A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device includes electrodes arranged to apply functional electrical stimulation to a body part of the user. FES stimulation is performed by: receiving values of a set of user metrics for the user; receiving a target position of the body part represented as values for a set of body part position measurements; determining a user-specific energization pattern for producing the target position based on the received target position and the received values of the set of user metrics for the user; and energizing the electrodes of the FES device in accordance with the determined user-specific energization pattern. The determination may utilize an FES calibration database with records having fields containing: values of the set of user metrics for reference users; energization patterns; and values of the set of body part position metrics for positions assumed by the body part in response to applying the energization patterns.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
A61N 1/02 - SCIENCES MÉDICALE OU VÉTÉRINAIRE; HYGIÈNE ÉLECTROTHÉRAPIE; MAGNÉTOTHÉRAPIE; THÉRAPIE PAR RADIATIONS; THÉRAPIE PAR ULTRASONS Électrothérapie; Circuits à cet effet - Parties constitutives
A61N 1/08 - Aménagements ou circuits de surveillance, de protection, de commande ou d'indication
G16H 20/30 - TIC spécialement adaptées aux thérapies ou aux plans d’amélioration de la santé, p.ex. pour manier les prescriptions, orienter la thérapie ou surveiller l’observance par les patients concernant des thérapies ou des activités physiques, p.ex. la physiothérapie, l’acupression ou les exercices
A modular radio frequency (RF) device includes N base units, each including a differential segmented array (DSA) tile with a support board and a two-dimensional (2D) array of electrically conductive tapered projections disposed on the support board. Neighboring pairs of the electrically conductive tapered projections form RF pixels. The N DSA tiles are arranged to form an RF aperture. The N base units are programmed to switch the RF aperture between a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the N base units are operated as at least two independent subsets with each subset operating as an RF transmitter or receiver independently of the other subsets. In the second operating mode all N base units coherently combine as a single phased array RF transmitter or receiver.
H01Q 21/22 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles les unités d'antennes du réseau étant excitées d'une façon non uniforme en amplitude ou en phase, p.ex. réseau à prises ou réseau bidirectionnel
A broadband RF imaging device includes a broadband RF aperture array, at least one RF receiver, and a computer. The at least one RF receiver has short RF connections with the broadband RF aperture array, e.g. length 10 meters or less. The computer has a digital data connection to the at least one RF receiver. Each RF receiver is configured to receive broadband RF signal data over a sampling time interval from the broadband RF aperture array, and to digitize the broadband RF signal data to generate digitized broadband RF signal data, and to store the digitized broadband RF signal data locally at the RF receiver. The computer receives the digitized broadband RF signal data stored locally at the at least one RF receiver, and is programmed to reconstruct an RF image from the digitized broadband RF signal data received from the at least one RF receiver.
G01S 13/89 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation
G01S 7/03 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe - Détails de sous-ensembles HF spécialement adaptés à ceux-ci, p.ex. communs à l'émetteur et au récepteur
The disclosure relates to barcoded polymer nanoparticles for in vivo screening and for in vivo therapeutic delivery, and methods therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to polymer nanoparticles, such as reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymer compositions, associated with polynucleotide barcodes, for therapeutic delivery, and for high throughput in vivo screening of drug delivery nanoparticles.
C12N 15/10 - Procédés pour l'isolement, la préparation ou la purification d'ADN ou d'ARN
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiques; Thérapie génique
C12N 15/88 - Introduction de matériel génétique étranger utilisant des procédés non prévus ailleurs, p.ex. co-transformation utilisant la micro-encapsulation, p.ex. utilisant des vésicules liposomiques
The present disclosure describes systems, methods, devices for performing thought-controlled neuromuscular stimulation. Also described are methods for producing a neuromuscular stimulation cuff. The systems and methods generally relate to receiving and processing thought signals indicative of an intended action, and then delivering stimulation to effectuate the intended action through a neuromuscular stimulation cuff. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes a flexible printed circuit board having at least one finger and a plurality of electrogel discs disposed on the at least one finger. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing a layer of polyimide, etching a conductive copper circuit including a plurality of electrodes into the layer of polyimide to form an etched circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the etched circuit layer to form a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), and cutting at least one finger from the flexible PCB. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
H05K 3/10 - Appareils ou procédés pour la fabrication de circuits imprimés dans lesquels le matériau conducteur est appliqué au support isolant de manière à former le parcours conducteur recherché
Imaging systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging system includes an antenna array having transmit and receive antennas, the transmit antennas emit electromagnetic energy from a plurality of different positions about a target imaging volume and the receive antennas receive reflections of the electromagnetic energy at the different positions, a transceiver configured to control the emission of the electromagnetic energy and to generate radar data that is indicative of the reflections of the electromagnetic energy received via the receive antennas; and processing circuitry configured to focus the radar data to provide first focused data in a first dimension, to focus the radar data in a second dimension to provide second focused data, and use the second focused data to focus the radar data in a third dimension to provide third focused data comprising an image of the target imaging volume.
G01S 7/06 - Affichage par tubes à rayons cathodiques
G01S 13/90 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation utilisant des techniques d'antenne synthétique
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR BLOCKING MALWARE ATTACKS USING DECOYS
In an approach to detecting and/or blocking malware attacks using decoys, one or more decoy files are created, files, where the one or more decoy files never return a read acknowledgement when read, thereby crippling at least a portion of a malware. The one or more decoy files are propagated to a system. Responsive to the malware initiating a read process on any of the one or more decoy files, the malware is detected.
An electrolyte composition comprising a solution comprising an active salt; and a solvent portion that comprises a first solvent and a second solvent, wherein the first solvent is a hydrofluorocarbon compound having a structure of CxHyFz, wherein x is from 4 to 10, y is from 1 to 10, z is from 5 to 20, and the z:y ratio is from 2:1 to 10:1.
H01M 10/0569 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les solvants
H01M 4/36 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs
H01M 4/38 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'éléments simples ou d'alliages
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p.ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p.ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/58 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs de structures polyanioniques, p.ex. phosphates, silicates ou borates
H01M 4/587 - Matériau carboné, p.ex. composés au graphite d'intercalation ou CFx pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers
H01M 8/02 - PROCÉDÉS OU MOYENS POUR LA CONVERSION DIRECTE DE L'ÉNERGIE CHIMIQUE EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE, p.ex. BATTERIES Éléments à combustible; Leur fabrication - Détails
H01M 8/18 - PROCÉDÉS OU MOYENS POUR LA CONVERSION DIRECTE DE L'ÉNERGIE CHIMIQUE EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE, p.ex. BATTERIES Éléments à combustible; Leur fabrication Éléments à combustible à régénération, p.ex. batteries à flux REDOX ou éléments à combustible secondaires
H01M 10/0568 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les solutés
H01M 10/42 - Procédés ou dispositions pour assurer le fonctionnement ou l'entretien des éléments secondaires ou des demi-éléments secondaires
Reinforcement learning is coupled to a deep generative model based on a three-dimensional scaffold model to generate drug candidates targeting a particular protein, building up atom or functional groups from a starting core scaffold. A reward function can use parallel graph neural network models and take the particular protein into account when calculating reward based on criteria such as binding, synthetic accessibility, and the like. In an agent-critic reinforcement learning model, the agent learns to build molecules in three-dimensional space while optimizing the criteria.
G16B 15/30 - Ciblage de médicament à l’aide de données structurelles; Prévision d’amarrage ou de liaison moléculaire
G16B 40/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées aux biostatistiques; TIC spécialement adaptées à l’apprentissage automatique ou à l’exploration de données liées à la bio-informatique, p.ex. extraction de connaissances ou détection de motifs
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METHODS AND TOOLS FOR FRICTION EXTRUSION OF COMPOSITE EXTRUDATES
A tool assembly for friction extrusion can comprise a friction extrusion die. The friction extrusion die can include a distal face and a proximal end. The distal face can define at least one topographical ridge or groove feature to induce plasticization of a material in response to an axial force and a rotational force applied by the distal face to the material. The friction extrusion die can define a central passage to carry an extrudate of the material in a proximal direction in response to the applied axial and rotational forces. The proximal end can define a faceted cross-sectional profile to mate a with a corresponding receiving end of a tool holder. The faceted cross-sectional profile can be sized and shaped to receive the rotational force through engagement by the tool holder of respective faces defined by the faceted cross-sectional profile.
An electronic garment includes an elastic textile garment configured to be worn on anatomy of an associated wearer. The elastic textile garment has an inner surface arranged to contact the anatomy when the elastic textile garment is worn on the anatomy. Electrodes are secured to the inner surface of the elastic textile garment. Each electrode includes at least an exposed portion of an insulated electrically conductive thread that is sewn onto or into the elastic textile garment. An electrically conductive polymer electrode material, such as a mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) material, is arranged to contact the electrodes, for example as an inner compression sleeve liner coated or infused with the MIEC material. The elastic textile garment and the electrically conductive threads may be formed together by three-dimensional (3D) knitting. A scent may be added to the elastic textile garment.
A41D 13/12 - Blouses de chirurgien ou vêtements pour malades
D03D 1/00 - Tissus conçus pour faire des articles particuliers
D04B 1/24 - Procédés de tricotage trame pour la production de tricots ou d'articles ne dépendant pas de l'emploi de machines spéciales; Tricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés spécialement conçus pour le tricotage d'articles de configuration particulière articles vestimentaires
An autoinjector and method of injection are described. A power spring causes rotation of a drive nut about the central axis of the autoinjector that, in turn, causes a middle screw to rotate in the same direction as the drive nut and also to move in the distal direction while pushing a center screw in the distal direction that pushes the syringe and needle. The center screw also pushes a plunger that pushes the fluid out of the syringe. After injection, a locked retract screw is freed and rotates in the same direction as the middle screw causing the syringe to retract the syringe into the housing.
A61M 5/20 - Seringues automatiques, p.ex. avec tige de piston actionnée automatiquement, avec injection automatique de l'aiguille, à remplissage automatique
A61M 5/315 - Pistons; Tiges de piston; Guidage, blocage, ou limitation des mouvements de la tige; Accessoires disposés sur la tige pour faciliter le dosage
A61M 5/32 - Seringues - Parties constitutives - Parties constitutives des aiguilles relatives au raccordement de celles-ci à la seringue ou au manchon; Accessoires pour introduire l'aiguille dans le corps ou l'y maintenir; Dispositifs pour la protection des aiguilles
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IDENTIFICATION OF TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH DNA SAMPLES USING EPIGENETIC-BASED PATTERNS DETECTED VIA MASSIVELY PARALLEL SEQUENCING
Illustrative embodiments of systems and methods for the identification of traits associated with DNA samples using epigenetic-based patterns detected via massively parallel sequencing (MPS) are disclosed. Illustrative embodiments may involve digesting a DNA sample with a methylation-dependent endonuclease, amplifying loci of the digested DNA sample (including a positive control locus that does not contain a restriction site for the methylation-dependent endonuclease) using a multiplex PCR to produce amplicons, sequencing the amplicons using an MPS instrument to generate sequence reads, determining a sequence count for each of the loci by comparing each of the sequence reads to reference sequences, normalizing the sequence count for each of the loci to the sequence count of the positive control locus, and identifying a trait associated with the DNA sample by applying a classification algorithm to the normalized sequence counts.
G16B 20/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées à la génomique ou protéomique fonctionnelle, p. ex. corrélations génotype-phénotype
G16B 20/20 - Détection d’allèles ou de variantes, p. ex. détection de polymorphisme d’un seul nucléotide
G16B 40/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées aux biostatistiques; TIC spécialement adaptées à l’apprentissage automatique ou à l’exploration de données liées à la bio-informatique, p.ex. extraction de connaissances ou détection de motifs
G16B 40/10 - Traitement du signal, p.ex. de spectrométrie de masse ou de réaction en chaîne par polymérase
14.
COST EFFECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF OXIDE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
Methods for synthesizing single crystalline Ni-rich cathode materials are disclosed. The Ni-rich cathode material may have a formula LiNixMnyMzCol1-x-y-zO2, where M represents one or more dopant metals, x≥0.6, 0.01≤y<0.2, 0≤z≤0.05, and x+y+z≤1.0. The methods are cost-effective, and include methods for solid-state, molten-salt, and flash-sintering syntheses.
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p.ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
H01B 1/08 - Conducteurs ou corps conducteurs caractérisés par les matériaux conducteurs utilisés; Emploi de matériaux spécifiés comme conducteurs composés principalement d'autres substances non métalliques oxydes
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p.ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 10/0525 - Batteries du type "rocking chair" ou "fauteuil à bascule", p.ex. batteries à insertion ou intercalation de lithium dans les deux électrodes; Batteries à l'ion lithium
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EXTRUSION WITH SPECIFIABLE OR VARIABLE WALL THICKNESS
An extrusion system can establish or adjust a position of a tapered, rotationally fixed mandrel with respect to a die orifice to adjustably establish or vary an extrusion aperture width therebetween. This, in turn, can adjustably establish or vary a wall thickness of a tubular extrusion product formed by the extrusion. A die tool can provide rotational shear force and axial compression force to plasticize a billet material for extrusion. The rotationally fixed mandrel can include a lateral outer dimension that varies along a longitudinal direction to vary an inner boundary of the extrusion aperture in response to movement of the rotationally fixed mandrel with respect to the die tool along the central longitudinal axis.
A method for solid phase processing (SPP) of a feedstock is provided. The method can include providing relative rotation and translation between an extrusion die and a feedstock, where the die has an extrusion aperture through which a tapered mandrel extends. A first and second extrudate portions can each be generated via the aperture. An axial position of the tapered mandrel can be adjusted relative to the die face during the rotation and translation such that a second extrudate portion is generated having a different inner dimension compared to the first portion, thereby varying a wall thickness between portions.
Technologies for producing sampling and analysis plans for evaluating airborne chemical hazards are disclosed. These technologies obtain scenario data indicative of emission of an airborne chemical at a site with a human population; simulate, as a function of the scenario data, emission of the chemical at the site and transport and dispersion of a plume of the chemical across the site in space and time; assess an extent to which concentrations of the chemical in the airborne plume encounter areas containing people, as a function of time and projected human activity and movement across the site; determine, based on the simulation and assessment, recommended sampler device locations to obtain a target quality and target quantity of samples of the chemical for use in a sampling and analysis plan to determine an effect of the chemical on the human population at the site; and present the recommended sampler device locations.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p.ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
The invention relates to nucleic acid nanostructure delivery compositions for non-viral delivery, and methods therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to nucleic acid nanostructure delivery compositions, such as DNA origami compositions, for the delivery, for example, of small molecule therapeutics, and methods therefor.
A61K 47/54 - Préparations médicinales caractérisées par les ingrédients non actifs utilisés, p.ex. les supports ou les additifs inertes; Agents de ciblage ou de modification chimiquement liés à l’ingrédient actif l’ingrédient non actif étant chimiquement lié à l’ingrédient actif, p.ex. conjugués polymère-médicament l’ingrédient non actif étant un agent de modification l’agent de modification étant un composé organique
A reference electrode assembly includes a reference electrode, a counter electrode, and a variable resistor. The reference electrode comprises a foil of a first metal or a foil coated with the first metal, has a width ≥0.5 mm and a length ≥the width. A surface of the reference electrode has an average roughness (Ra)≤1 μm. The counter electrode comprises a foil of a second metal or a foil coated with the second metal. The reference and counter electrodes are spaced apart. The reference electrode is configured to be electrically coupled directly or indirectly to a (−) power terminal of an external power source, and the counter electrode is configured to be electrically coupled directly or indirectly to a (+) power terminal of the external power source. The variable resistor is positioned between the external power source and either the counter electrode or the reference electrode.
H01M 8/18 - PROCÉDÉS OU MOYENS POUR LA CONVERSION DIRECTE DE L'ÉNERGIE CHIMIQUE EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE, p.ex. BATTERIES Éléments à combustible; Leur fabrication Éléments à combustible à régénération, p.ex. batteries à flux REDOX ou éléments à combustible secondaires
20.
ACONITIC ACID EXPORTER (AEXA) INCREASES ORGANIC ACID PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUS
Recombinant Aspergillus genetically modified to increase expression of g8846, renamed herein as aconitic acid exporter (aexA), are provided, which in some examples are also genetically inactivated for an endogenous cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase (cadA) gene. Such recombinant Aspergillus produce more aconitic acid as compared to native Aspergillus. Also provided are methods of using such recombinant Aspergillus to increase production of aconitic acid and other organic acids, such as citric acid, itaconic acid, and 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP).
This document describes systems and techniques for a current-limiting control strategy for single-loop droop-controlled grid-forming inverters. In aspects, a hysteresis module is configured to compare an output current detected across one or more transistors in an inverter controlled by the single-loop droop converter with a specified maximum current and to generate an overcurrent signal. The overcurrent signal presents a fault signal responsive to the output current exceeding the specified maximum current. A logic array is configured to logically combine gate control signals generated by the single-loop droop controller to selectively direct the one or more transistors to allow the output current to flow therethrough with the overcurrent signal to present modified gate control signals to the one or more transistors. The logic array is configured to replace one or more of the gate control signals in the modified gate control signals with a gate disable signal responsive to the overcurrent signal presenting the fault signal.
H02M 1/00 - APPAREILS POUR LA TRANSFORMATION DE COURANT ALTERNATIF EN COURANT ALTERNATIF, DE COURANT ALTERNATIF EN COURANT CONTINU OU VICE VERSA OU DE COURANT CONTINU EN COURANT CONTINU ET EMPLOYÉS AVEC LES RÉSEAUX DE DISTRIBUTION D'ÉNERGIE OU DES SYSTÈMES D'ALI; TRANSFORMATION D'UNE PUISSANCE D'ENTRÉE EN COURANT CONTINU OU COURANT ALTERNATIF EN UNE PUISSANCE DE SORTIE DE CHOC; LEUR COMMANDE OU RÉGULATION - Détails d'appareils pour transformation
H02M 1/32 - Moyens pour protéger les convertisseurs autrement que par mise hors circuit automatique
H02M 7/5395 - Transformation d'une puissance d'entrée en courant continu en une puissance de sortie en courant alternatif sans possibilité de réversibilité par convertisseurs statiques utilisant des tubes à décharge avec électrode de commande ou des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs avec électrode de commande utilisant des dispositifs du type triode ou transistor exigeant l'application continue d'un signal de commande utilisant uniquement des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs, p.ex. onduleurs à impulsions à un seul commutateur avec commande automatique de la forme d'onde ou de la fréquence de sortie par modulation de largeur d'impulsions
A radio frequency (RF) aperture includes an array of electrically conductive tapered projections arranged to define a curved aperture surface, such as a semi-cylinder aperture surface, or a cylinder aperture surface (which may be constructed as two semi-circular aperture surfaces mutually arranged to define the cylinder aperture surface). The RF aperture may further include a top array of electrically conductive tapered projections arranged to define a top aperture surface. The top aperture surface may be planar, and a cylinder axis of cylinder aperture surface may be perpendicular to the plane of the planar top aperture surface. The RF aperture may further include baluns mounted on at least one printed circuit board, each having a balanced port electrically connected with two neighboring electrically conductive tapered projections of the array and further having an unbalanced port.
H01Q 17/00 - Dispositifs pour absorber les ondes rayonnées par une antenne; Combinaisons de tels dispositifs avec des éléments ou systèmes d'antennes actives
H01Q 21/06 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles
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NON-VIRAL DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS AND SCREENING METHODS
The invention relates to barcoded nucleic acid nanostructure delivery compositions for in vivo screening for subsequent use in vivo therapeutic delivery, and methods therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to nucleic acid nanostructure delivery compositions, such as DNA origami structures, associated with barcodes for high throughput in vivo screening of the nucleic acid nanostructure delivery compositions for subsequent use in drug delivery, and methods therefor.
C12N 15/10 - Procédés pour l'isolement, la préparation ou la purification d'ADN ou d'ARN
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiques; Thérapie génique
A multimodal inspection system (MIS) is disclosed herein. The MIS may use one or more modalities to inspect a sample. Some of the modalities include, but are not limited to, Raman, visible (VIS), terahertz (THz) spectroscopy, longwave infrared (LWIR), shortwave infrared (SWIR), laser profilometry (LP), electromagnetic interference (EMI) near field probing, and/or, Millimeter Wave (MMW) radar.
Methods are provided for connecting two dissimilar materials. The methods can include: placing a first material within a groove of a second material, the first material leaving at least a portion of the groove vacant; and placing a third material upon the first material and over the groove; heating the second and third materials to a temperature sufficient to plasticize the second and third materials within the groove and form a mixture of the second and third materials within the groove. Friction stir welding tools are also provided that can include a frusta conical tip having an upper portion defining smooth sidewalls and a lower portion defining a roughened structure.
B23K 20/12 - Soudage non électrique par percussion ou par une autre forme de pression, avec ou sans chauffage, p.ex. revêtement ou placage la chaleur étant produite par friction; Soudage par friction
B32B 7/08 - Liaison entre couches par des moyens mécaniques
B32B 15/01 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal toutes les couches étant composées exclusivement de métal
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PROCESS CONTROL FOR 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID PRODUCTION BY ENGINEERED STRAINS OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER
Provided herein are recombinant Aspergillus niger capable of producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP). Also provided are methods of producing 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) and related kits.
A method for connecting two dissimilar materials having different melting points is described wherein a the materials are heated together to obtain plasticization of the lower melting point material within a prefigured geometry within a first material in such a way so as to form intermetallic features within a solid state joint.
F16B 5/00 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles
F16B 5/08 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par soudage ou procédés similaires
B23K 20/12 - Soudage non électrique par percussion ou par une autre forme de pression, avec ou sans chauffage, p.ex. revêtement ou placage la chaleur étant produite par friction; Soudage par friction
F16B 17/00 - Moyens d'assemblage sans filetage d'éléments structuraux ou parties de machines par pénétration d'une partie d'un élément ou d'une pièce portée par un élément, dans un trou pratiqué dans un autre élément
An air interface plane (AIP) of a radio frequency (RF) aperture includes: a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and a matrix of tapered elements arranged on the first side of the circuit board and secured to the circuit board, the matrix of tapered elements cooperating to at least one of receive or transmit an over-the-air RF signal. Suitably, each tapered element of the matrix has: a central hub extending along a longitudinal axis from a hub base which is proximate to the first side of the circuit board to an apex of the tapered element which is distal from the first side of the first circuit board; and a plurality of arms extending from the central hub at the apex of the tapered element, each of the plurality of arms including a first portion that projects the arm radially away from the longitudinal axis and a second portion that projects the arm longitudinally toward the first side of the circuit board.
H01Q 1/42 - Enveloppes non intimement mécaniquement associées avec les éléments rayonnants, p.ex. radome
H01Q 1/02 - Dispositifs de dégivrage; Dispositifs de séchage
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversité; Systèmes à plusieurs antennes, c. à d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04B 7/08 - Systèmes de diversité; Systèmes à plusieurs antennes, c. à d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station de réception
A modular radio frequency (RF) device includes N base units, each including a differential segmented array (DSA) tile with a support board and a two-dimensional (2D) array of electrically conductive tapered projections disposed on the support board. Neighboring pairs of the electrically conductive tapered projections form RF pixels. The N DSA tiles are arranged to form an RF aperture. The N base units are programmed to switch the RF aperture between a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the N base units are operated as at least two independent subsets with each subset operating as an RF transmitter or receiver independently of the other subsets. In the second operating mode all N base units coherently combine as a single phased array RF transmitter or receiver.
H01Q 17/00 - Dispositifs pour absorber les ondes rayonnées par une antenne; Combinaisons de tels dispositifs avec des éléments ou systèmes d'antennes actives
H01Q 21/22 - Réseaux d'unités d'antennes, de même polarisation, excitées individuellement et espacées entre elles les unités d'antennes du réseau étant excitées d'une façon non uniforme en amplitude ou en phase, p.ex. réseau à prises ou réseau bidirectionnel
30.
DETECTION OF AIRBORNE ANALYTES USING IMPRINTED MICELLES
Methods for the near real-time detection of airborne analytes using imprinted micelles and electrochemical cells are described. The methods demonstrate selectivity to the imprinted micelles over others that are of similar size and configuration and are compatible with airborne aerosol sampling techniques. The detection method can be used to monitor and detect any airborne analyte, including pathogens (such as SARS-CoV-2), toxins, proteins, organic molecules, inorganic particles, chemicals, explosive particles, and environmental pollutants.
G01N 33/543 - Tests immunologiques; Tests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques; Matériaux à cet effet avec un support insoluble pour l'immobilisation de composés immunochimiques
G01N 33/569 - Tests immunologiques; Tests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques; Matériaux à cet effet pour micro-organismes, p.ex. protozoaires, bactéries, virus
G01N 27/413 - Cellules de concentration utilisant des électrolytes liquides
G01N 27/28 - Composants de cellules électrolytiques
31.
NiCrMoNb age hardenable alloy for creep-resistant high temperature applications, and methods of making
Nickel alloys, methods of making nickel alloys, articles including the nickel alloys, uses of the alloys, and methods of treating nickel alloys are described. The inventive heat resistant structural materials are suitable for applications requiring high yield stress at room temperature 5 and good creep strength at high temperatures, such as in gas turbines, steam turbines, fossil energy boilers, aero engines, power generation systems using fluids such as supercritical carbon dioxide (e.g., advanced ultra-supercritical power plants), concentrated solar power plants, nuclear power plants, molten salt reactors: turbine blades, casings, valves, heat exchangers and recuperators.
Apparatus include a plurality of electrodes arranged in a sequence along a propagation axis between an ion inlet and an ion outlet to define an ion path and volume, wherein the electrodes are configured to receive respective voltages to produce an electric field in the volume that urges ions to propagate along the ion path downstream towards the ion outlet, wherein the sequence includes at least a first sequence portion including first and last electrodes configured to receive voltages according to a first function, and including at least one intermediate electrode situated between the first and last electrodes wherein the at least one intermediate electrode is configured to receive a voltage defining a voltage dip relative to the first function. Atmospheric flow tubes include a tube body and a central electrode configured to receive a time varying voltage configured to reduce a loss of the ions as the gas and ions flow along the flow tube volume to the flow tube outlet.
Autoinjectors and methods of injection are described that feature release mechanisms and/or end-of-dose sound which can operate in conjunction with a powered plunger to efficiently inject a controlled dose from a syringe.
A61M 5/20 - Seringues automatiques, p.ex. avec tige de piston actionnée automatiquement, avec injection automatique de l'aiguille, à remplissage automatique
A61M 5/315 - Pistons; Tiges de piston; Guidage, blocage, ou limitation des mouvements de la tige; Accessoires disposés sur la tige pour faciliter le dosage
A61M 5/32 - Seringues - Parties constitutives - Parties constitutives des aiguilles relatives au raccordement de celles-ci à la seringue ou au manchon; Accessoires pour introduire l'aiguille dans le corps ou l'y maintenir; Dispositifs pour la protection des aiguilles
34.
Systems and methods for assessing cable insulation
Methods for assessing cable insulation are provided that can include engaging a first tine gap interdigital capacitor assembly with the exterior of the cable jacket to determine a first capacitance and dissipation factor value of the insulation using the first tine gap interdigital capacitor assembly; engaging a second tine gap interdigital capacitor assembly with the exterior of the cable jacket to determine a second capacitance and dissipation factor value of the insulation using the second tine gap interdigital capacitor assembly.
Systems for assessing cable insulation are also provided. The systems can include a cable jacket encompassing cable insulation and conductive material; at least two tine gap interdigital capacitor assemblies engaged with the cable jacket; and processing circuitry operatively engaged with the capacitor assemblies.
H01B 13/06 - Isolation des conducteurs ou des câbles
G02B 6/44 - Structures mécaniques pour assurer la résistance à la traction et la protection externe des fibres, p.ex. câbles de transmission optique
G01N 27/22 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant l'impédance en recherchant la capacité
Seattle Children's Hospital d/b/a Seattle Children's Research Institute (USA)
Battelle Memorial Institute (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Gustafson, Heather
Gardner, Rebecca
Webb-Robertson, Bobbie-Jo M.
Burleigh, Katelyn
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to biomarker profiles and their use to predict a subject's response to an immunomodulatory treatment. Biomarkers in these profiles include cytokines and other proteins associated with the interleukin 1 family and the type 1 interferon family. Particular biomarkers include interleukin (IL)-2, soluble IL-2 receptor alpha (sIL-2RA), IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-18, IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP), IL-18 receptor 1 (IL-18R1), IL-18 receptor accessory protein (IL-18RAP), IL-22, C-type lectin-like receptor (CD161), CD56, interferon gamma (IFNγ), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), serum amyloid A (SAA), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Particular biomarkers also include populations of cells including CD161+ cells and CD56+dim cells. The biomarker profiles can be used to predict a subject's responsiveness to an immunomodulatory treatment (e.g., immunotherapy) before or after an immunomodulatory treatment has initiated and to direct treatment to yield responsive and non-toxic outcomes to the immunomodulatory treatment.
G01N 33/574 - Tests immunologiques; Tests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques; Matériaux à cet effet pour le cancer
G01N 33/68 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir des protéines, peptides ou amino-acides
The present invention is directed to polyamide recovery from domestic or commercial waste. In particular, a method of polyamide recovery from domestic or commercial waste, via a selective dissolution procedure, using a methanol-calcium chloride solvent system, that isolates and recovers the polyamide at a particle size range that is particularly suitable for enzymatic depolymerization.
C08J 11/10 - Récupération ou traitement des résidus des polymères par coupure des chaînes moléculaires des polymères ou rupture des liaisons de réticulation par voie chimique, p.ex. dévulcanisation
C08J 11/16 - Récupération ou traitement des résidus des polymères par coupure des chaînes moléculaires des polymères ou rupture des liaisons de réticulation par voie chimique, p.ex. dévulcanisation par traitement avec une substance inorganique
C08J 11/24 - Récupération ou traitement des résidus des polymères par coupure des chaînes moléculaires des polymères ou rupture des liaisons de réticulation par voie chimique, p.ex. dévulcanisation par traitement avec une substance organique par traitement avec des composés organiques contenant de l'oxygène contenant des groupes hydroxyle
37.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING THE TRANSPORT OF GROUND CONTAMINANTS IN AN AQUIFER
In an approach to visualizing the transport of ground contaminants in an aquifer, a location and one or more aquifer properties are received from a user. One or more simulation parameters and one or more output parameters are received from the user. A transport simulation of the ground contaminants in the aquifer is performed. One or more output visualizations of the transport of the ground contaminants in the aquifer are generated.
G06F 30/28 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant la dynamique des fluides, p.ex. les équations de Navier-Stokes ou la dynamique des fluides numérique [DFN]
38.
HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM WITH HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK
A hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) system has a biomass slurry flow path with a first pump and a first heat exchanger network downstream of the first pump. The first heat exchanger network includes plurality of heat exchangers in a parallel, series, and/or series-parallel flow arrangement. The biomass slurry flow path extends through cold flow sides of the heat exchangers of the first heat exchanger network. The biomass slurry flow path includes a second pump downstream of the first heat exchanger network, and a second heat exchanger network downstream of the second pump. The biomass slurry flow path extends through cold flow sides of the heat exchangers of the second heat exchanger network. A hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) reactor is downstream of the second heat exchanger network. Heat transfer liquid in a heat transfer liquid circuit flows through hot flow sides of the heat exchangers of the second heat exchanger network.
C10B 47/20 - Distillation destructive des matières carbonées solides avec chauffage indirect, p.ex. par combustion externe avec charge mouvante selon la méthode du "lit mobile"
C10B 53/00 - Distillation destructive spécialement conçue pour des matières premières solides particulières ou sous forme spéciale
C10G 1/04 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures à partir de schiste bitumineux, de sable pétrolifère ou de matières carbonées solides non fusibles ou similaires, p.ex. bois, charbon par extraction
39.
Surface Determination Systems, Threat Detection Systems and Medical Treatment Systems
Surface determination systems, threat detection systems and medical treatment systems are described. According to one aspect, a surface determination system includes processing circuitry configured to access a three-dimensional complex-valued image volume of a target, define image locations of the image volume using first and second dimensions of the image volume, for each of the first locations, identify voxels along a third dimension of the image volume that correspond to the respective first location, for each of the first locations, select one voxel that corresponds to the first location as having an increased amplitude compared with other voxels that correspond to the first location, and for each selected voxel, use phase information to identify a second location in the third dimension for the selected voxel that corresponds to a location of a surface of the target and that is different than a third location of the respective voxel.
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G01S 13/90 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation utilisant des techniques d'antenne synthétique
A61N 1/40 - Application de champs électriques par couplage inductif ou capacitif
40.
Shear Assisted Extrusion Apparatus, Tools, and Methods
Shear assisted extrusion apparatus, tools, inserts, and/or methods are provided. The apparatuses can include: an extrusion receiving channel operably engaged with a tool to receive extruded material; and one or more openings aligned between the spindle ends, the openings configured to convey fluid to the extruded product. Example tools can include one or more openings aligned between the tool ends. Example methods can include quenching plasticized feed material before exiting the spindle. A spindle assembly and/or tool assembly inserts are also provided that can include a sleeve extending within one or both of the spindle assembly or tool assembly of the apparatus; and openings within the sleeve configured to convey fluid to within one or both of the receiving channel of the spindle assembly or the tool assembly.
Curved ion manipulation devices can provide relatively greater ion pathway lengths over conventional devices. Ions can be directed through one or more pairs of opposing curved surfaces of a curved ion manipulation structure. Each pair of opposing curved surfaces can be spaced apart radially relative to a common longitudinal axis of the ion manipulation structure to define a radial gap. Each pair of opposing curved surfaces can include a first electrode arrangement and a second electrode arrangement opposed to the first electrode arrangement. The first and second electrode arrangements can define an ion pathway and are configured to direct ions along the ion pathway and circumferentially through the radial gaps of the ion manipulation structure.
Methods and apparatuses for ion manipulations, including ion trapping, transfer, and mobility separations, using traveling waves (TW) formed by continuous alternating current (AC) are disclosed. An apparatus for ion manipulation includes a surface to which are coupled a first plurality of continuous electrodes and a second plurality of segmented electrodes. The second plurality of segmented electrodes is arranged in longitudinal sets between or adjacent to the first plurality of electrodes. An RF voltage applied to adjacent electrodes of the first plurality of electrodes is phase shifted by approximately 180° to confine ions within the apparatus. An AC voltage waveform applied to adjacent electrodes within a longitudinal set of the second plurality of segmented electrodes is phase shifted on the adjacent electrodes by 1°-359° to move ions longitudinally through the apparatus for separation.
A computer-implemented method, includes (i) sectioning at least a portion of a real data set of interest into a grid of chips, each chip comprising a real data subset of the portion of the real data set of interest, and receiving a few user-selected chips corresponding to ground truth examples selected from the portion of the real data set, wherein the selected chips define a support set for a few-shot class prototype, (ii) encoding a latent space representation of the support set using an embedding neural network, and defining the few-shot class prototype as a mean vector of the latent space representation of the support set, and (iii) using the embedding neural network, encoding a latent space representation of other chips of the real set data of interest, and, using a few-shot neural network, comparing the latent space representation of the other chips to the few-shot class prototype and assigning few-shot class prototype labels to the other chips based on the comparison to identify features in the real data set of interest that are similar to the few user-selected chips.
G06V 10/82 - Dispositions pour la reconnaissance ou la compréhension d’images ou de vidéos utilisant la reconnaissance de formes ou l’apprentissage automatique utilisant les réseaux neuronaux
44.
Standard Cell Differentiation using Topology and Transistor Attributes
In an approach to standard cell differentiation using topology and transistor attributes, a first circuit representation of an unidentified cell is received. The first circuit representation of the unidentified cell is converted to a first graph. A second circuit representation of each of one or more golden reference cells are retrieved. The second circuit representation of each of the one or more golden reference cells are converted to one or more second graphs. The first graph is matched to each of the one or more second graphs. One or more match results are reported based on the matching of the first graph to each of the one or more second graphs.
G06F 30/392 - Conception de plans ou d’agencements, p.ex. partitionnement ou positionnement
G06F 30/398 - Vérification ou optimisation de la conception, p.ex. par vérification des règles de conception [DRC], vérification de correspondance entre géométrie et schéma [LVS] ou par les méthodes à éléments finis [MEF]
Aquatic tracking makes use of acoustics, rather than other signals that do not travel as well in water. Tracking devices are used to monitor species of fish and other aquatic animals to monitor how their populations and movements are in nature, and how or whether those populations and movements are affected by, for example, hydroelectric dams and other manmade structures and phenomena. Often, the trackers inserted in aquatic animals adversely affect the animals and can lead to mortality or changed behaviors. New solutions that decrease the size and weight of such tracking devices are disclosed herein, enabling better tracking of aquatic animals that is less likely to cause adverse effects to those populations.
B06B 1/06 - Procédés ou appareils pour produire des vibrations mécaniques de fréquence infrasonore, sonore ou ultrasonore utilisant l'énergie électrique fonctionnant par effet piézo-électrique ou par électrostriction
G01S 15/10 - Systèmes pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission de trains discontinus d'ondes modulées par impulsions
Fast simultaneous feasibility testing (SFT) for management of an electrical power grid is achieved through various innovations. The computation problem relates to evaluation of candidate solutions for external power flows into a power grid, with respect to predetermined constraints and contingencies. A perturbation approach with precomputation is extended to encompass grid states (e.g. time periods) in addition to contingencies. Advantages derive from: fewer factorizations or inversions of large matrices; decoupling of state-dependent and contingency-dependent perturbations, leaving relatively few perturbations jointly dependent on both state and contingency; or making approximations by discarding small jointly dependent terms. Significant computation reductions allow a single workstation to perform SFT for 36 hours of a day-ahead cycle.
The invention relates to microbial growth. The invention provides a system and method for rapidly and reliably generating information for microbial growth for known and unknown microorganisms. Using sequence information of the microorganisms in a sample, the system and method identifies the microorganisms contained in the sample and generates growth recipes and conditions for each. The recipes are identified from a recipe database or alternatively created by taking into consideration the species, unique characteristics and growth requirements of the user-desired microbe.
G16B 30/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées à l’analyse de séquences impliquant des nucléotides ou des aminoacides
C12Q 1/6888 - Produits d’acides nucléiques utilisés dans l’analyse d’acides nucléiques, p.ex. amorces ou sondes pour la détection ou l’identification d’organismes
Disclosed are methods of using the Legionella pneumophilia effector protein, LegC4, either intracellularly generated or extracellularly delivered to cells, as an anti-microbial agent to treat or prevent intracellular microbial infections.
Flexible foam resistive heaters prepared with conductive coatings are described. The invention also includes methods of making flexible lead (busbar) connections with low contact resistance for superior uniformity and lower power utilization than conventional technology.
B32B 5/18 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par le fait qu'une des couches contient un matériau sous forme de mousse ou essentiellement poreux
B32B 5/22 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par la présence de plusieurs couches qui comportent des fibres, filaments, grains ou poudre, ou qui sont sous forme de mousse ou essentiellement poreuses
In an approach to active engine idle control, an apparatus comprises: an accelerator module interface; an engine control module (ECM) interface; a computer readable storage media; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine an engine speed target for a vehicle engine in revolutions per minute (RPM) based on an electrical load on the vehicle; determine a voltage curve for one or more position sensors of an accelerator module in the vehicle; determine a voltage target for the ECM for each position sensor of the one or more position sensors; and responsive to a first signal that the apparatus is engaged and a second signal that the vehicle is stopped, set an input voltage to the ECM at the voltage target for each of the one or more position sensors.
F02D 41/08 - Dispositions de circuits pour produire des signaux de commande introduisant des corrections pour des conditions particulières de fonctionnement pour le ralenti
G07C 5/08 - Enregistrement ou indication de données de marche autres que le temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente, avec ou sans enregistrement des temps de circulation, de fonctionnement, d'arrêt ou d'attente
F02D 41/02 - Dispositions de circuits pour produire des signaux de commande
A solar thermochemical processing system is disclosed. The system includes a first unit operation for receiving concentrated solar energy. Heat from the solar energy is used to drive the first unit operation. The first unit operation also receives a first set of reactants and produces a first set of products. A second unit operation receives the first set of products from the first unit operation and produces a second set of products. A third unit operation receives heat from the second unit operation to produce a portion of the first set of reactants.
B01J 19/12 - Procédés utilisant l'application directe de l'énergie ondulatoire ou électrique, ou un rayonnement particulaire; Appareils à cet usage utilisant des radiations électromagnétiques
F24S 20/20 - Collecteurs de chaleur solaire pour recevoir de l’énergie solaire concentrée, p.ex. récepteurs pour centrales électriques solaires
C01B 3/38 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides avec des agents gazéifiants, p.ex. de l'eau, du gaz carbonique, de l'air par réaction d'hydrocarbures avec des agents gazéifiants avec des catalyseurs
C01B 3/48 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides avec des agents gazéifiants, p.ex. de l'eau, du gaz carbonique, de l'air par réaction d'hydrocarbures avec des agents gazéifiants suivie par une réaction de la vapeur d'eau avec l'oxyde de carbone
C10G 2/00 - Production de mélanges liquides d'hydrocarbures de composition non définie à partir d'oxydes de carbone
C10K 3/04 - Modification de la composition chimique des gaz combustibles contenant l'oxyde de carbone en vue de produire un carburant amélioré, p.ex. un carburant de pouvoir calorifique différent qui peut ne pas contenir d'oxyde de carbone par traitement catalytique réduisant le taux d'oxyde de carbone
F01K 3/18 - Ensembles fonctionnels caractérisés par l'emploi d'accumulateurs de vapeur ou de chaleur ou bien de réchauffeurs intermédiaires de vapeur comportant des réchauffeurs
F22B 1/00 - Méthodes de production de vapeur caractérisées par le genre de chauffage
H01M 8/0612 - Combinaison d’éléments à combustible avec des moyens de production de réactifs ou pour le traitement de résidus avec des moyens de production des réactifs gazeux à partir de matériaux contenant du carbone
52.
THERMOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF METHANE USING CATALYST SYSTEM DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS TO CONTROL PRODUCT YIELD AND PROPERTIES
Disclosed herein are aspects of a method for contacting a methane composition with a catalyst system to produce H2 and a carbon co-product. In some aspects, the catalyst system comprises (i) a Ni—Cu alloy catalyst comprising Ni and Cu, and (ii) a support. In some additional aspects, the Ni and Cu are present at a Ni:Cu mass ratio ranging from greater than zero to 4.5. Also disclosed herein are aspects of a method for making the disclosed catalyst system.
C01B 3/26 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par décomposition de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides d'hydrocarbures avec des catalyseurs
C01B 32/05 - Préparation ou purification du carbone non couvertes par les groupes , , ,
To validate an integrated circuit (IC), the IC is imaged by scanning an optical beam over the IC to optically inject carriers and measuring an output signal generated by the IC in response to the injected optical carriers. A comparison between the image of the IC and a reference image is computed, and suspect regions of the IC are identified based on the comparison. The reference image may be an image of a reference IC. In another approach, images of training ICs are acquired, and a deep learning algorithm is trained to transform corresponding training IC layouts to the images of the training ICs. The trained deep learning algorithm then transforms a layout of the IC to generate the reference image. The comparison may be computed by computing an error metric for each region corresponding to a standard cell in the reference image.
A tremor suppression device includes a garment wearable on an anatomical region and including electrodes contacting the anatomical region when the garment is worn on the anatomical region, and an electronic controller configured to: detect electromyography (EMG) signals as a function of anatomical location and time using the electrodes; identify tremors as a function of anatomical location and time based on the EMG signals; and apply neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) at one or more anatomical locations as a function of time using the electrodes to suppress the identified tremors.
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
A61B 5/296 - Détection, mesure ou enregistrement de signaux bioélectriques ou biomagnétiques du corps ou de parties de celui-ci Électrodes bioélectriques à cet effet spécialement adaptées à des utilisations particulières pour l’électromyographie [EMG]
In an approach to single wire hit detection, an apparatus comprises: a plurality of hit detection patches, each of the plurality of hit detection patches comprising an associated single coiled wire, and each of the plurality of hit detection patches being disposed overlapping at least one other hit detection patch of the plurality of hit detection patches; and a controller coupled to the associated single coiled wire of each hit detection patch of the plurality of hit detection patches, the controller configured to determine a location of one or more of the plurality of hit detection patches impacted by a projectile.
F41J 5/052 - Cibles à contacts électriques multiples, chaque contact étant en correspondance avec une section particulière de la cible et se fermant par le déplacement de cette section
56.
Flow-Assisted Selective Mineral Extraction from Non-Traditional Sources
Laminar co-flow methods for the extraction and separation of highly pure Mg(OH)2 and other minerals from complex ionic mixtures by precipitation are disclosed herein. Mineral precipitates prepared according to methods disclosed herein demonstrated exceptional purity, and faster separation compared to conventional bulk methods. LCM mineral extractions were driven by non-equilibrium concentration gradients present at the interface between source and reactant solutions, allowing the methods to operate practically on industrial scale.
Electrolytes for lithium ion batteries with carbon-based, silicon-based, or carbon- and silicon-based anodes include a lithium salt; a nonaqueous solvent comprising at least one of the following components: (i) an ester, (ii) a sulfur-containing solvent, (iii) a phosphorus-containing solvent, (iv) an ether, (v) a nitrile, or any combination thereof, wherein the lithium salt is soluble in the solvent; a diluent comprising a fluoroalkyl ether, a fluorinated orthoformate, a fluorinated carbonate, a fluorinated borate, a fluorinated phosphate, a fluorinated phosphite, or any combination thereof, wherein the lithium salt has a solubility in the diluent at least 10 times less than a solubility of the lithium salt in the solvent; and an additive having a different composition than the lithium salt, a different composition than the solvent, and a different composition than the diluent. In some electrolytes, the nonaqueous solvent comprises an ester.
H01M 10/0569 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les solvants
H01M 10/0567 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les additifs
H01M 10/0568 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les solutés
H01M 4/505 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de manganèse d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du manganèse pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p.ex. LiMn2O4 ou LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/587 - Matériau carboné, p.ex. composés au graphite d'intercalation ou CFx pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers
H01M 4/38 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'éléments simples ou d'alliages
H01M 4/525 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes inorganiques de nickel, de cobalt ou de fer d'oxydes ou d'hydroxydes mixtes contenant du fer, du cobalt ou du nickel pour insérer ou intercaler des métaux légers, p.ex. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 ou LiCoOxFy
58.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DNA SEQUENCE STRINGS AS A COMMON DATA FORMAT FOR FORENSIC DNA TYPING APPLICATIONS
The present disclosure relates, generally, to nucleotide sequence data and, more particularly, to computer files and methods supporting forensic DNA analysis. In one illustrative embodiment, a method may comprise identifying a locus corresponding to each item of short tandem repeat (STR) profiling data stored in an existing computer file, wherein the STR profiling data stored in the existing computer file is repeat-based and/or length-based; identifying start and stop coordinates of an STR region of the corresponding locus for each item of STR profiling data stored in the existing computer file; creating an ambiguous text string corresponding to each item of STR profiling data stored in the existing computer file, wherein each ambiguous text string consists of a sequence of ambiguous characters extending from the start coordinate to the stop coordinate identified for the corresponding item of STR profiling data; and storing each ambiguous text string in a sequence-based computer file.
A portable and wearable hand-grasp neuro-orthosis is configured for use in a home environment to restore volitionally controlled grasp functions for a subject with a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The neuro-orthosis may include: a wearable sleeve with electrodes; electronics for operating the wearable sleeve to perform functional electrical stimulation (FES) and electromyography (EMG), the electronics configured for mounting on a wheelchair; and a controller configured for mounting on a wheelchair. The controller controls the electronics to read EMG via the sleeve, decode the read EMG to determine an intent of the user, and operate the electronics to apply FES via the sleeve to implement the intent of the user. The neuro-orthosis may restore hand function. The controller may include a display arranged to be viewed by the subject, for example mounted on an articulated arm attached to the wheelchair.
F02C 3/107 - Ensembles fonctionnels de turbines à gaz caractérisés par l'utilisation de produits de combustion comme fluide de travail ayant une turbine entraînant un compresseur avec plusieurs rotors raccordés par transmission de puissance
F01D 9/04 - Injecteurs; Logement des injecteurs; Aubes de stator; Tuyères de guidage formant une couronne ou un secteur
F04D 29/54 - Moyens de guidage du fluide, p.ex. diffuseurs
F01D 25/16 - Aménagement des paliers; Support ou montage des paliers dans les stators
F04D 29/66 - Lutte contre la cavitation, les tourbillons, le bruit, les vibrations ou phénomènes analogues; Equilibrage
F02K 3/06 - Ensembles fonctionnels comportant une turbine à gaz entraînant un compresseur ou un ventilateur soufflant dans lesquels une partie du fluide énergétique passe en dehors de la turbine et de la chambre de combustion l'ensemble fonctionnel comprenant des soufflantes carénées, c. à d. des soufflantes à fort débit volumétrique sous basse pression pour augmenter la poussée, p.ex. du type à double flux comprenant une soufflante avant
60.
MEETING BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE USER PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS USING A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK DECODING FRAMEWORK
A brain-computer interface (BCI) includes a multichannel stimulator and a decoder. The multichannel stimulator is operatively connected to deliver stimulation pulses to a functional electrical stimulation (FES) device to control delivery of FES to an anatomical region. The decoder is operatively connected to receive at least one neural signal from at least one electrode operatively connected with a motor cortex. The decoder controls the multichannel stimulator based on the received at least one neural signal. The decoder comprises a computer programmed to process the received at least one neural signal using a deep neural network. The decoder may include a long short-term memory (LSTM) layer outputting to a convolutional layer in turn outputting to at least one fully connected neural network layer. The decoder may be updated by unsupervised updating. The decoder may be extended to include additional functions by transfer learning.
A61N 1/372 - Aménagements en relation avec l'implantation des stimulateurs
B25J 13/06 - Postes de commande, p.ex. pupitres, tableaux de contrôle
G16H 40/67 - TIC spécialement adaptées à la gestion ou à l’administration de ressources ou d’établissements de santé; TIC spécialement adaptées à la gestion ou au fonctionnement d’équipement ou de dispositifs médicaux pour le fonctionnement d’équipement ou de dispositifs médicaux pour le fonctionnement à distance
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
G06N 3/088 - Apprentissage non supervisé, p.ex. apprentissage compétitif
G06N 3/044 - Réseaux récurrents, p.ex. réseaux de Hopfield
G05B 13/02 - Systèmes de commande adaptatifs, c. à d. systèmes se réglant eux-mêmes automatiquement pour obtenir un rendement optimal suivant un critère prédéterminé électriques
G06N 3/047 - Réseaux probabilistes ou stochastiques
61.
OBJECT DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING DUAL ENERGY BACKSCATTER TECHNIQUE
The present disclosure provides a dual energy backscatter system that uses low energy and high energy radiation sources for object detection, characterization, and defect detection. The dual energy backscatter system may also be used to determine the internal structure of the object. The dual energy backscatter system may be used to detect objects underwater, including objects buried or partially buried in sand or sediment.
G01N 23/203 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p.ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou en utilisant la réflexion de la radiation par les matériaux en mesurant la rétrodiffusion
G01N 23/04 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p.ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou en transmettant la radiation à travers le matériau et formant des images des matériaux
G01N 23/083 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de rayonnement [ondes ou particules], p.ex. rayons X ou neutrons, non couvertes par les groupes , ou en transmettant la radiation à travers le matériau et mesurant l'absorption le rayonnement consistant en rayons X
62.
VIRTUAL PATCH ELECTRODES FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
A system for electrical stimulation may comprise a plurality of electrodes and a processor. The processor may be configured to: define a region of interest (ROI) for electrode activation via a first subset of the plurality of electrodes; and define a second subset of electrodes, wherein each electrode within the second subset of electrodes are positioned away from the ROI such that the average distance between each electrode and the ROI is maximized. The second group of electrodes may be defined via low-discrepancy sequences or an equidistributed sequence. The plurality of electrodes may be part of a wearable garment or an implantable device. The system may be for muscle stimulation or neural simulation.
The present disclosure provides a modular armored vehicle system that includes a plurality of armored components removably affixed to a vehicle frame, wherein the plurality of armored components includes an armored roof component comprising a forward roof section, a middle roof section, and a rear roof section, wherein each of the plurality of armored components comprise a plurality of bends to form-fit onto the vehicle frame. The modular armored vehicle system further includes a first side armored component of the plurality of armored components removably affixed to the vehicle frame, wherein the first side armored component comprises a flange portion to overlap the armored roof component. Further, the modular armored vehicle component further includes a side pillar armored component of the plurality of armored components removably affixed to the vehicle frame.
The present disclosure relates to a variety of devices, systems, and methods of utilizing mixed-ionic-electronic conductor (MIEC) materials which are adapted to function with an applied current or potential. The materials, as part of a circuit, can placed in contact with a part of a human or nonhuman animal body.
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
B32B 5/18 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par le fait qu'une des couches contient un matériau sous forme de mousse ou essentiellement poreux
B32B 7/12 - Liaison entre couches utilisant des adhésifs interposés ou des matériaux interposés ayant des propriétés adhésives
B32B 5/24 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par la présence de plusieurs couches qui comportent des fibres, filaments, grains ou poudre, ou qui sont sous forme de mousse ou essentiellement poreuses une des couches étant fibreuse ou filamenteuse
B32B 5/26 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par la présence de plusieurs couches qui comportent des fibres, filaments, grains ou poudre, ou qui sont sous forme de mousse ou essentiellement poreuses une des couches étant fibreuse ou filamenteuse un autre couche également étant fibreuse ou filamenteuse
B32B 5/02 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par les caractéristiques de structure d'une couche comprenant des fibres ou des filaments
65.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL COMMUNICATION WITH SCALABLE, MODULAR NETWORK NODES
A radio frequency (RF) aperture includes an interface board. An array of electrically conductive tapered projections have bases disposed on a front side of the interface printed circuit board and extend away from the front side of the interface printed circuit board. RF circuitry is disposed at the back side of the interface board and is electrically connected with the electrically conductive tapered projections.
Disclosed herein is a method and system for CO2 removal from a gas stream using a diamine solvent having a Formula I
Disclosed herein is a method and system for CO2 removal from a gas stream using a diamine solvent having a Formula I
R1(R2)N−L1−NH—R3 Formula I.
Disclosed herein is a method and system for CO2 removal from a gas stream using a diamine solvent having a Formula I
R1(R2)N−L1−NH—R3 Formula I.
With respect to Formula I, each of R1 and R2 independently is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a heterocyclyl ring; L1 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or L1 and R1 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclyl ring; and R3 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloalkylalkyl, or alkoxyalkyl. And/or the compound may have a viscosity of less than 75 cP at a CO2-loading of 40 mol % and at a temperature of 40° C.
B01D 53/14 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par absorption
C07D 295/13 - Composés hétérocycliques contenant des cycles polyméthylène imine d'au moins cinq chaînons, des cycles aza-3 bicyclo [3.2.2] nonane, piperazine, morpholine ou thiomorpholine, ne comportant que des atomes d'hydrogène liés directement aux atomes de car avec des radicaux hydrocarbonés substitués liés aux atomes d'azote du cycle substitués par des atomes d'azote liés par des liaisons simples ou doubles avec les atomes d'azote du cycle et les atomes d'azote substituants liés à la même chaîne carbonée, qui n'est pas interrompue par des cycles carbocycliques à une chaîne acyclique saturée
67.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROTEOME ANALYSIS AND IMAGING
Provided herein are methods and systems for proteome analysis that are at least partially automated and/or performed robotically. In some aspects, the methods and systems described herein can rapidly and efficiently provide protein identification of each of the proteins from a proteome, or a complement of proteins, obtained from extremely small amounts of biological samples. The identified proteins can be imaged quantitatively over a spatial region. Automation and robotics facilitates the throughput of the methods and systems, which enables protein imaging and/or rapid proteome analysis.
G01N 33/68 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir des protéines, peptides ou amino-acides
G16B 45/00 - TIC spécialement adaptées à la visualisation de données liées à la bio-informatique, p. ex. affichage de cartes ou de réseaux
68.
COMPENSATING FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DISRUPTIONS
The present disclosure provides systems and processes for compensating disruptions in a brain-machine interface (BMI). Briefly described, the systems and processes detect and compensate for transient disruptions, reversible disruptions, irreversible compensable disruptions, or irreversible non-compensable disruptions.
A61B 5/276 - Protection contre une défaillance des électrodes
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
A61B 5/293 - Détection, mesure ou enregistrement de signaux bioélectriques ou biomagnétiques du corps ou de parties de celui-ci Électrodes bioélectriques à cet effet spécialement adaptées à des utilisations particulières pour l’électroencéphalographie [EEG] invasives
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
69.
SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM ALLOYS BY ELECTROCHEMICAL LEACHING AND ELECTRODEPOSITION
A method for selectively recovering a rare earth element (REE) from an alloy includes applying a potential of from -3.5 V to 0 V to an electrochemical cell comprising a anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, wherein (i) the anode comprises an alloy comprising a REE, (ii) the cathode comprises a noble metal, and (iii) the electrolyte comprises an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt and a nonaqueous solvent. Under the applied potential, at least some of the REE is oxidatively dissolved from the anode and is electrodeposited onto the cathode to form an REE deposit.
Steric effects on amine sites beta to amide or ester functional groups are utilized to result in a family of CO2 solvents with an unprecedented hybridization of chemisorption and physisorption properties. These versatile solvents provide very high CO2 working capacities in applications typically involved with physical solvents such as Selexol, Genosorb, Fluor Solvent, Purisol, and Rectisol with the added benefit of operation near ambient conditions without the need for solvent chilling along with the potential for high pressure recovery of CO2. The non-aqueous BAC solvents can also be tailored for low partial pressure CO2 removal as required in such applications as biogas/landfill gas upgrading and CO2 removal from industrial processes such as cement and steel manufacturing where they benefit from lower energy requirements for regeneration compared to tradition aqueous amine solution, regeneration under 1 bar CO2 without steam stripping, reduced corrosion potential, reduced solvent loss, reduced environmental impact, higher volumetric CO2 uptake compared to standard commercialized processes involving physical solvents, and operation at ambient pressure without the need for feed gas compression.
B01D 53/14 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par absorption
E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (USA)
Inventeur(s)
Eichler, Daniel
Petty, Kara
Catenacci, Matthew
Petty, Raymond
Owens, Jeffery
Abrégé
The present disclosure relates to formulations for cementitious materials and/or mortar prepared with minimal components. The present disclosure relates to formulations for cementitious materials and/or mortar that are low carbon dioxide (CO2) emitting formulations having tailorable rheology, controllable set times, and that can be prepared with pozzolanic materials. The present disclosure relates to formulations solidified with a silicate solution to form a hardened material.
Disclosed herein is an aluminum-ether-based composition that can serve a dual role as either an electrolyte for use in batteries and/or as an electroplating bath for ambient temperature aluminum deposition. The aluminum-ether-based composition facilitates aluminum ion transport between anodes and cathodes and thus can be used to replace expensive and hydroscopic ionic liquid electrolytes typically used for aluminum-based batteries. The aluminum-ether-based composition also can be used for causing aluminum deposition at ambient temperature and thus can be used to form aluminum-containing coatings with less energy consumption.
C25D 3/56 - Dépôt électrochimique; Bains utilisés à partir de solutions d'alliages
H01M 10/054 - Accumulateurs à insertion ou intercalation de métaux autres que le lithium, p.ex. au magnésium ou à l'aluminium
H01M 10/0568 - Matériaux liquides caracterisés par les solutés
H01M 4/134 - PROCÉDÉS OU MOYENS POUR LA CONVERSION DIRECTE DE L'ÉNERGIE CHIMIQUE EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE, p.ex. BATTERIES Électrodes Électrodes composées d'un ou comprenant un matériau actif Électrodes pour accumulateurs à électrolyte non aqueux, p.ex. pour accumulateurs au lithium; Leurs procédés de fabrication Électrodes à base de métaux, de Si ou d'alliages
H01M 4/38 - Emploi de substances spécifiées comme matériaux actifs, masses actives, liquides actifs d'éléments simples ou d'alliages
74.
METHOD AND SYSTEM EMBODIMENTS FOR CONVERTING ETHANOL TO PARA-XYLENE AND ORTHO-XYLENE
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method and system for converting ethanol to para-xylene. The method also provides a pathway to produce terephthalic acid from biomass-based feedstocks. In some embodiments, the disclosed method produces p-xylene with high selectivity over other aromatics typically produced in the conversion of ethanol to xylenes, such as m-xylene, ethyl benzene, benzene, toluene, and the like. And, in some embodiments, the method facilitates the ability to use ortho/para mixtures of methylbenzyaldehyde for preparing ortho/para xylene product mixtures that are amendable to fractionation to separate the para- and ortho-xylene products thereby providing a pure feedstock of para-xylene that can be used to form terephthalic anhydride and a pure feedstock of ortho-xylene that can be used for other purposes, such as phthalic anhydride.
C07C 1/207 - Préparation d'hydrocarbures à partir d'un ou plusieurs composés, aucun d'eux n'étant un hydrocarbure à partir de composés organiques ne renfermant que des atomes d'oxygène en tant qu'hétéro-atomes à partir de composés carbonylés
C07C 7/04 - Purification, séparation ou stabilisation d'hydrocarbures; Emploi d'additifs par distillation
C07C 45/68 - Préparation de composés comportant des groupes C=O liés uniquement à des atomes de carbone ou d'hydrogène; Préparation des chélates de ces composés par des réactions ne créant pas de groupe C=O par modification de la taille du squelette carboné par augmentation du nombre d'atomes de carbone
75.
Electric Power Systems, Control Systems and Associated Operational Methods
Electric power systems, control systems and associated operational methods are described. According to one aspect, an electric power system includes plural load controllers that are configured to control the supply of electrical energy from the system to plural loads, a control system that determines an amount of power in reserve and available to be provided to the electric power system, uses the determined amount of power in reserve to determine different values for a plurality of setpoints that correspond to a parameter of electrical energy that is supplied by the system to the loads, and the load controllers monitor the parameter of the electrical energy that is supplied by the system with respect to the setpoint values and to adjust an amount of the electrical energy that is supplied from the electric power system to the loads as a result of the monitoring of the parameter by the load controllers.
H02J 3/06 - Commande du transfert de puissance entre réseaux connectés; Commande du partage de charge entre réseaux connectés
H02J 13/00 - Circuits pour pourvoir à l'indication à distance des conditions d'un réseau, p.ex. un enregistrement instantané des conditions d'ouverture ou de fermeture de chaque sectionneur du réseau; Circuits pour pourvoir à la commande à distance des moyens de commutation dans un réseau de distribution d'énergie, p.ex. mise en ou hors circuit de consommateurs de courant par l'utilisation de signaux d'impulsion codés transmis par le réseau
76.
ALUMINUM SHEET PROCESSING, ALUMINUM COMPONENT PROCESSING, AND ALUMINUM COMPONENTS
Aluminum sheet stamping processes are provided that can include heating an aluminum sheet to a first temperature that is greater than ambient temperature; quenching the aluminum sheet to cool the aluminum sheet to a second temperature that is less than the first temperature; after the quenching allowing the aluminum sheet to rest at ambient temperature for at least 24 hours; and stamping the aluminum sheet to form a stamped component. Stamped aluminum components including one or more portions having an HRB hardness of greater than 87 are also provided.
Aluminum sheet stamping processes are provided that can include heating an aluminum sheet to a first temperature that is greater than ambient temperature; quenching the aluminum sheet to cool the aluminum sheet to a second temperature that is less than the first temperature; after the quenching allowing the aluminum sheet to rest at ambient temperature for at least 24 hours; and stamping the aluminum sheet to form a stamped component. Stamped aluminum components including one or more portions having an HRB hardness of greater than 87 are also provided.
Processes are also provided for fabricating an aluminum component from an aluminum sheet. The processes can include modifying formability of at least one discrete portion of an aluminum sheet, and compressing and/or expanding at least a portion of the one discrete portion to form a fabricated component. The fabricated component can include at least one aluminum member comprising a compressed and/or expanded modified discrete portion.
C21D 8/02 - Modification des propriétés physiques par déformation en combinaison avec, ou suivie par, un traitement thermique pendant la fabrication de produits plats ou de bandes
77.
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT EXTRACTION USING PARALLELIZED TILE IMAGE PROCESSING
An integrated circuit (IC) layout extraction method includes executing: an image receiving pipeline that, for each tile n of N tiles of an IC, receives a tile image n of the tile n of the IC acquired using a microscope; a layout portion extraction pipeline that extracts a layout portion n from each received tile image n; and a layout portion comparison pipeline that compares each layout portion n with a corresponding portion of the reference IC layout. The image receiving pipeline, the layout portion extraction pipeline, and the layout portion comparison pipeline are parallel pipelines that are executed by the electronic processor concurrently in time. The extracted layout portions for the N tiles of the IC are combined to form the extracted layout for the IC.
H04N 23/695 - Commande de la direction de la caméra pour modifier le champ de vision, p. ex. par un panoramique, une inclinaison ou en fonction du suivi des objets
G06T 1/20 - Architectures de processeurs; Configuration de processeurs p.ex. configuration en pipeline
78.
IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER
C12Q 1/6883 - Produits d’acides nucléiques utilisés dans l’analyse d’acides nucléiques, p.ex. amorces ou sondes pour les maladies provoquées par des altérations du matériel génétique
A61K 48/00 - Préparations médicinales contenant du matériel génétique qui est introduit dans des cellules du corps vivant pour traiter des maladies génétiques; Thérapie génique
79.
RECOVERY OF A HIERARCHICAL FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
A Register Transfer Level (RTL) representation is recovered from a netlist representing an integrated circuit (IC). The netlist is converted to a graph comprising nodes belonging to a set of node types and edges connecting the nodes. The set of node types includes an instance node type representing an electronic component and a wire node type representing signal transfer between components. The graph is converted to a standardized graph by replacing subgraphs of the graph with standardized subgraphs. An RTL representation of the standardized graph is generated by operations including building signal declarations in a hardware description language (HDL) from the wire nodes of the standardized graph and building signal assignments in the HDL from instance nodes of the standardized graph.
G06F 30/323 - Traduction ou migration, p.ex. logique à logique, traduction de langage descriptif de matériel ou traduction de liste d’interconnections [Netlist]
G06F 30/327 - Synthèse logique; Synthèse de comportement, p.ex. logique de correspondance, langage de description de matériel [HDL] à liste d’interconnections [Netlist], langage de haut niveau à langage de transfert entre registres [RTL] ou liste d’interconnections [Netlist]
80.
FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF CURRENT DENSITY AND ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY BASED METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
Systems and methods for generating a finite element model (FEM) of current flow in an anatomical human forearm are disclosed. The disclosed FEM may assist in determining optimal stimulation parameters in electrical stimulation systems for achieving movement of paralyzed limbs or enhancement of able limbs. This model will allow users to determine which muscle groups are receiving stimulation under different parameters. Systems and methods which leverage electrical impedance tomography (EIT) for autonomous recalibration following garment donning are also disclosed. The method may comprise performing an EIT measurement across an electrode array of an electrode garment and constructing an anatomical model based on the EIT measurement. Next, one or more alignment variations may be estimated based on an alignment variation model. Finally, the electrode array is adjusted, automatically or manually, to accommodate the alignment variations using an alignment adjustment function.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or in receiving electromyography (EMG) signals includes a sleeve and electrodes. The sleeve is sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm, and comprises a stretchable fabric The electrodes are secured with the sleeve and positioned to contact skin of the human arm when the sleeve is worn on the human arm. An electronic circuit is configured to operate the electrodes. The electronic circuit includes relays connecting the electrodes with a stimulator for performing FES or NMES, and EMG readout circuitry connecting the electrodes with an EMG amplifier. The relays are closed during FES or NMES to connect the stimulator with the electrodes. The relays are open during EMG readout to isolate the stimulator from the EMG amplifier.
A61B 5/256 - Moyens pour maintenir le contact de l’électrode avec le corps Électrodes portables, p.ex. avec des sangles ou des bandes
A61B 5/296 - Détection, mesure ou enregistrement de signaux bioélectriques ou biomagnétiques du corps ou de parties de celui-ci Électrodes bioélectriques à cet effet spécialement adaptées à des utilisations particulières pour l’électromyographie [EMG]
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
A61B 5/301 - Circuits d’entrée à cet effet sans conduction électrique directe au patient, p.ex. en utilisant des transformateurs isolants ou des optocoupleurs
A61B 5/313 - Circuits d’entrée à cet effet spécialement adaptés à des utilisations particulières pour l’électromyographie [EMG]
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
Indium zinc-based alloy anodes include an InxMyZnz alloy, where x ranges from 0.03 to 0.20, z ranges from 0.80 to 0.97, and x+y+z=1 when the anode has not previously been cycled. M is Al, Ag, Bi, Sn, Cd, or any combination thereof. In a partially or fully discharged state after one or more cycles, the anode includes a porous surface portion enriched in indium and a bulk portion comprising the InxMyZnz alloy. In a subsequent partially or fully charged state, the pores may be at least partially filled with zinc.
At least one electrical brain signal is received from a patient and is demultiplexed into an efferent motor intention signal and at least one afferent sensory signal (such as an afferent touch sense signal and/or an afferent proprioception signal). A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device is controlled to apply FES to control a paralyzed portion of the patient that is paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury of the patient. The controlling of the FES device is based on at least the efferent motor intention signal. A demultiplexed afferent touch sense signal may be used to control a haptic device. The afferent sensory signal(s) may be used to adjust the FES control.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
A61N 1/02 - SCIENCES MÉDICALE OU VÉTÉRINAIRE; HYGIÈNE ÉLECTROTHÉRAPIE; MAGNÉTOTHÉRAPIE; THÉRAPIE PAR RADIATIONS; THÉRAPIE PAR ULTRASONS Électrothérapie; Circuits à cet effet - Parties constitutives
Methods and apparatus for scanning articles, such as footwear, to provide information regarding the contents of the articles are described. According to one aspect, a footwear scanning system includes a platform configured to contact footwear to be scanned, an antenna array configured to transmit electromagnetic waves through the platform into the footwear and to receive electromagnetic waves from the footwear and the platform, a transceiver coupled with antennas of the antenna array and configured to apply electrical signals to at least one of the antennas to generate the transmitted electromagnetic waves and to receive electrical signals from at least another of the antennas corresponding to the electromagnetic waves received by the others of the antennas, and processing circuitry configured to process the received electrical signals from the transceiver to provide information regarding contents within the footwear.
G01S 13/88 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques
G01S 7/41 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe utilisant l'analyse du signal d'écho pour la caractérisation de la cible; Signature de cible; Surface équivalente de cible
G01V 3/12 - Prospection ou détection électrique ou magnétique; Mesure des caractéristiques du champ magnétique de la terre, p.ex. de la déclinaison ou de la déviation fonctionnant par ondes électromagnétiques
G01S 13/89 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou la représentation
85.
ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY BASED METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY GARMENT
Systems and methods which leverage electrical impedance tomography (EIT) for autonomous recalibration following garment donning are disclosed. The method may comprise performing an EIT measurement across an electrode array of an electrode garment and generating an anatomical model based on the EIT measurement. Next, one or more alignment variations may be estimated based on an alignment variation model. Finally, the electrode array is adjusted, automatically or manually, to accommodate the alignment variations using an alignment adjustment function.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
A61B 5/389 - Modalités, c. à d. méthodes diagnostiques spécifiques Électromyographie [EMG]
A61B 5/296 - Détection, mesure ou enregistrement de signaux bioélectriques ou biomagnétiques du corps ou de parties de celui-ci Électrodes bioélectriques à cet effet spécialement adaptées à des utilisations particulières pour l’électromyographie [EMG]
A61B 5/256 - Moyens pour maintenir le contact de l’électrode avec le corps Électrodes portables, p.ex. avec des sangles ou des bandes
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic ; Identification des individus
A CNT heater is described comprising, in sequence, a first substrate, an adhesive layer, a protective layer, a CNT network layer, and a second substrate. Resistive heating is generated when a current passes through the CNT layer. The system has been found to provide improved stability and stability.
H05B 3/14 - Eléments chauffants caractérisés par la composition ou la nature des matériaux ou par la disposition du conducteur caractérisés par la composition ou la nature du matériau conducteur le matériau étant non métallique
H05B 3/86 - Dispositions pour le chauffage spécialement adaptées à des surfaces transparentes ou réfléchissantes, p.ex. pour désembuer ou dégivrer des fenêtres, des miroirs ou des pare-brise de véhicules les conducteurs chauffants étant noyés dans le matériau transparent ou réfléchissant
B32B 17/10 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement d'une feuille de verre ou de fibres de verre, de scorie ou d'une substance similaire comprenant du verre comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique de résine synthétique
B32B 37/00 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour la stratification, p.ex. par polymérisation ou par liaison à l'aide d'ultrasons
B32B 37/12 - Procédés ou dispositifs pour la stratification, p.ex. par polymérisation ou par liaison à l'aide d'ultrasons caractérisés par l'usage d'adhésifs
87.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF WATER AND CO2
An apparatus comprising (A) an atmospheric water extraction unit; and (B) a direct air capture unit positioned downstream of and in communication with the atmospheric water extraction unit, wherein the apparatus is capable of reversibly operating in (i) adsorption mode to adsorb water and CO2 from an incoming air stream and (ii) regeneration mode to release adsorbed water and CO2, wherein the atmospheric water extraction unit comprises a first desiccant bed comprising a sorbent that adsorbs water from an incoming air stream during adsorption mode and releases water during regeneration mode, and wherein the direct air capture unit comprises a first CO2 sorbent bed that adsorbs CO2 from an air stream during adsorption mode and releases CO2 during regeneration.
B01D 53/04 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par adsorption, p.ex. chromatographie préparatoire en phase gazeuse avec adsorbants fixes
An air interface plane (AIP) of a radio frequency (RF) aperture includes: a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and a matrix of tapered elements arranged on the first side of the circuit board and secured to the circuit board, the matrix of tapered elements cooperating to at least one of receive or transmit an over-the-air RF signal. Suitably, each tapered element of the matrix has: a central hub extending along a longitudinal axis from a hub base which is proximate to the first side of the circuit board to an apex of the tapered element which is distal from the first side of the first circuit board; and a plurality of arms extending from the central hub at the apex of the tapered element, each of the plurality of arms including a first portion that projects the arm radially away from the longitudinal axis and a second portion that projects the arm longitudinally toward the first side of the circuit board.
In an approach to non-disruptive system enhancements and integrations, the system including: one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors. The stored program instructions including instructions to: connect one or more devices to the system, wherein each device of the one or more devices is connected to the system without changing a baseline system code; assign a mode to each device; receive an event from any device of the one or more devices; determine whether each user of one or more users of the system has an appropriate privilege; and send the event to each user of the one or more users that has the appropriate privilege.
In an approach to environmental surveillance, a system includes one or more computer processors; one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors. The program instructions include instructions to create a model of an environment; assign one or more devices to the model; input source data for the model, wherein the input source data is at least one of synthetic data and real data; determine events based on the one or more devices and the input source data; and create one or more outputs based on the events.
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
G06F 30/27 - Optimisation, vérification ou simulation de l’objet conçu utilisant l’apprentissage automatique, p.ex. l’intelligence artificielle, les réseaux neuronaux, les machines à support de vecteur [MSV] ou l’apprentissage d’un modèle
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Systems and methods for determining ground water-surface water interactions
Systems for determining GW/SW interaction are provided. The systems can include: a sensing assembly comprising sensors for pressure, fluid conductivity, temperature, and transfer resistance; processing circuitry operatively coupled to the sensing assembly and configured to receive data from the sensing assembly and process the data to provide a GW/SW interaction, wherein the data includes pressure, fluid conductivity, temperature, transfer resistance data. Methods for determining GW/SW interaction are provided. The methods can include: receiving real time data including pressure, fluid conductivity, temperature, and transfer resistance; from at least some of the data received simulating the SW/GW interaction; and fitting the real time data with the simulated data to provide actual SW/GW interaction.
G01L 19/00 - MESURE DES FORCES, DES CONTRAINTES, DES COUPLES, DU TRAVAIL, DE LA PUISSANCE MÉCANIQUE, DU RENDEMENT MÉCANIQUE OU DE LA PRESSION DES FLUIDES - Détails ou accessoires des appareils pour la mesure de la pression permanente ou quasi permanente d'un milieu fluent dans la mesure où ces détails ou accessoires ne sont pas particuliers à des types particuliers de manomètres
G01K 13/02 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques pour mesurer la température de fluides en mouvement ou de matériaux granulaires capables de s'écouler
G01N 15/08 - Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle des matériaux poreux
G01N 15/00 - Recherche de caractéristiques de particules; Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle effective de matériaux poreux
G01L 19/08 - Moyens pour l'indication ou l'enregistrement, p.ex. pour l'indication à distance
G01K 13/12 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques combinés avec des dispositifs d'échantillonnage pour mesurer les températures des échantillons du matériau
G01N 30/00 - Recherche ou analyse de matériaux par séparation en constituants utilisant l'adsorption, l'absorption ou des phénomènes similaires ou utilisant l'échange d'ions, p.ex. la chromatographie
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Neurosleeve for assessment of pathological tremors
A garment is wearable on an anatomical region and includes electrodes contacting the anatomical region when the garment is worn on the anatomical region. An electronic controller is configured to detect electromyography (EMG) signals as a function of anatomical location and time using the electrodes, and identify tremors as a function of anatomical location and time based on the EMG signals.
A61N 1/36 - Application de courants électriques par électrodes de contact courants alternatifs ou intermittents pour stimuler, p.ex. stimulateurs cardiaques
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF WATER AND CO2
An apparatus that includes (A) an atmospheric water extraction unit; and (B) a direct air capture unit positioned downstream of and in communication with the atmospheric water extraction unit, wherein the apparatus is capable of reversibly operating in (i) adsorption mode to adsorb water and CO2 from an incoming air stream and (ii) regeneration mode to release adsorbed water and CO2, wherein the atmospheric water extraction unit comprises a first desiccant bed comprising a sorbent that adsorbs water from an incoming air stream during adsorption mode and releases water during regeneration mode, and wherein the direct air capture unit comprises a first moisture-responsive CO2 sorbent bed comprising a sorbent that adsorbs CO2 from an air stream during adsorption mode and releases CO2 upon contact with water vapor during regeneration mode.
Methods of passively sampling PFAS in the environment, PFAS sorbents, apparatus and systems (apparatus plus conditions) for sampling groundwater, porewater, and surface water are described.
An extrusion feedstock material is provided, the material comprising a length of one material extending from a first end to a second end; and at least one slot extending lengthwise within the one material between the first and second ends of the material. A process for extruding conductive material is also provided, the process comprising providing both rotational and axial forces between a die tool and a length of feedstock material to form an extrusion product, wherein the length of feedstock and conductive material comprise Al and NanoCrystalline Carbon Forms (NCCF). A process for extruding material is provided, the process comprising: providing both rotational and axial forces between a die tool and a length of feedstock material to form an extrusion product, wherein the length of feedstock material comprises: a length of material extending from a first end to a second end; and at least one slot extending lengthwise within the material between the first and second ends of the material. A conductive extrudate material is provided comprising Al and NanoCrystalline Carbon Forms (NCCF).
B21C 23/00 - Extrusion des métaux; Extrusion par percussion
B21C 23/01 - Extrusion des métaux; Extrusion par percussion à partir d'un matériau de forme particulière, p.ex. ayant subi un prétraitement mécanique
B21C 23/08 - Fabrication de fils, de barres, de tubes
C22F 1/04 - Modification de la structure physique des métaux ou alliages non ferreux par traitement thermique ou par travail à chaud ou à froid de l'aluminium ou de ses alliages
C22F 1/08 - Modification de la structure physique des métaux ou alliages non ferreux par traitement thermique ou par travail à chaud ou à froid du cuivre ou de ses alliages
The present disclosure relates to composites, systems, and methods for making the same. In particular, the present disclosure relates to composites that are useful for thermal protection applications, and systems and methods for making the same.
B33Y 40/20 - Posttraitement, p.ex. durcissement, revêtement ou polissage
B33Y 70/00 - Matériaux spécialement adaptés à la fabrication additive
B29C 64/106 - Procédés de fabrication additive n’utilisant que des matériaux liquides ou visqueux, p.ex. dépôt d’un cordon continu de matériau visqueux
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING PLAYLISTS/SEQUENCES OF IMAGES
In an approach to generating playlists/sequences of images, a system includes: a memory configured to store at least a first image; a one or more computer processors; one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and program instructions. The program instructions include: receive the first image; determine at least one characteristic associated with an object represented within the first image and an expected user input associated with the at least one characteristic; and generate a sequence definition, the sequence definition including an identifier of the first image and an identifier of the at least one characteristic, where the sequence definition is configured to cause the first image to be interactively visualized to a user via a user interface to determine if a user input matches an expected user input based on the identifier of the at least one characteristic.
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p.ex. des menus
G06F 3/04845 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p.ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs pour la transformation d’images, p.ex. glissement, rotation, agrandissement ou changement de couleur
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Reactor Assemblies and Methods of Performing Reactions
Reactors are provided that can include a first set of fluid channels and a second set of fluid channels oriented in thermal contact with the first set of fluid channels. The reactor assemblies can also provide where the channels of either one or both of the first of the set of fluid channels are non-linear. Other implementations provide for at least one of the first set of fluid channels being in thermal contact with a plurality of other channels of the second set of fluid channels. Reactor assemblies are also provided that can include a first set of fluid channels defining at least one non-linear channel having a positive function, and a second set of fluid channels defining at least another non-linear channel having a negative function in relation to the positive function of the one non-linear channel of the first set of fluid channels. Processes for distributing energy across a reactor are provided. The processes can include transporting reactants via a first set of fluid channels to a second set of fluid channels, and thermally engaging at least one of the first set of fluid channels with at least two of the second set of fluid channels.
B01J 19/00 - Procédés chimiques, physiques ou physico-chimiques en général; Appareils appropriés
C01B 3/38 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés organiques gazeux ou liquides avec des agents gazéifiants, p.ex. de l'eau, du gaz carbonique, de l'air par réaction d'hydrocarbures avec des agents gazéifiants avec des catalyseurs
F24S 20/20 - Collecteurs de chaleur solaire pour recevoir de l’énergie solaire concentrée, p.ex. récepteurs pour centrales électriques solaires
C01B 3/16 - Production d'hydrogène ou de mélanges gazeux contenant de l'hydrogène par réaction de composés inorganiques comportant un hydrogène lié électropositivement, p.ex. de l'eau, des acides, des bases, de l'ammoniac, avec des agents réducteurs inorganiques par réaction de la vapeur d'eau avec l'oxyde de carbone avec des catalyseurs
F24S 90/00 - Systèmes à chaleur solaire non prévus ailleurs
Polymer matrix particles useful for inhibiting scale formation in oil and gas wells are described. The insoluble, porous, crosslinked polymer matrix includes a polymer backbone and ionic functional groups covalently bonded to the backbone, the ionic functional groups being capable of selectively attracting and binding salt scale-forming ions when in contact with a liquid containing such ions.
C09K 8/528 - Compositions pour éviter, limiter ou éliminer les dépôts, p.ex. pour le nettoyage les dépôts inorganiques, p.ex. sulfates ou carbonates
E21B 37/06 - Procédés ou appareils pour nettoyer les trous de forage ou les puits utilisant des moyens chimiques pour empêcher ou limiter le dépôt de paraffine ou de substances analogues