mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A specimen retrieval apparatus , comprising: a housing having an elongated tubular member extending distally therefrom, the elongated tubular member defining a longitudinal axis ("X"); an end effector assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongated tubular member, the end effector assembly configured to retain a specimen retrieval bag thereon; a drive assembly operatively engaged to the elongated tubular member and configured for selectively translating the end effector assembly between a retracted position and an extended position; and an articulation mechanism operatively coupled to the end effector assembly, the articulation mechanism configured for selectively incrementally articulating the end effector assembly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated tubular member, characterised in that the specimen retrieval apparatus further comprises: a trigger operatively coupled to the drive assembly, the trigger being selectively depressible to move in increments the end effector assembly from the retracted position to the extended position; wherein the articulation mechanism includes a rotatable actuator operatively disposed on the housing and coupled to the articulation mechanism, the rotatable actuator being selectively rotatable for articulating the end effector assembly with respect to the longitudinal axis. a housing having an elongated tubular member extending distally therefrom, the elongated tubular member defining a longitudinal axis ("X"); an end effector assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongated tubular member, the end effector assembly configured to retain a specimen retrieval bag thereon; a drive assembly operatively engaged to the elongated tubular member and configured for selectively translating the end effector assembly between a retracted position and an extended position; and an articulation mechanism operatively coupled to the end effector assembly, the articulation mechanism configured for selectively incrementally articulating the end effector assembly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated tubular member, characterised in that the specimen retrieval apparatus further comprises: a trigger operatively coupled to the drive assembly, the trigger being selectively depressible to move in increments the end effector assembly from the retracted position to the extended position; wherein the articulation mechanism includes a rotatable actuator operatively disposed on the housing and coupled to the articulation mechanism, the rotatable actuator being selectively rotatable for articulating the end effector assembly with respect to the longitudinal axis. a trigger operatively coupled to the drive assembly, the trigger being selectively depressible to move in increments the end effector assembly from the retracted position to the extended position; wherein the articulation mechanism includes a rotatable actuator operatively disposed on the housing and coupled to the articulation mechanism, the rotatable actuator being selectively rotatable for articulating the end effector assembly with respect to the longitudinal axis.
A non-therapeutic method for preventing and/or controlling the growth and/or the spreading of a pathogen, said method comprising contacting the pathogen with one or more bacterial heme peroxidase as defined in SEQ ID NO: 1 (HydPOX), SEQ ID NO: 18 or 26 (HydPOXs), SEQ ID NO: 11 (OkePOX), or SEQ ID NO: 25 or 27 (OkePOXs), wherein said contacting of said pathogen with the bacterial heme peroxidase comprises the co-administration of said bacterial heme peroxidase with a reducing agent, and (i) hydrogen peroxide and/or (ii) a hydrogen-peroxide donor system; in aqueous solution. wherein said contacting of said pathogen with the bacterial heme peroxidase comprises the co-administration of said bacterial heme peroxidase with a reducing agent, and (i) hydrogen peroxide and/or (ii) a hydrogen-peroxide donor system; (i) hydrogen peroxide and/or (ii) a hydrogen-peroxide donor system; in aqueous solution.
A negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary cell, comprising carbon particles having an oxygen content of 0.005% by mass or more and 0.15% by mass or less, wherein the carbon particles have an R value of 0.45 or less and 0.15 or more, the R value of the carbon particles is a ratio of intensity IB to intensity IA (IB/IA) obtained by Raman measurement, where IA is an intensity of a maximum peak at approximately 1580 cm -1 and IB is an intensity of a maximum peak at approximately 1360 cm -1 .
(2 S )-Benzyl 2-(((((2 R ,3 S ,4 R ,5 R )-5-(6-amino-8-chloro-9 H -purin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxy-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methoxy)(naphthalen-1-yloxy)phosphoryl)amino)propanoate: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, salt of an ester or solvate thereof.
Method for installing a cultivation floor system comprising a cultivation floor on which plant containers are placed, which cultivation floor system comprises an ebb/flood watering installation which is configured to alternately cause a supply of water to the cultivation floor and a discharge of water from the cultivation floor, which method comprises: - providing a watertight basin ; - placing one or more irrigation lines in the basin, which irrigation lines provide several outflow openings along their length which make it possible for water to flow from the one or more irrigation lines; - connecting a water pump to the one or more irrigation lines; - providing a water-permeable structure in the basin, which structure has a permeable and horizontal top which forms the floor on which plant containers are placed, which structure preferably comprises one or more layers of granular material, wherein the one or more irrigation lines are covered by the water-permeable structure, wherein the method comprises the steps of - while the one or more irrigation lines have been placed in the basin and the water pump is connected thereto - supplying water to the one or more irrigation lines by means of the water pump and monitoring the emerging flow of the water from the one or more irrigation lines in order to check whether the emerging flow is uniform across the one or more irrigation lines in the basin, and - if deviations in the emerging flow are observed - adjusting the effective emerging flow by providing the one or more irrigation lines, in situ, with one or more additional outflow openings or increasing the dimensions of one or more outflow openings at a location where the emerging flow is considered to be too small and/or closing one or more outflow openings of the irrigation lines or reducing the dimensions of one or more outflow openings at a location where the emerging flow is considered to be too large. - providing a watertight basin ; - placing one or more irrigation lines in the basin, which irrigation lines provide several outflow openings along their length which make it possible for water to flow from the one or more irrigation lines; - connecting a water pump to the one or more irrigation lines; - providing a water-permeable structure in the basin, which structure has a permeable and horizontal top which forms the floor on which plant containers are placed, which structure preferably comprises one or more layers of granular material, wherein the one or more irrigation lines are covered by the water-permeable structure,
An active fluid cooling device for cooling electronic devices, the active fluid cooling device comprising a housing in which a cavity is incorporated, wherein: the cavity is divided into three chambers by a first piezoelectric actuator and a second piezoelectric actuator , each of which has a planar form; the first piezoelectric actuator together with the housing defines an upper air chamber , the first piezoelectric actuator together with the second piezoelectric actuator and the housing defines a middle air chamber , and the second piezoelectric actuator together with the housing defines a bottom air chamber ; the upper air chamber is in fluid communication with an upper opening of the housing , the middle air chamber is in fluid communication with a middle opening of the housing , and the bottom air chamber is in fluid communication with a bottom opening of the housing ; the first and second piezoelectric actuators have a disc-shaped form; and the middle air chamber is cylindrical with a circular cross-section parallel to the first and second piezoelectric actuators , whereby deformation of the first and second piezoelectric actuators away from each other gives the middle air chamber a nearly ball-like shape; characterized in that: the volume of the upper air chamber is equal to the volume of the bottom air chamber and to half the volume of the middle air chamber , and in that the cross-sectional area of the upper opening is equal to the cross-sectional area of the bottom opening and to half the cross-sectional area of the middle opening . the cavity is divided into three chambers by a first piezoelectric actuator and a second piezoelectric actuator , each of which has a planar form; the first piezoelectric actuator together with the housing defines an upper air chamber , the first piezoelectric actuator together with the second piezoelectric actuator and the housing defines a middle air chamber , and the second piezoelectric actuator together with the housing defines a bottom air chamber ; the upper air chamber is in fluid communication with an upper opening of the housing , the middle air chamber is in fluid communication with a middle opening of the housing , and the bottom air chamber is in fluid communication with a bottom opening of the housing ; the first and second piezoelectric actuators have a disc-shaped form; and the middle air chamber is cylindrical with a circular cross-section parallel to the first and second piezoelectric actuators , whereby deformation of the first and second piezoelectric actuators away from each other gives the middle air chamber a nearly ball-like shape; characterized in that: the volume of the upper air chamber is equal to the volume of the bottom air chamber and to half the volume of the middle air chamber , and in that the cross-sectional area of the upper opening is equal to the cross-sectional area of the bottom opening and to half the cross-sectional area of the middle opening .
A method of forming a scaffold, comprising: dissolving a polymer in a solvent to form a polymer solution; adding a precipitating agent to the polymer solution; precipitating and expanding the polymer from the polymer solution to form the scaffold; and removing the solvent from the scaffold, characterized in that the solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of glacial acetic acid (GAA), acetic acid, anisole, chloroform, methylene chloride, acetylchloride, 2,2,2 trifluoroethanol, trifluoroacetic acid, 1,2-dichloroethane and mixtures thereof, and in that the time to form the scaffold by precipitation of the polymer ranges from 1 minute to 1 hour. dissolving a polymer in a solvent to form a polymer solution; adding a precipitating agent to the polymer solution; precipitating and expanding the polymer from the polymer solution to form the scaffold; and removing the solvent from the scaffold, characterized in that the solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of glacial acetic acid (GAA), acetic acid, anisole, chloroform, methylene chloride, acetylchloride, 2,2,2 trifluoroethanol, trifluoroacetic acid, 1,2-dichloroethane and mixtures thereof, and in that the time to form the scaffold by precipitation of the polymer ranges from 1 minute to 1 hour.
A method for detecting an element traced on a surface of an iron or steel product by means of applying a paint, wherein said element has been covered at least partially by a residue that prevents a human reading or a reading by conventional artificial vision of said element , comprising the steps of: applying a radiation in the terahertz band to said surface of an iron or steel product that has an element traced with paint hidden behind a residue , wherein said radiation is emitted by at least one source of radiation in the terahertz band, such that said radiation passes through said residue ; detecting a radiation on the terahertz band reflected by the surface of said iron or steel product covered by said residue , wherein said reflected radiation is detected by the at least one terahertz radiation detector , thereby obtaining at least one signal reflected off said surface of an iron or steel product and at least one signal reflected off said element traced on said surface; processing said reflected signals, analyzing the differences between the at least one signal reflected off said surface of an iron or steel product and said at least one signal reflected off said element traced on said surface, and applying enhancement filters and character recognition techniques, such that the element traced on said surface and at least partially covered by a residue is reconstructed. applying a radiation in the terahertz band to said surface of an iron or steel product that has an element traced with paint hidden behind a residue , wherein said radiation is emitted by at least one source of radiation in the terahertz band, such that said radiation passes through said residue ; detecting a radiation on the terahertz band reflected by the surface of said iron or steel product covered by said residue , wherein said reflected radiation is detected by the at least one terahertz radiation detector , thereby obtaining at least one signal reflected off said surface of an iron or steel product and at least one signal reflected off said element traced on said surface; processing said reflected signals, analyzing the differences between the at least one signal reflected off said surface of an iron or steel product and said at least one signal reflected off said element traced on said surface, and applying enhancement filters and character recognition techniques, such that the element traced on said surface and at least partially covered by a residue is reconstructed.
A method for the treatment of magnesia-carbon products, comprising the following method steps: A. Providing magnesia-carbon products comprising the following features: A.1 the magnesia-carbon products consist mainly of magnesia and carbon; A.2 the magnesia-carbon products comprise proportions of Al 4 C 3 ; B. providing water; C. providing a gas comprising the following features: C.1 the gas comprises carbon dioxide; C.2 the proportion of carbon dioxide in the gas is above the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air; D. providing a container that encloses a space; E. providing the magnesia carbon products in the space; F. subjecting the space to F.1 temperature; and F.2 pressure while providing the water and the gas in the space. A. Providing magnesia-carbon products comprising the following features: A.1 the magnesia-carbon products consist mainly of magnesia and carbon; A.2 the magnesia-carbon products comprise proportions of Al 4 C 3 ; A.1 the magnesia-carbon products consist mainly of magnesia and carbon; A.2 the magnesia-carbon products comprise proportions of Al 4 C 3 ; B. providing water; C. providing a gas comprising the following features: C.1 the gas comprises carbon dioxide; C.2 the proportion of carbon dioxide in the gas is above the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air; C.1 the gas comprises carbon dioxide; C.2 the proportion of carbon dioxide in the gas is above the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air; D. providing a container that encloses a space; E. providing the magnesia carbon products in the space; F. subjecting the space to F.1 temperature; and F.2 pressure while providing the water and the gas in the space. F.1 temperature; and F.2 pressure while providing the water and the gas in the space.
A digital liquid-level sensor that measures the level of a fluid and outputs a digital signal representing the fluid level, comprising: a data bus ; a power supply terminal; a nonmagnetic tube rigidly fixed in place and immersed in a liquid; a float that floats in the liquid, and the float is placed near the nonmagnetic tube, such that the float moves up and down along the side of the nonmagnetic tube in the axial direction as the height of the liquid level changes; a permanent magnet fixed to the float; at least one tunneling magnetoresistance switch , the switch is selected such that the magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet can trigger the switch into the open or closed state, and the permanent magnet produces a magnetic field of sufficient magnitude and direction to trigger one or more of the tunneling magnetoresistance switches at the same level as the permanent magnet; at least one encoder (4, 15, 16-24), and the at least one encoder generates a unique code for each position of the float; one or more printed circuit boards sealed within the nonmagnetic tube onto which the tunneling magnetoresistance switches, the at least one encoder, the data bus, the power terminal, and a grounding terminal, are installed, and the one or more printed circuit boards are mutually interconnected, characterised in that the one or each encoder is a priority encoder configured to prioritise between multiple simultaneous input signals. a data bus ; a power supply terminal; a nonmagnetic tube rigidly fixed in place and immersed in a liquid; a float that floats in the liquid, and the float is placed near the nonmagnetic tube, such that the float moves up and down along the side of the nonmagnetic tube in the axial direction as the height of the liquid level changes; a permanent magnet fixed to the float; at least one tunneling magnetoresistance switch , the switch is selected such that the magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet can trigger the switch into the open or closed state, and the permanent magnet produces a magnetic field of sufficient magnitude and direction to trigger one or more of the tunneling magnetoresistance switches at the same level as the permanent magnet; at least one encoder (4, 15, 16-24), and the at least one encoder generates a unique code for each position of the float; one or more printed circuit boards sealed within the nonmagnetic tube onto which the tunneling magnetoresistance switches, the at least one encoder, the data bus, the power terminal, and a grounding terminal, are installed, and the one or more printed circuit boards are mutually interconnected, characterised in that the one or each encoder is a priority encoder configured to prioritise between multiple simultaneous input signals.
A dielectric lens , comprising a silicon chip with an integrated antenna , configured to focus electromagnetic radiation generated and emitted by the chip, wherein the dielectric lens comprises a lens body with a top portion configured to focus electromagnetic main lobe radiation emitted by the chip and a bottom portion having a recess adapted to the size of the chip and configured to receive the chip, wherein the dielectric lens is placed on top of the chip and the recess of the lens encloses the chip; wherein the dielectric lens is fixed to the chip with non-conducting glue or by a clip mechanism.
A compound according to Formula I: R 1 -L 1 -X 1 -(CH 2 CH 2 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) n CH 2 CH 2 )-X 2 -L 2 -R 2 (I) wherein R 1 is a phospholipid; L 1 is a linker selected from a bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl; L 2 is wherein x and y are independently selected from the integers 0, 1, and 2; X 1 and X 2 are independently selected from O and NH; n is an integer from 5 to 500; and R 2 is a paramagnetic metal ion chelate comprising a macrocyclic ligand complexing a paramagnetic metal ion, said chelate having a thermodynamic stability constant (logK GdL ) of at least about 20, wherein said macrocyclic ligand has a formula selected from: and R 1 is a phospholipid; L 1 is a linker selected from a bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl; L 2 is wherein x and y are independently selected from the integers 0, 1, and 2; X 1 and X 2 are independently selected from O and NH; n is an integer from 5 to 500; and R 2 is a paramagnetic metal ion chelate comprising a macrocyclic ligand complexing a paramagnetic metal ion, said chelate having a thermodynamic stability constant (logK GdL ) of at least about 20, wherein said macrocyclic ligand has a formula selected from: and
A curable silicone composition, comprising: (A) a fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane mixture obtained by mixing the following components (A1) and (A2) at a mass ratio of 1/99 to 99/1; (A1) a fluoro(poly)ether modified organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule along with a fluoro(poly)ether-containing organic group; (A2) a fluoroalkyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule along with a fluoroalkyl group represented by C 4 F 9 -CH 2 CH 2 -; (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least three silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and (D) an organic solvent. (A) a fluorine-containing organopolysiloxane mixture obtained by mixing the following components (A1) and (A2) at a mass ratio of 1/99 to 99/1; (A1) a fluoro(poly)ether modified organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule along with a fluoro(poly)ether-containing organic group; (A2) a fluoroalkyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule along with a fluoroalkyl group represented by C 4 F 9 -CH 2 CH 2 -; (A1) a fluoro(poly)ether modified organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule along with a fluoro(poly)ether-containing organic group; (A2) a fluoroalkyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule along with a fluoroalkyl group represented by C 4 F 9 -CH 2 CH 2 -; (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least three silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and (D) an organic solvent.