mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for separating components of different densities from a physiological fluid containing cells using a centrifuge, the system comprising: a container, having a bottom, a top disposed opposite the bottom, and a sidewall extending between the bottom and the top, the container defining a cavity for receiving the fluid; a rigid insert slidably disposed in the cavity, the insert including a funnel-shaped upper portion and a hole therethrough, the insert having a density such that upon centrifugation a selected component of the fluid resides within the upper portion of the insert; and a port disposed in the top of the container; the system characterized in that it further comprises: a cannula assembly receivable in the port to butt against the insert and withdraw the selected component from the funnel-shaped upper portion, the cannula assembly including an inner cannula and an outer cannula, an upper port displaced from a distal end of the cannula assembly wherein the upper port is configured to withdraw fluid at a predetermined height above the distal end of the cannula assembly, the cannula assembly further including a closed end to close the hole in the insert and a lower port configured to withdraw the selected component. a container, having a bottom, a top disposed opposite the bottom, and a sidewall extending between the bottom and the top, the container defining a cavity for receiving the fluid; a rigid insert slidably disposed in the cavity, the insert including a funnel-shaped upper portion and a hole therethrough, the insert having a density such that upon centrifugation a selected component of the fluid resides within the upper portion of the insert; and a port disposed in the top of the container; a cannula assembly receivable in the port to butt against the insert and withdraw the selected component from the funnel-shaped upper portion, the cannula assembly including an inner cannula and an outer cannula, an upper port displaced from a distal end of the cannula assembly wherein the upper port is configured to withdraw fluid at a predetermined height above the distal end of the cannula assembly, the cannula assembly further including a closed end to close the hole in the insert and a lower port configured to withdraw the selected component.
Method for manufacturing bakery products, in particular sandwich bread or similar, characterised in that it essentially consists of: - preparing a dough, - optionally, fermenting said dough, - placing the dough in a mould -- made from a heat-resistant plastic polymer, preferably a high-temperature polyester containing poly(cyclohexylene-dimethylene-terephthalate); -- and provided with means for evacuating the water vapour produced during and after cooking, the evacuation means comprising perforations distributed regularly over at least a portion of the walls of the mould, preferably over all the walls, - carrying out at least one step of cooking the dough contained in the mould via microwaves, - optionally, carrying out another step of cooking via other cooking means, - separating the cooked product obtained from the walls of the mould, - optionally, cooling the cooked product and/or the mould, - and removing the cooked product from the mould. - preparing a dough, - optionally, fermenting said dough, - placing the dough in a mould -- made from a heat-resistant plastic polymer, preferably a high-temperature polyester containing poly(cyclohexylene-dimethylene-terephthalate); -- and provided with means for evacuating the water vapour produced during and after cooking, the evacuation means comprising perforations distributed regularly over at least a portion of the walls of the mould, preferably over all the walls, -- made from a heat-resistant plastic polymer, preferably a high-temperature polyester containing poly(cyclohexylene-dimethylene-terephthalate); -- and provided with means for evacuating the water vapour produced during and after cooking, - carrying out at least one step of cooking the dough contained in the mould via microwaves, - optionally, carrying out another step of cooking via other cooking means, - separating the cooked product obtained from the walls of the mould, - optionally, cooling the cooked product and/or the mould, - and removing the cooked product from the mould.
A bone plate (100, 140, 150, 200, 260) comprising: a main bone plate body (102, 141, 202) having two opposing curved sections (104, 106) adapted for a clavicle; a bendable waist portion (108, 208, 209, 211) narrower than the main body of the bone plate; and a node (118, 120, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221) at each end of the main body; wherein the main body includes: a bone-facing bottom surface and an opposite upper surface; one or more slots (110, 112, 210, 211, 212, 213) extending from the bone-facing bottom surface to the opposite upper surface, characterised in that one or more of the slots have a cut-out region (114, 116, 214) on a bottom surface of the bone plate configured to receive a bending iron, and wherein the cut-out region does not extend to the upper surface of the bone plate. a main bone plate body (102, 141, 202) having two opposing curved sections (104, 106) adapted for a clavicle; a bendable waist portion (108, 208, 209, 211) narrower than the main body of the bone plate; and a node (118, 120, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221) at each end of the main body; wherein the main body includes: a bone-facing bottom surface and an opposite upper surface; one or more slots (110, 112, 210, 211, 212, 213) extending from the bone-facing bottom surface to the opposite upper surface, characterised in that one or more of the slots have a cut-out region (114, 116, 214) on a bottom surface of the bone plate configured to receive a bending iron, and a bone-facing bottom surface and an opposite upper surface; one or more slots (110, 112, 210, 211, 212, 213) extending from the bone-facing bottom surface to the opposite upper surface, characterised in that one or more of the slots have a cut-out region (114, 116, 214) on a bottom surface of the bone plate configured to receive a bending iron, and wherein the cut-out region does not extend to the upper surface of the bone plate.
A left ventricular leadless pacing device, comprising: one or more electrodes (52, 60) to sense a cardiac signal; an electromechanical sensor to sense an electromechanical signal; and a processor configured to determine an intrinsic P-wave of the sensed cardiac signal, determine an intrinsic electromechanical atrioventricular interval in response to the sensed intrinsic P-wave, deliver ventricular pacing via the one or more electrodes, determine a ventricular pacing (V-pace) event in response to the delivered ventricular pacing, determine a V-pace to electromechanical response interval in response to the V-pace event, determine whether capture is detected in response to the intrinsic electromechanical atrioventricular interval and the V-pace to electromechanical response interval, and determine a pacing parameter in response to determining whether capture is detected. one or more electrodes (52, 60) to sense a cardiac signal; an electromechanical sensor to sense an electromechanical signal; and a processor configured to determine an intrinsic P-wave of the sensed cardiac signal, determine an intrinsic electromechanical atrioventricular interval in response to the sensed intrinsic P-wave, deliver ventricular pacing via the one or more electrodes, determine a ventricular pacing (V-pace) event in response to the delivered ventricular pacing, determine a V-pace to electromechanical response interval in response to the V-pace event, determine whether capture is detected in response to the intrinsic electromechanical atrioventricular interval and the V-pace to electromechanical response interval, and determine a pacing parameter in response to determining whether capture is detected.
A method for producing a retinal progenitor cell, comprising a first step of subjecting pluripotent stem cells to floating culture in a serum-free medium to form an aggregate of pluripotent stem cells, and a second step of subjecting the aggregate formed in step to floating culture in a serum-free medium or serum-containing medium each being free of a substance that can enhance signal transduction mediated by Sonic hedgehog at a concentration exerting an adverse influence on the selective differentiation into retinal progenitor cell and retinal tissue and containing a substance that can enhance signal transduction pathway mediated by BMP, thereby obtaining an aggregate containing retinal progenitor cells. a first step of subjecting pluripotent stem cells to floating culture in a serum-free medium to form an aggregate of pluripotent stem cells, and a second step of subjecting the aggregate formed in step to floating culture in a serum-free medium or serum-containing medium each being free of a substance that can enhance signal transduction mediated by Sonic hedgehog at a concentration exerting an adverse influence on the selective differentiation into retinal progenitor cell and retinal tissue and containing a substance that can enhance signal transduction pathway mediated by BMP, thereby obtaining an aggregate containing retinal progenitor cells.
A shutter device for an electric switchgear panel, comprising: - a base suitable to be placed on a bearing surface inside said switchgear panel, said base being adapted to support, positioned thereon, a current switching device movable between a connected position wherein the switching device is electrically connected to an associated electrical circuit and a disconnected position wherein the switching device is electrically separated from the corresponding electrical circuit; - a frame having at least a portion which rises up transversally from said base and delimits a through aperture; - a movable shutter operatively associated with said base and said frame; and - an actuating mechanism adapted to move said shutter between a first position where the shutter closes at least partially said through aperture preventing the electrical connection of said current switching device with said electrical circuit and a second position wherein the shutter is retracted and leaves said through aperture at least partially opened for allowing the electrical connection of said current switching device with said electrical circuit, characterized in that said actuating mechanism is adapted to move said movable shutter from said first position to said second position while the current switching device is kept motionless on said base. - a base suitable to be placed on a bearing surface inside said switchgear panel, said base being adapted to support, positioned thereon, a current switching device movable between a connected position wherein the switching device is electrically connected to an associated electrical circuit and a disconnected position wherein the switching device is electrically separated from the corresponding electrical circuit; - a frame having at least a portion which rises up transversally from said base and delimits a through aperture; - a movable shutter operatively associated with said base and said frame; and - an actuating mechanism adapted to move said shutter between a first position where the shutter closes at least partially said through aperture preventing the electrical connection of said current switching device with said electrical circuit and a second position wherein the shutter is retracted and leaves said through aperture at least partially opened for allowing the electrical connection of said current switching device with said electrical circuit, characterized in that said actuating mechanism is adapted to move said movable shutter from said first position to said second position while the current switching device is kept motionless on said base.
Process for the manufacture of an end-product made of wood, wooden material and similar, where an initial part with a rectangular cross-section is made of base elements that have a angular cross-section and are firmly connected to the outer sides lying flatly against one another, wherein recesses (37, 44), which extend across the length of the base element, are inserted into the outer side of each base element in such a way that, when putting together the base elements, cavities (42, 45) result in the initial part, into which cuts (4, 5) are made from outer sides (38, 39, 40) lying opposite to one another, said cuts (4, 5) extending across the length of the initial part, are guided up into the cavities (42, 45) and have a different spacing from the other longitudinal sides (6, 7) of the initial part lying opposite to one another and running in parallel to one another, which is separated into components (13, 14) by the cuts (4, 5) in such a way that these have a different thickness across their width, characterized in that other cuts are performed between adjacent cavities (42, 45), which are made perpendicularly to the outer sides of the initial part lying opposite to one another and cut through the initial part, and that end-products (29, 33) are formed out of the components (13, 14).
A flame-retardant cable comprising at least one conductor and at least one coating made from a flame-retardant composition, wherein said flame-retardant composition comprises: (a) from 5 to 25% by weight of at least one crystalline propylene homopolymer or copolymer; (b) from 50 to 90% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene with at least one C 3 -C 12 alpha-olefin, having a density of from 0.860 to 0.904 g/cm 3 and a Molecular Weight Distribution Index (MWDI) not higher than 5; (c) from 5 to 30% by weight of at least one ethylene homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene with at least one C 3 -C 12 alpha-olefin having a density of from 0.905 to 0.970 g/cm 3; (d) from 80 to 300% by weight of at least one flame-retardant filler; (e) from 0.01 to 5% by weight of at least one coupling agent; the percentages being referred to the total weight of the polymeric components (a), (b) and (c); wherein the at least one coupling agent is selected from silane compounds containing at least one ethylenic unsaturation, epoxides containing an ethylenic unsaturation, monocarboxylic acids or dicarboxylic acids having at least one ethylenic unsaturation, or derivatives thereof; and wherein the at least one coupling agent is added to the composition in combination with a radical initiator so as to graft the at least one coupling agent directly onto the polymer components. (a) from 5 to 25% by weight of at least one crystalline propylene homopolymer or copolymer; (b) from 50 to 90% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene with at least one C 3 -C 12 alpha-olefin, having a density of from 0.860 to 0.904 g/cm 3 and a Molecular Weight Distribution Index (MWDI) not higher than 5; (c) from 5 to 30% by weight of at least one ethylene homopolymer or copolymer of ethylene with at least one C 3 -C 12 alpha-olefin having a density of from 0.905 to 0.970 g/cm 3; (d) from 80 to 300% by weight of at least one flame-retardant filler; (e) from 0.01 to 5% by weight of at least one coupling agent;
A stripe noise correction method of a captured image comprising: capturing, by a single-plate type image sensor (54, 58) for color image capturing that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a square lattice array and a plurality of color filters with different colors which are respectively stacked on each of the pixels in a mosaic type, a plurality of images (Gr, Gb, R, B) each of which has the same color with one of the colors of the color filters; calculating an average image for color images for the plurality of images (Gr, Gb, R, B) and dividing the captured image signals of the average image into individual colors of the color filters; calculating, for each color, the stripe noise value for each pixel column or each pixel row by subtracting the average value of the captured image signals in the entire area where the pixels of the image sensor are arranged from the average value of the captured image signals of each pixel column or each pixel row of the image sensor (54, 58); storing a value calculated by rounding off a portion below the decimal point of the stripe noise value into a memory as correction data of an integer part that corrects the stripe noise for each color; and storing the magnitude of a quantization error calculated by rounding off for each color and for each pixel column or each pixel row into the memory as correction data of a fractional part; and correcting the captured image signals of the image captured by the image sensor with the correction data of the integer part and the fractional part read from the memory. capturing, by a single-plate type image sensor (54, 58) for color image capturing that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a square lattice array and a plurality of color filters with different colors which are respectively stacked on each of the pixels in a mosaic type, a plurality of images (Gr, Gb, R, B) each of which has the same color with one of the colors of the color filters; calculating an average image for color images for the plurality of images (Gr, Gb, R, B) and dividing the captured image signals of the average image into individual colors of the color filters; calculating, for each color, the stripe noise value for each pixel column or each pixel row by subtracting the average value of the captured image signals in the entire area where the pixels of the image sensor are arranged from the average value of the captured image signals of each pixel column or each pixel row of the image sensor (54, 58); storing a value calculated by rounding off a portion below the decimal point of the stripe noise value into a memory as correction data of an integer part that corrects the stripe noise for each color; and storing the magnitude of a quantization error calculated by rounding off for each color and for each pixel column or each pixel row into the memory as correction data of a fractional part; and correcting the captured image signals of the image captured by the image sensor with the correction data of the integer part and the fractional part read from the memory.
A computer implemented method for correcting the operation of a target computer system, said operation of the target computer system being constrained by a set of timed requirements, wherein a timed requirement corresponds to constraints, including timing constraints, between outputs of the target computer system and inputs to said target computer system, wherein an execution sequence of the target computer system, referred to as witness trace, satisfies a criterion for detecting a conflict between timed requirements of the set of timed requirements, referred to as inconsistency, wherein the set of timed requirements comprises a first subset and a second subset of timed requirements, characterized in that said method comprises initializing a set of constraints based on said witness trace, and iterating steps of: - modifying the second subset of timed requirements to obtain an updated set of timed requirements for which each constraint in the set of constraints is satisfied; - searching for a further witness trace of the inconsistency of the updated set of timed requirements; - when a further witness trace is found: augmenting the set of constraints based on said further witness trace; wherein the operation of the target computer system is considered corrected when no further witness trace is found for an updated set of timed requirements. said method comprises initializing a set of constraints based on said witness trace, and iterating steps of: - modifying the second subset of timed requirements to obtain an updated set of timed requirements for which each constraint in the set of constraints is satisfied; - searching for a further witness trace of the inconsistency of the updated set of timed requirements; - when a further witness trace is found: augmenting the set of constraints based on said further witness trace; - modifying the second subset of timed requirements to obtain an updated set of timed requirements for which each constraint in the set of constraints is satisfied; - searching for a further witness trace of the inconsistency of the updated set of timed requirements; - when a further witness trace is found: augmenting the set of constraints based on said further witness trace; wherein the operation of the target computer system is considered corrected when no further witness trace is found for an updated set of timed requirements.
A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on one or more non-transitory storage devices having programming instructions operable to: perform one or more quality control tests using a predetermined number and type of control fluids, a predetermined number of sample testing cartridges of a set of sample testing cartridges, wherein each sample testing cartridge from the set of sample testing cartridges has a same lot number assigned from a manufacturer, and at least one of a plurality of instruments to generate quality control test data; transmit the quality control test data from the at least one of the plurality of instruments to a data manager; determine a compliance status of the set of sample testing cartridges at the data manager based on whether the quality control test data is within range of predetermined cartridge test target values; store the determined compliance status for the set of sample testing cartridges in a data table; transmit the data table from the data manager to each of the plurality of instruments; enable use of the set of sample testing cartridges on each of the plurality of instruments for performing one or more analytical tests on biological samples when the compliance status stored in the data table indicates the set of sample testing cartridges are in compliance; and at least partially disable use of the set of sample testing cartridges on each of the plurality of instruments when the compliance status stored in the data table indicates the set of sample testing cartridges are not in compliance; wherein the predetermined number of testing cartridges of the set of sample testing cartridges is one to five, which comprises a subset of the set of sample testing cartridges. perform one or more quality control tests using a predetermined number and type of control fluids, a predetermined number of sample testing cartridges of a set of sample testing cartridges, wherein each sample testing cartridge from the set of sample testing cartridges has a same lot number assigned from a manufacturer, and at least one of a plurality of instruments to generate quality control test data; transmit the quality control test data from the at least one of the plurality of instruments to a data manager; determine a compliance status of the set of sample testing cartridges at the data manager based on whether the quality control test data is within range of predetermined cartridge test target values; store the determined compliance status for the set of sample testing cartridges in a data table; transmit the data table from the data manager to each of the plurality of instruments; enable use of the set of sample testing cartridges on each of the plurality of instruments for performing one or more analytical tests on biological samples when the compliance status stored in the data table indicates the set of sample testing cartridges are in compliance; and at least partially disable use of the set of sample testing cartridges on each of the plurality of instruments when the compliance status stored in the data table indicates the set of sample testing cartridges are not in compliance;