mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An E. coli microorganism genetically modified for the production of 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate by converting xylose into 1,2,4-butanetriol, wherein said microorganism is further genetically modified for: i) oxidizing 1,2,4-butanetriol into 2,4-dihydroxybutanal; and ii) oxidizing 2,4-dihydroxybutanal into 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate, wherein the genetic modification i) is an overexpression of at least one gene coding for an enzyme selected from the group consisting of the gene dhaT encoding an alcohol dehydrogenase from Clostridium butyricum, Citrobacter freudii, or Klebsiella pneumoniae, and the gene fucO from E. coli encoding a lactaldehyde reductase, wherein the genetic modification ii) is an overexpression of at least one gene coding for an enzyme selected from the group consisting of the gene puuC and the gene aldB from E. coli encoding an aldehyde dehydrogenase, wherein said overexpression is achieved by increasing the number of copies of the gene within the microorganism and/or by using a promoter leading to a higher level of expression of the gene compared to the wild type promoter, and wherein said E. coli microorganism further comprises a deletion of at least one of the following genes: - a gene encoding a xylose isomerase, - a gene encoding a xylulose kinase, - a gene encoding a 3-deoxy-D-glycero-pentulosonate aldolase, - a gene encoding a keto-acid dehydrogenase, and - any combination thereof. i) oxidizing 1,2,4-butanetriol into 2,4-dihydroxybutanal; and ii) oxidizing 2,4-dihydroxybutanal into 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate, - a gene encoding a xylose isomerase, - a gene encoding a xylulose kinase, - a gene encoding a 3-deoxy-D-glycero-pentulosonate aldolase, - a gene encoding a keto-acid dehydrogenase, and - any combination thereof.
A method of determining the risk of a stator failure, the stator comprising a plurality of stator coil windings , the plurality of windings comprising a first winding, each of the windings comprising a plurality of conductive metal strands , the method comprising: determining the number of strand failures in the first winding, from a single image of at least a portion of the first winding within an inspection area, captured by a radiography; and analyzing a risk of the stator failure from the determined number of strand failures and based on at least one stator characteristic, wherein the risk analysis comprises comparing the number of strand failures in the first winding to a replacement threshold, and the risk analysis comprises determining at least one of the strand failures in the first winding meeting a location condition, the first winding is monitored or repaired by replacing the failed strands, wherein the location condition is selected from the condition consisting of failed strands are not adjacent to one another, strand failure is away or substantially away from an exterior of the winding, and strand failure is in an outer section , whereby the risk analysis is performed based on non-destructive testing results of capturing the image from the radiography and from stator characteristics, and wherein the inspection area is selected based on a stator characteristic of the stator including a vibration analysis. determining the number of strand failures in the first winding, from a single image of at least a portion of the first winding within an inspection area, captured by a radiography; and analyzing a risk of the stator failure from the determined number of strand failures and based on at least one stator characteristic, wherein the risk analysis comprises comparing the number of strand failures in the first winding to a replacement threshold, and the risk analysis comprises determining at least one of the strand failures in the first winding meeting a location condition, the first winding is monitored or repaired by replacing the failed strands, wherein the location condition is selected from the condition consisting of failed strands are not adjacent to one another, strand failure is away or substantially away from an exterior of the winding, and strand failure is in an outer section , whereby the risk analysis is performed based on non-destructive testing results of capturing the image from the radiography and from stator characteristics, and wherein the inspection area is selected based on a stator characteristic of the stator including a vibration analysis.
Method for reducing emissions of filling gas when charging oven chambers of a coking oven battery with stamped coal cakes, wherein the oven chamber to be charged is opened on the machine side (MS) of the coking oven battery, and a stamped coal cake is introduced into the opened oven chamber , wherein filling gases released when the stamped coal cake is introduced into the hot oven chamber are removed through a filling gas receiver which is connected to the oven chamber, wherein crude gases formed in the closed oven chambers during a coking operation are removed through a crude gas receiver which is connected to the oven chambers and are transferred to a gas treatment procedure that comprises at least one gas scrubbing stage, wherein ports which connect the crude gas receiver and the filling gas receiver to the oven chambers are opened and closed alternatingly, so that the filling gases that are formed when the oven chambers are charged only enter the filling gas receiver , and the crude gases that are formed in the closed oven chambers by coking only enter the crude gas receiver , characterized in that the crude gas receiver extends along the coking oven battery in the form of a collecting pipe and is connected to the oven chambers of the coking oven battery by branch lines , each of which has a shut-off device , and the filling gas receiver extends along the coking oven battery in the form of a collecting pipe and is connected to the oven chambers of the coking oven battery by branch lines , each of which has a shut-off device . wherein the oven chamber to be charged is opened on the machine side (MS) of the coking oven battery, and a stamped coal cake is introduced into the opened oven chamber , wherein filling gases released when the stamped coal cake is introduced into the hot oven chamber are removed through a filling gas receiver which is connected to the oven chamber, wherein crude gases formed in the closed oven chambers during a coking operation are removed through a crude gas receiver which is connected to the oven chambers and are transferred to a gas treatment procedure that comprises at least one gas scrubbing stage, wherein ports which connect the crude gas receiver and the filling gas receiver to the oven chambers are opened and closed alternatingly, so that the filling gases that are formed when the oven chambers are charged only enter the filling gas receiver , and the crude gases that are formed in the closed oven chambers by coking only enter the crude gas receiver , characterized in that the crude gas receiver extends along the coking oven battery in the form of a collecting pipe and is connected to the oven chambers of the coking oven battery by branch lines , each of which has a shut-off device , and the filling gas receiver extends along the coking oven battery in the form of a collecting pipe and is connected to the oven chambers of the coking oven battery by branch lines , each of which has a shut-off device .
A fault detection circuit comprising a plurality of fault detection units configured for detecting one or more column faults in a pixel array of an image sensor , the pixel array comprising a matrix of rows and columns of pixels, each column of pixels being connected to a respective column line , each fault detection unit comprising: a signal unit for applying an electrical signal to a given column line of the pixel array; a determining unit for measuring a response to the applied electrical signal and for determining whether a fault exists for said given column line in dependence of the measured response; and a controller for controlling the signal unit and the determining unit, and for outputting a fault status for said given column line, characterized in that the signal unit of each fault detection unit comprises a current source unit comprising one or more current sources (510; 511), each current source being configured for sourcing or sinking a current to or from the column line associated with that signal unit, and wherein the corresponding determining unit is configured for measuring said response as an electrical response to the current(s) that is/are sourced or sunk by the one or more current sources in the current source unit. a signal unit for applying an electrical signal to a given column line of the pixel array; a determining unit for measuring a response to the applied electrical signal and for determining whether a fault exists for said given column line in dependence of the measured response; and a controller for controlling the signal unit and the determining unit, and for outputting a fault status for said given column line, characterized in that the signal unit of each fault detection unit comprises a current source unit comprising one or more current sources (510; 511), each current source being configured for sourcing or sinking a current to or from the column line associated with that signal unit, and wherein the corresponding determining unit is configured for measuring said response as an electrical response to the current(s) that is/are sourced or sunk by the one or more current sources in the current source unit.
A process for formulating a homogenous crosslinked polymer bonded explosive composition comprising the steps of: i) forming an admixture of pre-cure castable explosive composition, said composition comprising an explosive material, a polymerisable binder, a microencapsulated cross linking reagent, said microencapsulated cross linking reagent, comprising a cross linking reagent encapsulated in a microcapsule; wherein the microcapsule, comprises at least one shell wall polymer, wherein the microcapsule's shell wall polymer comprises at least one resonant acoustic stimulus labile linkage, ii) applying resonant acoustic stimulus to the admixture, wherein resonant acoustic stimulus system operates in the frequency range of less than 200 Hz, causing the microcapsule to rupture and release said cross linking reagent, to cause the cure process to start. i) forming an admixture of pre-cure castable explosive composition, said composition comprising an explosive material, a polymerisable binder, a microencapsulated cross linking reagent, said microencapsulated cross linking reagent, comprising a cross linking reagent encapsulated in a microcapsule; wherein the microcapsule, comprises at least one shell wall polymer, wherein the microcapsule's shell wall polymer comprises at least one resonant acoustic stimulus labile linkage, ii) applying resonant acoustic stimulus to the admixture, wherein resonant acoustic stimulus system operates in the frequency range of less than 200 Hz, causing the microcapsule to rupture and release said cross linking reagent, to cause the cure process to start.
Warp knitting needle for a warp knitting machine having a shank and having a needle hook , wherein the needle hook forms a catch space for catching a warp yarn, wherein the needle hook has a stem portion adjoining on the shank , a transition portion adjoining on the stem portion , and an end portion adjoining on the transition portion , wherein a first interface between the shank and the stem portion of the needle hook lies in a first plane , wherein a second interface between the stem portion of the needle hook and the transition portion of the needle hook lies in a second plane , wherein a third interface between the transition portion of the needle hook and the end portion of the needle hook lies in the second plane, wherein the first plane is aligned perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the warp knitting needle and is tangent to the end portion , and wherein the second plane is aligned perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the warp knitting needle and is tangent to a profile curve which runs in a profile view of the warp knitting needle between the catch space and the needle hook , wherein the end portion has a first diameter which forms a maximum diameter of the end portion , wherein the transition portion has a second diameter , which forms a minimum diameter of the transition portion , and wherein the second diameter is at least 1.3 times as great as the first diameter , characterised in that a catch space depth of the catch space , which catch space depth is defined by a distance between the first plane and the second plane , is at least as great as the second diameter .
A patient support apparatus comprising: a foam frame defining a space ; a bladder assembly positioned in the space ; and a cover enclosing the foam frame and the bladder assembly , wherein the patient support apparatus is adapted to engage an articulated frame , and wherein the patient support apparatus further includes at least one knob secured to the bladder assembly and configured to engage the articulated frame to control movement of the bladder assembly in response to movement of the articulated frame , the bladder assembly engaged with the foam frame such that the bladder assembly has a range of movement relative to the foam frame when members of the articulated frame move, characterised in that the at least one knob extends from a bottom surface of the cover . a foam frame defining a space ; a bladder assembly positioned in the space ; and a cover enclosing the foam frame and the bladder assembly , wherein the patient support apparatus is adapted to engage an articulated frame , and wherein the patient support apparatus further includes at least one knob secured to the bladder assembly and configured to engage the articulated frame to control movement of the bladder assembly in response to movement of the articulated frame , the bladder assembly engaged with the foam frame such that the bladder assembly has a range of movement relative to the foam frame when members of the articulated frame move, characterised in that the at least one knob extends from a bottom surface of the cover .
A computer-implemented method for detecting a stay of a vehicle , comprising: repeatedly receiving location data (X(t1) to X(t10)) with associated timestamps (t1 to t10) from one or more location sensors associated with the vehicle, wherein each pair of consecutive location data (<X(t1), X(t2)>, <X(t2), X(t3)>, ..., <X(t9), X(t10)>) defines a segment (s1 to s9) of the vehicle's trajectory, thereby each segment (s1) being associated with a time interval defined as the difference between the timestamps (t2, t1) of the corresponding pair of consecutive location data (<X(t1), X(t2)>) representing end location (L2) and start location (L1) of the respective segment (s1); aggregating potential stay periods (ps3 to ps6) of consecutive segments (s3 to s6) into an aggregated stay interval (SI1) as long as a predefined segment clustering rule is fulfilled by the consecutive segments, wherein a potential stay of the vehicle with a potential stay period for a respective segment is detected if the time interval associated with the respective segment is longer than an expected driving time needed for driving a distance associated with the respective segment at a predefined expected speed, and the potential stay period being computed for the respective segment as the difference between the associated time interval and the expected driving time; and detecting a stay of the vehicle if the aggregated stay interval (SI1) exceeds a predefined minimum stay period. repeatedly receiving location data (X(t1) to X(t10)) with associated timestamps (t1 to t10) from one or more location sensors associated with the vehicle, wherein each pair of consecutive location data (<X(t1), X(t2)>, <X(t2), X(t3)>, ..., <X(t9), X(t10)>) defines a segment (s1 to s9) of the vehicle's trajectory, thereby each segment (s1) being associated with a time interval defined as the difference between the timestamps (t2, t1) of the corresponding pair of consecutive location data (<X(t1), X(t2)>) representing end location (L2) and start location (L1) of the respective segment (s1); aggregating potential stay periods (ps3 to ps6) of consecutive segments (s3 to s6) into an aggregated stay interval (SI1) as long as a predefined segment clustering rule is fulfilled by the consecutive segments, wherein a potential stay of the vehicle with a potential stay period for a respective segment is detected if the time interval associated with the respective segment is longer than an expected driving time needed for driving a distance associated with the respective segment at a predefined expected speed, and the potential stay period being computed for the respective segment as the difference between the associated time interval and the expected driving time; and detecting a stay of the vehicle if the aggregated stay interval (SI1) exceeds a predefined minimum stay period.
Charging station for a trolleybus, which comprises a current collector having two current collector heads having contact shoes for making contact with a direct-current-carrying trolley wire during operation, at least one drive motor for driving a drive axle and an energy store for the intermediate storage of electrical energy that is drawn by means of the current collector, wherein the charging station comprises a power supply and two contact elements conductively connected thereto for making contact with the two current collector heads, characterized in that the contact elements are embodied and arranged in such a way that, when the trolleybus is in the charging station in the charging position, a conductive connection is formed between the contact elements and metal surface regions of the current collector heads outside of the contact shoes.
A sensor system for farming equipment configured to determine the depth of a ground engaging device in soil utilizing time domain reflectometry, the sensor system comprising: a ground engaging device adapted to penetrate soil; at least one signal transmission element arranged to extend proximate an outer periphery of the ground engaging device; a signal generator coupled to the signal transmission element and configured to transmit an electrical signal into the signal transmission element; a pulse detector coupled between the signal transmission element and the signal generator and configured to detect a first reflected signal at a first soil location and a second reflected signal at a second soil location, wherein the first reflected signal and the second reflected signal are respectively generated in response to a detected impedance discontinuity in the signal transmission element; an electronic data processor communicatively coupled to the signal generator and pulse detector, wherein the electronic data processor is configured to determine the depth of the ground engaging device based on a difference between a first time of propagation of the first reflected signal and a second time of propagation of the second reflected signal; and wherein the ground engaging device is coupled to a frame of an agricultural implement, and wherein the ground engaging device comprises at least one opener disc . a ground engaging device adapted to penetrate soil; at least one signal transmission element arranged to extend proximate an outer periphery of the ground engaging device; a signal generator coupled to the signal transmission element and configured to transmit an electrical signal into the signal transmission element; a pulse detector coupled between the signal transmission element and the signal generator and configured to detect a first reflected signal at a first soil location and a second reflected signal at a second soil location, wherein the first reflected signal and the second reflected signal are respectively generated in response to a detected impedance discontinuity in the signal transmission element; an electronic data processor communicatively coupled to the signal generator and pulse detector, wherein the electronic data processor is configured to determine the depth of the ground engaging device based on a difference between a first time of propagation of the first reflected signal and a second time of propagation of the second reflected signal; and
A method of carrying out combustion in a furnace, comprising (i) passing fuel gas at a velocity less than 15.2 m/s (50 feet per second) into a duct having an outlet that is connected to the interior of the furnace, (ii) injecting at least one stream of motive gas having a velocity of at least 30.5 m/s (100 feet per second) into the fuel gas in the duct wherein the mass flow rate of the motive gas injected into the fuel gas is less than 60 % of the mass flow rate of the fuel gas into which the motive gas is injected, (iii) forming in the duct at least one mixed stream comprising a mixture of the fuel gas and the motive gas and having a momentum average velocity greater than 15.2 m/s (50 feet per second) in the direction of said outlet, (iv) passing said mixed stream from said duct into said furnace, and (v) combusting the mixed stream with one or more oxidant streams injected into said furnace. (i) passing fuel gas at a velocity less than 15.2 m/s (50 feet per second) into a duct having an outlet that is connected to the interior of the furnace, (ii) injecting at least one stream of motive gas having a velocity of at least 30.5 m/s (100 feet per second) into the fuel gas in the duct wherein the mass flow rate of the motive gas injected into the fuel gas is less than 60 % of the mass flow rate of the fuel gas into which the motive gas is injected, (iii) forming in the duct at least one mixed stream comprising a mixture of the fuel gas and the motive gas and having a momentum average velocity greater than 15.2 m/s (50 feet per second) in the direction of said outlet, (iv) passing said mixed stream from said duct into said furnace, and (v) combusting the mixed stream with one or more oxidant streams injected into said furnace.
Launching apparatus for an unmanned underwater vehicle , in particular for an autonomous underwater vehicle or for a vehicle that operates under remote control, having a launching tube , which has an inner wall and an outlet , and the unmanned underwater vehicle located in the launching tube, wherein the unmanned underwater vehicle has a vehicle shell with a vehicle-shell inhomogeneity such that ejection of the unmanned underwater vehicle brings about different contact loads between vehicle shell and inner wall, wherein the unmanned underwater vehicle has a releasable compensation form , which is configured such that the vehicle shell inhomogeneity is compensated, so that a combination of the unmanned underwater vehicle and the releasable compensation form results in a substantially uniform contact load between the combination and the inner wall during ejection of the combination, characterized by a relay device , which is connected to the underwater vehicle and/or the compensation form by means of a data communication line , in particular by means of an optical fibre, wherein the relay device is arranged in the interior of the launching tube and has been moved into an exit medium after the ejection of the combination, wherein the relay device has a relay shell with a relay shell inhomogeneity, such that the ejection of the relay device brings about different contact loads between relay shell and inner wall, wherein the relay device has a relay shell compensation form , which is configured such that the relay shell inhomogeneity is compensated, so that a relay combination of the relay device and the relay shell compensation form results in a substantially uniform contact load between the relay combination and the inner wall during ejection of the relay combination.