mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method of simulating the behavior of a robotic system using a computing system comprising a processing device , the method comprising: providing, to an approximative model of the robotic system defined in the computing system, and to a correction module also defined in the computing system, a state vector ( X k ) indicating a state of the robotic system, and a command vector ( U k ) indicating values of one or more command signals applied to the robotic system, wherein the correction module comprises a trained neural network ; generating, by the processing device using the approximative model, a rate of change vector ( Ẋ MODEL ) indicating a rate of change over time of the state vector ( X k ) based on the command vector ( U k ); generating, by the processing device using the trained neural network and based on the state vector and on the command vector, a correction vector ( δẊ ) indicating a correction to be applied to the rate of change vector ( Ẋ MODEL ); and estimating, by the processing device, a next state vector ( X k +1 ) of the robotic system based on the rate of change vector ( Ẋ MODEL ) corrected by the correction vector ( δẊ ), wherein, in addition to providing the state vector ( X k ) to the correction module , one or more further state values are provided to the correction module and not to the approximative model , and wherein the correction vector is generated based on the one or more further state values. providing, to an approximative model of the robotic system defined in the computing system, and to a correction module also defined in the computing system, a state vector ( X k ) indicating a state of the robotic system, and a command vector ( U k ) indicating values of one or more command signals applied to the robotic system, wherein the correction module comprises a trained neural network ; generating, by the processing device using the approximative model, a rate of change vector ( Ẋ MODEL ) indicating a rate of change over time of the state vector ( X k ) based on the command vector ( U k ); generating, by the processing device using the trained neural network and based on the state vector and on the command vector, a correction vector ( δẊ ) indicating a correction to be applied to the rate of change vector ( Ẋ MODEL ); and estimating, by the processing device, a next state vector ( X k +1 ) of the robotic system based on the rate of change vector ( Ẋ MODEL ) corrected by the correction vector ( δẊ ), wherein, in addition to providing the state vector ( X k ) to the correction module , one or more further state values are provided to the correction module and not to the approximative model , and wherein the correction vector is generated based on the one or more further state values.
A system for power production comprising: a power production turbine configured for expanding a working stream comprising recycled CO 2 to produce a turbine exhaust stream and to produce power; an oxygen-containing stream source configured to provide an oxygen-containing stream; a fuel source configured for input of a fuel into the turbine exhaust stream; an ion transport membrane system (ITM) configured for receiving the turbine exhaust stream with the input fuel and configured for receiving the oxygen-containing stream, the ITM being effective for diffusion of oxygen from the oxygen-containing stream into the turbine exhaust stream with the input fuel to at least partially combust at least a portion of the input fuel and to provide a heated CO 2 -containing stream; and a recuperator heat exchanger configured for transferring heat from the CO 2 -containing stream to the working stream comprising the recycled CO 2 . a power production turbine configured for expanding a working stream comprising recycled CO 2 to produce a turbine exhaust stream and to produce power; an oxygen-containing stream source configured to provide an oxygen-containing stream; a fuel source configured for input of a fuel into the turbine exhaust stream; an ion transport membrane system (ITM) configured for receiving the turbine exhaust stream with the input fuel and configured for receiving the oxygen-containing stream, the ITM being effective for diffusion of oxygen from the oxygen-containing stream into the turbine exhaust stream with the input fuel to at least partially combust at least a portion of the input fuel and to provide a heated CO 2 -containing stream; and a recuperator heat exchanger configured for transferring heat from the CO 2 -containing stream to the working stream comprising the recycled CO 2 .
Burglar-resistant ventilation grille , comprising a grille frame which delimits an air flow passage, comprising two or more slats which, in the fitted position of the ventilation grille , are arranged in a fixed, non-rotatable position with respect to the grille frame and virtually parallel to one another in the air flow passage in the grille frame , and comprising at least one burglar-resistant bar which, in the fitted position of the ventilation grille , is arranged along the length of one of said two or more slats and extends beyond the slat on either side of said slat , characterized in that the burglar-resistant bar , in the fitted position of the ventilation grille , is arranged so as to be rotatable with respect to the grille frame .
A folding door, of the bifold type, with a plurality of panels articulated to one another according to horizontal articulation axes, the folding door extending in a general plane (P) which is substantially vertical when closed, and comprising an upper panel articulated by its upper edge to a fixed frame according to an upper axis (A1), and a lower panel pivoting according to a lower horizontal axis (A3) situated at the level of its lower edge and guided according to a vertical direction, opening and closure control means being arranged to displace the lower edge of the lower panel according to said vertical direction, the folding door being such that at least one of the panels comprises, on each side, a control arm rigidly linked to the panel and extending from said panel according to a transverse direction relative to said general plane, and said control means are arranged so as to act, in complementary manner to the displacement of the lower edge of the lower panel, on said control arms, at a predetermined distance from said general plane, so as to exert a pivoting torque on the panel(s) provided with said control arms; the lower panel comprises, on each side, a lower control arm linked rigidly to the bottom of the lower panel and extending from said panel according to a transverse direction relative to said general plane, the upper panel comprises, on each side, an upper control arm linked rigidly to the top of the upper panel and extending from said panel according to a transverse direction relative to said general plane, and said control means are arranged so as to act simultaneously on the lower control arms and on the upper control arms ; the control means comprise on each side a vertically extending control bar , and a carriage guided translationally on said control bar and driven translationally by drive means, the upper control arm being connected to the upper end of said control bar and the lower control arm being connected to said carriage ; the control arms are linked respectively to the control bar and to the carriage , by being mounted in articulated manner thereon, so as to pivot respectively relative to the bar and to the carriage when the panels , and therefore the control arms, pivot, whereas the carriage moves along the control bar ; the control bar is articulated by its upper end to the upper control arm according to an axis (A4) and is also connected to the frame at its lower end by a connecting rod extending parallel to the line of the axes (A1, A4) so as to constitute a deformable parallelogram (A1, A4, A5, A6), two major parallel sides of which are made up of the frame and the control bar , and the other two, minor sides of which are made up of the line of axes (A1, A4) and by said connecting rod .
- Impact resistant fuselage of an aircraft , said fuselage being extended along a central longitudinal direction (X-X'), wherein transversal sections of the fuselage are comprised in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the central longitudinal direction (X-X'), the impact resistant fuselage comprises at least a ballistic material membrane extended along the longitudinal direction (X-X') for absorbing high energy impacts, the at least ballistic material membrane according to a transversal section , comprises at least one section between two tensional elements, wherein the at least ballistic material membrane is located inside the fuselage of the aircraft , the at least one section of the ballistic material membrane is mechanically linked to the inside of the fuselage by the tensional elements, and the two tensional elements stress the ballistic material membrane , wherein it further comprises at least one intermediate tensional element providing a plurality of sections of the ballistic material membrane , this at least one intermediate tensional element being located between a pair of consecutive sections of the ballistic material membrane such that said sections are arranged in a way free to contact each other; and the intermediate tensional element is configured to maintain the ballistic material membrane also linked to the inside of the fuselage between each pair of consecutive section of said ballistic material membrane . the at least one section of the ballistic material membrane is mechanically linked to the inside of the fuselage by the tensional elements, and the two tensional elements stress the ballistic material membrane , wherein it further comprises at least one intermediate tensional element providing a plurality of sections of the ballistic material membrane , this at least one intermediate tensional element being located between a pair of consecutive sections of the ballistic material membrane such that said sections are arranged in a way free to contact each other; and the intermediate tensional element is configured to maintain the ballistic material membrane also linked to the inside of the fuselage between each pair of consecutive section of said ballistic material membrane .
An apparatus for treating a subject's tissue, comprising: a thermally conductive cup including a first sidewall spaced apart from a second sidewall , a bottom and end portions (272a; 272b); a contoured lip defining a mouth of a tissue-receiving cavity and including a first arcuate lip portion spaced apart from a second arcuate lip portion and side lip portions (292a; 292b) connecting the arcuate lip portions (290a; 290b); the tissue-receiving cavity including a first end, a second end, and a central section extending between the first and second ends, the central section having a curved longitudinal axis and a uniform maximum depth along most of the curved longitudinal axis ; at least one vacuum port in fluid communication with the tissue-receiving cavity to provide a vacuum for drawing the tissue into the tissue-receiving cavity , wherein the tissue-receiving cavity is sufficiently shallow to allow the subject's tissue to occupy substantially the entire tissue-receiving cavity when the vacuum is drawn via the at least one vacuum port ; and a thermal device in thermal communication with the conductive cup , wherein the thermal device is configured to cool the conductive cup such that the first sidewall , the second sidewall , and the bottom together non-invasively cool subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in the tissue an amount sufficient to be biologically effective in damaging and/or reducing the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells. a thermally conductive cup including a first sidewall spaced apart from a second sidewall , a bottom and end portions (272a; 272b); a contoured lip defining a mouth of a tissue-receiving cavity and including a first arcuate lip portion spaced apart from a second arcuate lip portion and side lip portions (292a; 292b) connecting the arcuate lip portions (290a; 290b); the tissue-receiving cavity including a first end, a second end, and a central section extending between the first and second ends, the central section having a curved longitudinal axis and a uniform maximum depth along most of the curved longitudinal axis ; at least one vacuum port in fluid communication with the tissue-receiving cavity to provide a vacuum for drawing the tissue into the tissue-receiving cavity , wherein the tissue-receiving cavity is sufficiently shallow to allow the subject's tissue to occupy substantially the entire tissue-receiving cavity when the vacuum is drawn via the at least one vacuum port ; and a thermal device in thermal communication with the conductive cup , wherein the thermal device is configured to cool the conductive cup such that the first sidewall , the second sidewall , and the bottom together non-invasively cool subcutaneous lipid-rich cells in the tissue an amount sufficient to be biologically effective in damaging and/or reducing the subcutaneous lipid-rich cells.
A computer implemented method of generating a minimum cost path through a navigable network, the navigable network being represented by an electronic map comprising a plurality of segments representing navigable segments of the navigable network, the method comprising: receiving a selection of one of a plurality of stored routes, each of the stored routes being defined as a plurality of point locations to be travelled between in a predefined order, wherein the plurality of point locations include: a starting location, a destination location and an intermediate location, each of the stored routes comprising data representing the predefined order through which the plurality of point locations are to be traversed, each of the stored routes being defined by polyline data stored with the stored routes, wherein the stored polyline data comprises a series of points and lines connecting said series of points; and determining, using the stored polyline data defining the selected stored route, a minimum cost path along segments of the electronic map between the plurality of point locations of the selected route, the minimum cost path traversing the plurality of point locations in an order based on the predefined order associated with the selected route, wherein the determining a minimum cost path comprises favouring segments of the electronic map for inclusion in the determined path that are in greater proximity to the stored polyline as represented on the electronic map. receiving a selection of one of a plurality of stored routes, each of the stored routes being defined as a plurality of point locations to be travelled between in a predefined order, wherein the plurality of point locations include: a starting location, a destination location and an intermediate location, each of the stored routes comprising data representing the predefined order through which the plurality of point locations are to be traversed, each of the stored routes being defined by polyline data stored with the stored routes, wherein the stored polyline data comprises a series of points and lines connecting said series of points; and determining, using the stored polyline data defining the selected stored route, a minimum cost path along segments of the electronic map between the plurality of point locations of the selected route, the minimum cost path traversing the plurality of point locations in an order based on the predefined order associated with the selected route, wherein the determining a minimum cost path comprises favouring segments of the electronic map for inclusion in the determined path that are in greater proximity to the stored polyline as represented on the electronic map.
Vaccine composition useful for administration to humans comprising: (i) a diphtheria toxoid, 'D'; (ii) a tetanus toxoid, 'T'; (iii) pertussis antigens, 'aP'; (iv) recombinant hepatitis B virus surface antigen, HBsAg; (v) recombinant human papillomavirus L1 antigens of HPV16 and HPV18; (vi) recombinant hepatitis E (HEV) ORF2 antigen represented by SEQ ID NO 4; (vii) recombinant HPV L2 epitope in chimeric fusion with Hepatitis E (HEV) protein; wherein the chimeric HEV-L2 antigens are represented by SEQ ID NO. 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO. 10 and SEQ ID NO. 12; and (viii) adjuvant aluminum hydroxide. (i) a diphtheria toxoid, 'D'; (ii) a tetanus toxoid, 'T'; (iii) pertussis antigens, 'aP'; (iv) recombinant hepatitis B virus surface antigen, HBsAg; (v) recombinant human papillomavirus L1 antigens of HPV16 and HPV18; (vi) recombinant hepatitis E (HEV) ORF2 antigen represented by SEQ ID NO 4; (vii) recombinant HPV L2 epitope in chimeric fusion with Hepatitis E (HEV) protein; wherein the chimeric HEV-L2 antigens are represented by SEQ ID NO. 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO. 10 and SEQ ID NO. 12; and (viii) adjuvant aluminum hydroxide.
A multichannel pipette head comprising • a horizontal plunger actuator comprising at least one groove with an upper boundary , a lower boundary , and a lateral opening , • a drive rod for displacing the plunger actuator in a vertical direction, • multiple plunger-cylinder units each comprising a hollow cylinder and a plunger that engages therein from above, is sealed with respect to the cylinder , and engages by a plunger head at its upper end through the opening into the groove , • multiple guides that can be displaced along a horizontal shaft , wherein a cylinder and a hollow, downwardly projecting nipple that is connected to a through-hole in the lower end of the cylinder is held at each guide , • wherein each plunger head comprises, on the upper side, a projecting upper abutment point that abuts the upper boundary and, on the lower side, comprises a projecting lower abutment point that is laterally offset with respect to the upper abutment point and abuts the lower boundary , as a result of which, during a lateral displacement of the guide along the horizontal shaft , the plunger head can evade clamping forces by tilting in the groove and, due to restoring forces in the plunger-cylinder unit that occur during tilting, is held by the upper abutment point in abutment against the upper boundary and by the lower abutment point in abutment against the lower boundary of the groove . • a horizontal plunger actuator comprising at least one groove with an upper boundary , a lower boundary , and a lateral opening , • a drive rod for displacing the plunger actuator in a vertical direction, • multiple plunger-cylinder units each comprising a hollow cylinder and a plunger that engages therein from above, is sealed with respect to the cylinder , and engages by a plunger head at its upper end through the opening into the groove , • multiple guides that can be displaced along a horizontal shaft , wherein a cylinder and a hollow, downwardly projecting nipple that is connected to a through-hole in the lower end of the cylinder is held at each guide , • wherein each plunger head comprises, on the upper side, a projecting upper abutment point that abuts the upper boundary and, on the lower side, comprises a projecting lower abutment point that is laterally offset with respect to the upper abutment point and abuts the lower boundary , as a result of which, during a lateral displacement of the guide along the horizontal shaft , the plunger head can evade clamping forces by tilting in the groove and, due to restoring forces in the plunger-cylinder unit that occur during tilting, is held by the upper abutment point in abutment against the upper boundary and by the lower abutment point in abutment against the lower boundary of the groove .
A plasma instrument comprising: an elongated body defining a lumen therethrough, the lumen being in fluid communication with an ionizable media source delivering an ionizable media; a plasma applicator coupled to a distal portion of the elongated body, the plasma applicator including: an active electrode configured to couple to an active terminal of a generator ; and a corona electrode configured to couple to a return terminal of the generator ; and a switching element coupled to the corona electrode; the plasma instrument further comprising a proximity sensor configured to measure a distance between the plasma applicator and tissue and/or an atmospheric sensor configured to measure a property of air surrounding the plasma applicator coupled to a controller characterised in that the switching element is responsive to the controller to control at least one of resistivity or connectivity of the corona electrode to the generator in response to the measured distance or the measured property of the air. an elongated body defining a lumen therethrough, the lumen being in fluid communication with an ionizable media source delivering an ionizable media; a plasma applicator coupled to a distal portion of the elongated body, the plasma applicator including: an active electrode configured to couple to an active terminal of a generator ; and a corona electrode configured to couple to a return terminal of the generator ; and a switching element coupled to the corona electrode; the plasma instrument further comprising a proximity sensor configured to measure a distance between the plasma applicator and tissue and/or an atmospheric sensor configured to measure a property of air surrounding the plasma applicator coupled to a controller characterised in that the switching element is responsive to the controller to control at least one of resistivity or connectivity of the corona electrode to the generator in response to the measured distance or the measured property of the air. an active electrode configured to couple to an active terminal of a generator ; and a corona electrode configured to couple to a return terminal of the generator ; and a switching element coupled to the corona electrode; the plasma instrument further comprising a proximity sensor configured to measure a distance between the plasma applicator and tissue and/or an atmospheric sensor configured to measure a property of air surrounding the plasma applicator coupled to a controller characterised in that the switching element is responsive to the controller to control at least one of resistivity or connectivity of the corona electrode to the generator in response to the measured distance or the measured property of the air.
A soft wood sulfite dissolving pulp having a) a viscosity of 700-1000 ml/g, measured using the SCAN-CM 15:88 method; b) a R18 value of 93-95.5%, measured using the standard method ISO 699:1982; c) a R10 value in of 92-94%, measured using the standard method ISO 699:1982; d) a PD of 9-15; e) a proportion of cellulose chains having a molecular weight below 25 KDa of less than 8% (w/w); and f) a proportion of cellulose chains having a molecular weight above 100 KDa of above 75% (w/w). a) a viscosity of 700-1000 ml/g, measured using the SCAN-CM 15:88 method; b) a R18 value of 93-95.5%, measured using the standard method ISO 699:1982; c) a R10 value in of 92-94%, measured using the standard method ISO 699:1982; d) a PD of 9-15; e) a proportion of cellulose chains having a molecular weight below 25 KDa of less than 8% (w/w); and f) a proportion of cellulose chains having a molecular weight above 100 KDa of above 75% (w/w).
Santalene synthase comprising an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 or a functional homologue thereof, said homologue - being a santalene synthase comprising an amino acid sequence which has a sequence identity of at least 60 % with SEQ ID NO: 3; and - having a specificity towards catalysis of santalene formation, expressed as the molar ratio santalene to bergamotene of at least 1.5: 1. - being a santalene synthase comprising an amino acid sequence which has a sequence identity of at least 60 % with SEQ ID NO: 3; and - having a specificity towards catalysis of santalene formation, expressed as the molar ratio santalene to bergamotene of at least 1.5: 1.