mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method for remotely identifying a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) electronically acquiring sensor data from a plurality of electronic sensors installed in the vehicle; (b) transmitting the acquired sensor data via a wireless link, from the vehicle to a remote server; (c) at the remote server, receiving the acquired sensor data and comparing the acquired sensor date to stored baseline data; and (d) identifying the motor vehicle based on the said comparison, wherein the stored baseline data includes sensor data previously acquired from a plurality of sensors on board each one of a plurality of motor vehicles, wherein the stored baseline data corresponding to at least one of the sensors includes first data acquired under a first operating condition of the corresponding motor vehicle, and second data acquired under a second operating condition of the corresponding motor vehicle, and wherein the first operating condition of the corresponding motor vehicle is a cold condition and the second operating condition of the corresponding motor vehicle is a steady-state operating condition, and wherein the steady-state operating condition is defined as a predetermined period of time after startup of the vehicle. (a) electronically acquiring sensor data from a plurality of electronic sensors installed in the vehicle; (b) transmitting the acquired sensor data via a wireless link, from the vehicle to a remote server; (c) at the remote server, receiving the acquired sensor data and comparing the acquired sensor date to stored baseline data; and (d) identifying the motor vehicle based on the said comparison,
Method for drying laundry to be implemented in a washing and drying apparatus , the washing and drying apparatus comprising: a tub , a drum arranged within the tub and being adapted to receive laundry for treatment within the drum, a washing arrangement adapted to wash the laundry received in the drum , a drying arrangement comprising a drying air heater (20, H) and a drying air fan (26, B), wherein the washing and drying apparatus is adapted to dry the laundry received in the drum , and a load detector for detecting a load signal indicative of the load received in the drum , wherein the drying method comprises: starting (S0) a drying program, detecting (d, S8) the load signal (I), evaluating (S 10) the detected load signal (I), the method being characterized by , in dependency of the load evaluation, executing (S 16) a spin cycle (d) or not executing a spin cycle, and drying (f, S22) the laundry received in the drum in a drying cycle, wherein the step of evaluating (S 10) the detected load signal (I) is or comprises comparing the detected load signal with a threshold value (Ithr) and wherein, when the detected load signal is above the threshold value, the spin cycle (d) is executed. a tub , a drum arranged within the tub and being adapted to receive laundry for treatment within the drum, a washing arrangement adapted to wash the laundry received in the drum , a drying arrangement comprising a drying air heater (20, H) and a drying air fan (26, B), wherein the washing and drying apparatus is adapted to dry the laundry received in the drum , and a load detector for detecting a load signal indicative of the load received in the drum , starting (S0) a drying program, detecting (d, S8) the load signal (I), evaluating (S 10) the detected load signal (I), the method being characterized by , in dependency of the load evaluation, executing (S 16) a spin cycle (d) or not executing a spin cycle, and drying (f, S22) the laundry received in the drum in a drying cycle, wherein the step of evaluating (S 10) the detected load signal (I) is or comprises comparing the detected load signal with a threshold value (Ithr) and wherein, when the detected load signal is above the threshold value, the spin cycle (d) is executed.
A surgical instrument , comprising: a first jaw member configured to operably support a staple cartridge that has a plurality of staples therein; a second jaw member removably couplable to said first jaw member to enable tissue to be clamped therebetween; at least one pusher bar assembly operably supported relative to said first jaw member and being configured to selectively apply a firing motion to the staples supported in the staple cartridge as said at least one pusher bar assembly is distally advanced through the staple cartridge ; a knife bar (136, 136', 136") operably supported relative to said first jaw member and said at least one pusher bar assembly , said knife bar (136, 136', 136") being configured to cut tissue clamped between said first and second jaw members ; and a selector switch operably interfacing with said knife bar (136, 136', 136") and being movable between an activated position wherein an application of an activation motion to said at least one pusher bar assembly causes said knife bar (136, 136', 136") and said at least one pusher bar assembly to simultaneously move in a distal direction within said first jaw member and a deactivated position whereupon application of said activation motion to said at least one pusher bar assembly causes said at least one pusher bar assembly to move in said distal direction without moving said knife bar (136, 136', 136") in said distal direction. a first jaw member configured to operably support a staple cartridge that has a plurality of staples therein; a second jaw member removably couplable to said first jaw member to enable tissue to be clamped therebetween; at least one pusher bar assembly operably supported relative to said first jaw member and being configured to selectively apply a firing motion to the staples supported in the staple cartridge as said at least one pusher bar assembly is distally advanced through the staple cartridge ; a knife bar (136, 136', 136") operably supported relative to said first jaw member and said at least one pusher bar assembly , said knife bar (136, 136', 136") being configured to cut tissue clamped between said first and second jaw members ; and a selector switch operably interfacing with said knife bar (136, 136', 136") and being movable between an activated position wherein an application of an activation motion to said at least one pusher bar assembly causes said knife bar (136, 136', 136") and said at least one pusher bar assembly to simultaneously move in a distal direction within said first jaw member and a deactivated position whereupon application of said activation motion to said at least one pusher bar assembly causes said at least one pusher bar assembly to move in said distal direction without moving said knife bar (136, 136', 136") in said distal direction.
A secure display screen comprising at least two liquid crystal cells equipped with two common polarisers, the first cell having a first active surface and a first transparent sealing zone located on a first side of said first active surface and the second cell having a second active surface and a second transparent sealing zone located on a second side of said second active surface, characterised in that the system comprises: - in a first plane, the first cell and a first transparent strip that is the same thickness as the first cell, the first sealing zone being located between the first active surface and the first transparent strip, one of the two common polarisers being laminated on a face common to the first cell and to the first transparent strip; - in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the second cell and a second transparent strip that is the same thickness as the second cell, the second sealing zone being located between the second active surface and the second transparent strip, the other one of the two common polarisers being laminated on a face common to the second cell and to the second strip; - the second cell being disposed under the first transparent strip, the second transparent strip being disposed under the first cell so that the second sealing zone is located under the first active surface and the first sealing zone is located on the second active surface, the first active surface being in the exact extension of the second active surface, each sealing zone thus being overlaid on an active surface zone, thus ensuring the continuity of the display screen. - in a first plane, the first cell and a first transparent strip that is the same thickness as the first cell, the first sealing zone being located between the first active surface and the first transparent strip, one of the two common polarisers being laminated on a face common to the first cell and to the first transparent strip; - in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the second cell and a second transparent strip that is the same thickness as the second cell, the second sealing zone being located between the second active surface and the second transparent strip, the other one of the two common polarisers being laminated on a face common to the second cell and to the second strip; - the second cell being disposed under the first transparent strip, the second transparent strip being disposed under the first cell so that the second sealing zone is located under the first active surface and the first sealing zone is located on the second active surface, the first active surface being in the exact extension of the second active surface, each sealing zone thus being overlaid on an active surface zone, thus ensuring the continuity of the display screen.
A medical device for improving the function of a heart valve comprised of valve tissue including an annulus and a plurality of leaflets , the medical device comprising: a first loop-shaped support , which is configured to abut a first side of the heart valve, and a fabric sleeve at least partly covering said first loop-shaped support , and said sleeve is sized to be and is folded over itself for forming a first flange and a second flange , characterized in that an inner cross-sectional diameter of the fabric sleeve is greater than a cross-sectional diameter of the first loop-shaped support such that the fabric sleeve loosely covers all, or a portion, of the first loop-shaped support, the fabric sleeve thus being oversized in relation to the cross-sectional diameter of the first loop-shaped support to form a first flange along an outer edge of the first loop-shaped support and the second flange along an inner edge of the first loop-shaped support. a first loop-shaped support , which is configured to abut a first side of the heart valve, and a fabric sleeve at least partly covering said first loop-shaped support , and said sleeve is sized to be and is folded over itself for forming a first flange and a second flange , characterized in that an inner cross-sectional diameter of the fabric sleeve is greater than a cross-sectional diameter of the first loop-shaped support such that the fabric sleeve loosely covers all, or a portion, of the first loop-shaped support, the fabric sleeve thus being oversized in relation to the cross-sectional diameter of the first loop-shaped support to form a first flange along an outer edge of the first loop-shaped support and the second flange along an inner edge of the first loop-shaped support.
A method for manufacturing an edible dog chew comprising the steps of: extruding a first edible mixture through a mold in a first direction to form a lengthened chew interior material, the mold having an opening with an outer circumference and a spiral shaped inward projection; cutting the lengthened chew interior material into defined lengths to form at least one cut chew interior material; drying the cut chew interior material to form a chew interior; and coating the chew interior with a second edible mixture different from the first edible mixture; wherein said extruded chew interior material has a spiral shaped cross section and lengthwise through openings; wherein the coating coats the ends of the first edible mixture to close the through openings and enter at least partly into the through openings; and wherein the second edible mixture is fresh meat mixed with glycerin and a starch, to form a syrup. extruding a first edible mixture through a mold in a first direction to form a lengthened chew interior material, the mold having an opening with an outer circumference and a spiral shaped inward projection; cutting the lengthened chew interior material into defined lengths to form at least one cut chew interior material; drying the cut chew interior material to form a chew interior; and coating the chew interior with a second edible mixture different from the first edible mixture;
Device for storing an object, comprising: - a main body with a main body base face , a main body top face opposite the main body base face , and a lateral face connecting the main body base face and the main body top face ; and - a flexible folding body with a tubular sheath, which is fastened at a tube base side to the main body base face in such a way that the folding body , seen from the main body base face , can be pulled over the lateral face of the main body with a tube top side opposite the tube base side towards the main body top face , wherein the device comprises a accommodation space that is open via an opening , wherein the accommodation space is formed in the main body with its opening at the lateral face , wherein the folding body can be pulled at least over the opening in order to close the accommodation space , wherein, seen from the opening of the accommodation space , on a side of the opening of the accommodation space opposite the fastening between the main body and the folding body , a closure mechanism is arranged that fixes a position of the folding body relative to the main body , characterized in that the closure mechanism comprises a first form-fitting element on the main body and a second form-fitting element on the folding body , and wherein both form-fitting elements are configured to prevent a movement of the folding body against a covering direction . - a main body with a main body base face , a main body top face opposite the main body base face , and a lateral face connecting the main body base face and the main body top face ; and - a flexible folding body with a tubular sheath, which is fastened at a tube base side to the main body base face in such a way that the folding body , seen from the main body base face , can be pulled over the lateral face of the main body with a tube top side opposite the tube base side towards the main body top face , wherein the device comprises a accommodation space that is open via an opening , wherein the accommodation space is formed in the main body with its opening at the lateral face , wherein the folding body can be pulled at least over the opening in order to close the accommodation space , wherein, seen from the opening of the accommodation space , on a side of the opening of the accommodation space opposite the fastening between the main body and the folding body , a closure mechanism is arranged that fixes a position of the folding body relative to the main body , characterized in that the closure mechanism comprises a first form-fitting element on the main body and a second form-fitting element on the folding body , and wherein both form-fitting elements are configured to prevent a movement of the folding body against a covering direction .
A method of welding laminated metal foils sandwiched between a pair of metal plates to the pair of metal plates , the method comprising: locally pressing and crimping the laminated metal foils sandwiched between the pair of metal plates at a welding point in a laminating direction; welding the crimped pair of metal plates and laminated metal foils at the welding point; wherein in the welding, the welding point is irradiated with a laser beam (LB) to be welded; characterized in that in the welding, an irradiation condition of the laser beam (LB) is feedback-controlled based on intensity of thermal radiation light (TR) emitted from a molten pool formed by the irradiation of the laser beam (LB); wherein in the welding, contact of the molten pool with a base on which the pair of metal plates and the laminated metal foils are placed is detected based on the intensity of the thermal radiation light (TR), and when the contact of the molten pool with the base is detected, the irradiation of the molten pool with the laser beam (LB) is ended. locally pressing and crimping the laminated metal foils sandwiched between the pair of metal plates at a welding point in a laminating direction; welding the crimped pair of metal plates and laminated metal foils at the welding point; wherein in the welding, the welding point is irradiated with a laser beam (LB) to be welded; characterized in that in the welding, an irradiation condition of the laser beam (LB) is feedback-controlled based on intensity of thermal radiation light (TR) emitted from a molten pool formed by the irradiation of the laser beam (LB); wherein in the welding, contact of the molten pool with a base on which the pair of metal plates and the laminated metal foils are placed is detected based on the intensity of the thermal radiation light (TR), and when the contact of the molten pool with the base is detected, the irradiation of the molten pool with the laser beam (LB) is ended.
A NMT inhibitor for use in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a subject who has been identified as benefiting from being administered a NMT inhibitor by a method which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a NMT inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof to the subject, wherein said subject has been identified as benefiting from being administered a NMT inhibitor as determined by a method comprising the steps of: i) taking a sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells taken from said subject; ii) analysing the cells of step i) to check for the presence of one or more structural alterations in the MYC locus (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations of the MYC oncogene); iii) determining whether one or more structural alterations (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations) are present in the MYC locus of the sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells when compared to a control; and iv) determining whether the subject will benefit from being administered a NMT inhibitor in order to treat said diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, wherein if the sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells contain one or more structural alterations (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations) in the MYC locus, then the subject will benefit from being administered a NMT inhibitor, and if the sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells do not contain one or more structural alterations (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations) in the MYC locus, then the subject will not benefit from being administered a NMT inhibitor. i) taking a sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells taken from said subject; ii) analysing the cells of step i) to check for the presence of one or more structural alterations in the MYC locus (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations of the MYC oncogene); iii) determining whether one or more structural alterations (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations) are present in the MYC locus of the sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells when compared to a control; and iv) determining whether the subject will benefit from being administered a NMT inhibitor in order to treat said diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, wherein if the sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells contain one or more structural alterations (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations) in the MYC locus, then the subject will benefit from being administered a NMT inhibitor, and if the sample of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells do not contain one or more structural alterations (e.g. chromosomal rearrangements, copy number gains and/or mutations) in the MYC locus, then the subject will not benefit from being administered a NMT inhibitor.
A composition comprising: (a) a first photochromic anodic species, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is a diarylethene; (b) a cathodic species, wherein the cathodic species comprises a viologen, a substituted viologen, a phenazinium, a substituted phenazinium, a ferrocenium or a substituted ferrocenium salt, and wherein the cathodic species has a reduction potential at least 600 mV less anodic than a ring-closed oxidation potential of the first photochromic anodic species; and (c) an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises: (i) a supporting electrolyte; and (ii) a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is soluble in the electrolyte at a concentration of at least 50 mM, 75 mM, 100 mM or 200 mM. (a) a first photochromic anodic species, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is a diarylethene; (b) a cathodic species, wherein the cathodic species comprises a viologen, a substituted viologen, a phenazinium, a substituted phenazinium, a ferrocenium or a substituted ferrocenium salt, and wherein the cathodic species has a reduction potential at least 600 mV less anodic than a ring-closed oxidation potential of the first photochromic anodic species; and (c) an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte comprises: (i) a supporting electrolyte; and (ii) a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents, wherein the first photochromic anodic species is soluble in the electrolyte at a concentration of at least 50 mM, 75 mM, 100 mM or 200 mM. (i) a supporting electrolyte; and (ii) a solvent portion comprising one or more solvents,
A method of storing heat energy in a body of graphite at an elevated temperature and recovering the heat energy therefrom, comprising the steps of heating an inner region of the body of graphite when it is required to store the heat energy and recovering the stored heat energy, when it is required to be recovered, characterised in that the heating step comprises passing an electric current through a resistor disposed in the inner region of the body of graphite, so as to cause its temperature to rise, there being a bore or well for embedding the resistor in the body of graphite, the bore or well extending from a top surface (12.1) of the body to a point (12.2) within the body which is remote from the surface thereof.