mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A smoking article comprising: a smoking material portion which is wrapped with a smoking material wrapper; a filter portion which has an upstream end combined with the smoking material portion and is wrapped with a filter wrapper; and a tipping paper which wraps around at least a partial region of the smoking material portion and the filter portion so that the smoking material portion and the filter portion are combined, characterized in that the tipping paper is coated with an overprint coating solution in which at least one functional material and an OP auxiliary agent which enhances the solubility of the at least one functional material are added to an OP ink; wherein the at least one functional material includes at least one of a sweetener material and a harmful bacteria/bad breath reduction material; and wherein the sweetener material includes at least one of sucralose, citric acid, cinnamon, dark chocolate, and malic acid; and the harmful bacteria/bad breath reduction material includes at least one of rosemary oil, grapefruit seed extract, the sucralose, and the malic acid. a smoking material portion which is wrapped with a smoking material wrapper; a filter portion which has an upstream end combined with the smoking material portion and is wrapped with a filter wrapper; and a tipping paper which wraps around at least a partial region of the smoking material portion and the filter portion so that the smoking material portion and the filter portion are combined, characterized in that the tipping paper is coated with an overprint coating solution in which at least one functional material and an OP auxiliary agent which enhances the solubility of the at least one functional material are added to an OP ink; wherein the at least one functional material includes at least one of a sweetener material and a harmful bacteria/bad breath reduction material; and wherein the sweetener material includes at least one of sucralose, citric acid, cinnamon, dark chocolate, and malic acid; and the harmful bacteria/bad breath reduction material includes at least one of rosemary oil, grapefruit seed extract, the sucralose, and the malic acid.
Method for transmitting digital data in a free-space optical transmission system, wherein amplitude-modulated light waves are transmitted over a free-space optical link between a transmitter and a receiver using a binary code sequence generated from the digital data, wherein the binary code sequence is generated such that a modulation frequency of the light waves which is determined by the binary code sequence is at least 70 hertz, wherein the light waves are transmitted with a visible wavelength, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - generating a first binary code sequence from the digital data in an encoder by means of a non-return-to-zero encoding technique; - converting the first binary code sequence into a second binary code sequence in a code sequence converter by means of a code conversion scheme such that a light wave modulation frequency determined by the second binary code sequence is at least 70 hertz, wherein, in the code conversion scheme, first binary data blocks of selectable block length are replaced by selectable second binary data blocks assigned to the first binary data blocks on a one-to-one basis; - modulating the intensity of the light waves with the second code sequence in a modulatable light source of the transmitter; - receiving and demodulating the light waves in the receiver to recover the second code sequence; - converting the second code sequence back into the first code sequence in a code sequence back-converter by means of the inverse code conversion scheme, in which the second binary data blocks are replaced by the first binary data blocks; - generating the digital data from the first binary code sequence using the inverse encoding technique. - generating a first binary code sequence from the digital data in an encoder by means of a non-return-to-zero encoding technique; - converting the first binary code sequence into a second binary code sequence in a code sequence converter by means of a code conversion scheme such that a light wave modulation frequency determined by the second binary code sequence is at least 70 hertz, wherein, in the code conversion scheme, first binary data blocks of selectable block length are replaced by selectable second binary data blocks assigned to the first binary data blocks on a one-to-one basis; - modulating the intensity of the light waves with the second code sequence in a modulatable light source of the transmitter; - receiving and demodulating the light waves in the receiver to recover the second code sequence; - converting the second code sequence back into the first code sequence in a code sequence back-converter by means of the inverse code conversion scheme, in which the second binary data blocks are replaced by the first binary data blocks; - generating the digital data from the first binary code sequence using the inverse encoding technique.
A prosthetic element (10; 10.1) for connecting the stapes footplate to a middle ear ossicular prosthesis (30; 40; 50), and in particular to the corresponding end, or foot, of said prostheses, the prosthetic connection element (10; 10.1) being of biocompatible material and forming part of said foot or being connected or connectable to said foot, and comprising a flat body having a substantially circular central part, from the two opposing sides of which there outwardly extend two substantially rectangular equal and symmetrical parts (28, 30) and provided with a flat lower surface intended to rest on the footplate, the flat body having a length of 1.200 mm and a width of 0.700 mm and being sized not to extend beyond edges of the stapes footplates when said surface comes into contact with the footplate, the foot of the ossicular prosthesis having a diameter comprised between 0.6 mm and 0.8 mm, such as to prevent reabsorption of the footplate osseous tissue, projections projecting from the flat surface, wherein the projections are distributed along the edges of the flat surface of the body, pointed in order to penetrate the footplate and are at least two.
A server comprising a plurality of information processing modules (1, 2, 3) so as to form a unified platform for an operating system deployed on said server, each module having elementary software, BIOS (13, 23), provided to use configuration data when said module is started up, said server further being provided to allow at least one configuration datum to be modified, and being characterized in that each module further comprises a management controller, BMC (12, 22), provided to store said configuration data in an associated memory (14, 24) separate from the memory storing said elementary software, BIOS, and to transmit, when at least one configuration datum is modified, said data to management controllers associated with the other modules of said plurality, and in that said elementary software is provided to recover said configuration data from said management controller when said module is started up. each module further comprises a management controller, BMC (12, 22), provided to store said configuration data in an associated memory (14, 24) separate from the memory storing said elementary software, BIOS, and to transmit, when at least one configuration datum is modified, said data to management controllers associated with the other modules of said plurality, and in that said elementary software is provided to recover said configuration data from said management controller when said module is started up.
A catheter for use in gap detection along an ablation line of a target tissue, the catheter comprising: a plurality of microelectrodes evenly distributed around a distal end of the catheter and comprising a plurality of microelectrode pairs,; and an ablation electrode at the distal end of the catheter, said catheter further comprising one of either a force sensor positioned within the distal end configured to determine whether each of the microelectrode pairs is in contact with the target tissue by measuring a force applied by the distal end to the target tissue, or a thermocouple postioned within the distal end configured to determine whether each of the microelectrodes pairs is in contact with the target tissue by measuring a temperature of the target tissue; and wherein each microelectrode pair determined to be in contact with the target tissue is configured to transmit a pacing signal to the target tissue; and wherein the ablation electrode is configured to ablate living tissue in the gap in the ablation line, if a gap in the ablation line is detected from a capture signal from the target tissue responsive to the transmitted pacing signal. a plurality of microelectrodes evenly distributed around a distal end of the catheter and comprising a plurality of microelectrode pairs,; and an ablation electrode at the distal end of the catheter, said catheter further comprising one of either a force sensor positioned within the distal end configured to determine whether each of the microelectrode pairs is in contact with the target tissue by measuring a force applied by the distal end to the target tissue, or a thermocouple postioned within the distal end configured to determine whether each of the microelectrodes pairs is in contact with the target tissue by measuring a temperature of the target tissue; and wherein each microelectrode pair determined to be in contact with the target tissue is configured to transmit a pacing signal to the target tissue; and wherein the ablation electrode is configured to ablate living tissue in the gap in the ablation line, if a gap in the ablation line is detected from a capture signal from the target tissue responsive to the transmitted pacing signal.
A method for generating a display of a tracked surgical object relative to a non-imaged transverse plane view of vertebra in computer-assisted surgery, the method comprising: providing a model of the vertebra comprising features and dimension parameters related to said features; obtaining at least a first plane view of the vertebra; identifying said features in said at least first plane view; measuring values of said dimension parameters from said features identified in said at least first plane view; generating, in said non-imaged transverse plane view, said model dimensioned with said dimension parameters adjusted to said values; displaying, in said non-imaged transverse plane view, said model dimensioned with said dimension parameters adjusted to said values; tracking a position and orientation of a surgical object relative to said vertebra while a user manipulates said surgical object in space; generating a representation of said surgical object to be overlaid in register on said non-imaged view, using the tracked position and orientation. providing a model of the vertebra comprising features and dimension parameters related to said features; obtaining at least a first plane view of the vertebra; identifying said features in said at least first plane view; measuring values of said dimension parameters from said features identified in said at least first plane view; generating, in said non-imaged transverse plane view, said model dimensioned with said dimension parameters adjusted to said values; displaying, in said non-imaged transverse plane view, said model dimensioned with said dimension parameters adjusted to said values; tracking a position and orientation of a surgical object relative to said vertebra while a user manipulates said surgical object in space; generating a representation of said surgical object to be overlaid in register on said non-imaged view, using the tracked position and orientation.
A method for the preparation of a sol for the preparation of hybrid organosilane fibers by electrostatic spinning characterized in that first at least one precursor based on bridged organosilane with a structure 3 -Si-organic molecule-Si- 3), where (-OR) represents methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, or butoxy groups, and the organic molecule can have any of the following structures: - an aliphatic structure containing single bonds; - an aliphatic structure containing multiple bonds; - a cyclic structure; - a heterocyclic structure containing at least one of the following heteroatoms S, N, P or O in its molecule; - an aromatic structure, with at least one and more aromatic nuclei; - a structure combining at least two of the above structures, is mixed with an alcohol-based polar solvent, whereby the molar ratio Alc of the alcohol-based polar solvent to the precursor/precursors based on bridged organosilane is at least 90, whereupon the mixture thus prepared is homogenized and, after its homogenization, distilled or demineralized water is added to it, whereby the molar ratio k, i.e. the molar ratio of water to precursor/precursors based on bridged organosilane is 1.8 to 2.4, wherein together with or after water, at least one strong inorganic mineral acid is added to the mixture, which adjusts the pH of this mixture to pH ≈ 2, then the mixture thus prepared is heated to the boiling point and is maintained at this temperature for 4.5 to 7.5 hours, whereby hydrolysis of alkoxy groups (=Si-OR) in the structure of the precursor/precursors based on bridged organosilane occurs, in which these groups are transformed into silanol groups (=Si-OH), whereupon these silanol groups polycondensate (=Si-O-Si=, polysiloxane bond), whereby from the liquid mixture, a sol consisting of linear and lowly branched organosilane macromolecular structures is formed, and the sol thus prepared is then concentrated by vacuum distillation at a temperature of 70 to 80 °C and a vacuum of 10 to 30 mbar, by which is its viscosity adjusted to 30 to 60 mPa.s at a temperature of 20 °C and a sol formed by a linear, lowly branched macromolecular organosilane matrix which is filled with molecules of alcohol-based polar solvent, water and inorganic mineral acid is prepared, the sol being spinnable by electrostatic spinning. - an aliphatic structure containing single bonds; - an aliphatic structure containing multiple bonds; - a cyclic structure; - a heterocyclic structure containing at least one of the following heteroatoms S, N, P or O in its molecule; - an aromatic structure, with at least one and more aromatic nuclei; - a structure combining at least two of the above structures,
A connector assembly comprising: a connector body (12, 112); a fluid transfer spigot received in the connector body (12, 112), the connector body (12, 112) including a mechanism to retain the fluid transfer spigot in the connector body (12, 112); a fluid transfer conduit coupled with the connector body (12, 112); and a heating element extending through the fluid transfer conduit and into the connector body (12, 112) and fluid transfer spigot, when the fluid transfer spigot is retained by the connector body (12, 112) so that the heating element heats from inside the connector assembly. a connector body (12, 112); a fluid transfer spigot received in the connector body (12, 112), the connector body (12, 112) including a mechanism to retain the fluid transfer spigot in the connector body (12, 112); a fluid transfer conduit coupled with the connector body (12, 112); and a heating element extending through the fluid transfer conduit and into the connector body (12, 112) and fluid transfer spigot, when the fluid transfer spigot is retained by the connector body (12, 112) so that the heating element heats from inside the connector assembly.
An apparatus, comprising: a digital data transmitter (12, 32) capable of exciting a sequence of sets of one or more propagation modes in a physical communication channel (14, 34), the sequence including different ones of the sets of one or more propagation modes having different spatial distributions of transmitted energy in the physical communication channel (14, 34); and wherein the digital data transmitter (12, 32) is configured to change the excited set of one or more propagation modes to transmit a different value of data to the communication channel (14, 34) such that an identity of the excited set of one or more propagation modes fixes the value being transmitted in a corresponding temporal symbol interval; and wherein each set is a selected propagation mode, and the selected propagation modes of different ones of the sets are orthogonal. a digital data transmitter (12, 32) capable of exciting a sequence of sets of one or more propagation modes in a physical communication channel (14, 34), the sequence including different ones of the sets of one or more propagation modes having different spatial distributions of transmitted energy in the physical communication channel (14, 34); and wherein the digital data transmitter (12, 32) is configured to change the excited set of one or more propagation modes to transmit a different value of data to the communication channel (14, 34) such that an identity of the excited set of one or more propagation modes fixes the value being transmitted in a corresponding temporal symbol interval; and wherein each set is a selected propagation mode, and the selected propagation modes of different ones of the sets are orthogonal.
A process for recovering hydrocarbons in carbonate reservoirs, the process comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a first water solution into the carbonate reservoir, wherein the first water solution has a first salt concentration; (b) recovering an amount of hydrocarbon from the carbonate reservoir; (c) introducing a second water solution into the carbonate reservoir, wherein the second water solution has a second salt concentration that is lower than the first salt concentration; (d) recovering a second amount of hydrocarbon from the carbonate reservoir; (e) introducing a third water solution into the carbonate reservoir, wherein the third water solution has a third salt concentration that is lower than the second salt concentration; and (f) recovering a third amount of hydrocarbon from the carbonate reservoir wherein the first water solution comprises sulfate ions, calcium ions, and magnesium ions and further wherein the carbonate reservoir is substantially free of clay and has an absence of sandstone rock. (a) introducing a first water solution into the carbonate reservoir, wherein the first water solution has a first salt concentration; (b) recovering an amount of hydrocarbon from the carbonate reservoir; (c) introducing a second water solution into the carbonate reservoir, wherein the second water solution has a second salt concentration that is lower than the first salt concentration; (d) recovering a second amount of hydrocarbon from the carbonate reservoir; (e) introducing a third water solution into the carbonate reservoir, wherein the third water solution has a third salt concentration that is lower than the second salt concentration; and (f) recovering a third amount of hydrocarbon from the carbonate reservoir
A storage-type hot water supply device comprising: heating means for generating hot water; a hot-water storage tank configured to receive the hot water generated by the heating means at an upper portion of the hot-water storage tank and store hot water having different temperature zones; a plurality of temperature sensors spaced apart in a vertical direction of the hot-water storage tank and configured to detect temperatures of the hot water stored in the hot-water storage tank; a pump configured to supply the hot water taken from a lower portion of the hot-water storage tank; and a control device (300, 310) configured to control the heating means and the pump, the storage-type hot water supply device being characterized in that the control device (300, 310) comprises control means configured to circulate through the hot-water storage tank the hot water supplied from the pump and configured to equalize the temperatures of the hot water stored in the stratified state in the hot-water storage tank, and notification means configured to provide, upon detecting an abnormal temperature sensor based on differences between temperatures detected by the plurality of temperature sensors in a state in which the temperatures of the hot water are equalized by the control means, a notification of an abnormality of the abnormal temperature sensor. heating means for generating hot water; a hot-water storage tank configured to receive the hot water generated by the heating means at an upper portion of the hot-water storage tank and store hot water having different temperature zones; a plurality of temperature sensors spaced apart in a vertical direction of the hot-water storage tank and configured to detect temperatures of the hot water stored in the hot-water storage tank; a pump configured to supply the hot water taken from a lower portion of the hot-water storage tank; and a control device (300, 310) configured to control the heating means and the pump, the storage-type hot water supply device being characterized in that the control device (300, 310) comprises control means configured to circulate through the hot-water storage tank the hot water supplied from the pump and configured to equalize the temperatures of the hot water stored in the stratified state in the hot-water storage tank, and notification means configured to provide, upon detecting an abnormal temperature sensor based on differences between temperatures detected by the plurality of temperature sensors in a state in which the temperatures of the hot water are equalized by the control means, a notification of an abnormality of the abnormal temperature sensor.
A method for processing data collected by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer including an ion source, a mass separator for performing a mass separation of ions produced by the ion source and a detector for detecting the ions resulting from the mass separation, the data being used to create a mass spectrum over a predetermined mass range, comprising: a) a noise information acquiring step for calculating a threshold value by a statistical process based on measurement data obtained within a time range where none of the ions originating from a sample is expected to arrive at the detector for each mass scan operation; b) a profile data acquiring step for extracting a profile data, which is a data that corresponds to a measurement mass range among the measurement data; c) a noise removing step for removing a noise component from the profile data with reference to the threshold value; and d) a spectrum creating step for creating a mass spectrum, using the profile data from which the noise component has been removed, characterized in that the time range is composed of a first time range ranging from a point in time when ions are introduced into the time-of-flight mass separator to a point in time immediately before an ion having a smallest mass within a measurable mass range is expected to reach the detector and a second time range ranging from a point in time immediately after an ion having a largest mass within the measurable mass range is expected to reach the detector to a point in time when collection of data for one cycle of mass scan operation is completed. a) a noise information acquiring step for calculating a threshold value by a statistical process based on measurement data obtained within a time range where none of the ions originating from a sample is expected to arrive at the detector for each mass scan operation; b) a profile data acquiring step for extracting a profile data, which is a data that corresponds to a measurement mass range among the measurement data; c) a noise removing step for removing a noise component from the profile data with reference to the threshold value; and d) a spectrum creating step for creating a mass spectrum, using the profile data from which the noise component has been removed, characterized in that