mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method of making a flexible optical circuit device , comprising: (a) terminating front ends of optical fibers in ferrules and securing the optical fibers to the ferrules to provide ferrule assemblies of the ferrules and the optical fibers , such that the front ends of the fibers are positioned adjacent to front end faces of the ferrules , the ferrule assemblies including stub portions of the optical fibers that extend rearwardly from the ferrules ; (b) subsequent to (a), processing the front ends of the optical fibers by either mechanically polishing the front ends of the optical fibers or applying an energy source, wherein the energy source includes a laser or a plasma, to the front ends of the optical fibers; characterized in that the method further comprises: (c) subsequent to (b), routing and securing the stub portions of the optical fibers of the ferrule assemblies on a flexible planar substrate . (a) terminating front ends of optical fibers in ferrules and securing the optical fibers to the ferrules to provide ferrule assemblies of the ferrules and the optical fibers , such that the front ends of the fibers are positioned adjacent to front end faces of the ferrules , the ferrule assemblies including stub portions of the optical fibers that extend rearwardly from the ferrules ; (b) subsequent to (a), processing the front ends of the optical fibers by either mechanically polishing the front ends of the optical fibers or applying an energy source, wherein the energy source includes a laser or a plasma, to the front ends of the optical fibers; characterized in that the method further comprises: (c) subsequent to (b), routing and securing the stub portions of the optical fibers of the ferrule assemblies on a flexible planar substrate .
A method for a playback device (110a-r, 210), the method comprising: while playing back audio content , receiving , via a network interface of the playback device from a network-enabled device connected to the playback device via a local area network, an alert communication comprising: an audio notification identifier that identifies a first audio notification; and a priority identifier that identifies a first priority level of the first audio notification; responsive to receiving the alert communication, adding the first audio notification to a notification queue at a particular queue position based on the priority level of the first audio notification relative to other audio content in the notification queue, wherein the other audio content further comprises a second audio notification; adjusting playback of the audio content for playing back the first audio notification; playing back the first audio notification; stopping playback of the first audio notification and starting the playback of the second audio notification when it is determined that: the second audio notification is ready for playback based on a particular queue position of the second audio notification; and the playback device has played back the first audio notification for a threshold amount of time corresponding to a partially-played back notification. while playing back audio content , receiving , via a network interface of the playback device from a network-enabled device connected to the playback device via a local area network, an alert communication comprising: an audio notification identifier that identifies a first audio notification; and a priority identifier that identifies a first priority level of the first audio notification; an audio notification identifier that identifies a first audio notification; and a priority identifier that identifies a first priority level of the first audio notification; responsive to receiving the alert communication, adding the first audio notification to a notification queue at a particular queue position based on the priority level of the first audio notification relative to other audio content in the notification queue, wherein the other audio content further comprises a second audio notification; adjusting playback of the audio content for playing back the first audio notification; playing back the first audio notification; stopping playback of the first audio notification and starting the playback of the second audio notification when it is determined that: the second audio notification is ready for playback based on a particular queue position of the second audio notification; and the playback device has played back the first audio notification for a threshold amount of time corresponding to a partially-played back notification. the second audio notification is ready for playback based on a particular queue position of the second audio notification; and the playback device has played back the first audio notification for a threshold amount of time corresponding to a partially-played back notification.
An optical receiver for performing full-field quadrature demodulation of modulated light signals, the optical receiver including a first polarizing mechanism (P1) for performing a first polarization operation and a second polarizing mechanism (P2, P3) for performing second and third polarization operations, a beam-splitting mechanism (BS1; BS2), an electro-optic modulator (EOM), a quarter-wave retarder mechanism (W; W*), and at least one camera sensor (C, C'; C"), wherein the electro-optic modulator (EOM) is placed between the first polarizing mechanism (P1) and the beam-splitting mechanism (BS1; BS2), wherein the electro-optic modulator (EOM) has a fast axis oriented at forty-five degrees with respect to a polarization axis of the first polarizing mechanism (P1), the quarter-wave retarder mechanism (W; W*) has fast and slow axes which have the same orientation as the respective ones of the electro-optic modulator (EOM), the second polarizing mechanism (P2, P3; P*2, P*3) is configured to perform the second polarization operation according to a polarization axis identical to the polarization axis of the first polarizing mechanism (P1) or orthogonal thereto and to perform the third polarization operation according to a polarization axis identical to the polarization axis of the first polarizing mechanism (P1) or orthogonal thereto, wherein the beam-splitter mechanism (BS1, BS2) separates incident light beam that is transmitted by the electro-optic modulator (EOM) such that part of said incident light is transmitted, via the quarter-wave retarder mechanism (W; W*), to the second polarizing mechanism (P2, P3; P*2, P*3) for incurring at least one polarization operation among the second and third polarization operations and then be imaged on one (C; C") of the at least one camera sensor so as to obtain a Q-quadrature image, and another part of said incident light is transmitted to the second polarizing mechanism (P2, P3; P*2, P*3) for incurring at least one polarization operation among the second and third polarization operations and then be imaged on one (C, C'; C") of the at least one camera sensor to obtain an I-quadrature image, and wherein the optical receiver further includes circuitry configured to simultaneously acquire the light beams used to obtain the I-quadrature image and the Q-quadrature image and further configured to perform the full-field quadrature demodulation on the basis of said I-quadrature and Q-quadrature images.
A combination of a connector plate adapter and a connector plate , for a vacuum cleaner dust container , the connector plate comprising an opening and being adapted to be connected to a dust bag to correctly position a dust bag opening within a vacuum cleaner by the connector plate being slid into a holding device of the vacuum cleaner, wherein the connector plate adapter and the connector plate have substantially corresponding widths, such that the connector plate adapter and the connector plate can be slid into a common holding device, and wherein the connector plate adapter is removable or separate from the connector plate , and wherein the connector plate adapter comprises stiffness reducing features, configured to provide a decreased bending stiffness about an axis perpendicular to the direction in which it is adapted to be inserted into a holding device.
An apparatus for amplifying power of a transmission signal in a mobile station, the apparatus comprising: an antenna; a radio frequency, RF, module for converting a signal to an RF signal based on a transmission power level; a first amplifier including a plurality of power amplifiers (A1-A6) connected in parallel, wherein an output level difference between neighboring power amplifiers among the plurality of amplifiers is the same as an amount of a power level change for controlling transmission power; a second amplifier for amplifying the controlled transmission power level of the signal transmitted from the first amplifier to a required transmission power level of a second base station; and a controller for controlling the first amplifier and the second amplifier , the controller configured to: when transmitting the signal to a first base station in a small cell, control to amplify the signal via the first amplifier , and when transmitting the signal to the second base station in a macro cell requiring a larger transmission power level than a required transmission power level of the first base station, control to amplify the signal via the first amplifier and the second amplifier , wherein each of the plurality of power amplifiers selectively operates for amplifying the signal based on the transmission power level. an antenna; a radio frequency, RF, module for converting a signal to an RF signal based on a transmission power level; a first amplifier including a plurality of power amplifiers (A1-A6) connected in parallel, wherein an output level difference between neighboring power amplifiers among the plurality of amplifiers is the same as an amount of a power level change for controlling transmission power; a second amplifier for amplifying the controlled transmission power level of the signal transmitted from the first amplifier to a required transmission power level of a second base station; and a controller for controlling the first amplifier and the second amplifier , the controller configured to: when transmitting the signal to a first base station in a small cell, control to amplify the signal via the first amplifier , and when transmitting the signal to the second base station in a macro cell requiring a larger transmission power level than a required transmission power level of the first base station, control to amplify the signal via the first amplifier and the second amplifier , wherein each of the plurality of power amplifiers selectively operates for amplifying the signal based on the transmission power level. when transmitting the signal to a first base station in a small cell, control to amplify the signal via the first amplifier , and when transmitting the signal to the second base station in a macro cell requiring a larger transmission power level than a required transmission power level of the first base station, control to amplify the signal via the first amplifier and the second amplifier , wherein each of the plurality of power amplifiers selectively operates for amplifying the signal based on the transmission power level.
Filament changing system for changing filaments of different colour and/or of different material for manufacture of 3D printing parts according to the FLM method, the filament changing system having at least one selecting device and at least one separating unit , the selecting device and the separating unit being arrangeable between a storage device for all filament ropes used and an extruder , the selecting device being a selecting device for selecting the filament to be used respectively and the separating unit being a separating unit for detaching the filament used previously, one switching device respectively being assigned to each of the usable filaments that may either bring the related filament into conveying position for conveying by a driving unit with a defined velocity or release it, the filament may be conveyed in an unhindered manner, preferably by means of the extruder , the selecting device having an assigning device forming a section of the conveying line from the storage device to the extruder for the filament used respectively, and switching device and driving unit being adjustable at least temporarily such that the filament used newly is conveyed behind the filament used previously at a higher conveying velocity than the conveying velocity of the filament used previously, characterised in that the assigning device has a linearly displaceable unit for selecting the filament to be used in which end segments of the filaments are held side by side in a magazine-like manner, and the displaceable unit positions the filament to be used respectively by means of linear adjustment movement opposing a single guideway in the direction of the extruder .
A control device (10A to 10I) for a hybrid vehicle for starting an engine using a driving electric motor , the control device comprising the driving electric motor , a first battery for supplying electric power to the driving electric motor , and a second battery for supplying electric power to a plurality of accessories , wherein the control device (10A to 10I) further comprises a backflow prevention unit configured to prevent current flowing from the first battery from flowing back into the second battery , the first battery is connected to the driving electric motor via a line and a voltage converting unit , the second battery is connected to the voltage converting unit via the line and the backflow prevention unit , the first battery and the second battery have rated voltages of different voltages, the second battery is a battery having a lower voltage than the first battery , and the first battery or the second battery having different rated voltages supplies electric power to the driving electric motor to start the engine by supplying, to the driving electric motor , a voltage so converted by the voltage converting unit that the first battery corresponds to a voltage of the second battery . the control device (10A to 10I) further comprises a backflow prevention unit configured to prevent current flowing from the first battery from flowing back into the second battery , the first battery is connected to the driving electric motor via a line and a voltage converting unit , the second battery is connected to the voltage converting unit via the line and the backflow prevention unit , the first battery and the second battery have rated voltages of different voltages, the second battery is a battery having a lower voltage than the first battery , and the first battery or the second battery having different rated voltages supplies electric power to the driving electric motor to start the engine by supplying, to the driving electric motor , a voltage so converted by the voltage converting unit that the first battery corresponds to a voltage of the second battery .
An electric work vehicle, comprising: - a work device ; - a battery ; - a motor (M) drivable on electric power supplied by the battery ; - a travel device drivable by the motor (M); and - a hydraulic pump drivable by the motor (M) and configured to supply operating oil to an operating mechanism of the work device , characterized in that the motor (M) and the hydraulic pump are disposed next to each other in front of a single support frame and are supported by the single support frame . - a work device ; - a battery ; - a motor (M) drivable on electric power supplied by the battery ; - a travel device drivable by the motor (M); and - a hydraulic pump drivable by the motor (M) and configured to supply operating oil to an operating mechanism of the work device ,
Use of a vessel for the cryopreservation of a cell or protein, said vessel comprising a coating on at least a portion of the surface thereof, wherein the coating comprises a copolymer including a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (a), and a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (b): wherein U a1 , U a2 , U b1 , U b2 and U b3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1-5 linear or branched alkyl group, and An - is an anion selected from the group consisting of halide ion, inorganic acid ion, hydroxide ion and isothiocyanate ion.
A liquid heating system comprising: (a) a reservoir ; (b) a cold liquid supply communicating with the reservoir ; (c) a heater having an inlet connected to the reservoir , the heater having an outlet connected to one or more fixtures ; (d) a cold liquid intake connection connected between cold liquid supply and the inlet of the heater , (e) a return connection connected between the outlet of the heater and the reservoir ; (f) a pump connected in series with the heater , so that the pump can draw liquid from the reservoir and impel the liquid in a predetermined downstream direction through the heater and through the return connection to the reservoir ; and (g) a controller operable to actuate the heater to supply heat to liquid passing from the inlet to the outlet and to vary the amount of heat supplied to the liquid by the heater within a range of heating rates, characterized in that , the controller being operative to control a ratio of (i) cold liquid from the cold liquid intake connection to (ii) liquid from the reservoir supplied to the inlet of the heater and thereby maintain the heater at a heating rate at or near a setpoint heating rate while maintaining liquid discharged from the outlet of the heater at or near a setpoint temperature. (a) a reservoir ; (b) a cold liquid supply communicating with the reservoir ; (c) a heater having an inlet connected to the reservoir , the heater having an outlet connected to one or more fixtures ; (d) a cold liquid intake connection connected between cold liquid supply and the inlet of the heater , (e) a return connection connected between the outlet of the heater and the reservoir ; (f) a pump connected in series with the heater , so that the pump can draw liquid from the reservoir and impel the liquid in a predetermined downstream direction through the heater and through the return connection to the reservoir ; and (g) a controller operable to actuate the heater to supply heat to liquid passing from the inlet to the outlet and to vary the amount of heat supplied to the liquid by the heater within a range of heating rates, characterized in that ,
A toothed belt comprising tooth parts that are disposed at predetermined intervals along a belt longitudinal direction, a cord, and a back side that has the cord embedded therein, wherein the cord comprises an adhesion treatment layer, and an overcoat treatment layer, and the overcoat treatment layer is formed on a surface of the adhesion treatment layer, the back side is composed of a rubber composition, characterized in that the cord comprises a Lang-twisted glass fiber and the Lang-twisted cord is obtained in such a manner that one or two or more pieces of a glass fiber are arranged and twisted (primary twist) and two or more pieces of the resulting one are arranged and twisted in the same direction as the direction in the primary twist (final twist), and the rubber composition comprises from 5 parts by mass to 20 parts by mass of a plasticizer based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber component.
A beverage product in a sealed container comprising: a beverage having a pH of 2.4 to 5.6 comprising pimaricin present in an amount from 0.1 to 6 ppm, and cyclodextrin; and a headspace gas selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, nitric oxide, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, xenon, neon, helium and carbon monoxide, wherein pressure of the headspace gas is at least 303.98 kPa absolute (3 atm. absolute), wherein the oxygen is present in the beverage in an amount less than 8300 ppb, wherein the pimaricin and cyclodextrin are present in the beverage as a complex, and wherein the ratio of pimaricin to cyclodextrin in the complex is 1:1. a beverage having a pH of 2.4 to 5.6 comprising pimaricin present in an amount from 0.1 to 6 ppm, and cyclodextrin; and a headspace gas selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, nitric oxide, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, xenon, neon, helium and carbon monoxide, wherein pressure of the headspace gas is at least 303.98 kPa absolute (3 atm. absolute), wherein the oxygen is present in the beverage in an amount less than 8300 ppb, wherein the pimaricin and cyclodextrin are present in the beverage as a complex, and wherein the ratio of pimaricin to cyclodextrin in the complex is 1:1.
An interchangeable seat cushion unit comprising a frame made up of a perimeter structure in which a plurality of transversal slats is arranged, wherein the frame comprises: a plurality of housings configured for the insertion of the plurality of transversal slats , strips or bands, which are flexible elements which are configured for the suspension of a seat cushion; a surround that houses a core of the seat inside it, wherein the surround is a rigid element that perimetrically frames the set of elements that makes up the cushion; and wherein the cushion comprises a foam rubber cover with a thickness of between 10 millimetres and 60 millimetres; the interchangeable seat cushion unit being characterized in that it comprises a layer of fibre that covers the surround , the foam rubber cover and the frame , as well as a removable fabric cover attached with Velcro ® and an inner protective lining to protect the cushion when the fabric cover is removed. a plurality of housings configured for the insertion of the plurality of transversal slats , strips or bands, which are flexible elements which are configured for the suspension of a seat cushion; a surround that houses a core of the seat inside it, wherein the surround is a rigid element that perimetrically frames the set of elements that makes up the cushion; and wherein the cushion comprises a foam rubber cover with a thickness of between 10 millimetres and 60 millimetres; the interchangeable seat cushion unit being characterized in that it comprises a layer of fibre that covers the surround , the foam rubber cover and the frame , as well as a removable fabric cover attached with Velcro ® and an inner protective lining to protect the cushion when the fabric cover is removed.
A method for obtaining a population of T-cells having reduced expression of SIGLEC15, comprising S1'. Providing a T cell containing lymph node tissue removed from a subject, said lymph node tissue being obtained from a lymph node identified as a lymph node draining lymphatic fluid from a cancerous tumor in said subject; S2. Extracting cells from the identified lymph node; S3. Reducing expression of SIGLEC15 in the extracted cells; and S4. Expanding the extracted cells with reduced expression of SIGLEC15 under conditions favouring T cell expansion, wherein the expression of SIGLEC15 is reduced by downregulation of expression of a gene encoding SIGLEC15 by siRNA transfection, shRNA transfection, or CRISPR-mediated gene editing. S1'. Providing a T cell containing lymph node tissue removed from a subject, said lymph node tissue being obtained from a lymph node identified as a lymph node draining lymphatic fluid from a cancerous tumor in said subject; S2. Extracting cells from the identified lymph node; S3. Reducing expression of SIGLEC15 in the extracted cells; and S4. Expanding the extracted cells with reduced expression of SIGLEC15 under conditions favouring T cell expansion,
Method for improving the thermal conductivity of soils around and/or in the region of an earthed high-voltage line and/or extra-high-voltage line, characterised in that an improvement in grain contact and an increase in the material density of the soil surrounding the earthed high-voltage line and/or extra-high-voltage line is effected by - injection of a suspension for stimulating a bio-cementation with bio-cementing microorganisms and a nutrient solution to be injected into the soil and - subsequent bio-cementation of the surrounding soil. - injection of a suspension for stimulating a bio-cementation with bio-cementing microorganisms and a nutrient solution to be injected into the soil and - subsequent bio-cementation of the surrounding soil.