein the plurality of spokes is configured to bias the seal assembly toward a radial center of the housing.
A top box or a suitcase for motorcycle comprising a device for opening/closing the top box or suitcase and for coupling/releasing such top box/suitcase relative to a support structure fastened to the motorcycle, said top box/suitcase comprising a lower shell, forming the top box body, and an upper shell, forming the cover of the top box and which is hinged to the lower shell, on the bottom portion of the lower shell reversible constraining means to a support element being provided fastened to the motorcycle and a plate being associated on the outer surface of the lower shell, on which plate the following is obtained: - a first button for releasing the top box from the support plate, operatively connected to said reversible constraining means, - a second button for opening the upper shell relative to the lower shell, operatively connected to coupling means (36, 38) hinged to the plate and able to selectively engage a corresponding coupling means integral with the upper shell; and - a lock block, - a first under-lock body rigidly rotatably constrained to said lock block and which can be rotatably actuated to switch from a configuration of simultaneous lock of said first button and said second button to a configuration of simultaneous unlock of said first button and said second button and vice versa; - a second under-lock body which can be rotatably actuated to switch from a configuration of locking said second button to a configuration of unlocking said second button and vice versa, characterised in that said first under-lock body is configured to drive in rotation said second under-lock body while switching from said configuration of simultaneous lock of said first button and said second button to said configuration of simultaneous unlock of said first button and said second button. - a first button for releasing the top box from the support plate, operatively connected to said reversible constraining means, - a second button for opening the upper shell relative to the lower shell, operatively connected to coupling means (36, 38) hinged to the plate and able to selectively engage a corresponding coupling means integral with the upper shell; and - a lock block, - a first under-lock body rigidly rotatably constrained to said lock block and which can be rotatably actuated to switch from a configuration of simultaneous lock of said first button and said second button to a configuration of simultaneous unlock of said first button and said second button and vice versa; - a second under-lock body which can be rotatably actuated to switch from a configuration of locking said second button to a configuration of unlocking said second button and vice versa, characterised in that said first under-lock body is configured to drive in rotation said second under-lock body while switching from said configuration of simultaneous lock of said first button and said second button to said configuration of simultaneous unlock of said first button and said second button.
Plastic container, comprising a base and side walls standing on the base, wherein an accommodating region of the container is defined by the base and the side walls, wherein the base forms a plane on its side facing away from the accommodating region, wherein the plane bears an inner region, a running rim surrounding the inner region, and first ribs projecting from the plane, wherein the running rim has a running face for the container and the running face is elevated, in a direction perpendicular to the plane, relative to the inner region, wherein each of the first ribs extends from the inner region in the direction of the running rim, wherein, with regard to each of the first ribs, the end face of the first rib pointing in the direction of extension merges tangentially into the plane, characterized in that the end face has a concave shape and overlaps the plane in an overlap region, wherein the overlap region is located between the inner region and the running rim.
Method of handling services in a service providing network, the network comprising a serving network node connected to one or more application servers, the method comprising the steps of: a first terminal comprising one or more services, preferably VoIP services, sending a registration message (321, 323) to the serving network node associated with the first terminal; providing the serving network node in response to the registration message, with service routing information associated with the first terminal, characterized in that the service routing information is arranged to prevent registration of the first terminal to services residing on the application servers and corresponding with one or more services in the first terminal. a first terminal comprising one or more services, preferably VoIP services, sending a registration message (321, 323) to the serving network node associated with the first terminal; providing the serving network node in response to the registration message, with service routing information associated with the first terminal, characterized in that the service routing information is arranged to prevent registration of the first terminal to services residing on the application servers and corresponding with one or more services in the first terminal.
A method for transmitting in a digital broadcast network a plurality of data streams generated from a transport stream, the TS including a plurality of TS packets that each correspond to a fixed-length TS data packet containing digital broadcast data or a NULL packet, at least one of the plurality of the data streams including a plurality of header compressed TS packets, the plurality of TS packets before header compression each having a header including a packet identifier with a predefined length of a plurality of bits, the packet identifier relating to the TS data packet before header compression being any one of a plurality of packet identifiers, the packet identifier relating to the NULL packet before header compression being a predefined packet identifier that is different from the plurality of packet identifiers, the method comprising the step of identifying the header of each of the plurality of TS packets before header compression, characterized by mapping, with respect to at least one of the plurality of packet identifiers relating to the TS data packets before header compression, a plurality of TS packets to a single physical layer pipe with header compression, said plurality of TS packets consisting of a plurality of TS data packets having the same packet identifier and one or more NULL packets, generating header compressed TS packets by replacing the packet identifier in each of the headers of the plurality of TS packets which are mapped to the physical layer pipe with header compression with a one-bit indicator indicating whether said TS packet is a NULL packet, the one-bit indicator having a smaller number of bits than the packet identifier, and transmitting a physical layer frame onto which the physical layer pipe with header compression is mapped, the physical layer frame including (i) the packet identifier relating to the plurality of TS data packets mapped to the physical layer pipe with header compression and a plurality of header compressed TS data packets corresponding to the plurality of TS data packets mapped to the physical layer pipe with header compression, or (ii) the packet identifier relating to the plurality of TS data packets mapped to the physical layer pipe with header compression, a plurality of header compressed TS data packets corresponding to the plurality of TS data packets mapped to the physical layer pipe with header compression, and one or more header compressed NULL packets corresponding to at least part of the one or more NULL packets mapped to the physical layer pipe with header compression, wherein for each physical layer pipe, a header compression indicator is signaled, which indicates whether or not the header of the TS packets transmitted using the respective physical layer pipe is compressed, the TS data packets are transmitted over a plurality of physical layer pipes including one or more physical layer pipes without header compression, some TS data packets, of which each having a header including a packet identifier value, are mapped to the physical layer pipe without header compression.