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Patent EP-4210591-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PATERSON PAUL
IPC: A61B17/02
Filed: 2021-09-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical spacer device (100) for a joint, comprising a substantially cylindrical or truncated-cone-shaped main body (101), internally hollow and configured for insertion in a distracted joint (1, 2); the main body (101) comprising: a first terminal surface (102) substantially flat and configured to abut onto a first bone portion (1) of the joint (1, 2); a second terminal surface (103) substantially annular and configured to abut onto a second bone surface (2) of the joint (1, 2) opposite the first bone portion (1), the second terminal surface (103) having a first opening (10) for access to the second bone portion (2); at least one lateral element (104) configured for maintaining a three-dimensional spaced structure between the first terminal surface (102) and the second terminal surface (103), the at least one lateral element (104) defining a second opening (20) configured for allowing a lateral access inside the main body (101) and further an access to the second bone portion (2) through the first opening (10).
Patent EP-4099919-A1 (EP)
Title: Communication capability of a smart stapler
Inventor: SHELTON IV FREDERICK E
IPC: A61B17/072
Filed: 2021-09-29
Abstract: A surgical instrument may have multiple operating modes. An instrument operation mode may be selected from multiple operation modes, which may be preconfigured, dynamically updated, semi-dynamically updated, periodically updated, or preset. Multi-modal instrument operation may control the availability, access, level of use, level of interaction and/or support for one or more capabilities available through an instrument. A multi-modal surgical instrument may be fully operational in multiple modes of operation while varying one or more capabilities based on a mode of operation, such as one or more of sensors, communications, user-instrument interaction, displays, data storage, data access, data aggregation, data analytics, surgical support, feedback, surgical recommendations, etc. An instrument may be configured to determine an operation mode based on one or more instrument operation control parameters, such as system capabilities, system capacity parameters, system condition parameters, system authorization parameters, and/or external control parameters.
Patent EP-4139488-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RYU JIN-HYEOB
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2021-04-23
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of miR-485-3p expression to identify a subject that is afflicted with a cognitive disorder. In some aspects, the methods disclosed herein further comprises administering a miR-485-3p inhibitor to the subject, wherein the miR-485-3p inhibitor is capable of treating the cognitive disorder.
Patent EP-4147334-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ØSTMO ODDVIN AGNALT
IPC: H02K3/47
Filed: 2021-05-07
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de production d'un tapis électromagnétique polyphasé (10) destinés à former des composants porteurs de courant d'un système de conversion de courant. Le tapis électromagnétique (10) comprend des longueurs de fibres structurales (20) divisées en au moins deux groupes (21, 22) et des longueurs de fibres d'enroulement (71A, 71B) divisées en plusieurs groupes correspondant au nombre de phases et au nombre de conducteurs parallèles d'une phase. Les longueurs de fibres d'enroulement (71A,71B) sont maintenues en position par les groupes (21, 22) de longueurs de fibres structurales (20).
Patent EP-4256432-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IKEGAMI MICHAEL C
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2021-10-06
Abstract: A system and method for calculating worst case execution times for actions in a process that is partitioned into a number of sub-processes that perform certain ones of the actions and operate on their own partition schedule independent of the other partitions. The method includes providing a unified modeling language (UML) activity diagram including the actions in the process, identifying each action in the diagram, determining each possible processing path for the actions in the process, assigning each action in each path to one of the sub-processes in the partitions, determining the time that each action will take through each path based on the partition schedule, and integrating the times for performing the actions in each of the paths. The method reports a longest time for performing the process along each path based on the integration of the times.
Patent EP-4243897-A1 (EP)
Title: Medicament delivery device with piezoelectric actuating system
Inventor: ALI NURETTIN
IPC: A61M5/20
Filed: 2021-10-29
Abstract: An actuating system for a medicament delivery device is disclosed. The actuating system includes a first clamp arranged around a plunger of the medicament delivery device for selectively retaining and releasing the plunger. A piezoelectric actuator is coupled to the first clamp for moving the plunger via a plurality of consecutive steps. An electric controller is configured for controlling the piezoelectric actuator and the first clamp independently to coordinate the moving of the plunger.
Patent EP-4199732-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ALDAPE FARIAS GUADALUPE DEL CARMEN
IPC: A23F5/24
Filed: 2021-11-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaged liquid non-alcoholic beverage comprising a protein wherein the package is flexible, allowing the beverage composition to be broken up in the package by hand after freezing. A further aspect of the invention is a method of preparing a frozen non-alcoholic beverage.
Patent EP-4138379-A1 (EP)
Title: Face image processing method, apparatus and device, and computer readable storage medium
Inventor: LU FENG
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2021-05-08
Abstract: A face image processing method and apparatus, a device, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The face image processing method includes: obtaining a face image; detecting an eye feature based on the face image, and obtaining eye feature data, where the eye feature includes an eyelid and an iris, and the eye feature data includes an eyelid key point, an iris center, and an iris radius; determining an eye adjustment degree based on the eye feature data; and adjusting the eye feature in the face image based on the eye adjustment degree, to obtain a processed image. According to the face image processing method, real-time correction is performed on a human eye sight line in a face image, so that a direction of a human eye sight line in an image or a video can be adjusted into directly looking at the other party, which resolves a problem of poor experience caused by sight lines without contact, and creates a more real and natural video and photographing effect.
Patent EP-4225845-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SABA STACEY A
IPC: C08L23/08
Filed: 2021-10-04
Abstract: A polymeric composition includes (i) a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha olefin comonomer, the copolymer having a density of 0.945 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc, (ii) an ethylene-based polymer, and (iii) polyethylene glycol. The combination of (i) and (ii) has a High Mw Comonomer Content of 3.2 wt% or greater based on a total weight of the combined (i) and (ii) over the weight average molecular weight range of 105 g/mol to 105.5 g/mol as measured by GPC, wherein 15 wt% or greater of the total weight of the polymeric composition is the combined (i) and (ii) having a molecular weight in the range of 105 g/mol to 105.5 g/mol as measured by GPC, wherein the polymeric composition has a Relevant Comonomer Content of 0.6 wt% or greater and wherein the polymeric composition has a density of 0.945 g/cc or greater as measured according to ASTM D792.
Patent EP-4232383-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WHITTEN JIMMY D
IPC: B65G47/51
Filed: 2021-10-26
Abstract: A transfer device (102) for use with a conveying apparatus for controlling the flow of articles (108), including a first conveyor (104) and a second conveyor (106). The transfer device (102) is disposed generally across and movable along the first and second conveyors (104; 106). The transfer device (102) includes a belt guide attached to the transfer device (102). The belt guide includes a base (122) configured to attach to an actuating frame of the transfer device and a tension roller that slideably engages with a portion of the base (122) to aid in conveying articles (108) between the first conveyor (104) and second conveyor (106).
Patent EP-4160633-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SATO KASUMI
IPC: H01M50/264
Filed: 2021-05-21
Abstract: An electric power storage module includes an array body in which a plurality of electric power storage devices are arranged in a first direction, a pair of end plates which are disposed at both ends of the array body to interpose the array body, and a first binding member and a second binding member which bind the array body in the first direction. The first binding member includes a first main body extending in the first direction and a pair of first protrusions protruding from both ends of the first main body toward the end plates and fixed to each end plate. The second binding member includes a second main body extending in the first direction and a pair of second protrusions protruding from both ends of the second main body toward the end plates and fixed to each end plate. At least a portion of the first protrusion and at least a portion of the second protrusion overlap each other in the first direction to form an overlapping section.
Patent EP-4255868-A1 (EP)
Title: Alumina-based fused grain
Inventor: FREDERICH NADIA
IPC: C04B35/109
Filed: 2021-12-01
Abstract: Disclosed is a fused grain having the following chemical composition, expressed in percentages by mass on the basis of the oxides: ZrO 2 +HfO 2 : 2% to 13%; elements other than ZrO 2 , HfO 2 , Y 2 O 3  and AI 2 O 3 : ≤ 2%. Y 2 O 3  + AI 2 O 3 : made up to 100%; with 0.0065 ≤ Y 2 O 3 /(ZrO 2 +HfO 2 ) ≤ 0.1300.
Patent EP-4248015-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TAGLIAFERRI FABRIZIO
IPC: E01H1/00
Filed: 2021-11-16
Abstract: It is provided an automated road sweeper (1) comprising at least one frame (2) including a driving portion (20) and a collection portion (21 ) configured to contain debris (11 ) collected from a road surface (10), locomotion (3) configured to move the frame (2) on the road surface (10) with a feed speed (V), a plurality of cleaning members (4) operatively connected to the frame (2) at distinct fixed points and designed to allow cleaning within predetermined cleaning areas (4a), control means (5) integral with the frame (2) oriented in accordance with the feed speed (V) and including at least one optical device (50) configured to scan the road surface (10) to locate debris (11 ), acquire a plurality of photograms (50a) of road surface (10) and debris (11 ) with a predetermined photograms rate and defining an acquisition beam (6) with over the road surface (10) within an acquisition zone (6a) delimited by a maximum viewing distance (d 1 ), a minimum viewing distance (d 2 ) in an extension interval (e), a processor (51 ) operatively connected to the optical device (50) and to the cleaning members (4) and configured to record and analyze the photograms (50a) and to drive the cleaning members (4) by selecting the cleaning members (4) whose cleaning area (4a) overlaps the debris (11 ) and activating them only when the cleaning area (4a) overlaps the debris (11 ), in which the locomotion means (3) are configured in such a way that the feed speed ( V) is less than the product of the photograms rate and the difference between the viewing distances (d 1 , d 2 ).
Patent EP-4167313-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAKIAGE KENJI
IPC: H01M4/485
Filed: 2021-06-02
Abstract: Provided is an electrode, including: a collector; and an active material layer formed on the collector, wherein the active material layer contains sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile and a lithium-titanium oxide, wherein an average secondary particle diameter of the sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile is larger than an average secondary particle diameter of the lithium-titanium oxide, and wherein a content of the sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile in the active material layer is from 5 mass% to 85 mass%, and a content of the lithium-titanium oxide in the active material layer is from 5 mass% to 85 mass%.
Patent EP-4084414-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PENG SHAOLI
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2021-06-15
Abstract: Detection configuration and processing methods and systems, control and communication devices, and a storage medium. A detection control device only needs to configure an encapsulation node and decapsulation node in a target IOAM domain that corresponds to a target service flow; and the detection control device does not need to perform configuration for transmission nodes in the target IOAM domain, and even does not need to be concerned about which nodes are the transmission nodes of the target service flow.
Patent EP-4255693-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH FRASER M
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2021-12-06
Abstract: An exoskeleton operable in a safety mode at least one joint mechanism rotatably coupling two of the plurality of support structures and a plurality of sensors associated with the at least one joint mechanism. The exoskeleton comprises a controller configured to generate a plurality of command signals according to a plurality of respective control policies, to generate each command signal based on sensor output data from at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors, and to control operation of the at least one joint mechanism according to a selected control policy, based on at least one of an identified discrepancy between at least some of the plurality of command signals or a determination whether each of the plurality of sensors satisfies at least one self-test defined criterion or a comparison criterion between the output signal of two or more sensors, or both of these.
Patent EP-4189148-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VENKATAKRISHNAN KRISHNAN
IPC: G01N21/65
Filed: 2021-07-29
Abstract: Sont décrits ici des procédés de synthèse de nanoparticules d'un isotope à l'aide d'un faisceau laser. Les procédés consistent à générer le faisceau laser, à diriger le faisceau laser vers la cible pour convertir la cible en un état de plasma, et à bombarder la cible à l'état de plasma avec le faisceau laser pour maintenir la cible dans l'état de plasma et synthétiser les nanoparticules de l'isotope. Pendant le bombardement de la cible à l'état de plasma avec le faisceau laser, le faisceau laser est conçu pour avoir une fréquence d'impulsion et une intensité de laser maximale qui accélère les électrons dans l'état de plasma et maintient l'état de plasma à une température suffisamment élevée pour permettre la synthèse des nanoparticules de l'isotope. Des appareils permettant de synthétiser des nanoparticules d'un isotope à l'aide d'un faisceau laser sont également décrits par les présentes.
Patent EP-4268236-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PATEK STEPHEN
IPC: G16H20/17
Filed: 2021-12-22
Abstract: Basal insulin recommendations and bolus recommendations are provided by analyzing profiles of blood glucose risk to determine whether basal or bolus amounts should be increased or decreased in consideration of the ratio of basal insulin vs. bolus insulin as a portion of total daily insulin. In some embodiments, systems and methods seek to correct systematic imbalances between rapid acting bolus and daily basal utilizing physiological cloning, which models patient diabetes data resulting from patient physiology and behavior (lifestyle and diet). In some embodiments, the systems and methods use constraints on percentage of total daily insulin attributed to basal and/or bolus. In some embodiments, optimization is performed without using patient-provided carbohydrate information.
Patent EP-4040573-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PARK WON KYOUNG
IPC: H01M10/6551
Filed: 2021-07-26
Abstract: A battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module frame for housing the battery cell stack; and a heat sink which is formed under the bottom portion of the module frame and cools the plurality of battery cells, wherein the heat sink comprises a lower plate and a partition wall portion forming a flowing path of a refrigerant, and the partition wall portion is formed of a shape memory alloy, and the shape of the partition wall portion is deformed according to temperature, thereby changing the flow of the refrigerant.
Patent EP-4200494-A1 (EP)
Title: Ensemble de fixation de panneau de plafond
Inventor: DEPAUL MARIE A
IPC: E04B9/04
Filed: 2021-08-23
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé d'installation d'un système de plafond comprenant la liaison de manière adhésive d'un panneau de plafond et d'un élément de fixation magnétique pour former un ensemble panneau de plafond, le couplage magnétique de l'ensemble panneau de plafond à au moins un élément de support suspendu ; et le panneau de plafond et l'élément de fixation magnétique étant collés ensemble au moment de l'installation.
Patent EP-4209244-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHIZUKI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2021-09-06
Abstract: A catheter (1) includes a cylindrical reinforcement member (2), formed from a braided body obtained by weaving a plurality of first wires (3) and a plurality of second wires (4). A melting point of the plurality of first wires (3) is 500°C or more than a melting point of the plurality of second wires (4). At at least one end of both of end portions, bonding portions (5) are formed on some of a plurality of intersection points (Qc). The bonding portion (5) bonds a first wire (3[n]) and a second wire (4[n]) intersecting with each other at the intersection points (Qc[n]). The bonding portion (Qc[n]) bonds the first wire (3[n]) and the second wire (4[n]) by alloying the first wire (3[n]) and the second wire (4[n]) at a contact portion.
Patent EP-4216831-A1 (EP)
Title: Suture passing device
Inventor: PISARNWONGS ROGER
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 2021-09-10
Abstract: A suture passing device includes a jaw assembly having both a loose suture capturing mechanism and a tight suture grasping mechanism. The jaw assembly includes a pair of jaw members biased to a default diverging configuration. At least one jaw member includes a hook that defines a closed loop and a dead-end channel for loosely receiving suture when the jaw assembly is in the closed position. The jaw assembly is formed at a distal portion of a thin bendable ribbon.
Patent EP-4217022-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SIMMONS STEPHEN C
IPC: A61M5/31
Filed: 2021-09-23
Abstract: A medical injection device including a housing having a distal end and a proximal end, a brake tower having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a sidewall therebetween defining a longitudinal axis, and a cartridge received within the housing distally of the brake tower and holding a composition therein. The device further a piston rod coaxially positioned within the brake tower and capable of axial travel within the brake tower and the cartridge along the longitudinal axis. A biasing component is positioned between the proximal end portion of the cartridge and the distal end portion of the brake tower, where the biasing component surrounds a portion of the piston rod.
Patent EP-4207734-A1 (EP)
Title: Image processing method and apparatus
Inventor: YANG PAN
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2021-09-10
Abstract: This application provides an image processing method and apparatus that may be applied to vehicles such as an intelligent vehicle, a new energy vehicle, a connected vehicle, and an intelligent driving vehicle. The image processing method includes: obtaining a current frame image, where the current frame image includes a flickering line; determining, based on the current frame image, an interference source frequency that causes the flickering line; and adjusting an exposure time of a next frame based on the interference source frequency to obtain a next frame image that does not include a flickering line. Based on the image processing method in embodiments of this application, impact of an interference source on an image can be fundamentally avoided, thereby improving image quality.
Patent EP-4217671-A1 (EP)
Title: Glacière intelligente
Inventor: Emde Jason
IPC: F25D3/08
Filed: 2021-04-30
Abstract: Glacière intelligente comprenant un corps de glacière et un couvercle de distribution accouplé au revêtement ou au corps de glacière. Le couvercle de distribution est conçu pour fermer une ouverture qui s'étend à travers le corps de glacière et le revêtement dans au moins une cavité du corps de glacière. La glacière intelligente peut maintenir une température de salubrité alimentaire dans la cavité. Le corps de glacière ou le couvercle de distribution comprend un ensemble de distribution comprenant un mécanisme de verrouillage, un actionneur électrique conçu pour empêcher le déverrouillage du mécanisme de verrouillage, et un dispositif informatique. Le dispositif informatique peut déclencher un accès à la cavité du corps de glacière.
Patent EP-4230126-A1 (EP)
Title: System and method for multi-channel detection and monitoring of intracranial pressure, and multi-channel device
Inventor: ANDRADE RODRIGO DE ALBUQUERQUE PACHECO
IPC: A61B5/03
Filed: 2021-10-19
Abstract: The present invention describes a non-invasive multichannel intracranial pressure detection and monitoring system and method. The invention presents a solution for multichannel detection of volumetric variations of the skull and processing the signals coming from the plurality of sensors in order to obtain the result of the intracranial pressure of a user with greater precision. For this, the present invention proposes a plurality of sensors, positioned on the user's head, which communicate with a processing unit, the sensors being arranged in a fixation structure. These sensors also have auxiliary sensors, which make it possible to contribute to the detection result. The present invention is in the fields of medicine, biomedicine, neuroscience, measurement of physical quantities and electrical engineering.
Patent EP-4230292-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHENG JUNLIN
IPC: B01J29/80
Filed: 2021-10-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical-type hydrocracking catalyst, preparation method therefor and application thereof. The chemical-type hydrocracking catalyst of the present invention comprises the following components: a) a β zeolite, b) a layered MWW-type zeolite with a lamellar thickness of 2-12 nm, c) a metal functional component, d) a binder, and optionally e) a metal function regulating component. The catalyst can be used in hydrocracking reactions of feedstock oils rich in polycyclic aromatics for producing light aromatics and light alkanes, having characteristics of a high single-pass conversion of feedstocks, a high yield of chemical raw materials, and a good catalyst stability.
Patent EP-4209961-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHANG XIUPING
IPC: G06K17/00
Filed: 2021-10-18
Abstract: An emulated card switching method, an electronic device, and a communication system are provided. The method includes: sending first information to an NFC card reader, so that the NFC card reader determines a first protocol based on the first information and a protocol supported by the NFC card reader, and performs a service process of the first protocol with the electronic device; if no identification information is obtained when the service process of the first protocol is performed with the NFC card reader, modifying protocol information of a first emulated card from the first information to second information; sending the second information to the NFC card reader, so that the NFC card reader obtains the second information from the electronic device, determines a second protocol based on the second information and the protocol supported by the NFC card reader, and performs a service process of the second protocol with the electronic device; and if identification information is obtained when the service process of the second protocol is performed with the NFC card reader, switching, based on the identification information, the first emulated card to a second emulated card corresponding to the identification information. This method improves card swiping efficiency.