mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method of reading a selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell storing one of N possible values, where N is an integer greater than 2, in a vector-by-matrix multiplication system including an input function circuit , a word line decoder , a memory cell array and an output neuron circuit block , the method comprising: converting, by the input function circuit, digital bits into a series of input pulses; applying the series of input pulses to the selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell; and determining a value stored in the selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell by summing weighted output currents received from the selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell in response to the series of input pulses, characterised in that the weighted output current for each input pulse in the series of input pulses equals 2 n times the output current received in response to the input pulse, where n is the bit position of the digital bit in response to which the input pulse was generated. converting, by the input function circuit, digital bits into a series of input pulses; applying the series of input pulses to the selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell; and determining a value stored in the selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell by summing weighted output currents received from the selected non-volatile floating gate memory cell in response to the series of input pulses, characterised in that the weighted output current for each input pulse in the series of input pulses equals 2 n times the output current received in response to the input pulse, where n is the bit position of the digital bit in response to which the input pulse was generated.
A cartridge for an e-vaping device , comprising: a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation; a dispensing interface configured to draw the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir ; a heating element coupled to the dispensing interface , the heating element configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn into the dispensing interface , the heating element extending along an outer surface of the dispensing interface ; and a conductive element extending through an interior of the dispensing interface ; wherein the heating element has a first temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity; wherein the conductive element has a second temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity; and wherein the second temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity is greater than the first temperature coefficient of resistivity. a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation; a dispensing interface configured to draw the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir ; a heating element coupled to the dispensing interface , the heating element configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn into the dispensing interface , the heating element extending along an outer surface of the dispensing interface ; and a conductive element extending through an interior of the dispensing interface ; wherein the heating element has a first temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity; wherein the conductive element has a second temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity; and wherein the second temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity is greater than the first temperature coefficient of resistivity.
A method for making a lignin component from a lignin material by an acid treatment, the method comprising: - pre-treating the lignin material by re-slurrying the lignin material, - forming the lignin component of the lignin material by treating the lignin material in an acid treatment stage by means of an acid composition, and - optimizing process conditions in the acid treatment stage so that high temperature of over 70 °C, long retention time of over 6 hours and pH of between 4.5-7 are used during the acid treatment. - pre-treating the lignin material by re-slurrying the lignin material, - forming the lignin component of the lignin material by treating the lignin material in an acid treatment stage by means of an acid composition, and - optimizing process conditions in the acid treatment stage so that high temperature of over 70 °C, long retention time of over 6 hours and pH of between 4.5-7 are used during the acid treatment.
A host system comprising at least one processor configured to execute an operating system configured to allocate a section of a virtualized physical memory of a virtual machine to a target software object executing within the virtual machine, the virtual machine exposed by a hypervisor executing on the host system , wherein the virtualized physical memory is partitioned into pages, a page being the smallest unit of memory individually mapped between the virtualized physical memory and a physical memory of the host system ; and wherein the host system is characterized by having the at least one processor further configured to execute a protection priming module configured, in response to a determination of whether the target software object satisfies a selection criterion for malware protection, when the target software object satisfies the selection criterion, to change a memory allocation of the target software object, wherein changing the memory allocation comprises ensuring that any page containing at least part of the target software object is reserved for the target software object; wherein the host system, further comprising a memory introspection engine connected to the protection priming module , the memory introspection engine configured, in response to the protection priming module changing the memory allocation, to write-protect all pages containing at least part of the target software object; wherein the memory introspection engine is further configured to: determine whether the target software object has been initialized, and in response, when the target software object has been initialized, write-protect all pages containing at least part of the target software object.
An aircraft wing comprising a wing structure and a spoiler movable relative to the wing structure between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the spoiler comprises a body section and a hinged top flap , the hinged top flap hinged to the body section and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the hinged top flap is constrained by an actuator , and in the second position the hinged top flap is unconstrained by the actuator, wherein when the spoiler is in the stowed configuration the hinged top flap is in the first position, and when the spoiler is in the deployed position the hinged top flap is in the second position, wherein the spoiler further comprises a linear guide mechanism arranged to constrain the movement of the spoiler to a direction approximately perpendicular to a top surface of the aircraft wing.
An interfering agent that inhibits, competes or titrates the binding of a DNABII protein or polypeptide to a microbial DNA for use in a method of inhibiting, preventing or treating a microbial infection that produces a biofilm in a subject by inhibiting, preventing or breaking down the microbial biofilm, and wherein the interfering agent is one or more of: (a) an isolated or recombinant integration host factor (IHF) polypeptide; (b) an isolated or recombinant histone-like protein from E.coli strain U93 (HU) polypeptide; (c) an isolated or recombinant polypeptide of SEQ ID NO. 1 through 35, 37 through 340; (d) an isolated or recombinant polypeptide comprising the C-terminal region containing at least 10 C-terminal amino acids of a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO. 6 through 11, 28, 29, 42 through 100; (e) a polypeptide or polynucleotide that competes with an integration host factor on binding to a microbial DNA; (f) an isolated or recombinant DNABII polypeptide; (g) an HU polypeptide; (h) a four-way junction polynucleotide resembling a Holliday junction or a 3 way junction polynucleotide resembling a replication fork; (i) an isolated or recombinant polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO. 36; (j) an antibody or antigen binding fragment that specifically recognizes or binds any one of (a) through (g); (k) an isolated or recombinant high mobility group box (HMGB) 1 protein; or (l) an isolated or recombinant protein or polypeptide having at least 80% sequence identity to a protein or polypeptide of any one of (a) through (d), (f), (g) or (k), or an antibody or antigen binding fragment having at least 80% sequence identity to an antibody or antigen binding fragment of (j). (a) an isolated or recombinant integration host factor (IHF) polypeptide; (b) an isolated or recombinant histone-like protein from E.coli strain U93 (HU) polypeptide; (c) an isolated or recombinant polypeptide of SEQ ID NO. 1 through 35, 37 through 340; (d) an isolated or recombinant polypeptide comprising the C-terminal region containing at least 10 C-terminal amino acids of a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO. 6 through 11, 28, 29, 42 through 100; (e) a polypeptide or polynucleotide that competes with an integration host factor on binding to a microbial DNA; (f) an isolated or recombinant DNABII polypeptide; (g) an HU polypeptide; (h) a four-way junction polynucleotide resembling a Holliday junction or a 3 way junction polynucleotide resembling a replication fork; (i) an isolated or recombinant polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO. 36; (j) an antibody or antigen binding fragment that specifically recognizes or binds any one of (a) through (g); (k) an isolated or recombinant high mobility group box (HMGB) 1 protein; or (l) an isolated or recombinant protein or polypeptide having at least 80% sequence identity to a protein or polypeptide of any one of (a) through (d), (f), (g) or (k), or an antibody or antigen binding fragment having at least 80% sequence identity to an antibody or antigen binding fragment of (j).
A patient support apparatus comprising: a caster including a stem , a wheel coupled to the stem to rotate about an wheel axis relative to the stem , and a braking element movable from a disengaged position allowing rotation of the wheel relative to the stem to an engaged position blocking the wheel from rotation relative to the stem , a brake drive including a mount and a linear actuator coupled to the mount , the linear actuator to move from a retracted position to an extended position relative to the mount , and a linkage coupled to the braking element of the caster and to the linear actuator of the brake drive , the linkage configured to transfer motion of the linear actuator from the retracted position to the extended position to the braking element to move the braking element from the disengaged position to the engaged position, the linkage further configured to selectively move the braking element from the engaged position to the disengaged position while the linear actuator is in the extended position so that a user can free the wheel of the caster to rotate even if the actuator is stuck in the extended position, characterised in that the linkage includes a shaft coupled to the mount to slide relative to the mount and a release assembly coupled to the linear actuator , the release assembly configured to couple the shaft to the linear actuator so that the shaft slides relative to the mount during movement of the linear actuator from the retracted position to the extended position and to selectively release the shaft from the linear actuator when the linear actuator is in the extended position. a caster including a stem , a wheel coupled to the stem to rotate about an wheel axis relative to the stem , and a braking element movable from a disengaged position allowing rotation of the wheel relative to the stem to an engaged position blocking the wheel from rotation relative to the stem , a brake drive including a mount and a linear actuator coupled to the mount , the linear actuator to move from a retracted position to an extended position relative to the mount , and a linkage coupled to the braking element of the caster and to the linear actuator of the brake drive , the linkage configured to transfer motion of the linear actuator from the retracted position to the extended position to the braking element to move the braking element from the disengaged position to the engaged position, the linkage further configured to selectively move the braking element from the engaged position to the disengaged position while the linear actuator is in the extended position so that a user can free the wheel of the caster to rotate even if the actuator is stuck in the extended position,
A method for processing a two dimensional code by a server, the method comprising: when receiving a two-dimensional code generation request sent by a two-dimensional code display client , generating static two-dimensional code information based on a user identifier carried in the two-dimensional code generation request ; generating a random feature value, wherein the random feature value is used to limit a display feature of dynamic feature information displayed by the two-dimensional code display client ; and sending the static two-dimensional code information and the random feature value to the two-dimensional code display client , so that the two-dimensional code display client displays a combinational two-dimensional code, and the displayed combinational two-dimensional code comprises the static two-dimensional code information and the dynamic feature information displayed based on the random feature value . when receiving a two-dimensional code generation request sent by a two-dimensional code display client , generating static two-dimensional code information based on a user identifier carried in the two-dimensional code generation request ; generating a random feature value, wherein the random feature value is used to limit a display feature of dynamic feature information displayed by the two-dimensional code display client ; and sending the static two-dimensional code information and the random feature value to the two-dimensional code display client , so that the two-dimensional code display client displays a combinational two-dimensional code, and the displayed combinational two-dimensional code comprises the static two-dimensional code information and the dynamic feature information displayed based on the random feature value .
A thermoplastic composition comprising: 35 to 45 weight percent of a branched, end capped polycarbonate; 55 to 65 weight percent of a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate) having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 25,000, as measured by GPC based on BPA polycarbonate standards; a non-fluorinated sulfonate salt flame retardant; and a polysiloxane, wherein the polysiloxane is a linear or cyclic siloxane having the general formula (R 2 SiO)y wherein R is a monovalent, linear or cyclic, hydrocarbon having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and y is a number from 3 to 12 and weight percent is based on the combined weight of the branched, end capped polycarbonate and poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate) . 35 to 45 weight percent of a branched, end capped polycarbonate; 55 to 65 weight percent of a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate) having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 25,000, as measured by GPC based on BPA polycarbonate standards; a non-fluorinated sulfonate salt flame retardant; and a polysiloxane, wherein the polysiloxane is a linear or cyclic siloxane having the general formula (R 2 SiO)y wherein R is a monovalent, linear or cyclic, hydrocarbon having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and y is a number from 3 to 12 and weight percent is based on the combined weight of the branched, end capped polycarbonate and poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate) .
A pharmaceutical composition comprising Poria cocos peel extract as an active ingredient for use in (i) improving spatial memory, (ii) improving cognitive memory, (iii) protecting nerve cells, (iv) decreasing beta amyloid toxicity in neurons, (v) inhibiting the production of amyloid-β (Abeta), (vi) promoting nerve growth factor production, (vii) inhibiting acetylcholine esterase (AChE) activity, (viii) decreasing Aβ42-induced cytotoxicity, (ix) suppressing tau phosphorylation, or (x) any combination thereof, in a patient having Alzheimer's disease. (i) improving spatial memory, (ii) improving cognitive memory, (iii) protecting nerve cells, (iv) decreasing beta amyloid toxicity in neurons, (v) inhibiting the production of amyloid-β (Abeta), (vi) promoting nerve growth factor production, (vii) inhibiting acetylcholine esterase (AChE) activity, (viii) decreasing Aβ42-induced cytotoxicity, (ix) suppressing tau phosphorylation, or (x) any combination thereof,
A heat-resistant resin composition comprising: a base resin comprising: a graft copolymer prepared by graft polymerization of a diene-based rubber polymer with an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer; a first styrene-based copolymer comprising an aromatic vinyl-based unit and a vinyl cyan-based unit; a second styrene-based copolymer comprising a maleimide-based unit, an aromatic vinyl-based unit, and a vinyl cyan-based unit; and a carbonate-based polymer; and a third styrene-based copolymer comprising an aromatic vinyl-based unit and a maleic acid-based unit; wherein the third styrene-based copolymer is included in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the base resin. a base resin comprising: a graft copolymer prepared by graft polymerization of a diene-based rubber polymer with an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer; a first styrene-based copolymer comprising an aromatic vinyl-based unit and a vinyl cyan-based unit; a second styrene-based copolymer comprising a maleimide-based unit, an aromatic vinyl-based unit, and a vinyl cyan-based unit; and a carbonate-based polymer; and a third styrene-based copolymer comprising an aromatic vinyl-based unit and a maleic acid-based unit; wherein the third styrene-based copolymer is included in an amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the base resin.
A medical system comprising: a probe adapted to be inserted into a body of a subject , the probe comprising a first probe-electrode and a second probe-electrode ; a plurality of body-surface electrodes , which are adapted to be fixed to a surface of the body at respective locations; first circuitry , coupled to at least the first probe-electrode and configured to measure currents passing between the first probe-electrode and the body-surface electrodes, the first circuitry having a first electrical ground ; a positioning processor configured to determine position coordinates of the probe responsively to the measured currents; and second circuitry , coupled to at least the second probe-electrode and configured to perform one or more diagnostic or therapeutic functions, the second circuitry having a second electrical ground , which is isolated from the first electrical ground. a probe adapted to be inserted into a body of a subject , the probe comprising a first probe-electrode and a second probe-electrode ; a plurality of body-surface electrodes , which are adapted to be fixed to a surface of the body at respective locations; first circuitry , coupled to at least the first probe-electrode and configured to measure currents passing between the first probe-electrode and the body-surface electrodes, the first circuitry having a first electrical ground ; a positioning processor configured to determine position coordinates of the probe responsively to the measured currents; and second circuitry , coupled to at least the second probe-electrode and configured to perform one or more diagnostic or therapeutic functions, the second circuitry having a second electrical ground , which is isolated from the first electrical ground.
Method for detecting a disconnection of a main connector of an electronic payment terminal , comprising the following steps: - detecting a break in a connection control loop between a central control unit, housed in said terminal, and the main connector, said step of detecting a break comprising a step of sending a test signal to the main connector and a step of detecting a loop feedback signal; - in the event of a negative detection of the loop feedback signal, configuring said terminal in a blocked state, the method being characterized in that it comprises, in the event of positive detection of a break, the following steps for detecting an involuntary disconnection: - determining a duration of break in the connection control loop; and - verifying that said duration of break is below a predetermined duration. - detecting a break in a connection control loop between a central control unit, housed in said terminal, and the main connector, said step of detecting a break comprising a step of sending a test signal to the main connector and a step of detecting a loop feedback signal; - in the event of a negative detection of the loop feedback signal, configuring said terminal in a blocked state, - determining a duration of break in the connection control loop; and - verifying that said duration of break is below a predetermined duration.
An elevator door wedge monitoring system comprising: an engagement sensing system configured to detect an engagement parameter , wherein the engagement parameter indicates whether an elevator door wedge is properly engaged with an elevator door ; a communication device in electronic communication with the engagement sensing system and configured to receive the engagement parameter from the engagement sensing system ; and an application installed on a user device in wireless communication with the communication device ; wherein the communication device is configured to transmit the engagement parameter to the application . an engagement sensing system configured to detect an engagement parameter , wherein the engagement parameter indicates whether an elevator door wedge is properly engaged with an elevator door ; a communication device in electronic communication with the engagement sensing system and configured to receive the engagement parameter from the engagement sensing system ; and an application installed on a user device in wireless communication with the communication device ; wherein the communication device is configured to transmit the engagement parameter to the application .
A method for identifying a substance useful for inhibiting the replication capacity of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) comprising the steps of (a) contacting a polypeptide (P1) containing an amino acid sequence of the human FHL1 protein with a polypeptide (P2) having an amino acid sequence of the CHIKV NSP3 protein, under conditions and for a time sufficient to permit binding and the formation of a complex between the two polypeptides (P1) and (P2), in the presence of a test substance, and (b) detecting the formation of the complex, in which the ability of the test substance to inhibit the interaction between the two polypeptides (P1) and (P2) is indicated by a decrease in complex formation as compared to the amount of complex formed in the absence of the test substance and (c) selecting the substance that inhibits the interaction.