mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A card processing system, comprising: a first card processing mechanism that is configured to perform a processing operation on a plastic card, the first card processing mechanism includes a first mechanical card transport mechanism that is configured to transport plastic cards along a first card travel path through the first card processing mechanism; a second card processing mechanism that is configured to perform a processing operation on a plastic card, the second card processing mechanism is located downstream of the first card processing mechanism and includes a second mechanical card transport mechanism that is configured to transport plastic cards along a second card travel path through the second card processing mechanism; wherein the card processing comprises at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) disposed between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism, the at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) includes a mechanical card transport mechanism (70, 74) that transports a plastic card along a card travel path, the card travel path of the at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) is colinear with the first card travel path through the first card processing mechanism and colinear with the second card travel path through the second card processing mechanism, wherein the mechanical card transport mechanism (70, 74) of the at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) is independently logically controlled from the first mechanical card transport mechanism and the second mechanical card transport mechanism. a first card processing mechanism that is configured to perform a processing operation on a plastic card, the first card processing mechanism includes a first mechanical card transport mechanism that is configured to transport plastic cards along a first card travel path through the first card processing mechanism; a second card processing mechanism that is configured to perform a processing operation on a plastic card, the second card processing mechanism is located downstream of the first card processing mechanism and includes a second mechanical card transport mechanism that is configured to transport plastic cards along a second card travel path through the second card processing mechanism; wherein the card processing comprises at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) disposed between the first card processing mechanism and the second card processing mechanism, the at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) includes a mechanical card transport mechanism (70, 74) that transports a plastic card along a card travel path, the card travel path of the at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) is colinear with the first card travel path through the first card processing mechanism and colinear with the second card travel path through the second card processing mechanism, wherein the mechanical card transport mechanism (70, 74) of the at least one card buffer (14, 16, 42, 52) is independently logically controlled from the first mechanical card transport mechanism and the second mechanical card transport mechanism.
A watermark formation element for forming at least one multi-tonal watermark in a paper, said watermark formation element having an integrated body comprising a watermark forming surface, which has one or more watermark forming regions, and a drainage surface, said watermark formation element having a plurality of drainage channels extending from front surface apertures in the watermark forming surface to the drainage surface, wherein the shape of the front surface apertures in a given horizontal plane, which is parallel to the drainage surface, is varied in the one or more watermark forming regions to create tonal variation in paper formed on said watermark formation element.
Electronic distance meter comprising a laser emitting a laser pulse toward a target, a photodetector adapted for receiving a laser pulse reflected by the target and for outputting a corresponding return pulse signal, and a comparison circuit receiving said return pulse signal and comprising a comparator provided with a first input and a second input and arranged to output a first fixed value signal when the signal at the first input exceeds the signal at the second input and else to output a second fixed value signal, said comparison circuit being arranged for determining a return pulse time signal based on the output of said comparator, said electronic distance meter being arranged for determining a target distance based on said return pulse time signal, wherein said comparison circuit comprises a first branch connected to said first input and provided with an integrator which receives a signal derived from said return pulse signal and comprises an output connected to said first input, and a second branch connected to said second input which receives a signal derived from one or more transforms of said return pulse signal said one or more transforms being chosen in the group comprising identity, voltage offset and voltage amplification.
Method for disassembling blow moulds from a shaping device for shaping plastics material preforms into plastics material containers, wherein this shaping device comprises at least one blow mould carrier and a multi-part blow mould arranged on this blow mould carrier, wherein the blow mould is separated in an at least partly assembled state from the blow mould carrier and the blow mould comprises two blow mould halves (12, 14) and said blow mould halves (12, 14) are attached to one another by means of a holding means while the blow mould is removed from the blow mould carrier, characterised in that the blow mould has a base part and this base part is attached to at least one blow mould half (12, 14) while the blow mould is separated from the blow mould carrier.
A device for producing position signals which indicate the position of a rail vehicle along a route, containing a plurality of markers (9, 23) arranged along the route, at least one sensor arranged on the vehicle for scanning the markers (9, 23) and for delivering signals thereby detected and an evaluation unit attached to the sensor for generating the position signals through evaluation of the signals produced by the markers (9, 23), wherein the markers (9, 23) are configured in such a manner that when the vehicle passes a marker (9, 23) the sensor emits a "Marker present" signal, otherwise a "No marker present" signal, and wherein the evaluation unit is connected to a storage device in which position data assigned to the markers (9, 23) are stored, characterized in that the vehicle has a receiver of a navigation system attached to the evaluation unit which is intended to emit current location signals detected independently of the detection of markers, and the evaluation unit is set up in such a manner that on receiving each "Marker present" signal it emits a position signal assigned to the marker (9, 23)from a comparison of the current location signal with the stored position data.
A method of obtaining an adsorption isotherm of at least one compound comprising the steps of: (ia) selecting the at least one compound; (ib) selecting a stationary phase; (ic) selecting a mobile phase; (id) selecting a temperature of the at least one compound, the stationary phase and the mobile phase; wherein at least one parameter, selected from parameters characterizing the composition of the mobile phase and the temperature, varies; (ii) obtaining a plurality of parameter value sets including the at least one varying parameter and the concentration of the at least one compound in the mobile phase; (iii) obtaining a plurality of binding capacity values of the at least one compound by the stationary phase for each of the plurality of parameter value sets obtained in step (ii); and (iv) obtaining the adsorption isotherm based on the plurality of binding capacity values obtained in step (iii) by means of multivariate data analysis. (ia) selecting the at least one compound; (ib) selecting a stationary phase; (ic) selecting a mobile phase; (id) selecting a temperature of the at least one compound, the stationary phase and the mobile phase; wherein at least one parameter, selected from parameters characterizing the composition of the mobile phase and the temperature, varies; (ii) obtaining a plurality of parameter value sets including the at least one varying parameter and the concentration of the at least one compound in the mobile phase; (iii) obtaining a plurality of binding capacity values of the at least one compound by the stationary phase for each of the plurality of parameter value sets obtained in step (ii); and (iv) obtaining the adsorption isotherm based on the plurality of binding capacity values obtained in step (iii) by means of multivariate data analysis.
A sensor assembly for use in an apparatus comprising at least one moving part and at least one stationary part, the sensor assembly comprising: a probe comprising a portion of an incomplete circuit and configured to form a complete circuit when engaged by the at least one moving part; and a casing configured to sheathe a first portion of the probe such that, in use, a second portion of the probe protrudes from the casing, and wherein the casing comprises a means for mounting the sensor to the stationary part of the apparatus, wherein the assembly is configured to produce a signal when the circuit is completed; and characterised in that the probe comprises at least two electrodes, wherein one electrode is a positive electrode and one electrode is a negative electrode, wherein the at least two electrodes are separated by an electrically insulating body, and wherein a portion of each electrode is exposed from the electrically insulating body; and in that at least a part of the exposed portion of each of the electrodes is covered by a sacrificial coating comprising an electrically insulating paint or lacquer such that, in use, when the sacrificial coating is contacted by the moving part of the apparatus, at least part of the coating is removed from each electrode and the circuit is completed. a probe comprising a portion of an incomplete circuit and configured to form a complete circuit when engaged by the at least one moving part; and a casing configured to sheathe a first portion of the probe such that, in use, a second portion of the probe protrudes from the casing, and wherein the casing comprises a means for mounting the sensor to the stationary part of the apparatus, wherein the assembly is configured to produce a signal when the circuit is completed; and characterised in that the probe comprises at least two electrodes, wherein one electrode is a positive electrode and one electrode is a negative electrode, wherein the at least two electrodes are separated by an electrically insulating body, and wherein a portion of each electrode is exposed from the electrically insulating body; and in that at least a part of the exposed portion of each of the electrodes is covered by a sacrificial coating comprising an electrically insulating paint or lacquer such that, in use, when the sacrificial coating is contacted by the moving part of the apparatus, at least part of the coating is removed from each electrode and the circuit is completed.
A method for detecting arteriosclerosis, comprising measuring the myosin heavy chain 11 level in a blood sample isolated from a subject, wherein a myosin heavy chain 11 level higher than that in a healthy individual is indicative of the presence of arteriosclerosis in the subject.
A method of inducing differentiation of a cell, which can be cultured in vitro and has a pluripotency capable of differentiating into all cells constituting the living body, into a Sox1 positive nervous system cell, which consists of culturing the cells treated for dispersion as a floating aggregate in a serum-free medium in the absence of both retinoic acid and feeder cells and in a non-cell-adhesive culture vessel.
A method for obtaining service data, comprising: sending, by a data analysis network element, a first data request to a service network element, wherein the first data request comprises a service identifier corresponding to service data; receiving, by the data analysis network element, the service data corresponding to the service identifier from the service network element, wherein the service data comprises a combination of the following: the service identifier, first data, and second data, wherein the service identifier is used to identify a service type corresponding to the service data, the first data comprises a terminal identifier, and the second data comprises a feature value list obtained through normalization processing, wherein before the sending, by the data analysis network element, the first data request to the service network element, the method comprises: receiving, by the data analysis network element, a service identifier allocation request from the service network element; obtaining, by the data analysis network element, the service identifier; and sending, by the data analysis network element, a service identifier allocation response to the service network element, wherein the service identifier allocation response comprises the service identifier. sending, by a data analysis network element, a first data request to a service network element, wherein the first data request comprises a service identifier corresponding to service data; receiving, by the data analysis network element, the service data corresponding to the service identifier from the service network element, wherein the service data comprises a combination of the following: the service identifier, first data, and second data, wherein the service identifier is used to identify a service type corresponding to the service data, the first data comprises a terminal identifier, and the second data comprises a feature value list obtained through normalization processing, wherein before the sending, by the data analysis network element, the first data request to the service network element, the method comprises: receiving, by the data analysis network element, a service identifier allocation request from the service network element; obtaining, by the data analysis network element, the service identifier; and sending, by the data analysis network element, a service identifier allocation response to the service network element, wherein the service identifier allocation response comprises the service identifier. receiving, by the data analysis network element, a service identifier allocation request from the service network element; obtaining, by the data analysis network element, the service identifier; and sending, by the data analysis network element, a service identifier allocation response to the service network element, wherein the service identifier allocation response comprises the service identifier.
A device for separating one or more unwanted compounds from an antibody containing biological sample, said device comprising: a porous support; and a polymeric resin disposed within the pores of the porous support wherein the polymeric resin comprises structural units derived from: a vinyl crosslinker; and an aromatic monomer comprising a quaternary ammonium group and at least two ring structures, wherein the aromatic monomer has a structural unit derived from Formula I, Formula II, or a combination thereof; wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently a hydrogen, a C 1 -C 20 alkyl, a C 1 -C 20 substituted alkyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl, or a combination thereof, and m and n are independently integers between 1 and 5. a porous support; and a polymeric resin disposed within the pores of the porous support wherein the polymeric resin comprises structural units derived from: a vinyl crosslinker; and an aromatic monomer comprising a quaternary ammonium group and at least two ring structures, wherein the aromatic monomer has a structural unit derived from Formula I, Formula II, or a combination thereof; wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently a hydrogen, a C 1 -C 20 alkyl, a C 1 -C 20 substituted alkyl, an aryl, a substituted aryl, or a combination thereof, and m and n are independently integers between 1 and 5.
Microwave plasma reactor for the production of graphene, wherein the reactor has a hollow body comprising: • a plasma creation surface wave launching part, • a precursor constituents nucleation part and • a transient part having the first and the second ends connected, respectively, to the surface wave launching part and to the nucleation part, providing fluid communication between these parts (19, 21), such that in operation the said parts (19, 20, 21) define, respectively, in the body, three inner zones of operation (19', 20', 21'), characterized in that the first end of the transient part has a cross-sectional area which is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second end. • a plasma creation surface wave launching part, • a precursor constituents nucleation part and • a transient part having the first and the second ends connected, respectively, to the surface wave launching part and to the nucleation part, providing fluid communication between these parts (19, 21), such that in operation the said parts (19, 20, 21) define, respectively, in the body, three inner zones of operation (19', 20', 21'), characterized in that the first end of the transient part has a cross-sectional area which is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second end. such that in operation the said parts (19, 20, 21) define, respectively, in the body, three inner zones of operation (19', 20', 21'), characterized in that the first end of the transient part has a cross-sectional area which is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second end.
A package comprising: a substrate including a recess; a light emitting element mounted to the substrate within the recess, wherein a surface of the substrate forms an exterior surface of the package and wherein an electrically conductive feed-through metal extends from the recess through the substrate to an exterior of the package; electrostatic discharge protection circuitry in the substrate, wherein the electrostatic discharge protection circuitry is electrically connected to the light emitting element; and a lid attached to the substrate to define a region in which the light emitting element is housed, wherein at least part of the lid is transparent to a wavelength of light that the light emitting element emits; characterized in that the package further comprises a metal ring circumscribing the recess, wherein the metal ring is fused to the lid to hermetically seal the lid to the substrate. a substrate including a recess; a light emitting element mounted to the substrate within the recess, wherein a surface of the substrate forms an exterior surface of the package and wherein an electrically conductive feed-through metal extends from the recess through the substrate to an exterior of the package; electrostatic discharge protection circuitry in the substrate, wherein the electrostatic discharge protection circuitry is electrically connected to the light emitting element; and a lid attached to the substrate to define a region in which the light emitting element is housed, wherein at least part of the lid is transparent to a wavelength of light that the light emitting element emits; characterized in that the package further comprises a metal ring circumscribing the recess, wherein the metal ring is fused to the lid to hermetically seal the lid to the substrate.
A system of elements configured to interlock as a refractory metal core assembly configurable in a die for forming a seal slot having a curved trailing edge portion in a turbine vane shroud assembly, said system comprising a first element having a longitudinally extending slot and a second element having a longitudinally extending slot for receiving a portion of said first element so that the first element and the second element interlock, characterised in that said second element has a planar portion and a non-planar portion comprising a curved portion adjacent said planar portion, wherein said curved portion is configured in a shape to form a curved trailing edge portion of a said seal slot.
Printer for paper roll and label roll stock, comprising a substantially box-shaped housing with main walls, side walls and end walls, with a fixed housing part and a hinged swing-out housing part, a paper/label roll compartment enclosed between the fixed housing part and the swing-out housing part, and an exit slot in one of the main walls in the form of a straight-line parting gap separating the fixed housing part and the swing-out housing part, and with a printhead arranged in the fixed housing part near the exit slot, wherein a hinge axis (A-A) of the swing-out housing part is located in one of the end walls and runs parallel to the axis of rotation (C-C) of the paper- or label roll, wherein the printer is designed as a module or building block for use with different weighing scales and checkout systems where the same printer module may be installed on different supporting structures and in different operating positions, specifically in a horizontal operating position where the main wall with the exit slot is facing upward and the end wall containing the hinge axis (A-A) is facing away from the operator, and in a vertical operating position where the main wall with the exit slot is oriented vertically and facing the operator, with the end wall containing the hinge axis (A-A) being located at the bottom of the printer housing, wherein in the horizontal operating position, to load a paper- or label roll into the printer, the hinged housing part can be tilted upward and away from the operator, allowing the roll to be laid into a first roll cradle that is formed in the bottom of the fixed housing part, and wherein in the vertical operating position of the printer, the hinged housing part can be tilted forward and towards the operator, allowing the roll to be laid into a second roll cradle that is formed in the swing-out housing part characterized in that the printer further comprising a width-adjustable paper guide mechanism with lateral paper guides, where when the printer is set up for the horizontal operating position, the paper guide mechanism is installed in the fixed housing part with the lateral paper guides flanking the first paper roll cradle, and when the printer is set up for the vertical operating position, the paper guide mechanism is installed in the swing-out housing part with the lateral paper guides flanking the second roll cradle.
A vaginal insertion assembly comprising: - an at least partially hollow body applicator, having a grip portion and a head portion intended to be inserted into the vaginal cavity, said head portion being hollow and ending with an open section - a flexible retention web for insertion into the vaginal cavity of a user with the aid of said applicator, which web is made of an atraumatic material and is provided with means for removal, characterized in that the flexible retention web is strangled at a site along its transverse axis, thus defining a shorter web flap having a folded shape and a longer web flap, the shorter web flap is at least partially housed within the head portion of the applicator, with the site oriented downwards, towards the grip portion and the free end oriented upwards, and the longer web flap protrudes through the open section and covers at least partially the body of the applicator, such that the central zone of the web remains outside. - an at least partially hollow body applicator, having a grip portion and a head portion intended to be inserted into the vaginal cavity, said head portion being hollow and ending with an open section - a flexible retention web for insertion into the vaginal cavity of a user with the aid of said applicator, which web is made of an atraumatic material and is provided with means for removal, characterized in that