mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method, comprising: provisioning an optical module by outputting an optical output signal from a port of the optical module into a span fiber ; determining a baseline for a backscatter signal into the optical module , wherein said backscatter signal is produced by Rayleigh backscattering of the optical signal in the span fiber , based on a measurement of the power of the backscatter signal during the provisioning when a fiber discontinuity that is a fiber pinch is not present; subsequently continuously monitoring using a photodetector the backscatter signal in the optical module during operation of the optical module to detect variances in power of the backscatter signal ; and upon detecting a decrease in the power of the backscatter signal below a threshold, automatically performing , by using circuitry communicatively coupled to the photodetector and the optical module, remedial actions associated with the optical module , wherein the threshold is set indicative of a fiber discontinuity that is a fiber pinch at or not more than 20km from the port of the optical module , and wherein the threshold is set based on the baseline for the backscatter signal subtracted by a predetermined value that is set based on the backscatter signal being attenuated twice by the fiber discontinuity in that the fiber discontinuity first attenuates the output signal from the optical module and second attenuates the backscatter signal which is associated with the output signal and is generated downstream from the fiber pinch. provisioning an optical module by outputting an optical output signal from a port of the optical module into a span fiber ; determining a baseline for a backscatter signal into the optical module , wherein said backscatter signal is produced by Rayleigh backscattering of the optical signal in the span fiber , based on a measurement of the power of the backscatter signal during the provisioning when a fiber discontinuity that is a fiber pinch is not present; subsequently continuously monitoring using a photodetector the backscatter signal in the optical module during operation of the optical module to detect variances in power of the backscatter signal ; and upon detecting a decrease in the power of the backscatter signal below a threshold, automatically performing , by using circuitry communicatively coupled to the photodetector and the optical module, remedial actions associated with the optical module , wherein the threshold is set indicative of a fiber discontinuity that is a fiber pinch at or not more than 20km from the port of the optical module , and wherein the threshold is set based on the baseline for the backscatter signal subtracted by a predetermined value that is set based on the backscatter signal being attenuated twice by the fiber discontinuity in that the fiber discontinuity first attenuates the output signal from the optical module and second attenuates the backscatter signal which is associated with the output signal and is generated downstream from the fiber pinch.
A control method for controlling an electrical taxiing system adapted to moving an aircraft while it is taxiing, the method comprising the steps of: - generating a ground speed setpoint (Cvs) for the aircraft; - transforming the ground speed setpoint (Cvs) into an optimized speed setpoint (Cvo); - implementing a regulator loop having the optimized speed setpoint (Cvo) as its setpoint; and - generating a command (Coc) for the electrical taxiing system from an output of the regulator loop , characterized in that the optimized speed setpoint (Cvo) presents a curve as a function of time that has a predefined function comprising a plurality of linear portions , each having a slope that is a function of the ground speed setpoint. - generating a ground speed setpoint (Cvs) for the aircraft; - transforming the ground speed setpoint (Cvs) into an optimized speed setpoint (Cvo); - implementing a regulator loop having the optimized speed setpoint (Cvo) as its setpoint; and - generating a command (Coc) for the electrical taxiing system from an output of the regulator loop , characterized in that the optimized speed setpoint (Cvo) presents a curve as a function of time that has a predefined function comprising a plurality of linear portions , each having a slope that is a function of the ground speed setpoint.
A method for preparing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSCs) from somatic cells, comprising: (a) contacting or exposing isolated somatic cells with/to Oct3/4, Sox2, and Parp1; and (b) culturing the somatic cells as obtained in step (a) under appropriate conditions, thereby converting, at least a subset of, the population of somatic cells into iPSCs and maintaining pluripotency and self-renewal ability. (a) contacting or exposing isolated somatic cells with/to Oct3/4, Sox2, and Parp1; and (b) culturing the somatic cells as obtained in step (a) under appropriate conditions, thereby converting, at least a subset of, the population of somatic cells into iPSCs and maintaining pluripotency and self-renewal ability.
A method comprising: in a large cell base station of a cellular communication system, providing data representing target allocation proportions of a time-frequency resource of the large cell base station, for each of (i) one or more first user equipment(s) associated with the large cell base station, and (ii) one or more backhaul link(s) to respective small cell base station(s) within the coverage area of the large cell base station; allocating the resource, for each of a series of time units or intervals, either to a selected first user equipment or backhaul link based on the target data; and in the event that the time frequency resource is allocated to a first user equipment, transmitting a notification to small cell base station(s) to enable scheduling of one or more second user equipment(s) associated with said small cell base station(s), wherein, responsive to receiving the notification, the or each small cell base station allocates its own time-frequency resource to a selected second user equipment based on target allocation proportions for each second user equipment. in a large cell base station of a cellular communication system, providing data representing target allocation proportions of a time-frequency resource of the large cell base station, for each of (i) one or more first user equipment(s) associated with the large cell base station, and (ii) one or more backhaul link(s) to respective small cell base station(s) within the coverage area of the large cell base station; (i) one or more first user equipment(s) associated with the large cell base station, and (ii) one or more backhaul link(s) to respective small cell base station(s) within the coverage area of the large cell base station; allocating the resource, for each of a series of time units or intervals, either to a selected first user equipment or backhaul link based on the target data; and in the event that the time frequency resource is allocated to a first user equipment, transmitting a notification to small cell base station(s) to enable scheduling of one or more second user equipment(s) associated with said small cell base station(s), wherein, responsive to receiving the notification, the or each small cell base station allocates its own time-frequency resource to a selected second user equipment based on target allocation proportions for each second user equipment.
An unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module, comprising a functional module , a chassis for supporting the functional module , and a vehicle head mounted on the chassis , a locking mechanism connected to the functional module is disposed on the chassis or the vehicle head , and the functional module is combined with or separated from the chassis or the vehicle head through locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism , characterized in that mounting grooves are formed on two sides of a front end of the chassis , laser radars are disposed in the mounting grooves , a wheel track of a front wheel set of the chassis is less than a wheel track of a rear wheel set of the chassis , avoiding recesses are formed on two sides of the chassis and are located between the front wheel set and the rear wheel set , and the avoiding recesses are used for expanding a visual field of sensors.
A shower installation kit including an elongated drain having a longitudinal direction and being adapted to be arranged at an inclined shower floor , the elongated drain being adapted to be mounted at a distance (d) from a subfloor structure of the inclined shower floor before installation of the inclined shower floor, and the elongated drain being provided with a front flange adapted to be positioned under a floor covering of the inclined shower floor , characterised in that the shower installation kit includes at least one elongated side member having a longitudinal direction and being adapted to be arranged with its longitudinal direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the elongated drain and at a side of the inclined shower floor , in that the at least one elongated side member has a longitudinal flange adapted to define a slope of the inclined shower floor in relation to a horizontal room floor at least partially surrounding the inclined shower floor , where the longitudinal flange slopes down towards the elongated drain when the installation kit is positioned on the subfloor structure , in that the longitudinal flange of the at least one elongated side member is adapted to be positioned under the floor covering of the inclined shower floor , and in that the longitudinal flange of the at least one elongated side member is connected to and arranged flush with the front flange of the elongated drain , in that the at least one elongated side member further comprises a raised longitudinal flange , which is adapted to be horizontal and adapted to be positioned under a floor covering of a horizontal room floor when the installation kit is positioned on the subfloor structure .
A method for wireless communication, comprising: applying , by a processor of a wireless communications device , a first cover code to a first pilot sequence to produce a first set of pilot symbols and a second cover code to a second pilot sequence to produce a second set of pilot symbols, wherein the first cover code and the second cover code are orthogonal to each other in time and frequency domains; delivering the first set of pilot symbols using a first number of resource elements to a first transmit port ; delivering the second set of pilot symbols using a second number of resource elements to a second transmit port ; transmitting , from the first transmit port , the first set of pilot symbols; and transmitting , from the second transmit port , the second set of pilot symbols, the first and second transmitted sets of pilot symbols providing a substitute reference signal for both a common reference signal and a channel state information reference signal. applying , by a processor of a wireless communications device , a first cover code to a first pilot sequence to produce a first set of pilot symbols and a second cover code to a second pilot sequence to produce a second set of pilot symbols, wherein the first cover code and the second cover code are orthogonal to each other in time and frequency domains; delivering the first set of pilot symbols using a first number of resource elements to a first transmit port ; delivering the second set of pilot symbols using a second number of resource elements to a second transmit port ; transmitting , from the first transmit port , the first set of pilot symbols; and transmitting , from the second transmit port , the second set of pilot symbols, the first and second transmitted sets of pilot symbols providing a substitute reference signal for both a common reference signal and a channel state information reference signal.
A thrombus capture and lysis device , comprising: a filter sized to be implanted within a blood vessel, the filter including a plurality of hollow elements defining a mesh sized to span an area of the blood vessel, each of the plurality of hollow elements defining a plurality of pores having an average pore size of between 5 and 10 nm, the plurality of pores being sized to allow passage of a thrombolytic drug out through the plurality of pores and to prevent a thrombus forming component from entering the plurality of pores ; a plurality of sensors coupled to the filter , the plurality of sensors being configured to detect the presence of the thrombus forming component and to initiate a release of the thrombolytic drug; and a dispenser in fluid communication with the hollow elements and in communication with the plurality of sensors , the dispenser retaining a volume of the thrombolytic drug, wherein the dispenser includes a plurality of selectively operable microdispensers disposed at different locations on the filter . a filter sized to be implanted within a blood vessel, the filter including a plurality of hollow elements defining a mesh sized to span an area of the blood vessel, each of the plurality of hollow elements defining a plurality of pores having an average pore size of between 5 and 10 nm, the plurality of pores being sized to allow passage of a thrombolytic drug out through the plurality of pores and to prevent a thrombus forming component from entering the plurality of pores ; a plurality of sensors coupled to the filter , the plurality of sensors being configured to detect the presence of the thrombus forming component and to initiate a release of the thrombolytic drug; and a dispenser in fluid communication with the hollow elements and in communication with the plurality of sensors , the dispenser retaining a volume of the thrombolytic drug, wherein the dispenser includes a plurality of selectively operable microdispensers disposed at different locations on the filter .
A synthetic composition, comprising a plant element heterologously associated with an isolated complex endophyte, wherein said isolated complex endophyte comprises a host fungus comprising an endogenous endofungal bacterial endophyte living inside the host fungal hyphae wherein the host fungus is of the genus Botryosphaeria and the bacterial endophyte is of the genus Dyella, and the complex endophyte is capable of providing a trait of agronomic importance to said plant element, wherein said trait of agronomic importance is selected from the group consisting of: increased seedling root length, increased seedling shoot length, and increased seedling mass compared to isoline control plants.
A ship comprising accommodation facilities having a first power demand, a propulsion system having a second power demand, and a power plant, the power plant comprising: • a first high-temperature fuel cell unit (1.1.2) having a first rated power corresponding to the first power demand, • a second high-temperature fuel cell unit (1.1.1) having a second rated power corresponding to the second power demand, • a primary heating/cooling circuit comprising a non-reacting heating/cooling fluid and being thermally coupled to the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2) and to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1), and a flow control means controlling flow of the heating/cooling fluid, and • a controller adapted to control reactant supply to the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2), reactant supply to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) and to control the flow control means, wherein the controller is adapted to operate the power plant in a first operating mode in which the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2) is operated at the first rated power, no reactants are supplied to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) and the primary heating/cooling circuit transfers heat from the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2) to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) so that the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) is maintained at a first elevated temperature. • a first high-temperature fuel cell unit (1.1.2) having a first rated power corresponding to the first power demand, • a second high-temperature fuel cell unit (1.1.1) having a second rated power corresponding to the second power demand, • a primary heating/cooling circuit comprising a non-reacting heating/cooling fluid and being thermally coupled to the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2) and to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1), and a flow control means controlling flow of the heating/cooling fluid, and • a controller adapted to control reactant supply to the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2), reactant supply to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) and to control the flow control means, wherein the controller is adapted to operate the power plant in a first operating mode in which the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2) is operated at the first rated power, no reactants are supplied to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) and the primary heating/cooling circuit transfers heat from the first fuel cell unit (1.1.2) to the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) so that the second fuel cell unit (1.1.1) is maintained at a first elevated temperature.
A fixture assembly for supporting workpieces in a coating process, comprising: a shaft (16;16'); and a plurality of fixtures each having a workpiece support surface (24;24') and a shaft mount defining a shaft mounting structure, wherein the shaft mounting structure extends from the workpiece support surface (24;24') such that, when the shaft mounting structure is engaged with the shaft (16;16'), workpiece support surfaces (24;24') of the fixtures are positioned facing radially outwardly away from the shaft (16;16'), characterised in that : the workpiece support surface and the shaft mounting structure each have an axial dimension with respect to the shaft (16;16'), the axial dimension of the workpiece support surface is greater than the axial dimension of the shaft mounting structure , and the shaft mounting structure is axially offset from an axial center of the workpiece support surface such that a pair of fixtures can be positioned on the shaft (16;16') with the workpiece support surfaces axially aligned along the shaft (16;16'). a shaft (16;16'); and a plurality of fixtures each having a workpiece support surface (24;24') and a shaft mount defining a shaft mounting structure, wherein the shaft mounting structure extends from the workpiece support surface (24;24') such that, when the shaft mounting structure is engaged with the shaft (16;16'), workpiece support surfaces (24;24') of the fixtures are positioned facing radially outwardly away from the shaft (16;16'), characterised in that : the workpiece support surface and the shaft mounting structure each have an axial dimension with respect to the shaft (16;16'), the axial dimension of the workpiece support surface is greater than the axial dimension of the shaft mounting structure , and the shaft mounting structure is axially offset from an axial center of the workpiece support surface such that a pair of fixtures can be positioned on the shaft (16;16') with the workpiece support surfaces axially aligned along the shaft (16;16').
A multilayer coating film sequentially comprising, on a substrate, a colored coating film, an effect coating film, and a clear coating film, wherein the effect coating film is obtained from an effect pigment dispersion (Y) containing water in an amount of 70 to 99 parts by mass, a surface modifier (A) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by solids mass, a flake-effect pigment (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 3.0 parts by solids mass and a viscosity modifier (C) in an amount of 0.1 to 26 parts by solids mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of water, the surface modifier (A), the flake-effect pigment (B), and the viscosity modifier (C); the surface modifier (A) is one or a combination of 2 or more of a silicone-based surface modifier, an acrylic-based surface modifier, a vinyl-based surface modifier, and a fluorine-based surface modifier; the multilayer coating film has: a lightness L*110 within a range of 60 to 90, the lightness L*110 being based on a spectral reflectance of light illuminated at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the coating surface and received at an angle of 110 degrees with respect to the specularly reflected light; a 60-degree specular gloss within a range of 105 to 180; a graininess HG within a range of 10 to 40; and a flip-flop value within a range of 1.0 to 1.8. wherein the effect coating film is obtained from an effect pigment dispersion (Y) containing water in an amount of 70 to 99 parts by mass, a surface modifier (A) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by solids mass, a flake-effect pigment (B) in an amount of 0.05 to 3.0 parts by solids mass and a viscosity modifier (C) in an amount of 0.1 to 26 parts by solids mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of water, the surface modifier (A), the flake-effect pigment (B), and the viscosity modifier (C); the surface modifier (A) is one or a combination of 2 or more of a silicone-based surface modifier, an acrylic-based surface modifier, a vinyl-based surface modifier, and a fluorine-based surface modifier; the multilayer coating film has: a lightness L*110 within a range of 60 to 90, the lightness L*110 being based on a spectral reflectance of light illuminated at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the coating surface and received at an angle of 110 degrees with respect to the specularly reflected light; a 60-degree specular gloss within a range of 105 to 180; a graininess HG within a range of 10 to 40; and a flip-flop value within a range of 1.0 to 1.8. a lightness L*110 within a range of 60 to 90, the lightness L*110 being based on a spectral reflectance of light illuminated at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the coating surface and received at an angle of 110 degrees with respect to the specularly reflected light; a 60-degree specular gloss within a range of 105 to 180; a graininess HG within a range of 10 to 40; and a flip-flop value within a range of 1.0 to 1.8.
A pipe connection arrangement for a fluid management system , said pipe connection arrangement comprising: - a pipe nut for releasably connecting an end portion of a pipe to a fluid port of the fluid management system, said pipe nut comprising a first portion having a toothed outer profile and a second portion configured to engage with a connection point portion of said fluid management system, - an elongated drive member having a first end portion with a toothed outer profile being configured to cooperate with the toothed outer profile of the pipe nut, said first end portion further being configured to concentrically engage with a supplementary guide member adapted to be fixedly arranged adjacent the connection point portion of said fluid management system, whereby, when the elongated drive member is in engagement with the supplementary guide member, and the second portion of the pipe nut is in engagement with the connection point portion , the toothed outer profile and the toothed outer profile of the pipe nut are permitted to mesh together such that a rotation of said elongated drive member causes a corresponding rotation of the pipe nut for clamping the end portion to the fluid port or unclamping the end portion from the fluid port. - a pipe nut for releasably connecting an end portion of a pipe to a fluid port of the fluid management system, said pipe nut comprising a first portion having a toothed outer profile and a second portion configured to engage with a connection point portion of said fluid management system, - an elongated drive member having a first end portion with a toothed outer profile being configured to cooperate with the toothed outer profile of the pipe nut, said first end portion further being configured to concentrically engage with a supplementary guide member adapted to be fixedly arranged adjacent the connection point portion of said fluid management system,