mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
Apparatus designed to determine and/or monitor at least a process variable of a medium , with at least a housing , with at least a unit capable of vibrating mechanically , and with at least a transducer unit , which excites the unit capable of vibrating mechanically to perform mechanical vibrations and which receives mechanical vibrations from the unit capable of vibrating mechanically , wherein the transducer unit is arranged and clamped between at least two housing elements used for clamping in such a way that a pre-definable pressure acts on the transducer unit at least along an imaginary axis, characterized in that at least one compensation element is provided, wherein the temperature expansion coefficient of the compensation element and the height of the compensation element along the imaginary axis are selected in such a way that a temperature-related expansion of the compensation element along the imaginary axis - during a temperature-related expansion of a housing element to be compensated, which determines a distance between the housing elements, used for clamping, along the imaginary axis, and wherein said temperature-related expansion of the housing element to be compensated results in a modification of the distance between the housing element used for clamping - results in the fact that the pressure acting on the transducer unit along the imaginary axis is essentially greater than or equal to a pre-definable pretension limit value, and that the temperature expansion coefficient of the compensation element and the height of the compensation element along the imaginary axis is/are selected in such a way that the temperature-related expansion of the compensation element along the imaginary axis is essentially equal to the temperature-related expansion of the housing element to be compensated along the imaginary axis, and that the compensation element presents such an expansion behavior that it adapts the transducer unit to the expansion of the housing and, consequently, to the modified distance between the housing elements used for clamping.
A holder for an optical system of an endoscope , comprising a take-up region , configured to receive an optical element , and at least one fixing region , which is configured to fix the holder in the optical system by means of a soldered connection and the fixing region is separate from the take-up region , wherein the material of the holder is a base material that is provided with a coating , a material of the coating having better solderability than the base material, characterized in that the coating in the take-up region being removed by means of laser-assisted surface treatment and the surface of the take-up region being blackened by means of laser-assisted surface treatment.
Halogen-free, flame-retardant polyamide composition comprising as component A) 15% to 89.9% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polyamides, as component B) 5% to 20% by weight of a dialkylphosphinic salt of the formula (I) in which R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are C 1 -C 18 -alkyl in linear, branched or cyclic form, M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is 1 to 4; n is 1 to 4; as component C) 2% to 10% by weight of a salt of phosphorous acid, as component D) 2% to 10% by weight of one or more condensation products of melamine, as component E) 1% to 50% by weight of filler and/or reinforcer, as component F) 0% to 2% by weight of phosphite of the formula P(OR a ) 3 where R a is the same or different and is C 1 -C 18 -alkyl in linear, branched or cyclic form, C 6 -C 18 -aryl, C 7 -C 18 -arylalkyl and/or C 7 -C 18 -alkylaryl, or phosphonite or mixtures thereof, and as component G) 0.1% to 1% by weight of an ester or salt of long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids (fatty acids) which have chain lengths of C 14 to C 40 , where the sum total of the components is always 100% by weight and where the thermoplastic polyamides of component A) are polyamides PA 6T/66, PA 6T/6, PA 4T, PA 9T and/or PA 10T. R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are C 1 -C 18 -alkyl in linear, branched or cyclic form, M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is 1 to 4; n is 1 to 4; as component C) 2% to 10% by weight of a salt of phosphorous acid, as component D) 2% to 10% by weight of one or more condensation products of melamine, as component E) 1% to 50% by weight of filler and/or reinforcer, as component F) 0% to 2% by weight of phosphite of the formula P(OR a ) 3 where R a is the same or different and is C 1 -C 18 -alkyl in linear, branched or cyclic form, C 6 -C 18 -aryl, C 7 -C 18 -arylalkyl and/or C 7 -C 18 -alkylaryl, or phosphonite or mixtures thereof, and as component G) 0.1% to 1% by weight of an ester or salt of long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids (fatty acids) which have chain lengths of C 14 to C 40 , where the sum total of the components is always 100% by weight and where the thermoplastic polyamides of component A) are polyamides PA 6T/66, PA 6T/6, PA 4T, PA 9T and/or PA 10T.
A method for operating a transmission hydraulics having a hydraulic control , that comprises a hydraulic-agent conditioning system , a gear control (200, 200', 200") and a clutch control , and in which only when the clutch control and the gear control (200, 200', 200") are operational, a pressurised-oil circulation valve is adjusted, so that pressurised oil, placed under supply pressure, gets into an oil circuit for cooling the pressurised oil, and by means of the oil circuit clutches are supplied with a cooled-down pressurised oil from a circulation in which a cooling device is arranged, wherein, as necessary, pressurised oil as coolant is guided through the oil circuit by means of a cooling-oil flow valve , characterised in that by opening a cooling-oil circulation valve a pressure to a line of the oil circuit is relaxed on account of a dynamic pressure, wherein the inflow side to the cooling-oil circulation valve serves as a return line either via the oil circuit or via a suction side of a pressurised-oil pump .
An oligomeric compound comprising a modified oligonucleotide consisting of 14-25 linked nucleosides, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is complementary to an SMN2 pre-mRNA; and wherein at least one nucleoside of the modified oligonucleotide comprises a 2'-O-(N-alkyl acetamide) modified sugar moiety.
An apparatus for graphics processing, the apparatus comprising: a memory comprising an unsecure portion and a secure portion ; a memory controller comprising a secure context bank and an unsecure context bank , wherein the secure context bank includes read-only page table entries to the unsecure portion of the memory and read/write page table entries to the secure portion of the memory, the unsecure context bank includes read-only page table entries to the unsecure portion of the memory, and the memory controller is configured to issue a page fault when a request to write data into an address contained within the read-only page table entries of the secure context bank is received; and a graphics processing unit, GPU , configured to access the memory according to one of an unsecure mode and a secure mode, the GPU comprising: a memory access controller configured to direct memory transactions from at least one hardware unit (65-69, 71) of the GPU to the secure context bank in the memory controller when the GPU is operating in a secure mode, and configured to direct memory transactions from the at least one hardware unit of the GPU to the unsecure context bank in the memory controller when the GPU is operating in the unsecure mode. a memory comprising an unsecure portion and a secure portion ; a memory controller comprising a secure context bank and an unsecure context bank , wherein the secure context bank includes read-only page table entries to the unsecure portion of the memory and read/write page table entries to the secure portion of the memory, the unsecure context bank includes read-only page table entries to the unsecure portion of the memory, and the memory controller is configured to issue a page fault when a request to write data into an address contained within the read-only page table entries of the secure context bank is received; and a graphics processing unit, GPU , configured to access the memory according to one of an unsecure mode and a secure mode, the GPU comprising: a memory access controller configured to direct memory transactions from at least one hardware unit (65-69, 71) of the GPU to the secure context bank in the memory controller when the GPU is operating in a secure mode, and configured to direct memory transactions from the at least one hardware unit of the GPU to the unsecure context bank in the memory controller when the GPU is operating in the unsecure mode.
A robotically controlled steerable catheter system , comprising: a catheter comprising a flexible catheter body including a proximal shaft section , a transition section , a proximal articulating section , and a distal articulating section ; four pullwires extending through at least a portion of the catheter , wherein three of the four pullwires are coupled to the distal articulating section and a fourth counteracting pullwire is coupled to the transition section to provide proximal bi-directional articulation; a robotic instrument driver ; a proximal adapter coupling the four pullwires and the proximal end of the catheter to the robotic instrument driver ; and a control station communicatively coupled to the instrument driver , wherein the control station comprises a master input device for interfacing with a user and a computing device programmed to provide control of a distal articulation angle, a proximal articulation angle, and a distal articulation roll of the catheter , and wherein the computing device provides control of the catheter by computing, for each of the pullwires , a displacement required to independently control each of the distal articulating section and the proximal articulating section . a catheter comprising a flexible catheter body including a proximal shaft section , a transition section , a proximal articulating section , and a distal articulating section ; four pullwires extending through at least a portion of the catheter , wherein three of the four pullwires are coupled to the distal articulating section and a fourth counteracting pullwire is coupled to the transition section to provide proximal bi-directional articulation; a robotic instrument driver ; a proximal adapter coupling the four pullwires and the proximal end of the catheter to the robotic instrument driver ; and a control station communicatively coupled to the instrument driver , wherein the control station comprises a master input device for interfacing with a user and a computing device programmed to provide control of a distal articulation angle, a proximal articulation angle, and a distal articulation roll of the catheter , and wherein the computing device provides control of the catheter by computing, for each of the pullwires , a displacement required to independently control each of the distal articulating section and the proximal articulating section .
A method comprising: providing a sample of a bodily fluid infected by bacteria that has been isolated from a subject; treating the infected bodily fluid sample with saponin; dividing the infected bodily fluid sample treated with saponin into samples for incubation with an antibiotic and a paired control sample that is not incubated with the antibiotic; collecting multidimensional data including forward and side scatter via flow cytometry of the infected bodily fluid samples incubated with the antibiotic and the paired control sample; analyzing the multidimensional data; calculating an adaptive, multidimensional Probability Binned-signature Quadratic Form (PB-sQF) statistical distance for the infected bodily fluid samples incubated with the antibiotic and the paired control sample based on the results of the step of analyzing the multidimensional data; comparing the statistical distance from the infected bodily fluid samples incubated with the antibiotic to the paired control sample; and determining if bacteria in at least one of the infected bodily fluid samples are susceptible to the antibiotic. providing a sample of a bodily fluid infected by bacteria that has been isolated from a subject; treating the infected bodily fluid sample with saponin; dividing the infected bodily fluid sample treated with saponin into samples for incubation with an antibiotic and a paired control sample that is not incubated with the antibiotic; collecting multidimensional data including forward and side scatter via flow cytometry of the infected bodily fluid samples incubated with the antibiotic and the paired control sample; analyzing the multidimensional data; calculating an adaptive, multidimensional Probability Binned-signature Quadratic Form (PB-sQF) statistical distance for the infected bodily fluid samples incubated with the antibiotic and the paired control sample based on the results of the step of analyzing the multidimensional data; comparing the statistical distance from the infected bodily fluid samples incubated with the antibiotic to the paired control sample; and determining if bacteria in at least one of the infected bodily fluid samples are susceptible to the antibiotic.
A method of diagnosis of IgA nephropathy in a subject, comprising (a) a step of identification of a combination of alpha-1B-glycoprotein (A1BG) or a truncated fragment thereof having molecular weight of 13 - 60 kDa, orosomucoid 1 (ORM1), and Ig lambda-2 chain C regions (IGLC2) as protein markers, in a urine sample from said subject and (b) a step of quantitative or semi-quantitative comparison of the markers identified in step (a) with the markers identified in a healthy individual. (a) a step of identification of a combination of alpha-1B-glycoprotein (A1BG) or a truncated fragment thereof having molecular weight of 13 - 60 kDa, orosomucoid 1 (ORM1), and Ig lambda-2 chain C regions (IGLC2) as protein markers, in a urine sample from said subject and (b) a step of quantitative or semi-quantitative comparison of the markers identified in step (a) with the markers identified in a healthy individual.
Method for the recovery of a carboxylic acid, comprising the steps of: a) providing magnesium carboxylate in dissolved form, as part of an aqueous solution or suspension obtained in a fermentation process, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate is selected from the group consisting of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, itaconic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid and fatty acids having more than 10 carbon atoms; b) acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with hydrogen chloride (HCl) thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl 2 ), wherein said acidification comprises either bringing said magnesium carboxylate in solid form, suspension or solution into contact with an aqueous HCl solution or bringing a magnesium carboxylate solution or suspension into contact with HCl gas; c) optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl 2 is concentrated; and, d) precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl 2 , thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl 2 solution, wherein an aqueous suspension provided in step a) is characterized in that at least 90 wt.% of the magnesium carboxylate comprised therein is in dissolved form. a) providing magnesium carboxylate in dissolved form, as part of an aqueous solution or suspension obtained in a fermentation process, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate is selected from the group consisting of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, itaconic acid, citric acid, glutaric acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, oxalic acid and fatty acids having more than 10 carbon atoms; b) acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with hydrogen chloride (HCl) thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl 2 ), wherein said acidification comprises either bringing said magnesium carboxylate in solid form, suspension or solution into contact with an aqueous HCl solution or bringing a magnesium carboxylate solution or suspension into contact with HCl gas; c) optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl 2 is concentrated; and, d) precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl 2 , thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl 2 solution, wherein an aqueous suspension provided in step a) is characterized in that at least 90 wt.% of the magnesium carboxylate comprised therein is in dissolved form.
A method of printing a three-dimensional structural component onto a base , the method comprising: receiving a set of predetermined thicknesses for the three-dimensional structural component; wherein the set of predetermined thicknesses has a first thickness corresponding to a first position of the base and a second thickness corresponding to a second position of the base , the first thickness being greater than the second thickness ; instructing a printing device to print a set of layers of the three-dimensional structural component using the set of predetermined thicknesses, the set of layers comprising at least a first layer and a second layer ; printing the first layer of the three-dimensional structural component directly onto the base using the set of predetermined thicknesses; wherein printing the first layer includes printing the first layer to have the first thickness at the first position of the base and wherein printing the first layer includes printing the first layer to have the second thickness at the second position of the base ; printing the second layer of the three-dimensional structural component directly onto the first layer using the set of predetermined thicknesses; and wherein printing the second layer includes printing the second layer to have the first thickness at the first position of the base and wherein printing the second layer includes printing the second layer to have the second thickness at the second position of the base . receiving a set of predetermined thicknesses for the three-dimensional structural component; wherein the set of predetermined thicknesses has a first thickness corresponding to a first position of the base and a second thickness corresponding to a second position of the base , the first thickness being greater than the second thickness ; instructing a printing device to print a set of layers of the three-dimensional structural component using the set of predetermined thicknesses, the set of layers comprising at least a first layer and a second layer ; printing the first layer of the three-dimensional structural component directly onto the base using the set of predetermined thicknesses; wherein printing the first layer includes printing the first layer to have the first thickness at the first position of the base and wherein printing the first layer includes printing the first layer to have the second thickness at the second position of the base ; printing the second layer of the three-dimensional structural component directly onto the first layer using the set of predetermined thicknesses; and wherein printing the second layer includes printing the second layer to have the first thickness at the first position of the base and wherein printing the second layer includes printing the second layer to have the second thickness at the second position of the base .
A method of detecting the presence of an obstruction in an airflow path of an aerosol-generating system , the system comprising a heater assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate , a power supply , an airflow path defined between an air inlet and an air outlet and passing through the heater assembly , and at least one sensor for sensing an airflow property of air in the airflow path; the method comprising: measuring a value associated with the airflow property during the course of a user puff based on signals from the at least one sensor ; comparing this measured value to a predetermined value; detecting an obstruction in the airflow path based on the comparison; and limiting the power supplied to the heater assembly , or providing an indication, if an obstruction is detected, wherein the measured value is an average of values for the airflow property measured during a plurality of puffs. measuring a value associated with the airflow property during the course of a user puff based on signals from the at least one sensor ; comparing this measured value to a predetermined value; detecting an obstruction in the airflow path based on the comparison; and limiting the power supplied to the heater assembly , or providing an indication, if an obstruction is detected,
A precursor compound for manufacturing a lithium transition metal based oxide powder usable as an active positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries, the precursor being either one of a metal-bearing M'-hydroxide, -oxyhydroxide or -carbonate, with M'= Ni 1-x-y-z Mn x Co y A z with x>0, y>0, 0.70≤1-x-y-z≤0.95 and 0≤z<0.1, the precursor comprising having a core comprising a metal-bearing compound M' c and a shell comprising a metal-bearing compound M' s , wherein M' c =Ni 1-xc-yc-zc Mn xc Co yc A zc with 0<xc≤0.2, 0<yc≤0.2, 0≤zc<0.1 and 0.75≤1-xc-yc-zc≤0.95, and M' s =Ni 1-xs-ys-zs Mn xs Co ys A zs with 0.05≤xs≤0.25, 0.75<ys≤0.95, 0≤zs<0.1 and 0≤1-xs-ys-zs ≤0.10, wherein A is either one or more of Ti, Mg, W, Zr, Cr, V and Al.
Device for aligning sheet-shaped elements in a plane, the device comprising a changeable contact element movable in at least two degrees of freedom and at least two actuatable drives for moving the contact element , wherein the changeable contact element has at least one switch with at least two switching positions, characterized in that the device includes at least one counter-element assigned to a respective switch , wherein the at least one switch and the at least one counter-element are engageable (a) with one another in a mechanical engagement to adjust (v) the at least one switch .